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大学英语四级卷三真题
2015
年
12
月
(
总分：
7
10.00
，做题时间：
130
分钟<
/p>
)
一、
Part I Writing (30
minutes) (
总题数：
1
，分
数：
106.50)
ions:
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 cite
examples
to illustrate the importance
of being participants rather than mere onlookers
in life. You should
write at least 120
words but no more than 180 words.
（分数
：
106.50
）
______________________________________________
____________________________________________
正确答案：
( Be Participants
Rather than Onlookers Just as the saying goes,
never go out there
to see what
happens, go out there to make things happen. It
obviously emphasizes the importance
of
being participants instead of mere onlookers in
life. There are several reasons accounting
for it. To start with, you will never
learn the essence of life unless you try something
on your
own. Whether it's a success or
a failure, it will make your life more colorful.
Furthermore, chances
are only for
those who are brave enough to challenge
themselves. They tend to have more choices
and opportunities than others. Last but
not least, Rome is not built in one day. Only if
you are
a doer rather than a watcher
can you get life-long valuable experience. It is
no exaggeration
to say that many of
the young generations prefer to be onlookers,
which seems to be easier and
less
stressful. But this kind of attitude is
devastating. We should start making a change by
applying what we have learned into
practice, and play our part in bettering our
world, which will
finally benefit not
only ourselves but also the future generations. )
解析：
二、
Part II Listening
Comprehension (30 minutes) (
总题数：
1
，分数：
56.80)
（分数：
56.80
）
admire the courage of space
explorers.
enjoyed the movie on
space exploration.
√
were going to watch a wonderful
movie.
like doing scientific
exploration very much.
解析：
Question 1 -
M
：
Do you remember the
wonderful film on space exploration we watched
together last month? -
W
：
Sure
。
It's actually the most
impressive one I've seen on that
topic
。
a gift shop.
√
a graduation ceremony.
the office of a travel agency.
a
school library.
解析：
Question
2 - W
：
Are you looking for
anything in particular? -
M
：
Yes. My son is
graduating from high
school
，
and I want to get
him something special.
Q
：
Where does the
conversation most probably take place?
used to work in the art gallery.
does not have a good memory.
declined a job offer form the art
gallery.
√
is
not interested in any part-time jobs.
解析：
-
M
：
Mike told me yesterday
that he had been looking in vain for a job in the
art gallery.
-
W
：
Really? If I remember
right
，
he had a chance to
work there
，
but he turned it
down
。
Q
：
What does
the
woman say about Mike?
has been
invited to give a lecture tomorrow.
will go to the birthday party after
the lecture.
woman should have
informed him earlier.
will be unable
to attend the birthday party.
√
解析：
Question 4 -
W
：
Would you like to come to
Susan's birthday party tomorrow evening?
- M
：
I'm going to
give a lecture tomorrow. I wish I could be in two
places at the same time
。
Q
：
What does the
man mean?
those having made good
progress.
a deadline for the staff
to meet.
√
more workers to the project.
age the
staff to work in small groups.
解析：
Question 5 -
W
：
Aren't you discouraged by
the slow progress your staff is making?
- M
：
Yes. I think
I will give them a deadline and hold them to it.
Q
：
What is the man probably
going to do?
way to the
visitor's parking.
√
rate for parking in Lot C.
far away the parking lot is.
she can leave her car.
解析：
Question 6 -
W
：
Excuse
me
。
Could you tell me where
the visitors' parking is? I left
my
car there. - M
：
Sure
。
It's in Lot
C
。
Over that way.
Q
：
What does the woman want
to know?
regrets missing
the classes.
plans to take the
fitness classes.
is looking forward
to a better life.
has benefited form
exercise.
√
解析：
Question 7 -
W
：
You look great! Now that
you've taken those fitness classes. -
M
：
Thanks. I've
never felt better in my life.
Q
：
What does the man mean?
to raise work efficiency.
to select secretaries.
responsibilities of secretaries.
secretaries in the man's company.
√
解析：
Question 8 -
W
：
I really admire the
efficiency of your secretaries. -
M
：
Our company
selects only the best. They have a
heave workload and we give them a lot of
responsibilities.
Q
：
What are the
speakers talking about?
Conversation
One Questions 9 to 11 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
（分数：
21.30
）
is more difficult to learn than English.
is used by more people than English.
√
will be as
commonly used as English.
will
eventually become a world language.
解析：
Conversion 1
W
：
Hi
Leo
，
why do you say English
would become the world language?
M
：
Well. For one
thing
，
it's so commonly
used
，
the only language that
is used by more people is
Chinese.
W
：
Why is English spoken by
so many people? M
：
It's
spoken in many countries
of the world
because of the British
empire
。
And now of course is
the influence of America as
well.
W
：
Many students find
English a difficult language to learn.
M
：
Oh
，
all languages
are difficult to
learn
。
But English does have
two greatest advantages.
W
：
What are they?
M
：
Well
，
first of
all
，
it has a very
international vocabulary
。
It
has many German
，
Dutch
，
French
，
Spanish
and Italian words in it
。
So
speakers of those languages will find many
familiar
words in
English
。
In
fact
，
English has words for
many other languages as well.
W
：
Why is
they
bring back words
，
partly
because English speakers have travelled a
lot
，
Well
：
that?
M
．
with them. So
English really does have an international
vocabulary. W
：
And what is
the other
advantage of English?
M
：
It that English grammar
is really quite easy. For
example
，
it doesn't
have dozens of different endings for
its nouns
，
adjectives and
verbs
，
not like
Latin
，
Russian
and German for example.
W
：
Why is that?
M
：
Well
，
it's quite interesting
actually
，
it's
because of the French
。
When
the French ruled England
，
French was the official
language
，
and
only the common people spoke
English
。
They tried to make
their language as simple as
possible
。
So
they made the grammar
easier
。
Questions 9 to 11
are based on the conversation you've
just heard. Q9
：
What does the man say about Chinese?
has words words from many languages.
popularity with the common people.
influence of the British Empire.
√
effect of
the Industrial Revolution.
解析：
< br>Q10
：
What made English a
widely used language?
includes a lot
of words form other languages.
√
has a
growing number of newly coined words.
can be easily picked up by overseas travelers.
is the largest among all languages in
the world.
解析：
Q11
：
What is said to be special about
English vocabulary?
Conversation 2
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation
you have just heard.
（分数：
28.4
0
）
return some
goods.
apply for a job.
place an order.
√
make a complaint.
解析：
Conversation 2
Man
：
Hello. Yes?
Woman
：
Hello
。
Is that the sales
department? M
：
Yes
，
it is.
W
：
Oh
，
well. My name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited. We
need some supplies
for our design
office. M
：
Oh
，
what sort? W
：
Well
，
first of
all
，
we need one complete
new drawing board.
M
：
DO44 or DO45?
W
：
Ah
，
I don't know. What's the difference?
M
：
Well
，
the 45
costs 15 pounds more. W
：
So
what's the total price then?
M
：
It's 387 pounds.
W
：
Dose that
include valued-added tax?
M
：
Oh
，
I'm not sure
。
Most of the
prices do. Yes
，
I think it does.
W
：
What are the boards
actually made of? M
：
Oh
，
I don't know. I think
it
‘
s a sort of
plastic stuff these days. It's white anyway.
W
：
And how long does it take
to deliver? M
：
Oh
，
I couldn't really say.
It depends on how much work we've got and how
many other orders there are to send
out
，
you know.
W
：
Ok
，
now we also want some drawing
pens
，
ink and
rulers
，
and some drawing
paper. M
：
Oh dear. The
girl who takes all those
supplies
isn't here this morning. So I can't take those
orders for you. I only do the equipment
you see.
W
：
Ok
，
well
，
perhaps I'll ring back
tomorrow. M
：
So do you
want the drawing
board then?
W
：
Oh
，
I have to think about it. Thanks very much. I'll
let you know. Good-bye.
M
：
Thank you.
Good-bye. Question 12 to 15 are based on the
conversation you just heard
。
Question 12
：
What
is the woman's purpose in making the phone call?
has become somewhat impatient with
the woman.
is not familiar with the
exact details of goods.
√
has not worked in the sales
department for long.
works on a
part-time basis for the company.
解析：
Question
13
：
What do we learn about
the man from the conversation?
is
not his responsibility.
will be free
for large orders.
costs 15 more for
express delivery.
√
depends on a number of
factors.
解析：
Question
14
：
What does the man say
about delivery?
the information to
her superior.
a visit to the
saleswoman in charge.
back when she
comes to a decision.
√
inquiries with some other companies.
解析：
Question
15
：
What does the woman say
she will possibly do tomorrow?
四、
Section B (
总题数：
3
，分数：
71.00)
Passage One Questions 16 to
18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
（分数：
21.30
）
one knows exactly where they were
first made
one knows for sure when
thy came into being.
√
one knows for what purpose they were
invented
one knows what they will
looK like in the future
解析：短文
1 No one knows for
sure just how old kites are. In
fact
，
they have been in use
for centuries. 25 centuries
ago
，
kites were well-known
in China. These first kites were probably
made of wood. They may even have been
covered with silk
，
because
silk were used a lot at that
time.
Early kites were built for certain uses. In
ancient China
，
they will use
to carry ropes
to cross rivers. Once
across
，
the ropes were tear
down and wooden bridges would hang for them.
Legend tells of one General who flew
musical kites over the enemies' camp. The enemy
fled
，
believing
the sounds to be the warming voices of angels. By
the 15th century
，
many
people flew
kites in Europe. Marco
Polo may have brought the kite back from his visit
to China. The kite has
been linked to
great names and events. For
instance
，
Benjamin Franklin
used kite to prove the
lightening
electricity. He flew the kite in the storm. He did
this in order to draw lightening
from
the clouds. He tied a metal key and a strip of
silk to the kite line. The silk ribbon would
stop the lightening from passing
through his body. Benjamin's idea was first
laughed at. But
later
on
，
it enlightened the
invention of the lightening rod. With such grand
history
，
kite
flying is short remain an entertaining
and popular sport. Question 16 to 18 are based
on the
passage you have just heard.
ropes across rivers.
√
e the speed
of wind.
on secret messages.
warnings of danger.
解析：
Question
17
：
What did ancient Chinese
use cats to do?
protect houses
against lightning.
test the effects
of the lightning rod.
find out the
strength of silk for kites.
prove
the lightning is electricity.
√
解析：
Question
18
：
Why did BF flied a kite
in the storm?
Passage Two Questions 19
to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard
.
（分数：
28.40
）
enjoys teaching languages.
can speak several languages.
√
was trained
to be an interpreter.
was born with
a talent for languages.
解析：短文
2 I have learnt many
languages
，
but I'm not
mastered them the way the professional
interpreter or translator
has
。
Still
，
they have open doors
for me
。
They have allowed me
the
opportunity to seek jobs in
international contexts and help me get those
jobs
。
Like many people
who have lived overseas for a
while
，
I simply got crazy
about it
。
I can't image
living my
professional or social life
without international
interactions
。
Since
1977
，
I have spent much
more time abroad than in the United
States
。
I like going to new
places
，
eating new foods and
country
the know to get to
easier it's
，
languagethe
speak can you If
。
culturesnew experiencing
and its people
。
If I had the time and money
。
I would live for a year in as many countries as
possible
。
Beyond
my career
，
my facility with
languages has given me a few rare
opportunities
。
Once
，
just after
I returned my year in
Vienna
。
I was asked to
translate for a German judge at
Olympic level horse event and learned a
lot about the sport
。
In
Japan
，
once when I was in
the studio audience of a TV cooking
show
，
I was asked to go up
on the stage and taste the beef
dish
that was being prepared and tell what I
thought
。
They
asked
”
Was it as good as
American
beef?
”
It was very exciting for me to be on Japanese
TV
，
speaking in Japanese
about how delicious
the beef
was
。
Questions 19 to 22
are based on the passage you've just heard.
Question
19 What does the speaker say
about herself?
acquire an immunity
to culture shock.
would like to live
abroad permanently.
want to learn as
many foreign languages as possible.
have an intense interest in cross-cultural
interactions.
√
解析：
Question 20 What does the
speaker say about many people who have lived
overseas for a while?
became an
expert in horse racing.
got a chance
to visit several European countries.
was able to translate for a German sports judge.
√
learned to
appreciate classical music.
解析：
Question 21 How did the
speaker experience of living in Vienna benefit
her?
the beef and give her comment.
√
part in a
cooking competition.
vocabulary for
food in English
cooking lessons on
Western food
解析：
Question 22
What was the speaker asked to do in the Japanese
studio?
Passage Three Questions 23 to
25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
（分数：
21.30
）
had only a third-grade education.
once threatened to kill his teacher.
grew up in a poor single parent
family.
√
often helped his other do housework
解析：短文
3 Dr. Ben Carsen grew
up in a poor single parent house-hold in
Detroit
。
His
mother
，
who had
only a 3rd grade education helds two jobs cleaning
bathrooms
。
To his classmates
and even
to his teachers he was
thought of as the dummest kid in his
class
。
According to his own
not
so fond
memories
。
He had a
terrible temper
，
and once
threatened to kill another
child
。
Dr
。
Carsen was
headed down part of seld distraction until a
critical moment in his
youth
。
His
mother convinced that he had to do
something dramatic preventing leading a life of
failure laid
down some
rules
。
He could not watch
television except for two programs a
week
，
could not
play with his friends after school
until he finished his
homework
。
And had to read
two books
a
week
，
and write book reports
about them
。
His mother's
strategy worked
。
“
Of
course
，
I didn't
know she couldn't
read
。
So there I was
submitting these
reports
。
”
he
said
。
She would
put check marks on them like she had
been reading them
。
As I
began to read about
scientists
，
economists
and philosophers
。
I started imaging myself in their
shoes
。
As he got into the
hobbit
of hard
work
，
his grade began to
soar
。
Ultimately he received
a scholarship to attending Yale
University
，
and
later he was admitted to the University of
Michigan Medical School
。
He is
now a leading surgeon at Johns
Hopkins Medical School and he is also the author
of the three books
。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the
conversation you've just
heard
。
Q23 What do we
learn
about Ben Carsen ?
ss
√
解析：
Q24 What did Ben Caren's
classmates and teachers think of him when he was
first at school?
two book reports a
week.
√
a
diary.
with housework.
education
解析：
Q25 What did
Ben Carsen's mother tell him to do when he was a
school boy?
五、
Section C (
总题数：
1
，分数：
71.00)
When you look up at the
night sky, what do you see? There are other (26) 1
bodies out there besides
the moon and
stars. One of the most(27) 2 of this is a
comet
（彗星）
. Comets were
formed around
the same the earth was
formed. They are (28) 3ice and other frozen
liquids and gasses. (29) 4these
dirty
snow balls begin to orbit the sun just as the
planets do. As a comet gets closer to the
sun, some gasses in it begin to
unfreeze. They (30) 5 dust particles from the
comet to form a
huge cloud. As the
comet gets even nearer to the sun and solar wind
blows the cloud behind the
comet ,thus
forming its tail. The tail and the (31) 6 fuzzy
(
模糊的
)atmosphere around the
comet
are (32) 7that can help identify
this (33) 8 in the night sky. In any given
year
，
about dozen
known comets come close to the sun in
their orbits. The average person can't see them
all of
course. Usually there is only
one or two a year bright enough to be seen with
the(34) 9eye. Comet
Hale-Bopp
discovered in 1995 was an unusually bright comet.
Its orbit bought it (35) 10to the
earth within 122 million miles of it.
But Hale-Bopp came a long way on its earthly
visit. It won't
be back for another 4
thousand years or so.
（分数：
7
1.00
）
填空项
1:__________________
（正确答案：
heavenly
）
填空项
1:__________________
（正确答案：
fascinating
）
填空项
1:__________________
（正确答案：
made up
of
）
填空项
1:__________________
（正确答案：
Now and
then
）
填空项
1:__________________
（正确答案：
combine
with
）
填空项
1:__________________
（正确答案：
generally
）
填空项
1:__________________
（正确答案：
characteristics
）
填空项
1:__________________
（正确答案：
phenomenon
）
填空项
1:__________________
（正确答案：
naked
）
填空项
1:__________________
（正确答案：
relatively
）
解析：
[
解析
]
修饰关系题。此处应该填入副词修饰形容词
close
。
1995
年
发现的海尔波普彗星非常明亮，距离地球相
对较近。结合录音填入
relatively
，意为“相对地”
。
< br>
六、
Part III
Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) (
总题数
：
1
，分数：
35.50)
Questions 36 to 45 are
based on the following passage. 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
centre. You may not use any of
the
words in the bank more than once. 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
1 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 2 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 3 analysis based on the quantity of
information
supplied by various forms
of the mass media. A different 4 is possible when
the actual amount
of information 5 by
the user is taken into account. In fact, the more
information 6 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 7 : 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
8 to sex,
digital divide exists between men and women. The
greatest gap. however, is between the
Net-generation. 9 with personal
computers and the Internet, and the older
generation, 10 to an
industrial
society. A. accustomed F. elements K.
interpretation B. acquired G. expands L. passive
C. assembly H. familiar M. regard D.
attribute I. flows N. respectively E. champions J.
fundamentally O. superficial
（分数：
35.50
）
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
√
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
解析：
[
考点
]
副词辨析题。
空格前面是
be
动词
is
，后面为形
容词
different
，因此空格处需要填入副词。
备选副词中，
fundamentally
“根本上，基本上”符合题意，故为答案。此处在说信息化社会中的不公平现象与工业化
社会中的不公平的区别。
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
√
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
解析：
[
< br>考点
]
动词辨析题。
分析句子成分可知，空格所在的从句缺少谓语。
结合句子的时态和空格所在从句的主语
the
information society
可知，空格处应填入动词的第三人称单数。由
句中的
revolutionizing
“变革”可知，空格<
/p>
处所填词应该表示积极、正向的意义。备选第三人称单数动词中，只有
expands
“扩大，增加”符合题意，故为答案。
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
√
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
√
解析：
[
考点
]
形容词辨析题。
空格前是不定冠词<
/p>
a
，
后面是名词
analysis
，
故空格处需填入形容词或形容词性质的词。
第二段首句用
It
seems
that...
句型指出
，信息化社会看起来是通过变革信息的使用和交换方式给社会成员所能接触到
的信息量带
来了积极的影响，接着本句的。
But
表明空格所在句是对上一
句意义上的转折，故空格处应填入消极意义的
形容词或形容词性质的词来修饰
analysis
。备选形容词、动词过去分词中，只有
< br>superficial
“肤浅的”符合题意，故
为答案
。
A.
√
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
√
L.
M.
N.
O.
解析：
[
考点
]
名词辨析题。
分析句子结构可知，
A different______
是空格所在主从复合句中主句的主语。由空格前
的
< br>A different
可知，空格处应填入可数名词的单数形式。
备选名词中，可数名词的单数有
assembly
，
attribute
和
i
nterpretation
。把这三个词代入空格，只有
in
terpretation
“解释，说明”符合题意，故为答案。
A.
B.
√
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
解析：
[
< br>考点
]
动词辨析题。
分析空格所在的从句可知，
the actual
amount of information ______ by the
us
er
作句子的主语，
故空格处应填入分词。
再由
information
和
t
he
user
的关系可知，
空格处应
填入动词的过去分词。
备选项中，
动
词的过去分词有
accustomed
和
acquired
。
由
inform
ation
和所填动词过去分词的关系可知，
acquired
“获
取，获得”符合题意，故为答案。
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
√
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
解析：
[
考点
]
动词辨析题。
分析句子结构可知，整个句子是
the more...the
more...
句型。由
the wider
< br>部分中的
becomes
可知，空格处应填入动词的第三
人称单数。
备选动词中，能与
thr
oughout
搭配且语义上能与
information
搭
配的只有
flows
“流动，流传”
，故为答案。
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
√
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
解析：
[
考点
]
名词辨析题。
空格前有数词
three
和形容词
major
，所以空格处需要填入名词的复数形式。
由冒号后
的
class
，
sex
和
generation
可知，空格处所填词应有“方
面”的意思。备选词中，
elements
“要素”符合题
意，故为答案。
A.
B.
C.
√
D.