英语四级真题及答案第三套.docx

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英语四级真题及答案第三套

2013.12英语四级考试真题试卷（第三套）

PartIWriting （30minutes）

听力音频地址：

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上

1.A）Planhisbudgetcarefully.

B）Givehermoreinformation.

C）Asksomeoneelseforadvice.

D）Buyagiftforhisgirlfriend.

2.A）She'llhavesomechocolatecake.

B）She'lltakealookatthemenu.

C）She'llgowithoutdessert.

D）She'llpreparethedinner.

3.A）Themancanspeakaforeignlanguage.

B）ThewomanhopestoimproveherEnglish.

C）Thewomanknowsmanydifferentlanguages.

D）Themanwishestovisitmanymorecountries.

4.A）Gotothelibrary.

B）Meetthewoman.

C）SeeProf.Smith.

D）Haveadrinkinthebar.

5.A）Sheisn'tsurewhenProf.Bloomwillbeback.

B）Themanshouldn'tbelateforhisclass.

C）Themancancomebacksometimelater.

D）Shecanpassonthemessagefortheman.

6.A）Hehasastrangepersonality.

B）He'sgotemotionalproblems.

C）Hisillnessisbeyondcure.

D）Hisbehaviorishardtoexplain.

7.A）Theticketsaremoreexpensivethanexpected.

B）Theticketsaresoldinadvanceathalfprice.

C）It'sdifficulttobuytheticketsonthespot.

D）It'sbettertobuytheticketsbeforehand.

8.A）Heturnedsuddenlyandranintoatree.

B）Hewashitbyafallenboxfromatruck.

C）Hedrovetoofastandcrashedintoatruck.

D）Hewastryingtoovertakethetruckaheadofhim.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard. 

9.A）TogoboatingontheSt.LawrenceRiver.

B）TogosightseeinginQuebecProvince.

C）TocallonafriendinQuebecCity.

D）ToattendaweddinginMontreal.

10.A）StudythemapofQuebecProvince.

B）FindmoreaboutQuebecCity.

C）BrushuponherFrench.

D）Learnmoreaboutthelocalcustoms.

11.A）It'smostbeautifulinsummer.

B）Ithasmanyhistoricalbuildings.

C）Itwasgreatlyexpandedinthe18thcentury.

D）It'stheonlyFrench-speakingcityinCanada.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard. 

12.A）Itwasaboutalittleanimal.

B）Ittookhersixyearstowrite.

C）Itwasadaptedfromafairytale.

D）Itwasaboutalittlegirlandherpet.

13.A）Sheknowshowtowritebest-sellingnovels.

B）Shecanearnalotofmoneybywritingforadults.

C）Sheisabletowinenoughsupportfrompublishers.

D）Shecanmakealivingbydoingwhatshelikes.

14.A）Thecharacters.

B）Thereaders.

C）Herideas.

D）Herlifeexperiences.

15.A）Shedoesn'treallyknowwheretheyoriginated.

B）Shemainlydrewonstoriesofancientsaints.

C）Theypoppedoutofherchildhooddreams.

D）Theygrewoutofherlonghoursofthinking.

PassageOne 

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard. 

16.A）Monitorstudents'sleeppatterns.

B）Helpstudentsconcentrateinclass.

C）Recordstudents'weeklyperformance.

D）Askstudentstocompleteasleepreport.

17.A）Declininghealth.

B）Lackofattention.

C）Lossofmotivation.

D）Improperbehavior.

18.A）Theyshouldmakesuretheirchildrenarealwayspunctualforschool.

B）Theyshouldensuretheirchildrengrowupinahealthyenvironment.

C）Theyshouldhelptheirchildrenaccomplishhigh-qualitywork.

D）Theyshouldseetoitthattheirchildrenhaveadequatesleep.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Shestoppedbeingahomemaker.

B）Shebecameafamouseducator.

C）Shebecameapublicfigure.

D）Shequitdrivingaltogether.

20.A）Amotorist'sspeeding.

B）Herrunningastopsign.

C）Herlackofdrivingexperience.

D）Amotorist'sfailuretoconcentrate.

21.A）Nervousandunsureofherself.

B）Calmandconfidentofherself.

C）Courageousandforceful.

D）Distractedandreluctant.

22.A）Morestricttrainingofwomendrivers.

B）Restrictionsoncellphoneusewhiledriving.

C）Improvedtrafficconditionsincities.

D）Newregulationstoensurechildren'ssafety.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Theyhaven'tdevoteditsmuchenergytomedicineastospacetravel.

B）Therearetoomanykindsofcoldvirusesforthemtoidentify.

C）Itisnoteconomicaltofindacureforeachtypeofcold.

D）Theybelievepeoplecanrecoverwithouttreatment.

24.A）Theyrevealtheseriousnessoftheproblem.

B）Theyindicatehowfastthevirusspreads.

C）Theytelluswhatkindofmedicinetotake.

D）Theyshowourbodyisfightingthevirus.

25.A）Itactuallydoesmoreharmthangood.

B）Itcausesdamagetosomeorgansofourbody.

C）Itworksbetterwhencombinedwithotherremedies.

D）Ithelpsustorecovermuchsooner.

Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentways,dependingonthesituationtheyarein.Thisisvery（26）.Alllanguageshavetwogenerallevelsofusage:

aformallevelandaninformallevel.Englishisno（27）.Thedifferenceinthesetwolevelsisthesituationinwhichyouusea（28）level.Formallanguageisthekindoflanguageyoufindintextbooks,（29）,andinbusinessletters.YouwouldalsouseformalEnglishincompositionsand（30）thatyouwriteinschool.Informallanguageisusedinconversationwithcolleagues,familymembersandfriends,andwhenwewrite（31）notesorletterstoclosefriends.

Formallanguageisdifferentfrominformallanguage（32）.First,formallanguagetendstobemorepolite.Whatwemayfindinterestingisthatitusuallytakesmorewordstobepolite.Forexample,Imightsaytoafriendorafamilymember."Closethedoor,please."buttoa（33）,Iprobablywouldsay,"Wouldyoumindclosingthedoor?

"

Anotherdifferencebetweenformalandinformallanguageissomeofthe（34）.Thereareboundtobesomewordsandphrasesthat（35）formallanguageandothersthatareinformal.Let'ssaythatIreallylikesoccer.IfI'mtalkingtomyfriend,Imightsay"I'mjustcrazyaboutsoccer!

"ButifIweretalkingtomyboss,Iwouldprobablysay"Ireallyenjoysoccer."

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage. 

Themobilephoneisamagicdevicewidelyusedthesedays.Althoughithasbeennearly30yearssincethefirstcommercialmobile-phonenetworkwaslaunched,advertisershaveyettofigureouthowtogettheir（36）outtomobile-phoneusersinabigway.Thereare2.2billioncell-phoneusersworldwide,a（37）thatisgrowingbyabout25%eachyear.Yetspendingonadscarriedovercell-phonenetworkslastyear（38）tojust$1.5billionworldwide,afractionofthe$424billionglobaladmarket.

Butasthenumberofeyeballsgluedto（39）screensmultiplies,sotoodoesthemobilephone'svalueasapocketbillboard（广告牌）Consumersare（40）usingtheirphonesforthingsotherthanvoicecalls,suchastextmessaging,downloadingsongsandgames,and（41）theInternet.By2010,70millionAsiansareexpectedtobewatchingvideosandTVprogramsonmobilephones.Alloftheseactivitiesgiveadvertisers（42）optionsforreachingaudiences.Duringsoccer'sWorldCuplastsummer,forexample,Adidasusedreal-timescoresandgamesto（43）thousandsoffanstoawebsitesetupformobile-phoneaccess."Ourtargetaudiencewasmalesaged17to25,"saysMarcusSpurrell,AdidasregionalmanagerforAsia."Theirmobilesarealwayson,alwaysintheirpocket-youjustcan't（44）cellphonesasanadvertisingtool."Mobile-phonemarketinghasbecomeas（45）aplatformasTV,onlineorprint.

AMessontheLadderofSuccess

A）ThroughoutAmericanhistorytherehasalmostalwaysbeenatleastonecentraleconomicnarrativethatgavetheambitiousorunsatisfiedreasontopackupandseektheirfortuneelsewhere.Forthefirst300orsoyearsofEuropeansettlement,thestorywasaboutmovingoutward:

gettingimmigrantstothecontinentandthentothefrontiertocleartheprairies（大草原）,drainthewetlandsandbuildnewcities.

B）Bytheendofthe19thcentury,asthefrontiervanished,theUShadamildpanicattack.Whatwouldthisenergetic,enterprisingcountrybewithoutnewlandstoconquer?

Somepeople,suchasTeddyRoosevelt,decidedtokeeponconquering（Cuba,thePhilippines,etc.）,buteventually,inindustrialization,theUSfoundanewnarrativeofeconomicmobilityathome.Fromthe1890stothe1960s,peoplemovedfromfarmtocity,firstintheNorthandthenintheSouth.Infact,bythe1950s,therewasenoughprosperityandwhite-collarworkthatmanybegantomovetothesuburbs.Asthepopulationaged,therewasalsoashiftfromthecoldRustBelttothecomfortsoftheSunBelt.Wethinkofthisasanoldperson'smigration,butitcreatedmanyjobsfortheyounginconstructionandhealthcare,nottomentiontourism,retailandrestaurants.

C）Forthelast20yearsfromtheendofthecoldwarthroughtwoburstbubblesinasingledecade-theUShasbeencastingaboutforitsnexteconomicnarrative.Andnowitisexperiencinganotherperiodofpanic,whichisbadnewsformuchoftheworkforcebutparticularlyforitsyoungestmembers.

D）TheUShasalwaysbeenaremarkablymobilecountry,butnewdatafromtheCensusBureauindicatethatmobilityhasreacheditslowestlevelinrecordedhistory.Sure,somepeoplearestuckinhomesvaluedatlessthantheirmortgages（抵押贷款）,butmanyyoungpeople-whodon'townhomesand