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2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)(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)

Directions:Forthispart,eyouhavetwooptionsupon

graduation:tomakeachoice

uldwriteatleast120wordsbut

nomorethan180words.

Muchcontroversyhasbeenaroudaboutwhetherthestudentsshouldfindajoborstarttheirownbusiness

alookaround,wecanfindthatsomegraduatesbustlearoundjobmarkets,whileothers

r,Iprefertheformerchoice.

Frommyperspective,therearegoodreasonstofindajobinthefirstveralyearsaftertheirgraduation.

Firstandforemost,ifagraduateintendstoaccumulateworkingexperienceandlearnfromtheniors,itis

undeniablefactthatthetheoreticalknowledgewillprovidethegraduates

withtheabilitytoconsiderthingscomprehensively,however,onlyundertheintegrationwithpracticecanthe

ably,doingsomethingsmallisthepremiof

ckMa,thefounderofAlibabaandtaobao,findssome

jobsbeforeestablishinghisowncareer,layingasolidfoundationforhislatersuccess.

Conquently,ybelievethatitwillcontinueto

bringaboutmorereturnstoourlifeandfuture.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachnewsreport,youwillhear

ouhearaquestion,

youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Itwasgoingtoberenovated.

B)Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.

C)Itwasdangeroustolivein.

D)Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

【答案】C

2.A)Astorm.

B)Astrike.

C)Aforestfire.

D)Aterroristattack.

【答案】A

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B)Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

C)Theyntcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

D)Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

【答案】D

4.A)Theyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.

B)Theyntsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

C)Theyreleadthedetailsoftheaccident.

D)Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.

【答案】B

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Raipostagerates.

B)Improveitsrvices.

C)Closomeofitspostoffices.

D)Redesigndeliveryroutes.

【答案】C

6.A)Closingofficesonholidays.

B)Shorteningbusinesshours.

C)Computerizingmailsortingprocess.

D)StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

【答案】D

7.A)Alotofcontroversywillari.

B)Taxpayerswillbeveryplead.

C)Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.

D)Manypostofficestaffwilllotheirjobs.

【答案】D

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachconversation,youwill

ouhearaquestion,

youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)yC)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Hewilllopartofhispay.

B)Hewillgothroughretraining.

C)Hewillbegivenawarning.

D)Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.

【答案】A

9.A)Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.

B)Heisatrustworthyguy.

C)Heisalwaysontime.

D)Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.

【答案】B

10.A)Sheisatradeunionreprentative.

B)Sheisaniormanageroftheshop.

C)Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.

D)Sheisinchargeofpublicrelations.

【答案】C

11.A)Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

B)Heisskilledandexperienced.

C)Heisveryclotothemanager.

D)Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

【答案】A

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Open.

B)Rerved.

C)Selfish.

D)Friendly.

【答案】B

13.A)Theyreadabook.

B)Theytalkabouttheweather.

C)Theystayquiet.

D)Theychatwithfellowpasngers.

【答案】C

14.A)Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

B)Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

C)ShewaagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

D)Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

【答案】B

15.A)Housaremuchmorequiet.

B)Theywanttohavemorespace.

C)Theywantagardenoftheirown.

D)Housprovidemoreprivacy.

【答案】D

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeor

ouhearaquestion,youmust

choothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

B)Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

C)Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

D)Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

【答案】A

17.A)Visittheschoolcareersrvice.

B)Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.

C)Lookatschoolbulletinboards.

D)Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

【答案】A

18.A)Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

B)Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

C)Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

D)Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

【答案】C

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Ittastesbetter.

B)Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.

C)Itiasiertogrow.

D)Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

【答案】B

20.A)Itcangrowindriersoil.

B)Itisimmunetovariousdias.

C)Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

D)Itishealthierthangreentea.

【答案】D

21.A)Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

B)Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.

C)Itdoesnotbringthepromidhealthbenefits.

D)Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

【答案】A

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.

B)Theydecoratetheirhomesthemlves.

C)Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

D)Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.

【答案】C

23.A)Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.

B)Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

C)Theywereproudoftheircreations.

D)Theyfocudonthequalityoftheirproducts.

【答案】B

24.A)Identifyfakecrafts.

B)Makewichoices.

C)Toaroupublicinterestincrafts.

D)Toboostthelocaleconomy.

【答案】B

25.A)Toattractforeigninvestments.

B)Toprervethetraditionalculture.

C)Designhandicraftsthemlves.

D)Learntheimportanceofcreation.

【答案】D

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectonewordforeach

epassagethroughcarefully

markthecorrespondingletter

notuanyofthewordsinthe

bankmorethanonce.

Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains,

udy__26__thatbelief,questioning

whetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.

Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityrearchers__27__forxdifferencesthroughouttheentirehumanbrain.

27._____

A)abnormal

B)applied

C)briefly

D)categorizing

E)challenges

F)figure

G)percentage

H)proving

I)regardless

J)arched

K)similarities

L)slightly

M)suggests

N)tastes

O)traditional

Andwhatdidtheyfind?thanofferevidencefor__28__brainsas“male”or

“female,”rearchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.

28._____

A)abnormal

B)applied

C)briefly

D)categorizing

E)challenges

F)figure

G)percentage

H)proving

I)regardless

J)arched

K)similarities

L)slightly

M)suggests

N)tastes

O)traditional

DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherrearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-bad—__29__,

manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.

29._____

A)abnormal

B)applied

C)briefly

D)categorizing

E)challenges

F)figure

G)percentage

H)proving

I)regardless

J)arched

K)similarities

L)slightly

M)suggests

N)tastes

O)traditional

Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere__30__different,youcouldn’ttellit

mall__31__ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”

characteristics.

30._____

31._____

A)abnormal

B)applied

C)briefly

D)categorizing

E)challenges

F)figure

G)percentage

H)proving

I)regardless

J)arched

K)similarities

L)slightly

M)suggests

N)tastes

O)traditional

LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist(神经科学家),saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowing

bodyofrearchquestioning__32__autionedagainstconcluding

fromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame,__33__ofgender.

32._____

33._____

A)abnormal

B)applied

C)briefly

D)categorizing

E)challenges

F)figure

G)percentage

H)proving

I)regardless

J)arched

K)similarities

L)slightly

M)suggests

N)tastes

O)traditional

“There’samountainofevidence__34__theimportanceofxinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,

MhetoldTheSeattleTimes.

34._____

A)abnormal

B)applied

C)briefly

D)categorizing

E)challenges

F)figure

G)percentage

H)proving

I)regardless

J)arched

K)similarities

L)slightly

M)suggests

N)tastes

O)traditional

Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy__35__thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain—“evenwhenwe

arenotclearexactlyhow.”

35._____

A)abnormal

B)applied

C)briefly

D)categorizing

E)challenges

F)figure

G)percentage

H)proving

I)regardless

J)arched

K)similarities

L)slightly

M)suggests

N)tastes

O)traditional

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,atement

fytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

thequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

CanBurglarsJamYourWirelessSecuritySystem?

A)Ann'tsurprisingthat

you’llfindplentyofstrongopinionsaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-curitysystems.

B)Themostlikelytypeofburglary(入室盗窃)byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeofopportunity,usually

ingtotheFBI,crimesliketheaccountedforroughly

emajorityoftherestwereillegal,unforced

sofcriminalusingtechnicalmeansto

bypassacuritysystemaresosmallthattheFBIdoesn’teventrackthostatistics.

C)Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-curityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerableto

redtups,thefearisthataburglar(入室盗贼)mightbeableto

irelesstup,youstickbattery-powerednsors

uparoundyourhomethatkeepaneyeonwindows,doors,motion,detectsomethingwrong

whilethesystemisarmed,they’lltransmitawirelessalertsignaltoabastationthatwillthenraithealarm.

Thatapproachwilleliminatemostcord-cuttingconcerns—butwhatabouttheirwirelesquivalent,jamming?

Withtherightdevicetunedtotherightfrequency,what’stostopathieffromjammingyourtupandblocking

thatalertsignalfromeverreachingthebastation?

D)Jammingconcernsarenothingnew,andthey’icethat’sbuilt

toreceiveawirelesssignalataspecificfrequencycanbeoverwhelmedbyastrongersignalcominginonthe

parison,let’ssayyouwantedto“jam”aconversationbetweentwopeople—all

you’dneedtodoisyellinthelistener’ar.

E)Securitydevicesarerequiredtolistthefrequenciestheybroadcaston—thatmeansthatapotentialthief

ll,however,needtoknowwhatsystemthey’re

aveasigninyouryarddeclaringwhattupyouu,that’dpointthemintherightdirection,

thoughatthatpoint,we’retalkingaboutahighlytargeted,mi-sophisticatedattack,andnotthesortof

’asiertofindandacquirejammingequipment

forsomefrequenciesthanitisforothers.

F)WirelesscuritypSafe,

winnerofourEditors’Choicedistinction,utilizesaspecialsystemthat’scapableofparatingincidentalRF

esystemthinksit’sbeingjammed,it’llnotifyyouvia

pushalert(推送警报).Fromthere,it’suptoyoutosoundthealarmmanually.

G)SimpliSafewassingledoutinonerecentarticleonjamming,completewithavideoshowingtheentire

akingappropriatemeasuretocontain

theRFinterferencetoourtestlab,wetestedtheattackoutforourlves,andwereabletoverifythatitispossible

r,wealsoverifiedthatSimpliSafe’htus

intheact,ntanalerttomysmartphone,andalsolistedourRFinterferenceonthesystem’

teambehindthearticleandvideoinquestionmakenomentionofthesystem,orwhetherornotitdetectedthem.

H)sthatathieflikelywouldn’tbeabletoGooglehow

thesystemworks,thenfigureoutawayarounditEveniftheycould,SimpliSafeclaimsthatitssystemisalways

evolving,andthatitvariesslightlyfromsystemtosystem,whichmeanstherewouldn’tbeauniversalmagic

formulamatFrontpoint

addresstheissueinablogonitssite,citingtheirownjamprotectionsoftwareandclaimingthattherearen’t

anydocumentedcasofasuccessfuljamattacksincethecompanybeganofferingwirelesscuritynsorsin

the1980s.

I)before,withtherightequipmentandtherightknow-how,

it’probableisitthatsomeonewillsuccessfullyjamtheir

wayintoyourhomeandstealyourstuff?

J)Let’simaginethatyouliveinasmallhomewithawirelesscuritytupthatoffersafunctional

,athiefisgoingtoneedtotargetyourhome,,he’sgoingtoneedto

knowthetechnicaldetailsofyoursystemandacquirethespecificequipmentnecessaryforjammingyourspecific

ably,youkeepyourdoorslockedatnightandwhileyou'reaway,sothethiefwillstillneedtobreak

ansdefeatingthelocksomehow,’llneedtobejammingyouatthispoint,

,too,wouldthemotiondetectorsinyour

home,sothethiefwillneedtocontinuejammingoncehe’r,

he’llneedtodosowithouttrippingtheanti-jammingsystem,thedetailsofwhichhealmostcertainlydoesnot

haveaccessto.

K)Attheendoftheday,thekindsofsystemsareprimarilydesignedtoprotectagainstthesortof

oppo’realsoonlyasinglelayerin

whatshouldideallybeamany-sidedapproachtocuringyourhome,onethatincludescommonnthingslike

emisimpenetrable,andnonecanpromitoeliminate

neofthemhasvulnerabilitiesthataknowledgeablethiefcouldtheoretically

ystemisonethatkeepsthatworst-cattingasimprobableaspossiblewhilealsooffering

strongprotectionintheeventofaless-extraordinaryattack.

ssibleforburglarstomakejammingattackswiththenecessaryequipmentandskill.

【答案】I

eringwithawirelesscuritysystemissimilartointerferingwithaconversation.

【答案】D

arhastocontinuouslyjamthewirelesscuritydevicetoavoidtriggeringthealarm,bothinside

andoutsidethehou.

【答案】J

Safeprovidesdevicesthatareabletodistinguishincidentalradiointerferencefromtargeted

jammingattacks.

【答案】F

erysmallproportionofburglariesarecommittedbytechnicalmeans.

【答案】B

fficulttocrackSimpliSafeasitssystemkeepschanging.

【答案】H

ssdeviceswilltransmitsignalssoastoactivatethealarmoncesomethingwrongisdetected.

【答案】C

entmeasuresshouldbetakentoprotectone’shomefromburglaryinadditiontothewireless

curitysystem.

【答案】K

Safe’sdevicecanndawarningtothehouowner’scellphone.

【答案】G

rscaneasilygetacuritydevice’sfrequencybyInternetarch.

【答案】E

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Asapersonwhowritesaboutfoodanddrinkforaliving,Icouldn’ttellyouthefirstthingaboutBillPerry

’sbecauheplanstoban

tippinginfavorofpayinghisrversanactuallivingwage.

Ihatetipping.

Ihateitbecauit’tforthepost-dinnermathitrequiresofme.

Butmostly,IhatetippingbecauIbelieveIwouldbeinabetterplaceifpaydecisionsregardingemployeeswere

simplyleftuptotheiremployers,asisthecustominvirtuallyeveryotherindustry.

Mostofyouprobablythinkthatyouhatetipping,uallylove

tipping!erhowthemath

worksout,youpersistentlyviewrestaurantswithvoluntarytippingsystemsasbeingabettervalue,whichmakes

itextremelydifficultforrestaurantsandbarstodoawaywiththetippingsystem.

Oneargumentthatyoutendtohearalotfromthepro-tippingcrowdemslogicalenough:therviceis

betterwhenwaitersdependontips,presumablybecautheyeabenefittosuccessfullyveilingtheircontempt

,ifthisweretrue,wewouldallbeslippingafew100-dollarbillstoourdoctorsonthewayouttheir

doors,tturnsout,waiterseonlyatinybumpintipswhentheydoanexceptionaljobcomparedtoa

s,keenobrversofhumanitythattheyare,arecatchingontothis;inonepoll,afull30%

saidtheydidn’tbelievethejobtheydidhadanyimpactonthetipstheyreceived.

Socomeon,folks:ttlemoreup-frontforyour

tBillPerry’spub,andanyotherbarorrestaurantthatdoesn’taskyoutododrunken

math.

nwelearnaboutBillPerryfromthepassage?

A)Herunsapubthatrvexcellentbeer.

B)Heintendstogetridofthetippingpractice.

C)Hegiveshisstaffaconsiderablesumfortips.

D)Helivescomfortablywithoutgettinganytips.

【答案】B

themainreasonwhytheauthorhatestipping?

A)Ittsabadexampleforotherindustries.

B)Itaddstotheburdenofordinarycustomers.

C)Itforcesthecustomertocompensatethewaiter.

D)Itposagreatchallengeforcustomerstodomath.

【答案】C

anypeoplelovetippingaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Theyhelpimprovethequalityoftherestaurantstheydinein.

B)Theybelievewaitersdervesuchrewardsforgoodrvice.

C)Theywanttoprerveawonderfultraditionoftheindustry.

D)Theycanhavesomesayinhowmuchtheirrverarn.

【答案】D

vesomewaiterscometorealizeaccordingtoasurvey?

A)Servicequalityhaslittleeffectontipsize.

B)Itisinhumannaturetotrytosaveontips.

C)Tipsmakeitmoredifficulttopleacustomers.

D)Tipsbenefitthebossratherthantheemployees.

【答案】A

estheauthorargueforinthepassage?

A)Restaurantsshouldcalculatethetipsforcustomers.

B)Customersshouldpaymoretipstohelpimprovervice.

C)Waitersdervebetterthanjustrelyingontipsforaliving.

D)Waitersshouldbepaidbyemployersinsteadofcustomers.

【答案】D

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Inthepast,fallingoilpriceshavegivenaboosttotheworldeconomy,butrecentforecastsforglobalgrowth

havebeentoneddown,atmeanthelinkbetweenloweroilprices

andgrowthhasweakened?

Someexpertssaytherearestillgoodreasonstobelievecheapoilshouldheatuptheworldeconomy.

Consumershavemoremoneyintheirpocketswhenthey’endthatmoneyon

otherthings,whichstimulatestheeconomy.

ThebiggestgainsgotocountriesthatimportmostoftheiroillikeChina,Japan,sn’tthe

extramoneyinthepocketsofthocountries,consumersmeananequallossinoil-producingcountries,

cancellingoutthegains?Notnecessarily,sayconomicrearcherSaraJohnson.“Manyoilproducersbuiltup

hugerervefundswhenpriceswerehigh,sowhenpricesfalltheywilldrawontheirrervestosupport

governmentspendingandsubsidies(补贴)fortheirconsumers.”

zuela,collapsingoilpriceshaventitconomyinto

free-fall.

EconomistCarlWeinbergbelievesthenegativeeffectsofplungingoilpricesareoverwhelmingthepositive

licationisasharpdeclineinglobaltrade,whichhasplungedpartlybecauoil-

producingnationscan’taffordtoimportasmuchastheyudto.

SaraJohnsonacknowledgesthattheglobaleconomicbenefitfromafallinoilpricestodayislikelylower

sonisthatmorecountriesarebigoilproducersnow,sothenationssufferingfrom

thepricesdropaccountforalargershareoftheglobaleconomy.

Consumers,t,areactingcautiouslywiththesavingsthey’regettingatthegaspump,as

mberofoil-producingcountriesare

trimmingtheirgasolinesubsidiesandraisingtaxes,sothenetsavingsforglobalconsumersisnotasbigastheoil

priceplungemightsuggest.

estheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?

A)Thereasonsbehindtheplungeofoilprices.

B)Possiblewaystostimulatetheglobaleconomy.

C)Theimpactofcheapoilonglobaleconomicgrowth.

D)Theeffectoffallingoilpricesonconsumerspending.

【答案】C

omeexpertsbelievecheapoilwillstimulatetheglobaleconomy?

A)Manufacturerscanproduceconsumergoodsatamuchlowercost.

B)Loweroilpriceshavealwaysgivenabigboosttotheglobaleconomy.

C)Oilpricesmayriorfallbuteconomiclawsarenotsubjecttochange.

D)Consumerswillspendtheirsavingsfromcheapoilonothercommodities.

【答案】D

ppensinmanyoil-exportingcountrieswhenoilpricesgodown?

A)Theysuspendimportofnecessitiesfromoveras.

B)Theyreduceproductiondrasticallytoboostoilprices.

C)Theyutheirmoneyrervestobackupconsumption.

D)Theytrytostoptheireconomyfromgoingintofree-fall.

【答案】C

sCarlWeinbergviewthecurrentoilpriceplunge?

A)Itisonethathasennoparallelineconomichistory.

B)Itsnegativeeffectsmorethancanceloutitspositiveeffects.

C)Itstillhasachancetogiveritoaboomintheglobaleconomy.

D)Itffectsontheglobaleconomygoagainstexistingeconomiclaws.

【答案】B

en’tfallingoilpricesboostedtheglobaleconomyastheydidbefore?

A)Peoplearenotspendingallthemoneytheysaveongas.

B)Theglobaleconomyislikelytoundergoanotherrecession.

C)Oilimportersaccountforalargerportionoftheglobaleconomy.

D)Peopletheworldoverareafraidofafurtherplungeinoilprices.

【答案】A

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,

shouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

在中国文化中，红色通常象征着好运、长寿和幸福。在春节和其他喜庆场合，红色到处可见。人们

把现金作为礼物送给家人或亲密朋友时，通常放在红信封里。红色在中国流行的另一个原因是人们把它

与中国革命和共产党相联系。然而，红色并不总是代表好运和快乐。因为从前死者的名字常用红色书

写，用红墨水书写中国人名被看成是一种冒犯行为。

【答案】InChineculture,redgenerallysymbolizesgoodluck,orofred

canbventofamilymembersor

rreasonaccountingforthepopularityofredin

Chinaisthatpe,however,does

henameofthedeadwereusuallywritteninredinthepast,

itisregardedasanoffentowritedownthenameofaChineinredink.