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英语四级答案第二套
2019年12月英语四级答案第二套
2019年12月英语四级听力答案解析:
听力篇章1
SectionC
Passage1
Single-sexeducationcanhaveenormousbenefitsforfemalestudents.Numerousstudieshaveshownthatwomenwhoattendsingle-sexschoolstendtohavestrongerself-confidence,betterstudyhabitsandmoreambitiouscareergoalsthanwomenwhoattendcoeducationalschools.Girlswhograduatefromsingle-sexschoolsarethreetimesmorelikelytobecomeengineersthanthosewhoattendcoeducationalschools.Thereasonisthatall-girlsschoolsencouragewomentoenterfieldstraditionallydominatedbymensuchasscience,technologyandengineering.Incoeducationalschools,girlsareoftenexpectedtosucceedonlyinhumanitiesortheart.Researchhasalsoshownthatincoeducationalsettings,teachersaremorelikelytopraiseandgivein-depthresponsestoboys’commentsinclass.Incontrast,theymightonlyrespondtoagirl’scommentswithanod.Theyarealsomorelikelytoencourageboystoworkthroughproblemsontheirown,whiletheytendtostepinandhelpgirlswhostrugglewithaproblem.
Inanallgirlssetting,girlsaremorelikelytospeakupfrequentlyandmakesignificantcontributionstoclassthaninacoeducationalsetting.Girlsstudyinginasingle-sexsettingalsoearnhigherscoresontheirCollegeBoardandadvancedplacementexamsthangirlswhostudyincoeducationalsettings.Allgirlsschoolstendtobesmallerthancoeducationalschools,whichmeansteacherswouldbeabletotailorthematerialstogirlstudents’personallearningstylesandinterest.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q16:
Whatadvantagedoesthespeakersaygirlsfromsingle-sexschoolshaveoverthosefromcoeducationalschools?
Q17:
Whatdoteacherstendtodoincoeducationalsettings?
Q18:
Whatareteachersmorelikelytodoinanall-girls’school?
16.B,theyaremorelikelytosucceedinthehumanities
17.C,respondmorepositivelytoboy'scomments
18.D,offerpersonalizedteachingmaterials
2019年12月英语四级听力答案解析:
听力篇章2
Passage2
TodayIfoundoutthatSeattledoesn’treallygetthatmuchraincomparedwithmostUScities.Infact,Seattleranks44thamongmajorUScitiesinaverageannualrainfall.CitiesthatgetmorerainfallthanSeattleincludeHuston,Memphis,Nashville,andprettymucheverymajorcityontheeasterncoast,suchasNewYork,Boston,andMiami.
So,whydoeseveryonethinkofSeattleasarainycity?
TheprimaryrootofthismisconceptionliesinthatSeattlehasarelativelylargenumberofdaysperyearwithrainfallcomparedwithNewYorkandBoston,whichgetanaverageofabout16%morerainperyearthanSeattle,butalsoaveragebetweenthemabout36fewerdaysayearofrainfall.SoitrainsalotlessinSeattle.Andtherainisspreadoutovermoredaysthanthosecities.ThisiswhyfewlocalsinSeattlecarryanumbrellagenerally.Whenitdoesrain,ittendstobeaverylightrainthatisn’ttroublesome.Italmostneverreallyrainsasmostpeoplethink.Ontopofthat,itneverreallystormsinSeattle,either.Seattlegetsanaverageofamere7daysayearwiththunder.
Soinshort,ifyoulikesunnybutnottoohotsummers,mildwintersbutwithlotsofcloudydays,Seattle’stheplacetobe.Anyway,ifyouvisitSeattle,don’tbringanumbrella.Peoplewilllookatyou,thinkingyouarefunny.
Questions19-21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q19.WhatdoesthespeakerfindoutaboutSeattle?
Q20.WhydolocalpeopleinSeattleseldomcarryanumbrella?
Q21.Whydoesthespeakersay‘Seattleisagoodplacetobe’?
19.C,itdoesnotrainasmuchaspeoplethink
20.A,therainisusuallyverylight
21.B,ithasmildweatherbothinsummerandinwinnter
2019年12月英语四级听力答案解析:
听力篇章3
Passage3
Aftertoughworkoutoradayfullofphysicalactivity,it’scommontofindyourmusclesaching,butwheredothesepainscomefrom?
AccordingtoaGermanprofessor,thesorenesscomesfromstrainingyourmusclesinanuncommonway,forexample,jumpingonabicycleforaride,becauseyouhaven’triddeninalongtime.Sorenessoccurssinceyourlegmusclesaren'tusedtothatmovement.Whenmusclesperformanactivitytheyaren’tregularlyexposeto,thetinyfibersthatareinsidethemarebeingtornapart.Asmusclesorenessdevelops,thebodyhastoworktorepairthemuscletears,butthisdoesn’thappenimmediately.First,thebodymustrealizethemusclesaredamaged.Whenthebodyrealizesthemusclesarehurt,theresponseistoincreasebloodflowtotheareaandincreasebodyheat,damagedcellsarethencleanedupandthebodysendscellsspeciallydesignedtobreakdownthelargemusclefiberfragments.Healingcantakeplaceafterthis.Ittakesaboutadayuntilthesecellsmakeittoyourachingmuscles.That’swhythereismostoftenadelayassociatedwithmusclesoreness.Repairofdamagedcellstakesabouttwodays,andafterwardsthesorenessdisappears.Unfortunately,thereislittlethatcanbedowntorelievemusclesoreness.Painrelievingcreamsdon’twork,butahotshower,orwarmbathcanprovidesomerelief.
Questions22-25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.WhatdoestheGermanprofessorsayaboutmusclesoreness?
23.Whathappenswhenmusclesaredamagedaccordingtothepassage?
24.Howlongdoesittakefordamagedcellstoheal?
25.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestonedotorelievemusclesoreness?
22.C,ithappenswhenpeopleengageinanuncommonactivity
23.D,bloodflowandbodyheatincreaseintheaffectedarea
24.A,abouttwodays
25.B,haveahotshower
2019年12月英语四级阅读真题:
试卷一选词填空
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Finally,somegoodnewsaboutairplanetravel.Ifyouareonaplanewithasickpassenger,youareunlikelytogetsick.Thatisthe26ofanewstudythatlookedathowrespiratory(呼吸道)viruses27onairplanes.Researchersfoundthatonlypeoplewhowereseatedinindividual-hadahighriskofcatchingtheillness.Allotherpassengershadonlyavery28chanceofgettingsickaccordingtothefindings.Mediareportshavenotnecessarilypresented.29informationabouttheriskofgettinginfectedonanairplaneinthepast.Therefore,thesenewfindingsshouldhelpairplanepassengerstofeelless30tocatchingrespiratoryinfectionswhiletravelingbyair.
Priortothenewstudy.litterwasknownabouttherisksofgetting31infectedbycommonrespiratoryviruses,suchasthefluorcommoncold,onanairplane,theresearcherssaid.So,to32therisksofinfection,thestudyteamflewon10different33intheUS.34sideofapersoninfectedwithfl,aswellasthosesittingoneroeinfontoforbehindthisindividual,hadaboutan80personchanceofgettingsick.Butotherpassengerswere35safefrominfection.Theyhadalessthan3percentchanceofcatchingtheflu.
A)accurateB)conclusionC)directlyD)either
E)evaluateF)explorationsG)flightsH)largely
I)nearbyJ)respondK)slimL)spread
M)summitN)vividlyO)vulnerable
2019年12月英语四级阅读真题:
试卷一长篇阅读
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
ASouthKoreancitydesignedforthefuturetakesonalifeofitsown
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A)Gettingaroundacityisonething—andthenthere’sthematterofgettingfromonecitytoanother.Onevisionoftheperfectcityofthefuture:
aplacethatofferseasyaccesstoairtravel.
In2011,aUniversityofNorthCarolinabusinessprofessornamedJohnKasardapublishedabookcalledAerotropolis:
TheWayWe’llLiveNext.Kasardasaysfuturecitiesshouldbebuiltintentionallyaroundornearairports.Theidea,ashehasputit,istoofferbusinesses“rapid,long-distanceconnectivityonamassivescale.”
B)“The18thcenturyreallywasawaterborne(水运的)century,the19thcenturyarailcentury.the20thcenturyahighway,car,truckcentury一andthe21stcenturywillincreasinglybeanaviationcentury,astheglobebecomesincreasinglyconnectedbyair,”Kasardasays.Songdo,acitybuiltfromscratchinSouthKorea,isoneofKasarda’sprimeexamples.Ithasexistedforjustafewyears.“Fromtheget-go,itwasdesignedonthebasisofconnectivityandcompetitiveness,”saysKasada.“ThegovernmentbuiltthebridgedirectlyfromtheairporttotheSongdoInternationalBusinessDistrict.Andthesurfaceinfrastructurewasbuiltintandemwiththenewairport.”
C)Songdoisastone’sthrowfromSouthKorea’sIncheonAirport,itsmaininternationalhub(枢纽).Butittakesalotmorethananearbyairporttobeacityofthefuture.Justbuildingaplaceasan“internationalbusinessdistrict”doesn’tmeanitwillbecomeone.ParkYeonSooconceived(构想)thiscityofthefuturebackin1986.HeconsidersSongdohisbaby.“Iamavisionary,”hesays.Thirtyyearsafterheimaginedthecity,Park’sbabyiscloseto70percentbuilt,with36.000peoplelivinginthebusinessdistrictand90,000residentsingreaterSongdo.It’saboutanhouroutsideSeoul,built