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英语四级第三套
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Nevergoouttheretoseewhathappens,goouttheretomakethingshappen."Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofbeingparticipantsratherthanmereonlookersinlife.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer
Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A.Childrenshouldbetaughttobemorecareful.
B.Childrenshouldn'tdrinksomuchorangejuice.
C.Thereisnoneedforthemantomakesuchafuss.
D.Timmyshouldlearntodothingsintherightway.
2.A.Fitnesstraining.
B.Thenewjoboffer.
C.Computerprogramming.
D.Directorshipoftheclub.
3.A.Heneedstobuyanewsweater.
B.Hehasgottosaveonfuelbills.
C.Thefuelpricehasskyrocketed.
D.Theheatingsystemdoesn'twork.
4.A.Committingtheft.
B.Takingpictures.
C.Windowshopping.
D.Posingforthecamera.
5.A.Sheistakingsomemedicine.
B.Shehasnotseenadoctoryet.
C.Shedoesnottrusttheman'sadvice.
D.Shehasalmostrecoveredfromthecough.
6.A.Pamela'sreportisnotfinishedasscheduled.
B.Pamelahasahabitofdoingthingsinahurry.
C.Pamelaisnotgoodatwritingresearchpapers.
D.Pamela'smistakescouldhavebeenavoided.
7.A.Intheleft-luggageoffice.
B.Atthehotelreception.
C.Inahotelroom.
D.Atanairport.
8.A.Shewasanexcellentstudentatcollege.
B.Sheworksintheentertainmentbusiness.
C.Sheisfondoftellingstoriesinherspeech.
D.Sheisgoodatconveyinghermessage.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A.Arrangingthewoman'sappointmentwithMr.Romero.
B.Fixingthetimeforthedesigner'slatestfashionshow.
C.TalkingaboutanimportantgatheringonTuesday.
D.PreparingforthefilmingonMondaymorning.
10.A.HertraveltoJapan.
B.Theawardsceremony.
C.Theproperhairstyleforhernewrole.
D.Whentostartthemake-upsession.
11.A.HeisMr.Romero'sagent.
B.Heisanentertainmentjournalist.
C.Heisthewoman'sassistant.
D.Heisafamousmoviestar.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A.Makeanappointmentforaninterview.
B.Sendinanapplicationletter.
C.Fillinanapplicationform.
D.Makeabriefself-introductiononthephone.
13.A.Someonehavingacollegedegreeinadvertising.
B.Someoneexperiencedinbusinessmanagement.
C.Someonereadytotakeonmoreresponsibilities.
D.Someonewillingtoworkbeyondregularhours.
14.A.Travelopportunities.
B.Handsomepay.
C.Prospectsforpromotion.
D.Flexibleworkinghours.
15.A.Itdependsontheworkinghours.
B.Itisabout500poundsaweek.
C.ItwillbesetbytheHumanResources.
D.Itistobenegotiated.
SectionB
Directions..Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B,CandD..ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Togivecustomersawiderrangeofchoices.
B.Tomakeshoppersseeasmanyitemsaspossible.
C.Tosupplyasmanyvarietiesofgoodsasitcan.
D.Tosavespaceformoreprofitableproducts.
17.A.Onthetopshelves.
B.Onthebottomshelves.
C.Oneasilyaccessibleshelves.
D.Onclearlymarkedshelves.
18.A.Manyofthembuythingsonimpulse.
B.Afewofthemarefatherswithbabies.
C.Amajorityofthemareyoungcouples.
D.Over60%ofthemmakeshoppinglists.
19.A.Salesassistantspromotinghighmargingoods.
B.Salesassistantsfollowingcustomersaround.
C.Customerscompetingforgoodbargains.
D.Customerslosingallsenseoftime.
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A.Teachingmathematicsataschool.
B.Doingresearchinaninstitute.
C.Studyingforacollegedegree.
D.Workinginahi-techcompany
21.A.Hestudiedthedesignsofvariousclocks.
B.Hedidexperimentsondifferentmaterials.
C.Heboughtanalarmclockwithapigface.
D.Heaskeddifferentpeoplefortheiropinions.
22.A.Itsautomaticmechanism.
B.Itsmanufacturingprocess.
C.Itswayofwakingpeopleup.
D.Itsfunny-lookingpigface.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A.Itisoftencausedbyachangeofcircumstances.
B.Itactuallydoesn'trequireanyspecialtreatment.
C.Itusuallyappearsallofasudden.
D.Itgenerallylastsforseveralyears.
24.A.Theycannotmixwellwithothers.
B.Theyirrationallyannoytheirfriends.
C.Theydependheavilyonfamilymembers.
D.Theyblameothersforignoringtheirneeds.
25.A.Theylackconsistentsupportfrompeers.
B.Theydoubttheirownpopularity.
C.Theywerebornpsychologicallyweak.
D.Theyfocustoomuchonthemselves.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Therewasatimewhenanypersonalinformationthatwasgatheredaboutuswastypedonapieceofpaperand26inafilecabinet.Itcouldremainthereforyearsand,often27,neverreachtheoutsideworld.
Thingshavedoneacompleteabout-facesincethen.28thechangehasbeentheastonishingly29developmentinrecentyearsofthecomputer.Today,anydatathatis30aboutusinoneplaceoranother--andforonereasonoranother--canbestoredinacomputerbank.Itcanthenbeeasilypassedtoothercomputerbanks.Theyareownedbyindividualsandbyprivatebusinessesandcorporations,lending31,directmailingandtelemarketingfirms,creditbureaus,creditcardcompanies,and32atthelocal,state,andfederallevel.
AgrowingnumberofAmericansareseeingtheaccumulationanddistributionofcomputerizeddataasafrightening33oftheirprivacy.SurveysshowthatthenumberofworriedAmericanshasbeensteadilygrowingovertheyearsasthecomputerbecomesincreasingly34,easiertooperate,andlesscostlytopurchaseandmaintain.In1970,anationalsurveyshowedthat37percentofthepeople35felttheirprivacywasbeinginvaded.Sevenyearslater,47percentexpressedthesameworry.Arecentsurveybyacreditbureaurevealedthatthenumberofalarmedcitizenshadshotupto76percent.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven,inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each.choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostofthefirstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,it'soutofmind.Ifyoucoverababy's36toywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstopslookingforit.A4-year-oldmay37thatasisterhasmorefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,notthe38ofjuice.
Yetchildrenaresmartintheirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sized39abouthowthingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,"That'senough!
Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!
"
thechildwill40testyourclaim.Areyouserious?
Areyouangry?
Whatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagain?
Sheisnotdoingthistodriveyou41;rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose42areimportantandsometimestheyarenot.
Howandwhydoeschildren'sthinkingchange?
Inthe1920s,SwisspsychologistJeanPiagetproposedthatchildren'scognitive(认知的)abilitiesunfold43,likethebloomingofaflower,almostindependentofwhatelseis44intheirlives.Althoughmanyofhisspecificconclusionshavebeen45ormodifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld.
A.advocate
B.amount
C.confirmed
D.crazy
E.definite
F.differences
G.favorite
H.happening
I.Immediately
J.Naturally
K.Obtaining
L.Primarily
M.Protest
N.Rejected
O.theories
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewith,tenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.
Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ThePerfectEssay
A.Lookingbackontoomanyyearsofeducation,Icanidentifyonetrulyimpossibleteacher.Shecaredaboutme,andmyintellectuallife,evenwhenIdidn't.Herexpectationswerehigh--impossibl