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英语四级真题答案

2016年英语四级真题答案

2016年英语四级真题答案

【篇一：

2016年全国英语四级真题及答案】

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directions:

forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourschoolteachersuponenteringcollege.youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

partⅡlistening

comprehension

sectiona

directions:

inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda）,b）,c）andd）.thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.a）howcollegestudentscanimprovetheirsleephabits.

b）whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.

c）whycollegestudentsaremorelikelytohavestressproblems.

d）howcollegestudentscanhandletheirpsychologicalproblems.

2.a）itisnoteasytoimproveone’ssleephabits.

b）itisnotgoodforstudentstoplayvideogames.

c）studentswhoarebetterpreparedgenerallygethigherscoresinexaminations.

d）makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.

questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.a）whethermoreairportsshouldbebuiltaroundlondon.

b）whetheradequateinvestmentisbeingmadetoimproveairportfacilities.

c）whetherthebritishairportsauthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets.

d）whetherthespanishcompanycouldofferbetterservice.

4.a）inefficientmanagement.b）poorownershipstructure.

c）lackofinnovationandcompetition.d）lackofrunwayandterminalcapacity.questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.a）reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.

b）setalimittotheproductionoftheircigarettes.

c）takestepstoreducenicotineintheirproducts.

d）studytheeffectsofnicotineonyoungsmokers.

6.a）thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.

b）bigtobaccocompanieswerefrankwiththeircustomersaboutthehazardsofsmoking.

c）brandswhichcontainhighernicotinecontentwerefoundtobemuchmorepopular.

c）ittrainsyoungpeople’sleadershipabilities.

d）itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.

questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.a）theimpactofenginedesignonrodesafety.b）therolepolicemenplayintrafficsafety.

c）asenseoffreedomdrivinggives.d）rulesandregulationsfordriving.

13.a）makecarswithautomaticcontrol.b）makecarsthathavebetterbrakes.

c）makecarsthatarelesspowerful.d）makecarswithhigherstandards.

14.a）theytendtodriveresponsibly.b）theyliketogoathighspeed.

c）theykeepwithinspeedlimits.d）theyfollowtrafficrulesclosely.

15.a）itisabadidea.b）itisnotuseful.

c）itisaseffectiveasspeedbumps.d）itshouldbecombinedwitheducation.sectionc

directions:

inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda）,b）,c）and

d）.thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.a）thecardgotdamaged.b）thecardwasfoundinvalid.

c）thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning.d）thecardreaderbrokedownunexpectedly.

17.a）byconvertingthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.

b）bycallingthecreditcardcompanyforconfirmation.

c）byseekinghelpfromthecardreadermakerverifone.

d）bytypingthecreditcardnumberintothecashregister.

18.a）affectthesalesofhigh-techappliances.

b）changethelifestyleofmanyamericans.

c）givebirthtomanynewtechnologicalinventions.

d）producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures.

questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.a）theyaresetbythedeanofthegraduateschool.

b）theyaredeterminedbytheadvisingboard.

c）theyleavemuchroomforimprovement.

d）theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.

20.a）byconsultingtheexaminingcommittee.b）byreadingthebulletinofinformation.

c）bycontactingthedepartmentaloffice.d）byvisitingtheuniversity’swebsite.

21.a）theyspecifythenumberofcreditsstudentsmustearn.

b）theyarehardertomeetthanthoseforundergraduates.

c）theyhavetobeapprovedbytheexaminingcommittee.

d）theyarethesameamongvariousdivisionsoftheuniversity.

questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.a）studentsmajoringinnutrition.b）studentsinhealthclasses.

c）ph.d.candidatesindieting.d）middleandhighschoolteachers.

23.a）itsoverestimateoftheeffectofdieting.b）itsmistakenconceptionofnutrition.

c）itschangingcriteriaforbeauty.d）itsoveremphasisonthinness.

24.a）toillustrateherpointthatbeautyisbutskindeep.

b）todemonstratethemagiceffectofdietingonwomen.

c）toexplainhowcomputerimagescanbemisleading.

d）toprovethattechnologyhasimpactedourculture.

25.a）topersuadegirlstostopdieting.

b）topromoteherownconceptofbeauty.

c）toestablishanemotionalconnectionwithstudents.

d）tohelpstudentsridthemselvesofbadlivinghabits.

partiiireadingcomprehension

sectiona

directions:

inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonanswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

contrarytopopularbelief,olderpeoplegenerallydonotwanttolivewiththeirchildren.

thecaseinthe“goodolddays”,andmostolderpeopledonotfeelabout80%ofpeople65yearsandolderhavelivingchildren,andabout90%ofthemhavewithin30minutesofatleastoneoftheirchildren.

havingcontactwithchildrendoesnotguaranteehappinessinoldage.infact,someresearchhasfoundthatpeoplewhoaremostinvolvedwiththeirfamilieshavethe,however,asillhealthoftenmakesolderpeoplemorespirits.

increasingly,researchershavebeguntolookatthequalityofrelationships,ratherthanatthefrequencyofcontact,betweentheelderlyandtheirchildren.ifparentsandchildrenshareinterestsandvaluesandagreeonchildrearingpracticesandreligious,theyarelikelytoenjoyeachother’scompany.disagreementsonsuchmatterscancauseproblems.ifparentsareagreedbytheirdaughter’sdivorce,dislikehernewhusband,anddisapproveofhowsheisraisingarethattheyarenotgoingtoenjoyhervisits.

sectionb

directions:

inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2.

couldfoodshortagesbringdowncivilization?

[a]formanyyearsihavestudiedglobalagricultural,population,environmentalandeconomictrendsandtheirinteractions.thecombinedeffectsofthosetrendsandthepoliticaltensionstheygeneratepointtothebreakdownofgovernmentsandsocieties.yeti,too,haveresistedtheideathatfoodshortagescouldbringdownnotonlyindividualgovernmentsbutalsoourglobalcivilization.

[b]icannolongerignorethatrisk.ourcontinuingfailuretodealwiththeenvironmentaldeclinesthatareunderminingtheworldfoodeconomyforcesmetoconcludethatsuchacollapseispossible.

[c]asdemandforfoodrisesfasterthansuppliesaregrowing,theresultingfood-priceinflationputsseverestressonthegovernmentsofmanycountries.unabletobuygrainorgrowtheirown,hungrypeopletaketothestreets.indeed,evenbeforethesteepclimbingrainpricesin2008,thenumberoffailingstateswasexpanding.ifthefoodsituationcontinuestoworsen,entirenationswillbreakdownataneverincreasingrate.inthe20thcenturythemainthreattointernationalsecuritywassuperpowerconflict;todayitisfailingstates.

[d]statesfailwhennationalgovernmentscannolongerprovidepersonalsecurity,foodsecurity

andbasicsocialservicessuchaseducationandhealthcare.whengovernmentslosetheircontrolonpower,lawandorderbegintodisintegrate.afterapoint,countriescanbecomesodangerousthatfoodreliefworkersarenolongersafeandtheirprogramsarehalted.failingstatesareofinternationalconcernbecausetheyareasourceofterrorists,drugs,weaponsandrefugees（难民）,threateningpoliticalstabilityeverywhere.

security——hasadifferent,moretroublingqualitythantheincreasesofthepast.duringthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,grainpricesrosedramaticallyseveraltimes.in1972,forinstance,thesoviets,recognizingtheirpoorharvestearly,quietlycorneredtheworldwheatmarket.asaresult,wheatpriceselsewheremorethandoubled,pullingriceandcornpricesupwiththem.butthisandotherpriceshockswereevent-driven——droughtinthesovietunion,crop-shrinkingheatintheu.s.cornbelt.andtheriseswereshort-lived:

pricestypicallyreturnedtonormalwiththenextharvest.

[f]incontrast,therecentsurgeinworldgrain