大学英语四级考试真题答案详解.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题答案详解

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（多题多卷标准卷）

PartIWriting

【写作题一】

TheImpactoftheInternetontheWayPeopleCommunicate

Itisvividlydepictedinthecartoongivenabovethatthereareacoupleinfrontofacomputerlookingatthescreen.Withhiswifestandingbehind,themaniswritinganE-mailtotelltheirsonhowtheymisshim.

ThecartoonmirrorsthattheInternethasexertedagreatinfluenceonthewayofpeople’scommunication.Peopleusedtocommunicatefacetofaceorwriteletters.Currently,thosewhotendtopaymoreattentiontoelectroniccommunicationthantoface-to-facecontactoftenarguethatthesewaysofcommunicationaremoreconvenientandcansavethemtime.However,whenwechatwithothersonline,wecannotconveyourfeelingsfully.Inaddition,communicatingthroughelectronictoolstendtoweakentheaffectionbetweenpeople.Anditwillbelikelytomakepeoplesolitaryordepressed.

Intheageofinformation,moreandmorepeoplewillinevitablycommunicatewitheachotherviatheInternet.However,asafamily,weshouldlearntocommunicatefacetofacehappilyandfrequently,becausewewillsoonerorlaterfacethefactthattheelectroniccommunicationcan’treplaceface-to-facecontact.

【写作题二】

TheImpactoftheInternetonLearning

Itisapparentlydepictedinthecartoongivenabovethatwhileateacherwantstogiveaquiztoalittleboywhoisholdingacellphoneinhishandandsays:

“OnceIlearnhowtouseGoogle,isn’tthatalltheeducationIreallyneed?

”Theteacherseemstobequiteembarrassedandshockedafterhearingherstudent’snaïvequestion.

ThecartoonvividlymirrorsoneoftheproblemsinourlivesthattheInternethasexertedagreatinfluenceonpeople’slearning.Wecanacquirerelevantknowledgeandinformationrapidlyandpreciselyviasearchengines,professionalwebsitesandonlineeducation.However,educationdoesnotsimplymeanlearningtoobtaininformation.Leaningbasichands-onskills,travelingwithclassmates,participatinginsocialactivitiesandfulfillingaprojectwithourteamworkcanalsobeeffectiveandindispensableforms.AllofthesemaybecannotbeachievedbyobtaininginformationfromInternetalone.

Therefore,weshouldnotignorethosetraditional,essentialandprevailingformsofeducationwhenwesurfthewebandspeakhighlyofconvenienceoftheInterneteducationintheageofinformation.

PartIIListeningComprehension

【答案】1-5:

CACBA6-10:

BDACA11-15:

BDADC

16-20:

ABDBC21-25:

ACDBA

26.Inaddition27.software28.available29.individuals30.technological

31.manufacture32.Inshort33.Bycontrast34.scientific35.quantity

SectionA

1.W:

I’dliketotakeatriptoFloridaformyspringbreak,canyougivemeanyideawheretogo?

M:

IcouldtellyouabouttheplacesIvisited,butIthinkyou’dbetterlookupatravelagencytohelpwiththearrangements.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

2.M:

I’mreallytiredofdrivingatnight.Eventhoughthetrafficseemsfine.

W:

Isee.Let’sstopforsomefoodandthenfindamotelnearby,sowecanstartearlytomorrow.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

3.M:

Jeff’sgotalotofgoodideas.Doyouthinkheiswillingtocometothemeeting?

W:

OhIthinkhe’dbegladtocome,butwhat’sdifficultisgettingtheguytospeakbeforealargecrowd.

Q:

WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutJeff?

4.W:

Ihearyouareleavingthecompanyandgoingbacktoschoolthisyear.

M:

Yes,I’menrolledinagraduateprograminpublicadministration.

Q:

Whatisthemangoingtodo?

5.W:

HaveyouappliedfortheArtdirectorposition?

M:

No,I’dliketo.ButthejobstartsonthefirstofMayandIwouldn’tbeavailableuntilJane.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.W:

Willmycarbereadybytheendoftheday?

M:

Itshouldbe.I’llcallifthereareanyproblems.Weareopenuntil6.

Q:

Whatisprobablytheman’sjob?

7.W:

IhaveabigpaperdueMonday,butIpromiseLaurawe’dbecleantheapartmentthisweekend.What

amIgoingtodo?

M:

Whydon’tyoujustseeifLauracanwaitforaweekortwo?

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

8.W:

Constructiononthebridgehasreallyslowedthetraffic.

M:

Iknow.Sincetheystartedworkingthetimeittakesmegettoworkhasdoubled.

Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

ConversationOne

W:

Salesdepartment,CanIhelpyou?

M:

Oh,yes,Ihopso.MynameisKingsBruceofGPFLtd.Weneedsomesuppliesforourdesignoffice.

W:

Isee.Whatsortofthingsareyoulookingfor,Mr.KingsBruce?

M:

Well,firstofall,weneedonecompletenewdrawingboard.

W:

Well,inthestandardrange,wehavetheD044,andtheD045models.

M:

Oh,what’sthedifferencebetweenthem?

W:

Well,theD045hasitsownmendingsystemanditdoescostslightlymoreasaresult.

M:

S0owhatisthetotalprice?

W:

FortheD045itis387ponds50cents.

M:

Anddidthatincludethevalueaddedtax?

W:

Oh,yes!

M:

Canyoutellmehowlongdoesittaketodeliver?

W:

Ican’tgiveadefinitedatenow,Iamafraid,becauseitdependsontheotherorderswehavetogetout.Butitwillcertainlybewithin3weeks.

M:

OI,nowwealsowantsomedrawingpaints,inkandcorrectionfluidandsomedrawingpaper.

W:

Ah,nowtheladywhodealswithdrawingofficesuppliesisn’therethismorningIamafraid.ButIcouldaskhertogiveyouaringthisafternoonifyoulike.

M:

Oh,yes,thankyou.

W:

Whatisyourtelephonenumber?

M:

Itiswriting.Thatiscode0734,21653-51.

W:

Ok.I’llgetMissThomsontoringyouthisafternoon.NowwouldyoulikemetoplaceyourorderforoneD045drawingboard?

M:

Yes,please.You’vebeenmosthelpful.Goodbye.

W:

Goodbye!

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.What’stheman’spurposeinmakingthetelephonecall?

10.Whatcan’tthemanordertheotherdrawingofficesuppliesrightnow?

11.What’stheman’stelephonenumber?

ConversationTwo

W:

Daves,eversincehemovedintohisownapartment,he’sbeenlosingweight.Hereallydoesn’tlookwellatall,probablynoteatingenough.

W:

Well,anywayhowisTimthesedays?

M:

Tim?

Oh,Timhasmeworriedtoo.Heisreallygettingmuchtoofat.Heneedstoloseabout75poundsnow.

W:

That’salotofweighttolose.WhatdoesTimeat?

M:

Ireallydon’tknow.ButIamsureheiseatingtoomuchcakeandcandy.

W:

Well,didtellyouMarkdoesn’teatanymeatnow?

Heonlyeatsvegetablesandfruit.

M:

That’sprobablywhyheissothin.Doeshesmoke?

W:

Abouttwopacksofcigarettesaday.That’smyson,asmokingvegetarian.

M:

En,ifhestopssmoking,hewillwinweight.Iknowhewould.Timputonalotofweight,whenhestopssmoking.

W:

DoesTimplayanysports?

M:

Playsports?

!

Oh,mine!

Ikeeptellinghim“Timdear,youreallyneedtogetsomeexercise.”Anddoyouknowwhathedoes?

Hejustgetsangry.

W:

IknowMarkdoesn’ttakeexercise,either.

M:

Didyoutellhim?

W:

Ofcourse,butyouknowwhatitislikebeingamotherofa30-year-oldboy.Theyjustdon’tthinktheyneedyouradviceanymore.IwishMarkcouldfindanicegirlfriendtorelaxandhavefunwith.IheardTimhasagirlfriendatlast.That’swonderful.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.WhendidMarkstartlosingweightaccordingtothewoman?

13.WhyisthemanworriedaboutTim?

14.WhatdoTimandMarkhaveincommon?

15.Whatisthewoman’swishforMark?

SectionB

PassageOne

DonnaFredrick’sservedwiththePeaceCorpsfortwoyearsinBrazil.ShejoinedthePeaceCorpsaftershegraduatedfromthecollegebecauseshewantedtodosomethingtohelpotherpeople.Shehadbeenbroughtuponafarm,sothePeaceCorpsassignedhertoanagriculturalproject.BeforeshewenttoBrazil,shestudiedPortugueseforthreemonths.Shealsolearntagreatdealaboutitshistoryandculture.DuringhertwoyearswiththePeaceCorps,DonnalivedinavillageinnortheasternBrazil.ThatpartofBrazilisverydryandfarmingisoftendifficultthere.Donnahelpedthepeopleofthevillagetoorganizeanirrigationproject,andshealsoadvisedthemonplantingcropsthatdidn’trequiremuchwater.WhenDonnareturnedtotheStates,shecouldn’tsettledown.Shetriedseveraljobs,buttheyseemedveryboringtoher.Shecouldn’tgetBraziloutofhermind.Finally,onedayshegotonaplaneandwentbacktoBrazil.Shewasn’tsurewhatshewasgoingtodo.Shejustwantedtobethere.Afterafewweeks,DonnafoundajobasanEnglishteacher,teachingfiveclassesaday.Likemostoftheteachers,shedoesn’tmakemuchmoney.Shesharesasmallapartmentwithanotherteacher.AndshemakesalittleextramoneybysendingstoriestonewspapersintheStates.Eventuallyshewantstoquitteachingandworkasafulltimejournalist.

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.WhydidDonnajointhePeaceCorpsaftershegraduatedfromcollege?

17.WhatwasDonnaassignedtodoinBrazil?

18.WhydidDonnagobacktoBrazilonceagain?

19.HowdidDonnamakeextramoneytosupportherself?

PassageTwo

ResultsofarecentHarry’spollonfreetimeshowedthattheaverageworkweekformanyAmericansis50hours.Withthetimespenteating,sleepingandtakingcareofhouseholdduties,there’slittletimeleftforleisureactivitiesformanyAmericans.However,havingfreetimetorelaxandpursuehobbiesisimportant.Peopleneedtimeawayfromthepressureofstudyorworktorelaxandenjoytimewithfriendsandfamily.Indifferentcountriesfreetimeisspentindifferentways.TheresultsoftheHarry’spollshowedthatreadingwasthemostpopularsparetimeactivityintheUS.ThiswasfollowedbywatchingTV.InaUKsurveyonleisuretimeac