爬墙-阐释者
2014
年
6
月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）
Part I
Writing
（
30
minutes
）
Directions:
For
this
part,
you
are
allowed
30
minutes
to
write
a
short
essay
on
the
following
question. You should write at least 120
words but no more than 180 words.
Suppose
a
foreign
friend
of
yours
is
coming
to
visit
your
campus,
what
is
the
most
interesting
place you would
like to take him/her to see and why?
Part II
Listening
Comprehension
（
30
minutes
）
Section
A
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.
1.
A
）
They came in five different colors.
C
）
They were a very good design.
B
）
They were good value for money.
D
）
They were sold out very quickly.
2.
A
）
Ask
her roommate not to speak loudly on the phone.
B
）
Ask her roommate to make her phone
calls outside.
C
）
Go
and find a quieter place to review her lessons.
D
）
Report her problem to the dorm
management.
3.
A
）
The
washing machine is totally beyond repair.
B
）
He will help Wendy prepare her annual
report.
C
）
Wendy should give priority to writing
her report.
D
）
The washing machine should be checked
annually.
4.
A
）
The
man fell down when removing the painting.
B
）
The wall will be decorated with a new
painting.
C
）
The
woman likes the painting on the wall.
D
）
The
painting is now being reframed.
5.
A
）
It must be missing.
C
）
The man took it to the market.
B
）
It was left in the room.
D
）
She
placed it on the dressing table.
6.
A
）
Go to a play.
C
）
Book some tickets.
B
）
Meet Janet.
D
）
Have a get-together.
7.
A
）
One box of books is found missing.
C
）
Replacements have to be ordered.
B
）
Some of the boxes arrived too late.
D
）
Some of the books are damaged.
8.
A
）
The
man will pick up Professor Johnson at her office.
B
）
The man did not expect his paper to be
graded so soon.
C
）
Professor Johnson has given the man a
very high grade.
D
）
Professor Johnson will talk to each
student in her office.
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Questions 9 to 11 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
9.
A
）
To buy a present for his friend who is
getting married.
B
）
To
find out the cost for a complete set of cookware.
C
）
To see what he could ask his friends to
buy for him.
D
）
To
make inquiries about the price of an electric
cooker.
10.
A
）
To teach him
how to use the kitchenware.
B
）
To
discuss cooking experiences with him.
C
）
To tell him how to prepare delicious
dishes.
D
）
To recommend suitable kitchenware to
him.
11.
A
）
There are so
many different sorts of knives.
B
）
Cooking devices are such practical
presents.
C
）
A
mixer can save so much time in making cakes.
D
）
Saucepans and frying pans are a must in
the kitchen.
Questions 12
to 15 are based on the conversation you have just
heard.
12.
A
）
Some new
problems in her work.
C
）
Her
chance for promotion in the bank.
B
）
Cooperation with an international bank.
D
）
Her intention to leave her present job.
13.
A
）
The World
Bank.
C
）
A
U.S. finance corporation.
B
）
Bank of Washington.
D
）
An
investment bank in New York.
14.
A
）
Supervising financial transactions.
B
）
Taking charge of public relations.
C
）
Making loans to private companies in
developing countries.
D
）
Offering service to international
companies in the United States.
15.
A
）
It
is a first major step to realizing the
woman
’
s dream.
B
）
It
is an honor for the woman and her present
employer.
C
）
It
is a loss for her current company.
D
）
It
is really beyond his expectation.
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.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
16.
A
）
Carry out a thorough checkup.
C
）
Keep extra gas in reserve.
B
）
Try
to keep the gas tank full.
D
）
Fill up the water tank.
17.
A
）
Attempting to leave your car to seek
help.
B
）
Opening a window a bit to let in fresh
air.
C
）
Running the engine every now and then.
D
）
Keeping the heater on for a long time.
18.
A
）
It exhausts
you physically.
C
）
It
causes you to lose body heat.
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B
）
It makes you fall asleep easily.
D
）
It consumes too much oxygen.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
19.
A
）
They are very generous in giving gifts.
B
）
They refuse gifts when doing business.
C
）
They regard gifts as a token of
friendship.
D
）
They give gifts only on special
occasions.
20.
A
）
They enjoy
giving gifts to other people.
B
）
They spend a lot of time choosing
gifts.
C
）
They have to follow many specific
rules.
D
）
They pay attention to the quality of
gifts.
21.
A
）
Gift-giving plays an important role in
human relationships.
B
）
We
must be aware of cultural differences in giving
gifts.
C
）
We
must learn how to give gifts before going abroad.
D
）
Reading extensively makes one a better
gift-giver.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
22.
A
）
It
reflects American people
’
s
view of French politics.
B
）
It
is first published in Washington and then in
Paris.
C
）
It
explains American politics to the French public.
D
）
It is popular among French government
officials.
23.
A
）
Work on her
column.
C
）
Entertain her guests.
B
）
Do
housework at home.
D
）
Go
shopping downtown.
24.
A
）
To report to
her newspaper.
C
）
To visit her
parents.
B
）
To
refresh her French.
D
）
To
meet her friends.
25.
A
）
She might be
recalled to France.
C
）
She
might close her Monday column.
B
）
She
might change her profession.
D
）
She
might be assigned to a new post.
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 with the exact words you have just heard.
Finally, when
the passage is read for
the third time, you should check what you have
written.
According
to
American
law,
if
someone
is
accused
of
a
crime,
he
is
considered
（
26
）
__________ until the court proves the
person is guilty.
To
arrest
a
person,
the
police
have
to
be
reasonably
sure
that
a
crime
has
been
（
27
）
__________. The police must give the
suspect the reasons why they are arresting him and
tell him
his rights under the law. Then
the police take the suspect to the police station,
where the name of
the person and the
（
28
）
__________ against him are formally
listed.
The next step is for the
suspect to go before a judge. The judge decides
whether the suspect
should be kept in
jail or
（
29
）
__________. If the suspect has no
previous criminal record and the
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judge feels that he will return to
court
（
30
）
__________ run away, he can go free.
Otherwise, the
suspect must put up bail
（保释金）
. At this time, too,
the judge will
（
31
）
__________ a court
lawyer to
defend the suspect if he
can
’
t afford one.
The suspect returns to court a week or
two later. A lawyer from the district
attorney
’
s office
presents
a
case
against
the
suspect.
The
attorney
may
present
（
32
）
__________
as
well
as
witnesses. The judge then decides
whether there is enough reason to
（
33
）
__________.
The
American
justice
system
is
very
complex
and
sometimes
operates
slowly.
However,
every step is
（
34
）
__________ to protect the
rights of the people. These individual rights are
the
（
35
）
__________ of the American government.
Part III
Reading Comprehension
（
40
minutes
）
Section A
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.
Global warming is a
trend toward warmer conditions around the world.
Part of the warming
is natural; we have
experienced a 20,000-year-long warming as the last
ice age ended and the ice
___36___
away. However, we have already reached
temperatures that are in ___37___ with other
minimum-ice periods, so continued
warming is likely not natural. We are ___38___ to
a predicted
worldwide increase in
temperatures ___39___ between
1
℃
and
6
℃
over the next
100 years. The
warming will be more
___40___ in some areas, less in others, and some
places may even cool off.
Likewise,
the
___41___
of
this
warming
will
be
very
different
depending
on
where
you
are
—
coastal
areas
must
worry
about
rising
sea
levels,
while
Siberia
and
northern
Canada
may
become more habitable
（宜居的）
and
___42___ for humans than these areas are now.
The
fact
remains,
however,
that
it
will
likely
get
warmer,
on
___43___,
everywhere.
Scientists are in general agreement
that the warmer conditions we have been
experiencing are at
least in part the
result of a human-induced global warming trend.
Some scientists ___44___ that
the
changes we are seeing fall within the range of
random
（无规律的）
variation
—
some
years
are cold, others warm, and we
have just had an unremarkable string of warm years
___45___
—
but
that
is becoming an increasingly rare interpretation in
the face of continued and increasing warm
conditions.
A
）
appealing
I
）
melted
B
）
average
J
）
persist
C
）
contributing
K
）
ranging
D
）
dramatic
L
）
recently
E
）
frequently
M
）
resolved
F
）
impact
N
）
sensible
G
）
line
O
）
shock
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H
）
maintain
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.
The End of the Book?
A
）
Amazon, by far
the largest bookseller in the country, reported on
May 19 that it is now selling
more
books
in
its
electronic
Kindle
format
than
in
the
old
paper-
and-ink
format.
That
is
remarkable, considering
that the Kindle has only been around for four
years. E-books now account
for 14
percent of all book sales in this country and are
increasing far faster than overall book sales.
E-book
sales
are
up
146
percent
over
last
year,
while
hardback
sales
increased
6
percent
and
paperbacks decreased 8 percent.
B
）
Does this
spell the doom of the physical book? Certainly not
immediately, and perhaps not at
all.
What
it
does
mean
is
that
the
book
business
will
go
through
a
transformation
in
the
next
decade
or
so
more
profound
than
any
it
has
seen
since
Gutenberg
introduced
printing
from
moveable type in the 1450s.
C
）
Physical books
will surely become much rarer in the marketplace.
Mass market paperbacks,
which
have
been
declining
for
years
anyway,
will
probably
disappear,
as
will
hardbacks
for
mysteries, thrillers,
“
romance
fiction,
”
etc.
Such books, which only rarely end up in permanent
collections, either private or public,
will probably only be available as e-books within
a few years.
Hardback
and
trade
paperbacks
for
“
serious
”
nonfiction
and
fiction
will
surely
last
longer.
Perhaps it will
become the mark of an author to reckon with that
he or she is still published in hard
copy.
D
）
As
for
children
’
s
books,
who
knows?
Children
’
s
books
are
like
dog
food
in
that
the
purchasers are not the consumers, so
the market
（
and the
marketing
）
is
inherently strange.
E
）
For
clues to the book
’
s future,
let
’
s look at some examples
of technological change and see
what
happened to the old technology.
F
）
One
technology replaces another only because the new
technology is better, cheaper, or both.
The greater the difference, the sooner
and more thoroughly the new technology replaces
the old.
Printing
with
moveable
type
on
paper
dramatically
reduced
the
cost
of
producing
a
book
compared
with
the
old-
fashioned
ones
handwritten
on
vellum,
which
comes
from
sheepskin.
A
Bible
—
to
be
sure,
a
long
book
—
required
vellum
made
from
300
sheepskins
and
countless
man-hours of labor. Before printing
arrived, a Bible cost more than a middle-class
house. There
were perhaps 50,000 books
in all of Europe in 1450. By 1500 there were 10
million.
G
）
But
while printing quickly caused the handwritten book
to die out, hand writing lingered on
（继续存在）
well into
the 16th century. Very special books are still
occasionally produced on
vellum, but
they are one-of-a-kind show pieces.
H
）
Sometimes a
new technology doesn
’
t drive
the old one out, but only parts of it while
forcing
the rest to evolve. The movies
were widely predicted to drive live theater out of
the marketplace,
but they
didn
’
t, because theater
turned out to have qualities movies could not
reproduce. Equally,
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