Total scoreTotal time allowed710130 mins2013年6月大学英语4级考试真题（第2套）Part I Writing
(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.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
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Part II Listening Comprehension Section A
(30 minutes)
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 woman is the manager’s secretary.
C) The man is the manager’s business associate. 2. A) He needs more time for the report.
C) He is sorry not to have helped the woman. 3. A) A friend from New York.
C) A postal delivery.
4. A) She is not available until the end of next week.
C) She does not like taking exams.
5. A) He will help the woman carry the suitcase.
C) The woman shouldn’t make such a big fuss. 6. A) Mary is not so easygoing as her.
C) She finds it hard to get along with Mary. 7. A) At an information service. B) The man found himself in a wrong place.
D) The woman was putting up a sign on the wall.B) He needs help to interpret the data.
D) He does not have sufficient data to go on. B) A message from Tony. D) A change in the weather.
B) She is not a reliable source of information. D) She does not like psychology.
B) The woman’s watch is twenty minutes fast. D) There is no need for the woman to be in a hurry. B) Mary and she have a lot in common.
D) She does not believe what her neighbors said. B) At a car wash point.
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C) At a repair shop. D) At a dry cleaner’s. 8. 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 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. 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.10. 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.11. A) Sports. B) Travel. C) Foreign languages. D) Computer games.12. 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 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A) She is pregnant.
C) She has just finished her project. 14. A) He takes good care of Lisa.
C) He is good at business management.
15. A) It is in urgent need of further development.
C) It has been losing market share in recent years.
B) She is over 50.
D) She is a good saleswoman.
B) He is the CEO of a giant company. D) He works as a sales manager.
B) It produces goods popular among local people. D) It is well positioned to compete with the giants.
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 passages 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 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) It is lined with tall trees.
C) It has high buildings on both sides. 17. A) They repaved it with rocks.
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B) It was widened recently.
D) It used to be dirty and disorderly. B) They built public restrooms on it.
C) They beautified it with plants. D) They set up cooking facilities near it.18. A) What makes life enjoyable. B) How to work with tools.
C) What a community means. D) How to improve health.19. A) They were obliged to fulfill the signed contract.
B) They were encouraged by the city officials’ praise.
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C) They wanted to prove they were as capable as boys. D) They derived happiness from the constructive work.
Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.20. 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.
21. A) Novels and stories. B) Mysteries and detective stories.
C) History and science books. D) Books on culture and tradition.22. A) Watching TV. B) Listening to music.
C) Reading magazines. D) Playing computer games.Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. 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.24. A) Limited driving range. B) The short life of batteries.
C) Huge recharging expenses. D) The unaffordable high price.25. 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
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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。
My favorite TV show? “The Twilight Zone.” I (26)______ like the episode called “The Printer’s Devil.” It’s about a newspaper editor who’s being (27)______ business by a big newspaper syndicate — you know, a group of papers owned by the same people.
He’s about to (28)______ suicide when he’s interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered $5,000 to pay off his newspaper’s debts, but this Smith character also offers his (29)______ for free. It turns out that the guy (30)______ the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he’s turning out newspapers with (31)______ headlines. The small paper is successful again. The editor (32)______ how quickly Smith gets his stories only minutes after they happen — but soon he’s (33)______ with a contract to sign. Mr. Smith, it seems, is really the devil! The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, 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. Anyway, there is a little more to tell, but I don’t want to ruin the story for you. I really like these old episodes of “The Twilight Zone” because the stories are fascinating. They are not (34)______. But then again, in a way they are, because they (35)______ human nature.
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Part III Reading Comprehension Section A
(40 minutes)
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 Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
Just when you had figured out how to manage fat in your diet, researchers are now warning against another common mealtime pitfall (陷阱) — salt.
A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University and Columbia University shows that even a 36 decrease in daily salt intake (摄入) can lead to dramatic health benefits. The authors 37 an annual drop of as many as 120,000 cases of heart disease, 66,000 38 of stroke and 99,000 heart attacks 39 by high blood pressure after a 3-g-per-day reduction in salt.The advantages, not surprisingly, were greater for African Americans, who are more likely to 40 high blood pressure than other ethnic groups, and for the elderly, since blood vessels stiffen with age, which can lead to higher blood pressure.
“Everyone in the US is consuming salt far in 41 of what is good for them,” says lead author Dr. Kirsten Bobbins-Domingo of UCSF. “What we are suggesting is that a population-wide effort to reduce salt intake, even 42 , will have health benefits.”
The team conducted a computer-based analysis to determine the 43 of a 3-g-per-day reduction in salt intake on rates of heart disease and death. They also calculated the cost savings emerging from the amount of disease that would be 44 because of lower blood pressure. The conclusion: by cutting salt intake nationwide, the US could save $10 billion to $24 billion 45 in health care costs.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A) accidents B) annually F) develop G) documented K) instances L) modest C) avoided H) dramatically M) revised D) caused I) excess N) slightly E) considerableJ) impactO) undertakeSection 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 Sheet 2.
Surviving the Recession
A) America’s recession began quietly at the end of 2007. Since then it has evolved into a global crisis.
Reasonable people may disagree about whom to blame. Financiers who were not as clever as they thought they were? Regulators falling asleep at work? Consumers who borrowed too much? Politicians who thoughtlessly promoted home-ownership for those who could not afford it? All are guilty; and what a mess they have created.B) Since 2007 America has shed 5 million jobs. More than 15% of the workforce are jobless or
underemployed — roughly 25 million workers. The only industries swelling their payrolls are health
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care, utilities and the federal government. The value of listed shares in American firms collapsed by 57% from its peak in October 2007 to a low in March this year, though it has since bounced back somewhat. Industrial production fell by 12.8% in the year to March, the worst slide since the Second World War. Mark Zandi, an economist at Moody’s Economy.com, predicts that the recession will shrink America’s economy by 3.5% in total. For most executives, this is the worst business environment they’ve ever seen.C) Times are so tough that even bosses are taking pay cuts. Median (中间值的) pay for chief executives of
S&P 500 companies fell 6.8% in 2008. The overthrown giants of Wall Street took the biggest knock, with average pay cuts of 38% and median bonuses of zero. But there was some pain for everyone: median pay for chief executives of non-financial firms in the S&P 500 fell by 2.7%.D) Nearly every business has a sad tale to tell. For example, Arne Sorenson, the president of Marriott hotels, likens
the crisis to the downturn that hit his business after September 11th, 2001. When the twin towers fell, Americans stopped travelling. Marriott had its worst quarter ever, with revenues per room falling by 25%. This year, without a terrorist attack, the hotel industry is “putting the same numbers on the board”, says Mr. Sorenson.
E)Thehotelbust (破产), like most busts, was preceded by a breathtaking boom. Although many other
big firms resisted the temptation to over-borrow, developers borrowed heavily and built bigger and fancier hotels as if the whole world were planning a holiday in Las Vegas. When the bubble burst, demand collapsed. Hotel owners found themselves with a huge number of empty rooms even as a lot of unnecessary new hotels were ready to open.F) Other industries have suffered even more. Large numbers of builders, property firms and retailers have
gone bankrupt. And a disaster has hit Detroit. Last year the American car industry had the capacity to make 17 million vehicles. Sales in 2009 could be barely half of that. The Big Three American carmakers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler — accumulated ruinous costs over the post-war years, such as gold-plated health plans and pensions for workers who retired as young as 48. All three are desperately restructuring. Only Ford may survive in its current form.G) Hard times breed hard feelings. Few Americans understand what caused the recession. Some are
seeking scapegoats (替罪羊). Politicians are happy to take advantage. Bosses have been summoned to Washington to be scolded on live television. The president condemns their greed.Extravagance（奢侈）Is OutH) Businessfolk are bending over backwards to avoid seeming extravagant. Meetings at resorts are suddenly
unacceptable. Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, cancelled a conference in Las Vegas at the last minute and rebooked it in San Francisco, which cost more but sounded less fun.I) Anyway, the pain will eventually end. American business will regain its shine. Many firms will die, but
the survivors will emerge leaner and stronger than before. The financial sector’s share of the economy will shrink, and stay shrunk for years to come. The importance of non-financial firms will accordingly rise, along with their ability to attract the best talent. America will remain the best place on earth to do business, so long as Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress resist the temptation to interfere too much, and so long as organised labour does not overplay its hand.J) The crisis will prove hugely disruptive (破坏性的) , however. Bad management techniques will be
exposed. Necessity will force the swift adoption of more efficient ones. At the same time, technological innovation (创新) will barely pause for breath, and two big political changes seem likely. K) Mr. Obama’s plan to curb carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (排放), though necessary, will be far from
cost-free, whatever his sunny speeches on the subject might suggest. The shift to a low-carbon economy will help some firms, hurt others and require every organisation that uses much energy to rethink how it operates. It is harder to predict how Mr. Obama’s proposed reforms to the failing health-care system
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