2018年12月四级考试真题（第二套）PartI
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morewords.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:hissectio,willhearthreenewsreports.Attheafewsreportyouwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestiooumustchoosethebestafofourchoicesmarkedAB),C)andD).ThemarkthecoespondiltteroAnsweSheet1withasinlilee汀throughthecentre.Questiona1d2arebasedonhnewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)AmanwaspulledtosafetyafterabuildingcollapAbeamabouttenfeetlongcollapsedtotheground.Arescueworkergottrappedinthebasement.2.A)Hesufferedafatalinjuryinanaccident.C)Hewascollectingbuildingmaterials.
AbuildingcaughtBeonceservedinepartment.D)Hemovedintohisneighbor'soldhouse.Questions3and4arebasedoetewsreportyouhavejustbeard.3.A)ImprovethemathsskillsofhighschoolC)HelpBritishpeopleunderstandtheirpaychecks.4.A)Childrent吐emathscoursesatanearlierpublicseesthevalueofmathsintheirlife.
ChangeBritishpeople'snegativeviewofD)Launchacampaigntopromotemathsteaching.Britishpeopleknowhowtodoelementarcalculations.阳maryschoolteachersunderstandbasicmathsconcepts.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Heownsafleetofaircraft.Heregardshisroyaldutiesasaburden.—
Heislearningtobeapilot.D)Heheldapart-timejobforover20years.l—PAGE3PAGE3——6.A)Hecandemonstratehissuperiorpilotingskills.Hecanshowhisdifferencefromotherroyalty.7.A)Theyenjoyedhiscompany.C)Theyrarelyrecognisedhim.SectionB
B)Hecanchangehisfocusofattentionandrelax.D)Hecancomeintoclosercontactwithhispeople.B)Theylikedhiminhisuniform.D)Theyweresurprisedtoseehim.z．·uzhDirectmns:Inthissection,youwieartwoongtheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestio,oumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked)AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
,C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronQuestions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Theywereskilledcarpentersthemselves.C)WoodsupplywasplentifulinRomania.9.A)ProvidequalityfurnitureataffordablepricesC)Enlargetheircompanybyhiringmoreworkers.10.A)Theyarefromherhometown.C)TheyallcomefromRomania.11.A)AllacrossEurope.C)MostlyinBucharest.
B)tdidn'tneedmuchcapitaltostartwith.D)Theysawabusinessopportunitythere.B)Attractforeigninvestmenttoexpandbusiness.D)OpensomemorebranchcompaniesinGermany.B)TheyareimportedfromGermany.D)TheycomefromallovertheB)Throughouttheworld.D)nRomaniaonly.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Gotoaconcertwithhimandhisgirlfriend.C)GowithhimtochooseapearlforSusan.13.A)tissponsoredbylocalrestaurants.C)tisespeciallypopularwiththeyoung.14.A)Theydesignaspecialsetofmenusforthemselves.Theytreatthemselvestovariousentertainments.Theygotoeatatdifferentstylishrestaurants.Theyparticipateinavarietyofsocialevents.15.A)MorerestaurantswilljoinRestaurantWeek.B)Thisyear'sRestaurantWeekwillstartC))BiggerdiscountswillbeofferedthisRestaurantD)MoretypesoffoodwillbeservedthisRestaurantWeek.SectionC
B)Tryoutanewrestauranttogetherintown.D)Attendtheopeningofalocalrestaurant.B)tspecializesinfoodadvertizing.D)tprovidesinformationonlocalevents.．Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendfeahpassage,youw·zzearthreeorourquestw瓜．Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Rewardingthemforeatingvegetables.C)Improvingthetasteofvegetabledishesforthem.17.A)weredislikedmostbychildren.C)wereleastusedinBelgiancooking.18.A)Vegetablesdifferintheirnutritionalvalue.C)Parentswatchcloselywhatchildreneat.
B)Exposingthemtovegetablesrepeatedly.D)Explainingthebenefitsofeatingvegetablestothem.B)wereconsideredmostnutritious.D)wereessentialtochildren'shealth.B)Children'seatinghabitscanbechanged.D)Children'schoicesoffoodvarygreatly.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Spaceexplorationhasseriousconsequences.C)Thereisquitealottolearnaboutthemoon.20.A)Itiscostlytobringback.C)ItisofnouseonEarth.21.A)Recorddetailsofspaceexploration.B)Monitorthechangeoflunarweather.
B)Indiahasmanyspaceexplorationprograms.D)Alotofgarbagehasbeenleftonthemoon.B)Itisriskytodestroy.Itisdamagedbyradiation.Studytheofradiationandvacuumonitsmaterials.Explorethepossibilityofhumansettlementonthemoon.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Itislikelytoremamameansofbusmesscommumcat10n.Itislikelytobeacompetitorofvariousmessagingapps.Itwillgraduallybereplacedbysocialmedia.Itwillhavetobegovernedbyspecificrules.23.A)Savethemessageintheirfile.Makeatimelyresponse.Examinetheinformationcarefully.Seeifanyactionneedstobetaken.24.A)Itistobepassedon.C)Itrequiresnoreply.25.A)Makeitasshortaspossible.Usesimpleandclearlanguage.Adoptaninformalstyleofwriting.Avoidusingcapitalsforemphasis.
B)Itismostlyjunk.Itcausesnoconcern.PAGE4——PAGE4——Partill(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblank.oarerequiretoselectonwordforealankfromalistofchoicesgiveninaworbankfollowingthepassaadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentaletter:PleasemarktheforeachitemonAnswerSheetng2withasinglelinethroughthecentr.omaynotuseanyofthwordsinthebankmorethanonce.HaveyoueverusedemailtoapologizetoacolleagueDelivereda
toasubordinate(下属）withavoice-mailmessageF1ownbyplaneacrossthecountryjusttodeliverimportantnewsinpersonThevariouscommunicationoptionsatourfingertiptodaycanbegoodfor27andproductivit—andatthesametimeverytroublesome.Withsomanywaystocommunicate,howshouldamanagerchoosetheonethat'sbest—28whenthemessagetobedeliveredisbadorunwelcomenewsfortherecipientWe've
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commumcat1onconsultantsandetiquette(礼仪）expertstocomeupwiththefollowingguidelineswaysofdeliveringdifficultmessages.
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B)Costofapplyingnewtechnologiesathome.D)Etiquettearoundhomesecuritycameras.WhatisLizziePostmainlydiscussingwiththeuseofhomesecuritycamerasLegalrights.C)Likesanddislikesofindividuals.
B)Moralissues.D)Thepossibleimpactonmanners.Whatisahost'sresponsibilityregardinsecuritycameras,accordingtoLizziePostMakingtheirguestsfeelatease.C)Turningthemoff
Tobemorecompetitiveintheglobalmarket.D)Toinvestmorewiselyinthesoftdrinkindustry.B)ReducelevelsofobesityintheUS.D)Keeponimprovingitsproducts.WhydoesPepsiCoplantoalteritsproducts,accordingtoIndraNooyiToensurethecompany'sfuturedevelopment.C)Tohelpimproveitsconsumers'lifestyles.WhatdoesIndraNooyisayabouttheobesityepidemicItismainlycausedbyoverconsumptionofsnacks.C)Itisattributabletopeople'schangedlifestyles.
Toadapttoitscustomers'changedtaste.D)Tobreakthetrade-offinitsproductdesign.B)Itresultsfromhighsugarandsaltconsumption.D)Ithasalottodowithlongerworkinghours.WhathasPepsiCobeendoingtoachieveitsobjectiveStudyingWHO'sguidelines.C)Expandingitsmarketoverseas.
Writing(30minutes)阐述自己的观点。第一段：开门见山，引出挑战：出国留学既意味着机会，也意味着挑战。第二段：具体展示，详述挑战：生活成本高，竞争压力大。第三段：总结挑战，呼应前文：依然有人不惧挑战，因为挑战可能也是机会。参考范文TheChaLLengesofStudyingAbroadTherehavebeenanincreasingnumberofChinesewhochoosetostudyoverseas.WhiLestudyingabroadoffersavarietyofvaLuesandopportunities,itaLsomeanssuchchaLLengestostudentsashighLivingcostsandhighcompetitivepressure.ItisnoeasytasktomakeaLivinginaanothercountry.ThetuitionofanAmericanuniversity,forexampLe,isseveraLtimesthatofitsChinesecounterpart.LivingcostsareaLsomuchhigher,asweknow.AnotherimportantchaLLengeisthepressureyoucanaLwaysfeeL.CrowdedwithtaLentsseekingopportunities,aninternationauniversityisaLwaysurgingyoutodobettertoproveyourvaLue,oryouwiLLhaveasenseofuseLessnessorfrustration.ItisnotdifficuLttoseethesechaLLengesofstudyingabroad,buttheyseemnottostopitfromChinesestudents.AfteraLL,chaLLengesmeanopportunities,atLeastforsome.Aren'tthey
相符，但文中并没有表明行政长官的看NewsReportThreeTheDutchkinhasrevealedthatformorethantwodecades,hehashelddownaart-timesecond·obalongsidehisroyalduties.KingWillem-AlexanderoftheNetherlandssaidthatherecentlyendedhisroleasaregular"guestpilot"after21yearswiththenationalairline'sfleetofnow-outdatedaircraft.Asaguestflier,thekingworkedabouttwiceamonth,alwaysasco-pilot.HewillnowretraintoflythebiggerBoeing737sastheoldplanesarebeingphasedoutofservice.The50-year-oldfatherofthreeandkingto17millionDutchcitizenscallsflyinga"hobby."(6-1)Itletshimleavehisroaldutiesontheroundandfullfocusonsomethinelse."Youhaveanaircraft,passengersandcrew.Youhaveresponsibilityforthem,"thekingsaid.(6-2)"Youcan'ttakeyourproblemsfromtheou