全国英语等级考试四级历年真题.docx

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全国英语等级考试四级历年真题

全国英语等级考试四级2015年真卷

SectionIListening

（30minutes）

Directions:

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA

Directions:

ForQuestions1--5,youwillhearaweatherforecastforsomemajorcitiesintheworld.Whileyoulisten,filloutthetablewiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Someoftheinformationhasbeengiventoyouinthetable.Writeonly1wordineachnumberedbox.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.

InternationalWeatherReport

City

High

Low

Weather

Athens

80

70

____

1

Beijing

____

64

cloudy

2

Cairo

93

73

____

3．

Istanbul

86

____

clear

4。

NewDelhi

__

__

______

80

cloudy

r

5

PartB

Directions:

ForQuestions6--10,youwillhearapassageaboutthechangeinAmericanmarriages.Whileyoulisten,completethesentencesandanswerthequestion.Usenotmorethan3wordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.

PartC

Directions:

Youwillhearthreedialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Whilelistening,answereachquestiontchoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhave10secondstocheckyouranswer,toeachquestion.Youwillheareachpieceonlyonce.

Questions11--13arebasedonthefollowingpassageaboutEmilyDickinson--awell-knownAmericanpoet.

11.HowlongdidEmilyDickinsonliveinthehousewhereshewasborn?

AAlmostallherlife.

BLessthanhalfherlife.

CUntil1830.

DBefore1872.

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofEmilyDickinson?

AShewasnotaproductivepoet.

BShesawmanyofherpoemspublished.

CShewasnotasociableperson.

DShehadcontactonlywithafewpoets.

13.WhenwasEmilyDickinsonwidelyrecognized?

AAfterHenryJamesreferredhighlytoher.

BAftersevenofherpoemswerepublished.

CAfterherpoemsbecameknowntoothers.

DAftershehadbeendeadformanyyears.

Questions14--16arebasedonthefollowingdialogue.

14.Whatisthewomandoingwhenthemaninterruptsher?

ATapingsomemusic.BWatchingafilm.

CMakingavideorecording.

DWritingaletter.

15.Whyisthewomansoexcited?

ASheisgoingtostudyinanothercountry.

BShereceivedaletterfromaJapanesefriend.

CShejustreturnedfromatriptoJapan.

DShegotajobatatravelagency.

16.WhydoesthewomanfeelgratefultoProfesserMercheno?

AHehelpedhergetintotheprogram.

BHerecordedsometapesespeciallyforher.

CHegaveheragoodgradeinherJapaneseclass.

DHetoldheraboutaninterestingmovietowatch.

Questions17--20arebasedonthefollowingpassageaboutthehistoryofnewspapers.

17.Howlongisitsincethefirstnewspaperwasprinted?

A700years.

BOver2,000years.

CAbout1,300years.

DAbout380years.

18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingnewspapershavethelargestcirculation?

AEnglishlanguagenewspapers.

BChineselanguagenewspapers.

CJapaneselanguagenewspapers.

DGermanlanguagenewspapers.

19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

ATheearliestprintednewspaperwasdevelopedinEurope.

BIttookhundredsofyearsfornewspaperstobedevelopedintotheirpresentform.

CBostonistheplacewhereAmericannewspaperswerefirstprinted.

DThefirstAmericannewspapercarriednewsfrombothhomeandabroad.

20.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeinferredfromthepassage?

AChinadevelopedadvancedtechnologyinprintinglongbeforeanyothercountryintheworld.

BMorepeoplereadnewspapersinEnglishthaninanyotherlanguages.

CJapanisthecountrywherepeoplereadmorenewspapers.

DNewspapershavedevelopedquicklyintheU.S.sincethebeginningofthe18thcentury.

SectionIIReading

（75minutes）

PartA

Directions:

ReadthefollowingtextandfilleachofthenumberedspaceswithONEsuitableword.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

IntheyearsafterWorldWarII,Americanstypicallyassumedthefullresponsibilitiesofadulthoodbytheirlateteensorearly20s.Mostyoungmenhad（21）__schoolandwereworkingfull-

time,andmostyoungwomenwere（22）__andraisingchildren.Peoplewhogrew（23）__inthiseraofgrowingaffluencewereeconomicallyserf-sufficientandabletotakecareofothersbythetimetheyhadweatheredadolescence.Today,adulthoodnolonger（24）__whenadolescenceends.

Socialscientistsarebeginningtorecognizeanewphaseoflife:

earlyadulthood.Somefeaturesofthisstageresemblecomingofage（25）__thelate19thandearly20thcenturies,（26）__youthfingeredinastateofsemi-autonomy,waiting（27）__theyweresufficientlywell-offtomarry,havechildrenandestablishanindependent（28）__However,thereareimportantdifferences（29）__howyoungpeopletodaydefineandachieveadulthoodfromthoseofboththerecentandthemoredistantpast.

Thisnewstageisnotmerelyanextensionofadolescence,（30）__hasbeenmaintainedinthemassmedia.Youngadultsarephysicallymatureandoften（31）__impressiveintellectual,

socialandpsychologicalskills.Norareyoungpeopletodayreluctanttoacceptadultresponsibilities.Instead,theyarebusy（32）__uptheireducationalcredentialsandpracticalskillsinanevermoredemandinglabormarket.Yet,manyhavenotbecomefullyadult,（33）__theyarenotready,orperhapsnotpermitted,todo（34）__.Foragrowingnumber,thiswillnothappenuntiltheirlate20sorevenearly30s.In（35）__,Americansocietywillhavetoreviseupwardthe“normal”ageoffulladulthood,anddevelopwaystoassistyoungpeoplethroughtheever-lengtheningtransition.

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

Text1

Inthelast30years,scienceandtechnologyhavehadatrulydramaticimpactonsports.Therearethreemajorreasonsforthis.First,newartificialmaterialshaveappearedandbeenusedin

manysports--sometimestorevolutionaryeffect.Second,ourdesignexpertisehasimproved,partlythroughthedevelopmentofcomputersandothertechnicaltools.Weknowmoreandcanplanandpredictmoreaccuratelyinmanycriticalareas.Thethirdreasonwhyscienceandtechnologyhavehadanincreasingimpactisthatthereisnowthemoneyandthemotivationforthemtodoso.Inavarietyofways,sporthasbecomeverybigbusiness,andinthematterofwinningorlosing,verylargeamountsofmoneymaybeatstake.

Technologyhasinfluencedspecificsportsinmanyways.Whereveracommercialmassmarketisinvolved,technicalchangemaybepromotedlargelyforthesakeofchange,tomakethisseason'sproductseemdifferentfromthatoflastseason.Anexampleofthistrendisintheendlesssearchfortheperfectsportsshoe.Anatomicallyprecisesupportfortheheelandankle,airsacsforextraspringandcomforteachyearbringapparentnewrefinements.Eveninretirement,basketball'sMichaelJordanremainsoneofsport'sbiggestearnersbecauseofthedealhesignedendorsingtheAirJordanshoe;andoneoftherichestsportspeopleofall,thoughhiswinningsthesedaysareminimal,istheveterangolferArnoldPalmer,thankstohisendorsementsofthelatestingolftechnology.

Moresignificantstillinmodemsportshavebeenmoregeneraleffectsoftechnologicaladvance.Ithasprovidedthemeansfortimingathletestothousandthsofasecond--andthemeansofreplayinganeventtocheckwhowonortoseeifabreak-ruleoccurred.Ithasputsportontelevision,somillionscanwatchwithoutmovingfromtheirownhomes.Ithasprovidedthemeansfortestingforillegaldrugs.Ithasalso,forbetterorworse,givensportsmenandwomenanewattitudetowardstheirownbodiesencouragedalsobythehighstakes,thesponsorshipandthefeveredmediaattention.Technologyhelpsthemplanthebestdietandexerciseregimes;ithascreatedheartandlungmonitorsthatmeasurestressandoxygenintake;anditallowsathletestokeepaconstantcheckontheirownphysicalproblemsandprogress.Intermsofnutrition（fuel）andtraining（maintenance）,themodemsportspersonistreated--andtreatshimselforherself--likeamachine.

36.Accordingtotheauthor,sporthasbecomeverybigbusinessinthesensethat

Aitneedshigh-techmaterials.

Bitrequiresbusinessmanagement.

Citinvolvesthewideuseofcomputers.

Ditseemsamatterofbigmoney.

37.Theexampleofsportsshoessuggeststhatthetechnologicaladvancesinmodemsportsare

Aencouragedbycommercialinterests.

Bsupportedbyfamoussportspeople.

Cattributedtobasketballperformance.

Dsubjectedtocomputertechnology.

38.Thetextsuggeststhatsomeoftherichsportsmen

Acooperatewithcompaniestodevelophigh-techsportsproducts.

Bareinterestedinpromotingthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.

Careselfishlyearningmoneybypromotingnewsportsproducts.

Dplayapositiveroleinpromotinghigh-techsportsproducts.

39.Bysaying“themodernsportspersonis...likeamachine”,theauthorem