2014年四级复合式听写历年真题汇总.doc

2014年6月2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）In this section, you will hear a passage three times .When the passage is read for the first time ,you should listen carefully for itsgeneral 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.Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second-language teachers are those which are _26_ in form but different in meaning in the two cultures. For example, a Colombian who wants someone to _27_ him often signals 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 similar gesture 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_ of the Colombian gesture. Again, in Colombia, 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 animal. If he keeps the palm of the hand _32_ the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter; in Colombia this gesture is _33_ for the description of animals. In order to describe human beings he should keep the palm of his hand _34_ to the floor. Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also _35_ moments. In both of the examples above, speakers from two different cultures have the same gesture, physically, but its meaning differs sharply. 答案 26 identil 27 approach 28 back and forth 29 opposite 30 indicates 31 referring 32 parallel 33 reserved 34at a right angle 35 embarrassing2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第二套）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.According to American law, if someone is accused of a crime, he is considered _26_ until the court proves the person is guilty. To arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been _27_. The police must give the suspect the reasons why they arc arresting him and tell him his rights under the law. Then the police take the suspect to the police station, where the name of the person and the _28_ against him arc formally listed. The next step is for the suspect to go before a judge. The judge decides whether the suspect should be kept in jail or _29_. If the suspect has no previous criminal record and the judge feels that he will return to court _30_ run away. he can go free. Otherwise, the suspect must put up bail（保释金）. At this time, too, the judge will _31_ a court lawyer to defend the suspect if he cant afford one. The suspect returns to court a week or two later. A lawyer from the district attorneys office presents a case against the suspect. The attorney may present _32_ as well as witnesses. The judge then decides whether there is enough reason to _33_. The American justice system is very complex and sometimes operates slowly. However, every step is _34_ to protect the rights of the people. These individual rights are the _35_ of the American government. 答案26 innocent 27 committed 28 charges 29released 30 rather than 31 appoint 32 evidence33 hold a trial 34 designed 35 foundation2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（三）In this section, you will hear a passage three times .When the passage is read for the first time ,you should listen carefully for itsgeneral 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.Almost every child,on the first day he sets foot in a school building,more_26_,less afraid of what he doesnt know,better at finding and_27_,more confident,resourceful(机敏的),persistent and_28_then he will ever be again in his schooling-or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life. Already,by paying close attention to and_29_the world and people around him, and without any schooltype formal instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and_30_than anying he will be asked to do in school, or than any of his teachers has done for yeas. He has solved the_31_of language. He has discovered itbabies dont even know that language existsand he has found out how it works and learnt to use it_32_.He has done it by exploring,by experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar of language, by _33_and seeing whether it works by gradually changing it and_34_it until it does work. And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other things as well, including many of the_35_that the schools think only they can teach him, and many that are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him.答案 26.curious 27.figuring things out 28.eracting with 30.abstract 31.mystery32.appropriately 33.trying it out 34.refining 35.concepts 2013年12月英语四级考试真题（一）In this section, you will hear a passage three times .When the passage is read for the first time ,you should listen carefully for itsgeneral 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.When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate _26_, they replied. Because it is right. If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, or why their men wear pants _27_ skirts, or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are likely to get _28_ and very uninformative answers: Because its right. Because thats the way its done. Because its the _29_. Or even I dont know. The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behavior is that they are _30_ by social norms-shared rules or guidelines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation. Norms _31_ how people ought to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society. We conform(遵守) to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they _32_. In fact, we are much more likely to notice _33_ from norms than conformity to them. You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little _34_ if they bowed, started to stroke you, or kissed you on both _35_ Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world. When we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way.答案26. apart and alone 27. instead of 28. Similar 29. custom 30. Controlled31. Define 32. exist 33. Departures 34. startled 35. Cheeks2013年6月 大学英语四级考试真题 （一）In this section, you will hear a passage three times .When the passage is read for the first time ,you should listen carefully for itsgeneral 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.My favorite T.V. show? “The Twilight Zone.” I (26) like the episode called “The Printers Devil.” Its about a newspaper editor whos being (27) out of business by a big newspaper syndicateyou know, a group of papers (28) by the same people.Hes about to (29) when hes interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered $5,000 to pay off his newspapers (30), but this Smith character also offers his services for free.It turns out that the guy operates the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon hes turning out newspapers with (31). The small paper is successful again. The editor is (32) at how quickly Smith gets his storiesonly minutes after they happenbut soon hes presented with a contract to sign. Mr.Smith, it seems, is really the devil! The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is (33) the news even before it happensand its all terribleone disaster after another. Anyway, there is a little more to tell, but I dont want to (34) the story for you. I really like these old episodes of “The Twilight Zone” because the stories are fascinating. They are not realistic. But then again, in a way they are, because they deal with (35).答案：26.especially 27.driven 28.owned 29.commit suicide 30.debts31.shocking headlines 32.amazed 33.reporting 34.ruin 35.human nature2013年6月 大学英语四级考试真题（二）In this section, you will hear a passage three times .When the passage is read for the first time ,you should listen carefully for itsgeneral 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.There was a time when any personal information that was gathered about us was typed on a piece of paper and (26) in a file cabinet. It could remain there for years and, often (27), never reach the outside world.Things have done a complete aboutface since then. (28) the change has been the astonishingly (29) development in recent years of the computer. Today, any data that is (30) about us in one place or anotherand for one reason or anothercan be stored in a computer bank. It can then be easily passed to other computer banks. They are owned by individuals and by private businesses and corporations, lending (31), direct mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit card companies, and (32) at the local, state, and federal level.A growing number of Americans are seeing the accumulation and distribution of computerized data as a frightening (33) of their privacy. Surveys show that the number of worried Americans has been steadily growing over the years as the computer becomes increasingly (34), easier to operate, and less costly to purchase and maintain. In 1970, a national survey showed that 37 percent of the people (35) felt their privacy was being invaded. Seven years later, 47 percent expressed the same worry. A recent survey by a credit bureau revealed that the number of alarmed citizens had shot up to 76 percent.答案：26.locked away 27.forgotten 28.Responsible for 29.swift 30.collected 31.institutions 32.government agencies 33.invasion 34.efficient 35.questioned2013年 6月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）In the center of a big city there are 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-color workers. _26_ and receptionists, bookkeepers and computer operators work for many different kinds of companies.Many office works 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 , 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 large deal of power and influence .It is believed that one can start out at the bottom and go all the top . Because financial matters are so import , 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 . Universities 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.答案：26.Secretaries 27.president 28.specialized 29 . recommend 30. being carried out 31.establish 32.financial matters 33.corporation 34 .plays a central part 35.personality2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题Americans today have different eating habits than they had in the past . There is a wide _26_ of food available . They have a broader knowledge of nutrition(营养),so they buy more fresh fruit and _27_ t