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英语四级真题第二套

2014年12月英语四级真题

第二套

【短对话听力原文】

1.W:

Whenwasthelasttimeyoudustedtheapartment?

M:

Whenwasthelasttimemymothercameover?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.W:

HurryupMark,there’sabuscomingnow.

M:

Whyrun?

There’llbeanotheronein2or3minutes.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.M:

Laura,itseemsthatyouareuptoyourneckinwork.Howcomeyou’vebeensobusy?

W:

MissSmithhasaskedforasickleave,andIhavetotakeoverherworkforacoupleofdays.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

　　4.W:

Washingdishesatthecafeteriaeverydayisreallyboring.

M:

Whydon’tyouquitanddelivertheflowerswithme?

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

5.W:

Rod,yousaidyou’dtakethispackagetothepostofficeyesterday.

M:

Oh,no,itmusthaveslippedmymind.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

6.M:

I’mnotsurprisedthatyoudidn’tlikethatmovie.Ifinditreallyscarymyself.

W:

SodidI.Idon’tcaremuchforhorrormoviesasarule.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

7.M:

Mylifeexperiencetellsmethatloveisfilledwithhappinessbutithurtsyoutoo.

W:

Yourwordsremindmeofthesaying,“Honeyissweetbutthebeestings.”

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　8.M:

HowmanymorechairsshouldIbringinfortheforum,sixorseven?

W:

Bringinallyoucanfind.I’mexpectingatleast20participants.

Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

长对话

　　Conversation1

Man:

Doyouthinkthere'sdiscriminationagainstwomeninEnglandtoday?

Woman:

Certainly,andnotjustineducationandworkeither,inmanyotherfieldsaswell.Thetaxsituationforwomenisveryunfair,forexample.

Man:

Arewomenbetteroffinothercountriesthen?

Woman:

Itdependsonthecountry.There'scertainlymuchlessdiscriminationinScandinavia,andmaybeinAmerica,too.

Man:

DoyouthinkthepositionofEnglishwomenwillimprove?

Woman:

Insomewaysitwillofcourse.I'msuremorewomenwillgoouttoworkinthenext20years.Butthewomenhaveamuchgreaterproblemthanthistosolve.

Man:

What'sthat?

Women:

Theproblemofmen'sattitudes.Wecanearnmoremoneyinthefuture,butI'mnotsurewecanchangemen'attitudes.Yousee,mostmenreallythinkthatwomenareinferior.Maybewearephysicallyweaker,butIdon'tthinkthismeansweareinferior.Thenthere'sanotherproblem.

Man:

Yes?

Women:

Theproblemofwomen'sattitudes.Lotsofwomenareunhappywiththeirpresentsituation,butmostofthemprobablydon'twanttofightforchange.Itcouldbethatthewomen'sliberationmovementhastospendmoretimechangingwomen'sattitudesthanitspendsinchangingmen's.

Man:

Onelastquestion,somesupportersofthewoman'sliberationmovementbelievedthatmarriagesshouldbeabolished.Youagree?

Women:

No,Idon't.Itcan'thappen.Whatmayandshouldhappenisthatweteachmentospendmoretimelookingafterchildrenanddoinghousework.

Q09:

Wherearewomensaidtobelessdiscriminatedagainst?

Q10:

WhatwillhappeninEnglandin20yearsaccordingtotheconversation?

Q11:

Whatdoesthewomanthinkthewomen'sliberationmovementshoulddo?

　　Conversation2

Man:

Cheers,Shirley.

Women:

Cheers,Paul.Whatalovelyplaceforabusinesslunch.IhopeIcanconcentrateinthisheat.

Man:

IwillsureyouwillwhenItellyouaboutmyideas.

Woman:

Youknow,ImustsayIwaspleasedtohearfromyou,butfromwhatyousaidonthephone,everythingissosudden.

Man:

Well,myfather-in-law,whoisalsotheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors,hasgivenmetwoweekstoprepareareportonthepossibilityofmovingintotheexportmarket.

Woman:

Ah,now,justonethingPaul.Haveyoureallythoughtthewholeideathrough?

Man:

OfcourseIhave.

Woman:

Nowthekeythinginthewholeoperationistogetagoodimportagent,andyousaythebankwillhelp?

Man:

I'malmostsureofit.

Woman:

Preliminarystudiesareverygood,Paul.Butiftheproductcan'tsell,thenthere'slittleuseinexpandingthefactory.

Man:

Yes,Irealizethat,Shirley.Butwehaveaverygoodproduct.Thechiefdesignerhasjustcompletedanewimprovedmodel.

Woman:

Iknowyourbikeshaveaverygoodreputationhere,butyouhavetobuildupareputationandmarkitinAfrica.

Man:

Yes,ofcourse.Buttheimmediateproblemisthatmyfather-in-lawwantsadetailedreportbynextMonday.Twoweeksisn'tenoughtimetoprepareareport,soIneedyourhelp.

Woman:

OK,Paul,you'veconvincedme.ImustsayIadmireyourdetermination.

　　12.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　13.Whatdowelearnaboutthemen'sfather-in-law?

　　14.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisimportantinthewholeoperation?

　　15.Whatdoesthewomanadmireintheman?

【短文理解听力原文】

　　Passage1

Scientistsknowhowtwinswereborn,nowthough,theyaretryingtoexplainhowbeinghalfofthebiologicalpairinfluencesatwin’sidentity.Theywanttoknowwhymanyidenticaltwinsmakesimilarchoicesevenwhentheydon’tleaveneareachother.

Forexample,JimSpringerandJimLouisareidenticaltwins.Theywereseparatedwhentheywereonly4monthsold.ThetwoJimsgrewupindifferentfamiliesanddidnotmeetfor39years.Whentheyfinallymet,theydiscoveredsomesurprisingsimilaritiesbetweenthem.Bothmenweremarriedtwice,theirfirstwiveswerenamedLinda,andtheirsecondwiveswerebothnamedBetty.BothtwinsnamedtheirfirstsonsJamesAllen.

Scientistswanttoknowwhatinfluencesarepersonality.Theystudypairsofidenticaltwinswhogrewupindifferentsurroundings,likeJimSpringerandJimLouis.Thesetwinshelpscientistsunderstandtheconnectionbetweenenvironmentandbiology.ResearchersattheUniversityofMinnesota,studies350setsofidenticaltwinswhodidnotgrowuptogether.Theydiscoveredmanysimilaritiesintheirpersonalities.Scientistsbelievedthatpersonalitycharacteristicssuchasfriendliness,shynessandfearsarenotresultofenvironment.Thesecharacteristicsareprobablyinherited.Scientistscontinuetostudyidenticaltwinsbecausetheyareuncertainaboutthemandhavemanyquestions.Forexample,theywanttoknow‘cantwinsreallycommunicatewithoutspeaking’,‘canonetwinreallyfeelanothertwin’spain’.Perhapswithmoreresearch,scientistswillfindtheanswers.

16.Whatarescientiststryingtoexplainaccordingtothepassage?

17.WhatdowelearnaboutthetwinJims?

18.Whyarescientistsinterestedinstudyingidenticaltwinsraisedindifferentfamilies?

　　Passage2

TodayI’mgoingtotalkabouttents.Campingisstilloneofthecheapestwaysofhavingaholiday.Andeachyear,over3millionpeopletakecampingvocations,eitherhereinBritainoraboard,mostlyonthecontinent.Obviously,campingcan’tbeascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthouse,butmoderntentscanbeverycomfortableindeed,withwindows,bedrooms,kitchensandsittingrooms.ThemostpopulartentsoldinBritainistheframetentwith2bedroomsandsleepingaccommodationfor4people.Thereisusuallyanoutertentofwater-proofedfabricandalighterinnertentortentswithabuilt-ingroundsheet.Theoutertentfitsovertheframework.Thisismadeofmetalpoleswhicharefittedtogether.Theinnertentisattachedtothisframe.Generally,theinnertentisabouthalftheareaoftheoutertent.Theotherhalfoftheoutertentisthelivingarea.Thisdoesn’tusuallyhaveagroundsheetbutyoucanbuyonetofit,thoughitcostsextra.Theordinary4bedframetentdoesn’tusuallyhaveaseparatekitchenarea,butthelargeronesoftendo.Youcanbuyakitchenextensionformanytents,andit’sworthbuyingoneifyouplantostaycampinginoneplaceformorethanafewdays.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcamping?

20.WhatdoesthepassagetellusaboutthemostpopulartentsoldinBritain?

21.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestbuyingifyouplantostaycampinginoneplaceformorethanafewdays?

　　Passage3

Andorra,oneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld,islocatedhighinthemountainsbetweenFranceandSpain.Thecountrycoversonly179squaremiles.ThatislessthanhalfthesizeofNewYorkCity.High,rockymountainssurroundAndorra.Untilthe1930s,travelershaddifficultyinreachingthecountry.Upuntilthattime,peopleinAndorralivedinthewaytheyhadlivedforcenturies.MostAndorransworkedasfarmers.Thingsdidnotchangequickly.WhenroadswerebuiltfromFranceandSpaintoAndorrainthe1930s,lifepickedupspeed.Touristbegantovisitthesmallcountry.Thesetouristsbroughtinalotofmoneytospendwhilevisiting.ManypeopleinAndorrafoundnewjobsinshopsorhotels.ThesechangeshelpedtokeepyoungpeopleinAndorra.Thereweremanymorejobsthanbeforetheroadswerebuilt.Todaytouristsprovided80to90percentofAndorra’sincome.Morethanamillionpeoplevisiteachyear.Theycometoviewtheroughmountains.Theyenjoythequietwayoflife.Mostpeoplearealsointerestedintheancientbuildings.Therearemanyshopsfortouriststobrowsein,clothes,watches,winesandotheritemsaresoldatlowpricesinAndorra.Importfeesarelow,sotouristsenjoytheinexpensiveshopping.MostofthebusinessesinAndorraareownedbyitscitizens.Therearenotmanyforeignbusinesses.SomeAndorransstillfarmandraisesheepandcattle.Butmostarenowinvolvedwiththetouristtrade.

22.HowbigdoesthespeakersayAndorrais?

23.WhatcanbesaidaboutAndorrabeforethe1930s?

24.WhateventchangedthesituationinAndorra?

25.WhatdomostpeopledoinAndorradonowadays?

　　【听力填空原文】

　Dictation

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