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2017年12月四级模拟题作文范文、听力原文及答案 Part I Writing 作文范文 On Students’ Physical Well-being There is no denying that physical well-being is of vital importance to the development of college students. However, many students, as well as educators and parents, fail to realize the truth. It can be proved by the evidence that increasing number of students are faced with the problems of near-sightedness and obesity, and that the results of 800-meter running test for girls and 1000-meter test for boys in a university decreased by 10.3% and 10.9% respectively compared with those in 2000. Various reasons accounts for the decline in students’ physical condition. First and foremost, it’s partly due to the fact that some college students are unaware of the significance of physical training and exercise. They believe that they are still young and there is no need to worry about their health condition. In addition, some students are preoccupied with study or computer games, which leave them little time for development of their constitution. What’s more, related authorities don’t make effective instruction and regulations to encourage students to build up their bodies. All in all, it is high time for us to pay due attention to students’ physical well-being. For one thing, it is the students themselves that can make a difference, which means active participation in doing more exercise. For another, government should take measures to help students cultivate healthy living styles. Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension 1-4. BCCD 5-7. AAC 8-11. ACCD 12-15. BAAD 16-18. DAB 19-21. CDB 22-25. ACAB Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension Section A 26. C 27. M 28. L 29.H 30. K 31. A 32. F 33. N 34. J 35. I Section B 36. A 37. B　　38. D　　39. E　　40. F　　41. H　　42. H　　43. I　　44. J　　45. K Section C Passage One D-C-A-B-C Passage Two D-B-C-C-D Part Ⅳ Translation The phenomenon of holiday economy shows that Chinese people’s consumption concept is undertaking great changes. According to statistics, the demands of Chinese consumers are shifting from the basic necessities of life to leisure, comfort and personal development. Meanwhile, with the prosperity of holiday economy, the Chinese people’s concept of consumption becomes mature. Therefore, the structure of products should be adjusted accordingly to adapt to social development. On the other hand, services should be improved to satisfy people’s demand for an improved quality of life. Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension Section A News report One Sierra Leone hopes to raise millions of dollars for development projects by selling a large uncut diamond. It is believed to be one of the largest diamonds in the world. The public sale will take place in New York in December. The 709-carat gemstone is known as the Peace Diamond. This will be the second time Sierra Leone tries to sell the diamond. The government rejected the highest bid of $7.8 million at its first public sale in New York in May. More than half of the earnings from the sale will be used for water, electricity, education and health projects in Sierra Leone, especially to aid Koryardu. That is the eastern village where the diamond was found. Martin Rapaport is chairman of Rapaport Group, an organization of diamond companies which will manage the sale. He told Reuters, “There’s a reason God gave these diamonds to the poorest people in the world and made the richest people want them…this is making the world a better place.” The Rapaport Group described the diamond as the 14th largest in the world. A Christian clergyman discovered it in March and gave it to the government. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. Question 1.Why does Sierra Leone want to sell the diamond? Question 2.Where was the diamond found? News Report Two The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attacks that killed over 300 people in Mogadishu. On October 14th, the streets of the Somali capital's Hodan district were jam-packed with traffic and by-standers, when a truck loaded with explosives detonated, killing hundreds. Shortly thereafter, a second, smaller explosion, believed to have been part of a coordinated plot with the first attack, took place across town. This attack was the deadliest in Somalia's history. In addition to the more than 300 people killed, over 400 were injured and dozens are still unaccounted for.“The two attacks targeted a public, commercial area of the capital and resulted in the death and injury of hundreds of civilians, including United States citizens,” said the White House Press Secretary in a written statement. While Somali citizens and first responders have responded bravely and generously to the attacks, there are still critical humanitarian needs. Starting on October 17, the United States has begun to deliver planeloads of relief supplies to Mogadishu to assist the victims and survivors. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. Question 3.Where were the explosives of the first attack detonated? Question 4.What was the target of the attacks? News Report Three Some 20 million people in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and north-east Nigeria are on the brink of famine or are already experiencing it, said the United Nations Security Council. Natural disaster is a contributing factor, but much of the problem is man-made or exacerbated by humans. In South Sudan, a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar escalated into a civil war in December 2013 that continues unabated today. Nearly 6 million South Sudanese people face life-threatening hunger. In Yemen, civil war has destabilized the economy, crippled agricultural production and trade, and sent the price of food skyrocketing. 7 million people are in need of emergency food assistance, and another 10 million go hungry more often than not. In north-eastern Nigeria, Boko Haram attacks have displaced millions and severely curtailed the production of food. Around 5.2 million people face severe food insecurity. Similarly, in Somalia, fighting and violence caused by al-Shabaab militants have grossly exacerbated a humanitarian catastrophe caused by drought. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. Question 5.What is the problem that threatens people in the countries or regions mentioned in the report? Question 6. What is the cause of the civil war in South Sudan? Question 7. Why is al-Shabaab militants a contributing factor of the problem in Somalia? Section B Conversation One Hello? Hi, Susie, it's Paul here. How are you? Enjoying your new job? You're working at the library, aren't you? Yes. I started when the library reopened a month ago. It's great. Actually Carol and I have been meaning to join for a while. Oh. you should. It doesn't cost anything, and the new library has all sorts of facilities. It's not just a place where you borrow books. For instance, there's an area with comfortable seats where you can sit and read the magazines they have there. Some people spend the whole morning there. Mmm. Wish I had that amount of time to spend! Yes, you must be pretty busy at present, with the children and everything? We are, yes. But we're hoping to get away this summer. We're thinking of going to Greece. Well, we've got a much larger section of the library devoted to travel books, so you should come and have a look. I can't remember if there's anything specifically on Greece, but I should think so. OK.Now Carol's organising a project for the history class she teaches at school - it's about life in the town a hundred years ago. Do you have anything that might be useful? Yes, actually we've now got a new section with materials on the history of the town and surrounding region. Right. I'll tell her. You can't always find that sort of thing on the internet. Now in the old library there used to be a separate room with reference books. It was a really nice quiet room. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 8.What does the woman do at the moment? Question 9.What does the woman say about the library? Question 10.What is the man going to do this summer? Question 11.What might be useful for Carol’s project? Conversation Two Good morning. Stretton Festival box office. How can I help you? Oh, hello. My family and I are on holiday in the area, and we've seen some posters about the festival this week. Could you tell me about some of the events, please? Of course. First of all, are there still tickets available for the jazz band on Saturday? There are, but only ￡15. The ￡12 seats have all been sold. OK. And the venue is the school, isn't it? Yes, that's right, the secondary school. Make sure you don't go to the primary school by mistake! And there's an additional performer who isn't mentioned on the posters — Carolyn Hart is going to play with the band. Oh, I think I've heard her on the radio. Doesn't she play the oboe, or flute or something? Yes the flute. She usually plays with symphony orchestras, and apparently this is her first time with a jazz band. Well, I'd certainly like to hear her. Then the next thing I want to ask about is the duck races I saw a poster beside a river. What are they, exactly? Well, you buy a yellow plastic duck — or as many as you like — they're a pound each. And you write your name on each one. There'll be several races, depending on the number of ducks taking part. And John Stevens, a champion swimmer who lives locally, is going to start the races. AII the ducks will be launched into the river at the back of the cinema, then they'll float along the river for 500 metres, as far as the railway bridge. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 12. What do we learn about the man from the conversation? Question 13.Where will the jazz band play? Question 14. What did Carolyn Hart use to play with? Question 15.Where will the duck races start? Section C Passage One One of the most efficient ways to promote peaceand jump-start flagging economies is to empowergirls and invest in their education. Today, girls' lackof access to basic education is compounded when itcomes to the use of digital technology, leaving themfar behind boys. And because the world is ever moredigital, those who lack basic internet skills will find itincreasingly more difficult to participate in the formal economy, to obtain a qualityeducation, to access health care, information and psychosocial support, to have their voicesheard. Since 2013 the global gender gap in male and female access to the Internet has actuallyincreased from 11 to 12 percent. Worse yet, women and girls living in the poorest countries are31 percent less likely than men and boys to have access to the Internet. In developingcountries, some 200 million fewer women than men own a mobile phone, the most commonmeans of Internet access there. This digital divide is increasing, and should it continue at thepresent pace, it is projected that over 75 percent of women and girls will lack internet accessand digital skills. There are many causes for the digital gender gap. They include girls' exclusion from basiceducation writ large, from specific technology education and design, high costs of bothdevices and internet access, scarcity of content relevant for women and girls, and socio-cultural biases and discrimination, such as barriers to women speaking freely and privatelyboth online and offline. Indeed, one of the most insidious reasons why girls may bediscouraged from learning how to access and use digital technology is also a groundless one: that girls are simply not adept at using technology. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 16.According to the speaker, what is the efficient way to promote peace and improve economies? Question 17. Why do some people find it more difficult in this digital era to obtain a quality education? Question 18. What is the most common means for people from developing countries to access the Internet? Passage Two The United States declared independence from Great Britain in 1776 to secure for allAmericans their unalienable rights. These rights include, but are not limited to, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Thomas Jefferson, chief author of the Declaration of Independence, by using the word"unalienable," claimed two things about our human rights. First, these rights are not given to usby the government. We have them even if the government does not respect them. Second, wecannot cede these rights to the government even by our own consent. They cannot be takenaway from us, and we cannot give them away. Mr. Jefferson was careful to define our rights in this way because this definition justified adeclaration of independence from Great Britain. Revolt, he argued, was lawful only if, after along train of abuses and usurpations, a government continued to refuse to respect and securethe rights of its citizens. The Revolution was a last resort to Americans. They had to provide new Guards for their futuresecurity because of a government that not only exercised despotic power, but also evinced adesign to reduce them under absolute Despotism. The 56 delegates who signed the Declaration of Independence did not take their duty lightly. They risked being charged with treason against the British government but recognized it to benecessary. Benjamin Franklin, the eldest signer of the Declaration, said, We must, indeed, allhang together, or most assuredly we will hang separately. They were willing to risk their livesto preserve their unalienable rights. Only united could they succeed. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 19. Why did the United States declare independence from Great Britain in 1776? Question 20. According to Jefferson, when was revolt lawful? Question 21. What is the number of people that signed the Declaration of Independence? Passage Three On September 11, 2001, after the attack on NewYork's World Trade Center, all that remained wasdeath and destruction. But, there was a surprise. One sole tree survived. It stands today in the midst of the September 11 Memorial in lower Manhattan, strong and verymuch alive. It wasn’t expected to live. Richie Cabo from the city’s Parks and Recreation Department said rescue workers found itunder the rubble and decided to bring it to the city’s largest nursery. "The tree was a 30-foottree. When the buildings fell on it, it got decapitated. So when we got it it was only aboutseven feet tall, and had like three branches and a few leaves on it. Cabo and his team stabilized the tree and it spent nine years in the nursery. “You can see that this is prior to 9/11 and after it is the new growth, the smooth bark. So thistree tells exactly what happene