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完整word版大学英语四级考试真题及答案推荐文档

2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）

PartIWriting（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:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

　　Muchcontroversyhasbeenarousedaboutwhetherthestudentsshouldfindajoborstarttheirownbusinessaftergraduation.Takingalookaround,wecanfindthatsomegraduatesbustlearoundjobmarkets,whileotherschoosetorunashoponTMall.However,Iprefertheformerchoice.

　　Frommyperspective,therearegoodreasonstofindajobinthefirstseveralyearsaftertheirgraduation.Firstandforemost,ifagraduateintendstoaccumulateworkingexperienceandlearnfromtheseniors,itisadvisableforhimtofindajob.Itisanundeniablefactthatthetheoreticalknowledgewillprovidethegraduateswiththeabilitytoconsiderthingscomprehensively,however,onlyundertheintegrationwithpracticecantherigidknowledgebeusefulfortheirfuturedevelopment.Inevitably,doingsomethingsmallisthepremiseofundertakingsomethinggreat.TakeJackMa,thefounderofAlibabaandtaobao,forexample.Healsofindssomejobsbeforeestablishinghisowncareer,layingasolidfoundationforhislatersuccess.

　　Consequently,itisofgreatnecessitytofindajobaftergraduation.Ifirmlybelievethatitwillcontinuetobringaboutmorereturnstoourlifeandfuture.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Itwasgoingtoberenovated.

B）Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.

C）Itwasdangeroustolivein.

D）Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

【答案】C

2.A）Astorm.

B）Astrike.

C）Aforestfire.

D）Aterroristattack.

【答案】A

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B）Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

C）Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

D）Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

【答案】D

4.A）Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.

B）Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

C）Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.

D）Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.

【答案】B

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Raisepostagerates.

B）Improveitsservices.

C）Closesomeofitspostoffices.

D）Redesigndeliveryroutes.

【答案】C

6.A）Closingofficesonholidays.

B）Shorteningbusinesshours.

C）Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.

D）StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

【答案】D

7.A）Alotofcontroversywillarise.

B）Taxpayerswillbeverypleased.

C）Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.

D）Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.

【答案】D

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）yC）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Hewilllosepartofhispay.

B）Hewillgothroughretraining.

C）Hewillbegivenawarning.

D）Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.

【答案】A

9.A）Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.

B）Heisatrustworthyguy.

C）Heisalwaysontime.

D）Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.

【答案】B

10.A）Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.

B）Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.

C）Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.

D）Sheisinchargeofpublicrelations.

【答案】C

11.A）Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

B）Heisskilledandexperienced.

C）Heisveryclosetothemanager.

D）Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

【答案】A

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Open.

B）Reserved.

C）Selfish.

D）Friendly.

【答案】B

13.A）Theyreadabook.

B）Theytalkabouttheweather.

C）Theystayquiet.

D）Theychatwithfellowpassengers.

【答案】C

14.A）Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

B）Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

C）ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

D）Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

【答案】B

15.A）Housesaremuchmorequiet.

B）Theywanttohavemorespace.

C）Theywantagardenoftheirown.

D）Housesprovidemoreprivacy.

【答案】D

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

B）Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

C）Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

D）Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

【答案】A

17.A）Visittheschoolcareersservice.

B）Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.

C）Lookatschoolbulletinboards.

D）Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

【答案】A

18.A）Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

B）Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

C）Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

D）Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

【答案】C

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Ittastesbetter.

B）Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

C）Itiseasiertogrow.

D）Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

【答案】B

20.A）Itcangrowindriersoil.

B）Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.

C）Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

D）Itishealthierthangreentea.

【答案】D

21.A）Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

B）Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.

C）Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.

D）Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

【答案】A

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.

B）Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.

C）Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

D）Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.

【答案】C

23.A）Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.

B）Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

C）Theywereproudoftheircreations.

D）Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.

【答案】B

24.A）Identifyfakecrafts.

B）Makewisechoices.

C）Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.

D）Toboostthelocaleconomy.

【答案】B

25.A）Toattractforeigninvestments.

B）Topreservethetraditionalculture.

C）Designhandicraftsthemselves.

D）Learntheimportanceofcreation.

【答案】D

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy__26__thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.

Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers__27__forsexdifferencesthroughouttheentirehumanbrain.

27._____

A）abnormal

B）applied

C）briefly

D）categorizing

E）challenges

F）figure

G）percentage

H）proving

I）regardless

J）searched

K）similarities

L）slightly

M）suggests

N）tastes

O）traditional

Andwhatdidtheyfind?

Notmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor__28__brainsas“male”or“female,”researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.

28._____

A）abnormal

B）applied

C）briefly

D）categorizing

E）challenges

F）figure

G）percentage

H）proving

I）regardless

J）searched

K）similarities

L）slightly

M）suggests

N）tastes

O）traditional

DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-based—__29__,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.

29._____

A）abnormal

B）applied

C）briefly

D）categorizing

E）challenges

F）figure

G）percentage

H）proving

I）regardless

J）searched

K）similarities

L）slightly

M）suggests

N）tastes

O）traditional

Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere__30__different,youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall__31__ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.

30._____

31._____

A）abnormal

B）applied

C）briefly

D）categorizing

E）challenges

F）figure

G）percentage

H）proving

I）regardless

J）searched

K）similarities

L）slightly

M）suggests

N）tastes

O）traditional

LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist（神经科学家）,saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning__32__b