英语四级真题及答案1.docx

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英语四级真题及答案1

2014年12月英语四级真题及答案（文字版）

考试采取“多题多卷”模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题进行核对

PartIWriting

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

作文题一：

印象最深的活动

AAcampusactivitythathasbenefitedmost.

作文题二：

印象最深的课程

Acoursethathasimpressedyoumostincollege.

作文题三:

印象最深的同学

Aclassmateofyourswhohasinfluencedyoumostincollege．

PartIIListening

SectionA

Directions：

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

Question1

A.Themanisnotgoodatbalancinghisbudget.

B.Shewillgopurchasethegiftherself.

C.Thegiftshouldnotbetooexpensive.

D.TheyaregongingtoJane'shouse-warmingparty.

Question2

A.Heisquitewillingtogivethewomanahand.

B.Ittakespatiencetogothroughthestatistics.

C.Hehaspreparedthestatisticsforthewoman.

D.Thewomanshouldtakeacourseinstatistics.

Question3

A.Page55ismissingfromthewoman'sscripts.

B.Theycannotbegintheirrecordingrightaway.

C.Thewomandoesnottaketherecordingseriously.

D.Themanwantstomakesomechangesinthescripts.

Question4

A.ThedateofCarl'swedding.

B.ThebirthdayofCarl'sbride.

C.AsignificanteventinJuly.

D.Preparationforawedding.

Question5

A.Thewomanforgottotellthemaninadvance.

B.Themanwasabsentfromtheweeklymeeting.

C.Thewomanwasannoyedattheman'sexcuse.

D.Themanwasinchargeofschedulingmeetings.

Question6

A.Thewomanisamarvelouscook.

B.Thewomanhasjustboughtanoven.

C.Themanhastoleaveinhalfanhour.

D.Themancannotwantforhismeal.

Question7

A.Howshecanbesthelptheman.

B.Wherethemangotthebadnews.

C.Whatitemssellwellinthestore.

D.Whetherthemancankeephisjob.

Question8

A.Thewomancansignupforaswimmingclass.

B.Heworksinthephysicaleducationdepartment.

C.Thewomanhasthepotentialtoswimlikeafish.

D.Hewouldliketoteachthewomanhowtoswim.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question9

A.Heteachesinalawschool.

B.Helovesclassicalmusic.

C.Heisadiplomat.

D.Heisawonderfullecturer.

Question10

A.Wenttoseeaplay.

B.Watchedasoccergame.

C.Tooksomephotos.

D.Attendedadance.

Question11

A.Shedecidedtogetmarriedinthreeyears.

B.HermotherobjectedtoEric’sflyinglessons.

C.SheinsistedthatEricpursuegraduatestudies.

D.HerfathersaidshecouldmarryEricrightaway.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question12

A.Editor.

B.Teacher.

C.Journalist

D.Typist.

Question13

A.ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests.

B.Anewrailwayunderconstruction.

C.BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.

D.Somenewlydiscoveredscenicspot.

Question14

A.Innewsweeklies.

B.Innewspapers'Sundayeditions.

C.Inalocaleveningpaper.

D.InoverseaseditionsofU.S.magazines.

Question15

A.Tobeemployedbyanewspaper.

B.Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.

C.Tosellherarticlestoanewsservice.

D.Togetherlifestorypublishedsoon.

SectionB

Directions：

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

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question16

A.Noddingone'shead.

B.Wavingone'shand.

C.Holdinguptheforefinger.

D.Turningtherightthumbdown.

Question17

A.Lookingawayfromthem.

B.Formingacirclewithfingers.

C.Bowingone'sheadthem.

D.Wavingorpointingtothem.

Question18

A.Lookingone'ssuperiorintheeye.

B.Keepingone'sarmsfoldedwhiletalking.

C.Showingthesoleofone'sfoottoaguest.

D.Usingalotofgesturesduringaconversation.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question19

A.Theyhadtobegforfootaftertheharvest.

B.Theygrewwheatandcornonasmallfarm.

C.Theysharedasmallflatwiththeirrelatives.

D.Thechildrenwalkedtoschoolondirtroads.

Question20

A.TourEcuador'sAndesMountains.

B.Earnanannualincomeof$2800.

C.Purchaseaplottobuildahomeon.

D.Sendtheirchildrentoschool.

Question21

A.TheachievementsoftheTrickleUpProgram.

B.Anewworldwideeconomicrevolution.

C.Differentformsofassistancetotheneedy.

D.Thelifeofpoorpeopleindevelopingcountries.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question22

A.Theyarehighlysensitivetocold.

B.Theyarevitallyimportanttoourlife.

C.Theyarealivingpartofourbody.

D.Theyareachiefsourceofourpain.

Question23

A.Ithastoberemovedintimebyadentist.

B.Itisarareoraldiseaseamongoldpeople.

C.Itcontainsmanynervesandbloodvessels.

D.Itisstickyandcolorlessfilmontheteeth.

Question24

A.Itcanchangeintoacidscausingdamagetotheiroutercovering.

B.Itgreatlyreducestheirresistancetotheattacksofbacteria.

C.Itmakestheirnervesandbloodvesselsmoresensitivetoacidfood.

D.Itcombineswithfoodparticlestoformafilmontheirsurface.

Question25

A.Foodparticles.

B.Gumdisease.

C.Unhealthylivinghabits.

D.Chemicalcrosion.

SectionC

Stuntpeople（替身演员）arenotmoviestars,buttheyarethehiddenheroesofmanymovies.

Theywerearoundlongbeforefilms.EvenShakespearemayhaveusedtheminfightscenes.Tobegood,afightscenehastolookreal.Punchesmust（26）______enemies'jaws.Swordfightsmustbefoughtwith（27）______swords.Severalactorsareusuallyinafightscene.Theirmovesmustbesetupsothatnoonegetshurt.Itisalmostlikeplanningadanceperformance.

Ifamoviesceneisdangerous,stunpeopleusually（28）______thestars.YoumaythinkyouseeTomCruiserunningalongthetopofatrain.Butitis（29）______hisstuntdouble.Stuntpeoplemust（30）______thestarstheystandinfor.Theirheightandbuildshouldbeaboutthesame.Butwhenclose-upsareneeded,thefilm（31）______thestar.

Somestuntpeople（32）______incertainkindsofscenes.Forinstance,astuntwomannamedJanDavisdoesallkindsofjumps.Shehasleaptfromplanesandevenoffthetopofawaterfall.Eachjumprequiredcarefulplanningandexpert（33）______.

YakimaCanuttwasafamouscowboystuntman.Amongotherstunts,hecouldjumpfromasecondstorywindowontoahorse'sback.He（34）______thefamoustrickofslidingunderamovingstagecoach.Canuttalso（35）______anewwaytomakeapunchlookreal.HewastheonlystuntmanevertogetanOscar.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Fordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheXXXXdevelopmentofnewtechnologies.Theinnovations（创新）XXXXopmentduringWorldWarIIandafterwardswere（36）_____totheprosperityofthenationinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Thoseinnovations,uponwhichvirtuallyallaspectsof（37）_____societynowdepend,werepossiblebecausetheUnitedStatesthen（38）_____theworldinmathematicsandscienceeducation.Today,however,despiteincreasingdemandforworkerswithstrongskillsinmathematicsandscience,the（39）_____ofdegreesawardedinscience,math,andengineeringaredecreasing.

ThedeelingindegreeproductioninwhatarecalledtheSTEMdisciplines（science,technology,engineering,andmath.）seemstobe（40）_____relatedtothecomparativelyweakperformancebyU.S.schoolchildrenoninternationalassessmentsofmathandscience.Manystudentsenteringcollegehaveweakskillsinmathematics.Accordingtothe2005reportoftheBusinessHigherEducationForum,22percentofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremediat（补习的）math（41）_____,andlessthanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajorinscienceorengineering（42）_____completeamajorinthosefields.

TheresulthasbeenadecreaseinthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavetheskills,（43）_____inmathematics,topoweraworkforcethatcankeepthecountryattheforefront（前言）ofinnovationandmaintainitsstandardofliving.Withthe（44）_____performanceofAmericanstudentsinmathandsciencehascomeincreasedcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountriesthathavestronglysupportededucationintheseareas.Manymorestudentsearn（45）_____intheSTEMdisciplinesindevelopingcountriesthanintheUnitedStates.

A.accelerating

B.actually

C.closely

D.contemporary

E.courses

F.critical

G.declining

H.degrees

I.