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大学英语四级真题包含答案大学英语四级真题包含答案大学英语四级真题包含答案大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及翻译）CET4PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.目一：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?假你的一位外国朋友来参你的校园，你最感趣的地方想他/她去看?什么?目二：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?假你的一位外国朋友来参你的家，你最感趣的地方想他/她去看?什么?目三：SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?假你的一位外国朋友来参中国，你最感趣的地方想他/她去看?什么?PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分在答卡1上作答。A.Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulderaladdertohelpherreachthetea.thecupboardwithanewone.theteaonalowershelfnexttime.1.W:Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard

。M:Oh⋯Whydon’tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder

。Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?2.A.AtMaryJohnson’sB.InanexhibitionhallC.Atapainter’sstudio.D.Outsideanartgallery.2.W:Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits

。M:That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters

。Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.C.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.M:IhearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluationW:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout。Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.B.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.C.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.D.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.W:ItmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelvesM:Itwasn’ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem。Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hedoesn’tgetonwiththeothers.B.Hedoesn’tfeelateaseinthefirm.C.Hehasbeentakenforafool.D.Hehasfoundabetterposition.W:Rod,Ihearyou’llbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?M:Yeah.I’vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.Ifooltoturnitdown。Q:Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?A.Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.B.Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.C.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.D.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.W:Ihonestlydon’twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?M:NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekendQ:Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.B.Theman’sapartmentisreadyforrent.C.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.D.Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.7.W:You’vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?M:Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap。Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?8.A.Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.B.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.

。。’dbea。C.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.D.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.8.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?M:Notyet.I’llletyouknowwhenhecalls。Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.B.Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.C.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.D.Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.Question:9.Whycouldn’tthewoman’sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?W:Nothing,it’sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.She’safraidshewon’tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I’mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit’sduetoday。10.A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.B.Handinherroommate’sapplicationform.C.Submitherroommate’sassignment.D.Helpherroommatewithherreport.Question:10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?11.A.WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated.B.WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.C.Directionstotheclassroombuilding.D.Dr.Ellis’sschedulefortheafternoon.Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?Fine,pleasetellherI’llbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn’tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice。ButI

12.A.Hefinditratherstressful.B.Heisthinkingofquittingit.C.Hecanhandleitquitewell.D.Hehastoworkextrahours.Question:12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?M:Notbad,Jane.I’minvolvedinseveralprojects’musedtothatsoitdoesn’tbothermetoomuch

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day.13.A.The6:00oneB.The6:30one.C.The7:00oneQuestion:13.Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryday?M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforetrain.Butit’sbearablenowthatI’musedtoit。

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6:30A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.B.Hefindsitratherunbearable.C.Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.D.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.Question:14.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynow?W:Don’tyouthinkit’sanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldn’tbeartospendhourssittinginatraineveryday。M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyit。

three15.A.Readingnewspaper.B.Chattingwithfriends.C.Listeningtothedailynews.D.Planningtheday’swork.Question:15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?W:Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?Ah,that’sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.Developahabitofreadingcritically.Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.Question:16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?A)Chooseone’sownsystemofmarking.B)Underlinethekeywordsandphrases.C)Makeasfewmarksaspossible.D)Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.Question:17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.B)Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.D)Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.Question:18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.B)Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.C)Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.D)Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.Question:19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?A)Itisamade-upstory.Itisbeyondcure.Itisarareexception.Itisduetoanaccident.Question:20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin'scase?A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.B)Hismother’sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.Question:21.WhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpin'ssleeplessness?PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.B)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.C)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.D)Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.Question:22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.Shegotmilliondollarsfromherex-husband.Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernightA)Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.B)Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.C)Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.Question:24.WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?25.A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.B)Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother’smoney.C)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.D)Shecarriedonherfamily’stradition.Question:25.WhatdowelearnaboutHetty'sdaughter?SectionCDirection:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare___(26)___informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto___(27)___himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly___(28)___.SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe___(29)___oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe___(30)___heighthemostchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis___(31)___ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand___(32)___thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis___(33)___forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand___(34)___tothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso___(35)___moment.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice__36___away,However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein__37__withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare__38__toapredictedworldwideinincreaseintemperatures__39__betweem1℃and6℃overthenext100years.Thewarmingwillbemore__40__insomeareas,lessinother,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the__41__ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare-coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and__42__forhumansthantheseareasarenow.Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on__43__,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists___44__thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(无规律的)variation-someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears__45___--butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.A)appealingI)meltedB)averageJ)persistC)contributingK)rangingD)dramaticL)recentlyE)frequentlyM)resolvedF)impactN)sensibleG)lineO)shockH)maintainSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheEndoftheBook?[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.[B]Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,”etc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious”nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.[D]Asforchildren’sbooks,whoknows?Children’sbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.[E]Forcluestothebook’sfuture,let’slookatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABible—tobesure,alongbook—requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere10million.[G]Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon(连续存在)wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.[H]Sometimesanewtechnologydoesn’tdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidn’t,becausetheaterturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidn’tkillmovies,itdidkillsecond-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.[J]NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows(“JackBenny,”“AmosandAndy,”“TheShadow”)allmigratedtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucan’tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecameradio’sprime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlargerone.[K]Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(骑兵)replacedthechariot(二轮战车)onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasn’thadamilitaryfunctionforahundredyears,butisstillpartofanofficer’sfull-dressuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalwayssymbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”[L]Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不牢固的)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdidn’tlosetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamandthelesserneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworld’soceanfreightmovingbysailuntiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)[M]Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseorapartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefire.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.[N]Books—especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford—haven’tbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheirliterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile（触觉的）pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwinter’snight.[O]ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.46.Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.47.Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.48.Theradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.49.Contrarytomanypeople’spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.52.Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.Anewtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.Ahousewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisn’taneither/orproposition(命题)，althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM（science,technology,engineering,maths）-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoassertsthatthestudyofthehumanities(人文学科)andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica’seducationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative（创新的)leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’jobprospectsastechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesandcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it’snaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”wayoutoftheproblem“Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob”seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentandsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employershaveexpressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceivedabroadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere’slittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymanydifferentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenvironmentwillbethosewhoseeducationshavepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight—pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology—tosolvetheproblemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatpresentthemselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。56.Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.C)Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’spirituallife.Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.57.Whatisthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajor?Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.Theacademicvalueofthecourses.Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthesocalledsoftsubjects?A)Thebenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.B)Theybroadenstudents’rangeofinterests.C)Theyimprovestudents’communicationskills.D)Theyareessentialtostudents’healthygrowth.Whatkindofjobapplicantsdoemployerslookfor?A)Thosewhohaveastrongsenseofresponsibility.B)Thosewhoaregoodatsolvingpracticalproblems.C)Thosewhoarelikelytobecomeinnovativeleaders.D)Thosewhohavereceivedawell-roundededucation.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgivetocollegestudents?A)Seizeopportunitiestotaptheirpotential.B)Trytotakeavarietyofpracticalcourses.C)Preparethemselvesfordifferentjoboptions.D)Adoptaflexibleapproachtosolvingproblems.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Energyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?Ifyouthink

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you’renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession.“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energy

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”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythoughthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefrom,exactly?Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfromelsewhere.Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,thereisatrickle（涓涓细流）ofbiofuel（生物燃料）available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?Third,therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices,Atthesametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheworld.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutenergyindependenceforAmerica?A)Itsoundsveryattractive.B)Itensuresnationalsecurity.C)ItwillbringoilpricesdownD)Ithaslongbeeneveryone’sdream.62.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbiofuels?TheykeepAmerica’seconomyrunninghealthily.Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.Theycauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment.63.WhydoesAmericarelyheavilyonoilimports?Itwantstoexpanditsstorageofcrudeoil.Itsownoilreservesarequicklyrunningout.Itwantstokeepitsownenvironmentintact.Itsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemand.64.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutoiltrade?Itprovesprofitabletobothsides.Itimproveseconomicefficiency.Itmakesforeconomicprosperity.D)Itsavesthecostofoilexploration.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A)TojustifyAmerica’sdependenceonoilimports.B)ToarouseAmericans’awarenessoftheenergycrisis.C)Tostresstheimportanceofenergyconservation.D)Toexplaintheincreaseofinternationaloiltrade.PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.翻译题目一：为了促进教育公正，中国已投入360亿元，用于改进农村地区教育设施和中强中西部地区农村义务教育（compulsoryeducation）。这些资本用于改进授课设施、购置书籍，使16万多所中小学受益。资本还用于购置音乐和绘画器材。现在农村和山区的儿童可以与沿海城市的儿童相同上音乐和绘画课。一些为接受更好教育而转往城市上学的学生现在又回到了当地农村校校就读。翻译题目二：中国应进一步发展核能，由于核电目前只占其总发电量的2%，该比率在所有核国家中居第30位，几乎是最低的。2011年3月日本核电站事故后，中国的核能开发停了下来，中止审批新的核电站，并张开全国性的核安全检查。到2012年10月，审批才能又谨慎的恢复。随着技术和安全措施的改进，发生核事故的可能性完满可以降低到最低限度。换句话说核能是可以安全开发和利用的。翻译题目三：中国教育工作者早就认识到读书关于国家的重要意义，有些教育工作者2003年就建议成立全民读书日。他们重申，人们应当读好书，特别是经典著作。经过阅读，人们能更好地学会感恩、有责任心和与人合作，而教育的目的正是要培养这些基本素质，阅读关于中小学生特别重要，若是他们没有这个重点时期培养阅读的兴趣，今后要养成阅读的习惯就很难了。2014年6月大学英语四级答案剖析（233网校）写作剖析：与昨年的图画作文模式不相同，今年又重新回到了话题作文的形式，并且所给话题也是考生特别熟悉的，很简单张开思路。更令人惊诧的是今年的作文诚然有三个话题，但是话题设定的背景信息是趋同的，都是说外国朋友要来中国或来你的家乡或来你的学校，让你介绍一下中国/家乡/学校的特色，目的还是为了推介我们当地的文化特色，看来出题人是越来越看重中国传统文化的弘扬了。昨年的翻译题中间就出现了一系列的对中国传统文化的介绍，像中餐，中国结，茶文化，中国园林，中秋等等。因此说，文化题材，特别是相关中国文化特色的题材要成为今后大家复习的重点内容。今后备考四六级的同学必然要多联系这个文化题材的翻译和写作。【作文范文】Ifaforeignfriendiscomingtovisitourcampus,Iwouldshowhimorherourschoollibraryandthedinninghall.Thereareseveralreasonstoaccountformyrecommendations.Firstofall,ouruniversityisfamousforitsuniquelibrary,whichlookslikeabeautifulflower(lotus).ItisdesignedbyBeiLvming,afamousdesignerintheworld,asaresultofwhichthereareahostoftouristswhowouldliketotakeaphotoinfrontofitalmosteveryday.Inaddition,italsopossessesalargenumberofbooks,withmanystudentsreadinginiteveryday,thusinwhichI'mconvincedthatyoucanfindthebookyouliketoo.Secondly,thedininghallinourschoolisawonderfulplacetoo.ManydeliciousChinesecuisinescanbefoundthere,suchasnoodles,dumplings.YoucantrycuisinesfromdifferentplacesofChinainthesamedinninghall!Basedonthereasonsabove,Iamsurethatmyforeignfriendwillenjoyhisorherstayhere,withmeactingashisorherguider.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分在答卡

1上作答。1.A.Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulderaladdertohelpherreachthetea.thecupboardwithanewone.theteaonalowershelfnexttime.1.W:Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard

。M:Oh⋯Whydon’tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder

。Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?答案：BUsealaddertohelpherreachthetea.2.A.AtMaryJohnson’sB.InanexhibitionhallC.Atapainter’sstudio.D.Outsideanartgallery.2.W:Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits

。M:That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters

。Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?答案：DOutsideangalleryart.3.A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.C.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.3.M:IhearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluationW:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout。Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?答案：D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.

。4.A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.B.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.C.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.D.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.4.W:ItmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelvesM:Itwasn’ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem。Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?答案：CDorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.

。A.Hedoesn’tgetonwiththeothers.B.Hedoesn’tfeelateaseinthefirm.C.Hehasbeentakenforafool.D.Hehasfoundabetterposition.W:Rod,Ihearyou’llbeleavingattheen