大学英语四级考试2021年12月真题（第一套)Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:Suppose your university student union is planning to hold a speech contest.You are now to writea proposal for organizing the contest.The proposal may include the topic,aim,procedure and selection ofcontestants.You will have 30 minutes to write the proposal.You should write at least 120 words but no more than180 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 orthree questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B).C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Questions I and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A)It found a pet dog on board a plane to a city in Texas.B)It has one of its cargo planes landing at a wrong airport.C)It sent two dogs to the wrong destinations.D)It had two of its domestic flights mixed up2.A)Correct their mistake as soon as possible.C)Hire a charter jet to bring the pets back.B)Give two pets a physical checkup.D)Send another plane to continue the flightQuestions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)She weighs 130 kilograms.C)She was brought from Africa.B)She has had babies before.D)She has a big family of six.4.A)It took 22 hours.C)It was smooth.B)It had some complications.D)It was monitored by Dr.Sue Tygielski.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)It enjoyed great popularity.C)It was frequented by newly-weds.B)It started business three years ago.D)It was built above the sea water.6.A)Expand his business on the beach.C)Post a picture of his restaurant online.B)Replace the restaurant's wooden deck.D)Celebrate his silver wedding anniversary.7.A)She sold it for two thousand dollars.C)She posted its picture on Facebook.B)She took it to the restaurant manager.D)She retumed it to its owner right away.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hearfour questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A)The number of ducks has declined sharply in recent years.B)Climate change has little effect on the lives of wild ducks.C)Duck meat is not eaten in Australia,Canada and the U.S.D)Duck hunting remains legal in many parts of the world.9.A)Droughts.C)Farming.B)Bushfires.D)Hunting.10.A)They are not easy to domesticate.C)It is not environmentally friendly.B)Their meat is not that popular.D)It is not considered cost-effective.11.A)They hunted ducks as a traditional sport.C)They raised ducks and geese for their eggs.B)They killed wild ducks and geese for food.D)They poisoned wild ducks in large numbers.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Have her house repainted.C)Move into a newly-painted house.B)Replace some of her old furniture.D)Calculate the cost of the paint job.13.A)How long the work will take.C)How the paint job is to be done.B)How much the work will cost.D)How many workers are needed.14.A)Cover up her fumiture.C)Stay somewhere else.B)Ask some friends for help.D)Oversee the work herself.15.A)She could have asked a friend for help with the paint job.B)Painting a house involves more trouble than she thought.C)She should have repainted her house much earlier.D)Moving her furniture is harder than the paint job.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or fourquestions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B).C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)To cultivate good habits.C)To review what is leamed in classB)To prepare for secondary school.D)To stimulate interest in leaming.17.A)Discuss their academic achievements with them.C)Allow them to learn independently.B)Create an ideal study environment for them.D)Check their homework promptly.18.A)Finish them before they get tired.C)Start with something they enjoy.B)Tackle the most difficult task first.D)Focus on the most important ones.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)Workers who meet its body weight standards.C)Workers who try the hardest to lose weight.B)Workers who can lose 30 pounds in a year.D)Workers who are in the top 10%of the slimmest.20.A)Impractical.C)UnmanageableB)Inconsistent.D)Unfair.21.A)Offer them much fatter bonuses.C)Encourage healthy behaviors.B)Improve working environment.D)Provide free lunch and snacks.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)It has not done enough to help left-handed children.B)It has treated left-handed children as being disabled.C)It has not built facilities specially for the left-handed.D)It has ignored campaigns on behalf of the left-handed23.A)They are as intelligent as other children.C)They sometimes have psychological problems.B)They have a distinctive style of handwriting.D)They tend to have more difficulties in learning.24.A)Punish teachers discriminating against left-handed students.B)Lay more emphasis on improving children's mental health.C)Encourage students to develop various professional skills.D)Keep track of left-handed children's school performance.25.A)How they can be reduced in number.C)What percentage they account for.B)Why their numbers are so high.D)If their percentage keeps increasing.Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully beforemaking your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter foreach item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bankmore than once.Many people believe that passion and commitment are the foundations of strong romantic relationships.Buta relationship is made of two 26 individuals.And the personality traits (these individuals 27 orlack can often make a relationship more-or less-likely to 28.Recent research has found that one trait inparticular-humility ()-is an important indicator of successful relationships.Humility can sometimes be 29 with a lack of confidence.But researchers have come to realize that beinghumble generally indicates the30of deeply admirable personal qualities.Being humble means you havethe ability to accurately 31 your deficiencies without denying your skills and strengths.For example,youmight recognize that you are intelligent,but realize that you are not a 32.Thus,humility leads to an honestview of one's own advantages and shortcomings.Humble people do not ignore,avoid,or try to deny their limitsor deficiencies.They can 33 mistakes,see value in things that are far from perfect and identify areas forimprovement.Perhaps it is not 34,then,that humility appears to be a huge asset to relationships.One study found thatpeople tend to rate this quality 35 in their spouse.The study also found that someone who is humble is morelikely to initiate a romantic relationship,perhaps because they are less likely to see themselves as"too good"forsomeone else.Thus,a humble partner might be your ideal partner.A)acknowledgeD)possessB)assessJ)presenceC)confusedK)puzzledD)endureL)statusE)extremelyM)surprisingF)geniusN)thoroughlyG)highlyO)uniqueH)permanentSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statementcontains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information isderived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer thequestions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.There's a stress gap between men and womenA)"I used to work very hard.I love to create things,grow them and solve problems,"said Meng Li,a successfulapp developer in San Francisco."I didn't really care about my mind and my body until they decided to go onstrike..”B)Ms.Li said her stress led to sleeplessness.When she did sleep,she experienced"problem-solving dreams,"which left her feeling unrested when she woke up."After I became a first-time mother,I quickly realized Iwas so busy caring for other people and work that I felt like I'd lost myself,"she said.C)It's a common story-one we frequently ridicule and readily dismiss,for example,by claiming that womentend to complain more than men,despite the growing sum of research that underlines the problem.Womenare twice as likely to suffer from severe stress and anxiety as men,according to a 2016 study published in TheJournal of Brain Behavior.The American Psychological Association reports a gender gap year after yearshowing that women consistently report higher stress levels.Clearly,a stress gap exists.D)"The difference is not really news to me,as a clinical psychologist,"said Erin Joyce,a women and couplestherapist in Los Angeles."It's been well documented in extensive research over the years that prevalencerates for the majority of the anxiety disorders are higher in women than men."Some people may argue thatthis is merely reported data,and they say many men feel the same pressures as women in terms of fulfillingresponsibilities at work and home.In other words,we're all really,really stressed.E)"The difference,however,is in the nature and scope of these responsibilities in the home environment inparticular,"Dr.Joyce said.For example,the United Nations reported that women do nearly three times asmuch unpaid domestic work as men.The problem is,housework is often overlooked as work,even though itis ofen as laborious(or in some cases,more so)as any paid job.As the scholar Silvia Federici put it in 1975,the unpaid nature of domestic work reinforces the assumption that "housework is not work,thus preventingwomen from struggling against it."F)It's not just inside the home,though.Research from Nova Southeastern University found that femalemanagers were more likely than male managers to display "surface acting,"or forcing emotions that are notwholly felt."They expressed optimism,calmness and sympathy even when these were not the emotions thatthey were actually feeling,"the study said.G)Surface acting is a prime example of"emotional labor,"a concept that the writer Jess Zimmerman madefamiliar in a 2015 essay.The essay sparked a massive thread on the intemet community blog MetaFilter.Hundreds of women spoke up about their own experience with emotional labor:the duties that are expectedof them,but go unnoticed.These invisible duties become apparent only when you don't do them.Likedomestic labor,emotional labor is generally dismissed and not labeled work.But research shows it canbe just as exhausting as paid work.Emotional labor can lead to difficulty in sleeping and family conflict.Sure,circumstantial stress,like losing a job,may lead to these same issues.But emotional labor is notcircumstantial.It's an enduring responsibility based on the socialized gender role of women.H)Like Ms.Li,many women try to manage the added stress to reach what Dr.Joyce said was an unattainableideal."Some professional women aim to do it all.They want to reach the top of the corporate ladder and flylike supermom,"she said.When women don't reach this ideal,they feel guilty;and even more stressed.Afterher own struggle with this,Ms.Li took a step back and used her experience to build Sanity Self,a self-careapp and platform for overworked women."The realizations I had in that process helped me gain insights andultimately got me ready to integrate self-care into my daily life,"she said.I)The stress problem extends beyond mental health when you consider the link between stress,anxiety andheart health.Worse,most of what we know about heart disease comes from studies involving men.However,"there are many reasons to think that it's different in women,"Harvard Medical School reported.For example,women are more likely to experience disturbed sleep,anxiety and unusual fatigue before a heart attack.Stressis so normalized that it is easy for women to shrug off those symptoms as simply the consequences of stress.Many women also do not experience chest pain before a heart attack the way men do,which leads to fewerwomen discovering problematic heart issues.Harvard reports that women are "much more likely than mento die within a year of having a heart attack"and "many women say their physicians sometimes don't evenrecognize the symptoms."