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1、谢谢观赏2014年12月四级真题(第1套)PartIWriting(30minutes)DirectMim:fbr访ispart,酬natvatfou'erf30minittestovrit(ashortejittaytib&tilacampusacnviiythathasbencftiedyoumast.YoushouldAtatethervasvnsmid齿E旭alLeast120wnis(mtnofflonpF板w186wordi.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartnListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirecti

2、ons:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B.,C.andD.,anddecid

3、ewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. A.Thewomanisfussyaboutthecleannessoftheapartment.B. Hehasnotcleanedtheapartmentsincehismother'svisit.C. Hedoesnotrememberwhenhismothercanoeover.D. Hismotheroftenhelpshimtocleant

4、heapartment.2. A.Thebusstopisonlytwominutes'walk.B. Thenmningmadehimshortofbreath.C. Theymightaswelltakethenextbus.D. Thewomanislatebyacoupleofminutes.3. A.Sheissufferingapaininherneck.B.SheislikelytoreplaceMissSmith.C.Shehastodoextraworkforafewdays.D.Sheisquitesickofworkingovertime.4. A.Changeh

5、erjob.B.Buyadishwasher.C.Openaflowershop.D.Startherownbusiness.5.A.Heforgotwherehehadleftthepackage.B.Heslippedonhiswaytothepostoffice.C.Hewantedtodeliverthepackagehimself.D.Hefailedtodowhathepromisedtodo.6. A.Thespeakersdonotagreewitheachother.B. Thewomandoesnotlikehorrorfilms.C. Themanpaysfortheti

6、cketsasarule.D. Thespeakershappened"tomeetinthecinema.7. A.Thewomanisjustasunluckyastheman.8. Thewomanismoresensitivethantheman.9. Thespeakersshareacommonviewonlove.D.Thespeakersareunhappywiththeirmarriage.8. A.Preparationsforaforum.B. Participantsintheforum.C. Organizersofaforum.D. Expectation

7、softheforum.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9. A.France.B. Scandinavia.C. Russia.D. EastEurope.10. A.Morewomenwillbepromotedintheworkplace.B. Morewomenwillovercometheirinadequacies.C. Morewomenwillreceivehighereducation.D. Morewomenwillworkoutsidethefamily.11. A.Tryhardtoprot

8、ectwomen'srights.B. Educatementorespectwomenmore.C. Helpwomenacquiremoreprofessionalskills.D. Spendmoretimechangingwomen'sattitudes.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12. A.Inarestaurant.B. Inahotellobby.C. Attheman'soffice.D. Atthewoman'splace.13. A.Heisthechie

9、fdesignerofthelatestbikemodel.B. Hehascompletedanoverseasmarketsurvey.C. HeistheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors.D. HehasjustcomebackfromatriptoAfrica.14. A.Toselecttherightmodel.B. Togetagoodimportagent.C. Toconvincetheboardmembers.D. Tocutdownproductioncosts.15. A.Hisflexibility.B. Hisvision.C. Hisin

10、telligence.D. Hisdetermination.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhoar3shortpassages.Atthoendofeachpassage,youwillhoarsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethobestanswerfromthofourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.Thenmarkthocorrespondinglett

11、eronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthocentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16. A.Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesone'sidentity.B. Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.C. Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.D. Howidenticaltwi

12、nsareborn,raisedandeducated.17. A.TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda.B. Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.C. Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.D. Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.18. A.Theywanttofredouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.B. Theywanttoseewhatcharacteristicsdistinguishonefromthe

13、other.C. Theywanttounderstandhowtwinscommunicatewhenfarapart.D. Theywanttoknowwhethertwinscanfeeleachother'spain.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19. A.Itisespeciallyattractivetochildrenandtheyoung.B. ItisthefirstchoiceofvacationersontheContinent.C. Itisascomfortable

14、aslivinginapermanenthouse.D. Itisaninexpensiveway.ofspendingaholiday.20. A.Ithasasolidplasticframe.B. Itconsistsofaninnerandanoutertent.C. Itisveryconvenienttosetup.D. ItissoldtomanyContinentalcountries.21. A.Agroundsheet.B. Agasstove.C. Akitchenextension.D. Asparetent.PassageThreeQuestions22to25are

15、basedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22. A.Itcovers179square"miles.B. ItisasbigasNewYorkCity.C. Itcovers97squarekilometers.D. ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.23. A.Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.B. Itscitizensenjoyedapeaceful,comfortablelife.C. Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.D. Itwascut

16、offfromtherestoftheworld.24. A.Thefastdevelopmentofitsneighboringcountries.B. Theincreasinginvestmentbydevelopedcountries.C. Thebuildingofroadsconnectingitwithneighboringcountries.D. TheestablishingofdiplomaticrelationswithFranceandSpain.25. A.Theyworkontheirfarms.B. Theyworkinthetouristindustry.C.

17、Theyraisedomesticanimals.D. Theymaketraditionalhandicrafts.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejusthear

18、d.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。"Don'ttakemanyEnglishcourses;theywon'thelpyougetadecentjob.""Signupformanagementclasses,soyou'llbereadytojointhefamilybusinesswhenyougraduate."Sound(26)?Manyofushaveheards

19、uggestionslikethese(27)byparentsorothersclosetous.Suchcommentsoftenseemquitereasonable.Why,then,shouldsuggestionslikethesebetakenwith(28)?Thereasonistheyrelatetodecisionsyoushouldmake.Youaretheonewhomust(29)theirconsequences.Oneoftheworstreasonstofollowaparticularpathinlifeisthatotherpeoplewantyouto

20、.Decisionsthataffectyourlifeshouldbeyourdecisions-decisionsyoumakeafteryou'veconsideredvarious(30)andchosenthepaththatsuitsyoubest.Makingyourowndecisionsdoesnotmeanthatyoushould(31)thesuggestionsofothers.Forinstance,yourparentsdohavetheirownuniqueexperiencesthatmaymaketheiradvicehelpful,andhavin

21、g(32)inagreatdealofyourpersonalhistory,theymayhaveaclearviewofyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Still,theirviewsarenotnecessarilyaccurate.Theymaystillseeyouasachild,(33)careandprotection.Ortheymayseeonlyyourstrengths.Or,insomeunfortunatecases,theymay(34)yourflawsandshortcomings.Peoplewillalwaysbegivingyoua

22、dvice.Ultimately,though,youhavetomakeyourown(35)PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eac

23、hchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Fordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheUnitedStates'leadershippositioninth

24、edevelopmentofnewtechnologies.Theinnovations(创新)thatresultedfromresearchanddevelopmentduringWorldWarnandafterwardswere36totheprosperityofthenationinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Thoseinnovations,uponwhichvirtuallyallaspectsof37societynowdepend,werepossiblebecausetheUnitedStatesthen38theworldinmathem

25、aticsandscienceeducation.Today,however,despiteincreasingdemandforworkerswithstrongskillsinmathematicsandscience,the390fdegreesawardedinscience,math,andengineeringaredecreasing.ThedeclineindegreeproductioninwhatarecalledtheSTEMdisciplines（science,technology,engineering,andmath）seemstobe40related_toth

26、ecomparativelyweakperformancebyU.S.schoolchildrenoninternationalassessmentsofmathandscience.Manystudentsenteringcollegehaveweakskillsinmathematics.Accordingtothe2005reportoftheBusiness-HigherEducationForum,22percentofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremedial（补习的）math乜andlessthanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajor

27、inscienceorengineering42completeamajorinthosefields.TheresulthasbeenadecreaseinthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavecan keep the country at the its standard of living.Withand science has come increased that have strongly supportedtheskills,43in_mathematics,topoweraworkforcethatforefront（前沿）ofin

28、novationandmaintainthe44performanceofAmericanstudentsinmathcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountrieseducationintheseareas.Manymorestudentsearn45intheSTEMdisciplinesindevelopingcountriesthanintheUnitedStates.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A. acceleratingB. actuallyC. closelyD. contemporaryE. coursesF. criticalG.

29、decliningH. degreesI.especiallyJ. futureK. ledL. metM. proceduresN. proportionsO. spheresSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoose

30、aparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Bansugarydrinks-thatwilladdfueltotheobesitywarA OnatrainlastThursday,Isatoppositeamanwhowassofathefilledmorethanoneseat.Hewaspaleanddisfiguredandlookedsicktodeath,whichheprobablywa

31、s:obesity（月巴胖症）leadstomanynastywaysofdying.Lookingaroundthecarriage,Isawquiteafewpeoplelikehim,includingacoupleoffattychildrenwithswollencheekspressingagainsttheireyes.Thesepeoplearepartofwhatiswithoutexaggerationanepidemic（流行病）ofobesity.B Butitisquiteunnecessary:thereisasimpleidea-farfromnew-thatco

32、uldsparemillionsofsuchpeoplealifetimeofchronic（长期病）illhealth,andatthesametimesavetheNationalHealthService（NHS）atleast£14billionayearinEnglandandWales.Therewould,youmightthink,beconsiderablepublicinterestinit.Thissimpleideaisthatsugarisasgood-orasbad-aspoisonandshouldbeavoided.Itispure,whiteandd

33、eadly,asProfessorJohnYudkindescribedit40yearsagoinarevolutionarybookofthatname.ThesubtitlewasHowSugarIsKillingUs.C Initscountlesshiddenforms,inreadymeals,junkfoodandsweetdrinks,sugarleadstoaddiction（瘾）,tohormonalupsetstotheappetite,tometabolic（新陈代谢的）maffunctionsandobesityandfromtheretotype2d/abetes（

34、糖尿病）anditsmanyhorriblecomplications,ffpeoplereallygraspedthat,theywouldtrytokickthehabit,particularlyasBritainisthe"fatmanofEurope".Theymightevenfeeldriventosupportgovernmentmeasurestopreventpeoplefromconsumingthisdeadlystuff.Yetsofarthisideahasmetlittlebutresistance.D Itisnotdifficulttoim

35、aginethevestedinterests（既得利益集团）linedupagainstanysugarcontrol-allthefoodanddrinkmanufacturers,processors,promotersandretailerswhomakesucheasypickingsoutofthemagicpowersofsugar.Thentherearetheliberals,withwhomIwouldnormallyside,whoprotestthatgovernmentregulationwouldbeyetanotherinstanceofinterferencei

36、nourlives.E Thatistrue,butpeopleshouldrealisethatyoucannothaveawelfarestatewithoutanannystate（保姆国家）,tosomedegree.Ifwearealltoberesponsibleforoneanother'shealthinsurance,throughsocialisedmedicine,then'weareallcloselyinvolvedinoneanother'shealth,includingeveryone'seatinganddrinking.Tha

37、thasalreadybeenadmitted,finally,withsmoking.Butithasyettobeadmittedwithovereating,eventhoughoneinfouradultsinthiscountryisobeseandthatnumberispredictedtodoublebytheyear2050.Quiteapartfromanythingelse,obesitywillcrippletheNHS.F Recently,though,therehavebeensignsthatthemedicalestablishmentistryingtoso

38、undthealarm.LastmonththeAcademyofMedicalRoyalColleges（AMRCpublishedareportsayingthatobesityisthegreatestpublichealthissueaffectingtheUKandurginggovernmenttodosomething.G Thereportoffers10recommendations,ofwhichthefirstisimposingataxof20percentonsugarydrinksforatleastayear,ontopoftheexisting20percent

39、value-addedtax.Thatatleastwouldbe'anexcellentstart.Theamountsofsugarinsoftdrinksarehorrifying,andturnstraighttofat.AsProfessorTerenceStephenson,headoftheAMRC,hassaid,sugarysoftdrinksare"theultimatebadfood.Youarejustconsumingneatsugar.Yourbodydidn'tevolvetohandlethiskindofthing."H P

40、recisely.Therisksofeatingtoomuchfatorsalt（whichareverydifferent）paleintoinsignificancecomparedwiththeharmdonebysugar.Anditiseverywhere.IItisdifficulttobuyanythinginasupermarket,otherthanplain,unpreparedmeat,fishorvegetables,thatdoesn'thavealargeamountofsugarinit.Thishascomeaboutbecausetheprevail

41、ingscientificviewsofthe1960sand1970signoredtheevidenceaboutsugar,andinsteadsawfatasthereallyseriousrisk,bothtotheheartandotherorgans,aswellasthecauseofobesity.J Thefashionwastoavoidfat.Butfindingthatfoodwithmuchofitsfatremovedisnotveryappetising,foodproducersturnedtosugarasamagicalternativeflavouren

42、hancer,oftenintheformsofsyrups（糖浆）thathadrecentlybeendevelopedfromcorn,andputitgenerouslyintomostpreparedfoodsandsoftdrinks.K Thisstuffisnotjustfattening.Itisaddictive.Itinterfereswiththebody'smetabolism,possiblyviatheactivityofanappetite-controllinghormone.There'splentyofevidenceforthis,for

43、thosewhowillacceptthetroth.L Theoretically,peopleoughttomake"healthychoices"andavoidovereating.Butsugaradditivesarenoteasytoidentifyandarehardtoavoid.Sothesnacking,over-drinldngandover-eatingthatmakespeoplefatisnotreallytheirownfault:obesityisinlargepartsomethingthatisbeingdonetothem.Itsho

44、uldbestopped,orratherthegovernmentshouldstopit.M Goingroundmylocalsupermarket,Iamconstantlyastonishedthatitisstilllegaltosellallthepoisonsstackedhighontheshelves.Theproblemisthattheyareworsethanuseless.Theyarepoisonous.Theyareknowntobeaddictive.Theyareknowntomakepeopleobese.Andgivingsmallchildrenswe

45、etdrinksorbottlesoffakejuicealldaylongisnothinglessthanchildabuse.N Clearly,thesaleofsuchstuffoughttobeillegal.Ihatetothinkofyetmoregovernmentregulation,Butabitoftaxonsweetsodaandalittlemorehealtheducation,abitofcookinginschoolsandbanningvendingmachines（自动售货机）hereandthere-assuggestedbytheAMRCreport-

46、isnotgoingtoachieveverymuch.Labellingisquiteinadequate.Whatisneededislegislationbanninghighlevelsofsugarysyrupsusedinfoodsanddrinks.O InJune2012,thethenministerforpublichealthsaidthegovernmentwasnotscaredofthefoodindustryandhadnotruledoutlegislation,becauseofthecostsofobesitytotheNHS.However,nothing

47、hashappenedyet.WhynothaveanotherJammieDodgerbiscuitandforgetaboutit.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。46. Avoidingover-consumptionofsugarcanimprovepeople'shealthaswellassavemedicalexpenses.47. Lawsshouldbepassedtomakeitillegaltoproduceoverlysweetfoodsordrinks.48. Givingsmallchildrensweetjuicestodrinkallthetimei

48、sequaltochildabuse.49. Lookingaround,theauthorfoundobesityquitewidespread.50. Thenumberofobesepeopleisexpectedtoincreasequicklyinthenextfewdecades.51. ffpeoplereallyunderstoodthehorribleconsequencesofsugaryfoodsanddrinks,theywouldsupportgovernmentmeasuresagainstsugarconsumption.52. Itwouldbeaverygoo

49、dbeginningtoimposeanadditionaltaxon.sugarydrinks.53. Thegovernmenthasnotyettakenanyactiontoregulatesugarconsumptionalthoughitindicateditsintentiontodososometimeago.54. Sugarisfarmoreharmfultohealththanfatandsalt.55. Consumersofsweetfoodsarenotreallytoblamebecausetheycannottellwhatfoodissugary.Sectio

50、nCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefol

51、lowingpassage.TheriseoftheInternethasbeenoneofthemosttransformativedevelopmentsinhumanhistory,comparableinimpacttotheinventionoftheprintingpressandthetelegraph.Overtwobillionpeopleworldwidenowhaveaccesstovastlymoreinformationthaneverbefore,andcancommunicatewitheachotherinstantly,oftenusingWeb-connec

52、tedmobiledevicestheycarryeverywhere.ButtheInternet'stremendousimpacthasonlyjustbegun."MassadoptionoftheInternetisdrivingoneofthemostexcitingsocial,cultural,andpoliticaltransformationsinhistory,andunlikeearlierperiodsofchange,thistimetheeffectsarefullyglobal,"SchmidtandCohenwriteintheir

53、newbook,TheNewDigitalAge.PerhapsthemostprofoundchangeswillcomewhenthefivebillionpeopleworldwidewhocurrentlylackInternetaccessgetonline.TheauthorsdoanexcellentjobofexaminingtheimplicationsoftheInternetrevolutionforindividuals,governments,andinstitutionslikethenewsmedia.Butffthebookhasonemajorshortcom

54、ing,it'sthattheauthorsdon'tspendenoughtimeapplyingacriticaleyetotheroleofInternetbusinessesinthesesweepingchanges.Intheirbook,theauthorsprovidethemostauthoritativevolumetodatethatdescribes-andmoreimportantlypredicts-howtheInternetwillshapeourlivesinthecomingdecades.Theypaintapictureofaworldi

55、nwhichindividuals,companies,institutions,andgovernmentsmustdealwithtworealities,onephysical,andonevirtual.Atthecoreofthebookistheideathat"technologyisneutral,butpeoplearen't."Byusingthisconceptasastartingpoint,theauthorsaimtomovebeyondthenowfamiliaroptimistvs.pessimistdichotomy（对立观点）th

56、athascharacterizedmanyrecentdebatesaboutwhethertheriseoftheInternetwillultimatelybegoodorbadforsociety.InaninterviewwithTIMEearlierthisweek,Cohensaidalthoughheandhisco-authorareoptimisticaboutmanyaspectsoftheInternet,they'realsorealisticabouttherisksanddangersthatlieaheadwhenthenextfivebillionpe

57、oplecomeonline,particularlywithrespecttopersonalprivacyandstatesurveillance（监视）.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。56. InwhatwayistheriseoftheInternetsimilartotheinventionoftheprintingpressandthetelegraph?A. Ittransformshumanhistory.B. Itfacilitatesdailycommunication.CItisadoptedbyallhumanity.D.Itrevolutionizespeopl

58、e'sthinking.57. HowdoSchmidtandCohendescribetheeffectsoftheInternet?A. Theyareimmeasurable.B. Theyareworldwide.C. Theyareunpredictable.D. Theyarecontaminating.58. InwhatrespectisthebookTheNewDigitalAgeconsideredinadequate?A. ItfailstorecognizetheimpactoftheInternettechnology.B. Itfailstolookinto

59、thesocialimplicationsoftheInternet.C. ItlacksanobjectiveevaluationoftheroleofInternetbusinesses.D. ItdoesnotaddressthetechnicalaspectsofInternetcommunication.59. Whatwillthefuturebelikewheneverybodygetsonline?A. Peoplewillbelivingintwodifferentrealities.B. Peoplewillhaveequalaccesstoinformation.C. Peopledo