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大学英语四级考试真题及答案第一套
2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingquestion.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Theycameinfivedifferentcolors.C)Theywereaverygooddesign.
B)Theyweregoodvalueformoney.D)Theyweresoldoutveryquickly.
2.A)Askherroommatenottospeakloudlyonthephone.
B)Askherroommatetomakeherphonecallsoutside.
C)Goandfindaquieterplacetoreviewherlessons.
D)Reportherproblemtothedormmanagement.
3.A)Thewashingmachineistotallybeyondrepair.
B)HewillhelpWendyprepareherannualreport.
C)Wendyshouldgiveprioritytowritingherreport.
D)Thewashingmachineshouldbecheckedannually.
4.A)Themanfelldownwhenremovingthepainting.
B)Thewallwillbedecoratedwithanewpainting.
C)Thewomanlikesthepaintingonthewall.
D)Thepaintingisnowbeingreframed.
5.A)Itmustbemissing.C)Themantookittothemarket.
B)Itwasleftintheroom.D)Sheplaceditonthedressingtable.
6.A)Gotoaplay.C)Booksometickets.
B)MeetJanet.D)Haveaget-together.
7.A)Oneboxofbooksisfoundmissing.C)Replacementshavetobeordered.
B)Someoftheboxesarrivedtoolate.D)Someofthebooksaredamaged.
8.A)ThemanwillpickupProfessorJohnsonatheroffice.
B)Themandidnotexpecthispapertobegradedsosoon.
C)ProfessorJohnsonhasgiventhemanaveryhighgrade.
D)ProfessorJohnsonwilltalktoeachstudentinheroffice.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Tobuyapresentforhisfriendwhoisgettingmarried.
B)Tofindoutthecostforacompletesetofcookware.
C)Toseewhathecouldaskhisfriendstobuyforhim.
D)Tomakeinquiriesaboutthepriceofanelectriccooker.
10.A)Toteachhimhowtousethekitchenware.
B)Todiscusscookingexperienceswithhim.
C)Totellhimhowtopreparedeliciousdishes.
D)Torecommendsuitablekitchenwaretohim.
11.A)Therearesomanydifferentsortsofknives.
B)Cookingdevicesaresuchpracticalpresents.
C)Amixercansavesomuchtimeinmakingcakes.
D)Saucepansandfryingpansareamustinthekitchen.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Somenewproblemsinherwork.C)Herchanceforpromotioninthebank.
B)Cooperationwithaninternationalbank.D)Herintentiontoleaveherpresentjob.
13.A)TheWorldBank.C)AU.S.financecorporation.
B)BankofWashington.D)AninvestmentbankinNewYork.
14.A)Supervisingfinancialtransactions.
B)Takingchargeofpublicrelations.
C)Makingloanstoprivatecompaniesindevelopingcountries.
D)OfferingservicetointernationalcompaniesintheUnitedStates.
15.A)Itisafirstmajorsteptorealizingthewoman’sdream.
B)Itisanhonorforthewomanandherpresentemployer.
C)Itisalossforhercurrentcompany.
D)Itisreallybeyondhisexpectation.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Carryoutathoroughcheckup.C)Keepextragasinreserve.
B)Trytokeepthegastankfull.D)Fillupthewatertank.
17.A)Attemptingtoleaveyourcartoseekhelp.
B)Openingawindowabittoletinfreshair.
C)Runningtheengineeverynowandthen.
D)Keepingtheheateronforalongtime.
18.A)Itexhaustsyouphysically.C)Itcausesyoutolosebodyheat.
B)Itmakesyoufallasleepeasily.D)Itconsumestoomuchoxygen.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Theyareverygenerousingivinggifts.
B)Theyrefusegiftswhendoingbusiness.
C)Theyregardgiftsasatokenoffriendship.
D)Theygivegiftsonlyonspecialoccasions.
20.A)Theyenjoygivinggiftstootherpeople.
B)Theyspendalotoftimechoosinggifts.
C)Theyhavetofollowmanyspecificrules.
D)Theypayattentiontothequalityofgifts.
21.A)Gift-givingplaysanimportantroleinhumanrelationships.
B)Wemustbeawareofculturaldifferencesingivinggifts.
C)Wemustlearnhowtogivegiftsbeforegoingabroad.
D)Readingextensivelymakesoneabettergift-giver.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)ItreflectsAmericanpeople’sviewofFrenchpolitics.
B)ItisfirstpublishedinWashingtonandtheninParis.
C)ItexplainsAmericanpoliticstotheFrenchpublic.
D)ItispopularamongFrenchgovernmentofficials.
23.A)Workonhercolumn.C)Entertainherguests.
B)Dohouseworkathome.D)Goshoppingdowntown.
24.A)Toreporttohernewspaper.C)Tovisitherparents.
B)TorefreshherFrench.D)Tomeetherfriends.
25.A)ShemightberecalledtoFrance.C)ShemightcloseherMondaycolumn.
B)Shemightchangeherprofession.D)Shemightbeassignedtoanewpost.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
AccordingtoAmericanlaw,ifsomeoneisaccusedofacrime,heisconsidered(26)__________untilthecourtprovesthepersonisguilty.
Toarrestaperson,thepolicehavetobereasonablysurethatacrimehasbeen(27)__________.Thepolicemustgivethesuspectthereasonswhytheyarearrestinghimandtellhimhisrightsunderthelaw.Thenthepolicetakethesuspecttothepolicestation,wherethenameofthepersonandthe(28)__________againsthimareformallylisted.
Thenextstepisforthesuspecttogobeforeajudge.Thejudgedecideswhetherthesuspectshouldbekeptinjailor(29)__________.Ifthesuspecthasnopreviouscriminalrecordandthejudgefeelsthathewillreturntocourt(30)__________runaway,hecangofree.Otherwise,thesuspectmustputupbail(保释金).Atthistime,too,thejudgewill(31)__________acourtlawyertodefendthesuspectifhecan’taffordone.
Thesuspectreturnstocourtaweekortwolater.Alawyerfromthedistrictattorney’sofficepresentsacaseagainstthesuspect.Theattorneymaypresent(32)__________aswellaswitnesses.Thejudgethendecideswhetherthereisenoughreasonto(33)__________.
TheAmericanjusticesystemisverycomplexandsometimesoperatesslowly.However,everystepis(34)__________toprotecttherightsofthepeople.Theseindividualrightsarethe(35)__________oftheAmericangovernment.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice___36___away.However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein___37___withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare___38___toapredictedworldwideincreaseintemperatures___39___between1℃and6℃overthenext100years.Thewarmingwillbemore___40___insomeareas,lessinothers,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the___41___ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare—coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and___42___forhumansthantheseareasarenow.
Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on___43___,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists___44___thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(无规律的)variation—someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears___45___—butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.
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