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12大学英语四级真题及答案第一套
2021年12月大学英语四级测试真题(第1套)
PartI
Writing(30minutes)Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:
oneistofindajobsomewhereandtheothertostartabusinessofyourown.Youaretomakeadecision.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourdecision.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Partn
ListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A.Itwasdangeroustolivein.
B.Itwasgoingtoberenovated.
C.Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.
D.Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.
2.A.Astrike.
B.Astorm.
C.Aforestfire.
D.Aterroristattack.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A.Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.
B.Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.
C.Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.
D.Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.
4.A.Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.
B.Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.
C.Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.
D.Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A.Raisepostagerates.
B.Improveitsservices.
C.Redesigndeliveryroutes.
D.Closesomeofitspostoffices.
6.A.Shorteningbusinesshours.
B.Closingofficesonholidays.
C.StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.
D.Computerizingmallsortingprocesses.
7.A.Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.
8.Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.
9.Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.
10.Alotofcontroversywillarise.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendof
eachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe
questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe
bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.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.Friendly.
C.Selfish.
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.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyyouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
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.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
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.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
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.Partin
ReadingComprehension〔40minutes〕SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwillmatchthewhenitcomestooneofthecruelestcrimes--animalfighting--things26workoutthatvictimsare27andkilledforprofitand"sport,"yettheircriminalabusersoftenreceivea28sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyhalfofallfederally-convictedanimalfightersonlygetprobation〔缓开U〕.
Someprogresshasbeenmadeintheprosecution〔起诉〕ofanimalfighters.Butfederal
judgesoftenrelyheavilyontheU.S.SentencingGuideLineswhenthey29penalties,andinthecaseofanimalfighting,thoseguidelinesareoutdatedandextremely30The.SentencingCommission,which31thesesentencingguidelines,isrevisitingthem,proposingtoraisetheminimumsentencefrom6-12to21-27months.Thisisastepintheright32,butwe'dliketoseetheU.S.SentencingCommissionmakefurtherchangestotheguidelines.
Alongwiththiseffort,we'reworkingwithanimaladvocatesandstateandfederallawmakersto33anti-crueltylawsacrossthecountry,aswellassupportinglawsandpoliciesthatassistoverburdenedanimal34thatcareforanimalfightingvictims.
Thishelpis35importantbecausethehighcostofcaringforanimalvictimsisamajorfactorthatpreventspeoplefromgettinginvolvedincrueltycasesinthefirstplace.
A.convenientB.createsC.criticallyD.determineE.directionF.hesitateG.inadequateH.inspiredI.method
J.minimal
K.rarelyL.sheltersM.strengthenN.sufferingsO.torturedSectionBDirections:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.YoumaychooseaparagraphmorethanparagraphismarkedwithathequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
WhenWorkBecomesaGame
A)Whatmotivatesemployeestodotheirjobswell?
Competitionwithcoworkers,forsome.Thepromiseofrewards,forothers.Pureenjoymentofproblem-solving,foraluckyfew.
B)Increasingly,companiesaretappingintothesedesiresdirectlythroughwhathascometobeknownas"gamification":
essentially,turningworkintoagame."Gamificationisaboutunderstandingwhatitisthatmakesgamesengagingandwhatgamedesignersdotocreateagreatexperienceingames,andtakingthoselearningsandapplyingthemtoothercontextssuchastheworkplaceandeducation,"explainsKevinWerbach,agamificationexpertwhoteachesattheWhartonSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUnitedStates.
C)Itmightmeanmonitoringemployeeproductivityonadigitalleaderboardandofferingprizestothewinner,orgivingemployeesdigitalbadgesorstarsforcompletingcertainactivities.Itcouldalsomeantrainingemployeeshowtodotheirjobsthroughvideogameplatforms.CompaniesfromGoogletoL'OrealtoIBMtoWellsFargoareknowntousesomedegreeofgamificationintheirworkplaces.Andmoreandmorecompaniesarejoiningthem.Arecentreportsuggeststhattheglobalgamificationmarketwillgrowfrom$billionin2021to$billionby2021.
D)Theconceptofgamificationisnotentirelynew,Werbachsays.Companies,marketersandteachershavelonglookedforfunwaystoengagepeople'sreward-seekingorcompetitivespirits.CrackerJackshasbeen"gamifying"itssnackfoodbyputtingasmallprizeinsidefor