201612月大学英语四级第二套真题和答案解析Word文件下载.doc

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Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1. A）Tosatisfythecuriosityoftourists. C）ToenabletouriststovisitGoatIsland.

B）Toreplacetwooldstonebridges. D）Toimproveutilityservicesinthestate

2. A）Countlesstreelimbs. C）Lotsofwreckedboatsandships.

B）Afewskeletons. D）Millionsofcoinsonthebottom.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard

3. A）ItsuspendeddiplomaticrelationswithLibya.

B）IturgedtouriststoleaveTunisiaimmediately.

C）ItshutdowntwobordercrossingswithLibya.

D）ItlaunchedafierceattackagainstIslamicState.

4. A）AdviseTunisianciviliansonhowtotakesafetyprecautions.

B）Trackdowntheorganizationresponsiblefortheterroristattack.

C）TrainqualifiedsecuritypersonnelfortheTunisiangovernment.

D）DeviseamonitoringsystemontheTunisianborderwithLibya.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5. A）Anenvironment-friendlybattery. C）Aplant-poweredmobilephonecharger.

B）Anenergy-savingmobilephone. D）Adevicetohelpplantsabsorbsunlight.

6. A）Whilesittingintheirschool'

scourtyard. C）Whilesolvingamathematicalproblem.

B）Whileplayinggamesontheirphones. D）Whiledoingachemicalexperiment.

7. A）Itincreasestheapplicationsofmobilephones

B）Itspeedsuptheprocessofphotosynthesis.

C）Itimprovesthereceptionofmobilephones.

D）Itcollectstheenergyreleasedbyplants.

SectionB

Directions:

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

Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8. A）HevisitedtheworkshopsintheGrimsbyplant.

B）Hecalledthewomanandleftheramessage.

C）Heusedstand-insasreplacementsonalllines.

D）Heaskedatechniciantofixthebrokenproductionline.

9. A）Itisthemostmodernproductionline. C）Ithasstoppedworkingcompletely

B）Itassemblessuper-intelligentrobots. D）Itisgoingtobeupgradedsoon.

10. A）Toseekherpermission. C）Torequesthertoreturnatonce.

B）Toplaceanorderforrobots. D）ToaskforTom'

sphonenumber.

11. A）Sheisonduty. C）Sheisonsickleave.

B）Sheishavingherdayoff. D）Sheisabroadonbusiness.

Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12. A）Hesavedababyboy'

slife. C）Hepreventedatraincrash.

B）Hewantedtobeasuperhero. D）Hewasawitnesstoanaccident

13. A）Hehasa9-month-oldboy. C）Heenjoystheinterview.

B）Heiscurrentlyunemployed. D）Hecommutesbysubway.

14. A）Arockonthetracks. C）Astrongwind.

B）Amisplacedpushchair. D）Aspeedingcar.

15. A）Shestoodmotionlessinshock. C）Shecalledthepoliceatonce.

B）Shecriedbitterly. D）Sheshoutedforhelp.

SectionC

Inthissection，youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16. A）Sheinheritedherfamilyice-creambusinessinBillings.

B）Shelovedtheice-creambusinessmorethanteachingprimaryschool.

C）Shestartedanice-creambusinesstofinanceherdaughter'

seducation.

D）Shewantedtohaveanice-creamtruckwhenshewasalittlegirl.

17. A）Topreserveatradition. C）Tohelplocaleducation.

B）Toamuseherdaughter. D）Tomakesomeextramoney.

18. A）Toraisemoneyforbusinessexpansion. C）Toallowpoorkidstohaveice-creamtoo.

B）Tomakehertruckattractivetochildren. D）Toteachkidsthevalueofmutualsupport

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19. A）Thereasonsforimposingtaxes. C）Thevariousburdensonordinarycitizens.

B）Thevariousseriousmoneycanbuy. D）Thefunctionofmoneyinthemodernworld.

20. A）Educatingandtrainingcitizens. C）Protectingpeople’slifeandproperty.

C）Improvingpublictranslation. D）Buildinghospitalsandpubliclibraries.

21. A）Byaskingfordonations. C）Bysellinggovernmentbonds.

B）Bysellingpubliclands. D）Byexploitingnaturalresources.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22. A）ItislocatedatthecenteroftheEuropeancontinent.

B）Itreliesontourismasitschiefsourceofrevenues.

C）Itcontainslessthanasquaremileofland.

D）ItissurroundedbyFranceonthreesides.

23. A）ItsbeautyisfrequentlymentionedinAmericanmedia.

B）ItsrulerPrinceRainiermarriedanAmericanactress.

C）ItiswheremanyAmericanmoviesareshot.

D）ItisafavoriteplaceAmericansliketovisit.

24. A）Tobacco. B）Potatoes. C）Machinery. D）Clothing

25. A）Europeanhistory. C）SmallcountriesinEurope.

B）Europeangeography. D）TouristattractionsinEurope.

PARTⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

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

　　Theoceanisheatingup.That'

stheconclusionofanewstudythatfindsthatEarth'

soceansnow（26）heatattwicetheratetheydid18yearsago.Aroundhalfofoceanheatintakesince1865hastakenplacesince1997,researchersreportonlineinNatureClimateChange.

　　Warmingwatersareknownto（27）tocoralbleaching（珊瑚白化）andtheytakeupmorespacethancoolerwaters,raisingsea（28）.Whilethetopoftheoceanisstudied,itsdepthsaremoredifficultto（29）Theresearchersgathered150yearsofoceantemperaturedatainordertogetbetter（30）ofheatabsorptionfromsurfacetoseabed.Theygatheredtogethertemperaturereadingscollectedbyeverythingfroma19thcentury（31）ofBritishnavalshipstomodernautomatedoceanprobes.Theextensivedatasources,（32）withcomputersimulations（计算机模拟）,createdatimelineofoceantemperaturechanges,includingcoolingfromvolcanicoutbreaksandwarmingfromfossilfuel（33）.

　　About35percentoftheheattakeninbytheoceansduringtheindustrialeranowresidentsata（34）ofmorethan700meters,theresearchersfound.Theysaythey'

re（35）whetherthedeep-seawarmingcanceledout　warmingatthesea'

ssurface.

A）absorb B）combined C）contribute D）depth E）emission

F）excursion G）explore H）floor I）heights J）indifferent

K）levels L）mixed M）picture N）unsure O）voyage

SectionB

Inthissection，youaregongingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.

TheSecrettoRaisingSmartKids

[A]Ifirstbegantoinvestigatethebasisofhumanmotivation-andhowpeoplepersevereaftersetbacks-asapsychologygraduatestudentatYaleUniversityinthe1960s.AnimalexperimentsbypsychologistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniahadshownthatafterrepeatedfailures,mostanimalsconcludethatasituationishopelessandbeyondtheircontrol.Aftersuchanexperienceananimaloftenremainspassiveevenwhenitcaneffectchange-astatetheycalledlearnedhelplessness.

[B]Peoplecanlearntobehelpless,too.Whydosomestudentsgiveupwhenencounterdifficulty,whereasotherswhoarenomoreskilledcontinuetostriveandlearn?

Oneanswer,Isoondiscovered,layinpeople’sbeliefsaboutwhytheyhadfailed.

[C]Inparticular,attributingpoorperformancetoalackofabilitydepressesmotivationmorethandoesthebeliefthatlackofeffortistoblame.WhenItoldagroupofschoolchildrenwhodisplayedhelplessbehaviorthatalackofeffortledtotheirmistakesinmath,theylearnedtokeeptryingwhentheproblemsgottough.Anothergroupofhelplesschildrenwhoweresimplyrewardedfortheirsuccessoneasierproblemsdidnotimprovetheirabilitytosolveharmmathproblems.Theseexperimentsi