12月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)及参考答案完整版复习过程

2019年12月大学英
语四级考试真题(第一
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2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案完整版(第一套)
Part I Writing (25minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a foreign
friend who wants to study. Please recommend a university to him. You should write
at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
【参考范文】
Dear，
I am delighted to hear that you are going to study in a Chinese university. Since
you have
asked for my advice about choosing which university I will try to give you some
useful
suggestions here
It is well known that Peking University is a great place to lean. There are several
factors
accounting for this choice and the following are the most typical ones. First and
foremost,
Peking University is one of the top universities in China and the birthplace of many
great minds. Therefore, it can provide high-quality teaching resources, which is
essential for a foreign learner. In addition, Beijing is the capital of China and there
are various historic buildings. They provide foreign students to know Chinese
culture and history
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I hope you will find these suggestions helpful and wish you all the best！
Yours，
Li Ming
【参考译文】
亲爱的露丝:
得知你要来中国的大学学习,我很高兴。既然你针对大学的选择问题询问了我
的看法,
我将在这里给你提供一些有用的建议。
众所周知,北京大学是学习的好地方。做出这种选择有多种原因,但以下是最典
型的
首先,北京大学是中国最顶尖的大学之一,这里也培养出了许多栋梁之才。因此,它可
以提
供高质量的教学资源,这对于外国学习者来说是最根本的。此外,北京是中国的首都,
这里
有各种各样的历史建筑。这些建筑能为外国学生提供了了解中国文化和历史的好机
会。
希望以上建议对你有帮助,祝一切顺利！
诚挚的,
李明
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
Section A
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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 I and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
1 A) Many facilities were destroyed by a wandering cow
B) A wandering cow knocked down one of its fences
C) Some tourists were injured by a wandering cow.
D)A wandering cow was captured by the police

2. A) It was shot to death by a police officer.
B) It found its way back to the park's zoo
C)It became a great attraction for tourists
D) It was sent to the animal control department.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard
3. A) It is the largest of its kind
B) It is going to be expanded.
C) It is displaying more fossil specimens
D) It is staring an online exhibition.
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4. A ) A collection of bird fossils from Australia.
B) Photographs of certain rare fossil exhibits
C) Some ancient wall paintings from Australia
D) Pictures by winners of a wildlife photo contest.

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard
5A) Pick up trash
B) Amuse visitors
C) Deliver messages
D) Play with children

6. A) They are especially intelligent
B)They are children‘s favorite
D)They are clean and pretty

7. A) Children may be harmed by the rooks
B) Children may be tempted to drop litter.
C) Children may contract bird diseases
D)Children may overfeed the rooks

Section B
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Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each
conversation, 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 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) It will be produced at Harvard University
B) It will be hosted by famous professors
C)It will cover different areas of science
D) It will focus on recent scientific discoveries

9. A) It will be more futuristic
B) It will be more systematic
C) It will be more entertaining
D) It will be easier to understand.

10. A) People interested in science.
B) Youngsters eager to explore
C) Children in their early teens

11. A) Offer professional advice
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B) Provide financial support.
C) Help promote it on the Internet.
D) Make episodes for its first season.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) Unsure
B) Helpless.
C) Concerned
D) Dissatisfied.

13. A) He is too concerned with being perfect.
B) He loses heart when faced with setbacks
C)He is too ambitious in achieving goals
D)He takes on projects beyond his ability

14.A) Embarrassed
B) Unconcerned
C) Miserable
D)Resentful

15.A) Try to be optimistic whatever happens
B) Compare his present with his past on
C) Always learn from others' achievements
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D) Treat others the way he would be treated

Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage,
you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage 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 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) They have a stronger sense of social responsibility
B) They are more likely to succeed in the humanities.
C) They are more likely to become
D)They have greater potential to be leaders

17. A) Praise girls who like to speak up frequently
B) Encourage girls to solve problems on their own
C)Insist that boys and girls work together more
D) Respond more positively to boys‘ comments.

18. A) Offer personalized teaching materials.
B) Provide a variety of optional courses
Place great emphasis on test scores
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D) Pay extra attention to top students

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) It often rains cats and dogs
B) It seldom rains in summer time
C) It does not rain as much as people think.
D) It is one of the most rainy cities in the US

20. A) They drive most of the time
B) The rain is usually very light.
C)They have got used to the rain
D)The rain comes mostly at night.

21. A ) It has a lot of places for entertainment.
B) It has never seen thunder and lighting
C)It has fewer cloudy days than any other coastal city.
D)It has mild weather both in summer and in winter.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) It occurs when people are doing a repetitive activity
B) It results from exerting one's muscles continuously
C) It happens when people engage in an uncommon activity.
D) It comes from staining one's muscles in an unusual way
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23. A) Blood flow and body heat increase in the affected area.
B) Body movements in the affected area become difficult.
C) They begin to make repairs immediately
D)They gradually become fragmented

24. A) About one week.
B) About two days
C)About ten days
D)About four weeks

25. A) Apply muscle creams.
B) Drink plenty of water
C) Have a hot shower
D) Take pain-killers

【参考答案】
1-5 A D C B C
6-10 B D A B D
11-15 A D B D A
16-20 C C D C A
21-25 B D D A B
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PartⅢ Reading comprehension (40minutes)
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 the center. You may not use any of the
words in the bank more than once.

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Finally, some good news about airplane travel. If you are on a plane with a sick
passenger. You are unlikely to get sick. That is the 26 of a new study that looked
at how respiratory （呼吸道）viruses 27 on airplanes. Researchers found that only
people who were seated in individual had a high risk of catching the illness. All
other passengers had only a very 28 chance of getting sick according to the
findings. Media reports have not necessarily presented. 29 information about the
risk of getting infected on an airplane in the past. Therefore, these new findings
should help airplane passengers to feel less 30 to catching respiratory infections
while traveling by air.
Prior to the new study. litter was known about the risks of getting 31 infected
by common respiratory viruses, such as the flu or common cold, on an airplane, the
researchers said. So, to 32 the risks of infection, the study team flew on 10
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different 33 in the Us. 34 side of a person infected with flu, as well as those sitting
one roe in font of or behind this individual, had about an 80 person chance of
getting sick. But other passengers were 35 safe from infection.

They had a less than 3 percent chance of catching the flu.

A) accurate B) conclusion C) directly D)either
E) evaluate
I）Nearby


【参考答案】
26-30 B L K A O
31-35 C E G D H
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
A South Korean city designed for the future takes on a life of its own

A) Getting around a city is one thing -and then there's the matter of getting from
one city to another One vision of the perfect city of the future: a place that offers
easy access to air travel. In 2011, a University of North Carolina business professor
F) explorations
J) respond
N) vividly
G) flights
K）Slim
O) vulnerable
H) largely
L) spread

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named John Kasarda published a book called Aerotropolis: The Way Well Live Next.
Kasarda says future cities should be built intentionally around or near airports. The
idea, as he has put it, is to offer businesses
massive scale.
B)（水运的)century, the 19th century a
rail century. the 20th century a highway, car, truck century and the 21st century will
increasingly be an aviation century, as the globe becomes increasingly connected
by air, Kasarda says Songdo, a city built from scratch in South Korea, is one of
Kasarda's prime examples. It has existed for just few years. From the get-go, it was
designed on the basis of connectivity and competitiveness，“ says Kasada. The
government built the bridge directly from the airport to Songdo international
business district. And the surface infrastructure was built in tandem with the new
airport.”
C) Songdo is a stone's throw from South Koreas Incheon Airport, its main
international hub(枢纽). But it takes a lot more than a nearby airport to be a city of
the future. Just building a place as an ‘t mean it
will become one. Park Yeon Soo conceived (构想) this city of the future back in
1986. He considers Songdo his baby.
he imagined the city, Park's baby is close to 70 percent built, with 36.000 people
living in the business district and 90,000 residents in greater Songdo. It's about an
hour outside Seoul, built on reclaimed tidal flats along the Yellow Sea, There s a
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coast Guard building and a tall trade tower, as well as a park, golf course and
university .
D) Chances are you' ve actually seen this place. Songdo appears in the most famous
music video ever to come out of South Korea. Gangnam Style
fashionable Gangnam district in Seoul. But some of the video was filmed in Songdo.
I don‘t know if you remember, there was a scene in a subway station. That was not
Gangnam. That was actually Songdo, says Jung Won Son, a professor of urban
development at London‘s Bartlett School of Planning, the reason to shoot
there is that it's new and nice .
E) The city was supposed to be a hub for global companies, with employees from
all over the world. But hat's not how it has turned out. Songdo s reputation is as a
futuristic ghost town. But the reality is more complicated. A bridge with big, light-
blue loops leads into the business district. In the center of the main road there's a
long line of flags of the world. On the comer, there‘s a Starbucks and a 7-Eleven--
all of the international brands that you see all over the world nowadays.
F) The city is not empty. There are mothers pushing strollers, old women with
walkers even in the middle of the day. when it's 90 degrees out. Byun Young-Jin
chairs the Songdo real estate association and started selling property here when the
first phase of the city opened in 2005. He says demand has boomed in the past
couple of years. Most of his clients are Korean. In fact, the developer says, 99
percent of the homes here are sold to Koreans. Young families move here because
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the schools are great. And that's the problem: Songdo has become a popular
Korean city more popular as a residential area than a business one It's not yet the
futuristic international business hub that planners imagined. It's a great place to live.
And it's becoming a great place to work, says Scott Summers, the vice president of
Gale International, the developer of the city. The floor-to-ceiling windows of his
company's offices overlook Songdo Central Park, with a canal full of kayaks and
paddle boats. Shimmering(闪烁的)glass towers line the canal's edge.
G)
which enabled the residents to live here, what has probably missed the mark is for
companies to locate here, he says. There needs to be strong economic incentives.
feels a bit like a theme park. It doesn’ t feel all that
futuristic. There's a high-tech underground trash disposal system. Buildings are
environmentally friendly. Everybody's television set is connected to a system that
streams personalized language or exercise classes.
H) But Star Trek this is not. And to some of the residents, Songdo feels hollow.
like: in
prison for weekdays. That's what we call it in the workplace“ says a woman in her
20s. She
doesn't want to use her name for fear of being fired from her job. She goes back to
Seoul every
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weekend. MI say I'm prison- breaking on Friday nights.
prison break in
her own car. There's no high-speed train connecting Songdo to SeouL just over 20
miles away.
I) The man who first imagined Songdo feels frustrated，too. Park says he built
South Korea a
luxury vehicle,
good driver
to accelerate-
dotted with
futuristic, high- tech cities trying to attract the biggest international companies .
J) Songdo?s backers contend that it's still early, and business space is filling up—
about 70
percent of finished offices are now occupied. Brent Ryan: who teaches urban design
at UT, says
Songdo proves a universal principle. 乌托井
的)cities in history.
And the reason we don't know about a lot of them is that a lot of them have
vanished ― r anything else—it is
hard to predict the future.

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36. Songdo's popularity lies more in its quality of life than its business attraction.
37. The man who conceives Songdo feels disappointed because it has fallen short
of his
expectations.
38. A scene in a popular South Korean music video was shot m Songdo.
39. Songdo still lacks the financial stimulus for businesses to set up shop there.
40. Airplanes will increasingly become the chief means of transportation, according
to a
professor.
41. Songdo has ended up different from the city it was supposed to be.
42. Some of the people who work in Songdo complain about boredom in the
workplace.
43. A business professor says that a future city should have easy access to
international transportation.
44. According to an urban design professor, it is difficult for city designers to
foresee what
happen m the future.
45. Park Yeon So. Who envisioned Songdo, feels a parental connection with the city.
【参考答案】
36-40 F I D G B
41-45 E H A J C
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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.
The fifth largest city in the US passed a significant soda tax proposal that will levy
(征税)1.5 cents per liquid ounce on distributors.
Philadelphia's new measure was approved by a 13 to 4 city council vote. It sets a
new bar for similar initiatives across the county. It is proof that taxes on sugary
drinks can win substantial support outside super-liberal areas. Until now, the only
city to successfully pass and implement a soda tax was Berkeley, Califomia, in 2014.
The tax will apply to regular and diet sodas, as well as other drinks with added
sugar, such as Gatorade and iced teas. It's expected to raise $$410 million over the
next five years, most of which will go toward funding a universal pre-kindergarten
program for the city.
While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room,
opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a
promise to challenge the tax in court.
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“The tax passed today unfairly singles out beverages-including low- and no-
calorie choices”, said Lauren Kane, spokeswoman for the American Beverage
Association. “But most importantly, it is against the law. So we will side with the
majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to
stop it. “
An industry backed anti- tax campaign has spent at least S4 million on
advertisements. The ads criticized the measure. characterizing it as a “grocery tax.”
Public health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain
lasting health issues that plague Americans. “The move to recapture a small part of
the profits from an industry that pushes a product that contributes to diabetes,
obesity and heart disease in poorer communities in order to reinvest in those
communities will sure be inspirational to many other places”, said Jim Krieger,
executive director of Healthy Food America. Indeed, we are already hearing from
some of them. “It's not just Berkeley anymore.”
Similar measures in California's Albany, Oakland, San Francisco and Colorado's
boulder are becoming hot-button issues Health advocacy groups have hinted that
even more might be coming

46. What does the passage say about the newly-approved soda tax in
Philadelphia?
A) It will change the lifestyle of many consumers
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B) It may encourage other US cities to follow suit.
C) It will cut soda consumption among low-income communities
D) It may influence the marketing strategies of the soda business

47.
A)
What will the opponents probably do to respond to the soda tax proposal?
Bargain with the city council.
B) Refuse to pay additional tax.
C)
D)

48. What did the industry-backed anti-tax campaign do about the soda tax
Take legal action against it
Try to win public support.
proposal
A) It tried to arouse hostile feelings among consumers
B) It tried to win grocers support against the measure
C) It kept sending letters of protest to the media
D) It criticized the measure through advertising

49. What did public health groups think the soda tax would do?
A) Alert people to the risk of sugar-induced diseases.
B) Help people to fix certain long-time health issues.
C) Add to the fund for their research on diseases.
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D) Benefit low-income people across the country

50. What do we learn about similar measures concerning the soda tax in some
other cities?
A) They are becoming rather sensitive issues.
B) They are spreading panic in the soda industry.
C)
D)


Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
Popping food into the microwave for a couple of minutes may seem utterly
harmless, but Europe’s stock of these quick-cooking ovens emit as much carbon as
nearly 7 million cars, a new study has found. And the problem is growing. With
costs falling and kitchen appliances becoming “status
away microwaves after an average of eight years. This is pushing sales of new
microwaves which are expected to reach 135 million annually in the EU by the end
of the decade
A study by the University of Manchester calculated the emissions of co2-the main
greenhouse gas responsible for climate change-at every stage of microwaves, from
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They are reducing the incidence of sugar-induced diseases.
They are taking away lot of profit from the soda industry.

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manufacture to waste disposal. “It is electricity consumption by microwaves that has
the biggest impact on the environment,
that the emissions from using 19 microwaves over a year are the same as those
from using a car. According to the same study, efforts to reduce consumption
should focus on improving consumer awareness and behaviour . For example,
consumers could use appliances in a more efficient way by adjusting the time of
cooking to the type of food.
However, David Reay, professor of carbon management, argues that, although
microwaves use a great deal of energy, their emissions are minor compared to
those from cars. In the UK alone, there are around 30 million cars These cars emit
more than all the microwaves in the EU. Backing this up, recent data show that
passenger cars in the UK emitted 69 million tons of CO2 in 2015. This is 10 times
the amount this new microwave oven study estimates for annual emissions for all
the microwave ovens in the EU. Further, the energy used by microwaves is lower
than any other form of cooking. Among common kitchen appliances used for
cooking, microwaves are the most energy efficient, followed by a stove and finally a
standard oven. Thus, rising microwave sales could be seen as a positive thing.

51.
A)
What is the finding of the new study?
Quick-cooking microwave ovens have become more popular.
B) The frequent use of microwaves may do harm to our health.
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C) CO2 emissions constitute a major threat to the environment
D）The use of microwaves emits more CO than people think .

52. Why are the sales of microwaves expected to rise？
A) They are becoming more affordable.
B) They have a shorter life cycle than other appliances .
C) They are getting much easier to operate.
D) They take less time to cook than other appliances.

53. What recommendation does the study by the University of Manchester make?
A) Cooking food of different varieties.
B) Improving microwave user’s habits.
C) Eating less to cut energy consumption.
D) Using microwave ovens less frequently.

54. What does Professor David Reay try to argue?
A) There are far more emissions from cars than from microwaves.
B) People should be persuaded into using passenger cars less often
C) The UK produces less CO than many other countries in the EU
D) More data are needed to show whether microwaves are harmful.

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55. What does Professor David Reay think of the use of microwaves?
A) It will become less popular in the coming decades.
B) It makes everyday cooking much more convenient.
C) It plays a positive role in environmental protection.
D) It consumes more power than conventional cooking

【参考答案】
46-50 D C A D C
51-55 C B B A D

Part Ⅳ Translation ( 30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from
Chinese into
English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2
中国家庭十分重视孩子的教育。许多 父母认为应该努力工作,确保孩子受到良好的
教育。他们不仅非常情愿为孩子的教育投资,而且花很多时 间督促他们学习。多数
家长希望孩子能进入名牌大学。由于改革开放,越来越多的家长能送孩子到国外学
习或参加国际交流项目,让其拓宽视野。通过这些努力,他们期望孩子健康成长,为国
家的发展 和繁荣做出资献。
【参考译文】
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Chinese families place a great premium on their children‘s education. The
majority of parents hold that they should work hard to ensure that their children
can get a good education. Not only are they willing to invest in children‘s education,
but also they spend plenty of time urging them to learn. Meanwhile, most of them
want their children to go to prestigious universities. Due to the reform and opening
up, an increasingly number of parents can send their children to study abroad or
participate the international exchange programs to broaden their horizons.
Through these efforts they anticipate that their children can grow up healthily and
make contributions to the development and prosperity of our nation.


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