witty卷二 2019年12月英语四级真题及答案

2021年1月8日发(作者：毕心璃)
2019
年
12
月四级考试真题及答案第二套
PartIWriti ng(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallo wed30minutestowritealettertoaforeign
recommenda placetohim.
Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnom orethan180words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(25 minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,n dofeachnews
report,enewsreportand
ouhearaque stion,you
mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourcho icesmarkedA),B),C)and
D).Thenmarkthecorrespondi ngletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle
linethroughth ecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreporty ouhavejustheard.
1.A)Thenumberofnurseshasdroppe dtoarecordlow.
B)Thereisagrowingshortageofmedic alpersonnel.
C)Thereisdiscriminationagainstmale nurses.
D)Thenumberofmalenurseshasgonedown..
2.A)Culturalbias.
B)Inadequatepay.
C)Educat ionalsystem.
D)Workingconditions.
Questions3 and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3. A)Hefelloutofalifeboat.
B)Helosthiswayonabeach.
C)Hewasalmostdrowned.
D)Heenjoyedswimmingin thesea.
4.A)Thebeachisapopulartouristresort.
B)Theemergencyservicesareefficient.
C)Thebeach isagoodplacetowatchthetide.
D)Thelifeboatspatro lthearearoundtheclock.
Questions5to7arebasedont henewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Itbecameanonl inestar.
B)Itbrokeintoanofficeroom.
C)Itesca pedfromalocalzoo.
D)Itclimbed25storeysatonego.< br>6.A)Senditbacktothezoo.
B)Releaseitintothewi ld.
C)Returnittoitsowner.
D)Giveitaphysicalc heckup.
7.A)Araccooncanperformactsnohumancan.B)Araccooncanclimbmuchhigherthanacat.
C)Thera ccoonbecameasfamousassomepoliticians.
D)Theracc oondidsomethingnopoliticiancould.
SectionB
D irections:Inthissection,ndofeach
conversation,e conversationandthe
ouhearaquestion,youmust
c hoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C) andD).
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSh eet1withasingleline
throughthecentre.
Questi ons8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Shegotawell-payingjobinabank.
B)Sherece ivedabonusunexpectedly.
CShereceivedherfirstmon thlysalary.
D)Shegotapayraiseforherperformance.
9.A)Severalyearsago.
B)Twodecadesago.
C) Rightaftergraduation.
D)Justlastmonth.
10.A) Hesentasmallchecktohisparents.
B)Hetookafewofhi sfriendstoagym.
C)Heimmediatelydepositeditinaba nk.
D)Hetreatedhisparentstoanicemeal.
11.A)B uysomeprofessionalclothes.
B)Budgethersalarycar efully.
C)Joinhercolleaguesforgymexercise.
D )Visitherformeruniversitycampus.
Questions12to1 5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12. A)Hehasadifficultdecisiontomake.
B)Hehasbeenove rworkedrecently.
C)Hehasjustquarreledwithhisgir lfriend.
D)Hehasjusttoomanythingstoattendto.
13.A)Giveprioritytothingsmoreurgent.
B)Turntoh isgirlfriendforassistance.
C)Thinktwicebeforema kingthedecision.
D)Seekadvicefromhisfamilyandad visor.
14.A)Hisparentsandadvisorhavedifferentop inions.
B)Heisnotparticularlykeenonthejoboffere d.
C)Helacksthemoneyforhisdoctoralprogram.
D )Hisgirlfrienddoesnotsupporthisdecision.
15.A)T heyneedtimetomakepreparations.
B)Theyneedtosave enoughmoneyforit.
C)Theyhaven’tstartedtheircare ersyet.
D)Theyhaven’twontheirparents’approval.< br>SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,ndofeachpa ssage,
epassageandthequestions
ouhearaquesti on,youmustchoosethe
bestanswerfromthefourchoice smarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmark
thecorrespondingl etteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe
ce ntre.
Questions
16.
16to18arebasedonthepa ssageyouhavejustheard.
B)
A)Acquiringinforma tionandprofessionalknowledge.
C)
Usinginform ationtounderstandandsolveproblems.
D)
Enrich ing
17.
Expressing
socialandintellectuall ives.
B)
A)Improving
ideas
mind-readin g
andopinionsfreely.
C)
Readingclassicsci entificliterature.
strategies.
D)
Playing
18.
Traveling
games
todifferent
th atchallenge
placesin
one’s
theworld.
m ind.
B)
A)Giveothersfreedomtoexpressthemselv es.
C)
Expose
Questions
D)
Discard< br>themselvestodifferentcultures.
Participatepersonal
indebates
biasesandprejudices.
19.
19to21arebased
or
on
discussions.
thepassageyouhavejustheard.
B)
C)
The
A)The
reason
nature
agreat
ofrelat ionships
manypeople
betweendogs.
D)
Wh y
20.
How
dogs
dogs
can
feel
befaithfulfriends
love
ofhumans.
dogs.
B)
A)Theyhavean
about
unusual
theirsense
bonds
of
with
responsibility.< br>humans.
C)
They
D)
They
can
c an
respond
fallinlove
tohumans’
justli ke
questions.
humans.
21.
They
B)A)They
behave
have
like
their
oth er
own
animalsinmanyways.
C)
They
T hey
experience
helphumans
true
joysand sorrows.
in
romantic
various
love.
Questions
D)They
22.
22
stay
to25with
are
one
based
partner
onthe< br>for
ways.
passage
life.
youhavejust heard.
B)
C)
A
A)
rare
Acowbone.
D)
A
23.
A
historical
animal.precious
site.
B)Preserving
A)Measuring
stone.
it.
it.
C)Datingit.
D)Ident ifyingit.
24.A)Thesiteshouldhavebeenprotected.< br>B)Theboy’sfamilyhadactedcorrectly.
C)Theboys houldhavecalledanexpert.
D)Thechannelneedstoint erviewtheboy.
25.A)Searchforsimilarfossilselsew here.
B)AsktheuniversitytorewardJude.
C)Cond uctamoredetailedsearch.
D)Seekadditionalfundsfo rthesearch.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes )
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,required to
selectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesg iveninawordbank
epassagethroughcarefullybeforem aking

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitem onAnswerSheet2witha
notuseanyofthewordsinthe
bankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthe followingpassage.
Finally,reonaplanewithasickpassenger,the26ofanewstudythatlookedat
chersf oundthatonlypeoplewho
wereseatedinthesamerowasa passengerwiththeflu,forexample—oronerowin
front oforbehindthatindividual—er
passengershadonlyav ery28chanceofgettingsick,accordingtothefindings.Mediareportshavenotnecessarilypresented29informa tionabouttheriskof
ore,thesenewfindingsshouldhe lp
airplanepassengerstofeelless30tocatchingresp iratoryinfectionswhile
travelingbyair.
Prior tothenewstudy,litterwasknownabouttherisksofgetting 31infected
bycommonrespiratoryviruses,suchasthe fluorcommoncold,onanairplane,the
,to32theriskso finfection,thestudyteamflewon10
earchersfoundth at
passengerssittingwithintwoseatson34sideofape rsoninfectedwithflu,aswell
asthosesittingonerow infrontoforbehindthisindividual,hadaboutan80person

hadalessthan3percentchanceofcatchingtheflu .
A)accurate
B)conclusion
C)directly
D )either
E)evaluate
F)explorations
G)fligh ts
H)largely
I)nearby
J)respond
K)slim
L)spread
M)summit
N)vividly
O)venerab le
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youareg oingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements
attachedtoe achstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneofthe
fytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.
ragraphismarked
thequestionsbymarkingthecorres pondingletter
onAnswerSheet2.
IsBreakfastRea llytheMostImportantMealoftheDay?
[A]Alongwithol dclassicslike“carrotsgiveyounightvision”and“Santa< br>doesn’tbringtoystomisbehavingchildren”,oneofthe mostwell-wornphrasesof
tire
ofusgrowupbeliev ingthatskippingbreakfastisaseriousmistake—evenifon lytwo
thirdsofadultsintheUKeatbreakfastregularl y,accordingtotheBritishDietetic
Association,and aroundthree-quartersofAmericans.
[B]“Thebodyuse salotofenergystoresforgrowthandrepairthroughthe
night,”explainsdietspecialistSarahElder.“Eatingab alancedbreakfasthelpstoup
ourenergy,aswellasmak eupforproteinandcalciumusedthroughoutthenight.”
Butthere’swidespreaddisagreementoverwhetherbreakf astshouldkeepitstopspot
avebeenconcernsaroundth esugarcontentof
cerealandthefoodindustry’sinvol vementinpro-breakfastresearch—andevenone
claimf romanacademicthatbreakfastis“dangerous”.
[C]Wha t’sthereality?Isbreakfastanecessarystarttothedayor amarketing
tacticbycerealcompanies?Themostresea rchedaspectofbreakfast(and
breakfast-skipping)i stshavedifferenttheoriesas
towhythere’Sstudytha tanalyzedthe
healthdataof50,000peopleoverseveny ears,researchersfoundthatthosewhomade
breakfast thelargestmealofthedayweremorelikelytohavealowerbo dymass
index(BMI)earchersarguedthat
breakfas thelpsreducedailycalorieintakeandimprovethequality ofourdiet—since
breakfastfoodsareoftenhigherinf iberandnutrients.
[D]Butaswithanystudyofthiskin d,itwasunclearifthatwasthecause—orif