2014年6月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)真題及答案(多套題及詳解)

1、2014年6月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)真題及答案（多套題及詳解）2014年6月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)真題及答案（多套題及翻譯）CET4Part I Writing(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.題目一：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingpla

2、ceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?假設(shè)你的一位外國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,whatis

3、themostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?假設(shè)你的一位外國朋友來參觀中國，你最感興趣的地方想帶他/她去看？為什么？Part II ListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionAonce.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

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

5、oulderB.Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.C.Replacethecupboardwithanewone.D.Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.1.W:Ican'tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard(M:OhWhydon'tyouusetheladder?YoumightstrainyourshoulderQ:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?2.A.AtMaryJohnson'sB.InanexhibitionhallC.Ata

6、painter'sstudio.D.Outsideanartgallery.2.W:Sinceit'srainingsohard,let'sgoandseethenewexhibitsM:That'sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepaintersQ:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?3.A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.B. Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.C

7、. Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.D. Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.3.M:IhearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluationWQ:ItdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingaboutWhatdoesthewomanimply?4.B.C.D.4.M:Q:A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.Dori

8、sfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.W:ItmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelvesItwasn'ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthemWhatdoesthemanmean?5.B.C.D.5.M:A.Hedoesn'tgetonwiththeothers.Hedoesn'tfeelateaseinthefirm.Hehasbeentakenforafool.Hehasfoundabetterpos

9、ition.W:Rod,Ihearyou'llbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?Yeah.I'vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.IafooltoturnitdowndbeQ:Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?6.B.C.D.6.M:Q:A.Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweeke

10、nds.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.W:Ihonestlydon'twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekendWhatdoesthemanmean?7.B.C.D.7.A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.Theman'sapartmentisreadyforrent.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.Thefurnituret

11、hemanboughtisinexpensive.W:You'vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?M:IfoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheapQ:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?8.A.Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.B.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.C.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.D.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.8.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusre

12、pairers?M:Notyet.I'llletyouknowwhenhecalls。Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?9.A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.B. Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.C. Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.D. Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.Question:9.Whycouldn'tthewomansroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclasstha

13、tafternoon?W:Nothing,it'sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.She'safraidshewontbeabletoyourclassthisafternoonthough.Igaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit'mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifI'sduetoday10.A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.B. H

14、andinherroommate'sapplicationform.C. Submitherroommate'sassignment.D. Helpherroommatewithherreport.Question:10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?attend11.A.WhereDr.Ellis'sofficeislocated.B. WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.C. Directionstotheclassroombuilding.D.Dr.Ellis'sschedulef

15、ortheafternoon.Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?W:Fine,pleasetellherI'llbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn'tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice12.A.Hefinditratherstressful.B. Heisthinkingofquit

16、tingit.C. Hecanhandleitquitewell.D. Hehastoworkextrahours.Question:12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?M:Notbad,Jane.I'minvolvedinseveralprojectsandit'salongworkigday.ButImusedtothatsoitdoesntbothermetoomuch。13.A.The6:00oneB.The6:30one.C.The7:00oneQuestion:13.Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryd

17、ay?M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforeD.The7:30onedawntocatchthat6:30train.ButitsbearablenowthatImusedtoit。14. A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.B. Hefindsitratherunbearable.C. Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.D. Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.Question:14.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkever

18、ydaynow?W:Dontyouthinkit'sanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldn'tbeartospendthreehourssittinginatraineveryday。M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyit。15. A.Readingnewspaper.B. Chattingwithfriends.C. Listeningtothedailynews.D. Planningtheday'swork.Question:15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorn

19、ingtrain?W:Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?M:Ah,that'sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpas

20、sages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestio

21、ns16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16. A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.B) Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.C) Developahabitofreadingcritically.D) Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.Question:16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?17.

22、A)Chooseone'sownsystemofmarking.B) Underlinethekeywordsandphrases.C) Makeasfewmarksaspossible.D) Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.Question:17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?18. A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.B) Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.C) Byfocusingonthenotesinthema

23、rgins.D) Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.Question:18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19. A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.B) Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.C) Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursof

24、sleep.D) Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.Question:19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?20. A)Itisamade-upstory.B) Itisbeyondcure.C) Itisarareexception.D) Itisduetoanaccident.Question:20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin'scase?21. A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.B) Hismother'sinjuryjustbefo

25、rehisbirth.C) Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.D) Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.Question:21.WhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpin'ssleeplessness?PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.22. A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.B) Shelearnedtowriteforfi

26、nancialnewspapers.C) Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.D) Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.Question:22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?23. A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.B) Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.C) Shegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.D) Sheinheritedabigfort

27、unefromherfather.Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight24. A)Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.B) Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.C) Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.D) Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.Question:24.WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?25. A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.B)

28、 Shebuiltahospitalwithhermothersmoney.C) Shemadehugedonationstocharities.D) Shecarriedonherfamilystradition.Question:25.WhatdowelearnaboutHetty'sdaughter?SectionCthe passageDirection:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Wh

29、enthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare(26)informbutdiffer

30、entinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto(27)himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly(28).SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgo

31、odbyeorgoaway,quitethe(29)oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe(30)heighthemostchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis(31)ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand(32)thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,for

32、example,hewilverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis(33)forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand(34)tothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso(35)moment.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcul

33、tureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Section ADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakin

34、gyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingis

35、natural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice_36away,However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatwhere.arein_37_withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare_38_toapredictedworldwideinincreaseintemperatures_39_betweem1Cand6Coverthenext100year

36、s.Thewarmingwillbemore_40_insomeareas,lessinother,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the_41_ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare-coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and_42_forhumansthantheseareasarenow.trend.Thefactrem

37、ains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on_43_,everyScientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingSome scientists44_that the changeswe are seeing fall within the range ofrarerandom(無規(guī)律的)variation-someyearsarecold,othe

38、rswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears_45-butthatisbecominganincreasinglyinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.A)appealingI)meltedB)averageJ)persistC)contributingK)rangingD)dramaticL)recentlyE)frequentlyM)resolvedF)impactN)sensibleG)lineO)shockH)maintainSectio

39、n Bare going to read a passage with ten statementsDirections:Inthissection,youattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthec

40、orrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheEndoftheBook?A Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofa

41、llbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.B Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.Whatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgoth

42、roughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.C Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers

43、,“romancefiction,"etc.Suchbookswhichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious“nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpu

44、blishedinhardcopy.D Asforchildrensbooks,whoknows?Childrensbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.E Forcluestothebook'sfuture,let'slookatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.F Onetechnologyrepla

45、cesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlytheneweducedvellum,madetechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyrthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonwhichcomesfromsheepskin.ABibl

46、etobesure,alongbookrequiredvellumwritingfrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere10million.G Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handvlingeredon(繼續(xù)存在)well

47、intothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.HSometimesanewtechnologydoesntdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidn't,becausetheaterturn

48、edouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.I Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidn'tkillmovies,itdidkillsecond-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.J NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows("JackBenny,”“AmosandAnd

49、y,”“TheShadow/')allmigratedtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucan'tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecameradio'sprime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlargerone.K Sometimesoldtechnologylingersfor

50、centuriesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(騎兵)replacedthechariot(二輪戰(zhàn)車)onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasn'thadamilitaryfunctonforahundredyears,butisstillpartofanofficer'sfull-dre

51、ssuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalwayssymbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”L Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不穩(wěn)定的)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecau

52、seofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdidn'tlosetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamandthelesserneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworld

53、9;soceanfreightmovingbysailuntiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)fireplacesM Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseorapartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefir

54、e.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.N Booksespeciallybooksthea

55、veragepersoncouldaffordhaventbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheirliterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile(觸覺的)pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumb

56、throughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwinter'snight.O ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireplaces,theyind

57、uceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.46. Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.47. Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.48. Theradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattr

58、actsmorelisteners.49. Contrarytomanypeople'spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.50. Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.51. Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.52. Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.53. Ane