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大学英语四级考试真题第2套
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Listeningismoreimportantthantalking.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceoflistening.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words。
PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)B)C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron.AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
1.WhatdidNASA'sConstellationProgrammeoriginallyplantodo?
A)Tosetupamooncolonyby2020.
B)Tosendastronautsagaintothemoonby2020.
C)Tocontinuethecurrentshuttlemissionstill2020.
D)TocreatemorejobsforNASAtill2020.
2.WhatisthemajorreasonforNASA'sConstellationProgrammetobecanceled?
A)Therewereimportspacemissions.
B)Thespaceagencylackedfundingfortheprogramme.
C)Thecurrentshuttlemissionswouldcontinue.
D)CongressfailedtopassPresidentObama'sbudget.
Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
3.WhatisthepercentageofcommonsharesofBlackberrydoesFairfaxhold?
A)10%B)20%C)40%D)Unknown
4.Accordingtothispassage,whatisthemostlikelyordirectreasonthatissaidforBlackberrybeingailing?
A)Theeconomiccrisishappeningaroundtheworld.
B)Thestiffcompetitionfromothercompanies.
C)Theunwisedecisionsmadebythecompany'smanagingteam.
D)Theirsmartphonesarenotwellproduced.
Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
5.WhywerethefishingcrewstrandedonOct.10th?
A)TheywenttoaremoteareaB)Theirfishingboatscollided
C)TheytriedtorepairtheirboatsD)Theydecidedtostayintheboats.
6.Howdidtheysurviveduringthosethreemonths?
A)Onsuppliestheybroughtwiththem.
B)Onsuppliessenttothembyrescueteams.
C)Onsuppliesleftatthemilitarybase.
D)Notmentionedinthepassage.
7.Howwerethecrewrescuedeventually?
A)Byhelicopter.B)Byboat.
C)Byradiocontact.D)Byasearchteam.
SectionB
Direction:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
ConversationOne
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)HehastaughtSpanishforacoupleofyearsatalocalschool.
B)HeworkedattheBrownstoneCompanyforseveralyears.
C)HeownedasmallretailbusinessinMichiganyearsago.
D)Hehasbeenworkingpart-timeinaschoolnearDetroit.
9.A)Heprefersafull-timejobwithmoreresponsibility.
B)Heiseagertofindajobwithanincreasedsalary.
C)Helikestoworkinacompanyclosetohome.
D)Hewouldrathergetalessdemandingjob.
10.A)Sports.B)Travel.
C)Foreignlanguages.D)Computergames.
11.A)whenheissupposedtostartwork.
B)Whatresponsibilitieshewouldhave.
C)Whenhewillbeinformedabouthisapplication.
D)Whatcareeropportunitieshercompanycanoffer.
ConversationTwo
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)BringhimuptodateonthecurrentsituationinMilan,
B)InformhimofthearrangementsforhistripinItaly.
C)FetchthedocumentssignedbyMr.Gartner.
D)AccompanyMr.GartnertotheLinateairport.
13.A)About8:
30.B)About6:
30.
C)About5:
30.D)About4:
15.
14.A)Mr.GartnerfromMilan.
B)GianniRivaatMegastar.
C)Thecompany’ssalesrepresentative.
D)GavinfromtheChamberofCommerce.
15.A)Travelagent.B)Businessmanager.
C)Secretary.D)Saleswoman.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion.youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Itislinedwithtalltrees.B)Itwaswidenedrecently
C)Ithashighbuildingsonbothsides.D)Itusedtobedirtyanddisorderly.
17.A)TheyrepaveditwithrocksB)Theybuiltpublicrestroomsonit
C)TheybeautifieditwithplantsD)Theysetupcookingfacilitiesnearit
18.A)WhatmakeslifeenjoyableB)Howtoworkwithtools
C)WhatacommunitymeansD)Howtoimprovehealth
19.A)Theywereobligedtofulfillthesignedcontract
B)Theywereencouragedbythecityofficials’praise
C)Theywantedtoprovetheywereascapableasboys
D)Theyderivedhappinessfromtheconstructivework
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A)Themajorityofthemthinkitlessimportantthancomputers
B)Manyofthemconsideritboringandold-fashioned
C)Themajorityofthemfinditinteresting
D)Fewofthemreadmorethantenbooksayear
21.A)NovelsandstoriesC)Historyandsciencebooks
B)MysteriesanddetectivestoriesD)Booksandcultureandtradition
22.A)WatchingTVC)Readingmagazines
B)ListeningtomusicD)Playingcomputergames
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Adviceonthepurchaseofcars
B)Informationaboutthenewgreen-fuelvehicles
C)Trendsforthedevelopmentofthemotorcar
D)Solutionstoglobalfuelshortage
24.A)LimiteddrivingrangeB)Hugerechargingexpenses
C)TheshortlifeofbatteriesD)Theunaffordablehighprice
25.A)Theyneedtobefurtherimproved
B)Theycaneasilyswitchtonaturalgas
C)Theyaremorecost-effectivethanvehiclespoweredbysolarenergy
D)Theycanmatchconventionalmotorcarsinperformanceandsafety
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
FormanyAmericans,2013endedwithanunusuallybittercoldspell.LateNovemberandDecember26earlysnowandbone-chillingtemperaturesinmuchofthecountry,partofayearwhen,forthefirsttimeintwo27,record-colddayswilllikelyturnouttohaveoutnumberedrecord-warmones.ButtheU.S.wastheexception:
Novemberwasthewarmestever28,andcurrentdataindicatesthat2013islikelytohavebeenthefourthhottestyearonrecord.
Enjoythesnownow,because29aregoodthat2014willbeevenhotter,perhapsthehottestyearsincerecordshavebeenkept.That’sbecause,scientistsarepredicting,2014willbeanEINinoyear.
EINino,Spanishfor“thechild”,30whensurfaceoceanwatersinthesouthernPacificbecomeabnormallywarm.SolargeisthePacific,covering30%oftheplanet’ssurface,thatthe31energygeneratedbyitswarmingisenoughtotouchoffaseriesofweatherchangesaroundtheworld.EINinosare32withabnormallydryconditionsinSoutheastAsiaandAustralia.TheycanleadtoextremeraininpartsofNorthandSouthAmerica,evenassouthernAfrica33dryweather.Marinelifemaybeaffectedtoo:
EINinocan34therisingofthecold,nutrient-rich(营养丰富的)waterthatsupportslargefish35,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)WhydosomanyAmericanseattonsofprocessedfood,thestuffthatiscorrectlycalledjunk(垃圾)andshouldreallycarrywarninglabels?
B)It’snotbecausefreshingredientsarehardtocomebySupermarketsoffermorevarietythanever,andthereareoverfourtimesasmanyfamers’marketsintheU.S.astherewere20yearsago.Norisitforlackofavailableinformation.Thereareplentyofrecipes(食谱),how-tovideosandcookingclassesavailabletoanyonewhohasacomputer,smartphoneortelevision.Ifanythingtheinformationisoverwhelming.
C)Andyetwearen’tcooking.IfyoueatthreemealsadayandbehavelikemostAmericans,youprobablygetatleastathirdofyourdailycalories(卡路里)outsidesthehome.Nearlytwo-thirdsofusgrabfastfoodonceaweek,andwegetalmost25%ofourdailycaloriesfromsnacks.Sowe’reeatingoutortakingin,andwedon’tsitdown—orwedo,buthurry.
D)Shouldn’tpreparing—andconsuming—foodbeasourceofc