2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第三套)

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontract.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A)Gotoaplacehehasvisited.C)Consultatravelagent.B)Makeherownarrangements.D)Joininapackagetour.2.A)Theyareonalongtripbycar.C)Theyareusedtogettingupearly.B)Theyarestuckinatrafficjam.D)Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight.3.A)Heisapersondifficulttodealwith.C)Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic.B)Hedislikesanyformalgathering.D)Heoftenkeepsadistancefromothers.4.A)Workinanotherdepartment.C)Recruitgraduatestudents.B)Pursuefurthereducation.D)Takeanadministrativejob.5.A)Hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime.B)Heisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorposition.C)Hewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimself.D)HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay1.6.A)Cleaner.B)Mechanic.C)Porter.D)Salesman.7.A)Requestoneortworoommatestodothecleaning.B)HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethisweekend.C)GetLauratocleanthedepartmentherselfthistime.D)AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek.8.A)Aproblemcausedbytheconstruction.C)Thebuildingprojecttheyareworkingon.B)Anaccidentthatoccurredonthebridge.D)Thepublictransportationconditions.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)Tolookajobasasalesperson.C)Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.B)TohaveatalkwithMissThompson.D)Tocomplainaboutafaultyappliance.10.A)Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.C)Theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice.B)Thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment.D)Thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems.11.A)0743,12536extension15.C)0734,38750extension15.B)0734,21653extension51.D)0743,62135extension51.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Sincehefoundagirlfriend.C)Sincehebegantoexerciseregularly.B)Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.D)Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.13.A)Heisgettingtofat.C)Hedoesn’teatvegetables.B)Hesmokestoomuch.D)Hedoesn’tlookwellatall.14.A)Theyareoverweightfortheirage.C)Theyarestillintheirearlytwenties.B)Theyarerespectfultotheirparents.D)Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.15.A)Toquitsmoking.C)Tofindagirlfriend.B)Toreducehisweight.D)Tofollowheradvice.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.C)Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.B)TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.D)Theyareburningoutofcontrol.17.A)Theyhavebeenhospitalized.C)Theywerechokedbythethicksmoke.B)Theyhavegotskinproblems.D)Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemicals.18.A)Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.B)Ithasbeenre-scheduledforamiddaytakeoff.C)Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.D)Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.19.A)Theymadefrequentlong-distancecallstoeachother.B)TheyillegallyusedgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.C)Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecialists.D)Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.PassageTwoQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.20.A)Peaceful.B)Considerate.C)Generous.D)Cooperative.21.A)Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewas