解释英文2014年12月英语四级真题试卷(第2套)

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2014年12月英语四级考试真题试卷（2）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a
course that has impressed you most in college. You should state the reasons and
write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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Part II

Section A
Listening Comprehension

(30 minutes)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At
the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the
conversation 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line
through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. A) He was ordered to clear the apartment by his mother last time.
B) He has not cleared the apartment since his mother's visit.
C) He has cleared the apartment several times since his mother's visiting.
D) He asked his mother to clear the apartment last time.
2. A) They might as well catch the coming bus.
B) They will also miss the next bus.
C) They might as well take the next bus.
D) They hurry up to catch the coming bus.
3. A) She asked for a sick leave because of neck pain.
B) Mrs. Smith will take over her work for several days.
C) She has to do extra work for a few days.
D) Mrs. Smith was too busy to take over her work.
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4. A) Change her job.
B) Sell her cafeteria.
C) Plant flowers.
D) Wash dishes.
5. A) He remembered to take the package to the post office.
B) He was told to have something wrong with his mind.
C) He is a deliver man working in the post office.
D) He failed to do what he promised to do.
6. A) The woman has a rule to select horror films.
B) The woman does not like horror films.
C) The woman cares much for horror films.
D) The woman like the film the man mentioned.
7. A) The speakers disagree with each other about love.
B) Love in the woman's eye is happy and sweet.
C) The speakers share a common view on love.
D) Love hurts the man from time to time.
8. A) Preparations for a forum.
B) Preparations for an interview.
C) Preparations for a banquet.
D) Preparations for making chairs.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A) England. B) Scandinavia. C) South America. D) Scotland.
10. A) More women will stay at home.
B) More women will run for higher posts.
C) Marriages will be abolished.
D) More women will work outside the family.
11. A) Spending more time improving women's income.
B) Spending more time changing men's attitudes.
C) Spending more time improving marriage quality.
D) Spend more time changing women's attitudes.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A) In a restaurant.
B) In a meeting room.
C) In an office.
D) In a factory.
13. A) He is a salesman of J.R. Motors.
B) He is the boss of the restaurant.
C) He is the Managing Director of J.R. Motors.
D) He is the managing director of the big factory.
14. A) To get a good export agent.
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B) To expand the factory.
C) To get a good import agent.
D) To design a new product.
15. A) His family background.
B) His reputation.
C) His designing talent.
D) His determination.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will
hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a
question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then
mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

16. A) How being an identical twin influences one's identity.
B) How twins are born and have the same identity.
C) Why many identical twins make different choices.
D) Why many identical twins don't live near each other.
17. A) They didn't meet each other for 4 months.
B) They grew up in different surroundings.
C) They were separated when they are 39 years old.
D) They all have two wives and two daughters.
18. A) They want to find out the relationship between environment and biology.
B) They want to find out the connection between hobby and personalities.
C) They want to find out the connection between surroundings and personality
characteristics.
D) They want to find out the connection between communication and talents.

Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. A) It isn't one of the cheapest ways of having a holiday.
B) It is the most comfortable ways of spending a holiday.
C) It is the most popular ways of having a holiday.
D) It is an inexpensive way of spending a holiday.
20. A) It is the frame tent for two people.
B) It consists of an inner and an outer tent.
C) It is the kind of the outer tent with a ground sheet.
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D) It is comfortable with windows, kitchens and sitting rooms.
21. A) A ground sheet.
B) A bedroom extension.
C) A kitchen extension.
D) A water-proof sheet.

Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) It covers 179 square miles.
B) It is larger than New York City.
C) It is located between France and Italy.
D) It only covers 197 square miles.
23. A) Travelers were easy to reach the country.
B) The living way of the people changed quickly.
C) It has a small number of farmer population.
D) It was cut off from the rest of the world.
24. A) The investment of tourism from its neighboring countries.
B) The lowest import fees for tourists cheapest shopping.
C) The building of roads connecting it with neighboring countries.
D) The permission to visit so many ancient buildings.
25. A) They work in foreign business.
B) They work in the tourist industry.
C) They farm and raise sheep.
D) They work in transportation industry.

Section C
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 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 cheek what you
have written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Don't take many English courses, they won't help you get a decent job. Sign up for
management classes, so you will be ready to join the family business when you graduate. Sound
__26__? Many of us have heard suggestions like these __27__ by parents or others close to us.
Such comments often seem quite reasonable. Why then? Should suggestions like these be taken
with __28__? The reason is they relate to the decisions you should make. You are the one who
must 29 their consequences. One of the worst reasons to follow a particular path in life is that
other people want you to. Decisions that affect your life should be your decisions. Decisions you
make after you've considered various __30__ and chosen the path that suits you best. Making
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your own decisions does not mean that you should __31__ the suggestions of others. For instance,
your parents do have their own unique experiences that may make their advice helpful and having
__32__ in a great deal of your personal history. They may have a clear view of your strength and
weaknesses. Still, their views are not necessarily accurate. They may still see you as a child
__33__ caring and protection. Or they may see only your strength, or in some unfortunate cases
they may __34__ only your flaws and shortcomings. People will always be giving your advice,
ultimately though, you have to make your own __35__.

Part III

Section A
Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten 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. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2
with a single line
through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
For decades, Americans have taken for granted the United States' position in the
development of new technologies. The innovations (创新) resulted from research and
development during World War II and afterwards were __36__ to the prosperity of the
nation in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which virtually all
aspects of __37__ society now depend, were possible because the United States __38__
then the world in mathematics and science education. Today, however, despite
increasing demand for workers with strong skills in mathematics and science, the __39__
of degrees awarded in science, math, and engineering are decreasing.
The decline in degree production in what are called the STEM disciplines (science,
technology, engineering, and math) seems to be __40__ related to the comparatively
weak performance by U.S. schoolchildren on international assessments of math and
science. Many students entering college have weak skills in mathematics. According to
the 2005 report of the Business-Higher Education Forum, 22 percent of college freshmen
must take remedial (补习的) math __41__. and less than half of the students who plan to
major in science or engineering __42__ complete a major in those fields.
The result has been a decrease in the number of American college graduates who
have the skills, __43__ in mathematics, to power a workforce that can keep the country at
the forefront (前沿) of innovation and maintain its standard of living. With the __44__
performance of American students in math and science has come increased competition
from students from other countries that have strongly supported education in these areas.
Many more students earn __45__ in the STEM disciplines in developing countries,
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especially China, than in the United States.

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A) accelerating
B) actually
C) closely
D) contemporary
E) courses
F) critical
G) declining
H) degrees
I) especially
J) future
K) led
L) met
M) procedures
N) proportions
O) spheres

Section B
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 marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
2.
Ban Sugary Drinks that Will Add Fuel to the Obesity War

[A] On a train last Thursday, I sat opposite a man who was so fat he filled more than one
seat. He was pale and disfigured and looked sick to death, which he probably was:
obesity (肥胖症) leads to many nasty ways of dying. Looking around the carriage, 1
saw quite a few people like him, including a couple of fatty children with swollen
checks pressing against their eyes. These people are part of what is without
exaggeration an epidemic (流行病) of obesity.
[B] But it is quite unnecessary: there is a simple idea — far from new — that could
spare millions of such people a lifetime of chronic (长期的) ill health, and at the same
time save the National Health Service(NHS)at least ￡ 14 billion a year in England
and Wales. There would, you might think, be considerable public interest in it. This
simple idea is that sugar is as good — or as bad — as poison and should be avoided.
It is pure, white and deadly, as Professor John Yudkin described it 40 years ago in a
revolutionary book of that name. The subtitle was How Sugar Is Killing Us.
[C] In its countless hidden forms, in ready meals, junk food and sweet drinks, sugar
leads to addiction (瘾), to hormonal upsets to the appetite, to metabolic (新陈代谢的)
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