2014-2019历年大学英语四级真题及答案（参考）

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2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingquestion.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthefirstplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A）Themanshouldvisitthemuseums.

B）Shecan’tstandthehotweather.

C）Thebeachresortisagoodchoice.

D）SheenjoysstayinginWashington.

2.A）Hernewresponsibilitiesinthecompany.

B）Whatherjobprospectsare.

C）Whatthecustomers’feedbackis.

D）Thedirector’sopinionofherwork.

3.A）Combinehertrainingwithdieting.

B）Repeatthetrainingeverythreedays.

C）Avoidexcessivephysicaltraining.

D）Includeweightliftingintheprogram.

4.A）Whenshewillreturnhome.

B）Whethershecangobyherself.

C）Whethershecantravelbyair.

D）Whenshewillcompletelyrecover.

5.A）Thewomanknowshowtodealwiththepolice.

B）Thewomanhadbeenfinedmanytimesbefore.

C）Thewomanhadviolatedtrafficregulations.

D）Thewomanisgoodatfindingexcuses.

6.A）Switchofftherefrigeratorforawhile.

B）Havesomeonerepairtherefrigerator.

C）Askthemantofixtherefrigerator.

D）Buyarefrigeratorofbetterquality.

7.A）Heownsapieceoflandinthedowntownarea.

B）Hehasgotenoughmoneytobuyahouse.

C）Hecanfinallydowhathehasdreamedof.

D）Heismovingintoabiggerapartment.

8.A）Sheisblackandblueallover.

B）Shehastogotoseeadoctor.

C）Shestayedawayfromworkforafewdays.

D）Shegothurtinanaccidentyesterday.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Shewasabankmanager.

B）Shewasavictimoftherobbery.

C）Shewasadefencelawyer.

D）Shewasawitnesstothecrime.

10.A）Atallmanwithdarkhairandamoustache.

B）Ayouthwithadistinguishingmarkonhisface.

C）Athirty-year-oldguywearingalightsweater.

D）Amedium-sizedyoungmancarryingagun.

11.A）Identifythesuspectfrompictures.

B）Goupstairstosignsomedocument.

C）Haveherphototakenfortheirfiles.

D）Verifytherecordofwhatshehadsaid.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Byreadinganewspaperad.

B）ByseeingacommercialonTV.

C）Bylisteningtothemorningnews.

D）Bycallinganemploymentservice.

13.A）Shecouldimproveherforeignlanguages.

B）Shecouldworkclosetoherfamily.

C）Shecouldtraveloverseasfrequently.

D）Shecoulduseherpreviousexperiences.

14.A）Takingmanagementcourses.

B）TeachingEnglishatauniversity.

C）Workingasasecretary.

D）StudyingforadegreeinFrench.

15.A）Prepareforaninterviewinacoupleofdays.

B）Readtheadvertisementagainformoredetails.

C）Sendinawrittenapplicationassoonaspossible.

D）Gettoknowthecandidatesontheshortlist.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theycannotseethefirefightersbecauseofthesmoke.

B）Theydonotrealizethedangertheyarein.

C）Theycannothearthefirefightersforthenoise.

D）Theymistakethefirefightersformonsters.

17.A）HetravelsalloverAmericatohelpputoutfires.

B）Heoftenteacheschildrenwhattododuringafire.

C）HeteachesSpanishinaSanFranciscocommunity.

D）Heprovidesoxygenmaskstochildrenfreeofcharge.

18.A）Hesavedthelifeofhisbrotherchokingonfood.

B）Herescuedastudentfromabigfire.

C）Heisverygoodatpublicspeaking.

D）Hegivesinformativetalkstoyoungchildren.

19.A）FirefightersplayanimportantroleinAmerica.

B）Kidsshouldlearnnottobeafraidofmonsters.

C）Carelessnesscanresultintragedies.

D）Informativespeechescansavelives.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A）Tosatisfytheneedsoftheirfamily.

B）Tofullyrealizetheirpotential.

C）Tomakemoneyforearlyretirement.

D）Togainasenseoftheirpersonalworth.

21.A）Theymayhavetocontinuetoworkinoldage.

B）Theymayregretthetimetheywasted.

C）Theymayhavenobodytodependoninthefuture.

D）Theymayhavefewerjobopportunities.

22.A）Makingwiseuseofyourtime.C）Savingasmuchasyoucan.

B）Enjoyingyourselfwhileyoucan.D）Workinghardandplayinghard.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Hardworkingstudentsbeingaccusedofcheating.

B）Boystudentsbeingoftentreatedaslaw-breakers.

C）Innocentpeoplebeingsuspectedgroundlessly.

D）Junioremployeesbeingmadetoworkovertime.

24.A）Forbiddingstudentstotakefoodoutoftherestaurant.

B）Requestingcustomerstopaybeforetakingthefood.

C）Askingcustomerstoleavetheirbagsonthecounters.

D）Allowingonlytwostudentstoenteratatime.

25.A）Hewastakentothemanager.

B）Hewascloselywatched.

C）Hewasaskedtoleave.

D）Hewasovercharged.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Writingkeepsusintouchwithotherpeople.Wewritetocommunicatewithrelativesandfriends.Wewriteto（26）__________ourfamilyhistoriessoourchildrenandgrandchildrencanlearnand（27）__________theirheritage（传统）.WithcomputersandInternetconnectionsinsomanyhouseholds,colleges,andbusinesses,peoplearee-mailingfriendsand（28）__________allthetime—ortalkingtotheminwritinginonlinechatrooms.Itischeaperthancallinglongdistance,andalotmore（29）__________thanwaitinguntilSundayforthetelephoneratestodrop.Studentsaree-mailingtheirprofessorsto（30）__________anddiscusstheirclassroomassignmentsandtosubmitthem.Theyaree-mailingclassmatestodiscussand（31）__________homework.Theyarealsosharinginformationaboutconcertsandsportsevents,aswellasjokesandtheir（32）__________oflife.

Despitethegrowingimportanceofcomputers,however,therewillalwaysbeaplaceandneedforthepersonal

letter.A（33）__________notetoafriendorafamilymemberisthebestwaytocommunicateimportantthoughts.Nomatterwhatthecontentofthemessage,itsrealpointis,“IwantyoutoknowthatI（34）__________you.”Thiswritingpracticebringsrewardsthatcan’tbeseenin（35）__________,butonlyinthesuccessofhumanrelationships.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thefactis,theworldhasbeenfindinglessoilthanithasbeenusingformorethantwentyyearsnow.Notonlyhasdemandbeen___36___,buttheoilwehavebeenfindingiscomingfromplacesthatare___37___toreach.Atthesametime,moreofthisnewly___38___oilisofthetypethatrequiresagreaterinvestmentto___39___.Andbecausedemandforthispreciousresourcewillgrow,accordingtosome,byover40percentby2025,fuelingtheworld’seconomic___40___willtakealotmoreenergyfromeverypossiblesource.

Theenergyindustryneedstogetmorefromexistingfieldswhilecontinuingtosearchfornew___41___.Automakersmustcontinuetoimprovefuelefficiencyandperfecthybrid（混合动力的）vehicles.Technologicalimprovementsareneededsothatwind,solarandhydrogencanbemore___42___partsoftheenergyequation.Governmentsneedtoformulateenergypoliciesthatpromote___43___andenvironmentallysounddevelopment.Consumersmustbewillingtopayforsomeofthesesolutions,whilepracticingconservationeffortsoftheirown.

Inactionisnotan___44___.Solet’sworktogethertobalancethisequation.Wearetakingsomeofthe___45___neededtogetstarted,butweneedyourhelptogotherestoftheway.

A）consequentlyI）feasible

B）cultivateJ）growth

C）decliningK）option

D）derivedL）refine

E）difficultM）reserves

F）discoveredN）soaring

G）economicallyO）steps

H）exception

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

ICry,ThereforeIAm

A）In2008,ataGermanzoo,agorilla（大猩猩）namedGanagavebirthtoamaleinfant,whodiedafterthreemonths.PhotographsofGana,lookingstrickenandinconsolable（伤感欲绝的）,attractedcrowdstothezoo.Sadasthescenewas,thehumans,notGana,weretheonlyonescrying.Thenotionthatanimalscanweephasnoscientificbasis.YearsofobservationsbybiologistsDianFossey,whoobservedgorillas,andJaneGoodall,whoworkedwithchimpanzees（黑猩猩）,couldnotprovethatanimalscrytearsfromemotion.B）It’struethatmanyanimalsshedtears,especiallyinresponsetopain.Tearsprotecttheeyebykeepingitmoist.Butcryingasanexpressionoffeelingisuniquetohumansandhasplayedanessentialroleinhumanevolutionandthedevelopmentofhumancultures.

C）Withintwodaysaninfantcanimitatesadandhappyfaces.Ifaninfantdoesnotcryout,itisunlikelyto

gettheattentionitneedstosurvive.Around3-4months,therelationshipbetweenthehumaninfantanditsenvironmenttakesonamoreorganizedcommunicativerole,andtearfulcryingbeginstoserveinterpersonalpurposes：thesearchforcomfortandpacification（抚慰）.Aswegetolder,cryingbecomesatoolofsocialinteraction:griefandjoy,shameandpride,fearandmanipulation.

D）Tearsareasuniversalaslaughter,andgriefismorecomplexthanjoy.Butalthoughweallcry,wedosoindifferentways.Womencrymorefrequentlyandintenselythanmen,especiallywhenexposedtoemotionalevents.Likecrying,depressionis,aroundtheworld,morecommonlyseeninwomenthaninmen.Oneexplanationmightbethatwomen,whodespitedecadesofsocialadvancesstillsufferfromeconomicinequality,discrimination（卑视）andevenviolence,mighthavemoretocryabout.Mennotonlycryforshorterperiodsthanwomen,buttheyalsoarelessinclinedtoexplaintheirtears,usuallyshedthemmorequietly,andtendmorefrequentlytoapologizewhentheycryopenly.Men,likewomen,reportcryingatthedeathofalovedoneandinresponsetoamovingreligiousexperience.Theyaremorelikelythanwomentocrywhentheircoreidentities—asprovidersandprotectors,asfathersandfighters—arequestioned.

E）Peoplewhoscoreonpersonalitytestsasmoresympatheticcrymorethanthosewhoaremorerigidorhavemoreself-control.Frequencyofcryingvarieswidely:someshedtearsatanynovelormovie,othersonlyahandfuloftimesintheirlives.Cryinginresponsetostressandconflictinthehome,orafteremotionaltrauma（创伤）,lastsmuchlongerthantearsinducedbyeverydaysadness—whichinturnlastlongerthantearsofdelightandjoy.

F）Sadnessisourprimaryassociationwithcrying,butthefactisthatpeoplereportfeelinghappieraftercrying.Surveysestimatethat85%ofwomenand73%ofmenreportfeelingbetteraftersheddingtears.Surprisingly,cryingismorecommonlyassociatedwithminorformsofdepressionthanwithmajordepressioninvolvingsuicidalthoughts.

G）Peoplewidelyreportthatcryingrelievestension,restoresemotionalbalanceandprovides“catharsis,”awashingoutofbadfeelings.Theterm“catharsis”hasreligiousimplicationsofremovingevilandsin;it’snosurprisethatreligiousceremoniesare,aroundtheworld,oneofthemainsettingsforthereleaseoftears.

H）Cryingisanearlyuniversalsignofgrief,thoughsomemournersreportthat,despitegenuinesorrow,theycannotshedtears—sometimesevenforyearsaftertheirlovedonehasgone.Unliketoday,whentheprivacyofgriefismorerespected,thepublicorceremonialsheddingoftears,atthegravesideofaspouseorthefuneralofakingorqueen,wasonceconsideredsociallyorevenpoliticallyessential.

I）Cryinghasalsoservedothersocialpurposes.RousseauwroteinhisConfessionsthatwhileheconsideredtearsthemostpowerfulexpressionoflove,healsojustlikedtocryovernothing.

J）Theassociationoftearswitharthasancientroots.TheclassicGreektragediesofthefifthcenturyB.C.wereprimarilycelebrationsofgods.Tragedies,likepoetryandmusic,werestagedreligiousevents.Eventhenitwasrecognizedthatcryinginresponsetodramabroughtpleasure.

K）Ihavearguedthatthereareneurobiological（神经生物方面的）associationslinkingtheartsandmooddisorders.WhenIlectureoncrying,Iaskmyaudiencetoletmeknow,byashowofhands,whichartformsmostmovethemtotears.About80%saymusic,followedcloselybynovels（74%）,butthenthefiguresfallsharply,to43%,forpoetry,and10-22%forpaintings,sculptureandarchitecture.

L）Thephysicalactofcryingismainlyoneofbreathinginair,whichiswhywechokeupwhenweweep.Thissuggeststolanguagescientiststhatemotionalcryingevolvedbeforelanguage,perhapsexplainingwhytearscommunicatestatesofmindandfeelingsthatareoftensodifficulttoexpressinwords.Ofcourse,fromanevolutionaryperspective,recognitionofemotion（usuallythroughfacialgesture）wasessentialforsurvival.

M）Theearliesthumansarrivedseveralmillionyearsago,butonly150,000to200,000yearsago,didcultures,language,religionandtheartsarise.Alongtheway,tearsbecamemorethanabiologicalnecessitytolubricate（润滑）theeyeanddevelopedintoasignofintenseemotionandasignalofsocialbonding.Thedevelopmentofself-consciousnessandthenotionofindividualidentity,orego;storytellingabouttheoriginsoftheworld,thecreationofhumanityandlifeafterdeath;andtheabilitytofeelothers’sadness—allwerecriticalpartsoftheneurobiologicalchangesthatmadeushuman.

N）Morerecently,we’velearnedfromneurosciencethatcertainbraincircuits（回路）areactivated（激活）,rapidlyandunconsciously,whenweseeanotherinemotionaldistress.Inshort,ourbrainevolvedcircuitstoallowustoexperiencesympathy,whichinturnmadecivilization,andanethicsbasedonsympathy,possible.Sothenexttimeyoureachatissuebox,orsobonafriend’sshoulder,orshedtearsatthemovies,stopandreflectonwhywecryandwhatitmeanstocry.Becauseultimately,whilewelovetocry,wealsocrytolove.

46.Nowadayspeoplerespecttheprivacyofgriefmorethaninthepast.

47.Infantscrytoattractattentionforsurvival.

48.Thereisnoscientificevidenceasyetthatanimalscanshedtearsfromemotion.

49.Tearscanperformcertaincommunicativefunctionswhichwordscannot.

50.Ourabilitytoexperiencesympathyisessentialtothedevelopmentofcivilization.

51.Peoplearemoreinclinedtocrywhensufferingminorformsofdepression.

52.Sometimespeoplecannotcrydespitegenuinegrief.

53.Inhumans’longhistory,tearshavedevelopedanessentialroleinsocialrelationships.

54.Menarelesslikelytogivereasonsfortheirtears.

55.Cryinghaslongbeenassociatedwithart.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Hospitals,hopingtocurbmedicalerror,haveinvestedheavilytoputcomputers,smartphonesandotherdevicesintothehandsofmedicalstaffforinstantaccesstopatientdata,druginformationandcasestudies.Butlikemanycures,thissolutionhascomewithanunintendedsideeffect:doctorsandnursescanbefocusedonthescreenandnotthepatient,evenduringmomentsofcriticalcare.Apollshowedthathalfofmedicaltechnicianshadadmittedtextingduringaprocedure.

Thisphenomenonhassetoffanintensifyingdiscussionathospitalsandmedicalschoolsaboutaproblemperhapsbestdescribedas“distracteddoctoring.”Inresponse,somehospitalshavebegunlimitingtheuseofelectronicdevicesincriticalsettings,whileschoolshavestartedremindingmedicalstudentstofocusonpatientsinsteadofdevices.

“Youjustifycarryingdevicesaroundthehospitaltodomedicalrecords,butyoucansurftheInternetordoFacebook,andsometimesFacebookismoretempting,”saidDr.PeterPapadakosattheUniversityofRochesterMedicalCenter.

“Mygutfeeling（本能的感受）islivesareindanger,”saidDr.Papadakos.”We’renoteducatingpeopleabouttheproblem,andit’sgettingworse.”

Asurveyof439medicaltechniciansfoundthat55percentoftechnicianswhomonitorbypassmachinesacknowledgedthattheyhadtalkedoncellphonesduringheartsurgery.Halfsaidtheyhadtextedwhileinsurgery.Thestudyconcluded,“Suchdistractionshavethepotentialtobedisastrous.”

Medicalprofessionalshavealwaysfacedinterruptionsfromcellphones,andmultitaskingissimplyafactoflifeformanymedicaljobs.Whathaschanged,saydoctors,especiallyyoungerones,isthattheyfaceincreasingpressuretointeractwiththeirdevices.

Thepressurestemsfromamantra（信条）ofmodernmedicinethatpatientcaremustbe“datadriven,”andinformedbythelatest,instantlyaccessibleinformation.Bymanyaccounts,thetechnologyhashelpedreducemedicalerrorbyprovidinginstantaccesstopatientdataorprescriptiondetails.

Dr.PeterCarmel,presidentoftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,saidtechnology“offersgreatpotentialinhealthcare,”butheaddedthatdoctors’firstpriorityshouldbewiththepatient.

56.Whydohospitalsequiptheirstaffwithcomputers,smartphonesandotherdevices?

A）Toreducemedicalerror.C）Tofacilitateadministration.

B）Tocopewithemergencies.D）Tosimplifymedicalprocedures.

57.Whatdoestheauthorrefertoby“distracteddoctoring”？

A）Thedisservicedonebymoderndevicestodoctors,nurses,aswellaspatients.

B）Thetendencyofmedicalinstitutionsencouragingtheuseofmoderndevices.

C）Theproblemofdevicespreventingdoctorsfromfocusingontheirpatients.

D）Thephenomenonofmedicalstaffattendingtopersonalaffairswhileworking.

58.WhatdoesDr.PeterPapadakosworryabout?

A）Medicalstudentsarenotadequatelytrainedtousemoderntechnology.

B）Doctors’interactionwiththeirdevicesmayendangerpatients’lives.

C）Doctorsarerelyingtooheavilyonmodernelectronictechnology.

D）Pressuresonthemedicalprofessionmaybecomeoverwhelming.

59.Whydodoctorsfeelincreasingpressuretousemoderndevices?

A）Patientstrustdoctorswhousemoderntechnology.

B）Useofmoderndevicesaddstohospitals’revenues.

C）Dataisgiventoomuchimportanceinpatientcare.

D）Patients’datahastoberevisedfromtimetotime.

60.WhatisPeterCarmel’sadvicetodoctors?

A）Theyfollowcloselytheadvancesinmedicalscience.

B）Theyfocustheirattentiononthepatient’scondition.

C）Theyobservehospitalrulesandregulations.

D）Theymakethebestuseofmoderndevices.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ihavecloselywatchedmygeneration,knownasTheMillennials,for29yearsnow.JoelSteinwroteanextensivepieceonMillennialsandheremainsratheroptimisticaboutourpotential.

Ihesitatetosharehisoptimismbecauseofaparadox（矛盾的现象）weseemtoexhibit,namely,thattherearemoreavenuesforustoentertainourselvesthaneverbefore,yetwearemoreboredthaneverbefore.Entertainmenthasneverbeenmorevaried.Wehavemorecablechannels,televisionshows,andmoviesthaneverbefore.Internetprovidersallowinstantviewingofalmostanymovieortelevisionprogramevercreated.SocialdrinkingandpartyingarealsowidelyavailableforMillennials.Everygenerationdevelopsthesehabitsatacertainage,butMillennialsseemtobeextendingthisphaseoflifeastheypostponemarriage.

SomeofthisisundoubtedlyduetoTheGreatRecession.Millennialsarehavingadifficulttimefindingjobs;only47percentof16-to-24-year-oldsareemployed,thesmallestsharesincegovernmentstartedrecordingdatain1948.

ButdoMillennialsrespondtotheseeconomictroublesbydoingwhateverittakestomakeendsmeet?Hardly.Infact,ofthefourgenerationsPewResearchhasdatafor,theMillennialgenerationdoesnotciteworkethic（勤奋工作）asdistinctiveofitself.Millennialswanttosavetheworld,buttheysitandwaitforthatworld-changingopportunitytobehandedtothem.Insteadofworking2-3jobs,launchingabusiness,ordoingwhatittakestosucceed,theyretreat.Millennialsmaybethefirstgenerationtohavealowerstandardoflivingthantheirparents,butwiththisresponsetoadversity（逆境）,perhapsdeservinglyso.

Muchinkhasbeenspilledinmanagementbooksdiscussinghowtogetthemostoutoftheseyouthsintheworkplace.Largely,theycometothesameconclusion:Millennialsareentitled,over-confident,andexpecttoomuchtooquickly.Weshouldnotbesurprised.Today’syoungadultswereraisedbyparentswhomadesuretoboosttheirself-esteemateveryturn,tellingthemtheycouldachievewhatevertheysettheirmindsto,andhandingoutprizesforthesixthplace.

61.WhatdoestheauthorofthepassagethinkofMillennials?

A）Theyshowlittleinterestinentertainment.

B）Theyarenotconfidentabouttheirability.

C）Theyenjoyaneasylifeduetohightechnology.

D）Theymaynothavebrightprospectsforsuccess.

62.HowdoMillennialsfeelabouttheirlife?

A）Theycanhardlydoanythingaboutit.

B）Thereislittleinittogetexcitedabout.

C）Itisnotasgoodastheirparents’.

D）Itisfullofopportunitiesforsuccess.

63.InwhatwayareMillennialsdifferentfrompreviousgenerationsaccordingtoPewResearch?

A）Theyspendlesstimesocializing.C）Theydonotvaluehardwork.

B）Theyareindifferenttoothers.D）Theyaremoreindependent.

64.WhatshouldMillennialsdoaccordingtotheauthor?

A）Remainoptimisticinfaceofadversity.

B）Startabusinessasearlyaspossible.

C）Makefulluseofnewopportunities.

D）Takeactiontochangetheirsituation.

65.WhyareMillennialsover-confidentaboutthemselves?

A）Theyhavebeenspoiledbytheirparents.

B）Theycanalwaysgetwhatevertheyexpect.

C）Theyaremisguidedbymanagementbooks.

D）Theythinktheyareyoungandenergetic.

PartIVTranslation（30minutes）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

为了促进教育公平，中国已投入360亿元，用于改善农村地区教育设施和加强中西部地区农村义务教育（compulsoryeducation）。这些资金用于改善教学设施、购买书籍，使16万多所中小学受益。资金还用于购置音乐和绘画器材。如今农村和山区的儿童能够与沿海都市的儿童一样上音乐和绘画课。一些为同意更好教育而转往都市上学的学生现在又回到了本地农村学校就读。

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）答案

[作文]

IfaforeignfriendofmineiscomingtoChina,Iwouldliketotakehimorhertopayavisittothecapitalcityofourcountry—Beijing1.Asisknowntoall,Beijingisnotonlyamoderninternationalmetropolitan,butalsoanancientcapitalcitywithalonghistoryofmorethan3000years2.Generallyspeaking,BeijingcouldbeagoodplaceforpeopletolearnaboutChinesehistoryandculture3.

InBeijing,therearenumerousplacesofinterest,amongwhichtheSummerPalaceisaverypopularone.TheSummerPalacewasconstructedduringtheQingDynasty.AsanimportantpoliticalanddiplomaticcenterthatissecondonlytotheForbiddenCity,theroyalparkwitnessedlotsofhistoriceventsthathappenedduringthemodernhistoryofChina4.Byvisitingplacesofhistoricalmeaning,myfriendcanbestlearnChinesehistoryandtypicalculture.

Inadditiontothecity’shistoricalandculturalvalues,BeijingcanbeaperfectinterpretationofmodernChina.

Iamsureeveryonewhocomestovisititwillmarvelatitsbeauty5.

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[译文]

Inordertopromotefairnessineducation,Chinahasinvested36billionyuantoimproveeducationalfacilitiesinruralareasandenhancecompulsoryeducationintheruralareasofthecentralandwesternregions.1Thesefundsareusedtoimproveteachingfacilitiesandbuybooks,benefitingmorethan160thousandprimaryandsecondaryschools.2Besides,thesefundsarespentpurchasingmusicandpaintingequipment.3Now,childreninruralandmountainousareascanhavemusicandpaintingclassesjustaschildrenincoastalcitiesdo.4Somestudentswhoweretransferredtocityschoolsforreceivingbettereducationhavenowreturnedtotheirlocalruralschools.5

2014年12月四级真题(第2套)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youarea