大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)
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PartⅠ Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of
reading ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions l and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Annoyed. C) Confused. B) Scared. D) Offended.
2. A) It crawled over the woman’s hands. C) It was killed by the police on the spot. B) It wound up on the steering wheel. D) It was covered with large scales.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) A study of the fast-food service. B) Fast food customer satisfaction. C) McDonald’s new business strategies. D) Competition in the fast-food industry.
4. A) Customers’ higher demands. C) Increased variety of products. B) The inefficiency of employees. D) The rising number of customers.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) International treaties regarding space travel programs. B) Legal issues involved in commercial space exploration. C) U.S. government’s approval of private space missions. D) Competition among public and private space companies. 2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套) 2 / 11 6. A) Deliver scientific equipment to the moon. B) Approve a new mission to travel into outer space. C) Work with federal agencies on space programs. D) Launch a manned spacecraft to Mars.
7. A) It is significant. C) It is unpredictable. B) It is promising. D) It is unprofitable.
Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) Visiting her family in Thailand. C) Swimming around a Thai island. B) Showing friends around Phuket. D) Lying in the sun on a Thai beach.
9. A) She visited a Thai orphanage. C) She learned some Thai words. B) She met a Thai girl’s parents. D) She sunbathed on a Thai beach.
10. A) His class will start in a minute. C) Someone is knocking at his door. B) He has got an incoming phone call. D) His phone is running out of power.
11. A) He is interested in Thai artworks. B) He is going to open a souvenir shop. C) He collects things from different countries. D) He wants to know more about Thai culture.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) Buying some fitness equipment for the new gym. B) Opening a gym and becoming personal trainers. C) Signing up for a weight-loss course. D) Trying out a new gym in town.
13. A) Professional personal training. C) A discount for a half-year membership. B) Free exercise for the first week. D) Additional benefits for young couples.
14. A) The safety of weight-lifting. C) The renewal of his membership. B) The high membership fee. D) The operation of fitness equipment.
15. A) She wants her invitation renewed. B) She used to do 200 sit-ups every day. 2018年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套) 3 / 11 C) She knows the basics of weight-lifting. D) She used to be the gym’s personal trainer.
Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) They tend to be nervous during interviews. B) They often apply for a number of positions. C) They worry about the results of their applications. D) They search extensively for employers’ information.
2021年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)
2021年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）答案请戳：2021年6月四级真题答案发布【试卷一】（xx网校版）Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below.You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on the kid's understanding of going to school.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part II Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)听力音频地址：/attached/media/20211113/20211113103125_157 5.mp3Section ADirections : In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end ofeach conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will bea pause.During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A., B), C.and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.1.A.He will give the woman some tips on the game.B.The woman has good reason to quit the game.C.He is willing to play chess with the woman.D.The woman should go on playing chess.2.A.The man can forward the mail to Mary.B.She can call Mary to take care of the mail.C.Mary probably knows Sally's new address.D.She would like to resume contact with Sally.3.A.His handwriting has a unique style.B.His notes are not easy to read.C.He did not attend today's class.D.He is very pleased to be able to help.4.A.The man had better choose another restaurant.B.The new restaurant is a perfect place for dating.C.The new restaurant caught her fancy immediately.D.The man has good taste in choosing the restaurant.5.A.He has been looking forward to spring.B.He has been waiting for the winter sale.C.He will clean the woman's boots for spring.D.He will help the woman put things away.6.A.The woman is rather forgetful.B.The man appreciates the woman's help.C.The man often lends books to the woman.D.The woman often works overtime at weekends.7.A.Go to work on foot.B.Take a sightseeing trip.C.Start work earlier than usual.D.Take a walk when the weather is nice.8.A.The plane is going to land at another airport.B.All flights have been delayed due to bad weather.C.Temporary closing has disturbed the airport's operation.D.The airport's management is in real need of improvement. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A.It specializes in safety from leaks.B.It is headquartered in London.C.It has a partnership with LCP.D.It has a chemical processing plant.10.A.He is Mr.Grand's friend.B.He is a safety inspector.C.He is a salesman.D.He is a chemist.11.A.Director of the safety department.B.Mr.Grand's personal assistant.C.Head of the personnel department.D.The public relations officer.12. A.Walt for Mr.Grand to call back.B.Leave a message for Mr.Grand.C.Provide details of their products and services.D.Send a comprehensive description of their work.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A.She learned playing the violin from a famous French musician.B.She dreamed of working and living in a European country.C.She read a lot about European musicians and their music.D.She listened to recordings of many European orchestras.14.A.She began taking violin lessons as a small child.B.She was a pupil of a famous European violinist.C.She gave her first performance with her father.D.She became a professional violinist at fifteen.15.A.It gave her a chance to explore the city.B.It was the chance of a lifetime.C.It was a great challenge to her.D.It helped her learn classical French music.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage, you will hearsome questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A., B),C.and D ).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A.There are mysterious stories behind his works.B.There are many misunderstandings about him.C.His works have no match worldwide.D.His personal history is little known.17.A.He moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhood.B.He failed to go beyond grammar school.C.He was a member of the town council.D.He once worked in a well-known acting company.18. A.Writers of his time had no means to protect their works.B.Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire.C.His works were adapted beyond recognition.D.People of his time had little interest in him.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A.Theft.B.Cheating.C.Air crash.D.Road accidents.20. A.Learn the local customs.B.Make hotel reservations.C.Book tickets well in advance.D.Have the right documents.21.A.Contact your agent.B.Get a lift if possible.e official transport.D.Have a friend meet you.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A.Cut down production cost.B.Sell inexpensive products.C.Specialise in gold ornaments.D.Refine the taste of his goods.23.A.At a national press conference.B.During a live television interview.C.During a local sales promotion campaign.D.At a meeting of top British businesspeople.24.A.Insulted.B.Puzzled.C.Distressed.D.Discouraged.25.A.The words of some businesspeople are just rubbish.B.He who never learns from the past is bound to fail.C.There should be a limit to one's sense of humour.D.He is not laughed at, that laughs at himself first.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the firsttime, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for thesecond time, you are required tofill in the blanks with the exact words you have justheard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written.Looking at the basic biological systems, the world is not doing very well.Yet economic indicators show the world is 26 Despite a slow start at the beginning of the eighties, global economic output increased by more than a fifth during the 27 The economy grew, trade increased, and millions of new jobs were created.How can biological indicators show the 28 of economic indicators?The answer is that the economic indicators have a basic fault: they show no difference between resource uses that 29 progress and those uses that will hurt it.The main measure of economic progress is the gross national product (GNP). 30 , this totals the value of all goods and services produced and subtracts loss in value of factories and equipment.Developed a half-century ago, GNP helped 31 a common way among countries of measuring change in economic output.For some time, this seemed to work 32 well, but serious weaknesses are now appearing.As indicated earlier, GNP includes loss in value of factories and equipment, but it does not 33 the loss of natural resources, including nonrenewable resources such as oil or renewable resources such asforests.This basic fault can produce a 34 sense of national economic health.According to GNP, for example, countries that overcut forests actually do better than those that preserve their forests.The trees cut down are counted as income but no subtraction is made for 35 the forests.Part ⅢReading Comprehension ( 40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word foreach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.The U.S.Department of Education is making efforts to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality education.Today it is 36 the launch of the Excellent Educators for All Initiative.The initiative will helpstates and school districts support great educators for the students who need them most."All children are 37 to a high-quality education regardless of their race, zip code or family income.It is 38 important that we provide teachers and principals the support they need to help students reach their full 39 ," U.S.Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said." Despite the excellent work and deep 40 of our nation's teachers and principals, students in high-poverty, high- minority schools are unfairly treated across our country.We have to do better.Local leaders and educators will 41 their own creative solutions, but we must work together to 42 our focus on how to better recruit, support and 43 effective teachers and principals for all students, especially the kids who need them most."Today's announcement is another important step forward in improving access to a quality education, a 44 of President Obama's year of ter today, Secretary Duncan will lead a roundtable discussion with principals and school teachers from across the country about the 45 of working in high-need schools and how to adopt promising practices for supporting great educators in these schools.A.AnnouncingB.beneficialC.challengesmitmentponentF.contestsG.criticallyH.developI.distributingJ.enhanceK.entitledL.potentialM.properlyN.qualifiedO.retainSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Changes Facing Fast FoodA.Fast-food firms have to be a thick-skinned bunch.Health experts regularly criticise them severelyfor selling food that makes people fat.Critics even complain that McDonald's, whose logosymbolises calorie excess, should not have been allowed to sponsor the World Cup.These arethings fast-food firms have learnt to cope with.But not perhaps for much longer.The burgerbusiness faces more pressure from regulators at a time when it is already adapting strategies inresponse to shifts in the global economy.B)Fast food was once thought to be recession-proof.When consumers need to cut spending, the logicgoes, cheap meals like Big Macs and Whoppers become even more attractive.Such "trading down"proved true for much of the latest recession, when fast-food companies picked up customers who could no longer afford to eat at casual restaurants.Traffic was boosted in America, the home of fast food, with discounts and promotions, such as $1 menus and cheap combination meals.C)As a result, fast-food chains have weathered the recession better than their more expensive competitors.In 2020 sales at full-service restaurants in America fell by more than 6% , but total sales remained about thesame at fast-food chains.In some markets, such as Japan, France and Britain, total spending on fast food increased.Same-store sales in America at McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food company, did not decline throughout the downturn.Panera Bread, an American fast-food chain known for its fresh ingredients, performed well, too, because it offers higher-quality food at lower prices than restaurants.D)But not all fast-food companies have been as fortunate.Many, such as Burger King, have seen sales fall.In a severe recession, while some people trade down to fast food, many others eat at home more frequently to save money.David Palmer, an analyst at UBS, a bank, says smaller fast- food chains in America, such as Jack in the Box and Carl's Jr., have been hit particularly hard in this downturn because they are competing with the global giant McDonald's, which increased spending on advertising by more than 7% last year as others cut back.E.Some fast-food companies also sacrificed their own profits by trying to give customers better value.During the recession companies set prices low, hoping that once they had tempted customers through the door they would be persuaded to order more expensive items.But in many cases that strategy did not st year Burger King franchisees (特许经营人)sued (起诉)the company over its double-cheeseburgerpromotion, claiming it was unfair for them to be repuired to sell these for $1 when they cost$1.10 to make.In May a judge ruled in favour of Burger King.Nevertheless, the company may still be cursing its decision to promote cheap choices over more expensive ones because items on its "value menu" now account for around 20% of all sales, upfrom 12% last October.F.Analysts expect the fast-food industry to grow modestly this year.But the downturn is makingcompanies rethink their strategies.Many are now introducing higher-priced items to entice (引诱)consumers away from $1 specials.KFC, a division of Yum! Brands, which also owns Taco Belland Pizza Hut, has launched a chicken sandwich that costs around $5.And in May Burger Kingintroduced barbecue (烧烤)pork ribs at $7 for eight.panies are also trying to get customers to buy new and more items, including drinks.McDonald's started selling better coffee as a challenge to Starbucks.Its " McCafe" line nowaccounts for an estimated 6% of sales in America.Starbucks has sold rights to its Seattle's Bestcoffee brand to Burger King, which will start selling it later this year.H.As fast-food companies shift from "super size" to "more buys", they need to keep customer traffichigh throughout the day.Many see breakfast as a big opporttmity, and not just for fatty food.McDonald's willstart selling porridge (粥)in America next year.Breakfast has the potential to bevery profitable, says Sara Senatore of Bernstein, a research firm, because the margins can be high.Fast-food companies are also adding midday and late-night snacks, such as blended drinks andwraps.The idea is that by having a greater range of things on the menu, "we can sell to consumersproducts they want all day," says Rick Carucci., the .chief financial officer of Yum ! Brands.I.But what about those growing waistlines? So far, fast-food firms have cleverly avoided governmentregulation.By providing healthy options, like salads and low-calorie sandwiches, they have at leastgiven the impression of doing something about helping to fight obesity (肥胖症).These offeringsare not necessarily loss-leaders, as they broaden the appeal of outlets to groups of diners thatinclude some people who don't want to eat a burger.But customers cannot be forced to ordersalads instead of fries.J.In the future, simply offering a healthy option may not be good enough."Every packaged-food and restaurant company I know is concerned about regulation right now," says Mr.Palmer of UBS.America's health-reform bill, which Congress passed this year, requires restaurant chains with 20 ormore outlets to put the calorie-content of items theyserve on the menu.A study by the NationalBureau of Economic Research, which tracked the effects on Starbucks of a similar calorie-postinglaw in New York City in 2007, found that the average calorie-count per transaction fell 6% andrevenue increased 3% at Starbucks stores where a Dunldn Donuts outlet was nearby--a sign, it issaid, that menu-labelling could favour chains that have more healthy offerings.K.In order to avoid other legislation in America and elsewhere, fast-food companies will have tocontinue innovating (创新).Walt Riker of McDonald's claims the change it has made in its menumeans it offers more healthy items than it did a few years ago."We probably sell more vegetables,more milk, more salads, more apples than any restaurant business in the world," he says.But therecent proposal by a county in California to ban McDonald's from including toys in its high-calorie"Happy Meals", because legislators believe it attracts children to unhealthy food, suggests there isa lot more left to do.46.Some people propose laws be made to stop McDonald's from attaching toys to its food specials for children.47.Fast-food finns may not be able to cope with pressures from food regulation in the near future.48.Burger King will start to sell Seattle's Best coffee to increase sales.49.Some fast-food firms provide healthy food to give the impression they are helping to tackle the obesity problem.50.During the recession, many customers turned to fast food to save money.51.Many people eat out less often to save money in times of recession.52.During the recession, Burger King's promotional strategy of offering low-priced items often proved ineffective.53.Fast-food restaurants can make a lot of money by selling breakfast.54.Many fast-food companies now expect to increase their revenue by introducing higher-priced items.55.A newly-passed law asks big fast-food chains to specify the calorie count of what they serve on the menu.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A., B), C.andD ).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.If you think a high-factor sunscreen (防晒霜)keeps you safe from harmful rays, you may be wrong.Research in this week's Nature shows that while factor 50 reduces the number of melanomas(黑瘤)and delays their occurrence, it can't prevent them.Melanomas are the most aggressive skin cancers.You have a higher risk if you have red or blond hair, fair skin, blue or green eyes, or sunburn easily, or if a close relative has had one.Melanomas are more common if you have periodic intense exposure to the sun.Other skin cancers are increasingly likely with long-term exposure.There is continuing debate as to how effective sunscreen is in reducing melanomas the evidence is weaker than it is for preventing other types of skin cancer.A 2020 Australian study of 1,621 people found that people randomly selected to apply sunscreen daily had half the rate of melanomas of people who used cream as needed.A second study, comparing 1,167 people with melanomas to 1,101 who didn't have the cancer, found that using sunscreen routinely, alongside other protection such as hats,long sleeves or staying in the shade, did give some protection.This study said other forms of sun protection not sunscreen seemed most beneficial.The study relied on people remembering what they had done over each decade of their lives, so it's not entirelyreliable.But it seems reasonable to think sunscreen gives people a false sense of security in the sun.Many people also don't use sunscreen properly applying insufficient amounts, failing to reapply after a couple of hours and staying in the sun too long.It is sunburn that is most worrying recent research shows five episodes of sunburn in the teenage years increases the risk of all skin cancers.The good news is that a combination of sunscreen and covering up can reduce melanoma rates, as shown by Australian figures from their slip-slop-slap campaign.So if there is a heat wave this summer, it would be best for us, too, to slip on a shirt, slop on (抹上)sunscreen and slap ona hat.56.What is people's common expectation of a high-factor sunscreen?A.It will delay the occurrence of skin cancer.B.It will protect them from sunburn.C.It will keep their skin smooth and fair.D.It will work for people of any skin color.57.What does the research in Nature say about a high-factor sunscreen?A.It is ineffective in preventing melanomas.B.It is ineffective in case of intense sunlight.C.It is ineffective with long-term exposure.D.It is ineffective for people with fair skin.58.What do we learn from the 2020 Australian study of 1,621 people?A.Sunscreen should be applied alongside other protection measures.B.High-risk people benefit the most from the application of sunscreen.C.Irregular application of sunscreen does women more harm than good.D.Daily application of sunscreen helps reduce the incidence of melanomas.59.What does the author say about the second Australian study?A.It misleads people to rely on sunscreen for protection.B.It helps people to select the most effective sunscreen.C.It is not based on direct observation of the subjects.D.It confirms the results of the first Australian study.60.What does the author suggest to reduce melanoma rates?ing both covering up and sunscreen.B.Staying in the shade whenever possible.ing covering up instead of sunscreen.D.Applying the right amount of sunscreen.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Across the rich world, well-educated people increasingly work longer than the less-skilled.Some65% of American men aged 62 -74 with a professional degree are in the workforce, compared with32% of men with only a high-school certificate.This gap is part of a deepening divide between the well-educated well-off and the unskilled poor.Rapid technological advance has raised the incomes of the highly skilled while squeezing those of the unskilled.The consequences, for individuals and society, are profound.The world is facing an astonishing rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before.Over the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600 million to 1.1 billion.The experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity (长寿)translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift will lead to slower economic growth, while the swelling ranks of pensioners will create government budget problems.But the notion of a sharp division between the working young and the idle old misses a new trend, the growing gap between the skilled and the unskilled.Employment rates are falling among younger unskilled people, whereas older skilled folk are working longer.The divide is most extremein America, where well-educated baby-boomers (二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人)are putting off retirement while many less-skilled younger people have dropped out of the workforce.Policy is partly responsible.Many European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage people to retire early.Rising life expectancy (预期寿命), combined with the replacement of generous defmed-benefit pension plans with less generous defined-contribution ones, means that even the better-off must work longer to have a comfortable retirement.But the changing nature of work also plays a big role.Pay has risen sharply for the highly educated, and those people continue to reap rich rewards into old age because these days the educated elderly are more productive than the preceding generation.Technological change may well reinforce that shift: the skills that complement computers, from management knowhow to creativity, do not necessarily decline with age.61.What is happening in the workforce in rich countries?A.Younger people are replacing the elderly.B.Well-educated people tend to work longer.C.Unemployment rates are rising year after year.D.People with no college degree do not easily find work.62.What has helped deepen the divide between the well-off and the poor?A.Longer life expectancies.B.A rapid technological advance.C.Profound changes in the workforce.D.A growing number of the well-educated.63.What do many observers predict in view of the experience of the 20th century?A.Economic growth will slow down.ernment budgets will increase.C.More people will try to pursue higher education.D.There will be more competition in the job market.64.What is the result of policy changes in European countries?A.Unskilled workers may choose to retire early.B.More people have to receive in-service training.C.Even wealthy people must work longer to live comfortably in retirement.D.People may be able to enjoy generous defined-benefits from pension plans.65.What is characteristic of work in the 21st century?puters will do more complicated work.B.More will be taken by the educated young.C.Most jobs to be done will be the creative ones.D.Skills are highly valued regardless of age.Part ⅣTranslation ( 30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.中国是世界上最古老的文明之一。
2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)及参考答案完整版
2019 年12 月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案完整版(第一套)Part I Writing (25minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a foreign friend who wants to study. Please recommend a university to him. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.【参考范文】Dear，I am delighted to hear that you are going to study in a Chinese university. Since you haveasked for my advice about choosing which university I will try to give you some usefulsuggestions hereIt is well known that Peking University is a great place to lean. There are several factorsaccounting for this choice and the following are the most typical ones. First and foremost,Peking University is one of the top universities in China and the birthplace of many great minds. Therefore, it can provide high-quality teaching resources, which is essential for a foreign learner. In addition, Beijing is the capital of China and there are various historic buildings. They provide foreign students to know Chinese culture and historyI hope you will find these suggestions helpful and wish you all the bes！tYours，Li Ming 【参考译文】亲爱的露丝:得知你要来中国的大学学习,我很高兴。
2021年12月大学英语四级真题及答案第一套
2021年12月大学英语四级真题及答案第一套2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套) PartⅠ Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have twooptions upon graduation: one is to find a job somewhere and the other to start abusiness of your own. You are to make a decision. Write an essay to explain the reasonsfor your decision. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part ⅡListening Comprehension ( 25 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each newsreport, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1.A. It was dangerous to live in.B. It was going to be renovated.C. He could no longer pay the rent.D. He had sold it to the royal family. 2.A. A strike.B. A storm.C. A forest fire.D. A terrorist attack.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3.A. They lost contact with the emergency department.B. They were trapped in an underground elevator.C. They were injured by suddenly falling rocks.D. They sent calls for help via a portable radio. 4. A. They tried hard to repair the elevator. B. They released the details of the accident. C. They sent supplies to keep the miners warm. D. They provided the miners with food and water.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5.A. Raise postage rates.B. Improve its services.C. Redesign delivery routes.D. Close some of its post offices. 6. A. Shortening business hours.B. Closing offices on holidays.C. Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.D. Computerizing mall sorting processes.7. A. Many post office staff will lose their jobs. B. Many people will begin to complain. C. Taxpayers will be very pleased. D. A lot of controversy will arise. Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choicesmarked A, B, C and D . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A. He will be kept from promotion. B. He will go through retraining.C. He will be given a warning.D. He will lose part of his pay. 9. A. He is always on time. B. He is a trustworthy guy.C. He is an experienced press operator.D. He is on good terms with his workmates. 10. A. She is a trade union representative. B. She is in charge of public relations. C. She is a senior manager of the shop. D. She is better at handling such matters. 11. A. He is skilled and experienced.B. He is very close to the manager.C. He is always trying to stir up trouble.D. He is always complaining about low wages.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A. Open. B. Friendly. C. Selfish. D. Reserved.13. A. They stay quiet. B. They read a book.C. They talk about the weather.D. They chat with fellow passengers.14. A. She was always treated as a foreigner. B. She was eager to visit an English castle.C. She was never invited to a colleague's home.D. She was unwilling to make friends with workmates. 15. A. Houses are much more quiet. B. Houses provide more privacy. C. They want to have more space. D. They want a garden of their own.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hearthree or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA, B, C and D . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with asingle line through the centre. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. They don't have much choice of jobs. B. They are likely to get much higher pay.C. They don't have to go through job interviews.D. They will automatically be given hiring priority. 17. A. Ask their professors for help. B. Look at school bulletin boards. C. Visit the school careers service. D. Go through campus newspapers.18. A. Helping students find the books and journals they need. B. Supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere. C. Helping students arrange appointments with librarians. D. Providing students with information about the library.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19.A. It tastes better.B. It is easier to grow.C. It may be sold at a higher price.D. It can better survive extreme weathers. 20. A. It is healthier than green tea. B. It can grow in drier soil.C. It will replace green tea one day.D. It is immune to various diseases.21. A. It has been well received by many tea drinkers. B. It does not bring the promised health benefits. C. It has made tea farmers' life easier.D. It does not have a stable market.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22.A. They need decorations to show their status.B. They prefer unique objects of high quality.C. They decorate their homes themselves.D. They care more about environment. 23. A. They were proud of their creations.B. They could only try to create at night.C. They made great contributions to society.D. They focused on the quality of their products. 24. A. Make wise choices. B. Identify fake crafts.C. Design handicrafts themselves.D. Learn the importance of creation.25. A. To boost the local economy. B. To attract foreign investments.C. To arouse public interest in crafts.D. To preserve the traditional culture.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one wordfor each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in thebank more than once. Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.When someone commits a criminal act, we always hope the punishment will match the offense.But when it comes to one of the cruelest crimes--animal fighting--things26 work out that way.Dog-fighting victims are 27 and killed for profit and \yet their criminal abusers oftenreceive a28 sentence for causing a lifetime of pain. Roughly half of allfederally-convicted animalfighters only get probation (缓刑).Some progress has been made in the prosecution (起诉) of animal fighters. But federal judgesoften rely heavily on the U. S. Sentencing GuideLines when they29 penalties, and in the case ofanimal fighting, those guidelines are outdated and extremely30The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which31 these sentencing guidelines, is revisiting them,proposing to raise the minimum sentence from 6 - 12 to 21 - 27 months. This is a step in the right32, but we'd like to see the U. S. Sentencing Commission make further changes to the guidelines. Along with this effort, we're working with animal advocates and state and federal lawmakers to33 anti-cruelty laws across the country, as well as supporting laws and policies that assistoverburdened animal 34 that care for animal fighting victims. This help is 35 importantbecause the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major factor that prevents people from gettinginvolved in cruelty cases in the first place. A. convenient B. creates C. critically D. determine E. direction F. hesitate G. inadequate H. inspired I. method J. minimal K. rarely L. shelters M. strengthenN. sufferings O. tortured Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraphfrom which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph ismarked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.When Work Becomes a GameA) What motivates employees to do their jobs well? Competition with coworkers, for some. Thepromise of rewards, for others. Pure enjoyment of problem-solving, for a lucky few.B) Increasingly, companies are tapping into these desires directly through what has come to be knownas \: essentially, turning work into a game. \is about understandingwhat it is that makes games engaging and what game designers do to create a great experience ingames, and taking those learnings and applying them to other contexts such as the workplace andeducation,\the Wharton School ofBusiness at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.C) It might mean monitoring employee productivity on a digital leaderboard and offering prizes to thewinner, or giving employees digital badges or stars for completing certain activities. It could alsomean training employees how to do their jobs through video game platforms. Companies fromGoogle to L'Oréalto IBM to Wells Fargo are known to use some degree of gamification in theirworkplaces. And more and more companies are joining them. A recent report suggests that theglobal gamification market will grow from $1.65 billion in 2021 to $11.1 billion by 2021.D) The concept of gamification is not entirely new, Werbach says. Companies, marketers and teachershave long looked for fun ways to engage people's reward-seeking or competitive spirits. Cracker Jackshas been \100 years, headds, and the turn-of-the-century steel magnate (巨头) Charles Schwab is said to have often comeinto his factory and written the number of tons of steel produced on the past shift on the factoryfloor, thus motivating the next shift of workers to beat the previous one.E) But the word \and the widespread, conscious application of the concept only beganin earnest about five years ago, Werbach says. Thanks in part to video games, the generation nowentering the workforce is especially open to the idea of having their work gamified. \people grew up playingvideo games, and an increasingly high percentage of adults play these video games too,\F) A number of companies have sprung up--GamEffective, Bunchbail and Badgeville, to name a few--in recent years offering gamification platforms for businesses. The platforms that are most effectiveturn employees' ordinary job tasks into part of a rich adventure narrative. \a gamegame-like is that the player actually cares about the outcome,\Werbach says. \principle isabout understanding what is motivating to this group of players, which requires some understandingof psychology. \G) Some people, Werbach says, are motivated by competition.Sales people often fall into thiscategory. For them, the right kind of gamification might be turning their saies pitches into acompetition with other team members, complete with a digital leaderboard showing who is。
2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)及参考答案完整版
2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案完整版(第一套)Part I Writing (25minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a foreign friend who wants to study. Please recommend a university to him. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.【参考范文】Dear，I am delighted to hear that you are going to study in a Chinese university. Since you haveasked for my advice about choosing which university I will try to give you some useful suggestions hereIt is well known that Peking University is a great place to lean. There are several factorsaccounting for this choice and the following are the most typical ones. First and foremost,Peking University is one of the top universities in China and the birthplace of many great minds. Therefore, it can provide high-quality teaching resources, which is essential for a foreign learner. In addition, Beijing is the capital of China and there are various historic buildings. They provide foreign students to know Chinese culture and historyI hope you will find these suggestions helpful and wish you all the best！Yours，Li Ming 【参考译文】亲爱的露丝:得知你要来中国的大学学习,我很高兴。
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2Writing (30 minutes)Directions: 肋r this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay titled "Are people becoming addicted to techn ology?". T, 如statement given below is for your reference. You should write at least丝Q words but no more than型words.Numerous studies claim that addiction to technology is real and it has the same effect on the brain as drug addiction.P art ][Section AListening Comprehension (25 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the e叫of each news report ,you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report a叫the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) a叫D). Then mark the correspo叫ing letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A) Enrol him in a Newcastle football club.B)Send him to an after-school art class.C)Forbid him to draw in his workbook.D)Help him post his drawings online.2.A) Contacted Joe to decorate its dining-room.B)Hired Joe to paint all the walls of its buildings.C)Renovated its kitchen and all the dining-rooms.D)Asked Joe for permission to use his online drawings.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A) Get her pet dog back.C)Identify the suspect on the secunty video.B)Beg for help from the police.D)Post pictures of her pet dog on social media.4.A) It is suffering a great deal from the incident.B)It is helping the police with the investigation.C)It is bringing the case to the local district court.D)It is offering a big reward to anyone who helps.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heanl.5.A) Provide free meals to the local poor.C)Help eliminate class difference in his area.B)Help people connect with each other.D)Provide customers with first-class service.6A) It d.oes not supervise its employees.C)It does not use volunteers.B)It donates regularly to a local charity.D)It is open round the clock.7.A) They will realise the importance of communication.B)They will come to the cafe even more frequently.C)They will care less about their own background.D)They will find they have something in common.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer S�t 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A) A surprise party for Paul's birthday.C)Preparations for Saturday s get-together.B)Travel plans for the coming weekend.D)The new market on the other side of town.9.A) It makes the hostess's job a whole lot easier.B)It enables guests to wallc around and chat freely.C)It saves considerable time and labor.D)It requires fewer tables and chairs.10.A) It offers some big discounts.C)It is more spacious and less crowded.B)It is quite close to her house.D)It sells local wines and soft drinks.11.A) Cook a dish for the party.C)Prepare a few opening remarks.B)Arrive 10 minutes earlier.D)Bring his computer and speakers.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A) For commuting to work.C)For gettmg around in Miami.B)For long-distance travel.D)For convemence at weekends.13.A) They are reliable.C)The y are spacious.B)They are compact.D)They are easy to drive.14.A) Buy a second-hand car.C)Seek advice from his friend.B)Trust her own judgment.D)Look around before deciding.15.A) He sells new cars.C)He is starting a business.B)He can be trusted.D)He is a successful car dealer.Section CDirections: In this section ,you will hear three passages. At the end of each pa,ssage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question ,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) ,B) , C) and D) .Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through th centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A) Many escaped from farms and became wild.B)They were actually native to North America.C)M皿y got killed in the wild when searching for food.D)They were hunted by Spanish and Russian explorers.17.A) They often make sudden attacks on people.B)They break up nature's food supply chain.C)They cause much environmental pollution.D)They carry a great many diseases.18.A) They lived peacefully with wild pigs.C)They fell victim to eagles.B)They ran out of food completely.D)They reproduced quickly.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the p蛔哩e yon have just heanl19.A) Taste coffee while in outer space.C)Develop a new strain of coffee bean.B)Roast coffee beans in outer space.D)Use a pressurised tank to brew coffee.20.A) They can easily get burned.C)They have to be heated to 360°C.B)They float around in the oven.D)They receive evenly distributed heat.21.A) They charged a high price for their space-roasted coffee beans.B)They set up a branch in Dubai to manufacture coffee roasters.C)They collaborated on building the first space coffee machine.D)They abandoned the attempt to roast coffee beans in space.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the pas.,age yon have just heard.22.A) It is the best time for sightseeing.C)They come to clean the Iditarod Trail.B)A race passes through it annually.D)It is when the villagers choose a queen.23.A) Its children's baking skills.C)Its tasty fruit pies.B)It. s umque wmter scenery.D)Its great food variety.24.A) The contestants.B)The entire village.25.A) She owned a restaurant in Idaho.B)She married her husband in 1972.Part][ Section A Reading Comprehension C)Jan Newton and her friends.D)People from the state of Idaho.C)She went to Alaska to compete in a race.D)She helped the village to�ome famous.(40 minutes)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one 叩rd for纽chblank from a list of choices given in a 欢)rd bank following the passage, Read the pas, 皿ge through carefully before making your choices. 丘吐choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the 叩rds in the bank more than once.Most animals seek shade when temperatures in the Sahara Desert soar to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. But for the Saharan silver ant, 26 from their underground nests into the sun's brutal rays to27 for food, this is the perfect time ,to seek lunch. In 2015 these ants were joined in the desert by scientists from two Bel gi an universities, who spent a month in the28 heat tracking the ants and digging out their nests. Toe goal was simple, to discover how the�adapted to the kind of heat that can30 melt the bottom of shoes.Back in Belgium, the scientists looked at the ants under an electronic microscope and found that their 31 , triangular hair reflects light like a prism (棱镜），gi vi n g them a metallic reflection and protecting them from the sun's aw血heat.When Ph.D. student Quentin Willot32 the hair from an ant with a 33 knife and put it under a heat lamp, its temperature jumped.Toe ants'method of staying cool is 34 among animals. Could this reflective type of hair protect peo p l e? Willot says companies are interested in�旦these ants'method of heat protection for human use, including everything from helping to protect the lives of firefighters to keeping homes cool in Sltmmer.2935A)adapting B)consciously C)crawling D)crowded E)extreme Section BF)hunt G)literally H)moderate I)remote J)removed K)species L)specimens M)thick N)tiny 0)uniqueDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. 应ch 血tement contains information given in one of the paragrap加.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choo 犯a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The start of high school doesn't have to be stressfulA)This month, more than 4 million students across the nation will begin high school. M皿y will do well.But many will not. Consider that nearly two-thirds of students will experience the "ninth-grade shock," which refers to a dramatic drop in a student's academic performance. Some students cope with this shock by avoiding challenges. For instance, they may drop difficult coursework. Others may experience a hopelessness that results in failing their core classes, such as English, science and math.B)This should matter a great deal to parents, teachers and policymakers. Ultimately it should matter to the students themselves and society at large, because students'experience of transitioning (过渡）to the ninth grade can have long.:term consequences not only for the students themselves but for their home communities. We m吐e these observations as research psychologists who have studied how schools and families can help young people thrive.C)In the new global economy, students who fail to finish the ninth grade with passing grades in college preparatory coursework a r e very unlikely to graduate on time and ,g o on to get jobs. One study has calculated that the lifetime benefit to the local economy for a single additional student who completes high school is half a m诅ion dollars or more. This is based on higher earnings and avoided costs in health care, crime, welfare dependence and other things.D)The consequences of doing poorly in the ninth grade can impact more than students'ability to find a good job. It can also impact the extent to which they enjoy life. Students lose many of the friends they turned to for support when they move from the eighth to the ninth grade. One study of ninth-grade students found that 50 percent of friendships among ninth graders changed from one month to the next, signaling striking i n stability in friendships.E)In addition, studies find the first year of high 妃hool typically shows one of the greatest increases in depression of any year over the lifespan. Researchers think that one explanation is that ties to friends are broken while academic demands are rising. Furthermore, most adult cases of clinical depression first emerge in adolescence (青春期）. The World Health Organization reports that depression has the greatest burden of disease worldwide, in terms of the total cost of treatment and the loss of productivity.F)Given all that's riding on having a successful ninth grade experience, it pays to explore what: can be done to meet the academic, social and emotional challenges of the transition to high school. So far,our studies have yielded one main insight: Students'beliefs about change-their beliefs about whetherrelated to their ability to cope, succeed academically and maintain good mental health. Past research has called these beliefs " m indsets (思维模式），"with a "fixed mindset" referring to the belief that people cannot change and a "growth mindset" referring to the belief that people can change.G)In one recent study, we examined 360 adolescents'beliefs about the nature of "smartness"—that is,their fixed mindsets about intelligence. We then assessed biological stress responses for students whose grades were dropping by examining their stress加rmones(荷尔蒙）. Students who believed that intelligence is fixed—that you are stuck being "not smart" if you struggle in schoo l—showed higher levels of stress hormones when their grades were declining at the beginning of the ninth grade. If students believed that intelligence could improve-that is to say, when they held more of a growth mindset of intelligence-they showed lower levels of stress hormones when their grades were declining. This was an exciting result because it showed that the body's stress responses are not determined solely by one's grades. Instead, declining grades only predicted worse stress hormones among students who believed that worsening grades were a permanent and hopeless state of affairs.H)We also investigated the social side of the high school transition. In this study, instead of teachingstudents that their smartness can change, we taught them that their social standing—that is, whether they are bullied or excluded or left out一can change over time. We then looked at high school students' stress responses to daily social difficulties. That is, we taught them a growth mindset about their social lives. In this study, students came into the laboratory and were asked to give a public speech in front of upper-year students. The topic of the speech was what makes one popular in high school. Following this, students had to complete a difficult mental math task in front of the same upper-year students.I)Experiment results showed that students who were not taught that people can change showed poorstress responses. When these students gave the speech, their blood vessels contracted and their hearts pumped less blood through the body-both responses that the body shows when it is preparing for damage or defeat after a physical threat. Then they gave worse speeches and made more mistakes in math. But when students were taught that people can change, they had better responses to stress, in part because they felt like they had the resources to deal with the demanding situation. Students who got the growth mindset intervention (干预）showed less-contracted blood vessels and their hearts pumped more bloo d—both of which contributed to more oxygen getting to the brain, and, ultimately, better performance on the speech and mental math tasks.J)These findings lead to several possibilities that we are investigating further. First, we are working to replicate (复制）these findings in more diverse school communities. We want to know in which types of schools and for which kinds of students these growth mindset ideas help young people adapt to the challenges of high school. We also hope to learn how teachers, parents or school counselors can help students keep their ongoing academic or social difficulties in perspective. We wonder what would happen if schools helped to make beliefs about the potential for change and improvement a larger feature of the overall school culture, especially for students starting the ninth grade.36.The number of people experiencing depression shows a sharp increase in the first year of high school.37.According to one study, students'academic performance is not the only decisive factor of their stressresponses.38.Researchers would like to explore further how parents and schools can help ninth graders by chan gin gtheir mindset.39.According to one study, each high school graduate contributes at least 500, 000 dollars to the localeconomy.40.In one study, students were told their social position in school is not unchangeable.41.It is reported that depression results in enormous economic losses worldwide.42.One study showed that friendships among ninth graders were far from stable.43.More than half of students will find their academic performance declining sharply when they enter theninth grade.44.Researchers found through experiments that students could be taught to respond to stress in a morepositive way.45.It is beneficial to explore ways to cope with the challenges facing students entering high school. Section CDirections: There are2 passages in this section. 应ch passage is followed by some questio邓or unfinis加d statements. For each of加mt加re are fo ur choices m叮k ed A), B), C) and D). You should decide on t加best choice and mark t加corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through t如centre. Passage OneQuestions 46 to SO are based on the following passage.Educators and business leaders have more in common than it may seem. Teachers want to prepare students for a successful future. Technology companies have an interest in developing a workforce with the SIBM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills needed to grow the company and advance the industry. How can they work together to achieve these goals? Play may be the answer.Focusing on SIBM skills is important, but the reality is that SIBM skills are enhanced and more relevant when combined with traditional, hands-on creative activities. This combination is proving to be the best way to prepare today's children to be the malcers and builders of tomorrow. That is why technology companies are partnering with educators to bring back good, old-fashioned play.In fact many experts argue that the most important 21st-century skills aren't related to specific technologies or subject matter, but to creativity; skills like imagination, problem-finding and problemsolving, teamwork, optimism, patience and the ability to experiment and talce risks. These are skills acquired when kids tinker (鼓捣小玩意）. High-tech industries such as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have found that their best overall problem solvers were master tinkerers in their youth.There are cognitive (认知的）benefits of doing things the way we did as children—building something, tearing it down, then building it up again. Research shows that given 15 minutes of free play, four-and five-year-olds will spend a third of this time engaged in spatial, mathematical, and architectural activities. This type of pla y—especially with building blocks一helps children discover and develop key principles in math and geometry.If play and b叫ding are critical to 21st-century skill development, that's really good news for two reasons: Children are born builders, makers, and creators, so fostering (培养）21st-century skills may be as simple as giving kids room to play, tinker and try things out, even as they grow older. Secondly, it doesn't talce 21st-century technology to foster 21st-century skills. This is especially important for underresourced schools and communities. Talcing whatever materials are handy and tinkering with them is a simple way to engage those i m portant "malcer" skills. And anyone, anywhere, can do it.46.What does the author say about educators?A)They seek advice from technology companies to achieve teaching goals.C)They help students acquire the skills needed for their future success.D)They partner with technology companies to enhance teaching efficiency.47.How can educators better develop students'SIBM skills, according to the author?A)By blending them with traditional, stimulating activities.B)By inviting business leaders to help design curriculums..C)By enhancing students'ability to think in a critical way.D)By showing students the best way to learn is through play.48.How do children acquire the skills needed for the 21st century?A)By engaging in activities involving specific technologies.B)By playing with things to solve problems on their own.C)By familiarizing themselves with high-tech gadgets.D)By mastering basic principles through teamwork.49.What can we do to help children learn the basics of math and geometry?A)Stimulate their interest as early as possible.B)Spend more time playing games with them.C)Encourage them to make things with hands.D)Allow them to tinker freely with calculators.50.What does the author advise disadvantaged schools and communities to do?A)Train students to be makers to meet future market demands.B)Develop students'creative skills with the resources available.C)Engage students with challenging tasks to foster their creativity.D)Work together with companies to improve their teaching facilities.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Being an information technology, or IT, worker is not a job I envy. They are the ones who, right in the middle of a critical meeting, are expected to instantly fix the projector that's no longer working. They have to tolerate the bad tempers of colleagues frustrated at the number of times they've had to call the help desk for the same issue. They are also the ones who know there are systems that are more powerful, reliable and faster, but their employer simply will not put up the funds to buy them.According to a recent survey, employees who have a job reliant on IT support consider IT a major source of job dissatisfaction. Through no fault of their own, they can suddenly find their productivity deteriorating or quality control non-existent. And there's little they can do about it.The experience of using IT penetrates almost the entire work field. It has become a crucial part of employees'overall work experience. When IT is operating as it should, employee self-confidence swells. Their job satisfaction, too, can surge when well-functioning machines relieve them of dull tasks or repetitive processes. But if there's one thing that triggers widespread employee frustration, it's an IT transformation project gone wrong, where swollen expectations have been popped and a long list of promised efficiencies have been reversed. This occurs when business leaders implement IT initiatives with little consideration of how those changes will impact the end user.Which is why managers should appreciate just how influential the IT user experience is to their employees, and exert substantial effort in ensuring their IT team eliminates programming errors and application crashes. Adequate and timely IT support should also be available to enable users to cope withtechnological issues at work. More importantly, IT practitioners need to understand what employees experience mentally when they use IT.Therefore, businesses need to set up their IT infrastructure so that it is designed to fit in with their employees'work, rather than adjust their work to fit in with the company's IT limitations.51.What does the author say about working in IT?A)It is envied by many.C)It is financially rewarding.B)It does not appeal to him.D)It does not match his abilities.52.What is the finding of a recent survey on employees who have a job reliant on IT support?A)IT helps boost productivity.B)IT helps improve quality control.C)Many employees are deeply frustrated by IT.D)Most employees rely heavily on IT in their work.53.What is said to happen when IT is functioning properly?A)There is a big boost in employees'work efficiency.B)Employees become more dependent on machines.C)There are no longer any boring or repetitive tasks.D)Employees become more confident in their work.54.What should business leaders do before implementing new IT initiatives?A)Consider the various expectations of their customers.B)Draw up a list of the efficiencies to be promised.C)Assess the swollen cost of training the employees.D)Think about the possible effects on their employees.55.How can a business help improve its employees'experience in using IT?A)By designing systems that suit their needs.B)By ensuring that their mental health is sound.C)By adjusting their work to suit the IT system.D)By offering them regular in-service training.Part N Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part ,you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.铁观音(Tieg ua n yin)是中国最受欢迎的茶之一，原产于福建省安溪县西坪镇，如今安溪全县普遍种植，但该县不同地区生产的铁观音又各具风味。
【完整版】2022年12月英语四级真题答案解析(第一套)
【完整版】2022年12月英语四级真题答案解析（第一套）【听力部分】News Report 3A Spanish island called Palmador has been bought by a family from Europe for 18 million euros. (Question 5) Island id often described as heaven on earth by holiday makers. Decades tourist have been flocking to Palmador, which is located off the southeast coast of Spain. (Question 5) They come to enjoy its unspoiled beaches and crystal clear waters. (Question 6) Its natural beauty is protected as it lies inside a natural park.Although Palmador one of the most famous private islands in the world, its seafront is public land and is a favorite destination for famous people. When the island was put up for sale, it was offered to the local government, but proved too expensive for the local authorities. It is unclear whether the new owners have the power to ban tourist from the island, but with their newfound luxury comes the responsibility for its protection and maintenance.The island is less than two miles long and half a mile wide. (Question 5) lt is said to have a remarkable location that few other private islands of this size can match.According to estate agents, Palmador is perfect place to retreat to get away from the city noise and relax in beautiful surroundings with zero stress.(Question 7)Question 5What do we learn from the news report about the Spanish island Palmador?Question 6What do holiday makers come to Palmador to enjoy?Question 7What do estate agents say about Palmador?【选词填空】Parenting brings fathers more joy than it does mothes,according to a new study...26.K)involving27.B)associated28.L)note29.A)additional30.D)cultivate31.E)depressive32.H)however33.G)emotions34.F)directly35.I)implication【仔细阅读部分】46. What does the author say is remarkable about the fish we eat?BA)They reproduce quickly.B)They are mostly farmed.C)They have bocome as important as grain.D) They have a longer history than humars.47. What do we need to do if we keep consuming fish at the current rate?DA)Increasethefishingvolumeconsiderably.B)Developmoreadvancedfishingtechnology.C)Enlargethemarinefishstockseffectively.D)Expand the scale of fish-farming continuously.48.What does the author say about China in terms of aquatic food?CA)It places increasing emphasis on fishing now.B) It boasts of the world's largest fishing stocks,C) It raises more fish than caught from the wild.D) It supplies 60% of the world's fish products49.Why does the author say aquaculture is so important these days?AA) It is a must for feeding the world's fast-growing populationB) It proves a reliable source of protein for humans and animalsC) It is essential to maintaining both mental and physical healthD) It ensures a balanced healthy diet for people the world over,50.What does the author imply by saying aquaculture is no silver bullet?CA)Shrimp-farming is a risky business.B) Fish-farming will not be sustainableC) Fish-farming may cause serious problems too.D) Shrimp-farming can become quite expensive.51. What does the WEP's winning of tlhe Nobel Peace Prize make us realize?DA)More and more people in the world are suffering from starvation.B) All of us can be affected by food instability cne way or another,C) It is hazardous to leeve millions of people poor and vulnerable.D) It is morally wrong to think helping the poor is not our business.52. What do we leam about the WEP's effort to elirrinate hunger?BA)It has ersured a sufficient food supply to millicnsB) It is still far from its goal despite the progress made,C) It has done a good job in combating natural disasters.D) It is preventing starvation occurring on a global scale.53. What will happen when food aid is offered at a price?AA) The rich will become richer and the poor poorer.B)Morepeoplewillbewillbewillingtojoinintheeffort.C)More food will be made available to the needy.D) The relief effort will be rendered less sustainable.54.How can scientists help cope with poverty and hunger?BA)By colaborating closely with world economic institutions.B) By sharing expertise with peers in poverty-stricken nations.C) By setting up more food research programs in develsping countries.D) By building self-respect in people suffering from undernutrition55.What message does the author try toconvey at the end of the passage?CA) Wealthy nations should solve their own food problems first.B) Rich counties should be more generous in providing food aid,C)Poor nations should enhance their own ability to solve their food shortages.D) World economic institutions should play a bigger role in fighting hunger.【翻译部分】立春(Start of Spring)在中国农历中表示春天的开始。
2020年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)含答案
Part I Writing ( 30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write on the topic Oulnges in the Way of Education. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part I Listening Comprehension Section A ( 25 minutes). .Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heanl.1.A) Many people have been attacked by Devil Firefish.B)The Mediterranean is a natural habitat of Devil Firefish.C)Invasive species are driving away certain native species.D)A deadly fish has been spotted in the Mediterranean waters.2.A) It could badly pollute the surrounding waters.B)It could pose a threat to other marine species.C)It could disrupt the food chains there.D)It could add to greenhouse emissions.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heanl.3.A) Cars will not be allowed to enter the city.B)Pedestrians will have free access to the city.C)About half of its city center will be closed to cars.D)Buses will be the only vehicles allowed on its streets.4.A) The unbearable traffic noise.C)The ever-growing cost of petrol.B)The worsening global warming.D)The rising air pollution in Paris.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard5.A) His house was burnt down in a fire.C)His good luck charm sank into the sea.B)Many of his possessions were stolen.D)His fishing boat got wrecked on a rock.6.A) Change his fishing locations.C)Sell the pearl he had kept for years.B)Find a job in a travel agency.D)Spend a few nights on a small island.7.A) His pearl could be displayed in a museum.B)His monstrous pearl was extremely valuable.C)The largest pearl in the world weighs 14 pounds.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question , you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A) It boasts a fairly long history.C)It has 75 offices around the world.B)It has over 50 business partners.D)It produces construction materials.9.A) It was started by his father.C)It is over 100 years old.B)It has about 50 employees.D)It is a family business.10.A) Outdated product design.C)Shortage of raw material supply.B)Loss of competitive edge.D)Legal disputes in many countries.11.A) Introducing innovative marketing strategies.B)Seeking new ways .t o increase its exports.C)Providing training for its staff members.D)Conducting a financial analysis for it.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A) She is a real expert at house decorations.B)She is really impressed by the man's house.C)She is well informed about the design business.D)She is attracted by the color of the sitting room.13.A) From a construction businessman.C)From home design magazines.B)From his younger brother Greg.D)From a prof�ional interior designer.14.A) The cost was affordable.C)The effort was worthwhile.B)The style was fashionable.D)The effect was unexpected.15.A) She'd like him to talk with Jonathan about a new project.B)She'd like to show him around her newly-renovated house.C)She wants to discuss the house decoration budget with him.D)She wants him to share his renovation experience with her.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question , you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ) , B ) , C ) and D ) . Then mark the co"esponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A) Paying hospital bills for emergency cases.B)Doing research on ear, nose and throat diseases.C)Removing objects from patients' noses and ears.D)Providing routine care for small children.17.A) Children aged one to four are often more curious than older children.B)Five-to nine-year-olds are the most likely to put things in their ears.C)Many children like to put foreign objects in their mouths.18.A) They want to attract attention.C) They are unaware of the potential risks.B)They tend to act out of impulse.D)They are curious about these body parts. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heanl.19.A) It gave her a used bicycle.C)It delivered her daily necessities.B)It paid for her English lessons.D)It provided her with physical therapy.20.A) Expanding bike-riding lessons.C) Offering walking tours to visitors.B)Providing free public transport.21.A) It is a sports club.D)Asking local people for donations.C) It is a counseling center.B)It is a language school.D) It is a charity organizadon. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the � you have just heanl.22.A) How animals deal with lack of gravity.B)How mice interact in a new environment.C)How low gravity affects the human body.D)How mice imitate human behavior in space.23.A) They found the space in the cage too small to stay in.B)They found it difficult to figure out where they were.C)They were not used to the low-gravity environment.D)They were not sensitive to the changed environment.24.A) They continued to behave as they did in the beginning.B)They already felt at home in the new environment.C)They had found a lot more activities to engage in.D)They tried everything possible to escape from the cage.25.A) They changed their routines in space.C)They behaved as if they were on Earth.B)They began to eat less after some time.Part I Section A Reading ComprehensionD)They repeated their activities every day.( 40 minutes)Directions: Jn this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the co"esponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once .Trust is fundamental to life. If you can't trust anything, life becomes intolerable. You can't have relationships without trust, let alone good ones.In the workplace, too, trust is 26 . An organization without trust will be full of fear and27 . If you work for a boss who doesn't trust their employees to do things right, you'll have a -28-time. They'll be checking up on you all the time, correcting "mistakes" and-29-reminding you to do this or that. Colleagues who don't trust one another will need to spend more time30 their backs than doing any useful work.Organizations are always trying to cut costs. Think of all the additional tasks caused by lack of trust. Audit ('fit) departments only exist because of it. Companies keep large volumes of-31- because they don't trust their suppliers, their contractors or their customers. Probably more than half of alladministrative work is only there because of an ever-existing sense that "you can't trust anyone these days. " If even a small part of such valueless work could be 32 , the savings would run into millions of dollars.All this is extra work we 33 onto ourselves because we don't trust peopl�the checking, following through, doing things ourselves because we don't believe others will do them 34 -or at all. If we took all that away, how much extra time would we suddenly find in our life? How much of otir work 35 would disappear?A)constantlyB)credibleC)essentialD)exploringE)gather Section B F)load K)removedG) miserable L)stacksH) p ressure M) suspicionI)properly N)tracked J)records0)watchingDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs_.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph .more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 _�The Place Where the Poor Once ThrivedA)This is the land of opportunity. If that weren't already implied by the landscape-:---rolling green hills,palm trees, sun-kissed flowers-then it's evident in the many stories of people who grew up poor in these sleepy neighborhoods and rose to enormous success. People like Tri Tran, who fled Vietnam on a boat in 1986, showed up in San Jose with nothing, made it to MIT,.and then founded the food-delivery start-up Munchery, which is valued at $ 300 million.B)Indeed, data suggests that this is one of the best places to grow up poor-in America. A child born in theearly 1980s into a low-income family in San Jose had a 12. 9 percent chance of becoming a high earner as an adult, according to a landmark study released in 2014 by the economist Raj Chetty and his colleagues from Harvard and Berkeley. That number-12. 9 percent-may not seem remarkable, but it was: Kids in San Jose whose families fell in the bottom quintile (1i.�,fi4t,) of income nationally had the best shot in the country at reaching the top quintile.C)By contrast, just 4. 4 percent of poor kids in Charlotte moved up to the top; in Detroit the figure was5.5 percent. San Jose had social mobility comparable to Denmark's and Canada's and higher thanother progressive cities such as Boston and Minneapolis.D)The reasons kids in San_ Jose performed so well might seem obvious. Some of the world's mostinnovative companies are located here, providing opportunities such as the one seized by a 12-year-old Mountain View resident named Steve Jobs when he called William Hewlett to ask for spare parts and subsequently received a summer job. This is a city of immigrants�38 percent of the city's population today is foreign-born-and immigrants and their children have historically experienced significant upward mobility in America. The city has long had a large foreign-born population (26. 5 percent in 1990), leading to broader diversity, which, the Harvard .and Berkeley economists say, is a good predictor of mobility.E)Indeed, the streets of San Jose seem, in some ways, to embody the best of America. It's possible todrive in a matter of minutes from sleek ( �i1t: � ) office towers near the airport where people pitch ideas to investors, to· single-family homes with orange trees in their yards, or to a Vietnamese mall.The libraries here offer programs in 17 languages, and there are areas filled with small businesses owned by Vietnamese immigrants, Me,lican immigrants, Korean immigrants, and Filipino immigrants, to name a few.F)But researchers aren't sure exactly why poor kids in San Jose did so well. The city has a low prevalenceof children growing up in single-parent families, and a low level of concentrated poverty, both factors that usually mean a city allows for good intergenerational mobility. But San Jose also performs poorly on some of the measures correlated with good mobility. It is one of the·most unequal places out of the 741 that the researchers measured, and it has high degrees of racial and economic segregation ( 1\1").Its schools underperform based on how much money there is in the area, said Ben Scuderi, a predoctoral fellow at the Equality of Opportunity Project at Harvard, which uses big data to study how to improve economic opportunities for low-income children. "There's a lot going on here which we don't totally understand," he said. "It's interesting, because it kind of defies our expectations." G)The Chetty data shows that neighborhoods and places mattered for children born in the San Jose areaof the 1980s. Whether the city still allows for upward mobility of poor kids today, though, is up for debate. Some of the indicators such as income inequality; measured by the Equality of Opportunity Project for the year 2000, have only worsened in the past 16 years.H)Some San Jose residents say that as inequality has grown in recent years, upward mobility has becomemuch more difficult to achieve. As Silicon Valley has become home to more successful companies, the flood of people to the area has caused housing prices to skyrocket. By most measures, San Jose is no longer a place where low-income, or even middle-income families, can afford to live. Rents in San Jose grew 42. 6 percent between 2006 and 2014, which was the largest increase in the country during that time period. The city has a growing homelessness problem, which it tried. to address by shutting down "The Jungle," one of the largest homeless encampments ( 1� a-J",{tJt) in the nation, in 2014. Inequality is extreme. The Human Development Index-a measure of life expectancy, education and per capita, (A.��) income-gives East San Jose a score of 4. 85 out of 10, while nearby Cupertino, where Apple's headquarters sits, receives a 9. 26. San Jose used to have _a happy mix of factors-cheap housing, closeness to a rapidly developing industry, tightly-knit immigrant communities-that together opened up the possibility of prosperity for even its poorest residents. But in recent years, housing prices have skyrocketed, the region's rich and poor have segregated, and middle-class jobs have disappeared. Given this, the future for the region's poor doesn't look nearly as bright as it once did.I)Leaders in San Jose are determined to make sure that the city regains its status as a place where evenpoor kids can access the resources to succeed. With Silicon Valley in its backyard, it certainly has the chance to do so. "I think there is a broad consciousness in the Valley that we can do better than to leave thousands of our neighbors behind through a period of extraordinary success," San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said.J)But in today's America-a land of rising inequality, increasing segregation, and stagnating (�JI*�) middle-class wages-can the San Jose region really once again become a place of opportunity?。
2022年9月四级真题(全3套)
大学英语四级考试2022年9月真题(第一套)Part I Writing(30minutes) Directions:Suppose your university is selecting some students to teach kids in remote rural areas during the coming vacation.You are now to write an application letter to the university to explain why you want to take part and what you can do for the kids.You will have30minutes to write the letter.You should write at least120 words but no more than180words.Listening Comprehension(25minutes) Part IISection ADirections:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions1and2are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A)It examines the effect of cholesterol on people’s health.B)Its participants all had high blood cholesterol levels.C)It questions the benefits of a vegetarian protein diet.D)Itsfinding came as a surprise to the researchers.2.A)They do not know all the effects of eating meat.B)Red meat itself does not cause heart diseases.C)White meat may be healthier than red meat.D)Vegetarian protein may be easier to absorb.Questions3and4are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)It may have been due to the lorry driver’s drunk driving.B)It may affect the local supply of turkeys for Christmas.C)It interrupted traffic for several hours running.D)It was caused by a lorry running into a trailer.4.A)It has been the scene of several fatal accidents recently.B)It is the spot that causes the local police a lot of worry.C)It has witnessed several traffic accidents this year.D)It is a location frequented by local traffic police.Questions5to7are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)Get approval to add more routes.C)Advertise it through a mobile app.B)Attract more international tourists.D)Make it affordable to common folk.编者注：2022年9月四级考试共考了一套听力、一套阅读、三篇写作和三篇翻译，请读者知悉。
2020年9月英语四级考试真题及参考答案(第一套)
2020年9月英语四级考试真题及参考答案（第一套）作文：Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay on online dictionaries.You can start your essay with the sentence"Online dictionaries are becoming increasingly popular."You should write at least120words but no more than180words.答案略【听力参考答案】1.A)Ship traffic in the Atlantic.2.D)They may be affecting the world’s climate.3.C)To call for a permanent security guard.4.A)It had already taken strong action.5.B)The road was blocked6.D)A track hit a barrier and overturned7.B)It was a hard task to removing the spilled substance.8.A)She wanted to save for a new phone.9.D)They are less aware of the value of their money.10.B)More non-essential things.11.C)It may lead to excessive spending.12.C)He had a problem with the furniture delivered.13.B)Describe the furniture he received.14.A)Correct their mistake.15.C)She apologized to the man once more.16.B)Tidying up one’s home.17.A)Things that make one happy.18.C)It received an incredibly large number of donated books.19.A)Give free meals to the homeless.20.D)Follow his example.21.C)Sending him had-made bags.22.A)To solve word search puzzles.23.B)They could no longer concentrate on their task.24.C)A reduction in the amount of sleep.25.C)Realize the disruptive effects of technology【选词填空】26.H integrate27.B coincidence28.A associated29.L recognizable30.I maximizes31.N stressful32.K principal33.J natural34.M simply35.O symbolized【信息匹配】Doctor’s orders:Let children just play36.H段落第一句Another playtime thief37.E段落第一句The trends have been a long time coming.38.L段落第一句Play may not be a hard sell to kids.39.G段落第一句Predictions aren’t the only ones who have noticed.40.D段落第一句“play is not silly behavior,”41.I段落第一句“I respect that parents have busy lives and it’s easy to hand a child a iPhone”42.C段落第一句The advice,issued Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics43.K段落第一句Yogman also worries about the pressures that squeeze playtime for more affluent kids.44.F段落第一句By200945.B段落第一句“This may seem old-fashioned,but there are skills to be leaned when kids aren’t told what to do”【仔细阅读第1套】Text1：Diets46.D Attempting to meet society’s expectation of appearance47.B They have to do with people’s body weight and shape48.C Whether self-perception of body image impacts one’s workplace success49.B People are not adversely affected in the workplace by false self-perception of body weight50.A Banning discrimination on the bass of employees’body imageText2：Work-life balance51.D The concept of work-life balance contributes little to a fulfilling life52.A It impacts how we think and behave.53.C We do meaningful work the contributions to society54.B It is dynamic...55.D Strive for a more fulfilling life【翻译】茅台(Moutai)是中国最有名的白酒，在新中国成立前夕，被选为国宴用酒。
2021年12月大学英语四级听力真题(第一套)
2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) She was pierced by a chicken bone.B)She was coughing all the time.C)She suffered from lung cancer.D)S he suffered from shock.2. A) By eating chicken soup daily.B) Through regular exercising.C)Through a surgical operation.D)By using traditional Chinese medicine.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have Just heard.3. A) It was born 13 years ago.B)It was Alice Gray's lovely pct.C)It got injured in a big bushfire.D)I t ran away into a nearby forest.4. A) They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.B)They spent seven years replanting their farm.C)They claimed damages for their heavy losses.D) They installed a camera to monitor sheep activity. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A) The disappearance of some gold and diamonds.B)The transfer of tons of precious metal by air.C)The crash of a Russian cargo airplane.D)The loss of gold from an airplane.6.A) It made an emergency landing.B)It informed the local police at once.C)It contacted the goldmine company.D)It had a crew member fix the problem.7.A) They will cooperate with the police.B)They had checked the plane carefully.C)They will be questioned by the police.D)They took some gold bars and diamonds.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear c question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C)and D). Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you havejust heard.8. A) For the company's records.B)For future training purposes.C)To follow the company's rule.D)T o ensure information security.9. A) To check her customer reference number.B)To inquire about the price of office chairs.C)To get her money back for the returned chair.D)T o make complaints about its customer service.10. A) She had to update its information.B) She forgot where she had led it.C) She lost it about three days ago.D) She was issued a new card.11. A) Reconsider her options for payment methods.B) Make a specific note on the company's system.C) Update her bank card details on the company’s website.D) Upload her personal information to the company'swebsite.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you havejust heard.12. A) He is fueling exhausted. B)He is tired of cooking.C) He has to work late. D) He wants to try Asian foods.13. A) Book a table. B) Order a delivery.C) Download a menu. D) Locate a restaurant.14. A) It is not tasty. B) It is not healthy.C) It is too oily. D) It is too spicy.15. A) She is too concerned about money.B) She is too weight-conscious.C) She is too picky about food.D) She is too eager to please.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. Atthe end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have justheard.16. A) Owners' personalities a fleet their cats' behaviour andwellbeing.B) Parents' personalities can affect the personalities oftheir children.C) Parents and cat owners alike experience high levels ofanxiety.D) More and more people are treating pet cats like theirchildren.17. A) Give their pets behavioural training.B) Provide their pets with the best care.C) Know their pets' feelings and desires.D) Interact with their pets in novel ways.18. A) More convincing explanation.B) More extensive sampling.C) Collection of more data.D) Further investigation.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) People should do more running than mere walking.B) Running is the best exercise lor extending one's life.C) People should exercise at least 60 minutes every day.D)Running is the easiest form of exercise for most people.20. A) Improving their brain function.B) Regulating their breathing rate.C) Slowing down their ageing process.D) Accelerating their blood circulation.21. A) They found it easy to control their emotions.B) They struggled to handle negative emotions.C) They were more eager to enjoy a movie.D) They were less a fleeted by sad movies.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) He is a tour guide. B) He is a famous architect.C) He is local entrepreneur.D) He is the owner of the Hill House.23. A) He studied the blueprints of other famous buildings.B) He inquired about his client's family background.C) He observed his client's life and habits.D) He took a tour of his client's old home.24. A) A house made of timber and brick.B) A house with a lot of free space.C) A house of the current fashion.D) A house of a unique design.25. A) They are well preserved and in pretty good shape.B) They are copies built to the architect's designs.C) They were designed by another architect.D) They were badly damaged but restored.。