07年12月四级真题

07年12月四级真题（6篇）

1.07年12月四级真题 篇一

2011.12.17 大学英语四级考试试卷-写作

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Nothing Succeeds Without a Strong Will by commenting on the humorous saying, “Quitting smoking is the easiest thing in the world.I’ve done it hundreds of times.” You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.1.坚强的意志是成功的重要保证。2.意志坚定的人才能完成伟大的使命。

3.学生也是这样，不刻苦学习，终究不会成为有用之才。

Noting Succeeds Without a Strong Will

“Nothing Succeeds Without a Strong Will” is accumulated experience we inherited from our forefathers.It stands to reason that persistence is vital to success;nevertheless, one’s end can never be accomplished with the lacking firmness of will.A case in point is the quitting of smoking.On the eve of the World No-Tobacco Day this year, the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health advocated that campus smoking-control intervention should be the forerunner of the nationwide smoking-control efforts, which, undoubtedly, has motivated the campaign of “Smoking-free School” that has been sweeping the whole of China.In the advance of the movement, the humorous saying has acquired a proverbial currency, “Quitting smoking is the easiest thing world.I’ve done it hundreds of time.” Obviously, wanting in perseverance, these smokers will never fulfill their purposes.From what have been discussed above, we can reasonably come to the conclusion that only those tough-minded people can reach the summit.Otherwise, even if you have tried hundreds of times, you are still at the foot of the mountain, admiring those successful climbers.

2.07年12月四级真题 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)!!

3.07年12月四级真题 篇三

文秘助手之2015年12月大学英语四级作文真题解析——写作范文(第)

never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make something happen

there is no doubt that we should never go out there to see what happens;instead, we should take actions to make things happen.a telling example is youyou tu.she and her colleagues made 380 extracts from 2,00 herbs before they finally succeeded in discovering the pure substance qinghaosu, which can be used to treat malaria.as we all know, there were numerous scientists who wanted to find this substance, but it was her firm actions that made her the first chinese nobel laureate in medicine.why?reasons are quite simple and can be listed as follows.to begin with, only by taking actions can we find the best way to solve those problems we are facing, but as a bystander, we can learn nothing meaningful.in addition, in an age full of ruthless and relentless competitions, without taking actions to make things happen, we are bound to lose those valuable opportunities.for instance, if apple had just gone out there to see what happens in mobile phones, it could not have presented the amazing product, iphone, to us.accordingly, we college students should not just be a watcher but a doer.in my humble opinion, we can start from applying what we have learned into practice.

4.07年12月四级真题 篇四

Several reasons, both social and individual, could account for the importance of constant learning. Firstly, in an age of ruthless and relentless competition, only by learning constantly can we bring our potential and ability into full play and catch up with the times. Secondly, learning does not only help us acquire knowledge, but also enriches our lives and broadens our horizons. Thirdly, science and technology change with each passing day. Without constant learning, it would be impossible for us to update our knowledge.

Accordingly, it is constant learning that really matters in achieving success in modern society. In my humble opinion, it is high time that parents and teachers made joint efforts to encourage children to read more books instead of playing computer games all day.

毫无疑问,学习是一个日常经验和一生的使命。例如,居里夫人,放射性进行开创性研究,成为第一个获得诺贝尔奖的`女性,以她的坚持学习。

几个原因,社会和个人都可以占到不断学习的重要性。首先,在一个残酷的时代和无情的竞争,只有通过不断地学习,我们才能充分发挥我们的潜力和能力,跟上时代。其次,学习不仅帮助我们获取知识,而且还丰富了我们的生活,开阔了我们的视野。第三,科学和技术变化日新月异。没有持续的学习,这对我们来说是不可能来更新我们的知识。

5.07年12月四级真题 篇五

1 a) see a doctor

b) stay in bed for a few days.

c) get treatment in a better hospital.

d) make a phone call to the doctor.

2 a) the 2:00 train will arrive earlier.

b)the 2:30 train has a dining car.

c) the woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.

d) they are gong to have some fast food on the train.

3 a) she has been longing to attend harvard university.

b)she’ll consider the man’s suggestion carefully.

c)she has finished her project with dr. garcia’s help.

d)she’ll consult dr. garcia about entering graduate school.

4 a)alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech.

b)alice needs more training in making public speeches.

c)the man can hardly understand alice’s presentation.

d)the man didn’t think highly of alice’s presentation.

5 a)it’s worse than 30 years ago.

b)it remains almost the same as before.

c)there are more extremes in the weather.

d)there has been a significant rise in temperature.

6 a)at a publishing house.

b)at a bookstore.

c)in a reading room

d)in prof. jordan’s office

7 a)the man can stay in her brother’s apartment.

b)her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.

c) her brother can find an apartment for the man.

d)the man should have booked a less expensive hotel.

8 a)priority should be given to listening.

b)it’s most helpful to read english newspapers every day.

c) it’s more effective to combine listening with reading.

d)reading should come before listening.

9 a)it can help solve complex problems.

b)it will most likely prove ineffective

c)it is a new weapon against terrorists.

d)it will help detect all kinds of liars.

10 a)help the company recruit graduate students.

b)visit the electronics company next week.

c)get apart-time job on campus before graduation.

d)apply for a job in the electronics company

section b

passage one

questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11 a)it ha been proven to be the best pain-killer.

b)it is a possible cure for heart disease.

c)it can help lower high body temperature effectively.

d)it reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.

12 a)it keeps blood vessels from being blocked.

b)it speeds up their recovery after surgery.

c)it in creases the blood flow to the heart.

d)it adjusts their blood pressure.

13 a)it is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding.

b)it should not be taken by heart surgery patients before the operation.

c)it will have considerable side effects if taken in large doses.

d)it should not be given to patients immediately after the operation.

passage two

questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14 a)they strongly believe in family rules.

b)they are very likely to succeed in life.

c)they tend to take responsibility for themselves

d)they are in the habit of obeying their parents.

15 a)they grow up to be funny and charming.

b)they often have a poor sense of direction.

c)they get less attention from their parents.

d)they tend to be smart and strong-willed.

16 a)they usually don’t follow family rules.

b)they don’t like to take chances in their lives.

c)they are less likely to be successful in life.

d)they tend to believe in their parent’s ideas.

passage three

questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17 a)they wanted to follow his example.

b)they fully supported his undertaking.

c)they were puzzled by his decision.

d)they were afraid he wasn’t fully prepared.

18 a)it is more exciting than space travel.

b)it is much cheaper than space travel.

c)it is much safer than space travel.

d)it is less time-consuming than space travel.

19 a)they both attract scientists’ attention

b)they can both be quite challenging

c)they are both thought-provoking.

d)they may both lead to surprising findings.

20 a)to show how simple the mechanical aids for diving can be.

b)to provide an excuse for his changeable character.

c)to explore the philosophical issues of space travel.

d)to explain why he took up underwater exploration.

part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)

passage one

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

just five one-hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a perfect “saddle curl,” the lay’s potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination. but its maker. frito-lay. thinks otherwise.” potato chips are a snack food for the world,” said salman amin, the company’s head of global marketing. amin believes there is no corner of the world that can resist the charms of a frito-lay potato chip.

frito-lay is the biggest snack maker in america. owned by pepsico. and accounts for over half of the parent company’s $3 billion annual profits. but the u.s. snack food market is largely saturated, and to grow. the company has to look overseas.

its strategy rests on two beliefs: first a global product offers economies of scale with which local brands cannot compete. and second, consumers in the 21st century are drawn to “global” as a concept. ”global” does not mean products that are consciously identified as american, but ones than consumes-especially young people-see as part of a modem, innovative(创新的)world in which people are linked across cultures by shared beliefs and tastes. potato chips are an american invention, but most chinese, for instance, do not know than frito-lay is an american company. instead, riskey, the company’s research and development head, would hope they associate the brand with the new world of global communications and business.

with brand perception a crucial factor, riskey ordered a redesign of the frito-lay logo(标识).the logo, along with the company’s long-held marketing image of the “irresistibility” of its chips. would help facilitate the company’s global expansion.

the executives acknowledge that they try to swing national eating habits to a food created in america, but they deny that amounts to economic imperialism. rater, they see frito-lay as spreading the benefits of free enterprise across the world. “we’re making products in those countries, we’re adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building businesses and employing people and changing lives,” said steve reinemund, pepsico’s chief executive.

21.it is the belief of frito-lay’s head of global marking that_____.

a) potato chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world market

b) their company must find new ways to promote domestic sales.

c) the light golden color enhances the charm of their company’s potato chips

d) people the world over enjoy eating their company’s potato chips

22.what do we learn about frito-lay from paragraph 2?

a) its products use to be popular among overseas consumers.

b) its expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack marker.

c) it gives half of its annual profits to its parent company.

d) it needs to turn to the word market for development.

23.one of the assumptions on which frito-lay bases its development strategy is that_____.

a)consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brands

b)local brands cannot compete successfully with american brands

c)products suiting chinese consumers’ needs bring more profits

d)products identified as american will have promising market value

24.why did riskey have the frito-lay logo redesigned?

a)to suit changing tastes of young consumers.

b)to promote the company‘s strategy of globalization.

c)to change the company’s long-held marketing image.

d)to compete with other american chip producers.

25.frito-lay‘s executives claim that the promoting of american food in the international market_____.

a)won‘t affect the eating habits of the local people

b)will lead to economic imperialism

c)will be in the interest of the local people

d)won’t spoil the taste of their chips

passage two

question 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

in communities north of denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the vrain school district tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”we’re worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because of this,” one parent sail. “if we can help ease their financial burden, we will. ”

teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有综合能力的). they feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it’s impossible for then to solve this problem.

the 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “it’s extraordinary. nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said state treasurer mike coffman.

coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing yp a $9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll(工资单) to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.

district officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts its 38schools.

at coffman’s request, the district attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the november election., when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.

in frederick, students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.

some $36,000 has been raised in donations from safeway. a chevrolet dealership donated $10,000 and forgave the district’s $10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. ibm contributed 4,500 packs of paper.

“we employ thousands of people in this community,” said mitch carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds. “we have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.”

at creek high school, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum(论坛)。

“rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “we wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”

26.what has happened to the vrain school district?

a)a huge financial problem has arisen.

b)many schools there are mismanaged.

c)lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.

d)many administrative personnel have been laid off.

27.how did the residents in the vrain school district respond to the budget shortage?

a)they felt somewhat helpless about it.

b) they accused those responsible for it.

c) they pooled their efforts to help solve it.

d) they demanded a through investigation.

28.in the view of state treasurer mike coffman, the educational budget shortage is_________.

a)unavoidable

b)unthinkable

c)insolvable

d)irreversible

29.why did coffman request an investigation?

a)to see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.

b)to find out the extent of the consequences of the case.

c)to make sure that the school principals were innocent.

d)to stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue.

30.three high school students started a website in order to__________.

a)attract greater public attention to their needs

b)appeal to the public for contributions and donations

c)expose officials who neglected their duties

d)keep people properly informed of the crisis

passage three

questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

“humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise.” said dr. hans selye, the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body. while here’s on question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you’re able to rise to the occasion can be good for you..

in a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced considerable work demands but coped with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they stress that you can manage also boost immune(免疫的) function. in a study at the academic center for dentistry in amsterdam, researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences. in the first, a timed task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test, subjects through a gory(血淋淋的) video on surgical procedures. those who did well on the memory test had an increase in levels of immunoglobulin a, an antibody that’s the body’s first line of defense against germs. the video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody.

stress prompts the body to produce certain stress hormones. in short bursts these hormones have a positive effect, including improved memory function. “they can help nerve cells handle information and put it into storage,” says dr. bruce mcewen of rockefeller university in new york. but in the long run these hormones can have a harmful effect on the body and brain.

“sustained stress is not good for you,” says richard morimoto, a researcher at northwestern university in illinois studying the effects of stress on longevity ,”it’s the occasional burst of stress or brief exposure to stress that could be protective.”

31. the passage is mainly about______

a) the benefits of manageable stress

b)stay away from

c)run out of

d)put up with

32. the word “shun”(line 1,para.1) most probably means________.

a)cut down on

b)stay away from

c)run out of

d)put up with

33.we can conclude from the study of the 158 nurses in 2001 that_______

a)people under stress tend to have a poor memory

b)people who can’t get their job done experience more stress

c)doing challenging work may be good for one’s health

d)stress will weaken the body’s defense against germs

34.in the experiment described in paragraph 3,the video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody because______.

a) the video was not enjoyable at all

b) the outcome was beyond their control

c)they knew little about surgical procedures

d)they felt no pressure while watching the video

35.dr. bruce mcewen of rockefeller university believes that______.

a)a person’s memory is determined by the level of hormones in his body

b)stress hormones have lasting positive effects on the brain

c)short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory function

d)a person’s memory improves with continued experience of stress.

passage four

questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

if you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. but how you say it can be quite tricky.

if you say to your children “i’m sorry i got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: ” i had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.

another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “i’m sorry you’re upset” ; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.

then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. saying “i’m useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement.

these pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness, parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.

but even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become a ware of the complexities of saying sorry. a three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. a six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. a 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not.

36.if a mother adds ”but” to an apology,________.

a) she doesn’t feel that she should have apologized.

b) she does not realize that the child has

been hurt

c) the child may find the apology easier to accept

d) the child may feel that he owes her an apology

37.according to the author, saying “i’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means”_______”

a)you have good reason to get upset

b)i’m aware you’re upset ,but i’m not to blame

c)i apologize for hurting your feelings

d)i’m at fault for making you upset

38.it is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because______.

a)it gets one into the habit of making empty promises

b)it may make the other person feel guilty

c)it is vague and ineffective

d)it is hurtful and insulting

39.we learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry______.

a)the complexities involved should be ignored

b)their ages should be taken into account

c)parents need to set them a good example

d)parents should be patient and tolerant

40.it can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _________.

a)a social issue calling for immediate attention

b)not necessary among family members

c)a sign of social progress

d) not as simple as it seems

part iii vocabulary (20minutes)

41. some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ____of the motor industry is uncertain.

a)terminal b)benefit c)fate d)estimate

42.to speed up the ______of letters, the post office introduced automatic sorting.

a)treatment b)delivery c)transmission d)departure

43.these overseas students show great ______ for learning a new language.

a)enthusiasm b)authority c)convention d)faith

44.the defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ______of the murder committed last month.

a)observers b)witnesses c)audiences d)viewers

45.politically these nations tend to be ______,with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.

a)unstable b)reluctant c)rational d)unsteady

46.the chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________too much work last week.

a)take to b)take out c)take away d)take on

47.“you try to get some sleep. i‘ll _____the patient‘s breakfast, ”said the nurse.

a)see to b)stick to c)get to d)lead to

48.the london marathon is a difficult race._______, thousands of runners participate every year.

a)therefore b)furthermore c)accordingly d)nevertheless

49.the bank refused to ______him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house.

a)credit b)borrow c)loan d)lease

50.the more a nation‘s companies _______factories abroad, the smaller that country‘s recorded exports will be.

a)lie b)spot c)stand d)locate

51.being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ______for breaking the law.

a)excuse b)intention c)option d)approval

52.within two days, the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military _____in the coastal city.

a)goals b)aims c)targets d)destinations

53.it is said in some parts of the world, goats, rather than cows, serve as a vital _____of milk.

a)storage b) source c)reserve d)resource

54. “this light is too ______for me to read by. don’t we have a brighter bulb some where”; said the elderly man.

a)mild b)dim c)minute d)slight

55.we have arranged to go to the cinema on friday, but we can be _______and go another day.

a)reliable b)probable c)feasible d)flexible

56.we are quite sure that we can ______our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule.

a)get across b)get over c)get away d)get off

57.______recent developments we do not think your scheme is practical.

a) in view of b) in favor of c)in case of d)in memory of

58.jessica was ______from the warehouse to the accounting office, which was considered a promotion.

a)delivered b)exchanged c)transferred d)transformed

59.mr.smith asked his secretary to ______a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.

a)inject b)install c)invade d)insert

60.there‘s the living room still to be _____,so that‘s my next project.

a) abandoned b)decorated c)dissolved d)assessed

61.the old paper mill has been ______to make way for a new shopping centre.

a)held down b)kept down c)cut down d)turn down

62.it may be necessary to stop ______in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.

a)at a distance b)at intervals c)at case d)at length

63.yor can hire a bicycle in many places. usually you‘ll have to pay a _________.

a) deposit b) deal c)fare d)fond

64.my grandfather had always taken a _______interest in my work, and i had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.

a)splendid b)weighty c)vague d)keen

65.________quantities of water are being used nowadays with the rapid development of industry and agriculture.

a) excessive b)extensive c) extreme d)exclusive

66.john cannot afford to go to university, _______going abroad.

a)nothing but b)anything but c)not to speak of d)nothing to speak of

67.most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ______taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.

a)involve b)compose c)enclose d)attach

68.if you don’t like to swim, you _____as well stay at home.

a)should b)may c)can d)would

69.dr.smith was always ______the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.

a)reminded of b)absorbed in c)tended by d)concerned about

70.thomas jefferson and john adams died on july 4,1826,the fiftieth_ ______of american independence.

a)ceremony b)occasion c)occurrence d)anniversary

part iv cloze (15 minutes)

as a physician who travels quite a lot, i spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “is there a doctor on board?” announcement. i’ve been 71 only once – for a woman who had merely fainted. but the 72 made me quite curious about how 73 this kind of thing happens i wondered what i would do if 74 with a real midair medical emergency-with out access 75 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. so 76 the new england journal of medicine last week 77 a study about in –flight medical events. i read it 78 interest.

the study estimated that there are a(n) 79 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on u.s. flights every day. most of them are not 80;fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 81 13% of them –roughly four a day – are serious enough to 82 a pilot to change course. the most common of the serious emergencies 83 heart trouble. strokes, and difficulty breathing.

let’s face it: plane rides are 84.for starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 85 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 86 ,but passengers with heart disease 87 experience chest pains as result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 88 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis – the so-called economy class syndrome (综合症).89 happens, don’t panic. things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. thanks to more recent legislation, flights with at 90 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.

71 a)called b)addressed c)informed d)surveyed

72 a)accident b)condition c)incident d)disaster

73 a)soon b)long c)many d)often

74a)confronted b)treated c)identified d)provided

75a)for b)to c)by d)through

76a)before b)since c)when d)while

77a)collected b)conducted c)discovered d)published

78a)by b)of c)with d)in

79a)amount b)average c)sum d)number

80a)significant b)heavy c)common d)serious

81a)for b)on c)but d)so

82a)require b)inspire c)engage d)command

83a)include b)confine c)imply d)contain

84a)enjoyable b)stimulating c)tedious d)stressful

85 a)who b)what c)which d)that

86a)harshly b)reluctantly c)easily d)casually

87a)ought to b)may c)used to d)need

88a)any b)one c)other d)another

89a)whatever b)whichever c)whenever d)wherever

90a)most b)worst c)least d)best

part v writing (30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled should the university campus be open to tourists? you should write at least 120 words following the outline given below :

1．名校校园正成为旅游新热点

2．校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不同

3．我认为……

should the university campus be open to tourists?

part i listening comprehension(20 minutes)

1. a) see a doctor.

2. c) the woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.

3. d) she’ll consult dr.garcia about entering graduate school.

4. a) alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech..

5. c) there are more extremes in the weather.

6. b) at a bookstore.

7. a) the man can stay in her brother’s apartment.

8. c) it’s more effective to combine listening with reading.

9. b) it will most likely prove ineffective.

10. d) apply for a job in the electronic company.

11. d) it reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.

12. a) it keeps blood vessels from being blocked.

13. a) it is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding.

14. b) they are very likely to succeed in life.

15. c) they get less attention from their parents.

16. a)they usually don’t follow family rules.

17. c)they were puzzled by his decision.

18. b) it is much cheaper than space travel.

19. b) they can both be quite challenging.

20. d) to explain why he took up underwater exploration.

part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)

21. d)people the world over enjoy eating their company’s potato chips

22. d)it needs to turn to the word market for development.

23. a)consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brands

24. b)to promote the company‘s strategy of globalization.

25. c)will be in the interest of the local people

26. a)a huge financial problem has arisen.

27. c) they pooled their efforts to help solve it.

28. b)unthinkable

29. a)to see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.

30. d)keep people properly informed of the crisis

31. d)put up with

32. b)stay away from

33. c)doing challenging work may be good for one’s health

34. b) the outcome was beyond their control

35. c)short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory function

36. d) the child may feel that he owes her an apology

37. b)i’m aware you’re upset ,but i’m not to blame

38. c)it is vague and ineffective

39. b)their ages should be taken into account

40. d) not as simple as it seems

part iii vocabulary (20minutes)

41. c) fate

42. b) delivery

43. a) enthusiasm

44. b) witnesses

45. a) unstable

46. d) take on

47. a) see to

48. d) nevertheless

49. c) loan

50. d) locate

51. a) excuse

52. c) targets

53. b) source

54. b)dim

55. d) flexible

56. b)get over

57. a) in view of

58. c) transferred

59. d) insert

60. b) decorated

61. d)turn down

62. b)at intervals

63. a) deposit

64. d) keen

65. a) excessive

66. c)not to speak of

67. a) involve

68. b) may

69. d)concerned about

70. d) anniversary

part iv close (15 minutes)

71. a) called

72. a) accident

73. d)often

74. a) confronted

75. b) to

76. c) when

77. d)published

78. c)with

79. b)average

80. d)serious

81. c) but

82. d)command

83. a) include

84. d) stressful

85. a) who

86. c)easily

87. c) used to

88. b)one

89. c)whenever

90. c) least

part v writing (30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled should the university campus be open to tourists? you should write at least 120 words following the outline given below :

1．名校校园正成为旅游新热点

2．校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不同

3．我认为……

should the university campus be open to tourism?

nowadays, many famous university campuses have become one of the popular tourist attraction. it has been shown on tv and on the radio that every year thousands and thousands of middle school students visit tsing hua university and peking university and other famous universities in china. in the place far away from the capital city, the local students also visit the universities famous in their own province.

so far as the present situation is concerned, is it a good or bad thing to open the university campus for tourists? different people have different opinions. on one hand, some people argued that it is a good thing for the students to visit the famous university campus in that it can enable the middle students to get more information about the university and they can have enough time and opportunity to prepare themselves with the chance to get into the university. on the other hand, some people hold a negative view about this phenomenon. in their opinion, the public tourism will have negative effect on the universities because it will not only do harm to the environment but also to the intellectual atmosphere.

in my opinion, the tourism to the universities is not a good thing. the campus is mainly a place for study . with the increasing tourism on the campus, it will ruin the spiritual atmosphere in this learning field.

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6.07年12月四级真题 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。