英语4级考试真题及答案.docx

英语4级考试真题及答案.docx

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英语英语4级考试真题及答案级考试真题及答案2016年12月英语四级真题作文真题一：

就业or创业作文题目：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistofindajobsomewhereandtheothertostartabusinessofyourown.Youaretomakeadecision.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourdecision.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.参考范文：

Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofthecareerchoice，whichistrulyatoughchoice.Studentsopinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventostartabusinessofyourown,butotherstaketheattitudethatfindingajobisthebestchoiceinfluencingtheirfuture.Astomyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Anopportunitytostartabusinessexertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Inmyview,Withthecompetitioninthejobmarketbecomingincreasinglyfierceforcollegegraduates，someambitiousstudentshavetriedtheirhandsatlaunchingtheirownbusinesses.Overtheyears，therehavebeenmanysuccessfulcasesofstudententrepreneurshipandsuchattemptsshouldbeencouragedandpromotedbyboththeuniversitiesandthesocietyatlarge.Whatsmore,Collegestudentswhostartbusinessesarepioneers，amongwhomwillbebornChinasfuturebusinessleaders.Facedwithunknownchallenges，theyareaudaciousenoughtoembarkonaperilousjourneywhilemostoftheirpeersenjoystablesalariesbyworkingaswhite-collarsathigh-endofficebuildings.Allinall,theessentialdifferencebetweenthestudentswhofindajoborthosestudentswhocreatetheirownbusinessesisthattheformeraredocilefollowerswhereasthelatterareaggressivetrailblazers.Forthisreason，business-launchingcollegegraduatesaremoreadmirable，andthustheycommandourdeeprespect.听力SectionADirections:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A）Itwasdangeroustolivein.B）Itwasgoingtoberenovated.C）Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.D）Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.2.A）Astrike.C）Aforestfire.B）Astorm.D）Aterroristattack.Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.3.A）Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.B）Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.C）Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.D）Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.4.A）Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.B）Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.C）Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.D）Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A）Raisepostagerates.B）Improveitsservices.C）Redesigndeliveryroutes.D）Closesomeofitspostoffices.6.A）Shorteningbusinesshours.B）Closingofficesonholidays.C）StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.D）Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.7.A）Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.B）Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.C）Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.D）Alotofcontroversywillarise.SectionBDirections:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.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）Selfish.C）Friendly.D）Reserved.13.A）Theystayquiet.B）Theyreadabook.C）Theytalkabouttheweather.D）Theychatwithfellowpassengers.14.A）Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.B）ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.C）Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleagueshome.D）Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.15.A）Housesaremuchmorequiet.B）Housesprovidemoreprivacy.C）Theywanttohavemorespace.D）Theywantagardenoftheirown.SectionCDirections:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A）Theydonthavemuchchoiceofjobs.B）Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.C）Theydonthavetogothroughjobinterviews.D）Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.17.A）Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.B）Lookatschoolbulletinboards.C）Visittheschoolcareersservice.D）Gothroughcampusnewspapers.18.A）Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.B）Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.C）Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.D）Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A）Ittastesbetter.B）Itiseasiertogrow.C）Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.D）Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.20.A）Itishealthierthangreentea.B）Itcangrowindriersoil.C）Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.D）Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.21.A）Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.B）Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.C）Ithasmadeteafarmerslifeeasier.D）Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.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.听力答案：

SectionA1.AItwasdangeroustolivein.2.BAstorm3.BTheyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.4.CTheysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.5.DClosesomeofitspostoffice.6.CStoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.7.AManypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.SectionB8.DHewilllosepartofhispay.9.BHeisatrustworthyguy.10.DSheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.11.CHeisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.12.DReserved13.ATheystayquiet14.CShewasneverinvitedtoacolleagueshome.15.BHousesprovidemoreprivacySectionC16.DTheywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.17.CVisittheschoolcareersservice.18.BSupervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.19.CItmaybesoldatahigherprice.20.AItishealthierthangreentee.21.DItdoesnothaveastablemarket.22.BTheypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.23.BTheycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.24.AMakewisechoices.25.AToboostthelocaleconomy.阅读理解（选词填空）SectionADirections:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy（26）thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers（27）forsexdifferencestheentirehumanbrain.Andwhatdidtheyfind?

Notmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor（28）brainsas“male”or“female,”researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-based（29）,manydifferenttypesofbraincantalwaysbedistinguishedbygender.Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere（30）different,youcouldnttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall（31）ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist（神经科学家）,saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning（32）beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame,（33）ofgender.“Theresamountainofevidence（34）theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,”hetoldTheSeattleTimes.Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy（35）thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain“evenwhenwearenotclearexactly