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大学英语四级考试真题第2套
2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyou,:
"essaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasinguseofthemobilephoneinpeople'sthenandthenexplaintheconsequencesofoverusingit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan,180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmust"readthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Gotoaplacehehasvisited.
B)Makeherownarrangements.
C)Consultatravelagent.
D)Joininapackagetour.
2.A)Theyareonalongtripbycar.
B)Theyarestuckinatrafficjam.
C)Theyareusedtogettingupearly.
D)Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight.
3.A)Heisapersondifficulttodealwith.
B)Hedislikesanyformalgathering.
C)Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic.
D)Heoftenkeepsadistancefromothers.
4.A)Workinanotherdepartment.
B)Pursuefurthereducation.
C)Recruitgraduatestudents.
D)Takeanadministrativejob.
5.A)Hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime.
B)Heisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorposition.
C)Hewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimself.
D)HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay1.
6.A)Cleaner.
B)Mechanic.
C)Porter.
D)Salesman.
7.A)Requestoneortworoommatestodothecleaning.
B)HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethisweekend.
C)GetLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistime.
D)AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek.
8.A)Aproblemcausedbytheconstryction.
B)Anaccidentthatoccurredonthebridge.
C)Thebuildingprojecttheyareworkingon.
D)Thepublictransportationconditions.
Question9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Tolookforajobasasalesperson.
B)TohaveatalkwithMissThompson.
C)Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.
D)Tocomplainaboutafaultyappliance.
10.A)Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.
B)Thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment.
C)Theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice.
D)Thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems.
11.A)0743,12536extension15.
B)0734,21653extension51.
C)0734,38750extension15.
D)0743,62135extension51.
Questions12to15rosebasedontheconvermttionyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Sincehefoundagirlfriend.
B)Sincehetooktoheavysmoking,
C)Sincehebegantoexerciseregularly.
D)Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.
13.A)Heisgettingtoo,fat.
B)Hesmokestoomuch.
C)Hedoesn'teatvegetables.
D)Hedoesn'tlookwellatall.
14.A)Theyareovenveightfortheirage.
B)Theyarerespectfultotheirparents.
C)Theyarestillintheirearlytwenties.
D)Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.
15.A)Toquitsmoking,
B)Toreducehisweight.
C)Tofindagirlfriend.
D)Tofollowheradvice.
SectionB
Dircctions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre..
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.
B)TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.
C)Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.
D)Theyareburningoutofcontrol.
17.A)Theyhavebeenhospitalizeded.
B)Theyhavegotskinproblems.
C)Theywerechokedbythethicksmoke.
D)Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemical.
18.A)Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.B)Ithasbeenre,scheduledforamiddaytakeoff.
C)Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.
D)Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.
19.A)Theymadefrequentlong,distancecallstoeachother.
B)TheyillegallyusedgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.
C)Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecially.
D)Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasdonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A)Peaceful.
B)Considerate.
C)Generous.
D)Cooperative.
21.A)Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer.
B)Someonebrokethewasheranddryerbyoverloadingthem.
C)MindyLance'slaundryblockedthewaytothelaundryroom.
D)MindyLancethreatenedtotakerevengeonherneighbors.
22.A)Askingtheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp.
B)Limitingtheamountoflaundryforeachwash.
C)Informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.
D)Installingafewmorewashersanddryers.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Sheisbothapopularandhighlyrespectedauthor,
B)SheisthemostloveAfricannovelistofaJ1times.
C)Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930's.
D)Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.
24.A)TheBookCriticsCircleAward.
B)TheNobelPrizeforliterature.
C)ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.
D)TheNationalBookAward.
25.A)SheisarelativeofMorrison's.
B)SheisaslavefromAfrica.
C)Sheisaskirledstoryteller.
D)Sheisablackwoman,
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputersthatcostanywherefrom$1,000toperhaps$5,000ormore.26,itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase27costinganotherseveralhundreddollars,Twentyyearsago,computerswere28,buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany,29purchasedcomputersforhomeuse..Overtheyearsthepriceofthe"guts"ofacomputer-itsmemory-hasdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.Moreover,30improvementshavemadeitpossibleto31memorycircuitrythatissmallenou~tofitintotheportblepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.32,asthepriceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.33,improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid(杂交)seeds,34animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepricesofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpensesonfood.Eventhoughthe35
ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreasewhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Foumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Togetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscience,takeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Thisisastoriedplace,the36ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience--startingwithErnestLawrence'sinventionofthecyclotron(回旋加速器)in1931.Agenerationago,femalefaceswere37and,eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits38themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,39allofthemwhitemales.
Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou'llseea40display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacultymembersandstudents,areportraitsofthe41headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiro,andfourotherwomenwhoseresearch42everythingfromthemechanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey'restillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal43maybeinthesmallerphotostotheright:
graduateandundergraduatestudents,about20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry'stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic,butalso44"Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter,"shesays,"butthey'renotgettingbetteras45asIwouldlike.
A)circumstance
B)confidence
C)covers
D)current
E)deals
F)different
G)exposing
H)fast
I)honoring
J)hope
K)presently
L)rare
M)realistic
N)site
O)virtually
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgi.veninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifyth