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英语四级真题第一套
2016年12月英语四级真题(第一套)
2016年12月英语四级真题(第一套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
(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.Supposeyouaretwooptionsupongraduation:
oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejusttheheard.
1.A)Itwasgoingtoberenovated.C)Itwasdangeroustolivein.
B)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.D)Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.
2.A)Astorm.C)Aforestfire.
B)Astrike.D)ATerroristattack.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.
B)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.
C)Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.
D)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.
4.A)Theyprovidedtheminerwithfoodandwater.
B)Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.
C)Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.
D)Theytriedhardtorepairtheaccident.
Question5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Raisepostagerates.C)Closesomeofitspostoffices.
B)Improveitsservices.D)Redesigndeliveryroutes.
6.A)Closingofficesonholidays.C)Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.
B)Shorteningbusinesshours.D)StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.
7.A)Alotofcontroversywillarise
B)Taxpayerswillbeverypleased
C)Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain
D)Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromfourchoicemarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheet1withasinglelinethoughthecentre.
Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Hewilllosepartofhispay.C)Hewillbegivenawarning.
B)Hewillgothroughretraining.D)Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.
9.A)Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.
10.
11.B)TheytalkabouttheweatherD)Theychatwithfellowpassengers.
12.A)Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.
B)Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.
C)ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.
D)Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.
15.A)Housearemuchmorequiet.C)Theywantagardenoftheirown.
B)Theywanttohavemorespace.D)Housesprovidemoreprivacy.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.
B)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.
C)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.
D)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.
17.A)Visittheschoolcareersservices.C)Lookatschoolbulletinboards.
B)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.D)Gothroughcampusnewspapers.
18.A)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.
B)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.
C)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.
D)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Ittastesbetter.C)Itiseasiertogrow.
B)Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.D)Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.
20.A)Itcangrowindriersoil.C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.
B)Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.D)Itishealthierthangreentea.
21.A)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.
B)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.
C)Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.
D)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.
B)Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.
C)Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.
D)Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.
23.A)Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.
B)Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.
C)Theywereproudoftheircreations.
D)Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.
24.A)Identifyfakecrafts.C)Designhandicraftsthemselves.
B)Makewisechoices.D)Learntheimportanceofcreation.
25.A)Toattractforeigninvestments.C)Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.
B)Topreservethetraditionalculture.D)Toboostthelocaleconomy.
PARTⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy26thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.
Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers27forsexdifferencesthroughouttheentirehumanbrain
Andwhatdidtheyfind?
Notmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor28brainsas“male”or“female”,researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.
DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender‐based29,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.
Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere30different,youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall31ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.
LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist(神经科学家),saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning32beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame,33ofgender.
“There’samountainofevidence34theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,”hetoldTheSeattleTimes.
Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy35thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain—“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”
A)abnormalI)regardless
B)appliedJ)searched
C)brieflyK)similarities
D)categorizingL)slightly
E)challengesM)suggests
F)figureN)tastes
G)percentageO)traditional
、H)proving
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregongingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.
CanBurglarsJamYourwirelessSecuritySystem?
[A]Anyproductthatpromisestoprotectyourhomedeservescarefulexamination.Soitisn’tsurprisingthatyou’llfindplentyofstrongopinionaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-securitysystems.
[B]Themostlikelytypeofburglary(入室盗窃)byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeofopportunity,usuallyinvolvingabrokenorsomeforcedentry.AccordingtotheFBI,crimesliketheseaccountedforroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouseholdburglariesintheUSin2003.Thewidemajorityoftherestwereillegal,unforcedentriesthatresultedfromsomethinglikeawindowbeingleftopen.TheFBIdoesn’teventrackthosestatistics.
[C]Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-securityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerabletobeingblockedfromworkingaltogether.Withwiredsetups,thefearisthataburglar(入室盗窃)mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimplybycuttingtherightcable.Withawirelesssetup,youstickbattery-poweredsensoruparoundyourhomethatkeepsaneyeonwindows,doors,motion,andmore.Iftheydetectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemisarmed,they’lltransmitawirelessalertsignaltoaabasestationthatwillthenraisethealarm.Thatapproachwilleliminatemostcord-cuttingconcerns-butwhatabouttheirwirelessequivalent,jamming?
Withtherightdevicetunedtotherightfrequency,what’stostopathieffromjammingyoursetupandblockingthatalertsignalfromeverreachingthebasestation?
[D]Jammingconcernsarenothingnew,andthey’renotuniquetosecuritysystems.AnydeviceThat’sbuilttoreceiveawirelesssignalataspecificcanbeoverwhelmedbyastrongersignalcominginonthesamefrequency.Forcomparison,let’ssayyouwantedto“jam”aconversationbetweentwopeople-allyou’dneedtodoisyellinthelistener’sear.
[E]Securitydevicesarerequiredt