英语四级考试真题及完整答案.docx
《英语四级考试真题及完整答案.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《英语四级考试真题及完整答案.docx(14页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
英语四级考试真题及完整答案
2013年6月英语四级考试真题及答案
PartIWriting
对白
子:
Dad,I'mabitworriedaboutdisposingofnuclearwaste(处理核废料)
父:
Ifyoucanemptythedustbin(垃圾筒)here,youcandoanything
范文:
Thepictureshowsusadialoguebetweenafatherandason.Thesontoldhisfather,“Dad,I’mabitworriedaboutdisposingofnuclearwaste”.Whilehisfathertoldhim,“Ifyoucanemptythedustbinhereyoucandoanything”.Itrevealstheimportanceofdoingsmallthingswellbeforeundertakingsomethingbig.ThereisalsoanoldChinesesayingtogowiththisthatapersoncan’tsweeptheworldbeforehecansweephisownroom.
Unquestionably,doingsmallthingsisthefirststepofsuccessandwilllayrootfordoingsomethingbig.Bydoingsomethingsmall,weareenabledtoaccumulateexperience,masterskillsandtrainourselvestobemorepatient.Inotherword,wecanbewellpreparedforfurtherchallengesinthecourseoffulfillingsmallthings.Bycontrast,thosewhosetouttodosomethingbigwillbeconstantlyhauntedbydisappointment,frustrationsorevenfailures.Aswhenopportunity“somethingbig”appears,theycanhardlyseizethembecauseofthelackofexperienceandconfidencestemsfromdoingsmallthings.Takingthepicturepresentedaboveasacaseinpoint,howcanthelittleboysucceedindisposingofnuclearweaponsifheevendoesn’tknowhowtoemptythedustbin?
Frommyperspective,undernocircumstancesshouldweundervaluethepowerofdoingsmallthings.Instead,weshouldregardsmallthingsasthesourceofexperience,skillsandtheprerequisiteofsuccess.“Greatachievementonlybelongstothosewhocandosmallthingsperfectly.”Aristotleoncesaid.
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
1.A.theyarenotrescuedonceaneweditioncomesout
2.B.Theyhaven’tfixedalltheshortcomingsofprintbooks.
3.A.theyfindittroublesometotakenoteswithaniPad.
4.D.theyarenomorethanprintversionsputonascreen
5.C.aplatformforbuildingmultimediacontent
6.A.sharehislearningexperiencewiththebestandbrightestthinkers
7.C.professorscanjoininstudents’onlinediscussions
8.manpowertoputtogethereachone
9.cost
10.remainstobeseen
【整体点评】
这是一篇讨论电子课本能否取代纸质课本的议论文。
电子书在现在社会已逐渐推广,因此,该话题对于考生而言并不陌生。
文章通过对比,电子课本和纸质课本的优劣,最后,得出结论:
电子课本未来能否取代纸质课本仍然是一个未知数。
文章整体脉络清晰,论点鲜明。
考生只要依照文章顺序,按图索骥,答对本篇阅读中的题目还是相对容易的。
【逐题细评】
1.答案:
A.theyarenotrescuedonceaneweditioncomesout
解析:
【细节题】。
由关键词thebiggestproblem定位至文章第二段首句。
由“Buttheworstpartisthatprinteditionsoftextbooksareconstantlyundergoingrevisions.”可知,纸质版课本最大的问题是经常修订,因此,正确答案为A。
2.答案:
B.Theyhaven’tfixedalltheshortcomingsofprintbooks.
解析:
【细节题】。
由第三段“Whichiswhydigitaltextbooks,iftheyliveuptotheirpromise,couldhelpeasemanyoftheseshortcomings.Buttillnow,they’vebeensomethinglikeamirage(幻影)inthedistance,”可知,电子课本没能解决纸质书的所有问题。
因此,正确答案为B。
3.答案:
A.theyfindittroublesometotakenoteswithaniPad.
解析:
【细节题】。
由KalpitShah定位到第五段。
由“Theyweren’tusingitasasourceofcommunicationbecausetheycouldn’treadorwriteinit.”可知,他们不使用电子书,是因为他们不能用电子书进行读写,因此,正确答案为A。
4.答案:
D.theyarenomorethanprintversionsputonascreen
解析:
【细节题】。
由InklingCEOMattMaclnnis定位到第九段。
由“WhatImeanbythatisthecurrentperspectiveofthedigitaltextbookisit’sanexactcopyoftheprintbook.There’sCourseSmart,etc.,theseguyswhotakeanimageofthepageandputitonascreen.”可知,CourseSmart现在的电子课本只是对纸质课本的复制,因此,正确答案为D。
5.答案:
C.aplatformforbuildingmultimediacontent
解析:
【细节题】。
由第十段首句“HecallsInklingaplatformforpublisherstobuildrichmultimediacontentfromthegroundup,withaheavyemphasisonreal-worldfunctionality.”可知,MattMaclnnis认为,Inkling是为出版商搭建丰富的多媒体资源的一个平台,因此,正确答案为C。
6.答案:
A.sharehislearningexperiencewiththebestandbrightestthinkers
解析:
【细节题】。
由第14段首句“ButthemostexcitingpartaboutInkling,tome,isitsnotation(批注)system.”和第16段最后一句“Thebestcommentsarethensorteddemocraticallybyavotingsystem,meaningthatyoursociallearningexperienceissharedwiththebestandbrightestthinkers.”,可知,最令作者兴奋的是,它的批注系统可以让用户与最优秀的人分享学习经验,因此,正确答案为A。
7.答案:
C.professorscanjoininstudents’onlinediscussions
解析:
【细节题】。
由第17段首句,“Asabonus,professorscanevenchimein(插话)ondiscussions.”可知,作为一项福利,教授们可以参与学生们的晚上讨论,因此,正确答案为C。
8.答案:
manpowertoputtogethereachone
解析:
【细节题】。
由第21段“Eachinteractivetextbookisamedia-heavyexperiencebuiltfromthegroundup,andyoucantellthatittakesarespectableamountofmanpowertoputtogethereachone.”可知,因此,答案为manpowertoputtogethereachone。
9.答案:
cost
解析:
【细节题】。
由第22段“FornowtheappisalsoiPad-exclusive,andthoughafewoftheseeducationalinstitutionsaregivingthehardwareawayforfree,forotherstudentswhodon’thavesuchaluxuryit,sanaddedlayerofcostandanexpensiveoneatthat”可知,因此,答案为cost。
10.答案:
remainstobeseen
解析:
【细节题】。
由23段“WhetherdigitallyinteractiveoneslikeInklingactuallytakeoffornotremainstobeseen,andweprobablywon’thaveadefiniteanswerforthenextfewyears.”可知,因此,答案为remainstobeseen。
PartIIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
11.
W:
Whatareyoudoinginhere,Sir?
Didn'tyouseetheprivatesignoverthere?
M:
I'msorry.Ididn'tnoticeitwhenIcamein.I'mlookingforthemanager'soffice.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
12.
W:
Mike,what'stheproblem?
You'veknownfrommonththereportisduetoday.
M:
Iknow,butI'mafraidIneedanotherfewdays.ThedataishardtointerpretthanIexpected.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
13.
W:
Excuseme,Tony.HasmyparcelfromNewYorkarrived?
M:
Unfortunately,it'sbeendelayedduetothebadweather.
Q:
Whatisthewomanwaitingfor?
14.
W:
Pamsaidwewon'thavethepsychologytestuntiltheendofnextweek.
M:
Ellen,youshouldknowbetterthantotakePam'swordsforanything.
Q:
WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutPam?
15
W:
Tom,wouldyoupleasewatchmysuitcaseforaminute?
Ineedtogomakeaquickphonecall.
M:
Yeah,sure.Takeyourtime.Ourtraindoesn’tleaveforanothertwentyminutes.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
16
M:
Frankly,MaryisnotwhatI'dcalledeasy-going.
W:
Isee.Peopleinourneighborhoodfindithardtobelieveshe'smytwinsister.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
17
M:
Howsoondoyouthinkthiscanbecleaned?
W:
Wehavesamedayservice,sir.Youcanpickupyoursuitafterfiveo'clock.
Q:
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
18
W:
Ireallyenjoythatpieceyoujustplayonthepiano.Ibetyougetalotofrequestsforit.
M:
Yousaidit.Peoplejustcan'tgetenoughofit.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
长对话1
Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
W:
Goodafternoon,Mr.Jones.IamTeresaChen,andI’llbeinterviewingyou.Howareyoutoday?
M:
Iamfine,thankyou.Andyou,MissChen?
W:
Good,Thanks.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourexperienceinthiskindofwork?
M:
Well,forseveralyears,ImanagedadepartmentfortheBrownstoneCompanyinDetroit,Michigan.NowIworkparttimebecauseIalsogotoschoolatnight.I’mgettingabusinessdegree.
W:
Oh,howinteresting.Tellme,whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjob?
M:
I’llfinishschoolinafewmonths,andI’dlikeafull-timepositionwithmoreresponsibility.
W:
Andwhywouldyouliketoworkforourcompany?
M:
BecauseIknowyourcompany’sworkandIlikeit.
W:
Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutyourspecialskillsandinterests?
M:
Ofcourse,I’mgoodatcomputersandIcanspeakSpanish.IusedtotakeclassesinSpanishatthelocalcollege.AndIliketravellingalot.
W:
Canyougivemeanyreferences?
M:
Yes,certainly.YoucantalktoMr.Macaw,myboss,attheBrownstoneCompany.Icouldalsogiveyouthenamesandnumbersofseveralofmyteachers.
W:
Allright,Mr.Jones,andwouldyouliketoaskmeanyquestions?
M:
Yes,IwonderwhenI’llbeinformedaboutmyapplicationforthejob.
W:
Well,we’llletyouknowassoonaspossible.Let’sstayintouch.Thankyouverymuchforcomingthisafternoon.
M:
Thankyou.
Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisworkingexperience?
20.Whydoesthemanwanttoleavehispresentjob?
21.Whatisthemaninterestedin?
22.Whatquestiondidthemanaskthewoman?
【总评】
这是一篇以面试为场景的听力对话。
与采访类对话相似的是,发问者的问题往往是题目定位的关键点,而被采访者的回答往往是题目的答案。
所以,对于考生来说,根据题干信息,准确定位是解题的关键。
19.B.HeworkedattheBrownstoneCompanyforseveralyears.
【解析】细节题。
根据题干关键词workingexperience可定位至Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourexperienceinthiskindofwork?
根据男士的回答可知,他曾在BrownstoneCompany工作了很多年。
因此,正确答案为B。
20.D.Heprefersafull-timejobwithmoreresponsibility.
【解析】细节题。
根据题干关键词leavehispresentjob可定位至Tellme,whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjob?
根据男士的回答可知,他想要一份全职的工作。
因此,正确答案为D。
21.A.Travel.
【解析】细节题。
根据题干关键词interestedin可定位至Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutyourspecialskillsandinterests?
根据男士的回答可知,他喜欢旅游。
因此,正确答案为A。
22.C.Whenhewillbeinformedabouthisapplication.
【解析】细节题。
根据题干可定位至wouldyouliketoaskmeanyquestions?
根据男士的回答可知,男士想知道的是何时通知面试结果。
因此,正确答案为C。
长对话2
Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
M:
Lisa,Lisa!
Overhere,darling!
It'swonderfultoseeyou.Oh,Lisa,youlookmarvelous.
W:
Oh,Paul,youlooktired.Twomonth