英语四级考试真题第二套带详细解析.docx

1、英语四级考试真题第二套带详细解析2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the sayingLearning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning. You should

2、write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words._Part II 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 co

3、nversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will bea 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 I with a single line through the centre.1

4、. A. The agenda for the board of directors meeting.B. The details of the meeting to be held next week.C. The reason for the mans absence from the meeting.D. The time for the mans visit to the womans company.2. A. At a travel agency.B. At a department store. C. In a library.D. In a post office.3. A.

5、He cannot hear the womans call. B. He cannot get through to New York. C. He cannot recall the phone number.D. He cannot find a public phone nearby.4. A. Watch a movie with the woman.B. Revise his thesis in the office.C. Do some shopping with Jane.D. Discuss his thesis with Prof. Hudson.5. A. He just

6、 cannot work properly without a watch.B. He has no idea where he can buy a gold watch.C. He still does not know where he left his watch.D. He is not sure what went wrong with his watch.6. A. He forgot all about what he said.B. He slipped and hurt his head. C. He was sorry for being off sick last wee

7、k.D. He thought the womans car had been sold.7. A. She should try to catch an earlier bus.B. She is absent from his class too often.C. She is always making excuses for being late.D. She should come up with a better excuse.8. A. He is going to help the woman out.B. He has to move out of the building

8、soon.C. He is on his way to see a real estate agent.D. He will stay with the womans brother.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A. From the wanted cohunn.B. From some of her friends.C. From a telephone directory.D. From a television commercial.10. A. She received f

9、ull-time education abroad.B. She graduated from an open university.C. She fmished her secondary school.D. She studied in a vocational college.11. A. She is a shorthand-typist.B. She works as a tour guide. C. She is a policewoman.D. She teaches an evening class.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the con

10、versation you have just heard.12. A. It provides him with career opportunities.B. It helps enlarge his customer network.C. It has been off and on for ten years.D. It was interrupted for four years.13. A. Individualized service.B. Traditional setting.C. Home-made beer.D. Social games.14. A. The quali

11、ty of beer.B. The atmosphere.C. The owners attitude.D. The right location.15. A. It is a rather tough job.B. It is a profitable business. C. It helps old people kill time.D. It makes retirees feel useful.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage

12、, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear 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 OneQ

13、uestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A. It is becoming increasingly popular.B. It helps the user to escape reality.C. It gives rise to serious social instability.D. It hurts a person and those around them.17. A. They use drugs just for fun. B. They take drugs to get hig

14、h. C. They use drugs as medicine.D. They keep drug use a secret.18. A. It is quite common in entertainment circles.B. It is the cause of various social problems.C. It is hard to get rid of.D. It is fatal to the user.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A. Ta

15、king up exercises after recovery.B. Producing tasty healthy frozen food.C. Finding new ways to cure heart disease.D. Going on a diet upon leaving the hospital.20. A. Itwas carefully tested with consumers.B. It was promoted by health organizations.C. It was disapproved by many diet experts.D. It was

16、highly expected by the general public.21. A. Competitive price.B. Low expectations. C. Vigorous promotion.D. Unique ingredients.22. A. It was suggested by the firms vice-president.B. It matches the foods dark green packaging.C. It has a positive implication for consumers.D. It tricks the elders into

17、 impulse purchasing.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A. It is practiced in most of the states.B. It will be abolished sooner or later.C. It has drawn a lot of criticism from overseas.D. It has to be approved by the Supreme Court.24. A. Whether the prac

18、tice should be allowed to continue in future.B. Whether there should be a minimum age limit for execution.C. What type of criminals should receive it.D. What effect it might have on youngsters.25. A. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing two friends.B. The governor changed his death

19、sentence to life in prison.C. He was the first minor to be executed in South Carolina.D. He was sentenced to death for a crime he committed as a minor.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 f

20、or 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. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Some people borrow money and forget to pay it back.Large l

21、oans are seldom the issue; they are usually treated as business26, with the terms spelled out on paper. But many women suffer27over problems like Carols My friend Ginny is always28cash, she says. I hate to recall how often Ive loaned her a dollar or two for a drink or a movie. Each loan is so small

22、Id feel really cheap making a big deal out of it; still, I do29the fact that she never pays me back. Carol admits to being too30or something to demand repayment, but she has resolved tostop lending money to Ginny. The last time she asked for five dollars to pay for her dry cleaning, I just told her

23、I couldnt31it. Another woman suggests a bolder32. When somebody refuses to repay a loan, I33byrequesting one myself, she says. I left home without my wallet, Ill say. Can you lend meenough to cover lunch? Then, when the money is safely in hand, I am struck by a sudden34Why, this is exactly the amoun

24、t I loaned you last week ! How35! Now you wont have to repay me She says it works like a charm.Part III 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

25、 bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank isidentified 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 t

26、han once. Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.For many Americans,2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold spell.Late November and December36early snow and bone-chilling temperatures in much of the country, part of a year when, for the first time in two37, record-cold days will like

27、ly turn out to have oumumbered record-warm ones. But the U. S. was the exception: November was the warmest ever38, and current data indicates that 2013 is likely to have been the fourth hottest year on record. Enjoy the snow now, because39are good that 2014 will be even hotter, perhaps the hottest y

28、ear since records have been kept. Thats because, scientists are predicting,2014 will be an El Nifio Year. El Nino, Spanish for the child,40when surface ocean waters in the southern Pacific become abnormally warm. So large is the Pacific, covering 30% of the planets surface, that the41energy generate

29、d by its warming is enough to touch off a series of weather changes around the world. El Ninos are42with abnormally dry conditions in Southeast Asia and Australia. They can lead to extreme rain in parts of North and South America, even as southern Africa43dry weather. Marine life may be affected too

30、: E1 Ninos can44the rising of the cold, nutrient-rich ( 营养丰富的） water that supports large fish45, and the unusually warm ocean temperatures can destroy coral ( 珊瑚).A. Additional I. logicallyB. Associated J. occursC. bore K. populationsD. Chances L. realizeE. Communicated M. reduceF. Decades N. Saw G.

31、 experiences O. Specific H. globallySection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraphfrom which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. How to Eat WellA. Why