大学英语四级考试真题及答案第三套.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题及答案第三套

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasinguseofthemobilephoneinpeople’slifeandthenexplaintheconsequencesofoverusingit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A）Hehasprovedtobeabetterreaderthanthewoman.

B）Hehasdifficultyunderstandingthebook.

C）Hecannotgetaccesstotheassignedbook.

D）Hecannotfinishhisassignmentbeforethedeadline.

2.A）Shewilldrivethemantothesupermarket.

B）Themanshouldbuyacarofhisown.

C）Themanneedn’tgoshoppingeveryweek.

D）Shecanpickthemanupatthegrocerystore.

3.A）Getmorefoodanddrinks.C）Tidyuptheplace.

B）Askhisfriendtocomeover.D）Holdaparty.

4.A）ThetalkscanbeheldanydayexceptthisFriday.

B）HecouldchangehisscheduletomeetJohnSmith.

C）Thefirst-roundtalksshouldstartassoonaspossible.

D）ThewomanshouldcontactJohnSmithfirst.

5.A）Heunderstandsthewoman’sfeelings.

B）Hehasgonethroughasimilarexperience.

C）Thewomanshouldhavegoneonthefieldtrip.

D）Theteacherisjustfollowingtheregulations.

6.A）Shewillmeetthemanhalfway.C）ShewillaskDavidtotalkless.

B）Sheissorrythemanwillnotcome.D）ShehastoinviteDavidtotheparty.

7.A）FewstudentsunderstandProf.Johnson’slectures.

B）FewstudentsmeetProf.Johnson’srequirements.

C）ManystudentsfindProf.Johnson’slecturesboring.

D）ManystudentshavedroppedProf.Johnson’sclass.

8.A）Checktheircomputerfiles.C）Studyacomputerprogram.

B）Makesomecomputations.D）Assembleacomputer.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Itallowshimtomakealotoffriends.C）Itenableshimtoapplytheorytopractice.

B）Itrequireshimtoworklonghours.D）Ithelpshimunderstandpeoplebetter.

10.A）Itisintellectuallychallenging.

B）Itrequireshimtodowashing-upallthetime.

C）Itexposeshimtooilysmokealldaylong.

D）Itdemandsphysicalenduranceandpatience.

11.A）Inahospital.C）Atalaundry.

B）Atacoffeeshop.D）Inahotel.

12.A）Gettingalongwellwithcolleagues.C）Planningeverythinginadvance.

B）Payingattentiontoeverydetail.D）Knowingtheneedsofcustomers.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A）ThepocketmoneyBritishchildrenget.

B）TheannualinflationrateinBritain.

C）ThethingsBritishchildrenspendmoneyon.

D）TherisingcostofraisingachildinBritain.

14.A）Itenableschildrentolivebetter.C）Itoftenriseshigherthaninflation.

B）Itgoesdownduringeconomicrecession.D）Ithasgoneup25%inthepastdecade.

15.A）Saveupfortheirfutureeducation.C）Buytheirownshoesandsocks.

B）Payforsmallpersonalthings.D）Makedonationswhennecessary.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Districtmanagers.C）Salesdirectors.

B）Regularcustomers.D）Seniorclerks.

17.A）Thesupportprovidedbytheregularclients.

B）Theinitiativeshownbythesalesrepresentatives.

C）Theurgencyofimplementingthecompany’splans.

D）Theimportantpartplayedbydistrictmanagers.

18.A）Someofthemwerepolitical-minded.C）Onethirdofthemwereseniormanagers.

B）Fiftypercentofthemwerefemale.D）Mostofthemwereratherconservative.

19.A）Heusedtoomanyquotations.C）Hedidnotkeeptothepoint.

B）Hewasnotgendersensitive.D）Hespenttoomuchtimeondetails.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A）Stateyourproblemtotheheadwaiter.

B）Demandadiscountonthedishesordered.

C）Asktoseethemanagerpolitelybutfirmly.

D）Askthenameofthepersonwaitingonyou.

21.A）Yourproblemmaynotbeunderstoodcorrectly.

B）Youdon’tknowifyouarecomplainingattherighttime.

C）Yourcomplaintmaynotreachthepersonincharge.

D）Youcan’ttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.

22.A）Demandapromptresponse.C）Senditbyexpressmail.

B）Provideallthedetails.D）Sticktothepoint.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Fashiondesigner.C）Cityplanner.

B）Architect.D）Engineer.

24.A）Dosomevolunteerwork.C）Workflexiblehours.

B）Getawell-paidpart-timejob.D）Gobacktoherpreviouspost.

25.A）Fewbaby-sitterscanbeconsideredtrustworthy.

B）Itwilladdtothefamily’sfinancialburden.

C）Ababy-sitterisnoreplacementforamother.

D）Thechildrenwon’tgetalongwithababy-sitter.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Almosteverychild,onthefirstdayhesetsfootinaschoolbuilding,issmarter,morecurious,lessafraidofwhathedoesn’tknow,betteratfindingand（26）__________,moreconfident,resourceful（机敏的）,persistentand（27）__________thanhewilleverbeagaininhisschooling—or,unlessheisveryunusualandverylucky,fortherestofhislife.Already,bypayingcloseattentiontoand（28）__________theworldandpeoplearoundhim,andwithoutanyschool-type（29）__________instruction,hehasdoneataskfarmoredifficult,complicatedand（30）__________thananythinghewillbeaskedtodoinschool,orthananyofhisteachershasdoneforyears.Hehassolvedthe（31）__________oflanguage.Hehasdiscoveredit—babiesdon’tevenknowthatlanguageexists—andhehasfoundouthowitworksandlearnttouseit（32）__________.Hehasdoneitbyexploring,byexperimenting,bydevelopinghisownmodelofthegrammaroflanguage,by（33）__________andseeingwhetheritworks,bygraduallychangingitand（34）__________ituntilitdoeswork.Andwhilehehasbeendoingthis,hehasbeenlearningotherthingsaswell,includingmanyofthe（35）__________thattheschoolsthinkonlytheycanteachhim,andmanythataremorecomplicatedthantheonestheydotrytoteachhim.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Themobilephoneisamagicdevicewidelyusedthesedays.Althoughithasbeennearly30yearssincethefirstcommercialmobile-phonenetworkwaslaunched,advertisershaveyettofigureouthowtogettheir___36___outtomobile-phoneusersinabigway.Thereare2.2billioncell-phoneusersworldwide,a___37___thatisgrowingbyabout25%eachyear.Yetspendingonadscarriedovercell-phonenetworkslastyear___38___tojust$1.5billionworldwide,afractionofthe$424billionglobaladmarket.

Butasthenumberofeyeballsgluedto___39___screensmultiplies,sotoodoesthemobilephone’svalueasapocketbillboard（广告牌）.Consumersare___40___usingtheirphonesforthingsotherthanvoicecalls,suchastextmessaging,downloadingsongsandgames,and___41___theInternet.By2010,70millionAsiansareexpectedtobewatchingvideosandTVprogramsonmobilephones.Alloftheseactivitiesgiveadvertisers___42___optionsforreachingaudiences.Duringsoccer’sWorldCuplastsummer,forexample,Adidasusedreal-timescoresandgamesto___43___thousandsoffanstoawebsitesetupformobile-phoneaccess.“Ourtargetaudiencewasmalesaged17to25,”saysMarcusSpurrell,AdidasregionalmanagerforAsia.“Theirmobilesarealwayson,alwaysintheirpocket—youjustcan’t___44___cellphonesasanadvertisingtool.”Mobile-phonemarketinghasbecomeas___45___aplatformasTV,onlineorprint.

A）accessingI）increasingly

B）amountedJ）messages

C）approachingK）patiently

D）attractL）tiny

E）casualM）total

F）charactersN）violated

G）freshO）vital

H）ignore

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagr