2019年12月四级真题第一套

2019年12月四级考试真题及答案第-套

PartWriting(30

minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,уоuareallowed30minutestowriteаletter

toаforeign

recommendаcityto

uldwriteatleast120wordsbutпоmorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25

minutes)

SectionA

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Directions:Inthisction,у

endofeachnews

report,уоenewsreport

уоuhearaquestion,

уоefourchoicesmarkedA),В),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetlwithа

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questionsland2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Manyfacilitiesweredestroyedbyawanderingcow.

В)Awanderingcowknockeddownoneofitsfences.

C)Sometouristswereinjuredbyawanderingcow.

D)Awanderingcowwascapturedbythepolice.

2.A)Itwasshottodeathbyapoliceofficer.

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B)Itfounditswaybacktothepark''szoo.

C)Itbecameagreatattractionfortourists.

D)Itwasnttotheanimalcontroldepartment.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Itisthelargestofitskind.

B)Itisgoingtobeexpanded.

C)Itisdisplayingmorefossilspecimens.

D)Itisstaringanonlineexhibition.

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4.A)AcollectionofbirdfossilsfromAustralia.

B)Photographsofcertainrarefossilexhibits.

C)SomeancientwallpaintingsfromAustralia.

D)Picturesbywinnersofаwildlifephotocontest.

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Pickuptrash.

В)Amuvisitors.

C)Delivermessages.

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D)Playwithchildren.

6.A)Theyareespeciallyintelligent.

B)Theyarechildren'sfavorite.

C)Theyarequiteeasytotame.

D)Theyarecleanandpretty.

7.A)Childrenmaybeharmedbytherooks.

B)Childrenmaybetemptedtodroplitter.

C)Childrenmaycontractbirddias.

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D)Childrenmayoverfeedtherooks.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,

endofeach

conversation,econversationand

ouhearaquestion,you

mustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetlwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)ItwillbeproducedatHarvardUniversity.

B)Itwillbehostedbyfamousprofessors.

C)Itwillcoverdifferentareasofscience.

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D)Itwillfocusonrecentscientificdiscoveries.

9.A)Itwillbemorefuturistic.

B)Itwillbemoresystematic.

C)Itwillbemoreentertaining.

D)Itwillbeeasiertounderstand.

10.A)Peopleinterestedinscience.

B)Youngsteragertoexplore."

C)Childrenintheirearlyteens.

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D)Studentsmajoringinscience.

11.A)Offerprofessionaladvice.

B)Providefinancialsupport.

C)HelppromoteitontheInternet.

D)Makeepisodesforitsfirstason.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Unsure.

B)Helpless.

…

C)Concerned.

D)Dissatisfied.

13.A)Heistooconcernedwithbeingperfect.

B)Helosheartwhenfacedwithtbacks.

C)Heistooambitiousinachievinggoals.

D)Hetakesonprojectsbeyondhisability.

14.A)Embarrasd.

B)Unconcerned.

…

C)Mirable.

D)Rentful.

15.A)Trytobeoptimisticwhateverhappens.

B)Comparehisprentwithhispastonly.

C)Alwayslearnfromothers'achievements.

D)Treatothersthewayhewouldbetreated.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndof

eachpassage,

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epassageandthe

questionswіllbеѕроkеnоnlуоnсе.Аftеrуоuhеаrа

quеѕtіоn,уоиmuѕtсhооѕеthеbestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theyhaveastrongernofsocialresponsibility.

B)Theyaremorelikelytosucceedinthehumanities.

C)Theyaremorelikelytobecomeengineers.

D)Theyhavegreaterpotentialtobeleaders.

17.A)Praigirlswholiketospeakupfrequently.

B)Encouragegirlstosolveproblemsontheirown.

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C)Insistthatboysandgirlsworktogethermore.

D)Respondmorepositivelytoboys'comments.

18.A)Offerpersonalizedteaching

B)Provideavarietyofoptional

C)Placegreatemphasisontestscores.

D)Payextraattentiontotopstudents.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Itoftenrainscats'anddogs.

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B)Itldomrainsinsummertime.

C)Itdoesnotrainasmuchaspeoplethink.

D)ItisoneofthemostrainycitiesintheUS.

20.A)Theydrivemostofthetime.

B)Therainisusuallyverylight.

C)Theyhavegotudtotherain.

D)Theraincomesmostlyatnight.

21.A)Ithasalotofplacesforentertainment.

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B)Ithasneverenthunderandlighting.

C)Ithasfewercloudydaysthananyothercoastalcity.

D)Ithasmildweatherbothinsummerandinwinter.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Itoccurswhenpeoplearedoingarepetitiveactivity.

B)Itresultsfromexertingone'smusclescontinuously.

C)Ithappenswhenpeopleengageinanuncommonactivity.

D)Itcomesfromstainingone'smusclesinanunusualway.

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23.A)Bloodflowandbodyheatincreaintheaffectedarea.

B)Bodymovementsintheaffectedareabecomedifficult.

C)Theybegintomakerepairsimmediately.

D)Theygraduallybecomefragmented.

24.A)Aboutoneweek.

B)Abouttwodays.

C)Abouttendays.

D)Aboutfourweeks.

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25.A)Applymusclecreams.

B)Drinkplentyofwater.

C)Haveahotshower.

D)Takepain-killers..

PartllIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,

required1o

lectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninaword

epassagethroughcarefulybefore

oiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter:

PleamarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2with

notuanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

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Questions26to35arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Whentravellingoveras,doyoubuywaterinplasticbottlesortake

yourchanceswithtapwater'ImagineyouarewanderingaboutonaThai

islandor_'shotsoyougrababottleofwater

'sthesafe,sanethingtodo,rightThebottleis_

27,andthelabelsays“purewater”butmaybewhat'sinsideisnotyou

stillbedrinkingitifyouknewthatmorethan90percentofallbottled

watersoldaroundtheworld_29microplastics

That'stheconclusionofarecently__30_study,whichanalyzed259

bottlesfromllbrandssoldinninecountries,-31anaverageof325plastic

icroplasticsincludeda__32commonly

knownasPETandarewidelyudinthemanufactureofclothingandfood

and_33_dywasconductedattheStateUniversityof

NewYorkonbehalfofOrbMedia,million

bottlesareboughteveryminute,notonlybythirstytouristsbutalsoby

manyofthebillionworldwidewholivewithunsafedrinkingwater.

Confrontedwiththis__34veralbottled-watermanufacturers

includingNestleandCoco-Colaundertooktheirownstudiesusingthesame

studiesshowedthattheirwaterdidcontainmicroplastics,butfarless

less,theWorldHealthOrganizationhas

nowlaunchedareviewintothe__35healthrisksofdrinkingwaterfrom

plasticbottles.

A)adequate

B)admiring

C)contains

D)defending

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E)evidence

F)instant

G)liquid

H)modified

I)natural

J)potential

K)relead

L)revealing

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M)aled

N)solves

O)substance:

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithten

statements

attachedtoeachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneof

fytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationismay

ragraphismarkedwithaletter:

AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

TheQuietHeroismofMailDelivery'·

[A]OnWednesday,apolarwindbroughtbittercoldtotheMidwest.

Overnight,Chicagoreachedalowof21degreesFahrenheitbelowzero,

makingitslightlycolderthanAntarctica,Alaska,

chillswere64degreesbelowzeroinParkRapids,Minnesota,and45degrees

belowzeroinBuffalo,NorthDakota,accordingtotheNationalWeather

s,restaurants,andbusinessclod,andmorethanl,000

flightshavebeencanceled.

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[B]EventheUnitedStatesPostalService(USPS)suspendedmail

deliverytemporarily."Duetothisarcticoutbreakandconcernsforthe

safetyofUSPSemployees,"USPSannouncedWednesdaymorning,thePostal

ServiceissuspendingdeliveryJan.30inthefollowing3-digitZIPCode

locations."TwelveregionswerelistedasunsafeonWednesday;onThursday,

eightremained.

[C]Asglobalsurfacetemperaturesincrea,sodoesthelikelihood

2018alone,wildfires,volcaniceruptions,

hurricanes,mudslides,andothernaturaldisasterscostatleast$49

lleagueVannNewkirkreported,Puerto

Ricoisstillconfrontingeconomicandstructuraldestructionandresource

scarcityfrom2017'ldisasterscanwreck

acommunity'sinfrastructure,

rvices,however,remindusthatlifewilleventuallyreturn,insomeform,

tonormal,

[D]Daysafterthedeadly2017wildfiresinSantaRosa,California,

adronecaughtfootageofaUSPSworker,TrevorSmith,drivingthrough

burnedhomesinthatfamiliarwhitevan,collectingmailinanaffected

eoisstriking:The

operationisfamiliar,butthescenelooksliketheendoftheworld.

AccordingtoRaeAnnHaight,theprogrammanagerforthe

national-preparednessofficeatUSPS,Smithwasfulfillingarequestmade

bysomeofthehomeownerstopickupanymailthatwasleftuntouched.

ForSmith,wedmyroutelike

Inormallydo,"'dcomeacrossaboxthatwas

upbutwithnohou,Ichecked,andtherewasmail--outgoingmail--in

epickedthoupandcarriedon.'

[E]USPShassophisticatedemergencyplansfornaturaldisasters.

Acrossthcountry,285emergency-managementteamsaredevotedtocrisis

eamsaretrainedannuallyusingaframeworkknownasthe

threePs:people,property,ailrvicestopsdueto

weather,theagency'stoppriorityinsuringthatemployeesaresafe.

Thenitevaluatesthehealthofinfrastructure,suchastheroadsthatmail

y,itdecideswhenandhowtore-openoperations.

Ifthedestructionixtreme,mailaddresdtotheareawillget

ontoHurricaneKatrinain2005,USPSredirected

at

wasalreadyprocesdinNewOrleansfacilitieswasmovedtoanupperfloor

soitwouldbeprotectedfromwaterdamage.

[F]Assoonasit'ssafeenoughtobeoutside,'couriersstart

ges

thowithoutstandingaddresstofilechange-of-addressformswith

urricaneKatrinahitin2005,mailfacilities

weretupindozensofotherlocationsacrossthecountryinthetwoweeks

thatUSPSwasunabletoprovidestreetdelivery.

[G]Everyday,USPSprocess,onaverage,millionpiecesofmail

-anythingfrompostcardstoSocialSecuritycheckstomedicine.

e

ingtodatareleadin

January2017,56percentofbillsarepaidonline,whichmeansthatjust

underhalfofpaymentsstillrelyondeliveryrvicestobecompleted.

[H]Itcanbehardtoidentifywhichparcelsarecarryingcrucialitems

suchasSocialSecuritychecks,butUSPSandUPStrytheirbestto

llcoordinatewiththeSocial

SecurityAdministrationtomakesurethatSocialSecuritychecksreachthe

urricaneFlorenceandHurricane

Michaellastfall,USPSworkedwithstateandlocalelectionboardstomake

surethatabnteeballotswereavailableandreceivedontime.

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[I]Mailcompaniesarelogisticscompanies,whichputsthemina

2011USPScastudy,

theagencyemphasizeditsmassiveinfrastructureasauniquefederal

ast"we're

uniqueasafederalagency,"USPSofficialMikeSwigarttoldme,becau

we'reinliterallyeverycommunityinthiscountryWe'reobligatedto

delivertothatpointonadailybasis.'

[J]Privatecouriercompanies,whichhavemoredollarstospend,u

theirexpertiinlogisticstohelprevitalizedamagedareasaftera

ethanadecade,FedExhassupportedtheAmericanRed

Crossinitfforttogetemergency

suppliestoareasaffectedbydisasters,bothdomesticallyand

2012,thecompanydistributedmorethan1,200MedPacks

toMedicalRerveCorpsgroupsinCalifornia,anddonatedspacefor

millionpoundsofcharitableshippingOctober,thecompanypledged$1

millionincashandtransportationsupportforHurricanesFlorenceand

'scharitablearm,theUPSFoundation,usthecompany's

izethatas

acompanywithpeople,trucks,warehous,weneededtoplayalarger

role,"saidEduardoMartinez,

companyemploysit:trucksandplanestodeliverfood,medicine,andwater.

ThedaybeforeIspoketoMartinezinNovember,hehadbeentouringthe

haveanobligationtomakesureourcommunitiesarethriving,prosperous,"

hesaid.

[K]Rebuildingcantakealongtime,andeventhen,impressionsof

ingtoanofnormalcycanbe

difficult,butsomesmallroutines--maildeliverybeingoneofthem--may

helpresidentsrememberthattheircommunitiesarestilltheircommunities.

Whentheyethatcarrierbackoutonthestreet,"Swigartsaid,that's

thefirstsigntothemthatlifeisstartingtoreturntonormal."

tedStatesPostalServicehasasystemtoensureitmployees'

safety.

icialsaysUSPSisuniqueinthatithasmoredirectreach

tccommunitiescomparedwithotherfederalagencies

ldisasterscanhavealong-lastingimpactoncommunitylife.

liveryrvicei$stillresponsibleforthecompletionof

almosthalfofpayments.

！

htofamailmanonthestreetisareassuringsignoflife

becomingnormalagain.

urricaneKatrinainterruptedroutinedelivery,temporarymail

rvicepointsweretup.

pendedduetoextreme

coldweather.

epostalcompaniesalsosupportdisasterreliefeffortsby

distributingurgentsupplies.

atedUSPSemployeewasonthejobcarryingoutdutiesinspite

ofextremeconditions.

rvicesworkhardtoidentifyitemsthatrequirepriority

treatment.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowed

bysome

;

hofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline'through

thecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ProfessorAshokGoelofGeorgiaTechdevelopedanartificially

intelligentteachingassistanttohelphandletheenormousnumberof

studentquestionsintheonlineclass,KnowledgeBadArtificial

linecourisacorerequirementofGeorgiaTech's

sorGoel

alreadyhad8teachingassistants,butthatwasntenoughtodealwiththe

overwhelmingnumberofquestionsfromstudents.

Manystudentsdropoutofonlinecoursbecauofthelackof

teachingstudentsfeelisolatedorconfudandreachoutwithquestions

thatgounanswered,sor

Goeldecidedtodosomethingtoremedythissituationandhissolutionwas

tocreateavirtualassistantnamedJillWatson,whichisbadontheIBM

Watsonplatform.

GoelandhisteamdevelopedveralversionsofJillWatsonbefore

t,thevirtualassistantwasnt

landhisteamsourcedtheonlinediscussionforumto

findall40,000questionsthathadeverbeenaskedsincetheclasswas

someadjustmentandsufficienttime,Jillwasabletoanswerthestudents

questionscorrectly97%rtualassistantbecame

soadvancedandrealisticthatthestudentsdidntknowshewasacomputer.

Thestudents,whowerestudyingartificialintelligence,wereinteracting

withartificialintelligenceandcouldn'ttellitapartfromarealhuman

dn'tinformthemaboutJill'strueidentityuntilApril26.

Thestudentswereactuallyverypositiveabouttheexperience.

ThegoalofProfessorGoel'svirtualassistantnextyearistotake

overanswering40%ofallquestionspodbystudentsontheonlineforum.

Thename,JillWatson,willofcour,changetosomethingelnext

sorGoelhasamuchrosieroutlookonthefutureofAIthan

say,ElonMusk,StephenHawking,BillGatesorSteveWozniak.

welearnaboutKnowledge-BadArtificialIntelligence

】

A)Itisarobotthatcananswerstudents'questions.

B)Itisacourdesignedforstudentstolearnonline.

C)Itisahigh-techdevicethatrevolutionizesteaching.

D)Itisacomputerprogramthataidsstudentlearning.

oblemdidProfessorGoelmeetwith

A)Hisstudentswereunsatisfiedwiththeassistants.

B)Hiscourwastoodifficultforthestudents.

C)Studentsquestionsweretoomanytohandle.

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D)Toomanystudentsdroppedoutofhiscour.

welearnaboutJillWatson

A)Sheturnedouttobeagreatsuccess.

B)Shegotalongprettywellwithstudents.

C)Shewasunwelcometostudentsatfirst.

D)Shewasreleadonlineasanexperiment.

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thestudentsfeelaboutJillWatson

）

A)Theythoughtshewasabittooartificial.

B)Theyfoundhernotascapableaxpected.

C)Theycouldnotbutadmireherknowledge.

D)Theycouldnottellherfromarealperson.

esProfessorGoelplantodonextwithJillWatson

A)Launchdifferentversionsofheronline.

B)Feedherwithnewquestionsandanswers.

c)Assignhertoanswermoreofstudentsquestions.

&

D)Encouragestudentstointeractwithhermorefreely.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Thinkingsmall,beingengaging,andhavinganofhumordon't

reafewofthetraitsofsuccessfulsciencecrowdfunding

effortsthatemergefromarecentstudythatexaminednearly400campaigns.

Buthavingalargenetworkandsomepromotionalskillsmaybemorecrucial.

Crowdfunding,raisingmoneyforaprojectthroughonlineappeals,has

takenoffinrecentyearsforeverythingfrommakingmoviestobuilding

water-savinghavetriedtotapInternetdonors,too,withmixedsuccess.

Someraidmorethantwicetheirgoal,butothershavefallenshortof

reachingmoremodesttargets.

Todeterminewhatparatessciencecrowdfundingtriumphsfrom

failures,ateamledbysciencecommunicationsscholarMikeSchäferofthe

UniversityofZurichinSwitzerlandexaminedthecontentoftheWebPages

for371recentcampaigns.

Fourtraitsstoodoutforthothatachievedtheirgoals,the

,theyu

acrowdfundingplatformthatspecializesinraisingmoneyforscience,and

ghsiteslikeKickstartertakeall

comers,,,y

ther,theyprenttheprojectwith

afunnyvideobecaugoodvisualsandanofhumorimprovedsuccess.

Mostofthemengagewithpotentialdonorssinceprojectsthatanswered

jectsincludedinthestudy

raid$4000onaverage,with30%ofprojectsreceivinglessthan$1000.

Themoremoneyaprojectsought,thelowerthechanceitreacheditsgoal,

therearchersfound.

Otherfactorsmayalsosignificantlyinfluenceaproject'ssuccess,

mostnotably,thesizeofascientist'spersonalandprofessionalnetworks,

wo

unding

canbepartofrearcherffortstoreachthepublic,andpeoplegive

becautheyfeelaconnectiontotheperson"whoisdoingthefundraising-

-notnecessarilytothescience.

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welearnaboutthescientiststryingtoraimoneyonline

fortheirprojects

A)Theydidnotraimuchduetomodesttargets.

B)Theymadeuofmixedfundraisingstrategies.

C)Notallofthemachievedtheiranticipatedgoals.

D)Mostofthemputmoviesonlineforthepurpo.

thepurpoofMikeSchafer'srearchofrecent

crowdfundingcampaigns

A)Tocreateattractivecontentforsciencewebsites.

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B)Toidentifyreasonsfortheirdifferentoutcomes.

C)Tohelpscientiststolaunchinnovativeprojects.

D)Toparatescienceprojectsfromgeneralones.

aitcontributestothesuccessofacrowdfundingcampaign

A)Thepotentialbenefittofuturegenerations.

为

B)Itsinteractionwithprospectivedonors.

C)Itsoriginalityinaddressingfinancialissues.

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D)Thevalueofthepropodproject.

dtherearchersthinkofthefinancialtargetsof

crowdfundingprojects

A)Theyshouldbesmalltobesuccessful.

B)Theyshouldbebadonactualneeds.

C)Theyshouldbeassdwithgreatcare.

D)Theyshouldbeambitioustogainnotice.

tivatespeopletodonateinacrowdfundingcampaign

A)Theeaofaccesstothecontentofthewebpage.

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B)Theirdesiretocontributetothecauofscience.

C)Thesignificanceandinfluenceoftheprojectitlf.

D)Theirfeelingofconnectiontothescientiststhemlves.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youcreallowed30minutestotranslatea

passagefrom

('uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

中国家庭十分重视孩子的教育。许多父母认为应该努力工作，确保孩子受到良好

的教育。他们不仅非常情愿为孩子的教育投资,而且花很多时间督促他们学习。

多数家长希望孩子能上名牌大学。由于改革开放，越来越多的家长能送孩子到国

外学习或参加国际交流项目，让其拓宽视野。通过这些努力，他们期望孩子健康

成长，为国家的发展和繁荣做出贡献。

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[参考范文]

DearTom,

OnhearingthatyouareplanningtoteachEnglishinChinaandask

metorecommendacity,I'dliketorecommendourcapitalcity,Beijing,

aninternationalmetropolis.

ofall,therearealotofEnglish-speakingforeignersinBeijing,which

rmore,asthecapitalof

veraldynasties,Beijinghasaprofoundculturalbackground,soyoucan

betterexperiencetheextensiveandprofoundtraditionalChineculture.

Mostimportantly,parentsinBeijing,aninternationalmetropoliswith

manymultinationalcompanies,attachgreatimportancetotheirchildren's

Englishlearningandmanypeoplewhoworkinmultinationalcompaniesalso

needtolearnEnglish.

ItrulyhopethatyoucancometoBeijingtostartyourteachinglife

andI'aveanyquestionabout

thecity,pleafeelfreetocontactmeforfurtherinformation.

Yourssincerely,

LiMing

[1-5]BDBCA

[6-101АВССА

[11-15]BDACB

[16-20]CDACB

[21-25]DDABC(26-30]BMICK

[31-35]LOGEJ

[36-40]EICGK

[41-45]FBJDH

[46-50]BCADC

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[51-55]CBBAD

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Chinefamiliesattachgreatimportancetotheirchildren's

rentsbelievethattheyshouldworkhardtoensurethat

yaretheywilling

toinvestintheirchildren'ducation,buttheyalsospendalotoftime

rentswanttheirchildrentogotofamous

tothereformandopeningup,moreandmoreparents

canndtheirchildrentostudyabroadortakepartininternational

htheefforts,they

expecttheirchildrentogrowuphealthilyandcontributetothe

developmentandprosperityofthecountry.

2019年12月四级考试真题及答案第二套.

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter

toaforeign

recommendaplacetoshould

writeatleast120wordsbutпomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,nd

ofeachnews

report,enewsreportandthen

ouhearaquestion,youmust

choothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

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1.A)Thenumberofnurshasdroppedtoarecordlow.

в)Thereisagrowingshortageofmedicalpersonnel.

C)Thereisdiscriminationagainstmalenurs,

D)Thenumberofmalenurshasgonedown..

2.A)Culturalbias.

B)Inadequatepay.

C)Educationalsystem.

D)Workingconditions.

…

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Hefelloutofalifeboat.

в)Helosthiswayonabeach.

C)Hewasalmostdrowned.

D)Heenjoyedswimminginthea.

4.A)Thebeachisapopulartouristresort.

B)Theemergencyrvicesareefficient.

с)Thebeachisagoodplacetowatchthetide.

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D)Thelifeboatspatrolthearearoundtheclock.

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itbecameanonlinestar.

B)Itbrokeintoanofficeroom.

C)Itescapedfromalocalzoo.

D)Itclimbed25storeysatonego.

6.A)Senditbacktothezoo.

B)Releaitintothewild.

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C)Returnittoitsowner.

D)Giveitaphysicalcheckup.

7.A)Araccooncanperformactsnohumancan.

C)Theyhaven'tstartedtheircareersyet.

D)Theyhaven'twontheirparents'approval.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndof

eachpassage,

epassageandthe

ouhearaquestion,youmust

choothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

！

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Acquiringinformationandprofessionalknowledge.

B)Usinginformationtounderstandandsolveproblems.

C)Enrichingsocialandintellectuallives.

D)Expressingideasandopinionsfreely.

17.A)Improvingmind-readingstrategies.

B)Readingclassicscientificliterature.

c)Playinggamesthatchallengeone'smind.

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D)Travelingtodifferentplacesintheworld.

18.A)Giveothersfreedomtoexpressthemlves.

B)Expothemlvestodifferentcultures.

C)Discardpersonalbiasandprejudices.

D)Participateindebatesordiscussions.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thenatureofrelationshipsbetweendogs.

B)Thereasonagreatmanypeoplelovedogs.

,

C)Whydogscanbefaithfulfriendsofhumans.

D)Howdogsfeelabouttheirbondswithhumans.

20.A)Theyhaveanunusualnofresponsibility.

B)Theycanrespondtohumans'questions.

C)Theycanfallinlovejustlikehumans.

D)Theybehavelikeotheranimalsinmanyways.

21.A)Theyhavetheirownjoysandsorrows.

B)Theyexperiencetrueromanticlove.

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C)Theyhelphumansinvariousways.

D)Theystaywithonepartnerforlife.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Acowbone.

B)Arareanimal.

C).Ahistoricalsite.

D)Apreciousstone.

23.A)Measuringit.

;

B)Prervingit.

C)Datingit.

D)Identifyingit.

24.A)Thesiteshouldhavebeenprotected.

B)Theboy'sfamilyhadactedcorrectly.

c)Theboyshouldhavecalledanexpert.

D)Thechannelneedstointerviewtheboy.

25.A)Searchforsimilarfossillwhere.

。

B)AsktheuniversitytorewardJude.

C)Conductamoredetailedarch.

D)Seekadditionalfundsforthearch.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,

requiredto

lectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninaword

epassagethroughcarefullybefore

oiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleamarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2with

notuanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

Questions26to35arebadonthefollowingpassage.

-

Finally,reonaplane

withasickpasnger,the__26__of

anewstudythatlookedathowrespiratoryvirus_27onairplanes.

Rearchersfoundthatonlypeoplewhowereatedinthesamerowasa

pasngerwiththeflu,forexample--oronerowinfrontoforbehind,that

erpasngers,

hadonlyavery__28chanceofgettingsick,accordingtothereports

havenotnecessarilyprented__29_informationabouttheriskofgetting

ore,thenewfindingsshould

helpairplanepasngerstofeelless__30_tocatchingrespiratory

infectionswhiletravelingbyair.

Priortothenewstudy,litterwasknownabouttherisksofgetting__

31infectedbycommonrespiratoryvirus,suchasthefluorcommoncold,

onanairplane,,to__32_therisksofinfection,

thestudyteamflewon10different_33_thefluason.

Therearchersfoundthatpasngerssittingwithintwoatson__34

sideofapersoninfectedwithflu,aswellasthosittingonerowin

frontoforbehindthisindividual,hadaboutan80personchanceof

erpasngerswere

35_dalessthan3percentchanceofcatching

theflu.

A)accurate

B)conclusion

E)evaluate

F)explorations

G)flights

`

H)largely

I)nearby

J)respond

K)slim

L)spread

M)summit

N)vividly

o)venerable

]

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithten

statements

attachedtoeachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneof

fytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationismay

ragraphismarkedwithaletter:

AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

IsBreakfastReallytheMostImportantMealoftheDay

[A]Alongwitholdclassicslikecarrotsgiveyounightvisionand

Santadoesn'tbringtoystomisbehavingchildren,oneofthemostwell-worn

phrasotiredparentverywhereisthat:breakfastisthemostimportant

usgrowupbelievingthatskippingbreakfastis

ariousmistake--evenifonlytwothirdsofadultsintheUKeat

breakfastregularly,accordingtotheBritishDieteticAssociation,and

aroundthree-quartersofAmericans.

[B]The'bodyusalotofenergystoresforgrowthandrepairthrough

thenight,abalanced

breakfasthelpstoupourenergy,aswellasmakeupforproteinandcalcium

udthroughoutthethere'swidespreaddisagreementoverwhether

ave

beenconcernsaroundthesugarcontentofcerealandthefoodindustry's

involvementinpro-breakfastrearch-andevenoneclaimfromanacademic

thatbreakfastisdangerous'".

[C]What'stherealityIsbreakfastanecessarystarttothedayor

amarketingtacticbycerealcompaniesThemostrearchedaspectof

breakfast(andbreakfast-skipping)hasbeenitslinkstoobesity.

Scientistshavedifferenttheoriesastowhythere'sarelationship

Sstudythatanalyzedthehealthdataof50,000

peopleovervenyears,rearchersfoundthatthowhomadebreakfast

thelargestmealofthedayweremorelikelytohavealowerbodymassindex

(BMI)earchersargued

thatbreakfasthelpsreducedailycalorieintakeandimprovethequality

ofourdiet--sincebreakfastfoodsareoftenhigherinfiberand

nutrients.

[D]Butaswithanystudyofthiskind,itwasunclearifthatwas

thecau--orif

{

breakfast-skipperswerejustmorelikelytobeoverweighttobeginwith.

Tofindout,rearchersdesignedastudyinwhich52obewomentookpart

thesamenumberofcaloriesover

theday,buthalfhadbreakfast,ey

foundwasthatitwasn'tbreakfastitlfthatcaudtheparticipants

toloweight:itwaschangingtheirnormalroutine.

[E]Ifbreakfastaloneisn'taguaranteeofweightloss,whyisthere

alinkbetweenobesityandskippingbreakfastAlexandraJohnstone,

professorofappetiterearchattheUniversityofAberdeen,arguesthat

itmaysimplybebecaubreakfast-skippershavebeenfoundtobeless

realotofstudieson

therelationshipbetweenbreakfasteatingandpossiblehealthoutcomes,

butthismaybebecauthowhoeatbreakfastchootohabituallyhave

health-enhancingbehaviorssuchasnotsmokingandregularexerci,"she

says.

[F]A2016reviewof10studieslookingintotherelationshipbetween

breakfastandweightmanagementconcludedthereislimitedevidence"

supportingorrefutingtheargumentthatbreakfastinfluencesweightor

foodintake,andmoreevidenceisrequiredbeforebreakfast

recommendationscanbeudtohelppreventobesity.

[G]RearchersfromtheUniversityofSurreyandUniversityof

Aberdeenarehalfwaythroughrearchlookingintothemechanismsbehind

indingssuggestthat

asthasbeen

ngbreakfasthasbeen

associatedwitha27%increadriskofheartdia,a21%higherrisk

oftype2diabetesmen,anda20%higherriskoftype2diabetesinreason

maybebreakfastsnutritionalvalue--partlybecaucerealis

tudyonthebreakfasthabitsof1,600

youngpeopleintheUK,rearchersfoundthatthefiberandmicronutrient

avebeen

similarfindingsinAustralia,Brazil,CanadaandtheUS.

[H]Breakfastisalsoassociatedwithimprovedbrainfunction,

wof54studiesfoundthat

eatingbreakfastcanimprovememory,thoughtheeffectsonotherbrain

functionswere,oneofthereview'srearchers,MaryBethSpitznagel,

saysthereisreasonable"evidencebreakfastdoesimproveconcentration-

-gatstudiesthattested

concentration,thenumberofstudiesshowingabenefitwaxactlythesame

asthenumberthatfoundnobenefit,"shesays."Andnostudiesfoundthat

eatingbreakfastwasbadforconcentration.

[I]What'smostimportant,someargue,iswhatweeatforbreakfasts

havebeenfoundparticularlyeffectiveinreducingfoodandconsumption

laterintheday,accordingtorearchbytheAustralian

cerealremainsafirmfavoriteamongbreakfastconsumersintheUKandUS,

arecentinvestigationintothesugarcontentofadultbreakfastcereals

foundthatsomecerealscontainmorethanthreequartersoftherecommended

dailyamountoffreesugarsineachportion,andsugarwasthecondor

thirdhighestingredientincereals

10D21

[J]Butsomerearchsuggestsifwe'regoingtoeatsugaryfoods,

it'ruited200obeadultstotakepartin

a16-week-longdiet,wherehalfaddeddesrttotheirbreakfast,andhalf

hoaddeddesrtlostanaverageof40poundsmore--however,

wof54studies

foundthatthereisnoconnsusyetonwhattypeofbreakfastishealthier,

andconcludedthatthetypeofbreakfastdoesn'tmatterasmuchassimply

eatingsomething.

…

[K]Whilethere'snoconclusiveevidenceonexactlywhatweshould

beeatingandwhen,theconnsusisthatweshouldlistentoourownbodies

andeatwhenwe''astismostimportantforpeoplewhoare

hungrywhentheywakeup,"odystartstheday

differently--andthoindividualdifferencesneedtoberearchedmore

cloly,cedbreakfastisreallyhelpful,but

gettingregularmealsthroughoutthedayismoreimportanttoleaveblood

sugarstablethroughtheday,whichhelpscontrolweightandhunger

levels,"saysElder,Breakfastisn'ttheonlymealweshouldbegetting

right.'

ingtooneprofessor,obesityisrelatedtoalackofbasic

awarenessofnutritionandhealth.

ientistsclaimthatpeopleshouldconsumetherightkindof

foodatbreakfast.

nsdifferastowhetherbreakfastisthemostimportantmeal

eenfoundthatnoteatingbreakfastisrelatedtothe

incidenceofcertaindiasinsomecountries.

chersfounditwasachangeineatinghabitsratherthan

breakfastitlfthatinducedweightloss.

onelfhealthy,eatingbreakfastismoreimportantthan

choosingwhattoeat.

delyconsideredwrongnottoeatbreakfast.

archisneededtoprovethatbreakfastisrelatedtoweight

lossorfoodintake.

，

whoprioritiesbreakfaststendtohavelowercaloriebut

highernutritionalintake.

udiesrevealthateatingbreakfasthelpspeoplememories

andconcentrate.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowed

bysome

hofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Textbooksreprentan11billiondoila;industry,upfrom$8billion

inpublisherPearsonisthelargestpublisher--ofanykind--inthe

world.

。

Itcostsabout$mantextbook

willhavedozensofcontributors,fromsubject-matterexpertsthrough

graphicandlayoutartiststoexpertreviewersandclassroomtesters.

Textbookpublishersconnectprofessors,instructorsandstudentsinways

thatalternatives,suchasOpenE-TextbooksandOpenEducationalResources,

nnectionhappensnotonlybymeansofcollaborative

development,reviewandtesting,butalsoatconferenceswherefaculty

regularlydecideontheirtextbooksandcurriculaforthecomingyear.

Itistruethattextbookpublishershaverecentlyreportedloss,

s

canbechalkeduptotheexorbitantcostoftheirbooks---whichhas

increadover1,fflingofthetextbook

sdoesnotmeantheendofthetextbook

itlf.

WhiletheymaynotbeasdynamicasaniPad,textbooksarenotpassive

mple,overthecenturies,theyhavesimulateddialogue

1800totheprentday,textbookshavedonethis

ans

studentsareaskedtoutheirindividualexperiencetocomeupwith

answerstogeneralquestions:Today'spsychologytexts,forexample,ask:

Howmuchofyourpersonalitydoyouthinkyouinherited"whileonesin

physicssay:Howcanyoupredictwheretheballyoutosdwillland"

Expertsobrvethattextbookscomeinlayers,somethinglikean

onion."Fortheactivelearner,engagingwithatextbookcanbean

interactiveexperience:stomize"

ghting,

Post-Itnotes,dog-earsandothertechniquesallowforfurther

customizationthatstudentsvalueinprintbooksoverdigitalforms

ofbooks.

esthepassagesayaboutopeneducationalresources

A)Theycontributetoteachingasmuchastolearning.

B)Theydontprofitasmuchastraditionaltextbooksdo.

c)Theycan'tconnectprofessorsandstudentsastextbooksdo.

》

D)Theycompetefiercelyforcustomerswithtextbookproducers.

themaincauofthepublishersloss

A)Failuretomeetstudentneed.

B)Industryrestructuring

C)Emergenceofe-books.

D)Fallingsales.

esthetextbookindustryneedtodo

A)Reformitsstructures.

^

B)Cutitsretailprices.

c)Findreplacementsforprintedtextbooks.

D)Changeitsbusinessstrategyperiodically.

estudentxpectedtodointhelearningprocess

A)Thinkcarefullybeforeansweringeachquestion.

B)Askquestionsbadontheirownunderstanding.

C)Answerquestionsusingtheirpersonalexperience.

D)Giveanswersshowingtheirrespectivepersonality.

】

expertssayaboutstudentsusingtextbooks

A)Theycandigitalizetheprintasily.

B)Theycanlearninaninteractiveway.

c)Theycanpurchacustomizedversions.

D)Theycanadaptthematerialthemlves.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Whenwethinkofanimalsandplants,wehaveaprettygoodwayof

dividingthemintotwodistinctgroups:oneconvertssunlightintoenergy

,thodividinglines

comecrashingdownwiththediscoveryofaaslugthatistrulyhalf

'sprettyincrediblehowithasmanagedtohijack

thegenesofthealgaeonwhichit

'

rheslugscanmanufacturechlorophyll,thegreenpigmentinplants

thatcaptures

energyfromsunlight,andholdthegeneswithintheirterm

kleptoplastyisudtodescribethepracticeofusinghijackedgenesto

createnutrientsfromsofar,thisgreenaslugistheonlyknownanimal

thatcanbetrulyconsideredsolar-powered,althoughsomeanimalsdo

ientistshavestudiedthegreen

aslugstoconfirmthattheyareactuallyabletocreateenergyfrom

sunlight.

Infact,theslugsuthegeneticmaterialsowell,theypassiton

iesretaintheabilitytoproduce

theirownchlorophyll,thoughtheycan'tgenerateenergyfromsunlight

untilthey'veeatenenoughalgaetostealthenecessarygenes,whichthey

can'tyetproduceontheirown.'

Thereisnowayonearththatgenesfromanalgashouldworkinside

ananimalcell,"saysSidneyPiercefromtheUniversityofSouthFlorida.

Andyethere,theyallowtheanimaltorelyonsunshineforitsnutrition.

Soifsomethinghappenstotheirfoodsource,theyhaveawayofnot

starvingtodeathuntiltheyfindmorealgaetoeat.'

Theaslugsaresogoodatgatheringenergyfromthesunthatthey

talltheir

nutritionalneedsmetbythegenesthatthey'vehijackedfromthealgae.

thedistinctivefeatureofaaslug

A)Itlookslikebothaplantandananimal.

B)Itconvertssomeaanimalsintoplants.

]

C)Itliveshalfonanimalsandhalfonplants.

D)Itgetnergyfrombothfoodandsunlight.

ablestheaslugtolivelikeaplant

A)Thegenesitcapturesfromtheaplantalgae.

B)Themechanismbywhichitconrvenergy.

C)Thenutrientsithijacksfromother31

D)Thegreenpigmentitinheritsfromitsancestors.

estheauthorsayaboutbabyaslugs

~

A)Theycanlivewithoutsunlightforalongtime.

B)Theycanabsorbsunlightrightaftertheirbirth.

C)Theycansurvivewithoutalgaeforquitesometime.

D)Theycanproducechlorophyllontheirown.

esSidneyPiercesayaboutgenesfromanalga

A)Theyarestolenfromanimalsliketheaslug.

B)Theycan'tfunctionunlesxpodtosunlight.

C)Theydon'tusuallyfunctioninsideanimalcells,.12

！

D)Theycanreadilybeconvertedtoasluggenes.

welearnaboutaslugsfromthepassage

A)Theybehavethewaymostplantspeciesdo.

B)Theycansurviveformonthswithouteating.

C)Theywillturintoplantswhentheymature.

D)Theywillstarvetodeathwithoutsunlight.

PartIV

Translation(30minutes)

^

Directions:Forthispar,yOouareallowed30mimutestotranslatea

passagefrom

(:uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

中国的家庭观念与其文化传统有关。和睦的大家庭曾非常令人美慕。过去四代同

堂并不少见。由于这个传统，许多年轻人婚后继续与父母同住。今天，这个传统

正在改变。随着住房条件的改善，越来越多年轻夫妇选择与父母分开住。但他们

之间的联系依然很密切。许多老年人仍然帮着照看孙辈。年轻夫妇也抽时间探望

父母，特别是在春节和中秋节等重要节日。

[参考答案]

[参考范文]

DearTom,

OnhearingthatyouareplanningtolearnChineinChinaandask

metorecommendaplace,I'dliketorecommendourcapitalcity,Beijing,

aninternationalmetropolis.

ofall,therearealotofEnglish-speakingforeignersinBeijing,which

rmore,asthecapitalof

veraldynasties,Beijinghasaprofoundculturalbackground,soyoucan

betterexperiencetheextensiveandprofoundtraditionalChineculture.

Lastbutnotleast,withmanypeopleunderstandandmasterbothChine

andEnglish,odforyou

ldcommunicatewithlocalpeopleinChine

asmuchaspossiblebecaupracticemakesperfect.

，

ItrulyhopethatyoucancometoBeijingandlearnChinehere.I'm

aveanyquestionaboutthecity,

pleafeelfreetocontactmeforfurtherinformation.

Yourssincerely,

LIMing

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[11-I5]CADDC

[16-20]BCDAC

[21-25]DABBC

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[26-30]BLKAO

[31-35]CEGDH

[36-40]EIBGD

[41-45]JAFCH

[46-50]CDACB

[51-55]DADCB

[翻译参考译文]

TheconceptoffamilyinChinaisrelatedtoitsculturaltraditions,and

four-generationfamiliesudtobeverycommon,ult

ofthistradition,manyyoungpeoplecontinuetolivewiththeirparents

,thattraditionistheimprovementofhousing

conditions,anincreasingnumberofyoungcoupleschootoliveapartfrom

connectionbetweenthemremainsstrong,andmany

ouplesalso

getaroundtovisittheirparents,especiallyduringimportantholidays

suchastheSpringFestivalandMid-Autumnfestival.

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全国2019年12月卷三四级英语考试试卷

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter

toaforeign

recommendacitytohim.

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

…

Directions:Inthisction,nd

ofeachnews

report,enewsreportandthen

ouhearaquestion,youmust

choothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

Questionsland2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Manyfacilitiesweredestroyedbyawanderingcow.

B)Awanderingcowknockeddownoneofitsfences.

c)Sometouristswereinjuredbyawanderingcow.

D)Awanderingcowwascapturedbythepolice.

2.A)Itwasshottodeathbyapoliceofficer.

~

B)Itfounditswaybacktothepark'szoo.

c)Itbecameagreatattractionfortourists.

D)Itwasnttotheanimalcontroldepartment.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Itisthelargestofitskind.

B)Itisgoingtobeexpanded.

C)Itisdisplayingmorefossilspecimens.

D)Itisstaringanonlineexhibition.

#4.A)AcollectionofbirdfossilsfromAustralia.

B)Photographsofcertainrarefossilexhibits.

C)SomeancientwallpaintingsfromAustralia.

D)Picturesbywinnersofawildlifephotocontest.

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Pickuptrash.

B)Amuvisitors.

c)Delivermessages.

D)Playwithchildren.

6.A)Theyareespeciallyintelligent.

B)Theyarechildren'sfavorite.

C)Theyarequiteeasytotame.

D)Theyarecleanandpretty.

7.A)Childrenmaybeharmedbytherooks.

B)Childrenmaybetemptedtodropitter.

C)Childrenmaycontractbirddias.

~

D)Childrenmayoverfeedtherooks.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,

endofeach

conversation,youwillhear,econversationand

ouhearaquestion,yyou

mustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)ItwillbeproducedatHarvardUniversity.

B)Itwillbehostedbyfamousprofessors.

c)Itwillcoverdifferentareasofscience.

￥

D)Itwillfocusonrecentscientificdiscoveries.

9.A)Itwillbemorefuturistic.

B)Itwillbemoresystematic.

C)Itwillbemoreentertaining.

D)Itwillbeeasiertounderstand.

10.A)Peopleinterestedinscience.

B)Youngsteragertoexplore.

C)Childrenintheirearlyteens.

￥

D)Studentsmajoringinscience.

11.A)Offerprofessionaladvice.

B)Providefinancialsupport.

C)HelppromoteitontheInternet.

D)Makeepisodesforitsfirstason.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Unsure.

B)Helpless.

~

C)Concerned.

D)Dissatisfied.

13.A)Heistooconcernedwithbeingperfect.

B)Helosheartwhenfacedwithtbacks.

C)Heistooambitiousinachievinggoals.

D)Hetakesonprojectsbeyondhisability.

14.A)Embarrasd.

B)Unconcerned.

》

C)Mirable.

D)Rentful.

15.A)Trytobeoptimisticwhateverhappens.

B)Comparehisprentwithhispastonly.

C)Alwayslearnfromothers'achievements.

D)Treatothersthewayhewouldbetreated.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndof

eachpassage,

)

epassageandthe

ouhearaquestion,youmust

choothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theyhaveastrongernofsocialresponsibility.

B)Theyaremorelikelytosucceedinthehumanities.

c)Theyaremorelikelytobecomeengineers.

D)Theyhavegreaterpotentialtobeleaders.

17.A)Praigirlswholiketospeakupfrequently.

B)Encouragegirlstosolveproblemsontheirown.

）

C)Insistthatboysandgirlsworktogethermore.

D)Respondmorepositivelytoboyscomments.

18.A)Offerpersonalizedteachingmaterials.

B)Provideavarietyofoptionalcours.

C)Placegreatemphasisontestscores.

D)Payextraattentiontotopstudents.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Itoftenrainscatsanddogs.

)

B)Itldomrainsinsummertime.

C)Itdoesnotrainasmuchaspeoplethink.

D)ItisoneofthemostrainycitiesintheUS.

20.A)Theydrivemostofthetime.

B)Therainisusuallyverylight.

C)Theyhavegotudtotherain.

D)Theraincomesmostlyatnight.

21.A)Ithasalotofplacesforentertainment.

、

B)Ithasneverenthunderandlighting.

C)Ithasfewercloudydaysthananyothercoastalcity.

D)Ithasmildweatherbothinsummerandinwinter.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Itoccurswhenpeoplearedoingarepetitiveactivity.

B)Itresultsfromexertingone'smusclescontinuously.

C)Ithappenswhenpeopleengageinanuncommonactivity.

D)Itcomesfromstainingone'smusclesinanunusualway.

)

23.A)Bloodflowandbodyheatincreaintheaffectedarea.

B)Bodymovementsintheaffectedareabecomedifficult.

C)TheybegintomakerepairsTheygraduallybecomefragmented.

24.A)Aboutoneweek.

B)Abouttwodays.

c)Abouttendays.

D)Aboutfourweeks.

25.A)Applymusclecreams.

】

B)Drinkplentyofwater.

C)Haveahotshower.

D)Takepain-killers.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,

requiredtolectonewordforrachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven

epassagethroughcarefully

oiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet

notuanyofthewords

inthebankmorethanonce.

're

planningonbeingoneofthemsoon,youmightnotbelookingforwardto

the_26_feelingairtraveloftenleavesyouwith.

Besidestheairportcrowdsandstress,travellingatahighaltitude

hasrealeffectsonthethepressureofthecabinis_27_toprevent

altitudesickness,youcouldstill_er

oxygenpressurefoundinanaircraftcabinis_29_tothat,000feetof

noxygenpressurecancauheadachesincertain_30.

Tohelppreventheadaches,drinkplentyofwater,andavoidalcoholand

coffee.

~

Airplanefoodmightnotreallybeastastelessasyou_31thought.

Theairyoubreatheinaplanedriesoutyourmouthandno,whichcan

tionofsweetandsaltyfoodsdropped

r,youcanmake

uthmay_32taste

nsitivity,buttasteisrestoredbydrinkingfluids.

Althoughin-flightinfections_33indryenvironmentslikeairplanes,

yourriskofgettingsickfromanairplaneisactuallylowbecauofthe

you'resttingnexttosomeonewhoiscoughingor

sneezing,youshouldn'r,

bacteriahavebeenshowntoliveoncabinsurfaces,sowashyourhands35

A)adjustedl)particular

B)channelsJ)"primarily

C)equivalentK)reduce

D)experienceL)renovated

E)filtersM)smooth

F)frequentlyN)thrive

…

G)individuals0)unpleasant

H)originally

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithten

fy

chooa

paragraphmorethanonce.!

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

ASouthKoreancitydesignedforthefuturetakesonalifeofitsown

[A]Gettingaroundacityisonething--andthenthere'sthematter

ionoftheperfectcityof

thefutureisaplacethatfferasyaccesstoair2011,aUniversity

ofNorthCarolinabusinessprofessornamedJohnKasardapublisheda

bookalledAerotropolis:asaysfuturecities

a,ashehas

putit,is'toofferbusiness"rapid,long-distanceonnectivityona

massivescale."

[B]"The18thcenturyreallywasawaterborne(水运的)century,the

19thcenturyarailcentury,the20thcenturyahighway,car,truck

century--andthe21stcenturywillincreasinglybeanaviationcentury,

astheglobebecomesincreasinglyconnectedbyair,",

acitybuiltfromscratchinSouthKorea,isoneofKasarda'sprimeexamples.

Ithaxistedforjustafewyears."Fromtheoutt,itwasdesignedon

thebasisofonnectivityandcompetitiveness,"saysKasarda."The

govermmentbuiltthebridgedirectlyfromtheairporttotheSongdo

surfaceinfrastructurewasbuilt

atthesametimeasthenewairport."

]

[C]Songdoisastone'sthrowfromSouthKorea'sIncheonAirport,jits

mạininternationalhub(枢纽),Butittakesalotmorethananearby

ildingaplaceasan"

internationalbusinessdistrict"doesn'

YeonSooconceived(构想)

years

afterheimaginedthecity,Park'sbabyiscloto70percentbuilt,with

36,000peoplelivinginthebusinessdistrictand90,000residentsin

'saboutanhouroutsideSeoul,builtonformertidal

'saCoastGuardbuildingandatalltrade

tower,aswellasapark,golfcouranduniversity.

[D]Chancesareyou'appearsin

themostfamousmusicvideoevertocomeoutofSouthKorea.."Gangnam

Style"eof

thevideowasfilmedinSongdo."Idon'tknowifyouremember,therewas

sactually

Songdo,"saysJungWonSon,aprofessorofurbandevelopmentatLondon's

thereasontoshootthereisthatit's

newandnice."

[E]Thecitywassuppodtobeahubforglobalcompanies,with

t'snothowithasturnedout.

Songdo'realityismore

ewithbig,light-blueloopsleadsintothebusiness

enterofthemainroad,there'salonglineofflagsof

omer,there'saStarbucksanda7-Eleven-allofthe

internationalbrandsthatyoueallovertheworldnowadays.

[F]remotherspushingbabyarriages,

oldwomenwithwalkers-eveninthemiddleoftheday,whenit's90degrees

out,ByunYoungJinchairstheSongdorealestateassociationandstared

llingpropertyherewhenthefirstphaofthecityopenedin2005.

hisclients

,thedevelopersays,99percentofthehomeshereare

amiliesmoveherebecautheschoolsaregreat.

Andthat'stheproblem:apopularKoreancity--more

'snotyetthe

futuristicinternationalbusinesshubthatplannersimagined."It'sa

greatplacetolive,Andit'sbecomingagreatplacetowork,"saysScott

Summers,vicepresidentofGaleInternational,thedeveloperofthecity,

Thefloor-to-ceilingwindowsofhiscompany'sfficesoverlookSongdo

CentralPark,withacanalfullofsmallboatsandpeoplefishing.

Shimmering(闪烁的)glasstowerslinethecanal'dge.

[G]"What'shappenedisthatourfocusoncreatingthatqualityof

lifefirsthanabledtheresidentstolivehere,"re

cityisstillunfinished,n't

'sahigh-techundergroundtrashdisposal

oaystelevislonr

15connected10asystemnarstreamspersonalzeaTanguageorexerci

class.

[H]omeoftheresidents,Songdo

feelshollow."I'm,like,'swhatwecallit

intheworkplace,"sn'twanttouhername

sbacktoSeouleveryweekend.

"lsayI'mprison-breakingonFridaynights."Butshehastomakethe

'snohigh-speedtrainonnectingSongdo

toSeoul,justover20milesaway.

[l]ParkYeonSoo,themanwhofirstimaginedSongdo,feelsfrustrated,

hebuiltSouthKoreaaluxuryvehicle,"likeMercedesor

''rewaitingforagooddrivertoaelerate."

Buttherearelotsofothergoodcarsoutthere,ldisdotedwith

futuristic,high-techcitiestryingtoattrartthebiggestintenational

companies.

(J]Songdo'sbackerscontendthatit'sstillearly,andbusinessspace

Ryan,whoteachesurbandesignatMIT,saysSongdoprovesauniversal

principle."Therehavebeenalotofutopian(乌托邦)citiesinhistory.

Andthereasonwedon'tknowaboutalotofthemisthattheyhavevanished

entirely."Inotherwords,whenitcomestocities-oranythingel--it

ishardtopredictthefuture.

)

'spopularityliesmoreinitsqualityoflifethanitsbusiness

attacton.

whoconceivedSongdofeelsdisappointedbecauithasfallen

shortofhixpectations.

inapopularSouthKoreanmusicvideowasshotinSongdo.

stilllacksthefinancialstimulusforbusinesstotup

shopthere.

neswillincreasinglybecomethechiefmeansoftransportation,

accordingtoaprofessor.

handedupdifferentfromthecityitwassuppodtobe.

thepeoplewhoworkinSongdocomplainaboutboredominthe

workplace.

essprofessorsaysthatafuturecityshouldhaveeasyccess

tointernationaltransportation.

-

ingtoanurbandesignprofessor,itisdiffiultforcity

designerstoforeewhatwillhappeninthefuture.

onSoo,,feelsaparentalonectionwith

thecity.

Sectionc

Directions:ssageisflowed,

bysomequestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletleronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre,

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ThefifthlargestcityintheUSpasdasinificantsödataxproposal

thatwilllevy(征税)perliquidounceondistributors.

、

Philadelphia'snewmeasurewasapprovedby'a13'to4citycouncilvöte.

oof

thattaxesonsugarydrinkscanwinsubstantialsupportoutside

ow,theonlycitytosuccessfullypassand

implementasodataxwasBerkeley,Califormia,in2014.

Thetaxwillapplytoregularanddietsodas,aswellasotherdrinks

withaddedsugar,'xpectedtorai.

$410millionoverthenextfiveyears,mostofwhichwillgotowardfunding

auniversalpre-kindergartenprogramfortheeity.

Whilethecitycouncilvotewasmetwithapplauinsidethecouncil

room,opponentstothemeasure,includingsodalobbyists,madesharp

criticismsandapromitochallengethetaxincourt.

"Thetaxpasdtodayunfairlysinglesoutbeverages--including

low-andno-caloriechoices,"saidLaurenKane,spokeswomanforthe

AmericanBeverageAssociation,"Butmostimportantly,tthe

llsidewiththemajorityofthepeopleofPhiladelphiawho

oppothistaxandtakelegalactiontostopit."

Anindustry-backedanti-taxcampaignhasspentatleastS4million

criticizedthemeasure,characterizingitas

a"grocerytax."

Publichealthgroupsapplaudedtheapprovedtaxasasteptoward

fixingcertainlastinghealthissuesthatplagueAmericans."Themoveto

recaptureasmallpartoftheprofitsfromanindustrythatpushesaproduct

thatcontributestodiabetes,obesityandheartdiainpoorer

communitiesinordertoreinvestinthocommunitieswillsurebe

inspirationaltomanyotherplaces,"saidJimKrieger,executivedirector

ofHealthyFoodAmerica."Indeed,wearealreadyhearingfromsomeof

'snot'justBerkeley'anymore."

SimilarmeasuresinCalifomia'sAlbariy,Oakland,SanFranciscoand

Colorado'advocacygroups

havehintedthatevenmoremightbecoming.

esthepassagesayaboutthenewly-approvedsodataxin

Philadelphia

A)Itwillchangethelifestyleofmanyconsumers.

B)ItmayencourageotherUScitiestofollosuit.

c)Itwillcutsodaconsumptionamonglow-incomecommunities.

D)Itmayinfluencethemarketingstrategiesofthesodabusiness.

lltheopponentsprobablydotorespondtothesodataxproposal

A)Bargainwiththecitycouncil.

B)Refutopaydditionaltax.

C)Takelegalactionagainstit.

D)Trytowinpublicsupport.

dtheindustry-backedanti-taxcampaigndoaboutthesodatax

proposal

A)Ittriedtoarouhostilefelingsamongconsumers.

B)Ittriedtowingrocers'supportagainstthemeasure.

c)Itkeptndingletrsofprotesttothemedia.

D)Itciticizedthemeasurethroughadvertising.

dpublichealthgroupsthinkthesodataxwoulddo

A)Alertpeopletotheriskofsugar-induceddias.

B)Helppeopletofixcertainlong-timehealthiss.

C)Addtothefundfortheirrescarchondias.

D)Benefitlow-incomepeopleacrossthecountry.'

welearn'aboutsimilarmeasuresconcermingthesodataxin

someothercities

A)Theyarebecomingrathernsitiveissues.

B)Theyarespreadingpanicinthesodaindustry.

c)ddias.

D)Theyaretakingawayalotofprofitfromthesodaindustry.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Poppingfoodintothemicrowaveforacoupleofminutesmayem

utterlyharmless,butEurope'sstockofthequick-cookingovenmit

asmuchcarbonasnearly7millioncars,

stsfllingandkitchenappliancesbecoming."

status"items,ownersarethrowingawaymicrowavesafteranaverageof

pushingsalesofnew13/18

microwaveswhichareexpectedtoreach135mllionannuallyintheEU

bytheendofthedecade.

AstudybytheUniversityofManchestercalculatedtheemissionsof

CO,themaingreenhougasresponsibleforclimatechange-ateverystage

ofmicrowaves,frommanufacturetowastedisposal."Itiletricityi

consumptionbymicrowavesthathasthebiggestimpactontheenvironment,"

horsalsocalculatethattheemissionsfromusing

ing

tothesamestudy,effortstoreduceconsumptionshouldfocusonimproving

mple,consumerscouldu

appliancesinamoreefficientwaybyadjustingthetimeofcookingtothe

typeoffood.

However,DavidReay,professorofcarbonmanagement,arguesthat,

althoughmicrowavesuagreatdealofenergy,theiremissionsareminor

Kalone,therearearound30million

gthis

up,recentdatashowthatpasngercarsintheUKemitted69milliontons

ofco,10timestheamountthisnewmicrowaveovenstudy

estimatesforannualemissionsforall:themicrowaveovensintheEU.

Further,theenergyudbymicrowavesislowerthananyotherform

ommonkitchenappliancesudforcooking,microwaves

arethemostenergyfficient,followedbyastoveandfinallyastandard

',risingmicrowavesalescouldbeenasapositivething.

thefindingofthenewstudy

A)Quick-cookingmicrowaveovenshavebecomemorepopular.

B)Thefrequentuofmierowavesmaydoharmtoourheaith.

C)cO,emissionsconstituteamajorthreattotheenvironment.

D)Theuofmierowavemitsmoreco,thanpeoplethink.

thesalesofmicrowavexpectedtori

A)Theyarebecomingmoreaffordable.

B)Theyhaveashorterlifecyclethanotherappliances.

C)Theyaregetingmuchcasiertooperate.

D)Theytakelesstimetocookthanotherappliances.

commendationdoesthestudybytheUniversityofManchester

make

A)Cookingfoodofdferertvarieties.

B)Improvingmicrowaveurs'habits.

c)Eatinglesstocutenergyconsumption.

D)Usingmicrowaveovenslessfrequently.

esProfessorDavidReaytrytoargue

A)Therearefarmoreemissionsfromcarsthanfrommicrowaves.

B)Peopleshouldbepersuadedintousingpasngercarslessoften.

C)TheUKproduceslesscO,thanmanyothercountriesintheEU.

D)Moredataareneededtoshowwhethermicrowavesareharmful,

esProfessorDavidReaythinkoftheuofmicrowaves

A)Itwillbecomelesspopularinthecomingdecades.

B)Itmakeverydaycookingmuchmoreconvenient.

c)Itplaysapositiveroleinenvironmentalprotection.

D)Itconsumesmorepowerthanconventionalcooking.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youarellowed30minuiestotranslateapassage

fromChineintoEnglish.

YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

中国汉族人的全名由姓和名组成。中文姓名的特点是，姓总是在前.名跟在其后。

千百年来,父姓一直世代相传。然面,如今,孩子跟母亲姓并不罕见。一般来说，

名有一个或两个汉字，通常承载父母对孩子的愿望。从孩子的名字可以推断出父

母希望孩子成为什么样的人，或者期待他们过着什么样的生活。父母非常重视给

孩子起名字，因为名字往往伴随一生。

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[参考范文]

DearTom,

OnhearingthatyouareplanningtoteachEnglishinChinaandask

metorecommendacity,I'dliketorecommendourcapitalcity,Beijing,

aninternationalmetropolis.

ofall,therearealotofEnglish-speakingforeignersinBeijing,which

rmore,asthecapitalof

veraldynasties,Beijinghasaprofoundculturalbackground,soyoucan

betterexperiencetheextensiveandprofoundtraditionalChineculture.

Mostimportantly,parentsinBeijing,aninternationalmetropoliswith

manymultinationalcompanies,attachgreatimportancetotheirchildren's

Englishlearningandmanypeoplewhoworkinmultinationalcompaniesalso

needtolearnEnglish.

ItrulyhopethatyoucancometoBeijingtostartyourteachinglife

andI'aveanyquestionabout

thecity,pleafeelfreetocontactmeforfurtherinformation.

Yourssincerely,

LiMing

[1-5]BDBCA

[6-10]AВССА

[11-15]BDACB

[16-20]CDACB

[21-25]DDABC

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

30.G32.K33.N34,E35.F

SectionB

40.B44J

Sectionc

nslation

ThefullnameofaHanChineconsistsofafamilynameandagiven

name,AdistinctivefeatureoftheChinenameisthatthefamilyname

alwayscomesfirst,followedbythegiventhousandsofyears,Chine

ys,however,

itisnotuncommonforachildtoadoptthemother'sfamilyname.

Generally,agivennameismadeupofoneortwocharacters,usually

carryingtheparents"einferredfromthe

namewhatkindofpersontheparentswanttheirchildtobe,orwhatkind

eparentsattachgreat

importancetothechoiceoftheirchild'sname,asthenametendsto

accompanythechildforhisorherentirelife.