2014年12月英语四级考试真题试卷(1)Part I Writing 30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a campus activitythat has benefited you most.You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no morethan 180 words.注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上作答。Part II Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At theend of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be apause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decidewhich is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a singleline through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1.A)The woman is fussy about the cleanness of the apartment,B)He has not cleaned the apartment since his mother's visit.C)He does not remember when his mother came over.D)His mother often helps him to clean the apartment.2.A)The bus stop is only two minutes'walk.B)The running made him short of breath.C)They might as well take the next bus.D)The woman is late by a couple of minutes.3.A)She is suffering a pain in her neckB)She is likely to replace Miss Smith.C)She has to do extra work for a few days.D)She is quite sick of working overtime.4.A)Change her job.B)Buy a dishwasher.C)Open a flower shop.D)Start her own business.5.A)He forgot where he had left the package.B)He slipped on his way to the post office.C)He wanted to deliver the package himself.D)He failed to do what he promised to do.6.A)The speakers do not agree with each other.B)The woman does not like horror filmsC)The man pays for the tickets as a ruleD)The speakers happened to meet in the cinema7.A)The woman is just as unlucky as the man.B)The woman is more sensitive than the man.C)The speakers share a common view on love.D)The speakers are unhappy with their marriage.8.A)Preparations for a forum.B)Participants in the forumC)Organizers of a forum.D)Expectations of the forumQuestions 9 to llare based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A)France.B)Scandinavia.C)Russia.D)East Europe.初见素10.A)More women will be promoted in the workplace.B)More women will overcome their inadequacies.C)More women will receive higher education.D)More women will work outside the family.11.A)Try hard to protect women's rights.B)Educate men to respect women moreC)Help women acquire more professional skills.D)Spend more time changing women's attitudes.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)In a restaurant.B)In a hotel lobby.C)At the man's office.D)At the woman's place.13.A)He is the chief designer of the latest bike modelB)He has completed an overseas market surveyC)He is the Managing Director of Jayal Motors.D)He has just come back from a trip to Africa14.A)To select the right model.B)To get a good import agent.C)To convince the board members.D)To cut down production costs.15.A)His flexibility.B)His vision.D)His determination.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you willhear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you heara question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B).C)and D).Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)How being an identical twin influences one's identity.B)Why some identical twins keep their identities secretC)Why some identical twins were separated from birth.D)How identical twins are born,raised and educated.17.A)Their second wives were named Linda.B)They grew up in different surroundings.C)Their first children were both daughters.D)They both got married when they were 39.18.A)They want to find out the relationship between environment and biology.B)They want to see what characteristics distinguish one from the other.C)They want to understand how twins communicate when far apartD)They want to know whether twins can feel each other's pain.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)It is especially attractive to children and the young.B)It is the first choice of vacationers on the ContinentC)It is as comfortable as living in a permanent house.D)It is an inexpensive way of spending a holiday.20.A)It has a solid plastic frame.B)It consists of an inner and an outer tentC)It is very convenient to set up.D)It is sold to many Continental countries.21.A)A groundsheet.B)A gas stove.C)A kitchen extension.D)A spare tent.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)It covers 179 square miles.B)It is as big as New York CityC)It covers 97 square kilometers.D)It is only half the size of Spain.23.A)Its geographic features attracted many visitors.B)Its citizens enjoyed a peaceful,comfortable life.