1、英语四级真题及答案12014年12月英语四级真题及答案(文字版)考试采取“多题多卷”模式,试题顺序不统一,请依据试题进行核对 Part I Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 作文题一:印象最深的活动 AA campus activity that has benefited most.
2、作文题二:印象最深的课程 A course that has impressed you most in college. 作文题三:印象最深的同学 A classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college Part II Listening Section A Directions: In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more qu
3、estions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will 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 letter
4、 on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre. Question 1 A.The man is not good at balancing his budget. B.She will go purchase the gift herself. C.The gift should not be too expensive. D.They are gonging to Janes house-warming party. Question 2 A.He is quite willing to give the woman a h
5、and. B.It takes patience to go through the statistics. C.He has prepared the statistics for the woman. D.The woman should take a course in statistics. Question 3 A.Page 55 is missing from the womans scripts. B.They cannot begin their recording right away. C.The woman does not take the recording seri
6、ously. D.The man wants to make some changes in the scripts. Question 4 A.The date of Carls wedding. B.The birthday of Carls bride. C.A significant event in July. D.Preparation for a wedding. Question 5 A.The woman forgot to tell the man in advance. B.The man was absent from the weekly meeting. C.The
7、 woman was annoyed at the mans excuse. D.The man was in charge of scheduling meetings. Question 6 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 want for his meal. Question 7 A.How she can best help the man. B.Where the
8、man got the bad news. C.What items sell well in the store. D.Whether the man can keep his job. Question 8 A.The woman can sign up for a swimming class. B.He works in the physical education department. C.The woman has the potential to swim like a fish. D.He would like to teach the woman how to swim.
9、Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 9 A.He teaches in a law school. B.He loves classical music. C.He is a diplomat. D.He is a wonderful lecturer. Question 10 A.Went to see a play. B.Watched a soccer game. C.Took some photos. D.Attended a dance. Question 11 A
10、.She decided to get married in three years. B.Her mother objected to Erics flying lessons. C.She insisted that Eric pursue graduate studies. D.Her father said she could marry Eric right away. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 12 A.Editor. B.Teacher. C.Jou
11、rnalist D.Typist. Question 13 A.The beautiful Amazon rainforests. B.A new railway under construction. C.Big changes in the Amazon valley. D.Some newly discovered scenic spot. Question 14 A.In news weeklies. B.In newspapers Sunday editions. C.In a local evening paper. D.In overseas editions of U.S. m
12、agazines. Question 15 A.To be employed by a newspaper. B.To become a professional writer. C.To sell her articles to a news service. D.To get her life story published soon. Section B Directions:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions. Bo
13、th the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on
14、 the passage you have just heard. Question 16 A.Nodding ones head. B.Waving ones hand. C.Holding up the forefinger. D.Turning the right thumb down. Question 17 A.Looking away from them. B.Forming a circle with fingers. C.Bowing ones head them. D.Waving or pointing to them. Question 18 A.Looking ones
15、 superior in the eye. B.Keeping ones arms folded while talking. C.Showing the sole of ones foot to a guest. D.Using a lot of gestures during a conversation. Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 19 A.They had to beg for foot after the harvest. B.They g
16、rew wheat and corn on a small farm. C.They shared a small flat with their relatives. D.The children walked to school on dirt roads. Question 20 A.Tour Ecuadors Andes Mountains. B.Earn an annual income of $2800. C.Purchase a plot to build a home on. D.Send their children to school. Question 21 A.The
17、achievements of the Trickle Up Program. B.A new worldwide economic revolution. C.Different forms of assistance to the needy. D.The life of poor people in developing countries. Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. Question 22 A.They are highly sensitive to co
18、ld. B.They are vitally important to our life. C.They are a living part of our body. D.They are a chief source of our pain. Question 23 A.It has to be removed in time by a dentist. B.It is a rare oral disease among old people. C.It contains many nerves and blood vessels. D.It is sticky and colorless
19、film on the teeth. Question 24 A.It can change into acids causing damage to their outer covering. B.It greatly reduces their resistance 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
20、. Question 25 A.Food particles. B.Gum disease. C.Unhealthy living habits. D.Chemical crosion. Section C Stunt people(替身演员) are not movie stars, but they are the hidden heroes of many movies. They were around long before films. Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes. To be good, a fight
21、scene has to look real. Punches must (26)_ enemies jaws. Sword fights must be fought with(27)_ swords. Several actors are usually in a fight scene. Their moves must be set up so that no one gets hurt. It is almost like planning a dance performance. If a movie scene is dangerous, stun people usually(
22、28)_the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise running along the top of a train. But it is(29)_ his stunt double. Stunt people must(30)_ the stars they stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when close-ups are needed, the film(31)_ the star. Some stunt people(32)_ in cer
23、tain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan Davis does all kinds of jumps. She has leapt from planes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump required careful planning and expert(33)_. Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second
24、story window onto a horses back. He(34)_ the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach. Canutt also(35)_ a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get anOscar.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, there is a passage wit
25、h ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on
26、Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. For decades, Americans have taken for granted the XXXX development of new technologies. The innovations(创新)XXXX opment during World War II and afterwards were(36)_ to the prosperity of
27、the nation in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which virtually all aspects of(37)_ society now depend, were possible because the United States then(38)_ the world in mathematics and science education. Today, however, despite increasing demand for workers with strong skill
28、s in mathematics and science, the(39)_ of degrees awarded in science, math, and engineering are decreasing. The deeling in degree production in what are called the STEM disciplines(science, technology, engineering, and math.)seems to be(40)_related to the comparatively weak performance by U.S. schoo
29、lchildren on international assessments of math and science. Many students entering college have weak skills in mathematics. According to the 2005 report of the Business Higher Education Forum, 22 percent of college freshmen must take remediat(补习的)math(41)_, and less than half of the students who pla
30、n to major in science or engineering(42)_complete a major in those fields. The result has been a decrease in the number of American college graduates who have the skills, (43)_ in mathematics, to power a workforce that can keep the country at the forefront(前言)of innovation and maintain its standard
31、of living. With the(44)_ performance of American students in math and science has come increased competition from students from other countries that have strongly supported education in these areas. Many more students earn(45)_ in the STEM disciplines in developing countries than in the United States. A.accelerating B.actually C.closely D.contemporary E.courses F.critical G.declining H.degrees I.
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