2021年12月英语四级考试参考答案

2021年12月英语四级考试参考答案01写作部分（共3套）第1套演讲比赛介绍信Directions:Supposeyouruniversitystudentunionisplanningtoholdaspeechcontest.Youarenowtowriteaproposalfororganizingthecontest.Theproposalmayincludethetopic,aim,procedureandselectionofcontestants.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheproposal.Inordertoimprovethestudents'spokenEnglishanddevelopthepublicspeakingskills,IhopeanEnglishspeakingcontestcouldbeheldbytheSchoolStudents'Union，whosethemecouldbe“awordthathaschangedtheworld”orwhatever.ThejudgeofthespeechcontestcanbefiveteachersoftheForeignLanguageSchoolandourfavoriteforeignteacherMr.Smith.Eachcontestanthasonlythreeminutestogiveaspeech,includingself-introductionandaspeechonthethemeofthespeechcontest.Whenthecontestiscompletelyover,onefirstprize,threesecondprizesandfivethirdprizeswillbegiventotheexcellentspeakers.Anyoneofuswillingtotakepartinthecontestcangotothemonitorandsignournameforit.Studentsofallmajorsshouldbewelcometotakepartinthespeechcontest.Isincerelyhopemysuggestioncanbeadopted.第二套：Directions:Supposeyourschoolisorganizinganorientationprogram（新生训练；新生练习）tohelpthefreshmenadapttothenewenvironmentandacademicstudies.Youarenowtowriteaproposal,whichmayincludeitsaim,duration,participantsandactivities.AnOrientationProgramforFreshmenFreshmenareabouttostartanewchapterintheircollegelife.Transitionfromhighschooltocollegelifewillbeahardtimeatthebeginning.Withthepurposeofhelpingthemtoadapttothenewlifeandacademicstudiesofcollegequicklyandavoidlosingthemselves,ouruniversityisplanningtoorganizeanorientationprogram.Theprogram,whichisholdbythestudentunion,willlasttwoweeks.Allthenewstudentsarerequiredtoattend.Duringthistime,manyactivitieswillbeholdincludingmilitarytrainingwhichisatradition.Also,freshmenaregoingtotakepartinsomelectureswhichareaboutthehistoryofouruniversity,helpingthemknowbetterabouttheplacewheretheyaregoingtospendfouryears.Apartfromthoseactivities,wewillalsoorganizemanyinterestingactivitiesthatcaninvolvebothentertainmentandstudy.Attheendofthisprogram,wewillholdanawardpartytocommendthoseadvancedindividualgroups.Mostofall,theycanmakemanyfriendsduringthoseactivities.HopeallthefreshmencantakepartinourprogramactivelyandIamsuretheycanfindtheirownwaytoadapttothewonderfullifeofcollege.第三套：关于回收二手书籍的报告Itisnotuncommonthatwhenseniorstudentsgraduatefromuniversity,mostoftheirusedbookswhicharestillingoodconditionareprobablythrownaway.Whatagreatwasteitis!Inordertoavoidthiskindofwasteandmakefulluseofusedbooks,theStudents'Unionofouruniversityhasorganizedthespecialprojectofcollectingusedbooksoncampus.Wearepleasedthattheprojecthasreceivedwarmwelcomeandstrongsupportfromthestudents.AllthemembersoftheStudents'Uniongiveourssincerethankstoyou.Fornearlytwoweekssincethestartoftheproject,wehavereceivedmorethan1000booksandwehaveclassifiedthemcarefullyaccordingtothesubjects.Weplantodonatepartofthesebookstoourlibrary,andpartofthemtostudentsinneed.WewillhaveasmallboothonourcampusonSaturday,18thDecember,andanystudentswhowantsomeusedbookscancomeandselect.Wearelookingforwardtoyourparticipationandyourcontributiontotherecyclingofbooks.02听力部分(共两套)第一套C)Itsenttwodogstothewrongdestinations.A)Correcttheirmistakeassoonaspossible.B)Shehashadbabiesbefore.C)Itwassmooth.D)Itwasbuiltabovethesea-water.B)Replacetherestaurant'swoodendeck.C)SheposteditspictureonFacebook.D)Duckhuntingremainslegalinmanypartsoftheworld.A)Droughts.B)Theirneatisnotthatpopular.D)Theypoisonedwildducksinlargenumbers.A)Haveherhouserepainted.B)Howmuchtheworkwillcost.C)Staysomewhereelse.B)Paintingahouseinvolvesmoretroublethanshethought.A)Tocultivategoodhabits.B)Createanidealstudyenvironmentforthem.C)Startwithsomethingtheyenjoy.A)Workerswhomeetitsbodyweightstandards.D)Unfair.C)Encouragehealthybehaviors.A)Ithasnotdoneenoughtohelpleft-handedchildren.D)Theytendtohavemoredifficultiesinlearning.D)Keeptrackofleft-handedchildren'sschoolperformance.B)Whytheirnumbersaresohigh.第二套B)Shewascoughingallthetime.C)Throughasurgicaloperation.D)Itranawayintoanearbyforest.A)Theyrebuiltthefencingaroundtheirfarm.D)Thelossofgoldfromanairplane.A)Itmadeanemergencylanding.C)Theywillbequestionedbythepolice.B)Forfuturetrainingpurposes.C)Togethermoneybackforthereturnedchair.D)Shewasissuedanewcard.C)Updateherbankcarddetailsonthecompany'swebsite.A)Heisfeelingexhausted.B)Orderadelivery.D)Itistoospicy.C)SheistoopickyaboutfoodA)Owner'spersonalitiesaffecttheircats'behaviorandwellbeing.B)Providetheirpetswiththebestcare.D)Furtherinvestigation.B)Runningisthebestexerciseforextendingone'slife.A)Improvingtheirbrainfunction.D)Theywerelessaffectedbysadmovies.A)Heisatourguide.C)Heobservedhisclient'slifeandhabits.D)Ahouseofauniquedesign.B)Theyarecopiesbuilttothearchitect'sdesigns.03阅读部分(共3套)第一套词汇理解（1）文章开头开头：Manypeoplebelievethat...（2）答案【答案速查】26-30OIDCJ31-35AFBMGOuniqueIpossessDendureCconfusedJpresenceBassessFgeniusAacknowledgeMsurprisingGhighly长篇阅读（1）文章标题开头：There'sastressgapbetweenmenandwomen36-40HECKF41-45IBGJD36.Somecareerwomenwhoaimhightendtofeelguiltyiftheyfeeltoachievetheirgoals.[H]【定位】"Someprofessionalwomenaimtodoitall.Theywanttoreachthetopofthecorporateladderandflylikesuper-mom,"shesaid.Whenwomendon'treachthisideal,theyfeelguilty;andevenmorestressed.Theunpaidhouseworkdonebywomenistriplethatdonebymen.[E]【定位】Forexample,theUnitedNationsreportedthatwomendonearlythreetimesasmuchunpaiddomesticworkasmen.Itisreportedthatwomenconsistentlysuffermorefromseverestressthanmen.[C]【定位】Womenaretwiceaslikelytosufferfromseverestressandanxietyasmen,accordingtoa2016studypublishedinTheJournalofBrain&Behavior.Womenareadvisedtoidentifythespecificcausesoftheirstresssothatstepscanbetakentodealwithit.[K]【定位】Itisimportanttounderstandwhatcausesyourstressinthefirstplace.Onestudyshowedthatwomenmanagersoftenexpressedpositiveemotionsthattheydidn'treallyfeel.[F]【定位】"Theyexpressedoptimism,calmnessandsympathyevenwhenthesewerenottheemotionsthattheywereactuallyfeeling,"thestudysaid.Womentendtomistakesignsofheartattacksforsymptomsofstress.[I]【定位】Forexample,womenaremorelikelytoexperiencedisturbedsleep,anxietyandunusualfatiguebeforeaheartattack.Stressissonormalizedthatitiseasyforwomentoshrugoffthosesymptomsassimplytheconsequencesofstress.ForatimeanappdeveloperinAmericawassobusyattendingtoworkandfamilythatshesufferedfromsleeplessness.[B]【定位】Ms.Lisaidherstressledtosleeplessness...AfterIbecameafirst-timemother,IquicklyrealizediwassobusycaringforotherpeopleandworkthatIfeltlikeI'dlostmyself,"shesaid.Theemotionallaborwomendoisnoticedonlywhenitisnotdone.[G]【定位】Hundredsofwomenspokeupabouttheirownexperiencewithemotionallabor:thedutiesthatareexpectedofthem,butgounnoticed.Theseinvisibledutiesbecomeapparentonlywhenyoudon'tdothem.Dr.Joyoesuggeststhatapartfromself-care,womenshouldseekprofessionalsupportiftheyexperienceseverestress.[J]【定位】Drdovesaid,"Supportfromtrustedrelationshipsisvital.Thisincludesprofessionalsupportfrontvarioushealthandwellnessprovidersifstressisbecomingincreasinglyoverwhelming.Somepeoplebelievethattheremaynotexistastressgapbetweenmenandwomen.[D]【定位】Somepeoplemayarguethatthisismerelyreporteddata,andtheysaymanymenfeelthesamepressuresaswomenintermsoffulfillingresponsibilitiesatworkandhome.PassageOne（1）文章开头Asmanyofficeworkersadapttoremotework（2）答案【答案速查】46-50CDACA（3）试题、选项及定位：Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutworkingfromhome?C）Itbenefitsemployersattheexpenseofemployees.Whydosomepeopleopposeworkingfromhome?D）Itnegativelyimpactsproductivity.WhydidtheauthorruntheestimatesforMontreal?A）Toprovideconvincingdataforseriousdiscussion.Whatcanweconcludefromtheauthorscalculations?C）Employers'gainfromremoteworkingshouldgotoemployeesascompensation.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononworkingfromhome?A）Itshouldbeavoidedifpossible.PassageTwo文章开头Thehumanthirstforknowledge...答案速查BADBAWhatdosetheauthorsayaboutcuriosity?[B]Itistheforcethatpusheshumansocietyforward.Whatisthegeneralunderstandingofthecuriosity?[A]Itmotivatespeopletoseekinformation.Whatdowelearnabouthowgenesshapepeople'sbehavior?[D]Theyworkinconjunctionwiththeenvironment.Whatdonumerousstudiesshowaboutinfants?[B]TheyprefertogoafterallthatisnovelWhatdosetheexampleoftheInuitpeopleoftheArcticregionsillustrate?[A]Thecostofhuman'scuriositytoexplore.第二套词汇理解（1）文章开头Itiscommonlybelievedthat...2）答案答案速查】26-30ECLHJ31-35BMDAIE)exactC)conclusivelyL)scarcityH)positionJ)probablyB)classicalM)seniorD)emergenceA)capturedI)precision长篇阅读(1)文章开头开头：Howtonotbeboring答案【答案速查】36-40FJBIM41-45CGAKEPirsonclaimsthatsomeordinarythingsmayoftenprovetobemiraculouslyinteresting,答案：[F]Themostinterestingpeoplearen'tthosewho've...Tomakeaconversationinteresting,itisimportantthatyoulistentotheotherpartyalternatively.答案：[J]Ofcourse，it'spossibletobeafountainofknowledgeandaboringperson...Apersonwhoisunabletostimulateothers'curiosityormaketheirlifeenjoyablemayappearsomewhatboring.答案：[B]Totellthetruth,interestingpeoplearemorepopularamongtheirfriends...Interestingpeopleusuallypossesscertainuniquequalities,accordingtoaTVprogramproducer.答案：[I]TelevisionveteranAudreyMorrissey,executiveproducerof....Beinterestedinothersandtheyaresuretobeinterestedinyou.答案：[M]IhavenowcometorealizethatbeingboringTheauthorconsidershimselfusuallygoodatconductingconversations.答案：[C]Recently,IwasatagatheringInterestingpeoplearealwaysfullofcuriosity.答案：[G]ThisisessentiallyhowJessicaHagystartsherdayFallingintoaroutinecanturnapersonintoanutterbore.答案：[A]Humansarecreaturesofhabit...Onestrategytobeagoodconversationalististomotivateyourpartnertotelltheirownstories.答案：[K]“Ifthelistenerisnotpayingattention,it'syoursignto..Interestingasitmightappear,amade-upconversationwillprobablyturntodull.答案：[E]“Ifsomeoneismakingupsomeconversationthatmightbeinteresting...PassageOne开头：Withobesitynowaffecting29%ofthepopulationinEngland,andexpectedtoriseto35%by2030,shouldwenowrecogniseitasadisease?【答案】46-50CDABDC)Itshouldberegardedasageneticdisease.D)Itresultsfromalackofself-control.A)Obesepeoplewouldnotfeelresponsibletotakeanyaction.B）Itistooinclusiveandthuslacksclarity.D）Itmaydolittlegoodtopatients.PassageTwo（1）文章开头开头：Nationwide,onlyaboutthreepercentofearlychildren（2）答案速查51-55CADABC）Itisnegativelyimpactedbyalackofmaleteachers.A）Theimportanceofbroadeningchildren'shorizons.D）Manyofthemfeelprejudicedagainstsociallyandculturally.A）Higherpay.B）Takingmeasurestoattractprospectivemaleteacherstoworkinthefield.第三套词汇理解（1）文章开头开头：Thesheetsaredampwithsweat...（2）答案【答案速查】26-30GCHDB31-35OJLKMGfearCavoidHlimitedDawareBanswerOtypicallyJresultLrigorousKreviewMtend长篇阅读（1）文章标题开头：Whyitmattersthatteensarereadingless（2）答案速查36-40EBGDA41-45JCFBE（3）题干、答案和定位处Manyyears'surveysrevealthatyoungpeopleinAmericaaregoingtothecinemamuchlessoftenthantheyusedto.E【定位】LargesurveysconductedoverthecourseofmanyyearstellsusthatAmericanyoutharenotgoingtothecinemanearlyasoftenastheydidinthepast.37.SurveyAnalysisshowsAmericanteensnowspendtheirleisuretimeondigitaldevicesratherthanreadingprintedbooks.B【定位】AnalysisofsurveyofoveronemillionteensintheUnitedStatecollectedsince1976revealsamajorshiftinhowteensarespendingtheirleisuretime.Thenumberofseniorhighschoolersnotreadingbooksforpleasureinayearincreasedthreetimesover20years.G【定位】Indeed,thenumberofseniorhighschoolstudentswhosaidtheyhadnotreadanybooksforpleasureinthelastyearwasoneoutofthreeby2016.Thatistriplethenumberfromtwodecadesago.Manyscholarsclaimthatspendingtimeonelectronicdevicesdoesn'tnecessarilymeanadecreaseoftimeforotheractivities.D【定位】Overtheyears,manyscholarshaveinsistedthattimeonlinedoesnotnecessarilytakeawaytimespentengagingwithtraditionalmediaoronotheractivities.Mostpeoplespendmuchmoretimeinteractingwithdigitalmediathantheydidtenyearsago.A【定位】Mostofusspendmuchmoretimewithdigitalmediathanwedidadecadeago.Theauthorclaimsthatitwillbeagreatlossifwenolongerreadbooksandlongerarticles.J【定位】Ifseriousreadingdies,alotwillgowithit.42.Overadecadeorso,Americanteens'socialmediauseshiftedfromanoccasionalactivitytoaroutineone.C【定位】Teensdidnotalwaysspendthatmuchtimewithdigitalmedia.Onlinetimehasdoubledsince2006,andsocialmediausehasmovedfromaperiodicactivitytoadailyoneinthesameperiod.AmoredisturbingtrendinAmericatodayisthatteensarespendingfarlesstimereadingthanaroundfourdecadesago.43.F【定位】Butthetrendrelatedtomoviesarelessdisturbingcomparedwiththechangeinhowteensspendtheirtime.Researchhasrevealedanenormousdeclineinreading.44.Somefiveyearsago,highschoolseniorsinAmericagenerallyspentmorethansixhoursadayonelectronicdevices.B【定位】Indeed,by2016,theaverageAmericanhighschoolseniorsaidtheyspentsixhoursadaywritingtextmessages,onsocialmedia,andonlineduringtheirfreetime.ItwasfondthatAmericanyoungsterstodaydon'tsocializenearlyasmuchastheearliergenerations.E【定位】InanotherAnalysis,researchfoundthattoday'steensgooutwiththeirfriendsmuchlessoftenthatpreviousgenerationsdid.PassageOne开头：Haveyoueverwonderedhowacceptableitistohugortouchsomeone?【答案】46-50CDBADC)Itsabsencemightsuggestalackofwarmthininterpersonalrelationships.D)Howclosethecommunicators'relationshipsare.B)Theytaketouchingasaculturalnorminsocialinteractions.A)Mencanshowfriendshipinpublicthroughphysicalaffection.D)Takeotherpeople'spreferenceintoconsideration.PassageTwo文章开头：Fromclimatechangetotheongoingpandemic(大流行病)...答案：51-55ACDCBA)Itfacesproblemsthataregettingmorevariedandcomplicated.C)Peoplearedividedaboutthenatureofinterest.D)Howagrowthmindsetofinterestcancontributetocross-disciplinarythinking.C)Makinginnovativeproductsneedsmultidisciplinaryknowledge.B)Broadeningtheirinterests.04翻译部分(共3套)都江堰(Dujiangyan)坐落在成都平原西部的岷江上，距成都市约50公里，始建于公元前三世纪。它的独特之处在于无需用堤坝调控水流。两千多年来，都江堰一直有效地发挥着防洪与灌溉作用，使成都平原成为旱涝保收的沃士和中国最重要的粮食产地之一。都江堰工程体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存的智慧，是全世界年代最久、仍在使用、无坝控水的水利工程。DujiangyanislocatedontheMinjiangRiverinthewestofChengduPlain,about50kmawayfromChengduCity.ItwasbuiltinthethirdcenturyBC.Itsuniquefeatureisthatitdoesnotneeddamstoregulatetheflowofwater.Formorethan2000years,Dujiangyanhasbeenplayinganeffectiveroleinfloodcontrolandirrigation,makingChengduPlainafertilelandduringdroughtandfloodandoneofthemostimportantgrainproducingareasinChina.DujiangyanprojectembodiesthewisdomoftheharmoniouscoexistenceofChinesepeopleandnature.Itistheoldestwaterconservancyprojectintheworldthatisstillinuseandhasnodamtocontrolwater大运河(GrandCAnal)是世界上最长的人工河，