英语四级真命题及答案解析详解.docx

1、英语四级真命题及答案解析详解2014年12月英语四级真题及答案PartIWriting Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words. 作文题一：印象最深的活动 AA campus activity that has benefited most.作文题二：印象最深的课程 Acoursethathasimpressedyoumostincollege. 作文题三:印象最深的同

2、学 A classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college Part II ListeningSection ADirections： In this section，you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the qu

3、estions 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 on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre. Question 1 A.The

4、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 hand. B.It takes patience to go through the statistics. C.He has prepared th

5、e 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 seriously. D.The man wants to make some changes in the scripts. Question 4 A.Th

6、e 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 woman was annoyed at the mans excuse. D.The man was in charge of schedulin

7、g 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 man got the bad news. C.What items sell well in the store. D.Whether the ma

8、n 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. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Questi

9、on 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.She decided to get married in three years. B.Her mother objected to Erics

10、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.Journalist D.Typist. Question 13 A.The beautiful Amazon rainforests. B.A new r

11、ailway 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. magazines. Question 15 A.To be employed by a newspaper. B.To become a profes

12、sional 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，you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a

13、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 the passage you have just heard. Question 16 A.Nodding ones head. B.Waving

14、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 superior in the eye. B.Keeping ones arms folded while talking. C.Showing th

15、e 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 grew wheat and corn on a small farm. C.They shared a small flat with their re

16、latives. 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 achievements of the Trickle Up Program. B.A new worldwide economic revolutio

17、n. 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 cold. B.They are vitally important to our life. C.They are a living part of ou

18、r 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 film on the teeth. Question 24 A.It can change into acids causing damage to

19、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. Question 25 A.Food particles. B.Gum disease. C.Unhealthy living habits. D.

20、Chemical crosion. Section CStunt 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 scene has to look real. Punches must (26)_ enemies jaws. Sword fights must be

21、 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(28)_the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise running along the top of a tr

22、ain. 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 certain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan Davis does all ki

23、nds 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 story window onto a horses back. He(34)_ the famous trick of sliding under a

24、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 ADirections：In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of

25、 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of th

26、e 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 the nation in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which

27、 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 skills in mathematics and science, the(39)_ of degrees awarded in science, math, and

28、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. schoolchildren on international assessments of math and science. Many students enterin

29、g 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 plan to major in science or engineering(42)_complete a major in those fields.The res

30、ult 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 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.