2014年12月英语四级真题及答案第一套

2014 年 12 月英语四级真题及答案第一套 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, .you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a campus activity that has benefited you most. You should write at least 120 words but No more than 180 words. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。 Part ⅡListening 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 question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A ． , B ． , C ． andD ． , 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． The woman is fussy about the cleanness of the apartment. B． He has not cleaned the apartment since his mother's visit. C． He does not remember when his mother canoe over. D． His mother often helps him to clean the apartment. 2. A． The bus stop is only two minutes' walk. B． The nmning made him short of breath. C． They might as well take the next bus. D． The woman is late by a couple of minutes. 3. A． She is suffering a pain in her neck. B． She is likely to replace Miss Smith. C． She has to do extra work for a few days. D． She is quite sick of working overtime. 4. A． Change her job. B． Buy a dishwasher. C． Open a flower shop. D． Start her own business. 5. A． He forgot where he had left the package. B． He slipped on his way to the post office. C． He wanted to deliver the package himself. D． He failed to do what he promised to do. 6. A． The speakers do not agree with each other. B． The woman does not like horror films. C． The man pays for the tickets as a rule. D． The speakers happened" to meet in the cinema. 7. A． The woman is just as unlucky as the man. B． The woman is more sensitive than the man. C． The speakers share a common view on love. D． The speakers are unhappy with their marriage. 8. A． Preparations for a forum. B． Participants in the forum. C． Organizers of a forum. D． Expectations of the forum. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A． France. B． Scandinavia. C． Russia. D． East Europe. 10. A． More women will be promoted in the workplace. B． More women will overcome their inadequacies. C． More women will receive higher education. D． More women will work outside the family. 11. A． Try hard to protect women's rights. B． Educate men to respect women more. C． Help women acquire more professional skills. D． Spend more time changing women's attitudes. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A． In a restaurant. B． In a hotel lobby. C． At the man's office. D． At the woman's place. 13. A． He is the chief designer of the latest bike model. B． He has completed an overseas market survey. C． He is the Managing Director of Jayal Motors. D． He has just come back from a trip to Africa. 14. A． To select the right model. B． To get a good import agent. C． To convince the board members. D． To cut down production costs. 15. A． His flexibility. B． His vision. C． His intelligence. D． His determination. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hoar 3 short passages. At tho end of each passage, you will hoar some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose tho best answer from tho four choices marked A ． , B ． , C ． andD ． . Then mark tho corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through tho 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 passage you have just heard. 16. A． How being an identical twin influences one's identity. B． Why some identical twins keep their identities secret. C． Why some identical twins were separated from birth. D． How identical twins are born, raised and educated. 17. A． Their second wives were named Linda. B． They grew up in different surroundings. C． Their first children were both daughters. D． They both got married when they were 39. 18. A ． They want to fred out the relationship between environment and biology. B． They want to see what characteristics distinguish one from the other. C． They want to understand how twins communicate when far apart. D． They want to know whether twins can feel each other's pain. Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A． It is especially attractive to children and the young. B． It is the first choice of vacationers on the Continent. C． It is as comfortable as living in a permanent house. D． It is an inexpensive way .of spending a holiday. 20. A． It has a solid plastic frame. B． It consists of an inner and an outer tent. C． It is very convenient to set up. D． It is sold to many Continental countries. 21. A． A groundsheet. B． A gas stove. C． A kitchen extension. D． A spare tent. Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A． It covers 179 square "miles. B． It is as big as New York City. C． It covers 97 square kilometers. D． It is only half the size of Spain. 23. A． Its geographic features attracted many visitors. B． Its citizens enjoyed a peaceful, comfortable life. C． It imported food from foreign countries. D． It was cut off from the rest of the world. 24. A． The fast development of its neighboring countries. B． The increasing investment by developed countries. C． The building of roads connecting it with neighboring countries. D． The establishing of diplomatic relations with France and Spain. 25. A． They work on their farms. B． They work in the tourist industry. C． They raise domestic animals. D． They make traditional handicrafts. 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 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。 "Don't take many English courses; they won't help you get a decent job." "Sign up for management classes, so you'll be ready to join the family business when you graduate." Sound (26)__________? Many of us have heard suggestions like these(27) __________by parents or others close to us. Such comments often seem quite reasonable. Why, then, should suggestions like these be taken with (28) __________? The reason isthey relate to decisions you should make. You are the one who must (29)__________their consequences. One of the worst reasons to follow a particular path in life is that other people want you to.