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大学英语四级考试真题第2套
2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)
2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,you(Irea]lowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacoursethathasimpressedyoumostincollegeYoushouldstatethereasonsandwriteatleast120word$butnomorethan180words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Themanisnotgoodatbalancinghisbudget.
B)Shewillgopurchasethegiftherself.
C)Themanhastoleaveinhalfanhour.
D)Themancannotwaitforhismeal
7.A)Howshecanbesthelptheman.
B)Wherethemangotthebadnews.
C)Whatitemssellwellinthestore.
D)Whetherthemancankeephisjob
8.A)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
11.A)Shedecidedtogetmarriedinthreeyears.
B)HermotherobjectedtoEric’sflyinglessons.
C)SheinsistedthatEricpursuegraduatestudies
D)HerfathersaidshecouldmaltyEricrightaway.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Editor.
B)Teacher.
C)Journalist
D)Typist.
13.A)ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests.
B)Anewrailwayunderconstruction.
C)BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.
D)Somenewlydiscoveredscenicspot.
14.A)Innewsweeklies.
B)Innewspapers'Sundayeditions.
C)Inalocaleveningpaper.
D)InoverseaseditionsofU.S.magazines
15.A)T0beemployedbyanewspaper.
B)Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.
C)Tosellherarticlestoanewsservice.
D)Togetherlifestorypublishedsoon.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Noddingone’shead
B)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.
22.A)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.
25.A)Foodparticles
B)Gumdisease
C)Unhealthylivinghabits
D)Chemicalcrosion.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Stuntpeople(替身演员)arenotmoviestars,buttheyarethehiddenheroesofmanymoviesTheywerearoundlongbeforefilmsEvenShakespearemayhaveusedtheminfightscenes.Tobegood.afightscenehastolookreal.Punchesmust26enemies’jawsSwordfightsmustbefoughtwith27swordsSeveralactorsareusuallyinafightscene.TheirmovesmustbesetupsothatnoonegetshurtItisalmostlikeplanningadanceperformance.
Ifamoviesceneisdangerous.stuntpeopleusually28thestarsYoumaythinkyouseeTomCruiserunningalongthetopofatrainButitis29hisstuntdouble.Stuntpeoplemust30thestarstheystandinforTheirheightandbuildshouldbeaboutthesameButwhenclose-upsareneeded,thefilm31thestar.
Somestuntpeople32incertainkindsofscenes.Forinstance,astuntwomannamedJanDavisdoesallkindsofjumpsShehasleaptfromplanesandevenoffthetopofawaterfallEachjumprequiredcarefulplanningandexpert33.
YakimaCanuttwasafamouscowboystuntmall.Amongotherstunts,hecouldjumpfromasecondstorywindowontoahorse’sbackHe34thefamoustrickofslidingunderamovingstagecoach.Canuttalso35anewwaytomakeapunchlookreal.HewastheonlystuntmallevertogetallOscar.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection。
thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AsanAlaskanfisherman,TimothyJune,54,usedtothinkthathewassafefromindustrialpollutants(污染物)athishomeinHaines–atownwithapopulationof2,400peopleand4,000eagles,with8millionacresofprotectedwildlandnearby.Butinearly2007,Juneagreedtotakepartina36of35Americansfromsevenstates.Itwasabiomonitoringproject,inwhichpeople’sbloodandurine(尿)weretestedfor37ofchemicals–inthiscase,three
Potentiallydangerousclassesofcompoundsfoundincommonhousehold38likefacecream,tincans,andshowercurtains.Theresults---39inNovemberinareportcalled“IsItinUs?
”byanenvironmentalgroup–wereratherworrying.Everyoneoftheparticipants,40fromanIllinoisStatesenatortoaMassachusettsminister,testedpositiveforallthreeclassesofpollutants.Andwhilethe41presenceofthesechemicalsdoesnot42indicateahealthrisk,thefactthattypicalAmericanscarrythesechemicalsatall43Juneandhisfellowparticipants.
Clearly,therearechemicalsinourbodiesthatdon’t44there,AlargeongoingstudyconductedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionhasfound148chemicalsinAmericansofallages.Andin2005,theEnvironmentalWorkingGroupfoundan45of200chemicalsinthebloodof10new-borns.“Ourbabiesarebeingbornpre-polluted.”saysSharylePattonofCommonweal,whichcosponsored“IsitinUs?
”“Thisisgoingtobethenextbigenvironmentalissueafterclimatechange.
A)analyses
B)average
C)belong
D)demonstrated
E)excess
F)extending
G)habitually
H)necessarily
I)products
J)ranging
K)released
L)shocked
M)simple
N)survey
O)traces
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraph,fromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
InHardEconomyforAllAges,OlderIsn’tBetter—It’sBrutal
A)Younggraduatesareindebt,outofworkandontheirparents'couches.Peopleintheir30sand40scan'taffordtobuyhomesorhavechildren.Retireesareearningnear-zerointerestontheirsavings.
B)Inthecurrentlistless(缺乏活力的)economy,everygenerationhasaclaimtohavingbeenmostinjured.ButtheLaborDepartment'slatestjobsreportsandotherrecentdatapresentastrongcaseforcrowningbabyboomers(二战后生育高峰期出生的人)A)asthegreatestvictimsoftherecessionanditsdreadfulconsequences.
C)TheseAmericansintheir50sandearly60s—thosenearretirementagewhodonotyethaveaccesstoMedicareandSocialSecurity—havelostthemostearningspowerofanyagegroup,withtheirhouseholdincomes10percentbelowwhattheymadewhentherecoverybeganthreeyearsago,accordingtoSentierResearch,adataanalysiscompany.Their