英语四级真题 第一套.docx

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英语四级真题第一套

2016年12月英语四级真题（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouaretwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthethepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthenewstudy26thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.

Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers27forsexdifferencesthroughouttheentirehumanbrain

Andwhatdidtheyfind?

Notmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor28brainsas“male”or“female”,researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.

DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender‐based29,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.

Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere30different,youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall31ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.

LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist（神经科学家），saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning32beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame,33ofgender.

“There’samountainofevidence34theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,”hetoldTheSeattleTimes.

Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy35thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain—“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”

A）abnormalI）regardless

B）appliedJ）searched

C）brieflyK）similarities

D）categorizingL）slightly

E）challengesM）suggests

F）figureN）tastes

G）percentageO）traditional

、H）proving

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregongingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.

CanBurglarsJamYourwirelessSecuritySystem?

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

[B]Themostlikelytypeofburglary（入室盗窃）byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeofopportunity,usuallyinvolvingabrokenorsomeforcedentry.AccordingtotheFBI,crimesliketheseaccountedforroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouseholdburglariesintheUSin2003.Thewidemajorityoftherestwereillegal,unforcedentriesthatresultedfromsomethinglikeawindowbeingleftopen.TheFBIdoesn’teventrackthosestatistics.

[C]Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-securityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerabletobeingblockedfromworkingaltogether.Withwiredsetups,thefearisthataburglar（入室盗窃）mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimplybycuttingtherightcable.Withawirelesssetup,youstickbattery-poweredsensoruparoundyourhomethatkeepsaneyeonwindows,doors,motion,andmore.Iftheydetectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemisarmed,they’lltransmitawirelessalertsignaltoaabasestationthatwillthenraisethealarm.Thatapproachwilleliminatemostcord-cuttingconcerns-butwhatabouttheirwirelessequivalent,jamming?

Withtherightdevicetunedtotherightfrequency,what’stostopathieffromjammingyoursetupand