12月英語四級考試真題及答案詳解
PartⅠ
Writing
(30 minutes)
Part Ⅰ Writing
Find a Job First
�、� College students' options upon graduation vary from person to person. Some students choose to hunt for a job while others _prefer to start their own business. ② As for me, I would rather find a job first.
�、� The reasons for my decision are as follows. ④ For one thing, it is much easier for me to find a job compared with starting a business which demands fund, experience and the market. As a green hand who has just graduated from a college, it's totally beyond my ability to handle such a complex situation.⑤ For another, working for others could develop my personalities, such as perseverance, hardworking and stress tolerance ability, which can help me become more prepared and qualified if I would like to start up my own business.
To conclude, ⑥ chances always favor those who are prepared. And I don't think a person could really "build up from nothing". ⑦ As a result, I will find a job first after graduation.
Part II Listening Comprehension
News Report One
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
預(yù)覽兩道題各選項，由dangerous，live in，strike，storm，forest fire和attack等詞可以推測，新聞內(nèi)容與某個危險事件導(dǎo)致房屋不能居住有關(guān)。
1. Why did John Gordon move out of the Abergeldie Castle?
A。新聞中提到，城堡的主人約翰·戈登周日被迫搬離城堡，這是由于迪河的河水沖走了大約60英尺的土地，導(dǎo)致城堡離河太近，十分危險。由此可知，約翰·戈登搬離城堡是因為居住在這里會有危險，故答案為A。
2. What happened in Scotland last Wednesday?
B。新聞中提到，自法蘭克風(fēng)暴于上周三襲擊蘇格蘭后，蘇格蘭環(huán)境保護(hù)署已經(jīng)發(fā)布了超過35次覆蓋多個地區(qū)的洪水警報。由此可知，上周三蘇格蘭受到了風(fēng)暴襲擊，故答案為B。
News Report Two
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
預(yù)覽兩道題各選項，由選項中的lost contact，trapped，underground elevator，calls for help，repair，supplies和miners等詞可以推測，新聞內(nèi)容與礦工受困和救援有關(guān)。
3. B。
4. C。
News Report Three
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
預(yù)覽三道題各選項，由選項中的postage rates，services，delivery，post offices，Shortening，Closing，Stopping和mail等詞可以推測，新聞內(nèi)容與郵政現(xiàn)有的問題以及為應(yīng)對問題所采取的措施有關(guān)。
5. D
6. C
7. A
Conversation One
M: Mrs. Hampton, we've got trouble in the press room this morning. W: Oh dear, what about?
M: One of the press operators arrived an hour and a haft late.
W: (8) But that's a straightforward affair. He will simply lose part of his pay. That's why we have a clock in system.
M: But the point is the man was clocked in at 8 o'clock. We have John standing by the time clock, and he swears he saw nothing irregular.
W: (9-1) Is John reliable?
M: (9-2) Yes, he is. That's why we chose him for the job.
W: Have you spoken to the man who was late?
M: Not yet. I thought I'd have a word with you first. He's a difficult man, and I think there's been some trouble on the shop floor. I've got a feeling that the trade union representative is behind this. The manager told me that Jack Green's been very active around the shop the last few days.
W: Well, what do you want me to do?
M: (10) I was wondering if you'd see Smith--the man who was late--because you are so much better at handling things like this.
W: Oh, alright. I'll see him. I must say I agree with you about there being bad feelings in the workers. (11) I've had the idea for some time that Jack Green's been busy stirring things up in connection with the latest wage claim. He's always trying to make trouble. Well, I'll get the manager to send Smith up here.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. D
9. B
10. D
11. C
Conversation Two
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
預(yù)覽四道題各選項，第12題各選項均為形容人性格的形容詞，考查對某人性格的描述;第13題各選項為對They這個群體的行為描述，考查這一群體在特定環(huán)境中的行為動作;第14題四個選項主語均為She，且出現(xiàn)了foreigner和English castle，由此可以推測，對話內(nèi)容與英國或英國人相關(guān)，本題可能考查某位女士在英國所受到的待遇;第15題考查某類人的住房要求。
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. B
Section C
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
預(yù)覽三道題各選項，由jobs，interviews，hiring和school careers service等詞可以推測，短文內(nèi)容與學(xué)生找工作有關(guān)。
16. What does the speaker say about college students applying for on-campus jobs?
D。短文中提到，在學(xué)校內(nèi)有很多就業(yè)機(jī)會，作為學(xué)生，你自然會有被雇用的優(yōu)先權(quán)。因此答案為D。
17. what can students do to find a campus job according to the speaker?
C。短文中提到，學(xué)生可以去向?qū)W校的就業(yè)服務(wù)中心或職業(yè)介紹所尋求幫助，找一份校園內(nèi)的工作。因此答案為C。
18. What does the speaker say is a library monitor's responsibility?
B。短文中提到，如果你是一個正在找工作的大學(xué)生，但是擔(dān)心沒有足夠的時間來學(xué)習(xí)，你可以考慮擔(dān)任自習(xí)室或圖書館的監(jiān)管員，這類工作的主要職責(zé)就是對學(xué)習(xí)空間進(jìn)行監(jiān)管，以確保維持一個安靜的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境。因此答案為B。
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
預(yù)覽三道題各選項，由grow，sold，price，green tea，tea drinkers，tea farmers和market等詞可以推測，短文內(nèi)容與茶葉的種植和售賣有關(guān)。
19. C
20. A
21. D
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. B
23. B
24. A
25. A
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Section A
26.K . rarely
27.O .tortured
28.J .minimal
29.D. determine
30.G. inadequate
31.B. creates
32.E. direction
33.M. strengthen
34.L. shelters
35.C. critically
Section B
36. C
37. J
38 .G
39. D
40. K
41. E
42. B
43. H
44. F
45. I
Section C
Passage 0ne
46.C。
47.A。
48.D。
49.A。
50.B。
Passage Two
(51)吃得少，還能讓人感到快樂的奧秘或許早在幾年前就被麥當(dāng)勞破解了。根據(jù)康奈爾大學(xué)食品與品牌實驗室的一項最新研究，小份的非食物獎勵，例如麥當(dāng)勞歡樂套餐中的玩具，可以和食物一樣刺激大腦中的獎賞中樞。
由馬丁·萊曼領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的'研究人員進(jìn)行了一系列的實驗，想要弄清楚人們是否愿意選擇配有非食物類小東西的小份食物。
(52)他們發(fā)現(xiàn),絕大多數(shù)的孩子和成年人都選擇帶獎品但減半了的食物。而兩種選擇的價格是相同的。
(53)更為有趣的是，一個對未來獎品的承諾足以使成年人選擇小份食品。其中可以使用的獎勵之一是彩票，獎金10、50到100美金不等。在勸說人們少吃點這一問題上，這和那些實實在在的禮物一樣有效。
“參與者們愿意用獲得相對來說較少金錢獎勵的可能性來替換掉一部分食物，這一事實也是非常有趣的，”萊曼說。
(54)他認(rèn)為從理論上來講，這些無形獎品中的感情成分使得它們起了作用。事實上，描述不清晰的得獎的可能性比那些有著明確的得獎概率的選擇更有效果。
“這一發(fā)現(xiàn)的解釋之一就是不確定的獎勵要比確定的獎勵在情感上更能激起人們的欲望。”萊曼說。“得獎的不確定性通過在情感上讓人‘興奮’從而為人們提供了額外的吸引力和誘惑力。收到獎勵的可能性同時帶來了
一種希望，這種狀態(tài)本身就能讓人獲得心理上的回報。”換言之，這就是人們?yōu)槭裁聪矚g賭博的原因。如何運(yùn)用這一知識來幫助人們吃得更健康呢?
一種辦法就是給人們提供一個可以獲得周末溫泉療養(yǎng)機(jī)會的健康選擇�；蛘邽檫x擇一份減半了的食物設(shè)立半份甜點的獎勵，該甜點只能在未來的某個日期享用。(55)這樣你就又會回到這個餐館——并且這樣你又可以少吃一點。
51.D
52.D
53.B
54.A
55.C
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