英语四级真题答案.docx

1、英语四级真题答案2012年6月英语四级参考答案Part WritingOn Excessive PackagingNowadays the phenomena of excessive packaging of goods are prevailing in our society: clothes swathed in tissue paper, placed in cardboard box and finally wrapped in well-designed plastic bags, imported bottles of grape wine packed in wooden b

2、oxes, fruits put in hand-woven baskets, to name but a few。There are several causes of excessive packaging. The first reason is that a large number of companies believe that they can attract customers attention and stimulate their purchasing desire by over-packaging their goods, thus gaining more pro

3、fits. On the other hand, quite a number of consumers mistakenly hold that the more delicate the package is, the better the quality will be, thus encouraging excessive packaging。In my point of view, excessive packaging has disastrous consequences, including the loss of precious resources, excessive c

4、onsumption of water and energy, and unnecessary extraction of scarce land for landfill。To solve the problem, its necessary to take the following measures. First, laws and regulations must be made to restrict excessive packaging of companies. In addition, we need to raise consumers awareness that exc

5、essive packaging doesnt equal to high quality and advocate packaging recycling. 【解析】本次作文的话题是“过度包装”，话题不断新，考生应该都比较熟悉。写好本篇作文的关键在于紧跟题目所列提纲：现象原因看法和建议，确定相应的写作结构。重点分析产生此现象的原因有哪些，把最重要的两三点罗列下来。最后，根据分析出的原因提供相应的建议。范文首段开门见山，首先一句话总结如今社会上过度包装现象盛行，而后举出一些实例补充说明。第二段重点从公司和消费者两方面论述产生过度包装的原因。公司方面是为了吸引顾客，刺激消费，赢取更多的利润；消费

6、者方面是认为包装越精美，质量越好这种错误的消费意识。接下来作者表明自己的看法，认为过度包装会导致很多问题：稀缺资源的流失；水，能源的过度消耗以及产生不必要的垃圾场等。最后一段作者针对原因提出了一些解决方案。第一方面，建立法律规章制度来约束企业的过度包装行为。第二方面，必须让消费者认识到过度包装不等同于高质量，并提倡包装物的回收利用。本文条理清晰，论述充分，语言使用规范得当，如：to name but a few，the first reason is that，on the other hand，in my point of view，to solve the problem，first，in

7、 addition等。1. D) providing good education for baby boomers。2. D) Students performance declined。3. D) They are mostly small in size。4. D) Some large schools have split up into smaller ones。5. C) their college-level test participation。6. B) Their school performance was getting worse。7. A) maintain clo

8、ser relationships with their teachers。8. Simplicity9. different measures10. tough subjects短对话11.M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room, another into the family room and a third to the outside。W: The door into the family room isnt big enough. Could it be ma

9、de wider?Q: What are the speakers doing?【答案】D) Discussing a housing plan。【解析】此题为简单的推理题。从drawing，kitchen等关键词可知，两人正在看房间的图纸，并讨论希望family room能够再大点。12.M: Im thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, Ive had enou

10、gh of our canteen food。Q: What do we learn about the woman?【答案】D) She is tired of the food in the canteen。【解析】此题为推理题。从对话中可知，男子问女子对于晚上到哪里吃饭有没有任何建议。女子回答去KFC旁边的法国餐厅，因为她已经受够了食堂的食物。13.W: Hey, if you cant enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones? Im preparing for the speech contest。M: O

11、h, sorry. I didnt realize Ive being bothering you all this time。Q: What is the man probably doing?【答案】C) Listening to some loud music。【解析】此题为较为简单的推理题。从volume，earphone，bother等关键词可知该男子听音乐时把音量调的很高，从而影响到了女子准备演讲比赛。14.M: Finally, Ive got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impr

12、ession on your family。W: Come on! Its only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine. Q: What does the woman mean?【答案】C) The man can dress casually for the occasion。【解析】此题为推理题。男子想穿新套装给女方家庭留下好印象，但是女子说这只是个家庭聚会，穿牛仔裤和T恤就行，即穿着随意即可。15.M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue

13、? These two colors are coming in this season。W: Oh, actually grey is my favourite color, but I prefer something made from cotton, 100% cotton I mean。Q: What is the woman looking for?【答案】B) Grey pants made from pure cotton。【解析】此题为细节题。从关键词pants，grey，100% cotton可知，女子想要的是灰色纯棉的短裤。16.W: From here, the mou

14、ntains look as if you could just reach out and touch them。M: Thats why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland。Q: What is the mans chief consideration in choosing the lodge?【答案】C) Its location。【解析】此题为细节题。男子说他选择这个旅馆的原因是它有着瑞士最好的视野，所以他最在乎的是位置。17.M: What do I have to do to apply

15、for a passport?W: You need proof of citizenship, either an old passport or a birth certificate and three photographs. Then you must complete this form and pay a fee。Q: What is the man most probably going to do?【答案】C) Travel overseas。【解析】此题为推理题。男子询问女子如何申请护照，女子回答时说的出生证，照片等是申请护照的所需用品。18.M: Miss, can I

16、interest you in a pork special with serving tonight? Its only 799, half the usual price and its very tasty。W: Oh really? I will try it。Q: What does the man say about the dish?【答案】A) It is a good bargain。【解析】此题为细节题。男子在给女子推荐时说该道菜今晚的价格是平时的一般，且很好吃，可见十分划算。Part III Listening ComprehensionSection AConversa

17、tion 1W：Good evening, and welcome to this weeks business world. The program for and about business people. Tonight we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over and established bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run your own store?M: Well, I always loved racing bikes and fix

18、ing them. When I was working full-time as a salesman for a big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, Ill do it. I had my heart set on it and I didnt let anything stand in my way. When I went down to the bank and got

19、 a business loan, I knew Id love being my own boss. Now my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want。W:You mean you dont keep regular hours?M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off earl

20、y。W: Had you hired any employees to work with you yet?M: Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. They help me out a few days a week. Its great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers. W: Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in you

21、r new business。Q19.what is the woman doing?Q20.What did Mr. Kayne do before he took over the bicycle shop?Q21.Why did the man take over a bicycle shop?Q22.What do we learn about the people working in the shop?答案：19. D20. A21. B22. AConversation 2W: Well, the main activities in the region were histor

22、ically steel and paper processing, I think。M: Yes, but Im not quite sure about the status of those industries now. Could you tell us something about that? W: Yes, of course. In fact, they are less significant, but steel-related manufacturing still accounts for 44% of industrial activity. So its stil

23、l very important. In fact, 80% of Spains machine tools are from the Basque country. As for paper processing, theres still a little. But its no longer what it once was in the region. So, is that clear?M: Yes, thanks。W: Now, to get back to what I was saying, theres a lot of unemployment as well as geo

24、graphical problems in the region。M: Sorry, Victoria. What do you mean by geographical problems?W: Well, what I mean is the area is very hilly, mountainous in parts. So there used to be transport problems, now though there are new train links and better roads, but it may be that some smaller towns in

25、land remain not very well connected, is that OK? Does that make sense? When we talk about specific location suggestions for the factory, well see this in more detail, so well come back to this question, OK?M: OK, right。W: So I was about to say something about the work force in the region and the lev

26、el of training and education. In general, its very good and improving。Question 23-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。23. What does the woman say about the steel-related manufacturing in the region?24. What problems hinder the regions development?25. What will the speakers discuss l

27、ater?答案：23. B24. C25. CPart III Listening ComprehensionSection BDirections: In this section, you will hear 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 the best answ

28、er from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。答案Passage oneQ26: B. They had known each other since childhoodQ27: B. At Joes houseQ28: A. Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other。P

29、assage twoQ29: A. In his buildings parking lotQ30: A. It had been stolen by someoneQ31: B. In the city garagePassage threeQ32: D. The mysteriousness of creativityQ33: A. It is the source of all artistic workQ34: D. Creative imaginationQ35: A. It is part of everyday life复合式听写【答案】36. calculators37. ha

30、ndle38. items39. Responding 40. emergencies41. rarely42. occur43. murders44. there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property45. Things get stolen when it is easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched46. A better way to solve this problem mi

31、ght be for all of us to be more careful with our things 【解析】这篇文章谈论的是校园盗窃。从校园相关话题的角度而言，复合式听写的内容非常贴近生活，是考生所熟悉的。具体听写内容，单词仍然以一句话的主干内容为主，即名词和动词；而句子听写的长度和停顿间隔仍与往年一致，即18词左右，且每句间隔1-2句。所以，复合式听写难度与往年持平。但是考生们应考和平时听写时，都需要特别注意细节，如名词复数的变化，emergency的复数emergencies； 难词的拼写calculator(计算器)、theft(盗窃)。47. E. domestic48. C. communities49. O. survive50. H. gather51. M. serves52. N. surroundings53. J.