王长喜2012.12四级考前最新命制试卷三参考答案及录音文本
2012年12月英语四级真题及答案(卷3)
Doctoral degree1,5501,2721,038712626444Master’s degreeBachelor’s degreeSome college,no degreeHigh school diplomaLess than high school degree 2012年12月大学英语四级真题(3)Part ⅠWriting (30minutes)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 30minutes to write a composition entitled E ducation Pays based on the statistics provided in the chart below (Weekly earnings of 2010).Please write at least 120words but no more than 180words.Education:A Worthy InvestmentWeekly earnings in 2010($)Source:U.S.Bureau of Labor StatisticsEducation PaysPart ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)Di rections:In this part,you will have 15minutes 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.Suffering in silenceDespite 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 with a disabling condition is always a shock.Learning to live without the guarantee of health is like having to unlearn a previous life.The implications for your working life may seem intimidating.There is the disability Discrimination Act (DDA),of course.But does it really provide theprotection in the workplace that parliament intended?Are employers merely paying lip service to the DDA?Or are they even aware of an employer’s legal duties and responsibilities?In my experience,it is the latter.I have received little support from employers to whom I have revealed my condition.This has often left me feeling at a disadvantage and wondering why I bothered doing so in the first place.I had been struggling with illness long before I was diagnosed.In practical terms the diagnosis did little to aid me.Of course,it enabled me to understand my body,my limitations and set me on a course to stabilize my symptoms.But it brought a new dilemma.Where I had previously struggled to work while ill,ignorant of why my body was misbehaving,I now had a name for my daily struggle:Lupus(狼疮).This is a chronic(慢性的),auto-immune disorder that can affect virtually any system in the body.It also leaves a huge,dark question hanging over my head when seeking employment:should I tell my employers I have a condition?It is a dilemma that continues to be a root cause of anxiety both for myself and for thousands of other UK employees.The rocky road to my unfortunate enlightenment about work and disability began just after graduation when I’d set my sights on a career in communications and landed my dream job with a respected public relations consultancy(咨询公司)in Bristol.But while I was learning the art of media relations,my body wasn’t quite making it in health terms.I often went to work with swollen limbs and fevers.At my first and last performance review,my boss was amazed that, despite my many capabilities,I hadn’t quite taken control of my responsibilities.A few months later,my contract wasn’t renewed and I plunged further into new depths of ill health.However,I was determined not to be beaten and returned to the interview trail.My next job was in publishing.But despite a shining performance at the interview,I felt like a fraud.How long would it be before I sank into ill health and depression again?The job was to end with a monumental bang when I became so poorly I could no longer function.A few feverish weeks in bed ended in a specialist appointment,where I was diagnosed with Lupus and rushed into hospital for fear that it may have attacked my internal organs.The next12months were filled with confusion.I had no idea about benefits,felt alienated (被视为另类)by the medical establishment and lived off my savings until I was broke.I realized I needed help from my family and moved to London.As soon as I felt better,I marched into a marketing recruitment consultancy and,within10 minutes,I had impressed the interviewer enough to be offered a job with the agency.We agreed on a decent salary and I told him had arthritis(关节炎)and would need to work a four-day week.Things went well at the start but soon the client meetings began to fall on my day off,and I rarely left the office on time.I began to slip both in health and professional terms.The10-hour days crashed around my head;no amount of make-up could disguise my ill health as I battled against the odds to prove to myself that I cold still make it in the business world.I often cried on the bus on the way back from work.Not long before my contract was due to be made permanent,I was called to the boss’s office and given the“talk”abut how my performance was slipping,how awful I looked.I felt too weak to fight back and agreed to leave.No attempts to offer adjustments to my job,such as being able to work from home,were ever made.I had a case for unfair dismissal under the DDA,but was ignorant of this at the time.An estimated10million people in UK,or17%of the population,qualify for disability statusunder the DDA.I have encountered a number of them:the liver-diseased boss;the co-worker with a heart condition;and my asthmatic(哮喘的)trainee-teacher friend.None had disclosed(透露) their conditions to employers,and all were feeling the strain of not doing so.To access your rights under the DDA and to request“reasonable adjustments”to your working conditions or your workplace requires disclosure.I had warned my former employer about my condition but it served little purpose.They were ignorant about their obligations to their disabled staff.However,there are plenty of forward-thinking organizations that have inclusive recruitment policies;are more likely to employ a worker with a disability;and are more aware of their legal duties.The public sector out-performs the private,but not always the voluntary,according to studies for the Disabilities Rights Commission.I decided to give the voluntary sector a go and was surprised to be offered flexible working conditions and other solutions to meet my needs as an employee.But given the choice,I would still prefer a career in the private sector,which for me is more dynamic,has more attractive salaries and offers better prospects than the voluntary or public sectors.Despite the advances of the DDA,there will always be an army of workers who will soldier on,maybe aware of their rights but choosing to remain silent for personal reasons.It is important, though,to recognize the significance of the act,the protection it affords and the obligations that employers have to us as employees and as human beings.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
大学英语四级考试王长喜全真试卷标准听力(一)—— 标准听力(三)听力原文及答案解析文本
标准听力（一）听力原文及答案解析Listening ComprehensionSection A11. M: Would you please come to my office at five o’clock this afternoon?W: Can I meet you tomorrow?My son will be home from school at 5:30. And I must finish this report before then.Q: What is the woman going to do first?【听前预测】选项均以原形动词开头，选项[B]（去学校接她的孩子），[C]（去办公室见男士），[D]（为她的儿子准备晚饭）提示，对话可能与女士的行为有关。
女士的话是听音的重点。
【解析】选[A]。
由女士所说的My son will be home from school at 5:30. And I must finish this report before then可推断，女士先要完成报告，故答案为[A]。
12. M: So you need som eone to take care of your cat while you’re away for your holiday inHawaii?W: Yes, I plan to stay there for 2 weeks, so I hope someone really caring can make it. Would that be a problem for you?Q: What do we learn about the woman?【听前预测】选项中的vacation，Hawaii，take care of her cat提示，对话可能与女士去度假时谁来照顾猫有关。
【解析】选[D]。
结合男士所说的So you need someone to take care of your cat …?及女士所说的Yes … Would that be a problem for you?可推断，女士希望男士帮她照顾猫，故答案为[D]。
2012年12月大学英语四级试卷及答案解析汇总
【作文一】1. 你的基本情况your basic information12.你申请贷款的原因、数额及用途you reason for the loan, the amount and purpose3. 你如何保证专款专用以及你的还款打算【作文：图表】图表作文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 MagicianThe revolution that Steve Jobs led is only just beginningWhen 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 of a master showman. All computers do is fetch and work with numbers, he once explained, but do it fast enough and “the results appear to be magic”. Mr Jobs, who died recently aged 56, spent his 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 (美学), 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 smartphone, 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 a hippy (嬉皮士), permanently in revolt 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 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 1996 after a period in the wilderness, is an inspiration to any businessperson 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 than Bill Gates’s Microsoft, the company that had outsmarted Apple so dramatically in the 1980s), 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. His 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 t his 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 bei ng 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 on putting users first, and focusing on elegance and simplicity, has become deep-rooted in his own company, and is spreading to rival firms too. It is no longer just at Apple that designers ask: “What would Steve Jobs do?”The gap between Apple and other tech firms is now likely to narrow. This week’s announcement of a new iPhone by a management team led by Tim Cook, who replaced Mr Jobs as chief executive in August, was generally regarded as competent but uninspiring. Without Mr Jobs to shower his star dust on the event, it felt like just another product launch from just another technology firm. At the recent unveiling of a tablet computer by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, whose company is doing the best job of following Apple’s lead in combining hardware, software, content and services in an easy-to-use bundle, there were several attacks at Apple. But by doing his best to imitate Mr Jobs, Mr Bezos also flattered (抬举)him. With Mr Jobs gone, Apple is just one of many technology firms trying to arouse his uncontrollable spirit in new products.Mr Jobs was said by an engineer in the early years of Apple to emit a “reality distortion (扭曲)field”, such were his powers of persuasion. But in the end he created a reality of his own, channeling the magic of computing into products that reshaped entire industries. The man who said in his youth that he wanted to “put a ding in the universe” did just that.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
【推荐下载】2012英语专业四级考试真题及答案
A.It isuseful.
B.It is difficult.
C.It is challenging.
D.It is interesting.
6.What is Mary’s problem of living in a family house?
A.She dislikes the food she eats.
1
.
2
[键入文字]
B.consider the worth of something to be bought.
C.postpone buying thingswhenever possible.
D.search for things that are less costly.
3.According to the conversation,ethical shoppers can be best described as
Questionslto3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,
youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothe
conversation.Questionslto3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendofthe
B.To try to change accommodation.
2
5
conversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothe
conversation.
2012年英语专业四级考试真题及答案word
31．A．massive B．significant C．great D．grand
32．A．changed B．converted C．destroyed D．transformed
33．A．frequently B．continuously C．regularly D．periodically
34．A．source B．reason C．movement D．cause
happen on fault lines，(38)____ is why they are so dangerous and (39)____．
Where do volcanoes happen?
Volcanoes happen where the earth's(40)____ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)____ from beneath the earth．They can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)____ they can be so violent(43)____ they just explode directly from the earth with no warning．There are 1511(44)'____' volcanoes in the world．This means that they may(45)____ be dangerous．In 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted．The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)____ the town below．Twenty thousand people died．Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable．We regularly do not know when they(47)____ pen，or (48)____ where they will happen．In the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)____ before they happen．This could(50)____ many lives．
2012年12月英语四级考试预测试卷第三套
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：/wenkxd.htm（报名网址）1. Teaching is an occupation known for_______.A) high statusB) low salaryC) good welfareD) great ability2. What's the key factor to Strengthenachievement for a school?A) A good teacher.B) The class size.C) Finance.D) Textbooks.3. Merit pay attempts to pay teachersaccording to_________.A) the length of working yearB) number of titles attainedC) their working performanceD) profit they made for school4. Student test scores have become the keymeasure of teachers' performance due to __A) the lack of well-accepted standardsB) the absence of federal fundingC) strong theoretical supportD) past successful experience5. How does Hillary Clinton think about themerit pay?A) She is planning to cancel the merit payprogram.B) She advocates the merit pay forindividual teachers.C) She agrees the school staff should bepaid based on performance.D) She supports that teachers are paidbased on working experience.6. What has been the result of the meritpay program in Florida and Houston?A) It has improved the quality ofinstruction.B) It has provided more professionaltrainings.C) It has had an positive effect oneducation.D) It has turned out to be a failure.7. Merit-pay movements in the past didn'tsucceed because __A) the schools couldn't decide how muchshould a good teacher be paidB) more and more schools were run bybusiness-minded peopleC) unfairness was created when deciding whoshould get the extra moneyD) the government didn't give enoughsupport to the movement8. The annual tests for students bring anew, ______way to measure the teaching quality.9. Based on the test results in Tennessee,Sanders devised a way to measure howa teacher to student progress.10. Sanders' method was at first created asa management tool for administrators rather than __________“成千上万人疯狂下载。
英语等级考试听力技巧CET-3真题答案、听力文稿(2012年12月)
(2012年12月) 浙江省大学英语三级试卷答案Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. W: You’ll get my car fixed today, will you?M: I don’t see any problem. We should have it ready for you by 3 at latest.Q: When can the woman get her car back? A2. W: Hello John. How are you feeling now? I hear you’ve been ill.M: They must have confused me with my twin brother Rods, he’s been sick for a week, but I have never felt better in my life.Q: What do we learn about the man? A3. W: We’ve been waiting for almost an hour, couldn’t you have telephoned?M: I was going to, but I didn’t have any change for a pay phone.Q: What do we learn about the man? A4. W: Mr. Johnson, I wonder whether it is possible for me to take a vacation early next month? Iwant to have a chance to get together with my family.M: Did you fill up a request form?Q: What is the probably relationship between the two speakers? D5. M: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?W: Sorry, I don’t know for sure, but I guess it is an early 18th century work. Let me look it up in the list.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place? B6. M: Will you go to the theatre with us tonight, Mary?W: I’d l ove to, but my mother wants me to drive her to the airport, she’ll go to England to see my sister.Q: What would Mary do tonight? B7. M: Are you ready leaving for Hawaii, Mar?W: I think so, I’ve got my ticket and I’m anxio us to see Tom there.Q: What can we learn from the conversation? D8. W: I thought you were going to call me last night about the train schedule.M: Sorry, I would have, but Harry and Jack stopped by and stayed past midnight.Q: What do we know about the man? C9. W: Where on earth are we?M: Judging by all the traffic, I would say we are near the heart of the downtown area.Q: Where does this conversation most likely take place? C10. W: How long have you been writing?M: Frankly speaking, I began writing my poems when I was 12, but I didn’t publish any until I was 20, then I changed to write essays when I was 25.Q: When did the man begin to write poems? CSection BPassage OneIn America,where labor costs are so high,"do-it-yourself" is a way of life. Many people repairtheir own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses. Soon many of them will also be writing their own books. In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children's books with the help of computers. Although other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It allows the reader to become the leading character in the stories with the help of computers. Here is how they do it. Let us suppose the child is named Jenny. She lives in New York, and has a dog named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story with pictures. The story is then printed up. A child who receives such a book might say "This book is about me". So the company calls itself the "Me-Books Publishing Company". Children like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more important, in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.QUESTION11.Why do the Americans do things themselves? B12.What distinguishes the “Me-Books Publishing Company ” from the others? D13.What a “Me-Books” ? DPassage TwoWhen you turn on the radio, you hear an advertisement. When you watch television, you hear and see an advertisement. If you turn the pages of a newspaper or magazine, again you find an advertisement. If you walk down the street, you see one advertising board after another. As a result, advertisements are almost everywhere. In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media work. The government does not give money to mass media such as TV stations, newspapers, magazines and radio stations. They are all owned privately. So where does the money come from? From advertisements. Without advertisements, there would not be these private businesses.Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years, people have given different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that advertising was a means of “keeping your name before the public.” And some people thought that advertising was “truth well told.” Now more and more people describe it in this way: Advertising is the paid, nonpersonal, and usually persuasive description of goods, services and ideas through various media.QUESTION14. Which of the following is false according to the passage? B15. Where do mass media give financial support? B16. What is the passage mainly talk about? CPassage ThreeW: Excuse me, are you going to buy that book?M: Well, I need it for a class but it’s awfully expensive.W: Oh, we must be in the same class. Introduction to British Literature?M: Yes, that’s the one. Were you there yesterday for the first class?W: I sure was. Professor Robert really seems to know his subject.M: Yes, I took his Shakespeare course last semester and it was very good. He likes listening to his students.W: That’s a relief. I’m a biology major and I was a little uncertain about taking an English course.M: I’m an English major and this is a required course. But now I’m in trouble because I’m not sure I can afford this book.W: Hey, I’ve got an idea. Why don’t we split the cost and share the book?M: Sounds great. Do you live on campus?W: Yeah, I live on the 10th floor of Butler Hall.M: Perfect. I live on the 3rd floor of Butler. We should have no trouble sharing the book. I can bring it up to your room right after I finish this assignment.W: It’s a deal.17.What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation? A18.What is the woman’s major? C19.Which of the following is not true about professor Robert? B20.What do the two speakers agree to do with the book? CSection CFor centuries, people have been playing kicking games with a ball. The game of soccer developed from some of these early games. Organized soccer games began in 1863. In soccer, two teams of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into their opponents’ goal. The goalie, who tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is the only player on the field who is allowed to touch the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet, heads, and bodies to control the ball.Every four years, soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup competition started in 1930.Brazil is the home of many great soccer players, including the most famous player of all, Pelé. With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, and great scoring ability, Pelé played for many years in Brazil and then later in New York. During his 22 years in soccer, he scored 1,281 goals and held every major record for the sport.People in more than 140 countries around the world play soccer. It is the national sport of most European and Latin American countries. Soccer is definitely the world’s most popular sport!Part II Reading Comprehension31-35 CCDBA 36-40 CABBD 41-45 BBCAB46-50 NDACE 51-55 MLHGOPart III Integrated Testing56-60 DCBAA 61-65 BACCA 66-70 BAAAB 71-75 DDABC76 Thanks to modern methods of transport.77. Without a common language, misunderstandings arise.78. Chinese79. Many people dislike its influence80 They have different dialects of English。
2012年12月英语四级考试预测试卷第三套01
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：/wenkxd.htm（报名网址）由于网速及文件过大等原因，加载较慢，请耐心等待！（点击按钮播放）11.A) The exact site of the meeting.B) The nearest way to the hall.C) The position of the building.D) The right way to the back door.12.A) He will quit his job in no time.B) He will do a part-time job.C) He won't stay with Mr. William.D) He hasn't found a new job yet.13.A) A college campus.B) A beautiful park.C) An art museum.D) An old building.14.A) The service is very slow.B) Salad isn't offered.C) The prices are too high.D) The food is poor.15.A) He didn't know what hospital Tom wasin.B) He took Tom to the hospital.C) He felt sorry that the woman hurtherself.D) He forgot to telephone the woman.16.A) She was always in good shape.B) She stopped exercising one year ago.C) Her exercise has yielded goodresults.D) Her previous debts are all paid off.17.A) She will lend it to the man.B) She will repair it herself.C) She asks the man to check it.D) She intends to sell it to the man.18.A) Confident.B) Worried.C) Surprised.D) Angry.Questions 19 to 22 are based on theconversation you have just heard.19.A) Take a job to pay the tuition fees.B) Visit his parents in his hometown.C) Spend the summer with his friends.D) Work as a volunteer in South Africa.20.A) Her home is too far away from her university.B) Her parents have been volunteering inSouth America.C) She is too busy to go back home visitingher parents.D) She has to take a part-time job duringvacations.21.A) The loaning rate is too high.B) The loan procedure is complex.C) She wouldn't be able to get a loan.D) She hates to have debt burden. 22. A)Stay with her parents the whole summer.B) Take a full-time job to earn some money.C) Go back home and take a part-timejob.D) Apply for a loan and stay with herparents.Questions 23 to 25 are based on theconversation yon have just heard.23. A) She needs to do some research onindustrial architecture.B) Albert Kahn is the woman'smost-respected architect.C) She is interested in his classicaldesign and industrial design.D) Albert Kahn designed many grandfactories all over the world.24.A) They were inefficient.B) They had wooden frames.C) They were spacious and airy.D) They didtr't provide enough light.25.A) It made the buildings solid andfireproof.B) It decreased workers' labor intensity.C) It shortened the constructionperiod.D) It beautified the outlook of thebuildings.Passage One26.A) They can help take pictures of cars onhighways.B) They can help send fines to speedymotorists.C) They can help catch cars breakingtraffic rules.D) They can help make the traffic runsmoother.27.A) It takes pictures only.B) It can not do paperwork.C) It needs someone to issue fines.D) It takes pictures and does paperwork.28.A) It can help catch stolen cars.B) It can package food.C) It makes cars run faster.D) It gives information to the drivers.Passage Two29.A) There are 250 million plants eaten byinsects.B) There are fewer plants than 250 millionyears ago.C) They have their way of guarding againstinsects.D) They have a better immune system thanbefore.30.A) Using less insecticide.B) Giving the plants up.C) Spraying crops frequently.D) Trying other insecticide.31.A)Changing the way of spraying crops.B) Buying some outdoor insect lamps.C) Using a combination of threeinsecticide.D) Trying to attract new insects onto thecrops. Passage Three32.A) They are supported by the localgovernment.B) They are named after the cities wherethey live.C) Their players gathered from all over thecountry.D) They play professional basketball gamesin November only..33.A) During the summer months.B) During the spring months.C) During the winter months.D) During the autumn months.34.A) Basketball.B) Football.C) Baseball.D) Golf.35.A) Both require strength and specializedskills.B) Both require height and responsibility.C) Both require enthusiasm and hardwork.D) Both require flexibility and goodhealth.“成千上万人疯狂下载。
2012年12月英语四级真题及答案(完整版)
2012年12月英语四级真题及答案（完整版）2012年下半年英语四级考试作文真题及答案From the bar chart given above, we can observe that it reflects the statistics of income among people of different educational background. Those who possess a doctoral degree earn 1,551dollars median weekly, ranking first among people of other education level. The median weekly earnings of people with associate degree and below cannot reach the average of 797 dollars, ranking from 768 dollars to 451 dollars. As for the unemployment rate, 2.5 % of people with doctoral degree will suffer form unemployment. However, the unemployment rate of people with some college, no degree and lower degree surpass the mean value of 7.6%, ranking from 8.7% to 14.1%.The bar chart of Education Pays reveals a phenomenon that there exits some difference in incomes and unemployment rate among people with different educational level. Quite a few reasons can account for this phenomenon: for one thing, with the advancement of technology and the adjustment of industrial structure, quite a few high-tech industries emerge overnight, which leads to a soar demand of workforces with high educational degree, thus, it is natural that graduates with bachelor’ and higher degree get a high pay-packet and enjoy a stable job. Additionally, those with educational background under associate degree are easily dismissed and paid by low salary. They can be replaced any time due to the fact that their jobs are easy and can be finished by average people.Definitely, the higher education degree you get, the more likely you are to enjoy a competitive edge in the employment market. Thus, the authorities should enforce some policies to ensure the equity of education. Only in this way can more people lead a stable and comfortable life. 2012年英语四级答案：12月四级快速阅读答案第一套英语四级快速阅读答案1. A.soil erosion, landslides and floods。
2012年全国英语四级考试听力真题、答案及原文(12月)
2012年全国英语四级考试听力真题、答案及原文（12月）听力试题Part III Listening Comprehension (30minutes)Section A注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
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 wellreceived.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’ssecretary.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 matters.C) He has been writing a report.D) He has got meetings to attend.17.A) He is not easy-going.s.B) He is the speakers’ bosC) He is not at home this weekend.D) He seldom invites people to his home.18.A) Take a break.B) Refuel his car.C) Ask the way.D) Have a cup of coffee.Questions19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A) They are as good as historical films.B) They give youngsters a thrill.C) They have greatly improved.D) They are better than comics on film.20.A) The effects were very good.B) The acting was just so-so.C) The plot was too complicated.D) The characters were lifelike.21.A) They triumphed ultimately over evil inthe battle.B) They played the same role inWar of the Worlds.C) They are popular figures among youngpeople.。
- 1、下载文档前请自行甄别文档内容的完整性，平台不提供额外的编辑、内容补充、找答案等附加服务。
- 2、"仅部分预览"的文档,不可在线预览部分如存在完整性等问题,可反馈申请退款(可完整预览的文档不适用该条件!)。
- 3、如文档侵犯您的权益，请联系客服反馈,我们会尽快为您处理(人工客服工作时间：9:00-18:30)。
四级考前最新命制试卷三参考答案及录音文本参考答案Part I Writing【参考范文一】【参考范文二】Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)1. B)2. A)3. D)4. C)5. D)6. A)7. B)8. technology9. fairly strict boundaries10. responsibilities and commitmentsPart III Listening Comprehension11. B)12. D)13. C)14. D)15. B)16. A)17. C)18. D)19. C)20. D)21. C)22. B)23. C)24. A)25. A)26. C)27. A)28. A)29. D)30. C)31. D)32. B)33. A)34. D)35. C)36. concern37. primarily38. range39. load40. convenience41. defend42. leaf43. potential44. The definitions are simplified and somewhat unclear compared with those in ordinary print dictionaries45. Most of these devices do not include sample sentences which are of vital importance46. but he was not sure of its meaning, then he looked it up in a cheap dictionaryPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)47. J)48. A)49. C)50. F)51. M)52. D)53. O)54. K)55. H)56. B)57. D)58. C)59. A)60. C)61. B)62. C)63. B)64. C)65. B)66. D)Part V Cloze67. C)68. B)69. A)70. B)71. D)72. A)73. C)74. B)75. D)76. D)77. C)78. D)79. B)80. D)81. A)82. A)83. B)84. C)85. A)86. C)Part VI Translation87. otherwise we would have visited more places of interest88. did she notice the spelling mistake89. have been doing all they can / their best over the past five hours90. By the time you have finished this book91. compared to music and painting录音文本Part III Listening ComprehensionSection A11. M: I hear you are thinking about moving back into the dorm next semester.W: Who told you that? I‟d never give up my apartment.Q: What does the woman mean?12. M: I can‟t understand why Mary didn‟t telephone me.W: She did. Didn‟t I tell you? She said she was sorry she couldn‟t come for dinner, but hoped to be able to next time she came to town.Q: What does the woman say about Mary?13. W: Y ou can change planes in either Chicago or Denver.M: Y ou mean there‟s not a direct flight from New Y ork to Phoenix?Q: Where does the man want to go?14. W: Will Jim be able to come to the meeting?M: I don‟t know yet. When I phoned just now, his friend said he had taken his girlfriend out to the movies.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?15. M: Where can I learn more about your health and fitness training program? I think I would like to join your club.I really haven‟t taken very good care of myself.W: I will have you speak with the new account director.Q: What is the man going to do next?16. W: Hello, Mr. Green. I‟ve something to tell you. Would you mind if I called on you?M: Not at all. When would you like to come?Q: What does the woman want to do?17. M: Kathy, I want to hang this new picture, do you have a hammer I can borrow?W: No. But you could use this old shoe.Q: What does Kathy suggest the man do with the old shoe?18. W: I hope I haven‟t made this dish too hot for you.M: Too hot for me? It couldn‟t be. I love spicy food.Q: What does the man mean?Now you will hear the two long conversations.Conversation OneM: Morning, Alice. Still having problems with your faucet?W: No, got that fixed. But I have another headache — trying to make a decision about credit cards. Well, I need one but which one?M: Y es, that is tricky, especially since the rates are not standard.W: That‟s right. What people don‟t realize is that the credit associations like Visa and MasterCard don‟t issue credit cards or set terms and interest rates as individual banks do.M: So you will need to investigate what interest rates are charged by different issuers.W: Yes, also how the rates are actually calculated, I think.M: Alice, you should remember to ask them what rules you must follow to maintain these rates. If you don‟t pay off your bill, all new charges will begin rising immediately.W: Y es, that‟s another problem and banks charge varying amounts for annual membership, late payments and exceeding your credit line.M: Y ou know, I read somewhere that 70% of people with credit cards pay interest on their purchases and only about 2% of the cardholders knew the interest rate they were being charged. Nearly all credit card debt carries an interest rate of 24% or more.W: Wow, I guess I should ask a few hard questions.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What’s the woman’s problem?20. Why is it important for the woman to know her grace period?21. What will the woman probably do next?Conversation TwoM: Hi, Susan, do you have anything planned for this Saturday?W: Uh, I‟m kind of busy. Why do you a sk?M: Oh, I was wondering if you‟d like to get together and do something, like watch a movie or take a walk down by the lake.W: I‟d love to, but I‟m really going to be busy all day on Saturday.M: What do you have going on that day?W: First, my mom asked me to help clean the house in the morning, and then I have a dentist appointment at 12:30. I can‟t miss that because I‟ve canceled twice before.M: Well, what about after that?W: Well, I‟m going to be running around all day. After the dentist appointmen t, I need to meet Julie at 2:00 to help her with her science project that‟s due on Monday morning at school.M: Okay, but are you free after that?W: Hardly. Then I have to pick up my brother from soccer practice at 4:30, and my mom asked me to cook dinner for the family at 5:30. I feel like a slave sometimes. Then, I have to clean the dishes and finish reading my history assignment. Who knows how long that‟ll take.M: Wow, sounds like you‟re going to have a full day. Hey listen, why don‟t I come over later in the evening, and we can make some popcorn and watch a movie.W: Oh, that‟d be great, but our video machine is broken.M: Huh. Well, let‟s just play a game or something.W: Sounds good, but give me a call before you come. My mom might try to come up with something else for me to do.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. Where does Susan have to go at 12:30?23. When is Susan going to meet Julie?24. What will Susan do after she cooks dinner?25. Why can’t the speakers watch a video at Susan’s house?Section BPassage OneNext time you bring your kids in for a checkup, don‟t be surprised if the doctor asks about their tastes and entertainment. The American Academy of Medicine suggested last week that doctors work with parents to evaluate how much TV kids watch and what they see, what video and computer games they play, which websites they visit on the internet, whether they play, website they visit on the Internet, whether they view R-rated videos with the company of their parents, what music they like and what books they read. Doctors are worried that kids who spend too much time in front of the tube don‟t get enough exercise and can become overweighted. The Academy is also concerned that the message the kids get from entertainment media can make them more violent and sexually active. The Academy recommends that children under age two not watch any TV. “Children need activities to stimulate the brain during the first two years of life”, says Doctor Marien Barren, who chair the Academy‟s Committee on public education. “They need feedback and socialization. Older children,” she says, “should watch TV in a common area. Their bedrooms should be electronic media free zones where they could have a quiet place to read, study, play or just relax.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. What unusual question may doctors ask when giving kids a checkup next time?27. What does the academy suggest children under age two should do?28. What do we learn about children’s bedrooms from the report?Passage T woAn allowance is an important tool for teaching kids how to budget, save and make their own decisions. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly. How large an allowance is appropriate? Experts say there is no right amount. Actual amounts differ from region to region, and from family to family. To set an appropriate allowance for your child, work up a weekly budget. Allow for entertainment expenditures such as movies and snacks. Next, include everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare, and school supplies. “If you make the child responsible for these …bills‟,” says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist, “he or she will learn to budget for necessary exp enditures.” Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible. If you can, keep your child‟s allowance in line with that of his friends. A child whose purchasing power falls away below his peers can feel left out. It can be tough, but avoid excusing your children when they make a mistake with their allowance. Experts advise that an allowance should not be tied directly to a child‟s daily chores. Kids should help around the house not because they get paid for it but because they share responsibilities as members of a family. Y ou might, however, pay a child for doing extra jobs at home, which can develop his or her initiative.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. What is the passage mainly about?30. What do the experts say about the appropriate allowance for a child?31. What do experts advise?Passage ThreeWhat will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology. With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today‟s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medic ine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medic ine to repair their organs. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on — in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. Which is the main cause for human death now according to the passage?33. In the speaker’s opinion, in which aspect does today’s most important advance in technology lie?34. Why humans may live longer in the future?35. What can we learn from the passage?Section CPocket electronic dictionaries, popular with students, are raising concern among local educators. Used primarilyby students studying English, it contains dictionaries and general information. The products range in price from several hundred yuan to several thousand, depending on the functions “The electronic dictionary lightens both my school bag and my work load,” said a middle school student. “Most of my classmates use electronic dictionaries for the convenience.” he said.Even some teachers defend electronic dictionaries. “Electronic dictionaries often allow students to read more,” said an English teache r. “they prefer to look up words they don‟t understand without having to leaf through a dictionary. They often find ordinary dictionaries are too complicated.”However, educators have expressed some concerns about the potential risks of allowing students to use these products.“The definitions are simplified and somewhat unclear compared with those in ordinary print dictionaries” said an official with an education commission. “Most of these devices do not include sample sentences which are of vital importance if a student is to learn correct usage.” he said.Another teacher provided an amusing example of what can happen when a student does not use a proper dictionary. “One of my students wrote in a composition …He asked her to marry him, but she garbaged him,‟ he said. I questioned him about his use of the noun …garbage‟ in this context and discovered that he wanted to use the verb …refuse‟, but he was not sure of its meaning, then he looked it up in a cheap dictionary, and saw refuse garbage!。