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全国英语等级考试四级历年真题
全国英语等级考试四级2015年真卷
SectionIListening
(30minutes)
Directions:
ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.
Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.
NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.
PartA
Directions:
ForQuestions1--5,youwillhearaweatherforecastforsomemajorcitiesintheworld.Whileyoulisten,filloutthetablewiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Someoftheinformationhasbeengiventoyouinthetable.Writeonly1wordineachnumberedbox.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.
InternationalWeatherReport
City
High
Low
Weather
Athens
80
70
____
1
Beijing
____
64
cloudy
2
Cairo
93
73
____
3.
Istanbul
86
____
clear
4。
NewDelhi
__
__
______
80
cloudy
r
5
PartB
Directions:
ForQuestions6--10,youwillhearapassageaboutthechangeinAmericanmarriages.Whileyoulisten,completethesentencesandanswerthequestion.Usenotmorethan3wordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.
PartC
Directions:
Youwillhearthreedialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Whilelistening,answereachquestiontchoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhave10secondstocheckyouranswer,toeachquestion.Youwillheareachpieceonlyonce.
Questions11--13arebasedonthefollowingpassageaboutEmilyDickinson--awell-knownAmericanpoet.
11.HowlongdidEmilyDickinsonliveinthehousewhereshewasborn?
AAlmostallherlife.
BLessthanhalfherlife.
CUntil1830.
DBefore1872.
12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofEmilyDickinson?
AShewasnotaproductivepoet.
BShesawmanyofherpoemspublished.
CShewasnotasociableperson.
DShehadcontactonlywithafewpoets.
13.WhenwasEmilyDickinsonwidelyrecognized?
AAfterHenryJamesreferredhighlytoher.
BAftersevenofherpoemswerepublished.
CAfterherpoemsbecameknowntoothers.
DAftershehadbeendeadformanyyears.
Questions14--16arebasedonthefollowingdialogue.
14.Whatisthewomandoingwhenthemaninterruptsher?
ATapingsomemusic.BWatchingafilm.
CMakingavideorecording.
DWritingaletter.
15.Whyisthewomansoexcited?
ASheisgoingtostudyinanothercountry.
BShereceivedaletterfromaJapanesefriend.
CShejustreturnedfromatriptoJapan.
DShegotajobatatravelagency.
16.WhydoesthewomanfeelgratefultoProfesserMercheno?
AHehelpedhergetintotheprogram.
BHerecordedsometapesespeciallyforher.
CHegaveheragoodgradeinherJapaneseclass.
DHetoldheraboutaninterestingmovietowatch.
Questions17--20arebasedonthefollowingpassageaboutthehistoryofnewspapers.
17.Howlongisitsincethefirstnewspaperwasprinted?
A700years.
BOver2,000years.
CAbout1,300years.
DAbout380years.
18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingnewspapershavethelargestcirculation?
AEnglishlanguagenewspapers.
BChineselanguagenewspapers.
CJapaneselanguagenewspapers.
DGermanlanguagenewspapers.
19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
ATheearliestprintednewspaperwasdevelopedinEurope.
BIttookhundredsofyearsfornewspaperstobedevelopedintotheirpresentform.
CBostonistheplacewhereAmericannewspaperswerefirstprinted.
DThefirstAmericannewspapercarriednewsfrombothhomeandabroad.
20.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeinferredfromthepassage?
AChinadevelopedadvancedtechnologyinprintinglongbeforeanyothercountryintheworld.
BMorepeoplereadnewspapersinEnglishthaninanyotherlanguages.
CJapanisthecountrywherepeoplereadmorenewspapers.
DNewspapershavedevelopedquicklyintheU.S.sincethebeginningofthe18thcentury.
SectionIIReading
(75minutes)
PartA
Directions:
ReadthefollowingtextandfilleachofthenumberedspaceswithONEsuitableword.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.
IntheyearsafterWorldWarII,Americanstypicallyassumedthefullresponsibilitiesofadulthoodbytheirlateteensorearly20s.Mostyoungmenhad(21)__schoolandwereworkingfull-
time,andmostyoungwomenwere(22)__andraisingchildren.Peoplewhogrew(23)__inthiseraofgrowingaffluencewereeconomicallyserf-sufficientandabletotakecareofothersbythetimetheyhadweatheredadolescence.Today,adulthoodnolonger(24)__whenadolescenceends.
Socialscientistsarebeginningtorecognizeanewphaseoflife:
earlyadulthood.Somefeaturesofthisstageresemblecomingofage(25)__thelate19thandearly20thcenturies,(26)__youthfingeredinastateofsemi-autonomy,waiting(27)__theyweresufficientlywell-offtomarry,havechildrenandestablishanindependent(28)__However,thereareimportantdifferences(29)__howyoungpeopletodaydefineandachieveadulthoodfromthoseofboththerecentandthemoredistantpast.
Thisnewstageisnotmerelyanextensionofadolescence,(30)__hasbeenmaintainedinthemassmedia.Youngadultsarephysicallymatureandoften(31)__impressiveintellectual,
socialandpsychologicalskills.Norareyoungpeopletodayreluctanttoacceptadultresponsibilities.Instead,theyarebusy(32)__uptheireducationalcredentialsandpracticalskillsinanevermoredemandinglabormarket.Yet,manyhavenotbecomefullyadult,(33)__theyarenotready,orperhapsnotpermitted,todo(34)__.Foragrowingnumber,thiswillnothappenuntiltheirlate20sorevenearly30s.In(35)__,Americansocietywillhavetoreviseupwardthe“normal”ageoffulladulthood,anddevelopwaystoassistyoungpeoplethroughtheever-lengtheningtransition.
PartB
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.
Text1
Inthelast30years,scienceandtechnologyhavehadatrulydramaticimpactonsports.Therearethreemajorreasonsforthis.First,newartificialmaterialshaveappearedandbeenusedin
manysports--sometimestorevolutionaryeffect.Second,ourdesignexpertisehasimproved,partlythroughthedevelopmentofcomputersandothertechnicaltools.Weknowmoreandcanplanandpredictmoreaccuratelyinmanycriticalareas.Thethirdreasonwhyscienceandtechnologyhavehadanincreasingimpactisthatthereisnowthemoneyandthemotivationforthemtodoso.Inavarietyofways,sporthasbecomeverybigbusiness,andinthematterofwinningorlosing,verylargeamountsofmoneymaybeatstake.
Technologyhasinfluencedspecificsportsinmanyways.Whereveracommercialmassmarketisinvolved,technicalchangemaybepromotedlargelyforthesakeofchange,tomakethisseason'sproductseemdifferentfromthatoflastseason.Anexampleofthistrendisintheendlesssearchfortheperfectsportsshoe.Anatomicallyprecisesupportfortheheelandankle,airsacsforextraspringandcomforteachyearbringapparentnewrefinements.Eveninretirement,basketball'sMichaelJordanremainsoneofsport'sbiggestearnersbecauseofthedealhesignedendorsingtheAirJordanshoe;andoneoftherichestsportspeopleofall,thoughhiswinningsthesedaysareminimal,istheveterangolferArnoldPalmer,thankstohisendorsementsofthelatestingolftechnology.
Moresignificantstillinmodemsportshavebeenmoregeneraleffectsoftechnologicaladvance.Ithasprovidedthemeansfortimingathletestothousandthsofasecond--andthemeansofreplayinganeventtocheckwhowonortoseeifabreak-ruleoccurred.Ithasputsportontelevision,somillionscanwatchwithoutmovingfromtheirownhomes.Ithasprovidedthemeansfortestingforillegaldrugs.Ithasalso,forbetterorworse,givensportsmenandwomenanewattitudetowardstheirownbodiesencouragedalsobythehighstakes,thesponsorshipandthefeveredmediaattention.Technologyhelpsthemplanthebestdietandexerciseregimes;ithascreatedheartandlungmonitorsthatmeasurestressandoxygenintake;anditallowsathletestokeepaconstantcheckontheirownphysicalproblemsandprogress.Intermsofnutrition(fuel)andtraining(maintenance),themodemsportspersonistreated--andtreatshimselforherself--likeamachine.
36.Accordingtotheauthor,sporthasbecomeverybigbusinessinthesensethat
Aitneedshigh-techmaterials.
Bitrequiresbusinessmanagement.
Citinvolvesthewideuseofcomputers.
Ditseemsamatterofbigmoney.
37.Theexampleofsportsshoessuggeststhatthetechnologicaladvancesinmodemsportsare
Aencouragedbycommercialinterests.
Bsupportedbyfamoussportspeople.
Cattributedtobasketballperformance.
Dsubjectedtocomputertechnology.
38.Thetextsuggeststhatsomeoftherichsportsmen
Acooperatewithcompaniestodevelophigh-techsportsproducts.
Bareinterestedinpromotingthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.
Careselfishlyearningmoneybypromotingnewsportsproducts.
Dplayapositiveroleinpromotinghigh-techsportsproducts.
39.Bysaying“themodernsportspersonis...likeamachine”,theauthorem