2013年英语四级改革样题

Part? Writing ,30 minute, Directions: For this part, you are allow 30 minutes to write an essay . You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of learning basic skills. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 Answer Sheet 1. words. Write your essay on 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Part? Listening Comprehension ,30 minutes, Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1. A) The man has left a good impression on her family. B) The man's jeans and T-shirts are stylish. C) The man should buy himself a new suit. D) The man can dress casually for the occasion. 2. A) Its price. B) Its location. C) Its comfort. D) Its facilities. 3. A) It is a routine offer. B) It is new on a menu. C) It is quite healthy. D) It is a good bargain. 4. A) Read the notice on the window. B) Go and ask the staff. C) Board the bus to Cleveland. D) Get a new bus schedule. 5. A) He is ashamed of his present condition. B) He is careless about his appearance. C) He changes jobs frequently. D) He shaves every other day. 6. A) He has difficulty making sense of logic. B) Statistics and logic are both challenging subjects. C) The woman should seek help from the tutoring service. D) Tutoring services are very popular with students. 7. A) Her overcoat is as stylish as Jill's. B) Jill missed her class last week. C) Jill wore the overcoat last week. D) She is in the same class as the man. 8. A) A computer game. B) An imaginary situation. C) An exciting experience. D) A vacation by the sea. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) Beautiful scenery in the countryside. B) Dangers of cross-country skiing. C) Pain and pleasure in sports. D) A sport he participates in. 10. A) He can't find good examples to illustrate his point. B) He can't find a peaceful place to do the assignment. C) He doesn't know how to describe the beautiful country scenery. D) He can't decide whether to include the effort part of skiing. 11. A) New ideas come up as you write. B) Much time is spent on collecting data. C) A lot of effort is made in vain. D) The writer's point of view often changes. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) Journalist of a local newspaper. B) Director of evening radio programs. C) Producer of television commercials. D) Hostess of the weekly "Business World". 13. A) He ran three restaurants with his wife's help. B) He and his wife did everything by themselves. C) He worked both as a cook and a waiter. D) He hired a cook and two local waitresses. 14. A) He hardly needs to do any advertising nowadays. B) He advertises a lot on radio and in newspapers. C) He spends huge sums on TV commercials every year. D) He hires children to distribute ads in shopping centers. 15. A) The restaurant location. B) The restaurant atmosphere. C) The food variety. D) The food price. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. 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 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One 16. A) Its protection is often neglected by children. B) It cannot be fully restored once damaged. C) There are many false notions about it. D) There are various ways to protect it. 17. A) It may make the wearer feel tired. B) It will gradually weaken the eyes of adults. C) It can lead to the loss of vision in children. D) It can permanently change the eye structure. 18. A) It can never be done with high technology. B) It is the best way to restore damaged eyesight. C) It is a major achievement in eye surgery. D) It can only be partly accomplished now. Passage Two 19. A) They think they should follow the current trend. B) Nursing homes are well-equipped and convenient. C) Adult day-care centers are easily accessible. D) They have jobs and other commitments. 20. A) They don't want to use up all their life savings. B) They fear they will regret it afterwards. C) They would like to spend more time with them. D) They don't want to see their husbands poorly treated. 21. A) Provide professional standard care. B) Be frank and seek help from others. C) Be affectionate and cooperative. D) Make use of community facilities. Passage Three 22. A) Health and safety conditions in the workplace. B) Rights and responsibilities of company employees. C) Common complaints made by office workers. D) Conflicts between labor and management. 23. A) Replace its out-dated equipment. B) Improve the welfare of affected workers. C) Follow the government regulations strictly. D) Provide extra health compensation. 24. A) They requested to transfer to a safer department. B) They quit work to protect their unborn babies. C) They sought help from union representatives. D) They wanted to work shorter hours. 25. A) To show how they love winter sports. B) To attract the attention from the media. C) To protect against the poor working conditions. D) To protect themselves against the cold weather. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Contrary to the old warning that time waits for no one, time slows down when you are on the move. It also slows down more as you move faster, which means astronauts(宇航员) someday may (26)__________ so long in space that they would return to an Earth of the (27)__________ future. If you could move at the speed of light, your time would stand still. If you could move faster than light, your time would move (28)__________ . Although no form of matter yet (29)__________ moves as fast as or faster than light, (30)__________ experiments have already confirmed that accelerated (31)__________ causes a traveler's time to be stretched. Albert Einstein (32)__________ this in 1905, when he (33)__________ the concept of relative time as part of his Special Theory of Relativity. A search is now under way to confirm the suspected existence of particles of matter that (34) _________ at a speed greater than light, and therefore, might serve as our passports to the past. An obsession(沉迷)with time-saving, gaining, wasting, losing, and mastering it(35) _________ to have been a part of humanity for as long as human have existed. Humanity also has been obsessed with trying to capture the meaning of time. Einstein used a definition of time for experimental purposes, as that which is measured by a clock. Thus, time and time's relativity are measurable by any hourglass, alarm clock, or an atomic clock that can measure a billionth of a second. Part? Reading Comprehension ,40minutes, Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through letter for each item on the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. The popular notion that older people need less sleep than younger adults is a myth, scientists said yesterday. While elderly people 36 to sleep for fewer hours than they did when they were younger, this has a(n) 37 effect on their brain's performance and they would benefit from getting more, according to research. Sean Drummond, a psychiatrist (心理医生) at the University of California, San Diego, said that older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep, while younger people are better at sleeping 38 straight through the night. More sleep in old age, however, is 39 with better health, and most older people would feel better and more 40 if they slept for longer periods, he said. "The ability to sleep in one chunk (整块时间) overnight goes down as we age but the amount of sleep we need to 41 well does not change," Dr Drummond told the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in San Diego. "It's 42 a myth that older people need less sleep. The more healthy an older adult is, the more they sleep like they did when they were 43 . Our data suggests that older adults would benefit from 44 to get as much sleep as they did in their 30s. That's 45 from person to person, but the amount of sleep we had at 35 is probably the same amount we need at 75." A) alert B) associated C) attracting D) cling E) continuing F) definitely G) different H) efficiently I) formally J) function K) mixed L) negative M) sufficient N) tend O) younger Section B Directions: 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 the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Sheet2. Part? Translation ,30 minutes, Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheeet 2. 剪纸,paper cutting,是中国最为流行的传统民间艺术形式之一。 中国剪纸有一千五百多年的历史,在明朝和清朝时期,the Ming and Qing Dynasties,特别流行。人们常用剪纸梅花居家环境。特别是在 春节和婚庆期间,剪纸被用来装饰门窗和房间,以增加喜庆的气氛。 剪纸最常用的颜色是红色,象征健康和兴旺。中国剪纸在世界个体很 受欢迎,经常被用作馈赠外国友人的礼物。 注意,此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 参考答案 Part I Writing 略 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. C 5.B 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A Long Conversation Two 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. B Section B Passage One 16. C 17. C 18. D Passage Two 19. D 20. A 21. C Passage Three 22. A 23. A. 24. A 25. C Section C Compound Dictation 26. Survive 27. distant 28. backward 29. discovered 30. Scientific 31. motion 32. Predicted 33. Introduced 34. move 35. seems Part? Reading Comprehension Section A 36. N 37. L 38. H 39. B 40. A 41. J 42. F 43. O 44. E 45. G Section B 46. D 47. C 48. I 49. E 50. C 51. H 52. G 53. F 54. A 55.I Section C 56. A 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. B 61.D 62. B 63.C 64. A 65. B Part? Translation Paper cutting is one of china's most popular traditional folk arts. Chinese paper cutting has a history of more than 1500 years. It was widespread particular during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. People often beautify their homes with paper cuttings. During the Spring Festival and wedding celebrations, in particular, paper cutting are used to decorate doors, windows and rooms in order to enhance the joyous atmosphere. The color most frequently used in paper cutting in red, which symbolizes health and prosperity. Chinese paper cutting is very popular around the word and it is often given as a present to foreign friends.