2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）Part IWriting(30minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on how to best handle the relationshipbetween parents and children.You should write at least120 words but no more than 180 words.Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two or threequestions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose thebest answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 witha single line through the centre.Questions I and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A)Her grandfather.C)Her friend Erika.B)Her grandmother.D)Her little brother.2.A)By taking pictures for passers-by.C)By working part time at a hospital.B)By selling lemonade and pictures.D)By asking for help on social mediaQuestions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel.B)Providing clean energy to five million people.C)Generating electric power for passing vehicles.D)Finding cheaper ways of highway construction.4.A)They are only about half an inch thick.B)They are made from cheap materials.C)They can be laid right on top of existing highways.D)They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)The lack of clues about the species.C)Endless fighting in the regionB)Inadequate funding for research.D)The hazards from the desert.6.A)To observe the wildlife in the two national parks.B)To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.C)To identify the reasons for the lions'disappearance.D)To find evidence of the existence of the "lost lions".7.A)Lions'tracks.C)Some camping facilities.B)Lions walking.D)Traps set by local hunters.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear fourquestions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose thebest answer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A)A special gift from the man.C)A call from her dad.2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题答案与详解（第1套）PartIWriting审题思路：父母与子女的关系是一个老生常谈的话题，学生自己也会非常有感触、有话说。因此，关键是如何组织语言，并把重点落脚到“ow”上面。如果采用我们一贯熟悉的“三点式”来讲怎么做，当然无可厚非。不过，也可以换一种思路，重点从子女如何做下笔，并分析原因，使文章显得有理有据。考场上时间紧张，考生思维也易受局限，不管从哪个角度写，一定要先列好提纲，理顺思路。高分范文：Communication Is the Best Gift for ParentsThe relationship between parents and children is an etemal and universal topic for mankind.Our relationship withparents might be different at different ages.And for young people at their 20s,I think it will depend more on what childrendoThe reason why I say so is that as we grow up,our parents who were our idols before gradually get old and evenout-dated.However hard efforts they make,they could not catch up with our steps,leading to the so-called invisiblegeneration gap.Thus,if we cannot slow down our pace,there will definitely be an awkward silence between parents and us,which is not rare now.As a result,young people should talk more with parents to share our feelings and to understand eachother better.Everyone wants loving parents who are open and supportive.Only through frequent communication with them,can weestablish such a harmonious relationship.交流是给父母的最好的礼物对人类而言，父母与子女的关系是一个永恒而又普通的话题。我们与父母的关系可能在不同的年龄阶段有所不同。对二十几岁的年轻人来说，我认为与父母的关系更多取决于孩子怎么做。我之所以这样说是因为随着我们长大，曾经被我们视为偶像的父母渐渐老去，甚至落伍。不管他们怎么努力都无法追赶上我们的脚步，从而导致所谓的无形的代沟。因此，如果我们不能放慢自己的脚步，那我们与父母之间绝对会产生尴尬的沉默，现在这种现象并不罕见。所以，年轻人应该多与父母交流，以分享我们的感受和更好地相互理解。每个人都想拥有慈爱、开放、支持我们的父母。只有通过频繁的沟通交流，我们才能与父母建立起这种和谐的关系。Part IIListening ComprehensionSectionANews Report On(1)A 9-year-old girl in New Mexico has raised more than $500 for her little brother who needs heart surgery inHouston,Texas this July.Addison Witulski's grandmother Kim Allred,said Addison probably overheard a conversationbetween family members talking about the funds needed to get her little brother to treatment."I guess she overheard hergrandfather and me talking about how we're worried about how we're going to get to Houston,for my grandson's heartsurgery,"said Allred.(2)"She decided to go outside and have a lemonade stand and make some drawings and pictures andsell them."That's when Addison and her friends Erika and Emily Borden decided to sell lemonade for 50 cents a cup andsell pictures for 25 cents each.Before Allred knew it,New Mexico State Police Officers were among the many stopping byhelping them reach a total of $568.The family turned to social media expressing their gratitude saying,"From the bottom ofour hearts,we would like to deeply thank each and every person that stopped by!"Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.未听先知：预览两道题各选项，由selling、working part time、asking for help等词可推测，新闻与筹集钱款有关。第1题各选项均为人物，听音时应注意捕捉相关人物信息：第2题各选项均以By开头，可能考查某人筹集钱款的方式。认准淘宝店铺：光速考研工作室非此店铺：必有缺失1.Who did Addison raise the money for?答案：D详解：新闻开头提到，新墨西哥州一个9岁的女孩已经为需要做心脏手术的弟弟筹集了500多美元。从新闻接下来的讲述中可知，这个女孩名叫Addison,因此答案为D。2.How did Addison raise the money?答案：B详解：新闻中，Addison的奶奶讲述了Addison筹钱的经过：她或许是听到了家人讨论弟弟手术需要钱的事情，于是决定外出摆摊卖柠檬水，并且画一些画卖掉。由此可知，女孩Addison是通过卖柠檬水和画为弟弟筹钱的，因此答案为B。News Report Two(3)Last week,France announced that the country will pave 621 miles of road with solar panels over the next fiveyears,with the goal of providing cheap,renewable energy to five million people.Called "the Ward Way,"the roads will bebuilt through joint efforts with the French road building company Colas and the National Institute of Solar Energy.Thecompany spent the last five years developing solar panels that are only about a quarter of inch thick and are strong enoughto stand up to heavy highway traffic without breaking or making the roads more slippery.(4-1)The panels are also designedso that they can be installed directly on top of the existing roadways,making them relatively cheap and easy to install.France is the first country to kick around the idea of paving its roads with solar panels.In November 2015,the Netherlandscompleted a 229-foot long bike path paved with solar panels as a test for future projects.(4-2)However,this is the first timea panel has been designed to be laid directly on top existing roads and the first project to install the panels on publichighways.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.未听先知：预览两道题各选项，由选项中出现的new solar panel和clean energy等词可推测，新闻内容与新能源有关。第3题各选项均是分词结构，结合语义可知，本题旨在考查某事的意图：第4题主语均是Thy,结合语义可知，本题旨在考查They的特征，听音时要注意确定They的所指。3.What was France's purpose of constructing the Ward Way?答案：B详解：新闻开头提到，上周法国宣布将在接下来的五年里用太阳能电池板铺设621英里长的公路，目的是为五百万人提供廉价的可再生能源。从接下来的内容可知，这条路叫作“the Wattway”,因此答案为B。4.What is special about the solar panels used in the Ward Way?答案：C详解：新闻中提到即将修建的the Wattway的一些特征：太阳能电池板厚度只有四分之一英尺，但足以满足繁忙的交通使用，也不会使路面变滑：电池板可以直接装在原有的公路上面，这样不但节约了成本而且容易安装。新闻末尾又提到，这是第一次把电池板装在原有公路上，也是第一个把电池板装在公用道路上的项目。对比选项可知，C为答案。News Report ThreeLions have disappeared from much of Africa,but for the past few years scientists have wondered if the big cats werehanging on in remote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia.(5)Continuous fighting in the region has made surveys difficult.(6)But scientists released a report Monday documenting with hard evidence the discovery of "lost lions."A team with OxfordUniversity's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit,supported by a charity organization,spent two nights in Novembercamping in a national park in northwest Ethiopia on the Ethiopia-Sudan border.(7)The researchers set out six camera traps,capturing images of lions,and the identified lion tracks.The scientists concluded that lions are also likely to live in aneighboring national park across the border in Sudan.The Intemational Union for Conservation of Nature had previouslyconsidered the area a "possible range"for the species,and local people had reported seeing lions in the area,but no onepresented convincing evidence.Questions 5 and 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.未听先知：预览三道题各选项，由选项中反复出现的lions可以初步推测，新闻内容与狮子有关：再结合clues、research、observe和find evidence等词以及Sudan、Ethiopia两个国家名可进一步推测，新闻内容涉及在苏丹和埃塞俄比亚对认准淘宝店铺：光速考研工作室非此店铺：必有缺失狮子展开的研究或者观察。5.What has made it difficult to survey lions in remote parts of Sudan and Ethiopia?答案：C详解：新闻开头提到，狮子在非洲大部分地区己经消失，但是在过去的几年，科学家们曾经猜想，在苏丹和埃塞俄比亚的偏远地区是否会有狮子活动的迹象。然后，新闻提到这一地区战乱频繁，使科学家们的调查举步维艰，因此答案为C。6.What was the main purpose of the research?答案：D详解：新闻中提到，科学家在周一发布了一份报告，用强有力的证据证明发现了“消失的狮子”。接下来描述了发现的过程：牛津大学野生动物保护与研究团队在位于苏埃边境的埃塞俄比亚西北部的国家公园守候了两个晚上，发现了狮子的踪迹。由此可知，这一研究的主要目的就是找到“消失的狮子”存在的证据，因此答案为D。7.What did the researchers find in the national park?答案：A详解：新闻中提到，研究者们在国家公园设置了6个相机陷阱，捕捉到了狮子的图像，发现了狮子的踪迹，因此答案为A。Section BConversation OneM:(8-1)I beg you're looking forward to the end of this month,Aren't you?W:Yes,I am.How did you know?M:David told me you had a special birthday coming up.W:(8-2)Oh,yes.That's right.This year would be my golden birthday.M:What does that mean?I've never heard of a golden birthday.W:I've actually just leamed of this concept myself.Fortunately,just in time to celebrate.(8-3)A golden or lucky birthdayis when one turns the age of their birth date.(9)So,for example,my sister's birthday is December 9th and her goldenbirthday would have been the year she tums 9 years old.Come to think of it,my parents did throw her a surprise partythat year.M:Interesting.Too bad I missed mine.My golden birthday would've been four years ago.I assumedly got a big plan then.W:Actually yes.My husband is planning a surprise holiday for the two of us next week.I have no idea what he's gotten inmind,but I'm excited to find out.Has he mentioned anything to you?M:He might have.W:Anything you'd like to share?(10)I'm dying to know what kind of trip he has planned where we're going.M:Yeah,nothing at all.W:Not a clue.Hard to imagine,isn't it!Though I must say,I think it has been even more fun keeping the secret for me thepast few weeks.M:I'm sure both of you will have a fantastic time.Happy golden birthday!(11)I can't wait to hear all about it when youget back.Questions 8 and 11 are based on the news report you have just heard.未听先知：预览四道题各选项，由gif、wedding anniversary、birthday和反复出现的holiday等词可以推测，对话内容与结婚纪念日或者生日有关，内容涉及礼物，而礼物就是度假。8.What does the woman looking forward to?答案：D详解：对话开头，男士说女士一定在期盼月末的到来，女士表示肯定，并问男士是怎么知道的，男士回答因为Dvid曾跟他说过女士快要过一个特殊的生日了。结合下文可知，生日特殊是因为它是golden birthday,.也叫lucky birthday。由此可知，女士期待的是她的lucky birthday,答案为D。9.What did the woman's parents do on her sister's lucky birthday?答案：A详解：对话中女士提到，她妹妹的生日是l2月9日，那么她的golden birthday就是她九岁的生日，并且回想起当时她的父母给她妹妹举办了一场惊喜派对，因此答案为A。认准淘宝店铺：光速考研工作室非此店铺：必有缺失10.What is the woman eager to find out about?答案：C详解：女士说她的丈夫正准备下周给她一个惊喜之旅，她非常想知道是一个什么样的旅行或者是去哪里旅行。由此可知，女士想知道的是她丈夫制订的旅行计划，因此答案为C。11.What does the man say at the end of the conversation?答案：B详解：对话末尾，男士向女士表达生日祝贺，并说自己迫不及待地想要知道他们的旅途故事，因此答案为B。Conversation TwoW:Mr.Green,What do you think makes a successful negotiator?M:Well,It does hard to define,but I think successful negotiators have several things in common.They are always politeand rational people,they are firm,but flexible.They can recognize power and know how to use it.(12)They aresensitive to the dynamics in the negotiation,the way it raises and falls,and how may change the direction.They projectthe image of confidence.(13)And perhaps most importantly,they know when to stop.W:And what about an unsuccessful negotiator?M:Well,this probably all of us when we start out.We are probably immature and over-trusting,too emotional or aggressive.We are unsure of ourselves and want to be liked by everyone.(14)Good negotiators leam fast,pool negotiators remain likethat and go on losing negotiations.W:In your opinion,can the skills of negotiation be taught?M:Well,you can teach someone how to prepare for negotiation.(15)There're perhaps six stages in every negotiation:get toknow the other side:stay your goals:start the process;clarify there is a disagreement or conflict;reassess your position,making acceptable compromises:and finally reach some agreement in principals.These stages can be studied,andstrategies to be used in each can be planned before-hand.But I think the really successful negotiator is probably bornwith the sixth sense that may respond properly to the situation at hand.W:The artistic sense you just described?M:Yes,that's rightQuestions 12 and 15 are based on the ne ws report you have just heard.未听先知：预览四道题各选项，由rival、compromises、negotiation、principles、the other sides和strategy等词可以推测，对话内容与谈判有关，可能涉及谈判的原则和策略、技巧等。12.What's the man say about good negotiators?答案：D详解：对话开头，女士询问男士什么造就了一个成功的谈判者。男士说成功的谈判者有一些共同特征：他们礼貌而且有理性：他们立场坚定又不失灵活：他们知道着力点在哪里而且知道如何去运用：他们知道谈判的力度以及这种力度会如何改变话题方向。因此答案为D。13.What does the man say,maybe the most important thing to a successful negotiator?答案：A详解：男士在讲述成功谈判者的特点时提到，最重要的是他们知道何时停下来。因此答案为A。14.How is a good negotiator different from a poor one?答案：B详解：对话中女士询问一个失败的谈判者是什么样子，男士说可能我们刚涉足谈判时都是失败的谈判者，我们不成熟、过度信任、太过感情用事、咄咄逼人。后来善于学习的人成为成功的谈判者，而原地踏步的人成为失败者。由此可知，成功的谈判者与失败的谈判者之间最大的区别在于成功者善于学习，因此答案为B。15.What's the first stage of a negation according to the man?答案：C详解：对话中，女士询问谈判的技巧是否可以学会，男士回答说你可以教一个人如何准备一场谈判，并将谈判过程分为六个阶段：了解堆放：说明自己的目标：开始谈判：明确双方冲突：重新评估自己的立场适当让步：在原则上达成一致。由此可见，谈判的第一个环节是了解对方，因此答案为C。Section C