往年英語四級(jí)真題合集

大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試，即CET-4，CollegeEnglishTestBand4的縮寫，是由國家教育部高等教育

司主持的全國性英語考試。

考試的主要對象是根據(jù)教育大綱修完大學(xué)英語四級(jí)的在校?？粕?/p>

本科生或研究生。

2015年12月英語四級(jí)翻譯真題及答案

題目：云南省的麗江古鎮(zhèn)是的旅游目的地之一。那里的生活節(jié)奏比大多數(shù)中國城市都要

緩慢。麗江到處都是美麗的自然風(fēng)光，眾多的少數(shù)民族同胞提供了各式各樣、豐富多彩的文

化讓游客體驗(yàn)。歷，麗江還以"愛之城"而聞名。當(dāng)?shù)厝酥辛鱾髦S多關(guān)于因愛而生，為愛而

死的故事。如今，在中外游客眼中，這個(gè)古鎮(zhèn)被視為愛情和浪漫的天堂。

譯文

TheancienttownofLijianginYunnanprovinceisoneofthefamoustouristdestinations。Its

livingrhythmisslowerthanthatofmostotherChinesecities。Lijiangisfullofnaturalbeautiful

sceneries，wherenumerousminoritynationalitiesproviderichandvariedculturesinorderto

givetouristsadifferentexperience。Historically，Lijiangwasalsoknownas"thecityoflove"。

Plentyofstoriesaboutlivingforloveanddyingforlovehavebeenspreadamongthenatives。

Nowadays，theoldtownequalstheparadiseofloveandromanceintheeyesofChineseand

foreigntourists。

題目：今年在長沙舉行了一年一度的外國人漢語演講比賽。這項(xiàng)比賽證明是促進(jìn)中國世

界其他地區(qū)文化交流的好方法。它為世界各地的年輕人提供了更好地了解中國的機(jī)會(huì)。

來自

87個(gè)國家共計(jì)126位選手聚集在湖南省省會(huì)參加了從7月6號(hào)到8月5號(hào)進(jìn)行的半決賽和

決賽。比賽并不是的活動(dòng)，選手們還有機(jī)會(huì)參觀了中國其他地區(qū)的景點(diǎn)和歷史名勝。

譯文

TheannualChinesespeechcontestforforeignerswasheldinChangshathisyear。The

contestprovestobeagoodwaytopromoteculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandotherpartsof

theworld。ItofferstheyoungallovertheworldanopportunitytoknowmoreaboutChina.126

candidatesfrom87nationsgatheredinthecapitalofHunanprovincetoattendthesemifinaland

thefinalfromJuly6toAugust5。Besidesthecontest，thecandidatesalsogotachancetovisit

famoustouristattractionsandhistoricalinterestsinotherpartsofChina。

題目：中國父母往往過于關(guān)注孩子的學(xué)習(xí)，以至于不要他們幫忙做家務(wù)。他們對孩子的

()要求就是努力學(xué)習(xí)，考得好，能上大學(xué)。他們相信這是為孩子好，因?yàn)樵谥袊@樣(競爭)

激烈的社會(huì)里，只有成績好才能保證前途光明。中國父母還認(rèn)為，如果孩子能在社會(huì)上(取

得)大的成就，父母就會(huì)受到尊敬。因此，他們愿意犧牲自己的時(shí)間、愛好和興趣，為孩子(創(chuàng)

造)更好的條件。

譯文

Chineseparentshavefrequentlytendedtopaytoomuchattentiontotheirchildren's

study,sothatchildrendon'thelpthemdothehousework.Theironlyrequirementfortheir

childrenistostudyhard,performwellintheexams,andgotoafamous/prestigiousuniversity.

Theybelieveitisgoodfortheirchildren,becauseinsuchahighlycompetitivesociety,onlygood

resultscouldensureapromisingfuture.Chineseparentsalsobelievethatparentswillbe

honorediftheirchildrencanachievegreatsuccessinsociety.Therefore,theyarewillingto

sacrificetheirowntime,hobbiesandinterests,tocreatemuchbetterconditionsforchildren.

2012年12月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試閱讀真題及答案

SectionA

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Frenchfries,washeddownwithapintofsoda,areafavoritepartoffast

-foodlunchesand

dinnersformillionsofAmericanyoungsters.But47acuefromhealthexperts,agroupof19

restaurantcompaniesarepledgingtooffermore-healthfulmenuoptionsforchildrenatatime

when48isgrowingovertheroleoffastfoodinchildhoodobesity(肥胖癥).

BurgerKing,thenation'ssecond-largestfastfoodchain,forinstance,will49automatically

includingFrenchfriesandsodainitskids'mealsstartingthismonth,althoughtheywillstillbe50.

Instead,thecompanysaidTuesday,itsemployeeswillaskparentswhetherthey51suchoptions

asmilkorslicedapplesbeforeassemblingthemeals."We'reaskingthecustomersto52what

theywant,"saidCraigPrusher,thechain'svicepresidentofgovernmentrelations.Other

participatingchains,witha53ofmenuoptions,includingDenny's,Chili's,Friendly'sandChevy's.

As

part

of

the

Kids

Live

Well

campaign-expected

to

be

announced

54

Wednesday—participatingrestaurantsmustpromisetoofferatleastonechildren'smealthathas

fewerthan600calories(卡路里),nosoftdrinksandatleasttwo55fromthefollowingfood

groups:fruits,vegetables,wholegrains,leanproteinsorlow-fatdairy.Amongother

requirements,theymustofferasidedishthatmeetssimilar56,withfewerthan200caloriesand

lessthan35%ofitscaloriesfromsugar.

注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

A)adaptI)prefer

B)availableJ)recommending

C)beginK)species

D)concernL)specify

E)criteriaM)stop

F)itemsN)taking

G)nationwideO)variety

H)possible

參考答案

SectionA

47.Ntaking

48.Dconcern

49.Mstop

50.Bavailable

51.Iprefer

52.Lspecify

53.Ovariety

54.Gnationwide

55.Fitems

56.Ecriteria

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asyouareprobablyaware,thelatestjobmarketsnewsisn'tgood:Unemploymentisstill

morethan9percent,andnewjobgrowthhasfallenclosetozero.That'sbadfortheeconomy,of

course.Anditmaybeespeciallydiscouragingifyouhappentobelookingforajoborhopingto

changecareersrightnow.Butitactuallyshouldn'tmattertoyounearlyasmuchasyouthink.

That'sbecausejobgrowthnumbersdon'tmattertojobhuntersasmuchasjobturnover(人

員更替)data.Afterall,existingjobsopenupeverydayduetopromotions,resignations,

terminations(解雇),andretirements.(Yes,peopleareretiringeveninthiseconomy.)Inboth

goodtimesandbad,turnovercreatesmoreopeningsthaneconomicgrowthdoes.EveninJune

of2007,whentheeconomywasstillmovingahead,jobgrowthwasonly132,000,whileturnover

was4.7million!

Andasitturnsout,eventoday—withjobgrowthnearzero—over4millionjobhuntersare

beinghiredeverymonth.

Idon'tmeantoimplythatoveralljobgrowthdoesn'thaveanimpactonone'sabilitytolanda

job.It'struethatiftotalemploymentwerehigher,itwouldmeanmorejobsforallofusto

choosefrom(andcompetefor).Andit'struethattherearecurrentlymorepeopleapplyingfor

eachavailablejobopening,regardlessofwhetherit'sanewoneornot.

Butwhatoftendistinguishesthosewholandjobsfromthosewhodon'tistheirabilitytostay

motivated.They'rewillingtodothehardworkofidentifyingtheirvaluableskills;becreative

aboutwhereandhowtolook;learnhowtopresentthemselvestopotentialemployers;andkeep

going,evenafterrepeatedrejections.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsdatashowsthat2.7million

peoplewhowantedandwereavailableforworkhadn'tlookedwithinthelastfourweeksand

werenolongerevenclassifiedasunemployed.

Sodon'tlettheheadlinesfoolyouintogivingup.Fourmillionpeoplegethiredeverymonth

intheU.S.Youcanbeoneofthem.

57.Theauthortendstobelievethathighunemploymentrate______.

A)deprivesmanypeopleofjobopportunities

B)preventsmanypeoplefromchangingcareers

C)shouldnotstoppeoplefromlookingforajob

D)doesnotmeantheU.S.economyisworsening

58.Wheredomostjobopeningscomefrom?

A)Jobgrowth.C)Improvedeconomy.

B)Jobturnover.D)Businessexpansion.

59.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutoveralljobgrowth?

A)Itdoesn'thavemucheffectonindividualjobseekers.

B)Itincreasespeople'sconfidenceintheeconomy.

C)Itgivesarayofhopetotheunemployed.

D)Itdoesn'tmeangreaterjobsecurityfortheemployed.

60.Whatisthekeytolandingajobaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Education.C)Persistence.

B)Intelligence.D)Experience.

61.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheunemploymentfiguresintheU.S.?

A)Theyclearlyindicatehowhealthytheeconomyis.

B)Theyprovidethepublicwiththelatestinformation.

C)Theywarnofthestructuralproblemsintheeconomy.

D)Theyexcludethosewhohavestoppedlookingforajob.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ourriskofcancerrisesdramaticallyasweage.Soitmakessensethattheelderlyshouldbe

routinelyscreenedfornewtumors—ordoesn'tit?

Whilesuchvigilant(警覺的)trackingofcancerisagoodthingingeneral,researchersare

increasinglyquestioningwhetherallofthistestingisnecessaryfortheelderly.Withthe

percentageofpeopleoverage65expectedtonearlydoubleby2050,it'simportanttoweighthe

healthbenefitsofscreeningagainsttherisksandcostsofroutinetesting.

Inmanycases,screeningcanleadtosurgeriestoremovecancer,whilethecancers

themselvesmaybeslow-growingandmaynotposeserioushealthproblemsinpatients'

remainingyears.Butthemessagethateveryonemustscreenforcancerhasbecomeso

deep-rootedthatwhenhealthcareexpertsrecommendedthatwomenunder50andover74

stopscreeningforbreastcancer,itcausedariotousreactionamongdoctors,patientsand

advocacygroups.

It'shardtouprootdeeplyheldbeliefsaboutcancerscreeningwithscientificdata.Certainly,

therearepeopleoverage75whohavehadcancersdetectedbyroutinescreening,andgained

severalextrayearsoflifebecauseoftreatment.Andclearly,peopleoverage75whohaveother

riskfactorsforcancer,suchasafamilyhistoryorpriorpersonalexperiencewiththedisease,

shouldcontinuetogetscreenedregularly.Butfortheremainder,theriskofcancer,while

increasedattheendoflife,mustbebalancedwithotherfactorslikeremaininglifeexpectancy(預(yù)

期壽命).

Arecentstudysuggeststhatdoctorsstarttomakemoreobjectivedecisionsaboutwhowill

trulybenefitfromscreening-especiallyconsideringtheexplosionoftheelderlythatwillsoon

swellourpopulation.

It'snotaneasycalculationtomake,butonethatmakessenseforallpatients.Dr.OtisBrawley

said,"Manydoctorsareorderingscreeningtestspurelytocoverthemselves.Weneedtothink

abouttherationaluseofhealthcare."

Thatmeansmakingsomedifficultdecisionswithelderlypatients,andgoingagainstthe

misguidedbeliefthatwhenitcomestohealthcare,moreisalwaysbetter.

注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

62.Whydodoctorsrecommendroutinecancerscreeningforelderlypeople?

A)Itisbelievedtocontributetolonglife.

B)Itispartoftheirhealthcarepackage.

C)Theelderl