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2019 年 6 月大学英语四级考试真题（第二套）
Part I Writing (30minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a news report to your campus
newspaper on a visit to a local farm organized by your Student Union. You should
writeatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Part Ⅱ ListeningComprehension (25 minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report, you
willheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthenquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B),
C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet 1withasinglelinethroughthe
centre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A）Heavyfloods. C）Badeconomy.
B）Safetyconcerns. D）Workers’strikes.
2.A）Itiscompetitivewithitsnumeroustouristdestinations.
B）ItprovidesmanyjobopportunitiesforFrenchpeople.
C）ItisthebiggestconcernoftheFrenchgovernment.
D）Itplaysanimportantroleinthenation’seconomy.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A）Tocarryoutascientificsurvey. C）TorescuetwosickAmericanworkers.
B）Toestablishanewresearchstation. D）Todeliverurgentmedicalsupplies.
4.A）Thedarknessandcold. C）Thebitingwinds.
B）Theheavysnowandfog. D）Theiceallaround.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A）Bytyingittoadoorhandle. C）Witharemotecontrolcraft.
B）Byshakingitbackandforth. D）Withafull-sizedhelicopter.
6.A）HehaslotsoffansonFacebook. C）Heoftensuffersfromtoothaches.
B）Hehasrichexperienceinflying. D）Hehaslearnedtopullteethfromavideo.
7.A）Spendmoretimetogether. C）Dosomethingfunandcreative.
B）Tellthemadventurestories. D）Playwiththeminasafeplace.
SectionB
1Directions: In this section, you willheartwo longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,
you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B），
C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through
thecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Toconfirmanurgentappointment. C)Toaskthewomantosignadocument.
B)Tocollectapackagefromthewoman. D)Toarrangethedeliveryofapackage.
9.A）Sheisdoingshopping. C）Sheisnotathome.
B）Sheisvisitingafriend. D）Sheisnotfeelingwell.
10.A）Hewillbeoffdutythewholeday. C）Hewillhavetohavehiscarrepaired.
B）Hewillbeworkingsomewhereelse. D）Hewillbetoobusytospareandtime.
11.A）Signhername. C）Payasmallfee.
B）Confirmonline. D）Showupinperson.
Questions12to15arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
12.A）VacationinItaly. C）Throwafarewellparty.
B）Studyabroad. D）GotoafashionshowinMilan.
13.A）Quitesleepy. C）Ratherdepressed.
B）Veryexcited. D）Nearlyexhausted.
14.A）Hehastoattendaparty. C）Hehastomakeapresentation.
B）Hehastomeetafriend. D）Hehastofinishanassignment.
15.A）Saygoodbyetothewomanattheairport. C）DrivetheWomantotheairport.
B）MeetthewomanattheBlackCatCafe. D）Havelunchwiththewoman.
SectionC
Directions:In this section,you will hearthree passages.Attheendofeachpassage,you willhear
three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you
hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe fourchoicesmarkedA),B), C)andD).
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Ithaskeptgrowingoverthecenturies.
B)Itstopishiddenincloudsofvolcanicsmoke.
C)Itsheightchangeswitheachvolcaniceruption.
D)Ithasarecordedhistoryof1500years.
17.A)Theyarenowatouristdestination.
B)Theyattractalotofmigratingbirds.
C)Theyprovideshelterforthefarmers.
D)Theymakegoodfieldsforfarming.
218.A)Theynestonthevolcano’sslopes.
B)Theyfeedoncertainsmallmammals.
C)Theycompetewitheachotherforfood.
D)Theymatchlargemammalsinstrength.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Heisself-employed. C)Hestudiestalent.
B)Heisacareeradvisor. D)Heownsamagazine.
20.A)Doingwhattheylikebest. C)Makingnoexcusesforfailures.
B)Lovingtheworktheydo. D)Followingtheirnaturalinstinct.
21.A)Itdoesnotcometoanythingwithouthardwork.
B)Itmayprovetobequitedifferentfromhardwork.
C)Itisanaturalgiftonlysomespecialpeoplecanpossess.
D)Itdoesnotcometoyouuntilsomethingspecialhappens.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Itisabitdifficulttolearn. C)Itisatraditionaltypeofballet.
B)ItwaspopularinNewZealand. D)Itevolvedinthemid-1970s.
23.A)Shewantedhertobeaballetdancer. C)Shehatedtoseeheridlingabout.
B)Sheusedtobeaballetdancerherself. D)Shewastoobusytolookafterher.
24.A)AftershestartedteachingEnglish. C)WhenshemovedtoNewYorkcity.
B)BeforesheleftforNewZealand. D)Onceshebegantoliveonherown.
25.A)Ithasrenewedherpassionforlife. C)Ithashelpedhermakenewfriends.
B)Ithasmadeherhappyandenergetic. D)Ithasenabledhertostartanewcareer.
Part III ReadingComprehension (40minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.Youare required to select oneword
foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage
through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.
Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line
throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce．
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Just because they can’t sing opera or ride a bicycle doesn’t mean that animals don’t have
culture.There’s no better example of this than killer whales.As one ofthe most__26__ predators
（食肉动物），killerwhalesmaynotfitthe 27 ofaculturedcreature.However,thesebeasts
of the sea do display a vast range of highly __28__ behaviors that appear to be driving their
geneticdevelopment.
The word “culture” comes from the Latin “colere,” which 29 means “to cultivate.” In
3otherwords,itreferstoanythingthatis__30__orlearnt,ratherthaninstinctiveornatural.Among
human populations, culture not only affects the way we live, but also writes itself into our genes,
affecting who we are. For instance, having spent many generations hunting the fat marine
mammals of the Arctic, the Eskimos of Greenland have developed certain genetic 31 that
help them digest and utilize this fat-rich diet, thereby allowing them to __32__ in their cold
climate.
Like humans, killer whales have colonized a range of different __33__ across the globe,
occupying every ocean basin on the planet, with an empire that 34 from pole to pole. As
such,differentpopulations ofkiller whales have had to learn differenthuntingtechniques in order
togaintheupperhandovertheirlocalprey（猎物）.This,inturn,hasamajoreffectontheirdiet,
leadingscientiststo 35 thattheabilitytolearnpopulation-specifichuntingmethodscouldbe
drivingtheanimals’geneticdevelopment.
A)acquired I)image
B)adaptations J)litereally
C)brutal K)refined
D)deliberately L)revolves
E)expressed M)speculate
F)extends N)structure
G)habitats O)thrive
H)humble
SectionB
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to each
statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which
the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is
marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer
Sheet2.
Livingwithparentsedgesoutotherlivingarrangementsfor18-to34-year-olds
[A] Broad demographic ( 人 口 的 )shifts is marital status, educational attainment and
employment have transformed the way young adults in the U.S. are living, and a new Pew
Research Center analysis highlights the implications of these changes for the most basic element
of their lives—where they call home. In 2014, for the first time in more than 130 years, adults
ages 18 to 34 were slightly more likely to be living in their parents’home than they were to be
livingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold.
[B] This turn of events is fueled primarily by the dramatic drop in the share of young
Americans who are choosing to settle down romantically before age 35. Dating back to 1880, the
most common living arrangement among young adults has been living with a romantic partner,
whethera spouse or a significant other.This type of arrangement peaked around 1960, when 62%
ofthenation’s18-to 34-year-oldswerelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold,and
onlyone-in-fivewerelivingwiththeirparents.
[C] By 2014, 31.6% of young adults were living with a spouse or partner in their own
household, below the share living in the home of their parent(s) (32.1%). Some 14% of young
4adults lived alone,were a single parentorlived with oneormore roommates.The remaining 22%
livedinthehomeofanotherfamilymember(suchasagrandparent,in-laworsibling(兄弟姐妹)),
anon-relative,oringroupquarterslikecollegedormitories.
[D]It’sworthnotingthattheoverallshareofyoungadultslivingwiththeirparentswasnotat
a record high in 2014. This arrangement peaked around 1940, when about 35% of the nation’s
18-to 34-year-olds lived with mom and/or dad (compared with 32% in 2014). What has changed,
instead, is the relative share adopting different ways of living in early adulthood, with the decline
of romantic coupling pushing living at home to the top of a much less uniform list of living
arrangements.
[E]Amongyoung adults,livingarrangements differsignificantlybygender.Formenages 18
to 34, living at home with mom and/ordad has beenthe dominant living arrangementsince 2009,
In 2014,28% of young men were living with a spouse of partner in their own home, while 35%
were living in the home of their parent(s). Young women, however, are still more likely to be
livingwithaspouseofromanticpartner(35%)thantheyaretobelivingwiththeirparent(s)(29%).
[F] In 2014, more young women (16%)than young men (13%) wereheadingup ahousehold
without a spouse or partner.This is mainly because women are more likely than men to be single
parents living with their children. For their part, young men (25%) are more likely than young
women (19%) to be living in the home of another family member, a non-relative or in some type
ofgroupquarters.
[G] A variety of factors contribute to the long-run increase in the share of young. Adults
livingwith theparents.Thefirstinthepostponementof,ifnotretreatfrom,marriage.Theaverage
age of first marriage has risen steadily for decades. In addition, a growing share of young adult
may be avoiding marriage altogether.A previous Pew Research Center analysis projected that as
manyasone-in-fouroftoday’syoungadultmaynevermarry.Whilecohabitation（同居）hasbeen
ontherise,theoverallshareofyoungadultseithermarriedorlivingwithanunmarriedpartnerhas
substantiallyfallensince1990.
[H] In addition, trends in both employment status and wages have likely contributed to the
growing share of young adults who are living in the home of their parent(s), and this is especially
true of young men. Employed young men are much less likely to live at home than young men
without a job, and employment among young men has fallen significantly in recent decades. The
share of young men with jobs peaked around 1960 at 84%. In 2014, only 71% of
18-to-34-year-old men were employed. Similarly with earnings, young men’s wages (after
adjusting for inflation) have been on a downward trajectory ( 轨 迹 ) since 1970 and fell
significantly form 2000 to2010.As wages havefallen ,the shareofyoungmen living inthe home
oftheirparent(s)hasrisen.
[I] Economic factors seem to explain less of why young adult women are increasingly likely
toliveathome.Generally,youngwomenhavehadgrowingsuccessinthepaidlabormarketsince
1960andhencemightincreasingly beexpectedto beabe toaffordto affordto live independently
of their parents. For women, delayed marriage—which is related, in part, to labor market
outcomesformen—mayexplainmoreoftheincreaseintheirlivinginthefamilyhome.
[J] The Great Recession (and modest recovery) has also been associated with an increase in
young adults living at home. Initially in the wake of the recession, college enrollments expanded,
boosting the ranks of young adults living at home. And given the weak job opportunities facing
young adults, living at home was part of the private safety net help young adults to weather the
5economicstorm.
[K] Beyond gender, young adult’s living arrangements differ considerable by
education—which is tied to financial means. For young adults without a bachelor’s degree, as of
2008living athome with theirparents was more prevalent than living with a romantic partner.By
2014, 36% of 18-to 34-year-olds who had not completed a bachelor’s degree were living with
their parent(s) while 27% were living with a spouse or partner.Among college graduates, in 2014
46% were married or living with a partner, and only 19% were living with their parent(s).Young
adults with a college degree have fared much better in the labor market than their less-educated
counterparts,whichhasinturnmadeiteasiertoestablishtheirownhouseholds.
36.Unemployedyoungmenaremorelikelytolivewiththeirparentsthantheemployed.
37.In 2014, the percentage of men aged 18 to 34 living with their parents was greater than
thatoftheirfemalecounterparts.
38.The percentage of young people who are married or live with a partner has greatly
decreasedinthepastthreedecadesorso.
39.Around the mid-20th century, only 20 percent of 18- to 34-year-old lived in their parents’
home.
40.Youngadultswithacollegedegreefounditeasiertoliveindependentlyoftheirparents.
41.Youngmenarelesslikelytoendupassingleparentsthanyoungwomen.
42.Moreyoungadultwomenlivewiththeirparentsthanbeforeduetodelayedmarriage.
43.Thepercentageofyoungmenwholivewiththeirparentshasgrownduetotheirdecreased
payinrecentdecades.
44.Theriseinthenumberofcollegestudentsmademoreyoungadultslivewiththeirparents.
45.Onereasonforyoungadultstolivewiththeirparentsisthatgetmarriedlateorstaysingle
alltheirlives.
SectionC
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You
should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a
singlelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good
politicalleadersasmen.Thesamecanbesaidoftheirabilitytodominatethecorporateboardroom.
And according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership, mostAmericans
find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity
for innovation, with many saying they’re stronger than men in terms of being passionate and
organizedleaders.
So why,then,arewomen in shortsupplyatthetopofgovernmentandbusinessinthe United
6States? According to the public, at least, it’s not that they lack toughness, management talent or
properskillsets.
It’s also not all about work-life balance. Although economic research and previous survey
findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for
women to advance in theircareers and compete fortop executive jobs,relatively few adults in the
recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles. Only about
one-in-five say women’s family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren’t more females
intopleadershippositionsinbusinessandpolitics.
Instead, topping the list of reasons, about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard
forwomen seeking to climb to the highest levels ofeither politics orbusiness,where theyhave to
do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves. Similar shares say the electorate(选
民)andcorporateAmericaarejustnotreadytoputmorewomenintopleadershippositions.
As a result, the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will
changeintheforeseeablefuture,eventhoughwomenhavemademajoradvancesintheworkplace.
While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the
future, 44%say it’s only a matter oftime before as many women are in top executive positions as
men.Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics: 73% expect to see a female president
intheirlifetime.
46.What do most Americans think of women leaders according to a new Pew Research Center
survey?
A)Theyhavetodomoretodistinguishthemselves.
B)Theyhavetostrivehardertowintheirpositions.
C)Theyarestrongerthanmenintermsofwillpower.
D)Theyarejustasintelligentandinnovativeasmen.
47.Whatdowelearnfromprevioussurveyfindingsaboutwomenseekingleadershiproles?
A)Theyhaveunconquerabledifficultiesontheirwaytosuccess.
B)Theyarelackinginconfidencewhencompetingwithmen.
C)Theirfailuresmayhavesomethingtodowithfamilyduties.
D)Relativelyfewarehinderedintheircareeradvancement.
48.What is the primary factor keeping women from taking top leadership positions according to
therecentsurvey?
A)Personalitytraits. B)Familyresponsibilities.
C)Genderbias. D)Lackofvacancies.
49.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutcorporateAmericainthenearfuture?
A)Moreandmorewomenwillsitintheboardroom.
B)Genderimbalanceinleadershipislikelytochange.
C)Thepublicisundecidedaboutwhetherwomenwillmakegoodleaders.
D)Peoplehaveopposingopinionsastowhetheritwillhavemorewomenleaders.
50.WhatdomostAmericansexpecttoseesoononAmerica’spoliticalstage?
A)Awomaninthehighestpositionofgovernment.
B)Moreandmorewomenactivelyengagedinpolitics.
C)Amajorityofwomenvotingforafemalepresident.
D)Asmanywomenintopgovernmentpositionsasmen.
7PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
People have grown taller over the last century, with South Korean women shooting up by
more than 20cm on average, and Iranian men gaining. 16.5cm. A global study looked at the
averageheightof18-year-oldsin200countries1914and2014.
The results reveal thatwhile Swedes were thetallest people in the world in 1914, Dutchmen
have risen from 12th place to claim top spot with an average height of 182.5cm. Latvian women.
Meanwhile,rosefrom28thplacein1914tobecomethetallestintheworldacenturylater,withan
averageheightof169.8cm.
James Bentham, a co-author of the research from Imperial College, London, says the global
trend is likely to be due primarily to improvements in nutrition and healthcare. “An individual’s
genetics has a big influence on their height, but once you average over whole populations,
geneticsplaysalesskeyrole,”headded.
A little extra height brings a number of advantages, says Elio Riboli of Imperial College.
“Being taller is associated with longer life expectancy,” he said. “This is largely due to a lower
riskofdyingofcardiovascular（心血管的）diseaseamongtallerpeople.”
But while height has increased around the world, the trend in many countries of north and
sub-Saharan Africa causes concern, says Riboli. While height increased in Uganda and Niger
duringtheearly20thcentury,thetrendhasreversedinrecentyears,withheightdecreasingamong
18-year-olds.
“One reason for these decreases in height is the economic situation in the 1980s,” said
Alexander Moradi of the University of Sussex. The nutritional and health crises that followed the
policy of structural adjustment, he says, led to many children and teenagers failing to reach their
fullpotentialintermsofheight.
Bentham believe the global trend of increasing height has important implications. “How tall
we are now is strongly influenced by the environment we grew up in,” he said. “If we give
children the best possible start in life now,they will be healthierand more productive for decades
tocome.”
51.Whatdoestheglobalstudytellusaboutpeople’sheightinthelasthundredyears?
A）Thereisaremarkabledifferenceacrosscontinents.
B）Therehasbeenamarkedincreaseinmostcountries.
C）Theincreaseinpeople’sheighthasbeenquickening.
D）Theincreaseinwomen’sheightisbiggerthaninmen’s.
52.WhatdoesJamesBenthamsayaboutgeneticsintheincreaseofpeople’sheight?
A）Itcountslessthangenerallythought.
B）Itoutweighsnutritionandhealthcare.
C）Itimpactsmoreonanindividualthanonpopulation.
D）Itplaysamoresignificantroleinfemalesthaninmales.
53.WhatdoesElioRibolisayabouttallerpeople?
A）Theytendtolivelonger.
B）Theyenjoyaneasierlife.
C）Theygenerallyriskfewerfataldiseases.
D）Theyhavegreaterexpectationsinlife.
854.Whatdowelearnabout18-year-oldsinUgandaandNiger?
A)Theygrowupslowerthantheirpeersinothercountries.
B)Theyareactuallyshorterthantheirearliergenerations.
C)Theyfindithardtobringtheirpotentialintofullplay.
D)Theyhaveexperiencedmanychangesofgovernment
55.WhatdoesJamesBenthamsuggestwedo?
A)Watchcloselytheglobaltrendinchildren’sdevelopment.
B)Makesurethatourchildrengrowuptotheirfullheight.
C)Tryeverymeanspossibletoimproveourenvironment.
D)Ensureourchildrengrowupinanidealenvironment.
Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into
English.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet 2.
舞狮作为中国传统民间表演已有2000多年历史。在狮子舞中，两位表演者同披一件狮
子服，一个舞动头部，另一个舞动身体和尾巴。他们熟练配合，模仿狮子的各种动作。狮子
也是兽中之王，象征幸福和好运，所以人们通常在春节和其他节日期间表演狮子舞。狮子舞
也可能出现在其他重要场合，如商店开业和结婚典礼，往往吸引许多人观赏。
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