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四级真题第一套

2016年12月四级真题1

PartI                       Writing                     （30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistofindajobsomewhereandtheothertostartabusinessofyourown.Youaretomakeadecision.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourdecision.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.         B）Astrike.               C）Aforestfire.         D）ATerroristattack.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B）Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

C）Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

D）Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

4.A）Theyprovidedtheminerwithfoodandwater.

B）Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

C）Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.

D）Theytriedhardtorepairtheaccident.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Raisepostagerates.                C）Closesomeofitspostoffices.

B）Improveitsservices.                 D）Redesigndeliveryroutes.

6.A）Closingofficesonholidays.     C）Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.

B）Shorteningbusinesshours.        D）Stoppingmaildeliveryon Saturdays.

7.A）AlotofcontroversywillariseB）Taxpayerswillbeverypleased

C）ManypeoplewillbegintocomplainD）Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs

SectionB

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Hewilllosepartofhispay.             B）Hewillgothroughretraining.

C）Hewillbegivenawarning.           D）Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.

9.A）Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.B）Heistrustworthyguy.  

C）Heisalwaysontime.D）Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.

10.A）Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.B）Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.   

C）Sheisbetterathandingsuchmatters.D）Sheisinchargeofpublicrelation.

11.A）Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.B）Heisskilledandexperienced.

C）Heisveryclosetothemanager.D）Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Open.       B）Reserved         C）Selfish..                D）Friendly.

13.A）Theyreadabook.       C）Theystayquiet.

B）Theytalkabouttheweather.  D）Theychatwithfellowpassengers.

14.A）Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

B）Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

C）ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

D）Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

15.A）Housearemuchmorequiet.           B）Theywanttohavemorespace.

C）Theywantagardenoftheirown.D）Housesprovidemoreprivacy.

SectionC

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

B）Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

C）Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

D）Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

17.A）Visittheschoolcareersservices.         B）Asktheirprofessorsforhelp. 

C）Lookatschoolbulletinboards.D）Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

18.A）Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

B）Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

C）Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

D）Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Ittastesbetter.B）Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.             

C）Itiseasiertogrow.D）Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

20.A）Itcangrowindriersoil. B）Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.            

C）Itwillreplace greenteaoneday.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.          B）Makewisechoices.                    

C）Designhandicraftsthemselves.D）Learntheimportanceofcreation.

25.A）Toattractforeigninvestments. B）Topreservethetraditionalculture.        

C）Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.D）Toboostthelocaleconomy.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

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

Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwillmatchtheoffense.Butwhenitcomestooneofthecruelestcrimes—animalfighting—things__26__workoutthatway.Dogfightingvictimsare__27__andkilledforprofitand“sport,”yettheircriminalabusersoftenreceivea__28__sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyhalfofallfederally-convictedanimalfightersonlygetprobation（缓刑）.

Someprogresshasbeenmadeintheprosecution（起诉）ofanimalfighters.ButfederaljudgesoftenrelyheavilyontheU.S.SentencingGuidelineswhenthey__29__penalties,andinthecaseofanimalfighting,thoseguidelinesareoutdatedandextremely__30__.

TheU.S.SentencingCommission,which__31__thesesentencingguidelines,isrevisitingthem,proposingtoraisetheminimumsentencefrom6-12to21-27months.Thisisastepintheright__32__,butwe’dliketoseetheU.S.SentencingCommissionmakefurtherguidelines.

Alongwiththiseffort,we’reworkingwithanimaladvocatesandstateandfederallawmakersto__33__anti-crueltylawsacrossthecountry,aswellassupportinglawsandpoliciesthatassistoverburdenedanimal__34__thatcareforanimalfightingvictims.Thishelpis__35__importantbecausethehighcostofcaringforanimalvictimsisamajordeterrenttointerveningincrueltycasesinthefirstplace.

A）convenientI）method

B）createsJ）mineral

C）criticallyK）rarely

D）determineL）shelters

E）directionM）strengthen

F）hesitateN）sufferings

G）inadequateO）tortured

SectionB

　　Directions:

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

WhenWorkBecomesaGame

　　[A]Whatmotivatesemployeestodotheirjobswell?

Competitionwithcoworkers,forsome.Thepromiseofrewards,forothers.Pureenjoymentofproblem-solving,foraluckyfew.

　　[B]Increasingly,companiesaretappingintothesedesiresdirectlythroughwhathascometobeknownas"gamification":

essentially,turningworkintoagame."Gamificationisaboutunderstandingwhatitisthatmakesgamesengagingandwhatgamedesignersdotocreateagreatexperienceingames,andtakingthoselearningsandapplyingthemtoothercontextssuchastheworkplaceandeducation,"explainsKevinWerbach,agamificationexpertwhoteachesattheWhartonSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUnitedStates.

　　[C]Itmightmeanmonitoringemployeeproductivityonadigitalleaderboardandofferingprizestothewinners,orgivingemployeesdigitalbadgesorstarsforcompletingcertainactivities.Itcouldalsomeantrainingemployeeshowtodotheirjobsthroughvideogameplatforms.CompaniesfromGoogletoL'OrealtoIBMtoWellsFargoareknowntousesomedegreeofgamificationintheirworkplaces.Andmoreandmorecompaniesarejoiningthem.Arecentreportsuggeststhattheglobalgamificationmarketwillgrowfrom$1.65billionin2015to$11.1billionby2020.

　　[D]Theconceptofgamificationisnotentirelynew,Werbachsays.Companies,marketersandteachershavelonglookedforfunwaystoengagepeople'sreward-seekingorcompetitivespirits.CrackerJackshasbeen"gamifying"itssnackfoodbyputtingasmallprizeinsideformorethan100years,headds,andthetum-of-the-centurysteelmagnate（巨头）CharlesSchwabissaidtohaveoftencomeintohisfactoryandwrittenthenumberoftonsofsteelproducedonthepastshiftonthefactoryfloor,thusmotivatingthenextshiftofworkerstobeatthepreviousone.

　　[E]Buttheword"gamification"and