英语四级真题及答案详解(2)

1、2013年12月英语四级真题作文一：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan18

2、0words.DearAndy-Howareyou?YourmotherandIarefine.Webothmissyouandhopeyouaredoingwell.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagainthenesttimeyourcomputercrashesandyoucomedown-stairsforsomethingtoeat,Love,MomandDad.”作文二：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressay

3、withabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonlearningandthenexplainwhydoesn'tsimplymeanlearningtoobtaininformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.OnceIlearnhowtouseGoogle,isn'tthatalltheeducationIreallyneed?作文三：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthep

4、icturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasin,useofthemobilephoneinpeople'slifeandexplaintheConsequeneeofoverusingit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Peoplearecrossingthestreetlookingattheircellphonesandusingwalkingsticksinordertosee.PartIIListeningComprehe

5、nsion(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourcho

6、icesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. A)GotoaplacehehasvisitedB) MakeherownarrangementsC) ConsultatravelagentDJoininapackagetour2.A) TheyareonalongtripbycarB) TheyaresyuckinatrafficjamC)

7、TheyareusedtogettingupearlyD) Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight3.A) HeisapersondifficulttodealwithB) HedislikesanyformalgatheringC) HeisunwillingtospeakinpublicD) Heoftenkeepsadistaneefromothers4.A) WorkinanotherdeparmentB) PursuefurthereducationC) RecruitgraduatestudentsD) Takeanadministrativejob5.A)

8、HewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintimeB) HeisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorpositionC) HewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimselfD) HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay16.A) CleanerB) porterC) MechanicD) Salesman7.A) ReqestoneortworoommatestodothecleaningB) HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethis

9、weekendC) GetLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistimeD) AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek8.A) AproblemcausedbytheconstructionB) AnaccidentthatoccurredonthebridgeC) ThebuildingprojecttheyareworkingonD) ThepublictransportaionconditionsQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhaveheard.A) Tol

10、ookforajobasasalespersonB) TohaveatalkwithMissThompson.C) Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.D) Tocomplainaboutafaultyapplianee.10A) Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.B) Thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment.C) Theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice.D) Thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems.11A) 0743,12536ext

11、ension15.B) 0734,38750extension15.C) 0734,21653extension51.D) 0734,62135extension51.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12A) SincehefoundagirlfriendB) Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.C) SincehebegantoexerciseregularlyD) Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.13A) Heisgettingtoofat.B) Hesmokesto

12、omuchC) Hedoesn'teatvegetables.D) Hedoesn'tlookwellatall.14A) TheyareoverweightfortheirageB) TheyarerespectfultotheirparentsC) TheyarestillintheirearlytwentiesD) Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.15A) Toquitsmoking.B) TofindagirlfriendC) ToreducehisweightD) Tofollowheradvice.SectionBDirection

13、s:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre

14、.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A) Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.B) TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.C) Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.D) Theyareburningoutofcontrol.17.A) Theyhavebeenhospitalized.B) Theyhavegotskinproblems.C) Theywerechokedbythe

15、thicksmoke.D) Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemicals.18.A) Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.B) Ithasbeenre-scheduledforamiddaytakeoff.C) Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.D) Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.19.A) TheymadefrequentIong-distaneecallstoeachother.B) Theyillegallyuse

16、dgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.C) Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecialists.D) Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.PassageTwoQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.20.A) PeacefulB) ConsiderateC) GenerousD) Cooperative21.A) Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddry

17、er.B) Someonebrokethewasheranddryerbyoverloadingthem.C) MindyLance'laundryblockedthewaytothelaundryroom.D) MindyLance'threatenedtotakerevengeonherneighbors.22.A) Askingtheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp.B) Limitingtheamountoflaundryforeachwash.C) lnformingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.D) Instal

18、lingafewmorewashersanddryers.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23. A)Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.B) SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.C) Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930's.D) Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.24. A)TheBookC

19、riticsCircleAward.B) ThePulitzerPrizeforfictionC) TheNobelPrizeforliterature.D) TheNationalBookAward.25. A)SheisarelativeofMorrison's.B) Sheisaskilledstoryteller.C) SheisaslavefromAfrica.D) SheisablackwomanSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthef

20、irsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputerthatcosta

21、nywherefrom$1,000toperhaps%5,000ormore.(26),itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase(27) costinganotherseveralhundreddollars.Twentyyearsago,computerswere(28) ,buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany,(29)purchasedcomputersforhomeuse.Overtheyears,thepriceofthe©uts"ofacomputer-itsmemoryha

22、sdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.Moreover,(30)improvementshavemadeitpossibleto(31)memorycircuitrythatissmallenoughtofitintotheportablepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.(32),asthepr

23、iceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.(33),improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid(杂交)seeds,(34)animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepric

24、esofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpensesonfood.Eventhoughthe(35)ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreaseswhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionATogetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscie

25、neetakeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.Thisisastoriedplacethe36ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience-startingwithErnestLawrenee'sinventionofthecvclotron(回旋加速器)in1931.Agenerationagofemalefaceswere37and.eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstflooro

26、fLeConteHallwillSeeafullcorridorofexhibits_38themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,39alloftherewhitemalesButclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou'llseea40display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacnltymembersandstudentsareportraitsofthe41headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiroandfourotherwomenwhosere

27、seaich42everythingfromthemecheanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey'reStillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapreseneehere.Andthereal43maybeinthesmallerphotostotherightgraduateandundergraduatestudentsabout20percentofth

28、emfemale.EveryyearsBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry'stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimisticbutalso44"Ibelievethingsaregettingbette"shesays"butthey'renotgettingbetteras45asiwouldlike."注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答A) circumstaneeB) confideneeC) coversD) currentE)

29、dealsF) differentG) exposingH) fastI) honoringJ) hopeK) presentlyL) rareM) realisticN) siteO) virtuallySectionBSectionC阅读理解PassageTwoQuestion61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhenwetalkaboutAmericansbarelyintoadulthoodwhoaresaddledwithunbearablelevelsofdebt.theconversationisalmostalwaysaboutstuden

30、tloandebt.Butthere'agrowingbodyof?suggestingthattoday'syoungadultsarealsodrowningincreditcarddebtandthatmanyofthemwilltakethisdebttotheirgraves.Morethan20%oversponttheirincomebymorethan$100everysinglemonth.Sincetheyhaven'tbuiltuptheircredithistoriosyet,it'asafebetthattheseyoungadults

31、arepayingrelativelyhighinterestratesontheresultingcreditcarddebt.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答61. Whatisthemainiderofthefirstparagraph?A) ManyyoungAmericanswillneverbeabletopayontheirdebts.B) Creditcardsplayanincreasinglyimportantroleincollegelift.C) Creditcardsaredoingmore?thanstudentloans.D) TheAmericancredit

32、cardsystemisundercnticism.62. Whydoyoungpeoplehavetopayahigherinterestontheircreditcarddebt?A) Theytendtoforgetaboutthedeadlines.B) Theyhaven'developeda?history.C) Theyareoftennabtetopaysackintime.D) Theyare?inmanagingmoney.63. Whatissaidtobetheconsequeneeofyoungadultsrelyingoncreditcardstomakee

33、ndsmeet?A) Iwillplaceanunnecessdonsociety.B) Itwillgivetheirtoworkhard.C) Itwillexertpsypressureonthem.D) Itwillaffecttheirfuturespendingpower.64 Whatwillhappentoyoungadultsiftheircreditcarddebtkeepsaccurnufatingaluciadunn?A) Theywillhavetopayanincreasthglyhigherinteresttate.B) Theymayexperieneeacri

34、sisintheiroldage.C) Theirqualityofliftwilltoaffected.D) Theircreditwaybecancelled.65 whatdoesLuciaDunnthinkmightbediskforthecreditcardissuingbanks?A) Theygobankruptasaover-lendingB) TheyloselaC) TheirclientD) Theirinterestrateshavetobereducednowandthen.翻译一PartIVTranslationDirections:Forthispart,youa

35、reallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2许多人喜欢中餐。在中国，烹饪不仅被视为一种技能，而且也被视为一种艺术。精心准备的中餐既可口又好看。烹饪技艺和配料在中国各地差别很大。但好的烹饪都有一个共同点，总是要考虑到颜色、味道、口感和营养(nutrition)。由于食物对健康至关重要，好的厨师总是努力在谷物、肉类和蔬菜之间取得平衡，所以中餐既味美又健康。注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。翻译二PartIVTranslationDirection

36、s:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2"你要茶还是咖啡？"是用餐人常被问到的问题，许多西方人会选咖啡，而中国人则会选茶，相传，中国的一位帝王于五千年前发现了茶，并用来治病，在明清(theqingdynasties)期间，茶馆遍布全国，饮茶在六世纪传到日本，但直到18世纪才传到欧美，如今，茶是世界上最流行的饮料(beverage)之一，茶是中国的瑰宝。也是中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。

37、翻译三PartIVTranslationDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2信息技术(InformationTechnology)，正在飞速的发展，中国公民也越来越重视信息技术，有些学校甚至将信息技术作为必修课程，对这一现象大家持不同观点。一部分人认为这是没有必要的，学生就应该学习传统的课程。另一部分人认为这是应该的，中国就应该与时俱进。不管怎样，信息技术引起广大人民的重视是一件好事

38、。翻译四PartIVTranslationDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2中国结最初是由手工艺人发明的，经过数百年不断的改进，已经成为一种优雅多彩的艺术和工艺。在古代，人们用它来记录事件，但现在主要是用于装饰的目的。结”在中文里意味这爱情、婚姻和团聚，中国结常常作为礼物交换或作用饰品祈求好运和辟邪。这种形式的手工艺代代相传，现在已经在中国和世界各地越来越受欢迎。2013年12月英

39、语四级完整版答案作文部分：范文一：Themoderntechnologyhasgreatlyalteredthemodeofcommunicationamongpeople.WiththehelpoftheInternet,peoplecaneasilycontacteachotheranytimeanywhere.However,thesideeffectisthatmanypeoplehavebecomeover-dependentontheInternetandneglectedface-to-facecommunication.AsfarasI''mconcerned,

40、electroniccommunicationcannotfullyreplacethedirectcontactamongpeople.Althoughitseemstobringeveryonetogether,itactuallyestrangespeopleanddecreasestheeffectivenessofcommunication.Atypicalexampleisthat,traditionally,peopleworkinginthesameofficesimplywalktoothersandtalk.Today,however,co-workerstendtosen

41、de-mailsorinstantmessagesthroughtheInternetevenwhentheyaresittingnexttoeachother.Aswordscanneverconveythefullmessage,itusuallytakesmuchmoretimeandroundsofconversationthanface-to-facecommunication,inwhichpeoplecandiscussmoredirectlywithlesslossofinformation.Toconclude,theInternetenablesmoreeffectivec

42、ommunicationinsomesituations,butover-dependenceonitactuallypullspeopleapart.范文二：Itisfrequentlyobservedthatmanypeoplekeeplookingdownattheirmobilephoneswhatevertheyaredoing.Itistruethatmobilephoneshavebroughtgreatconveniencetousaswecansendshortmessages,checke-mails,surftheInternet,orwatchvideosalmosta

43、nywhere.However,theoveruseofmobilephonesalsoleadstosomeseriousproblems.Theover-dependenceonmobilephonescanharmtherelationshipamongfriendsandfamily.Withmobilephones,peopledonottalkasmuchasbefore.Forexample,sometimesatdinnertables,insteadofchattingandlaughingwitheachother,manypeoplechoosetochatwithoth

44、erfriendsonline.Inotherwords,mobilephoneshelppeoplecontactingfriendsfarawaymoreeasilyattheexpenseofreducingthecommunicationwiththosewhoaresittingrightnexttothem.Inconclusion,mobilephonecanbeausefultoolinmodernlife,butoverusingitdamagesinterpersonalrelationship.Thereisnopointtoloseourintimacywithfrie

45、ndsandfamilytomoderntechnology.范文三：TheimpactoftheInternetonlearningExplainwhyeducationdoesn'tsimplymeanlearningtoobtaininformationIntheageofknowledgeexplosion,theInternetopensamagicalportalforleanerstogetaccesstoseeminglyincessantinformation.Butisinformationequaltoknowledge?“OnceIlearnhowtousego

46、ogle,isn''tthatalltheeducationIreallyneed?Thisquestionfullyembodiestheprejudiceopinionthataslongaspeopleacquireabundantinformation,theywillgetpropereducation.Thereasonwhyeducationdoesn'tsimplymeanlearningtoobtaininformationisthateducationisnotlimitedtothehardfactsortheoriesstudentscanlea

47、rnfromtheirtextbooksortheInternet.Itrelatestoawiderscoperangingfromtheobtainmentofpracticalskillstothedevelopmentofcharacters,whicharehardforstudentstolearnsimplybygoogling.Consequently,comprehensivelearninginschoolsthatincludeslearningknowledge,conductingexperimentsandcommunicatingwithpeersiswhattr

48、ueeducationis.Inaword,theInternetdoesprovidevaluableinformationforlearners,butpeopleshouldbefullyconsciousoftheessenceofeducationandlearntotelltherightfromthewrong.听力部分：1. C.Consultatravelagent.2. A.Theyareonalongtripbycar.3. C.Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic.4. B.Pursefurthereducation.5. A.Hewouldnotb

49、eavailabletostartthejobintime.6. B.Mechanic.7. D.AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek.8. A.Aproblemcausedbytheconstruction.9. C.Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.10. A.Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.11. B.0734,21653extension51.12. B.Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.13. A.Heisgettingtoofat.14. D.Theyd

50、islikedoingphysicalexercise.15. C.Tofindagirlfriend.16-19音频无。20. B.Considerate.21. A.Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer.22. C.Informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.23. A.Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.24. B.TheNobelPrizeforliterature.25. D.Sheisablackwoman.26. Inaddition27.

51、software28. available29. individuals30. technological31. manufacture32. Inshort33. Bycontrast34. scientific35. quantity阅读答案：36. Oworsens37. Eexperienee38. Kspecialized39. Aadditional40. Jqualifies41. Ggraduates42. Mtrained43. Cdemand44. Ltension45. Nview四级阅读匹配答案46. E47. A48. I49. C50. J51. H52. A53.

52、 G54. E55. F四级阅读仔细阅读1答案56. A.Howweperceivethefoodweeat.57. D.Youwouldnotfeelsohungry.58. B.Foodlabelsmayinflueneeourbody"sresponsetofood.59. A.Trickourselvesintoeatingless.60. B.Psychologicalfactorsinflueneeourhungerlevels.四级阅读仔细阅读2答案61. B)Itpreparesstudentstomeetthefutureneedsofsociety.62. D)C

53、reatingthehighestdropoutrateinthedevelopedworld.63. C)Newpositionsareconstantlycreatedthatrequirepeopletokeeplearning.64. C)Basicskillsneededforchangeandlifelonglearning.65. D)Avoidingtoomuchinterventionintheirchildren''seducation.翻译部分：翻译一：Nowadays,withthefastdevelopmentofInformationTechnology.Chinesecitizensareattachingmoreandmoreimportaneetoit.SomeschoolsanduniversitieshaveevenincludedI