2015年12月英语四级真题及答案（卷1-卷3）

2015年12月英语四级真题及答案PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Listeningismoreimportantthantalking.’’Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofpayingattentiontoothers1opinions.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (30SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea-pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.A)Theyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorers.Theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.Theylikedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.A)Inaschoollibrary.Atagiftshop.Intheofficeofatravelagency.Atagraduationceremony.A)Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory.Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.Hedeclinedajobofferfromtheartgallery.A)Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.A)Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.A)Whereshecanleavehercar.TherateforparkinginLotC.Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.Thewaytothevisitorsparking.A)Heregretsmissingtheclasses.Hehasbenefitedfromexercise.Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.A)Howtoselectsecretaries.Howtoraiseworkefficiency.Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.Thesecretariesintheman’scompany.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.A)Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.It’sloanwordsfrommanylanguages.A)Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.Itincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguages.Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Toplaceanorder.Toapplyforajob.Toreturnsomegoods.Tomakeacomplaint.A)Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofthegoods.Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.A)Itisnothisresponsibility.Itwillbefreeforlargeorders.Itdependsonanumberoffactors.Itcosts&15moreforexpressdelivery.A)Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Nooneknowsforsurewhentheycameintobeing.Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywerefirstmade.Nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereinvented.Nooneknowswhattheywilllooklikeinthefuture.A)Measurethespeedofwind.Givewarningsofdanger.Passonsecretmessages.Carryropesacrossrivers.A)Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites.Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.Toprovethatlightningiselectricity.Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages.Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.Shecanspeakseverallanguages.Sheenjoysteachinglanguages.A)Theywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.Theywouldliketoliveabroadpermanently.A)Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountries.A)Takepartinacookingcompetition.Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.TeachvocabularyforfoodinEnglish.GivecookinglessonsonWesternfood.Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation.Heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher.Heoftenhelpedhismotherdohousework.Hegrewupinapoorsingle-parentfamily.A)Stupid. B)Active.C)Brave. D)Careless.A)WatcheducationalTVprogramsonly.Writetwobookreportsaweek.Helpwithhousework.Keepadiary.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyousee?Thereareother26bodiesouttherebesidesthemoonandstars.Oneofthemost27oftheseisacomet().CometswereformedaroundthesametimetheEarthwasformed.Theyare28iceandotherfrozenliquidsandgases.29these“dirtysnowballs”begintoorbitthesun,justastheplanetsdo.Asacometgetsclosertothesun,somegasesinitbegintounfreeze.They30dustparticlesfromthecomettoformahugecloud.Asthecometgetsevennearertothesun,asolarwindblowsthecloudbehindthecomet,thusformingitstail.Thetailandthe31fuzzy(模糊的)atmospherearoundacometare32thatcanhelpidentifythis33inthenightsky.Inanygivenyear,aboutadozenknowncometscomeclosetothesunintheirorbits.Theaveragepersoncan’tseethemall,ofcourse.Usuallythereisonlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwiththe34eye.CometHale-Bopp,discoveredin1995,wasanunusuallybrightcomet.Itsorbitbroughtit35closetotheEarth,within122millionmilesofit.ButHale-Boppcamealongwayonitsearthlyvisit.Itwon’tbebackforanotherfourthousandyearsorso.PartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Scholarsoftheinformationsocietyaredividedoverwhethersocialinequalitydecreasesorincreasesinaninformation-basedsociety.However,theygenerallyagreewiththeideathatinequalityintheinformationsocietyis36differentfromthatofanindustrialsociety.Asinformatizationprogressesinsociety,thecauseandstructuralnatureofsocialinequalitychangesaswell.Itseemsthattheinformationsociety37thequantityofinformationavailabletothemembersofasocietybyrevolutionizingthewaysofusingandexchanginginformation.Butsuchaviewisa38analysisbasedonthequantityofinformationsuppliedbyvariousformsofthemassmedia.Adifferent39ispossiblewhentheactualamountofinformation40bytheuseristakenintoaccount.Infact,themoreinformation41throughouttheentiresociety,thewiderthegapbecomesbetween“informationhaves”and“informationhave-nots”,leadingtodigitaldivide.Accordingtorecentstudies,digitaldividehasbeencausedbythreemajor42：class,sex,andgeneration.Intermsofclass,digitaldivideexistsamongdifferenttypesofworkersandbetweentheupperandmiddleclassesandthelowerclass.With43tosex,digitaldivideexistsbetweenmenandwomen.Thegreatestgap,however,isbetweentheNet-generation,44withpersonalcomputersandtheInternet,andtheoldergeneration,45toanindustrialsociety.AccustomedAcquiredAssemblyAttributeChampionsElementsExpandsFamiliarFlowsFundamentallyInterpretationPassiveRegardRespectivelySuperficialSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Joy:ASubjectSchoolsLackBecomingeducatedshouldnotrequiregivinguppleasure.WhenJonathanSwiftproposed,in1729,thatthepeopleofIrelandeattheirchildren,heinsisteditwouldsolvethreeproblemsatonce：feedthehungrymasses,reducethepopulationduringaseveredepression,andstimulatetherestaurantbusiness.Evenasasatire(讽刺),itseemsdisgustingandshockinginAmericawithitschild-centeredculture.Butactually,thecountryisclosertohisproposalthanyoumightthink.Ifyouspendmuchtimewitheducatorsandpolicymakers,you’llhearalotofthefollowingwords:“standards,”“results,”“skills,”“self-control,”“accountability,”andsoon.Ihavevisitedsomeofthenewersupposedly“effective”schools,wherechildrenshoutslogansinordertolearnself-controlormuststandbehindtheirdeskwhentheycan’tsitstill.Alookatwhatgoesoninmostclassroomsthesedaysmakesitabundantlyclearthatwhenpeoplethinkabouteducation,theyarenotthinkingaboutwhatitfeelsliketobeachild,orwhatmakeschildhoodanimportantandvaluablestageoflifeinitsownright.I’mamotherofthree,ateacher,andadevelopmentalpsychologist.SoI’vewatchedalotofchildren—talking,playing,arguing,eating,studying,andbeingyoung.Here’swhatI’vecometounderstand.Thethingthatsetschildrenapartfromadultsisnottheirignorance,northeirlackofskills.It’stheirenormouscapacityforjoy.Thinkofa3-year-oldlostinthepleasuresoffindingoutwhathecanandcannotsinkinthebathtub,a5-year-oldbesideherselfwiththethrillofputtingtogetherstringsofnonsensicalwordswithherbestfriends,oran11-year-oldcompletelyabsorbedinafascinatingcomicstrip.Achild’sabilitytobecomedeeplyabsorbedinsomething,andderiveintensepleasurefromthatabsorption,issomethingadultsspendtherestoftheirlivestryingtoreturnto.Afriendtoldmethefollowingstory.Oneday,whenhewenttogethis7-year-oldsonfromsoccerpractice,hiskidgreetedhimwithadowncastfaceandasadvoice.Thecoachhadcriticizedhimfornotfocusingonhissoccerdrills.Thelittleboywalkedoutoftheschoolwithhisheadandshouldershangingdown.Heseemedwrappedinsadness.Butjustbeforehereachedthecardoor,hesuddenlystopped,crouching(蹲伏)downtopeeratsomethingonthesidewalk.Hisfacewentdownlowerandlower,andthen,withcompletejoyhecalledout,“Dad.Comehere.ThisisthestrangestbugI’veeverseen.Ithas,like,amillionlegs.Lookatthis.It’samazing.”Helookedupathisfather,hisfeaturesoverflowingwithenergyanddelight.“Can’twestayhereforjustaminute?Iwanttofindoutwhathedoeswithallthoselegs.ThisisthecoolesteverThetraditionalviewofsuchmomentsisthattheyconstituteacharmingbutirrelevantbyproductofyouth—somethingtobepushedasidetomakeroomformoreimportantqualities,likeperseverance坚持不懈),obligation,andpracticality.Yetmomentslikethisonearejustthekindofintenseabsorptionandpleasureadultsspendtherestoftheirlivesseeking.Humanlivesaregovernedbythedesiretoexperiencejoy.Becomingeducatedshouldnotrequiregivingupjoybutratherleadtofindingjoyinnewkindsofthings:readingnovelsinsteadofplayingwithsmallfigures,conductingexperimentsinsteadofsinkingcupsinthebathtub,anddebatingseriousissuesratherthanstringingtogethernonsensewords,forexample.Insomecases,schoolsshouldhelpchildrenfindnew,moregrown-upwaysofdoingthesamethingsthatareconstantsourcesofjoy:makingart,makingfriends,makingdecisions.Buildingonachild’sabilitytofeeljoy,ratherthanpushingitaside,wouldn’tbeththd.touldjustquieashitintheduationoldsmindst思维模式.Insteadoftryingtogetchildrentoworkhard,whynotfocusongettingthemtotakepleasureinmeaningful,productiveactivity,likemakingthings,workingwithothers,exploringideas,andsolvingproblems?Thesefocusesarenotsodifferentfromthethingsinwhichtheydelight.Beforeyoubrushthisargumentasideasrubbish,orthinkofjoyasanunaffordableluxuryinanationwherethereisawfulpoverty,lowacademicachievement,andhighdropoutrates,thinkagain.Themorehorribletheschoolcircumstances,themoreimportantpleasureistoachievinganyeducationalsuccess.Manyoftheassignmentsandrulesteacherscomeupwith,oftenbecausetheyarepressuredbytheiradministrators,treatpleasureandjoyastheenemiesofcompetenceandresponsibility.Theassumptionisthatchildrenshouldn’tchatintheclassroombecauseithindershardwork;instead,theyshouldlearntodelaygratification快乐)sothattheycanpursueabstractgoals,likegoingtocollege.Notonlyisthisaboringandawfulwaytotreatchildren,itmakesnosenseeducationally.Decadesofresearchhaveshownthatinordertoacquireskillsandrealknowledgeinschool,kidsneedtowanttolearn.Youcanforceachildtostayinhisorherseat,filloutaworksheet,orpracticedivision.Butyoucan’tforcethechildtothinkcarefully,enjoybooks,digestcomplexinformation,ordevelopatasteforlearning.Tomakethathappen,youhavetohelpthechildfindpleasureinlearning—toseeschoolasasourceofjoy.Adultstendtotalkaboutlearningasifitweremedicine:unpleasant,butnecessaryandgoodforyou.Whynotinsteadthinkoflearningasifitwerefood—somethingsovaluabletohumansthattheyhaveevolvedtoexperienceitasapleasure?Joyshouldnotbetrainedoutofchildrenorleftforafter-schoolprograms.Themoredifficultachild’slifecircumstances,themoreimportantitisforthatchildtofindjoyinhisorherclassroom.“Pleasure”isnotadirtyword.Anditdoesn’truncountertothegoalsofpubliceducation.Itis,infact,theprecondition.Itwillnotbedifficulttomakelearningasourceofjoyifeducatorschangetheirwayofthinking.Whatdistinguisheschildrenfromadultsistheirstrongabilitytoderivejoyfromwhattheyaredoing.ChildreninAmericaarebeingtreatedwithshockingcruelty.Itishumannaturetoseekjoyinlife.Grown-upsarelikelytothinkthatlearningtochildreniswhatmedicineistopatients.Badschoolconditionsmakeitallthemoreimportanttoturnlearningintoajoyfulexperience.Adultsdonotconsiderchildren’sfeelingswhenitcomestoeducation.Administratorsseemtobelievethatonlyhardworkwillleadchildrentotheireducationalgoals.Intheso-called“effective”schools,childrenaretaughtself-controlunderasetofstrictrules.Tomakelearningeffective,educatorshavetoensurethatchildrenwanttolearn.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline,throughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whenit’sfiveo’clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey’redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermorale(士气)andcreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample：ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipantsorganizedifferentactivities—fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga—bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder“clocktimevs“tasktime.”Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbutlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinbusinessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstrategies.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbydocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperfomingajobthatrequiresmorecreativity.It’llmakethosetaskseasier,aridthetask-doerswillbehappier.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftimedisplayedeverywhere?Itmakeseverybodytime-conscious.ItisaconvenienceforworkandlifeItmayhaveanegativeeffectoncreativework.Itclearlyindicatesthefastpaceofmodemlife.Howdopeopleusuallygoabouttheirworkaccordingtotheauthor?Theycombineclock-basedandtask-basedplanning.Theygiveprioritytothemosturgenttaskonhand.Theysetatimelimitforeachspecifictask.Theyaccomplishtheirtasksonebyone.WhatdidTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellierfindintheirexperimentsaboutclockstimers?Theyseizeopportunitiesastheycomeup.Theyalwaysgettheirworkdoneintime.Theyhavemorecontrolovertheirlives.Theytendtobemoreproductive.Whatdotheresearcherssayabouttoday’sbusinessculture?Itdoesnotsupportthestrategiesadoptedbysmartcompanies.Itdoesnotattachenoughimportancetotask-basedpractice.Itplacesmoreemphasisonworkefficiencythanonworkers5lives.Itaimstobringemployees,potentialandcreativityintofullplay.Whatdotheresearcherssuggest?Task-basedtimingispreferredfordoingcreativework.Itisimportanttokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.Performingcreativejobstendstomakeworkershappier.Ascientificstandardshouldbeadoptedinjobevaluation.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.MarthaStewartwascharged,triedandcompetedofacrimein2004.Asshenearedtheendofherprisonsentence,awell-knowncolumnistwrotethatshewas“payingherdues,”andthat“thereissimplynoreasonforanyonetoattempttodenyherrighttostartanew.”Surely,theAmericanidealofsecondchancesshouldnotbereservedonlyfortherichandpowerful.Unfortunately,manyfederalandstatelawsimposepost-convictionrestrictionsonashockinglylargenumberofAmericans,whoarepreventedfromeverfullypayingtheirdebttosociety.Atleast65millionpeopleintheUnitedStateshaveacriminalrecord.Thiscanresultinseverepenaltiesthatcontinuelongafterpunishmentiscompleted.Manyofthesepenaltiesareimposedregardlessoftheseriousnessoftheoffenseortheperson’sindividualcircumstances.Lawscanrestrictorbanvoting,accesstopublichousing,andprofessionalandbusinesslicensing.Theycanaffectaperson’sabilitytogetajobandqualificationforbenefits.Inall,morethan45,000lawsandrulesservetoexcludevastnumbersofpeoplefromfullyparticipatinginAmericanlife.Somelawsmakesense.Nooneadvocateslettingsomeoneconvictedof恋童癖inaschool.Buttoooftencollateral(附随的bearnorelationtopublicsafety.Shouldawomanwhopossessedasmallamountofdrugsyearsagobepermanentlyunabletobelicensedasanurse?Theselawsarealsocounterproductive,sincetheymakeitharderforpeoplewithcriminalrecordstofindhousingorlandajob,twokeyfactorsthatreducebacksliding.Arecentreportmakesseveralrecommendations,includingtheabolitionofmostpost-convictionpenalties,exceptforthosespecificallyneededtoprotectpublicsafety.Wherethepenaltiesarenotamust,theyshouldbeimposedonlyifthefactsofacasesupportit.Thepointisnottoexcuseorforgetthecrime.Rather,itistorecognizethatinAmerica’svastcriminaljusticesystem,secondchancesarecrucial.Itisinnoone’sinteresttokeepalargesegmentofthepopulationonthemarginsofsociety.Whatdoesthewell-knowncolumnist’sremarkaboutMarthaStewartsuggest?Herpastrecordmightstandinherwaytoanewlife.Herbusinesswentbankruptwhileshewasinprison.Herreleasefromprisonhasdrawnlittleattention.Herprisonsentencemighthavebeenextended.WhatdowelearnfromthesecondparagraphaboutmanycriminalsinAmerica?Theybackslideafterservingtheirtermsinprison.Theyaredeprivedofchancestoturnoveranewleaf.Theyreceiveseverepenaltiesforcommittingminoroffenses.Theyareconvictedregardlessoftheirindividualcircumstances.WhataretheconsequencesformanyAmericanswithacriminalrecord?Theyremainpoorfortherestoftheirlives.Theyaredeprivedofallsocialbenefits.Theyaremarginalizedinsociety.Theyaredesertedbytheirfamily.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepost-convictionlawsandrules?Theyhelptomaintainsocialstability.Someofthemhavelongbeenoutdated.Theyarehardlyunderstoodbythepublic.Alotofthemhavenegativeeffectsonsociety.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?Tocreateopportunitiesforcriminalstoreformthemselves.ToappealforchangesinAmerica’scriminaljusticesystem.Toensurethatpeoplewithacriminalrecordliveadecentlife.Tocallpeople’sattentiontoprisoners’conditionsinAmerica.PartIV Translation (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.【参考答案】【参考范文】Nowadaysanoldsaying,“Listeningismoreimportantthantalking”，comesintovogue.Thesayingtellsusthetrueessenceofcommunicationwithothersinthesociety,whichmeanspayingattentiontoothers’opinionsismuchmoreimportantthanexpressingone’sownwords.Asforme,therearetworeasonsaccountingforthecorrectnessofthisprinciple.Tostartwith,listeningshowsyourrespectforothers.Insuchacompetitivesociety,willingnesstolistencanmakeyougaintrustandfriendship,whichisthebasicruleofsocialization.Atalkativepersonwithoutearisdoomedtobealienated.Furthermore,listeningcanreallybenefityourself.Thereisnodenyingthatyouaretheonetomakechoicesinyourlife.【1-5CBDAA 【6-10DBDAC 11-15BACCD 16-20ADCCB【21-25】CBDAB【26-30】heavenly、fascinating、madeupof、Nowandthen、combinewith【31-35】generally、characteristics、phenomenon、naked、relatively、【36-40】JGOKB 【41-45】IFMHA【46-50】GDAFK 【51-55】HCIBJ【56-60】CADBA 【61-65】ABCDB【翻译参考译文】Chineseparentsusuallyintendtopaytoomuchattentiontotheirchildren’sstudytosuchanextentthattheyevendon’trequiretheirchildrentohelpthemdothechores.Theirprimaryrequirementfortheirchildrenistostudyhard,getgoodgradesandgotofamousuniversities.TheybelievethisdoesgoodtotheirchildrenbecauseinthesocietyofChinawhichisfullofintensecompetition,onlyperfectacademicperformancecanensureabrightfuture.Chineseparentsalsobelieveiftheirchildrencanmakegreatachievementsinthesociety,theywillreceiverespectaccordingly.Therefore,theyarewillingtosacrificetheirowntime,hobbiesandintereststoprovidebetterconditionsfortheirchildren.2015年12月英语四级真题及答案PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Learningisadailyexperienceandalifetimemission.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceoflifelonglearning.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartII ListeningComprehension (30SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillhespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.A)Theagendafortheboardofdirectors’meeting.Thereasonfortheman’sabsencefromthemeeting.Thedetailsofthemeetingtobeheldnextweek.Thetimefortheman’svisittothewoman’scompany.A)Atatravelagency.Atadepartmentstore.Inalibrary.Inapostoffice.A)Hecannothearthewoman’scall.HecannotgetthroughtoNewYork.Hecannotrecallthephonenumber.Hecannotfindapublicphonenearby.A)Watchamoviewiththewoman.Revisehisthesisintheoffice.DosomeshoppingwithJane.DiscusshisthesiswithProf.Hudson.A)Hejustcannotworkproperlywithoutawatch.Hehasnoideawherehecanbuyagoldwatch.Hestilldoesnotknowwherehelefthiswatch.Heisnotsurewhatwentwrongwithhiswatch.A)Heforgotallaboutwhathesaid.Heslippedandhurthishead.Hewassorryforbeingoffsicklastweek.Hethoughtthewoman’scarhadbeensold.A)Sheshouldtrytocatchanearlierbus.Sheisabsentfromhisclasstoooften.Sheisalwaysmakingexcusesforbeinglate.Sheshouldcomeu