201512月英语四级真题
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CET 2015. 12 (1)
Part I Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Listening is more important than talking.” You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of paying attention to others’ opinions. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A Question 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
1. A) There were shootings.
B) There was an explosion.
C) Moscow troops killed terrorists.
D) Several international flights delayed.
2. A) He closed the airport’s customs.
B) He called for ambulances and fire engines.
C) He found out those who were responsible.
D) He changed his schedule.
Question 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3. A) The U.S. charity, Save the Children, in Vietnam.
B) Improving the health of mothers and babies in the world.
C) Reducing the number of childhood deaths in South Asia.
D) High death rates of mothers and babies in developing countries.
4. A) South Asia B) Vietnam C) Africa D) South America
Question 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
5. A) Hold the constitutional vote.
B) Allow in foreign search and rescue teams.
C) Accept international aid right away.
D) Adopt John Holmes’s suggestions.
6. A) Naïve B) Feasible C) Open D) Flexible
7. A) The UN can’t impose help on Burma without its government’s agreement.
B) It is reasonable for Burma to refuse foreign aid.
C) It is useless to offer air-dropping supplies to Burma.
D) The constitutional vote can’t improve the current situation.
Section B Conversation 1
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A) It is used by more people than English.
B) It is more difficult to learn than English.
C) It will be as commonly used as English.
D) It will eventually become a world language.
9. A) Its popularity with the common people.
B) The effect of the Industrial Revolution.
C) The influence of the British Empire.
D) Its loan words from many languages.
10. A) It has a growing number of newly coined words.
B) It includes a lot of words from other languages.
C) It is the largest among all languages in the world.
D) It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers.
11. A) They have two great advantages.
B) They have quite easy grammar.
C) They have many different endings for certain words.
D) They are very interesting.
Conversation 2 Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) To place an order.
B) To apply for a job.
C) To return some goods.
D) To make a complaint.
13. A) He works on a part-time basis for the company.
B) He has not worked in the sales department for long.
C) He is not familiar with the exact details of the goods.
D) He has become somewhat impatient with the woman.
14. A) It is not his responsibility.
B) It will be free for large orders.
C) It depends on a number of factors.
D) It costs £15 more for express delivery.
15. A) Make inquiries with some other companies.
B) Report the information to her superior.
C) Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge.
D) Ring back when she comes to a decision.
Section C Passage 1
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) No one knows for sure when they came into being.
B) No one knows exactly where they were first made.
C) No one knows for what purpose they were invented.
D) No one knows what they will look like in the future.
17. A) Measure the speed of wind.
B) Give warnings of danger.
C) Pass on secret messages.
D) Carry ropes across rivers.
18. A) To find out the strength of silk for kites.
B) To test the effects of the lightning rod.
C) To prove that lightning is electricity.
D) To protect houses against lightning.
Passage Two Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) She was born with a talent for anguages.
B) She was trained to be an interpreter.
C) She can speak several languages.
D) She enjoys teaching languages.
20. A) They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible.
B) They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.
C) They acquire an immunity to culture shock.
D) They would like to live abroad permanently.
21. A) She became an expert in horse racing.
B) She learned to appreciate classical music.
C) She was able to translate for a German sports judge.
D) She got a chance to visit several European countries.
22. A) Take part in a cooking competition.
B) Taste the beef and give her comment.
C) Teach vocabulary for food in English.
D) Give cooking lessons on Western food.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. A) He had only a third-grade education.
B) He once threatened to kill his teacher.
C) He often helped his mother do housework.
D) He grew up in a poor single-parent family.
24. A) Stupid B) Active C) Brave D) Careless
25. A) Watch educational TV programs only.
B) Write two book reports a week.
C) Help with housework.
D) Keep a diary.
Part III Reading Comprehension Section A Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.
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 __26__ 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 __27__ 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 __28__ analysis based on the quantity of information supplied by various forms of the mass media. A different __29__ is possible when the actual amount of information __30__ by the user is taken into account. In fact, the more information __31__ 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 __32__: 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 __33__ to sex, digital divide exists between men and women. The greatest gap, however, is between the Net-generation, __34__ with personal computers and the Internet, and the older generation, __35__ to an industrial society.
A) accustomed E) champions I) flows M) regard
B) acquired F) elements D) fundamentally N) respectively
C) assembly G) expands K) interpretation O) superficial
D) attribute H) familiar L) passive
Part IV Translation
中国父母往往过于关注孩子的学习,以至于不要他们帮忙做家务。他们对孩子的首要要求就是努力学习,考得好,能上名牌大学。他们相信这是为孩子好,因为在中国这样竞争激烈的社会里,只有成绩好才能保证前途光明。中国父母还认为,如果孩子能在社会上取得大的成就,父母就会受到尊敬。因此,他们愿意牺牲自己的时间、爱好和兴趣,为孩子提供更好的条件。
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