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英语四级真题及答案

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英语四级真题及答案

2015年12月英语四级真题及答案

1.Theyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorers.

Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.

Theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.

Theylikedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.

2.Atagiftshop.

Atagraduationceremony.

Intheofficeofatravelagency.

Inaschoollibrary.

3.Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.

Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory.

Hedeclinedajobofferformtheartgallery.

Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.

4.Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.

Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.

Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.

Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.

5.Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.

Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.

Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.

Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.

6.Thewaytothevisitor’sparking.

TherateforparkinginLotC.

Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.

Whereshecanleavehercar.

7.Heregretsmissingtheclasses.

Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.

Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.

Hehasbenefitedformexercise.

8.A.Howtoworkefficiency.

B.Howtoselectsecretaries.

C.Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.

D.Thesecretariesintheman’scompany.

Conversation1

9.ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.

ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.

ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.

Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.

10.Ithaswordswordsfrommanylanguages,

Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.

TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.

TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution,

11.Itincludesalotofwordsformotherlanguages.

Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords,

Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers.

Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.

Conversation2

12.Toreturnsomegoods.

Toapplyforajob.

Toplaceanorder.

Tomakeacomplaint.

13.Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.

Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofgoods.

Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.

Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.

14.Itisnothisresponsibility.

Itwillbefreeforlargeorders.

Itcosts15moreforexpressdelivery.

Itdependsonanumberoffactors.

15.Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.

Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.

Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.

Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.

SectionB

Passage1

16.Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywere

Nooneknowsforsurewhenthycameintobeing.

Nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywere

Nooneknowswhattheywill

17.Carryropesacrossrivers.

Measurethespeedofwind.

Passonsecretmessages.

Givewarningsofdanger.

18.Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.

Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.

Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites.

Toprovethelightningiselectricity.

Passage2

19.Sheenjoysteachinglanguages,

Shecanspeakseverallanguages,

Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.

Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages.

20.Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.

Theywouldliketoliveabroadpermanently.

Theywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.

21.Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.

ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountries.

ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.

Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.

22.Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.

Takepartinacookingcompetition.

Teachvocabularyforfoodin

Givecookinglessonson

Passage3

23.Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation.

Heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher.

Hegrewupinapoor

Heoftenhelpedhis

24.Careless.

Stupid.

Brave.

Active.

25.Writetwobookreportsaweek.

Keepadiary.

Helpwithhousework.

Watcheducation

SectionC

Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyouseeThereareother…besidesthemoonandstars.Oneofthemost27___ofthe…

CometswereformedaroundthesametimetheEarthwasformed.…andotherfrozenliquidsandgases.29___these“dirtysnow…”justastheplanetsdo.

Asacometgetclosertothesun,somegasesinitbegintounfreeze…particlesformthecomettoformahugecloud.Asthecometgets…windblowsthecloudbehindthecomet,thusformingitstail.Thetail…（模糊的）atmospherearoundacometare32____thatcanhelp…inthenightsky.

Inanygivenyear,aboutadozenknowncometscomecloseto…averagepersoncan’tseethemall,ofcourse.Usuallythereisonlyone…tobeseenwith34___eye.CometHale-Bopp,discovered…brightcomet.Itsorbitbroughtit35___closetotheEarth,…ButHale-Boppcamealongwayanitsearthlyvisit.Itwon’tbeback…orso.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scholarsoftheinformationsocietyaredividedoverwhethersocialinequalitydecreasesorincreasesinaninformation-basedsociety,However,theygenerallyagreewiththeideathatequalityintheinformationsocietyis36differentfromthatofanindustrialsociety.Asinformatizationprogressesinsociety,thecauseandstructuralnatureofsocialinequalitychangesaswell.

Itseemsthattheinformationsociety37thequantityofInformationavailabletothemembersofasocietybyrevolutionizingtheWaysofusingandexchanginginformation.Butsuchaviewisa38analysisbasedonthequantityofinformationsuppliedbyvariousformsofthemassmedia.Adifferent39ispossiblewhentheactualamountofinformation40bytheuseristakenintoaccount.Infact,themoreinformation41throughouttheentiresociety,thewiderthegapbecomesbetween"informationhaves"and"informationhave-nots,"leadingtodigitaldivide.

Accordingtorecentstudies,digitaldividehasbeencausedbythreemajor42classy,sex,andgeneration.Intermsofclass,digitaldivideexistsamongdifferenttypesofworkersandbetweentheupperandmiddleclassesandthelowerclass.With43tosex,digitaldivideexistsbetweenmenandwomen.Thegreatestgap,however,isbetweentheNet-generation,44withpersonalcomputersandtheInternet,andtheoldergeneration,45toanindustrialsociety.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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,wherechildrenshoutslogansinordertoleanself-controlormuststandbehindtheirdeskwhentheycan’tsitstill.

C）Alookatwhatgoesininmostclassroomsthesedaysmakesitabundantlyclearthatwhenpeoplethinkabouteducation,theyarenotthinkingaboutwhatitfeelsliketobeachild,orwhatmakeschildhoodanimportantandvaluablestageoflifeinitsownright.

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-oldbesideherselfwiththethrillofputtingtogetherstringsofnonsensicalwordswithherbestfriends,oran11-year-oldcompletelyabsorbedinafascinatingcomicstrip.Achild’sabilitytobecomedeeplyabsorbedinsomething,andderiveintensepleasurefromthatabsorption,issomethingadultsspendtherestoftheirlivestryingtoreturnto.

E）Afriendtoldmethefollowingstory.Oneday,whenhewenttogethis7-year-oldsonfromsoccerpractice,hiskidgreetedhimwithadowncastfaceandasadvoice.Thecoachhadcriticizedhimfornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills.Thelittleboywalkedoutoftheschoolwithhisheadandshouldershangingdown.Heseemedwrappedinsadness.Butjustbeforehereachedthecardoor,hesuddenlystopped,crouching（蹲伏）downtopeeratsomethingonthesidewalk.Hisfacewentdownlowerandlower,andthen,withcompletejoyhecalledout,“Dad.Comehere.ThisisthestrangestbugI’veeverseen.Ithas,like,amillionlegs.Lookatthis.It’samazing.”Helookedupathisfather,hisfeaturesoverflowingwithallthoselegs.Thisisthecoolestever.”

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