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大学英语四级真题第1套

2013年12月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

PartⅠWriting标准时间30minutes自测用时minutes

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplacefacetofacecontact.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

“DearAndy—Howareyou?

YourmotherandIarefine.Webothmissyouandhopeyouaredoingwell.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagainthenexttimeyourcomputercrashesandyoucomedownstairsforsomethingtoeat.Love,MomandDad.”

PartⅡListeningComprehension标准时间30minutes自测用时minutes

SectionA

Directions:

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

因听力试题改革，1-8为旧题型，略。

如有需要，考生可根据前言指引前去下载。

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Sincehefoundagirlfriend.B）Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.

C）Sincehebegantoexerciseregularly.D）Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.

13.A）Heisgettingtoofat.B）Hesmokestoomuch.

C）Hedoesnteatvegetables.D）Hedoesntlookwellatall.

14.A）Theyareoverweightfortheirage.B）Theyarerespectfultotheirparents.

C）Theyarestillintheirearlytwenties.D）Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.

15.A）Toquitsmoking.B）Toreducehisweight.

C）Tofindagirlfriend.D）Tofollowheradvice.

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.B）TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.

C）Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.D）Theyareburningoutofcontrol.

17.A）Theyhavebeenhospitalized.

B）Theyhavegotskinproblems.

C）Theywerechokedbythethicksmoke.

D）Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemicals.

18.A）Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.

B）Ithasbeenrescheduledforamiddaytakeoff.

C）Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.

D）Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.

19.A）Theymadefrequentlongdistancecallstoeachother.

B）TheyillegallyusedgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.

C）Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecialists.

D）Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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）Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.

B）SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.

C）Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930s.

D）Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.

24.A）TheBookCriticsCircleAward.B）TheNobelPrizeforliterature.

C）ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.D）TheNationalBookAward.

25.A）SheisarelativeofMorrisons.B）Sheisaskilledstoryteller.

C）SheisaslavefromAfrica.D）Sheisablackwoman.

SectionC

因听力试题改革，26-35为旧题型，略。

如有需要，考生可根据前言指引前去下载。

PartⅢReadingComprehension标准时间40minutes自测用时minutes

Directions:

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

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）circumstanceE）dealsI）honoringM）realistic

B）confidenceF）differentJ）hopeN）site

C）coversG）exposingK）presentlyO）virtually

D）currentH）fastL）rare

SectionB

Directions:

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

IsCollegeaWorthyInvestment?

［A］Whyarewespendingsomuchmoneyoncollege?

Andwhyarewesounhappyaboutit?

Weallseemtoagreethatacollegeeducationiswonderful,andyetstrangelyweworrywhenweseefamiliesinvestingsomuchinthissupposedlyessentialgood.Maybeitstimetoaskaquestionthatseemsalmostsacrilegious（大不敬的）:

isallthisinvestmentincollegeeducationreallyworthit?

［B］Theanswer,Ifear,isno.Foranincreasingnumberofkids,theextratimeandmoneyspentpursuingacollegediplomawillleavethemworseoffthantheywerebeforetheysetfootoncampus.

［C］Formyentireadultlife,agoodeducationhasbeenthemostimportantthingformiddleclasshouseholds.Myparentsspentmoreeducatingmysisterandmethantheyspentontheirhouse,andtheyrenottheonlyones…and,ofcourse,foranincreasingnumberoffamilies,mostofthecostoftheirhouseisactuallythecostoflivinginagoodschooldistrict.Questioningthevalueofacollegeeducationseemsabitlikequestioningthevalueofhappiness,orfun.

［D］Theaveragepriceofallgoodsandserviceshasrisenabout50percent.Butthepriceofacollegeeducationhasnearlydoubledinthattime.Istheeducationthattodaysstudentsaregettingtwiceasgood?

Arenewworkerstwiceassmart?

Havetheybecomesomehowmassivelymoreexpensivetoeducate?

［E］Perhapsabit.RichardVedder,anOhioUniversityeconomicsprofessor,says,“Ilookatthedata,andIseecollegecostsrisingfasterthaninflationuptothemid1980sby1percentayear.NowIseethemrising3to4percentayearoverinflation.Whathashappened?

Thefederalgovernmenthasstarteddroppingmoneyoutofairplanes.”Aidhasincreased,subsidized（补贴的）loanshavebecomeavailable,and“theuniversitieshavegottenthemoney.”EconomistBryanCaplan,whoiswritingabookabouteducation,agrees:

“Itsagiantwasteofresourcesthatwillcontinueaslongasthesubsidiescontinue.”

［F］Promotionalliteratureforcollegesandstudentloansoftenspeaksofdebtasan“investmentinyourself.”Butaninvestmentissupposedtogenerateincometopayofftheloans.Morethanhalfofallrecentgraduatesareunemployedorinjobsthatdonotrequireadegree,andtheamountofstudentloandebtcarriedbyhouseholdshasincreasedmorethanfivetimessince1999.Thesegraduatesweretoldthatadiplomawasalltheyneededtosucceed,butitwontevengetthemoutofthesparebedroomatMomandDads.Formany,themostvisibleresultoftheirfouryearsistheloanpayments,whichnowaveragehundredsofdollarsamonthonloanbalancesinthetensofthousands.

［G］I