2016年12月英语四级真题(第一套)

2016年12月英语四级真题（第一套） Part I Writing (30minutes) （请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试） Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay .Suppose you are two options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet1with a single line through the centre. Questions 1and 2 are based on the news report you have just the heard. 1. A) It was going to be renovated. C) It was dangerous to live in. B) He could no longer pay the rent. D) He had sold it to the royal family. 2. A) A storm. C) A forest fire. B) A strike. D) A Terrorist attack. Questions 3and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) They lost contact with the emergency department. B) They were injured by suddenly falling rocks. C) They sent calls for help via a portable radio. D) They were trapped in an underground elevator. 4. A) They provided the miner with food and water. B) They sent supplies to keep the miners warm. C) They released the details of the accident. D) They tried hard to repair the accident. Question5 to7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Raise postage rates. C) Close some of its post offices. B) Improve its services. D) Redesign delivery routes. 6. A) Closing offices on holidays. C) Computerizing mail sorting processes. B) Shortening business hours. D) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays. A）A lot of controversy will arise B) Taxpayers will be very pleased C) Many people will begin to complain D) Many post office staff will lose their jobs Section B Directions:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of eachconversation,you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from four choice marked A),B),C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter an Answer sheet1 with a single line though the centre. Question8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. A)He will lose part of his pay. C)He will be given a warning. B)He will go through retraining. D)He is go good terms with his workmates. A)He is an experienced press operator. C)He is always on time. B)He is trustworthy guy. D）He is go good terms with his workmates. A)She is a trade union representative. C)She is better at handing such matters. B)She is a senior manager of the shop. D)She is in charge of public relation. A)He is always trying to stir up trouble. B)He is skilled and experienced. C)He is very close to the manager. D)He is always complaining about low wages. Question12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. A)Open. C)Selfish. B)Reserved. D)Friendly. A)They read a book. C)They stay quiet. B)They talk about the weather D)They chat with fellow passengers. A)She was unwilling to make friends with workmates. B)She was never invited to a colleague’s home. C)She was eager to visit an English castle. D)She was always treated as a foreigner. 15.A) House are much more quiet. C) They want a garden of their own. B) They want to have more space. D) Houses provide more privacy. Section C Directions:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four 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 choices marked A),B),C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16.A) They will automatically be given hiring priority. B) They don’t have to go through job interviews. C) They are likely to get much higher pay. D) They don’t have much choice of jobs. 17.A) Visit the school careers services. C) Look at school bulletin boards. B) Ask their professors for help. D) Go through campus newspapers. A) Providing students with information about the library. B) Helping students arrange appointments with librarians. C) Supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere. D) Helping students find the books and journals they need. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. A) It tastes better. C) It is easier to grow. B) It may be sold at a higher price. D) It can better survive extreme weathers. A) It can grow in drier soil. C) It will replace green tea one day. B) It is immune to various diseases. D) It is healthier than green tea. A) It does not have a stable market. B) It has made tea farmers’ life easier. C) It does not bring the promised health benefits. D) It has been well received by many tea drinkers. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) They care more about environment. B) They decorate their homes themselves. C) They prefer unique objects of high quality. D) They need decorations to show their status. 23. A) They made great contributions to society. B) They could only try to create at night. C) They were proud of their creations. D) They focused on the quality of their products. 24. A) Identify fake crafts. C) Design handicrafts themselves. B) Make wise choices. D) Learn the importance of creation. 25. A) To attract foreign investments. C) To arouse public interest in crafts. B) To preserve the traditional culture. D) To boost the local economy. PARTⅢ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select oneword for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Many men and women have long bought into the idea that there are“male”and“female”brains,believing that explains just about every difference between the sexes.A new study 26 that belief, questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender. In the study, Tel Aviv University researchers 27 for sex differences throughout the entire human brain And what did they find? Not much. Rather than offer evidence for 28 brains as “male” or“female”,research shows that brains fall into a wide range , with most people falling right in the middle. Daphna Joel ,who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender‐based 29 ,many different types of brain can’t always be distinguished by gender. While the “average”male and“average”female brains were 30different, you couldn’t tell it by looking at individual brain scans. Only a small 31of people had “all-male”or“all-female”characteristics. Larry Cahill, an American neuroscientist（神经科学家），said the study is an important addition to a growing body of research questioning 32 beliefs about gender and brain function. But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are the same, 33 of gender. “There’s a mountain of evidence 34 the importance of sex influences at all levels of brain function ,”he told The Seattle Times. If anything, he said, the study 35that gender plays a very important role in the brain—“even when we are not clear exactly how.”  A) abnormal I) regardless B) a