2014年12月英语四级考试真题与答案(第二套)

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． She used to be in poor health.

B． She was popular among boys.

C． She was somewhat overweight.

D． She didn't do well at high school.

2. A． At the airport.

B． In a restaurant. 

C． In a booking office.

D． At the hotel reception.

3. A． Teaching her son by herself. 

B． In a restaurant. 

C． Asking the teacher for extra help.

D． Telling her son not to worry.

4. A． Have a short break. 

B． Take two weeks off.

C． Continue her work outdoors.

D． Go on vacation with the man.

5. A． He is taking care of his twin brother. 

B． Take two weeks off.

C． He is worried about Rod's health.

D． He has been in perfect condition.

6. A． She sold all her furniture before she moved house.

B． She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.

C． She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement.

D． She bought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.

7. A． The woman wondered why the man didn't return the book.

B． The woman doesn't seem to know what the book is about.

C． The woman doesn't find the book useful any more.

D． The woman forgot lending the book to the man.

8. A． Most of the man's friends are athletes.

B． Few people share the woman's opinion. 

C． The man doesn't look like a sportsman.

D． The woman doubts the man's athletic¹ ability.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A． She has packed it in one of her bags.

B． She is going to get it at the airport. 

C． She has probably left it in a taxi.

D． She is afraid that she has lost it.

10. A． It ends in winter.

B． It will cost her a lot. 

C． It will last one week.

D． It depends on the weather.

11. A． The plane is taking off soon.

B． The taxi is waiting for them.

C． There might be a traffic jam.

D． There is a lot of stuff to pack.

12. A． At home.

B． At the airport. 

C． In the man's car.

D． By the side of a taxi.

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

13. A． She is thirsty for promotion².

B． She wants a much higher salary.

C． She is tired of her present work.

D． She wants to save travel expenses.

14. A． Translator. 

C． Language instructor³.

B． Travel agent.

D． Environmental engineer.

15. A． Lively personality and inquiring mind.

B． Communication skills and team spirit.

C． Devotion and work efficiency.

D． Education and experience.

 

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 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A． They care a lot about children.

B． They need looking after in their old age. 

C． They want to enrich⁴ their life experience.

D． They want children to keep them company.

17. A． They are usually adopted from distant places.

B． Their birth information is usually kept secret~

C． Their birth parents often try to conceal⁵ their birth information.

D． Their adoptive parents don't want them to know their birth parents.

18. A． They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.

B． They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.

C． They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.

D． They are fully⁶ aware of the expenses involved in the search.

19. A． Early adoption⁷ makes for closer parent-child relationship.

B． Most .people prefer to adopt children from overseas.

C． Understanding is the key to successful adoption.

D． Adoption has much to do with love.

Passage Two

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

20. A． He suffered from mental illness. 

B． He bought The Washington Post.

C． He turned a failing newspaper into a success.

D． He was once a reporter for a major newspaper.

21. A． She was the first woman to lead a big U.S. publishing company.

B． She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago.

C． She committed suicide⁸ because of her mental disorder⁹.

D． She took over her father's position when he died.

22. A． People came to see the role of women in the business world.

B． Katharine played a major part in reshaping Americans' mind.

C． American media would be quite different without Katharine.

D． Katharine had exerted¹⁰ an important influence on the world.

Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

23. A． It'll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.

B． It'll allow them to receive free medical treatment.

C． It'll protect them from possible financial crises¹¹.

D． It'll prevent the doctors from overcharging them.

24. A． They can't immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost.

B． They have to go through very complicated application procedures.

C． They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages.

D． They may not be able to receive timely¹² medical treatment.

25. A． They don't have to pay for the medical services.

B． They needn't pay the entire medical bill at once.

C． They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly¹³.

D． They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.

 

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. Final- ly, 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。

　　More and more of the world's population are living in towns or cities. The speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is (26)__________. Between 1920 and 1960 big cities in developed countries increased two and a half times in size, but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size.

　　The (27) __________size of growth is bad enough, but there are now also very disturb-ing signs of trouble in the (28)__________ of percentages of people living in towns and per-centages of people working in industry. During the nineteenth century cities grew(29)__________ the growth of industry. In Europe the proportion of people living in citiesWasalwayssmallerthanthatoftheworkForceworkingin

factories.Now,however,the(30) __________ is almost always tree in the newly industrialised world: the percentage of people living in cities is much higher than the percentage working in industry.

　　Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot(31) __________their growth;thereis not enough money tobuildadequatehousesfor thepeoplethatlivethere,(32)__________ the new arrivals. There has been little opportunity to build water supplies orother (33) __________ So,thefiguresforthegrowthoftownsandcities(34)__________ proportional growth of unemployment and underemployment, a growth in the number of hopeless and (35)__________ parents and starving children.

 

1.C 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.C

11.B 12.A 13.C 14.A 15.D

16.A17.B 18.C 19.D 20.B

21.A 22.D 23.C24.A25.B

26.alarming

27.sheer¹⁴

28.comparison

29.as a result of

30.Reverse¹⁵

31.pay for

32.1et alone

33.facilities

34.represent

35.despairing

1 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

3 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

4 enrich   

vt.充实，使丰富，使富裕，使富有

参考例句：

• Some cream will enrich the sauce.在调味汁里加一些奶油会使其味道更加丰富。
• Music can enrich your life.音乐能丰富你的生活。

5 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

8 suicide   

n.自杀，自毁，自杀性行为

参考例句：

• The number of suicide has increased.自杀案件的数量增加了。
• The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills.该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。

9 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

10 exerted   

adj. 外露的，施加的 动词exert的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan. 他利用他的所有权力让他们接受这个计划。
• His father exerted a lot of pressure on him to succeed. 为了使他成功，他父亲给他施加了很大的压力。

11 crises   

n. 危机；危险期

参考例句：

• Economic crises recur periodically. 经济危机周期性地发生。
• Great crises often call forth gifted leaders. 危急存亡之际常能产生天才的领袖。

12 timely   

adj.及时的，适时的；adv.及时地

参考例句：

• We are particularly grateful to him for his timely help.我们特别感谢他的及时帮助。
• Your arrival was most timely yesterday.你们昨天来得非常及时。

13 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

14 sheer   

adj.绝对的，全然的，峻峭的；v.躲开，躲避，使...避开； adv.完全，全然，峻峭

参考例句：

• He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.他纯粹靠意志力达到了目的。
• I guess It'sheer waste of time arguing about it.看来争论这件事纯粹是浪费时间。

15 reverse   

v.推翻，颠倒，反向；n.反面，逆境；adj.反向的

参考例句：

• His answer was just the reverse of what I expected.他的回答正好与我期望的相反。
• Please reverse the positions of two pictures.请把两张图片的位置倒转过来。