2015年12月大學英語四級考試真題考試真題（第1套）聽力理解短對話1.M:I’mlookingforanapartmentwithamonthlyrentofaround200dollarsinthisneighborhood.Canyougivemesomeadviceonthat?W:Well,it’sratherhardtofindanapartmentatsuchalowrenthere.$200maygetyousomethinginthesuburbs,butnothere.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A.It’shardtofindanapartmentatthepriceintheneighborhood.Themanwantsanapartmentaround$200amonthinthisneighborhood,butthewomansaysit’shardas$200canonlygetoneinthesuburbs.2.M:Ithinkthehostessreallywentoutofherwaytomakethepartyasuccess.W:Yes,thefoodanddrinksweregreat,butifonlywehadknownafewoftheotherguests.Q:Whatdidthetwospeakersthinkoftheparty?A.Thefoodanddrinksweregood,buttheydidn'tknowmanyguests.Themanpraisesthehostessformakingthepartyasuccess,andthewomanagreesaboutthefoodanddrinksbutwishestheyknewmoreguests.長對話Conversation1M:Hello,andwelcometoourprogram“WorkingAbroad”.OurguestthiseveningisayoungwomanwhohasbeenlivingandworkinginJapanforthepasttwoyears.Tracy,welcometotheprogram.W:Thankyouforhavingme.M:CouldyoutellusalittlebitaboutwhyyouwenttoJapan?W:Well,Ialwayshadthisdreamoflivingandworkingabroad.WhenIgraduatedfromcollege,IsawanadvertisementforlanguageteachersinJapan.Iapplied,andIgotthejob.M:Howdoyoulikeyourjobasalanguageteacher?W:It’sreallyrewarding.Iloveinteractingwiththestudents.Theyaresoeagertolearn.AndIalsogettolearnalotaboutJapaneseculturefromthem.Q1:WhydidTracygotoJapan?A.Shesawanadvertisementforlanguage-teachingjobsandgotone.Shementionsthataftergraduatingfromcollege,shesawanadforlanguageteachersinJapanandappliedsuccessfully.Q2:HowdoesTracyfeelaboutherjob?A.ShefindsitrewardingasshelikesinteractingwithstudentsandlearningJapaneseculture.Conversation2W:Hi,Mark.Iheardyouaregoingtostartanewprojectnextmonth.M:Yes,it’saboutdevelopinganewsoftwaresystemforourcompany.W:Soundsexciting.ButIguessitwillbealotofwork.M:Absolutely.Weneedtoconductmarketresearchfirsttofindoutwhatthecustomersreallywant.W:Howlongdoyouthinktheprojectwilltake?M:Well,it’shardtosay.Wehavesetagoaltofinishitwithinsixmonths,buttheremaybesomeunexpectedproblems.Q1:WhatisMark’snewprojectabout?A.Developinganewsoftwaresystemforthecompany.Heclearlystatesthattheprojectisaboutcreatinganewsoftwaresystemforthefirm.Q2:Whatdotheyneedtodofirstfortheproject?A.Conductmarketresearchtounderstandcustomerneeds.Markmentionsthatmarketresearchisthefirststep.短文聽力Passage1InmanyWesterncountries,peoplehaveatraditionofsendingChristmascardstotheirfriendsandrelatives.Thetraditiondatesbacktothe19thcentury.Atfirst,onlyafewpeoplesentChristmascards,butastimewenton,itbecamemoreandmorepopular.Peopleusethesecardstoexpresstheirbestwishesfortheholidayseason.ThedesignsofChristmascardsareverydiverse,includingpicturesofSantaClaus,snow-coveredlandscapes,andreligiousscenes.SomepeopleevenmaketheirownChristmascardsathome,whichaddsapersonaltouch.Q1:WhendidthetraditionofsendingChristmascardsstart?A.Inthe19thcentury.Thepassageclearlystatesthatthetraditiondatesbacktothe19thcentury.Q2:WhydopeoplesendChristmascards?A.Toexpresstheirbestwishesfortheholidayseason.Itismentionedthatpeopleusethecardstoconveytheirholidaygreetings.Q3:WhatcanwelearnaboutthedesignsofChristmascards?A.Theyarediverse,includingSantaClaus,snow-coveredlandscapes,andreligiousscenes.Passage2Thehoneybeeisaveryimportantinsect.Itplaysacrucialroleinpollinatingplants.Withouthoneybees,manyplantswouldnotbeabletoreproduce.Honeybeesliveinlargecolonies.Eachcolonyhasaqueenbee,workerbees,anddronebees.Theworkerbeesareresponsibleforcollectingnectarandpollen,makinghoney,andtakingcareoftheyoungbees.Thequeenbee’smainjobistolayeggs.Thedronebeesmatewiththequeen.Inrecentyears,thenumberofhoneybeeshasbeendeclining,whichisabigconcernfortheenvironment.Q1:Whatisthemainroleofhoneybees?A.Pollinatingplants.Thepassageemphasizesthathoneybeesarecrucialforplantpollination.Q2:Whatdoworkerbeesdo?A.Theycollectnectarandpollen,makehoney,andtakecareofyoungbees.Q3:Whyisthedeclineinthenumberofhoneybeesaconcern?A.Becauseitaffectsplantreproductionashoneybeesareimportantpollinators.閱讀理解詞匯理解Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitem.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Theglobalwarmingissuehasbecomeoneofthemostpressingproblemsofourtime.Scientistshavebeenwarningusaboutthe(1)_consequences_ofincreasinggreenhousegasemissions.Themaingreenhousegas,carbondioxide,is(2)_released_intotheatmospheremainlythroughtheburningoffossilfuelssuchascoal,oil,andgas.Asaresult,theaverageglobaltemperatureisrising.Oneofthevisible(3)_effects_ofglobalwarmingisthemeltingofglaciers.Glaciersarelargemassesoficethatmoveslowlyoverland.Withtherisingtemperature,glaciersareshrinkingatanalarmingrate.Thisnotonlyleadstoariseinsea-levelbutalso(4)_affects_thewatersupplyinmanyregions.To(5)_combat_globalwarming,weneedtotakeimmediateaction.Onewayistoreduceourenergyconsumption.Wecanuseenergy-efficientappliancesandturnofflightswhennotinuse.Anotherapproachisto(6)_promote_theuseofrenewableenergysourcessuchassolarandwindpower.A.consequencesB.releasedC.effectsD.affectsE.combatF.promoteG.decreaseH.increaseI.produceJ.consume長篇閱讀Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.TheImportanceofBiodiversityParagraphA:BiodiversityreferstothevarietyoflifeonEarth.Itincludesallplants,animals,andmicroorganisms,aswellastheecosystemstheyform.Biodiversityisessentialfortheproperfunctioningofourplanet.ParagraphB:Oneofthekeybenefitsofbiodiversityisitsroleinprovidingecosystemservices.Forexample,forestsactascarbonsinks,absorbingcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereandhelpingtoregulatetheclimate.Wetlandsfilterpollutantsfromwater,improvingwaterquality.ParagraphC:Biodiversityalsohaseconomicvalue.Manyindustriesrelyonnaturalresourcesprovidedbybiodiversity.Thepharmaceuticalindustry,forinstance,dependsonplantsandmicroorganismstodevelopnewdrugs.ParagraphD:However,biodiversityiscurrentlyunderthreat.Humanactivitiessuchasdeforestation,over-fishing,andpollutionarecausingarapidlossofspecies.ParagraphE:Toprotectbiodiversity,weneedtotakeacomprehensiveapproach.Thisincludesestablishingprotectedareas,implementingsustainableland-usepractices,andreducingpollution.ParagraphF:Educationalsoplaysacrucialroleinbiodiversityconservation.Byraisingawarenessabouttheimportanceofbiodiversity,wecanencouragemorepeopletotakeaction.Statement1:Biodiversityprovidesvariousecosystemserviceslikeforestsregulatingtheclimateandwetlandsimprovingwaterquality.A.ParagraphB.Theparagraphspecificallymentionstheecosystem-servicefunctionsofforestsandwetlands.Statement2:Humanactivitiesarecausingasignificantlossofbiodiversity.A.ParagraphD.Itclearlystatesthathumanactivitiessuchasdeforestation,over-fishing,andpollutionareleadingtoarapidlossofspecies.Statement3:Protectingbiodiversityrequiresacomprehensiveapproachincludingprotectedareasandsustainableland-use.A.ParagraphE.Thisparagraphdetailsthecomprehensivemethodsforbiodiversityprotection.Statement4:Biodiversityhaseconomicvalueasthepharmaceuticalindustrydependsonit.A.ParagraphC.Itexplainsthatthepharmaceuticalindustryreliesonbiodiversityfordrugdevelopment.仔細閱讀Passage1TheInternethaschangedthewayweliveandwork.Ithasmadeinformationmoreaccessiblethaneverbefore.Withjustafewclicks,wecanfindanswerstoalmostanyquestion.However,theInternetalsohasitsdrawbacks.Oneofthemainproblemsisthespreadofmisinformation.Onsocialmediaplatforms,falsenewscanspreadlikewildfire.Peopleoftenshareinformationwithoutverifyingitsauthenticity.Thiscanleadtoconfusionandevenharminsomecases.Forexample,falsemedicaladviceontheInternetcanmisleadpeopleandendangertheirhealth.Todealwiththeproblemofmisinformation,weneedtobemorecriticalconsumersofinformation.Weshouldcheckthesourceoftheinformationandlookformultipleperspectivesbeforebelievingandsharingit.Q1:WhatisoneofthemainproblemsoftheInternet?A.Thespreadofmisinformation.ThepassageclearlystatesthatoneofthemainissueswiththeInternetisthespreadoffalseinformation.Q2:Whycanfalsenewsspreadquicklyonsocialmedia?A.Peopleshareinformationwithoutverifyingitsauthenticity.Thetextmentionsthatonsocialmedia,peopleoftenpostandsharewithoutcheckingifthenewsistrue.Q3:Howcanwedealwiththeproblemofmisinformation?A.Bybeingcriticalconsumers,checkingthesource,andseekingmultipleperspectives.Passage2Inmodernsociety,timemanagementhasbecomeacrucialskill.Withsomanytasksandresponsibilities,it’seasytofeeloverwhelmed.Oneeffectivewaytomanagetimeistosetcleargoals.Bydefiningwhatwewanttoachieve,wecanprioritizeourtasks.Anotherimportantstrategyistocreateaschedule.Wecandivideourdayintoblocksoftimefordifferentactivities.Forexample,wecansetasidespecifictimeforwork,exercise,andrelaxation.However,it’salsoimportanttobeflexible.Sometimes,unexpectedthingshappen,andweneedtoadjustourscheduleaccordingly.Q1:Whyistimemanagementimportantinmodernsociety?A.Therearemanytasksandresponsibilities,andpeoplecaneasilyfeeloverwhelmed.Q2:Whatisaneffectivewaytomanagetime?A.Settingcleargoalstoprioritizetasksandcreatingaschedule.Q3:Whatshouldwedowhenunexpectedthingsoccur?A.Beflexibleandadjustourschedule.翻譯Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.中國是一個有著悠久歷史和燦爛文化的國家。傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日是中華文化的重要組成部分。春節(jié)是中國最重要的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，通常在農(nóng)歷正月初一。在春節(jié)期間，人們會進行各種慶?；顒?，如貼春聯(lián)、放鞭炮、吃團圓飯等。春節(jié)也是家人團聚的時刻，無論身在何處，人們都會盡量回家與家人共度佳節(jié)。Chinaisacountrywithalonghistoryandsplendidculture.TraditionalfestivalsareanimportantpartofChineseculture.TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina,whichusuallyfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth.DuringtheSpringFestival,peoplecarryoutvariouscelebrationactivities,suchaspastingSpringFestivalcouplets,settingofffirecrackers,andhavingareuniondinner.TheSpringFestivalisalsoatimeforfamilyreunions.Nomatterwheretheyare,peoplewilltr