1、 2021 年 12 月四级答案+真题（卷一）Directions: Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program（新生训练；新生练习）to help the freshmen adapt to the new environment and academic studies.You are now to write a proposal, which may include its aim, duration, participantsand activities.参考范文：To whom it may concern,Im
2、 a junior from Law School. The new semester will begin and a group ofnewbies are about to arrive. In order to help them adapt to t e new environment andacademic studies, I propose that an orientation profirst week of this September.m should be held during theThe program is to help freshme earn what
3、they will confront in the comingcollege life by passing out nece sary materials and explaining their questions aboutcampus activities. So volunteers ne ded in this program should be those who aresophomores or juniors andready to help others. The program will start on 1st ofnext month and all rticipa
4、nts should gather at 7 in the morning at the northeastcorner of the Main Square to prepare for the leaflets and handbooks which willbe distributed to freshmen. As new students are stepping onto the campus,volunteers hould help them to carry their luggage, pass out manuals, answer theirpossible quest
5、ions and take them to their own dormitories.I believe this program will be successfully held and it will greatly help freshmento feel welcomed and warm in a strange but friendly environment.Best wishes,Bill 听力原文News report 1Q1 United Airlines has apologized for mistakenly shipping an American family
6、s pet dog inthe wrong direction to Japan. The dog owners beloved 10-year-old dog named Buddy,took an unexpected 16-hour flight to Tokyo following a mix-up by the airline. The dogowners family are currently in the process of moving. They were meant to be reunitedwith the pet in their new home city in
7、 Texas. But, when they arrived at the United Airlinescargo facility in the southern US state, they found a strangers dog wait g in Buddys place.Both of the dogs had been sent to the wrong destinations on nnecting flights fromDenver, with Buddy mistakenly being sent to Japan ins ad. Buddy was given a
8、 physicalcheck-up when he arrived at Tokyos Internatio al Airport. The dog was then sent back tothe US on a private chartered jet. “Im so glad hes alive and coming home soon,” said therelieved dog owner. “An error occurred dur g the connections in Denver. Q2 We havenotified our customers that their
9、pet arrived safely. We will arrange to return the pens tothem as soon as possible,”spokesperson of United Airlines said.Q1 What does the ne before say about United Airlines?Q2 what did t spokesperson for United Airlines say they would do after the incident?News Report 2Officials at Reid Park Zoo in
10、Tucson, Arizona, are celebrating the birth of a baby elephant.Zoo officials say the baby was born on Monday. It is a female, and she weighs nearly 130kilograms. Q3: Samba, her mother is a 30-year-old African elephant. The pregnancylasted 22 months. Officials describe the baby elephant as healthy, st
11、anding and nursing. The baby hasnt been given a name yet. Samba has given birth before. Zoo officials saidduring this pregnancy, she was closely monitored through physical exams and blood tests.Doctor Sue Tagalsky is the zoos director of the zoological operations. Q4: She said theelephants birth wen
12、t smoothly and, that there were no complications. The new babyexpands the zoos elephant herd to six. That includes the babys parents, a sister, a brother,and an adult female.Question three and four are based on the news report you have just heard.Q3: What do we learn about the mother elephant Samba?
13、Q4: What does the report say about the birth of the new baby e phant?News report 3Three years ago, a couple was enjoying a m l at a beach restaurant. The restaurant wasbuilt on a wooden structure above t sea water. During the meal, the mans wedding ringslipped off his finger. It fell t ough the wood
14、en floorboards apparently lost forever.Recently, the restaur t manager Ron Krivoy decided to replace the wooden deck, and hefound an old gold coin, some $100 bills and a silver wedding ring while replacing the deck.The restaurants w tress, Sasha F Mecca posted a picture of the ring on Facebook. Thep
15、ost was ared about 5,000 times. 3 days later, the happy wife called to claim the ring.She even tested pictures of her and her husband eating there in 2017 as proof. Therestaurant mailed the ring back to the happy couple. Meanwhile, Krivoy discovered thatthe gold coin was very rare. It was from 1855
16、and worth as much as $2,000.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report, you have just heard. Q5: What do we learn about the restaurant?Q6: What did the restaurant manager decide to do recently?Q7: What did the waitress do about the recovered ring?Conversation one（暂无）Conversation twoM: Okay, Miss
17、Bright. I finished calculating. I estimate you ha between 210 and 240square meters of walls and ceiling.W: So how much would the pain job cost?M: That would depend on the quality of aint you choose. We carry two brands -one cost60 cents every square meter, and the other 9 cents. The second is guaran
18、teed to lookgreat for about 10 years, whereas th heaper one will start to dull after around 6 or 7years.W: In that case, we wo d prefer the more expensive option.M: All right, the So including labor costs, taxes, and everything, this job would come to$3,000.W: Emm, to be perfectly honest, thats more
19、 than I expected.M: Please bear in mind that the price includes moving all the furniture, and the whole taskwould take 2 days.W: Really? Why? M: Well, we cant paint the walls without clearing all the furniture first. So every time wepaint a room, we first have to move the furniture to another room.
20、So that takes moretime. Plus, it requires two people, which works out more expensive.W: I see. But does that mean I could not live here in my own house during those 2 days13?M: That is correct.W: Oh well, that changes everything Im afraid. I would have to stay with a friend or checkinto a hotel 14.
21、I hadnt considered any of that. Im starting to realize at painting myhouse 12 is far more troublesome than I had anticipated 15.M: This is usually the case. Most of our clients go throug the same realization.W: I see.M: You have my number. Please feel free t all me for any further questions.W: Thank
22、 you.11112. What is the woman lanning to do?3. What is the mans chief concern?4. What es the woman have to do while the paint job is being done?5, What has the woman come to realize at the end of the conversation?Passage 1Homework is an important part of schooling, but the purposes of giving childre
23、n homework will change as they grow older. Q16: At the primary level, the main aim is tocultivate good habits, like learning to plan and exercising self discipline. During thesecondary school years, extending what is learned at school is positively related toacademic achievement. So the content of h
24、omework becomes more important. So howcan you help your child do their best? Q17: Creating an ideal working environment willmake it easier for them to get down to their assignments quickly. Make sure its free ofdistractions. And for primary school children at least somewhere near you. So you canansw
25、er questions and offer encouragement. You probably have to lp younger childrenplan their session. But its important that by the end of primary school, its second natureget them to tell you everything they have to do, then encourage hem to establish anorder in which they do work. Q18: When there are
26、sever different assignments, makesure they begin with one they enjoy. So it seems asy to get started. Its best to take onthe most difficult task second. Once they settled, but before they get tired, if olderchildren have more than an hour o homework, encourage them to schedule a short breakto stretc
27、h. If you encourage them to t you what theyve learned, theyll absorb theinformation more deeply and member it more readily.Question 16 to 18 are sed on the passage you have just heard.Q16. What is the ain aim of homework for primary school kids?Q17. Wh does the passage suggest parents do to help the
28、ir children?Q18. What should children do to deal with multiple assignments?Passage 2Workers at Mexican Oil Company will receive a health incentive of almost $300 a year ifthey meet certain body weight standards. To qualify for the bonus, Q19: they must maintain a healthy weight. For those who are ov
29、erweight or obese, they can receive thebonus if they reduce their weight by 10 % during the year. Some applaud the policy as fair,because it rewards both individuals who maintain a healthy weight and those who areworking towards achieving it.Q20: But critics say the policy contradicts recommendation
30、s by many health experts whowarned that a persons weight is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Thatmeans weight can be hard for individuals to control, which makes the bonus unfair. Someexperts say the policy is inconsistent with the science of what we kn w about body weightregulation.
31、 These experts argue that focusing on wage is the wrong approach. Q21: Amore productive method of encouraging health among employ s is to promote healthybehaviors. For example, companies can give workers gy memberships, or encourageparticipation in lectures on healthy eating and liv g. They can also
32、 reduce sweets andprovide healthier snacks in the office and ealthier meals at the company canteen. Or theycan give employees more time dur ng their lunch break to exercise. These are much betterand much more productive ways for c mpanies to move forward on their employees wellbeing.Questions 19 to
33、21 ar ased on the passage you have just heard.Q19. Who will qu ify for the bonus in Mexican Oil Company?Q20. Wh do critics think of Mexican Oil Companys bonus policy?Q21. What do experts propose companies do about workers well being?Passage 3Campaigners have warned that the Q22: British government i
34、s not doing enough toprevent left-handed pupils from falling behind their peers. They claim that thousands of children are still being penalized for being left-handed. This is due to a lack of action fromministers who failed to take any meaningful action for years. It is feared that a failure toaddr
35、ess early year challenges such as poor handwriting is too much more seriousproblems down the line with these pupils facing reduced career prospects. Q23: Studies inrecent years show that left-handed children are more likely to suffer with learningdifficulties, and their scores are lower on IQ tests.
36、 Campaigners feel its strange thatchildren and British schools are penalized because they happen to be left-handed. Theydont understand why successive governments have failed to act o his. Q24: They wantthe Department of Education to record which children are le t-handed and what theireducational at
37、tainments are since they make up some 10 % of th population. In early yeareducation, left-handed children are struggling and maki a mess of their handwriting.Educators dont know how to deal with this. In m ny cases, theres no active help and alack of teacher training. Q25: Campaigne point out that a
38、 high percentage of the prisonpopulation is left-handed. They say that these prison numbers are unusually high and askwhy it is the case.Questions 22 to 25 are based n the passage you have just heard.Q22. Why are some peo e criticizing the British government?Q23. What do st ies in recent years show
39、about left-handed children?Q24. Wh do the campaigners demand the Department of Education do?Q25. What do the campaigners want to know about left-handed prisoners?参考答案123.C) It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.A) Correct their mistake as soon as possible.B) She has had babies before. 456789111
40、11111112222.C) It was smooth.D) It was built above the sea-water.B) Replace the restaurant5 s wooden deck.C) She posted its picture on Face books.D) Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.A) Droughts.0.B) Their neat is not that popular.1.D) They poisoned wild ducks in large numbers.2.
41、A) Have her house repainted.3.B) How much the work will cost.4.C) Stay somewhere else.5.B ) Painting a house involves mor trouble than she thought.6.A) To cultivate good habit7.B) Create an ideal st y environment for them.8.C) Start with mething they enjoy.9.A) Wo ers who meet its body weight standa
42、rds.0.D) Unfair.1.C) Encourage healthy behaviors.2.A) It has not done enough to help left-handed children.3.D) They tend to have more difficulties in learning. 224.D) Keep track of left-handed children s school performance.5.B) Why their numbers are so high.选词填空第一套:The sheets are damp with sweat.You
43、 are cold,but your heart is.22223333336.G) fear7.C) avoid8.H) limited9.D) aware0.B) answer1.O) typically2.J) result3.L) rigorous4.K) review5.M) tend信息匹配Theres a stress gap between men and women.6.H Like Ms, Li, many women try to manage the added stress to reach what Dr3Joyce said was an unattainable
44、 ideal. Some professional women aim to do it allThey want to reach the top of the corporate ladder and fly like supermom,shesaid. . 37.E ference, however, is in the nature and scope of these responsibilities in thehome ent in particular, Dr Joyce said. For example, the United Nations reported thatne
45、arly three times as much unpaid domestic work as men.38.C Its a common story-one we frequently ridicule and readily dismiss, forexample, by claiming that women tend to complain more than men, despite thegrowing sum of research that underlines the problem.39. K Disconnecting from work and home respon
46、sibilities is also obviouslyimportant. But its much casier said than done. It is importan to understand whatcauses your stress in the first place.40.F it s not just inside he home, though. Research fr m Nova SoutheasternUniversity found that female managers were morelikely than male managers to. dis
47、play or forcing emotions that arenot wholly felt.41.I The stress problem extends beyond mental health when you consider the linkbetween stress a anxiety and heart alth. Worse, most of what we know about heartdisease comes from studies volving men.42.B Ms. Li said her ress led to sleeplessness. When she did sleep, she experiencedproblem-so ng dreams, which left her feeling unrested when she woke up. After Ibecame a first-time mother, I quickly realized i was so busy caring for oth
