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2014年12月年大学英语四级考试真题（一）答案与详解
2014 年 12 月大学英语四级听力真题(一)答案与详解
PartⅡ ListeningComprehension
SectionA
1.听力原文：W： Whenwasthelasttimeyoudustedtheapartment?
M： Whenwasthelasttimemymothercameover?
Q ： Whatdoesthemanimply?
1. A) Thewomanisfussyaboutthecleannessoftheapartment.
B) Hehasnotcleanedtheapartmentsincehismothersvisit.
C) Hedoesnotrememberwhenhismothercameover.
D) Hismotheroftenhelpshimtocleantheapartment.
【预测】四个选项反复出现clean和hismother, 可以推测对话内容涉及打扫卫生及男士的
母亲。四个选项中有两个以he开头,一个以his开头，且B)、C)、D)选项内容一般为he自
己才能说出的信息，所以答案应该在男士的话里，注意听男士的话。A)选项以thewoman
开头，和其他三珍选项有明显区别,可以初步排除。
【精析】B。女士问男士上次打扫公寓是什么时候，男士没有直接回答，而是抛出一个问题:
我妈妈上次来是什么时候？言外之意就是他妈妈上次来看他的时候打扫了卫生，之后没再打
扫，故答案为B)。
2. W： Hurryup,Mark.There’sabuscomingnow.
M： Whyrun?There’llbeanotheronein2or3minutes.
Q ： Whatdoesthemanmean?
2. A) Thebusstopisonlytwominutes’walk. C)Theymightaswelltake
thenextbus.
B) The running made him short of breath. D) The woman is late by a
coupleofminutes.
【预测】四个选项中出现了 bus,walk,miming和late等词，可以推测对话和乘坐公交车相
关，有可能是怕迟到而赶公交车。
【精析】C)。女士提醒男士快点，因为公交车就要开过来了。男去反问为什么要跑呢？两
三分钟后就会有另一辆公交车了。由此可知，男士认为没有必要着急赶这班公交车，可以乘
坐下一班公交车，故答案为C）。
3.听力原文：M： Laura,itseemsthatyouareuptoyourneckinwork,howcomeyou’vebeenso
busy?
W： Miss Smith has asked for a sick leave, and I have to take over her work for a couple of
days.
Q ： Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?
3.A)Sheissufferingapaininherneck. C)Shehastodoextrawork
forafewdays.
B）She is likely to replace Miss Smith. D) She is quite sick of
workingovertime.
【预测】四个选项中的 replace,extrawork 和 workingovertime 暗示该题和工作过多相关。
四个选项均以she 开头，因此女士的话应为听音重点。
【精析】C)。男士指出女士工作忙得不可开交，询问女士为什么会如此忙。男士的话中出
现了短语beuptoone’sneck，意为 “忙得不可开交” ，此处很容易造成误解，应注意。女
士回答说因为 MissSmith请了病 假，她必须接管MissSmith的工作。由此可推断，女士必
须做额外的工作，故答案为C)。
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4.听力原文：W ： Washingdishesatthecafeteriaeverydayisreallyboring.
M： Whydon’tyouquitanddeliverflowerswithme?
Q ： Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
4. A)Changeherjob. C)Openaflowershop.
B)Buyadishwasher. D)Startherownbusiness.
【预测】四个选项均为动词短语，可推测该题可能会对建议或计划进行提问。选项中出现了
job,opena...shop 和 start...business, 可推测对话和工作相关。
【精析】A)。女士抱怨每天在自助餐厅刷盘子很无聊，男士用whydon’t…句型向女士提建
议:为什么不辞职和我一起送花呢？由此可以推断，男士认为女士应该换个工作，故答案为
A)。
5.听力原文：W： Rod,yousaidyou’dtakethispackagetothepostofficeyesterday.
M： Oh,no.Itmusthaveslippedmymind.
Q ： Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
5.A)Heforgotwherehehadleftthepackage. C)Hewantedtodeliverthepackagehimself.
B)Heslippedonhiswaytothepostoffice. D)Hefailedtodowhathepromisedtodo.
【预测】四个选项反复出现package和postoffice等词，可推测对话应涉及邮局取送包裹的
内容。 四个选项均以he开头，且选项内容为一般为he自己才能说出的信息，所以答案应
该在男士的话里，注意听男士的话。
【精析】D)。通过女士的话可知，男士昨天说过他会把包裹送到邮局，男士的回答中有一
个短语slipone’smind，意为“意外地忘记”，理解了这个短语， 该题就迎刃而解了。根据
男士的回答 “肯定是把这事忘了” 可推测，男士并没有帮女士把包裹送到邮局,也就是说
男士没有兑现自己的承诺，故答案为D)。
6.听力原文：M： Fmnotsurprisedyoudidn’tlikethatmovie.Ifinditreallyscarymyself.
W ： SodidI.Idon’tcaremuchforhorrormoviesasarule.
Q ： Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
6.A)Thespeakersdonotagreewitheachother. C)Themanpaysfortheticketsasarule.
B) The woman does not like horror films. D) The speakers happened to meet in the
cinema.
【预测】四个选项中出现了 films,tickets和cinema等词，可以推测对话内容与看电影有关。
四个选项中A)、D)均以thespeakers开头，B)、C)分别以 thewoman 和 theman 开头, 可
推测本题并非针对男士或女士的话进行提问，很有可能是对整个对话的理解。特别是对一些
容易引起歧义的短语的理解。 因此，男士和女士的话都是听音重点。
【精析】B)。男士表示他对女士不喜欢那部电影并不奇怪，他自己也觉得那部电影很恐怖,
女士用sodidI 对男士的说法表示同意，并指出自己通常不喜欢恐怖电影。其中carefor意
为“喜欢”，asarule意为“通常”，正确理解了这两个短语就很容易得出答案了，故答案为
B)。
7.听力原文：M ： Mylifeexperiencetellsmethatloveisfilledwithhappinessbutithurtsyou
too.
W ： Yourwordsremindmeofthesayinghoneyissweetbutthebeestings.
Q ： Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
7.A)Thewomanisjustasunluckyastheman. C)Thespeakersshareacommonviewonlove.
B)Thewomanismoresensitivethantheman.D)Thespeakersareunhappywiththeirmarriage.
【预测】四个选项中出现了 unlucky,sensitive，love 和Iunhappy这些表示感情的词汇，可
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推测对话将涉及感情问题。四个选项中A)、B)均以thewoman开头, 将 thewoman 和 the
man 进行对比，C)、D)均以 thespeakers 开头,对两个说话者进行描述，可推测本题考查对
整个对话的理解。因此，男士和女士的话都是听音重点。
【精析】C)。男士指出自己的生活经验表明爱情充满甜蜜但也会伤害人，女士说男士的话
使自己想到一句 谤语:蜂蜜很甜，但是蜜蜂会蜇人。这句谚语中蜂蜜代表爱情，这说明女士
也认为爱情有甜蜜、有伤痛，和男士的观点一致，故答案为C)。
8.听力原文：M： HowmanymorechairsshouldIbringinfortheforum，sixorseven?
W： Bringinallyoucanfind.I’mexpectingatleast20participants.
Q ： Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
8. A)Preparationsforaforum. C)Organizersofaforum.
B)Participantsintheforum. D)Expectationsoftheforum.
【预测】四个选项均为名词短语，且都和forum有关，由此可推测对话会提问和讨论会相关
的清况,选项没有明确的针对性，因此男士和女士的话都是听音重点。
【精析】A)。男士问女士讨论会还需要几把椅子，女士让男士把能找到的所有椅子都拿来，
她预计至少会有 20名参会者。由此可推断他们谈论的是讨论会的准备工作，故答案为A)。
ConversationOne
9-12.听力原文：
M ： Doyouthinkthere’sdiscriminationagainstwomeninEnglandtoday?
W： Certainly,andnotjustineducationandworkeither,inmanyotherfieldsaswell.Thetax
situationforwomenisveryunfair,forexample.
M ： Arewomenbetteroffinothercountriesthen?
W： It depends on the country. (9) There’scertainlymuchlessdiscriminationinScandinavia,and
maybeinAmerica,too.
M： DoyouthinkthepositionofEnglishwomenwillimprove?
W： In some ways it will of course.(10) I’msuremorewomenwillgoouttoworkinthenext20
years.Butwomenhaveamuchgreaterproblemthanthistosolve.
M:What’sthat?
W : The problem of men’s attitudes. We can earn more money in the future, but I’m not sure we
can change men’s attitudes. You see, most men really think that women are inferior. Maybe
we are physically weaker, but I don’t think this means we are inferior. Then there’s another
problem.
M： Yes?
W ： Theproblemofwomen’sattitudes.Lotsofwomenareunhappywiththeirpresentsituation,
but most of them probably don^ want to fight for change. (11) It could be that the women’s
liberation movement has to spend more time changing women’s attitudes than it spends in
changingmen’s.
M ： One last question, some supporters of the women’s liberation movement believed that
marriageshouldbeabolished.Doyouagree?
W:No, I don’t. It can’thappen.Whatmay andshouldhappen is thatwe teachmen to spendmore
timelookingafterchildrenanddoinghousework.
9.Wherearewomensaidtobelessdiscriminatedagainst?
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A)France. C)Russia.
B)Scandinavia. D)EastEurope.
B。【精析】对话开头男士问女士在英国女性有没有受歧视的现象，女士肯定有这种现象并
举例证明。男士接着提问其他国家的情况，女士认为这要视国家而定，在斯堪的纳维亚和美
国，女性受歧视的现象少一些，故B)为答案。
10.WhatwillhappeninEnglandin20yearsaccordingtotheconversation?
A) Morewomenwillbepromotedintheworkplace.
B) Morewomenwillovercometheirinadequacies.
C) Morewomenwillreceivehighereducation.
D) Morewomenwillworkoutsidethefamily.
D。【精析】对话中男士问女士英国女性的地位能否得到改善，女士给出了肯定的回答，认
为接下来20年会有越来越多的女性外出工作，故D)为答案。
11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthewomen’sliberationmovementshoulddo?
A) Tryhardtoprotectwomen’srights.
B) Educatementorespectwomenmore.
C) Helpwomenacquiremoreprofessionalskills.
D) Spendmoretimechangingwomen’sattitudes.
D。【精析】对话中女士提到女性所面临的问题不仅是男性对女性的性别歧视，还有女性自
身的态度，尽管很多女性对目前状况不满意，但是大部分人都不会为改变而战，女士接下来
对妇女解放运动提出了建议，需要花更多时间改变女性自身的态度，故D)为答案。
ConversationTwo
听力原文：
M： (12)Cheers,Shirley.
W： Cheers,Paul.Whatalovelyplaceforabusinesslunch.IhopeIcanconcentrateinthisheat.
M ： I’msureyouwillwhenItellyouaboutmyideas.
W： Youknow,ImustsayIwaspleasedtohearfromyou,butfromwhatyousaidonthephone,
everythingissosudden.
M：Well,(13)myfather-in-law,whoisalsotheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors,hasgivenme
twoweekstoprepareareportonthepossibilityofmovingintotheexportmarket.
W:Ah,now,justonething,Paul.Haveyoureallythoughtthewholeideathrough?
M:OfcourseIhave.
W: (14) Nowthekeythinginthewholeoperationistogetagoodimportagent，and you say the
bankwillhelp?
M:Fmalmostsureofit.
W: Preliminary studies are all very good, Paul. But if the product can’t sell, then there’s little use
inexpandingthefactory.
M: Yes,Irealizethat,Shirley.Butwehaveaverygoodproduct.Thechiefdesignerhasjust
completedanewimprovedmodel.
W:Iknowyourbikeshaveaverygoodreputationhere，butyouhavetobuildupareputationand
marketin
Africa.
M： Yes,ofcourse.Buttheimmediateproblemisthatmyfather-in-lawwantsadetailedreportby
nextMonday.Twoweeksisn’tenoughtimetoprepareareport,soIneedyourhelp.
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W： OK,Paul.You’veconvincedme.(15)ImustsayIadmireyourdetermination.
12、Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A) Inarestaurant. C)Attheman’soffice.
B) Inahotellobby. D)Atthewoman’splace.
A)。【详解】对话开头男士和女士都说了 cheers“干杯”，这个词通常用在饮酒时，女士
接着提到了 businesslunch,意为“商业午餐，工作午餐”。两者结合可以推测两人的会话
地点应该在饭店，故A)为答案。
13、Whatdowelearnabouttheman’sfather-in-law?
A)Heisthechiefdesignerofthelatestbikemodel.
B) Hehascompletedanoverseasmarketsurvey.
C) HeistheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors.
D)HehasjustcomebackfromatriptoAfrica.
C。【详解】根据问题可知，he指代男士的岳父， 男士明确提到他的岳父是JayalMotors
的总经理，故C)为答案。
14、Whatdoesthewomanthinkisimportantinthewholeoperation?
A)Toselecttherightmodel. C)Toconvincetheboardmembers.
B)Togetagoodimportagent. D)Tocutdownproductioncosts.
B。【详解】对话中女士明确提到目前经营中最关键的就是征招一个好的进口代理商，故B)
为答案。
15、Whatdoesthewomanadmireintheman?
A)Hisflexibility. C)Hisintelligence.
B)Hisvision. D)Hisdetermination.
D。【详解】根据题干可知“他”指代男性说话者。对话末尾女士表示自己非常钦佩男士的
决心，故D)为答案。
SectionB
PassageOne
(16) Scientists understand how twins are born. Now though, they are trying to explain how
beinghalf ofabiologicalpair influencesa twin’s identity.They wanttoknow whymanyidentical
twins make similar choices even when they don’t live near each other. For example, Jim Springer
and Jim Louis are identical twins. They were separated when they were only 4-month old. (17)
ThetwoJimsgrewupindifferentfamiliesanddidnotmeetfor39years.Whentheyfinallymet，
they discovered some surprising similarities between them. Both men were married twice, their
first wives were named Linda, and their second wives were both named Betty. Both twins named
their first sons James Allen. Scientists want to know what influences our personality. (18) They
study pairs of identical twins who grew up in different surroundings, like Jim Springer and Jim
Louis. These twins help scientists understand the connection between environment and biology.
ResearchersattheUniversity ofMinnesota,study 350sets ofidenticaltwins whodidnotgrow up
together. They discovered many similarities in their personalities. Scientists believe that
personality characteristics such as friendliness, shyness and fears are not a result of environment.
These characteristics are probably inherited. Scientists continue to study identical twins because
they are uncertain about them and have many questions. For example, they want to know “can
twins really communicate without speaking” “can one twin really feel another twin’s pain”.
Perhapswithmoreresearch，scientistswillfindtheanswers.
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【预测】 预览三道题各选项，由选项中出现的 identity, identical twins, distinguish 和
communicate 等词可以推测，短文可能与同卵双胞胎相关，可能涉及他们的异同点。
16、Whatarescientiststryingtoexplainaccordingtothepassage?
A) Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesone’sidentity.
B) Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.
C) Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.
D) Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raisedandeducated.
A。【详解】短文开头提到，科学家已经弄明白双胞胎是如何形成的，他们现在正在研究的
是双胞胎中的一方如何影响另一方，全文就此展开论述，故A)为答案。
17、WhatdowelearnaboutthetwinJims?
A)TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda. C)Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.
B)Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings. D)Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.
B。【详解】短文以JimSpringer和JimLouis这对双胞胎为例，详细说明了他们的异同点。
他们4个月大时分开，39年未曾谋面，却有着惊人的相似点:他们都结婚两次，第一任妻子
都叫Linda,第二任妻子都叫Betty,第一个儿子都叫JamesAllen。对照选项，可知B)为答案。
18、Whyarescientistsinterestedinstudyingidenticaltwinsraisedindifferentfamilies?
A) Theywanttofindouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.
B) Theywanttoseewhatcharacteristicsdistinguishonefromtheother.
C) Theywanttounderstandhowtwinscommunicatewhenfarapart.
D) Theywanttoknowwhethertwinscanfeeleachotherspain.
A。【详解】短文提到,科学家研究了多对生活环境迥异的双胞胎，其目的是了解生活环境
和生物因素的关系，并提出了今后研究的许多课题，故A)为答案。
PassageTwo
Today I’m going to talk about tents. (19) Camping is still one of the cheapest ways of having
a holiday.And each year, over 3 million people take camping vacations, either here in Britain or
abroad, mostly on the Continent. Obviously, camping can’t be as comfortable as living in a
permanent house，but modem tents can be very comfortable indeed, with windows, bedrooms,
kitchens and sitting rooms. (20) The most popular tent sold in Britain is the frame tent with 2
bedrooms and sleeping accommodation for 4 people. There is usually an outer tent of
water-proofedfabricandalighterinnertentortentswithabuilt-in groundsheet.Theoutertentfits
over the frame work. This is made of metal poles which are fitted together. The inner tent is
attached to this frame. Generally, the inner tent is about half the area of the outer tent. The other
half of the outer tent is the living area. This doesn’t usually have a groundsheet but you can buy
one to fit, though it costs extra. The ordinary 4-bed frame tent doesn’t usually have a separate
kitchenarea,butthelargeronesoftendo.(21)Youcanbuyakitchenextensionformanytents，and
it’sworthbuyingoneifyouplantostaycampinginoneplaceformorethanafewdays.
19、Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcamping?
A)Itisespeciallyattractivetochildrenandtheyoung.
B) ItisthefirstchoiceofvacationersontheContinent.
C) Itisascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthouse.
D) Itisaninexpensivewayofspendingaholiday.
D。【详解】短文开头交代了主题:露营。露营是最便宜的度假方式之一，帐篷是露营的必需
品，故D)为答案。
20、WhatdoesthepassagetellusaboutthemostpopulartentsoldinBritain?
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A)Ithasasolidplasticframe. C)Itisveryconvenienttosetup.
B)Itconsistsofaninnerandanoutertent. D)ItissoldtomanyContinentalcountries.
B。【详解】短文提到，在英国最受欢迎的帐篷有两个卧室，可容纳四人。这种帐篷通常由
防水的外层纤维结构和较轻的里层帐篷或带有内置防潮布的帐篷构成，故B)为答案。
21、Whatdoesthespeakersuggestbuyingifyouplantostaycampinginoneplaceformorethana
fewdays?
A) Agroundsheet. C)Akitchenextension.
B) Agasstove. D)Asparetent.
C。【详解】文最后给度假者提出建议:如果打算在一个地方露营几天的话，最好购买一套
厨房设备，故C)
为答案。
PassageThree
Andorra, one of the smallest countries in the world, is located high in the mountains between
FranceandSpain. (22)The countrycovers only179squaremiles.Thatis lessthanhalfthesize of
New York City. High, rocky mountains surround Andorra. (23) Until the 1930s, travelers had
difficulty reaching the country.Up until that time, people inAndorra lived the way they had lived
forcenturies.MostAndorransworkedasfarmers.Things didnotchangequickly.(24)Whenroads
were built from France andSpain toAndorra in the 1930s, life picked up speed.Tourists began to
visit the small country. These tourists brought in a lot of money to spend while visiting. Many
people inAndorra found new jobs in shops or hotels.These changes helped to keep young people
inAndorra. There were many more jobs than before the roads were built. Today tourists provide
80 to 90 percent ofAndorra’s income. More than a million people visit each year. They come to
view therough mountains.Theyenjoythe quietwayoflife. Mostpeoplearealso interestedin the
ancient buildings. There are many shops for tourists to browse in. Clothes, watches, wines and
other items are sold at low prices in Andorra. Import fees are low, so tourists enjoy the
inexpensive shopping. Most of the businesses inAndorra are owned by its citizens. There are not
many foreign businesses. SomeAndorrans still farm and raise sheep and cattle. (25) But most are
nowinvolvedwiththetouristtrade.
22、HowbigdoesthespeakersayAndorrais?
A) Itcovers179squaremiles. C)Itcovers97squarekilometers.
B) ItisasbigasNewYorkCity. D)ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.
A。【详解】短文主要介绍了位于法国和西班牙之间的一个小国家:安道尔。其面积为179
平方英里，不及纽约市面积的一半，故A)为答案。
23、WhatcanbesaidaboutAndorrabeforethe1930s?
A) Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.
B) Itscitizensenjoyedapeaceful,comfortablelife.
C) Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.
D)Itwascutofffromtherestoftheworld.
D。【详解】短文提到,上世纪30年代之前，游客很难到达安道尔，那个时候，那里的居民
仍然以几百年前 的生活方式生活着。由此可推测，过去安道尔与外界联系甚少，故D)为答
案。
24、WhateventchangedthesituationinAndorra?
A) Thefastdevelopmentofitsneighboringcountries.
B) Theincreasinginvestmentbydevelopedcountries.
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C) Thebuildingofroadsconnectingitwithneighboringcountries.
D) TheestablishingofdiplomaticrelationswithFranceandSpain.
C。【详解】由短文可知，安道尔过去相当封闭，连接安道尔与法国和西班牙的公路改变了
这一切，使得游客开始到访这个小国家，故C)为答案。
25、WhatdomostpeopleinAndorradonowadays?
A) Theyworkontheirfarms. C) Theyraisedomesticanimals.
B) Theyworkinthetouristindustry. D) Theymaketraditionalhandicrafts.
B。【详解】短文末尾提到安道尔的变化，尤其是旅游业发展之快。多数人开始从事与旅游
业相关的生意，故B)为答案。
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26、familiar。【详解】此处应该填入形容词，作系动词sound的表语。familiar意为“熟悉
的”。
27、putforward。 【详解】此处应该填入动词过去分词形式，作these的后置定语,these指
代第一段提到的建议。putforward意为“提出”。
28、caution。【详解】此处应该填入名词，与前面的with构成介词短语。caution意为“小
心，谨慎”。
29、livewith。【详解】此处应该填入动词原形,作定语从句的谓语。livewith为固定搭配，
意为“接受，忍受”。
30、alternatives。【详解】此处应该填入复数形式的名词。alternatives意为“可供选择的事
物”。
31、ignore。【详解】此处应该填入动词原形，作宾语从句的谓语。ignore意为“忽视”。
32、participated。【详解此处应该填入动词过去分词形式,构成完成时。participatein是固定
搭配，意为 “参加,参与;分享。
33、inneedof。 【详解】此处应该填入介词短语，与后面的careandprotection—起作child
的定语。inneedof是固定搭配，意为“需要……”。
34、focusonlyon。【详解】此处应该填入动词或动词短语，作句子的谓语。focuson意为
“集中，关注”。
35、judgments。【详解】此处应该填入名词,作动词make的宾语。makejudgments意为“做
出判断”，故答案 为 judgments，也可以写作 judgements。
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