2017英语四级答案

2017年12月大学英语四级真题及答案(第三套)

PartIWriting(25minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

onhowtobesthandletherelationshopbetweenteachersandstudents.

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndof

eachnewsreport,enewsreportand

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoo

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)HerfriendErika.C)Hergrandfather.

B)Herlittlebrother.D)Hergrandmother.

2.A)Bytakingpicturesforpasrs-by.C)Byllinglemonadeandpictures.

B)Byworkingparttimeatahospital.D)Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.

B)Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.

C)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.

D)Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.

4.A)Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.

B)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.

C)Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick.

D)Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Endlessfightingintheregion.C)Inadequatefundingforrearch.

B)Thehazardsfromthedert.D)Thelackofcluesaboutthespecies.

6.A)Toobrvethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.

B)Toidentifythereasonsforthelions’disappearance.

C)TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.

D)Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions”.

7.A)Lionswalking.C)Somecampingfacilities.

B)Lions’tracks.D)Trapstbylocalhunters

SectionB

Directions：Inthisction,nd

ofeachconversation,econversationandthe

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Her‘luckybirthday’.C)Herweddinganniversary.

B)Acallfromherdad.D)Aspecialgiftfromtheman.

9.A)Gaveherabigmodelplane.C)Tookheronatripoveras.

B)Boughtheragoodnecklace.D)Threwherasurpriparty.

10.A)Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.

B)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.

C)Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.

D)Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.

11.A)Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple’sholidaytrip.

B)Hewilltellthewomenthecretifherhusbandagrees.

C)Heiagertolearnhowthecouple’sholidayturnsout.

D)Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple’sholidayplan.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Theyarensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.

B)Theyetheimportanceofmakingcompromis.

C)Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.

D)Theytaketherival’sattitudeintoaccount.

13.A)Theyknowhowtoadapt.C)Theyknowwhentomakecompromis.

B)Theyknowwhentostop.D)Theyknowhowtocontroltheiremotion.

14.A)Theyarepatient.C)Theylearnquickly.

B)Theyaregoodatexpression.D)Theyupholdtheirprinciples.

15.A)Makeclearone'sintentions.C)Formulateone'sstrategy.

B)Clarifyitemsofnegotiation.D)Gettoknowtheotherside.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeach

passage,youwill

epassageandthequestionswillbespoken

only

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C),D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)WhenAmerica'arliestspaceprogramstarted.

B)WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt.

C)Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.

D)HowspacerearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.

17.A)Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbitingshuttles.

B)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouinouterspace.

C)Theytriedtomeetastronauts'specificrequirements.

D)Theytriedtomakebestuofthelatesttechnology.

18.A)Theyareextremelyaccurate.C)Theywerefirstmadeinspace.

B)Theyareexpensivetomake.D)Theywereinventedinthe1970s.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.

B)Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.

C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.

D)Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.

20.A)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.C)Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.

B)Theyenjoyedlivingalivingalifeofea.D)Theywereknowntobecreative.

21.A)Chattingwithherancestors.C)Polishingallthesilverwork.

B)Furnishinghercountryhou.D)Doingneedleworkbythefire.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Uamaptoidentifyyourlocation.C)Sitdownandtrytocalmyourlf.

B)Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.D)Trytofollowyourfootprintsback.

23.A)Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.

B)Youmayexpoyourlftounexpecteddangers.

C)Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.

D)Youmayendupenteringawonderland.

24.A)Lookforfood.C)Startafire.

B)Waitpatiently.D)Walkuphill.

25.A)Informsomebodyofyourplan.C)Checkthelocalweather.

B)Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.D)Findamapandacompass.

PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedby

hofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46and50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Aginghappenstoallofus,andisgenerallythoughtofasanaturalpartof

demsillytocallsuchathinga“dia.”

Ontheotherhand,scientistsareincreasinglylearningthatagingand

biologicalagearetwodifferentthings,andthattheformerisakeyriskfactor

forconditionssuchasheartdia,light,aging

itlfmightbeenassomethingtreatable,thewayyouwouldtreathighblood

pressureoravitamindeficiency.

BiophysicistAlexZhavoronkovbelievesthatagingshouldbeconsideredadia.

Hesaidthatdescribingagingasadiacreatesincentivestodeveloptreatments.

“Ituntiesthehandsofthepharmaceutical(制药的)industrysothattheycan

begintreatingthediaandnotjustthesideeffects,”hesaid.

“Rightnow,peoplethinkofagingasnaturalandsomethingyoucan’tcontrol,”

hesaid.“INacademiccircles,peopletakeagingrearchasjustaninterestarea

icalcommunityalsotakesaging

forgranted,andcandonothingaboutitexceptkeeppeoplewithinacertainhealth

range.”

Butifagingwererecognizedasadia,hesaid,“Itwouldattractfunding

ttersisunderstandthatagingis

curable.”

“Itwasalwaysknownthatthebodyaccumulatesdamage,”headded.“Theonly

ofitaspreventive

medicineforage-relatedconditions.”

LeonardHayflick,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,

saidtheideathatagingcanbecuredimpliesthehumanlifespancanbeincread,

ckisnotamongthem.

“There’remanypeoplewhorecoverfromcancer,stroke,

theycontinuetoage,becauagingisparatefromtheirdia,”Hayflicksaid.

“Evenifthocausofdeathwereeliminated,lifeexpectancywouldstillnot

gomuchbeyond92years.”

peoplegenerallybelieveaboutaging?

A)Itshouldcaunotalarmwhatsoever.

B)Theyjustcannotdoanythingaboutit.

C)Itshouldberegardedasakindofdia.

D)Theycandelayitwithadvancesinscience.

anyscientistsviewagingnow?

A)Itmightbepreventedandtreated.C)Itresultsfromavitamindeficiency.

B)Itcanbeasriskyasheartdia.D)Itisanirreversiblebiological

process.

esAlexZhavoronkovthinkof“describingagingasadia”?

A)Itwillpromptpeopletotakeagingmoreriously.

B)Itwillgreatlyhelpreducethesideeffectsofaging.

C)Itwillfreepharmacistsfromtheconventionalbeliefsaboutaging.

D)Itwillmotivatedoctorsandpharmaciststofindwaystotreataging.

welearnaboutthemedicalcommunity?

A)Theynowhaveastronginterestinrearchonaging.

B)Theydifferfromtheacademiccirclesintheirviewonaging.

C)Theycancontributetopeople’shealthonlytoalimitedextent.

D)Theyhavewaystointerveneinpeople’sagingprocess.

esProfessorLeonardHayflickbelieve?

A)Thehumanlifespancannotbeprolonged.

B)Agingishardlyparablefromdia.

C)Fewpeoplecanliveuptotheageof92.

D)Heartdiaisthemajorcauofaging.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Femaleapplicantstopostdoctoralpositionsingeoscienceswerenearlyhalfas

likelytoreceiveexcellentlettersofrecommendation,comparedwiththeirmale

opherIntagliatareports.

Asinmanyotherfields,re

higherstartingsalaries,havemorementoring(指导),andhavebetteroddsofbeing

sshowthey’realsoperceivedasmorecompetentthanwomeninSTEM

(Science,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics)rearch

revealsthatmenaremorelikelytoreceiveexcellentlettersofrecommendation,

too.

“Say,youknow,thisisthebeststudentI’veeverhad,”saysKuheliDutt,

asocialscientistanddiversityofficeratColumbiaUniversity’sLamontcampus.

“Comparethoexcellentletterswithamerelygoodletter:‘Thecandidatewas

productive,orintelligent,orasolidscientistorsomethingthat’sclearlysolid

prai,’butnothingthatsinglesoutthecandidateaxceptionaloroneofa

kind.”

Duttandhercolleaguesstudiedmorethan1,200lettersofrecommendationfor

realleditedforgenderandother

identifyinginformation,soDuttandherteamcouldassignthemascorewithout

undthatfemaleapplicantswereonlyhalf

aslikelytogetoutstandingletters,

includeslettersofrecommendationfromallovertheworld,andwrittenby,yes,

dingsareinthejournalNatureGeoscience.

Duttsaystheywerenotabletoevaluatetheactualscientificqualifications

saystheresultsstillsuggest

womeningeoscienceareatapotentialdisadvantagefromtheverybeginningoftheir

careersstartingwiththolessthanout-standinglettersofrecommendation.

“We'renottryingtoassignblameorcriticizeanyoneorcallanyoneconsciously

,thepointistoutheresultsofthisstudytoopenupmeaningful

dialoguesonimplicitgenderbias,beitatadepartmentalleveloraninstitutional

levelorevenadisciplinelevel.”Whichmayleadtosomerecommendationsforthe

letterwritersthemlves.

welearnaboutapplicantstopostdoctoralpositionsingeosciences?

A)Therearemanymoremenapplyingthanwomen.

B)Chancesforwomentogetthepositionsarescarce.

C)Moremalesthanfemalesarelikelytogetoutstandinglettersof

recommendation.

D)Maleapplicantshavemoreinterestinthepositionsthantheirfemale

counterparts.

studiesaboutmenandwomeninscientificrearchshow?

A)Womenengagedinpostdoctoralworkarequicklycatchingup.

B)Fewerwomenareapplyingforpostdoctoralpositionsduetogenderbias.

C)MenarebelievedtobebetterabletoexcelinSTEMdisciplines.

D)WomenwhoarekeenlyinterestedinSTEMfieldsareoftenexceptional.

thestudiesfindabouttherecommendationlettersforwomen

applicants?

A)Theyarehardlyeversupportedbyconcreteexamples.

B)Theycontainnothingthatdistinguishestheapplicants.

C)Theyprovideobjectiveinformationwithoutexaggeration.

D)Theyareoftenfilledwithpraiforexceptionalapplicants.

dDuttandhercolleaguesdowiththemorethan1,200lettersof

recommendation?

A)Theyaskedunbiadscholarstoevaluatethem.

B)Theyinvitedwomenprofessionalstoeditthem.

C)Theyassignedthemrandomlytoreviewers.

D)Theydeletedallinformationaboutgender.

esDuttaimtodowithherstudy?

A)Rairecommendationwriters’awarenessofgenderbiasintheirletters.

B)Openupfreshavenuesforwomenpost-doctorstojoininrearachwork.

C)AlertwomenrearcherstoalltypesofgenderbiasintheSTEMdisciplines.

D)Startapublicdiscussiononhowtoraiwomen’sstatusinacademiccircles.

PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassage

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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参考答案：

PartIWriting：

Agoodteacher-studentrelationshipwillmakelearningandteachingenjoyable

achersandstudentsshouldmakeeffortstobuildaharmonious

relationship.

Ontheonehand,theteacherplaysanesntialroleinttingupagood

chershouldmotivatethestudentsandleadthem

eachershouldbepatient,kindlyandstrict.

therhand,thestudentsshould

respecttheirteachers,andpaymoreattentioninclasstolearnhowtosolveproblems.

It’simportanttolearntoraiquestionsandworkoutproblemsinnewways.

Agoodteacher-studentrelationshipbenefitsboththeteachersandthestudents,

soit’svitalforthemtowordharder.

PartIIListeningComprehension

1.B)Herlittlebrother.

2.C)Byllinglemonadeandpictures.

3.C)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.

4.B)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.

5.A)Endlessfightingintheregion.

6.D)Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions”.

7.B)Lions’tracks.

8.D)Aspecialgiftfromtheman.

9.D)Threwherasurpriparty.

10.B)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.

11.C)Heiagertolearnhowthecouple’sholidayturnsout.

12.A)Theyarensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.

13.B)Theyknowwhentostop.

14.C)Theylearnquickly.

15.D)Gettoknowtheotherside.

16.D)HowspacerearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.

17.B)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouinouterspace.

18.A)Theyareextremelyaccurate.

19.C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.

20.A)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.

21.D)Doingneedleworkbythefire.

22.C)Sitdownandtrytocalmyourlf.

23.B)Youmayexpoyourlftounexpecteddangers.

24.D)Walkuphill.

25.A)Informsomebodyofyourplan.

PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)

26.G)exposure

27.L)levels

28.F)enroll

29.O)participated

30.C)championships

31.E)developing

32.M)local

33.N)operates

34.I)feeding

35.B)career

36H)tobecurious,weneedtorealizefirstofallthattherearemanythings

wedon'tknow.

37.D).accordingtoleslie,curiosityisntialtoonessuccess.

38.O)weshouldfeelhappywhenwepursueknowledgeforknowledgessake

39M)politicalleaders'lackofcuriositywillresultinbadconquences.

40.B)ciansandthemediaslackof

curiositytofindoutthetruth

41.L)thelesscuriousachildis,thelessknowledgethechildmayturnout

tohave.

42.k)itiswidelyacceptedthatacademicaccomplishmentliesinboth

intelligenceanddiligence.

43.J)abookshopascuriosityeadsuscanbeagoodwaytoentertainourlves.

44.G)boththerioftheinternetandreducedappetiteforliteraryfiction

contributetopeople'sdecliningcuriosity.

45.F)mankindwouldn'tbesoinnovativewithoutcuriosity.

46-50：BADCA

51-55:CCBDD

velieveaboutaging?

b)theyjustcannotdoanythingaboutIt

anyscientistsviewagingnow?

a)mightbepreventedandtreated

esalexzhavoronkovthinkofdescribingagingasadia?

d)itwillmotivatedoctorsandpharmaciststofindwaystotreataging.

welearnaboutthemedicalcommunity?

c)theycancontributetopeople'shealthonlytoalimitedextend,

esprofessorleonardhayflickbelieve

a)thehumanlifespancannotbepro-longed

welearnaboutapplicantspostdoctoralpositionsingeosciences?

c)moremalesthanfemalesarelikelytogetoutstandinglettersofrecommen

dafion

studiesaboutmenandwomeninscientificrearchshow?

C)Menarebelievedtobebetterabletoexcelinstemdisciplines

thestudiesfindabouttherecommendationlettersforwomenappli

cants?

b).theycontainnothingthatdistinguishestheapplication.

dduttandhercolleaguesdowiththemorethan1,200lettersof

recommendation

d)theydeletedallinformationaboutgender.

esduttaimtodowithherstudy?

d)startapublicdiscussiononhowtoraiwomen'sstatusinacademiccircles.

PartⅣTranslation

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