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英语四级真题
2013年12月英语四级真题
PartIWriting（30minutes）
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
作文一：
“DearAndy-Howareyou?
YourmotherandIarefine.Webothmissyouandhopeyouaredoingwell.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagainthenesttimeyourcomputercrashesandyoucomedown-stairsforsomethingtoeat,Love,MomandDad.”
作文二：
“OnceIlearnhowtouseGoogle,isn’tthatalltheeducationIreallyneed?
”
作文三：
Peoplearecrossingthestreetlookingattheircellphonesandusingwalkingsticksinordertosee.
PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意：
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.A）Thewomanisnowworkinginakindergarten.
B）Themanwillsoonstartabusinessofhisown.
C）Themanwouldliketobeahighschoolteacher.
D）Thewomanisgoingtomajorinchildeducation.
2.A）Thefurniturehastoberearranged.
B）Thesoundequipmenthastobesetup.
C）Theconferenceroomhastobecleaned.
D）Thevideomachinehastobechecked.
3.A）Sheisexhausted.
B）Sheisnear-sighted.
C）Shecannotfinishworkintime.
D）Shecannotgostraighthome.
4.A）Thewomanistooparticularaboutfood.
B）Hewouldratherhaveamealanhourlater.
C）Thewomanshouldorderherfoodquickly.
D）Heusuallyprefersice-creamtosandwiches.
5.A）Heisnotagoodmechanic.
B）Hedoesn'tkeephispromises.
C）Hespendshissparetimedoingrepairs.
D）Heisalwaysreadytoofferhelptoothers.
6.A）Samhasabigfamilytosupport.
B）Samisnotinterestedintraveling.
C）Thepayofferbythetravelagencyistoolow.
D）Theworkhoursinthetravelagencyaretoolong.
7.A）Internationaltrade.
B）Productdevelopment.
C）Financialconsulting.
D）Domesticretailing.
8.A）Goonabusinesstrip.
B）LookforajobinMiami.
C）Makeaticketreservation.
D）Takeavacation.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A）ItislocatedonRoute18.
B）Ithasaninterestingmuseum.
C）Itisabeautifullittletown,
D）ItliessevenmileseastofNewton.
10.A）Theyareinoppositedirections.
B）Theyarefifty-fivemilesapart.
C）Theyarequiteclosetoeachother.
D）TheyarealongdrivefromNorwalk.
11.A）TheyareconnectedbyRoute7.
B）Theyarecrowdedwithtourists.
C）Theyhavelotsofoldhouses.
D）Theyhavemanyrareplants.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A）BringhimuptodateonthecurrentsituationinMilan.
B）InformhimofthearrangementsforhistripinItaly.
C）FetchthedocumentssignedbyMrGartner,
D）AccompanyMrGartnertotheLinateairport.
13.A）About8:
30.
B）About6:
30.
C）About5:
30.
D）About4:
15.
14.A）MrGartnerfromMilan.
B）GianniRivaatMegastar.
C）Thecompany'ssalesrepresentative.
D）GavinfromtheChamberofCommerce,
15.A）Travelagent.
B）Businessmanager.
C）Secretary.
D）Saleswoman,
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Atthoendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethobestanswerfromthofourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthocorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthocentre.
注意：
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A）Shehadadesiretohelpothers.
B）Shewantedtofindoutmoreaboutit.
C）Sheneededsomeoverseasexperience.
D）Shewasinterestedinfarming.
17.A）Carryoutaculturalexchangeprogram.
B）Workonanagriculturalproject.
C）LearnPortuguese.
D）TeachEnglish.
18.A）Shefounditdifficulttosecureajobinherowncountry.
B）ShewantedtorenewhercontactwiththePeaceCorps.
C）ShewasinvitedtoworkasanEnglishteacher.
D）Shecouldnotgetthecountryoutofhermind.
19.A）ByteachingadditionalEnglishclasses.
B）BywritingstoriesforAmericannewspapers.
C）ByworkingparttimeforthePeaceCorps.
D）Bydoingoddjobsforlocalinstitutions.
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A）Timespentexercising.
B）Timespentworking.
C）Timespentonleisureactivities.
D）Timespentwithfriendsandfamily.
21.A）Reading.
B）SurfingtheWeb.
C）Eatingout.
D）WatchingTV.
22.A）Driving.
B）Gardening.
C）Goingtothepub.
D）Visitingfriends.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A）Thecardriverwastryingtoavoidhittingarabbit.
B）Thecardriverwaspartlyresponsiblefortheaccident,
C）McLaughlinwastalkingtohismanagerwhiledriving.
D）McLaughlin'scarelessnessresultedinthecollision.
24.A）Hecrashedintoacarparkedthere.
B）Heknockeddownseveralmailboxes.
C）Hetoredownthecompany'smaingate.
D）Hedidseriousdamagetoaloadedtruck.
25.A）Hewilllosehisjob.
B）Hewillhavetopaydamages.
C）Hewillbefinedheavily.
D）Hewillreceiveretraining.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
注意：
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
WhenCaptainCookaskedthechiefsinTahitiwhytheyalwaysare26,theyreplied,"Becauseitisright."IfweaskAmericanswhytheyeatwithknivesandforks,orwhytheirmenwearpants27skirts,orwhytheymaybemarriedtoonlyonepersonatatime,wearelikelytoget28andveryuninformativeanswers:
"Becauseit'sright.""Becausethat'sthewayit'sdone.""Becauseit'sthe29"oreven,Idon'tknow."Thereasonfortheseandcountlessotherpatternsofsocialbehavioristhattheyare30bysocialnorms--sharedrulesorguidelineswhichprescribethebehaviorthatisappropriateinagivensituation.Norms31howpeople"ought"tobehaveunderparticularcircumstancesinaparticularsociety.Weconform（遵守）tonormssoreadilythatwearehardlyawarethey32.Infact,wearemuchmorelikelytonotice33fromnormsthanconformitytothem.Youwouldnotbesurprisedifastrangertriedtoshakehandswhenyouwereintroduced,butyoumightbealittle34iftheybowed,startedtostrokeyouorkissedyouonboth35.Yeteachoftheseotherformsofgreetingisappropriateinotherpartsoftheworld.Whenwevisitanothersocietywhosenormsaredifferent,wequicklybecomeawarethatthingswedothisway,theydothatway.
PartIIIReadingcomprehension（40minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
TogetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinsciencetakeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.Thisisastoriedplacethe36ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience-startingwithErnestLawrence'sinventionofthecyclotron（回旋加速器）in1931.Agenerationagofemalefaceswere37andeventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits38themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,39alloftherewhitemales.
Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou'llseea40display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacultymembersandstudentsareportraitsofthe41headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiroandfourotherwomenwhoseresearch42everythingfromthemechanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey'reStillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal43maybeinthesmallerphotostotherightgraduateandundergraduatestudentsabout20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearsBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry'stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimisticbutalso44."Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter",shesays"butthey'renotgettingbetteras45asIwouldlike."
注意：
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A）circumstance
B）confidence
C）covers
D）current
E）deals
F）different
G）exposing
H）fast
I）honoring
J）hope
K）presently
L）rare
M）realistic
N）site
O）virtually
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsa
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