942016年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第三套)

2016年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:oneistofindajobsomewhereandtheothertostartabusinessofyourown.Youaretomakeadecision.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourdecision.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)（说明：本次四级考试全国共考了两套听力，为避免重复，特补充了一套模拟听力，供同学们练习。）SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.1.A)Armedmen.B)Militants.C)Civilians.D)Hard-liners.2.A)Theparkedpassengerbus.B)Thearmedmenonmotorcycles.C)Thecentralgovernment.D)TheIslamicrebels.Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnews·item.3.A)$14billion.B)$40billion.C)$2.5billion.D)$25billion.4.A)Lackofknowledgeofclimatechange.B)Notenoughexamplestofollow.C)Shortageofagriculturalexperts.D)Insufficientfinancingmechanisms.Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem5.A)Itwillrise.B)Itwillbestable.C)Itwillbelowereddown.D)Itwillchangefromtimetotime.6.A)Toboomuprealestatemarket.B)Tolowerunemploymentrate.C)Tofinancecarindustry.D)Toofferfoodtomorepeople.7.A)Studentswithbankloan.B)Homebuyerswithbankloan.C)Lowincomeworkers.D)Peoplewithsavingsaccounts.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Waiterandcustomer.B)Goodfriends.C)Husbandandwife.D)Colleagues.9.A)Themandoesherafavor.B)Themanrecommendshermanygoodfoods.C)Themanisverypatienttoherquestion.D)Themandecidestotreathertoameal.10.A)TherewerenotmanyChineserestaurantsbefore.B)Manypeopleemigratedoutofhiscountry.C)Itisfamousforthedifferentrecipes.D)Itpreventsforeignlanguagesfromgettingin.11.A)Hecannotunderstandwhyshealwaysspeaksnonsense.B)Hedoesnotthinkthewomanknowshowtoenjoyherself.C)Hebelievesthewomaniscapableofbeingpromotedsoon.D)HehatestochoosebetweenChinesecuisineandFrenchcuisineQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)T-bonesteak&beer.B)Friedchickensteak&Sprite.C)Boiledchicken&salad.D)Roastbeef&rice.13.A)French.B)Italian.C)Ranch.D)Germany.14.A)Foritssalad.C)Foritscheese.B)Foritspies.D)Foritsfries.15.A)Thebakerwashurtatworkandcan’tpreparethem.B)Theovenisbrokenandhasn’tbeenrepaired.C)TheyareservedonlyonSundays.D)Thepieshavebeensoldout.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theywanttoattractattention.C)Theyappearrespectableinsuchclothes.B)Itisfashionabletowearsuchclothes.D)Ridingamotorcyclemakesonedirty.17.A)Itisefficient.C)Itisconvenient.B)Itisexciting.D)Itisdangerous.18.A)Ifhealwayswearsprotectiveclothing.B)Ifhecanseeeverythingaroundhimclearly.C)Ifheisverycareful.D)Ifhehasalotofdefenders.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Makingnoises.B)Ourownsystemoflanguage.C)Combinationsofdifferentsounds.D)Agroupofsentencesuponourowncreations.20.A)Itdoesgoodtocommunicationbetweenpeople.B)Itencouragespeopletospeakouttheirthoughts.C)Itenlargesthevocabularyofaparticularlanguage.D)Ithinderscommunicationamongindividuals.21.A)Words.B)Toneofvoice.C)Sentencestructures.D)Sounds.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)WilliamSmart.B)Mrs.Dodd.C)PresidentLyndonJohnson.D)PresidentNixon.23.A)In1910.B)In1906.C)In1966.D)In1972.24.A)FirstSundayinJune.B)SecondSundayinJune.C)ThirdSundayinJune.D)DecidedbyeachPresiden25.A)Tohonoronlyyourfather.B)Tohonorallfathersaroundyou.C)Tohonorfatherlikefigures.D)TohonorMrs.Dodd’sfather.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwillmatchtheoffense.Butwhenitcomestooneofthecruelestcrimesanimalfightingthings26workoutthatway.Dog-fightingvictimsare27andkilledforprofitand“sport，”yettheircriminalabusersoftenreceivea28sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyha