14-17历年大学英语四级真题及答案
2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题
Part I Writing （30 minutes） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the first place you would like to take him/her to see and why?
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.
1. A） The man should visit the museums. B） She can’t stand the hot weather. C） The beach resort is a good choice. D） She enjoys staying in Washington.
2. A） Her new responsibilities in the company. B） What her job prospects are. C） What the customers’ feedback is. D） The director’s opinion of her work. 3. A） Combine her training with dieting. B） Repeat the training every three days. C） Avoid excessive physical training. D） Include weightlifting in the program. 4. A） When she will return home. B） Whether she can go by herself. C） Whether she can travel by air. D） When she will completely recover.
5. A） The woman knows how to deal with the police. B） The woman had been fined many times before. C） The woman had violated traffic regulations. D） The woman is good at finding excuses. 6. A） Switch off the refrigerator for a while. B） Have someone repair the refrigerator. C） Ask the man to fix the refrigerator. D） Buy a refrigerator of better quality.
7. A） He owns a piece of land in the downtown area. B） He has got enough money to buy a house. C） He can finally do what he has dreamed of. D） He is moving into a bigger apartment. 8. A） She is black and blue all over. B） She has to go to see a doctor.
C） She stayed away from work for a few days. D） She got hurt in an accident yesterday.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A） She was a bank manager. B） She was a victim of the robbery. C） She was a defence lawyer.
D） She was a witness to the crime.
10. A） A tall man with dark hair and a moustache. B） A youth with a distinguishing mark on his face. C） A thirty-year-old guy wearing a light sweater. D） A medium-sized young man carrying a gun. 11. A） Identify the suspect from pictures. B） Go upstairs to sign some document. C） Have her photo taken for their files. D） Verify the record of what she had said.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A） By reading a newspaper ad. B） By seeing a commercial on TV.
C） By listening to the morning news. D） By calling an employment service.
13. A） She could improve her foreign languages. B） She could work close to her family. C） She could travel overseas frequently. D） She could use her previous experiences. 14. A） Taking management courses. B） Teaching English at a university. C） Working as a secretary. D） Studying for a degree in French.
15. A） Prepare for an interview in a couple of days. B） Read the advertisement again for more details. C） Send in a written application as soon as possible. D） Get to know the candidates on the short list.
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.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A） They cannot see the firefighters because of the smoke. B） They do not realize the danger they are in. C） They cannot hear the firefighters for the noise. D） They mistake the firefighters for monsters. 17. A） He travels all over America to help put out fires. B） He often teaches children what to do during a fire. C） He teaches Spanish in a San Francisco community. D） He provides oxygen masks to children free of charge. 18. A） He saved the life of his brother choking on food. B） He rescued a student from a big fire. C） He is very good at public speaking.
D） He gives informative talks to young children. 19. A） Firefighters play an important role in America. B） Kids should learn not to be afraid of monsters. C） Carelessness can result in tragedies. D） Informative speeches can save lives.
Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20. A） To satisfy the needs of their family. B） To fully realize their potential. C） To make money for early retirement. D） To gain a sense of their personal worth.
21. A） They may have to continue to work in old age. B） They may regret the time they wasted. C） They may have nobody to depend on in the future. D） They may have fewer job opportunities.
22. A） Making wise use of your time. C） Saving as much as you can. B） Enjoying yourself while you can. D） Working hard and playing hard.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. A） Hardworking students being accused of cheating. B） Boy students being often treated as law-breakers. C） Innocent people being suspected groundlessly. D） Junior employees being made to work overtime.
24. A） Forbidding students to take food out of the restaurant. B） Requesting customers to pay before taking the food. C） Asking customers to leave their bags on the counters.
D） Allowing only two students to enter at a time. 25. A） He was taken to the manager. B） He was closely watched. C） He was asked to leave. D） He was overcharged.
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.
Writing keeps us in touch with other people. We write to communicate with relatives and friends. We write to （26）__________ our family histories so our children and grandchildren can learn and （27）__________ their heritage（传统）. With computers and Internet connections in so many households, colleges, and businesses, people are e-mailing friends and （28）__________ all the time—or talking to them in writing in online chat rooms. It is cheaper than calling long distance, and a lot more （29）__________ than waiting until Sunday for the telephone rates to drop. Students are e-mailing their professors to （30）__________ and discuss their classroom assignments and to submit them. They are e-mailing classmates to discuss and （31）__________ homework. They are also sharing information about concerts and sports events, as well as jokes and their （32）__________ of life.
Despite the growing importance of computers, however, there will always be a place and need for the personal letter. A （33）__________ note to a friend or a family member is the best way to communicate important thoughts. No matter what the content of the message, its real point is, “I want you to know that I （34）__________ you.” This writing practice brings rewards that can’t be seen in （35）__________, but only in the success of human relationships.
Part III Reading Comprehension （40 minutes） Section A
Directions: 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 for each item 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.
The fact is, the world has been finding less oil than it has been using for more than twenty years now. Not only has demand been ___36___, but the oil we have been finding is coming from places that are ___37___ to reach. At the same time, more of this newly ___38___ oil is of the type that requires a greater investment to ___39___. And because demand for this precious resource will grow, according to some, by over 40 percent by 2025, fueling the world’s economic ___40___will take a lot more energy from every possible source.
The energy industry needs to get more from existing fields while continuing to search for
new ___41___. Automakers must continue to improve fuel efficiency and perfect hybrid（混合动力的） vehicles. Technological improvements are needed so that wind, solar and hydrogen can be more ___42___ parts of the energy equation. Governments need to formulate energy policies that promote ___43___and environmentally sound development. Consumers must be willing to pay for some of these solutions, while practicing conservation efforts of their own.
Inaction is not an ___44___. So let’s work together to balance this equation. We are taking some of the ___45___ needed to get started, but we need your help to go the rest of the way.
A） consequently I） feasible B） cultivate J） growth C） declining K） option D） derived L） refine E） difficult M） reserves F） discovered N） soaring G） economically O） steps H） exception
Section B
Directions: 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.
I Cry, Therefore I Am
A） In 2008, at a German zoo, a gorilla（大猩猩） named Gana gave birth to a male infant, who died after three months. Photographs of Gana, looking stricken and inconsolable（伤心欲绝的）, attracted crowds to the zoo. Sad as the scene was, the humans, not Gana, were the only ones crying. The notion that animals can weep has no scientific basis. Years of observations by biologists Dian Fossey, who observed gorillas, and Jane Goodall, who worked with chimpanzees（黑猩猩）, could not prove that animals cry tears from emotion.
B） It’s true that many animals shed tears, especially in response to pain. Tears protect the eye by keeping it moist. But crying as an expression of feeling is unique to humans and has played an essential role in human evolution and the development of human cultures.
C） Within two days an infant can imitate sad and happy faces. If an infant does not cry out, it is unlikely to get the attention it needs to survive. Around 3-4 months, the relationship between the human infant and its environment takes on a more organized communicative role, and tearful crying begins to serve interpersonal purposes： the search for comfort and pacification（抚慰）. As we get older, crying becomes a tool of social interaction: grief and joy, shame and pride, fear and manipulation. D） Tears are as universal as laughter, and grief is more complex than joy. But although we all cry, we do so in different ways. Women cry more frequently and intensely than men, especially when exposed to emotional events. Like crying, depression is, around the world, more commonly seen in women than in men. One explanation might be that women, who despite decades of social
2014-2017历年大学英语四级真题及答案
