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四级真题共3套
2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)
Part
Writing(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,.youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutaclassmateofyourswhohasinfluencedyoumostincollege.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutNomorethan180words.
Part
ListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Thewomanisfussyaboutthecleannessoftheapartment.
B)Hehasnotcleanedtheapartmentsincehismother’svisit.
C)Hedoesnotrememberwhenhismothercanoeover.
D)Hismotheroftenhelpshimtocleantheapartment.
2.A)Thebusstopisonlytwominutes’walk.
B)Therunningmadehimshortofbreath.
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)Thespeakershappenedtomeetinthecinema.
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,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesone’sidentity.
B)Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.
C)Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.
D)Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raisedandeducated.
17.A)TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda.
B)Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.
C)Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.
D)Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.
18.A)Theywanttofindouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.
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)Itcovers179squaremiles.
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.
“Don’ttakemanyEnglishcourses;theywon’thelpyougetadecentjob.”“Signupformanagementclasses,soyou’llbereadytojointhefamilybusinesswhenyougraduate.”
Sound26?
Manyofushaveheardsuggestionslikethese27byparentsorothersclosetous.Suchcommentsoftenseemquitereasonable.
Why,then,shouldsuggestionslikethesebetakenwith28?
Thereasonistheyrelatetodecisionsyoushouldmake.Youaretheonewhomust29theirconsequences.
Oneoftheworstreasonstofollowaparticularpathinlifeisthatotherpeoplewantyouto.Decisionsthataffectyourlifeshouldbeyourdecisions—decisionsyoumakeafteryou’veconsideredvarious30andchosenthepaththatsuitsyoubest.
Makingyourowndecisionsdoesnotmeanthatyoushould31thesuggestionsofothers.Forinstance,yourparentsdohavetheirownuniqueexperiencesthatmaymaketheiradvicehelpful,andhaving32inagreatdealofyourpersonalhistory,theymayhaveaclearviewofyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Still,theirviewsarenotnecessarilyaccurate.Theymaystillseeyouasachild,33careandprotection.Ortheymayseeonlyyourstrengths.Or,insomeunfortunatecases,theymay34yourflawsandshortcomings.
Peoplewillalwaysbegivingyouadvice.Ultimately,though,youhavetomakeyourown35.
Part
ReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage:
Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Oneprincipleoftaxation,calledthebenefitsprinciple,statesthatpeopleshouldpaytaxesbasedonthebenefitstheyreceivefromgovernmentservices.Thisprincipletriestomakepublicgoodssimilarto36goods.Itseemsreasonablethatapersonwhooftengoestothemoviespaysmorein37formovieticketsthanapersonwhorarelygoes.And38,apersonwhogetsgreatbenefitfromapublicgoodshouldpaymoreforitthanapersonwhogetslittlebenefit.
Thegasolinetax,forinstance,issometimes39usingthebenefitsprinciple.Insomestates,40fromthegasolinetaxareusedtobuildandmaintainroads.Becausethosewhobuygasolinearethesamepeoplewhousetheroads,thegasolinetaxmightbeviewedasa41waytopayforthisgovernmentservice.
Thebenefitsprinciplecanalsobeusedtoarguethatwealthycitizensshouldpayhighertaxesthanpoorerones,42becausethewealthybenefitmorefrompublicservices.Consider,forexample,thebenefitsofpoliceprotectionfrom43.Citizenswithmuchtoprotectgetgreaterbenefitfrompolicethanthosewithlesstoprotect.Therefore,accordingtothebenefitsprinciple,thewealthyshould44morethanthepoortothecostof45thepoliceforce.Thesameargumentcanbeusedformanyotherpublicservices,suchasfireprotection,nationaldefense,andthecourtsystem.
A)adapt
B)contribute
C)exerting
D)expenses
E)fair
F)justified
G)maintaining
H)private
I)provided
J)revenues
K)similarly
L)simply
M)theft
N)total
O)wealth
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoose
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