英语四级考试真题以及答案 第 套.docx

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英语四级考试真题以及答案第套

2014年12月四级真题（第1套）

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PartⅡListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．andD．,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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1.A．Thewomanisfussyaboutthecleannessoftheapartment.

B．Hehasnotcleanedtheapartmentsincehismother'svisit.

C．Hedoesnotrememberwhenhismothercanoeover.

D．Hismotheroftenhelpshimtocleantheapartment.

2.A．Thebusstopisonlytwominutes'walk.

B．Thenmningmadehimshortofbreath.

C．Theymightaswelltakethenextbus.

D．Thewomanislatebyacoupleofminutes.

3.A．Sheissufferingapaininherneck.

B．SheislikelytoreplaceMissSmith.

C．Shehastodoextraworkforafewdays.

D．Sheisquitesickofworkingovertime.

4.A．Changeherjob.

B．Buyadishwasher.

C．Openaflowershop.

D．Startherownbusiness.

5.A．Heforgotwherehehadleftthepackage.

B．Heslippedonhiswaytothepostoffice.

C．Hewantedtodeliverthepackagehimself.

D．Hefailedtodowhathepromisedtodo.

6.A．Thespeakersdonotagreewitheachother.

B．Thewomandoesnotlikehorrorfilms.

C．Themanpaysfortheticketsasarule.

D．Thespeakershappened"tomeetinthecinema.

7.A．Thewomanisjustasunluckyastheman.

B．Thewomanismoresensitivethantheman.

C．Thespeakersshareacommonviewonlove.

D．Thespeakersareunhappywiththeirmarriage.

8.A．Preparationsforaforum.

B．Participantsintheforum.

C．Organizersofaforum.

D．Expectationsoftheforum.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A．France.

B．Scandinavia.

C．Russia.

D．EastEurope.

10.A．Morewomenwillbepromotedintheworkplace.

B．Morewomenwillovercometheirinadequacies.

C．Morewomenwillreceivehighereducation.

D．Morewomenwillworkoutsidethefamily.

11.A．Tryhardtoprotectwomen'srights.

B．Educatementorespectwomenmore.

C．Helpwomenacquiremoreprofessionalskills.

D．Spendmoretimechangingwomen'sattitudes.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A．Inarestaurant.

B．Inahotellobby.

C．Attheman'soffice.

D．Atthewoman'splace.

13.A．Heisthechiefdesignerofthelatestbikemodel.

B．Hehascompletedanoverseasmarketsurvey.

C．HeistheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors.

D．HehasjustcomebackfromatriptoAfrica.

14.A．Toselecttherightmodel.

B．Togetagoodimportagent.

C．Toconvincetheboardmembers.

D．Tocutdownproductioncosts.

15.A．Hisflexibility.

B．Hisvision.

C．Hisintelligence.

D．Hisdetermination.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhoar3shortpassages.Atthoendofeachpassage,youwillhoarsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethobestanswerfromthofourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．andD．.ThenmarkthocorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthocentre.

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PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A．Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesone'sidentity.

B．Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.

C．Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.

D．Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raisedandeducated.

17.A．TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda.

B．Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.

C．Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.

D．Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.

18.A．Theywanttofredouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.

B．Theywanttoseewhatcharacteristicsdistinguishonefromtheother.

C．Theywanttounderstandhowtwinscommunicatewhenfarapart.

D．Theywanttoknowwhethertwinscanfeeleachother'spain.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A．Itisespeciallyattractivetochildrenandtheyoung.

B．ItisthefirstchoiceofvacationersontheContinent.

C．Itisascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthouse.

D．Itisaninexpensiveway.ofspendingaholiday.

20.A．Ithasasolidplasticframe.

B．Itconsistsofaninnerandanoutertent.

C．Itisveryconvenienttosetup.

D．ItissoldtomanyContinentalcountries.

21.A．Agroundsheet.

B．Agasstove.

C．Akitchenextension.

D．Asparetent.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A．Itcovers179square"miles.

B．ItisasbigasNewYorkCity.

C．Itcovers97squarekilometers.

D．ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.

23.A．Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.

B．Itscitizensenjoyedapeaceful,comfortablelife.

C．Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.

D．Itwascutofffromtherestoftheworld.

24.A．Thefastdevelopmentofitsneighboringcountries.

B．Theincreasinginvestmentbydevelopedcountries.

C．Thebuildingofroadsconnectingitwithneighboringcountries.

D．TheestablishingofdiplomaticrelationswithFranceandSpain.

25.A．Theyworkontheirfarms.

B．Theyworkinthetouristindustry.

C．Theyraisedomesticanimals.

D．Theymaketraditionalhandicrafts.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

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"Don'ttakemanyEnglishcourses;theywon'thelpyougetadecentjob.""Signupformanagement

classes,soyou'llbereadytojointhefamilybusinesswhenyougraduate."

Sound（26）__________?

Manyofushaveheardsuggestionslikethese（27）__________byparentsorothersclosetous.Suchcommentsoftenseemquitereasonable.

Why,then,shouldsuggestionslikethesebetakenwith（28）__________?

Thereasonistheyrelatetodecisionsyoushouldmake.Youaretheonewhomust（29）__________theirconsequences.

Oneoftheworstreasonstofollowaparticularpathinlifeisthatotherpeoplewantyouto.

Decisionsthataffectyourlifeshouldbeyourdecisions--decisionsyoumakeafteryou'veconsideredvarious（30）__________andchosenthepaththatsuitsyoubest.

Makingyourowndecisionsdoesnotmeanthatyoushould（31）__________thesuggestionsofothers.Forinstance,yourparentsdohavetheirownuniqueexperiencesthatmaymaketheiradvicehelpful,andhaving（32）__________inagreatdealofyourpersonalhistory,theymayhaveaclearviewofyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Still,theirviewsarenotnecessarilyaccurate.

Theymaystillseeyouasachild,（33）__________careandprotection.Ortheymayseeonlyyourstrengths.Or,insomeunfortunatecases,theymay（34）__________yourflawsandshortcomings.

Peoplewillalwaysbegivingyou,though,youhavetomakeyourown（35）__________

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Fordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheUnitedStates'leadershippositioninthedevelopmentofnewtechnologies.Theinnovations（创新）thatresultedfromresearchanddevelopmentduringWorldWarⅡandafterwardswere36totheprosperityofthenationinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Thoseinnovations,uponwhichvirtuallyallaspectsof37societynowdepend,werepossiblebecausetheUnitedStatesthen38theworldinmathematicsandscienceeducation.

Today,however,despiteincreasingdemandforworkerswithstrongskillsinmathematicsandscience,the39ofdegreesawardedinscience,math,andengineeringaredecreasing.

ThedeclineindegreeproductioninwhatarecalledtheSTEMdisciplines（science,technology,engineering,andmath）seemstobe40relatedtothecomparativelyweakperformancebyoninternationalassessmentsofmathandscience.Manystudentsenteringcollegehaveweakskillsinmathematics.Accordingtothe2005reportoftheBusiness-HigherEducationForum,22percentofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremedial（补习的）math41,andlessthanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajorinscienceorengineering42completeamajorinthosefields.

TheresulthasbeenadecreaseinthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavetheskills,43inmathematics,topoweraworkforcethatcankeepthecountryattheforefront（前沿）ofinnovationandmaintainitsstandardofliving.Withthe44performanceofAmericanstudentsinmathandsciencehascomeincreasedcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountriesthathavestronglysupportededucationintheseareas.Manymorestudentsearn45intheSTEMdisciplinesindevelopingcountriesthanintheUnitedStates.

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A．accelerating

B．actually

C．closely

D．contemporary

E．courses

F．critical

G．declining

H．degrees

I．especially

J．future

K．led

L．met

M．procedures