1、大学英语四级卷三真题 2015 年 12 月及答案解析(总分：710.00，做题时间：130 分钟)一、Part I Writing (30 m(总题数：1，分数：106.50)1.Directions: 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 illustra
2、te 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）_二、Part II Listening Co(总题数：1，分数：56.80)A.They admire the courage of space explorers.B.They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.C.They were going t
3、o watch a wonderful movie.D.They like doing scientific exploration very much.A.At a gift shop.B.At a graduation ceremony.C.In the office of a travel agency.D.In a school library.A.He used to work in the art gallery.B.He does not have a good memory.C.He declined a job offer form the art gallery.D.He
4、is not interested in any part-time jobs.A.Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow.B.He will go to the birthday party after the lecture.C.The woman should have informed him earlier.D.He will be unable to attend the birthday party.A.Reward those having made good progress.B.Set a deadline for
5、 the staff to meet.C.Assign more workers to the project.D.Encourage the staff to work in small groups.A.The way to the visitors parking.B.The rate for parking in Lot C.C.How far away the parking lot is.D.Where she can leave her car.A.He regrets missing the classes.B.He plans to take the fitness clas
6、ses.C.He is looking forward to a better life.D.He has benefited form exercise.A.How to raise work efficiency.B.How to select secretaries.C.The responsibilities of secretaries.D.The secretaries in the mans company.Conversation One Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分
7、数：21.30）A.It is more difficult to learn than English.B.It is used by more people than English.C.It will be as commonly used as English.D.It will eventually become a world language.A.It has words words from many languages.B.Its popularity with the common people.C.The influence of the British Empire.D
8、.The effect of the Industrial Revolution.A.It includes a lot of words form other languages.B.It has a growing number of newly coined words.C.It can be easily picked up by overseas travelers.D.It is the largest among all languages in the world.Conversation 2 Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conver
9、sation you have just heard.（分数：28.40）A.To return some goods.B.To apply for a job.C.To place an order.D.To make a complaint.A.He has become somewhat impatient with the woman.B.He is not familiar with the exact details of goods.C.He has not worked in the sales department for long.D.He works on a part-
10、time basis for the company.A.It is not his responsibility.B.It will be free for large orders.C.It costs 15 more for express delivery.D.It depends on a number of factors.A.Report the information to her superior.B.Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge.C.Ring back when she comes to a decision.D.Make
11、inquiries with some other companies.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）A.No one knows exactly where they were first madeB.No one knows for sure when thy came into being.C.No one knows for what purpose they were inventedD.N
12、o one knows what they will looK like in the futureA.Carry ropes across rivers.B.Measure the speed of wind.C.Pass on secret messages.D.Give warnings of danger.A.To protect houses against lightning.B.To test the effects of the lightning rod.C.To find out the strength of silk for kites.D.To prove the l
13、ightning is electricity.Passage Two Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.40）A.She enjoys teaching languages.B.She can speak several languages.C.She was trained to be an interpreter.D.She was born with a talent for languages.A.They acquire an immunity to culture shoc
14、k.B.They would like to live abroad permanently.C.They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible.D.They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.A.She became an expert in horse racing.B.She got a chance to visit several European countries.C.She was able to translate for a Ger
15、man sports judge.D.She learned to appreciate classical music.A.Taste the beef and give her comment.B.Take part in a cooking competition.C.Teach vocabulary for food in EnglishD.Give cooking lessons on Western foodPassage Three Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.30）
16、A.He had only a third-grade education.B.He once threatened to kill his teacher.C.He grew up in a poor single parent family.D.He often helped his other do houseworkA.CarelessB.StupidC.BraveD.ActiveA.Write two book reports a week.B.Keep a diary.C.Help with housework.D.Watch education五、Section C(总题数：1，
17、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
18、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 formi
19、ng 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 cant see them all of course. Usually there is only one or t
20、wo 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 wont be back for another 4 thousand years or so.（分数：7
21、1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_六、Part III Reading Com(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 c
22、hoices 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
23、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 so
24、ciety. 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
25、 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 betwee
26、n “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
27、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. exp
28、ands 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.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.
29、E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.七、Section B(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Joy: A Subject Schools Lack Becoming educated should not require giving up pleasure. A) When Jonathan Swift proposed, in 1729, that
30、 the people of Ireland eat their children, he insisted it would solve three problems at once: feed the hungry masses, reduce the population during a severe depression, and stimulate the restaurant business. Even as a satire (讽刺), it seems disgusting and shocking in America with its child-centered cu
31、lture. But actually, the country is closer to his proposal than you might think. B) If you spend much time with educators and policy makers, youll hear a lot of the following words: “standards,“ “results,“ “skills,“ “self-control,“ “accountability,“ and so on. I have visited some of the newer suppos
32、edly “effective“ schools, where children shout slogans in order to leam self-control or must stand behind their desk when they cant sit still. C) A look at what goes on in most classrooms these days makes it abundantly clear that when people think about education, they are not thinking about what it
33、 feels like to be a child, or what makes childhood an important and valuable stage of life in its own right. D) Im a mother of three, a teacher, and a developmental psychologist. So Ive watched a lot of childrentalking, playing, arguing, eating, studying, and being young. Heres what Ive come to unde
34、rstand. The thing that sets children apart from adults is not their ignorance, nor their lack of skills. Its their enormous capacity for joy. Think of a 3-year-old lost in the pleasures of finding out what he can and cannot sink in the bathtub, a 5-year-old beside herself with the thrill of putting
35、together strings of nonsensical words with her best friends, or an 11-year-old completely absorbed in a fascinating comic strip. A childs ability to become deeply absorbed in something, and derive intense pleasure from that absorption, is something adults spend the rest of their lives trying to retu
36、rn to. E) A friend told me the following story. One day, when he went to get his 7-year-old son from soccer practice, his kid greeted him with a downcast face and a sad voice. The coach had criticized him for not focusing on his soccer drills. The little boy walked out of the school with his head an
37、d shoulders hanging down. He seemed wrapped in sadness. But just before he reached the car door, he suddenly stopped, crouching (蹲伏) down to peer at something on the sidewalk. His face went down lower and lower, and then, with complete joy he called out, “Dad. Come here. This is the strangest bug Iv
38、e ever seen. It has, like, a million legs. Look at this. Its amazing. “ He looked up at his father, his features overflowing with energy and delight. “Cant we stay here for just a minute? I want to find out what he does with all those legs. This is the coolest ever. “ F) The traditional view of such
39、 moments is that they constitute a charming but irrelevant byproduct of youthsomething to be pushed aside to make room for more important qualities, like perseverance (坚持不懈), obligation, and practicality. Yet moments like this one are just the kind of intense absoiption and pleasure adults spend the
40、 rest of their lives seeking. Human lives are governed by the desire to experience joy. Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things: reading novels instead of playing with small figures, conducting experiments instead of sinking cups in th
41、e bathtub, and debating serious issues rather than stringing together nonsense words, for example. In some cases, schools should help children find new, more grown-up ways of doing the same things that are constant sources of joy: making art, making friends, making decisions. G) Building on a childs
42、 ability to feel joy, rather than pushing it aside, wouldnt be that hard. It would just require a shift in the education worlds mindset (思维模式). Instead of trying to get children to work hard, why not focus on getting them to take pleasure in meaningful, productive activity, like making things, worki
43、ng with others, exploring ideas, and solving problems? These focuses are not so different from the things in which they delight. H) Before you brush this argument aside as rubbish, or think of joy as an unaffordable luxury in a nation where there is awful poverty, low academic achievement, and high
44、dropout rates, think again. The more horrible the school circumstances, the more important pleasure is to achieving any educational success. I) Many of the assignments and rules teachers come up with, often because they are pressured by their administrators, treat pleasure and joy as the enemies of
45、competence and responsibility. The assumption is that children shouldnt chat in the classroom because it hinders hard work; instead, they should leain to delay gratification (快乐) so that they can pursue abstract goals, like going to college. J) Not only is this a boring and awful way to treat childr
46、en, it makes no sense educationally. Decades of research have shown that in order to acquire skills and real knowledge in school, kids need to want to learn. You can force a child to stay in his or her seat, fill out a worksheet, or practice division. But you cant force the child to think carefully,
47、 erjoy books, digest complex information, or develop a taste for learning. To make that happen, you have to help the child find pleasure in learningto see school as a source of joy. K) Adults tend to talk about learning as if it were medicine; unpleasant, but necessary and good for you. Why not inst
48、ead think of learning as if it were foodsomething so valuable to humans that they have evolved to experience it as a pleasure? L) Joy should not be trained out of children or left for after-school programs. The more difficult a childs life circumstances, the more important it is for that child to fi
49、nd joy in his or her classroom. “Pleasure“ is not a dirty word. And it doesnt run counter to the goals of public education. It is, in fact, the precondition. （分数：71.00）(1).It will not be difficult to make learning a source of joy if educators change their way of thinking. （分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.(2).What
