2014年6月英语四级真题及答案第一套

2014

年

6

月英语四 级真题及答案第一套

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions:

For

this

part,

you

are

allowed

30

minutes

to

write

an

essay.

You

should

start your essay with

a brief description

of the picture and then

express your views on the importance of learning basic skills. You

should write at least

120

words but no more than

180

words.

Suppose

a

foreign

friend

of

yours

is

coming

to

visit

China

,

what

is

the

first

place

you would like to take him/her to see and why?

PartII 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)

See

a

doctor

about

her

trained

shoulder. B)

Use

a

ladder

to

help

her

reach

the tea.

C). Replace the cupboard with a new one. D) Place the tea on a lower shelf

next time.

2.

A) At Mary Johnson

’

s. B)At a painter

’

s studio.

C)In an exhibition hall. D)Outside an art gallery.

3.A)The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience.

B)She does not quite agree with what the man said.

C)The man had better talk with the students himself.

D)New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.

4.A)He helped Doris build up the furniture. B)Doris helped him arrange the

furniture.

C)Doris

fixed

up

some

of

the

bookshelves.

D)He

was

good

at

assembling

bookshelves.

5.A)He doesn

’

t get on with the others. B)He doesn

’

t feel at ease in the

firm.

C)He has been taken for fool. D)He has found a better position.

6.A)They should finish the work as soon as possible.

B)He will continue to work in the garden himself.

C)He is tired of doing gardening on weekends.

D)They can hire a gardener to do the work.

7.A)The man has to get rid of the used furniture.

B)The man

’

s apartment is ready for rent.

C)The furniture is covered of lot

’

s of dust.

D)The furniture the man bought is inexpensive.

8.A)The man will give the mechanic a call. B)The woman is waiting for a call.

C)The

woman

is

doing

some

repairs. D)The

man

knows

the

mechanic

very

well.

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

9.A)She

had

a

job

interview

to

attend. B)She

was

busy

finishing

her

project.

C)She had to attend an important meeting. D)She was in the middle of Writing

an essay.

10.A)Accompany her roommate to the classroom.

B).Hand in her roommate

’

s application form

C)Submit her roommate

’

s assignment.

D)Help her roommate with her report.

11.A)Where

’

s

office

is

located. B)When

leaves

his

office.

C)Directions to the classroom building. D)

’

s schedule for the

afternoon.

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

12.A)He finds it rather stressful. B)He is thinking of quitting it.

C)He can handle it quite well. D)He has to work extra hours.

13.A)The 6:00 one. B)The 6:30 one.

C)The 7:00 one. D)The 7:30 one.

14.A)It is an awful waste of time. B)He finds it rather unbearable.

C)The time on the train is enjoyable. D)It is something difficult to get

used to.

15.A)Reading newspapers. B)Chatting with friends.

C).Listening to the daily news. D).Planning the day

’

s work.

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)Ignore small details while reading.

B)Read at least several chapters at one sitting.

C)Develop a habit of reading critically.

D)Get key information by reading just once or twice.

17.A)Choose one

’

s own system of marking.

B)Underline the key words and phrases.

C)Make as few marks as possible.

D)Highlight details in a red color.

18.A)By reading the textbooks carefully again.

B)By reviewing only the marked parts.

C)By focusing on the notes in the margins.

D)By comparing notes with their classmates.

Passage Two

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

19.A)The sleep a person needs varies from day to day.

B)The amount of sleep for each person is similar.

C)One can get by with a couple of hours of sleep.

D)Everybody needs some sleep survival.

20.A)It is a made-up story. B)It is beyond cure.

C)It is rare exception. D)It is due to an accident.

21.A)His extraordinary physical condition.

B)His mother

’

s injury just before his birth.

C)The unique surroundings of his living place.

D)The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair.

Passage Three

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

22.A)She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street.

B)She learned to write for financial newspapers.

C).She developed a strong interest in finance.

D)She tenderly looked after her sick mother.

23.A)She made a wise investment in real estate.

B)She sold her restaurant with a substantial profit.

C)She got 7.5 million dollars from her ex-husband.

D)She inherited a big investment in real estate.

24.A)She was extremely mean with her money.

B)She was dishonest in business dealings.

C)She frequently ill-treated her employees.

D)She abused animals including her pet dog.

25.A)She made a big fortune from wise investment.

B)She built a hospital with her mother

’

s money.

C)She made huge donations to charities.

D)She carried on her family

’

s tradition.

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.

Among

the

kinds

of

social

gestures

most

significant

for

second

–

language

teachers

are those which are 26 in form but different in meaning in the two cultures.

For example, a Colombian who wants someone to 27 him often signals with a hand

movement

in

which all

the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward as they move

rapidly 28 .Speakers

of

English

have

a

similar

gesture

means

goodbye

or

go

away,

quite

the 29 of

the

Colombian

gesture.

Again,

in

Colombia,

a

speaker

of

English

would have to know that when he 30 height he must choose between different

gestures depending on whether he is 31 a human being or an animal. If he keeps

the palm of the hand 32 the floor, as he would in his own culture when making

known

the

height

of

a

child,

for

example,

he

will

very

likely

be

greeted

by

laughter;

in Colombia this gesture is 33 for the description of animals. In order to

describe human being he should keep the palm of hand 34 to the floor.

Substitutions

of

one

gesture

for

the

other

often

create

not

only

humorous

but

also

35 moments. In both of the examples above, speakers from two different cultures

have the same gesture, physically, but its meaning differs sharply.

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

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

C

and 6

C

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)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Appealing F)impact K)ranging

Average G)line L)recently

Contributing H)maintain M)resolved

Dramatic I)melted N)sensible

Frequently J)persist O)shock

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 booksellers in the country, reported on May 19 that

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)

Dose 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

some

profound

than

any

it

has

been

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 marking ) 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.