2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题+答案第2套

大学英语四级考试2021年12月真题（第二套）PartIDirections:SupposeyourschoolisorganizinganorientationprogramtohelpthefreshmenadapttothenewPartIIListeniDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough2.A)ThroughregularD)ShewaspiercedbD)ByusingtraditionalChinesemedic4.A)TheyinstalledacameratomonitB)TheyclaimeddamagesfortheirheavyC)TheyspentsevenyearsrepD)Theyrebuiltthefencingaroundthe5.A)ThelossofgoldB)ThecrashofaRussiancargoair6.A)ItinformedthelB)Itcontactedthegoldm7.A)TheywillcooperatewiB)TheyhadcheckedtheplanecaC)Thetransferoftonsofpreciousmetalbyair.D)ThedisappearanceofsomegoldanddiamoD)IthadacrewmemberfixtheproC)TheytooksomegoldD)TheywillbequestionedbytheDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughB)Forfuturetrainingpurp9.A)TogethermoneybC)ToinquireabouttheB)TocheckhercustoD)ShehadtoupdateB)UpdateherbankcarddetailsonthecoD)ReconsiderheroptionsforpaymentmetQuestions12to15areB)Heistiredofcooking.D)HewantstotryAsianDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthece16.A)MoreandmorepeoplearetreatingpetB)ParentsandcatownersalikeexperiencehighlevelsofanxiC)Owners’personalitiesaffecttheircats’behaviourandweD)Parents’personalitiescanaffectthepersonalitiesoftheirchildren.B)InteractwiththeirpetsinnovelD)ProvidetheirpetswiththebestB)Collectionofmoredata.D)MoreconvincingexplanaQuestions19to21arebasedo19.A)RunningistheeasiestformofexeB)PeopleshouldexerciseC)RunningisthebestD)Peopleshoulddomorerunningthanmerewal20.A)AcceleratingtheirbloodcirC)RegulatingtheirbreathiD)Improvingtheirbrainfunc21.A)TheywerelessaffectedbyC)TheystruggledtohandlenegatiB)TheyweremoreeagertD)TheyfounditeasytocQuestions22to25arebasedont23.A)Hestudiedtheblueprintsofotherfamousbuildings.B)Heinquiredabouthisclient’sfam24.A)Ahouseofauniquedesign.B)Ahouseofthecurrentfashion.25.A)TheywerebadlydamagedbutB)TheyweredesignedbyanotherarD)HeistheowneroftheHillHouse.C)Hetookatourofhisclient’sD)HeobservedhiscC)AhousewithalotoffrD)Ahousemadeoftimberandbrick.C)TheyarecopiesbuD)TheyarewellpreservedandinDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselecfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinItiscommonlybelievedthatthegreatEnglishdramatistandpoetWilliamShakespearewasborninStratford-on-AvononApril2recordsshowhewasbaptized(施洗礼)onApril2beforebaptizinganewlybornbaby.ShakHewas52andhadretiredtoStratfordthAlthoughfewplayshavebeenperformedoranalyzedasextensivelyasthe38playsShakespearewrote,therearefewsurvivingdetailsabouthislife.This28ofbiographicalinformationisdueprimarilytohissocial29;hewasnotanoble,butthesonofaleathertrader.Shakespeare30attendedthegrammarschoolinStratford,wherehewouldhavestudiedLatinandread31literature.Hedidnotgotouniversityandatage18marriedAnneHathaway,whowaseightyearshis32.Theyhadfourchildren,includingthetwins,HamnetandJudith.NothingisknownoftheperiodbetweenthebirthofthetwInamillionwordswrittenover20years,he34thefullrangeofhumanemotionsandconflictswitha35thatremainssharptodaofanage,butforalltime.”Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.A)Humansarecreaturesofhabit.Wauto-pilot.Routinescanbeincrediblyusefulinhelpingyougetthingsdone.However,toomuchofcanalsomakeyouincrediblyboring.Nevertheless,manlivealifewhereeverythingiB)Totellthetruth,interestingpeoplearemorepopularamongtheirfriends.Ifyoudon’tarousesomeone’scuriosityorbrightensomeone’sday,youyourlifehasendedandyoucan’tdoanythingtochangeit.Ifyoubeyondsmalltalk,trythesetacticstofindmoreinterestingapproachestoconversation.C)Recently,Iwasatagatheringofcollyou?”Ordinarily,IthinkI’magoodconversationalist.Afterall,ittheirstoriesorsharetheiradvice.Andthat’snotexactlyanunexpectedquestion.Still,theonltopicsthatcametomindweremydaughter’sbasketballtournament(锦标赛)andmyfeelingsaboutthatmorning’spoliticalheadlines—neitheramusingnorappropriatetopicsatotherpeopleiswhatmakesusinteresting,saysassociateprofessorMichaelPirsoninteresting,mayhavebackfiredandmademeseemlessinterE)“Ifsomeoneismakingupsomeconversationthatmightbeinteresting,it’sprobablynotgoingtolandwell,”saysPirson,whoseexpertiseincludestrustandwell-being,mgoingtofeellikeamade-upconversationthatpeopledon’tnecessarilywanttotuneinto.”F)Themostinterestingpeoplearen’tthoInstead,Pirsonsays,they’rethosewhoexaminetheordiall.Maybetheyareactuallylittlemiracles,”hesays.Shareyouinterestingstoriesyouheardorthingsyounoticed—andyoumaybeG)ThisisessentiallyhowJessicaHagystartsherday.TheauthorofHowtoBeInteresting:AnInstructionManual,HagyspendsalotoftimethinkingaboutpersistentlycuriouH)ThinkabouttheeverydaythingsaroundyouandaskquestionsaboIseeonmywaytoworkeveryday?Whobuiltthatinterestingbuildinghaven’tIvisited?Whydopeopledothingsthatway?Usewhatyoufindtoaskmorequestionsandlearnmoreabouttheworldaroundyou.“Havingthatsortofcuriositintoboredom,”shesays.Andwhenyoufindthingsthataretrulyinteremakeapersonorstoryinterestingtoviewers.It’susuallyamatterofindiThatmeansembracingwhatistrulyinterestingoruniwaythattheycancaryouhavelivedlife,takenrisks,traveled,soughtoutexperiencetolearnforyourselfandsharewitJ)Ofcourse,it’spossibletobeafountainofknowAndreaPass.Payingattentiontothelistenerisanimportantpartofhavingaconversatiobothparties.Talkingonandonaboutwhaandgiveothersopportunitiestoparticipateintheconversationbyinvitingthemwithquestibeentothatattraction?”)Questionsareapowerfultool,especiallywheninformationaboutthemselves.A2012studyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,foundthatroughly40%ofthetimewearetalking,we’redisclyou’reasparklingconversationpartneristogetotherstotalkabouL)Beingrelatableisalsoessential,Morrisseysays.“Thebestentwhoarerelatable—thosewhodon’tshyawayfromocareabout.Thesearethepeopleviewersmostrelatetoandfindinteresting.Beingauthentic,honest,andvulnerableisalwaysinteresting.”M)Ihavenowcometorealizethatbeingboring,inactuality,ialsohowyoupresentyourself.Nomatterwhat,makesureyouarehavingfuninenjoying,peoplearoundyouwillbegintoenjoyasweeffort,youcandefinitely36.Pirsonclaimsthatsomeordinarythingsmayoftenprovetobemiraculously37.Tomakeaconversationinteresting,itis38.Apersonwhoisunabletostimulateothers’curiosityormaketheirlifeenjoyablemayappearsomewhatboring.39.Interestingpeopleusuallypossesscertainuniquequalities,accordingtoa40.Beinterestedinothersandtheya41.Theauthorconsidershimselfusuallygoodatconductingconversations.42.Interestingpeoplearealwaysfullofcuriosity.43.Fallingintoaroutinecanturnapersonint44.Onestrategytobeagoodconversationalististomotivateyourpa45.Interestingasitmightappear,amade-upconversationwDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinetQuestions46to50arWithobesitynowaffecting29%ofthepopulationinEngland,andexpectedtowenowrecogniseitasadiseasmaybeadverselyaffected,meetsthedictionarydefinitionooutthatmorethan200genesinfluencisentirelytheindividual’sresponsibilitytseverecomplicationsratherthanalifestylechoice“shouldhelpreducethestigma(耻辱)anddiscriminationexperiencedbymanypeoplewProfessorWildingdisagreesthatlabellingahighproportipersonalresponsibilityormayoverwhelmhealthservices,pointingoutthatothercommondiseases,suchashighbloodpressureanddiabetes,requirepeopletotakeactiontomanagetheircondition.HesuggeststhapeoplewithobesitywillarenotgoingtobeabletotackleitButDr.RichardPile,aphysicianwithaspecialinterestindiabetes,arguesthatadoptingthisapproach“couldactuallyresultinworseoutcomesforindividualsanofdisease“issovaguethatwecanclassifyalmostanythingasadisease”andsaysthequestionisnotwhecan,butwhetherweshould,andtowIflabellingobesityasadiseasewasharmlessthenitwouldn’treallymatter,hewritesasadisease“risksreducinthatissuchanimportantenablerofchbutitwillbenefithealthcareprovidersandthepharmaceutical(制药的)industrywhenhealthinsuranceandclinicalguidelinespromotetreatmentwithdrugsands46.WhatdoesProfessorJohnWildingA)ItsimpactonsocietyisexpectedB)Itisnowtoowidespreadtobeneglected.D)Itsdictionarydefinitio47.Whatisthepopularviewofobesity?A)Itisdifficulttodefine.B)Itisamoderndisease.48.WhyaresomepeopleopposedtoA)ObesepeoplewouldnotfeelresponsibletotakeanyactiB)ObesepeoplewouldnotbeabletoaffordthemedicalcC)ObesepeoplewouldbeoverwhelmedwithD)Obesepeoplewouldbediscriminatedagai49.WhatdoesDr.RichardPilethinkofthedictionarydefinitionofdisease?A)Itisofnouseinunderstandingobesity.C)IthelpslittletoB)ItistooinclusiveandthuslackscA)Itmayaffectobesepeople’squalityoflife.C)ItB)Itmayacceleratethespreadofobesity.Questions51to55arNationwide,onlyaboutthreepercentofearlychildhoodteachersaremaleintheU.S.Expertssaythiscanhaveanimpactonyoungchildrenwhoseunderstandingofgenderrolesandidentityarerapidlyforming.Researchhasfoundthathavingaccesstodiverseteachersisbeneficialforchildren.meanstheyaremorelikelytogetexdevelophealthyideasaround“Inourworldandoursociety,wehaveveryspecificstereotypes(模式化形象)ofgenderroles,”saidMindiReich-Shapiro,anassistantprofessorintheteachereducationdepartmentoftheBoroughofManhattanCommunityCollege,andoneandotherpathstheycantake.”Despitemostlyfeelingsupportedbycolleaguesandfamilymembers,manyofthemaleeducareportedthattherewereparentssurprisedorconcernedthattadvisedbycolleaguesorotherstaffnottohugchildreReich-Shapiroandfellowresearchersmadeseveralrecommendationstoincreasemalerepresentationinthefield.Lowpayhaslongbeenacknowledgedasamajorissueintheearlychildhoeducatorswhosaidtheyintendedtostayintheearlyeducmotivatingfactorforthemtocommittothecareerlong-term.ThereportsuggestspayingallearlychildhoodeducatorsthewayelementaryschoolteachersaCitiesandprogramsshouldestablishsupportgroupsformaleearlychildhoodeducatorsandprovidementoringandprofessionaldevelopmentadviceformaleeducatorsandtheirprogramTheauthorsalsosuggestthattraditionalrecruitmentapproachesforearlychildhoodeducators“donotaddressthegendergapinthefield.”Theyrecommendprovidingyoungmenopportunitiestoworkwithchithroughtrainingandvolunteerprograms,targetinggroupsofme51.WhatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraphabouteaA)Ithelpsraisechildren’sawarenessofgenderroles.B)Itexposeschildrentodifferentwaysofinteraction.C)Itisnegativelyimpactedbyalackofmaleteachers.D)Itclearlyaimstoformchildre52.WhatdoesMindiReich-ShapiroemphasizeinhercomA)Theimportanceofbroadeningchildren’shorizons.B)Theresponsibilitiesoffathersforchildren’sC)TheurgencyofcreatingteachereducationprogramD)Theroleofteachersinmotivatingchildrentolearn.53.WhatdowelearnaboutmaleteachersfromtheirA)Someofthemfinditawkwardwhenhuggingchildren.B)TheyfeelpressuredtokeepupwithfemalecolC)Theyfindithardtomeettheexpectationsofkids’parents.D)Manyofthemfeelprejudicedagainstsociallyandculturally.54.WhatisneededformentocommittoearlyD)Betterworkingcondit55.WhatdotheauthorsofthestudyrecommendtobridgethegendergapA)RecruitingyoungmenwhohaveapassionforeducatingyoungchildrB)TakingmeasurestoattractprospectivemaleteacherC)PersuadingprospectivefatherstoconsiderachangeinD)ProvidingmaleteacherswithmoreopportunitiesforadvanceDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.大运河（GrandCanal）是世界上最长的人工河，北起北京，南至杭州。它是中国历史上最宏伟的工程之一。大运河始建于公元前4世纪，公元13世纪末建成。修建之初是为了运输粮食，后来也用于运输其他商品。大运河沿线区域逐渐发展成为中国的工商业中心。长久以来，大运河对中国的经济发展发「-&:第1段介绍世界发…,EQ\*jc3\*hps34\o\al(\s\up15(------------),第2段具体介绍)EQ\*jc3\*hps34\o\al(\s\up15(-),讲)EQ\*jc3\*hps34\o\al(\s\up15(-----),匕赛的)EQ\*jc3\*hps34\o\al(\s\up15(-),节)EQ\*jc3\*hps34\o\al(\s\up15(----),介绍)EQ\*jc3\*hps34\o\al(\s\up15(-----),赛流程)EQ\*jc3\*hps34\o\al(\s\up15(---------),明史Ⅱ何选拔o)EQ\*jc3\*hps34\o\al(\s\up12(,),J)I''II,------------------------------------------------------------,…nσ邮S…叫t仍t…y…t.…要求。-!-=等奖答*为B).#除7卡在*±!ili$(S鸡骨头.*±得以完½康••答案详解降落.接tr1HRT-金ag散落{iL.,lli处以»-*失--•·分-重'.f;r·C)(ffiffi]-实细节Hi.ffi闻*Jit!a¥JJ,!f1JB经M¾-谋抢劫.飞m®飞$在飞mLagtt*IW师们的辦会被录音，而且录音可能会被用于日后的p…ofcallingthe…必12如15恥b…咖仇e叫…ationyouhavej必th…m,*±表m不•11z:凉的-男±接•向*±*•女±的评价是让她满意很难。由此可知，男±认yIJ,研究Hm73::Att-与:/l物--的关系.fi们-要更进-步的新研究发$-主A的tt•与其-的fi'-1和--有-的tt•.因…o必22to25恥…四the…… 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