2013年12月四級(jí)，四級(jí)考試239卷2013年12月

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2013年最新英語四級(jí)考試真題與答案（新）

Part One Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section，you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation，a question will be asked about what was said - Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be pause. During the pause，you must read the four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D)，and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.

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Example: You will hear:

You will read:

A) At the office.

B) In the waiting room.

C) At the airport.

D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore，A) At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

1. A) She is not interested in the article.

B) She has given the man much trouble.

C) She would like to have a copy of the article.

D) She doesnt want to take the trouble to read the article.

2. A) He saw the big tower he visited on TV~

B) He has visited the TV tower twice.

C) He has visited the TV tower once.

D) He will visit the TV tower in June.

3. A) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.

B) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professors time.

時(shí)間已經(jīng)敲定:2013年6月英語四六級(jí)考試預(yù)計(jì)于6月15日舉行;2013年12月英語四六級(jí)考試預(yù)計(jì)于12月14日舉行 英語四級(jí)9:00-11:20140分鐘英語六級(jí) 15:00-

C) The woman knows the professor has been busy.

D) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.

4. A) He doesnt enjoy business trips as much as he used to.

B) He doesnt think he is capable of doing the job.

C) He thinks the pay is too low to support his family。

D) He wants to spend more time with his family.

5. A) The man thought the essay was easy.

B) They both had a hard time writing the essay.

C) The woman thought the essay was easy.

D) Neither of them has finished the assignment yet.

6. A) In the park. B) Between two buildings

C) In his apartment. D) Under a huge tree.

7. A) It&39;s really exciting.

C) it&39;s quite challenging.

8. A) movie. B) A lecture. C) A play. D) A speech.

9. A) The weather is mild compared to the past years.

B) They are having the coldest winter ever.

C) The weather will soon get warmer.

D) The weather may get even colder.

10. A) The mystery story.

B) The hiring of a shop assistant.

C) The search for a reliable witness.

D) An unsolved case of robbery.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) They want to change the way English is taught.

B) They learn English to find well-paid jobs.

C) They want to have an up-to-date knowledge of English.

D) They know clearly what they want to learn.

12. A) Professionals. B) College students.

C) Beginners D) Intermediate earners.

13. A) Courses for doctors. B) Courses for businessmen.

C) Courses for reporters. D) Courses for lawyers.

14. A) Three groups of learners. B) The importance of business English.

C) English for Specific Purposes. D) Features of English for different papacies.

Passage Two

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

15. A) To show off their wealth.

B) To feel good.

C) To regain their memory.

D) To be different from others.

16. A) To help solve their psychological problems.

B) To play games with them.

C) To send sham to the hospital.

D) To make them aware of its harmfulness.

1.CET4: 12月14日 上午：09：00—11：30 2.CET6：12月14日 下午：15：00—17：30 官方通知：關(guān)于大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試題型調(diào)整的說明 ｜新題型變革分析與指導(dǎo) 2013年12月全國(guó)大學(xué)英語四、六級(jí)考試為“多題多卷”模式。

17. A) They need care and affection.

B) They are fond of round-the-world trips.

C) They are mostly from broken families.

D) They are likely to commit crimes.

Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

18. A) Because it was too heavy.

B) Because it did not bend easily.

C) Because it did not shoot far.

D) Because its string was short.

19. A) It went out of use 300 years ago

B) h was invented alter the short how.

C) It was discovered before fire and the wheel.

D) Its still in use today.

20. A) They are accurate and easy to pull.

B) Their shooting range is 40 yards.

C) They are usually used indoors.

D) They took 100 years to develop.

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Design of all the new tools and implements is based on careful experiments with electronic instruments. First，a human “guinea pig” is tested using a regular tool. Measurements are taken of the amount of work done，and the buildup of heat in the body. Twisted joints and stretched muscles can not perform as well，it has been found，as joints and muscles in their normal positions. The same person is then tested again，using a tool designed according to the suggestions made by Dr. Tichauer. All these tests have shown the great improvement of the new designs over the old.

One of the electronic instruments used by Dr. Tichauer，the myograph （肌動(dòng)記器），makes visible through electrical signals the work done by human muscle.

Another machine measures any dangerous features of tools，thus proving information upon which to base a new design. One conclusion of tests made with this machine is that a tripod stepladder is more stable and safer to use than one with four legs.

This work has attracted the attention of efficiency experts and time-and-motion-study engineer，but its value goes far beyond that. Dr. Tichauer’s first thought is for the health of the tool user. With the repeated use of the same tool all day long on production lines and in other jobs，even light manual work can put a heavy stress on one small area of the body. In time，such stress can cause a disabling disease. Furthermore，muscle fatigue is a serious safety hazard.

Efficiency is the by-product of comfort，Dr. Tichauer believes，and his new designs for traditional tools have proved his point.

21. What are involved in the design of a new tool according to the passage?

A) Electronic instruments and a regular tool.

B) A human “guinea pig” and a regular tool.

C) Electronic instruments and a human “guinea pig”.

D) Electronic instruments，a human “guinea pig” and a regular tool.

22. From the passage we know that joints and muscles perform best when __________________.

A) they are twisted and stretched

B) they are in their normal positions

C) they are tested with a human “guinea pig”

D) they are tested with electronic instruments

23. A “myograph” (Para. 2，Line 1) is an electronic instrument that ________________.

A) is able to design new tools

B) measures the amount of energy used

C) enable people to see the muscular movements

D) visualizes electrical signals

24. It can be inferred from the passage that ________________.

A) a stepladder used to have four legs.

B) it is dangerous to use tools

C) a tripod is safer in a tool design

D) workers are safer on production lines

25. Dr. Tichauer started his experiments initially to _________________.

A) improve efficiency

B) increase production

C) reduce work load

D) improve comfort

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

More and more，the operations of our businesses，governments，and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap big reward. Even worse，a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment.

It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected，the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers.

Of course，we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident，not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.

Unlike other lawbreakers，who must leave the country，commit suicide，or go to jail，computer criminals sometimes escape punishment，demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often，their demands have been met.

Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled (詐騙) the most confidential （保密）records right under the noses of the company’s executives，accountants，and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.

26. It can be concluded from the passage that _______________.

A) it is still impossible to detect computer crimes today

B) people commit computer crimes at the request of their company

C) computer criminals escape punishment because they can’t be detected

D) computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial institutions

27. It is implied in the third paragraph that _________________.

2013年12月英語四六級(jí)考試時(shí)間為12月14日，請(qǐng)相關(guān)考生注意做好復(fù)習(xí)工作，準(zhǔn)時(shí)應(yīng)考。具體考試時(shí)間如下：上午 9：00－11：30 英語四級(jí)；下午 15：00－17：30 英語六級(jí)。12月14日上午（9:00-11:30）考英語四級(jí)，下午（

A) most computer criminals who are caught blame their bad luck

B) the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problem

C) most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimes

D) many more computer crimes go undetected that are discovered

成績(jī)單一般沒有固定的時(shí)間，如去年12月份考的一般就是3月份得到的成績(jī)單，最晚六月之前也應(yīng)該拿到。你問問其他同學(xué)是不是都沒有，如果沒有的話去問問導(dǎo)員，自己是不能打成績(jī)單的。

28. Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage?

A) A strict law against computer crimes must be enforced

B) Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes to protect their reputation

C) Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation

D) Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information

29. What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?

A) With a bad reputation they can hardly find another job.

B) They may walk away and easily find another job.

C) They will be denied access to confidential records

D) They must leave the country to go to jail.

30. The passage is mainly about _________________.

A) why computer criminals are often able to escape punishment

B) why computer crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspections

C) how computer criminals mange to get good recommendations from their former employers

D) why computer crimes can’t be eliminated

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent，notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and indecision makes for equality and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home，the growing boy and girl learn to accept equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the “battle of the sexes”.

If the process goes too far and man’s role is regarded as less important – and that has happened in some cases – we are as badly off as before，only in reverse.

It is time to reassess the role of the man in the American family. We are getting a little tired of “Momism” – but we don’t want to exchange it for a “neo-Popism”. What we need，rather，is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals. There are signs that psychiatrists，psychologists，social workers，and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not receive all the credit – nor the blame. We have almost given up saying that a woman’s place is in the home. We are beginning，however，to analyse man’s place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it. Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.

The family is a co-operative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules，because each family needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems.

Excessive authoritarianism（命令主義）has unhappy consequences，whether it wears skirts or trousers，and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is pertinent （相關(guān)的，切題的） not only to a healthy democracy，but also to a healthy family.

31. The ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is _________________.

A) fundamental to a sound democracy

英語四級(jí)：每年6月和12月第三個(gè)星期六 09:00-11:20 英語六級(jí)：每年6月和12月第三個(gè)星期六 15:00-17:25 筆試在每年6月和12月各一次；口試在筆試前進(jìn)行，每年5月和11月各一次。

B) not pertinent to healthy family life

C) responsible for Momism

D) what we have almost given up

32. The danger in the sharing of household tasks by the mother and the father is that ___________.

A) the role of the father may become an inferior one’

B) the role of the mother may become an inferior one

C) C) the children will grow up believing that life is a battle of sexes

D) sharing leads to constant arguing

33. The author states that bringing up children ________________.

A) is mainly the mother’s job

B) belongs among the duties of the father

C) is the job of schools and churches

D) involves a partnership of equals

34. According to the author，the father’s role in the home is ____________________.

A) minor because he is an ineffectual parent

B) irrelevant to the healthy development of the child

C) pertinent to the healthy development of the child

D) identical to the role of the child’s mother

35. With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?

A) A healthy，co-operative family is a basic ingredient of a healthy society.

B) Men are basically opposed to sharing household chores.

C) Division of household responsibilities is workable only in theory.

D) A woman’s place in the home – now as always.

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the “l(fā)ook-say” or “whole-word” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively.

The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters，thinking over decoding，developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the self-directed，四級(jí)考試239卷2013年12月，“l(fā)earning how to learn” activities recommended by advocates （倡導(dǎo)者）of “open” classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963，no major publisher put out anything but these “Run-Spot-Run” readers.

However，2013年12月四級(jí)幾號(hào)考試，in 1955，Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate” in beginning reading. In his best-seller Why Johnny Can’t Read，F(xiàn)lesch indicted（控訴）the nation’s public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method. He said – and more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmed – that another approach to beginning reading，founded on phonics（語音學(xué)），is far superior.

Systematic phonics first teachers children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words，it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step.

36. The author feels that counting on educators to teach reading correctly is _____________.

A) only logical and natural B) the expected position

C) probably a mistake D) merely effective instruction

37. The author indicts the look-say reading approach because _________________.

A) it overlooks decoding B) Rudolf Flesch agrees with him

英語四級(jí)考試，沒改時(shí)間呀。通常情況下為每年6月份、12月份的第三個(gè)星期六。2012年12月比較特殊，為第四個(gè)星期六，22日。2013年12月考試時(shí)間是2013年12月14日。2014年6月考試時(shí)間是2014年6月14日。

C) he says it is boring D) many schools continue to use this method

38. One major difference between the look-say method of learning reading and the phonics method is _______________.

A) look-say is simpler B) Phonics takes longer to learn

C) look-say is easier to teach D) phonics gives readers access to far more words

39. The phrase “touch-off” (Para 3，Line 1) most probably means _____________.

A) talk about shortly B) start or cause

大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試日期：通常情況下為每年6月份、12月份的第三個(gè)星期六。2012年12月比較特殊，為第四個(gè)星期六，22日。2013年12月考試時(shí)間是2013年12月14日。2014年6月考試時(shí)間是2014年6月14日。2014年12月考試時(shí)間為

C) compare with D) oppose

40. According to the author，which of the following statements is true?

A) Phonics approach regards whole-word method as unimportant.

B) The whole-word approach emphasizes decoding.

C) In phonics approach，it is necessary and logical to employ decoding.

D) Phonics is superior because it stresses the meaning of words thus the vast majority of most common words can be learned.

Part Three Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

41. Word had come from the manager ____________ a new transaction would be concluded.

A) who

B) that

C) which

D) when

42. There was a traffic jam，but she ____________ get to the destination in time.

A) could

B) might

C) ought to

D) was able to

43. &34; she asked me.

A) that

B) whether

C) if

D) when

44. Their room was on the third floor，its window ____________ the sports ground.

A) overlooks

B) overlooking

C) overlooked

D) to overlook

45. On no account ____________ to anyone who works in the company.

A) my name must be mentioned

B) my name must mention

C) must my name be mentioned

D) must my name mention

46. Jim knows little of mathematics，____________ of chemistry.

A) and still less

B) as well as

C) no less than

D) and still more

47. The man denied ____________ any thing at the supermarket when he was questioned by the police.

A) to have stolen

B) to steal

C) having stolen

D) having been stealing

48. Did he tell you what ____________ if he had a chance?

A) was he going to do

B) he would do

C) be had done

D) had to do

49. The results were to ____________ yesterday，but we have heard nothing.

A) reveal

B) have revealed

C) be revealed

D) have been revealed

50. Calculations，which are astronomically exact，have been made ____________ with the use of computers.

A) possible

B) it possible

C) possibly

D) to be possible

51. To handle the delicate situation，you must ；be____________

A) more than careful

B) more carefully

C) carefully enough

D) enough carefully

52. The governess agreed to teach the temperamental child ____________ she was given complete authority.

A) whether

B) for

C) that

D) provided

53. According to the periodic table，____________ still some elements undiscovered.

A) there seem to be

B) it seems to be

C) it seems that

D) here seem

54. The farmer used wood to build a house ____________ to store grain.

A) with

B) in which

C) which

D) where

55. A beam of light will not bend round the corners unless ____________ to do so with the help of a reflecting device.

A) being done

B) made

C) to be made

D) having made

56. ____________，the more severe the winters are.

A) The more north you go

B) The farther you go the north

C) The more you go north

D) The farther north you go

57. Vicky has been sad recently，for her plan to go to college ____________ at the last moment.

A) fell out

B) fell behind

C) fell through

D) fell off

58. You had better ____________ teasing these newcomers，for that will hurt their feeling.

A) leave out

B) leave for

C) leave off

D) leave behind

59. Dont lose heart! You should _____________ your courage and overcome the difficulty.

A) hold up

B) set up

C) pull up

D) pluck up

60. He ____________ a sum of money every month to help the two orphans.

A) sets aside

B) sets up

C) sets along

D) sets in

61. His debts had to be _____________ after he committed suicide with his rifle.

A) laid off

B) written off

C) turned off

D) put off

62. The gentleman ____________ a cherub with his letter.

A) combined

B) included

C) kept

D) enclosed

63. At the meeting both sides exchanged their views on a wide ____________ of topics they were interested in.

A) extent

B) number

C) collection

D) range

64. His ____________ has changed but he has kept the fine qualities of a scientific researcher.

A) state

B) status

C) station

D) statue

65. She can speak French and German，to ____________ nothing of English.

A) say

B) speak

C) talk

D) tell

英語四級(jí)考試時(shí)間12月是紙質(zhì)考試。建議學(xué)習(xí)在線外教一對(duì)一英語四級(jí)課程，還可以跟著外教學(xué)到純正的英語口語，有專業(yè)的外教輔導(dǎo)學(xué)習(xí)，英語四級(jí)成績(jī)會(huì)提高的很快，課均不到20元，性價(jià)比高，或者先領(lǐng)取免費(fèi)試聽課看看合不合適。

66. If you play with electricity，you may get an electric ____________

A) strike

B) beat

C) shock

D) knock

67. It was a wonderful play with a ____________ of over fifty actors and actresses.

A) list

B) group

C) bunch

D) herd

68. A ____________change in policy is needed if relations are ever to improve.

A) strict

B) wide

C) ever

D) radical

69. Please give my best ____________ to your family.

A) notice

B) attention

C) regards

D) cares

70. They bought the land with a ____________ to build a new office block.

A) purpose

B) view

C) goal

D) reason

Part IV Close (15 minutes )

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage，F(xiàn)or each blank there are four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Methods of studying vary; what works__71__ for some students doesn’t work at all for others. The only thing you can do is experiment __72__ you find a system that does work for you. But two things are sure: __73__ else can do your studying for you，and unless you do find a system that works，you won&34;don&34;.

The problem of studying，__76__ enough to start with，becomes almost__77__ when you are trying to do __78__ in one weekend.

__79__ the fastest readers have trouble __80__ that. And if you are behind in written work that must be __81__，the teacher who accepts it __82__late will probably not give you good credit. Perhaps he may not accept it__83__ . Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no __84__. Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven hours you &39; t __85__one bit if the history teacher pops a quiz. And many freshmen do get into trouble by spending too much time on one class at the __86__of the others，either because they like one class much better or because they find it so much harder that they think，they should __87__all their time to it. __88__the reason，going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest of them is a mistake，if you face this __89__，begin with the shortest and easiest __90__. Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult，time consuming work.

71. A) good B) easily C) sufficiently D) well

72. A) until B) after C) while D ) so

73. A) somebody B) nobody C) everybody D) anybody

74. A) follow B) go C) operate D) work

75. A) behind B) after C) slow D) later

76. A) hardly B) unpleasant C) hard D) heavy

77. A) improbable B) necessary C) impossible D) inevitable

78. A) three week&39; works

C) three weeks&39; s works

79. A) Even B) Almost C) If D) with

80. A) to do B) doing C) at doing D) with doing

81. A) turned in B) tuned up C) turned out D) given in

82. A) very B) quite C) such D) that

83. A) anyway B) either C) at all D) too

84. A) solution B) method C) answer D) excuse

85. A) help B) encourage C) assist D) improve

86. A) expense B) pay C) debt D) charge

87. A) devote B) put C) spend D) take

88. A) Whichever B) Whatever C) However D) Wherever

89. A) attraction B) decision C) temptation D) dilemma

90. A) arrangements B) way C) assignments D) class

Part V Writing

Directions: For this part，you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Good Manners. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline(given in Chinese)below:

1世界上的人都看重良好的行為舉止.

2在公共場(chǎng)合的一些奶好的行為舉止.

3如果每個(gè)人都培養(yǎng)起了好的行為舉止。

答案及詳解

Part One Listening Comprehension

Section A

1-10 CCBDB DACDD

11-20 DABCB AACBA

Tapescript

Section A

1. M: Would you like a copy of professor Smiths article?

W: Thanks，if its not too much trouble.

Q: What does the woman imply?

2. W: Did you visit the Television Tower when you had your vacation in Shanghai last summer?

M: I couldnt make it last June. But I finally visited it two months later. I plan to visit it again sometime next year.

Q: What do we learn about the man?

3. M: Prof. Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know，he works until mid-night every day.

W: I wouldnt have troubled him so much if I had know he was so busy.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

4. W: If I were you，I would have accepted the job.

M: I turned down the offer because it would mean frequent business trips away from my family:

Q: Why didnt the man accept the job?

5. M: How are you getting on with your essay，Mary? Im having a real hard time with mine.

W: After two sleepless nights，2013年英語四級(jí)12月真題，Im finally through with it.

Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

6. W: Where did you say you found this bag?

M: It was lying under a big tree between the park and the apartment building

Q: Where did the man find the bag?

7. M: Wouldnt you get bored with the same routine year after year teaching the same things to children?

W: I dont think it would be as boring as working in an office. Teaching is mat stimulating.

Q: What does the woman imply about office work?

8. M: I was terribly embarrassed when some of the audience got up and left in the middle of the performance.

W: Well，some people just cant seem to appreciate real-life drama.

Q: What are they talking about?

9. W: Oh，it&39;t had such a severe winter for so long，have we?

M: Yes，the forecast says its going to get worse before it warms up.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

10. M: You were seen hanging about the store on the night when it was robbed，werent you?

W: Me? You must have made a mistake. I was at home that night.

Q: What are they talking about?

Section B

Passage One

There are three groups of English learners: beginners，intermediate learners，and learners of special English. Beginners need to learn the basics of English. Students who have reached an intermediate level benefit from learning general English skills. But what about student who want to learn specialist English for their work or professional life? Most students，who fit into this third group have a clear idea about what they want to learn. A bank clerk，for example，wants to use this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers，deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy. For a start，the variety is enormous. Every field from air- line pilots to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to have an up-to-date knowledge of that specialist language，and not many teachers are exposed to working environments outside the classroom. These issues have influenced the way specialist English is taught in schools. This type of course is usually known as English for Specific Purposes，or ESP and there are ESP courses for almost every area of professional and working life. In Britain，for example，there are courses which teach English for doctors，lawyers，reporters，travel agents and people working in the hotel industry. By far，the most popular ESP courses are for business English.

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. What is the characteristic of learners of special English?

12. Who needs ESP courses most?

13. What are the most popular ESP courses in Britain?

14. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

Passage Two

The first step to stop drug abuse is knowing why people start to use drugs. The reasons people abuse drugs are as different as people are from one to another. But there seems to be one common thread: people seem to take drugs to change the way they feel. They want to feel better or feel happy or to feel nothing. Sometimes，they want to forget or to remember. People often feel better about the roseleaf when they are under the influence of drugs. But the effects don&39; last long. Drugs don&39;s always around trip. After a while，people who miss drugs may feel worse about thorn-&39; s need to use drugs. Two people together can often solve a problem that seems too big for one person alone. Studies of.，heavy abusers in the United States show that they felt unloved and unwanted. They didn&39;re all helping to stop drugs abuse. After all，what is a friend for?

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

15. Why do some people abuse drugs?

16. According to the passage，what is the best way to stop friends from abusing drugs?

17. What are the findings of the studies about heavy drug users?

Passage Three

Bows and arrows are one of mans oldest weapons. They gave early man an effective weapon to kill his enemies. The ordinary bow or short bow was used by nearly all early people. This bow had limited power and short range. However，man overcame these faults by learning to track his targets at a close range. The long bow was most likely discovered when someone found out that a five-foot piece of wood made a better bow than a three-foot piece. Hundreds of thou- sands of these bows were made and used for three hundred years. However，not one is known to survive today. We believe that a force of about one hundred pounds was needs to pull the string all the way back on a long bow. For a long time the bow was just a bent stick and string. In fact，more changes have taken place in a bow in the past 25 years than in the last 7 centuries. Today，bow is forceful. It is as exact as a gun. In addition，it requires little strength to draw the string. Modern bows also have precise aiming devices. In indoor contests，perfect scores from 40 yards are common. The invention of the bows itself ranks with discovery of fire and the wheel. It was a great-step-forward for man.

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

18. Why did man have to track his target at a close range when using a short bow?

19. What does the passage tell us about the long bow?

20. What do we know about modem bows?

Part II Reading Comprehension

Passage One

21. D) 由第一段的前兩句綜合所有的細(xì)節(jié)。

22. B) 見第一段的第四句。

23. C) 本題考察利用上下文理解生詞的能力。單詞myograph所在的第二段說，這種儀器make visible through electrical signals the work done by human muscle，與C)基本是同樣的意思。

24. A) 由第三段的第一句中的“…a new design”可知，第二句中提到的a tripod ladder是a new design，相比之下，四條腿的梯子就是an old design了，也就是說，過去的stepladder是四條腿的。

25. D) 本題考察尋找細(xì)節(jié)。線索位于倒數(shù)第二段的第二句話。句子中的“Dr. Tichauer’s first thought”對(duì)應(yīng)于題干中的initially，后面的句子都是說明為了舒適；本題的另一線索是最后一段的第一句，Efficiency is the by-product of comfort，由此可知，Dr. Tichauer最初關(guān)心的是comfort。

Passage Two

26. D) 本題主要由第一段的內(nèi)容推理出來，同時(shí)兼用排除法。由第二段的前兩句話，可知計(jì)算機(jī)犯罪并非不能查出來，所以A)、C）不對(duì)；由第一段的第二句中“for his own purposes”可以排除B)。

27. D) 第三段主要講的是我們還不知道有多少計(jì)算機(jī)犯罪未被發(fā)現(xiàn)，第二、三兩句說那些被發(fā)現(xiàn)了的都是偶然的，是他們的運(yùn)氣不好，顯然，沒被發(fā)現(xiàn)的要比已被發(fā)現(xiàn)的數(shù)量要多得多。

28. B) 本題表面要求尋找細(xì)節(jié)，但實(shí)際仍是一道推斷題，考察考生對(duì)最后兩段的理解。為什么計(jì)算機(jī)犯罪會(huì)逃脫懲罰呢？最后一段的前兩句說得很明白，是因?yàn)楣镜慕?jīng)理們害怕the bad publicity，即是bad reputation之意，所以他們會(huì)在揭示計(jì)算機(jī)犯罪時(shí)而猶豫。

29. B) 文章有三處都提到了這個(gè)問題的答案，它們分別是第一段的最后一句、第二段的第二句、第四段。最直接的線索是第二段的第二句。

30. D) 這是一道難度較大的主旨題。答案A)和D)很相似，文章的很多地方也都講的是computer criminals escape punishment，但這是表面的，正是因?yàn)樗麄內(nèi)菀滋用搼土P，所以文章最后一句說他們可以到一個(gè)新地方繼續(xù)從事犯罪活動(dòng)，其結(jié)果自然是計(jì)算機(jī)犯罪消除不了，因此本題選項(xiàng)D)更佳。

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Passage Three

31. A) 本題考察對(duì)文章主題的理解。文章的最后一段的后半句是本文的主題句，它明確說the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is pertinent （相關(guān)的，切題的） not only to a healthy democracy，but also to a healthy family，此處的pertinent與題干中的fundamental在此處的意思是一樣的。

32. A) 本題較難，表面是個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)題，2013年四級(jí)英語，但實(shí)際是推斷題。有兩處線索：第一處是第二段的第一句話，該句承接第一段中談?wù)摰膕haring household，指出如果過分了的話，就會(huì)導(dǎo)致男人被認(rèn)為較不重要，即是選項(xiàng)A)的意思。第二處線索是第三段的倒數(shù)第二句話中“… that he does have a place in it”。

33. D) 線索見第三段的第二句話What we need，rather，is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals.

34. C）本題的線索同31題。

35. A) 本題除了用排除法做以外，仍然考的是主題句。最后一句中的a healthy democracy是從社會(huì)的角度來講的。

Passage Four

36. C）本題的線索是第一段的第二句話，其中的relying on educators與題干中的counting on educators 完全是同樣的意思。

37. A) 作者先在第一段的最后一句說“l(fā)ook-say”或“whole-word”的閱讀教學(xué)方法是失敗的，第二段分析了這種方法失敗的原因，是因?yàn)樗皊tresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters，thinking over decoding…”

38. D) 文章在最后一段談到了phonics method的特點(diǎn)和好處，本題線索見該段的第二句話“Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words，it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned”，可見這種方法能使學(xué)習(xí)者獲得更大的詞匯量。

39. B) 本題要求利用上下文猜測(cè)單詞的意思。根據(jù)第二段的最后一句，在1963年以前，出版的東西都是教授使用whole-word的方法的，緊接著用了轉(zhuǎn)折詞however，說在1955年，Rudolf Flesch“touched off”一場(chǎng)爭(zhēng)論，因此此處的touch off必然是“引起”的意思。

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40. C) 本題要求有較好的綜合能力才能做得既快又準(zhǔn)。從第二段中綜合出whole-word閱讀方法的特點(diǎn)：強(qiáng)調(diào)單詞的意思、沒有decoding；由此即可知B)、D)是錯(cuò)的；在文章的最后一句話，作者指出Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences，所以A)也是不對(duì)的。

Part IV Vocabulary and Structure

41. B) 空格及其后的內(nèi)容作word的同位語，表示經(jīng)理所說的話的內(nèi)容。

42. D) 本題主要是A)和D）的辨析，be able to 與can的主要區(qū)別在于前者表示客觀的能力，后者主觀更多色彩更濃。本題根據(jù)時(shí)態(tài)及全句的內(nèi)容，看出這是個(gè)客觀的事實(shí)，因此應(yīng)選D)。

43. A) 此處是由that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。

44. B) 分詞的獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，window與overlook的關(guān)系是主動(dòng)的，故要用現(xiàn)在分詞。

45. C) 倒裝。狀語on no account中含有否定詞，故要用倒裝。

46. A) less與little才是遞進(jìn)的關(guān)系。

47. C) 在deny之后要用動(dòng)名詞。

48. B) 在tell you的后面是一個(gè)賓語從句，而在這個(gè)賓語從句中用的是虛擬語氣，看清這一點(diǎn)后，再看看if狀語從句中的時(shí)態(tài)就能做出正確答案了。

49. D) 首先，我們知道結(jié)果是要“被公布”的，所以動(dòng)詞部分必須用被動(dòng)語態(tài)，去掉A)、B)。再由句子的意思判斷，結(jié)果本來要被公布的，但是我們沒有聽到什么消息，隱指消息未被公布，所以這是個(gè)虛擬的。

50. A) 這是一個(gè)固定句型。由make … possible變化而來。

51. A) 如果知道m(xù)ore than的特殊用法，本題即可順利做答。解答本題的另一個(gè)方法是看句子成份，要填的空中是作be的表語，根據(jù)常識(shí)，副詞是不能用作表語的，所以B)、C)、D)可被自然排除。

52. D) provided是一個(gè)特殊的連詞，相當(dāng)于if，可引導(dǎo)狀語從句。

53. A) there be句型的變化。如果對(duì)其它的選項(xiàng)有疑問的話，可分析一下句子的成份。

54. B) 帶介詞的定語從句。農(nóng)民蓋房子的目的是要用房子來盛糧食，也就是說，要把糧食放在房子中，所以選B)。

55. B) 省略了主語和系動(dòng)詞的分詞狀語結(jié)構(gòu)。

56. D) the more … the more 句型。在這個(gè)句型中，the more不是死的，只是表示一個(gè)比較級(jí)。

57. C) fall through的意思是“失敗、破產(chǎn)”。fall out爭(zhēng)吵，吵架，鬧翻，結(jié)果是，離隊(duì)；fall off 下降，跌落，減少，衰退，2014年6月六級(jí)幾號(hào)考試，離開；落在...的后面，拖欠。

58. C) leave off相當(dāng)于stop。leave out省去，遺漏，不考慮；leave for動(dòng)身去某地；leave behind將……落下

59. D) pluck up振作，拔起。hold up舉起，支撐，繼續(xù)下去，阻擋，攔截；set up 設(shè)立，豎立，架起，升起，裝配，創(chuàng)(紀(jì)錄)，提出，開業(yè)；hold up舉起，支撐，繼續(xù)下去，阻擋，攔截

60. A) set aside .留出，不顧，取消，駁回；set up 設(shè)立，豎立，架起，升起，裝配，創(chuàng)(紀(jì)錄)，提出，開業(yè)；set along 無此短語； set in開始，到來，上漲，插入，嵌入。

61. B) write off 注銷，勾銷，取消；lay off解雇，停止工作，休息，劃出；turn off 關(guān)掉，避開，使轉(zhuǎn)變方向，生產(chǎn)，制造，用車床加工出，使厭煩，變成；put off 推遲，拖延，搪塞，使分心，使厭惡，扔掉，脫掉，勸阻。

62. D) enclose指郵寄信件時(shí)附上其它東西。

63. D) 選項(xiàng)中只有range能被wide修飾。

64. B) status指身份，地位，情形，狀況；sate指狀態(tài)；statue則是雕象。

65. A) to say nothing of 是一個(gè)固定短語，意思是“更不用說……了”。本題不要做成詞義辨析題。 66. C) 本題同樣沒有必要辨析四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的意思，只要知道“電擊”是electric shock就夠了。

67. B) 表示人的量詞用group。

68. D) 常用radical修飾change，表示根本的的變化。

69. C) 表示向某人致意用regard。

70. A) 此處應(yīng)選“目的”一詞。C)表示具體的目標(biāo)，不通。

Part IV Cloze

71．D) well是副詞，good是形容詞，所以A)不可。與后面相比較的doesn’t work at all相關(guān)的是，此處B)、C)形成不了關(guān)聯(lián)。

72．A) 此句的意思是你一直進(jìn)行嘗試，直到找到適合自己的學(xué)習(xí)方法，2013年12月第一套四級(jí)答案。因而此處的連詞要表達(dá)“直到”的意思。 73．B) 線索是空格后的else，兩個(gè)詞連起來表示“（除了你自己），別的任何人都不能……”。

74．D) work常用于抽象的意義，表示起作用的意思。請(qǐng)參照第一句中的動(dòng)詞。

75．A) get (fall，be) behind等都表示落后的意思，根據(jù)上下文，顯然是說，我們?cè)趯W(xué)習(xí)上是不要落后。

76．C) 此處要求填一個(gè)形容詞，A)可排除。又根據(jù)上下文，可以理解出這句話的意思應(yīng)該是：學(xué)習(xí)這個(gè)困難，一開始的時(shí)候是非常難的，而當(dāng)你想在一周內(nèi)完成三周的事情時(shí)則變得幾乎是不可能的。這時(shí)談的是難度的問題，因此選其它的答案是不合適的。如果直接解此題有困難，可以先做后面的題。

77．C) 根據(jù)從句中的意思來判斷本題的答案。不管78選哪個(gè)答案，我們都知道是要在一周內(nèi)做三周的事，毫無疑問，應(yīng)當(dāng)說這是幾乎不可能的。

78．C) 表面考的是所有格的用法，實(shí)際上考的是名詞的數(shù)。三周肯定是復(fù)數(shù)，week必須是復(fù)數(shù)形式；work是不可數(shù)名詞。答案就一目了然了。

79．A) 本題考查的是篇章詞匯。解題也有兩種方法。第一種方法從篇章的角度著手，承接上面一段，說的是學(xué)習(xí)的困難，2015年12月四級(jí)真題，在這里顯然是說“即使”是讀得最快的人也有困難，選A)順理成章。第二種方法從句法著手。這是一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句，顯然不能填連詞和介詞，C)、D)明顯錯(cuò)誤。單就本句來說，選almost也是不能的。

80．B) have troubling后要求接動(dòng)名詞。

81．A) turn in 的意思是“交上去，上交”，其它的選項(xiàng)是：turn up 出現(xiàn)， turn out出來；結(jié)果是，given in 讓步。

82．D) 此處表示“過晚”之意，用too。

83．C) 還記得常說的not …at all 嗎？

84．D) 這一句及其下一句是說因?yàn)槟阍趧e的科花的時(shí)間太多而在另一科落后，前者不是后者的理由。所以此處要選表示“借口、理由”意思的詞，即是excuse。

85．A) 表示籠統(tǒng)的“有用”的動(dòng)詞是help。

86．A) at the expense of的意思是“以……為代價(jià)”。

87．A) 注意后面的介詞to，所以這是一個(gè)固定搭配。

88．B) 想一想“What is the reason that …”這個(gè)句型吧。

89．C) 前面所說的明顯是一種誘惑，所以要選temptation。

90．C) 前面說的是上什么什么課的事，所以選class。

Part V Writing

People all over the world set great regard on good manners. To certain degree，good manners indicate a person&39; moral Raining to develop good manners. A person with good manners always wins praise. On the contrary，people will frown on him if he behaves roughly and impolitely.

There are good manners in which we behave in public places. It is a good manner to offer help to the young，the old and the handicapped when they are in need of it. So is it to conduct ourselves politely and keep away from foul language. Besides，we should guard against such minor offences as making a loud noise，2014年12月四級(jí)真題第一套，casting peels and shells，smoking，and spitting.

If everyone has developed good manners，people will form a more harmonious relationship. If everyone behaves considerately towards others and follows the social ethics，people will live in a better world. With the general mood of society improved，there will be a progress of civilization.