aloud2013年12月英语四级真题及答案

2021年1月8日发(作者：林巧稚)


2013年12月英语四级真题

作文一：
For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below.
You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way
people communicate and then explain whether electronic communication can replace
face-to-face should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

“Dear Andy-How are you? Your mother and I are both miss you and hope you are
doing look forward to seeing you again the nest time your computer crashes and you
come down-stairs for something to eat,Love,Mom and Dad.”

作文二：
For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below.
You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on learning and
then explain why
doesn’t simply mean learning to obtain information. You should write at least 120 words but
no more than 180 words.




“Once I learn how to use Google,isn’t that all the education I really need?”

作文三：
For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below.
You should start your essay with a brief account of the increasin,use of the mobile phone in
people’s life and explain the
Consequence of overusing it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180
words.

People are crossing the street looking at their cell phones and using walking sticks in order
to see.

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long the
end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was the
conversation and the questions will be spoken only each question there will be a
the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide
which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single
line through the centre.



注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.A)Go to a place he has visited
B)Make her own arrangements
C)Consult a travel agent
D)Join in a package tour
2.
A)They are on a long trip by car
B)They are syuck in a traffic jam
C)They are used to getting up early
D)They are tired of eating out at night
3.
A)He is a person difficult to deal with
B)He dislikes any formal gathering
C)He is unwilling to speak in public
D)He often keeps a distance from others
4.
A)Work in another deparment
B)Pursue further education
C)Recruit graduate students
D)Take an administrative job
5.
A)He would not be available to start the job in time
B)He is not quite qualified for the art director position
C)He would like to leave some more time for himself
D)He will get his application letter ready before May1
6.
A)Cleaner
B)porter
C)Mechanic
D)Salesman
7.
A)Reqest one or two roommates to do the cleaning
B)Help Laura with her term paper due this weekend
C)Get Laura to clean the apartment herself this time
D)Ask Laura to put off the cleaning until another week
8.
A) A problem caused by the construction
B)An accident that occurred on the bridge
C)The building project they are working on
D)The public transportaion conditions

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have heard.

9



A) To look for a job as a salesperson
B) To have a talk with Miss Thompson.
C) To place an order for some products.
D) To complain about a faulty appliance.

10
A) The person in charge is not in the office.
B) The supplies are out of stock for the moment.
C) They failed to reach an agreement on the price.
D) The company is re-cataloguing the items.

11
A) 0743,12536 extension 15.
B) 0734,38750 extension 15.
C) 0734,21653 extension 51.
D) 0734,62135 extension 51.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12
A)Since he found a girlfriend
B)Since he took to heavy smoking.
C)Since he began to exercise regularly
D)Since he started to live on his own.

13
A)He is getting too fat.
B)He smokes too much
C)He doesn’t eat vegetables.
D)He doesn’t look well at all.

14
A)They are overweight for their age
B)They are respectful to their parents
C)They are still in their early twenties
D)They dislike doing physical exercise.

15
A)To quit smoking.
B)To find a girlfriend
C)To reduce his weight
D)To follow her advice.

Section B



Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you
will hear some 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.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16.
A)They have destroyed several small towns.
B)They will soon spread to San Francisco.
C)They have injured many residents.
D)They are burning out of control.
17.
A) They have been hospitalized.
B) They have got skin problems.
C) They were choked by the thick smoke.
D) They were poisoned by the burning chemicals.
18.
A)It failed because of a sudden rocket explosion.
B) It has been re-scheduled for a midday takeoff.
C) It has been canceled due to technical problems.
D) It was delayed for eleven hours and thirty minutes.
19.
A)They made frequent long-distance calls to each other.
B) They illegally used government computers in New Jersey.
C) They were found to be smarter than computer specialists.
D) They were arrested for stealing government information.

Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

20.
A)Peaceful
B)Considerate
C)Generous
D)Cooperative
21.
A)Someone dumped the clothes left in the washer and dryer.
B)Someone broke the washer and dryer by overloading them.
C)Mindy Lance’s laundry blocked the way to the laundry room.
D)Mindy Lance’s threatened to take revenge on her neighbors.



22.
A)Asking the neighborhood committee for help.
B)Limiting the amount of laundry for each wash.
C)Informing the building manager of the matter.
D)Installing a few more washers and dryers.

Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23.A) She is both a popular and a highly respected author.
B) She is the most loved African novelist of all times.
C) She is the most influential author since the 1930's.
D) She is the first writer to focus on the fate of slaves.

24. A) The Book Critics Circle Award.
B) The Pulitzer Prize for fiction
C) The Nobel Prize for literature.
D) The National Book Award.

25. A)She is a relative of Morrison's.
B) She is a skilled storyteller.
C) She is a slave from Africa.
D) She is a black woman

Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for
the first time，you should listen carefully for its general the passage is read for
the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just
heard. Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have
written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Many college students today own personal computer that cost anywhere from $$1,000 to
perhaps %5,000 or more. (26)_________, it is not uncommon for them to purchase
(27)_________costing another several hundred dollars. Twenty years ago, computers were
(28) ___________, but they were very large and extremely expensive. Few, if any,(29)
__________ purchased computers for home use. Over the years, the price of the “guts” of a
computer---its memory—has declined to less than a thousandth of the price per unit of
memory that prevailed twenty years ago. This is the main reason why computers cost so much
less today than they used to. Moreover, (30) _________improvements have made it possible
to (31) ___________memory circuitry that is small enough to fit into the portable personal
computers that many of us own and use. (32)___________, as the price of computation has
declined the average consumer and business have spent more on purchasing computers.
(33)___________,improved agricultural technology, hybrid(杂交)
seeds,(34)_________animal breeding, and so on have vastly increased the amount of output a



typical farmer can produce. The prices of goods such as meats and grains have fallen sharply
relative to the prices of most other goods and services. As agricultural prices have fallen,
many households have decreased their total expenses on food. Even though the
(35)______________of a product purchased generally increases when its price falls, total
expenses on it may decline.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
To get a sense of how women have progressed in science take a quick tour of the physics
department at the University of California is a storied place the 36 of some of
the most important discoveries in modern science-starting with Ernest Lawrence's invention
of the cvclotron(回旋加速器)in 1931.A generation ago female faces were 37
today,visitors walking through the first floor of LeConte Hall will See a full corridor of
exhibits 38 the many distinguished physicists who made history here, 39 all of there white
males

But climb up to the third floor and you'll see a 40 ,among the photos of current
facnlty members and students are portraits of the 41 head of the department,Marjorie Shapiro
and four other women whose reseaich 42 everything from the mecheanics of the universe to
the smallest particles of matter.A sixth woman was hired just two weeks gh they're
Still only about 10 percent of the physics faculty,women are clearly a presence the
real 43 may be in the smaller photos to the right graduate and undergraduate students about
20 percent of them years Berkeley sends its fresh female physics PhDs to the
country's top makes Shapiro optimistic but also 44 believe things are
getting bette

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

Section B