2016年12月英语四级真题及答案第二套

2016 年 12 月英语四级真题及答案第二套 Part I （30minutes） Writing （请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试） Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II （25 minutes） Listening Comprehension Section A Directions： In this section ， you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report ， you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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 ） . Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet1with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) To satisfy the curiosity of tourists. C) To enable tourists to visit GoatIsland. B) To replace two old stone bridges. 2. D) To improve utility services in the state A) Countless tree limbs. C) Lots of wrecked boats and ships. B) A few skeletons. D) Millions of coins on the bottom. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard 3. A)It suspended diplomatic relations with Libya. B)It urged tourists to leave Tunisia immediately. C)It shut down two border crossings with Libya. D)It launched a fierce attack against Islamic State. 4. A) Advise Tunisian civilians on how to take safety precautions. B)Track down the organization responsible for the terrorist attack. C)Train qualified security personnel for the Tunisian government. D)Devise a monitoring system on the Tunisian border with Libya. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) An environment-friendly battery. C) A plant-powered mobile phone charger. B) An energy-saving mobile phone. D) A device to help plants absorb sunlight. 6. A) While sitting in their school's courtyard. C) While solving a mathematical problem. B) While playing games on their phones. D) While doing a chemical experiment. 7. A)It increases the applications of mobile phones B)It speeds up the process of photosynthesis. C)It improves the reception of mobile phones. D)It collects the energy released by plants. Section B Directions: In this section ，you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation ， you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question ， you must choose the best answer from four choice marked A ） ， B ） ， C ） and D ） .Then mark the corresponding letter an Answer sheet1 with a single line though the centre. Question8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) He visited the workshops in the Grimsby plant. B) He called the woman and left her a message. C)He used stand-ins as replacements on all lines. D)He asked a technician to fix the broken production line. 9. A)Itis the most modern production line. B)It assembles super-intelligent robots. 10. A) To seek her permission. C)It has stopped working completely D)It is going to be upgraded soon. C) To request her to return at once. B) To place an order for robots. D) To ask for Tom's phone number. 11. A) She is on duty. B) She is having her day off. C) She is on sick leave. D) She is abroad on business. Question12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) He saved a baby boy's life. B) He wanted to be a superhero. 13. A) He has a 9-month-old boy. C) He prevented a train crash. D) He was a witness to an accident C) He enjoys the interview. B) He is currently unemployed. D) He commutes by subway. 14. A) A rock on the tracks. B) A misplaced pushchair. 15. A) She stood motionless in shock. B) She cried bitterly. C) A strong wind. D) A speeding car. C) She called the police at once. D) She shouted for help. Section C Directions ： In this section ， you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage ， you will hear three or four 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. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) She inherited her family ice-cream business in Billings. B)She loved the ice-cream business more than teaching primary school. C)She started an ice-cream business to finance her daughter's education. D)She wanted to have an ice-cream truck when she was a little girl. 17. A)To preserve a tradition. B)To amuse her daughter. C)To help local education. D)To make some extra money. 18. A)To raise money for business expansion. C)To allow poor kids to have ice- cream too. B)To make her truck attractive to children. D)To teach kids the value of mutual support Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A)The reasons for imposing taxes. C)The various burdens on ordinary citizens. B)The various serious money can buy. D)The function of money in the modern world. 20. A)Educating and training citizens. C)Protecting people’s life and property. C)Improving public translation. 21. A)By asking for donations. D)Building hospitals and public libraries. C)By selling government bonds. B)By selling public lands. D)By exploiting natural resources. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A)It is located at the center of the European continent. B)It relies on tourism as its chief source of revenues. C)It contains less than a square mile of land. D)It is surrounded by France on three sides. 23. A)Its beauty is frequently mentioned in American media. B)Its ruler Prince Rainier married an American actress. C)It is where many American movies are shot. D)It is a favorite place Americans like to visit. 24. A) Tobacco. B) Potatoes. 25. A)European history. B)European geography. PARTⅢ C) Machinery. D) Clothing C) Small countries in Europe. D) Tourist attractions in Europe. Reading Comprehension （40 minutes） Section A Directions： In this section ， there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. The ocean is heating up. That's the conclusion of a new study that finds that Earth's oceans now (26)heat at twice the rate they did 18 years ago. Around half of ocean heat intake since 1865 has taken place since 1997, researchers report online in Nature Climate Change. Warming waters are known to (27)to coral bleaching(珊瑚白化) and they take up more space than cooler waters, raising sea (28). While the top of the ocean is studied, its depths are more difficult to (29)The researchers gathered 150 years of ocean temperature data in order to get better (30)of heat absorption from surface to seabed. They gathered together temperature readings collected by everything from a 19th century (31)of British naval ships to modern automated ocean probes. The extensive data sources, (32)with computer simulations( 计 算 机 模 拟 ), created a timeline of ocean temperature changes, including cooling from volcanic outbreaks and warming from fossil fuel (33). About 35 percent of the heat taken in by the oceans during the industrial era now residents at a (34)of more than 700 meters, the researchers found. They say they're (35)whether the deep-sea warming canceled out A )absorb B)combined warming at the sea's surface. C)contribute D)depth E)emission F)excursion K)levels G)explore L)mixed H)floor I)heights M)picture N)unsure J)indifferent O)voyage Section B Directions：In this section ， you are gonging to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2. The Secret to Raising Smart Kids [A] I first began to investigate the basis of human motivation-and how people persevere after setbacks-as a psychology graduate student at Yale University in the 1960s. Animal experiments by psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania had shown that after repeated failures, most animals conclude that a situation is hopeless and beyond their control. After such an experience an animal often remains passive even when it can effect change-a state they called learned helplessness. [B]People can learn to be helpless, too. Why do some students give up when encounter difficulty, whereas others who are no more skilled continue to strive and learn? One answer, I soon discovered, lay in people’s beliefs about why they had failed.