2015年12月大学英语四级真题及答案解析
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directionsrthispart,youareallowed30nutestowriteanessayentingonthesaying"learningisadailyexperienceandalifetission"youcanciteexalestoillustratetheiortanceoflifelonglearningyoushouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnorethan180words
partiilisteningrehension
directionsthissection,youwillhear8shortnversationsand2longnversationsattheendofeachnversation,oneorrequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaidboththenversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceaftereachquestiontherewillbeapauseduringthepause,youstreadthefourchoicesrkeda),b),c)andd),anddecidewhichisthebestanswerthenrktherrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelihroughthecentre
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1a)theyadretheurageofspaceexplorers
b)theyenjoyedthevieonspaceexploration
c)theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulvie
d)theylikedoingscientificexplorationverych
2a)atagiftshopb)atagraduationcereny
c)intheofficeofatravegencyd)inaschoollibrary
3a)heusedtoworkintheartgalleryb)hedoesnothaveagoodry
c)hedeclinedajobofferfroheartgalleryd)heisnotinterestedinanypart-tijob
4a)susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetorrow
b)hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture
c)thewonshouldhaverdhiarlier
d)hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty
5a)rewardthosehavingdegoodpressb)setadeadlineforthestafftoet
c)assignreworkerstotheprojectd)enuragethestafftoworkinsllgroups
6a)thewaytothevisitor'sparkingb)therateforparkinginlotc
c)howfarawaytheparkinglotisd)whereshecanleavehercar
7a)heregretsssingthecssesb)hepnstotakethefitnesscsses
c)heislookingforwardtoabetterlifed)hehasbenefitedfroxercise
8a)howtoraiseworkefficiencyb)howtoselectsecretaries
c)theresponsibilitiesofsecretariesd)thesecretariesinthen'sany
?nversation1
9a)itisredifficulttolearnthanenglishb)itisusedbyrepeoplethanenglish
c)itwillbeasonlyusedasenglishd)itwilleventuallybeaworldnguage
10a)ithaswordsfroanynguagesb)itspopuritywiththeonpeople
c)theinfluenceofthebritisheired)theeffectoftheindustrialrevolution
11a)itincludesalotofwordsfrothernguages
b)ithasagrowingnuerofnewlyinedwords
c)itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers
d)itisthergestangallnguagesintheworld
?nversation2
12a)toreturnsogoodsb)tolyforajob
c)topceanorderd)tokeaint
13a)hehasbesowhatiatientwiththewon
b)heisnotfaliarwiththeexactdetailsofgoods
c)hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartntforlong
d)heworksonapart-tibasisfortheany
14a)itisnothisresponsibilityb)itwillbefreeforrgeorders
c)itsts15reforexpressdeliveryd)itdependsonanueroffactors
15a)reportthertiontohersuperior
b)payavisittothesaleswonincharge
c)ringbackwhenshestoadecision
d)keinquirieswithsootheranies
?sectionb
directionsthissection,youwillhear3shortpassagesattheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsoquestionsboththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceafteryouhearaquestion,youstchoosethebestanswerfrohefourchoicesrkeda),b),c)andd)thenrktherrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelihroughthecentre
?passage1
16a)nooneknowsexactlywheretheywerefirstde
b)nooneknowsforsurewhentheycaintobeing
c)nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereinvented
d)nooneknowswhattheywilllooklikeinthefuture
17a)carryropesacrossriversb)asurethespeedofwind
c)passonsecretssagesd)givewarningsofdanger
18a)toprotecthousesagainstlightningb)totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod
c)tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkitesd)toprovethatlightningiselectricity
?passage2
19a)sheenjoysteachingnguages,b)shecanspeakseveralnguages,
c)shewastrainedtobeaninterpreterd)shewasbornwithatalentfornguages
20a)theyacquireaniunitytocultureshock
b)theywouldliketoliveabroadpernently
c)theywanttolearnasnyforeignnguagesaspossible
d)theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions
21a)shebecaanexpertinhorseracing
b)shegotachancetovisitseveraleuropeanuntries
c)shewasabletotransteforagernsportsjudge
d)shelearnedtoreciatecssicalsic
22a)tastethebeefandgiveherentb)takepartinaokingetition
c)teachvocaburyforfoodinenglishd)giveokinglessonsonwesternfood
?passage3
23a)hehadonlyathird-gradeeducationb)heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher
c)hegrewupinapoorsingle-parentfalyd)heoftenhelpedhistherdohousework
24a)carelessb)stupidc)braved)active
25a)writetwobookreportsaweekb)keepadiary
c)helpwithhouseworkd)watcheducationaltvpraonly
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directionsthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetiswhenthepassageisreadforthefirstti,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralideawhenthepassageisreadforthesendti,youarerequiredtofillinthebnkswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheardfinally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdti,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten
whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyouseethereareotherbodiesouttherebesidestheonandstarsoneofthestoftheseisat
tswerefordaroundthesatitheearthwasfordtheyareiceandotherfrozenliquidsandgasesthese"dirtysnowballs"begintoorbitthesun,justasthepsdo
asatgetsclosertothesun,sogasesinitbegintounfreezetheydustparticlesfrohettoforhugecloudasthetgetsevennearertothesun,asorwindblowsthecloudbehindthet,thusforngitstailthetaindthefuzzyatspherearoundatarethatcanhelpidentifythisinthenightsky
inanygivenyear,aboutadozenknowntsclosetothesunintheirorbitstheaveragepersoncan'tseethell,ofurseusuallythereisonlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwiththeeyethale-bopp,disveredin1995,wasanunusuallybrighttitsorbitbroughtitclosetotheearth,within122llionlesofitbuthale-boppcaalongwayonitsearthlyvisititwon'tbebackforanotherfourthousandyearsorso
partiiireadingrehension
?sectiona
directionsthissection,thereisapassagewithtenbnksyouarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachbnkfrolistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassagereadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforekingyourchoiceseachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletterpleaserktherrespondingletteronanswersheet2withasinglelihroughthecentreyouynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankrethanonce
questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage
childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdoforstofthefirstyearoflife,ifsothingisoutofsight,it'soutofndifyouverababy'stoywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisearedandstopslookingforita4-year-oldythatasisterhasrefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesofthegssesthatdiffer,nottheofthejuice
yetchildrenaresrtintheirownwaylikegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sizedabouthowthingsworkwhenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtiasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,“that'senough!iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!”thechildwilltestyourcireyouseriousareyouangrywhatwillhenifshethrowsthespoonagainsheisnotdoingthistodriveyou;rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsotisthoseareiortantandsotistheyarenot
howandwhydoeschildren'sthinkingchangeinthe1920s,swisspsychologistjeanpiagetproposedthatchildren'sgnitiveabilitiesunfold,likethebloongofaflower,alstindependentofwhatelseisintheirlivesalthoughnyofhisspecifionclusionshavebeenordifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld
a)advocateb)auntc)nfirdd)crazy
e)definitef)differencesg)favoriteh)hening
i)iediatelyj)naturallyk)obtainingl)pririly
protestn)rejectedo)theories
?sectionb
directionsthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatentsattachedtoiteachstatentntainsrtiongiveninoneoftheparagraphsidentifytheparagraphfrohichthertionisderivedyouychooseaparagraphrethanonceeachparagraphisrkedwithaletteranswerthequestionsbyrkingtherrespondingletteronanswersheet2
theperfectessay
a)lookingbackontoonyyearsofeducation,icanidentifyorulyiossibleteachershecaredabout,andintellectuallife,evenwhenididn'therexpectationswerehigh—iossiblysoshewasanenglishteachershewasalsother
b)whengoodstudentsturninanessay,theydreaftheirinstructorreturningittothenexactlythesandition,saveforasinglewordaddedintherginofthefinalpagewless"thisdreaatrueforoneafternoonintheninthgradeofurse,ihadheardthatgeniusuldshowitselfatanearlyage,soiwasonlyslightlytakenabackthatihadachievedperfectionatthetenderageof14obviously,ididwhatanyprofessionalwriterwoulddo;ihurriedofftospreadthegoodnewsididn'tgetveryfarthefirstpersonitoldwasther
c)ther,whoisjustshyoffivefeettall,isnorllyincrediblysoft-spoken,butontherareoasionwhenshegotangry,shewasterrifyingiaotsureifshewasreupsetbyhubrisorbythefactthatenglishteacherhadletegogetsooutofhandinanyevent,therandherredpenshowedhowdeeplyfwedafwlessessayuldbeattheti,iaureshethoughtshewasteachingaboutchanics,transitions,structure,styleandvoicebutwhatilearned,andwhatstuckwiththroughtiteachingwritingatharvard,wasadeeperlessonaboutthenatureofcreativecriticisp>d)firstoff,ithurtsgenuinecriticisthetypethatleavesastingrkonyouasawriter,alsoleavesanexistentialirintonyouasapersonihaveheardpeoplesaythatawritershouldnevertakecriticisersonallyisaythatweshouldneverlistentothesepeople
e)criticisatitsbest,isdeeplypersonal,andgetstotheheartofwhywewritethewaywedotheintitenatureofgenuinecriticisliessothingaboutwhoisabletogiveit,naly,soonewhoknowsyouwellenoughtoshowyouhowyourntallifeisgettinginthewayofgoodwritingnveniently,theyarealsothepeoplewhocareenoughtoseeyouthroughthispainfulrealizationforittooktheforffirst,andihopeonly,enunterwithwritersblock—iwasnotabletoproduceanythingforthreeyears
f)franzkafkaoncesaidritingisuttersolitude,thedescentintotheldabyssofoneself"ther'scriticisadshownthatkafkaisrightabouttheldabyss,andwhenyouketheintrospectivedecentthatwritingrequiresyouareoutalwayspleasedbywhatyoufind"but,intheyearsthatfollowed,hersustainedtutoringsuggestedthatkafkaghtbewrongaboutthesolitudeiwasluckyenoughtofindacriticandteacherwhowaswillingtokethejourneyofwritingwith"itisathingofnogreatdifficulty,"aordingtoplutarch,"toraiseobjectionsagainstanothern'sspeech,itisaveryeasytter;buttoproduceabetterinitspceisaworkextrelytroubleso"iaureiwroteessaysintheteryearsofhighschoolwithoutther'sguidance,butican'trecallthehatireer,however,ishowwetookupthe"extrelytroubleso"workofongoingcriticisp>g)therearetwowaystointerpretplutarchwhenhesuggeststhatacriticshouldbeabletoproduce"abetterinitspce"inastraightforwardsense,heuldanthatacriticstberetalentedthantheartistshecritiquestherwaswellveredonthisuntbutperhapsplutarchissuggestingsothingslightlydifferent,sothingabitclosertorcuscicero'scihatoneshould"criticizebycreation,notbyfindingfault"genuinecriticisreatesapreciousopeningforanauthortobebetteronhisownter—aprocessthatisoftenextrelypainful,butalsoalstalwaysaningful
h)thersaidshewouldhelpwithwriting,butfirstihadtohelpselfforeachassignnt,iwastowritethebestessayiuldrealcriticissnotanttofindobviousstakes,soifshefoundany—thetypeiuldhavefoundonown—ihadtostartfrocratchfrocratchoncetheessaywas"fwless,"shewouldtakeaneveningtowalkthrougherrorsthatwaswhentruecriticisthetypethatchangedasaperson,began
i)shecriticizedwheniincludedlittle-knownreferencesandprofessionaljargonshehadnopatienceforbrilliantbutirrelevantfiguresofspeech"writerscan'tblufftheirwaythroughignorance"thatwasnewsto—iwouldneedtofindanotherwaytostructuredailyexistence
j)shetriedbackflowerynguage,drewlinesthroughexctionrksandarguedforthevalueofrestraintinexpression"john,"shealstwhisperedileanedintohearhercan'thearyouwhenyoushoutat"soistoppedshoutingandbluffing,andslowlywritingiroved
k)sowherealongthewayisetasidehopesofwritingthatfwlessessaybutperhapsissedsothingiortantinther'slessonsaboutcreativityandperfectionperhapsthepointofwritingthefwlessessaywasnottogiveup,buttoneverwillinglyfinishwhitnrepeatedlyreworded"songofself"between1855and1891repeatedlywedoourabsolutebestwithapieceofwriting,andascloseaswecantotheideand,forthetibeing,wesettleincritique,however,weareforcedtodepart,togiveuptheperfectionwethoughtwehadachievedforthechanceofbeingevenalittlebitbetterthisisthelessonitookfroytherifperfectionwerepossible,itwouldnotbetivating
46theauthorwasadvisedagainsttheiroperuseoffiguresofspeech
47theauthor'sthertaughthivaluablelessonbypointingoutlotsoffwsinhisseenglyperfectessay
48awritershouldpolishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection
49writersyexperienceperiodsoftiintheirlifewhentheyjustcan'tproduceanything
50theauthorwasnotchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteacherrkedhisessayas“fwless”
51criticizingsoone'sspeechissaidtobeeasierthanngupwithabetterone
52theauthorlooksuponhistherashisstdendingandcaringinstructor
53thecriticisheauthorreceivedfroistherchangedhisaperson
54theauthraduallyirovedhiswritingbyavoidingfancynguage
55nstructivecriticisivesanauthoragoodstarttoirovehiswriting
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directionsereare2passagesinthissectioneachpassageisfollowedbysoquestionsorunfinishedstatentsforeachoftheherearefourchoicesrkeda),b),c)andd)youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandrktherrespondingletteronanswersheet2withasinglelihroughthecentre
?passageone
uldyoureproducesilinvalleyelsewhere,oristheresothinguniqueaboutit
itwouldn'tbesurprisingifitwerehardtoreproduceinotheruntries,becauseyouuldn'treproduceitinstoftheuseitherwhatdoesittaketokeasilinvalley
it'stherightpeopleifyouuldgettherighttenthousandpeopletovefroilinvalleytobuffalo,buffalowouldbesilinvalley
youonlyneedtwokindsofpeopletocreateatechnologyhubchpeopleandnerds
observationbearsthisoutwithintheus,townshavebestartuphubsifandonlyiftheyhavebothrichpeopleandnerdsfewstartupshenina,forexale,becausealthoughit'sfullofrichpeople,ithasfewnerdsit'snotthekindofpcenerdslike
whereaspittsburghastheoppositeprobleplentyofnerds,butnorichpeoplethetopusutersciencedepartntsaresaidtobet,stanford,berkeley,andcarnegie-llontyieldedroute128stanfordandberkeleyyieldedsilinvalleybutwhatdidcarnegie-llonyieldinpittsburghandwhathenedinithaca,hoofrnelluniversity,whichisalsohighonthelist
igrewupinpittsburghandwenttollegeatrnell,soicananswerforboththeweatheristerrible,particurlyinwinter,andthere'snointerestingoldcitytokeupforit,asthereisinbostonrichpeopledon'twanttoliveinpittsburghorithacasowhilethereareplentyofhackerswhouldstartstartups,there'snoooinvestinthep>doyoureallyneedtherichpeoplewouldn'titworktohavethegovernntinvestthenerdsno,itwouldnotstartupinvestorsareadistincttypeofrichpeopletheytendtohavealotofexperiencetheelvesinthetechnologybusinessthishelpstheicktherightstartups,andanstheycansupplyadviceandnnectionsaswelsneyandthefactthattheyhaveapersonalstakeintheoutkestheeallypayattention
56whatdowelearnaboutsilinvalleyfrohepassage
a)itssuessishardtopyanywhereelse
b)itisthebiggesttechnologyhubintheus
c)itsfainhightechnologyisinarable
d)itleadstheworldinrtiontechnology
57whatkesaunfittoproduceasilinvalley
a)ckofincentiveforinvestntsb)ckoftherightkindoftalents
c)ckofgovernntsupportd)ckoffausuniversities
58inwhichwayiscarnegie-llondifferentfrotanford,berkeleyandt
a)itslocationisnotasattractivetorichpeople
b)itssciencedepartntsarenotnearlyasgood
c)itdoesnotproduceuterhackersandnerds
d)itdoesnotpaychattentiontobusinessstartups
59whatdoestheauthorilyaboutboston
a)ithaspleasantweatherallyearround
b)itproduceswealthaswelshigh-tech
c)itisnotlikelytoattractlotsofinvestorsandnerds
d)itisanoldcitywithnysitesofhistoricalinterest
60whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstartupinvestors
a)theyareespeciallywiseinkinginvestnts
b)theyhavegoodnnectionsinthegovernnt
c)theycandorethanprovidingney
d)theyarerichenoughtoinvestinnerds
?passagetwo
it'snicetohavepeopleoflikendaroundagreeablepeopleboostyournfidenceandallowyoutorexandfeelortableunfortunately,thatortcanhindertheverylearningthatcanexpandyouranyandyourcareer
it'snicetohavepeopleagree,butyouneednflictingperspectivestodigoutthetruthifeveryonearoundyouhassirviews,yourworkwillsufferfroonfirtionbias
takealookatyourownworkdoyourntactsshareyourpointofviewonstsubjectsifyes,it'stitoshakethingsupasaleader,itcanbechallengingtocreateanenvironntinwhichpeoplewillfreelydisagreeandargue,butasthesayinggoesoonfrontationsbrilliance
it'snoteasyforstpeopletoactivelyseeknflictnyspendtheirlivestryingtoavoidarguntsthere'snoneedtogooutandfindpeopleyouhate,butyouneedtodosoself-assessnttodeternewhereyouhavebestaleinyourthinkingyouyneedtostartbyenuragingyourcurrentworktohelpyouidentifyyourblindspots
passionate,energeticdebatedoesnotrequireangerandhardfeelingstobeeffectivebutitdoesrequireralstrengthonceyouhaveworthyopponents,setsogroundrulessoeveryoneunderstandsresponsibilitiesandboundariestheobjectiveofthisdebatinggaisnottowinbuttogettothetruththatwilllowyoutovefaster,andbetter
fiercedebatingcanhurtfeelings,particurlywhenstrongpersonalitiesareinvolvedkesureyoucheckinwithyouropponentssothattheyarenotcarryingtheetionofthebattlesbeyondthebattlefieldbreakthetensionwithslesandhurtorercetheideathatthisisfriendlydisurseandthatalreworkingtowardaongoal
rewardallthoseinvolvedinthedebatesufficientlywhenthegoalsarereachedletyoursparringpartnersknowhowchyoureciatetheirntributiontheretheyfeelreciated,therethey'llbewillingtogetintotheringnextti
61whathenswhenyouhavelike-ndedpeoplearoundyouallthewhile
a)itwillhelpyouranyexpandrerapidly
b)itwillcreateaharniousworkingatsphere
c)itypreventyourbusinessandcareerfrodvancing
d)itykeyoufeeluncertainaboutyourowndecision
62whatdoestheauthorsuggestleadersdo
a)avoidarguntswithbusinesspartners
b)enuragepeopletodisagreeandargue
c)buildawideandstrongbusinesswork
d)seekadvicefroheirworthyetitors
63whatisthepurposeofholdingadebate
a)tofindoutthetruthaboutanissueb)tobuilduppeople'sralstrength
c)torevesunderstandingsd)tolookforworthyopponents
64whatadvicedoestheauthivetopeopleengagedinafiercedebate
a)theylistencarefullytotheiropponents'views
b)theyslowduerespectforeachother'sbeliefs
c)theypresenttheirviewsclearlyandexplicitly
d)theytakecarenottohurteachother'sfeelings
65howshouldwetreatourrivalsafterasuessfuldebate
a)trytokepeacewiththe)trytokeupthedifferences
c)invitetheotheringnexttid)acknowledgetheirntribution
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directionsrthispart,youareallowed30nutestotransteapassagefrohineseintoenglishyoushouldwriteyouransweronanswersheet2
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答案解析
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行文思路
这篇作文的写作主旨是“学习的重要性”。首先可以解释一下引言内容，引出文章的主旨“学习的重要性”；其次结合例子分析原因；最后得出结论。
范文第一段是对引言的简单解释，引出话题——学习的重要性。
第二段是结合例子说明学习重要的原因。
第三段用first,send句式讲了学习的好处。
最后总结要时刻学习。
范文赏析
learningisadailyexperienceandalifetissionitreallykessenseinotherwords,learningpysaveryiortantroleinourwholelifewehavetoadt,wearelearningeverydayifyouunderstanditandlyittoyourstudyorwork,you'llbenefitextraordinarily
i'dliketoillustratewhythelearningissosignificantlearningcanbroadenourhorizonandprovidepotentialchancesforourfutureifwedon'tfollowthepaceofthedevelopntofthesociety,wewillbesoonelinatedtheonlywaytoavoidthisistoiroveourselvesthroughntinuouslearningtobehonest,iahetypicalexaleaftergraduation,workingpressurehasbeenaroundlife,whichledtofurthereducationthat'swhylearningissoiortant
theeffectoflearningisreflectedintwoaspectsfirst,aslongasweinsistonlearning,wewillnotbeafraidofthedifficultiesinourlifesend,wecangetreworkskillsbylearningnotterwhereweare,weshouldcarryoutthelearningtotheend
partii听力原文及答案解析
?sectiona
shortnversations
?question1
doyoureerthewonderfulfilnspaceexplorationwewatchedtogetherstnth
wreit'sactuallythestiressiveonei'veseenonthattopic
qatdowelearnaboutthespeakers
答案：btheyenjoyedthevieonspaceexploration
点睛解析：此题考查言外之意的理解。从男士的wonderfulfil及女士的回答来判断，二者都喜欢thevieonspaceexploration。所以答案为b。
?question2
weyoulookingforanythinginparticur
yessonisgraduatingfroighschool,andiwanttogethiothingspecial
qeredoesthenversationstprobablytakepce
答案：aatagiftshop
点睛解析：此题为推理题。对话中男士想为即将高中毕业的儿子准备特别的东西，因此推测答案为a。
?question3
ketoldyesterdaythathehadbeenlookinginvarajobintheartgallery
wallyifireerright,hehadachancetoworkthere,butheturneditdown
qatdoesthewonsayaboutke
答案：chedeclinedajobofferfroheartgallery
点睛解析：女士最后一句话中butheturneditdown意思是他拒绝了那份工作，所以四个答案中，只有c符合题意。