2011年12月英语四级真题和答案

2011年12月英语四级真题和答案

2011年12月英语四级真题作文略！PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)WhyIntegrityMattersWhatisIntegrity?　　Thekeytointegrityisconsistency--notonlysettinghighpersonalstandardsforoneself(honesty,responsibility,respectforothers,fairness)butalsolivinguptothosestandardseachday.Onewhohasintegrityisboundbyandfollowsmoralandethicalstandardsevenwhenmakinglife'shardchoices,choiceswhichmaybecloudedbystress,pressuretosucceed,ortemptation.　　Whathappensifwelie,cheat,steal,orviolateotherethicalstandards?Wefeeldisappointedinourselvesandashamed.Butalapseofintegrityalsoaffectsourrelationshipswithothers.Trustisessentialinanyimportantrelationship,whetherpersonalorprofessional.Whocantrustsomeonewhoisdishonestorunfair?Thus,integritymustbeoneofourmostimportantgoals.RiskyBusiness　　Weareeachresponsibleforourowndecisions,evenifthedecision-makingprocesshasbeenunderminedbystressorpeerpressure.Therealtestofcharacteriswhetherwecanlearnfromourmistake,byunderstandingwhyweactedaswedid,andthenexploringwaystoavoidsimilarproblemsinthefuture.　　Makingethicaldecisionsisacriticalpartofavoidingfutureproblems.Wemustlearntorecognizerisks,becauseifwecan'tseetheriskswe'retaking,wecan'tmakeresponsiblechoices.Toidentifyrisks,weneedtoknowtherulesandbeawareofthefacts.Forexample,onewhodoesn'tknowtherulesaboutplagiarismmayaccidentallyusewordsorideaswithoutgivingpropercredit,oronewhofailstokeepcarefulresearchnotesmayunintentionallyfailtoquoteandcitesourcesasrequired.Butthefactthatsuchaviolationis"unintentional"doesnotexcusethemisconduct.Ignoranceisnotadefense."ButEverybodyDoesIt"　　Mostpeoplewhogetintroubledoknowtherulesandfacts,butmanagetofoolthemselvesabouttherisksthey'retakingbyusingexcuses:"Everyoneelsedoesit,""I'mnothurtinganyone,"or"Ireallyneedthisgrade."Excusescangetveryelaborate:"IknowI'mlookingatanother'sexam,eventhoughI'msupposedtokeepmyeyesonmyownpaper,butthat'snotcheatingbecauseI'mjustcheckingmyanswers,notcopying."Wemustbehonestaboutouractions,andavoidexcuses.Ifwefoolourselvesintobelievingwe'renotdoinganythingwrong,wecan'tseetherealchoicewe'remaking--andthatleadstobaddecisions.　　Toavoidfoolingyourself,watchoutforexcusesandtrythistest:Askhowyouwouldfeelifyouractionswerepublic,andanyonecouldbewatchingoveryourshoulder.Wouldyoufeelproudorashamedofyouractions?Ifyou'dratherhideyouractions,that'sagoodindicationthatyou'retakingariskandrationalizingittoyourself.EvaluatingRisks　　Todecidewhetherariskisworthtaking,youmustexaminetheconsequences,inthefutureaswellasrightnow,negativeaswellaspositive,andtoothersaswellastoyourself.Thosewhotakeriskstheylaterregretusuallyfocusonimmediatebenefits("what'sinitforme"),andsimplyhaven'tconsideredwhatmightgowrong.Theconsequencesofgettingcaughtareserious,andmayincludea"0"onatestorassignment;an"F"intheclass;suspensionordismissalfromschool;12ntranscriptnotation;andatarnishedreputation.Infact,whenyoubreakaruleorlaw,youlosecontroloveryourlife,andgiveothersthepowertoimposepunishment:youhavenocontroloverwhatthatpunishmentmightbe.Thisisanextremelyprecariousandvulnerableposition.Theremaybesomemattersoflifeanddeath,orhighestprinciple,whichmightjustifysucharisk,buttherearen'tmanythingsthatfallinthiscategory.GettingAwayWithIt--OrNot　　Thosewhodon'tgetcaughtpayanevenhigherprice.Acheaterdoesn'tlearnfromthetest,deprivinghim/herselfofaneducation.Cheatingunderminesconfidenceandindependence:thecheaterisafraud,andknowsthatwithoutdishonesty,he/shewouldhavefailed.Cheatingdestroysself-esteemandintegrity,leavingthecheaterashamed,guilty,andafraidofgettingcaught.Worstofall,acheaterwhodoesn'tgetcaughtthefirsttimeusuallycheatsagain,notonlybecausehe/sheisfartherbehind,butalsobecauseitseems"easier."Thisslipperyslopeoferodingethicsandbiggerrisksleadsonlytodisaster.Eventually,thecheatergetscaught,andthelaterhe/shegetscaught,theworsetheconsequences.Studentshavebeendismissedfromschoolbecausetheydidn'tgetthissimplemessage:HonestyistheONLYpolicythatworks.CheatingHurtsOthers,Too　　Cheatersoftenfeelinvisible,asiftheiractions"don'tcount"anddon'treallyhurtanyone.Butindividualchoiceshaveaprofoundcumulativeeffect.Cheatingcanspreadlikeadisease,andacheatercanencourageothersjustbybeingseenfromacrosstheroom.Recentstatisticssuggest30%ormoreofcollegestudentscheat.Ifaclassisgradedonacurve,cheatinghurtsothers'grades.Evenifthereisnocurve,cheating"poisons"theclassroom,andothersmayfeelpressuredtojoinin.("IfIdon'tcheat,Ican'tcompetewiththosewhodo.")Cheatingalsohasadestructiveimpactonteachers.Therealrewardofgoodteachingisseeingstudentslearn,but⑧.acheatersays,"I'mnotinterestedinwhatyou'retryingtoteach;allIcareaboutisstealingagrade,regardlessoftheeffectonothers."Theendresultisablatantanddestructiveattackonthequalityofyoureducation.Finally,cheatingcanhurtthereputationoftheUniversity,andharmthosewhoworkedhardfortheirdegree.WhyIntegrityMatters　　Ifcheatingbecomesthenorm,thenweareinbigtrouble.⑨.Wemustrelyonthehonestyandgoodfaithofotherseveryday.Ifnot,wecouldn'tputmoneyinthebank,buyfood,clothing,ormedicinefromothers,driveacrossabridge,getonaplane,gotothedentist--thelistisendless.Therearemanyexamplesofthevastharmthatiscausedwhenindividualsforgetorignoretheeffecttheirdishonestycanhave.Thesavingsandloanscandal,thestockmarketandjunkbondswindles,and,ofcourse,⑩.Watergate,haveunderminedthefaithofmanyAmericansintheintegrityofpoliticalandeconomicleadersandsocietyasawhole.Suchincidentstakeatremendoustollonournation'seconomyandourindividualwell-being.Forexample,butforthesavingsandloandebacle,theremightbefundsavailabletoreducethenationaldebtandpayforeducation.　　Insum,weallhaveacommonstakeinourschool,ourcommunity,andoursociety.Ouractionsdomatter.Itisessentialthatweactwithintegrityinordertobuildthekindofworldinwhichwewanttolive.1.Apersonofintegritynotonlysetshighmoralandethicalstandardsbutalso_______。　A)stickstothemintheirdailylife　　B)makesthemknowntoothers　C)understandstheirtruevalues　　D)seesthatothersalsofollowthem12n2.Whatroledoesintegrityplayinpersonalandprofessionalrelationships?　A)Ithelpstocreateteamspirit　B)Itfacilitatescommunication　C)Itisthebasisofmutualtrust　D)Itinspiresmutualrespect3.Whymustwelearntoidentifytheriskswearegoingtotake?　A.Toensurewemakeresponsiblechoices　B.Toavoidbeingoverwhelmedbystress　C.sothatwedon’tbreakanyrules　D.sothatwedon’trunintotrouble4.Violationofaruleismisconductevenif_______　A.ithascausednoharm　B.itisclaimedtobeunintentional　C.ithasgoneunnoticed　D.itiscommittedwithgoodintentions5.Whatshouldonedoifhedoesn’twishtofoolhimself?　A.Avoidmakingexcuses　B.Listentootherpeople’sadvice　C.Makehisintensionspublic　D.Haveotherswatchoverhisshoulder6.Thosewhotakeriskstheyregretlateron_______。　A.willoftenbecomemorecautious　B.areusuallyveryaggressive　C.valueimmediatebenefitsmost　D.mayloseeverythingintheend7.Accordingtotheauthor,acheaterwhodoesn’tgetcaughtrightawaywill_______　A.paymoredearly　B.becomemoreconfident　C.bewidelyadmiredD.feelsomewhatlucky8.Cheatersatexamdon’tcareabouttheireducation,alltheycareaboutishowto_______9.Integritymattersinthatallsocialactivitiesrelyonpeople’s_________________________10.ManyAmericanslostfaithintheintegrityoftheirpoliticalleadersasaresultof_______ PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionA11.A.ReadthenoticeonthewindowB.GetanewbusscheduleC.GoandaskthestaffD.BoardthebustoCleveland12.A.Hewaslookingforwardtoseeingthegiraffes.B.Heenjoyedwatchingtheanimalperformance.C.HegothometoolatetoseetheTVspecialD.HefellasleepinthemiddleoftheTVprogram.13.A.Shewantstotakethemostdirectway.B.Shemaybelateforthefootballgame.C.Sheisworriedaboutmissingherflight.D.Sheiscurrentlycaughtinatrafficjam.14.A.AtarestaurantB.InafishshopC.AtaclinicD.Onafishingboat15.A.Heisanexperiencedsalesmanager.B.Heisbeinginterviewedforajob.C.Heisaclosefriendofthewoman.D.Heisgoodatansweringtrickyquestions.16.A.Themanshouldconsiderhisprivacyfirst.B.Themanwillchoosealow-rentapartment.C.ThemanisnotcertainifhecanfindaquieterplaceD.Themanisunlikelytomoveoutofthedormitory.17.A.Thewomanisgoingtomakehertopicmorefocused.12nB.Themanandwomanareworkingonajointproject.C.Oneshouldchooseabroadtopicforaresearchpaper.D.Ittoolalotoftimetogetthemanontherighttrack.18.A.Theywentcampingthistimelastyear.B.Theydidn’tquiteenjoytheirlastpicnic.C.Theylearnedtocooperateunderharshconditions.D.Theyweren’texperiencedinorganizingpicnics.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A.HelikesSwedenbetterthanEngland.B.Heprefershotweathertocoldweather.C.HeisanEnglishmanlivinginSweden.D.HevisitsLondonnearlyeverywinter.20.A.ThebadweatherB.ThegloomywinterC.ThecoldhousesD.Thelongnight21.A.DelightfulB.PainfulC.DepressingD.Refreshing22.A.TheyoftenstayuplatereadingB.TheyworkhardandplayhardC.TheyliketogocampinginsummerD.TheytrytoearnmoreandspendmoreQuestions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A.EnglishLiteratureB.ManagementC.FrenchD.PublicAdministration24.A.EnglishteachingB.StafftrainingC.CareersguidanceD.Psychologicalcounseling25.A.ItsgenerousscholarshipsB.ItsworldwidefameC.Itswell-designedcoursesD.ItspleasantenvironmentSectionBPassageOne26.A.CharacteristicsofJapaneseartistsB.SomefeaturesofJapanesecultureC.TheartofJapanesebrushpaintingD.TheuniquenessofJapaneseart27.A.TocalmthemselvesdownB.ToenhanceconcentrationC.ToshowtheirimpatienceD.Tosignallackofinterest28.A.HowlistenersindifferentculturesshowrespectB.HowspeakerscanwinapprovalfromtheaudienceC.HowspeakerscanmisunderstandtheaudienceD.HowdifferentWesternandEasternartformsarePassageTwo29.A.DirectingpersonnelevaluationB.BuyingandmaintainingequipmentC.Drawingupplansforin-servicetrainingD.Interviewingandrecruitingemployees30.A.SomeofhisequipmentwasdamagedinafireB.ThetrainingprogramheranwasafailureC.TwoofhisworkerswereinjuredatworkD.Twoofhisemployeescommittedtheft31.A.AbetterrelationshipwithhisbossB.AdvancementtoahigherpositionC.Abetter-payingjobinanothercompanyD.Improvementinthecompany’smanagement32.A.Shehasmoreself-confidencethanChrisB.SheworkswithChrisinthesamedivisionC.ShehasmoremanagementexperiencethanChrisD.SheiscompetingwithChrisforthenewjob12nPassageThree33.A.TheyhelpusseetheimportantvaluesofacultureB.TheyguideusinhandlinghumanrelationshipsC.TheyhelpusexpressourselvesmoreeffectivelyD.Theyareaninfinitesourceofhumanknowledge34.A.TheirwordingmaybecomedifferentB.ThevaluestheyreflectmaychangeC.TheiroriginscannolongerbetracedD.Theymaybemisinterpretedoccasionally35.A.CertainvaluesaresharedbyalargenumberofculturesB.SomeproverbsareassumingmoreandmoreimportanceC.OldproverbsareconstantlyreplacedbynewonesD.CertainvalueshavealwaysbeencentraltoacultureSectionCDictationOurlivesarewoventogether.AsmuchasIenjoymyown36________.InolongerimagineIcangetthrougha37________day,muchlessallmylife,38________onmyown.EvenifIamon39________inthemountains,Iameatingfoodsomeoneelsehasgrown,livinginahousesomeelsehasbuilt,wearingclothessomeoneelsehas40________fromclothwovenbyothers,using41________someoneelseisdistributingtomyhouse.42________ofinterdependenceiseverywhere.Weareonthis43________together.AsIwasgrowingup,44______________________________________________________.“Makeyourownway”,“standonyourowntwofeet”,ormymother’sfavoriteremarkwhenIwasface-to-facewithconsequencesofsomeaction:“Nowthatyou’vemadeyourbed,lieonit!”Totalindependenceisadominantthemeinourculture,Iimaginethat45________________________________________________________.Buttheteachingwasshapedbyourculturalimages,andinsteadIgrewupbelievingthatIwassupposedtobetotally“independent”andconsequentlybecameveryreluctanttoaskforhelp.46________________________________________________________________________.PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)SectionAWiththeworld’spopulationestimatedtogrowfromsixtoninebillionby2050,researchers,businessesandgovernmentsarealreadydealingwiththeimpactthisincreasewillhaveoneverythingfromfoodandwatertoinfrastructureanjobs.Underlyingallthis47________willbethedemandforenergy,whichisexpectedtodoubleoverthenext40years.Findingtheresourcestomeetthisdemandina48________,sustainablewayisthecornerstoneofournation’senergysecurity,andwillbeoneofthemajor49________ofthe21stcentury.Alternativeformsofenergy---bio-fuels,windandsolar,tonameafew---are50________beingfundedanddeveloped,andwillplayagrowing51________intheworld’senergysupply.Butexpertssaythat,evenwhen52________,alternativeenergysourceswilllikelymeetonlyabout30%oftheworld’senergyneedsby2050.Forexample,evenwith53________investments,suchasthe$93millionforwindenergydevelopment54________intheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct,importantalternative12nenergysourcessuchaswindandbio-fuels55________onlyabout1%ofthemarkettoday.Energyandsustainabilityexpertssaytheanswertoourfutureenergyneedswilllikelycomefromalotof56________---bothtraditionalandalternative.AstableBsolutionsCsignificantDroleEprogressFmarvelousGincludedHgrowthIexactlyJconsistKcompriseLcompetitionsMcombinedNchallengesOcertainlyPassageOne　　Boys'schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandaremorelikelytogetinvolvedinactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic,accordingtoresearchreleasedtoday.　　Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinityinwhichstudentseithersinkorswim,theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotype,theUSstudysays.Boysatsinglesexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtothe"boycode"ofhidingtheiremotionstobea"realman".Thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittle,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.　　Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.　　Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys'learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy'sauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversityofVirginia.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwithspecifically"boy-focused"approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevision,learnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven"hands-on"lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround."Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminineandpreferthemoderngenreinwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemes,"Jameswrote.　　Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmenshouldbe"masterfulandincharge"inrelationships."Inmixedschools,boysfeelcompelledtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans,"thestudyreported.57.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschoolwould_____________________.Aforceboystohidetheiremotionstobe“realman”BhelptocultivatemasculineaggressivenessinboysCencourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreely12nDnaturallyreinforceinboysthattraditionalimageofaman58.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolsboys____________________.AperformrelativelybetterBgrowupmorehealthilyCbehavemoreresponsiblyDreceiveabettereducation59.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?AItfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademicallyBItfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducationCItfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneedDItplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls60.AccordingtoAbigailJames,oneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis______________.AteachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysBboyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistractedCboyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinDteachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys’teamspirit61.WhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames’report?ATheyenjoybeinginchargeBTheyconformtostereotypesCTheyhavesharpervisionDTheyareviolentandsexistPassageTwoIt'sanannualargument.Doweordowenotgoonholiday?Mypartnersaysnobecausetheboilercouldgo,ortherooffalloff,andwehavenosavingstosaveus.Isaythatyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday.Thejoyofarecessionmeansnoargumentnextyear–wejustwon'tgo.Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees,weshouldbegrateful.Formanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholiday.AYouGovpollof2,000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney.What'slesscleariswhetherdivorceandseparationratesriseinarecession–financialpressuresmeancouplesarguemorebutmakesplittinguplessaffordable.Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples.Disputeswerecharacterizedbyintenseverbalaggression,tendedtoberepeatedandnotresolved,andmademen,morethanwomen,extremelyangry.KimStephenson,anoccupationalpsychologist,believesmoneyissuchabigdealbecauseofwhatitsymbolizes,whichmaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen."Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentconceptionsofwhatitisfor,"heexplains."Theywillsayit'stosave,tospend,forsecurity,forfreedom,toshowsomeoneyoulovethem"Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething."Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowswhatisgoingonwiththeirfinances,buttheydon't.Thereseemstobemoreofatabooabouttalkingaboutmoneythantalkingaboutdeath.Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyouaredoing,whoispayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately.Inahealthyrelationshipyoudon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney,butyouhavetotalkaboutit."62.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutvacationing?APeopleenjoyitallthemoreduringarecessionBFewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkinghard12nCItmakesallthehardworkworthwhileDItisthechiefcauseoffamilydisputes63.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“moneyisknown…tobringarelationshiptoitsknees”(Line1Para.2)？AMoneyisconsideredtobetherootofallevilsBSomepeoplesacrificetheirdignityformoneyCFewpeoplecanresistthetemptationofmoneyDDisputesovermoneymayruinarelationship64.TheYouGovpollof2000peopleindicatesthatinarecession_________________.AconflictsbetweencouplestendtoriseBitismoreexpensiveforcouplestosplitupCcouplesshowmoreconcernforeachotherDdivorceandseparationratesincrease65.WhatdoesKimStephensonbelieve?AMoneyisoftenasymbolofaperson’sstatusBMoneymeansagreatdealtobothmenandwomenCMenandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthingsDMenandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways66.Theauthorsuggestsattheendofthepassagethatcouplesshould________________AputtheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparatelyBmakeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgetsCdiscussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationshipDavoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromanticPartVClozeEmployersfeartheywillbeunablerecruitstudentswiththeskillstheyneedastheeconomicrecoverykicksin,anewsurvey67_______.Nearlyhalfoforganizationstoldresearcherstheywerealreadystrugglingtofind68_______withskillsinscience,technology,engineeringandmaths(STEM),69_______evenmorecompaniesexpecttoexperience70_______ofemployeeswithSTEMskillsinthenextthreeyears.TheConfederationofBritishIndustry71_______694businessesandorganizationsacrossthepublicand72_______sectors,whichtogetheremploy2.4millionpeople.Halfare73_______theywillnotbeabletofillgraduatepostsinthecomingyears,whileathirdsaidtheywouldnotbeableto74_______enoughemployeeswiththerightA-levelskills."75_______wemovefurtherintorecoveryandbusinessesplan76_______growth,thedemandforpeoplewithhigh-qualityskillsandqualificationswill77_______,"saidRichardLambert,directorgeneral,CBI.“Firmssayitisalreadyhardtofindpeoplewiththeright78_______orengineeringskills.Thenewgovernmentmustmakeitatop79_______toencouragemoreyoungpeopletostudyscience-related80_______."Thesurveyfoundthatyoungpeoplewouldimprovetheirjobprospects81_______theystudiedbusinessstudies,maths,EnglishandphysicsorchemistryatA-level.TheA-levelsthatemployers82_______leastarepsychologyandsociology.Andwhilemanyemployersdon'tinsistona83_______degreesubject,athirdprefertohirethosewithaSTEM-relatedsubject.12nTheresearch84_______worriesaboutthelackofprogressinimprovingbasicskillsintheUK85_______.Halfofemployersexpressedworriesaboutemployees'basicliteracyandnumeracy(计算)skills,whilethebiggestproblemiswithITskills,86_______two-thirdsreportedconcerns.67.AsubmitsBrevealsClaunchesDgenerates68.AaudienceBofficialsCpartnersDstaff69.AwhileBbecauseCforDalthough70.AexitsBshortagesCabsencesDdepartures71.AsurveyedBsearchedCexposedDexploited72.AcollectiveBprivateCpersonalDcivil73.AconfrontedBconformedCconcernedDconfused74.AbindBattainCtransferDrecruit75.ALestBUnlessCBeforeDAs76.AwithBforConDby77.AdominateBstretchCenforceDintensify78.AcreativeBtechnicalCnarrativeDphysical79.ApriorityBoptionCchallengeDjudgment80.AproceduresBacademiesCthoughtsDsubjects81.AuntilBsinceCwhereasDif82.ArateBdiscussCorderDobserve83.AtypicalBpositiveCparticularDgeneral84.AhighlightedBprescribedCfocusedDtouched85.AmassesBworkforceCfacultyDcommunities86.AwhatBwhomCwhereDwhyPartVITranslation87.Charitygroupsorganizedvariousactivitiesto_________________(为地震幸存者筹款).88.Linda_____________________(不可能收到我的电子邮件);otherwise,shewouldhavereplied.89.It’smymother______________________(一直在鼓励我不要灰心)whenIhavedifficultiesinmystudies.90.Thepublishinghousehasto_______________________(考虑这部小说的受欢迎程度).91.Itisabsolutelywrongto____________________________(仅仅以金钱来定义幸福).2011年12月英语四级真题答案　　快速阅读：　　1.A)stickstothemintheirdailylife　　2.C)Itisthebasisofmutualtrust　　3.A)Toensurewemakeresponsiblechoices。12n　　4.B)itisclaimedtobeunintentional。　　5.A)Avoidmakingexcuses。　　6.C)valueimmediatebenefitsmost。　　7.A)paymoredearly　　8.Cheatersatexamdon’tcareabouttheireducation,alltheycareaboutishowtostealagrade。　　9.Integritymattersinthatallsocialactivitiesrelyonpeople’shonestyandgoodfaith。　　10.ManyAmericanslostfaithintheintegrityoftheirpoliticalleadersasaresultoftheWatergatescandal。　　听力SectionA：　　11.B)Goandaskthestaff。　　12.A)HefellasleepinthemiddleoftheTVprogram。　　13.B)Sheisworriedaboutmissingherflight。　　14.A)Atarestaurant　　15.A)Heisbeinginterviewedforajob　　16.B)Themanisunlikelytomoveoutofthedormitory。　　17.D)Thewomanisgoingtomake　　18.B)Theydidn’tquiteenjoytheirlastpicnic。　　听力SectionB：　　19.C)HeisanEnglishmanlivinginSweden。　　20.C)Thecoldhouses　　21.C)Depressing　　22.B)Theyworkhardandplayhard。　　23.C)French　　24.C)Careersguidance　　25.D)Itspleasantenvironment。　　26.C)TheartofJapanesebrushpainting。　　27.B)Toenhanceconcentration　　28.A)Howlistenersindifferentculturesshowrespect。　　29.B)Buyingandmaintainingequipment　　30.D)Twoofhisemployeescommittedtheft。　　31.B)Advancementtoahigherposition。　　32.D)SheiscompetingwithChrisforthenewjob。　　33.A)Theyhelpusseetheimportantvaluesofaculture。　　34.B)Thevaluestheyreflectmaychange。　　35.缺　　听力SectionC：　　复合式听写原文：http://club.topsage.com/thread-2695151-1-1.html(听力原文)　　深入阅读：SectionA　　47.H)growth　　48.A)stable　　49.N)challenges　　50.O)certainly　　51.D)role12n　　52.M)combined　　53.C)significant　　54.G)included　　55.K)comprise　　56.B)solutions　　深入阅读：SectionB　　57.C)encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreely　　58.A)performrelativelybetter　　59.C)Itfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneed。　　60.A)teachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboys　　61.C)Theyhavesharpervision。　　62.C)Itmakesallthehardworkworthwhile。　　63.D)Disputesovermoneymayruinarelationship。　　64.A)conflictsbetweencouplestendtorise。　　65.D)Menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways。　　66.C)discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationship。　　完型填空：　　67.B)reveals　　68.D)staff　　69.A)while　　70.B)shortages　　71.A)surveyed　　72.B)private　　73.C)concerned　　74.D)recruit　　75.D)As　　76.B)for　　77.D)intensify　　78.B)technical　　79.A)priority　　80.D)subjects　　81.D)if　　82.A)rate　　83.B)particular　　84.A)highlighted　　85.B)workforce　　86.C)where　　翻译：　　87.raisemoneyforthesurvivorsintheearthquake;　　88.couldn’thavereceivedmye-mail;　　89.whokeepsonencouragingmetokeepmychinup;　　whokeepsencouragingmenottoloseheart;　　whokeepsoncheeringmeup;　　90.takethepopularityofthenovelintoconsideration/account;12n　　91.definehappinesssolelybymoney。　　写作：Writing(30minutes)　　Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledNothingSucceedsWithoutaStrongWillbycommentingonthehumoroussaying,“Quittingsmokingistheeasiestthingintheworld.I’vedoneithundredsoftimes。”Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words。　　范文一　　NothingSucceedsWithoutaStrongWill　　Sometimes,inourdailylife,theeasiestthingmightbethemostdifficultthing,asinthecaseofsomepeopletryingtoquitsmokingforhundredsoftimesandstillmakingendlesseffortswithoutanyhopeofsuccess.Thereasonfortheirfailureistheirlackofastrongwill.　　Inourmodernworld,nothingissimpleandstraightforward.Somethingmightappeardeceptivelyeasyatfirst,butasweproceedon,wewillfindthatitisactuallyextremelydifficult.Therefore,wemusttakewhateverwedoseriouslyandbementallypreparedtomakeourutmostexertions.Whenweencounterobstaclesandsetbacks,wemustapplyourstrongwillpowerandpersevereuntilwefinallysucceed.　　Forusuniversitystudents,inouracademicstudiesorinourdailylifeoncampus,wemightnotbefacedwithinsurmountablechallenges.Butweneedtogetprepared,rightnow,totakethingsseriously,trytocultivateourstrongwill,andbereadytopursueourgoalsthroughpersistenceandindefatigablewill.Ibelieveit’stheonlywaywecanachieveoursuccess。　　范文二：　　NothingSucceedsWithoutaStrongWill　　Successdependsonmanyfactors,bothphysicalandspiritual.Inmyopinion,mentalfactorslikeastrongwillarefarmoredecisiveinenablingustoachievesuccess.Forexample,despiteourrepeatedeffortstoquitsmoking,ourlackofastrongwillwouldstillcauseustoendupinfailure.　　Inanyofourundertakings,weshouldfirstsetagoal.Somegoalsarehighlychallenging.Withoutastrongwill,peoplewouldgiveupinthemiddleandtheyfailtoachievetheirgoals.Forthosepeoplewhodosucceed,theysucceedsimplybecausetheyhavethatmentalstaminawhichenablesthemtochallengeeventhemostinsurmountabledifficulties.　　Weoftensaythat‘ImpossibleisNothing’.Tomaketheimpossiblepossible,wemustexerciseourperseveranceandstrongwillpower.Or,asanEnglishproverbgoes,‘Ifthereisawill,thereisaway.’Ourworldisbecomingincreasinglycompetitiveandonlybymakingstrong-willedeffortscanwemaximizeourfullpotentialandgaincompetitiveedges,andprevailoverallobstaclesthatlieinourwaytosuccess。12