2015年12月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試真題答案及解析（卷三）寫作Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthendiscusswhethertechnologyisindispensableineducation.Youshouldgivesoundargumentstosupportyourviewsandwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.參考范文Inthepicture,wecanseeateacherstandinginfrontofablack-board,talkingtostudents,whileastudentraiseshishandandsays,"Sir,Ihaveaquestion.Canwedothiscourseonline?"Thisscenereflectstheinfluenceoftechnologyoneducation.Technologyhasbecomealmostindispensableineducation.Firstly,itoffersawealthoflearningresources.ThroughtheInternet,studentscanaccessavastamountofinformation,includinge-books,onlinecourses,andeducationalvideos,whichenrichestheirlearningmaterials.Secondly,technologymakeslearningmoreflexible.Studentscanstudyattheirownpaceandtime,breakingthelimitationsoftraditionalclassrooms.Forexample,theycanreviewdifficultpointsrepeatedlybywatchingonlinelectures.However,technologycannotcompletelyreplacetraditionaleducation.Face-to-facecommunicationbetweenteachersandstudentsintheclassroomhelpsinbuildinggoodrelationshipsandimmediatefeedback.Teacherscanalsoobservestudents'learningstatesandadjustteachingmethodsaccordingly.Inconclusion,whiletechnologyishighlyimportantineducation,itshouldbecombinedwithtraditionalteachingmethodstoachievethebesteducationalresults.答案分析描述圖片引入話題簡(jiǎn)潔明了，能讓讀者快速了解圖片內(nèi)容與文章主題的關(guān)聯(lián)。論述技術(shù)在教育中不可或缺時(shí)，從資源豐富和學(xué)習(xí)靈活兩個(gè)角度展開，理由充分且具有現(xiàn)實(shí)意義。同時(shí)也指出技術(shù)不能完全替代傳統(tǒng)教育，考慮到了問題的兩面性，使觀點(diǎn)更加客觀全面，整體符合四級(jí)作文要求。聽力短對(duì)話1.W:Ican'tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard.M:Oh...Whydon'tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder.Q:What'stheman'ssuggestiontothewoman?答案：Usealaddertogetthetea.分析：男士明確提出“Whydon'tyouusetheladder”，說明建議女士用梯子去拿茶。2.M:I'mgoingtodropmyInformationScienceclass.Itneedstooearlyinthemorning.W:Isthatreallyagoodreasontodroptheclass,Tony?Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman'sdecision?答案：Shethinksit'snotagoodreasontodroptheclass.分析：女士用反問“Isthatreallyagoodreason”表明她覺得男士因?yàn)樯险n時(shí)間早就放棄課程不是個(gè)好理由。長(zhǎng)對(duì)話ConversationOneM:Hello,MattEllisspeaking.W:Hello,Dr.Ellis,myname'sPanJohnson.Myroommate,JanetHolmes,wantedmetocallyou.M:JanetHolmes?Oh,that'sright.She'sinmyShakespeareanEnglishclass.Hasanythinghappenedtoher?W:Nothing'swrong.It'sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationlastweekandgotaninterviewthismorning.She'safraidshecan'tattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.Soshewantstoknowifitwouldbeokayifshemissedit.M:Certainly,that'snotaproblem.I'vetoldhermanytimesthatshecanmissaclassifsomethingurgentcomesup.W:Thankyou,Dr.Ellis.Janetwasworriedaboutmissingaclassandgettingbehind.M:Iunderstand.Thanksforcalling.Tellhernottoworryaboutit.3.WhydidthewomancallDr.Ellis?答案：TotellhimthatJanetHolmescouldn'tattendhisclass.分析：女士明確說明室友Janet因?yàn)橛忻嬖嚥荒軈⒓酉挛绲恼n，所以打電話詢問是否可以。4.WhatdowelearnaboutJanetHolmes?答案：Shehasgotaninterviewforajob.分析：女士提到“shesubmittedajobapplicationlastweekandgotaninterviewthismorning”，說明Janet獲得了一個(gè)工作面試機(jī)會(huì)。短文聽力PassageOneIntoday'sclass,we'lldiscussToniMorrison'snovelBeloved.AsI'msureyouallknow,Morrisonisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthorandit'snoteasytobeboth.Belovedisatrulyremarkablework.ItwasrecommendedbyTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewasoneofthebestbooksoftheyear.Andithasbeentranslatedintonumerouslanguages.BelovedisastoryofaformerslavecalledSethe.SetheescapedfromslaveryinKentucky,andwentontohaveadaughter.Butthenherownercameafterher.Shehadtofleeagainwithherchildren.Toavoidbeingcapturedagain,Sethemadetheultimatesacrifice:shekilledherdaughterratherthanhaveherreturntoslavery.Yearslater,Sethe'sdaughter,Beloved,returnsfromthedead.Andthisiswherethestoryunfolds.5.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutToniMorrison?答案：Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.分析：文中明確提到“AsI'msureyouallknow,Morrisonisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor”。6.WhatdowelearnaboutthebookBeloved?答案：ItwasrecommendedbyTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewasoneofthebestbooksoftheyear.分析：根據(jù)原文“ItwasrecommendedbyTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewasoneofthebestbooksoftheyear”得出答案。短文聽寫Therewasatimewhenanypersonalinformationthatwasgatheredaboutuswastypedonapieceofpaperandlockedawayinafilecabinet.Itcouldremainthereforyearsand,oftenforgotten.Itwasanalmost__1__waytostoredata,andofcourse,ittookupalotofspace.Today,ontheotherhand,allthatinformationisstoreddigitally.Everytimewegoonline,weleaveatrailofbreadcrumbs.Thisdigitalbreadcrumbtrailincludeseverywebsitewevisit,every__2__wemakeandevery__3__weperform.答案：1.primitive分析：根據(jù)前文描述信息用紙質(zhì)記錄且可能被遺忘，以及后文說現(xiàn)在是數(shù)字化存儲(chǔ)，可知這種存儲(chǔ)方式是原始的。2.transaction分析：上網(wǎng)留下的痕跡包括訪問的網(wǎng)站、進(jìn)行的交易等，“transaction”有交易的意思。3.task分析：此處指我們執(zhí)行的每一項(xiàng)任務(wù)，“task”符合語境。閱讀理解詞匯理解Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwillmatchtheoffense.Butwhenitcomestooneofthecruelestcrimes-animalfighting-things__1__workoutthatway.Dog-fightingvictimsare__2__andkilledforprofitand"sport,"yettheircriminalabusersoftenreceivea__3__sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyhalfofallfederally-convictedanimalfightersonlygetprobation(緩刑).選項(xiàng)：A.accidentallyB.convenienceC.criticallyD.determineE.difficultF.hardlyG.inadequateH.intentionallyI.lovelyJ.merelyK.rarelyL.seriouslyM.sufferN.terrifiedO.voyage答案：1.K分析：根據(jù)“But”可知與前面期望懲罰與罪行相匹配形成轉(zhuǎn)折，“rarely”表示很少，符合語境。2.N分析：斗狗受害者會(huì)感到恐懼，“terrified”意為恐懼的，符合文意。3.G分析：后文提到很多虐待動(dòng)物者只獲緩刑，說明懲罰不足，“inadequate”表示不足的。長(zhǎng)篇閱讀TheEndoftheBook?[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmoree-booksthanprintbooks.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor52percentofallbooksalesinthecompany,andarethefastest-growingsegmentoftheirbusiness.[B]Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe15thcentury.[C]Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,"romancefiction,"etc.SuchbooksareadimeadozenontheInternet.Moreover,theyaremostlybasedonmechanicalplotsandformulas,asopposedtothemoresubtleandcomplexplotsofclassicworks.[D]Ontheotherhand,booksthatareideallysuitedtobeingreaddigitallywillthrive.There'sareasonforthis.Themostappealinge-bookstendtobeheavyontextandlightonillustrations.Theyarealsousuallywritteninshortchaptersthatcanbereadinjustafewminuteswhilecommutingorwaitinginline.1.Accordingtothepassage,whatisremarkableaboutAmazon'sreportonMay19?答案：Itreportedthatitisnowsellingmoree-booksthanprintbooks,consideringtheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.分析：從[A]段可知亞馬遜報(bào)告電子書銷量超過紙質(zhì)書，且考慮到Kindle才出現(xiàn)四年，這很不尋常。2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthefutureofphysicalbooks?答案：Theywillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace,butitdoesn'tmeantheimmediatedoomofthem.分析：[B]段提到不會(huì)立刻消失，[C]段說明會(huì)在市場(chǎng)上變得更稀少。仔細(xì)閱讀PassageOneThequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisn'taneither/orproposition(命題),althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM(science,technology,engineering,maths)-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoassertsthatthestudyofthehumanities(人文學(xué)科)andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica'seducationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative(創(chuàng)新的)leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.3.Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?答案：BothtechnicaltrainingandthestudyofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesarecriticaltoAmerica'seducationalsystem.分析：文中提到報(bào)告既承認(rèn)技術(shù)培訓(xùn)重要，也強(qiáng)調(diào)人文學(xué)科和社會(huì)科學(xué)是美國(guó)教育體系各層面的核心組成部分。4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?答案：Thegovernmentshouldnotemph