2016年12月英语四级考试真题答案(第2套)

写作

写作要求：

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to work in a state-owned business and the other in a joint venture. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

参考范文：
Stated-owned business or Joint venture
Upon graduation, virtually all college students will confront the problem of the career choice，which is truly a tough choice. Students' opinions differ greatly on this issue. Some hold that there is no better way to get a decent job than working in a stated-owned business which will guarantee my life after retirement, but others take the attitude that a joint venture outweighs any other jobs as it may provide higher income for employees.
As to myself, I prefer the latter view. A joint venture, especially a high-salary joint venture, exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people, with no exception to me. Although it might be impossible to make sure my retirement pension is good enough, high-salary is exactly what I need just now. In my view, our career choices largely depend on where we want to stay for the rest of life. For me, metropolis is the place where I can grasp loads of opportunities and achieve my personal dreams. As I hold the view that live in the moment, not the future, and also in order to finance myself in some aspects such as the transportation, the house-renting, or social activities, a joint venture can satisfy my needs for the consumption I mentioned above.
In short, a joint venture is the first and only consideration in my choice of career.

听力

参考答案：

Section A News report
1 [C] They were all good at cooking.
2 [C] His parents’s friends.
3 [A] No one of the group ate it.
4 [B] It was rather disappointing.
5 [C] The business success of the woman’s shop.
6 [A] Keep down its expense.
7 [D]They are sold at lower prices than in other shops.
8 [A] To maintain friendly relationship with other shops.
Section B Conversations
9 [C]They deliver pollutants from the ocean to their nesting sites.
10[A]They originate from Devon Island in the Aretie area.
11[B]They were carried by the wind.
12[C]The harm Arctic seabirds may cause to humans.
13[D]It has decreased.
14[A]It is now the second leading cause of death for centenarians.
15[D]Their minds fail before their bodies do.

Section C Passages
16[C]They are focused more on attraction than love.
17[C]It is not love if you don’t wish to maintain the relationship.
18[C]How the relationship is to be defined if any one is missing.
19[B]Social work as a profession.
20[D]They help enhance the well-being of the underprivileged.
21[C]They all have an academic degree in social work.
22[A]Social works’ job options and responsibilities.
23[A]To fight childhood obesity.
24[C]They impress kids more than they do adults.
25[D]Message positive behaviors at all times.
阅读
选词填空
(26)A absorb
(27)C contribute
(28)K level
(29)G explore
(30)M picture
(31)O voyage
(32)B combined
(33)E emission
(34)D depth
(35)N unsure
段落匹配
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
36.F
37.C
38.I
39.F
40.G
41.E
42.A
43.J
44.D
45.H

仔细阅读

passage 1

46.C.They were subject to taxation almost everywhere.
47.B.They find it ever harder to cope with sugar-induced health problems.
48.A.It did not work out as well as was expected.
49.D.Adjusting the physical composition of their products.

50.A.There is no single easy quick solution to the problem.

passage 2

51.D.It affects models' health and safety.
52.B.Government legislation about models' weight.
53.C.It has great influence on numerous girls and women.
54.B.It has now a new law to follow.
55.D.It will have models with a higher BMI.
翻译
翻译原文：
随着中国的改革开放，如今很多年轻人都喜欢举行西式婚礼。新娘在婚礼上穿着白色婚纱，因为白色被认为是纯洁的象征。然而，在中国传统文化中，白色经常是葬礼上使用的颜色。因此务必记住，白花一定不要用作祝人康复的礼物，尤其不要送给老年人或危重病人。同样，礼金也不能装在白色信封里，而要装在红色信封里。
参考译文：
With China’s reform and opening up, many young people tend to hold Western-style weddings these days. The bride wears a white wedding dress at the wedding, because white is considered as a symbol of purity. However, in traditional Chinese culture, white is often used in funerals, so be sure to remember that white flowers must not be used as a gift to the patient, especially not to the seniors or critically illed patients. Similarly, the cash gift cannot be packed in a white envelope, but in a red envelope.