DOC《2014年6月四级真题 （第3套）》

2014年6月四级真题 (第3套) Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed

30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question.

You should write at least

120 words but no more than

180 words. Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the first place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答. Part H 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.It was mainly meant for cancer patients. B.It might appeal more to viewers over 40. C.It was frequently interrupted by commercials. D.It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer. 2.A.The man admires the woman'

s talent in writing. B.The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest. C.The woman is a photographer. D.The man is fond of traveling. 3.A.The man placed the reading list on a desk. B.The man regrets being absent-minded. C.The woman saved the man some trouble. D.The woman emptied the waste paper basket. 4.A.He has left the army recently. B.He quit teaching in June. C.He has taken over his brother'

s business. D.He opened a restaurant near the school. 5.A.She read only part of the book. B.She is interested in reading novels. C.She seldom reads books from cover to cover. D.She was eager to know what the book was about. 6.A.She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized. B.She was absent all week owing to sickness. C.She was seriously injured in a car accident. D.She had to be away from school to attend to her husband. 7.A.The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths. B.The woman is not sure if she is on the right street. C.The Smiths'

new house is not far from their old one. D.The speakers want to rent the Smiths'

old house. 8.A.The man couldn'

t find his car in the parking lot. B.The man had a hard time finding a parking space. C.The woman found they had got to the wrong spot. D.The woman was offended by the man'

s late arrival. Questions

9 to

12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9.A.The hotel clerk couldn'

t find his reservation for that night. B.The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience. C.The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name. D.The hotel clerk insisted that he didn'

t make any reservation. 10.A.A grand wedding was being held in the hotel. B.It was a busy season for holiday-makers. C.The hotel was undergoing major repairs. D.There was a conference going on in the city. 11.A.It was free of charge on weekends. B.It was offered to frequent guests only. C.It had a 15% discount on weekdays. D.It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels. 12.A.Demand compensation from the hotel. B.Find a cheaper room in another hotel. C.Ask for an additional discount D.Complain to the hotel manager. Questions

13 to

15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13.A.Secretary of Birmingham Medical School. B.Head of the Overseas Students Office. C.Assistant Director of the Admissions Office. D.An employee in the city council at Birmingham. 14.A.A small number are from the Far East. B.A large majority are from Latin America. C.About fifteen percent are from Africa. D.Nearly fifty percent are foreigners. 15.A.She will have more contact with students. B.She will be more involved in policy-making. C.It will be less demanding than her present job. D.It will bring her capability into fuller play. 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, Cand 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

16 to

18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16.A.Her parents immigrated to America. B.Her parents set up an ice-cream store. C.Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm. D.Her parents thrived in the urban environment. 17.A.He was born with a limp. B.He taught English in Chicago. C.He worked to become an executive. D.He was crippled in a car accident. 18.A.She was fascinated by American culture. B.She was very generous in offering help. C.She was highly devoted to her family. D.She was fond of living an isolated life. Passage Two Questions

19 to

22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19.A.He was seriously injured. B.He was wrongly diagnosed. C.He developed a strange disease. D.He suffered a nervous breakdown. 20.A.He raced to the nursing home. B.He was able to talk again. C.He could tell red and blue apart. D.He could not recognize his wife. 21.A.Two and a half months. B.Twenty-nine days. C.Fourteen hours. D.Several minutes. 22.A.They released a video of his progress. B.They avoided appearing on television. C.They welcomed the publicity in the media. D.They declined to give details of his condition. Passage Three Questions

23 to

25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23.A.For farmers to exchange their daily necessities. B.For people to share ideas and show farm products. C.For officials to educate the farming community. D.For farmers to celebrate their harvests. 24.A.By offering to do volunteer work at the fair. B.By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms. C.By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket. D.By performing a special skill at the entrance. 25.A.They help to increase the state governments'

revenue. B.They contribute to the modernization of American farms. C.They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture. D.They provide a stage for people to give performances. 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.When 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. Students'

pressure sometimes comes from their parents.Most parents are (26)but some of them aren'

t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in(27)college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children'

s difficulties. For one thing, parents are often not (28)the kinds of problems their children face.They don'

t realize that the (29)is keener, that the required standards of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change.(30)to seeing A'

s and B'

s on high school report cards, they may be upset when their children'

s first semester college grades are below that level.At their kindest, they may (31)inquire why John or Mary isn'

t doing better, whether he or she is tryingas hard as he or she should, and so on.At their worst, they may (32)to take their children out of college, or (33)funds. Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives. In their involvement and(34)with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young(35)must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are. Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices 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 Sheet

2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any ,of the words in the bank more than once. Questions

36 to

45 are based on the following passage. Global warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around the world.Part of the warming is natural;

we have experienced a 20,000-year-long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice____36____away.However, we have already reached temperatures that are in____37____with other minimum-ice periods, so continued warming is likely not natural.We are____38____to a predicted worldwide increase in temperatures____39____between 1℃ and 6℃ over the next

100 years.The warming will be more____40____in some areas, less in others, and some places may even cool off.Likewise, the____41____of this warming will be very different depending on where you are-coastal areas must worry about rising sea levels,while Siberia and northern Canada may become more habitable (益居的) and____42____for humans than these areas are now. The fact remains, however, that it will likely get warmer, on____43____, everywhere.Scientists are in general agreement that the warmer conditions we have been experiencing are at least in part the result of a human-induced global warming trend.Some scientists_____44____that the changes we are seeing fall within the range of random (无规律的) variation--some years are cold, others warm, and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm years____45____but that is becoming an increasingly rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答. A.appealing B.average C.contributing D.dramatic E.frequently F.impact G.line H.maintain I.melted J.persist K.ranging L.recently M.resolved N.sensible O.shock Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. The End of the Book? A.Amazon, by far the largest bookseller in the country, reported on May

19 that it is now selling more books in its electronic Kindle format than in the old paper-and-ink format.That is remarkable,considering that the Kindle has only been around for four years.E-books now account for

14 percent of all book sales in this country and are increasing far faster than overall book sales.E-book sales are up

146 percent over last year, while hardback sales increased

6 percent and paperbacks decreased

8 percent. B.Does this spell the doom of the physical book? Certainly not immediately, and perhaps not at all.What it does mean is that the book business will go through a transformation in the next decade or so more profound than any it has seen since Gutenberg introduced printing from moveable type in the 1450s. C.Physical books will surely become much rarer in the marketplace.Mass market paperbacks, which have been declining for years anyway, will probably disappear, as will hardbacks for mysteries,thrillers, omance fiction, etc.Such books, which only rarely end up in permanent collections,either private or public, will probably only be available as e-books wi........