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2014年12月年大学英语四级考试真题（一）
2014 年 12 月大学英语四级考试听力真题（第 1 套)
PartII Listening Comprehension (30minutes)
SectionA
Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach
conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron
AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Thewomanisfussyaboutthecleannessoftheapartment.
A)Hehasnotcleanedtheapartmentsincehismothersvisit.
B)Hedoesnotrememberwhenhismothercameover.
C)Hismotheroftenhelpshimtocleantheapartment.
2.A)Thebusstopisonlytwominutes’walk. C)Theymightaswelltakethenextbus.
B)Therunningmadehimshortofbreath. D)Thewomanislatebyacoupleofminutes.
3.A)Sheissufferingapaininherneck. C)Shehastodoextraworkforafewdays.
B）SheislikelytoreplaceMissSmith. D)Sheisquitesickofworkingovertime.
4.A)Changeherjob. C)Openaflowershop.
B)Buyadishwasher. D)Startherownbusiness.
5.A)Heforgotwherehehadleftthepackage. C)Hewantedtodeliverthepackagehimself.
B)Heslippedonhiswaytothepostoffice. D)Hefailedtodowhathepromisedtodo.
6.A)Thespeakersdonotagreewitheachother. C)Themanpaysfortheticketsasarule.
B)Thewomandoesnotlikehorrorfilms. D)Thespeakershappenedtomeetinthecinema.
7.A)Thewomanisjustasunluckyastheman. C)Thespeakersshareacommonviewonlove.
B)Thewomanismoresensitivethantheman. D)Thespeakersareunhappywiththeirmarriage.
8.A)Preparationsforaforum. C)Organizersofaforum.
B)Participantsintheforum. D)Expectationsoftheforum.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)France. C)Russia.
B)Scandinavia. D)EastEurope.
10.A)Morewomenwillbepromotedintheworkplace.
B)Morewomenwillovercometheirinadequacies.
C)Morewomenwillreceivehighereducation.
D)Morewomenwillworkoutsidethefamily.
11.A)Tryhardtoprotectwomen’srights.
B)Educatementorespectwomenmore.
C)Helpwomenacquiremoreprofessionalskills.
D)Spendmoretimechangingwomen’sattitudes.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A) Inarestaurant. C)Attheman’soffice.
B)Inahotellobby. D)Atthewoman’splace.
13.A)Heisthechiefdesignerofthelatestbikemodel.
B)Hehascompletedanoverseasmarketsurvey.
C)HeistheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors.
D)HehasjustcomebackfromatriptoAfrica.
14.A)Toselecttherightmodel. C)Toconvincetheboardmembers.
B)Togetagoodimportagent. D)Tocutdownproductioncosts.
15.A)Hisflexibility. C)Hisintelligence.
B)Hisvision. D)Hisdetermination.
SectionB
Directions ： In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some
questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose
the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer
Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesone’sidentity.
B)Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.
C)Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.
D)Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raisedandeducated.
17.A)TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda. C)Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.
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B)Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings. D)Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.
18.A)Theywanttofindouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.
B)Theywanttoseewhatcharacteristicsdistinguishonefromtheother.
C)Theywanttounderstandhowtwinscommunicatewhenfarapart.
D)Theywanttoknowwhethertwinscanfeeleachotherspain.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Itisespeciallyattractivetochildrenandtheyoung.
B)ItisthefirstchoiceofvacationersontheContinent.
C)Itisascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthouse.
D)Itisaninexpensivewayofspendingaholiday.
20.A)Ithasasolidplasticframe. C)Itisveryconvenienttosetup.
B)Itconsistsofaninnerandanoutertent. D)ItissoldtomanyContinentalcountries.
21.A)Agroundsheet. C)Akitchenextension.
B)Agasstove. D)Asparetent.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Itcovers179squaremiles. C)Itcovers97squarekilometers.
B)ItisasbigasNewYorkCity. D)ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.
23.A)Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.
B)Itscitizensenjoyedapeaceful,comfortablelife.
C)Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.
D)Itwascutofffromtherestoftheworld.
24.A)Thefastdevelopmentofitsneighboringcountries.
B)Theincreasinginvestmentbydevelopedcountries.
C)Thebuildingofroadsconnectingitwithneighboringcountries.
D)TheestablishingofdiplomaticrelationswithFranceandSpain.
25.A)Theyworkontheirfarms. C)Theyraisedomesticanimals.
B)Theyworkinthetouristindustry. D)Theymaketraditionalhandicrafts.
SectionC
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you
shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin
theblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshould
checkwhatyouhavewritten.
“Don’ttakemanyEnglishcourses; theywon’thelpyougetadecentjob.”‘‘Signupformanagementclasses,
soyou’llbereadytojointhefamilybusinesswhenyougraduate.”
Sound 26 ? Many of us have heard suggestions like these 27 by parents or others close to us. Such
commentsoftenseemquitereasonable.
Why,then,shouldsuggestionslikethesebetakenwith 28 ?Thereasonistheyrelatetodecisionsyoushould
make.Youaretheonewhomust 29 theirconsequences.
Oneoftheworstreasonstofollowaparticularpathinlifeisthatotherpeoplewantyouto.Decisionsthataffect
yourlifeshouldbeyourdecisions—decisionsyoumakeafteryou’veconsideredvarious 30 andchosenthepath
thatsuitsyoubest.
Makingyourowndecisionsdoesnotmeanthatyoushould 31 thesuggestionsofothers.Forinstance,your
parentsdohavetheirownuniqueexperiencesthatmaymaketheiradvicehelpful,andhaving 32 inagreatdeal
ofyourpersonalhistory,theymayhaveaclearviewofyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Still,theirviewsarenot
necessarilyaccurate.Theymaystillseeyouasachild, 33 careandprotection.Ortheymayseeonlyyour
strengths.Or,insomeunfortunatecases,theymay 34 yourflawsandshortcomings.
Peoplewillalwaysbegivingyouadvice.Ultimately,though,youhavetomakeyourown 35 .
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