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大学英语四级考试真题
2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
“DearAndy—Howareyou?
YourmotherandIarefine.Webothmissyouandhopeyouaredoingwell.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagainthenexttimeyourcomputercrashesandyoucomedownstairsforsomethingtoeat.Love,MomandDad.”
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Thewomanisnowworkinginakindergarten.
B)Themanwillsoonstartabusinessofhisown.
C)Themanwouldliketobeahighschoolteacher.
D)Thewomanisgoingtomajorinchildeducation.
2.A)Thefurniturehastoberearranged.
B)Thesoundequipmenthastobesetup.
C)Theconferenceroomhastobecleaned.
D)Thevideomachinehastobechecked.
3.A)Sheisexhausted.C)Shecannotfinishworkintime.
B)Sheisnear-sighted.D)Shecannotgostraighthome.
4.A)Thewomanistooparticularaboutfood.
B)Hewouldratherhaveamealanhourlater.
C)Thewomanshouldorderherfoodquickly.
D)Heusuallyprefersice-creamtosandwiches.
5.A)Heisnotagoodmechanic.C)Hespendshissparetimedoingrepairs.
B)Hedoesn’tkeephispromises.D)Heisalwaysreadytoofferhelptoothers.
6.A)Samhasabigfamilytosupport.
B)Samisnotinterestedintraveling.
C)Thepayofferbythetravelagencyistoolow.
D)Theworkhoursinthetravelagencyaretoolong.
7.A)Internationaltrade.C)Financialconsulting.
B)Productdevelopment.D)Domesticretailing.
8.A)Goonabusinesstrip.C)Makeaticketreservation.
B)LookforajobinMiami.D)Takeavacation.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)ItislocatedonRoute18.C)Itisabeautifullittletown.
B)Ithasaninterestingmuseum.D)ItliessevenmileseastofNewton.
10.A)Theyareinoppositedirections.C)Theyarequiteclosetoeachother.
B)Theyarefifty-fivemilesapart.D)TheyarealongdrivefromNorwalk.
11.A)TheyareconnectedbyRoute7.C)Theyhavelotsofoldhouses.
B)Theyarecrowdedwithtourists.D)Theyhavemanyrareplants.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)BringhimuptodateonthecurrentsituationinMilan.
B)InformhimofthearrangementsforhistripinItaly.
C)FetchthedocumentssignedbyMrGartner.
D)AccompanyMrGartnertotheLinateairport.
13.A)About8:
30.C)About5:
30.
B)About6:
30.D)About4:
15.
14.A)MrGartnerfromMilan.C)Thecompany’ssalesrepresentative.
B)GianniRivaatMegastar.D)GavinfromtheChamberofCommerce.
15.A)Travelagent.C)Secretary.
B)Businessmanager.D)Saleswoman.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Shehadadesiretohelpothers.C)Sheneededsomeoverseasexperience.
B)Shewantedtofindoutmoreaboutit.D)Shewasinterestedinfarming.
17.A)Carryoutaculturalexchangeprogram.C)LearnPortuguese.
B)Workonanagriculturalproject.D)TeachEnglish.
18.A)Shefounditdifficulttosecureajobinherowncountry.
B)ShewantedtorenewhercontactwiththePeaceCorps.
C)ShewasinvitedtoworkasanEnglishteacher.
D)Shecouldnotgetthecountryoutofhermind.
19.A)ByteachingadditionalEnglishclasses.
B)BywritingstoriesforAmericannewspapers.
C)ByworkingparttimeforthePeaceCorps.
D)Bydoingoddjobsforlocalinstitutions.
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A)Timespentexercising.C)Timespentonleisureactivities.
B)Timespentworking.D)Timespentwithfriendsandfamily.
21.A)Reading.C)Eatingout.
B)SurfingtheWeb.D)WatchingTV.
22.A)Driving.C)Goingtothepub.
B)Gardening.D)Visitingfriends.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Thecardriverwastryingtoavoidhittingarabbit.
B)Thecardriverwaspartlyresponsiblefortheaccident.
C)McLaughlinwastalkingtohismanagerwhiledriving.
D)McLaughlin’scarelessnessresultedinthecollision.
24.A)Hecrashedintoacarparkedthere.C)Hetoredownthecompany’smaingate.
B)Heknockeddownseveralmailboxes.D)Hedidseriousdamagetoaloadedtruck.
25.A)Hewilllosehisjob.C)Hewillbefinedheavily.
B)Hewillhavetopaydamages.D)Hewillreceiveretraining.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
WhenCaptainCookaskedthechiefsinTahitiwhytheyalwaysate(26)__________,theyreplied,“Becauseitisright.”IfweaskAmericanswhytheyeatwithknivesandforks,orwhytheirmenwearpants(27)__________skirts,orwhytheymaybemarriedtoonlyonepersonatatime,wearelikelytoget(28)__________andveryuninformativeanswers:
“Becauseit’sright.”“Becausethat’sthewayit’sdone.”“Becauseit’sthe(29)__________.”Oreven“Idon’tknow.”Thereasonfortheseandcountlessotherpatternsofsocialbehavioristhattheyare(30)__________bysocialnorms—sharedrulesorguidelineswhichprescribethebehaviorthatisappropriateinagivensituation.Norms(31)__________howpeople“ought”tobehaveunderparticularcircumstancesinaparticularsociety.Weconform(遵守)tonormssoreadilythatwearehardlyawarethey(32)__________.Infact,wearemuchmorelikelytonotice(33)__________fromnormsthanconformitytothem.Youwouldnotbesurprisedifastrangertriedtoshakehandswhenyouwereintroduced,butyoumightbealittle(34)__________iftheybowed,startedtostrokeyou,orkissedyouonboth(35)__________.Yeteachoftheseotherformsofgreetingisappropriateinotherpartsoftheworld.Whenwevisitanothersocietywhosenormsaredifferent,wequicklybecomeawarethatthingswedothisway,theydothatway.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Togetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscience,takeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Thisisastoriedplace,the___36___ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience—startingwithErnestLawrence’sinventionofthecyclotron(回旋加速器)in1931.Agenerationago,femalefaceswere___37___and,eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits___38___themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,___39___allofthemwhitemales.
Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou’llseea___40___display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacultymembersandstudents,areportraitsofthe___41___headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiro,andfourotherwomenwhoseresearch___42___everythingfromthemechanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey’restillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal___43___maybeinthesmallerphotostotheright:
graduateandundergraduatestudents,about20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry’stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic,butalso___44___.“Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter,”shesays,“butthey’renotgettingbetteras___45___asIwouldlike.”
A)circumstanceI)honoring
B)confidenceJ)hope
C)coversK)presently
D)currentL)rare
E)dealsM)realistic
F)differentN)site
G)exposingO)virtually
H)fast
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagra
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