2021年12月英语四级真题试卷第2套（含答案解析）.pdf

1、大学英语四级考试2021年12月真题（第二套）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions: Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program 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, participants and activities. You will hav

2、e 30 minutes to write the proposal. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part IIListening Comprehension(25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news rep

3、ort and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you hav

4、e just heard.1. A) She suff ered from shock.C) She was coughing all the time.B) She suff ered from lung cancer.D) She was pierced by a chicken bone.2. A) Through regular exercising.C) By eating chicken soup daily.B) Through a surgical operation.D) By using traditional Chinese medicine.Questions 3 an

5、d 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) It was born 13 years ago.C) It got injured in a big bushfi re.B) It ran away into a nearby forest.D) It was Alice Grays lovely pet.4. A) They installed a camera to monitor sheep activity. C) They spent seven years replanting their farm.B) Th

6、ey claimed damages for their heavy losses.D) They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A) The loss of gold from an airplane.C) The transfer of tons of precious metal by air.B) The crash of a Russian cargo airplane.D) The disappear

7、ance of some gold and diamonds.6. A) It informed the local police at once.C) It made an emergency landing.B) It contacted the goldmine company.D) It had a crew member fi x the problem.7. A) They will cooperate with the police.C) They took some gold bars and diamonds.B) They had checked the plane car

8、efully.D) They will be questioned by the police.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the

9、best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) For the companys records.C) To ensure information security.B) For future tr

10、aining purposes.D) To follow the companys rule.9. A) To get her money back for the returned chair.C) To inquire about the price of offi ce chairs.B) To check her customer reference number.D) To make complaints about its customer service.10. A) She was issued a new card.C) She forgot where she had le

11、ft it.B) She lost it about three days ago.D) She had to update its information.11. A) Upload her personal information to the companys website.B) Update her bank card details on the companys website.C) Make a specifi c note on the companys system.D) Reconsider her options for payment methods.Question

12、s 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) He has to work late.C) He is feeling exhausted.B) He is tired of cooking.D) He wants to try Asian foods.13. A) Book a table.C) Download a menu.B) Locate a restaurant.D) Order a delivery.14. A) It is too spicy.C) It is not healthy.B)

13、 It is too oily.D) It is not tasty.15. A) She is too eager to please.C) She is too weight-conscious.B) She is too picky about food.D) She is too concerned about money.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions

14、. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the pas

15、sage you have just heard.16. A) More and more people are treating pet cats like their children.B) Parents and cat owners alike experience high levels of anxiety.C) Owners personalities aff ect their cats behaviour and wellbeing.D) Parents personalities can aff ect the personalities of their children

16、.17. A) Give their pets behavioural training.B) Interact with their pets in novel ways.C) Know their pets feelings and desires.D) Provide their pets with the best care.18. A) Further investigation.C) More extensive sampling.B) Collection of more data.D) More convincing explanation.Questions 19 to 21

17、 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Running is the easiest form of exercise for most people.B) People should exercise at least 60 minutes every day.C) Running is the best exercise for extending ones life.D) People should do more running than mere walking.20. A) Accelerating their bl

18、ood circulation.C) Regulating their breathing rate.B) Slowing down their ageing process.D) Improving their brain function.21. A) They were less aff ected by sad movies.C) They struggled to handle negative emotions.B) They were more eager to enjoy a movie.D) They found it easy to control their emotio

19、ns.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) He is a famous architect.C) He is a local entrepreneur.B) He is a tour guide.D) He is the owner of the Hill House.23. A) He studied the blueprints of other famous buildings. C) He took a tour of his clients old home.B) He inqu

20、ired about his clients family background. D) He observed his clients life and habits.24. A) A house of a unique design.C) A house with a lot of free space.B) A house of the current fashion.D) A house made of timber and brick.25. A) They were badly damaged but restored.C) They are copies built to the

21、 architects designs.B) They were designed by another architect.D) They are well preserved and in pretty good shape.Part IIIReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choi

22、ces given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifi ed by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the wo

23、rds in the bank more than once.It is commonly believed that the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. But it is impossible to know the 26 day on which he was born. Church records show he was baptized ( 施洗礼 ) on April 26, and three days

24、was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newly born baby. Shakespeares date of death is 27 known, however: it was April 23, 1616. He was 52 and had retired to Stratford three years before.Although few plays have been performed or analyzed as extensively as the 38 plays Shakespeare w

25、rote, there are few surviving details about his life. This 28 of biographical information is due primarily to his social 29 ; he was not a noble, but the son of a leather trader.Shakespeare 30 attended the grammar school in Stratford, where he would have studied Latin and read 31 literature. He did

26、not go to university and at age 18 married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years his 32 . They had four children, including the twins, Hamnet and Judith. Nothing is known of the period between the birth of the twins and Shakespeares 33 as a dramatist in London in the early 1590s.In a million words writ

27、ten over 20 years, he 34 the full range of human emotions and confl icts with a 35 that remains sharp today. As his great contemporary the poet and dramatist Ben Jonson said, “He was not of an age, but for all time.”A) capturedI) precisionB) classicalJ) probablyC) conclusivelyK) qualityD) emergenceL

28、) scarcityE) exactM) seniorF) generatedN) separatedG) particularO) systematicallyH) positionSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which

29、the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.How to not be boringA) Humans are creatures of habit. We love to establish a routine and stick with it. Then we of

30、ten put ourselves onauto-pilot. Routines can be incredibly useful in helping you get things done. However, too much of a routinecan also make you incredibly boring. Nevertheless, many people live lives that are boringly predictable, orlive a life where everything is outlined or planned.B) To tell th

31、e truth, interesting people are more popular among their friends. If you dont arouse someonescuriosity or brighten someones day, you probably come across as being a little bit dull. But that doesnt meanyour life has ended and you cant do anything to change it. If you fi nd yourself searching for som

32、ething to saybeyond small talk, try these tactics to fi nd more interesting approaches to conversation.C) Recently, I was at a gathering of colleagues when someone turned to me and asked, “So, whats new withyou?” Ordinarily, I think Im a good conversationalist. After all, its literally my job to tal

33、k to people and telltheir stories or share their advice. And thats not exactly an unexpected question. Still, the only “new-to-me”topics that came to mind were my daughters basketball tournament (锦标赛) and my feelings about thatmornings political headlinesneither amusing nor appropriate topics at tha

34、t moment.D) Oh, no, I thought. Have I become boring? But sharing our experiences in an authentic way to connect withother people is what makes us interesting, says associate professor Michael Pirson. The hesitation I felt in notsharing the ordinary things that were happening in my life, and the wild

35、 mental search for something moreinteresting, may have backfi red and made me seem less interesting.E) “If someone is making up some conversation that might be interesting, its probably not going to land well,”says Pirson, whose expertise includes trust and well-being, mindfulness, and humanistic ma

36、nagement. “Itsgoing to feel like a made-up conversation that people dont necessarily want to tune in to.”F) The most interesting people arent those whove gone on some Eat, Pray, Love journey to fi nd themselves.Instead, Pirson says, theyre those who examine the ordinary. “Often, the boring things ma

37、y not be boring atall. Maybe they are actually little miracles,” he says. Share your observations about the world around youinteresting stories you heard or things you noticedand you may be surprised by the universal connectionthey inspire.G) This is essentially how Jessica Hagy starts her day. The

38、author of How to Be Interesting: An InstructionManual, Hagy spends a lot of time thinking about whats interesting to her. People who are interesting arepersistently curious, she says.H) Think about the everyday things around you and ask questions about them. What is that roadside monumentI see on my

39、 way to work every day? Who built that interesting building in my city? What nearby attractionshavent I visited? Why do people do things that way? Use what you fi nd to ask more questions and learnmore about the world around you. “Having that sort of curiosity is almost like a protective gear from g

40、ettinginto boredom,” she says. And when you fi nd things that are truly interesting to you, share them.I) Television veteran Audrey Morrissey, executive producer of NBCs The Voice, is always looking for what willmake a person or story interesting to viewers. Its usually a matter of individuality. “H

41、aving a strong point ofview, signature style, or being a super-enthusiast in a particular fi eld makes someone interesting,” she says.That means embracing what is truly interesting or unique about yourself. “Many people are not boring in theway that they can carry a conversation or can be good at a

42、social gathering, etc. To be interesting means thatyou have lived life, taken risks, traveled, sought out experience to learn for yourself and share with others,”she says.J) Of course, its possible to be a fountain of knowledge and a boring person, says public relations consultantAndrea Pass. Paying

43、 attention to the listener is an important part of having a conversation thats interesting toboth parties. Talking on and on about whats interesting to you isnt going to make you an interesting person,she says.K) “If the listener is not paying attention, its your sign to shorten the story or change

44、direction. Make sure tobring the audience into the conversation so that it is not one-sided,” Pass says. Be a better listener yourself,and give others opportunities to participate in the conversation by inviting them with questions or requests toshare their own experiences or thoughts. (e.g., “Now,

45、tell me about your favorite book,” or “Have you everbeen to that attraction?”) Questions are a powerful tool, especially when they encourage others to discloseinformation about themselves. A 2012 study from the University of California, Santa Barbara, found thatroughly 40% of the time we are talking

46、, were disclosing subjective information about our experience. And when were doing so, our brains are more engaged. So one strategy to leave others with the impression that youre a sparkling conversation partner is to get others to talk about themselves.L) Being relatable is also essential, Morrisse

47、y says. “The best entertainment and storytelling comes from peoplewho are relatablethose who dont shy away from opening up but freely share who they are and what theycare about. These are the people viewers most relate to and find interesting. Being authentic, honest, andvulnerable is always interes

48、ting.”M) I have now come to realize that being boring, in actuality, is not only about who you are as a person, butalso how you present yourself. No matter what, make sure you are having fun in life. Because when you areenjoying, people around you will begin to enjoy as well. Show some interest in t

49、hem and they will defi nitelyshow some in you. If you are a very reserved person, this could be a little diffi cult at fi rst. But with a littleeff ort, you can defi nitely improve.36. Pirson claims that some ordinary things may often prove to be miraculously interesting.37. To make a conversation i

50、nteresting, it is important that you listen to the other party attentively.38. A person who is unable to stimulate others curiosity or make their life enjoyable may appear somewhatboring.39. Interesting people usually possess certain unique qualities, according to a TV program producer.40. Be intere