2021年12月英语四级听力答案-第1套
2021年12月英语四级真题及答案【共3套】
2021年12月英语四级真题及答案【共3套】第一套试题：一、听力理解1. A) He couldn't find his mobile phone.B) He was late for work.C) He missed the train.D) He had a traffic accident.2. A) The woman is a manager.B) The man is a customer.C) The woman is a sales assistant.D) The man is a repairman.3. A) He is a football player.B) He is a basketball player.C) He is a swimmer.D) He is a runner.4. A) The man wants to buy a new car.B) The woman is interested in buying a car.C) The man wants to sell his old car.D) The woman is a car salesman.5. A) The man is going to a party.B) The woman is going to a party.C) The man is going to a concert.D) The woman is going to a concert.二、阅读理解1. A) The importance of education.B) The benefits of exercise.C) The dangers of smoking.D) The value of friendship.2. A) They help students learn faster.B) They make students more confident.C) They improve students' health.D) They make students more creative.3. A) He has a strong sense of responsibility.B) He is very kind and helpful.C) He is very intelligent and hardworking.D) He is very popular among his classmates.4. A) It is very expensive.B) It is very difficult to find.C) It is very popular among students.D) It is very useful for learning English.5. A) He is a famous scientist.B) He is a famous actor.C) He is a famous writer.D) He is a famous musician.三、写作The Importance of English Learning英语学习在当今社会变得越来越重要。
2021年12月英语四级(第1套)听力真题 长对话(1)_4
2021年12月英语四级(第1套)听力真题长对话(1)Mr. Brown’s lectures are so boring.布朗先生的课太无聊了。
Yes, he is not a very exciting speaker. But the subject is interesting.是的，他不是一个很令人兴奋的演讲者。
但是这个主题很有趣。
During every one of his lectures, I try to listen.每次听他讲课，我都努力去听。
I really ty, but after about ten minutes, my mind begins to wander and I lose concentration.我真的很努力，但大约十分钟后，我的大脑开始走神，我失去了注意力。
But I see that you seen to be OK.但我看到你看起来还好。
How do you stay focused through the entire hour?你如何在整个小时内保持注意力集中?Well, what I do is keep my pen moving.我要做的就是让我的笔一直动。
What do you mean?你具体指什么？It’s a method of active concentration I read about.这是我读到过的一种积极专注的方法。
One of the most effective ways to concentrate is to write things down.集中注意力最有效的方法之一就是把事情写下来。
But it has to be done by hand, not typing on a keyboard.但这必须手工完成，而不是在键盘上打字。
You see, writing by hand forces you to actually engage with what you are learning in a more physical way.你看，手写迫使你以一种更实际的方式参与你正在学习的东西。
2021年12月全国大学英语四级真题及答案(第一套)
2021年12月全国大学英语四级真题及答案（一）一、听力部分：News Report One(1)A 22-year-old Chinese woman who suffered from a persistent cough was shocked to learn that she had a piece of chicken bone lodged in her lung.The unnamed woman from the province of Shandong started have coughing problems when she was 7 or 8 years old.For 14 years,she made numerous hospital visits.However,no doctor could identify any problem.Her uncontrollable coughing was a mystery.Finally,the woman got a full body scan at a hospital in the city of Qingdao.This special medical procedure revealed she had a chicken bone stuck in herlung.(2)Doctors performed surgery and removed the bone.The simple procedure went smoothly and the woman has recovered fully with the bone finally removed from her lung,the woman is very happy that she no longer suffers from that annoying cough.1.What was the woman’s problem?2.How was the woman’s problem eventually solved?News Report Two(3)A white shape named Prickles that ran away from an Australian farm during the 2013 bush fires recently returned home.According to farmer Alice Gray,Prickles was only a lamb when she ran away.The bush fires that hit the area back then destroyed a large part of her family’s massive property.They thought Prickles had died in the fire.But instead,the young sheep escaped into a 200-acre forest near the farm.(4)Once the fires were over,the family had to fix the damage done to the farm as it was such a large property,which included rebuilding about 40 kilometers of fencing.It was this huge fencing that prevented Pickles from finding her way back.Over the years,the family spotted her a few times.They even recorded her with cameras installed to monitor the activity.But when they knew Pringles was alive,they couldn’t find her and never expected her to return by herself.Seven years later,they were proven wrong.3.What does the news say about the white sheep Prickles?4.What the family do of the bush fires?News Report Three(5)Tons of gold have fallen out of the sky in Russia after a cargo plane malfunctioned in midair this morning.The aircraft was carrying 265 million pounds worth of gold and diamonds,when the door flew open,sending the precious metal back to earth.According to the official news agency,Russian authorities have recovered more than 170 gold bars weighing 20 kilograms each.The plane was traveling from Yakutsk airport in a major diamond producing region to the city Krasnoyarsk in Siberia.(6)However,the aircraft made an emergency landing in Magan after began losing some of its valuable cargo.Reports suggest some bars of gold were scattered up to fifteen miles away from the airport.Nine tons of gold on plane AN12 belonged to a gold mine company.Police have sealed off the runway and say it is unclear if it was an accident or an attempted robbery.(7)Technical engineers who worked on the plane prior to takeoff are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.5.What is the news report mainly about?6.What did the aircraft do when the incident happened?7.What does the news report say about the technical engineers who worked on the plane before takeoff?Conversation One8.Why does the man have this conversation with the man recorded?His job is related to the customer service.9.What is the woman’s purpose of calling to the furniture company?She wants to know when she can get her money back.10.What does the woman say about her bank card?The new bank card will be sent to her on Tuesday,and the bank may has canceled the old one before the man made the payment.11.What does the man advise the woman to do?She needs to update the card details directly on the website.Conversation Two12.Why isn’t the man going to cook?He’s worn out.13.What does the man say he’ll do on his phone?He’ll use the food delivery app on his phone.14.What does the woman think of the Indian food?That’s not the kind of the hot she means.She needs something mild.15.What does the man think of the woman?She’s really difficult to please.Passage One(16)A new study carried out by the university of Lincoln has found a link between the personalities of cat owners and the behavior and wellbeing of their cats.The findings suggest that just as apparent personality can affect the personality of a child,the same is true for a cat and its owner.Owners defined as individuals with high levels of anxiety,fear,anger,depression and loneliness were more likely to have cats with behavioral issues.Such cats display more aggressive and anxious behavioral styles as well as more stress related sickness.They will also more likely to have an ongoing medical condition and be overweight.The research also found that mentallywell-adjusted owners had come from happier and healthier cats.Researchers explained that many owners regard their pets as a family member and form close social bonds with them.(17)The majority of owners want to provide the best care for their pets and is therefore possible that pets could be affected by the way their owners interact with and manage them.The study highlights an important relationship between our personalities and the well-being of our pets.(18)Further research is needed to investigate the cause of nature of this relationship and look at how owners’personalities are directly influencing their pet’s behavior and well-being.It is possible that the well-being of pets is driven by the underlying nature of the owner not simply by their conscious decisions and behaviors.16.What do we learn from the new study by the University of Lincoln?17.What does the passage say most pet owners want to do?18.What does the passage say i t’s still needed to understand the effects of owners’personalities on their pets?Passage Two(19)One 50-minute run can add seven hours to your life.This was a claim made by The Times last week.The claim was based on a new review of studies about the effects of running.The review concluded that an average runners live three years longer than non-runners and that running does more to extend life than any other form of exercise.But there’s more to running than its health benefits.(20)Research published in recent years have shown that running changes your brain and mind in some fascinating ways from increasing your brain function to regulating your emotions.However,the precise effects vary according to whether you engage in short fast running or long distance r unning.For example,in one study,researchers compared participants’ability to learn new words after several minutes of intense running,and after 40 minutes of gentle running,participants were able to learn 20 percent faster after the intense running and they showed a superior memory when tested again a week later.In another study,researchers asked volunteers to jog for 30 minutes and then showed them clips from a sad movie.Participants who usually struggled to handle negative emotions were more intensely aff ected by the sad clips just as you’d expect.But crucially,this was less so if they had completed the 30 minutes jog.(21)The researchers said moderate exercise appears to have helped those participants to be less vulnerable to the impact of the sad movie.19.What did the new review of studies claim?20.What is one effect that running has on people according to recent research?21.What did another study find about the participant after they had a 30 minutes jog?Passage ThreeWelcome to the tour of the Hill House.This house built in 1904 is one of the most well-known works of Charles Hill,the famous architect.It was designed and built for local entrepreneur and his family.Before starting the tour,let me give you a brief introduction about the design of thisa mazing building.(23)Prior to beginning his design,the architect spends sometime in the client’s old home,observing their life and studying their habits.This meant that he could design the house according to the needs of the family.(24)The client’s main des ire was to have a home with unique design,so the architect was given complete freedom.The building style is radically different from what was the fashion of the period.At the time,most large homes were constructed of timber and brick.This one,however,is made of concrete,a novel construction material in those days.The interior of the house,including the fittings and furniture,was also designed by the sameperson.Most of the furniture you will see is original and in good condition.However,(25)both pieces in t he children’s bedrooms are copies built to the designs of the architect.Fortunately,all the blueprints for both the building and its contents have been preserved,so we’ve been able to replace badly damaged furniture.Let’s begin our tour,starting from the r ooms.22.What do we learn about the speaker?He is the guide of the tour.23.What dis the architect do before beginning his design?24.What did the architect’s client mainly want?25.What do we learn about the pieces of furniture in the children’s bedrooms?1.D)He did an unusual good deed2.C)Give some money to the waiter3.A)Whether or not to move to the state's mainland4.B)It costs too much money5.A)To investigate whether people are grateful for help6.C)They held doors open for people at various places7.B)Most people express gratitude for help8.C)To enquire about solar panel installation9.D)He has a large family.10.B)The cost of a solar panel installation11.D)About five years12.A)At a travel agency13.D)She wanted to spend more time her family.14 D)Two weeks.15.A)Choosing some activities herself16.D)Pay a green tax upon arrival17.A)It has not been doing a good job in recycling.18.B)To ban single-use plastic bags and straws on Bali land.19.D)Its population is now showing signs of increase20.C)Commercial hunting21.D)To seek breeding grounds22.C)They consume less milk these days23.A)It is not as healthy as once thought24.C)They lack the necessary proteins to digest it25.B)It provides some necessary nutrients二、选词填空部分：When my son completes a task,I can't hlep but praise him.26.B.constant27.G.negative28.K.repeatedly29.L.rewarded30.C disappointing31.H.outcome32.1.pattern33.D.distinguish34.N.simply35.0.undertaken三、信息匹配部分：The History of the Lunch Box36.[F]City kids,on the other hand,went home for lunch and came back.37.[j]The company sold 600,000 units the first year.38.[〇]The introduction of backpacks changed the lunch box scene a bit^he adds.39.[C]Lunch boxes have been connecting kids to cartoons and TV shows and super-heroes for decades.40.[H]And then everything changed in the year of 1950.41.[L]The new trend was also a great example of planned obsolescence,that is,to design a product so that it will soon become unfashionable or impossible to use and will need replacing.42.[D]Let's start back at the beginning of the 20th century-the beginning of the lunch box story,really.43.[A]It was made of shiny,bright pink plastic with a Little Mermaid sticker on the front,and I carried it with me nearly every single day.44.[M]The metal lunch box craze Lasted until the mid-1980s,when plastic took over.45.<I>But these containers were really sting years on end.四、仔细阅读部分：P146 A When they don*t have the chance to do what they want47 D Harmful conduct48 B Many volunteers choose to hurt themselves rather than endure boredom49 C It may promote creative thinking.50 D Allow oneself some time to be bored.P251.B Forests are fast shrinking in many developing countries.52.C Those that used to have the lowest forest coverage.53.A The government’s advocacy54.C Their capability of improving air quality55.D Developed and developing countries are moving in opposite directions五、作文部分：WritingDirections：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write on the topic Changes in the Way of Transportation.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.范文：Changes in the way of transportationAs the internet is developing so rapidly,the way of transportation keeps changing surprisingly.New applications on transportation emerge abundantly,contributing to the fact that people*s lifestyle has been changed as well.The changes in the way of transportation can be listed as follows.First of all,with the development of technology,the price of transportation is much cheaper than before.Moreover,compared with traditional ways of buying tickets,transportation applications and websites give passengers the opportunity to book tickets online without going outside to particular ticketoffices.Besides,highspeed railways gradually replace the oldfashioned green trains,which can tremendously improve travelers’comfort during the journey and shorten the time spent on the way. From my perspective,the changes in the way of transportation mainly lie in the good respects.As one of the fortunate passengers who live in the age of internet and can get access to online service of transportation,I can*t help exclaiming:it is the best of times.六、翻译部分：春节前夕吃团圆饭是中国人的传统。
2021年12月四级真题答案及解析(第一套完整版)
Part I Writing欧阳光明（2021.03.07）Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on how to besthandle the relationship between doctors and patients. You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words.题目解析：一、审题：四级写作的第一步即读懂题目要求。
读题目时我们需要在题干中去找“关键词”。
本次作文中读完题目，建议同学们用笔勾画出来五个关键词，即五个要点，顺序依次是“30 minutes”、“essay”、“how”、“the relationship between doctors and patients”、“write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words”其中关于考试时间和作文字数的要求每年都一致。
接下来审题的重点：这次写作要求我们写一篇常见的议论文，并且去简述如何处理医生和病人的关系。
读完题目之后，我们了解到这次的写作主题即“医患关系（the relationship between doctors and patients）”。
二、谋篇：四级写作的第二步即布局三段结构，这次写作中强调“如何处理医患关系”，所以我们在第二段写作时，可以从两个维度出发—医生和患者—去叙述如何正确处理两个主体之间的关系。
三、框架：全文分为三个段落。
第一段为话题引出段（可结合情景作文第一段，先表明自己的观点）；第二段为原因分析段（主要从医生/患者两个方面进行原因论述）；第三段为意义阐述段。
四、填充：具体的范文如下，仅做参考。
写作范文：On the Relationship between Doctors and Patients In the present age, it is generally acknowledged that the relationship between doctors and patients is playing indispensable roles in our lives. As far as I am concerned, we should balance this kind of relationship from two aspects, doctors and patients.The causes of this perspective are multiple. In the first place, the reason has been cited as a major reason that doctors cannot be understood, for patients always maintain doctors can cure all kinds of disease. This is mainly due to the fact that although medical technology and science are advanced at an amazing rate, there exists a multitude of various kinds of diseases we cannot cure. Furthermore, the reason can contribute this perspective that patients are believed to be lack of the fundamental medical knowledge, which results in this relationship areworried. Plenty of evidence has shown that an increasing number of patients often go to extremes if their diseases cannot be cure instantly.When it comes to our modern society, it is universally acknowledged that dealing with the relationship between doctors and patients in a reasonable way plays a vitally important role in our lives. Undoubtedly, if we spare no efforts to do so, our future will be hopeful and promising.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ANew report 11.答案: B) Her little brother.Q: Who did Edison raise money for?解析: 新闻首句原则,了解大致内容是Edison卖柠檬水和画画为生病需要做心脏手术(surgery)的弟弟筹资。
2021年12月大学英语四级真题及答案第一套
2021年12月大学英语四级真题及答案第一套2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套) PartⅠ Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have twooptions upon graduation: one is to find a job somewhere and the other to start abusiness of your own. You are to make a decision. Write an essay to explain the reasonsfor your decision. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part ⅡListening Comprehension ( 25 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each newsreport, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose 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 linethrough the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1.A. It was dangerous to live in.B. It was going to be renovated.C. He could no longer pay the rent.D. He had sold it to the royal family. 2.A. A strike.B. A storm.C. A forest fire.D. A terrorist attack.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3.A. They lost contact with the emergency department.B. They were trapped in an underground elevator.C. They were injured by suddenly falling rocks.D. They sent calls for help via a portable radio. 4. A. They tried hard to repair the elevator. B. They released the details of the accident. C. They sent supplies to keep the miners warm. D. They provided the miners with food and water.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5.A. Raise postage rates.B. Improve its services.C. Redesign delivery routes.D. Close some of its post offices. 6. A. Shortening business hours.B. Closing offices on holidays.C. Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.D. Computerizing mall sorting processes.7. A. Many post office staff will lose their jobs. B. Many people will begin to complain. C. Taxpayers will be very pleased. D. A lot of controversy will arise. Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choicesmarked A, B, C and D . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A. He will be kept from promotion. B. He will go through retraining.C. He will be given a warning.D. He will lose part of his pay. 9. A. He is always on time. B. He is a trustworthy guy.C. He is an experienced press operator.D. He is on good terms with his workmates. 10. A. She is a trade union representative. B. She is in charge of public relations. C. She is a senior manager of the shop. D. She is better at handling such matters. 11. A. He is skilled and experienced.B. He is very close to the manager.C. He is always trying to stir up trouble.D. He is always complaining about low wages.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A. Open. B. Friendly. C. Selfish. D. Reserved.13. A. They stay quiet. B. They read a book.C. They talk about the weather.D. They chat with fellow passengers.14. A. She was always treated as a foreigner. B. She was eager to visit an English castle.C. She was never invited to a colleague's home.D. She was unwilling to make friends with workmates. 15. A. Houses are much more quiet. B. Houses provide more privacy. C. They want to have more space. D. They want a garden of their own.Section CDirections: 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 you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA, B, C and D . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with asingle line through the centre. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A. They don't have much choice of jobs. B. They are likely to get much higher pay.C. They don't have to go through job interviews.D. They will automatically be given hiring priority. 17. A. Ask their professors for help. B. Look at school bulletin boards. C. Visit the school careers service. D. Go through campus newspapers.18. A. Helping students find the books and journals they need. B. Supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere. C. Helping students arrange appointments with librarians. D. Providing students with information about the library.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19.A. It tastes better.B. It is easier to grow.C. It may be sold at a higher price.D. It can better survive extreme weathers. 20. A. It is healthier than green tea. B. It can grow in drier soil.C. It will replace green tea one day.D. It is immune to various diseases.21. A. It has been well received by many tea drinkers. B. It does not bring the promised health benefits. C. It has made tea farmers' life easier.D. It does not have a stable market.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22.A. They need decorations to show their status.B. They prefer unique objects of high quality.C. They decorate their homes themselves.D. They care more about environment. 23. A. They were proud of their creations.B. They could only try to create at night.C. They made great contributions to society.D. They focused on the quality of their products. 24. A. Make wise choices. B. Identify fake crafts.C. Design handicrafts themselves.D. Learn the importance of creation.25. A. To boost the local economy. B. To attract foreign investments.C. To arouse public interest in crafts.D. To preserve the traditional culture.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one wordfor 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 isidentified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in thebank more than once. Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.When someone commits a criminal act, we always hope the punishment will match the offense.But when it comes to one of the cruelest crimes--animal fighting--things26 work out that way.Dog-fighting victims are 27 and killed for profit and \yet their criminal abusers oftenreceive a28 sentence for causing a lifetime of pain. Roughly half of allfederally-convicted animalfighters only get probation (缓刑).Some progress has been made in the prosecution (起诉) of animal fighters. But federal judgesoften rely heavily on the U. S. Sentencing GuideLines when they29 penalties, and in the case ofanimal fighting, those guidelines are outdated and extremely30The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which31 these sentencing guidelines, is revisiting them,proposing to raise the minimum sentence from 6 - 12 to 21 - 27 months. This is a step in the right32, but we'd like to see the U. S. Sentencing Commission make further changes to the guidelines. Along with this effort, we're working with animal advocates and state and federal lawmakers to33 anti-cruelty laws across the country, as well as supporting laws and policies that assistoverburdened animal 34 that care for animal fighting victims. This help is 35 importantbecause the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major factor that prevents people from gettinginvolved in cruelty cases in the first place. A. convenient B. creates C. critically D. determine E. direction F. hesitate G. inadequate H. inspired I. method J. minimal K. rarely L. shelters M. strengthenN. sufferings O. tortured Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraphfrom which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph ismarked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.When Work Becomes a GameA) What motivates employees to do their jobs well? Competition with coworkers, for some. Thepromise of rewards, for others. Pure enjoyment of problem-solving, for a lucky few.B) Increasingly, companies are tapping into these desires directly through what has come to be knownas \: essentially, turning work into a game. \is about understandingwhat it is that makes games engaging and what game designers do to create a great experience ingames, and taking those learnings and applying them to other contexts such as the workplace andeducation,\the Wharton School ofBusiness at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.C) It might mean monitoring employee productivity on a digital leaderboard and offering prizes to thewinner, or giving employees digital badges or stars for completing certain activities. It could alsomean training employees how to do their jobs through video game platforms. Companies fromGoogle to L'Oréalto IBM to Wells Fargo are known to use some degree of gamification in theirworkplaces. And more and more companies are joining them. A recent report suggests that theglobal gamification market will grow from $1.65 billion in 2021 to $11.1 billion by 2021.D) The concept of gamification is not entirely new, Werbach says. Companies, marketers and teachershave long looked for fun ways to engage people's reward-seeking or competitive spirits. Cracker Jackshas been \100 years, headds, and the turn-of-the-century steel magnate (巨头) Charles Schwab is said to have often comeinto his factory and written the number of tons of steel produced on the past shift on the factoryfloor, thus motivating the next shift of workers to beat the previous one.E) But the word \and the widespread, conscious application of the concept only beganin earnest about five years ago, Werbach says. Thanks in part to video games, the generation nowentering the workforce is especially open to the idea of having their work gamified. \people grew up playingvideo games, and an increasingly high percentage of adults play these video games too,\F) A number of companies have sprung up--GamEffective, Bunchbail and Badgeville, to name a few--in recent years offering gamification platforms for businesses. The platforms that are most effectiveturn employees' ordinary job tasks into part of a rich adventure narrative. \a gamegame-like is that the player actually cares about the outcome,\Werbach says. \principle isabout understanding what is motivating to this group of players, which requires some understandingof psychology. \G) Some people, Werbach says, are motivated by competition.Sales people often fall into thiscategory. For them, the right kind of gamification might be turning their saies pitches into acompetition with other team members, complete with a digital leaderboard showing who is。
2021年12月英语四级真题听力 第1期 短对话(1)
2021年12月英语四级真题听力第1期短对话(1)Question 11.I ran into Sally the other day. I could hardly recognize her. Do you remember her from high school?问题11.那天我遇到了萨莉。
我几乎没有认出她。
你还记得高中时的那个她吗？Yeah, she was a little out of shape back then. Well, has she lost a lot of weight?当然，那时她身材有点走样了。
那么，她减肥了吗？What does the man remember of Sally?这个男人印象中的萨莉是什么样？Question 12.We don't seem to have a reservation for you, sir. I'm sorry.问题12.我们似乎没有给你预留，先生。
抱歉。
But my secretary said that she had reserved a room for me here. I phoned her from the airport this morning just before I got on board the plane.但是我的秘书说她已经帮我在这里订了一个房间。
今天早上，在我登机前，我从机场打过电话给她。
Where does the conversation most probably take place?这段对话最可能发生在什么地方？Question 13.What would you do if you were in my place?问题13.如果你处于我的位置，你将怎么做？If Paul were my son, I'd just not worry. Now that his teacher is giving him extra help and he is working hard himself, he's sure to do well in the next exam.如果保罗是我的儿子，我就不用担心。
2021年12月英语四级真题及参考答案完整版
2021年12月英语四级真题及参考答案完整版四六级试卷采用多题多卷形式，大家核对答案时，请找具体选项内容，忽略套数。
注意：请直接对题目和选项内容，不要纠结套数、ABCD顺序的问题。
听力：3. B)She has had babies before.4. C)It was smooth.5. D)It was built above the sea-water.6. B)Replace the restaurant's wooden deck.7. C)She posted its picture on Facebooks.8. D)Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.9. A) Droughts.10. B) Their neat is not that popular.11. D)They poisoned wild ducks inlarge numbers.12. A) Have her house repainted.13. B) How much the work will cost.14. C) Stay somewhere else.15. B)Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.16. A) To cultivate good habits.17. B)Create an ideal study environment for them.18. C)Start with something they enjoy.19. A) Workers who meet its body weight standards.20. D) Unfair.21. C)Encourage healthy behaviors.22. A)It has not done enough to help left-handed children.23. D)They tend to have more difficulties in learning.24. D)Keep track of left-handed children's school performance.25. B)Why their numbers are so high.第二套1.B)She was coughing all the time.2.c)Through a surgical operation.3.D)It ran away into a nearby forest.4.A)They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.5.D)The loss of gold from an airplane.6.A)lt made an emergency landing.7.C)They will be questioned by the police.8.B)For future training purposes.9.C)To get her money back for the returned chair.10.D)She was issued a new card.11.C)Update her bank card details on the company's website.12.A)He is feeling exhausted.13.B)Order a delivery.14.D)lt is too spicy.15.C)She is too picky about food16.A)Owner's personalities affect their cats'behavior and wellbeing.17.B)Provide their pets with the best care.18.D)Further investigation.19.B)Running is the best exercise for extending one's life.20.A) Improving their brain function.21.D)They were less affected by sad movies.22.A)He is a tour guide.23.C)He observed his client's life and habits.24.D)A house of a unique design.25.B)They are copies built to the architect's designs.写作第一套【D i r e c t i o n s】Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program（新生训练；新生练习）to help the freshmen adapt to the new environment and academic studies. You are nowto write a proposal, which may include its aim, duration, participants and activities.【参考范文】Dear Student Union,Learning that our school will hold an orientation program to help freshmen become accustomed to the new environment and academicstudies, I am writing to introduce my proposal concerningthis program.Firstly I suppose all of freshmen are welcome to join in this activity on September 9th. From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., a senior student would teach freshmen how to be independent, such as making decisions on how to allocate time and how to spend money, and doing somecleaning on their own. Besides, freshmen could be taught howto develop a good habit of self-teaching and how to arrange their schedule. In the afternoon, freshmen might take active partin a collective activity, where they could makemore communication with their classmates so asto help them smoothly adapt to the new environment.I hope you will find my proposal useful, and I would be ready to discuss further details with you .Yours,Zhang Wei 第二套【D i r e c t i o n s】Suppose your university student union is planning to hold a speech contest. You are now to write a proposal for organizing the contest. The proposal may include the topic, aim, procedure and selection of contestants. You will have 30 minutes to write the proposal.【参考范文】Dear Student Union,I am so glad to hear that a speech contest with the purpose of enriching college students’ life would be held in our school next month. As a member of Student Union, I would like to give some advice to make the activity go more smoothly.Firstly, if we could choose a suitable speech subject, such as the employment prospect, the management of free time or some related with students’ life, it would contribute to the attraction of more students. Secondly, the contest could last for about 2-3 hours and we could invite Professor Zhang as the judge to give comments to each contestant. Lastly, as the selection of contestants, I suppose every student in our school could submit application but we should have an interview of first around and define the final 10 competitors.I hope the suggestions above would be useful and practical for you. For any question on the proposal, please feel free to write to me.Yours,Li Hua第三套【Directions】Suppose you have just participated in a school project of collecting used books on campus. You are now to write a report about the project, which may include its aim, organizers, participants and activities. You will have 30 minutes to write the report. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.【参考范文】Last week, a project of collecting used books was held in our school and it was a huge success .The project was launched by the Student Union last Monday and it lasted for a whole week, aiming to gain students’ attention to second- hand books and inspire them to make the best of used things. It was started from registering basic personal information online, including name, department and the numberof books one would like to give away. Then students could brought their books to the Students Activity Center every day at any time during 8:00 am to 17:00 pm, after which they could get a gift such as pens and notebooks.There were more than 500 students participating in the activity and more than 1000 books were collected. The books were displayed at the Students Activity Center for all students in need.阅读【快速阅读1】There's a stress gap between men and women36.H] Like Ms,Li, many women try to manage the added stress to reach what Dr Joyce said was an unattainable ideal. "Some professional women aim to do it all They want to reach the top of the corporate ladder and fly like super-mom,"she said.…….37.[E] ference,however, is in the nature and scope of these responsibilities in the home ent in particular,"Dr Joyce said. For example, the United Nations reported that nearly three times as much unpaid domestic work as men.……38.[C]It's a common story-one we frequently ridicule and readily dismiss, for example, by claiming that women tend to complain more than men, despite the growing sum of re-search that underlines the problem.·…39.[K] Disconnecting from work and home responsibilities is also obviously important. But it's much casier said than done. It is important to understand what causes your stress in the first place.40.[F] it's not just inside he home, though. Research from Nova Southeastern University found that female managers were more likely than male managers to. display <surface. acting> or forcing emotions that are not wholly felt.41.[I] The stress problem extends beyond mental health when you consider the link between stress a anxiety and heart health.Worse,most of what we know about heart dis-ease comes from studies involving men.……42.[B] Ms. Li said her stress led to sleeplessness. When she did sleep, she experienced"problem-solving dreams,"which left her feeling unrested when she woke up. After I became a first-time mother,I quickly realized i was so busy caring for other people and work that I felt like I'd lost myself,…43.[G] Surface acting is a prime example of "e emotional labor"a concept that the writer Jess Zimmerman made familiar in a 2015 essay. The essay sparkeda massive thread, on the Internet community blog Meta Filter.……44.[J]The good news is, women are more likely than men to take charge of their stress and manage it, the American Psy-chological Association reports. The concept of self-care,at its core, is quite simple."…45.[D]e difference is not really news to me,as a clinical psy-chologist said Erin Joyce,….【快读阅读2】Why it matters that teens are reading less?36.[E] That may be true, but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.…37.[B]Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.Paper books are being ignored, in favor of screens.…38.[G] Indeed, the number of senior high school students who said they had not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of three by 2016.That is triple the number from two decades ago.……39.[D] If teens are spending so much time using electronic devices, does that mean they have to give activities?Maybe not.Over the years,many scholars have insisted that time online does not necessarily take away time spent engaging with traditional media or on other activities.……40.[A] Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago.But today's teens have grown up with smartphones. Compared with teens a couple of de-cades ago, the way they interact with traditional media like books and movies is fundamentally different.…41.[H] This might present problems for young people later on. When high school students go on to college, their past and current reading habits will influence their academic per-formance.·.42.[C] Teens did not always spend that much time with digi-tal media. Online time has doubled since 2006, and social media use has moved from a periodicactivity to a daily one in the same period. By 2016, nearly nine out of ten young women in the 12th grade said they visited social media sites 43.[F]But the treads related to movies are less disturbing compared with the change in how teens spend their time. Research has revealed an enormous decline in reading.In 1980, about 60 percent of senior high school students said they read a book, newspaper or magazine every day that was not assigned for school. By 2016, only 16 percent did.·····44.[B] Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time. Paper books are being ignored, in favor of screens.…45.[E] That may be true,but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.… 【快读阅读3】Why it matters that teens are reading less?36 [E] That may be true, but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.…37 [B]Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.Paper books are being ignored, in favor of screens.…38 [G] Indeed, the number of senior high school students who said they had not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of three by 2016.That is triple the number from two decades ago.……39 [D] If teens are spending so much time using electronic devices, does that mean they have to give activities?Maybe not.Over the years,many scholars have insisted that time online does not necessarily take away time spent engaging with traditional media or on other activities.……40 [A] Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago.But today's teens have grown up with smartphones. Compared with teens a couple of de-cades ago, the way they interact with traditional media like books and movies is fundamentally different.…41 [H] This might present problems for young people later on. When high school students go on to college, their past and current reading habits will influence their academic per-formance.·42 [C] Teens did not always spend that much time with digi-tal media. Online time has doubled since 2006, and social media use has moved from a periodicactivity to a daily one in the same period. By 2016, nearly nine out of ten young women in the 12th grade said they visited social media sites 43 [F]But the treads related to movies are less disturbing compared with the change in how teens spend their time. Research has revealed an enormous decline in reading.In 1980, about 60 percent of senior high school students said they read a book, newspaper or magazine every day that was not assigned for school. By 2016, only 16 percent did.44 [B] Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time. Paper books are being ignored, in favor of screens.…45 [E] That may be true,but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.…【仔细阅读1】With obesity now affecting 29% of the population in England, and expected to rise to 35% by 2030, should we now recognise it as disease?46. C)It should be regarded as a genetic disease47. D)It results from a lack of self-control48. A)Obese people would not feel responsible to take any action49. B)It is too inclusive and thus lacks clarity50.D)It may do little good to patients.Nationwide, only about three percent of early childhood teach- ers are male in the U.s51.C)It is negatively impacted by a lack of male teachers52. A)The importance of broadening children's horizons53. D)Many of them feel prejudiced against socially and culturally54. A)Higher pay.55. B)Taking measures to attract prospective male teachers to work in the field【仔细阅读2】As many office workers adapt to remote work, cities may undergo fundamental change if offices remain under-utilized.46. C)It benefits employers at the expense of employees.47.D)It negatively impacts productivity.48.A)To provide convincing data for serious discussion.49.c)Employers' gain from remote working should go to employees as compensation.50.A) It should be avoided if possible.The human thirst for knowledge is the driving force behindour successful development as a species.51. B)It is the force that pushes human society forward.52.A)It motivates people to seek information.53.D)They work in conjunction with the environment.54.B)They prefer to go after all that is novel.55.A) The cost of humans' curiosity to explore.【仔细阅读3】Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone?46.C)Its absence might suggest a lack of warmth in interpersonal relationships.47.D) How close the communicators' relationships are.48.B)They take touching as a cultural norm in social interactions.49.A)Men can show friendship in public through physical affection.50.D)Take other people's preference into consideration.From climate change to the ongoing pandemic（大流行病）and beyond, the issues facing today's world are increasingly com-plex and dynamic.Pm51.A)lt faces problems that are getting more varied and compli-Cated.52.C) People are divided about the nature of interest.53.D)How a growth mindset of interest can contribute to cro ss-disciplinary thinking.54.C)Making innovative products needs multidisciplinary prod-ucts.55.B)Broadening their interests.【选词填空1】The sheets are damp with sweat.You're cold,but your heart is..26.G)fear27.C)avoid28.H)limited29.D)aware30.B)answer31.O)typically32.J)result33.L)rigorous34.K)review35.M)tend【选词填空2】It is commonly believed that the great English dramatist and poet.26.E)exact27.C)conclusively28. L)scarcity29.H)position30.J）probably31.B)classical32. M)senior33.D)emergence34.A)captured35.I)precision【选词填空3】Many people believe that commitment are the foundations of ... 26.O)unique27.I)possess28. D)endure29. C)confused30.J)presence31.B)assess32.F)genius33.A)acknowledge34.M)surprising35.G)highly翻译【第一套】大运河（Grand Canal）是世界上最长的人工河，北起北京，南至杭州。
2021年12月英语四级听力真题答案(第1、2套)
2021年12月英语四级真题及答案解析汇总[2021.12英语四级听力答案:第1套]1.C) It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.2.A) Correct their mistake as soon as possible.3.B) She has had babies before.4.C) It was smooth.5.D) It was built above the sea-water.6.B) Replace the restaurant5 s wooden deck.7.C) She posted its picture on Face books.8.D) Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.9.A) Droughts.10.B) Their neat is not that popular.11.D) They poisoned wild ducks in large numbers.12.A) Have her house repainted.13.B) How much the work will cost.14.C) Stay somewhere else.15.B ) Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.16.A) To cultivate good habits.17.B) Create an ideal study environment for them.18.C) Start with something they enjoy.19.A) Workers who meet its body weight standards.20.D) Unfair.21.C) Encourage healthy behaviors.22.A) It has not done enough to help left- handed children.23.D) They tend to have more dificulties in learning.24.D) Keep track of left-handed children' s school performance.25.B) Why their numbers are so high.[2021.12英语四级听力答案:第2套]1.B) She was coughing all the time.2.C) Through a surgical operation.3.D) It ran away into a nearby forest.4.A) They rebuilt the fencing around their farm. .5.D) The loss of gold from an airplane.6.A) It made an emergency landing.7.C) They will be questioned by the police.8.B) For future training purposes.9.C) To get her money back for the returned chair.10.D) She was issued a new card.11.C) Update her bank card details on the company's website.12.A) He is feeling exhausted.13.B) Order a delivery.14.D) It is too spicy.15.C) She is too picky about food16.A) Owner's personalities affect their cats 'behavior and well-being.17.B) Provide their pets with the best care.18.D) Further investigation.19.B) Running is the best exercise for extending ones life.20.A) improving their brain function.21.D) They were less affected by sad movies.22.A) He is a tour guide.23.C) He observed his client'’S life and habits.24.D) A house of a unique design.25.B) They are copies built to the architect's designs.。
2021年12月四级第一套听力原文
2021年12月四级第一套听力原文Section A1. M: I heard the school is organizing a trip to the local zoo. Are you interested?W: Yes, I’d love to go. When is it?Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2. M: Hi, can I help you with these bags?W: Yes, thank you. I’m really not used to carrying so many things around.Q: What can we conclude from the conversation?3. M: Do you usually eat breakfast at home or do you grab something on the way to work?W: I usually eat breakfast at home. But on mornings when I’m running late, I’d stop by the bakery and grab a croissant and a cup of coffee.Q: What does the woman usually do for breakfast?4. M: Have you met our new boss yet?W: Actually, I have. He seems to be pretty strict.Q: What does the woman imply about the new boss?5. M: Excuse me, how much are the tickets to the museum?W: The general admission is ten dollars, but seniors and students get a discount. Do you have an ID?Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?6. M: I was thinking about getting a gym membership. Do you know of any good places around here?W: There’s actually a really nice one about a block away from here.I can look up their website for you.Q: What is the woman going to do for the man?7. M: I’ve been meaning to visit the aqu arium for a while now. Would you like to come with me tomorrow?W: That sounds like fun, but I’m going to be working late tomorrow.Q: What does the woman mean?8. M: I heard there were some changes to our schedule next week. Do you know what’s going on?W: Yeah, they’re having some maintenance work done on the building. So, we’re going to have some days off.Q: What is going to happen next week?Section BPassage OneGood afternoon everyone. As you may know, today we are going to talk about the importance of sleep. Most people require around eight hours of sleep each night in order to feel fully rested. Unfortunately, many of us simply don’t get enough sleep, and this can have serious consequences. Sleep is a dynamic process during which the body refreshes, repairs, and restores itself.Lack of sleep, especially over time, can lead to a wide range of health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. It can also affect your brain’s ability to function properly, leading to problems with concentration and decision-making. So, it’s important to make sure you get enough sleep each night by establishing good sleep habits such as going to bed and getting up at the same time each day, avoiding caffeine and alcohol close to bedtime, and creating a comfortable sleep environment.Q: What is the topic of the talk?Passage TwoWelcome to our flight. We would like to remind you to stow all of your carry-on items such as laptops and purses either overhead or under the seat in front of you. Please take your seat and fasten yourseatbelts until the plane has reached a cruising altitude. Once the seatbelt sign has been turned off, the captain and crew will make every effort to make this flight as comfortable as possible for you.We kindly request you to refrain from using any electronic devices during takeoff and landing as it may interfere with the airplane's navigation systems. However, you may use them in airplane mode once the seatbelt sign has been turned off. We will be serving a light snack and drinks during the flight, and if you need anything, please feel free to call on any of our flight attendants. We hope that you enjoy your flight with us today.Q: What are the passengers advised to do during takeoff and landing?。
2021年12月英语四级真题及答案第一套
2021年12月英语四级真题及答案第一套Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, .you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay abouta campus activity that has benefited you most. You should write at least120 words but No more than 180 words.注意：此局部试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Part ⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: 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． andD．, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此局部试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2021年12月英语四级真题及参考答案完整版(完整版)
2021年12月英语四级真题及参考答案完整版四六级试卷采用多题多卷形式，大家核对答案时，请找具体选项内容，忽略套数. 注意:请直接对题目和选项内容，不要纠结套数、ABCD顺序问题.搜集整理了各个版本(有文字也有图片，图片可以自由拉伸)，仅供大家参考.网络综合版听力:5. D)It was built above the sea-water.6. B)Replace the restaurant's wooden deck.7. C)She posted its picture on Facebooks.8. D)Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.9. A) Droughts.10. B) Their neat is not that popular.11. D)They poisoned wild ducks inlarge numbers.12. A) Have her house repainted.13. B) How much the work will cost.14. C) Stay somewhere else.15. B)Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.16. A) To cultivate good habits.17. B)Create an ideal study environment for them.18. C)Start with something they enjoy.19. A) Workers who meet its body weight standards.20. D) Unfair.21. C)Encourage healthy behaviors.22. A)It has not done enough to help left-handed children.23. D)They tend to have more difficulties in learning.24. D)Keep track of left-handed children's school performance.25. B)Why their numbers are so high.第二套1.B)She was coughing all the time.2.c)Through a surgical operation.3.D)It ran away into a nearby forest.4.A)They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.5.D)The loss of gold from an airplane.6.A)lt made an emergency landing.7.C)They will be questioned by the police.8.B)For future training purposes.9.C)To get her money back for the returned chair.10.D)She was issued a new card.11.C)Update her bank card details on the company's website.12.A)He is feeling exhausted.13.B)Order a delivery.14.D)lt is too spicy.15.C)She is too picky about food16.A)Owner's personalities affect their cats'behavior and wellbeing.17.B)Provide their pets with the best care.18.D)Further investigation.19.B)Running is the best exercise for extending one's life.20.A) Improving their brain function.21.D)They were less affected by sad movies.22.A)He is a tour guide.23.C)He observed his client's life and habits.24.D)A house of a unique design.25.B)They are copies built to the architect's designs.写作第一套【D i r e c t i o n s】Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program（新生训练；新生练习）to help the freshmen adapt to the new environment and academic studies. You are now to write a proposal, which may include its aim, duration, participants and activities.【参考范文】Dear Student Union,Learning that our school will hold an orientation program to help freshmen become accustomed to the new environment and academicstudies, I am writing to introduce my proposal concerning this program.Firstly I suppose all of freshmen are welcome to join in this activity on September 9th. From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., a senior student would teach freshmen how to be independent, such as making decisions on howto allocate time and how to spend money, and doing somecleaning on their own. Besides, freshmen could be taught how to develop a good habit of self-teaching and how to arrange their schedule. In the afternoon, freshmen might take active part in a collective activity, where they could make more communication with their classmates so asto help them smoothly adapt to the new environment.I hope you will find my proposal useful, and I would be ready to discuss further details with you .Yours,Zhang Wei 第二套【D i r e c t i o n s】Suppose your university student union is planning to hold a speech contest. You are now to write a proposal for organizing the contest. The proposal mayinclude the topic, aim, procedure and selection of contestants. You will have 30 minutes to write the proposal.【参考范文】Dear Student Union,I am so glad to hear that a speech contest with the purpose of enriching college students’ life would be held in our school next month. As a member of Student Union, I would like to give some advice to make the activity go more smoothly.Firstly, if we could choose a suitable speech subject, such as the employment prospect, the management of free time or some related with students’ life, it would contribute to the attraction of more students. Secondly, the contest could last for about 2-3 hours and we could invite Professor Zhang as the judge to give comments to each contestant. Lastly, as the selection of contestants, I suppose every student in our school could submit application but we should have an interview of first around and define the final 10 competitors.I hope the suggestions above would be useful and practical for you. For any question on the proposal, please feel free to write to me.Yours,Li Hua第三套【Directions】Suppose you have just participated in a school project of collecting used books on campus. You are now to write a report about the project, which may include its aim, organizers, participants and activities. You will have 30 minutes to write the report. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.【参考范文】Last week, a project of collecting used books was held in our school and it was a huge success .The project was launched by the Student Union last Monday and it lasted for a whole week, aiming to gain students’ attention to second- hand books and inspire them to make the best of used things. It was started from registering basic personal information online, including name, department and the number of books one would like to give away. Then students could brought their books to the Students Activity Center every day at any time during 8:00 am to 17:00 pm, after which they could get a gift such as pens and notebooks.There were more than 500 students participating in the activity and more than 1000 books were collected. The books were displayed at the Students Activity Center for all students in need.阅读【快速阅读1】There's a stress gap between men and women36.H] Like Ms,Li, many women try to manage the added stress to reach what Dr Joyce said was an unattainable ideal. "Some professional women aim to do it all They want to reach the top of the corporate ladder and fly like super-mom,"she said.…….37.[E] ference,however, is in the nature and scope of these responsibilities in the home ent in particular,"Dr Joyce said. For example, the United Nations reported that nearly three times as much unpaid domestic work as men.……38.[C]It's a common story-one we frequently ridicule and readily dismiss, for example, by claiming that women tend to complain more than men, despite the growing sum of re-search that underlines the problem.·…39.[K] Disconnecting from work and home responsibilities is also obviously important. But it's much casier said than done. It is important to understand what causes your stress in the first place.40.[F] it's not just inside he home, though. Research from Nova Southeastern University found that female managers were more likely than male managers to. display <surface. acting> or forcing emotions that are not wholly felt. 41.[I] The stress problem extends beyond mental health when you consider the link between stress a anxiety and heart health.Worse,most of what we know about heart dis-ease comes from studies involving men.……42.[B] Ms. Li said her stress led to sleeplessness. When she did sleep, she experienced"problem-solving dreams,"which left her feeling unrested when she woke up. After I became a first-time mother,I quickly realized i was so busy caring for other people and work that I felt like I'd lost myself,…43.[G] Surface acting is a prime example of "e emotional labor"a concept that the writer Jess Zimmerman made familiar in a 2015 essay. The essay sparkeda massive thread, on the Internet community blog Meta Filter.……44.[J]The good news is, women are more likely than men to take charge of their stress and manage it, the American Psy-chological Association reports. The concept of self-care,at its core, is quite simple."…45.[D]e difference is not really news to me,as a clinical psy-chologist said Erin Joyce,….【快读阅读2】Why it matters that teens are reading less?36.[E] That may be true, but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.…37.[B]Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.Paper books are being ignored, in favor of screens.…38.[G] Indeed, the number of senior high school students who said they had not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of three by 2016.That is triple the number from two decades ago.……39.[D] If teens are spending so much time using electronic devices, does that mean they have to give activities?Maybe not.Over the years,many scholars have insisted that time online does not necessarily take away time spent engaging with traditional media or on other activities.……40.[A] Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago.But today's teens have grown up with smartphones. Compared with teens a couple of de-cades ago, the way they interact with traditional media like books and movies is fundamentally different.…41.[H] This might present problems for young people later on. When high school students go on to college, their past and current reading habits will influence their academic per-formance.·.42.[C] Teens did not always spend that much time with digi-tal media. Online time has doubled since 2006, and social media use has moved from a periodicactivity to a daily one in the same period. By 2016, nearly nine out of ten young women in the 12th grade said they visited social media sites 43.[F]But the treads related to movies are less disturbing compared with the change in how teens spend their time. Research has revealed an enormous decline in reading.In 1980, about 60 percent of senior high school students said they read a book, newspaper or magazine every day that was not assigned for school. By 2016, only 16 percent did.·····44.[B] Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time. Paper books are being ignored, in favor of screens.…45.[E] That may be true,but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.… 【快读阅读3】Why it matters that teens are reading less?36 [E] That may be true, but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows.Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.…37 [B]Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.Paper books are being ignored, in favor of screens.…38 [G] Indeed, the number of senior high school students who said they had not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of three by 2016.That is triple the number from two decades ago.……39 [D] If teens are spending so much time using electronic devices, does that mean they have to give activities?Maybe not.Over the years,many scholars have insisted that time online does not necessarily take away time spent engaging with traditional media or on other activities.……40 [A] Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago.But today's teens have grown up with smartphones. Compared with teens a couple of de-cades ago, the way they interact with traditional media like books and movies is fundamentally different.…41 [H] This might present problems for young people later on. When high school students go on to college, their past and current reading habits will influence their academic per-formance.·42 [C] Teens did not always spend that much time with digi-tal media. Online time has doubled since 2006, and social media use has moved from aperiodicactivity to a daily one in the same period. By 2016, nearly nine out of ten young women in the 12th grade said they visited social media sites 43 [F]But the treads related to movies are less disturbing compared with the change in how teens spend their time. Research has revealed an enormous decline in reading.In 1980, about 60 percent of senior high school students said they read a book, newspaper or magazine every day that was not assigned for school. By 2016, only 16 percent did.44 [B] Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time. Paper books are being ignored, in favor of screens.…45 [E] That may be true,but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.…【仔细阅读1】With obesity now affecting 29% of the population in England, and expected to rise to 35% by 2030, should we now recognise it as disease?46. C)It should be regarded as a genetic disease47. D)It results from a lack of self-control48. A)Obese people would not feel responsible to take any action49. B)It is too inclusive and thus lacks clarity50.D)It may do little good to patients.Nationwide, only about three percent of early childhood teach- ers are male in the U.s51.C)It is negatively impacted by a lack of male teachers52. A)The importance of broadening children's horizons53. D)Many of them feel prejudiced against socially and culturally54. A)Higher pay.55. B)Taking measures to attract prospective male teachers to work in the field【仔细阅读2】As many office workers adapt to remote work, cities may undergo fundamental change if offices remain under-utilized.46. C)It benefits employers at the expense of employees.47.D)It negatively impacts productivity.48.A)To provide convincing data for serious discussion.49.c)Employers' gain from remote working should go to employees as compensation.50.A) It should be avoided if possible.The human thirst for knowledge is the driving force behindour successful development as a species.51. B)It is the force that pushes human society forward.52.A)It motivates people to seek information.53.D)They work in conjunction with the environment.54.B)They prefer to go after all that is novel.55.A) The cost of humans' curiosity to explore.【仔细阅读3】Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone?46.C)Its absence might suggest a lack of warmth in interpersonal relationships.47.D) How close the communicators' relationships are.48.B)They take touching as a cultural norm in social interactions.49.A)Men can show friendship in public through physical affection.50.D)Take other people's preference into consideration.From climate change to the ongoing pandemic（大流行病）and beyond, the issues facing today's world are increasingly com-plex and dynamic.Pm51.A)lt faces problems that are getting more varied and compli-Cated.52.C) People are divided about the nature of interest.53.D)How a growth mindset of interest can contribute to cro ss-disciplinary thinking.54.C)Making innovative products needs multidisciplinary prod-ucts.55.B)Broadening their interests.【选词填空1】The sheets are damp with sweat.You're cold,but your heart is..26.G)fear27.C)avoid28.H)limited29.D)aware30.B)answer31.O)typically32.J)result33.L)rigorous34.K)review35.M)tend【选词填空2】It is commonly believed that the great English dramatist and poet.26.E)exact27.C)conclusively28. L)scarcity29.H)position30.J）probably31.B)classical32. M)senior33.D)emergence34.A)captured35.I)precision【选词填空3】Many people believe that commitment are the foundations of ...26.O)unique27.I)possess28. D)endure29. C)confused30.J)presence31.B)assess32.F)genius33.A)acknowledge34.M)surprising35.G)highly翻译【第一套】大运河（ Grand Canal）是世界上最长人工河，北起北京，南至杭州.它是中国历史上最宏伟工程之一.大运河始建于公元前4世纪，公元13世纪末建成.修建之初是为了运输粮食，后来也用于运输其他商品.大运河沿线区域逐渐发展成为中国工商业中心.长久以来，大运河对中国经济发展发挥了重要作用，有力地促进了南北地区之间人员往来和文化交流.【参考译文】The Grand Canal is the longest man-made river in the world, starting from Beijing in the north and Hangzhou in the south. It is one of the most magnificent projects in Chinese history. The Grand Canal was built in the 4th century BC and was completed at the end of the 13th century. It was built to transport grain at the beginning, and later it was also used to transport other commodities. The area along the Grand Canal has gradually developed intoChina's industrial and commercial center. For a long time, the Grand Canal has played an important role in China's economic development, and has effectively promoted personnel exchanges and cultural exchanges between the North and the South.【第二套】都江堰（ Dujiangyan）坐落在成都平原西部岷江上，距成都市约50公里，始建于公元前三世纪.它独特之处在于无需用堤坝调控水流.两千多年来，都江堰一直有效地发挥着防洪与灌溉作用，使成都平原成为旱涝保收沃土和中国最重要粮食产地之一.都江堰工程体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存智慧，是全世界年代最久、仍在使用、无坝控水水利工程.【参考译文】Dujiangyan is located on the Minjiang River in the west of the Chengdu Plain, about 50 kilometers away from Chengdu City. It was built in the third century BC. It is unique in that there is no need to use dams to regulate the flow of water. For more than two thousand years, Dujiangyan has played an effective role in flood control and irrigation, making the Chengdu Plain a fertile soil for drought and flood protection and one of China's most important grain producing areas. The Dujiangyan Project embodies the wisdom of the harmonious coexistence of our people and nature. It is the world’s oldestwater conservancy project that is still in use to control water without the help of dams.【第三套】坎儿井（Karez）是新疆干旱地区一种水利系统，由地下渠道将水井连接而成.该系统将春夏季节渗入（ seep into）地下大量雨水及积雪融水收集起来，通过山体自然坡度引到地面，用于灌溉农田和满足人们日常用水需求.坎儿井减少了水在地面蒸发（ evaporation），对地表破坏很小，因而有效地保护了自然资源与生态环境.坎儿井体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存智慧，是对人类文明一大贡献.【参考译文】Karez is a water conservancy system in the dry area of Xinjiang. It is formed by underground channels connecting wells together. The system collects a large amount of rainwater and melted snow water that seeps into the ground in spring and summer, and draws it to the ground through the natural slope of the mountain to irrigate farmland and meet people's daily water needs. Karez reduces the evaporation of water on the ground and does little damage to the ground, thus effectively protecting the natural resources and ecological environment. Karez embodies the wisdom of the harmonious coexistence of our people and nature, and is recognized as a great contribution to human civilization.星火英语四六级版全卷完 1、相信自己吧！坚持就是胜利！祝考试顺利，榜上有名！ 2、愿全国所有的考生都能以平常的心态参加考试，发挥自己的水平，考上理想的学校。
2021年12月英语四级考试参考答案
2021年12月英语四级考试参考答案01写作部分（共3套）第1套演讲比赛介绍信Directions: Suppose your university student union is planning to hold a speech contest. You are now to write a proposal for organizing the contest. The proposal may include the topic, aim, procedure and selection of contestants. You will have 30 minutes to write the proposal.In order to improve the students' spoken English and develop the public speaking skills, I hope an English speaking contest could be held by the School Students' Union，whose theme could be“a word that has changed the world” or whatever.The judge of the speech contest can be five teachers of the Foreign Language School and our favorite foreign teacher Mr. Smith. Each contestant has only three minutes to give a speech, including self-introduction and a speech on the theme of the speech contest. When the contest is completely over, one first prize, three second prizes and five third prizes will be given to the excellent speakers. Anyone of us willing to take part in the contest can go to the monitor and sign our name for it. Students of all majors should be welcome to take part in the speech contest.I sincerely hope my suggestion can be adopted.第二套：Directions: Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program（新生训练；新生练习）to help the freshmen adapt to the new environment and academic studies. You are now to write a proposal, which may include its aim, duration, participants and activities.An Orientation Program for FreshmenFreshmen are about to start a new chapter in their college life. Transition from high school to college life will be a hard time at the beginning. With the purpose of helping them to adapt to the new life and academic studies of college quickly and avoid losing themselves, our university is planning to organize an orientation program.The program, which is hold by the student union, will last two weeks. All the new students are required to attend. During this time, many activities will be hold including military training which is a tradition. Also, freshmen are going to take part in some lectures which are about the history of our university, helping them know better about the place where they are going to spend four years. Apart from those activities, we will also organize many interesting activities that can involve both entertainment and study. At the end of this program, we will hold an award party to commend those advanced individual groups. Most of all, they can make many friends during those activities.Hope all the freshmen can take part in our program actively and I am sure they can find their own way to adapt to the wonderful life of college.第三套：关于回收二手书籍的报告It is not uncommon that when senior students graduate from university, most of their used books which are still in good condition are probably thrown away. What a great waste it is! In order to avoid this kind of waste and make full use of used books, the Students’ Union of our university has organized the special project of collecting used books on campus. We are pleased that the project has received warm welcome and strong support from the students. All the members of the Students’Union give ours sincere thanks to you.For nearly two weeks since the start of the project, we have received more than 1000 books and we have classified them carefully according to the subjects. We plan to donate part of these books to our library, and part of them to students in need. We will have a small booth on our campus on Saturday, 18th December, and any students who want some used books can come and select. We are looking forward to your participation and your contribution to the recycling of books.· 02听力部分（共两套）第一套1. C) It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.2. A) Correct their mistake as soon as possible.3. B) She has had babies before.4. C) It was smooth.5. D) It was built above the sea-water.6. B) Replace the restaurant’s wooden deck.7. C) She posted its picture on Facebook.8. D) Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.9. A) Droughts.10. B) Their neat is not that popular.11. D) They poisoned wild ducks in large numbers.12.A) Have her house repainted.13.B) How much the work will cost.14.C) Stay somewhere else.15.B ) Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.16. A) To cultivate good habits.17. B) Create an ideal study environment for them.18. C) Start with something they enjoy.19. A) Workers who meet its body weight standards.20. D) Unfair.21. C) Encourage healthy behaviors.22. A) It has not done enough to help left-handed children.23. D) They tend to have more difficulties in learning.24. D) Keep track of left-handed children’s school performance.25. B) Why their numbers are so high.第二套1. B) She was coughing all the time.2. C) Through a surgical operation.3. D) It ran away into a nearby forest.4. A) They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.5. D) The loss of gold from an airplane.6. A) It made an emergency landing.7. C) They will be questioned by the police.8. B) For future training purposes.9. C) To get her money back for the returned chair.10. D) She was issued a new card.11. C) Update her bank card details on the company's website.12. A)He is feeling exhausted.13. B) Order a delivery.14. D) It is too spicy.15. C) She is too picky about food16.A) Owner’s personalities affect their cats’ behavior and wellbeing.17. B) Provide their pets with the best care.18. D) Further investigation.19. B) Running is the best exercise for extending one’s life.20. A) Improving their brain function.21. D) They were less affected by sad movies.22. A) He is a tour guide.23. C) He observed his client’s life and habits.24. D) A house of a unique design.25. B) They are copies built to the architect’s designs.· 03阅读部分（共3套）第一套词汇理解（1）文章开头开头：Many people believe that...（2）答案【答案速查】26-30 OIDCJ 31-35 AFBMG26. O unique27. I possess28. D endure29. C confused30. J presence31. B assess32. F genius33. A acknowledge34. M surprising35. G highly长篇阅读（1）文章标题开头：There’s a stress gap between men and women36-40 HECKF 41-45 IBGJD36.Some career women who aim high tend to feel guilty if they feel to achieve their goals.36.[H]【定位】"Some professional women aim to do it all. They want to reach the top of the corporate ladder and fly like super-mom," she said. When women don’t reach this ideal, they feel guilty; and even more stressed.37.The unpaid housework done by women is triple that done by men.[E]【定位】For example, the United Nations reported that women do nearly three times as much unpaid domestic work as men.It is reported that women consistently suffer more from severe stress than men.38.[C]【定位】Women are twice as likely to suffer from severe stress and anxiety as men, according to a 2016 study published in The Journal of Brain & Behavior.Women are advised to identify the specific causes of their stress so that steps can be taken to deal with it.39. [K]【定位】It is important to understand what causes your stress in thefirst place.40. One study showed that women managers often expressed positive emotions that they didn’t really feel.[F]【定位】"They expressed optimism, calmness and sympathy even when these were not the emotions that they were actually feeling," the study said.41.Women tend to mistake signs of heart attacks for symptoms of stress.41.[I]【定位】For example, women are more likely to experience disturbed sleep, anxiety and unusual fatigue before a heart attack. Stress is so normalized that it is easy for women to shrug off those symptoms as simply the consequences of stress.For a time an app developer in America was so busy attending to work and family that she suffered from sleeplessness.42.[B]【定位】Ms. Li said her stress led to sleeplessness...After I became a first-time mother, I quickly realized i was so busy caring for other people and work that I felt like I'd lost myself, " she said.The emotional labor women do is noticed only when it is not done. 43. [G]【定位】Hundreds of women spoke up about their own experience with emotional labor: the duties that are expected of them, but go unnoticed. These invisible duties become apparent only when you don't do them.44. Dr. Joyoe suggests that apart from self-care, women should seek professional support if they experience severe stress.44.[J] 【定位】Dr dove said, "Support from trusted relationships is vital. This includes professional support front various health and wellness providers if stress is becoming increasingly overwhelming.45. Some people believe that there may not exist a stress gap between men and women.45.[D]【定位】Some people may argue that this is merely reported data, and they say many men feel the same pressures as women in terms of fulfilling responsibilities at work and home.Passage One（1）文章开头As many office workers adapt to remote work（2）答案【答案速查】46-50 CDACA（3）试题、选项及定位：46. What does the author say about working from home?C) It benefits employers at the expense of employees.47. Why do some people oppose working from home?D) It negatively impacts productivity.48. Why did the author run the estimates for Montreal?A) To provide convincing data for serious discussion.49. What can we conclude from the authors calculations?C) Employers’ gain from remote working should go to employees as compensation.50. What is the author’s opinion on wor king from home?A) It should be avoided if possible.Passage Two文章开头The human thirst for knowledge ...答案速查BADBA51. What dose the author say about curiosity?[B] It is the force that pushes human society forward.52. What is the general understanding of the curiosity?[A] It motivates people to seek information.53. What do we learn about how genes shape people’s behavior?[D] They work in conjunction with the environment.54. What do numerous studies show about infants?[B] They prefer to go after all that is novel55. What dose the example of the Inuit people of the Arctic regions illustrate?[A] The cost of human’s curiosity to explore.第二套词汇理解（1）文章开头It is commonly believed that...（2）答案【答案速查】26-30 E C L H J 31-35 B M D A I26. E) exact27. C) conclusively28. L) scarcity29. H) position30. J) probably31. B) classical32. M) senior33. D) emergence34. A) captured35. I) precision长篇阅读（1）文章开头开头：How to not be boring（2）答案【答案速查】36-40 FJBIM 41-45 CGAKE36. Pirson claims that some ordinary things may often prove to be miraculously interesting,答案：[F] The most interesting people aren’t those who’ve...37. To make a conversation interesting, it is important that you listen to the other party alternatively.答案：[J] Of course，it’s possible to be a fountain of knowledge and a boring person...38. A person who is unable to stimulate others’ curiosity or make their life enjoyable may appear somewhat boring.答案：[B] To tell the truth, interesting people are more popular among their friends...39. Interesting people usually possess certain unique qualities, according to a TV program producer.答案：[I] Television veteran Audrey Morrissey, executive producer of.... 40. Be interested in others and they are sure to be interested in you.答案：[M] I have now come to realize that being boring....41. The author considers himself usually good at conducting conversations.答案：[C] Recently, I was at a gathering ....42. Interesting people are always full of curiosity.答案：[G] This is essentially how Jessica Hagy starts her day....43. Falling into a routine can turn a person into an utter bore.答案：[A] Humans are creatures of habit...44. One strategy to be a good conversationalist is to motivate your partner to tell their own stories.答案：[K] “If the listener is not paying attention,it’s your sign to..45. Interesting as it might appear,a made-up conversation will probably turn to dull.答案：[E] “If someone is making up some conversation that might be interesting...Passage One开头：With obesity now affecting 29% of the population in England, and expected to rise to 35% by 2030, should we now recognise it as a disease?【答案】46-50 CDABD46. C) It should be regarded as a genetic disease.47. D) It results from a lack of self-control.48. A) Obese people would not feel responsible to take any action.49. B) It is too inclusive and thus lacks clarity.50. D) It may do little good to patients.Passage Two（1）文章开头开头：Nationwide, only about three percent of early children（2）答案速查51-55 CADAB51. C) It is negatively impacted by a lack of male teachers.52. A) The importance of broadening children's horizons.53. D) Many of them feel prejudiced against socially and culturally.54. A) Higher pay.55. B) Taking measures to attract prospective male teachers to work in the field.第三套词汇理解（1）文章开头开头：The sheets are damp with sweat...（2）答案【答案速查】26-30 GCHDB 31-35 OJLKM26. G fear27. C avoid28. H limited29. D aware30. B answer31. O typically32. J result33. L rigorous34. K review35. M tend长篇阅读（1）文章标题开头：Why it matters that teens are reading less（2）答案速查36-40 EBGDA 41-45 JCFBE（3）题干、答案和定位处36. Many years' surveys reveal that young people in America are going to the cinema much less often than they used to.36. E【定位】Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tells us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.37.Survey analysis shows American teens now spend their leisure time on digital devices rather than reading printed books.37. B【定位】Analysis of survey of over one million teens in the United State collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.38.The number of senior high schoolers not reading books for pleasure ina year increased three times over 20 years.38. G【定位】Indeed, the number of senior high school students who said they had not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of three by 2016. That is triple the number from two decades ago.39.Many scholars claim that spending time on electronic devices doesn't necessarily mean a decrease of time for other activities.39. D【定位】Over the years ,many scholars have insisted that time online does not necessarily take away time spent engaging with traditional media or on other activities.40.Most people spend much more time interacting with digital media than they did ten years ago.40. A【定位】Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago.41. The author claims that it will be a great loss if we no longer read books and longer articles.41. J【定位】If serious reading dies ,a lot will go with it .42.Over a decade or so, American teens' social media use shifted from an occasional activity to a routine one.42. C 【定位】Teens did not always spend that much time with digital media. Online time has doubled since 2006,and social media use has moved from a periodic activity to a daily one in the same period.43. A more disturbing trend in America today is that teens are spending far less time reading than around four decades ago.43.F【定位】But the trend related to movies are less disturbing compared with the change in how teens spend their time. Research has revealed an enormous decline in reading.44.Some five years ago,high school seniors in America generally spent more than six hours a day on electronic devices.44. B 【定位】Indeed, by 2016, the average American high school senior said they spent six hours a day writing text messages, on social media, and online during their free time.45. It was fond that American youngsters today don’t socialize nearly as much as the earlier generations.45. E【定位】In another analysis, research found that today’s teens go out with their friends much less often that previous generations did.Passage One开头：Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone?【答案】46-50 CDBAD46. C) Its absence might suggest a lack of warmth in interpersonal relationships.47. D) How close the communicators’ relationships are.48. B) They take touching as a cultural norm in social interactions.49. A) Men can show friendship in public through physical affection.50. D) Take other people’s preference into consideration.Passage Two文章开头：From climate change to the ongoing pandemic（大流行病）...答案：51-55 ACDCB51. A) It faces problems that are getting more varied and complicated.52. C) People are divided about the nature of interest.53. D) How a growth mindset of interest can contribute to cross-disciplinary thinking.54. C) Making innovative products needs multidisciplinary knowledge.55. B) Broadening their interests.· 04翻译部分（共3套）都江堰( Dujiangyan)坐落在成都平原西部的岷江上，距成都市约50公里，始建于公元前三世纪。
2021年12月大学英语四级(第一套)真题
2021年12月大学英语四级真题（卷一）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program to help the freshmen adapt to the new environment and academic studies. You are now to write a proposal, which may include its aim, duration, participants and activities. You will have 30 minutes to write the proposal. You should write at least 120 words but no more than l80 words.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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.Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just 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 airport.C) It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.D) It had two of its domestic flights mixed up.2. A) Correct their mistake as soon as possible.B) Give the two pets a physical checkupC) Hire a charter jet to bring the pets backD) Send another plane to continue the flightQuestions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.3. A) She weighs 130 kilogramsB) She has had babies before.C) She was brought from Africa.D) She has a big family of six4. A) It took 22 hours.B) It had some complications.C) It was smooth.D) It was monitored by Dr. Sue TygielskiQuestions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) It enjoyed great popularityB) It started business three years ago.C) It was frequented by newly-wedsD) It was built above the sea-water.6. A) Expand his business on the beach.B) Replace the restaurant's wooden deck.C) Post a picture of his restaurant online.D) Celebrate his silver wedding anniversary.7. A) She sold it for two thousand dollars.B) She took it to the restaurant manager.C) She posted its picture on Facebook.D) She returned it to its owner right away.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation you will hear four questions. Both the conversations and the question-s 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.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. 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 Australia, Canada and the U.S.D) Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world9. A) Droughts B) Bushfires. C) Farming D) Hunting.10. 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.11. A) They hunted ducks as a traditional sport.B) They killed wild ducks and geese for food.C) They raised ducks and geese for their eggsD) They poisoned wild ducks in large numbers.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Have her house repainted.B) Replace some of her old furniture.C) Move into a newly-painted house.D) Calculate the cost of the paint job.13. 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.14. A) Cover up her furniture. B) Ask some friends for help.C) Stay somewhere else. D) Oversee the work herself.15. A) She could have asked a friend for help with the paint job.B) Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.C) She should have repainted her house much earlier.D) Moving her furniture is harder than the paint job.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four 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.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) To cultivate good habits.B) To prepare for secondary school.C) To review what is learned in class.D) To stimulate interest in learning.17. A) Discuss their academic achievements with them.B) Create an ideal study environment for them.C) Allow them to learn independently.D) Check their homework promptly.18. A) Finish them before they get tired.B) Tackle the most difficult task first.C) Start with something they enjoyD) Focus on the most important ones.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Workers who meet its body weight standardsB) Workers who can lose 30 pounds in a yearC) Workers who try the hardest to lose weightD) Workers who are in the top 10% of the slimmest.20. A) Impractical. B) Inconsistent.C) Unmanageable. D) Unfair.21. A) Offer them much fatter bonuses.B) Improve working environment.C) Encourage healthy behaviors.D) Provide free lunch and snacks.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just 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 children.B) They have a distinctive style of handwritingC) They sometimes have psychological problemsD) They tend to have more difficulties in learning.24. A) Punish teachers discriminating against left-handed students.B) Lay more emphasis on improving children's mental health.C) Encourage students to develop various professional skillsD) Keep track of left-handed children's school performance.25. A) How they can be reduced in number.B) Why their numbers are so high.C) What percentage they account for.D) If their percentage keeps increasingPart Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section AMany people believe that passion and commitment are the foundations of strong romantic relationships. But a relationship is made of two __26__ individuals. And the personality traits（特性）these individuals__27__ or lack can often make a relationship more-or less-likely to__28__ . Recent research has found that one trait inparticular-humility（谦逊）---- is an important indicator of successful relationships.Humility can sometimes be __29__ with a lack of confidence. But researchers have come to realize that being humble generally indicates the __30__ of deeply admirable personal qualities. Being humble means you have the ability to accurately__31__ your deficiencies without denying your skills and strengths. For example, you might recognize that you are intelligent，but realize that you are not a __32__ . Thus, humility leads to an honest view of one's own advantages and shortcomings. Humble people do not ignore，avoid，or try to deny their limits or deficiencies. They can __33__mistakes，see value in things that are far from perfect and identify areas for improvement.Perhaps it is not __34__ ，then，that humility appears to be a huge asset to relationships. One study found that people tend to rate this quality__35__ in their spouse. The study also found that someone who is humble is more likely to initiate a romantic relationship，perhaps because they are less likely to see themselves as "too good" for someone else. Thus，a humble partner might be your ideal partner.A) acknowledge I) possessB) assess J) presenceC) confused K) puzzledD) endure L)statusE) extremely M) surprisingF) genius N)thoroughlyG) highly O) uniqueH) permanentSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.There's a stress gap between men and womenA)“l used to work very hard. l love to create things, grow them and solveproblems,“said Meng Li, a successful app developer in San Francisco. "I didn 't really care about my mind and my body until they decided to go on strike."B) Ms. Li said her stress led to sleeplessness. When she did sleep，she experienced "problem-solving dreams," which left her feeling unrested when she woke up. "After I became a first-time mother, I quickly realized I was so busy caring for other people and work that I felt like I'd lost myself," she said.C) It’s a common story- one we frequently ridicule and readily dismiss，for example, by claiming that women tend to complain more than men，despite the growing sum of research that underlines the problem. Women are twice as likely to suffer from severe stress and anxiety as men，according to a 2016 study published in The Journal of Brain & Behavior. The American Psychological Association reports a gender gap year after year showing that women consistently report higher stress levels. Clearly, a stress gap exists.D) “The difference is not really news to me, as a clinical psychologist,”said Erin Joyce, a women and couples therapist in Los Angeles. "It’s been well documented in extensive research over the years that prevalence rates for the majority of the anxiety disorders are higher in women than men. "Some people may argue that this is merely reported data, and they say many men feel the same pressures as women in terms of fulfilling responsibilities at work and home. In other words, we're all really, really stressed.E) “The difference, however, is in the nature and scope of these responsibilities in the home environment in particular,”Dr. Joyce said. For example, the United Nations reported that women do nearly three times as much unpaid domestic work as men. Theproblem is, housework is often overlooked as work, even though it is often as laborious (or in some cases, more so) as any paid job. As the scholar Silvia Federici put it in 1975, the unpaid nature of domestic work reinforces the assumption that "housework is not work, thus preventing women from struggling against it."F) I t’s not just inside the home，though. Research from Nova Southeastern University found that female managers were more likely than male managers to display “surface acting," or forcing emotions that are not wholly felt. “They expressed optimism, calmness and sympathy even when these were not the emotions that they were actually feeling," the study said.G) Surface acting is a prime example of “emotional labor," a concept that the writer Jess Zimmerman made familiar in a 2015 essay. The essay sparked a massive thread on the internet community blog MetaFilter. Hundreds of women spoke up about their own experience with emotional labor: the duties that are expected of them, but go unnoticed. These invisible duties become apparent only when you don 't do them. Like domestic labor, emotional labor is generally dismissed and not labeled work. But research shows it can be just as exhausting as paid work. Emotional labor can lead to difficulty in sleeping and family conflict. Sure, circumstantial stress，like losing a job, may lead to these same issues. But emotional labor is not circumstantial. It's an enduring responsibility based on the socialized gender role of women.H) Like Ms. Li, many women try to manage the added stress to reach what Dr. Joyce said was an unattainable ideal. "Some professional women aim to do it all. They want to reach the top of the corporate ladder and fly like supermom, "she said. When women don 't reach this ideal, they feel guilty; and even more stressed. After her own struggle with this，Ms. Li took a step back and used her experience to build Sanity & Self，a self-care app and platform for overworked women. "The realizations I had in thatprocess helped me gain insights and ultimately got me ready to integrate self- care into my daily life," she said.I) The stress problem extends beyond mental health when you consider the link between stress, anxiety and heart health. Worse, most of what we know about heart disease comes from studies involving men. However, "there are many reasons to think that it's different in women,” Harvard Medical School reported. For example, women are more likely to experience disturbed sleep，anxiety and unusual fatigue before a heart attack. Stress is so normalized that it is easy for women to shrug off those symptoms as simply the consequences of stress. Many women also do not experience chest pain before a heart attack the way men do，which leads to fewer women discovering problematic heart issues. Harvard reports that women are "much more likely than mento die within a year of having a heart attack" and “many women say their physicians sometimes don 't even recognize the symptoms.”J) The good news is, women are more likely than men to take charge of their stress and manage it, the American Psychological Association reports. The concept of self-care, at its core, is quite simple. "The basics of adequate sleep，healthy diet and exercise area good place to start,”Dr. Joyce said. "Support from trusted relationships is vital. This includes professional support from various health and wellness providers if stress is becoming increasingly overwhelming."K) Disconnecting from work and home responsibilities is also obviously important. But it's much easier said than done. It is important to understand what causes your stress in the first place. "Get really specific with what's stressing you out,”Ms. Li said. "We often chalk up our stress to broad experiences like work. But work stress can take many different forms. Is a colleague being disrespectful of your time? Is a boss undermining your day-to-day control over decision making? These are different causes of stress andcan benefit from different kinds of self-care."L) Ideally, your spouse or partner will be supportive, rather than dismissive, of your stress. lt is important to talk through these issues before they come to a head. “Women working outside of the home should make an effort to have a conscious conversation with their partners about more equitable sharing of household and family responsibilities," Dr. Joyce said.36. Some career women who aim high tend to feel guilty if they fail to achieve their goals.37. The unpaid housework done by women is triple that done by men.38. It is reported that women consistently suffer more from severe stress than men.39. Women are advised to identify the specific causes of their stress so that steps can be taken to deal with it.40. One study showed that women managers often expressed positive emotions that they didn't really feel.41. Women tend to mistake signs of heart attacks for symptoms of stress.42. For a time an app developer in America was so busy attending to work and family that she suffered from sleeplessness.43. The emotional labor women do is noticed only when it is not done.44. Dr. Joyce suggests that apart from self-care, women should seek professional support ifthey experience severe stress.45. Some people believe that there may not exist a stress gap between men and women.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.As many office workers adapt to remote work, cities may undergo fundamental change if offices remain under-utilized. Who will benefit if working from home becomes the norm?Employers argue they make considerable savings on real estate when workers shift from office to home work. However, these savings result from passing costs on to workers.Unless employees are fully compensated, this could become a variant of parasitic(寄生的) capitalism, whereby corporate profits increasingly rely on extracting value from the public—and now personal——realm, rather than on generating new value.Though employers are backed by a chorus of remote work advocates, others note the loneliness, reduced productivity and inefficiencies of extended remote work.If working from home becomes permanent，employees will have to dedicate part of their private space to work. This requires purchasing desks, chairs and office equipment.It also means having private space dedicated to work: the space must be heated, cleaned, maintained and paid for. That depends on many things, but for purposes of illustration，I have run some estimates for Montreal. The exercise is simple butimportant，since it brings these costs out of the realm of speculation into the realm of meaningful discussion.Rough calculations show that the savings made by employers when their staff works from home are of similar value to the compensation workers should receive for setting up offices at home.What does this mean for offices in cities? One of two things may happen: Employers pass these costs onto employees. This would be a form of expropriation(侵占)，with employees absorbing production costs that have traditionally been paid by the employer. This represents a considerable transfer of value from employees to employers.When employees are properly compensated, employers’ real estate savings will be modest. If savings are modest, then the many advantages of working in offices —such as lively atmosphere，rapidity of communication, team-building and acclimatization(适应环境)of new employees—will encourage employers to shelve the idea of remote work and, like Yahoo in 2013, encourage employees to work most of the time from corporate office space.46. What does the author say about working from home?A) It will become the norm sooner or later.B) It requires employees to adapt promptly.C) It benefits employers at the expense of employees.D) It will force cities to transform their infrastructure.47. Why do some people oppose working from home?A) It discourages team spirit.B) It invades employees' privacy.C) It undermines traditional values.D) It negatively impacts productivity.48. Why did the author run the estimates for Montreal?A) To provide convincing data for serious discussion.B) To illustrate the ongoing change in working patterns.C) To show the impact of remote working on productivity.D) To exemplify how remote working affects the economy.49. What can we conclude from the author's calculations?A) There is no point in transferring office work to working from home.B) Employees can benefit as much from remote working as their employers.C) Employers' gain from remote working should go to employees as compensation.D)Effective measures should be taken to motivate employees to set up offices at home.50.What is the author's opinion on working from home?A ) It should be avoided if possible.B) It is only a temporary measure.C) It can reduce companies' real estate costs.D) It may affect employees' corporate loyalty.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.The human thirst for knowledge is the driving force behind our successful development as a species. But curiosity can also be dangerous, leading to setbacks or even downfalls. Given curiosity's complexity, scientists have found it hard to define.While pinning down a definition has proven tricky, the general consensus is it's some means of information gathering. Psychologists also agree curiosity isintrinsically(内在地)motivated.Curiosity covers such a large set of behaviors that there probably isn't any single “curiosity gene" that makes humans wonder about and explore their environment. That said, curiosity does have a genetic component. Genes and the environment interact in many complex ways to shape individuals and guide their behavior, including their curiosity.Regardless of their genetic makeup，infants have to learn an incredible amount of information in a short time, and curiosity is one of the tools humans have found to accomplish that gigantic task.Hundreds of studies show that infants prefer novelty. It's what motivates non-human animals，human infants and probably human adults to explore and seek out new things before growing less interested in them after continued exposure.But curiosity often comes with a cost.ln some situations，the stakes are low and failure is a healthy part of growth. For instance, many babies are perfectly proficient crawlers，but they decide to try walking because there's more to see and do when they stand upright. But this milestone comes at a small cost. A study of l2- to 19-month-olds learning how to walk documented that these children fell down a lot. Seventeen times per hour, to be exact. But walking is faster than crawling, so this motivates expert crawlers to transition to walking.Sometimes, however, testing out a new idea can lead to disaster. For instance, the Inuit people of the Arctic regions have created incredible modes to deal with the challenges of living in northern climates, but what we forget about are the tens of thousands of people that tried and failed to make it in those challenging landscapes.51 . What does the author say about curiosity?A)It is too complex for non-scientists to understand.B)It is the force that pushes human society forward.C)It is a unique trait specific to the human race.D)It is often the major cause for human failures.52.What is the general understanding of curiosity?A) It motivates people to seek information.B) It is destined to transform human genes.C) It does people more good than harm.D) It underlies all human behaviors.53.What do we learn about how genes shape people's behavior?A) They determine people's way of thinking.B) They account for age differences in learning.C) They enable people to undertake massive tasks.D) They work in conjunction with the environment.54. What do numerous studies show about infants?A) They are far more curious than adults.B) They prefer to go after all that is novel.C) They have different interests than adults.D) They show non-human animal behaviors.55.What does the example of the Inuit people of the Arctic regions illustrate?A) The cost of humans' curiosity to explore.B) The incredible harshness of cold weather.C)The innovative ideas stemming from curiosity.D) The importance of learning from past failures.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minted to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.大运河(大运河)是世界上最长的人工河，北起北京，南至杭州。
2021年12月英语四级听力原文和答案(第一套)
2021年12月英语四级听力原文和答案（第一套）2021年12月英语四级听力原文（第一套）Section ANews report 1United Airlines has apologized for mistakenly shipping an American family’s pet dog in the wrong direction to Japan.The dog owner’s beloved 10-year-old dog named Buddy, took an unexpected 16-hour flight to Tokyo following a mix-up by the airline.The dog owner’s family are currently in the process of moving. They were meant to be reunited with the pet in their new home city in Texas.But, when they arrived at the United Airlines cargo facility in the southern US state, they found a stranger’s dog waiting in Buddy’s place.Both of the dogs had been sent to the wrong destinations on connecting flights from Denver, with Buddy mistakenly being sent to Japan instead.Buddy was given a physical check-up when he arrived at Tokyo’s International Airport. The dog was then sent back to the US on a private chartered jet.“I'm so glad he's alive and coming home soon,”said the relieved dog owner.“And an error occurred during the connections in Denver. We have notified our customers that their pets arrived safely. We will arrange to1/ 16return the pens to them as soon as possible,”a spokesperson of United Airlines said.Q1: What did Joe's parents decide to do?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 airport.C) It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.D) It had two of its domestic flights mixed up.Q2: What will the restaurant Number 4 do?A) Correct their mistake as 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.New report 2Officials at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona, are celebrating the birth of a baby elephant. Zoo officials say the baby was born on Monday. It is a female, and she weighs nearly 130 kilograms.Samba, her mother is a 30-year-old African elephant. The pregnancy lasted 22 months.Officials describe the baby elephant as healthy, standing and nursing.The baby hasn't been given a name yet.2/ 16Samba has given birth before. Zoo officials said during this pregnancy, she was closely monitored through physical exams and blood tests.Doctor Sue Tagalsky is the zoo’s director of the zoological operations. She said the elephant's birth went smoothly and, that there were no complications.The new baby expands the zoo's elephant herd to six. That includes the baby's parents, a sister, a brother, and an adult female.Q3: What do we learn about the mother elephant Samba?A) She weighs 130 kilograms.B) She has had babies before.C) She was brought from Africa.D) She has a big family of six.Q4: What does the report say about the birth of the new baby elephant?A) It took 22 hours.B) It had some complications.C) It was smooth.D) It was monitored by Dr. Sue Tygielski.New report 33/ 16Three years ago, a couple was enjoying a meal at a beach restaurant. The restaurant was built on a wooden structure above the sea water. During the meal, the man's wedding ring slipped off his finger. It fell through the wooden floorboards apparently lost forever.Recently, the restaurant manager Ron Krivoy decided to replace the wooden deck, and he found an old gold coin, some $100 bills and a silver wedding ring while replacing the deck.The restaurant's waitress Sasha F Mecca posted a picture of the ring on Facebook. The post was shared about 5,000 times.3 days later, the happy wife called to claim the ring. She even tested pictures of her and her husband eating there in 2017 as proof.The restaurant mailed the ring back to the happy couple. Meanwhile, Krivoy discovered that the gold coin was very rare. It was from 1855 and worth as much as $2,000.Q5:What do we learn about the restaurant?A) It enjoyed great popularity.B) It started business three years ago.C) It was frequented by newly-weds.D) It was built above the sea-water.Q6: What did the restaurant manager decide to do recently?A) Expand his business on the beach.4/ 16B) Replace the restaurant’s wooden deck.C) Post a picture of his restaurant online.D) Celebrate his silver wedding anniversary.Q7: What did the waitress do about the recovered ring?A) She sold it for two thousand dollars.B) She took it to the restaurant manager.C) She posted its picture on Facebook.D) she returned it to its owner right away.Section BLong conversation 1W: I can't believe that duck hunting is still legal in so many parts of the world. The scientific evidence from countries like Australia, Canada, and the USA clearly indicates a decline in the birds' numbers.M: But can anyone be sure if the decline is really caused by the hunting or by climate change?W: It's caused by both in fact. We see more droughts in countries like Australia. Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areas where there is a lot of water, but their habitats have been shrinking in recent decades because of the droughts.5/ 16M: And I guess with fewer places to inhabit, they concentrate in greater numbers in few areas, which surely makes them easier targets for the hunters.W: It does. My grandfather was a duck hunter. He told me hunting ducks and geese began in the 19th century. They were easily found and plentifully available food source in farming areas, especially for poor immigrants.M: What 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 became an industry. Yet, there's no commercial farming of these birds nowadays. Their meat is hardly eaten in western countries.M: No, duck hunting seemingly exists as the continuation of a tradition.W: Well, ducks have never been popular with farmers like my grandfather anyway because they sometimes destroy crops. In fact, farmers used to poison them in large numbers.M: That somehow doesn't surprise me. Nobody places much value on the lives of these poor birds or on their meat.Q8: What does the woman find unbelievable?A) The number of ducks has declined sharply in recent years.6/ 16B) Climate change has little effect on the lives of wild ducks.C) Duck meat is not eaten in Australia, Canada and the U.S.D) Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.Q9: What does the woman say has caused the shrinking of ducks' habitats in Australia?A) Droughts.B) Bushfires.C) Farming.D) Hunting.Q10: Why is there no commercial farming of ducks and geese in western countries?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.Q11: What does the woman say about farmers in her grandfather's time?A) They hunted ducks as a traditional sport.B) They killed wild ducks and geese for food.C) They raised ducks and geese for their eggs.D) They poisoned wild ducks in large numbers.7/ 16Long Conversation 2M: Okay, Miss Bright. I finished calculating. I estimate you have between 210 and 240 square meters of walls and ceiling.W: So how much would the pain job cost?M: That would depend on the quality of paint you choose. We carry two brands -one cost 60 cents every square meter, and the other 90 cents. The second is guaranteed to look great for about 10 years, whereas the cheaper one will start to dull after around 6 or 7 years.W: In that case, we would prefer the more expensive option.M: All right, then. So including labor costs, taxes, and everything, this job would come to $3,000.W: Emm, to be perfectly honest, that's more than I expected.M: Please bear in mind that the price includes moving all the furniture, and the whole task would take 2 days.W: Really? Why?M: Well, we can't paint the walls without clearing all the furniture first. So every time we paint a room, we first have to move the furniture to another room. So that takes more time. Plus, it requires two people, which works out more expensive.W: I see. But does that mean I could not live here in my own house during those 2 days?8/ 16M: That is correct.W: Oh well, that changes everything I'm afraid. I would have to stay with a friend or check into a hotel. I hadn't considered any of that. I'm starting to realize that painting my house is far more troublesome than I had anticipated.M: This is usually the case. Most of our clients go through the same realization.W: I see.M: You have my number. Please feel free to call me for any further questions.W: Thank you.Q12: What is the woman planning to do?A) Have her house repainted.B) Replace some of her old furniture.C) Move into a newly-painted house.D) Calculate the cost of the paint job.Q13: What is the woman's chief concern?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.9/ 16Q14: What does the woman have to do while the paint job is being done?A) Cover up her furniture.B) Ask some friends for help.C)Stay somewhere else.D) Oversee the work herself.Q15: What has the woman come to realize at the end of the conversation?A) She could have asked a friend for help with the paint job.B) Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.C) she should have repainted her house much earlier.D) Moving her furniture is harder than the paint job.Section CPassage 1Homework is an important part of schooling, but the purposes of giving children homework will change as they grow older. At the primary level, the main aim is to cultivate good habits, like learning to plan and exercising self discipline. During the secondary school years, extending what is learned at school is positively related to academic achievement. So the content of homework becomes more important.So how can you help your child do their best?10/ 16Creating an ideal working environment will make it easier for them to get down to their assignments quickly. Make sure it's free of distractions. And for primary school children at least somewhere near you. So you can answer questions and offer encouragement.You probably have to help younger children plan their session. But it's important that by the end of primary school, it's second nature get them to tell you everything they have to do, then encourage them to establish an order in which they do work.When there are several different assignments, make sure they begin with one they enjoy. So it seems easy to get started. It's best to take on the most difficult task second. Once they're settled, but before they get tired.If older children have more than an hour of homework, encourage them to schedule a short break to stretch.If you encourage them to tell you what they've learned, they'll absorb the information more deeply and remember it more readily.Q16: What is the main aim of homework for primary school kids?A) To cultivate good habits.B) To prepare for secondary school.C) To review what is learned in class.D) To stimulate interest in learning.11/ 16Q17: What does the passage suggest parents do to help their children?A) Discuss their academic achievements with them.B) Create an ideal study environment for them.C) Allow them to learn independently.D) Check their homework promptly.Q18: What should children do to deal with multiple assignments?A) Finish them before they get tired.B) Tackle the most difficult task first.C) Start with something they enjoy.D) Focus on the most important ones.Passage 2Workers at Mexican Oil Company will receive a health incentive of almost $300 a year if they meet certain body weight standards. To qualify for the bonus, they must maintain a healthy weight. For those who are overweight or obese, they can receive the bonus if they reduce their weight by 10 % during the year.Some applaud the policy as fair, because it rewards both individuals who maintain a healthy weight and those who are working towards achieving it.12/ 16But critics say the policy contradicts recommendations by many health experts who warned that a person's weight is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. That means weight can be hard for individuals to control, which makes the bonus unfair.Some experts say the policy is inconsistent with the science of what we know about body weight regulation. These experts argue that focusing on wage is the wrong approach. A more productive method of encouraging health among employees is to promote healthy behaviors. For example, companies can give workers gym memberships, or encourage participation in lectures on healthy eating and living. They can also reduce sweets and provide healthier snacks in the office and healthier meals at the company canteen. Or they can give employees more time during their lunch break to exercise. These are much better and much more productive ways for companies to move forward on their employees’well being.Q19: Who will qualify for the bonus in Mexican Oil Company?A) Workers who meet its body weight standards.B) Workers who can lose 30 pounds in a year.C) Workers who try the hardest to lose weight.D) Workers who are in the top 10% of the slimmest.13/ 16Q20.:What do critics think of Mexican Oil Company's bonus policy?A) Impractical.B) Inconsistent.C) Unmanageable.D) Unfair.Q21: What do experts propose companies do about workers’well being?A) Offer them much fatter bonuses.B) Improve working environment.C) Encourage healthy behaviors.D) Provide free lunch and snacks.Passage 3Campaigners have warned that the British government is not doing enough to prevent left-handed pupils from falling behind their peers. They claim that thousands of children are still being penalized for being left-handed. This is due to a lack of action from ministers who failed to take any meaningful action for years.It is feared that a failure to address early year challenges such as poor handwriting is too much more serious problems down the line with these pupils facing reduced career prospects.14/ 16Studies in recent years show that left-handed children are more likely to suffer with learning difficulties, and their scores are lower on IQ tests.Campaigners feel it's strange that children and British schools are penalized because they happen to be left-handed. They don't understand why successive governments have failed to act on this. They want the Department of Education to record which children areleft-handed and what their educational attainments are since they make up some 10 % of the population.In early year education, left-handed children are struggling and making a mess of their handwriting. Educators don't know how to deal with this. In many cases, there's no active help and a lack of teacher training. Campaigners point out that a high percentage of the prison population is left-handed. They say that these prison numbers are unusually high and ask why it is the case.Q22: Why are some people criticizing the British government?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.15/ 16Q23: What do studies in recent years show about left-handed children?A) They are as intelligent as other children.B) They have a distinctive style of handwriting.C) They sometimes have psychological problems.D) They tend to have more difficulties in learning.Q24: What do the campaigners demand the Department of Education do?A) Punish teachers discriminating against left-handed students.B) Lay more emphasis on improving children’s mental health.C) Encourage students to develop various professional skills.D) Keep track of left-handed children’s school performance.Q25: What do the campaigners want to know about left-handed prisoners?A) How they can be reduced in number.B) Why their numbers are so high.C) What percentage they account for.D) If their percentage keeps increasing.答案1-7 CABCDBC 8-15 DABDABCB 16-25 ABCADCADDB16/ 16。
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网络综合版听力：【N e w s r e p o r t1】(1)A22-year-old Chinese woman who suffered from a persistent cough was shocked to learn that she had a piece of chicken bone launched in her lung.The unnamed woman from the province of Shandong started to have coughing problems when she was7or8years old.For14years,she made numerous hospital visits.However,no doctor could identify any problem.Her uncontrollable coughing was a mystery.Finally,the woman got a full body scan in a hospital in the city of Qingdao.This special medical procedure revealed she had a chicken bone stuck in her lung.Doctors performed surgery and removed the bone.(2)The simple procedure went smoothly and the woman has recovered fully with the bone finally removed from her lung.The woman is very happy that she no longer suffers from that annoying cough.Questions1and2are based on the news report you have just heard. Question 1.What was the woman's problem?Question 2.How was the woman's problem eventually solved？【N e w s r e p o r t2】(3)A white sheep named Prickles that ran away from an Australian farm.During the2013,bush fires recently returned home.According to farmer,Alice,gray Prickles was only a lab.When she ran away,the bush fires that hit the area back then destroyed a large part of her family's massive property.They thought trickles had died in the fire.But instead,the young sheep escaped into a200acre forest near the farm.(4)Once the fires were over,the family had to fix the damage done to the farm.As it was such a large property,this included rebuilding about 50kilometers of fancy.It was this huge fencing that prevented prickles from finding her way back.Over the years,the family spotted her a few times.They even recorded her with cameras installed to monitor dear activity.But while they knew prickles was alive,they couldn't fight her,never expected her to return by herself.7years later,they were proven wrong.Questions3and4are based on the news report you have just heard. Question 3.What does the news report say about white sheep Pickles? Question 4.What does family do after the bush fires?【N e w s r e p o r t3】(5)Tons of gold have fallen out of the sky in Russia after a cargo plane malfunctioned in mid air this morning.The aircraft was carrying￡265million worth of gold and diamonds when the door flew open,sending the precious metal back to earth.According to the official news agency,Russian authorities have recovered more than170gold bars weighing20kilograms each.The plane was traveling from your Kurds airport in a major diamond producing region to the city across the year ask in Siberia.(6)However,the aircraft made an emergency landing in Margaret after it began losing some of its valuable cargo.Reports suggest,some bars of gold was scattered up to15miles away from the airport.9tons of gold on plane,an12belonged to a gold mine company. Police have sealed off the runway and say it is unclear if it was an accident, one attempted robbery.(7)Technical engineers who works on the plane prior to take off are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.Questions5to7are based on the news report you have just heard. Question 5.What is the news report mainly about?Question 6.What did the aircraft do when the incident happened?Question7.What does the news report say about the technical engineers who worked on the plane before take off?【C o n v e r s a t i o n1】M:Hello,you're through to customer service.This is Michael speaking.(8)Before we continue,I just want to make you aware that this callis being recorded and may be used in the few.Huge for training purposes.What can I help you with today?W:(9)Hi,my name is Jane Semen.I recently bought an office chair from your company.I returned it about a week ago.I'm just calling to inquire when I would be able to get my money back.It says on your website that your company will pay back the money within three working days of view,receiving the return to item.But it's been five working days and I haven't received anything. M:I'm sorry to hear that.Mister Semen,what's your customer reference number?Please?W:It's389460,M:OK,389460.I'm just looking on the system here,according to our records that share you returned was received by our warehouse on Friday.The payment was made on Wednesday,but this seems to be a problem with your car number. W:My card number,maybe it has something to do with my new card.It was sent to be on Tuesday.(10)Maybe the bake cancelled my old one.Before you made the payment.M:(11)Well,You'll need to update your card details directly on our website, just make sure you knocked in.Then under the description of your personal information,you should see an option front payment methods.W:I am launched in.and I'll give that a go.M:I'll make a note here on the system for you so that the payment will be made tomorrow morning.W:Thank you very much.Questions8to11are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question8.Why does the man have his conversation with the woman recorded? Question9.What is the woman's purpose of calling the furniture company? Question10.What does the woman say about her bank card?Question11.What does the man advise the woman to do?【C o n v e r s a t i o n2】M:I'm getting a bit hungry.W:Yes,me,too.I'm starving.Are you going to prepare a meal for us?M:(12)No,sorry.I'm actually pretty worn out.Let's just go out somewhere close to eat.W:Well,I think we should stay in and save some cash.Can we get a meal delivered?M:Yeah,great.(13)I'll use that food delivery,apple,my phone.What do you want?Fried chicken,hamburgers,or fish and chips?W:Oh.Can we stay away from the junk food?How about something healthy? M:Okay.Well,there's a place that does salads.W:Let me have a look at that.Yeah,that looks delicious,but to be honest, I prefer something hot,not cold.M:How about Indian food?W:(14)That's not the kind of hot I mean.I’m just not a fan of sauces that make me sweat and cry.I need something mild.M:Okay.So would you consider Mexican?Oh no,sorry,there's also very hot pepper in that.Would you like some Italian food,perhaps?It's a bit heavy,but it's great food for a cold night like this.W:Pizza,spaghetti with creamy sauce?I know it’s really tasty and great comfortfood.But it's too fattening for me.I'm trying to keep a slim figure you know?M:(15)Oh.You're really difficult to please.Well,there's anice Chinese restaurant that delivers.W:Yes.I love Chinese food.Let me see.Oh it's50kilometers away. M:That's a bit too far away.Do you feel like Vietnamese food then? W:Yeah.Awesome.It's healthy,and we can afford it.M:Great.Let's order Vietnamese right away.Questions12to15are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question12:Why isn't the man going to cook?Question13:What does the man say he'll do on his phone?Question14:What does the woman think of Indian food?Question15:What does the man think of the woman?【P a s s a g e1】(16)A new study carried out by the university of Lincoln has found a link between the personalities of cat owners and the behavior and well being of their cats.The finding suggest that just as a parent's personality can affect the personality of a child,the same is true for a cat and its owner. Owners to find as individuals with high levels of anxiety,fear,anger, depression,and loneliness were more likely to have anxious,behavioral issues. Such cats displayed more aggressive and anxious behavioral styles as well as more stress related sickness.They were also more likely to have an ongoing medical condition and be overweight.The research also found that mentally well adjusted voters had calmer, happier,and healthier cats.The researchers explained that many owners regard their pets as a family member and form close social bonds with them.(17)The majority of owners want to provide the best care for their pets and is therefore possible that pets could be affected by the way their owners interactwith and manage them.The study highlights an important relationship between our personalities and the well being of our pets.(18)Further research is needed to investigate the cause or nature of this relationship,and to look at how owners’personalities are directly influencing their pets behavior and well being.It is possible that the well being a pet is driven by theunderlying nature of the owner,not simply by their conscious decisions and behaviors.Questions16to18are based on the passage you have just heard.Question16.What do we learn from the new study by the university of Lincoln? Question17.What does the passage say most pet owners want to do? Question18.What does the passage say is still needed to understand the effects of owners personalities on their pets?【P a s s a g e2】(19)160minute run can add7hours to your life.This was a claim made by the times last week.The claim was based on a new review of studies about the effects of running.The review concluded that on average,runners live 3years longer than not runners,and that running does more to extend life than any other form of exercise.But there's more to running than its health benefits.(20)Research published in recent years has shown that running changes your brain and mind in some fascinating ways from increasing your brain function to regulating your emotions.However,the precise effects vary according to whether you engage in short, fast running or long distance running.For example,in one study,researchers compared participants ability to learn new words after several minutes of intense running and after40minutes of gentle running,participants were able to learn20%faster after the intense running.They showed a superior memorywhen tested again a week later.(21)In another study,researchers asked volunteers to jog for30minutes and then show them clips from a sad movie. Participants who usually struggled to handle negative emotions were more intensely affected by the sad clips,just as you expect,but crucially,this was less.So it happened.Questions19to21are based on the passage you just heard.Question19.What does the new review of studies claim?Question20.What is one effect that running has on people according to recent research?Question21.What did another study find about the participants after they had a30minute jog?【P a s s a g e3】Welcome to the tour of the Hill House.This house,built in1904,is one of the most well known works of Charles Hill,the famous architect.It was designed and built for a local entrepreneur at his family.(22)Before starting the tour,let me give you a brief introduction about the design of this amazing building.(23)Prior to beginning his design, the architect spent some time in the client's old home,observing their life and studying their habits.This meant that he could design the house accordingto the needs of the family.(24)The client's main desire was to have a home with a unique design.So the architect was given complete freedom.The building style is radically different from what was the fashion of the period.At the time,most large homes were constructed of timber and brick. This one,however,is made of concrete,a novel construction material in those days.The interior of the house,including fittings and furniture,was also designed by the same person.Most of the furniture you will see is original and in good condition.(25)However,those pieces in the children's bedrooms are copies,built to the designs of the architect.Fortunately,all the blueprints for both the building and its contents have been preserved.So we've been able to replace badly damaged furniture.Let's begin our tour starting from the rooms.Questions22to25are based on the passage you have just heard.Question22:What do we learn about the speaker?Question23:What did the architect do before beginning his design? Question24:What did the architect’s client mainly want?Question25:What do we learn about the pieces of furniture in the children's bedrooms?四级听力参考答案第一套1.C)It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.2.A)Correct their mistake as soon as possible.3.B)She has had babies before.4.C)It was smooth.5.D)It was built above the sea-water.6.B)Replace the restaurant's wooden deck.7.C)She posted its picture on Facebooks.8.D)Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.9.A)Droughts.10.B)Their neat is not that popular.11.D)They poisoned wild ducks inlarge numbers.12.A)Have her house repainted.13.B)How much the work will cost.14.C)Stay somewhere else.15.B)Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.16.A)To cultivate good habits.17.B)Create an ideal study environment for them.18.C)Start with something they enjoy.19.A)Workers who meet its body weight standards.20.D)Unfair.21.C)Encourage healthy behaviors.22.A)It has not done enough to help left-handed children.23.D)They tend to have more difficulties in learning.24.D)Keep track of left-handed children's school performance.25.B)Why their numbers are so high.第二套1.B)She was coughing all the time.2.c)Through a surgical operation.3.D)It ran away into a nearby forest.4.A)They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.5.D)The loss of gold from an airplane.6.A)lt made an emergency landing.7.C)They will be questioned by the police.8.B)For future training purposes.9.C)To get her money back for the returned chair.10.D)She was issued a new card.11.C)Update her bank card details on the company's website.12.A)He is feeling exhausted.13.B)Order a delivery.14.D)lt is too spicy.15.C)She is too picky about food16.A)Owner's personalities affect their cats'behavior and wellbeing.17.B)Provide their pets with the best care.18.D)Further investigation.19.B)Running is the best exercise for extending one's life.20.A)Improving their brain function.21.D)They were less affected by sad movies.22.A)He is a tour guide.23.C)He observed his client's life and habits.24.D)A house of a unique design.25.B)They are copies built to the architect's designs.写作第一套【D i r e c t i o n s】Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program（新生训练；新生练习）to help the freshmen adapt to the new environment and academic studies.You are now to write a proposal,which may include its aim,duration,participants and activities.【参考范文】Dear Student Union,Learning that our school will hold an orientation program to help freshmen become accustomed to the new environment and academicstudies,I am writing to introduce my proposal concerningthis program.Firstly I suppose all of freshmen are welcome to join in this activity on September9th.From10:00 a.m.to12:00 a.m.,a senior student would teach freshmen how to be independent,such as making decisions on how to allocate time and how to spend money,and doing somecleaning on their own.Besides,freshmen could be taught howto develop a good habit of self-teaching and how to arrange their schedule.In the afternoon,freshmen might take active partin a collective activity,where they could makemore communication with their classmates so asto help them smoothly adapt to the new environment.I hope you will find my proposal useful,and I would be ready to discuss further details with you.Yours,Zhang Wei 第二套【D i r e c t i o n s】Suppose your university student union is planning to hold a speech contest. You are now to write a proposal for organizing the contest.The proposal may include the topic,aim,procedure and selection of contestants.You will have 30minutes to write the proposal.【参考范文】Dear Student Union,I am so glad to hear that a speech contest with the purpose of enriching college students’life would be held in our school next month.As a memberof Student Union,I would like to give some advice to make the activity go more smoothly.Firstly,if we could choose a suitable speech subject,such as the employment prospect,the management of free time or some related with students’life,it would contribute to the attraction of more students.Secondly,the contest could last for about2-3hours and we could invite Professor Zhang as the judge to give comments to each stly,as the selectionof contestants,I suppose every student in our school could submit application but we should have an interview of first around and define the final10 competitors.I hope the suggestions above would be useful and practical for you.For any question on the proposal,please feel free to write to me.Yours,Li Hua第三套【Directions】Suppose you have just participated in a school project of collecting used books on campus.You are now to write a report about the project,which may include its aim,organizers,participants and activities.You will have30minutes to write the report.You should write at least120words but no more than180 words.【参考范文】Last week,a project of collecting used books was held in our school and it was a huge success.The project was launched by the Student Union last Monday and it lasted for a whole week,aiming to gain students’attention to second-hand books and inspire them to make the best of used things.It was started from registering basic personal information online,including name,department and the number of books one would like to give away.Then students could brought their books to the Students Activity Center every day at any time during8:00am to17:00 pm,after which they could get a gift such as pens and notebooks.There were more than500students participating in the activity and more than 1000books were collected.The books were displayed at the Students Activity Center for all students in need.阅读【快速阅读1】There's a stress gap between men and women36.H]Like Ms,Li,many women try to manage the added stress to reach what Dr Joyce said was an unattainable ideal."Some professional women aim to do it all They want to reach the top of the corporate ladder and fly like super-mom,"she said.…….37.[E]ference,however,is in the nature and scope of these responsibilities in the home ent in particular,"Dr Joyce said.For example,the United Nations reported that nearly three times as much unpaid domestic work as men.……38.[C]It's a common story-one we frequently ridicule and readily dismiss,for example,by claiming that women tend to complain more than men,despite the growing sum of re-search that underlines the problem.·…39.[K]Disconnecting from work and home responsibilities is also obviously important.But it's much casier said than done.It is important to understand what causes your stress in the first place.40.[F]it's not just inside he home,though.Research from Nova Southeastern University found that female managers were more likely than male managers to.display<surface.acting>or forcing emotions that are not wholly felt.41.[I]The stress problem extends beyond mental health when you consider the link between stress a anxiety and heart health.Worse,most of what we know about heart dis-ease comes from studies involving men.……42.[B]Ms.Li said her stress led to sleeplessness.When she did sleep,she experienced"problem-solving dreams,"which left her feeling unrested when she woke up.After I became a first-time mother,I quickly realized i was so busy caring for other people and work that I felt like I'd lost myself,…43.[G]Surface acting is a prime example of"e emotional labor"a concept that the writer Jess Zimmerman made familiar in a2015essay.The essay sparked a massive thread,on the Internet community blog Meta Filter.……44.[J]The good news is,women are more likely than men to take charge of their stress and manage it,the American Psy-chological Association reports.The concept of self-care,at its core,is quite simple."…45.[D]e difference is not really news to me,as a clinical psy-chologist said Erin Joyce,….【快读阅读2】Why it matters that teens are reading less?36.[E]That may be true,but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.…37.[B]Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since1976reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.Paper books are being ignored,in favor of screens.…38.[G]Indeed,the number of senior high school students who said they had not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of three by 2016.That is triple the number from two decades ago.……39.[D]If teens are spending so much time using electronic devices,does that mean they have to give activities?Maybe not.Over the years,many scholars have insisted that time online does not necessarily take away time spent engaging with traditional media or on other activities.……40.[A]Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago.But today's teens have grown up with pared with teens a couple of de-cades ago,the way they interact with traditional media like books and movies is fundamentally different.…41.[H]This might present problems for young people later on.When high school students go on to college,their past and current reading habits will influence their academic per-formance.·.42.[C]Teens did not always spend that much time with digi-tal media.Online time has doubled since2006,and social media use has moved from a periodicactivity to a daily one in the same period.By2016,nearly nine out of ten young women in the12th grade said they visited social media sites 43.[F]But the treads related to movies are less disturbing compared with the change in how teens spend their time.Research has revealed an enormous decline in reading.In1980,about60percent of senior high school students said they read a book,newspaper or magazine every day that was not assigned for school. By2016,only16percent did.·····44.[B]Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since1976reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.Paper books are being ignored,in favor of screens.…45.[E]That may be true,but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.…【快读阅读3】Why it matters that teens are reading less?36[E]That may be true,but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.…37[B]Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since1976reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.Paper books are being ignored,in favor of screens.…38[G]Indeed,the number of senior high school students who said they had not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of three by 2016.That is triple the number from two decades ago.……39[D]If teens are spending so much time using electronic devices,does that mean they have to give activities?Maybe not.Over the years,many scholars have insisted that time online does not necessarily take away time spent engaging with traditional media or on other activities.……40[A]Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago.But today's teens have grown up with pared with teens acouple of de-cades ago,the way they interact with traditional media like books and movies is fundamentally different.…41[H]This might present problems for young people later on.When high school students go on to college,their past and current reading habits will influence their academic per-formance.·42[C]Teens did not always spend that much time with digi-tal media.Online time has doubled since2006,and social media use has moved from a periodicactivity to a daily one in the same period.By2016,nearly nine out of ten young women in the12th grade said they visited social media sites 43[F]But the treads related to movies are less disturbing compared with the change in how teens spend their time.Research has revealed an enormous decline in reading.In1980,about60percent of senior high school students said they read a book,newspaper or magazine every day that was not assigned for school. By2016,only16percent did.44[B]Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since1976reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.Paper books are being ignored,in favor of screens.…45[E]That may be true,but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past.…【仔细阅读1】With obesity now affecting29%of the population in England,and expected to rise to35%by2030,should we now recognise it as disease?46.C)It should be regarded as a genetic disease47.D)It results from a lack of self-control48.A)Obese people would not feel responsible to take any action49.B)It is too inclusive and thus lacks clarity50.D)It may do little good to patients.Nationwide,only about three percent of early childhood teach-ers are male in the U.s51.C)It is negatively impacted by a lack of male teachers52.A)The importance of broadening children's horizons53.D)Many of them feel prejudiced against socially and culturally54.A)Higher pay.55.B)Taking measures to attract prospective male teachers to work in the field【仔细阅读2】As many office workers adapt to remote work,cities may undergo fundamental change if offices remain under-utilized.46.C)It benefits employers at the expense of employees.47.D)It negatively impacts productivity.48.A)To provide convincing data for serious discussion.49.c)Employers'gain from remote working should go to employees as compensation.50.A)It should be avoided if possible.The human thirst for knowledge is the driving force behindour successful development as a species.51.B)It is the force that pushes human society forward.52.A)It motivates people to seek information.53.D)They work in conjunction with the environment.54.B)They prefer to go after all that is novel.55.A)The cost of humans'curiosity to explore.【仔细阅读3】Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone?46.C)Its absence might suggest a lack of warmth in interpersonal relationships.47.D)How close the communicators'relationships are.48.B)They take touching as a cultural norm in social interactions.49.A)Men can show friendship in public through physical affection.50.D)Take other people's preference into consideration.From climate change to the ongoing pandemic（大流行病）and beyond,the issues facing today's world are increasingly com-plex and dynamic.Pm51.A)lt faces problems that are getting more varied and compli-Cated.52.C)People are divided about the nature of interest.53.D)How a growth mindset of interest can contribute to cro ss-disciplinary thinking.54.C)Making innovative products needs multidisciplinary prod-ucts.55.B)Broadening their interests.【选词填空1】The sheets are damp with sweat.You're cold,but your heart is..26.G)fear。
2021年12月英语四级听力试题及原文 第一套
2021年12月英语四级听力试题及原文第一套In December 2021, the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) once again attracted the attention of millions of English learners across China. The listening section, particularly the first set, served as a crucial part of the examination, testing the candidates' comprehension skills and language proficiency. This article aims to provide a detailed analysis of the listening test and suggest effective strategies for future preparations.**Listening Comprehension: A Breakdown**The first set of the listening section in the December 2021 CET-4 was diverse and challenging, covering a range of audio materials such as conversations, lectures, and news reports. The questions were designed to test thecandidates' ability to understand and interpret spoken English in different contexts.**Conversations**The conversations were designed to simulate real-life scenarios, with topics ranging from daily life to academic discussions. The questions often required the candidates to identify specific details, infer implied meanings, or understand the overall purpose of the conversation.**Lectures**The lecture passages were typically more complex, dealing with academic subjects or professional topics. The questions often focused on understanding the main ideas, arguments, or examples presented in the lectures.**News Reports**The news reports were focused on current events or recent developments, often requiring the candidates to understand the key information, the reporter's opinion, or the purpose of the report.**Strategies for Future Preparations**Preparing for the listening section of the CET-4 requires a systematic approach. Here are some strategies that can help candidates improve their performance:1. **Regular Practice**: Regular practice with past CET-4 listening tests and similar materials is crucial. This helps familiarize candidates with the test format and improves their speed and accuracy.2. **Improving Vocabulary**: A rich vocabulary is essential for understanding spoken English. Candidates should focus on learning and revisiting key vocabulary related to the topics commonly covered in the test.3. **Note-TakingSkills**: Developing effective note-taking skills can significantly enhance comprehension. Candidates should practice taking notes while listening to audio materials, focusing on capturing key information and ideas. 4.**Attention Management**: The listening section can be intense, and managing attention is crucial. Candidates should practice exercises that improve their concentration and ability to focus on key information. 5. **Understanding Context**: Understanding the context of the audio materials is essential. Candidates should work on improving their ability to infer implied meanings and understand theoverall purpose of the conversation or lecture.In conclusion, the December 2021 CET-4 listening section, particularly the first set, was a comprehensivetest of the candidates' language proficiency and comprehension skills. Preparing for future exams requires a focused and systematic approach, including regular practice, vocabulary building, note-taking skills, attention management, and contextual understanding. By implementing these strategies, candidates can significantly improvetheir performance and achieve their desired results.**2021年12月英语四级听力试题深度解析与备考策略**2021年12月，英语四级考试再次吸引了全国数百万英语学习者的关注。
2021年12月四级听力文本
2021年12月大学英语四级参考真题（第一套）Section ANews Report One（1）A device that weighs less than 1 kilogram is part of a mission that will allow scientists to deliver fourth generation or 4G mobile coverage to the moon in 2021. If successful, the tiny device will provide the moon with its first ever mobile phone network. The lunar network will support high definition streaming of video and data between the moon and the earth. The network is part of a mission to the moon. This is a project with the goal of landing the first privately paid for mission to the moon. The 4G mission is set to launch from Cape Canaveral in the United States on a space X Falcon Nine Rocket in 2021. Mission to the moon intends to establish and test the first elements of a communications network on the moon. (2)The scientists working on the project opted to build 4G rather than the fifth generation or 5G work. This is because fifth generation networks are still in testing and trial phases. This means that a 5G network may not yet be stable enough to work on the moon’s surface.Question1: What are scientists planning to do?Question2: Why did scientists choose to set up a 4G network in their mission?News Report TwoFirefighters responded to a fire Wednesday night at an abandoned mall in Heywood. The fire was reported at 9:26 . at an old shopping center on Michigan Avenue near St. Mary’s Church. Six fire engines, two trucks and two chiefs responded to the scene. Crews had the fire under control in about 45 minutes and managed to contain the fire to its point of origin. There werehave not yet determined the cause of the fire. Firefighters will remain on the scene until later this morning to ensure that the fire doesn’t start up again.housing. However, the plan was dropped due to lack of funds.Question3: What does the news item say about the fire？Question4: What had City Hall planned to do？News Report Three(5)Potato chips in Japan are being sold for 6 times their normal price. This is after the country’s main manufacturer stopped sales due to a potato shortage. Storms and floods and its main potato growing region last year caused the worst harvest and more than 3 decades. Local media reports suggest Calbee and its main rival Koike-ya are halting almost 50 products. “We don’t know when we’ll be able to restart”, a company spokesman said. Snack lovers are panic buying and many supermarketfrom selected US states. This is only at certain times and on condition thataffected by rare weather events more often.Question5：What problem is Japan facing？Question6：Why does Japan limit the import of potatoes？Question7：What might affect Japanese domestic produce？Section BConversation OneM: (8) Mr. Brown’s lectures are so boring.W: Yes, he is not a very exciting speaker. But the subject is interesting.M: During every one of his lectures, I try to listen. I really try. But after about 10 minutes my mind begins to wander and I lose concentration. But I see that you seem to be OK. How do you stay focused through the entire hour?W: Well, (9-1) what I do is keep my pen moving.M: What do you mean?to actually engage with what you’re learning in a more physical way.M: Do you review your notes afterwards then?W: Sometimes, but that’s not important. My notes may or may not be useful but the point is that by writing down what Mr. Brand says I can follow his line of thinking more easily. In fact, sometimes I draw a little too.M: You draw in class and that helps me pay attention?W: (10) Yes, honestly it works for me. I just draw little lines and nonsense really. It was also in that article I read. It can keep the mind active, prevent getting bored and help to concentrate. Again the point is to listen hard while keeping the pen moving. （11）If I’m at home and I need to study what I do is read out loud. It has a similar effect to writing by hand. It helps memorize information in a physical way.Question8: What does the man think of Mr. Brown’s lectures?Question9: What does the woman do during Mr. Brown’s lectures?Question10: Why does the woman draw in class?Question11: What does the woman say about reading out loud?Conversation TwoM: And where is this?about ten years ago for our honeymoon.M: Was it romantic.W: Yeah. The Taj Mahal was a very romantic place. The guide told us there is a famous love story behind this building that all Indians learn in school. (13)I think it was during the 1600 and the princess at that time died while giving birth to her 14th child. The Emperor loved the princess so much and was so sad when she died that he ordered the palace to be built in her honor.M: Wow. That sounds very romantic. It looks amazing.W: Yes, it’s gorgeous. It’s also larger in real life than it looks in the photos. The building is very tall and there are gardens in a wall around it all. It’s all built in this white stone (14)And some walls of the building are decorated with jewels.M: It must have been very crowded when you were there.W: Yes, it’s a very famous tourist destination. So there are thousands of visitors every day.M: Was the rest of India crowded?W: Yes, very crowded in many cities. It was sometimes so crowded that it was difficult to walk along the streets especially through busy markets. And there are so many cars. Traffic was terrible but the people were friendly. The culture is amazing and we had a great time.M: What about the food?W: The Indian food is great. There are lots of different dishes to try and every region has its own special food.Question12: For what purpose did the woman go to India?Question13: Why was the Taj Mahal built?Question14: What does the woman say about the Taj Mahal?Question15: what is the woman’s impression of Indian cities?Section CPassage OneA Pew Research Center survey of more than 1000 Americans conducted in April 2021 finds that Americans continue to express largely positive views about the current state of their local public libraries. (16)For instance, around three quarters say that public libraries provide them with the resources they need. And 66% say the closing of their local public library would have a major impact on their community. Although notably just 33% say this would have a major impact on them personally or on their family. A majority of Americans feel libraries are doing a good job of providing a safe place for people to hang out or spend time as well as opening up educational opportunities for people of all ages (17)And roughly half think their libraries contribute “a lot” to their communities in terms of helping spark creativity among young people. And providing atrusted place for people to learn about new technologies. As in past Pew Research Center surveys of library use the April 2021 survey also measured Americans usage of and engagement with libraries. Overall, 53% of Americans ages 16 and older have had some interaction with the puppet library in the past year either through an in person visit or using a librarymonths, a modest increase from the 44% who said that in late 2021.Question16: What do most Americans say about local public libraries?Question17: How can local public libraries benefit young people?Question18: What does the 2021 survey show about adult library users?Passage Two(19)A Savannah cat is a crossbreed between a domestic cat and a medium-sized wild African cat called the Serval. The unusual cross became popular among breeders at the end of the 1990s. And in 2021, the International Cat Association accepted it as a new registered breed. The savannahs are tall and slim and can weigh up to nine point one kilograms, making them one of the largest breeds of cats that people can own. They have a spotted code similar to that of many types of wild cats and their ears are very large. (20)They are also commonly compared to dogs in their loyalty. And can be trained to walk on a lead and to fetch, and often noted characteristic of the Savannah is its jumping ability. They are known to jumpon top of doors and high cabinets. Some can leap meters high from a standing position. Cats are typically known for being very inquisitive and so are the Savannahs. They often learn how to open doors and cupboards. Many Savannah cats do not fear water and will play with or even dive intowater bowl to Savannah may also prove a challenge, as some will promptly begin to bat all the water out of the bowl until it is empty using their front paws.Question19: What do we learn about the savannah cat?Question20: What is characteristic of Savannah cats?Question21: What do some people do with their Savannah cats?Passage Three(22)When children start school for the very first time parents often feel a sense of excitement coupled with a touch of sadness at the end of an era. This is the start of a new adventure for children playing and interacting with new friends sharing, taking turns and settling into a new routine. (23)But of course, this is not the start of your child’s education which in fact began at birth. Back then, you would have been your child’s most influential teachers. During this time at home, your child would have learnt more than at any other period in their life. During your child’s first year in school much time will be spent in learning to read and they need to know that this is fun and worthwhile. (24)Your child will naturally copy you so it is important that you are seen reading and enjoying books newspapers andeducation should be a close partnership between parents and teachers. A child’s year splits fairly neatly into thirds: a third at school, a third asleepyour work is far from finished.Question22: How do parents feel when their children start going to school?Question23: What does the passage say about children’s education?Question24: What should parents do for the success of their children’s education?Question25: What does the passage say is the key factor of children’s academic success?。
2021年12月英语四级听力答案-第1套
2021年12月英语四级听力答案:第1套短对话：1. C. They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.2. B. At a gift shop.3. D. He declined a job offer from the art gallery.4. A. He will be unable to attend the birthday party.5. A. Set a deadline for the staff to meet.6. D. The way to the visitor's parking.7. B. He has benefited from exercise.8. D. The secretaries in the man's company.长对话：Conversation One：9.B. It is used by more people than English.10.C. The influence of the British Empire.11.A. It includes a lot of words from other languages. Conversation Two:12.C. To place an order13.B. He is not familiar with the exact details of goods.14.D. It depends on a number of factors.15.C. Ring back when she comes to a decision.短文理解：Passage One16. A) No one knows for sure when they came into being.17. D) Carry ropes across rivers.18. C) To prove that lightening is electricity.Passage Two19. C) She can speak several languages.20. B) They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.21. C) She was able to translate for a German sports judge.22. B) Taste the beef and give her comment.Passage Three23. D) He grew up in a poor single parent family.24. A) Stupid25. B) Write two book reports a week.听力填空：(26) heavenly(27) fascinating(28) made up of(29) Now and then(30) combine with(31) generally(32) characteristics(33) phenomenon(34) naked(35) relatively。
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2021年12月英语四级听力答案:第1套
短对话：
1. C. They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.
2. B. At a gift shop.
3. D. He declined a job offer from the art gallery.
4. A. He will be unable to attend the birthday party.
5. A. Set a deadline for the staff to meet.
6. D. The way to the visitor's parking.
7. B. He has benefited from exercise.
8. D. The secretaries in the man's company.
长对话：
Conversation One：
9.B. It is used by more people than English.
10.C. The influence of the British Empire.
11.A. It includes a lot of words from other languages. Conversation Two:
12.C. To place an order
13.B. He is not familiar with the exact details of goods.
14.D. It depends on a number of factors.
15.C. Ring back when she comes to a decision.
短文理解：
Passage One
16. A) No one knows for sure when they came into being.
17. D) Carry ropes across rivers.
18. C) To prove that lightening is electricity.
Passage Two
19. C) She can speak several languages.
20. B) They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.
21. C) She was able to translate for a German sports judge.
22. B) Taste the beef and give her comment.
Passage Three
23. D) He grew up in a poor single parent family.
24. A) Stupid
25. B) Write two book reports a week.
听力填空：
(26) heavenly
(27) fascinating
(28) made up of
(29) Now and then
(30) combine with
(31) generally
(32) characteristics
(33) phenomenon
(34) naked
(35) relatively。