1、2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）Part I Writing(30minutes)Directions:Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program to help the freshmen adapt to the new environment and academic studies.You are now to write a proposal,which may include its aim,duration,participants and activities.You will have 30 m
2、inutes to write the proposal.You should write at least llQ words but no more than 1Jj_Q words Part II Section A Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)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
3、the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked AJ,BJ,CJ and DJ.Then mark the corresponding 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.
4、1.A)It found a pet dog on board a plane to a city in Texas.B)It had one of its cargo planes land at a wrong airport.C)It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.D)It had two of its domestic flights mixed up.2.A)Correct their mistake as soon as possible.B)Give the two pets a physical checkupC)Hire a
5、charter jet to bring the pets backD)Send another plane to continue the flightQuestions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)She weighs 130 kilogramsB)She has had babies before.4.A)It took 22 hours.B)It had some complications.C)She was brought from Africa.D)She has a big famil
6、y of sixC)It was smooth.D)It was monitored by Dr.Sue TygielskiQuestions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)It enjoyed great popularityC)It was frequented by newly-wedsB)It started business three years ago.D)It was built above the sea-water.6.A)Expand his business on the beac
7、h.B)Replace the restaurants wooden deck.C)Post a picture of his restaurant online.D)Celebrate his silver wedding anniversary.2 0 2 1年四级真题第一套 第 1 页 共 10 页 微信公众号：英语四六级真题7.A)She sold it for two thousand dollars.C)She posted its picture on Facebook.B)She took it to the restaurant manager.D)She returned
8、it to its owner right away.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 a question,you must choose the best answer from the four c
9、hoices 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)The number of ducks has declined sharply in recent years.B)Climate change has little effect on the lives of
10、wild ducks.C)Duck meat is not eaten in Australia,Canada and the U.S.D)Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world9.A)Droughts.B)Bushfires.C)Farming.D)Hunting.10.A)They are not easy to domesticate.C)It is not environmentally friendly.B)Their meat is not that popular.D)It is not considered c
11、ost-effective.11.A)They hunted ducks as a traditional sport.B)They killed wild ducks and geese for food.C)They raised ducks and geese for their eggsD)They poisoned wild ducks in large numbers.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Have her house repainted.C)Move in
12、to a newly-painted house.B)Replace some of her old furniture.D)Calculate the cost of the paint job.13.A)How long the work will take.C)How the paint job is to be done.B)How much the work will cost.D)How many workers are needed.14.A)Cover up her furniture.C)Stay somewhere else.B)Ask some friends for h
13、elp.D)Oversee the work herself.15.A)She could have asked a friend for help with the paint job.B)Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.C)She should have repainted her house much earlier.D)Moving her furniture is harder than the paint job.Section C Directions:In this section,you will
14、 hear three passages At the end oeach 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 Sheet 1 w
15、ith a single line through2 0 2 1年四级真题第一套 第 2 页 共 10 页 微信公众号：英语四六级真题the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)To cultivate good habits.C)To review what is learned in class.B)To prepare for secondary school.D)To stimulate interest in learning.17.A)Discuss their ac
16、ademic achievements with them.B)Create an ideal study environment for them.C)Allow them to learn independently.D)Check their homework promptly.18.A)Finish them before they get tired.B)Tackle the most difficult task first.C)Start with something they enjoyD)Focus on the most important ones.Questions 1
17、9 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)Workers who meet its body weight standardsB)Workers who can lose 30 pounds in a yearC)Workers who try the hardest to lose weightD)Workers who are in the top 10%of the slimmest.20.A)Impractical.C)Unmanageable.B)Inconsistent.D)Unfair.21.A)Offer
18、 them much fatter bonuses.C)Encourage healthy behaviors.B)Improve working environment.D)Provide free lunch and snacks.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)It has not done enough to help left-handed children.B)It has treated left-handed children as being disabled.C)It
19、has not built facilities specially for the left-handed.D)It has ignored campaigns on behalf of the left-handed.23.A)They are as intelligent as other children.B)They have a distinctive style of handwritingC)They sometimes have psychological problemsD)They tend to have more difficulties in learning.24
20、.A)Punish teachers discriminating against left-handed students.B)Lay more emphasis on improving childrens mental health.C)Encourage students to develop various professional skillsD)Keep track of left-handed childrens school performance.25.A)How they can be reduced in number.C)What percentage they ac
21、count for.B)Why their numbers are so high.D)If their percentage keeps increasing2 0 2 1年四级真题第一套 第 3 页 共 10 页 微信公众号：英语四六级真题Part III Section A Reading Comprehension(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 o
22、f 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 centre.You may not use any of the w
23、ords in the bank more than once Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Many people believe that passion and commitment are the foundations of strong romantic relationships.But a relationship is made of two?individuals.And the personality traits(4寺性）these individuals _2_ or lack can of
24、ten make a relationship more-or less-likely to-Recent research has found that one trait in particularhum山ty（谦逊）is an important indicator of successful relationships Humility can sometimes be?with a lack of confidence.But researchers have come to realize that being humble generally indicates the _lQ_
25、 of deeply admirable personal qualities.Being humble means you have the ability to accurately _lL_ your deficiencies without denying your skills and strengths.For example,you might recognize that you are intelligent,but realize that you are not a _lL_.Thus,humility leads to an honest view of ones ow
26、n advantages and shortcomings.Humble people do not ignore,avoid,or try to deny their limits or deficiencies.They can_TI_mistakes,see value in things that are far from perfect and identify areas for improvement.Perhaps it is not _J_L,then,that humility appears to be a huge asset to relationships One
27、study found that people tend to rate this quality _lL in their spouse.The study also found that someone who is humble is more likely to initiate a romantic relationship,perhaps because they are less likely to see themselves as too good for someone else.Thus,a humble partner might be your ideal partn
28、er A)acknowledgeB)assessC)confusedD)endureE)extremelyF)geniusG)highlyH)permanentI)possessJ)presenceK)puzzledL)statusM)s叩risingN)thoroughly0)unique2 0 2 1年四级真题第一套 第 4 页 共 10 页 微信公众号：英语四六级真题Section B Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each sta
29、tement 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.Theres a stress gap betw
30、een men and women A)I used to work very hard.I love to create things,grow them and solve problems,saidMeng Li,a successful app developer in San Francisco.I didnt really care about mymind and my body until they decided to go on strike.B)Ms.Li said her stress led to sleeplessness.When she did sleep,sh
31、e experiencedproblem-solving dreams,which left her feeling unrested when she woke up.After Ibecame a first-time mother,I quickly realized I was so busy caring for other people andwork that I felt like Id lost myself,she said.C)Its a common story-one we frequently ridicule and readily dismiss,for exa
32、mple,by claiming that women tend to complain more than men,despite the growing sumof research that underlines the problem.Women are twice as likely to suffer fromsevere stress and anxiety as men,according to a 2016 study published in The Journal。ifBrain&Behavior.The American Psychological Associatio
33、n reports a gender gapyear after year showing that women consistently report higher stress levels.Clearly,a stress gap exists.D)The difference is not really news to me,as a clinical psychologist,said Erin Joyce,a women and couples therapist in Los Angeles.Its been well documented in extensiveresearc
34、h over the years that prevalence rates for the majority of the anxiety disorders arehigher in women than men.Some people may argue that this is merely reported data,and they say many men feel the same pressures as women in terms of fulfillingresponsib山ties at work and home.In other words,were all re
35、ally,really stressedE)The difference,however,is in the nature and scope of these responsibilities in thehome environment in particular,Dr.Joyce said.For example,the United Nationsreported that women do nearly three times as much unpaid domestic work as men.Theproblem is,housework is often overlooked
36、 as work,even though it is often as laborious(or in some cases,more so)as any pai切ob.As the scholar S扣a Federici put it in 1975,the unpaid nature of domestic work reinforces the assumption that housework is notwork,thus preventing women from struggling against it.F)Its not just inside the home,thoug
37、h.Research from Nova Southeastern Universityfound that female managers were more likely than male managers to display surfaceacting,or forcing emotions that are not wholly felt.They expressed optimism,calmness and sympathy even when these were not the emotions that they were actuallyfeeling,the stud
38、y said.G)Surface acting is a prime example of emotional labor,a concept that the writer JessZimmerman made familiar in a 2015 essay.The essay sparked a massive thread on the2 0 2 1年四级真题第一套 第 5 页 共 10 页 微信公众号：英语四六级真题internet community blog MetaFilter.Hundreds of women spoke up about their own experie
39、nce with emotional labor:the duties that are expected of them,but go unnoticed These invisible duties become apparent only when you dont do them.Like domestic labor,emotional labor is generally dismissed and not labeled work.But research shows it can be just as exhausting as paid work.Emotional labo
40、r can lead to difficulty in sleeping and family conflict.Sure,circumstantial stress,like losing a job,may lead to these same issues.But emotional labor is not circumstantial.Its an enduring responsibility based on the socialized gender role of women.H)Like Ms.Li,many women try to manage the added st
41、ress to reach what Dr.Joyce saidwas an unattainable ideal.Some professional women aim to do it all.They want toreach the top of the corporate ladder and fly like supermom,she said.When womendont reach this ideal,they feel guilty;and even more stressed.After her own strugglewith this,Ms.Li took a ste
42、p back and used her experience to build Sanity&Self,aself-care app and platform for overworked women.The realizations I had in thatprocess helped me gain insights and ultimately got me ready to integrate self-care intomy daily life,she said.I)The stress problem extends beyond mental health when you
43、consider the link betweenstress,anxiety and heart health.Worse,most of what we know about heart diseasecomes from studies involving men.However,there are many reasons to think thatits different in women,Harvard Medical School reported.For example,women aremore likely to experience disturbed sleep,an
44、xiety and unusual fatigue before a heartattack.Stress is so nom叫ized that it is easy for women to shrug off those symptoms assimply the consequences of stress.Many women also do not experience chest painbefore a heart attack the way men do,which leads to fewer women discoveringproblematic heart issu
45、es.Harvard reports that women are much more likely than mento die within a year of having a heart attack and many women say their physicianssometimes dont even recognize the symptoms.J)The good news is,women are more likely than men to take charge of their stress andmanage it,the American Psychologi
46、cal Association reports.The concept of self-care,at its core,is quite simple.The basics of adequate sleep,healthy diet and exercise area good place to start,Dr.Joyce said.Support from trusted relationships is vitalThis includes professional support from various health and wellness providers if stres
47、sis becoming increasingly overwhelming.K)Disconnecting from work and home respons伽lities is also obviously importantBut its much easier said than done.It is important to understand what causes yourstress in the first place.Get really specific with whats stressing you out,Ms.Li saidWe often chalk up
48、our stress to broad experiences like work.But work stress can takemany different forms.Is a colleague being disrespectful of your time?Is a bossundermining your day-to-day control over decision making?These are different causesof stress and can benefit from different kinds of self-care.L)Ideally,you
49、r spouse or partner will be supportive,rather than dismissive,of your stress2 0 2 1年四级真题第一套 第 6 页 共 10 页 微信公众号：英语四六级真题It is important to talk through these issues before they come to a head.Women working outside of the home should make an effort to have a conscious conversation with their partners a
50、bout more equitable sharing of household and family responsibilities,Dr.Joyce said.36.Some career women who aim high tend to feel guilty if they fail to achieve their goals.37.The unpaid housework done by women is triple that done by men38.It is reported that women consistently suffer more from seve
