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大学英语四级考试真题第1套含参考答案
2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulder.
B)Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.
C)Replacethecupboardwithanewone.
D)Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.
2.A)AtMaryJohnson’s.C)Inanexhibitionhall.
B)Atapainter’sstudio.D)Outsideanartgallery.
3.A)Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.
B)Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.
C)Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.
D)Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.
4.A)HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.
B)Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.
C)Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.
D)Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.
5.A)Hedoesn’tgetonwiththeothers.C)Hehasbeentakenforafool.
B)Hedoesn’tfeelateaseinthefirm.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.C)Directionstotheclassroombuilding.
B)WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.D)Dr.Ellis’sschedulefortheafternoon.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Hefindsitratherstressful.C)Hecanhandleitquitewell.
B)Heisthinkingofquittingit.D)Hehastoworkextrahours.
13.A)The6:
00one.C)The7:
00one.
B)The6:
30one.D)The7:
30one.
14.A)Itisanawfulwasteoftime.
B)Hefindsitratherunbearable.
C)Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.
D)Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.
15.A)Readingnewspapers.C)Listeningtothedailynews.
B)Chattingwithfriends.D)Planningtheday’swork.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
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.C)Itisarareexception.
B)Itisbeyondcure.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
Direction:
Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare(26)______informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto(27)______himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly(28)_______.SpeakersofEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe(29)______oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe(30)________heighthemustchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis(31)_______ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand(32)_________thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter;inColombiathisgestureis(33)_________forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand(34)_________tothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso(35)________moments.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ManyBrazilianscannotread.In2000,aquarterofthoseaged15andolderwerefunctionallyilliterate.Many36____donotwantto.Onlyoneliterateadultinthreereadsbooks.The37____Brazilianreads1.8non-academicbooksayearlessthanhalfthefigureinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Inarecentsurveyofreadinghabits,Brazilianscame27thoutof30countries.Argentines,theirneighbors,38____18th.
Thegovernmentandbusinessesareallstrugglingindifferentwaystochangethis.OnMarch13thegovernment39____aNationalPlanforBooksandReading.Thisseekstoboostreading,byfoundinglibrariesandfinancingpublishersamongotherthings.
Onediscouragementtoreadingisthatbooksare40____.Mostbookshavesmallprint-runs,pushinguptheirprice.
ButBrazilians’indifferencetobookshasdeeperroots.Centuriesofslaverymeantthecountry’sleaderslong41____education.Primaryschoolingbecameuniversalonlyinthe1990s.
AllthismeansBrazil’sbookmarkethasthebiggestgrowth42____inthewesternworld.
Butreadingisadifficulthabittoform.Braziliansboughtfewerbooksin2004,89million,includingtextbooks43____bythegovernment,thantheydidin1991.LastyearthedirectorofBrazil’snationallibrary44____.Hecomplainedthathehadhalfthelibrariansheneededandtermites(白蚁)hadeatenmuchofthe45____.Thatoughttobeacausefornationalshame.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A)averageI)normal
B)collectionJ)particularly
C)distributedK)potential
D)exhibitionL)quit
E)expensiveM)ranked
F)lau