英语四级考试真题第三套.docx

1、英语四级考试真题第三套2015年12月英语四级考试真题试卷（第三套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: 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 things happen. You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of being partic

2、ipants rather than mere onlookers in life. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上_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 o

3、r more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation 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 o

4、n Answer .Sheet I with a single line through the center.1.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 t

5、he office of a travel agency. D) At a graduation ceremony.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

6、have informed him earlier.C) He will go to the birthday party 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 gro

7、ups.6.A) Where she can leave her car. B) The rate for parking 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

8、) How to select secretaries. B) How to raise work efficiency.C) 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.

9、C) It will be as commonly used as English. D) It will eventually become 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

10、 words.B) 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 travellers.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

11、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 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 win be free f

12、or large orders.C) It depends on a number of factors. D) It costs 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 sec

13、tion, you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage, 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

14、 Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation 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 know

15、s 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) 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

16、 protect houses against lightning.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A) She was born with a talent for languages. B) She was trained to be an interpreter.C) She can speak several languages. D) She enjoys teaching languages.20.A) They want to learn as many f

17、oreign languages as possible.B) They have an intense interest 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

18、 for a German sports judge.D) She got a chance to visit several European countries.22.A) Take part in a cooking competition. 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 passag

19、e you have just heard.23.A) He had only a third-grade education. 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 bo

20、ok reports a week.C) Help with housework. D) Keep a diary.Section 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

21、the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally, 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 co

22、met (彗星).Comets were formed around the same time the Earth 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

23、the comet to form a huge cloud. As the comet gets even nearer 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 know

24、n comets come close to the sun in their orbits. 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 _34_ eye. Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered in 1995, was an unusually bright comet. Its orbit brought it _35_ close to the Earth, withi

25、n 122 million miles of it. But Hale-Bopp came a long way on its earthly visit. It wont be back for another four thousand years or so.Part 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

26、 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 the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the center. You may not use any

27、 of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. Children do not think the way adults do. For most of the first year of life, if something is out of sight, its out of mind. If you cover a babys _36_ toy with a piece of cloth, the baby thinks the toy has

28、 disappeared and stops looking for it. A 4-year-old may _37_ that a sister has more fruit juice when it is only the shapes of the glasses that differ, not the _38_ of juice.Yet children are smart in their own way. Like good little scientists, children are always testing their child-sized _39_ about

29、how things work. When your child throws her spoon on the floor for the sixth time as you try to feed her, and you say, Thats enough! I will not pick up your spoon again! the child will _40_ test your claim. Are you serious? Are you angiy? What will happen if she throws the spoon again? She is not do

30、ing this to drive you _41_ ; rather, she is learning that her desires and yours can differ, and that sometimes those _42_ are important and sometimes they are not.How and why does childrens thinking change? In the 1920s, Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget proposed that childrens cognitive(认知的) abilities

31、 unfold _43_ , like the blooming of a flower, almost independent of what else is _44_ in their lives. Although many of his specific conclusions have been _45_ or modified over the years, his ideas inspired thousands of studies by investigators all over the world.A) advocate B) amount C) confirmed D) crazy E) definiteF) differences G) favorite H) happening I) immediately J) naturally K) obtaining L) primarily M) protest N) rejected O) theoriesSection BDirections: In this section, you are