大学英语四级第二套真题和答案.docx

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大学英语四级第二套真题和答案

2016年12月大学英语四级试题（第二套）

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.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

Inthissection，youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport，youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Tosatisfythecuriosityoftourists.C）ToenabletouriststovisitGoatIsland.

B）Toreplacetwooldstonebridges.D）Toimproveutilityservicesinthestate

2.A）Countlesstreelimbs.C）Lotsofwreckedboatsandships.

B）Afewskeletons.D）Millionsofcoinsonthebottom.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard

3.A）ItsuspendeddiplomaticrelationswithLibya.

B）IturgedtouriststoleaveTunisiaimmediately.

C）ItshutdowntwobordercrossingswithLibya.

D）ItlaunchedafierceattackagainstIslamicState.

4.A）AdviseTunisianciviliansonhowtotakesafetyprecautions.

B）Trackdowntheorganizationresponsiblefortheterroristattack.

C）TrainqualifiedsecuritypersonnelfortheTunisiangovernment.

D）DeviseamonitoringsystemontheTunisianborderwithLibya.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Anenvironment-friendlybattery.C）Aplant-poweredmobilephonecharger.

B）Anenergy-savingmobilephone.D）Adevicetohelpplantsabsorbsunlight.

6.A）Whilesittingintheirschool'scourtyard.C）Whilesolvingamathematicalproblem.

B）Whileplayinggamesontheirphones.D）Whiledoingachemicalexperiment.

7.A）Itincreasestheapplicationsofmobilephones

B）Itspeedsuptheprocessofphotosynthesis.

C）Itimprovesthereceptionofmobilephones.

D）Itcollectstheenergyreleasedbyplants.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection，youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation，youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromfourchoicemarkedA），B），C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheet1withasinglelinethoughthecentre.

Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）HevisitedtheworkshopsintheGrimsbyplant.

B）Hecalledthewomanandleftheramessage.

C）Heusedstand-insasreplacementsonalllines.

D）Heaskedatechniciantofixthebrokenproductionline.

9.A）Itisthemostmodernproductionline.C）Ithasstoppedworkingcompletely

B）Itassemblessuper-intelligentrobots.D）Itisgoingtobeupgradedsoon.

10.A）Toseekherpermission.C）Torequesthertoreturnatonce.

B）Toplaceanorderforrobots.D）ToaskforTom'sphonenumber.

11.A）Sheisonduty.C）Sheisonsickleave.

B）Sheishavingherdayoff.D）Sheisabroadonbusiness.

Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Hesavedababyboy'slife.C）Hepreventedatraincrash.

B）Hewantedtobeasuperhero.D）Hewasawitnesstoanaccident

13.A）Hehasa9-month-oldboy.C）Heenjoystheinterview.

B）Heiscurrentlyunemployed.D）Hecommutesbysubway.

14.A）Arockonthetracks.C）Astrongwind.

B）Amisplacedpushchair.D）Aspeedingcar.

15.A）Shestoodmotionlessinshock.C）Shecalledthepoliceatonce.

B）Shecriedbitterly.D）Sheshoutedforhelp.

SectionC

Directions：

Inthissection，youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Sheinheritedherfamilyice-creambusinessinBillings.

B）Shelovedtheice-creambusinessmorethanteachingprimaryschool.

C）Shestartedanice-creambusinesstofinanceherdaughter'seducation.

D）Shewantedtohaveanice-creamtruckwhenshewasalittlegirl.

17.A）Topreserveatradition.C）Tohelplocaleducation.

B）Toamuseherdaughter.D）Tomakesomeextramoney.

18.A）Toraisemoneyforbusinessexpansion.C）Toallowpoorkidstohaveice-creamtoo.

B）Tomakehertruckattractivetochildren.D）Toteachkidsthevalueofmutualsupport

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Thereasonsforimposingtaxes.C）Thevariousburdensonordinarycitizens.

B）Thevariousseriousmoneycanbuy.D）Thefunctionofmoneyinthemodernworld.

20.A）Educatingandtrainingcitizens.C）Protectingpeople’slifeandproperty.

C）Improvingpublictranslation.D）Buildinghospitalsandpubliclibraries.

21.A）Byaskingfordonations.C）Bysellinggovernmentbonds.

B）Bysellingpubliclands.D）Byexploitingnaturalresources.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）ItislocatedatthecenteroftheEuropeancontinent.

B）Itreliesontourismasitschiefsourceofrevenues.

C）Itcontainslessthanasquaremileofland.

D）ItissurroundedbyFranceonthreesides.

23.A）ItsbeautyisfrequentlymentionedinAmericanmedia.

B）ItsrulerPrinceRainiermarriedanAmericanactress.

C）ItiswheremanyAmericanmoviesareshot.

D）ItisafavoriteplaceAmericansliketovisit.

24.A）Tobacco.B）Potatoes.C）Machinery.D）Clothing

25.A）Europeanhistory.C）SmallcountriesinEurope.

B）Europeangeography.D）TouristattractionsinEurope.

PARTⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

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

　　Theoceanisheatingup.That'stheconclusionofanewstudythatfindsthatEarth'soceansnow（26）heatattwicetheratetheydid18yearsago.Aroundhalfofoceanheatintakesince1865hastakenplacesince1997,researchersreportonlineinNatureClimateChange.

　　Warmingwatersareknownto（27）tocoralbleaching（珊瑚白化）andtheytakeupmorespacethancoolerwaters,raisingsea（28）.Whilethetopoftheoceanisstudied,itsdepthsaremoredifficultto（29）Theresearchersgathered150yearsofoceantemperaturedatainordertogetbetter（30）ofheatabsorptionfromsurfacetoseabed.Theygatheredtogethertemperaturereadingscollectedbyeverythingfroma19thcentury（31）ofBritishnavalshipstomodernautomatedoceanprobes.Theextensivedatasources,（32）withcomputersimulations（计算机模拟）,createdatimelineofoceantemperaturechanges,includingcoolingfromvolcanicoutbreaksandwarmingfromfossilfuel（33）.

　　About35percentoftheheattakeninbytheoceansduringtheindustrialeranowresidentsata（34）ofmorethan700meters,theresearchersfound.Theysaythey're（35）whetherthedeep-seawarmingcanceledout　warmingatthesea'ssurface.

A）absorbB）combinedC）contributeD）depthE）emission

F）excursionG）exploreH）floorI）heightsJ）indifferent

K）levelsL）mixedM）pictureN）unsureO）voyage

SectionB

Directions：

Inthissection，youaregongingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.

TheSecrettoRaisingSmartKids

[A]Ifirstbegantoinvestigatethebasisofhumanmotivation-andhowpeoplepersevereaftersetbacks-asapsychologygraduatestudentatYaleUniversityinthe1960s.AnimalexperimentsbypsychologistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniahadshownthatafterrepeatedfailures,mostanimalsconcludethatasituationishopelessandbeyondtheircontrol.Aftersuchanexperienceananimaloftenremainspassiveevenwhenitcaneffectchange-astatetheycalledlearnedhelplessness.

[B]Peoplecanlearntobehelpless,too.Whydosomestudentsgiveupwhenencounterdifficulty,whereasotherswhoarenomoreskilledcontinuetostriveandlearn?

Oneanswer,Isoondiscovered,layinpeople’sbeliefsaboutwhytheyhadfailed.

[C]Inparticular,attributingpoorperformancetoalackofabilitydepressesmotivationmorethandoesthebeliefthatlackofeffortistoblame.WhenItoldagroupofschoolchildrenwhodisplayedhelplessbehaviorthatalackofeffortledtotheirmistakesinmath,theylearnedtokeeptryingwhentheproblemsgottough.Anothergroupofhelplesschildrenwhoweresimplyrewardedfortheirsuccessoneasierproblemsdidnotimprovetheirabilitytosolveharmmathproblems.Theseexperimentsindicatedthatafocusoneffortcanhelpresolvehelplessnessandgeneratesuccess.

[D]Later,Idevelopedabroaderthe