大学英语四级第二套真题和答案解析0629071546.docx

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大学英语四级第二套真题和答案解析0629071546

2016年12月大学英语四级试题（第二套）

（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschooYouaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

SectionA

DirectionsInthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport，youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA，B），C）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet1ithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard

1.A）Tosatisfythecuriosityoftourists.C）ToenabletouriststovisitGoatlsland.

B）Toreplacetwooldstonebridges.D）Toimproveutilityservicesinthestate

2.A）Countlesstreelimbs.C）Lotsofwreckedboatsandships.

B）Afewskeletons.D）Millionsofcoinsonthebottom.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard

3.A）ItsuspendeddiplomaticrelationswithLibya.

B）IturgedtouriststoleaveTunisiaimmediately.

C）ItshutdowntwobordercrossingswithLibya.

D）ItlaunchedafierceattackagainstIslamicState.

4.A）AdviseTunisianciviliansonhowtotakesafetyprecautions.

B）Trackdowntheorganizationresponsiblefortheterroristattack.

C）TrainqualifiedsecuritypersonnelfortheTunisiangovernment.

D）DeviseamonitoringsystemontheTunisianborderwithLibya.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Anenvironment-friendlybattery.C）Aplant-poweredmobilephonecharger.

B）Anenergy-savingmobilephone.D）Adevicetohelpplantsabsorbsunlight.

6.A）Whilesittingintheirschool'scourtyard.C）Whilesolvingamathematical

problem.

B）Whileplayinggamesontheirphones.D）Whiledoingachemicalexperiment.

7.A）Itincreasestheapplicationsofmobilephones

B）Itspeedsuptheprocessofphotosynthesis.

C）Itimprovesthereceptionofmobilephones.

D）Itcollectstheenergyreleasedbyplants.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromfourchoicemarkedA,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheetlwithasinglelinethoughthecentre.

Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）HevisitedtheworkshopsintheGrimsbyplant.

B）Hecalledthewomanandleftheramessage.

C）Heusedstand-insasreplacementsonalllines.

D）Heaskedatechniciantofixthebrokenproductionline.

9.A）Itisthemostmodernproductionline.C）Ithasstoppedworkingcompletely

B）Itassemblessuper-intelligentrobots.D）Itisgoingtobeupgradedsoon.

10.A）Toseekherpermission.C）Torequesthertoreturnatonce.

B）Toplaceanorderforrobots.D）ToaskforTom'sphonenumber.

11.A）Sheisonduty.C）Sheisonsickleave.

B）Sheishavingherdayoff.D）Sheisabroadonbusiness.

Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

SectionC

Directions：

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassag^ouwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedAB）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Sheinheritedherfamilyice-creambusinessinBillings.

B）Shelovedtheice-creambusinessmorethanteachingprimaryschool.

C）Shestartedanice-creambusinesstofinanceherdaughter'seducation.

D）Shewantedtohaveanice-creamtruckwhenshewasalittlegirl.

17.A）Topreserveatradition.C）Tohelplocaleducation.

B）Toamuseherdaughter.D）Tomakesomeextramoney.

18.A）Toraisemoneyforbusinessexpansion.C）Toallowpoorkidstohaveice-creamtoo.

B）Tomakehertruckattractivetochildren.D）Toteachkidsthevalueofmutual

support

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Thereasonsforimposingtaxes.C）Thevariousburdensonordinarycitizens.

B）

Thevariousseriousmoneycanbuy.D）Thefunctionofmoneyinthemodernworld.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）ItislocatedatthecenteroftheEuropeancontinent.

B）Itreliesontourismasitschiefsourceofrevenues.

C）Itcontainslessthanasquaremileofland.

D）ItissurroundedbyFranceonthreesides.

23.A）ItsbeautyisfrequentlymentionedinAmericanmedia.

B）ItsrulerPrinceRainiermarriedanAmericanactress.

C）ItiswheremanyAmericanmoviesareshot.

D）ItisafavoriteplaceAmericansliketovisit.

24.A）Tobacco.B）Potatoes.C）Machinery.D）Clothing

25.A）Europeanhistory.C）SmallcountriesinEurope.

B）Europeangeography.D）TouristattractionsinEurope.

PARTEReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

DirectionsInthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Theoceanisheatingup.That'stheconclusionofanewstudythatfindsthatEarth'soceansnow（26）heatattwicetheratetheydid18yearsago.Aroundhalfofoceanheatintakesince1865hastakenplacesince1997,researchersreportonlineinNatureClimateChange.

Warmingwatersareknownto（27）tocoralbleaching（珊瑚白化）andtheytakeupmorespacethancoolerwaters,raisingse028）.Whilethetopoftheoceanisstudied,itsdepthsaremoredifficultto（29）Theresearchersgathered150yearsofoceantemperaturedatainordertogetbetter（30）ofheatabsorptionfromsurfacetoseabed.Theygatheredtogethertemperaturereadingscollectedbyeverythingfroma19thcentury（31）ofBritishnavalshipstomodernautomatedoceanprobes.Theextensivedatasource$32）withcomputersimulations（计算机模拟）,createdatimelineofoceantemperaturechanges,includingcoolingfromvolcanicoutbreaksandwarmingfromfossilfuel（33）.

About35percentoftheheattakeninbytheoceansduringtheindustrialeranowresidentsata（34）ofmorethan700meters,theresearchersfound.Theysaythey're（35）whetherthedeep-seawarmingcanceledoutwarmingatthesea'ssurface.

A[absorb

B）combined

C）contribute

D）depth

E）emission

F）excursion

G）explore

H）floor

I）heights

J）indifferent

K）levels

L）mixed

M）picture

N）unsure

O）voyage

SectionB

DirectionsInthissection,youaregongingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.

TheSecrettoRaisingSmartKids

[A]Ifirstbegantoinvestigatethebasisofhumanmotivation-andhowpeoplepersevereaftersetbacks-asapsychologygraduatestudentatYaleUniversityinthe1960s.AnimalexperimentsbypsychologistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniahadshownthatafterrepeatedfailures,mostanimalsconcludethatasituationishopelessandbeyondtheircontrol.Aftersuchanexperieneeananimaloftenremainspassiveevenwhenitcaneffectchange-astatetheycalledlearnedhelplessness.

[B]Peoplecanlearntobehelpless,too.Whydosomestudentsgiveupwhenencounterdifficulty,whereasotherswhoarenomoreskilledcontinuetostriveandlearn?

Oneanswer,Isoondiscovered,layinpeopl'beliefsaboutwhytheyhadfailed.

[C]Inparticular,attributingpoorperformancetoalackofabilitydepressesmotivationmorethandoesthebeliefthatlackofeffortistoblame.WhenItoldagroupofschoolchildrenwhodisplayedhelplessbehaviorthatalackofeffortledtotheirmistakesinmath,theylearnedtokeeptryingwhentheproblemsgottough.Anothergroupofhelplesschildrenwhoweresimplyrewardedfortheirsuccessoneasierproblemsdidnotimprovetheirabilitytosolveharmmathproblems.Theseexperimentsindicatedthatafocusoneffortcanhelpresolvehelplessnessandgeneratesuccess.

[D]Later,Idevelopedabroadertheoryofwhatseparatesthetwogeneralclassesof

learners-helplessversusmastery-oriented.Irealizedthesedifferenttypesofstudentsnotonlyexplaintheirfailuresdifferently,buttheyalsoholddifferent“theoriesofintelligence.The

helplessonesbelieveintelligenceisafixedcharacteristic:

youhaveonlyacertainamount,andthat'sthat.Icallthisa"fixedmind-set（思维模式[."Mistakescracktheirself-confidencebecausetheyattributeerrorstoalackofability,whichtheyfeelpowerlesstochange.Theyavoidchallengesbecausechallengesmakemistakesmorelikely.Themastery-orientchildren,ontheotherhand,thinkintelligenceisnotfixedandcanbedevelopedthroug