12月四级作文真题范文

12月四级作文真题范文（共9篇）

1.12月四级作文真题范文 篇一

2012年12月大学英语四级作文真题及答案

【作文一】

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write A Letter Applying for a Bank Loan.You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese。

1.你的基本情况

your basic information1

2.你申请贷款的原因、数额及用途

you reason for the loan, the amount and purpose

3.你如何保证专款专用以及你的还款打算

2012年12月英语四级作文范文—高分版（沪江）

考试采取“多题多卷”模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题进行核对。

Education Pays

As is shown in the table, the unemployment rate decreases steadily as the education level increases.The fact revealed by the statistics is obvious: graduates with a degree are less likely to be unemployed.What has brought about this effect? I believe there are three main reasons.To begin with, the education level is still the top factor that employers would take into account when selecting job candidates.It is believed that people with a college degree tend to be more intelligent and qualified.In addition, as a result of good learning habit formed during college, job hunters with high education background are also more efficient in acquiring and processing job hunting information.Finally, college education equips graduates with specialized skills, leading to greater attachment to the company they are employed and higher possibility to be reemployed even if they leave their previous company.In conclusion, it is the qualifications, learning habit and specialized skills that high education equip a graduate that make one distinctive in labor market.

2.12月四级作文真题范文 篇二

短 对 话

多数考生在听短对话时容易出现以下两种情况。

情况一:听听力材料时,只要有一句话没听懂便会不知所措,于是费力回想刚才的那句到底是什么意思,结果导致后面本来能听懂的句子也没有听懂。

通过研究近几年的真题我们不难发现,在听力的短对话部分,几乎95%以上的答案都在短对话的第二句话里,因此就算第一句话没有听懂,考生也不必焦虑,应集中注意力听第二句话。当第二句话中出现表示转折、因果、建议的考点提示词时,提示词后的句子或短语十有八九就是答案所在。请看2009年12月四级听力第12题:

M: Can you recommend something that a school boy of 7 or 8 will really like?

W: I’d suggest this toy train, sir. It’s an excellent brand, very popular all over the world these days.

Q: What is the man doing?

A. Shopping with his son.

B. Buying a gift for a child.

C. Promoting a new product.

D. Bargaining with a salesgirl.

在该题中,就算考生没怎么听懂听力材料中的第一句话,仍然可以选出答案。考生只要能听到第二句话中suggest后的toy train就可以了。既然是男士问了一句话后女士才推荐toy train,因此考生可以很自然地联想到男士此时正在给孩子挑选礼物。所以正确答案为选项B。

情况二:听听力材料时感觉自己听懂了,但做题时还是把选项选错了。

其实很多考生所谓的“感觉听懂了”只是听懂了一个点,并不是全部都听懂了,如果全都听懂了也就不会选错了。由于短对话“短而快”的特点,大多数考生只能听懂一部分,而出题者就是抓住了考生这一特点,于是将短对话中一些听起来特别清晰的词汇原封不动地放进选项里迷惑考生,此时考生一不留神就会掉进陷阱里。因此,考生在做短对话的时候可以用一种方法来排除干扰选项,那就是“听到什么就不选什么”。如果你听到的词汇在选项中原封不动地出现,这个选项很可能就是迷惑你的错误选项,可以先把它排除,这样可以极大地提高做题的正确率。比如2009年12月四级听力第14题:

W: I need to talk to someone who knows Baltimore well. I’m told you lived there.

M: Oh, but I was really young at the time.

Q: What does the man mean?

A. He moved to Baltimore when he was young.

B. He can provide little useful information.

C. He will show the woman around Baltimore.

D. He will ask someone else to help the woman.

这道题中有两个词在听力材料中读得非常清晰——Baltimore和young。这两个词所在的A、C选项可以先行排除。剩下B、D两个选项,通过仔细听第二句话,我们不难选出正确答案为选项B。

段 子 题

长对话和短文理解通常被我们统称为“段子题”。在做“段子题”时,考生需牢记两个做题原则:“视听一致原则”和“首尾原则”。“视听一致原则”指的是与听力原文对应词最多的选项多数情况下为正确选项。这一点与短对话恰恰相反。对于长对话来说,听力材料篇幅长、难度大,出题者不会再在各选项中设置太多陷阱,因此一般情况下听到什么就选什么。“首尾原则”指的是对于长对话和短文理解来讲,文章的开头和结尾多是考点的出处。多数考生在听长篇文章时属于慢热型,刚听时没什么反应,得慢慢进入状态。这个习惯对于考生解答“段子题”来讲是个致命的缺点,因为绝大多数考点出现在文章开头甚至就在第一句话,等考生预热完了真正进入听力状态时,考点已经过去了。考生们要克服这种习惯,在听听力材料时,需特别关注开头部分。下面主要以长对话为例来讲解这两个原则在实际考试中的应用。

本次第一篇长对话考的是学习中的选课场景。对于这篇长对话,我们可以运用刚才讲到的“首尾原则”来解答第一题(19题)和最后一题(22题),也就是说这两题的答案分别可以在听力原文的“首”和“尾”找到。

请参看第一篇长对话的听力原文,变色部分为题目答案所在:

W: Hello, Cartson College, may I help you?

M: Yes. I’m looking for information on courses in computer programming. I would need it for the fall semester.

W: Do you want a day or evening course?

M: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day.

W: Aha. Have you taken any courses in data processing?

M: No.

W: Oh! Well, data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming.

….

W: Registration is on the second and third of September between 6 and 9 in Frost Hall.

M: Is that the round building behind the parking lot?

W: Yes, that’s the one.

M: Oh, I know how to get there. Is there anything that I should bring with me?

W: No, just your check book.

M: Well, thank you so much.

W: You’re very welcome. Bye!

M: Bye!

我们先来看长对话的第一题,也就是第19题:

Why does the man choose to take an evening course?

A. He prefers the smaller evening classes.

B. He has signed up for a day course.

C. He has to work during the day.

D. He finds the evening course cheaper.

对话开始,两人简单寒暄之后切入正题,切入正题后的第一个回合答案就出现了。此时女士先提出问题,之后男士作答,他的回答就是该题的答案。这就是“首尾原则”中的“首原则”,即文章一开始就出现了第一题的答案。男士说:“... since I work during the day.”而这句话与第19题选项C (He has to work during the day.)所表达的内容一致。考生在听力材料中听到的句子几乎原词原句重现在选项C中,这也体现了我们所提到的“视听一致原则”。

我们再来看本段对话最后一题,也就是第22题:

What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation?

A. What to bring for registration.

B. Where to attend the class.

C. How he can get to Frost Hall.

D. Whether he can use a check.

这一题的答案非常清晰地出现在对话的结尾部分,即我们所说的“首尾原则”之“尾原则”。男士问:“Is there anything that I should bring with me?”女士说:“No, just your check book.”该题干的意思是“在对话结尾部分男士想知道什么”,根据“视听一致原则”,答案显而易见,我们可以轻松地选出正确选项A。

同样,第20题也体现了“视听一致原则”:

What does the man have to do before taking the course of computer programming?

A. Learn a computer language.

B. Learn data processing.

C. Buy some computer software.

D. Buy a few coursebooks.

我们可以在听力原文中清晰地听到“Have you taken any courses in data processing?”和“Well, data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming.”重复了两遍的“data processing”在选项B中原词重现,所以选项B为正确答案,这正体现了我们所说的“视听一致原则”。

复合式听写

复合式听写一直被考生认为是听力部分最难的题型,也是最能考查考生听力实力的一种题型。笔者建议考生考前强化记忆词汇书上的高频听写词。什么是高频听写词呢?根据近几年来听写题型的出题规律,在复合式听写的前八个空中,高频听写词有如下几个特征:(1)含有7～14个字母;(2)以名词为主,其次是形容词、动词、副词;(3)容易拼错。符合以上三点的词汇并不多,如果考生在考前作了相应准备,前八个空就没什么问题了。此次所考的八个空里名词考了六个,动词考了两个。对于后面的三个句子的听写,答题方法有两种:一是听到什么写什么;二是听懂了原文内容后,再用自己的话表达出来。笔者推荐用第二种方法,考生听完长句后可以记住其中的核心词并将之组成一个句子,但注意句子中不要出现语法错误。如果核心词记不住,考生还可以记首尾词,然后根据大意将中间部分填上去。为避免错误,可以尽量使用简单词和简单句。

总之,不管是笔考还是机考,四级听力考试的命题趋势都是以提高考生的听力水平和听力能力为出发点的。所以笔者建议各位考生在备考四级听力时,除运用做题技巧外,要将更多的精力放在平时的听力训练上,每天坚持听一听四级的历年真题或者难度相当的听力录音,并做好跟读练习以纠正自己的语音。若能坚持这样训练,考生的听力水平必会有显著的提高。

What Is the Answer ?

One night 4 college students were boozing (豪饮) till late night and didn’t study for the exam which was scheduled for the next day. In the morning they thought of a plan. They made themselves look as dirty and weird with grease and dirt.

They then went up to the Dean and said that they had gone out to a wedding last night and on their return the tyre of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way back and that they were in no condition to appear for the test. The Dean said that they could have the retest after 3 days. They said they would be ready by that time.

On the third day, they appeared before the Dean. The Dean said that this was a special condition test. All four were required to sit in separate classrooms of the college for the exam. They all agreed as they had prepared well in the last three days. The test consisted of 2 questions with total of 100 marks.

Q.1. Write down your name — (2 marks)

Q.2. Which car tyre burst? — (98 marks)!!

3.12月英语四级听力真题答案 篇三

答案：A. It covers 197 square meters。

点评：事实细节题，考查同学们对于数字的记录。

23. What can be said about Andorra before the 1930s?

答案：D. It was cut off from the rest of the world。

点评：词义判断题，考查同学们对 “travelers had difficulty in reaching the country”的理解。

24. What event changed the situation in Andorra?

答案：C. The building of roads connecting it with neighboring countries。

点评：事实细节题，需要同学们听到并理解句子“When roads were built from France and Spain to Andorra in the 1930s, life picked up speed。”

25. What do most people do in Andorra do nowadays?

答案：B. They work in the tourist industry。

点评：主旨大意题，从文章中的各个方面，表现出现在安道尔国家的人民大多从事旅游业。

【四级听力答案及点评：听力填空】

26. familiar

27. put forward

28. caution

29. live with

30. alternatives

31. ignore

32. participated

33. in need of

34. focus on

35. judgments

点评：本文主要表达当你在做决定时，应该如何有选择性的听取他人的意见。整体文章在理解上难度并不大。但在填入单词或词组的过程中需要同学们在拼写，时态与词组的连读上注意。比如alternatives，in need of等。十个空中，四个词组，三个名词，两个动词，一个形容词。词组难度不大，拼写也比较方便。关键还是在于同学们平日的词汇量的积累。

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4.12月四级作文真题范文 篇四

听力参考答案

1-8 CACBA BDA

9-11 CAB

12-15 DADC

16-19 暂无

20-22 DAC

23-25 ABD

26-35 In addition;software;available;individuals;technological;

manufacture;In short;By contrast;scientific;quantity

选词填空：

36-45

N site

L rare

I honoring

F different

D current

C covers

J hope

M realistic

H fast

长篇阅读：

46-5

5kcebh djclf

仔细阅读

第一篇

56-60

cadcd

第二篇

61-65

abdbc

写作

From the cartoon given above, we can observe that there are many people crossing the street.Instead of looking at the way, they are staring at their cell phones and using walking sticks to see.It is obvious that they are fascinated with cell phones while even ignore their security.We learn from the cartoon that cell phones have been increasingly

widespread in people’s life.Cell phones are of great benefit to all of us.One of the most obvious advantages is that we can contact with our friends and relatives more conveniently than ever before.However, it is mobile-phones’ advantages that lead some people to overuse or be addicted to them, which tends to exert a negative impact on our life.For example, overusing cellphones will reduce face-to-face communication among people.It seems that most of us enjoy the convenience of contact at the expense of interpersonal relationships.Moreover，entertaining electronic games, magnanimous information and a bewildering variety of social networking tools in mobile phones have occupied much of our time.Information distribution tools and social networking tools, in particular, have attracted all of our attention, which tempts us to keep our eyes on the screen around the corner of every second.Then, do not expect us to talk with the people around us, we don’t have time!This, has resulted in a

phenomenon of “alienation between acquaintances and familiarity between strangers”.Science and technology and modern tools should be served as an “angel” to improve our living standard, rather than a devil to disturb our normal life and

communication.Just imagine, live one day without mobile phone, will you be relaxed? Or anxious?(279words)

参考译文：

如图所示，我们可以看到有很多的人正在过马路，他们没有仔细看路，却都盯着自己的手机并且用一根拐杖代替他们看路。很明显，他们都着迷于手机，甚至忽视了自身安全。

我们从图画得知手机已经在人们的生活中越来越普遍。手机对于我们有巨大的好处，最明显的好处之一，就是我们可以比以前更加便利地联系朋友和亲人。然而，正是手机的诸多好处导致一些人过度使用或者是沉迷于手机，而这往往会给我们的生活造成一些负面的影响。比如，过度使用手机将会减少人与人之间的面对面的沟通。似乎我们大多数人都是以牺牲人际关系来享用联系的便利性。再者，手机上得娱乐性的电子游戏，海量的信息和各种各样的社交网络个您根据也已经占据了我们很多的时间。尤其是信息传播工具和社交网络工具已经占据了我们所有的注意力，这使我们每分每秒地将目光锁定在屏幕上。那么，就别指望我们很周围的人聊天了，我们没有那个时间！这也导致了一个现象：“熟悉人的陌生化，陌生人的熟悉化”！

科技和现代工具应该是提高我们生活质量的”天使”,而不应该是影响我们正常生活和沟通的“魔鬼”。设想一下，如果过一天没有手机的生活，你会放松？还是会焦虑?

翻译：

中国结（the Chinese knot）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，但现在主要用于装饰的目的。“结”在中文里意味着爱情、婚姻和团聚。中国结常常作为礼物交换或用作饰品祈求好运和避邪。这种形式的手工艺（handicraft）代代相传，现在已经在中国和世界各地越来越受欢迎。

5.12月四级作文真题范文 篇五

1.people instinltively

2.things purchused

3.more access

4.are less

5.provide

6.they enjoy

7.access to

8.separable things

9.the wild world

10.harmony

2010年12月18日英语四级答案：听力

11.A, get12.B, buying13.A, taking p14.B, he15.D, he16.C, her gym17.D, The18.A，Indifferent.19.C，he has20.B，learn21.C, every22.A, what to23.D.A financial trader24.B, He considers25.D, It can36 international37 revolution38 emphasized

poor-paying40 effectively41 freelancewriter42 conditioned43 reasonably

The earthquake left thousands of people in urgent need of medicar care.45 There is no denying the fact that he has directed the most popular film in ten years.46 A lighted cigarette thrown out of a car or train window can star a fire.2010年12月18日英语四级答案：选词填空

47.raised48.displayed49.contributions50.abilities51.achieve52.smart53.proceeds54.indicates55.essentially56.evevtually

2010年12月18日英语四级答案：仔细阅读

57.few…university58.attracts…

59.her…interests60.exploit…61.Increase…62.marriage…illness63.marriage…health64.the…married65.they…need66.To…

2010年12月18日英语四级答案：完形填空

67.came out

68.less69.By70.almost71.fertile72.growth73.lead74.pressure75.surroundings76.into

77.driven78.treasure79.when80.expand81.at82.frequent83.major84.trend85.While86.qualities 2010年12月18日英语四级答案：翻译

87.In order to ensure him to attend the meeting

88.was said to be founded

89.without the special environment on earth

90.what the tourists were impressed by

91.the books that I borrowed be returned to the library

6.12月四级作文真题范文 篇六

Section A 对话题

Section A部分主要包括八段短对话和两段长对话。首先，我们来看短对话的命题特点和答题技巧。

在本次四级听力的Section A中，短对话依然保持了“在有限录音长度中考查言外之意”的命题特点。这里的“言外之意”主要体现在三个方面：语气暗示、习惯用语、迂回表达。

1. 语气暗示

听力与阅读理解等其他考试题型的最大差别就在于其解题的突破点不局限于对词句的理解，考生还可以通过录音中说话人的语气揣摩说话人的表达意图。有时候录音中提到的词句无法直接从字面理解，但辅以语气提供的线索，难点便会迎刃而解。

例1：W： When was the last time you dusted the apartment？

M： When was the last time my mother came over？

Q： What does the man imply？

分析：在这段对话中，考生要注意女士话中的dust是动词用法，表示“打扫，除尘”。这句话的大意为：“你上次打扫公寓是什么时候？”男士的回答用的是问句，且没有任何一个字与“打扫”有关：“我妈上次来看我是几时？”但可从其说话的语气中体会出这句话的言外之意是“自从我妈上次来打扫之后就没再打扫过”。可以想象这位男士的住所一定很脏。

事实上，像这样用看似答非所问的句子来回答对方的提问在美式口语中非常常见，大家平时看美剧时可以留意一下。比如在美剧《越狱》（Prison Break）中，男主角Michael Scofield曾问一个囚犯是否愿意加入他们的越狱密谋，那个渴望自由的囚犯对这个邀请的回答是：“Is my mom a woman？”这句话可以理解为：“这还用问？”总之，考生要学会根据回答者的说话语气体会其话语的意思。

2. 习惯用语

习惯用语是英语中约定俗成的固定搭配词组或短语，具有表达效果生动的特点。考生平时应多积累一些固定搭配和习惯表达，并达到熟练运用的程度，这样做题时，一听到录音中有这类表达就能知道其是什么意思。

例2：M： Laura， it seems that you are up to your neck in work. How come you’ve been so busy？

W： Miss Smith has asked for sick leave， and I have to take over her work for a couple of days.

Q： What do we learn about the woman？

分析：在这段对话中，男士所说的话中出现了一个习惯用语：be up to one’s neck in sth./doing sth. （做……忙得透不过气来）。考生们不妨顺着其字面意思联想：要处理的事情堆积如山，直抵你的喉咙，令你透不过气来。也许有些考生会问：“我没接触过这个习惯用语，在考试时来不及做这样的联想，我就是听不懂，该怎么办？”这里笔者要提醒考生，四级听力题的命题特点之一是录音中凡出现生僻词或难以理解的习惯用语，之后出现的句子中通常会有说明或暗示。在本段对话中，起到暗示作用的就是女士随后说的话，大意是“Ms. Smith请了病假，我不得不在接下来几天中把她的活儿也做了”。可见，本段对话主要说的是“女士非常忙，有许多工作要做”。

3. 迂回表达

迂回表达指没有用直接的语言信息说出要表达的意思，而是采用形象化描述的方法生动地表达某种感情色彩。这就需要考生有耐心，不要被表面现象所迷惑。

例3：W： I am absolutely going nowhere about these statistics.

M： How about going through them with you？

Q： What does the man mean？

分析：在这段对话中，当女士说“I’m going nowhere about ...”时，她的意思就相当于汉语口语中的“对……完全没方向”，其实就是指“不明白，不理解”。要表达这个意思，直接说一句“I don’t know about ...”就行，但命题者有意设计了迂回的表达。往年四级听力考试中，曾用“I don’t have the foggiest idea”这样的句子来表达这个意思。Foggy源自表示“雾”的名词fog，是形容词，意为“模糊的”。

同属于Section A部分的长对话在命题特点上与短对话类似，但是由于长对话篇幅加长，考生在听录音时需要具备定位答案信息的能力。一般来说，长对话中两个说话人有清晰的分工，一人提问，另一人回答，多个问答回合串联起来就成为长对话。每个对话回合的提问部分也暗示了下面可能考查的题目，比如2014年12月真题有一篇长对话，其中的一个对话回合讨论的是“有哪些报纸会买女士写的文章”。

M： What kind of newspapers buy them？

W： The papers that carry a lot of foreign news. They usually appear in the big Sunday edition where they need a lot of background stories to help fill up the space between the ads.

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下面有一道题这样提问：“Where do the woman’s articles usually appear？”把这道题目与对话中男士向女士所提的问题进行对比，考生会发现这两个问题都涉及“女士写的文章刊登在哪里”。所以，我们把答案信息定位在女士的回答中，得出正确答案“In newspapers’ Sunday editions”。因此，每听到对话中出现新问题，考生就要把思路移向下一题，并且按照接下来在录音中听到的回答选择与题目吻合的选项。总之，录音中的提问暗示此处出现的可能是一道新题目，录音中的回答往往是考题答案所在。

Section B 短文理解

Section B部分的短文理解的答题难点主要表现在两方面：一是听力材料篇幅长，对于重点内容，考生记不过来;二是录音内容较多，不好定位答案区域。在这里，笔者要提醒各位考生：短文理解不需要考生听懂录音材料的所有内容。在教学过程中，笔者发现考生们往往要把一篇短文的每个词句都理解了，达到类似听短对话的那种程度，做题时才会觉得心里有底。能做到这一点的考生并不多，所以很多考生在听短文录音时往往会惴惴不安。但事实上，四级听力短文理解的文章中只有个别句子蕴含答案，考生要做的是掌握主旨，忽略细节。

首先，我们来谈谈如何掌握主旨。四级听力短文理解的听力材料通常为“总—分”结构，即录音材料的开头几句是主旨。例如本次四级听力真题中有一篇短文是这么开篇的：“Scientists understand how twins are born. Now， though， they are trying to explain how being half of a biological pair influences a twin’s identity.”相信绝大部分考生都能在这句话中听到至少两个词——scientist和twins，由此可判断本题主旨是“关于双胞胎的科学研究”。如果考生能再听懂第三个词identity，那答题正确率就更高了。这个词告诉我们，“关于双胞胎的科学研究”将主要指向“个性”方面。除此以外，这句话中剩下的词句，例如biological pair （生物配对），都是可听可不听的。

录音材料的开头几句之所以重要，还因为短文理解常针对主旨句出题，即开头几句常常含有答案。例如本次四级听力的第16题这样提问：“What are scientists trying to explain according to the passage？”那么考生只要在选项中找identity或其他表示“个性”的同/近义词即可。

由此又引出一个百试不爽的答案信息定位技巧：顺序原则，即试卷上的题目出现的先后顺序与录音中答案出现的先后顺序一一对应。我们刚提到的第16题是这篇短文理解的第一题，所以其答案出现在录音开头，而最后一题的答案往往会出现在录音结尾。

说到忽略细节，如果考生听一下那篇涉及双胞胎文章的完整录音，就会发现identical twins （同卵双胞胎）这个词组竟出现了五次。显然，这个反复被提到的词组十分重要，而考生如果无法完整听懂这个词组说的是什么，就可以只抓住twins这个词，identical是可以忽略的部分。鉴于听力录音有稍纵即逝的特点，听力的短文理解不会出现仔细阅读中那样的“释义题”，即问考生文章中某一个生僻词（如identical twins）可以用选项中的哪一项来解释。听力题的考点通常是比较笼统、粗线条的，所以有些细节是可以忽略的。考生如果没有听懂某个词的话，也不要乱了阵脚，用所能理解的内容去解题即可。

Section C 单词及词组听写

最后，我们再来谈谈Section C部分的听写题。同之前讨论的短文理解一样，听写题的文章也呈“总—分”结构，且细心的考生会发现：看遍历年听写题真题，其首句都不会出现空格。命题者有意把主旨句完整保留在试卷上，相当于留下了重要的线索，就等考生去发现。考生应利用正式播放考题录音前宣读Directions的时间把段首句读一遍。

宣读Directions一般有30秒时间。在这段时间内，考生除了看首句掌握大意，还可以看每两个空格之间间隔内容的篇幅。如果前后两空间隔内容较多，则说明做笔记的时间较宽裕，这类题目一般不易失分;反之，如果有两个空格彼此挨得很近，考生在听录音时就要特别小心，因为很容易因做笔记的时间紧迫而顾此失彼。除了看间隔篇幅外，如果还有多余时间，考生可以看空格前后的单词，据其推测空格处所填内容的词性、时态、语态等。

对于2013年12月起新增的词组考点，绝大多数题目考查的是“动词+介词”搭配。例如本次四级听力真题考到的词组有put forward （提出建议、忠告等）、live with （接受，容忍）、focus on （聚焦于，关注于），建议考生在背单词时特别注意动介搭配的词组。另外，词组考点不会超过整个听写题40%的分值，即每次考试最多有四个空格填词组，其他都填单词，且每个词组空格最多包含四个单词。

7.12月四级作文真题范文 篇七

11.W: This crazy bus schedule has got me completely confused.I can’t figure out when my bus to Cleveland leaves?

M: Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask? Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 【答案】B)Go and ask the staff.【解析】这是一道事实细节题。从对话中可知，女士搞不清楚列车时刻表，男士建议她去售票窗口咨询。ticket window售票窗口。12.W: I really enjoyed the TV special about drafts last night.Did you get home in time to see it? W: Oh, yes, but I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.Q: What does the man mean? 【答案】A)He fell asleep in the middle of the TV program.【解析】这是道推理判断题，考查男士的言下之意以及虚拟语气。could have done意为本可以做某事，但未做。从对话中可知，男士确实回家看了电视节目，但是他说道：I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.我真希望自己当时能再晚点睡着，这样我就可以看完整场节目了。说明他没有看完整场节目就睡着了。13.W: Airport, please.I’m running a little late.So just take the fastest way even if it’s not the most direct.M: Sure, but there is a lot of traffic everywhere today because of the football game.Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation? 【答案】B)She is worried about missing her flight.【解析】这是道场景题，略有难度。刚开始，我们还无法很快判断出该对话发生的场景，很多同学一听到airport可能会误以为对话发生在机场，但如果我们继续听下去，就会发现，该对话应该发生在出租车上，因为女士说了句“请选择最快的路”，而男士说“因为有球赛，所以到处都交通拥堵”可以帮助我们再次确认对话发生的场景。选项A不对，原文是说要挑the fastest way哪怕不是the most direct way；选项C也不准确，才刚上车，并没有拥堵，司机只是提前说明因为球赛会碰到拥堵；选项D错误，女士是为了赶去乘飞机的，而不是去看球赛。14.W: May I make a recommendation, sir? Our seafood with this special sauce is very good.M: Thank you, but I don’t eat shellfish.I’m allergic to it.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place? 【答案】A)At a restaurant 【解析】这是道场景题，较为简单。从对话中可知，女士希望向男士推荐一道菜，从首句中即可推断出该对话最有可能发生在餐馆中，男士说，他过敏，不吃贝壳类海鲜，可以帮助我们再次确认对话发生的场景。15.W: Now one more question if you don’t mind, what position in the company appeals to you most? M: Well, I’d like the position of sales manager if that position is still vacant.Q: What do we learn about the man? 【答案】A)He is being interviewed for a job.【解析】这是较为简单的细节推理题。从position, company这几个关键词中，我们就可以快速判断出此题的场景为面试，因此男士应该正在接受一场面试。C选项错误，他想要销售经理的职位，但并不表示他本身就是销售经理。16.M: I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year.I need more privacy.W: I know what you mean.But check out the cost if renting an apartment first.I won’t be surprised if you change your mind.Q: What does the woman imply? 【答案】B)The man is unlikely to move out of the dormitory.【解析】这是推理判断题，询问女士的言下之意。最后一句，女士表示“你改变主意的话，我不会觉得奇怪”，可知，男士不太可能搬出宿舍。A选项是个干扰项，虽然该选项看上去意思和B选项差不多，但对话中并没有提到男士想找一个更安静的地方，他想搬离寝室，是为了更多的个人空间。17.M: You’re on the right track.I just think you need to narrow the topic down.W: Yeah, you’re right.I always start by choosing two boarder topics when I’m doing a research paper.Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 【答案】D)The woman is going to make her topic more focused.【解析】这是推理判断题。从对话中可知，男士希望女士缩小主题的范围，女士回答“你是对的。”说明女士会采纳男士的建议，缩小主题。18.W: This picnic should beat the last one we went to, doesn’t it?

M: Oh, yeah, we had to spend the whole time inside.Good thing, the weather was cooperative this time.Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation? 【答案】B)They didn’t quite enjoy their last picnic.【解析】这是推理判断题。beat一词是个难点，beat本意有“打败”的意思，这次的野餐打败了上次，即这次比上次好，下文中，男士说“上次我们不得不呆在室内，但这次天气不错。”可以再次确认他们不喜欢上次的野餐，因此，正确答案为B。

Conversation One 【听力原文】

M: When I say I live in Sweden, people always want to know about the seasons.W: The seasons? M: Yeah, you know how cold it is in winter? What is it like when the days are so short? W: So what is it like? M: Well, it is cold, very cold in winter.Sometimes it is cold as 26 degrees below centigrade.And of course when you go out, you’ll wrap up warm.But inside in the houses it’s always very warm, much warmer than at home.Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in the good winter.W: And what about the darkness? M: Well, yeah, around Christmas time there’s only one hour of daylight, so you really looks forward to the spring.It is sometimes a bit depressing.But you see the summers are amazing, from May to July in the North of Sweden the sun never sets.It’s still light in the midnight.You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper.W: Oh, yeah, the land of the midnight sun.M: Yeah, that’s right, but it’s wonderful.You want to stay up all night, and the Sweden’s made most of it.Often they started work earlier in summer and then leave at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon, so that they can really enjoy the long summer evenings.They’d like to work hard, but play hard, too.I think Londoners work longer hours, but I’m not sure this is a good thing.【听力材料评析】这篇长对话是围绕瑞典的天气展开，主要谈到瑞典冬天的极寒和夏天的极昼天气。文章一开头即说到人们喜欢询问瑞典的季节情况。接下来对具体情况进行了描述，包括：极寒天气下的气温、室外和室内温度状况，另外，就瑞典室温与英国室温进行了对比，再次强调证明瑞典室温很高；而极昼天气则谈的是瑞典人的工作时间和工作习惯，另外，就瑞典人工作时认真忙、能玩时拼命玩的习惯和英国人工作勤奋、工作时间长进行了对比。这篇对话考查细节信息抓取能力。整体难度不大，并且以男士提供的信息为主。但许多考生可能因为对瑞典（Sweden）和与瑞典相关的一系列名词不熟悉而纠结，因此忽略了真正需要听清的其实并不太难的关键信息。这就提醒大家在做题时，切勿因为个别词语不熟悉，而慌张。19.A）He likes Sweden better than England.B）He prefers hot weather to cold weather.C）He is an English living in Sweden.D）He visits London nearly every winter.19.What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 【答案】B）He prefers hot weather to cold weather.【解析】本题为推断题。根据文章大意可推断得出。整篇文章中，分别有两处暗示信息，一处是男士说，“Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in the good winter.”，瑞典人在冬天去拜访英格兰时，会抱怨英格兰室温太冷。另一处是男士在谈到冬天天气时，说道：“It is sometimes a bit depressing.”长时间寒冷的天气令人沮丧。因此可推断得出，男士更喜欢hot weather，热天气。所以，答案为：He prefers hot weather to cold weather.20.A）The bad weather B）The cold houses.C）The gloomy winter.D）The long night.20.What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter? 【答案】B）The cold houses.【解析】对话中，当男士介绍瑞典的极寒天气时，谈到只要穿暖，出门很暖，而室内更暖和，为了强调这一观点，男士继续说道：“Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in the good winter.”说是瑞典人在冬天去拜访英格兰时，会抱怨英格兰室温太冷。所以，答案为：The cold houses.21.A）Delightful.B）Painful.C）Depressing.D）Refreshing.21.How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden? 【答案】C）Depressing.【解析】女士问：“And what about the darkness?”男士答道：“around Christmas time there’s only one hour of daylight, so you really looks forward to the spring.”临近圣诞节的时候，每天仅有一小时为白天，所以人们都非常向往春天，希望春天快点到来。然后，进一步强调性地评论道：“It is sometimes a bit depressing.”有时候真有点令人沮丧。因此，本题答案为：Depressing.22.A）They often stay up late reading.B)They work hard and play hard.C)They like to go camping in summer.D)They try to earn more and spend more.22.What does the man say about the Swedish people? 【答案】B）They work hard and play hard.【解析】男士在谈到瑞典的极昼天气时，着重谈了瑞典人在极昼天气的工作情况，并进一步对瑞典人的工作习惯进行了评价。男士说道：“They’d like to work hard, but play hard, too.”瑞典人既能在工作时努力工作，又能在能玩时拼命玩。所以，本题答案为：They work hard and play hard.Conversation Two 【听力原文】

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.W: What kind of training does one need to go into this type of job? M: That’s a very good question.I don’t think there is any, specifically.W: For example, in your case, what was your educational background? M: Well, I did a degree in French at Nottingham.After that, I did careers work in secondary schools like the careers guidance people here is in the university.Then I went into local government because I found I was more interested in the administrative side.Then progressed on to universities.So there wasn’t any plan and there was no specific training.There are plenty of training courses in management techniques and committee work which you can attend now.W: But in the first place, you did a French degree.M: In my time, there wasn’t a degree you could do for administration.I think most of the administrators I’ve come across have degrees and all sorts of things.W: Well, I know in my case, I did an English literature degree and I didn’t really expect to end up doing what I am doing now.M: Quite.W: But you are local to Nottingham, actually? Is there any reason why you went to Nottingham University? M: No, no, I come from the north of England, from west Yorkshire.Nottingham was one of the universities I put on my list.And I like the look of it.The campus is just beautiful.W: Yes, indeed.Let’s see.Were you from the industrial part of Yorkshire? M: Yes, from the Woolen District.【听力材料评析】这篇长对话围绕男士的教育背景和职业发展展开。按顺序分别谈到男士从诺丁汉大学法语专业，毕业之后去了中学和政府工作，然后又进入了大学管理层。这期间，他并没有刻意做过任何的职业发展计划，也没有接受过专门的相关职业培训，主要是因为在他的读书时代，并没有可攻读的管理学学位。对话最后谈到了男士去诺丁汉大学读书的原因是被其校园的优美风景所吸引。

这篇对话有一定难度。特别是关于男士职业的说法，考生未必熟悉。但考生不必紧张，因为主要的细节考查中，专业是法语、因为环境优雅所以选择诺丁汉大学这两题都不难听出。

23.A）Management.B）French C）English literature D）Public Administration 23.What was the man’s major at university? 【答案】B）French.【解析】细节题。在第二轮对话中，女士问，“what was your educational background?”你是什么教育背景，男士回答说：“I did a degree in French at Nottingham.” 我在诺丁汉大学攻读了法语学位，所以男士的专业是French。24.A）English teaching.B）Staff training.C）Careers guidance.D）Psychological counseling 24.What was the man’s job in secondary schools? 【答案】C）careers guidance.【解析】细节题。在说完“I did a degree in French at Nottingham.”之后，男士又接着说“After that, I did careers guidance in secondary schools.”因此，此题的答案应为：careers guidance。25.A）Its pleasant environment.B）Its worldwide fame.C）Its generous scholarship.D）Its well-designed courses.25.What attracted the man to Nottingham University? 【答案】B）Its pleasant environment.【解析】细节题。女士问：“Is there any reason why you went to Nottingham University?”你去诺丁汉大学是出于什么原因？男士在回答中说到，诺丁汉是我心中理想大学之一。紧接着他就说道：“And I like the look of it.”还进一步补充说明道：“ The campus is just beautiful.”因此，男士是因被其优雅环境所吸引而选择去诺丁汉大学。所以，本题的答案为：Its pleasant environment.Section B Passage One

While Gail Obcamp, an American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan, she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners have their eyes closed.Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form? Were they deliberately tried to signal their rejection of her? Obcamp later found out that her listeners were not being disrespectful.Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes to enhance concentration.Her listeners were showing their respect for her by chewing on her words.Some day you may be either a speaker or a listener in a situation involving people from other countries or members of a minority group in North America.Learning how different cultures signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings.Here are some examples.In the deaf culture of North America, Many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air.In some cultures, both overseas and in some minority groups in North America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker.Respect is shown by looking in the general direction but avoiding direct eye contact.In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.【听力点睛】本文主要介绍不同文化中都是如何表示尊重的，以及如何利用这点来避免跨文化交流中的误会产生。一开始先用一位美国艺术家Gail Obcamp做演讲的故事来举例子，引出对闭上眼睛这样一种动作不同的理解；继而发表了作者的看法：在和不同文化的人交流的时候，如果你懂得其他文化中是如何表达尊重的，可以避免误会；接着又是例子，是关于北美洲聋哑人是如何用动作来交流的。还有一些国家，对同样的手势会有截然不同的理解，进一步验证了作者的观点。

做这篇题目的重点在于能够迅速拎出来作者的观点。Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.What did Obcamp’s speech focus on? A)Characteristics of Japanese artists B)Some features of Japanese culture C)The art of Japanese brush painting D)The uniqueness of Japanese art 【答案】C)The art of Japanese brush painting 27.Why do Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes while listening to a speech? A)To calm themselves down B)To enhance concentration C)To show their impatience D)To signal their lack of interest 【答案】B)To enhance concentration.28.What does the speaker try to explain? A)How listeners in different cultures show respect B)How speakers can win approval from the audience C)How speakers can misunderstand the audience D)How different Western and Eastern art forms are 【答案】A)How listeners in different cultures show respect.Passage Two Chris is in charge of purchasing and maintaining equipment in his Division at Taxlong Company.He is soon going to have an evaluation interview with his supervisor and the personnel director to discuss the work he has done in the past year.Salary, promotion and plans for the coming year will also be discussed at the meeting.Chris has made several changes for his Division in the past year.First, he bought new equipment for one of the departments.He has been particularly happy about the new equipment because many of the employees have told him how much it has helped them.Along with improving the equipment, Chris began a program to train employees to use equipment better and do simple maintenance themselves.The training saved time for the employees and money for the company.Unfortunately, one serious problem developed during the year.Two employees that Chris hired were stealing, and he had to fire them.Chris knows that a new job for a purchasing and maintenance manager for the whole company will be open in a few months, and he would like to be promoted to the job.Chris knows, however, that someone else wants that new job, too.Kim is in charge of purchasing and maintenance in another Division of the company.She has also made several changes over the year.Chris knows that his boss likes Kim’s work, and he expects that his work will be compared with hers.【听力点睛】这篇文章讲述了Chris在职场上的一次经历。Chris在Taxlong公司负责采购和维修设备。他即将要和领导针对过去一年的工作进行一个回顾总结，他心里希望可以得到晋升。在过去这一年里，他也做了不少贡献，买了许多能够提高效率的设备，但是他手下有两个职员因为偷窃而被开除了。除此以外，公司里面还有一个女同事Kim，是他这次晋级的竞争对手，她也一样很优秀。

这篇文章没有什么生词，难度较低。题目中考察细节问题比较多，需要同学们可以准确地在看到题目之后locate文章中对应题目的是哪一部分。

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29.What is Chris’s main responsibility at Taxlong Company? A)Directing personnel evaluation.B)Buying and maintain equipment.C)Drawing up plans for in-service training.D)Interviewing and recruiting employees.【答案】 B)Buying and maintain equipment.30.What problem did Chris encounter in his Division? A)Some of his equipment was damaged in a fire.B)The training program he ran was failure.C)Two of his workers were injured at work.D)Two of his employees committed theft.【答案】D)Two of his employees committed theft.31.What does Chris hope for in the near future? A)A better relationship with his boss.B)Advancement to a higher position C)A better-paying job in another company D)Improvement in the company’s management 【答案】B)Advancement to a higher position.32 What do we learn about Kim from the passage? A)She has more self-confidence than Chris.B)She works with Chris in the same division.C)She has more management experience than Chris.D)She is competing with Chris for the new job.【答案】D)She is competing with Chris for the new job.Passage Three Proverbs, sometimes called sayings, are examples of folk wisdom.They are little lessons which older people of a culture pass down to the younger people to teach them about life.Many proverbs remind people of the values that are important in the culture.Values teach people how to act, what is right, and what is wrong.Because the values of each culture are different, understanding the values of another culture helps explain how people think and act.Understanding your own culture values is important too.If you can accept that people from other cultures act according to their values, not yours, getting along with them will be much easier.Many proverbs are very old.So some of the values they teach may not be as important in the culture as they once were.For example, Americans today do not pay much attention to the proverb “Haste makes waste”, because patience is not important to them.But if you know about past values, it helps you to understand the present and many of the older values are still strong today.Benjamin Franklin, a famous American diplomat, writer and scientist, died in 1790, but his proverb “Time is money” is taken more seriously by Americans of today than ever before.A study of proverbs from around the world shows that some values are shared by many cultures.In many cases though, the same idea is expressed differently.【听力点睛】这篇文章是一篇说明文。从科学客观的角度讲述了Proverb谚语的一些知识。包括它的定义-----是老一辈人传给后代的生活经验，生活价值观。不同国家，不同文化中的谚语往往可以揭示不同的价值观。如果能够理解其他文化的谚语，价值观，那么会在跨文化交际中避免很多麻烦。

作者又提到，一些谚语年代久远。其中包含的价值观随着时代的变迁可能重要性也发生了改变。并且举了Haste makes waste.和Time is money.这样两个例子。

作者最后再次表明，通过学习不同国家的谚语，会发现一些国家会有相同或者相似的价值观，只是有可能表达的方式有所不同而已。

这篇说明文对考生的要求在于快速划分出作者想说明的几个点。一般通常写说明文章的顺序都是先说明要点，然后用一些事实来进一步说明。

8.6月英语四级作文真题完整版 篇八

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on living in the virtual world. Try to imagine what will happen when people spend more and more time in the virtual world instead of interacting in the real world. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

There is no denying in saying that the internet has become an indispensable part of our daily life. Admittedly, this great invention, as a major means of entertainment that relieves one’s pressure, boredom, stress and burden, adds some flavor of fun and high-tech into our seemingly tedious, routine and monotonous life.

Nevertheless, the staggering advancement of technology is attended by grave consequences. It is universally acknowledged that people, especially the youngsters, are spending more and more time in the virtual world, such as chatting with the strangers, being addicted to the computer games and so on, instead of interacting in the real world. By doing so, the young waste their hours, lavish theirdays, even squander their years while living in the virtual world.

9.12月四级作文真题范文 篇九

《新概念英语》教材以其严密的系统性和良好的实用性而颇受英语学习者的青睐，其在词汇、短语以及句型的运用上也颇为地道，所以学习和借鉴此类教材中的英文表达对考生夯实英语基础和应对四、六考试将大有裨益。下面笔者就以《新概念英语》第三册（下文简称《新概念3》）课文中的例句为辅来解析2012年12月四级考试的一套翻译真题，分析教材中的基础知识与四级翻译考点之间的联系，希望对考生有所帮助。

I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never before in my life ___________ （我感到如此激动）！

参考答案 had I felt so excited

解析 这道题的考点是倒装：当有些否定副词（never、neither、seldom等）位于句首时，其后的句子要使用部分倒装结构，即将be动词、情态动词或助动词（do、have等）提至主语之前。这种倒装用来加强语气，是典型的正式修辞和正式文体。此外，英语中需要使用部分倒装的还有如下三种情况：①部分具有否定意义的词或词组位于句首（little、on no account等）時；②“so/such ... that ...”句型中的so/such位于句首时；③虚拟语气的倒装。

考点延伸 下面我们在《新概念3》中找找“部分倒装”的影子。

例1：Not only had the poor man been arrested， but he had been sent to prison as well. （否定词组not only位于句首表强调，助动词had提到主语the poor man之前，句子发生部分倒装。选自第5课The Facts。）

例2：Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley， a tiny station a few miles along the line. （否定副词neither位于句首引起句子的部分倒装，助动词was置于主语I之前。选自第37课The Westhaven Express。）

例3：So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves， that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour. （“so/such ... that ... ”句型中的so/such位于句首，so/such后面的内容发生部分倒装，助动词is提到主语our passion之前。选自第46课Do It Yourself。）

除这几处外，《新概念3》的其他课文中也多次出现部分倒装结构，对这一语法的运用非常广泛。若考生平时多阅读此类课文，会对倒装的使用驾轻就熟。

真题链接 ① By no means should he regard himself as an expert （他把自己当成专家） although he knows a lot about the field. （2012年6月四级翻译第83题）

② The manager never laughed； neither had she lost temper before （也从来没有发过脾气）. （2010年6月四级翻译第88题）

Yesterday Jane left the meeting early. Otherwise， she ___________ （可能会说一些后来会懊悔的话）.

参考答案 could have said something that she might have regretted later

解析 这道题主要考查虚拟语气中含蓄条件句的用法。含蓄条件句是一种较难识别的虚拟条件句，是指英语中某些表虚拟的条件句不是通过if从句表达出来，而是隐含在某些短语、上下文或其他方式中，其谓语也需要用虚拟语气的形式。这道题目中的otherwise一词暗含假设的意思，表示对过去事实的虚拟。主句表述的事实与过去事实相反，所以主句的谓语动词应用“could have +过去分词”的形式。除otherwise外，英语中还有一些词汇暗含假设的意思，例如without、but for、but that、except for等，考生可对此类用法多加关注。

考点延伸 下面我们来看看《新概念3》中对虚拟语气的运用。

例1：Two men who recently spent five days on a coral island wished they had stayed there longer. （Wish引导的宾语从句表达的是对过去事实的虚拟，从句的谓语动词用“had +过去分词”的形式。选自第12课Life on a Desert Island。）

例2：There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race. （If引导的条件句表示对过去事实的虚拟，其谓语动词用“had +过去分词”的形式，主句的谓语动词则用“would have +过去分词”的形式。选自第25课The Cutty Sark。）

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例3：The cave might never have been discovered had not the entrance been spotted by the distinguished French pot-holer， Berger. （本句中的“had not the entrance been spotted …”实为if引导的与过去事实相反的虚拟条件句，由于省略了if，所以助动词had提到主语the entrance之前，句子发生了部分倒装。条件句中的谓语动词用“had +过去分词”的形式，主句的谓语动词则用“might have +过去分词”的形式。选自第42课Modern Cavemen。）

例4：Without it， nothing could ever be brought to a conclusion； everything would be in a state of chaos. （本句中出现了含蓄条件句。Without it隐含着对现在事实的虚拟，所以主句的谓语动词分别用“could +动词原形”和“would +动词原形”的形式表示虚拟的语气。选自第60课Too Early and Too Late。）

《新概念3》中对虚拟语气的运用可谓循序渐进，从较为简单的wish引起的虚拟语气入手，到if引导的虚拟语气，再到省略if的虚拟语气的倒装，最后到含蓄条件句，一步一步深入，有利于学习者逐步掌握这一语法点。

真题链接 ① Linda couldn’t have received my e-mail （不可能收到我的电子邮件）；otherwise， she would have replied. （2011年12月四级翻译第88题）

② Those flowers looked as if they had not been watered for quite a long time （好长时间没有浇水了）. （2012年6月四级翻译第87题）

With the noise going on outside the classroom， I had great difficulty ___________ （集中注意力复习功课）.

参考答案 in focusing on reviewing the lessons

解析 这道题有两个考查点，一是考查“集中注意力”（focus on）的英文表达法；二是考查have difficulty （in） doing的用法。有些考生注意到第一個考查点，将答案写为focus on reviewing the lessons或to focus on reviewing the lessons，但却忽略了第二个考查点，丢分丢得很可惜。

考点延伸 若考生熟悉《新概念3》中的课文的话，应该对have difficulty （in） doing的用法不陌生。下面我们来看两个例句。

例1：They had little difficulty in finding it， but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem. （本句中的difficulty前加了限定词little。选自第43课Fully Insured。）

例2：The guests had， of course， realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and， long before the final catastrophe， had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement. （本句中的had a difficult time trying由have difficulty [in] doing转变而来。选自第49课The Ideal Servant。）

由此可见，have difficulty （in） doing可以变体为have little/some/great difficulty in doing或者have a difficult time （in） doing，考生可以灵活使用。

真题链接 Soon after he transferred to the new school， Ali found that he had much difficulty in catching up with the other students （很难跟上班里的同学） in math and English. （2009年6月四级翻译第87题）

All the information you need to apply for your visa is _______________ （ 可以免费获取）.

参考答案 available for free

解析 这道题考查的是“免费”和“可获取”的表达法。“免费”的英文表达法考生应该都不陌生，应用for free；而“可获取”的英文表达略有难度，用available一词比较合适。

考点延伸 下面我们来看看《新概念3》中available一词的多种用法。

例1：He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available. （Available一词在这里表示“可用的，有用的”。选自第38课The First Calendar。）

例2：They invariably live nearby and are always available for an informal chat or an evening’s entertainment. （Available一词在这里意为“有空的”。选自第41课Illusions of Pastoral Peace。）

例3：But even when such refinements are not available， there is plenty to keep you occupied. （Available一词在这里表示“可获得的”。选自第44课Speed and Comfort。）

从上述三个例句中，我们发现available一词的用法并不难，既可以表示某样东西是“可获得的”，也可以表示某个人是“可接近的”或“有空的”。大家如果平时注重积累英语基础知识，也就很容易应对相关的四、六级翻译考题了。

真题链接 ① For example， but for the savings and loan debacle， there might be funds available to reduce the national debt and pay for education. （2011年12月四级阅读）

② Decades ago， there were only a limited number of drugs available， and many of them caused side effects in older people， including dizziness and fatigue. （2007年6月四级完型填空）