2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)
研究生读写英语 (科目) 资环（10组） 专业 2017 级 2017 — 2018 学年第 1 学期 命题人： 程婧 马文月 郭婉婷 阴柯欣 李浩
Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay about Listening is more important than talking. You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension
(25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line though the centre. Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A) Dismissing employees without giving advance notice B) Checking employees’ online private messages at work. C) Monitoring employees’ performance on weekends. D) Closing employees ’ social media during work hours. 2. A) He did well in handling his clients’ queries. B) He created a private account for his fiancée. C) He won the case against his employer recently. D) He was fired because of breaking company rules. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3. A) It is widely used in Kenya.
B) It has been increasing in value.
C) It makes poor people’s life easier.
D) It lowers the buying power of the rich.
4. A) It is a non-profit group located in Nairobi, Kenya.
B) It works hard on replacing the national currency system.
C) It introduced a community currency to a village in Kenya.
D) It made a series of investigations on trade and jobs in Kenya.
Question 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
5. A) Several states declared an economic emergency.
B) Many women are too old to get pregnant.
C) Some babies were born with brain defects.
D) Birth rates have fallen down greatly.
6. A) 10.
B) 29.
C) 2400.
D) 3100.
7. A) A mosquito-borne virus.
B) A severe chest infection.
C) The shortage of medicine.
D) Bacteria from Latin America.
Section B
Directions : In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from choice marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
Question 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A) It is used by more people than English.
B) It is more difficult to learn than English.
C) It will be as commonly used as English.
D) It will eventually become a world language.
9. A) Its popularity with the common people.
B) The effect of the Industrial Revolution.
C) The influence of the British Empire.
D) Its loan words from many languages.
10. A) It has a growing number of newly coined words.
B) It includes a lot of words from other languages.
C) It is the largest among all languages in the world.
D) It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers.
11. A) The English grammar is quite easy.
B) It is greatly influenced by French.
C) It could be pronounced easily.
D) It is attractive to English beginners.
Conversation Two
Question 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) To place an order.
B) To apply for a job.
C) To return some goods.
D) To make a complaint.
13. A) He works on a part-time basis for the company.
B) He has not worked in the sales department for long.
C) He is not familiar with the exact details of the goods.
D) He has become somewhat impatient with the woman.
14. A) It is not his responsibility.
B) It win be free for large orders.
C) It depends on a number of factors.
D) It costs ￡15 more for express delivery.
15. A) Make inquiries with some other companies.
B) Report the information to her superior.
C) Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge.
D) Ring back when she comes to a decision.
Section C
Directions: In this section , you will hear three passages . At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question , you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) No one knows for sure when they came into being.
B) No one knows exactly where they were first made.
C) No one knows for what purpose they were invented.
D) No one knows what they will look like in the future.
17. A) Measure the speed of wind.
B) Give warnings of danger.
C) Pass on secret messages.
D) Carry ropes across rivers.
18. A) To find out the strength of silk for kites.
B) To test the effects of the lightning rod.
C) To prove that lightning is electricity.
D) To protect houses against lightning.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the the passage you have just heard.
19. A) She was born with a talent for languages.
B) She was trained to be an interpreter.
C) She can speak several languages.
D) She enjoys teaching languages.
20. A) They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible.
B) They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.
C) They acquire an immunity to culture shock.
D) They would like to live abroad permanently.
21. A) She became an expert in horse racing.
B) She learned to appreciate classical music.
C) She was able to translate for a German sports judge.
D) She got a chance to visit several European countries.
22. A) Take part in a cooking competition.
B) Taste the beef and give her comment.
C) Teach vocabulary for food in English.
D) Give cooking lessons on Western food.
Passage Three
Question 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. A) He had only a third-grade education.
B) He once threatened to kill his teacher.
C) He often helped his mother do housework.
D) He grew up in a poor single-parent family.
24. A) Stupid.
B) Active.
C) Brave.
D) Careless.
25. A) Watch educational TV programs only.
B) Write two book reports a week.
C) Help with housework.
D) Keep a diary.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Scholars of the information society are divided over whether social inequality decreases or increases in an information-based society. However, they generally agree with the idea that inequality in the information society is (26) _____different from that of an industrial society. As informatization progresses in society, the cause and structural nature of social inequality changes as well.
It seems that the information society (27) ____the quantity of information available to the members of a society by revolutionizing the ways of using and exchanging information. But such a view is a (28) ____analysis based on the quantity of information supplied by various forms of the mass media. A different (29) ____is possible when the actual amount of information (30) ____by the user is taken into account. In fact, the more information (31) ____throughout the entire society, the wider the gap becomes between "information haves" and "information have-nots" , leading to digital divide.
According to recent studies, digital divide has been caused by three major (32)____: class, sex, and generation. In terms of class, digital divide exists among different types of workers and between the upper and middle classes and the lower class. With (33) _____to sex, digital divide exists between men and women. The greatest gap, however, is between the Net-generation,(34) ____with personal computers and the Internet, and the older generation,(35) ____to an industrial society.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.
Joy: A Subject Schools Lack
Becoming educated should not require giving up pleasure.
[A] When Jonathan Swift proposed, in 1729, that the people of Ireland eat their
children, he insisted it would solve three problems at once: feed the hungry masses, reduce the population during a severe depression, and stimulate the restaurant business. Even as a satire (讽刺), it seems disgusting and shocking in America with its child-centered culture. But actually, the country is closer to his proposal than you might think.
[B] If you spend much time with educators and policy makers, you'll hear a lot of the
following words: "standards," "results," "skills," "self-control," "accountability,"
and so on. I have visited some of the newer supposedly "effective" schools, where children shout slogans in order to learn self-control or must stand behind their desk when they can't sit still.
[C] A look at what goes on in most classrooms these days makes it abundantly clear
that when people think about education, they are not thinking about what it feels like to be a child, or what makes childhood an important and valuable stage of life in its own right.
[D] I'm a mother of three, a teacher, and a developmental psychologist. So I've
watched a lot of children—talking, playing, arguing, eating, studying, and being young. Here's what I've come to understand. The thing that sets children apart from adults is not their ignorance, nor their lack of skills. It's their enormous capacity for joy. Think of a 3-year-old lost in the pleasures of finding out what he can and cannot sink in the bathtub, a 5-year-old beside herself with the thrill of putting together strings of nonsensical words with her best friends, or an
11-year-old completely absorbed in a fascinating comic strip. A child's ability to become deeply absorbed in something, and derive intense pleasure from that absorption, is something adults spend the rest of their lives trying to return to. [E] A friend told me the following story. One day, when he went to get his 7-year-old
son from soccer practice, his kid greeted him with a downcast face and a sad voice. The coach had criticized him for not focusing on his soccer drills. The little boy walked out of the school with his head and shoulders hanging down.
He seemed wrapped in sadness. But just before he reached the car door, he suddenly stopped, crouching (蹲伏) down to peer at something on the sidewalk.
His face went down lower and lower, and then, with complete joy he called out, "Dad. Come here. This is the strangest bug I've ever seen. It has, like, a million legs. Look at this. It's amazing. " He looked up at his father, his features overflowing with energy and delight. "Can't we stay here for just a minute? I want to find out what he does with all those legs. This is the coolest ever. " [F] The traditional view of such moments is that they constitute a charming but
irrelevant byproduct of youth—something to be pushed aside to make room for more important qualities, like perseverance (坚持不懈), obligation, and practicality. Yet moments like this one are just the kind of intense absorption and pleasure adults spend the rest of their lives seeking. Human lives are governed by the desire to experience joy. Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things: reading novels instead of playing with small figures, conducting experiments instead of sinking cups in the bathtub, and debating serious issues rather than stringing together nonsense words, for example. In some cases, schools should help children find new, more grown-up ways of doing the same things that are constant sources of joy: making art, making friends, making decisions.
[G] Building on a child's ability to feel joy, rather than pushing it aside, wouldn't be
that hard. It would just require a shift in the education world's mindset (思维模式). Instead of trying to get children to work hard, why not focus on getting them to take pleasure in meaningful, productive activity, like making things, working with others, exploring ideas, and solving problems? These focuses are not so different from the things in which they delight.
[H] Before you brush this argument aside as rubbish, or think of joy as an
unaffordable luxury in a nation where there is awful poverty, low academic achievement, and high dropout rates, think again. The more horrible the school circumstances, the more important pleasure is to achieving any educational success.
[I] Many of the assignments and rules teachers come up with, often because they are
pressured by their administrators, treat pleasure and joy as the enemies of competence and responsibility. The assumption is that children shouldn't chat in the classroom because it hinders hard work; instead, they should learn to delay gratification (快乐) so that they can pursue abstract goals, like going to college. [J] Not only is this a boring and awful way to treat children, it makes no sense educationally. Decades of research have shown that in order to acquire skills and
real knowledge in school, kids need to want to learn. You can force a child to stay in his or her seat, fill out a worksheet, or practice division. But you can't force the child to think carefully, enjoy books, digest complex information, or develop a taste for learning. To make that happen, you have to help the child find pleasure in learning—to see school as a source of joy.
[K] Adults tend to talk about learning as if it were medicine; unpleasant, but necessary and good for you. Why not instead think of learning as if it were food—something so valuable to humans that they have evolved to experience it as a pleasure?
[L] Joy should not be trained out of children or left for after-school programs. The more difficult a child's life circumstances, the more important it is for that child to find joy in his or her classroom. "Pleasure" is not a dirty word. And it doesn't run counter to the goals of public education. It is, in fact, the precondition.
36. It will not be different to make learning a source of joy if educators change their
way of thinking.
37. What distinguishes children from adults is their strong ability to derive joy from
what they are doing.
38. Children in America are being treated with shocking cruelty.
39. It is human nature to seek joy in life.
40. Grown-ups are likely to think that learning to children is what medicine is to
patients.
41. Bad school conditions make it all the more important to turn learning into joyful
experience.
42. Adults do not consider children’s feelings when it comes to education.
43. Administrators seem to believe that only hard work will lead children to their
educational goals.
44. In the so-called “effective” schools, children are t aught self-control under a set of
strict rules.
45. To make learning effective, educators have to ensure that children want to learn. Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
When it’s five o’clock, people leave their office. The length of the workday, for many workers, is defined by time. They leave when the clock tells them they’ re done.
These days, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches, but on cell-phones and computers. That may be a bad thing, particularly at work. New research shows that clock-based work schedules hinder morale (士气) and creativity.
Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours. For example: a
meeting from 9 a. m. to 10 a. m. , research from 10 a. m. to noon, etc. On the other hand, task-timers have a list of thing they want to accomplish. They work down the list, each task starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types of planning.
What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in these different ways? Dose one make us more productive? Better at the task at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar Avent and Anne-Laure Sellier, they had participants organize different activities--from project planning, holiday shopping, to yoga--by time or to-do list to measure how they performed under “clock time”vs “task time. ” They found clock timers to be more efficient but less happy because they felt little control over moment when something good is happening, and seize opportunities that come up.
The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in business culture. Smart companies, they believe, will try to bake more task-based planning into their strategies.
This might be a small change to the way we view work and the office, but the researchers argue that it challenges a widespread characteristic of the economy: work organized by clock time. While most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when performing a job that requires more creativity. It’ ll make those tasks easier, and the task-doers will be happier.
46. What dose the author think of time displayed everywhere?
A）It makes everybody time-conscious.
B）It is a convenience for work and life.
C）It may have a negative effect an creative work.
D）It clearly indicated the fast pace of modern life.
47. How do people usually go about their work according to the author?
A）They combine clock-based and task-based planning.
B）They give priority to the most urgent task on hand.
C）They set a time limit for each specific task.
D）They accomplish their tasks one by one.
48. What did Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier find in their experiments about clock-timers.
A）They seize opportunities as they come up.
B）They always get their work done in time.
C）They have more control over their lives.
D）They tend to be more productive.
49. What do the researcher say about today’s business culture?
A）It dose not support the strategies adopted by smart companies.
B）It dose not attach enough importance to task-based practice.
C）It places more emphasis on work efficiency than on workers’ lives.
D）It aims to bring employers’ potential and creativity into full play.
50. What do the researchers suggest?
A）Task-based timing is preferred for doing creative work.
B）It is important to keep a balance between work and life.
C）Performing creative jobs tends to make workers happier.
D）A scientific standard should be adopted in job evaluation.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55are based on the following passage.
Martha Stewart was charged, tried and convicted of a crime in 2004. As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-known columnist wrote that she was “paying her dues,” and that “there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew.”
Surely, the American ideal of second chances should not be reserved only for the rich and powerful. Unfortunately, many federal and state laws impose post-conviction restrictions on a shockingly large number of Americans, who are prevented from ever fully paying their debt to society.
At least 65million people in the United States have a criminal record. This can result in severe penalties that continue long after punishment is completed.
Many of these penalties are imposed regardless of the seriousness of the offense or the person’s individual circumstances. Laws can restrict or ban voting, access to public housing, and professional and business licensing. They can affect a person’s ability to get a job and qualification for benefits.
In all, more than 45 000 laws and rules serve to exclude vast numbers of people from fully in American life.
Some laws make sense. No one advocates letting someone convicted of pedophilia (恋童癖）work in a school. But too often collateral (随时的）consequences bear no relation to pubic safety. Should a woman who possessed a small amount of drugs years ago be permanently unable to be licensed as a nurse?
These laws are also counterproductive, since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or land a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding.
A recent report makes several recommendations, including the abolition of most post-conviction penalties, except for those specifically needed to protect public safety. Where the penalties are not a must, they should be imposed only if the facts of a case support it.
The point is not to excuse or forget the crime. Rather, it is to recognize that in America’s vast criminal justice system, second chances are crucial. It is in no one’s interest to keep a large segment of the population on the margins of society.
51. What dose the well-known columnist’s remark about Martha Stewart suggest?
A) Her past record might stand in her way to a new life.
B) Her business went bankrupt while she was in prison.
C) Her release from prison has drawn little attention.
D) Her prison sentence might have been extended.
52. What do we learn from the second paragraph about many criminals in America?
A) They backslide after serving their terms in prison.
B) They are deprived of chances to turn over a new leaf.
C) They receive severe penalties for committing minor offenses.
D)They are convicted regardless of their individual circumstances.
53. What are the consequence for many Americans with a criminal record?
A) They remain poor for the rest of their lives.
B) They are deprived of all social benefits.
C) The are marginalized in society.
D) They are deserted by their family.
54. What dose the author think of the post-conviction laws and rules?
A) They help to maintain social stability.
B)Some of them have long been outdated.
C)They are hardly understood by the public.
D) A lot of them have negative effects on society.
55. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?
A) To create opportunities for criminals to reform themselves.
B) To appeal for changes in America;s criminal justice system.
C) To ensure that people with a criminal record live a decent life.
D) To call people’s attention to prisoner’s conditions in America.
Part IV Translation (30minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
中国父母往往过于关注孩子的学习，以至于不要他们帮忙做家务。他们对孩子的首要要求就是努力学习，考得好，能上名牌大学。他们相信这是为了孩子好，因为在中国这样竞争激烈的社会里，只有成绩好才能保证前途光明。中国父母还认为，如果孩子能在社会上取得大的成就，父母就会受到尊敬。因此，他们愿意牺牲自己的时间、爱好和兴趣，为孩子提供更好的条件。
2015年12月英语四级真题及答案第一套 Part I Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying ‘Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission.” You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Section A 1. They admire the courage of space explorers. They enjoyed the movie on space exploration. They were going to watch a wonderful movie. They like doing scientific exploration very much. 2. At a gift shop. At a graduation ceremony. In the office of a travel agency. In a school library. 3. He used to work in the art gallery. He does not have a good memory. He declined a job offer form the art gallery. He is not interested in any part-time jobs. 4. Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow. He will go to the birthday party after the lecture. The woman should have informed him earlier.
2015年12月英语四级真题及答案1 Writing For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying "Never go out there to see what happens, go out there to makes something happen" You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of being creative rather than mere onlookers in life. You should write at least 120 words, no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension ( 30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1.A) They admire the courage of space explorers. B) They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.
2015年12月英语四级考试真题及答案（卷一完整版）写作： Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying "Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission." You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 听力： Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Section A 1.They admire the courage of space explorers. They enjoyed the movie on space exploration. They were going to watch a wonderful movie. They like doing scientific exploration very much. 2.At a gift shop. At a graduation ceremony. In the office of a travel agency. In a school library. 3.He used to work in the art gallery. He does not have a good memory. He declined a job offer form the art gallery. He is not interested in any part-time jobs. 4.Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow. He will go to the birthday party after the lecture.
（听力与第二套一样） 阅读理解 Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. Children do nit think the way adults do. For most of the first year of life, if something is out of sight，it's out of mind. lf you cover a baby's 36 toy with a piece of cloth，the baby thinks the toy has disappeared and stops looking for it. A 4-year-old may 37 that a sister has more fruit juice when it is only the shapes of the glasses that differ，not the 38 of juice. Yet children are smart in their own way.Like good little scientists，children are always testing their child-sized 39 about how things work. When your child throws her spoon on the floor for the sixth time as you try to feed her，and you say，"That's enough! I will not pick up your spoon again!”the child will 40 te st your claim.Are you serious?Are you angry? What will happen if she throws the spoon again? She is not doing this to drive you 41 ;rather，she is learning that her desires and yours can differ，and that sometimes those 42 important and sometimes they are not How and why does children's thinking change?In the 1920s，Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget proposed that children's cognitive (认知的) abilities unfold 43 ，like the blooming of a flower，almost independent of what else is 44 their lives.Although many of his specific conclusions have been 45 or modified over the years, his ideas inspired出ousands of studies by investigators all over the world. A) advocate E) deflnite I) irrunediately M) protest B) amount F) differences J) naturally N) rejected C) confirmed G) favorite K) obtaining O) theories D) crazy H) happening L) primarily 2.长篇阅读（匹配意思相近的选项） Section B The Perfect Essay [A] Looking back on too many years of education，I can identify one truly impossible teacher. She cared about me，and my intellectual life，even when I didn't. Her expectations were high-impossibly so. She was an English teacher. She was also my mother. [B] When good students turn in an essay，they dream of their instmctor returning .it to them in exactly the same condition，save for a single word added in仕le margin of the flnal page: "Flawless." This dream came true for me one afternoon in the ninth grade. Of course，I had heard that genius could show itself at an early age，so I was only slightly taken aback that I had achieved perfection at the tender age of 14. Obviously，I did what any professional writer would do; I hurried off to spread the good news. I didn’t get very far.The flrst person I told was my
2019年12月大学英语四级阅读真题及答案 2015年12月大学英语四级阅读真题及答案 【参考答案】 36、N。 saw 第一空显然缺少谓语，优先考虑动词，结合语义并根据Late November and December能够推出应选择过去式动词，故答案锁定saw。 37、F。 decades 根据two，首选复数名词，结合语义，“ for the first time in the two decades”，二十年来头一次。 38、H。 globally 句子为主系表结构，不缺主要成分，所以首选副词和形容词，根据语义，ever表示“一直以来地、向来地”，“十一月向来是世界范围内最温暖的一个月。” 39、D。 chances 缺少主语，并且谓语是are，所以首选复数形式的名词，结合前文Enjoy the snow now，“享受现在的雪吧”，因为“时机是好的”。 40、J。 occurs 空格前方有主语，且是单数形式，而后面由when引导的时间状语从句的时态是一般现在时，所以主句谓语锁定第三人称单数形式的动词，只能选择occurs。 41、A。 specific空格左为定冠词the，空格右为名词，中间只能选形容词，选择“特定的”符合语义。 42、B。 associated 空格左为be动词，右边为介词with，中间只能是形容词或动词的过去分词形式，be associated with表示“与…有联系”，符合原意。
43、G。 experiences 空格左为主语southern Africa，空格内应该为动词的第三人称单词形式，结合语义，选G，“南非经历着干燥的天气。 44、M。 reduce 空格左为情态动词，空格内必须为动词原形，填reduce“减少”符合原题。 45、K。 populations 空格与左边的large fish 共同构成动词support的宾语，只能选一个名词来作为名词词组，故选K，“大量的鱼群”。 【参考答案及解析】 61题，定位到第一段最后一句“varies by culture”，所以答案选A——They are culture-related。 62题，由题干的大写名词Russian定位到第二段和第三段。第二段的“Russian， for example， began to wake up about a half-hour later each day”这个句是干扰句，起得晚不一定睡得早，所以答案推不出“他们比其他地方的人睡得更久”。然后看到第三段“Russia’s other late nights and early mornings generally coincided with public holidays”，所以答案为C——They don’t sleep much on holidays。 63题，题干问的是欧洲人缺乏睡眠的major cause主要原因是什么，由题干的大写名词Europeans’ loss定位到倒数第二段的“compared to Germans， Italians， and the French， who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup”，原文的Germans，Italians， and the French就是题干中“Europeans”的同义改写，而他们stayed up就是为了to watch the Cup，所以说他们缺乏睡眠的原因便是C选项——The World Cup。
2015年12月英语四级(CET4)真题试卷 Part I Writing ( 30 minutes) For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying ?Learning is a daily experience and lifetime mission.?You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning. You should write at least 120 words but no more than180words. Part II Listening Comprehension ( 30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conver sat ions and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. A) They admire the courage of space explorers. B) They enjoyed the movie on space exploration. C) They were going to watch a wonderful movie. D) They like doing scientific exploration very much. 2. A) At a gift shop. B) At a graduation ceremony. C) In the office of a travel agency. D) In a school library. 3. A) He used to work in the art gallery. B) He does not have a good memory. C) He declined a job offer form the art gallery. D) He is not interested in any part-time jobs. 4.A) Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow. B) He will go to the birthday party after the lecture.
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套) Part Ⅰ Writing ( 30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying"Never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make things happen." You can citexamples to illustrate the importance of being participants rather than mere onlookers inlife.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension ( 30 minutes) 听力音频地址： https://www.doczj.com/doc/529518140.html,/attached/media/20160426/20160426161254_0664.mp3 Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1 A. Children should be taught to be more careful. B. Children shouldn't drink so much orange juice. C. There is no need for the man to make such a fuss. D. Timmy should learn to do things in the right way. 2. A. Fitness training. B. The new job offer. C. Computer programming. D. Directorship of the club. 3. A. He needs to buy a new sweater. B. He has got to save on fuel bills. C. The fuel price has skyrocketed. D. The heating system doesn't work. 4. A. Committing theft. B. Taking pictures. C. Window shopping. D. Posing for the camera. 5. A. She is taking some medicine. B. She has not seen a doctor yet. C. She does not trust the man's advice. D. She has almost recovered from the cough. 6. A. Pamela's report is not finished as scheduled. B. Pamela has a habit of doing things in a hurry. C. Pamela is not good at writing research papers. D. Pamela's mistakes could have been avoided. 7. A. In the left-luggage office. B. At the hotel reception. C. In a hotel room. D. At an airport. 8. A. She was an excellent student at college. B. She works in the entertainment business. C. She is fond of telling stories in her speech. D. She is good at conveying her message.
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套） Part I Writing(30minutes) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying“Listening is more important than talking.”You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of paying attention to others’ opinions.You should write at least120words,but no more than180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension(25minutes) Section A Direction:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C).and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre. Questions1and2will be based on the following news item. 1.A)Dismissing employees without giving advance notice. B)Checking employees’online private messages at work. C)Monitoring employees’performance on weekends. D)Closing employees’social media during work hours. 2.A)He did well in handling his clients’queries. B)He created a private account for his fiancée. C)He won the case against his employer recently. D)He was fired because of breaking company rules. Questions3and4will be based on the following news item. 3.A)It is widely used in Kenya. B)It has been increasing in value. C)It makes poor people’s life easier. D)It lowers the buying power of the rich. 4.A)It is a non-profit group located in Nairobi,Kenya. B)It works hard on replacing the national currency system. C)It introduced a community currency to a village in Kenya.
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套) Part I Writing(30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying"Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. " You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Part II Listening Comprehension ( 30 minutes ) 听力音频地址： /media//173301_3840.mp3 Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will bea pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C. and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre. 1. A. The agenda for the board of directors' meeting. B. The details of the meeting to be held next week. C. The reason for the man's absence from the meeting. D. The time for the man's visit to the woman's company. 2.A. At a travel agency. B. At a department store. C. In a library. D. In a post office. 3.A. He cannot hear the woman's call. B. He cannot get through to New York. C. He cannot recall the phone number. D. He cannot find a public phone nearby. 4.A. Watch a movie with the woman. B. Revise his thesis in the office. C. Do some shopping with Jane. D. Discuss his thesis with Prof. Hudson. 5. A. He just cannot work properly without a watch. B. He has no idea where he can buy a gold watch. C. He still does not know where he left his watch. D. He is not sure what went wrong with his watch. 6.A. He forgot all about what he said. B. He slipped and hurt his head. C. He was sorry for being off sick last week. D. He thought the woman's car had been sold.
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套） Part I Writing（30 minutes） Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying "Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission.” You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension（30 minutes） Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) From the wanted column. C) From a telephone directory. B) From some of her friends. D) From a television commercial. 10. A) She received full-time education abroad. C) She finished her secondary school. B) She graduated from an open university. D) She studied in a vocational college. 11. A) She is a shorthand-typist. C) She is a policewoman. B) She works as a tour guide. D) She teaches an evening class. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) It provides him with career opportunities. C) It has been off and on for ten years. B) It helps enlarge his customer network. D) It was interrupted for four years. 13. A) Individualized service. C) Home-made beer. B) Traditional setting. D) Social games. 14. A) The quality of beer. C) The owner's attitude. B) The atmosphere. D) The right location. 15. A) It is a rather tough job．C) It helps old people kill time. B) It is a profitable business. D) It makes retirees feel useful. Section B Directions:In this section，you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A )，B)，C) and D)．Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) It is becoming increasingly popular. C) It gives rise to serious social instability. B) It helps the user to escape reality. D) It hurts a person and those around them. 17. A) They use drugs just for fun. C) They use drugs as medicine. B) They take drugs to get high. D) They keep drug use a secret. 18. A) It is quite common in entertainment circles. B) It is the cause of various social problems. C) It is hard to get rid of. D) It is fatal to the user. Passage Two Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) Taking up exercises after recovery. C) Finding new ways to cure heart disease. B) Producing tasty healthy frozen food. D) Going on a diet upon leaving the hospital. 20. A) It was carefully tested with consumers. C) It was disapproved by many diet experts. B) It was promoted by health organizations. D) It was highly expected by the general public. 21. A) Competitive price. C) Vigorous promotion. B) Low expectations. D) Unique ingredients. 22. A) It was suggested by the firm's vice-president.
2015年12月四级阅读真题第一套卷答案 新东方&新东方在线联合发布 Children do not think the way adults do. For most of the first year of life, if something is out of sight, it’s out of mind. If you cover a baby’s 36 toy with a piece of cloth, the baby thinks the toy has disappeared and stops looking for it. A 4-year-old may 37 that a sister has more fruit a juice when it is only the shape of the glasses that differ , not the 38 of juice. Yet children are smart in their own way. Like good little scientists, children are always testing their child-sized 39 about how things work. When your children throws her spoon on the floor for the sixth time as you try to feed her , and you say. “That’s enough! I will not pick up yo ur spoon again!” the child will 40 test your claim. Are you serous? Are you angry? What will happen if she throws the spoon again? She is not doing this to drive you 41 ; rather, she is learning that her desires and yours can differ, and that sometimes those 42 are important and sometimes they are not. How and why does children’s thinking change? In the 1920s. Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget proposed that children’s congnitive(认知的) abilities unfold 43, like the blooming of a flower, almost independent of what else is 44 in their lives. Although many of his specific conclusions