英語四級真題及答案詳解(2)

1、2013年12月英語四級真題作文一：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan18

2、0words.DearAndy-Howareyou?YourmotherandIarefine.Webothmissyouandhopeyouaredoingwell.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagainthenesttimeyourcomputercrashesandyoucomedown-stairsforsomethingtoeat,Love,MomandDad.”作文二：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressay

3、withabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonlearningandthenexplainwhydoesn'tsimplymeanlearningtoobtaininformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.OnceIlearnhowtouseGoogle,isn'tthatalltheeducationIreallyneed?作文三：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthep

4、icturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasin,useofthemobilephoneinpeople'slifeandexplaintheConsequeneeofoverusingit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Peoplearecrossingthestreetlookingattheircellphonesandusingwalkingsticksinordertosee.PartIIListeningComprehe

5、nsion(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourcho

6、icesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。1. A)GotoaplacehehasvisitedB) MakeherownarrangementsC) ConsultatravelagentDJoininapackagetour2.A) TheyareonalongtripbycarB) TheyaresyuckinatrafficjamC)

7、TheyareusedtogettingupearlyD) Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight3.A) HeisapersondifficulttodealwithB) HedislikesanyformalgatheringC) HeisunwillingtospeakinpublicD) Heoftenkeepsadistaneefromothers4.A) WorkinanotherdeparmentB) PursuefurthereducationC) RecruitgraduatestudentsD) Takeanadministrativejob5.A)

8、HewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintimeB) HeisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorpositionC) HewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimselfD) HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay16.A) CleanerB) porterC) MechanicD) Salesman7.A) ReqestoneortworoommatestodothecleaningB) HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethis

9、weekendC) GetLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistimeD) AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek8.A) AproblemcausedbytheconstructionB) AnaccidentthatoccurredonthebridgeC) ThebuildingprojecttheyareworkingonD) ThepublictransportaionconditionsQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhaveheard.A) Tol

10、ookforajobasasalespersonB) TohaveatalkwithMissThompson.C) Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.D) Tocomplainaboutafaultyapplianee.10A) Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.B) Thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment.C) Theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice.D) Thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems.11A) 0743,12536ext

11、ension15.B) 0734,38750extension15.C) 0734,21653extension51.D) 0734,62135extension51.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12A) SincehefoundagirlfriendB) Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.C) SincehebegantoexerciseregularlyD) Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.13A) Heisgettingtoofat.B) Hesmokesto

12、omuchC) Hedoesn'teatvegetables.D) Hedoesn'tlookwellatall.14A) TheyareoverweightfortheirageB) TheyarerespectfultotheirparentsC) TheyarestillintheirearlytwentiesD) Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.15A) Toquitsmoking.B) TofindagirlfriendC) ToreducehisweightD) Tofollowheradvice.SectionBDirection

13、s:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre

14、.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A) Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.B) TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.C) Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.D) Theyareburningoutofcontrol.17.A) Theyhavebeenhospitalized.B) Theyhavegotskinproblems.C) Theywerechokedbythe

15、thicksmoke.D) Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemicals.18.A) Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.B) Ithasbeenre-scheduledforamiddaytakeoff.C) Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.D) Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.19.A) TheymadefrequentIong-distaneecallstoeachother.B) Theyillegallyuse

16、dgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.C) Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecialists.D) Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.PassageTwoQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.20.A) PeacefulB) ConsiderateC) GenerousD) Cooperative21.A) Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddry

17、er.B) Someonebrokethewasheranddryerbyoverloadingthem.C) MindyLance'laundryblockedthewaytothelaundryroom.D) MindyLance'threatenedtotakerevengeonherneighbors.22.A) Askingtheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp.B) Limitingtheamountoflaundryforeachwash.C) lnformingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.D) Instal

18、lingafewmorewashersanddryers.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23. A)Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.B) SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.C) Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930's.D) Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.24. A)TheBookC

19、riticsCircleAward.B) ThePulitzerPrizeforfictionC) TheNobelPrizeforliterature.D) TheNationalBookAward.25. A)SheisarelativeofMorrison's.B) Sheisaskilledstoryteller.C) SheisaslavefromAfrica.D) SheisablackwomanSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthef

20、irsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputerthatcosta

21、nywherefrom$1,000toperhaps%5,000ormore.(26),itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase(27) costinganotherseveralhundreddollars.Twentyyearsago,computerswere(28) ,buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany,(29)purchasedcomputersforhomeuse.Overtheyears,thepriceofthe©uts"ofacomputer-itsmemoryha

22、sdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.Moreover,(30)improvementshavemadeitpossibleto(31)memorycircuitrythatissmallenoughtofitintotheportablepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.(32),asthepr

23、iceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.(33),improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid(雜交)seeds,(34)animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepric

24、esofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpensesonfood.Eventhoughthe(35)ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreaseswhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionATogetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscie

25、neetakeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.Thisisastoriedplacethe36ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience-startingwithErnestLawrenee'sinventionofthecvclotron(回旋加速器)in1931.Agenerationagofemalefaceswere37and.eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstflooro

26、fLeConteHallwillSeeafullcorridorofexhibits_38themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,39alloftherewhitemalesButclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou'llseea40display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacnltymembersandstudentsareportraitsofthe41headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiroandfourotherwomenwhosere

27、seaich42everythingfromthemecheanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey'reStillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapreseneehere.Andthereal43maybeinthesmallerphotostotherightgraduateandundergraduatestudentsabout20percentofth

28、emfemale.EveryyearsBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry'stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimisticbutalso44"Ibelievethingsaregettingbette"shesays"butthey'renotgettingbetteras45asiwouldlike."注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答A) circumstaneeB) confideneeC) coversD) currentE)

29、dealsF) differentG) exposingH) fastI) honoringJ) hopeK) presentlyL) rareM) realisticN) siteO) virtuallySectionBSectionC閱讀理解PassageTwoQuestion61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhenwetalkaboutAmericansbarelyintoadulthoodwhoaresaddledwithunbearablelevelsofdebt.theconversationisalmostalwaysaboutstuden

30、tloandebt.Butthere'agrowingbodyof?suggestingthattoday'syoungadultsarealsodrowningincreditcarddebtandthatmanyofthemwilltakethisdebttotheirgraves.Morethan20%oversponttheirincomebymorethan$100everysinglemonth.Sincetheyhaven'tbuiltuptheircredithistoriosyet,it'asafebetthattheseyoungadults

31、arepayingrelativelyhighinterestratesontheresultingcreditcarddebt.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答61. Whatisthemainiderofthefirstparagraph?A) ManyyoungAmericanswillneverbeabletopayontheirdebts.B) Creditcardsplayanincreasinglyimportantroleincollegelift.C) Creditcardsaredoingmore?thanstudentloans.D) TheAmericancredit

32、cardsystemisundercnticism.62. Whydoyoungpeoplehavetopayahigherinterestontheircreditcarddebt?A) Theytendtoforgetaboutthedeadlines.B) Theyhaven'developeda?history.C) Theyareoftennabtetopaysackintime.D) Theyare?inmanagingmoney.63. Whatissaidtobetheconsequeneeofyoungadultsrelyingoncreditcardstomakee

33、ndsmeet?A) Iwillplaceanunnecessdonsociety.B) Itwillgivetheirtoworkhard.C) Itwillexertpsypressureonthem.D) Itwillaffecttheirfuturespendingpower.64 Whatwillhappentoyoungadultsiftheircreditcarddebtkeepsaccurnufatingaluciadunn?A) Theywillhavetopayanincreasthglyhigherinteresttate.B) Theymayexperieneeacri

34、sisintheiroldage.C) Theirqualityofliftwilltoaffected.D) Theircreditwaybecancelled.65 whatdoesLuciaDunnthinkmightbediskforthecreditcardissuingbanks?A) Theygobankruptasaover-lendingB) TheyloselaC) TheirclientD) Theirinterestrateshavetobereducednowandthen.翻譯一PartIVTranslationDirections:Forthispart,youa

35、reallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2許多人喜歡中餐。在中國，烹飪不僅被視為一種技能，而且也被視為一種藝術(shù)。精心準(zhǔn)備的中餐既可口又好看。烹飪技藝和配料在中國各地差別很大。但好的烹飪都有一個(gè)共同點(diǎn)，總是要考慮到顏色、味道、口感和營養(yǎng)(nutrition)。由于食物對健康至關(guān)重要，好的廚師總是努力在谷物、肉類和蔬菜之間取得平衡，所以中餐既味美又健康。注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。翻譯二PartIVTranslationDirection

36、s:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2"你要茶還是咖啡？"是用餐人常被問到的問題，許多西方人會選咖啡，而中國人則會選茶，相傳，中國的一位帝王于五千年前發(fā)現(xiàn)了茶，并用來治病，在明清(theqingdynasties)期間，茶館遍布全國，飲茶在六世紀(jì)傳到日本，但直到18世紀(jì)才傳到歐美，如今，茶是世界上最流行的飲料(beverage)之一，茶是中國的瑰寶。也是中國傳統(tǒng)和文化的重要組成部分。

37、翻譯三PartIVTranslationDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2信息技術(shù)(InformationTechnology)，正在飛速的發(fā)展，中國公民也越來越重視信息技術(shù)，有些學(xué)校甚至將信息技術(shù)作為必修課程，對這一現(xiàn)象大家持不同觀點(diǎn)。一部分人認(rèn)為這是沒有必要的，學(xué)生就應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)傳統(tǒng)的課程。另一部分人認(rèn)為這是應(yīng)該的，中國就應(yīng)該與時(shí)俱進(jìn)。不管怎樣，信息技術(shù)引起廣大人民的重視是一件好事

38、。翻譯四PartIVTranslationDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2中國結(jié)最初是由手工藝人發(fā)明的，經(jīng)過數(shù)百年不斷的改進(jìn)，已經(jīng)成為一種優(yōu)雅多彩的藝術(shù)和工藝。在古代，人們用它來記錄事件，但現(xiàn)在主要是用于裝飾的目的。結(jié)”在中文里意味這愛情、婚姻和團(tuán)聚，中國結(jié)常常作為禮物交換或作用飾品祈求好運(yùn)和辟邪。這種形式的手工藝代代相傳，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)在中國和世界各地越來越受歡迎。2013年12月英

39、語四級完整版答案作文部分：范文一：Themoderntechnologyhasgreatlyalteredthemodeofcommunicationamongpeople.WiththehelpoftheInternet,peoplecaneasilycontacteachotheranytimeanywhere.However,thesideeffectisthatmanypeoplehavebecomeover-dependentontheInternetandneglectedface-to-facecommunication.AsfarasI''mconcerned,

40、electroniccommunicationcannotfullyreplacethedirectcontactamongpeople.Althoughitseemstobringeveryonetogether,itactuallyestrangespeopleanddecreasestheeffectivenessofcommunication.Atypicalexampleisthat,traditionally,peopleworkinginthesameofficesimplywalktoothersandtalk.Today,however,co-workerstendtosen

41、de-mailsorinstantmessagesthroughtheInternetevenwhentheyaresittingnexttoeachother.Aswordscanneverconveythefullmessage,itusuallytakesmuchmoretimeandroundsofconversationthanface-to-facecommunication,inwhichpeoplecandiscussmoredirectlywithlesslossofinformation.Toconclude,theInternetenablesmoreeffectivec

42、ommunicationinsomesituations,butover-dependenceonitactuallypullspeopleapart.范文二：Itisfrequentlyobservedthatmanypeoplekeeplookingdownattheirmobilephoneswhatevertheyaredoing.Itistruethatmobilephoneshavebroughtgreatconveniencetousaswecansendshortmessages,checke-mails,surftheInternet,orwatchvideosalmosta

43、nywhere.However,theoveruseofmobilephonesalsoleadstosomeseriousproblems.Theover-dependenceonmobilephonescanharmtherelationshipamongfriendsandfamily.Withmobilephones,peopledonottalkasmuchasbefore.Forexample,sometimesatdinnertables,insteadofchattingandlaughingwitheachother,manypeoplechoosetochatwithoth

44、erfriendsonline.Inotherwords,mobilephoneshelppeoplecontactingfriendsfarawaymoreeasilyattheexpenseofreducingthecommunicationwiththosewhoaresittingrightnexttothem.Inconclusion,mobilephonecanbeausefultoolinmodernlife,butoverusingitdamagesinterpersonalrelationship.Thereisnopointtoloseourintimacywithfrie

45、ndsandfamilytomoderntechnology.范文三：TheimpactoftheInternetonlearningExplainwhyeducationdoesn'tsimplymeanlearningtoobtaininformationIntheageofknowledgeexplosion,theInternetopensamagicalportalforleanerstogetaccesstoseeminglyincessantinformation.Butisinformationequaltoknowledge?“OnceIlearnhowtousego

46、ogle,isn''tthatalltheeducationIreallyneed?Thisquestionfullyembodiestheprejudiceopinionthataslongaspeopleacquireabundantinformation,theywillgetpropereducation.Thereasonwhyeducationdoesn'tsimplymeanlearningtoobtaininformationisthateducationisnotlimitedtothehardfactsortheoriesstudentscanlea

47、rnfromtheirtextbooksortheInternet.Itrelatestoawiderscoperangingfromtheobtainmentofpracticalskillstothedevelopmentofcharacters,whicharehardforstudentstolearnsimplybygoogling.Consequently,comprehensivelearninginschoolsthatincludeslearningknowledge,conductingexperimentsandcommunicatingwithpeersiswhattr

48、ueeducationis.Inaword,theInternetdoesprovidevaluableinformationforlearners,butpeopleshouldbefullyconsciousoftheessenceofeducationandlearntotelltherightfromthewrong.聽力部分：1. C.Consultatravelagent.2. A.Theyareonalongtripbycar.3. C.Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic.4. B.Pursefurthereducation.5. A.Hewouldnotb

49、eavailabletostartthejobintime.6. B.Mechanic.7. D.AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek.8. A.Aproblemcausedbytheconstruction.9. C.Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.10. A.Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.11. B.0734,21653extension51.12. B.Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.13. A.Heisgettingtoofat.14. D.Theyd

50、islikedoingphysicalexercise.15. C.Tofindagirlfriend.16-19音頻無。20. B.Considerate.21. A.Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer.22. C.Informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.23. A.Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.24. B.TheNobelPrizeforliterature.25. D.Sheisablackwoman.26. Inaddition27.

51、software28. available29. individuals30. technological31. manufacture32. Inshort33. Bycontrast34. scientific35. quantity閱讀答案：36. Oworsens37. Eexperienee38. Kspecialized39. Aadditional40. Jqualifies41. Ggraduates42. Mtrained43. Cdemand44. Ltension45. Nview四級閱讀匹配答案46. E47. A48. I49. C50. J51. H52. A53.

52、 G54. E55. F四級閱讀仔細(xì)閱讀1答案56. A.Howweperceivethefoodweeat.57. D.Youwouldnotfeelsohungry.58. B.Foodlabelsmayinflueneeourbody"sresponsetofood.59. A.Trickourselvesintoeatingless.60. B.Psychologicalfactorsinflueneeourhungerlevels.四級閱讀仔細(xì)閱讀2答案61. B)Itpreparesstudentstomeetthefutureneedsofsociety.62. D)C

53、reatingthehighestdropoutrateinthedevelopedworld.63. C)Newpositionsareconstantlycreatedthatrequirepeopletokeeplearning.64. C)Basicskillsneededforchangeandlifelonglearning.65. D)Avoidingtoomuchinterventionintheirchildren''seducation.翻譯部分：翻譯一：Nowadays,withthefastdevelopmentofInformationTechnology.Chinesecitizensareattachingmoreandmoreimportaneetoit.SomeschoolsanduniversitieshaveevenincludedI