2025年12月大學英語四級考試真題及答案（第二套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Supposeitisproposedthatalluniversitystudentsshouldberequiredtolearnacademicwriting.Youarenowtowritearesponsebystatingwhatyouthinkoftheproposal.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheessay.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)IthasgoneupsharplyB)Ithasbeenfluctuating.C)IthasrisenbecauseofbirdfluD)Ithasbeenconsumers'concern.A)Theydon'twanttoabandontheireggsB)Theydon'tknowtheywillbeheavilyfined.C)Theydon'tknowtheyareforbiddentobringeggsD)Theydon'tdeclaretheireggsduringtheinspectionQuestions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Itisnolongercriticalofyoungercustomers.B)Ithasbannedkidsunder10fromdiningthere.C)Itisnolongerasnoisyandcrowdedasbefore.D)Ithasimplementedadecisiontoexpandbusiness.A)Itisfullyawareoffrequentcustomers'feelings.B)Itcaterstothetastesofdifferentcustomers.C)ItisentitledtoadoptanyrulesitwantsD)Itshouldannounceitsdecisionsonline.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Amissingpet.B)Agrown-upsnakeC)AhugeanimalskinD)Asnakespecialist.A)InagovernmentofficeB)Inadesertedhouse.C)Atalocalzoo.D)Ataconstructionsite.A)Figuringoutwhereitcamefrom.B)Curingitofanypossiblediseases.C)ProtectingitsbabiesagainstharmD)Determininghowtocatchitsafely.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Themandoesn'tagreeHannahispoor.B)Themandoesn'tbelievewhatshesays.C)Themandoesn'tthinkshecanbeamillionaireD)Themandoesn'tconsiderhertobetrustworthyA)Shenolongerhasanymoneyleft.B)Shehasbeenbetrayedbyherfamily.C)Shecannolongerholdontoherjob.D)Shehasbeenrobbedof5millionEuros.A)Fortune.B)Family.C)Harmony.D)Happiness.A)Divorceher.B)LeavehomeC)Buyheramoreexpensivemodel.D)LetthebestthinghappentothemQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)HeisnotoutstandinginScienceandMath.B)Hedoesnothaveastrongacademicrecord.C)Heisnotyetmatureenoughtoliveonhisown.D)HedoesnotlikeWestwoodElementarySchool.A)Itistoofaraway.B)Itisnewlyopened.C)Itlacksoutdoorsportsfacilities.D)Ithastoofewfirst-classteachers.A)Ithasabeautifulcampus.B)Itiswithinwalkingdistance.C)IthasawonderfulartsprogramD)ItishelpfultoJake'sbreathingproblems.A)AskingJakewhichschoolhehimselfpreferstoenrollin.B)ThinkingtwiceaboutwhatisbestforJake'seducationnextyear.C)ConsultinghermotheraboutwhichschoolJakeistoattendD)SendingJaketotheschoolnearthehomeoftheman'smother.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)ItistimeconsumingB)Itisunfitforcrucialissues.C)ItreliestoomuchonsoliddataD)Itdullsaleader'ssenseofurgency.A)Dependondigitaltechnology.B)Makeassumptionsandguesses.C)Ignoreothers'thoughtsandideas.D)Layemphasisonthinkingflexibly.A)Maximizingtheadvantageofavailableresources.B)Minimizingthepossibilityofawrongdecision.C)Discoveringnewpotentialmarkets.D)Perfectingpromotionalstrategies.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Sheisoneoftheworld'sbest-knownpianists.B)Shecelebratedher110thbirthdaythisApril.C)ShemovedtotheU.S.atayoungage.D)Sheistheworld'soldestindividual.A)Beingalwaysactiveonsocialmedia.B)Doingregularandvigorousexercise.C)Playingthepianofromayoungage.D)Followingaspecificdieteveryday.A)Eatingaslittleasonecanpossiblymanage.B)Havingtheabilitytoforgetthingsselectively.C)FiguringoutthepositivepropertiesofeachfooditemD)Knowinghowtoremembermajoreventsinone'slifeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theabilitytolearn.B)Thefirstdayofschool.C)Howteachersperceivethem.D)Wheretheysitintheclassroom.A)Theyoftenreceivedcloseattentionfromtheinstructors.B)Theyobtainedthehighestgradeaverageintheirclass.C)Theyactuallywantedaclearvisionoftheblackboard.D)TheyscoredhigherthanstudentssittingbehindthemA)Ahighergradeaverageamongallstudentsofaclass.B)AbetterconnectionbetweeninstructorsandstudentsC)Astrongersupportforastudent-centeredteachingapproachD)Amorefavorableatmosphereforeffectiveclassroomlearning.A)Theymayexperiencesomeunwantedstress.B)Theymaytryhardtoshowtheirpreparedness.C)Theymayreceiveextraattentionfromtheinstructor.D)Theymayfeelhelplesswhencalledonbytheinstructor.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Somemusicinspiresyoutomoveyourfeet,someinspiresyoutogetoutthereandchangetheworld.Inanycase,it's_26_tosaythatmusicmovespeopleinspecialways.Ifyou'reespeciallyintoapieceofmusic,yourbraindoessomethingcalledAutonomousSensoryMeridianResponse(ASMR),which_27_toyoulikeastinginyourbrain.ItturnsoutthatASMRisprettyspecial.Accordingtoa_28_publishedstudyinTheJournalofPreventionofAlzheimer'sDisease,thepartofyourbrainresponsibleforASMRdoesn'tgetlosttoAlzheimer's.Alzheimer's_29_toputpeopleintolayersofconfusion,andthestudyconfirmsthatmusiccansometimes_30_liftpeopleoutoftheAlzheimer'shazeandbringthembackto(atleastalikenessof)normality...ifonlyforashortwhile.ASMRispowerfulstuff!Thisphenomenonhasbeen_31_severaltimesbutrarelystudiedproperly.Oneofthemostfamousexamplesofthisisthestoryof92-year-oldHenryDryer,whocomesoutofdementiawhilelisteningtosongsfromhisyouth.JeffAnderson,associateprofessorinRadiologyattheUniversityofUtahand_32_authoronthestudy,says"Inoursociety,thediagnosesofdementiaare_33_resourcestothemaximum.NoonesaysplayingmusicwillbeacureforAlzheimer'sdisease,butitmightmakethesymptomsmore_34_,decreasethecostofcareandimproveapatient's_35_oflife."WordBankA)actuallyI)phaseB)consequentlyJ)plottingC)contributingK)qualityD)fairL)recentlyE)feelsM)taxingF)manageableN)tendsG)mendsO)yieldedH)observedSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Canplayingvideogameshelpyougetabetterjob?A)Thegamingindustryislargerthanfilmsandmusiccombined,yetfewofusarelikelytolistourachievementsinplayingcomputergamesasworkexperienceinourresume.Butwhynot?Businessesarewakinguptotheskillsgamerscanbringtotheworkplace.B)Onestart-upisconvincedthattheskillslearnedbyplayinggames--hard-wonthroughyearsoftrainingandbattle--canbeappliedtoreal-lifeworksituations.AndGameAcademyreckonsitsbeliefisbackedupbyharddata.DoyouenjoyunusualpuzzlegameslikePortal,ortowerdefencegameslikeDefenseGrid?TheteamhasfoundthatITworkersplaythosemorethanaverage.ButifyoupreferCivilization,TotalWar,orX-Com,wherestrategyandresourcemanagementarekey,thenyoumighthavemoreincommonwithmanagers.C)GameAcademy'sideaissimple:analysegamers'habitsfromtheironlinegamingprofile,andoffercoursesinvaluableskillsthatreflecttheiraptitudes--skillstheycanpractiseandrefinein-game.Andthereisalreadyagrowingacceptancethatgamingskillsaretransferable.D)Eventhemilitaryishiringgamers."Theabilitytoabsorbinformation,reactswiftlyandcoordinateactionswhilstremainingcalmunderpressureareoftenattributesofpeoplethataregoodatgaming,"accordingtoaRoyalAirForcespokesperson.ThoseskillsarepartofwhattheRoyalAirForceislookingfor"inavarietyofroles"."Skillsacquiredthroughgamingcanbeveryrelevanttocertainareas."E)"Thereareplentyofsoftskillsthatgamerscanutiliseinaprofessionalsetting,suchasteamwork,problemsolvingandstrategicplanning,"saysRyanGardner,aregionaldirectorwithHaysrecruitment.Butdoesthatreallymeanyourtop100rankinginOverwatchshouldgodowninyourrésume?"It'sabouthowyoueithermakeitrelevanttothejobyouareapplyingfor,orhowitmakesyoumoreinterestingasapotentialemployee,"Mr.Gardnersays.F)Twoyearsago,aGlasgowUniversitystudymadeheadlinesforsuggestinggamingcouldmakestudentsmoresuccessful.But"theresearchhasn'treallychangedminds,atleastnotyet,"saysoneoftheauthorsofthestudy,DrMatthewBarr.He'snowwritingabookonthetopic."Fornow,Ithinkthenegativereputationaroundgamesmeansthattellingsomeoneyou'readeterminedgamerismorelikelytoharmyourchancesofgettingajob.Butifsomeonecanexplainhowthey'veledateaminanonlinegame,forexample,theymaybeabletopersuadeanemployerthatthisisuseful,"saysDrBarr.G)Playinggamescasuallyisunlikelytohelpyourcareerprospects.ButpartofGameAcademy'ssuggestionistotransformcasualgamersinto"conscious"ones,applyingcriticalthinkingtodevelopingtheirskills."Weseegameplayasaresourceoftalent,"saysco-founderDavidBarrie."Whycan'tweputinourresumeourgamingvictoriesandachievements?"heasks."Iftheysaytheywantleadership--whycan'tIpointtomyyearsofleadingWorldofWarcraftraids?"H)Therearealreadyplentyofgamersouttherewhoknowthattheirhobbyhasmadethemwhotheyare.Earlierthisyear,MatthewRiccitoldgamingsiteKotaku:"Ifyou'replayingEVEOnlineyoubasicallyalreadyhaveanMBA."Oftenmadefunofingamingcirclesasa"spreadsheetsimulator",theeconomyofthefictionalEVEuniverseisdrivenbyrealmarketprinciples.Ifyouwanttobuildanewspaceship,therawmaterialhastobeminedbyanotherplayer.Manufacturingcostscomeintoeffect,andcommoditiesfluctuateinpricebasedondemandandthedistancetohaulthecommodity.I)Mr.Ricci,whohadalwaysdreamedofbeingthebossofhisowncompany,rananin-gamecorporationcomprisinghundredsofplayers.Eventually,herealisedhecouldtransferhisskillstoreal-lifebusinessinsteadofdoingitforfree.HerestructuredZentech,onceataxationvehicleforhisfather'sbusiness,anditisnowinitsfourthyearhelpinginternationalbrandsentertheCanadianmarket.EVEteachesskillslikecreativity,leadership,organisation,andconflictresolution,hemaintains.Hecreditshissuccesstohisfamily,hisstrongdesiretorunhisownbusiness--and"adamngoodcompanyinIcelandthatmadeadamngoodgame".J)DigitalentrepreneurandbusinessconsultantMiaBennettsays:"Inmoretraditionalsettings,gamingisstillimaginedtobethepursuitofteenageboys--awasteoftime."Buttherearesomelinkstoskillslike"decision-making,theabilitytoanticipateandfutureplanning,"shesays."Italsohelpswithmeta-skills--learninghowtolearn,experimentation,andcreativethinking."K)Twelveyearsintohiscareer,MarkLong,aradiotherapyphysicistwiththeNHSinSurrey,doesn'tgetasmuchgamingtimeasheusedto."Iwouldlovetosaythatmygamingskillsallowmetodestroycancerusinglinearacceleratorslikephotonblasters,butthat'snotquitethereality."Instead,hecreditsold-schoolgameslikePalaceofMagicwithexposinghimtocomputers.Everynewgamingupgradeimprovedhisknowledgeofhowtheyworked.Gamingalsoencouragedacompetitivespirit--andthat,hebelieves,translates."Whencreatingtreatmentplans,theaimistooptimisetheradiationdosetothetumourandrestrictitasmuchaspossibletohealthysurroundingtissuesandorgans,"hesays.It'sabout"repeatingtheprocess,buteachtimedoingsomethingslightlydifferenttoimprovetheresult".Notunlikeachievingahighscoreoraperfectrun."Mostvideogamesareessentiallypuzzlestosolve,"hesays."Andproblem-solvingisabigpartofmyjob."L)OveratGameAcademy,Mr.Barrieisawaretheystillhaveamountaintoclimb."Theemployercommunitywillneedthescience,"hesays,butconfessesheonlybecameatruebelieverwhenhestartedaskingplayersabouttheirbiggestin-gameachievements."Thescaleandscopeoftheiranswerswereamazing,"hesays."Butaskthemthesameabouttheirwork,andtheydon'tknow.""Theengagementandpowerfulskillsthatpeoplegetplayingagame--whycan'tworkbelikethat?"heasks.StatementsCertaingamingskillsmeettherequirementsofthearmedforcesinBritain.Oneveteranplayerhasappliedhisgamingskillstohisreal-worldbusinessandoweshissuccesspartlytoagamecompany.Accordingtoaresearcher,badreputationaboutgameswillprobablylimitagamer'schancesoflandingajob.Businessesarebeginningtorealisegamingskillsareapplicabletotheiremployees'work.Aphysicistadmitsgaminghascontributedtohiscomputerknowledgeandskillsofsolvingproblems.GameAcademyproposestohelpgamersdeveloptheirskillsusingcriticalthinking.Onewhoenjoysplayinggamesthatrequiremanagementskillstowinmightpossessmorequalitiesofamanager.Inmoreconventionalviews,gamingisatime-wastingactivitypursuedbyyoungboys.Itissuggestedthatgamingskillsbeincludedinaresumeiftheyenhanceajobapplicant'sappeal.Manygamersknowtheirpassionforplayinggameshasshapedtheiridentity.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.JunkfoodisnowastapleofmanyAmericans'diets.Advertisingcampaignsfromthesnackfoodcompanies,oftenfeaturingsportsstars,sendthemessagethatwecanneutralizeanynegativeeffectsofconsumingtheirproductssimplybygettingmorephysicalexercise.Butrecentstudiesshowalackofexerciseisnottoblameforrisingobesityrates.Baddietsare.Interventionstohelpreducejunkfoodconsumptionareespeciallyimportantforchildrenandteenagers.Preventionisbetterthancurebecauseobesityissodifficulttotreat.Unfortunately,whilehealtheducationhasshownsomesuccessamongyoungchildren,teenshavebeenhardertoreach.Nowalarge-scalestudyhastriedaninnovativeapproachtochangeteenagers'attitudestowardshealthyeating,andtheresultsarepromising.Theresearchersarguedthatpreviousinterventionshaveprobablybeenunsuccessfulbecauseofamajorflaw:theyfocusedonafuture,healthieryouandassumedthatthiswouldbeenoughmotivationforteenagers.Incontrast,thenewinterventioncleverlyexploitsteenagers'instinctforrebelliousnessandautonomy,andthevaluetheyplaceonsocialjustice.Todothis,researchershadstudentsreadanarticleonthefoodindustry.Itrevealedasecretaboutthemanipulativeanddeceptivestrategiesusedtomakejunkfoodmoreaddictiveandcharacterizetheproductsashealthy.Thearticlealsoexplainedhowadvertisingcampaignsspecificallytargetveryyoungandpoorpeople,causingharmforthesevulnerablegroups.Afterwards,theparticipantsreadafictionalsurveyofteenswhowantedto"fightbackagainstthecompaniesbybuyingandeatinglessprocessedfood".Aftertheintervention,participantsassociatedhealthyeatingwithautonomyandsocialjustice.Theteenagersalsoratedhealthyeatingasbeingmoreappealing.Importantly,therewerealsosomepromisingeffectsofthenewinterventiononactualbehavior.Adaylaterthestudentswereofferedachoiceofsnacksanddrinksinaseeminglyunrelatedcontext.Theteenschosehealthysnacksanddrinks(suchasfruitorwater)moreoftenoverunhealthyoptions(likebiscuitsandsoda).Apparentlyassociatingahealthydietwithteenagers'ownvaluesseemstobeapromisingavenuetopreventobesity.Whatdowelearnaboutadvertisingcampaignsfromthesnackfoodcompanies?A)Theyconveytheideathattheirproductsareokifconsumersexercisemore.B)TheysendthemessagethatbaddietsareresponsibleforAmericans'obesity.C)Theyusuallyfeaturesportsstarstoemphasizethebenefitsoftheirsnackfoods.D)Theyclaimthatlackofexerciseistoblamefortheincreasingobesityrates.Whatdoesthepassagesayabouthealtheducation?A)Ithasshedlightonteens'instinctforrebellionandautonomy.B)Ithasplacedmuchmoreemphasisoncurethanonprevention.C)Ithascontributedlittletothecampaignsagainstobesity.D)Ithaslargelyfailedtoturnteensawayfromjunkfood.Whatisamajorflawinpreviousinterventionstohelpreducejunkfoodconsumption?A)Theymotivatedteenstostayawayfromjunkfoodonlytemporarily.B)Theyfocusedonthebenefitsyoungpeoplewouldreapinthefuture.C)Theywerebasedontheassumptionthatmotivationwastheonlykey.D)Theywereincapableofappealingtoteens'instinctforrebelliousness.Inwhatwayisthenewinterventioninnovative?A)Itemphasizespeople'ssenseofsocialresponsibility.B)Itcleverlyexploitsteenagers'personalweaknesses.C)Ittakesadvantageofteenagers'naturalinclination.D)Itpromisesimmediateratherthanfuturebenefits.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthenewresearch?A)Atotallydifferentapproachcouldbeadoptedtocombatadvertisingcampaignsforsnackfood.B)Aneffectiveinterventionhastobefoundtopersuadeteenagerstoswitchtoahealthierlifestyle.C)Obesitycanbehopefullypreventedbybuildinglinksbetweenteenagers'valuesandhealthyeating.D)Aninnovativewaytobeatobesityistoexposefoodcompanies'manipulativeanddeceptivepractices.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AdultsdreamduringREM(rapideyemovement)sleepandinfantshaveloadsofREM.So,itmightbefairtoassumethatbabieshavetonsofdreams.ButscientistsbelieveREMservesacompletelydifferentpurposefornewbornsandinfantsthandreaming.WhenbabiesareinREM,itallowstheirbraintodeveloppathways,connections,andeventually,learnlanguages.Sinceyourbabydoesn'tdreamatthisstageofbraindevelopment,it'ssafetoassumebabiesdonothavenightmares,either.Nightmaresstemfromexposuretotrauma,anoveractiveimagination,andthenormalstressesofeverydaylife.Areyouwondering,whatdobabiesdreamabout?Goodquestion,buttheanswerisnothing!So,whendobabiesstartdreaming?Thegeneralconsensusisthattheystartdreamingaroundtheageoftwo.PsychologistDavidFoulkesstudieschildren(fromverysmallkidstoteens)tobringthesecretsoftheirdreamstothelightofday.Inhislab,heletskidsfallasleepandthenwakesthem3timesanightandasksthemtodescribewhattheyrecall.Foulkes'findingsareunsurprising.Basically,littlekidshavelittledreams.Butexactlywhatkidsseewhiledreamingdependsontheirage.Aschildrendevelopandgrow,theirdreamsdotoo.Dreamsofverysmallkidsareusuallyjustsnapshots,lookingmuchmorelikeaslideshowthanamovie,whencomparedtothedreamsofadults.Theyheavilyfeatureanimalsandotherfamiliarsights,likeimagesofpeopleeating.AccordingtoFoulkes,"Children'sdreamlife...seemstobesimilartotheirwakingimaginationandnarration."Kidsages5--9beginseeingmovingimagesandcharactersinaction.Dreamsnowincludemultipleeventsstrungtogether,oneaftertheother.Theyalsostartdevelopinggreaterabilitytorememberdreams.Still,that'snotalwaysthecase:WhenrousedduringREMsleep,25%ofthekidsinFoulkes'studieshadnorecollectionofdreaming,atrendthatcontinuesthroughage9.So,ifyourbabyseemstobeinastressfulstatewhilesleepingorisupsetuponwaking,theremaybeotherfactorsatplay.WhatdoscientiststhinkofREM?A)Itisasignofdreaminginadultsandinfantsalike.B)Itisessentialtohumanbeings'languagelearning.C)Itdeterminestheformationofconnectionsinthebrain.D)Itperformsadifferentfunctioninbabiesthaninadults.Whatcanweinferaboutnightmaresfromthepassage?A)Theyoccurofteninpeoplewithanactiveimagination.B)Theyoccurinpeoplesufferingfromemotionalstress.C)Theyvaryindifferentstagesofbraindevelopment.D)Theyappearinthesleepofbothadultsandinfants.WhatistheaimofpsychologistDavidFoulkes'study?A)Torevealthesecretsofchildren'sdreams.B)Toseeifchildrenstartdreamingatagetwo.C)Tosolvethemysteryofdreamingandbraingrowth.D)Toconfirmthegeneralconsensusonwhenkidsdream.WhatareFoulkes'findingsaboutkids'dreams?A)Theyfeaturestrangeanimals.B)Theyareunsurprisingtoadults.C)Theygrowandevolvewithage.D)Theyreflectkids'wakinglife.Whatcanweassumeaboutbabieswhoappearupsetuponwaking?A)Theyhavebeenrousedag