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2019年12月英语四级考试真题试卷

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a foreign friend whowants to learn Chinese. Please recommend a place to him. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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t II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

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Section A News Report

Directions： In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each newsreport, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions willbe spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer fromthe four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer 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) The number of male nurses has gone down.

B) There is discrimination against male nurses.

C) There is a growing shortage of medical personnel.

D) The number of nurses has dropped to a record low.

2. A) Working conditions.

B) Educational system.

C) Inadequate pay.

D) Cultural bias.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3. A) He fell out of a lifeboat.

B) He was almost drowned.

C) He lost his way on a beach.

D) He enjoyed swimming in the sea.

4. A) The lifeboats patrol the area round the clock.

B) The beach is a good place to watch the tide.

C) The emergency services are efficient.

D) The beach is a popular tourist resort.

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

5. A) It climbed 25 storeys at one go.

B) It broke into an office room.

C) It escaped from a local zoo.

D) It became an online star.

6. A) Release it into the wild.

B) Return it to its owner.

C) Send it back to the zoo.

D) Give it a physical checkup.

7. A) A racoon can perform acts no human can.

B) A racoon can climb much higher than a cat.

C) The racoon did something no politician could.

D) The raccoon became as famous as some politicians.

Section B Conversation

Directions： In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of eachconversations you will hear four questions. Both the conversations and the question-s willbe spoken only once. After you hear a question. You must choose the best answer fromthe four choices marked A), B), C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

8. A) She received a bonus unexpectedly.

B) She got a well-paying job in a bank.

C She received her first monthly salary.

D) She got a pay raise for her performance.

9. A) Two decades ago.

B) Several years ago.

C) Just last month.

D) Right after graduation.

10. A) He sent a small check to his parents.

B) He treated his parents to a nice meal.

C) He took a few of his friends to a gym.

D) He immediately deposited it in a bank.

11. A) Join her colleagues for gym exercise.

B) Visit her former university campus.

C) Buy some professional clothes.

D) Budget her salary carefully.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A) He has just too many things to attend to.

B) He has been overworked recently.

C) He has a difficult decision to make.

D) He has just quarreled with his girlfriend.

13. A) Turn to his girlfriend for assistance.

B) Give priority to things more urgent.

C) Think twice before making the decision.

D) Seek advice from his family and advisor.

14. A) His girlfriend does not support his decision.

B) He is not particularly keen on the job offered.

C) He lacks the money for his doctoral program.

D) His parents and advisor have different opinions.

15. A)They need time to make preparations.

B) They haven't started their careers yet.

C) They need to save enough money for it.

D) They haven't won their parents' approval.

Section C Passage

Directions： 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 spokenonly once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A) Expressing ideas and opinions freely.

B) Enriching social and intellectual lives.

C) Acquiring information and professional knowledge.

D) Using information to understand and solve problems.

17. A) Traveling to different places in the world.

B) Playing games that challenge one's mind.

C) Improving mind-reading strategies.

D) Reading classic scientific literature.

18. A) Participate in debates or discussions.

B) Expose themselves to different cultures.

C) Discard personal biases and prejudices.

D) Give others freedom to express themselves.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. A) Why dogs can be faithful friends of humans.

B) The nature of relationships between dogs.

C) The reason a great many people love dogs.

D) How dogs feel about their bonds with humans.

20. A) They behave like other animals in many ways.

B) They have an unusual sense of responsibility.

C) They can respond to humans' questions.

D) They can fall in love just like humans.

21. A) They stay with one partner for life.

B) They have their own joys and sorrows.

C) They experience true romantic love.

D) They help humans in various ways.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) A rare animal.

B) A historical site.

C) A cow bone.

D) A precious stone.

23. A) Dating it.

B) Preserving it.

C) Measuring it.

D) Identifying it.

24. A) The channel needs to interview the boy.

B) The boy should have called an expert.

C) The boy's family had acted correctly.

D) The site should have been protected.

25. A) Conduct a more detailed search.

B) Ask the university to reward Jude.

C) Search for similar fossils elsewhere.

D) Seek additional funds for the search.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passagewith ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choicesgiven in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully beforemaking your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You maynot use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Finally, some good news about airplane travel. If you are on a plane with a sickpassenger, you are unlikely to get sick. That is the __26__ of a new study that lookedat how respiratory (呼吸道) viruses __27__ on airplanes. Researchers found that onlypeople who were seated in the same row as a passenger with the flu, for example -- orone row in front of or behind that individual -- had a high risk of catching the illness. Allother passengers had only a very __28__ chance of getting sick, according to thefindings. Media reports have not necessarily presented __29__ information about the riskof getting infected on an airplane in the past. Therefore, these new findings should helpairplane passengers to feel less __30__ to catching respiratory infections while travelingby air.

Prior to the new study, little was known about the risks of getting __31__ infected bycommon respiratory viruses, such as the flu or common cold, on an airplane, theresearchers said. So, to __32__ the risks of infection, the study team flew on 10 different __33__ in the U.S. during the flu season. The researchers found thatpassengers sitting within two seats on __34__ side of a person infected with the flu, aswell as those sitting one row in front of or behind this individual, had about an 80 percent chance of getting sick. But other passengers were __35__ safe from infection. They had a less than 3 percent chance of catching the flu.

A) accurate

B) conclusion

C) directly

D) either

E) evaluate

F) explorations

G) flights

H) largely

I) nearby

J) respond

K) slim

L) spread

M) summit

N) vividly

O) vulnerable

Section B

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statementsattached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphsIdentify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose aparagraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questionsby marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day?

A) Along with old classics like "carrots give you night vision" and "Santa doesn't bringtoys to misbehaving children", one of the most well-worn phrases of tired parentseverywhere is that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Many of us grow upbelieving that skipping breakfast is a serious mistake, even if only two thirds of adults inthe UK eat breakfast regularly, according to the British Dietetic Association, and aroundthree-quarters of Americans.

B) "The body uses a lot of energy stores for growth and repair through the night," explains diet specialist Sarah Elder. "Eating a balanced breakfast helps to up our energy, as well as make up for protein and calcium used throughout the night." But there'swidespread disagreement over whether breakfast should keep its top spot in thehierarchy (等级) of meals. There have been concerns around the sugar content of cerealand the food industry's involvement in pro-breakfast research -- and even one claimfrom an academic that breakfast is "dangerous".

C) What's the reality? Is breakfast a necessary start to the day or a marketing tactic bycereal companies? The most researched aspect of breakfast(and breakfast-skipping) hasbeen its links to obesity. Scientists have different theories as to why there's arelationship between the two. In one US study that analysed the health data of 50,000 people over seven years, researchers found that those who made breakfast the largestmeal of the day were more likely to have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those whoate a large lunch or dinner. The researchers argued that breakfast helps reduce dailycalorie intake and improve the quality of our diet -- since breakfast foods are oftenhigher in fibre and nutrients.

D) But as with any study of this kind, it was unclear if that was the cause -- or ifbreakfast-skippers were just more likely to be overweight to begin with. To find out, researchers designed a study in which 52 obese women took part in a 12-week weightloss programme. All had the same number of calories over the day, but half hadbreakfast, while the other half did not. What they found was that it wasn't breakfast itselfthat caused the participants to lose weight: it was changing their normal routine.

E) If breakfast alone isn't a guarantee of weight loss, why is there a link betweenobesity and breakfast-skipping? Alexandra Johnstone, professor of appetite research atthe University of Aberdeen, argues that it may simply be because breakfast-skippershave been found to be less knowledgeable about nutrition and health. "There are a lotof studies on the relationship between breakfast eating and possible health outcomes, but this may be because those who eat breakfast choose to habitually have health-enhancing behaviours such as regular exercise and not smoking," she says.

F) A 2016 review of 10 studies looking into the relationship between breakfast andweight management concluded there is "limited evidence" supporting or refuting (反驳) the argument that breakfast influences weight or food intake, and more evidence isrequired before breakfast recommendations can be used to help prevent obesity.

G) Researches from the University of Surrey and University of Aberdeen are halfwaythrough research looking into the mechanisms behind how the time we eat influencesbody weight. Early findings suggest that a bigger breakfast is beneficial to weightcontrol. Breakfast has been found to affect more than just weight. Skipping breakfasthas been associated with a 27% increased risk of heart disease, a 21% higher risk oftype 2 diabetes in men, and a 20% higher risk of type 2 diabetes in women. Onereason may be breakfast's nutritional value -- partly because cereal is fortified (增加营养价值) with vitamins. In one study on the breakfast habits of 1,600 young people in theUK, researchers found that the fibre and micronutrient intake was better in those whohad breakfast regularly. There have been similar findings in Australia, Brazil, Canada andthe US.

H) Breakfast is also associated with improved brain function, including concentrationand language use. A review of 54 studies found that eating breakfast can improvememory, though the effects on other brain functions were inconclusive. However, oneof the review's researchers, Mary Beth Spitznagel, says there is "reasonable" evidencebreakfast does improve concentration -- there just needs to be more research. "Lookingat studies that tested concentration, the number of studies showing a benefit wasexactly the same as the number that found no benefit," she says. "And no studies foundthat eating breakfast was bad for concentration."

I) What's most important, some argue, is what we eat for breakfast. High-proteinbreakfasts have been found particularly effective in reducing the longing for food andconsumption later in the day, according to research by the Australian CommonwealthScientific and Industrial Research Organisation. While cereal remains a firm favouriteamong breakfast consumers in the UK and US, a recent investigation into the sugarcontent of 'adult' breakfast cereals found that some cereals contain more than three-quarters of the recommended daily amount of free sugars in each portion, and sugarwas the second or third highest ingredient in cereals.

J) But some research suggests if we're going to eat sugary foods, it's best to do it early. One study recruited 200 obese adults to take part in a 16-week-long diet, where halfadded dessert to their breakfast, and half didn't. Those who added dessert lost anaverage of 40 pounds more -- however, the study was unable to show the long-termeffects. A review of 54 studies found that there is no consensus yet on what type ofbreakfast is healthier, and concluded that the type of breakfast doesn't matter as muchas simply eating something.

K) While there's no conclusive evidence on exactly what we should be eating andwhen, the consensus is that we should listen to our own bodies and eat when we'rehungry. "Breakfast is most important for people who are hungry when they wake up," Johnstone says. "Each body starts the day differently -- and those individual differencesneed to be researched more closely," Spitznagel says. "A balanced breakfast is reallyhelpful, but getting regular meals throughout the day is more important to leave bloodsugar stable through the day, which helps control weight and hunger levels," saysElder. "Breakfast isn't the only meal we should be getting right."

36. According to one professor, obesity is related to a lack of basic awareness ofnutrition and health.

37. Some scientists claim that people should consume the right kind of food atbreakfast.

38. Opinions differ as to whether breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

39. It has been found that not cating breakfast is related to the incidence of certaindiseases in some countries.

40. Researchers found it was a change in eating habits rather than breakfast itself thatinduced weight loss.

41. To keep oneself healthy, eating breakfast is more important than choosing what toeat.

42. It is widely considered wrong not to eat breakfast.

43. More research is needed to prove that breakfast is related to weight loss or foodintake.

44. Pecople who prioritise breakfasts tend to have lower calorie but higher nutritionalintake.

45. Many studies reveal that eating breakfast helps people memorise and concentrate.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage isread for the first time，you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passageis read for the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact wordsyou have just heard. Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you shouldcheck what you have written.

Passage One

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

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