1、12月全国大学英语四级考试试卷PartWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledWhatElectivestoChoose.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.各大学开设了多种各样旳选修课；2.学生由于多种因素选择了不同旳选修课；3
2、.以你自己为例WhatElectivestoChoose_PartListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequest
3、ionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD)，anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A)Sheusedtobeinp
4、oorhealth.C)Shewassomewhatoverweight.B)Shewaspopularamongboys.D)Shedidntdowellathighschool.2.A)Attheairport.C)Inabookingoffice.B)Inarestaurant.D)Atthehotelreception.3.A)Teachinghersonbyherself.C)Askingtheteacherforextrahelp.B)Havingconfidencei
5、nherson.D)Tellinghersonnottoworry.4.A)Haveashortbreak.C)Continueherworkoutdoors.B)Taketwoweeksoff.D)Goonvacationwiththeman.5.A)Heistakingcareofthistwinbrother.C)HeisworriedaboutRodshealth.B)Hehasbeenfeelingillallweek.D)Hehasbeeninperfect
6、condition.6.A)Shesoldallherfurniturebeforeshemovedhouse.B)Shestillkeepssomeoldfurnitureinhernewhouse.C)Sheplanstoputallheroldfurnitureinthebasement.D)ShebroughtanewsetoffurniturefromItalylastmonth.7.A)Thewomanwonderedwhythemandidntreturntheb
7、ook.B)Thewomandoesntseemtoknowwhatthebookisabout.C)Thewomandoesntfindthebookusefulanymore.D)Thewomanforgotlendingthebooktotheman.8.A)Mostofthemansfriendsareathletes.C)Themandoesntlooklikeasportsman.B)Fewpeoplesharethewomansopinion.D)Thewoman
8、doubtsthemansathleticability.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)Shehaspackeditinoneofherbags.C)Shehasprobablyleftitinataxi.B)Sheisgoingtogetitattheairport.D)Sheisafraidthatshehaslostit.10.A)Itendsinwinter,C)It
9、willlastoneweek.B)Itwillcostheralot.D)Itdependsontheweather.11.A)Theplaneistakingoffsoon.C)Theremightbeatrafficjam.B)Thetaxiiswaitingforthem.D)Thereisalotofstufftopack.12.A)Athome.C)Attheairport.B)Inthemanscar.D)Bythesideofataxi.Que
10、stions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13.A)Sheisthirstyforpromotion.C)Sheistiredofherpresentwork.B)Shewantsamuchhighersalary.D)Shewantstosavetravelexpenses.14.A)Translator.C)Languageinstructor.B)Travelagent.D)Environmentalengineer.
11、15.A)Livelypersonalityandinquiringmind.C)Devotionandworkefficiency.B)Communicationskillsandteamspirit.D)Educationandexperience.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandt
12、hequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhave
13、justheard.16.A)Theycarealotaboutchildren.B)Theyneedlookingafterintheiroldage.C)Theywanttoenrichtheirlifeexperience.D)Theywantchildrentokeepthemcompany.17.A)Theyareusuallyadoptedfromdistantplaces.B)Theirbirthinformationisusuallykeptsecret.C)Theirb
14、irthparentsoftentrytoconcealtheirbirthinformation.D)Theiradoptiveparentsdontwantthemtoknowtheirbirthparents.18.A)Theygenerallyholdbadfeelingstowardstheirbirthparents.B)Theydonotwanttohurtthefeelingsoftheiradoptiveparents.C)Theyhavemixedfeelingsabout
15、findingtheirnaturalparents.D)Theyarefullyawareoftheexpensesinvolvedinthesearch.19.A)Earlyadoptionmakesforcloserparent-childrelationship.B)Mostpeopleprefertoadoptchildrenfromoverseas.C)Understandingisthekeytosuccessfuladoption.D)Adoptionhasmuchtodowith
16、love.PassageTwoQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.20.A)Hesufferedfrommentalillness.B)HeboughtTheWashingtonPost.C)Heturnedafailingnewspaperintoasuccess.D)Hewasonceareporterforamajornewspaper.21.A)ShewasthefirstwomantoleadabigU
17、.S.publishingcompany.B)ShegotherfirstjobasateacherattheUniversityofChicago.C)Shecommittedsuicidebecauseofhermentaldisorder.D)Shetookoverherfatherspositionwhenhedied.22.A)Peoplecametoseetheroleofwomeninthebusinessworld.B)Katharineplayedamajorpar
18、tinreshapingAmericansmind.C)AmericanmediawouldbequitedifferentwithoutKatharine.D)Katharinehadexertedanimportantinfluenceontheworld.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustbeard.23.A)Itllenablethemtoenjoythebestmedicalcare.B)Itllal
19、lowthemtoreceivefleemedicaltreatment.C)Itllprotectthemfrompossiblefinancialcrises.D)Itllpreventthedoctorsfromoverchargingthem.24.A)Theycantimmediatelygetbackthemoneypaidfortheirmedicalcost.B)Theyhavetogothroughverycomplicatedapplicationprocedures.C)The
20、ycanonlyvisitdoctorswhospeaktheirnativelanguages.D)Theymaynotbeabletoreceivetimelymedicaltreatment.25.A)Theydonthavetopayforthemedicalservices.B)Theyneedntpaytheentiremedicalbillatonce.C)Theymustsendthereceiptstotheinsurancecompanypromptly.D)They
21、havetopayamuchhigherpricetogetaninsurancepolicy.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofil
22、lintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentways26thesituationtheyarein.Thisisverynatural.Alllanguageshave
23、twogenerallevelsofusage:aformallevelandaninformallevel.Englishisno27.Thedifferenceinthesetwolevelsisthesituationinwhichyouusea28level.Formallanguageisthekindoflanguageyoufindintextbooks,.29booksandinbusinessletters.YouwouldalsouseformalEnglish
24、in30andessaysthatyouwriteinschool.Informallanguageisusedinconversationwith31,familymembersandfriends,andwhenwewritepersonalnotesorletterstoclosefriends.Formallanguageisdifferentfrominformallanguageinseveralways.First,formallanguage32bemorepolite.Wha
25、twemayfindinterestingisthatitusuallytakesmorewordstobepolite.Forexample,Imightsaytoafriendorafamilymember,Closethedoor,please,buttoa33,IprobablywouldsayWouldyoumindclosingthedoorAnotherdifferencebetweenformalandinformallanguageissomeofthe34.
26、Thereareboundtobesomewordsandphrasesthatbelonginformallanguageandothersthatareinformal.LetssaythatIreallylikesoccer.IfIamtalkingtomyfriend,ImightsayIamjust35soccer!ButifIweretalkingtomyboss,IwouldprobablysayIreallyenjoysoccer.PartReadingComp
27、rehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoice.Eachchoiceinbankis
28、identifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Aswarspreadstomanycomersoftheglobe,children
29、sadlyhavebeendrawnintothecenterofconflicts.InAfghanistan,Bosnia,andColombia,however,groupsofchildrenhavebeentakingpartinpeaceeducation36.Thechildren,afterlearningtoresolveconflicts,tookonthe37ofpeacemakers.TheChildrensMovementforPeaceinColombiawaseven
30、nominated(提名)fortheNobelPeacePrizein1998.Groupsofchildren38aspeacemakersstudiedhumanrightsandpovertyissuesinColombia,eventuallyformingagroupwithfiveotherschoolsinBogotknownasTheSchoolsofPeace.Theclassroom39opportunitiesforchildrentoreplaceangry,violen
31、tbehaviorswith40，peacefulones.Itisintheclassroomthatcaringandrespectforeachpersonempowerschildrentotakeastep41towardbecomingpeacemakers.Fortunately,educatorshaveaccesstomanyonlineresourcesthatare42usefulwhenhelpingchildrenalongthepathtopeace.TheYoung
32、PeacemakersClub,startedin1992，providesaWebsitewithresourcesforteachersand43onstartingaKindnessCampaign.TheWorldCentersofCompassionforChildrenInternationalcallattentiontochildrensrightsandhowtohelpthe44ofwar.StartingaPeacemakersClubisapraiseworthyventure
33、foraclassandonethatcouldspreadtootherclassroomsandideallyaffectthecultureofthe45school.A)actingI)informationB)assumingJ)offersC)comprehensiveK)projectsD)cooperativeL)respectivelyE)entireM)roleF)especiallyN)technologyG)forwardO)victimsH)imagesSection
34、BDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwit
35、haletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.HowtoMakePeacewithYourWorkloadA)Swamped(忙碌旳)，underthegun,juststrugglingtostayabovewater...;whateverofficeclichyouemploytodepictit,weveallbeeninthatsituationwherewefeellikewe
36、mightbeswallowedupbyourworkload.Nonethelessmanyawaymaybeusedtomanageyourto-dolisttopreventfeelingoverwhelmed.Howtomakepeacewithyourworkloadonceandforallgoesasfollows.B)Getorganized.Clearthedeadwoodoutofyourdeskandkeepyourofficeinshape,whichenhanc
37、esyourcapabilitytohandleothertasksandraisestheprobabilitythatyoullretrievetheitemsyoudoneedinafasterandeasierfashion,saysJeffDavidsonwhoworksasawork/lifeexpertandwriterofmorethan50booksonworkplaceissues.Whensomethingcanbedisposed,letitgo,giveninr
38、ealitymostofwhatyouretainisreplaceable.JoelRudy,vitaepresidentofoperationsforPhotographicSolutions,withbetterthanthirtyyearsofbusinessmanagementexperience,believesthatkeepingorganizedisamust.Messyworkareasarenonproductiveinsomemeasure.Providedthatyoucantl
39、ocateadocumentorreporteasilybecauseitslostinapileofmess,thenyouhaveaproblematicsituation,hesays.Therebyyouaresupposedtotakethetimetotidyupyourworkareasandkeepyourimportantfiles,manualsandreportsinanaccessiblelocation,whichwillmaximizeyourefficienci
40、es.C)Makeato-dolist,thencoveritup.Itmaysoundweird,butitworks,saysJessicaCarlson,anaccountexecutiveatBluefishDesignStudiowhichisanadvertisingconsultingfirm.Carlsonurgesherteamtoutilizeto-doliststostayontrackandhighlightitemsthatareapriority.Coverup
41、thelist,withtheexceptionofonehigh-prioritytaskatonetime,shesuggests.Thiswillallowyoutofocusbetteronthetaskathand;otherwise,itwillbeeasytogetoverwhelmedifyourereadingthroughato-dolistthatspansanentirepage.Concentratingonasingleitemwillmakeyourtas
42、ksappearliketheyaremoredoable,Carlsonsays.D)Stopmultitasking.Despitewhatyoumayconsidermultitasking,itscounterproductive.Unlessyouredrinkingcoffeewhilescanningyourmorninge-mails,yourenotsavinganytimebyattemptingtodotenthingsatonce.Ifyoufindyourselfgetting
43、tangledintoomanythings,itmaybeofmuchnecessityofyoutore-evaluateyourinvolvement,Rudysays.Yourmindwillwanderfromonetopictoanotherandyoumayendupneveraccomplishingathing.Rudyrecommendsthebestwaytostopmultitaskingistocreateprioritylistswithdeadlines.Wh
44、enapplicable,completeoneprojectbeforeyoumovefurtherontothenextone,hesays.E)Settimelimits.DeborahChaddock-Brown,awork-at-homesingleparent,saysshesfrequentlyoverwhelmedbythedemandsofmaintainingorderinherresidenceandrunningherownbusiness.Still,shemanagesto
45、doitallbysettingatimelimitforeachtask.Ihavethetypeofpersonalitythatflits(轻轻地掠过)fromthingtothingbecauseIdohavesomuchonmyplate,Brownsays.AsaconsequenceIassigntimeslots:Forthenext15minutesIwillparticipateinsocialmediaforthepurposeofmarketingmy
46、business(notsendingphotosorplayingFarmville)andthatistheonlythingIamabouttodoforthenext15minutes.Whenthetimeisup,Imoveontothenexttask.Thatway,atnightIdontendupwithapileoftaskstoaccomplisheventhoughIfeltbusyallday.F)Talktoyourmanager.Quite
47、often,peopleareworkingonthingsthatarenolongeratoppriority,butsomeoneforgottotellthem(thattheyrenolongerimportant).Thereareusuallyclearprioritiesinthemanagershead;heorshehasjustnotdoneagreatjobcommunicatingthosewiththeemployee,saysHollyGreen,CEOof
48、TheHumanFactor.Greenssuggestionunfoldsinthismanner:Ifyoufindyourselfconfrontedwithtoomanyresponsibilities,sitdown,notethesignificantthingsyouareinchargeof,andgotoyourmanagertohaveaconversationtodiscusspriorities,trade-offs,timecommitmentsandinterdependenc
49、iesrequiredtodoeachthingwell,andthenaskwhatyoushouldstopworkingonorworkonlesssoyoucangettherightthingsdone.Greensaysmanagersshouldbewillingtohelpsortoutpriorities,solongasemployeeshaveacan-doapproachandarentjustcomplainingabouttheirworkload.G)El
50、iminatetimewasters.Ifinterruptionsarekeepingyoufromyourresponsibilities,learnhowtodealwiththemaccordingly,saysEileenRoth,authorofOrganizingforDummies.Rothproposesthefollowingsuggestionstocombatdisruptions:Usevoicemailtocutdownontelephoneinterruptions,turno
51、ffthealertthatsaysYouvegotane-mailandgivestaffmembersasettimetovisityou.JustinGramm,presidentofGlobellaBuyersRealty,exemplifiesRothspoint.E-mailhadbeenabigtimewasterformeinthepastbecauseitwasaconstantinterruption,causingmetolosefocusonthetaskat
52、hand,hesays.Sincedeterminedtocheckhise-mailsonlytwiceaday,Grammsayshehasbecomemuchmoreefficient.Ifpeoplewanttogetmoreworkdone,theyneedtostopcheckinge-mailsandgetdowntobusiness,hesays.H)Assessyourworkloadbeforetakingonnewtasks.Theparadoxoftodaysw
53、orkenvironmentisthatthemoreyoudo,themorethatsexpectedofyou,Davidsonsays.Inordertobetterassessyourworkload,Davidsonsuggestsaskingyourselfthefollowingquestionsbeforeagreeingtoundertakenewresponsibilities:Isthetaskaligned(使一致)withyourprioritiesandgoals;Are
54、youlikelytobeaspronetosayingyestosucharequesttomorrowornextweek;Whatelsecouldyoudothatwouldbemorerewarding;Whatotherpressingtasksandresponsibilitiesareyoulikelytoface;Doestheotherpartyhaveoptionsotherthanyou;WillheorshebecrushedifyousaynoI)Wa
55、nttoknowmoreMostofourexpertsrecommendedbooksforadditionaltipsonhowtomaximizeefficiency,butonebookwasmentionedtimeandagain.CheckoutTheSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople.46.Themoreyoudo,themoreyouareexpectedtodohasbeenaparadoxintodaysworkenvironme
56、nt.47.Aslongasemployeeshaveacan-doattitudeanddonotjustcomplainabouttheirworkload,themanagerswouldliketohelpthemdecidewhattodofirst.48.Asasingleparent,DeborahChaddock-Brownfindsitdifficulttomakeabalancebetweenbusinessandhousework.49.Therearemanyusef
57、ulmethodsofpreventingpeoplefromfeelingoverwhelmedbyworkload.50.Messyworkareasarenonproductivetosomeextent,soyouaresupposedtokeepyourworkareastidyandimportantfilesathand.51.Toknowmoreabouthowtomaximizeefficiency,TheSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeopleis
58、recommended.52.InOrganizingforDummies,usingvoicemailtocutdownontelephoneinterruptionsandturningoffthee-mailnoticearesuggestedincombatinginterruptions.53.AccordingtoRudy,thebestwaytostopmultitaskingistomakealistofprioritiesandsetdeadlinesforeachtask.5
59、4.Focusingonasinglematterwillmakeyourtasksappearmorepossibletobedone.55.Infact,mostofwhatpeopleretainissubstitutable,sodisposethethingsthataredisposable.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinish
60、edstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Byalmostanymeasure,the