英语四级考试真题及答案第二套.docx

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英语四级考试真题及答案第二套

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。

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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.Foumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

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）differ