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1、2 0 2 1 年 1 2 月大学英语四级真题1写作第1题、Directions:S uppose your university student union is planning tohold a speech contest.You are now to write a proposal for organizing thecontest.The proposal may include the topic,aim,procedure and selectionof contestants.You will have 30 minutes to write the proposal.Yo

2、u shouldwrite at least 120 words but no more than 18 0 words.我的答案：我的答案：参考答案：To enrich our life on campus and improve our public speaking skills,theS tudent Union is planning to hold a speech contest in December 2021.Hereby,I would like to put forward my proposal for organizing the speech contest.The

3、 details of my proposal are as follows.A ll students have access tothe contest.There will only be twenty participants,however,qualifiedfor the final contest after winning a preliminary一a 3-min prepared speechon My Most Unforgettable Experience.W hen it comes to the final contest,the schedule will be

4、 divided into two parts for each contestant.The firstpart is a 5-min prepared speech on the theme of The P ower of Ideas”,andthe second part a 2-min Q&A session where contestants are required toanswer questions raised by judges regarding their speeches.Judges,madeup of three excellent professors,two

5、 club leaders and the champion ofthe 2020 contest,will evaluate the contestants，performances accordingto their pronunciation,accuracy,fluency and speech skills.Imconvinced that the contest will be a great success through carefulpreparation.答案解析：1.There will only be twenty participants,however,qualif

6、ied for thefinal contest after winning a preliminary一a 3-min prepared speech on MyMost Unforgettable Experience.本句为简单句，句子主干是 There will onlybe twenty participants,后面的过去分词短语（qual if ied也可视为形容词）qualified for the final contest 充当 twenty participants 的后置定语，而 after winning a preliminary 为介词短语，补充修饰 twenty

7、 participants,破折号后面 a 3-min prepared speech on My Most Unforgettable Experience”为preliminary 的同位语。2.Judges,made up of three excellent professors,two club leaders and the champion of the 2020 contest,will evaluate thecontestants performances according to their pronunciation,accuracy,fluency and speec

8、h skills.本句为简单句,句子主干是 Judges will evaluatethe contestants performances,而 made up of three excellent professors,itwo club leaders and the champion of the 2020 contest 为插入语，补充说明 Judges 的人员构成，句末 according to their pronunciation,accuracy,fluency and speech skills为介词短语，修饰谓语动词evaluate。为了丰富我们的校园生活，提高我们的公共演

9、讲技能，学生会计划在2021年 12月举办一次演讲比赛。在此，我想提出自己对组织这次演讲比赛的建议。具体提议内容如下。所有学生都将有机会参加比赛。但是只有20名通过预选赛的参赛者能进入决赛，初赛为3 分钟命题演讲，主 题 为“我最难忘的经历”。至于决赛，每位选手的赛程将分为两部分。第一部分是5 分钟的命题演讲,主题是“思想的力量”。第二部分为2 分钟的问答环节，选手需要回答评委对其演讲的提问。评委由3名优秀的教授、2 名社团干部和2020年演讲比赛的冠军组成，他们将根据选手的发音、准确性、流利度和演讲技巧几个方面对选手的表现进行评价。我相信通过精心的准备，此次比赛将会取得巨大的成功。短篇新闻

10、听力原文United A irlines has apologized for mistakenly shipping an A mericanfamily，s pet dog thousands of miles in the wrong direction to Japan.Thedog owner，s beloved 10-year-old dog named Buddy took an unexpected 16-hourflight to Tokyo following a mix-up by the airline.The dog owner，s family are curren

11、tly in the process of moving.They weremeant to be reunited with the pet in their new home city in Texas.Butwhen they arrived at the United A irlines cargo facility in the southernU.S.state,they found a stranger，s dog waiting in Buddy，s place.Bothof the dogs had been sent to the wrong destinations on

12、 connecting flightsfrom Denver,with Buddy mistakenly being sent to Japan instead.Buddy wasgiven a physical checkup when he arrived at Tokyo,s International A irport.The dog was then sent back to the U.S.on a private charter jet.Im soglad hes alive and coming home soon,“said the relieved dog owner.A

13、n error occurred during the connections in Denver.W e have notified ourcustomers that their pets arrived safely.W e will arrange to return thepets to them as soon as possible,z，a spokesperson of United A irlines said.第 2题、A.It found a pet dog on board a plane to a city in Texas.B.It has one of its c

14、argo planes landing at a wrong airport.C.It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.D.It had two of its domestic flights mixed up.我的答案:参考答案:答案解析:听力原文 Q:W hat does the news report say about United A irlines?新闻开头提到 United A irlines has apologized for mistakenly shipping anA merican familys pet dog tho

15、usands of miles in the wrong direction to2Japan.（美国联合航空公司错将一家美国人的宠物狗运到了数千英里外错误方向的日本，该公司现已为此事道歉），新闻接下来讲述了这件事的细节，其中提到Both of the dogs had been sent to the wrong destinations on connectingflights from Denver（这两条狗在丹佛转机时被送往了错误的目的地）。因此，选项C为正确答案。其他三个选项，新闻均未提及，可排除。第3题、A.Correct their mistake as soon as poss

16、ible.B.Give two pets a physical checkup.C.Hire a charter jet to bring the pets back.D.S end another plane to continue the flight.我的答案：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文 Q：W hat did the spokesperson for United A irlines say theywould do after the incident?在新闻结尾，美国联合航空公司的发言人说A n error occurred during the connections in

17、Denver.W e wi11 arrange toreturn the pets to them as soon as possible（丹佛的转机过程出了差错.我们将尽快安排将宠物送还给他们）。也就是说，美国联合航空公司会尽快改正他们的错误，将两条宠物狗安全送回，选项A为正确答案。新闻中间的确提到Buddy was given a physical checkup（巴迪接受了体检）,而巴迪是其中一条狗，新闻中并未提及另一条狗也接受了体检，选项B可排除。新闻中提到了 The dogwas then sent back to the U.S.on a private charter jet（它

18、随后坐私人包机被送回美国），此处的“它”指巴迪，新闻并未提及另一条狗也被私人飞机送回目的地，故可排除选项C。选项D新闻未提及，故可排除。听力原文Officials at Reid P ark Zoo in Tucson,A rizona,are celebrating the birthof a baby elephant.Zoo officials say the baby was born on Monday.It isa female,and she weighs nearly 130 kilograms.S emba,her mother,is a30-year-old A frica

19、n elephant.The pregnancy lasted 22 months.Officialsdescribed the baby elephant as healthy,standing and nursing.The babyhasn，t been given a name yet.S emba has given birth before.Zoo officials said during this pregnancy,she was closely monitored through physical exams and blood tests.Dr.S ueTygielski

20、 is the zoo,s director of zoological operations.S he said theelephants birth went smoothly and that there were no complications.The new baby expands the zoo,s elephant herd to six.That includes thebabys parents,a sister,a brother,and an adult female.第4题、A.S he weighs 130 kilograms.B.S he has had bab

21、ies before.3C.S he was brought from A frica.D.S he has a big family of six.我的答案：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文 Q：W hat do we learn about the mother elephant S emba?注意 本 题 提 问 的 对 象 是 象 妈 妈 森 巴。新 闻 中 提 到 S emba has given birthbefore.（森巴以前生育过），由此可知，选 项 B 为正确答案。新闻中并未提及象妈妈森巴的体重，只提到了刚出生的小象的体重为130公斤，故可排除选项A。新闻中提到象妈妈森巴是一

22、头3 0 岁的非洲象，但这不代表她就是从非洲带来的，故可排除选项C。新闻结尾提到，动物园的象群扩大到了 6 只，其中包括小象的父母、姐姐、哥哥和一头成年雌象，由此可知，森巴一家只有五口，另一只成年雌象与它们无血缘关系，故可排除选项D。第 5题、A.It took 22 hours.B.It had some complications.C.It was smooth.D.It was monitored by Dr.S ue Tygielski.我的答案：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文 Q：W hat does the report say about the birth of the new

23、baby elephant?新闻后半部分提到 the elephants birth went smoothly andthat there were no complications（小象的出生很顺利,没有出现任何并发症），故选项C 为正确答案，同时可直接排除选项B。新闻中并未提到小象的出生花了多长时间，只提到象妈妈的妊娠期为2 2 个月，故选项A可排除。新闻中井未提及苏泰吉斯基医生对小象的出生过程进行监控，只是提到象妈妈森巴的健康状况在妊娠期间受到过密切监测，可排除选项D。听力原文Three years ago,a couple was enjoying a meal at a beach

24、 restaurant.Therestaurant was built on a wooden structure above the sea water.Duringthe meal,the man，s wedding ring slipped off his finger.It fell throughthe wooden floorboards,apparently lost forever.Recently,the restaurant manager Ryan Krivoy decided to replace the woodendeck,and he found an old g

25、old coin,some$100 bills and a silver weddingring while replacing the deck.The restaurants waitress S asha Formicaposted a picture of the ring on Facebook.The post was shared about 5,000times.Three days later,the happy wife called to claim the ring.S he eventexted pictures of her and her husband eati

26、ng there in 2017 as proof.Therestaurant mailed the ring back to the happy couple.4M e a n w h i l e,K r i v o y d i s co v e r e d t h a t t h e g o l d co i n w a s v e r y r a r e.I t w a s f r o m1 8 5 5 a n d w o r t h a s m u ch a s$2,0 0 0.第6题、A.I t e n j o y e d g r e a t po pu l a r i t y.B.

27、I t s t a r t e d b u s i n e s s t h r e e y e a r s a g o.C.I t w a s f r e qu e n t e d b y n e w l y-w e d s.D.I t w a s b u i l t a b o v e t h e s e a w a t e r.我的答案：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文Q:W h a t d o w e le a rn a b o u t t h e re s t a u ra nt?新闻开头就介绍 Th e re s t a u ra nt w a s b u i lt o n a w o

28、 o d e n s t ru c t u re a b o v e t h e s e a w a t e r.（这家餐厅建在海面上方的一座木制结构上），由此可知，选项D为正确答案。选项A未提到，故排除。其余选项，均为利用新闻中的细节所设置的干扰，可排除。第7题、A.E x pa nd h i s b u s i ne s s o n t h e b e a c h.B.R e pla c e t h e re s t a u ra nt s w o o d e n d e c k.C.P o s t a pi c t u re o f h i s re s t a u ra nt o nl

29、i ne.D.C e le b ra t e h i s s i lv e r w e d d i ng a nni v e rs a ry.我的答案：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文 Q：Wh a t d i d t h e re s t a u ra nt ma na g e r d e c i d e t o d o re c e nt ly?新闻 中提至U R e c e nt ly,t h e re s t a u ra nt ma na g e r R ya n K ri v o y d e c i d e d t ore pla c e t h e w o o d e n d e

30、c k （最近，餐厅经理瑞安克里奥伊决定更换木地板），由此可知，选项B为正确答案。其余三个选项，均为利用新闻中的细节所设置的干扰，可排除。第8题、A.S h e s o ld i t f o r t w o t h o u s a nd d o lla rs.B.S h e t o o k i t t o t h e re s t a u ra nt ma na g e r.C.S h e po s t e d i t s pi c t u re o n F a c e b o o k.D.S h e re t u rne d i t t o i t s o w ne r ri g h t a

31、 w a y.我的答案：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文 Q：Wh a t d i d t h e w a i t re s s d o a b o u t t h e re c o v e re d ri ng?新闻中间部分提至l j Th e re s t a u ra nt s w a i t re s s S a s h a F o rmi c a po s t e d a pi c t u reo f t h e ri ng o n F a c e b o o k（餐厅女服务员萨莎福米卡在脸书上发布了这枚戒指的照片），由此可知，选项C为正确答案。其余三个选项，均为利用新闻中的细节所设置

32、的干扰，可排除。长对话5 听力原文W:I can，t believe that duck hunting is still legal in so many parts ofthe world.The scientific evidence from countries like A ustralia,Canada,and the US A clearly indicates a decline in the birds，numbers.M:But can anyone be sure if the decline is really caused by the huntingor by cl

33、imate change?W:It，s caused by both in fact.W e see more droughts in countries likeA ustralia.Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areas where there isa lot of water,but their habitats have been shrinking in recent decadesbecause of the droughts.M:A nd I guess with fewer places to inhabit,they conc

34、entrate in greatnumbers in few areas,which surely makes them easier targets for thehunters.W:It does.My grandfather was a duck hunter.He told me hunting ducksand geese began in the 19th century.They were an easily found andplentifully available food source in farming areas,especially for poorimmigra

35、nts.M:W hat do they use for hunting during that period?W:They use new types of guns,and birds could easily be shot down in flight,and in such great numbers that commercial hunting of ducks and geese becamean industry.Yet,theres no commercial farming of these birds nowadays.Their meat is hardly eaten

36、 in W estern countries.M:No,duck hunting seemingly exists as the continuation of a tradition.W:W ell,ducks have never been popular with farmers like my grandfatheranyway,because they sometimes destroy crops.In fact,farmers used topoison them in large numbers.M:That somehow doesn，t surprise me.Nobody

37、 places much value on the livesofthese poor birds or on their meat.第9题、A.The number of ducks has declined sharply in recent years.B.Climate change has little effect on the lives of wild ducks.C.Duck meat is not eaten in A ustralia,Canada and the U.S.D.Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the

38、world.我的答案：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文Q：W hat does the woman find un b e l i e v a b l e?在对话一开始，女士就感叹道 I cant believe that duck hunting is still legal in somany parts of the world.（我不敢相信在世界上这么多地方猎鸭仍然是合法的）,可知选项D为正确答案。虽然对话一开始女士提到了一些国家的科学证据表明鸭子的数量下降了，但这是她在解释猎鸭导致了鸭子数量减少，故排除干扰性比较强的A项。6第 10题、A.Droughts.B.Bushfires.C.

39、Farming.D.Hunting.我的答案：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文 Q：W hat does the woman say has caused the shrinking ofducks habitats in A ustralia?对话中女士提到 W e see more droughts incountries like A ustralia.Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areaswhere there is a lot of water,but their habitats have been shrinking inrecen

40、t decades because of the droughts.（我们看到澳大利亚等国出现了更多的干旱。鸭子是在水资源丰富的地方觅食和繁殖的鸟类，但近几十年来，由于干旱，它们的栖息地一直在缩小），可知此题选A项。第 11题、A.They are not easy to domesticate.B.Their meat is not that popular.C.It is not environmentally friendly.D.It is not considered cost-effective.我的答案：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文 Q：W hy is there no com

41、mercial farming of ducks and geesein W estern countries?对话中女士提到 Yet,theres no commercial farmingof these birds nowadays.Their meat is hardly eaten in W esterncountries.（然而，目前还没有对这些鸟类进行商业化养殖。在西方国家，几乎没有人吃它们的肉），可知此题选B 项。第 12题、A.They hunted ducks as a traditional sport.B.They killed wild ducks and geese

42、 for food.C.They raised ducks and geese for their eggs.D.They poisoned wild ducks in large numbers.我的答案：参考答案：D答案解析：听 力 原 文 Q:W hat does the woman say about farmers in hergrandfathers time?对 话 末 尾 女 士提到 W ell,ducks have never beenpopular with farmers like my grandfather anyway,because they sometimesd

43、estroy crops.In fact,farmers used to poison them in large numbers.（好吧，不管怎样，鸭子从未得到像我祖父这样的农民的喜欢，因为它们有时会毁坏7庄稼。事实上，农民曾经大量毒杀过它们），可知此题选D项。同时可知C项错误。对话中，男士提到，猎鸭似乎是作为一种传统的延续而存在，而不是传统的运动，而且也不是女士说的，排除A项。对话中女士提到，她的祖父告诉她猎杀鸭鹅始于19世纪，在农业地区，特别是对贫穷的移民来说，鸭鹅是一种很容易找到的、丰富的食物来源，但对话中并未提及她祖父是否是移民，故排除B项。听力原文M:Okay,Miss Brigh

44、t.I finished calculating.I estimate you havebetween 210 and 240 square meters ofwalls and ceiling.W:S o,how much would the paint job cost?M:That would depend on the quality of paint you choose.W e carry twobrands-one costs 60 cents every square meter,and the other,90 cents.The second is guaranteed t

45、o look great for about 10 years,whereas thecheaper one will start to dull after around 6 or 7 years.W:In that case,we would prefer the more expensive option.M:A ll right,then.S o,including labor costs,taxes,and everything,thisjob would come to$3,000.W:Hmm.To be perfectly honest,that，s more than I ex

46、pected.M:P lease bear in mind that the price includes moving all the furniture,and the whole task would take two days.W:Really?W hy?M:W ell,we can，t paint the walls without clearing all the furniture first.S o every time we paint a room,we first have to move the furniture toanother room.S o,that tak

47、es more time.P lus,it requires two people,whichworks out more expensive.W:I see.But does that mean I could not live here in my own house duringthose two days?M:That is correct.W:Oh,well,that changes everything,Im afraid.I would have to staywith a friend or check into a hotel.I hadn，t considered any

48、of that.Imstarting to realize that painting my house is far more troublesome thanI had anticipated.M:This is usually the case.Most of our clients go through the samerealization.W:I see.M:You have my number.P lease feel free to call me for any furtherquestions.W:Thank you.第13题、A.Have her house repain

49、ted.B.Replace some of her old furniture.C.Move into a newly-painted house.8D.Calculate the cost of the paint job.我的答案：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文Q：W hat is the woman planning to d o?根据对话的前半段内容，男士给女士计算粉刷工作的费用，其中提到了墙壁和天花板的面积，在对话后面，女士提至U r m starting to realize that painting my house is farmore troublesome than I

50、had anticipated.（我开始意识到，粉刷房子比我预想的要麻烦得多），由此可知，女士打算重新粉刷她的房子，故选A项。第14题、A.How long the work will take.B.How much the work will cost.C.How the paint job is to be done.D.How many workers are needed.我的答案：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文Q：W hat is the womans chief concern?对话的开头部分女士问男士 S o,how much would the paint job cost?而