2016年12月大学英语四级真题试卷及答案(第二套)

　　Part I Writing

　　范文点评

　　高分范文

　　Going to Graduate School Is a Better Choice

　　①If given two options after graduation, that is, totake a job in a company or to go to a graduate school, I'dprefer the latter.

　　② First and foremost, it is widely acknowledged thata higher level of education means better payments and moreopportunities in the future in China. ③ Therefore, I thinkanother two or three years' investment in graduate educationmust be worthwhile in the long run. ④ Secondly, I lovemy major and have a strong desire to further my study soas to deeply explore some academic issues in this field.⑤Finally, the job market for undergraduate students is toocompetitive for average students like me to find asatisfying job.⑥ Thus, it would be a better choice if Icould obtain a master's degree.

　　⑦ Considering the three reasons listed above, I wouldchoose to go to a graduate school after graduation to earn abetter future.

　　Part II Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　News Report one

　　Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

　　预览两道题各选项，由选项中出现的tourists，stone bridges，Goat Island和boats and ships等词可以推测，新闻内容与某个旅游景点有关，且该景点涉及水。

　　1.Why does New York State want to turn off Niagara Falls?

　　B。新闻中提到，纽约州公园系统想在未来的两三年内关闭美国境内的尼亚加拉大瀑布，以更换行人、公园车辆和设备通往山羊岛的两座石桥，这两座石桥距今已有115年的历史了。因此答案为B。

　　2.What did people find when Niagara Falls were shut off in l9697

　　D。新闻结尾提到，1969年尼亚加拉大瀑布被关闭后，人们发现河底有数百万的硬币。因此答案为D。

　　News Report Two

　　Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

　　预览两道题各选项，由选项中出现的Libya，Tunisia，border crossings，terrorist attack和security等词可以推测，新闻内容与突尼斯和利比亚边境发生的恐怖袭击有关。.

　　3. C

　　4. D

　　News Report Three

　　Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

　　5. C

　　6. A

　　7. D

　　Conversation One

　　Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　8. B

　　9. C

　　10. A

　　11. B

　　Conversation Two

　　W: This is Kerry Burke from New York Daily News.(12/13) I'm speaking to Delroy Simmonds, anunemployed Brooklyn man who missed a job interview Tuesday for the best of reasons : He was saving thelife of a 9-month-old boy who was blown into the path of an oncoming subway train by a high wind.

　　M: Everybody is making me out to be some sort of superhero. I'm just an ordinary person, and a father of two. Anybody in that situation would have done what I did.

　　W: You were going to an interview when the incident occurred, right?

　　M: Yes, I was on my way to apply for a maintenance position. I've been looking for a job for a year and more. I'm looking for something to support my family.

　　W: Tell us what happened at the station.

　　M: (14) There was a strong wind. It had to be 30 to 40 miles an hour. There was a woman with four kids. One was in a pushchair. The wind blew the baby onto the tracks.

　　W: (15) Witnesses said people were looking on in horror as the child's mother, identified by sources as MariaZamara, stood frozen in shock. In the distance, people could see the train rounding a bend, headed intothe station.I guess you were not aware of any of these。right?

　　M：N0.I just jumped down and grabbed the baby.The train was coming around the corner as I lifted the babyfrom the tracks.I really wasn’t thinking.

　　W：What an amazing story.Thank you very much.

　　Questions l2 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　12. A

　　13. B

　　14. C

　　15. A

　　Section C

　　Passage One

　　Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　预览三道题各选项，由选项中出现的ice.cream business，ice.cream truck和ice.cream等词可以推测，短文内容与冰激凌生意有关。

　　16. D

　　17. A

　　18. C

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　预览三道题各选项，由选项中出现的taxes，money，Educating，Improving，Protecting和Building等词可以推测，短文内容与税收及其用途有关。19.What does the speaker mainly talk about?

　　A。短文开头提到，我们通过交税来享受这些服务，而在短文结尾又提到，我们必须为让我们的生活变得更加舒适的服务支付一定的费用。由此可知，本文主要谈论的是交税的原因，故答案为A。

　　20.What is most of the government money used for?

　　C。短文中提到，每个政府的主要职能就是保护人身和财产安全，超过四分之三的政府开销都用在此目的上。因此答案为C。

　　21.How did the government raise money to pay public bills in the past?

　　B。短文中提到，以前政府通过出售公有土地来筹集钱款，故答案为B。

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　22. D

　　23.B

　　24. D

　　25. C

　　Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension

　　Section A

　　26.A.absorb

　　27.C.contribute

　　28.K.levels

　　29.G.explore

　　30.M.picture

　　31.O.voyage

　　32.B.combined

　　33.E.emissions

　　34.D.depth

　　35.N.unsure

　　Section B

　　36. F

　　37. Focusing on effort is effective in helping children overcome frustration and achieve success.

　　专注于努力在帮助孩子战胜挫折，获得成功方面是有效的=由题干中的Focusing on effort和achieve success定位到原文画线处

　　该段第一句提到，比起归因于缺乏努力，把糟糕的表现归因于缺乏能力对积极性的打击更大。因此应该让孩子专注于付出努力会帮助他们勇敢地面对挫折，获得成功。题干二中的overcome frustration对应原文中的resolve helplessness，achieve对应generate，故答案为C。

　　38. I

　　39. B

　　40. In the author's experiment, students with a growth mind-set showed greater perseverance in solving difficult math problems.

　　在作者的实验中，拥有成长思维模式的学生在解决数学难题时表现出更强大的毅力，

　　由题干中的greater perseverance和difficult定位到原文画线处。

　　该段开头提到这两种不同看法或者说两种思维模式会对学生的学业表现产生重大影响，但这种影响并不会在一开始显现出来。当课程的难度逐渐增大时，拥有成长思维模式的学生会表现出更强大的毅力。题干中的perseverance对应原文中的persistence，题干是对原文的同义转述，故答案为G。

　　41. E

　　42. After failing again and again, most animals give up hope.

　　在一次又一次的失败之后，大多数动物都会放弃希望。

　　由题干中的failing again and again和give up hope定位到原文画线处。

　　定位句指出宾夕法尼亚大学的心理学家们做的动物实验表明，大多数动物在遭遇多次失败之后，都会认为没有希望了，对于糟糕的情况它们束手无策，、题干中的failing again and again对应原文中的repeated failures：give up hope对应原文中的hopeless，故答案为A。

　　43. J

　　44. D

　　45. H

　　Section C

　　Passage One

　　46.C。

　　47.B。

　　48.A。由题干中Danish taxation on fat-rich foods定位至第三段第三句：By contrast, a Danish tax on foods high in fats was abandoned a year after its introduction, amid claims that consumers were avoiding it by crossing the border to Germany to satisfy their desire for cheaper.fattier fare.

　　事实细节题。第三段讨论了糖、酒、烟税的有效性问题。墨西哥的酒税是有效的，但是丹麦征收的高脂肪食品税却在执行一年后就被废除了，因为消费者为避免纳税可以跨境去德国购买能满足其需求且更便宜、脂肪含量更高的食品。由此可知，A.“没有像预期的那样有效”符合原文意思，故本题答案为A。

　　B.“带来了许多边境问题”、C.“没有德国的合作不可能成功”在原文中均未提及，故均排除;D.“遇到了食品业的坚决反对”虽然符合第四段第一句的表述，但是第三段中并没有明确指出丹麦的政策是否遇到了抵制，故排除。

　　49.D

　　50.A

　　Passage Two

　　全文翻译

　　你可能听说过时尚行业的一些恐怖故事：模特们吃下纸巾或棉花球来抵抗饥饿，她们走下T台后不久就因饥饿导致的心脏病而倒下。

　　(51)几十年以来过瘦的模特一直是争论的焦点，两位研究者称模特的体重应该成为职场健康的安全问题。(52)在星期一发行的《美国公共健康杂志》上，凯瑟琳·雷科德和布瑞恩·奥斯汀阐述了政府加强时尚行业管理的理由。

　　国际T台模特的体重指数(BMI)平均不到l6——按照世界卫生组织的标准足以表明饥饿。(53)雷科德和奥斯汀担忧的不仅仅是模特本身，还有受模特形象影响的大量盘性。

　　“尤其是女孩和青少年。”雷科德说，“70%的l0～18岁女孩认为，她们根据在杂志上看到的来定义什么是完美体型。”雷科德说这尤其让人担心，因为根据国家精神健康研究院统计，厌食症导致的死亡人数比任何其他精神疾病都要多。

　　众所周知，某些疾病与职业相关，例如煤矿工人易得肺病。由于职业需要保持极瘦的体型，专业模特尤其易患饮食失调。

　　雷科德的建议是禁止模特代理公司雇佣体重指数低于l8的模特。

　　(54)四月份，法国通过了一项法律，给模特的体重规定了更低的限制。模特代理公司和时尚企业如果雇用体重指数低于l8的模特，要缴纳82000美元的罚款，入狱最高达6个月。雷科德说监管美国的时尚业并不轻松。但是随着法国通过了新法律，在美国的支持会大有不同。(55)她补充道，“如果不参加巴黎时尚周，一个设计师都无法生存。我们认为.纽约时尚周也应如此。”

　　51.D

　　52.B

　　53.C

　　54.B

　　55.D

　　Part IV

　　Translation

　　参考译文

　　In Chinese culture, yellow is a color occupying a fairly prominent position, which is endowed with unique symbolic significance. In the feudal society, yellow stands for the ruler's power and authority. At that time,yellow was specially designed for the emperor, with the royal palace painted yellow and the imperial robealways being yellow while the ordinary people were never being permitted to wear yellow. In China, yellow is also the symbol of harvest. When crops are ripening in the fall, farmers celebrate the harvest in high spirits,with the fields taldng on a vast expanse of golden appearance.