-
2016
年
12
月大学 英语四级真题（第一套）
Part I Writing
(30minutes)
Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay.
Suppose you have two
options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a
company
and
the
other
to
go
to
a
graduate
school.
You
are
to
make
a
choice
between the two. Write an
essay to explain the reasons for your choice.
You should write at least 120 words but
no more than 180 words.
Part II Listening
Comprehension (25 minutes)
Section
A
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
will
hear
three
news
reports.
At
the
end
of each news report, you will hear two
or three questions. Both the news
report and the questions will be spoken
only once. After you hear a
question,
you must choose the best answer from the four
choices marked
A), B), C) and D). Then
mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 1
with a single line through the
centre.
Questions 1and 2 are based on
the news report you have just the heard.
1. A) It was going to
be
renovated. C) It was
dangerous to live
in.
B)
He
could
no
longer
pay
the
rent. D)
He
had
sold
it
to
the
royal
family.
2. A) A
storm. C) A forest fire.
B) A strike.
D) A Terrorist attack.
Questions 3and 4 are based
on the news report you have just heard.
3. A) They lost contact
with the emergency department.
B) They
were injured by suddenly falling rocks.
C) They sent calls for help via a
portable radio.
D) They were trapped
in an underground elevator.
4. A) They provided the miner with food
and water.
B) They sent supplies to
keep the miners warm.
C) They released
the details of the accident.
D) They
tried hard to repair the accident.
Question5 to7 are based on the
news report you have just heard
.
5. A) Raise postage rates.
C) Close some of its post
offices.
B) Improve its services.
D) Redesign delivery routes.
6.
A)
Closing
offices
on
holidays. C)
Computerizing
sorting
processes.
B) Shortening
business hours. D) Stopping mail delivery
on
Saturdays.
7.
A
）
A lot of controversy will arise
B) Taxpayers
will be very pleased
C) Many people will begin to complain
D) Many post office staff will lose
their jobs
Section B
Directions:
In this
section,you will hear two long the
end
of eachconversation,you will hear four questions.
Both the
conversation and the questions
will be spoken only once. After you hear
a
question,
you
must
choose
the
best
answer
from
four
choice
marked
A),B),C)
and
D).Then
mark
the
corresponding
letter
an
Answer sheet1
with
a
single
line though the
centre.
Question8 to 11 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
8.
A)He will lose part of his pay. C)He will be given a warning.
B)He will go through retraining. D)He
is go good terms with his
workmates.
9.
A)He is an experienced press operator. C)He is always on time.
B)He is trustworthy guy.
D
）
He is go good terms with his
workmates.
10.
A)She is a trade union representative. C)She is better at handing
such matters.
B)She is a
senior manager of the
shop. D)She is in
charge of public
relation.
11.
A)He is always trying to stir up trouble.
B)He
is skilled and experienced.
C)He is very close to the
manager.
D)He is always complaining
about low wages.
Question12
to 15 are based on the conversation you have just
heard.
12.
A)Open. C)Selfish.
B)Reserved. D)Friendly.
13.
A)They read a book. C)They stay quiet.
B)They
talk
about
the
weather
D)They
chat
with
fellow
passengers.
14.
A)She was unwilling to make friends with workmates.
B)She
was never invited to a colleague
’
s home.
C)She was eager to visit an
English castle.
D)She was always
treated as a foreigner.
15.A)
House
are
much
more
quiet. C)
They
want
a
garden
of
their
own.
B) They
want to have more space. D) Houses
provide more
privacy.
Section C
Directions:
In
this
section,you
will
hear
three
the
end
of
each
passage,you will
hear three or four the passage and the
questions will be spoken only you hear
a question,you must
choose
the
best
answer
from
the
four
choices
marked
A),B),C)
and
D).Then
mark
the
corresponding
letter
on
Answer
Sheet
1
with
a
single
line
through
the
centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
16.A) They will automatically be given
hiring priority.
B) They
don
’
t have to go through job interviews.
C) They are likely to
get much higher pay.
D) They
don
’
t have much choice of jobs.
17.A)
Visit
the
school
careers
services.
C)
Look
at
school
bulletin
boards.
B) Ask their professors for
help. D) Go through campus
newspapers.
18.A) Providing students with
information about the library.
B)
Helping students arrange appointments with
librarians.
C) Supervising study spaces
to ensure a quiet atmosphere.
D)
Helping students find the books and journals they
need.
Questions 19 to 21
are based on the passage you have just heard.
19.A) It tastes better.
C) It is easier to grow.
B)
It
may
be
sold
at
a
higher
price. D)
It
can
better
survive
extreme
weathers.
20.A) It can grow in drier
soil. C) It will replace green tea
one day.
B)
It
is
immune
to
various
diseases. D)
It
is
healthier
than
green
tea.
21.A) It does not have a stable market.
B) It has made tea
farmers
’
life easier.
C) It does not bring the promised health benefits.
D) It has been well received by many
tea drinkers.
Questions 22
to 25 are based on the passage you have just
heard.
22. A) They care
more about environment.
B) They
decorate their homes themselves.
C)
They prefer unique objects of high quality.
D) They need decorations to show
their status.
23. A) They
made great contributions to society.
B) They could only try to create at night.
C) They were proud of their
creations.
D) They focused on the
quality of their products.
24. A) Identify fake crafts.
C) Design handicrafts
themselves.
B) Make wise choices.
D) Learn the importance of
creation.
25.
A)
To
attract
foreign
investments.
C)
To
arouse
public
interest in crafts.
B) To
preserve the traditional culture. D) To boost
the local
economy.
Part III Reading Comprehension
(40 minutes)
Section A
Directions:
In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are
required to select one word for
each blank from a list of choices given
in
a
word
bank
following
the
passage.
Read
the
passage
through carefully
before making
your choices. Each choice in the bank is
identified by a
letter.
Please
mark
the
corresponding
letter
for
each
item
on
Answer
Sheet
2
with
a
single
line
through
the
centre.
You
may
not
use
any
of
the
words
in the bank more than once.
Many
men
and
women
have
long
bought
into
the
idea
that
there
are
“
male
”
and
“
female
”
brains,
believing
that
explains
just
about
every
difference
between
the
sexes.
A
new
study
（
26
）
that
belief,
questioning
whether
brains
really can be
distinguished by gender.
In
the
study,
Tel
Aviv
University
researchers
（
27
）
for
sex
differences
the entire human
brain.
And what did they find? Not much. Rather than offer evidence for
（
28
）
brains
as
“
male
”
or
“
female,
”
research
shows
that
brains
fall
into a wide range, with most people
falling right in the middle.
Daphna Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while
there are
some gender-based
（
29
）
, many different types of brain can
’
t always be distinguished by
gender.
While
the
“
average
”
male
and
“
average
”
female
brains
were
（
30
）
different, you couldn
’
t tell it by looking at individual brain scans.
Only a
small
（
31
）
of people had
“
all-male
”
or
“
all-female
”
characteristics.
Larry
Cahill,
an
American
neuroscientist
(
神经科学家
),said
the
study
is
an
important
addition
to
a
growing
body
of
research
questioning
（
32
）
beliefs about gender and brain
function. But he cautioned against
concluding
from
this
study
that
all
brains
are
the
same,
（
33
）
of
gender.
“
There
’
s
a
mountain
of
evidence
（
34
）
the
importance
of
sex
influences
at all levels of
brain function,
”
he told The Seattle Times.
If
anything,
he
said,
the
study
（
35
）
that
gender
plays
a
very
important
role in the brain
“
even when we are not clear exactly how.
”
A) abnormal
B) applied
C) briefly
D)
categorizing
E)
challenges
F)
figure
G)
percentage
H)
proving
I)
regardless J) searched K) similarities
L) slightly
M) suggests
N) tastes O) traditional
Section B
Directions:
In this section,
you are going to read a passage with ten
statements attached to it. Each
statement contains information given in
one
of
the
paragraphs.
Identify
the
paragraph
from
which
the
information
is
derived. You may choose a paragraph more than
once. Each paragraph is
marked with a
letter. Answer the questions by marking the
corresponding
letter on
Answer Sheet 2
.
Can Burglars Jam Your
Wireless Security System?
[A]Any product that promises to protect your home deserves careful
examination. So it isn
’
t surprising that you
’
ll find plenty of strong
opinions about the potential
vulnerabilities of popular home-security
systems.
[B]The most likely type of burglary (
入室盗窃
) by far is the
unsophisticated crime of opportunity,
usually involving a broken window
or
some forced entry. According to the FBI, crimes
like these accounted
roughly
two-thirds
of
all
household
burglaries
in
the
US
in
wide
majority of the
rest were illegal, unforced entries that resulted
from
something like a window being left
open. The odds of a criminal using
technical
means
to
bypass
a
security
system
are
so
small
that
the
FBI
doesn
’
t even track those
statistics.
[C]One of the main theoretical home-security concerns is whether or
not
a
given
system
is
vulnerable
to
being
blocked
from
working
altogether.
With
wired setups, the fear is that a burglar
(
入室盗贼
) might be able
to
shut
your
system
down
simply
by
cutting
the
right
cable.
With
a
wireless
setup, you stick
battery-powered sensors up around your home that
keep
an
eye
on
windows,
doors,
motion,
and
more.
If
they
detect
something
wrong
while the system is armed,
they
’
ll transmit a wireless alert signal to
a
base
station
that
will
then
raise
the
alarm.
That
approach
will
eliminate
most cord-cutting
concerns
—
but what about their wireless equivalent,
jamming? With the
right device tuned to the right frequency,
what
’
s to
stop a thief
from
jamming your
setup
and blocking that alert signal from
ever
reaching the base station?
[D]Jamming concerns are nothing new, and they
’
re not unique to
security systems. Any device
that
’
s built to receive a wireless signal
at a specific frequency can be
overwhelmed by a stronger signal coming
in
on
the
same
frequency.
For
comparison,
let
’
s
say
you
wanted
to
“
jam
”
a
conversation between two people
—
all you
’
d need to do is yell in the
listener
’
s ear.
[E] Security devices are required to list the frequencies they
broadcast on
—
that means that a potential thief can find what they need
to
know
with
minimal
Googling.
They
will,
however,
need
so
know
what
system
they
’
re
looking
for.
If
you
have
a
sign
in
your
yard
declaring
what
setup
you
use,
that
’
d
point
them
in
the
right
direction,
though
at
that
point,
we
’
re talking about a highly targeted, semi-sophisticated attack, and
not
the
sort
forced-entry
attack
that
makes
up
the
majority
of
burglaries.
It
’
s easier to find and acquire jamming equipment for some frequencies
than it is for others.
[F]
Wireless
security
providers
will
often
take
steps
to
help
combat
the
threat
of
jamming
attacks.
SimpliSafe,
winner
of
our
Editor
’
s
Choice
distinction, utilizes a
special system that
’
s capable of separating
incidental
RF
interference
from
targeted
jamming
attacks.
When
the
system
thinks
it
’
s
being
jammed,
it
’
ll
notify
you
via
push
alert(
推送警报
).From
there, it
’
s up to you to sound the alarm manually.
[G] SimpliSafe was singled out in one recent article on jamming,
complete
with
a
video
showing
the
entire
system
being
effectively
bypassed
with handheld jamming equipment. After
taking appropriate measures to
contain
the
RF
interference
to
our
test
lab,
we
tested
the
attack
out
for
ourselves, and were able to
verify that it
’
s possible with the right
equipment. However, we also
verified that SimpliSafe
’
s anti- jamming
system works. It caught us in
the act, sent an alert to my smartphone,
and also listed our
RF interference
on
the system
’
s
event log. The
team
behind the article and
video in question make no mention of the system,
or whether or not in detected them.
[H]We
like
the
unique
nature
of
that
software.
It
means
that
a
thief
likely wouldn
’
t be
able
to Google
how the
system works, then figure out
a
way around it. Even if they could, SimpliSafe
claims that its system
is always
evolving, and that it varies slightly from system
to system,
which
means
there
wouldn
’
t
be
a
universal
magic
formula
for
cracking
it.
Other systems also seem
confident on the
subject of jamming.
The team at
Frontpoint addresses
the issue in a blog on its site, citing their own
jam protection software and claiming
that there aren
’
t any documented
cases
of
successful
jam
attack
since
the
company
began
offering
wireless
security sensors in the
1980s.
[I]
Jamming
attacks
are
absolutely
possible.
As
said
before,
with
the
right
equipment
and
the
right
know-how,
it
’
s
possible
to
jam
any
wireless
transmission. But how probable is it
that someone will successfully jam
their way into your home and steal your
stuff?
[J] Let
’
s imagine that you live in a small home with a wireless
security
setup that offers a functional anti-jamming
system. First, a
thief
is
going
to
need
to
target
your
home,
specifically.
Then,
he
’
s
going
to need to know the technical details
of your system and acquire the
specific
equipment
necessary
for
jamming
your
specific
setup.
Presumably,
you
keep your doors locked at night and while
you
’
re away. So the thief
will still need to break in. That means
defeating the lock somehow, or
breaking
a
window.
He
’
ll
need
to
be
jamming
you
at
this
point,
as
a
broken
window
or opened door would normally release the alarm.
So, too, would
the motion detectors in
your home, so the thief will need to continue
jamming
once
he
’
s
inside
and
searching
for
things
to
steal.
However,
he
’
ll need to do so
without tripping the anti-jamming system, the
details
of which he almost certainly
does now have access to.
[K]At
the
end
of
the
day,
these
kinds
of
systems
are
primarily
designed
to
protect against the sort of opportunistic smash-
and-grab attack that
makes up the
majority of burglaries. They
’
re also only a single layer
in what should
ideally be a many-sided approach to securing your
home,
one
that
includes
common
sense
things
like
sound
locks
and
proper
exterior
lighting
at night. No system is impenetrable, and none can
promise to
eliminate
the
worst
case
completely.
Every
one
of
them
has
vulnerabilities
that
a
knowledgeable
thief
could
theoretically
exploit.
A
good
system
is
one that keeps that worst-case setting
as improbable as possible while
also
offering strong protection in the event of a less-
extraordinary
attack.
36.
It
is
possible
for
burglars
to
make
jamming
attacks
with
the
necessary
equipment
and skill.
37.
Interfering
with
a
wireless
security
system
is
similar
to
interfering
with a conversation.
38.
A
burglar
has
to
continuously
jam
the
wireless
security
device
to
avoid
triggering the
alarm, both inside and outside the house.
39. SimpliSafe provides devices that
are able to distinguish incidental
radio interference from targeted
jamming attacks.
40.
Only
a
very
small
proportion
of
burglaries
are
committed
by
technical
means.
41.
It is difficult to crack SimpliSafe as its system
keeps changing.
42. Wireless devices
will transmit signals so as to activate the alarm
once something wrong is detected.
43.
Different
measures
should
be
taken
to
protect
one
’
s
home
from
burglary
in addition to the
wireless security system.
44.
SimpliSafe
’
s
device
can
send
a
warning
to
the
house
owner
’
s
cellphone.
45. Burglars can easily get a security
device
’
s frequency by Internet
search.
Section C
Directions:
There are 2 passages in this section.
Each passage is
followed by some
questions or unfinished statements. For each of
them
there are four choices marked
A),B),C) and D).You should decide on the
best choice and mark the corresponding
letter on
Answer Sheet 2
with a
single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the
following passage.
As a person
who writes about food and drink for a living. I
couldn
’
t
tell
you
the
first
thing
about
Bill
Perry
or
whether
the
beers
he
sells
are that great. But I can tell you that
I like this guy. That
’
s because
he plans to ban tipping in favor of
paying his servers an actual living
wage.
I hate
tipping.
I hate it because
it
’
s an obligation disguised as an option. I hate
it
for
the
post-dinner
math
it
requires
of
me.
But
mostly,
I
hate
tipping
because
I
believe
I
would
be
in
a
better
place
if
pay
decisions
regarding
employees were simply left up to their
employers, as is the custom in
virtually every other industry.
Most
of
you
probably
think
that
you
hate
tipping,
too.
Research
suggests
otherwise. You actually love tipping!
You like to feel that you have a
voice
in how much money your server makes. No matter how
the math works
out,
you
persistently
view
restaurants
with
voluntary
tipping
systems
as
being
a
better
value,
which
makes
it
extremely
difficult
for
restaurants
and bars to do away with the tipping
system.
One
argument
that
you
tend
to
hear
a
lot
from
the
pro-tipping
crowd
seems
logical enough: the service is better
when waiters depend on tips,
presumably
because they see a benefit to successfully veiling
their
contempt
for
you.
Well,
if
this
were
true,
we
would
all
be
slipping
a
few
100-dollar bills to our doctors on the
way out their doors, too. But as
it
turns out, waiters see only a tiny bump in tips
when they do an
exceptional job
compared to a passable one. Waiters, keen
observers of
humanity that they are,
are catching on to this; in one poll, a full 30%
said
they
didn
’
t
believe
the
job
they
did
had
any
impact
on
the
tips
they
received.
So come
on, folks: get
on board with
ditching the
outdated tip system.
Pay a little more upfront for your beer
or burger. Support Bill Perry
’
s
pub,
and
any
other
bar
or
restaurant
that
doesn
’
t
ask
you
to
do
drunken
math.
46. What can
we learn about Bill Perry from the passage?
A) He runs a pub that serves
excellent beer.
B) He intends
to get rid of the tipping practice.
C) He gives his staff a considerable
sum for tips.
D) He lives
comfortably without getting any tips.
47. What is the main reason why the
author hates tipping?
A) It
sets a bad example for other industries.
B) It adds to the burden of ordinary
customers.
C) It forces the
customer to compensate the waiter.
D) It poses a great challenge for
customers to do math.
48. Why
do many people love tipping according to the
author?
A) They help improve
the quality of the restaurants they dine in.
B) They believe waiters deserve
such rewards for good service.
C) They want to preserve a wonderful
tradition of the industry.
D) They can have some say
in how much their servers earn.
49. What have some waiters come to
realize according to a survey?
A) Service quality has little effect on
tip size.
B) It is in human
mature to try to save on tips.
C) Tips make it more difficult to
please customers.
D) Tips
benefit the boss rather that the employees.
50. What does the author argue
for in the passage?
A)
Restaurants should calculate the tips for
customers.
B) Customers should
pay more tips to help improve service.
C) Waiters deserve better than just
relying on tips for a living.
D) Waiters should be paid by employers
instead of customers.
Passage
Two
Questions 51 to 55 are
based on the following passage.
In
the
past,
falling
oil
prices
have
given
a
boost
to
the
world
economy,
but
recent forecasts for
global
growth have
been toned down,
even as oil
prices sink
lower and lower. Does that mean the link between
lower oil
prices and growth has
weakened?
Some
experts
say
there
are
still
good
reasons
to
believe
cheap
oil
should
heat
up
the
world
economy.
Consumers
have
more
money
in
their
pockets
when
they
’
re paying
less at
the
pump. They
spend that money
on other things,
which stimulates the economy.
The biggest gains go to countries that
import most of their oil like
China,
Japan, and India, But doesn
’
t the extra money in the pockets of
those
countries
’
consumers
mean
an
equal
loss
in
oil
producing
countries,
cancelling
out
the
gains?
Not
necessarily,
says
economic
researcher
Sara
Johnson.
“
Many
oil
producers
built
up
huge
reserve
funds
when
prices
were
high, so when prices fall they will
draw on their reserves to support
government spending and
subsidies(
补贴
) for their consumers.
”
But not all oil producers
have big reserves, In Venezuela, collapsing
oil prices have sent its economy into
free-fall.
Economist Carl
Weinberg believes the negative effects of plunging
oil
prices are overwhelming the
positive effects of cheaper oil. The
implication
is
a
sharp
decline
in
global
trade,
which
has
plunged
partly
because
oil-producing
nations
can
’
t
afford
to
import
as
much
as
they
used
to.
Sara
Johnson
acknowledges
that
the
global
economic
benefit
from
a
fall
in oil prices today is likely lower
than it was in the past. One reason
is
that
more
countries
are
big
oil
producers
now,
so
the
nations
suffering
from the price drop
account for a larger share of the global economy.
Consumers,
in
the
U.S.
at
least,
are
acting
cautiously
with
the
savings
they
’
re getting at the gas pump, as the memory of the recent great
recession is still fresh in their mind.
And a number of oil-producing
countries
are
trimming
their
gasoline
subsidies
and
raising
taxes,
so
the
net savings for global consumers is not
as big as the oil price plunge
might
suggest.
51. What does the
author mainly discuss in the passage?
A) The reasons behind the plunge of oil
prices.
B) Possible ways to
stimulate the global economy.
C) The impact of cheap oil on global
economic growth.
D) The effect
of falling oil prices on consumer spending.
52. Why do some experts believe
cheap oil will stimulate the global
economy?
A)
Manufacturers can produce consumer goods at a much
lower cost.
B) Lower oil prices
have always given a big boost to the global
economy.
C) Oil
prices may rise or fall but economic laws are not
subject to
change.
D) Consumers will spend
their saving from cheap oil on other
commodities.
53.
What happens in many oil-exporting countries when
oil prices go
down?
A) They suspend import of necessities
from overseas.
B) They reduce
production drastically to boost oil prices.
C) They use their money
reserves to back up consumption.
D) They try to stop their economy from
going into free-fall.
54. How
does Carl Weinberg view the current oil price
plunge?
A) It is one that has
seen no parallel in economic history.
B) Its negative effects more than
cancel out its positive effects.
C)
It
still
has
a
chance
to
give
rise
to
a
boom
in
the
global
economy.
D) Its effects on the global
economy go against existing economic
laws.
55. Why
haven
’
t falling oil prices boosted the global economy as they
did before?
A) People are not spending all
the money they save on gas.
B)
The global economy is likely to undergo another
recession.
C)
Oil
importers
account
for
a
larger
portion
of
the
global
economy.
D)
People
the
world
over
are
afraid
of
a
further
plunge
in
oil
prices.
Part IV Translation (30minutes)
Directions:
For
this
part,you
are
allowed
30minutes
to
transtate
a
passage
from Chinese
into should write your answer on
Answer Sheet
2.
在中国文化中，
红色通常象征着好运、
长寿和幸福，
在春节和其他喜庆场合，
红色到处可见。
人们把现金作为礼物 送给家人或亲密朋友时，
通常放在红信封里。
红色在中国流行的另一个原
因是人们把它与中国革命和共产党相联系。
然而，
红
色并
不总是代表好运与快乐。
因为从前死者的名字常用红色书写，
用红墨水写中
国人名被看成是一种冒犯行为。
第一套参考答案
Part I
Writing
参考文：
Upon graduation, virtually all college students will confront the problem
of
the
career
choice
，
which
is
truly
a
tough
choice.
Students'
opinions
differ
greatly
on this issue. Some hold
that priority should be given to take a job, but
others
take the attitude that going to
a graduate school is the most critical factor
influencing their future career
choices.
As
to
myself,
I
prefer
the
latter
view.
A
higher
educational
background
exerts
a
tremendous
fascination
on
a
great
number
of
people,
with
no
exception
to
me.
This
phenomenon that the graduates have
difficulties in finding job after their
graduation can easily be found anywhere
in our daily life, especially on campus.
On
the
one
hand,
with
the
improved
high
education
of
Chinese
college
students
which
directly brought the result that there
are more and more graduates every year. On
the
contrary,
job
vacancies
don
’
t
increase
that
fast.
More
people,
less
food,
which
is the exact
description of the hard condition. On the other
hand, more and more
people
go
on
to
pursue
their
master
and
doctor
degree;
more
and
more
Chinese
oversea
students
come back to China to hunt better working chances.
It is sure that the
competition is more
and more fierce.
Therefore, it is high time that we took effective measures to improve our own
competitiveness.
That
is
the
secret
of
success
in
the
future
employment
market
after
our graduation.
Part II
Listening Comprehension
Section
A
1. [C] It was dangerous to
live in. 2. [A] A storm
3. [D] They
were trapped in an underground elevator.
4. [B] They sent supplies to keep the
miners warm.
5. [C] Close some of its
post office.
6. [D] Stopping mail
delivery on Saturdays.
7. [D] Many post
office staff will lose their jobs.
Section B
8. [A] He
will lose part of his pay.
9. [B] He is
a trustworthy guy.
10.[C] She is better
at handling such matters.
11.[A] He is
always trying to stir up trouble.
12.
[B] Reserved 13. [C] They stay quiet
14. [B] She was
never invited to a colleague
’
s home.
15. [D] Houses provide more privacy
Section C
16. [A]
They will automatically be given hiring priority.
17. [A] Visit the school careers
service.
18. [C] Supervising study
spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere.
19. [B] It may be sold at a higher
price.
20. [D] It is healthier than
green tee.
21. [A] It does not have a
stable market.
22. [C] They prefer
unique objects of high quality.
23. [B]
They could only try to create at night.
24. [B] Make wise choices.
25. [D] To boost the local economy.
Part III Reading Comprehension
Section A
26.[E]
challenges 27.[J] searched 28.[D] categorizing
29.[K] similarities 30.[L] slightly
31.[G] percentage
32.[O] traditional
33.[I] regardless 34.[H] proving
35.[M]
suggests
Section B
36.[I] 37.[D] 38.[J] 39.[F] 40.[B]
41.[H] 42.[C] 43.[K] 44.[G] 45.[E]
Section C
46.[B] He
intends to get rid of the tipping practice.
47.[C] It
forces the customer to compensate the waiter.
48.[D] They can have some say in how
much their servers earn.
49.[A]
Services quality has little effect on tip size.
50.[D] Waiters should be paid by
employers instead of customers.
51.[C]
The impact of cheap oil on global economic growth.
52.[D] Consumers will spend their
savings from cheap oil on other commodities.
53.[C] They use their money reserves to
back up consumption.
54.[B] Its
negative effects more than cancel out its positive
effects.
55.[C] Oil importers account
for a larger portion of the global economy.
Part IV Translation
参考译文：
The color of red in Chinese culture usually means good luck, longevity and
happiness. Red can be found everywhere
during Chinese Spring Festival and other
joyous
occasions.
Cashes
often
in
red
envelopes
are
sent
to
family
members
or
close
friends as gifts. Its popularity can
also be attributed the fact that people
accociate
it
with
Chinese
revolution
and
Communist
Party.
However,
it
does
not
always
equal to good luck and joy in that the
name of the dead used to be written in red.
Using red ink to write names of Chinese
people were seen as an offense.
201
6
年
12
月大学英语四级真题（第二套）
Part I Writing (30minutes)
Directions:
For
this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an
essay.
Suppose you have two options
upon graduation: one is to work in a
state-owned business and the other in a
joint venture. You are to make
a choice
between the two. Write an essay to explain the
reasons for your
choice. You should
write at least 120 words but no more than 180
words.
Part II Listening Comprehension (25
minutes)
Section A
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
will
hear
three
news
reports.
At
the
end
of each news
report, you will hear two or three questions. Both
the news
report and the questions will
be spoken only once. After you hear a
question, you must choose the best
answer from the four choices marked
A),
B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter
on
Answer Sheet 1
with a
single line through the centre.
Questions 1 to 2 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
1. A)
It was dangerous to live in.
B) It was going to be renovated.
C) He could no longer pay the rent.
D) He had sold it to the royal family.
2. A) A strike.
C) A forest fire.
B) A storm.
D) A terrorist attack.
Questions 3 to 4 are
based on the conversation you have just heard.
3. A) They lost contact with the emergency department.
B) They were trapped in an underground elevator.
C) They were injured by suddenly falling rocks.
D) They sent calls for help via a portable radio.
4. A) They tried hard to repair the elevator.
B) They released the details of the accident.
C) They sent supplies to keep the miners warm.
D) They provided the miners with food and water.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
5. A) Raise postage rates.
B) Improve its services.
C) Redesign delivery routes.
D) Close some of its post offices.
6. A) Shortening business hours.
B) Closing offices on holidays.
C) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
D) Computerizing mail sorting processes.
7. A) Many post office staff will lose their jobs.
B) Many people will begin to complain.
C) Taxpayers will be very pleased.
D) A lot of controversy will arise.
Section B
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
will
hear
two
long
conversations.
At
the
end of each conversation you will hear
four questions. Both the
conversations
and
the
questions
will
be
spoken
only
once.
After
you
hear
a
question, you must choose the best answer from the
four choices marked
A), B), C) and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
1
with a single line through the
centre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on
the conversation you have just heard.
8. A) He will be kept from promotion.
B) He will go through retraining.
C) He will be given a warning.
D) He will lose part of his pay.
9. A) He is always on time.
B) He is a trustworthy guy.
C) He is an experienced press operator.
D) He is on good terms with his workmates.
10. A) She is
a trade union representative.
B) She is in charge of public relations.
C) She is a senior manager of the shop.
D) She is better at handling such matters.
11. A) He is
skilled and experienced.
B) He is very close to the manager.
C) He is always trying to stir up trouble.
D) He is always complaining about low wages.
Questions 12 to 15 are
based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) Open.
B) Selfish.