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四级真题第一套
20i6年12月大学英语四级考试(第1套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetvuooptionsupongraduation:
oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereascmsforyourchoice.Youshould'writeatLeast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,you-willhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,you•willheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportaridthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Itwasdangeroustolivein.
B)Itwasgoingtoberenovated.
2.A)Astrike.
B)Astorm.
C)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.
D)Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.
C)Aforestfire.
D)Aterroristattack.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.
B)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.
C)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.
D)Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.
4.A)Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.
B)Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.
C)Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.
D)Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
C)
5.A)Raisepostagerates.
B)Improveitsservices.
6.A)Shorteningbusinesshours.B)Closingofficesonholidays.
Redesigndeliveryroutes.
D)Closesomeofitspostoffices.
C)StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.
D)Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.
7.A)Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.
B)Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.
C)Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.
D)Alotofcontroversywillarise.
SectionB
Directions:
hithissection,youvuilLheartwolongconversations■Attheendofeachconversation,you-willhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce•Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingLetteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre•
8.A)Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.
B)Hewillgothroughretraining.
9.A)Heisalwaysontime.
B)Heisatrustworthyguy.
10.A)Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.
B)Sheisinchargeofpublicrelations.
11.A)Heisskilledandexperienced.
B)Heisveryclosetothemanager.
C)Hewillbegivenawarning.
D)HewilllosepartofKispay.
C)Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.
D)Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.
C)Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.
D)Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.
C)Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.
D)Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Open.B)Friendly.C)Selfish.D)Reserved.
13.A)Theystayquiet.C)Theytalkabouttheweather.
B)Theyreadabook.D)Theychatwithfellowpassengers.
14.A)Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.
B)ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.
C)Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.
D)Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.
15.A)Housesaremuchmorequiet.C)Theywanttohavemorespace.
B)Housesprovidemoreprivacy.D)Theywantagardenoftheirown.
•2.2016-12四级试题(第1套)
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingLetteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.
B)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.
C)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.
D)Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.
17.A)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.C)Visittheschoolcareersservice.
B)Lookatschoolbulletinboards.D)Gothroughcampusnewspapers.
18.A)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.
B)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.
C)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.
D)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
C)
19.A)Ittastesbetter.
B)Itiseasiertogrow.
20.A)Itishealthierthangreentea.
B)Itcangrowindriersoil.
IImaybesoldatahigherprice.
D)Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.
C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.
D)Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.
21.A)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.
B)Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.
C)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.
D)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.■
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22..A)Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.
B)Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.
C)Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.
D)Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.
23.A)Theywereproudoftheircreations.C)Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.
B)Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.D)Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.
24.A)Makewisechoices.C)Designhandicraftsthemselves.
B)Identifyfakecrafts.D)Learntheimportanceofcreation.
2016-12四级试题(第1套)*3-
25.A)Toboostthelocaleconomy.C)Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.
B)Toattractforeigninvestments.D)Topreservethetraditionalculture.
(40minutes)
PartIIIReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection»thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgivenina-wordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.EachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaLetter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor
eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse
anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
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.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthissjudythatallbrainsarethesame,33ofgender.
“There’samountainofevidence34theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,"hetoldTheSeattleTimes.
Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy35thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain—“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”
A)abnormal
B)applied
C)briefly
D)categorizing
E)challenges
F)figure
G)percentage
H)proving
I)regardless
J)searched
K)similarities
L)slightly
M)suggests
N)tastes
O)traditional
SectionB
Directions:
hithissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.
Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs•Identifytheparagraphfromvuhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarked-withaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingLetteronAnswerSheet2.
CanBurglarsJamYourWirelessSecuritySystem?
A)Anyproductthatpromisestoprotectyourhomedeservescarefulexamination.Soitisn’tsurprisingthatyou'llfindplentyofstrongopinionsaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-securitysystems.
B)Themostlikelytypeof(人室盗窃)byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeof
opportunity,usuallyinvolvingabrokenwindoworsomeforcedentry.AccordingtotheFBI,crimesliketheseaccountedforroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouseholdburglariesintheUSin2013.Thewidemajorityoftherestwereillegal,unforcedentriesthatresultedfromsomethinglikeawindowbeingleftopen.TheoddsofacriminalusingtechnicalmeanstobypassasecuritysystemaresosmallthattheFBIdoesn’teventrackthosestatistics.
C)Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-securityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerabletobeingblockedfromworkingaltogether.Withwiredsetups,thefearisthata
厂(人室盗贼)mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimplybycuttingtherightcable.Withawirelesssetup,youstickbattery-poweredsensorsuparoundyourhomethatkeepaneyeonwindows,doors,motion,andmore.Iftheydetectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemisarmed,they'lltransmitawirelessalertsignaltoabasestationthat