2025年12月英语四级真题(第2套)

2025年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Supposeitisproposedthatalluniversitystudentsshouldberequiredtolearnacademicwriting.You

arenowtowritearesponsebystatingwhatyouthinkoftheproposal.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheessay.

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoor

threequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A.Ithasgoneupsharply.C.Ithasrisenbecauseofbirdflu.

B.Ithasbeenfluctuating.D.Ithasbeenconsumers’concern.

2.A.Theydon’twanttoabandontheireggs.

B.Theydon’tknowtheywillbeheavilyfined.

C.Theydon’tknowtheyareforbiddentobringeggs.

D.Theydon’tdeclaretheireggsduringtheinspection.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A.Itisnolongercriticalofyoungercustomers.

B.Ithasbannedkidsunder10fromdiningthere.

C.Itisnolongerasnoisyandcrowdedasbefore.

D.Ithasimplementedadecisiontoexpandbusiness.

4.A.Itisfullyawareoffrequentcustomers’feelings.

B.Itcaterstothetastesofdifferentcustomers.

C.Itisentitledtoadoptanyrulesitwants.

D.Itshouldannounceitsdecisionsonline.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A.Amissingpet.C.Ahugeanimalskin.

B.Agrown-upsnake.D.Asnakespecialist.

6.A.Inagovernmentoffice.C.Atalocalzoo.

B.Inadesertedhouse.D.Ataconstructionsite.

7.A.Figuringoutwhereitcamefrom.C.Protectingitsbabiesagainstharm.

B.Curingitofanypossiblediseases.D.Determininghowtocatchitsafely.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhear

fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A.Themandoesn’tagreeHannahispoor.

B.Themandoesn’tbelievewhatshesays.

C.Themandoesn’tthinkshecanbeamillionaire.

D.Themandoesn’tconsiderhertobetrustworthy.

9.A.Shenolongerhasanymoneyleft.C.Shecannolongerholdontoherjob.

B.Shehasbeenbetrayedbyherfamily.D.Shehasbeenrobbedof5millionEuros.

10.A.Fortune.B.Family.C.Harmony.D.Happiness.

11.A.Divorceher.C.Buyheramoreexpensivemodel.

B.Leavehome.D.Letthebestthinghappentothem.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A.HeisnotoutstandinginScienceandMath.

B.Hedoesnothaveastrongacademicrecord.

C.Heisnotyetmatureenoughtoliveonhisown.

D.HedoesnotlikeWestwoodElementarySchool.

13.A.Itistoofaraway.C.Itlacksoutdoorsportsfacilities.

B.Itisnewlyopened.D.Ithastoofewfirst-classteachers.

14.A.Ithasabeautifulcampus.C.Ithasawonderfulartsprogram.

B.Itiswithinwalkingdistance.D.ItishelpfultoJake’sbreathingproblems.

15.A.AskingJakewhichschoolhehimselfpreferstoenrollin.

B.ThinkingtwiceaboutwhatisbestforJake’seducationnextyear.

C.ConsultinghermotheraboutwhichschoolJakeistoattend.

D.SendingJaketotheschoolnearthehomeoftheman’smother.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfour

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A.Itistimeconsuming.C.Itreliestoomuchonsoliddata.

B.Itisunfitforcrucialissues.D.Itdullsaleader’ssenseofurgency.

17.A.Dependondigitaltechnology.C.Ignoreothers’thoughtsandideas.

B.Makeassumptionsandguesses.D.Layemphasisonthinkingflexibly.

18.A.Maximizingtheadvantageofavailableresources.

B.Minimizingthepossibilityofawrongdecision.

C.Discoveringnewpotentialmarkets.

D.Perfectingpromotionalstrategies.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Sheisoneoftheworld’sbest-knownpianists.C.ShemovedtotheU.S.atayoungage.

B.Shecelebratedher110thbirthdaythisApril.D.Sheistheworld’soldestindividual.

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20.A.Beingalwaysactiveonsocialmedia.C.Playingthepianofromayoungage.

B.Doingregularandvigorousexercise.D.Followingaspecificdieteveryday.

21.A.Eatingaslittleasonecanpossiblymanage.

B.Havingtheabilitytoforgetthingsselectively.

C.Figuringoutthepositivepropertiesofeachfooditem.

D.Knowinghowtoremembermajoreventsinone’slife.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A.Theabilitytolearn.C.Howteachersperceivethem.

B.Thefirstdayofschool.D.Wheretheysitintheclassroom.

23.A.Theyoftenreceivedcloseattentionfromtheinstructors.

B.Theyobtainedthehighestgradeaverageintheirclass.

C.Theyactuallywantedaclearvisionoftheblackboard.

D.Theyscoredhigherthanstudentssittingbehindthem.

24.A.Ahighergradeaverageamongallstudentsofaclass.

B.Abetterconnectionbetweeninstructorsandstudents.

C.Astrongersupportforastudent-centeredteachingapproach.

D.Amorefavorableatmosphereforeffectiveclassroomlearning.

25.A.Theymayexperiencesomeunwantedstress.

B.Theymaytryhardtoshowtheirpreparedness.

C.Theymayreceiveextraattentionfromtheinstructor.

D.Theymayfeelhelplesswhencalledonbytheinstructor.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

Somemusicinspiresyoutomoveyourfeet,someinspiresyoutogetoutthereandchangetheworld.In

anycase,it’s26tosaythatmusicmovespeopleinspecialways.

Ifyou’reespeciallyintoapieceofmusic,yourbraindoessomethingcalledAutonomousSensory

MeridianResponse(ASMR),which27toyoulikeastinginyourbrain.

ItturnsoutthatASMRisprettyspecial.Accordingtoa28publishedstudyinTheJournalof

PreventionofAlzheimer’sDisease,thepartofyourbrainresponsibleforASMRdoesn’tgetlostto

Alzheimer’s.Alzheimer’s29toputpeopleintolayersofconfusion,andthestudyconfirmsthatmusic

cansometimes30liftpeopleoutoftheAlzheimer’shazeandbringthembackto(atleastalikenessof)

normality...ifonlyforashortwhile.ASMRispowerfulstuff!

Thisphenomenonhasbeen31severaltimesbutrarelystudiedproperly.Oneofthemostfamous

examplesofthisisthestoryof92-year-oldHenryDryer,whocomesoutofdementia(痴呆)whilelisteningto

songsfromhisyouth.

JeffAnderson,associateprofessorinRadiologyattheUniversityofUtahand32authoronthestudy,

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says“Inoursociety,thediagnosesofdementiaare33resourcestothemaximum.Noonesaysplaying

musicwillbeacureforAlzheimer’sdisease,butitmightmakethesymptomsmore34，decreasethecost

ofcareandimproveapatient’s35oflife.”

A.actuallyF.manageableK.quality

B.consequentlyG.mendsL.recently

C.contributingH.observedM.taxing

D.fairI.phaseN.tends

E.feelsJ.plottingO.yielded

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Canplayingvideogameshelpyougetabetterjob?

A.Thegamingindustryislargerthanfilmsandmusiccombined,yetfewofusarelikelytolistour

achievementsinplayingcomputergamesasworkexperienceinourrésumé.Butwhynot?Businessesare

wakinguptotheskillsgamerscanbringtotheworkplace.

B.Onestart-upisconvincedthattheskillslearnedbyplayinggames—hard-wonthroughyearsoftraining

andbattle—canbeappliedtoreal-lifeworksituations.AndGameAcademyreckonsitsbeliefisbacked

upbyharddata.DoyouenjoyunusualpuzzlegameslikePortal,ortowerdefencegameslikeDefense

Grid?TheteamhasfoundthatITworkersplaythosemorethanaverage.ButifyoupreferCivilization,

TotalWar,orX-Com,wherestrategyandresourcemanagementarekey,thenyoumighthavemorein

commonwithmanagers.

C.GameAcademy’sideaissimple:analysegamers’habitsfromtheironlinegamingprofile,andoffer

coursesinvaluableskillsthatreflecttheiraptitudes—skillstheycanpractiseandrefinein-game.And

thereisalreadyagrowingacceptancethatgamingskillsaretransferable.

D.Eventhemilitaryishiringgamers.“Theabilitytoabsorbinformation,reactswiftlyandcoordinateactions

whilstremainingcalmunderpressureareoftenattributesofpeoplethataregoodatgaming,”accordingto

aRoyalAirForcespokesperson.ThoseskillsarepartofwhattheRoyalAirForceislookingfor“ina

varietyofroles”.“Skillsacquiredthroughgamingcanbeveryrelevanttocertainareas.”

E.“Thereareplentyofsoftskillsthatgamerscanutiliseinaprofessionalsetting,suchasteamwork,problem

solvingandstrategicplanning,”saysRyanGardner,aregionaldirectorwithHaysrecruitment.Butdoes

thatreallymeanyourtop100rankinginOverwatchshouldgodowninyourrésumé?“It’sabouthowyou

eithermakeitrelevanttothejobyouareapplyingfor,orhowitmakesyoumoreinterestingasapotential

employee,”MrGardnersays.

F.Twoyearsago,aGlasgowUniversitystudymadeheadlinesforsuggestinggamingcouldmakestudents

moresuccessful.But“theresearchhasn’treallychangedminds,atleastnotyet,”saysoneoftheauthors

ofthestudy,DrMatthewBarr.He’snowwritingabookonthetopic.“Fornow,Ithinkthenegative

reputationaroundgamesmeansthattellingsomeoneyou’readeterminedgamerismorelikelytoharm

yourchancesofgettingajob.Butifsomeonecanexplainhowthey’veledateaminanonlinegame,for

example,theymaybeabletopersuadeanemployerthatthisisuseful,”saysDrBarr.

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G.Playinggamescasuallyisunlikelytohelpyourcareerprospects.ButpartofGameAcademy’ssuggestion

istotransformcasualgamersinto“conscious”ones,applyingcriticalthinkingtodevelopingtheirskills.

“Weseegameplayasaresourceoftalent,”saysco-founderDavidBarrie.“Whycan’tweputinour

résuméourgamingvictoriesandachievements?”heasks.“Iftheysaytheywantleadership—whycan’tI

pointtomyyearsofleadingWorldofWarcraftraids?”

H.Therearealreadyplentyofgamersouttherewhoknowthattheirhobbyhasmadethemwhotheyare.

Earlierthisyear,MatthewRiccitoldgamingsiteKotaku:“Ifyou’replayingEVEOnlineyoubasically

alreadyhaveanMBA.”Oftenmadefunofingamingcirclesasa“spreadsheetsimulator(电子表格模拟)”,

theeconomyofthefictionalEVEuniverseisdrivenbyrealmarketprinciples.Ifyouwanttobuildanew

spaceship,therawmaterialhastobeminedbyanotherplayer.Manufacturingcostscomeintoeffect,and

commoditiesfluctuateinpricebasedondemandandthedistancetohaulthecommodity.

I.MrRicci,whohadalwaysdreamedofbeingthebossofhisowncompany,rananin-gamecorporation

comprisinghundredsofplayers.Eventually,herealisedhecouldtransferhisskillstoreal-lifebusiness—

insteadofdoingitforfree.HerestructuredZentech,onceataxationvehicleforhisfather’sbusiness,and

itisnowinitsfourthyearhelpinginternationalbrandsentertheCanadianmarket.EVEteachesskillslike

creativity,leadership,organisation,andconflictresolution,hemaintains.Hecreditshissuccesstohis

family,hisstrongdesiretorunhisownbusiness—and“adamngoodcompanyinIcelandthatmadea

damngoodgame”.

J.DigitalentrepreneurandbusinessconsultantMiaBennettsays:“Inmoretraditionalsettings,gamingis

stillimaginedtobethepursuitofteenageboys—awasteoftime.”Buttherearesomelinkstoskillslike

“decision-making,theabilitytoanticipateandfutureplanning,”shesays.“Italsohelpswithmeta-skills—

learninghowtolearn,experimentation,andcreativethinking.”

K.Twelveyearsintohiscareer,MarkLong,aradiotherapyphysicistwiththeNHSinSurrey,doesn’tgetas

muchgamingtimeasheusedto.“Iwouldlovetosaythatmygamingskillsallowmetodestroycancer

usinglinearacceleratorslikephoton(光子)blasters,butthat’snotquitethereality.”Instead,hecredits

old-schoolgameslikePalaceofMagicwithexposinghimtocomputers.Everynewgamingupgrade

improvedhisknowledgeofhowtheyworked.Gamingalsoencouragedacompetitivespirit—andthat,he

believes,translates.“Whencreatingtreatmentplans,theaimistooptimisetheradiationdosetothe

tumourandrestrictitasmuchaspossibletohealthysurroundingtissuesandorgans,”hesays.It’sabout

“repeatingtheprocess,buteachtimedoingsomethingslightlydifferenttoimprovetheresult”.Notunlike

achievingahighscoreoraperfectrun.“Mostvideogamesareessentiallypuzzlestosolve,”hesays.“And

problem-solvingisabigpartofmyjob.”

L.“OveratGameAcademy,MrBarrieisawaretheystillhaveamountaintoclimb.Theemployer

communitywillneedthescience,”hesays,butconfessesheonlybecameatruebelieverwhenhestarted

askingplayersabouttheirbiggestin-gameachievements.“Thescaleandscopeoftheiranswerswere

amazing,”hesays.“Butaskthemthesameabouttheirwork,andtheydon’tknow.”“Theengagementand

powerfulskillsthatpeoplegetplayingagame—whycan’tworkbelikethat?”heasks.

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36.CertaingamingskillsmeettherequirementsofthearmedforcesinBritain.

37.Oneveteranplayerhasappliedhisgamingskillstohisreal-worldbusinessandoweshissuccesspartlyto

agamecompany.

38.Accordingtoaresearcher,badreputationaboutgameswillprobablylimitagamer’schancesoflandinga

job.

39.Businessesarebeginningtorealisegamingskillsareapplicabletotheiremployees’work.

40.Aphysicistadmitsgaminghascontributedtohiscomputerknowledgeandskillsofsolvingproblems.

41.GameAcademyproposestohelpgamersdeveloptheirskillsusingcriticalthinking.

42.Onewhoenjoysplayinggamesthatrequiremanagementskillstowinmightpossessmorequalitiesofa

manager.

43.Inmoreconventionalviews,gamingisatime-wastingactivitypursuedbyyoungboys.

44.Itissuggestedthatgamingskillsbeincludedinarésuméiftheyenhanceajobapplicant’sappeal.

45.Manygamersknowtheirpassionforplayinggameshasshapedtheiridentity.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

JunkfoodisnowastapleofmanyAmericans’diets.Advertisingcampaignsfromthesnackfood

companies,oftenfeaturingsportsstars,sendthemessagethatwecanneutralizeanynegativeeffectsof

consumingtheirproductssimplybygettingmorephysicalexercise.Butrecentstudiesshowalackofexercise

isnottoblameforrisingobesityrates.Baddietsare.

Interventions(干预)tohelpreducejunkfoodconsumptionareespeciallyimportantforchildrenand

teenagers.Preventionisbetterthancurebecauseobesityissodifficulttotreat.Unfortunately,whilehealth

educationhasshownsomesuccessamongyoungchildren,teenshavebeenhardertoreach.

Nowalarge-scalestudyhastriedaninnovativeapproachtochangeteenagers’attitudestowardshealthy

eating,andtheresultsarepromising.Theresearchersarguedthatpreviousinterventionshaveprobablybeen

unsuccessfulbecauseofamajorflaw:theyfocusedonafuture,healthieryouandassumedthatthiswouldbe

enoughmotivationforteenagers.Incontrast,thenewinterventioncleverlyexploitsteenagers’instinctfor

rebelliousnessandautonomy,andthevaluetheyplaceonsocialjustice.

Todothis,researchershadstudentsreadanarticleonthefoodindustry.Itrevealedasecretaboutthe

manipulativeanddeceptivestrategiesusedtomakejunkfoodmoreaddictiveandcharacterizetheproductsas

healthy.Thearticlealsoexplainedhowadvertisingcampaignsspecificallytargetveryyoungandpoorpeople,

causingharmforthesevulnerablegroups.Afterwards,theparticipantsreadafictionalsurveyofteenswho

wantedto“fightbackagainstthecompaniesbybuyingandeatinglessprocessedfood”

Aftertheintervention,participantsassociatedhealthyeatingwithautonomyandsocialjustice.The

teenagersalsoratedhealthyeatingasbeingmoreappealing.Importantly,therewerealsosomepromising

effectsofthenewinterventiononactualbehavior.Adaylaterthestudentswereofferedachoiceofsnacks

anddrinksinaseeminglyunrelatedcontext.Theteenschosehealthysnacksanddrinks(suchasfruitorwater)

moreoftenoverunhealthyoptions(likebiscuitsandsoda).Apparentlyassociatingahealthydietwith

teenagers’ownvaluesseemstobeapromisingavenuetopreventobesity.

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46.Whatdowelearnaboutadvertisingcampaignsfromthesnackfoodcompanies?

A.Theyconveytheideathattheirproductsareokifconsumersexercisemore.

B.TheysendthemessagethatbaddietsareresponsibleforAmericans’obesity.

C.Theyusuallyfeaturesportsstarstoemphasizethebenefitsoftheirsnackfoods.

D.Theyclaimthatlackofexerciseistoblamefortheincreasingobesityrates.

47.Whatdoesthepassagesayabouthealtheducation?

A.Ithasshedlightonteens’instinctforrebellionandautonomy.

B.Ithasplacedmuchmoreemphasisoncurethanonprevention.

C.Ithascontributedlittletothecampaignsagainstobesity.

D.Ithaslargelyfailedtoturnteensawayfromjunkfood.

48.Whatisamajorflawinpreviousinterventionstohelpreducejunkfoodconsumption?

A.Theymotivatedteenstostayawayfromjunkfoodonlytemporarily.

B.Theyfocusedonthebenefitsyoungpeoplewouldreapinthefuture.

C.Theywerebasedontheassumptionthatmotivationwastheonlykey.

D.Theywereincapableofappealingtoteens’instinctforrebelliousness.

49.Inwhatwayisthenewinterventioninnovative?

A.Itemphasizespeople’ssenseofsocialresponsibility.

B.Itcleverlyexploitsteenagers’personalweaknesses.

C.Ittakesadvantageofteenagers’naturalinclination.

D.Itpromisesimmediateratherthanfuturebenefits.

50.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthenewresearch?

A.Atotallydifferentapproachcouldbeadoptedtocombatadvertisingcampaignsforsnackfood.

B.Aneffectiveinterventionhastobefoundtopersuadeteenagerstoswitchtoahealthierlifestyle.

C.Obesitycanbehopefullypreventedbybuildinglinksbetweenteenagers’valuesandhealthyeating.

D.Aninnovativewaytobeatobesityistoexposefoodcompanies’manipulativeanddeceptivepractices.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AdultsdreamduringREM(rapideyemovement)sleepandinfantshav