第02套四级真题.docx

1、第02套四级真题2013年12月英语四级考试真题及答案(第二套)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief account of the increasing use of the mobile phone in peoples life and then explain the consequences of overusing it. You s

2、hould write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。Part ListeningComprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said

3、. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause.During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through

4、 the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. A) Go to a place he has visited.B) Make her own arrangements.C) Consult a travel agent.D) Join in a package tour.2. A) They are on a long trip by car.B) They are stuck in a traffic jam.C) They are used to getting up early.D) They are tired of eating out at night.3. A

5、) He is a person difficult to deal with.B) He dislikes any formal gathering.C) He is unwilling to speak in public.D) He often keeps a distance from others.4. A) Work in another department.B) Pursue further education.C) Recruit graduate students.D) Take an administrative job.5. A) He would not be ava

6、ilable to start the job in time.B) He is not quite qualified for the art director position.C) He would like to leave some more time for himself.D) He will get his application letter ready before May 1.6. A) Cleaner.B) Mechanic. C) Porter. D) Salesman.7. A) Request one or two roommates to do the clea

7、ning.B) Help Laura with her term paper due this weekend.C) Get Laura to clean the apartment herself this time.D) Ask Laura to put off the cleaning until another week.8. A) A problem caused by the construction.B) An accident that occurred on the bridge.C) The building project they are workingD) The p

8、ublic transportation conditions.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) To look for a job as a salesperson.B) To have a talk with Miss Thompson.C) To place an order for some products.D) To complain about a faulty appliance.10. A) The person in charge is not in the

9、office.B) The supplies are out of stock for the moment.C) They failed to reach an agreement on the price.D) The company is re-cataloguing the items.11. A) 0743, 12536 extension 15.B) 0734, 21653 extension 51.C) 0734, 38750 extension 15.D) 0743, 62135 extension 51.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the

10、conversation you have just heard. 12. A) Since he found a girlfriend.B) Since he took to heavy smoking.C) Since he began to exercise regularly.D) Since he started to live on his own.13. A) He is getting too fat.B) He smokes too much.C) He doesnt eat vegetables.D) He doesnt look well at all.14. A) Th

11、ey are overweight for their age.B) They are respectful to their parents.C) They are still in their early twenties.D) They dislike doing physical exercise.15. A) To quit smoking.B) To reduce his weight.C) To find a girlfriend.D) To follow her advice.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear

12、3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose he best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with

13、 a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Passage One Questions 16 to 19 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 16. A) They have destroyed several small towns.B) They will soon spread to San Francisco.C) They have injured many residents.D) They are burning out of control.17. A)

14、 They have been hospitalized.B) They have got skin problems.C) They were choked by the thick smoke.D) They were poisoned by the burning chemicals.18. A) It failed because of a sudden rocket explosion.B) It has been re-scheduled for a midday takeoff.C) It has been canceled due to technical problems.D

15、) It was delayed for eleven hours and thirty minutes.19. A) They made frequent long-distance calls to each other.B) They illegally used government computers in New Jersey.C) They were found to be smarter than computer specialists.D) They were arrested for stealing government information.Passage TwoQ

16、uestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A) Peaceful.B) Considerate.C) Generous.D) Cooperative.21. A) Someone dumped the clothes left in the washer and dryer.B) Someone broke the washer and dryer by overloading them.C) Mindy Lances laundry blocked the way to the laundry roo

17、m.D) Mindy Lance threatened to take revenge on her neighbors.22. A) Asking the neighborhood committee for help.B.) Limiting the amount of laundry for each wash.C) Informing the building manager of the matter.D) Installing a few more washers and dryers.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the

18、 passage you have just heard.23. A) She is both a popular and highly respected author.B) She is the most loved African novelist of all times.C) She is the most influential author since the 1930s.D) She is the first writer to focus on the fate of slaves.24. A) The Book Critics Circle Award.B) The Nob

19、el Prize for literature.C) The Pulitzer Prize for fiction.D) The National Book Award.25. A) She is a relative of Morrisons.B) She is a slave from Africa.C) She is a skilled storyteller.D) She is a black woman.Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage

20、is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：

21、此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Many college students today own personal computers that cost anywhere from $1000 to perhaps $5000 or more. _26_, it is not uncommon for them to purchase _27_ costing another several hundred dollars. Twenty years ago, computers were _28_, but they were very large and extremely expensiv

22、e. Few, if any. _29_ purchased computers for home use. Over the years, the price of the guts of a computer-its memory-has declined to less than a thousandth of the price per unit of memory that prevailed twenty years ago. This is the main reason why computers cost so much less today than they used t

23、o. Moreover. _30_ improvements have made it possible to _31_ memory circuitry that is small enough to fit into the portable personal computers that many of us own and use. _32_, as the price of computation has declined the average consumer and business have spent more on purchasing computers._33_ im

24、proved agricultural technology, hybrid(杂交) seeds. _34_ animal breeding, and so on have vastly increased the amount of output a typical farmer can produce. The prices of goods such as meats and grains have fallen sharply relative to the prices of most other goods and services. As agricultural prices

25、have fallen, many households have decreased their total expenses on food. Even though the _35_ of a product purchased generally increases when its price falls, total expenses on it may decline.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten b

26、lanks. 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 carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifed by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer S

27、heet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. To get a sense of how women have progressed in science, take a quick tour of the physics department at the University of California, Berkel

28、ey. This is a storied place, the _36_ of some of the most important discoveries in modern science-starting with Ernest Lawrences invention of the cyclotron (回旋加速器) in 1931. A generation ago, female faces were _37_ and, even today, visitors walking through the first floor of LeConte Hall will see a f

29、ull corridor of exhibits _38_ the many distinguished physicists who made history here. _39_ all of them white males.But climb up to the third floor and youll see a _40_ display. There, among the photos of current faculty members and students, are portraits of the _41_ head of the department, Marjori

30、e Shapiro, and four other women whose research _42_ everything from the mechanics of the universe to the smallest particles of matter. A sixth woman was hired just two weeks ago. Although theyre still only about 10 percent of the physics faculty, women are clearly a presence here. And the real _43_

31、may be in the smaller photos to the right: graduate and undergraduate students, about 20 percent of them female. Every year Berkeley sends its fresh female physics PhDs to the countrys top universities. That makes Shapiro optimistic, but also _44_. I believe things are getting better, she says, but

32、theyre not getting better as _45_ as I would like.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A）circumstance B）confidence C）covers D）current E）dealsF）different G）exposing H）fast I）honoring J）hopeK）presently L）rare M）realistic N）site O）virtuallySection BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains informat