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四级真题卷三

2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案第3套

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Nevergoouttheretoseewhathappens,goouttheretomakethingshappen.〞Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportantofbeingparticipantsratherthanmereonlookersinlife.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

1.A.Childrenshouldbetaughttobemorecareful.

B.Childrenshouldn’tdrinksomuchorangejuice.

C.Thereisnoneedforthemantomakesuchafuss.

D.Timmyshouldlearntodothingsintherightway.

2.A.Fitnesstraining.

B.Thenewjoboffer.

C.Computerprogramming.

D.Directorshipoftheclub.

3.A.Heneedstobuyanewsweater.

B.Hehasgottosaveonfuelbills.

C.Thefuelpricehasskyrocketed.

D.Theheatingsystemdoesn’twork.

4.A.Committingtheft.

B.Takingpictures.

C.Windowshopping.

D.Posingforthecamera.

5.A.Sheistakingsomemedicine.

B.Shehasnotseenadoctoryet.

C.Shedoesnottrusttheman’sadvice.

D.Shehasalmostrecoveredfromthecough.

6.A.Pamela’sreportisnotfinishedasscheduled.

B.Pamelahasahabitofdoingthingsinahurry.

C.Pamelaisnotgoodatwritingresearchpapers.

D.Pamela’smistakescouldhavebeenavoided.

7.A.Intheleft-luggageoffice.

B.Atthehotelreception.

C.Inahotelroom.

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.

B.Heisanentertainmentjournalist.

C.Heisthewoman’sassistant.

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,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

B.Tomakeshoppersseeasmanyitemsaspossible.

C.Tosupplyasmanyvarietiesofgoodsasitcan.

D.Tosavespaceformoreprofitableproducts.

B.Onthebottomshelves.

C.Oneasilyaccessibleshelves.

D.Onclearlymarkedshelves.

B.Afewofthemarefatherswithbabies.

C.Amajorityofthemareyoungcouples.

D.Over60%ofthemmakeshoppinglists.

B.Salesassistantsfollowingcustomersaround.

C.Customerscompetingforgoodbargains.

D.Customerslosingallsenseoftime.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

B.Doingresearchinaninstitute.

C.Studyingforacollegedegree.

D.Workinginahi-techcompany

B.Hedidexperimentsondifferentmaterials.

C.Heboughtanalarmclockwithapigface.

D.Heaskeddifferentpeoplefortheiropinions.

B.Itsmanufacturingprocess.

C.Itswayofwakingpeopleup.

D.Itsfunny-lookingpigface.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

B.Itactuallydoesn’trequireanyspecialtreatment.

C.Itusuallyappearsallofasudden.

D.Itgenerallylastsforseveralyears.

B.Theyirrationallyannoytheirfriends.

C.Theydependheavilyonfamilymembers.

D.Theyblameothersforignoringtheirneeds.

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,anydatathatis30aboutusinoneplaceoranother—andforonereasonoranother—canbestoredinacomputerbank.Itcanthenbeeasilypassedtoothercomputerbanks.Theyareownedbyindividualsandbyprivatebusinessesandcorporations,lending〔31〕,directmailingandtelemarketingfirms,creditbureaus,creditcardcompanies,and〔32〕atthelocal,state,andfederallevel.

AgrowingnumberofAmericansareseeingtheaccumulationanddistributionofcomputerizeddataasafrightening〔33〕oftheirprivacy.SurveysshowthatthenumberofworriedAmericanshasbeensteadilygrowingovertheyearsasthecomputerbecomesincreasingly〔34〕,easiertooperate,andlesscostlytopurchaseandmaintain.In1970,anationalsurveyshowedthatpercentofthepeople〔35〕felttheirprivacywasbeinginvaded.Sevenyearslater,percentexpressedthesameworry.Arecentsurveybyacreditbureaurevealedthatthenumberofalarmedcitizenshadshotuptopercent.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostofthefirstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,it’soutofmind.Ifyoucoverababy’s36toywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstopslookingforit.A4-year-oldmay37asisterhasmorefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,notthe38juice.

Yetchildrenaresmartintheirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sized39abouthowthingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,“That’senough!

Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!

〞thechildwill40testyourclaim.Areyouserious?

Areyouangry?

Whatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagain?

Sheisnotdoingthistodriveyou41;rather，sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose42areimportantandsometimestheyarenot.

Howandwhydoeschildren’sthinkingchange?

Inthe1920s，SwisspsychologistJeanPiagetproposedthatchildren’scognitive（认知的）abilitiesunfold43likethebloomingofaflower,almostindependentofwhatelseis44intheirlives.Althoughmanyofhisspecificconclusionshavebeen45ormodifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld.

A）advocateB）amountC）confirmedD）crazyE）definite

F）differencesG）favoriteH）happeningI）immediatelyJ）naturally

K）obtainingL）primarilyM）protestN）rejectedO）theories

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

ThePerfectEssay

A）Lookingbackontoomanyyearsofeducation,IcanidentifyonetrulyimpossibleteacherShecaredaboutme,andmyintellectuallife,evenwhenIdidn’tHerexpectationswerehigh―impossiblyso.ShewasanEnglishteacher.Shewasalsomymother.

B）Whengoodstudentsturninanessay,theydreamoftheirinstructorreturningittotheminexactlythesamecondition,saveforasinglewordaddedinthemarginofthefinalpage:

“Flawless.〞Thisdreamcametrueformeoneafternoonintheninthgrade.Ofcourse,Ihadheardthatgeniuscouldshowitselfatanearlyage,soIwasonlyslightlytakenabackthatIhadachievedperfectionatthetenderageof14.Obviously,Ididwhatanyprofessionalwriterwoulddo;Ihurriedofftospreadthegoodnews.Ididn’tgetveryfar.ThefirstpersonItoldwasmymother.

C）Mymother,whoisjustshyoffivefeettall,isnormallyincrediblysoft-spoken,butontherareoccasionwhenshegotangry,shewasterrifying.Iamnotsureifshewasmoreupsetbymyhubris（得