seasonal2014年12月英语四级真题及答案详解

2021年1月8日发(作者：廖理)

2014年12月英语四级真题及答案
Part I Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You shoul
d write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

作文题一：印象最深的活动
AA campus activity that has benefited most.
作文题二：印象最深的课程
A course that has impressed you most in college.
作文题三:印象最深的同学
A classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college．
Part II Listening
Section A
Question 1
man is not good at balancing his budget.
will go purchase the gift herself.
gift should not be too expensive.
are gonging to Jane's house-warming party.
Question 2
is quite willing to give the woman a hand.
takes patience to go through the statistics.
has prepared the statistics for the woman.
woman should take a course in statistics.
Question 3
55 is missing from the woman's scripts.
cannot begin their recording right away.
woman does not take the recording seriously.
man wants to make some changes in the scripts.
Question 4
date of Carl's wedding.
birthday of Carl's bride.
C.A significant event in July.
ation for a wedding.
Question 5


woman forgot to tell the man in advance.
man was absent from the weekly meeting.
woman was annoyed at the man's excuse.
man was in charge of scheduling meetings.
Question 6
woman is a marvelous cook.
woman has just bought an oven.
man has to leave in half an hour.
man cannot want for his meal.
Question 7
she can best help the man.
the man got the bad news.
items sell well in the store.
r the man can keep his job.
Question 8
woman can sign up for a swimming class.
works in the physical education department.
woman has the potential to swim like a fish.
would like to teach the woman how to swim.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Question 9
teaches in a law school.
loves classical music.
is a diplomat.
is a wonderful lecturer.
Question 10
to see a play.
d a soccer game.
some photos.
ed a dance.
Question 11
decided to get married in three years.
mother objected to Eric’s flying lessons.
insisted that Eric pursue graduate studies.
father said she could marry Eric right away.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Question 12


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list
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Question 13
beautiful Amazon rainforests.
B.A new railway under construction.
changes in the Amazon valley.
newly discovered scenic spot.
Question 14
news weeklies.
newspapers' Sunday editions.
a local evening paper.
overseas editions of U.S. magazines.
Question 15
be employed by a newspaper.
become a professional writer.
sell her articles to a news service.
get her life story published soon.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 16
g one's head.
one's hand.
g up the forefinger.
g the right thumb down.
Question 17
g away from them.
g a circle with fingers.
one's head them.
or pointing to them.
Question 18
g one's superior in the eye.
g one's arms folded while talking.


g the sole of one's foot to a guest.
a lot of gestures during a conversation.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 19
had to beg for foot after the harvest.
grew wheat and corn on a small farm.
shared a small flat with their relatives.
children walked to school on dirt roads.
Question 20
Ecuador's Andes Mountains.
an annual income of $$2800.
se a plot to build a home on.
their children to school.
Question 21
achievements of the Trickle Up Program.
B.A new worldwide economic revolution.
ent forms of assistance to the needy.
life of poor people in developing countries.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 22
are highly sensitive to cold.
are vitally important to our life.
are a living part of our body.
are a chief source of our pain.
Question 23
has to be removed in time by a dentist.
is a rare oral disease among old people.
contains many nerves and blood vessels.
is sticky and colorless film on the teeth.
Question 24
can change into acids causing damage to their outer covering.
greatly reduces their resistance to the attacks of bacteria.
makes their nerves and blood vessels more sensitive to acid food.
combines with food particles to form a film on their surface.


Question 25
particles.
disease.
thy living habits.
al crosion.
Section C
Stunt people(替身演员) are not movie stars, but they are the hidden heroes of many movies.
They were around long before films. Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes. To be
good, a fight scene has to look real. Punches must (26)______ enemies' jaws. Sword fights must be foug
ht with(27)______ swords. Several actors are usually in a fight scene. Their moves must be set up so tha
t no one gets hurt. It is almost like planning a dance performance.
If a movie scene is dangerous, stun people usually(28)______the stars. You may think you see Tom
Cruise running along the top of a train. But it is(29)______ his stunt double. Stunt people must(30)_____
_ the stars they stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when close-ups are n
eeded, the film(31)______ the star.
Some stunt people(32)______ in certain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan Dav
is does all kinds of jumps. She has leapt from planes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump re-
quired careful planning and expert(33)______.
Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second
story window onto a horse's back. He(34)______ the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach.
Canutt also(35)______ a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get an
Oscar.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section A
For decades, Americans have taken for granted the XXXX development of new technologies. The inn
ovations(创新)XXXX opment during World War II and afterwards were(36)_____ to the prosperity of the
nation in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which virtually all aspects of(37)_
____ society now depend, were possible because the United States then(38)_____ the world in mathematic
s and science education. Today, however, despite increasing demand for workers with strong skills in mat
hematics and science, the(39)_____ of degrees awarded in science, math, and engineering are decreasing.
The deeling in degree production in what are called the STEM disciplines(science, technology, engine
ering, and math.)seems to be(40)_____related to the comparatively weak performance by U.S. schoolchildr
en on international assessments of math and science. Many students entering college have weak skills in
mathematics. According to the 2005 report of the Business Higher Education Forum, 22 percent of colleg
e freshmen must take remediat(补习的)math(41)_____, and less than half of the students who plan to maj
or in science or engineering(42)_____complete a major in those fields.
The result has been a decrease in the number of American college graduates who have the skills, (4