2014年12月英语四级真题及答案(二卷)(文字版)11514.pdf

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1、第 1 页 共 19 页 2014 年 12 月英语四级真题及答案(二卷)2014 年 12 月 CET4 真题及答案（二卷）（文字版）Part II Listening(30 minutes)Section A 第 2 页 共 19 页 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

2、 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 I with a single line through the centre.

3、Question 1 A.At a grocery B.In a parking lot C.In a car showroom D.At a fast food restaurant 2、A.Have a little nap after lunch B.Get up and take a short walk C.Change her position now and then D.Stretch legs before standing up Question 3 A.The students should practice long-distance running B.He does

4、nt quite believe what the woman says C.The students physical condition is not desirable D.He thinks the race is too hard for the students Question 4 A.They do not want to have a baby at present B.They cannot afford to get married right now C.They are both pursuing graduate studies D.They will get th

5、eir degrees in two years Question 5 A.Twins usually have a lot in common B.He must have been mistaken for Jack C.Jack is certainly not as healthy as he is D.He has not seen Jack for quite a few days Question 6 第 3 页 共 19 页 A.The man will take the woman wo the museum B.The man knows where the museum

6、is located C.The woman is asking the way at the crossroads D.The woman will attend the opening of the museum Question 7 A.They cannot ask the guy to leave B.The guy has been coming in for years C.They should not look down upon the guy D.The guy must be feeling extremely lonely Question 8 A.Collect t

7、imepieces B.Become time-conscious C.Learn to mend locks D.Keep track of his daily activities Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 9 A.It winds its way to the sea B.It is quickly rising C.It is eating into its banks D.It is wide and deep Question 10 A.Get the t

8、rucks over to the other side of the river B.Take the equipment apart before being ferried C.Reduce the transport cost as much as possible.D.Try to speed up the operation by any means Question 11 A.Ask the commander to send a helicopter B.Halt the operation until further orders C.Cut trees and build

9、rowing boats D.Find as many coats as possible Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12 A.Help him join an Indian expedition B.Talk about his climbing experiences C.Give up mountain climbing altogether D.Save money to buy climbing equipment 第 4 页 共 19 页 Questio

10、n 13 A.He was very strict with his children B.He climbed mountains to earn a living C.He had an unusual religious background D.He was the first to conquer Mt.Qomolangma Question 14 A.They are like humans B.They are sacred places C.They are to be protected D.They are to be conquered Question 15 A.It

11、was his fathers training that pilled him through B.It was a milestone in his mountain climbing career C.It was his father who gave him the strength to succeed D.It helped him understand the Sherpa view of mountains Section B Directions：In this section，you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of eac

12、h 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 I with a single line through the centre Passage

13、One Question 16 A.By reviewing what he has said previously B.By comparing memorandums with letters C.By showing a memorandum s structure D.By analyzing the organization of a letter Question 17 A.They spent a lot of time writing memorandums B.They seldom read a memorandum through to the end C.They pl

14、aced emphasis on the format of memorandums D.They ignored many of the memorandums they received.Question 18 A.Style and wording B.Structure and length 第 5 页 共 19 页 C.Directness and clarity D.Simplicity and accuracy Passage Two Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question

15、19 A.Accurate dating B.Professional look C.Direct statement of purpose D.Inclusion of appropriate humor Question 20 A.They give top priority to their work efficiency B.They make an effort to lighten their workload C.They never change work habits unless forced to D.They try hard to make the best use

16、of their time Question 21 A.Self-confidence B.Sense of duty C.Work efficiency D.Passion for work Question 22 A.They are addicted to playing online games B.They try to avoid work whenever possible C.They find to pleasure in the work they do D.They simply have no sense of responsibility Passage Three

17、Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 23 A.He lost all his property B.He was sold to a circus C.He was forced into slavery D.He ran away from his family Question 24 A.A carpenter B.A businessman 第 6 页 共 19 页 C.A master of his D.A black drummer Question 25 A.It name

18、d its town hall after Solomon Northup B.It declared July 24 Solomon Northup Day C.It freedom all blacks in the town from slavery D.It hosted a reunion for the Northup family Section C Directions：In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you shoul

19、d 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.Section C Intolerance is the art of ignoring

20、 any views that differ from your own.It(26)_ itself a hatred.Stereotypes,prejudice,and(27)_.Once it intensifies in people,intolerance is nearly impossible to overcome.But why would anyone want to be labeled intolerant.Why would people want to be(28)_about the world around them?Why would one want to

21、be part of the problem in America,instead of the solution?There are many explanations for intolerant attitudes,some(29)_ childhood.It is likely that intolerant folks grew up(30)_ intolerant parents and the cycle of prejudice has simply continued for(31)_.Perhaps intolerant people are so set in their

22、 ways that they find it easier to ignore anything that might not(32)_ their limited view of life.Or maybe intolerant students have simply never been(33)_ to anyone different form themselves.But none of these reason is an excuse for allpwing the intolerance to continue.Intolerance should not be confu

23、sed with disagreement.It is,of course,possible as diasgree with an opinion without being intolerant of it.If you understand a belief but still dont believe in that specific belief,thats fine.You are(34)_ your opinion.As a matter of fact.(35)_ disseniers(持异议者)are important for any belief.If we all be

24、lieved the same things.we would never grow,and we would never learn about the world around us,does not stem frim disagreement.It stems from fear,And fear stems from fear.And fear stems from ignorance.答案：26.manifests 第 7 页 共 19 页 27.discrimination 28.uninformed 29.dating back to 30.imitating 31.gener

25、ations 32.conform to 33.exposed 34.entitled to 35.knowledgeable Part III Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section A His future subjects have not always treated the Prince of Wales with the respect one XXXX expect.They laughed aloud in 1986 when the heir to the British(36)_ told a TV reporter that he

26、 talked to his plants at his country house,Highgrove,to stimulate their growth.The Prince was being humorous-“My sense of humor will get me into trouble one day”,he said to his aids(随从)-but listening to Charles Windsor can indeed prove stimulating.The royal(37)_ has been promoting radical ideas for

27、most of his adult life.Some of his(38)_,which once sounded a bit weird,were simply ahead of their time.Now,finally,the world seems to be catching up with him.Take his views on farming.Prince Charles Duchy Home Farm went(39)_ back in 1986.When most shoppers cared only about the low price tag on suspi

28、ciously blemish-free(无瑕疵的)vegetables and(40)_ large chickens piled high in supermarkets.His warnings on climate change proved farsighted,too.Charles began(41)_ action in warming in 1990 and says he has been worried about the(42)_ of man on the environment same be was a teenger.Although he was gradua

29、lly gained international(43)_ as one of the worlds lending conservationists,many British people still think of him as an(44)_ person who talks to plants.This year,as it happens,South Korean scientists proved that plants really do(45)_ to round.So Charles was ahead of the game there,too.A.conform B.e

30、ccentric C.environmentalist D.expeditions E.impact 第 8 页 共 19 页 F.notions G.organic H.originally I.recognition J.respond K.subordinate L.suppressing M.throne N.unnaturally O.urging Section B Directions:In this section，you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement

31、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.High School Sports Arent Killin

32、g Academics A)In this months Atlantic cover article,“The Case Against High-School Sports,”Amanda Ripley argues that school-sponsored sports programs should be seriously cut.She writes that,unlike most countries that outperform the United States on international assessments,American schools put too m

33、uch of an emphasis on athletics,“Sports are embedded in American schools in a way they are not almost anywhere else,”she writes,“Yet this difference hardly ever comes up in domestic debates about Americas international mediocrity(平庸)in education.”B)American student-athletes reap many benefits from p

34、articipating in sports,but the costs to the schools could outweigh their benefits,she argues,In particular,Ripley contends that sports crowd out the academic missions of schools:America should learn from South Korea and Finland and every other country at the top level of international test scores,al

35、l of whom emphasize athletics far less in school.”Even in eighth grade,American kids spend more than twice the time Korean kids spend playing sports,”she writes,citing a 2010 study published in the Journal of Advanced Academics.C)It might well be true that sports are far more rooted in American high

36、 schools than in other countries.But our reading of international test scores finds no support for the argument against school athletics.Indeed,our own research and that of others lead us to 第 9 页 共 19 页 make the opposite case.School-sponsored sports appear to provide benefits that seem to increase,

37、not detract(减少)from,academic success.D)Ripley indulges a popular obsession(痴迷)with international test score comparisons,which show wide and frightening gaps between the United States and other countries.She ignores,however,the fact that states vary at least as much in test scores as do developed cou

38、ntries.A 2011 report from Harvard University shows that Massachusetts produces math scores comparable to South Korea and Finland,while Mississippi scores are closer to Trinidad and Tobago.Ripleys thesis about sports falls apart in light of this fact.Schools in Massachusetts provide sports programs w

39、hile schools in Finland do not.Schools in Mississippi may love football while in Tobago interscholastic sports are nowhere near as prominent.Sports cannot explain these similarities in performance.They cant explain international differences either.E)If it is true that sports undermine the academic m

40、ission of American schools,we would expect to see a negative relationship between the commitment to athletics and academic achievement.However,the University of Arkansass Daniel Bowen and Jay Greene actually find the opposite.They examine this relationship by analyzing schools sports winning percent

41、ages as well as student-athletic participation rates compared to graduation rates and standardized test score achievement over a five-year period for all public high schools in Ohio.Controlling for student poverty levels,demographics(人口统计状况),and district financial resources,both measures of a school

42、s commitment to athletics are significantly and positively related to lower dropout rates as well as higher test scores.F)On-the-field success and high participation in sports is not random-it requires focus and dedication to athletics.One might think this would lead schools obsessed with winning to

43、 deemphasize academics.Bowen and Greenes results contradict that argument.A likely explanation for this seemingly counterintuitive(与直觉相反的)result is that success in sports programs actually facilitates or reflects greater social capital within a schools community.G)Ripley cites the writings of renown

44、ed sociologist James Coleman,whose research in education was groundbreaking.Coleman in his early work held athletics in contempt,arguing that they crowded out schools academic missions.Ripley quotes his 1961 study,The Adolescent Society,where Coleman writes,“Altogether,the trophy(奖品)case would 第 10

45、页 共 19 页 suggest to the innocent visitor that he was entering an athletic club,not an educational institution.”H)However,in later research Coleman would show how the success of schools is highly dependent on what he termed social capital,“the social networks,and the relationships between adults and

46、children that are of value for the childs growing up.”I)According to a 2013 evaluation conducted by the Crime Lab at the University of Chicago,a program called Becoming a Man-Sports Edition creates lasting improvements in the boys study habits and grade point averages.During the first year of the pr

47、ogram,students were founds to be less likely to transfer schools or be engaged in violent crime.A year after the program,participants were less likely to have had an encounter with the juvenile justice system.J)If school-sponsored sports were completely eliminated tomorrow,many American students wou

48、ld still have opportunities to participate in organized athletics elsewhere,much like they do in countries such as Finland,Germany,and South Korea.The same is not certain when it comes to students from more disadvantaged backgrounds.In an overview of the research on non-school based after-school pro

49、grams,researchers find that disadvantaged children participate in these programs at significantly lower rates.They find that low-income students have less access due to challenges with regard to transportation,non-nominal fees,and off-campus safety.Therefore,reducing or eliminating these opportuniti

50、es would most likely deprive disadvantaged students of the benefits from athletic participation,not least of which is the opportunity to interact with positive role models outside of regular school hours.K)Another unfounded criticism that Ripley makes is bringing up the stereotype that athletic XX a