2014英语四级

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2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowing

uldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

Suppoaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinteresting

placeyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoeandwhy?

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,

endofeachconversation,e

achquestiontherewillbeapau.

Duringthepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhich

rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

1.A）Theycameinfivedifferentcolors.C）Theywereaverygooddesign.

B）Theyweregoodvalueformoney.D）Theyweresoldoutveryquickly.

2.A）Askherroommatenottospeakloudlyonthephone.

B）Askherroommatetomakeherphonecallsoutside.

C）Goandfindaquieterplacetoreviewherlessons.

D）Reportherproblemtothedormmanagement.

3.A）Thewashingmachineistotallybeyondrepair.

B）HewillhelpWendyprepareherannualreport.

C）Wendyshouldgiveprioritytowritingherreport.

D）Thewashingmachineshouldbecheckedannually.

4.A）Themanfelldownwhenremovingthepainting.

B）Thewallwillbedecoratedwithanewpainting.

C）Thewomanlikesthepaintingonthewall.

D）Thepaintingisnowbeingreframed.

5.A）Itmustbemissing.C）Themantookittothemarket.

B）Itwasleftintheroom.D）Sheplaceditonthedressingtable.

6.A）Gotoaplay.C）Booksometickets.

B）MeetJanet.D）Haveaget-together.

7.A）Oneboxofbooksisfoundmissing.C）Replacementshavetobeordered.

B）Someoftheboxesarrivedtoolate.D）Someofthebooksaredamaged.

8.A）ThemanwillpickupProfessorJohnsonatheroffice.

B）Themandidnotexpecthispapertobegradedsosoon.

C）ProfessorJohnsonhasgiventhemanaveryhighgrade.

D）ProfessorJohnsonwilltalktoeachstudentinheroffice.

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Questions9to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Tobuyaprentforhisfriendwhoisgettingmarried.

B）Tofindoutthecostforacompletetofcookware.

C）Toewhathecouldaskhisfriendstobuyforhim.

D）Tomakeinquiriesaboutthepriceofanelectriccooker.

10.A）Toteachhimhowtouthekitchenware.

B）Todiscusscookingexperienceswithhim.

C）Totellhimhowtopreparedeliciousdishes.

D）Torecommendsuitablekitchenwaretohim.

11.A）Therearesomanydifferentsortsofknives.

B）Cookingdevicesaresuchpracticalprents.

C）Amixercansavesomuchtimeinmakingcakes.

D）Saucepansandfryingpansareamustinthekitchen.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Somenewproblemsinherwork.C）Herchanceforpromotioninthebank.

B）Cooperationwithaninternationalbank.D）Herintentiontoleaveherprentjob.

13.A）TheWorldBank.C）ecorporation.

B）BankofWashington.D）AninvestmentbankinNewYork.

14.A）Supervisingfinancialtransactions.

B）Takingchargeofpublicrelations.

C）Makingloanstoprivatecompaniesindevelopingcountries.

D）OfferingrvicetointernationalcompaniesintheUnitedStates.

15.A）Itisafirstmajorsteptorealizingthewoman’sdream.

B）Itisanhonorforthewomanandherprentemployer.

C）Itisalossforhercurrentcompany.

D）Itisreallybeyondhixpectation.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwill

ouhear

aquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Carryoutathoroughcheckup.C）Keepextragasinrerve.

B）Trytokeepthegastankfull.D）Fillupthewatertank.

17.A）Attemptingtoleaveyourcartoekhelp.

B）Openingawindowabittoletinfreshair.

C）Runningtheengineeverynowandthen.

D）Keepingtheheateronforalongtime.

18.A）Itexhaustsyouphysically.C）Itcausyoutolobodyheat.

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B）Itmakesyoufallasleepeasily.D）Itconsumestoomuchoxygen.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Theyareverygenerousingivinggifts.

B）Theyrefugiftswhendoingbusiness.

C）Theyregardgiftsasatokenoffriendship.

D）Theygivegiftsonlyonspecialoccasions.

20.A）Theyenjoygivinggiftstootherpeople.

B）Theyspendalotoftimechoosinggifts.

C）Theyhavetofollowmanyspecificrules.

D）Theypayattentiontothequalityofgifts.

21.A）Gift-givingplaysanimportantroleinhumanrelationships.

B）Wemustbeawareofculturaldifferencesingivinggifts.

C）Wemustlearnhowtogivegiftsbeforegoingabroad.

D）Readingextensivelymakesoneabettergift-giver.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）ItreflectsAmericanpeople’sviewofFrenchpolitics.

B）ItisfirstpublishedinWashingtonandtheninParis.

C）ItexplainsAmericanpoliticstotheFrenchpublic.

D）ItispopularamongFrenchgovernmentofficials.

23.A）Workonhercolumn.C）Entertainherguests.

B）Dohouworkathome.D）Goshoppingdowntown.

24.A）Toreporttohernewspaper.C）Tovisitherparents.

B）TorefreshherFrench.D）Tomeetherfriends.

25.A）ShemightberecalledtoFrance.C）ShemightcloherMondaycolumn.

B）Shemightchangeherprofession.D）Shemightbeassignedtoanewpost.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,epassageisreadforthe

firsttime,epassageisreadforthecond

time,yy,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

AccordingtoAmericanlaw,ifsomeoneisaccudofacrime,heisconsidered（26）

__________untilthecourtprovesthepersonisguilty.

Toarrestaperson,thepolicehavetobereasonablysurethatacrimehasbeen（27）

__________.Thepolicemustgivethesuspectthereasonswhytheyarearrestinghimandtellhim

epolicetakethesuspecttothepolicestation,wherethenameof

thepersonandthe（28）__________againsthimareformallylisted.

gedecideswhetherthesuspect

shouldbekeptinjailor（29）__________.Ifthesuspecthasnopreviouscriminalrecordandthe

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judgefeelsthathewillreturntocourt（30）__________runaway,i,the

suspectmustputupbail（保释金）.Atthistime,too,thejudgewill（31）__________acourt

lawyertodefendthesuspectifhecan’taffordone.

rfromthedistrictattorney’soffice

orneymayprent（32）__________aswellas

gethendecideswhetherthereinoughreasonto（33）__________.

r,

everystepis（34）__________ndividualrightsarethe

（35）__________oftheAmericangovernment.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectoneword

foepassage

oiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleamarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

thewarming

isnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice

___36___r,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein___37___withother

minimum-iceperiods,___38___toapredicted

worldwideincreaintemperatures___39___between1℃and6℃

warmingwillbemore___40___insomeareas,lessinothers,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.

Likewi,the___41___ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyou

are—coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingalevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamay

becomemorehabitable（宜居的）and___42___forhumansthantheareasarenow.

Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on___43___,everywhere.

Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareat

ientists___44___that

thechangesweareeingfallwithintherangeofrandom（无规律的）variation—someyears

arecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears___45___—but

thatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarm

conditions.

A）appealingI）melted

B）averageJ）persist

C）contributingK）ranging

D）dramaticL）recently

E）frequentlyM）resolved

F）impactN）nsible

G）lineO）shock

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H）maintain

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,

fytheparagraphfromwhich

ragraphis

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

TheEndoftheBook?

A）Amazon,byfarthelargestbookllerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowlling

more

remarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccount

for14percentofallbooksalesinthiscountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.

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”nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.

Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhard

copy.

D）Asforchildren’sbooks,whoknows?Children’sbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthe

purcharsarenottheconsumers,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,

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TVwassuppodtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.

I）Moviesdid,however,leTVdidn’tkill

movies,itdidkillcond-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.

J）anddramashows（”JackBenny,”“AmosandAndy,”“The

Shadow”）auyoucan’tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthe

sametime,rushhourbecameradio’sprimetime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatly

stodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate1940sanda

muchlargerone.

K）Somd

cavalry（骑兵）replacedthechariot（二轮战车）

chariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRoman

Empire1,rdhasn’thadamilitaryfunctionforahundredyears,butisstill

partofanofficer’sfull-dressuniform,precilybecauaswordalwayssymbolized“anofficer

andagentleman.”

L）Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky（不稳定的）sionrepairmanwas

acommonoccupationinthe1950s,heoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.

SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpasngerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauofits

amshipsdidn’tlotheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauearlymarine

hipsbecamelargeenough（andenginessmall

enough）tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.（Thehighcostofsteam

andthelesrneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworld’soceanfreightmovingbysailuntil

theearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.）

M）lheatingwasprentineveryupper-andmiddle-class

ctioningfireplacesremaintothisdaya

ctthereasonisadeep-rootedloveoffire.

Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,

protection,andcookedfood（whichismucheasiertoeatanddigest）.Humancontroloffiregoes

backfarenough（overamillionyears）thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaning

towardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.

N）Books—especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford—haven’tbeenaroundlongenough

yhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeople

nonetheless,rbest,theyareworksofart

andthereisatactile（触觉的）lity

omwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,

afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwinter’snight.

O）ForthereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproduct

ords,replaces,they

,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeaufulbackup

forwhenthelightsgoout.

sstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.

oplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauofthenoftouchtheycan

provide.

iobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.

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rytomanypeople’spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.

ablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.

hnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauofitsreliability.

reaofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotenfor

centuries.

chnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.

acksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.

withafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

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

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyorthe

liberalartsinhighereducationisn’taneither/orproposition（命题）,althoughthecurrentemphasis

onpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM（science,technology,engineering,maths）-related

fieldscanmakeitemthatway.

Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,but

alsoasrtsthatthestudyofthehumanities（人文学科）andsocialsciencesmustremaincentral

componentsofAmerica’easarecriticaltoproducing

citizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative（创新的）

leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankind

overtimeprovides.

Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’

jobprospectsastechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransform

hecircumstances,it’snaturaltolook

forwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”wayoutoftheproblem:“Majorinasubject

designedtogetyouajob”emstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthat

manydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentand

,accordingtosurveys,employershaveexpresdapreferencefor

studentswhohavereceivedabroadly-badeducationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,think

critically,rearchcreativelyandcommunicateeasily.

Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5th

jobs,asthere’slittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupon

swhowilldothebestinthis

newenlityto

drawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight—pickedupfromscience,artsandtechnology—to

solvetheproblemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatprentthemlves,

willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.

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esthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?

A）STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.

B）ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.

C）Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’spirituallife.

D）Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.

themainconcernofstudentswhentheychooamajor?

A）Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.C）Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.

B）Theacademicvalueofthecours.D）Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.

estheauthorsayabouttheso-calledsoftsubjects?

A）Theybenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.

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.

niceringtoit,doesn’tit?Ifyouthinkso,you’renotalone,

becauenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentsfordecades,andnever

moresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartly

responsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession.

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

however,itwewantindependencefrom,

exactly?

Mostp

therearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoilfromelwhere.

,thereisatrickle（涓涓

细流）ofbiofuel（生物燃料）available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscau

economicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.

Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheir

luetheenvironmentalqualitytheyprerveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.

VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameof

extentareAmericansreallywillingtoendurethe

environmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?

Third,wsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythings

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fromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,houghyoudon’tread

aboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,llingabout2million

barrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.

ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,relies

atflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepainin

ametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwe

buythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearound

theworld.

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.

B）Itimproveconomicefficiency.

C）Itmakesforeconomicprosperity.

D）Itsavesthecostofoilexploration.

theauthor’spurpoinwritingthepassage?

A）TojustifyAmerica’sdependenceonoilimports.

B）ToarouAmericans’awarenessoftheenergycrisis.

C）Tostresstheimportanceofenergyconrvation.

D）Toexplaintheincreaofinternationaloiltrade.

PartIVTranslation（30minutes）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineinto

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

中国应进一步发展核能，因为核电目前只占其总发电量的2%。该比例在所有核国家中

居第30位，几乎是最低的。

2011年3月日本核电站事故后，中国的核能开发停了下来，中止审批新的核电站，并

开展全国性的核安全检查。到2012年10月，审批才又谨慎地恢复。

随着技术和安全措施的改进，发生核事故的可能性完全可以降到最低程度。换句话说，

核能是可以安全开发和利用的。

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2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）答案