2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)

1、听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研2015年年6月大学英语四级考试真题月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（第及答案（第3套）套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthencommentonthekidsunderstandingofgoingtoschool.Youshouldwriteatleast120butnomorethan180

2、words.WhyamIgoingtoschoolifmyphonealreadyknowseverything?注意：此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡1上作答。PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe

3、questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡1上作答1.A)Heispleasedtositonthecommittee.B)Heiswillingt

4、oofferthewomanahand.C)Hewilltellthewomanhisdecisionlater.D)Hewouldliketobecomeaclubmember.2.A)TheirplannedtriptoVancouverisobviouslyoverpriced.B)Theyshouldborrowaguidebookinsteadofbuyingone.C)Theguidebooksinthelibraryhavethelatestinformation.D)ThelibrarycanhelporderguidebooksaboutVancouver.3.A)Hereg

5、retshavingtakenthehistorycourse.B)Hefindslittleinterestsinhistorybooks.C)Hehastroublefinishinghisreadingassignments.D)Hehasdifficultyinwritingtheweeklybookreport.4.A)Themanhadbetterchooseanotherrestaurant.B)Thenewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating.C)Thenewrestaurantcaughtherfancyimmediately.D)Theman

6、hasgoodtasteinchoosingtherestaurant.5.A)Hehasbeenlookingforwardtospring.B)Hehasbeenwaitingforthewintersale.C)Hewillcleanthewomansbootsforspring.听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研D)Hewillhelpthewomanputthingsaway.6.A)Atatailors.B)AtBobshome.C)Inaclothstore.D)Inatheatre.7.A)HisguestsfavorTibetandrinks.B)Hiswat

7、erisquiteextraordinary.C)Mineralwaterisgoodforhealth.D)Plainwaterwillservethepurpose.8.A)Reporttheresultofadiscussion.B)Raisesomeenvironmentalissues.C)Submitanimportantdocument.D)Reviseanenvironmentalreport.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)Theypollutethesoilusedtocoverthem

8、.B)Theyareharmfultonearbyneighborhoods.C)Therubbishinthemtakeslongtodissolve.D)Thegastheyemitisextremelypoisonous.10.A)Growingpopulations.B)Packagingmaterials.C)Changedeatinghabits.D)Lowerproductioncost.11.A)Bysavingenergy.B)Byusinglessaluminum.C)Byreducingpoisonouswastes.D)Bymakingthemostofmaterial

9、s.12.A)Wearerunningoutofnaturalresourcessoon.B)Onlycombinedeffortscanmakeadifference.C)Thewasteproblemwilleventuallyhurtallofus.D)Allofuscanactuallybenefitfromrecycling.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13.A)Miami.B)Vancouver.C)Bellingham.D)Boston.14.A)Togetinformationonone-wa

10、yticketstoCanada.B)ToinquireaboutthepriceofSupersaverseats.C)Togetadviceonhowtoflyascheaplyaspossible.D)Toinquireabouttheshortestroutetodrivehome.15.A)Joinatouristgroup.B)Chooseamajorairline.C)Avoidtripsinpublicholidays.D)Bookticketsasearlyaspossible.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shor

11、tpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡1上作答。Passageone

12、Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Therearemysteriousstoriesbehindhisworks.B)Therearemanymisunderstandingsabouthim.C)Hisworkshavenomatchworldwide.D)Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown.17.A)HemovedtoStratford-on-Avoninhischildhood.B)Hefailedtogobeyondgrammarschool.C)Hewasamemberofth

13、etowncouncil.D)Heonceworkedinawell-knownactingcompany.18.A)Writersofhistimehadnomeanstoprotecttheirworks.B)Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire.C)Hisworkswereadaptedbeyondrecognition.听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研D)Peopleofhistimehadlittleinterestinhim.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassa

14、geyouhavejustheard.19.A)Itshowsyouhavebeenignoringyourhealth.B)Itcanseriouslyaffectyourthinkingprocess.C)Itisanearlywarningofsomeillness.D)Itisasymptomoftoomuchpressure.20.A)Reduceourworkload.B)Controlourtemper.C)UsepainkillersforreliefD)Avoidmaskingsymptoms.21.A)Lyingdownandhavingsomesleep.B)Rubbin

15、gandpressingonesback.C)Goingoutforawalk.D)Listeningtolightmusic.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Dependingheavilyonloans.B)Havingnobudgetplansatall.C)Spendingbeyondonesmeans.D)Leavingnoroomforlargebills.23.A)Manyofthemcanbecut.B)Allofthemhavetobecovered.C)Theirpay

16、mentcannotbedelayed.D)Theyeatupmostofthefamilyincome.24.A)Rentahouseinsteadofbuyingone.B)Discusstheprobleminthefamily.C)Makeaconservationplan.D)Movetoacheaperplace.25.A)Financialissuesplaguingafamily.B)Difficultyinmakingbothendsmeet.C)Familybudgetproblemsandsolutions.D)Newwaystoboostfamilyincome.Sec

17、tionCDirection:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat

18、youhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡1上作答。PerhapsbecausegoingtocollegeissomuchapartoftheAmericandream,manypeoplegoforno_26_reason.Somegobecausetheirparentsexpectit,othersbecauseitswhattheirfriendsaredoing.Then,theresthebeliefthatacollegedegreewill_27_ensureagoodjobandhighpay.Somestudents_28_throughforyear

19、s,attendingclasses,orskipping(逃课)themasthecasemaybe,readingonlywhatcantbeavoided,lookingforless_29_courses,andneverbeingtouchedorchangedinanyimportantway.Forafewofthesepeople,collegeprovidesno_30_，yetbecauseofparentalorpeerpressure,theycannotvoluntarilyleave.Theystoptryinginthehopethattheirteachersw

20、illmakethedecisionforthemby_31_them.Toputitbluntly(直截了当地)，unlessyourewillingtomakeyourcollegeyearscount,youmightbe_32_doingsomethingelse.Noteveryoneshouldattendcollege,norshouldeveryonewhodoesattendbeginrightafterhighschool.Manycollegestudents_33_takingayearorsooff.Ayearoutintheworldhelpssomepeoplet

21、o_34_theirprioritiesandgoals.Ifyourereallygoingtogetsomethingoutofgoingtocollege,youhavetomakeitmeansomething,andtodothatyoumusthavesomeideawhyyourethere,whatyouhopetogetoutofit,and_35_evenwhatyouhopetobecome.听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissec

22、tion,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentr

23、e.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Asateacher,youcouldbringthecommunityintoyourclassroominmanyways.Theparentsandgrandparentsofyourstudentsareresourcesand_36_fortheirchildren.Theycanbe_37_teachersoftheirowntraditionsandhistories.Immigrantpare

24、ntscouldtalkabouttheircountryof_38_andwhytheyemigratedtotheUnitedStates.Parentscanbeinvitedtotalkabouttheirjobsoracommunityproject.Parents,ofcourse,arenottheonlycommunityresources.Employeesatlocalbusinessesandstaffatcommunityagencieshave_39_informationtoshareinclassrooms.Fieldtripsprovideanotheroppo

25、rtunitytoknowthecommunity.Manystudentsdonthavetheopportunityto_40_concertsorvisitmuseumsorhistoricalsitesexceptthroughfieldtrips.Aschooldistrictshouldhave_41_forselectingandconductingfieldtrips.Familiesmustbemade_42_offieldtripsandgivepermissionfortheirchildrentoparticipate.Throughschoolprojects,stu

26、dentscanlearntobe_43_incommunityprojectsrangingfromplantingtreestocleaningupaparktoassistingelderlypeople.Students,_44_olderones,mightconductresearchonacommunityneedthatcouldleadtoactionbyacitycouncilorstategovernment.Someschoolsrequirestudentstoprovidecommunityserviceby_45_inanursinghome,childcarec

27、enterorgovernmentagency.Theseprojectshelpstudentsunderstandtheirresponsibilitytothelargercommunity.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡2上作答。SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinf

28、ormationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ReapingtheRewardsofRisk-TakingASinceSteveJobsresignedaschiefexecutiveofApple,muchhasbeensaidabouthimasapeerlessbusinessleaderwhohascreatedimmensewealt

29、hforshareholders,andguidedthedesignofhitproductsthataretransformingentireindustries,likemusicandmobilecommunications.BAlltrue,butletsthinkdifferent,toborrowtheApplemarketingsloganofyearsback.LetslookatMr.Jobsasarolemodel.A)assetsI)joiningB)attendJ)naturallyC)awareK)observeD)especiallyL)originE)excel

30、lentM)recruitedF)expensiveN)up-to-dateG)guidelinesO)volunteeringH)involved听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研CAboveall,heisaninnovator（创新者）.HiscreativeforceisseeninproductssuchastheiPod,iPhoneandiPad,andinnewbusinessmodelsforpricinganddistributingmusicandmobilesoftwareonline.Studiesofinnovationcometothesameco

31、nclusion:youcantengineerinnovation,butyoucanincreasetheoddsofitoccurring.AndMr.Jobscareercanbeviewedasaconsistentpursuitofimprovingthoseodds,bothforhimselfandthecompanieshehasled.Mr.Jobs,ofcourse,hasenjoyedsingularsuccess.Butinnovation,broadlydefined,isthecrucialingredientinalleconomicprogress一highe

32、rgrowthfornations,morecompetitiveproductsforcompanies,andmoreprosperouscareersforindividuals.AndMr.Jobsmanyexpertssay,exemplifieswhatworksintheinnovationgame.DWecanlookatandlearnfromSteveJobswhattheessenceofAmericaninnovationis,saysJohnKao,aninnovationconsultanttocorporationsandgovernments.Manyother

33、nations,Mr.JohnKaonotes,arenowaheadoftheUnitedStatesinproducingwhatareconsideredtherawmaterialsofinnovation.Theseincludegovernmentfinancingforscientificresearch,nationalpoliciestosupportemergingindustries,educationalachievement,engineersandscientistsgraduated,eventhespeedsofInternetbroadbandservice.

34、EYetwhatothernationstypicallylack,Mr.Kaoadds,isasocialenvironmentthatencouragesdiversity,experimentation,risk-taking,andcombiningskillsfrommanyfieldsintoproductsthathecallsrecombinantmash-ups（打碎重组）,liketheiPhone,whichredefinedthesmartphonecategory.Thecultureofothercountriesdoesntsupportthekindofinno

35、vationthatSteveJobsexemplifies,asAmericadoes,Mr.JohnKaosays.FWorkersofeveryrankaretoldthesedaysthatwide-rangingcuriosityandcontinuouslearningarevitaltothrivinginthemodemeconomy.Formaleducationmatters,careercounselorssay,butreal-lifeexperienceisoftenevenmorevaluable.GAnadoptedchild,growingupinSilicon

36、Valley,Mr.Jobsdisplayedthosetraitsearlyon.Hewasfascinatedbyelectronicsasachild,buildingHeathkitdo-it-yourselfprojects,likeradios.Mr.JobsdroppedoutofReedCollegeafteronlyasemesterandtraveledaroundIndiainsearchofspiritualenlightenment,beforereturningtoSiliconValleytofoundApplewithhisfriend,StephenWozni

37、ak,anengineeringwizard（奇才）.Mr.JobswasforcedoutofApplein1985,wentoffandfoundedtwoothercompanies,NextandPixar,beforereturningtoApplein1996andbecomingchiefexecutivein1997.HHispathwasunique,butinnovationexpertssaythepatternofexplorationisnotunusual.ItsoftenpeoplelikeSteveJobswhocandrawfromadeepreservoir

38、ofdiverseexperiencesthatoftengeneratebreakthroughideasandinsights,saysHalGregersen,aprofessorattheEuropeanInstituteofBusinessAdministration.IMr.Gregersenisaco-authorofanewbook,TheInnovatorsDNA,whichisbasedonaneight-yearstudyof5,000entrepreneurs（创业者）andexecutivesworldwide.Histwocollaboratorsandco-aut

39、horsareJeffDyer,aprofessoratBrighamYoungUniversity,andClaytonChristensen,aprofessorattheHarvardBusinessSchool,whose1997bookTheInnovatorsDilemmapopularizedtheconceptofdisruptive（颠覆性的）innovation.JTheacademicsidentifyfivetraitsthatarecommontothedisruptiveinnovators:questioning,experimenting,observing,a

40、ssociatingandnetworking.Theirbundleofcharacteristicsechoestheceaselesscuriosityandwillingnesstotakerisksnotedbyotherexperts.Networking,Mr,HalGregersenexplains,islessaboutcareer-buildingrelationshipsthanaconsistentsearchfornewideas.Associating,headds,istheabilitytomakeidea-producingconnectionsbylinki

41、ngconceptsfromdifferentdisciplines.KInnovatorsengageinthesementalactivitiesregularly,”Mr.Gregersensays.Itsahabitforthem.Innovativecompanies,accordingtotheauthors,typicallyenjoyhighervaluationsinthestockmarket,whichtheycallaninnovationpremium（溢价）.Itiscalculatedbyestimatingtheshareofacompanysvaluethat

42、cannotbeaccountedforbyitscurrentproductsandcashflow.Theinnovationpremiumtriestoquantify（量化）investorsbetsthatacompanywilldoevenbetterinthefuturebecauseofinnovation.听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研LApple,bytheircalculations,hada37percentinnovationpremiumduringMr.Jobsfirsttermwiththecompany.Hisyearsinexileres

43、ultedina31percentinnovationdiscount.Afterhisreturn,Applesfortunesimprovedgraduallyatfirst,andimprovedmarkedlystartingin2005,yieldinga52percentinnovationpremiumsincethen.MThereisnoconclusiveproof,butMr.HalGregersensaysitisunlikelythatMr.Jobscouldhavereshapedindustriesbeyondcomputing,ashehasdoneinhiss

44、econdtermatApple,withouttheexperienceoutsidethecompany,especiallyatPixar一thecomputer-animation（动画制作）studiothatcreatedastringofcriticallyandcommerciallysuccessfulmovies,suchasToyStoryandUp.NMr.JobssuggestedmuchthesamethingduringacommencementaddresstothegraduatingclassatStanfordUniversityin2005.Itturn

45、edoutthatgettingfiredfromApplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome,hetoldthestudents.Mr.Jobsalsospokeofperseverance（坚持）andwillpower.Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick,hesaid.Dontlosefaith”OMr.Jobsendedhiscommencementtalkwithacalltoinnovation,bothinoneschoiceofworkandinoneslife.Becurious

46、,experiment,takerisks,hesaidtothestudents.HisadvicewasemphasizedbythewordsonthebackofthefinaleditionofTheWholeEarthCatalog,whichhequoted:Stayhungry.Stayfoolish.And,Mr.Jobssaid,Ihavealwayswishedthatformyself.Andnow,asyougraduatetobeginanew,Iwishthatforyou.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡2上作答。46.SteveJobscalledonSta

47、nfordgraduatestoinnovateinhiscommencementaddress.47.SteveJobsconsideredhimselfluckytohavebeenfiredoncebyApple,48.SteveJobsonceusedcomputerstomakemoviesthatwerecommercialhits.49.ManygovernmentshavedonemorethantheUSgovernmentinprovidingtherawmaterialsforinnovation.50.Greatinnovatorsaregoodatconnecting

48、conceptsfromvariousacademicfields.51.Innovationisvitaltodrivingeconomicprogress.52.Americahasasocialenvironmentthatisparticularlyfavorabletoinnovation.53.Innovativeideasoftencomefromdiverseexperiences.54.Real-lifeexperienceisoftenmoreimportantthanformaleducationforcareersuccess.55.Applesfortunessuff

49、eredfromaninnovationdiscountduringJobsabsence.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrou

50、ghthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Someoftheworldsmostsignificantproblemsneverhitheadlines.Oneexamplecomesfromagriculture.Foodriotsandhungermakenews.Butthetrendlyingbehindthesemattersisrarelytalkedabout.Thisisthedeclineinthegrowthinyieldsofsomeoftheworldsmajorcrops.An

51、ewstudybytheUniversityofMinnesotaandMcGillUniversityinMontreallooksatwhere,andhowfar,thisdeclineisoccurring.Theauthorstakeavastnumberofdatapointsforthefourmostimportantcrops:rice,wheat,cornandsoyabeans（大豆）.Theyfindthatonbetween24%and39%ofallharvestedareas,theimprovementinyieldsthattookplacebeforethe

52、1980ssloweddowninthe1990sand2000s.Therearetwoworryingfeaturesoftheslowdown.Oneisthatithasbeenparticularlysharpintheworldsmostpopulous（人口多的）countries,IndiaandChina.Theirabilitytofeedthemselveshasbeenanimportantsourceofrelativestabilitybothwithinthecountriesandonworldfoodmarkets.Thatself-sufficiencyca

53、nnotbe听力音频下载请打开喜马拉雅搜索主播：跟着冬哥去考研takenforgrantedifyieldscontinuetoslowdownorreverse.Second,yieldgrowthhasbeenlowerinwheatandricethanincornandsoyabeans.Thisisproblematicbecausewheatandricearemoreimportantasfoods,accountingforaroundhalfofallcaloriesconsumed.Comandsoyabeansaremoreimportantasfeedgrains.Th

54、eauthorsnotethatwehavepreferentiallyfocusedourcropimprovementeffortsonfeedinganimalsandcarsratherthanoncropsthatfeedpeopleandarethebasisoffoodsecurityinmuchoftheworld.Thereportqualifiesthemoreoptimisticfindingsofanothernewpaperwhichsuggeststhattheworldwillnothavetodigupalotmorelandforfanninginordert

55、ofeed9billionpeoplein2050,astheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationhasargued.Instead,itsays,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowth,landcurrentlyploughedupforcropsmightbeabletorevert（回返）toforestorwilderness.Thiscouldhappen.Thetroubleisthattheforecastassumescontinuedimprovementsinyields,whichmaynotactuallyhappen.注

56、意：此部分试题请在答题卡答题卡2上作答。56.Whatdoestheauthortrytodrawattentionto?A)Foodriotsandhungerintheworld.B)Newsheadlinesintheleadingmedia.C)Thedeclineofthegrainyieldgrowth.D)Thefoodsupplyinpopulouscountries.57.WhydoestheauthormentionIndiaandChinainparticular?A)Theirself-sufficiencyisvitaltothestabilityofworldfoo

57、dmarkets.B)Theirfoodyieldshavebeguntodecreasesharplyinrecentyears.C)Theirbigpopulationsarecausingworldwideconcerns.D)Theirfoodself-sufficiencyhasbeentakenforgranted.58.Whatdoesthenewstudybythetwouniversitiessayaboutrecentcropimprovementefforts?A)Theyfailtoproducethesameremarkableresultsasbeforethe19

58、80s.B)Theycontributealottotheimprovementofhumanfoodproduction.C)Theyplayamajorroleinguaranteeingthefoodsecurityoftheworld.D)Theyfocusmoreontheincreaseofanimalfeedthanhumanfoodgrains.59.WhatdoestheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationsayaboutworldfoodproductioninthecomingdecades?A)Thegrowingpopulationwillgr

59、eatlyincreasethepressureonworldfoodsupplies.B)Theoptimisticpredictionaboutfoodproductionshouldbeviewedwithcaution.C)Theslowdownofthegrowthinyieldsofmajorfoodcropswillbereversed.D)Theworldwillbeabletofeeditspopulationwithoutincreasingfarmland.60.HowdoestheauthorviewtheargumentoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganisation?A)Itisbuiltonthefindingsofanewstudy.B)Itisbasedonadoubtfulassumption.C)Itisbackedbystrongevidence.D)Itisopentofurtherdiscussion.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theendlessdebateaboutwork-lifebalanceoftencontainsahopefulfootnot