年 12月大学英语四级考试真题 及答案第 1套.docx

1、年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题 及答案第 1 套2016 年 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题 及答案（第 1 套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying“Never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make things happen.” Youcan cite examples to illustrate the i

2、mportant of being participants rather than mereonlookers in life. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.注意：此部分试题请在 答题卡 1 上作答。Part Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At theend

3、 of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Th

4、en mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。1. A) The time for the mans visit to the womans company.B) The reason for the mans absence from the meeting.C) The agenda for the board of directors meeting.D) The details of the meeting to be

5、held next week.2. A) In a library. C) At a travel agency.B) In a post office. D) At a department store.3. A) He cannot hear the womans call. C) He cannot get through to New York.B) He cannot recall the phone number. D) He cannot find a public phone nearby.4. A) Do some shopping with Jane. C) Watch a

6、 movie with the woman.B) Revise his thesis in the office. D) Discuss his thesis with Prof Hudson.5. A) He is not sure what went wrong with his watch.B) He has no idea where he can buy a gold watch.C) He just cannot work properly without a watch.D) He still does not know where left his watch.6. A) He

7、 slipped and hurt his head. C) He thought the womans car had been sold.B) He forgot all about what he said. D) He was sorry for being off sick last week.7. A) She should try to catch an earlier bus. C) She should come up with a better excuse.B) She is absent from his class too often. D) She is alway

8、s making excuses for being late.8. A) He is going to help the woman out. C) He has to move out of the building soon.B) He will stay with the womans brother. D) He is on his way to see a real estate agent.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) From the wanted column

9、. C) From a telephone directory.听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研B) From some of her friends. D) From a television commercial.10. A) She received full-time education abroad.B) She graduated from an open university.C) She finished her secondary school.D) She studied in a vocational college.11. A) She is a sh

10、orthand-typist. C) She is a policewoman.B) She works as a tour guided D) She teaches an evening class.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) It provides him with career opportunities.B) It helps enlarge his customer network.C) It has been off and on for ten years

11、.D) It was interrupted for four years.13. A) Individualized service. C) Home-made beer.B) Traditional setting. D) Social games.14. A) The quality of beer. C) The owners attitude.B) The atmosphere. D) The right location.15. A) It is a rather tough job. C) It helps old people kill time.B) It is a prof

12、itable business. D) It makes retirees feel useful.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you willhear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from

13、 the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.注意：此 部分试题请在答题卡1 1 上作答。Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.I6. A) It is becoming increasingly popular. C) It gives rise to seriou

14、s social instability.B) It helps the user to escape reality D) It hurts a person and those around them.17. A) They use drugs just for fun. C) They use drugs as medicine.B) They take drugs to get high. D) They keep drug use a secret.18. A) It is quite common in entertainment circles.B) It is the caus

15、e of various social problems.C) It is hard to get rid of.D) It is fatal to the user.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Taking up exercises after recovery. C) Finding new ways to cure heart disease.听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研B) Producing tasty healthy froz

16、en food. D) Going on a diet upon leaving the hospital.20. A) It was carefully tested with consumers.B) It was promoted by health organizations.C) It was disapproved by many diet experts.D) It was highly expected by the general public.21. A) Competitive price. C) Vigorous promotion.B) Low expectation

17、s. D) Unique ingredients.22. A) It was suggested by the firms vice-president.B) It matches the foods dark green packaging.C) It has a positive implication for consumers.D) It tricks the elders into impulse purchasing.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A)

18、 It is practiced in most of the states.B) It will be abolished sooner or later.C) It has drawn a lot of criticism from overseas.D) It has to be approved by the Supreme Court.24. A) Whether the practice should be allowed to continue in future.B) Whether there should be a minimum age limit for executi

19、on.C) What type of criminals should receive it.D) What effect it might have on youngsters.25. A) He was the first minor to be executed in South Carolina.B) The governor changed his death sentence to life in prisonC) The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing two friends.D) He was sentence

20、d to death for a crime he committed as a minor.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read forthe fist time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage isread for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks w

21、ith the exact wordsyou have just heard Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you shouldcheck what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。Some people borrow money and “forget” to pay it back.Large loans are seldom the issue; they are usually treated as business (26) , with theterms spell

22、ed out on paper. But many women suffer (27) over problems like Carols.“My friend Ginny is always (28) cash,” she says. “I hate to recall how often Ive loaned her adollar or two for a drink or a movie. Each loan is so small Id feel really cheap making a big dealout of it; still, I do (29) the fact th

23、at she never pays me back.”Carol admits to being “too (30) or something” to demand repayment, but she hasresolved to stop lending money to Ginny. “The last time she asked for five dollars to pay for her听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研dry cleaning，I just told her I couldnt (31) it.”Another woman suggests a

24、bolder (32) . “When somebody refuses to repay a loan, I(33) by requesting one myself,” she says. “I left home without my wallet, Ill say. Can you lendme enough to cover lunch? Then, when the money is safely in hand, I am struck by a sudden(34) . Why, this is exactly the amount I loaned you last week

25、! How (35) ! Nowyou wont have to repay me!” She says it works like a charm.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select oneWord for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following thepassa

26、ge. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Eachchoice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter foreach item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not useany of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 4

27、5 are based on the following passage.For many Americans, 2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold spell Late November andDecember 36 early snow and bone-chilling temperatures in much of the country, part of ayear when, for the first time in two 37 record-cold days will likely turn out to haveoutnumb

28、ered record-warm ones. But the U.S. was the exception: November was the warmest ever38 , and current data indicates that 2013 is likely to have been the fourth hottest year on record.Enjoy the snow now, because 39 are good that 2014 will be even hotter, perhaps thehottest year since records have bee

29、n kept. Thats because, scientists are predicting，2014 will be anEl Nino year.El Nio, Spanish for “the child”, 40 when surface ocean waters in the southern Pacificbecome abnormally warm. So large is the Pacific, covering 30% of the planets surface, that the 41energy generated by its warming is enough

30、 to touch off a series of weather changes around theworld. El Nios are 42 with abnormally dry conditions in Southeast Asia and Australia.They can lead to extreme rain in parts of North and South America，even as southern Africa 43dry weather. Marine life may be affected too: El Nios can 44 the rising

31、 of the cold,nutrient-rich (营养丰富的) water that supports large fish 45 , and the unusually warm oceantemperatures can destroy coral (珊瑚).注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。A) additional I) logicallyB) associated J) occursC) bore K) populationsD) chances L) realizeE) communicated M) reduceF) decades N) sawG) experienc

32、es O) specific听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研H) globally Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify theparagraph from witch the information is derived. You may choose a paragraphmore than once. Ea