2023年大學(xué)英語四級真題及完整答案共兩卷

2023年12月大學(xué)英語四級真題（第一套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejusttheheard.1.A)Itwasgoingtoberenovated.C)Itwasdangeroustolivein.B)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.D)Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.2.A)Astorm.C)Aforestfire.B)Astrike.D)ATerroristattack.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.B)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.C)Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.D)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.4.A)Theyprovidedtheminerwithfoodandwater.B)Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.C)Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.D)Theytriedhardtorepairtheaccident. Question5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Raisepostagerates.C)Closesomeofitspostoffices.B)Improveitsservices.D)Redesigndeliveryroutes.6.A)Closingofficesonholidays.C)Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.B)Shorteningbusinesshours.D)StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.A）AlotofcontroversywillariseB)TaxpayerswillbeverypleasedC)ManypeoplewillbegintocomplainD)ManypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobsSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromfourchoicemarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheet1withasinglelinethoughthecentre.Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Hewilllosepartofhispay.C)Hewillbegivenawarning.B)Hewillgothroughretraining.D)Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.A)Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.C)Heisalwaysontime.B)Heistrustworthyguy.D）Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.A)Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.C)Sheisbetterathandingsuchmatters.

B)Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.D)Sheisinchargeofpublicrelation.A)Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.B)Heisskilledandexperienced.C)Heisveryclosetothemanager.D)Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Open.C)Selfish.B)Reserved.D)Friendly.A)Theyreadabook.C)Theystayquiet.B)TheytalkabouttheweatherD)Theychatwithfellowpassengers.A)Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.B)Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.C)ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.D)Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.15.A)Housearemuchmorequiet.C)Theywantagardenoftheirown.B)Theywanttohavemorespace.D)Housesprovidemoreprivacy.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.B)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.C)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.D)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.17.A)Visittheschoolcareersservices.C)Lookatschoolbulletinboards.B)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.D)Gothroughcampusnewspapers.A)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.B)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.C)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.D)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Ittastesbetter.C)Itiseasiertogrow.B)Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.D)Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.A)Itcangrowindriersoil.C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.B)Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.D)Itishealthierthangreentea.A)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.B)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.C)Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.D)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.B)Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.C)Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.D)Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.23.A)Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.B)Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.C)Theywereproudoftheircreations.D)Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.24.A)Identifyfakecrafts.C)Designhandicraftsthemselves.B)Makewisechoices.D)Learntheimportanceofcreation.25.A)Toattractforeigninvestments.C)Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.B)Topreservethetraditionalculture.D)Toboostthelocaleconomy.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy（26）thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers（27）forsexdifferencestheentirehumanbrain.Andwhatdidtheyfind?Notmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor（28）brainsas“male”or“female,”researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-based（29）,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere（30）different,youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall（31）ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics.LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist(神經(jīng)科學(xué)家),saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning（32）beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame,（33）ofgender.“There’samountainofevidence（34）theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,”hetoldTheSeattleTimes.Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy（35）thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”A)abnormal

B)applied

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E)challenges

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H)provingI)regardlessJ)searchedK)similaritiesL)slightlyM)suggests

N)tastesO)traditionalSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.CanBurglarsJamYourWirelessSecuritySystem?[A]Anyproductthatpromisestoprotectyourhomedeservescarefulexamination.Soitisn’tsurprisingthatyou’llfindplentyofstrongopinionsaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-securitysystems.[B]Themostlikelytypeofburglary(入室盜竊)byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeofopportunity,usuallyinvolvingabrokenwindoworsomeforcedentry.AccordingtotheFBI,crimesliketheseaccountedroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouseholdburglariesintheUSin2023.Thewidemajorityoftherestwereillegal,unforcedentriesthatresultedfromsomethinglikeawindowbeingleftopen.TheoddsofacriminalusingtechnicalmeanstobypassasecuritysystemaresosmallthattheFBIdoesn’teventrackthosestatistics.[C]Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-securityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerabletobeingblockedfromworkingaltogether.Withwiredsetups,thefearisthataburglar(入室盜賊)mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimplybycuttingtherightcable.Withawirelesssetup,youstickbattery-poweredsensorsuparoundyourhomethatkeepaneyeonwindows,doors,motion,andmore.Iftheydetectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemisarmed,they’lltransmitawirelessalertsignaltoabasestationthatwillthenraisethealarm.Thatapproachwilleliminatemostcord-cuttingconcerns—butwhatabouttheirwirelessequivalent,jamming?Withtherightdevicetunedtotherightfrequency,what’stostopathieffromjammingyoursetupandblockingthatalertsignalfromeverreachingthebasestation?[D]Jammingconcernsarenothingnew,andthey’renotuniquetosecuritysystems.Anydevicethat’sbuilttoreceiveawirelesssignalataspecificfrequencycanbeoverwhelmedbyastrongersignalcominginonthesamefrequency.Forcomparison,let’ssayyouwantedto“jam”aconversationbetweentwopeople—allyou’dneedtodoisyellinthelistener’sear.[E]Securitydevicesarerequiredtolistthefrequenciestheybroadcaston—thatmeansthatapotentialthiefcanfindwhattheyneedtoknowwithminimalGoogling.Theywill,however,needsoknowwhatsystemthey’relookingfor.Ifyouhaveasigninyouryarddeclaringwhatsetupyouuse,that’dpointthemintherightdirection,thoughatthatpoint,we’retalkingaboutahighlytargeted,semi-sophisticatedattack,andnotthesortforced-entryattackthatmakesupthemajorityofburglaries.It’seasiertofindandacquirejammingequipmentforsomefrequenciesthanitisforothers.[F]Wirelesssecurityproviderswilloftentakestepstohelpcombatthethreatofjammingattacks.SimpliSafe,winnerofourEditor’sChoicedistinction,utilizesaspecialsystemthat’scapableofseparatingincidentalRFinterferencefromtargetedjammingattacks.Whenthesystemthinksit’sbeingjammed,it’llnotifyyouviapushalert(推送警報).Fromthere,it’suptoyoutosoundthealarmmanually.[G]SimpliSafewassingledoutinonerecentarticleonjamming,completewithavideoshowingtheentiresystembeingeffectivelybypassedwithhandheldjammingequipment.AftertakingappropriatemeasurestocontaintheRFinterferencetoourtestlab,wetestedtheattackoutforourselves,andwereabletoverifythatit’spossiblewiththerightequipment.However,wealsoverifiedthatSimpliSafe’santi-jammingsystemworks.Itcaughtusintheact,sentanalerttomysmartphone,andalsolistedourRFinterferenceonthesystem’seventlog.Theteambehindthearticleandvideoinquestionmakenomentionofthesystem,orwhetherornotindetectedthem.

[H]Weliketheuniquenatureofthatsoftware.Itmeansthatathieflikelywouldn’tbeabletoGooglehowthesystemworks,thenfigureoutawayaroundit.Eveniftheycould,SimpliSafeclaimsthatitssystemisalwaysevolving,andthatitvariesslightlyfromsystemtosystem,whichmeanstherewouldn’tbeauniversalmagicformulaforcrackingit.Othersystemsalsoseemconfidentonthesubjectofjamming.TheteamatFrontpointaddressestheissueinablogonitssite,citingtheirownjamprotectionsoftwareandclaimingthattherearen’tanydocumentedcasesofsuccessfuljamattacksincethecompanybeganofferingwirelesssecuritysensorsinthe1980s.[I]Jammingattacksareabsolutelypossible.Assaidbefore,withtherightequipmentandtherightknow-how,it’spossibletojamanywirelesstransmission.Buthowprobableisitthatsomeonewillsuccessfullyjamtheirwayintoyourhomeandstealyourstuff?[J]Let’simaginethatyouliveinasmallhomewithawirelesssecuritysetupthatoffersafunctionalanti-jammingsystem.First,athiefisgoingtoneedtotargetyourhome,specifically.Then,he’sgoingtoneedtoknowthetechnicaldetailsofyoursystemandacquirethespecificequipmentnecessaryforjammingyourspecificsetup.Presumably,youkeepyourdoorslockedatnightandwhileyou’reaway.Sothethiefwillstillneedtobreakin.Thatmeansdefeatingthelocksomehow,orbreakingawindow.He’llneedtobejammingyouatthispoint,asabrokenwindoworopeneddoorwouldnormallyreleasethealarm.So,too,wouldthemotiondetectorsinyourhome,sothethiefwillneedtocontinuejammingoncehe’sinsideandsearchingforthingstosteal.However,he’llneedtodosowithouttrippingtheanti-jammingsystem,thedetailsofwhichhealmostcertainlydoesnowhaveaccessto.[K]Attheendoftheday,thesekindsofsystemsareprimarilydesignedtoprotectagainstthesortofopportunisticsmash-and-grabattackthatmakesupthemajorityofburglaries.They’realsoonlyasinglelayerinwhatshouldideallybeamany-sidedapproachtosecuringyourhome,onethatincludescommonsensethingslikesoundlocksandproperexteriorlightingatnight.Nosystemisimpenetrable,andnonecanpromisetoeliminatetheworstcasecompletely.Everyoneofthemhasvulnerabilitiesthataknowledgeablethiefcouldtheoreticallyexploit.Agoodsystemisonethatkeepsthatworst-casesettingasimprobableaspossiblewhilealsoofferingstrongprotectionintheeventofaless-extraordinaryattack.36.Itispossibleforburglarstomakejammingattackswiththenecessaryequipmentandskill.37.Interferingwithawirelesssecuritysystemissimilartointerferingwithaconversation.38.Aburglarhastocontinuouslyjamthewirelesssecuritydevicetoavoidtriggeringthealarm,bothinsideandoutsidethehouse.39.SimpliSafeprovidesdevicesthatareabletodistinguishincidentalradiointerferencefromtargetedjammingattacks.40.Onlyaverysmallproportionofburglariesarecommittedbytechnicalmeans.41.ItisdifficulttocrackSimpliSafeasitssystemkeepschanging.42.Wirelessdeviceswilltransmitsignalssoastoactivatethealarmoncesomethingwrongisdetected.43.Differentmeasuresshouldbetakentoprotectone’shomefromburglaryinadditiontothewirelesssecuritysystem.44.SimpliSafe’sdevicecansendawarningtothehouseowner’scellphone.45.Burglarscaneasilygetasecuritydevice’sfrequencybyInternetsearch.SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asapersonwhowritesaboutfoodanddrinkforaliving.Icouldn’ttellyouthefirstthingaboutBillPerryorwhetherthebeershesellsarethatgreat.ButIcantellyouthatIlikethisguy.That’sbecauseheplanstobantippinginfavorofpayinghisserversanactuallivingwage.

Ihatetipping.

Ihateitbecauseit’sanobligationdisguisedasanoption.Ihateitforthepost-dinnermathitrequiresofme.Butmostly,IhatetippingbecauseIbelieveIwouldbeinabetterplaceifpaydecisionsregardingemployeesweresimplyleftuptotheiremployers,asisthecustominvirtuallyeveryotherindustry.

Mostofyouprobablythinkthatyouhatetipping,too.Researchsuggestsotherwise.Youactuallylovetipping!Youliketofeelthatyouhaveavoiceinhowmuchmoneyyourservermakes.Nomatterhowthemathworksout,youpersistentlyviewrestaurantswithvoluntarytippingsystemsasbeingabettervalue,whichmakesitextremelydifficultforrestaurantsandbarstodoawaywiththetippingsystem.

Oneargumentthatyoutendtohearalotfromthepro-tippingcrowdseemslogicalenough:theserviceisbetterwhenwaitersdependontips,presumablybecausetheyseeabenefittosuccessfullyveilingtheircontemptforyou.Well,ifthisweretrue,wewouldallbeslippingafew100-dollarbillstoourdoctorsonthewayouttheirdoors,too.Butasitturnsout,waitersseeonlyatinybumpintipswhentheydoanexceptionaljobcomparedtoapassableone.Waiters,keenobserversofhumanitythattheyare,arecatchingontothis;inonepoll,afull30%saidtheydidn’tbelievethejobtheydidhadanyimpactonthetipstheyreceived.

Socomeon,folks:getonboardwithditchingtheoutdatedtipsystem.Payalittlemoreupfrontforyourbeerorburger.SupportBillPerry’spub,andanyotherbarorrestaurantthatdoesn’taskyoutododrunkenmath.

46.WhatcanwelearnaboutBillPerryfromthepassage?

A)Herunsapubthatservesexcellentbeer.

B)Heintendstogetridofthetippingpractice.

C)Hegiveshisstaffaconsiderablesumfortips.

D)Helivescomfortablywithoutgettinganytips.

47.Whatisthemainreasonwhytheauthorhatestipping?

A)Itsetsabadexampleforotherindustries.

B)Itaddstotheburdenofordinarycustomers.

C)Itforcesthecustomertocompensatethewaiter.

D)Itposesagreatchallengeforcustomerstodomath.

48.Whydomanypeoplelovetippingaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Theyhelpimprovethequalityoftherestaurantstheydinein.

B)Theybelievewaitersdeservesuchrewardsforgoodservice.

C)Theywanttopreserveawonderfultraditionoftheindustry.

D)Theycanhavesomesayinhowmuchtheirserversearn.

49.Whathavesomewaiterscometorealizeaccordingtoasurvey?

A)Servicequalityhaslittleeffectontipsize.

B)Itisinhumanmaturetotrytosaveontips.

C)Tipsmakeitmoredifficulttopleasecustomers.

D)Tipsbenefitthebossratherthattheemployees.

50.Whatdoestheauthorargueforinthepassage?

A)Restaurantsshouldcalculatethetipsforcustomers.

B)Customersshouldpaymoretipstohelpimproveservice.

C)Waitersdeservebetterthanjustrelyingontipsforaliving.

D)Waitersshouldbepaidbyemployersinsteadofcustomers.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthepast,fallingoilpriceshavegivenaboosttotheworldeconomy,butrecentforecastsforglobalgrowthhavebeentoneddown,evenasoilpricessinklowerandlower.Doesthatmeanthelinkbetweenloweroilpricesandgrowthhasweakened?

Someexpertssaytherearestillgoodreasonstobelievecheapoilshouldheatuptheworldeconomy.Consumershavemoremoneyintheirpocketswhenthey’repayinglessatthepump.Theyspendthatmoneyonotherthings,whichstimulatestheeconomy.

ThebiggestgainsgotocountriesthatimportmostoftheiroillikeChina,Japan,andIndia,Butdoesn’ttheextramoneyinthepocketsofthosecountries’consumersmeananequallossinoilproducingcountries,cancellingoutthegains?Notnecessarily,sayseconomicresearcherSaraJohnson.“Manyoilproducersbuiltuphugereservefundswhenpriceswerehigh,sowhenpricesfalltheywilldrawontheirreservestosupportgovernmentspendingandsubsidies(補助)fortheirconsumers.”

Butnotalloilproducershavebigreserves,InVenezuela,collapsingoilpriceshavesentitseconomyintofree-fall.

EconomistCarlWeinbergbelievesthenegativeeffectsofplungingoilpricesareoverwhelmingthepositiveeffectsofcheaperoil.Theimplicationisasharpdeclineinglobaltrade,whichhasplungedpartlybecauseoil-producingnationscan’taffordtoimportasmuchastheyusedto.

SaraJohnsonacknowledgesthattheglobaleconomicbenefitfromafallinoilpricestodayislikelylowerthanitwasinthepast.Onereasonisthatmorecountriesarebigoilproducersnow,sothenationssufferingfromthepricedropaccountforalargershareoftheglobaleconomy.

Consumers,intheU.S.atleast,areactingcautiouslywiththesavingsthey’regettingatthegaspump,asthememoryoftherecentgreatrecessionisstillfreshintheirmind.Andanumberofoil-producingcountriesaretrimmingtheirgasolinesubsidiesandraisingtaxes,sothenetsavingsforglobalconsumersisnotasbigastheoilpriceplungemightsuggest.

51.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?

A)Thereasonsbehindtheplungeofoilprices.

B)Possiblewaystostimulatetheglobaleconomy.

C)Theimpactofcheapoilonglobaleconomicgrowth.

D)Theeffectoffallingoilpricesonconsumerspending.

52.Whydosomeexpertsbelievecheapoilwillstimulatetheglobaleconomy?

A)Manufacturerscanproduceconsumergoodsatamuchlowercost.

B)Loweroilpriceshavealwaysgivenabigboosttotheglobaleconomy.

C)Oilpricesmayriseorfallbuteconomiclawsarenotsubjecttochange.

D)Consumerswillspendtheirsavingfromcheapoilonothercommodities.

53.Whathappensinmanyoil-exportingcountrieswhenoilpricesgodown?

A)Theysuspendimportofnecessitiesfromoverseas.

B)Theyreduceproductiondrasticallytoboostoilprices.

C)Theyusetheirmoneyreservestobackupconsumption.

D)Theytrytostoptheireconomyfromgoingintofree-fall.

54.HowdoesCarlWeinbergviewthecurrentoilpriceplunge?

A)Itisonethathasseennoparallelineconomichistory.

B)Itsnegativeeffectsmorethancanceloutitspositiveeffects.

C)Itstillhasachancetogiverisetoaboomintheglobaleconomy.

D)Itseffectsontheglobaleconomygoagainstexistingeconomiclaws.

55.Whyhaven’tfallingoilpricesboostedtheglobaleconomyastheydidbefore?

A)Peoplearenotspendingallthemoneytheysaveongas.

B)Theglobaleconomyislikelytoundergoanotherrecession.

C)Oilimportersaccountforalargerportionoftheglobaleconomy.

D)Peopletheworldoverareafraidofafurtherplungeinoilprices.PartIVTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranstateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.在中國文化中，紅色一般象征著好運、長壽和幸福，在春節(jié)和其他喜慶場所，紅色到處可見。人們把現(xiàn)金作為禮品送給家人或親密朋友時，一般放在紅信封里。紅色在中國流行旳另一種原因是人們把它與中國革命和共產(chǎn)黨相聯(lián)絡(luò)。然而，紅色并不總是代表好運與快樂。由于從前死者旳名字常用紅色書寫，用紅墨水寫中國人名被當作是一種冒犯行為。第一套參照答案PartIWriting參照范文：Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofthecareerchoice，whichistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatpriorityshouldbegiventotakeajob,butotherstaketheattitudethatgoingtoagraduateschoolisthemostcriticalfactorinfluencingtheirfuturecareerchoices.Astomyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Ahighereducationalbackgroundexertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Thisphenomenonthatthegraduateshavedifficultiesinfindingjobaftertheirgraduationcaneasilybefoundanywhereinourdailylife,especiallyoncampus.Ontheonehand,withtheimprovedhigheducationofChinesecollegestudentswhichdirectlybroughttheresultthattherearemoreandmoregraduateseveryyear.Onthecontrary,jobvacanciesdon’tincreasethatfast.Morepeople,lessfood,whichistheexactdescriptionofthehardcondition.Ontheotherhand,moreandmorepeoplegoontopursuetheirmasteranddoctordegree;moreandmoreChineseoverseastudentscomebacktoChinatohuntbetterworkingchances.Itissurethatthecompetitionismoreandmorefierce.Therefore,itishightimethatwetookeffectivemeasurestoimproveourowncompetitiveness.Thatisthesecretofsuccessinthefutureemploymentmarketafterourgraduation.PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionA1.[C]Itwasdangeroustolivein.2.[A]Astorm3.[D]Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.4.[B]Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.5.[C]Closesomeofitspostoffice.6.[D]StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.7.[D]Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.SectionB8.[A]Hewilllosepartofhispay.9.[B]Heisatrustworthyguy.10.[C]Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.11.[A]Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.12.[B]Reserved13.[C]Theystayquiet14.[B]Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.15.[D]HousesprovidemoreprivacySectionC16.[A]Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.17.[A]Visittheschoolcareersservice.18.[C]Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.19.[B]Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.20.[D]Itishealthierthangreentee.21.[A]Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.22.[C]Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.23.[B]Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.24.[B]Makewisechoices.25.[D]Toboostthelocaleconomy.PartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionA26.[E]challenges27.[J]searched28.[D]categorizing29.[K]similarities30.[L]slightly31.[G]percentage32.[O]traditional33.[I]regardless34.[H]proving35.[M]suggestsSectionB36.[I]37.[D]38.[J]39.[F]40.[B]41.[H]42.[C]43.[K]44.[G]45.[E]SectionC46.[B]Heintendstogetridofthetippingpractice.47.[C]Itforcesthecustomertocompensatethewaiter.48.[D]Theycanhavesomesayinhowmuchtheirserversearn.49.[A]Servicesqualityhaslittleeffectontipsize.50.[D]Waitersshouldbepaidbyemployersinsteadofcustomers.51.[C]Theimpactofcheapoilonglobaleconomicgrowth.52.[D]Consumerswillspendtheirsavingsfromcheapoilonothercommodities.53.[C]Theyusetheirmoneyreservestobackupconsumption.54.[B]