大学英语四级考试真题第1套.docx

1、大学英语四级考试真题第1套2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）Part Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Listening is more important than talking.” You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of paying attention to others opinions. You sho

2、uld write at least 120 words hut no more than 180 words.Part Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conv

3、ersation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1

4、. A) They admire the courage of space explorers.B) They were going to watch a wonderful movie.C) They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.D) They like doing scientific exploration very much.2. A) In a school library.B) At a gift shop.C) In the office of a travel agency.D) At a graduation ceremony

5、.3. A) He used to work in the art gallery.B) He does not have a good memory.C) He is not interested in any part-time jobs.D) He declined a job offer from the art gallery.4. A) He will be unable to attend the birthday party.B) The woman should have informed him earlier.C) He will go to the birthday p

6、arty after the lecture.D) Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow.5. A) Set a deadline for the staff to meet.B) Assign more workers to the project.C)Reward those having made good progress.D)Encourage the staff to work in small groups.6. A) Where she can leave her car.B) The rate for parkin

7、g in Lot C.C) How far away the parking lot is.D) The way to the visitors parking.7. A) He regrets missing the classes.B) He has benefited from exercise.C) He plans to take the fitness classes.D) He is looking forward to a better life.8. A) How to select secretaries.B) How to raise work efficiency.C)

8、 The responsibilities of secretaries.D) The secretaries in the mans company.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) It is used by more people than English.B) It is more difficult to learn than English.C) It will be as commonly used as English.D) It will eventually b

9、ecome a world language.10. A) Its popularity with the common people.B) The effect of the Industrial Revolution.C) The influence of the British Empire.D) Its loan words from many languages.11. A) It has a growing number of newly coined words.B) It includes a lot of words from other languages.C) It is

10、 the largest among all languages in the world.D) It can be easily picked up by overseas travelers.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) To place an order. C) To return some goods.B) To apply for a job. D) To make a complaint.13. A) He works on a part-time basis

11、for the company.B) He has not worked in the sales department for long.C) He is not familiar with the exact details of the goods.D) He has become somewhat impatient with the woman.14. A) It is not his responsibility. C) It depends on a number of factors.B) It will be free for large orders. D) It cost

12、s 15 more for express delivery.15. A) Make inquiries with some other companies.B) Report the information to her superior.C) Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge.D) Ring back when she comes to a decision.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passa

13、ge, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage

14、OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) No one knows for sure when they came into being.B) No one knows exactly where they were first made.C) No one knows for what purpose they were invented.D) No one knows what they will look like in the future.17. A) Measure the s

15、peed of wind.B) Give warnings of danger.C) Pass on secret messages.D) Carry ropes across rivers.18. A) To find out the strength of silk for kites.B) To test the effects of the lightning rod.C) To prove that lightning is electricity.D) To protect houses against lightning.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22

16、 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) She was born with a talent for languages. C) She can speak several languages.B) She was trained to be an interpreter. D) She enjoys teaching languages.20. A) They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible.B) They have an intense interest

17、 in cross-cultural interactions.C) They acquire an immunity to culture shock.D) They would like to live abroad permanently.21. A) She became an expert in horse racing.B) She learned to appreciate classical music.C) She was able to translate for a German sports judge.D) She got a chance to visit seve

18、ral European countries.22. A) Take part in a cooking competition. C) Teach vocabulary for food in English.B) Taste the beef and give her comment. D) Give cooking lessons on Western food.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) He had only a third-grade educ

19、ation.B) He once threatened to kill his teacher.C) He often helped his mother do housework.D) He grew up in a poor single-parent family.24. A) Stupid. B) Active. C) Brave. D) Careless.25. A) Watch educational TV programs only.B) Write two book reports a week.C) Help with housework.D) Keep a diary.Se

20、ction CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When, the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Fina

21、lly, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.When you look up at the night sky, what do you see? There are other _26_ bodies out there besides the moon and stars. One of the most _27_ of these is a comet (普星）.Comets were formed around the same time the Ear

22、th was formed. They are _28_ ice and other frozen liquids and gases. _29_ these dirty snowballs begin to orbit the sun, just as the planets do.As a comet gets closer to the sun, some gases in it begin to unfreeze. They _30_ dust particles from the comet to form a huge cloud. As the comet gets even n

23、earer to the sun, a solar wind blows the cloud behind the comet, thus forming its tail. The tail and the _31_ fuzzy (模糊的）atmosphere around a comet are _32_ that can help identify this _33_ in the night sky.In any given year, about a dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orbits. The avera

24、ge person cant see them all, of course. Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough to be seen with the _34_ eye. Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered in 1995, was an unusually bright comet. Its orbit brought it _35_ close to the Earth, within 122 million miles of it. But Hale-Bopp came a long way

25、on its earthly visit. It wont be back for another four thousand years or so.Part in Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections： In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the

26、 passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding Letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Question

27、s 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Scholars of the information society are divided over whether social inequality decreases orincreases in an information-based society. However, they generally agree with the idea that inequality in the information society is _36_ different from that of an

28、 industrial society. As informatization progresses in society, the cause and structural nature of social inequality changes as well.It seems that the information society _37_ the quantity of information available to the members of a society by revolutionizing the ways of using and exchanging informa

29、tion. But such a view is a _38_ analysis based on the quantity of information supplied by various forms of the mass media. A different _39_ is possible when the actual amount of information _40_ by the user is taken into account. In fact, the more information _41_ throughout the entire society, the

30、wider the gap becomes between information haves and information have-nots, leading to digital divide.According to recent studies, digital divide has been caused by three major _42_: class, sex, and generation. In terms of class, digital divide exists among different types of workers and between the

31、upper and middle classes and the lower class. With _43_ to sex, digital divide exists between men and women. The greatest gap, however, is between the Net-generation, _44_ with personal computers and the Internet, and the older generation, _45_ to an industrial society.A) accustomed I) flowsB) acqui

32、red J) fundamentallyC) assembly K) interpretationD) attribute L) passiveE) champions M) regardF) elements N) respectivelyG)expandsH)familiar 0) superficialSection BDirections ： In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is d