2015年12月四級(jí)真題(第2套)

1、新題型2015年12月四級(jí)真題(第2套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Learningisadailyexperieneeandalifetimemission."Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportaneeoflifelonglearning.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan18_words.注意：此部分

2、試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。PartnListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionAA) Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked,B),C

3、)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.1. A)TomakesuretheequalityofInternettraffic.C)TohelpthosewholagbehindinInternetusing.B) Toguaranteepeople'srightofusingInternet.D)Tocreateanopenand

4、equalenvironment.2. A)HededicatestoexpandingthecrowdofusingtheInternet.B) Helistedtheentireroadmaptodirecttheoperatorsexceptwirelessones.C) Withhiseffort,theInternetserverscouldholdbackvideodownloads.D) Genachowski'sproposalmadeinhisspeechwasstronglyagainstbyothers.Questions3and4willbebasedonthe

5、followingnewsitem.3. A)HeworksforNATOtroops.B) Hewasbadlywoundedinthegunbattle.C) HehadbeencaughtlastSaturday.D) Hewasdoinginterpretationwhenthegunbattlehappened.4. A)WhenStephenFarrellhadbeencaughtlastweek.B) WhenBritishtroopstriedtorescuehim.C) WhenthebattlehappenedbetweenNATOandTaliban.D) Whenhew

6、orkedasaninterpreterinBritain.Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.5. A)Whetherthereisasteepdeclineinfoodaidsincethe1990s.B) Whetherfoodaiddriveslocalfarmersoutofthemarket.C) Whetherfoodaiddisplaceslocalproductsindevelopingcountries.D) Whetherfoodaidshouldbeintheformofcashoragriculturalpro

7、ducts.6. A)Theycanquicklypurchasefoodinanemergency.B) Theycanfloodmarketswithcheapimportedfood.C) Theycanhelplocalfarmerswiththeirbusinesses.D) Theycanattractmoredonorsallaroundtheworld.7. A)Inflexible.B)Unworkable.C)Best.D)Effective.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.A

8、ttheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneQuestions8to11are

9、basedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8. A)Fromsomeofherfriends.B) Fromthewantedcolumn.9. A)Shefinishedhersecondaryschool.B) Shestudiedinavocationalcollege.10. A)ABritishliteraturediploma.B) Ashorthandandtypingdiploma.11. A)Sheteachesaneveningclass.B) Sheworksasatourguide.ConversationTwoC)Fromatele

10、phonedirectory.D)Fromatelevisioncommercial.C) Shegraduatedfromanopenuniversity.D) Shereceivedfull-timeeducationabroad.C) Atourismdiploma.D)Acrimeandpublicsecuritydiploma.C)Sheisapolicewoman.D)Sheisashorthand-typist.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12. A)Itwasinterruptedforfou

11、ryears.C)Ithelpsenlargehiscustomernetwork.B) Ithasbeenoffandonfortenyears.D)Itprovideshimwithcareeropportunities.13. A)Traditionalsetting.B) Individualizedservice.14. A)Thequalityofbeer.B)Theowner'sattitude.C) Socialgames.D) Home-madebeer.C) Theatmosphere.D) Therightlocation.C)Itisaprofitablebus

12、iness.D)Itisarathertoughjob.15. A)Itmakesretireesfeeluseful.B)Ithelpsoldpeoplekilltime.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreeshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromt

13、hefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16. A)Ithelpstheusertoescapereality.C)Ithurtsapersonandthosearoundthem.B)Itisbecomingincreasinglypopular.D)Itgi

14、vesrisetoserioussocialinstability.17. A)Theytakedrugstogethigh.C)Theyusedrugsasmedicine.B)Theyusedrugsjustforfun.D)Theykeepdruguseasecret.15.A)Itisfataltotheuser.C)Itisthecauseofvarioussocialproblems.B)Itishardtogetridof.D)Itisquitecommoninentertainmentcircles.PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthep

15、assageyouhavejustheard.19. A)Takingupexercisesafterrecovery.C)GoingonadietuponleavingthehospitalD)Producingtastyhealthyfrozenfood.C)ItwaspromotedbyhealthD)ItwashighlyexpectedbythegeneralB)Findingnewwaystocureheartdisease.20. A)Itwascarefullytestedwithconsumersorganizations.B)Itwasdisapprovedbymanydi

16、etexperts.public.21. A)Competitiveprice.C)Lowexpectations.B)Vigorouspromotion.D)Uniqueingredients.A)Ithasapositiveimplicationforconsumers.C)Itmatchesthefood'sdarkgreenpackaging.B)Ittrickstheeldersintoimpulsepurchasing.D)Itwassuggestedbythefirm'svice-president.PassageThreeQuestions23to25areba

17、sedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itwillbeabolishedsoonerorlater.C)IthastobeapprovedbytheSupremeCourt.B)Itispracticedinmostofthestates.D)Ithasdrawnalotofcriticismfromoverseas.22. A)Whateffectitmighthaveonyoungsters.B)Whattypeofcriminalsshouldreceiveit.C) Whetherthereshouldbeaminimumagelimitforexecut

18、ion.D) Whetherthepracticeshouldbeallowedtocontinueinfuture.23. A)Thecourtsentencedhimtolifeinprisonforkillingtwofriends.B)Thegovernorchangedhisdeathsentencetolifeinprison.C) HewasthefastminortobeexecutedinSouthCarolina.D) Hewassentencedtodeathforacrimehecommittedasaminor.Part川ReadingComprehension(40

19、minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachi

20、temonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.FormanyAmericans,2013endedwithanunusuallybittercoldspell.LateNovemberandDecember26earlysnowandbone-chillingtemperaturesinmuchofthecountry,partofayearwhen,forth

21、efasttimeintwo27,record-colddayswilllikelyturnouttohaveoutnumberedrecord-warmones.ButtheU.S.wastheexception:Novemberwasthewarmestever28,andcurrentdataindicatesthat2013islikelytohavebeenthefourthhottestyearonrecord.Enjoythesnownow,because29aregoodthat2014willbeevenhotter,perhapsthehottestyearsincerec

22、ordshavebeenkept.That'sbecause,scientistsarepredicting,2014willbeanElNi?oyear.ElNi?o,Spanishfor"thechild",30whensurfaceoceanwatersinthesouthernPacificbecomeabnormallywarm.SolargeisthePacific,covering30%oftheplanet'ssurface,thatthe_31_energygeneratedbyitswarmingisenoughtotouchoffase

23、riesofweatherchangesaroundtheworld.ElNi?osare32withabnormallydryconditionsinSoutheastAsiaandAustralia.TheycanleadtoextremeraininpartsofNorthandSouthAmerica,evenassouthernAfrica33dryweather.Marinelifemaybeaffectedtoo:ElNi?oscan34therisingofthecold,nutrient-rich(營養(yǎng)豐富的)waterthatsupportslargefish35,andt

24、heunusuallywarmoceantemperaturescandestroycoral(珊瑚).注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。additionalE)communicatedI)logicallyM)reduceB) associatedF)decadesC) boreG)experiencesD) chancesH)globallySectionBJ)occursN)sawK)populationsO)specificL) realizeDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsatta

25、chedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.HowtoEatWellA WhydosomanyAmericanseattonsofproce

26、ssedfood,thestuffthatiscorrectlycalledjunk(垃圾)andshouldreallycarrywarninglabels?It'snotbecausefreshingredientsarehardtocomeby.Supermarketsoffermorevarietythanever,andthereareoverfourtimesasmanyfarmers'marketsintheU.S.astherewere20yearsago.Norisitforlackofavailableinformation.Thereareplentyof

27、recipes(食譜),how-tovideosandcookingclassesavailabletoanyonewhohasacomputer,smartphoneortelevision.Ifanything,theinformationisoverwhelming.B Andyetwearen'tcooking.IfyoueatthreemealsadayandbehavelikemostAmericans,youprobablygetatleastathirdofyourdailycalories（卡路里）outsidethehome.Nearlytwo-thirdsofus

28、grabfastfoodonceaweek,andwegetalmost25%ofourdailycaloriesfromsnacks.Sowe'reeatingoutortakingin,andwedon'tsitdown-orwedo,butwehurry.C Shouldn'tpreparing-andconsuming-foodbeasourceofcomfort,pride,health,well-being,relaxation,sociability?Somethingthatconnectsustootherhumans?Whywouldwewantto

29、outsource（外包）thisbasictask,especiallywhenoutsourcingitissoharmful?D WhenItalkaboutcooking,I'mnottalkingaboutcreatingelaboratedinnerpartiesorthree-dayscienceprojects.I'mtalkingaboutsimple,easy,everydaymeals.Mymissionistoencouragegreenhandsandthoselackingtimeormoneytofeedthemselves.Thatmeanswe

30、needmodest,realisticexpectations,andweneedtoteachpeopletocookfoodthat'sgoodenoughtosharewithfamilyandfriends.E Perhapsareturntorealcookingneedn'tbefaroff.ArecentHarrispollrevealedthat79%ofAmericanssaytheyenjoycookingand30%"loveit"14%admittonotenjoyingkitchenworkandjust7%won'tgo

31、nearthestoveatall.Butthisdoesn'tnecessarilytranslatetorealcooking,andtheresultofthissurveyshouldn'tsurpriseanyone:52%ofthose65oroldercookathomefiveormoretimesperweek;onlyathirdofyoungpeopledo.F Backinthe1950smostofusgrewupinhouseholdswhereMomcookedvirtuallyeverynight.Theintentiontoputahome-c

32、ookedmealonthetablewasprettymuchuniversal.Mostpeoplecouldn'taffordtodootherwise.G Althoughfrozendinnerswereinventedinthe'40s,theirpopularitydidn'tboomuntiltelevisionsbecamepopularadecadeorsolater.Sincethen,packaged,pre-preparedmealshavebeenwhat'sfordinner.Themicrowaveandfast-foodchai

33、nswerethebiggestcatalysts（催化劑）,butthebigfoodcompanies-whichwanttosellanythingexcepttherawingredientsthatgointocooking-madethehomecookanendangeredspecies.H Still,Ifinditstrangethatonlyathirdofyoungpeoplereportpreparingmealsathomeregularly.Isn'tthisthesamecrowdthatrailsagainstprocessedjunkandchamp

34、ionscraftcooking?Andisn'tthisthegenerationwhosaythey'reconcernedabouttheirhealthandthewell-beingoftheplanet?Ifthesearetrulythevaluesofmanyyoungpeople,thentheirbehaviordoesn'tmatchtheirbeliefs.I Therehavebeenhalf-heartedbutwell-publicizedeffortsbysomefoodcompaniestoreducecaloriesintheirpr

35、ocessedfoods,buttheStandardAmericanDietisstillthepolaroppositeofthehealthy,mostlyplant-baseddietthatjustabouteveryexpertsaysweshouldbeeating.Consideringthatthegovernment'sstandardsarenotnearlyambitiousenough,thepictureisclear:bynotcookingathome,we'renoteatingtherightthings,andtheconsequences

36、arehardtooverstate.J Tohelpquantify（量化）thecostsofapoordiet,Irecentlytriedtoestimatethisimpactintermsofamostfamousfood,theburger（漢堡包）.Iconcludedthattheprofitfromburgersismorethanoffset（抵消）bythedamagetheycauseinhealthproblemsandenvironmentalharm.K Cookingrealfoodisthebestdefense-nottomentionthatanymea

37、lyou'relikelytoeatathomecontainsabout200fewercaloriesthanoneyouwouldeatinarestaurant.L TothoseAmericansforwhommoneyisaconcern,myadviceissimple:Buywhatyoucanafford,andcookityourself.Thecommonprescriptionistoprimarilyshopthegrocerystore,sincethat'swherefreshproduce,meatandseafood,anddairyare.A

38、ndtosavemoneyandstilleatwellyoudon'tneedlocal,organicingredients;allyouneedisrealfood.I'mnotsayinglocalfoodisn'tbetter;itis.Butthereisplentyofdecentfoodinthegrocerystores.M Theothersectionsyoushouldgettoknowarethefrozenfoodsandthecannedgoods.Frozenproduceisstillproduce;cannedtomatoesares

39、tilltomatoes.Justmakesureyou'regettingrealfoodwithouttonsofaddedsaltorsugar.Askyourself.WouldGrandmaconsiderthisfood?Doesitlooklikesomethingthatmightoccurinnature?It'sprettymuchcommonsense:youwanttobuyfood,notunidentifiablefoodlikeobjects.N You-don'thavetohitthegrocerystoredaffy,nordoyou

40、needanabundanceofskill.SincefewerthanhalfofAmericanssaytheycookatanintermediatelevelandonly20%describetheircookingskillsasadvanced,thecrisisisoneofconfidence.Andtheonlyremedyforthatispractice.There'snothingmysteriousaboutcookingtheeveningmeal.Youjusthavetodoalittlethinkingaheadandredefinewhatqua

41、lifiesasdinner.Likeanyskill,cookinggetseasierasyoudoitmore;everytimeyoucook,youadvanceyourlevelofskills.Somedayyouwon'tevenneedrecipes.Myadviceisthatyounotpayattentiontothenumberofstepsandingredients,becausetheycanbedeceiving.O Time,Irealize,isthebiggestobstacletocookingformostpeople.Youmustadju

42、styourprioritiestofindtimetocook.Forinstance,youcanmoveaTVtothekitchenandwatchyourfavoriteshowswhileyou'restandingatthesink.Nooneisaskingyoutogiveupactivitiesyoulike,butifyou'rewatchingfoodshowsonTV,trycookinginstead.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。36. Cookingbenefitspeopleinmanywaysandenablesthemtoconnec

43、twithoneanother.37. AbundantinformationaboutcookingisavailableeitheronlineoronTV.38. Youngpeopledolesscookingathomethantheelderlythesedays.39. Cookingskillscanbeimprovedwithpractice.40. Inthemid-20thcentury,mostfamiliesatedinnerathomeinsteadofeatingout.41. Eventhoseshortoftimeormoneyshouldbeencourag

44、edtocookforthemselvesandtheirfamily.42. Eatingfoodnotcookedbyourselvescancauseseriousconsequences.43. Toeatwellandstillsavemoney,peopleshouldbuyfreshfoodandcookitthemselves.44. Wegetafairlylargeportionofcaloriesfromfastfoodandsnacks.45. ThepopularityofTVledtothepopularityoffrozenfood.SectionCDirecti

45、ons:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby.somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withaSinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingp

46、assage.Thewalletisheadingforextinction.Asaday-to-dayessential,itwilldieoffwiththegenerationwhoreadprintnewspapers.Thekindofshopping-whereyouhandovernotesandcountoutchangeinreturn-nowhappensonlyinthemostminorofourretailencounters,likebuyingabarofchocolateorapintofmilkfromacomershop.Attheshopswhereyou

47、spendanyrealmoney,thatmoneyisincreasinglyabstracted.Andthisismoreandmoretrue,thehigherupthescaleyougo.Atthemostcutting-edgeretailstores-VictoriaBeckhamonDoverStreet,forinstance-youdon'tgoandstandatanykindofcashregisterwhenyoudecidetopay.ThestaffareequippedwithiPadstotakeyourpaymentwhileyourelaxo

48、nasofa.Whichisnothingmoreorlessthanexcellentservice,ifyouhavethemoney.Butacrosssociety,theabstractionoftheideaofcashmakesmeuneasy.MaybeI'mjustold-fashioned.Butearningmoneyisn'tquickoreasyformostofus.Isn'titabitweirdthatspendingitshouldhappeninhalfablink(眨眼)ofaneye?Doesn'tawallet-that

49、time-honouredFriday-nightfeelingofpleasing,promisingfatness-representsomethingthatmatters?ButI'llleavetheeconomicstotheexperts.Whatbothersmeaboutthedeathofthewalletisthechangeitrepresentsinourphysicalenvironment.Everythingaboutthelookandfeelofawailer-thewaythefasteningsandmaterialswearandtearand

50、loosenwithage,theplasticandpaperandgoldandsilver,andhandwrittenphonenumbersandprintedcinematickets-istheveryoppositeofwhatourworldisbecoming.TheoppositeofawalletisasmartphoneoraniPad.Theroundededges,coolglass,smoothandunknowableasapebble(鵝卵石).Insteadofdiggingthroughpiecesofpaperandpeeringintocorners

51、,wemoveourfingersleftandright.Nomorecountingoutcoins.Showyourwallet,ifyoustillhaveone.Itmaynotbeheremuchlonger.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。46. Whatishappeningtothewallet?A) Itisdisappearing.C)Itisbecomingcostly.B) Itisbeingfattened.D)Itischanginginstyle.47. Howarebusinesstransactionsdoneinbigmodemstores?A)Ind

52、ividually.C)Intheabstract.B)Electronically.D)Viaacashregister.48. Whatmakestheauthorfeeluncomfortablenowadays?A)Savingmoneyisbecomingathingofthepast.C)Earningmoneyisgettingmoredifficult.B)ThepleasingFriday-nightfeelingisfading.D)Spendingmoneyissofastandeasy.49. Whydoestheauthorchoosetowriteaboutwhat

53、'shappeningtothewallet?A)Itrepresentsachangeinthemodernworld.C)Itmarkstheendofatime-honouredtradition.B)Ithassomethingtodowitheverybody'slife.D)Itistheconcernofcontemporaryeconomists.50. Whatcanweinferfromthepassageabouttheauthor?A)Heisresistanttosocialchanges.B)Heisagainsttechnologicalprogr

54、ess.C) Hefeelsreluctanttopartwiththetraditionalwallet.D) Hefeelsinsecureintheever-changingmodernworld.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Everybodysleeps,butwhatpeoplestayuplatetocatch-orwakeupearlyinordernottomiss-variesbyculture.Fromdatacollected,itseemsthethingsthatcauseustolos

55、ethemostsleep,onaverage,aresportingevents,timechanges,andholidays.Aroundtheworld,peoplechangedsleeppatternsthankstothestartorendofdaylightsavingstime.Russians,forexample,begantowakeupaboutahalf-hourlatereachdayafterPresidentVladimirPutinshiftedthecountrypermanentlyto"wintertime"startingonO

56、ctober26.Russia'sotherlatenightsandearlymorningsgenerallycorrespondtopublicholidays.OnNewYear'sEve,Russianshavetheworld'slatestbedtime,hittingthehayataround3:30a.m.RussiansalsogetupanhourlateronInternationalWomen'sDay,thedayfortreatingandcelebratingfemalerelatives.Similarly,Americans

57、'latenights,latemornings,andlongestsleepsfallonthree-dayweekends.CanadagottheleastsleepoftheyearthenightitbeatSwedenintheOlympichockey(冰球)final.TheWorldCupisalsochieflyresponsibleforsleepdeprivation(剝奪).14.Britsstayedupahalf-hourlatertowatchit,andthentheywokeupearlierthanusualthenextmorningthankstosunniern