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大学英语四级考试真题第套
2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,you(Irea]lowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacourse
thathasimpressedyoumostincollegeYoushouldstatethereasonsandwriteatleast120
word$butnomorethan180words.
Part
Ⅱ
ListeningComprehension
(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.At
theendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.
Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion
therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),
B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Themanisnotgoodatbalancinghisbudget.B)Shewillgopurchasethegiftherself.
C)Thegiftshouldnotbetooexpensive.
D)TheyaregongingtoJane'shouse-warmingparty.Heisquitewillingtogivethewomanahand.
D)Thewomanshouldtakeacourseinstatistics.Page55ismissingfromthewoman'sscripts.
B)Theycannotbegintheirrecordingrightaway.
C)Thewomandoesnottaketherecordingseriously.
D)Themanwantstomakesomechangesinthescripts.
4.A)ThedateofCarl'swedding.B)ThebirthdayofCarl'sbride.C)AsignificanteventinJuly.
D)Preparationforawedding.
5.A)ThewomanforgottotellthemaninadvanceB)ThemanwasabsentfromtheweeklymeetingC)Thewomanwasannoyedattheman’sexcuse
D)Themallwasinchargeofschedulingmeetings
6.A)Thewomanisamarvelouscook.
B)Thewomanhasjustboughtanoven.
C)Themanhastoleaveinhalfanhour.
D)Themancannotwaitforhismeal
Howshecanbesthelptheman.
B)Wherethemangotthebadnews.
.
C)Whatitemssellwellinthestore.D)Whetherthemancankeephisjob
Thewomancansignupforaswimmingclass
B)Heworksinthephysicaleducationdepartment
C)Thewomanhasthepotentialtoswimlikeafish
D)Hewouldliketoteachthewomanhowtoswim
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9A)Heteachesinalawschool
B)Helovesclassicalmusic.
C)Heisadiplomat
D)Heisawonderfullecturer.
10.A)Wenttoseeaplay.
B)Watchedasoccergame.
C)Tooksomephotos
D)Attendedadance
Shedecidedtogetmarriedinthreeyears.
B)HermotherobjectedtoEric’sflyinglessons.
C)SheinsistedthatEricpursuegraduatestudies
D)HerfathersaidshecouldmaltyEricrightaway.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Editor.
B)Teacher.
C)Journalist
D)Typist.
ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests.
B)Anewrailwayunderconstruction.
C)BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.
D)Somenewlydiscoveredscenicspot.
B)Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.
C)Tosellherarticlestoanewsservice.
D)Togetherlifestorypublishedsoon.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you
willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked
A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle
linethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Noddingone’sheadB)Wavingone’shand
C)Holdinguptheforefinger.
D)Turningtherightthumbdown.
17.A)Lookingawayfromthem.
B)Formingacirclewithfingers
C)Bowingone’sheadtothem
D)Wavingorpointingtothem.
18A)Lookingone’ssuperiorintheeye
B)Keepingone’sarmsfoldedwhiletalking.
C)Showingthesoleofone’sfoottoaguest
D)Usingalotofgesturesduringaconversation.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19A)Theyhadtobegforfootaftertheharvest.
B)Theygrewwheatandcornonasmallfarm.
C)Theysharedasmallflatwiththeirrelatives.D)Thechildrenwalkedtoschoolondirtroads.20.A)TourEcuador'sAndesMountains
B)Earnanannualincomeof$2800.C)Purchaseaplottobuildahomeon.
D)Sendtheirchildrentoschool.
2l.A)TheachievementsoftheTrickleUpProgram.
B)ANewworldwideeconomicrevolution
C)Differentformsofassistancetotheneedy.D)Thelifeofpoorpeopleindevelopingcountries
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Theyarehighlysensitivetocold
B)Theyarevitallyimportanttoourlife
C)Theyarealivingpartofourbody
D)Theyareachiefsourceofourpain.
23.A)Ithastoberemovedintimebyadentist.
B)Itisarareoraldiseaseamongoldpeople
C)Itcontainsmanynervesandbloodvessels
D)Itisastickyandcolorlessfilmontheteeth.
24A)Itcallchangeintoacidscausingdamagetotheiroutercovering.
B)Itgreatlyreducestheirresistancetotheattacksofbacteria.
C)Itmakestheirnervesandbloodvesselsmoresensitivetoacidfood.
D)Itcombines、withfoodparticlestoformafilmontheirsurface.
Foodparticles
B)Gumdisease
C)Unhealthylivinghabits
D)Chemicalcrosion.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfor
thefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassage
isreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexact
wordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,you
shouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Stuntpeople(替身演员)arenotmoviestars,buttheyarethehiddenheroesofmanymovies
TheywerearoundlongbeforefilmsEvenShakespearemayhaveusedtheminfightscenes
.Tobe
good.afightscenehastolookreal
.Punchesmust
26
enemies’jawsSwordfightsmustbe
foughtwith
27swordsSeveralactorsareusuallyinafightscene
.Theirmovesmustbe
setupsothatnoonegetshurtItisalmostlikeplanningadanceperformance
.
Ifamoviesceneisdangerous
.stuntpeopleusually
28thestarsYoumaythinkyousee
TomCruiserunningalongthetopofatrainButitis
29hisstuntdouble.Stuntpeople
must
30thestarstheystandinforTheirheightandbuildshouldbeaboutthesameButwhen
close-upsare
needed
,thefilm
31thestar.
Somestuntpeople
32incertainkindsofscenes
.Forinstance,astuntwomannamedJan
Davisdoesallkindsof
jumpsShehasleaptfromplanes
andevenoffthetopofawaterfall
Each
jump
requiredcarefulplanningandexpert
33.
YakimaCanuttwasafamouscowboystunt
mall.Amongother
stunts
,hecould
jumpfromasecond
story
window
onto
ahorse’s
back
He
34
the
famous
trick
of
sliding
under
amoving
stagecoach.Canuttalso35anewwaytomakeapunchlookreal
.Hewastheonlystuntmall
ever
togetallOscar
.
PartIII
ReadingComprehension
(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions
:
In
this
section
。
there
is
apassage
with
ten
blanks.Youarerequired
to
select
one
wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage
.Read
thepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices
.Eachchoiceinthebankis
identifiedbyaletter
.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet
2withasinglelinethroughthecentre
.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore
thanonce
.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage
.
AsanAlaskanfisherman,TimothyJune,54,usedtothinkthathewassafefromindustrial
pollutants(
污染物)athishomeinHaines
–atownwithapopulationof2,400peopleand4,000
eagles,with8millionacresofprotectedwildlandnearby.Butinearly2007,Juneagreedto
takepartina
36
of
35Americansfromsevenstates.Itwasabiomonitoringproject,in
whichpeople
’sbloodandurine(
尿)weretestedfor
37
ofchemicals
–inthiscase,three
Potentiallydangerousclassesofcompoundsfoundincommonhousehold
38
likeface
cream,
tin
cans,
andshower
curtains.
Theresults---39
in
Novemberinareport
called
“Is
ItinUs
”byanenvironmentalgroup
–wereratherworrying.Every
oneoftheparticipants,
40fromanIllinoisStatesenatortoaMassachusettsminister,testedpositiveforallthree
classes
of
pollutants.
Andwhile
the
41
presence
ofthese
chemicals
doesnot42
indicate
ahealthrisk,thefactthattypicalAmericanscarrythesechemicalsatall
43
Juneand
hisfellowparticipants.
Clearly
therearechemicalsinourbodiesthatdon
’t
44there,Alargeongoingstudy
conducted
bythe
Centersfor
Disease
ControlandPrevention
hasfound148chemicals
in
Americans
ofallages.Andin2005,theEnvironmentalWorkingGroupfoundan
45
of200chemicalsin
thebloodof10new-
borns.
“Ourbabiesarebeingbornpre
-polluted.
”saysSharylePattonof
Commonweal,which
cosponsored“Is
it
in
Us”“Thisis
going
to
bethenext
bigenvironmental
issueafterclimatechange.
A)analyses
D)demonstrated
B)average
E)