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英语四级真题及答案

2012年12月英语四级真题及答案

PartⅠListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA）ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］

1.A）Thefourthfloor.B）Thefifthfloor.C）Thesixthfloor.D）Theseventhfloor.

2.A）Johnboughtacheapcomputer.B）JohnboughtMorrisacomputer.

C）MorrisboughtacomputerfromJohn.D）Morrisboughtanewcomputer.

3.A）RecognizeJanefirst.B）Tellthewomanwhy.

C）Goonadiet.D）Feelatease.

4.A）Thewhiteone.B）Thebrickone.

C）Theprettierone.D）Thebetterone.

5.A）Thesummerthisyearisterriblyhot.B）Lastsummerwasevenhotter.

C）Hotweatherhelpsloseweight.D）Lightwasstrongerthismorning.

6.A）Nooneonthebuswasinjured.

B）Everyoneonthebuswasinjured.

C）Onlyonestudentonthebuswasinjured.

D）Morethanonestudentonthebuswasinjured.

7.A）Drawingsomemoney.B）Openingadepositaccount.

C）Savingmuchmoney.D）Puttingmoneyinthebank.

8.A）Theyhavetoolittlepatience.B）Theyarenotstrictwithstudents.

C）Theyareveryhardonstudents.D）Theyaremorehardworkingthanbefore.

9.A）Thewomanisveryworried.B）Themandoesn’tlikethinking.

C）Themanhasdonesomethingwrong.D）Thewomancandonothingfortheman.

10.A）Becausethewaistwasabittootight.

B）Becausetherewasn’tanyofhersize.

C）Becauseshedidn’tlookgoodinthedress.

D）Becausethestylewasnotwhatsheliked.

SectionBCompoundDictation

注意：

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation），题目在试卷二上。

现在请取出试卷二。

Asupermarketclubcardisanewwayforpeopletosavemoneyonitemstheybuy.Peopleusedtocutoutcoupons（赠券）to（S1）savemoney.Nowtheyuseacardthatlookslikea（S2）creditcardwhentheypayforitems.Onlypeoplewithcardscangetthe（S3）lowerprice.

Togetacard,peoplemustgiveouttheirname,address,andother（S4）personalinformation.Everythingclubcard-usersbuyis（S5）storedonacomputerinafilewiththeirnameonit.Inthecoupondays,noonekept（S6）trackofthethingspeoplebought.Now,computersallowhuge（S7）amountsofinformationtobesaved.

Inordertosavemoneywiththecards,peoplecouldloseprivacy.Sofar,theinformation,ordata,isprivate.Butthatcouldchange.Therearemanycompanieswhomightbeinterestedinknowingwhatpeoplebuy.Forinstance,（S8）aninsurancecompanymightwanttoknowiftheirclientsbuyhealthyfood,orifpeoplebuyalotofmedicinefromthestore.

ACaliforniaSenator,DebraBowen,wantstomakesuretherearelawstoprotectdatakeptoncomputers.Shesays,“（S9）Thelawsthatgovernprivacyreallyhaven’tcaughtupwithtechnology.”

Storesthatuseclubcardshavepromisedtokeeptheinformationprivate.（S10）Somepeopleareafraidthestoresmightchangetheirmindsifcompaniesofferedenoughmoney.Somepeoplesaytheinformationisworthasmuchastreasure.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thepredictabilityofourmortalityratesissomethingthathaslongpuzzledsocialscientists.Afterall,thereisnonaturalreasonwhy2,500peopleshouldaccidentallyshootthemselveseachyearorwhy7,000shoulddrownor55,000dieintheircars.Nooneestablishesaquotaforeachtypeofdeath.Itjusthappensthattheyfollowaconsistentpatternyearafteryear.

AfewyearsagoaCanadianpsychologistnamedGeraldWildebecameinterestedinthisphenomenon.HenoticedthatmortalityratesforviolentandaccidentaldeathsthroughouttheWesternworldhaveremainedoddlystaticthroughoutthewholeofthecentury,despiteallthetechnologicaladvancesandincreasesinsafetystandardsthathavehappenedinthattime.Wildedevelopedanintriguingtheorycalled“riskhomeostasis”.Accordingtothistheory,peopleinstinctivelylivewithacertainlevelofrisk.Whensomethingismadesafer,peoplewillgetaroundthemeasureinsomewaytoreasserttheoriginallevelofdanger.If,forinstance,theyarerequiredtowearseatbelts,theywillfeelsaferandthuswilldrivealittlefasterandalittlemorerecklessly,therebystatisticallycancelingoutthebenefitsthattheseatbeltconfers.Otherstudieshaveshownthatwhereanintersectionismadesafer,theaccidentrateinvariablyfallstherebutrisestoacompensatinglevelelsewherealongthesamestretchofroad.Itappears,then,thatwehaveaninnateneedfordanger.

Inallevents,itisbecomingclearerandclearertoscientiststhatthefactorsinfluencingourlifespanarefarmoresubtleandcomplexthanhadbeenpreviouslythought.Itnowappearsthatifyouwishtolivealonglife,itisn’tsimplyamatterofadheringtocertainprecautions…eatingtherightfoods,notsmoking,drivingwithcare.Youmustalsohavetherightattitude.ScientistsattheDukeUniversityMedicalCentermadea15-yearstudyof500personspersonalitiesandfound,somewhattotheirsurprise,thatpeoplewithasuspiciousormistrustfulnaturedieprematurelyfarmoreoftenthanpeoplewithasunnydisposition.Lookingonthebrightside,itseems,canaddyearstoyourlifespan.

11.Whatsocialscientistshavelongfeltpuzzledaboutiswhy.

A）themortalityratecannotbepredicted

B）thedeathtollremainedstableyearafteryear

C）aquotaforeachtypeofdeathhasnotcomeintobeing

D）peoplelosttheirliveseveryyearforthisorthatreason

12.Inhisresearch,GeraldWildefindsthattechnologicaladvancesandincreasesinsafetystandards.

A）havehelpedsolvetheproblemofsohighdeathrate

B）haveoddlyaccountedformortalityratesinthepastcentury

C）havereducedmortalityratesforviolentandaccidentaldeaths

D）haveachievednoeffectinbringingdownthenumberofdeaths

13.Accordingtothetheoryof“riskhomeostasis”,sometrafficaccidentsresultfrom.

A）ourinnatedesireforrisk

B）ourfastandrecklessdriving

C）ourignoranceofseatbeltbenefits

D）ourinstinctiveinterestinspeeding

14.Bysaying“…statisticallycancelingoutthebenefitsthattheseatbeltconfers”（Para.2）,theauthormeans.

A）wearingseatbeltsdoesnothaveanybenefitsfromthestatisticpointofview

B）deathsfromwearingseatbeltsarethesameasthosefromnotwearingthem

C）deathsfromotherreasonscounterbalancethebenefitsofwearingseatbelts

D）wearingseatbeltsdoesnotnecessarilyreducedeathsfromtrafficaccidents

15.Whichofthefollowingmaycontributetoalongerlifespan?

A）Showingadequatetrustinsteadofsuspicionofothers

B）Eatingthefoodlowinfatanddrivingwithgreatcare

C）Cultivatinganoptimisticpersonalityandneverlosingheart

D）Lookingonthebrightsideanddevelopingabalancedlevelofrisk

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InCaliforniatheregulators,theutilitiesandthegovernorallwanttheFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissiontocapspot（现货的）marketprices.TheCaliforniansclaimitwillreininoutrageousprices.Federalregulatorshaverefused.Thebattleison.

GovernorGrayDavissays,“I’mnothappywiththeFederalRegulatoryCommissionatall.They’relivinginanivorytower.IftheirbillsweregoinguplikethepeopleinSanDiego,theywouldknowthatthisisarealproblemintherealworld.”

Aspartofderegulation,pricecapswereremovedtoallowforafreemarket.Timingiseverything;naturalgaspriceshadalreadyskyrocketed.DemandwashighfromCalifornia’sboomingeconomy.Nonewpowerplantshadbeenbuilthereintenyears,andpowerproducershadtherighttohikepricesalongwithdemand.Andhikethemtheydid.

LorettaLynchofthePublicUtilitiesCommissionsays,”ThiscommissionandallofCaliforniawasbeatingdownthedooroffederalregulatorstosay‘helpusimposereasonablepricecapstohelptokeepourmarketstable.”

Federalregulatorsdidaskforlonger-termcontractsbetweenpowerproducersandtheutilitiestostabilizeprices.Thefederalcommission,unavailableforcommentonthisstory,releasedarecentstatementdefendingitspositionnottore-regulate.

FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionDec.15,2000:

“Thecommission?

sintentionistoenablethemarketstocatchuptocurrentsupplyanddemandproblemsandnottoreintroducecommandandcontrolregulationthathashelpedtoproducethecurrentcrisis.”

Someenergyexpertsbelievethat,withouttemporarypricecaps,thecrisiswillcontinue.

SeverinBorensteinoftheU.C.EnergyInstitutesays,“SomefederalregulatorshaveablindcommitmenttomakingthemarketworkandIthinkpartoftheproblemistheyreallydon?

tunderstandwhat?

sgoingon.”

GaryAckermanoftheWesternPowerTradingForumsays