2013年12月全國大學(xué)英語四級考試試卷及答題解析

1、2013 年 12 月全國大學(xué)英語四級考試試卷 月全國大學(xué)英語四級考試試卷Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled What Electives to Choose.

2、 You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 各大學(xué)開設(shè)了各種各樣的選修課；2. 學(xué)生因為各種原因選擇了不同的選修課；3. 以你自己為例……What Electives to Choose_____________________________________

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5、omprehension (30 minutes)Section A Directions: 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 about what

6、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

7、answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A) She used to be in poor health. C) She was somewhat overweight. B) She was popular among boys.

8、 D) She didn’t do well at high school. 2. A) At the airport. C) In a booking office. B) In a restaurant. D) At the hotel reception. 3. A) Teaching he

9、r son by herself. C) Asking the teacher for extra help. B) Having confidence in her son. D) Telling her son not to worry. 4. A) Have a short break. C) Continue

10、 her work outdoors. B) Take two weeks off. D) Go on vacation with the man. 5. A) He is taking care of this twin brother. C) He is worried about Rod’s health. B) He has been feeling ill

11、 all week. D) He has been in perfect condition. 6. A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house. B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house. C) She plans to put all her old furniture in

12、 the basement. D) She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month. 7. A) The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book. B) The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about. C) The woman doesn’t find

13、 the book useful any more. D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man. 8. A) Most of the man’s friends are athletes. C) The man doesn’t look like a sportsman. B) Few people share the woman’s opinion. D)

14、 The woman doubts the man’s athletic D) He was once a reporter for a major newspaper. 21. A) She was the first woman to lead a big U. S. publishing company. B) She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chic

15、ago. C) She committed suicide because of her mental disorder. D) She took over her father’s position when he died. 22. A) People came to see the role of women in the business world. B) Katharine played a major part in re

16、shaping Americans’ mind. C) American media would be quite different without Katharine. D) Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world. Passage Three Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just

17、 beard. 23. A) It’ll enable them to enjoy the best medical care. B) It’ll allow them to receive flee medical treatment. C) It’ll protect them from possible financial crises. D) It’ll prevent the doctors from overcharg

18、ing them. 24. A) They can’t immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost. B) They have to go through very complicated application procedures. C) They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages.

19、 D) They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment. 25. A) They don’t have to pay for the medical services. B) They needn’t pay the entire medical bill at once. C) They must send the receipts to the insurance c

20、ompany promptly. D) They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should list

21、en 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

22、should check what you have written. You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways 26 the situation they are in. This is very natural. All languages have two general levels of usage: a

23、formal level and an informal level. English is no 27 . The difference in these two levels is the situation in which you use a 28 level. Formal language is the kind of language you find in text books,. 29 b

24、ooks and in business letters. You would also use formal English in 30 and essays that you write in school. Informal language is used in conversation with 31 , family members and friends, and when we write perso

25、nal notes or letters to close friends. Formal language is different from informal language in several ways. First, formal language 32 be more polite. What we may find interesting is that it usually takes more words t

26、o be polite. For example, I might say to a friend or a family member, “Close the door, please,“ but to a 33 , I probably would say “Would you mind closing the door?“Another difference between formal and informal lan

27、guage is some of the 34 . There are bound to be some words and phrases that belong in formal language and others that are informal. Let’s say that I really like soccer. If I am talking to my friend, I might say “I am