1、大学英语四级第二套真题和答案之欧阳道创编2016年12月大学英语四级试题（第二套）时间：2021.03.06创作：欧阳道Part I Writing （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：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate
2、school.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（25 minutes）Section ADirections：In this section， you will hear three news reports. At the end of each
3、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）. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet1with a single line through th
4、e centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A) To satisfy the curiosity oftourists.C) To enable tourists to visit GoatIsland.B) To replace two old stone bridges.D) To improve utility services in the state2.A) Countless tree limbs.C) Lots of wrecked boats and ships.B
5、) A few skeletons.D) Millions of coins on the bottom. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard3.A)It suspended diplomatic relations with Libya.B)It urged tourists to leave Tunisia immediately.C)It shut down two border crossings with Libya.D)Itlaunched a fierce attack agains
6、tIslamic State. 4.A) Advise Tunisian civilians on how to take safety precautions.B)Track down the organization responsible forthe terrorist attack.C)Train qualified security personnelforthe Tunisian government.D)Devise a monitoring system on the Tunisian border with Libya. Questions 5 to 7 are based
7、 on the news report you have just heard.5.A) An environment-friendly battery.C) A plant-powered mobile phone charger. B) An energy-saving mobile phone.D) A device to help plants absorb sunlight. 6.A) While sitting in their schools courtyard.C) While solving a mathematical problem. B) While playing g
8、ames on their phones.D) While doing a chemical experiment. 7. A)Itincreases the applications of mobile phonesB)It speeds up the process of photosynthesis.C)Itimproves the reception of mobile phones.D)It collects the energy released by plants. Section B Directions:In this section，you will hear two lo
9、ng conversations. At the end of each conversation，you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question， you must choose the best answer from four choice marked A），B），C） and D）.Then mark the corresponding letter an Answer sheet1 wit
10、h a single line though the centre.Question8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A) He visited the workshops in the Grimsby plant.B) He called the woman and left her a message.C)He used stand-ins as replacements on alllines.D)He asked a technician to fix the broken production li
11、ne. 9.A)Itis the most modern production line.C)It has stopped working completely B)It assembles super-intelligentrobots.D)Itis going to be upgraded soon. 10.A) To seek her permission.C) To request herto return at once.B) To place an orderforrobots.D) To ask for Toms phone number. 11.A) She is on dut
12、y.C) She is on sick leave. B) She is having her day off.D) She is abroad on business. Question12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A) He saved a baby boys life.C) He prevented a train crash. B) He wanted to be a superhero.D) He was a witness to an accident 13.A) He has a 9-m
13、onth-old boy.C) He enjoys the interview. B) He is currently unemployed.D) He commutes by subway. 14.A) A rock on the tracks. C) A strong wind. B) A misplaced pushchair.D) A speeding car. 15.A) She stood motionless in shock.C) She called the police at once.B) She cried bitterly.D) She shouted for hel
14、p. Section CDirections：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）.T
15、hen mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A) She inherited herfamily ice-cream business in Billings.B)She loved the ice-cream business more than teaching primary school.C)She started an
16、ice-cream business to finance her daughters education.D)She wanted to have an ice-cream truck when she was a little girl. 17.A)To preserve a tradition.C)To help local education. B)To amuse her daughter.D)To make some extra money. 18.A)To raise money for business expansion.C)To allow poor kids to hav
17、e ice-cream too.B)To make hertruck attractive to children.D)To teach kids the value of mutual support Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)The reasons forimposingtaxes.C)The various burdens on ordinary citizens.B)The various serious money can buy.D)The function of mon
18、ey in the modern world.20.A)Educating and training citizens.C)Protecting peoples life and property.C)Improving public translation.D)Building hospitals and public libraries.21.A)By askingfor donations.C)By selling government bonds.B)By selling public lands.D)By exploiting natural resources.Questions
19、22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)Itis located atthe center ofthe European continent.B)Itrelies on tourism as its chief source ofrevenues.C)It contains less than a square mile ofland.D)Itis surrounded by France on three sides. 23.A)Its beauty is frequently mentioned in Ameri
20、can media.B)Its ruler Prince Rainier married an American actress.C)Itis where many American movies are shot.D)Itis a favorite place Americanslike to visit. 24.A)Tobacco.B) Potatoes.C) Machinery.D) Clothing 25.A)European history.C) Small countries in Europe.B)European geography. D) Tourist attraction
21、s in Europe.PART Reading Comprehension （40 minutes）Section ADirections：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 choi
22、ces. 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.The ocean is heating up. Thats the conclusion of a new study that finds that
23、 Earths oceans now(26)heat at twice the rate they did 18 years ago. Around half of ocean heat intake since 1865 has taken place since 1997, researchers report online in Nature Climate Change.Warming waters are known to (27)to coral bleaching(珊瑚白化) and they take up more space than cooler waters, rais
24、ing sea (28). While the top of the ocean is studied, its depths are more difficult to (29)The researchers gathered 150 years of ocean temperature data in order to get better (30)of heat absorption from surface to seabed. They gathered together temperature readings collected by everything from a 19th
25、 century (31)of British naval ships to modern automated ocean probes. The extensive data sources, (32)with computer simulations(计算机模拟), created a timeline of ocean temperature changes, including cooling from volcanic outbreaks and warming from fossil fuel (33).About 35 percent of the heat taken in b
26、y the oceans during the industrial era now residents at a (34)of more than 700 meters, the researchers found. They say theyre (35)whether the deep-sea warming canceled outwarming at the seas surface.A )absorbB)combinedC)contributeD)depthE)emissionF)excursionG)exploreH)floorI)heightsJ)indifferentK)le
27、velsL)mixedM)pictureN)unsureO)voyageSection BDirections：In this section， you are gonging 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
28、more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2.The Secret to Raising Smart KidsA I first began to investigate the basis of human motivation-and how people persevere after setbacks-as a psychology graduate student at
29、Yale University in the 1960s. Animal experiments by psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania had shown that after repeated failures, most animals conclude that a situation is hopeless and beyond their control. After such an experience an animal often remains passive even when it can effect ch
30、ange-a state they called learned helplessness.BPeople can learn to be helpless, too. Why do some students give up when encounter difficulty, whereas others who are no more skilled continue to strive and learn? One answer, I soon discovered, lay in peoples beliefs about why they had failed.C In parti
31、cular, attributing poor performance to a lack of ability depresses motivation more than does the belief that lack of effort is to blame. When I told a group of school children who displayed helpless behavior that a lack of effort led to their mistakes in math, they learned to keep trying when the pr
32、oblems got tough. Another group of helpless children who were simply rewarded for their success on easier problems did not improve their ability to solve harm math problems. These experiments indicated that a focus on effort can help resolve helplessness and generate success.D Later, I developed a broader theory of what separates the two general classes of learners-helpless versus mastery-oriented. I realized these different types of students not only explain their fail
