大型会议大学英语2019年12月四级真题第1套(1)

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2019
年
12
月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）


Part I
























Writing




















（
30 minutes
）

Directions
：

For this part, .you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about
a
classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college.
You should
write at least
120
words but No more than
180
words.

Part II














Listening Comprehension














(30 minutes)
Section A
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
will
hear
8
short
conversations
and
2
long
conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions
will
be
asked
about
what
was
said.
Both
the
conversation
and
the
questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a
pause. During 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 I
with a single line through the
centre.
1. A) The woman is fussy about the cleanness of the apartment.
B) He has not cleaned the apartment since his mother
’
s visit.
C) He does not remember when his mother canoe over.
D) His mother often helps him to clean the apartment.
2. A) The bus stop is only two minutes
’
walk.
B) The running made him short of breath.
C) They might as well take the next bus.
D) The woman is late by a couple of minutes.
3. A) She is suffering a pain in her neck.
B) She is likely to replace Miss Smith.
C) She has to do extra work for a few days.
D) She is quite sick of working overtime.
4. A) Change her job.
B) Buy a dishwasher.
C) Open a flower shop.
D) Start her own business.
5. A) He forgot where he had left the package.
B) He slipped on his way to the post office.
C) He wanted to deliver the package himself.
D) He failed to do what he promised to do.
6. A) The speakers do not agree with each other.
B) The woman does not like horror films.
C) The man pays for the tickets as a rule.
D) The speakers happened to meet in the cinema.
7. A) The woman is just as unlucky as the man.
B) The woman is more sensitive than the man.
C) The speakers share a common view on love.
D) The speakers are unhappy with their marriage.
8. A) Preparations for a forum.
B) Participants in the forum.
C) Organizers of a forum.
D) Expectations of the forum.

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

9. A) France.
B) Scandinavia.
C) Russia.
D) East Europe.
10. A) More women will be promoted in the workplace.
B) More women will overcome their inadequacies.
C) More women will receive higher education.
D) More women will work outside the family.
11. A) Try hard to protect women
’
s rights.
B) Educate men to respect women more.
C) Help women acquire more professional skills.
D) Spend more time changing women
’
s attitudes.

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

12. A) In a restaurant.
B) In a hotel lobby.
C) At the man
’
s office.
D) At the woman
’
s place.
13. A) He is the chief designer of the latest bike model.
B) He has completed an overseas market survey.
C) He is the Managing Director of Jayal Motors.
D) He has just come back from a trip to Africa.
14. A) To select the right model.
B) To get a good import agent.
C) To convince the board members.
D) To cut down production costs.
15. A) His flexibility.
B) His vision.
C) His intelligence.
D) His determination.

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
I

with
a
single
line
through
the
centre.

Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) How being an identical twin influences one
’
s identity.
B) Why some identical twins keep their identities secret.
C) Why some identical twins were separated from birth.
D) How identical twins are born, raised and educated.
17. A) Their second wives were named Linda.
B) They grew up in different surroundings.
C) Their first children were both daughters.
D) They both got married when they were 39.
18. A) They want to find out the relationship between environment and biology.
B) They want to see what characteristics distinguish one from the other.
C) They want to understand how twins communicate when far apart.
D) They want to know whether twins can feel each other
’
s pain.

Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) It is especially attractive to children and the young.
B) It is the first choice of vacationers on the Continent.
C) It is as comfortable as living in a permanent house.
D) It is an inexpensive way .of spending a holiday.
20. A) It has a solid plastic frame.
B) It consists of an inner and an outer tent.
C) It is very convenient to set up.
D) It is sold to many Continental countries.
21. A) A groundsheet.
B) A gas stove.
C) A kitchen extension.
D) A spare tent.

Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) It covers 179 square miles.
B) It is as big as New York City.
C) It covers 97 square kilometers.
D) It is only half the size of Spain.
23. A) Its geographic features attracted many visitors.
B) Its citizens enjoyed a peaceful, comfortable life.
C) It imported food from foreign countries.
D) It was cut off from the rest of the world.
24. A) The fast development of its neighboring countries.
B) The increasing investment by developed countries.
C) The building of roads connecting it with neighboring countries.
D) The establishing of diplomatic relations with France and Spain.
25. A) They work on their farms.
B) They work in the tourist industry.
C) They raise domestic animals.
D) They make traditional handicrafts.

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
idea.
When 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.





“
Don
’
t take many English courses; they won
’
t help you get a decent job.
”

“
Sign
up for management classes, so you
’
ll be ready to join the family business when you
graduate.
”





Sound

26 ? Many of us have heard suggestions like these

27

by parents or
others close to us. Such comments often seem quite reasonable.




Why, then, should suggestions like these be taken with

28 ? The reason is they
relate
to
decisions
you
should
make.
You
are
the
one
who
must

29

their
consequences.




One of the worst reasons to follow a particular path in life is that other people
want you to. Decisions that affect your life should be your decisions
—
decisions you
make after you
’
ve considered various

30

and chosen the path that suits you best.




Making
your
own
decisions
does
not
mean
that
you
should

31

the
suggestions
of
others.
For
instance,
your
parents
do
have
their
own
unique
experiences that may make their advice helpful, and having

32

in a great deal of
your personal history, they may have a clear view of your strengths and weaknesses.
Still, their views are not necessarily accurate. They may still see you as a child,

33

care
and
protection.
Or
they
may
see
only
your
strengths.
Or,
in
some
unfortunate
cases, they may

34

your flaws and shortcomings.




People will always be giving you advice. Ultimately, though, you have to make
your own

35 .

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.
Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.




One principle of taxation, called the benefits principle, states that people should
pay taxes based on the benefits they receive from government services. This principle
tries to make public goods similar to

36

goods. It seems reasonable that a person
who often goes to the movies pays more in

37

for movie tickets than a person who
rarely goes. And

38 , a person who gets great benefit from a public good should pay
more for it than a person who gets little benefit.




The gasoline tax, for instance, is sometimes

39

using the benefits principle.
In
some
states,

40

from
the
gasoline
tax
are
used
to
build
and
maintain
roads.
Because those who buy gasoline are the same people who use the roads, the gasoline
tax might be viewed as a

41

way to pay for this government service.




The benefits principle can also be used to argue that wealthy citizens should pay
higher
taxes
than
poorer
ones,

42

because
the
wealthy
benefit
more
from
public
services. Consider, for example, the benefits of police protection from

43 . Citizens
with much to protect get greater benefit from police than those with less to protect.
Therefore,
according
to
the
benefits
principle,
the
wealthy
should

44

more
than
the
poor
to
the
cost
of

45

the
police
force.
The
same
argument
can
be
used
for
many
other
public
services,
such
as
fire
protection,
national
defense,
and
the
court
system.

A) adapt
B) contribute
C) exerting
D) expenses
E) fair
F) justified
G) maintaining
H) private


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
.
Grow up Colored
[A]
You
wouldn
’
t
know
Piedmont
anymore
—
my
Piedmont,
I
mean
—
the
town
in
West Virginia where I learned to be a colored boy.

[B] The 1950s in Piedmont was a time to remember, or at least to me. People were
always proud to be from Piedmont
—
lying at the foot of a mountain, on the banks
of the mighty Potomac. We knew God gave America no more beautiful location.
I
never
knew
colored
people
anywhere
who
were
crazier
about
mountains
and
I) provided
J) revenues
K) similarly
L) simply
M) theft
N) total
O) wealth