【英语真题】2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第二套).pdf

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1、20212021 年年 1212 月大学英语四级考试真题（第月大学英语四级考试真题（第 二二 套）套）PartPart minutes)minutes)WritingWriting(30(30Directions:Directions:Suppose you have just participated in a school project of collecting used books oncampus.You are now to write a report about the project,which may include its aim,organizers,particip

2、ants and activities.You will have 30 minutes to write the report.You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words.PartPartListeningListening ComprehensionComprehension(30(30 minutes)minutes)SectionSection A ADirections:Directions:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the e

3、nd of each news report,youwill hear two or three questions.Both the news report and 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 AnswerAnswer SheetSheet 1 1 with a single

4、 line through thecentre.QuestionsQuestions 1 1 andand 2 2 areare basedbased onon thethe newsnews reportreport youyou havehave justjust heard.heard.1.A)It found a pet dog on board a plane to a city in Texas.B)It had one of its cargo planes land at a wrong airportC)It sent two dogs to the wrong destin

5、ations.D)It had two of its domestic flights mixed up2.A)Correct their mistakeas soon as possible.B)Give the two pets a physical checkup.C)Hire a charter jet to bring the pets back.D)Send another plane to continue the flight.QuestionsQuestions 3 3 andand 4 4 areare basedbased onon thethe newsnews rep

6、ortreport youyou havehave justjust heard.heard.3.A)She weighs 130 kilogramsC)She was brought from Africa.4.A)It took 22 hours.C)It was smooth.B)She has had babies beforeD)She has a big family of six.B)It had some complicationsD)It was monitored by Dr.Sue TygielskiQuestionsQuestions 5 5 toto 7 7 area

7、re basedbased onon thethe newsnews reportreport youyou havehave justjust heard.heard.5.A)It enjoyed great popularity.C)It was frequented by newly-weds6.A)Expand his business on the beach.B)Replace the restaurantswooden deck.B)It started business three years ago.D)It was built above the sea-water.C)P

8、osta picture of his restaurantonline.D)Celebrate his silver wedding anniversary.7.A)She sold it for two thousand dollarsB)She took it to the restaurantmanagerC)She posted its picture on FacebookD)she returned it to its owner right awaySectionSection B BDirections:Directions:In this section,you will

9、hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,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 the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer

10、Answer SheetSheet 1 1 with a single line through thecentre.QuestionsQuestions 8 8 toto 1111 areare basedbased onon thethe conversationconversationyouyou havehavejustjust heard.heard.8.A)The number of ducks has declined sharply in recent years.B)Climate change has little effecton the lives of wild du

11、cks.C)Duck meat is not eaten in Australia,Canada and the U.S.D)Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.9.A)Droughts.C)Farming.10.A)They are not easy to domesticate.C)It is not environmentally friendly11 A)They hunted ducks as a traditional sport.C)They raised ducks and geese for their

12、eggs.B)Bushfires.D)Hunting.B)Their meat is not that popular.D)It is not considered cost-effectiveB)They killed wild ducks and geese for food.D)They poisoned wild ducks in large numbersQuestionsQuestions 1212 toto 1515 areare basedbased onon thethe conversationconversationyouyou havehavejustjust hear

13、d.heard.12.A)Have her house repaintedC)Move into a newly-painted house13.A)How long the work will takeC)How the paint job is to be done.14.A)Cover up her furnitureC)Stay somewhere elseB)Replace some of her old furnitureD)Calculate the cost of the paint jobB)How much the work will cost.D)How many wor

14、kersare neededB)Ask some friends for helpD)Oversee the work herself15.A)She could have asked a friend for help with the paint jobB)Painting a house involves more trouble than she thoughtC)she should have repainted her house much earlierD)Moving her furniture is harder than the paint jobSectionSectio

15、n C CDirections:Directions:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hearthree or four questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After youhear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).The

16、n mark the corresponding letter on AnswerAnswer SheetSheet 1 1 with a single line through the centre.QuestionsQuestions 1616 toto 1818 areare basedbased onon thethe passagepassage youyou havehavejustjust heard.heard.16.A)Tocultivate good habits.B)Toprepare for secondary school.C)Toreview what is lea

17、rned in classD)Tostimulate interest in learning.17.A)Discuss their academic achievements with themB)Create an ideal study environment for themC)Allow them to learn independentlyD)Check their homework promptly18.A)Finish them beforethey get tiredB)Tacklethe most difficult task firstC)Start with somet

18、hing they enjoyD)Focus on the most important onesQuestionsQuestions 1919 toto 2121 areare basedbased onon thethe passagepassage youyou havehavejustjust heard.heard.19.A)Workerswho meet its body weight standardsB)Workerswho can lose 30 pounds in a yearC)Workerswho try the hardest to lose weightD)Work

19、erswho are in the top 10%of the slimmest20.A)ImpracticalB)InconsistentC)UnmanageableD)Unfair21.A)Offerthem much fatterbonuses.B)Improve working environment.C)Encourage healthy behaviorsD)Provide free lunch and snacksQuestionsQuestions 2222 toto 2525 areare basedbased onon thethe passagepassage youyo

20、u havehavejustjust heard.heard.22.A)It has not done enough to help left-handed children.B)It has treated left-handed children as being disabled.C)It has not built facilities specially for the left-handed.D)It has ignored campaigns on behalf of the left-handed.23.A)They are as intelligent as other ch

21、ildren.B)They have a distinctive style of handwritingC)They sometimes have psychological problems.D)They tend to have more difficulties in learning.24.A)Punish teachers discriminating against left-handed studentsB)Lay more emphasis on improving childrens mental healthC)Encourage students to develop

22、various professional skillsD)Keep track of left-handed childrens school performance,25.A)How they can be reduced in number.B)Why their numbers are so highC)What percentage they account forD)If their percentage keeps increasingPartPart SectionSection A AReadingReading ComprehensionComprehension(40(40

23、 minutes)minutes)Directions:Directions:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.Youare requiredto select oneword for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identifi

24、ed by aletter:Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on AnswerAnswer SheetSheet 2 2 with a single linethrough the centre.Youmay not use any of the words in the bank more than once.It is commonly believed that the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare wasborn in Stratford-o

25、n-Avon on April 23,1564.But it is impossible to know the26day on whichhe was born.Church records show he was baptized(施洗礼)on April 26,and three days was acustomary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newly born baby.Shakespeares date of deathis27known,however:it was April 23,1616.He was 52 and

26、 had retired to Stratford threeyears before.Although few plays have been performed or analyzed as extensively as the 38 playsShakespeare wrote,there are few surviving details about his life.ThisShakespeareLatin and read313028of biographicalinformation is due primarily to his social29;he was not a no

27、ble,but the son of a leather trader.attended the grammar school in Stratford,where he would have studied32.They had four children,including the twins,Hamnet and Judith.literature.He did not go to university and at age 18 married Anne Hathaway,who was eight years hisNothing is known of the period bet

28、ween the birth of the twins and Shakespeares 33 as a dramatistin London in the early 1590sIn a million words written over 20 years,heconflicts with aA)capturedB)classicalC)conclusivelyD)emergence3534the full range of human emotions andthat remains sharp today.As his great contemporary the poet and d

29、ramatistI)precisionJ)probablyK)qualityL)scarcityBen Jonson said,“He was not of an age,but for all time.”E)exactF)generatedG)particularH)positionM)seniorN)separatedO)systematicallySectionSection B BDirections:Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to i

30、t.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph fromwhich the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraphis marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on AnswerAnswerSheetSheet 2 2.HowH

31、ow toto notnot bebe boringboringA Humans are creatures of habit.We love to establish a routine and stick with it.Then we oftenput ourselves on auto-pilot.Routines can be incredibly useful in helping you get things done.However,too much of a routine can also make you incredibly boring.Nevertheless,ma

32、ny peoplelive lives that are boringly predictable,or live a life where everything is outlined or planned.B To tell the truth,interesting people are more popular among their friends.If you dont arousesomeones curiosity or brighten someones day,you probably come across as being a little bit dull.But t

33、hat doesnt mean your life has ended and you cant do anything to change it.If you findyourself searching for something to say beyond small talk,try these tactics to find more interestingapproaches to conversation.C Recently,I was at a gathering of colleagues when someone turned to me and asked,So,wha

34、ts new with you?”Ordinarily,I think Im a good conversationalist.After all,its literally myjob to talk to people and tell their stories or share their advice.And thats not exactly anunexpected question.Still,the only“new-lo-me”topics that came to mind were my daughtersbasketball tournament（锦 标 赛）and

35、my feelings about that mornings politicalheadlines-neither amusing nor appropriate topics at that moment.D Oh,no,I thought.Have I become boring?But sharing our experiences in an authentic way toconnect with other people is what makes us interesting,says associate professor MichaelPirson.The hesitati

36、on I felt in not sharing the ordinary things that were happening in my life,andthe wild mental search for something more interesting,may have backfired and made me seemless interesting.E“If someone is making up some conversation that might be interesting,its probably not goingto land well,”says Pirs

37、on,whose expertise includes trust and well-being,mindfulness,andhumanistic management.“Its going to feel like a made-up conversation that people dontnecessarily want to tune in to.”F The most interesting people arent those whove gone on some Eat,Pray,Love journey to findthemselves.Instead,Pirson say

38、s,theyre those who examine the ordinary.”Often,the boringthings may not be boring at all.Maybe they are actually little miracles,he says.Share yourobservations about the world around you-interesting stories you heard or things younoticed-and you may be surprised by the universal connection they insp

39、ire.G This is essentially how Jessica Hagy starts her day.The author of How to Be Interesting:AnInstruction Manual,Hagy spends a lot of time thinking about whats interesting to her.People whoare interesting are persistently curious,she says.H Think about the everyday things around you and ask questi

40、ons about them.What is thatroadside monument I sec on my way to work every day?Who built that interesting building in mycity?What nearby attractions havent I visited?Why do people do things that way?Use what youfind to ask more questions and learn more about the world around you.“Having that sort of

41、curiosity is almost like a protective gear from getting into boredom,”she says.And when you findthings that are truly interesting to you,share them.I Television veteran Audrey Morrissey,executive producer of NBCs The Voice,is alwayslooking for what will make a person or story interesting to viewers.

42、Its usually a matter ofindividuality.“Having a strong point of view,signature style,or being a super-enthusiast in aparticular field makes someone interesting,she says.That means embracing what is trulyinteresting or unique about yourself.“Many people are not boring in the way that they can carrya c

43、onversation or can be good at a social gathering,etc.To be interesting means that you havelived life,taken risks,traveled,sought out experience to learn for yourself and share with others,she says.J Of course,its possible to be a fountain of knowledge and a boring person,says public relationsconsult

44、ant Andrea Pass,Paying attention to the listener is an important part of having aconversation thats interesting to both parties.Talking on and on about whats interesting to youisnt going to make you an interesting person,she says.K“If the listener is not paying attention,its your sign to shorten the

45、 story or change direction.Make sure to bring the audience into the conversation so that it is not one-sided,”Pass says.Be abetter listener yourself,and give others opportunities to participate in the conversation by invitingthem with questions or requests to share their own experiences or thoughts.

46、(e.g.,“Now,tell meabout your favorite book,”or“Have you ever been to that attraction?”)Questions are a powerfultool,especially when they encourage others to disclose information about themselves.A 2012study from the University of California,Santa Barbara,found that roughly 40%of the time we aretalki

47、ng,were disclosing subjective information about our experience.And when were doing so,our brains are more engaged.So one strategy to leave others with the impression that youre asparkling conversation partner is to get others to talk.about themselves.L Being relatable is also essential,Morrissey say

48、s.The best entertainment and storytellingcomes from people who are relatable-those who dont shy away from opening up but freelyshare who they are and what they care about.These are the people viewers most relate to and findinteresting.Being authentic,honest,and vulnerable is always interesting.M I h

49、ave now come to realize that being boring,in actuality,is not only about who you are as aperson,but also how you present yourself.No matter what,make sure you are having fun in life.Because when you are enjoying,people around you will begin to enjoy as well.Show someinterest in them and they will de

50、finitely show some in you.If you are a very reserved person,thiscould be a little difficult at first.But with a little effort,you can definitely improve.36.Pirson claims that some ordinary things may often prove to be miraculously interesting.37.Tomake a conversation interesting,it is important that