2015年12月英语四级真题及答案第一套

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. He will be unable to attend the birthday party. 5. Reward those having made good progress. Set a deadline for the staff to meet. Assign more workers to the project. Encourage the staff to work in small groups. 6. The way to the visitor’s parking. The rate for parking in Lot C. How far away the parking lot is. Where she can leave her car. 7. He regrets missing the classes. He plans to take the fitness classes. He is looking forward to a better life. He has benefited form exercise. 8. A. How to ? work efficiency. B. How to select secretaries. C. The responsibilities of secretaries. D. The secretaries in the man’s company. Conversation 1 9. It is more difficult to learn than English. It is used by more people than English. It will be as commonly used as English. It will eventually become a world language. 10. It has words words from many languages, Its popularity with the common people. The influence of the British Empire. The effect of the Industrial Revolution, 11. It includes a lot of words form other languages. It has a growing number of newly coined words, It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers. It is the largest among all languages in the world. Conversation 2 12. To return some goods. To apply for a job. To place an order. To make a complaint. 13. He has become somewhat impatient with the woman. He is not familiar with the exact details of goods. He has not worked in the sales department for long. He works on a part-time basis for the company. 14. It is not his responsibility. It will be free for large orders. It costs 15 more for express delivery. It depends on a number of factors. 15. Report the information to her superior. Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge. Ring back when she comes to a decision. Make inquiries with some other companies. 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 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 I with a single line through the centre. Passage 1 16. No one knows exactly where they were ?? No one knows for sure when thy came into being. No one knows for what purpose they were ? No one knows what they will ????? 17. Carry ropes across rivers. Measure the speed of wind. Pass on secret messages. Give warnings of danger. 18. To protect houses against lightning. To test the effects of the lightning rod. To find out the strength of silk for kites. To prove the lightning is electricity. Passage 2 19. She enjoys teaching languages, She can speak several languages, She was trained to be an interpreter. She was born with a talent for languages. 20. They acquire an immunity to culture shock. They would like to live abroad permanently. They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible. They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions. 21. She became an expert in horse racing. She got a chance to visit several European countries. She was able to translate for a German sports judge. She learned to appreciate classical music. 22. Taste the beef and give her comment. Take part in a cooking competition. Teach vocabulary for food in ?? Give cooking lessons on ???? Passage 3 23. He had only a third-grade education. He once threatened to kill his teacher. He grew up in a poor ? He often helped his ? 24. Careless. Stupid. Brave. Active. 25. Write two book reports a week. Keep a diary. Help with housework. Watch education?? Section C Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. When you look up at the night sky, what do you see? There are other… besides the moon and stars. One of the most 27___ of the …Comets were formed around the same time the Earth was formed. …and other frozen liquids and gases. 29___ these “dirty snow…” just as the planets do. As a comet get closer to the sun, some gases in it begin to unfreeze… particles form the comet to form a huge cloud. As the comet gets … wind blows the cloud behind the comet, thus forming its tail. The tail… (模糊的) atmosphere around a comet are 32____ that can help… in the night sky. In any given year, about a dozen known comets come close to … average person can’t see them all, of course. Usually there is only one … to be seen with 34___ eye. Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered… bright comet. Its orbit brought it 35___ close to the Earth, … But Hale-Bopp came a long way an its earthly visit. It won’t be back…or so. Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. Children do not think the way adults do. For most of the first yearof 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 andstops looking for it. A 4-year-old man__37__, that a sister has more fruitjuice when it is only the shapes of the glasses that differ, not the __38__ ofthe 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 tofeed her, and you say, “That’s enough! I will not pick up your spoon again!”the child will__40__ test your claim. Are you serious? Are you angry? What willhappen 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 thatsometimes those__42__ are important and sometimes they are not. How and why does children’s thinking change? In the 1920s, Swisspsychologist Jean Piaget proposed that children’s cognitive abilities unfold__43__,like the blooming of a flower, almost independent of what else is__44__ intheir lives. Although many of his specific conclusions have been__45__ ormodified over the years, his ideas inspired thousands of studies byinvestigators all over the world. A) advocate B) amount C) confirmed D) crazy E) definite F) differences G) favorite H) happening I) immediately J) naturally K) obtaining L) primarily M) protest N) rejected O) theories 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