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2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（完整版）
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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.
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?
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Part II Listening 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) 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.
2. A) At Mary Johnson's. C) In an exhibition hall.
B) At a painter's studio. D) Outside an art gallery.
3. A) The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience.
B) She does not quite agree with what the man said.
dorisC) The man had better talk with the students himself.
D) New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.
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.
5. A) He doesn't get on with the others. C) He has been taken for a fool.
B) He doesn't feel at ease in the firm. D) He has found a better position.
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.
7. A) The man has to get rid of the used furniture.
B) The man's apartment is ready for rent.
C) The furniture is covered with lots of dust.
D) The furniture the man bought is inexpensive.
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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.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
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.
10. A) Accompany her roommate to the classroom.
B) Hand in her roommate's application form.
C) Submit her roommate's assignment.
D) Help her roommate with her report.
11. A) Where Dr. Ellis's office is located. C) Directions to the classroom building.
B) When Dr. Ellis leaves his office. D) Dr. Ellis's schedule for the afternoon.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) He finds it rather stressful. C) He can handle it quite well.
B) He is thinking of quitting it. D) He has to work extra hours.
13. A) The 6:00 one. C) The 7:00 one.
B) The 6:30 one. D) The 7:30 one.
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.
15. A) Reading newspapers. C) Listening to the daily news.
B) Chatting with friends. D) Planning the day's work.
Section B
Directions: 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 One
Questions 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.
17. A) Choose one's 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.
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.
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Passage Two
Questions 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.
20. A) It is a made-up story. C) It is a rare exception.
B) It is beyond cure. D) It is due to an accident.
21. A) His extraordinary physical condition.
B) His mother's injury just before his birth.
C) The unique surroundings of his living place.
D) The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair.
Passage Three
Questions 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.
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.
24. 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.
25. A) She made a big fortune from wise investment.
B) She built a hospital with her mother's money.
C) She made huge donations to charities.
D) She carried on her family's tradition.
Section C
Direction: 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.
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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
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cultures have the same gesture, physically, but its meaning differs sharply.
(40 minutes) Reading Comprehension Part III
Section A
In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank
from a list
Directions:of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your
Answer Sheet 2 choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter onwith 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.
have we is natural; Part of the warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around the world. Global warming
already we have 36 away. However, ended the last ice age and the ice experienced a 20,000 -year -long warming as
with other minimum-ice periods, so continued warming is likely not natural. We are reached temperatures that are in 37
over the next 100 years. The warming ℃1℃and 6 to a predicted worldwide increase in temperatures 39 between 38
of this warming 41 in some areas, less in others, and some places may even cool off. Likewise, the will be more 40
and Siberia sea levels, while rising —coastal areas must worry about will be very different depending on where you arefor humans than these areas are now.
) and 42 northern Canada may become more habitable (宜居的, everywhere. Scientists are in general agreement that The fact remains, however, that it will likely get warmer, on 43
the warmer conditions we have been experiencing are at least in part the result of a human-induced global warming trend.
some years are —无规律的) variationthat the changes we are seeing fall within the range of 44 random (Some scientists
but that is becoming an increasingly —45 cold, others warm, and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm years
rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions.
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I) melted A) appealing
J) persist B) average
K) ranging C) contributing
L) recently D) dramatic
M) resolved E) frequently
F) impact N) sensible Section B
G) line O) shock Directions: In this read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each section, statement you are going contains to
H) maintain 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.
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