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大学英语四级考试试题样卷及答案
2016年大学英语四级考试试题样卷
PartIWriting（30minutes）
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthenexpressyourviewsontheimportanceoflearningbasicskills.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.
PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
1.A）Christmas-timeattacksmadebySomalirebels.
B）AnexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.
C）Thekillingofmorethan70UgandansinKampala.
D）BlastssetoffbyaSomaligroupinUganda’scapital.
2.A）OnChristmasEve.
B）Justbeforemidnight.
C）Duringasecuritycheck.
D）Inthesmallhoursofthemorning.
Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
3.A）Itislikelytoclosemanyofitsstores.
B）Itisknownforthequalityofitsgoods.
C）Itremainscompetitiveintherecession.
D）Itwillexpanditsonlineretailbusiness.
4.A）Expanditsbusinessbeyondgroceries.
B）Fire25,000ofitscurrentemployees.
C）CutitsDVDpublishingbusiness.
D）Sellthebusinessforonepound.
Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
5.A）Alltaxisbegantousemeters.
B）Alltaxisgotairconditioning.
C）Advertisementswereallowedontaxis.
D）Oldtaxiswerereplacedwithnewcabs.
6.A）Alowinterestloanscheme.
B）Environmentalists’protests.
C）Taxipassengers’complaints.
D）Permissionforcaradvertising.
7.A）Therearenomoreirregularpractices.
B）Allnewcabsprovideair-conditioning.
C）Newcabsareallequippedwithmeters.
D）Newlegislationprotectsconsumerrights.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
ConversationOne
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A）IthasapartnershipwithLCP.
B）ItisheadquarteredinLondon.
C）Itspecializesinsafetyfromleaks.
D）Ithasachemicalprocessingplant.
9.A）Heisachemist.
B）Heisasalesman.
C）Heisasafetyinspector.
D）HeisMr.Grand’sfriend.
10.A）Thepublicrelationsofficer.
B）Mr.Grand’spersonalassistant.
C）Directorofthesafetydepartment.
D）Headofthepersonneldepartment.
11.A）WaitforMr.Grandtocallback.
B）LeaveamessageforMr.Grand.
C）Providedetailsoftheirproductsandservices.
D）Sendacomprehensivedescriptionoftheirwork.
ConversationTwo
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A）Teacher.
B）Journalist.
C）Editor.
D）Typist.
13.A）Somenewlydiscoveredscenicspot.
B）BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.
C）Anewrailwayunderconstruction.
D）ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests.
14.A）Innewsweeklies.
B）Inalocaleveningpaper.
C）Innewspapers’Sundayeditions.
D）InoverseaseditionsofU.S.magazines.
15.A）Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.
B）Tobeemployedbyanewspaper.
C）Togetherlifestorypublishedsoon.
D）Tosellherarticlestoanewsservice.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A）Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.
B）Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.
C）SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.
D）Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930’s.
17.A）TheBookCriticsCircleAward.
B）TheNobelPrizeforliterature.
C）ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.
D）TheNationalBookAward.
18.A）SheisarelativeofMorrison’s.
B）SheisaslavefromAfrica.
C）Sheisaskilledstoryteller.
D）Sheisablackwoman.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A）Theyareverygenerousingivinggifts.
B）Theyrefusegiftswhendoingbusiness.
C）Theyregardgiftsasatokenoffriendship.
D）Theygivegiftsonlyonspecialoccasions.
20.A）Theyenjoygivinggiftstootherpeople.
B）Theyspendalotoftimechoosinggifts.
C）Theyhavetofollowmanyspecificrules.
D）Theypayattentiontothequalityofgifts.
21.A）Gift-givingplaysanimportantroleinhumanrelationships.
B）Wemustbeawareofculturaldifferencesingivinggifts.
C）Wemustlearnhowtogivegiftsbeforegoingabroad.
D）Readingextensivelycanmakeoneabettergift-giver.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A）Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.
B）Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.
C）Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.
D）SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.
23.A）Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.
B）Shesoldherrestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.
C）Shegot7.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.
D）Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.
24.A）Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.
B）Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.
C）Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.
D）Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.
25.A）Shecarriedonherfamily’stradition.
B）Shemadehugedonationstocharities.
C）Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother’smoney.
D）Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestments.
PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Oneinsix.Believeitornot,that’sthenumberofAmericanswhostrugglewithhunger.Tomaketomorrowalittlebetter,FeedingAmerica,thenation’slargest（36）hunger-relieforganization,haschosenSeptemberasHungerActionMonth.Aspartofits30Waysin30Daysprogram,it’sasking（37）acrossthecountrytohelpthemorethan200foodbanksand61,000agenciesinitsnetworkprovidelow-incomeindividualsandfamilieswiththefueltheyneedto（38）.
It’sthekindofworkthat’sdoneeverydayatSt.Andrew’sEpiscopalChurchinSanAntonio.Peoplewho（39）atitsfrontdooronthefirstandthirdThursdaysofeachmontharen’tlookingforGod–they’rethereforsomethingtoeat.St.Andrew’srunsafoodpantry（食品室）that（40）thecityandseveralofthe（41）towns.JanetDraneisitsmanager.
Inthewakeofthe（42）,thenumberoffamiliesinneedoffoodassistancebegantogrow.Itis（43）that49millionAmericansareunsureofwheretheywillfindtheirnextmeal.What’smostsurprisingisthat36%ofthemlivein（44）whereatleastoneadultisworking.“Itusedtobethatonejobwasallyouneeded,”saysSt.Andrew’sDrane.“Thepeopleweseenowhavethreeorfourpart-timejobsandthey’restillrightontheedge（45）.”
注意：
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A）accumulate
B）circling
C）communities
D）competition
E）domestic
F）financially
G）formally
H）gather
I）households
J）recession
K）reported
L）reviewed
M）serves
N）surrounding
O）survive
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
UniversitiesBranchOut
A）
Asneverbeforeintheirlonghistory,universitieshavebecomeinstrumentsofnationalcompetitionaswellasinstrumentsofpeace.Theyaretheplaceofthescientificdiscoveriesthatmoveeconomiesforward,andtheprimarymeansofeducatingthetalentrequiredtoobtainandmaintaincompetitiveadvantage.Butatthesametime,theopeningofnationalborderstotheflowofgoods,services,informationandespeciallypeoplehasmadeuniversitiesapowerfulforceforglobalintegration,mutualunderstandingandgeopoliticalstability.
B）
Inresponsetothesameforcesthathavedriventheworldeconomy,universitieshavebecomemoreself-consciouslyglobal:
seekingstudentsfromaroundtheworldwhorepresenttheentirerangeofculturesandvalues,sendingtheirownstudentsabroadtoprepa
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