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12大学英语四级真题及答案第一套
2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）
PartⅠ
Writing
（30minutes）
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Suppose
youhavetwooptionsupongraduation:
oneistofindajobsomewhereandtheother
tostartabusinessofyourown.Youaretomakeadecision.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourdecision.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan
180words.
PartⅡ
ListeningComprehension
（25minutes）
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeach
newsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose
thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A.Itwasdangeroustolivein.B.Itwasgoingtoberenovated.C.Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.D.Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.
2.A.Astrike.
3.A.Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.B.Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.
C.Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.D.Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.
4.A.Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.
5.A.Raisepostagerates.B.Improveitsservices.
C.Redesigndeliveryroutes.
6.A.Shorteningbusinesshours.B.Closingofficesonholidays.
C.StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.
D.Computerizingmallsortingprocesses.
7.A.Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.B.Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.
C.Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.
D.Alotofcontroversywillarise.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe
bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.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.
11.A.Heisskilledandexperienced.B.Heisveryclosetothemanager.
C.Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.
D.Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A.Open.
B.Friendly.
C.Selfish.
D.Reserved.
13.A.Theystayquiet.B.Theyreadabook.
C.Theytalkabouttheweather.
D.Theychatwithfellowpassengers.
14.A.Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.B.ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.
C.Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague'shome.
15.A.Housesaremuchmorequiet.B.Housesprovidemoreprivacy.
C.Theywanttohavemorespace.
D.Theywantagardenoftheirown.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe
spokenonlyyouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Theydon'thavemuchchoiceofjobs.B.Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.
C.Theydon'thavetogothroughjobinterviews.D.Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.
17.A.Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.
18.A.Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.B.Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.C.Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.
D.Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A.Ittastesbetter.
20.A.Itishealthierthangreentea.B.Itcangrowindriersoil.
C.Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.D.Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.
21.A.Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.B.Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.
C.Ithasmadeteafarmers'lifeeasier.D.Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A.Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.
23.A.Theywereproudoftheircreations.B.Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.
24.A.Makewisechoices.B.Identifyfakecrafts.
C.Designhandicraftsthemselves.
D.Learntheimportanceofcreation.
25.A.Toboostthelocaleconomy.
B.Toattractforeigninvestments.
C.Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.
D.Topreservethetraditionalculture.
PartⅢ
ReadingComprehension
（40minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired
toselect
onewordforeachblankfromalist
ofchoices
given
inawordbankfollowing
thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each
choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletter
foreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynot
useanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whensomeonecommitsa
criminalact,we
always
hopethepunishmentwillmatchthe
whenit
comesto
oneof
the
cruelest
crimes--animal
fighting--things26
workout
that
victims
are27
andkilled
forprofit
and"sport,"
yet
their
criminal
abusers
oftenreceivea28sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyhalfofall
federally-convictedanimalfightersonlygetprobation（
缓刑）.
Someprogress
hasbeenmadeinthe
prosecution
（起诉）
ofanimalfighters.
Butfederal
judgesoften
rely
heavily
ontheU.S.Sentencing
GuideLines
whenthey29
penalties,
andinthecaseofanimalfighting,thoseguidelinesareoutdatedandextremely30
The.SentencingCommission,which31thesesentencingguidelines,isrevisiting
them,proposingtoraisetheminimumsentencefrom6-12to21-27months.This
isastep
in
the
right32,
butwe'dlike
toseetheU.S.SentencingCommission
make
furtherchangestotheguidelines.
Alongwiththiseffort,we'reworkingwithanimaladvocatesandstateandfederal
lawmakersto33anti-cruelty
laws
across
the
country,
aswell
assupporting
laws
and
policiesthatassistoverburdenedanimal34thatcareforanimalfightingvictims.
Thishelpis35importantbecausethehighcostofcaringforanimalvictimsisa
major
factor
that
prevents
people
fromgettinginvolved
incruelty
cases
in
thefirst
place.
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,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements
attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.
Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea
paragraphmorethanparagraphismarkedwithathequestionsbymarking
thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
WhenWorkBecomesaGame
A）Whatmotivatesemployeestodotheirjobswell?
Competitionwithcoworkers,forsome.Thepromiseofrewards,forothers.Pureenjoymentofproblem-solving,fora
luckyfew.
B）Increasingly,companiesaretappingintothesedesiresdirectlythroughwhathas
cometobeknownas"gamification":
essentially,turningworkintoagame.
"Gamificationisaboutunderstandingwhatitisthatmakesgamesengagingandwhat
gamedesignersdotocreateagreatexperienceingames,andtakingthoselearnings
andapplyingthemtoothercontextssuchastheworkplaceandeducation,"explains
KevinWerbach,agamificationexpertwhoteachesattheWhartonSchoolofBusiness
attheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUnitedStates.
C）Itmightmeanmonitoringemployeeproductivityonadigitalleaderboardandofferingprizestothewinner,orgivingemployeesdigitalbadgesorstarsfor
completing
certain
activities.
It
could
alsomean
training
employees
howto
dotheir
jobsthroughvideogameplatforms.CompaniesfromGoogletoL'Or
éaltoIBMto
Wells
Fargo
are
knownto
usesomedegree
of
gamification
in
theirworkplaces.
Andmoreand
more
companies
arejoining
them.
A
recent
report
suggests
that
theglobal
gamificationmarketwillgrowfrom$billionin2015to$billionby2020.
D）Theconcept
of
gamification
is
notentirely
new,
Werbach
says.
Companies,
marketers
and
teachershave
long
looked
for
fun
waysto
engage
people's
reward-seeking
or
competitive
spirits.
Cracker
Jackshas
been"gamifying"
its
snack
foodbyputtingasmallprizeinsideformorethan100years,headds,andthe
turn-of-the-centurysteelmagnate（
巨头）CharlesSchwabissaidtohaveoften
comeintohisfactoryandwritte
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