大学英语四级第一套真题.docx

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大学英语四级第一套真题

2016年12月大学英语四级试题（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions：

Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouaretwooptionsupongraduation：

oneistofindajobsomewhereandtheothertostartabusinessofyourown.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

Inthissection，youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport，youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejusttheheard.

1.A）Itwasdangeroustolivein.C）Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.

B）Itwasgoingtoberenovated.D）Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

2.A）Astrike.B）Astorm.C）Aforestfire.D）ATerroristattack.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B）Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

C）Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

D）Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

4.A）Theytriedhardtorepairtheaccident.

B）Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.

C）Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

D）Theyprovidedtheminerwithfoodandwater.

Question5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Raisepostagerates.C）Redesigndeliveryroutes.

B）Improveitsservices.D）Closesomeofitspostoffices.

6.A）Shorteningbusinesshours.C）StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

B）Closingofficesonholidays.D）Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.

7.A）Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs

B）Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain

C）Taxpayerswillbeverypleased

D）Alotofcontroversywillarise

SectionB

Directions：

Inthissection，youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation，youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromfourchoicemarkedA），B），C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheet1withasinglelinethoughthecentre.

Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.C）Hewillbegivenawarning.

B）Hewillgothroughretraining.D）Hewilllosepartofhispay.

9.A）Heisalwaysontime.C）Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.

B）Heistrustworthyguy.D）Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.

10.A）Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.C）Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.

B）Sheisinchargeofpublicrelation.D）Sheisbetterathandingsuchmatters.

11.A）Heisskilledandexperienced.C）Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

B）Heisveryclosetothemanager.D）Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Open.B）Friendly.C）Selfish.D）Reserved.　

13.A）Theystayquiet.C）Theytalkabouttheweather

B）Theyreadabook.D）Theychatwithfellowpassengers.

14.A）Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

B）ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

C）Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

D）Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

15.A）Housearemuchmorequiet.C）Theywanttohavemorespace.

B）Housesprovidemoreprivacy.D）Theywantagardenoftheirown.

SectionC

Directions：

Inthissection，youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

B）Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

C）Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

D）Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

17.A）Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.C）Visittheschoolcareersservices.

B）Lookatschoolbulletinboards.D）Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

18.A）Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

B）Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

C）Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

D）Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Ittastesbetter.C）Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

B）Itiseasiertogrow.D）Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

20.A）Itishealthierthangreentea.C）Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

B）Itcangrowindriersoil.D）Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.

21.A）Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

B）Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.

C）Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.

D）Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.

B）Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

C）Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.

D）Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.

23.A）Theywereproudoftheircreations.

B）Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

C）Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.

D）Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.

24.A）Makewisechoices.C）Designhandicraftsthemselves.

B）Identifyfakecrafts.D）Learntheimportanceofcreation.

25.A）Toboostthelocaleconomy.C）Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.

B）Toattractforeigninvestments.D）Topreservethetraditionalculture.

PARTⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

Inthissection，thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwillmatchtheoffense.Butwhenitcomestooneofthecruelestcrimes—animalfighting—things26workoutthatway.Dogfightingvictimsare27andkilledforprofitand“sport,”yettheircriminalabusersoftenreceivea28sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyhalfofallfederally-convictedanimalfightersonlygetprobation（缓刑）.

Someprogresshasbeenmadeintheprosecution（起诉）ofanimalfighters.Butfederaljudgesoftenrelyheavilyonthe.SentencingGuidelineswhenthey29penalties,andinthecaseofanimalfighting,thoseguidelinesareoutdatedandextremely30.

The.SentencingCommission,which31thesesentencingguidelines,isrevisitingthem,proposingtoraisetheminimumsentencefrom6-12to21-27months.Thisisastepintheright32,butwe’dliketoseethe.SentencingCommissionmakefurtherguidelines.

Simultaneoustothiseffort,we’reworkingwithanimaladvocatesandstateandfederallawmakersto33anti-crueltylawsacrossthecountry,aswellassupportinglawsandpoliciesthatassistoverburdenedanimal34thatcareforanimalfightingvictims.Thishelpis35importantbecausethehighcostofcaringforanimalvictimsisamajordeterrenttointerveningincrueltycasesinthefirstplace.

A）convenientB）createsC）criticallyD）determineE）direction

F）hesitateG）inadequateH）inspiredI）methodJ）minimal

K）rarelyL）sheltersM）strengthenN）sufferingsO）tortured

SectionB

Directions：

Inthissection，youaregongingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.

WhenWorkBecomesaGame

[A]Whatmotivatesemployeestodotheirjobswell?

Competitionwithcoworkers,forsome.Thepromiseofrewards,forothers.Pureenjoymentofproblem-solving,foraluckyfew.

[B]Increasingly,companiesaretappingintothesedesiresdirectlythroughwhat’scometobeknownas“gamification:

”essentially,turningworkintoagame.“Gamificationisaboutunderstandingwhatitisthatmakesgamesengagingandwhatgamedesignersdotocreateagreatexperienceingames,andtakingthoselearningsandapplyingthemtoothercontextssuchastheworkplaceandeducation,”explainsKevinWerbach,agamificationexpertwhoteachesattheWhartonSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUnitedStates..

[C]Itmightmeanmonitoringemployeeproductivityonadigitalleaderboardandofferingprizestothewinners,orgivingemployeesdigitalbadgesorstarsforcompletingcertainactivities.Itcouldalsomeantrainingemployeeshowtodotheirjobsthroughvideogameplatforms.CompaniesfromGoogletoIBMtoWellsFargoareknowntousesomedegreeofgamificationintheirworkplaces.Andmoreandmorecompaniesarejoiningthem.Arecentreportsuggeststhattheglobalgamificationmarketwillgrowfrom$billionin2015to$billionby2020.

[D]Theconceptofgamificationisnotentirelynew,Werbachsays.Companies,marketersandteachershavelonglookedfor