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新题型四级真题第13套

新题型2015年12月四级真题（第1套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Listeningismoreimportantthantalking."Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofpayingattentiontoothers'opinions.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

1.A）Therewereshootings.C）Moscowtroopskilledterrorists.

B）Therewasanexplosion.D）Severalinternationalflightsdelayed.

2.A）Heclosedtheairport'scustoms.C）Hefoundoutthosewhowereresponsible.

B）Hecalledforambulancesandfireengines.D）Hechangedhisschedule.

Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

3.A）TheU.S.charity,SavetheChildren,inVietnam.

B）Improvingthehealthofmothersandbabiesintheworld.

C）ReducingthenumberofchildhooddeathsinSouthAsia.

D）Highdeathratesofmothersandbabiesindevelopingcountries.

4.A）SouthAsia.B）Vietnam.C）Africa.D）SouthAmerica.

Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

5.A）Holdtheconstitutionalvote.C）Acceptinternationalaidrightaway.

B）Allowinforeignsearchandrescueteams.D）AdoptJohnHolmes'suggestions.

6.A）Naive.B）Feasible.C）Open.D）Flexible.

7.A）TheUNcan'timposehelponBurmawithoutitsgovernment'sagreement.

B）ItisreasonableforBurmatorefuseforeignaid.

C）Itisuselesstoofferair-droppingsuppliestoBurma.

D）Theconstitutionalvotecan'timprovethecurrentsituation.

SectionB

ConversationOne

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.C）ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.

B）ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.D）Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.

9.A）Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.C）TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.

B）TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.D）Itsloanwordsfrommanylanguages.

10.A）Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.

B）Itincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguages.

C）Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.

D）Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers.

11.A）Theyhavetwogreatadvantages.

B）Theyhavequiteeasygrammar.

C）Theyhavemanydifferentendingsforcertainwords.

D）Theyareveryinteresting.

ConversationTwo

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Toplaceanorder.C）Toreturnsomegoods.

B）Toapplyforajob.D）Tomakeacomplaint.

13.A）Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.

B）Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.

C）Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofthegoods.

D）Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.

14.A）Itisnothisresponsibility.C）Itdependsonanumberoffactors.

B）Itwillbefreeforlargeorders.D）Itcosts£15moreforexpressdelivery.

15.A）Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.C）Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.

B）Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.D）Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.

SectionC

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Nooneknowsforsurewhentheycameintobeing.

B）Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywerefirstmade.

C）Nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereinvented.

D）Nooneknowswhattheywilllooklikeinthefuture.

17.A）Measurethespeedofwind.C）Passonsecretmessages.

B）Givewarningsofdanger.D）Canyropesacrossrivers.

18.A）Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites.C）Toprovethatlightningiselectricity.

B）Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.D）Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages.C）Shecanspeakseverallanguages.

B）Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.D）Sheeryoysteachinglanguages.

20.A）Theywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

B）Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.

C）Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.

D）Theywouldliketoliveabroadpermanently.

21.A）Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.

B）Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.

C）ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.

D）ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountries.

22.A）Takepartinacookingcompetition.C）TeachvocabularyforfoodinEnglish.

B）Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.D）GivecookinglessonsonWesternfood.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation.C）Heoftenhelpedhismotherdohousework.

B）Heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher.D）Hegrewupinapoorsingle-parentfamily.

24.A）Stupid.B）Active.C）Brave.D）Careless.

25.A）WatcheducationalTVprogramsonly.C）Helpwithhousework.

B）Writetwobookreportsaweek.D）Keepadiary.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）SectionA

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scholarsoftheinformationsocietyaredividedoverwhethersocialinequalitydecreasesorincreases

inaninformation-basedsociety.However,theygenerallyagreewiththeideathatinequalityintheinformationsocietyis__26__differentfromthatofanindustrialsociety.Asinformatizationprogressesinsociety,thecauseandstructuralnatureofsocialinequalitychangesaswell.

Itseemsthattheinformationsociety__27__thequantityofinformationavailabletothemembersofasocietybyrevolutionizingthewaysofusingandexchanginginformatioaButsuchaviewisa__28__

analysisbasedonthequantityofinformationsuppliedbyvariousformsofthemassmedia.Adifferent__29__ispossiblewhentheactualamountofinformation__30__bytheuseristakenintoaccount.Infact,themoreinformation__31__throughouttheentiresociety,thewiderthegapbecomesbetween"informationhaves"and"informationhave-nots,"leadingtodigitaldivide.

Accordingtorecentstudies,digitaldividehasbeencausedbythreem^jor__32__class,sex,and

generation.Intermsofclass,digitaldivideexistsamongdifferenttypesofworkersandbetweentheupperandmiddleclassesandthelowerclass.With__33__tosex,digitaldivideexistsbetweenmenandwomen.Thegreatestgap,however,isbetweentheNet-generation,__34__withpersonalcomputersandtheInternet,andtheoldergeneration,__35__toanindustrialsociety.

A）accustomedB）acquiredC）assemblyD）attribute

E）championsF）elementsG）expandsH）familiar

I）flowsJ）fundamentallyK）interpretationL）passive

M）regardN）respectively0）superficial

SectionB

Joy:

ASubjectSchoolsLack

Becomingeducatedshouldnotrequiregivinguppleasure.

[A】WhenJonathanSwiftproposed,in1729,thatthepeopleofIrelandeattheirchildren,heinsisteditwouldsolvethreeproblemsatonce:

feedthehungrymasses,reducethepopulationduringasevere

depression,andstimulatetherestaurantbusiness.Evenasasatire（讽剌），itseemsdisgustingand

shockinginAmericawithitschild-centeredculture.Butactually,thecountryisclosertohisproposalthanyoumightthink.

[B]Ifyouspendmuchtimewitheducatorsandpolicymakers,you'llhearalotofthefollowingwords:

"standards,""results,""skills,""self-control,""accountability,"andsoon.Ihavevisitedsomeofthe

newersupposedly"effective"schools,wherechildrenshoutslogansinordertolearnself-controlor

muststandbehindtheirdeskwhentheycan'tsitstill.

[C】Alookatwhatgoesoninmostclassroomsthesedaysmakesitabundantlyclearthatwhenpeople

thinkabouteducation,theyarenotthinkingaboutwhatitfeelsliketobeachild,orwhatmakes

childhoodanimportantandvaluablestageoflifeinitsownright.

[D]I’mamotherofthree,ateacher,andadevelopmentalpsychologist.SoI'vewatchedalotofchildren―talking,playing,arguing,eating,studying,andbeingyoung.Here'swhatI'vecometounderstand.Thethingthatsetschildrenapartfromadultsisnottheirignorance,northeirlackofskills.It'stheirenormouscapacityforjoy.Thinkofa3-year-oldlostinthepleasuresoffindingoutwhathecanandcannotsinkinthebathtub,a5-year-oldbesideherselfwiththethrillofputtingtogetherstringsofnonsensicalwordswithherbestMends,oran11-year-oldcompletelyabsorbedinafascinatingcomicstrip.Achild'sabilitytobecomedeeplyabsorbedinsomething,andderiveintensepleasurefromthatabsorption,issomethingadultsspendtherestoftheirlivestryingtoreturnto.

[E】AMendtoldmethefollowingstory.Oneday,whenhewenttogethis7-year-oldsonfromsoccer

practice,hiskidgreetedhimwithadowncastfaceandasadvoice.Thecoachhadcriticizedhim

fornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills.Thelittleboywalkedoutoftheschoolwithhisheadand

shouldershangingdown.Heseemedwrappedinsadness.Butjustbeforehereachedthecardoor,

hesuddenlystopped,crouching（蹲伏）downtopeeratsomethingonthesidewalk.Hisfacewent

downlowerandlower,andthen,withcompletejoyhecalledout,"Dad.Comehere.ThisisthestrangestbugI'veeverseen.Ithas,like,amillionlegs.Lookatthis.It'samazing."Helookedupathisfather,hisfeaturesoverflowingwithenergyanddelight."Can'twestayhereforjustaminute?

Iwanttofindoutwhathedoeswithallthoselegs.Thisisthecoolestever."

[F]Thetraditionalviewofsuchmomentsisthattheyconstituteacharmingbutirrelevantbyproductof

youth―somethingtobepushedasidetomakeroomformoreimportantqualities,likeperseverance（坚持不槲），obligation,andpracticality.Yetmomentslikethisone