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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听力真题（第 2套)
PartII Listening Comprehension (30minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each
conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill
bespoken only once.After each questionthere 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
Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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.
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.
Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest
answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with
asinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Noddingone’shead. C)Holdinguptheforefinger.
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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.
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: 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.
Stuntpeople(替身演员)arenotmoviestars,buttheyarethehiddenheroesofmanymovies.Theywere
aroundlongbeforefilms.EvenShakespearemayhaveusedtheminfightscenes.Tobegood,afightscenehasto
lookreal.Punchesmust 26 enemies’jaws.Swordfightsmustbefoughtwith 27 swords.Severalactorsare
usuallyinafightscene.Theirmovesmustbesetupsothatnoonegetshurt.Itisalmostlikeplanningadance
performance.
If a movie scene is dangerous, stunt people usually 28 the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise
runningalongthetopofatrain.Butitis 29 hisstuntdouble.Stuntpeoplemust 30 thestarstheystandinfor.
Theirheightandbuildshouldbeaboutthesame.Butwhenclose-upsareneeded,thefilm 31 thestar.
Somestuntpeople 32 incertainkindsofscenes.Forinstance,astuntwomannamedJanDavisdoesallkinds
of jumps. She has leaptfrom planes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump required careful planning and
expert 33 .
Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second story
windowontoahorse’sback.He 34 thefamoustrickofslidingunderamovingstagecoach.Canuttalso 35 a
newwaytomakeapunchlookreal.HewastheonlystuntmanevertogetanOscar.
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