英语四级真题答案.docx

1、英语四级真题答案2016年英语四级真题答案2016年英语四级真题答案【篇一：2016年全国英语四级真题及答案】class=txtpart i writing directions:for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letterto express your thanks to one of your school teachers upon entering college. you should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. part liste

2、ning comprehension 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 will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four

3、choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter onanswer sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. a)how college students can improve their sleep habits. b)why sufficient sleep is important for college s

4、tudents. c)why college students are more likely to have stress problems. d)how college students can handle their psychological problems. 2. a)it is not easy to improve ones sleep habits. b)it is not good for students to play video games. c)students who are better prepared generally get higher scores

5、 in examinations. d)making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping. questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. a)whether more airports should be built around london. b)whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.

6、c)whether the british airports authority should sell off some of its assets. d)whether the spanish company could offer better service. 4. a)inefficient management. b)poor ownership structure. c)lack of innovation and competition. d)lack of runway and terminal capacity. questions 5 to 7 are based on

7、the news report you have just heard. 5. a)report the nicotine content of their cigarettes. b)set a limit to the production of their cigarettes. c)take steps to reduce nicotine in their products. d)study the effects of nicotine on young smokers. 6. a)the biggest increase in nicotine content tended to

8、 be in brands young smokers like. b)big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking. c)brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.c)it trains young peoples leadership abilities. d)it provides opportunities for language practice.

9、 questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. a)the impact of engine design on rode safety. b)the role policemen play in traffic safety. c)a sense of freedom driving gives. d)rules and regulations for driving. 13. a)make cars with automatic control.b)make cars that have

10、better brakes. c)make cars that are less powerful.d)make cars with higher standards. 14. a)they tend to drive responsibly. b)they like to go at high speed. c)they keep within speed limits.d)they follow traffic rules closely. 15.a)it is a bad idea. b)it is not useful. c)it is as effective as speed bu

11、mps .d)it should be combined with education. 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 hear a question, you must choose the best answer

12、 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 passage you have just heard. 16.a)the card got damaged . b)the card was found invalid. c)the card reader failed to do the scann

13、ing. d)the card reader broke down unexpectedly.17. a)by converting the credit card with a layer of plastic. b)by calling the credit card company for confirmation. c)by seeking help from the card reader maker verifone. d)by typing the credit card number into the cash register. 18.a)affect the sales o

14、f high-tech appliances. b)change the life style of many americans. c)give birth to many new technological inventions. d)produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures. questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. a)they are set by the dean of the graduate school. b)they a

15、re determined by the advising board. c)they leave much room for improvement. d)they vary among different departments. 20. a)by consulting the examining committee . b)by reading the bulletin of information. c)by contacting the departmental office. d)by visiting the universitys website. 21. a)they spe

16、cify the number of credits students must earn. b)they are harder to meet than those for undergraduates. c)they have to be approved by the examining committee. d)they are the same among various divisions of the university. questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. a)student

17、s majoring in nutrition. b)students in health classes. c)ph.d. candidates in dieting. d)middle and high school teachers. 23. a)its overestimate of the effect of dieting. b)its mistaken conception of nutrition. c)its changing criteria for beauty.d)its overemphasis on thinness. 24. a)to illustrate her

18、 point that beauty is but skin deep. b)to demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women. c)to explain how computer images can be misleading. d)to prove that technology has impacted our culture. 25. a)to persuade girls to stop dieting. b)to promote her own concept of beauty. c)to establish an emot

19、ional connection with students. d)to help students rid themselves of bad living habits. partiii reading comprehension 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

20、 passage. read the passage through carefully 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. contrar

21、y to popular belief, older people generally do not want to live with their children. the case in the “good old days”, and most older people do not feel about 80% of people 65years and older have living children, and about 90% of themhave within 30 minutes of at least one of their children. having co

22、ntact with children does not guarantee happiness in old age. in fact, some research has found that people who are most involved with their families have the ,however, as ill health often makes older people more spirits. increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, ra

23、ther than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children. if parents and children share interests and values and agree on childrearing practices and religious , they are likely to enjoy each others company. disagreements on such matters can cause problems. if parents are agreed

24、by their daughters divorce, dislike her new husband, and disapprove of how she is raising are that they are not going to enjoy her visits. section b directions: in this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. each statement contains information given in one of th

25、e paragraphs. identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. you may choose a paragraph more than once. each paragraph ismarked with a letter. answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on answer sheet 2. could food shortages bring down civilization? a for many years i h

26、ave studied global agricultural, population, environmental and economic trends and their interactions. the combined effects of those trends and the political tensions they generate point to the breakdown of governments and societies. yet i, too, have resisted the idea that food shortages could bring

27、 down not only individual governments but also our global civilization. b i can no longer ignore that risk. our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economy forces me to conclude that such a collapse is possible. c as demand for food rises fa

28、ster than supplies are growing, the resulting food-price inflation puts severe stress on the governments of many countries. unable to buy grain or grow their own, hungry people take to the streets. indeed, even before the steep climb in grain prices in 2008, the number of failing states was expandin

29、g. if the food situation continues to worsen, entire nations will break down at an ever increasing rate. in the 20th century the main threat to international security was superpower conflict; today it is failing states. d states fail when national governments can no longer provide personal security,

30、 food securityand basic social services such as education and health care. when governments lose their control on power, law and order begin to disintegrate. after a point, countries can become so dangerous that food relief workers are no longer safe and their programs are halted. failing states are

31、 of international concern because they are a source of terrorists, drugs, weapons and refugees(难民), threatening political stability everywhere. securityhas a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past. during the second half of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically s

32、everal times. in 1972, for instance, the soviets, recognizing their poor harvest early, quietly cornered the world wheat market. as a result, wheat prices elsewhere more than doubled, pulling rice and corn prices up with them. but this and other price shocks were event-drivendrought in the soviet union, crop-shrinking heat in the u.s. corn belt. and the rises were short-lived: prices typically returned to normal with the next harvest. fin contrast, the recent surge in world grain