2012年6月大学英语四级考试真题与解释答案完整版
Part I Writing
作文
On Excessive Packaging
Nowadays the phenomena of over-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 wine packed in wooden boxes, fruits
put in hand-woven baskets, just to name a few.
There are several reasons of this over-packaging. The first 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 profits. 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.
From my perspective, excessive packaging has its consequences, including the loss of
precious resources as well as extra workforce on garbage disposal.
To solve the problem, it’s necessary to take the following measures. First, laws
and regulations must be made to restrict excessive packaging. In addition, we need to
advocate clear packaging and raise consumer’s awareness that excessive packaging
doesn’t equal to high qua lity.
【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 addition
等。
Part II 快速阅读
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 closer relationships with their teachers.
8. Simplicity
9. different measures
10. tough subjects
Part III Listening Comprehension
短对话
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: 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. 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 2 with a single line through the centre.
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 doo r into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made 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: I’m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?
W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enough 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 can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones?
I’m preparing for the speech contest.
M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realize I’ve being bothering you all t his 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, I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a go od
impression on your family.
W: Come on! It’s 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? 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 mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them.
M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the bes t views in Switzerland.
Q: What is the man’s 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 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 interest you in a pork special with serving tonight? It’s only 799, half
the usual price and it’s 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。
【点评】
今年的听力短对话从提问方式来看，仍旧沿袭过去惯例，考查了信息细节题、暗示题和推断题，其中，信息细节题考查最多，例：短对话的1、5、6、8 均为信息细节题。需要同学在听的能够较快速的捕捉关键词，并将其组合，从而又快又准确的锁定答案。
从对话内容来看，今年的内容确实同预测的一致：日常化、生活化。短对话在包括了传统的餐厅、旅游、职业内容的询问以外，还加入了如第1 题的装修、第14 题的家庭聚会、第16 题的购物等更贴近日常生活的话题内容。
总体来说，今年的四级听力难度适中。如果有较好的细节抓取能力，完全能得到满意的分数。长对话
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
Conversation 1
W：Good evening, and welcome to this week’s 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 fixing 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, I’ll do it. I had my
heart set on it and I didn’t let anything stand in my way. When I went down to the
bank and got a business loan, I knew I’d 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 don’t 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 early.
W: Have 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. It’s great bec ause we play cards or just sit around and talk
when there are no customers.
W: Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business.
Question 19-22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.What is the woman doing?
20.What did Mr. Kayne do before he took over the bicycle shop?
21.Why did the man take over a bicycle shop?
22.What do we learn about the people working in the shop?
答案：
19. D
20. A
21. B
22. A
点评：第一篇长对话是一期访谈节目，主题是对一位自主创业人士的一次访谈，难度一般，要拿满分应该不难。主持人问及男士是如何想到要自己创业的，自己的自行车行是否有固定营业时间，以及是否雇佣了一些员工。男士则顺着主持人的问话，谈及了自己的创业历程，店里的营业时间与方式等。考生在听的过程中，需要理解这些短语的意思，如have one’s heart on it，意思是“决心，一定要”，stand in the way，意思是“阻碍，挡道”。一般
四级考生，这些短语在平常的学习中应该是有所积累的，不是难题。
Conversation 2
W: Well, the main activities in the region were historically steel and paper processing,
I think.
M: Yes, but I’m 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 it’s still very important. In fact, 80% of
Spain’s machine tools are from the Ba sque Country. As for paper processing, there’s
still a little. But it’s 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, there’s a lot of unemployment as well as
geographical 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 inland remain not very well connected, is that OK?
Does that make sense? When we talk about specific location suggestions for the
factory, we’ll see this in more detail, so we’ll 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 level
of training and education. In general, it’s 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 region’s development?
25. What will the speakers discuss later?
答案：
23. B
24. C
25. C
点评：这篇长对话围绕该地区的主要经济活动钢铁和纸张加工产业展开。男士对该地区这两大产业的现状不是很熟悉，所以女士为其做解答，介绍了钢铁产业在这一地区所占的重要地位，以及阻碍这一地区发展的主要因素，如地处山区，内地的小城镇依然交通不便。接着，二人则转向了下一个话题，即该地区的劳动力和培训与教育水平。女士这里简单地进行了一个概括，认为整体情况不错并且在不断进步。
这篇长对话难度适中，考生可以先浏览一遍问题，推测出主题，然后带着问题去听，这样做起来就容易多了。这里有一个生单词，可能考生在听的时候会被这样一个单词难倒，Basque country，是指“法国西南端，西班牙北部地区”。不过这个表达不影响做题，考生即使没听懂，也不要在这里纠结，因为浏览过题目就知道，这个不是考察点，所以要继续集中精力往下听。这也是听力的一个技巧，带着问题去听，只抓主要信息以及与问题相关的信息，不重要的疑难点要及时忽略。
听力短文
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section B
Directions: 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 answer 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.
Passage One
I first met Joe Gumps when we were both 9 years old, which is probably the only
reason he is one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school,
we wouldn’t even have had the chance to get to know each other. Joe is a day student,
but I am a boarding student. We haven’t been in the same classes, sports or extra
curriculum activities. Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house, and we
talk on the phone every night. This is not to say that we would not have been
compatible if we had first met in our freshman year. Rather, we would not have been
likely to spend enough time getting to know each other, due to the lack of
immediately visible mutual interests.
In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common, but maybe that’s what makes us enjoy each other’s company so much. When I look at
my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I’ve known whom I never
disliked but simply didn’t take the time to get to know. Thanks to Joe, I have realized
how little basis there is, for the social divisions that exist in every community. Since
this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined effort to find friends
in unexpected people and places.
Questions:
26. Why does the speaker say Joe Gumps become one of his best friends?
27. Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends?
28. What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe?
答案：
Q26: B. They had known each other since childhood
Q27: B. At Joe’s house
Q28: A. Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other.
点评：本篇短文主要讲述了作者和好朋友Joe 之前的友谊。他们二人在9 岁的时候就认识了，随着时间的变化，两个人的友谊也越来越牢固。作者在文章中反思，他之所以能和Joe 有如此深厚的友谊是因为他们能够有较长的时间相处，能够充分了解彼此。而在现代社会，人们则很少有时间去了解他人。了解到问题所在，也让作者更有决心去了解和结识更多的朋友。
这篇文章基本上没有生僻的词汇，以叙述为主。但是其中有几个短语需要关注：day student ：走读学生；boarding student ：寄宿学生；curriculum：课程；mutual：相互的；nevertheless ：
然而；thanks to：多亏了….。理解了这些词，对听力的整体理解会有提升。
Passage 2
It was a bad night for Louis. His research in the neighboring town had taken
longer than he expected. It was late and he was very tired when he drove home. He
turned into his building’s parking lot, but all the spaces wer e full. He drove back out
onto the street looking for a parking space. The first block was full. The next block
was almost empty. Louis didn’t see a no-parking sign, but he suspected that if parking
were allowed there, most of the spaces would be filled. Then he saw a small parking
lot with two free spaces. He was so glad to see them that he didn’t even think to read
the sign by the entrance. He drove in, parked, and hurried home to go to bed. The next
morning he went back to the lot to get his car. It was gone. He ran home and
telephoned the city police to say that his car had been stolen. It took the police only a
minute to tell him what had happened. His car had been on a private lot. It had been
taken away by the police. Louis had to take a taxi to the city garage far from the
center of town. He had to pay a fee of $40 to get his car back. In addition, he got a
parking ticket --- his first one ever in Greenville.
29. Where did Louis intend to park his car when he came back from work one night?
30. What did Louis think had happened to his car the next morning?
31. Where did Louis finally get his car back?
答案：
Q29: A. In his building’s parking lot
Q30: A. It had been stolen by someone
Q31: B. In the city garage
点评：本篇文章是一本有趣的小故事。Louis很晚开车回家，发现自己小区和附近路边的停车位都满了，所以他只能开车到隔壁的一个街区去停车。但是因为时间太晚，Louis都没有
仔细观察停车位入口旁的标识。第二天早上，Louis发现车子不见了。他以为车辆被盗所以报警。最后才发现，自己的车停到了别人私人车位上，被警察拖走了。Louis不得不开车到很远的地方取车，而且还交了罚单。
这篇文章也很简单，没有出现太难的生词。整个内容就是一篇简短的小故事，只要能抓住时间线索，整篇文章的结构就很清楚了。
Passage 3
Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe we agreed the creativity is a
mysterious idea. It's one of those things we all recognized when we see it. But we
don't really understand what it is. We seem to feel that some people are naturally
creative, but we don't know how they got that way. Is creativity a natural gift like
good looks? Or is it something that can be acquired like knowledge? Perhaps if we
analyze the creative process carefully, we might get some insight into what it is and
how it might work in our lives. The creative process has always been accepted as a
source of all important work in the arts. But we should not think the creativity play
the role only in the arts. Every major scientific discovery began with someone
imagining the world to look differently from the way others saw it. And this is what
the creativity is all about. Imagining the world in a new way, and despite what you
may believe about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all have the
potential to imagine the world in an absolute new way.
In fact, you were born with it. It is your birth right as a human being. And what's more,
you use it every day almost every moment of your life. Your creative imagination is
what you use to make sense of your experiences. It's your creative mind to get the
meaning from the chaos of your experiences and brings order to your world.
32: What did the speaker most probably discuss last time?
33: What is a widely accepted idea about the creative process?
34: What leads to major scientific discoveries according to the speaker?
35: What does the speaker imply about the creative process?
答案：
Q32: D. The mysteriousness of creativity
Q33: A. It is the source of all artistic work
Q34: D. Creative imagination
Q35: A. It is part of everyday life
点评：本篇文章讲述了人类的创造力。大家都知道有创造力的存在，但是却不知道创造力确切的是什么。文章中提出问题，创造力是与生俱来的还是后天习得的？最后文章得出结论，创造力是每个人都有的。它不仅仅在艺术领域有卓越的贡献，其实在很多重要的科学发现中也扮演了重要角色。创造力可以帮助人们从一个全新的角度认知世界，认识自我。
这篇文章生词不多，但是所谈论的内容比较抽象。而且文章的第一句话，实际上是在提
醒，这篇文章是接着前面的某个内容进行深入。pick up 在这里表示“重新开始”，第一句话就是说，接着上次的内容继续讲。这一点是需要格外注意的。
复合式听写
Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket calculators and books have all been reported stolen. Are
there enough campus police to do the job? There are 20 offices in the campus security
division. Their job is to handle crime, accidents, lost and found items, and traffic
problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing traffic and writing
parking tickets. Responding promptly to accidents and other emergencies is important,
but it is their smallest job. Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very
rarely did any violent crimes actually occur.
In the last five years there have been no murders, seven robberies, and about
sixty other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On the other hand,
there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public
property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights, or writing on walls. The
thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries that you see in movies. Things get
stolen when it is just easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched.
Do we really need more police？Hiring more campus police would cost money,
possibly making our tuition go up again. A better way to solve this problem might be
for all of us to be more careful with our things.
答案：
36. calculators
37. handle
38. items
39. Responding
40. emergencies
41. rarely
42. occur
43. murders
44. there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property
45. Things get stolen when it is easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched
46. A better way to solve this problem might 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）。
Part IV阅读Section A 选词填空
47. E. domestic
48. C. communities
49. O. survive
50. H. gather
51. M. serves
52. N. surroundings
53. J. recession
54. K. reported
55. I. households
56. F. financially
这篇文章选自Time杂志，讲述的是美国采取了一系列的食品援助行动为低收入者提供
食物，经济萧条让越来越多的人陷入温饱危机，其中甚至包括有工作的人。
文章思路比较清晰，理解起来并不难。选项中也没有易混淆的干扰项，考生只要把握
文章的主线，注意通过词性排除选项，很容易得出答案。
Part IV 深度阅读Section B Passage One
Question 57-61
IN times of economic crisis, Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our sky-high divorce rate. But this won’t necessarily represent an increase in happy marriages, nor is the trend likely to last. In the long run, the Depression
weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same.
We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job
losses. The divorce rate, which had been rising slowly since the Civil War, suddenly dropped in
1930, the year after the Depression began. By 1932, when nearly one-quarter of the work force
was unemployed, it had declined by around 25 percent from 1929. But this does not mean that
people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes plummeting and
insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn’t afford to divorce. They feared that neither spouse
would be able to manage alone.
Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate
households. Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to
finance their separations by selling their homes.
After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities. In a 1940 book, “ The Unemployed Man and His Family,” the sociologist Mirra
Komarovsky described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job “with
ti reless search for work.” He was always active, looking for odd jobs to do.
The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain. Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale. For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold.
Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current
crisis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment.
Today’s economic slump could well generate a similar backlog of couples whose relationships
have been irreparably ruined. So it is only when the economy is healthy again that we will begin
to see just how many fractured families have been created.
57. In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to _______.
A. tear many troubled families apart
B. bring about a drop in the divorce rate
C. cause a lot of conflicts in the family
D. contribute to enduring family ties
58. In the Great Depression many unhappy couples chose to stick together because _______
A. starting a new family would be hard
B. they wanted to better protect their kids
C. living separately would be too costly
D. they expected things would turn better
59. In addition to job losses, what stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce?
A. A sense of insecurity.
B. Mounting family debts.
C. Difficulty in getting a loan.
D. Falling housing prices.
60. What will the current economic crisis eventually do to married couples?
A. It will force them to pull their efforts together.
B. It will undermine their mutual understanding.
C. It will irreparably damage their relationship.
D. It will help strengthen their emotional bonds.
61. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. A stable family is the best protection against poverty.
B. Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage.
C. Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships.
D. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.
【点评】：这篇文章来源于2009 年5 月的《纽约时报》（原文地址：
https://www.doczj.com/doc/0114863068.html,/2009/05/29/opinion/29cherlin.html
），题目为Married With Bankruptcy。这里有删减。文章分析了经济危机给夫妇带来的影响，指出经济危机不会提高离婚率并分析了几个原因，如夫妇无法承担离婚的成本，房价下降等等。文章最后三段指出虽然不会离婚，但夫妻的这种关系也不会维持太久，经济危机的考验要到经济复苏时期才能显现出来。
答案：
57. B. bring about a drop in the divorce rate
58. C. living separately would be too costly
59. D. Falling housing prices.
60. C. It will irreparably damage their relationship.
61. D. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.
Part IV 阅读Section B Passage 2
62. D) It profits by selling its user’s personal data.
63. C) They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.
64. C) To render better service to its users.
65. B) Formulating regulations for social-networking sites.
66. C) He doesn’t want his personal data abused.
点评：
文章的主题围绕当下很受欢迎的社交网站Facebook ，揭露其将用户资料出售给广告商。而大多数用户并未意识到这一点，因为他们并没有意识到个人资料的重要性。作者的态度和立场非常鲜明，并表示考虑注销自己的账户。
Part V 完形填空
67. C avoid
68. B however
69. D failing
70. C stages
71. A on
72. A predicts
73. A through
74. B and
75. B sensitive
76. D experience
77. B as well as
78. C emotions
79. D to
80. A inevitable
81. D receive
82. A with
83. D quality
84. B positive
85. A memories
86. B increased
本篇完形填空选自Amherst College大学教授Catherine A. Sanderson所著的Social Psychology 一书。主要阐述了如何处理婚姻中夫妇间的关系，比起将矛盾置于最后而爆发，在婚姻刚刚开始时，坦率交流，更能持久地维护一段关系。面对矛盾，双方应当学会换位思考，并且要学会主动道歉。
本篇完形填空内容并不生疏，对于考生而言，掌握其大意并不难。词汇辨析依然是考
查的重点。如72、80、81、85、86题等，考生平时一定要注意积累形式、意思相近词语之
间的区别。另外还需掌握动词与介词的搭配，以及常见连词的使用。
在平时复习中，多阅读原汁原味的外文文章，注意分析真题，注意积累以上几个方面
的知识，一定会取得好成绩。
Part VI 句子翻译
87. Those flowers looked as if they hadn't been watered for a long time( 好长时间没
有浇水了).
【点评】they 即flowers 做主语，用被动语态。一段时间应用完成时，looked 过
去式相比，后面应该过去完成时。
88. Fred bought a car last week. It is ￡1,000 cheaper than mine( 比我的车便宜一千英
镑).
【点评】简单的比较级，cheaper than。不需要重复car，直接用mine 代替my car.
89. This TV program is quite boring. We might as well listen to the music ( 不妨听听
音乐).
【点评】might as well“不妨”，原句中有might。listen to the music，听音乐。
90. He left his office in a hurry, with lights on and doors open( 灯亮着，门开着).
【点评】with 短语做伴随状语，逻辑主语和表语之间的系动词省略。
91.The famous novel is said to have been translated into multiple languages( 已经被译成多种语言).
【点评】be said to后面跟动词原型，“已经被译”，用完成时被动语态have been translated ，介词用into 。
2016 年12 月大学英语四级考试真题及 答案 【篇一：2016 年12 月大学英语四级翻译作文题目及答 案】 翻译一： 在中国文化中，红色通常象征着好运、长寿和幸福。在春节和其他喜庆场合，红色到处可见。人们把现金作为礼物送给家人或亲密朋 友时，通常放在红信封里。红色在中国流行的另一个原因是人们把 它与中国革命和共产党相联系。然而，红色并不总是代表好运与快 乐。因为从前死者的名字常用红色书写，用红墨水写中国人名被看 成是一种冒犯行为。 as a symbol of good luck, longevity and happiness in chinese culture, the color of red can be seen everywhere during springfestive and other festive/ joyous occasions. cash is usually put in red envelopes as gifts for relatives and close/intimate friends. also, red is much-welcomed / fashionable in china because of its association with chinese revolutions and the communist party. however, red does not always represent / equal to good luck and joy. red was previously used to write the names of the deceased so it is seen as an offence to write chinese people ’s names in red ink. 翻译二 随着中国的改革开放，如今很多年轻人都喜欢举行西式婚礼。新娘 在婚礼上穿着白色婚纱，因为白色被认为是纯洁的象征。然而，在 中国传统文化中，白色经常是葬礼上使用的颜色。因此务必记住， 白花一定不要用作祝人康复的礼物，尤其不要送给老年人或危重病 人。同样，礼金也不能装在白色信封里，而要装在红色信封里。 with the reform and opening-up of china, a great many young people nowadays prefer to hold western-style wedding: the bride wears white wedding gown because the color is considered to symbolize purity/is considered as the symbol of purity. however, in tradition chinese culture, white is often used on funerals. so, do bear in mind that white flowers should never be used as a gift to celebrate someone ’s recovery, especially not for the aged or those who are seriously ill.
2016年英语四级口语常用话题汇总 一、运动 对话： A: Brain, playing tennis seems interesting. B: Would you like to learn? A: Yes.how do you play? B: Tennis can be played in singles and doubles. The outside line is for doubles and the inside line is for singles. A: How do you decide who starts? B: Well, you can toss a coin to decide. Whoever wins chooses either to start or which side of the court o play on. A: How do you score? B: To begin with, the score is “LOVE all”. A: LOVE means 0? B: You have got it. You then score 15, 30 and 40. If you get to 40 and win again, you win the game. A: The opponent starts serving then? B: Right. See. You know how to play now. A: Let’s try it sometime. B: Sure! 补充句型： 1. I usually go to the gym after work.. 我经常下班以后去健身房。
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（第一套）Part I Writing （25 minutes） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on how to best handle the relationship between doctors and patients. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension （25 minutes） 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 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer 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) Her friend Erika. C) Her grandfather. B) Her little brother. D) Her grandmother. 2. A) By taking pictures for passers-by. C) By selling lemonade and pictures. B) By working part time at a hospital. D) By asking for help on social media. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction. B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles. C) Providing clean energy to five million people. D) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel. 4. A) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements. B) They can be laid right on top of existing highways. C) They are only about half an inch thick. D) They are made from cheap materials. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Endless fighting in the region. C) Inadequate funding for research. B) The hazards from the desert. D) The lack of clues about the species. 6. A) To observe the wildlife in the two national parks. B) To identify the reasons for the lions’ disappearance. C) To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.
大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？ 2. 也会带来一些问题 3. 你的看法？ Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions . Hire Advantage At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏爱) from the process have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make .
2016年英语四级口语考试试题 2016年起，全国大学英语四六级口语考试(CET-SET)将分设四级和六级两个级别，即“全国大学英语四级口语考试(CET-SET4)”和“全国大学英语六级口语考试(CET-SET6)”。原CET-SET将设定为CET-SET6。以下小编为大家整理的是2016年新版英语四级口语考试试题： Topic Area: Daily Life Topic: Travel Examiner: Hello, welcome to the CET Spoken English Test – Band Four. We wish you both good luck today. Now let’s begin with self-introductions. Candidate A, would you please start? (考生A 先回答，时间20秒) Thank you. Candidate B, now it’s your turn. (然后考生B回答，时间20秒) Thank you. OK, now that we know each other, let’s go on. Examiner: In this task, you are to read aloud a short passage. You will have 45 seconds to go over the passage and 1 minute to read it aloud. Now here is the passage.
(屏幕显示以下文字) Many people would list San Francisco as one of the most delightful cities in the world. Sitting on the Pacific coast, it gives you a feeling of the sea. The sea breezes wake you up and make you eat well and sleep well. The city was planned with straight roads, and these roads cross each other at right angles, making squares as they do in many American cities. Very often you can find yourself on top of a hill in the city, looking down one of these straight roads as it rises and falls on its journey through the town. A good way to travel these roads is by cable car. These are buses that run on rails in the ground up and down the steep hills. (考生准备时间45秒) Now please begin to read on hearing the beep. (考生A和B同时回答，时间1分钟) Examiner: In this task, you are to answer two questions. For each question, you will have 20 seconds to respond. Please start speaking on hearing the beep. (问题文字不显示在屏幕上)
全国大学英语四级考试流程及考生注意事项为了保证大学英语四级考试安全、顺利的进行，请各位考生熟悉以下流程和注意事项： 1、英语四级考试8：45考生进入考场 所有考生一律携带身份证、学生证和准考证进入考场。证件不全者，不得参加考试。考生进入考场后，调试耳机。 2、英语四级考试9：00迟到考生不得入场，监考员发答题卡1和卡2 考生用且只能用黑色字迹签字笔在答题卡上填写姓名、准考证号，用2B铅笔涂黑相应的信息点;暂不填写答题卡2上试卷代号一栏;考生不得提前答题，否则按违规违纪处理，并报省教育考试院处理。 3、英语四级考试9：10考试正式开始，开始做试题第一部分 考生做试题第一部分“写作”，务必用黑色字迹签字笔答题。 4、英语四级考试9：35监考员发试题册 考生不得提前翻阅或改变试卷位置，否则按违规违纪处理，并报省教育考试院处理。 5、英语四级考试9：40开始做试题的第二部分 英语四级写作部分考试结束;考生打开试题册，开始做试题的第二部分“快速阅读理解”。 6、英语四级考试9：55收答题卡1 收卷期间考生不得答题，否则按违规违纪处理，并报省教育考试院处理。 7、英语四级考试10：00听力考试正式开始。 8、英语四级听力考试结束后，开始做试题的第四部分 英语四级听力考试结束后，请立即摘下耳机，否则按违规违纪处理，并报省教育考试院处理;考生开始做试题的第四部分。 9、英语四级11：20考试结束 英语四级考试结束，考生立即停止答题，不离开座位，待监考教师收齐试卷、清点考试材料无误并同意考生离场后，考生方可退场。
10、考生不得提前退场和交卷 英语四级考试过程中，考生不得提前退场，包括提前交卷，否则按违规违纪处理，并报省教育考试院处理。 11、考生进入考场需携带2B铅笔和黑色签字笔，不得携带其它材料 考生进入考场不得携带的材料如书本、纸张、书包、录音器材、电子记事本和通讯工具(含BP机、对讲机和手机等)均不得带入考场，否则按违规违纪处理，并报省教育考试院处理。 12、本次考试的题型分为六部分，第一部分作文的题目在答题卡1上，其余五部分的题目在试题册上;考试材料包括：试题册、答题卡1和答题卡2;考试分A、B卷。
Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of writing ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) 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 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer 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) Annoyed. B) Scared. C) Confused. D) Offended. 2. A) It crawled over the woman's hands. B) It wound up on the steering wheel. C) It was killed by the police on the spot. D) It was covered with large scales. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) A study of the fast-food service. B) Fast food customer satisfaction. C) McDonald's new business strategies. D) Competition in the fast-food industry. 4. A) Customers' higher demands. B) The inefficiency of employees. C) Increased variety of products. D) The rising number of customers. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) International treaties regarding space travel programs. B) Legal issues involved in commercial space exploration. C) . government's approval of private space missions. D) Competition among public and private space companies. 6. A) Deliver scientific equipment to the moon. B) Approve a new mission to travel into outer space. C) Work with federal agencies on space programs. D) Launch a manned spacecraft to Mars. 7. A) It is significant. B) It is promising.
谢谢你的观赏 谢谢你的观赏2008年6月全国大学英语四级考试——试卷 Part I Writing (30 minute) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Welcome to our club. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1.娱乐活动多种多样 2.娱乐活动可能使人们受益，也可能有危害性 3.作为大学生，我的看法。 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Media Selection for Advertisements After determining the target audience for a product or service, advertising agencies must select the appropriate media for the advertisement. We discuss here the major types of media used in advertising. We focus our attention on seven types of advertising: television, newspapers, radio, magazines, out-of-home. Internet, and direct mail. Television Television is an attractive medium for advertising because it delivers mass audiences to advertisers. When you consider that nearly three out of four Americans have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? you can understand the power of television to communicate with a large audience. When advertisers create a brand, for example, they want to impress consumers with the brand and its image. Television provides an ideal vehicle for this type of communication.But television is an expensive medium, and not all advertisers can afford to use it. Television's influence on advertising is fourfold. First, narrowcasting means that television channels are seen by an increasingly narrow segment of the audience. The Golf Channel, for instance.
精品文档 2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（完整版） 来源：文都教育 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: 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. 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 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) See a doctor about her strained shoulder. B) Use a ladder to help her reach the tea. C) Replace the cupboard with a new one. D) Place the tea on a lower shelf next time. 2. A) At Mary Johnson's. C) In an exhibition hall. B) At a painter's studio. D) Outside an art gallery. 3. A) The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience. B) She does not quite agree with what the man said. C) The man had better talk with the students himself. D) New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation. 4. A) He helped Doris build up the furniture. B) Doris helped him arrange the furniture.
全国大学英语四级考试流程及注意事项 为了保证大学英语四级考试安全、顺利的进行,请各位考生熟悉以下流程和注意事项: 1、英语四级考试8:45考生进入考场 所有考生一律携带身份证、学生证和准考证进入考场。证件不全者,不得参加考试。考生进入考场后,调试耳机。 2、英语四级考试9:00迟到考生不得入场,监考员发答题卡1和卡2 考生用且只能用黑色字迹签字笔在答题卡上填写姓名、准考证号,用2B铅笔涂黑相应的信息点;暂不填写答题卡2上试卷代号一栏;考生不得提前答题,否则按违规违纪处理,并报省教育考试院处理。 3、英语四级考试9:10考试正式开始,开始做试题第一部分 考生做试题第一部分“写作”,务必用黑色字迹签字笔答题。 4、英语四级考试9:35监考员发试题册 考生不得提前翻阅或改变试卷位置,否则按违规违纪处理,并报省教育考试院处理。 5、英语四级考试9:40开始做试题的第二部分 英语四级写作部分考试结束;考生打开试题册,开始做试题的第二部分“快速阅读理解”。 6、英语四级考试9:55收答题卡1 收卷期间考生不得答题,否则按违规违纪处理,并报省教育考试院处理。 7、英语四级考试10:00听力考试正式开始。
8、英语四级听力考试结束后,开始做试题的第四部分 英语四级听力考试结束后,请立即摘下耳机,否则按违规违纪处理,并报省教育考试院处理;考生开始做试题的第四部分。 9、英语四级11:20考试结束 英语四级考试结束,考生立即停止答题,不离开座位,待监考教师收齐试卷、清点考试材料无误并同意考生离场后,考生方可退场。 10、考生不得提前退场和交卷 英语四级考试过程中,考生不得提前退场,包括提前交卷,否则按违规违纪处理,并报省教育考试院处理。 11、考生进入考场需携带2B铅笔和黑色签字笔,不得携带其它材料 考生进入考场不得携带的材料如书本、纸张、书包、录音器材、电子记事本和通讯工具(含BP机、对讲机和手机等均不得带入考场,否则按违规违纪处理,并报省教育考试院处理。 12、本次考试的题型分为六部分,第一部分作文的题目在答题卡1上,其余五部分的题目在试题册上;考试材料包括:试题册、答题卡1和答题卡2;考试分A、B 卷。
大学英语四级考试真题及答案 Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes) 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Creating a Green Campus. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1. 建设绿色校园很重要 2. 绿色校园不仅指绿色的环境…… 3. 为了建设绿色校园，我们应该…… Creating a Green Campus Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Colleges taking another look at value of merit-based aid Good grades and high tests scores still matter—a lot—to many colleges as they award financial aid. But with low-income students projected to make up an ever-larger share of the college-bound population in coming years, some schools are re-examining whether that aid, typically known as “merit aid”, is the most effective use of precious institutional dollars. George Washington University in Washington, D.C., for example, said last week that it would cut the value of its average merit scholarships by about one-third and reduce the number of recipients(接受者), pouring the savings, about $2.5 million, into need-based aid. Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., made a similar decision three years ago. Now, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., says it will phase out merit scholarships altogether. No current merit-aid recipients will lose their scholarships, but need-based aid alone will be awarded beginning with students entering in fall 2008. Not all colleges offer merit aid; generally, the more selective a school, the less likely it is to do so. Harvard and Princeton, for example, offer generous need-based packages, but many families who don’t meet need eligibility(资格)have been willing to pay whatever they must for a big-name school. For small regional colleges that struggle just to fill seats, merit aid can be an important revenue-builder because many recipients still pay enough tuition dollars over and above the scholarship amount to keep the institution running. But for rankings-conscious schools in between, merit aid has served primarily as a tool to recruit top students and to improve their academic profits. “They’re trying to buy students,”says Skidmore College economist Sandy Baum. Studies show merit aid also tends to benefit disproportionately students who could afford to enroll without it. “As we look to the future, we see a more pressing need to invest in need-based aid,”says Monica Inzer, dean of admission and financial aid at Hamilton, which has offered merit scholarships for 10 years. During that time, it rose in US News & World Repor t’s ranking of the best liberal arts colleges, from 25 to 17. Merit aid, which benefited about 75 students a year, or about 4% of its student body, at a cost of about $ 1 million a year, “served us well,”Inzer says, but “to be