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1、英语四级答案英语四级答案20212021年年1212月真题完整版月真题完整版（第三套）（第三套）1 1、听力、听力News Report One(1)A 22-year-old Chinese woman who suffered from a persistent coughwas shocked to learn that she had a piece of chicken bone lodged in herlung.The unnamed woman from the province of Shandong started havecoughing problems when sh
2、e was 7 or 8 years old.For 14 years,shemade numerous hospital visits.However,no doctor could identify anyproblem.Her uncontrollable coughing was a mystery.Finally,the womangot a full body scan at a hospital in the city of Qingdao.This specialmedical procedure revealed she had a chicken bone stuck in
3、 her lung.(2)Doctors performed surgery and removed the bone.The simpleprocedure went smoothly and the woman has recovered fully with thebone finally removed from her lung,the woman is very happy that sheno longer suffers from that annoying cough.1.What was the womans problem?2.How was the womans pro
4、blem eventually solved?News Report TwoNews Report Two(3)A white shape named Prickles that ran away from an Australian farmduring the 2013 bush fires recently returned home.According to farmerAlice Gray,Prickles was only a lamb when she ran away.The bush firesthat hit the area back then destroyed a l
5、arge part of her familys massiveproperty.They thought Prickles had died in the fire.But instead,theyoung sheep escaped into a 200-acre forest near the farm.(4)Once thefires were over,the family had to fix the damage done to the farm as itwas such a large property,which included rebuilding about 40 k
6、ilometersof fencing.It was this huge fencing that prevented Pickles from findingher way back.Over the years,the family spotted her a few times.Theyeven recorded her with cameras installed to monitor the activity.Butwhen they knew Pringles was alive,they couldnt find her and neverexpected her to retu
7、rn by herself.Seven years later,they were provenwrong.3.What does the news say about the white sheep Prickles?4.What the family do of the bush fires?News Report Three(5)Tons of gold have fallen out of the sky in Russia after a cargo planemalfunctioned in midair this morning.The aircraft was carrying
8、 265million pounds worth of gold and diamonds,when the door flew open,sending the precious metal back to earth.According to the official newsagency,Russian authorities have recovered more than 170 gold barsweighing 20 kilograms each.The plane was traveling from Yakutskairport in a major diamond prod
9、ucing region to the city Krasnoyarsk inSiberia.(6)However,the aircraft made an emergency landing in Maganafter began losing some of its valuable cargo.Reports suggest some barsof gold were scattered up to fifteenmiles away from the airport.Ninetons of gold on plane AN12 belonged to a gold mine compa
10、ny.Policehave sealed off the runway and say it is unclear if it was an accident oran attempted robbery.(7)Technical engineers who worked on the planeprior to takeoff are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.5.What is the news report mainly about?6.What did the aircraft do when the inciden
11、t happened?7.What does the news report say about the technical engineers whoworked on the plane before takeoff?Conversation OneConversation One8.Why does the man have this conversation with the man recorded?His job is related to the customer service.9.What is the womans purpose of calling to the fur
12、niture company?She wants to know when she can get her money back.10.What does the woman say about her bank card?The new bank card will be sent to her on Tuesday,and the bank may hascanceled the old one before the man made the payment.11.What does the man advise the woman to do?She needs to update th
13、e card details directly on the website.Conversation TwoConversation Two12.Why isnt the man going to cook?Hes worn out.13.What does the man say hell do on his phone?Hell use the food delivery app on his phone.14.What does the woman think of the Indian food?Thats not the kind of the hot she means.She
14、needs something mild.15.What does the man think of the woman?Shes really difficult to please.Passage One(16)A new study carried out by the university of Lincoln has found a linkbetween the personalities of cat owners and the behavior and wellbeingof their cats.The findings suggest that just as appar
15、ent personality canaffect the personality of a child,the same is true for a cat and its owner.Owners defined as individuals with high levels of anxiety,fear,anger,depression and loneliness were more likely to have cats with behavioralissues.Such cats display more aggressive and anxious behavioral st
16、ylesas well as more stress related sickness.They will also more likely to havean ongoing medical condition and be overweight.The research alsofound that mentally well-adjusted owners had come from happier andhealthier cats.Researchers explained that many owners regard their petsas a family member an
17、d form close social bonds with them.(17)Themajority of owners want to provide the best care for their pets and istherefore possible that pets could be affected by the way their ownersinteract with and manage them.The study highlights an importantrelationship between our personalities and the well-be
18、ing of our pets.(18)Further research is needed to investigate the cause of nature of thisrelationship and look at how owners personalities are directlyinfluencing their pets behavior and well-being.It is possible that thewell-being of pets is driven by the underlying nature of the owner notsimply by
19、 their conscious decisions and behaviors.16.What do we learn from the new study by the University of Lincoln?17.What does the passage say most pet owners want to do?18.What does the passage say its still needed to understand the effectsof owners personalities on their pets?Passage Two(19)One 50-minu
20、te run can add seven hours to your life.This was aclaim made by The Times last week.The claim was based on a newreview of studies about the effects of running.The review concludedthat an average runners live three years longer than non-runners andthat running does more to extend life than any other
21、form of exercise.But theres more to running than its health benefits.(20)Researchpublished in recent years have shown that running changes your brainand mind in some fascinating ways from increasing your brain functionto regulating your emotions.However,the precise effects vary accordingto whether y
22、ou engage in short fast running or long distance running.Forexample,in one study,researchers compared participants ability tolearn new words after several minutes of intense running,and after 40minutes of gentle running,participants were able to learn 20 percentfaster after the intense running and t
23、hey showed a superior memorywhen tested again a week later.In another study,researchers askedvolunteers to jog for 30 minutes and then showed them clips from a sadmovie.Participants who usually struggled to handle negative emotionswere more intensely affected by the sad clips just as youd expect.But
24、crucially,this was less so if they had completed the 30 minutes jog.(21)The researchers said moderate exercise appears to have helped thoseparticipants to be less vulnerable to the impact of the sad movie.19.What did the new review of studies claim?20.What is one effect that running has on people ac
25、cording to recentresearch?21.What did another study find about the participant after they had a30 minutes jog?Passage ThreeWelcome to the tour of the Hill House.This house built in 1904 is one ofthe most well-known works of Charles Hill,the famous architect.It wasdesigned and built for local entrepr
26、eneur and his family.Before startingthe tour,let me give you a brief introduction about the design of thisamazing building.(23)Prior to beginning his design,the architect spendssometime in the clients old home,observing their life and studying theirhabits.This meant that he could design the house ac
27、cording to the needsof the family.(24)The clients main desire was to have a home withunique design,so the architect was given complete freedom.Thebuilding style is radically different from what was the fashion of theperiod.At the time,most large homes were constructed of timber andbrick.This one,how
28、ever,is made of concrete,a novel constructionmaterial in those days.The interior of the house,including the fittingsand furniture,was also designed by the same person.Most of thefurniture you will see is original and in good condition.However,(25)both pieces in the childrens bedrooms are copies buil
29、t to the designs ofthe architect.Fortunately,all the blueprints for both the building and itscontents have been preserved,so weve been able to replace badlydamaged furniture.Lets begin our tour,starting from the rooms.22.What do we learn about the speaker?He is the guide of the tour.23.What dis the
30、architect do before beginning his design?24.What did thearchitects clientmainly want?25.What do we learn about the pieces of furniture in the childrensbedrooms?1.D)He did an unusual good dee2.C)Give some money to the waiter3.A)Whether or not to move to the states mainland4.B)It costs too much money5
31、.A)To investigate whether people are grateful for help6.C)They held doors open for people at various places7.B)Most people express gratitude for help8.C)To enquire about solar panel installation9.D)He has a large family.10.B)The cost of a solar panel installation11.D)About five years12.A)At a travel
32、 agency13.D)She wanted to spend more time her family.14 D)Two weeks.15.A)Choosing some activities herself16.D)Pay a green tax upon arrival17.A)It has not been doing a good job in recycling.18.B)To ban single-use plastic bags and straws on Bali land.19.D)Its population is now showing signs of increas
33、e20.C)Commercial hunting21.D)To seek breeding grounds22.C)They consume less milk these days23.A)It is not as healthy as once though24.C)They lack the necessary proteins to digest it25.B)It provides some necessary nutrients2 2、选词填空、选词填空Many people believe that commitment are the foundations of.26.O)u
34、nique27.)possess28.D)endure29.C)confused30.J)presence31.B)assess32.Flgenius33.A)acknowledge34.M)surprising35.G)highly3 3、信息匹配：、信息匹配：Why it matters that teens are reading less?36.E That may be true,but that still does not tell us much about whathappens across a whole generation of people when time sp
35、ent on digitalmedia grows.Large surveys con-ducted over the course of many years tellus that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often asthey did in the past.37.BAnalysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United Statescollected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens
36、 are spendingtheir leisure time.Paper books are being ignored,in favor of screens.38.G Indeed,the number of senior high school students who said theyhad not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of threeby 2016.That is triple thenumber from two decades ago.39.DIf teens are spendin
37、g so much time using electronic devices,doesthat mean they have to give activities?Maybe not.Over the years,manyscholars have insisted that time online does not necessarily take awaytime spent engaging with traditionalmedia or on other activities.40.A Most of us spend much more time with digital med
38、ia than we dida decade ago.But todays teens have grown up with smartphones.Compared with teens a couple of de-cades ago,the way they interactwith traditional media like books and movies is fundamentallydifferent.41.H This might present problems for young people later on.Whenhigh school students go o
39、n to college,their past and current readinghabits will influence their academic per-formance.42.c Teens did not always spend that much time with digi-tal media.Online time has doubled since 2006,and social media use has movedfrom a periodic activity to a daily one in the same period.By 2016,nearlyni
40、ne out of ten young women in the 12th grade said they visited socialmedia sites every day.43.FBut the treads related to movies are less disturbing compared withthe change in how teens spend their time.Research has revealed anenormous decline in reading.In 1980,about 60 percent of senior highschool s
41、tudents said they read a book,newspaper or magazine every daythat was not assigned for school.By 2016,only 16 percent did.44.B Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United Statescollected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spendingtheir leisure time.Paper books are bein
42、gignored,in favor of screens.45.E That may be true,but that still does not tell us much about whathappens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digitalmedia grows.Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tellus that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as o
43、ften asthey did in the past.4 4、仔细阅读：、仔细阅读：Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touchsomeone?46.C)Its absence might suggest a lack of warmth in interpersonalrelationships.47.D)How close the communicators relationships are.48.B)They take touching as a cultural norm in social interact
44、ions.49.A)Men can show friendship in public through physical affection.50.D)Take other peoples preference into consideration.From climate change to the ongoing pandemic(大流行病)and beyond，the issues facing todays world are increasingly complex and dynamic.51.A)It faces problems that are getting more va
45、ried and compli-cated.52.C)People are divided about the nature of interest.53.D)How a growth mindset of interest can contribute tocrossdisciplinarythinking.54.C)Making innovative products needs multidisciplinary products.55.B)Broadening their interests.5、翻译：坎儿井(Karez)是新疆干旱地区的一种水利系统，由地下渠道将水井连接而成。该系统将
46、春夏季节渗入(seep into)地下的大量雨水及积雪融水收集起来，通过山体的自然坡度引到地面，用于灌溉农田和满足人们的日常用水需求。坎儿井减少了水在地面的蒸发(evaporation)，对地表破坏很小，因而有效地保护了自然资源与生态环境。坎儿井体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存的智慧，是对人类文明的一大贡献。Karez is a water conservancy system found in the dry region of Xinjiang,in which underground channels join wells to-gether.The system collectsa lar
47、ge amount of rainwater and melted snow water that seepunderground,and drains the water to the ground by the naturalmountain slope for the irrigation of fields and the daily use.Karezreduces the evap-oration on the ground and does little harm to thesurface,thus protecting natural resources and the ec
48、ologicalenvi-ronment effectively.The system embodies the Chinese wisdom thatpeople and nature co-exist in harmony,and is well recognized as a majorcontribution to the human civili-zation.6 6、作文：、作文：Directions:Suppose your university student union is planning to hold aspeech contest.You are now to wr
49、ite a proposal for organizing thecontest.The proposal may include the topic,aim，procedure andselection of contestants.You will have 30 minutes to write theproposal.You should write at least 120 words but no morethan 180words.Dear Sir or Madam:Dear Sir or Madam:Im 名字,a second-year student from Busine
50、ss Department.Im writingto make a proposal about holding a college-wide English public speakingcontest with the topic of University as I see it.The aims of the contest are twofold.First,students all over theUniversity are offered an opportunity to demonstrate their ability tocommunicate effectively