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15年英语四级1

　2015年12月英语四级真题及答案

Writing

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Nevergoouttheretoseewhathappens,goouttheretomakessomethinghappen"Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofbeingcreativeratherthanmereonlookersinlife.Youshouldwriteatleast120words,nomorethan180words.

　PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

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

　　1.A）Theyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorers.

　　B）Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.

　　C）Theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.

　　D）Theylikedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.

　　2.A）Atagiftshop.

　　B）Atagraduationceremony.

　　C）Intheofficeofatravelagency.

　　D）Inaschoollibrary.

　　3.A）Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.

　　B）Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory.

　　C）Hedeclinedajobofferformtheartgallery.

　　D）Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.

　　4.A）Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.

　　B）Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.

　　C）Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.

　　D）Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.

　　5.A）Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.

　　B）Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.

　　C）Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.

　　D）Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.

　　6.A）Thewaytothevisitor’sparking.

　　B）TherateforparkinginLotC.

　　C）Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.

　　D）Whereshecanleavehercar.

　　7.A）Heregretsmissingtheclasses.

　　B）Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.

　　C）Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.

　　D）Hehasbenefitedformexercise.

　　8.A）Howto?

workefficiency.

　　B）Howtoselectsecretaries.

　　C）Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.

　　D）Thesecretariesintheman’scompany.

　　ConversationOne

　　Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　9.A）ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.

　　B）ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.

　　C）ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.

　　D）Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.

　　10.A）Ithaswordswordsfrommanylanguages,

　　B）Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.

　　C）TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.

　　D）TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.

　　11.A）Itincludesalotofwordsformotherlanguages.

　　B）Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords,

　　C）Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravelers.

　　D）Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.

　　Conversation2

　　Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　12.A）Toreturnsomegoods.

　　B）Toapplyforajob.

　　C）Toplaceanorder.

　　D）Tomakeacomplaint.

　　13.A）Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.

　　B）Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofgoods.

　　C）Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.

　　D）Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.

　　14.A）Itisnothisresponsibility.

　　B）Itwillbefreeforlargeorders.

　　C）Itcosts15moreforexpressdelivery.

　　D）Itdependsonanumberoffactors.

　　15.A）Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.

　　B）Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.

　　C）Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.

　　D）Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.

　　SectionB

　　Directions:

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

　　PassageOne

　　Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　16.A）Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywere?

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　　B）Nooneknowsforsurewhenthycameintobeing.

　　C）Nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywere?

　　D）Nooneknowswhattheywill?

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　　17.A）Carryropesacrossrivers.

　　B）Measurethespeedofwind.

　　C）Passonsecretmessages.

　　D）Givewarningsofdanger.

　　18.A）Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.

　　B）Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.

　　C）Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites.

　　D）Toprovethelightningiselectricity.

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　19.A）Sheenjoysteachinglanguages.

　　B）Shecanspeakseverallanguages.

　　C）Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.

　　D）Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages.

　　20.A）Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.

　　B）Theywouldliketoliveabroadpermanently.

　　C）Theywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

　　D）Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.

　　21.A）Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.

　　B）ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountries.

　　C）ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.

　　D）Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.

　　22.A）Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.

　　B）Takepartinacookingcompetition.

　　C）Teachvocabularyforfoodin?

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　　D）Givecookinglessonson?

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　　PassageThree

　　Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　23.A）Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation.

　　B）Heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher.

　　C）Hegrewupinapoor?

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　　D）Heoftenhelpedhis?

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　　24.A）Careless.

　　B）Stupid.

　　C）Brave.

　　D）Active.

　　25.A）Writetwobookreportsaweek.

　　B）Keepadiary.

　　C）Helpwithhousework.

　　D）Watcheducation?

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　　SectionC

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

　　Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyousee?

Thereareotherbodiesouttherebesidesthemoonandstars.Oneofthemostofthisisacomet.Cometswereformedaroundthesametheearthwasformed.Theyaremadeupoficeandotherfrozenliquidsandgasses.thesedirtysnowballsbegintoorbitthesunjustastheplanetsdo.Asacometgetsclosertothesun,somegassesinitbegintounfreeze.Theycombinewithdustparticlesfromthecomettoformahugecloud.Asthecometgetsevennearertothesunandsolarwindblowsthecloudbehindthecometthusformingitstail.Thetailandgenerallyfuzzyatmospherearoundthecometarethatcanhelpthisphenomenoninthenightsky.Inanygivenyear，aboutdozenknowncometscomeclosetothesunintheirorbits.Theaveragepersoncan’tseethemallofcourse.Usuallythereisonlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwiththe_________eye.CometHale-Boppdiscoveredin1995wasanunusuallybrightcomet.Itsorbitboughtit_________totheearthwithin122millionmilesofit.ButHale-Boppcamealongwayonitsearthlyvisit.Itwon’tbebackforanother4thousandyearsorso.

Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostofthefirstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,it’soutofmind.ifyoucoverababy’s__36__toywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstopslookingforit.A4-year-oldman__37__,thatasisterhasmorefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,notthe__38__ofthejuice.

　　Yetchildrenaresmartintheirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sized__39__abouthowthingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,“That’senough!

Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!

”thechildwill__40__testyourclaim.Areyouserious?

Areyouangry?

Whatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagain?

Sheisnotdoingthistodriveyou__41__;rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose__42__areimportantandsometimestheyarenot.

Howandwhydoeschildren’sthinkingchange?

Inthe1920s,SwisspsychologistJeanPiagetproposedthatchildren’scognitiveabilitiesunfold__43__,likethebloomingofaflower,almostindependentofwhatelseis__44__intheirlives.Althoughmanyofhisspecificconclusionshavebeen__45__ormodifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld.

　　A）advocateB）amountC）confirmed

　　D）crazyE）definiteF）differences

　　G）favoriteH）happeningI）immediately

　　J）naturallyK）obtainingL）primarily

　　M）protestN）rejectedO）theories

SectionB

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

　　ThePerfectEssay

　　A）Lookingbackontoomanyyearsofeducation,Icanidentifyonetrulyimpossibleteacher.Shecaredaboutme,andmyintellectuallife,evenwhenIdidn’t.Herexpectationswerehigh—impossiblyso.ShewasanEnglishteacher.Shewasalsomymother.

　　B）Whengoodstudentsturninanessay,theydreamoftheirinstructorreturningittothem