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四级真题共3套

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingquestion.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

PartⅡListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A.Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulder.

B.Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.

C.Replacethecupboardwithanewone.

D.Placetheteaonlowershelfnexttime.

2.A.AtMaryJohnson’s.

B.Atapainter’sstudio.

C.Inanexhibitionhall.

D.Outsideanartgallery.

3.A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.

B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.

C.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.

D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.

4.A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.

B.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.

C.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.

D.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.

5.A.Hedoesn’tgetonwiththeothers.

B.Hedoesn’tfeelateasemthefirm.

C.Hehasbeentakenforafool.

D.Hehasfoundabetterposition.

6.A.Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.

B.Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.

C.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.

D.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.

7.A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.

B.Theman’sapartmentisreadyforrent.

C.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.

D）Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.

8.A.Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.

B.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.

C.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.

D.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.

B.Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.

C.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.

D.Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.

10.A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.

B.Handinherroommate’sapplicationform.

C.Submitherroommate’sassignment.

D.Helpherroommatewithherreport.

11.A.WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated.

B.WhenDr.Ellis’leaveshisoffice.

C.Directionstotheclassroombuilding.

D.Dr.Ellis’sschedulefortheafternoon.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A.Hefindsitratherstressful.

B.Heisthinkingofquittingit.

C.Hecanhandleitquitewell.

D.Hehastoworkextrahours.

13.A.The6:

00one.

B.The6:

30one.

C.The7:

00one.

D.The7:

30one.

14.A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.

B.Hefindsitratherunbearable.

C.Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.

D.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.

15.A.Readingnewspapers.

B.Chattingwithfriends.

C.Listeningtothedailynews.

D.Planningtheday’swork.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A.Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.

B.Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.

C.Developahabitofreadingcritically.

D.Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.

17.A.Chooseone’sownsystemofmarking.

B.Underlinethekeywordsandphrases.

C.Makeasfewmarksaspossible.

D.Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.

18.A.Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.

B.Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.

C.Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.

D.Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.

B.Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.

C.Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.

D.Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.

20.A.Itisamade-upstory.

B.Itisbeyondcure.

C.Itisarareexception.

D.Itisduetoanaccident.

21.A.Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.

B.Hismother’sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.

C.Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.

D.Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A.SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.

B.Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.

C.Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.

D.Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.

23.A.Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.

B.Shesoldherrestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.

C.Shegot7.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.

D.Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

24.A.Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.

B.Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.

C.Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.

D.Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.

25.A.Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.

B.Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother’smoney.

C.Shemadehugedonationstocharities.

D.Shecarriedonherfamily’stradition.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificant.forsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare26informbutdifferent.inmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto27himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly28.SpeakersofEnglishhaveasimilargesturethoughthehandmaynotbecupped.andthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe29oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColumbia,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe30heighthemustchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis31ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand32thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis33forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand34tothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso35moments.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage:

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ManyBrazilianscannotread.In2000,aquarterofthoseaged15andolderwerefunctionallyilliterate（文盲）.Many36donotwantto.Onlyoneliterateadultinthreereadsbook.The37Brazilianreads1.8non-academicbooksayear,lessthanhalfthefigureinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Inarecentsurveyofreadinghabits,Brazilianscame27thoutof30countries.Argentines,theirneighbours,3818th.

Thegovernmentandbusinessesareallstrugglingindifferentwaystochangethis.OnMarch13thegovernment39aNationalPlanforBooksandReading.Thisseekstoboostreading,byfoundinglibrariesandfinancingpublishersamongotherthings.

Onediscouragementtoreadingisthatbooksare40.Mostbookshavesmallprint-runs,pushinguptheirprice.

ButBrazilians’indifferencetobookshasdeeperroots.Centuriesofslaverymeantthecountry’sleaderslong41education.Primaryschoolingbecameuniversalonlyinthe1990s.

AllthismeansBrazil’sbookmarkethasthebiggestgrowth42inthewesternworld.

Butreadingisadifficulthabittoform.Braziliansboughtfewerbooksin2004,89million,includingtextbooks43bythegovernment,thantheydidin1991.LastyearthedirectorofBrazil’snationallibrary44.Hecomplainedthathehadhaftthelibrariansheneededandtermites（白蚁）hadeatenmuchofthe45.Thatoughttobeacausefornationalshame.

A）average

B）collection

C）distributed

D）exhibition

E）expensive

F）launched

G）named

H）neglected

I）normal

J）particularly

K）potential

L）quit

M）ranked

N）simply

O）treasured

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninone