英语四级考试真题第三套.docx

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英语四级考试真题第三套

2015年12月英语四级考试真题试卷（第三套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Nevergoouttheretoseewhathappens,goouttheretomakethingshappen."Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofbeingparticipantsratherthanmereonlookersinlife.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上

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PartⅡListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer.SheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A）Theyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorers.

B）Theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.

C）Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.

D）Theylikedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.

2.A）Inaschoollibrary.B）Atagiftshop.

C）Intheofficeofatravelagency.D）Atagraduationceremony.

3.A）Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.B）Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory.

C）Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.D）Hedeclinedajobofferfromtheartgallery.

4.A）Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.

B）Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.

C）Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.

D）Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.

5.A）Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.B）Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.

C）Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.D）Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.

6.A）Whereshecanleavehercar.B）TherateforparkinginLotC.

C）Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.D）Thewaytothevisitor'sparking.

7.A）Heregretsmissingtheclasses.B）Hehasbenefitedfromexercise.

C）Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.D）Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.

8.A）Howtoselectsecretaries.B）Howtoraiseworkefficiency.

C）Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.D）Thesecretariesintheman'scompany.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.B）ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.

C）ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.D）Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.

10.A）Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.B）TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.

C）TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.D）Itsloanwordsfrommanylanguages.

11.A）Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.

B）Itincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguages.

C）Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.

D）Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Toplaceanorder.B）Toapplyforajob.

C）Toreturnsomegoods.D）Tomakeacomplaint.

13.A）Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.

B）Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.

C）Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofthegoods.

D）Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.

14.A）Itisnothisresponsibility.B）Itwinbefreeforlargeorders.

C）Itdependsonanumberoffactors.D）Itcosts￡15moreforexpressdelivery.

15.A）Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.

B）Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.

C）Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.

D）Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.

SectionB

Directions：

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C.andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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）Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.

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.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyousee?

Thereareother__26__bodiesouttherebesidesthemoonandstars.Oneofthemost__27__oftheseisacomet（彗星）.

CometswereformedaroundthesametimetheEarthwasformed.Theyare__28__iceandotherfrozenliquidsandgases.__29__these"dirtysnowballs"begintoorbitthesun,justastheplanetsdo.

Asacometgetsclosertothesun,somegasesinitbegintounfreeze.They__30__dustparticlesfromthecomettoformahugecloud.Asthecometgetsevennearertothesun,asolarwindblowsthecloudbehindthecomet,thusformingitstail.Thetailandthe__31__fuzzy（模糊的）atmospherearoundacometare__32__thatcanhelpidentifythis__33__inthenightsky.

Inanygivenyear,aboutadozenknowncometscomeclosetothesunintheirorbits.Theaveragepersoncan'tseethemall,ofcourse.Usuallythereisonlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwiththe__34__eye.CometHale-Bopp,discoveredin1995,wasanunusuallybrightcomet.Itsorbitbroughtit__35__closetotheEarth,within122millionmilesofit.ButHale-Boppcamealongwayonitsearthlyvisit.Itwon'tbebackforanotherfourthousandyearsorso.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostofthefirstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,it'soutofmind.Ifyoucoverababy's__36__toywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstopslookingforit.A4-year-oldmay__37__thatasisterhasmorefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,notthe__38__ofjuice.

Yetchildrenaresmartintheirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sized__39__abouthowthingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,"That'senough!

Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!

"thechildwill__40__testyourclaim.Areyouserious?

Areyouangiy?

Whatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagain?

Sheisnotdoingthistodriveyou__41__;rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose__42__areimportantandsometimestheyarenot.

Howandwhydoeschildren'sthinkingchange?

Inthe1920s,SwisspsychologistJeanPiagetproposedthatchildren'scognitive（认知的）abilitiesunfold__43__,likethebloomingofaflower,almostindependentofwhatelseis__44__intheirlives.Althoughmanyofhisspecificconclusionshavebeen__45__ormodifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld.

A）advocateB）amountC）confirmedD）crazyE）definite

F）differencesG）favoriteH）happeningI）immediatelyJ）naturally

K）obtainingL）primarilyM）protestN）rejectedO）theories

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youare