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可可英语 http:/www.kekenet.com 2014年6月大学英语四级真题及答案Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.题目一：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your campus, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的校园，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?题目二：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的家乡，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?题目三：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观中国，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 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 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. See a doctor about her strained shoulder B.Use a ladder to help her reach the tea.C.Replace the cupboard with a new one.D.Place the tea on a lower shelf next time.1. W: I cant seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard。M: Oh Why dont you use the ladder? You might strain your shoulder。Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?2. A. At Mary JohnsonsB. In an exhibition hallC. At a painters studio.D. Outside an art gallery.2. W: Since its raining so hard, lets go and see the new exhibits。M: Thats a good idea. Mary Johnson is one of my favorite painters。Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?3. A. The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience.B. She does not quite agree with what the man said.C. The man had better talk with the students himself.D. New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.3. M: I hear the students gave the new teacher an unfair evaluation。W: It depends on which student you are talking about。Q: What does the woman imply?4. A. He helped Doris build up the furniture.B. Doris helped him arrange the furniture.C. Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves.D. He was good at assembling bookshelves.4. W: It must have taken you a long time to fix up all these book shelves。M: It wasnt too bad. I got Doris to do some of them。Q: What does the man mean?5. A. He doesnt get on with the others.B. He doesnt feel at ease in the firm.C. He has been taken for a fool.D. He has found a better position.5. W: Rod, I hear youll be leaving at the end of this month. Is it true?M: Yeah. Ive been offered a much better position with another firm. Id be a fool to turn it down。Q: Why is the man quitting his job?6. A. They should finish the work as soon as possible.B. He will continue to work in the garden himself.C. He is tired of doing gardening on weekends.D. They can hire a gardener to do the work.6. W: I honestly dont want to continue the gardening tomorrow, Tony?M: Neither do I. But I think we should get it over with this weekend。Q: What does the man mean?7. A. The man has to get rid of the used furniture.B. The mans apartment is ready for rent.C. The furniture is covered with lots of dust.D. The furniture the man bought is inexpensive.7. W: Youve already furnished your apartment?M: I found some used furniture that was dirt cheap。Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. A. The man will give the mechanic a call.B. The woman is waiting for a call.C. The woman is doing some repairs.D. The man knows the mechanic very well.8. W: Has the mechanic called the bus repairers?M: Not yet .Ill let you know when he calls。Q: What do we learn from the conversation?9. A. She had a job interview to attend.B. She was busy finishing her project.C. She had to attend an important meeting.D. She was in the middle of writing an essay.Question: 9. Why couldnt the womans roommate attend the Shakespearean English class that afternoon?W: Nothing, its just that she submitted a job application yesterday and the company asked her in for an interview today. Shes afraid she wont be able to attend your class this afternoon though. Im calling to see whether it would be OK if I gave you her essay. Janet said its due today。10. A. Accompany her roommate to the classroom.B. Hand in her roommates application form.C. Submit her roommates assignment.D. Help her roommate with her report.Question: 10. What favor is the woman going to do for her roommate? 11. A. Where Dr. Elliss office is located.B. When Dr. Ellis leaves his office.C. Directions to the classroom building.D. Dr. Elliss schedule for the afternoon.Question: 11. What does the woman want to know at the end of the conversation?W: Fine, please tell her Ill be there at 4:00. And Dr. Ellis, one more thing, could you tell me where your office is? Janet told me where your class is, but she didnt give me directions to your office。12. A. He find it rather stressful.B. He is thinking of quitting it.C. He can handle it quite well.D. He has to work extra hours.Question: 12. What does the man say about his job? M: Not bad, Jane. Im involved in several projects and its a long working day. But Im used to that so it doesnt bother me too much。13. A. The 6:00 oneB. The 6:30 one.C. The 7:00 oneD. The 7:30 oneQuestion: 13. Which train does the man take to work every day?M: It was terrible at first, especially getting up before dawn to catch that 6:30 train. But its bearable now that I m used to it。14. A. It is an awful waste of time. B. He finds it rather unbearable.C. The time on the train is enjoyable.D. It is something difficult to get used to. Question: 14. How does the man feel about commuting to work every day now?W: Dont you think its an awful waste of time? I couldnt bear to spend three hours sitting in a train every day。 M: I used to feel the same as you. But now I quite enjoy it。15. A. Reading newspaper.B. Chatting with friends.C. Listening to the daily news.D. Planning the days work.Question: 15. How does the man spend his time on the morning train?W: How do you pass the time? Do you bring some work with you to do on the train? M: Ah, thats a good question. In the morning, I just sit in comfort and read the papers to catch up with the news. On the way home at night, I relax with a good book or chat with friends or even have a game of bridge。 Section BDirections: 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 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 OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) Ignore small details while reading.B) Read at least several chapters at one sitting.C) Develop a habit of reading critically.D) Get key information by reading just once or twice.Question: 16. What should American college students do to cope with their heavy reading assignments?17. A) Choose ones own system of marking.B) Underline the key words and phrases.C) Make as few marks as possible.D) Highlight details in a red color.Question: 17. What suggestion does the speaker give about marking a textbook?18. A) By reading the textbooks carefully again.B) By reviewing only the marked parts.C) By focusing on the notes in the margins.D) By comparing notes with their classmates.Question: 18. How should students prepare for an exam according to the speaker?Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The sleep a person needs varies from day to day.B) The amount of sleep for each person is similar.C) One can get by with a couple of hours of sleep.D) Everybody needs some sleep for survival.Question: 19. What is taken for granted by most people?20. A) It is a made-up story. B) It is beyond cure. C) It is a rare exception.D) It is due to an accident.Question: 20. What do doctors think of Al Herpins case?21. A) His extraordinary physical condition.B) His mothers injury just before his birth.C) The unique surroundings of his living place.D) The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair.Question: 21. What could have accounted for Al Herpins sleeplessness?Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street.B) She learned to write for financial newspapers.C) She developed a strong interest in finance.D) She tenderly looked after her sick mother.Question: 22. What do we learn about Hetty Green as a child?23. A) She made a wise investment in real estate.B) She sold the restaurant with a substantial profit.C) She got 1.5 million dollars from her ex-husband.D) She inherited a big fortune from her father.Question: 23. How did Hetty Green become rich overnight24. A) She was extremely mean with her money.B) She was dishonest in business dealings.C) She frequently ill-treated her employees.D) She abused animals including her pet dog.Question: 24. Why was Hetty Green much hated?25. A) She made a big fortune from wise investment.B) She built a hospital with her mothers money.C) She made huge donations to charities.D) She carried on her familys tradition.Question: 25. What do we learn about Hettys daughter?Section CDirection: In the section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should 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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second-language teachers are those which are _(26)_in form but different in meaning in the two cultures. For example, a Colombian who wants someone to _(27)_ him often signals with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward as they move rapidly _(28)_ .Speakers or English have a similar gesture through the hand may not be cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the _(29)_ of the Colombian gesture. Again, in Colombian, a speaker of English would have to know that when he _(30)_height he most choose between different gestures depending on whether he is _(31)_ a human being or an animal. If he keeps the palm of the hand _(32)_the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is_(33)_for the description of animals. In order to describe human beings he should keep the palm of his hand _(34)_to the floor. Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also_(35)_ moment. In both of the examples above, speakers from two different cultures have the same gesture, physically, but its meaning differs sharply.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter 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.Global warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around the world. Part of the warming is natural; we have experienced a 20,000-year-long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice_36_away,However , we have already reached temperatures that are in _37_with other minimum-ice periods, so continued warming is likely not natural. We are _38_to a predicted worldwide in increase in temperatures_39_betweem 1 and 6 over the next 100 years. The warming will be more_40_in some areas, less in other, and some places may even cool off. Likewise, the _41_of this warming will be very different depending on where you are-coastal areas must worry about rising sea levels, while Siberia and northern Canada may become more habitable(宜居的)and _42_for humans than these areas are now.The fact remains, however, that it will likely get warmer, on _43_, everywhere. Scientists are in general agreement that the warmer conditions we have been experiencing are at least in part the result of a human-induced global warming trend. Some scientists_44_that the changeswe are seeing fall within the range of random(无规律的)variation-some years are cold, others warm, and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm years_45_-but that is becoming an increasingly rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions.A) appealingI) meltedB) averageJ) persistC) contributingK) rangingD) dramaticL) recentlyE) frequentlyM) resolvedF) impactN) sensibleG) lineO) shockH) maintainSection BDirections: 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 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.The End of the Book?A Amazon, by far the largest bookseller in the country, reported on May 19 that it is now selling more books in its electronic Kindle format than in the old paper-and-ink format. That is remarkable, considering that the Kindle has only been around for four years. E-books now account for 14 percent of all book sales in the country and are increasing far faster than overall book sales. E-book sales are up 146 percent over last year, while hardback sales increased 6 percent and paperbacks decreased 8 percent.B Does this spell the doom of the physical book? Certainly not immediately, and perhaps not at all. What it does mean is that the book business will go through a transformation in the next decade or so more profound than any it has seen since Gutenberg introduced printing from moveable type in the 1450s.C Physical books will surely become much rarer in the marketplace. Mass market paperbacks, which have been declining for years anyway, will probably disappear, as will hardbacks for mysteries, thrillers, “romance fiction,” etc. Such books, which only rarely end up in permanent collections, either private or public, will probably only be available as e-books within a few years. Hardback and trade paperbacks for “serious” nonfiction and fiction will surely last longer. Perhaps it will become the mark of an author to reckon with that he or she is still published in hard copy.D As for childrens books, who knows? Childrens books are like dog food in that the purchasers are not the consumers, so the market (and the marketing) is inherently strange.E For clues to the books future, lets look at some examples of technological change and see what happened to the old technology.F One technology replaces another only because the new technology is better, cheaper, or both. The greater the difference, the sooner and more thoroughly the new technology replaces the old. Printing with moveable type on paper dramatically reduced the cost of producing a book compared with the old-fashioned ones handwritten on vellum, which comes from sheepskin. A Bibleto be sure, a long bookrequired vellum made from 300 sheepskins and countless man-hours of labor. Before printing arrived, a Bible cost more than a middle-class house. There were perhaps 50,000 books in all of Europe in 1450. By 1500 there were 10 million.G But while printing quickly caused the hand written book to die out, handwriting lingered on (继续存在) well into the 16th century. Very special books are still occasionally produced on vellum, but they are one-of-a-kind show pieces.HSometimes a new technology doesnt drive the old one out, but only parts of it while forcing the rest to evolve. The movies were widely predicted to drive live theater out of the marketplace, but they didnt, because theater turned out to have qualities movies could not reproduce. Equally, TV was supposed to replace movies but, again, did not.I Movies did, however, fatally impact some parts of live theater. And while TV didnt kill movies, it did kill second-rate pictures, shorts, and cartoons.J Nor did TV kill radio. Comedy and drama shows (“Jack Benny,” “Amos and Andy,” “The Shadow”) all migrated to television. But because you cant drive a car and watch television at the same time, rush hour became radios prime, while music, talk, and news radio greatly enlarged their audiences. Radio is today a very different business than in the late 1940s and a much larger one.K Sometimes old technology lingers for centuries because of its symbolic power. Mounted cavalry (骑兵) replaced the chariot (二轮战车) on the battlefield around 1000 BC. But chariots maintained their place in parades and triumphs right up until the end of the Roman Empire 1,500 years later. The sword hasnt had a military function for a hundred years, but is still part of an officers full-dress uniform, precisely because a sword always symbolized “an officer and a gentleman.”L Sometimes new technology is a little cranky (不稳定的) at first. Television repairman was a common occupation in the 1950s, for instance. And so the old technology remains as a backup. Steamships captured the North Atlantic passenger business from sail in the 1840s because of its much greater speed. But steamships didnt lose their sails until the 1880s, because early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking down. Until ships became large enough (and engines small enough) to mount two engines side by side, they needed to keep sails. (The high cost of steam and the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the worlds ocean freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century.)M Then there is the fireplace. Central heating was present in every upper-and middle-class home by the second half of the 19th century. But functioning fireplaces remain to this day a powerful selling point in a house or apartment. I suspect the reason is a deep-rooted love of the fire. Fire was one of the earliest major technological advances for humankind, providing heat, protection, and cooked food (which is much easier to cat and digest). Human control of fire goes back far enough (over a million years) that evolution could have produced a genetic leaning towards fire as a central aspect of human life.N Booksespecially books the average person could affordhavent been around long enough to produce evolutionary change in humans. But they have a powerful hold on many people nonetheless, a hold extending far beyond the