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第02套四级真题
2013年12月英语四级考试真题及答案(第二套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasinguseofthemobilephoneinpeople'slifeandthenexplaintheconsequencesofoverusingit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
注意:
此部分试题在答题卡1上。
PartⅡListening Comprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.A)Gotoaplacehehasvisited.
B)Makeherownarrangements.
C)Consultatravelagent.
D)Joininapackagetour.
2.A)Theyareonalongtripbycar.
B)Theyarestuckinatrafficjam.
C)Theyareusedtogettingupearly.
D)Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight.
3.A)Heisapersondifficulttodealwith.
B)Hedislikesanyformalgathering.
C)Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic.
D)Heoftenkeepsadistancefromothers.
4.A)Workinanotherdepartment.
B)Pursuefurthereducation.
C)Recruitgraduatestudents.
D)Takeanadministrativejob.
5.A)Hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime.
B)Heisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorposition.
C)Hewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimself.
D)HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay1.
6.A)Cleaner.
B)Mechanic.
C)Porter.
D)Salesman.
7.A)Requestoneortworoommatestodothecleaning.
B)HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethisweekend.
C)GetLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistime.
D)AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek.
8.A)Aproblemcausedbytheconstruction.
B)Anaccidentthatoccurredonthebridge.
C)Thebuildingprojecttheyareworking
D)Thepublictransportationconditions.
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,youmustchoosehebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
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)Sheisbothapopularandhighlyrespectedauthor.
B)SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.
C)Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930's.
D)Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.
24.A)TheBookCriticsCircleAward.
B)TheNobelPrizeforliterature.
C)ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.
D)TheNationalBookAward.
25.A)SheisarelativeofMorrison's.
B)SheisaslavefromAfrica.
C)Sheisaskilledstoryteller.
D)Sheisablackwoman.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputersthatcostanywherefrom$1000toperhaps$5000ormore.__26__,itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase__27__costinganotherseveralhundreddollars.Twentyyearsago,computerswere__28__,buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany.__29__purchasedcomputersforhomeuse.Overtheyears,thepriceofthe"guts"ofacomputer-itsmemory-hasdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.Moreover.__30__improvementshavemadeitpossibleto__31__memorycircuitrythatissmallenoughtofitintotheportablepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.__32__,asthepriceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.
__33__improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid(杂交)seeds.__34__animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepricesofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpensesonfood.Eventhoughthe__35__ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreaseswhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Togetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscience,takeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Thisisastoriedplace,the__36__ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience-startingwithErnestLawrence'sinventionofthecyclotron(回旋加速器)in1931.Agenerationago,femalefaceswere__37__and,eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits__38__themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere.__39__allofthemwhitemales.
Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou'llseea__40__display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacultymembersandstudents,areportraitsofthe__41__headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiro,andfourotherwomenwhoseresearch__42__everythingfromthemechanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey'restillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal__43__maybeinthesmallerphotostotheright:
graduateandundergraduatestudents,about20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry'stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic,butalso__44__."Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter,"shesays,"butthey'renotgettingbetteras__45__asIwouldlike."
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A)circumstanceB)confidenceC)coversD)currentE)deals
F)differentG)exposingH)fastI)honoringJ)hope
K)presentlyL)rareM)realisticN)siteO)virtually
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformat