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2014年12月年大学英语四级考试真题（三）答案与详解
2014 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题(三)答案与详解
PartⅡ ListeningComprehension
SectionA
1. W： Simon,couldyoureturnthetoolsIlentyouforbuildingthebookshelflastmonth?
M： Oh,well,Ihatetotellyouthis,butIcan'tseemtofindthem.
Q ： Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
1. A) Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.
B) Themanhasn’tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.
C) Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturnedtothewoman.
D) Thetoolsthemanborrowedfromthewomanaremissing.
【预测】选项中多次出现了 tools—词，且出现了 lend，returned和borrowed,由此可推测对
话很可能与工具的借和还有关。
【精析】D。女士问上个月她借给男士做书架用的工具是否可以归还;男士回答说他似乎找
不到了,故答案为D 。
2.W： IamgoingtoMarthashouse.Ihaveapapertocomplete.AndIneedtousehercomputer.
M： Whydon'tyoubuyoneyourself?Thinkhowmuchtimeyoucouldsave.
Q： Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
2.A)Savetimebyusingacomputer. C)BorrowMartha’scomputer.
B) Buyherowncomputer. D)Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper.
【预测】选项均是以动词原形开头的短语，可推测此题考查行为或建议。选项中多次出现了
computer—词，可推测对话很可能与电脑有关。
【精析】B)。女士说她打算去玛莎家，她需要用玛莎的电脑来完成一篇论文;男士说“你为
什么不自己买一台呢?”句中出现了 Whydon’tyou...句型,这是一种委婉给出建议的表达
方式。由此可知,男士建议女士自己买台电脑，故答案为B)。
3.听力原文：W： Daddy,Ihavedecidedtogiveupscienceandgotobusinessschool.
M： Well,itisyourchoiceaslongasyoupayyourownway,butIshouldwarnyouthatnot
everyonewithabusinessdegreewillmakeasuccessfulmanager.
Q ： Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
3.A) Themandoesn’thavemoneyforhisdaughter’sgraduatestudies.
B) Themandoesn’tthinkhisdaughterwillgetabusinessdegree.
C) Themaninsiststhathisdaughtershouldpursueherstudiesinscience.
D) Themanadviseshisdaughtertothinkcarefullybeforemakingherdecision.
【预测】选项屮出现hisdaughter’sgraduatestudies，businessdegree 和 pursueherstudies 等，
可以推测对话很可能与女儿的学业有义。
【精析】D)。女士对父亲说，她已经决定放弃科学，要去上商业学校了；男士说只要女士
自己支付学费，这是她的选择，同时警告女士说并不是每个上商业学校的人都能成为成功的
经理。由此可推测，男士建议他的女儿在做决定前应该深思熟虑，故答案为D)。
4.听力原文：W ： I justread in thenewspaperthatLord oftheRings isthis year’s greatest hit.
Whydon’twegoandseeitattheGrandCinema?
M： Don’tyouthinkthatcinemaisalittleoutoftheway?
Q ： Whatdoesthemanmean?
4.A) Thecinemaissomedistanceawayfromwheretheyare.
B) Hewouldliketoreadthefilmreviewinthenewspaper.
C) Theyshouldwaittoseethemovieatalatertime.
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D) He’llfindhiswaytothecinema.
【预测】选项中出现了 cinema和seethemovie等,可推测对话可能与去电影院看电影有关。
【精析】A)。女士说她刚从报纸上得知《指环王》是今年最卖座的电影，何不一起去大光
明电影院观看;男士反问道:“你不觉得那个电影院有点远吗?”A)中的somedistanceaway
from对应对话中的alittleoutoftheway,故答案为A)。
5.听力原文：W： BobsaidthatSeattleisagreatplaceforconferences.
M ： Heiscertainlyinthepositiontomakethatcomment.Hehasbeentheresooften.
Q： WhatdoesthemansayaboutBob?
5.A)He’sbeentoSeattlemanytimes. C)Hehasahighpositioninhiscompany.
B)Hehaschairedalotofconferences. D)HelivedinSeattleformanyyears.
【预测】选项中出现了 Seattle及conferences等，可以推测对话很可能与在西雅图举行会议
有关。
【精析】A)。女士提到，鲍勃说西雅图是开会的绝佳地方;男士说鲍勃当然会作出如此评价，
因为鲍勃经常去。对话中的often对应A)中的manytimes，故答案为A)。
6.听力原文：W： Mr.Watson,Iwonderwhetherifspossibleformetotakeavacationearlynext
month?
M:Didyoufilloutarequestform?
Q： Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
6. A)Teacherandstudent. C)Managerandofficeworker.
B)Doctorandpatient. D)Travelagentandcustomer.
【预测】由选项可知，本题考查对话者之间的关系。
【精析】C)。女士以请求的语气Iwonderwhether...与男士说话,说明男士比女士的级别要
高，只有C) “经理和办公室员工”符合语境，故答案为C)。做这类题时要注意从对话中
的称呼、场景常用语及说话人的语气来推断对话者之间的关系。
7.听力原文：M ： Do you want to go to the lecture this weekend? I heard that the guy who is
goingtodeliverthelecturespentayearlivingintherainforest.
W Great,Iamdoingareportontherainforest.MaybeIcangetsomenewinformationtoaddto
:
it.
Q ： Whatdoesthewomanmean?
7. A) Sheknowstheguywhowillgivethelecture.
B) Shethinksthelecturemightbeinformative.
C) Shewantstoaddsomethingtoherlecture.
D) She’llfinishherreportthisweekend.
【预测】四个选项均以she开头，且多次出现了1ecture 一词,可以推测对话与女士参加某个
讲座有关。
【精析】B)。男士问女士这周末要不要一起去参加讲座，他听说做讲座的人曾在雨林中待
了一年;女士说她正在做一个有关雨林的报告，或许能获得一些新信息。B)中的informative
与对话中的getsomenewinformation意思一样，故答案为B)。
8. 听力原文：M ：Thisarticleisnothingbutadvertisingforhousingdevelopers.Idon’tthinkthe
housesforsalearehalfthatgood.
W： Comeon,David.Whysonegative?Wearethinkingofbuyingahome,aren’twe?Justa
triptolookattheplacewon’tcostusmuch.
Q ： Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?
8. A) Thehousesforsaleareofpoorquality.
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B) Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy.
C) Thehousingdevelopersprovidefreetripsforpotentialbuyers.
D) Themanisunwillingtotakealookatthehousesforsale.
【预测】选项中多次出现了 houses,且出现了 forsale，poorquality，expensive等，可以推
测对话是关于房子的买卖问题。
【精析】D)。男士说这篇文章只不过是房地产开发商所做的广告，他认为在售的房子没有
广告上说的一半 好。由此可知，男士不愿意去看在售的房子，故答案为D)。
ConversationOne
9-12.听力原文：
M： OK.Nowwe’dbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies.(9)Weofferawiderangeofoptions
onthefoundationcourse,butyoucanonlytakefivecourses.Whathaveyouselected?
W： Physicalsciences,basicelectronics,artanddesign,CAD...
M： Oh, right. CAD andEnglish. That’s quitestrange. Don’tyou wanttodo maths, orcomputer
programming,forexample?(10)Whydidyouchooseartanddesign?
W： Well, (10)I’m interestedin electronicsandin writingcomputer games. I’dlike to produce
educational software and educational games. I’ve taught myself a lot of programming. So I
don’tthinkI’dbenefitmuchfromafoundationlevelcourse.
M ： Oh,no,Iseethat.Goon,please.
W ： So, I want the basics—the physical science and electronics. I was hopeless at physics in
schoolandwedidn’thaveelectronics.ButIwasgoodatmaths.Idon’tthinkIneedthat.
M： Thenwhatabouttheartanddesign?
W：That will be good formy graphics—Ineed thatto produce games, andCAD too—I’ve never
doneCADbefore.
M Right. They’ve gotsomepowerfulpackages inthecomputer graphics andCAD offices.You’ll
:
enjoythat.ThenEnglish.(11)IknowyourEnglishisverygood,butwhydidyoutakeit?
W： (11)InfactIdon’thaveanyprobleminspeaking,butmywritingisterrible.
M：ThenIsuggestyoujoin thestudyskills class. They’llhave lectures onreportwriting andthat
mayhelpyouwithhowtostructureyouressaysandsoon.
W:Right.Thatsoundsgood.
9.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
A)HowtostudyEnglishwell. C)Howtowritecomputergames.
B)Whichcoursestochoose. D)Whichbookstoread.
B。【精析】男士开门见山指出，在众多可选课程中，女士仅能选五门课程，然后问女士都
选了哪些课程，接下来的对话主要谈论了选择哪些课程更合适及其原因,可见两人的对话是
围绕选课展开的，故答案为B)。
10.Whatisthewoman’sfavoritecourse?
A)Physicalsciences. C)Artanddesign.
B) Mathsandphysics. D)Electronicsandcomputer-programming.
D。【精析】男士问女士为何选择艺术设计，女士没有明确回答，但却提到她对电子学及编
写电脑游戏感 兴趣，故答案为D)。
11.WhydidthewomantakeanEnglishcourse?
A)HerEnglishisverygood. C)HerEnglishwritingispoor.
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B)SheisinterestedinEnglish. D)HeroralEnglishisbad.
C。【精析】男士说女士的英语很好,为何选择英语这门课，女士回答说自己英语口语没问
题，但书面英语 比较差，故答案为C)。
ConversationTwo
听力原文：
W：Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson.FmDianaHuston.
M： Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?
W I’m a college student. (12) I’m taking a business course which needs three weeks’ work
:
experience. My lecturer, Mr. Armstrong, suggested I contact you as (12) you’ve allowed
students before to practice in your company. I’ve brought a letter of reference from Mr.
Armstrongforyou.
M：Thanks. Yes, our company has a good relationship with the university. We’ve had many
students here over the past years. (13) We usually take students who are in the second half of
theircourses.Whataboutyou?
W：I’malmostatthehalfwaymark.I’vegotsomeexamsintwoweeks.ThenI’llbereadytostart
before the beginning of the second semester. But I thought I’d get this organized before the
examsstart.
M：That’saveryresponsiblewayofthinking.It’sagoodideatogetinearly.Fmsuretherewillbe
manystudentssoon.
W：Icouldstartinthreeweeksifyoulike.
M： Doyouunderstandwhat’sinvolvedinthepractice?
W： I think so. Mr. Armstrong explained the procedures to us. I have to work regular hours, and
write a comprehensive reportonwhat I’ve learntas an assignment forMr. Armstrong and the
personneldepartmentofthecompanyaswell. (14)Andyou willsendareportaboutmywork
toMr.Armstrongandthatwillalsobepartofmyassessment.
M：That’sright.ButI’llhavetodiscussthisapplicationwiththepersonneldepartment.(15)AndI
willletyouknowassoonaspossibleifyouVebeenaccepted.
W:Yes,please.IfI’mnotaccepted,I’llhavetoapplysomewhereelse.
12、What’sthewoman’smainpurposeofthevisit?
A)Applyingforaworkexperience. C)Takinganexam.
B) Applyingforapart-timejob. D)Visitinganoldfriend.
A)。【详解】对话开头，女士自我介绍说她正打算参加一个商业课程，需要三周的工作经
验，后面又提到说男士的公司之前曾允许学生来实习。由此可见，女士来访的目的是申请一
份实习工作，故答案为A)。
13、Whichkindofstudentswillthecompanyusuallyaccept?
A) Studentsinthefirsthalfoftheircourses.
B) Studentswhowillgraduatesoon.
C) Studentsinthesecondhalfoftheircourses.
D) Studentswhohavejustgraduatedfromuniversities.
C。【详解】男士在对话中提到，他们公司一般接收处于课程后半阶段的学生，故答案为
C)。
14、Whatwouldthemandoforthewomanspracticeifshewereaccepted?
A)Explaintheprocedurestothestudents. C)Writeacomprehensivereport.
B)Workregularhours. D)Sendareportaboutthewoman’swork.
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D。【详解】对话中女士提到，男士会给阿姆斯特朗先生发送一份关于她的工作报告，作为
对她的评价，男士表示赞同，故答案为D)。
15、Whenwillthewoman’spracticebegin?
A) Intwoweeks. C)Inthesecondhalfofhercourse.
B) Inthreeweeks. D)Notdecidedyet.
D。【详解】对话结尾处，男士对女士说，如果女士被接受的话，他会尽快告知她，可见女
士实习的时间还没确定，故答案为D)。
SectionB
PassageOne
(16) In the next few decades, people are going to travel very differently from the way they do
today. Everyone is going to drive electiically-powered cars, so in the few years, people won’t
worry aboutrunningoutof gas.Some of the large automobile companies are really moving ahead
with this new technology. F&C Motors, a major auto company, for example, is holding a press
conference next week. After the press conference, the company will present its new
electronically-operated models. Transportation in the future won’t be limited to the ground. Many
people predict that traffic will quickly move to the sky. (17) In the coming years, instead of radio
reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the
sky. But the sky isn’t the limit. In the future, you will probably even be able to take a trip to the
moon. Instead of listening to regular airplane announcements, you will hear someone say: the
spacecrafttothemoonleavesin10minutes.Pleasecheckyourequipment.(18)Andrememberno
morethan10ouncesofcany-onbaggageareallowed.
16、Whatwillbeusedtopowercarsinthenextfewdecades?
A)Syntheticfuel. C)Alcohol.
B)Solarenergy. D)Electricity.
D。【详解】短文中提到，未来几十年,人们出行的方式将与现在非常不同，每个人都将驾
驶着电动汽车， 故答案为D)。
17、Whatwillfuturenewsreportsfocusonwhentalkingabouttransportation?
A)Airtrafficconditions. C)Roadconditions.
B)Trafficjamsonhighways. D)Newtrafficrules.
A。【详解】短文中提到,在未来几年,将不是有关道路和高速公路交通状况的电台报道，取而
代之的是空中交通堵塞的新闻报道，故答案为A)。
18、Whatwillpassengersbeaskedtodowhentheytraveltothemoon?
A)Gothroughahealthcheck. C)Arriveearlyforboarding.
B)Carrylittleluggage. D)Undergosecuritychecks.
B。【详解】短文中提到，未来可能可以去月球上旅行，你会被告知携带的行李不得超过10
盎司，可见携带的行李非常少，故答案为B)。
PassageTwo
(19) County fairs are a tradition in New England towns. They offer great entertainment. One
popular event is the pie-eating contest. If you want to take part in the contest, it is a good idea to
remember these guidelines: first, (20) make sure your stomach is nearly empty of food. Eating a
whole pie can be hard if you have just finished a meal. Next, it is helpful to like the pie you are
going to eat. The cream types are a good choice. They slide down the throat more easily. Placing
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your handsin the right position addsto thechances of winning. Thereis a temptation to reachout
andhelptheeatingprocess.Thiswillresultinbecomingdisqualified.Don’tjustsitonyourhands.
(21)Ifyourhandsaretiedbehindyourback,youwillnotbetemptedtomakeuseofthem.
Now you are ready to show your talent at eating pies. The object, of course, is to get to the
bottom of the pie plate before the other people. (22) It is usually better to start at the outside and
work toward tlie middle. This method gives you a goal to focus on. Try not to notice what the
otherpeoplenearyouaredoing.Letthecheersfromthecrowdspuryouon.Butdon5tlookup.All
youshouldthinkaboutiseatingthatpie.
19、Whereispie-eatingcontestusuallyheld?
A)Inafast-foodrestaurant. C)Atacountyfair.
B)Atashoppingcenter. D)Inabakery.
C。【详解】短文开头提到，县集市是新英格兰镇的一个传统，娱乐性非常强，其中一个受
欢迎的项目是吃焰饼比赛。由此可知，吃焰饼比赛在县集市中举行，故答案为C)。
20、Whatshouldapersondobeforeenteringapie-eatingcontest?
A)Avoideatinganyfood. C)Washhishandsthoroughly.
B)Preparetherighttypeofpietoeat. D)Practiceeatingapiequickly.
A。【详解】短文中提到，参加比赛时，应保证空腹状态，这与A) “避免吃任何食物”意
思一致，故答案为A)。
21、Whereisthepersonadvisedtoputhishandsduringthecontest?
A) Onthetable. C)Underhisbottom.
B) Behindhisback. D)Onhislap.
B。【详解】短文中提到，在吃馅饼的过程中,如果伸手帮忙，则会被取消参赛资格。如果
你的手被绑到背后,你就不会被诱惑去用手帮忙。由此可知,在比赛过程中，手最好放在背后，
故答案为B)。
22、Whatsuggestionisofferedforeatingupthepiequickly?
A) Lookingsidewaystoseehowfastyourneighboreats.
B) Eatingfromtheoutsidetowardthemiddle.
C) Swallowingthepiewithwater.
D) Holdingthepieintherightposition.
B。【详解】短文中提到，吃馅饼时，应该从边上开始，最后吃中间部分。短文中的itisusually
better…是一种建议句型，故答案为B)。
PassageThree
The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding
ceremony. Two people agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together. The man
usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring. That tradition is said to have started when
an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry. (23) The diamond
represented beauty. He placed it on the third finger of her left hand. (24) He chose that finger
because it was thought that the blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart. Today we
knowthatthisisnottrue,yetthetraditioncontinues.
Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year if they are planning a
wedding ceremony and a party. During this time, Mends of the bride may hold a party at which
women Mends and family members give the bride gifts that she will need as a wife. These could
includecookingequipmentornewclothing.Friendsofthemanwhoisgettingmarriedmayhavea
bachelor party for him. This usually takes place the night before the wedding. Only men are
invitedtothebachelorparty.
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During the marriage ceremony, the bride and her would-be husband usually exchange gold
rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever. The wife often wears both the
weddingringandtheengagementringonthesamefinger.Thehusbandwearshisringonthethird
fingerofhislefthand.Manypeoplesaythepurposeoftheengagementperiodistopermitenough
time to plan the wedding. (25) But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people
are sure that they want to many each other. Either person may decide to break the engagement, if
this happens, the woman usually returns the ring to the man. They also return any wedding gifts
theyhavereceived.
23、Whatwasthediamondringsaidtorepresent?
A)Beauty. B)Loyalty. C)Luck. D)Durability.
A。【详解】短文中提到，钻戒代表美丽，故答案为A)。
24、Why did the Austrian man place the diamond ring on the third finger of the left hand of his
would-bewife?
A) Hewantedtofollowthetraditionofhiscountry.
B) Hebelievedthatitsymbolizedaneverlastingmarriage.
C) Itwasthoughtabloodvesselinthatfingerleddirectlytotheheart.
D)Itwassupposedthatthediamondonthatfingerwouldbringgoodluck.
C。【详解】短文中提到，选择将钻戒戴在未婚妻的左手中指是因为人们认为左手中指的血
管直通心脏，故答案为C)。
25、Whatisthechiefadvantageofhavingtheengagementperiod?
A) Thetwopeoplecanlearnabouteachother’slikesanddislikes.
B) Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetodecideiftheyareagoodmatch.
C) Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetoshopfortheirnewhome.
D) Thetwopeoplecanearnenoughmoneyfortheirwedding.
B。【详解】短文中提到，订婚的主要目的是通过这段时间来让双方考察对方是否是理想的
结婚对象，故答案为B)。SectionC
26、Secretaries。【详解】此处应填入一个名词与后面的名词及短语并列。secretaries意为“秘
书”，注意首字母要大写。
27、president。【详解】此处应填入一个名词，与from…to...结构中的clerk对应。president
意为“总裁”。
28、specialized。【详解】此处应填入一个形容词修饰后面的名词jobs。specialized意为“专
门的，具体的”。
29、recommend。【详解】此处应填入一个动词与前面的动词一起作并列谓语动词。recommend
意为“建议, 推荐”。
30、beingcarriedout。【详解】此处应填入一个动词短语构成被动语态。beingcarriedout意
为“被执行”。
31、establish。【详解】此处应填入一个动词作句子的谓语。establish意为“制定，建立”。
32、financialmatters。【详解】此处应填入一个名词短语。financialmatters意为“财务方面
的事情”。
33、corporation。【详解】此处应填入一个名词被前面的形容词large修饰。corporation意为
“公司，企业”。
34、playsacentralpart。【详解】此处应填入一个动词或动词短语作句子的谓语成分。plays
acentralpart 意为“起关键作用”。
35、personality。【详解】此处应填入一个名词与后面的ability并列。personality意为“个性，
性格”。
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