四六级考试模拟四级真题第1套.docx

1、四六级考试模拟四级真题第1套2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）Part I 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

2、should write at least 120 words, but no more than 180 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirection: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken o

3、nly 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.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A) Dismissing employees witho

4、ut giving advance notice.B) Checking employees online private messages at work.C) Monitoring employees performance on weekends.D) Closing employees social media during work hours.2. A) He did well in handling his clients queries.B) He created a private account for his fiance.C) He won the case again

5、st his employer recently.D) He was fired because of breaking company rules.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A) It is widely used in Kenya.B) It has been increasing in value.C) It makes poor peoples life easier.D) It lowers the buying power of the rich.4. A) It is a non-p

6、rofit group located in Nairobi, Kenya.B) It works hard on replacing the national currency system.C) It introduced a community currency to a village in Kenya.D) It makes a series of investigations on trade and jobs in Kenya. Questions 5 and 6 will be based on the following news item.5. A) Several sta

7、tes declared an economic emergency.B) Many women are too old to get pregnant.C) Some babies were born with brain defects.D) Birth rates have fallen down greatly. 6. A) 10B) 29C) 2,400D) 3,1007. A) A mosquito-borne virus.B) A severe chest infection.C) The shortage of medicine.D) Bacteria from Latin A

8、merica.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked

9、A), B), C), and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Conversation OneQuestions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) It is used by more people than English. B) It is more difficult to learn than English. C) It will b

10、e as commonly used as English. D) It will eventually become a world language.9. 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.10. A) It has a growing number of newly coined words. B)

11、 It includes a lot of words from other languages. C) It is the largest among all languages in the world. D) It can be easily picked up by overseas travelers.11. A) The English grammar is quite easy. B) It is greatly influenced by French. C) It could be pronounced easily. D) It is attractive to Engla

12、nd beginners.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) To place an order. B) To apply for a job. C) To return some goods. D) To make a complaint.13. A) He works on a part-time basis for the company. B) He has not worked in the sales department for long. C) He is not

13、 familiar with the exact details of the goods. D) He has become somewhat impatient with the woman.14. A) It is not his responsibility. B) It will be free for large orders. C) It depends on a number of factors. D) It costs15 more for express delivery.15. A) Make inquiries with some other companies. B

14、) 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 CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passage. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spok

15、en 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 OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) No on

16、e 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 speed of wind. B) Give warnings of danger. C) Pass on secret messages. D) Car

17、ry 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 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) She was born with

18、 a talent for languages. B) She was tainted to be an interpreter. C) She can speak several languages. D) She enjoys teaching languages.20. A) They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible. B) They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions. C) They acquire an immunity to cult

19、ure 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 several European countries.22. A) Take part in a cooking competitio

20、n. B) Taste the beef and give her comment. C) Teach vocabulary for food in English. 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 education. B) He once threatened to kill his teacher. C) He often

21、helped his mother do housework. D) He grew up in a poor single-parent family.24. A) Careless. B) Stupid. C) Brave. D) Active.25. A) Watch educational TV programs only. B) Write two book reports a week. C) Help with housework. D) Keep a diary.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections

22、：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 passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark th

23、e corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Scholars of the information society are divided over whether social inequality decreases or

24、increases in an information-based society. However, they generally agree with the idea that inequality in the information society is 26 different from that of an industrial society. As information progresses in society, the cause and structural nature of social inequality changes as well.It seems th

25、at the information society 27 the quantity of information available to the members of a society by revolutionizing the ways of using and exchanging information. But such a view is a 28 analysis based on the quantity of information supplied by various forms of the mass media. A different 29 is possib

26、le when the actual amount of information 30 by the user is taken into account. In fact, the more information 31 throughout the entire society, the wider the gap becomes between “information haves” and “information have-mots”, leading to digital divide.According to recent studies, digital divide has

27、been caused by three major 32 class, sex, and generation. In terms of class, digital divide exists among different types of workers and between the upper and middle classes and the lower class. With 33 to sex, digital divide exists between men and women. The greatest gap, however, is between the Net

28、-generation, 34 with personal computers and the Internet, and the older generation, 35 to an industrial society.A) accustomedB) acquiredC) assemblyD) attributeE) championsF) elementsG) expandsH) familiarI) flowsJ) fundamentallyK) interpretationL) passiveM) regardN) respectivelyO) superficialSection

29、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 derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with

30、 a letter. Answer the question by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Joy: A Subject Schools LackBecoming educated should not require giving up pleasure.A When Jonathan Swift proposed, in 1729, that the people of Ireland eat their children, he insisted it would solve three problems at

31、 once: feed the hungry masses, reduce the population during a severe depression, and stimulate the restaurant business. Even as a satire (讽刺), it seems disgusting and shocking in America with its child-centered culture. But actually, the country is closer to his proposal than you might think.B If yo

32、u spend much time with educators and policy makers, youll hear a lot of the following words: “standards”, “results”, “skills”, “self-control”, “accountability”, and so on. I have visited some of the newer supposedly “effective” schools, where children shout slogans in order to learn self-control or must stand behind their desk when they cant sit st