四级英语考试真题与答案解析.docx

1、四级英语考试真题与答案解析作文（一） For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Learning is a daily experience and a lifelong mission。” You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning。 You should write at least 120 words， no more than 180 words。参考范文：C

2、urrently in this constantly changing world， learning becomes a seemingly convenient but actually more complex matter。 As an old saying goes，” Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission”。 Apparently， the meaning of this saying is that if we truly desire to learn something， we are supposed

3、to devote our life to it。There are several reasons accounting for this viewpoint。 For one thing， learning itself is an actually complicated and painful matter， and as a result， it is advisable for us to commit much more time even our whole life to it。 For another， it is exceedingly obvious that we a

4、re easy to forget what we learned， and accordingly， the significance of lifetime learning cannot be ignored。 For example， memorizing vocabulary is commonly the first step of preparing for an English test。 However， it is pretty difficult for us to put a huge number of new words in our mind。 Therefore

5、， we can divide these words into some groups and spend some hours each day on it in order to remember and understand these words。To sum up， lifelong learning lays a solid foundation to the development of ourselves， and only when we realize the significance of lifetime learning can we understand the

6、essence of learning。作文（二）For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Never go out there to see what happens， go out there to make something happen。” You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of being creative rather than the mere onlookers in life。

7、You should write at least 120 words， no more than 180 words。参考范文：As a famous saying goes， “Never go out there to see what happens， go out there to make something happen。” Simple as the saying is， its meaning is profound and thought-provoking， which is meant to tell us that we are supposed to be crea

8、tive instead of acting as the onlooker。Conspicuous are the impacts of being creative and I would like to explore the following aspects。 To begin with， it is to leading a team to make constant progress what water is to fish， which can be best illustrated by an example concerning an extraordinary bask

9、etball player， Yao Ming。 Moreover，this kind of innovation also makes it possible for a nation to promote its international status andimprove the comprehensive competitiveness。From my perspective， keeping creative is so essential that adequate importance must be attached toit。 Only when we literally

10、realize the key role it plays can we become better selves in the foreseeablefuture。作文（三）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 toillustrate the importance of listening。 You should write at

11、 least 120 words， no more than 180 words。参考范文：As the most talented creature in this planet，we human beings are in possession of two kinds of most powerful capabilities， which are listening and talking。 Compared with talking， more often than not， the significance of listening is way ahead in our life

12、。The most typical example of the importance of talking lies in the exchange among family members。 When we are accustomed to talking without listening， in the process of which we might only focus on ourselves， feeling of others are ignored and even hurt。 Without listening， the essential passport towa

13、rds mutual understanding， the relation among our family members may bit by bit go alienated 。Besides ， listening can also promote the efficiency of teamwork and efficiency is of the utmost consequence in such a fast-tempo society。Talking is a window through which we convey ourselves ， while listenin

14、g is a door via which weunderstand each other 。 A life without mutual listening is just like a house without a door。Carefullistening ， so at least it seems to me ， is a necessity but not a luxury in our daily life aswell as inourwork 。听力答案：BACDB ADDBC ACBDC BADBD CABBA选项：1。A。 They admire the courage

15、 of space explorers。B。 They enjoyed the movie on space exploration。C。 They were going to watch a wonderful movie。D。 They like doing scientific exploration very much。2。A。 At a gift shop。B。 At a graduation ceremony。C。 In the office of a travel agency。D。 In a school library。3。A。 He used to work in the

16、art gallery。B。 He does not have a good memory。C。 He declined a job offer form the art gallery。D。 He is not interested in any part-time jobs。4。A。 Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow。B。 He will go to the birthday party after the lecture。C。 The woman should have informed him earlier。D。 He

17、 will be unable to attend the birthday party。5。A。 Reward those having made good progress。B。 Set a deadline for the staff to meet。C。 Assign more workers to the project。D。 Encourage the staff to work in small groups。6。A。 The way to the visitors parking。B。 The rate for parking in Lot C。C。 How far away

18、the parking lot is。 D。 Where she can leave her car。7。A。 He regrets missing the classes。B。 He plans to take the fitness classes。C。 He is looking forward to a better life。D。 He has benefited form exercise。8。A。 How to work efficiency。B。 How to select secretaries。C。 The responsibilities of secretaries。D

19、。 The secretaries in the mans company。Long Conversation 19。A。 It is more difficult to learn than English。B。 It is used by more people than English。C。 It will be as commonly used as English。D。 It will eventually become a world language。10。A。 It has words from many languages。B。 Its popularity with the

20、 common people。C。 The influence of the British Empire。D。 The effect of the Industrial Revolution。11。A。 It includes a lot of words form other languages。B。 It has a growing number of newly coined words。C。 It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers。D。 It is the largest among all languages in the

21、 world。Long Conversation 212。A。 To return some goods。B。 To apply for a job。C。 To place an order。D。 To make a complaint。13。A。 He has become somewhat impatient with the woman。B。 He is not familiar with the exact details of goods。C。 He has not worked in the sales department for long。D。 He works on a pa

22、rt-time basis for the company。14。A。 It is not his responsibility。B。 It will be free for large orders。C。 It costs 15 more for express delivery。D。 It depends on a number of factors。15。A。 Report the information to her superior。B。 Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge。C。 Ring back when she comes to a

23、decision。D。 Make inquiries with some other companies。Section BPassage 116。A。 No one knows exactly where they were。B。 No one knows for sure when they came into being。C。 No one knows for what purpose they were。D。 No one knows what they will。17。A。 Carry ropes across rivers。B。 Measure the speed of wind。

24、C。 Pass on secret messages。D。 Give warnings of danger。18。A。 To protect houses against lightning。B。 To test the effects of the lightning rod。C。 To find out the strength of silk for kites。D。 To prove that lightning is electricity。Passage 219。A。 She enjoys teaching languages。B。 She can speak several la

25、nguages。C。 She was trained to be an interpreter。D。 She was born with a talent for languages。20。A。 They acquire an immunity to culture shock。B。 They would like to live abroad permanently。C。 They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible。D。 They have an intense interest in cross-cultural int

26、eractions。21。A。 She became an expert in horse racing。B。 She got a chance to visit several European countries。C。 She was able to translate for a German sports judge。D。 She learned to appreciate classical music。22。A。 Taste the beef and give her comment。B。 Take part in a cooking competition。C。 Teach vo

27、cabulary for food in。D。 Give cooking lessons on。Passage 323。A。 He had only a third-grade education。B。 He once threatened to kill his teacher。C。 He grew up in a poor single-parent household。D。 He often helped his。24。A。 Careless。B。 Stupid。C。 Brave。D。 Active。25。A。 Write two book reports a week。B。 Keep

28、a diary。C。 Help with housework。D。 Watch education。Section CWhen you look up at the night sky， what do you see？ There are other heavenly bodies out there besides the moon and stars。 One of the most fascinating of this is a comet。 Comets were formed around the same time the earth was formed。 They are

29、made up of ice and other frozen liquids and gasses。 Now and then these dirty snowballs begin to orbit the sun just as the planets do。 As a comet gets closer to the sun， some gasses in it begin to unfreeze。 They combine with dust particles from the comet to form a huge cloud。 As the comet gets even n

30、earer to the sun and solar wind blows the cloud behind the comet thus forming its tail。 The tail and generally fuzzy atmosphere around the comet are characteristics that can help identify this phenomenon in the night sky。 In any given year， about dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orb

31、its。 The average person cant see them all of course。 Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough to be seen with the naked eye。 Comet Hale-Bopp discovered in 1995 was an unusually bright comet。 Its orbit bought relatively to the earth within 122 million miles of it。 But Hale-Bopp came a long way on its earthly visi