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大学英语四级考试真题及答案
2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,.youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacampusactivitythathasbenefitedyoumost.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutNomorethan180words.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.A.Thewomanisfussyaboutthecleannessoftheapartment.
B.Hehasnotcleanedtheapartmentsincehismother'svisit.
C.Hedoesnotrememberwhenhismothercanoeover.
D.Hismotheroftenhelpshimtocleantheapartment.
2.A.Thebusstopisonlytwominutes'walk.
B.Thenamingmadehimshortofbreath.
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.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhoarsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD..ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesone'sidentity.
B.Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.
C.Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.
D.Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raisedandeducated.
17.A.TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda.
B.Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.
C.Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.
D.Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.
18.A.Theywanttofreedouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.
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.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
"Don'ttakemanyEnglishcourses;theywon'thelpyougetadecentjob.""Signupformanagementclasses,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.
Peoplewillalwaysbegivingyouadvice.Ultimately,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)seemstobe40relatedtothecomparativelyweakperformancebyU.S.schoolchildrenoninternationalassessmentsofmathandscience.Manystudentsenteringcollegehaveweakskillsinmathematics.Accordingtothe2005reportoftheBusiness-HigherEducationForum,22percentofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremedial(补习的)math41,andlessthanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajorinscienceorengineering42completeamajorinthosefields.
TheresulthasbeenadecreaseinthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavetheskills,43inmathematics,topoweraworkforcethatcankeepthecountryattheforefront(前沿)ofinnovationandmaintainitsstandardofliving.Withthe44performanceofAmericanstudentsinmathandsciencehascomeincreasedcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountriesthathavestronglysupportededucationintheseareas.Manymo