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四级真题及答案第2套

2013年12月四级真题及答案（第2套）

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasinguseofthemobilephoneinpeople’slifeandthenexplaintheconsequencesofoverusingit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartⅡListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A）Gotoaplacehehasvisited.C）Consultatravelagent.

B）Makeherownarrangements.D）Joininapackagetour.

2.A）Theyareonalongtripbycar.C）Theyareusedtogettingupearly.

B）Theyarestuckinatrafficjam.D）Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight.

3.A）Heisapersondifficulttodealwith.C）Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic.

B）Hedislikesanyformalgathering.D）Heoftenkeepsadistancefromothers.

4.A）Workinanotherdepartment.C）Recruitgraduatestudents.

B）Pursuefurthereducation.D）Takeanadministrativejob.

5.A）Hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime.

B）Heisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorposition.

C）Hewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimself.

D）HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay1.

6.A）Cleaner.B）Mechanic.C）Porter.D）Salesman.

7.A）Requestoneortworoommatestodothecleaning.

B）HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethisweekend.

C）GetLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistime.

D）AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek.

8.A）Aproblemcausedbytheconstruction.C）Thebuildingprojecttheyareworkingon.

B）Anaccidentthatoccurredonthebridge.D）Thepublictransportationconditions.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Tolookforajobasasalesperson.C）Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.

B）TohaveatalkwithMissThompson.D）Tocomplainaboutafaultyappliance.

10.A）Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.

B）Thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment.

C）Theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice.

D）Thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems.

11.A）0743,12536extension15.C）0734,38750extension15.

B）0734,21653extension51.D）0743,62135extension51.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Sincehefoundagirlfriend.C）Sincehebegantoexerciseregularly.

B）Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.D）Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.

13.A）Heisgettingtoofat.C）Hedoesn’teatvegetables.

B）Hesmokestoomuch.D）Hedoesn’tlookwellatall.

14.A）Theyareoverweightfortheirage.C）Theyarestillintheirearlytwenties.

B）Theyarerespectfultotheirparents.D）Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.

15.A）Toquitsmoking.C）Tofindagirlfriend.

B）Toreducehisweight.D）Tofollowheradvice.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.C）Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.

B）TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.D）Theyareburningoutofcontrol.

17.A）Theyhavebeenhospitalized.

B）Theyhavegotskinproblems.

C）Theywerechokedbythethicksmoke.

D）Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemicals.

18.A）Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.

B）Ithasbeenre-scheduledforamiddaytakeoff.

C）Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.

D）Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.

19.A）Theymadefrequentlong-distancecallstoeachother.

B）TheyillegallyusedgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.

C）Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecialists.

D）Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A）Peaceful.C）Generous.

B）Considerate.D）Cooperative.

21.A）Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer.

B）Someonebrokethewasheranddryerbyoverloadingthem.

C）MindyLance’slaundryblockedthewaytothelaundryroom.

D）MindyLancethreatenedtotakerevengeonherneighbors.

22.A）Askingtheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp.

B）Limitingtheamountoflaundryforeachwash.

C）Informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.

D）Installingafewmorewashersanddryers.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Sheisbothapopularandhighlyrespectedauthor.

B）SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.

C）Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930’s.

D）Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.

24.A）TheBookCriticsCircleAward.C）ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.

B）TheNobelPrizeforliterature.D）TheNationalBookAward.

25.A）SheisarelativeofMorrison’s.C）Sheisaskilledstoryteller.

B）SheisaslavefromAfrica.D）Sheisablackwoman.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputersthatcostanywherefrom＄1000toperhaps＄5000ormore.26,itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase27costinganotherseveralhundreddollars.Twentyyearsago,computerswere28,buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany,29purchasedcomputersforhomeuse.Overtheyears,thepriceofthe“guts”ofacomputer—itsmemory—hasdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.Moreover,30improvementshavemadeitpossibleto31memorycircuitrythatissmallenoughtofitintotheportablepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.32,asthepriceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.33,improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid（杂交）seeds,34animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepricesofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpensesonfood.Eventhoughthe35ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreaseswhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Togetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscience,takeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Thisisastoriedplace,the36ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience—startingwithErnestLawrence’sinventionofthecyclotron（回旋加速器）in1931.Agenerationago,femalefaceswere37and,eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits38themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,39allofthemwhitemales.Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou’llseea40display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacultymembersandstudents,areportraitsofthe41headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiro,andfourotherwomenwhoseresearch42everythingfromthemechanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey’restillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal43maybeinthesmallerphotostotheright:

graduateandundergraduatestudents,about20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry’stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic,butalso44.“Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter,”shesays,“butthey’renotgettingbetteras45asIwouldlike.”

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A）circumstance

B）confidence

C）covers

D）current

E）dealsF）different

G）exposing

H）fast

I）honoring

J）hopeK）presently

L）rare

M）realistic

N）site

O）virtually

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinfor