2014年12月英语四级考试真题与答案(第三套)
时间：2018-11-29 作者：英语课 分类：大学四级英语考试听力真题
Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. 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 a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. A. Give his ankle a good rest.
B. Treat his injury immediately.
C. Continue his regular activities.
D. Be careful when climbing steps.
2. A. On a train.
B. On a plane.
C. In a theater.
D. In a restaurant.
B. A sad occasion.
C. Smith's unusual life story.
D. Smith's sleeping problem.
4. A. Review the details of all her lessons. 、
B. Compare notes with his classmates.
C. Talk with her about his learning problems,
D. Focus on the main points of her lectures.
5. A. The man blamed the woman for being careless.
B. The man misunderstood the woman's apology.
C. The woman offered to pay for the man's coffee.
D. The woman spilt coffee on the man's jacket.
6. A. Extremely tedious.
B. Hard to understand.
C. Lacking a good plot.
D. Not worth seeing twice.
7. A. Attending every lecture.
B. Doing lots of homework.
C. Reading very exteusively.
D. Using test-taking strategies.
8. A. The digital TV system will offer different programs.
B. He is eager to see what the new system is like.
C. He thinks it unrealistic to have 500 channels.
D. The new TV system may not provide anything better.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A. A notice by the electricity board.
B. Ads promoting electric appliances.
C. The description of a thief in disguise.
D. A new policy on pensioners 2' welfare.
10. A. Speaking with a proper accent.
B. Wearing an official uniform.
C. Making friends with them.
D. Showing them his ID.
11. A. To be on the alert when being followed.
B. Not to leave senior citizens alone at home.
C. Not to let anyone in without an appointment.
D. To watch out for those from the electricity board.
12. A. She was robbed near the parking lot.
B. All her money in the bank disappeared.
C. The pension she had just drawn 3 was stolen.
D. She was knocked down in the post office.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13. A. Marketing 4 consultancy.
B. Professional accountancy.
C. Luxury hotel management.
D. Business conference organization.
14. A. Having a good knowledge of its customs.
B. Knowing some key people in tourism.
C. Having been to the country before.
D. Being able to speak Japanese.
15. A. It will bring her potential into full play.
B. It will involve lots of train travel.
C. It will enable her to improve her Chinese.
D. It will give her more chances to visit Japan.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A., B., C. and D.
Then mark 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 One
Questions l6 t018 are based on the passage you have just heard．
16．A. The lack of time．
B.The quality of life．
C.The frustrations 5 at work．
D.The pressure on worldng families．
17．A.They were just as busy as people of today．
B.They saw the importance of conecfive efforts．
C.They didn’t complain as much as modem 6 mail．
D.They lived a hard life by hunting and gatherin9．
18．A. To look for creative ideas of awarding employees．
B.To explore strategies for lowering production costs．
C.To seek new approaches to dealing 7 with complaints．
D.To fmd effective ways to give employees flexibility 8．
Passage Two
Questions l9 t021 are based on the passage you have just heard．
19．A.Family violence．
B.The Great Depression．
C.Her fathers disloyalty．
D.Her mother’S bad temper．
20．A.His advanced age． C.His improved financial condition．
B.His children’S efforts． D.His second wife’s positive influence．
21．ALove is blind． B.Love breeds love．
C.Divorce often has disastrous 9 consequences．
D.Happiness is hard to fmd in blended families．
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A. It was located in a park.
B. Its owner died of a heart attack.
C. It went bankrupt all of a sudden.
D. Its potted plants were for lease only.
23. A. Planting some trees in the greenhouse.
B. Writing a want ad to a local newspaper.
C. Putting up a Going Out of Business sign.
D. Helping 10 a customer select some purchases.
24. A. Opening an office in the new office park.
B. Keeping better relations with her company.
C. Developing fresh business opportunities.
D. Building a big greenhouse of his own.
25. A. Owning the greenhouse one day.
B. Securing a job at the office park.
C. Cultivating more potted plants.
D. Finding customers out of town.
Section C
Directions: 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. V/hen 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.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
We're now witnessing the emergence 11 of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge.Physical labor 12, raw materials, and capital are no longer the key (26)__________in the creation of wealth. Now, the (27)__________raw material in our economy is knowledge. Tomorrow's wealth depends on the development and exchange of knowledge. And (28) __________entering the workforce 13 offer their knowledge, not their muscles. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn. Knowledge workers(29) __________ mind work. They deal with symbols: words, figures, and data.
What does all this mean for you? As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be(30) __________ , processing, as well as exchanging information. (31) __________three out of four jobs involve some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future. Management and employees alike will be malting decisions in such areas as (32. __________ development, quality control, and customer satisfaction.
In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training to acquire new skills that will help you (33) __________ improved technologies and procedures. You can also expect to be taking greater control Of your career. Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime security, predictable promotions 14, and even the (34) __________ workplace, as you are familiar with. Don'texpect the companies will (35) __________ a clearly-defined career path. And don't wait for,someone to "empower" you. You have to empower yourself.
1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D 5．D 6．B 7．A 8．D 9．C 10．D
11．C 12．C 13．A 14．D 15．B16．A 17．A18．D 19．B 20．D
21．B 22．B 23．C 24．C 25．A
26．ingredients
27．vital
28．individuals
29．engage in
30．generating
31．Currently
32．product
33．Keep up with
34．conventional
35．provide you with
- The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
- Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
- He intends to redistribute income from the middle class to poorer paid employees and pensioners. 他意图把中产阶级到低薪雇员和退休人员的收入做重新分配。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I am myself one of the pensioners upon the fund left by our noble benefactor. 我自己就是一个我们的高贵的施主遗留基金的养老金领取者。 来自辞典例句
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
- They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
- He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
- The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
- Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。
- Does your computer have a modem?你的电脑有调制解调器吗？
- Provides a connection to your computer via a modem.通过调制解调器连接到计算机上。
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
- The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。
- The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
- Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
- Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
- A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
- All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
- He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。