大学英语四级考试真题第3套.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题第3套

2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Nevergoouttheretoseewhathappens,goouttheretomakethingshappen,"Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofbeingparticipantsratherthanmereonlookersinlife.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleLinethroughthecentre.

1.A）Childrenshouldbetaughttobemorecareful.

B）Childrenshouldn’tdrinksomuchorangejuice.

C）Thereisnoneedforthemantomakesuchafuss.

D）Timmyshouldlearntodothingsintherightway.

2.A）Fitnesstraining.C）Computerprogramming.

B）Thenewjoboffer.D）Directorshipoftheclub.

3.A）Heneedstobuyanewsweater.C）Thefuelpricehasskyrocketed.

B）Hehasgottosaveonfuelbills.D）Theheatingsystemdoesn'twork.

4.A）Committingtheft.C）Windowshopping.

B）Takingpictures.D）Posingforthecamera.

5.A）Sheistakingsomemedicine.C）Shedoesnottrusttheman'sadvice.

B）Shehasnotseenadoctoryet.D）Shehasalmostrecoveredfromthecough.

6.A）Pamela'sreportisnotfinishedasscheduled.

B）Pamelahasahabitofdoingthingsinahurry.

C）Pamelaisnotgoodatwritingresearchpapers.

D）Pamela'smistakescouldhavebeenavoided.

7.A）Intheleft-luggageoffice.C）Inahotelroom.

B）Atthehotelreception.D）Atanairport.

8.A）Shewasanexcellentstudentatcollege.

B）Sheworksintheentertainmentbusiness.

C）Sheisfondoftellingstoriesinherspeech.

D）Sheisgoodatconveyinghermessage.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Arrangingthewoman'sappointmentwithMr.Romero.

B）Fixingthetimeforthedesigner'slatestfashionshow.

C）TalkingaboutanimportantgatheringonTuesday.

D）PreparingforthefilmingonMondaymorning.

10.A）HertraveltoJapan.

B）Theawardsceremony.

C）Theproperhairstyleforhernewrole.

D）Whentostartthemake-upsession.

11.A）HeisMr.Romero’sagent.C）Heisthewoman'sassistant.

B）Heisanentertainmentjournalist.D）Heisafamousmoviestar.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Makeanappointmentforaninterview.

B）Sendinanapplicationletter.

C）Fillinanapplicationform.

D）Makeabriefself-introductiononthephone.

13.A）Someonehavingacollegedegreeinadvertising.

B）Someoneexperiencedinbusinessmanagement.

C）Someonereadytotakeonmoreresponsibilities.

D）Someonewillingtoworkbeyondregularhours.

14.A）Travelopportunities.

B）Handsomepay.

C）Prospectsforpromotion.

D）Flexibleworkinghours.

15.A）Itdependsontheworkinghours.

B）Itisabout500poundsaweek.

C）ItwillbesetbytheHumanResources.

D）Itistobenegotiated.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Togivecustomersawiderrangeofchoices.

B）Tomakeshoppersseeasmanyitemsaspossible.

C）Tosupplyasmanyvarietiesofgoodsasitcan.

D）Tosavespaceformoreprofitableproducts.

17.A）Onthetopshelves.

B）Onthebottomshelves.

C）Oneasilyaccessibleshelves.

D）Onclearlymarkedshelves.

18.A）Manyofthembuythingsonimpulse.

B）Afewofthemarefatherswithbabies.

C）Amajorityofthemareyoungcouples.

D）Over60%ofthemmakeshoppinglists.

19.A）Salesassistantspromotinghighmargingoods.

B）Salesassistantsfollowingcustomersaround.

C）Customerscompetingforgoodbargains.

D）Customerslosingallsenseoftime.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A）Teachingmathematicsataschool.

B）Doingresearchinaninstitute.

C）Studyingforacollegedegree.

D）Workinginahi-techcompany.

21.A）Hestudiedthedesignsofvariousclocks.

B）Hedidexperimentsondifferentmaterials.

C）Heboughtanalarmclockwithapigface.

D）Heaskeddifferentpeoplefortheiropinions.

22.A）Itsautomaticmechanism.C）Itswayofwakingpeopleup.

B）Itsmanufacturingprocess.D）Itsfunny-lookingpigface.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Itisoftencausedbyachangeofcircumstances.

B）Itactuallydoesn'trequireanyspecialtreatment.

C）Itusuallyappearsallofasudden.

D）Itgenerallylastsforseveralyears.

24.A）Theycannotmixwellwithothers.

B）Theyirrationallyannoytheirfriends.

C）Theydependheavilyonfamilymembers.

D）Theyblameothersforignoringtheirneeds.

25.A）Theylackconsistentsupportfrompeers.

B）Theydoubttheirownpopularity.

C）Theywerebornpsychologicallyweak.

D）Theyfocustoomuchonthemselves.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Therewasatimewhenanypersonalinformationthatwasgatheredaboutuswastypedonapieceofpaperand__26__inafilecabinet.Itcouldremainthereforyearsand,often__27__,neverreachtheoutsideworld.

Thingshavedoneacompleteabout-facesincethen,__28__thechangehasbeentheastonishingly__29__developmentinrecentyearsofthecomputer.Today,anydatathatis__30__aboutusinoneplaceoranother—andforonereasonoranother—canbestoredinacomputerbank.Itcanthenbeeasilypassedtoothercomputerbanks.Theyareownedbyindividualsandbyprivatebusinessesandcorporations,lending__31__,directmailingandtelemarketingfirms,creditbureaus,creditcardcompanies,and__32__atthelocal,state,andfederallevel.

AgrowingnumberofAmericansareseeingtheaccumulationanddistributionofcomputerizeddataasafrightening__33__oftheirprivacy.SurveysshowthatthenumberofworriedAmericanshasbeensteadilygrowingovertheyearsasthecomputerbecomesincreasingly__34__,easiertooperate,andlesscostlytopurchaseandmaintain.In1970,anationalsurveyshowedthat37percentofthepeople__35__felttheirprivacywasbeinginvaded.Sevenyearslater,47percentexpressedthesameworry.Arecentsurveybyacreditbureaurevealedthatthenumberofalarmedcitizenshadshotupto76percent.

PartinReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostofthefirstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,it’soutofmind.Ifyoucoverababy's__36__toywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstopslookingforit.A4-year-oldmay__37__thatasisterhasmorefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,notthe__38__ofjuice.

Yetchildrenaresmartintheirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sized__39__abouthowthingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,"That'senough!

Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!

"thechildwill__40__testyourclaim.Areyouserious?

Areyouangry?

Whatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagain?

Sheisnotdoingthistodriveyou__41__;rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose__42__areimportantandsometimestheyarenot.

Howandwhydoeschildren'sthinkingchange?

Inthe1920s,SwisspsychologistJeanPiagetproposedthatchildren'scognitive（认知的）abilitiesunfold__43__,likethebloomingofaflower,almostindependentofwhatelseis__44__intheirlives.Althoughmanyofhisspecificconclusionshavebeen__45__ormodifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld.

A）advocate

B）amount

C）confirmed

D）crazy

E）definite

F）differences

G）favorite

H）happening

I）immediately

J）naturally

K）obtaining

L）primarily

M）protest

N）rejected

O）theories

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answe