大学英语四级第一套真题

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2016

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12

月大学英语四级真题（卷一）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

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 (25minutes)

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.

C) He could no longer pay

the rent.

B) It was going to be renovated. 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 question-s 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.

C) Friendly.

D) Reserved.

13.

A) They stay quiet.

B) They read a book.

C) They talk about the weather.

D) They chat with fellow passengers.

14. A) She was always treated as a foreigner.

B) She was eager to visit an English castle.

C) She was never invited to a colleague's home.

D) She was unwilling to make friends with workmates.

15. A) Houses are much more quiet.

B) Houses provide more privacy.

C) They want to have more space.

D) They want a garden of their own.

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 onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line

through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have

just heard.

16. A) They don't have much choice of jobs.

B) They are likely to get much higher pay.

C) They don't have to go through job interviews.

D) They will automatically be given hiring priority.

17. A) Ask their professors for help.

B) Look at school bulletin boards.

C) Visit the school careers service.

D) Go through campus newspapers.

18. A) Helping students find the books and journals they

need.

B) Supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere.

C) Helping students arrange appointments with librarians.

D) Providing students with information about the library.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have

just heard.

19. A) It tastes better.

B) It is easier to grow.

C) It may be sold at a higher price.

D) It can better survive extreme weathers.

20.

A) It is healthier than green tea.

B) It can grow in drier soil.

C) It will replace green tea one day.

D) It is immune to various diseases.

21. A) It has been well received by many tea drinkers.

B) It does not bring the promised health benefits.

C) It has made tea farmers' life easier.

D) It does not have a stable market.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have

just heard.

22. A) They need decorations to show their status.

B) They prefer unique objects of high quality.

C) They decorate their homes themselves.

D) They care more about environment.

23. A) They were proud of their creations.

B) They could only try to create at night.

C) They made great contributions to society.

D) They focused on the quality of their products.

24.

A) Make wise choices.

B) Identify fake crafts.

C) Design handicrafts themselves.

D) Learn the importance of creation.

25.

A) To boost the local economy.

B) To attract foreign investments.

C) To arouse public interest in crafts.

D) To preserve the traditional culture.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minut

es)

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 onAnswer 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 cle

ar

exactly how.”

A) abnormal

I) regardless

B) applied

J) searched

C) briefly

K) similarities

D) categorizing

L) slightly

E) challenges

M) suggests

F) figure

N) tastes

G) percentage

O) traditional

H) proving

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