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大学英语四级卷三真题
大学英语四级卷三真题2015年12月
(总分:
710.00,做题时间:
130分钟)
一、PartIWriting(30minutes)(总题数:
1,分数:
106.50)
1.Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying
Nevergoouttheretoseewhathappens,goouttheretomakethingshappen.Youcanciteexamples
toillustratetheimportanceofbeingparticipantsratherthanmereonlookersinlife.Youshould
writeatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
(分数:
106.50)
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正确答案:
(BeParticipantsRatherthanOnlookersJustasthesayinggoes,nevergooutthere
toseewhathappens,goouttheretomakethingshappen.Itobviouslyemphasizestheimportance
ofbeingparticipantsinsteadofmereonlookersinlife.Thereareseveralreasonsaccounting
forit.Tostartwith,youwillneverlearntheessenceoflifeunlessyoutrysomethingonyour
own.Whetherit'sasuccessorafailure,itwillmakeyourlifemorecolorful.Furthermore,chances
areonlyforthosewhoarebraveenoughtochallengethemselves.Theytendtohavemorechoices
andopportunitiesthanothers.Lastbutnotleast,Romeisnotbuiltinoneday.Onlyifyouare
adoerratherthanawatchercanyougetlife-longvaluableexperience.Itisnoexaggeration
tosaythatmanyoftheyounggenerationsprefertobeonlookers,whichseemstobeeasierand
lessstressful.Butthiskindofattitudeisdevastating.Weshouldstartmakingachangeby
applyingwhatwehavelearnedintopractice,andplayourpartinbetteringourworld,whichwill
finallybenefitnotonlyourselvesbutalsothefuturegenerations.)
解析:
二、PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)(总题数:
1,分数:
56.80)
(分数:
56.80)
A.Theyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorers.
B.Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.√
C.Theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.
D.Theylikedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.
解析:
Question1-M:
Doyourememberthewonderfulfilmonspaceexplorationwewatched
togetherlastmonth?
-W:
Sure。
It'sactuallythemostimpressiveoneI'veseenonthat
topic。
A.Atagiftshop.√
B.Atagraduationceremony.
C.Intheofficeofatravelagency.
D.Inaschoollibrary.
解析:
Question2-W:
Areyoulookingforanythinginparticular?
-M:
Yes.Mysonis
graduatingfromhighschool,andIwanttogethimsomethingspecial.Q:
Wheredoesthe
conversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.
B.Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory.
C.Hedeclinedajobofferformtheartgallery.√
D.Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.
解析:
-M:
Miketoldmeyesterdaythathehadbeenlookinginvainforajobintheartgallery.
-W:
Really?
IfIrememberright,hehadachancetoworkthere,butheturneditdown。
Q:
WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMike?
A.Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.
B.Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.
C.Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.
D.Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.√
解析:
Question4-W:
WouldyouliketocometoSusan'sbirthdaypartytomorrowevening?
-M:
I'mgoingtogivealecturetomorrow.IwishIcouldbeintwoplacesatthesametime。
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.
B.Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.√
C.Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.
D.Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.
解析:
Question5-W:
Aren'tyoudiscouragedbytheslowprogressyourstaffismaking?
-M:
Yes.IthinkIwillgivethemadeadlineandholdthemtoit.Q:
Whatisthemanprobably
goingtodo?
A.Thewaytothevisitor'sparking.√
B.TherateforparkinginLotC.
C.Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.
D.Whereshecanleavehercar.
解析:
Question6-W:
Excuseme。
Couldyoutellmewherethevisitors'parkingis?
Ileft
mycarthere.-M:
Sure。
It'sinLotC。
Overthatway.Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwant
toknow?
A.Heregretsmissingtheclasses.
B.Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.
C.Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.
D.Hehasbenefitedformexercise.√
解析:
Question7-W:
Youlookgreat!
Nowthatyou'vetakenthosefitnessclasses.-
M:
Thanks.I'veneverfeltbetterinmylife.Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Howtoraiseworkefficiency.
B.Howtoselectsecretaries.
C.Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.
D.Thesecretariesintheman'scompany.√
解析:
Question8-W:
Ireallyadmiretheefficiencyofyoursecretaries.-M:
Ourcompany
selectsonlythebest.Theyhaveaheaveworkloadandwegivethemalotofresponsibilities.
Q:
Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
ConversationOneQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.(分数:
21.30)
A.ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.
B.ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.√
C.ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.
D.Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.
解析:
Conversion1W:
HiLeo,whydoyousayEnglishwouldbecometheworldlanguage?
M:
Well.Foronething,it'ssocommonlyused,theonlylanguagethatisusedbymorepeopleis
Chinese.W:
WhyisEnglishspokenbysomanypeople?
M:
It'sspokeninmanycountries
oftheworldbecauseoftheBritishempire。
AndnowofcourseistheinfluenceofAmericaas
well.W:
ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficultlanguagetolearn.M:
Oh,alllanguages
aredifficulttolearn。
ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatestadvantages.W:
Whatarethey?
M:
Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternationalvocabulary。
IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,
French,SpanishandItalianwordsinit。
Sospeakersofthoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliar
wordsinEnglish。
Infact,Englishhaswordsformanyotherlanguagesaswell.W:
Whyis
theybringbackwords
,partlybecauseEnglishspeakershavetravelledalot,Well:
that?
M.
withthem.SoEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternationalvocabulary.W:
Andwhatistheother
advantageofEnglish?
M:
ItthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquiteeasy.Forexample,itdoesn't
havedozensofdifferentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesandverbs,notlikeLatin,Russian
andGermanforexample.W:
Whyisthat?
M:
Well,it'squiteinterestingactually,
it'sbecauseoftheFrench。
WhentheFrenchruledEngland,Frenchwastheofficiallanguage,
andonlythecommonpeoplespokeEnglish。
Theytriedtomaketheirlanguageassimpleaspossible。
Sotheymadethegrammareasier。
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyou've
justheard.Q9:
WhatdoesthemansayaboutChinese?
A.Ithaswordswordsfrommanylanguages.
B.Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.
C.TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.√
D.TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.
解析:
Q10:
WhatmadeEnglishawidelyusedlanguage?
A.Itincludesalotofwordsformotherlanguages.√
B.Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.
C.Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravelers.
D.Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.
解析:
Q11:
WhatissaidtobespecialaboutEnglishvocabulary?
Conversation2Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.(分数:
28.40)
A.Toreturnsomegoods.
B.Toapplyforajob.
C.Toplaceanorder.√
D.Tomakeacomplaint.
解析:
Conversation2Man:
Hello.Yes?
Woman:
Hello。
Isthatthesalesdepartment?
M:
Yes,itis.W:
Oh,well.MynameisJaneKingsburyofGPFlimited.Weneedsomesupplies
forourdesignoffice.M:
Oh,whatsort?
W:
Well,firstofall,weneedonecomplete
newdrawingboard.M:
DO44orDO45?
W:
Ah,Idon'tknow.What'sthedifference?
M:
Well,the45costs15poundsmore.W:
Sowhat'sthetotalpricethen?
M:
It's387pounds.
W:
Dosethatincludevalued-addedtax?
M:
Oh,I'mnotsure。
Mostofthepricesdo.Yes,
Ithinkitdoes.W:
Whataretheboardsactuallymadeof?
M:
Oh,Idon'tknow.Ithink
it‘sasortofplasticstuffthesedays.It'swhiteanyway.W:
Andhowlongdoesittake
todeliver?
M:
Oh,Icouldn'treallysay.Itdependsonhowmuchworkwe'vegotandhow
manyotherorderstherearetosendout,youknow.W:
Ok,nowwealsowantsomedrawing
pens,inkandrulers,andsomedrawingpaper.M:
Ohdear.Thegirlwhotakesallthose
suppliesisn'therethismorning.SoIcan'ttakethoseordersforyou.Ionlydotheequipment
yousee.W:
Ok,well,perhapsI'llringbacktomorrow.M:
Sodoyouwantthedrawing
boardthen?
W:
Oh,Ihavetothinkaboutit.Thanksverymuch.I'llletyouknow.Good-bye.
M:
Thankyou.Good-bye.Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyoujustheard。
Question12:
Whatisthewoman'spurposeinmakingthephonecall?
A.Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.
B.Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofgoods.√
C.Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.
D.Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.
解析:
Question13:
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
A.Itisnothisresponsibility.
B.Itwillbefreeforlargeorders.
C.Itcosts15moreforexpressdelivery.
√D.Itdependsonanumberoffactors.
解析:
Question14:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutdelivery?
A.Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.
B.Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.
C.Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.√
D.Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.
解析:
Question15:
Whatdoesthewomansayshewillpossiblydotomorrow?
四、SectionB(总题数:
3,分数:
71.00)
PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.(分数:
21.30)
A.Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywerefirstmade
B.Nooneknowsforsurewhenthycameintobeing.√
C.Nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereinvented
D.NooneknowswhattheywilllooKlikeinthefuture
解析:
短文1Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.Infact,theyhaveb