1、2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）Part I Writing (30minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the challenges of studying abroad. You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words._Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this
2、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 c
3、orresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) A man was pulled to safety after a building collapse.B) A beam about ten feet long collapsed to the ground.C) A rescue worker got trapped in the baseme
4、nt.D) A deserted 100-year-old building caught fire.2. A) He suffered a fatal injury in an accident.B) He once served in a fire department.C) He was collecting building materials.D) He moved into his neighbors old house.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) Improve
5、the maths skills of high school teachers.B) Change British peoples negative view of maths.C) Help British people understand their paychecks.D) Launch a campaign to promote maths teaching.4. A) Children take maths courses at an earlier age.B) The public sees the value of maths in their life.C) Britis
6、h people know how to do elementary calculations.D) Primary school teachers understand basic maths concepts.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A) He owns a fleet of aircraft.B) He is learning to be a pilot.C) He regards his royal duties as a burden.D) He held a part-
7、time job for over 20 years.6. A) He can demonstrate his superior piloting skills.B) He can change his focus of attention and relax.C) He can show his difference from other royalty.D) He can come into closer contact with his people.7. A) They enjoyed his company.B) They liked him in his uniform.C) Th
8、ey rarely recognised him.D) They were surprised to see him.Section BDirections：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 a question, you must c
9、hoose 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.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) They were skilled carpenters themselves.B) It didnt need much ca
10、pital to start with.C) Wood supply was plentiful in Romania.D) They saw a business opportunity there.9. A) Provide quality furniture at affordable prices.B) Attract foreign investment to expand business.C) Enlarge their company by hiring more workers.D) Open some more branch companies in Germany.10.
11、 A) They are from her hometown.B) They are imported from Germany.C) They all come from Romania.D) They come from all over the continent.11. A) All across Europe.B) Throughout the world.C) Mostly in Bucharest.D) In Romania only.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.
12、A) Go to a concert with him and his girlfriend.B) Try out a new restaurant together in town.C) Go with him to choose a pearl for Susan.D) Attend the opening of a local restaurant.13. A) It is sponsored by local restaurants.B) It specializes in food advertizing.C) It is especially popular with the yo
13、ung.D) It provides information on local events.14. A) They design a special set of menus for themselves.B) They treat themselves to various entertainments.C) They go to eat at different stylish restaurants.D) They participate in a variety of social events.15. A) More restaurants will join Restaurant
14、 Week.B) This years Restaurant Week will start soon.C) Bigger discounts will be offered this Restaurant Week.D) More types of food will be served this Restaurant Week.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you willhear three or four questions.
15、 Both the passage and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C), D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage yo
16、u have just heard.16. A) Rewarding them for eating vegetables.B) Exposing them to vegetables repeatedly.C) Improving the taste of vegetable dishes for them.D) Explaining the benefits of eating vegetables to them.17. A) They were disliked most by children.B) They were considered most nutritious.C) Th
17、ey were least used in Belgian cooking.D) They were essential to childrens health.18. A) Vegetables differ in their nutritional value.B) Childrens eating habits can be changed.C) Parents watch closely what children eat.D) Childrens choices of food vary greatly.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the pass
18、age you have just heard.19. A) Space exploration has serous consequences.B) India has many space exploration programs.C) There is quite a lot to learn about the moon.D) A lot of garbage has been left on the moon.20. A) It is costly to bring back.B) It is risky to destroy.C) It is of no use on Earth.
19、D) It is damaged by radiation.21. A) Record details of space exploration.B) Monitor the change of lunar weather.C) Study the effect of radiation and vacuum on its materials.D) Explore the possibility of human settlement on the moon.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.
20、A) It is likely to remain a means of business communication.B) It is likely to be a competitor of various messaging apps.C) It will gradually be replaced by social media.D) It will have to be governed by specific rules.23. A) Save the message in their file.B) Make a timely response.C) Examine the in
21、formation carefully.D) See is any action needs to be taken.24. A) It is to be passed on.B) It is mostly junk.C) It requires no reply.D) It causes no concern.25. A) Make it as short as possible.B) Use simple and clear language.C) Adopt an informal style of writing.D) Avoid using capitals for emphasis
22、.Part Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes )Section ADirections: 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. Eac
23、h 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 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.Have you ever used email to ap
24、ologize to a colleague? Delivered a 26 to a subordinate (下属) with a voice-mail message? Flown by plane across the country just to deliver important news in person? The various communication options at our fingertips today can be good for 27 and productivityand at the same time very troublesome. With
25、 so many ways to communicate, how should a manager choose the one thats best 28 when the message to be delivered is bad or unwelcome news for the recipient? Weve 29 business communication consultants and etiquette (礼仪) experts to come up with the following guidelines for 30 using the alternative way
26、s of delivering difficult messages.First of all, choose how personal you want to be. A face-to-face communication is the most 31 . Other choices, in descending order of personalization, are: a real-time phone call, a voice-mail message, a handwritten note, a typewritten letter, and the most 32 is em
27、ail. Some of these may change order according to the 33 situation or your own preferences; for example, a handwritten note might seem more personal than voice-mail. How do you decide on the best choice for the difficult message youve got to deliver? “My 34 concern is: How can I soften or civilize th
28、is message?” says etiquette expert Dana Casperson. “So when I apologize, I usually choose in-person first, or a phone conversation as my top alternative, and maybe a handwritten note next. Apologizing by email is something I now totally 35 .”A) avoid I) rewardB) convenience J) silent C) effectively
29、D) escape K) specific E) intimate L) surveyed F) particularly M) unfriendlyG) primary N) warningH) prompt O) witnessedSection 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
30、 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. How a Poor, Abandoned Parisian Boy Became a Top ChefA) The busy streets in Paris were u
31、neven and caked in thick mud, but there was always a breathtaking sight to see in the shop windows of Patisserie de la Rue de la Paix. By 1814, people crowded outside the bakery, straining for a glimpse of the latest sweet food created by the young chef who worked inside.B)His name was Marie-Antoine
32、 Carme, and he had appeared, one day, almost out of nowhere. But in his short lifetime, which ended exactly 184 years ago today, he would forever revolutionize French gourmet food （美食）, write best-selling cook books and think up magical dishes for royals and other important people.C)Carmes childhood
33、 was one part tragedy, equal part mystery. Born the 16th child to poor parents in Paris in either 1783 or 1784, a young Carme was suddenly abandoned at the height of the French Revolution. At 8 years old, he worked as a kitchen boy for a restaurant in Paris in exchange for room and board. By age 15,
34、 he had become an apprentice （学徒） to Sylvain Bailly, a well-known dessert chef with a successful bakery in one of Pariss most fashionable neighborhoods.D)Carme was quick at learning in the kitchen. Bailly encouraged his young apprentice to learn to read and write. Carme would often spend his free af
35、ternoons at the nearby National Library reading books on art and architecture. In the back room of the little bakery, his interest in design and his baking talent combined to work wondershe shaped delicious masterpieces out of flour, butter and sugar.E)In his teenage years, Carme fashioned eatable c
36、opies of the late 18th centurys most famous buildingscookies in the shape of ruins of ancient Athens and pies in the shape of ancient Chinese palaces and temples. Sylvain Bailly, his master, displayed these luxuriant creationsoften as large as 4 feet tallin his bakery windows.F)Carmes creations soon
37、 captured the discriminating eye of a French diplomat, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Prigord. Around 1804, Talleyrand challenged Carme to produce a full menu for his personal castle, instructing the young baker to use local, seasonal fruits and vegetables and to avoid repeating main dishes over the
38、course of an entire year. The experiment was a grand success and Talleyrands association with French nobility would prove a profitable connection for Carme.G) French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was known to be unimpressed by the declining taste of early 18th century cooking, but under pressure to ent
39、ertain Pariss high society, he too called Carme to his kitchen at Tuileries Palace. In 1810, Carme designed the extraordinary cake for the wedding of Napoleon and his second bride, Marie-Louise of Austria. He became one of the first modern chefs to focus on the appearance of his table, not just the
40、flavor of his dishes. “I want order and taste. A well-displayed meal is enhanced one hundred percent in my eyes,” he later wrote in one of his cook books.H)In 1816, Carme began a culinary (烹饪的) journey which would forever mark his place as historys first top chef. He voyaged to England to cook in th
41、e modern Great Kitchen of the prince regent (摄政王)， George , and crossed continents to prepare grand banquets for the tables of Tsar Alexander of Russia. Never afraid to talk up his own accomplishments, a boastful Carme made a fortune as wealthy families with social ambitions invited him to their kit
42、chens. Later, in his cook books, he would often include a sketch of himself, so that people on the street would be able to recognizeand admirehim.I)Carmes cooking displays became the symbol of fine French dining; they were plentiful, beautiful and imposing. Guests would fall silent in wonder as serv
43、ants carried Carmes fancy creations into the dining hall. For a banquet celebrating the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russias visit to George s Brighton Pavillion on Jan. 18, 1817, the menu featured 120 different dishes, highlighting eight different soups, 40 main courses, and 32 desserts.J)As he traveled
44、through the homes of early 19th century nobility, Carme forged the new art of French gourmet food. Locked in hot kitchens, Carme created his four “mother sauces.” These saucesbchamel, velout, espagnole and allemandeformed the central building blocks for many French main courses. He also perfected th
45、e souffla baked egg dish, and introduced the standard chefs uniformthe same double-breasted white coat and tall white hat still worn by many chefs today. The white clothing conveyed an image of cleanliness, according to Carmeand in his realm, appearance was everything.K)Between meals, Carme wrote co
46、ok books that would be used in European kitchens for the next century. His manuals including The Royal Parisian Baker and the massive five-volume Art of French Cooking Series (1833-1847, completed after his death) first systematized many basic principles of cooking, complete with drawings and step-by-step directions. Long before television cooking shows, Carme walked readers through common kitchen tasks, instructing them to “try this for yourself, at home” as famous American Chef Julia Chi
