2014年6月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)真題及答案

1、2014年6月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)真題及答案PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.題目一：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?假

2、設(shè)你的一位外國(guó)朋友來參觀你的校園，你最感興趣的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么?題目二：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?假設(shè)你的一位外國(guó)朋友來參觀你的家鄉(xiāng)，你最感興趣的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么?題目三：SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotak

3、ehim/hertoseeandwhy?假設(shè)你的一位外國(guó)朋友來參觀中國(guó)，你最感興趣的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么?PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokeno

4、nlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。A.SeeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulderUsealaddertohelpherreachthetea.Replac

5、ethecupboardwithanewone.Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.W:Icantseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard。M:OhWhydontyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder。Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.AtMaryJohnsonsB.InanexhibitionhallC.Atapaintersstudio.D.Outsideanartgallery.W:Sinceitsrainingsohard,letsgo

6、andseethenewexhibits。M:Thatsagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters。Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.M:Ih

7、earthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation。W:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout。Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.W:Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupalltheseboo

8、kshelves。M:Itwasnttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem。Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hedoesntgetonwiththeothers.Hedoesntfeelateaseinthefirm.Hehasbeentakenforafool.Hehasfoundabetterposition.W:Rod,Ihearyoullbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?M:Yeah.Ivebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.Idbeafooltotur

9、nitdown。Q:Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?A.Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.W:Ihonestlydontwanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?M:NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend。Q:Wha

10、tdoesthemanmean?A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.Themansapartmentisreadyforrent.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.W:Youvealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?M:Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap。Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A.Themanwillgivethemechanic

11、acall.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?M:Notyet.Illletyouknowwhenhecalls。Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.Shewasinth

12、emiddleofwritinganessay.Question:9.WhycouldntthewomansroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?W:Nothing,itsjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.Shesafraidshewontbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.Imcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbe

13、OKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaiditsduetoday。A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.Handinherroommatesapplicationform.Submitherroommatesassignment.Helpherroommatewithherreport.Question:10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?A.WhereDr.Ellissofficeislocated.WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.Directionstoth

14、eclassroombuilding.Dr.Ellissschedulefortheafternoon.Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?W:Fine,pleasetellherIllbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidntgivemedirectionstoyouroffice。A.Hefinditratherstress

15、ful.Heisthinkingofquittingit.Hecanhandleitquitewell.Hehastoworkextrahours.Question:12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?M:Notbad,Jane.Iminvolvedinseveralprojectsanditsalongworkingday.ButImusedtothatsoitdoesntbothermetoomuch。A.The6:00oneB.The6:30one.C.The7:00oneD.The7:30oneQuestion:13.Whichtraindoestheman

16、taketoworkeveryday?M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:30train.ButitsbearablenowthatImusedtoit。A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.Hefindsitratherunbearable.Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.Question:14.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynow?W

17、:Dontyouthinkitsanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldntbeartospendthreehourssittinginatraineveryday。M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyit。A.Readingnewspaper.B.Chattingwithfriends.C.Listeningtothedailynews.Planningthedayswork.Question:15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?W:Howdoyoupassthetime?Do

18、youbringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?M:Ah,thatsagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhea

19、rsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouha

20、vejustheard.A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.Developahabitofreadingcritically.Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.Question:16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?A)Chooseonesownsystemofmarking.Underlinethekeywordsandp

21、hrases.Makeasfewmarksaspossible.Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.Question:17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.Question:18.Howshouldstudentspreparef

22、oranexamaccordingtothespeaker?PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.Question:19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?A)Iti

23、samade-upstory.Itisbeyondcure.Itisarareexception.Itisduetoanaccident.Question:20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpinscase?A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.Hismothersinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.Question:21.Whatcouldhaveaccountedfor

24、AlHerpinssleeplessness?PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.Question:22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?A)S

25、hemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.Shegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernightA)Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremp

26、loyees.Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.Question:24.WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.Shebuiltahospitalwithhermothersmoney.Shemadehugedonationstocharities.Shecarriedonherfamilystradition.Question:25.WhatdowelearnaboutHettysdaughter?SectionCDirection:Inthesection,youw

27、illhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答

28、。Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare_(26)_informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto_(27)_himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly_(28)_.SpeakersorEng

29、lishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe_(29)_oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe_(30)_heighthemostchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis_(31)_ah

30、umanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand_(32)_thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis_(33)_forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand_(34)_tothefloor.Substit

31、utionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso_(35)_moment.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequ

32、iredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

33、once.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice_36_away,However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein_37_withotherminimum-iceperiods,socont

34、inuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare_38_toapredictedworldwideinincreaseintemperatures_39_betweem1Cand6Coverthenext100yearsThewarmingwillbemore_40_insomeareas,lessinother,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the_41_ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare-coastalareasmustworryaboutrisin

35、gsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and_42_forhumansthantheseareasarenow.Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on_43_,everywhereScientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarming

36、trendSomescientists44_thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(無規(guī)律的)variation-someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears_45_-butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.appealingI)meltedaverageJ)persistc

37、ontributingK)rangingdramaticL)recentlyfrequentlyM)resolvedimpactN)sensiblelineO)shockmaintainSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaycho

38、oseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheEndoftheBook?Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkabl

39、e,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?

40、Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebee

41、ndecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,”etc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious”nonfictionandfictionwillsurel

42、ylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.Asforchildrensbooks,whoknows?Childrensbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.Forcluestothebooksfuture,letslookatsomeexamplesoftechnologi

43、calchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeold-fa

44、shionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABibletobesure,alongbookrequiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere10million.Butwhileprintingquicklycau

45、sedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon(繼續(xù)存在)wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.Sometimesanewtechnologydoesntdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivethe

46、ateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidnt,becausetheaterturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidntkillmovies,itdidkillsecond-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.NordidTVkillradio.Co

47、medyanddramashows(“JackBenny,”“AmosandAndy,”“TheShadow”)allmigratedtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucantdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecameradiosprime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlargerone.Sometime

48、soldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(騎兵)replacedthechariot(二輪戰(zhàn)車)onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasnthadamilitaryfunctionforahundredyears,butisstillpartofano

49、fficersfull-dressuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalwayssymbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不穩(wěn)定的)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailin

50、the1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdidntlosetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamandthelesserneedforspeedkeptthemajorityofthe

51、worldsoceanfreightmovingbysailuntiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseorapartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefi

52、re.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.Booksespeciallybookstheav

53、eragepersoncouldaffordhaventbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheirliterarycontentAttheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile（觸覺的）pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbth

54、roughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwintersnightForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredictLikeswords,bookshavesymbolicpowerLikefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofc

55、omfortandwarmthAnd,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout46Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones47Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide48Theradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners49Con

56、trarytomanypeoplespredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived50Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness51Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability52Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies53Anewtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofa

57、noldonewithoutaclearadvantage54Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books55AhousewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyersSectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissectionEachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatementsForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）

58、YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentrePassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassageThequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisntaneither/orproposition（命題），althoughthec

59、urrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM（science,technology,engineering,maths）-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatwayThelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoassertsthatthestudyofthehumanities（人文學(xué)科）andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmericas

60、educationalsystematalllevelsBotharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative（創(chuàng)新的）leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovidesParentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryabo