1、大学英语四六级考试英语四级真题及答案2013年12月英语四级真题及答案作文一：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below.You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and then explain whether electronic communication can replace
2、 face-to-face contact.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.“Dear Andy-How are you? Your mother and I are fine.We both miss you and hope you are doing well.We look forward to seeing you again the nest time your computer crashes and you come down-stairs for something to eat,L
3、ove,Mom and Dad.”作文二：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below.You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on learning and then explain whydoesnt simply mean learning to obtain information. You should write at least
4、120 words but no more than 180 words.“Once I learn how to use Google,isnt that all the education I really need?”作文三：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below.You should start your essay with a brief account of the increasin,use of the mobile phone in
5、peoples life and explain theConsequence of overusing it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.People are crossing the street looking at their cell phones and using walking sticks in order to see.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section
6、,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four cho
7、ices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1.A)Go to a place he has visitedB)Make her own arrangementsC)Consult a travel agentD)Join in a package tour2.A)They are on a lon
8、g trip by carB)They are syuck in a traffic jamC)They are used to getting up earlyD)They are tired of eating out at night3.A)He is a person difficult to deal withB)He dislikes any formal gatheringC)He is unwilling to speak in publicD)He often keeps a distance from others4.A)Work in another deparmentB
9、)Pursue further education C)Recruit graduate studentsD)Take an administrative job5.A)He would not be available to start the job in timeB)He is not quite qualified for the art director positionC)He would like to leave some more time for himselfD)He will get his application letter ready before May16.A
10、)CleanerB)porterC)MechanicD)Salesman7.A)Reqest one or two roommates to do the cleaningB)Help Laura with her term paper due this weekendC)Get Laura to clean the apartment herself this timeD)Ask Laura to put off the cleaning until another week8.A) A problem caused by the constructionB)An accident that
11、 occurred on the bridgeC)The building project they are working onD)The public transportaion conditionsQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have heard.9A) To look for a job as a salespersonB) To have a talk with Miss Thompson.C) To place an order for some products.D) To complain about
12、a faulty appliance.10A) The person in charge is not in the office.B) The supplies are out of stock for the moment.C) They failed to reach an agreement on the price.D) The company is re-cataloguing the items.11A) 0743,12536 extension 15.B) 0734,38750 extension 15.C) 0734,21653 extension 51.D) 0734,62
13、135 extension 51.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12A)Since he found a girlfriendB)Since he took to heavy smoking.C)Since he began to exercise regularlyD)Since he started to live on his own.13A)He is getting too fat.B)He smokes too muchC)He doesnt eat vegetables.D
14、)He doesnt look well at all.14A)They are overweight for their ageB)They are respectful to their parentsC)They are still in their early twentiesD)They dislike doing physical exercise.15A)To quit smoking.B)To find a girlfriendC)To reduce his weightD)To follow her advice.Section BDirections: In this se
15、ction, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter
16、on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)They have destroyed several small towns.B)They will soon spread to San Francisco.C)They have injured many residents.D)They are burning out of cont
17、rol.17.A) They have been hospitalized.B) They have got skin problems.C) They were choked by the thick smoke.D) They were poisoned by the burning chemicals.18.A)It failed because of a sudden rocket explosion.B) It has been re-scheduled for a midday takeoff.C) It has been canceled due to technical pro
18、blems.D) It was delayed for eleven hours and thirty minutes.19.A)They made frequent long-distance calls to each other.B) They illegally used government computers in New Jersey.C) They were found to be smarter than computer specialists.D) They were arrested for stealing government information.Passage
19、 TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20.A)PeacefulB)ConsiderateC)GenerousD)Cooperative21.A)Someone dumped the clothes left in the washer and dryer.B)Someone broke the washer and dryer by overloading them.C)Mindy Lances laundry blocked the way to the laundry room.D)Mind
20、y Lances threatened to take revenge on her neighbors.22.A)Asking the neighborhood committee for help.B)Limiting the amount of laundry for each wash.C)Informing the building manager of the matter.D)Installing a few more washers and dryers.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you h
21、ave just heard.23.A) She is both a popular and a highly respected author.B) She is the most loved African novelist of all times.C) She is the most influential author since the 1930s.D) She is the first writer to focus on the fate of slaves.24. A) The Book Critics Circle Award.B) The Pulitzer Prize f
22、or fictionC) The Nobel Prize for literature.D) The National Book Award.25. A)She is a relative of Morrisons.B) She is a skilled storyteller.C) She is a slave from Africa.D) She is a black womanSection CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the
23、 first time，you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Many
24、 college students today own personal computer that cost anywhere from $1,000 to perhaps %5,000 or more. (26)_, it is not uncommon for them to purchase (27)_costing another several hundred dollars. Twenty years ago, computers were (28) _, but they were very large and extremely expensive. Few, if any,
25、(29) _ purchased computers for home use. Over the years, the price of the “guts” of a computer-its memoryhas declined to less than a thousandth of the price per unit of memory that prevailed twenty years ago. This is the main reason why computers cost so much less today than they used to. Moreover,
26、(30) _improvements have made it possible to (31) _memory circuitry that is small enough to fit into the portable personal computers that many of us own and use. (32)_, as the price of computation has declined the average consumer and business have spent more on purchasing computers.(33)_,improved ag
27、ricultural technology, hybrid(杂交) seeds,(34)_animal breeding, and so on have vastly increased the amount of output a typical farmer can produce. The prices of goods such as meats and grains have fallen sharply relative to the prices of most other goods and services. As agricultural prices have falle
28、n, many households have decreased their total expenses on food. Even though the (35)_of a product purchased generally increases when its price falls, total expenses on it may decline.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ATo get a sense of how women have progressed in science take a qui
29、ck tour of the physics department at the University of California Berkeley.This is a storied place the 36 of some of the most important discoveries in modern science-starting with Ernest Lawrences invention of the cvclotron(回旋加速器)in 1931.A generation ago female faces were 37 and.even today,visitors
30、walking through the first floor of LeConte Hall will See a full corridor of exhibits 38 the many distinguished physicists who made history here, 39 all of there white malesBut climb up to the third floor and youll see a 40 display.There,among the photos of current facnlty members and students are po
31、rtraits of the 41 head of the department,Marjorie Shapiro and four other women whose reseaich 42 everything from the mecheanics of the universe to the smallest particles of matter.A sixth woman was hired just two weeks ago.Although theyre Still only about 10 percent of the physics faculty,women are clearly a presence here.And the real 43 may be in the smaller photos to the right graduate and undergraduate students about 20 percent of them female.Every years Berkeley sends its fresh female physics PhDs to the countrys top universities.That makes S
