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2013年最新英语四级考试真题与答案（新）
Part One Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said - Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be 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 the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.
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Example: You will hear:
You will read:
C) At the airport.
D) In a restaurant.
in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) At the office is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
1. A) She is not interested in the article.
B) She has given the man much trouble.
C) She would like to have a copy of the article.
D) She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article.
2. A) He saw the big tower he visited on TV~
B) He has visited the TV tower twice.
C) He has visited the TV tower once.
D) He will visit the TV tower in June.
3. A) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.
B) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor's time.
C) The woman knows the professor has been busy.
D) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.
4. A) He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to.
B) He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job.
C) He thinks the pay is too low to support his family,
6. A) In the park. B) Between two buildings
C) In his apartment. D) Under a huge tree.
7. A) It's awfully dull. B) It's really exciting.
C) it's very exhausting. D) It's quite challenging.
8. A) movie. B) A lecture. C) A play. D) A speech.
9. A) The weather is mild compared to the past years.
B) They are having the coldest winter ever.
C) The weather will soon get warmer.
D) The weather may get even colder.
10. A) The mystery story.
B) The hiring of a shop assistant.
C) The search for a reliable witness.
D) An unsolved case of robbery.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) They want to change the way English is taught.
13. A) Courses for doctors. B) Courses for businessmen.
C) Courses for reporters. D) Courses for lawyers.
14. A) Three groups of learners. B) The importance of business English.
C) English for Specific Purposes. D) Features of English for different papacies.
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. A) To show off their wealth.
B) To feel good.
C) To regain their memory.
D) To be different from others.
16. A) To help solve their psychological problems.
B) To play games with them.
C) To send sham to the hospital.
D) To make them aware of its harmfulness.
17. A) They need care and affection.
B) They are fond of round-the-world trips.
C) They are mostly from broken families.
C) Because it did not shoot far.
D) Because its string was short.
19. A) It went out of use 300 years ago
B) h was invented alter the short how.
C) It was discovered before fire and the wheel.
D) It's still in use today.
20. A) They are accurate and easy to pull.
B) Their shooting range is 40 yards.
C) They are usually used indoors.
D) They took 100 years to develop.
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Design of all the new tools and implements is based on careful experiments with electronic instruments. First, a human “guinea pig” is tested using a regular tool. Measurements are taken of the amount of work done, and the buildup of heat in the body. Twisted joints and stretched
which to base a new One of is
This work has attracted the attention of efficiency experts and time-and-motion-study engineer, but its value goes far beyond that. Dr. Tichauer’s first thought is for the health of the tool user. With the repeated use of the same tool all day long on production lines and in other jobs, even light manual work can put a heavy stress on one small area of the body. In time, such stress can cause a disabling disease. Furthermore, muscle fatigue is a serious safety hazard.
Efficiency is the by-product of comfort, Dr. Tichauer believes, and his new designs for traditional tools have proved his point.
21. What are involved in the design of a new tool according to the passage?
A) Electronic instruments and a regular tool.
B) A human “guinea pig” and a regular tool.
C) Electronic instruments and a human “guinea pig”.
2013年 6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案详解
Total score: 710 Total time allowed: 125 minutes
特注： 2013年 6月大学四级考试采用多题多卷形式，本试卷含两套写作题，考生可以任选
其一。
Part I Writing (多题多卷写作题 1) (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your
essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of
doing small things before undertaking something big. You should write at least 120 words but no
more than 180 words.
Part I Writing (多题多卷写作题 2) (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your
essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of
reading literature. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the
questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices
marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given
in the passage.
Can Digital Textbook Truly Replace the Print Kind?
The shortcomings of traditional print edition textbooks are obvious: For starters they’re heavy,
with the average physics textbook weighing 3.6 pounds. They’re also expensive, especially when
you factor in the average college student’s limited budget, typically costing hundreds of dollars
every semester.
But the worst part is that print version of textbooks are constantly undergoing revisions.
Many professors require that their students use only the latest versions in the classroom,
essentially rendering older texts unusable. For students, it means they’re basically stuck with a
four pound paper-weight that they can’t sell back.
Which is why digital textbooks, if they live up to their promise, could help ease many of
these shortcomings. But till now, they’ve been something like a mirage（幻影）in the distance,
more like a hazy（模糊的）dream than an actual reality. Imagine the promise: Carrying all your
textbooks in a 1.3 pound iPad? It sounds almost too good to be true.
But there are a few pilot schools already making the transition（过渡）over to digital books.
Universities like Cornell and Brown have jumped onboard. And one medical program at the
University of California, Irvine, gave their entire class iPads with which to download textbooks
just last year.
But not all were eager to jump aboard.
“People were tired of using the iPad textbook besides using it for reading,” says Kalpit Shah,
who will be going into his second year at Irvine’s medical program this fall. “They weren’t using
it as a source of communication because they couldn’t read or write in it. So a third of the people
in my program were using the iPad in class to take notes, the other third were using laptops and
the last third were using paper and pencil.”
The reason it hasn’t caught on yet, he tells me, is that the functionality of e-edition textbooks
is incredibly limited, and some students just aren’t motivated to learn new study behavior.
But a new application called Inkling might change all that. The company just released an
updated version last week, and it’ll be utilized in over 50 undergraduate and graduate classrooms
this coming school year.
“Digital textbooks are not going to catch on,” says Inkling CEO Matt Maclnnis as he’s giving
me a demo（演示）over coffee. “What I mean by that is the current perspective of the digital
textbook is it’s an exact copy of the print book. There’s Course Smart, etc., these guys who take
any image of the page and put it on a screen. If that’s how we’re defining digital textbooks, there’s
no hope of that becoming a mainstream product.”
He calls Inkling a platform for publishers to build rich multimedia content from the ground
up, with a heavy emphasis on real-world functionality. The traditional textbook merely serves as a
skeleton.
At first glance Inkling is an impressive experience. After swiping（敲击）into the iPad app (应
用软件 ), which you can get for free here, he opens up a few different types of textbooks.
Up first is a chemistry book. The boot time is pretty fast, and he navigates through (浏览 ) a
few chapters before swiping into a fully rendered 3D molecule that can be spun around to view its
various building blocks. “Publishers give us all of the source media, artwork, videos,” he says,
“We help them think through how to actually build something for this platform.”
Next he pulls up a music composition textbook, complete with playable demos. It’s a learning
experience that attacks you from multiple sensory directions. It’s clear why this would be
something a music major would love.
But the most exciting part about Inkling, to me, is its notation（批注）system. Here’s how it
works!
When you purchase a used print book, it comes with its previous owner’s highlights and
notes in the margins. It uses the experience of someone who already went through the class to help
improve your reading (how much you trust each notation is obviously up to you).
But with lnkling, you can highlight a piece of content and make notes. Here’s where things
get interesting, though: If a particularly important passage is highlighted by multiple lnkling users,
that information is stored on the cloud and is available for anyone reading the same textbook to
come across. That means users have access to notes from not only their classmates and Facebook
friends, but anyone who purchased the book across the country. The best comments are then sorted
democratically by a voting system, meaning that your social learning experience is shared with the
best and brightest thinkers.
As a bonus, professors can even chime in (插话 ) on discussions. They’ll be able to answer
the questions of students who are in their class directly via the interactive book.
Of course, Inkling addresses several of the other shortcomings in traditional print as well.
Textbook versions are constanly updated, motivating publishers by minimizing production costs
(the big ones like McGraw-Hill are already onboard). Furthermore, students will be able to
purchase sections of the text instead of buying the whole thing, with individual chapters costing as
little as $2.99.
There are, however, challenges.
“It takes efforts to build each book,” Maclnnis tells me. And it’s clear why.
Each interactive textbook is a media-heavy experience built from the ground up, and you can
tell that it takes a respectable amount of manpower to put together each one.
For now the app is also iPad-exclusive, and though a few of these educational institutions are
giving the hardware away for free, for other students who don’t have such a luxury it’s an added
layer of cost — and an expensive one at that.
But this much is clear. The traditional textbook model is and has been broken for quite some
time. Whether digitally interactive ones like Inkling actually take off or not remains to be seen,
and we probably won’t have a definite answer for the next few years.
However the solution to any problem begins with a step in a direction. And at least for now,
that hazy mirage in the distance? A little more tangible (可触摸的 ), a little less of a dream.【2013英语四级答案】
1. The biggest problem with traditional print textbooks is that _____.
A) they are not reused once a new edition comes out
B) they cost hundreds of dollars every semester
C) they are too heavy to carry around
D) they take a longer time to revise
2. What does the author say about digital textbooks?
A) It’s not likely they will replace traditional textbooks.
B) They haven’t fixed all the shortcomings of print books.
C) Very few of them are available in the market.
D) Many people still have difficulty using them.
3. According to Kalpit Shah, some students still use paper and pencil because _____.
A) they find it troublesome to take notes with an iPad
B) they are unwilling to change their study behavior
C) they have get tired of reading on the iPad
D) they are not used to reading on the screen
4. Inkling CEO Matt Maclnnis explains that the problem with Course Smart’s current digital
textbooks is that _____.
A) they have to be revised repeatedly
B) they are inconvenient to use in class
C) they are different from most mainstream products
D) they are no more than print versions put on a screen
5. Matt Maclnnis describes the updated version of lnkling as _____.
A) a good example of the mainstream products
B) a marvelous product of many creative ideas
C) a platform for building multimedia content
D) a mere skeleton of traditional textbooks
6. The author is most excited about lnkling’s notation system because one can _____.
A) share his learning experience with the best and brightest thinkers
B) participate in discussions with classmates and Facebook friends
C) vote for the best learners democratically
D) store information on the cloud
7. One additional advantage of the interactive digital textbook is that _____.
A) students can switch to different discussions at any point
B) students can download relevant critical comments
C) professors can join in students’ online discussions
D) professors can give prompt feedback to students’ homework
8. One of the challenges to build an interactive digital textbook from the ground up is that is takes
a great deal of _____.
9. One problem for students to replace traditional textbooks with interactive digital ones is the
high ______ of the hardware.
10. According to the author, whether digital textbooks will catch on still _____.
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 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 2 with a single line through
the centre.
11. A) Children should be taught to be more careful.
B) Children shouldn’t drink so much orange juice.
C) There is no need for the man to make such a fuss.
D) Timmy should learn to do things in the right way.
12. A) Fitness training. B) The new job offer.
C) Computer programming. D) Directorship of the club.
13. A) He needs to buy a new sweater. B) He has got to save on fuel bills.
C) The fuel price has skyrocketed. D) The heating system doesn’t work.
14. A) Committing theft. B) Taking pictures.
C) Window shopping. D) Posing for the camera.
15. A) She is taking some medicine. B) She has not seen a doctor yet.
C) She does not trust the man’s advice. D) She has almost recovered from the cough.
16. A) Pamela’s report is not finished as scheduled.
B) Pamela has a habit of doing things in a hurry.
C) Pamela is not good at writing research papers.
D) Pamela’s mistakes could have been avoided.
17. A) In the left-luggage office. B) At the hotel reception.
C) In a hotel room. D) At an airport.
18. A) She was an excellent student at college. B) She works in the entertainment business.
C) She is fond of telling stories in her speech. D) She is good at conveying her message.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) Arranging the woman’s appointment with Mr. Romero.
B) Fixing the time for the designer’s latest fashion show.
C) Talking about an important gathering on Tuesday.
D) Preparing for the filming on Monday morning.
20. A) Her travel to Japan.
B) The awards ceremony.
C) The proper hairstyle for her new role.
D) When to start the makeup session.
21. A) He is Mr. Romero’s agent.
B) He is an entertainment journalist.
C) He is the woman’s assistant.
D) He is a famous movie star.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. A) Make an appointment for an interview.
B) Send in an application letter.
C) Fill in an application form.
D) Make a brief self-introduction on the phone.
23. A) Someone having a college degree in advertising.
B) Someone experienced in business management.
C) Someone ready to take on more responsibilities.
2013年 6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案详解
Part I Writing (多题多卷写作题 1) (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of doing small things before undertaking something big. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Part I Writing (多题多卷写作题 2) (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of reading literature. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
11. A) The woman is the manager's secretary. B) The man found himself in a wrong place.
C) The man is the manager's business associate.
D) The woman was putting up a sign on the wall.
12. A) He needs more time for the report. B) He needs help to interpret the data.
C) He is sorry not to have helped the woman. D) He does not have sufficient data to go on.
13. A) A friend from New York. B) A message from Tony.
C) A postal delivery. D) A change in the weather.
14. A) She is not available until the end of next week. B) She is not a reliable source of information.
C) She does not like taking exams. D) She does not like psychology.
15. A) He will help the woman carry the suitcase. B) The woman's watch is twenty minutes fast.
C) The woman shouldn't make such a big fuss. D) There is no need for the woman to be in a hurry.
16. A) Mary is not so easygoing as her. B) Mary and she have a lot in common.
C) She finds it hard to get along with Mary. D) She does not believe what her neighbors said.
17. A) At an information service. B) At a car wash point.
C) At a repair shop. D) At a dry cleaner's.
18. A) The woman came to the concert at the man's request.
B) The man is already fed up with playing the piano.
C) The piece of music the man played is very popular.
D) The man's unique talents are the envy of many people.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) He has taught Spanish for a couple of years at a local school.
B) He worked at the Brownstone Company for several years.
C) He owned a small retail business in Michigan years ago.
D) He has been working part-time in a school near Detroit.
20. A) He prefers a full-time job with more responsibility.
B) He is eager to find a job with an increased salary.
C) He likes to work in a company close to home.
D) He would rather get a less demanding job.
21. A) Sports. B) Travel. C) Foreign languages. D) Computer games
22. A) When he is supposed to start work.
B) What responsibilities he would have.
C) When he will be informed about his application.
D) What career opportunities her company can offer.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) She is pregnant. B) She is over 50.
C) She has just finished her project. D) She is a good saleswoman.
24. A) He takes good care of Lisa. B) He is the CEO of a giant company.
C) He is good at business management. D) He works as a sales manager.
25. A) It is in urgent need of further development.
B) It produces goods popular among local people.
C) It has been losing market share in recent years.
D) It is well positioned to compete with the giants.
Section B Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
26. A) It is lined with tall trees. C) It has high buildings on both sides.
B) It was widened recently. D) It used to be dirty and disorderly.
27. A) They repaved it with rocks. C) They beautified it with plants.
B) They built public restrooms on it. D) They set up cooking facilities near it.
28. A) What makes life enjoyable. C) What a community means.
B) How to work with tools. D) How to improve health.
29. A) They were obliged to fulfill the signed contract.
B) They were encouraged by the city officials' praise.
C) They wanted to prove they were as capable as boys.
D) They derived happiness from the constructive work.
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. A) The majority of them think it less important than computers.
B) Many of them consider it boring and old-fashioned.
C) The majority of them find it interesting.
D) Few of them read more than ten books a year.
31. A) Novels and stories. C) History and science books.
B) Mysteries and detective stories. D) Books on culture and tradition.
32. A) Watching TV. C) Reading magazines.
B) Listening to music. D) Playing computer games.
Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A) Advice on the purchase of cars.
B) Information about the new green-fuel vehicles.
C) Trends for the development of the motor car.
D) Solutions to global fuel shortage.
34. A) Limited driving range. C) The short life of batteries.
B) Huge recharging expenses. D) The unaffordable high price.
35. A) They need to be further improved.
B) They can easily switch to natural gas.
C) They are more cost-effective than vehicles powered by solar energy.
D) They can match conventional motor cars in performance and safety.
Section C
My favorite T.V. show? "The Twilight Zone." I (36) ______ like the episode called "The Printer's Devil." It's about a newspaper editor who's being (37) ______ out of business by a big newspaper syndicate - you know, a group of papers (38) ______ by the same people.
He's about to (39) ______ suicide when he's interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered $5000 to pay off his newspaper's (40) ______, but this Smith character also offers his (41) ______ for free. It turns out that the guy (42) ______ the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he's turning out newspapers with (43) ______ headlines. The small paper is successful again. The editor is amazed at how quickly Smith gets his stories only minutes after they happen - but soon he's presented with a contract to sign. Mr. Smith, it seems, is really the devil! (44) ______________________________________, so he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is reporting the news even before it happens - and it's all terrible one disaster after another. (45) ____________________________________________. I really like these old episodes of "The Twilight Zone" because the stories are fascinating. (46) _________________________.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Walking, if you do it vigorously enough, is the overall best exercise for regular physical activity. It requires no equipment, everyone knows how to do it and it carries the risk of injury. The human body is designed to walk. You can walk in parks or along a river or in your neighborhood. To get benefit from walking, aim for 45 minutes a day, an average of five days a week.
Strength training is another important of physical activity. Its purpose is to build and bone and muscle mass, both of which shrink with age. In general, you will want to do strength training two or three days a week, recovery days between sessions.
Finally, flexibility and balance training are important as the body ages. Aches and pains are high on the list of complaints in old age. The result of constant muscle tension and stiffness of joints, many of them are , and simple flexibility training can these by making muscles stronger and keeping joints lubricated (润滑 ). Some of this you do whenever you stretch. If you watch dogs and cats, you’ll get an idea of how natural it is. The general is simple: whenever the body has been in one position for a while, it is good to stretch it in an opposite position.
Section B
Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Junk food is everywhere. We’re eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we’re doing and yet we do it anyway.
So here’s a suggestion offered by two researchers a
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