英语四级考试真题第三套精选文档.docx

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2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Direction。

s:

Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthencommentonparents'roleintheirchildren’sgrowth.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

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SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhoarapassagethreetimes。

Whenthopassageisreadforthofirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthopassageisreadforthosecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthoblankswiththoexactwordsyouhavejusthoard。

Finally,whenthopassageisreadforthothirdtime,youshouldchockwhatyouhavewritten.

MyfavoriteTV。

show？

”TheTwilightZone。

”I26liketheepisodecalled"ThePrinter’sDevil."It'saboutanewspapereditorwho’sbeing27outofbusinessbyabignewspapersyndicate--youknow，agroupofpapers28bythesamepeople。

He'saboutto29whenhe'sinterruptedbyanoldmanwhosayshisnameisSmith.Theeditor

isnotonlyoffered$5，000topayoffhisnewspaper's30，butthisSmithcharacteralsooffershisservicesforfree。

Itturnsoutthattheguyoperatestheprintingmachinewithamazingspeed,andsoonhe'sturningoutnewspaperswith31Thesmallpaperissuccessfulagain。

Theeditoris32athowquicklySmithgetshisstories--onlyminutesaftertheyhappen--butsoonhe’spresentedwithacontracttosign。

Mr.Smith，itseems，isreallythedevil!

Theeditorisfrightenedbythisnews,butheismorefrightenedbytheideaoflosinghisnewspaper，soheagreestosign.ButsoonSmithis33thenewsevenbeforeithappens—-andit'sallterrible——onedisasterafteranother。

Anyway,thereisalittlemoretotell,butIdon'twantto34thestoryforyou.Ireallyliketheseoldepisodesof”TheTwilightZone”becausethestoriesarefascinating。

Theyarenotrealistic.Butthenagain,inawaytheyare，becausetheydealwith35PartillReadingComprehension（40minutes｝

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissectinm,thereisapassagewithtenblanks。

Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage。

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet

2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce。

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage。

Asateacher,youcouldbringthecommunityintoyourclassroominmanyways。

Theparentsandgrandparentsofyourstudentsareresourcesand36fortheirchildren。

Theycanbe37teachersoftheirowntraditionsandhistories.Immigrantparentscouldtalkabouttheircountryof38andwhytheyemigratedtotheUnitedStates.Parentscanbeinvitedtotalkabouttheirjobsoracommunityproject。

Parents，ofcourse，arenottheonlycommunityresources。

Employeesatlocalbusinessesandstaffatcommunityagencieshave39informationtoshareinclassrooms.Fieldtripsprovideanotheropportunitytoknowthecommunity。

Manystudentsdon’thavetheopporttmityto40concertsorvisitmuseumsorhistoricalsitesexceptthroughfieldtrips。

Aschooldistrictshouldhave41forselectingandconductingfieldtrips.Familiesmustbemade42offieldtripsandgivepermissionfortheirchildrentoparticipate.Throughschoolprojects，studentscanlearntobe43incommunityprojectsrangingfromplantingtreestocleaningupaparktoassistingelderlypeople.Students,44olderones，mightconductresearchonacommunityneedthatcouldleadtoactionbyacitycouncilorstategovernment.Someschoolsrequirestudentstoprovidecommunityserviceby45inanursinghome，childcarecenterorgovernmentagency。

Theseprojectshelpstudentsunderstandtheirresponsibilitytothelarger

community。

A。

AssetsI.joining

B。

AttendJ.naturally

C。

AwareK。

observe

D.especiallyL.origin

E.ExcellentM.recruited

F。

ExpensiveN。

up—to-date

G.guidelinesO.volunteering

H.involved

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection，youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit。

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce。

Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter。

AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

ReapingtheRewardsofRisk—Taking

A.SinceSteveJobsresignedaschiefexecutiveofApple，muchhasbeensaidabouthimasapeerlessbusinessleaderwhohascreatedimmensewealthforshareholders，andguidedthedesignofhitproductsthataretransformingentireindustries,likemusicandmobilecommunications.

B。

Alltrue，butlet'sthinkdifferent,toborrowtheApplemarketingsloganofyearsback.Let'slookatMr。

Jobsasarolemodel.

C.Aboveall，heisaninnovator（创新者）。

HiscreativeforceisseeninproductssuchastheiPod,iPhone,andiPad，andinnewbusinessmodelsforpricinganddistributingmusicandmobilesoftwareonline.Studiesofinnovationcometothesameconclusion：

youcan'tengineerinnovation，butyoucanincreasetheoddsofitoccurring.AndMr。

Jobs’careercanbeviewedasaconsistentpursuitofimprovingthoseodds，bothforhimselfandthecompanieshehasled.Mr.Jobs，ofcourse,hasenjoyedsingularsuccess。

Butinnovation,broadlydefined,isthecrucialingredientinalleconomicprogress-—highergrowthfornations,morecompetitiveproductsforcompanies，andmoreprosperouscareemforindividuals。

AndMr.Jobs，manyexpertssay，exemplifieswhatworksintheinnovationgame。

D。

”WecanlookatandlearnfromSteveJobswhattheessenceofAmericaninnovationis，"saysJohnKao，aninnovationconsultanttocorporationsandgovernments。

Manyothernations，Mr.JohnKaonotes,axenowaheadoftheUnitedStatesinproducingwhatareconsideredtherawmaterialsofinnovation.Theseincludegovernmentfinancingforscientificresearch,nationalpoliciestosupportemergingindustries，educationalachievement，engineersandscientistsgraduated，eventhespeedsofInternetbroadbandservice。

E。

Yetwhatothernationstypicallylack，Mr.Kaoadds,isasocialenvironmentthatencouragesdiversity,experimentation,risk-taking,andcombiningskillsfrommanyfieldsintoproductsthathecalls"recombinantmash-ups（打碎重组），”liketheiPhone，whichredefinedthesmartphonecategory。

"Thecultureofothercountriesdoesn'tsupportthekindofinnovationthatSteveJobsexemplifies，asAmericadoes,”Mr.JohnKaosays.

F。

Workersofeveryrankaretoldthesedaysthatwide-rangingcuriosityandcontinuouslearningarevitaltotturivinginthemoderneconomy.Formaleducationmatters,careercounselorssay，butreal—lifeexperienceisoftenevenmorevaluable。

G。

Anadoptedchild,growingupinSiliconValley,Mr.Jobsdisplayedthosetraitsearlyon.Hewasfascinatedbyelectronicsasachild,buildingHeathkitdo—it-yourselfprojects，likeradios.Mr.JobsdroppedoutofReedCollegeafteronlyasemesterandtraveledaroundIndiainsearchofspiritualenlightenment，beforereturningtoSiliconValleytofoundApplewithhisfriend，StephenWozniak,anengineeringwizard（奇才）.Mr。

JobswasforcedoutofApplein1985，wentoffandfoundedtwoothercompanies,NextandPixar，beforereturningtoApplein1996andbecomingchiefexecutivein1997。

H.Hispathwasunique，butinnovationexpertssaythepatternofexplorationisnotunusual。

”It’softenpeoplelikeSteveJobswhocandrawfromadeepreservoirofdiverseexperiencesthatoftengeneratebreakthroughideasandinsights，”saysHalGregersen，aprofessorattheEuropeanInstituteofBusinessAdministration.

I.Mr。

Gregersenisaco-authorofanewbook,TheInnovator’sDNA,whichisbasedonaneight-yearstudyof5,000entrepreneurs（创业者.andexecutivesworldwide.Histwocollaboratorsandco—authorsareJeffDyer,aprofessoratBrighamYoungUniversity,andClaytonChristensen,aprofessorattheHarvardBusinessSchool,whose1997bookTheInnovator’sDilemmapopularizedtheconceptof"disruptive（颠覆性的。

innovation。

"

J.Theacademicsidentifyfivetraitsthatarecommontothedisruptiveinnovators：

questioning，experimenting，observing,associatingandnetworking。

Theirbundleofcharacteristicsechoestheceaselesscuriosityandwillingnesstotakerisksnotedbyotherexperts。

Networking,Mr.HalGregersenexplains,islessaboutcareer—buildingrelationshipsthanaconsistentsearchfornewideas.Associating,headds,istheabilitytomakeidea-producingconnectionsbylinkingconceptsfromdifferentdisciplines.

K."Innovatorsengageinthesementalactivitiesregularly，”Mr.Gregersensays。

”It'sahabitforthem。

”Innovativecompanies，accordingtotheauthors,typicallyenjoyhighervaluationsinthestockmarket，whichtheycallan"innovationpremium（溢价）。

”Itiscalculatedbyestimatingtheshareofacompany'svaluethatcannotbeaccountedforbyitscurrentproductsandcashflow。

Theinnovationpremiumtriestoquantify（量化。

investors’betsthatacompanywilldoevenbetterinthefuturebecauseofinnovation.

L.Apple,bytheircalculations,hada37percentinnovationpremiumduringMr。

Jobs’firsttermwiththecompany。

Hisyearsinexileresultedina31percentinnovationdiscount。

Afterhisreturn，Applee’sfortunesinmrovedgradvatfirst,andimp）rovedmarkedlystartingin2005,yieldinga52percentinnovationpremiumsincethen。

M.Thereisnoco