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2016年12月大英四(第一套)
2016年12月大学英语四级试题(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.Supposeyouaretwooptionsupongraduation:
oneistofindajobsomewhereandtheothertostartabusinessofyourown.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejusttheheard.
1. A)Itwasdangeroustolivein. C)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.
B)Itwasgoingtoberenovated. D)Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.
2. A)Astrike. B)Astorm.C)Aforestfire.D)ATerroristattack.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3. A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.
B)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.
C)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.
D)Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.
4. A)Theytriedhardtorepairtheaccident.
B)Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.
C)Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.
D)Theyprovidedtheminerwithfoodandwater.
Question5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5. A)Raisepostagerates. C)Redesigndeliveryroutes.
B)Improveitsservices. D)Closesomeofitspostoffices.
6. A)Shorteningbusinesshours. C)StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.
B)Closingofficesonholidays. D)Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.
7. A)Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs
B)Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain
C)Taxpayerswillbeverypleased
D)Alotofcontroversywillarise
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromfourchoicemarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheet1withasinglelinethoughthecentre.
Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8. A)Hewillbekeptfrompromotion. C)Hewillbegivenawarning.
B)Hewillgothroughretraining. D)Hewilllosepartofhispay.
9. A)Heisalwaysontime. C)Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.
B)Heistrustworthyguy. D)Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.
10. A)Sheisatradeunionrepresentative. C)Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.
B)Sheisinchargeofpublicrelation. D)Sheisbetterathandingsuchmatters.
11. A)Heisskilledandexperienced. C)Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.
B)Heisveryclosetothemanager. D)Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.
Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12. A)Open.B)Friendly. C)Selfish. D)Reserved.
13. A)Theystayquiet. C)Theytalkabouttheweather
B)Theyreadabook. D)Theychatwithfellowpassengers.
14. A)Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.
B)ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.
C)Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.
D)Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.
15. A)Housearemuchmorequiet. C)Theywanttohavemorespace.
B)Housesprovidemoreprivacy. D)Theywantagardenoftheirown.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16. A)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.
B)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.
C)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.
D)Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.
17. A)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp. C)Visittheschoolcareersservices.
B)Lookatschoolbulletinboards. D)Gothroughcampusnewspapers.
18. A)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.
B)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.
C)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.
D)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19. A)Ittastesbetter. C)Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.
B)Itiseasiertogrow. D)Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.
20. A)Itishealthierthangreentea. C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.
B)Itcangrowindriersoil. D)Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.
21. A)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.
B)Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.
C)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.
D)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22. A)Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.
B)Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.
C)Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.
D)Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.
23. A)Theywereproudoftheircreations.
B)Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.
C)Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.
D)Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.
24. A)Makewisechoices. C)Designhandicraftsthemselves.
B)Identifyfakecrafts. D)Learntheimportanceofcreation.
25. A)Toboostthelocaleconomy. C)Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.
B)Toattractforeigninvestments. D)Topreservethetraditionalculture.
PARTⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwillmatchtheoffense.Butwhenitcomestooneofthecruelestcrimes—animalfighting—things26workoutthatway.Dogfightingvictimsare27andkilledforprofitand“sport,”yettheircriminalabusersoftenreceivea28sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyhalfofallfederally-convictedanimalfightersonlygetprobation(缓刑).
Someprogresshasbeenmadeintheprosecution(起诉)ofanimalfighters.ButfederaljudgesoftenrelyheavilyontheU.S.SentencingGuidelineswhenthey29penalties,andinthecaseofanimalfighting,thoseguidelinesareoutdatedandextremely30.
TheU.S.SentencingCommission,which31thesesentencingguidelines,isrevisitingthem,proposingtoraisetheminimumsentencefrom6-12to21-27months.Thisisastepintheright32,butwe’dliketoseetheU.S.SentencingCommissionmakefurtherguidelines.
Simultaneoustothiseffort,we’reworkingwithanimaladvocatesandstateandfederallawmakersto33anti-crueltylawsacrossthecountry,aswellassupportinglawsandpoliciesthatassistoverburdenedanimal34thatcareforanimalfightingvictims.Thishelpis35importantbecausethehighcostofcaringforanimalvictimsisamajordeterrenttointerveningincrueltycasesinthefirstplace.
A)convenient B)creates C)critically D)determine E)direction
F)hesitate G)inadequate H)inspired I)method J)minimal
K)rarely L)shelters M)strengthen N)sufferings O)tortured
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregongingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.
WhenWorkBecomesaGame
[A]Whatmotivatesemployeestodotheirjobswell?
Competitionwithcoworkers,forsome.Thepromiseofrewards,forothers.Pureenjoymentofproblem-solving,foraluckyfew.
[B]Increasingly,companiesaretappingintothesedesiresdirectlythroughwhat’scometobeknownas“gamification:
”essentially,turningworkintoagame.“Gamificationisaboutunderstandingwhatitisthatmakesgamesengagingandwhatgamedesignersdotocreateagreatexperienceingames,andtakingthoselearningsandapplyingthemtoothercontextssuchastheworkplaceandeducation,”explainsKevinWerbach,agamificationexpertwhoteachesattheWhartonSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUnitedStates..
[C]Itmightmeanmonitoringemployeeproductivityonadigitalleaderboardandofferingprizestothewinners,orgivingemployeesdigitalbadgesorstarsforcompletingcertainactivities.Itcouldalsomeantrainingemployeeshowtodotheirjobsthroughvideogameplatforms.CompaniesfromGoogletoIBMtoWellsFargoareknowntousesomedegreeofgamificationintheirworkplaces.Andmoreandmorecompaniesarejoiningthem.Arecentreportsuggeststhattheglobalgamificationmarketwillgrowfrom$1.65billionin2015to$11.1