大学英语四级真题及完整答案共两卷.docx

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大学英语四级真题及完整答案共两卷

2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejusttheheard.

1.A）Itwasgoingtoberenovated.C）Itwasdangeroustolivein.

B）Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.D）Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

2.A）Astorm.C）Aforestfire.

B）Astrike.D）ATerroristattack.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B）Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

C）Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

D）Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

4.A）Theyprovidedtheminerwithfoodandwater.

B）Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

C）Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.

D）Theytriedhardtorepairtheaccident.

Question5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Raisepostagerates.C）Closesomeofitspostoffices.

B）Improveitsservices.D）Redesigndeliveryroutes.

6.A）Closingofficesonholidays.C）Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.

B）Shorteningbusinesshours.D）StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

7.A）Alotofcontroversywillarise

B）Taxpayerswillbeverypleased

C）Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain

D）Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongtheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromfourchoicemarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheet1withasinglelinethoughthecentre.

Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Hewilllosepartofhispay.C）Hewillbegivenawarning.

B）Hewillgothroughretraining.D）Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.

9.A）Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.C）Heisalwaysontime.

B）Heistrustworthyguy.D）Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.

10.A）Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.C）Sheisbetterathandingsuchmatters.

11.B）Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.D）Sheisinchargeofpublicrelation.

12.A）Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

B）Heisskilledandexperienced.

C）Heisveryclosetothemanager.

D）Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A）Open.C）Selfish.

B）Reserved.D）Friendly.

14.A）Theyreadabook.C）Theystayquiet.

B）TheytalkabouttheweatherD）Theychatwithfellowpassengers.

15.A）Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

B）Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

C）ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

D）Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

Housearemuchmorequiet.C）Theywantagardenoftheirown.

B）Theywanttohavemorespace.D）Housesprovidemoreprivacy.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreetheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourthepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyyouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

B）Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

C）Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

D）Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

Visittheschoolcareersservices.C）Lookatschoolbulletinboards.

B）Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.D）Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

18.A）Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

B）Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

C）Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

D）Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Ittastesbetter.C）Itiseasiertogrow.

B）Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.D）Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

20.A）Itcangrowindriersoil.C）Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

B）Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.D）Itishealthierthangreentea.

21.A）Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

B）Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.

C）Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.

D）Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.

B）Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.

C）Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

D）Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.

23.A）Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.

B）Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

C）Theywereproudoftheircreations.

D）Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.

24.A）Identifyfakecrafts.C）Designhandicraftsthemselves.

B）Makewisechoices.D）Learntheimportanceofcreation.

25.A）Toattractforeigninvestments.C）Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.

B）Topreservethetraditionalculture.D）Toboostthelocaleconomy.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

　　Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy（26）thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.

　　Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers（27）forsexdifferencestheentirehumanbrain.

　　AndwhatdidtheyfindNotmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor（28）brainsas“male”or“female,”researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.

　　DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-based（29）,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.

　　Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere（30）different,youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall（31）ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.

　　LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist（神经科学家）,saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning（32）beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame,（33）ofgender.

　　“There’samountainofevidence（34）theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,”hetoldTheSeattleTimes.

　　Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy（35）thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”

A）abnormalB）appliedC）brieflyD）categorizing

E）challengesF）figureG）percentageH）proving

I）regardlessJ）searchedK）similaritiesL）slightly

M）suggestsN）tastesO）traditional

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

CanBurglarsJamYourWirelessSecuritySystem

　　[A]Anyproductthatpromisestoprotectyourhomedeservescarefulexamination.Soitisn’tsurprisingthatyou’llfindplentyofstrongopinionsaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-securitysystems.

　　[B]Themostlikelytypeofburglary（入室盗窃）byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeofopportunity,usuallyinvolvingabrokenwindoworsomeforcedentry.AccordingtotheFBI,crimesliketheseaccountedroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouseholdburglariesintheUSinwidemajorityoftherestwereillegal,unforcedentriesthatresultedfromsomethinglikeawindowbeingleftopen.TheoddsofacriminalusingtechnicalmeanstobypassasecuritysystemaresosmallthattheFBIdoesn’teventrackthosestatistics.

　　[C]Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-securityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerabletobeingblockedfromworkingaltogether.Withwiredsetups,thefearisthataburglar（入室盗贼）mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimplybycuttingtherightcable.Withawirelesssetup,youstickbattery-poweredsensorsuparoundyourhomethatkeepaneyeonwindows,doors,motion,andmore.Iftheydetectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemisarmed,they’lltransmitawirelessalertsignaltoabasestationthatwillthenraisethealarm.Thatapproachwilleliminatemostcord-cuttingconcerns—butwhatabou