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1、2014 年 12 月英语四级考试真题试卷（1）Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college.You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.注意：此部分试题在答题卡 1 上 Part II

2、 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 q

3、uestion 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)She will go purchase the gift herself.B)The gift

4、should not be too expensive.C)The man is not good at balancing his budget.D)They are going to Janes house-warming party.-欢迎下载 2 2.A)It takes patience to go through the statistics.A)He has prepared the statistics for the woman.B)The woman should take a course in statistics.C)He is quite willing to gi

5、ve the woman a hand.3.A)The man wants to make some change in the scripts.A)The woman does not take the recording seriously.B)They cannot begin their recording right away.C)Page 55 is missing from the womans scripts.4.A)A significant event in July.A)Preparations for a wedding.B)The date of Carls wedd

6、ing.C)The birthday of Carls bride.5.A)The man was in charge of scheduling meetings.A)The man was absent from the weekly meeting.B)They woman was annoyed at the mans excuse.C)The woman forgot to tell the man in advance.6.A)The woman is a marvelous cook.A)The man cannot wait for his meal.B)The woman h

7、as just bought an oven.C)The man has to leave in half an hour.7.A)Whether the man can keep his job.A)Where the man got the bad news.B)What items sell well in the store.C)How she can best help the man.此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答替身演员欢迎下载污染物尿注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载缺乏活力的二战后生育高峰期出生的人重创预期寿命欢迎下载欢迎

8、下试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣这是近年来的新趋势年轻游客数量的不断增加可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心随着旅行多了年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了他们丰富知识拓宽视野注意此部分试题在答题卡上作答年月全国大学英语四级考试答案仅供参考欢迎下载作文范文欢迎下载欢迎下载-欢迎下载 3 8.A)The woman can sign up for a swimming class.A)He works in the physical education department.B)The woman has the potential to swim l

9、ike a fish.C)He would like to teach the woman how to swim.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A)He teaches in a law school.A)He loves classical music.D)He is a wonderful lecturer.C)He is a diplomat.10.A)Went to see a play.B)Watched a soccer game.C)Took some photos.D

10、)Attended a dance.11.A)She decided to get married in three years.B)Her mother objected to Erics flying lessons.C)She insisted that Eric pursue graduate studies.D)Her father said she could marry Eric right away.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Editor.B)Teacher

11、.C)Journalist.D)Typist.13.A)The beautiful Amazon rainforests.B)A new railway under construction.C)Big changes in the Amazon valley.D)Some newly discovered scenic spot.14.A)In news weeklies.此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答替身演员欢迎下载污染物尿注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载缺乏活力的二战后生育高峰期出生的人重创预期寿命欢迎下载欢迎下试题请在答题卡上作答

12、欢迎下载越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣这是近年来的新趋势年轻游客数量的不断增加可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心随着旅行多了年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了他们丰富知识拓宽视野注意此部分试题在答题卡上作答年月全国大学英语四级考试答案仅供参考欢迎下载作文范文欢迎下载欢迎下载-欢迎下载 4 B)In newspapers Sunday editions.C)In a local evening paper.D)In overseas editions of U.S.magazines.15.A)To be employed by a newspaper.B)To become

13、 a professional writer.C)To sell her articles to news service.D)To get her life story published soon.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

14、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)Nodding ones hea

15、d.B)Waving ones hand.C)Holding up the forefinger.D)Turning the right thumb down.17.A)Looking away from them.B)Forming a circle with fingers.C)Bowing ones head to them.D)Waving or pointing to them.18.A)Looking ones superior in the eye.B)Keeping ones arms folded while talking.此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载注意此部

16、分试题请在答题卡上作答替身演员欢迎下载污染物尿注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载缺乏活力的二战后生育高峰期出生的人重创预期寿命欢迎下载欢迎下试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣这是近年来的新趋势年轻游客数量的不断增加可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心随着旅行多了年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了他们丰富知识拓宽视野注意此部分试题在答题卡上作答年月全国大学英语四级考试答案仅供参考欢迎下载作文范文欢迎下载欢迎下载-欢迎下载 5 C)Showing the sole of ones foot to a guest.D)Using a lot of

17、 gestures during a conversation.Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)They had to beg for food after the harvest.B)They grew wheat and corn on a small farm.C)They shared a small flat with their relatives.D)The children walked to school on dirt roads.20.A)To

18、ur Ecuadors Andes Mountains.B)Earn an animal income of$2,800.C)Purchase a plot to build a home on.D)Send their children to school.21.A)The achievements of the Trickle Up Program.B)A new worldwide economic revolution.C)Different forms of assistance to the needy.D)The life of poor people in developing

19、 countries.Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)They are highly sensitive to cold.B)They are vitally important to our life.C)They are a living part of our body.D)They are a chief source of our pain.23.A)It has to be removed in time by a dentist.B)It is a

20、 rare oral disease among old people.此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答替身演员欢迎下载污染物尿注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载缺乏活力的二战后生育高峰期出生的人重创预期寿命欢迎下载欢迎下试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣这是近年来的新趋势年轻游客数量的不断增加可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心随着旅行多了年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了他们丰富知识拓宽视野注意此部分试题在答题卡上作答年月全国大学英语四级考试答案仅供参考欢迎下载作文范文欢迎下载欢迎下载-欢迎下载

21、6 C)It contains many nerves and blood vessels.D)It is a sticky and colorless film on the teeth.24.A)It can change into acids causing damage to their outer covering.B)It greatly reduces their resistance to the attacks of bacteria.C)It makes their nerves and blood vessels more sensitive to acid food.D

22、)It combines with food particles to form a film on their surface.25.A)Food particles.B)Gum disease.C)Unhealthy living habits.D)Chemical erosion.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 gen

23、eral 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。Stunt people(替身演员)are n

24、ot movie stars,but they are the hidden heroes of many movies.They were around long before films.Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes.To be good,a fight scene has to look real.Punches must 26 enemies jaws.Sword fights must be fought with 27 swords.Several actors arc usually in a fight

25、scene.Their moves must be set up so that no one gets hurt.It is almost like planning a dance performance.If a movie scene is dangerous,stunt people usually 28 the stars.You may thinkyou see Tom Cruise running along the top of a train.But it is 29 his stunt double.Stunt people must 30 the stars they

26、stand in for.Their height and build should be about the same.But when close-ups are needed,the film 31 the star.Some stunt people 32_ in certain kinds of scenes.For instance,a stunt woman named Jan Davis does all kinds of jumps.She has leapt from planes and even off the top of a waterfall.Each jump

27、required careful planning and expert 33.此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答替身演员欢迎下载污染物尿注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载缺乏活力的二战后生育高峰期出生的人重创预期寿命欢迎下载欢迎下试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣这是近年来的新趋势年轻游客数量的不断增加可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心随着旅行多了年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了他们丰富知识拓宽视野注意此部分试题在答题卡上作答年月全国大学英语四级考试答案仅供参考欢迎下载作文范文欢迎下载欢迎下载-欢

28、迎下载 7 Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man.Among other stunts,he could jump from a second story window onto a horses back.He _34_ the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach.Canutt also 35 a new way to make a punch look real.He was the only stunt man ever to get an Oscar.Part III Re

29、ading Comprehension (40 minutes)SectionA 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

30、 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.As an Alaskan fisherman,Timothy June,54,used to

31、 think that he was safe from industrial pollutants(污染物)at his home in Haines a town with a population of 2,400 people and 4,000 eagles,with 8 million acres of protected wild land nearby.But in early 2007,June agreed to take part in a 36 of 35 Americans from seven states.It was a biomonitoring projec

32、t,in which peoples blood and urine(尿)were tested for _37_ of chemicals in this case,three potentially dangerous classes of compounds found in common household 38_ like face cream,tin cans,and shower curtains.The results 39 in November in a report called Is It in Us?by an environmental group were rat

33、her worrying.Every one of the participants,40 from an Illinois state senator to a Massachusetts minister,tested positive for all three classes of pollutants.And while the 41 presence of these chemicals does not _42_ indicate a health risk,the fact that typical Americans carry these chemicals at all

34、43 June and his fellow participants.Clearly,there are chemicals in our bodies that dont 44 there.A large,ongoing study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found 148 chemicals in Americans of all ages.And in 2005,the Environmental Working Group found an 45 of 200 chemicals

35、 in the blood of 10 new-borns.Our babies are being born pre-polluted,says Sharyle Patton of Commonweal,which cosponsored Is It in Us?This is going to be the next big environmental issue after climate change.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答替身演员欢迎下载污染物尿注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载缺乏

36、活力的二战后生育高峰期出生的人重创预期寿命欢迎下载欢迎下试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣这是近年来的新趋势年轻游客数量的不断增加可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心随着旅行多了年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了他们丰富知识拓宽视野注意此部分试题在答题卡上作答年月全国大学英语四级考试答案仅供参考欢迎下载作文范文欢迎下载欢迎下载-欢迎下载 8 A)analyses B)average C)belong D)demonstrated E)excess F)extending G)habitually H)necessarily I)products J)r

37、anging K)released L)shocked M)simple N)survey O)traces 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 choos

38、e a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.In Hard Economy for All Ages,Older Isnt Better.Its Brutal 此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答替身演员欢迎下载污染物尿注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载缺乏活力的二战后生育高峰期出生的人重创预期寿命欢迎下载欢

39、迎下试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣这是近年来的新趋势年轻游客数量的不断增加可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心随着旅行多了年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了他们丰富知识拓宽视野注意此部分试题在答题卡上作答年月全国大学英语四级考试答案仅供参考欢迎下载作文范文欢迎下载欢迎下载-欢迎下载 9 A Young graduates are in debt,out of work and on their parents couches.People in their 30s and 40s cant afford to buy homes or have c

40、hildren.Retirees are earning near-zero interest on their savings.B In the current listless(缺乏活力的)economy,every generation has a claim to having been most injured.But the Labor Departments latest jobs reports and other recent data present a strong case for crowning baby boomers(二战后生育高峰期出生的人)A)as the

41、greatest victims of the recession and its dreadful consequences.C These Americans in their 50s and early 60s those near retirement age who do not yet have access to Medicare and Social Security have lost the most earnings power of any age group,with their household incomes 10 percent below what they

42、 made when the recovery began three years ago,according to Sentier Research,a data analysis company.Their retirement savings and home values fell sharply at the worst possible time:just before they needed to cash out.They are supporting both aged parents and unemployed young-adult children,earning t

43、hem the unlucky nickname Generation Squeeze.D New research suggests that they may die sooner,because their health,income security and mental well-being were battered(重创)by recession at a crucial time in their lives.A recent study by economists at Wellesley College found that people who lost their jo

44、bs in the few years before becoming qualified for Social Security lost up to three years from their life expectancy(预期寿命),largely because they no longer had access to affordable health care.E Unemployment rates for Americans nearing retirement are far lower than those for young people,who are recent

45、ly out of school,with fewer skills and a shorter work history.But once out of a job,older workers have a much harder time finding another one.Over the last year,the average duration of unemployment for older people was 53 weeks,compared with 19 weeks for teenagers,according to the Labor Departments

46、jobs report released on Friday.F The lengthy process is partly because older workers are more likely to have been laid off from industries that are downsizing,like manufacturing.Compared with the rest of the population,older people are also more likely to own their own homes and be less mobile than

47、renters,who can move to new job markets.G Older workers are more likely to have a disability of some sort,perhaps limiting the range of jobs that offer realistic choices.They may also be less inclined,at least initially,to take jobs that pay far less than their old positions.H Displaced boomers also

48、 believe they are victims of age discrimination,because employers can easily find a young,energetic worker who will accept lower pay and who can potentially stick around for decades rather than a few years.I In a survey by the center of older workers who were laid off during the recession,just one i

49、n six had found another job,and half of that group had accepted pay cuts.14%of the re-employed 此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答替身演员欢迎下载污染物尿注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载欢迎下载缺乏活力的二战后生育高峰期出生的人重创预期寿命欢迎下载欢迎下试题请在答题卡上作答欢迎下载越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣这是近年来的新趋势年轻游客数量的不断增加可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心随着旅行多了年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了他们丰富知

50、识拓宽视野注意此部分试题在答题卡上作答年月全国大学英语四级考试答案仅供参考欢迎下载作文范文欢迎下载欢迎下载-欢迎下载 10 said the pay in their new job was less than half what they earned in their previous job.I just say to myself:Why me?What have 1 done to deserve this?said John Agati,56,whose last full-time job,as a product developer,ended four years ago w