12月_四级真题_第2套
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2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）
Part I Writing （30 minutes）
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and then explain whether electronic communication can replace face-to-face contact. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
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Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes）
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
1. A） Go to a place he has visited. C） Consult a travel agent.
B） Make her own arrangements. D） Join in a package tour.
2. A） They are on a long trip by car. C） They are used to getting up early.
B） They are stuck in a traffic jam. D） They are tired of eating out at night.
3. A） He is a person difficult to deal with. C） He is unwilling to speak in public.
B） He dislikes any formal gathering. D） He often keeps a distance from others.
4. A） Work in another department. C） Recruit graduate students.
B）Pursue further education. D） Take an administrative job.
5. A） He would not be available to start the job in time.
B） He is not quite qualified for the art director position.
C） He would like to leave some more time for himself.
D） He will get his application letter ready before May l.
6. A） Cleaner. C） Porter.
B） Mechanic. D） Salesman.
7. A） Request one or two roommates to do the cleaning.
B） Help Laura with her term paper due this weekend.
C） Get Laura to clean the apartment herself-this time.
D） Ask Laura to put o行the cleaning until another week.
8. A） A problem caused by the construction.
B） An accident that occurred on the bridge.
C） The building project they are working on.
D） The public transportation conditions.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A） To look for a job as a salesperson.
B） To have a talk with Miss Thompson.
C） To place an order for some products.
D） To complain about a faulty appliance.
10. A） The person in charge is not in the office.
B） The supplies are out of stock for the moment.
C） They failed to reach an agreement on the price.
D） The company is re-cataloguing the items.
11. A）0743, 12536 extension 15. C） 0734, 38750 extension 15.
B）0734, 21653 extension 51. D） 0743, 62135 extension 51.
Questions 12 t0 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A）Since he found a girlfriend. C）Since he began to exercise regularly.
B） Since he took to heavy smoking. D） Since he started to live on his own.
13. A）He is getting too fat. C） He doesn't eat vegetables.
B）He smokes too much. D）He doesn't look well at all.
14. A）They are overweight for their age. C）They are .still in their early twenties.
B）They are respectful to their parents. D） They dislike doing physical exercise.
15. A) To quit smoking. C) To find a girlfriend.
B) To reduce his weight. D) To follow her advice.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some 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.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A） They have destroyed several small towns.
B） They will soon spread to San Francisco.
C） They have injured many residents.
D） They are burning out of control.
17. A） They have been hospitalized.
B） They have got skin problems.
C） They were choked by the thick smoke.
D） They were poisoned by the burning chemical.
18. A） They were poisoned by the burning chemical.
B） It has been re-scheduled for a midday takeoff.
C） It has been canceled due to technical problems.
D） It was delayed for eleven hours and thirty minutes.
19. A） They made frequent long-distance calls to each other.
B） They illegally used government computers in New Jersey.
C） They were found to be smarter than computer specialists.
D） They were arrested for stealing government information.
Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20. A） Peaceful. B) Considerate. C) Generous. D) Cooperative
21. A） Someone dumped the clothes left in the washer and dryer.
B) Someone broke the washer and dryer by overloading them.
C) Mindy Lance's laundry blocked the way to the laundry room.
D) Mindy Lance threatened to take revenge on her neighbors.
22. A） Asking the neighborhood committee for help.
B) Limiting the amount of laundry for each wash.
C) Informing the building manager of the matter.
D) Installing a few more washers and dryers.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. A） She is both a popular and highly respected author.
B） She is the most loved African novelist of all times.
C） She is the most influential author since the 1930's.
D） She is the first writer to focus on the fate of slaves.
24. A） The Book Critics Circle Award.
B） The Nobel Prize for literature.
C） The Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
D） The National Book Award.
25. A） She is a relative of Morrison's.
B) She is a slave from Africa.
C) She is a skilled storyteller.
D) She is a black woman.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Many college students today own personal computers that cost anywhere from $1,000 to perhaps $5,000 or more. 26 , I t is not uncommon for them to purchase 27 costing another several hundred dollars. Twenty years ago, computers were 28 , but they were very large and extremely expensive. Few, if any, 29 purchased computers for home use. Over the years the price of the “guts" of a computer-its memory-has declined to less than a thousandth of the price per unit of memory that prevailed twenty years ago. This is the main reason why computers cost so much less
today than they used to. Moreover, 30 improvements have made it possible t0 31 memory circuitry that is small enough to fit into the portable personal computers that many of us own and use. 32 , as the price of computation has declined the average consumer and business have spent more
on purchasing computers.
33 ,improved agricultural technology, hybrid（杂交）seeds, 34 animal breeding, and so
on have vastly increased the amount of output atypical farmer can produce. The prices of goods such
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