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大学英语四级考试真题及答案
2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）
PartIWriting（30minutes）（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:
oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Muchcontroversyhasbeenarousedaboutwhetherthestudentsshouldfindajoborstarttheirownbusinessaftergraduation.Takingalookaround,wecanfindthatsomegraduatesbustlearoundjobmarkets,whileotherschoosetorunashoponTMall.However,Iprefertheformerchoice.
Frommyperspective,therearegoodreasonstofindajobinthefirstseveralyearsaftertheirgraduation.Firstandforemost,ifagraduateintendstoaccumulateworkingexperienceandlearnfromtheseniors,itisadvisableforhimtofindajob.Itisanundeniablefactthatthetheoreticalknowledgewillprovidethegraduateswiththeabilitytoconsiderthingscomprehensively,however,onlyundertheintegrationwithpracticecantherigidknowledgebeusefulfortheirfuturedevelopment.Inevitably,doingsomethingsmallisthepremiseofundertakingsomethinggreat.TakeJackMa,thefounderofAlibabaandtaobao,forexample.Healsofindssomejobsbeforeestablishinghisowncareer,layingasolidfoundationforhislatersuccess.
Consequently,itisofgreatnecessitytofindajobaftergraduation.Ifirmlybelievethatitwillcontinuetobringaboutmorereturnstoourlifeandfuture.
PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A）Itwasgoingtoberenovated.
B）Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.
C）Itwasdangeroustolivein.
D）Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.
【答案】C
2.A）Astorm.
B）Astrike.
C）Aforestfire.
D）Aterroristattack.
【答案】A
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A）Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.
B）Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.
C）Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.
D）Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.
【答案】D
4.A）Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.
B）Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.
C）Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.
D）Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.
【答案】B
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A）Raisepostagerates.
B）Improveitsservices.
C）Closesomeofitspostoffices.
D）Redesigndeliveryroutes.
【答案】C
6.A）Closingofficesonholidays.
B）Shorteningbusinesshours.
C）Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.
D）StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.
【答案】D
7.A）Alotofcontroversywillarise.
B）Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.
C）Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.
D）Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.
【答案】D
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）yC）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A）Hewilllosepartofhispay.
B）Hewillgothroughretraining.
C）Hewillbegivenawarning.
D）Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.
【答案】A
9.A）Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.
B）Heisatrustworthyguy.
C）Heisalwaysontime.
D）Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.
【答案】B
10.A）Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.
B）Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.
C）Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.
D）Sheisinchargeofpublicrelations.
【答案】C
11.A）Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.
B）Heisskilledandexperienced.
C）Heisveryclosetothemanager.
D）Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.
【答案】A
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A）Open.
B）Reserved.
C）Selfish.
D）Friendly.
【答案】B
13.A）Theyreadabook.
B）Theytalkabouttheweather.
C）Theystayquiet.
D）Theychatwithfellowpassengers.
【答案】C
14.A）Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.
B）Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.
C）ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.
D）Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.
【答案】B
15.A）Housesaremuchmorequiet.
B）Theywanttohavemorespace.
C）Theywantagardenoftheirown.
D）Housesprovidemoreprivacy.
【答案】D
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A）Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.
B）Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.
C）Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.
D）Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.
【答案】A
17.A）Visittheschoolcareersservice.
B）Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.
C）Lookatschoolbulletinboards.
D）Gothroughcampusnewspapers.
【答案】A
18.A）Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.
B）Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.
C）Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.
D）Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.
【答案】C
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A）Ittastesbetter.
B）Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.
C）Itiseasiertogrow.
D）Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.
【答案】B
20.A）Itcangrowindriersoil.
B）Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.
C）Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.
D）Itishealthierthangreentea.
【答案】D
21.A）Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.
B）Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.
C）Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.
D）Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.
【答案】A
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A）Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.
B）Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.
C）Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.
D）Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.
【答案】C
23.A）Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.
B）Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.
C）Theywereproudoftheircreations.
D）Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.
【答案】B
24.A）Identifyfakecrafts.
B）Makewisechoices.
C）Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.
D）Toboostthelocaleconomy.
【答案】B
25.A）Toattractforeigninvestments.
B）Topreservethetraditionalculture.
C）Designhandicraftsthemselves.
D）Learntheimportanceofcreation.
【答案】D
PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy__26__thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.
Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers__27__forsexdifferencesthroughouttheentirehumanbrain.
27._____
A）abnormal
B）applied
C）briefly
D）categorizing
E）challenges
F）figure
G）percentage
H）proving
I）regardless
J）searched
K）similarities
L）slightly
M）suggests
N）tastes
O）traditional
Andwhatdidtheyfind?
Notmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor__28__brainsas“male”or“female,”researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.
28._____
A）abnormal
B）applied
C）briefly
D）categorizing
E）challenges
F）figure
G）percentage
H）proving
I）regardless
J）searched
K）similarities
L）slightly
M）suggests
N）tastes
O）traditional
DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-based—__29__,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.
29._____
A）abnormal
B）applied
C）briefly
D）categorizing
E）challenges
F）figure
G）percentage
H）proving
I）regardless
J）searched
K）similarities
L）slightly
M）suggests
N）tastes
O）traditional
Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere__30__different,youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall__31__ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.
30._____
31._____
A）abnormal
B）applied
C）briefly
D）categorizing
E）challenges
F）figure
G）percentage
H）proving
I）regardless
J）searched
K）similarities
L）slightly
M）suggests
N）tastes
O）traditional
LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist（神经科学家）,saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning__32__beliefsabou
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