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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