最新英语四级真题及答案详解.docx

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最新英语四级真题及答案详解

2013年12月英语四级真题

作文一：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.

YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

“DearAndy-Howareyou?

YourmotherandIarefine.Webothmissyouandhopeyouaredoingwell.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagainthenesttimeyourcomputercrashesandyoucomedown-stairsforsomethingtoeat,Love,MomandDad.”

作文二：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.

YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonlearningandthenexplainwhy

doesn’tsimplymeanlearningtoobtaininformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

“OnceIlearnhowtouseGoogle,isn’tthatalltheeducationIreallyneed?

”

作文三：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.

Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasin,useofthemobilephoneinpeople’slifeandexplainthe

Consequenceofoverusingit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

Peoplearecrossingthestreetlookingattheircellphonesandusingwalkingsticksinordertosee.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A）Gotoaplacehehasvisited

B）Makeherownarrangements

C）Consultatravelagent

D）Joininapackagetour

2.

A）Theyareonalongtripbycar

B）Theyaresyuckinatrafficjam

C）Theyareusedtogettingupearly

D）Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight

3.

A）Heisapersondifficulttodealwith

B）Hedislikesanyformalgathering

C）Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic

D）Heoftenkeepsadistancefromothers

4.

A）Workinanotherdeparment

B）Pursuefurthereducation

C）Recruitgraduatestudents

D）Takeanadministrativejob

5.

A）Hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime

B）Heisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorposition

C）Hewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimself

D）HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay1

6.

A）Cleaner

B）porter

C）Mechanic

D）Salesman

7.

A）Reqestoneortworoommatestodothecleaning

B）HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethisweekend

C）GetLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistime

D）AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek

8.

A）Aproblemcausedbytheconstruction

B）Anaccidentthatoccurredonthebridge

C）Thebuildingprojecttheyareworkingon

D）Thepublictransportaionconditions

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhaveheard.

9

A）Tolookforajobasasalesperson

B）TohaveatalkwithMissThompson.

C）Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.

D）Tocomplainaboutafaultyappliance.

10

A）Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.

B）Thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment.

C）Theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice.

D）Thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems.

11

A）0743,12536extension15.

B）0734,38750extension15.

C）0734,21653extension51.

D）0734,62135extension51.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12

A）Sincehefoundagirlfriend

B）Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.

C）Sincehebegantoexerciseregularly

D）Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.

13

A）Heisgettingtoofat.

B）Hesmokestoomuch

C）Hedoesn’teatvegetables.

D）Hedoesn’tlookwellatall.

14

A）Theyareoverweightfortheirage

B）Theyarerespectfultotheirparents

C）Theyarestillintheirearlytwenties

D）Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.

15

A）Toquitsmoking.

B）Tofindagirlfriend

C）Toreducehisweight

D）Tofollowheradvice.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.

A）Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.

B）TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.

C）Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.

D）Theyareburningoutofcontrol.

17.

A）Theyhavebeenhospitalized.

B）Theyhavegotskinproblems.

C）Theywerechokedbythethicksmoke.

D）Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemicals.

18.

A）Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.

B）Ithasbeenre-scheduledforamiddaytakeoff.

C）Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.

D）Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.

19.

A）Theymadefrequentlong-distancecallstoeachother.

B）TheyillegallyusedgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.

C）Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecialists.

D）Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.

A）Peaceful

B）Considerate

C）Generous

D）Cooperative

21.

A）Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer.

B）Someonebrokethewasheranddryerbyoverloadingthem.

C）MindyLance’slaundryblockedthewaytothelaundryroom.

D）MindyLance’sthreatenedtotakerevengeonherneighbors.

22.

A）Askingtheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp.

B）Limitingtheamountoflaundryforeachwash.

C）Informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.

D）Installingafewmorewashersanddryers.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.

B）SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.

C）Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930's.

D）Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.

24.A）TheBookCriticsCircleAward.

B）ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction

C）TheNobelPrizeforliterature.

D）TheNationalBookAward.

25.A）SheisarelativeofMorrison's.

B）Sheisaskilledstoryteller.

C）SheisaslavefromAfrica.

D）Sheisablackwoman

SectionC

Directions:

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

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputerthatcostanywherefrom$1,000toperhaps%5,000ormore.（26）_________,itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase（27）_________costinganotherseveralhundreddollars.Twentyyearsago,computerswere（28）___________,buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany,（29）__________purchasedcomputersforhomeuse.Overtheyears,thepriceofthe“guts”ofacomputer---itsmemory—hasdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.Moreover,（30）_________improvementshavemadeitpossibleto（31）___________memorycircuitrythatissmallenoughtofitintotheportablepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.（32）___________,asthepriceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.

（33）___________,improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid（杂交）seeds,（34）_________animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepricesofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpensesonfood.Eventhoughthe（35）______________ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreaseswhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

TogetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinsciencetakeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.Thisisastoriedplacethe36ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience-startingwithErnestLawrence'sinventionofthecvclotron（回旋加速器）in1931.Agenerationagofemalefaceswere37and.eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillSeeafullcorridorofexhibits38themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,39alloftherewhitemales

Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou'llseea40display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacnltymembersandstudentsareportraitsofthe41headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiroandfourotherwomenwhosereseaich42everythingfromthemecheanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey'reStillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal43maybeinthesmallerphotostotherightgraduateandundergraduatestudentsabout20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearsBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry'stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic