1、四级真题第三套2016年6月四级考试真题（第三套）Part Writing （30 minutes）Directions： For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to your parents or any family members upon making memorable achievements. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part Listening Com
2、prehension(样题） (30 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 th
3、e 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。Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) Christmas-time attacks made by Somali rebels.B) An explosion at a bus station
4、 in central Nairobi.C) The killing of more than 70 Ugandans in Kampala. D) Blasts set off by a Somali group in Ugandas capital.2. A) On Christmas Eve. B) Just before midnight. C) During a security check. D) In the small hours of the morning.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have jus
5、t heard.3. A) It is likely to close many of its stores. B) It is known for the quality of its goods.C) It remains competitive in the recession.D) It will expand its online retail business.4. A) Expand its business beyond groceries.B) Fire 25,000 of its current employees.C) Cut its DVD publishing bus
6、iness.D) Sell the business for one pound.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A) All taxis began to use meters.B) All taxis got air conditioning.C) Advertisements were allowed on taxis.D) Old taxis were replaced with new cabs.6. A) A low interest loan scheme. B) Envir
7、onmentalists protests. C) Taxi passengers complaints. D) Permission for car advertising.7. A) There are no more irregular practices.B) All new cabs provide air-conditioning.C) New cabs are all equipped with meters.D) New legislation protects consumer rights.Section BDirections: In this section, you
8、will hear two long conversation. At the end of each conversations you will hear four questions. Both the conversations 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
9、 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。Conversation OneQuestions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) It has a partnership with LCP. C) It specializes in safety from leaks. B) It is headquartered in London. D) It has a chemical processin
10、g plant.9. A) He is a chemist. C) He is a safety inspector.B) He is a salesman. D) He is Mr. Grands friend.10. A) The public relations officer. C) Director of the safety department. B) Mr. Grands personal assistant. D) Head of the personnel department.11. A) Wait for Mr. Grand to call back. B) Leave
11、 a message for Mr. Grand.C) Provide details of their products and services.D) Send a comprehensive description of their work.Conversation TwoQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) Teacher. C) Editor. B) Journalist. D) Typist. 13. A) Some newly discovered scenic
12、spot. B) Big changes in the Amazon valley. C) A new railway under construction. D) The beautiful Amazon rain forests.14. A) In news weeklies. C) In newspapers Sunday editions. B) In a local evening paper. D) In overseas editions of U.S. Magazines.15. A) To become a professional writer. B) To be empl
13、oyed by a newspaper. C) To get her life story published soon. D) To sell her articles to a news service.Section CDirections: 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.
14、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 OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) She
15、 is both a popular and a highly respected author. B) She is the first writer to focus on the fate of slaves. C) She is the most loved African novelist of all times. D) She is the most influential author since the 1930s.17. A) The Book Critics Circle Award. B) The Nobel Prize for literature. C) The P
16、ulitzer Prize for fiction.D) The National Book Award.18. A) She is a relative of Morrisons. B) She is a slave from Africa. C) She is a skilled storyteller. D) She is a black woman.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) They are very generous in giving gifts
17、. B) They refuse gifts when doing business. C) They regard gifts as a token of friendship. D) They give gifts only on special occasions.20. A) They enjoy giving gifts to other people. B) They spend a lot of time choosing gifts. C) They have to follow many specific rules. D) They pay attention to the
18、 quality of gifts.21. A) Gift-giving plays an important role in human relationships. B) We must be aware of cultural differences in giving gifts. C) We must learn how to give gifts before going abroad. D) Reading extensively can make one a better gift-giver.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based
19、on the passage you have just heard.22. A) She tenderly looked after her sick mother. B) She developed a strong interest in finance. C) She learned to write for financial newspapers. D) She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street.23. A) She inherited a big fortune from her father. B) She sold he
20、r restaurant with a substantial profit. C) She got 7.5 million dollars from her ex-husband. D) She made a wise investment in real estate.24. A) She was dishonest in business dealings.B) She frequently ill-treated her employees.C) She abused animals including her pet dog.D) She was extremely mean wit
21、h her money.25. A) She carried on her familys tradition. B) She made huge donations to charities. C) She built a hospital with her mothers money. D) She made a big fortune from wise investments.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten b
22、lanks. 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
23、Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. Signs barring cell-phone use are a familiar sight to anyone who has ever sat in a hospital waiting room. But the_(26)popularity of electro
24、nic medical records has forced hospital-based doctors to become_(27)on computers throughout the day, and desktops-which keep doctors from besides-are_(28)giving way to wireless devices.As clerical loads increased, “something had to_(29), and that was always face time with patients,” says Dr.Bhakti P
25、atel, a former chief resident in the University of Chicagos internal-medicine program. In fall 2010, she helped_(30)a pilot project in Chicago to see if the iPad could improve working conditions and patient care. The experiment was so_(31)that all internal-medicine program adopted the same_(32)in 20
26、11. Medical schools at Yale and Stanford now have paperless, iPad-based curriculums. “Youll want an iPad just so you can wear this” is the slogan for one of the new lab coats_(33)with large pockets to accommodate tablet computers.A study of the University of Chicago iPad project found that patients
27、got tests and_(34) faster if they were cared for by iPad-equipped residents.Many patients also_(35) a better understanding of the illnesses that landed them in the hospital in the first place.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A.dependentB.designedC.fastD.flyingE.gainedF.giveG.growingH.launchI.policyJ.prospectK.rath
28、erL.reliableM.signalN.successfulO.treatmentsSection BDirections: 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 par
29、agraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the question by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Ancient Greek Wisdom Inspires Guidelines to Good LifeA Is it possible to enjoy a peaceful life in a world that is increasingly challenged by threats and uncertaint
30、ies from wars, terrorism, economic crises and a widespread outbreak of infectious diseases? The answer is yes, according to a new book The 10 Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living a Good Life. The book is co-authored by Long Island Universitys philosophy professor Michae
31、l Soupios and economics professor Panos Mourdoukoutas.B The wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers is timeless, says Soupios. The philosophy professor says it is as relevant today as when it was first written many centuries ago. “There is no expiration(失效)date on wisdom,” he says “There is no shelf life on intelligence. I think that things have become very gloomy these day, lots of misunderstanding, misleading cues, a lot of what the ancients would have called sophistry(诡辩). The nice thing about ancient philosophy as offered by the Greeks
