英语四级1.docx

1、英语四级12015年12月英语四级真题及答案解析(卷一)Part I Writing1.【题干】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 makes something happen You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of being creative rather than mere on

2、lookers in life. You should write at least 120 words, no more than 180 words.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A2.【题干】Question 1【选项】A.They admire the courage of space explorers.B.They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.C.They were going to watch a wonderful movie.D.They like doing scientifi

3、c exploration very much.【答案】B【解析】M: Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we watched together last month?W: Sure. Its actually the most impressive one Ive seen on that topic.Q: What do we learn about the speakers?3.【题干】Question 2【选项】A.At a gift shop.B.At a graduation ceremony.C.In

4、the office of a travel agency.D.In a school library.【答案】A【解析】W: Are you looking for anything in particular?M: Yes. My son is graduating from high school and I want to get him something special.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?4.【题干】Question 3【选项】A.He used to work in the art ga

5、llery.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.【答案】C【解析】M: Mike told me yesterday that hed been looking in vain for a job in the art gallery.W: Really? If I remember right, he had a chance to work there but he turned

6、 it down.Q: What does the woman say about Mike?5.【题干】Question 4【选项】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 will be unable to attend the birthday party.【答案】D【解析】W: Would you like to come

7、 to Susans birthday party tomorrow evening?M: Im going to give a lecture tomorrow. I wish I could be in two places at the same time.Q: What does the man mean?6.【题干】Question 5【选项】A.Reward those having made good progress.B.Set a deadline for the staff to meet.C.Assign more workers to the project.D.Enc

8、ourage the staff to work in small groups.【答案】B【解析】W: Arent you discouraged by the slow progress your staff is making?M: Yes. I think Ill give them a deadline and hold them to it.Q: What is the man probably going to do?7.【题干】Question 6【选项】A.The way to the visitors parking.B.The rate for parking in Lo

9、t C.C.How far away the parking lot is.D.Where she can leave her car.【答案】A【解析】W: Excuse me, could you tell me where the visitors parking is? I left my car there.M: Sure. Its in Lot C, over that way.Q: What does the woman want to know?8.【题干】Question 7【选项】A.He regrets missing the classes.B.He plans to

10、take the fitness classes.C.He is looking forward to a better life.D.He has benefited form exercise.【答案】D【解析】W: You look great now that youve taken those fitness classes.M: Thanks. Ive never thought better in my life.Q: What does the man mean?9.【题干】Question 8【选项】A.How to work efficiency.B.How to sele

11、ct secretaries.C.The responsibilities of secretaries.D.The secretaries in the mans company.【答案】D【解析】W: I really admire the efficiency of your secretaries.M: Our company selects only the best. They have a heavy workload and we give them a lot of responsibilities.Q: What are the speakers talking about

12、?10.【题干】Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 9【选项】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.【答案】B【解析】Q: What does the man say abou

13、t Chinese?W: Hi, Leo. Why do you say English will become the world language?M: Well, for one thing, its so commonly used. The only language that is used by more people is Chinese.W: Why is English spoken by so many people?M: Its spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. An

14、d now, of course, theres influence of America as well.W: Many students find English a difficult language to learn.M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn. But English does have two great advantages.W: What are they?M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary. It has many German

15、, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English. In fact, English has words from many other languages as well.W: Why is that?M: Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot. They bring back words with them, so En

16、glish really does have an international vocabulary.W: And whats the other advantage of English?M: Its that English grammar is really quite easy. For example, it doesnt have dozens of different endings for its nouns, adjectives and verbs, not like Latin, Russian, and German for example.W: Why is that

17、?M: Well, its quite interesting actually. Its because of the French. When the French ruled England, French was the official language and only the common people spoke English. They try to make the language as simple as possible, so they made the grammar easier.11.【题干】Question 10【选项】A.It has words fro

18、m many languages.B.Its popularity with the common people.C.The influence of the British Empire.D.The effect of the Industrial Revolution.【答案】C【解析】Q: What made English a widely used language?W: Hi, Leo. Why do you say English will become the world language?M: Well, for one thing, its so commonly used

19、. The only language that is used by more people is Chinese.W: Why is English spoken by so many people?M: Its spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now, of course, theres influence of America as well.W: Many students find English a difficult language to learn.M: Oh,

20、 all languages are difficult to learn. But English does have two great advantages.W: What are they?M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary. It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in Englis

21、h. In fact, English has words from many other languages as well.W: Why is that?M: Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot. They bring back words with them, so English really does have an international vocabulary.W: And whats the other advantage of English?M: Its that English gramm

22、ar is really quite easy. For example, it doesnt have dozens of different endings for its nouns, adjectives and verbs, not like Latin, Russian, and German for example.W: Why is that?M: Well, its quite interesting actually. Its because of the French. When the French ruled England, French was the offic

23、ial language and only the common people spoke English. They try to make the language as simple as possible, so they made the grammar easier.12.【题干】Question 11【选项】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

24、 travellers.D.It is the largest among all languages in the world.【答案】A【解析】Q: What is said to be special about English vocabulary?W: Hi, Leo. Why do you say English will become the world language?M: Well, for one thing, its so commonly used. The only language that is used by more people is Chinese.W:

25、 Why is English spoken by so many people?M: Its spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now, of course, theres influence of America as well.W: Many students find English a difficult language to learn.M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn. But English does have

26、two great advantages.W: What are they?M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary. It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English. In fact, English has words from many other languages as we

27、ll.W: Why is that?M: Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot. They bring back words with them, so English really does have an international vocabulary.W: And whats the other advantage of English?M: Its that English grammar is really quite easy. For example, it doesnt have dozens o

28、f different endings for its nouns, adjectives and verbs, not like Latin, Russian, and German for example.W: Why is that?M: Well, its quite interesting actually. Its because of the French. When the French ruled England, French was the official language and only the common people spoke English. They t

29、ry to make the language as simple as possible, so they made the grammar easier.13.【题干】Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12【选项】A.To return some goods.B.To apply for a job.C.To place an order.D.To make a complaint.【答案】C【解析】Q: What is the womans purpose in ma

30、king the phone call?M: Hello. Yes?W: Hello. Is that the sales department?M: Yes, it is.W: Oh, well, my names Jane Kingsbury of GPF Limited. Hmm, we need some supplies for our design office.M: Uh, whats sort?W: Well, first of all, we need one complete new drawing board.M: A DO44 or DO45?W: Uh, I dont know. Whats the difference?M: Well, the 45 costs 15 pounds more.W: Hmm, so whats the total price then?M: Its 387 pounds.W: Does that include value added tax?M: Oh, Im not sure, most of the prices do. Yes, I think it does.W: Hmm, what are the boards actually