2015年12月英语四级真题答案及解析（卷一）.pdf

1 2015 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案与详解 Part Writing 审题思路 这是一篇四级考试中常见的议论文。要求考生就一句格言进行论述。这句格言 listening is more important than talking. “倾听比谈论更重要。”措辞简单，意思明了，考生比较容易把握，因此写起来并不难。写作时，考生应该将重点放在第二段举例阐释倾听比谈论更重要的原因上。联系实际分析可知，其原因主要有:倾听是交际之规则，只有善于倾听才能表达对别人的尊重，同时倾听对听者自身也不无裨益。 写作提纲 一、阐述“倾听比谈论更重要”的内涵:倾听别人的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多（paying attention to others opinions is much more important than expressing ones own words) 二、 分析原因：1、倾听可以表达对他人的尊重（listening shows your respect for others) 2、倾听还可以使听者受益（benefit yourself) 三、总结概述：l、倾听在很多场合比谈论重要得多（listening truly outweighs talking on many occasions) 2、我们需要掌握一些沟通技巧（master some communication skills) 范文点评 全文翻译 倾听比谈论更重要 如今,“倾听比谈论更重要”这一格言流行起来。.这句格言道出了在社会中与人交往的真诗:倾听别人高分范文 精彩点评 Listening Is More Important than Talking Nowadays an old saying, “Listening is more important than talking”，comes into vogue. The saying tells us the true essence of communication with others in the society, which means paying attention to others opinions is much more important than expressing ones own words. As for me, there are two reasons accounting for the correctness of this principle. To start with, listening shows your respect for others. In such a competitive society, willingness to listen can make you gain trust and friendship, which is the basic rule of socialization. A talkative person without ear is doomed to be alienated. Furthermore, listening can really benefit yourself. There is no denying that you are the one to make choices in your life. However, a variety of ideas from others will definitely enrich your mind and present some enlightenment to your future actions. According to what is said above, listening truly outweighs talking on many occasions. In modem society, we need to master some communication skills.Only when we realize the importance of listening can we lead a better life. 开门见山，描述现象:现在“倾听比谈论更重要”这一格言流行起来。 顺承第一句，阐释“倾听比谈论更重要”的内涵:倾听别人的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多。 1. 使用 As for me, there. are two reasons accounting for引出原因。 使用 To start withFurthermore具体列举不同的原因，层次分明。 用 According to what is said above 总结论述。 使用倒装句，强调倾听的重要性。 的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多。 就我而言，有两个原因可以解释该准则的正确性。首先，倾听可以表达对他人的尊重。在这样一个竞争激烈的社会，乐于倾听可以为自己赢得信任和友谊，而这恰恰是我们社交的基本准则。一个夸夸其谈而不善于倾听的人注定要被孤立，此外,倾听可以使自己受益。毋庸置疑，你是自己命运的主宰然而，他人的不同观点肯定会丰富你的头脑，并为今后的行动带来启迪。 综上所述，在多场合，倾听确实比谈论更重要。在现代社会中，我们需要掌握一些沟通技巧。我们只有认识到倾听的重要性，才能过上更好的生活。 Part Listening Comprehension Section A 1.听力原文：M： Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we watched together last month? W： Sure. Its actually the most impressive one Ive seen on that topic. Q: What do we learn about the speakers? 【预测】四个选项的主语均为 they，且选项动词多表达情感，通过选项中的 space explorers, movie, space exploration 等词可以判断，本题意在考查说话者对太空探险或电影的评价。 【精析】C。男士询问女士是否还记得他们上个月看的那部关于太空探险的精彩电影，女士表示这是她看过的关于太空探险题材的印象最深的一部电影。通过对话中的 wonderful film 和 the most impressive one 等关键词可知，他们非常喜欢男士所提及的那部关于太空探险的电影，故答案为 C)。 2. 听力原文 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? 【预测】四个选项中出现了 school library，gift shop，travel agency 和 graduation ceremony 等表示地点或场合的词汇，可以推测对话旨在考查事件发生的地点。 【精析】B)。女士询问男士是否在找什么特别之物，男士说他儿子即将高中毕业，他想送给孩子一件有意义的东西。由此可知，对话可能发生在礼品店，男士准备买件特别的礼物送给儿子，故答案为 B)。 3.听力原文：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? 【预测】四个选项均以 he 开头，且出现了 work, part-time jobs, a job offer 等词，由此可以推测本题考查的内容与男士的工作有关。 【精析】D)。男士说麦克告诉他在美术馆找工作的事无果而终，女士表示怀疑，因为她听说麦克曾有机会在那里工作，但是被他拒绝了。由此可知，麦克放弃了在美术馆的工作，并非是无果而终，declined 词是 原文 turned down 的同义转换，故答案为 D)。 4.听力原文：W ： Would you like to come to Susans birthday party tomorrow evening? M： Im going to give a lecture tomorrow. I wish I could be in two places at the same time. Q ： What does the man mean? 【预测】 四个选项中两次出现 birthday party ， 可以推测对话与生日派对有关。 各选项的主语为 he, the woman, Susan，听音时应特别注意主语与 birthday party 的关系。 【精析】A)。女士询问男士明夫晚上能否参加苏珊的生日派对，男士说自己明天有个讲座，因此无法分身，也就是无法参加苏珊的生日派对，故答案为 A)。 5.听力原文：W: Arent 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? 【预测】四个选项均为动词短语，且出现了 deadline，staff，workers，project，work 等与工作相关的词汇， 故而推测本题考查的内容与员工或工作有关。 【精析】A)。女士询问男士对员工的工作进度慢是否感到不满，男士表示赞同，并打算给员工设定期限并让他们遵守，故答案为 A)。 6.听力原文：W: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the visitors parking is? I left my car there. M： Sure. Its in Lot C. Over that way. Q ： What does the woman want to know? 【预测】四个选项中出现了 car，parking，lot 等词，由此可知，本题考查的内容与停车场有关。 【精析】D)。女士问男士访客停车场在哪里，她的车停那里了，男士说就在那边的 C 区停车场。由此可推断，女士想知道如何去访客停车场，故答案为 D)。 7.听力原文：W ： You look great! Now that youve taken those fitness classes. M： Thanks. Ive never felt better in my life. Q ： What does the man mean? 【预测】四个选项均以 he 作主语，且出现了 classes, exercise，fitness classes 等词，可以推测对话内容与男士的健身有关。 【精析】B)。女士夸赞男士自从上健身课以来气色不错，男士说他从未感觉像现在这样好。由此可以推测， 男士认为自己在健身活动中获益匪浅，故答案为 B) 。 8.听力原文：W： I really admire the efficiency of your secretaries. M： Our company selects only the best. They have a heavy workload and we give them a lot of responsibilities. Q ： What are the speakers talking about? 【预测】四个选项中出现了 secretaries, work efficiency, responsibilities, company 等词，由此可以判断本题内容与公司秘书的工作有关，可能会探讨如何选秘书、如何提高工作效率、秘书的职责等问题。 【精析】D)。女士对男士秘书的工作效卓大加赞赏，男士说他们公司只选择最棒的人当秘书，他们的工作量大、责任重。由此可知，对话双方在评价男士公司的秘书，因此答案为 D)。 Conversation One 9-11.听力原文： W： Hi Leo, why do you say English would become the world language? M： Well, for one thing, its so commonly used. (9) The only language that is used by more people is Chinese. W： Why is English spoken by so many people? M： (10) Its spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now of course there 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 great advantages. W ： What are they? M: Well, first of all，it has a very international vocabulary. (11) 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 from many other languages as well. W ： Why is that? M： Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot, they bring back words with them. So English really does have an international vocabulary. W ： And what is the other advantage of English? M ： Its that English grammar is really quite easy. For example, it doesnt 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, its quite interesting actually. Its 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. 9. What does the man say about Chinese? A。 【精析】女士询问男士为什么说英语会成为世界语言，男士说原因之一是因为英语应用广泛，使用人数仅次于汉语，也就是说使用汉语的人数比使用英语的人数多，故答案为 A)。 10. What made English a widely used language? C。【精析】 女士询问男士英语使用者如此之多的原因 ， 男士说大英帝国和美国的影响是主要原因 ， 故 C) “大英帝国的影响”是原因之一，为本题答案。 11. What is said to be special about English vocabulary? B。【精析】对话中女士说许多学生认为英语难学，男士表示赞同,但同时认为英语有两大优势，其一就是 词汇的国际化，英语中含有德语、荷兰语、法语、西班牙语、意大利语等多国语言的词汇。由此可知，英语词汇的特点是国际化，它包含了许多其他语言的词汇，故答案为 B)。 Conversation Two 1215 听力原文： M：Hello. Yes? W ：Hello. Is that the sales department? M ：Yes, it is. W ：Oh, well, my name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited. (12) Um, 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：D044 or D045? W: Ah, I dont know. Whats the difference? M：Well, the 45 costs 15 pounds more. W ：Um, so whats the total price then? M: Its 387 pounds. W ：Does that include value-added tax? M：Oh, (13-1) Im not sure. Most of the prices do. Yes, I think it does. W ：Um, what are the boards actually made of? M：Oh, (13-2) I dont know. I think its a sort of plastic stuff these days. Its white anyway. W：Um. And how long does it take to deliver? M: Oh，I couldnt really say. (14) It depends on how much work weve 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 isnt here this morning, so I cant take those orders for you. I only do the equipment you see. W：OK. Well, (15) perhaps Ill ring back tomorrow. M ：So do you want the drawing board then? W ：Oh, I have to think about it. Thanks very much. Ill let you know. Good-bye. M：Thank you. Good-bye. 12、What is the womans purpose in making the phone call? A)。 【详解】对话中女士打销售部的电话，其目的是想为她们的工作室添置家具。由此推断，女士打电话是为了订货，故答案为 A)。 13、What do we learn about the man from the conversation? C。 【详解】女士询问画板报价是否包括增值税，男士表示不太肯定；女士又问及画板的材质，男士也不清楚。由此可推测，男士并不十分了解他们的货物，故答案为 C)。 14、What does the man say about delivery? C。 【详解】女士询问了画板的价格和材质后，又询问了货物运送的情况，男士说这得看他们的工作情况和订单的数量等由此可推测，货物的运送是由多种因素决定的，故答案为 C)。 15、What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow? D。 【详解】女士说除了画板之外，她们还需要画笔、油墨、尺子和画纸等材料，但被告知负责相关业务的人员不在，因此女士打算明天再打电话咨询相关事宜。由此可知，女士计划做完决定后再打电话联系，故答案为 D) Section B Passage One (16) 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. (17) In ancient China, they were used to carry ropes to cross rivers. Once across, the ropes were tied 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 warning 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, (18) Benjamin Franklin used the kite to prove that lightning is electricity. He flew the kite in the storm. He did this in order to draw lightning from the clouds. He tied a metal key and a strip of silk to the kite line. The silk ribbon would stop the lightning from passing through his body. Benjamins idea was first laughed at. But later on, it enlightened the invention of the lightning rod. With such grand history, kite flying is sure to remain an entertaining and popular sport. 16、What does the speaker say about kites? A。 【详解】短文开篇便提到“没有人知道风筝问世多久了”，后面接着说道，数百年前人们就开始使用风筝,2,500 多年前风筝在中国非常出名。由此可知，人们不确定的是风筝是何时问世的，因此 A)为答案。 17、What did ancient Chinese use kites to do? D。 【详解】文章提到风筝的几种用途，比如在古代中国，风筝用于将绳索穿过小河从而悬起木桥，此外风 筝还用于战斗中，因此 D)为答案。 18、Why did Benjamin Franklin fly a kite in the storm? C。 【。 【详解】短文中提到富兰克林也曾经放过风筝，他放风筝的目的是证实雷电也是电，因此 C)为答案。 Passage Two (19) I have learnt many languages, but Ive not mastered them the way the professional interpreter or translator has. Still, they have opened doors for me. They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in international contexts and help me get those jobs. (20) like many people who have lived overseas for a while, I simply got crazy about it. I cant 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 experiencing new cultures. If you can speak the language, its easier to get to know the country 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. (21) Once, just after I returned from 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. (22)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. 19、What does the speaker say about herself? C。 【详解】短文开头部分提到她学习过几种外语，但不像那些专业翻译人员那样熟练。由此可以推测，她会讲几种外语，故答案为 C)。 20、What does the speaker say about many people who have lived overseas for a while? B。【详解】短文中提到，像其他很多曾经在国外待过一段时间的人一样，她非常喜欢跨文化交际,甚至难以想象没有跨文化交际的职业和社交生活是什么样子的，因此答案为 B)。 21、How did the speakers experience of living in Vienna benefit her? C。 【详解】说话者提到，因为她熟悉外语,她获得了一些难得的机会。她举例说，从维也纳回来之后，她被邀请在奥运会马术比赛中为德国裁判做翻译，因此答案为 C)。 22、What was the speaker asked to do in the Japanese studio? B。 【详解】说话者最后提到自己在日本的经历，她在美食节目录制现场当观众，被邀请到台上品尝牛肉并做出评价，她对这段经历兴奋不已，因此答案为 B)。 Passage Three (23) Dr. Ben Carson grew up in a poor single-parent house-hold in Detroit. His mother, who had only a third-grade education, worked two jobs cleaning bathrooms. (24) To his classmates and even to his teachers he was thought of as the dumbest kid in the, class, according to his own not so fond memories. He had a terrible temper, and once threatened to kill another child. Dr. Carson was headed down a path of self-destruction until a critical moment in his youth. His mother convinced that she had to do something dramatic to prevent him from leading a life of failurelaid 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, (25) and had to read two books a week, and write book reports about them. His mothers strategy worked. “Of course，I didnt know she couldnt 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 habit of hard work, his grades began to soar. Ultimately he received a scholarship to attend 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 three books. 23、What do we learn about Ben Carson? D。 【详解】短文开头就提到本卡森的基本情况，他成长在一个贫困的单亲家庭，因此答案为 D)。 24、What did Ben Carson classmates and teachers think of him when he was first at school? A。 【详解】短文提到，本卡森的母亲只上到三年级，做着两份清洗厕所的工作。同学和老师都觉得本卡森是班里最笨的孩子，因此答案为 A)。 25、What did Ben Carsons mother tell him to do when he was a school boy? B。 【详解】短文提到，本卡森脾气不好，有一次还威胁说要杀死另一个同学，母亲认为必须制定规矩对他严加管教才行。这些规矩包括：每周只看两次电视节目，完成作业后才能和朋友玩耍，一周读两本书并写出读书报告，因此答案为 B。 Section C 26、heavenly。 【详解】 此处应该填入形容词修饰名词 bodies。空格处与下文的 the moon and stars 和 comet 形成对照。heavenly 意为“天空的”，heavenly body 意为“天体”。 27、fascinating。 【详解】此处应该填入形容词，与前面的 most 构成最高级。fascinating 意为“迷人的，吸引人的”。 28、made up of。 【详解】此处应填入过去分词或短语与空格前的 are 起构成被动语态。 be made up of 意 为“由组成”。 29、Now and then。 【详解】此处应填入状语成分。now and then 意为“偶尔，有时”。 30、combine with。 【详解】此处应该填入动词或动词短语作谓语。combine with 意为“与结合”。 31、generally。 【详解】此处应填入副词，修饰形容词 fuzzy。generally 意为“通常”。 32、characteristics。 【详解】此处应该填