2013年12月大学英语四级真题及答案

作⽂ 　　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 　　作⽂⼀： 　　For this part,you are allowed 30minutes to write a short essaybased on the picture below. 　　You should start your essay with a briefaccount of the impactof the Internet on the way people communicate and thenexplain whether electronic communication can replace face-to-facecontact.Youshould write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 　　 “Dear Andy-How are you? Your mother and Iare fine.We both miss youand hope you are doing well.We look forward to seeing you again the nest timeyour computercrashes and you come down-stairs for something to eat,Love,Momand Dad.”

　　作⽂⼆： 　　For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essaybased on the picture below. 　　You shouldstart your essay with a briefaccount of the impact of the Internet on learning and then explain why 　　doesn’t simply meanlearning to obtaininformation. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 　“Once I learn how to use Google,isn’t thatall the education I really need?”

　　作⽂三： 　　For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essaybased on the picture below. 　　You shouldstart your essay with a brief account of theincreasin,use of the mobile phone in people’s life and explain the 　　

Consequence of overusing it. You should write at least 120 words butno more than 180 words. People are crossing thestreet looking at their cell phones andusing walking sticks in order to see.

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 　　Section A 　　Directions:In this section,you will hear 8short conversationsand 2 long conversations.At the end of eachconversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Boththeconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each questionthere will be a pause.During the pause,youmust read the four choices markedA),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the correspondingletter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 　　1.A)Go to a place hehas 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)Theyare 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 wouldnot be available to start thejob in time 　　B)He is not quite qualified for the artdirector position 　　C)He would like to leavesome more time forhimself 　　D)He will get his application letter readybefore May1 　　6. 　　A)Cleaner 　　B)porter 　　C)Mechanic 　　D)Salesman 　　7. 　　A)Reqest one or two roommates to do thecleaning 　　B)Help Laura with her termpaper due thisweekend 　　C)Get Laura to clean the apartment herselfthis time 　　D)Ask Laura to put off the cleaninguntilanother 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 haveheard.

　　9 　　A) To look for a jobas a salesperson 　　B) To have a talk with Miss Thompson. 　　C) To place an order forsome products. 　　D) To complain about a faulty appliance.

　　10 　　A) The person incharge is not in the office. 　　B) The supplies are out of stock for the moment. 　　C) Theyfailed to reach an agreement on the price. 　　D) The company is re-cataloguing the items.

　　11 　　A) 0743,12536extension 15. 　　B) 0734,38750 extension 15. 　　C) 0734,21653 extension 51. 　　D)0734,62135 extension 51.

　　Questions 12 to 15are 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 　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At theend of each passage, you will hear somequestions. Both the passage and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choosethe bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a singleline through the centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 　　Passage One 　　Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage youhavejust heard.

　　16. 　　A)They have destroyed several small towns. 　　B)They will soon spread to San Francisco. 　　C)They haveinjured 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 NewJersey. 　　C) They were found to be smarter than computer specialists. 　　D) They were arrested for stealing governmentinformation. 　　 　　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 inthe washer and dryer. 　　B)Someone broke the washer and dryer by overloading them. 　　C)Mindy Lance’s laundryblocked the way to the laundry room. 　　D)Mindy Lance’s threatened to take revenge on her neighbors. 　　22. 　　A)Asking the neighborhood committee for help. 　　B)Limiting the amount of laundry for each wash. 　　C)Informing thebuilding manager of the matter. 　　D)Installing a few more washers and dryers. 　　 　　Passage Three 　　Questions 23to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 　　23.A) She is both a popular and a highlyrespected author. 　　B)She is the most loved African novelist ofall times. 　　C) She is the most influential author sincethe 1930's. 　　D) She is thefirst 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 isa black woman

　　Section C 　　Directions: In this section, you will hear apassage three times. When the passage is read for the first

time，you should listen carefullyfor its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time，you are required to fill inthe blanks with the exact words you havejust heard. Finally，when the passage is read for thethird time，you should checkwhat you have written. 　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

　　Many collegestudents 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)_________costinganother several hundred dollars. Twentyyears 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—hasdeclined to less than a thousandth of the priceper unit of memory that prevailed twenty years ago. This is the main reasonwhycomputers cost so much less today than they used to. Moreover, (30)_________improvements have made it possible to(31) ___________memory circuitrythat is small enough to fit into the portable personal computers that many ofus own anduse. (32)___________, as the price of computation has declined theaverage consumer and business have spent more onpurchasing computers. 　　(33)___________,improvedagricultural technology, hybrid(杂交) seeds,(34)_________animalbreeding, and soon have vastly increased the amount of output a typical farmer can produce. Theprices of goods such asmeats and grains have fallen sharply relative to theprices of most other goods and services. As agricultural prices havefallen,many households have decreased their total expenses on food. Even though the (35)______________ofa productpurchased generally increases when its price falls, total expenses onit may decline.

　PartIII Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) 　　Section A 　　To get a sense of how women have progressedin sciencetake a quick tour of the physics department at the University ofCalifornia Berkeley.This is a storied place the 36 of some ofthe mostimportant discoveries in modern science-starting with Ernest Lawrence'sinvention of the cvclotron(回旋加速器)in1931.Ageneration ago female faces were 37 and.even today,visitors walkingthrough the first floor of LeConte Hall will See afull corridor of exhibits 38 the many distinguished physicists who made history here, 39 allof there white males

　　But climb up to the third floor and you'llsee a 40 display.There,among the photos of current facnlty members andstudentsare portraits of the 41 head of the department,Marjorie Shapiroand four other women whose reseaich 42 everything from themecheanics ofthe universe to the smallest particles of matter.A sixth woman was hired justtwo weeks ago.Although they'reStill only about 10 percent of the physicsfaculty,women are clearly a presence here.And the real 43 may be in thesmallerphotos to the right graduate and undergraduate students about 20 percent of them female.Everyyears Berkeley sends itsfresh female physics PhDs to the country's topuniversities.That makes Shapiro optimistic but also 44 \"I believethings aregetting bette \"she says \"but they're not getting better as 45 as i would like.\"

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2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