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2021年12月大学英语四级真题试题一(完好版)2021年12月大学英语四级真题试题一(完好版)PartIWriting(25minutes)(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:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanashorteasyonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweendoctorsandpatients.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Questions1to2arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Hergrandfather.B)Hergrandfather.C)HerfriendErika.D)Herlittlebrother.2.A)Bytakingpicturesforpassers-by.B)Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.C)Byworkingparttimeatahospital.D)Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia.Questions3to4arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.B)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.C)Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.D)Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.4.A)Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.B)Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick.C)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.D)A)Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Thelackofcluesaboutthespecies.B)Endlessfightingintheregion.C)Inadequatefundingforresearch.D)Thehazardsfromthedesert.6.A)Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.B)TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.C)Toidentifythereasonsforthelionsdisappearance.D)Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions.7.A)Lionstracks.B)Lionswalking.C)Somecampingfacilities.D)Trapssetbylocalhunters.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Aspecialgiftfromtheman.B)Acallfromherdad.C)Herweddinganniversary.D)Herluckybirthday.9.A)Threwherasurpriseparty.B)Boughtheragoodnecklace.C)WithatravelerscheckD)Withhissmartphone10.A)Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.B)Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.C)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.D)Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.11.A)Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouplesholidayplan.B)Heiseagertolearnhowthecouplesholidayturnsout.C)Hewilltellthewomenthesecretifherhusbandagrees.D)Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouplesholidaytrip.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Theytaketherivalsattitudeintoaccount.B)Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.C)Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.D)Theyseetheimportanceofmakingcompromises.13.A)Theyknowwhentostop.B)Theyknowhowtoadapt.C)Theyknowwhentomakecompromises.D)Theyknowhowtocontroltheiremotion.14.A)Theyarepatient.B)Theylearnquickly.C)Theyaregoodatexpression.D)Theyupholdtheirprinciples.15.A)Clarifyitemsofnegotiation.B)Makeclearone'sintentions.C)Gettoknowtheotherside.D)Formulateone'sstrategy.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.B)WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt.C)Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.D)WhenAmerica'searliestspaceprogramstarted.17.A)Theytriedtomakebestuseofthelatesttechnology.B)Theytriedtomeetastronauts'specificrequirements.C)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouterspace.D)Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbitingshuttles.18.A)Theyareexpensivetomake.B)Theyareextremelyaccurate.C)Theywerefirstmadeinspace.D)Theywereinventedinthe1970s.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.B)Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.D)ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.20.A)Theywereknowntobecreative.B)Theyenjoyedlivingalivingalifeofease.C)Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.D)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.21.A)Chattingwithherancestors.B)Doingneedleworkbythefire.C)Furnishinghercountryhouse.D)Polishingallthesilverwork.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Sitdownandtrytocalmyourself.B)Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.C)Useamaptoidentifyyourlocation.D)Trytofollowyourfootprintsback.23.A)Youmayendupenteringawonderland.B)Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.C)Youmayexposeyourselftounexpecteddangers.D)Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.24.A)Walkuphill.B)Lookforfood.C)Startafire.D)Waitpatiently.25.A)Checkthelocalweather.B)Findamapandacompass.C)Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.D)Informsomebodyofyourplan.PartReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Weallknowthereexistsgreatvoid空白inthepubliceducationalsystemwhenitcomesto(26)_toSTEMScience,Technology,EngineeringMathematics,OneeducatornamedDoriRobertsdecidedtodosomethingtochangethissystem.Doritaughthighschoolengineeringfor11years.Shenoticedtherewasarealvoidinqualitystemeducationatall(27)_ofthepubliceducationalsystem.shesaid,“IstartedEngineeringforkids(EFK)afternoticingareallackofmath,scienceandengineeringprogramsto(28)_myownkidsin.Shedecidedtostartanafterschoolprogramwherechildren(29)_inSTEM-basedcompetitions.Theclubgrewquicklyandwhenitreached180membersandthekidsintheprogramwonseveralstate(30)_.shedecidedtodevoteallhertimetocultivatingand(31)_itTheglobalbusinessEFKwasborn.DoribeganoperatingEFKoutofherVirginiahome,whichshethenexpandedto(32)_recreationcenters.Today,theEFKprogram(33)_over144branchesin32stateswithintheUnitedStatesandin21countries.Saleshavedoubledfrom$5millionin2021to$10millionin2021,with25newbranchesplannedfor2021.theEFKwebsitestates,“Ournationisnot(34)_enoughengineers.Ourphilosophyistoinspirekidsatayoungagetounderstandthatengineeringisagreat(35)_.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Whyarentyoucuriousaboutwhathappened?A“YoususpendedRayRiceafterourvideo，areporterfromTMZchallengedNationalFootballLeagueCommissionerRogerGoodelltheotherday.“Whydidntyouhavethecuriositytogotothecasino赌场yourself?Theimplicationofthequestionisthatamorecuriouscommissionerwouldhavefoundawaytogetthetape.BTheaccusationofincuriosityisonethatwehearoften,carryingthesuggestionthatthereissomethingwrongwithnotwantingtosearchoutthetruth,havebeenbotheredforalongtimeaboutthecuriouslackofcuriosity,saidaDemocraticmemberoftheNewJerseylegislaturebackinJuly,referringtoaninsufficientlyinquiringattitudeonthepartofanassistanttoNewJerseyGovernorChrisChristiewhochosenottoaskhardquestionsabouttheGeorgeWashingtonBridgetrafficscandal.“Isntthemainstreammediatheleastbitcuriousaboutwhathappened?wroteconservativewriterJenniferRubinearlierthisyear,referringtotheattackonAmericansinBenghazi,Libya.CTheimplication,ineachcase,isthatcuriosityisagoodthing，andalackofcuriosityisaproblem.Aresuchaccusationssimplyeffortstoscorepoliticalpointsforonesparty?Oristheresomethingofparticularvalueaboutcuriosityinandofitself? DThejournalistIanLeslie,inhisnewandenjoyablebookCurious:TheDesiretoKnowandWhyYourFutureDependsonIt,insiststhattheanswertothatlastquestionisYes.Lesliearguesthatcuriosityisamuch-overlookedhumanvirtue,crucialtooursuccess,andthatwearelosingit.EWearesuffering,hewrites,froma“serendipitydeficit.Theword“serendipitywascoinedbyHoraceWalpoleinan1854letter,fromataleofthreeprinceswho“werealwaysmakingdiscoveries,byaccident,ofthingstheywerenotinsearchof.LeslieworriesthattheriseoftheInternet,amongothersocialandtechnologicalchanges,hasreducedourappetiteforaimlessadventures.Nolongerhavewetheinclinationtoletourselveswanderthroughfieldsofknowledge,readytobesurprised.Instead,weseekonlytheinformationwewant.FWhyisthisaproblem?Becausewithoutcuriositywewilllosethespiritofinnovationandentrepreneurship.Wewillseeunimaginativegovernmentsanddyingcorporationsmakedisastrousdecisions.Wewillloseavitalpartofwhathasmadehumanityasawholesosuccessfulasaspecies.GLesliepresentsconsiderableevidenceforthepropositionthatthesocietyasawholeisgrowinglesscurious.IntheU.S.andEurope,forexample,theriseoftheInternethasledtoadecliningconsumptionofnewsfromoutsidethereadersborders.Butnoteverythingistobeblamedontechnology.ThedeclineininterestinliteraryfictionisalsooneofthecausesidentifiedbyLeslie.Readingliteraryfiction,hesays,makesusmorecurious.HMoreover,inordertobecurious,"youhavetobeawareofagapinyourknowledgeinthefirstplace.''AlthoughLeslieperhapspaintsabitbroadlyincontendingthatmostofusareunawareofhowmuchwedontknow,hessurelyrighttopointoutthattheproblemisgrowing:“Googlecangiveusthepowerfulillusionthatallquestionshavedefiniteanswers. IIndeed,Google,forwhichLeslieexpressesadmiration,isalsohisfrequentwhippingboy(替罪羊)?HequotesGoogleco-founderLarryPagetotheeffectthatthe“perfectsearchenginewill“understandexactlywhatImeanandgivemebackexactlywhatIwant.Elsewhereinthebook,Lesliewrites:“Googleaimstosaveyoufromthethirstofcuriosityaltogether.JSomewhatnostalgically(怀旧地)，hequotesJohnMaynardKeynes'sjustlyfamouswordsofpraisetothebookstore:“Oneshouldenteritvaguely,almostinadream,andallowwhatistherefreelytoattractandinfluencetheeye.Towalktheroundsofthebookshops,dippinginascuriositydictates,shouldbeanafternoonsentertainment.Ifonly!KCitingtheworkofpsychologistsandcognitive(认知的scientists，Lesliecriticizesthereceivedwisdomthatacademicsuccessistheresultofacombinationofintellectualtalentandhardwork.Curiosity,heargues,isthethirdkeyfactorandadifficultonetopreserve.Ifnotcultivated,itwillnotsurvive:“Childhoodcuriosityisacollaborationbetweenchildandadult.Thesurestwaytokillitistoleaveitalone.LSchooleducation,hewarns,isoftenconductedinawaythatmakeschildrenincurious.Childrenofeducatedandupper-middle-classparentsturnouttobefarmorecurious,evenatearlyages,thanchildrenofworkingclassandlowerclassfamilies.Thatlackofcuriosityproducesarelativelackofknowledge,andthelackofknowledgeisdifficultifnotimpossibletocompensateforlateron.MAlthoughLesliesbookisn'taboutpolitics,hedoesn'tentirelyshyawayfromtheproblem.Politicalleaders,likeleadersofotherorganizations,shouldbecurious.Theyshouldaskquestionsatcrucialmoments.Thereareseriousconsequences,hewarns,innotwantingtoknow.NHepresentsasanexamplethefailureoftheGeorgeW.Bushadministrationtoprepareproperlyfortheafter-effectsoftheinvasionofIraq.AccordingtoLeslie,thosewhoridiculedformerDefenseSecretaryDonaldRumsfeldforhis2002remarkthatwehavetobewaryofthe“unknownunknownsweremistaken.Rumsfeldsidea,Lesliewrites,“wasntabsurd一itwassmart.Headds,“Thetragedyisthathedidntfollowhisownadvice.OAllofwhichbringsusbacktoGoodellandtheChristiecaseandBenghazi.Eachcriticinthoseexamplesischarging,inadifferentway,thatsomeoneinauthorityisintentionallybeingincurious.Ileaveittothereaderspoliticalpreferencetodecidewhich,ifany,chargesshouldstick.Butletsbecarefulaboutdemandingcuriosityabouttheothersidesweaknessesandremainingdeterminedlyincuriousaboutourown.Weshouldbedelightedtopursueknowledgeforitsownsakeevenwhenwhatwefindoutissomethingwedidn'tparticularlywanttoknow.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。36.Tobecurious,weneedtorealizefirstofallthattherearemanythingswedontknow.37.AccordingtoLeslie,curiosityisessentialtoonessuccess.38.Weshouldfeelhappywhenwepursueknowledgeforknowledge'ssake.39.Politicalleaders'lackofcuriositywillresultinbadconsequences.40.Thereareoftenaccusationsaboutpoliticiansandthemediaslackofcuriositytofindoutthetruth.41.Thelesscuriousachildis,thelessknowledgethechildmayturnouttohave.42.Itiswidelyacceptedthatacademicaccomplishmentliesinbothintelligenceanddiligence.43.Visitingabookshopascuriosityleadsuscanbeagoodwaytoentertainourselves.44.BoththeriseoftheInternetandreducedappetiteforliteraryfictioncontributetopeoplesdecliningcuriosity.45.Mankindwouldn'tbesoinnovativewithoutcuriosity.