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四级真题第二套

2016年12月大学英语四级考试（第2套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistoworkinastate-ownedbusinessandtheotherinajointventure•Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo•Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice•Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

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

1.A）Tosatisfythecuriosityoftourists.

B）Toreplacetwooldstonebridges.

2.A）Countlesstreelimbs.

B）Afewskeletons.

C）ToenabletouriststovisitGoatIsland.

D）Toimproveutilityservicesinthestate.

C）Lotsofwreckedboatsandships.

D）Millionsofcoinsonthebottom.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）ItsuspendeddiplomaticrelationswithLibya.

B）IturgedtouriststoleaveTunisiaimmediately.

C）ItshutdowntwobordercrossingswithLibya.

D）ItlaunchedafierceattackagainstIslamicState.

4.A）AdviseTunisianciviliansonhowtotakesafetyprecautions.

B）Trackdowntheorganizationresponsiblefortheterroristattack.

C）TrainqualifiedsecuritypersonnelfortheTunisiangovernment.

D）DeviseamonitoringsystemontheTunisianborderwithLibya.

5.A）Anenvironment-friendlybattery.

B）Anenergy-savingmobilephone.

6.A）Whilesittingintheirschool’scourtyard.

B）Whileplayinggamesontheirphones.

C）Aplant-poweredmobilephonecharger.

D）Adevicetohelpplantsabsorbsunlight.

C）Whilesolvingamathematicalproblem.

D）Whiledoingachemicalexperiment.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

7.A）Itincreasestheapplicationsofmobilephones.

B）Itspeedsuptheprocessofphotosynthesis.

C）Itimprovesthereceptionofmobilephones.

D）Itcollectstheenergyreleasedbyplants.

SectionB

Directions：

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestions■willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）HevisitedtheworkshopsintheGrimsbyplant.

B）Hecalledthewomanandleftheramessage.

C）Heusedstand-insasreplacementsonalllines.

D）

9.A）Itisthemostmodernproductionline.

B）Itassemblessuper-intelligentrobots.

10.A）Toseekherpermission.

B）Toplaceanorderforrobots.

11.A）Sheisonduty.

B）Sheishavingherdayoff.,

C）Ithasstoppedworkingcompletely.

D）Itisgoingtobeupgradedsoon.

C）Torequesthertoreturnatonce.

D）ToaskforTom'sphonenumber.

C）Sheisonsickleave.

D）Sheisabroadonbusiness.

Heaskedatechniciantofixthebrokenproductionline.

12.A）Hesavedababyboy’slife.

B）Hewantedtobeasuperhero.

13.A）Hehasa9-month-oldboy.

B）Heiscurrentlyunemployed.

14.A）Arockonthetracks.

B）Amisplacedpushchair.

15.A）Shestoodmotionlessinshock.

B）Shecriedbitterly.

C）Hepreventedatraincrash.

D）Hewasawitnesstoanaccident.

C）Heenjoystheinterview.

D）Hecommutesbysubway.

C）Astrongwind.

D）Aspeedingcar.

C）Shecalledthepoliceatonce.

D）Sheshoutedforhelp.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

SectionC

Directions：

Inthissection,you-willhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youm.ustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,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.

B）Tomakehertruckattractivetochildren.

C）Toallowpoorkidstohaveice-creamtoo.

D）Toteachkidsthevalueofmutualsupport.

丄9.A）Thereasonsforimposingtaxes.

B）Thevariousservicesmoneycanbuy.

20.A）Educatingandtrainingcitizens.

B）Improvingpublictransportation.

21.A）Byaskingfordonations.

B）Bysellingpubliclands.

C）Thevariousburdensonordinarycitizens.

D）Thefunctionofmoneyinthemodernworld.

C）Protectingpeople’slifeandproperty.

D）Buildinghospitalsandpubliclibraries.

C）Bysellinggovernmentbonds.

D）Byexploitingnaturalresources.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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.

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingLetterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Theoceanisheatingup.That’stheconclusionofanewstudythatfindsthatEarth’soceansnow26heatattwicetheratetheydid18yearsago.Aroundhalfofoceanheatintakesince1865hastakenplacesince1997,researchersreportonlineinNatureClimateChange.

Warmingwatersareknownto27tocoralbleaching（M\M白化）andtheytakeupmorespacethancoolerwaters,raisingsea28Whilethetopoftheoceaniswellstudied,itsdepthsaremoredifficultto29Theresearchersgathered150yearsofoceantemperaturedatainordertogetabetter30ofheatabsorptionfromsurfacetoseabed.Theygatheredtogethertemperaturereadingscollectedbyeverythingfroma19thcentury31ofBritishnavalshipstomodernautomatedoceanprobes.Theextensivedatasources,32withcomputersimulations（if^^^,createdatimelineofoceantemperaturechanges,

includingcoolingfromvolcanicoutbreaksandwarmingfromfossilfuel33

About35percentoftheheattakeninbytheoceansduringtheindustrialeranowresidesata34ofmorethan700meters,theresearchersfound.Theysaythey’re35whetherthedeep-seawarmingcanceledoutwarmingatthesea’ssurface.

A）absorb

B）combined

C）contribute

D）depth

E）emissions

F）excursion

G）explore

H）floor

I）heights

J）indifferent

K）levels

L）mixed

M）picture

N）unsure

O）voyage

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.EachparagraphismarkedwithaLetter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheSecrettoRaisingSmartKids

A）Ifirstbegantoinvestigatethebasisofhumanmotivation—andhowpeoplepersevereaftersetbacks—asapsychologygraduatestudentatYaleUniversityinthe1960s.Animal•4•2016-12四级试题（第2套）

experimentsbypsychologistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniahadshownthatafterrepeatedfailures,mostanimalsconcludethatasituationishopelessandbeyondtheircontrol.Aftersuchanexperienceananimaloftenremainspassiveevenwhenitcaneffectchange—astatetheycalledlearnedhelplessness.

B）Peoplecanlearntobehelpless,too.Whydosomestudentsgiveupwhentheyencounterdifficulty,whereasotherswhoarenomoreskilledcontinuetostriveandlearn?

Oneanswer,Isoondiscovered,layinpeople’sbeliefsaboutwhytheyhadfailed.

C）Inparticular,attributingpoorperformancetoalackofabilitydepressesmotivationmorethandoesthebeliefthatlackofeffortistoblame.WhenItoldagroupofschoolchildrenwhodisplayedhelplessbehaviorthatalackofeffortledtotheirmistakesinmath,theylearnedtokeeptryingwhentheproblemsgottough.Anothergroupofhelplesschildrenwhoweresimplyrewardedfortheirsuccessoneasierproblemsdidnotimprovetheirabilitytosolvehardmathproblems.Theseexperimentsindicatedthatafocusoneffortcanhelpresolvehelplessnessandgeneratesuccess.

D）Later.Idevelopedabroadertheoryofwhatseparatesthetwogeneralclassesoflearners—helplessversusmaster