2016年12月第2套英语四级真题参考答案

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　　Part Ⅰ Writing

Going to a Graduate School Will Be Better for Me

If given two options after graduation, that is, to take a job in a company and to go to a graduate school, I’d prefer the latter.

First and foremost, it is widely acknowledged that higher level of education means better payments and more opportunities in the future in China. Therefore, I think another two or three years’ investment in graduate education must be worthwhile in the long run. Secondly, I love my major and have a strong desire to further my study so as to deeply explore some academic issues in this field. Finally, the job market for undergraduate students is too competitive for average students like me to find a satisfying job. Thus, it would be a better choice if I could obtain a master’s degree.

Considering the three factors listed above, I would choose to go to a graduate school after graduation to earn a better future.

　　Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension

Section A

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.

Section B

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.

Section C

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.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension

Section A

26 A)absorb

27 C)contribute

28 K)levels

29 G)explore

30 M)picture

31 O)voyage

32 B)combined

33 E)emissions

34 D)depth

35 N)unsure

Section B

36 F) As predicted, the students with a growth mind-set felt that learning was a more important goal than getting good grades.

37 C) In particular, attributing poor performance to a lack of ability depresses motivation more than does the belief that lack of effort is to blame.

38 I) How do we transmit a growth mind-set to our children?

39 A) I first began to investigate the basis of human motivation—and how people persevere after setbacks—as a psychology graduate student at Yale University in the 1960s.

40 G) Such different outlooks had a dramatic impact on performance.

41 E) We validated these expectations in a study in which two other psychologists and I monitored 373 students for two years during the transition to junior high school, when the work gets more difficult and the grading more strict, to determine how their mind-sets might affect their math grades.

42 A) I first began to investigate the basis of human motivation—and how people persevere after setbacks—as a psychology graduate student at Yale University in the 1960s.

43 J) In addition, parents and teachers can help children by providing explicit instruction regarding the mind as a learning machine.

44 D) Later, I developed a broader theory of what separates the two general classes of learners—helpless versus mastery-oriented.

45 H) A fixed mind-set can also hinder communication and progress in the workplace and discourage or ignore constructive criticism and advice.

Section C

46 C) They were subject to taxation almost everywhere.

47 B) They find it ever harder to cope with sugar-induced health problems.

48 A) It did not work out as well as was expected.

49 D) Adjusting the physical composition of their products.

50 A) There is no single easy quick solution to the problem.

51 D) It affects models’ health and safety.

52 B) Government legislation about models’ weight.

53 C) It has great influence on numerous girls and women.

54 B) It has now a new law to follow.

55 D) It will have models with a higher BMI.

Part Ⅳ Translation

In Chinese culture, yellow is a color occupying a fairly prominent position, which is endowed with unique symbolic significance. During feudal times, yellow stands for the ruler’s power and authority. At that time, yellow was exclusively designed for the emperor, with the royal palace painted yellow and the imperial robe always being yellow, while ordinary people were never permitted to wear yellow clothes. In China, yellow is also the symbol of harvest. When crops are ripening in the fall, people celebrate the harvest in high spirits, with the fields taking on a vast expanse of golden appearance.