2014年12月份考试大学英语(1)第三次作业
2014年12月四级真题卷一答案解析
20##12月大学英语四级考试真题〔卷1〕答案与分析PartI. WritingThe Most Impressive Campus ActivityEvery university offers numerous kinds of activities to enrich students’extracurricular life. As one of the young college students, I have benefited a lot from all of these well-organized activities, but the one that has benefited me most is the debate petition which I took part in last year.That was a debate petition between different majors and the topic was about theoretical knowledge versus practices. What mattered most is not the result of the debate, but gathering background information and practicing the process of debate. Also, no individual could acplish the challenging task all by herself or himself, so joint efforts have played a significant role in winning the petition. Team spirit and co-operation has been improved a lot and I believe this is more precious than winning or losing.To be brief, to participate in more campus activities, we can not only get a better understanding of what we have learnt before, but also make new friends and discover our interests.Part II Listening prehensionSection A1.C> 从女士所说"But remember we can’t afford a lot."可以得知他们负担不起太多钱,由此可知他们应该挑选一件不太贵的礼物,因此C是正确答案.2.A〕女士说"I’m getting absolutely nowhere with these statistics."可以得知她对这些数据一筹莫展,get nowhere with sth. 毫无进展,一筹莫展.男士提出"How about my going through them with you?"与她一起处理,由此可知男士会帮助女士,因此选A.3.B〕女士说I’m afraid I can’t begin right now.I forgot to bring my scripts. 她没法立刻开始录音,她忘记带文稿了.由此可知,他们无法马上录音.4.A〕女士说Carl’s wedding is June 26.男士说I thought it wasn’t to be untilsometime in July. 由此可知他们讨论的是Carl的结婚日期,因此选A〕.5.B〕男士说Please excuse me for not attending the meeting yesterday.I’m afraid Iforgot to check my schedule.他忘记查看日程安排,所以未能参加会议.由此可知男士没有参加会议6.D〕男士说it smells marvelous, but what can I have right now? 男士表示饭闻着很香,但是他现在就想吃点什么.由此可以推断男士迫不与待要吃饭,因此选D.7.D〕男士说The store where I work is laying off staff.男士表示他所工作的商店在裁员.女士问Are they going to let you go? 由此可知女士想知道男士能否保住工作.8.A〕男士建议Why not sign up for the lessons offered by the physical educationdepartment? 由此可知男士认为女士应该参加游泳课.9.C〕男士说Mr. ona is a diplomat.女士说that was Maria’s father? 由此可以得知Maria 的父亲是一位外交官.10.B〕男士提到And on Sunday afternoon we saw a soccer game. 可以得知周日下午他们观看了一场足球比赛,因此B 是正确答案.11.D〕男士说Maria called this morning and said, "My father told me he’ll likeyoufo ra son-in-law right now." 可以得知玛丽亚的父亲认为他们现在可以结婚.12.B〕男士问Don’t you have an early class to teach tomorrow morning? 女士回答Yes, at seven o’clock, my puter class. The students go to work right after their lesson. 可以得知女士的职业是教师.13.C〕从女士的回答"Well, that’s what I’m writing about, the new highway and thechanges it’s making in the Amazon Valley." 可以得知她所写的是亚马逊山谷的巨大变化,因此答案是C.14.B〕女士回答The papersthat carry a lot of foreign news. They usually appear inthe big Sunday editions where they need a lot of background stories to help fill up the space between the ads. 可以得知女士的文章发表在报纸的周日版,因此B 是正确答案.15.C〕女士回答There’s a chance I may sell this article to a news service.可以得知女士表示她的文章可能会卖给新闻机构,因此C是正确答案.Section B16.A〕从文章中But in Bulgaria and Greece a nod means "no"and a shake of thehead means "yes".可以得知在保加利亚和希腊点头表示"不",也就是说点头是否定回答,因此答案是A.17.D〕从Waving or pointing to an Arab business person would be consideredrude because that is how Arabs call their dogs over.可以得知向阿拉伯人挥手或用手指向他们会让他们感到受辱,因为这是他们呼唤狗时的动作,因此答案是D.18.C〕短文中提到Many American men sit with their legs crossed with one ankleresting over the opposite knee. However, this would be considered an insult in Muslim countries, where one would never show the sole of the foot to a guest.在穆斯林国家这个动作会被视为侮辱,所以他们不会在客人面前露出脚掌.因此C是正确答案.19.A> 短文中提到Afterthe harvest, the family went begging for food. 可以得知每次收获季节后,一家人都要外出乞讨,因此答案是A.20.D〕短文中提到They are able to send their children to school at a costly annualsum of 2,800 dollars. 可以得知Mbakwa 一家有能力送孩子上学.21.A> 从短文中These businesses arepart of an economic revolution sweeping thedeveloping world. The sponsor is the Trickle UpProgram, a non-profit organization founded by New Yorkers Glen and Mildred Leet.Since 1979, the program has helped over 130,000 of the world’s neediest people in 90 countries win smalllife-saving victories over poverty.可以得知文章主要讲述了Trickle Up这一项目的成果.因此答案是A.22.C〕从短文中Your teeth are a living part of your body.可以得知牙齿是我们身体的一部分,因此C是正确答案.23.D〕短文中提到Everyone has plaque. It is a sticky, colorlessfilm that coats theteeth.牙斑是牙齿表面一层粘粘的无色层,因此D是正确答案.24.A> 从短文中The bacteria in plaquelive on sugar. They change sugar into acids,which break down the tooth’s harder outer covering.可以得知牙斑上的细菌生活在糖分中,会使糖变成酸,从而破坏牙齿表面那层比较坚硬的壳,因此A是正确答案.25.B> 短文中提到there’re also gum diseases to watch out for…. Teeth bee looseand may fall out. Adults lose most teeth this way. 由此可知牙龈疾病是成人牙齿掉落的主要原因.Section Cnd on "打,打击",这里需要填入一个动词或动词短语作谓语.27.sharp "锋利的",这里需要填入形容词.28.fill in for "替代",这里需要填入动词或动词短语作谓语.29.probably "可能",这里需要填入副词作状语.30.resemble"相似,相像",这里需要填入动词或动词短语.31.focuses on "聚焦",这里需要填入动词或动词短语的第三人称单数形式作句子的谓语.32.specialize "专门从事",这里需要填入动词作谓语.33.timing "时间选择",这里需要填入名词.34.invented "发明",这里需要填入动词的过去式作谓语.35.figured out "想出",这里需要填入动词或动词短语的过去式作谓语.Part III Reading prehensionSection A文章大意: 数十年来美国人都把美国在新科技发展方面的领先地位认为是理所当然的.然而今天虽然对于那些在数学和科学方面技能超强的人才的需求持续增加,但是在科学、数学和工程领域方面的学位比例却在降低.随着美国学生在数学和科学方面能力的日趋下降,其它国家的学生与其竞争越来越强,发展中国家越来越多的学生获得了STEM 学科的学位,超过了美国学生.36．F〕根据上下文这里需要填入一个形容词与to 构成搭配.be critical to"对…至关重要".37. D〕根据上下文这里需要填入一个形容词,与后面的society构成搭配.contemporary society"当代社会",此处表示当代社会的方方面面依赖于这些创新.38. K> 根据上下文这需要填入一个动词过去式作谓语.led "领先",根据上下文此处表示美国在科研方面的创新一定会让它在数学和科学方面领先世界. 39．N〕根据上下文这需要填入一个名词.proportions "比例",此处与前句构成对比,表示在科学、数学和工程领域方面的学位比例却在降低.40．C〕根据上下文这里要填入一个副词修饰形容词related,be related to"与…相关",根据句意这里表示在科学、技术、工程、数学领域的学位数量较少与学龄儿童在这些方面的国际评估的较差的表现有关,两者的关系应该是比较密切的,closely"密切地",符合句意.41．E〕根据上下文这里要填入一个名词,courses"课程",此处表示数学补习课程.42．B〕根据上下文这里需要填入一个副词,actually"实际上",这里起到强调作用,表示在计划学习科学或工程类专业的学生中实际上只有不超过一半的人能完成这一专业的学习.43．I〕根据上下文这里需要填入一个副词,especially "尤其是,特别是"此处表示尤其是在数学方面.44. G> 根据上下文这需要填入一个形容词或现在分词修饰performance, declining "下降",此处表示随着美国学生在数学和科学方面能力的日趋下降.45. H> 根据上下文这里需要填入一个名词与earn构成搭配.degree "学位",earn degree"获得学位",这里指发展中国家中越来越多的学生获得了STEM 学科的学位.Section B46. B> 由题干中的people’s health, medical expenses可以定位到B〕段中…that could spare millions of such people a lifetime of chronic<长期的>ill health, and at the same time save the National Health Service<NHS>at least ￡14 billion a year in England and Wales. 题干是对原文的同义转述.47. N>由题干中的laws, illegal可以定位到N〕段中的What is needed is legislation banning high levels of sugary syrups used in foods and drinks. 题干是对原句的同义转述.48. M> 由题干中的sweet juices, child abuse可以定位到M〕段中的And giving small children sweet drinks or bottles of fake juice all day long is nothing less than child abuse. 题干中的is equal to是对原文is nothing less than的同义转述.49. A>由题干中的looking around, widespread可以定位到A〕段中的Looking around the carriage, I saw quite a few people like him, including a couple of fatty children with swollen checks pressing against their eyes. 题干中的quite widespread 对应原文中的quite a few people like him.50. E>由题干中的the next decades可以定位到E〕段中的even though one in four adults in this country is obese and that number is predicted to double by the year 2050. 题干中的in the next few decades与原文中的by the year 2050相对应.51. C〕由题干中的understood the horrible consequences, support government measures 可以定位到C〕段中If people really grasped that, they would try to kick the habit, particularly as Britain is the "fat man of Europe". They might even feel driven to support government measures to prevent people from consuming this deadly stuff.题干中的understood与原句中的grasped对应,against sugar consumption与prevent people from consuming对应.52. G〕由题干中的impose an additional tax, a very good beginning可以定位到G〕段中of which the first is imposing a tax of 20 percent on sugary drinks for at least a year, on top of the existing 20 percent value-added tax. That at least would be an excellent start. 题干中的a good beginning对应原句中an excellent start, impose an additional tax对应原句中imposing a tax of 20 percent…on top of the existing 20 percent value-added tax.53. O〕由题干中的the government, sugar consumption可以定位到O>段中的the government was not scared of the food industry and had not ruled out legislation, because of the costs of obesity to the NHS. However, nothing has happened yet. 题干中的has not yet taken any action对应原句中的nothing has happened yet.54. H> 由题干中的fat and salt可以定位到H〕段中的The risks of eating too much fat or salt<which are very different>pale into insignificant pared with the harm done by sugar. 题干是对原句的同义转述.55. L〕由题干中的cannot tell what food is sugary可以定位到L〕段中的But sugar additives are not easy to identify and are hard to avoid. So the snacking, over-drinking and over-eating that makes people fat is not really their own fault,题干中的they cannot tell what food is sugar与原句中的sugar additives are not easy to identify对应.Section CPassage A文章大意：互联网的崛起是人类历史上最具划时代意义的发展之一.在施米特和科恩的新书《新数字时代》中两位作者阐述了互联网对全球社会带来的深远影响和重大变革与其对个人、政府、新闻媒体的意义.他们还描绘了未来世界的景象.两位作者的目的在于超越乐观主义者与悲观主义者之间的对立观点即互联网的兴起到底是有益于社会还是危害社会的争论.56．B〕本题是推断题.从第一段第二句Over two billion people worldwide now have access to vastly more information than ever before, and can municate with each other instantly, often using Web-connected mobile devices they carry everywhere.可以得知互联网可以让人们实现即时通讯,即日常沟通,因此B是正确答案.57．B〕本题是推断题. 从第二段中unlike earlier periods of change, this time the effects are fully global, 可以得知这次变革的影响是全球性的,选项B>中的worldwide是对原文中的global的同义转述.58．C〕本题是细节题.从第三段最有一句But if the book has one major shorting, it’s that the authors don’t spend enough time applying a critical eye to the role of Internet businesses in these sweeping changes. 可以得知这本书的不足在于没有花足够的时间去用批判的眼光看待互联网业务在这些巨大变革中的作用.因此C是正确答案.59．A〕本题是细节题.从第四段最后一句They paint a picture of a world in which individuals, panies, institutions, and governments must deal with two realities, one physical, and one virtual. 可以得知未来世界中个人、公司、机构和政府都必须处理两种现实：真实的和虚拟的.因此A是正确答案.60．D〕本题是推理题.从最后一段第二句By using this concept as a starting point, the authors aim to move beyond the now familiar optimist vs. pessimist dichotomy<对立观点>that has characterized many recent debates about whether the rise of the Internet will ultimately be good or bad for society. 可以得知两位作者的目的在于超越乐观主义者与悲观主义者之间的对立观点即互联网的兴起到底是有益于社会还是危害社会的争论.由此可知他们在分析互联网的影响中不会站在任何一边,选项D 符合此意.Passage B文章大意：文章从经济上比较了过去和现在生活的差异,指出增长的家庭生活的多元化带来了新的可能性,也带来了新的挑战.找到方法让人们的生活过得更好比试图回到当时那个想象中的黄金时代更现实一些.61．B〕本题是推断题.从第一段第二句And in that year the average autoworker could meet monthly mortgage<抵押贷款>payments on an average home with just 13.4 percent of his take-home pay. 可以推断当时对他们而言买房子并不困难,选项B符合此意.62．C〕本题是细节题.从第二段第二句His retired parents would certainly have had less economic security back then. 可以得知他已退休的父母那时的经济保障更少些,即他们要比过去有着更多经济上的安全感,选项C符合此意.63．B〕本题是细节题.从第四段最后一句while racially restrictive agreements largely prevented them from buying into the suburban neighborhoods being built for white working-class families. 可以得知那个年代的黑人受到种族条款的限制,无法购买为白人建造的房子,选项B符合此意.64．A〕本题是推断题.从第五段第三句The spread of no-fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship. 可以得知不追究责任的离婚的增多降低了那些还想维持婚姻一方的讨价还价能力.由此可以推断离婚是容易的,因此A是正确答案.65．D〕本题是细节题.从最后一句Finding ways to improve the lives of the remaining 20 percent seems more realistic than trying to restore an imaginary golden age. 可以得知找到方法使20%的人们的生活过得更好比试图回到当时那个想象中的黄金时代更现实一些,选项D中的improve the lives of families与原句意思相符.Part IV TranslationGiant panda is a docile animal in unique black and white fur. Because its number is extremely low, it has been written into the list of endangered animals. The significance of pandas to WWF is special. An icon of a panda has been the symbol of WWFsince its establishment in 1961. Mainly living in the forests in Southwest China, the panda is the rarest animal of the bears. Currently, there are approximately 1000 of them.These bamboo-eating creatures are being threatened by many factors. Therefore,the importance of the protecting pandas is greater than ever before. 1."温顺的"可以译为"gentle, tame","长着独特的皮毛"还可以用"with a uniqueblack-and-white coat/ with unique fur".2."被列为"可以用"be listed as…","濒危物种"可以用"endangeredanimals/species".3."熊科"可以用"bear animals, bear species, bear family".4."以竹为食物"可以用"The animal that mainly eats bamboo/ whose food is mainlybamboo","正面临威胁"可以用"be under many threats/ face many threats".5. 最后一句也可以用"Therefore, to ensure their survival is of greater importance than ever before.".。
2014年12月全国大学英语四级考试第三套 参考答案
2014年12月全国大学英语四级考试第三套参考答案【作文范文】A Campus Activity that Benefited Me MostUniversity provides many interesting activities to enrich our life on campus. In the past two years, I attended a couple of student societies such as mountain-climbing club and literature society. The most beneficial activity I participated is attending English Comer.First, attending English Comer offers a great opportunity to draw my attention away from busy studies so that 1 can relax, since the Comer is held in a square. As a college student, most of my time is killed in the classroom and library. At the Corner, I can talk in English with my peers on topics of our interest, so it's a relaxation in tedious school life.Second, joining English Corner significantly improved my oral English as well as English listening comprehension. It's the most efficient way for me to practice spoken English because mine is far better now than before.Third, it is a terrific way of socializing. I can get to know unacquainted students, and make friends with them.Therefore, it is safe to conclude that, attending English Corner has benefited me most among campus activities.1-8：BDCCCBAA9-11：CBD12-15：BCBC16-18：ADC19-21：ADA22-25：CDAB26. land on27. Sharp28. fill in for29. Probably30. Resemble31. focuses on32. specialize33. Timing34. Invented35. figured out36-45：HNKFJ ELMBG46-55：FDJCI MBHEG56-65：ACBDB DDABCTranslationThe Internet community in China develops fastest in the world. China has about 420 million netizens in 2010, and the number is still growing rapidly. The increasing popularity of Internet has produced a significant social changc. The Chinese netizens are often different from the American netizens. Driven by practical needs, American netizens often use the Internet to send emails, buy and sell goods, do research, plan trips or pay for the bills. While Chinese netizens use the Internet more out of social reasons, therefore, the Internet is more widely used in forums, blogs, chat rooms, and so on.。
2014年12月英语四级真题答案及解析(卷三)
2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三)答案与详解Part ⅠWriting审题思路本作文话题为大学校阿中令你受益最多的一项活动，非常贴近大学生的生活。
因此，在构思时可以用自己的亲身经历作为材料，着重阐述活动的有益之处。
考生首先应该指明是什么校园活动让你受益最多;接着应对该活动进行描述，说明它让你受益之处，最后总结全文、升华主题。
写作提纲一、指出大学校园中最让“我”受益的活动(benefited me most)二、阐述该活动让“我”受益之处：1、描述活动（a debate competition)2、活动所得(what I have leamt from it)三、升华主题：指出“我”从活动中得到了对未来而言最珍贵的礼物(the most precious gift for future)范文点评1高分范文精彩点评The Most Beneficial Activity on Campus①Every university offers numerous kinds of activities to enrich students’extracurricular life ② As one of the young college students, I have leamt a lot from all of these well- organized activities. ③But the one that has benefited me most is the debate competition I took part in last year.④That was a debate competition between different majors and the topic was about theoretical knowledge versus practice. ⑤What matters most is not the result of the debate, but what I have leamt froth it. ⑥That is, no individual could accomplish a challenging task all by herself or himself. ⑦Joint efforts are of ①指出校园活动多种多样。
2014年12月考试大学英语(1)B卷
精品文档2014 年 12 月考试大学英语（1） B 卷一、单项选择题（共 45 题、总分 45 分）1.Air by the beach is ( ) to health because it contains negativeion ( 负离子 ) ( 本题分数： 1 分。
)A、 beneficialB、 fashionableC、 possibleD、 favorable2. We have to do this uninteresting work ( ) we like it or not.( 本题分数： 1分。
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)A、 shortB、 close精品文档’d like some loose ones.( 本C、 tightD、 narrow5. It looks ( )that rain is going to continue through the weekend. ( 本题分数： 1分。
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)A、 will marriedB、 will be marriedC、 will have marriedD、 will have been married7. The engine is ( ) fire. We’re going to crash.( 本题分数： 1分。
2014年12月全国大学成人英语三级ab级考试真题及荅案
2014年12月全国大学成人英语三级ab级考试题答案±(461533046) PART I DICTATIONChoosing A CareerQ/ 4.6.1.5.3.3.0.4.6.When students graduate from college,many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives and they sometimes move from job to job, until they find something that suits them and of equally importance to which they are suited. Others never find a job in which they are really happy. They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes. When we choose our careers we need to ask ourselves two questions. First, what do we think we would like to be? Second, what kind of people are we? The idea, for example of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive, but unless we have great talent, and are willing to work very hard. We are certain to fail in these occupations and failure will lead to unhappiness in life. So it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION（略）PART III CLOZE31-35 CADBA 36-40 CADAD 41-45 CBDAB 46-50 ADBCBPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY51-55 DBDCB 56-60 CDCDB 61-65 ACDAB 66-70 DCADBPART VI WRITING大作文题目：The benefits for volunteering小作文题目：向Jane推荐一份英文报纸，说明报纸的两个特点。
2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)参考答案
2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a campus activity that has benefited you most. You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words._____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: 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 conversationand the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During thepause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the bestanswer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.1. A) The man hates to lend his tools to other people.B) The man hasn't finished working on the bookshelf.C) The tools have already been returned to the woman.D) The tools the man borrowed from the woman are missing.2. A) Save time by using a computer.B) Buy her own computer.C) Borrow Martha's computer.D) Stay home and complete her paper.3. A) The man doesn't have money for his daughter's graduate studies.B) The man doesn't think his daughter will get a business degree.C) The man insists that his daughter should pursue her studies in science.D) The man advises his daughter to think carefully before making her decision.4. A) The cinema is some distance away from where they are.B) He would like to read the film review in the newspaper.C) They should wait to see the movie at a later time.D) Hell find his way to the cinema.5. A) He's been to Seattle many times.B) He has chaired a lot of conferences.C) He has a high position in his company.D) He lived in Seattle for many years.6. A) Teacher and student.B) Doctor and patient.C) Manager and office worker.D) Travel agent and customer.7. A) She knows the guy who will give the lecture.B) She thinks the lecture might be informative.C) She wants to add something to her lecture.D) Shell finish her report this weekend.8. A) The houses for sale are of poor quality.B) The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy.C) The housing developers provide free trips for potential buyers.D) The man is unwilling to take a look at the houses for sale.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) How to study English well.B) Which courses to choose.C) How to write computer games.D) Which books to read.10. A) Physical sciences.B) Maths and physics.C) Art and design.D) Electronics and computer-programming.11. A) Her English is very good.B) She is interested in English.C) Her English writing is poor.D) Her oral English is bad.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Applying for a work experience.B) Applying for a part-time job.C) Taking an exam.D) Visiting an old friend.13. A) Students in the first half of their courses.B) Students who will graduate soon.C) Students in the second half of their courses.D) Students who have just graduated from universities.14. A) Explain the procedures to the students.B) Work regular hours.C) Write a comprehensive report.D) Send a report about the woman's work.15. A) In two weeks.B) In three weeks.C) In the second half of her course.D) Not decided yet.Section BDirections: 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 aquestion, 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. Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Synthetic fuel.B) Solar energy.C) Alcohol.D) Electricity.17. A) Air traffic conditions.B) Traffic jams on highways.C) Road conditions.D) New traffic rules.18. A) Go through a health check.B) Carry little luggage.C) Arrive early for boarding.D) Undergo security checks.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) In a fast-food restaurant.B) At a shopping center.C) At a county fair.D) In a bakery.20. A) Avoid eating any food.B) Prepare the right type of pie to eat.C) Wash his hands thoroughly.D) Practice eating a pie quickly.21. A) On the table.B) Behind his back.C) Under his bottom.D) On his lap.22. A) Looking sideways to see how fast your neighbor eats.B) Eating from the outside toward the middle.C) Swallowing the pie with water.D) Holding the pie in the right position.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) Beauty.B) Loyalty.C) Luck.D) Durability.24. A) He wanted to follow the tradition of his country.B) He believed that it symbolized an everlasting marriage.C) It was thought a blood vessel in that finger led directly to the heart.D) It was supposed that the diamond on that finger would bring good luck.25. A) The two people can learn about each other's likes and dislikes.B) The two people can have time to decide if they are a good match.C) The two people can have time to shop for their new home.D) The two people can earn enough money for their wedding.Section CDirections: 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 thepassage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.In the center of a big city there are usually dozens of large office buildings that house big banks, corporation headquarters, and government agencies. Thousands of people work in these buildings. People who do all the office work are called white-collar workers. 26 and receptionists, bookkeepers and computer operators work for many different kinds of companies.Many office workers dream of working their way up to the top, from clerk to 27 of a corporation. The way lies through middle management. Middle management includes junior executives, who may fill 28 jobs, supervise other workers in the company, 29 action to top management, or see that the company's policies are 30 . At the very top are the senior executives. They 31 the policies for their own companies, especially 32 . The Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, of a large 33 has a great deal of power and influence.It is believed that one can start out at the bottom and go all the way to the top. Because financial matters are so important, some accountants become top executives. In companies where technology is important, people with an engineering background can also rise to the top. Nowadays, however, education 34 in the selection of people for management jobs. Universities in many countries offer courses in business administration. The graduates of these courses often start out in middle management jobs. From there, they can easily get promoted if they show the necessary 35 and ability.Part m Reading 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 of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passagethrough 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 throughthe 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.For decades, Americans have taken for granted the United States' leadership position in the development of new technologies. The innovations (创新) that resulted from research and development during World War II and afterwards were 36 to the prosperity of the nation in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which virtually all aspects of 37 society now depend, were possible because the United States then 38 the world in mathematics and science education. Today, however, despite increasing demand for workers with strong skills in mathematics and science, the 39 of degrees awarded in science, math, and engineering are decreasing.The decline in degree production in what are called the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math) seems to be 40 related to the comparatively weak performance by US schoolchildren on international assessments of math and science. Many students entering college have weak skills in mathematics. According to the 2005 report of the Business-Higher Education Forum, 22 percent of college freshmen must take remedial (补习的) math 41 , and less than half of the students who plan to major in science or engineering 42 complete a major in those fields.The result has been a decrease in the number of American college graduates who have the skills, 43 in mathematics, to power a workforce that can keep the country at the forefront (前沿) of innovation and maintain its standard of living. With the 44 performance of American students in math and science has come increased competition from students from other countries that have strongly supported education in these areas. Many more students earn 45 in the STEM disciplines in developing countries than in theDirections: 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 theinformation is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is markedwith a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Ban Sugary Drinks—That Will Add Fuel to the Obesity WarA) On a train last Thursday, I sat opposite a man who was so fat he filled more than one seat. He was pale anddisfigured and looked sick to death, which he probably was: obesity (肥胖症) leads to many nasty ways of dying. Looking around the carriage, I saw quite a few people like him, including a couple of fatty children with swollen cheeks pressing against their eyes. These people are part of what is without exaggeration an epidemic (流行病) of obesity.B) But it is quite unnecessary: there is a simple idea—far from new—that could spare millions of suchpeople a lifetime of chronic (长期的) ill health, and at the same time save the National Health Service (NHS) at least ￡ 14 billion a year in England and Wales. There would, you might think, be considerable public interest in it. This simple idea is that sugar is as good—or as bad—as poison and should be avoided. It is pure, white and deadly, as Professor John Yudkin described it 40 years ago in a revolutionary book of that name. The subtitle was How Sugar Is Killing Us.C) In its countless hidden forms, in ready meals, junk food and sweet drinks, sugar leads to addiction (瘾), tohormonal upsets to the appetite, to metabolic (新陈代谢的) malfunctions and obesity and from there to type 2 diabetes (糖尿病) and its many horrible complications. If people really grasped that, they would try to kick the habit, particularly as Britain is the "fat man of Europe". They might even feel driven to support government measures to prevent people from consuming this deadly stuff. Yet so far this idea has met little but resistance.D) It is not difficult to imagine the vested interests (既得利益集团) lined up against any sugar control—allthe food and drink manufacturers, processors, promoters and retailers who make such easy pickings out of the magic powers of sugar. Then there are the liberals, with whom I would normally side, who protest that government regulation would be yet another instance of interference in our lives.E) That is true, but people should realise that you cannot have a welfare state without a nanny state (保姆国家), to some degree. If we are all to be responsible for one another's health insurance, through socialised medicine, then we are all closely involved in one another's health, including everyone's eating and drinking. That has already been admitted, finally, with smoking. But it has yet to be admitted with overeating, even though one in four adults in this country is obese and that number is predicted to double by the year 2050. Quite apart from anything else, obesity will cripple the NHS.F) Recently, though, there have been signs that the medical establishment is trying to sound the alarm. Lastmonth the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC) published a report saying that obesity is the greatest public health issue affecting the UK and urging government to do something.G) The report offers 10 recommendations, of which the first is imposing a tax of 20 percent on sugary drinksfor at least a year, on top of the existing 20 percent value-added tax. That at least would be an excellent start. The amounts of sugar in soft drinks are horrifying, and turn straight to fat. As Professor Terence Stephenson, head of the AMRC, has said, sugary soft drinks are "the ultimate bad food. You are just consuming neat sugar. Your body didn't evolve to handle this kind of thing."H) Precisely. The risks of eating too much fat or salt (which are very different) pale into insignificancecompared with the harm done by sugar. And it is everywhere.I ) It is difficult to buy anything in a supermarket, other than plain, unprepared meat, fish or vegetables, thatdoesn't have a large amount of sugar in it. This has come about because the prevailing scientific views of the 1960s and 1970s ignored the evidence about sugar, and instead saw fat as the really serious risk, both to the heart and other organs, as well as the cause of obesity.J) The fashion was to avoid fat. But finding that food with much of its fat removed is not very appetising, food producers turned to sugar as a magic alternative flavour enhancer, often in the forms of syrups (糖浆) that had recently been developed from corn, and put it generously into most prepared foods and soft drinks.K) This stuff is not just fattening. It is addictive. It interferes with the body's metabolism, possibly via the activity of an appetite-controlling hormone. There's plenty of evidence for this, for those who will accept the truth.L) Theoretically, people ought to make "healthy choices" and avoid overeating. But sugar additives are not easy to identify and are hard to avoid. So the snacking, overdrinking and overeating that makes people fat is not really their own fault: obesity is in large part something that is being done to them. It should be stopped, or rather the government should stop it.M) Going round my local supermarket, I am constantly astonished that it is still legal to sell all the poisons stacked high on the shelves. The problem is that they are worse than useless. They are poisonous. They are known to be addictive. They are known to make people obese. And giving small children sweet drinks or bottles of fake juice all day long is nothing less than child abuse.N) Clearly, the sale of such stuff ought to be illegal. I hate to think of yet more government regulation. But a bit of tax on sweet soda and a little more health education, a bit of cooking in schools and banning vending machines (自动售货机) here and there—as suggested by the AMRC report—is not going to achieve very much. Labelling is quite inadequate. What is needed is legislation banning high levels of sugary syrups used in foods and drinks.O) In June 2012, the then minister for public health said the government was not scared of the food industry and had not ruled out legislation, because of the costs of obesity to the NHS. However, nothing has happened yet. Why not have another Jammie Dodger biscuit and forget about it.46. Avoiding over-consumption of sugar can improve people's health as well as save medical expenses.47. Laws should be passed to make it illegal to produce overly sweet foods or drinks.48. Giving small children sweet juices to drink all the time is equal to child abuse.49. Looking around, the author found obesity quite widespread.50. The number of obese people is expected to increase quickly in the next few decades.51. If people really understood the horrible consequences of sugary foods and drinks, they would support government measures against sugar consumption.52. It would be a very good beginning to impose an additional tax on sugary drinks.53. The government has not yet taken any action to regulate sugar consumption although it indicated its intention to do so some time ago.54. Sugar is far more harmful to health than fat and salt.55. Consumers of sweet foods are not really to blame because they cannot tell what food is sugary. Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You shoulddecide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a singleline through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.New Yorkers are gradually getting used to more pedaling (骑车的) passengers on those shining blue Citi Bikes. But what about local bike shops? Is Citi Bike rolling up riders at their expense?At Gotham Bikes in Tribeca, manager W. Ben said the shop has seen an increase in its overall sales due to the bike-share program. "It's getting more people on the road," he said. James Ryan, an employee at Danny's Cycles in Gramercy also said Citi Bike is a good option for people to ease into biking in a city famed for its traffic jams and aggressive drivers. "They can try out a bike without committing to buying one," he said.Rentals are not a big part of the business at either Gotham Bikes or Danny's Cycles. But for Frank's Bike Shop, a small business on Grand St., the bike-share program has been bad news. Owner Frank Arroyo said his rental business has decreased by 90% since Citi Bike was rolled out last month. Arroyo's main rental customers are European tourists, who have since been drawn away by Citi Bikes.However, Ben said the bike-share is good for bike sales at his shop. "People have used the bike- share and realized how great it is to bike in the city, then decide that they want something nicer for themselves," he noted.Christian Farrell of Waterfront Bicycle Shop, on West St. just north of Christopher St., said initially he was concerned about bike-share, though, he admitted, "I was happy to see people on bikes."Farrell's early concerns were echoed by Andrew Crooks, owner of NYC Velo, at 64 Second Ave. "It seemed like a great idea, but one that would be difficult to implement," Crooks said of Citi Bike. He said he worried about inexperienced riders' lack of awareness of biking rules and strong negative reaction from non-cyclists. However, he said, it's still too early to tell if his business has been impacted.While it's possible bike-share will cause a drop in business, Crooks allowed that the idea is a positive step forward for New York City.56. What is the author's chief concern about the increasing use of Citi Bikes in New York?A) How non-cyclists will respond to it.B) Whether local bike shops will suffer.C) Whether local bike businesses will oppose it.D) How the safety of bike riders can be ensured.57. What happened to Gotham Bikes as a result of the bike-share program?A) It found its bike sales unaffected.B) It shifted its business to rentals.C) It saw its bike sales on the rise.D) It rented more bikes to tourists.58. Why is the bike-share program bad news for Frank's Bike Shop?A) It cannot meet the demand of the bike-share program.B) Its customers have been drawn away by Citi Bikes.C) Its bike prices have to be lowered again and again.D) It has to compete with the city's bike rental shops.59. Why did Andrew Crooks think that the bike-share program would be difficult to execute?A) Inexperienced riders might break biking rules.B) Conflicts might arise among bike rental shops.C) Traffic conditions might worsen in the downtown area.D) There are not enough lanes to accommodate the bikes.60. What is the general attitude of local bike shops towards Citi Bike?A) Wait-and-see.B) Negative.C) Indifferent.D) Approving.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Various studies have shown that increased spending on education has not led to measurable improvements in learning. Between 1980 and 2008, staff and teachers at US public schools grew roughly twice as fast as students. Yet students showed no additional learning in achievement tests.Universities show similar trends of increased administration personnel and costs without greater learning, as documented in Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa's recent book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses.A survey shows that 63% of employers say that recent college graduates don't have the skills they need to succeed and 25% of employers say that entry-level writing skills are lacking.Some simplistically attribute the decline in our public education system to the drain of skilled students by private schools, but far more significant events were at work.Public schools worked well until about the 1970s. In fact, until that time, public schools provided far better education than private ones. It was the underperforming students who were thrown out of public schools and went to private ones.A prominent reason public schools did well was that many highly qualified women had few options for working outside the house other than being teachers or nurses. They accepted relatively low pay, difficult working conditions, and gave their very best.Having such a large supply of talented women teachers meant that society could pay less for their services. Women's liberation opened up new professional opportunities for women, and, over time, some of the best left teaching as a career option, bringing about a gradual decline in the quality of schooling.Also around that time, regulations, government, and unions came to dictate pay, prevent adjustments, and introduce bureaucratic (官僚的) standard for advancement. Large education bureaucracies and unions came to dominate the landscape, confusing activity with achievement. Bureaucrats regularly rewrite curriculums, talk nonsense about theories of education, and require ever more administrators. The end result has been that, after all the spending, students have worse math and reading skills than both their foreign peers and earlier generations spending far less on education— as all the accumulating evidence now documents.61. What do we learn from various studies on America's public education?A) Achievement tests have failed to truly reflect the quality of teaching.B) Public schools lack the resources to compete with private schools.C) Little improvement in education has resulted from increased spending.D) The number of students has increased much faster than that of teachers.62. How do some people explain the decline in public education?A) Government investment does not meet schools' needs.B) Skilled students are moving to private schools.C) Qualified teachers are far from adequately paid.D) Training of students' basic skills is neglected.63. What was a significant contributor to the past glory of public schools?A) Well-behaved students.B) Efficient administration.C) Talented women teachers.D) Generous pay for teachers.64. Why did some of the best women teachers leave teaching?A) New career opportunities were made available to them by women's liberation.B) Higher academic requirements made it difficult for them to stay in their jobs.C) They were unhappy with the bureaucratic administration in their schools.D) The heavy teaching loads left them little time and energy for family life.65. What does the author think is one of the results of government involvement in education?A) Increasing emphasis on theories of education.B) Highly standardized teaching methods.C) Students' improved academic performance.D) An ever-growing number of administrators.Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.大熊猫(giant panda)是一种温顺的动物，长着独特的黑白皮毛。
2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(第一套)
2014 年12 月英语四级考试真题试卷（1）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college. You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.注意：此部分试题在答题卡1 上Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: 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。
四川农大《大学英语(三)》14年12月考试作业考核答案
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正确答案：B
6. This is a very _____ piece of apparatus. You must handle it with care.
A. delicate
B. accurate
C. complicated
D. indicated
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正确答案：A
7. —I’d like to have a table for four at 6 o’clock. —I’m sorry. There are no tables _____ this evening.
B. get in
C. get to
D. get up
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正确答案：A
16. While teaching a foreign language, we should take into _____ the differences between the students’ mother tongue and the target language.
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正确答案：D
14. It makes no difference to me _____Mr. Smith will come or not.
A. when
B. how
C. that
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正确答案：D
15. I'i1 _____ at the next stop.
A. get off
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22. The temperature in the room is _____.
A. hand in
B. put on
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2014年12月份考试大学英语（1）第三次作业
一、填空题 （共10题、总分20分、得分20分）
1.He examined the letter as (care) 1 as he could. (本题分数：2 分，本题得分：2 分。
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carefully
2.The pirate (海盗) chief commanded that the prisoners (俘虏) (shoot) 1 . (本题分数：2 分，本题得
分：2 分。
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(should)be shot
3.They 1 (begin) a new course since yesterday. (本题分数：2 分，本题得分：2 分。
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have begun
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4.I am enclosing a stamped envelope 1 (address) to the graduate school of the university. (本题分
数：2 分，本题得分：2 分。
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addressed
5.As it had not rained for several months, there was a severe (short) 1 of water. (本题分数：2 分，本题得
分：2 分。
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shortage
6.If it hadn't rained last night, the ground (not be) 1 so wet now. (本题分数：2 分，本题得分：2 分。
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would not be
7.When the police broke into the door, they found him (die) 1 on the floor. (本题分数：2 分，本题得
分：2 分。
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dead
8.In contrast, you get 1 (good) service in this small restaurant than in large ones. (本题分数：2 分，本
题得分：2 分。
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better
9.I went over the proposal (care) 1 and finally decided to refuse it. (本题分数：2 分，本题得分：2 分。
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carefully
10.While (show) 1 around the campus, we learned that a delegation was there for an exchange of experience.
(本题分数：2 分，本题得分：2 分。
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shown
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二、翻译题 （共5题、总分20分、得分20分）
1.She took many pictures of me and my family during her stay here. (本题分数：4 分，本题得分：4 分。
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他在我们只里的时候给我和我的家人拍了很多相片。
2.Similarly, one can download the kind of software you like. (本题分数：4 分，本题得分：4 分。
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同样，你可以下载你所喜欢的软件。
3.If you would like to go to the restaurant on the top floor, please change the elevators at the 15th floor. (本题
分数：4 分，本题得分：4 分。
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如果您想去顶层餐厅，请在第15 层换电梯。
多个空请注明编号。
4.How many rolls of film do you want to be developed? (本题分数：4 分，本题得分：4 分。
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您要冲几卷胶卷？
5.The new timetable came into operation last Monday. (本题分数：4 分，本题得分：4 分。
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新时刻表上星期一开始执行。
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三、作文题 （共3题、总分60分、得分45分）
1.You are required to write a report to your boss about the project you are doing now with no less than 80 words.
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Dear Mr. Chen, I’m writing to briefly report the first stage of No. 1
project in our company. So far, we have collected basic data needed in
the project through questionnaire, interview and observing. We found
that most of the interviewees were quite interested in the products we
introduced and they also hope to know more about it. We assume that
they might be the potential consumers of our products. As to the
detailed research results, we would present it in a written report in
two weeks. If you want to know something more, I am always available.
2.You are required to write a letter to your parents about your study in Chongqing University with no less than 80
words. (本题分数：20 分，本题得分：15 分。
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Dear Mom and Dad,I’m so glad to tell you that I’ve enjoyed my life
in Chongqing University so much even though I’ve been there only one
month. My life here is exciting and comfortable. My classmates are all
very kind and warmhearted. We help each other not only in daily life,
but also in study, and we all became close friends very soon. The
teachers are the real scholar like the ones I’ve expected in high
school, too. With their help, I adjusted myself to the college life in
a short time. Now, I’m so proud to declare “I’m a college student”
3.你本来和刘老师约好星期一上午10在他的办公室见面讨论你的作业问题的。
但是，由于某种原因你没按时赴约。
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经给出，请根据下面提纲写一封不得少于80字的道歉信。
(本题分数：20 分，本题得分：15 分。
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Dear Mr.Wang: Sorry about not showing up at Monday morning, right
here i apology to you first. I have my reason for not be presnt at
your offical, but still I am sorry,i should call you first, so that
you don't have to waste your time on waiting me to show up.i promise
you this will not happen again, ever. I really want to talk to you
about my homework issue, i want to fix it and getting better next
time. Hope you have a great day and i am sorry for waste your time at
that day. feel sorry 's student Li Gang
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