2012英语四级答案

2012年英语专业四级考试真题

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2012年英语专业四级考试真题

PARTIDICTATION[15MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage．Altogether

thepassagewillbereadtoyoufour

times．Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbe

doneatnormalspeed,listenandtryto

understandthemeaning．Forthecondand

thirdreadings，thepassagewillbereadntence

byntence,orphrabyphra，withintervals

of15conds．Thelastreadingwillbedoneat

normalspeedagainandduringthistimeyou

shouldcheckyourwork．Youwillthenbegiven

2minutestocheckthroughyourworkonce

more．Pleawritethewholepassageon

ANSWERSHEETONE．

PARTIILISTENING

COMPREHENSION[20MIN]

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillhear

carefullyand

thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．Markthe

bestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheet

Two．

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthisctionyouwillhearveral

conversations．Listentotheconversations

carefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthat

follow．

Questionslto3arebadonthefollowing

conversation．Attheendoftheconversation,

youwillbegiven15condstoanswerthe

questions．Now,listentotheconversation.

l．TheEthicalConsumerRearch

Associationwillprovideinformationtoshoppers

on

A．productprice．

B．productquality．

C．manufacturers．

D．productionmethods．

2．Accordingtotheconversation，anethical

shoppershould

A．askforothers’advicebeforebuying

things．

B．considertheworthofsomethingtobe

bought．

C．postponebuyingthingswhenever

possible．

D．archforthingsthatarelesscostly．

3．Accordingtotheconversation，ethical

shopperscanbebestdescribedas

A．shrewd．B．thrifty．

C．extravagant．D．cautious．

Questions4to7arebadonthefollowing

conversation．Attheendoftheconversation，

youwillbegiven20condstoanswerthe

questions．Now,listentotheconversation．

4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsis

CORRECTaboutMary?

A．Sheinjoyingherlanguagestudy．

B．Sheinjoyinghermanagementstudy．

C．Sheisnotfeelingverywellatthe

moment．

D．Sheisnothappyaboutherstudy

pressure．

5．WhatdoesMarythinkofthecour

initially?

A．Itisuful．B．Itisdifficult．

C．Itischallenging．D．Itisinteresting．

6．WhatisMary’sproblemoflivingina

familyhou?

A．Shedislikesthefoodsheeats．B．Sheis

unabletosleepwell．

C．Shehasnochancetomake

friends．D．Shefindstherenthigh．

7．Whichofthefollowingis

Mr．Davies’advice?

A．Totrytomakemorefriends．

B．Totrytochangeaccommodation．

C．TospendmoretimeonEnglish．

D．Tostopattendinglanguageclass．

Questions8to10arebadonthefollowing

conversation．Attheendoftheconversation，

youwillbegiven15condstoanswerthe

questions．Now,listentotheconversation．

8．Accordingtotheconversation，thedayis

specialbecau

A．manypeoplearesurfingthenetonthat

day．

B．itisananniversaryoftheinternet．

C．thenetbroughtaboutnochangesuntil

thatday．

D．bigchangeswilltakeplaceonthatday．

9．Welearnfromtheconversationthat

people

A．cannotJivewithouttheinternet．

B．cannotworkwithouttheinternet．

C．allutheinternettokeepintouch．

D．havevariedopinionsaboutinternetu．

10．Attheendoftheconversation．the

speakerstalkabout

A．thefutureoftheinternet．

B．thetypeofofficefurniture．

C．whenchangeswillcome．

D．howpeoplewillutheinternet．

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthisction，youwillhearveral

passages．Listentothepassagescarefullyand

thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．

Questions11to13arebadonthe

followingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,you

willbegiven15condstoanswerthe

questions．Now,listentothepassage．

11．Inordertoopenabankaccount，you

needtoproduce____inadditiontoyour

passport．

A．alibrarycardB．aregistrationform

C．atelephonebillD．areceipt

12．WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbe

includedinthe‘utilitybill’?

A．Rent．B．Gas．C．Water．D．Telephone．

13．Accordingtothepassage，whatcanone

dointhepostoffice?

18．Accordingtothepassage，newwords

tendtocomefrom

A．worldpolitics．B．advancesinscience．

C．areasoflife．D．alltheabove．

19．Thepassageexplainsthelargerand

richervocabularyofEnglishmainlyfroma

viewpoint．

A．historicalB．cultural

C．commercialD．colonial

20．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthe

followingstatementsbestdescribestheEnglish

language?

A．Itisoutdatedingrammar．

B．Itacceptsnewwordsfromscience．

C．Ithasbeguntakinginnewwords．

D．Ittendstoembracenewwords.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Inthisction，youwillhearveralnews

items．Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswer

thequestionsthatfollow．

Questions21and22arebadOHthe

followingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem，you

willbegiven10condstoanswerthe

questions．Nowlistentothenews．

21．Wherewasthemarblestatuefound?

A．Outinthea．B．Insideabathhou．

C．Onacliffalongthecoast．D．Onthe

coastoutsideJerusalem．

22．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes

theconditionofthestatue?

A．Itwasincomplete．B．Itwasrecent

artwork．

C．Itwasfairlytall．D．Itwasinpieces．

Questions23and24arebadonthe

followingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem．you

willbegiven10condstoanswerthe

questions．Now,listentothenews．

23．Therescueeffortsconcentratedmainly

on

A．theU．S．-Canadaborder

B．snow-strickenregions．

C．highways．D．citystreets．

24．Accordingtothenews，thelastgroupof

peoplemighthavebeenstrandedintheir

vehicles

formorethan____hoursbeforebeing

rescued．

A．24B．25C．40D．48

Questions25and26arebadonthe

followingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,you

willbegiven10condstoanswerthe

questions．Now,listentothenews．

25．Accordingtothe2006anti-smoking

restrictions，smokingwasNOTallowedin

A．offices．B．restaurants．C．bars．D．school

playgrounds．

26．Accordingtothenews，whichofthe

followinggroupsreactsnegativelytothenew

law?

A．Televisionproducers．B．Hotelowners．

C．Medicalworkers．D．Hospital

management．

Questions27and28arebadonthe

followingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem，you

willbegiven10condstoanswerthe

questions．Now,listentothenews．

27．Accordingtothenews，whofirst

discoveredthefraud?

A．Aclient．B．Abankmanager．

C．Thepolice．D．Bankheadquarters．

28．Whendidthebankemployeehand

himlfin?

A．Amonthbeforethefraudwas

discovered．

B．Adaybeforethefraudwasdiscovered．

C．Adayafterthepolicelaunched

investigation．

D．Amonthafterhetransferredthe

money．

Question29isbadonthefollowing

news．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given5condstoanswerthequestion．Now,

listentothenews．

29．Whatisthisnewsitemmainlyabout?

A．HowtoopenHotmailaccounts．

B．Howtoretrievemissinge-mails．

C．Newe-mailrvicebyMicrosoft．

D．Problemsandcomplaintsaboute-mails．

Question30isbadonthefollowing

news．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given5condstoanswerthequestion．Now,

listentothenews．

30．Comparedwith2009，whichofthe

followingfiguresremainedaboutthesamein

2010?

A．Numberofticketssold．B．Boxoffice

revenues．

C．Attendancerate．DNumberofcinemas

PARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelow

wouldbestcompletethepassageifinrtedin

thecorrespondingblanks．Markthebestchoice

foreachblankonAnswerSheetTwo．

Theearthquakeof26thDecember2004

resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersin

livingmemory．Itwasa(31)_____underwater

quakeandoccurredintheIndianOcean．It(32)

____coastlines，communitiesandbroughtdeath

tomanypeople．

Whydoearthquakeshappen?

Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalways

lookedasitdoestoday；itismoving(33)____

(althoughveryslowly)andhasdonesofor

billionsofyears．Thisisone(34)____of

earthquakes，whenonectionoftheearth

(tectonicplate)(35)____another．Scientistscan

predictwherebutnot(36)____thismight

happenandtheareabetweenplatesiscalleda

faultline．OnonefaultlineinKobe，Japanin

1923over200,000peoplewerekilled．(37)____，

earthquakesdonotalways

happenonfaultlines，(38)____iswhythey

aresodangerousand(39)____．

Wheredovolcanoeshappen?

Volcanoeshappenwherethe

earth's(40)____isthin：lava，dustand

gas(41)____frombeneaththeearth．Theycan

riintoahugeconeshapelikeamountainand

erupt，(42)____theycanbesoviolent(43)____

theyjustexplodedirectlyfromtheearthwithno

warning．Thereare1511(44)'____'volcanoesin

theworld．Thismeansthattheymay(45)____be

dangerous．In1985theColombianvolcano

NevadodelRuizerupted．Thelavamelteda

glacierandnttonesofmud(46)____thetown

below．Twentythousandpeopledied．Natural

disasterslikevolcaniceruptionsareoften

unpredictable．Weregularlydonotknowwhen

they(47)____pen，or(48)____wheretheywill

happen．Inthefuture，scientistsmaybeableto

watchandpredict(49)____beforethey

happen．Thiscould(50)____manylives．

31．A．massiveB．significantC．great

D．grand

32．A．changedB．convertedC．destroyed

D．transformed

33．A．frequentlyB．continuously

C．regularlyD．periodically

34．A．sourceB．reasonC．movement

D．cau

35．A．collideswithB．confrontswith

C．meetswithD．faceswith

36．A．howB．whyC．whenD．what

37．A．GenerallyB．HoweverC．Similarly

D．Anyway

38．A．thatB．itC．thisD．which

39．A．unpredictableB．unaccountable

C．inevitableD．irresistible

40．A．surfaceB．appearanceC．crust

D．cover

41．A．flowedoutB．burstoutC．1eaked

outD．trickledout

42．A．orB．andC．norD．but

43．A．likeB．forC．asD．that

44．A．livingB．activeC．aliveD．live

45．A．relativelyB．hardlyC．still

D．gradually

46．A．downB．onC．acrossD．beyond

47．A．aretoB．shouldC．mustD．might

48．A．elB．evenC．thoughD．whether

49．A．accidentsB．incidentsC．occasions

D．events

50．A．rescueB．saveC．prerveD．shelter

PARTIVGRAMMAR＆VOCABULARY

【15MIN】

Therearethirtyntencesinthis

ction．Beneatheachntencetherearefour

words,phrasorstatementsmarkedA，B,C

andD．Choooneword,phraorstatement

thatbestcompletesthentence．Markyour

answersonAnswerSheetTwo．

51．Whichofthefollowingntencesis

INCORRECT?

A．Twentymilesemslikealongwalkto

him．

B．Nooneexcepthissupportersagreewith

him．

C．NeitherJulianorIweregoingtothe

party．

D．Fewstudentsinmyclassarereallylazy．

52．Whichofthefollowingdeterminers(限

定词)canbeplacedbeforebothsingularcount

nounsandpluralcountnouns?

A．manyaB．fewC．suchD．thenext

53．Whichofthefollowingreflexive

pronouns(反身代词)isudasanappositive(同

位语)?

A，Hepromidhimlfrapidprogress．

B．Themanagerherlfwillinterview

Mary．

C．Ihavenothingtosayformylf．

D．Theyquarreledthemlvesredinthe

face．

54．Mybossorderedthatthelegal

documents____tohimbeforelunch．

A．bentB．werentC．weretobent

D．mustbent

55．Whichofthefollowingntences

expressWILLINGNESS?

A．Bynowshewillbeeatingdinner．

B．Ishallneverdothatagain．

C．Mybrotherwillhelpyouwiththe

luggage．

D．Youshallgetapromotion．

56．Whichofthefollowingntencesis

INCORRECT?

A．Howstrangefeelingstheyare!

B．Howdareyouspeaktomelikethat!

C．Whatnoitheyaremaking!

esswearein!

57．whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsas

asubject?

A．Weneverdoubtthatherbrotheris

honest．

B．Theproblemisnotwhowillgobutwho

willstay．

C．Youmustgiveitbacktowhoeverit

belongsto。

D．Itisclearthatthecrimewasdone

deliberately．

58．whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsas

anobject?

A．Hedoesn’tliketheideaofmyspeaking

atthemeeting．

B．Itisnouyourpretendingnottoknow

thematter．

C．Myparentsstronglyobjecttomygoing

outaloneatnight．

D．Herfallingintotheriverwastheclimax

ofthewholetrip．

59．Allthefollowingntenceshavean

appositiveEXCEPT

A．Sheboughtherlfapairofnewshoes．

B．Onlyoneproblemstillremains-thefood．

C．Myfriendsallunderstandandsupport

me．

D．Shelikedhercurrentjob，teaching

English．

60．Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthe

meaningof“Shallwebuytheticketsfirst”?

A．Hesaidthatweweregoingtobuythe

ticketsfirst．

B．Herequestedthatwebuythetickets

first．

C．Hesuggestedthatwebuythetickets

first．

D．Headvidustobuytheticketsfirst．

61．Whichofthefollowingcontainsan

adverbialclauofcau?

A．IgotajobassoonasIleftuniversity．

B．Astherewasnoanswer,Iwroteagain．

C．YoumustdotheexercisasIshow

you．

D．Wealthyasheis，Markisnotahappy

man．

62．Whichofthefollowingprepositional

phrascanfunctionasanadverbial?

A．AreyousureofSimon'sdisappearance?

B．Themanwithabeardistalkingtothe

manage.

C．Everyprecautionwastakenagainstthe

failureoftheplan．

D．Despitetherain，everyoneenjoyedthe

trip．

63．A：Mother．youpromidtotakeme

out．B：Well_____

!!

64．Whichofthefollowingprepositional

phrasisanadverbialofconcession?

A．Theyudtheboxforkeeping

treasures．

B．Isteppedasideforhertogetinfirst．

C．Forallthatheemstodislikeme，Istill

likehim．

D．Theparentsboughtabirthdaycakefor

theirson．

65．Whichofthefollowingntencesis

INCORRECT?

A．Poultryareveryexpensiveinthecity．

B．Newmachinerywereintroducedinthe

factory．

C．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthemurder

ca．

D．Themilitiawerecalledouttorescue

floodvictims．

66．Thegirlcannotcometoschooltodayon

accountoftheflu．Theunderlinedpart

means_____.

A．concerningB．becauofC．astoD．for

67．MaryandJohnarebusylookingfora

hotelfortheirwedding_____．

A．mealB．snackC．refreshment

D．banquet

68．Mini-skirtsfirst_____inthe1960s．

A．caughtoutB．caughtinC．caughton

D．caughtup

69．Thatoutburstatthemeetingwas____

ofhisbadtemper．

A．illustrativeB．explanatoryC．expository

D．revealing

70．Theearthquakerefugeesare____for

foodandblankets．

A．desirousB．ambitiousC．riouslyoff

D．badlyoff

71．WhenLindaheardthegoodnewsshe

triedtosoundcasual，butherexcitementwas

obvious．

Theunderlinedpartmeans_____．

A．uncaringB．disinterestedC．without

planD．withoutwarning

72．MostChinepeoplewenttoworkby

bikewithinliving_____．

A．mindB．knowledgeC．memoryD．scope

73．Thespeakerwasverygoodat____his

ideasduringthediscussion．

A．puttingasideB．puttingacross

C．puttingbackD．puttingoff

74．Thefoodisgoodatthishotel，butthe

____ispoor；thewaitersdon’temtobewell

trained．

A．maintenanceB．repairC．charge

D．rvice

75．Slaverywas____inAmericainthe19th

century．

A．abolishedB．cancelledC．abandoned

D．terminated

76．Mercifully，IwasabletocompleteallI

hadtodowithinafewdays．Theunderlined

partmeans_____.

A．efficientlyB．surprisinglyC．fortunately

D．shortly

77．Theboysinthedorm____acointo

decidewhowouldcleanthefloor．

A．heldB．tosdC．putD．collected

78．Thepatternsofspokenlanguageare

____fromthoofwriting．

A．distinctB．distinctiveC．distinguished

D．distinguishing

79．A(n)____shapehasfourstraightsides

at90°toeachother,twoofwhicharemuch

longerthantheothertwo．

A．squareB．ovalC．oblongD．circular

80．I’dliketohavea____wordwithhis

parents．

A．peacefulB．quietC．silentD．personal

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION【25

MIN】

Inthisctiontherearefourpassages

followedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，

eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C

andD．Chootheonethatyouthinkisthebest

answer．MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheet

Two．

TEXTA

Saying“thankyou”isprobablythefirst

thingmostofuslearntodoinaforeign

language．Afterall，we’rebroughtuptobe

polite，anditisimportanttomakeagood

impressionuponotherpeople—especiallyacross

nationaldivides．

So．whatexactlyareyousuppodtosay

when"thankyou"isonlythe20thmostpopular

waytoexpressgratitude?Accordingtoarecent

survey,19otherwaysofexpressingappreciation

finishedaheadof"thankyou"inapollof3,000

people．

Pollstersfoundalmosthalfofthoasked

preferredthemoreinformal“cheers”，while

otherslikedtousuchexpressions

as“ta”,“great"and“niceone”．

So，justwhatistheappropriateformof

wordstoexpressyourthanks?

Fortunately,theclueisinthelanguage

itlf．“Cheers”，despiteitspopularity，is

consideredaninformalwaytosaythank

you—andthisisadefiniteclueastowhenyou

canbestuit．

Forinstance，whengoingforadrinkwith

friends，asmileanda“cheers”bywayofthanks

isnotonlyappropriatetothesituation，itisalso

culturallyaccurate．

“Ta”，originatedfromtheDanish

word“tak”,wasthecond-mostpopular

expressionofthanks，andisalsocommonlyud

ininformalsituations，alongwithphrassuch

as“niceone”，and“brilliant”．Interestingly,one

wordthatdidn’tmakeitintothetop20

was“thanks”．Thankyou'sshorter,more

informalcousin．

“Thanks”canbeuful，asitisableto

bridgethedividebetweentheformalityof

“thankyou"andthedownright

relaxed“cheers”．

Certainwordscandoubleasanexpression

ofthanksaswellasdelight．Again，thewords

themlvesoffertheclueastowhenbesttou

them．

Forexample，wordslike“awesome”，

“brilliant"and“youstar"featuredhighlyinthe

newpollandtheycanhintatbothyourpleasure

atsomeone'saction，aswellasrvingtoexpress

yourthanks．Ifyouareonthereceivingendof

a“new”thankyou，youcanrespondwitha

simple“noproblem”,or“sure”．

Ofcour，incertaincircumstances，a

simplewave，nodorsmilemaybe

appropriate．Forinstance，ifacardriverslows

downtoletyoucrosstheroad，simplyraising

yourhandinacknowledgementinoughto

showthatyouappreciatethedriver's

consideration．

Sometimes，formalityisnecessary,

and“thankyou”isstillthebestchoiceinsuch

situations．

Butstudentsshouldnotworryaboutwhen

exactlytoucertainexpressions．

ManypeopleinWesterncountriesare

worriedthatgoodmannersarein

decline．Peopleare

tiredofeingtheiractsofkindnessand

rvicepasswithoutcomment．Sodon’tthink

thatyour

“thankyou”wasclumsyorawkwardly

formal．Thechancesare，ifyousaid“thank

you”，you

madesomeone’sday．Youstar．

81．Wecantellfromtheresultsofthepoll

that

A．peopleareunconcernedaboutpoliteness

nowadays．

B．“thankyou”remainsthebestexpression

ofgratitude．

C．thereisavarietyofexpressionsof

appreciation．

D．therearemoreformalexpressionsthan

informalones．

82．Whichword/phradoesNOTappear

inthetop20?

A．Cheers．B．Thanks．C．Brilliant．D．You

star．

83．Accordingtothepassage．whichisan

appropriaterespon

to“awesome”or“brilliant”?

A．Thanks．B．Cheers．C．Nice

one．D．Sure．

84．Accordingtothepassage，thewayin

whichweexpressourgratitudedependsonall

thefollowingEXCEPT

A．gender．B．formality．C．culture．D

．circumstance．

85．Inthelastparagraphtheauthor

encouragespeopleto

A．continuetheiractsofkindness．

B．behavethemlveswell．

C．showtheirgratitudetoothers．

D．stopworryingaboutbadmanners．

TEXTB

From2007to2010，Americanhouholds

lost$l1trillioninrealestate，savings,andstocks

MorethanhalfofallU．S．workeritherlost

theirjobsorwereforcedtotakecutsinhoursor

payduringtherecession．Theworstmaybe

behindthemnow,buttheshockinglossofthe

pastfewyearshavereshapednearlyeveryfacet

oftheirlives—howtheylive，work，and

spend—eventhewaytheythinkaboutthe

future．

ForCindy,therecessionbeganwhenher

husbandwasrelocatedtoRhinelander,

Wisconsin．byhiscompanyforcingthefamilyto

moveinahurry．Thecoupleboughtanewhou

butwereunabletolltheirtwo-bedroomhome

inBigLake，Minnesota．Withtwomortgages(抵

押借款)andtwoyoungchildrentocarefor,

Cindycouldn'timaginehowtostretchher

husband'spaychecktokeepherfamilyfed．

Thenshestumbleduponanonline

communitycalledBlotanical，aforumfor

gardeners，manywithaninterestin

sustainability．“ThemoreIreadanddiscusd

thepractices，themoreIrealizedthiswould

helpnotonlyourbudgetbutalsoour

health，”shesays．

Cindyadmitsthatbeforetherecession，she

wasacitygirlwithnointerestingrowingher

owndinner．“Igrewflowersmostly—Ididn’t

thinkaboutplantsthatweren’tvisually

interesting."Buttostretchherbudget，she

beganputtinginvegetablesand

fruit—everythingfromstrawberrybedstoapple

trees—andasherfirstedlingsgrew，her

spiritslifted．Shenolongerthinksofgardening

andmakingherownjamsasjustamoney

saver；they’reagenuinepleasure．“It’sbrought

usclortogetherasafamily,too，”she

says．Herkidsvoluntarilypitchinwith(主动帮

助)thegardenwork，andthefamilycooks

togetherinsteadofeatingout．Thefoodtastes

better—it'sfresherandorganic—andthe

gardenhandilyfulfillsitsoriginalpurpo：cost

cutting．Nowshespendsabout$200to$300a

monthongroceries．lessthanhalfofthe$650a

monththatsheudtolayout．

Afterdiscoveringhowresourcefulshecan

beintoughtimes，Cindyisnolongereasily

discouraged．“Itmakesmefeelproudtobeable

tosayImadeitmylf,”shesays．“Ifeel

accomplished，andI'mmoreconfidentabout

attemptingthingsI'veneverdonebefore．"Now

sheavoidsconveniencestoresandhasbegun

learningtoknit，quilt，andmakeherown

soap．"Idon'tthinkIwouldhaveeverbegun

thisjourneyifitweren’tfortherecession，”she

says．“Ihaveafeelingthatfromnowon，itwill

affectmyfamily’shealthandhappinessforthe

better．"

86．Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat

therecession

A．affectedAmericansincertain

occupations．

B．hadgreatimpactonAmericans’work

andlife．

C．hadonlybroughthugelossinsavings

andstocks．

D．isoverwithsomeofthelossrecovered.

87．Whatmadethefamily'sfinancial

situationevenworwasthatthey

A．movedtoRhinelanderinahurry．

B．hadtwochildrentorai．

C．didn'tknowanyoneinRhinelander．

D．couldn'tlltheirhomeinBigLake．

88．Whichofthefollowingstatementsis

CORRECT?

A．Cindyhadenthebenefitsofgardening

inadifferentway．

B．Cindyhaddevelopedahobbyof

gardeningbeforetherecession．

C．Cindyhadalreadyhadakeeninterestin

sustainability．

D．Cindyhadalreadyplannedtomeetthe

gardeners．

89．Inaddition,Cindyviewsgardeningasa

genuinepleasurebecaugardening

A．helpedhercutlivingcostsalmostby

half．

B．enabledhertomakeherownjams．

C．builtupfamilytiesand

kids’enthusiasm．

D．enabledhertoknowmoreaboutplants．

90．WhatdoesCindythinkofthedifficult

timesshehasgonethrough?

A．Itgavethecoupleandtheirkidsatough

lesson．

B．Itgaveherconfidenceandoptimism．

C．Itwouldcomeagainandaffectthe

family．

D．Itleftalastingpsychologicalimpacton

thefamily．

TEXTC

“I'malittleworriedaboutmyfuture，”said

DustinHoffmaninTheGraduate．Heshouldbe

solucky．Allhehadtoworryaboutwaswhether

tohaveanaffairwithMrsRobinson．Inthe

sixties，thatwasthesumtotalofpost-graduation

anxietysyndrome．

Hoffman'smoderncounterpartsarenotso

fortunate．TheMrsRobinsonsaren'tsitting

aroundathomeanymore，ducing

graduates．Theyareoutintheworkplace，doing

thehigh-poweredjobsthegraduateswant，but

cannotget．Forthofreshoutofuniversity,

desperateforworkbutunabletogetit，thereis

abigimbalancebetweensupplyand

demand．Andthereisnonarrowingofthegap

insight．

Thelatestunemploymentfiguresshowthat

746,000of18-24year-oldsareunemployed—a

recordrateof18percent．Manyofthowill

havegraduatedthissummer．Theyarenot

panickingyet，butasthejobrejectionsmount

up，theyarebeginningtofeelalarmed．

Ofcour，itiasytoblamethe

Governmentand，inparticular,thetargetthat

Labourhaslongtrumpeted---50percentof

school-leaversinhighereducation．Thatwasnot

toosmart．TheGovernmenthasnotonlyfailed

tomeetitstarget—theactualfigureisstillclor

to40percent—butithasraidexpectationsto

unrealisticlevels．

Parentsfeelasbadlyletdownastheyoung

peoplethemlves．Middle-classfamiliese

theirgraduateoffspringonthedole(救济

金)queueandwonderwhytheybotheredpaying

schoolfees．Working-classfamiliesfeelaneven

keenernofdisappointment．Formanysuch

families，gettingachildintouniversitywasthe

fulfillmentofalifelongdream．Itreprented

upwardsocialandfinancialmobility．Itwas

proofthattheywerelivinginadynamic，

economicallysuccessfulcountry．Thatdream

doesnotemsorosynow．

Graduateunemploymentisnot，ultimately,

apoliticalproblemreadytobe

solved．Job-creationschemesforgraduatesare

verylowdowninministerialin-trays．IfDavid

Cameron'sConrvativeshadabrilliantidea

forguaranteeingeverygraduateawell-paid

job，theywouldhaveunveileditbynow．Itisa

socialproblem，thoughamoredeep-ated

socialproblemthanpeopleperhapsrealize．

91．Theauthorbeginswithanepisodefrom

TheGraduateinorderto

A．supportthefactthatmorewomenare

workingnow．

B．showthatfewgraduatesstartedworking

rightaftergraduation．

C．demonstratethatthereweremuchfewer

graduatesthannow．

D．emphasizethesharpcontrastbetween

nowandthen．

92．Withregardtojobopportunitiesfor

younggraduates，theauthorsounds

A．pessimistic．B．hopeful．C．indifierent

．D．furious．

93．Theauthoris____theLabour

Government'starget：50%ofschoolleaversin

highereducation．

A．infavourofB．doubtfulabout

C．stronglycriticalofD．mildlycriticalof

94．Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout

parents’feelingsisCORRECT?

A．Working—classparentsfeeljustas

disappointed．

B．Parentsandtheirchildrenfeelequally

disappointed．

C．Middle—classparentsfeelmore

disappointed．

D．Parentsfeelmoredisappointedthan

theirchildren．

95．Towardstheendofthepassage，the

authorimpliesthat

A．therewillbejob-creationschemesfor

graduates．

B．graduateunemploymentismoreofa

politicalissue．

C．graduateunemploymentisbotha

politicalandasocialissue．

D．theConrvativesaredoingfarfrom

enoughtosolvetheissue．

TEXTD

Nomatterhowmanytimesyouhaveen

imagesofthegoldenmaskofboyking

Tutankhamen，comefacetofacewithitin

Egypt'sCairomuum，andyouwillsuckin

yourbreath．

ItwasonNov4，1923，thatBritish

archaeologistHowardCarterstumbledona

stoneatthebaofthetombofanother

pharaoh(法老)inLuxorthateventuallyledtoa

aleddoorway．

Then，onNov23，Carterfoundacond

doorandwhenhestuckhisheadthroughit，

whathesawwastostuntheworld．Insidelay

thegreatstonecoffin，enclosingthreechestsof

gildedwood．

Afewmonthslater,whenacraneliftedits

granitecoverandonecoffinafteranotherwas

removed,Carterfoundasolidblockofgold

weighing110kg．Initwasthemummy(木乃伊)

ofthe19-year-oldTutankhamen，coveredin

goldwiththatsplendidfuneralmask．Andall

thislayburiedformorethan3,000years．

MonthsaftermytriptoEgypt,Icanrelive

therushofemotionIfeltandnthehush

thatdescendedonthecrammedCairo

muum'sTutankhamengallery．

Cairo，adustycityof20millionpeople，isa

placewheretimeemstobothstandstilland

rushintoutterchaos．Itisaplacewherethe

ancientandcontemporaryhappilygoalongon

paralleltracks．

TaketheGreatPyramidsofGiza，sittingon

thewesternedgeofthecity．Evenasthetting

sunsilhouettesthegiganticstructuresagainst

thegreatdertexpan，acallforprayerfloats

overmi-finishedapartmentblocksfilledwith

theactivityofcitylife．

Whilecarefulplanningfortheafterlifemay

lieburiedundergroundinCairo，itisnoiand

confusiononthestreets．Donkeycartsbattlefor

spacewithpedestriansandtheonlyoperative

roadruleis“mightisright．”Butitisacitythat

isfulloflife—fromthesmallroadside

restaurantstothecoffeeshopswheremenand

womensmoketheshisha(水烟壶)．

Donkeycartspiledhighwithflat-breads

magicallyfindtheirwayinandoutthe

maddeningtraffic；youngwomeninlongskirts

andheadscarvesholdhandswithyoungmenin

opencollarshirts，whileconversationsdwellon

Kuwait'schancesatthesoccerWorldCup．

96．Accordingtothecontext,“suckinyour

breath”means“feelanof____"．

A．aweB．horrorC．doubtD．delight

97．Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout

thediscoveryofthemummyisINCORRECT?

A．Themummywasfirstdiscoveredbya

Britisharchaeologist．

B．Thediscoveryofthemummycameasa

surpri．

C．Themummywasfoundlyingright

insidethestonecoffin．

D．Themaskedmummywascoveredin

gold．

98．WhichwordCANNOTbeudto

describethecityofCairo?

A．Crowdedness．B．Quiet．C．Noi．

D．Confusion．

99．Whichpairofwords/phrasindicates

contrast?

A．Giganticstructure；greatdertexpan

B．Acallforprayer；menandwomenwith

theshisha

C．Chaos；maddening

D．Coffeeshops；pyramids

100．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowards

Cairo?

A．Positive．B．Objective．C．Negative．D.

Notclear

PARTVIWRITING【45MIN】

SECTIONACOMPOSITION[35MIN]

TheDragonBoatFestival(端午节)isoneof

theimportantnationalfestivalsinChina．Write

onANSWERSHEETTHREEacompositionof

about200wordsonthefollowingtopic：

TheDragonBoatFestival

First,youshouldtellwhatyouknowabout

thefestival．

Second,youshoulddescribehowyouor

otherpeopleusuallyobrvethefestival．

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,

organization，languageand

appropriateness．Failuretofollowthe

instructionsmayresultinalossofmarks．

SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING[10MIN]

WriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEanote

ofabout50-60wordsbadonthefollowing

situation:

Thewintervacationwasover，andyou

camebackbytrainyesterday．Yourfriend

(MichaelorLucy)wenttotherailwaystationto

meetyouandhelpedcleaningyourdorm．Now，

writehim/heranote，expressingyourgratitude

andofferingyourhelpinreturn．

Markswillbeawardedforcontent

organization,languageandappropriateness

2012英语专四真题参考答案

2012专四听写参考答案：

Nowadays，manyofustrytoliveinaway

thatwilldamagetheenvironmentaslittleas

possible．Werecycleournewspapersand

bottles，wetakepublictransporttogettowork，

wetrytobuylocallyproducedfruitand

vegetables，andwewanttotaketheattitudes

onholidaywithus．Thisiswhyalternativeforms

oftourismarebecomingpopularinthe

world．Therearealotofnamesforthenew

formsoftourism:responsibletourism，nature

tourism，adventuretourism，educational

tourismandmore．

Althougheveryonemayhaveadifferent

definition，mostpeopleagreethatthenew

formsoftourismshoulddothefollowing:first，

theyshouldconrvethewildlifeandcultureof

thearea；cond，theyshouldbenefitthelocal

people；third，theyshouldmakeaprofitwithout

destroyingnaturalresources；andfinallythey

shouldprovideanexperiencethattouristswant

topayfor．

2012专四听力参考答案：

说明：由于是一次性听力并作答，没有反复

斟酌，不能保证答案百分百正确，但是能保证百

分之九十以上正确。另外对于有争议的答案下面

会有备注。

1．Cmanufacturers

2．Aaskforothers'advicebeforebuying

things

3．Dcautious

4．Dsheisnothappyaboutherstudy

pressure

5．Aitisuful

6．Cshehasnochancetomakefriends

7．Btotrytochangeaccommodation．

8．Bitisananniversaryoftheinternet

9．Dhasvariedopinionsabouttheinternet

u

10．Athefutureoftheinternet

11．Catelephonebill

12．Arent

13．Dapplyingforloans

14．Bplanyourworkproperly

15．Dlearninghowtodogardening

16．Cworkandhavereasonableaims

17．Aone'sposition

18．Dalltheabove

19．Ahistorical

20．Dittendstoembracenewwords

21．Conacliffalongthecoast(此题也可能

选D)

22．Aitwasincomplete

23．Bsnowstricken

24．D48(此题答案有可能不准确，当时听

的时候一闪而过）

25．Aoffices

26．Bhotelowners

27．Babankmanager

28．Cadayafterthepolicelaunched

investigation

29．Dproblemsandcomplaintsabout

e-mails

30．Bboxofficerevenue

2012专四完形填空参考答案：

31．Amassive

32．Dtransformed

33．Bcontinuously

34．Dcau

35．Acollidedwith

36．Cwhen

37．Bhowever

38．Dwhich

39．Aunpredictable

40．Ccrust

41．Bburstsout

42．Band

43．Dthat

44．Bactive

45．Cstill

46．B(on和across有点纠结，也可能选其

他的）

47．A(areto和might仿佛都可以，只是

语气不同）

48．Beven

49．Aaccidents

50．Bsave

2012专四语法与词汇参考答案：

51．B．Nooneexcepthissupportersagree

withhim

或C．NeitherJuilanorIweregoingtothe

party

考点：主谓一致问题

52．限定词可以放在可数名词单复数之前

答案：C．such

53．反身代词做同位语

答案：B．Themanagerherlfwillinterview

Mary．

54．答案：A．bent虚拟语气

55．表达willingness的句子

答案：C．Mybrotherwillhelpyouwith

yourluggage．

56．哪句语法有错？

答案：A．Howstrangefeelingstheyare!

大家应该知道what和how用于感叹句时

的区别

57．下面哪个做主语subject

答案：D．Itisclearthatthecrimewasdone

deliberately

主语从句

58．下面哪个做宾语object

答案：C．Myparentsstronglyobjecttomy

goingoutaloneatnight．

59．下面哪一个不包含同位语appositive

答案：Ａ．Sheboughtherlfapairof

shoes．

60．Shallwebuytheticketsfirst?

答案：C．Hesuggestedthatwebuythe

ticketsfirst．

61．原因状语从句anadverbialclauof

cau

答案：Astherewerenoanswer，Iwrote

again．

62．状语adverbial

答案：Ｄ．Despitetherain，everyoneenjoyed

thetrip．

63．答案：A．soIdid．

64．让步状语从句anadverbialof

concession

答案：Forallthatheemstodislikeme，I

stilllikehim．

65．答案：B．Theremachinerywere

introducedinthefactory．

集体名词如police，people，cattle，militia，

poultry等，通常作复数，用复数动词。foliage，

machinery，equipment，furniture，merchandi,

通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。例如：

Allthemachineryinthefactoryismadein

China．

66．答案：B，onaccountof=becauof

67．D．banquet(weddingbanquet婚宴)

68．C．caughton(catchon流行)

69．A．Thatoutburstwasillustrativeofher

badtemper．

70．D．bebadlyoff穷困，缺少

71．A．uncaring(=indifferent)误导项

disinterested一般指公正无私

72．C．withinlivingmemory

73．B．puttingacross(=express)

74．D．rvice（饭菜不错，服务很差）

75．A．abolished(slavery)（废除奴隶制度）

76．C．fortunately(=mercifully)(上帝仁慈

所以幸运)

77．B．tosd(acoin)（抛一枚硬币）

78．A．distinct(from)（bedistinctfrom

与…非常不同）

79．C．oblong(长方形)

80．B．quiet(haveaquietwordwithsb．单

独或私下和某人说说话)

2012专四阅读理解参考答案：

81．CThereisavarietyofexpressionsof

appreciation

82．BThanks

83．DSure

84．AGender

85．Cshowtheirgratitudetoothers

86．BhadgreatimpactonAmerican'swork

andlife

87．Dcouldn'tlltheirhomeinBigLake

88．ACindyhadenthebenefitsof

gardeninginadifferentway．

89．Cbuiltupfamilytiesandkid's

enthusiasm

90．BItgaveherconfidenceandoptimism

91．Demphasizethesharpcontrastbetween

nowandthen

92．Apessimistic

93．Dmildlycriticalof

94．Bparentsandchildrenfeelequally

disappointed

95．Cgraduateunemploymentisbotha

politicalandsocialissue

96．Aawe

97．Cthemummywasfoundlyingright

insidethestonecoffin

98．Bquiet

99．Agiganticstructure，greatdert

expan

100．Bobjective．

2012专四写作真题解析:

First，youshouldtellwhatyouknowabout

thefestival．Second，youshoulddescribehow

youorotherpeopleusuallyobrvethe

festival．很多同学纠结于oberrve这个单词所

是遵守的意思，其实在这里指的是celebrate庆

祝的意思。建议大家这样写：1．端午节大概的

来历故事；2．端午节怎么庆祝，3，可以发表下

对端午节等传统节日现状的评论。