四六级考试模拟四级真题第1套.docx

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四六级考试模拟四级真题第1套

2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Listeningismoreimportantthantalking.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofpayingattentiontoothers’opinions.Youshouldwriteatleast120words,butnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Direction:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）.andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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）10

B）29

C）2,400

D）3,100

7.A）Amosquito-bornevirus.

B）Aseverechestinfection.

C）Theshortageofmedicine.

D）BacteriafromLatinAmerica.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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）ItisattractivetoEnglandbeginners.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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,youwillhearthreepassage.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）Careless.

B）Stupid.

C）Brave.

D）Active.

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-mots”,leadingtodigitaldivide.

Accordingtorecentstudies,digitaldividehasbeencausedbythreemajor32class,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.AnswerthequestionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

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-controlormuststandbehindtheirdeskwhentheycan’tsitst