英语四级真题及听力材料.docx

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英语四级真题及听力材料

2014年12月英语四级真题

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

　　Part I Writing 

Directions:

 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on 

the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

　　作文题一：

印象最深的活动

　　AAcampusactivitythathasbenefitedmost.

　　作文题二：

印象最深的课程

　　A course that has impressed you most in college.

　　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）_____intheSTEMdisciplinesindevelopingcountriesth