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大学英语四级试题

2014年大学英语四级试题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）Thewomanisaclosefriendoftheman.

B）Thewomanhasbeenworkingtoohard.

C）Thewomanisseeingadoctor.

D）Thewomanistiredofherwork.（C）

2.A）Thisapplepietastesverygood.

B）Hismotherlikesthepieverymuch.

C）Thispiecan’tmatchhismother’s.

D）Hismothercan’tmakeapplepies.（A）

3.A）Takeawalk.

B）Giveaperformance.

C）Listentothemusic.

D）Dancetothemusic.（D）

4.A）Readanarticleonpoliticalscience.

B）Presentadifferenttheorytotheclass.

C）Readmorethanonearticle.

D）Chooseabetterarticletoread.（C）

5.A）ThewomanwouldunderstandifshedidMary’sjob.

B）ThewomanshoulddothetypingforMary.

C）ThewomanshouldworkashardasMary.

D）Thewomanisn’taskillfultypist.（A）

6.A）HewantstomakeanappointmentwithMr.Smith.

B）HewantstomakesurethatMr.Smithwillseehim.

C）Hewantstochangethetimeoftheappointment.

D）Hewantsthewomantomeethimatthreeo’clock.（B）

7.A）Hegetsnervousveryeasily.

B）Heisaninexperiencedspeaker.

C）Heisanawfulspeaker.

D）Hehasn’tpreparedhisspeechwell.（B）

8.A）Shedidn’tlikethebooksthemanbought.

B）Therewasn’talargeselectionatthebookstore.

C）Themanboughtalotofbooks.

D）Shewantedtoseewhatthemanbought.（C）

9.A）Buyaticketforthetemo’clockflight.

B）Askthemantochangetheticketforher.

C）Gototheairportimmediately.

D）Switchtoadifferentflight.（D）

10.A）Dr.Lemoniswaitingforapatient.

B）Dr.Lemonisbusyatthemoment.

C）Dr.Lemonhaslosthispatience.

D）Dr.Lemonhasgoneouttovisitapatient.（B）

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passageone

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Acaroutsidethesupermarket.

B）Acaratthebottomofthehill.

C）Paul’scar.

D）Thesportscar.（C）

12.A）Insidethecar.

B）Atthefootofthehill.

C）Inthegarage.

D）Inthesupermarket.（D）

13.A）Thedriverofthesportscar.

B）Thetwogirlsinsidethecar.

C）Themanstandingnearby.

D）ThesalesmanfromLondon.（A）

14.A）Nobody.

B）Thetwogirls.

C）Thebusdriver.

D）Paul.（A）

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.

B）Hedidn’tknowwherethebackdoorwas.

C）Hecouldn’tfindthekeytohismailbox.

D）Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.（A）

16.A）Itwasgettingdark.

B）Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.

C）Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.

D）Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.（B）

17.A）Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.

B）Heknewthepolicemanwouldn’tbelievehim.

C）Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.

D）Herealizedthathehadmadeamistake.（B）

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.

B）Theexhaustionofenergyresources.

C）Thedestructionofoilwells.

D）Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.（D）

19.A）Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.

B）Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtosurvive.

C）Theoillakessoondriedupandstoppedevaporating.

D）Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenpolluted.（D）

20.A）Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.

B）Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.

C）Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.

D）Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.（C）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids（小行星）now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.

Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星）thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon’tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.

Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we’llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.

Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn’tbecheap.

Isitworthit?

Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskre:

1）Howlikelytheeventis;and2）Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrare—butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon’ttakecareofthesebigasteroids,they’lltakecareofus,”saysonescientist.“It’sthatsimple.”

Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?

“Theworldhaslesstofearfromdoomsday（毁灭性的）rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem,”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.

21.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

A）Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.

B）Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.

C）Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.

D）Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.（B）

22.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?

A）Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.

B）Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.

C）CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.

D）It’sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.（A）

23.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecoursesofasteroids?

A）Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.

B）Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.

C）ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.

D）Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.（B）

24.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.

A）whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld

B）asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture

C）theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetime

D）workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth（D）

25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’stoneinthispassage?

A）Optimistic.

B）Critical.

C）Objective.

D）Arbitrary.（C）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Believeitornot,opticalillusion（错觉）cancuthighwaycrashes.

Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons（人字形）,paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.

NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan’ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.

Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest—curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.

Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.

Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.

26.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.

A）anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrol

B）anewpatternforpaintinghighways

C）anewapproachtotrainingdrivers

D）anewtypeofopticalillusion（A）

27.Onroadspaintedwithchevrons,d