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大学英语四级真题及完整答案共两卷

2016年12月大学英语四级真题（第一套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,e

youhavetwooptionsupongraduation:oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheother

nessay

uldwriteatleast120wordsbutno

morethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeach

newsreport,enewsreportandthe

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejusttheheard.

1.A)Itwasgoingtoberenovated.C)Itwasdangeroustolivein.

B)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.D)Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

2.A)Astorm.C)Aforestfire.

B)Astrike.D)ATerroristattack.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

C)Theyntcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

D)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

4.A)Theyprovidedtheminerwithfoodandwater.

B)Theyntsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

C)Theyreleadthedetailsoftheaccident.

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D)Theytriedhardtorepairtheaccident.

Question5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Raipostagerates.C)Closomeofitspostoffices.

B)Improveitsrvices.D)Redesigndeliveryroutes.

6.A)Closingofficesonholidays.C)Computerizingmailsortingprocess.

B)Shorteningbusinesshours.D)StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

7.A）Alotofcontroversywillari

B)Taxpayerswillbeveryplead

C)Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain

D)Manypostofficestaffwilllotheirjobs

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youwillheartwolongtheendofeachconversation,you

econversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromfourchoice

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheet1witha

singlelinethoughthecentre.

Question8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Hewilllopartofhispay.C)Hewillbegivenawarning.

B)Hewillgothroughretraining.D)Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.

9.A)Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.C)Heisalwaysontime.

B)Heistrustworthyguy.D）Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.

10.A)Sheisatradeunionreprentative.C)Sheisbetterathandingsuchmatters.

11.B)Sheisaniormanageroftheshop.D)Sheisinchargeofpublicrelation.

12.A)Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

B)Heisskilledandexperienced.

C)Heisveryclotothemanager.

D)Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

Question12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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13.A)Open.C)Selfish.

B)Rerved.D)Friendly.

14.A)Theyreadabook.C)Theystayquiet.

B)TheytalkabouttheweatherD)Theychatwithfellowpasngers.

15.A)Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

B)Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

C)ShewaagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

D)Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

Houaremuchmorequiet.C)Theywantagardenoftheirown.

B)Theywanttohavemorespace.D)Housprovidemoreprivacy.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhearthreetheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearthreeorfourthepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyyouheara

question,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

B)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

C)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

D)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

Visittheschoolcareersrvices.C)Lookatschoolbulletinboards.

B)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.D)Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

18.A)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

B)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

C)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

D)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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19.A)Ittastesbetter.C)Itiasiertogrow.

B)Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.D)Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

20.A)Itcangrowindriersoil.C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

B)Itisimmunetovariousdias.D)Itishealthierthangreentea.

21.A)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

B)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.

C)Itdoesnotbringthepromidhealthbenefits.

D)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.

B)Theydecoratetheirhomesthemlves.

C)Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

D)Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.

23.A)Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.

B)Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

C)Theywereproudoftheircreations.

D)Theyfocudonthequalityoftheirproducts.

24.A)Identifyfakecrafts.C)Designhandicraftsthemlves.

B)Makewichoices.D)Learntheimportanceofcreation.

25.A)Toattractforeigninvestments.C)Toaroupublicinterestincrafts.

B)Toprervethetraditionalculture.D)Toboostthelocaleconomy.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,required

tolectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

markthecorrespondingletter

not

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uanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and

“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthe

udy（26）thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbe

distinguishedbygender.

Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityrearchers（27）forxdifferencestheentire

humanbrain.

thanofferevidencefor（28）brainsas

“male”or“female,”rearchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmost

peoplefallingrightinthemiddle.

DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherrearchfoundthatwhiletherearesome

gender-bad（29）,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedby

gender.

Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere（30）different,

youcouldn’mall（31）of

peoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.

LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist(神经科学家),saidthestudyisan

importantadditiontoagrowingbodyofrearchquestioning（32）beliefsaboutgender

autionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrains

arethesame,（33）ofgender.

“There’samountainofevidence（34）theimportanceofxinfluencesatall

levelsofbrainfunction,”hetoldTheSeattleTimes.

Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy（35）thatgenderplaysaveryimportantrole

inthebrain“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

atementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

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chooa

thequestions

bymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

CanBurglarsJamYourWirelessSecuritySystem

[A]Anyproductthatpromistoprotectyourhomedervescarefulexamination.

Soitisn’tsurprisingthatyou’llfind

plentyofstrongopinionsaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopular

home-curitysystems.

[B]Themostlikelytypeofburglary(入室盗窃)byfaristheunsophisticatedcrime

ofopportunity,ing

totheFBI,crimesliketheaccountedroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouholdburglaries

intheUSinwidemajorityoftherestwereillegal,unforcedentriesthatresulted

sofacriminalusingtechnical

meanstobypassacuritysystemaresosmallthattheFBIdoesn’teventracktho

statistics.

[C]Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-curityconcernsiswhetherornotagiven

redtups,

thefearisthataburglar(入室盗贼)mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimply

irelesstup,youstickbattery-powerednsors

uparoundyourhomethatkeepaneyeonwindows,doors,motion,

detectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemisarmed,they’lltransmitawirelessalert

proachwilleliminate

mostcord-cuttingconcerns—butwhatabouttheirwirelesquivalent,jammingWith

therightdevicetunedtotherightfrequency,what’s

tostopathieffromjammingyourtupandblockingthatalertsignalfromever

reachingthebastation

[D]Jammingconcernsarenothingnew,andthey’renotuniquetocuritysystems.

Anydevicethat’sbuilttoreceiveawirelesssignalataspecificfrequencycan

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parison,

let’ssayyouwantedto“jam”aconversationbetweentwopeople—allyou’dneed

todoisyellinthelistener’ar.

[E]Securitydevicesarerequiredtolistthefrequenciestheybroadcaston—

thatmeansthatapotentialthiefcanfindwhattheyneedtoknowwithminimalGoogling.

Theywill,however,needsoknowwhatsystemthey’avea

signinyouryarddeclaringwhattupyouu,that’dpointthemintherightdirection,

thoughatthatpoint,we’retalkingaboutahighlytargeted,mi-sophisticatedattack,

an’

asiertofindandacquirejammingequipmentforsomefrequenciesthanitisfor

others.

[F]Wirelesscurityproviderswilloftentakestepstohelpcombatthethreat

Safe,winnerofourEditor’sChoicedistinction,utilizes

aspecialsystemthat’s

capableofparatingincidentalRFinterferencefromtargetedjammingattacks.

Whenthesystemthinksit’sbeingjammed,it’llnotifyyouviapushalert(推送

警报).Fromthere,it’suptoyoutosoundthealarmmanually.

[G]SimpliSafewassingledoutinonerecentarticleonjamming,completewith

avideoshowingtheentiresystembeingeffectivelybypasdwithhandheldjamming

akingappropriatemeasurestocontaintheRFinterferencetoour

testlab,wetestedtheattackoutforourlves,andwereabletoverifythatit’

r,wealsoverifiedthatSimpliSafe’s

htusintheact,ntanalerttomysmartphone,

andalsolistedourRFinterferenceonthesystem’mbehindthe

articleandvideoinquestionmakenomentionofthesystem,orwhetherornotin

detectedthem.

[H]sthatathieflikelywouldn’

tbeabletoGooglehowthesystemworks,

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theycould,SimpliSafeclaimsthatitssystemisalwayvolving,andthatitvaries

slightlyfromsystemtosystem,whichmeanstherewouldn’tbeauniversalmagic

ystemsalsoemconfidentonthe

matFrontpointaddresstheissueinablogonits

site,citingtheirownjamprotectionsoftwareandclaimingthattherearen’tany

documentedcasofsuccessfuljamattacksincethecompanybeganofferingwireless

curitynsorsinthe1980s.

[I]before,withtheright

equipmentandtherightknow-how,it’spossibletojamanywirelesstransmission.

Buthowprobableisitthatsomeonewillsuccessfullyjamtheirwayintoyourhome

andstealyourstuff[J]Let’simaginethatyouliveinasmallhomewithawireless

,athiefisgoing

toneedtotargetyourhome,,he’sgoingtoneedtoknowthe

technicaldetailsofyoursystemandacquirethespecificequipmentnecessaryfor

ably,youkeepyourdoorslockedatnightandwhile

you’ansdefeatingthe

locksomehow,’llneedtobejammingyouatthispoint,as

,too,wouldthe

motiondetectorsinyourhome,sothethiefwillneedtocontinuejammingoncehe’

r,he’ll

needtodosowithouttrippingtheanti-jammingsystem,thedetailsofwhichhe

almostcertainlydoesnowhaveaccessto.

[K]Attheendoftheday,thekindsofsystemsareprimarilydesignedtoprotect

againstthesortofopportunistic

’realso

onlyasinglelayerinwhatshouldideallybeamany-sidedapproachtocuringyour

home,onethatincludescommonnthingslikesoundlocksandproperexterior

emisimpenetrable,andnonecanpromitoeliminatethe

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neofthemhasvulnerabilitiesthataknowledgeable

ystemisonethatkeepsthatworst-ca

ttingasimprobableaspossiblewhilealsoofferingstrongprotectionintheevent

ofa

less-extraordinaryattack.

ssibleforburglarstomakejammingattackswiththe

necessaryequipmentandskill.

eringwithawirelesscuritysystemissimilarto

interferingwithaconversation.

arhastocontinuouslyjamthewirelesscuritydevice

toavoidtriggeringthealarm,bothinsideandoutsidethehou.

Safeprovidesdevicesthatareabletodistinguish

incidentalradiointerferencefromtargetedjammingattacks.

erysmallproportionofburglariesarecommittedbytechnicalmeans.

fficulttocrackSimpliSafeasitssystemkeepschanging.

ssdeviceswilltransmitsignalssoastoactivatethe

alarmoncesomethingwrongisdetected.

entmeasuresshouldbetakentoprotectone’shomefrom

burglaryinadditiontothewirelesscuritysystem.

Safe’sdevicecanndawarningtothehouowner’scellphone.

rscaneasilygetacuritydevice’sfrequencybyInternetarch.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysome

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

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n’ttellyou

’sbecauheplanstobantippinginfavor

ofpayinghisrversanactuallivingwage.

Ihatetipping.

Ihateitbecauit’tforthe

tly,IhatetippingbecauIbelieveI

wouldbeinabetterplaceifpaydecisionsregardingemployeesweresimplyleftup

totheiremployers,asisthecustominvirtuallyeveryotherindustry.

Mostofyouprobablythinkthatyouhatetipping,chsuggestsotherwi.

Youactuallylovetipping!Youliketofeelthatyouhaveavoiceinhowmuchmoney

erhowthemathworksout,youpersistentlyviewrestaurants

withvoluntarytippingsystemsasbeingabettervalue,whichmakesitextremely

difficultforrestaurantsandbarstodoawaywiththetippingsystem.

Oneargumentthatyoutendtohearalotfromthepro-tippingcrowdemslogical

enough:therviceisbetterwhenwaitersdependontips,presumablybecauthey

,ifthisweretrue,

wewouldallbeslippingafew100-dollarbillstoourdoctorsonthewayouttheir

doors,tturnsout,waiterseonlyatinybumpintipswhentheydo

s,keenobrversofhumanity

thattheyare,arecatchingontothis;inonepoll,afull30%saidtheydidn’t

believethejobtheydidhadanyimpactonthetipstheyreceived.

Socomeon,folks:ttle

tBillPerry’spub,andanyotherbar

orrestaurantthatdoesn’taskyoutododrunkenmath.

nwelearnaboutBillPerryfromthepassage

A)Herunsapubthatrvexcellentbeer.

B)Heintendstogetridofthetippingpractice.

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C)Hegiveshisstaffaconsiderablesumfortips.

D)Helivescomfortablywithoutgettinganytips.

themainreasonwhytheauthorhatestipping

A)Ittsabadexampleforotherindustries.

B)Itaddstotheburdenofordinarycustomers.

C)Itforcesthecustomertocompensatethewaiter.

D)Itposagreatchallengeforcustomerstodomath.

anypeoplelovetippingaccordingtotheauthor

A)Theyhelpimprovethequalityoftherestaurantstheydinein.

B)Theybelievewaitersdervesuchrewardsforgoodrvice.

C)Theywanttoprerveawonderfultraditionoftheindustry.

D)Theycanhavesomesayinhowmuchtheirrverarn.

vesomewaiterscometorealizeaccordingtoasurvey

A)Servicequalityhaslittleeffectontipsize.

B)Itisinhumanmaturetotrytosaveontips.

C)Tipsmakeitmoredifficulttopleacustomers.

D)Tipsbenefitthebossratherthattheemployees.

estheauthorargueforinthepassage

A)Restaurantsshouldcalculatethetipsforcustomers.

B)Customersshouldpaymoretipstohelpimprovervice.

C)Waitersdervebetterthanjustrelyingontipsforaliving.

D)eTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Inthepast,fallingoilpriceshavegivenaboosttotheworldeconomy,butrecent

forecastsforglobalgrowthhavebeentoneddown,evenasoilpricessinklowerand

atmeanthelinkbetweenloweroilpricesandgrowthhasweakened

Someexpertssaytherearestillgoodreasonstobelievecheapoilshouldheat

ershavemoremoneyintheirpocketswhenthey’repaying

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endthatmoneyonotherthings,whichstimulatestheeconomy.

ThebiggestgainsgotocountriesthatimportmostoftheiroillikeChina,Japan,

andIndia,Butdoesn’ttheextramoneyinthepocketsofthocountries’consumers

meananequallossinoil

producingcountries,cancellingoutthegainsNotnecessarily,sayconomic

rearcherSaraJohnson.“Manyoilproducersbuiltuphugerervefundswhenprices

werehigh,sowhenpricesfalltheywilldrawontheirrervestosupportgovernment

spendingandsubsidies(补贴)fortheirconsumers.”

Butnotalloilproducershavebigrerves,InVenezuela,collapsingoilprices

istCarlWeinbergbelievesthenegative

effectsofplungingoilpricesareoverwhelmingthepositiveeffectsofcheaperoil.

Theimplicationisasharpdeclineinglobaltrade,whichhasplungedpartlybecau

oil-producingnationscan’taffordtoimportasmuchastheyudto.

SaraJohnsonacknowledgesthattheglobaleconomicbenefitfromafallinoil

sonisthatmorecountries

arebigoilproducersnow,sothenationssufferingfromthepricedropaccountfor

alargershareoftheglobaleconomy.

Consumers,t,areactingcautiouslywiththesavingsthey’re

gettingatthegaspump,asthememoryoftherecentgreatrecessionisstillfresh

mberof