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2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(二)答案与详解
2014年 12月大学英语四级考试真题（第 2套)
PartI Writing (30minutes)
Directions： Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacoursethathasimpressedyoumostin
college.Youshouldstatethereasonsandwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
SectionA
Directions： Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,one
ormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly
once.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),
C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha
singlelinethroughthecentre.
1.
A) Themanisnotgoodatbalancinghisbudget.
B)
Shewillgopurchasethegiftherself.
C)
Thegiftshouldnotbetooexpensive.
D)
TheyaregoingtoJane^house-warmingparty.
2.
A) Heisquitewillingtogivethewomanahand.
B)
Ittakespatiencetogothroughthestatistics.
C)
Hehaspreparedthestatisticsforthewoman.
D)
Thewomanshouldtakeacourseinstatistics.
3.
A) Page55ismissingfromthewoman’sscripts.
B)
Theycannotbegintheirrecordingrightaway.
C)
Thewomandoesnottaketherecordingseriously.
D)
Themanwantstomakesomechangesinthescripts.
4. A)ThedateofCarl’swedding. C)AsignificanteventinJuly.
B)
ThebirthdayofCarl’sbride. D)Preparationsforawedding.
5. A) Thewomanforgottotellthemaninadvance.
B)
Themanwasabsentfromtheweeklymeeting.
C)
Thewomanwasannoyedattheman’sexcuse.
D)
Themanwasinchargeofschedulingmeetings.
6. A) Thewomanisamarvelouscook. C)Themanhastoleaveinhalfanhour.
B)
Thewomanhasjustboughtanoven. D)Themancannotwaitforhismeal.
7. A)Howshecanbesthelptheman. C)Whatitemssellwellinthestore.
B)
Wherethemangotthebadnews. D)Whetherthemancankeephisjob.
8. A)Thewomancansignupforaswimmingclass.
B)
Heworksinthephysicaleducationdepartment.
C)
Thewomanhasthepotentialtoswimlikeafish.
D)
Hewouldliketoteachthewomanhowtoswim.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9. A)Heteachesinalawschool. C)Heisadiplomat.
B)
Helovesclassicalmusic. D)Heisawonderfullecturer.
12014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(二)答案与详解
10. A)Wenttoseeaplay. C)Tooksomephotos.
B)Watchedasoccergame. D)Attendedadance.
11. A)Shedecidedtogetmarriedinthreeyears.
B)
HermotherobjectedtoEric’sflyinglessons.
C)
SheinsistedthatEricpursuegraduatestudies.
D)
HerfathersaidshecouldmarryEricrightaway.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12. A) Editor. C)Journalist.
B)
Teacher. D)Typist.
13. A)ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests. C)BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.
B)Anewrailwayunderconstruction. D)Inalocaleveningpaper.
14. A)Innewsweeklies. C)Inalocaleveningpaper.
B)Innewspapers5Sundayeditions. D)InoverseaseditionsofU.S.magazines.
15. A)Tobeemployedbyanewspaper. C)Tosellherarticlestoanewsservice.
B)Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter. D)Togetherlifestorypublishedsoon.
SectionB
Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththe
passageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha
singlelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16. A)Noddingone’shead. C)Holdinguptheforefinger.
B)Wavingone’shand. D)Turningtherightthumbdown.
17. A)Lookingawayfromthem. C)Bowingone’sheadtothem.
B)Formingacirclewithfingers. D)Wavingorpointingtothem.
18. A)Lookingone’ssuperiorintheeye.
B)Keepingone’sarmsfoldedwhiletalking.
C)Showingthesoleofone’sfoottoaguest.
D)Usingalotofgesturesduringaconversation.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19. A) Theyhadtobegforfoodaftertheharvest. C) Theysharedasmallflatwiththeirrelatives.
B) Theygrewwheatandcomonasmallfarm. D) Thechildrenwalkedtoschoolondirtroads.
20. A) TourEcuador’sAndesMountains. C) Purchaseaplottobuildahomeon.
B) Earnanannualincomeof$2,800. D) Sendtheirchildrentoschool.
21. A) TheachievementsoftheTrickleUpProgram.
B) Anewworldwideeconomicrevolution.
C) Differentformsofassistancetotheneedy.
D) Thelifeofpoorpeopleindevelopingcountries.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22. A)Theyarehighlysensitivetocold. C) Theyarealivingpartofourbody.
B)Theyarevitallyimportanttoourlife. D) Theyareachiefsourceofourpain.
22014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(二)答案与详解
23. A)Ithastoberemovedintimebyadentist. C) Itcontainsmanynervesandbloodvessels.
B)Itisarareoraldiseaseamongoldpeople. D) Itisastickyandcolorlessfilmontheteeth.
24. A) Itcanchangeintoacidscausingdamagetotheiroutercovering.
B) Itgreatlyreducestheirresistancetotheattacksofbacteria.
C) Itmakestheirnervesandbloodvesselsmoresensitivetoacidfood.
D) Itcombineswithfoodparticlestoformafilmontheirsurface.
25. A)Foodparticles. C)Unhealthylivinghabits.
B)Gumdisease. D)Chemicalerosion.
SectionC
Directions： Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlisten
carefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswith
theexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou
havewritten.
Stuntpeople(替身演员)arenotmoviestars,buttheyarethehiddenheroesofmanymovies.Theywerearoundlongbefore
films.EvenShakespearemayhaveusedtheminfightscenes.Tobegood,afightscenehastolookreal.Punchesmust 26
enemies’jaws.Swordfightsmustbefoughtwith 27 swords.Severalactorsareusuallyinafightscene.Theirmovesmustbeset
upsothatnoonegetshurt.Itisalmostlikeplanningadanceperformance.
Ifamoviesceneisdangerous,stuntpeopleusually 28 thestars.YoumaythinkyouseeTomCruiserunningalongthetop
ofatrain.Butitis 29 hisstuntdouble.Stuntpeoplemust 30 thestarstheystandinfor.Theirheightandbuildshouldbeabout
thesame.Butwhenclose-upsareneeded,thefilm 31 thestar.
Somestuntpeople 32 incertainkindsofscenes.Forinstance,astuntwomannamedJanDavisdoesallkindsofjumps.She
hasleaptfromplanesandevenoffthetopofawaterfall.Eachjumprequiredcarefulplanningandexpert 33 .
YakimaCanuttwasafamouscowboystuntman.Amongotherstunts,hecouldjumpfromasecondstorywindowontoa
horse’sback.He 34 thefamoustrickofslidingunderamovingstagecoach.Canuttalso 35 anewwaytomakeapunchlook
real.HewastheonlystuntmanevertogetanOscar.
PartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40minutes)
SectionA
Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistof
choicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.
Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet
2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AsanAlaskanfisherman,TimothyJune,54,usedtothinkthathewassafefromindustrial pollutants(污染物）athishome
inHaines—atownwithapopulationof2,400peopleand4,000eagles,with8millionacresofprotectedwildlandnearby.Butin
early2007,Juneagreedtotakepartina 36 of35Americansfromsevenstates.Itwasabiomonitoringproject,inwhichpeople’s
bloodandurine(尿)weretestedfor 37 ofchemicals—inthiscase,threepotentiallydangerousclassesofcompoundsfoundin
commonhousehold 38 likefacecream,tincans,andshowercurtains.Theresults— 39 inNovemberinareportcalled“IsIt
inUs?”byanenvironmentalgroup—wereratherworrying.Everyoneoftheparticipants, 40 fromanIllinoisstatesenatortoa
Massachusettsminister,testedpositiveforallthreeclassesofpollutants.Andwhilethe 41 presenceofthesechemicalsdoesnot
42 indicateahealthrisk,thefactthattypicalAmericanscarrythesechemicalsatall 43 Juneandhisfellowparticipants.
Clearly,therearechemicalsinourbodiesthatdon’t 44 there.Alarge,ongoingstudyconductedbytheCentersforDisease
ControlandPreventionhasfound148chemicalsinAmericansofallages.Andin2005,theEnvironmentalWorkingGroupfound
32014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(二)答案与详解
an 45 of 200 chemicals in the blood of 10 new-borns. “Our babies are being born pre-polluted,” says Sharyle Patton of
Commonweal,whichcosponsored“IsItinUs?”“Thisisgoingtobethenextbigenvironmentalissueafterclimatechange.”
A)analyses I)products
B)average J)ranging
C)belong K)released
D)demonstrated L)shocked
E)excess M)simple
F)extending N)survey
G)
G）habitually
O)traces
H)
H）necessarily
SectionB
Directions：Inthissection,youare-goingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformation
giveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea
paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the
correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
InHardEconomyforAllAges,OlderIsn’tBetter…It’sBrutal
A)
Younggraduatesareindebt,outofworkandontheirparents’couches.Peopleintheir30sand40scan’taffordtobuyhomes
orhavechildren.Retireesareearningnear-zerointerestontheirsavings.
B)
Inthecurrentlistless (缺乏活力的）economy,everygenerationhasaclaimtohavingbeenmostinjured.ButtheLabor
Departmentslatestjobsreportsandotherrecentdatapresentastrongcaseforcrowningbabyboomers(二战后生育高峰期
出生的人）asthegreatestvictimsoftherecessionanditsdreadfulconsequences.
C)
TheseAmericansintheir50sandearly60s—thosenearretirementagewhodonotyethaveaccesstoMedicareandSocial
Security—havelostthemostearningspowerofanyagegroup,withtheirhouseholdincomes10percentbelowwhatthey
madewhentherecovery beganthreeyearsago, accordingtoSentierResearch,a dataanalysis company. Their retirement
savingsandhomevaluesfellsharplyattheworstpossibletime:justbeforetheyneededtocashout.Theyaresupportingboth
agedparentsandunemployedyoung-adultchildren,earningthemtheunluckynickname“ GenerationSqueeze.’’
D)
Newresearchsuggeststhattheymaydiesooner,becausetheirhealth,incomesecurityandmentalwell-beingwere(重创)
byrecessionatacrucialtimeintheirlives.ArecentstudybyeconomistsatWellesleyCollegefoundthatpeoplewholosttheir
jobsinthefewyearsbeforebecomingqualifiedforSocialSecuritylostuptothreeyearsfromtheirlifeexpectancy (预期寿
命),largelybecausetheynolongerhadaccesstoaffordablehealthcare.
E)
Unemploymentrates for Americansnearingretirement are far lower thanthosefor young people,whoare recentlyoutof
school,withfewerskillsandashorterworkhistory.Butonceoutofajob,olderworkershaveamuchhardertimefinding
anotherone. Over thelast year, theaverage durationofunemployment for older peoplewas53weeks, compared with19
weeksforteenagers,accordingtotheLaborDepartment’sjobsreportreleasedonFriday.
F)
Thelengthyprocessispartlybecauseolderworkersaremorelikelytohavebeenlaidofffromindustriesthataredownsizing,
likemanufacturing.Comparedwiththerestofthepopulation,olderpeoplearealsomorelikelytoowntheirownhomesand
belessmobilethanrenters,whocanmovetonewjobmarkets.
G)
Olderworkersaremorelikelytohaveadisabilityofsomesort,perhapslimitingtherangeofjobsthatofferrealisticchoices.
Theymayalsobelessinclined,atleastinitially,totakejobsthatpayfarlessthantheiroldpositions.
42014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(二)答案与详解
H)
Displacedboomersalsobelievetheyarevictimsofagediscrimination,becauseemployerscaneasilyfindayoung,energetic
workerwhowillacceptlowerpayandwhocanpotentiallystickaroundfordecadesratherthanafewyears.
I)
Inasurveyofolderworkerswhowerelaidoffduringtherecession,justoneinsixhadfoundanotherjob,andhalfofthat
grouphadacceptedpaycuts.14%ofthere-employedsaidthepayintheirnewjobwaslessthanhalfwhattheyearnedintheir
previousjob.“Ijustsaytomyself：‘Whyme?WhathaveIdonetodeservethis?’’’saidJohnAgati，56，whoselastfull-time
job,asaproductdeveloper,endedfouryearsagowhenhisemployerwentoutofbusiness.Thatpositionpaid$90,000,andhis
resume lists jobs at companies like American Express, Disney and USA Networks. Since being laid off, though, he has
workedaseriesofpart-time,low-wage,temporarypositions,includingsellingshoesatLord&Taylorandmakingsalescalls
foracarcompany.
J)
Thelastfewyearshavetakenatollnotonlyonhisfamily’sfinances,butalsoonhisfeelingsofself-worth.“Youjustget
sad,”Mr. Agatisaid.“Iseepeoplegettingupinthemorning,goingouttotheircareersandgoinghome.IjustwishIwasdoing
that.Somepeopledon’tliketheirjobs,ortheyhaveproblemswiththeirjobs,butatleastthey’reworking.IjustwishIwasin
theirshoes.”Hesaidhecannotaffordtogobacktoschool,asmanyyoungerpeoplewithoutjobshavedone.Evenifhecould
affordit,economistssayitisunclearwhetherolderworkerslikehimbenefitmuchfrommoreeducation.
K)
“It justdoesn’t makesense tooffer retrainingfor people55and older,” saidDaniel Hamermesh, an economics professor.
“Discriminationbyage,long-termunemployment,andthefactthatthey’venowattheendofthehiringqueuejustdon’tmake
itsensibletoinvestinthem.”
L)
Manydisplacedolderworkersaretakingthismessagetoheartandleavingthelaborforceentirely.Theshareofolderpeople
applyingforSocialSecurityearlyrosequicklyduringtherecessionaspeoplesoughtwhateverincometheycouldfind.The
penaltytheywillpayispermanent,asretireeswhotakebenefitsatage62willreceiveasmuchas30%lessineachmonths
checkfortherestoftheirlivesthantheywouldiftheyhadwaiteduntilfullretirementage(66forthosebornafter1942).
M)
ThosenotyetqualifiedforSocialSecurityareincreasinglyapplyingforanother,comparablekindofincomesupportthat
oftengoestopeoplewhoexpectnevertoworkagain：disabilitybenefits.Morethanoneineightpeopleintheirlate50sis
now on some form of federal disability insurance program, according to Professor Mark Duggan at the University of
Pennsylvania’sWhartonSchool.
N)
TheveryoldestAmericans,ofcourse,werebatteredbysomeofthesameillwindsthattormented (折磨）thosenownearing
retirement,butatleastthemostseniorwerecushionedbyamorereadilyavailablesocialsafetynet.Moreimportant,ina
statisticaltwist,theymayhaveactuallybenefitedfromthefinancialcrisisinthemostfundamentalway:longerlives.
O)
Deathratesforpeopleover65havehistoricallyfallenduringrecessions,accordingtoaNovember2011studybyeconomists
attheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.Why?Theresearchersarguethatweakjobmarketspushmoreworkersintoaccepting
relativelyundesirableworkatnursinghomes,leadingtobettercareforresidents.
46.
Greatermobilityputsyoungerpeopleatanadvantageinseekingnewjobs.
47.
Manyoftheolderworkerslaidoffduringtherecessionhadtoacceptlowerpayintheirnewjobs.
48.
Thosewholosetheirjobsshortlybeforeretirementageliveashorter-than-averagelife.
49.
Seniorsatnursinghomescouldbenefitfromtheweakjobmarket.
50.
Agediscriminationinemploymentmakesitpointlessretrainingolderworkers.
51.
Accordingtorecentreportsanddataanalyses,boomerssuffermostfromtheweakeconomy.
52.
Unemployedboomersareatadisadvantageinjob-huntingbecauseemployerstendtohireyoungerworkers.
53.
Peopleintheirfiftiesandearlysixtiesbeartheheaviestfamilyburdens.
54.
PeoplewhotakebenefitsfromSocialSecuritybeforeofficialretirementagewillgetmuchlessfortherestoftheirlives.
55.
Olderworkers5choiceofjobscanbelimitedbecauseofdisability.
Section C
52014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(二)答案与详解
Directions：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreach
of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide onthe best choice and mark the
correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
NewYorkersaregraduallygettingusedtomorepedaling(骑车的)passengersonthoseshiningblueCitiBikes.Butwhat
aboutlocalbikeshops?IsCitiBikerollingupridersattheirexpense?
AtGothamBikesinTribeca,managerW.Bensaidtheshophasseenanincreaseinitsoverallsalesduetothebike-share
program.“It’sgettingmorepeopleontheroad,’’hesaid.JamesRyan,anemployeeatDanny’sCyclesinGramercyalsosaidCiti
Bikeisagoodoptionforpeopletoeaseintobikinginacityfamedforitstrafficjamsandaggressivedrivers.“Theycantryouta
bikewithoutcommittingtobuyingone,”hesaid.
Rentalsarenot abigpartofthebusinessat eitherGotham BikesorDanny’s Cycles. Butfor Frank’sBike Shop,asmall
businessonGrandSt.,thebike-shareprogramhasbeenbadnews.OwnerFrankArroyosaidhisrentalbusinesshasdecreasedby
90%sinceCitiBikewasrolledoutlastmonth.Arroyo’smainrentalcustomersareEuropeantourists,whohavesincebeendrawn
awaybyCitiBikes.
However,Bensaidthebike-shareisgoodforbikesalesathisshop.Peoplehaveusedthebike-shareandrealizedhowgreat
itistobikeinthecity,thendecidethattheywantsomethingnicerforthemselves,’’henoted.
ChristianFarrellofWaterfrontBicycleShop,onWestSt.justnorthofChristopherSt.,saidinitiallyhewasconcernedabout
bike-share,though,headmitted,“Iwashappytoseepeopleonbikes.”
Farrell’searlyconcernswereechoedbyAndrewCrooks,ownerofNYCVelo,at64SecondAve.“Itseemedlikeagreatidea,
butonethatwouldbedifficulttoimplement,”CrookssaidofCitiBike.Hesaidheworriedaboutinexperiencedriders’lackof
awarenessofbikingrulesandstrongnegativereactionfromnon-cyclists.However,hesaid,ifsstilltooearlytotellifhisbusiness
hasbeenimpacted.
Whileit’spossiblebike-sharewillcauseadropinbusiness,CrooksallowedthattheideaisapositivestepforwardforNew
YorkCity.
56. Whatistheauthor’schiefconcernabouttheincreasinguseofCitiBikesinNewYork?
A)Hownon-cyclistswillrespondtoit.
B)Whetherlocalbikeshopswillsuffer.
C)Whetherlocalbikebusinesseswillopposeit.
D)Howthesafetyofbikeriderscanbeensured.
57. WhathappenedtoGothamBikesasaresultofthebike-shareprogram?
A) Itfounditsbikesalesunaffected. C)Itsawitsbikesalesontherise.
B) Itshifteditsbusinesstorentals. D)Itrentedmorebikestotourists.
58. Whyisthebike-shareprogrambadnewsforFranksBikeShop?
A)Itcannotmeetthedemandofthebike-shareprogram.
B)ItscustomershavebeendrawnawaybyCitiBikes.
C)Itsbikepriceshavetobeloweredagainandagain.
D)Ithastocompetewiththecity’sbikerentalshops.
59. WhydidAndrewCrooksthinkthatthebike-shareprogramwouldbedifficulttoexecute?
A) Inexperiencedridersmightbreakbikingrules.
B) Conflictsmightariseamongbikerentalshops.
C) Trafficconditionsmightworseninthedowntownarea.
D) Therearenotenoughlanestoaccommodatethebikes.
60. WhatisthegeneralattitudeoflocalbikeshopstowardsCitiBike?
62014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(二)答案与详解
A)Wait-and-see. B)Negative. C)Indifferent. D)Approving.
PassageTwo
Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Various studies have shown that increased spending on education has not led to measurable improvements in learning.
Between1980and2008,staffandteachersatUSpublicschoolsgrewroughlytwiceasfastasstudents.Yetstudentsshowedno
additionallearninginachievementtests.
Universitiesshowsimilartrendsofincreasedadministrationpersonnelandcostswithoutgreaterlearning,asdocumentedin
RichardArumandJosipaRoksa’srecentbookAcademicallyAdrift：LimitedLearningonCollegeCampuses.
Asurveyshowsthat63%ofemployerssaythatrecentcollegegraduatesdon’thavetheskillstheyneedtosucceedand25%
ofemployerssaythatentry-levelwritingskillsarelacking.
Somesimplisticallyattributethedeclineinourpubliceducationsystemtothedrainofskilledstudentsbyprivateschools,but
farmoresignificanteventswereatwork.
Publicschoolsworkedwelluntilaboutthe1970s.Infact,untilthattime,publicschoolsprovidedfarbettereducationthan
privateones.Itwastheunderperformingstudentswhowerethrownoutofpublicschoolsandwenttoprivateones.
Aprominentreasonpublicschoolsdidwellwasthatmanyhighlyqualifiedwomenhadfewoptionsforworkingoutsidethe
houseotherthanbeingteachersornurses.Theyacceptedrelativelylowpay,difficultworkingconditions,andgavetheirverybest.
Having such a large supply of talented women teachers meant that society could pay less for their services. Womens
liberationopenedupnewprofessionalopportunitiesforwomen,and,overtime,someofthebestleftteachingasacareeroption,
bringingaboutagradualdeclineinthequalityofschooling.
Also around that time, regulations, government, and unions came to dictate pay, prevent adjustments, and introduce
bureaucratic(官僚的）standardforadvancement.Largeeducationbureaucraciesandunionscametodominatethelandscape,
confusingactivity with achievement. Bureaucratsregularly rewritecurriculums, talk nonsenseabouttheories of education,and
requireevermoreadministrators.Theendresulthasbeenthat,afterallthespending,studentshaveworsemathandreadingskills
than both their foreign peers and earlier generations spending far less on education— as all the accumulating evidence now
documents.
61. WhatdowelearnfromvariousstudiesonAmerica’spubliceducation?
A) Achievementtestshavefailedtotrulyreflectthequalityofteaching.
B) Publicschoolslacktheresourcestocompetewithprivateschools.
C) Littleimprovementineducationhasresultedfromincreasedspending.
D) Thenumberofstudentshasincreasedmuchfasterthanthatofteachers.
62. Howdosomepeopleexplainthedeclineinpubliceducation?
A) Governmentinvestmentdoesnotmeetschools’needs.
B) Skilledstudentsaremovingtoprivateschools.
C) Qualifiedteachersarefarfromadequatelypaid.
D) Trainingofstudents,basicskillsisneglected.
63.Whatwasasignificantcontributortothepastgloryofpublicschools?
A)Well-behavedstudents. C)Talentedwomenteachers.
B)Efficientadministration. D)Generouspayforteachers.
64.
Whydidsomeofthebestwomenteachersleaveteaching?
A) Newcareeropportunitiesweremadeavailabletothembywomen’sliberation.
B) Higheracademicrequirementsmadeitdifficultforthemtostayintheirjobs.
C) Theywereunhappywiththebureaucraticadministrationintheirschools.
D) Theheavyteachingloadsleftthemlittletimeandenergyforfamilylife.
65.
Whatdoestheauthorthinkisoneoftheresultsofgovernmentinvolvementineducation?
72014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(二)答案与详解
A)Increasingemphasisontheoriesofeducation.
B) Highlystandardizedteachingmethods.
C)Students’improvedacademicperformance.
D)Anever-growingnumberofadministrators.
Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.Youshouldwriteyour
answeronAnswerSheet2.
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