英语四级真题英语四级真题及答案解析第套.docx

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英语四级真题英语四级真题及答案解析第套

2014年12月英语四级真题下载||英语四级真题及答案解析下载（第1套）

PartⅠWriting标准时间30minutes自测用时minutes

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacampusactivitythathasbenefitedyoumost.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension标准时间30minutes自测用时minutes

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

因听力试题改革，1-8为旧题型，略。

如有需要，考生可根据前言指引前去下载。

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

France.B）Scandinavia.C）Russia.D）EastEurope.

10.A）Morewomenwillbepromotedintheworkplace.

B）Morewomenwillovercometheirinadequacies.

C）Morewomenwillreceivehighereducation.

D）Morewomenwillworkoutsidethefamily.

Tryhardtoprotectwomensrights.

B）Educatementorespectwomenmore.

C）Helpwomenacquiremoreprofessionalskills.

D）Spendmoretimechangingwomensattitudes.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Inarestaurant.B）Inahotellobby.

C）Atthemansoffice.D）Atthewomansplace.

13.A）Heisthechiefdesignerofthelatestbikemodel.

B）Hehascompletedanoverseasmarketsurvey.

C）HeistheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors.

D）HehasjustcomebackfromatriptoAfrica.

Toselecttherightmodel.B）Togetagoodimportagent.

C）Toconvincetheboardmembers.D）Tocutdownproductioncosts.

Hisflexibility.B）Hisvision.

C）Hisintelligence.D）Hisdetermination.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesonesidentity.

B）Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.

C）Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.

D）Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raisedandeducated.

17.A）TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda.

B）Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.

C）Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.

D）Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.

Theywanttofindouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.

B）Theywanttoseewhatcharacteristicsdistinguishonefromtheother.

C）Theywanttounderstandhowtwinscommunicatewhenfarapart.

D）Theywanttoknowwhethertwinscanfeeleachotherspain.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Itisespeciallyattractivetochildrenandtheyoung.

B）ItisthefirstchoiceofvacationersontheContinent.

C）Itisascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthouse.

D）Itisaninexpensivewayofspendingaholiday.

IthasasolidplasticItconsistsofaninnerandanoutertent.

C）Itisveryconvenienttosetup.D）ItissoldtomanyContinentalcountries.

21.A）AAgasstove.

C）Akitchenextension.D）Asparetent.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Itcovers179squaremiles.B）ItisasbigasNewYorkCity.

C）Itcovers97squarekilometers.D）ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.

Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.

B）Itscitizensenjoyedapeaceful,comfortablelife.

C）Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.

D）Itwascutofffromtherestoftheworld.

Thefastdevelopmentofitsneighboringcountries.

B）Theincreasinginvestmentbydevelopedcountries.

C）Thebuildingofroadsconnectingitwithneighboringcountries.

D）TheestablishingofdiplomaticrelationswithFranceandSpain.

25.A）TheyworkontheirTheyworkinthetouristindustry.

C）Theyraisedomesticanimals.D）Theymaketraditionalhandicrafts.

SectionC

因听力试题改革，26-35为旧题型，略。

如有需要，考生可前去“零元课”下载。

PartⅢReadingComprehension标准时间40minutes自测用时minutes

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Fordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheUnitedStatesleadershippositioninthedevelopmentofnewtechnologies.Theinnovations（创新）thatresultedfromresearchanddevelopmentduringWorldWarIIandafterwardswere36totheprosperityofthenationinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Thoseinnovations,uponwhichvirtuallyallaspectsof37societynowdepend,werepossiblebecausetheUnitedStatesthen38theworldinmathematicsandscienceeducation.Today,however,despiteincreasingdemandforworkerswithstrongskillsinmathematicsandscience,the39ofdegreesawardedinscience,math,andengineeringaredecreasing.

ThedeclineindegreeproductioninwhatarecalledtheSTEMdisciplines（science,technology,engineering,andmath）seemstobe40relatedtothecomparativelyweakperformanceby.schoolchildrenoninternationalassessmentsofmathandscience.Manystudentsenteringcollegehaveweakskillsinmathematics.Accordingtothe2005reportoftheBusinessHigherEducationForum,22percentofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremedial（补习的）math41,andlessthanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajorinscienceorengineering42completeamajorinthosefields.

TheresulthasbeenadecreaseinthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavetheskills,43inmathematics,topoweraworkforcethatcankeepthecountryattheforefront（前沿）ofinnovationandmaintainitsstandardofliving.Withthe44performanceofAmericanstudentsinmathandsciencehascomeincreasedcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountriesthathavestronglysupportededucationintheseareas.Manymorestudentsearn45intheSTEMdisciplinesindevelopingcountriesthanintheUnitedStates.

A）acceleratingE）coursesI）especiallyM）procedures

B）actuallyF）criticalJ）futureN）proportions

C）closelyG）decliningK）ledO）spheres

D）contemporaryH）degreesL）met

SectionB

Directions：

Inthissection，youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2．

Bansugarydrinks—thatwilladdfueltotheobesitywar

［A］OnatrainlastThursday,Isatoppositeamanwhowassofathefilledmorethanoneseat.Hewaspaleanddisfiguredandlookedsicktodeath,whichheprobablywas:

obesity（肥胖的）leadstomanynastywaysofdying.Lookingaroundthecarriage,Isawquiteafewpeoplelikehim,includingacoupleoffattychildrenwithswollencheekspressingagainsttheireyes.Thesepeoplearepartofwhatiswithoutexaggerationanepidemic（流行病）ofobesity.

［B］Butitisquiteunnecessary:

thereisasimpleidea—farfromnew—thatcouldsparemillionsofsuchpeoplealifetimeofchronic（长期的）illhealth,andatthesametimesavetheNationalHealthService（NHS）atleast￡14billionayearinEnglandandWales.Therewould,youmightthink,beconsiderablepublicinterestinit.Thissimpleideaisthatsugarisasgood—orasbad—aspoisonandshouldbeavoided.Itispure,whiteanddeadly,asProfessorJohnYudkindescribedit40yearsagoinarevolutionarybookofthatname.ThesubtitlewasHowSugarIsKillingUs.

［C］Initscountlesshiddenforms,inreadymeals,junkfoodandsweetdrinks,sugarleadstoaddiction（瘾）,tohormonalupsetstotheappetite,tometabolic（新陈代谢的）malfunctionsandobesityandfromtheretotype2diabetes（糖尿病）anditsmanyhorriblecomplications.Ifpeoplereallygraspedthat,theywouldtrytokickthehabit,particularlyasBritainisthe“fatmanofEurope”.Theymightevenfeeldriventosupportgovernmentmeasurestopreventpeoplefromconsumingthisdeadlystuff.Yetsofarthisideahasmetlittlebutresistance.

［D］Itisnotdifficulttoimaginethevestedinterests（既得利益集团）linedupagainstanysugarcontrol—allthefoodanddrinkmanufacturers,processors,promotersandretailerswhomakesucheasypickingsoutofthemagicpowersofsugar.Thentherearetheliberals,withwhomIwouldnormallyside,whoprotestthatgovernmentregulationwouldbeyetanotherinstanceofinterferenceinourlives.

［E］Thatistrue,butpeopleshouldrealizethatyoucannothaveawelfarestatewithoutanannystate（保姆国家）,tosomedegree.Ifwearealltoberesponsibleforoneanothershealthinsurance,throughsocializedmedicine,thenweareallcloselyinvolvedinoneanothershealth,includingeveryoneseatinganddrinking.Thathasalreadybeenadmitted,finally,withsmoking.Butithasyettobeadmittedwithovereating,eventhoughoneinfouradultsinthiscountryisobeseandthatnumberispredictedtodoublebytheyear2050.Quiteapartfromanythingelse,obesitywillcrippletheNHS.

［F］Recently,though,therehavebeensigns