2014年12月英语四级

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,.youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacampus

uldwriteatleast120wordsbutNomorethan180

words.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

achquestion

thepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,

C．andD．,rkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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．Thenamingmadehimshortofbreath.

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．Hewantedtodeliverthepackagehimlf.

D．Hefailedtodowhathepromidtodo.

6.A．Thespeakersdonotagreewitheachother.

B．Thewomandoesnotlikehorrorfilms.

C．Themanpaysfortheticketsasarule.

D．Thespeakershappened"tomeetinthecinema.

7.A．Thewomanisjustasunluckyastheman.

B．Thewomanismorensitivethantheman.

C．Thespeakersshareacommonviewonlove.

D．Thespeakersareunhappywiththeirmarriage.

8.A．Preparationsforaforum.

B．Participantsintheforum.

C．Organizersofaforum.

D．Expectationsoftheforum.

Questions9to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A．Inarestaurant.

B．Inahotellobby.

C．Attheman'soffice.

D．Atthewoman'splace.

13.A．Heisthechiefdesignerofthelatestbikemodel.

B．Hehascompletedanoverasmarketsurvey.

C．HeistheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors.

D．HehasjustcomebackfromatriptoAfrica.

14.A．Tolecttherightmodel.

B．Togetagoodimportagent.

C．Toconvincetheboardmembers.

D．Tocutdownproductioncosts.

15.A．Hisflexibility.

B．Hisvision.

C．Hisintelligence.

D．Hisdetermination.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwill

youhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA．,

B．,C．andD．.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A．Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesone'sidentity.

B．Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiescret.

C．Whysomeidenticaltwinswereparatedfrombirth.

D．Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raidandeducated.

17.A．TheircondwiveswerenamedLinda.

B．Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.

C．Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.

D．Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.

18.A．Theywanttofreedouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.

B．Theywanttoewhatcharacteristicsdistinguishonefromtheother.

C．Theywanttounderstandhowtwinscommunicatewhenfarapart.

D．Theywanttoknowwhethertwinscanfeeleachother'spain.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A．Itispeciallyattractivetochildrenandtheyoung.

B．ItisthefirstchoiceofvacationersontheContinent.

C．Itisascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthou.

D．dingaholiday.

20.A．Ithasasolidplasticframe.

B．Itconsistsofaninnerandanoutertent.

C．Itisveryconvenienttotup.

D．ItissoldtomanyContinentalcountries.

21.A．Agroundsheet.

B．Agasstove.

C．Akitchenextension.

D．Asparetent.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A．Itcovers179square"miles.

B．ItisasbigasNewYorkCity.

C．Itcovers97squarekilometers.

D．ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.

23.A．Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.

B．Itscitizennjoyedapeaceful,comfortablelife.

C．Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.

D．Itwascutofffromtherestoftheworld.

24.A．Thefastdevelopmentofitsneighboringcountries.

B．Theincreasinginvestmentbydevelopedcountries.

C．Thebuildingofroadsconnectingitwithneighboringcountries.

D．TheestablishingofdiplomaticrelationswithFranceandSpain.

25.A．Theyworkontheirfarms.

B．Theyworkinthetouristindustry.

C．Theyraidomesticanimals.

D．Theymaketraditionalhandicrafts.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,epassageisreadforthe

firsttime,epassageisreadfor

thecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejust

y,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou

havewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

"Don'ttakemanyEnglishcours;theywon'thelpyougetadecentjob.""Signupfor

managementclass,soyou'llbereadytojointhefamilybusinesswhenyougraduate."Sound

(26)__________?Manyofushaveheardsuggestionslikethe(27)__________byparentsor

mmentsoftenemquitereasonable.

Why,then,shouldsuggestionslikethebetakenwith(28)__________?Thereasonisthey

theonewhomust(29)__________their

conquences.

Oneoftheworstreasonstofollowaparticularpathinlifeisthatotherpeoplewantyouto.

Decisionsthataffectyourlifeshouldbeyourdecisions--decisionsyoumakeafteryou've

consideredvarious(30)__________andchonthepaththatsuitsyoubest.

Makingyourowndecisionsdoesnotmeanthatyoushould(31)__________thesuggestions

tance,yourparentsdohavetheirownuniqueexperiencesthatmaymaketheir

advicehelpful,andhaving(32)__________inagreatdealofyourpersonalhistory,theymayhave

,theirviewsarenotnecessarilyaccurate.

Theymaystilleyouasachild,(33)__________mayeonlyyour

,insomeunfortunatecas,theymay(34)__________yourflawsandshortcomings.

tely,though,youhavetomakeyourown

(35)__________

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectoneword

foe

oiceinthebankis

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

Questions36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Fordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheUnitedStates'leadershippositioninthe

ovations(创新)thatresultedfromrearchand

developmentduringWorldWarⅡandafterwardswere36totheprosperityofthenationinthe

nnovations,uponwhichvirtuallyallaspectsof37society

nowdepend,werepossiblebecautheUnitedStatesthen38theworldinmathematicsand

scienceeducation.

Today,however,despiteincreasingdemandforworkerswithstrongskillsinmathematicsand

science,the39ofdegreesawardedinscience,math,andengineeringaredecreasing.

ThedeclineindegreeproductioninwhatarecalledtheSTEMdisciplines(science,

technology,engineering,andmath)emstobe40relatedtothecomparativelyweakperformance

udentntering

ingtothe2005reportoftheBusiness-Higher

EducationForum,22percentofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremedial(补习的)math41,andless

thanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajorinscienceorengineering42completeamajorintho

fields.

TheresulthasbeenadecreainthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavethe

skills,43inmathematics,topoweraworkforcethatcankeepthecountryattheforefront(前沿)of

e44performanceofAmericanstudentsin

mathandsciencehascomeincreadcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountriesthathave

restudentarn45intheSTEMdisciplines

indevelopingcountriesthanintheUnitedStates.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A．accelerating

B．actually

C．cloly

D．contemporary

E．cours

F．critical

G．declining

H．degrees

I．especially

J．future

K．led

L．met

M．procedures

N．proportions

O．spheres

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

fythe

chooaparagraphmore

thequestionsbymarkingthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Bansugarydrinks--thatwilladdfueltotheobesitywar

[A]OnatrainlastThursday,

waspaleanddisfiguredandlookedsicktodeath,whichheprobablywas:obesity(肥胖症)leads

garoundthecarriage,Isawquiteafewpeoplelikehim,

includingeople

arepartofwhatiswithoutexaggerationanepidemic(流行病)ofobesity.

[B]Butitisquiteunnecessary:thereisasimpleidea--farfromnew--thatcouldsparemillionsof

suchpeoplealifetimeofchronic(长期病)illhealth,andatthesametimesavetheNational

HealthService(NHS)atleast￡ould,youmight

think,mpleideaisthatsugarisasgood--orasbad--as

re,whiteanddeadly,asProfessorJohnYudkindescribedit

titlewasHowSugarIsKillingUs.

[C]Initscountlesshiddenforms,inreadymeals,junkfoodandsweetdrinks,sugarleadsto

addiction(瘾),tohormonaluptstotheappetite,tometabolic(新陈代谢的)malfunctionsand

obesityandfromtheretotype2diabetes(糖尿病)anditsmanyhorriblecomplications,ffpeople

reallygraspedthat,theywouldtrytokickthehabit,particularlyasBritainisthe"fatmanof

Europe".Theymightevenfeeldriventosupportgovernmentmeasurestopreventpeoplefrom

arthisideahasmetlittlebutresistance.

[D]Itisnotdifficulttoimaginethevestedinterests(既得利益集团)linedupagainstanysugar

control--allthefoodanddrinkmanufacturers,processors,promotersandretailerswhomakesuch

erearetheliberals,withwhomIwould

normallyside,whoprotestthatgovernmentregulationwouldbeyetanotherinstanceof

interferenceinourlives.

[E]Thatistrue,butpeopleshouldrealithatyoucannothaveawelfarestatewithoutananny

state(保姆国家),ealltoberesponsibleforoneanother'shealthinsurance,

throughsocialidmedicine,then'weareallclolyinvolvedinoneanother'shealth,including

everyone'salreadybeenadmitted,finally,as

yettobeadmittedwithovereating,eventhoughoneinfouradultsinthiscountryisobeandthat

partfromanythingel,obesitywill

crippletheNHS.

[F]Recently,though,therehavebeensignsthatthemedicalestablishmentistryingtosoundthe

nththeAcademyofMedicalRoyalColleges(AMRC)publishedareportsaying

thatobesityisthegreatestpublichealthissueaffectingtheUKandurginggovernmenttodo

something.

[G]Thereportoffers10recommendations,ofwhichthefirstisimposingataxof20percenton

sugarydrinksforatleastayear,least

untsofsugarinsoftdrinksarehorrifying,andturnstraightto

essorTerenceStephenson,headoftheAMRC,hassaid,sugarysoftdrinksare"the

dydidn'tevolvetohandlethiskind

ofthing."

[H]ksofeatingtoomuchfatorsalt(whichareverydifferent)paleinto

verywhere.

[I]Itisdifficulttobuyanythinginasupermarket,otherthanplain,unpreparedmeat,fishor

vegetables,thatdoesn'scomeaboutbecauthe

prevailingscientificviewsofthe1960sand1970signoredtheevidenceaboutsugar,andinstead

sawfatasthereallyriousrisk,bothtotheheartandotherorgans,aswellasthecauofobesity.

[J]dingthatfoodwithmuchofitsfatremovedisnotvery

appetising,foodproducersturnedtosugarasamagicalternativeflavourenhancer,ofteninthe

formsofsyrups(糖浆)thathadrecentlybeendevelopedfromcorn,andputitgenerouslyinto

mostpreparedfoodsandsoftdrinks.

[K]rfereswiththebody'smetabolism,

'splentyofevidenceforthis,for

thowhowillacceptthetroth.

[L]Theoretically,peopleoughttomakehealthychoices"ar

nacking,over-drinkingand

over-eatingthatmakespeoplefatisnotreallytheirownfault:obesityisinlargepartsomething

ldbestopped,orratherthegovernmentshouldstopit.

[M]Goingroundmylocalsupermarket,Iamconstantlyastonishedthatitisstilllegaltollall

e

ing

smallchildrensweetdrinksorbottlesoffakejuicealldaylongisnothinglessthanchildabu.

[N]Clearly,othinkofyetmoregovernment

regulation,Butabitoftaxonsweetsodaandalittlemorehealtheducation,abitofcookingin

schoolsandbanningvendingmachines(自动售货机)hereandthere--assuggestedbytheAMRC

neededis

legislationbanninghighlevelsofsugarysyrupsudinfoodsanddrinks.

[O]InJune2012,thethenministerforpublichealthsaidthegovernmentwasnotscaredofthe

foodindustryandhadnotruledoutlegislation,becauofthecostsofobesitytotheNHS.

However,haveanotherJammieDodgerbiscuitandforget

aboutit.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

ngover-consumptionofsugarcanimprovepeople'shealthaswellassavemedical

expens.

ouldbepasdtomakeitillegaltoproduceoverlysweetfoodsordrinks.

smallchildrensweetjuicestodrinkallthetimeiqualtochildabu.

garound,theauthorfoundobesityquitewidespread.

berofobepeopleixpectedtoincreaquicklyinthenextfewdecades.

lereallyunderstoodthehorribleconquencesofsugaryfoodsanddrinks,theywould

supportgovernmentmeasuresagainstsugarconsumption.

dbeaverygoodbeginningtoimpoanadditionaltaxonsugarydrinks.

ernmenthasnotyettakenanyactiontoregulatesugarconsumptionalthoughit

indicateditsintentiontodososometimeago.

sfarmoreharmfultohealththanfatandsalt.

ersofsweetfoodsarenotreallytoblamebecautheycannottellwhatfoodissugary.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．and

D．.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

TherioftheInternethasbeenoneofthemosttransformativedevelopmentsinhuman

history,coo

billionpeopleworldwidenowhaveaccesstovastlymoreinformationthaneverbefore,andcan

communicatewitheachotherinstantly,oftenusingWeb-connectedmobiledevicestheycarry

Internet'stremendousimpacthasonlyjustbegun.

"MassadoptionoftheInternetisdrivingoneofthemostexcitingsocial,cultural,and

politicaltransformationsinhistory,andunlikeearlierperiodsofchange,thistimetheeffectsare

fullyglobal,"

SchmidtandCohenwriteintheirnewbook,sthemost

profoundchangeswillcomewhenthefivebillionpeopleworldwidewhocurrentlylackInternet

horsdoanexcellentjobofexaminingtheimplicationsoftheInternet

revolutionforindividuals,governments,hebookhas

onemajorshortcoming;it'sthattheauthorsdon'tspendenoughtimeapplyingacriticaleyetothe

roleofInternetbusinessinthesweepingchanges.

Intheirbook,theauthorsprovidethemostauthoritativevolumetodatethatdescribes--and

moreimporta

paintapictureofaworldinwhichindividuals,companies,institutions,andgovernmentsmust

dealwithtworealities,onephysical,andonevirtual.

Atthecoreofthebookistheideathat“technologyisneutral,butpeoplearen't."Byusing

thisconceptasastartingpoint,theauthorsaimtomovebeyondthenowfamiliaroptimistvs.

pessimistdichotomy(对立观点)thathascharacterizedmanyrecentdebatesaboutwhetherthe

terviewwithTIMEearlier

thisweek,Cohensaidalthoughheandhisco-authorareoptimisticaboutmanyaspectsofthe

Internet,they'realsorealisticabouttherisksanddangersthatlieaheadwhenthenextfivebillion

peoplecomeonline,particularlywithrespecttopersonalprivacyandstatesurveillance(监视).

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

wayistherioftheInternetsimilartotheinventionoftheprintingpressandthe

telegraph?

A．Ittransformshumanhistory.

B．Itfacilitatesdailycommunication.

C．Itisadoptedbyallhumanity.

D．Itrevolutionizespeople'sthinking.

chmidtandCohendescribetheeffectsoftheInternet?

A．Theyareimmeasurable.

B．Theyareworldwide.

C．Theyareunpredictable.

D．Theyarecontaminating.

respectisthebookTheNewDigitalAgeconsideredinadequate?

A．ItfailstorecognizetheimpactoftheInternettechnology.

B．ItfailstolookintothesocialimplicationsoftheInternet.

C．ItlacksanobjectiveevaluationoftheroleofInternetbusiness.

D．ItdoesnotaddressthetechnicalaspectsofInternetcommunication.

llthefuturebelikewheneverybodygetsonline?

A．Peoplewillbelivingintwodifferentrealities.

B．Peoplewillhaveequalaccesstoinformation.

C．Peopledon'thavetotraveltoetheworld.

D．Peopledon'thavetocommunicatefacetoface.

esthepassagesayabouttheauthorsofTheNewDigitalAge?

A．TheyleavemanyquestionsunansweredconcerningtheInternet.

B．TheyareoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheInternetrevolution.

C．Theyhaveexploredtheunknownterritoriesofthevirtualworld.

D．Theydon'ttakesidesinanalyzingtheeffectsoftheInternet.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

In1950,ayoungmanwouldhavefounditmucheasierthanitistodaytogetandkeepajob

hatyeartheaverageautoworkercouldmeetmonthlymortgage(抵押

贷款)similar

mortgagewouldclaimmorethantwicethatshareofhismonthlyearnings.

Othermembersoftheautoworker'sfamily,however,mightbelessinclinedtotradethe

iredparentswouldcertainlyhavehadlesconomiccuritybackthen.

Throughoutmuchofthe1960s,morethanaquarterofmenandwomenage65andolderlived

belowthepovertylevel,comparedtolessthan10percentin2010.

Inmoststates,

42states,heredida

wifehavelegalprotectionagainstfamilyviolence.

Mostblackworkerswouldnotwanttoreturntoatimewhen,onaverage,theyearned40

percentlessthantheirwhitecounterparts(职位相对的人),whileraciallyrestrictiveagreements

largelypreventedthemfrombuyingintothesuburbanneighborhoodsbeingbuiltforwhite

working-classfamilies.

Today,newproblemshaveemergedintheprocessofresolvingoldones,butthesolutionis

oplemaylongforanerawhendivorcewasstillhardtocome

eadofno-faultdivorcehasreducedthebargainingpowerofwhicheverspouismore

breakupofsuchmarriageshascaudpainfor

manyfamilies.

Thegrowingdiversityoffamilylifecomeswithnewpossibilitiesaswellasnewchallenges.

Accordingtoarecentpoll,morethan80percentofAmericansbelievethattheircurrentfamilyis

ascloastheoneinwhichtheygrewup,gwaystoimprovethelivesofthe

remaining20percentemsmorerealisticthantryingtorestoreanimaginarygoldenage.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

welearnaboutAmericanautoworkersin1950?

A．Theyhadlessjobcuritythantheydotoday.

B．Itwasnottoodifficultforthemtobuyahou.

C．Theirearningswereworthtwiceasmuchastoday.

D．Theywerebetteroffthanworkersinotherindustries.

estheauthorsayaboutretiredpeopletoday?

A．Theyinvariablylongtoreturntothegoldenpast.

B．Theydonotdependsomuchonsocialwelfare.

C．Theyfeelmorecureeconomicallythaninthepast.

D．Theyareusuallyunwillingtolivewiththeirchildren.

ldn'tblackworkersbuyahouinawhitesuburbanneighborhood?

A．Theylackedthemeansoftransportation.

B．Theyweresubjectedtoracialinequality.

C．Theywereafraidtobreakthelaw.

D．Theyweretoopoortoaffordit.

theresultofno-faultdivorce?

A．Divorceiasiertoobtain.

B．Domesticviolenceislesned.

C．Itcauslittlepaintoeitherside.

D．Itcontributestosocialunrest.

estheauthorsuggestsocietydo?

A．Getpreparedtofaceanynewchallenges.

B．Trytobetterthecurrentsocialcuritynet.

C．Narrowthegapbetweenblacksandwhites.

D．Improvethelivesoffamilieswithproblems.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineinto

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

大熊猫(giantpanda)．是一种温顺的动物，长着独特的黑白皮毛。因其数量极少，大熊

猫已被列为濒危物种。大熊猫对于世界自然基金会(WWF)有着特殊意义。自1961年该基金

会成立以来，大熊猫就一直是它的徽标。大熊猫是熊科中最稀有的成员，主要生活在中国西

南部的森林里。目前。世界上大约有1000只大熊猫。这些以竹为食的动物正面临许多威胁。

因此，确保大熊猫的生存比以往更重要。

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

参考答案

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