2021年12月英語四級真題及參考答案

2021年12月英語四級真題及參考答案聽力：【Newsreport1】(1)A22-year-oldChinesewomanwhosufferedfromapersistentcoughwasshockedtolearnthatshehadapieceofchickenbonelaunchedinherlung.TheunnamedwomanfromtheprovinceofShandongstartedtohavecoughingproblemswhenshewas7or8yearsold.For14years,shemadenumeroushospitalvisits.However,nodoctorcouldidentifyanyproblem.Heruncontrollablecoughingwasamystery.Finally,thewomangotafullbodyscaninahospitalinthecityofQingdao.Thisspecialmedicalprocedurerevealedshehadachickenbonestuckinherlung.Doctorsperformedsurgeryandremovedthebone.(2)Thesimpleprocedurewentsmoothlyandthewomanhasrecoveredfullywiththebonefinallyremovedfromherlung.Thewomanisveryhappythatshenolongersuffersfromthatannoyingcough.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question1.Whatwasthewoman'sproblem?Question2.Howwasthewoman'sproblemeventuallysolved？【Newsreport2】AwhitesheepnamedPricklesthatranawayfromanAustralianfarm.Duringthe2013,bushfiresrecentlyreturnedhome.Accordingtofarmer,Alice,grayPrickleswasonlyalab.Whensheranaway,thebushfiresthathittheareabackthendestroyedalargepartofherfamily'smassiveproperty.Theythoughttrickleshaddiedinthefire.Butinstead,theyoungsheepescapedintoa200acreforestnearthefarm.Oncethefireswereover,thefamilyhadtofixthedamagedonetothefarm.Asitwassuchalargeproperty,thisincludedrebuildingabout50kilometersoffancy.Itwasthishugefencingthatpreventedpricklesfromfindingherwayback.Overtheyears,thefamilyspottedherafewtimes.Theyevenrecordedherwithcamerasinstalledtomonitordearactivity.Butwhiletheyknewprickleswasalive,theycouldn'tfighther,neverexpectedhertoreturnbyherself.7yearslater,theywereprovenwrong.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question3.WhatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutwhitesheepPickles?Question4.Whatdoesfamilydoafterthebushfires?【Newsreport3】TonsofgoldhavefallenoutoftheskyinRussiaafteracargoplanemalfunctionedinmidairthismorning.Theaircraftwascarrying￡265millionworthofgoldanddiamondswhenthedoorflewopen,sendingthepreciousmetalbacktoearth.Accordingtotheofficialnewsagency,Russianauthoritieshaverecoveredmorethan170goldbarsweighing20kilogramseach.TheplanewastravelingfromyourKurdsairportinamajordiamondproducingregiontothecityacrosstheyearaskinSiberia.(6)However,theaircraftmadeanemergencylandinginMargaretafteritbeganlosingsomeofitsvaluablecargo.Reportssuggest,somebarsofgoldwasscatteredupto15milesawayfromtheairport.9tonsofgoldonplane,an12belongedtoagoldminecompany.Policehavesealedofftherunwayandsayitisunclearifitwasanaccident,oneattemptedrobbery.(7)Technicalengineerswhoworksontheplanepriortotakeoffarereportedlygoingtobeauestionedbythepolice.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?Question6.Whatdidtheaircraftdowhentheincidenthappened?Question7.Whatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutthetechnicalengineerswhoworkedontheplanebeforetakeoff?[Conversation1】M:Hello,you'rethroughtocustomerservice.ThisisMichaelspeaking.(8)Beforewecontinue,Iiustwanttomakeyouawarethatthiscallisbeingrecordedandmaybeusedinthefew.Hugefortrainingpurposes.WhatcanIhelpyouwithtoday?W:(9)Hi,mynameisJaneSemen.Irecentlyboughtanofficechairfromyourcompany.Ireturneditaboutaweekago.I'mjustcallingtoinquirewhenIwouldbeabletogetmymoneyback.Itsaysonyourwebsitethatyourcompanywillpaybackthemoneywithinthreeworkingdaysofview,receivingthereturntoitem.Butit'sbeenfiveworkingdaysandIhaven'treceivedanything.M:I'msorrytohearthat.MisterSemen,what'syourcustomerreferencenumber?Please?W:It's389460,M:0K,389460.I'mjustlookingonthesystemhere,accordingtoourrecordsthatshareyoureturnedwasreceivedbyourwarehouseonFriday.ThepaymentwasmadeonWednesday,butthisseemstobeaproblemwithyourcarnumber.W:Mycardnumber,maybeithassomethingtodowithmynewcard.ItwassenttobeonTuesday.(10)Maybethebakecancelledmyoldone.Beforeyoumadethepayment.M:(11)Well,You'llneedtoupdateyourcarddetailsdirectlyonourwebsite,iustmakesureyouknockedin.Thenunderthedescriptionofyourpersonalinformation,youshouldseeanoptionfrontpaymentmethods.W:Iamlaunchedin.andI'llgivethatago.M:I'llmakeanotehereonthesystemforyousothatthepaymentwillbemadetomorrowmorning.W:Thankyouverymuch.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Question8.Whydoesthemanhavehisconversationwiththewomanrecorded?Question9.Whatisthewoman'spurposeofcallingthefurniturecompany?

Question10.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherbankcard?Question11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?【Conversation?】M:I'mgettingabithungry.W:Yes,me,too.I'mstarving.Areyougoingtoprepareamealforus?M:(12)No.sorry.I'mactuallyprettywornout.Let'sjustgooutsomewhereclosetoeat.W:Well,Ithinkweshouldstayinandsavesomecash.Canwegetamealdelivered?M:Yeah,great.(13)I'llusethatfooddelivery,apple,myphone.Whatdoyouwant?Friedchicken,hamburgers,orfishandchips?W:Oh.Canwestayawayfromthejunkfood?Howaboutsomethinghealthy?M:Okay.Well,there'saplacethatdoessalads.W:Letmehavealookatthat.Yeah,thatlooksdelicious,buttobehonest.Iprefersomethinghot,notcold.M:HowaboutIndianfood?W:(14)That'snotthekindofhotImean.I'mjustnotafanofsaucesthatmakemesweatandcry.Ineedsomethingmild.M:Okay.SowouldyouconsiderMexican?Ohno,sorry,there'salsoveryhotpepperinthat.WouldyoulikesomeItalianfood,perhaps?It'sabitheavy,butit'sgreatfoodforacoldnightlikethis.W:Pizza,spaghettiwithcreamysauce?Iknowit'sreallytastyandgreatcomfortfood.Butit'stoofatteningforme.I'mtryingtokeepaslimfigureyouknow?M:(15)Oh.You'rereallydifficulttoplease.Well,there'saniceChineserestaurantthatdelivers.W:Yes.IloveChinesefood.Letmesee.Ohit's50kilometersaway.M:That'sabittoofaraway.DoyoufeellikeVietnamesefoodthen?W:Yeah.Awesome.It'shealthy,andwecanaffordit.M:Great.Let'sorderVietnameserightaway.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Question12:Whyisn'tthemangoingtocook?Question13:Whatdoesthemansayhe'lldoonhisphone?Question14:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofIndianfood?Question15:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?[Passage1】仃6)AnewstudycarriedoutbytheuniversityofLincolnhasfoundalinkbetweenthepersonalitiesofcatownersandthebehaviorandwellbeingoftheircats.Thefindingsuggestthatjustasaparent'spersonalitycanaffectthepersonalityofachild,thesameistrueforacatanditsowner.Ownerstofindasindividualswithhighlevelsofanxiety,fear,anger,depression,andlonelinessweremorelikelytohaveanxious,behavioralissues.Suchcatsdisplayedmoreaggressiveandanxiousbehavioralstylesaswellasmorestressrelatedsickness.Theywerealsomorelikelytohaveanongoingmedicalconditionandbeoverweight.Theresearchalsofoundthatmentallywelladjustedvotershadcalmer,happier,andhealthiercats.Theresearchersexplainedthatmanyownersregardtheirpetsasafamilymemberandformclosesocialbondswiththem.(17)Themajorityofownerswanttoprovidethebestcarefortheirpetsandisthereforepossiblethatpetscouldbeaffectedbythewaytheirownersinteractwithandmanagethem.Thestudyhighlightsanimportantrelationshipbetweenourpersonalitiesandthewellbeingofourpets.(18)Furtherresearchisneededtoinvestigatethecauseornatureofthisrelationship,andtolookathowowners'personalitiesaredirectlyinfluencingtheirpetsbehaviorandwellbeing.Itispossiblethatthewellbeingapetisdrivenbytheunderlyingnatureoftheowner,notsimplybytheirconsciousdecisionsandbehaviors.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question16.WhatdowelearnfromthenewstudybytheuniversityofLincoln?Question17.Whatdoesthepassagesaymostpetownerswanttodo?Question18.Whatdoesthepassagesayisstillneededtounderstandtheeffectsofownerspersonalitiesontheirpets?[Passage2】(19)160minuteruncanadd7hourstoyourlife.Thiswasaclaimmadebythetimeslastweek.Theclaimwasbasedonanewreviewofstudiesabouttheeffectsofrunning.Thereviewconcludedthatonaverage,runnerslive3yearslongerthannotrunners,andthatrunningdoesmoretoextendlifethananyotherformofexercise.Butthere'smoretorunningthanitshealthbenefits.(20)Researchpublishedinrecentyearshasshownthatrunningchangesyourbrainandmindinsomefascinatingwaysfromincreasingyourbrainfunctiontoregulatingyouremotions.However,thepreciseeffectsvaryaccordingtowhetheryouengageinshort,fastrunningorlongdistancerunning.Forexample,inonestudy,researcherscomparedparticipantsabilitytolearnnewwordsafterseveralminutesofintenserunningandafter40minutesofgentlerunning,participantswereabletolearn20%fasteraftertheintenserunning.Theyshowedasuperiormemorywhentestedagainaweeklater.(21)Inanotherstudy,researchersaskedvolunteerstojogfor30minutesandthenshowthemclipsfromasadmovie.Participantswhousuallystruggledtohandlenegativeemotionsweremoreintenselyaffectedbythesadclips,justasyouexpect,butcrucially,thiswasless.Soithappened.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyoujustheard.Question19.Whatdoesthenewreviewofstudiesclaim?Question20.Whatisoneeffectthatrunninghasonpeopleaccordingtorecentresearch?Question21.Whatdidanotherstudyfindabouttheparticipantsaftertheyhada30minutejog?[Passage3】WelcometothetouroftheHillHouse.Thishouse,builtin1904,isoneofthemostwellknownworksofCharlesHill,thefamousarchitect.Itwasdesignedandbuiltforalocalentrepreneurathisfamily.(22)Beforestartingthetour,letmegiveyouabriefintroductionaboutthedesignofthisamazingbuilding.(23)Priortobeginninghisdesign,thearchitectspentsometimeintheclient'soldhome,observingtheirlifeandstudyingtheirhabits.Thismeantthathecoulddesignthehouseaccordingtotheneedsofthefamily.(24)Theclient'smaindesirewastohaveahomewithauniquedesign.Sothearchitectwasgivencompletefreedom.Thebuildingstyleisradicallydifferentfromwhatwasthefashionoftheperiod.Atthetime,mostlargehomeswereconstructedoftimberandbrick.Thisone,however,ismadeofconcrete,anovelconstructionmaterialinthosedays.Theinteriorofthehouse,includingfittingsandfurniture,wasalsodesignedbythesameperson.Mostofthefurnitureyouwillseeisoriginalandingoodcondition.(25)However,thosepiecesinthechildren'sbedroomsarecopies,builttothedesignsofthearchitect.Fortunately,alltheblueprintsforboththebuildinganditscontentshavebeenpreserved.Sowe'vebeenabletoreplacebadlydamagedfurniture.Let'sbeginourtourstartingfromtherooms.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question22:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?Question23:Whatdidthearchitectdobeforebeginninghisdesign?Question24:Whatdidthearchitect'sclientmainlywant?Question25:Whatdowelearnaboutthepiecesoffurnitureinthechildren'sbedrooms?四級聽力參考答案第一套C)Itsenttwodogstothewrongdestinations.A)Correcttheirmistakeassoonaspossible.B)Shehashadbabiesbefore.C)Itwassmooth.D)Itwasbuiltabovethesea-water.B)Replacetherestaurant'swoodendeck.

7.&4.25.SheposteditspictureonFacebooks.Duckhuntingremainslegalinmanypartsoftheworld.Droughts.Theirneatisnotthatpopular.D)Theypoisonedwildducksinlargenumbers.Haveherhouserepainted.Howmuchtheworkwillcost.Staysomewhereelse.Paintingahouseinvolvesmoretroublethanshethought.Tocultivategoodhabits.Createanidealstudyenvironmentforthem.Startwithsomethingtheyenjoy.A)Workerswhomeetitsbodyweightstandards.Unfair.Encouragehealthybehaviors.Ithasnotdoneenoughtohelpleft-handedchildren.Theytendtohavemoredifficultiesinlearning.Keeptrackofleft-handedchildren'sschoolperformance.Whytheirnumbersaresohigh.第二套B)Shewascoughingallthetime.

c)Throughasurgicaloperation.D)Itranawayintoanearbyforest.A)Theyrebuiltthefencingaroundtheirfarm.D)Thelossofgoldfromanairplane.A)ltmadeanemergencylanding.C)Theywillbequestionedbythepolice.B)Forfuturetrainingpurposes.C)Togethermoneybackforthereturnedchair.D)Shewasissuedanewcard.ll.C)Updateherbankcarddetailsonthecompany'swebsite.A)Heisfeelingexhausted.B)0rderadelivery.D)ltistoospicy.C)SheistoopickyaboutfoodA)0wner'spersonalitiesaffecttheircats'behaviorandwellbeing.B)Providetheirpetswiththebestcare.D)Furtherinvestigation.B)Runningisthebestexerciseforextendingone'slife.A)Improvingtheirbrainfunction.D)Theywerelessaffectedbysadmovies.A)Heisatourguide.C)Heobservedhisclient'slifeandhabits.D)Ahouseofauniquedesign.B)Theyarecopiesbuilttothearchitect'sdesigns.寫作第一套【Directions】Supposeyourschoolisorganizinganorientationprogram(新生訓練；新生練習)tohelpthefreshmenadapttothenewenvironmentandacademicstudies.Youarenowtowriteaproposal,whichmayincludeitsaim,duration,participantsandactivities.【參考范文】DearStudentUnion,Learningthatourschoolwillholdanorientationprogramtohelpfreshmenbecomeaccustomedtothenewenvironmentandacademicstudies,Iamwritingtointroducemyproposalconcerningthisprogram.FirstlyIsupposealloffreshmenarewelcometojoininthisactivityonSeptember9th.From10:00a.m.to12:00a.m.,aseniorstudentwouldteachfreshmenhowtobeindependent,suchasmakingdecisionsonhowtoallocatetimeandhowtospendmoney,anddoingsomecleaningontheirown.Besides,freshmencouldbetaughthowtodevelopagoodhabitofself-teachingandhowtoarrangetheirschedule.Intheafternoon,freshmenmighttakeactivepartinacollectiveactivity,wheretheycouldmakemorecommunicationwiththeirclassmatessoastohelpthemsmoothlyadapttothenewenvironment.Ihopeyouwillfindmyproposaluseful,andIwouldbereadytodiscussfurtherdetailswithyou.Yours,ZhangWei第二套【Directions】Supposeyouruniversitystudentunionisplanningtoholdaspeechcontest.Youarenowtowriteaproposalfororganizingthecontest.Theproposalmayincludethetopic,aim,procedureandselectionofcontestants.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheproposal.【參考范文】DearStudentUnion,Iamsogladtohearthataspeechcontestwiththepurposeofenrichingcollegestudents'lifewouldbeheldinourschoolnextmonth.AsamemberofStudentUnion,Iwouldliketogivesomeadvicetomaketheactivitygomoresmoothly.Firstly,ifwecouldchooseasuitablespeechsubject,suchastheemploymentprospect,themanagementoffreetimeorsomerelatedwithstudents'life,itwouldcontributetotheattractionofmorestudents.Secondly,thecontestcouldlastforabout2—3hoursandwecouldinviteProfessorZhangasthejudgetogivecommentstoeachcontestant.Lastly,astheselectionofcontestants,Isupposeeverystudentinourschoolcouldsubmitapplicationbutweshouldhaveaninterviewoffirstaroundanddefinethefinal10competitors.Ihopethesuggestionsabovewouldbeusefulandpracticalforyou.Foranyquestionontheproposal,pleasefeelfreetowritetome.Yours,LiHua第三套[Directions】Supposeyouhavejustparticipatedinaschoolprojectofcollectingusedbooksoncampus.Youarenowtowriteareportabouttheproject,whichmayincludeitsaim,organizers,participantsandactivities.Youwillhave30minutestowritethereport.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.【參考范文】Lastweek,aprojectofcollectingusedbookswasheldinourschoolanditwasahugesuccess.TheprojectwaslaunchedbytheStudentUnionlastMondayanditlastedforawholeweek,aimingtogainstudents'attentiontosecond-handbooksandinspirethemtomakethebestofusedthings.Itwasstartedfromregisteringbasicpersonalinformationonline,includingname,departmentandthenumberofbooksonewouldliketogiveaway.ThenstudentscouldbroughttheirbookstotheStudentsActivityCentereverydayatanytimeduring8:00amto17:00pm,afterwhichtheycouldgetagiftsuchaspensandnotebooks.Thereweremorethan500studentsparticipatingintheactivityandmorethan1000bookswerecollected.ThebooksweredisplayedattheStudentsActivityCenterforallstudentsinneed.閱讀【快速閱讀1】There'sastressgapbetweenmenandwomenH]LikeMs,Li,manywomentrytomanagetheaddedstresstoreachwhatDrJoycesaidwasanunattainableideal.""SomeprofessionalwomenaimtodoitallTheywanttoreachthetopofthecorporateladderandflylikesuper-mom,""shesaid.[E]ference,however,isinthenatureandscopeoftheseresponsibilitiesinthehomeentinparticular,""DrJoycesaid.Forexample,theUnitedNationsreportedthatnearlythreetimesasmuchunpaiddomesticworkasmen.[C]It'sacommonstory-onewefrequentlyridiculeandreadilydismiss,forexample,byclaimingthatwomentendtocomplainmorethanmen,despitethegrowingsumofre-searchthatunderlinestheproblem.?…[K]Disconnectingfromworkandhomeresponsibilitiesisalsoobviouslyimportant.Butit'smuchcasiersaidthandone.Itisimportanttounderstandwhatcausesyourstressinthefirstplace.[F]it'snotjustinsidehehome,though.ResearchfromNovaSoutheasternUniversityfoundthatfemalemanagersweremorelikelythanmalemanagersto.display<surface.acting〉orforcingemotionsthatarenotwhollyfelt.[I]Thestressproblemextendsbeyondmentalhealthwhenyouconsiderthelinkbetweenstressaanxietyandhearthealth.Worse,mostofwhatweknowaboutheartdis-easecomesfromstudiesinvolvingmen.[B]Ms.Lisaidherstressledtosleeplessness.Whenshedidsleep,sheexperienced"problem-solvingdreams,"whichleftherfeelingunrestedwhenshewokeup.Afte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