2014年6月大學英語四級考試真題Part IWriting(30 minutes)(多題多卷)題目一Directions：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on thefollowing questionYou should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 wordsSuppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown，what is the most interesting place you would like to take himher to see and why?題目二Directions：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on thefollowing questionYou should write at least120words but no more than180wordsSuppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China，what is the most interesting place you would like to take himher to see and why?題目三Directions：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on thefollowing questionYou should write at least120words but no more than180wordsSuppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your campus，what is the most interesting place you would like to take himher to see and why?注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。PartListening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections：In this section，you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversationsAt the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was saidBoth the conversation and the questions will be spoken only onceAfter each question there will be a pauseDuring the pause,you must read thefour choices marked A.，B.，q and D，and decide which is the best answerThen mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre1A.See a doctor about her strained shoulderB.Use a ladder to help her reach the teaC.Replace the cupboard With a new oneDPlace the tea on a lower shelf next time2A.At Mary JohnsonsB.At a painters studioC.In an exhibition hallDOutside an art gA.lery3A. The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experienceB.She does not quite agree with what the man saidC.The man had better talk witll the students himselfDNew students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation4A.He helped Doris build up the furnitureB.Doris helped him arrange the furnitureC.Doris fixed up some of the bookshelvesDHe was good at assemB.ing bookshelves5A. He doesnt get on with the othersB.He doesnt feel at ease in the firmC、He has been taken for a foolDHe has found a better position6A. They should finish the work as soon as possiB.eB.He will continue to work in the garden himselfC. He is tired of doing gardening on weekendsDThey can hire a gardener to do the work7A、The man has to get rid of the used furnitureB.The mans apartment is ready for rentC. The furniture is covered with lots of dustD. The furniture the man bought is inexpensive8A.The man will give the mechanic a callB.The woman is waiting for a callC.The woman is doing some repairsDThe man knows the mechanic very wellQuesaons 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard9A.She had a job interview to attendB、She was busy finishing her projectC. She had to attend an important meetingD. She was in the middle of writing an essay10A. Accompany her roommate to the classroomB. Hand in her roommates application formC. Submit her roommates assignmentD、Help her roommate with her report11A.Where DrElliss office is locatedB. When DrEllis leaves his officeC. Directions to the classroom buildingD. DrElliss schedule for the aftemoonQuestions 12 to l 5 are based on the conversation you havejust heard12A.He finds it rather stressfulB.He is thinking ofquitting itC.He can handle it quite wellDHe has to work extra hours13A.The 6：00 0neB. The 6：30 0neC.The 7：00 0neDThe 7：30 0ne14A.It is an awful waste of timeB. He finds it rather unbearableC.The time on the train is enjoyableDIt is something difficult to get used to.15A.Reading newspapersB.Chatting with friendsC.Listening to the daily newsDPlanning the days workSection BDirections：In this section，you will hear 3 shortpassagesAt the end ofeach passage,you will hear some questionsBoth the passage and the questions will be spoken only onceAfter you hear a question,you must choose the best answerfrom thefour choices marked A.，B.，C.and DThen mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet l with a single line through the centre注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based oR thepassageyou havejust heard16A. Ignore small details while readingB. Read at least several chapters at one sittingC、Develop a habit of reading criticallyDGet key information by reading iust one or twice17A. Choose ones own system ofmarkingB. Underline the key words and phrasesC. Make as few marks as possibleDHighlight details in a red color18A. By reading the textbooks carefully againB.By reviewing only the marked partsC. By focusing on the notes in the marginsD. By comparing notes with their classmatesPassage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on thepassageyou havejust heard.19A、The sleep a person needs varies from day to dayB. The amount of sleep for each person is similarC. 0ne can get by with a couple of hours of sleepDEverybody needs some sleep for survival20A.It is a madeup storyB.It is beyond cureC.It is a rare exceptionD.It is due to an accident21A. His extraordinary physical conditionB.His mothers injury just before his birthC. The unique surroundings of his living placeD.The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chairPassage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on thepassageyou havejust hearad22A. She invested in stocks and shares on Wall StreetB.She learned to write for fmanciA. newspapersC. She developed a strong interest in financeD. She tenderly looked aRer her sick mother23A. She made a wise investment in real estateB.She sold her restaurant with a substantial profitC.She got 75 million dollars from her exhusbandD. She inherited a big fortune from her father24A.She was extremely mean with her moneyB. She was dishonest in business dealingsC.She frequently ill-treated her employeesD. She abused animals including her pet dog25A. She made a big fortune from wise investmentB. She built a hospital with her mothers moneyC. She made huge donations to charitiesD. She carried on her familys traditionSection CDirections：In this section，you will hear a passage three times When the passage is readfor the first time,you should listen carefullyfor its general ideaWhen the passage is readfor the second time,you are required tofill in the B.anks with the exact words you havejust heardFinally,when the passage is readfor the third time,you should check what you have written注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second language teachers are those whichare(26) _in form but different in meaning in the two culturesFor example，a Columbian who wants someone to(27)_ hi-m oRen signA.s with a hand movement，in which all the fingers of one hand cupped point downward as they move rapidly(28)_ Speakers of English have a similargesture，though 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)_ 0f the Columbian gestureAgain in Columbia，a speaker of English would have to know that when he(30)_ height，he must choose between different gestures depending on whether he is(31)_ a human being or an animalIf he keeps the palm of the hand(32 ) the floor，as he would in his own culture when making known the height ofa child，for example，he will very likely be greeted by laughterIn Columbia，this gesture is(33)_ for the description of animA.sIn order to describe human beings，he should keep the palm of his hand(34)_ to the floorSubstitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous butA.so(35)_ momentsIn both of the examples above，speakers from two different cultures have the same gesture physically,but its meaning differs sharplyPan lll Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections：In this section，there is a passage with ten blanksYou are required to select one wordfor each blankfrom a list ofchoices given in a word bankfollowing the passageRead the passage through carefully before making your choicesEach choice in the bank is identified by a letterPlease mark the corresponding letterfor each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centreYou may not use any ofthe words in the bank more than onceQuesffons 36 to 45 are based on thefoUowingpassageGlobal warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around the worldPart of the warming is natural；we have experienced a 20，000-year-long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice(36)_ awayHowever,we have akeady reached temperatures that are in(37)_ with other minimumice periods，so continued warming is likely not naturalWe are(3 8)_ to a predicted worldwide increase in temperatures(39)_between 1and 6over the next 1 00 yearsThe warming will be more(40)_ in some areas，less in others，and some places may even cool offLikewise，the(41)_ 0f this warming will be very different depending on where you are-coastal areas must worry about rising sea levels，while Siberia and northern Canada may become more habitable(宜居的)and(42)_ for humans than these areas are nowThe fact remains，however,that it will likely get warmer,on(43)_ J everywhereScientists are in general agreement that the warmer conditions we have been experiencing are at least in part the result of a human-induced global warming trendSome scientists(44)_ that the changes we are seeing fall withinthe range of random(無規律的)variationsome years are cold，others warm，and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm years(45)_ but that is becoming an increasingly rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。A.appealingB.averageC.contributingDdramaticE.frequentlyF.impactG.lineH.maintainI.meltedJ.persistK.rangingL.recentlyM.resolvedN.sensibleO.shockSection BDirections：In this section，you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to itEach statement contains information given in one of the paragraphsIdentify the paragraph from which the information is derivedYou may choose a paragraph more than onceEach paragraph is marked with a letterAnswer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2The End ofthe Book?A.Amazon，by far the largest bookseller in the country,reported on May 19 that it is now selling more books in its electronic Kindle format than in the old paper-andink formatThat is remarkable，considering that the Kindle has only been around for four yearsE-books now account for 14 percent of All book sales in the country and are increasing far faster than overall book salesE-book sales are up 146 percent over last year,while hardback sales increased 6 percent and paperbacks decreased 8percentB.Does this spell the doom of the physical book?Certainly not immediately,and perhaps not at all What it does mean is that the book business will go through a transformation in the next decade or so more profound than any it has seen since Gutenberg introduced printing from moveaB.e type in the 1450sC. PhysicA. books will surely become much rarer in the marketplaceMass market paperbacks，which have been declining for years anyway,will probably disappear,as will hardbacks for mysteries，thrillers，“romance fiction”etcSuch books，which only rarely end up in permanent collections，either private orpublicwill probably only be available as e-books within a few yearsHardback and trade paperbacks for“serious”nonfiction and fiction will surely last longerPerhaps it will become the mark of an author to reckon with that he or she is still puB.ished in hard copyD. As for childrens books，who knows?Childrens books are like dog food in that the purchasers are not the consumers，so the market(and the marketing)is inherently strangeE.For clues to the books future，lets look at some examples of technological change and see what happened to the old technologyF. One technology replaces another only because the new technology is better,cheaper,or bothThe greater the difference，the sooner and more thoroughly the new technology replaces the oldPrinting with moveaB.e type on paper dramatically reduced the cost of producing a book compared with the old-fashioned ones handwritten on vellum，which comes from sheepskinA Bible-to be sure,a longBook required vellum made from 300 sheepskins and countless man-hours of laborBefore printing arrived,a BiB.e cost more than a middle-class houseThere were perhaps 50000 books in all of Europe in 1450By l500there were 10 millionG.But while printing quickly caused the hand written book to die out，handwriting lingered on(繼續存在) well into the l 6th centuryVery speciA. books are still occasionA.ly produced on vellumbut they are oneof-a-kind show piecesH. Sometimes a new technology doesnt drive the old one out，but only parts of it while forcing the rest to evolveThe movies were widely predicted to drive live theater out of the marketplace，but they didnt，because theater turned out to have quA.ities movies could not reproduceEqually,TV was supposed to replace movies but，again，did notI.Movies did，however,fatally impact some parts of live theaterAnd while TV didnt kill movies，it did kill second-rate pictures，shorts，and cartoonsJ. Nor did TV kill radioComedy and drama shows(“Jack Benny,”“Amos and Andy,” “The Shadow”)all migrated to televisionBut because you cant drive a cal ”and watch television at the same time，rushhour became radios prime，while music，talk，and news radio greatly enlarged their audiencesRadio is today a very different business than in the late 1940s and a much larger oneK.Sometimes old technology lingers for centuries because of its symbolic powerMounted cavalry(騎兵) replaced the chariot(二輪戰車)on the battlefield around 1 000 BCBut chariots maintained their place in parades and triumphs right up until the end of the Roman Empire 1,500 years laterThe Sword hasnt had a military function for a hundred years,but is still part of an officers fulldress nniforill，precisely because a sword A.ways symbolized“an ofificer and a gentleman”L.Sometimes new technology is a little cranky(不穩定的)at firstTelevision repairman was a common occupation in the 1950sfor instanceAnd so the old technology remains as a backupSteamships captured the North Atlantic passenger business from sail in the 1840s because of its much greaterspeedBut steamships didnt lose their sails until the 1880s,because early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking downUntil ships became large enough(and engines small enough)to mount two engines side by sidethey needed to keep sails(The high cost of steam and the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the worlds ocean freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century)M.Then there is the fireplaceCentral heating was present in everyupper-and middle-class home by the second half of the 1 9th centuryBut functioning fireplaces remain to this day a powerful selling point in a house or aDartmentI suspect the reason is a deeprooted love of the fireFire was one of the earliest major technological advances for humankind，providing heat，protection，and cooked food(which is much easier to eat and digest)Human control of fire goes back far enough(over a million years)that evolution could have produced a genetic leaning towards fire as a central aspect of human lifeN. Books-especially books the average person could afford-havent been around long enough to produce evolutionary change in humansBut they have a powerful hold on many people nonetheless，a hold extending far beyond their literary contentAt their best，they are works of art and there is a tactile(觸覺的)pleasure in books necessarily lost in e-book versionsThe ability to quickly thumb through pages is also lostAnd a room with books in it induces，at least in some，a feeling not dissimilar to that of a fire in the fireplace on a cold winters night0. For these reasons I think physical books will have a longer existence as a commercial product than some currently predictLike swords，books have symbolic powerLike fireplaces，they induce a sense of comfort and warmthAnd，perhaps，similar to sails，they make a usefurback-up for when the lights goout注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。46Authors still puB.ished in printed versions will be considered important ones47Some people are still in favor ofprinted books because ofthe sense oftouch thev can provide48The radio business has changed greatly and now attracts more listeners49Contrary to many peoples prediction of its deaththe film industry survived50Remarkable changes have taken place in the book business51Old technology sometimes continues to exist because of its reliability52The increase of e-book sales will force the book business to make changes not seen for centuries53A new technology is unlikely to take the place of all old one without a clear advantage54Paperbacks ofpopular literature are more likely to be replaced by e-books55A house with a fireplace has a stronger appeal to buyersSection CDirections：There are 2 passages in this sectionEach passage isfollowed by some questions or unfinished statementsFor each ofthem there arefour choices marked A.，B.，C.and DYou should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centrePassage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on thefollowingpassageThe question of whether our gover