1、大学英语四级卷二真题 2014 年 6 月及答案解析(总分：710.00，做题时间：130 分钟)一、Part I Writing (30 m(总题数：1，分数：106.50)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Suppose a foreign friend of yours is comin
2、g to visit your campus. What is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? （分数：106.50）_二、Part II Listening Co(总题数：1，分数：56.80)A.They came in five different colors.B.They were good value for money.C.They were a very good design.D.They were sold out very quickly.A.Ask her
3、 roommate not to speak loudly on the phone.B.Ask her roommate to make her phone calls outside.C.Go and find a quieter place to review her lessons.D.Report her problem to the dorm management.A.The washing machine is totally beyond repair.B.He will help Wendy prepare her annual report.C.Wendy should g
4、ive priority to writing her report.D.The washing machine should be checked annually.A.The man fell down when removing the painting.B.The wall will be decorated with a new painting.C.The woman likes the painting on the wall.D.The painting is now being reframed.A.It must be missing.B.It was left in th
5、e room.C.The man took it to the market.D.She placed it on the dressing table.A.Go to a play.B.Meet Janet.C.Book some tickets.D.Have a get-together.A.One box of books is found missing.B.Some of the boxes arrived too late.C.Replacements have to be ordered.D.Some of the books are damaged.A.The man will
6、 pick up Professor Johnson at her office.B.The man did not expect his paper to be graded too soon.C.Professor Johnson has given the man a very high grade.D.Professor Johnson will talk to each student in her office.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.30）A.To buy
7、 a present for his friend who is getting married.B.To find out the cost for a complete set of cookware.C.To see what he could ask his friends to buy for him.D.To make inquiries about the price of an electric cooker.A.To teach him how to use the kitchenware.B.To discuss cooking experiences with him.C
8、.To tell him how to prepare delicious dishes.D.To recommend suitable kitchenware to him.A.There are so many different sorts of knives.B.Cooking devices are such practical presents.C.A mixer can save so much time in making cakes.D.Saucepans and frying pans arc a must in the kitchen.Questions 12 to 15
9、 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.40）A.Some now problems in her work.B.Cooperation with an international bank.C.Her chance for promotion in the bank.D.Her intention to leave her present job.A.The World Bank.B.Bank of Washington.C.A US finance corporation.D.An investment bank
10、in New York.A.Supervising financial transactions.B.Taking charge of public relations.C.Making loans to private companies in developing countries.D.Offering service to international companies in the United States.A.It is a first major step to realizing the womans dream.B.It is an honor for the woman
11、and her present employer.C.It is a loss for her current company-D.It is really beyond his expectation.四、Section B(总题数：3，分数：71.00)Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：21.30）A.Carry out a thorough checkup.B.Try to keep the gas tank full.C.Keep extra gas in r
12、eserve.D.Fill up the water tank.A.Attempting to leave your car to seek help.B.Opening a window a hit to let in fresh air.C.Running the engine every now and then.D.Keeping the heater on for a long time.A.It exhausts you physically.B.It makes you fall asleep easily.C.It causes you to lose body heat.D.
13、It consumes too much oxygen.Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：21.30）A.They are very generous in giving gifts.B.They refuse gifts when doing business.C.They regard gifts as a token of friendship.D.They give gifts only on special occasions.A.They enjoy gi
14、ving gifts to other people.B.They spend a lot of time choosing gifts.C.They have to follow many specific rules.D.They pay attention to the quality of gifts.A.Gift-giving plays an important role in human relationships.B.We must be aware of cultural differences in giving gilts.C.We must learn how to g
15、ive gifts before going abroad.D.Reading extensively makes one a better gift-giver.Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：28.40）A.It reflects American peoples view of French politics.B.It is first published in Washington and then in Paris.C.It explains Amer
16、ican politics to the French public.D.It is popular among French government officials.A.Work on her column.B.Do housework at home.C.Entertain her guests.D.Go shopping downtown.A.To report to her newspaper.B.To visit her parents.C.To refresh her French.D.To meet her friends.A.She might be recalled to
17、France.B.She might change her profession.C.She might close her Monday column.D.She might be assigned to a new post.五、Section C(总题数：1，分数：71.00)According to American law, if someone is accused of a crime, he is considered 126 2 until the court proves the person is guilty. To arrest a person, the polic
18、e have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been 327 4. The police must give the suspect the reasons why they arc arresting him and tell him his rights under the law. Then the police take the suspect to the police station, where the name of the person and the 528 6 against him arc formally listed.
19、 The next step is for the suspect to go before a judge. The judge decides whether the suspect should be kept in jail or 729 8. If the suspect has no previous criminal record and the judge feels that he will return to court 930 10 run away. he can go free. Otherwise, the suspect must put up bail（保释金）
20、. At this time, too, the judge will 1131 12 a court lawyer to defend the suspect if he cant afford one. The suspect returns to court a week or two later. A lawyer from the district attorneys office presents a case against the suspect. The attorney may present 1332 14 as well as witnesses. The judge
21、then decides whether there is enough reason to 1533 16. The American justice system is very complex and sometimes operates slowly. However, every step is 1734 18 to protect the rights of the people. These individual rights are the 1935 20 of the American government. （分数：71.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空
22、项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_六、Part III Reading Com(总题数：1，分数：35.50)Many Brazilians cannot read. In 2000, a quarter of those aged 15 and older were functionally illiterate (文盲). Many (36) do not want to. Only one literate adult in three reads books. The (37) Brazilian reads 1.8 non-
23、academic books a year, less than half the figure in Europe and the United States. In a recent survey of reading habits, Brazilians came 27th out of 30 countries. Argentines, their neighbors, (38) 18th. The government and businesses are all struggling in different ways to change this. On March 13th t
24、he government (39) a National Plan for Books and Reading. This seeks to boost reading, by founding libraries and financing publishers among other things. One discouragement to reading is that books are (40) . Most books have small print-runs, pushing up their price. But Brazilians indifference to bo
25、oks has deeper roots. Centuries of slavery meant the countrys leaders long (41) education. Primary schooling became universal only in the1990s. All this means Brazils book market has the biggest growth (42) in the western world. But reading is a difficult habit to form. Brazilians bought fewer books
26、 in 2004, 89 million, including textbooks (43) by the government, than they did in 1991. Last year the director of Brazils national library (44) . He complained that he had half the librarians he needed and termites (白蚁) had eaten much of the (45) . That ought to be a cause for national shame. A. av
27、erage B. collection C. distributed D. exhibition E. expensive F. launched G. named H. neglected I. normal J. particularly K. potential L. quit M. ranked N. simply O. treasured （分数：35.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.
28、M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.七、Section B(总题数：1，分数：71.00)The Touch-Screen Generation A. On a chilly day last spring, a few dozen developers of c
29、hildrens apps (应用程序) for phones and tablets (平板电脑) gathered at an old beach resort in Monterey, California, to show off their games. The gathering was organized by Warren Buckleitner, a longtime reviewer of interactive childrens media. Buckleitner spent the breaks testing whether his own remote-cont
30、rol helicopter could reach the halls second story, while various children who had come with their parents looked up in awe (敬畏) and delight. But mostly they looked down, at the iPads and other tablets displayed around the hall like so many open boxes of candy. I walked around and talked with develop
31、ers, and several quoted a famous saying of Maria Montessoris, “The hands are the instruments of mans intelligence.“ B. What, really, would Maria Montessori have made of this scene? The 30 or so children here were not down at the shore poking (戳) their fingers in the sand or running them along stones
32、 or picking seashells. Instead they were all inside, alone or in groups of two or three, their faces a few inches from a screen, their hands doing things Montessori surely did not imagine. C. In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its policy on very young children and media. In 1999, th
33、e group had discouraged television viewing for children younger than 2, citing research on brain development that showed this age groups critical need for “direct interactions with parents and other significant care givers“. The updated report began by acknowledging that things had changed significa
34、ntly since then. In 2006, 90% of parents said that their children younger than 2 consumed some form of electronic media. Nevertheless, the group took largely the same approach it did in 1999, uniformly discouraging passive media use, on any type of screen, for these kids. (For older children, the ac
35、ademy noted, “high-quality programs“ could have “educational benefits“.) The 2011 report mentioned “smart cell phone“ and “new screen“ technologies, but did not address interactive apps. Nor did it bring up the possibility that has likely occurred to those 90% of American parents that some good migh
36、t come from those little swiping (在电子产品上刷) fingers. D. I had come to the developers conference partly because I hoped that this particular set of parents, enthusiastic as they were about interactive media, might help me out of this problem, that they might offer some guiding principle for American p
37、arents who are clearly never going to meet the academys ideals, and at some level do not want to. Perhaps this group would be able to express clearly some benefits of the new technology that the more cautious doctors werent ready to address. E. I fell into conversation with a woman who had helped de
38、velop Montessori Letter Sounds, an app that teaches preschoolers the Montessori methods of spelling. She was a former Montessori teacher and a mother of four. I myself have three children who are all fans of the touch screen. What games did her kids like to play, I asked, hoping for suggestions I co
39、uld take home. “They dont play all that much.“ Really? Why not? “Because I dont allow it. We have a rule of no screen time during the week, unless its clearly educational.“ No screen time? None at all? That seems at the outer edge of restrictive, even by the standards of over-controlling parents. “O
40、n the weekends, they can play. I give them a limit of half an hour and then stop. Enough.“ F. Her answer so surprised me that I decided to ask some of the other developers who were also parents what their domestic ground rules for screen time were. One said only on airplanes and long car rides. Anot
41、her said Wednesdays and weekends, for half an hour. The most permissive said half an hour a day, which was about my rule at home. At one point I sat with one of the biggest developers of e-book apps for kids, and his family. The small kid was starting to fuss in her high chair, so the morn stuck an
42、iPad in front of her and played a short movie so everyone else could enjoy their lunch. When she saw me watching, she gave me the universal tense look of mothers who feel they are being judged. “At home,“ she assured me, “I only let her watch movies in Spanish.“ G. By their reactions, these parents
43、made me understand the problem of our age: as technology becomes almost everywhere in our lives, American parents are becoming more, not less, distrustful of what it might be doing to their children. Technological ability has not, for parents, translated into comfort and ease. On the one hand, paren
44、ts want their children to swim expertly in the digital stream that they will have to navigate (航行) all their lives; on the other hand, they fear that too much digital media, too early, will sink them. Parents end up treating tablets as precision surgical (外科的) instruments, devices that might perform
45、 miracles for their childs IQ and help him win some great robotics competitionbut only if they are used just so. Otherwise, their child could end up one of those sad, pale creatures who cant make eye contact and has a girlfriend who lives only in the virtual world. H. Norman Rockwell, a 20-century a
46、rtist, never painted Boy Swiping Finger on Screen, and our own vision of a perfect childhood has never been adjusted to accommodate that now-common scene. Add to that our modem fear that every parenting decision may have lasting consequencesthat every minute of enrichment lost or mindless entertainm
47、ent indulged (放纵的) will add up to some permanent handicap (障碍) in the futureand you have deep guilt and confusion. To date, no body of research has proved that the iPad will make your preschooler smarter or teach her to speak Chinese, or alternatively that it will rest her nervous systemthe device h
48、as been out for only three years, not much more than the time it takes some academics to find funding and gather research subjects. So what is a parent to do? （分数：71.00）(1).The author attended the conference, hoping to find some guiding principles for parenting in the electronic age.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D
49、.E.F.G.H.(2).American parents are becoming more doubtful about the benefits technology is said to bring to their children.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.(3).Some experts believe that human intelligence develops by the use of hands.（分数：7.10）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.(4).The author found a former Montessori teacher exercising stri
