2012年6月四级英语真题详细答案

2012年6月大学英语四级考试真题及详细答案

Part Ⅰ

Writing (30minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

1.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象

2.出现这一现象的原因

3.我对这一现象的看法和建议

On Excessive Packaging

Part Ⅱ

Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C）and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

Small Schools Rising

This year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing.

Fifty years ago, they were the latest thing in educational reform: big, modern, suburban high schools with students counted in the thousands. As baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人) came of high-school age, big schools promised economic efficiency. A greater choice of courses, and, of course, better football teams. Only years later did we understand the trade-offs this involved: the creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构)，the difficulty of forging personal connections between teachers and students.SAT scores began dropping in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete high school in four years, a figure that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods. While the emphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven standards as set in No Child Left Behind resulted in significantly better performance in elementary(and some middle)schools, high schools for a variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress.

Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools. This has been due ,in part ,to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has invested $1.8 billion in American high schools, helping to open about 1,000 smallschools-most of them with about 400 kids each with an average enrollment of only 150 pergrade, About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts all over the country are takingnotice, along with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago and San Diego. The movement includesindependent public charter schools, such as No.1 BASIS in Tucson, with only 120 high-schoolers and 18 graduates this year. It embraces district-sanctioned magnet schools, such as the Talented and Gifted School, with 198students, and the Science and Engineering Magnet,with383,which share a building in Dallas, as well as the City Honors School in Buffalo, N.Y.which grew out of volunteer evening seminars for students. And it includes alternative schools with students selected by lottery(抽签)，such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va. And

most noticeable of all, there is the phenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that have split up into smaller units of a few hundred, generally housed in the same grounds that once boasted thousands of students all marching to the same band.

Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif, is one of those, ranking No.423-among the top 2% in the country-on Newsweek's annual ranking of America's top high schools. The success of small schools is apparent in the listings. Ten years ago, when the first Newsweek list based on college-level test participation was published, only three of the top 100 schools had graduating Classes smaller than 100 students. This year there are 22. Nearly 250 schools on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer than 200 graduates in 2007.

Although many of Hillsdale's students came from wealthy households, by the late 1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname (绰号) "Hillsjail. " Jeff Gilbert. A Hillsdale teacher who became principal last year, remembers sitting with other teachers watching students file out of a graduation ceremony and asking one another in astonishment, "How did that student graduate?"

So in 2003 Hillsdale remade itself into three "houses," romantically named Florence, Marrakech and Kyoto. Each of the 300 arriving ninth graders are randomly(随机地)assigned to one of the houses. Where they will keep the same four core subject teachers for two years, before moving on to another for 11th and 12th grades. The closeness this system cultivates is reinforced by the institution of "advisory" classes Teachers meet with students in groups of 25, five mornings a week, for open-ended discussions of everything from homework problems to bad Saturday-night dates. The advisers also meet with students privately and stay in touch with parents, so they are deeply invested in the students' success."We're constantly talking about one another's advisers," says English teacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't doing well in math, or see them sitting outside the dean's office, it's like a personal failure." Along with the new structure came a more demanding academic program, the percentage of freshmen taking biology jumped from 17 to 95."It was rough for some. But by senior year, two-thirds have moved up to physics," says Gilbert "Our kids are coming to school in part because they know there are adults here who know them and care for them."But not all schools show advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.

The Newsweek list of top U.S. high schools was made this year, as in years past, according to a single metric, the proportion of students taking college-level exams. Over the years this system has come in for its share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it's easy for readers to understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they'd like.

Ranking schools is always controversial, and this year a group of 38 superintendents(地区教育主管)from five states wrote to ask that their schools be excluded from the calculation."It is impossible to know which high schools are 'the best' in the nation, "their letter read. in part. "Determining whether different schools do or don't offer a high quality of education requires a look at man different measures, including students' overall academic accomplishments and their subsequent performance in college. And taking into consideration the unique needs of their communities."

In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide the data we sought, which is, after all, public information. There is, in our view, no real dispute here, we are all seeking the same thing, which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers. And if we keep working toward that goal,

someday, perhaps a list won't be necessary.

注意：此部分试题请在答卡1上作答。

1．Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of __________.

A) ensuring no child is left behind

B) increasing economic efficiency

C) improving students' performance on SAT

D)providing good education for baby boomers

2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools?

A)Teachers' workload increased.

B)Students' performance declined.

C)Administration became centralized.

D)Students focused more on test scores.

3.What is said about the schools forded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation?

A)They are usually magnet schools.

B)They are often located in poor neighborhoods.

C)They are popular with high-achieving students.

D)They are mostly small in size.

4.What is most noticeable about the current trend in high school education?

A)Some large schools have split up into smaller ones.

B)A great variety of schools have sprung up in urban and suburban areas.

C)Many schools compete for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds.

D)Students have to meet higher academic standards.

5.Newsweek ranked high schools according to

A)their students' academic achievement

B)the number of their students admitted to college

C)the size and number of their graduating classes

D)their college-level test participation

6.What can we learn about Hillsdale's students in the late 1990s?

A)They were made to study hard like prisoners.

B)They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames.

C)Most of them did not have any sense of discipline,

D)Their school performance was getting worse.

7.According to Jeff Gilbert, the "advisory" classes at Hillsdale were set up so that students could

A)tell their teachers what they did on weekends

B)experience a great deal of pleasure in learning

C)maintain closer relationships with their teachers

D)tackle the demanding biology and physics courses

8.________is still considered a strength of Newsweek's school ranking system in spite of the criticism it receives.

9.According to the 38 superintendents, to rank schools scientifically, it is necessary to use________.

10.To better serve the children and our nation, schools students to take________.

Part Ⅲ

Listening Comprehension (35minutes)

Section A

Directions: in this section you will hear 8 short conversations, one or more questions

will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)、B）、C）and D)、and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答案卡2上作案。

11. A)Trying to sketch a map B)Painting the dining room.

C)Discussing a house plan. D)Cleaning the kitchen.

12.A)She is tired of the food in the canteen. B)She often eats in a French restaurant.

C) She usually takes a snack in the KFC. D)She in very fussy about what she eats.

13.A) Listening to some loud music B)Preparing for as oral examination.

C)Talking loudly on the telephone. D)Practicing for a speech contest.

14.A)The man has left a good impression on her family.

B)The man can dress casually for the occasion.

C)The man should buy himself a new suit.

D)The man's jeans and T-shirts are stylish.

15.A)Grey pants made from pure cotton. B) Fashionable pants in bright colors.

C)100% cotton pants in dark blue. D)Something to match her brown pants.

16.A) Its price. B)Its location

C)Its comfort. D)Its facilities.

17.A)Travel overseas. B)Look for a new job.

C)Take a photo. D)Adopt a child.

18.A)It is a routine offer. B)It is new on the menu.

C)It is quite healthy. D)It is a good bargain.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you

19.A）Hosting an evening TV program. B) Having her bicycle repaired.

C)Lecturing on business management. D)Conducting a market survey.

20.A) He repaired bicycles. B)He served as a consultant.

C)He worked as a salesman. D)He coached in a racing club.

21.A) He wanted to be his own boss. B) He found it more profitable

C)He didn't want to start from scratch. D)He didn't want to be in too much debt.

22.A)They work five days a week. B)They are all the man's friends.

C)They are paid by the hour. D)They all enjoy gambling.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23.A)It has gradually given way to service industry.

B)It remains a major part of industrial activity.

C)It has a history as long as paper processing.

D)It accounts for 80 percent of the region's GDP

24.A) Transport problems. B)Shortage of funding.

C)Lack of resources. D)poor management.

25.A) Competition from rival companies. B)Product promotion campaigns.

C)Possible locations for a new factory D)Measures to create job opportunities.

Section B

Directions: In this section you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choicemarked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26.A)They shared mutual friends in school.

B)They had known each other since childhood.

C)They shared many extracurricular activities.

D)They had many interests in common.

27.A)At a local club. B)At the sports center.

C)At Joe's house. D)At the bearing school.

28.A)Durable friendships can be very difficult to maintain

B)One has to be respectful of other people in order to win respect.

C)It is hard for people from different backgrounds to become friends

D)Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based as the passage you have just heart.

29.A)Near the entrance of a park. B)In his building's parking lot

C)At a parking meter. D)At a street corner.

30.A)It had been taken by the police B)it had keen moved to the next block.

C)In had been stolen by someone. D )it had been parked at a wrong place

31. A)At the Greenville center. B) At a public parking lot.

C)In a neighboring town. D)In a the city garage.

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32.A)Famous creative individuals. B)The mysteriousness of creativity.

C)A major scientific discovery. D)Creativity as shown in arts.

33.A)It is something people all engage in. B) It helps people acquire knowledge.

C) It starts soon after we are born. D) It is the source of all artistic work.

34.A) Creative imagination. B) Logical reasoning

C) Natural curiosity. D) Critical thinking.

35.A)It is beyond ordinary people. B)It is yet to be fully understood.

C)It is part of everyday life. D)It is a unique human trait.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the fi rst time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second ti me, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have ju st heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. F

or these blanks you can other use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main poi nts in your are words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, b icycles, pocket(36) ,and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus police to d o the job?

There.are 20 officers in the Campus Security Division Their job is to(37) crime, accidents los t and found(38) ,and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing tr affic and writing parking tickets.(39) promptly to accidents and other(40) is important, but it is the ir smallest job.

Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very(41) do any violent crimes actually(42 ) .In the last five years there have been no(43) .seven robberies and about 60 other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On the other hand,(44) ,which usually involves breaking windows or lights or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries(入室盗窃)that you see in movies.(45) .

Do we really need more police? Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly maki ng our tuition go up again.(46) .

Part Ⅳ

Reading Comprehension(Reading in depth)(25minntes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a ward bank Read the passage through carefully bef ore making your choices Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the correspo nding letter for each them on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not us e any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage,

One in six. Believe it or not, that's the number of Americans who struggle with hanger T o mak e tomorrow a little better, Feeding Action Month. As part of its 30 W ays in 30 Days program, It's asking 48 across the country to help the more than 200 food banks and 61,000 agencies in its network provide low-inc ome individuals and families with the fuel they need to 49 .

It's the kind of work that's done every day at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in San Antonio, P eople who 50 at its front door on the first and third Thursdays of each month aren't looking for God -they're there for something to eat, St. Andrew's runs a food pantry(食品堂)that51 the city and several of the 52 towns. Janet Drane is its manager.

In the wake of the 53 .the number of families in need of food assistance began to grow. It is 5 4 that 49 million Americans are unsure of where they will find their next meal What's most surprising is th at 36% of them live in55where at least one adult is working."It used to be that one job was all you n eeded."says St. Andrew's Drane."The people we see now have three or four part-time jobs and they're still rig ht on the edge 56. "

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)survive B) surrounding C)serves

D)reviewed E)reported F)recession

G)households H)gather I)formally

J)financially K)domestic L)competition

M)communities N)circling O)accumulate

Section B

Directions: there are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheer 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

In times of economic crisis. Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won't necessarily represent. an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same.

We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses, By 1932. when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn't mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone.

Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate households, Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to finance their separations by selling their homes.

After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities, A 1940 book. The Unemployed Man and His Family, described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job "with tireless search for work."He was always active, looking for odd jobs to do.

The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold.

Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current crisis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment.

Today's economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it's only when the economy is healthy again that we'll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57．In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to __________.

A)tear many troubled families apart B)contribute to enduring family ties

C)bring about a drop in the divorce rate D)cause a lot of conflicts in the family

58.In the Great Depression many unhappy couples close to stick together because

A)starting a new family would be hard B)they expected things would turn better

C)they wanted to better protect their kids D)living separately would be too costly

59.In addition to job losses. What stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce?

A)Mounting family debts B)A sense of insecurity

C)Difficulty in getting a loan D)Falling housing prices

60.What will the current economic crisis eventually do to some married couples?

A)It will force them to pull their efforts together

B)It will undermine their mutual understanding

C)It will help strengthen their emotional bonds

D)It will irreparably damage their relationship

61.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A)The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate

B)Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships

C)A stable family is the best protection against poverty.

D)Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage

Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage:

People are being lured (引诱)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service withoutrealizing they're paying for it by giving up toads of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.

Most Facebook users don't realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they're paying for Face book because people don't really know what their personal data is worth.

The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules Early on you keep everything private. That was the great thing about facebook you could create own little private network. Last year. The company changed its privacy rules so that many things you city. Your photo, your friends' names-were set, by default (默认)to be shared with every one on the Internet.

According to Facebook's vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don't share information They have a "less satisfying experience".

Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. In original business model, which involved selling ads and putting then At the side of the pages totally Who wants to took at ads when they're online connecting with their friends?

The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April. Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites."I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them," Schrage admits.

I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it's only the beginning. Which is why I'm considering deactivating(撤销)my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't That's too high a price to pay.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

62.What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?

A)It is a website that sends messages to targeted users.

B)It makes money by putting on advertisements.

C)It profits by selling its users' personal data.

D)It provides loads of information to its users.

63.What does the author say about most Facebook users?

A)They are reluctant to give up their personal information.

B)They don't know their personal data enriches Facebook.

C)They don't identify themselves when using the website.

D)They care very little about their personal information.

64.Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?

A)To render better service to its users. B)To conform to the Federal guidelines.

C)To improve its users' connectivity. D)To expand its scope of business.

65.Why does Senator Charles Schumer advocate?

A)Setting guidelines for advertising on websites.

B)Banning the sharing of users' personal information.

C)Formulating regulations for social-networking sites.

D)Removing ads from all social-networking sites.

66.Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?

A)He is dissatisfied with its current service. B)He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

C)He doesn't want his personal data abused. D)He is upset by its frequent rule changes.

Part Ⅴ

Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D)on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

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Because conflict and disagreements are part of all close relationships, couples need to learn strategies for managing conflict in a healthy and constructive way. Some couples just 67 and deny the presence of any conflict in a relationship. 68 denying the existence of conflict results in couples 69 to solve their problems at early 70 which can then lead to even greater problems later 71 Not surprisingly, expressing anger and disagreement leads to lower marital (婚姻的)satisfaction at the beginning. However, this pattern of behavior 72 increases in marital satisfaction over time. Research suggests that working 73 conflicts is an important predictor of marital satisfaction.

So, what can you do to manage conflict in your own relationships? First, try to understand the other person's point of view 74 put yourself in his of her place. People who are 75 to what their partner thinks and feels 76 greater relationship satisfaction. For example, researchers found that among people in dating relationships 77 marriages, those who can adopt their partner's perspective show more positive 78 more relationship-enhancing attributes and more constructive responses 79 conflict.

Second, because conflict and disagreements are an 80 part of close relationships. People need to be able to apologize to their partner for wrongdoing and 81 forgiveness from their parents for their own acts. Apologies minimize conflict, lead to forgiveness, and serve to restore relationship closeness. In line 82 this view, spouses who are more forgiving show higher mental 83 over time. Increasingly, apologizing can even have 84 health benefits. For example, when people reflect on

hurtful 85 and grudges(怨恨)，they show negative physiological(生理的) effects, including 86 heart rate and blood pressure, compared to when they reflect on sympathetic perspective-taking and forgiving.

67.A)resolve B)regret C)abandon D)avoid

68. A)Besides B)Therefore C)Moreover D)However

69. A)trying B)declining C)failing D)striving

70. A)ages B)years C)stages D)intervals

71. A)on B)by C)off D)away

72. A)prescribes B)protests C)proves D)predicts

73. A)round B)amid C)among D)through

74. A)so B)while C)but D)and

75. A)sensitive B)superior C)exclusive D)efficient

76. A)expose B)experience C)explore D)exploit

77. A)as long as B)as far as C)as well as D)as soon as

78. A)minds B)emotions C)psychology D)affection

79. A)to B)against C)at D)toward

80. A)absolute B)inevitable C)essential D)obvious

81. A)require B)inquire C)receive D)achieve

82. A)over B)with C)up D)of

83. A)quality B)identity C)charity D)capability

84. A)creative B)positive C)objective D)competitive

85. A)prospects B)concepts C)memories D)outlooks

86. A)added B)toughened C)strengthened D)increased

Part Ⅵ

Translation (5 minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。

87.Those flowers looked as if they_____________________(好长时间没有浇水了).

88.Fred bought a car last week. It is______________________(比我的车便宜一千英镑).

89.This TV program is quite boning We might______________(不妨听听音乐)

90．He left his office in a hurry, with______________________(灯亮着，门开着)

91．The famous novel is said to __________________________(已经被译成多种语言).

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2012年6月大学英语四级考试详细答案

Part I Writing 作文

On Excessive Packaging

Nowadays the phenomena of over-packaging of goods are prevailing in our society: clothes swathed in tissue paper, placed in cardboard box and finally wrapped in well-designed plastic bags, imported bottles of wine packed in wooden boxes, fruits put in hand-woven baskets, just to name a few.

There are several reasons of this over-packaging. The first is that a large number of companies believe that they can attract customers’ attention and stimulate their purchasing desire by over-packaging their goods, thus gaining more profits. On the other hand, quite a number of consumers mistakenly hold that the more delicate the package is, the better the quality will be, thus encouraging excessive packaging. From my perspective, excessive packaging has its consequences, including the loss of precious resources as well as extra workforce on garbage disposal.

To solve the problem, it’s necessary to take the following measures. First, laws and regulations must be made to restrict excessive packaging. In addition, we need to advocate clear packaging and raise consumer’s awareness that excessive packaging doesn’t equal to high quality.

【解析】

本次作文的话题是“过度包装”，话题不断新，考生应该都比较熟悉。写好本篇作文的关键在于紧跟题目所列提纲：现象——原因——看法和建议，确定相应的写作结构。重点分析产生此现象的原因有哪些，把最重要的两三点罗列下来。最后，根据分析出的原因提供相应的建议。范文首段开门见山，首先一句话总结如今社会上过度包装现象盛行，而后举出一些实例补充说明。第二段重点从公司和消费者两方面论述产生过度包装的原因。公司方面是为了吸引顾客，刺激消费，赢取更多的利润；消费者方面是认为包装越精美，质量越好这种错误的消费意识。接下来作者表明自己的看法，认为过度包装会导致很多问题：稀缺资源的流失；水，能源的过度消耗以及产生不必要的垃圾场等。最后一段作者针对原因提出了一些解决方案。第一方面，建立法律规章制度来约束企业的过度包装行为。第二方面，必须让消费者认识到过度包装不等同于高质量，并提倡包装物的回收利用。本文条理清晰，论述充分，语言使用规范得当，如：to name but a few，the first reason is that… ，on the other hand ，in my point of view ，to solve the problem，first ，in addition等。

Part II 快速阅读

1. D) providing good education for baby boomers.

2. D) Students’ performance declined.

3. D) They are mostly small in size.

4. D) Some large schools have split up into smaller ones.

5. C) their college-level test participation.

6. B) Their school performance was getting worse.

7. A) maintain closer relationships with their teachers.

8. Simplicity

9. different measures

10. tough subjects

Part III Listening Comprehension 听力

Section A

11: M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room, another into the family room and a third to the outside.

W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?

Q: What are the speakers doing?

【答案】D) Discussing a housing plan.

【解析】此题为简单的推理题。从drawing，kitchen 等关键词可知，两人正在看房间的图纸，并讨论希望family room 能够再大点。

12, M: I’m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?

W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enough of

our canteen food.

Q: What do we learn about the woman?

【答案】D) She is tired of the food in the canteen.

【解析】此题为推理题。从对话中可知，男子问女子对于晚上到哪里吃饭有没有任何建议。女子回答去KFC 旁边的法国餐厅，因为她已经受够了食堂的食物。

13, W: Hey, if you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones? I’m preparing for the speech contest.

M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realize I’ve being bothering you all this time.

Q: What is the man probably doing?

【答案】C) Listening to some loud music.

【解析】此题为较为简单的推理题。从volume ，earphone ，bother 等关键词可知该男子听音乐时把音量调的很高，从而影响到了女子准备演讲比赛。

14, M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to pu t on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on your family.

W: Come on! It’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.

Q: What does the woman mean?

【答案】C) The man can dress casually for the occasion.

【解析】此题为推理题。男子想穿新套装给女方家庭留下好印象，但是女子说这只是个家庭聚会，穿牛仔裤和T 恤就行，即穿着随意即可。

15. M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue? These two colors are coming in this season.

W: Oh, actually grey is my favourite color, but I prefer something made from cotton, 100% cotton I mean.

Q: What is the woman looking for?

【答案】B) Grey pants made from pure cotton.

【解析】此题为细节题。从关键词pants，grey ，100% cotton可知，女子想要的是灰色纯棉的短裤。

16. W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them.

M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland.

Q: What is the man’s chief consideration in choosing the lodge?

【答案】C) Its location.

【解析】此题为细节题。男子说他选择这个旅馆的原因是它有着瑞士最好的视野，所以他最在乎的是位置。

17. M: What do I have to do to apply for a passport?

W: You need proof of citizenship, either an old passport or a birth certificate and three

photographs. Then you must complete this form and pay a fee.

Q: What is the man most probably going to do?

【答案】C) Travel overseas.

【解析】此题为推理题。男子询问女子如何申请护照，女子回答时说的出生证，照片等是申请护照的所需用品。

18. M: Miss, can I interest you in a pork special with serving tonight? It’s only 799, half the usual price and it’s very tasty.

W: Oh really? I will try it.

Q: What does the man say about the dish?

【答案】A) It is a good bargain.

【解析】此题为细节题。男子在给女子推荐时说该道菜今晚的价格是平时的一般，且很好吃，可见十分划算。

【点评】

今年的听力短对话从提问方式来看，仍旧沿袭过去惯例，考查了信息细节题、暗示题和推断题，其中，信息细节题考查最多，例：短对话的1、5、6、8 均为信息细节题。需要同学在听的能够较快速的捕捉关键词，并将其组合，从而又快又准确的锁定答案。从对话内容来看，今年的内容确实同预测的一致：日常化、生活化。短对话在包括了传统的餐厅、旅游、职业内容的询问以外，还加入了如第1 题的装修、第14 题的家庭聚会、第16题的购物等更贴近日常生活的话题内容。总体来说，今年的四级听力难度适中。如果有较好的细节抓取能力，完全能得到满意的分数。

Conversation 1

W：Good evening, and welcome to this week’s business world, the program for and about business people. Tonight we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over and established bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run your own store?

M: Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working full-time as a salesman for a big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I’ll do it. I had my heart set on it and I didn’t let anything stand in my way. When I went down to the bank and got a business lo an, I knew I’d love being my own boss. Now my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want.

W: You mean you don’t keep regular hours?

M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.

W: Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?

M: Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. They help me out a few days a week. It’s great because we play c ards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers.

W: Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business.

Question 19-22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19.What is the woman doing?

20.What did Mr. Kayne do before he took over the bicycle shop?

21.Why did the man take over a bicycle shop?

22.What do we learn about the people working in the shop?

答案：

19. D

20. A

21. B

22. A

点评：第一篇长对话是一期访谈节目，主题是对一位自主创业人士的一次访谈，难度一般，要拿满分应该不难。主持人问及男士是如何想到要自己创业的，自己的自行车行是否有固定营业时间，以及是否雇佣了一些员工。男士则顺着主持人的问话，谈及了自己的创业历程，店里的营业时间与方式等。考生在听的过程中，需要理解这些短语的意思，如have one’s heart on it，意思是“决心，一定要”，stand in the way，意思是“阻碍，挡道”。一般四级考生，这些短语在平常的学习中应该是有所积累的，不是难题。

Conversation 2

W: Well, the main activities in the region were historically steel and paper processing, I think. M: Yes, but I’m not quite sure about the status of those industries now. Could you tell us something about that?

W: Yes, of course. In fact, they are less significant, but steel-related manufacturing still accounts for 44% of industrial activity. So it’s still very important. In fact, 80% of Spain’s machine tools are from the Basque Country. As for paper processing, there’s still a little. But it’s no longer what it once was in the region. So, is that clear?

M: Yes, thanks.

W: Now, to get back to what I was saying, there’s a lot of unemployment as well as geographical problems in the region.

M: Sorry, Victoria. What do you mean by geographical problems?

W: Well, what I mean is the area is very hilly, mountainous in parts. So there used to be transport problems, now though there are new train links and better roads, but it may be that some smaller towns inland remain not very well connected, is that OK? Does that make sense? When we talk about specific location suggestions for the factory, we’ll see this in more detail, so we’ll come back to this question, OK?

M: OK, right.

W: So I was about to say something about the work force in the region and the level of training and education. In general, it’s very good and improving.

Question 23-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. What does the woman say about the steel-related manufacturing in the region?

24. What problems hinder the region’s development?

25. What will the speakers discuss later?

答案：

23. B

24. C

25. C

点评：这篇长对话围绕该地区的主要经济活动钢铁和纸张加工产业展开。男士对该地区这两大产业的现状不是很熟悉，所以女士为其做解答，介绍了钢铁产业在这一地区所占的重要地位，以及阻碍这一地区发展的主要因素，如地处山区，内地的小城镇依然交通不便。接着，二人则转向了下一个话题，即该地区的劳动力和培训与教育水平。女士这里简单地进行了一个概括，认为整体情况不错并且在不断进步。这篇长对话难度适中，考生可以先浏览一遍

问题，推测出主题，然后带着问题去听，这样做起来就容易多了。这里有一个生单词，可能考生在听的时候会被这样一个单词难倒，Basque country，是指“法国西南端，西班牙北部地区”。不过这个表达不影响做题，考生即使没听懂，也不要在这里纠结，因为浏览过题目就知道，这个不是考察点，所以要继续集中精力往下听。这也是听力的一个技巧，带着问题去听，只抓主要信息以及与问题相关的信息，不重要的疑难点要及时忽略。

听力短文

Section B

Passage One

I first met Joe Gumps when we were both 9 years old, which is probably the only reason he is one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school, we wouldn’t even have had the chance to get to know each other. Joe is a day student, but I am a boarding student. We haven’t been in the same classes, sports or extra curriculum activities. Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house, and we talk on the phone every night. This is not to say that we would not have been compatible if we had first met in our freshman year. Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other, due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests.

In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common, but maybe that’s what makes us enjoy each other’s company so much. When I look at my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I’ve known wh om I never disliked but simply didn’t take the time to get to know. Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there is, for the social divisions that exist in every community. Since this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined effort to find friends in unexpected people and places. Questions:

26. Why does the speaker say Joe Gumps become one of his best friends?

27. Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends?

28. What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe?

答案：

Q26: B. They had known each other since childhood

Q27: B. At Joe’s house

Q28: A. Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other.

点评：本篇短文主要讲述了作者和好朋友Joe 之前的友谊。他们二人在9 岁的时候就认识了，随着时间的变化，两个人的友谊也越来越牢固。作者在文章中反思，他之所以能和Joe 有如此深厚的友谊是因为他们能够有较长的时间相处，能够充分了解彼此。而在现代社会，人们则很少有时间去了解他人。了解到问题所在，也让作者更有决心去了解和结识更多的朋友。这篇文章基本上没有生僻的词汇，以叙述为主。但是其中有几个短语需要关注：day student ：走读学生；boarding student ：寄宿学生；curriculum：课程；mutual：相互的；nevertheless ：然而；thanks to：多亏了….。理解了这些词，对听力的整体理解会有提升。Passage 2

It was a bad night for Louis. His research in the neighboring town had taken longer than he expected. It was late and he was very tired when he drove home. He turned into his building’s parking lot, but all the spaces were fu ll. He drove back out onto the street looking for a parking space. The first block was full. The next block was almost empty. Louis didn’t see a no-parking sign, but he suspected

that if parking were allowed there, most of the spaces would be filled. Then he saw a small parking lot with two free spaces. He was so glad to see them that he didn’t even think to read he sign by the entrance. He drove in, parked, and hurried home to go to bed. The next morning he went back to the lot to get his car. It was gone. He ran home and telephoned the city police to say that his car had been stolen. It took the police only a minute to tell him what had happened. His car had been on a private lot. It had been taken away by the police. Louis had to take a taxi to the city garage far from the center of town. He had to pay a fee of $40 to get his car back. In addition, he got a parking ticket --- his first one ever in Greenville.

29. Where did Louis intend to park his car when he came back from work one night?

30. What did Louis think had happened to his car the next morning?

31. Where did Louis finally get his car back?

答案：

Q29: A. In his building’s parking lot

Q30: A. It had been stolen by someone

Q31: B. In the city garage

点评：本篇文章是一本有趣的小故事。Louis很晚开车回家，发现自己小区和附近路边的停车位都满了，所以他只能开车到隔壁的一个街区去停车。但是因为时间太晚，Louis都没有仔细观察停车位入口旁的标识。第二天早上，Louis发现车子不见了。他以为车辆被盗所以报警。最后才发现，自己的车停到了别人私人车位上，被警察拖走了。Louis不得不开车到很远的地方取车，而且还交了罚单。这篇文章也很简单，没有出现太难的生词。整个内容就是一篇简短的小故事，只要能抓住时间线索，整篇文章的结构就很清楚了。

Passage 3

Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe we agreed the creativity is a mysterious idea. It's one of those things we all recognized when we see it. But we don't really understand what it is. We seem to feel that some people are naturally creative, but we don't know how they got that way. Is creativity a natural gift like good looks? Or is it something that can be acquired like knowledge? Perhaps if we analyze the creative process carefully, we might get some insight into what it is and how it might work in our lives. The creative process has always been accepted as a source of all important work in the arts. But we should not think the creativity play the role only in the arts. Every major scientific discovery began with someone imagining the world to look differently from the way others saw it. And this is what the creativity is all about. Imagining the world in a new way, and despite what you may believe about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all have the potential to imagine the world in an absolute new way. In fact, you were born with it. It is your birth right as a human being. And what's more, you use it every day almost every moment of your life. Your creative imagination is what you use to make sense of your experiences. It's your creative mind to get the meaning from the chaos of your experiences and brings order to your world.

32: What did the speaker most probably discuss last time?

33: What is a widely accepted idea about the creative process?

34: What leads to major scientific discoveries according to the speaker?

35: What does the speaker imply about the creative process?

答案：

Q32: D. The mysteriousness of creativity

Q33: A. It is the source of all artistic work

Q34: D. Creative imagination

Q35: A. It is part of everyday life

点评：本篇文章讲述了人类的创造力。大家都知道有创造力的存在，但是却不知道创造力确切的是什么。文章中提出问题，创造力是与生俱来的还是后天习得的？最后文章得出结论，创造力是每个人都有的。它不仅仅在艺术领域有卓越的贡献，其实在很多重要的科学发现中也扮演了重要角色。创造力可以帮助人们从一个全新的角度认知世界，认识自我。这篇文章生词不多，但是所谈论的内容比较抽象。而且文章的第一句话，实际上是在提醒，这篇文章是接着前面的某个内容进行深入。pick up 在这里表示“重新开始”，第一句话就是说，接着上次的内容继续讲。这一点是需要格外注意的。

复合式听写

Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket calculators and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus police to do the job? There are 20 offices in the campus security division. Their job is to handle crime, accidents, lost and found items, and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets. Responding promptly to accidents and other emergencies is important, but it is their smallest job. Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very rarely did any violent crimes actually occur. In the last five years there have been no murders, seven robberies, and about sixty other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On the other hand, there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights, or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries that you see in movies. Things get stolen when it is just easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched. Do we really need more police？Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly making our tuition go up again. A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our things.

答案：

36. calculators

37. handle

38. items

39. Responding

40. emergencies

41. rarely

42. occur

43. murders

44. there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property

45. Things get stolen when it is easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched

46. A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our things

解析：

这篇文章谈论的是校园盗窃。从校园相关话题的角度而言，复合式听写的内容非常贴近生活，

是考生所熟悉的。具体听写内容，单词仍然以一句话的主干内容为主，即名词和动词；而句子听写的长度和停顿间隔仍与往年一致，即18词左右，且每句间隔1-2 句。所以，复合式听写难度与往年持平。但是考生们应考和平时听写时，都需要特别注意细节，如名词复数的变化，emergency 的复数emergencies ；难词的拼写calculator （计算器）、theft （盗窃）。

Part IV阅读

Section A 选词填空

47. E. domestic

48. C. communities

49. O. survive

50. H. gather

51. M. serves

52. N. surroundings

53. J. recession

54. K. reported

55. I. households

56. F. financially

这篇文章选自Time杂志，讲述的是美国采取了一系列的食品援助行动为低收入者提供食物，经济萧条让越来越多的人陷入温饱危机，其中甚至包括有工作的人。文章思路比较清晰，理解起来并不难。选项中也没有易混淆的干扰项，考生只要把握文章的主线，注意通过词性排除选项，很容易得出答案。

Section B Passage One

【点评】：这篇文章来源于2009 年 5 月的《纽约时报》（原文地址：https://www.sodocs.net/doc/c217896877.html,/2009/05/29/opinion/29cherlin.html ），题目为Married With Bankruptcy。这里有删减。文章分析了经济危机给夫妇带来的影响，指出经济危机不会提高离婚率并分析了几个原因，如夫妇无法承担离婚的成本，房价下降等等。文章最后三段指出虽然不会离婚，但夫妻的这种关系也不会维持太久，经济危机的考验要到经济复苏时期才能显现出来。

答案：

57. B. bring about a drop in the divorce rate

58. C. living separately would be too costly

59. D. Falling housing prices.

60. C. It will irreparably damage their relationship.

61. D. The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.

Section B Passage 2

62. D) It profits by selling its user’s personal data.

63. C) They don’t know their p ersonal data enriches Facebook.

64. C) To render better service to its users.

65. B) Formulating regulations for social-networking sites.

66. C) He doesn’t want his personal data abused.

点评：

文章的主题围绕当下很受欢迎的社交网站Facebook ，揭露其将用户资料出售给广告商。而大多数用户并未意识到这一点，因为他们并没有意识到个人资料的重要性。作者的态度和立场非常鲜明，并表示考虑注销自己的账户。

Part V 完形填空

67. C avoid

68. B however

69. D failing

70. C stages

71. A on

72. A predicts

73. A through

74. B and

75. B sensitive

76. D experience

77. B as well as

78. C emotions

79. D to

80. A inevitable

81. D receive

82. A with

83. D quality

84. B positive

85. A memories

86. B increased

本篇完形填空选自Amherst College大学教授Catherine A. Sanderson所著的Social Psychology 一书。主要阐述了如何处理婚姻中夫妇间的关系，比起将矛盾置于最后而爆发，在婚姻刚刚开始时，坦率交流，更能持久地维护一段关系。面对矛盾，双方应当学会换位思考，并且要学会主动道歉。本篇完形填空内容并不生疏，对于考生而言，掌握其大意并不难。词汇辨析依然是考查的重点。如72、80、81、85、86题等，考生平时一定要注意积累形式、意思相近词语之间的区别。另外还需掌握动词与介词的搭配，以及常见连词的使用。在平时复习中，多阅读原汁原味的外文文章，注意分析真题，注意积累以上几个方面的知识，一定会取得好成绩。

Part VI 句子翻译

87. Those flowers looked as if they hadn't been watered for a long time( 好长时间没有浇水了).

【点评】they 即flowers 做主语，用被动语态。一段时间应用完成时，looked 过去式相比，后面应该过去完成时。

88. Fred bought a car last week. It is ￡1,000 cheaper than mine( 比我的车便宜一千英镑).

【点评】简单的比较级，cheaper than。不需要重复car，直接用mine 代替my car.

89. This TV program is quite boring. We might as well listen to the music ( 不妨听听音乐).

【点评】might as well“不妨”，原句中有might。listen to the music，听音乐。

90. He left his office in a hurry, with lights on and doors open( 灯亮着，门开着).

【点评】with 短语做伴随状语，逻辑主语和表语之间的系动词省略。

91.The famous novel is said to have been translated into multiple languages( 已经被译成多种语言).

【点评】be said to后面跟动词原型，“已经被译”，用完成时被动语态have been translated ，介词用into 。

2013年12月大学英语四级听力真题(附原文及答案解析)

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