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四级真题共3套

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonlearningandthenexplainwhyeducationdoesn’tsimplymeanlearningtoobtaininformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A）Thewomanisnowworkinginakindergarten.

B）Themanwillsoonstartabusinessofhisown.

C）Themanwouldliketobeahighschoolteacher.

D）Thewomanisgoingtomajorinchildeducation.

2.A）Thefurniturehastoberearranged.

B）Thesoundequipmenthastobesetup.

C）Theconferenceroomhastobecleaned.

D）Thevideomachinehastobechecked.

3.A）Sheisexhausted.

B）Sheisnear-sighted.

C）Shecannotfinishworkintime.

D）Shecannotgostraighthome.

4.A）Thewomanistooparticularaboutfood.

B）Hewouldratherhaveamealanhourlater.

C）Thewomanshouldorderherfoodquickly.

D）Heusuallyprefersice-creamtosandwiches.

5.A）Heisnotagoodmechanic.

B）Hedoesn’tkeephispromises.

C）Hespendshissparetimedoingrepairs.

D）Heisalwaysreadytoofferhelptoothers.

6.A）Samhasabigfamilytosupport.

B）Samisnotinterestedintraveling.

C）Thepayofferbythetravelagencyistoolow.

D）Theworkhoursinthetravelagencyaretoolong.

7.A）Internationaltrade.

B）Productdevelopment.

C）Financialconsulting.

D）Domesticretailing.

8.A）Goonabusinesstrip.

B）LookforajobinMiami.

C）Makeaticketreservation.

D）Takeavacation.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）ItislocatedonRoute18.

B）Ithasaninterestingmuseum.

C）Itisabeautifullittletown.

D）ItliessevenmileseastofNewton.

10.A）Theyareinoppositedirections.

B）Theyarefifty-fivemilesapart.

C）Theyarequiteclosetoeachother.

D）TheyarealongdrivefromNorwalk.

11.A）TheyareconnectedbyRoute7.

B）Theyarecrowdedwithtourists.

C）Theyhavelotsofoldhouses.

D）Theyhavemanyrareplants.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）BringhimuptodateonthecurrentsituationinMilan.

B）InformhimofthearrangementsforhistripinItaly.

C）FetchthedocumentssignedbyMr.Gartner.

D）AccompanyMr.GartnertotheLinateairport.

13.A）About8:

30.

B）About6:

30.

C）About5:

30.

D）About4:

15.

14.A）Mr.GartnerfromMilan.

B）GianniRivaatMegastar.

C）Thecompany’ssalesrepresentative.

D）GavinfromtheChamberofCommerce.

15.A）Travelagent.

B）Businessmanager.

C）Secretary.

D）Saleswoman.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Shehadadesiretohelpothers.

B）Shewantedtofindoutmoreaboutit.

C）Sheneededsomeoverseasexperience.

D）Shewasinterestedinfarming.

17.A）Carryoutaculturalexchangeprogram.

B）Workonanagriculturalproject.

C）LearnPortuguese.

D）TeachEnglish.

18.A）Shefounditdifficulttosecureajobinherowncountry.

B）ShewantedtorenewhercontactwiththePeaceCorps.

C）ShewasinvitedtoworkasanEnglishteacher.

D）Shecouldnotgetthecountryoutofhermind.

19.A）ByteachingadditionalEnglishclasses.

B）BywritingstoriesforAmericannewspapers.

C）ByworkingparttimeforthePeaceCorps.

D）Bydoingoddjobsforlocalinstitutions.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A）Timespentexercising.

B）Timespentworking.

C）Timespentonleisureactivities.

D）Timespentwithfriendsandfamily.

21.A）Reading.

B）SurfingtheWeb.

C）Eatingout.

D）WatchingTV.

22.A）Driving.

B）Gardening.

C）Goingtothepub.

D）Visitingfriends.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Thecardriverwastryingtoavoidhittingarabbit.

B）Thecardriverwaspartlyresponsiblefortheaccident.

C）McLaughlinwastalkingtohismanagerwhiledriving.

D）McLaughlin’scarelessnessresultedinthecollision.

24.A）Hecrashedintoacarparkedthere.

B）Heknockeddownseveralmailboxes.

C）Hetoredownthecompany’smaingate.

D）Hedidseriousdamagetoaloadedtruck.

25.A）Hewilllosehisjob.

B）Hewillhavetopaydamages.

C）Hewillbefinedheavily.

D）Hewillreceiveretraining.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

WhenCaptainCookaskedthechiefsinTahitiwhytheyalwaysare26,theyreplied,“Becauseitisright.”IfweaskAmericanswhytheyeatwithknivesandforks,orwhytheirmenwearpants27skirts,orwhytheymaybemarriedtoonlyonepersonatatime,wearelikelytoget28andveryuninformativeanswers:

“Becauseit’sright.”“Becausethat’sthewayit’sdone.”“Becauseit’sthe29.”Oreven“Idon’tknow.”Thereasonfortheseandcountlessotherpatternsofsocialbehavioristhattheyare30bysocialnorms—sharedrulesorguidelineswhichprescribethebehaviorthatisappropriateinagivensituation.Norms31howpeople“ought”tobehaveunderparticularcircumstancesinaparticularsociety.Weconform（遵守）tonormssoreadilythatwearehardlyawarethey32.Infact,wearemuchmorelikelytonotice33fromnormsthanconformitytothem.Youwouldnotbesurprisedifastrangertriedtoshakehandswhenyouwereintroduced,butyoumightbealittle34iftheybowed,startedtostrokeyouorkissedyouonboth35.Yeteachoftheseotherformsofgreetingisappropriateinotherpartsoftheworld.Whenwevisitanothersocietywhosenormsaredifferent,wequicklybecomeawarethatthingswedothisway,theydothatway.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage:

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whatdoesittaketobeawell-trainednurse?

Theanswerusedtobetwo-yearassociate’sorfour-yearbachelor’sdegreeprograms.Butasthenursingshortage36,agrowingnumberofschoolsandhospitalsareestablishing“fast-trackprograms”thatenablecollegegraduateswithnonursing37tobecomeregisterednurseswithonlyayearorsoof38training.

In1991,therewereonly40fast-trackcurricula;nowtherearemorethan200.TypicalisColumbiaUniversity’sEntrytoPracticeprogram.Studentsearntheirbachelorofscienceinnursinginayear.Thosewhostayonforan39twoyearscanearnamaster’sdegreethat40themasnursepractitioners（执业护士）orclinicalnursespecialists.

Manystudentsarerecent41;othersarecareerswitchers.RudyGuardron,32,a2004graduateofColumbia’sprogram,wasapremedicalstudentincollegeandthenworkedforapharmaceutical（药物的）researchcompany.AtColumbia,hewas42asanursepractitioner.“Isawthatnurseswereinhigh43anditlookedlikeareallygoodopportunity,”hesays.“Also,Ididn’twanttobeinschoolforthatlong.”

Thefast-tracktrendfillsaneed,butit’salsocreatingsome44betweennewcomersandveterans.“Nursesthatarestillatthebedside45thesekidswithsuspicion,”saysLindaPellico,whohastaughtnursingatYaleUniversityfor18years.“Theywonder,howcantheydoitquicker?

”Theansweristheydon’t.

A）additional

B）applied

C）demand

D）excessive

E）experience

F）expores

G）graduates

H）operations

I）promote

J）qualifies

K）specialized

L）tension

M）trained

N）view

O）worsens

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Theriseofthesharingeconomy

[A]Lastnight40,000peoplerentedaccommodationfromaservicethatoffers250,000roomsin30,000citiesin192countries.Theychosetheirroomsandpaidforeverythi