2015年12月大學英語四級真題及答案解析(卷1)
2015年12月大學英語四級真題及答案解析(卷1)
PartIWriting
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Learningisadailyexperienceandalifetimemission."Youcanciteexamplestoillustratetheimportanceoflifelonglearning.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SectionA
1.A)Theyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorers.
B)Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.
C)Theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.
D)Theylikedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.
2.A)Atagiftshop.B)Atagraduationceremony.
C)Intheofficeofatravelagency.D)Inaschoollibrary.
3.A)Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.B)Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory.
C)Hedeclinedajobofferfromtheartgallery.D)Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejob.
4.A)Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.
B)Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.
C)Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.
D)Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.
5.A)Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.B)Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.
C)Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.D)Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.
6.A)Thewaytothevisitor'sparking.B)TherateforparkinginLotC.
C)Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.D)Whereshecanleavehercar.
7.A)Heregretsmissingtheclasses.B)Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.
C)Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.D)Hehasbenefitedfromexercise.
8.A)Howtoraiseworkefficiency.B)Howtoselectsecretaries.
C)Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.D)Thesecretariesintheman'scompany.
Conversation1
9.A)ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.B)ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.
C)ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.D)Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.
10.A)Ithaswordsfrommanylanguages.B)Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.
C)TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.D)TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.
11.A)Itincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguages.
B)Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.
C)Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers.
D)Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.
Conversation2
12.A)Toreturnsomegoods.B)Toapplyforajob.
C)Toplaceanorder.D)Tomakeacomplaint.
13.A)Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.
B)Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofgoods.
C)Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.
D)Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.
14.A)Itisnothisresponsibility.B)Itwillbefreeforlargeorders.
C)Itcosts15moreforexpressdelivery.D)Itdependsonanumberoffactors.
15.A)Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.
B)Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.
C)Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.
D)Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Passage1
16.A)Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywerefirstmade.
B)Nooneknowsforsurewhentheycameintobeing.
C)Nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereinvented.
D)Nooneknowswhattheywilllooklikeinthefuture.
17.A)Carryropesacrossrivers.B)Measurethespeedofwind.
C)Passonsecretmessages.D)Givewarningsofdanger.
18.A)Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.B)Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.
C)Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites.D)Toprovethatlightningiselectricity.
Passage2
19.A)Sheenjoysteachinglanguages,B)Shecanspeakseverallanguages,
C)Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.D)Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages.
20.A)Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.
B)Theywouldliketoliveabroadpermanently.
C)Theywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.
D)Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.
21.A)Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.
B)ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountries.
C)ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.
D)Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.
22.A)Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.B)Takepartinacookingcompetition.
C)TeachvocabularyforfoodinEnglish.D)GivecookinglessonsonWesternfood.
Passage3
23.A)Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation.B)Heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher.
C)Hegrewupinapoorsingle-parentfamily.D)Heoftenhelpedhismotherdohousework.
24.A)Careless.B)Stupid.C)Brave.D)Active.
25.A)Writetwobookreportsaweek.B)Keepadiary.
C)Helpwithhousework.D)WatcheducationalTVprogramsonly.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyousee?Thereareother(26)bodiesouttherebesidesthemoonandstars.Oneofthemost(27)oftheseisacomet.
CometswereformedaroundthesametimetheEarthwasformed.Theyare(28)iceandotherfrozenliquidsandgases.(29)these"dirtysnowballs"begintoorbitthesun,justastheplanetsdo.
Asacometgetsclosertothesun,somegasesinitbegintounfreeze.They(30)dustparticlesfromthecomettoformahugecloud.Asthecometgetsevennearertothesun,asolarwindblowsthecloudbehindthecomet,thusformingitstail.Thetailandthe(31)fuzzyatmospherearoundacometare(32)thatcanhelpidentifythis(33)inthenightsky.
Inanygivenyear,aboutadozenknowncometscomeclosetothesunintheirorbits.Theaveragepersoncan'tseethemall,ofcourse.Usuallythereisonlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwiththe(34)eye.CometHale-Bopp,discoveredin1995,wasanunusuallybrightcomet.Itsorbitbroughtit(35)closetotheEarth,within122millionmilesofit.ButHale-Boppcamealongwayonitsearthlyvisit.Itwon'tbebackforanotherfourthousandyearsorso.
PartIIIReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostofthefirstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,it'soutofmind.Ifyoucoverababy's(36)toywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstopslookingforit.A4-year-oldmay(37)thatasisterhasmorefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,notthe(38)ofthejuice.
Yetchildrenaresmartintheirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwystestingtheirchild-sized(39)abouthowthingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,「That'senough!Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!」thechildwill(40)testyourclaim.Areyouserious?Areyouangry?Whatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagain?Sheisnotdoingthistodriveyou(41);rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose(42)areimportantandsometimestheyarenot.
Howandwhydoeschildren'sthinkingchange?Inthe1920s,SwisspsychologistJeanPiagetproposedthatchildren'scognitiveabilitiesunfold(43),likethebloomingofaflower,almostindependentofwhatelseis(44)intheirlives.Althoughmanyofhisspecificconclusionshavebeen(45)ormodifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld.
A)advocateB)amountC)confirmedD)crazy
E)definiteF)differencesG)favoriteH)happening
I)immediatelyJ)naturallyK)obtainingL)primarily
M)protestN)rejectedO)theories
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
ThePerfectEssay
A)Lookingbackontoomanyyearsofeducation,Icanidentifyonetrulyimpossibleteacher.Shecaredaboutme,andmyintellectuallife,evenwhenIdidn't.Herexpectationswerehigh—impossiblyso.ShewasanEnglishteacher.Shewasalsomymother.
B)Whengoodstudentsturninanessay,theydreamoftheirinstructorreturningittotheminexactlythesamecondition,saveforasinglewordaddedinthemarginofthefinalpage:"Flawless."Thisdreamcametrueformeoneafternoonintheninthgrade.Ofcourse,Ihadheardthatgeniuscouldshowitselfatanearlyage,soIwasonlyslightlytakenabackthatIhadachievedperfectionatthetenderageof14.Obviously,Ididwhatanyprofessionalwriterwoulddo;Ihurriedofftospreadthegoodnews.Ididn'tgetveryfar.ThefirstpersonItoldwasmymother.
C)Mymother,whoisjustshyoffivefeettall,isnormallyincrediblysoft-spoken,butontherareoccasionwhenshegotangry,shewasterrifying.Iamnotsureifshewasmoreupsetbymyhubris(得意忘形)orbythefactthatmyEnglishteacherhadletmyegogetsooutofhand.Inanyevent,mymotherandherredpenshowedmehowdeeplyflawedaflawlessessaycouldbe.Atthetime,Iamsureshethoughtshewasteachingmeaboutmechanics,transitions(過渡),structure,styleandvoice.ButwhatIlearned,andwhatstuckwithmethroughmytimeteachingwritingatHarvard,wasadeeperlessonaboutthenatureofcreativecriticism.
D)Firstoff,ithurts.Genuinecriticism,thetypethatleavesalastingmarkonyouasawriter,alsoleavesanexistentialimprint(印記)onyouasaperson.Ihaveheardpeoplesaythatawritershouldnevertakecriticismpersonally.Isaythatweshouldneverlistentothesepeople.
E)Criticism,atitsbest,isdeeplypersonal,andgetstotheheartofwhywewritethewaywedo.Theintimatenatureofgenuinecriticismimpliessomethingaboutwhoisabletogiveit,namely,someonewhoknowsyouwellenoughtoshowyouhowyourmentallifeisgettinginthewayofgoodwriting.Conveniently,theyarealsothepeoplewhocareenoughtoseeyouthroughthispainfulrealization.Formeittooktheformofmyfirst,andIhopeonly,encounterwithwritersblock—Iwasnotabletoproduceanythingforthreeyears.
F)FranzKafkaoncesaid:"Writingisuttersolitude(獨處),thedescentintothecoldabyss(深淵)ofoneself."Mymother'scriticismhadshownmethatKafkaisrightaboutthecoldabyss,andwhenyoumaketheintrospective(內省的)decentthatwritingrequiresyouareoutalwayspleasedbywhatyoufind."But,intheyearsthatfollowed,hersustainedtutoringsuggestedthatKafkamightbewrongaboutthesolitude.Iwasluckyenoughtofindacriticandteacherwhowaswillingtomakethejourneyofwritingwithme."Itisathingofnogreatdifficulty,"accordingtoPlutarch,"toraiseobjectionsagainstanotherman'sspeech,itisaveryeasymatter;buttoproduceabetterinitsplaceisaworkextremelytroublesome."IamsureIwroteessaysinthelateryearsofhighschoolwithoutmymother'sguidance,butIcan'trecallthem.WhatIremember,however,ishowwetookupthe"extremelytroublesome"workofongoingcriticism.
G)TherearetwowaystointerpretPlutarchwhenhesuggeststhatacriticshouldbeabletoproduce"abetterinitsplace."Inastraightforwardsense,hecouldmeanthatacriticmustbemoretalentedthantheartistshecritiques(評論).Mymotherwaswellcoveredonthiscount.ButperhapsPlutarchissuggestingsomethingslightlydifferent,somethingabitclosertoMarcusCicero'sclaimthatoneshould"criticizebycreation,notbyfindingfault."Genuinecriticismcreatesapreciousopeningforanauthortobecomebetteronhisownterms—aprocessthatisoftenextremelypainful,butalsoalmostalwaysmeaningful.
H)Mymothersaidshewouldhelpmewithmywriting,butfirstIhadtohelpmyself.Foreachassignment,IwastowritethebestessayIcould.Realcriticismisnotmeanttofindobviousmistakes,soifshefoundany—thetypeIcouldhavefoundonmyown—Ihadtostartfromscratch.Fromscratch.Oncetheessaywas"flawless,"shewouldtakeaneveningtowalkmethroughmyerrors.Thatwaswhentruecriticism,thetypethatchangedmeasaperson,began.
I)ShecriticizedmewhenIincludedlittle-knownreferencesandprofessionaljargon(行話).Shehadnopatienceforbrilliantbutirrelevantfiguresofspeech."Writerscan'tbluff(虛張聲勢)theirwaythroughignorance."Thatwasnewstome—Iwouldneedtofindanotherwaytostructuremydailyexistence.
J)Shetrimmedbackmyflowerylanguage,drewlinesthroughmyexclamationmarksandarguedforthevalueofrestraintinexpression."John,"shealmostwhispered.Ileanedintohearher:"Ican'thearyouwhenyoushoutatme."SoIstoppedshoutingandbluffing,andslowlymywritingimproved.
K)SomewherealongthewayIsetasidemyhopesofwritingthatflawlessessay.ButperhapsImissedsomethingimportantinmymother'slessonsaboutcreativityandperfection.Perhapsthepointofwritingtheflawlessessaywasnottogiveup,buttoneverwillinglyfinish.Whitmanrepeatedlyreworded"SongofMyself"between1855and1891.Repeatedly.Wedoourabsolutebestwithapieceofwriting,andcomeascloseaswecantotheideal.And,forthetimebeing,wesettle.Incritique,however,weareforcedtodepart,togiveuptheperfectionwethoughtwehadachievedforthechanceofbeingevenalittlebitbetter.ThisisthelessonItookfrommymother.Ifperfectionwerepossible,itwouldnotbemotivating.
46.Theauthorwasadvisedagainsttheimproperuseoffiguresofspeech.
47.Theauthor'smothertaughthimavaluablelessonbypointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.
48.Awritershouldpolishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.
49.Writersmayexperienceperiodsoftimeintheirlifewhentheyjustcan'tproduceanything.
50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas「flawless」.
51.Criticizingsomeone'sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.
52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.
53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.
54.Theauthorgraduallyimprovedhiswritingbyavoidingfancylanguage.
55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.
SectionC
Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomeuestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
CouldyoureproduceSiliconValleyelsewhere,oristheresomethinguniqueaboutit?
Itwouldn'tbesurprisingifitwerehardtoreproduceinothercountries,becauseyoucouldn'treproduceitinmostoftheUSeither.WhatdoesittaketomakeaSiliconValley?
It'stherightpeople.IfyoucouldgettherighttenthousandpeopletomovefromSiliconValleytoBuffalo,BuffalowouldbecomeSiliconValley.
Youonlyneedtwokindsofpeopletocreateatechnologyhub(中心):richpeopleandnerds(痴迷科研的人).
Observationbearsthisout.WithintheUS,townshavebecomestartuphubsifandonlyiftheyhavebothrichpeopleandnerds.FewstartupshappeninMiami,forexample,becausealthoughit'sfullofrichpeople,ithasfewnerds.It'snotthekindofplacenerdslike.
WhereasPittsburghastheoppositeproblem:plentyofnerds,butnorichpeople.ThetopUSComputerSciencedepartmentsaresaidtobeMIT,Stanford,Berkeley,andCarnegie-Mellon.MITyieldedRoute128.StanfordandBerkeleyyieldedSiliconValley.ButwhatdidCarnegie-MellonyieldinPittsburgh?AndwhathappenedinIthaca,homeofCornellUniversity,whichisalsohighonthelist?
IgrewupinPittsburghandwenttocollegeatCornell,soIcananswerforboth.Theweatheristerrible,particularlyinwinter,andthere'snointerestingoldcitytomakeupforit,asthereisinBoston.Richpeopledon'twanttoliveinPittsburghorIthaca.Sowhilethereareplentyofhackers(電腦迷)whocouldstartstartups,there'snoonetoinvestinthem.
Doyoureallyneedtherichpeople?Wouldn'titworktohavethegovernmentinvestthenerds?No,itwouldnot.Startupinvestorsareadistincttypeofrichpeople.Theytendtohavealotofexperiencethemselvesinthetechnologybusiness.Thishelpsthempicktherightstartups,andmeanstheycansupplyadviceandconnectionsaswellasmoney.Andthefactthattheyhaveapersonalstakeintheoutcomemakesthemreallypayattention.
56.WhatdowelearnaboutSiliconValleyfromthepassage?
A)Itssuccessishardtocopyanywhereelse.
B)ItisthebiggesttechnologyhubintheUS.
C)Itsfameinhightechnologyisincomparable.
D)Itleadstheworldininformationtechnology.
57.WhatmakesMiamiunfittoproduceaSiliconValley?
A)Lackofincentiveforinvestments.B)Lackoftherightkindoftalents.
C)Lackofgovernmentsupport.D)Lackoffamousuniversities.
58.InwhichwayisCarnegie-MellondifferentfromStanford,BerkeleyandMIT?
A)Itslocationisnotasattractivetorichpeople.
B)Itssciencedepartmentsarenotnearlyasgood.
C)Itdoesnotproducecomputerhackersandnerds.
D)Itdoesnotpaymuchattentiontobusinessstartups.
59.WhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutBoston?
A)Ithaspleasantweatherallyearround.
B)Itproduceswealthaswellashigh-tech.
C)Itisnotlikelytoattractlotsofinvestorsandnerds.
D)Itisanoldcitywithmanysitesofhistoricalinterest.
60.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstartupinvestors?
A)Theyareespeciallywiseinmakinginvestments.
B)Theyhavegoodconnectionsinthegovernment.
C)Theycandomorethanprovidingmoney.
D)Theyarerichenoughtoinvestinnerds.
PassageTwo
It'snicetohavepeopleoflikemindaround.Agreeablepeopleboostyourconfidenceandallowyoutorelaxandfeelcomfortable.Unfortunately,thatcomfortcanhindertheverylearningthatcanexpandyourcompanyandyourcareer.
It'snicetohavepeopleagree,butyouneedconflictingperspectivestodigoutthetruth.Ifeveryonearoundyouhassimilarviews,yourworkwillsufferfromconfirmationbias(偏頗).
Takealookatyourownnetwork.Doyourcontactsshareyourpointofviewonmostsubjects?Ifyes,it'stimetoshakethingsup.Asaleader,itcanbechallengingtocreateanenvironmentinwhichpeoplewillfreelydisagreeandargue,butasthesayinggoes:Fromconfrontationcomesbrilliance.
It'snoteasyformostpeopletoactivelyseekconflict.Manyspendtheirlivestryingtoavoidarguments.There'snoneedtogooutandfindpeopleyouhate,butyouneedtodosomeself-assessmenttodeterminewhereyouhavebecomestaleinyourthinking.Youmayneedtostartbyencouragingyourcurrentnetworktohelpyouidentifyyourblindspots.
Passionate,energeticdebatedoesnotrequireangerandhardfeelingstobeeffective.Butitdoesrequiremoralstrength.Onceyouhaveworthyopponents,setsomegroundrulessoeveryoneunderstandsresponsibilitiesandboundaries.Theobjectiveofthisdebatinggameisnottowinbuttogettothetruththatwillallowyoutomovefaster,andbetter.
Fiercedebatingcanhurtfeelings,particularlywhenstrongpersonalitiesareinvolved.Makesureyoucheckinwithyouropponentssothattheyarenotcarryingtheemotionofthebattlesbeyondthebattlefield.Breakthetensionwithsmilesandhumortoreinforcetheideathatthisisfriendlydiscourseandthatallareworkingtowardacommongoal.
Rewardallthoseinvolvedinthedebatesufficientlywhenthegoalsarereached.Letyoursparringpartners(拳擊陪練)knowhowmuchyouappreciatetheircontribution.Themoretheyfeelappreciated,themorethey'llbewillingtogetintotheringnexttime.
61.Whathappenswhenyouhavelike-mindedpeoplearoundyouallthewhile?
A)Itwillhelpyourcompanyexpandmorerapidly.
B)Itwillcreateaharmoniousworkingatmosphere.
C)Itmaypreventyourbusinessandcareerfromadvancing.
D)Itmaymakeyoufeeluncertainaboutyourowndecision.
62.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestleadersdo?
A)Avoidargumentswithbusinesspartners.
B)Encouragepeopletodisagreeandargue.
C)Buildawideandstrongbusinessnetwork.
D)Seekadvicefromtheirworthycompetitors.
63.Whatisthepurposeofholdingadebate?
A)Tofindoutthetruthaboutanissue.B)Tobuilduppeople'smoralstrength.
C)Toremovemisunderstandings.D)Tolookforworthyopponents.
64.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgivetopeopleengagedinafiercedebate?
A)Theylistencarefullytotheiropponents'views.
B)Theyslowduerespectforeachother'sbeliefs.
C)Theypresenttheirviewsclearlyandexplicitly.
D)Theytakecarenottohurteachother'sfeelings.
65.Howshouldwetreatourrivalsafterasuccessfuldebate?
A)Trytomakepeacewiththem.B)Trytomakeupthedifferences.
C)Invitethemtotheringnexttime.D)Acknowledgetheircontribution.
PartIVTranslation
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
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答案解析
PartIWriting
行文思路
這篇作文的寫作主旨是「學習的重要性」。首先可以解釋一下引言內容，引出文章的主旨「學習的重要性」；其次結合例子分析原因；最後得出結論。
範文第一段是對引言的簡單解釋，引出話題——學習的重要性。
第二段是結合例子說明學習重要的原因。
第三段用first,second句式講了學習的好處。
最後總結要時刻學習。
範文賞析
Learningisadailyexperienceandalifetimemission.Itreallymakessense.Inotherwords,learningplaysaveryimportantroleinourwholelife.Wehavetoadmit,wearelearningeveryday.Ifyouunderstanditandapplyittoyourstudyorwork,you'llbenefitextraordinarily.
I'dliketoillustratewhythelearningissosignificant.Learningcanbroadenourhorizonandprovidepotentialchancesforourfuture.Ifwedon'tfollowthepaceofthedevelopmentofthesociety,wewillbesooneliminated.Theonlywaytoavoidthisistoimproveourselvesthroughcontinuouslearning.Tobehonest,Iamthetypicalexample.Aftergraduation,workingpressurehasbeenaroundmylife,whichledtomyfurthereducation.That'swhylearningissoimportant.
Theeffectoflearningisreflectedintwoaspects.First,aslongasweinsistonlearning,wewillnotbeafraidofthedifficultiesinourlife.Second,wecangetmoreworkskillsbylearning.Nomatterwhereweare,weshouldcarryoutthelearningtotheend.
PartII聽力原文及答案解析
SectionA
ShortConversations
Question1
M:Doyourememberthewonderfulfilmonspaceexplorationwewatchedtogetherlastmonth?
W:Sure.It'sactuallythemostimpressiveoneI'veseenonthattopic.
Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?
答案：B.Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.
點睛解析：此題考查言外之意的理解。從男士的wonderfulfilm以及女士的回答來判斷，二者都喜歡themovieonspaceexploration。所以答案為B。
Question2
W:Areyoulookingforanythinginparticular?
M:Yes.Mysonisgraduatingfromhighschool,andIwanttogethimsomethingspecial.
Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
答案：A.Atagiftshop.
點睛解析：此題為推理題。對話中男士想為即將高中畢業的兒子準備特別的東西，因此推測答案為A。
Question3
M:Miketoldmeyesterdaythathehadbeenlookinginvainforajobintheartgallery.
W:Really?IfIrememberright,hehadachancetoworkthere,butheturneditdown.
Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMike?
答案：C.Hedeclinedajobofferfromtheartgallery.
點睛解析：女士最後一句話中...butheturneditdown.意思是他拒絕了那份工作，所以四個答案中，只有C符合題意。
Question4
W:WouldyouliketocometoSusan'sbirthdaypartytomorrowevening?
M:I'mgoingtogivealecturetomorrow.IwishIcouldbeintwoplacesatthesametime.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
答案：D.Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.
點睛解析：推理題。IwishIcouldbeintwoplacesatthesametime.說明他不能同時出現在兩個地方，根據前一句可以推斷出他要givealecture,答案選項中，A、B、C都與題意不符，答案為D。
Question5
W:Aren'tyoudiscouragedbytheslowprogressyourstaffismaking?
M:Yes.IthinkIwillgivethemadeadlineandholdthemtoit.
Q:Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?
答案：B.Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.
點睛解析：答案很明顯，從男士所說的IthinkIwillgivethemadeadlineandholdthemtoit.可知，選項B是正確答案。
Question6
W:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethevisitor'sparkingis?Theyleftmycarthere.
M:Sure.It'sinLotC.Overthatway.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
答案：A.Thewaytothevisitor'sparking.
點睛解析：從對話中不難聽出這位女士在找thevisitor'sparking，首先可以排除B和C。從wherethevisitor'sparkingis可以看出女士找的是去停車場的路而不是停車的地方，所以答案是A。
Question7
W:Youlookgreat!Nowthatyou'vetakenthosefitnessclasses.
M:Thanks.I'veneverfeltbetterinmylife.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
答案：D.Hehasbenefitedfromexercise.
點睛解析：從對話中可以聽出，男士已經參加了健身班，所以排除選項B；由男士的回答I'veneverfeltbetterinmylife.可知，A、C選項與題意不符，正確答案為D。
Question8
W:Ireallyadmiretheefficiencyofyoursecretaries.
M:Ourcompanyselectsonlythebest.Theyhaveaheavyworkloadandwegivethemalotofresponsibilities.
Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
答案：D.Thesecretariesintheman'scompany.
點睛解析：女士說：我很佩服你們公司秘書的效率；男士回答說：他們的工作量很大，我們給予他們很多責任，由此可以得出D選項是正確答案。
LongConversations
Conversion1
W:HiLeo,whydoyousayEnglishwouldbecometheworldlanguage?
M:Well.Foronething,it'ssocommonlyused;theonlylanguagethatisusedbymorepeopleisChinese.
W:WhyisEnglishspokenbysomanypeople?
M:It'sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworldbecauseoftheBritishEmpire.AndnowofcoursethereistheinfluenceofAmericaaswell.
W:ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficultlanguagetolearn.
M:Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatestadvantages.
W:Whatarethey?
M:Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternationalvocabulary.IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,French,SpanishandItalianwordsinit.SospeakersofthoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsinEnglish.Infact,Englishhaswordsformanyotherlanguagesaswell.
W:Whyisthat?
M:Well,partlybecauseEnglishspeakershavetravelledalot;theybringbackwordswiththem.SoEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternationalvocabulary.
W:AndwhatistheotheradvantageofEnglish?
M:It'sthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquiteeasy.Forexample,itdoesn'thavedozensofdifferentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesandverbs,notlikeLatin,RussianandGermanforexample.
W:Whyisthat?
M:Well,it'squiteinterestingactually;it'sbecauseoftheFrench.WhentheFrenchruledEngland,Frenchwastheofficiallanguage,andonlythecommonpeoplespokeEnglish.Theytriedtomaketheirlanguageassimpleaspossible.Sotheymadethegrammareasier.
9.WhatdoesthemansayaboutChinese?
答案：B.ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.
點睛解析：從對話中可以聽出來...theonlylanguagethatisusedbymorepeopleisChinese.只有這一句提到了Chinese，所以四個選項中，B選項是正確答案。
10.WhatmadeEnglishawidelyusedlanguage?
答案：C.TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.
點睛解析：該題答案很明顯。It'sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworldbecauseoftheBritishEmpire.由此可以得出答案是C。
11.WhatissaidtobespecialaboutEnglishvocabulary?
答案：A.Itincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguages.
點睛解析：從對話中可以聽到，英語有很多外來辭彙，這是其他語言並不具備的，所以答案是A。
Conversation2
M:Hello.Yes?
W:Hello.Isthatthesalesdepartment?
M:Yes,itis.
W:Oh,well.MynameisJaneKingsburyofGPFLimited.Andweneedsomesuppliesforourdesignoffice.
M:Oh,whatsort?
W:Well,firstofall,weneedonecompletenewdrawingboard.
M:DO44orDO45?
W:Ah,Idon'tknow.What'sthedifference?
M:Well,the45costs15poundsmore.
W:Sowhat'sthetotalpricethen?
M:It's387pounds.
W:Doesthatincludevalued-addedtax?
M:Oh,I'mnotsure.Mostofthepricesdo.Yes,Ithinkitdoes.
W:Whataretheboardsactuallymadeof?
M:Oh,Idon'tknow.Ithinkit'sasortofplasticstuffthesedays.It'swhiteanyway.
W:Andhowlongdoesittaketodeliver?
M:Oh,Icouldn'treallysay.Itdependsonhowmuchworkwe'vegotandhowmanyotherorderstherearetosendout,youknow.
W:OK,nowwealsowantsomedrawingpens,inkandrulers,andsomedrawingpaper.
M:Ohdear.Thegirlwhotakesallthosesuppliesisn'therethismorning.SoIcan'ttakethoseordersforyou.Ionlydotheequipmentyousee.
W:OK,well,perhapsI'llringbacktomorrow.
M:Sodoyouwantthedrawingboardthen?
W:Oh,Ihavetothinkaboutit.Thanksverymuch.I'llletyouknow.Good-bye.
M:Thankyou.Good-bye.
12.Whatisthewoman'spurposeinmakingthephonecall?
答案：C.Toplaceanorder.
點睛解析：該對話中的Weneedsomesuppliesforourdesignoffice.直接表明是要購買材料的，所以答案C是正確答案。
13.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
答案：B.Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofgoods.
點睛解析：對話中的I'mnotsure,Idon'tknow等都表明該男士對貨物的具體情況不熟悉，所以選B。
14.Whatdoesthemansayaboutdelivery?
答案：D.Itdependsonanumberoffactors.
點睛解析：女士詢問送貨需要多長時間，男士回答說需要根據他們的工作量和其他需要送貨的訂單情況，由此選D。
15.Whatdoesthewomansayshewillpossiblydotomorrow?
答案：C.Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.
點睛解析：對話結尾處我們可以聽到perhapsI'llringbacktomorrow，選項A、B和D都和打電話無關，所以C是正確答案。
SectionB
PassageOne
Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.Infact,theyhavebeeninuseforcenturies.Twenty-fivecenturiesago,kiteswerewell-knowninChina.Thesefirstkiteswereprobablymadeofwood.Theymayevenhadbeencoveredwithsilk,becausesilkwasusedalotatthattime.Earlykiteswerebuiltforcertainuses.InancientChina,theywereusedtocarryropestocrossrivers.Onceacross,theropesweretorndownandwoodenbridgeswouldhangforthem.ThelegendtellsofoneGeneralwhoflewmusicalkitesovertheenemies'camp.Theenemyfled,believingthesoundstobethewarmingvoicesofangels.Bythe15thcentury,manypeopleflewkitesinEurope.MarcoPolomayhavebroughtthekitebackfromhisvisittoChina.Thekitehasbeenlinkedtogreatnamesandevents.Forinstance,BenjaminFranklinusedthekitetoprovethatlighteningiselectricity.Heflewthekiteinthestorm.Hedidthisinordertodrawlighteningfromtheclouds.Hetiedametalkeyandastripofsilktothekiteline.Thesilkribbonwouldstopthelighteningfrompassingthroughhisbody.Benjamin'sideawasfirstlaughedat.Butlateron,itenlightenedtheinventionofthelighteningrod.Withsuchagrandhistory,kitefyingissuretoremainanentertainingandpopularsport.
16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutkites?
答案：B.Nooneknowsforsurewhentheycameintobeing.
點睛解析：根據短文第一句話Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.可知答案是B。
17.WhatdidancientChineseusekitestodo?
答案：A.Carryropesacrossrivers.
點睛解析：短文中，我們可以聽到InancientChina,theywereusedtocarryropestocrossrivers.由此選A。
18.WhydidBenjaminFranklinflyakiteinthestorm?
答案：D.Toprovethatlighteningiselectricity.
點睛解析：在短文中可以聽到Forinstance,BenjaminFranklinusedthekitetoprovethatlighteningiselectricity.Heflewthekiteinthestorm.由此可知，選D。
PassageTwo
Ihavelearntmanylanguages,butI'venotmasteredthemthewaytheprofessionalinterpreterortranslatorhas.Still,theyhaveopendoorsforme.Theyhaveallowedmetheopportunitytoseekjobsininternationalcontextsandhelpmegetthosejobs.Likemanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile,Isimplygotcrazyaboutit.Ican'timaginelivingmyprofessionalorsociallifewithoutinternationalinteractions.Since1977,IhavespentmuchmoretimeabroadthanintheUnitedStates.Ilikegoingtonewplaces,eatingnewfoodsandexperiencingnewcultures.Ifyoucanspeakthelanguage,it'seasiertogettoknowthecountryanditspeople.IfIhadthetimeandmoney,Iwouldliveforayearinasmanycountriesaspossible.Beyondmycareer,myfacilitywithlanguageshasgivenmeafewrareopportunities.Once,justafterIreturnedfrommyyearinVienna,IwasaskedtotranslateforaGermanjudgeattheOlympiclevelhorseeventandlearnedalotaboutthesport.
InJapan,oncewhenIwasinthestudioaudienceofaTVcookingshow,IwasaskedtogouponthestageandtastethebeefdishthatwasbeingpreparedandtellwhatIthought.Theyasked"WasitasgoodasAmericanbeef?"ItwasveryexcitingformetobeonJapaneseTV,speakinginJapaneseabouthowdeliciousthebeefwas.
19.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutherself?
答案：B.Shecanspeakseverallanguages.
點睛解析：根據短文第一句Ihavelearntmanylanguages,butI'venotmasteredthemthewaytheprofessionalinterpreterortranslatorhas.直接排除選項D；短文中並沒有提到teachinglanguage，所以排除選項A；從聽到的短文內容判斷，作者並沒有受過專門的訓練，所以C選項也被排除。
20.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile?
答案：D.Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.
點睛解析：短文中提到Likemanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile...，後面又提到Ican'timagelivingmyprofessionalorsociallifewithoutinternationalinteractions.由此可推測，D選項是正確答案。
21.Howdidthespeaker'sexperienceoflivinginViennabenefither?
答案：C.ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.
點睛解析：根據短文中IwasaskedtotranslateforaGermanjudgeattheOlympiclevelhorseeventandlearnedalotaboutthesport.可以判斷C選項是正確答案。
22.WhatwasthespeakeraskedtodointheJapanesestudio?
答案：A.Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.
點睛解析：我們在短文中聽到...IwasaskedtogouponthestageandtastethebeefdishthatwasbeingpreparedandtellwhatIthought.所以答案是A。
PassageThree
Dr.BenCarsongrewupinapoorsingle-parenthouseholdinDetroit.Hismother,whohadonlyathird-gradeeducation,workedtwojobscleaningbathrooms.Tohisclassmatesandeventohisteachers,hewasthoughtofasthedumbestkidintheclass,accordingtohisownnotsofondmemories.Hehadaterribletemper,andoncethreatenedtokillanotherchild.DoctorCarsonwasheadeddownapathofself-destructionuntilacriticalmomentinhisyouth.Hismother,convincedthatshehadtodosomethingdramatictopreventhimfromleadingalifeoffailure,laiddownsomerules.Hecouldnotwatchtelevisionexceptfortwoprogramsaweek,couldnotplaywithhisfriendsafterschooluntilhefinishedhishomework,andhadtoreadtwobooksaweekandwritebookreportsaboutthem.Hismother'sstrategyworked."Ofcourse,Ididn'tknowshecouldn'tread,sothereIwassubmittingthesereports,"hesaid."Shewouldputcheckmarksonthemlikeshehadbeenreadingthem.AsIbegantoreadaboutscientists,economistsandphilosophers,Istartedimagingmyselfintheirshoes."Ashegotintothehabitofhardwork,hisgradesbegantosoar.Ultimately,hereceivedascholarshiptoattendYaleUniversity.Andlater,hewasadmittedtotheUniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool.HeisnowaleadingsurgeonatJohnsHopkinsMedicalSchool,andhe'salsotheauthorofthreebooks.
23.WhatdowelearnaboutBenCarson?
答案：C.Hegrewupinapoorsingle-parentfamily.
點睛解析：從短文中，我們可以聽到他媽媽只有三年級的文化程度，而不是他，所以A選項排除；他曾經想要殺死一個孩子而不是他的老師，所以B選項排除；根據短文的第一句話可知C是正確答案。
24.WhatdidBenCarson'sclassmatesandteachersthinkofhimwhenhewasfirstatschool?
答案：B.Stupid.
點睛解析：從短文中我們可以聽到...hewasthoughtofasthedumbestkidintheclass,accordingtohisownnotsofondmemories.由此可知stupid與文意符合。
25.WhatdidBenCarson'smothertellhimtodowhenhewasaschoolboy?
答案：A.Writetwobookreportsaweek.
點睛解析：根據短文，B、C、D選項內容都沒有出現，只有A選項內容在短文中被提到，所以選A。
SectionC
26.heavenly
點睛解析：heavenlybody天體
27.fascinating
點睛解析：fascinating迷人的
28.madeupof
點睛解析：bemadeupof由……組成、構成
29.Nowandthen
點睛解析：nowandthen有時
30.combinewith
點睛解析：combinewith與……結合
31.generally
點睛解析：generally通常，普遍地，一般地
32.characteristics
點睛解析：characteristic特徵
33.phenomenon
點睛解析：phenomenon現象
34.naked
點睛解析：nakedeyes肉眼
35.relatively
點睛解析：relatively相當地
PartIII閱讀答案及解析
SectionA
36.G
點睛解析：該空格應填入一個形容詞，用來修飾toy，首先考慮備選單詞中的常規形容詞，根據句意「如果你用一塊布把小朋友……的玩具蓋住」可知，應填入G「favorite」，意為「非常喜愛的」。
37.M
點睛解析：空格前面是情態動詞may，故空格處需要填入動詞原形，候選項有A「advocate」，M「protest」，可用排除法，「advocate」意為「提倡」，明顯違背句意，選擇M，意為「抗議，提出抗議」。
38.B
點睛解析：由前面的...hasmorefruitjuice...可知該句探討主題「得到的果汁多還是少」，表示果汁的「量」，所以此處應填入B「amount」。
39.O
點睛解析：根據空格后的abouthowthingswork可知，應填入O「theories」，構成theoriesabouthowthingswork的結構，意為「關於事物如何運轉的理論」。
40.I
點睛解析：該空格出現在動詞test前，所以填入副詞，根據該段首句「小孩向來就會驗證他們的理論」的表述，可知I「immediately」更符合語境，所以選I。
41.D
點睛解析：drivesb.crazy「使某人抓狂」，固定用法。
42.F
點睛解析：根據空格前後的詞語those和are可知，此處應填入名詞而且是複數，所有候選項中只有「differences」符合，所以此空應填入F「differences」。
43.J
點睛解析：空格出現在動詞unfold之後，所以應填入副詞，根據句意「小孩的認知能力自然就體現出來了」可知，該題選J。
44.H
點睛解析：此處可填入形容詞、-ing和-ed，而空格前的independentof意為「不依賴於……」，本句表達的意思是小孩的認知能力不依賴於他們生活中發生的任何其他事，所以選擇H「happening」。
45.N
點睛解析：根據句首的Although可知，rejected「被否定的」更符合句意，故選N。
SectionB
46.I
點睛解析：根據關鍵信息figuresofspeech定位到I段。
47.C
點睛解析：在段落C，作者的母親在作者的看起來很完美的文章中指出許多缺陷...mymotherandherredpenshowedmehowdeeplyflawedaflawlessessaycouldbe.
48.K
點睛解析：該句意思為「為了接近完美，作家應該反覆修改他的文章」，對應K段中的Perhapsthepointofwritingtheflawlessessaywasnottogiveup,buttoneverwillinglyfinish.
49.E
點睛解析：該句大意為「在某些時段里，作家可能什麼也寫不出來」，和E段中的Iwasnotabletoproduceanythingforthreeyears.相對應。
50.B
點睛解析：這句話的意思是「當老師認為作者的文章沒有瑕疵時，他並不驚訝」，B段的...soIwasonlyslightlytakenabackthatIhadachievedperfectionatthetenderageof14.與之相呼應。
51.F
點睛解析：這句話的意思是「對別人的演講品頭論足總比自己做一個更棒的演講容易」。對應F段的「Itisathingofnogreatdifficulty,」accordingtoPlutarch,「toraiseobjectionsagainstanotherman'sspeech,itisaveryeasymatter;buttoproduceabetterinitsplaceisaworkextremelytroublesome.」
52.A
點睛解析：這句話的意思是「作者將其母親視為非常嚴格、細心的老師」。對應A段的Shecaredaboutme,andmyintellectuallife,evenwhenIdidn't.Herexpectationswerehigh—impossiblyso.ShewasanEnglishteacher.Shewasalsomymother.
53.H
點睛解析：這句話與H段的Thatwaswhentruecriticism,thetypethatchangedmeasaperson,began.相對應。
54.J
點睛解析：這句話的意思是「作者通過避免使用華而不實的語言慢慢地完善自己的作品」。對應J段的SoIstoppedshoutingandbluffing,andslowlymywritingimproved.
55.G
點睛解析：這句話的意思是「有建設性的評判能讓作家在提升作品方面有一個好的開始」。與G段中Genuinecriticismcreatesapreciousopeningforanauthortobecomebetteronhisownterms—aprocessthatisoftenextremelypainful,butalsoalmostalwaysmeaningful.相對應。
SectionC
56.A
點睛解析：根據短文理解，SiliconValley是很難被複制的，B、C、D三個選項的內容在文中並沒有明顯體現。
57.B
點睛解析：短文第五段中FewstartupshappeninMiami,forexample,becausealthoughit'sfullofrichpeople,ithasfewnerds.由此可知，邁阿密缺少痴迷科研的人，所以B選項是正確答案。
58.A
點睛解析：第七段中詳細描述了卡內基梅隆大學所在匹茲堡的不同之處：Theweatheristerrible...，Richpeopledon'twanttoliveinPittsburghorIthaca.這些信息都指向了A選項，所以選A。
59.D
點睛解析：根據題干中的Boston可定位至原文的第七段。asthereisinBoston，as在這裡表對比，意為「波士頓卻有」，那麼前文一定指出了匹茲堡沒有某物，所以往前文查找，發現前文提到的是andthere'snointerestingoldcitytomakeupforit，意思是匹茲堡不僅天氣惡劣，而且也沒有有趣的老城區，但是波士頓卻與之相反，故選擇D，表示「波士頓有很多歷史古迹」。
60.C
點睛解析：短文最後一段中提到...andmeanstheycansupplyadviceandconnectionsaswellasmoney.由此可知選項C最符合題意。
61.C
點睛解析：根據題干可定位到第一段，由最後一句Unfortunately,thatcomfortcanhindertheverylearningthatcanexpandyourcompanyandyourcareer.可知，選項C符合題意。
62.B
點睛解析：根據題干，可定位至第三段「Asaleader,itcanbechallengingtocreateanenvironmentinwhichpeoplewillfreelydisagreeandargue.作者給領導者的建議是「建立一個言論自由的環境很有挑戰性」，意思是領導者需要建立這樣的環境，故選擇B項，高度概括。
63.A
點睛解析：從文中第五段Theobjectiveofthisdebatinggameisnottowinbuttogettothetruththatwillallowyoutomovefaster,andbetter.這句話可以得知，討論的目的是找出真相，所以選A。
64.D
點睛解析：根據關鍵信息fiercedebate定位到原文倒數第二段，原文提出觀點「用微笑和幽默表明這是一場友好的討論，大家的目標都是一樣的」，對應D選項，該題強幹擾項為B，而實際上B選項錯在eachother'sbeliefs上，原文並沒有提到尊重彼此的信念，所以選項D是正確答案。
65.D
點睛解析：根據題干rivals對應到最後一段的sparringpartners，原文提出「讓他們知道你對他們的付出很感激」，對應D選項「肯定他們的付出」，為同義替換關係。
PartIVTranslation
TheancienttownofYunnanProvince,Lijiang,isoneofthemostfamoustouristdestinationsinChina.ThepaceoflifethereisslowerthanthatofmostcitiesofChina.Lijiangisfullofbeautifulnaturalsceneryandmanyethnicminoritiesprovidetouristswithagreatvarietyofculturalexperience.Lijiangisalsofamousasthe"cityoflove"inhistory.Manystoriesaboutlifeanddyingforlovehavespreadwidelyamongthelocals.Nowadays,fortouristsathomeandabroad,theancienttownisconsideredasaparadiseofloveandromance.