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年大学英语四级考试真题及答案解析二
2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacoursethathasimpressedyoumostincollege.Youshouldstatethereasonsandwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Themanisnotgoodatbalancinghisbudget.
B)Shewillgopurchasethegiftherself.
C)Thegiftshouldnotbetooexpensive.
D)TheyaregoingtoJane^house-warmingparty.
2.A)Heisquitewillingtogivethewomanahand.
B)Ittakespatiencetogothroughthestatistics.
C)Hehaspreparedthestatisticsforthewoman.
D)Thewomanshouldtakeacourseinstatistics.
3.A)Page55ismissingfromthewoman’sscripts.
B)Theycannotbegintheirrecordingrightaway.
C)Thewomandoesnottaketherecordingseriously.
D)Themanwantstomakesomechangesinthescripts.
4.A)ThedateofCarl’swedding.C)AsignificanteventinJuly.
B)ThebirthdayofCarl’sbride.D)Preparationsforawedding.
5.A)Thewomanforgottotellthemaninadvance.
B)Themanwasabsentfromtheweeklymeeting.
C)Thewomanwasannoyedattheman’sexcuse.
D)Themanwasinchargeofschedulingmeetings.
6.A)Thewomanisamarvelouscook.C)Themanhastoleaveinhalfanhour.
B)Thewomanhasjustboughtanoven.D)Themancannotwaitforhismeal.
7.A)Howshecanbesthelptheman.C)Whatitemssellwellinthestore.
B)Wherethemangotthebadnews.D)Whetherthemancankeephisjob.
8.A)Thewomancansignupforaswimmingclass.
B)Heworksinthephysicaleducationdepartment.
C)Thewomanhasthepotentialtoswimlikeafish.
D)Hewouldliketoteachthewomanhowtoswim.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Heteachesinalawschool.C)Heisadiplomat.
B)Helovesclassicalmusic.D)Heisawonderfullecturer.
10.A)Wenttoseeaplay.C)Tooksomephotos.
B)Watchedasoccergame.D)Attendedadance.
11.A)Shedecidedtogetmarriedinthreeyears.
B)HermotherobjectedtoEric’sflyinglessons.
C)SheinsistedthatEricpursuegraduatestudies.
D)HerfathersaidshecouldmarryEricrightaway.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Editor.C)Journalist.
B)Teacher.D)Typist.
13.A)ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests.C)BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.
B)Anewrailwayunderconstruction.D)Inalocaleveningpaper.
14.A)Innewsweeklies.C)Inalocaleveningpaper.
B)Innewspapers5Sundayeditions.D)InoverseaseditionsofU.S.magazines.
15.A)Tobeemployedbyanewspaper.C)Tosellherarticlestoanewsservice.
B)Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.D)Togetherlifestorypublishedsoon.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Noddingone’shead.C)Holdinguptheforefinger.
B)Wavingone’shand.D)Turningtherightthumbdown.
17.A)Lookingawayfromthem.C)Bowingone’sheadtothem.
B)Formingacirclewithfingers.D)Wavingorpointingtothem.
18.A)Lookingone’ssuperiorintheeye.
B)Keepingone’sarmsfoldedwhiletalking.
C)Showingthesoleofone’sfoottoaguest.
D)Usingalotofgesturesduringaconversation.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Theyhadtobegforfoodaftertheharvest.C)Theysharedasmallflatwiththeirrelatives.
B)Theygrewwheatandcomonasmallfarm.D)Thechildrenwalkedtoschoolondirtroads.
20.A)TourEcuador’sAndesMountains.C)Purchaseaplottobuildahomeon.
B)Earnanannualincomeof$2,800.D)Sendtheirchildrentoschool.
21.A)TheachievementsoftheTrickleUpProgram.
B)Anewworldwideeconomicrevolution.
C)Differentformsofassistancetotheneedy.
D)Thelifeofpoorpeopleindevelopingcountries.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Theyarehighlysensitivetocold.C)Theyarealivingpartofourbody.
B)Theyarevitallyimportanttoourlife.D)Theyareachiefsourceofourpain.
23.A)Ithastoberemovedintimebyadentist.C)Itcontainsmanynervesandbloodvessels.
B)Itisarareoraldiseaseamongoldpeople.D)Itisastickyandcolorlessfilmontheteeth.
24.A)Itcanchangeintoacidscausingdamagetotheiroutercovering.
B)Itgreatlyreducestheirresistancetotheattacksofbacteria.
C)Itmakestheirnervesandbloodvesselsmoresensitivetoacidfood.
D)Itcombineswithfoodparticlestoformafilmontheirsurface.
25.A)Foodparticles.C)Unhealthylivinghabits.
B)Gumdisease.D)Chemicalerosion.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Stuntpeople(替身演员)arenotmoviestars,buttheyarethehiddenheroesofmanymovies.Theywerearoundlongbeforefilms.EvenShakespearemayhaveusedtheminfightscenes.Tobegood,afightscenehastolookreal.Punchesmust26enemies’jaws.Swordfightsmustbefoughtwith27swords.Severalactorsareusuallyinafightscene.Theirmovesmustbesetupsothatnoonegetshurt.Itisalmostlikeplanningadanceperformance.
Ifamoviesceneisdangerous,stuntpeopleusually28thestars.YoumaythinkyouseeTomCruiserunningalongthetopofatrain.Butitis29hisstuntdouble.Stuntpeoplemust30thestarstheystandinfor.Theirheightandbuildshouldbeaboutthesame.Butwhenclose-upsareneeded,thefilm31thestar.
Somestuntpeople32incertainkindsofscenes.Forinstance,astuntwomannamedJanDavisdoesallkindsofjumps.Shehasleaptfromplanesandevenoffthetopofawaterfall.Eachjumprequiredcarefulplanningandexpert33.
YakimaCanuttwasafamouscowboystuntman.Amongotherstunts,hecouldjumpfromasecondstorywindowontoahorse’sback.He34thefamoustrickofslidingunderamovingstagecoach.Canuttalso35anewwaytomakeapunchlookreal.HewastheonlystuntmanevertogetanOscar.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AsanAlaskanfisherman,TimothyJune,54,usedtothinkthathewassafefromindustrialpollutants(污染物)athishomeinHaines—atownwithapopulationof2,400peopleand4,000eagles,with8millionacresofprotectedwildlandnearby.Butinearly2007,Juneagreedtotakepartina36of35Americansfromsevenstates.Itwasabiomonitoringproject,inwhichpeople’sbloodandurine(尿)weretestedfor37ofchemicals—inthiscase,threepotentiallydangerousclassesofcompoundsfoundincommonhousehold38likefacecream,tincans,andshowercurtains.Theresults—39inNovemberinareportcalled“IsItinUs?
”byanenvironmentalgroup—wereratherworrying.Everyoneoftheparticipants,40fromanIllinoisstatesenatortoaMassachusettsminister,testedpositiveforallthreeclassesofpollutants.Andwhilethe41presenceofthesechemicalsdoesnot42indicateahealthrisk,thefactthattypicalAmericanscarrythesechemicalsatall43Juneandhisfellowparticipants.
Clearly,therearechemicalsinourbodiesthatdon’t44there.Alarge,ongoingstudyconductedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionhasfound148chemicalsinAmericansofallages.Andin2005,theEnvironmentalWorkingGroupfoundan45of200chemicalsinthebloodof10new-borns.“Ourbabiesarebeingbornpre-polluted,”saysSharylePattonofCommonweal,whichcosponsored“IsItinUs?
”“Thisisgoingtobethenextbigenvironmentalissueafterclimatechange.”
A)analyses
I)products
B)average
J)ranging
C)belong
K)released
D)demonstrated
L)shocked
E)excess
M)simple
F)extending
N)survey
G)habitually
H)necessarily
O)traces
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youare-goingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithalet
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