2012年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析(12月).
2012年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析
2012年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析
（12月）
Part II (15 minutes)1、根据以下内容，回答1-11题。
The Magician
The revolution that Steve Jobs led is only just beginning．
When it came to putting on a show,nobody else in the computer industry,or any other industry for that matter，could match Steve
Jobs．His product launches，at which he would stand alone on a black
stage and produce as if by magic an“incredible”new electronic gadget(小器具)in front of an amazed crowd，were the peril,rmances of
a master showman．All computers do is fetch and work with numbers，he
once exp lained，but do it fast enough and “the results appear to be
magic”．Mr．Jobs，who died recently aged 56，spenthis life packaging
that magic into elegantly designed，easy-to-use products．
The reaction to his death，with people leaving candles and
flowers outside Apple stores and politicians singing praises on the internet，is proof that Mr．Jobs had become something much more
significant than just a clever money-maker．He stood out in three
ways-as a technologist，as a corporate(公司的)leader and as somebody
who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal，functional gadgets．Strangely,it is this last quality
that may have the deepest effect on the way people live．The era of
personal technology is in many ways just beginning．
As a technologist，Mr．Jobs was different because he was not an
engineer-and that was his great strength．Instead he was keenly
interested in product design and aesthetics(关学)，and in making
advanced technology simple to use．He repeatedly took an existing but
half-formed idea-the mouse-driven computer,the digital music player,the smart phone，the tablet computer(平板电脑)-and showed the
rest of the industry how to do it properly．Rival firms competed with
each other to follow where he led. In the process he brought about great changes in computing，music，telecoms and the news business
that were painful for existing firms but welcomed by millions of consumers．
Within the wider business world，a man who liked to see himself as fl
hippy(嬉皮士)，permanently in rev(It against big companies，ended up
being hailed by many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his time．That was partly due to his talents：
showmanship，strategic vision，an astonishing attention to detail 2012年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析
and，a dictatorial management style which many bosses must have
envied，But most of all it was the extraordinary trajectory(轨迹)of
his life．His fall from grace in the 1980s followed by his return to
Apple in l 996 after a period in the wilderness，is an inspiration to
any business sperson whose career has taken a turn for the worse．The
way in which Mr．Jobs revived the failing company he had co—founded
and turned it into the world’s biggest tech firm (bigger even thanBill Gates’sMicrosoft，the company that had outsmarted Apple so-
dramatically in the l980s)，sounds like something from a Hollywood
movie．
But what was perhaps most astonishing about Mr．Jobs was the
absolute loyalty he managed to inspire in customers．Many Apple users
feel themselves to be part of a community，with Mr．Jobs as its
leader．And there was indeed a personal link．Apple’s products were
designed to accord with the boss，s tastes and to meet his extremely
high standards．Every iPhone or MacBook has his fingerprints all over
it．H is great achievement was to combine an emotional spark with
computer technology,and make the resulting product feel personal．And
that is what put Mr．Jobs on the right side of history,as
technological innovation(创新)has moved into consumer electronics
over the past decade. As our special report in this issue(printed before Mr．Jobs’s
death)explains，innovation used to spill over from military and
corporate laboratories to the consumer market，but lately this
process has gone into reverse．Many people’s homes now have more
powerful，and more flexible，devices than their offices do；consumer
gadgets and online services are smarter and easier to use than most companies’ systems．Familiar consumer products are being adopted by
businesses，government and the armed forces．Companies are employing
in．house versions of Facebook and creating their own“app stores”to
deliver software to employees．Doctors use tablet computers for their
work in hospitals．Meanwhile，the number of consumers hungry for such
gadgets continues to swell．Apple’s products are now being snapped
up in Delhi and Dalian just as in Dublin and Dallas．
Mr．Jobs had a reputation as a control freak(怪人)，and his
critics complained that the products and systems he designed were closed and inflexible，in the name of greater ease of use.Yet he also
empowered millions of people by giving them access to cutting-edge technology. His insistence onputting users first，and focusing on
2012年12月大学英语四级真题试卷(第2套)
2012年12月大学英语四级真题试卷（第2套）
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
1． For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Education Pays
based on the statistics provided in the chart below (Unemployment rate in 2010). Please give
a brief description of the chart first and then make comments on it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Education Pays
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer
the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-7, mark：
Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
2012年12月英语四级真题试卷(第三套)
Suffering in silence
Despite a law designed to protect them, many people with disabling conditions are unaware of their rights. Carole
Concha-Bell tells of her experiences.
Being diagnosed v. 诊断；被诊断为（diagnose的过去分词）with a disabling condition is always a shock. Learning to live without the
guarantee of health is like having to unlearn vt. 忘却；抛掉以前的想法；去掉…的弊习 a previous life. The implications n. 蕴涵式；暗指，暗示；含蓄，含意；卷入 for your working life may seem intimidating 吓人的、令人不安的.
There is the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 残障歧视法, of course. But does it really provide the protection in the
workplace that parliament n. 议会，国会
intended v. 打算；准备? Are employers merely paying lip service to 口头上承认 the DDA?
Or are they even aware of an employer's legal duties and responsibilities义务与责任?
In my experience, it is the latter.
2012.12.22 英语四级真题试卷答案解析完整版(第一套)
2012.12全国大学英语四级考试全真试卷（兼全卷解析）
Part I Writing（30 minutes）
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Education PaysYou
should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
标准版：
The above bar chart clearly shows us education pays in 2010. We see that one with higher education
background earns more money weekly than those with lower ones. For instance, the college students with no
degree get paid$712 per week whereas those with a Bachelor‟s degree can earn $1038.
Several reasons, in my opinion, can be identified to account for this phenomenon. To begin with, compared
with those with comparatively lower education degree, people who have received higher education possess
considerably wider knowledge, more remarkable learning and research ability, greater innovation and most
2012年12月大学英语四级真题
2012年12月大学英语四级真题
Section A
11. A) He needs another week for the painting. B) The
painting was completed just in time.
C) The building won’t open until next week.D) His artistic
work has been well received.
12. A) Go camping. B) Decorate his house.
C) Rent a tent. D) Organize a party.
13. A) She talked with Mr. Wright on the phone. B) She is
about to call Mr. Wright’s secretary.
C) She will see Mr. Wright at lunch time. D) She failed to reach
Mr. Wright.
14. A) He is actually very hardworking. B) He has difficulty
finishing his project.
C) He needs to spend more time in the lab. D) He seldom
tells the truth about himself.
15. A) Rules restricting smoking. B) Ways to quit smoking.
C) Smokers’ health problems.D) Hazards of passive
smoking.
16. A) He is out of town all morning. B) He is tied up in family
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Part V Cloze
Strong emotional bonds between mothers and infants increase children’s
willingness to explore the world—an effect that has been
observed 67 the animal kingdom, in people, monkeys and even spiders.
The more secure we are in our 68 to Mom, the more likely we are to
try new things and take risks. Now researchers are discovering that this
effect continues into adulthood. A 69 reminder of Mom’s touch or
the sound of her voice on the phone is70to change people’s minds and
moods, 71 their decision making in measurable ways. In a
study 72 online in April in Psychological Science, undergraduate
business students had to choose between safe bets and risky gambles—a
bond with a guaranteed 4 percent yearly 73 or a riskier stock option,
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题答案解析版范文
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题答案解析
Part I Writing
标准版：
The above bar chart clearly shows us education pays in 2010. We see that one with higher education background
earns more money weekly than those with lower ones. For instance, the college students with no degree get
paid$712 per week whereas those with a Bachelor’s degree can earn $1038.
Several reasons, in my opinion, can be identified to account for this phenomenon. To begin with, compared with
those with comparatively lower education degree, people who have received higher education possess
considerably wider knowledge, more remarkable learning and research ability, greater innovation and most of all,
resourceful social network, all of which are essential to a high-income work. Also, the higher one’s education
degree is, the bigger platform he will have to show his ability. For example, his college, university, or research
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题第一套(答案详解)
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题第一套Part I Writing
【标准版点评】
这次四级作文出了图表题，可能让大家有些意外，但是四六级考察图表作文已经并不是第一次，早在2002年的时候就已经出现过，是图表+提纲的形式，图表反应的是大学生使用计算机的情况。由于备考时大家只是关注近几年的题型，可能没有关注到以往考察过图表作文。
我们在备考作文的时候，一般会从以下几个方面着手准备，如何描述现象、如何分析原因、如何分析影响、如何给出解决措施、如何进行观点论战等。其实，图表作文也是从这几个方面展开，只是将第一段的描述现象改为描述图表即可。可见，无论是考察哪种作文题，我们都可以将它转化为我们熟悉的提纲式。
这次作文题目有两个版本。题目都是Educational Pays（教育回报），一个版本的图表显示的是教育水平越高，收入越高，另一个版本的图表显示的是教育水平越高，失业率越低。
虽然图表描述的具体内容不同，但主题是一致的：教育是值得投资的。写作思路也是一致的。
两篇范文都是采取三段式的描述方法。
第一段：描述图表。先一句话引出图表总体内容The above bar chart clearly shows us … 然后具体描述现象We see that…。最后用for instance引出一些具体数据来例证现象。
第二段：分析原因。先写一个引出原因的句子，然后具体列举一到两个原因即可。由于字数限制，原因不必列太多。
第三段：给出建议。先是总结这个现象This phenomenon tells us that education is a worthy
investment.（教育值得投资）。然后是建议国家增大教育投资，以及个人要努力学习。
这种三段式的写作模式容易掌握，在考场中比较实用，建议大家仿写。
【高分版点评】
本次四级作文围绕着同一个话题，education pay（教育回报），出现了两个版本，一个是教育和失业率的关系，另一个是教育和收入的关系。就话题而言，命题难度并不高，选用的是贴近考生实际生活的熟悉话题。形式上则采取图表作文的形式，图表作文在四级考试中较少出现，很多考生可能刚拿到题目会束手无策，但是只要考生仔细阅读题目，就不难发现，除了需要简单描述图表之外，其写作思路和话题作文非常类似。
2012年12月四级考试真题及答案
Doctoral degree 1,550 1,272
1,038
712
626
444 Master’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Some college, no degree
High school diploma
Less than high school degree 2012年12月大学英语四级真题及答案(3) PartⅠ Writing (30 minutes) 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上，请在答题卡1上作答。
Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a
composition entitled Education Pays based on the statistics provided
in the chart below (Weekly earnings of 2010). Please write at least
120 words but no more than 180 words.
Education: A Worthy Investment
Weekly earnings in 2010($)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Education Pays
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15
minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage
quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions
2012年12月英语四级真题及答案。
英语四级真题
Doctoral degree 1,550
1,272
1,038
712
626
444 MasterMaster’’s degree
BachelorBachelor’’s degree
Some college, no degree
High school diploma
Less than high school degree 2012年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
PartⅠ Writing (30 minutes)
注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上，请在答题卡1上作答。上作答。
Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled Education Pays based
on the statistics provided in the chart below (Weekly earnings of 2010). Please write at
least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Education: A Worthy Investment
Weekly earnings in 2010($)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Education Pays
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on
Answer sheet 1
. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), . For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题(试卷第一套)
试卷一,目前最为准确的一套.
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly
and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer
from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the
sentences with the information given in the passage.
The Magician
The revolution that Steve Jobs led is only just beginning
When it came to putting on a show, nobody else in the computer industry, or any
other industry for that matter, could match Steve Jobs. His product launches, at
which he would stand alone on a black stage and produce as if by magic an “incredible”
new electronic gadget (小器具)in front of an amazed crowd, were the performances