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2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybadonthepicture

uldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasinguofthemobilephone

inpeople’uldwriteatleast120

wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,

endofeachconversation,e

achquestiontherewillbeapau.

Duringthepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhich

rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

1.A）Hehasprovedtobeabetterreaderthanthewoman.

B）Hehasdifficultyunderstandingthebook.

C）Hecannotgetaccesstotheassignedbook.

D）Hecannotfinishhisassignmentbeforethedeadline.

2.A）Shewilldrivethemantothesupermarket.

B）Themanshouldbuyacarofhisown.

C）Themanneedn’tgoshoppingeveryweek.

D）Shecanpickthemanupatthegrocerystore.

3.A）Getmorefoodanddrinks.C）Tidyuptheplace.

B）Askhisfriendtocomeover.D）Holdaparty.

4.A）ThetalkscanbeheldanydayexceptthisFriday.

B）HecouldchangehisscheduletomeetJohnSmith.

C）Thefirst-roundtalksshouldstartassoonaspossible.

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D）ThewomanshouldcontactJohnSmithfirst.

5.A）Heunderstandsthewoman’sfeelings.

B）Hehasgonethroughasimilarexperience.

C）Thewomanshouldhavegoneonthefieldtrip.

D）Theteacherisjustfollowingtheregulations.

6.A）Shewillmeetthemanhalfway.C）ShewillaskDavidtotalkless.

B）Sheissorrythemanwillnotcome.D）ShehastoinviteDavidtotheparty.

7.A）n’slectures.

B）n’srequirements.

C）n’slecturesboring.

D）n’sclass.

8.A）Checktheircomputerfiles.C）Studyacomputerprogram.

B）Makesomecomputations.D）Asmbleacomputer.

Questions9to12arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Itallowshimtomakealotoffriends.C）Itenableshimtoapplytheorytopractice.

B）Itrequireshimtoworklonghours.D）Ithelpshimunderstandpeoplebetter.

10.A）Itisintellectuallychallenging.

B）Itrequireshimtodowashing-upallthetime.

C）Itexposhimtooilysmokealldaylong.

D）Itdemandsphysicalenduranceandpatience.

11.A）Inahospital.C）Atalaundry.

B）Atacoffeeshop.D）Inahotel.

12.A）Gettingalongwellwithcolleagues.C）Planningeverythinginadvance.

B）Payingattentiontoeverydetail.D）Knowingtheneedsofcustomers.

Questions13to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A）ThepocketmoneyBritishchildrenget.

B）TheannualinflationrateinBritain.

C）ThethingsBritishchildrenspendmoneyon.

D）TherisingcostofraisingachildinBritain.

14.A）Itenableschildrentolivebetter.C）Itoftenrishigherthaninflation.

B）Itgoesdownduringeconomicrecession.D）Ithasgoneup25%inthepastdecade.

15.A）Saveupfortheirfutureeducation.C）Buytheirownshoesandsocks.

B）Payforsmallpersonalthings.D）Makedonationswhennecessary.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwill

ouhear

aquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

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Questions16to19arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Districtmanagers.C）Salesdirectors.

B）Regularcustomers.D）Seniorclerks.

17.A）Thesupportprovidedbytheregularclients.

B）Theinitiativeshownbythesalesreprentatives.

C）Theurgencyofimplementingthecompany’splans.

D）Theimportantpartplayedbydistrictmanagers.

18.A）Someofthemwerepolitical-minded.C）Onethirdofthemwereniormanagers.

B）Fiftypercentofthemwerefemale.D）Mostofthemwereratherconrvative.

19.A）Heudtoomanyquotations.C）Hedidnotkeeptothepoint.

B）Hewasnotgendernsitive.D）Hespenttoomuchtimeondetails.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A）Stateyourproblemtotheheadwaiter.

B）Demandadiscountonthedishesordered.

C）Asktoethemanagerpolitelybutfirmly.

D）Askthenameofthepersonwaitingonyou.

21.A）Yourproblemmaynotbeunderstoodcorrectly.

B）Youdon’tknowifyouarecomplainingattherighttime.

C）Yourcomplaintmaynotreachthepersonincharge.

D）Youcan’ttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.

22.A）Demandapromptrespon.C）Senditbyexpressmail.

B）Provideallthedetails.D）Sticktothepoint.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Fashiondesigner.C）Cityplanner.

B）Architect.D）Engineer.

24.A）Dosomevolunteerwork.C）Workflexiblehours.

B）Getawell-paidpart-timejob.D）Gobacktoherpreviouspost.

25.A）Fewbaby-sitterscanbeconsideredtrustworthy.

B）Itwilladdtothefamily’sfinancialburden.

C）Ababy-sitterisnoreplacementforamother.

D）Thechildrenwon’tgetalongwithababy-sitter.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,epassageisreadforthe

firsttime,epassageisreadforthecond

time,yy,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Almosteverychild,onthefirstdayhetsfootinaschoolbuilding,issmarter,morecurious,

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lessafraidofwhathedoesn’tknow,betteratfindingand（26）__________,moreconfident,

resourceful（机敏的）,persistentand（27）__________thanhewilleverbeagaininhis

schooling—or,unlessheisveryunusualandverylucky,y,bypaying

cloattentiontoand（28）__________theworldandpeoplearoundhim,andwithoutany

school-type（29）__________instruction,hehasdoneataskfarmoredifficult,complicatedand

（30）__________thananythinghewillbeaskedtodoinschool,orthananyofhisteachershas

olvedthe（31）__________iscoveredit—babies

don’tevenknowthatlanguageexists—andhehasfoundouthowitworksandlearnttouit

（32）__________.Hehasdoneitbyexploring,byexperimenting,bydevelopinghisownmodel

ofthegrammaroflanguage,by（33）__________andeingwhetheritworks,bygradually

changingitand（34）__________lehehasbeendoingthis,hehas

beenlearningotherthingsaswell,includingmanyofthe（35）__________thattheschoolsthink

onlytheycanteachhim,andmanythataremorecomplicatedthantheonestheydotrytoteach

him.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectoneword

foepassage

oiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleamarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ghithasbeennearly30

yearssincethefirstcommercialmobile-phonenetworkwaslaunched,advertirshaveyetto

figureouthowtogettheir___36___re2.2billion

cell-phoneursworldwide,a___37___thatisgrowingbyabout25%ndingon

adscarriedovercell-phonenetworkslastyear___38___tojust$1.5billionworldwide,afraction

ofthe$424billionglobaladmarket.

Butasthenumberofeyeballsgluedto___39___screensmultiplies,sotoodoesthemobile

phone’svalueasapocketbillboard（广告牌）.Consumersare___40___usingtheirphonesfor

thingsotherthanvoicecalls,suchastextmessaging,downloadingsongsandgames,and

___41___2010,70millionAsiansareexpectedtobewatchingvideosandTV

heactivitiesgiveadvertirs___42___optionsforreaching

soccer’sWorldCuplastsummer,forexample,Adidasudreal-timescoresand

gamesto___43___thousandsoffanstoawebsitetupformobile-phoneaccess.“Ourtarget

audiencewasmalesaged17to25,”saysMarcusSpurrell,AdidasregionalmanagerforAsia.

“Theirmobilesarealwayson,alwaysintheirpocket—youjustcan’t___44___cellphonesasan

advertisingtool.”Mobile-phonemarketinghasbecomeas___45___aplatformasTV,onlineor

print.

A）accessingI）increasingly

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B）amountedJ）messages

C）approachingK）patiently

D）attractL）tiny

E）casualM）total

F）charactersN）violated

G）freshO）vital

H）ignore

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,

fytheparagraphfromwhich

ragraphis

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

AMessontheLadderofSuccess

A）ThroughoutAmericanhistorytherehasalmostalwaysbeenatleastonecentraleconomic

narrativethatgavetheambitiousorunsatisfiedreasontopackupandektheirfortuneelwhere.

Forthefirst300orsoyearsofEuropeanttlement,thestorywasaboutmovingoutward:getting

immigrantstothecontinentandthentothefrontiertocleartheprairies（大草原）,drainthe

wetlandsandbuildnewcities.

B）Bytheendofthe19thcentury,asthefrontiervanished,

wouldthinergetic,enterprisingcountrybewithoutnewlandstoconquer?Somepeople,suchas

TeddyRoovelt,decidedtokeeponconquering（Cuba,thePhilippines,etc.）,buteventually,in

industrialization,e1890sto

the1960s,peoplemovedfromfarmtocity,,bythe

1950s,therewanoughprosperityandwhite-collarworkthatmanybegantomovetothesuburbs.

Asthepopulationaged,therewasalsoashiftfromthecoldRustBelttothecomfortsoftheSun

kofthisasanoldperson’smigration,butitcreatedmanyjobsfortheyoungin

constructionandhealthcare,nottomentiontourism,retailandrestaurants.

C）Forthelast20years—fromtheendofthecoldwarthroughtwoburstbubblesinasingle

decade—itis

experiencinganotherperiodofpanic,whichisbadnewsformuchoftheworkforcebut

particularlyforitsyoungestmembers.

D）TheUShasalwaysbeenaremarkablymobilecountry,butnewdatafromtheCensusBureau

,somepeoplearestuck

inhomesvaluedatlessthantheirmortgages（抵押贷款）,butmanyyoungpeople—whodon’t

ownhomesanddon’tyethavefamilies—arestayingput,ggests,amongotherthings,

thatpeoplearen’than

dividingthecountryintothe1percentersversus（与„„相对）everyoneel,thesplitinour

economyisreallybetweentwootherclass:themobileandimmobile.

E）Partoftheproblemisthatthecountry’ast,itwas

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perfectlyclearwhereyoungpeopleshouldgoforwork（Chicagointhe1870s,Detroitinthe

1910s,Houstoninthe1970s）and,moreorless,whatthey’dbedoingwhentheygotthere

（killingcattle,buildingcars,llingoil）.Andtheindustrieswerelargeenoughtoofferjobsto

eachclassofworker,,thefewbrightspotsin

oureconomyarerelativelysmall（thoughsomepromifuturegrowth）

aregreatjobsinSiliconValley,inthebiotechrearchcapitalsofBostonandRaleigh-Durham

ompaniesrecruit

alloverthecountryandtheglobeforworkerswithspecificabilities.（Youdon’tneedtobethe

nextMarkZuckerberg,founderofFacebook,togetajobinoneofthemicrohubs（微中心）,by

uterscienceorayearortwoat

atechnicalschool.）Thisnewer,lectjobmarketisnational,anditoffersmembersofthemobile

classcompetitivesalariesandhigherbargainingpower.

F）Manymembersoftheimmobileclass,ontheotherhand,1iveintheAmericaofthegloomy

avenospecializedskills,there’slittlereasontouproottoanotherstateandbe

thelpriin

thecensus（普查）data,however,isthattheimmobileworkforceisnotlimitedtounskilled

,manyhaveacollegedegree.

G）Untilnow,

today,aquarterofcollegegraduatesmakelessthanthetypicalworkerwithoutabachelor’sdegree.

DavidAutor,aprominentlaboreconomistatM.I.T.,recentlytoldmethatacollegedegreealoneis

raduatesfromtopuniversitiesarestilllikelytogeta

goodjobnomatterwhattheirmajoris,hesaid,graduatesfromless-famousschoolsaregoingto

eteforjobsonanationallevel,theyshouldbearmedwith

theskillsthatemergingindustriesneed,whethertechnicalornot.

H）Thowithoutsuchspecializedskills—likepoetry,orevenhistory,majors—arealready

competingwiththeirneighborsforthesamesortsofcond-rate,poorer-payinglocaljobslike

hthelow-skilledlabormarketatomizedinto

thousandsofmicroeconomies,immobileworkersarelessabletodemandbetterwagesor

conditionsortoacquirevaluableskills.

I）Sowhat,exactly,shouldtheambitiousyoungworkeroftodaybelearning?Unfortunately,it’s

hardtosay,sincetheUSdoesn’replentyofemerging,

smallerindustries,butwhichonesarethemostpromising?（Nanotechnology’s（纳米技术）

momentofremarkablegrowthemstohavebeen5yearsintothefutureforsomethinglike20

yearsnow.）It’snotclearexactlywhatskillsaremostneededoriftheywillevenbevaluableina

decade.

J）Whatisclearisthatallsortsofgovernmentissues—education,health-insuranceportability,

workerretraining—arenolongerjustbonustoalreadyprosperouslivesbutexistential

’sinallofourintereststomakesurethatasmanypeopleaspossibleareableto

movetowardopportunity,andAmerica’sabilitytoinvestpeopleandmoneyinexcitingnewideas

isstillgreaterthanthatofmostotherwealthycountries.（Asrecentlyasfiveyearsago,US

migrationwastwicetherateofEuropeanUnionstates.）That,atleast,issomecomfortatatime

whenournationaleconomyemstobearchingforitsnextstoryline.

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inthepast,acollegedegreealonedoesnotguaranteeagoodjobforitsholder.

susdataissurprisinginthatcollegegraduatesarealsoamongtheimmobile

workforce.

uresreleadbythegovernmentshowthatAmericanstodayarelessmobilethanever

before.

rationofoldpeoplefromcoldtowarmplacesmademanyjobsavailabletothe

young.

aisbetteratinnovationthanmostotherrichnations.

mericanhistoryisoneofmovingoutward.

eopledon’tknowwhattolearnbecauitishardtopredictwhatskillsaremost

neededorvaluedtenyearsfromnow.

erorothertechnicalskillsareneededtogetawell-payingjobinhigh-techor

advancedmanufacturing.

efrontiervanishedaboutacenturyago,Americafoundneweconomicmobilityin

industrialization.

atodaycanbedividedintotwoclass:thowhomoveandthowhodon’t.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

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

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Anewstudyshowsalargegendergaponeconomicpolicyamongthenation’sprofessional

economists,adividesimilartothegenderdividefoundinthegeneralpublic.

“Asagroup,wearepro-market,”saysAnnMariMay,co-authorofthestudyanda

UniversityofNebraskaeconomist.“Butwomenaremorelikelytoacceptgovernmentregulation

andinvolvementineconomicactivitythanourmalecolleagues.”

“It’sverypuzzling,”saysfreemarketeconomistVeroniquedeRugyoftheMercatus

CenteratGeorgeMasonUniversity.“NotadaygoesbythatIdon’taskmylfwhythereareso

fewwomeneconomistsonthefreemarketside.”

AnativeofFrance,deRugysupportedgovernmentintervention（干预）earlyinherlifebut

changedhermindafterstudyingeconomics.“Wewantmanyofthesamethingsasliberals—less

poverty,morehealthcare—buthaveradicallydifferentideasonhowtoachieveit.”

LiberaleconomistDeanBaker,co-founderoftheCenterforEconomicPolicyandRearch,

saysmaleeconomistshavebeenontheinsideoftheprofession,confirmingeachother’s

,asoutsiders,“aremorelikelytothinkindependentlyoratleaste

peopleoutsideoftheeconomicsprofessionasformingtheirpeergroup,”hesays.

-thirdofeconomicsdoctorates（博士学

位）nowgotowomen.“Morediversityisneededatthetablewhenpublicpolicyisdiscusd,”

Maysays.

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economistsagreewithmenthatEuropehastoo

onomistsagreewiththeirfemale

colleaguesthatmilitaryspendingistoohigh.

Thegen

economistsoverwhelminglythinkthewagegapbetweenmenandwomenislargelytheresultof

individuals’skills,economistsoverwhelminglydisagree

byamarginof4-to-1.

Thebiggestdisagreement:76%ofwomensayfacultyopportunitiesineconomicsfavormen.

Maleeconomistspointtheoppositeway:80%saywomenarefavoredortheprocessisneutral.

thefindingofthenewstudy?

A）Thegenderdivideisabigconcernofthegeneralpublic.

B）Menandwomenunderstandeconomicsquitedifferently.

C）Thegapbetweenmaleandfemaleeconomistsneedstobeclod.

D）Maleandfemaleeconomistsdisagreewidelyoneconomicpolicy.

esAnnMariMaysayaboutfemaleeconomists?

A）Theyarestronglyagainstmaledominationintheeconomicsprofession.

B）Theytendtosupportgovernmentinterventionineconomicactivity.

C）Theyusuallyplayanactiveroleinpublicpolicy-making.

D）Theyaremostlystrongadvocatesoffreemarketeconomy.

welearnabouteconomistVeroniquedeRugy?

A）Shereprentsmostfemaleeconomists’standpoint.

B）Shedevotesherlftoeliminatingwomen’spoverty.

C）Herstudyofeconomicschangedherviewongovernment’sroleineconomicactivities.

D）Heracademicbackgroundhelpedhergetintotheinnercircleoftheeconomics

profession.

esAnnMariMayimplyaboutpublicpolicy-making?

A）Morefemaleeconomistsshouldgetinvolved.

B）Itshoulddojusticetofemaleeconomists’studies.

C）Moreattentionshouldbepaidtowomen’srights.

D）Itshouldaimatsustainabledevelopment.

issuedomaleandfemaleeconomistsdiffermost?

A）Governmentregulation.C）Militaryspending.

B）Jobcreation.D）Genderequality.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Thenumberofpostgraduatestudentstravellingfromnon-EUcountriestostudyatUK

universitieshasfallenforthefirsttimein16years,fuellingfearsthatthegovernment’s

immigrationcrackdownisdiscouragingthousandsofthebrighteststudentsfromcontinuingtheir

studiesinBritain.

JoBeall,BritishCouncildirectorofeducationandsociety,saidthefallwouldcaualarm

amongUKvice-chancellors（大学行政主管）.“Thectorwaxpectingadeclineingrowth,but

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theactualreductioninpostgraduatenumbersisofrealconcernasinternationalstudentsmakeup

themajorityofnumbersinmanypostgraduatecoursandrearchteamsinscience,technology,

engineeringandmathematics.”

“Attractingthebrightestandmostambitiouspostgraduateandrearchstudentsiscriticalif

theUKistomaintainitsqualityreputationforrearch,”Beallsaid.

Universitiesgetathirdoftheirtuition（学费）s

growingfearamongvice-chancellorsthatthisrevenue—aswellasthecultural,academicand

economicbenefitinternationalstudentsbring—isbeingputatrisk.

TimWestlake,directorforthestudentexperienceatManchesterUniversity,saidstudents

whofamiliesreliedonthemworkingintheUKaftertheirstudiestogainexperienceandrepay

thefeeswerestartingtolookelwhere.

Lastmonththehomecretary,TheresaMay,announcedthatembassystaffwouldinterview

morethan100,000applicantsinanattempttopreventbogus（假冒的）onenteringthecountry.

ments

followedtheintroductionofnewlimitationsonstudents’righttoworkduringandaftertheir

studies.

Beallsaid:“Governmentstatisticsforthefirsttimeproviderealevidencethatthechangesto

UKvisaregulationsmayhavediscouragedmanystudentsfromapplyingtotheUK,andin

particularpostgraduatestudentswhoaresoimportanttotheUK’njoys

anexcellentreputationaroundtheworldforthehighqualityofoureducationsystem,sothe

governmentneedstoensurethatinstitutionshaveallthesupporttheyneedtoattractinternational

studentswhomakeatremendousacademic,culturalandeconomiccontributiontotheUK.”

scaudthedeclineofthenumberofnon-EUpostgraduatesintheUK?

A）Theincreaintuitionandfees.C）Changedimmigrationpolicies.

B）Theever-risinglivingexpens.D）Universities’tightenedbudgets.

UKvice-chancellors’biggestconcern?

A）Howtoobtainfinancialsupportfromthegovernment.

B）Howtokeeptheacademicreputationoftheirinstitutions.

C）Howtopreventbogusapplicantnteringtheiruniversities.

D）Howtostimulatethecreativityoftheirrearchteams.

KuniversitiestrytoattractpostgraduatestudentsfromoutsidetheEU?

A）Asubstantialpartoftheirrevenuecomesfromnon-EUstudents’tuitionandfees.

B）Non-EUpostgraduatestudentsareusuallyhighlymotivated.

C）ThenumberofUKpostgraduatestudentshasfallensharply.

D）Someofthepostgraduateprogrammesarespeciallydesignedfornon-EUstudents.

retheexpectationsofsomenon-EUstudents’families?

A）TheirchildrencouldenjoytheUK’sculturalbenefits.

B）Theirchildrencouldfindwell-payingjobsupontheirreturn.

C）Theirchildrencouldbecomeestablishedacademically.

D）TheirchildrencouldworkintheUKaftergraduation.

esBeallsuggesttheUKgovernmentshoulddo?

A）Allowpromisinginternationalstudentstoworkinrearchteams.

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B）ReviUKvisaregulationstoaccommodatenon-EUstudents.

C）Giveuniversitiesadequatesupporttoattractnon-EUstudents.

D）TrytoaddresstheneedsofinternationalstudentsintheUK.

PartIVTranslation（30minutes）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineinto

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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会选茶。相传，中国的一位帝王于五千多年前发现了茶，并用来治病。在明清（theMingand

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中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）答案