2021年12月大學英語四級（CET4）第一套真題 （含解析）

2021年12月大學英語四級考試真題試卷（第1套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions：Supposeyourschoolisorganizinganorientationprogramtohelpthefreshmenadapt

tothenewenvironmentandacademicstudies.Youarenowtowriteaproposal,whichmayinclude

itsaim,duration,participantsandactivities.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheproposal.You

shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,you

willheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)ItfoundapetdogonboardaplanetoacityinTexas.

B)Ithadoneofitscargoplaneslandatawrongairport.

C)Itsenttwodogstothewrongdestinations.

D)Ithadtwoofitsdomesticflightsmixedup.

2.A)Correcttheirmistakeassoonaspossible.

B)Givethetwopetsaphysicalcheckup.

C)Hireacharterjettobringthepetsback

D)Sendanotherplanetocontinuetheflight.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Sheweighs130kilograms.B)Shehashadbabiesbefore.

C)ShewasbroughtfromAfrica.D)Shehasabigfamilyofsix.

4.A)Ittook22hours.

B)Ithadsomecomplications.

C)Itwassmooth.

D)ItwasmonitoredbyDr.SueTygielski.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itenjoyedgreatpopularity.

B)Itstartedbusinessthreeyearsago.

C)Itwasfrequentedbynewly-weds.

D)Itwasbuiltabovethesea-water

6.A)Expandhisbusinessonthebeach.

B)Replacetherestaurant'swoodendeck.

C)Postapictureofhisrestaurantonline.

D)Celebratehissilverweddinganniversary.

7.A)Shesolditfortwothousanddollars.

B)Shetookittotherestaurantmanager.

C)SheposteditspictureonFacebook.

D)Shereturnedittoitsownerrightaway

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,vouwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwilhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

vouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).ThenmarkthecorresponudingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Thenumberofduckshasdeclinedsharplyinrecentyears.

B)Climatechangehaslittleeffectonthelivesofwildducks.

C)DuckmeatisnoteateninAustralia.CanadaandtheU.S.

D)Duckhuntingremainslegalinmanypartsoftheworld.

9.A)Droughts.B)Bushfires.

C)Farming.D)Hunting.

10.A)Theyarenoteasytodomesticate.

B)Theirmeatisnotthatpopular.

C)Itisnotenvironmentallyfriendly.

D)Itisnotconsideredcost-effective.

11.A)Theyhuntedducksasatraditionalsport.

B)Theykilledwildducksandgeeseforfood.

C)Theyraisedducksandgeesefortheireggs.

D)Theypoisonedwildducksinlargenumbers.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Haveherhouserepainted.

B)Replacesomeofheroldfurniture.

C)Moveintoanewly-paintedhouse.

D)Calculatethecostofthepaintjob.

13.A)Howlongtheworkwilltake.

B)Howmuchtheworkwillcost.

C)Howthepaintjobistobedone.

D)Howmanyworkersareneeded.

14.A)Coverupherfurniture.B)Asksomefriendsforhelp.

C)Staysomewhereelse.D)Overseetheworkherself.

15.A)Shecouldhaveaskedafriendforhelpwiththepaintiob.

B)Paintingahouseinvolvesmoretroublethanshethought.

C)Sheshouldhaverepaintedherhousemuchearlier.

D)Movingherfurnitureisharderthanthepaintiob.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,wouwillhearthreepussages.Attheendofeachpasyage,wouwillhear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked4),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorresrondineletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arehasedonthenassagevouhaveiustheard.

16.A)Tocultivategoodhabits.

B)Toprepareforsecondaryschool.

C)Toreviewwhatislearnedinclass.

D)Tostimulateinterestinlearning.

17.A)Discusstheiracademicachievementswiththem.

B)Createanidealstudyenvironmentforthem.

C)Allowthemtolearnindependently.

D)Checktheirhomeworkpromptly.

18.A)Finishthembeforetheygettired.

B)Tacklethemostdifficulttaskfirst.

C)Startwithsomethingtheyenjoy.

D)Focusonthemostimportantones.

Questinns19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Workerswhomeetitsbodyweightstandards.

B)Workerswhocanlose30poundsinayear.

C)Workerswhotrythehardesttoloseweight.

D)Workerswhoareinthetop10%oftheslimmest.

20.A)Impractical.B)Inconsistent.

C)Unmanageable.D)Unfair

21.A)Offerthemmuchfatterbonuses.

B)Improveworkingenvironment.

C)Encouragehealthybehaviors.

D)Providefreelunchandsnacks.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Ithasnotdoneenoughtohelpleft-handedchildren.

B)Ithastreatedleft-handedchildrenasbeingdisabled.

C)Ithasnotbuiltfacilitiesspeciallyfortheleft-handed.

D)Ithasignoredcampaignsonbehalfoftheleft-handed.

23.A)Theyareasintelligentasotherchildren.

B)Theyhaveadistinctivestyleofhandwriting.

C)Theysometimeshavepsychologicalproblems.

D)Theytendtohavemoredifficultiesinlearning

24.A)Punishteachersdiscriminatingagainstleft-handedstudents.

B)Laymoreemphasisonimprovingchildren'smentalhealth.

C)Encouragestudentstodevelopvariousprofessionalskills.

D)Keeptrackofleft-handedchildren'sschoolperformance.

25.A)Howtheycanbereducedinnumber.

B)Whytheirnumbersaresohigh.

C)Whatpercentagetheyaccountfor.

D)Iftheirpercentagekeepsincreasing.

PartIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepasage.Readthepassage

throuehcarefullybeforemakinewurchoices.Fachchoiceinthehankisidentifiedbvaletter,Please

markthecorrespondineletterforeachitenonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Manypeoplebelievethatpassionandcommitmentarethefoundationsofstrongromantic

relationships.Butarelationshipismadeoftwo26individuals.Andthepersonalitytraits(特

性)theseindividuals27orlackcanoftenmakearelationshipmore-orless-likelyto28.

Recentresearchhasfoundthatonetraitinparticular-humility(謙遜)-isanimportantindicatorof

successfulrelationships.

Humilitycansometimesbe29withalackofconfidence.Butresearchershavecometo

realizethatbeinghumblegenerallyindicatesthe30ofdeeplyadmirablepersonalqualities.

Beinghumblemeansyouhavetheabilitytoaccurately31yourdeficiencieswithoutdenyingyour

skillsandstrengths.Forexample,youmightrecognizethatyouareintelligent,butrealizethatyou

arenota32_.Thus,humilityleadstoanhonestviewofone'sownadvantagesandshortcomings.

Humblepeopledonotignore,avoid,ortrytodenytheirlimitsordeficiencies.Theycan33

mistakes,seevalueinthingsthatarefarfromperfectandidentifyareasforimprovement.

Perhapsitisnot34,then,thathumilityappearstobeahugeassettorelationships.Onestudy

foundthatpeopletendtoratethisquality35intheirspouse.Thestudyalsofoundthatsomeone

whoishumbleismorelikelytoinitiatearomanticrelationship,perhapsbecausetheyarelesslikely

toseethemselvesas"toogoodnforsomeoneelse.Thus,ahumblepartnermightbeyouridealpartner.

A)acknowledgeI)possess

B)assessJ)presence

C)confusedK)puzzled

D)endureL)status

E)extremelyM)surprising

F)geniusN)thoroughly

G)highlyO)unique

H)permanent

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhich

theinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarked

withaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

There'sastressgapbetweenmenandwomen

A)“Iusedtoworkveryhard.Ilovetocreatethings,growthemandsolveproblems,“saidMeng

Li,asuccessfulappdeveloperinSanFrancisco."Ididn'treallycareaboutmymindandmy

bodyuntiltheydecidedtogoonstrike.”

B)Ms.Lisaidherstressledtosleeplessness.Whenshedidsleep,sheexperienced^problem-

solvingdreams,“whichleftherfeelingunrestedwhenshewokeup.uAfterIbecameafirst-

timemother,IquicklyrealizedIwassobusycaringforotherpeopleandworkthatIfeltlike

I'dlostmyself,“shesaid.

C)It'sacommonstory—onewefrequentlyridiculeandreadilydismiss,forexample,byclaiming

thatwomentendtocomplainmorethanmen,despitethegrowingsumofresearchthat

underlinestheproblem.Womenaretwiceaslikelytosufferfromseverestressandanxietyas

men,accordingtoa2016studypublishedinTheJournalofBrain&Behavior.TheAmerican

PsychologicalAssociationreportsagendergapyearafteryearshowingthatwomen

consistentlyreporthigherstresslevels.Clearly,astressgapexists.

D)"Thedifferenceisnotreallynewstome,asaclinicalpsychologist,"saidErinJoyce,awomen

andcouplestherapistinLosAngeles."Itsbeenwelldocumentedinextensiveresearchoverthe

yearsthatprevalenceratesforthemajorityoftheanxietydisordersarehigherinwomenthan

men."Somepeoplemayarguethatthisismerelyreporteddata,andtheysaymanymenfeelthe

samepressuresaswomenintermsoffulfillingresponsibilitiesatworkandhome.Inother

words,we*reallreally,reallystressed.

E)“Thedifference,however,isinthenatureandscopeoftheseresponsibilitiesinthehome

environmentinparticular,"Dr.Joycesaid.Forexample,theUnitedNationsreportedthat

womendonearlythreetimesasmuchunpaiddomesticworkasmen.Theproblemis,

houseworkisoftenoverlookedaswork,eventhoughitisoftenaslaborious(orinsomecases,

moreso)asanypaidiob,AsthescholarSilviaFedericiputitin1975,theunpaidnatureof

domesticworkreinforcestheassumptionthat"houseworkisnotwork,thuspreventingwomen

fromstrugglingagainstit."

F)It'snotjustinsidethehome,though.ResearchfromNovaSoutheasternUniversityfoundthat

femalemanagersweremorelikelythanmalemanagerstodisplay"surfaceacting,"orforcing

emotionsthatarenotwhollyfelt."Theyexpressedoptimism,calmnessandsympathyeven

whenthesewerenotthemotionsthattheywereactuallyfeeling,"thestudysaid.

G)Surfaceactingisaprimeexampleof"emotionallabor,"aconceptthatthewriterJess

Zimmermanmadefamiliarina2015essay.Theessaysparkedamassivethreadontheinternet

communityblogMetaFilter.Hundredsofwomenspokeupabouttheirownexperiencewith

emotionallabor:thedutiesthatareexpectedofthem,butgounnoticed.Theseinvisibleduties

becomeapparentonlywhenyoudon'tdothem.Likedomesticlabor,emotionallaboris

generallydismissedandnotlabeledwork.Butresearchshowsitcanbejustasexhaustingas

paidwork.Emotionallaborcanleadtodifficultyinsleepingandfamilyconflict.Sure,

circumstantialstress,likelosingajob,mayleadtothesesameissues.Butemotionallaboris

notcircumstantial.It'sanenduringresponsibilitybasedonthesocializedgenderroleofwomen.

H)LikeMs.Li,manywomentrytomanagetheaddedstresstoreachwhatDr.Jovcesaidwasan

unattainableideal."Someprofessionalwomenaimtodoitall.Theywanttoreachthetopof

thecorporateladderandflylikesupermom,"shesaid.Whenwomendon'treachthisideal,they

feelguilty;andevenmorestressed.Afterherownstrugglewiththis,Ms,Litookastepback

andusedherexperiencetobuildSanity&Self,aself-careappandplatformforoverworked

women."TherealizationsIhadinthatprocesshelpedmegaininsightsandultimatelygotme

readytointegrateself-careintomydailylife."shesaid.

I)Thestressproblemextendsbeyondmentalhealthwhenvouconsiderthelinkbetweenstress,

anxietyandhearthealth.Worse,mostofwhatweknowaboutheartdiseasecomesfromstudies

involvingmen.However,"therearemanyreasonstothinkthatit'sdifferentinwomen,"Harvard

MedicalSchoolreported.Forexample,womenaremorelikelytoexperiencedisturbedsleep,

anxietyandunusualfatiguebeforeaheartattack.Stressissonormalizedthatitiseasyfor

womentoshrugoffthosesymptomsassimplytheconsequencesofstress.Manywomenalso

donotexperiencechestpainbeforeaheartattackthewaymendo,whichleadstofewerwomen

discoveringproblematicheartissues.Harvardreportsthatwomenare"muchmorelikelythan

mentodiewithinayearofhavingaheartattackHand"manywomensaytheirphysicians

sometimesdon'tevenrecognizethesymptoms."

J)Thegoodnewsis,womenaremorelikelythanmentotakechargeoftheirstressandmanage

it,theAmericanPsychologicalAssociationreports.Theconceptofself-care,atitscore,isquite

simple."Thebasicsofadequatesleep,healthydietandexerciseareagoodplacetostart,"Dr.

Joycesaid."Supportfromtrustedrelationshipsisvital.Thisincludesprofessionalsupportfrom

varioushealthandwellnessprovidersifstressisbecomingincreasinglyoverwhelming."

K)Disconnectingfromworkandhomeresponsibilitiesisalsoobviouslyimportant.Butit'smuch

easiersaidthandone.Itisimportanttounderstandwhatcausesyourstressinthefirstplace.

"Getreallyspecificwithwhat'sstressingyouout."Ms.Lisaid.nWeoftenchalkupourstressto

broadexperienceslikework.Butworkstresscantakemanydifferentforms.Isacolleague

beingdisrespectfulofyourtime?Isabossunderminingyourday-to-daycontroloverdecision

making?Thesearedifferentcausesofstressandcanbenefitfromdifferentkindsofself-care.

L)Ideally,yourspouseorpartnerwillbesupportive,ratherthandismissive,ofyourstress.Itis

importanttotalkthroughtheseissuesbeforetheycometoahead."Womenworkingoutsideof

thehomeshouldmakeanefforttohaveaconsciousconversationwiththeirpartnersaboutmore

equitablesharingofhouseholdandfamilyresponsibilities,"Dr.Joycesaid.

36.Somecareerwomenwhoaimhightendtofeelguiltyiftheyfailtoachievetheirgoals.

37.Theunpaidhouseworkdonebywomenistriplethatdonebymen.

38.Itisreportedthatwomenconsistentlysuffermorefromseverestressthanmen.

39.Womenareadvisedtoidentifythespecificcausesoftheirstresssothatstepscanbetakento

dealwithit.

40.Onestudyshowedthatwomenmanagersoftenexpressedpositiveemotionsthattheydidn't

reallyfeel.

41.Womentendtomistakesignsofheartattacksforsymptomsofstress.

42.ForatimeanappdeveloperinAmericawassobusyattendingtoworkandfamilythatshe

sufferedfromsleeplessness

43.Theemotionallaborwomendoisnoticedonlywhenitisnotdone.

44.Dr.Joycesuggeststhatapartfromself-care,womenshouldseekprofessionalsupportifthey

experienceseverestress

45.Somepeoplebelievethattheremaynotexistastressgapbetweenmenandwomen.

SectionC

Directions：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements,ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthabestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinele

linethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asmanyofficeworkersadapttoremotework,citiesmayundergofundamentalchangeif

officesremainunder-utilized.Whowillbenefitifworkingfromhomebecomesthenorm?

Employersarguetheymakeconsiderablesavingsonrealestatewhenworkersshiftfromoffice

tohomework.However,thesesavingsresultfrompassingcostsontoworkers.

Unlessemployeesarefullycompensated，thiscouldbecomeavariantofparasitic(寄生的)

capitalism,wherebycorporateprofitsincreasinglyrelyonextractingvaluefromthepublic-andnow

personal-realm,ratherthanongeneratingnewvalue.

Thoughemployersarebackedbyachorusofremoteworkadvocates,othersnotethe

loneliness，reducedproductivityandinefficienciesofextendedremotework.

Ifworkingfromhomebecomespermanent,employeeswillhavetodedicatepartoftheir

privatespacetowork.Thisrequirespurchasingdesks,chairsandofficeequipment.

Italsomeanshavingprivatespacededicatedtowork：thespacemustbeheated,cleaned,

maintainedandpaidfor.Thatdependsonmanythings,butforpurposesofillustration,Ihaverun

someestimatesforMontreal.Theexerciseissimplebutimportant,sinceitbringsthesecostsout

oftherealmofspeculationintotherealmofmeaningfuldiscussion.

Roughcalculationsshowthatthesavingsmadebyemployerswhentheirstaffworksfrom

homeareofsimilarvaluetothecompensationworkersshouldreceiveforsettingupofficesathome.

Whatdoesthismeanforofficesincities?Oneoftwothingsmayhappen：Employerspass

thesecostsontoemployees.Thiswouldbeaformofexpropriation(侵占)，withemployees

absorbingproductioncoststhathavetraditionallybeenpaidbytheemployer.Thisrepresentsa

considerabletransferofvaluefromemployeestoemployers.

Whenemployeesareproperlycompensated,employers'realestatesavingswillbemodest.If

savingsaremodest,thenthemanyadvantagesofworkinginoffices-suchaslivelyatmosphere,

rapidityofcommunication,team-buildingandacclimatization(適應(yīng)環(huán)境)ofnewemployees-will

encourageemployerstoshelvetheideaofremoteworkand,likeYahooin2013,encourage

employeestoworkmostofthetimefromcorporateofficespace.

46.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutworkingfromhome?

A)Itwillbecomethenormsoonerorlater.

B)Itrequiresemployeestoadaptpromptly.

C)Itbenefitsemployersattheexpenseofemployees.

D)Itwillforcecitiestotransformtheirinfrastructure

47.Whydosomepeopleopposeworkingfromhome?

A)Itdiscouragesteamspirit.

B)Itinvadesemployces'privacy.

C)Itunderminestraditionalvalues.

D)Itnegativelyimpactsproductivity.

48.WhydidtheauthorruntheestimatesforMontreal?

A)Toprovideconvincingdataforseriousdiscussion.

B)Toillustratetheongoingchangeinworkingpatterns.

C)Toshowtheimpactofremoteworkingonproductivity.

D)Toexemplifyhowremoteworkingaffectstheeconomy.

49.Whatcanweconcludefromtheauthor'scalculations?

A)Thereisnopointintransferringofficeworktoworkingfromhome.

B)Employeescanbenefitasmuchfromremoteworkingastheiremployers.

C)Employers*gainfromremoteworkingshouldgotoemployeesascompensation.

D)Effectivemeasuresshouldbetakentomotivateemployeestosetupofficesathome.

50.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononworkingfromhome?

A)Itshouldbeavoidedifpossible.

B)Itisonlyatemporarymeasure.

C)Itcanreducecompanies,realestatecosts.

D)Itmayaffectemployees'corporateloyalty.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thehumanthirstforknowledgeisthedrivingforcebehindoursuccessfuldevelopmentasa

species.Butcuriositycanalsobedangerous,leadingtosetbacksorevendownfalls.Given

curiosity*scomplexity,scientistshavefoundithardtodefine.

Whilepinningdownadefinitionhasproventricky,thegeneralconsensusisit'ssomemeans

ofinformationgathering.Psychologistsalsoagreecuriosityisintrinsically(內(nèi)在地)motivated.

Curiositycoverssuchalargesetofbehaviorsthatthereprobablyisn'tanysingle"curiosity

gene"thatmakeshumanswonderaboutandexploretheirenvironment.Thatsaid,curiositydoes

haveageneticcomponent.Genesandtheenvironmentinteractinmanycomplexwaystoshape

individualsandguidetheirbehavior,includingtheircuriosity.

Regardlessoftheirgeneticmakeup,infantshavetolearnanincredibleamountofinformation

inashorttime，andcuriosityisoneofthetoolshumanshavefoundtoaccomplishthatgigantictask.

Hundredsofstudiesshowthatinfantsprefernovelty.Itswhatmotivatesnon-humananimals,

humaninfantsandprobablyhumanadultstoexploreandseekoutnewthingsbeforegrowingless

interestedinthemaftercontinuedexposure.

Butcuriosityoftencomeswithacost.

Insomesituations,thestakesarelowandfailureisahealthypartofgrowth.Forinstance,

manybabiesareperfectlyproficientcrawlers,buttheydecidetotrywalkingbecausethere*smore

toseeanddowhentheystandupright.Butthismilestonecomesatasmallcost.Astudyof12-to

19-month-oldslearninghowtowalkdocumentedthatthesechildrenfelldownalot.Seventeen

timesperhour,tobeexact.Butwalkingisfasterthancrawling,sothismotivatesexpertcrawlersto

transitiontowalking.

Sometimes,however,testingoutanewideacanleadtodisaster.Forinstance,theInuitpeople

oftheArcticregionshavecreatedincrediblemodestodealwiththechallengesoflivinginnorthern

climates,butwhatweforgetaboutarethetensofthousandsofpeoplethattriedandfailedtomake

itinthosechallenginglandscapes.

51.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcuriosity?

A)Itistoocomplexfornon-scientiststounderstand.

B)Itistheforcethatpusheshumansocietyforward.

C)Itisauniquetraitspecifictothehumanrace.

D)Itisoftenthemajorcauseforhumanfailures.

52.Whatisthegeneralunderstandingofcuriosity?

A)Itmotivatespeopletoseekinformation.

B)Itisdestinedtotransformhumangenes.

C)Itdoespeoplemoregoodthanharm.

D)Itunderliesallhumanbehaviors.

53.Whatdowelearnabouthowgenesshapepeople'sbehavior?

A)Theydeterminepeople'swayofthinking.

B)Theyaccountforagedifferencesinlearning.

C)Theyenablepeopletoundertakemassivetasks.

D)Theyworkinconjunctionwiththeenvironment.

54.Whatdonumerousstudiesshowaboutinfants?

A)Theyarefarmorecuriousthanadults.

B)Theyprefertogoafterallthatisnovel.

C)Theyhavedifferentintereststhanadults.

D)Theyshownon-humananimalbehaviors.

55.WhatdoestheexampleoftheInuitpeopleoftheArcticregionsillustrate?

A)Thecostofhumans1curiositytoexplore.

B)Theincredibleharshnessofcoldweather.

C)Theinnovativeideasstemmingfromcuriosity.

D)Theimportanceoflearningfrompastfailures.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto

English.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

大運河(GrandCanal)是世界上最長的人工河，北起北京，南至杭州。它是中國歷史

上最宏偉的工程之一。大運河始建于公元前4世紀，公元13世紀末建成。修建之初是為了運

輸糧食，后來也用于運輸其他商品。大遠河沿線區(qū)域逐漸發(fā)展成為中國的工商業(yè)中心。長久

以來，大運河對中國的經(jīng)濟發(fā)展發(fā)揮了重要作用，有力地促進了南北地區(qū)之間的人員往來和

文化交流。

2021年12月大學英語四級考試真題試卷（第1套）答案與解析

PartIWriting

結(jié)構(gòu)框圖：

F-?!第1段引出話題：提議為新生提供?個人學教育活動。；

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范文點評：

參考范文

AProposalfortheOrientationProgram

Dearschoolleaders,

[1]Tohelpfreshmenadjusttoouruniversitylifeandeasetheirtransitionintocollege,as

asophomorefromMedicalSchool,[2]Iproposethatanorientationprogramshouldbeoffered.

[3]Thesuggesteddetailsareasfollows.[4]Firstandforemost,consideringtheCOVID-

19pandemic,theprogramcombinesonlinecoursesthatstudentsmustcompletebeforethestartof

classesonSeptember8thwithofflineactivitiestobeheldinourgymorplaygroundfromSeptember

1stto7th.[5]Th