2014年6月英语四级考试真题与答案(第三套)

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.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 1 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 2 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 3 to her family. 

D.She was fond of living an isolated 4 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 5.

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 6 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 7 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.

1．B2．A3．C4．B5．A6．D7．C 8．B9．A10．D 

11．A 12．D 13．C 14．D 15．B 16．A 17．D 18．C 19．A 20．B 

21．A22．D23．B 24．C25．C

26．well-meaning

27．adjusting to

28．aware of

29．competition

30．Accustomed

31．gent1y

32．threaten

33．cut off

34．identification

35.  adu1ts