2014年12月英语四级考试真题试卷(第三套)x

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2014年12月英语(yīnɡyǔ)四级考试真题试卷〔第三套〕
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacampusactivitythathasbenefitedyoumost.Youshouldstatethereasonsandwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
注意:此局部试题在答题卡1上
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1.A)Shewillgopurchathegiftherlf. B)Thegiftshouldnotbetooexpensive.
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C)Themanisnotgoodatbalancinghisbudget.
D)TheyaregoingtoJane'shou-warmingparty.
2.A)Ittakespatiencetogothroughthestatistics.
B)Hehaspreparedthestatisticsforthewoman.
C)Thewomanshouldtakeacourinstatistics.
D)Heisquitewillingtogivethewomanahand.
3.A)Themanwantstomakesomechangeinthescripts.
B)Thewomandoesnottaketherecordingriously.
C)Theycannotbegintheirrecordingrightaway.
D)Page55ismissingfromthewoman'sscripts.
4.A)AsignificanteventinJuly. B)Preparationsforawedding.
C)ThedateofCarl'swedding. D)ThebirthdayofCarl'sbride.
5.A)Themanwasinchargeofschedulingmeetings.
B)Themanwasabntfromtheweeklymeeting.
C)Theywomanwasannoyedattheman'xcu.
D)Thewomanforgottotellthemaninadvance.
6.A)Thewomanisamarvelouscook. B)Themancannotwaitforhismeal.
C)Thewomanhasjustboughtanoven. D)Themanhastoleaveinhalfanhour.
7.A)Whetherthemancankeephisjob. B)Wherethemangotthebadnews.
C)Whatitemsllwellinthestore. D)Howshecanbesthelptheman.
8.A)Thewomancansignupforaswimmingclass.
B)Heworksinthephysicaleducationdepartment.
C)Thewomanhasthepotentialtoswimlikeafish.
D)Hewouldliketoteachthewomanhowtoswim.
Questions9to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Heteachesinalawschool. B)Helovesclassicalmusic.
C)Heisadiplomat. D)Heisawonderfullecturer.
10.A)Wenttoeaplay. B)Watchedasoccergame.
C)Tooksomephotos. D)Attendedadance.
11.A)Shedecidedtogetmarriedinthreeyears. B)HermotherobjectedtoEric'sflyinglessons.
C)SheinsistedthatEricpursuegraduatestudies.
D)HerfathersaidshecouldmarryEricrightaway.
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Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Editor. B)Teacher. C)Journalist. D)Typist.
13.A)ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests. B)Anewrailwayunderconstruction.
C)BigchangesintheAmazonvalley. D)Somenewlydiscoveredscenicspot.
14.A)Innewsweeklies. B)Innewspapers'Sundayeditions.
C)Inalocaleveningpaper. D)InoveraditionsofU.S.magazines.
15.A)Tobeemployedbyanewspaper. B)Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.
C)Tollherarticlestonewsrvice. D)Togetherlifestorypublishedsoon.
PassageOne Questions16to18arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Noddingone'shead. B)Wavingone'shand.
C)Holdinguptheforefinger. D)Turningtherightthumbdown.
17.A)Lookingawayfromthem. B)Formingacirclewithfingers.
C)Bowingone'sheadtothem. D)Wavingorpointingtothem.
18.A)Lookingone'ssuperiorintheeye. B)Keepingone'sarmsfoldedwhiletalking.
C)Showingthesoleofone'sfoottoaguest. D)Usingalotofgesturesduringaconversation.
PassageTwo Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Theyhadtobegforfoodaftertheharvest. B)Theygrewwheatandcornonasmallfarm.
C)Theysharedasmallflatwiththeirrelatives. D)Thechildrenwalkedtoschoolondirtroads.
20.A)TourEcuador'sAndesMountains. B)Earnananimalincomeof$2,800.
C)Purchaaplottobuildahomeon. D)Sendtheirchildrentoschool.
21.A)TheachievementsoftheTrickleUpProgram. B)Anewworldwideeconomicrevolution.
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C)Differentformsofassistancetotheneedy. D)Thelifeofpoorpeopleindevelopingcountries.
PassageThree Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Theyarehighlynsitivetocold. B)Theyarevitallyimportanttoourlife.
C)Theyarealivingpartofourbody. D)Theyareachiefsourceofourpain.
23.A)Ithastoberemovedintimebyadentist. B)Itisarareoraldiaamongoldpeople.
C)Itcontainsmanynervesandbloodvesls. D)Itisastickyandcolorlessfilmontheteeth.
24.A)Itcanchangeintoacidscausingdamagetotheiroutercovering.
B)Itgreatlyreducestheirresistancetotheattacksofbacteria.
C)Itmakestheirnervesandbloodveslsmorensitivetoacidfood.
D)Itcombineswithfoodparticlestoformafilmontheirsurface.
25.A)Foodparticles.B)Gumdia.C)Unhealthylivinghabits.D)Chemicalerosion.
Stuntpeople(替身演员(tìshēnyǎnyuán))arenotmoviestars,buttheyarethehiddenheroesofmanymovies.
Theywerearoundlongbeforefilms.EvenShakespearemayhaveudtheminfightscenes.Tobegood,afightscenehastolookreal.Punchesmust__26__enemies'jaws.Swordfightsmustbefoughtwith__27__swords.Severalactorsarcusuallyinafightscene.Theirmovesmustbetupsothatnoonegetshurt.Itisalmostlikeplanningadanceperformance.
Ifamoviesceneisdangerous,stuntpeopleusually__28__thestars.YoumaythinkyoueTomCruirunningalongthetopofatrain.Butitis__29__hisstuntdouble.Stuntpeoplemust__30__thestarstheystandinfor.Theirheightandbuildshouldbeaboutthesame.Butwhenclo-upsareneeded,thefilm__31__thestar.Somestuntpeople__32__incertainkindsofscenes.Forinstance,astuntwomannamedJanDavisdoesallkindsofjumps.Shehasleaptfromplanesandevenoffthetopofawaterfall.Eachjumprequiredcarefulplanningandexpert__33__.
YakimaCanuttwasafamouscowboystuntman.Amongotherstunts,hecouldjumpfromacondstorywindowontoahor'sback.He__34__thefamoustrickofslidingunderamovingstagecoach.Canuttalso__35__anewwaytomakeapunchlookreal.HewastheonlystuntmanevertogetanOscar.
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Questions36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.
Oneprincipleoftaxation,calledthebenefitprinciple,statesthatpeopleshouldpaytaxesbadonthebenefitstheyreceivefromgovernmentrvices.Thisprincipletriestomakepublicgoodssimilarto__36__goods.Itemsreasonablethatapersonwhooftengoestothemoviespaysmorein__37__formovieticketsthanapersonwhorarelygoes.And__38__apersonwhogetsgreatbenefitfromapublicgoodshouldpaymoreforitthanapersonwhogetslittlebenefit.
Thegasolinetax,forinstance,issometimes__39__usingthebenefitsprinciple.Insomestates,__40__fromthegasolinetaxareudtobuildandmaintainroads.Becauthowhobuygasolinearethesamepeoplewhoutheroads,thegasolinetaxmightbeviewedasa__41__waytopaythisgovernmentrvice.
Thebenefitsprinciplecanalsobeudtoarguethatwealthycitizensshouldpayhighertaxesthanpoorerones,__42__becauthewealthybenefitmorefrompublicrvices.Consider,forexample,thebenefitsofpoliceprotectionfrom__43__.Citizenswithmuchtoprotectgetgreaterbenefitfrompolicethanthowithlesstoprotect.Therefore,accordingtothebenefitsprinciple,thewealthyshould__44__morethanthepoortothecostof__45__thepoliceforce.Thesameargumentcanbeudformanyotherpublicrvices,suchasfireprotection,nationaldefen,andthecourtsystem.
A)adapt
B)contribute
C)exerting
D)expens
E)fair
F)justified
G)maintaining
H)private
I)provided
J)revenues
K)similarly
L)simply
M)theft
N)total
O)wealth
GrowingUpColored
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[A]Youwouldn'tknowPiedmontanymore—myPiedmont,Imean—thetowninWestVirginiawhereIlearnedtobeacoloredboy.
[B]The1950sinPiedmontwasatimetoremember,oratleasttome.PeoplewerealwaysproudtobefromPiedmont—lyingatthefootofamountain,onthebanksofthemightyPotomac.WeknewGodgaveAmericanomorebeautifullocation.Ineverknewcoloredpeopleanywherewhowerecrazieraboutmountainsandwater,flowersandtrees,fishingandhunting.Foraslongasanyonecouldremember,wecouldouthunt,outshoot,andoutswimthewhiteboysinthevalley.
[C]ThesocialstructureofPiedmontwassomethingweknewlikethebackofourhands.Itwasanimmigranttown;whitePiedmontwasItalianandIrish,withahandfulofwealthyWASPs(盎格鲁撒克逊裔的白人(báirén)新教徒)onEastHampshireStreet,and"ethnic"neighborhoodsofworking-classpeopleeverywhereel,coloredandwhite.
[D]Foraslongasanyonecanremember,Piedmont'scharacterhasbeencompletelyboundupwiththeWestvacopapermill:itsprosperouspastanddoubtfulfuture.Atfirstglance,thetownisatypicaldyingmillcenter.Manyoncebeautifulbuildingsstandempty,evidencingabygonetimeofspiritandpride.ThebighousonEastHampshireStreetarenolongerproud,astheywerewhenIcet4v
[E]LiketheItaliansandtheIrish,mostofthecoloredpeoplemigratedtoPiedmontattheturnofthe20thcenturytoworkatthepapermill,whichopenedin1888.Allthecoloredmenatthepapermillworkedon"theplatform"—loadingpaperintotrucksuntilthecraftunionswerefinallyintegratedin1968.LoadingiswhatDaddydideveryworkingdayofhislife.That'swhatalmosteverycoloredgrown-upIknewdid.
[F]Coloredpeoplelivedinthreeneighborhoodsthatwereclearlyparated.WelcometotheColoredZone,alargestretchedbannercouldhavesaid.Anditfeltgoodinthere,likewalkingaroundyourhouinbarefeetandunderwear,orsnoringrightoutloudonthecouchinfrontoftheTV—envelopedbythecomfortsofhome,thewarmthofthoyoulove.
[G]Ofcour,thecoloredworldwasnotsomuchaneighborhoodasaconditionofexistence.Andthoughourownworldwaseminglylf-contained,itimpactedonthewhiteworldofPiedmontinalmosteverydirection.Certainly,thebordersofourworldemedtobeimpactedonwhensomewhitemanorwomanshowedupwhereheorshedidnotbelong,suchasattheblackLegionHall.Ourspacewasviolatedwhenoneofthemshowedupatadanceoraparty.Therhythmswouldbeoff.Themusicwouldsoundnotquiteright:attemptstopatthebeatoffjustso.Everybodywouldleaveearly.
[H]Before1955,mostwhitepeoplewerejustshadowyprencesinourworld,vaguefiguresofpowerlikeremotebossatthemillortellersatthebank.Therewereexceptions,ofcour,thewhitepeoplewhowouldcomeintoourworldinritualized,everydaywaysweallunderstood.Mr.MailMan,Mr.InsuranceMan,Mr.White-and-ChocolateMilkMan,Mr.LandlordMan,Mr.PoliceMan:wecalledwhitepeoplebytheirtrade,likecharactersinamysteryplay.Mr.InsuranceManwouldcomebyeveryotherweektocollectpremiumsoncollegeordeathpolicies,sometimes50centsorless.
[I]"It'snodisgracetobecolored,"theblackentertainerBertWilliamsfamouslyobrvedearlyinthecentury,"butitisawfullyinconvenient."Formostofmychildhood,wecouldn'tcatinrestaurantsorsleepinhotels,wecouldn'tucertainbathroomsortryonclothesinstores.Mamainsistedthatwedressupwhenwewenttoshop.Shewascarefullydresdwhenshewenttoclothingstores,andworewhitepadscalledshieldsunderherarmssoherdressorblouwouldshownosweat."We'dliketotry
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thison,"she'dsaycarefully,utteringherwordsprecilyandproperly."Wedon'tbuyclotheswecan'ttryon,"she'dsaywhentheydeclined,andwe'dwalkoutinMama'sdignified(有尊严的)manner.Shepreferredtoshopwherewehadanaccountandwhereeveryoneknewwhoshewas.
[J]AttheCut-RateDrugStore,noonecoloredwasallowedtositdownatthecounterortables,withoneexception:myfather.Idon'tknowforcertainwhyCarlDadisman,theowner,wouldn'tstopDaddyfromsittingdown.ButIbelieveitwasinpartbecauDaddywassolight-colored,andinpartbecau,duringhisshiftatthephonecompany,hepickedupordersforfoodandcoffeefortheopera