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四级真题二

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题

（二）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

1.

A）Theycameinfivedifferentcolors.

B）Theyweregoodvalueformoney.

C）Theywereaverygooddesign.

D）Theyweresoldoutveryquickly.

2.

A）Askherroommatenottospeakloudlyonthephone.

B）Askherroommatetomakeherphonecallsoutside.

C）Goandfindaquieterplacetoreviewherlessons.

D）Reportherproblemtothedormmanagement.

3.

A）Thewashingmachineistotallybeyondrepair.

B）HewillhelpWendyprepareherannualreport.

C）Wendyshouldgiveprioritytowritingherreport.

D）Thewashingmachineshouldbecheckedannually.

4.

A）Themanfelldownwhenremovingthepainting.

B）Thewallwillbedecoratedwithanewpainting.

C）Thewomanlikesthepaintingonthewall.

D）Thepaintingisnowbeingreframed.

5.

A）Itmustbemissing.

B）Itwasleftintheroom.

C）Themantookittothemarket.

D）Sheplaceditonthedressingtable.

6.

A）Gotoaplay.

B）MeetJanet.

C）Booksometickets.

D）Haveaget-together.

7.

A）Oneboxofbooksisfoundmissing.

B）Someoftheboxesarrivedtoolate.

C）Replacementshavetobeordered.

D）Someofthebooksaredamaged.

8.

A）ThemanwillpickupProfessorJohnsonatheroffice.

B）Themandidnotexpecthispapertobegradedsosoon.

C）ProfessorJohnsonhasgiventhemanaveryhighgrade.

D）ProfessorJohnsonwilltalktoeachstudentinheroffice.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.

A）Tobuyapresentforhisfriendwhoisgettingmarried.

B）Tofindoutthecostforacompletesetofcookware.

C）Toseewhathecouldaskhisfriendstobuyforhim.

D）Tomakeinquiriesaboutthepriceofanelectriccooker.

10.

A）Toteachhimhowtousethekitchenware.

B）Todiscusscookingexperienceswithhim.

C）Totellhimhowtopreparedeliciousdishes.

D）Torecommendsuitablekitchenwaretohim.

11.

A）Therearesomanydifferentsortsofknives.

B）Cookingdevicesaresuchpracticalpresents.

C）Amixercansavesomuchtimeinmakingcakes.

D）Saucepansandfryingpansareamustinthekitchen.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.

A）Somenewproblemsinherwork.

B）Cooperationwithaninternationalbank.

C）Herchanceforpromotioninthebank.

D）Herintentiontoleaveherpresentjob.

13.

A）TheWorldBank.

B）BankofWashington.

C）AUSfinancecorporation.

D）AninvestmentbankinNewYork.

14.

A）Supervisingfinancialtransactions.

B）Takingchargeofpublicrelations.

C）Makingloanstoprivatecompaniesindevelopingcountries.

D）OfferingservicetointernationalcompaniesintheUnitedStates.

15.

A）Itisafirstmajorsteptorealizingthewoman’sdream.

B）Itisanhonorforthewomanandherpresentemployer.

C）Itisalossforhercurrentcompany.

D）Itisreallybeyondhisexpectation.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.

A）Carryoutathoroughcheckup.

B）Trytokeepthegastankfull.

C）Keepextragasinreserve.

D）Fillupthewatertank.

17.

A）Attemptingtoleaveyourcartoseekhelp.

B）Openingawindowahittoletinfreshair.

C）Runningtheengineeverynowandthen.

D）Keepingtheheateronforalongtime.

18.

A）Itexhaustsyouphysically.

B）Itmakesyoufallasleepeasily.

C）Itcausesyoutolosebodyheat.

D）Itconsumestoomuchoxygen.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.

A）Theyareverygenerousingivinggifts.

B）Theyrefusegiftswhendoingbusiness.

C）Theyregardgiftsasatokenoffriendship.

D）Theygivegiftsonlyonspecialoccasions.

20.

A）Theyenjoygivinggiftstootherpeople.

B）Theyspendalotoftimechoosinggifts.

C）Theyhavetofollowmanyspecificrules.

D）Theypayattentiontothequalityofgifts.

21.

A）Gift-givingplaysanimportantroleinhumanrelationships.

B）Wemustbeawareofculturaldifferencesingivinggifts.

C）Wemustlearnhowtogivegiftsbeforegoingabroad.

D）Readingextensivelymakesoneabettergift-giver.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.

A）ItreflectsAmericanpeople’sviewofFrenchpolitics.

B）ItisfirstpublishedinWashingtonandtheninParis.

C）ItexplainsAmericanpoliticstotheFrenchpublic.

D）ItispopularamongFrenchgovernmentofficials.

23.

A）Workonhercolumn.

B）Dohouseworkathome.

C）Entertainherguests.

D）Goshoppingdowntown.

24.

A）Toreporttohernewspaper.

B）TorefreshherFrench.

C）Tovisitherparents.

D）Tomeetherfriends.

25.

A）ShemightberecalledtoFrance.

B）Shemightchangeherprofession.

C）ShemightcloseherMondaycolumn.

D）Shemightbeassignedtoanewpost.

SectionC

Direction:

Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

AccordingtoAmericanlaw,ifsomeoneisaccusedofacrime,heisconsidered___26___untilthecourtprovesthepersonisguilty.

Toarrestaperson,thepolicehavetobereasonablysurethatacrimehasbeen___27___.Thepolicemustgivethesuspectthereasonswhytheyarearrestinghimandtellhimhisrightsunderthelaw.Thenthepolicetakethesuspecttothepolicestation,wherethenameofthepersonandthe___28___againsthimareformallylisted.

Thenextstepisforthesuspecttogobeforeajudge.Thejudgedecideswhetherthesuspectshouldbekeptinjailor___29___.Ifthesuspecthasnopreviouscriminalrecordandthejudgefeelsthathewillreturntocourt___30___runaway.Hecangofree.Otherwise,thesuspectmustputupbail（保释金）.Atthistime,too,thejudgewill___31___acourtlawyertodefendthesuspectifhecan’taffordone.

Thesuspectreturnstocourtaweekortwolater.Alawyerfromthedistrictattorney’sofficepresentsacaseagainstthesuspect.Theattorneymaypresent___32___aswellaswitnesses.Thejudgethendecideswhetherthereisenoughreasonto___33___.

TheAmericanjusticesystemisverycomplexandsometimesoperatesslowly.However,everystepis___34___toprotecttherightsofthepeople.Theseindividualrightsarethe___35___oftheAmericangovernment.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice36away.However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein37withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare38toapredictedworldwideincreaseintemperatures39between1℃and6℃overthenext100years.Thewarmingwillbemore40insomeareas,lessinothers,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the41ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare—coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable（宜居的）and42forhumansthantheseareasarenow.

Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on43,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists44thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom（无规律的）variation—someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears45—butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.

A）appealing

B）average

C）contributing

D）dramatic

E）frequently

F）impact

G）line

H）maintain

I）melted

J）persist

K）ranging

L）recently

M）resolved

N）sensible

O）shock

SectionB

Directions:

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