2014年6月四级

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案完整版

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

Suppoaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinteresting

placeyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoeandwhy?

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,nd

ofeachconversation,econversation

thepau,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A)Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulder.

B)Ualaddertohelpherreachthetea.

C)Replacethecupboardwithanewone.

D)Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.

2.A)AtMaryJohnson’s.C)Inanexhibitionhall.

B)Atapainter’sstudio.D)Outsideanartgallery.

3.A)Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.

B)Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.

C)Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimlf.

D)Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.

4.A)HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.

B)Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.

C)Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.

D)Hewasgoodatasmblingbookshelves.

5.A)Hedoesn’tgetonwiththeothers.C)Hehasbeentakenforafool.

B)Hedoesn’tfeelateainthefirm.D)Hehasfoundabetterposition.

6.A)Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.

B)Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimlf.

C)Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.

D)Theycanhireagardenertodothework.

7.A)Themanhastogetridoftheudfurniture.

B)Theman’sapartmentisreadyforrent.

C)Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.

D)Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.

8.A)Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.

B)Thewomaniswaitingforacall.

C)Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.

D)Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.

Questions9to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.

B)Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.

C)Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.

D)Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.

10.A)Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.

B)Handinherroommate’sapplicationform.

C)Submitherroommate’sassignment.

D)Helpherroommatewithherreport.

11.A)’sofficeislocated.C)Directionstotheclassroombuilding.

B)eaveshisoffice.D)’sschedulefortheafternoon.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Hefindsitratherstressful.C)Hecanhandleitquitewell.

B)Heisthinkingofquittingit.D)Hehastoworkextrahours.

13.A)The6:00one.C)The7:00one.

B)The6:30one.D)The7:30one.

14.A)Itisanawfulwasteoftime.

B)Hefindsitratherunbearable.

C)Thetimeonthetraininjoyable.

D)Itissomethingdifficulttogetudto.

15.A)Readingnewspapers.C)Listeningtothedailynews.

B)Chattingwithfriends.D)Planningtheday’swork.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwillhear

ouhearaquestion,

youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.

B)Readatleastveralchaptersatonesitting.

C)Developahabitofreadingcritically.

D)Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.

17.A)Chooone’sownsystemofmarking.

B)Underlinethekeywordsandphras.

C)Makeasfewmarksaspossible.

D)Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.

18.A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.

B)Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.

C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.

D)Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.

B)Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.

C)Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.

D)Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.

20.A)Itisamade-upstory.C)Itisarareexception.

B)Itisbeyondcure.D)Itisduetoanaccident.

21.A)Hixtraordinaryphysicalcondition.

B)Hismother’sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.

C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.

D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.

B)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.

C)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.

D)Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.

23.A)Shemadeawiinvestmentinrealestate.

B)Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.

C)Shegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.

D)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

24.A)Shewaxtremelymeanwithhermoney.

B)Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.

C)Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.

D)Sheabudanimalsincludingherpetdog.

25.A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiinvestment.

B)Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother’smoney.

C)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.

D)Shecarriedonherfamily’stradition.

SectionC

Direction:Inthection,epassageisreadforthefirst

time,epassageisreadforthecondtime,you

y,whenthepassageis

readforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforcond-languageteachersarethowhich

are(26)______mple,aColombianwhowants

someoneto(27)______himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,

cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly(28)_______.SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesture

throughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmorelooly,butforthemthegesture

meansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe(29)______,inColombian,a

speakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe(30)________heighthemostchoobetween

differentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis(31)_______epsthe

palmofthehand(32)_________thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheight

ofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis

(33)_________rtodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthe

palmofhishand(34)_________tutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenot

onlyhumorousbutalso(35)________oftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwo

differentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectoneword

foepassage

oiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

Pleamarkthec

maynotuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

thewarmingis

natural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice

r,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein37withotherminimum-ice

periods,38toapredictedworldwideincrea

intemperatures39between1℃and6℃mingwillbemore40

insomeareas,lessinothers,,the41ofthiswarming

willbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare—coastalareasmustworryaboutrisinga

levels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and42for

humansthantheareasarenow.

Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on43,istsarein

generalagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinpartthe

ientists44thatthechangesweare

eingfallwithintherangeofrandom(无规律的)variation—someyearsarecold,otherswarm,

andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears45—butthatisbecomingan

increasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhich

ragraphis

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

TheEndoftheBook?

[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbookllerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowlling

more

remarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccount

for14percentofallbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.

E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincread6percentand

paperbacksdecread8percent.

[B]Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotat

doesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenext

decadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrom

moveabletypeinthe1450s.

[C]rketpaperbacks,

whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksfor

mysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,”oks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanent

collections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablea-bookswithinafewyears.

Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“rious”s

itwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.

[D]Asforchildren’sbooks,whoknows?Children’sbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchars

arenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.

[E]Forcluestothebook’sfuture,let’slookatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeande

whathappenedtotheoldtechnology.

[F]Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecauthenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.

Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.

Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabook

comparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.A

Bible—tobesure,alongbook—requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountless

printingarrived,

wereperhaps50,1500therewere10million.

[G]Butwhileprintingquicklycaudthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon

(继续存在)ecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedon

vellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.

[H]Sometimesanewtechnologydoesn’tdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcing

ieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,

buttheydidn’t,y,

TVwassuppodtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.

[I]Moviesdid,however,leTVdidn’tkillmovies,

itdidkillcond-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.

[J]anddramashows(“JackBenny,”“AmosandAndy,”“The

Shadow”)auyoucan’tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthe

sametime,rushhourbecameradio’sprime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlarged

stodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlarger

one.

[K]Somd

cavalry(骑兵)replacedthechariot(二轮战车)riots

maintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500

rdhasn’thadamilitaryfunctionforahundredyears,butisstillpartofan

officer’sfull-dressuniform,precilybecauaswordalwayssymbolized“anofficeranda

gentleman.”

[L]Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不稳定的)sionrepairmanwasa

commonoccupationinthe1950s,heoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.

SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpasngerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauofits

amshipsdidn’tlotheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauearlymarine

hipsbecamelargeenough(andenginessmall

enough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamand

thelesrneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworld’soceanfreightmovingbysailuntilthe

earlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)

[M]lheatingwasprentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhome

ctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerful

wasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,

andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfar

enough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfireas

acentralaspectofhumanlife.

[N]Books—especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford—haven’tbeenaroundlongenough

yhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeople

nonetheless,rbest,theyareworksofart

andthereisatactile（触觉的）lityto

omwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,a

feelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwinter’snight.

[O]ForthereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproduct

ords,replaces,they

,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeaufulback-up

forwhenthelightsgoout.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

sstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.

oplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauofthenoftouchtheycanprovide.

iobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.

rytomanypeople’spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.

ablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.

hnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauofitsreliability.

reaofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotenfor

centuries.

chnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.

acksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.

withafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalarts

inhighereducationisn’taneither/orproposition(命题)，althoughthecurrentemphasison

preparingyoungAmericansforSTEM（science,technology,engineering,maths）-relatedfieldscan

makeitemthatway.

Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalso

asrtsthatthestudyofthehumanities(人文学科)andsocialsciencesmustremaincentral

componentsofAmerica’ecriticaltoproducingcitizens

whocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative（创新的)leaders,and

benefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertime

provides.

Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’job

prospectsastechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransform

hecircumstances,it’snaturaltolook

forwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”wayoutoftheproblem“Majorinasubject

designedtogetyouajob”emstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthat

manydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentand

,accordingtosurveys,employershaveexpresdapreferencefor

studentswhohavereceivedabroadly-badeducationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,think

critically,rearchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.

Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,as

there’slittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplay

swhowilldothebestinthisnew

enlitytodraw

uponeveryavailabletoolandinsight—pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology—tosolvethe

problemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatprentthemlves,willbe

helpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

esthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?

A)STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.

B)ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.

C)Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’spirituallife.

D)Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.

themainconcernofstudentswhentheychooamajor?

A)Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.

B)Theacademicvalueofthecours.

C)Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.

D)Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.

estheauthorsayaboutthesocalledsoftsubjects?

A)Thebenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.

B)Theybroadenstudents’rangeofinterests.

C)Theyimprovestudents’communicationskills.

D)Theyareesntialtostudents’healthygrowth.

ndofjobapplicantsdoemployerslookfor?

A)Thowhohaveastrongnofresponsibility.

B)Thowhoaregoodatsolvingpracticalproblems.

C)Thowhoarelikelytobecomeinnovativeleaders.

D)Thowhohavereceivedawell-roundededucation.

vicedoestheauthorgivetocollegestudents?

A)Seizeopportunitiestotaptheirpotential.

B)Trytotakeavarietyofpracticalcours.

C)Preparethemlvesfordifferentjoboptions.

D)Adoptaflexibleapproachtosolvingproblems.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

’tit?Ifyouthinkso,you’renotalone,becau

energyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoreso

thaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsiblefor

kickingoffthegreatrecession.

“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energycurity”are,however,

itwewantindependencefrom,exactly?

Mostpreare

reasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfromelwhere.

,thereisatrickle（涓涓细流）

ofbiofuel（生物燃料）available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscau

economicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.

Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.

Theyvalueteas

oftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmental

extentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsof

domesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?

Third,wsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfrom

placesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,houghyoudon’treadabout

thismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,llingabout2millionbarrels

ofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.

ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthat

atflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshort

suppliesandhigherprices,Atthesametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuy

themostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundthe

world.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

estheauthorsayaboutenergyindependenceforAmerica?

A)Itsoundsveryattractive.C)Itwillbringoilpricesdown.

B)Itensuresnationalcurity.D)Ithaslongbeeneveryone’sdream.

estheauthorthinkofbiofuels?

A)TheykeepAmerica’conomyrunninghealthily.

B)Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.

C)Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.

D)Theycauriousdamagetotheenvironment.

sAmericarelyheavilyonoilimports?

A)Itwantstoexpanditsstorageofcrudeoil.

B)Itsownoilrervesarequicklyrunningout.

C)Itwantstokeepitsownenvironmentintact.

D)Itsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemand.

estheauthorsayaboutoiltrade?

A)Itprovesprofitabletobothsides.C)Itmakesforeconomicprosperity.

B)Itimproveconomicefficiency.D)Itsavesthecostofoilexploration.

theauthor’spurpoinwritingthepassage?

A)TojustifyAmerica’sdependenceonoilimports.

B)ToarouAmericans’awarenessoftheenergycrisis.

C)Tostresstheimportanceofenergyconrvation.

D)Toexplaintheincreaofinternationaloiltrade.

PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineinto

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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童一样上音乐和绘画课。一些为接受更好教育而转往城市上学的学生如今又回到了本地农村

学校就读。

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2014年6月四级部分真题参考答案(完整版)

PartⅠWriting

TheFirstPlaceIWillShowinMyHometown—theCentralAvenue

tinterestingplacewhichIwouldliketotakemyforeignfriends

toistheCentralAvenue,sonsforthiscanbeillustratedas

below.

Tobeginwith,asthesymbolofHarbin,theCentralAvenuenotonlyhasalonghistory,butalsoa

kethe

touriststotheCentralAvenuesingtheir

tion,thebrillianthistoriccultureoftheCentral

Avenuecanwidenpeople’svisionandenhancetheirknowledge,whichlaysasolidfoundationfor

theunderstandingofthisfabulouscity—Harbin.

ycanthey

appreciateer

placecanbechonthantheCentralAvenue!

PartⅡListeningComprehension

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6-10:ADBAC

11-15:ACBCA

16-20:DABDC

20-25:BCDAB

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dTVkillradio…

imesanewtechnologydoesn’t…

n,byfarthelargest…

imesoldtechnologylingersfor…

hisspellthedoomofthe….

chnologyreplacesanotheronly…

calbookswillsurelybecomemuchrather…

hereisthefireplace…

SectionC

manitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.

chancesofgettingagoodjob.

enefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.

whohavereceivedawell-roundededucation.

rethemlvesfordifferentjoboptions.

ndsveryattractive.

auriousdamagetotheenvironment.

tstokeepitsownenvironmentintact.

roveconomicefficiency.

tifyAmerica'sdependenceonoilimports.

PartIVTranslation

Inordertopromoteequalityineducation,Chinahasinvested36billionYuantoimprove

educationalfacilitiesinruralareasandstrengthenruralcompulsoryeducationinMidwestareas.

Thefundsareudtoimproveteachingfacilities,andpurchabooks,benefitingmorethan

160,reudtopurchamusicalinstrumentand

ldreninruralandmountainousareascanhavemusicandpainting

udentswhohastransferredtocityschoolsto

receiveabettereducationarenowmovingbacktotheirlocalruralschools.