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1、2019年12月四级真题（第1套）Part 丨Writing(30 minutes)Directions: l or this piirt. you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to u foreign friend who wants to teachEnglish in China. Please recommend a city to him. You should write at least f_20 words hut no more than!80words.PartHSection AListening Comprehens
2、ion(25 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two orthree questions. Both the news report and then questions will he spoken only once. After you hear a ijuesiion, youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked
3、 A ), B), (') and I). Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.I. A) Many facilities were destroyed by a wandering cow.B) A w andering cow knocked down one of its fences.C) Some to
4、urists were injured by a wandering cow.D) A wandering cow was captured by the police.2. A) It was shot to death by a police officer.C) It became a great altraclion for tourists.Questions 3 and 4 arc based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) It is the largest of its kind.C) It is displaying
5、more fossil specimens.4. A) A collection of bird fossils from Australia.C) Some ancient wall paintings from Australia.Questions 5 to 7 arc based on the news report vou have just heard.5. A) Pick 叩 trash.C) Deliver messages.6. A) They arc especially intelligent.C) They arc quite easy to tame.7. A) Ch
6、ildren may be harmed by the rooks.C) Children may contract bird diseases.B) It found its way back io the park's zooD) It was sent to the animal control dcpartmcni.B) It is going to be expanded.D) It is starting an online exhibition.B) Iliotographs of certain rare l()ssil exhibits.D) Pictures by
7、winners of a wildlife photo contestB) Amuse visitors.D) Play with children.B) They are children's favorite.D) They arc clean and pretty.B) Children may be tempted to drop litter.D) Children may overfeed the rooks.Section BDirections: In ihis section, you will hear Iwo long conversations. At the
8、end of each conversation, you will hearArii店袖： 店主证肛：MS文化W认凊讲兵，否则之后无法取到更新文件four ijitestions. Both lhe conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a i/uesiion, youmust choose the best answer from the Jour choices marked A ), B ), (')and D). Then mark the correspondingle
9、tter 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) Il will be produced at Harvard University.B) Il will be hosted by famous professors.C) It will cover diflerent areas of science.D) It will fbcus on recent scientific
10、 discovenes.9. A) It will be more futuristic.B) It will be more systematic.C) Il will be more entertaining.D) Il will be easier to understand.10. A) People interested in science.B) Youngsters eager to explore.C) Children in their early teens.D) Students majoring in science.11. A) Oiler proiessional
11、advice.B) Provide financial support.C) Help promoic it on lhe Intcnici.D) Make episodes for its first season.Questions 12 to 15 arc based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Unsure.B) Helpless.C) Concerned.D) Dissatisfied.13.A) 1 le is too concerned with being perfect.B) I le loses heart
12、when faced with setbacks.Ollc is too ambitious in achieving goalsD) 1 Ic takes on projects beyond his ability.14.A) Embarrassed.B) Unconcerned.C) MiserableD) Resentful.15.A)Try to be optimistic uiiatever happens.B) Compare his present with his past only.C) Always learn from others' achievements.
13、D)Treat others the way he would be treated.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three piissages. At I he end of each passage, you will hear three or fourqueslions. liolh I he passage and the questions will he spoken only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose the hesl answer
14、from the Jour choices marked A). B), (') and I), then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet / with a single line through lhe centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) They have a stronger sense of social responsibility.B) They are more likely to succeed
15、 in the humanilies.C) They are more likely to become engineers.I)> I hcy have greater polcntial (o be leaders.17. A) Praise girls who like to speak up frequently.B) Encourage girls to solve problems on their own.C) Insist that boys and girls work together moreD) Respond more positively to boys co
16、nimcnis.18.A) Offer personalized teaching malciials.B) Provide a variety of optional coursesC) Place great emphasis on test scores.D) Pay extra attention lo top students.Questions 19 to 21 arc based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) It often rains cats and dogs.B) It seldom rains in summer t
17、ime.C) It does not rain as much as people think.D) It is one of the most rainy cities in the US.Bait20. A) They drive most of the time.C) They have got used to the rain.B) The rain is usually very liglit.D) The rain comes mostly at niglii21. A) Il has a lot of places for entertainment.B) It has neve
18、r seen thunder and lightning.C) Il has lower cloudy days than any other coastal city. D) 1( has mild weather both in summer and in winter.Questions 22 to 25 arc based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) It occurs when people are doing a repetitive activity.B) It results from exerting one's
19、 muscles continuouslyC) It happens when people engage in an uncommon activity.D) It comes from straining one's muscles in an unusual way.23. A) Blood flow and body heat increase in the affected area.B) Body movements in the a fleeted area become difficult.C) They begin to make repairs immediatel
20、y.D) They gradually become fragmented24. A) About one week.B) About two days.C) About ten days.D) About lour weeks.25. A) Apply nniscle creams.C) Have a hot shower.B) Drink plenty of water.D) Take pain-killers.Part 111Section AReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Directions: In this seclion, there is a
21、passage with ten blanks. You are required io select one word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word hank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully beforemaking your choices. Each choice in lhe bank is identijled by a teller. Please mark the corresponding letter Joi-each
22、 item on Anstver Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words m the hankmore than once.When travelling overseas, do you buy water in plastic bottles or take your chances with tap water? Imagineyou are wandering about on a I hai island or 26 the niins of Angkor. It&
23、#39;s hot so you grab a bottle of water froma local vendor. Its the safe thing to do, right? The bottle is 27. and the label says “pure water*'. Rut maybewhat's inside is not so 28 Would you still be drinking it if you knew that more than 90 percent of all bottledwater sold around the world
24、29 microplastics?That's the conclusion of a recently 30 study, which analysed 259 bottles from 11 brands sold in ninecounlries. 31 an average of 325 plastic particles per litre of water. These microplastics included a 32commonly known as PET and widely used in the manufacture of clothing and foo
25、d and 33 containers. Thestudy was conducted at the State University of New York on behalf of Orb Media, a journalism organisation.About a million bottles are bought every minute, not only by thirsty tourists but also by many of the 2.1 billionworldwide who live with unsafe drinking water.Confronted
26、with this 34 . several bottled-waler nianufacturcrs including Nestle and Coca-Cola imdcnooktheir own studies using the same methodology. These studies showed that their water did contain microplastics,but lar less (han ilic Orb study suggested. Regardless, (he World Health Organisation lias launched
27、 a review intothe 35 health risks of drinking water from plastic bottles.A) adequateI) naturalB) admiringJ) potentialC) containsK) releasedD) defendingL) revealingE) evidenceM) scaledF) instantN) solvesG) liquidO) substanceH) modifiedSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a pass
28、age with ten statements allached to 11. Each statememconkiins information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which l he inforniafion is derivedYou may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a teller. Answer the qtieslions bymarking I he correspondin
29、g teller on Answer Sheet 2.The quiet heroism of mail delivery|A| On Wednesday, a polar wind brought bitter cold to the Midwest.Ovemight. Chicago reached a low of21 degrees Fahrenheit below zero, making it slightly colder than Antarctica (南极洲)，Alaska, and the North Pole.Wind chills were 64 degrees be
30、low zero in Park Rapids, Minnesota and 45 degrees below zero in Buftalo, NorthDakota, according to the National Weather Service. Schools, restaurants, and businesses closed, and more than1,000 flights were canceled.|B Even the United States Postal Service (USPS) suspended mail delivery. “Due to this
31、 arctic outbreak andconccms for the safety of USPS employees.'' USPS announced Wednesday morning, “the Postal Service issuspending delivery Jan. 30 in some 3-digit ZIP Code locations.'* Twelve regions were listed as unsafe onWednesday, on Thursday, eight remained.C As global surface temp
32、eratures increase, so docs the likelihood of extreme weather. In 2018 alone,wildfires, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, mudslides, and other natural disasters cost at least $49 billion in theUnited Stales. As my colleague Vaim Newkirk reported, Puerto Rico is still confronting economic and structural
33、dcstruciion and resource scarcity from 2017's Ilurricanc Maria. Natural disasters can wreck a community *sinfrastructure, disrupting systems for months or years. Some services, however, remind us that life will eventuallyret uni, in some Ibrm, to nonnal(D| Days after the deadly 2017 wildfires in
34、 Santa Rosa, California, a(无人机)caught(选续镜头)of a USPS worker, Trevor Smith, driving through burned homes in that familiar while van, collecting mailin an aftected area/Hie video is striking: I'he operation is familiar, but the scene looks like the end of the world.According to Rae Ann Haight, the
35、 program manager fbr the national-preparedness office at USPS, Smith wasfulfilling a request made by some of the home owners to pick up any mail that was left untouched. For Smilh, thiswas just another day on the job. “I followed my route like I normally do.” Smith told a reporter. As I came acrossa
36、 box that was up blit with no house, 1 checked, and there was mailoutgoing mailin it. And so we picked(hose up and carried on.“”|E USPS has sophisticated emergency plans for natural disasters. Across the country. 285 einergency-nianagcmcnt teams are devoted to crisis control.These teams arc trained
37、annually using a framework known as thethree Ps: people, property. product. After mail serxice stops due to weather, the agency 's top priority is ensuringthat employees are safe Then it evaluates the health of infrastmeture, such as the roads that mail carriers drive on.Finally, it decides when
38、 and how to re-open operations. If the destniction is extreme, mail addressed to the areawill get sent elsewhere. In response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, USPS redirected incoming New Orleans mail toexisting mail facilities in Houston. Mail that was already processed in New Orleans facilities was m
39、oved to anupper floor so it would be protected from water damage.F As soon as it's safe enough to be outside, couriers(由|於递员)start distributing accumulated mail on thesi ill-accessible routes. USPS urges those without standing addresses to file cl)angc-of-address forms with theirnew location. Af
40、ter Hunicane Katrina hit in 2005, mail facilities were set lip in dozens of locations across thecountry in the two weeks that USPS was unable to provide street delivery.(GJ Every day, USPS processes, on average, 493.4 million pieces of mailanything from postcards toSocial Security checks to medicine
41、. Spokespeople from both USPS and UPS told inc all mail is important. Butsome mail can be extremely sensitive and timely. According to data released in January 2017. 56 percent of billsarc paid online, which means lhat just under half of payments still rely on dclivciy services to be completed.|ll|
42、Il can be hard to identify which parcels arc carrying crucial items such as Social Security checks, butUSPS and UPS try their best to prioritize sensitive material. They will coordinate with the Social SecurityAdministration to make sure that Social Security checks reach the right people in a timely
43、 fashion. After HurricaneFlorence and Hurricane Michael last fall, USPS worked with state and local election boards to make sure thatabsentee ballots were available and received or time.|I| Mail companies are Mg/.、"。(物流)companies, which puts them in a special position to help whendisaster strik
44、es. In a 2011 USPS case study, the agency emphasized its massive infrastructure as a "'unique federalasset" to be called upon in a disaster or terrorist attack. “I think were unique as a federal agency.” USPS officialMike Swigart told me, 'because we're in literally even commun
45、ity in this country.We*re obligated to deliver tothat point on a daily basis.”|J| Private courier companies, which have more dollars to spend, use their expenise in logistics to helprevitalize damaged areas after a disaster. For more than a decade. FedEx has supported the American Red Cross inits cf
46、lort to get emergency supplies to areas aflcctcd by disasters, both domestically and internationally. In 2012,the company distributed more Ilian 1,200 MedPacks to Medical Reserve Corps groups in California. They alsodonated space lor 3.1 million pounds of charitable shipping globally. Last Ociober,
47、the company pledged SImillion in cash and transportation support for 1 lurricanes l-lorence and Michael. UPS's charitable arm, the UPSFoundation, uses the company's logistics to help disaster-struck areas rebuild. “We realize that as a company withpeople, trucks, warehouses, we needed to pla
48、y a larger role， said Eduardo Martinez, the president of the UPSFoundation. The company employs its tnicks and planes to deliver food, medicine, and water. The day before Ispoke to Martinez in November, he had beer touring the damage from I lurricane Michael in Florida with theAmerican Red Cross. “We have an obligation to make sure our coimnunities are thriving,'' he said.K Rebuilding can take a long time, and even then, impressions of the disaster may still re