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四级真题模考

2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Nevergoouttheretoseewhathappens,goouttheretomakethingshappen.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportantofbeingparticipantsratherthanmereonlookersinlife.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartⅡListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A）Thetimefortheman’svisittothewoman’scompany.

B）Thereasonfortheman’sabsencefromthemeeting.

C）Theagendafortheboardofdirectors’meeting.

D）Thedetailsofthemeetingtobeheldnextweek.

2.A）Inalibrary.C）Atatravelagency.

B）Inapostoffice.D）Atadepartmentstore.

3.A）Hecannothearthewoman’scall.C）HecannotgetthroughtoNewYork.

B）Hecannotrecallthephonenumber.D）Hecannotfindapublicphonenearby.

4.A）DosomeshoppingwithJane.C）Watchamoviewiththewoman.

B）Revisehisthesisintheoffice.D）DiscusshisthesiswithProfHudson.

5.A）Heisnotsurewhatwentwrongwithhiswatch.

B）Hehasnoideawherehecanbuyagoldwatch.

C）Hejustcannotworkproperlywithoutawatch.

D）Hestilldoesnotknowwherelefthiswatch.

6.A）Heslippedandhurthishead.C）Hethoughtthewoman’scarhadbeensold.

B）Heforgotallaboutwhathesaid.D）Hewassorryforbeingoffsicklastweek.

7.A）Sheshouldtrytocatchanearlierbus.C）Sheshouldcomeupwithabetterexcuse.

B）Sheisabsentfromhisclasstoooften.D）Sheisalwaysmakingexcusesforbeinglate.

8.A）Heisgoingtohelpthewomanout.C）Hehastomoveoutofthebuildingsoon.

B）Hewillstaywiththewoman’sbrother.D）Heisonhiswaytoseearealestateagent.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Fromthewantedcolumn.C）Fromatelephonedirectory.

B）Fromsomeofherfriends.D）Fromatelevisioncommercial.

10.A）Shereceivedfull-timeeducationabroad.

B）Shegraduatedfromanopenuniversity.

C）Shefinishedhersecondaryschool.

D）Shestudiedinavocationalcollege.

11.A）Sheisashorthand-typist.C）Sheisapolicewoman.

B）SheworksasatourguidedD）Sheteachesaneveningclass.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Itprovideshimwithcareeropportunities.

B）Ithelpsenlargehiscustomernetwork.

C）Ithasbeenoffandonfortenyears.

D）Itwasinterruptedforfouryears.

13.A）Individualizedservice.C）Home-madebeer.

B）Traditionalsetting.D）Socialgames.

14.A）Thequalityofbeer.C）Theowner’sattitude.

B）Theatmosphere.D）Therightlocation.

15.A）Itisarathertoughjob.C）Ithelpsoldpeoplekilltime.

B）Itisaprofitablebusiness.D）Itmakesretireesfeeluseful.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

I6.A）Itisbecomingincreasinglypopular.C）Itgivesrisetoserioussocialinstability.

B）IthelpstheusertoescaperealityD）Ithurtsapersonandthosearoundthem.

17.A）Theyusedrugsjustforfun.C）Theyusedrugsasmedicine.

B）Theytakedrugstogethigh.D）Theykeepdruguseasecret.

18.A）Itisquitecommoninentertainmentcircles.

B）Itisthecauseofvarioussocialproblems.

C）Itishardtogetridof.

D）Itisfataltotheuser.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Takingupexercisesafterrecovery.C）Findingnewwaystocureheartdisease.

B）Producingtastyhealthyfrozenfood.D）Goingonadietuponleavingthehospital.

20.A）Itwascarefullytestedwithconsumers.

B）Itwaspromotedbyhealthorganizations.

C）Itwasdisapprovedbymanydietexperts.

D）Itwashighlyexpectedbythegeneralpublic.

21.A）Competitiveprice.C）Vigorouspromotion.

B）Lowexpectations.D）Uniqueingredients.

22.A）Itwassuggestedbythefirm’svice-president.

B）Itmatchesthefood’sdarkgreenpackaging.

C）Ithasapositiveimplicationforconsumers.

D）Ittrickstheeldersintoimpulsepurchasing.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Itispracticedinmostofthestates.

B）Itwillbeabolishedsoonerorlater.

C）Ithasdrawnalotofcriticismfromoverseas.

D）IthastobeapprovedbytheSupremeCourt.

24.A）Whetherthepracticeshouldbeallowedtocontinueinfuture.

B）Whetherthereshouldbeaminimumagelimitforexecution.

C）Whattypeofcriminalsshouldreceiveit.

D）Whateffectitmighthaveonyoungsters.

25.A）HewasthefirstminortobeexecutedinSouthCarolina.

B）Thegovernorchangedhisdeathsentencetolifeinprison

C）Thecourtsentencedhimtolifeinprisonforkillingtwofriends.

D）Hewassentencedtodeathforacrimehecommittedasaminor.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefisttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheardFinally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Somepeopleborrowmoneyand“forget”topayitback.

Largeloansareseldomtheissue;theyareusuallytreatedasbusiness（26）,withthetermsspelledoutonpaper.Butmanywomensuffer（27）overproblemslikeCarol’s.“MyfriendGinnyisalways（28）cash,”shesays.“IhatetorecallhowoftenI’ve‘loaned’heradollarortwoforadrinkoramovie.EachloanissosmallI’dfeelreallycheapmakingabigdealoutofit;still,Ido（29）thefactthatsheneverpaysmeback.”

Caroladmitstobeing“too（30）orsomething”todemandrepayment,butshehasresolvedtostoplendingmoneytoGinny.“Thelasttimesheaskedforfivedollarstopayforherdrycleaning，IjusttoldherIcouldn’t（31）it.”

Anotherwomansuggestsabolder（32）.“Whensomebodyrefusestorepayaloan,I（33）byrequestingonemyself,”shesays.‘“Ilefthomewithoutmywallet,’I’llsay.‘Canyoulendmeenoughtocoverlunch?

’Then,whenthemoneyissafelyinhand,Iamstruckbyasudden（34）.‘Why,thisisexactlytheamountIloanedyoulastweek!

How（35）!

Nowyouwon’thavetorepayme!

’”Shesaysitworkslikeacharm.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.YouarerequiredtoselectoneWordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

FormanyAmericans,2013endedwithanunusuallybittercoldspellLateNovemberandDecember36earlysnowandbone-chillingtemperaturesinmuchofthecountry,partofayearwhen,forthefirsttimeintwo37record-colddayswilllikelyturnouttohaveoutnumberedrecord-warmones.ButtheU.S.wastheexception:

Novemberwasthewarmestever38,andcurrentdataindicatesthat2013islikelytohavebeenthefourthhottestyearonrecord.

Enjoythesnownow,because39aregoodthat2014willbeevenhotter,perhapsthehottestyearsincerecordshavebeenkept.That'sbecause,scientistsarepredicting，2014willbeanElNinoyear.

ElNiño,Spanishfor“thechild”,40whensurfaceoceanwatersinthesouthernPacificbecomeabnormallywarm.SolargeisthePacific,covering30%oftheplanet’ssurface,thatthe41energygeneratedbyitswarmingisenoughtotouchoffaseriesofweatherchangesaroundtheworld.ElNiñosare42withabnormallydryconditionsinSoutheastAsiaandAustralia.TheycanleadtoextremeraininpartsofNorthandSouthAmerica，evenassouthernAfrica43dryweather.Marinelifemaybeaffectedtoo:

ElNiñoscan44therisingofthecold,nutrient-rich（营养丰富的）waterthatsupportslargefish45,andtheunusuallywarmocean

temperaturescandestroycoral（珊瑚）.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A）additional

I）logically

B）associated

J）occurs

C）bore

K）populations

D）chances

L）realize

E）communicated

M）reduce

F）decades

N）saw

G）experiences

O）specific

H）globally

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwitchtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbyma