2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（二）答案与详解2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)PartIWriting(30 minutes)Directions For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a course that has impressed you most incollege.You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part IIListening Comprehension(30 minutes)SectionADirections In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation,oneor more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken onlyonce.After each question there will be a pause.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 asingle line through the centre.A)The man is not good at balancing his budget.She will go purchase the gift herself.The gift should not be too expensive.They are going to Jane^house-warming party.A)He is quite willing to give the woman a hand.It takes patience to go through the statistics.He has prepared the statistics for the woman.The woman should take a course in statistics.A)Page 55 is missing from the woman's scripts.They cannot begin their recording right away.The woman does not take the recording seriously.The man wants to make some changes in the scripts.4.A)The date of Carl's weddingC)A significant event in July.The birthday of Carl's bride.D)Preparations for a wedding.5.A)The woman forgot to tell the man in advance.The man was absent from the weekly meetingThe woman was annoyed at the man's excuse.The man was in charge of scheduling meetings.6.A)The woman is a marvelous cook.C)The man has to leave in half an hour.The woman has just bought an oven.D)The man cannot wait for his meal.7.A)How she can best help the man.C)What items sell well in the store.Where the man got the bad news.D)Whether the man can keep his job.8.A)The woman can sign up for a swimming class.He works in the physical education department.The woman has the potential to swim like a fish.He would like to teach the woman how to swim.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A)He teaches in a law school.C)He is a diplomat.He loves classical music.D)He is a wonderful lecturer.12014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（二）答案与详解10.A)Went to see a playC)Took some photosB)Watched a soccer game.D)Attended a dance.11.A)She decided to get married in three years.Her mother objected to Eric's flying lessons.She insisted that Eric pursue graduate studies.Her father said she could marry Eric right awayQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Editor.Teacher.D)Typist.13.A)The beautiful Amazon rainforests.C)Big changes in the Amazon valleyB)A new railway under construction.D)In a local evening paper.14.A)In news weeklies.C)In a local evening paper.B)In newspaperss Sunday editions.D)In overseas editions of U.S.magazines.15.A)To be employed by a newspaper.C)To sell her articles to a news service.B)To become a professional writer.D)To get her life story published soon.Section BDirections In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both thepassage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with asingle line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)Nodding one's headC)Holding up the forefinger.B)Waving one's hand.D)Turning the right thumb down.17.A)Looking away from them.C)Bowing one's head to them.B)Forming a circle with fingers.D)Waving or pointing to them.18.A)Looking one's superior in the eye.B)Keeping one's arms folded while talkingC)Showing the sole of one's foot to a guest.D)Using a lot of gestures during a conversation.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)They had to beg for food after the harvest.C)They shared a small flat with their relatives.B)They grew wheat and com on a small farm.D)The children walked to school on dirt roads.20.A)Tour Ecuador's Andes MountainsC)Purchase a plot to build a home on.B)Earn an annual income of $2,800.D)Send their children to school.21.A)The achievements of the Trickle Up Program.B)A new worldwide economic revolution.D)The life of poor people in developing countries.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)They are highly sensitive to cold.C)They are a living part ofour body.B)They are vitally important to our life.D)They are a chief source of our pain.22014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（二）答案与详解23.A)It has to be removed in time by a dentistC)It contains many nerves and blood vessels.B)It is a rare oral disease among old people.D)It is a sticky and colorless film on the teeth.24.A)It can change into acids causing damage to their outer covering.B)It greatly reduces their resistance to the attacks ofbacteria.C)It makes their nerves and blood vessels more sensitive to acid food.D)It combines with food particles to form a film on their surface.25.A)Food particles.C)Unhealthy living habits.B)Gum disease.D)Chemical erosion.Section CDirections In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listencarefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks withthe exact words you have just heard.Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what youhave written.Stunt people (are not movie stars,but they are the hidden heroes of many movies.They were around long beforefilms.Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes.To be good,a fight scene has to look real.Punches must26enemies'jaws.Sword fights must be fought with27 swords.Several actors are usually in a fight scene.Their moves must be setup so that no one gets hurt.It is almost like planning a dance performance.Ifa movie scene is dangerous,stunt people usually 28the stars.You may think you see Tom Cruise running along the topofa train.But it is 29 his stunt double.Stunt people must 30 the stars they stand in for.Their height and build should be aboutthe same.But when close-ups are needed,the film31 the star.Some stunt people 32 in certain kinds ofscenes.For instance,a stunt woman named Jan Davis does all kinds of jumps.Shehas leapt from planes and even off the top ofa waterfall.Each jump required careful planning and expert 33Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man.Among other stunts,he could jump from a second story window onto ahorse's back.He 34 the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach.Canutt also 35 a new way to make a punch lookreal.He was the only stunt man ever to get an Oscar.PartlllReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list ofchoices 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 corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any ofthe words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.As an Alaskan fisherman,Timothy June,54,used to think that he was safe from industrial pollutants at his homein Haines-a town with a population of 2,400 people and 4,000 eagles,with 8 million acres of protected wild land nearby.But inearly 2007,June agreed to take part ina36_of 35 Americans from seven states.It was a biomonitoring project,in which people'sblood and urine (were tested for 37 of chemicals-in this case,three potentially dangerous classes of compounds found incommon household38 like face cream,tin cans,and shower curtains.The results-39 in November in a report called "Is Itin Us?"by an environmental group-were rather worrying.Every one of the participants,40 from an Illinois state senator to aMassachusetts minister,tested positive for all three classes of pollutants.And while the 41 presence of these chemicals does not42 indicate a health risk,the fact that typical Americans carry these chemicals at all 43 June and his fellow participants.Clearly,there are chemicals in our bodies that don't44 there.A large,ongoing study conducted by the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention has found 148 chemicals in Americans of all ages.And in 2005,the Environmental Working Group found