2013年12月大学英语四级真题试卷第三套+详细解答+听力原文

全部题型1.Writing2.ListeningComprehension3.4.ReadingCom

prehension5.Translation

PartI

Writing

1．Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonthewaypeoplecommunicateandthenexplainwhetherelectroniccommunicationcanreplaceface-to-facecontact.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

\"DearAndyHowareyou?YourmotherandIarefine.Webothmissyouandhopeyouaredoingwell.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagainthenexttimeyourcomputercrashesandyoucomedownstairsforsomethingtoeat.Love,MomandDad.\"

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

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A．Planhisbudgetcarefully.B．Givehermoreinformation.C．Asksomeoneelseforadvice.

D．Buyagiftforhisgirlfriend.3．

A．She'llhavesomechocolatecake.B．She'lltakealookatthemenu.C．She'llgowithoutdessert.D．She'llpreparethedinner.4．

A．Themancanspeakaforeignlanguage.B．ThewomanhopestoimproveherEnglish.C．Thewomanknowsmanydifferentlanguages.D．Themanwishestovisitmanymorecountries.5．

A．Gotothelibrary.B．Meetthewoman.C．SeeProf.Smith.D．Haveadrinkinthebar.6．

A．Sheisn'tsurewhenProf.Bloomwillbeback.B．Themanshouldn'tbelateforhisclass.C．Themancancomebacksometimelater.D．Shecanpassonthemessagefortheman.7．

A．Hehasastrangepersonality.B．He'sgotemotionalproblems.C．Hisillnessisbeyondcure.D．Hisbehaviorishardtoexplain.8．

A．Theticketsaremoreexpensivethanexpected.B．Theticketsaresoldinadvanceathalfprice.C．It'sdifficulttobuytheticketsonthespot.D．It'sbettertobuytheticketsbeforehand.9．

A．Heturnedsuddenlyandranintoatree.B．Hewashitbyafallenboxfromatruck.C．Hedrovetoofastandcrashedintoatruck.D．Hewastryingtoovertakethetruckaheadofhim.

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A．TogoboatingontheSt.LawrenceRiver.B．TogosightseeinginQuebecProvince.C．TocallonafriendinQuebecCity.D．ToattendaweddinginMontreal.11．

A．StudythemapofQuebecProvince.B．FindmoreaboutQuebecCity.C．BrushuponherFrench.

D．Learnmoreaboutthelocalcustoms.12．

A．It'smostbeautifulinsummer.B．Ithasmanyhistoricalbuildings.

C．Itwasgreatlyexpandedinthe18thcentury.D．It'stheonlyFrench-speakingcityinCanada.13．

A．Itwasaboutalittleanimal.B．Ittookhersixyearstowrite.C．Itwasadaptedfromafairytale.D．Itwasaboutalittlegirlandherpet.14．

A．Sheknowshowtowritebest-sellingnovels.B．Shecanearnalotofmoneybywritingforadults.C．Sheisabletowinenoughsupportfrompublishers.D．Shecanmakealivingbydoingwhatshelikes.

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A．Thecharacters.B．Thereaders.C．Herideas.

D．Herlifeexperiences.16．

A．Shedoesn'treallyknowwheretheyoriginated.B．Shemainlydrewonstoriesofancientsaints.C．Theypoppedoutofherchildhooddreams.D．Theygrewoutofherlonghoursofthinking.SectionB

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A．Monitorstudents'sleeppatterns.B．Helpstudentsconcentrateinclass.C．Recordstudents'weeklyperformance.D．Askstudentstocompleteasleepreport.18．

A．Declininghealth.B．Lackofattention.C．Lossofmotivation.D．Improperbehavior.19．

A．Theyshouldmakesuretheirchildrenarealwayspunctualforschool.B．Theyshouldensuretheirchildrengrowupinahealthyenvironment.C．Theyshouldhelptheirchildrenaccomplishhigh-qualitywork.D．Theyshouldseetoitthattheirchildrenhaveadequatesleep.20．

A．Shestoppedbeingahomemaker.

B．Shebecameafamouseducator.C．Shebecameapublicfigure.D．Shequitdrivingaltogether.21．

A．Amotorist'sspeeding.B．Herrunningastopsign.C．Herlackofdrivingexperience.D．Amotorist'sfailuretoconcentrate.22．

A．Nervousandunsureofherself.B．Calmandconfidentofherself.C．Courageousandforceful.D．Distractedandreluctant.23．

A．Morestricttrainingofwomendrivers.B．Restrictionsoncellphoneusewhiledriving.C．Improvedtrafficconditionsincities.D．Newregulationstoensurechildren'ssafety.24．

A．Theyhaven'tdevotedasmuchenergytomedicineastospacetravel.B．Therearetoomanykindsofcoldvirusesforthemtoidentify.C．Itisnoteconomicaltofindacureforeachtypeofcold.D．Theybelievepeoplecanrecoverwithouttreatment.25．

A．Theyrevealtheseriousnessoftheproblem.B．Theyindicatehowfastthevirusspreads.C．Theytelluswhatkindofmedicinetotake.D．Theyshowourbodyisfightingthevirus.26．

A．Itactuallydoesmoreharmthangood.B．Itcausesdamagetosomeorgansofourbody.C．Itworksbetterwhencombinedwithotherremedies.

D．Ithelpsustorecovermuchsooner.SectionC

Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentways,dependingonthesituationtheyarein.Thisisvery【B1】______Alllanguageshavetwogenerallevelsofusage:aformallevelandaninformallevel.Englishisno【B2】______Thedifferenceinthesetwolevelsisthe

situationinwhichyouusea【B3】______level.Formallanguageisthekindoflanguageyoufindintextbooks,【B4】______,andinbusinessletters.YouwouldalsouseformalEnglishincompositionsand【B5】______thatyouwriteinschool.Informallanguageisusedinconversationwithcolleagues,familymembersandfriends,andwhenwewrite_【B6】_______notesorletterstoclosefriends.

Formallanguageisdifferentfrominformallanguage【B7】______First,formallanguagetendstobemorepolite.Whatwemayfindinterestingisthatitusuallytakesmorewordstobepolite.Forexample,Imightsaytoafriendorafamilymember,\"Closethedoor,please.\"buttoa【B8】______,Iprobablywouldsay,\"Wouldyoumindclosingthedoor?\"

Anotherdifferencebetweenformalandinformallanguageissomeofthe【B9】______Thereareboundtobesomewordsandphrasesthat【B10】______formallanguageandothersthatareinformal.Let'ssaythatIreallylikesoccer.IfI'mtalkingtomyfriend,Imightsay\"I'mjustcrazyaboutsoccer!\"ButifIweretalkingtomyboss,Iwouldprobablysay\"Ireallyenjoysoccer.\"

27．【B1】28．【B2】29．【B3】30．【B4】31．【B5】

32．【B6】33．【B7】34．【B8】35．【B9】36．【B10】PartIII

ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Themobilephoneisamagicdevicewidelyusedthesedays.Althoughithasbeennearly30yearssincethefirstcommercialmobile-phonenetworkwaslaunched,advertisershaveyettofigureouthowtogettheir【C1】______outtomobile-phoneusersinabigway.Thereare2.2billioncell-phoneusersworldwide,a【C2】______thatisgrowingbyabout25%eachyear.Yetspendingonadscarriedovercell-phonenetworkslastyear【C3】_______tojust$1.5billionworldwide,afractionofthe$424billionglobaladmarket.

Butasthenumberofeyeballsgluedto【C4】______screensmultiplies,sotoodoesthemobilephone'svalueasapocketbillboard(广告牌).Consumersare【C5】______usingtheirphonesforthingsotherthanvoicecalls,suchastextmessaging,downloadingsongsandgames,and【C6】______theInternet.By2010,70millionAsiansareexpectedtobewatchingvideosandTVprogramsonmobilephones.Alloftheseactivitiesgiveadvertisers【C7】______optionsforreachingaudiences.Duringsoccer'sWorldCuplastsummer,forexample,

Adidasusedreal-timescoresandgamesto【C8】_______thousandsoffanstoawebsitesetupformobile-phoneaccess.\"Ourtargetaudiencewasmalesaged17to25,\"saysMarcusSpurrell,AdidasregionalmanagerforAsia.\"Theirmobilesarealwayson,alwaysintheirpocket-youjustcan't【C9】______cellphonesasanadvertisingtool.\"Mobile-phonemarketinghasbecomeas【C10】______aplatformasTV.onlineorprint.

A)accessingF)charactersK)patientlyB)amountedG)freshL)tinyC)approachingH)ignoreM)totalD)attractI)increasinglyN)violatedE)casualJ)messagesO)vital

37．【C1】38．【C2】39．【C3】40．【C4】41．【C5】42．【C6】43．【C7】44．【C8】45．【C9】46．【C10】SectionB

AMessontheLadderofSuccess

A)ThroughoutAmericanhistorytherehasalmostalwaysbeenatleastone

centraleconomicnarrativethatgavetheambitiousorunsatisfiedreasontopackupandseektheirfortuneelsewhere.Forthefirst300orsoyearsofEuropeansettlement,thestorywasaboutmovingoutward:gettingimmigrantstothecontinentandthentothefrontiertocleartheprairies(大草原).drainthewetlandsandbuildnewcities.

B)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,asthefrontiervanished,theUShadamildpanicattack.Whatwouldthisenergetic,enterprisingcountrybewithoutnewlandstoconquer?Somepeople,suchasTeddyRoosevelt,decidedtokeeponconquering(Cuba,thePhilippines,etc.),buteventually,inindustrialization,theUSfoundanewnarrativeofeconomicmobilityathome.Fromthe10stothe1960s,peoplemovedfromfarmtocity,firstintheNorthandthenintheSouth.Infact,bythe1950s,therewasenoughprosperityandwhite-collarworkthatmanybegantomovetothesuburbs.Asthepopulationaged,therewasalsoashiftfromthecoldRustBelttothecomfortsoftheSunBelt.Wethinkofthisasanoldperson'smigration,butitcreatedmanyjobsfortheyounginconstructionandhealthcare,nottomentiontourism,retailandrestaurants.

C)Forthelast20years-fromtheendofthecoldwarthroughtwoburstbubblesinasingledecade--theUShasbeencastingaboutforitsnexteconomicnarrative.Andnowitisexperiencinganotherperiodofpanic,whichisbadnewsformuchoftheworkforcebutparticularlyforitsyoungestmembers.D)TheUShasalwaysbeenaremarkablymobilecountry,butnewdatafromtheCensusBureauindicatethatmobilityhasreacheditslowestlevelinrecordedhistory.Sure,somepeoplearestuckinhomesvaluedatlessthantheir

mortgages(抵押贷款),butmanyyoungpeoplewhodon'townhomesanddon'tyethavefamilies—arestayingput,too.Thissuggests,amongotherthings,thatpeoplearen'tpackingupforneweconomicopportunitiesthewaytheyusedto.Ratherthandividingthecountryintothe1percentersversus(与......相

对)everyoneelse,thesplitinoureconomyisreallybetweentwootherclasses:themobileandimmobile.

E)Partoftheproblemisthatthecountry'slargestindustriesareindecline.Inthepast,itwasperfectlyclearwhereyoungpeopleshouldgoforwork(Chicagointhe1870s,Detroitinthe1910s.Houstoninthe1970s)and,moreorless,whatthey'dbedoingwhentheygotthere(killingcattle,buildingcars,sellingoil).Andtheseindustrieswerelargeenoughtoofferjobstoeachclassofworker,fromunskilledlaborertomanagerorengineer.Today,thefewbrightspotsinoureconomyarerelativelysmall(thoughsomepromisefuturegrowth)anddecentralized.TherearegreatjobsinSiliconValley,inthebiotechresearchcapitalsofBostonandRaleigh-Durhamandinadvancedmanufacturingplantsalongthesouthernz-85corridor.Thesecompaniesrecruitalloverthecountry

andtheglobeforworkerswithspecificabilities.(Youdon'tneedtobethenextMarkZuckerberg,founderof,togetajobinoneofthemicrohubs(微中心),bytheway.ButyouwillalmostcertainlyneedatleastaB.A.in

computerscienceorayearortwoatatechnicalschool.)Thisnewer,selectjobmarketisnational,anditoffersmembersofthemobileclasscompetitivesalariesandhigherbargainingpower.

F)Manymembersoftheimmobileclass,ontheotherhand,liveintheAmericaofthegloomyheadlines.Ifyouhavenospecializedskills,there'slittlereasontouproottoanotherstateandbethelastinlineforalow-payingjobatanewautoplantoragreen-energystartup.Thesurpriseinthecensus(普查)data,however,isthattheimmobileworkforceisnotlimitedtounskilledworkers.Infact,manyhaveacollegedegree.

G)Untilnow,aB.A.inanysubjectwasanear-guaranteeofatleast

middle-classwages.Buttoday,aquarterofcollegegraduatesmakelessthanthetypicalworkerwithoutabachelor'sdegree.DavidAutor,aprominentlaboreconomistatM.I.T.,recentlytoldmethatacollegedegreealoneisnolongeraguarantorofagoodjob.Whilegraduatesfromtopuniversitiesarestilllikelytogetagoodjobnomatterwhattheirmajoris,hesaid,graduatesfrom

less-famousschoolsaregoingtobejudgedonwhattheyknow.Tocompeteforjobsonanationallevel,theyshouldbearmedwiththeskillsthatemergingindustriesneed,whethertechnicalornot.

H)Thosewithoutsuchspecializedskillslikepoetry,orevenhistory,majorsarealreadycompetingwiththeirneighborsforthesamesortsofsecond-rate,

poorer-payinglocaljobslikelow-levelmanagementorbig-boxretailsales.Andwiththelow-skilledlabormarketatomizedintothousandsofmicroeconomics,immobileworkersarelessabletodemandbetterwagesorconditionsortoacquirevaluableskills.

I)Sowhat,exactly,shouldtheambitiousyoungworkeroftodaybelearning?Unfortunately,it'shardtosay,sincetheUSdoesn'thaveoneclearnational

project.Thereareplentyofemerging,smallerindustries,butwhichonesarethemostpromising?(Nanotechnology's(纳米技术)momentofremarkablegrowthseemstohavebeen5yearsintothefutureforsomethinglike20yearsnow.)It'snotclearexactlywhatskillsaremostneededoriftheywillevenbevaluableinadecade.J)Whatisclearisthatallsortsofgovernmentissues—education,health-insuranceportability,workerretraining—arenolongerjustbonusestoalreadyprosperouslivesbutexistentialrequirements.It'sinallofourintereststomakesurethatasmanypeopleaspossibleareabletomovetoward

opportunity,andAmerica'sabilitytoinvestpeopleandmoneyinexcitingnewideasisstillgreaterthanthatofmostotherwealthycountries.(Asrecentlyasfiveyearsago,USmigrationwastwicetherateofEuropeanUnionstates.)That,atleast,issomecomfortatatimewhenournationaleconomyseemstobesearchingforitsnextstoryline.

47．Unlikeinthepast,acollegedegreealonedoesnotguaranteeagoodjobforitsholder.

48．Thecensusdataissurprisinginthatcollegegraduatesarealsoamongtheimmobileworkforce.

49．NewfiguresreleasedbythegovernmentshowthatAmericanstodayarelessmobilethaneverbefore.

50．Themigrationofoldpeoplefromcoldtowarmplacesmademanyjobsavailabletotheyoung.

51．Americaisbetteratinnovationthanmostotherrichnations.

52．EarlyAmericanhistoryisoneofmovingoutward.

53．Youngpeopledon'tknowwhattolearnbecauseitishardtopredictwhatskillsaremostneededorvaluedtenyearsfromnow.

54．Computerorothertechnicalskillsareneededtogetawell-payingjobinhigh-techoradvancedmanufacturing.

55．Whenthefrontiervanishedaboutacenturyago,Americafoundneweconomicmobilityinindustrialization.

56．Americatodaycanbedividedintotwoclasses:thosewhomoveandthosewhodon't.SectionC

Anewstudyshowsalargegendergaponeconomicpolicyamongthenationsprofessionaleconomists,adividesimilartothegenderdividefoundinthegeneralpublic.

\"Asagroup,wearepro-market,\"saysAnnMariMay,co-authorofthestudyandaUniversityofNebraskaeconomist.\"Butwomenaremorelikelytoacceptgovernmentregulationandinvolvementineconomicactivitythanourmalecolleagues.\"

\"It'sverypuzzling,\"saysfreemarketeconomistVeroniquedeRugyoftheMercatusCenteratGeorgeMasonUniversity.\"NotadaygoesbythatIdon'taskmyselfwhytherearesofewwomeneconomistsonthefreemarketside.\"AnativeofFrance,deRugysupportedgovernmentintervention(干

预)earlyinherlifebutchangedhermindafterstudyingeconomics.\"Wewantmanyofthesamethingsasliberals—lesspoverty,morehealthcare—buthaveradicallydifferentideasonhowtoachieveit.\"

LiberaleconomistDeanBaker,co-founderoftheCenterforEconomicPolicyandResearch,saysmaleeconomistshavebeenontheinsideofthe

profession,confirmingeachother'santi-regulationviews.Women,asoutsiders,\"aremorelikelytothinkindependentlyoratleastseepeopleoutsideoftheeconomicsprofessionasformingtheirpeergroup,\"hesays.

Thegenderbalanceineconomicsischanging.One-thirdofeconomicsdoctorates(博士学位)nowgotowomen.\"Morediversityisneededatthetablewhenpublicpolicyisdiscussed,\"Maysays.

Economistsdoagreeonsomethings.FemaleeconomistsagreewithmenthatEuropehastoomuchregulationandthatWal-martisgoodforsociety.Maleeconomistsagreewiththeirfemalecolleaguesthatmilitaryspendingistoohigh.Thegendersaremostdivorcedfromeachotheronthequestionofequalityforwomen.Maleeconomistsoverwhelminglythinkthewagegapbetweenmenandwomenislargelytheresultofindividuals'skills,experienceandvoluntarychoices.Femaleeconomistsoverwhelminglydisagreebyamarginof4-to-l.Thebiggestdisagreement:76%ofwomensayfacultyopportunitiesineconomicsfavormen.Maleeconomistspointtheoppositeway:80%saywomenarefavoredortheprocessisneutral.

57．Whatisthefindingofthenewstudy?

A．Thegenderdivideisabigconcernofthegeneralpublic.

B．Menandwomenunderstandeconomicsquitedifferently.C．Thegapbetweenmaleandfemaleeconomistsneedstobeclosed.D．Maleandfemaleeconomistsdisagreewidelyoneconomicpolicy.58．WhatdoesAnnMariMaysayaboutfemaleeconomists?

A．Theyarestronglyagainstmaledominationintheeconomicsprofession.

B．Theytendtosupportgovernmentinterventionineconomicactivity.C．Theyusuallyplayanactiveroleinpublicpolicy-making.D．Theyaremostlystrongadvocatesoffreemarketeconomy.59．WhatdowelearnabouteconomistVeroniquedeRugy?A．Sherepresentsmostfemaleeconomists'standpoint.B．Shedevotesherselftoeliminatingwomen'spoverty.

C．Herstudyofeconomicschangedherviewongovernment'sroleineconomicactivities.

D．Heracademicbackgroundhelpedhergetintotheinnercircleoftheeconomicsprofession.

60．WhatdoesAnnMariMayimplyaboutpublicpolicy-making?A．Morefemaleeconomistsshouldgetinvolved.B．Itshoulddojusticetofemaleeconomists'studies.C．Moreattentionshouldbepaidtowomen'srights.D．Itshouldaimatsustainabledevelopment.

61．Onwhatissuedomaleandfemaleeconomistsdiffermost?A．Governmentregulation.B．Jobcreation.C．Militaryspending.D．Genderequality.

Thenumberofpostgraduatestudentstravellingfromnon-EUcountriestostudyatUKuniversitieshasfallenforthefirsttimein16years,fuellingfearsthatthegovernment'simmigrationcrackdownisdiscouragingthousandsofthebrighteststudentsfromcontinuingtheirstudiesinBritain.

JoBeall,BritishCouncildirectorofeducationandsociety,saidthefallwouldcausealarmamongUKvice-chancellors(大学行政主管).\"Thesectorwasexpectingadeclineingrowth,buttheactualreductioninpostgraduatenumbersisofrealconcernasinternationalstudentsmakeupthemajorityofnumbersinmanypostgraduatecoursesandresearchteamsinscience,

technology,engineeringandmathematics.\"

\"AttractingthebrightestandmostambitiouspostgraduateandresearchstudentsiscriticaliftheUKistomaintainitsqualityreputationforresearch,\"Beallsaid.

Universitiesgetathirdoftheirtuition(学费)feerevenuefromnon-EUstudents.Thereisgrowing,fearamongvice-chancellorsthatthisrevenue—aswellasthecultural,academicandeconomicbenefitinternationalstudentsbring—isbeingputatrisk.

TimWestlake.directorforthestudentexperienceatManchester

University,saidstudentswhosefamiliesreliedonthemworkingintheUKaftertheirstudiestogainexperienceandrepaythefeeswerestartingtolookelsewhere.

Lastmonththehomesecretary,TheresaMay.announcedthatembassystaffwouldinterviewmorethan100000applicantsinanattempttopreventbogus(假冒的)onesenteringthecountry.ShealsosaidimmigrantswereresponsibleforpushingupUKhouseprices.Thecommentsfollowedthe

introductionofnewlimitationsonstudents'righttoworkduringandaftertheirstudies.

Beallsaid:\"GovernmentstatisticsforthefirsttimeproviderealevidencethatthechangestoUKvisaregulationsmayhavediscouragedmanystudentsfromapplyingtotheUK,andinparticularpostgraduateStudentswhoaresoimportanttotheUK'sresearchoutput.TheUKenjoysanexcellentreputationaroundtheworldforthehighqualityofoureducationsystem,sothe

governmentneedstoensurethatinstitutionshaveallthesupporttheyneedtoattractinternationalstudentswhomakeatremendousacademic,culturalandeconomiccontributiontotheUK.\"

62．Whathascausedthedeclineofthenumberofnon-EUpostgraduatesintheUK?

A．Theincreaseintuitionandfees.B．Theever-risinglivingexpenses.C．Changedimmigrationpolicies.D．Universities'tightenedbudgets.

63．WhatisUKvice-chancellors'biggestconcern?

A．Howtoobtainfinancialsupportfromthegovernment.

B．Howtokeeptheacademicreputationoftheirinstitutions.C．Howtopreventbogusapplicantsenteringtheiruniversities.D．Howtostimulatethecreativityoftheirresearchteams.

．WhydoUKuniversitiestrytoattractpostgraduatestudentsfromoutsidetheEU?

A．Asubstantialpartoftheirrevenuecomesfromnon-EUstudents'tuitionandfees.

B．Non-EUpostgraduatestudentsarcusuallyhighlymotivated.C．ThenumberofUKpostgraduatestudentshasfallensharply.

D．Someofthepostgraduateprogrammesarespeciallydesignedfornon-EUstudents.

65．Whatweretheexpectationsofsomenon-EUstudents'families?A．TheirchildrencouldenjoytheUK'sculturalbenefits.B．Theirchildrencouldfindwell-payingjobsupontheirreturn.C．Theirchildrencouldbecomeestablishedacademically.D．TheirchildrencouldworkintheUKaftergraduation.66．WhatdoesBeallsuggesttheUKgovernmentshoulddo?

A．Allowpromisinginternationalstudentstoworkinresearchteams.B．ReviseUKvisaregulationstoaccommodatenon-EUstudents.C．Giveuniversitiesadequatesupporttoattractnon-EUstudents.D．TrytoaddresstheneedsofinternationalstudentsintheUK.PartⅣ

Translation

67．“你要茶还是要咖啡?”是用餐人常被问到的问题。许多西方人会选咖啡，而中国人则会选茶。相传，中国的一位帝王于五千多年前发现了茶，并用来治病。在明清(theMingandQingDynasties)期间，茶馆遍布全国。饮茶在6世纪传到日本，但直到17、18世纪才传到欧美。如今，茶是世界上最流行的饮料(beverage)之一。茶是中国的民族饮品，也是中国传统和文化的重要组成部分。