大学英语四级考试真题及答案第1套.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题及答案第1套

2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Listeningismoreimportantthantalking."Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofpayingattentiontoothers'opinions.Youshouldwriteatleast120words,butnomorethan180words.

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PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3newsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

1.A.Dismissingemployeeswithoutgivingadvancenotice.

B.Checkingemployees’onlineprivatemessagesatwork.

C.Monitoringemployees’performanceonweekends.

D.Closingemployees’socialmediaduringworkhours.

2.A.Hedidwellinhandlinghisclients’queries.

B.Hecreatedaprivateaccountforhisfiancée.

C.Hewonthecaseagainsthisemployerrecently.

D.Hewasfiredbecauseofbreakingcompanyrules.

Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

3.A.ItiswidelyusedinKenya.

B.Ithasbeenincreasinginvalue.

C.Itmakespoorpeople’slifeeasier.

D.Itlowersthebuyingpoweroftherich.

4.A.Itisanon-profitgrouplocatedinNairobi,Kenya.

B.Itworkshardonreplacingthenationalcurrencysystem.

C.ItintroducedacommunitycurrencytoavillageinKenya.

D.ItmakesaseriesofinvestigationsontradeandjobsinKenya.

Questions5and6willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

5.A.Severalstatesdeclaredaneconomicemergency.

B.Manywomenaretoooldtogetpregnant.

C.Somebabieswerebornwithbraindefects.

D.Birthrateshavefallendowngreatly.

6.A.10B.29C.2,400D.3,100

7.A.Amosquito-bornevirus

B.Aseverechestinfection

C.Theshortageofmedicine.

D.BacteriafromLatinAmerica.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

ConversationOne

Questions8and11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A.ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.

B.ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.

C.ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.

D.Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.

9.A.Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.

B.TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.

C.TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.

D.Itsloanwordsfrommanylanguages.

10.A.Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.

B.Itincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguages.

C.Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.

D.Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravelers.

11.A.TheEnglishgrammarisquiteeasy.

B.ItisgreatlyinfluencedbyFrench.

C.Itcouldbepronouncedeasily.

D.ItisattractivetoEnglishbeginners.

ConversationTwo

Questions12and15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A.Toplaceanorder.

B.Toapplyforajob.

C.Toreturnsomegoods.

D.Tomakeacomplaint.

13.A.Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.

B.Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.

C.Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofthegoods.

D.Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.

14.A.Itisnothisresponsibility.

B.Itwillbefreeforlargeorders.

C.Itdependsonanumberoffactors.

D.Itcosts￡15moreforexpressdelivery.

15.A.Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.

B.Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.

C.Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.

D.Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.

SectionC

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A.Nooneknowsforsurewhentheycameintobeing.

B.Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywerefirstmade.

C.Nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereinvented.

D.Nooneknowswhattheywilllooklikeinthefuture.

17.A.Measurethespeedofwind.

B.Givewarningsofdanger.

C.Passonsecretmessages.

D.Carryropesacrossrivers.

18.A.Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites.

B.Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.

C.Toprovethatlightningiselectricity.

D.Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages.

B.Shewastaintedtobeaninterpreter.

C.Shecanspeakseverallanguages.

D.Sheenjoysteachinglanguages.

20.A.Theywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

B.Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.

C.Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.

D.Theywouldliketoliveabroadpermanently.

21.A.Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.

B.Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.

C.ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.

D.ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountries.

22.A.Takepartinacookingcompetition.

B.Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.

C.TeachvocabularyforfoodinEnglish.

D.GivecookinglessonsonWesternfood.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A.Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation.

B.Heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher.

C.Heoftenhelpedhismotherdohousework.

D.Hegrewupinapoorsingle-parentfamily.

24.A.Stupid.

B.Active.

C.Brave.

D.Careless.

25.A.WatcheducationalTVprogramsonly.

B.Writetwobookreportsaweek.

C.Helpwithhousework.

D.Keepadiary.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scholarsoftheinformationsocietyaredividedoverwhethersocialinequalitydecreasesorincreasesinaninformation-basedsociety.However,theygenerallyagreewiththeideathatinequalityintheinformationsocietyis26differentfromthatofanindustrialsociety.Asinformationprogressesinsociety,thecauseandstructuralnatureofsocialinequalitychangesaswell.

Itseemsthattheinformationsociety27thequantityofinformationavailabletothemembersofasocietybyrevolutionizingthewaysofusingandexchanginginformation.Butsuchaviewisa28analysisbasedonthequantityofinformationsuppliedbyvariousformsofthemassmedia.Adifferent29ispossiblewhentheactualamountofinformation30bytheuseristakenintoaccount.Infact,themoreinformation31throughouttheentiresociety,thewiderthegapbecomesbetween"informationhaves"and"informationhave-nots",leadingtodigitaldivide.

Accordingtorecentstudies,digitaldividehasbeencausedbythreemajor32：

class,sex,andgeneration.Intermsofclass,digitaldivideexistsamongdifferenttypesofworkersandbetweentheupperandmiddleclassesandthelowerclass.With33tosex,digitaldivideexistsbetweenmenandwomen.Thegreatestgap,however,isbetweentheNet-generation,34withpersonalcomputersandtheInternet,andtheoldergeneration,35toanindustrialsociety.

A.accustomed

B.acquired

C.assembly

D.attribute

E.champions

F.elements

G.expands

H.familiar

I.flows

J.fundamentally

K.interpretation

L.passive

M.regard

N.respectively

O.superficial

SectionB

Directions:

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

Joy:

ASubjectSchoolsLack

Becomingeducatedshouldnotrequiregivinguppleasure.

A.WhenJonathanSwiftproposed,in1729,thatthepeopleofIrelandeattheirchildren,heinsisteditwouldsolvethreeproblemsatonce:

feedthehungrymasses,reducethepopulationduringaseveredepression,andstimulatetherestaurantbusiness.Evenasasatire（讽刺）,itseemsdisgustingandshockinginAmericawithitschild-centeredculture.Butactually,thecountryisclosertohisproposalthanyoumightthink.

B.Ifyouspendmuchtimewitheducatorsandpolicymakers,you'llhearalotofthefollowingwords:

"standards,""results,""skills,""self-control,""accountability,"andsoon.Ihavevisitedsomeofthenewersupposedly"effective"schools,wherechildrenshoutslogansinordertolearnself-controlormuststandbehind