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1、16四级答案解析201616四级答案解析【篇一：2016年12月16日英语4级考试真题及答案】txt作文真题一：就业or创业 作文题目：for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to find a job somewhere and the other to start a business of your own. you are to make a decision. write an essay to e

2、xplain the reasons for your decision. you should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 参考范文：upon graduation, virtually all college students will confront the problem of the career choice，which is truly a tough choice. students opinions differ greatly on this issue. some hold that prio

3、rity should be given to start a business of your own, but others take the attitude that finding a job is the best choice influencing their future. as to myself, i prefer the latter view. an opportunity to start a business exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people, with no exception

4、 to me. in my view, with the competition in the job market becoming increasingly fierce for college graduates， some ambitious students have tried their hands at launching their own businesses. over the years，there have been many successful cases of student entrepreneurship and such attempts should b

5、e encouraged and promoted by both the universities and the society at large. whats more ,college students who start businesses are pioneers，among whom will be born chinas future business leaders. faced with unknown challenges， they are audacious enough to embark on a perilous journey while most of t

6、heir peers enjoy stable salaries by working as white-collars at high-end office buildings. all in all, the essential difference between the students who find a job or those students who create their own businesses is that the former are docile followers whereas the latter are aggressive trailblazers

7、. for this reason， business-launching college graduates are more admirable， and thus they command our deep respect. 听力 section a directions: in this section, you will hear three news reports. at the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. both the news report and the questions

8、 will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on answer sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard. . a) i

9、t was dangerous to live in. b) it was going to be renovated. c) he could no longer pay the rent. d) he had sold it to the royal family. 2. a) a strike. c) a forest fire. b) a storm. d) a terrorist attack. questions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.3. a) they lost contact with

10、 the emergency department. b) they were trapped in an underground elevator. c) they were injured by suddenly falling rocks. d) they sent calls for help via a portable radio. 4. a) they tried hard to repair the elevator. b) they released the details of the accident. c) they sent supplies to keep the

11、miners warm. d) they provided the miners with food and water. questions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. a) raise postage rates. b) improve its services. c) redesign delivery routes. d) close some of its post offices. 6. a) shortening business hours. b) closing offices on

12、 holidays. c) stopping mail delivery on saturdays. d) computerizing mail sorting processes. 7. a) many post office staff will lose their jobs. b) many people will begin to complain. c) taxpayers will be very pleased. d) a lot of controversy will arise. section b directions: in this section, you will

13、 hear two long conversations. at the end of each conversation you will hear four questions. both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding lette

14、r on answer sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. a) he will be kept from promotion. b) he will go through retraining. c) he will be given a warning. d) he will lose part of his pay. 9. a) he is always on time. b) he is

15、 a trustworthy guy. c) he is an experienced press operator. d) he is on good terms with his workmates. 10. a) she is a trade union representative. b) she is in charge of public relations. c) she is a senior manager of the shop. d) she is better at handling such matters. 11. a) he is skilled and expe

16、rienced. b) he is very close to the manager. c) he is always trying to stir up trouble. d) he is always complaining about low wages.questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. a) open. b) selfish. c) friendly. d) reserved. 13. a) they stay quiet. b) they read a book. c)

17、 they talk about the weather. d) they chat with fellow passengers. 14. a) she was always treated as a foreigner. b) she was eager to visit an english castle. c) she was never invited to a colleagues home. d) she was unwilling to make friends with workmates. 15. a) houses are much more quiet. b) hous

18、es provide more privacy. c) they want to have more space. d) they want a garden of their own. section c directions: in this section, you will hear three passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you

19、 hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d).then mark the corresponding letter on answer sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 16. a) they dont have much choice of jobs

20、. b) they are likely to get much higher pay. c) they dont have to go through job interviews. d) they will automatically be given hiring priority. 17. a) ask their professors for help. b) look at school bulletin boards. c) visit the school careers service. d) go through campus newspapers. 18. a) help

21、ing students find the books and journals they need. b) supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere. c) helping students arrange appointments with librarians. d) providing students with information about the library. questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19.

22、a) it tastes better. b) it is easier to grow. c) it may be sold at a higher price. d) it can better survive extreme weathers. 20. a) it is healthier than green tea. b) it can grow in drier soil. c) it will replace green tea one day. d) it is immune to various diseases.21. a) it has been well receive

23、d by many tea drinkers. b) it does not bring the promised health benefits. c) it has made tea farmers life easier. d) it does not have a stable market. questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. a) they need decorations to show their status. b) they prefer unique objec

24、ts of high quality. c) they decorate their homes themselves. d) they care more about environment. 23. a) they were proud of their creations. b) they could only try to create at night. c) they made great contributions to society. d) they focused on the quality of their products. 24. a) make wise choi

25、ces. b) identify fake crafts. c) design handicrafts themselves. d) learn the importance of creation. 25. a) to boost the local economy. b) to attract foreign investments. c) to arouse public interest in crafts. d) to preserve the traditional culture. 听力答案： section a 1. a it was dangerous to live in.

26、 2. b a storm 3. b they were trapped in an underground elevator. 4. c they sent supplies to keep the miners warm. 5. d close some of its post office. 6. c stopping mail delivery on saturdays. 7. a many post office staff will lose their jobs. section b 8. d he will lose part of his pay. 9. b he is a

27、trustworthy guy. 10.d she is better at handling such matters. 11.c he is always trying to stir up trouble. 12. d reserved 13. a they stay quiet 14. c she was never invited to a colleagues home. 15. b houses provide more privacy section c 16. d they will automatically be given hiring priority. 17. c

28、visit the school careers service. 18. b supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere. 19. c it may be sold at a higher price.20. a it is healthier than green tee. 21. d it does not have a stable market. 22. b they prefer unique objects of high quality. 23. b they could only try to create at

29、 night. 24. a make wise choices. 25. a to boost the local economy. 阅读理解（选词填空） section a directions: in this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. you are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. read the passage through care

30、fully before making your choices. each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. please mark the corresponding letter for each item on answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. you may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. many men and women have long bought into the i

31、dea that there are “male” and “female” brains, believing that explains just about every difference between the sexes. a new study （26）that belief, questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender. in the study, tel aviv university researchers（27）for sex differences the entire human b

32、rain. and what did they find? not much. rather than offer evidence for（28）brains as “male” or “female,” research shows that brains fall into a wide range, with most people falling right in the middle. daphna joel, who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender-based （29） , many different ty