英语四级完整版真题.docx

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英语四级完整版真题

2012年12月英语四级完整版真题:

第二套

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Makephonecallstopromotesales.B）Arrangebusinessnegotiations.

C）Handlecomplaintsfromcustomers.D）Takeordersoverthephone.

20.A）Theyhaddifferentbusinessstrategies.B）Customersoftenmistookonefortheother.

C）Conflictsbetweenthemcouldnotbeproperlysolved.

D）Customers'questionscouldnotbeansweredonthesameday.

21.A）Theyeachtakeaweek.

B）Theyliketospendittogether.

C）Theyhavetotakeitbyturns.

D）Theyaregiventwoweekseach.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Ataroadcrossing.B）Outsideapolicestation.C）

D）Infrontofakindergarten.

23.A）Hedrovetoofasttoreadit.B）Hedidnotnoticeit.

C）Itsays45milesanhour.D）Itisnotclearlyvisible.

24.A）Itshouldhavebeenrenewedtwomonthsago.B）Itactuallybelongstosomebodyelse.

C）Itisnolongervalid.D）Itisnotgenuine.

25.A）Hegotaticket.

B）Hewasfined$35.

C）Hehadhisdriver'slicensecanceled.

D）Hehadtodotwoweeks'communityservice.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

26.A）Theycaremoreaboutanitem'spricethanitsuse.B）Theygrabwhatevertheythinkisagoodbargain.

C）Theybecomeexcitedasiftheyhadneverbeenthere.

D）Theybehaveasiftheirmemorieshavefailedtotally.

27.A）ThosewithaVIPcard.C）Thoseneedingassistance.B）Thosewith15itemsorless.D）Thosepayingincash.

28.A）Gobackandpickupmoreitems.C）Changetheitemstheyhavepickedup.

B）Takeoutsomeunwantedpurchases.D）Calculatethetotalcostofthegroceries.

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29.A）Itcallsforcarefulness.C）Itneedsagoodknowledgeofmath.B）Itrequirestolerance.D）Itinvolvescommunicationskills.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A）Apackageofideasformallypresented.

B）Ashortpresentationclearlydelivered.

C）Anaturalandspontaneousstyleotspeech.

D）Acleveruseofvisualaidsinpresentation.

31.A）Theskillfuluseofgesturesandfacialexpressions.B）Differencesinstylebetweenwritingandspeaking.

C）Differentpreferencesofaudiences.D）Theimportanceofpreparation.

32.A）ThedifferencesbetweenAmericanandAsiancultures.

B）Thesignificanceofcross-culturalcommunication.

C）Theincreasingimportanceofpublicspeaking.

D）Thekeytobecomingagoodspeaker.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A）Bycomparinghisperformancewithothers'.B）Bybeingrepeatedly.

C）Byobservingwhattheirteachersdo.

D）Bybeinggivenconstantpraise.

34.A）Thebeststudentsareusuallysmartbynature.B）Itisonlynaturalforchildrentomakeerrors.

C）Childrencannotdetecttheirownmistakes.D）Allchildrenshouldhaveequalopportunities.

35.A）Itisfavorabletoknowledgeaccumulation.

B）Itisbeneficialtoindependentchildren.

C）Itisunhealthytostudents'upbringing.

D）Itisunhelpfultostudents'learning.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

I'veworkedinthefactoriessurroundingmyhometowneverysummersinceIgraduatedfromhighschool.butmakingthetransition（转变）betweenschoolandfull-timeblue-collarworkduringthebreaknevergetsanyeasier.Forastudentlikemewhoconsidersanyclassbeforenoontobeuncivilized,gettingtoafactoryby6o'clockeachmorningistorture.MyfriendsneverseemtounderstandwhyI'msorelievedtobebackatschoolorthatmysummervacationhasbeenanythingbutavacation.

There'refewpeopleasself-confidentasacollegestudentwhohasneverbeenoutintherealworld.Peoplemyagealwaysseemtooverestimatethevalueoftheirtimeandknowledge.Infact,alltheclassesdidnotpreparemeformybattleswiththemachine1ranintheplant,whichwouldjamwheneverIabsent-mindedlyputinapartbackward.

Themoststressfulthingaboutblue-collarlifeisknowingyourjob

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coulddisappearovernight.Issueslikedownsizing（裁员）andoverseasrelocationhadalwaysseemeddistanttomeuntilmyco-workerstoldmethattheunitIwasworkinginwouldshutdownwithinsixmonthsandmovetoMexico,wherepeoplewouldworkfor60centsanhour.

Afterworking12-hourshiftsinafactory,theotheroptionshavebecomeonlytooclear.WhenI'mbackattheuniversity,skippingclassesandturninginlazyre-writesseemstooirresponsibleafterseeingwhatIwouldbedoingwithoutschool.Alltheadviceandpublic-serviceannouncementsaboutthevalueofaneducationthatusedtosoundstalenowringtrue.

TheselessonsI'mlearning,howevervaluable,arealwaystinged（带有）withasenseofguilt.ManypeoplepasstheirlivesintheplacesIbrieflywork,spending30yearswhereIspendonlytwomonthsatatime."Thisjobpayswell,butit'shellonthebody,"saidoneco-worker."Studyhardandkeepreading,"sheadded.

MyexperiencesinthefactorieshaveinspiredmetomakethemostofmycollegeyearsbeforeIentertherealworldforgood.

57.Howdidtheauthorlookbackonhissummerdayswhileatcollege?

A）Theybroughthimnothingbuttorture.

B）Theywerenoholidayforhimatall.

C）Theywerearelieffromhishardworkatschool.D）Theyofferedhimachancetoknowmorepeople.

58.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcollegestudents?

A）Theyexpecttoomuchfromtherealworld.

B）Theyhavelittleinterestinblue-collarlife.

C）Theythinktoohighlyofthemselves.

D）Theyareconfidentoftheirfuture.

59.What,accordingtotheauthor,ismostfrustratingforblue-collarworkers?

A）Theydonotgetdecentpay.B）Theydonothavejobsecurity.C）Theyhavetowork12-hourshifts.

D）Theyhavetomovefromplacetoplace.

60.Inwhatimportantwayhastheauthor'sworkexperiencechangedhim?

A）Helearnedtobemorepractical.

B）Heacquiredasenseofurgency.

C）Hecametorespectblue-collarworkers.

D）Hecametoappreciatehiscollegeeducation

61.Whydoestheauthorfeelsomewhatguilty?

A）Herealizesthereisagreatdividebetweenhislifeandthatofblue-collarworkers.

B）Helooksdownuponthemechanicalworkattheassemblyline.

C）Hehasnotdonemuchtohelphisco-workersatthefactory.

D）Hehasstayedatschooljustforthepurposeofescapingfromtherealworld.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Arepeoplesufferingfromgadget（小器具）overload?

Arethey

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exhaustedbytheconsumerequivalentofthebrainfatigue-informationoverloadthatiscausedbyconstantupdatesofdevicesandonlinemedia?

UnderwritersLaboratoriesissuedareportlastweekthatfound48%ofconsumers"feelhigh-techmanufacturersbringnewproductstomarketfasterthanpeopleneedthem."

Therearetwopossibleexplanations.Thefirst,obviousoneisthatthepaceofinnovation（创新）istoofastforconsumers.Thesecondlessobviousoneisthat,infact,innovationistooslow.Thatis,thenewofferingscompaniesarepushingoutthedooreverysixmonthsorsoareme-tooproductsoroneswithjustacoupleofnewfeatures.Marketingschedules,notproductinnovation,aredrivingthecorporate（公司的）train.ManufacturersinAmericavalued"speedtomarket"morethaninothercountries,thereportfound.

SaraGreenstein,UnderwritersLaboratories'chiefstrategyofficer,offeredherinterpretationofthesurveyresults."Innovationistoofastonlyifcornersarecut."

Forthehigh-techsector,thereareafewotherinterestingfindings.Consumersarelessconcernedaboutsafetyinhigh-techproductsthancategorieslikefreshandprocessedfood.Buttheirtopsafetyconcernsareemissionsandwirelessradiowaves.Manypeople,itseems,areuneasylivinginathickeningcloudofradiowavesfrommobilephonetowersandthegadgetstheycommunicatewith.

Afindingthatwasahitsurprisingisthattoconsumers,theinnerpartsofhigh-techdevicesdoapparentlymatter.Some55%ofconsumers,accordingtothereport,saidtheyare"moreconcernedaboutwherehigh-techcomponentscomefromthanwheretheproductwasassembled."

Thereportdoesn'treallysayhowthatinformationwouldaffect

consumerbuyingdecisions.Itcouldbecomplicated.Manufacturingcompaniesonaveragerelyonmorethan35contractsuppliersaroundtheworldtocreateasingleproduct.Thatnumberwouldbehigherforalaptop.

Butmaybesomesortofsupply-chainlabelingshowingwherepartscomefrominaproduct?

"We'reworkingonit,"Ms.Greensteinsaid.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

62.WhatisthefindinginUnderwritersLaboratories'reportaboutmanyconsumers?

A）Theyareexhaustedbytheinformationoverload.

B）Theyaretiredoftheconstantupdatingofdevices.

C）Theyfeelproductsareupdatedfasterthanneeded.

D）Theyhavedifficultyfollowinghigh-techinnovations.

63.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"me-tooproducts"?

A）Productswithnosubstantialdifference.

B）Productstailoredtoindividualusers.C）Productseveryoneiseagertopossess.D）Productscompaniescompetetomake.

64.WhatdoAmericanbusinessesgiveprioritytowhenmarketingtheirproducts?

A）Theconstantupdatingoftheirtechnology.B）Thespeedofputtingthemonthemarket.C）Thequalityoftheirnewproducts.

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D）Thepaceofproductinnovation.

65.Whatistheconsumers'chiefconcernabouthigh-techproducts?

A）User-friendliness.B）Productquality.

C）Placeofassembly.D）Radioemissions.

66.Whydoestheauthorsuggestsupply-chainlabeling?

A）Itguaranteesthesafeshippingofproducts.

B）Itpromotesthecompetiti