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大学英语四级考试真题及解析
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题及解析
PartIWriting
1.【题干】Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Learningisadailyexperienceandalifetimemission."Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceoflifelonglearning.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
2.【题干】Question1
【选项】
admirethecourageofspaceexplorers.
enjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.
weregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.
likedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.
【答案】B
【解析】M:
Doyourememberthewonderfulfilmonspaceexplorationwewatchedtogetherlastmonth?
W:
Sure.It'sactuallythemostimpressiveoneI'veseenonthattopic.
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?
3.【题干】Question2
【选项】
agiftshop.
agraduationceremony.
theofficeofatravelagency.
aschoollibrary.
【答案】A
【解析】W:
Areyoulookingforanythinginparticular?
M:
Yes.MysonisgraduatingfromhighschoolandIwanttogethimsomethingspecial.
Q:
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
4.【题干】Question3
【选项】
usedtoworkintheartgallery.
doesnothaveagoodmemory.
declinedajobofferformtheartgallery.
isnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.
【答案】C
【解析】M:
Miketoldmeyesterdaythathe'dbeenlookinginvainforajobintheartgallery.
W:
Really?
IfIrememberright,hehadachancetoworktherebutheturneditdown.
Q:
WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMike?
5.【题干】Question4
【选项】
hasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.
willgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.
womanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.
willbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.
【答案】D
【解析】W:
WouldyouliketocometoSusan'sbirthdaypartytomorrowevening?
M:
I'mgoingtogivealecturetomorrow.IwishIcouldbeintwoplacesatthesametime.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
6.【题干】Question5
【选项】
thosehavingmadegoodprogress.
adeadlineforthestafftomeet.
moreworkerstotheproject.
thestafftoworkinsmallgroups.
【答案】B
【解析】W:
Aren'tyoudiscouragedbytheslowprogressyourstaffismaking?
M:
Yes.IthinkI'llgivethemadeadlineandholdthemtoit.
Q:
Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?
7.【题干】Question6
【选项】
waytothevisitor’sparking.
rateforparkinginLotC.
farawaytheparkinglotis.
shecanleavehercar.
【答案】A
【解析】W:
Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethevisitor'sparkingis?
Ileftmycarthere.
M:
Sure.It'sinLotC,overthatway.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
8.【题干】Question7
【选项】
regretsmissingtheclasses.
planstotakethefitnessclasses.
islookingforwardtoabetterlife.
hasbenefitedformexercise.
【答案】D
【解析】W:
Youlookgreatnowthatyou'vetakenthosefitnessclasses.
M:
Thanks.I'veneverthoughtbetterinmylife.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
9.【题干】Question8
【选项】
toworkefficiency.
toselectsecretaries.
responsibilitiesofsecretaries.
secretariesintheman’scompany.
【答案】D
【解析】W:
Ireallyadmiretheefficiencyofyoursecretaries.
M:
Ourcompanyselectsonlythebest.Theyhaveaheavyworkloadandwegivethemalotofresponsibilities.
Q:
Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
10.【题干】Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question9
【选项】
ismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.
isusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.
willbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.
willeventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.
【答案】B
【解析】Q:
WhatdoesthemansayaboutChinese?
W:
Hi,Leo.WhydoyousayEnglishwillbecometheworldlanguage?
M:
Well,foronething,it'ssocommonlyused.TheonlylanguagethatisusedbymorepeopleisChinese.
W:
WhyisEnglishspokenbysomanypeople?
M:
It'sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworldbecauseoftheBritishEmpire.Andnow,ofcourse,there'sinfluenceofAmericaaswell.
W:
ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficultlanguagetolearn.
M:
Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatadvantages.
W:
Whatarethey?
M:
Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternationalvocabulary.IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,French,SpanishandItalianwordsinit.SospeakersofthoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsinEnglish.Infact,Englishhaswordsfrommanyotherlanguagesaswell.
W:
Whyisthat?
M:
Well,partlybecauseEnglishspeakershavetravelledalot.Theybringbackwordswiththem,soEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternationalvocabulary.
W:
Andwhat'stheotheradvantageofEnglish?
M:
It'sthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquiteeasy.Forexample,itdoesn'thavedozensofdifferentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesandverbs,notlikeLatin,Russian,andGermanforexample.
W:
Whyisthat?
M:
Well,it'squiteinterestingactually.It'sbecauseoftheFrench.WhentheFrenchruledEngland,FrenchwastheofficiallanguageandonlythecommonpeoplespokeEnglish.Theytrytomakethelanguageassimpleaspossible,sotheymadethegrammareasier.
11.【题干】Question10
【选项】
haswordsfrommanylanguages.
popularitywiththecommonpeople.
influenceoftheBritishEmpire.
effectoftheIndustrialRevolution.
【答案】C
【解析】Q:
WhatmadeEnglishawidelyusedlanguage?
W:
Hi,Leo.WhydoyousayEnglishwillbecometheworldlanguage?
M:
Well,foronething,it'ssocommonlyused.TheonlylanguagethatisusedbymorepeopleisChinese.
W:
WhyisEnglishspokenbysomanypeople?
M:
It'sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworldbecauseoftheBritishEmpire.Andnow,ofcourse,there'sinfluenceofAmericaaswell.
W:
ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficultlanguagetolearn.
M:
Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatadvantages.
W:
Whatarethey?
M:
Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternationalvocabulary.IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,French,SpanishandItalianwordsinit.SospeakersofthoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsinEnglish.Infact,Englishhaswordsfrommanyotherlanguagesaswell.
W:
Whyisthat?
M:
Well,partlybecauseEnglishspeakershavetravelledalot.Theybringbackwordswiththem,soEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternationalvocabulary.
W:
Andwhat'stheotheradvantageofEnglish?
M:
It'sthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquiteeasy.Forexample,itdoesn'thavedozensofdifferentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesandverbs,notlikeLatin,Russian,andGermanforexample.
W:
Whyisthat?
M:
Well,it'squiteinterestingactually.It'sbecauseoftheFrench.WhentheFrenchruledEngland,FrenchwastheofficiallanguageandonlythecommonpeoplespokeEnglish.Theytrytomakethelanguageassimpleaspossible,sotheymadethegrammareasier.
12.【题干】Question11
【选项】
includesalotofwordsformotherlanguages.
hasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.
canbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers.
isthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.
【答案】A
【解析】Q:
WhatissaidtobespecialaboutEnglishvocabulary?
W:
Hi,Leo.WhydoyousayEnglishwillbecometheworldlanguage?
M:
Well,foronething,it'ssocommonlyused.TheonlylanguagethatisusedbymorepeopleisChinese.
W:
WhyisEnglishspokenbysomanypeople?
M:
It'sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworldbecauseoftheBritishEmpire.Andnow,ofcourse,there'sinfluenceofAmericaaswell.
W:
ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficultlanguagetolearn.
M:
Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatadvantages.
W:
Whatarethey?
M:
Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternationalvocabulary.IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,French,SpanishandItalianwordsinit.SospeakersofthoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsinEnglish.Infact,Englishhaswordsfrommanyotherlanguagesaswell.
W:
Whyisthat?
M:
Well,partlybecauseEnglishspeakershavetravelledalot.Theybringbackwordswiththem,soEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternationalvocabulary.
W:
Andwhat'stheotheradvantageofEnglish?
M:
It'sthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquiteeasy.Forexample,itdoesn'thavedozensofdifferentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesandverbs,notlikeLatin,Russian,andGermanforexample.
W:
Whyisthat?
M:
Well,it'squiteinterestingactually.It'sbecauseoftheFrench.WhentheFrenchruledEngland,FrenchwastheofficiallanguageandonlythecommonpeoplespokeEnglish.Theytrytomakethelanguageassimpleaspossible,sotheymadethegrammareasier.
13.【题干】Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question12
【选项】
returnsomegoods.
applyforajob.
placeanorder.
makeacomplaint.
【答案】C
【解析】Q:
Whatisthewoman'spurposeinmakingthephonecall?
M:
Hello.Yes?
W:
Hello.Isthatthesalesdepartment?
M:
Yes,itis.
W:
Oh,well,myname'sJaneKingsburyofGPFLimited.Hmm,weneedsomesuppliesforourdesignoffice.
M:
Uh,what'ssort?
W:
Well,firstofall,weneedonecompletenewdrawingboard.
M:
ADO44orDO45?
W:
Uh,Idon'tknow.What'sthedifference?
M:
Well,the45costs15poundsmore.
W:
Hmm,sowhat'sthetotalpricethen?
M:
It's387pounds.
W:
Doesthatincludevalueaddedtax?
M:
Oh,I'mnotsure,mostofthepricesdo.Yes,Ithinkitdoes.
W:
Hmm,whataretheboardsactuallymadeof?
M:
Oh,Idon'tknow.Ithinkit'sasortofplasticstuffthesedays.It'swhiteanyway.
W:
Hmm,andhowlongdoesittaketodeliver?
M:
Oh,Icouldn'treallysay.Itdependsonhowmuchworkwe'vegotandhowmanyotherorderstherearetosendo