2015 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题答案及详解(第 2 套) PART Ⅰ Writing 思维导图 学习应该是一个终生的过程
Learning Should Be a Lifelong Process 第一段结合谚语，引出话题：终身学习的重要性 (the importance of lifelong learning) 。
第二段分析终身学习对于现代社会的我们如此重要的原因。 在快速发展的信息时代， 我们必 须通过不断学习来紧跟时代潮流 (keep pace with the times) ，否则将会失去很多机会 (too outdated to seize any opportunities) 。作者通过出租车司机使用打车软件增加收入和家庭主妇 开网店赚钱两个例子来进一步支持自己的论点，避免说理空洞。
第三段引用谚语 “活到老学到老 ” (it is never too old to learn)进一步呼应和深化主题、 总结全文： 学习无关乎年龄。只有不断学习，才能在迅猛发展的社会中发挥自身潜能 (achieve our potential) 、生活得更好。 〇高分范文
Learning Should Be a Lifelong Process
① It is often said that learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. ② The saying indicates the importance of lifelong learning, which we have been lectured over and over again.
③ Lifelong learning is crucial to our life and career in modern society. ④ Living in the Information Age, we have to keep pace with the times through ceaseless learning; otherwise, we'll be too outdated to seize any opportunities . ⑤ For example, a taxi driver who learns to use a Taxi App such as Didi can make much more money than those who don't; a housewife who opens a shop online can even out-earn a white-collar worker. ⑥ All of their success can be attributed to their constant learning in addition to the progress of technology.
⑦ As an old saying goes, it is never too old to learn. Thus, learning is an attitude regardless of age. ⑧ Only through learning ceaselessly can we achieve our potential and live a better life in this rapidly developing society. 〇精彩点评
①开门见山，引出谚语。
②点明话题：终身学习的重要性。 ③④⑤⑥分析终身学习为何重要，并举例进行具体论证。 ⑦恰当引用谚语，深化主题。
⑧使用倒装句，强调不断学习的重要性。 〇加分亮点 lecture 教育，说教
the Information Age 信息时代 keep pace with the times 与时俱进 ceaseless 不断的，持续的 seize opportunities 抓住机遇 out-earn... 比?? 挣钱多 拓展空间 主题词汇 update 更新
informative 资料丰富的，增进知识的 promote 提升，升职
knowledge economy 知识经济
cultivate 培养，培育 boundless 无边无际的 horizon 眼界；地平线 self-taught 自学的 autonomous 自主的 句式拓展
1. Learning can no longer be regarded as... Instead, learning can be seen as something that takes place on an ongoing basis from our daily interaction with others and with the world around us. 上发生的活动。
2. With the development of..., the lifelong education enjoys an increasing... 随着 ?? 的发展，终 身教育变得越来越 ??
PART Ⅱ Listening Comprehension Section A
1. A) The agenda for the board of directors' meeting. B) The details of the meeting to be held next week. C) The reason for the man's absence from the meeting. D) The time for the man's visit to the woman's company.
W: Hello, Mr. Harrison, thanks for calling. Now, when would it be good for you to visit our company? M: Well. In fact, I can come almost any time next month. And probably toward the end of a week would be best for me.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
听前猜测 四个选项均为描述事实状况的短语，结合选项中多次出现的 meeting 一词以及 details， next week 和 the man's visit 等可以推断，对话内容与男士的出访和会面有关，而且 此次会面尚未达成。 详解 女士询问男士什么时候方便拜访她所在的公司， 男士说下个月几乎任何时间都行， 可 能接近周末的时间最好。由此可知，两人在谈论男士拜访女士所在公司的时间，故答案为 D)。
2. A) At a travel agency. B) At a department store. C) In a library. D) In a post office.
W: Can you help me find a book on South America?
M: What specifically would you like to know about? We catalogue our books in many different ways. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
听前猜测 四个选项均为表示场所的短语， 可以推测本题考查地点， 听对话时注意捕捉提示 对话发生场所的关键词。
详解 女士请男士帮助她寻找一本关于南美洲的书，男士反问女士具体想要哪方面的书籍， 因为他们通过多种不同的方式对书籍进行归类。由此可知，对话发生在图书馆，故答案为 C)。
3. A) He cannot hear the woman's call. B) He cannot get through to New York. C) He cannot recall the phone number.
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习不能再被视为 ?? 相反，学习可以被看作是一项我们与他人以及周围世界在不断进行日常 互动的基础
D) He cannot find a public phone nearby.
M: I'm trying to make a call to New York and haven't been able to get through. Can you help me? W: Sure. Try my phone. Q: What is the man's problem?
听前猜测 四个选项均以 he cannot 开头，可以推断对话中男士一定是遇到了某种问题，结 合选项中出现的 call ，get through，phone number和 public phone 等词，可以进一步确定男士 遇到的问题与电话有关。
详解 男士说他在尝试打电话到纽约， 但一直没打通， 询问女士能否帮助他， 女士很爽快地 答应，并让男士试试她的手机。由此可知，男士没办法打电话到纽约，故答案为 4. A) Watch a movie with the woman. B) Revise his thesis in the office. C) Do some shopping with Jane. D) Discuss his thesis with Prof. Hudson.
M: I have to go to Prof. Hudson's office to discuss my thesis. If time allows, I'd like to go to the movies with you when I come back.
W: I don't think I can make it. I'm going shopping with Jane right now. Q: What is the man going to do first?
听前猜测 四个选项均为表示行为的动词短语，可以推断本题考查的内容与行为动作有关。 结合选项中出现的 with the woman 和 his thesis 等词，可以进一步判定本题考查的是男士的 行为动作，因此男士的话为听音重点。
详解 男士说他必须去哈德森教授的办公室讨论他的论文， 如果时间允许的话， 他希望回来 后能和女士一起去看电影， 而女士却说她不一定能赶得及， 因为她现在要和简去购物。 由此 可知，男士首先要做的事情是与哈德森教授讨论他的论文，故答案为 5. A) He just cannot work properly without a watch. B) He has no idea where he can buy a gold watch. C) He still does not know where he left his watch. D) He is not sure what went wrong with his watch. W: Why are you so upset and worried?
M: I've been racking my brains all morning, trying to recall where I put my gold watch. But it has been in vain.
Q: What do we learn about the man?
听前猜测 四个选项的主语均为 he，结合选项中多次出现的 watch 可以推断本题考查的内 容与男士的手表相关，听录音时注意与手表相关的内容。
详解 女士问男士为什么那么心烦和焦虑， 男士说他整个上午一直在绞尽脑汁地回想他把金 表放在哪儿了， 但是徒劳。 由此可知， 男士仍然不知道他把金表放在哪儿了， 故答案为 C) 。 6. A) He forgot all about what he said. B) He slipped and hurt his head.
C) He was sorry for being off sick last week. D) He thought the woman's car had been sold.
W: I thought you said you were going to call me last week about the car I'm selling.
B) 。
D) 。
M: Oh, I'm sorry. It completely slipped my mind. Q: What does the man mean?
听前猜测 四个选项的主语均为 he，结合选项中出现的 forgot ，slipped and hurt，sorry和 sold 等词，可以初步推断与男士相关的事并不是特别好的事， 因此听录音时要注意捕捉与男士相 关的信息。 详解 女士说她记得男士说过上周会给她打电话， 与她讨论一下她要卖的那辆车， 男士听到 女士的话后，马上道歉，因为这件事
complexly slipped my mind ，本题的关键在于理解短语
A) 。
slip one's mind 的含义，即 “忘记 ”。也就是 说，男士把这件事忘得一干二净，故答案为 7. A) She should try to catch an earlier bus. B) She is absent from his class too often. C) She is always making excuses for being late. D) She should come up with a better excuse.
W: I tried to catch the bus but couldn't make it. So I'm late for class. M: Another excuse. Are you ready for what you'll say tomorrow? Q: What does the man imply about the woman?
听前猜测 四个选项均以 she 开头，结合选项中出现的 absent， class， excuses和 being We 等词，可以推断女士上课出勤情况不好，对话内容应该围绕女士上课出勤情况展开。
详解 女士说她努力赶公交车， 但没有赶上， 所以上课才会迟到， 男士却说这是又一个借口， 并问她是不是连明天要说什么都准备好了。 由此可知， 男士认为女士总是在为她的迟到找借 口，故答案为 C) 。
8. A) He is going to help the woman out. B) He has to move out of the building soon. C) He is on his way to see a real estate agent. D) He will stay with the woman's brother.
M: The apartment building I live in is going to be torn down before the end of this month. I don't know what to do.
W: Well, my brother is a real estate agent. He can help you out, I think. Q: What do we learn about the man?
听前猜测 四个选项均以 he 开头，结合选项中出现的 move out of ，building ，real estate agent 和 stay with 等词，可以推断对话内容与男士的住房情况有关。
详解 男士说他住的那栋公寓楼月底前就要拆除了， 他对此一筹莫展， 女士告诉男士， 她弟 弟是房地产经纪人， 应该能够为男士提供帮助。 由此可知， 男士必须在短期内搬离现在的住 所，故答案为 B) 。
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未听先知 预览三道题各选项，由 wanted column ，she，tour guide 和 policewoman 等，可以 初步推测对话内容与女士的求职以及工作情况相关，再结合 词，可以确定对话内容涉及女士的受教育情况等相关背景。 9. A) From the wanted column. B) From some of her friends. C) From a telephone directory. D) From a television commercial.
education， school 和 college 等
Q: How did the woman get to know about the man's company?
听前猜测 四个选项均为由介词 from 开头的短语，由此可以推测本题考查的内容与来源、 出处有关， 结合选项中的 wanted column 和 telephone directory 等词，可以进一步推测，本题 考查的内容与求职信息的来源相关。
详解 男士问女士是否曾通过他所在的机构找过工作， 女士表示没有， 但这家职业介绍所曾 帮助她的朋友们找到工作， 由此推断， 她是从朋友处得知这家职业介绍所的信息的， 故答案 为 B) 。 10. A) She received full-time education abroad. B) She graduated from an open university. C) She finished her secondary school. D) She studied in a vocational college.
Q: What formal education did the woman receive?
听前猜测 四个选项均以 she 开头，结合选项中出现的 full-time education ， university ， secondary school 和 vocational college 等词可以确定， 本题考查的内容与女士的教育背景有关。 详解 对话中男士问女士曾在哪所学校上学， 女士说她在 South Town 上的中学，然后又说， 她 18 岁之后就没有再接受过全日制教育，由此可知，女士所接受的最高程度的正规教育就 是中学，故答案为 C)。 11. A) She is a shorthand-typist. B) She works as a tour guide. C) She is a policewoman. D) She teaches an evening class.
Q: What do we learn about the woman's occupation?
听前猜测 四个选项均以 she 开头， 结合选项中的 shorthand-typist ，tour guide ，policewoman 和 teaches 等词，可以确定本题针对女士的职业进行提问。
详解 对话中男士询问女士目前在哪里工作， 女士回答说自己现在的工作是一名速记打字员， 故答案为 A) 。
M: Ace Employment Agency. Good morning.
W: Good morning. I wonder if you can help me. I'm looking for a job. M: I'll see what we can do. Uh... have you been to us before?
W: No. (9) But you've managed to get jobs for some of my friends. So I thought, perhaps, you know... M: Yes, I see. First of all, could you give me your full name? W: Yes, of course. Susan Hollies.
M: Good. And could I have your phone number? W: Yes. 7788992.
M: Fine. And your date of birth, please? W: Feb. 3rd, 1980.
M: Thank you. Now education. Which school did you go to? W: (10) I went to a secondary school in South Town. M: And have you been to college?
W: No. (10) I left full-time education when I was 18. M: I see. Any qualifications?
12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文及参考答案(第2套)
