四级Think of a 3-year-old lost in the pleasures of finding out what he can and cannot sink in the bathtub, a 5-year- old beside herself with the thrill of putting together strings of nonsensical words with her best friends, or an 11-year-old completely absorbed in a fascinating comic strip.

想想看，一个3岁的孩子沉浸在发现自己能在浴缸里沉什么、不能在浴缸里沉什么的快乐中，一个5岁的孩子沉浸在与她最好的朋友一起拼凑一连串毫无意义的词语的兴奋中，或者一个11岁的孩子完全沉浸在一部迷人的连环画中。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things: reading novels instead of playing with small figures, conducting experiments instead of sinking cups in the bathtub, and debating serious issues rather than stringing together nonsense words, for example.

受教育不应该要求放弃快乐，而应该在新事物中找到快乐：比如，阅读小说而不是玩弄小人物，进行实验而不是在浴缸里沉杯，辩论严肃的问题而不是串在一起胡说八道。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级Think of a 3-year-old lost in the pleasures of finding out what he can and cannot sink in the bathtub, a 5-year-old beside herself with the thrill of putting together strings of nonsensical words with her best friends, or an 11-year-old completely absorbe

想想看，一个3岁的孩子沉浸在发现自己能在浴缸里沉什么、不能在浴缸里沉什么的快乐中，一个5岁的孩子沉浸在与她最好的朋友拼凑一串串无稽之谈的兴奋中，或者一个11岁的孩子完全被吸引住了

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things: reading novels instead of playing with small figures, conducting experiments instead of sinking cups in the bathtub, and debating serious issues rath

受教育不应该要求放弃快乐，而应该引导人们在新事物中找到快乐：阅读小说而不是玩弄小人物，进行实验而不是在浴缸里沉杯，辩论严肃的问题

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级Think of a 3-year-old lost in the pleasures of finding out what he can and cannot sink in the bathtub, a 5-year-old beside herself with the thrill of putting together strings of nonsensical words with her best friends, or an 11-year-old completely absorbed in a fascinating comic strip.

想想一个3岁的孩子沉浸在发现自己能在浴缸里沉什么和不能沉什么的乐趣中，一个5岁的孩子因为和她最好的朋友一起说出一连串荒谬的话而激动不已，或者一个11岁的孩子完全沉浸在一部引人入胜的漫画中。

2015年12月英语四级考试真题（第1套）