2016年12月大学英语四级试题（第1套）
Part I Writing （30minutes）（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay .Suppose you are two options upon graduation：one is to find a job somewhere and the other to start a business of your own. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. 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）. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet1with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1and 2 are based on the news report you have just the heard.
1. A）It was dangerous to live in.C）He could no longer pay the rent.
B）It was going to be renovated. D）He had sold it to the royal family.
2. A）A strike. B）A storm. C）A forest fire. D）A Terrorist attack. Questions 3and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
3. A）They lost contact with the emergency department.
B）They were trapped in an underground elevator.
C）They were injured by suddenly falling rocks.
D）They sent calls for help via a portable radio.
4. A）They tried hard to repair the accident.
B）They released the details of the accident.
C）They sent supplies to keep the miners warm.
D）They provided the miner with food and water.
Question5 to7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
5. A）Raise postage rates. C）Redesign delivery routes.
B）Improve its services. D）Close some of its post offices.
6. A）Shortening business hours. C）Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
B）Closing offices on holidays. D）Computerizing mail sorting processes. 7. A）Many post office staff will lose their jobs
B）Many people will begin to complain
C）Taxpayers will be very pleased
D）A lot of controversy will arise
Section B
Directions：In this section，you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation，you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from four
choice marked A），B），C）and D）.Then mark the corresponding letter an Answer sheet1 with a single line though the centre.
Question8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A）He will be kept from promotion. C）He will be given a warning.
B）He will go through retraining. D）He will lose part of his pay.
9. A）He is always on time. C）He is an experienced press operator.
B）He is trustworthy guy. D）He is on good terms with his workmates.
10. A）She is a trade union representative.C）She is a senior manager of the shop.
B）She is in charge of public relation. D）She is better at handing such matters. 11. A）He is skilled and experienced. C）He is always trying to stir up trouble.
B）He is very close to the manager. D）He is always complaining about low wages. Question12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A）Open. B）Friendly. C）Selfish. D）Reserved.
13. A）They stay quiet. C）They talk about the weather
B）They read a book. D）They chat with fellow passengers.
14. A）She was always treated as a foreigner.
B）She was eager to visit an English castle.
C）She was never invited to a colleague‘s home.
D）She was unwilling to make friends with workmates.
15. A）House are much more quiet. C）They want to have more space.
B）Houses provide more privacy.D）They want a garden of their own.
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 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）They don’t have much choice of jobs.
B）They are likely to get much higher pay.
C）They don‘t have to go through job interviews.
D）They will automatically be given hiring priority.
17. A）Ask their professors for help. C）Visit the school careers services.
B）Look at school bulletin boards. D）Go through campus newspapers.
18. A）Helping students find the books and journals they need.
B）Supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere.
C）Helping students arrange appointments with librarians.
D）Providing students with information about the library.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A）It tastes better. C）It may be sold at a higher price .
B）It is easier to grow. D）It can better survive extreme weathers.
20. A）It is healthier than green tea. C）It will replace green tea one day.
B）It can grow in drier soil. D）It is immune to various diseases.
21. A）It has been well received by many tea drinkers.
B）It does not bring the promised health benefits.
C）It has made tea farmers‘ life easier.
D）It does not have a stable market.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A）They need decorations to show their status.
B）They prefer unique objects of high quality.
C）They decorate their homes themselves.
D）They care more about environment.
23. A）They were proud of their creations.
B）They could only try to create at night.
C）They made great contributions to society.
D）They focused on the quality of their products.
24. A）Make wise choices. C）Design handicrafts themselves.
B）Identify fake crafts. D）Learn the importance of creation.
25. A）To boost the local economy. C）To arouse public interest in crafts.
B）To attract foreign investments. D）To preserve the traditional culture.
PARTⅢReading Comprehension （40 minutes）
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 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.
When someone commits a criminal act, we always hope the punishment will match the offense. But when it comes to one of the cruelest crimes —animal fighting —things 26 work out that way. Dog fighting victims are 27 and killed for profit and ―sport,‖ yet their criminal abusers often receive a 28 sentence for causing a lifetime of pain. Roughly half of all federally-convicted animal fighters only get probation(缓刑).
Some progress has been made in the prosecution(起诉) of animal fighters. But federal judges often rely heavily on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines when they 29penalties, and in the case of animal fighting, those guidelines are outdated and extremely30.
The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which31these sentencing guidelines, is revisiting them, proposing to raise the minimum sentence from 6-12 to 21-27 months. This is a step in the right 32, but we‘d like to see the U.S. Sentencing Commission make further guidelines.
Simultaneous to this effort, we‘re working with animal advocates and state and federal lawmakers to 33 anti-cruelty laws across the country, as well as supporting laws and policies that assist overburdened animal34that care for animal fighting victims. This help is35 important because the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major deterrent to intervening in cruelty cases in the first place.
Directions：In this section，you are gonging 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 paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2.
When Work Becomes a Game
[A]What motivates employees to do their jobs well? Competition with coworkers, for some. The promise of rewards, for others. Pure enjoyment of problem-solving, for a lucky few. [B]Increasingly, companies are tapping into these desires directly through wh at‘s come to be known as ―gamification:‖ essentially, turning work into a game. ―Gamification is about understanding what it is that makes games engaging and what game designers do to create a great experience in games, and taking those learnings and applying them to other contexts such as the workplace and education,‖ explains Kevin Werbach, a gamification expert who teaches at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States..
[C]It might mean monitoring employee productivity on a digital leaderboard and offering prizes to the winners, or giving employees digital badges or stars for completing certain activities. It could also mean training employees how to do their jobs through video game platforms. Companies from Google to IBM to Wells Fargo are known to use some degree of gamification in their workplaces. And more and more companies are joining them. A recent report suggests that the global gamification market will grow from $1.65 billion in 2015 to $11.1 billion by 2020.
[D]The concept of gamification is not entirely new, Werbach says. Companies, marketers and teachers have long looked for fun ways to engage people‘s reward-seeking or competitive spirits. Cracker Jacks has been ―gamifying‖ its snack food by putti ng a small prize inside for more than 100 years, he adds, and the turn-of-the-century steel magnate Charles Schwab is said to have often come into his factory and written the number of tons of steel produced on the past shift on the factory floor, thus motivating the next shift of workers to beat the previous one.
[E]But the word ―gamification‖ and the widespread, conscious application of the concept only began in earnest about five years ago, Werbach says. Thanks in part to video games, the generation now entering the workforce is especially open to the idea of having their work gamified. ―We‘re at a point where in much of the developed world the vast majority of young people grew up playing [video] games, and an increasingly high percentage of adults play these video games too,‖ Werbach says.
[F]A number of companies have sprung up—GamEffective, Bunchball and Badgeville, to name a few—in recent years offering gamification platforms for businesses. The platforms that are most effective turn employees‘ ordina ry job tasks into part of a rich adventure
narrative. ―What makes a game game-like is that the player actually cares about the outcome,‖ Werbach says. ―The principle is understanding what is motivating to this group of players, which requires some understa nding of psychology.‖
[G]Some people, Werbach says, are motivated by competition. Sales people often fall into this category. For them, the right kind of gamification might be turning their sales pitches into a competition with other team members, complete with a digital leaderboard showing who‘s winning at all times.Others are more motivated by collaboration and social experiences. One company Werbach has studied uses gamification to create a sense of community and boost employee morale. When employees log in to their computers, they‘re shown a picture of one of their coworkers and asked to guess that person‘s name.
[H]Gamification does not have to be digital. Monica Cornetti runs a company that gamifies employee trainings. Sometimes this involves technology, but often it does not. She recently designed a gamification strategy for a sales training company with a storm-chasing theme. Employees formed ―storm chaser teams‖ and competed in storm-themed educational exercises to earn various rewards.―Rewards don‘t have to be stuff,‖ Cornetti says. ―Rewards can be flextime. Rewards can be extension time.‖Another training, this one for pay roll law, used a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs theme. Snow White is public domain, but the dwarfs are still under copyright, so Cornetti invented sound-alike characters (Grumpy Gus, Dopey Dan) to illustrate specific pay roll law principles.
[I]Some people don‘t take as naturally to gamified work environments, Cornetti says. In her experience, people in positions of power or people in finance or engineering don‘t tend to like the sound of the word.―If we‘re designing for engineers, I‘m not talking about a ?game‘ at all,‖ Cornetti says. ―I‘m talking about a ?simulation,‘ I‘m talking about ?being able to solve this problem.‖
[J]Gamifi cation is ―not a magic bullet,‖ Werbach cautions. A gamification strategy that‘s not sufficiently thought through or tailored to its players may engage people for a little while, but it won‘t motivate in the long term. It can also be exploitative, especial ly when used with vulnerable populations. For workers, especially low-paid workers, who desperately need their jobs yet know they can be easily replaced, gamification may feel more like the Hunger Games. Werbach gives the example of several Disneyland hotels in Anaheim, California, which used large digital leaderboards to display how efficiently laundry workers were working compared to one another. Some employees found the board motivating. To others, it was the opposite of fun. Some began to skip bathroom breaks, worried that if their productivity fell they would be fired. Pregnant employees struggled to keep up. In a Los Angeles Times article, one employee referred to the board as a ―digital whip.‖―It actually had a very negative effect on morale and perfo rmance,‖ Werbach says.
[K]Still, gamification only stands to become more popular, he says, ―as more and more people come into the workforce who are intuitively familiar with the structures and expressions of digital games.‖ ―We are way ahead of the tipping point,‖ Cornetti agrees. ―There‘s no reason this will go away.‖
36.some famous companies are already using gamification and more are trying to do the same.
37.Gamification is not a miracle cure for all workplaces as it may have negative results.
38.To enhance morale, one company asks its employees to identify their fellow works when
starting their computers.
39.The idea of gamification was practiced by some businesses more than a century ago.
40.There is a reason to believe that gamification will be here to stay.
41.Video games contributed in some ways to the wide application of gamification.
42.When turning work into a game, it is necessary to understand what makes games interesting.
43.Gamification in employee training does not always need technology.
44.The most successful gamification platforms transform daily work assignments into fun experiences.
45.It is necessary to use terms other than―gamification‖for some professions.
Section C
Directions：There are 2 passages in this section .Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices maked A），B），C）and D）.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
Recently I attended several meetings where we talked about ways to retain students and keep younger faculty members from going elsewhere.
It seems higher education has become an industry of meeting-holders whose task itis to " solve"problems-real orimagined. And in my position as a professor atthree different colleges,the actual problems in educating our young people and older students have deepened, while the number of people hired-notto teach butto hold meetings-has increased significantly. Every new problem creates a new job for an administrative fixer. Take our Centerfor Teaching Excellence. Contrary to its title,the center is a clearing house (信息交流中心)for using technology in classrooms and in online courses. It's an administrative sham (欺诈) of the kind that has multiplied over the last 30 years.
I offer a simple proposition in response:Many of our problems-class attendance, educational
success, student happiness and well-being-might be improved by cutting down the bureaucratic (官僚的) mechanisms and meetings and instead hiring an army of good teachers. lf we replaced half of our administrative staff with classroom teachers, we might actually get a majority of our classes back to 20orfewer students perteacher This would be an environmentin which teachers and students actually knew each other.
The teachers must be free to teach in their own way-the curriculum should be flexible enough sothatthey can use theirindividualtalents to achieve the goals ofthe course. Additionally;they should be allowed to teach, and be rewarded for doing it well. Teachers are not people who are great at and consumed by research and happen to appearin a classroom. Good teaching and research are notexclusive, butthey are also not automatic companions. Teaching is an art and a craft,talent and practice;itis not something thatjust anyone can be good at. It is utterly confusing to me that peopledo notrecognize this, despite the factthat pretty much anyone who has been a student can tellthe difference between their best and worstteachers.
46.Whatdoes the author say about present-day universities?
A)They are effectively tackling real orimagined problems.
B)They often failto combine teaching with research.
C)They are over-burdened with administrative staff.
D)They lack talenttofix their deepening problems.
47.According to the author, what kind ofpeople do universities lack most?
A)Good classroom teachers.C) Talented researchers.
B)Efficient administrators.D) Motivated students.
48.What does the authorimply aboutthe classes at present?
A)They facilitate students independentlearning.
B)They help students form closerrelationships.
C)They have more older studentsthan before.
D)They are much bigger than is desirable.
49.What does the authorthink ofteachingability?
A)Itrequires talent and practice.
B)Itis closely related to research.
C)Itis a chieffactor affecting students'learning.
D)It can be acquired through persistent practice.
50.Whatis the author’s suggestion forimproving university teaching?
A)Creating an environmentforteachers to share 'theirteaching experiences.
B)Hiring more classroom teachers and allowing them to teach in their own way.
C)Using high technology in classrooms and promoting exchange ofinformation.
D)Cutting down meetings and encouraging administrative staffto go to classrooms. Passage Two
Questions 51to 55 are based on the following passage.
The secretto eating less and being happy aboutit may have been cracked years ago-byMcDonald's. According to a new study from Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab, small non-food rewards-like the toys in McDonald's Happy Meals-stimulate the same reward centers in the brain asfood does.
The researchers,led by Martin Reimann, carried out a series of experiments to see if people would choose a smaller mealifit was paired with a non-food items.
They found that the majority of both kids and adults opted for a half-sized portion when combined with a prize. Both options were priced the same.
Even more interesting is thatthe promise of a future reward was enough to make adults choose thesmaller portion.\One ofthe prizes used was a lottery ticket（彩票）, with a $ 10, $ 50 or $ 100 payout, and this was as effective as a tangible gift in persuading people to eat less.
"The factthat participants were willing to substitute part of a food item forthe mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting.”says Reimann.
He theorizes thatitis the emotional component ofthese intangible prizes that make them effective. In fact, vaguely-stated possibilities of winning a prize were more effective than options with hard odds included.
―One explanation forthis finding is that possible awards may be more emotionally provoking thancertainty awards," says Reimann. " The uncertainty of winning provides added attraction anddesirability through emotional?thrills.' The possibility ofreceiving an award also produces a state of hope一a state that is in itself psychologically rewarding·"In other words,
there‘s a reason why people like to gamble
How might it‘s knowledge be used to help people eat more healthily?
One possibility is a healthy that offers the chance to win a spa (温泉疗养) weekend. Or maybe the reward of a half-sized portion could be a half-sized dessert to be claimed only on a future date. That would get you back in the restaurant-and make you eat a little less.
51.What do we learn about McDonald’s inclusion of toys in its Happy Meals?
A)It may shed light on people‘s desire to crack a secret.
B)It has proved to be key to McDonald‘s business success.
C)It appeals to kid‘s curiosity to find out what is hidden inside.
D)It may be a pleasant way for kids to reduce their food intake.
52. Whatis the finding ofthe researchers led by Martin Reimann?
A)Reducing food intake is not that difficult if people go to McDonald‘s more.
B)Most kids and adults don‘t actually feel hungry when they eat half of their meal.
C)Eating a smaller does good to the health of kids and adults alike.
D)Most kids and adults would choose a smaller meal that came with a non-food item.
53.What is most interesting in Martin Reimann’s finding?
A)Kids preferred an award in the form of money to one in the form of a toy.
B)Adults chose the smaller portion on the mere promise of a future award
C)Both kids and adults felt satisfied with only half of their meal portions.
D)Neither children nor adults could resist the temptation of a free toy.
54.How does Martin Reimann interpret his finding?
A)The emotional component of the prizes is at work.
B)People now care more about quality than quantity.
C)People prefer certainty awards to possible awards.
D)The desire for a future reward is overwhelming.
55.What can we infer from Martin Reimann’s finding?
A)·People should eat much less if they ·wish to stay healthy and happy.
B)More fast food restaurants are likely to follow McDonald‘s example.
C)We can lead people to eat less while helping the restaurant business.
D)More studies are needed to find out the impact of emotion on behavior.
Part IVTranslation （30 minutes）
Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English .You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
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，通常放在红色信封里.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和快乐.因为从死前者名字通常用红色书写，用红墨水书写中国人名被看成是一种冒犯行为.
2016年12月大学英语四级答案（第一套）
Part1 writing (30 minutes)
破题思路：第一段：话题描述. 第二段：表明观点+阐述原因. 第三段：观点结论.
参考范文：(选择就业还是创业)
Finding a Job First
Upon graduation，virtually all college students will confront the problem of the career choice，which is truly a tough choice. Students‘ opinions differ greatly on this issue. Some hold that priority should be given to start a business of your own，but others take the attitude that finding a job is the best choice influencing their future.
As to myself，I prefer the latter view. An opportunity to start a business exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people，with no exception to me. In my view，With the competition in the job market becoming increasingly fierce for college graduates，some ambitious students have tried their hands at launching their own businesses. Over the years，there have been many successful cases of student entrepreneurship and such attempts should be encouraged and promoted by both the universities and the society at large. What‘s more ，College students who start businesses are pioneers，among whom will be born China‘s future business leaders. Faced with unknown challenges，they are audacious enough to embark on a perilous journey while most of their peers enjoy stable salaries by working as white-collars at high-end office buildings.
All in all，the essential difference between the students who find a job or those students who create their own businesses is that the former are docile followers whereas the latter are aggressive trailblazers. For this reason，business-launching college graduates are more admirable，and thus they command our deep respect.
Part II Listening Comprehension （25 minutes）
【英语四级听力真题解析】
听力作为一种考试题型，目的在于考查应试者对英语语言的把握，自从英语四级题型改革后，所选题材侧重新闻稿和演讲稿，比如这次英语四级考试的Section A 部分，主要是关于采盐工人的相关新闻报导，文章稍难，我们在作答之前，一定要快速浏览各题目的选项，先把核心关键词划出来，比如重要的名词，名词性短语等，这样可以帮助我们预知要听的重点，提高捕捉信息的准确度，降低听力材料的难度.在听录音的过程中，快速作标记，锁定正确答案.
1.(A)It was dangerous to live in.
2.(B)A storm
3.(B)They were trapped in an underground elevator.
4.(C)They sent supplies to keep the miners warm.
5.(D)Close some of its post office.
6.(C)Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
7.(A)Many post office staff will lose their jobs.
Section B
8.(D)He will lose part of his pay.
9.(B)He is a trustworthy guy. 10.(D)She is better at handling such matters.
11.(C)He is always trying to stir up trouble. 12.(D)Reserved
13.(A)They stay quiet14.(C)She was never invited to a colleague‘s home.
15.(B)Houses provide more privacy
Section C
16.(D)They will automatically be given hiring priority.
17.(C)Visit the school careers service.
18.(B)Supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere.
19.(C)It may be sold at a higher price. 20.(A)It is healthier than green tee.
21.(D)It does not have a stable market.
22.(B)They prefer unique objects of high quality.
23.(B)They could only try to create at night.
24.(A)Make wise choices.
25.(A)To boost the local economy.
Section A
A 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of soils were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations.
On Sunday, the castle‘s owner John Gordon, 76, was forced to move out his property after the River Dee swept away about 60 feet of land, leaving the castle dangerous close to the river. According to the Scottish Daily Record.
Abergeldie castle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland was built by Sir Alexander Gordon of Midmar who later became the Earl of Huntly.
The castle which is located on 11,700 acres was leased to members of the royal family between 1848 and 1970, including King Edward VII and George V.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than 35 flood warnings covering several regions, as Scotland continues to clean up the after Storm Frank hit the country last Wednesday.
―This means that rivers will rise more slowly, but then stay high for much longer.‖ the environmental agency said.
Q1. Why did John Gordon move out of Abergeldie castle?
Q2. What happened in Scotland last Wednesday?
Section A - 2
Rescue efforts were underway Thursday morning for 17 miners who were stuck in an elevator below ground at a Cargill rock salt mine near Lansing, New York, according to Marcia Lynch. Public information officer with Tompkins County‘s emergency response department, emergency workers have made contact with the miners via a radio. And they all appear to be uninjured, said Jessica Verfuss, the emergency department‘s assistant director.
Crews have managed to provide heat packs and blankets to the miners so that they can keep warm during the rescue operation, Verfuss said. Details about what led to the workers‘ being trapped in the elevator went immediately available. The mine, along New York‘s Cayuga Lake, processes salt used for road treatment. It produces about 2 million tons of salt that is shipped to more than 1,500 places in the northeastern United States, the rock salt mine is one of three operated by Cargill with the other two in Louisiana and Ohio.
Q3. What does the news report say about the salt miners?
2016年12月英语四级真题（第一套） Part I Writing (30minutes) （请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试） Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay .Suppose you are two options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet1with a single line through the centre. Questions 1and 2 are based on the news report you have just the heard. 1. A) It was going to be renovated. C) It was dangerous to live in. B) He could no longer pay the rent. D) He had sold it to the royal family. 2. A) A storm. C) A forest fire. B) A strike. D) A Terrorist attack. Questions 3and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) They lost contact with the emergency department. B) They were injured by suddenly falling rocks. C) They sent calls for help via a portable radio. D) They were trapped in an underground elevator. 4. A) They provided the miner with food and water. B) They sent supplies to keep the miners warm. C) They released the details of the accident. D) They tried hard to repair the accident. Question5 to7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Raise postage rates. C) Close some of its post offices. B) Improve its services. D) Redesign delivery routes. 6. A) Closing offices on holidays. C) Computerizing mail sorting processes. B) Shortening business hours. D) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
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.
阅读答案 Section A 选词填空(卷1) 26. E constructed 27. O undertaken 28. F consulted 29. M range 30. N scale 31. I eventually 32. K necessarily 33. L production 34. A cheaper 35. J height Section B 段落信息匹配卷1 36—K 37—D 38—M 39—G 40—B 41—L 42—H 43—F 44—J 45—C Section C 仔细阅读 Passage one 46. A. Seneca's thinking is still applicable today 问题：What are researchers rediscovering through their studies 解析：问题题干中的“researchers”和“today”是解题的关键，对应到文中第一段的“Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date”。选项中“Seneca’s thinking “ 对应到“this ancient wisdom” ，而“still applicable”对应到“bring…up-to-date”,故答案为A。 47.B. It is a teaching tool under development 问题：What do we learn about “Betty’s Brain”？ 解析：根据“Betty’s Brian”定位，定位到第三段，而该段的段首便强调“ But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the “teaching agent” “ ,意味着整段文字要叙述的主要是和“ tool “有关的信息，且选项中的”under development”和原文信息重合，故答案为B。 48 C. It helps them learn their academic subjects better.
2016年12月英语四级真题及答案详解和听力原文第二套 2016年12月英语四级真题第二套 Part I Writing (30minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to work in a state-owned business and the other in a joint venture. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet1with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just the heard . 1. A) It was dangerous to live in. C) He could no longer pay the rent. B) It was going to be renovated. D) He had sold it to the royal family. 2. A) A strike. B)A storm. C) A forest fire. D) A Terrorist attack. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard . 3. A) They lost contact with the emergency department. B) They were trapped in an underground elevator. C) They were injured by suddenly falling rocks. D) They sent calls for help via a portable radio. 4. A) They tried hard to repair the accident. B) They released the details of the accident. C) They sent supplies to keep the miners warm. D) They provided the miner with food and water. Question s 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard . 5. A) Raise postage rates. C) Redesign delivery routes. B) Improve its services. D) Close some of its post offices. 6. A) Shortening business hours. C) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays. B) Closing offices on holidays. D) Computerizing mail sorting processes. 7. A) Many post office staff will lose their jobs. C) Taxpayers will be very pleased. B) Many people will begin to complain. D) A lot of controversy will arise. Section B Directions： In this section，you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation，you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the
大学英语四级历年真题及答案（经典版） 2012年6月英语四级 Part ⅠWriting (30minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象 2.出现这一现象的原因 3.我对这一现象的看法和建议 On Excessive Packaging Part ⅡReading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes) 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. Small Schools Rising This year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing. Fifty years ago, they were the latest thing in educational reform: big, modern, suburban high schools with students counted in the thousands. As baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人) came of high-school age, big schools promised economic efficiency. A greater choice of courses, and, of course, better football teams. Only years later did we understand the trade-offs this involved: the creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构)，the difficulty of forging personal connections between teachers and students.SAT scores began dropping in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete high school in four years, a figure that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods. While the emphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven standards as set in No Child Left Behind resulted in significantly better performance in elementary(and some middle)schools, high schools for a variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress. Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools. This has been due ,in part ,to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has invested $1.8 billion in American high schools, helping to open about 1,000 small schools-most of them with about 400 kids each with an average enrollment of only 150 per grade, About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts all over the country are taking notice, along with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago and
2018年12月大学英语四级真题完整版（第3套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the challenges of studying abroad.You should write at least 120 words but no more than180 words. PartⅡListening Comprehension (25 minutes) Part ⅢReading Comprehension ( 40 minutes) 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 passage. R ead the passage t hrough 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． Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. Have you ever used email to apologize to a colleague?D elivered a 26to a subordinate (下属) with a voice-mail message? Flown by plane across the country just to deliver important news in person? The various communication options at our fingertips today can be good for 27and productivity---and at the same time very troublesome. With so many ways to communicate, how should a manager choose the 28when the message to be delivered is bad or unwelcome news one that’s best --- 29business communication consultants and etiquette for the recipient? We’ve (礼仪) experts to come up with the following guidelines for 30using the alterative ways of delivering difficult messages. First of all, choose how personal you want to be. A face-to-face communication is the most 31 .Other choices, in descending order of personalization, are: a real-time phone call, a voice-mail message, a handwritten note, a typewritten letter, and the most 32is email. Some of these may change order according to the 33 situation or your own preferences; for example, a handwritten note might seem more personal than voice mail. How do you decide on the best choice for the difficult message you’ve got to deliver? “My 34concern is: How can I soften or civilize this says etiquette expert Dana Casperson. “So when I apologize, I usually message?” choose in-person first, or a phone conversation as my top alternative, and maybe a
2016年12月英语四级真题及答案第三套 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to work in a state-owned business and the other in a joint venture.You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. 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 1with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) To satisfy the curiosity of tourists. B) To replace two old stone bridges. C) To enable tourists to visit Goat Island. D) To improve utility services in the state. 2. A) Countless tree limbs. B) A few skeletons. C) Lots of wrecked boats and ships. D) Millions of coins on the bottom. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) It suspended diplomatic relations with Libya. B) It urged tourists to leave Tunisia immediately.
2016年12月大学英语四级听力真题及答案卷 【听力】卷一?真题 听力试题: Part n Listening Comprehension (25minutes) Section A Direct ions: In this secti on, you will hear three n ews reports. At the end of each n ews report, you will hear two or three questi ons. 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 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) It was dan gerous to live in. C) He could no Ion ger pay the rent. B) It was going to be renovated. D) He had sold it to the royal family. 2. A) A strike. C) A forest fire.
2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(完整版) Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: You should write atleast 120 words but no more than 180 words. Supposea foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the mostinteresting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Questions 36 to 45 are based onthe following passage. Global warming is a trend towardwarmer conditions around the world. Part of the warming is natural; we haveexperienced a 20,000 -year -long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice 36 away.However, we have already reached temperatures that are in 37 withother minimum-ice periods, so continued warming is likely not natural. We are 38 toa predicted worldwide increase in temperatures 39 between 1℃and 6℃over the next 100 years. The warming will be more 40 in some areas, less in others, and some placesmay even cool
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
2016 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套） Part I Writing (30 minutes)( 请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听 力考试 ) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30 minutes to write an essay.Suppose you have two options upon graduation:one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school.You are to make a choice between the two.Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Much controversy has been aroused about whether the students should find a job or start their own business after graduation.Taking a look around,we can find that some graduates bustle around job markets,while others choose to run a shop on TMall. However, I prefer the former choice. From my perspective, there are good reasons to find a job in the first several years after their graduation.First and foremost, if a graduate intends to accumulate working experience and learn from the seniors, it is advisable for him to find a job. It is an undeniable fact that the theoretical knowledge will provide the graduates with the ability to consider things comprehensively,however,only under the integration with practice can the rigid knowledge be useful for their future development. Inevitably, doing something small is the premise of undertaking something great. Take Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba and taobao, for example. He also finds some jobs before establishing his own career,laying a solid foundation for his later success. Consequently,it is of great necessity to find a job after graduation.I firmly believe that it will continue to bring about more returns to our life and future. Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A