2021年四级考试答案

2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

PartⅠWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Suppoyouhavejustparticipatedinaschoolprojectofcollectingudbookson

nowtowriteareportabouttheproject,whichmayincludeitsaim,organizers,

uldwriteatleast

120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachnewsreport,you

enewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)ItfoundapetdogonboardaplanetoacityinTexas.

B)Ithadoneofitscargoplaneslandatawrongairport

C)Itnttwodogstothewrongdestinations.

D)Ithadtwoofitsdomesticflightsmixedup

2.A)Correcttheirmistakeassoonaspossible.

B)Givethetwopetsaphysicalcheckup.

C)Hireacharterjettobringthepetsback.

D)Sendanotherplanetocontinuetheflight.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Sheweighs130kilogramsB)Shehashadbabiesbefore

C)ShewasbroughtfromAfrica.D)Shehasabigfamilyofsix.

4.A)Ittook22hours.B)Ithadsomecomplications

C)Itwassmooth.D)ielski

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itenjoyedgreatpopularity.B)Itstartedbusinessthreeyearsago.

C)Itwasfrequentedbynewly-wedsD)Itwasbuiltabovethea-water.

6.A)Expandhisbusinessonthebeach.

B)Replacetherestaurant’swoodendeck.

C)Postapictureofhisrestaurantonline.

D)Celebratehissilverweddinganniversary.

7.A)Shesolditfortwothousanddollars

B)Shetookittotherestaurantmanager

C)SheposteditspictureonFacebook

D)shereturnedittoitsownerrightaway

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachconversation,

econversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Thenumberofduckshasdeclinedsharplyinrecentyears.

B)Climatechangehaslittleeffectonthelivesofwildducks.

C)DuckmeatisnoteateninAustralia,CanadaandtheU.S.

D)Duckhuntingremainslegalinmanypartsoftheworld.

9.A)Droughts.B)Bushfires.

C)Farming.D)Hunting.

10.A)Theyarenoteasytodomesticate.B)Theirmeatisnotthatpopular.

C)ItisnotenvironmentallyfriendlyD)Itisnotconsideredcost-effective

11A)Theyhuntedducksasatraditionalsport.B)Theykilledwildducksandgeeforfood.

C)Theyraidducksandgeefortheireggs.D)Theypoisonedwildducksinlargenumbers

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)HaveherhourepaintedB)Replacesomeofheroldfurniture

C)Moveintoanewly-paintedhouD)Calculatethecostofthepaintjob

13.A)HowlongtheworkwilltakeB)Howmuchtheworkwillcost.

C)Howthepaintjobistobedone.D)Howmanyworkersareneeded

14.A)CoverupherfurnitureB)Asksomefriendsforhelp

C)StaysomewhereelD)Overetheworkherlf

15.A)Shecouldhaveaskedafriendforhelpwiththepaintjob

B)Paintingahouinvolvesmoretroublethanshethought

C)sheshouldhaverepaintedherhoumuchearlier

D)Movingherfurnitureisharderthanthepaintjob

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwillhear

ou

hearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Tocultivategoodhabits.

B)Toprepareforcondaryschool.

C)Toreviewwhatislearnedinclass

D)Tostimulateinterestinlearning.

17.A)Discusstheiracademicachievementswiththem

B)Createanidealstudyenvironmentforthem

C)Allowthemtolearnindependently

D)Checktheirhomeworkpromptly

18.A)Finishthembeforetheygettired

B)Tacklethemostdifficulttaskfirst

C)Startwithsomethingtheyenjoy

D)Focusonthemostimportantones

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Workerswhomeetitsbodyweightstandards

B)Workerswhocanlo30poundsinayear

C)Workerswhotrythehardesttoloweight

D)Workerswhoareinthetop10%oftheslimmest

20.A)Impractical

B)Inconsistent

C)Unmanageable

D)Unfair

21.A)Offerthemmuchfatterbonus.

B)Improveworkingenvironment.

C)Encouragehealthybehaviors

D)Providefreelunchandsnacks

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Ithasnotdoneenoughtohelpleft-handedchildren.

B)Ithastreatedleft-handedchildrenasbeingdisabled.

C)Ithasnotbuiltfacilitiesspeciallyfortheleft-handed.

D)Ithasignoredcampaignsonbehalfoftheleft-handed.

23.A)Theyareasintelligentasotherchildren.

B)Theyhaveadistinctivestyleofhandwriting

C)Theysometimeshavepsychologicalproblems.

D)Theytendtohavemoredifficultiesinlearning.

24.A)Punishteachersdiscriminatingagainstleft-handedstudents

B)Laymoreemphasisonimprovingchildren’smentalhealth

C)Encouragestudentstodevelopvariousprofessionalskills

D)Keeptrackofleft-handedchildren’sschoolperformance,

25.A)Howtheycanbereducedinnumber.

B)Whytheirnumbersaresohigh

C)Whatpercentagetheyaccountfor

D)Iftheirpercentagekeepsincreasing

PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectone

wordfoe

oiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter:PleamarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

ItiscommonlybelievedthatthegreatEnglishdramatistandpoetWilliamShakespearewas

borninStratford-on-AvononApril23,simpossibletoknowthe26dayonwhich

recordsshowhewasbaptized(施洗礼)onApril26,andthreedayswasa

peare’sdateofdeath

is27known,however:itwasApril23,52andhadretiredtoStratfordthree

yearsbefore.

Althoughfewplayshavebeenperformedoranalyzedaxtensivelyasthe38plays

Shakespearewrote,28ofbiographical

informationisdueprimarilytohissocial29;hewasnotanoble,butthesonofaleathertrader.

Shakespeare30attendedthegrammarschoolinStratford,wherehewouldhavestudied

otgotouniversityandatage18marriedAnneHathaway,

dfourchildren,includingthetwins,HamnetandJudith.

NothingisknownoftheperiodbetweenthebirthofthetwinsandShakespeare’s33asadramatist

inLondonintheearly1590s

Inamillionwordswrittenover20years,he34thefullrangeofhumanemotionsand

reatcontemporarythepoetanddramatist

BenJonsonsaid,“Hewasnotofanage,butforalltime.”

A)capturedI)precision

B)classicalJ)probably

C)conclusivelyK)quality

D)emergenceL)scarcity

E)exactM)nior

F)generatedN)parated

G)particularO)systematically

H)position

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

fytheparagraphfrom

ragraph

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2.

Howtonotbeboring

[A]often

escanbeincrediblyufulinhelpingyougetthingsdone.

However,heless,manypeople

livelivesthatareboringlypredictable,orlivealifewhereeverythingisoutlinedorplanned.

[B]Totellthetruth,on’tarou

someone'scuriosityorbrightensomeone’sday,youprobablycomeacrossasbeingalittlebitdull.

Butthatdoesn’tmeanyourlifehandedandyoucan'ind

yourlfarchingforsomethingtosaybeyondsmalltalk,trythetacticstofindmoreinteresting

approachestoconversation.

[C]Recently,Iwasatagatheringofcolleagueswhensomeoneturnedtomeandasked,"So,

what'snewwithyou?”Ordinarily,IthinkI’ll,it'sliterallymy

t'snotexactlyan

,theonly“new-lo-me”topicsthatcametomindweremydaughter’s

basketballtournament（锦标赛）andmyfeelingsaboutthatmorning’spolitical

headlinesneitheramusingnorappropriatetopicsatthatmoment.

[D]Oh,no,ecomeboring?Butsharingourexperiencesinanauthenticwayto

connectwithotherpeopleiswhatmakesusinteresting,saysassociateprofessorMichael

itationIfeltinnotsharingtheordinarythingsthatwerehappeninginmylife,and

thewildmentalarchforsomethingmoreinteresting,mayhavebackfiredandmademeem

lessinteresting.

[E]“Ifsomeoneismakingupsomeconversationthatmightbeinteresting,it’sprobablynotgoing

tolandwell,”saysPirson,whoexpertiincludestrustandwell-being,mindfulness,and

humanisticmanagement.“It’sgoingtofeellikeamade-upconversationthatpeopledon’t

necessarilywanttotuneinto.”

[F]Themostinterestingpeoplearen’tthowho'vegoneonsomeEat,Pray,Lovejourneytofind

d,Pirsonsays,they’rethowhoexaminetheordinary.”Often,the‘boring

things’heyareactuallylittlemiracles,"our

obrvationsabouttheworldaroundyou---interestingstoriesyouheardorthingsyounoticed---

andyoumaybesurpridbytheuniversalconnectiontheyinspire.

[G]horofHowtoBeInteresting:An

InstructionManual,Hagyspendsalotoftimethinkingaboutwhat'who

areinterestingarepersistentlycurious,shesays.

[H]that

roadsidemonumentIconmywaytoworkeveryday?Whobuiltthatinterestingbuildinginmy

city?Whatnearbyattractionshaven’tIvisited?Whydopeopledothingsthatway?Uwhatyou

findtoaskmorequestionsandlearnmoreabouttheworldaroundyou.“Havingthatsortof

curiosityisalmostlikeaprotectivegearfromgettingintoboredom,”nyoufind

thingsthataretrulyinterestingtoyou,sharethem.

[I]TelevisionveteranAudreyMorrisy,executiveproducerofNBC’sTheVoice,isalways

’susuallyamatterof

individuality.“Havingastrongpointof'view,signaturestyle,orbeingasuper-enthusiastina

particularfieldmakessomeoneinteresting,"anmbracingwhatistruly

interestingoruniqueaboutyourlf.“Manypeopleare‘notboring’inthewaythattheycancarry

aconversationorcanbegoodatasocialgathering,terestingmeansthatyouhave

livedlife,takenrisks,traveled,soughtoutexperiencetolearnforyourlfandsharewithothers,"

shesays.

[J]Ofcour,it’spossibletobeafountainofknowledgeandaboringperson,sayspublicrelations

consultantAndreaPass,Payingattentiontothelistenerisanimportantpartofhavinga

conversationthat’gonandonaboutwhat’sinterestingtoyou

isn’tgoingtomakeyouaninterestingperson,shesays.

[K]“Ifthelistenerisnotpayingattention,it’syoursigntoshortenthestoryorchangedirection.

Makesuretobringtheaudienceintotheconversationsothatitisnotone-sided,”

betterlisteneryourlf,andgiveothersopportunitiestoparticipateintheconversationbyinviting

themwithquestionsorrequeststosharetheirownexperiencesorthoughts.(e.g.,“Now,tellme

aboutyourfavoritebook,”or“Haveyoueverbeentothatattraction?”)Questionsareapowerful

tool,especiallywhentheyencourageotherstodiscloinformationaboutthemlves.A2012

studyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,foundthatroughly40%ofthetimeweare

talking,we’nwe’redoingso,

trategytoleaveotherswiththeimpressionthatyou’rea

hemlves.

[L]Beingrelatableisalsoesntial,Morrisysays."Thebestentertainmentandstorytelling

comesfrompeoplewhoarerelatable---thowhodon’tshyawayfromopeningupbutfreely

rethepeopleviewersmostrelatetoandfind

uthentic,honest,andvulnerableisalwaysinteresting."

[M]Ihavenowcometorealizethatbeingboring,inactuality,isnotonlyaboutwhoyouareasa

person,erwhat,makesureyouarehavingfuninlife.

Becauwhenyouareenjoying,me

'youareaveryrervedperson,this

halittleeffort,youcandefinitelyimprove.

claimsthatsomeordinarythingsmayoftenprovetobemiraculouslyinteresting.

aconversationinteresting,itisimportantthatyoulistentotheotherpartyattentively.

nwhoisunabletostimulateothers’curiosityormaketheirlifeenjoyablemayappear

somewhatboring.

stingpeopleusuallypossscertainuniquequalities,accordingtoaTVprogramproducer.

restedinothersandtheyaresuretobeinterestedinyou.

horconsidershimlfusuallygoodatconductingconversations.

stingpeoplearealwaysfullofcuriosity.

gintoaroutinecanturnapersonintoanutterbore.

ategytobeagoodconversationalististomorivateyourpartnertotelltheirownstories.

stingasitmightappear,amade-upconversationwillprobablyturnouttobedull.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Withobesitynowaffecting2%ofthepopulationinEngland,andexpectedtorito35%by

2030,shouldwenowrecogniifasadia?Obesity,inwhichexcessbodyfathasaccumulated

tosuchanextentthathealthmaybeadverlyaffected,meetsthedictionarydefinitionofdia,

tsoutthatmorethan200genesinfluenceweight.“Thus

bodyweightisstronglyinfluencedbybiology----itisnotanindividual’sfaultiftheydevelop

obesity."Yetthewidespreadviewisthatobesityislf-inducedandthatitintirelythe

individual'isingobesityasachronicdiawith

verecomplicationsratherthanalifestylechoice“shouldhelpreducethestigma(耻辱）and

discriminationexperiencedbymanypeoplewithobesity.”headds.

ProfessorWildingdisagreesthatlabellingahighproportionofthepopulationashavinga

diaremovespersonalresponsibilityormayoverwhelmhealthrvices,pointingoutthatother

commondias,suchashighbloodpressureanddiabetes,requirepeopletotakeactionto

eststhatmostpeoplewithobesitywilleventuallydevelop

complications.“Butunlessweacceptthatobesityisadia,wearenotgoingtobeableto

tackleit.”heconcludes.

dPile,aphysicianwithaspecialinterestindiabetes,arguesthatadoptingthis

approach"couldactuallyresultinworoutcomesforindividualsandsociety.”Hebelievesthathe

dictionarydefinitionofdia“issovaguethatwecanclassifyalmostanythingasadia”

andsaysthequestionisnotwhetherwecan,butwhetherweshould,andtowhatend.

Iflabellingobesityasadiawasharmlessthenitwouldn’treallymatter,

labellingobesityasadia“risksreducingautonomy,dimpoweringandrobbingpeopleofthe

intrinsic(内在的)motivationthatissuchanimportantenablerofchange.”What’smore,making

obesityadia“maynotbenefitpatients,butitwillbenefithealthcareprovidersandthe

pharmaceutical(制药的)industrywhenhealthinsuranceandclinicalguidelinespromotetreatment

withdrugsandsurgery,”hewarns.

esProfessorJohnWildingargueaboutobesity?

A)Itsimpactonsocietyixpectedtori.

B)Itisnowtoowidespreadtobeneglected.

C)Itshouldberegardedasageneticdia.

D)Itsdictionarydefinitionshouldbeupdated.

thepopularviewofobesity?

A)Itisdifficulttodefine.

B)Itisamodemdia.

C)Ithasmuchtodowithone’sgenes.

D)Itresultsfromalackoflf-control.

somepeopleoppodtolabellingobesityasadia?

A)Obepeoplewouldnotfeelresponsibletotakeanyaction.

B)Obepeoplewouldnotbeabletoaffordthemedicalcosts.

C)Obepeoplewouldbeoverwhelmedwithanxiety.

D)Obepeoplewouldbediscriminatedagainst.

dPilethinkofthedictionarydefinitionofdia?

A)Itisofnouinunderstandingobesity.

B)Itistooinclusiveandthuslacksclarity.

C)Ithelpslittletosolvepatients’problems.

D)Itmatterslittletothedebateoverobesity.

dPile'sconcernaboutclassifyingobesityasadia?

A)Itmayaffectobepeople’squalityoflife.

B)Itmayacceleratethespreadofobesity.

C)Itmaycauashortageofdoctors.

D)Itmaydolittlegoodtopatients.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Nationwide,s

saythiscanhaveanimpactonyoungchildrenwhounderstandingofgenderrolesandidentity

chhasfoundthathavingaccesstodiverteachersisbeneficialfor

youngestlearners,itmeanstheyaremorelikelytogetexpodtodifferent

helpsthemdevelophealthyideasaroundgender.

“Inourworldandoursociety,wehaveveryspecificstereotypes（模式化形象）ofgender

roles,”saidMindiReich-Shapiro,anassistantprofessorintheteachereducationdepartmentofthe

BoroughofManhattanCommunityCollege,andoneoftheauthorsofarecentstudy.”It’s

importantforchildrentoeotherpossibilitiesandotherpathstheycantake.”

Despitemostlyfeelingsupportedbycolleaguesandfamilymembers,manyofthemale

educatorssurveyedinthestudyreportedfacingsocialorculturalresistanceintheircareersas

soreportedthattherewereparentssurpridorconcernedthat

yhadbeenadvidbycolleaguesorotherstaffnottohug

children.

Reich-Shapiroandfellowrearchersmadeveralrecommendationsloincreamale

haslongbeenacknowledgedasamajorissueintheearly

70%ofmaleeducatorswhosaidtheyintendedtostayintheearlyeducation

workforcenotedanincreadsalarywasamajormotivatingfactorforthemtocommittothe

ortsuggestspayingallearlychildhoodeducatorsthewayelementary

schoolteachersarepaid.

Citiesandprogramsshouldestablishsupportgroupsformaleearlychildhoodeducatorsand

providementoringandprofessionaldevelopmentadviceformaleeducatorsandtheirprogram

leaders.

Theauthorsalsosuggestthattraditionalrecruitmentapproachesforearlychildhood

educators“donotaddressthegendergapinthefield.”Theyrecommendprovidingyoungmen

opportunitiestoworkwithchildrenthroughtrainingandvolunteerprograms,targetinggroupsof

menwhoareconsideringacareerchange,suchasfathers.

welearnfromthefirstparagraphaboutearlychildhoodeducationintheU.S.?

A)Ithelpsraichildren’sawarenessofgenderroles.

B)Itexposchildrentodifferentwaysofinteraction.

C)Itisnegativelyimpactedbyalackofmaleteachers.

D)Itclearlyaimstoformchildren’sidentitythroughplay.

esMindiReich-Shapiroemphasizeinhercommentonchildhoodeducation?

A)Theimportanceofbroadeningchildren’shorizons.

B)Theresponsibilitiesoffathersforchildren’sgrowth.

C)Theurgencyofcreatingteachereducationprograms.

D)Theroleofteachersinmotivatingchildrentolearn.

welearnaboutmaleteachersfromtheirresponsinthestudy?

A)Someofthemfinditawkwardwhenhuggingchildren.

B)Theyfeelpressuredtokeepupwithfemalecolleagues.

C)Theyfindithardtomeettheexpectationsofkids’parents.

D)Manyofthemfeelprejudicedagainstsociallyandculturally.

neededformentocommittoearlychildhoodeducation?

A)Higherpay.

B)Jobcurity.

C)Socialrecognition.

D)Betterworkingconditions.

theauthorsofthestudyrecommendtobridgethegendergapinearlychildhood

education?

A)Recruitingyoungmenwhohaveapassionforeducatingyoungchildren.

B)Takingmeasurestoattractprospectivemaleteacherstoworkinthefield.

C)Persuadingprospectivefatherstoconsiderachangeintheircareer.

D)Providingmaleteacherswithmoreopportunitiesforadvancement.

PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineinto

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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