大学英语四级考试真题第一套.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题第一套

2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

PartⅠ

Writing

（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistofindajobsomewhereandtheothertostartabusinessofyourown.Youaretomakeadecision.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourdecision.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡ

ListeningComprehension

（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A.Itwasdangeroustolivein.

B.Itwasgoingtoberenovated.

C.Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.

D.Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

2.A.Astrike.

B.Astorm.

C.Aforestfire.

D.Aterroristattack.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A.Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B.Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

C.Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

D.Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

4.A.Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.

B.Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.

C.Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

D.Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A.Raisepostagerates.

B.Improveitsservices.

C.Redesigndeliveryroutes.

D.Closesomeofitspostoffices.

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,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,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.

D.Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.

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.

D.Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

15.A.Housesaremuchmorequiet.

B.Housesprovidemoreprivacy.

C.Theywanttohavemorespace.

D.Theywantagardenoftheirown.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Ittastesbetter.

B.Itiseasiertogrow.

C.Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

D.Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

20.A.Itishealthierthangreentea.

B.Itcangrowindriersoil.

C.Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

D.Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.

21.A.Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

B.Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.

C.Ithasmadeteafarmers'lifeeasier.

D.Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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.

PartⅢ

ReadingComprehension

（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwillmatchtheoffense.Butwhenitcomestooneofthecruelestcrimes--animalfighting--things26workoutthatway.Dog-fightingvictimsare27andkilledforprofitand"sport,"yettheircriminalabusersoftenreceivea28sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.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.Pureenjoymentofproblem-solving,foraluckyfew.

B）Increasingly,companiesaretappingintothesedesiresdirectlythroughwhathascometobeknownas"gamification":

essentially,turningworkintoagame."Gamificationisaboutunderstandingwhatitisthatmakesgamesengagingandwhatgamedesignersdotocreateagreatexperienceingames,andtakingthoselearningsandapplyingthemtoothercontextssuchastheworkplaceandeducation,"explainsKevinWerbach,agamificationexpertwhoteachesattheWhartonSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUnitedStates.

C）Itmightmeanmonitoringemployeeproductivityonadigitalleaderboardandofferingprizestothewinner,orgivingemployeesdigitalbadgesorstarsforcompletingcertainactivities.Itcouldalsomeantrainingemployeeshowtodotheirjobsthroughvideogameplatforms.CompaniesfromGoogletoL'OréaltoIBMtoWellsFargoareknowntousesomedegreeofgamificationintheirworkplaces.Andmoreandmorecompaniesarejoiningthem.Arecentreportsuggeststhattheglobalgamificationmarketwillgrowfrom$1.65billionin2015to$11.1billionby2020.

D）Theconceptofgamificationisnotentirely