四级真题共3套.docx

1、四级真题共3套2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on learning and then explain why education doesnt simply me

2、an learning to obtain information. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part Listening Comprehension (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 b

3、e asked about what was said. 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

4、 I with a single line through the centre.1. A) The woman is now working in a kindergarten. B) The man will soon start a business of his own. C) The man would like to be a high school teacher. D) The woman is going to major in child education.2. A) The furniture has to be rearranged. B) The sound equ

5、ipment has to be set up. C) The conference room has to be cleaned. D) The video machine has to be checked.3. A) She is exhausted. B) She is near-sighted. C) She cannot finish work in time. D) She cannot go straight home.4. A) The woman is too particular about food. B) He would rather have a meal an

6、hour later. C) The woman should order her food quickly. D) He usually prefers ice-cream to sandwiches.5. A) He is not a good mechanic. B) He doesnt keep his promises. C) He spends his spare time doing repairs. D) He is always ready to offer help to others.6. A) Sam has a big family to support. B) Sa

7、m is not interested in traveling. C) The pay offer by the travel agency is too low. D) The work hours in the travel agency are too long.7. A) International trade. B) Product development. C) Financial consulting. D) Domestic retailing.8. A) Go on a business trip. B) Look for a job in Miami. C) Make a

8、 ticket reservation. D) Take a vacation.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) It is located on Route 18. B) It has an interesting museum. C) It is a beautiful little town. D) It lies seven miles east of Newton.10. A) They are in opposite directions. B) They are fi

9、fty-five miles apart. C) They are quite close to each other. D) They are a long drive from Norwalk.11. A) They are connected by Route 7. B) They are crowded with tourists. C) They have lots of old houses. D) They have many rare plants.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just he

10、ard.12. A) Bring him up to date on the current situation in Milan. B) Inform him of the arrangements for his trip in Italy. C) Fetch the documents signed by Mr. Gartner. D) Accompany Mr. Gartner to the Linate airport.13. A) About 8:30. B) About 6:30. C) About 5:30. D) About 4:15.14. A) Mr. Gartner f

11、rom Milan. B) Gianni Riva at Megastar. C) The companys sales representative. D) Gavin from the Chamber of Commerce.15. A) Travel agent. B) Business manager. C) Secretary. D) Saleswoman.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear som

12、e questions. Both the passage and the questions 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 I with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 1

13、9 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) She had a desire to help others. B) She wanted to find out more about it. C) She needed some overseas experience. D) She was interested in farming.17. A) Carry out a cultural exchange program. B) Work on an agricultural project. C) Learn Portugue

14、se. D) Teach English.18. A) She found it difficult to secure a job in her own country. B) She wanted to renew her contact with the Peace Corps. C) She was invited to work as an English teacher. D) She could not get the country out of her mind.19. A) By teaching additional English classes. B) By writ

15、ing stories for American newspapers. C) By working part time for the Peace Corps. D) By doing odd jobs for local institutions.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A) Time spent exercising. B) Time spent working. C) Time spent on leisure activities. D) Time s

16、pent with friends and family.21. A) Reading. B) Surfing the Web. C) Eating out. D) Watching TV.22. A) Driving. B) Gardening. C) Going to the pub. D) Visiting friends.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) The car driver was trying to avoid hitting a rabbi

17、t. B) The car driver was partly responsible for the accident. C) McLaughlin was talking to his manager while driving. D) McLaughlins carelessness resulted in the collision.24. A) He crashed into a car parked there. B) He knocked down several mailboxes. C) He tore down the companys main gate. D) He d

18、id serious damage to a loaded truck.25. A) He will lose his job. B) He will have to pay damages. C) He will be fined heavily. D) He will receive retraining.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefu

19、lly 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.When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they

20、always are 26 , they replied, “Because it is right.” If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, or why their men wear pants 27 skirts, or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are likely to get 28 and very uninformative answers: “Because its right.” “Because thats the

21、 way its done.” “Because its the 29 .” Or even “I dont know.” The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behavior is that they are 30 by social normsshared rules or guidelines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation. Norms 31 how people “ought” to behav

22、e under particular circumstances in a particular society. We conform (遵守) to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they 32 . In fact, we are much more likely to notice 33 from norms than conformity to them. You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, b

23、ut you might be a little 34 if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you on both 35 . Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world. When we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that

24、way.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 carefully before making your choices. Ea

25、ch 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.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. What does it take to be a we

26、ll-trained nurse? The answer used to be two-year associates or four-year bachelors degree programs. But as the nursing shortage 36 , a growing number of schools and hospitals are establishing “fast-track programs” that enable college graduates with no nursing 37 to become registered nurses with only

27、 a year or so of 38 training. In 1991, there were only 40 fast-track curricula; now there are more than 200. Typical is Columbia Universitys Entry to Practice program. Students earn their bachelor of science in nursing in a year. Those who stay on for an 39 two years can earn a masters degree that 4

28、0 them as nurse practitioners (执业护士) or clinical nurse specialists. Many students are recent 41 ; others are career switchers. Rudy Guardron, 32, a 2004 graduate of Columbias program, was a premedical student in college and then worked for a pharmaceutical (药物的) research company. At Columbia, he was

29、 42 as a nurse practitioner. “I saw that nurses were in high 43 and it looked like a really good opportunity,” he says. “Also, I didnt want to be in school for that long.” The fast-track trend fills a need, but its also creating some 44 between newcomers and veterans. “Nurses that are still at the b

30、edside 45 these kids with suspicion,” says Linda Pellico, who has taught nursing at Yale University for 18 years. “They wonder, how can they do it quicker?” The answer is they dont.A) additionalB) appliedC) demandD) excessiveE) experienceF) expores G) graduatesH) operationsI) promoteJ) qualifiesK) s

31、pecializedL) tensionM) trainedN) viewO) worsensSection 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 the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a

32、paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The rise of the sharing economyA Last night 40,000 people rented accommodation from a service that offers 250,000 rooms in 30,000 cities in 192 countries. They chose their rooms and paid for everythi