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大学英语四级第一套真题

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大学英语四级第一套真题

2016年12月大学英语四级真题（卷一）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistoworkin

astate-ownedbusinessandtheotherinajointventure.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Itwasdangeroustolivein.C）Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.

B）Itwasgoingtoberenovated.D）Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

2.A）Astrike.C）Aforestfire.

B）Astorm.D）Aterroristattack.

Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B）Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

C）Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

D）Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

4.A）Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.

B）Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.

C）Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

D）Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.

Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Raisepostagerates.

B）Improveitsservices.

C）Redesigndeliveryroutes.

D）Closesomeofitspostoffices.

6.A）Shorteningbusinesshours.

B）Closingofficesonholidays.

C）StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

D）Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.

7.A）Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.

B）Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.

C）Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.

D）Alotofcontroversywillarise.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.

B）Hewillgothroughretraining.

C）Hewillbegivenawarning.

D）Hewilllosepartofhispay.

9.A）Heisalwaysontime.

B）Heisatrustworthyguy.

C）Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.

D）Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.

10.A）Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.

B）Sheisinchargeofpublicrelations.

C）Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.

D）Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.

11.A）Heisskilledandexperienced.

B）Heisveryclosetothemanager.

C）Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

D）Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Open.

B）Selfish.

C）Friendly.

D）Reserved.

13.A）Theystayquiet.

B）Theyreadabook.

C）Theytalkabouttheweather.

D）Theychatwithfellowpassengers.

14.A）Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

B）ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

C）Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague'shome.

D）Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

15.A）Housesaremuchmorequiet.

B）Housesprovidemoreprivacy.

C）Theywanttohavemorespace.

D）Theywantagardenoftheirown.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theydon'thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

B）Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

C）Theydon'thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

D）Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

17.A）Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.

B）Lookatschoolbulletinboards.

C）Visittheschoolcareersservice.

D）Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

18.A）Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

B）Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

C）Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

D）Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Ittastesbetter.

B）Itiseasiertogrow.

C）Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

D）Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

20.A）Itishealthierthangreentea.

B）Itcangrowindriersoil.

C）Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

D）Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.

21.A）Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

B）Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.

C）Ithasmadeteafarmers'lifeeasier.

D）Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.

B）Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

C）Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.

D）Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.

23.A）Theywereproudoftheircreations.

B）Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

C）Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.

D）Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.

24.A）Makewisechoices.

B）Identifyfakecrafts.

C）Designhandicraftsthemselves.

D）Learntheimportanceofcreation.

25.A）Toboostthelocaleconomy.

B）Toattractforeigninvestments.

C）Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.

D）Topreservethetraditionalculture.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy26thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.

Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers27forsexdifferencestheentirehumanbrain.

AndwhatdidtheyfindNotmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor28brainsas“male”or“female,”researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.

DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-based29,manydifferenttypesofbraincan'talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.

Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere30different,youcouldn'ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall31ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.

LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist（神经科学家）,saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning32beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame,33ofgender.

“There'samountainofevidence34theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,”hetoldTheSeattleTimes.

Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy35thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”

A）abnormal

I）regardless

B）applied

J）searched

C）briefly

K）similarities

D）categorizing

L）slightly

E）challenges

M）suggests

F）figure

N）tastes

G）percentage

O）traditional

H）proving

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.Iftheydetectsomethingwrongwhilethesystem