2016年12月四级答案及解析（第三套）.pdf

2016年12月大学英语四级考试答案与解析（第3套）Part IWriting【范文】In the past two years of my college life,I have never ceased to think what kind of work Ishall take up upon graduation.Although my ideas are not consistent,I have now decided tostart a business of my own as my lifelong career.A variety of factors have led me to make this decision over other more lucrative ones.Tobegin with,running my own business means freedom and independence.As a person having myown business,it can fully express myself and make my own decisions,a privilege not everyonecan have,even those with highly-paid positions.More importantly,I like starting my ownbusiness in that it combines with interest and work.A person can only devote himself to doingthe best when he is really interested in one thing.Whats more,start a business of my ownoffers a certain peace of mind.No more rushing to catch a morning bus,no more worries aboutwhen I will get fired,no more anxious to please a boss.I do not want to miss this entrepreneurial era,and nothing,not even a big salary,canequal for the satisfaction of being your own boss and a gentle peace of life.Part II Listening Comprehension15 CCCDA610：BDBDA1115 CBCBA1620:DDCCD2125 BBDCCSection ANews Item OneFifteen passengers were burned alive when a passenger bus was set on fire by unknown men inPakistans southwestern Balochistan province,an official said.Naseer Ahmed Nasir,deputy commissioner in the city of Sibi,said four men on motorcyclesinitially opened fire on a parked passenger bus at a hotel.The armed men then came close to the busand splashed petrol,setting it on fire,he said.1He said most of the dead were either children or women.Balochistan,near the Afghan border,is rich in natural resources.But it is also in under a riot.2Militants there have for years complained that the central government has paid little attentionto them and their economic needs.They have been fighting Pakistani military forces for self-rule.Pakistan has said the militants in Balochistan do not have links to the Islamic hard-liners whohave launched attacks in other parts of the country.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1.Who were most of the victims according to the news?2.What are the militants in Balochistan dissatisfied with?2016-12四级试题（第3套）11W:Huh?M:Well,you see,Dave,15Jour baker,slipped on a banana peel back in our kitchen two daysago,and injured his back.W:Oh,no.M:Hell be out for at least two weeks.In the meantime,were serving ice cream sundaesinstead.Sorry.W:Im sorry to hear that.I hope he gets better soon.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.What does the woman order?13.What kind of dressing does she ask for?14.Why does the woman like to dine at Heavenly Pies?15.Why is the restaurant not serving pies today?Section CPassage OneNowadays motorcycling is fast becoming one of Americansmost popular sports.However,there are several things about motorcycling that 17the average citizen dislikes.16Motorcyclists frequently get dirty.In fact,they are dirty.On the road there is little toprotect them from mud,insects and bird droppings.For practical reasons,they are oftendressed in old clothing,which looks much less respectable than the clothing of people who ridein cars.16For the same reason,motorcyclists usually wear dark colors.Of course,17thedanger of motorcycling also helps account for many peoples low opinion of the sport.Itsdefenders,however,18claim that careful cyclists are in less danger than its commonlybelieved.He must pay careful attention to his driving.From that point of view,a man on amotorcycle is safer than a man in a car.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.Why do motorcyclists often dress in old and dark clothing?17.Whats the average citizens opinion about motorcycling?18.How can a motorcyclist be safer than a car driver?Passage TwoSpeech is one of the most important ways of communicating.It consists of far more than justmaking noises.To talk and also to be understood by other people,we have to speak a language,thatis,we have to use 19combinations of sounds that everyone agrees stand for a particular objector idea.20Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.Learning a language properly is very important.The basic vocabulary of English is not very large,and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well.But the more words you know,themore ideas you can express,and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say.21The way wesay the words is also very important.Our tone of voice can express many emotions and showswhether we are pleased or angry,for instance.142016-12四级试题（第3套）Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.What are used to stand for a particular object or idea when we speak a language?20.What if everyone made up their own language?21.What is also important besides the main thing in communicating?Passage ThreeFathers Day was first observed in Spokane,Washington,in 1910.22Mrs.Dodd firstproposed the idea of a fathers dayin 1906.Mrs.Dodd wanted a special day to honor herfather,William Smart,who was widowed when his wife died in childbirth after their sixthchild was born.Mr.Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself.Mrs.Dodd wanted Fathers Day to be celebrated on the first Sunday in June,her fathersbirthday.But it wasnt until 1966 that President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidentialproclamation,declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Fathers Day.23In 1972,PresidentRichard Nixon established a permanent national ceremony of 24Fathers Day to be held on thethird Sunday of June,coming almost sixty years after Mothers Day had been proclaimed anational holiday.Today,Fathers Day has become a day to 25not only honor your father,but allmen who act as a father-like figure,such as stepfathers,uncles,grandfathers,and adult males.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.Who first proposed the idea of a Fathers Day?23.When was Fathers Dayestablished to be a permanent national day?24.When is Fathers Daycelebrated nowadays?25.For what purpose do we celebrate Fathers Dayaccording to the passage?Part IIIReading Comprehension2630 KOJDG3135 BEMLC3640:CJGDK4145:EBHFI4650:CADAB5155 DDBACSection A当有人犯罪时，我们总希望惩罚与罪行相当。但是当谈到最残酷的罪行之一一动物角斗一事情往往26很少如我们希望的那样。角斗之后受害的小狗们为人类的利益和“娱乐”被27虐待并杀害，但那些犯下罪行造成动物一生痛苦的施虐者往往只是得到28最轻的判决。大约一半由联邦定罪的组织动物角斗者们都获得了缓刑。在起诉这些动物角斗者方面已取得了一些进展。但是联邦法官们通常都严格依照美国量刑准则来29判决，而对动物角斗案件方面，这些准则已经过时并且过30轻。美国量刑委员会是31制定判刑准则的机构，正在重新讨论这些准则，建议将最低刑期从612个月提高到21-27个月。这是朝正确的32方向迈出了一步，但我们仍希望看到美国量刑委员会对准则做出进一步的改变。除了这一努力，我们还与动物保护者，州和联邦立法者一起，在全国范围内33加强反虐待法案，以及一些支持性的法律和政策，以帮助那些不堪重负的、照顾动物角斗中受害动物的2016-12四级试题（第3套）1534收容所。这些帮助35至关重要，因为照顾动物受害者的高成本是阻止人们参与到这些残忍行为中的一个主要因素。26.K)空格前为名词，后面是动词短语work out,因此应填人副词，以修饰其后的动词。首句中提到人们总希望惩罚与罪行相当。空格所在句句首的Bt说明该句为前一句的转折，故空格处应填入表示否定意义的副词，修饰work out。故选rarely“很少地”。C)critically意为“特别地，关键地”不符合句意，故排除。27.O)空格后为连词and,分析句子结构可知，空格处的词语与后面的动词killed为并列关系，因此应填入动词过去式。killed意为“杀害”，结合备选项可知，tortured“虐待，折磨”符合句意，故选O)。H)inspired意为“激发；鼓舞”不符合句意，故排除。28.J)空格前为不定冠词a,后面为名词sentence,因此应填入形容词来修饰sentence。.根据句意：角斗之后受害的小狗们被杀害，但那些犯下罪行造成动物一生痛苦的施虐者往往只是得到判决。空格所在句中的“yt”,说明该句为转折句，即施虐者受到的惩罚过轻，故选J)。A)convenient意为“方便的”不符合句意，故排除；G)inadequate意为“不充分的”，前面的不定冠词应是an,故排除。29.D)空格位于when引导的状语从句中，空格前为从句的主语they,空格后为名词penalties,.因此应填人动词作从句的谓语，且可与后面的名词搭配。根据句意：但是联邦法官们通常都严格依照美国量刑准则来。准则应该是被用来“判决”案件的，故选D)。B)creates为第三人称单数，与主语they不符合语法要求，故排除；F)hesitate意为“犹豫”和M)strengthen意为“增强，强化”不符合语义，故排除。30.G)空格前为副词extremely,应填人形容词。且空格前为连词and,可知，空格处与前面的outdated为并列关系。outdated意为“过时的”，结合备选项可知，inadequate“不足的，不充分的”符合句意，此处意为“准则惩罚不充分，过轻”，故选G)。3l.B)空格所在句为which引导的非限制性定语从句，which是从句的主语，空格后的名词短语these sentencing guidelines为从句的宾语，应填人谓语动词。且前面的主语为美国量刑委员会，是机构名称，故应为第三人称单数形式。根据句意：美国量刑委员会是判刑准则的机构。准则是需要被“制定”的，故选B)。L)shelters意为“收入所”不符合语义，故排除。32.E)空格前为形容词ight,因此应填人名词。根据句意：美国量刑委员会正在提议对虐待动物者加以重罚，与文章所述观点一致，说明所走的方向是正确的，故选E)direction“方向，趋势”。33.M)空格前为不定式to,根据句意：我们还与动物保护者，州和联邦立法者一起，在全国范围内反虐待法案。说明所做的努力是想要达到某种目的，故此处为to引导的目的状语，应填人动词原形。结合备选项可知，strengthen意为“加强，强化”符合句意，故选M)。34.L)空格位于第一个that引导的定语从句中，that为从句的主语，assist为谓语动词，后面应该是名词短语作assist“帮助，辅助”的宾语。因此，空格前的overburdened animal为定语，空格处应填人名词。根据句意：以帮助那些不堪重负的动物。能照顾受害动物的地方即“收容所”，故选L)。35.C)空格前为be动词is,后面为形容词，空格处应填人副词来修饰形容词important。.结合备选项可知，critically“特别地，关键地”符合句意，critically important意为“至关重要，极其重要”，故选C)。162016-12四级试题（第3套）