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英语四级真题答案

2012年12月英语四级真题答案

一、作文

EducationPay

　　Fromthebarchartgivenabove,wecanobservethatitreflectsthestatisticsofincomeamongpeopleofdifferenteducationalbackground.Thosewhopossessadoctoraldegreeearn1,551dollarsmedianweekly,rankingfirstamongpeopleofothereducationlevel.Themedianweeklyearningsofpeoplewithassociatedegreeandbelowcannotreachtheaverageof797dollars,rankingfrom768dollarsto451dollars.Asfortheunemploymentrate,2.5%ofpeoplewithdoctoraldegreewillsufferformunemployment.However,theunemploymentrateofpeoplewithsomecollege,nodegreeandlowerdegreesurpassthemeanvalueof7.6%，rankingfrom8.7%to14.1%。

　　ThebarchartofEducationPaysrevealsaphenomenonthatthereexitssomedifferenceinincomesandunemploymentrateamongpeoplewithdifferenteducationallevel.Quiteafewreasonscanaccountforthisphenomenon:

foronething,withtheadvancementoftechnologyandtheadjustmentofindustrialstructure,quiteafewhigh-techindustriesemergeovernight,whichleadstoasoardemandofworkforceswithhigheducationaldegree,thus,itisnaturalthatgraduateswithbachelor’andhigherdegreegetahighpay-packetandenjoyastablejob.Additionally,thosewitheducationalbackgroundunderassociatedegreeareeasilydismissedandpaidbylowsalary.Theycanbereplacedanytimeduetothefactthattheirjobsareeasyandcanbefinishedbyaveragepeople。

　　Definitely,thehighereducationdegreeyouget,themorelikelyyouaretoenjoyacompetitiveedgeintheemploymentmarket.Thus,theauthoritiesshouldenforcesomepoliciestoensuretheequityofeducation.Onlyinthiswaycanmorepeopleleadastableandcomfortablelife。

二、快速阅读

三、听力理解

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

11.W:

Ijustheardaboutareallybeautifulparkintheeastendofthetown.Therearealotofrosesinbloom.

M:

Whydon’twewalkoverthereandseeforourselves?

Q:

Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?

12.M:

Mypresentationisscheduledfor9:

30tomorrowmorningatthelecturehall.Ihopetoseeyouthere.

W:

Oh,sorry.IwasabouttotellyouthatIhaveanappointmentwithmydentistat9:

00o’clocktomorrow.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

13.W:

Howlonghaveyoubeenrunningthiscompany?

M:

Twentyyearsifyoucanbelievethat.Ibroughtitfromasmalloperationtowhatitistoday.

Q:

Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

14.M:

Haveyoureadthenewsonthecampusnet?

Susanhaswonthescholarshipfornextyear.

W:

Iknewshewouldfromtheverybeginning.Suchabrilliantanddiligentgirl!

Shecertainlydeservesit.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

15.W:

TakingabustoMiami,it’scheaperthangoingbytrain.

M:

That’strue.ButI’dratherpayalittlemorefortheaddedcomfortandconvenience.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

16.M:

Ithinkit’stimewegotridofallthisoldfurniture.

W:

You’reright.Weneedtopromoteourimagebesidesit’snotarealantique.

Q:

Whatdothespeakersmean?

17.M:

Thatwassomestormyesterday.HowwasIafraidIcouldn’tmakeithome.

W:

Yeah,mostoftheroadstomyhousewereflooded.Ididn’tgethomefromthelabuntilmidnight.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

18.W:

Myboysarealwayscomplainingthatthey’rebored.

M:

Whydon’tyougetthemintosometeamsports?

MysonanddaughterplaysoccereverySaturday.Andtheybothlookforwardtoitallweek.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

W:

SoJohn,IhearyouandArthurshareajob,don’tyou?

M:

Yes.We’vesharedasalesjobatSonatechforabouttwoyearsnow.

W:

Well,howdoyoudivideupyourschedule?

M:

Youknowwearebothsalesrepresentatives,andwetakeordersoverthephone.Whenwestartedjobsharingitwasdifficult,becausewebothworkedalldayMonday.IworkedTuesdayandThursdayandArthurworkedWednesdayandFriday.TheproblemwasthatwhenIwasinthe

officeonTuesday.Iwouldtalktopeople,thentheywouldcallbackonWednesdaywithaquestion.ButArthurcouldn’tanswerthequestionandhecouldn’taskmeaboutitbecauseIwasn’tintheoffice.Sohehadtoaskthepeopletocallmebackthenextday,Thursday.Ofcourse,

theydidn’tliketowaituntilthenextdaytohavetheirquestionsanswered.

W:

Yes,thatsoundslikeaproblem.

M:

So,finallywedecidedthatArthurwouldworkinthemorningsandIwouldworkintheafternoons.Nowifsomeonecallswiththequestionformeinthemorning,Arthurtellsthemtocallmeintheafternoon.Thisway,peoplegettheirquestionsansweredthesameday.

W:

Whatdoyoudoaboutvacations?

M:

Well,Sonatechgivestheusualtwoweeksofvacationtofull-timeemployees,ItakeaweekandArthurtakesaweek.

W:

Itsoundslikejobsharinghasworkedoutwellforyou.

M:

Yes,ithas.Wearebothhappywithit.

Q19.WhatdoJohnandauthordoatSonatech?

Q20.WhatproblemdidJohnandArthurhavewhentheystartedjobsharing?

Q21.WhatdoesJohnsayabouttheirannualvacation?

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

W:

MayIseeyourlicense,please?

M:

Butofficer,didIdosomethingwrong?

W:

Doyoumeantosayyoudidn’tseethespeedlimitsignbackthere?

M:

Um,no,madam,IguessIdidn’t.

W:

Inotherwords,youdrovebytoofasttoreadit.Thesignsays35m/h.Aschoolisjustnearby,youknow?

M:

Don’tgetmewrong,butmyspeedometerdidn’treadmuchfasterthanthat.

W:

Then,whyisitthatmyradarshowedyouaregoing45?

Letmeputitanotherway.I’mgoingtogiveyouaticket.Again,mayIseeyourlicense,please?

M:

Hereitis,officer.Butletmeexplain.IwaslateforanimportantappointmentandIwasworriedthatIwouldn’tmakeitontime.So...

W:

Uha,justaminute,here.Yourlicenseisnolongervalid.Youshouldhaverenewedittwoweeksago.I’mgoingtohavetowriteyouupforthat,too.

M:

What?

Really?

W:

Yourlicensebecomesinvalidonyourbirthdayandthatwastwoweeksagoaccordingtothedatehere.Youareinviolationofthelaw—drivingwithoutavalidlicense.

M:

I’msorry,madam.Ihadn’trealizedthat.

W:

Here’stheticketfornothavingavalidlicense.ButI’monlygoingtogiveyouawarningaboutexceedingthespeedlimit.Becarefulnexttime.

M:

Yes,madam,officer,Iwill.Thankyou.

Q22.Wherewasthemanstoppedbythepoliceofficer?

Q23.Whatdidthemanclaimaboutthespeedlimitsign?

Q24.Whatdidthewomansayabouttheman’sdrivinglicense?

Q25.Whatwastheman’spenalty?

SectionB

Passage1

SinceIstartedworkingpart-timeatagrocerystore,Ihavelearnedthatacustomerismorethansomeonewhobuysomething.Tome,acustomerisapersonwhosememoryfailsentirelyonceheorshestartstopushashoppingcard.Oneofthefirstthingscustomersforgetishowtocount.Thereisnootherwaytoexplainhowsomanypeoplegetintheirexpressline,whichisclearlymarked15itemsorless,with20,25orevenacartloadofitems.Customersalsoforgetwhytheycametothestoreinthefirstplace.JustasIfinishringingupanorder,acustomerwillsay,“Oops,Iforgottopickupafreshloafofbread.Ihopeyoudon’tmindwaitingwhileIgogetit.”Fiveminuteslater,he’sbackwiththebread,abottleofmilk,andthreerollsofpapertowels.Strangeisthatseemscustomersalsoseemtoforgetthattheyhavetopayfortheirgroceries.InsteadofwritingacheckorlookingforacreditcardwhileIamringingupthegroceries,mycustomerswillwaituntilIannouncethetotal.Then,insurprise,shesays,“Ohno,whatdidIdowithmycheck

book?

”After5minutesofdiggingthroughherpurse,sheborrowsmypenbecauseshe’sforgottenhers.ButIhavetobetolerantofcustomersbecausetheypaymysalary,andthat’ssomethingIcan’taffordtoforget.

Q26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcustomers’enteringthegrocerystore?

Q27.Whichcustomersaresupposedtobeintheexpressline?

Q28.Whatdoesthespeakersaysomecustomersdowhentheyarriveatthecheck-outcounter?

Q29.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthisjobattheendofthetalk?

Passage2

ThespeechdeliverystyleofEuropeansandAsianstendstobeveryformal.Speakersoftheseculturesoftenreadoralpresentationsfromcarefullyretainmanualscripts.Ontheotherhand,Americanspeakersaregenerallymoreinformalrelativetospeakersandothercultures.Americanaudiencesprefernatural,spontaneousdeliverythatconveysalivelysenseofcommunication.Theydon’trelaywelltospeakerswhoreadfromamanualscript.Ifyouuseanoutlineofyourideasinsteadofapreparetext,yourspeechwillnotonlysoundmorenatural,butyouwillalsobeabletoestablishbetterrelationshipwithyourlistenersandkeeptheirattention.Thelanguageandstyleyouusewhenmakinganoralpresentationshouldnotbethesameasthelanguageinstyleyouusewhenwriting.Wellretaininformation,thatismeanttoberead,doesnotworkaswellwhenitisheard.Itis,therefore,importantforyoutoadaptretaintextsoroutlinesforpresentations.Goodspeakersaremuchmoreinformalwhenspeakingthanwhenwriting.Theyalsousetheirownwordsanddeveloptheirownspeakingstyles.Wheneverpossible,theyuseshortwords.Listenersareappreciatedwhenspeakersusesimple,everydaywordsinapresentation.Oneadvantageisthatitismucheasierforspeakerstopronounceshortwordscorrectly.Anotheristhatlongandsophisticatedvocabularychoicesmakelisteningmoredifficult.

Question30to32

30.WhatdoesthespeakersayAmericanaudiencesprefer?

31.Whatshouldonepayattentiontowhenmakinganoralpresentation?

32.Whatdoesthespeakerfocusoninthetalk?

Passage3

Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork，Achildlearn