kny2015年12月四级英语考试真题与答案解析

2021年1月6日发(作者：熊子丹)
2015年12月四级英语考试真题与答案解析

作文（一）
周思远
题目：
For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting
on the saying “Learning is a daily experience and a lifelong mission。” You
can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning。 You
should write at least 120 words， no more than 180 words。
参考范文：
Currently in this constantly changing world， learning becomes a
seemingly convenient but actually more complex matter。 As an old saying
goes，” Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission”。 Apparently，
the meaning of this saying is that if we truly desire to learn something， we
are supposed to devote our life to it。
There are several reasons accounting for this viewpoint。 For one thing，
learning itself is an actually complicated and painful matter， and as a
result， it is advisable for us to commit much more time even our whole life
to it。 For another， it is exceedingly obvious that we are easy to forget what
we learned， and accordingly， the significance of lifetime learning cannot be
ignored。 For example， memorizing vocabulary is commonly the first step of
preparing for an English test。 However， it is pretty difficult for us to put a
huge number of new words in our mind。 Therefore， we can divide these
words into some groups and spend some hours each day on it in order to
remember and understand these words。
To sum up， lifelong learning lays a solid foundation to the development
of ourselves， and only when we realize the significance of lifetime learning
can we understand the essence of learning。
作文（二）
任伟伟
题目：
For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting
on the saying “Never go out there to see what happens， go out there to
make something happen。” You can cite examples to illustrate the
importance of being creative rather than the mere onlookers in life。 You
should write at least 120 words， no more than 180 words。
参考范文：
As a famous saying goes， “Never go out there to see what happens， go
out there to make something happen。” Simple as the saying is， its
meaning is profound and thought-provoking， which is meant to tell us
that we are supposed to be creative instead of acting as the onlooker。
Conspicuous are the impacts of being creative and I would like to explore
the following aspects。 To begin with， it is to leading a team to
make constant progress what water is to fish， which can be best illustrated
by an example concerning an extraordinary basketball player， Yao Ming。
Moreover，
this kind of innovation also makes it possible for a nation to promote its
international status and
improve the comprehensive competitiveness。
From my perspective， keeping creative is so essential that adequate
importance must be attached to
it。 Only when we literally realize the key role it plays can we become
better selves in the foreseeable future。
作文（三）
曹林权-球球
题目：
For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay
commenting on the saying “Listening is more important than talking。” You
can cite examples to illustrate the importance of listening。 You should write
at least 120 words， no more than 180 words。
参考范文：
As the most talented creature in this planet，we human beings are in
possession of two kinds of most powerful capabilities， which are listening
and talking。 Compared with talking， more often than not， the significance
of listening is way ahead in our life。
The most typical example of the importance of talking lies in the
exchange among family members。 When we are accustomed to talking
without listening， in the process of which we might only focus on ourselves，
feeling of others are ignored and even hurt。 Without listening， the essential
passport towards mutual understanding， the relation among our family
members may bit by bit go alienated 。
Besides ， listening can also promote the efficiency of teamwork and
efficiency is of the utmost consequence in such a fast-tempo society。
Talking is a window through which we convey ourselves ， while listening
is a door via which we understand each other 。 A life without mutual
listening is just like a house without a door。 Careful listening ， so at least it
seems to me ， is a necessity but not a luxury in our daily life as well as
in our work 。
听力
（周祖筠，易哲）
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选项：
选项：
1。
A。 They admire the courage of space explorers。
B。 They enjoyed the movie on space exploration。
C。 They were going to watch a wonderful movie。
D。 They like doing scientific exploration very much。
2。
A。 At a gift shop。
B。 At a graduation ceremony。
C。 In the office of a travel agency。
D。 In a school library。
3。
A。 He used to work in the art gallery。
B。 He does not have a good memory。
C。 He declined a job offer form the art gallery。
D。 He is not interested in any part-time jobs。
4。
A。 Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow。
B。 He will go to the birthday party after the lecture。
C。 The woman should have informed him earlier。
D。 He will be unable to attend the birthday party。
5。
A。 Reward those having made good progress。
B。 Set a deadline for the staff to meet。
C。 Assign more workers to the project。
D。 Encourage the staff to work in small groups。
6。
A。 The way to the visitor’s parking。
B。 The rate for parking in Lot C。
C。 How far away the parking lot is。
D。 Where she can leave her car。
7。
A。 He regrets missing the classes。
B。 He plans to take the fitness classes。
C。 He is looking forward to a better life。
D。 He has benefited form exercise。
8。
A。 How to work efficiency。
B。 How to select secretaries。
C。 The responsibilities of secretaries。




















































































D。 The secretaries in the man’s company。
Long Conversation 1
9。
A。 It is more difficult to learn than English。
B。 It is used by more people than English。
C。 It will be as commonly used as English。
D。 It will eventually become a world language。
10。
A。 It has words from many languages。
B。 Its popularity with the common people。
C。 The influence of the British Empire。
D。 The effect of the Industrial Revolution。
11。
A。 It includes a lot of words form other languages。
B。 It has a growing number of newly coined words。
C。 It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers。
D。 It is the largest among all languages in the world。
Long Conversation 2
12。
A。 To return some goods。
B。 To apply for a job。
C。 To place an order。
D。 To make a complaint。
13。
A。 He has become somewhat impatient with the woman。
B。 He is not familiar with the exact details of goods。
C。 He has not worked in the sales department for long。
D。 He works on a part-time basis for the company。
14。
A。 It is not his responsibility。
B。 It will be free for large orders。
C。 It costs 15 more for express delivery。
D。 It depends on a number of factors。
15。
A。 Report the information to her superior。
B。 Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge。
C。 Ring back when she comes to a decision。
D。 Make inquiries with some other companies。
Section B
Passage 1
16。
A。 No one knows exactly where they were。




















































































B。 No one knows for sure when they came into being。
C。 No one knows for what purpose they were。
D。 No one knows what they will。
17。
A。 Carry ropes across rivers。
B。 Measure the speed of wind。
C。 Pass on secret messages。
D。 Give warnings of danger。
18。
A。 To protect houses against lightning。
B。 To test the effects of the lightning rod。
C。 To find out the strength of silk for kites。
D。 To prove that lightning is electricity。
Passage 2
19。
A。 She enjoys teaching languages。
B。 She can speak several languages。
C。 She was trained to be an interpreter。
D。 She was born with a talent for languages。
20。
A。 They acquire an immunity to culture shock。
B。 They would like to live abroad permanently。
C。 They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible。
D。 They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions。
21。
A。 She became an expert in horse racing。
B。 She got a chance to visit several European countries。
C。 She was able to translate for a German sports judge。
D。 She learned to appreciate classical music。
22。
A。 Taste the beef and give her comment。
B。 Take part in a cooking competition。
C。 Teach vocabulary for food in。
D。 Give cooking lessons on。
Passage 3
23。
A。 He had only a third-grade education。
B。 He once threatened to kill his teacher。
C。 He grew up in a poor single-parent household。
D。 He often helped his。
24。
A。 Careless。
B。 Stupid。
C。 Brave。
D。 Active。
25。
A。 Write two book reports a week。
B。 Keep a diary。
C。 Help with housework。
D。 Watch education。
Section C
When you look up at the night sky， what do you see？ There are other
heavenly bodies out there besides the moon and stars。 One of the most
fascinating of this is a comet。 Comets were formed around the same time the
earth was formed。 They are made up of ice and other frozen liquids and
gasses。 Now and then these dirty snowballs begin to orbit the sun just as the
planets do。 As a comet gets closer to the sun， some gasses in it begin to
unfreeze。 They combine with dust particles from the comet to form a huge
cloud。 As the comet gets even nearer to the sun and solar wind blows the
cloud behind the comet thus forming its tail。 The tail and generally fuzzy
atmosphere around the comet are characteristics that can help identify this
phenomenon in the night sky。 In any given year， about dozen known
comets come close to the sun in their orbits。 The average person can’t see
them all of course。 Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough to
be seen with the naked eye。 Comet Hale-Bopp discovered in 1995 was an
unusually bright comet。 Its orbit bought relatively to the earth within 122
million miles of it。 But Hale-Bopp came a long way on its earthly visit。 It
won’t be back for another 4 thousand years or so。
听力详细解析：
2015年12月四级听力解析
——长沙新东方学校：周祖竣 易哲
Part 2 Listening Comprehension
Section A Conversations
听力原文：
1。 M： Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we
watched together last month？
W： Sure。 It‘s actually the most impressive one I’ve seen on that topic。
Q： What do we learn about the speakers？
解析：男人问女人是否还记得上个月一起看的一部关于太空探险的影片，女人 的
回答是肯定的，而且还认为这是她看过的关于太空冒险题材影片中最令她印象深刻
的。
技巧点拨：短对话重复原则的出题形式，第一句话是一般疑问句，第二句话对第
一个的提问 做肯定的回答，那么答案和第一句话有关，这种题老师说过不能用视听反
向排除听到的内容，因为fil m on space exploration在第二话中又重复到了，并用
it代词指代，所以此题 的答案就是第一句话中的这部太空探险电影是关键，同意替换
把film替换成了答案中的movie。
题目与答案：
1。
A。 They admire the courage of space explorers。
B。 They enjoyed the movie on space exploration。
C。 They were going to watch a wonderful movie。
D。 They like doing scientific exploration very much。
听力原文：
2。 W： Are you looking for anything in particular？
M： Yes。 My son is graduating from high school and I want to get him
something special。
Q： Where does the conversation most probably take place？
解析：此题 是一道地点推断题，审题时一看选项就知道考察地点推断。女人问男
人：你是在找一些特别的东西吗？原 文的时态是现在进行时。男人说他儿子马上就要
高中毕业了，想给他找个特别的东西（当中礼物）。也就 是说那人正在挑礼物。
技巧点拨：此题还是要运用重复原则，女人提出问题，男人说yes，很明 显是肯
定回答，当我们听到肯定回答时，第一句话也需要理解，再加上男人第二句话的展开
说明 就能推断地点位置了！
题目与答案
2。
A。 At a gift shop。
B。 At a graduation ceremony。
C。 In the office of a travel agency。
D。 In a school library。
听力原文：
3。 M： Mike told me yesterday that he‘d been looking in vain for a job
in the art gallery。
W： Really？ If I remember right， he had a chance to work there but he
turned it down。
Q： What does the woman say about Mike？
解析：男人说Mike告诉他在美术馆找工作没找 到，女人回答用的是really？很
明显是质疑和不认同男人的话，补充道：如果我没记错，他原本有 机会去那里工作的，
但是他拒绝了这分工作！
技巧点拨：这道题出现了先否定在转折的情 况，考试在听题时要注意，really？
和but这两个表达同时出现时其实是表示递进，女人并不是 只想否定男人的话，而是
还是对他的话进行展开说明，两句话的内容都需捕捉到的重点表达是a job in the art
gallery，第二句虽然没有这个表达，但是work there（指代的不就是art gallery这
个地点吗？）和turned it down（中的代词it不就是指job吗？）运用重复原则，
答案词确实是第一句话中的job offer from the art gallery！
题目与解析：
3。
A。 He used to work in the art gallery。
B。 He does not have a good memory。
C。 He declined a job offer form the art gallery。
D。 He is not interested in any part-time jobs。
听力原文：
4。 W： Would you like to come to Susan‘s birthday party tomorrow
evening？
M： ‘Im going to give a lecture tomorrow。 I wish I could be in two places
at the same time。
Q： What does the man mean？
解析：女人直接提问：你明天会来参加 Susan的生日趴吗？男人给出的回答虽然
不是直接否定不去，但是他说的是：我明天要去讲课，我希 望我能同时出现在两个地
方。言下之意就是分身乏术，只能去讲课，不能去party。
技巧点拨：此题用清晰原则即可，只要听到第一句是直接提问，第二句没给建议
没有转折，没有否定的时 候，理解听到的回答即可，而且这个题的回答听起来也是非
常清晰好理解的。
题目与答案：
4。
A。 Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow。
B。 He will go to the birthday party after the lecture。
C。 The woman should have informed him earlier。
D。 He will be unable to attend the birthday party。
听力原文：
5。 W： Aren‘t you discouraged by the slow progress your staff is
making？
M： Yes。 I think I‘ll give them a deadline and hold them to it。
Q： What is the man probably going to do？
解析：女人问男人是否对员工们做的项目这么慢感到气馁，男人的回答 是yes，
给出了肯定的回答并且还补充道：我想我应该给他们一个时限并且使他们坚持下去。
技巧点拨：本题听到yes这个关键词的时候应该知道男人对女人问题的态度，明
显肯定， 就是说男人确实对这个项目非常的失望沮丧，但是这道题的选项中并没有这
个答案，所以下一句男人给出 的解决方案成了考点，解决方案就是会设置一个期限，
还是要坚持做完这个项目。
题目与答案：
5。
A。 Reward those having made good progress。
B。 Set a deadline for the staff to meet。
C。 Assign more workers to the project。
D。 Encourage the staff to work in small groups。
听力原文：
6。 W： Excuse me， could you tell me where the visitor‘s parking is？
I left my car there。
M： Sure。 It‘s in Lot C， over that way。
Q： What does the woman want to know？
解析：女人问：能告诉我访客停车场在哪里吗？我要去停车。男人说 ：当然，访
客停车场在C区，就在那里。
技巧点拨：同样还是重复原则，第一句话很重要 就是答案出处。老师上课的时候
强调过并不是所有的答案都在第二句中，大部分情况下可能第一句就有答 案，要学会
听关键词。女人用一般疑问句问：你能告诉我停车场在哪里吗？男人说sure，就是能告诉她停车场怎么走。
题目与答案：
6。
A。 The way to the visitor’s parking。
B。 The rate for parking in Lot C。
C。 How far away the parking lot is。
D。 Where she can leave her car。
听力原文：
7。 W： You look great now that you‘ve taken those fitness classes。
M： Thanks。 I‘ve never thought better in my life。
Q： What does the man mean？
解析：女人说男人上课这些健身课之后看起来棒极了，男人也说自己再好不过了。
技巧点拨：
此题如果在考场上没有听懂，实际上可以按照视听反向原则把听到的都排除就能
出答案，A 听到了classes ，B听到了fitness classes，C听到了better life。但是
有些考生还是不明白什么时候才可以这么用。实际上考生只要知道fitness cl asses和
exercise是同意替换，就可以用视听反向，视听反向的前提就是四个选项中一定要 出
现同意替换才能用——而听到的是fitness classes不能选，只能选它的同替换。
fitness classes健身课程就等于exercise锻炼。
题目与答案：
7。
A。 He regrets missing the classes。
B。 He plans to take the fitness classes。
C。 He is looking forward to a better life。
D。 He has benefited form exercise。
听力原文：
8。 W： I really admire the efficiency of your secretaries。
M： Our company selects only the best。 They have a heavy workload and
we give them a lot of responsibilities。
Q： What are the speakers talking about？
解析：这道题的关键是secret aries，反复的在原文中重复到，所以先干掉A没
有secretaries的选项。原文中两人的 话都讲到了男人公司secretaries的很多方面，
如选最好的，他们很有效率，他们工作量大， 他们工作职责多等等。其实就是讲男人
公司的秘书。而BC两个选项都只说到了一个方面。
技巧点拨：重复原则的反复使用，这道题的第一句是陈述句（它和一般疑问句的
差别只有动词位置不同） 男人没有否定也没有转折的情况下默认为肯定回答。
题目与答案：
8。
A。 How to work efficiency。
B。 How to select secretaries。
C。 The responsibilities of secretaries。
D。 The secretaries in the man’s company。
长对话听力原文：
Conversation One
W： Hi， Leo。 Why do you say English will become the world language？
M： Well， for one thing， it‘s so commonly used。 The only language
that is used by more people is Chinese。——第9题答案B。 It is used by more
people than English。（技巧：开头结尾仔细听，问题是考题回答是答案，视听一
致）
W： Why is English spoken by so many people？
M： It‘s spoken in many countries of the world because of the British
Empire。——第10答案C。 The influence of the British Empire。（因果转折常
出题的因果关系）
And now， of course， there‘s influence of America as well。
W： Many students find English a difficult language to learn。
M： Oh， all languages are difficult to learn。 But English does have two
great advantages。
W： What are they？
M： Well， first of all， it has a very international vocabulary。 It has many
German， Dutch， French， Spanish and Italian words in it。 So speakers of
those languages will find many familiar words in English。 In fact， English has
words from many other languages as well。——第11题答案A。 It includes a
lot of words form other languages。（因果关系加in fact总结表达）
W： Why is that？
M： Well， partly because English speakers have travelled a lot。 They
bring back words with them， so English really does have an international
vocabulary。
W： And what‘s the other advantage of English？
M： It‘s that English grammar is really quite easy。 For example， it
doesn’t have dozens of different endings for its nouns， adjectives and verbs，
not like Latin， Russian， and German for example。
W： Why is that？
M： Well， it‘s quite interesting actually。 It’s because of the French。
When the French ruled England， French was the official language and only
the common people spoke English。 They try to make the language as simple
as possible， so they made the grammar easier。
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
Q9 What does the man say about Chinese？
Q10 What made English a widely used language？
Q11 What is said to be special about English vocabulary？
Long Conversation 1
9。
A。 It is more difficult to learn than English。
B。 It is used by more people than English。
C。 It will be as commonly used as English。
D。 It will eventually become a world language。
10。
A。 It has words from many languages。
B。 Its popularity with the common people。
C。 The influence of the British Empire。
D。 The effect of the Industrial Revolution。
11。
A。 It includes a lot of words form other languages。
B。 It has a growing number of newly coined words。
C。 It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers。
D。 It is the largest among all languages in the world。
长对话听力原文：
Conversation Two
M： Hello， Yes？
W： Hello， Is that the sales department？
M： Yes， it is。
W： Oh， well。 My name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited。 We need
some supplies for our design office。——第12题答案C。 To place an order。
（开头出答案，简单同意替换）
M： Oh， what sort？
W： Well， first of all， we need one complete new drawing board。
M： DO44 or DO45？
W： Ah， I don’t know。 What’s the difference？
M： Well， the 45 cost 15 pounds more。
W： So what’s the total price then？
M： It’s 387 pounds。
W： Dose that include valued- added tax？
M： Oh， I’m not sure。 Most of the prices do。 Yes， I think it does。
W： What are the boards actually made of？
M： Oh， I don’t know。 ——第13题答案B。 He is not familiar with the
exact details of goods。（推断题，根据听到的细节推理，女人问男人关于产 品的
细节，男人几个三番说自己不知道，说不清） I think it‘s a sort of plastic stuff these
days。 It’s white anyway。
W： And how long does it take to deliver？
M： Oh， I couldn’t really say。 It depends on how much work we’ve
got and how many other orders there are to send out， you know。——第14
题答案D。 It depends on a number of fact ors。（女人关于快递提出了新的问题，
男人的解释是不好说，很多因素都会决定收货日期的长短，答 案是原文简单改写）
W： Ok， now we also want some drawing pens， ink and rulers， and
some drawing paper。
M： Oh dear。 The girl who takes all those supplies isn’t here this
morning。 So I can’t take those orders for you。 I only do the equipment you
see。
W： Ok， well， perhaps I’ll ring back tomorrow。——第15题答案C。
Ring back when she comes to a decision。（结尾后两轮出最尾题答案，非常清晰
的听到了ring back）
M： So do you want the drawing board then？
W： Oh， I have to think about it。 Thanks very much。 I’ll let you know。
Good-bye。
M： Thank you， Good-bye。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you just heard。
Q12 What is the woman’s purpose in making the phone call？
Q13 What do we learn about the man from the conversation？
Q14 What does the man say about delivery？
Q15 What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow？
Long Conversation 2
12。
A。 To return some goods。
B。 To apply for a job。
C。 To place an order。
D。 To make a complaint。
13。
A。 He has become somewhat impatient with the woman。
B。 He is not familiar with the exact details of goods。
C。 He has not worked in the sales department for long。
D。 He works on a part-time basis for the company。
14。
A。 It is not his responsibility。
B。 It will be free for large orders。
C。 It costs 15 more for express delivery。
D。 It depends on a number of factors。
15。
A。 Report the information to her superior。
B。 Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge。
C。 Ring back when she comes to a decision。
D。 Make inquiries with some other companies。
长对 话点评：在听长对话时，一定要挺清楚问题和回答。问题会成为最后的考题，
而回答直接对应答案。此次 的长对话除了2道题做了简单的同意替换外，其他题目还
是按照视听一至出题，所以短对话通过捕捉加一 定的理解做对题还是不难的。
短文理解
短文理解和长对话的解题技巧一致，即顺 序出题和所听即所选。今年短文理解较
往年难度不大，10道题中，有7道题可以通过所听即所选直接得 出答案，有3道题
需要通过同义替换得出答案。
Passage One
16。
A。 No one knows exactly where they were。
B。 No one knows for sure when they came into being。
C。 No one knows for what purpose they were。
D。 No one knows what they will。
17。
A。 Carry ropes across rivers。
B。 Measure the speed of wind。
C。 Pass on secret messages。
D。 Give warnings of danger。
18。
A。 To protect houses against lightning。
B。 To test the effects of the lightning rod。
C。 To find out the strength of silk for kites。
D。 To prove that lightning is electricity。
No one knows for sure just how old kites are。 In fact， they have been in
use for centuries。 25 centuries ago， kites were well- known in China。 These
first kites were probably made of wood。 They may even have been covered
with silk， because silk were used a lot at that time。 Early kites were built for
certain uses。 In ancient China， they were used to carry ropes across rivers。
Once across， the ropes were tear down and wooden bridges would hang for
them。 Legend tells of one General who flew musical kites over the enemies’
camp。 The enemy fled， believing the sounds to be the warming voices of
angels。 By the 15th century， many people flew kites in Europe。 Marco Polo
may have brought the kite back from his visit to China。 The kite has been
linked to great names and events。 For instance， Benjamin Franklin used a
kite to prove the lightening electricity。 He flew the kite in the storm。 He did
this in order to draw lightening from the clouds。 He tied a metal key and a
strip of silk to the kite line。 The silk ribbon would stop the lightening from
passing through his body。 Benjamin’s idea was first laughed at。 But later
on， it enlightened the invention of the lightening rod。 With such grand
history， kite flying is short remained as an entertaining and popular sport。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard。