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2013 年 12 月英语四级真题及答案
作文一:
For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture
below.
You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on
the way people communicate and then explain whether electronic communication can
replace face-to-face contact.You should write at least 120 words but no more than
180 words.
“Dear Andy-How are you? Your mother and I are fine.We both miss you and hope you
are doing well.We look forward to seeing you again the nest time your computer crashes
and you come down-stairs for something to eat,Love,Mom and Dad.”
作文二:
For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture
below.
You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on
learning and then explain why
doesn’t simply mean learning to obtain information. You should write at least 120
words but no more than 180 words.
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“Once I learn how to use Google,isn’t that all the education I really need?”
作文三:
For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture
below.
You should start your essay with a brief account of the increasin,use of the mobile
phone in people’s life and explain the
Consequence of overusing it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than
180 words.
People are crossing the street looking at their cell phones and using walking sticks
in order to see.
Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Part II
Section A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long
conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked
about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only
once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the
four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark
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the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。
1.A)Go to a place he has visited
B)Make her own arrangements
C)Consult a travel agent
D)Join in a package tour
2.
A)They are on a long trip by car
B)They are syuck in a traffic jam
C)They are used to getting up early
D)They are tired of eating out at night
3.
A)He is a person difficult to deal with
B)He dislikes any formal gathering
C)He is unwilling to speak in public
D)He often keeps a distance from others
4.
A)Work in another deparment
B)Pursue further education
C)Recruit graduate students
D)Take an administrative job
5.
A)He would not be available to start the job in time
B)He is not quite qualified for the art director position
C)He would like to leave some more time for himself
D)He will get his application letter ready before May1
6.
A)Cleaner
B)porter
C)Mechanic
D)Salesman
7.
A)Reqest one or two roommates to do the cleaning
B)Help Laura with her term paper due this weekend
C)Get Laura to clean the apartment herself this time
D)Ask Laura to put off the cleaning until another week
8.
A) A problem caused by the construction
B)An accident that occurred on the bridge
C)The building project they are working on
D)The public transportaion conditions
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have heard.
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A) To look for a job as a salesperson
B) To have a talk with Miss Thompson.
C) To place an order for some products.
D) To complain about a faulty appliance.
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A) The person in charge is not in the office.
B) The supplies are out of stock for the moment.
C) They failed to reach an agreement on the price.
D) The company is re-cataloguing the items.
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A) 0743,12536 extension 15.
B) 0734,38750 extension 15.
C) 0734,21653 extension 51.
D) 0734,62135 extension 51.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
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A)Since he found a girlfriend
B)Since he took to heavy smoking.
C)Since he began to exercise regularly
D)Since he started to live on his own.
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A)He is getting too fat.
B)He smokes too much
C)He doesn’t eat vegetables.
D)He doesn’t look well at all.
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A)They are overweight for their age
B)They are respectful to their parents
C)They are still in their early twenties
D)They dislike doing physical exercise.
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A)To quit smoking.
B)To find a girlfriend
C)To reduce his weight
D)To follow her advice.
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Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each
passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be
spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from
the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。
Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16.
A)They have destroyed several small towns.
B)They will soon spread to San Francisco.
C)They have injured many residents.
D)They are burning out of control.
17.
A) They have been hospitalized.
B) They have got skin problems.
C) They were choked by the thick smoke.
D) They were poisoned by the burning chemicals.
18.
A)It failed because of a sudden rocket explosion.
B) It has been re-scheduled for a midday takeoff.
C) It has been canceled due to technical problems.
D) It was delayed for eleven hours and thirty minutes.
19.
A)They made frequent long-distance calls to each other.
B) They illegally used government computers in New Jersey.
C) They were found to be smarter than computer specialists.
D) They were arrested for stealing government information.
Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20.
A)Peaceful
B)Considerate
C)Generous
D)Cooperative
21.
A)Someone dumped the clothes left in the washer and dryer.
B)Someone broke the washer and dryer by overloading them.
C)Mindy Lance’s laundry blocked the way to the laundry room.
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D)Mindy Lance’s threatened to take revenge on her neighbors.
22.
A)Asking the neighborhood committee for help.
B)Limiting the amount of laundry for each wash.
C)Informing the building manager of the matter.
D)Installing a few more washers and dryers.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23.A) She is both a popular and a highly respected author.
B) She is the most loved African novelist of all times.
C) She is the most influential author since the 1930's.
D) She is the first writer to focus on the fate of slaves.
24. A) The Book Critics Circle Award.
B) The Pulitzer Prize for fiction
C) The Nobel Prize for literature.
D) The National Book Award.
25. A)She is a relative of Morrison's.
B) She is a skilled storyteller.
C) She is a slave from Africa.
D) She is a black woman
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage
is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When
the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks
with the exact words you have just heard. Finally,when the passage is read for
the third time,you should check what you have written.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。
Many college students today own personal computer that cost anywhere from $1,000
to perhaps %5,000 or more. (26)_________, it is not uncommon for them to purchase
(27)_________costing another several hundred dollars. Twenty years ago, computers
were (28) ___________, but they were very large and extremely expensive. Few, if
any,(29) __________ purchased computers for home use. Over the years, the price of
the “guts” of a computer---its memory—has declined to less than a thousandth of
the price per unit of memory that prevailed twenty years ago. This is the main reason
why computers cost so much less today than they used to. Moreover, (30)
_________improvements have made it possible to (31) ___________memory circuitry
that is small enough to fit into the portable personal computers that many of us
own and use. (32)___________, as the price of computation has declined the average
consumer and business have spent more on purchasing computers.
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agricultural
technology,
(33)___________,improved
hybrid( 杂 交 )
seeds,(34)_________animal breeding, and so on have vastly increased the amount of
output a typical farmer can produce. The prices of goods such as meats and grains
have fallen sharply relative to the prices of most other goods and services. As
agricultural prices have fallen, many households have decreased their total expenses
on food. Even though the (35)______________of a product purchased generally
increases when its price falls, total expenses on it may decline.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
To get a sense of how women have progressed in science take a quick tour of the physics
department at the University of California Berkeley.This is a storied place the 36
of some of the most important discoveries in modern science-starting with Ernest
Lawrence's invention of the cvclotron(回旋加速器)in 1931.A generation ago female
faces were 37 and.even today,visitors walking through the first floor of LeConte
Hall will See a full corridor of exhibits 38 the many distinguished physicists who
made history here, 39 all of there white males
But climb up to the third floor and you'll see a 40 display.There,among the photos
of current facnlty members and students are portraits of the 41 head of the
department,Marjorie Shapiro and four other women whose reseaich 42 everything from
the mecheanics of the universe to the smallest particles of matter.A sixth woman
was hired just two weeks ago.Although they're Still only about 10 percent of the
physics faculty,women are clearly a presence here.And the real 43 may be in the
smaller photos to the right graduate and undergraduate
students about 20 percent
of them female.Every years Berkeley sends its fresh female physics PhDs to the
country's top universities.That makes Shapiro optimistic but also 44 "I believe
things are getting bette "she says "but they're not getting better as 45 as i would
like."
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A)circumstance
B)confidence
C)covers
D)current
E)deals
F)different
G)exposing
H)fast
I)honoring
J)hope
K)presently
L)rare
M)realistic
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N)site
O)virtually
Section B
SectionC
阅读理解
Passage Two
Question 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
When we talk about Americans barely into adulthood who are saddled with unbearable
levels of debt.the conversation is almost always about student loan debt. But
there’s a growing body of ? suggesting that today’s young adults are also drowning
in credit card debt—and that many of them will take this debt to their graves.
More than 20% overspont their income by more than $100 every single month. Since
they haven’t built up their credit historios yet,it’s a safe bet that these young
adults are paying relatively high interest rates on the resulting credit card debt.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答
61.What is the main ider of the first paragraph?
A) Many young Americans will never be able to pay on their debts.
B) Credit cards play an increasingly important role in college lift.
C) Credit cards are doing more ? than student loans.
D) The American credit card system is under cnticism.
62.Why do young people have to pay a higher interest on their credit card debt?
A) They tend to forget about the deadlines.
B) They haven’t developed a
C) They are often nabte to pay sack in time.
D)They are ? in managing money.
? history.
63.What is said to be the consequence of young adults relying on credit cards to
make ends meet ?
A) I will place an unnecessd
B) It will give their
C) It will exert psy
D) It will affect their future spending power.
pressure on them.
on society.
to work hard.
64 What will happen to young adults if their credit card debt keeps accurnufating
a lucia dunn?
A) They will have to pay an increasthgly higher interest tate.
B) They may experience a crisis in their old age.
C) Their quality of lift will to affected.