2025年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第三套)

2025年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第三套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Supposeyouruniversityisorganizingaforumonhowstudentscanmakethebestuseofon-campusresourcesforacademicdevelopment.Youarenowtowriteanessaytoexpressyourview.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheessay.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)特别说明:由于多题多卷,官方第三套真题的听力试题与第二套真题的一致,只是选项顺序不同,因此,本套试卷不再提供听力部分。PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.EarthDayisanannualcelebrationthathonorstheachievementsoftheenvironmentalmovementandraisesawarenessoftheneedtoprotectEarth'snaturalresourcesforfuturegenerations.EarthDayiscelebratedonApril22intheUnitedStatesandoneitherApril22orthedaythespringequinox(春分)occursthroughoutthe26oftheworld.Environmentalactivismduringthe1960s27WisconsinSenatorGaylordNelsontocreatea28celebrationunitingtheenvironmentalmovement.WiththehelpofDenisHayes,agraduatestudentatHarvardUniversity,NelsonorganizedthefirstEarthDayonApril22,1970,educatingparticipantsonthe29ofenvironmentalprotection.Attendedby20millionpeopleacrosstheUnitedStates,theevent30supportforlegislationsuchastheCleanAirActandtheEndangeredSpeciesAct.In1990,HayesorganizedaglobalEarthDay,withmorethan200millionparticipantsin140countries.EarthDaynowbrings31citizensandactivistsfromaroundtheworldtoraiseawarenessandtakeactionregardingsuchenvironmental32asglobalwarmingandrenewableenergy.Today,theEarthDayNetwork,whichralliesmorethan20,00033andorganizationsin190countries,supportstheEarthDaymissionyear-round.Thismissionisfoundedonthepropositionthatallpeople,regardlessofrace,gender,income,or34,haveamoralrighttoahealthy,sustainableenvironment.TheEarthDayNetwork35thismissionthrougheducation,publicpolicy,andactivismcampaigns.WordBankA)concernsB)expansionC)forthD)geographyE)importanceF)imposedG)inspiredH)nationalI)partnersJ)potentialK)pursuesL)rescuesM)restN)strengthenedO)togetherSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Lookingforajobafter45A)Ageismandlong-termunemploymentaremostdamagingforthoseinthesecondhalfoftheircareers.Changingcareersishard.Gettingbackintoworkafteryou'vebeenlaidoffisevenharder.Thoseover45makeupthebulkofthelong-termunemployed,inAmericaandelsewhere.Hiringmanagersadmittheyarereluctanttohirethoseover40or45,arguingtheyprobablywon'tbeagood"fit,"theirexperiencewon'tberelevanttotheworkplace,andthey'llbeunableorunwillingtolearnnewskills.B)Buttheonethingthatcanreallymakeadifference?Moreeducationandtraining.ThesearetheresultsfromanewstudybyGeneration,anonprofitfoundedbyformerMcKinseyconsultants.They'vejustpublishedaglobalsurveyonmidcareeremployment,basedonsurveysofover5,000workersandmanagersinsevencountries.C)"Oldermidcareerworkers..."theanalystswriteintheirreport.Thoseover45compriseover40%ofthelong-termunemployed,forexample.Andifyou'reoutofworkpasttheageof45,there'snearlyatwointhreechanceyou'llbeoutofworkforoverayear,theyfind."Midcareerindividualsarefindingithardertogetjobs,"theywrite."Peopleage45+facepersistentandrisingpressureintheglobaljobmarket.Theyareunemployedformuchlongerthantheaverage,andtheirageisindeedoneofthegreatestbarrierstotheirfindingajob."D)Asubstantialpartofthis,theyreport,is"widespreadageism"onthepartofhiringmanagers.Althoughsuchmanagersadmitthatpost-45hiresturnoutonaveragetobejustasgoodasorbetterthanyoungerworkers,theystilldon'twanttohirethem."Hiringmanagershaveastrongperceptionbiasagainst45+jobcandidates—theybelievethatmembersofthisagegrouphavepoorskillsandlowadaptability,"Generation'sanalystsreport.E)Thesurveyresultsareremarkable.Hiringmanagersarethreetimesaslikelytoratejobapplicantsage35-44asabetter"fit"thanthoseover45.Theyratethepost-45jobseekersloweronaverageonallthreemeasures—evenexperience—thanthoseages18to34.Thisistrueeventhoughnearlyninemanagersin10alsosaidtheirpost-45workerswereasgoodasorbetterthanyoungeremployeesinthesamejobs.F)Theirbiggestfearsabouthiringthoseover45?Managerssaidtheyworrythatolderhireswillbereluctanttotrynewtechnologies,andwillbeunabletolearnnewskills.Besides,themajorityofhiringmanagersareunder45—andseemreluctanttohirepeopleolderthanthemselves.G)Buthere'sthegoodnews.Olderworkerswho'veactivelyengagedinmoreeducationandtrainingrelevanttotheirjobsturnthisprettymuchonitshead.Three-quartersofhiringmanagerssaidthey'dbemorelikelytohireanover-45whohadrelevanteducation,trainingorcredentials(文凭).Amongthoseover45who'dsuccessfullyswitchedcareers,74%saidtraininghelpedthemgettheirnewjob.H)"Midcareerswitchersoverwhelminglysaythattrainingenabledthemtoshifttoanewcareerpath,"theanalystswrite.Andwhentheyaskedover-45candidatesabouttheirattitudes,theyfoundthat"thosewhoareexcitedbytrainingareunemployedforlesstime,receivemorejoboffers,andaremoresatisfiedbythejobofferstheyreceive."I)Hiringmanagerssaidtrainingwasthreetimesmorelikelytogetthemtohireapplicantsoverage45than,say,governmentsubsidies(补贴).Whattrainingarewetalkingabout?Obviouslyitdependsonthejob.And,yes,managersaremostlikelytobeimpressedbyindustryqualificationsyougetinschool.Thesethingscostmoney,andtime.Butthesearen'ttheonlythingshelpful.Thosewhohadsuccessfullychangedcareersafter45toldGenerationthateducationandtraininghadbeenabighelp—andthatincludedin-person,on-the-jobtraining,"informallearning,"andonlinecourses—withorwithoutcertification.J)Iftheythinkwe'retoooldtolearnnewskillsafterwe're45,justlearningsomenewskillsmayhaveaneffectonitsown.There'sadownsidetothis.Thepeopleleastinterestedinretrainingaremorelikelytocomefromhistoricallydisadvantagedcommunities,morelikelytohavelowincomes,andaremorelikelytohavetheleastschoolingaftergettingtheirhigh-schooldiplomaorearlier.Onaverage,post-45jobswitcherswithhigherincomesparticipatein2.5trainingprogramseach.Thosewithlowerincomes:0.9programsonaverage.K)Manyyearsago,Iwroteaboutastudywhichfoundthatemployersaremuchmorelikelytohireacollegegraduatewhohassomeworkexperienceintheindustrythanacollegegraduatewhotookthe"right"degree.AbankismorelikelytohirealiteraturegraduatewhospenttheirsummersworkingintheirlocalbankthanafinanceoreconomicsgraduatewhospenttheirsummerssurfingortravelingaroundItaly.They'velearnedthroughlongexperience.Thepersonwhoworkedinthebankismorelikelyready,willingandabletobepartoftheteamanddothejobfromday1.L)Wecanrailagainst"ageism"allwelike.Itgetsusnowhere.Andit'seasytoforgetthatemployers,likeeveryoneelse,areundertimepressureandarejusttryingtosolveproblems.Anyandall"training,"includinginexpensiveandinformaltraining,isgoingtohelpresolvetheirworriesabouthiringsomeoneover45.Andithasneverbeeneasierorcheapertogaininstructioninnewskills,thankstotheinternet.OnlineschoolslikeUdemyand\hLoffersweetdealsatsign-up.AndcoursesonYouTubearefree.M)Bottomline?Yes,itreallycanbedifficultgettinganewjobafterage45,letalonechangingcareers.Oneofthebestthingswecandotohelpourselvesistogoonlineandlearnnew,relevantskills.Sadly,thepeoplewhomostneedthehelpareleastlikelytotakeit—whichraisesachallengeforsocietyasawhole.Notonlydowenotwanttoseelivesgotowaste,butweallbenefitifmorepeopleareworkingandfewerareunemployed.StatementsHiringmanagersbelieveunemployedworkersover45lackgoodskillsandarelessadaptable.Switchingtoanewcareerisdifficultandgettingreemployedafteralayoffiseventougher.Peoplefrompoorneighborhoodstendtohavetheleastinterestinretraining.Hiringmanagerswhoarenotyet45yearsoldseemunwillingtohirepeopletheirsenior.Someanalystsfindage45+joblessworkersaremostlikelytobeunemployedformorethanayear.Peoplewhohadsucceededincareerchangeafter45toldanonprofitorganizationtheyowedagreatdealtotheeducationandtrainingtheyhadreceived.Olderworkerswhoactivelypursuemoreeducationandtraininghaveagoodchanceofbeinghired.Anewstudyfindsthatmoreeducationandtraininghelpsmidcareerindividualsfindanewjob.Owingtotheinternet,itisnowmoreconvenientthanevertoreceivetraininginnewskills.Peopleover45stimulatedbytrainingsuffershorterperiodsofunemployment,getmorejoboffersandhavegreatersatisfactioninthem.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.NewYork'sElevenMadisonParkhasbecomethefirstvegan(素食主义的)restauranttobeawardedthreeMichelinstars.Thefinediningestablishmentreceiveditsfirstthree-starMichelinratingin2011whenthemenuwasfamedforitsfancyanimal-baseddishes.However,lastyear,therestaurant'sco-ownerandfamouschef,DanielHumm,madethebolddecisiontoremovemeatfromthemenu,citingourunsustainablefoodsystem.Whilecowmilkisstillservedforteaandcoffee,themenuisalmost100percentvegan.Atthetime,Hummacknowledgedthemovewasrisky,admittingthat"itwasn'tclearifguestswouldcome",butcalledthegamble"ariskworthtaking.""Inviewoftheclimatecrisis,Ididn'twanttoopenthesamerestaurant,"HummtoldtheFinancialTimesinaninterview."Ifwecanshowthepossibilitiesofeatingplant-basedfoodinthissetting,itcanopenalotofdoorsforotherstofollow."Now,thisimpressivenewaccomplishmentvalidatesElevenMadisonPark'sdecisiontotakemeatoffthemenuandembraceplant-basedfoods,withMichelin's2022NewYorkguidebrandingita"boldvisionofluxurydining"."WetookthejumptotransformElevenMadisonParkintoaplant-basedfinediningrestaurantknowinginourheartsthisiswhatwebelievedin,"statedHummonInstagram."Lastnight,wewerehonoredtobeawardedthreeMichelinstarsforthe11thyearinarow.Iamsogratefultotheteammemberswhocontributedthroughitsnearly25-yearhistory.Wearealsogratefultoourguestsandpartnerswhobelievedinourvisionandencouragedustopushharder."ThreeMichelinstarsisthehighestaward,giventochefswhoareatthepeakoftheirprofession."Theircookingiselevatedtoanartformandsomeoftheirdishesaredestinedtobecomeclassics,"readsMichelin'swebsite,inaclearnodtoplant-basedfoods'growingsignificanceintheculinary(烹饪的)world."Ithinkluxurycompanieshavearealroletoplayandaresponsibility,"saysHumm."Themorecreativeweare,themorebeautifulanddeliciousourfuturewillbe."WhatdowelearnaboutNewYork'sElevenMadisonPark?A)ItisthefirstveganrestauranttoreceivethehighestMichelinrating.B)Itisthefirstrestaurantinthecitytoremovemeatfromitsmenu.C)ItwasfamedthroughouttheU.S.foritsfancyregionaldishes.D)Itwasestablishedasathree-starMichelinrestaurantin2011.WhydidDanielHummdecidetoremovemeatfromthemenuofhisrestaurant?A)Toencouragemorecustomerstobevegan.B)Tocontributetoasustainablefoodsystem.C)Toshowtheappealofaplant-basedmenu.D)Tostriveforthethree-starMichelinrating.WhatdidDanielHummthinkofhismovetoameat-freemenu?A)Itwasaworthwhileefforteventhoughhewasunsureofitssuccess.B)Itwouldsetamodelformanymorerestaurantstofollow.C)Itwasamadgamblefewchefsinthefinediningworldwouldrisktaking.D)Itwouldprovearightsteptotakeintoday'scateringbusiness.WhatdoesMichelin's2022NewYorkguidesayaboutElevenMadisonPark'sdecision?A)Itelevatestherestaurant'scookingtoanartform.B)ItprovesthevalidityofratingsawardedbyMichelin.C)Itshowsadaringforesightregardingfuturefinedining.D)Itisanefforttotransformtherestaurantintoaluxuryone.WhatdoestheawardingofthreeMichelinstarstoElevenMadisonParkindicate?A)Anoptimisticvisionofveganfoodsbecomingmainstream.B)Agreaterresponsibilityfortheculinaryworldtoundertake.C)Astrongincentiveformorerestaurantstoofferhealthierfoodstotheircustomers.D)Anexplicitrecognitionoftherisingimportanceofrestaurantsservingveganfoods.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Withgenetictestingbecomingincreasinglypopular,manypeopleareleftwonderingexactlyhowaccurateitis.WhetheryouaretakingaDNAtesttobuildyourextendedDNAfamilytree,orwantpreciseinformationoninborn(先天的)healthconditions,itisimportanttounderstandhowaccurategenetictestsare,andwhatinformationwecanrelyupon.HowaccurateDNAtestsarereliesgreatlyuponthekindoftestbeingtaken,onthespecificquestionyouask,andonhowcomplexthegeneticsbehindatrait(特征)is.Forexample,testsfortraitsthatdependonasinglegeneprovidemuchmorereliableresults,becauseyoucanseewhetheradisease-causingtraitispresent.Ancestrytestsclaimtorevealourgeneticidentities.Butsayingyouare30percentEastAsianorAmericanhardlyreflectsyourrealancestry.WhataboutusingDNAteststodiscoverdistantfamilymembers?Therearetoolstocompareone'sDNAwithotherstofinddistantrelativesbasedontheirgeneticidentification.Thesekindsofapplicationsaregenerallyaccurate.It'srelativelyeasytotellwhethertwoDNAsamplesbelongtocloserelatives.Withdistantrelatives,resultsbecomehazier.Genetichealthtestsclaimtobeabletodetectcertainhereditary(遗传的)diseases,orotherhealthconditions.Whilecertainrarediseasescanbeeasilyidentified,mostpotentialhealthconditionscannotbeidentifiedbygenetictestingalone.Thelargemajorityofourtraitsanddiseasesalsodependuponnon-geneticfactors,suchaslifestyle,theenvironment,andmanyothers.Genetictestsformulti-factorialtraitsareoftenverytrickytointerpret.Height,forexample,dependsonhundredsofgenes,eachcontributingalittletotheoutcome,togetherwithabunchofenvironmentalfactors.Atestcanlookatmanygenesatonce,butit'sdifficulttopredicthowtheywillplaytogether.Thenyoushouldalsoaccountfornon-geneticfactorsthatarenotwrittenintheDNA.TeststhatoffertofindyourperfectromanticmatchandthoseclaimingtopredictpersonalityortalentsbasedonyourDNAarepurenonsense.Atthemoment,thescientificbasesfortheseapplicationsarenon-existentorincrediblyweak.Whatdoe