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四级答案
Part I
网络游戏
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to write a composition on the topic Online Games. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline below:
1)现在有些大学生沉迷于网络游戏，家长和学校对此忧心忡忡，
2)但有人认为网络游戏并非一无是处，
3)你的看法。
英语四级写作范文：
Online Games
As a product of modern computer and the Internet, online games have become very popular among college students. A great many students have enjoyed great pleasure and satisfaction from these games. But as we see, some students lacking self-discipline are too much indulged in these games so that their health and academic performances are affected. This phenomenon has caused much worry from the teachers and parents.
However, some others argue that online games are not always harmful. They can train the ability of youngsters to respond to things quickly. Moreover, they can stimulate theirimagination and their interest in computer science. More importantly, it does bring collegestudents much pleasure and release their pressure greatly.
From my point of view, online games are a wonderful entertainment if you play them in a reasonable way. When they interfere too much with your study, it is better for you to give them up at once. Yet if you have enough self-control over them, you can certainly obtain real pleasure and benefit a lot from them.
Part II
答案
1-5 BDCDC
6-10ADBCA
11-15 BABCA
16-20 DACAC
21-25 BDBDC
1. B. To replace two old stone bridges.
2. D. Millions of coins on the bottom.
3. C.It shut down two border crossings with Libya.
4.D. Devise a monitoring system on the Tunisian border with Libya.
5.C. A plant-powered mobile phone charger.
6.A. While sitting in their school's courtyard.
7.D. It collects the energy released by plants.
8.B. He called the woman and left her a message.
9. C. It has stopped working completely.
10. A. To seek her permission.
11. B. She is having her day off.
12. A. He saved a baby boy's life.
13. B. He is currently unemployed.
14. C. A strong wind.
15. A. She stood motionless in shock.
16.D. She wanted to have an ice-cream truck when she was a little girl.
17. A. To preserve a tradition.
18. C. To allow poor kids to have ice-cream too.
19. A. The reasons for imposing taxes.
20.C. Protecting people's life and property.
21.B. By selling public lands.
22.D. It is surrounded by France on three sides.
23.B. Its ruler Prince Rainier married an American actress.
24. D. Clothing.
25. C. Small countries in Europe.
听力原文：
Section A
News report one
New York State plans to shut off the thundering waters of Niagara Falls — again.
纽约州计划再一次关停尼亚加拉瀑布奔腾的水流。
At least, the American side of the falls.
至少是美国部分的瀑布。
This "once in a lifetime" event actually may take place twice in some folks' lives.
这种“生平仅见”的事情其实对于某些人来说这辈子可能见过两次了。
The New York State parks system wants to turn off the falls on the American side sometime in the next two to three years
纽约州公园系统准备在接下来的两到三年时间内关停一段时间美国部分的瀑布，
to replace two 115-year-old stone bridges that allow pedestrians, park vehicles and utilities access to Goat Island.
以替换两座已有115年历史的桥梁，这两座桥用于行人、公园车辆等通行至公羊岛。
The American side of the falls were shut off in 1969 to study the buildup of rock at the base of the falls.
美国部分的大瀑布曾经在1969年关闭过，当时是为了研究瀑布下的岩基。
When that happened, people came from all over the world to see the
falls turned off.
关停的时候，世界各地的人们都前来围观。
People are curious by nature.
人们对于自然都非常好奇。
They want to see what's underneath.
他们都想看看瀑布下面到底有什么。
In fact, those who first came to have a look did see something.
实际上，来得早的人确实看见了点东西。
They found millions of coins on the bottom.
他们在瀑布底下发现了上百万枚硬币。
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答问题1和问题2。
Question 1.Why does New York State want to turn off Niagara Falls?
问题1.为什么纽约州想要关停尼亚加拉瀑布？
Question 2.What did people find when Niagara Falls were shut off in
1969?
问题2.1969年瀑布关停的时候，人们发现了什么？
The Tunisian government said Monday that 45 people have been
killed after gunmen attacked at own near the border with Libya.
News report two
突尼斯政府声称，周一发生在利比亚边境一座村镇的枪击事件造成45人丧生。
The Interior and Defense ministries said that the Tunisian government has closed its two border crossings with Libya because of the attack.
国土防卫部表示，由于袭击，突尼斯政府已经关闭了通往利比亚的两处关卡。
The Tunisian military has sent reinforcements and helicopters to the
area, and authorities havebeen hunting several attackers who were still at large.
突尼斯军方已经派出增援部队及直升机到该区域，官方也正在追捕几名在逃人员。
The violence came amid increasing international concern about Islamic State extremists in Libya.
这次的暴力事件发生后，使国际社会更加关注在利比亚的伊斯兰国极端分子。
Officials of the Tunisian government are especially worried after dozens of tourists were killed in the attacks in Tunisia last year.
在去年的袭击当中有数十名游客丧生，这让突尼斯政府官员尤为担心。
Defense Minister Farhat Horchani said last week that German and American security experts were expected to come to help Tunisia devise a new electronic video supervision system on its border with Libya.
国防部长Farhat Horchani上周说，德国和美国的安全专家准备帮助突尼斯在其与利比亚边境处安装新型电子监控设备。
Tunisia was targeted last year by three attacks that left 70 people dead and were claimed by Islamic State.
突尼斯去年遭到三起伊斯兰国袭击，造成70人丧生。
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答问题3和问题4。
Question 3.What did the Tunisian government do after the gun men's attack?
问题3.枪击事件发生后，突尼斯政府采取了什么措施？
Question 4. What were German and American security experts expected to do in Tunisia?
问题4.德国和美国的安全专家在突尼斯要做什么？
News report three
Three university students in Santiago, Chile, have developed a plant-powered device to charge their mobile phones.
智利圣地亚哥的三个大学生发明了能给手机充电的植物供能设备。
The three engineering students got the idea for the device while sitting in their school's courtyard.
这三个工程系学生是在学校操场上坐着的时候有的灵感。
Their invention is a small biological circuit they call E-Kaia.
他们的发明是一个小的生物电路，取名叫E-Kaia。
It captures the energy which plants produce during photosynthesis— a process of converting sunlight into energy.
当植物光合作用产能的时候，这个电路就会汲取能量。光合作用是把光能转化为植物自身的能量。
A plant uses only a small part of the energy produced by that process.
植物本身只会利用光合过程中的一小部分能量。
The rest goes into the soil.
其余的部分就进入了土壤。
E-Kaia collects that energy.
E-Kaia就收集那一部分能量。
The device plugs into the ground and then into a mobile phone.
这个设备先插入土壤中然后再插入手机里。
The E-Kaia solved two problems for the engineering students.
E-Kaia为工程系学生解决了两个问题。
They needed an idea for a class project.
他们的这个灵感用于课堂项目。
They also needed an outlet to plug in their phones.
他们同时也需要有个地方插手机。
One of the student inventors, Camila Rupcich, says the device changes the energy released from the plant into low-level power to charge phones.
发明者之一的Camila Rupcich说，这个设备把植物释放的能量转换成较低的水平从而为手机充电。
The E-Kaia is able to fully recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours.
E-Kaia能在两小时内把手机充满电。
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答问题5至问题7。
Question 5.What did the three university students invent?
问题5.三个大学生发明了什么？
Question 6.When did they get the idea for the invention?
问题6.他们什么时候有的灵感？
Question 7.What does the speaker say about the invention?
问题7.说话的人怎么评价这个发明？
Section B
Long conversation one
M: Good morning. What can I do for you?
男：早上好。有什么我能帮您的吗？
W: Good morning. Could I talk to Jeffry Harding please?
女：早上好。Jeffry Harding在吗？
M: Speaking.
男：我就是。
W: Hello, Jeff. It's Helen. I got your message on the answering machine. What's the problem?
女：你好，杰夫。我是海伦。我听到你在答录机上的留言了。怎么了？
M: Oh, Helen. Well, it's the Grims by plant again, I'm afraid. The robots on Line 3 have gone wrong. And the line is at a standstill.
男：哦，海伦。又是格林斯比厂事情。3号线上的机器人出问题了。整条线都暂停了。
W: Can't you replace them with the stand-ins?
女：你能不能替换一下？
M: I'm afraid not. The stand-ins are already in use on Line 6. And the ones from Line 6 are being serviced.
男：恐怕不行。替换机器人已经在6号线开始用了。6号线上的那些正在保养。
W: When did this happen, Jeff?
女：什么时候发生的，杰夫？
M: Well, they've been making a low continuous sound for a day or two. But they finally went dead at 2:30 this afternoon.
男：那些机器人连续一两天发出声音。但是它们今天下午2:30才不动了。
W: I see. What did you do? Have you tried the whole plant?
女：我知道了。你怎么处理的？你有没有试一下整个车间的机器人？
M: Not yet, Helen. I thought I'd better get your OK first.
男：还没有呢。我觉得最好先经过你的批准。
W: OK. Get on the phone to Tom, and try to get their stand-ins over tonight. We have to be back at full capacity tomorrow morning. Is it a major job to repair our robots?
女：没问题。打电话给汤姆，让他们的替代机器人今晚停工。明早我们得恢复全线生产。修复我们的机器人是个大工程吗？
M: About a week. That's what the maintenance engineer says.
男：大约得一周。保修工程师是这么说的。
W: Right. Well, if you can get the ones from Tom, please ask Tom to inform Sheffield that he may need their stand-ins in case of emergency during the next week.
女：好吧。如果你从汤姆那里要替代机器人的话，记得让汤姆告诉谢菲尔德，通知他可能会用到谢菲尔德那的替代机器人，以防下周有紧急情况。
M: OK. Thank you very much, Helen.
男：好的。非常感谢你，海伦。
W: You are most welcome.
女：没关系的。
M: Sorry to spoil your day off.
男：很抱歉打扰你的假期了。
W: It doesn't matter.
女：没事。
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的对话回答问题8至问题11。
Question 8.What did the man do before the telephone conversation?
问题8.打电话之前，男士做了什么？
Question 9.What does the man say about line 3 in the Grims by plant?
问题9.格林斯比厂3号线怎么了？
Question 10.What is the man's purpose in calling the woman?
问题10.男士给女士打电话的目的是什么？
Question 11.Where is the woman at the time of the conversation?
问题11.对话发生的时候女士在哪里？
Long conversation two
W: This is Kerry Burke from New York Daily News. I'm speaking to Delroy Simmonds, an unemployed Brooklyn man who missed a job interview Tuesday for the best of reasons: He was saving the life of a 9-month-old boy who was blown into the path of an oncoming subway train by a high wind.
女：我是《纽约每日新闻》的Kerry Burke。我正在采访Delroy Simmonds，布鲁克林的一位失业男士，他周二因为一个极佳的理由错过了一场面试：他当时正在救一个因为大风被吹到铁路上的9个月大男婴，当时正有火车驶来。
M: Everybody is making me out to be some sort of superhero. I'm just an ordinary person, and a father of two. Anybody in that situation would have done what I did.
男：大家都在说我好像是超级英雄。我只是一个普通的人，两个孩子的父亲。任何人在我当时的处境下都会那么做的。
W: You were going to an interview when the incident occurred, right?
女：事情发生的时候，你正要去一个面试对吧？
M: Yes, I was on my way to apply for a maintenance position. I've been looking for a job for a year and more. I'm looking for something to support my family.
男：是的，我正要去竞聘一个维修师的职位。我已经找工作找了一年多了。我正在找点儿事情做，养家糊口。
W: Tell us what happened at the station.
女：给我们讲讲当时在车站的情形吧。
M: There was a strong wind. It had to be 30 to 40 miles an hour. There was a woman with four kids. One was in a pushchair. The wind blew the baby onto the tracks.
男：当时挂着很大的风。得有时速30-40英里。有一位女士带着四个孩子。其中一个还在推车里。大风把孩子刮到了铁路上。
W: Witnesses said people were looking on in horror as the child's mother, identified by sources as Maria Zamara, stood frozen in shock. In the distance, people could see the train rounding a bend, headed into the station. I guess you were not aware of any of these, right?
女：目击者称周围的人都一脸惊恐，而孩子的母亲Maria Zamara当时都被吓傻了。不远处，火车就在拐角的地方驶入站台。我猜你当时压根儿没注意到这些事情吧？
M: No. I just jumped down and grabbed the baby. The train was coming around the corner as I
lifted the baby from the tracks. I really wasn't thinking.
男：没有。我跳下去，抓住孩子。我把孩子抓起来的时候火车正在拐弯。我当时真没多想。
W: What an amazing story. Thank you very much.
女：真是个惊人的故事。非常感谢你。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的对话回答问题12至问题15。
Question 12.What did Kerry Burke from New York Daily News say about the man?
问题12.《纽约每日新闻》记者Kerry Burke怎么评价那位男士？
Question 13.What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
问题13.从对话中我们能知道有关那位男士的什么信息？
Question 14.What caused the incident?
问题14.是什么造成了这次事故？
Question 15.How did the mother react when the incident occurred?
问题15.事故发生的时候，那位母亲什么反应？
Section C
Passage one
There's one sound that gets a big reaction from kids on a hot day, the sound of an ice-cream
truck.
在大热天里，有一个声音能让孩子们有特别大的反应，那就是冰激凌车的声音。
Maria McCartney has been in the mobile ice-cream business since 2005.
Maria McCartney从2005年就开始了她的移动冰激凌生意。
"When I was a little girl, I saw an ice-cream truck and knew I wanted to have one someday," McCartney said.
McCartney说：“我小的时候看到冰激凌车，我就知道迟早有一天我自己会有一辆。”
During the hot days of summer, Maria and her daughter drive an ice-cream truck through
neighborhoods and parks in Billings.
炎炎夏日，Maria和她的女儿就会开着他们的冰激凌车在比令斯走街串巷。
It's not about making money for this former elementary school teacher.
对于这位前小学教师来说，这并不是为了赚钱。
Rather, she wants to preserve the tradition of the neighborhood ice-cream truck.
她更想保留住街区里这种冰激凌车的传统。
"Truly my favorite part is to see the kids jumping up and down and they just get so excited.
“我最喜欢的就是看着孩子们兴奋地蹦蹦跳跳。”
It's great to build a memory for them too.
“这对于他们来说也是一段美好的记忆。”
There's not a lot of these ice-cream trucks around anymore.
“现如今已经没有多少冰激凌车了。”
The parents come out barefoot and screaming, ready to buy ice-cream;
“父母们光着脚叫喊着出门来，准备买冰激凌；
they remember when they were kids and they saw a truck," she said.
他们还能记起小的时候看到冰激凌车的样子。”她说。
While the treats may be ice cold, Maria has a warm heart for little faces.
尽管冰激凌冷冰冰，Maria却有着一颗对孩子们温暖的心。
Her truck features a donation bucket for kids who don't have money for ice-cream.
她的冰激凌车还会为那些买不起冰激凌的孩子们有捐款。
"When there are three kids and only two of them have money,
“比如有三个孩子一起来，两个孩子有钱买，
I always make sure the third one gets something because I can't drive away and have that third
one not have something," she said.
我通常会保证另外一个孩子拿点东西回去，因为我不会看着第三个孩子空手而归。”她说。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题16至问题18。
Question 16.What does the speaker say about Maria McCartney?
问题16.说话的人怎么说Maria McCartney？
Question 17. Why does Maria go into the mobile ice-cream business?
问题17.为什么Maria会开冰激凌车生意？
Question 18. Why does Maria put a donation bucket in her truck?
问题18.为什么Maria会在车里放一个捐款箱？
Passage two
We know we have to pay for what we get.
我们都知道我们获得的时候得付出点什么。
If we buy food, we have to pay for it.
如果我们买吃的，我们得付钱。
If a doctor treats us, we know there will be a bill to pay. These are private bills.
如果医生给我们看病，我们也要付钱。这都是个人账单。
But there are also public bills to be paid. They are paid by the government.
但也有公共账单。这些账单由政府买单。
In turn we get the needed services. We pay for these services through taxes.
作为享受服务的交换，我们赋税。
What would happen if everyone stopped paying taxes?
如果大家都不交税的话，会发生什么？
The water supply would stop; the streets might not be cleaned; schools would be closed.
供水会被中断，街道不会再有人清扫，学校会被关闭。
We would not want to live in such a city.
我们不会想要住在一个这样的城市里的。
The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property.
每个政府的主要职责就是保护每一个人及其财产。
More than three-fourths of government expenses are used for this purpose.
超过政府支出的四分之三都是用于这个目的。
The next largest amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens.
第二大公共资金支出用于教育和培养公民。
Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries.
每年数十亿美元都用于学校和图书馆。
Also, a large amount of public funds is spent on roads.
同时，还有一大部分用于道路。
Most of the needed funds is raised by taxes.
绝大部分资金都是依靠税收。
The law orders us to pay taxes. We have no choice in the matter.
法律规定我们要交税。我们没什么别的选择。
Years ago the government made money by selling public lands.
许多年前，政府靠出售公共用地换取资金。
But most of the best public lands have now been sold.
但是现在大部分上好的公共用地已经被卖光了。
There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal and other natural resources.
还有一些公共用地蕴藏石油、煤矿以及其他自然资源。
They could be sold, but we want to save them for future years.
它们也能卖掉，但是我们想为了未来保留它们。
So, we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable.
所以，我们必须为那些让我们生活更舒适的服务付出我们应付的代价。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题19至问题21。
Question 19. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
问题19.主讲人主要说了什么内容？
Question 20. What is most of the government money used for?
问题20.政府资金最多都用于什么地方？
Question 21. How did the government raise money to pay public bills in the past?
问题21.过去政府怎么筹资公共资金？
Passage three
Did you know that, besides larger places like France and Germany, Europe is home to several
extremely tiny countries?
你注意过吗，除了大一点的国家比如法国和德国，欧洲还有很多非常非常小的国家。
One of these countries contains less than a square mile of land.
有一个甚至不到一平方英里大。
Another is surrounded on all sides by Italy.
还有一个被意大利包围。
Yet each is an independent land, with its own government, trade, and customs.
然而每一个都是独立的国家，有自己的政府、贸易和关卡。
One of the best known of these small countries is Monaco.
其中最著名的就是摩纳哥。
It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea and surrounded by France on three sides.
它坐落在地中海沿岸，三面被法国环绕。
Monaco became familiar to Americans when its ruler, Prince Rainier, married the American
actress Grace Kelly.
当摩纳哥的统治者兰尼埃三世，娶了美国女演员格蕾丝·凯莉之后，这个国家为美国人所熟知。
Rainier's family has ruled Monaco almost continuously since 1297.
兰尼埃家族从1297年就是摩纳哥的统治者了。
The land has been independent for over three hundred years.
这个国家也已经独立了300多年。
Andorra, with an area of some 200 square miles, is considerably larger than Monaco.
安道尔，占地200平方英里，要比摩纳哥大不少。
This country is located in the Pyrenees Mountains, with France on one side and Spain on the
other.
这个国家坐落在比利牛斯山脉，毗邻法国和西班牙。
Potatoes and tobacco are grown in Andorra's steep mountain valleys.
安道尔险峻的山谷之中主要种植土豆和烟草。
One of the products it exports is clothing.
这个国家的出口产品是布料。
Andorra is also known for its excellent skiing locations.
安道尔也作为极佳的滑雪胜地而闻名遐迩。
Within the Alps in Central Europe is Liechtenstein, a tiny country of about 30,000 people who
speak mostly German.
在中欧阿尔卑斯山地区的列支敦士登，是拥有30000人口的小国，主要语言为德语。
Liechtenstein uses the same money as its neighbor Switzerland, but it has been an
independent country since the 1860s.
列支敦士登的货币与邻国瑞士相同，但是从19世纪60年代它就是一个独立的国家了。
Taxes are low, so many businesses have their headquarters here.
这个国家税负非常低，所以很多企业在这里都设立了总部。
The country makes and exports a lot of machinery.
列支敦士登制造及出口非常多机械。
Other small, independent states in Europe are San Marino and Luxembourg.
其他欧洲的小国家还有圣马力诺和卢森堡。
Each of these has unique qualities as well.
每一个国家都有其独特之处。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题22至问题25。
Question 22.What does the speaker say about Monaco?
问题22.讲话的人怎么评价摩纳哥？
Question 23.Why did Monaco become familiar to Americans according to the speaker?
问题23.为什么美国人会熟知摩纳哥？
Question 24.What is one of the products Andorra exports?
问题24.安道尔出口产品包括什么？
Question 25.What does the speaker mainly talk about?
问题25.这段话主要内容是什么？
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