2012年12月英语四级真题及答案

2012年12月英语四级真题及答案PartⅠListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］1.A)Thefourthfloor.B)Thefifthfloor.C)Thesixthfloor.D)Theseventhfloor.2.A)Johnboughtacheapcomputer.B)JohnboughtMorrisacomputer.C)MorrisboughtacomputerfromJohn.D)Morrisboughtanewcomputer.3.A)RecognizeJanefirst.B)Tellthewomanwhy.C)Goonadiet.D)Feelatease.4.A)Thewhiteone.B)Thebrickone.C)Theprettierone.D)Thebetterone.5.A)Thesummerthisyearisterriblyhot.B)Lastsummerwasevenhotter.C)Hotweatherhelpsloseweight.D)Lightwasstrongerthismorning.6.A)Nooneonthebuswasinjured.B)Everyoneonthebuswasinjured.C)Onlyonestudentonthebuswasinjured.D)Morethanonestudentonthebuswasinjured.7.A)Drawingsomemoney.B)Openingadepositaccount.C)Savingmuchmoney.D)Puttingmoneyinthebank.8.A)Theyhavetoolittlepatience.B)Theyarenotstrictwithstudents.C)Theyareveryhardonstudents.D)Theyaremorehardworkingthanbefore.9.A)Thewomanisveryworried.B)Themandoesn’tlikethinking.C)Themanhasdonesomethingwrong.D)Thewomancandonothingfortheman.10.A)Becausethewaistwasabittootight.B)Becausetherewasn’tanyofhersize.C)Becauseshedidn’tlookgoodinthedress.D)Becausethestylewasnotwhatsheliked.SectionBCompoundDictation注意：听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation），题目在试卷二上。现在请取出试卷二。Asupermarketclubcardisanewwayforpeopletosavemoneyonitemstheybuy.Peopleusedtocutoutcoupons(赠券)to(S1)savemoney.Nowtheyuseacardthatlookslikea(S2)creditcardwhentheypayforitems.Onlypeoplewithcardscangetthe(S3)lowerprice.Togetacard,peoplemustgiveouttheirname,address,andother(S4)personalinformation.Everythingclubcard-usersbuyis(S5)storedonacomputerinafilewiththeirnameonit.Inthecoupondays,noonekept(S6)trackofthethingspeoplebought.Now,computersallowhuge(S7)amountsofinformationtobesaved.Inordertosavemoneywiththecards,peoplecouldloseprivacy.Sofar,theinformation,ordata,isprivate.Butthatcouldchange.Therearemanycompanieswhomightbeinterestedinknowingwhatpeoplebuy.Forinstance,(S8)aninsurancecompanymightwanttoknowiftheirclientsbuyhealthyfood,orifpeoplebuyalotofmedicinefromthestore.ACaliforniaSenator,DebraBowen,wantstomakesuretherearelawstoprotectdatakeptoncomputers.Shesays,“(S9)Thelawsthatgovernprivacyreallyhaven’tcaughtupwithtechnology.”Storesthatuseclubcardshavepromisedtokeeptheinformationprivate.(S10)Somepeopleareafraidthestoresmightchangetheirmindsifcompaniesofferedenoughmoney.Somepeoplesaytheinformationisworthasmuchastreasure.PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thepredictabilityofourmortalityratesissomethingthathaslongpuzzledsocialscientists.Afterall,thereisnonaturalreasonwhy2,500peopleshouldaccidentallyshootthemselveseachyearorwhy7,000shoulddrownor55,000dieintheircars.Nooneestablishesaquotaforeachtypeofdeath.Itjusthappensthattheyfollowaconsistentpatternyearafteryear.AfewyearsagoaCanadianpsychologistnamedGeraldWildebecameinterestedinthisphenomenon.HenoticedthatmortalityratesforviolentandaccidentaldeathsthroughouttheWesternworldhaveremainedoddlystaticthroughoutthewholeofthecentury,despiteallthetechnologicaladvancesandincreasesinsafetystandardsthathavehappenedinthattime.Wildedevelopedanintriguingtheorycalled“riskhomeostasis”.Accordingtothistheory,peopleinstinctivelylivewithacertainlevelofrisk.Whensomethingismadesafer,peoplewillgetaroundthemeasureinsomewaytoreasserttheoriginallevelofdanger.If,forinstance,theyarerequiredtowearseatbelts,theywillfeelsaferandthuswilldrivealittlefasterandalittlemorerecklessly,therebystatisticallycancelingoutthebenefitsthattheseatbeltconfers.Otherstudieshaveshownthatwhereanintersectionismadesafer,theaccidentrateinvariablyfallstherebutrisestoacompensatinglevelelsewherealongthesamestretchofroad.Itappears,then,thatwehaveaninnateneedfordanger.Inallevents,itisbecomingclearerandclearertoscientiststhatthefactorsinfluencingourlifespanarefarmoresubtleandcomplexthanhadbeenpreviouslythought.Itnowappearsthatifyouwishtolivealonglife,itisn’tsimplyamatterofadheringtocertainprecautions…eatingtherightfoods,notsmoking,drivingwithcare.Youmustalsohavetherightattitude.ScientistsattheDukeUniversityMedicalCentermadea15-y