英语四级真题及答案详解 (2)

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2013

年

12

月英语四级真题

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 should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

“

Dear Andy-How are you? Your mother and I are both miss you and hope you are

doing 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.

Part II

Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

Section A

Directions:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long the

end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was the

conversation and the questions will be spoken only each question there will be a

the

pause,you

must

read

the

four

choices

marked

A),B),C)and

D),and

decide

which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single

line through the centre.

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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.

10

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.

11

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.

12

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.

13

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.

14

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.

15

A)To quit smoking.

B)To find a girlfriend

C)To reduce his weight

D)To follow her advice.

Section B

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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.

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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.

D)Mindy Lance

’

s threatened to take revenge on her neighbors.

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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 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.

(33)___________,improved

agricultural

technology,

hybrid(

杂

交

)

seeds,(34)_________animal breeding, and so on have vastly increased the amount of output a

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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 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

)i n

1931.A

generation

ago

female

faces

were

37

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 ,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 gh they're

Still only about 10 percent of the physics faculty,women are clearly a presence the

real 43 may be in the smaller photos to the right graduate and undergraduate

students about

20 percent of them years Berkeley sends its fresh female physics PhDs to the

country's

top

makes

Shapiro

optimistic

but

also

44

believe

things

are

getting bette

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上作答

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

N)site

O)virtually

Section B

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