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大学英语四级第二套
2016年12月英语四级真题试卷
PartI Writing (30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:
oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast 120 wordsbutnomorethan 180 words.
PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheet1 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Itwasdangeroustolivein. C)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.
B)Itwasgoingtoberenovated. D)Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.
2.A)Astrike. C)Aforestfire.
B)Astorm. D)Aterroristattack.
Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.
B)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.
C)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.
D)Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.
4.A)Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.
B)Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.
C)Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.
D)Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.
Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Raisepostagerates.
B)Improveitsservices.
C)Redesigndeliveryroutes.
D)Closesomeofitspostoffices.
6.A)Shorteningbusinesshours.
B)Closingofficesonholidays.
C)StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.
D)Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.
7.A)Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.
B)Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.
C)Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.
D)Alotofcontroversywillarise.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheet1 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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)Selfish.
C)Friendly.
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.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
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.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Ittastesbetter.
B)Itiseasiertogrow.
C)Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.
D)Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.
20.A)Itishealthierthan greentea.
B)Itcangrowindriersoil.
C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.
D)Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.
21.A)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.
B)Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.
C)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.
D)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
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.
Part Ⅲ ReadingComprehension (40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy 26 thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.
Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers 27 forsexdifferencestheentirehumanbrain.
Andwhatdidtheyfind?
Notmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor 28 brainsas“male”or“female,”researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.
DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-based 29 ,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.
Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere 30 different,youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall 31 ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.
LarryCahill,anAmerican neuroscientist (神经科学家),saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning 32 beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame, 33 ofgender.
“There’samountainofevidence 34 theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,”hetold TheSeattleTimes.
Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy 35 thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”
A)abnormal I)regardless
B)applied J)searched
C)briefly K)similarities
D)categorizing L)slightly
E)challenges M)suggests
F)figure N)tastes
G)percentage O)traditional
H)proving
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheet2.
CanBurglarsJamYourWirelessSecuritySystem?
[A]Anyproductthatpromisestoprotectyourhomedeservescarefulexamination.Soitisn’tsurprisingthatyou’llfindplentyofstrongopinionsaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-securitysystems.
[B]Themostlikelytypeof burglary (入室盗窃)byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeofopportunity,usuallyinvolvingabrokenwindoworsomeforcedentry.AccordingtotheFBI,crimesliketheseaccountedroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouseholdburglariesintheUSin2013.Thewidemajorityoftherestwereillegal,unforcedentriesthatresultedfromsomethinglikeawindowbeingleftopen.TheoddsofacriminalusingtechnicalmeanstobypassasecuritysystemaresosmallthattheFBIdoesn’teventrackthosestatistics.
[C]Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-securityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerabletobeingblockedfromworkingaltogether.Withwiredsetups,thefearisthataburglar (入室盗贼)mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimplybycuttingth