大学英语四级考试真题第三套Word版.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题第三套Word版

2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistofindajobsomewhereandtheothertostartabusinessofyourown.Youaretomakeadecision.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourdecision.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

（说明：

本次四级考试全国共考了两套听力，为避免重复，特补充了一套模拟听力，供同学们练习。

）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

1.A）Armedmen.

B）Militants.

C）Civilians.

D）Hard-liners.

2.

A）Theparkedpassengerbus.

B）Thearmedmenonmotorcycles.

C）Thecentralgovernment.

D）TheIslamicrebels.

Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnews·item.

3.A）$14billion.

B）$40billion.

C）$2.5billion.

D）$25billion.

4.A）Lackofknowledgeofclimatechange.

B）Notenoughexamplestofollow.

C）Shortageofagriculturalexperts.

D）Insufficientfinancingmechanisms.

Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem

5.A）Itwillrise.

B）Itwillbestable.

C）Itwillbelowereddown.

D）Itwillchangefromtimetotime.

6.A）Toboomuprealestatemarket.

B）Tolowerunemploymentrate.

C）Tofinancecarindustry.

D）Toofferfoodtomorepeople.

7.A）Studentswithbankloan.

B）Homebuyerswithbankloan.

C）Lowincomeworkers.

D）Peoplewithsavingsaccounts.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Waiterandcustomer.

B）Goodfriends.

C）Husbandandwife.

D）Colleagues.

9.A）Themandoesherafavor.

B）Themanrecommendshermanygoodfoods.

C）Themanisverypatienttoherquestion.

D）Themandecidestotreathertoameal.

10.A）TherewerenotmanyChineserestaurantsbefore.

B）Manypeopleemigratedoutofhiscountry.

C）Itisfamousforthedifferentrecipes.

D）Itpreventsforeignlanguagesfromgettingin.

11.

A）Hecannotunderstandwhyshealwaysspeaksnonsense.

B）Hedoesnotthinkthewomanknowshowtoenjoyherself.

C）Hebelievesthewomaniscapableofbeingpromotedsoon.

D）HehatestochoosebetweenChinesecuisineandFrenchcuisine

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.

A）T-bonesteak&beer.

B）Friedchickensteak&Sprite.

C）Boiledchicken&salad.

D）Roastbeef&rice.

13.A）French.B）Italian.C）Ranch.D）Germany.

14.A）Foritssalad.C）Foritscheese.

B）Foritspies.D）Foritsfries.

15.

A）Thebakerwashurtatworkandcan’tpreparethem.

B）Theovenisbrokenandhasn’tbeenrepaired.

C）TheyareservedonlyonSundays.

D）Thepieshavebeensoldout.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theywanttoattractattention.C）Theyappearrespectableinsuchclothes.

B）Itisfashionabletowearsuchclothes.D）Ridingamotorcyclemakesonedirty.

17.A）Itisefficient.C）Itisconvenient.

B）Itisexciting.D）Itisdangerous.

18.

A）Ifhealwayswearsprotectiveclothing.

B）Ifhecanseeeverythingaroundhimclearly.

C）Ifheisverycareful.

D）Ifhehasalotofdefenders.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.

A）Makingnoises.

B）Ourownsystemoflanguage.

C）Combinationsofdifferentsounds.

D）Agroupofsentencesuponourowncreations.

20.

A）Itdoesgoodtocommunicationbetweenpeople.

B）Itencouragespeopletospeakouttheirthoughts.

C）Itenlargesthevocabularyofaparticularlanguage.

D）Ithinderscommunicationamongindividuals.

21.

A）Words.

B）Toneofvoice.

C）Sentencestructures.

D）Sounds.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.

A）WilliamSmart.

B）Mrs.Dodd.

C）PresidentLyndonJohnson.

D）PresidentNixon.

23.A）In1910.B）In1906.C）In1966.D）In1972.

24.

A）FirstSundayinJune.

B）SecondSundayinJune.

C）ThirdSundayinJune.

D）DecidedbyeachPresiden

25.

A）Tohonoronlyyourfather.

B）Tohonorallfathersaroundyou.

C）Tohonorfatherlikefigures.

D）TohonorMrs.Dodd’sfather.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwillmatchtheoffense.Butwhenitcomestooneofthecruelestcrimesanimalfightingthings26workoutthatway.Dog-fightingvictimsare27andkilledforprofitand“sport，”yettheir

criminalabusersoftenreceivea28sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyhalfofallfederally-convictedanimalfightersonlygetprobation（缓刑）．

Someprogresshasbeenmadeintheprosecution（起诉）ofanimalfighters.ButfederaljudgesoftenrelyheavilyontheU.S.SentencingGuidelineswhenthey29penalties,andinthecaseofanimalfighting,thoseguidelinesareoutdatedandextremely30

TheU.S.SentencingCommission,which31thesesentencingguidelines,isrevisitingthem,proposingtoraisetheminimumsentencefrom6-12to21-27months.Thisisastepintheright32,butwe’dliketoseetheU.S.SentencingCommissionmakefurtherchangestotheguidelines.

Alongwiththiseffort,we'reworkingwithanimaladvocatesandstateandfederallawmakersto33anti-crueltylawsacrossthecountry,aswellassupportinglawsandpoliciesthatassistoverburdenedanimal34thatcareforanimalfightingvictims.Thishelpis35importantbecausethehighcostofcaringforanimalvictimsisamajorfactorthatpreventspeoplefromgettinginvolvedincrueltycasesinthefirstplace.

A）convenient

B）creates

C）critically

D）determine

E）direction

F）hesitate

G）inadequate

H）inspired

I）method

J）minimal

K）rarely

L）shelters

M）strengthen

N）sufferings

O）tortured

SectionB

Directions:

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

WhenWorkBecomesaGame

A）Whatmotivatesemployeestodotheirjobswell?

Competitionwithcoworkers,forsome.Thepromiseofrewards,forothers.Pureenjoymentofproblemsolving,foraluckyfew.

B）Increasingly,companiesaretappingintothesedesiresdirectlythroughwhathascometobeknownas“gasification'':

essentially,turningworkintoagame.“Gasificationisaboutunderstandingwhatitisthatmakesgamesengagingandwhatgamedesignersdotocreateagreatexperienceingames,andtakingthoselearning’sandapplyingthemtoothercontextssuchastheworkplaceandeducation，”explainsKevinWabash,agasificationexpertwhoteachesAttheWhartonSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUnitedStates.

C）Itmightmeanmonitoringemployeeproductivityonadigitalleaderboardandofferringprizestothewinners,orgivingemployeesdigitalbadgesorstarsforcompletingcertainactivities.Itcouldalsomeantrainingemployeeshowtodotheirjobsthroughvideogameplatforms.CompaniesfromGoogletoL’OrdealtoIBMtoWellsFargoareknowntousesomedegreeofgasificationintheirworkplaces.Andmoreandmorecompaniesarejoiningthem.Arecent

Reportsuggeststhattheglobalgasificationmarketwillgrowfrom$1.65billionin2015to$11.1billionby2020.

D）Theconceptofgasificationisnotentirelynew,Werbachsays.Companies,marketersandteachershavelonglookedforfunwaystoengagepeople’srewardseekingorcompetitivespirits.CrackerJackshasbeen“gamifying”itssnackfoodbyputtingasmallprizeinsideformorethan100years,headds,andtheturn-of-the-centurysteelmagnate（巨头）CharlesSchwabissaidtohaveoftencomeintohisfactoryandwrittenthenumberoftonsofsteelproducedonthepastshiftonthefactoryfloor,thusmotivatingthenextshifttofworkerstobeatthepreviousone.

E）Buttheword“gasification”andthewidespread,consciousapplicationoftheconceptonlybeganinearnestaboutfiveyearsago,Wabashsays.Thanksinpartto