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1、2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）Part Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a campus activity that has benefited you most. You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words._Part Listening Comprehension (30 min
2、utes)Section ADirections: 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 pau
3、se. 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 hates to lend his tools to other people.B) The man hasnt finished working on th
4、e bookshelf.C) The tools have already been returned to the woman.D) The tools the man borrowed from the woman are missing.2. A) Save time by using a computer. B) Buy her own computer. C) Borrow Marthas computer.D) Stay home and complete her paper.3. A) The man doesnt have money for his daughters gra
5、duate studies.B) The man doesnt think his daughter will get a business degree.C) The man insists that his daughter should pursue her studies in science.D) The man advises his daughter to think carefully before making her decision.4. A) The cinema is some distance away from where they are.B) He would
6、 like to read the film review in the newspaper.C) They should wait to see the movie at a later time.D) Hell find his way to the cinema.5. A) Hes been to Seattle many times. B) He has chaired a lot of conferences. C) He has a high position in his company.D) He lived in Seattle for many years.6. A) Te
7、acher and student. B) Doctor and patient. C) Manager and office worker.D) Travel agent and customer.7. A) She knows the guy who will give the lecture.B) She thinks the lecture might be informative.C) She wants to add something to her lecture.D) Shell finish her report this weekend.8. A) The houses f
8、or sale are of poor quality.B) The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy.C) The housing developers provide free trips for potential buyers.D) The man is unwilling to take a look at the houses for sale.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) How to study Eng
9、lish well. B) Which courses to choose. C) How to write computer games.D) Which books to read.10. A) Physical sciences. B) Maths and physics. C) Art and design.D) Electronics and computer-programming.11. A) Her English is very good. B) She is interested in English. C) Her English writing is poor. D)
10、Her oral English is bad.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Applying for a work experience. B) Applying for a part-time job. C) Taking an exam.D) Visiting an old friend.13. A) Students in the first half of their courses.B) Students who will graduate soon.C) St
11、udents in the second half of their courses.D) Students who have just graduated from universities.14. A) Explain the procedures to the students. B) Work regular hours. C) Write a comprehensive report.D) Send a report about the womans work.15. A) In two weeks. B) In three weeks. C) In the second half
12、of her course.D) Not decided yet.Section BDirections: 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 choic
13、es marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Synthetic fuel. B) Solar energy. C) Alcohol.D) Electricity.17. A) Air traffic conditions. B) Traff
14、ic jams on highways. C) Road conditions.D) New traffic rules.18. A) Go through a health check. B) Carry little luggage. C) Arrive early for boarding. D) Undergo security checks.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) In a fast-food restaurant. B) At a shoppi
15、ng center. C) At a county fair.D) In a bakery.20. A) Avoid eating any food. B) Prepare the right type of pie to eat. C) Wash his hands thoroughly.D) Practice eating a pie quickly.21. A) On the table. B) Behind his back. C) Under his bottom.D) On his lap.22. A) Looking sideways to see how fast your n
16、eighbor eats.B) Eating from the outside toward the middle.C) Swallowing the pie with water.D) Holding the pie in the right position.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) Beauty. B) Loyalty. C) Luck. D) Durability.24. A) He wanted to follow the tradition
17、of his country.B) He believed that it symbolized an everlasting marriage.C) It was thought a blood vessel in that finger led directly to the heart.D) It was supposed that the diamond on that finger would bring good luck.25. A) The two people can learn about each others likes and dislikes.B) The two
18、people can have time to decide if they are a good match.C) The two people can have time to shop for their new home.D) The two people can earn enough money for their wedding.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you sho
19、uld 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.In the center of a big city there are
20、 usually dozens of large office buildings that house big banks, corporation headquarters, and government agencies. Thousands of people work in these buildings. People who do all the office work are called white-collar workers. 26 and receptionists, bookkeepers and computer operators work for many di
21、fferent kinds of companies.Many office workers dream of working their way up to the top, from clerk to 27 of a corporation. The way lies through middle management. Middle management includes junior executives, who may fill 28 jobs, supervise other workers in the company, 29 action to top management,
22、 or see that the companys policies are 30 . At the very top are the senior executives. They 31 the policies for their own companies, especially 32 . The Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, of a large 33 has a great deal of power and influence.It is believed that one can start out at the bottom and go a
23、ll the way to the top. Because financial matters are so important, some accountants become top executives. In companies where technology is important, people with an engineering background can also rise to the top. Nowadays, however, education 34 in the selection of people for management jobs. Unive
24、rsities in many countries offer courses in business administration. The graduates of these courses often start out in middle management jobs. From there, they can easily get promoted if they show the necessary 35 and ability.Part m Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this secti
25、on, 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 correspondin
26、g 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.For decades, Americans have taken for granted the United States leadership position in the development of
27、 new technologies. The innovations (创新) that resulted from research and development 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 t
28、he United States then 38 the world in mathematics and science education. Today, however, despite increasing demand for workers with strong skills in mathematics and science, the 39 of degrees awarded in science, math, and engineering are decreasing.The decline in degree production in what are called
29、 the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math) seems to be 40 related to the comparatively weak performance by US schoolchildren on international assessments of math and science. Many students entering college have weak skills in mathematics. According to the 2005 report of the B
30、usiness-Higher Education Forum, 22 percent of college freshmen must take remedial (补习的) math 41 , and less than half of the students who plan to major 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
31、 skills, 43 in mathematics, to power a workforce that can keep the country at the forefront (前沿) of innovation and maintain its standard of living. With the 44 performance of American students in math and science has come increased competition from students from other countries that have strongly su
32、pported education in these areas. Many more students earn 45 in the STEM disciplines in developing countries than in the United States.A) acceleratingB) actuallyC) closelyD) contemporaryE) coursesF) criticalG) decliningH) degreesI) especiallyJ) futureK) ledL) metM) proceduresN) proportionsO) spheres
33、Section BDirections: 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 mar
34、ked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Ban Sugary DrinksThat Will Add Fuel to the Obesity WarA) On a train last Thursday, I sat opposite a man who was so fat he filled more than one seat. He was pale and disfigured and looked sick to death, whic
35、h he probably was: obesity (肥胖症) leads to many nasty ways of dying. Looking around the carriage, I saw quite a few people like him, including a couple of fatty children with swollen cheeks pressing against their eyes. These people are part of what is without exaggeration an epidemic (流行病) of obesity
36、.B) But it is quite unnecessary: there is a simple ideafar from newthat could spare millions of such people a lifetime of chronic (长期的) ill health, and at the same time save the National Health Service (NHS) at least 14 billion a year in England and Wales. There would, you might think, be considerab
37、le public interest in it. This simple idea is that sugar is as goodor as badas poison and should be avoided. It is pure, white and deadly, as Professor John Yudkin described it 40 years ago in a revolutionary book of that name. The subtitle was How Sugar Is Killing Us.C) In its countless hidden form
38、s, in ready meals, junk food and sweet drinks, sugar leads to addiction (瘾), to hormonal upsets to the appetite, to metabolic (新陈代谢的) malfunctions and obesity and from there to type 2 diabetes (糖尿病) and its many horrible complications. If people really grasped that, they would try to kick the habit,
39、 particularly as Britain is the fat man of Europe. They might even feel driven to support government measures to prevent people from consuming this deadly stuff. Yet so far this idea has met little but resistance.D) It is not difficult to imagine the vested interests (既得利益集团) lined up against any su
40、gar controlall the food and drink manufacturers, processors, promoters and retailers who make such easy pickings out of the magic powers of sugar. Then there are the liberals, with whom I would normally side, who protest that government regulation would be yet another instance of interference in our
41、 lives.E) That is true, but people should realise that you cannot have a welfare state without a nanny state (保姆国家), to some degree. If we are all to be responsible for one anothers health insurance, through socialised medicine, then we are all closely involved in one anothers health, including ever
42、yones eating and drinking. That has already been admitted, finally, with smoking. But it has yet to be admitted with overeating, even though one in four adults in this country is obese and that number is predicted to double by the year 2050. Quite apart from anything else, obesity will cripple the N
43、HS.F) Recently, though, there have been signs that the medical establishment is trying to sound the alarm. Last month the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC) published a report saying that obesity is the greatest public health issue affecting the UK and urging government to do something.G) The
44、report offers 10 recommendations, of which the first is imposing a tax of 20 percent on sugary drinks for at least a year, on top of the existing 20 percent value-added tax. That at least would be an excellent start. The amounts of sugar in soft drinks are horrifying, and turn straight to fat. As Pr
45、ofessor Terence Stephenson, head of the AMRC, has said, sugary soft drinks are the ultimate bad food. You are just consuming neat sugar. Your body didnt evolve to handle this kind of thing.H) Precisely. The risks of eating too much fat or salt (which are very different) pale into insignificance comp
46、ared with the harm done by sugar. And it is everywhere.I ) It is difficult to buy anything in a supermarket, other than plain, unprepared meat, fish or vegetables, that doesnt have a large amount of sugar in it. This has come about because the prevailing scientific views of the 1960s and 1970s ignored the evidence about sugar, and instead saw fat as the really serio