2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)
Part I Writing(30minutes) Directions:Suppose your university student union is planning to hold a speech contest.You are now to write a proposal for organizing the contest.The proposal may include the topic,aim, procedure and selection of contestants.You will have30minutes to write the proposal.You should write at least120words but no more than180words.
PartⅡListening Comprehension(25minutes) Section A
Directions: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 report 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 Sheet1with a single line through the centre.
Questions1and2are based on the news report you have just heard.
1.A)She was pierced by a chicken bone.
B)She was coughing all the time.
C)She suffered from lung cancer.
D)She suffered from shock.
2.A)By eating chicken soup daily.
B)Through regular exercising.
C)Through a surgical operation.
D)By using traditional Chinese medicine.
Questions3and4are based on the news report you have just heard.
3.A)It was born13years ago.
B)It was Alice Gray’s lovely pet.
C)It got injured in a big bushfire.
D)It ran away into a nearby forest.
4.A)They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.
B)They spent seven years replanting their farm.
C)They claimed damages for their heavy losses.
D)They installed a camera to monitor sheep activity.
Questions5to7are based on the news report you have just heard.
5.A)The disappearance of some gold and diamonds.
B)The transfer of tons of precious metal by air.
C)The crash of a Russian cargo airplane.
D)The loss of gold from an airplane.
6.A)It made an emergency landing.
B)It informed the local police at once.
C)It contacted the goldmine company.
D)It had a crew member fix the problem.
7.A)They will cooperate with the police.
B)They had checked the plane carefully.
C)They will be questioned by the police.
D)They took some gold bars and diamonds.
Section B
Directions: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 c question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Then mark t
he corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.
Questions8to11are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8.A)For the company’s records.
B)For future training purposes.
C)To follow the company’s rule.
D)To ensure information security.
9.A)To check her customer reference number.
B)To inquire about the price of office chairs.
C)To get her money back for the returned chair.
D)To make complaints about its customer service.
10.A)She had to update its information.
B)She forgot where she had left it.
C)She lost it about three days ago.
D)She was issued a new card.
11.A)Reconsider her options for payment methods.
B)Make a specific note on the company’s system.
C)Update her bank card details on the company’s website.
D)Upload her personal information to the company’s website.
Questions12to15are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12.A)He is feeling exhausted.
B)He is tired of cooking.
C)He has to work late.
D)He wants to try Asian foods.
13.A)Book a table.
B)Order a delivery.
C)Download a menu.
D)Locate a restaurant.
14.A)It is not tasty.
B)It is not healthy.
C)It is too oily.
D)It is too spicy.
15.A)She is too concerned about money.
B)She is too weight-conscious.
C)She is too picky about food.
D)She is too eager to please.
Section C
Directions:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four 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 Sheet1with a single line through the centre. Questions16to18are based on the passage you have just heard.
16.A)Owners’personalities affect their cats’behaviour and wellbeing.
B)Parents’personalities can affect the personalities of their children.
C)Parents and cat owners alike experience high levels of anxiety.
D)More and more people are treating pet cats like their children.
17.A)Give their pets behavioural training.
B)Provide their pets with the best care.
C)Know their pets’feelings and desires.
D)Interact with their pets in novel ways.
18.A)More convincing explanation.
B)More extensive sampling.
C)Collection of more data.
D)Further investigation.
Questions19to21are based on the passage you have just heard.
19.A)People should do more running than mere walking.
B)Running is the best exercise for extending one’s life.
C)People should exercise at least60minutes every day.
D)Running is the easiest form of exercise for most people.
20.A)Improving their brain function.
B)Regulating their breathing rate.
C)Slowing down their ageing process.
D)Accelerating their blood circulation.
21.A)They found it easy to control their emotions.
B)They struggled to handle negative emotions.
C)They were more eager to enjoy a movie.
D)They were less affected by sad movies.
Questions22to25are based on the passage you have just heard.
22.A)He is a tour guide.
B)He is a famous architect.
C)He is local entrepreneur.
D)He is the owner of the Hil1House.
23.A)He studied the blueprints of other famous buildings.
B)He inquired about his client’s family background.
C)He observed his client’s life and habits.
D)He took a tour of his client’s old home.
24.A)A house made of timber and brick.
B)A house with a lot of free space.
C)A house of the current fashion.
D)A house of a unique design.
25.A)They are well preserved and in pretty good shape.
B)They are copies built to the architect’s designs.
C)They were designed by another architect.
D)They were badly damaged but restored.
PartⅢReading 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 letter for each item on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The sheets are damp with sweat.You’re cold,but your heart is racing as if a killer just chased you down a dark street.It was just a nightmare,you tell yourself;there’s nothing to be afraid of. But you’re still filled with26.
Given how unsettling and haunting nightmares can be,is there a way for dreamers to27, or even turn off,these bad dreams as they happen?
Research is28,but some studies suggest that people who can master lucid dreaming—that is,the ability to be29that a nightmare is happening and possibly even control it without waking up—may hold the30.
Nightmares are part of the human experience,especially for kids.Doctors31don’t consider occasional nightmares a problem.They can just be symptoms of a sleep disorder that can 32from an unpleasant experience,stress,or certain drugs.
To treat the disorder,there are a number of medicines and therapies that are backed by33 research,according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine,which analyzed the available research on the treatment of nightmare disorder in a recent34published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
However,nightmares are complicated,and researchers are still struggling to understand them,Said Dr.Rachel Salas,an expert on sleep disorders and an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.What we do know is that people35to have different kinds of nightmares at different points
during the sleep cycle.
A)amount
B)answer
C)avoid
D)aware
E)depart
F)drastically
G)fear
H)limited
l)mechanical
J)result
extensive check
K)review
L)rigorous
M)tend
N)timidity
O)typically
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 the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2.
Why it matters that teens are reading less
[A]Most of us spend much more with digital media than we did a decade ago.But today’s teens
have grown up with smartphones.Compared with teens a couple of decades ago,the way they
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