大学英语四级考试真题第套.docx

1、大学英语四级考试真题第套2014 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题 (第 2 套)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions ： For this part ， you(Ire alowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a coursethat has impressed you most in college You should state the reasons and write at least 120word$but nomorethan 180 words.PartListening Compre

2、hension(30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. Atthe end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each questionthere wil

3、l be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1.A) The man is not good at balancing his budget. B) She will go purchase the gift he

4、rself.C)The gift should not be too expensive.D)They are gonging to Janes house-warming party. He is quite willing to give the woman a hand.D)The woman should take a course in statistics. Page 55 is missing from the womans scripts.B)They cannot begin their recording right away.C)The woman does not ta

5、ke the recording seriously.D)The man wants to make some changes in the scripts.4.A) The date of Carls wedding. B) The birthday of Carls bride. C) A significant event in July.D) Preparation for a wedding.5.A)The woman forgot to tell the man in advance B)The man was absent from the weekly meeting C)Th

6、e woman was annoyed at the man s excuseD)The mall was in charge of scheduling meetings6 A)The woman is a marvelous cook B) The woman has just bought an oven.C)The man has to leave in half an hour D)The man cannot wait for his mealHow she can best help the man.B)Where the man got the bad news C)What

7、items sell well in the store. D)Whether the man can keep his jobThe woman can sign up for a swimming classB)He works in the physical education departmentC)The woman has the potential to swim like a fishD)He would like to teach the woman how to swimQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you

8、have just heard.9 A)He teaches in a law schoolB)He loves classical music C)He is a diplomatD) He is a wonderful lecturer.10 A) Went to see a play.B)Watched a soccer game C)Took some photosD)Attended a danceShe decided to get married in three years.B)Her mother objected to Eric s flying lessons C)She

9、 insisted that Eric pursue graduate studiesD)Her father said she could malty Eric right away Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12 A)Editor B)Teacher C)JournalistD)Typist The beautiful Amazon rainforests B)A new railway under construction.C)Big changes in the Amazon

10、 valley.D)Some newly discovered scenic spot.B)To become a professional writer.C)To sell her articles to a news service.D)To get her life story published soon Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, youwill hear somequestions. Both the passage

11、and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a singleline through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you ha

12、ve just heard.16.A)Nodding one s head B)Waving one s handC) Holding up the forefinger.D) Turning the right thumb down.17.A) Looking away from them.B)Forming a circle with fingersC)Bowing one s head to themD)Waving or pointing to them 18 A)Looking one s superior in the eyeB)Keeping one s arms folded

13、while talking C)Showing the sole of one s foot to a guestD)Using a lot of gestures during a conversation Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19 A) They had to beg for foot after the harvest.B)They grew wheat and corn on a small farm.C)They shared a small flat w

14、ith their relatives. D)The children walked to school on dirt roads. 20. A)Tour Ecuadors Andes MountainsB)Earn an annual income of $2800. C)Purchase a plot to build a home on.D)Send their children to school.2l. A) The achievements of the Trickle Up Program.B)A New worldwide economic revolutionC)Diffe

15、rent forms of assistance to the needy. D)The life of poor people in developing countriesPassage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.They are highly sensitive to coldB)They are vitally important to our lifeC)They are a living part of our bodyD)They are a chief source

16、of our pain 23 A)It has to be removed in time by a dentist B) It is a rare oral disease among old peopleC)It contains many nerves and blood vesselsD)It is a sticky and color less film on the teeth 24 A)It call change into acids causing damage to their outer covering B)It greatly reduces their resist

17、ance to the attacks of bacteria C)It makes their nerves and blood vessels more sensitive to acid food D)It combines 、 with food particles to form a film on their surface Food particlesB)Gum diseaseC)Unhealthy living habitsD) Chemical crosion.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a pass

18、age three times. When the passage is read forthe first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passageis read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exactwords you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, youshould

19、check what you have written.Stunt people( 替身演员 )are not movie stars ， but they are the hidden heroes of many moviesThey were around long before films Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes To begood a fight scene has to look real Punches must26enemies jaws Sword fights must befought wit

20、h27 swords Several actors are usually in a fight scene Their moves must beset up so that no one gets hurt It is almost like planning a dance performanceIf a movie scene is dangerous stunt people usually28 the stars You may think you seeTom Cruise running along the top of a train But it is29 his stun

21、t double . Stunt peoplemust30 the stars they stand in for Their height and build should be about the same But whenclose-ups areneeded， the film31 the star.Some stunt people32 in certain kinds of scenes For instance ， a stunt woman named JanDavis does all kinds ofjumps She has leapt from planesand ev

22、en off the top of a waterfallEachjumprequired careful planning and expert33 .Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stuntmall Amongotherstunts， he couldjump from a secondstorywindowontoa horse sbackHe34thefamoustrickofslidingundera movingstagecoach Canutt also 35 a new way to make a punch look realHe was

23、 the only stunt malleverto get all OscarPart IIIReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections： Inthissection。 thereisa passagewithtenblanks You are requiredtoselectoneword for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passageReadthe passage through carefully before

24、making your choices Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letterPlease mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre You may not use any of the words in the bank morethan onceQuestions 36 to 45 are based on the following passageAs an Alaskan f

25、isherman, Timothy June, 54 , used to think that he was safe from industrialpollutants (污染物 )at his home in Haines a town with a population of 2,400 people and 4,000eagles, with 8 million acres of protected wild land nearby. But in early 2007, June agreed totake part in a36of35 Americans from seven s

26、tates. It was a biomonitoring project, inwhich people s blood and urine(尿 )were tested for37of chemicals in this case, threePotentially dangerous classes of compounds found in common household38like facecream,tincans,and showercurtains.The results- 39inNovember in a reportcalled“IsIt in Us” by an en

27、vironmental group were rather worrying . Everyone of the participants,40 from an Illinois State senator to a Massachusetts minister, tested positive for all threeclassesofpollutants.And whilethe41presenceof thesechemicalsdoes not 42indicatea health risk , the fact that typical Americans carry these

28、chemicals at all43June andhis fellow participants.Clearly, there are chemicals in our bodies that dont44 there, A large ongoing studyconductedby theCenters forDiseaseControl and Preventionhas found 148 chemicalsinAmericansof all ages. And in 2005, the Environmental Working Group found an45of 200 chemicals inthe blood of 10 new-borns.“ Our babies are being born pre- polluted.” says Sharyle Patton ofCommonweal, whichcosponsored “ IsitinUs” “ This isgoingtobe the nextbig environme ntalissue after climate change.A)analysesD)demonstratedB)averageE)