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大学英语四级考试真题第2套

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyou,:

"essaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasinguseofthemobilephoneinpeople'sthenandthenexplaintheconsequencesofoverusingit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan,180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmust"readthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A）Gotoaplacehehasvisited.

B）Makeherownarrangements.

C）Consultatravelagent.

D）Joininapackagetour.

2.A）Theyareonalongtripbycar.

B）Theyarestuckinatrafficjam.

C）Theyareusedtogettingupearly.

D）Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight.

3.A）Heisapersondifficulttodealwith.

B）Hedislikesanyformalgathering.

C）Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic.

D）Heoftenkeepsadistancefromothers.

4.A）Workinanotherdepartment.

B）Pursuefurthereducation.

C）Recruitgraduatestudents.

D）Takeanadministrativejob.

5.A）Hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime.

B）Heisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorposition.

C）Hewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimself.

D）HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay1.

6.A）Cleaner.

B）Mechanic.

C）Porter.

D）Salesman.

7.A）Requestoneortworoommatestodothecleaning.

B）HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethisweekend.

C）GetLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistime.

D）AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek.

8.A）Aproblemcausedbytheconstryction.

B）Anaccidentthatoccurredonthebridge.

C）Thebuildingprojecttheyareworkingon.

D）Thepublictransportationconditions.

Question9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Tolookforajobasasalesperson.

B）TohaveatalkwithMissThompson.

C）Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.

D）Tocomplainaboutafaultyappliance.

10.A）Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.

B）Thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment.

C）Theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice.

D）Thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems.

11.A）0743,12536extension15.

B）0734,21653extension51.

C）0734,38750extension15.

D）0743,62135extension51.

Questions12to15rosebasedontheconvermttionyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Sincehefoundagirlfriend.

B）Sincehetooktoheavysmoking,

C）Sincehebegantoexerciseregularly.

D）Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.

13.A）Heisgettingtoo,fat.

B）Hesmokestoomuch.

C）Hedoesn'teatvegetables.

D）Hedoesn'tlookwellatall.

14.A）Theyareovenveightfortheirage.

B）Theyarerespectfultotheirparents.

C）Theyarestillintheirearlytwenties.

D）Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.

15.A）Toquitsmoking,

B）Toreducehisweight.

C）Tofindagirlfriend.

D）Tofollowheradvice.

SectionB

Dircctions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre..

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.

B）TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.

C）Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.

D）Theyareburningoutofcontrol.

17.A）Theyhavebeenhospitalizeded.

B）Theyhavegotskinproblems.

C）Theywerechokedbythethicksmoke.

D）Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemical.

18.A）Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.B）Ithasbeenre,scheduledforamiddaytakeoff.

C）Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.

D）Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.

19.A）Theymadefrequentlong,distancecallstoeachother.

B）TheyillegallyusedgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.

C）Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecially.

D）Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasdonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A）Peaceful.

B）Considerate.

C）Generous.

D）Cooperative.

21.A）Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer.

B）Someonebrokethewasheranddryerbyoverloadingthem.

C）MindyLance'slaundryblockedthewaytothelaundryroom.

D）MindyLancethreatenedtotakerevengeonherneighbors.

22.A）Askingtheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp.

B）Limitingtheamountoflaundryforeachwash.

C）Informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.

D）Installingafewmorewashersanddryers.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Sheisbothapopularandhighlyrespectedauthor,

B）SheisthemostloveAfricannovelistofaJ1times.

C）Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930's.

D）Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.

24.A）TheBookCriticsCircleAward.

B）TheNobelPrizeforliterature.

C）ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.

D）TheNationalBookAward.

25.A）SheisarelativeofMorrison's.

B）SheisaslavefromAfrica.

C）Sheisaskirledstoryteller.

D）Sheisablackwoman,

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputersthatcostanywherefrom$1,000toperhaps$5,000ormore.26,itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase27costinganotherseveralhundreddollars,Twentyyearsago,computerswere28,buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany,29purchasedcomputersforhomeuse..Overtheyearsthepriceofthe"guts"ofacomputer-itsmemory-hasdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.Moreover,30improvementshavemadeitpossibleto31memorycircuitrythatissmallenou~tofitintotheportblepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.32,asthepriceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.33,improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid（杂交）seeds,34animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepricesofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpensesonfood.Eventhoughthe35

ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreasewhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Foumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Togetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscience,takeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Thisisastoriedplace,the36ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience--startingwithErnestLawrence'sinventionofthecyclotron（回旋加速器）in1931.Agenerationago,femalefaceswere37and,eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits38themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,39allofthemwhitemales.

Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou'llseea40display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacultymembersandstudents,areportraitsofthe41headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiro,andfourotherwomenwhoseresearch42everythingfromthemechanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey'restillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal43maybeinthesmallerphotostotheright:

graduateandundergraduatestudents,about20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry'stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic,butalso44"Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter,"shesays,"butthey'renotgettingbetteras45asIwouldlike.

A）circumstance

B）confidence

C）covers

D）current

E）deals

F）different

G）exposing

H）fast

I）honoring

J）hope

K）presently

L）rare

M）realistic

N）site

O）virtually

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgi.veninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifyth