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四级正文

2016年12月大学英语四级考试（卷一）

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.

A）Itwasdangeroustolivein.

B）Itwasgoingtoberenovated.

C）Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.

D）Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

2.A）Astrike.C）Aforestfire.

B）Astorm.D）Aterroristattack.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B）Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

C）Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

D）Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

4.A）Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.

B）Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.

C）Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

D）Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Raisepostagerates.C）Redesigndeliveryroutes.

B）Improveitsservices.D）Closesomeofitspostoffices.

6.A）Shorteningbusinesshours.

B）Closingofficesonholidays.

C）StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

D）Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.

7.A）Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.

B）Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.

C）Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.

D）Alotofcontroversywillarise.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.

B）Hewillgothroughretraining.

C）Hewillbegivenawarning.

D）Hewilllosepartofhispay.

9.A）Heisalwaysontime.

B）Heisatrustworthyguy.

C）Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.

D）Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.

10.A）Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.

B）Sheisinchargeofpublicrelations.

C）Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.

D）Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.

11.A）Heisskilledandexperienced.

B）Heisveryclosetothemanager.

C）Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

D）Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Open.C）Selfish.

B）Friendly.D）Reserved.

13.A）Theystayquiet.C）Theytalkabouttheweather.

B）Theyreadabook.D）Theychatwithfellowpassengers.

14.A）Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

B）ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

C）Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

D）Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

15.A）Housesaremuchmorequiet.C）Theywanttohavemorespace.

B）Housesprovidemoreprivacy.D）Theywantagardenoftheirown.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

B）Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

C）Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

D）Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

17.A）Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.

B）Lookatschoolbulletinboards.

C）Visittheschoolcareersservice.

D）Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

18.A）Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

B）Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

C）Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

D）Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Ittastesbetter.

B）Itiseasiertogrow.

C）Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

D）Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

20.A）Itishealthierthangreentea.

B）Itcangrowindriersoil.

C）Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

D）Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.

21.A）Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

B）Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.

C）Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.

D）Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.

B）Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

C）Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.

D）Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.

23.A）Theywereproudoftheircreations.

B）Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

C）Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.

D）Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.

24.A）Makewisechoices.

B）Identifyfakecrafts.

C）Designhandicraftsthemselves.

D）Learntheimportanceofcreation.

25.A）Toboostthelocaleconomy.

B）Toattractforeigninvestments.

C）Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.

D）Topreservethetraditionalculture.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Theoceanisheatingup.That’stheconclusionofanewstudythatfindsthatEarth’soceansnow26heatattwicetheratetheydid18yearsago.Aroundhalfofoceanheatintakesince1865hastakenplacesince1997,researchersreportonlineinNatureClimateChange.

Warmingwatersareknownto27tocoralbleaching（珊瑚白化）andtheytakeupmorespacethancoolerwaters,raisingsea28.Whilethetopoftheoceaniswellstudied,itsdepthsaremoredifficultto29.Theresearchersgathered150yearsofoceantemperaturedatainordertogetabetter30ofheatabsorptionfromsurfacetoseabed.Theygatheredtogethertemperaturereadingscollectedbyeverythingfroma19thcentury31ofBritishnavalshipstomodernautomatedoceanprobes.Theextensivedatasources,32withcomputersimulations（计算机模拟）,createdatimelineofoceantemperaturechanges,includingcoolingfromvolcanicoutbreaksandwarmingfromfossilfuel33.

About35percentoftheheattakeninbytheoceansduringtheindustrialeranowresidesata34ofmorethan700meters,theresearchersfound.Theysaythey’re35whetherthedeepseawarmingcanceledoutwarmingatthesea’ssurface.

A）absorbB）combinedC）contributeD）depth

E）emissionsF）excursionG）exploreH）floor

I）heightsJ）indifferentK）levelsL）mixed

M）pictureN）unsureO）voyage

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheSecrettoRaisingSmartKids

［A］Ifirstbegantoinvestigatethebasisofhumanmotivation—andhowpeoplepersevereaftersetbacks—asapsychologygraduatestudentatYaleUniversityinthe1960s.AnimalexperimentsbypsychologistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniahadshownthatafterrepeatedfailures,mostanimalsconcludethatasituationishopelessandbeyondtheircontrol.Aftersuchanexperienceananimaloftenremainspassiveevenwhenitcanaffectchange—astatetheycalledlearnedhelplessness.

［B］Peoplecanlearntobehelpless,　too.Whydosomestudentsgiveupwhentheyencounterdifficulty,whereasotherswhoarenomoreskilledcontinuetostriveandlearn?

Oneanswer,Isoondiscovered,layinpeople’sbeliefsaboutwhytheyhadfailed.

［C］Inparticular,attributingpoorperformancetoalackofabilitydepressesmotivationmorethandoesthebeliefthatlackofeffortistoblame.WhenItoldagroupofschoolchildrenwhodisplayedhelplessbehaviorthatalackofeffortledtotheirmistakesinmath,theylearnedtokeeptryingwhentheproblemsgottough.Anothergroupofhelplesschildrenwhoweresimplyrewardedfortheirsuccessoneasierproblemsdidnotimprovetheirabilitytosolvehardmathproblems.Theseexperimentsindicatedthatafocusoneffortcanhelpresolvehelplessnessandgeneratesuccess.

［D］Later,Idevelopedabroadertheoryofwhatseparatesthetwogeneralclassesoflearners—helplessversusmasteryoriented.Irealizedthesedifferenttypesofstudentsnotonlyexplaintheirfailuresdifferently,buttheyalsoholddifferent“theories”ofintelligence.The