英语四级真题及答案第三套.docx

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英语四级真题及答案第三套

2013.12英语四级考试真题试卷〔第三套〕

PartIWriting<30minutes>

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Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

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此部分试题在答题卡1上

1.A>Planhisbudgetcarefully.

B>Givehermoreinformation.

C>Asksomeoneelseforadvice.

D>Buyagiftforhisgirlfriend.

2.A>She'llhavesomechocolatecake.

B>She'lltakealookatthemenu.

C>She'llgowithoutdessert.

D>She'llpreparethedinner.

3.A>Themancanspeakaforeignlanguage.

B>ThewomanhopestoimproveherEnglish.

C>Thewomanknowsmanydifferentlanguages.

D>Themanwishestovisitmanymorecountries.

4.A>Gotothelibrary.

B>Meetthewoman.

C>SeeProf.Smith.

D>Haveadrinkinthebar.

5.A>Sheisn'tsurewhenProf.Bloomwillbeback.

B>Themanshouldn'tbelateforhisclass.

C>Themancancomebacksometimelater.

D>Shecanpassonthemessagefortheman.

6.A>Hehasastrangepersonality.

B>He'sgotemotionalproblems.

C>Hisillnessisbeyondcure.

D>Hisbehaviorishardtoexplain.

7.A>Theticketsaremoreexpensivethanexpected.

B>Theticketsaresoldinadvanceathalfprice.

C>It'sdifficulttobuytheticketsonthespot.

D>It'sbettertobuytheticketsbeforehand.

8.A>Heturnedsuddenlyandranintoatree.

B>Hewashitbyafallenboxfromatruck.

C>Hedrovetoofastandcrashedintoatruck.

D>Hewastryingtoovertakethetruckaheadofhim.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A>TogoboatingontheSt.LawrenceRiver.

B>TogosightseeinginQuebecProvince.

C>TocallonafriendinQuebecCity.

D>ToattendaweddinginMontreal.

10.A>StudythemapofQuebecProvince.

B>FindmoreaboutQuebecCity.

C>BrushuponherFrench.

D>Learnmoreaboutthelocalcustoms.

11.A>It'smostbeautifulinsummer.

B>Ithasmanyhistoricalbuildings.

C>Itwasgreatlyexpandedinthe18thcentury.

D>It'stheonlyFrench-speakingcityinCanada.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A>Itwasaboutalittleanimal.

B>Ittookhersixyearstowrite.

C>Itwasadaptedfromafairytale.

D>Itwasaboutalittlegirlandherpet.

13.A>Sheknowshowtowritebest-sellingnovels.

B>Shecanearnalotofmoneybywritingforadults.

C>Sheisabletowinenoughsupportfrompublishers.

D>Shecanmakealivingbydoingwhatshelikes.

14.A>Thecharacters.

B>Thereaders.

C>Herideas.

D>Herlifeexperiences.

15.A>Shedoesn'treallyknowwheretheyoriginated.

B>Shemainlydrewonstoriesofancientsaints.

C>Theypoppedoutofherchildhooddreams.

D>Theygrewoutofherlonghoursofthinking.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A>Monitorstudents'sleeppatterns.

B>Helpstudentsconcentrateinclass.

C>Recordstudents'weeklyperformance.

D>Askstudentstocompleteasleepreport.

17.A>Declininghealth.

B>Lackofattention.

C>Lossofmotivation.

D>Improperbehavior.

18.A>Theyshouldmakesuretheirchildrenarealwayspunctualforschool.

B>Theyshouldensuretheirchildrengrowupinahealthyenvironment.

C>Theyshouldhelptheirchildrenaccomplishhigh-qualitywork.

D>Theyshouldseetoitthattheirchildrenhaveadequatesleep.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A>Shestoppedbeingahomemaker.

B>Shebecameafamouseducator.

C>Shebecameapublicfigure.

D>Shequitdrivingaltogether.

20.A>Amotorist'sspeeding.

B>Herrunningastopsign.

C>Herlackofdrivingexperience.

D>Amotorist'sfailuretoconcentrate.

21.A>Nervousandunsureofherself.

B>Calmandconfidentofherself.

C>Courageousandforceful.

D>Distractedandreluctant.

22.A>Morestricttrainingofwomendrivers.

B>Restrictionsoncellphoneusewhiledriving.

C>Improvedtrafficconditionsincities.

D>Newregulationstoensurechildren'ssafety.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A>Theyhaven'tdevoteditsmuchenergytomedicineastospacetravel.

B>Therearetoomanykindsofcoldvirusesforthemtoidentify.

C>Itisnoteconomicaltofindacureforeachtypeofcold.

D>Theybelievepeoplecanrecoverwithouttreatment.

24.A>Theyrevealtheseriousnessoftheproblem.

B>Theyindicatehowfastthevirusspreads.

C>Theytelluswhatkindofmedicinetotake.

D>Theyshowourbodyisfightingthevirus.

25.A>Itactuallydoesmoreharmthangood.

B>Itcausesdamagetosomeorgansofourbody.

C>Itworksbetterwhencombinedwithotherremedies.

D>Ithelpsustorecovermuchsooner.

Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentways,dependingonthesituationtheyarein.Thisisvery<26>.Alllanguageshavetwogenerallevelsofusage:

aformallevelandaninformallevel.Englishisno<27>.Thedifferenceinthesetwolevelsisthesituationinwhichyouusea<28>level.Formallanguageisthekindoflanguageyoufindintextbooks,<29>,andinbusinessletters.YouwouldalsouseformalEnglishincompositionsand<30>thatyouwriteinschool.Informallanguageisusedinconversationwithcolleagues,familymembersandfriends,andwhenwewrite<31>notesorletterstoclosefriends.

Formallanguageisdifferentfrominformallanguage<32>.First,formallanguagetendstobemorepolite.Whatwemayfindinterestingisthatitusuallytakesmorewordstobepolite.Forexample,Imightsaytoafriendorafamilymember."Closethedoor,please."buttoa<33>,Iprobablywouldsay,"Wouldyoumindclosingthedoor?

"

Anotherdifferencebetweenformalandinformallanguageissomeofthe<34>.Thereareboundtobesomewordsandphrasesthat<35>formallanguageandothersthatareinformal.Let'ssaythatIreallylikesoccer.IfI'mtalkingtomyfriend,Imightsay"I'mjustcrazyaboutsoccer!

"ButifIweretalkingtomyboss,Iwouldprobablysay"Ireallyenjoysoccer."

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Themobilephoneisamagicdevicewidelyusedthesedays.Althoughithasbeennearly30yearssincethefirstcommercialmobile-phonenetworkwaslaunched,advertisershaveyettofigureouthowtogettheir<36>outtomobile-phoneusersinabigway.Thereare2.2billioncell-phoneusersworldwide,a<37>thatisgrowingbyabout25%eachyear.Yetspendingonadscarriedovercell-phonenetworkslastyear<38>tojust$1.5billionworldwide,afractionofthe$424billionglobaladmarket.

Butasthenumberofeyeballsgluedto<39>screensmultiplies,sotoodoesthemobilephone'svalueasapocketbillboard<广告牌>Consumersare<40>usingtheirphonesforthingsotherthanvoicecalls,suchastextmessaging,downloadingsongsandgames,and<41>theInternet.By2010,70millionAsiansareexpectedtobewatchingvideosandTVprogramsonmobilephones.Alloftheseactivitiesgiveadvertisers<42>optionsforreachingaudiences.Duringsoccer'sWorldCuplastsummer,forexample,Adidasusedreal-timescoresandgamesto<43>thousandsoffanstoawebsitesetupformobile-phoneaccess."Ourtargetaudiencewasmalesaged17to25,"saysMarcusSpurrell,AdidasregionalmanagerforAsia."Theirmobilesarealwayson,alwaysintheirpocket-youjustcan't<44>cellphonesasanadvertisingtool."Mobile-phonemarketinghasbecomeas<45>aplatformasTV,onlineorprint.

AMessontheLadderofSuccess

A>ThroughoutAmericanhistorytherehasalmostalwaysbeenatleastonecentraleconomicnarrativethatgavetheambitiousorunsatisfiedreasontopackupandseektheirfortuneelsewhere.Forthefirst300orsoyearsofEuropeansettlement,thestorywasaboutmovingoutward:

gettingimmigrantstothecontinentandthentothefrontiertocleartheprairies<大草原>,drainthewetlandsandbuildnewcities.

B>Bytheendofthe19thcentury,asthefrontiervanished,theUShadamildpanicattack.Whatwouldthisenergetic,enterprisingcountrybewithoutnewlandstoconquer?

Somepeople,suchasTeddyRoosevelt,decidedtokeeponconquering,buteventually,inindustrialization,theUSfoundanewnarrativeofeconomicmobilityathome.Fromthe1890stothe1960s,peoplemovedfromfarmtocity,firstintheNorthandthenintheSouth.Infact,bythe1950s,therewasenoughprosperityandwhite-collarworkthatmanybegantomovetothesuburbs.Asthepopulationaged,therewasalsoashiftfromthecoldRustBelttothecomfortsoftheSunBelt.Wethinkofthisasanoldperson'smigration,butitcreatedmanyjobsfortheyounginconstructionandhealthcare,nottomentiontourism,retailandrestaurants.

C>Forthelast20yearsfromtheendofthecoldwarthroughtwoburstbubblesinasingledecade-theUShasbeencastingaboutforitsnexteconomicnarrative.Andnowitisexperiencinganotherperiodofpanic,whichisbadnewsformuchoftheworkforcebutparticularlyforitsyoungestmembers.

D>TheUShasalwaysbeenaremarkablymobilecountry,butnewdatafromtheCensusBureauindicatethatmobilityhasreacheditslowestlevelinrecordedhistory.Sure,somepeoplearestuckinhomesvaluedatlessthantheirmortgages<抵押贷款>,butmanyyoungpeople-whodon'townhomesanddon'tyethavefamilies-arestayingput,too.Thissuggests,amongotherthings,thatpeoplearen'tpackingupforneweconomicopportunitiesthewaytheyusedto.Ratherthandividingthecountryintothe1