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2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)
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2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)
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Part I Writing
共 15分 / 30分钟
Section A
Writing
1 小题
15分
Part II Listening Comprehension
共 35分 / 31分钟
Section A
Short Conversations
8 小题
8分
Long Conversations
17 小题
17分
Section B
Spot Dictation
10 小题
10分
Part III Reading Comprehension
共 35分 / 40分钟
Section A
Matching Paragraphs with Information
10 小题
10分
Section B
Multiple Choice
10 小题
20分
Section C
Banked Cloze
10 小题
5分
Part IV Translation
共 5分 / 5分钟
Section A
Paragraph Translation
1 小题
5分
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part I Writing
15分 / 30分钟
Part II Listening Comprehension
35分 / 31分钟
Part III Reading Comprehension
35分 / 40分钟
Part IV Translation
5分 / 5分钟
Section A
Directions: Write a composition on the following topic with the hints given below.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a campus activity that has benefited you most. You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations 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.
2.
A) She will go purchase the gift herself.
B) The gift should not be too expensive.
C) The man is not good at balancing his budget.
D) They are going to Jane's house-warming party.
3.
A) It takes patience to go through the statistics.
B) He has prepared the statistics for the woman.
C) The woman should take a course in statistics.
D) He is quite willing to give the woman a hand.
4.
A) The man wants to make some change in the scripts.
B) The woman does not take the recording seriously.
C) They cannot begin their recording right away.
D) Page 55 is missing from the woman's scripts.
5.
A) A significant event in July.
B) Preparations for a wedding.
C) The date of Carl's wedding.
D) The birthday of Carl's bride.
6.
A) The man was in charge of scheduling meetings.
B) The man was absent from the weekly meeting.
C) They woman was annoyed at the man's excuse.
D) The woman forgot to tell the man in advance.
7.
A) The woman is a marvelous cook.
B) The man cannot wait for his meal.
C) The woman has just bought an oven.
D) The man has to leave in half an hour.
8.
A) Whether the man can keep his job.
B) Where the man got the bad news.
C) What items sell well in the store.
D) How she can best help the man.
9.
A) The woman can sign up for a swimming class.
B) He would like to teach the woman how to swim.
C) The woman has the potential to swim like a fish.
D) He works in the physical education department.
Questions 10 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
10.
A) He is a wonderful lecturer.
B) He is a diplomat.
C) He loves classical music.
D) He teaches in a law school.
11.
A) Attended a dance.
B) Went to see a play.
C) Took some photos.
D) Watched a soccer game.
12.
A) She decided to get married in three years.
B) She insisted that Eric pursue graduate studies.
C) Her father said she could marry Eric right away.
D) Her mother objected to Eric's flying lessons.
Questions 13 to 16 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13.
A) Teacher.
B) Journalist.
C) Editor.
D) Typist.
14.
A) The beautiful Amazon rainforests.
B) A new railway under construction.
C) Some newly discovered scenic spot.
D) Big changes in the Amazon valley.
15.
A) In news weeklies.
B) In a local evening paper.
C) In newspapers’ Sunday editions.
D) In overseas editions of U.S. magazines.
16.
A) To become a professional writer.
B) To be employed by a newspaper.
C) To get her life story published soon.
D) To sell her articles to news service.
Questions 17 to 19 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
17.
A) Waving one's hand.
B) Nodding one's head.
C) Holding up the forefinger.
D) Turning the right thumb down.
18.
A) Looking away from them.
B) Forming a circle with fingers.
C) Waving or pointing to them.
D) Bowing one's head to them.
19.
A) Showing the sole of one's foot to a guest.
B) Keeping one's arms folded while talking.
C) Looking one's superior in the eye.
D) Using a lot of gestures during a conversation.
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
20.
A) They grew wheat and corn on a small farm.
B) They shared a small flat with their relatives.
C) The children walked to school on dirt roads.
D) They had to beg for food after the harvest.
21.
A) Send their children to school.
B) Earn an animal income of $2,800.
C) Tour Ecuador's Andes Mountains.
D) Purchase a plot to build a home on.
22.
A) A new worldwide economic revolution.
B) Different forms of assistance to the needy.
C) The achievements of the Trickle Up Program.
D) The life of poor people in developing countries.
Questions 23 to 26 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.
A) They are highly sensitive to cold.
B) They are a living part of our body.
C) They are a chief source of our pain.
D) They are vitally important to our life.
24.
A) It has to be removed in time by a dentist.
B) It contains many nerves and blood vessels.
C) It is a sticky and colorless film on the teeth.
D) It is a rare oral disease among old people.
25.
A) It makes their nerves and blood vessels more sensitive to acid food.
B) It greatly reduces their resistance to the attacks of bacteria.
C) It combines with food particles to form a film on their surface.
D) It can change into acids causing damage to their outer covering.
26.
A) Gum disease.
B) Unhealthy living habits.
C) Food particles.
D) Chemical erosion.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
(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
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enemies' jaws. Sword fights must be fought with
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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
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the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise running along the top of a train. But it is
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his stunt double. Stunt people must
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the stars they stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when close-ups are needed, the film
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the star.
Some stunt people
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in certain 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
34)
.
Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second story window onto a horse's back. He
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the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach. Canutt also
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a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get an Oscar.
Section A
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by matching the corresponding letter with each statement.
37.
Greater mobility puts younger people at an advantage in seeking new jobs.
38.
Many of the older workers laid off during the recession had to accept lower pay in their new jobs.
39.
Those who has their jobs shortly before retirement age live a shorter-than-average life.
40.
Seniors at nursing homes could benefit from the weak job market.
41.
Age discrimination in employment makes it pointless retraining older workers.
42.
According to recent reports and data analyses, boomers suffer most from the weak economy.
43.
Unemployed boomers are at a disadvantage in job-hunting because employers tend to hire younger workers.
44.
People in their fifties and early sixties bear the heaviest family burdens.
45.
People who take benefits from Social Security before official retirement age will get much less for the rest of their lives.
46.
Older workers' choice of jobs can be limited because of disability.
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
New Yorkers are gradually getting used to more pedaling(骑车的) passengers on those shining blue City Bikes.But what about local bike shops? Is City Bike rolling up riders at their expense?
At Gotham Bikes in Tribeca,manager W. Ben said the shop has seen an increase in its overall sales due to the bike-share program.“It’s getting more people on the road,”he said.James Ryan,an employee at Danny’s Cycles,said City Bike is a good option for people to ease in a city famous for its traffic jams.“They can try out a bike without buying one.”he said.
Rentals are not a big part of the business at either Gotham Bikes or Danny’s Cycles.But for Frank’s Bike Shop,a small business on Christopher St.,the bike—share program has been bad news.Owner Frank Arroyo said his rental business has decreased by 90% since City Bike was rolled out last month.Arroyo’s main rental customers are European tourists,who have since been drawn away by City Bikes.
However,Ben said the bike-share is good for bike sales at his shop.“People have used the bike—share and realized how great it is to bike in the city,then decide that they want something Dicer for themselves,”he noted.
Christian Farrell of Waterfront Bicycle Shop, on West St. Just north of Christopher St., said initially he was concerned about bike-share, though, he admitted, “I was happy to see people on bikes.”
Farrell’s early concerns were echoed by Andrew Crooks, owner of NYC Velo, at 64 Second Ave. “It seemed like a great idea,but one that would be difficult to implement.”Crooks said of Citi Bike. He said he worried about inexperienced riders’ lack of awareness of biking rules and strong negative reaction from non—cyclists.However,he said.it’s still too early to tell if his business has been impacted.
While it’s possible that bike—share will cause a drop in business,Crooks allowed that the idea is a positive step forward for New York City.
47.
What is the author’s chief concern about the increasing use of City Bikes in New York?
A) How non-cyclists will respond to it.
B) Whether local bike shops will suffer.
C) Whether local bike businesses will oppose it.
D) How the safety of bike riders can be ensured.
48.
What happened to Gotham Bikes as a result of the bike-share program?
A) It found its bike sales unaffected.
B) It shifted its business to rentals.
C) It saw its bike sales on the rise.
D) It rented more bikes to tourists.
49.
Why is the bike-share program bad news for Frank's Bike Shop?
A) It cannot meet the demand of the bike-share program.
B) Its customers have been drawn away by Citi Bikes.
C) Its bike prices have to be lowered again and again.
D) It has to compete with the city's bike rental shops.
50.
Why did Andrew Crooks think that the bike-share program would be difficult to execute?
A) Inexperienced riders might break biking rules.
B) Conflicts might arise among bike rental shops.
C) Traffic conditions might worsen in the downtown area.
D) There are not enough lanes to accommodate the bikes.
51.
What is the general attitude of the local bike shops towards Citi Bike?
A) Wait and see.
B) Negative.
C) Indifferent.
D) Approving.
Passage Two
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Various studies have shown that increased spending on education has not led to measurable improvements in learning. Between 1980 and 2008. staff and teachers at U.S. public schools grew roughly twice as fast as students. Yet students showed no additional learning in achievement tests.
Universities show similar trends of increased administration personnel and costs without greater learning, as documented in Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa's recent book Academically Adrift Limited Learning on College Campuses.
A survey shows that 63% of employers say that recent college graduates don't have the skills they need to succeed and 25% of employers say that entry-level writing skills are lacking.
Some simplistically attribute the decline in our public education system to the drain of the skilled students by private schools, but far more significant events were at work.
Public schools worked well until about the 1970s. In fact, until that time, public schools provided far better education than private ones. It was the underperforming students who were threw out of public schools and went to private ones.
A prominent reason public schools did well was that many highly qualified women had few options for working outside the house other than being teachers or nurses. They accepted relatively low pay, difficult working conditions, and gave their very best.
Having such a large supply of talented women teachers meant that society could pay less for their services. Women's liberation opened up new professional opportunities for women, and, over time, some of the best left teaching as a career option, bringing about a gradual decline in the quality of schooling.
Also around that time, regulations, government, and unions came to dictate pay, prevent adjustments, and introduce bureaucratic (官僚的) standard for adjustment. Large education bureaucracies and unions came to dominate the landscape, confusing activity with achievement. Bureaucrats regularly rewrite curriculums, talk nonsense about the theories of education, and require ever more administrators. The end result had been that, after all the spending, students have worse math and reading skills than both their foreign peers and earlier generations spending far less on education — as all the accumulating evidence now documents.
52.
What do we learn from various studies on America's public education?
A) Achievement tests have failed to truly reflect the quality of teaching.
B) Public schools lack the resources to compete with private schools.
C) Little improvement in education has resulted from increased spending.
D) The number of students has increased much faster than that of teachers.
53.
How do some people explain the decline in public education?
A) Government investment does not meet school's needs.
B) Skilled students are moving for private schools.
C) Qualified teachers are far from adequately paid.
D) Training of students' basic skills is neglected.
54.
What was significant contribution to the past glory of public schools?
A) Well-behaved students.
B) Efficient administration.
C) Talented women teachers.
D) Generous pay for teachers.
55.
Why did some of the best women teachers leave teaching?
A) New career opportunities were made available to them by women's liberation.
B) Higher academic requirements made it difficult for them to stay in their jobs.
C) They were unhappy with the bureaucratic administration in their schools.
D) The heavy teaching loads left them little time and energy for family life.
56.
What docs the author think is one of the results of government involvement in education?
A) Increasing emphasis on theories of education.
B) Highly standardized teaching methods.
C) Students' improved academic performance.
D) An ever-growing number of administrators.
Section C
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several 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. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
A) analyses
B) average
C) belong
D) demonstrated
E) excess
F) extending
G) habitually
H) necessarily
I) products
J) ranging
K) released
L) shocked
M) simple
N) survey
O) traces
As an Alaskan fisherman, Timothy June, 54, used to think that he was safe from industrial
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of 35 Americans from seven states. It was a biomonitoring project, in which people's blood and
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of chemicals — in this case, three potentially dangerous classes of compounds found in common household
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like face cream, tin cans, and shower curtains. The results
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in November in a report called "Is It in Us?" by an environmental group — were rather worrying. Every one of the participants,
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from an Illinois state senator to a Massachusetts minister, tested positive for all three classes of pollutants. And while the
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presence of these chemicals does not
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indicate a health risk, the fact that typical Americans carry these chemicals at all
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June and his fellow participants.
Clearly, there are chemicals in our bodies that don't
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there. A large, ongoing study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found 148 chemicals in Americans of all ages. And in 2005, the Environmental Working Group found an
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of 200 chemicals in the blood of 10 new-borns. "Our babies are being born pre-polluted," says Sharyle Patton of Commonweal, which cosponsored "Is It in Us?" "This is going to be the next big environmental issue after climate change."
Section A
Directions: Translate the following paragraph(s) into English (with the given words or phrases).
中国的互联网社区是全世界发展最快的。2010年,中国约有4.2亿网民( netizen ),且人数还在迅速增长。互联网的日渐流行带来了重大的社会变化。中国网民往往不同于美国网民。美国网民更多的是受实际需要的驱使,用互联网为工具发电子邮件、买卖商品、规划旅程或付款。中国网民更多是出于社交原因使用互联网,因而更广泛地使用论坛、博客、聊天室等。
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