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大学英语四级真题及完整答案共两卷
2016年12月大学英语四级真题〔第一套〕
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.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejusttheheard.
1.A)Itwasgoingtoberenovated.C)Itwasdangeroustolivein.
B)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.D)Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.
2.A)Astorm.C)Aforestfire.
B)Astrike.D)ATerroristattack.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.
B)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.
C)Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.
D)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.
4.A)Theyprovidedtheminerwithfoodandwater.
B)Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.
C)Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.
D)Theytriedhardtorepairtheaccident.
Question5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Raisepostagerates.C)Closesomeofitspostoffices.
B)Improveitsservices.D)Redesigndeliveryroutes.
6.A)Closingofficesonholidays.C)Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.
B)Shorteningbusinesshours.D)StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.
7.A〕Alotofcontroversywillarise
B)Taxpayerswillbeverypleased
C)Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain
D)Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromfourchoicemarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheet1withasinglelinethoughthecentre.
Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Hewilllosepartofhispay.C)Hewillbegivenawarning.
B)Hewillgothroughretraining.D)Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.
9.A)Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.C)Heisalwaysontime.
B)Heistrustworthyguy.D〕Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.
10.A)Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.C)Sheisbetterathandingsuchmatters.
B)Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.D)Sheisinchargeofpublicrelation.
11.A)Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.
B)Heisskilledandexperienced.
C)Heisveryclosetothemanager.
D)Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.
Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Open.C)Selfish.
B)Reserved.D)Friendly.
13.A)Theyreadabook.C)Theystayquiet.
B)TheytalkabouttheweatherD)Theychatwithfellowpassengers.
14.A)Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.
B)Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.
C)ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.
D)Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.
15.A)Housearemuchmorequiet.C)Theywantagardenoftheirown.
B)Theywanttohavemorespace.D)Housesprovidemoreprivacy.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.
B)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.
C)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.
D)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.
17.A)Visittheschoolcareersservices.C)Lookatschoolbulletinboards.
B)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.D)Gothroughcampusnewspapers.
18.A)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.
B)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.
C)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.
D)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Ittastesbetter.C)Itiseasiertogrow.
B)Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.D)Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.
20.A)Itcangrowindriersoil.C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.
B)Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.D)Itishealthierthangreentea.
21.A)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.
B)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.
C)Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.
D)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.
B)Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.
C)Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.
D)Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.
23.A)Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.
B)Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.
C)Theywereproudoftheircreations.
D)Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.
24.A)Identifyfakecrafts.C)Designhandicraftsthemselves.
B)Makewisechoices.D)Learntheimportanceofcreation.
25.A)Toattractforeigninvestments.C)Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.
B)Topreservethetraditionalculture.D)Toboostthelocaleconomy.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male〞and“female〞brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy〔26〕thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.
Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers〔27〕forsexdifferencestheentirehumanbrain.
Andwhatdidtheyfind?
Notmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor〔28〕brainsas“male〞or“female,〞researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.
DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-based〔29〕,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.
Whilethe“average〞maleand“average〞femalebrainswere〔30〕different,youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall〔31〕ofpeoplehad“all-male〞or“all-female〞characteristics.
LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist(神经科学家),saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning〔32〕beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame,〔33〕ofgender.
“There’samountainofevidence〔34〕theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,〞hetoldTheSeattleTimes.
Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy〔35〕thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.〞
A)abnormal B)applied C)briefly D)categorizing
E)challenges F)figure G)percentage H)proving
I)regardlessJ)searchedK)similaritiesL)slightly
M)suggests N)tastesO)traditional
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
CanBurglarsJamYourWirelessSecuritySystem?
[A]Anyproductthatpromisestoprotectyourhomedeservescarefulexamination.Soitisn’tsurprisingthatyou’llfindplentyofstrongopinionsaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-securitysystems.
[B]Themostlikelytypeofburglary(入室盗窃)byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeofopportunity,usuallyinvolvingabrokenwindoworsomeforcedentry.AccordingtotheFBI,crimesliketheseaccountedroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouseholdburglariesintheUSin2013.Thewidemajorityoftherestwereillegal,unforcedentriesthatresultedfromsomethinglikeawindowbeingleftopen.TheoddsofacriminalusingtechnicalmeanstobypassasecuritysystemaresosmallthattheFBIdoesn’teventrackthosestatistics.
[C]Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-securityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerabletobeingblockedfromworkingaltogether.Withwiredsetups,thefearisthataburglar(入室盗贼)mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimplybycuttingtherightcable.Withawirelesssetup,youstickbattery-poweredsensorsuparoundyourhomethatkeepaneyeonwindows,doors,motion,andmore.Iftheydetectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemisarmed,they’lltransmitawirelessalertsignal