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英语四级真题及答案121
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）
PartIWriting（30minutes）
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Learningisadailyexperienceandalifetimemission."Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceoflifelonglearning.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
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PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）
听力音频地址：
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C.andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A.Theagendafortheboardofdirectors'meeting.
B.Thedetailsofthemeetingtobeheldnextweek.
C.Thereasonfortheman'sabsencefromthemeeting.
D.Thetimefortheman'svisittothewoman'scompany.
2.A.Atatravelagency.
B.Atadepartmentstore.
C.Inalibrary.
D.Inapostoffice.
3.A.Hecannothearthewoman'scall.
B.HecannotgetthroughtoNewYork.
C.Hecannotrecallthephonenumber.
D.Hecannotfindapublicphonenearby.
4.A.Watchamoviewiththewoman.
B.Revisehisthesisintheoffice.
C.DosomeshoppingwithJane.
D.DiscusshisthesiswithProf.Hudson.
5.A.Hejustcannotworkproperlywithoutawatch.
B.Hehasnoideawherehecanbuyagoldwatch.
C.Hestilldoesnotknowwherehelefthiswatch.
D.Heisnotsurewhatwentwrongwithhiswatch.
6.A.Heforgotallaboutwhathesaid.
B.Heslippedandhurthishead.
C.Hewassorryforbeingoffsicklastweek.
D.Hethoughtthewoman'scarhadbeensold.
7.A.Sheshouldtrytocatchanearlierbus.
B.Sheisabsentfromhisclasstoooften.
C.Sheisalwaysmakingexcusesforbeinglate.
D.Sheshouldcomeupwithabetterexcuse.
8.A.Heisgoingtohelpthewomanout.
B.Hehastomoveoutofthebuildingsoon.
C.Heisonhiswaytoseearealestateagent.
D.Hewillstaywiththewoman'sbrother.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A.Fromthewantedcohunn.
B.Fromsomeofherfriends.
C.Fromatelephonedirectory.
D.Fromatelevisioncommercial.
10.A.Shereceivedfull-timeeducationabroad.
B.Shegraduatedfromanopenuniversity.
C.Shefmishedhersecondaryschool.
D.Shestudiedinavocationalcollege.
11.A.Sheisashorthand-typist.
B.Sheworksasatourguide.
C.Sheisapolicewoman.
D.Sheteachesaneveningclass.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A.Itprovideshimwithcareeropportunities.
B.Ithelpsenlargehiscustomernetwork.
C.Ithasbeenoffandonfortenyears.
D.Itwasinterruptedforfouryears.
13.A.Individualizedservice.
B.Traditionalsetting.
C.Home-madebeer.
D.Socialgames.
14.A.Thequalityofbeer.
B.Theatmosphere.
C.Theowner'sattitude.
D.Therightlocation.
15.A.Itisarathertoughjob.
B.Itisaprofitablebusiness.
C.Ithelpsoldpeoplekilltime.
D.Itmakesretireesfeeluseful.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C.andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Itisbecomingincreasinglypopular.
B.Ithelpstheusertoescapereality.
C.Itgivesrisetoserioussocialinstability.
D.Ithurtsapersonandthosearoundthem.
17.A.Theyusedrugsjustforfun.
B.Theytakedrugstogethigh.
C.Theyusedrugsasmedicine.
D.Theykeepdruguseasecret.
18.A.Itisquitecommoninentertainmentcircles.
B.Itisthecauseofvarioussocialproblems.
C.Itishardtogetridof.
D.Itisfataltotheuser.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A.Takingupexercisesafterrecovery.
B.Producingtastyhealthyfrozenfood.
C.Findingnewwaystocureheartdisease.
D.Goingonadietuponleavingthehospital.
20.A.Itwascarefullytestedwithconsumers.
B.Itwaspromotedbyhealthorganizations.
C.Itwasdisapprovedbymanydietexperts.
D.Itwashighlyexpectedbythegeneralpublic.
21.A.Competitiveprice.
B.Lowexpectations.
C.Vigorouspromotion.
D.Uniqueingredients.
22.A.Itwassuggestedbythefirm'svice-president.
B.Itmatchesthefood'sdarkgreenpackaging.
C.Ithasapositiveimplicationforconsumers.
D.Ittrickstheeldersintoimpulsepurchasing.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A.Itispracticedinmostofthestates.
B.Itwillbeabolishedsoonerorlater.
C.Ithasdrawnalotofcriticismfromoverseas.
D.IthastobeapprovedbytheSupremeCourt.
24.A.Whetherthepracticeshouldbeallowedtocontinueinfuture.
B.Whetherthereshouldbeaminimumagelimitforexecution.
C.Whattypeofcriminalsshouldreceiveit.
D.Whateffectitmighthaveonyoungsters.
25.A.Thecourtsentencedhimtolifeinprisonforkillingtwofriends.
B.Thegovernorchangedhisdeathsentencetolifeinprison.
C.HewasthefirstminortobeexecutedinSouthCarolina.
D.Hewassentencedtodeathforacrimehecommittedasaminor.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswith,theexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Somepeopleborrowmoneyand"forget"topayitback.
Largeloansareseldomtheissue;theyareusuallytreatedasbusiness26,withthetermsspelledoutonpaper.Butmanywomensuffer27overproblemslikeCarol's"MyfriendGinnyisalways28cash,"shesays."IhatetorecallhowoftenI've'loaned'heradollarortwoforadrinkoramovie.EachloanissosmallI'dfeelreallycheapmakingabigdealoutofit;still,Ido29thefactthatsheneverpaysmeback."Caroladmitstobeing"too30orsomething"todemandrepayment,butshehasresolvedtostoplendingmoneytoGinny."Thelasttimesheaskedforfivedollarstopayforherdrycleaning,IjusttoldherIcouldn't31it."Anotherwomansuggestsabolder32."Whensomebodyrefusestorepayaloan,I33byrequestingonemyself,"shesays."'Ilefthomewithoutmywallet,'I'llsay.'Canyoulendmeenoughtocoverlunch?
'Then,whenthemoneyissafelyinhand,Iamstruckbyasudden34Why,thisisexactlytheamountIloanedyoulastweek!
How35!
Nowyouwon'thavetorepayme'"Shesaysitworkslikeacharm.
PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
FormanyAmericans,2013endedwithanunusuallybittercoldspell.LateNovemberandDecember36earlysnowandbone-chillingtemperaturesinmuchofthecountry,partofayearwhen,forthefirsttimeintwo37,record-colddayswilllikelyturnouttohaveoumumberedrecord-warmones.ButtheU.S.wastheexception:
Novemberwasthewarmestever38,andcurrentdataindicatesthat2013islikelytohavebeenthefourthhottestyearonrecord.Enjoythesnownow,because39aregoodthat2014willbeevenhotter,perhapsthehottestyearsincerecordshavebeenkept.That'sbecause,scientistsarepredicting,2014willbeanElNifioYear.ElNino,Spanishfor"thechild",40whensurfaceoceanwatersinthesouthernPacificbecomeabnormallywarm.SolargeisthePacific,covering30%oftheplanet'ssurface,thatthe41energygeneratedbyitswarmingisenoughtotouchoffaseriesofweatherchangesaroundtheworld.ElNinosare42withabnormallydryconditionsinSoutheastAsiaandAustralia.TheycanleadtoextremeraininpartsofNorthandSouthAmerica,evenassouthernAfrica43dryweather.Marinelifemaybeaffectedtoo:
E1Ninoscan44therisingofthecold,nutrient-rich（营养丰富的）waterthatsupportslargefish45,andtheunusuallywarmoceantemperaturescandestroycoral（珊瑚）.
A.AdditionalI.logically
B.AssociatedJ.occurs
C.boreK.populations
D.ChancesL.realize
E.CommunicatedM.reduce
F.DecadesN.Saw
G.experiencesO.Specific
H.globally
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.HowtoEatWell
A.
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