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大学英语四级考试真题及答案
2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）
PartIWriting（30minutes）
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
“DearAndy—Howareyou?
YourmotherandIarefine.Webothmissyouandhopeyouaredoingwell.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagainthenexttimeyourcomputercrashesandyoucomedownstairsforsomethingtoeat.Love,MomandDad.”
PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A）Thewomanisnowworkinginakindergarten.
B）Themanwillsoonstartabusinessofhisown.
C）Themanwouldliketobeahighschoolteacher.
D）Thewomanisgoingtomajorinchildeducation.
2.A）Thefurniturehastoberearranged.
B）Thesoundequipmenthastobesetup.
C）Theconferenceroomhastobecleaned.
D）Thevideomachinehastobechecked.
3.A）Sheisexhausted.C）Shecannotfinishworkintime.
B）Sheisnear-sighted.D）Shecannotgostraighthome.
4.A）Thewomanistooparticularaboutfood.
B）Hewouldratherhaveamealanhourlater.
C）Thewomanshouldorderherfoodquickly.
D）Heusuallyprefersice-creamtosandwiches.
5.A）Heisnotagoodmechanic.C）Hespendshissparetimedoingrepairs.
B）Hedoesn’tkeephispromises.D）Heisalwaysreadytoofferhelptoothers.
6.A）Samhasabigfamilytosupport.
B）Samisnotinterestedintraveling.
C）Thepayofferbythetravelagencyistoolow.
D）Theworkhoursinthetravelagencyaretoolong.
7.A）Internationaltrade.C）Financialconsulting.
B）Productdevelopment.D）Domesticretailing.
8.A）Goonabusinesstrip.C）Makeaticketreservation.
B）LookforajobinMiami.D）Takeavacation.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A）ItislocatedonRoute18.C）Itisabeautifullittletown.
B）Ithasaninterestingmuseum.D）ItliessevenmileseastofNewton.
10.A）Theyareinoppositedirections.C）Theyarequiteclosetoeachother.
B）Theyarefifty-fivemilesapart.D）TheyarealongdrivefromNorwalk.
11.A）TheyareconnectedbyRoute7.C）Theyhavelotsofoldhouses.
B）Theyarecrowdedwithtourists.D）Theyhavemanyrareplants.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A）BringhimuptodateonthecurrentsituationinMilan.
B）InformhimofthearrangementsforhistripinItaly.
C）FetchthedocumentssignedbyMrGartner.
D）AccompanyMrGartnertotheLinateairport.
13.A）About8:
30.C）About5:
30.
B）About6:
30.D）About4:
15.
14.A）MrGartnerfromMilan.C）Thecompany’ssalesrepresentative.
B）GianniRivaatMegastar.D）GavinfromtheChamberofCommerce.
15.A）Travelagent.C）Secretary.
B）Businessmanager.D）Saleswoman.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A）Shehadadesiretohelpothers.C）Sheneededsomeoverseasexperience.
B）Shewantedtofindoutmoreaboutit.D）Shewasinterestedinfarming.
17.A）Carryoutaculturalexchangeprogram.C）LearnPortuguese.
B）Workonanagriculturalproject.D）TeachEnglish.
18.A）Shefounditdifficulttosecureajobinherowncountry.
B）ShewantedtorenewhercontactwiththePeaceCorps.
C）ShewasinvitedtoworkasanEnglishteacher.
D）Shecouldnotgetthecountryoutofhermind.
19.A）ByteachingadditionalEnglishclasses.
B）BywritingstoriesforAmericannewspapers.
C）ByworkingparttimeforthePeaceCorps.
D）Bydoingoddjobsforlocalinstitutions.
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A）Timespentexercising.C）Timespentonleisureactivities.
B）Timespentworking.D）Timespentwithfriendsandfamily.
21.A）Reading.C）Eatingout.
B）SurfingtheWeb.D）WatchingTV.
22.A）Driving.C）Goingtothepub.
B）Gardening.D）Visitingfriends.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A）Thecardriverwastryingtoavoidhittingarabbit.
B）Thecardriverwaspartlyresponsiblefortheaccident.
C）McLaughlinwastalkingtohismanagerwhiledriving.
D）McLaughlin’scarelessnessresultedinthecollision.
24.A）Hecrashedintoacarparkedthere.C）Hetoredownthecompany’smaingate.
B）Heknockeddownseveralmailboxes.D）Hedidseriousdamagetoaloadedtruck.
25.A）Hewilllosehisjob.C）Hewillbefinedheavily.
B）Hewillhavetopaydamages.D）Hewillreceiveretraining.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
WhenCaptainCookaskedthechiefsinTahitiwhytheyalwaysate（26）__________,theyreplied,“Becauseitisright.”IfweaskAmericanswhytheyeatwithknivesandforks,orwhytheirmenwearpants（27）__________skirts,orwhytheymaybemarriedtoonlyonepersonatatime,wearelikelytoget（28）__________andveryuninformativeanswers:
“Becauseit’sright.”“Becausethat’sthewayit’sdone.”“Becauseit’sthe（29）__________.”Oreven“Idon’tknow.”Thereasonfortheseandcountlessotherpatternsofsocialbehavioristhattheyare（30）__________bysocialnorms—sharedrulesorguidelineswhichprescribethebehaviorthatisappropriateinagivensituation.Norms（31）__________howpeople“ought”tobehaveunderparticularcircumstancesinaparticularsociety.Weconform（遵守）tonormssoreadilythatwearehardlyawarethey（32）__________.Infact,wearemuchmorelikelytonotice（33）__________fromnormsthanconformitytothem.Youwouldnotbesurprisedifastrangertriedtoshakehandswhenyouwereintroduced,butyoumightbealittle（34）__________iftheybowed,startedtostrokeyou,orkissedyouonboth（35）__________.Yeteachoftheseotherformsofgreetingisappropriateinotherpartsoftheworld.Whenwevisitanothersocietywhosenormsaredifferent,wequicklybecomeawarethatthingswedothisway,theydothatway.
PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Togetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscience,takeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Thisisastoriedplace,the___36___ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience—startingwithErnestLawrence’sinventionofthecyclotron（回旋加速器）in1931.Agenerationago,femalefaceswere___37___and,eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits___38___themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,___39___allofthemwhitemales.
Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou’llseea___40___display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacultymembersandstudents,areportraitsofthe___41___headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiro,andfourotherwomenwhoseresearch___42___everythingfromthemechanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey’restillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal___43___maybeinthesmallerphotostotheright:
graduateandundergraduatestudents,about20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry’stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic,butalso___44___.“Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter,”shesays,“butthey’renotgettingbetteras___45___asIwouldlike.”
A）circumstanceI）honoring
B）confidenceJ）hope
C）coversK）presently
D）currentL）rare
E）dealsM）realistic
F）differentN）site
G）exposingO）virtually
H）fast
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisder
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