历年四级考试作文题目以及范文(汇总9篇)

历年四级考试作文题目以及范文 第1篇

Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your China , what is the place would you show him or her and why.

参考范文：Beijing—Must First See Place in China

If one of my foreign friends is coming to China, no doubt, I will take him to Beijing first. The reasons are as following:

First, Beijing is the capital of China, an energetic city with a long history. Beijing is a super large distribution center, high-quality goods across the country will appear here, so you can easily find whatever you like. Second, there are a great number of tourist attractions and historic sites in Beijing, such as Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and Summer Palace. What is more, some of these interesting places are within walking distance, so you can visit several scenic spots by spending a relatively less time. Third, the traffic in Beijing is very convenient and inexpensive. You can take bus or subway train to anywhere you want to go.

英语四级作文题目及范文5篇（扩展2）

——6月英语四级作文题目3篇

历年四级考试作文题目以及范文 第2篇

Part I Writing(minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on the kid’s understanding of going to should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Part II Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)

Section A

Directions : In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long the end ofeach conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was theconversation and the questions will be spoken only each question there will bea the pause, you must read the four choices marked A., B), D),and decide which is the best mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

will give the woman some tips on the game.

woman has good reason to quit the game.

is willing to play chess with the woman.

woman should go on playing chess.

man can forward the mail to Mary.

can call Mary to take care of the mail.

probably knows Sally’s new address.

would like to resume contact with Sally.

handwriting has a unique style.

notes are not easy to read.

did not attend today’s class.

is very pleased to be able to help.

man had better choose another restaurant.

new restaurant is a perfect place for dating.

new restaurant caught her fancy immediately.

man has good taste in choosing the restaurant.

has been looking forward to spring.

has been waiting for the winter sale.

will clean the woman’s boots for spring.

will help the woman put things away.

woman is rather forgetful.

man appreciates the woman’s help.

man often lends books to the woman.

woman often works overtime at weekends.

to work on foot.

a sightseeing trip.

work earlier than usual.

a walk when the weather is nice.

plane is going to land at another airport.

flights have been delayed due to bad weather.

closing has disturbed the airport’s operation.

airport’s management is in real need of improvement.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

specializes in safety from leaks.

is headquartered in London.

has a partnership with LCP.

has a chemical processing plant.

is ‘s friend.

is a safety inspector.

is a salesman.

is a chemist.

of the safety department.

‘s personal assistant.

of the personnel department.

public relations officer.

12. for to call back.

a message for .

details of their products and services.

a comprehensive description of their work.

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

learned playing the violin from a famous French musician.

dreamed of working and living in a European country.

read a lot about European musicians and their music.

listened to recordings of many European orchestras.

began taking violin lessons as a small child.

was a pupil of a famous European violinist.

gave her first performance with her father.

became a professional violinist at fifteen.

gave her a chance to explore the city.

was the chance of a lifetime.

was a great challenge to her.

helped her learn classical French music.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short the end of each passage, you will hearsome the passage and the questions will be spoken only youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A., B), D ).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.

Passage One

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

are mysterious stories behind his works.

are many misunderstandings about him.

works have no match worldwide.

personal history is little known.

moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhood.

failed to go beyond grammar school.

was a member of the town council.

once worked in a well-known acting company.

18. of his time had no means to protect their works.

sources of clues about him were lost in a fire.

works were adapted beyond recognition.

of his time had little interest in him.

Passage Two

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

19. .

crash.

accidents.

20. the local customs.

hotel reservations.

tickets well in advance.

the right documents.

your agent.

a lift if possible.

official transport.

a friend meet you.

Passage Three

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

down production cost.

inexpensive products.

in gold ornaments.

the taste of his goods.

a national press conference.

a live television interview.

a local sales promotion campaign.

a meeting of top British businesspeople.

words of some businesspeople are just rubbish.

who never learns from the past is bound to fail.

should be a limit to one’s sense of humour.

is not laughed at, that laughs at himself first.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three the passage is read for the firsttime, you should listen carefully for its general the passage is read for thesecond time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have , when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written.

Looking at the basic biological systems, the world is not doing very economic indicators show the world is 26 Despite a slow start at the beginning of the eighties, global economic output increased by more than a fifth during the 27 The economy grew, trade increased, and millions of new jobs were can biological indicators show the 28 of economic indicators?

The answer is that the economic indicators have a basic fault: they show no difference between resource uses that 29 progress and those uses that will hurt main measure of economic progress is the gross national product (GNP). 30 , this totals the value of all goods and services produced and subtracts loss in value of factories and a half-century ago, GNP helped 31 a common way among countries of measuring change in economic some time, this seemed to work 32 well, but serious weaknesses are now indicated earlier, GNP includes loss in value of factories and equipment, but it does not 33 the loss of natural resources, including nonrenewable resources such as oil or renewable resources such as forests.

This basic fault can produce a 34 sense of national economic to GNP, for example, countries that overcut forests actually do better than those that preserve their trees cut down are counted as income but no subtraction is made for 35 the forests.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten are required to select one word for

each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the the passage through carefully before making your choice in the bank is identified by a mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

The of Education is making efforts to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality it is 36 the launch of the Excellent Educators for All initiative will help states and school districts support great educators for the students who need them most.

”All children are 37 to a high-quality education regardless of their race, zip code or family is 38 important that we provide teachers and principals the support they need to help students reach their full 39 ,“ of Education Arne Duncan said.” Despite the excellent work and deep 40 of our nation’s teachers and principals, students in high-poverty, high- minority schools are unfairly treated across our have to do leaders and educators will 41 their own creative solutions, but we must work together to 42 our focus on how to better recruit, support and 43 effective teachers and principals for all students, especially the kids who need them most.“

Today’s announcement is another important step forward in improving access to a quality education, a 44 of President Obama’s year of today, Secretary Duncan will lead a roundtable discussion with principals and school teachers from across the country about the 45 of working in high-need schools and how to adopt promising practices for supporting great educators in these schools.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to contains information given in one of the the paragraph from which the information is may choose a paragraph more than paragraph is marked with a the questions by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

The Changes Facing Fast Food

firms have to be a thick-skinned experts regularly criticise them severelyfor selling food that makes people even complain that McDonald’s, whose logosymbolises calorie excess, should not have been allowed to sponsor the World arethings fast-food firms have learnt to cope not perhaps for much burgerbusiness faces more pressure from regulators at a time when it is already adapting strategies inresponse to shifts in the global economy.

B)Fast food was once thought to be consumers need to cut spending, the logicgoes, cheap meals like Big Macs and Whoppers become even more ”trading down“proved true for much of the latest recession, when fast-food companies picked up customers who could no longer afford to eat at casual was boosted in America, the home of fast food, with discounts and promotions, such as $1 menus and cheap combination meals.

C)As a result, fast-food chains have weathered the recession better than their more expensive sales at full-service restaurants in America fell by more than 6% , but total sales remained about the same at fast-food some markets, such as Japan, France and Britain, total spending on fast food sales in America at McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast-food company, did not decline throughout the Bread, an American fast-food chain known for its fresh ingredients, performed well, too, because it offers higher-quality food at lower prices than restaurants.

D)But not all fast-food companies have been as , such as Burger King, have seen sales a severe recession, while some people trade down to fast food, many others eat at home more frequently to save Palmer, an analyst at UBS, a bank, says smaller fast- food chains in America, such as Jack in the Box and Carl’s Jr., have been hit particularly hard in this downturn because they are competing with the global giant McDonald’s, which increased spending on advertising by more than 7% last year as others cut back.

fast-food companies also sacrificed their own profits by trying to give customers better the recession companies set prices low, hoping that once they had tempted customers through the door they would be persuaded to order more expensive in many cases that strategy did not year Burger King franchisees (特许经营人)sued (起诉)the company over its double-cheeseburger promotion, claiming it was unfair for them to be repuired to sell these for $1 when they cost$ to May a judge ruled in favour of Burger , the company may still be cursing its decision to promote cheap choices over more expensive ones because items on its ”value menu“ now account for around 20% of all sales, upfrom 12% last October.

expect the fast-food industry to grow modestly this the downturn is makingcompanies rethink their are now introducing higher-priced items to entice (引诱)consumers away from $1 , a division of Yum! Brands, which also owns Taco Belland Pizza Hut, has launched a chicken sandwich that costs around $ in May Burger Kingintroduced barbecue (烧烤)pork ribs at $7 for eight.

are also trying to get customers to buy new and more items, including ‘s started selling better coffee as a challenge to ” McCafe“ line nowaccounts for an estimated 6% of sales in has sold rights to its Seattle’s Bestcoffee brand to Burger King, which will start selling it later this year.

fast-food companies shift from ”super size“ to ”more buys“, they need to keep customer traffichigh throughout the see breakfast as a big opporttmity, and not just for fatty ‘s will start selling porridge (粥)in America next has the potential to bevery profitable, says Sara Senatore of Bernstein, a research firm, because the margins can be companies are also adding midday and late-night snacks, such as blended drinks idea is that by having agreater range of things on the menu, ”we can sell to consumersproducts they want all day,“ says Rick Carucci., the .chief financial officer of Yum ! Brands.

what about those growing waistlines? So far, fast-food firms have cleverly avoided providing healthy options, like salads and low-calorie sandwiches, they have at leastgiven the impression of doing something about helping to fight obesity (肥胖症).These offeringsare not necessarily loss-leaders, as they broaden the appeal of outlets to groups of diners thatinclude some people who don’t want to eat a customers cannot be forced to ordersalads instead of fries.

the future, simply offering a healthy option may not be good enough.”Every packaged-food and restaurant company I know is concerned about regulation right now,“ says of ‘s health-reform bill, which Congress passed this year, requires restaurant chains with 20 ormore outlets to put the calorie-content of items they serve on the study by the NationalBureau of Economic Research, which tracked the effects on Starbucks of a similar calorie-postinglaw in New York City in , found that the average calorie-count per transaction fell 6% andrevenue increased 3% at Starbucks stores where a Dunldn Donuts outlet was nearby–a sign, it issaid, that menu-labelling could favour chains that have more healthy offerings.

order to avoid other legislation in America and elsewhere, fast-food companies will have tocontinue innovating (创新).Walt Riker of McDonald’s claims the change it has made in its menumeans it offers more healthy items than it did a few years ago.”We probably sell more vegetables,more milk, more salads, more apples than any restaurant business in the world,“ he therecent proposal by a county in California to ban McDonald’s from including toys in its high-calorie”Happy Meals“, because legislators believe it attracts children to unhealthy food, suggests there isa lot more left to do.

people propose laws be made to stop McDonald’s from attaching toys to its food specials for children.

finns may not be able to cope with pressures from food regulation in the near future.

King will start to sell Seattle’s Best coffee to increase sales.

fast-food firms provide healthy food to give the impression they are helping to tackle the obesity problem.

the recession, many customers turned to fast food to save money.

people eat out less often to save money in times of recession.

the recession, Burger King’s promotional strategy of offering low-priced items often proved ineffective.

restaurants can make a lot of money by selling breakfast.

fast-food companies now expect to increase their revenue by introducing higher-priced items.

newly-passed law asks big fast-food chains to specify the calorie count of what they serve on the menu.

Section C

Directions: There are 2 passages in this passage is followed by some questions orunfinished each of them there are four choices marked A., B), ).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.

If you think a high-factor sunscreen (防晒霜)keeps you safe from harmful rays, you may be in this week’s Nature shows that while factor 50 reduces the number of melanomas(黑瘤)and delays their occurrence, it can’t prevent are the most aggressive skin have a higher risk if you have red or blond hair, fair skin, blue or green eyes, or sunburn easily, or if a close relative has had are more common if you have periodic intense exposure to the skin cancers are increasingly likely with long-term exposure.

There is continuing debate as to how effective sunscreen is in reducing melanomas the evidence is weaker than it is for preventing other types of skin Australian study of 1,621 people found that people randomly selected to apply sunscreen daily had half the rate of melanomas of people who used cream as second study, comparing 1,167 people with melanomas to 1,101 who didn’t have the cancer, found that using sunscreen routinely, alongside other protection such as hats,long sleeves or staying in the shade, did give some study said other forms of sun protection not sunscreen seemed most study relied on people remembering what they had done over each decade of their lives, so it’s not entirely it seems reasonable to think sunscreen gives people a false sense of security in the sun.

Many people also don’t use sunscreen properly applying insufficient amounts, failing to reapply after a couple of hours and staying in the sun too is sunburn that is most worrying recent research shows five episodes of sunburn in the teenage years increases the risk of all skin cancers.

The good news is that a combination of sunscreen and covering up can reduce melanoma rates, as shown by Australian figures from their slip-slop-slap if there is a heat wave this summer, it would be best for us, too, to slip on a shirt, slop on (抹上)sunscreen and slap on a hat.

is people’s common expectation of a high-factor sunscreen?

will delay the occurrence of skin cancer.

will protect them from sunburn.

will keep their skin smooth and fair.

will work for people of any skin color.

does the research in Nature say about a high-factor sunscreen?

is ineffective in preventing melanomas.

is ineffective in case of intense sunlight.

is ineffective with long-term exposure.

is ineffective for people with fair skin.

do we learn from the 2011 Australian study of 1,621 people?

should be applied alongside other protection measures.

people benefit the most from the application of sunscreen.

application of sunscreen does women more harm than good.

application of sunscreen helps reduce the incidence of melanomas.

does the author say about the second Australian study?

misleads people to rely on sunscreen for protection.

helps people to select the most effective sunscreen.

is not based on direct observation of the subjects.

confirms the results of the first Australian study.

does the author suggest to reduce melanoma rates?

both covering up and sunscreen.

in the shade whenever possible.

covering up instead of sunscreen.

the right amount of sunscreen.

Passage Two

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

Across the rich world, well-educated people increasingly work longer than the of American men aged 62 -74 with a professional degree are in the workforce, compared with32% of men with only a high-school gap is part of a deepening divide between the well-educated well-off and the unskilled technological advance has raised the incomes of the highly skilled while squeezing those of the consequences, for individuals and society, are profound.

The world is facing an astonishing rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600 million to experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity (长寿)translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift will lead to slower economic growth, while the swelling ranks of pensioners will create government budget problems.

But the notion of a sharp division between the working young and the idle old misses a new trend, the growing gap between the skilled and the rates are falling among younger unskilled people, whereas older skilled folk are working divide is most extreme in America, where well-educated baby-boomers (二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人)are putting off retirement while many less-skilled younger people have dropped out of the workforce.

Policy is partly European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage people to retire life expectancy (预期寿命), combined with the replacement of generous defmed-benefit pension plans with less generous defined-contribution ones, means that even the better-off must work longer to have a comfortable the changing nature of work also plays a big has risen sharply for the highly educated, and those people continue to reap rich rewards into old age because these days the educated elderly are more productive than the preceding change may well reinforce that shift: the skills that complement computers, from management knowhow to creativity, do not necessarily decline with age.

is happening in the workforce in rich countries?

people are replacing the elderly.

people tend to work longer.

rates are rising year after year.

with no college degree do not easily find work.

has helped deepen the divide between the well-off and the poor?

life expectancies.

rapid technological advance.

changes in the workforce.

growing number of the well-educated.

do many observers predict in view of the experience of the 20th century?

growth will slow down.

budgets will increase.

people will try to pursue higher education.

will be more competition in the job market.

is the result of policy changes in European countries?

workers may choose to retire early.

people have to receive in-service training.

wealthy people must work longer to live comfortably in retirement.

may be able to enjoy generous defined-benefits from pension plans.

is characteristic of work in the 21st century?

will do more complicated work.

will be taken by the educated young.

jobs to be done will be the creative ones.

are highly valued regardless of age.

Part Ⅳ Translation ( 30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

中国是世界上最古老的文明之一。构成现代世界基础的许多元素都起源于中国。中国现在拥有世界上发展最快的经济，并正经历着一次新的工业革命。中国还启动了雄心勃勃的太空探索计划，其中包括到建成一个太空站。目前，中国是世界最大的出口国之一，并正在吸引大量外国投资。同时，它也在海外投资数十亿美元。，中国超越日本成为世界第二大经济体。

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历年四级考试作文题目以及范文 第3篇

四级写作:历年考试精选作文

Everyone has his ideals. A businessman wishes to make greater profit; a farmer expects plumper harvests; a student tries to learn more and better. And

However, one should be sensible about whether his ideal is well founded or not. If it is, one has to plan and work hard for its realization. Effort, skill and persistence are all necessary. And very often, one has to get help from others, including advice and support in one form or another.

My ideal is to become a doctor. It is said that the field of medicine is a well-paid profession, but I take it as a lofty profession entrusted with saving people’s lives. To realize my ideal I have concentrated on laboratory work to develop the analytical skills necessary to become a qualified doctor. Ijm sure^willjiealizejm^. (156 words)

历年四级考试作文题目以及范文 第4篇

一 虚拟语气考查点

essential , important 等词后的`虚拟语气；

1) It was essential that the application forms___ back before the deadline （90年1月四级考试.）

A must be sent B would be sent C be sent D were sent（答案是C）

2) It is vital that enough money ___ to fund the project . （1月四级考试.）

A is collected B be collected C must be collected D can be collected （答案是C）

if only ,wish等词后的虚拟语气；

1) Look at the terrible situation I am in ! If I ___ your advice . （93年6月四级考试.）

A follow B had followed C would follow D have followed （答案是B）

2) I wish I ___ longer this morning ,but I had to get up and come to class. （95年6月四级考试.）

A have slept B slept C might have slept D could have slept （答案是D）

条件从句中的虚拟语气

1) H e must have had an accident , or he ___ then （90年1月四级考试.）.

A would have been here B should be here C had to be here D would be here （答案是A）

二 动词的 ing 形式和过去分词

分词的独立结构

1）名词 （代词）+ 分词

A new technique ______, the yields as a whole increased by 20 per cent. (90/1)

A） working out C) having been worked

B) having worked out D) to have been worked out (C)

With + 名词（代词）+ V–ed或V–ing

2) After the Arab states won independence , great emphasis was laid on expanding education , with girls as well as boys _______ to go to school . (97/1)

A) to be couraged B) being encouraged C) been encouraged D) be encouraged (B)

动名词短语做宾语

They are considering _______ before the prices go up. (89/1)

A of buying the house C buying the house

B with buying the house D to buy the house (C)

分词短语做状语

________with the picture, Mary tore it to pieces. (92/6)

A Dissatisfying thoroughly C Being thoroughly dissatisfied

B to dissatisfy thoroughly D To be thoroughly dissatisfied (C)

分词短语做定语

If I correct someone , I will do it with as much good bumor and self C restraint as if I were the one _______. (95/1)

A to correct B correctin

历年四级考试作文题目以及范文 第5篇

假设你是李红，你的一位**笔友Robert写E-mail问及你高考后暑假的安排，请根据以下要点，写一封100词左右的email回复他,可以适当增加细节。

1.学开车

2.参加英语培训课程

3.去**看奥运会

4.游览**的名胜

注意：

1.根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

2.要准确使用语法和词汇;使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思;3.词数：100个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。

Dear Robert,

How time flies!We haven’t written to earch other for years,and I have finished my senior course in my school in this asked me what will I do after the university entrance will tell you,first,driving cars is my biggest will go to lean drive next ’more,it is very improtant that study English will take part in English training will hold the Olympic Games in august 8th this year,and I want to go to Beijing to see the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games,and visit of interset.

I will take some photos and write some articles to send you by throughing com*r,just wait for my good news!

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历年四级考试作文题目以及范文 第6篇

英语四级写作:历年考试精选作文

Directions: Write a composition entitled The Brain and the Computer. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:

有人认为预测电脑的功能将超过人脑。请就人脑与电脑的区别写一 篇作文，你可以从体积、运算速度和结构等方面进行对比。

【经典范文】

The Brain and the Computer

Some recent developments in computer industry make scientists predict that the gap between human beings and the machine will be closed by the year 0.

To understand the significance of this prediction, let us compare the human brain with existing computers. The brain consumes electrical energy at the rate of 25 watts and occupies volume of one tenth of a cubic foot. The brain houses between 10 billion and 100 billion items of information. Every brain cell is directly connected to many other cells. As a result, the cells in which information is stored can communicate with thousands of other cells. Incontrast,jhe^computer^consu；mes_1000,Lpower^and J:eeLofspace.^rhe^computermemoryjisJlike^acell ofpigeonholes^withnojhinking^.

In a word, thejel^Jinjcomgarison with the human brains. (151 words)

历年四级考试作文题目以及范文 第7篇

亚健康

1、随着现代化的不断加速发展，全世界的物质生活水*不断攀升，但人们却日益受到“亚健康”这种不良状态的威胁。

2、亚健康的具体表现及在我国的`蔓延程度(据**，**75%、上海72%、广州70%的上班族都处于亚健康状态)

范文：

With the modernization of the world, people’s standard of living has improved a lot. Then there appears a state of sub-health among people which poses a new threat to them.

There are some tpical symptoms for people who are in a state of sub-health. First of all, those who suffer from it often have a headache or backache. Secondly, they feel like having a rest frequently. What upsets us most is that, the situation spreading countrywide. As a result, more and more workers in big cities are harassed by it, with a percentage of 75 in Beijing, 72 in Shanghai and 70 in Guangzhou respectively.

Then how can we sovle this problem effectibely? Experts suggest that the best way to keep ourselves thealthy is to do exercises. It is also very important that people should form a good living habit, for example, getting up early and going to sleep early. Only doing so can we keep us healthy.

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历年四级考试作文题目以及范文 第8篇

历年四级真题解析

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of speaking ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Neon (霓虹) is to Hong Kong as red phone booths are to London and fog is to San Francisco. When night falls, red and blue and other colors 26 a hazy (雾蒙蒙的) glow over a city lit up by tens of thousands of neon signs. But many of them are going dark, 27 by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs (发光二极管).

Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy 28 , but still carry great cost. “To me, neon represents memories of the past,” says photographer Sharon Blance, whose series Hong Kong Neon celebrates the city’s famous signs. “Looking at the signs now I get a feeling of amazement, mixed with sadness.”

Building a neon sign is an art practiced by 29 trained on the job to mold glass tubes into 30 shapes and letters. They fill these tubes with gases that glow when 31 . Neon makes orange, while other gases make yellow or blue. It takes many hours to craft a single sign.

Blance spent a week in Hong Kong and 32 more than 60 signs; 22 of them appear in the series that capture the signs lighting up lonely streets—an 33 that makes it easy to admire their colors and craftsmanship. “I love the beautiful, handcrafted, old-fashioned 34 of neon,” says Blance. The signs do nothing more than 35 a restaurant, theater, or other business, but do so in the most striking way possible.

A) alternative B) approach C) cast D) challenging E) decorative F) efficient G) electrified H) identify I) photographed J) professionals K) quality L) replaced M) stimulate N) symbolizes O) volunteers

Section B

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

New Jersey School District Eases Pressure on Students—Baring an Ethnic Divide

A) This fall, David Aderhold, the chief of a high-achieving school district near Princeton, New Jersey, sent parents an alarming 16-page letter. The school district, he said, was facing a crisis. Its students were overburdened and stressed out, having to cope with too much work and too many demands. In the previous school year, 120 middle and high school students were recommended for mental health assessments and 40 were hospitalized. And on a survey administered by the district, students wrote things like, “I hate going to school,” and “Coming out of 12 years in this district, I have learned one thing: that a grade, a percentage or even a point is to be valued over anything else.”

B) With his letter, Aderhold inserted West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District into a national discussion about the intense focus on achievement at elite schools, and whether it has gone too far. At follow-up meetings, he urged parents to join him in advocating a “whole child” approach to schooling that respects “social-emotional development” and “deep and meaningful learning” over academics alone. The alternative, he suggested, was to face the prospect of becoming another Palo Alto, California, where outsize stress on teenage students is believed to have contributed to a number of suicides in the last six years.

C) But instead of bringing families together, Aderhold’s letter revealed a divide in the district, which has 9,700 students, and one that broke down roughly along racial lines. On one side are white parents like Catherine Foley, a former president of the Parent-Teacher-Student Association at her daughter’s middle school, who has come to see the district’s increasingly pressured atmosphere as opposed to learning. “My son was in fourth grade and told me, ‘I’m not going to amount to anything because I have nothing to put on my resume,’” she said. On the other side are parents like Mike Jia, one of the thousands of Asian-American professionals who have moved to the district in the past decade, who said Aderhold’s reforms would amount to a “dumbing down” of his children’s education. “What is happening here reflects a national anti-intellectual trend that will not prepare our children for the future,” Jia said.

D) About 10 minutes from Princeton and an hour and a half from New York City, West Windsor and Plainsboro have become popular bedroom communities for technology entrepreneurs, researchers and engineers, drawn in large part by the public schools. From the last three graduating classes, 16 seniors were admitted to MIT. It produces Science Olympiad winners, classically trained musicians and students with perfect SAT scores.

E) The district has become increasingly popular with immigrant families from China, India and Korea. This year, 65 percent of its students are Asian-American, compared with 44 percent in . Many of them are the first in their families born in the United States. They have had a growing influence on the district. Asian-American parents are enthusiastic supporters of the competitive instrumental music program. They have been huge supporters of the district’s advanced mathematics program, which once began in the fourth grade but will now start in the sixth. The change to the program, in which 90 percent of the participating students are Asian-American, is one of Aderhold’s reforms.

F) Asian-American students have been eager participants in a state program that permits them to take summer classes off campus for high school credit, allowing them to maximize the number of honors and Advanced Placement classes they can take, another practice that Aderhold is limiting this school year. With many Asian-American children attending supplementary instructional programs, there is a perception among some white families that the elementary school curriculum is being sped up to accommodate them.

G) Both Asian-American and white families say the tension between the two groups has grown steadily over the past few years, as the number of Asian families has risen. But the division has become more obvious in recent months as Aderhold has made changes, including no-homework nights, an end to high school midterms and finals, and an initiative that made it easier to participate in the music program.

H) Jennifer Lee, professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and an author of the Asian American Achievement Paradox, says misunderstanding between first-generation Asian-American parents and those who have been in this country longer are common. What white middle-class parents do not always understand, she said, is how much pressure recent immigrants feel to boost their children into the middle class. “They don’t have the same chances to get their children internships (实习职位) or jobs at law firms,” Lee said. “So what they believe is that their children must excel and beat their white peers in academic settings so they have the same chances to excel later. ”

I) The issue of the stresses felt by students in elite school districts has gained attention in recent years as schools in places like Newton, Massachusetts, and Palo Alto have reported a number of suicides. West Windsor-Plainsboro has not had a teenage suicide in recent years, but Aderhold, who has worked in the district for seven years and been chief for the last three years, said he had seen troubling signs. In a recent art assignments, a middle school student depicted (描绘) an overburdened child who was being scolded for earning an A, rather than an A+ , on a math exam. In the image, the mother scolds the student with the words, “Shame on you!” Further, he said, the New Jersey Education Department has flagged at least two pieces of writing on state English language assessments in which students expressed suicidal thoughts.

J) The survey commissioned by the district found that 68 percent of high school honor and Advanced Placement students reported feeling stressed about school “always or most of the time.” “We need to bring back some balance,” Aderhold said. “You don’t want to wait until it’s too late to do something. ”

K) Not all public opinion has fallen along racial lines. Karen Sue, the Chinese-American mother of a fifth-grader and an eighth-grader, believes the competition within the district has gotten out of control. Sue, who was born in the United States to immigrant parents, wants her peers to dial it back. “It’s become an arms race, an educational arms race,” she said. “We all want our kids to achieve and be successful. The question is, at what cost?”

36. Aderhold is limiting the extra classes that students are allowed to take off campus.

37. White and Asian-American parents responded differently to Aderhold’s appeal.

38. Suicidal thoughts have appeared in some students’ writings.

39. Aderhold’s reform of the advanced mathematics program will affect Asian-American students most.

40. Aderhold appealed for parents’ support in promoting an all-round development of children, instead of focusing only on their academic performance.

41. One Chinese-American parent thinks the competition in the district has gone too far.

42. Immigrant parents believe that academic excellence will allow their children equal chances to succeed in the future.

43. Many businessmen and professionals have moved to West Windsor and Plainsboro because of the public schools there.

44. A number of students in Aderhold’s school district were found to have stress-induced mental health problems.

45. The tension between Asian-American and white families has increased in recent years.

Section C

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 46 and 50 are based on the following passage.

For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else. “While we teach, we learn,” said Roman philosopher Seneca. Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date. They’re documenting why teaching is such a fruitful way to learn, and designing innovative ways for young people to engage in instruction.

Researchers have found that students who sign up to tutor others work harder to understand the material, recall it more accurately and apply it more effectively. Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who’re learning only for their own sake. But how can children, still learning themselves, teach others? One answer: They can tutor younger kids. Some studies have found that first-born children are more intelligent than their later-born siblings (兄弟姐妹). This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their siblings. Now educators are experimenting with ways to apply this model to academic subjects. They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students, who in turn instruct middle school students on the topic.

But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the “teachable agent”—a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil. Computer scientists have created an animated (动画的) figure called Betty’s Brain, who has been “taught” about environmental science by hundreds of middle school students. Student teachers are motivated to help Betty master certain materials. While preparing to teach, they organize their knowledge and improve their own understanding. And as they explain the information to it, they identify problems in their own thinking.

Feedback from the teachable agents further enhances the tutors’ learning. The agents’ questions compel student tutors to think and explain the materials in different ways, and watching the agent solve problems allows them to see their knowledge put into action.

Above all, it’s the emotions one experiences in teaching that facilitate learning. Student tutors feel upset when their teachable agents fail, but happy when these virtual pupils succeed as they derive pride and satisfaction from someone else’s accomplishment.

46. What are researchers rediscovering through their studies?

A) Seneca’s thinking is still applicable today.

B) Better learners will become better teachers.

C) Human intelligence tends to grow with age.

D) Philosophical thinking improves instruction.

47. What do we learn about Betty’s Brain?

A) It is a character in a popular animation.

B) It is a teaching tool under development.

C) It is a cutting-edge app in digital games.

D) It is a tutor for computer science students.

48. How does teaching others benefit student tutors?

A) It makes them aware of what they are strong at.

B) It motivates them to try novel ways of teaching.

C) It helps them learn their academic subjects better.

D) It enables them to better understand their teachers.

49. What do students do to teach their teachable agents?

A) They motivate them to think independently.

B) They ask them to design their own questions.

C) They encourage them to give prompt feedback.

D) They use various ways to explain the materials.

50. What is the key factor that eases student tutors’ learning?

A) Their sense of responsibility.

B) Their emotional involvement.

C) The learning strategy acquired.

D) The teaching experience gained.

Passage Two

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

A new batch of young women—members of the so-called Millennial (千禧的) generation—has been entering the workforce for the past decade. At the starting line of their careers, they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had been—or than their young male counterparts are now. But when they look ahead, they see roadblocks to their success. They believe that women are paid less than men for doing the same job. They think it’s easier for men to get top executive jobs than it is for them. And they assume that if and when they have children, it will be even harder for them to advance in their careers.

While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20-30 years ago, most believe more change is needed. Among Millennial women, 75% say this country needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equality in the workplace, compared with 57% of Millennial men. Even so, relatively few young women (15%) say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender.

As Millennial women come of age they share many of the same views and values about work as their male counterparts. They want jobs that provide security and flexibility, and they place relatively little importance on high pay. At the same time, however, young working women are less likely than men to aim at top management jobs: 34% say they’re not interested in becoming a boss or top manager; only 24% of young men say the same. The gender gap on this question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s, when many women face the trade-offs that go with work and motherhood.

These findings are based on a new Pew Research Center survey of 2,002 adults, including 810 Millennials (ages 18-32), conducted Oct. 7-27, . The survey finds that, in spite of the dramatic gains women have made in educational attainment and labor force participation in recent decades, young women view this as a man’s world—just as middle-aged and older women do.

51. What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers?

A) They can get ahead only by striving harder.

B) They expect to succeed just like Millennial men.

C) They are generally quite optimistic about their future.

D) They are better educated than their male counterparts.

52. How do most Millennial women feel about their treatment in the workplace?

A) They are the target of discrimination.

B) They find it satisfactory on the whole.

C) They think it needs further improving.

D) They find their complaints ignored.

53. What do Millennial women value most when coming of age?

A) A sense of accomplishment.

B) Job stability and flexibility.

C) Rewards and promotions.

D) Joy derived from work.

54. What are women in their 30s and 40s concerned about?

A) The welfare of their children.

B) The narrowing of the gender gap.

C) The fulfillment of their dreams in life.

D) The balance between work and family.

55. What conclusion can be drawn about Millennial women from the 2013 survey?

A) They still view this world as one dominated by males.

B) They account for half the workforce in the job market.

C) They see the world differently from older generations.

D) They do better in work than their male counterparts.

Part IV Translation (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

近年来，中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通拥堵和空气污染。 地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点。越来越多的人选择地铁作为每天上班或上学的主要交通工具。如今，在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。在有些城市里，乘客只需用卡或手机就可以乘坐地铁。许多当地老年市民还可以免费乘坐地铁。

四级部分真题参考答案(完整版)

Part Ⅰ Writing

The Importance of Speaking Ability and How to Develop It

As we all know, proficiency in speaking is necessary for us to become well-rounded communicators. However, the capacity to put words together in a meaningful way to reflect thoughts, opinions, and feelings is not something we’re born with but needs some techniques and practice.

Firstly, build confidence and concentrate on getting our message across, which help us gain the attention of the audience return. Secondly, experiment with the things we know well instead of challenging ourselves with difficult words since fluency appears more important during oral communication. Lastly, create some opportunities to practice like narrating our daily life to ourselves or maintaining a regular chat with friends.

To sum up, only by being confident enough and using efficient methods can we enhance our speaking ability. Follow the steps to improve our speaking skills in order to achieve a higher standard in communication.

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension

说明：由于6月四级考试全国共考了两套听力, 本套真题听力与前两套内容相同, 只是选项顺序不同, 因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。

Part III Reading Comprehension

26-35: CLFJE GIBKH

36-45: FCIEB KHDAG

46-55: ABCDB DCBDA

Part IV Translation

In recent years, more and more cities in China have begun to build subways. The development of subways can help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in cities. The subway has the advantages of safety, speed and comfort. More and more people choose the subway as the main means of transportation to work or school every day. Nowadays, it is becoming more and more convenient to take the subway in China. In some cities, passengers can use a card or a mobile phone to take the subway. Many local elderly citizens can also take the subway for free.

历年四级考试作文题目以及范文 第9篇

三、写作（满分60分），请从下面两个文题中，任选其一，按要求作文。

13．（60分）改变是一种态度，改变是一种影响，改变是一种勇气……改变无处不在。

请以“改变”为题目，写一篇文章。

要求：①立意自定，文体不限，不少于600字；（如果写诗歌，不少于20行）②字迹工整，书写清楚，卷面整洁；③文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等。

14．题目：让我给你_____

要求：①先把题目补充完整，然后作文；②立意自定，文体不限，不少于600字；（如果写诗歌，不少于20行）③字迹工整，书写清楚，卷面整洁；④文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等。

三、写作（满分60分），请从下面两个文题中，任选其一，按要求作文。

13．【解答】【例文】

我自认为是一个非常乖巧的孩子，我能把什么事情即使不能做到最好，也能追求做得更好。我学习很努力，也喜欢帮助别人，我很想让老师欣赏我，可老师的目光却永远只在那些成绩最优秀的学生身上。因为身体有些残疾的原因，我很自卑。

我心里委屈，于是我愤世，我孤傲，我看不惯一切。别人的文章再好我也懒得看，别人的演讲再精彩我也认为庸俗，别人做的事情再伟大我也认为做作。我怀疑一切并目空一切，抱着这种思想我跨进了初中的大门。

这位新来的班**，我并不赞赏，个子矮，眼球有些突出，表情严肃，走路和未开化的远古人一样。可是不知怎地，他似乎盯**我，是因为我的相貌？他上课时不时地瞟我一眼，作业本上隔三差五地出现了一些批语，多次有意在让我在大庭广众之下发言……一开始我怀着敌意，尽量地回避着。不过渐渐地我发现，在做这些事的时候，他的目光是真诚的，似乎有一丝温柔在我心头划过，多久没有过了，还是梦中妈**亲昵。第一次、第二次测试之后，他给我妈妈发来了第一条短信：“宇真是个不错的孩子，我们家小雨要是像这样就好了。”

收到这条短信之后，一种从未有过的感觉涌上心头，终于有老师注意到我了。于是那层笼罩着自卑的阴云终于被撕破了，感觉好像是如沫春雨般的滋润，我欣喜地跳到妈**背上，和她一起分享我的快乐。

此后，我对班级热心多了，值日主动，文体活动积极参加，热心做好班**的好帮手，发言也踊跃了，学习成绩也有了明显提高，我成天笼罩在被老师夸奖的光环里，做的一些事儿越来越多，得到了不少的朋友。可到了初二期末考试，我摔了个大跟头，成绩落了很多，我失落得很，心里很悲凉，老师依然给我发了张奖状“热心学生奖”，我心里挺不是滋味。到家时，老师给我发来了第二条短信：“宇，人生路上难免有风雨，如果不经历，又怎知彩虹分外艳！相信自己，一定能行！”

我心头一热，虽然没有对得住老师的帮助，但他却一如既往地关心和**我，于是化痛苦为动力，继续前进，永不言弃，坚持到底，争取胜利！

快要中考了，可我的心情显得有些浮躁不安，上课精力总是不能集中，老走神，晚上又睡不着，白天有时还打瞌睡，前段日子几次模拟考试有些心不在焉，成绩有了影响，但我尽量不给老师添麻烦，但还是被他发觉了，又发来了第三条短信：“*常心是金。”于是，调整心态，除了学习之外，每天下午老师还陪我在操场上跑两圈，锻炼身体，劳逸结合，一面还开导我，于是心情终于稳定了。

今天，我得以*常心坐在了这考场上，都是因为老师，是他的三条短信改变了我。

14．【解答】

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同学姓张，单名一个勇。名字极普通，于是我们常称这个字俗，又取笑他全*唤此名者不知几千万﹣﹣没“性格”。可他却说：“尊姓大名，本符号也，俗与不俗不足为道。”那模样好像他的俗名字还是匠心独运呢。

同学长相也普通。头发不管多乱也不梳理，五官毫无异相，身材近来也有发福趋势。他总爱穿国防绿军裤，而且又不受把白衬衣下摆束进裤子。每当我们笑着品评他这身“行头”，他又诌道“大丈夫，不修边幅。”宛然一幅“不拘小节”的派头，好不潇洒。

同学不死读书。看他上课，全然不是好学生的样子：台上一本课本，台下一本小说，有时甚至干脆省略了前者。但他似乎又总知道每堂课的重点，因此不会拖沓课程。只是有时下面正读得不亦乐乎，忽然被老师“吊”起来回答问题，弄得不知所措，十分尴尬。当然，同学的功课不赖。究其根源，这家伙也非什么天才，不过是深谙巧学活用之道罢了，诸如吃透课本内容，深究数道典型例题，等等。值得一提的倒是他的做题，那可与*时**咧咧截然不同，丁是丁，卯是卯，总要斤斤计较，所以觉得蛮有心得。

同学好傻笑，也爱开玩笑，有时近乎恶作剧。要是谁正专心读书，忽被飞来横祸﹣﹣一个粉笔头击中额头鼻尖，或兴冲冲想泡碗方便面，拿起热水瓶却只倒出凉水，那必是同学所为无疑，因为此时他正躲在一旁哧哧傻笑。但调皮归调皮，要是谁有什么困难，他又最热心。所以大伙儿都喜欢他﹣﹣这个调皮又热心的’“老实人”。

同学不甘人后，且大勇。学校竞选学生会成员，别人不是欠胆量，就是不自信，唯独*日毫不起眼的他挺身而出，一本正经地参加竞选。他**起智囊团，研究竞选策略；拍照出海报，说要让全校师生都认识他；又忙着去各班拉**，还到处演讲。看他那种日臻“成熟”的常说噱头，除了沉稳老练，还真带了那么点温文尔雅。只是他的那些演说词，怎么只都有点“卖罢矛，又卖盾”，实在让人不敢恭维。果然，同学最终遭遇了“滑铁卢”，他满不在乎。我们当然也都不在意，反而更喜欢他这点可嘉之勇了。

同学不过是班里最*凡、最朴实的一分子，可是他的普通里却折射出不*常的点点闪光，***洒脱、热忱、勇气……

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