2025年12月英语四级真题(第3套)

2025年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Supposeyouruniversityisorganizingaforumonhowstudentscanmakethebestuseofon-campus

resourcesforacademicdevelopment.Youarenowtowriteanessaytoexpressyourview.Youwillhave30minutes

towritetheessay.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

提示：2025年12月四级全国只考两套听力，本套听力内容与第一、二套相同，故本套未重复显示。

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

EarthDayisanannualcelebrationthathonorstheachievementsoftheenvironmentalmovementand

raisesawarenessoftheneedtoprotectEarth’snaturalresourcesforfuturegenerations.EarthDayis

celebratedonApril22intheUnitedStatesandoneitherApril22orthedaythespringequinox(春分)occurs

throughoutthe26oftheworld.

Environmentalactivismduringthe1960s27WisconsinSenatorGaylordNelsontocreate

a28celebrationunitingtheenvironmentalmovement.WiththehelpofDenisHayes,agraduatestudent

atHarvardUniversity,NelsonorganizedthefirstEarthDayonApril22,1970,educatingparticipantsin

the29ofenvironmentalprotection.Attendedby20millionpeopleacrosstheUnitedStates,the

event30supportforlegislationsuchastheCleanAirActandtheEndangeredSpeciesAct.

In1990,HayesorganizedaglobalEarthDay,withmorethan200millionparticipantsin140countries.

EarthDaynowbrings31citizensandactivistsfromaroundtheworldtoraiseawarenessandtakeaction

regardingsuchenvironmental32asglobalwarmingandrenewableenergy.

Today,theEarthDayNetwork,whichralliesmorethan20,00033andorganizationsin190

countries,supportstheEarthDaymissionyear-round.Thismissionisfoundedonthepropositionthatall

people,regardlessofrace,gender,income,or34,haveamoralrighttoahealthy,sustainable

environment.TheEarthDayNetwork35thismissionthrougheducation,publicpolicy,andactivism

campaigns.

A.concernsF.imposedK.pursues

B.expansionG.inspiredL.rescues

C.forthH.nationalM.rest

D.geographyI.partnersN.strengthened

E.importanceJ.potentialO.together

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Lookingforajobafter45

A.Ageismandlong-termunemploymentaremostdamagingforthoseinthesecondhalfoftheircareers.

Changingcareersishard.Gettingbackintoworkafteryou’vebeenlaidoffisevenharder.Thoseover45

makeupthebulkofthelong-termunemployed,inAmericaandelsewhere.Hiringmanagersadmitthey

arereluctanttohirethoseover40or45,arguingtheyprobablywon’tbeagood“fit,”theirexperience

won’tberelevanttotheworkplace,andthey’llbeunableorunwillingtolearnnewskills.

B.Buttheonethingthatcanreallymakeadifference?Moreeducationandtraining.Thesearetheresults

fromanewstudybyGeneration,anonprofitfoundedbyformerMcKinseyconsultants.They’vejust

publishedaglobalsurveyonmidcareeremployment,basedonsurveysofover5,000workersand

managersinsevencountries.

C.“Oldermidcareerworkers...makeupthebulkofthelong-termunemployedinmanycountries,”

Generation’sanalystswriteintheirreport.Thoseover45compriseover40%ofthelong-termunemployed,

forexample.Andifyou’reoutofworkpasttheageof45,there’snearlyatwointhreechanceyou’llbe

outofworkforoverayear,theyfind.“Midcareerindividualsarefindingithardertogetjobs,”theywrite.

“Peopleage45+facepersistentandrisingpressureintheglobaljobmarket.Theyareunemployedfor

muchlongerthantheaverage,andtheirageisindeedoneofthegreatestbarrierstotheirfindingajob.”

D.Asubstantialpartofthis,theyreport,is“widespreadageism”onthepartofhiringmanagers.Although

suchmanagersadmitthatpost-45hiresturnoutonaveragetobejustasgoodasorbetterthanyounger

workers,theystilldon’twanttohirethem.“Hiringmanagershaveastrongperceptionbiasagainst45+job

candidates—theybelievethatmembersofthisagegrouphavepoorskillsandlowadaptability,”

Generation’sanalystsreport.

E.Thesurveyresultsareremarkable.Hiringmanagersarethreetimesaslikelytoratejobapplicantsage35–

44asabetter“fit”thanthoseover45.Theyratethepost-45jobseekersloweronaverageonallthree

measures—evenexperience—thanthoseages18to34.Thisistrueeventhoughnearlyninemanagers

in10alsosaidtheirpost-45workerswereasgoodasorbetterthanyoungeremployeesinthesamejobs.

F.Theirbiggestfearsabouthiringthoseover45?Managerssaidtheyworrythatolderhireswillbereluctant

totrynewtechnologies,andwillbeunabletolearnnewskills.Besides,themajorityofhiringmanagers

areunder45—andseemreluctanttohirepeopleolderthanthemselves.

G.Buthere’sthegoodnews.Olderworkerswho’veactivelyengagedinmoreeducationandtrainingrelevant

totheirjobsturnthisprettymuchonitshead.Three-quartersofhiringmanagerssaidthey’dbemore

likelytohireanover-45whohadrelevanteducation,trainingorcredentials(文凭).Amongthoseover45

who’dsuccessfullyswitchedcareers,74%saidtraininghelpedthemgettheirnewjob.

H.“Midcareerswitchersoverwhelminglysaythattrainingenabledthemtoshifttoanewcareerpath,”the

analystswrite.Andwhentheyaskedover-45candidatesabouttheirattitudes,theyfoundthat“thosewho

areexcitedbytrainingareunemployedforlesstime,receivemorejoboffers,andaremoresatisfiedbythe

jobofferstheyreceive.”

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I.Hiringmanagerssaidtrainingwasthreetimesmorelikelytogetthemtohireapplicantsoverage45than,

say,governmentsubsidies(补贴).Whattrainingarewetalkingabout?Obviouslyitdependsonthejob.

And,yes,managersaremostlikelytobeimpressedbyindustryqualificationsyougetinschool.These

thingscostmoney,andtime.Butthesearen’ttheonlythingshelpful.Thosewhohadsuccessfullychanged

careersafter45toldGenerationthateducationandtraininghadbeenabighelp—andthatincludedin-

person,on-the-jobtraining,“informallearning,”andonlinecourses—withorwithoutcertification.

J.Iftheythinkwe’retoooldtolearnnewskillsafterwe’re45,justlearningsomenewskillsmayhavean

effectonitsown.There’sadownsidetothis.Thepeopleleastinterestedinretrainingaremorelikelyto

comefromhistoricallydisadvantagedcommunities,morelikelytohavelowincomes,andaremorelikely

tohavetheleastschoolingaftergettingtheirhigh-schooldiplomaorearlier.Onaverage,post-45job

switcherswithhigherincomesparticipatein2.5trainingprogramseach.Thosewithlowerincomes:0.9

programsonaverage.

K.Manyyearsago,Iwroteaboutastudywhichfoundthatemployersaremuchmorelikelytohireacollege

graduatewhohassomeworkexperienceintheindustrythanacollegegraduatewhotookthe“right”

degree.Abankismorelikelytohirealiteraturegraduatewhospenttheirsummersworkingintheirlocal

bankthanafinanceoreconomicsgraduatewhospenttheirsummerssurfingortravelingaroundItaly.

They’velearnedthroughlongexperience.Thepersonwhoworkedinthebankismorelikelyready,

willingandabletobepartoftheteamanddothejobfromday1.

L.Wecanrailagainst“ageism”allwelike.Itgetsusnowhere.Andit’seasytoforgetthatemployers,like

everyoneelse,areundertimepressureandarejusttryingtosolveproblems.Anyandall“training,”

includinginexpensiveandinformaltraining,isgoingtohelpresolvetheirworriesabouthiringsomeone

over45.Andithasneverbeeneasierorcheapertogaininstructioninnewskills,thankstotheinternet.

OnlineschoolslikeUdemyandLoffersweetdealsatsign-up.AndcoursesonYouTubearefree.

M.Bottomline?Yes,itreallycanbedifficultgettinganewjobafterage45,letalonechangingcareers.One

ofthebestthingswecandotohelpourselvesistogoonlineandlearnnew,relevantskills.Sadly,the

peoplewhomostneedthehelpareleastlikelytotakeit—whichraisesachallengeforsocietyasawhole.

Notonlydowenotwanttoseelivesgotowaste,butweallbenefitifmorepeopleareworkingandfewer

areunemployed.

36.Hiringmanagersbelieveunemployedworkersover45lackgoodskillsandarelessadaptable.

37.Switchingtoanewcareerisdifficultandgettingreemployedafteralayoffiseventougher.

38.Peoplefrompoorneighborhoodstendtohavetheleastinterestinretraining.

39.Hiringmanagerswhoarenotyet45yearsoldseemunwillingtohirepeopletheirsenior.

40.Someanalystsfindage45+joblessworkersaremostlikelytobeunemployedformorethanayear.

41.Peoplewhohadsucceededincareerchangeafter45toldanonprofitorganizationtheyowedagreatdeal

totheeducationandtrainingtheyhadreceived.

42.Olderworkerswhoactivelypursuemoreeducationandtraininghaveagoodchanceofbeinghired.

43.Anewstudyfindsthatmoreeducationandtraininghelpsmidcareerindividualsfindanewjob.

44.Owingtotheinternet,itisnowmoreconvenientthanevertoreceivetraininginnewskills.

45.Peopleover45stimulatedbytrainingsuffershorterperiodsofunemployment,getmorejoboffersand

havegreatersatisfactioninthem.

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SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

NewYork’sElevenMadisonParkhasbecomethefirstvegan(素食主义的)restauranttobeawarded

threeMichelinstars.

Thefinediningestablishmentreceiveditsfirstthree-starMichelinratingin2011whenthemenuwas

famedforitsfancyanimal-baseddishes.

However,lastyear,therestaurant’sco-ownerandfamouschef,DanielHumm,madethebolddecisionto

removemeatfromthemenu,citingourunsustainablefoodsystem.Whilecowmilkisstillservedforteaand

coffee,themenuisalmost100percentvegan.

Atthetime,Hummacknowledgedthemovewasrisky,admittingthat“itwasn’tclearifguestswould

come”,butcalledthegamble“ariskworthtaking.”

“Inviewoftheclimatecrisis,Ididn’twanttoopenthesamerestaurant,”HummtoldtheFinancialTimes

inaninterview.“Ifwecanshowthepossibilitiesofeatingplant-basedfoodinthissetting,itcanopenalotof

doors”forotherstofollow.

Now,thisimpressivenewaccomplishmentvalidatesElevenMadisonPark’sdecisiontotakemeatoffthe

menuandembraceplant-basedfoods,withMichelin’s2022NewYorkguidebrandingit‘aboldvisionof

luxurydining’.

“WetookthejumptotransformElevenMadisonParkintoaplant-basedfinediningrestaurantknowing

inourheartsthisiswhatwebelievedin,”statedHummonInstagram.“Lastnight,wewerehonoredtobe

awardedthreeMichelinstarsforthe11thyearinarow.Iamsogratefultotheteammemberswhocontributed

throughitsnearly25-yearhistory.Wearealsogratefultoourguestsandpartnerswhobelievedinourvision

andencouragedustopushharder.”

ThreeMichelinstarsisthehighestaward,giventochefswhoareatthepeakoftheirprofession.“Their

cookingiselevatedtoanartformandsomeoftheirdishesaredestinedtobecomeclassics,”readsMichelin’s

website,inaclearnodtoplant-basedfoods’growingsignificanceintheculinary(烹饪的)world.

“Ithinkluxurycompanieshavearealroletoplayandaresponsibility,”saysHumm.“Themorecreative

weare,themorebeautifulanddeliciousourfuturewillbe.”

46.WhatdowelearnaboutNewYork’sElevenMadisonPark?

A.ItisthefirstveganrestauranttoreceivethehighestMichelinrating.

B.Itisthefirstrestaurantinthecitytoremovemeatfromitsmenu.

C.ItwasfamedthroughouttheU.S.foritsfancyregionaldishes.

D.Itwasestablishedasathree-starMichelinrestaurantin2011.

47.WhydidDanielHummdecidetoremovemeatfromthemenuofhisrestaurant?

A.Toencouragemorecustomerstobevegan.

B.Tocontributetoasustainablefoodsystem.

C.Toshowtheappealofaplant-basedmenu.

D.Tostriveforthethree-starMichelinrating.

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48.WhatdidDanielHummthinkofhismovetoameat-freemenu?

A.Itwasaworthwhileefforteventhoughhewasunsureofitssuccess.

B.Itwouldsetamodelformanymorerestaurantstofollow.

C.Itwasamadgamblefewchefsinthefinediningworldwouldrisktaking.

D.Itwouldprovearightsteptotakeintoday’scateringbusiness.

49.WhatdoesMichelin’s2022NewYorkguidesayaboutElevenMadisonPark’sdecision?

A.Itelevatestherestaurant’scookingtoanartform.

B.ItprovesthevalidityofratingsawardedbyMichelin.

C.Itshowsadaringforesightregardingfuturefinedining.

D.Itisanefforttotransformtherestaurantintoaluxuryone.

50.WhatdoestheawardingofthreeMichelinstarstoElevenMadisonParkindicate?

A.Anoptimisticvisionofveganfoodsbecomingmainstream.

B.Agreaterresponsibilityfortheculinaryworldtoundertake.

C.Astrongincentiveformorerestaurantstoofferhealthierfoodstotheircustomers.

D.Anexplicitrecognitionoftherisingimportanceofrestaurantsservingveganfoods.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Withgenetictestingbecomingincreasinglypopular,manypeopleareleftwonderingexactlyhow

accurateitis.WhetheryouaretakingaDNAtesttobuildyourextendedDNAfamilytree,orwantprecise

informationoninborn(先天的)healthconditions,itisimportanttounderstandhowaccurategenetictestsare,

andwhatinformationwecanrelyupon.

HowaccurateDNAtestsarereliesgreatlyuponthekindoftestbeingtaken,onthespecificquestionyou

ask,andonhowcomplexthegeneticsbehindatrait(特征)is.Forexample,testsfortraitsthatdependona

singlegeneprovidemuchmorereliableresults,becauseyoucanseewhetheradisease-causingtraitispresent.

Ancestrytestsclaimtorevealourgeneticidentities.Butsayingyouare30percentEastAsianor

Americanhardlyreflectsyourrealancestry.

WhataboutusingDNAteststodiscoverdistantfamilymembers?Therearetoolstocompareone’sDNA

withothers’tofinddistantrelativesbasedontheirgeneticidentification.Thesekindsofapplicationsare

generallyaccurate.It’srelativelyeasytotellwhethertwoDNAsamplesbelongtocloserelatives.Withdistant

relatives,resultsbecomehazier.

Genetichealthtestsclaimtobeabletodetectcertainhereditary(遗传的)diseases,orotherhealth

conditions.Whilecertainrarediseasescanbeeasilyidentified,mostpotentialhealthconditionscannotbe

identifiedbygenetictestingalone.Thelargemajorityofourtraitsanddiseasesalsodependuponnon-genetic

factors,suchaslifestyle,theenvironment,andmanyothers.

Genetictestsformulti-factorialtraitsareoftenverytrickytointerpret.Height,forexample,dependson

hundredsofgenes,eachcontributingalittletotheoutcome,togetherwithabunchofenvironmentalfactors.

Atestcanlookatmanygenesatonce,butit’sdifficulttopredicthowtheywillplaytogether.Thenyou

shouldalsoaccountfornon-geneticfactorsthatarenotwrittenintheDNA.

Teststhatoffertofindyourperfectromanticmatchandthoseclaimingtopredictpersonalityortalents

basedonyourDNAarepurenonsense.Atthemoment,thescientificbasesfortheseapplicationsarenon-

existentorincrediblyweak.

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51.Whatdoesthepassagesayisofimportanceregardinggenetictests?

A.Knowingtheiraccuracy.

B.Evaluatingtheirapplicability.

C.Utilizingtheinformationthey