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1、欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析（12 月）Part II(15 minutes)1、根据以下内容，回答 1-11 题。The MagicianThe revolution that Steve Jobs led is only just beginning When it came to putting on a show,nobody else in the computer industry,or any other industry for that

2、 matter，could match Steve JobsHis product launches，at which he would stand alone on a black stage and produce as if by magic an“incredible”new electronic gadget(小器具)in front of an amazed crowd，were the peril,rmances of a master showmanAll computers do is fetch and work with numbers，he once exp laine

3、d，but do it fast enough and“the results appear to be magic”MrJobs，who died recently aged 56，spenthis life packaging that magic into elegantly designed，easy-to-use productsThe reaction to his death，with people leaving candles and flowers outside Apple stores and politicians singing praises on the int

4、ernet，is proof that MrJobs had become something much more significant than just a clever money-makerHe stood out in three ways-as a technologist，as a corporate(公司的)leader and as somebody who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal，functional gadgetsStrangely,it is this last

5、quality that may have the deepest effect on the way people liveThe era of personal technology is in many ways just beginningAs a technologist，MrJobs was different because he was not an engineer-and that was his great strengthInstead he was keenly interested in product design and aesthetics(关学)，and i

6、n making advanced technology simple to useHe repeatedly took an existing but half-formed idea-the mouse-driven computer,the digital music player,the smart phone，the tablet computer(平板电脑)-and showed the rest of the industry how to do it properlyRival firms competed with each other to follow where he

7、led.In the process he brought about great changes in computing，music，telecoms and the news business that were painful for existing firms but welcomed by millions of consumersWithin the wider business world，a man who liked to see himself as fl hippy(嬉皮士)，permanently in rev(It against big companies，en

8、ded up being hailed by many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his timeThat was partly due to his talents：showmanship，strategic vision，an astonishing attention to detail 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析and，a dictatorial management s

9、tyle which many bosses must have envied，But most of all it was the extraordinary trajectory(轨迹)of his lifeHis fall from grace in the 1980s followed by his return to Apple in l 996 after a period in the wilderness，is an inspiration to any business sperson whose career has taken a turn for the worseTh

10、e way in which MrJobs revived the failing company he had cofounded and turned it into the worlds biggest tech firm(bigger even thanBill GatessMicrosoft，the company that had outsmarted Apple so-dramatically in the l980s)，sounds like something from a Hollywood movieBut what was perhaps most astonishin

11、g about MrJobs was the absolute loyalty he managed to inspire in customersMany Apple users feel themselves to be part of a community，with MrJobs as its leaderAnd there was indeed a personal linkApples products were designed to accord with the boss，s tastes and to meet his extremely high standardsEve

12、ry iPhone or MacBook has his fingerprints all over itH is great achievement was to combine an emotional spark with computer technology,and make the resulting product feel personalAnd that is what put MrJobs on the right side of history,as technological innovation(创新)has moved into consumer electroni

13、cs over the past decade.As our special report in this issue(printed before MrJobss death)explains，innovation used to spill over from military and corporate laboratories to the consumer market，but lately this process has gone into reverseMany peoples homes now have more powerful，and more flexible，dev

14、ices than their offices do；consumer gadgets and online services are smarter and easier to use than most companies systemsFamiliar consumer products are being adopted by businesses，government and the armed forcesCompanies are employing inhouse versions of Facebook and creating their own“app stores”to

15、 deliver software to employeesDoctors use tablet computers for their work in hospitalsMeanwhile，the number of consumers hungry for such gadgets continues to swellApples products are now being snapped up in Delhi and Dalian just as in Dublin and DallasMrJobs had a reputation as a control freak(怪人)，an

16、d his critics complained that the products and systems he designed were closed and inflexible，in the name of greater ease of use.Yet he also empowered millions of people by giving them access to cutting-edge technology.His insistence onputting users first，and focusing on elegance and simplicity，has

17、become deep。rooted in his own company，and is spreading to rival firms tooIt is no longer just at Apple that designers ask：“What would Steve Jobs do?”The gap between Apple and other tech firms is now likely to narrowThis weeks announcement of a new iPhone by a management 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系

18、删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析team led by Tim Cook，who replaced MrJobs as chief executive in August，was generally regarded as competent but uninspiringWithout MrJobs to shower his star dust on the event，it felt like just，another product launch from just another technology firm.At the recent u

19、nveiling of a tablet computer by Jeff Bezos of Amazon，whose company is doing the best Job of following Apples lead in combining hardware，software，content and services in an easy-to-use bundle，there were several attacks at AppleBut by doing his best to imitate MrJobs，MrBezos alsoFlattered(抬举)himWithM

20、rJobs gone，Apple is just one of many technology firms trying to arouse his uncontrollable spirit in new productsMrJobs was said by an engineer in the early years of Apple to emit a“reality distortion(扭曲)field”such were his powers of persuasionBut in the end he created a reality of his own，channeling

21、 the magic of computing into products that reshaped entire industriesThe man who said in his youth that he wanted to“put a ding in the universe”did just that We learn from the first paragraph that nobody could match Steve Jobs in_.Aintelligence Bshowmanship Cmagic power Dpersuasion skillsPart I Writ

22、ing(30 minutes)1、Directions：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Education Pays based on the statistics provided in the chart below(Unemployment rate in 2010)Please give a brief description the chart first and then make comments on itYou should write at least l20

23、words but no more than 180 Words欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析Part II(15 minutes)2、What did Steve Jobs do that most deeply affected peoples way of life?AHe invented lots of functional gadgets BHe kept improving computer technology.CHe started the era of personal t

24、echnology DHe established a new style of leadership.Part I Writing(30 minutes)2、Directions：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Education Pays based on the statistics provided in the chart below(Unemployment rate in 2010Please give a brief description of the chart

25、 first and then make comments on itYou should write at least 120 words but no more that 180 words 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析Part II(15 minutes)3、Where did MrJobssgreatstrengthlie?AHis profound insight about consumers needs in general BHis keen interest in desi

26、gning elegant and user-friendly gadgets CHis firm determination to win in the competition against his rivals DHis rich knowledge as a computer scientist and electronic engineer4、Many corporate giants saw Steve Jobs as_ Aone of the greatest chief executives of his timeBa dictator in the contemporary

27、business worldCan unbeatable rival in the computer industryDthe most admirable hippy in todays world5、For those who have suffered failures in business，Steve Jobss life experience serves as_ Aa symbol Ba standard Can ideal Dan inspiration6、What was the most astonishing part of MrJobsssuccess?AHe turn

28、ed a failing company into a profitable business BHe set up personal links with many of his customers CHe commanded absolute loyalty from Apple users DHe left his fingerprints all over Apple products7、What is mentioned in this issues special report about innovation nowadays?AIt benefits civilians mor

29、e than the military BNew products are first used in the military CMany new ideas first appear on the internet DIt originates in the consumer market8、In spite of the user-friendliness of Apple products，critics complained that they were_.9、Amazon，bv having hardware，software，content and services in an

30、easy-to-use bundle，did the best job in following Apples lead_10、By channeling the magic of computing into products，Steve Jobs had succeeded in_.Part Listening Comprehension：11-3511、听录音，回答 11-47 题：点击播放AHe needs another week for the paintingBThe painting was completed just In time欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网

31、，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析CThe building wont open until next weekDHis artistic work has been well received12、AGo campingBDecorate his house.CRent a tentDOrganize a party13、AShe talked with MrWright on the phoneBShe is about to call MrWrights secretaryCShe will see MrWright at lunc

32、h timeDShe failed to reach MrWright14、AHe is actually very hardworkingBHe has difficulty finishing his projectCHe needs to spend more time in the labDHe seldom tells the truth about himself15、ARules restricting smokingBWays to quit smokingCSmokers health problemsDHazards of passive smoking16、AHe is

33、out of town all morningBHe is tied up in family mattersCHe has been writing a reportDHe has got meetings to attend17、AHe is not easygoingBHe is the speakersbossCHe is not at home this weekendDHe seldom invites people to his home18、ATake a breakBRefuel his carCAsk the wayDHave a cup of coffee欢迎您阅读并下载

34、本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析19、Questions l9 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heardAThey are as good as historical filmsBThey give youngsters a thrillCThey have greatly improvedDThey are better than comics on film20、AThe effects were very goodBThe acting

35、 was just sosoCThe plot was too complicatedDThe characters were lifelike21、AThey triumphed ultimately over evil in the battleBThey Flayed the same role in War of the WorldsCThey are popular figures among young peopleDThey are two leading characters in the film22、Questions 22 to 25 are based on the c

36、onversation you have just heardAIt is scheduled on Thursday nightBIt is supposed to last nine weeksCIt takes place once a weekDIt usually starts at six23、ATo make good use of her spare time in the eveningBTo meet the requirements of her inservice trainingCTo improve her driving skills as quickly as

37、possibleDTo get some basic knowledge about car maintenance24、APartic pate in group discussionsBTake turns to make presentationsCListen to the teachers explanationDAnswer the teachers questions25、AMost of them are femaleBSome have a parttime jobCThey plan to buy a new carDA few of them are old chaps欢

38、迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析33、Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard AThe best way to work through a finger mazeBIndividuals doing better in front of an audienceCResearchers having contribut

39、ed greatly to psychologyDImprovements on the classification of human behavior34、AWhen you feel encouraged by the audienceBWhen you try to figure out a confusing gameCWhen you already know how to do somethingDWhen you complete with other people in a group35、APracticing constantlyBWorking by oneselfCL

40、earning by doingDUsing proven methodsPart Listening Comprehension：36-4636、Americanstoday have different eating habits than they had in the pastThere is a wide(36)_ offood availableThey have a broader(37)_ of nutrition(营养)，so they buy more fresh fruitand(38)_than ever beforeAt the same time，Americans

41、(39)_increasing quantities of sweetsand sodasStatisticsshow that the way people live(40)_the way they eatAmerican lifestyles havechangedThere are now growing numbers of people wholive alone，(41)_parents and children，and double-income familiesThese changinglifestyles are(42)_ for the increasing numbe

42、r of people who must(43)_mealsor sometimes simply go without themMany Americans haveless time than ever before to spend preparing food(44)_weekon averageIt iseasy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people consume(45)_uswhat people are eatin9，but also tells us about the changes in attitudes

43、and tastes(46)_Instead，chicken，turkey and fish have become morepopularSales of these foods have greatly increased inrecent years第(36)题_37、第(37)题_38、第(38)题_39、第(39)题_40、第(40)题_41、第(41)题_欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析42、第(42)题_43、第(43)题_44、第(44)题_45、第(45)题_46、第(46)题

44、_Section A(25 minutes)47、回答 47-57 题：So many people use the cell phone frequently every dayBut_47_little is certain about the health effects of its useManufactures_48_that cell phones meet government standards for safe radio frequency radiation emission，but enough studies are beginning to document a

45、possible_49_in rare brain tumors(肿瘤)，headaches and behavioral disorders in children to cause concernSo far,the evidence isnt_50_ on whether the use of cell phones_51_to any increased risk of cancerIn a new trial，researchers asked 47 volunteers to_52_in a project to measure glucose(葡萄糖)consumption in

46、 the brain by scanning the brain to see how cells use energyFor both 50 minute scans，the volunteers had a cell phone_53_to each earDuring the first scan，the devices were turned off,but for the second scan，the phone on the right ear was_54_on and received a recorded-message call，although the volume w

47、as muted(消音)so the noise wouldnt bias the resultsThe results of the second scan showed that the_55_0f the brain nearest to the device had higher rates of glucose consumption than the rest of the brainThe study shows that cell phones can change brain activLty,and_56_a whole new avenue for scientific

48、inquiry,though it doesnt say anything about whether cell-phone radiation can cause cancerAconclusiveBcontributesCderiveDexpressesEfixedFimmenselyGincreaseHmaintainImissionJparticipateKparticularLprovidesMregionsNsurprisingly欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2012 年英语四级阅读真题及答案解析Oswitched第

49、(47)题_48、第(48)题_49、第(49)题_50、第(50)题_51、第(51)题_52、第(52)题_53、第(53)题_54、第(54)题_55、第(55)题_56、第(56)题_Section B57、Questions57-62 are based on the following passage As you are probably aware，the latest job markets news isnt good：Unemployment is still more than 9 percent，and new job growth has fallen close

50、to zer0Thats bad for the economy,ofcourseAnd it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right nowBut it actually shouldnt matter to you nearly as much as you thinkThats because job growth numbers dont matter to job hunters as much as job turno