1、2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）Part Writing(30 minutes)Directions: 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 increasing use of the mobile phone in peoples life and then explain the consequences of over
2、using it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Part Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked
3、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 choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with
4、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 visited.C) Consult a travel agent.B) Make her own arrangements.D) Join in a package tour.2. A) They are on a long trip by car.C) They are used to getting up early.B) They are stuck in a traffic jam.D) They are tired of eat
5、ing out at night.3. A) He is a person difficult to deal with.C) He is unwilling to speak in public.B) He dislikes any formal gathering.D) He often keeps a distance from others.4. A) Work in another department.C) Recruit graduate students.B) Pursue further education.D) Take an administrative job.5. A
6、) He would not be available to start the job in time.B) He is not quite qualified for the art director position.C) He would like to leave some more time for himself.D) He will get his application letter ready before May 1.6. A) Cleaner.B) Mechanic.C) Porter.D) Salesman.7. A) Request one or two roomm
7、ates to do the cleaning.B) Help Laura with her term paper due this weekend.C) Get Laura to clean the apartment herself this time.D) Ask Laura to put off the cleaning until another week.8. A) A problem caused by the construction . C) The building project they are working on.B) An accident that occurr
8、ed on the bridge. D) The public transportation conditions.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) To look for a job as a salesperson. C) To place an order for some products.B) To have a talk with Miss Thompson. D) To complain about a faulty appliance.10. A) The pers
9、on 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.11. A) 0743, 12536 extension 15.C) 0734, 38750 extension 15.B) 0734, 21653 extension 51.D) 0743, 62135 extension 51.Questions
10、 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Since he found a girlfriend.C) Since he began to exercise regularly.B) Since he took to heavy smoking.D) Since he started to live on his own.13. A) He is getting too fat.C) He doesnt eat vegetables.B) He smokes too much.D) He doesnt
11、look well at all.14. A) They are overweight for their age.C) They are still in their early twenties.B) They are respectful to their parents.D) They dislike doing physical exercise.15. A) To quit smoking.C) To find a girlfriend.B) To reduce his weight.D) To follow her advice.Section BDirections: In t
12、his section, 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 l
13、etter 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.C) They have injured many residents.B) They will soon spread to San Francisco.D) They are burning
14、out of control.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
15、 technical problems.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 inf
16、ormation.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A) Peaceful.C) Generous.B) Considerate.D) Cooperative.21. 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 w
17、ay to the laundry room.D) Mindy Lance 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
18、 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) She is both a popular and 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 Cir
19、cle Award.C) The Pulitzer Prize for fiction.B) The Nobel Prize for literature.D) The National Book Award.25. A) She is a relative of Morrisons.C) She is a skilled storyteller.B) She is a slave from Africa.D) She is a black woman.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three tim
20、es. When the passage is read for the 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 wha
21、t you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Many college students today own personal computers 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 ex
22、tremely expensive. Few, if any, 29 purchased computers for home use. Over the years, the price of the “guts” of a computerits 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 th
23、an they used to. Moreover, 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
24、.33, improved agricultural 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 p
25、rices have fallen, 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 Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with te
26、n blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answ
27、er Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.To get a sense of how women have progressed in science, take a quick tour of the physics department at the University of California, Ber
28、keley. This is a storied place, the 36 of some of the most important discoveries in modern sciencestarting with Ernest Lawrences invention of the cyclotron (回旋加速器) in 1931. A generation ago, female faces were 37 and, even today, visitors walking through the first floor of LeConte Hall will see a ful
29、l corridor of exhibits 38 the many distinguished physicists who made history here, 39 all of them white males.But climb up to the third floor and youll see a 40 display. There, among the photos of current faculty members and students, are portraits of the 41 head of the department, Marjorie Shapiro,
30、 and four other women whose research 42 everything from the mechanics 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
31、smaller photos to the right: graduate and undergraduate students, about 20 percent of them female. Every year Berkeley sends its fresh female physics PhDs to the countrys top universities. That makes Shapiro optimistic, but also 44. “I believe things are getting better,” she says, “but theyre not ge
32、tting better as 45 as I would like.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A) circumstanceB) confidenceC) coversD) currentE) dealsF) differentG) exposingH) fastI) honoringJ) hopeK) presentlyL) rareM) realisticN) siteO) virtuallySection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is deriv
