2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题答案及解析（卷三）

2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题答案及解析（卷三）写作Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthendiscusswhethertechnologyisindispensableineducation.Youshouldgivesoundargumentstosupportyourviewsandwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.参考范文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.答案分析描述图片引入话题简洁明了，能让读者快速了解图片内容与文章主题的关联。论述技术在教育中不可或缺时，从资源丰富和学习灵活两个角度展开，理由充分且具有现实意义。同时也指出技术不能完全替代传统教育，考虑到了问题的两面性，使观点更加客观全面，整体符合四级作文要求。听力短对话1.W:Ican'tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard.M:Oh...Whydon'tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder.Q:What'stheman'ssuggestiontothewoman?答案：Usealaddertogetthetea.分析：男士明确提出“Whydon'tyouusetheladder”，说明建议女士用梯子去拿茶。2.M:I'mgoingtodropmyInformationScienceclass.Itneedstooearlyinthemorning.W:Isthatreallyagoodreasontodroptheclass,Tony?Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman'sdecision?答案：Shethinksit'snotagoodreasontodroptheclass.分析：女士用反问“Isthatreallyagoodreason”表明她觉得男士因为上课时间早就放弃课程不是个好理由。长对话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：女士明确说明室友Janet因为有面试不能参加下午的课，所以打电话询问是否可以。4.WhatdowelearnaboutJanetHolmes?答案：Shehasgotaninterviewforajob.分析：女士提到“shesubmittedajobapplicationlastweekandgotaninterviewthismorning”，说明Janet获得了一个工作面试机会。短文听力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：文中明确提到“AsI'msureyouallknow,Morrisonisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor”。6.WhatdowelearnaboutthebookBeloved?答案：ItwasrecommendedbyTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewasoneofthebestbooksoftheyear.分析：根据原文“ItwasrecommendedbyTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewasoneofthebestbooksoftheyear”得出答案。短文听写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：根据前文描述信息用纸质记录且可能被遗忘，以及后文说现在是数字化存储，可知这种存储方式是原始的。2.transaction分析：上网留下的痕迹包括访问的网站、进行的交易等，“transaction”有交易的意思。3.task分析：此处指我们执行的每一项任务，“task”符合语境。阅读理解词汇理解Whensomeonecommitsacriminalact,wealwayshopethepunishmentwillmatchtheoffense.Butwhenitcomestooneofthecruelestcrimes-animalfighting-things__1__workoutthatway.Dog-fightingvictimsare__2__andkilledforprofitand"sport,"yettheircriminalabusersoftenreceivea__3__sentenceforcausingalifetimeofpain.Roughlyhalfofallfederally-convictedanimalfightersonlygetprobation(缓刑).选项：A.accidentallyB.convenienceC.criticallyD.determineE.difficultF.hardlyG.inadequateH.intentionallyI.lovelyJ.merelyK.rarelyL.seriouslyM.sufferN.terrifiedO.voyage答案：1.K分析：根据“But”可知与前面期望惩罚与罪行相匹配形成转折，“rarely”表示很少，符合语境。2.N分析：斗狗受害者会感到恐惧，“terrified”意为恐惧的，符合文意。3.G分析：后文提到很多虐待动物者只获缓刑，说明惩罚不足，“inadequate”表示不足的。长篇阅读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：从[A]段可知亚马逊报告电子书销量超过纸质书，且考虑到Kindle才出现四年，这很不寻常。2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthefutureofphysicalbooks?答案：Theywillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace,butitdoesn'tmeantheimmediatedoomofthem.分析：[B]段提到不会立刻消失，[C]段说明会在市场上变得更稀少。仔细阅读PassageOneThequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisn'taneither/orproposition(命题),althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM(science,technology,engineering,maths)-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoassertsthatthestudyofthehumanities(人文学科)andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica'seducationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative(创新的)leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.3.Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?答案：BothtechnicaltrainingandthestudyofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesarecriticaltoAmerica'seducationalsystem.分析：文中提到报告既承认技术培训重要，也强调人文学科和社会科学是美国教育体系各层面的核心组成部分。4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?答案：Thegovernmentshouldnotemph