2012年12月英语四级真题答案

-1-2012年12月英语四级真题答案一、作文EducationPayFromthebarchartgivenabove,wecanobservethatitreflectsthestatisticsofincomeamongpeopleofdifferenteducationalbackground.Thosewhopossessadoctoraldegreeearn1,551dollarsmedianweekly,rankingfirstamongpeopleofothereducationlevel.Themedianweeklyearningsofpeoplewithassociatedegreeandbelowcannotreachtheaverageof797dollars,rankingfrom768dollarsto451dollars.Asfortheunemploymentrate,2.5%ofpeoplewithdoctoraldegreewillsufferformunemployment.However,the-2-unemploymentrateofpeoplewithsomecollege,nodegreeandlowerdegreesurpassthemeanvalueof7.6%，rankingfrom8.7%to14.1%。ThebarchartofEducationPaysrevealsaphenomenonthatthereexitssomedifferenceinincomesandunemploymentrateamongpeoplewithdifferenteducationallevel.Quiteafewreasonscanaccountforthisphenomenon:foronething,withtheadvancementoftechnologyandtheadjustmentofindustrialstructure,quiteafewhigh-techindustriesemergeovernight,whichleadstoasoardemandofworkforceswithhigheducationaldegree,thus,itisnaturalthatgraduateswithbachelor’andhigherdegreegetahighpay-packetandenjoyastablejob.Additionally,thosewitheducationalbackgroundunderassociatedegreeareeasilydismissedandpaidbylowsalary.Theycanbereplacedanytimeduetothefactthattheirjobsareeasyandcanbefinishedbyaveragepeople。Definitely,thehighereducationdegreeyouget,themorelikelyyouaretoenjoyacompetitiveedgeintheemploymentmarket.Thus,theauthoritiesshouldenforcesomepoliciestoensuretheequityofeducation.Onlyinthiswaycanmorepeopleleadastableandcomfortablelife。二、快速阅读三、听力理解PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionA11.W:Ijustheardaboutareallybeautifulparkintheeastendofthetown.Therearealotofrosesinbloom.-3-M:Whydon’twewalkoverthereandseeforourselves?Q:Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?12.M:Mypresentationisscheduledfor9:30tomorrowmorningatthelecturehall.Ihopetoseeyouthere.W:Oh,sorry.IwasabouttotellyouthatIhaveanappointmentwithmydentistat9:00o’clocktomorrow.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?13.W:Howlonghaveyoubeenrunningthiscompany?M:Twentyyearsifyoucanbelievethat.Ibroughtitfromasmalloperationtowhatitistoday.Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?14.M:Haveyoureadthenewsonthecampusnet?Susanhaswonthescholarshipfornextyear.W:Iknewshewouldfromtheverybeginning.Suchabrilliantanddiligentgirl!Shecertainlydeservesit.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?15.W:TakingabustoMiami,it’scheaperthangoingbytrain.M:That’strue.ButI’dratherpayalittlemorefortheaddedcomfortandconvenience.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?16.M:Ithinkit’stimewegotridofallthisoldfurniture.W:You’reright.Weneedtopromoteourimagebesidesit’snotarealantique.Q:Whatdothespeakersmean?17.M:Thatwassomestormyesterday.HowwasIafraidIcouldn’tmakeithome.-4-W:Yeah,mostoftheroadstomyhousewereflooded.Ididn’tgethomefromthelabuntilmidnight.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?18.W:Myboysarealwayscomplainingthatthey’rebored.M:Whydon’tyougetthemintosometeamsports?MysonanddaughterplaysoccereverySaturday.Andtheybothlookforwardtoitallweek.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardW:SoJohn,IhearyouandArthurshareajob,don’tyou?M:Yes.We’vesharedasalesjobatSonatechforabouttwoyearsnow.W:Well,howdoyoudivideupyourschedule?M:Youknowwearebothsalesrepresentatives,andwetakeordersoverthephone.Whenwestartedjobsharingitwasdifficult,becausewebothworkedalldayMonday.IworkedTuesdayandThursdayandArthurworkedWednesdayandFriday.TheproblemwasthatwhenIwasintheofficeonTuesday.Iwouldtalktopeople,thentheywouldcallbackonWednesdaywithaquestion.ButArthurcouldn’tanswerthequestionandhecouldn’taskmeaboutitbecauseIwasn’tintheoffice.Sohehadtoaskthepeopletocallmebackthenextday,Thursday.Ofcourse,theydidn’tliketowaituntilthenextdaytohavetheirquestionsanswered.W:Yes,thatsoundslikeaproblem.M:So,finallywedecidedthatArthurwouldworkinthemorningsandIwouldworkintheafternoons.Nowifsomeonecallswiththequestionformeinthemorning,Arthurtellsthem-5-tocallmeintheafternoon.Thisway,peoplegettheirquestionsansweredthesameday.W:Whatdoyoudoaboutvacations?M:Well,Sonatechgivestheusualtwoweeksofvacationtofull-timeemployees,ItakeaweekandArthurtakesaweek.W:Itsoundslikejobsharinghasworkedoutwellforyou.M:Yes,ithas.Wearebothhappywithit.Q19.WhatdoJohnandauthordoatSonatech?Q20.WhatproblemdidJohnandArthurhavewhentheystartedjobsharing?Q21.WhatdoesJohnsayabouttheirannualvacation?Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardW:MayIseeyourlicense,please?M:Butofficer,didIdosomethingwrong?W:Doyoumeantosayyoudidn’tseethespeedlimitsignbackthere?M:Um,no,madam,IguessIdidn’t.W:Inotherwords,youdrovebytoofasttoreadit.Thesignsays35m/h.Aschoolisjustnearby,youknow?M:Don’tgetmewrong,butmyspeedometerdidn’treadmuchfasterthanthat.W:Then,whyisitthatmyradarshowedyouaregoing45?Letmeputitanotherway.I’mgoingtogiveyouaticket.Again,mayIseeyourlicense,please?M:Hereitis,officer.Butletmeexplain.IwaslateforanimportantappointmentandIwasworriedthatIwouldn’tmakeitontime.So...W:Uha,justaminute,here.Yourlicenseisnolongervalid.Youshouldhaverenewedittwoweeksago.I’mgoingtohavetowriteyouupforthat,too.-6-M:What?Really?W:Yourlicensebecomesinvalidonyourbirthdayandthatwastwoweeksagoaccordingtothedatehere.Youare