2014年12月英语四级考试真题及答案(第1套)

2014年12月四级真题（第1套）注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．andD．,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1.A．Thewomanisfussyaboutthecleannessoftheapartment.B．Hehasnotcleanedtheapartmentsincehismother'svisit.C．Hedoesnotrememberwhenhismothercanoeover.D．Hismotheroftenhelpshimtocleantheapartment.2.A．Thebusstopisonlytwominutes'walk.B．Thenmningmadehimshortofbreath.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．Thespeakershappened omeetinthecinema.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.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhoar3shortpassages.Atthoendofeachpassage,youwillhoarsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethobestanswerfromthofourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．andD．.ThenmarkthocorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthocentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A．Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesone'sidentity.B．Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.C．Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.D．Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raisedandeducated.17.A．TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda.B．Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.C．Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.D．Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.18.A．Theywanttofredouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.B．Theywanttoseewhatcharacteristicsdistinguishonefromtheother.C．Theywanttounderstandhowtwinscommunicatewhenfarapart.D．Theywanttoknowwhethertwinscanfeeleachother'spain.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.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.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A．Itcovers179squareB．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.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 akemanyEnglishcourses;theywon'thelpyougetadecentjob.%upformanagementclasses,soyou'llbereadytojointhefamilybusinesswhenyougraduate.Sound(26)__________?Manyofushaveheardsuggestionslikethese(27)__________byparentsorothersclosetous.Suchcommentsoftenseemquitereasonable.Why,then,shouldsuggestionslikethesebetakenwith(28)__________?Thereasonistheyrelatetodecisionsyoushouldmake.Youaretheonewhomust(29)__________theirconsequences.Oneoftheworstreasonstofollowaparticularpathinlifeisthatotherpeoplewantyouto.Decisionsthataffectyourlifeshouldbeyourdecisions--decisionsyoumakeafteryou'veconsideredvarious(30)__________andchosenthepaththatsuitsyoubest.Makingyourowndecisionsdoesnotmeanthatyoushould(31)__________thesuggestionsofothers.Forinstance,yourparentsdohavetheirownuniqueexperiencesthatmaymaketheiradvicehelpful,andhaving(32)__________inagreatdealofyourpersonalhistory,theymayhaveaclearviewofyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Still,theirviewsarenotnecessarilyaccurate.Theymaystillseeyouasachild,(33)__________careandprotection.Ortheymayseeonlyyourstrengths.Or,insomeunfortunatecases,theymay(34)__________yourflawsandshortcomings.Peoplewillalwaysbegivingyouadvice.Ultimately,though,youhavetomakeyourown(35)__________PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Fordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheUnitedStates'leadershippositioninthedevelopmentofnewtechnologies.Theinnovations(创新)thatresultedfromresearchanddevelopmentduringWorldWarⅡandafterwardswere36totheprosperityofthenationinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Thoseinnovations,uponwhichvirtuallyallaspectsof37societynowdepend,werepossiblebecausetheUnitedStatesthen38theworldinmathematicsandscienceeducation.Today,however,despiteincreasingdemandforworkerswithstrongskillsinmathematicsandscience,the39ofdegreesawardedinscience,math,andengineeringaredecreasing.ThedeclineindegreeproductioninwhatarecalledtheSTEMdisciplines(science,technology,engineering,andmath)seemstobe40relatedtothecomparativelyweakperformancebyU.S.schoolchildrenoninternationalassessmentsofmathandscience.Manystudentsenteringcollegehaveweakskillsinmathematics.Accordingtothe2005reportoftheBusiness-HigherEducationForum,22percentofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremedial(补习的)math41,andlessthanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajorinscienceorengineering42completeamajorinthosefields.TheresulthasbeenadecreaseinthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavetheskills,43inmathematics,topoweraworkforcethatcankeepthecountryattheforefront(前沿)ofinnovationandmaintainitsstandardofliving.Withthe44performanceofAmericanstudentsinmathandsciencehascomeincreasedcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountriesthathavestronglysupportededucationintheseareas.Manymorestudentsearn45intheSTEMdisciplinesindevelopingcountriesthanintheUnitedStates.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A．acceleratingB．actuallyC．closelyD．contemporaryE．coursesF．criticalG．decliningH．degreesI．especiallyJ．futureK．ledL．metM．proceduresN．proportionsO．spheresSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Bansugarydrinks--thatwilladdfueltotheobesitywar[A]OnatrainlastThursday,Isatoppositeamanwhowassofathefilledmorethanoneseat.Hewaspaleanddisfiguredandlookedsicktodeath,whichheprobablywas:obesity(肥胖症)leadstomanynastywaysofdying.Lookingaroundthecarriage,