来啦！2021年12月英语四级真题及答案（完整版）
都江堰
都江堰（Dujiangyan）坐落在成都平原西部的岷江上，距成都市约50公里，始建于与公元前三世纪。它的独特之处在于无需用堤坝调控水流。2000多年来，都江堰一直有效地发挥着防洪与灌溉作用，使成都平原成为旱涝保收的沃土和中国最重要的粮食产地之一，都江堰工程体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存的智慧，是全世界年代最久、仍在使用、无坝控水的水利工程。Dujiangyan,locatedontheMinjiangRiverinthewestofChengduPlain,about50kmawayfromChengduCity,wasbuiltinthethirdcenturyBC.Itsuniquenessisthatitdoesnotneeddikestoregulatewaterflow.Formorethan2000years,ithasbeenplayinganeffectiveroleinfloodcontrolandirrigation,makingChengduPlainafertilelandfreefromdroughtandfloodandoneofthemostimportantgrainproducingareasinChina.Astheoldestwaterconservancyprojectintheworldwhichisstillinuseandhasnodiketocontrolwater,theDujiangyanengineeringreflectsthewisdomofharmoniouscoexistencebetweenChinesepeopleandnature.
大运河
坎儿井
坎儿井(Karez)是新疆干旱地区的一种水利系统,由地下渠道将水井连接而成。该系统将春夏季节渗入(seepinto)地下的大量雨水及积雪融水收集起来,通过山体的自然坡度引到地面,用于灌溉农田和满足人们的日常用水需求。坎儿井减少了水在地面的蒸发(evaporation),对地表破坏很小,因而有效地保护了自然资源与生态环境。坎儿井体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存的智慧,是对人类文明的一大贡献。KarezisawaterconservancysysteminthearidareaofXinjiang.Itisformedbyundergroundchannelsconnectingwells.Thesystemcollectsalargeamountofrainwaterandsnowmeltwaterthatseepintothegroundinspringandsummer,anddrawsittothegroundthroughthenaturalslopeofthemountaintoirrigatefarmlandandmeetpeople'sdailywaterneeds.Karezreducestheevaporationofwateronthegroundanddoeslittledamagetothesurface,thuseffectivelyprotectingthenaturalresourcesandtheecologicalenvironment.Kanerjingembodiesthewisdomoftheharmoniouscoexistenceofourpeopleandnature,andisagreatcontributiontohumancivilization.
02▼作文
演讲比赛的建议
Directions：Supposeyouruniversitystudentunionisplanningtoholaaspeechcontest.Youarenowtowriteaproposalfororganizingthecontest.Theproposalmayincludethetopic，aim，procedureandselectionofcontestants.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheproposal.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
参考范文：
DearSirorMadam:I'm名字,asecond-yearstudentfromBusinessDepartment.I'mwritingtomakeaproposalaboutholdingacollege-wideEnglishpublicspeakingcontestwiththetopicof"UniversityasIseeit".Theaimsofthecontestaretwofold.First,studentsallovertheUniversityareofferedanopportunitytodemonstratetheirabilitytocommunicateeffectivelyinEnglish.Second,thecontestcouldserveasaforumforstudentsfromdifferentbackgroundtosharetheirinsightsandexperiences.Itisimportanttonotethatonlyacurrentundergraduatestudentiseligibleforthecontest.Eachofthecontestantswouldbeaskedtodeliverapreparedspeechof5minutesandanimpromptuspeechbasedonthetopicassignedafterthepreparedspeech.Thecontestwouldbeanoff-lineeventattheInternationalConferenceHallon日期.ApanelfromtheESLfacultyshallselectfivefinalistsfromallparticipants.Thefinalistswouldpresenttheirspeechesafterwhichthreewinners(andtwohonorablementions)wouldbechosen.I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Thankyouverymuchforeverythingyou'vedone.Wishyouallthebest.
Yourssincerely,名字
新生训练的建议
Directions：Supposeyourschoolisorganizinganorientationprogramtohelpthefreshmenadapttothenewenvironmentandacademicstudies.Youarenowtowriteaproposal，whichmayincludeItsaim，duration，participantsandactivities.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheproposal.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Towhomitmayconcern，I’majuniorfromLawSchool.Thenewsemesterwillbeginandagroupofnewbiesareabouttoarrive.Inordertohelpthemadapttothenewenvironmentandacademicstudies，IproposethatanorientationprogramshouldbeheldduringthefirstweekofthisSeptember.Theprogramistohelpfreshmenlearnwhattheywillconfrontinthecomingcollegelifebypassingoutnecessarymaterialsandexplainingtheirquestionsaboutcampusactivities.Sovolunteersneededinthisprogramshouldbethosewhoaresophomoresorjuniorsandarereadytohelpothers.Theprogramwillstarton1stofnextmonthandallparticipantsshouldgatherat7inthemorningatthenortheastcorneroftheMainSquaretopreparefortheleafletsandhandbookswhichwillbedistributedtofreshmen.Asnewstudentsaresteppingontothecampus，volunteersshouldhelpthemtocarrytheirluggage，passoutmanuals，answertheirpossiblequestionsandtakethemtotheirowndormitories.Ibelievethisprogramwillbesuccessfullyheldanditwillgreatlyhelpfreshmentofeelwelcomedandwarminastrangebutfriendlyenvironment.
Bestwishesbill
校园旧书收集的报道
Directions:Supposeyouhavejustparticipatedinaschoolprojectofcollectingusedbooksoncampus.Youarenowtowriteareportabouttheproject,whichmayincludeitsaim,organiz-ers,participantsandactivities.Youwillhave30minutestowritethereport.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
参考范文∶
AschoolprojectofcollectingusedbookswasheldoncampuslastFriday.Morethan300studentswereinvolvedinthisactiv-ityandalmostallofthemtookitafairlymeaningfulwaytoimpartknowledge,accordingtoasurveyconductedyesterday.TheprojectwasorganizedbytheStudentUnionofourSchoolofBusinessAdministration.Itsmainaimwastoteachstudentstotreasureknowledgeandrealizetheimportanceofrecycling.Italsofocusedoncultivatingstudents'notionofsustainabledevelopment.TheactivitywasfirstlaunchedlastMondaytomakesurethatstudentsthatwerewillingtogiveawaytheirbookshadenoughtimetopreparefortheproject.LastFriday,studentswhoappliedfortheprojectbroughttheirbookstoProfessorLiu'sofficeandsignedtheirnamesontheactivitylist,afterwhichacertificatewouldbeawarded.AllofthebookscollectedhavebeendisplayedintheRecyclingReadingAreainthelibrary.Welcomeallstudentstothelibrarytoenjoythespeciallyofferedintellectualfeast.Seeyouthere!
03▼听力
短篇新闻
Newsreport1
UnitedAirlineshasapologizedformistakenlyshippinganAmericanfamily’spetdoginthewrongdirectiontoJapan.Thedogowner’sbeloved10-year-olddognamedBuddy,tookanunexpected16-hourflighttoTokyofollowingamix-upbytheairline.Thedogowner’sfamilyarecurrentlyintheprocessofmoving.TheyweremeanttobereunitedwiththepetintheirnewhomecityinTexas.But,whentheyarrivedattheUnitedAirlinescargofacilityinthesouthernUSstate,theyfoundastranger’sdogwaitinginBuddy’splace.BothofthedogshadbeensenttothewrongdestinationsonconnectingflightsfromDenver,withBuddymistakenlybeingsenttoJapaninstead.Buddywasgivenaphysicalcheck-upwhenhearrivedatTokyo’sInternationalAirport.ThedogwasthensentbacktotheUSonaprivatecharteredjet.“I'msogladhe'saliveandcominghomesoon,”saidtherelieveddogowner.“AnerroroccurredduringtheconnectionsinDenver.Wehavenotifiedourcustomersthattheirpetsarrivedsafely.Wewillarrangetoreturnthepenstothemassoonaspossible,”aspokespersonofUnitedAirlinessaid.
Q1WhatdoesthenewsbeforesayaboutUnitedAirlinesC)Itsenttwodogstothewrongdestinations.
Q2whatdidthespokespersonforUnitedAirlinessaytheywoulddoaftertheincident
A)Correcttheirmistakeassoonaspossible.
NewsReport2
OfficialsatReidParkZooinTucson,Arizona,arecelebratingthebirthofababyelephant.ZooofficialssaythebabywasbornonMonday.Itisafemale,andsheweighsnearly130kilograms.Q3:Samba,hermotherisa30-year-oldAfricanelephant.Thepregnancylasted22months.Officialsdescribethebabyelephantashealthy,standingandnursing.Thebabyhasn'tbeengivenanameyet.Sambahasgivenbirthbefore.Zooofficialssaidduringthispregnancy,shewascloselymonitoredthroughphysicalexamsandbloodtests.DoctorSueTagalskyisthezoo’sdirectorofthezoologicaloperations.Q4:Shesaidtheelephant'sbirthwentsmoothlyand,thattherewerenocomplications.Thenewbabyexpandsthezoo'selephantherdtosix.Thatincludesthebaby'sparents,asister,abrother,andanadultfemale.Question3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question3:WhatdowelearnaboutthemotherelephantSambaB)Shehashadbabiesbefore.
Question4:WhatdoesthereportsayaboutthebirthofthenewbabyelephantC)Itwassmooth.
Newsreport3
Threeyearsago,acouplewasenjoyingamealatabeachrestaurant.Therestaurantwasbuiltonawoodenstructureabovetheseawater.Duringthemeal,theman'sweddingringslippedoffhisfinger.Itfellthroughthewoodenfloorboardsapparentlylostforever.Recently,therestaurantmanagerRonKrivoydecidedtoreplacethewoodendeck,andhefoundanoldgoldcoin,some$100billsandasilverweddingringwhilereplacingthedeck.Therestaurant'swaitress,SashaFMeccapostedapictureoftheringonFacebook.Thepostwassharedabout5,000times.3dayslater,thehappywifecalledtoclaimthering.Sheeventestedpicturesofherandherhusbandeatingtherein2017asproof.Therestaurantmailedtheringbacktothehappycouple.Meanwhile,Krivoydiscoveredthatthegoldcoinwasveryrare.Itwasfrom1855andworthasmuchas$2,000.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreport,youhavejustheard.
Question5:WhatdowelearnabouttherestaurantD)Itwasbuiltabovethesea-water.
Question6:WhatdidtherestaurantmanagerdecidetodorecentlyB)Replacetherestaurant5swoodendeck.
Question7:WhatdidthewaitressdoabouttherecoveredringC)SheposteditspictureonFacebooks.
长对话
Conversationone.
W:Ican'tbelievethatduckhuntingisstilllegalinsomanypartsoftheworld[8].ThescientificevidencefromcountrieslikeAustralia,Canada,andtheUSAclearlyindicatesadeclineinthebirds'numbers.M:Butcananyonebesureifthedeclineisreallycausedbythehuntingorbyclimatechange[9]W:It'scausedbybothinfact[9].WeseemoredroughtsincountrieslikeAustralia.Ducksarebirdsthatfeedandbreedinareaswherethereisalotofwater,buttheirhabitatshavebeenshrinkinginrecentdecadesbecauseofthedroughts.
M:AndIguesswithfewerplacestoinhabit,theyconcentrateingreaternumbersinfewareas,whichsurelymakesthemeasiertargetsforthehunters.W:Itdoes.Mygrandfatherwasaduckhunter.Hetoldmehuntingducksandgeesebeganinthe19thcentury.Theywereeasilyfoundandplentifullyavailablefoodsourceinfarmingareas,especiallyforpoorimmigrants.
M:WhatdotheyuseforhuntingduringthatperiodW:Theyusenewtypesofguns,andbirdscouldeasilybeshotdowninflight,andinsuchgreatnumbersthatcommercialhuntingofducksandgeesebecameanindustry.Yet,there'snocommercialfarmingofthesebirdsnowadays.Theirmeatishardlyeateninwesterncountries[10].M:No,duckhuntingseeminglyexistsasthecontinuationofatradition.W:Well,duckshaveneverbeenpopularwithfarmerslikemygrandfatheranywaybecausetheysometimesdestroycrops.Infact,farmersusedtopoisontheminlargenumbers[11].M:Thatsomehowdoesn'tsurpriseme.Nobodyplacesmuchvalueonthelivesofthesepoorbirdsorontheirmeat.
8.WhatdoesthewomanfindunbelievableD)Duckhuntingremainslegalinmanypartsoftheworld.
9.Whatdoesthewomansayhascausedtheshrinkingofducks'habitatsinAustraliaA)Droughts.
10.WhyistherenocommercialfarmingofducksandgeeseinwesterncountriesB)Theirneatisnotthatpopular.
11.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutfarmersinhergrandfather'stimeD)Theypoisonedwildducksinlargenumbers.
Conversationtwo
13.Whatisthewoman'schiefconcernB)Howmuchtheworkwillcost.
14.WhatdoesthewomanhavetodowhilethepaintjobisbeingdoneC)Staysomewhereelse.
15,WhathasthewomancometorealizeattheendoftheconversationB)Paintingahouseinvolvesmoretroublethanshethought.
听力篇章
Passage1
Question16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question16.WhatisthemainaimofhomeworkforprimaryschoolkidsA)Tocultivategoodhabits.
Question17.WhatdoesthepassagesuggestparentsdotohelptheirchildrenB)Createanidealstudyenvironmentforthem.
Question18.WhatshouldchildrendotodealwithmultipleassignmentsC)Startwithsomethingtheyenjoy.
Passage2
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question19.WhowillqualifyforthebonusinMexicanOilCompanyA)Workerswhomeetitsbodyweightstandards.
Question20.WhatdocriticsthinkofMexicanOilCompany'sbonuspolicyD)Unfair.
Question21.Whatdoexpertsproposecompaniesdoaboutworkers’wellbeingC)Encouragehealthybehaviors.
Passage3
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question22.WhyaresomepeoplecriticizingtheBritishgovernmentA)Ithasnotdoneenoughtohelpleft-handedchildren.
Question23.Whatdostudiesinrecentyearsshowaboutleft-handedchildrenD)Theytendtohavemoredifficultiesinlearning.
Question24.WhatdothecampaignersdemandtheDepartmentofEducationdoD)Keeptrackofleft-handedchildren'sschoolperformance.
Question25.Whatdothecampaignerswanttoknowaboutleft-handedprisonersB)Whytheirnumbersaresohigh.
04▼阅读答案
卷一答案
选词填空：
26.G)fear27.C)avoid28.H)limited29.D)aware30.B)answer31.O)typically32.J)result33.L)rigorous34.K)review35.M)tend
信息匹配：
仔细阅读：
Asmanyofficeworkersadapttoremotework,citiesmayundergofundamentalchangeifofficesremainunder-uti-lized.46.C)Itbenefitsemployersattheexpenseofemployees.47.D)Itnegativelyimpactsproductivity.48.A)Toprovideconvincingdataforseriousdiscussion49.C)Employers'gainfromremoteworkingshouldgotoemployeesascompensation.50.A)Itshouldbeavoidedifpossible.
Thehumanthirstforknowledgeisthedrivingforcebehindoursuccessfuldevelopmentasaspecies.51.B)Itistheforcethatpusheshumansocietyforward.52.A)Itmotivatespeopletoseekinformation.53.D)Theyworkinconjunctionwiththeenvironment.54.B)Theyprefertogoafterallthatisnovel.55.A)Thecostofhumans'curiositytoexplore.
卷二答案
选词填空∶
ItiscommonlybelievedthatthegreatEnglishdramatistandpoet.26.E)exact27.C)conclusively28.L)scarcity29.H)position30.Jprobably31.B)classical32.M)senior33.D)emergence34.A)captured35.I)precision
Withobesitynowaffecting29%ofthepopulationinEngland,andexpectedtoriseto35%by2030,shouldwenowrecogniseitasdisease46.C)Itshouldberegardedasageneticdisease.47.D)Itresultsfromalackofself-control.48.A)Obesepeoplewouldnotfeelresponsibletotakeanyaction.49.B)Itistooinclusiveandthuslacksclarity.50.D)Itmaydolittlegoodtopatients.
Nationwide,onlyaboutthreepercentofearlychildhoodteach51.C)Itisnegativelyimpactedbyalackofmaleteachers.52.A)Theimportanceofbroadeningchildren'shorizons.53.D)Manyofthemfeelprejudicedagainstsociallyandcultur-ally.54.A)Higherpay.55.B)Takingmeasurestoattractprospectivemaleteacherstoworkinthefield.
卷三答案
Manypeoplebelievethatcommitmentarethefoundationsof..26.O)unique27.)possess28.D)endure29.C)confused30.J)presence31.B)assess32.Flgenius33.A)acknowledge34.M)surprising35.G)highly
Haveyoueverwonderedhowacceptableitistohugortouchsomeone46.C)Itsabsencemightsuggestalackofwarmthininterpersonalrelationships.47.D)Howclosethecommunicator‘srelationshipsare.48.B)Theytaketouchingasaculturalnorminsocialinteractions.49.A)Mencanshowfriendshipinpublicthroughphysicalaffection.50.D)Takeotherpeople'spreferenceintoconsideration.
Fromclimatechangetotheongoingpandemic(大流行病)andbeyond，theissuesfacingtoday'sworldareincreasinglycomplexanddynamic.51.A)Itfacesproblemsthataregettingmorevariedandcompli-cated.52.C)Peoplearedividedaboutthenatureofinterest.53.D)Howagrowthmindsetofinterestcancontributetocrossdisciplinarythinking.54.C)Makinginnovativeproductsneedsmultidisciplinaryproducts.55.B)Broadeningtheirinterests.