2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesayingNevergoouttheretoseewhathappens,goouttheretomakethingshappen,Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofbeingparticipantsratherthanmereonlookersinlife.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleLinethroughthecentre.1.A)Childrenshouldbetaughttobemorecareful.B)Childrenshouldn’tdrinksomuchorangejuice.C)Thereisnoneedforthemantomakesuchafuss.D)Timmyshouldlearntodothingsintherightway.2.A)Fitnesstraining.C)Computerprogramming.B)Thenewjoboffer.D)Directorshipoftheclub.3.A)Heneedstobuyanewsweater.C)Thefuelpricehasskyrocketed.B)Hehasgottosaveonfuelbills.D)Theheatingsystemdoesn'twork.4.A)Committingtheft.C)Windowshopping.B)Takingpictures.D)Posingforthecamera.5.A)Sheistakingsomemedicine.C)Shedoesnottrusttheman'sadvice.B)Shehasnotseenadoctoryet.D)Shehasalmostrecoveredfromthecough.6.A)Pamela'sreportisnotfinishedasscheduled.B)Pamelahasahabitofdoingthingsinahurry.C)Pamelaisnotgoodatwritingresearchpapers.D)Pamela'smistakescouldhavebeenavoided.7.A)Intheleft-luggageoffice.C)Inahotelroom.B)Atthehotelreception.D)Atanairport.8.A)Shewasanexcellentstudentatcollege.B)Sheworksintheentertainmentbusiness.C)Sheisfondoftellingstoriesinherspeech.D)Sheisgoodatconveyinghermessage.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)Arrangingthewoman'sappointmentwithMr.Romero.B)Fixingthetimeforthedesigner'slatestfashionshow.C)TalkingaboutanimportantgatheringonTuesday.D)PreparingforthefilmingonMondaymorning.10.A)HertraveltoJapan.B)Theawardsceremony.C)Theproperhairstyleforhernewrole.D)Whentostartthemake-upsession.11.A)HeisMr.Romero’sagent.C)Heisthewoman'sassistant.B)Heisanentertainmentjournalist.D)Heisafamousmoviestar.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Makeanappointmentforaninterview.B)Sendinanapplicationletter.C)Fillinanapplicationform.D)Makeabriefself-introductiononthephone.13.A)Someonehavingacollegedegreeinadvertising.B)Someoneexperiencedinbusinessmanagement.C)Someonereadytotakeonmoreresponsibilities.D)Someonewillingtoworkbeyondregularhours.14.A)Travelopportunities.B)Handsomepay.C)Prospectsforpromotion.D)Flexibleworkinghours.15.A)Itdependsontheworkinghours.B)Itisabout500poundsaweek.C)ItwillbesetbytheHumanResources.D)Itistobenegotiated.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Togivecustomersawiderrangeofchoices.B)Tomakeshoppersseeasmanyitemsaspossible.C)Tosupplyasmanyvarietiesofgoodsasitcan.D)Tosavespaceformoreprofitableproducts.17.A)Onthetopshelves.B)Onthebottomshelves.C)Oneasilyaccessibleshelves.D)Onclearlymarkedshelves.18.A)Manyofthembuythingsonimpulse.B)Afewofthemarefatherswithbabies.C)Amajorityofthemareyoungcouples.D)Over60%ofthemmakeshoppinglists.19.A)Salesassistantspromotinghighmargingoods.B)Salesassistantsfollowingcustomersaround.C)Customerscompetingforgoodbargains.D)Customerslosingallsenseoftime.PassageTwoQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.20.A)Teachingmathematicsataschool.B)Doingresearchinaninstitute.C)Studyingforacollegedegree.D)Workinginahi-techcompany.21.A)Hestudiedthedesignsofvariousclocks.B)Hedidexperimentsondifferentmaterials.C)Heboughtanalarmclockwithapigface.D)Heaskeddifferentpeoplefortheiropinions.22.A)Itsautomaticmechanism.C)Itswayofwakingpeopleup.B)Itsmanufacturingprocess.D)Itsfunny-lookingpigface.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23.A)Itisoftencausedbyachangeofcircumstances.B)Itactuallydoesn'trequireanyspecialtreatment.C)Itusuallyappearsallofasudden.D)Itgenerallylastsforseveralyears.24.A)Theycannotmixwellwithothers.B)Theyirrationallyannoytheirfriends.C)Theydependheavilyonfamilymembers.D)Theyblameothersforignoringtheirneeds.25.A)Theylackconsistentsupportfrompeers.B)Theydoubttheirownpopularity.C)Theywerebornpsychologicallyweak.D)Theyfocustoomuchonthemselves.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Therewasatimewhenanypersonalinformationthatwasgatheredaboutuswastypedonapieceofp