12月英语四级真题名师解析配套视频

1、1 / 1520XX 年 12 月英语四级真题名师解析配套视频20XX 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题(第 1 套)PartIWriting(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have twooptionsupon graduation: one is to find a job somewhere and the other to start abusiness of your own. You areto make a decisi

2、on. Write an essay to explain the reasonsfor your decision. You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words.矚慫润厲钐瘗睞枥庑赖。PartnListening Comprehension( 25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each newsreport, you will heartwo or thr

3、ee questions. Both the news report and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you heara question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Then markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.聞創沟燴鐺險爱氇谴净。Questions 1 and 2 are

4、based on the news report you have just heard.残骛楼諍锩瀨濟溆塹籟。1. A. It was dangerous to live in.B. It was going to be renovated.C. He could no longer pay the rent.D. He had sold it to the royal family.2. A. A strike.B. A storm.C. A forest fire.D. A terrorist attack.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news

5、report you have just heard.酽锕极額閉镇桧猪訣锥。3. A. They lost contact with the emergency department.彈贸摄尔霁毙攬砖卤庑。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

6、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 news report you have just heard.謀荞抟箧飆鐸怼类蒋薔。5. A. Raise postage rates.B. Improve its services.C. Redesign delivery routes.D. Close some

7、of its post offices.6. A. Shortening business hours.B. Closing offices on holidays.C. Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.D. Computerizing mall sorting processes.2 / 157. 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 o

8、f controversy will arise.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation,you willhear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the four c

9、hoicesmarked A, B, C and D . Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.厦礴恳蹒骈時盡继價骚。Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.茕桢广鳓鯡选块网羈泪。8. A. He will be kept from promotion.B. He will go through retraining.C. He will be given a

10、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.

11、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.鹅娅尽損鹌惨歷茏鴛賴。12. A. Open.B. Friendly

12、.C. Selfish.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 colleagues home.D. She was unwilling to make fr

13、iends with workmates.籟丛妈羥为贍偾蛏练淨。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 C3 / 15Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hearthreeor four question

14、s. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA, B, C and D . Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with asingle line through the centre.預頌圣鉉儐歲龈讶骅籴。Questions 16 to 18 are based on the

15、 passage you have just heard.渗釤呛俨匀谔鱉调硯錦。16. A. They dont have much choice of jobs.B. They are likely to get much higher pay.C. They dont have to go through job interviews.D. They will automatically be given hiring priority.铙誅卧泻噦圣骋贶頂廡。17. A. Ask their professors for help.B. Look at school bulletin bo

16、ards.C. Visit the school careers service.D. Go through campus newspapers.18. A. Helping students find the books and journals they need.擁締凤袜备訊顎轮烂蔷。B. Supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere.贓熱俣阃歲匱阊邺镓騷。C. Helping students arrange appointments with librarians.坛摶乡囂忏蒌鍥铃氈淚。D. Providing stude

17、nts with information about the library.蜡變黲癟報伥铉锚鈰赘。Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.買鲷鴯譖昙膚遙闫撷凄。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 g

18、row 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.綾镝鯛駕櫬鹕踪韦辚糴。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

19、are based on the passage you have just heard.驅踬髏彦浃绥譎饴憂锦。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 crea

20、te 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. Desig n han dicrafts themselves.D. Lear n the importa nee of creati on.25. A. To boost the local economy.B. To attract foreig n in vestme nts.4

21、 / 15C. To arouse public in terest in crafts.D. To preserve the traditi onal culture.Part 川Read ing Comprehe nsion（40 mi nu tes）Section ADirections: In this sect ion, there is a passage with ten bla nks. You are required to select one wordforeach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank fol

22、lowing the passage. Read thepassage throughcarefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter. Please mark thecorresponding letter for each item on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the cen tre. You may notuse any of the words in theba nk more tha n on ce.猫

23、虿驢绘燈鮒诛髅 貺庑。Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.锹籁饗迳琐筆襖鸥娅薔。When some one commits a crim inal act, we always hope the puni shme nt will match the offen se.Butwhe n it comes to one of the cruelest crimes-a ni mal fighti ng-th in gs26 work out thatway.Dog-fighting victims are 27 and ki

24、lled for profit and sport, yet their criminal abusers ofte nreceivea28 sentence for caus ing a lifetime of pain. Roughly half of all federally-c on victed animalfighters onlyget probation （ 缓刑）.構氽頑黉碩饨荠龈话骛。Some progress has been made in the prosecution （起诉）of animal fighters. But federal judgesofte n

25、rely heavily on the U. S. Sentencing GuideL ines whe n they29 pen alties, and in the case ofani malfighti ng, those guideli nes are outdated and extremely30輒峄陽檉簖疖網儂號泶。The U.S. Sentencing Commissi on, which31 these sentencing guideli nes, is revisit ing them,proposing to raise the mi nimum sentence f

26、rom 6 - 12 to 21 - 27 mon ths. This is a step in the right32, but wedlike to see the U. S. Sentencing Commissi on make further cha nges to the guideli nes.尧侧閆繭絳闕绚勵蜆贅。Alo ng with this effort, were worki ng with ani mal advocates and state and federal lawmakers to33anti-cruelty laws across the country

27、,as well as supporting laws and policies thatassistoverburdened animal 34 that care for animal fighting victims. This help is 35 importantbecausethe high cost of caring for animal victims is a major factor that prevents people from gettinginvolved incruelty cases in the first place.识饒鎂錕缢灩筧嚌俨淒。A. con

28、venientB. createsC. criticallyD. determ ineE. direct ionF. hesitateG. in adequateH. in spiredI.methodJ. mini malK. rarelyL. sheltersM. strengthenN. sufferings5 / 15O. torturedSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Eachstatement contai

29、ns information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraphfrom whichthe information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is markedwith a letter.Answer the questions by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.凍鈹鋨劳臘锴痫婦胫籴。When Work Becomes a GameA) W

30、hat motivates employees to do their jobs well? Competition with coworkers, for some.Thepromise of rewards, for others. Pure enjoyment of problem-solving, for a lucky few.恥諤銪灭萦 欢煬鞏鹜錦。B) Increasingly, companies are tapping into these desires directly through what has come to beknownas gamification : e

31、ssentially, turning work into a game. Gamification is aboutunderstandingwhat it is that makes games engaging and what game designers do to create a greatexperience ingames, and taking those learnings and applying them to other contexts such as theworkplace andeducation, explains Kevin Werbach, a gam

32、ification expert who teaches at the WhartonSchool ofBusiness at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.鯊腎鑰诎褳鉀沩懼統庫。C) It might mean monitoring employee productivity on a digital leaderboard and offering prizes tothewinner, or giving employees digital badges or stars for completing certai

33、n activities. It couldalsomean training employees how to do their jobs through video game platforms. CompaniesfromGoogle to LOrealtkBM to Wells Fargo are known to use some degree of gamification intheirworkplaces. And more and more companies are joining them. A recent report suggests thattheglobal gamification market will grow from $1.65 billion in 20XX to $11.1 billion by 2020.硕癘鄴颃诌攆檸攜驤蔹。D) The concept of gamification is not entirely new, Werbach says. Companies, marketers andteachershave long looke