星火英语版2015年12月四级答案第3套

2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(三) 答案

Part I Writing

Be Participants Rather Than Onlookers

Just as the saying goes, never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make things happen. It obviously emphasizes the importance of being participants instead of onlookers in life. There are several reasons to account for it. To start with, you will never realize the essence of life unless you try something on your own. No matter it is success or failure, both will make your life more colorful. Furthermore, chances are only for those who are brave enough to challenge themselves. They tend to have more choices and opportunities than others. Last but not least, Rome is not built in one day. Only if you are a doer rather than a watcher can you get valuable experience for the future.

It is no exaggeration to say that some of the young generations prefer to be onlookers, which seems to be easier and less stressful. Therefore, we should have a change starting from applying what we have learned into practice and finally be more practical and effective in our future life. Part III Reading Comprehension

Section A

36. G)favorite

37. M) protest

38. B) amount

39. O)theories

40. I) immediately

41. D) crazy

42. F) differences

43. J) naturally

44. H) happening

45. N) rejected

Section B

46. I) She criticized me when I included little-known references and professional jargon (行话).

47. C)My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the

rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.

48. K)Somewhere along the way I set aside my hopes of writing that flawless essay.

49. E)Criticism, at its best, is deeply personal, and gets to the heart of why we write the way we

do.

50. B)When good students turn in an essay, they dream of their instructor returning it to them in

exactly the same condition, save for a single word added in the margin of the final page: “Flawless.”

51. F)Franz Kafka once said:“Writing is utter solitude (独处), the descent into the cold abyss

(深渊) of oneself.”

52. A)Looking back on too many years of education, I can identify one truly impossible teacher.

53. H)My mother said she would help me with my writing, but first I had to help myself.

54. J)She trimmed back my flowery language, drew lines through my exclamation marks and

argued for the value of restraint in expression.

55. G)There are two ways to interpret Plutarch when he suggests that a critic should be able to

pr oduce “a better in its place.”

Section C

56. A) Its success is hard to copy anywhere else.

57. B)Lack of the right kind of talents.

58. A)Its location is not as attractive to rich people.

59. D)It is an old city with many sites of historical interest.

60. C)They can do more than providing money.

61. C)It may prevent your business and career from advancing.

62. B)Encourage people to disagree and argue.

63. A)To find out the truth about an issue.

64. D)They take care not to hurt each other’s feelings.

65. D)Acknowledge their contribution.

Part IV Translation

An annual Chinese speech contest for foreign people is held in Changsha this year, which proves to be a good way of improving the cultural communication between China and other areas in the world. It offers the young people all over the world a good opportunity to learn more about China.

A total of 126 contestants from 87 countries gather in the capital of Hunan province, who take part in both the semi-final and the final from 6 July to 5 August.

The competition is not the only activity. There are some other plans for the contestants to visit the famous scenic spots and historical resorts.