大学英语四级考试真题第套.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题第套

2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

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Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Listeningismoreimportantthantalking.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceoflistening.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words。

PartⅡListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）B）C）andD）.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron.AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

1.WhatdidNASA'sConstellationProgrammeoriginallyplantodo

A）Tosetupamooncolonyby2020.

B）Tosendastronautsagaintothemoonby2020.

C）Tocontinuethecurrentshuttlemissionstill2020.

D）TocreatemorejobsforNASAtill2020.

2.WhatisthemajorreasonforNASA'sConstellationProgrammetobecanceled

A）Therewereimportspacemissions.

B）Thespaceagencylackedfundingfortheprogramme.

C）Thecurrentshuttlemissionswouldcontinue.

D）CongressfailedtopassPresidentObama'sbudget.

Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

3.WhatisthepercentageofcommonsharesofBlackberrydoesFairfaxhold

A）10%B）20%C）40%D）Unknown

4.Accordingtothispassage,whatisthemostlikelyordirectreasonthatissaidforBlackberrybeingailing

A）Theeconomiccrisishappeningaroundtheworld.

B）Thestiffcompetitionfromothercompanies.

C）Theunwisedecisionsmadebythecompany'smanagingteam.

D）Theirsmartphonesarenotwellproduced.

Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

5.Whywerethefishingcrewstrandedon

A）TheywenttoaremoteareaB）Theirfishingboatscollided

C）TheytriedtorepairtheirboatsD）Theydecidedtostayintheboats.

6.Howdidtheysurviveduringthosethreemonths

A）Onsuppliestheybroughtwiththem.

B）Onsuppliessenttothembyrescueteams.

C）Onsuppliesleftatthemilitarybase.

D）Notmentionedinthepassage.

7.Howwerethecrewrescuedeventually

A）Byhelicopter.B）Byboat.

C）Byradiocontact.D）Byasearchteam.

SectionB

Direction:

Inthissection，youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）HehastaughtSpanishforacoupleofyearsatalocalschool.

B）HeworkedattheBrownstoneCompanyforseveralyears.

C）HeownedasmallretailbusinessinMichiganyearsago.

D）Hehasbeenworkingpart-timeinaschoolnearDetroit.

9.A）Heprefersafull-timejobwithmoreresponsibility.

B）Heiseagertofindajobwithanincreasedsalary.

C）Helikestoworkinacompanyclosetohome.

D）Hewouldrathergetalessdemandingjob.

10.A）Sports.B）Travel.

C）Foreignlanguages.D）Computergames.

11.A）whenheissupposedtostartwork.

B）Whatresponsibilitieshewouldhave.

C）Whenhewillbeinformedabouthisapplication.

D）Whatcareeropportunitieshercompanycanoffer.

ConversationTwo

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）BringhimuptodateonthecurrentsituationinMilan,

B）InformhimofthearrangementsforhistripinItaly.

C）FetchthedocumentssignedbyMr.Gartner.

D）AccompanyMr.GartnertotheLinateairport.

13.A）About8:

30.B）About6:

30.

C）About5:

30.D）About4:

15.

14.A）Mr.GartnerfromMilan.

B）GianniRivaatMegastar.

C）Thecompany’ssalesrepresentative.

D）GavinfromtheChamberofCommerce.

15.A）Travelagent.B）Businessmanager.

C）Secretary.D）Saleswoman.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion.youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Itislinedwithtalltrees.B）Itwaswidenedrecently

C）Ithashighbuildingsonbothsides.D）Itusedtobedirtyanddisorderly.

17.A）TheyrepaveditwithrocksB）Theybuiltpublicrestroomsonit

C）TheybeautifieditwithplantsD）Theysetupcookingfacilitiesnearit

WhatmakeslifeenjoyableB）Howtoworkwithtools

C）WhatacommunitymeansD）Howtoimprovehealth

19.A）Theywereobligedtofulfillthesignedcontract

B）Theywereencouragedbythecityofficials’praise

C）Theywantedtoprovetheywereascapableasboys

D）Theyderivedhappinessfromtheconstructivework

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A）Themajorityofthemthinkitlessimportantthancomputers

B）Manyofthemconsideritboringandold-fashioned

C）Themajorityofthemfinditinteresting

D）Fewofthemreadmorethantenbooksayear

21.A）NovelsandstoriesC）Historyandsciencebooks

B）MysteriesanddetectivestoriesD）Booksandcultureandtradition

22.A）WatchingTVC）Readingmagazines

B）ListeningtomusicD）Playingcomputergames

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Adviceonthepurchaseofcars

B）Informationaboutthenewgreen-fuelvehicles

C）Trendsforthedevelopmentofthemotorcar

D）Solutionstoglobalfuelshortage

24.A）LimiteddrivingrangeB）Hugerechargingexpenses

C）TheshortlifeofbatteriesD）Theunaffordablehighprice

25.A）Theyneedtobefurtherimproved

B）Theycaneasilyswitchtonaturalgas

C）Theyaremorecost-effectivethanvehiclespoweredbysolarenergy

D）Theycanmatchconventionalmotorcarsinperformanceandsafety

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

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

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

FormanyAmericans,2013endedwithanunusuallybittercoldspell.LateNovemberandDecember26earlysnowandbone-chillingtemperaturesinmuchofthecountry,partofayearwhen,forthefirsttimeintwo27,record-colddayswilllikelyturnouttohaveoutnumberedrecord-warmones.Butthe.wastheexception：

Novemberwasthewarmestever28,andcurrentdataindicatesthat2013islikelytohavebeenthefourthhottestyearonrecord.

Enjoythesnownow,because29aregoodthat2014willbeevenhotter,perhapsthehottestyearsincerecordshavebeenkept.That’sbecause,scientistsarepredicting,2014willbeanEINinoyear.

EINino,Spanishfor“thechild”,30whensurfaceoceanwatersinthesouthernPacificbecomeabnormallywarm.SolargeisthePacific,covering30％oftheplanet’ssurface,thatthe31energygeneratedbyitswarmingisenoughtotouchoffaseriesofweatherchangesaroundtheworld.EINinosare32withabnormallydryconditionsinSoutheastAsiaandAustralia.TheycanleadtoextremeraininpartsofNorthandSouthAmerica,evenassouthernAfrica33dryweather.Marinelifemaybeaffectedtoo：

EINinocan34therisingofthecold,nutrient-rich（营养丰富的）waterthatsupportslargefish35,andtheunusuallywarmoceantemperaturescandestroycoral（珊瑚）.

A）additionalI）logically

B）associatedJ）occurs

C）boreK）populations

D）chancesL）realize

E）communicatedM）reduce

F）decadesN）saw

G）experiencesO）specific

H）globally

SectionB

Directions：

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

HowtoEatWell

　　A）WhydosomanyAmericanseattonsofprocessedfood,thestuffthatiscorrectlycalledjunk（垃圾）andshouldreallycarrywarninglabels

　　B）It’snotbecausefreshingredientsarehardtocomebySupermarketsoffermorevarietythanever,andthereareoverfourtimesasmanyfamers’marketsinthe.astherewere20yearsago.Norisitforlackofavailableinformation.Thereareplentyofrecipes（食谱）,how-tovideosandcookingclassesavailabletoanyonewhohasacomputer,smartphoneortelevision.Ifanythingtheinformationisoverwhelming.

　　C）Andyetwearen’tcooking.IfyoueatthreemealsadayandbehavelikemostAmericans,youprobablygetatleastathirdofyourdailycalories（卡路里）outsidesthehome.Nearlytwo-thirdsofusgrabfastfoodonceaweek,andwegetalmost25%ofourdailycaloriesfromsnacks.Sowe’reeatingoutortakingin,andwedon’tsitdown—orwedo,buthurry.

　　D）Should