1、2014 年 12 月年大学英语四级考试真题（三）答案与详解12014 年 12 月大学英语六级考试真题(三)答案与详解Part Writing审题思路本作文话题为大学校阿中令你受益最多的一项活动，非常贴近大学生的生活。因此，在构思时可以用自己的亲身经历作为材料，着重阐述活动的有益之处。考生首先应该指明是什么校园活动让你受益最多;接着应对该活动进行描述，说明它让你受益之处，最后总结全文、升华主题。写作提纲一、指出大学校园中最让“我”受益的活动(benefited me most)二、阐述该活动让“我”受益之处：1、描述活动（a debate competition)2、活动所得(what I
2、have leamt from it)三、升华主题：指出“我”从活动中得到了对未来而言最珍贵的礼物(the most precious gift for future)范文点评高分范文精彩点评The Most Beneficial Activity on CampusEvery university offers numerous kinds of activities toenrich students extracurricular life As one of the young collegestudents,I have leamt a lot from all of these w
3、ell-organizedactivities.But the one that has benefited me most is the debatecompetition I took part in last year.That was a debate competition between different majorsand the topic was about theoretical knowledge versus practice.What matters most is not the result of the debate,but what I haveleamt
4、froth it.That is,noindividual could accomplish achallenging task all by herself orhimself.Joint efforts are ofgreat importance in winning any competition.It was really lucky for me to take part in the debatecompetition,from which I got the most precious gift for future:cherishing team spirit and joi
5、nt efforts,which will help me sweepaway every block falling in my way to success.指出校园活动多种多样。1.指出“我”从这些活动中学到很多。2.指出使“我”受益最多的活动辩论赛。介绍辩论赛的基本信息。指出“我”觉得最重要的不是比赛的结果，而是从中学到的东西。指出此项活动使“我”认识到团队合作的重要性。总结全文:“我”从辩论赛中得到了对未来而目最珍贵的礼物。加分亮点numerous 无数的的benefit 有益于joint efforts 共同努力team spirit 团队精神sweep away 扫除2014 年
6、 12 月年大学英语四级考试真题（三）答案与详解全文翻译最有益处的大学活动每个大学都为学生提供多种多样的校园活动以丰富他们的课外生活。作为一个年轻的大学生，我从这些精 心组织的活动中学到了很多。但是让我受益最多的是去年参加的那场辩论赛。那是一次有不同专业学生参与的辩论赛，辩题是理论知识与实践。最重要的不是辩论的结果，而是我从中学 到了什么。那就是，没有哪个人能够单凭自己就可以完成一项极具挑战性的任务。要赢得任何一项竞赛，共同努 力都极为重要。我很幸运参加了那场辩论赛，从中我收获了对未来而言最珍贵的礼物：珍惜团队精神和共同努力，这将帮我 扫清通往成功道路上的每一个障碍。PartListening
7、 ComprehensionSection A1.W：Simon,could you return the tools I lent you for building the bookshelf last month?M：Oh,well,I hate to tell you this,but I cant seem to find them.Q：What do we learn from the conversation?1.A)The man hates to lend his tools to other people.B)The man hasnt finished working on
8、 the bookshelf.C)The tools have already been returned to the woman.D)The tools the man borrowed from the woman are missing.【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：I am going to Marthas house.I have a paper to comple
9、te.And I need to use her computer.M：Why dont you buy one yourself?Think how much time you could save.Q：What does the man suggest the woman do?2.A)Save time by using a computer.C)Borrow Marthas computer.B)Buy her own computer.D)Stay home and complete her paper.【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
10、 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 Why dont you.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,I have decided to give up science and go to business school.M：Well,it is your choice as long as you pay your own way,but I should warn you that
11、 not everyone with abusiness degree will make a successful manager.Q：What do we learn from the conversation?3.A)The man doesnt have money for his daughters graduate studies.B)The man doesnt think his daughter will get a business degree.C)The man insists that his daughter should pursue her studies in
12、 science.D)The man advises his daughter to think carefully before making her decision.【预测】选项屮出现 his daughters graduate studies，business degree 和 pursue her studies 等，可以推测对话很可能与女儿的学业有义。2014 年 12 月年大学英语四级考试真题（三）答案与详解【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
13、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 just read in the newspaper that Lord of the Rings is this years greatest hit.Why dont we goand see it at the Grand Cinema?M：Dont you think that cinema is a little out of the way?Q：What does the man mean?4.A)The cinema is some distance away from where they ar
14、e.B)He would like to read the film review in the newspaper.C)They should wait to see the movie at a later time.D)Hell find his way to the cinema.【预测】选项中出现了 cinema 和 see the movie 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 some distance away from 对应对话中
15、的 a little out ofthe way,故答案为 A)。5.听力原文：W：Bob said that Seattle is a great place for conferences.M：He is certainly in the position to make that comment.He has been there so often.Q：What does the man say about Bob?5.A)Hes been to Seattle many times.C)He has a high position in his company.B)He has cha
16、ired a lot of conferences.D)He lived in Seattle for many years.【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 many times，故答案为 A)。6.听力原文：W：Mr.Watson,I wonder whether ifs possible for me to take a vacation early next month?M
17、:Did you fill out a request form?Q：What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?6.A)Teacher and student.C)Manager and office worker.B)Doctor and patient.D)Travel agent and customer.【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 I wonder whether.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
18、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 going to deliver thelecture spent a year living in the rainforest.W:Great,I am doing a report on the rainforest.Maybe I can get some new information to add to it.Q：What does the w
19、oman mean?7.A)She knows the guy who will give the lecture.B)She thinks the lecture might be informative.C)She wants to add something to her lecture.D)Shell finish her report this weekend.【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
20、告，或许能获得一些新信息。B)中的 informative 与对话中的 get some newinformation 意思一样，故答案为 B)。2014 年 12 月年大学英语四级考试真题（三）答案与详解8.听力原文：M：This article is nothing but advertising for housing developers.I dont think the houses for saleare half that good.W：Come on,David.Why so negative?We are thinking of buying a home,arent we?
21、Just a trip to look at theplace wont cost us much.Q：What can be inferred from the conversation?8.A)The houses for sale are of poor quality.B)The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy.C)The housing developers provide free trips for potential buyers.D)The man is unwilling to take a look at th
22、e houses for sale.【预测】选项中多次出现了 houses,且出现了 for sale，poor quality，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)。Conversation One9-12.听力原文：M：OK.Now wed better make sure you enjoy your studies.(9)We offer a wide range of options on thefoundation
23、 course,but you can only take five courses.What have you selected?W：Physical sciences,basic electronics,art and design,CAD.M：Oh,right.CAD and English.Thats quite strange.Dont you want to do maths,or computer programming,forexample?(10)Why did you choose art and design?W：Well,(10)Im interested in ele
24、ctronics and in writing computer games.Id like to produce educationalsoftware and educational games.Ive taught myself a lot of programming.So I dont think Id benefit muchfrom a foundation level course.M：Oh,no,I see that.Go on,please.W：So,I want the basicsthe physical science and electronics.I was ho
25、peless at physics in school and wedidnt have electronics.But I was good at maths.I dont think I need that.M：Then what about the art and design?W：That will be good for my graphicsI need that to produce games,and CAD tooIve never done CADbefore.M:Right.Theyve got some powerful packages in the computer
26、 graphics and CAD offices.Youll enjoy that.ThenEnglish.(11)I know your English is very good,but why did you take it?W：(11)In fact I dont have any problem in speaking,but my writing is terrible.M：Then I suggest you join the study skills class.Theyll have lectures on report writing and that may help y
27、ouwith how to structure your essays and so on.W:Right.That sounds good.9.What are the two speakers talking about?A)How to study English well.C)How to write computer games.B)Which courses to choose.D)Which books to read.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
28、绕选课展开的，故答案为 B)。10.What is the womans favorite course?A)Physical sciences.C)Art and design.2014 年 12 月年大学英语四级考试真题（三）答案与详解B)Maths and physics.D)Electronics and computer-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.Why did the woman take an English course?A)Her English is ve
29、ry good.C)Her English writing is poor.B)She is interested in English.D)Her oral English is bad.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)。Conversation Two听力原文：W：Good morning,Mr.Johnson.Fm Diana Huston.M：Good morning.What can I do for you?W:Im a college student.(12)Im taking a busines
30、s course which needs three weeks work experience.Mylecturer,Mr.Armstrong,suggested I contact you as(12)youve allowed students before to practice in yourcompany.Ive brought a letter of reference from Mr.Armstrong for you.M：Thanks.Yes,our company has a good relationship with the university.Weve had ma
31、ny students here over thepast years.(13)We usually take students who are in the second half of their courses.What about you?W：Im almost at the halfway mark.Ive got some exams in two weeks.Then Ill be ready to start before thebeginning of the second semester.But I thought Id get this organized before
32、 the exams start.M：Thats a very responsible way of thinking.Its a good idea to get in early.Fm sure there will be many studentssoon.W：I could start in three weeks if you like.M：Do you understand whats involved in the practice?W：I think so.Mr.Armstrong explained the procedures to us.I have to work re
33、gular hours,and write acomprehensive report on what Ive learnt as an assignment for Mr.Armstrong and the personnel departmentof the company as well.(14)And you will send a report about my work to Mr.Armstrong and that will alsobe part of my assessment.M：Thats right.But Ill have to discuss this appli
34、cation with the personnel department.(15)And I will let youknow as soon as possible if youVe been accepted.W:Yes,please.If Im not accepted,Ill have to apply somewhere else.12、Whats the womans main purpose of the visit?A)Applying for a work experience.C)Taking an exam.B)Applying for a part-time job.D
35、)Visiting an old friend.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、Which kind of students will the company usually accept?A)Students in the first half of their courses.B)Students who will graduate soon.C)Students in the second half of their cours
36、es.D)Students who have just graduated from universities.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、What would the man do for the womans practice if she were accepted?A)Explain the procedures to the students.C)Write a comprehensive report.2014 年 12 月年大学英语四级考试真题（三）答案与详解B)Work regular hours.D)Send a
37、 report about the womans work.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、When will the womans practice begin?A)In two weeks.C)In the second half of her course.B)In three weeks.D)Not decided yet.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)。Section BPassage One(16)In
38、 the next few decades,people are going to travel very differently from the way they do today.Everyone isgoing to drive electiically-powered cars,so in the few years,people wont worry about running out of gas.Someof the large automobile companies are really moving ahead with this new technology.F&C M
39、otors,a major autocompany,for example,is holding a press conference next week.After the press conference,the company willpresent its new electronically-operated models.Transportation in the future wont be limited to the ground.Manypeople predict that traffic will quickly move to the sky.(17)In the c
40、oming years,instead of radio reports aboutroad conditions and highway traffic,news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky.But the sky isnt the limit.In the future,you will probably even be able to take a trip to the moon.Instead of listening to regular airplaneannouncements,you will hear so
41、meone say:the spacecraft to the moon leaves in 10 minutes.Please check yourequipment.(18)And remember no more than 10 ounces of cany-on baggage are allowed.16、What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?A)Synthetic fuel.C)Alcohol.B)Solar energy.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
42、非常不同，每个人都将驾驶着电动汽车，故答案为 D)。17、What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?A)Air traffic conditions.C)Road conditions.B)Traffic jams on highways.D)New traffic rules.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、What will passengers be asked to do whe
43、n they travel to the moon?A)Go through a health check.C)Arrive early for boarding.B)Carry little luggage.D)Undergo security checks.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)。Passage Two(19)County fairs are a tradition in New England towns.They offer great entertainment.One popu
44、lar event isthe 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 ameal.Next,it is helpful to like the pie you are going to eat.Th
45、e cream types are a good choice.They slide downthe throat more easily.Placing your hands in the right position adds to the chances of winning.There is atemptation to reach out and help the eating process.This will result in becoming disqualified.Dont just sit on your2014 年 12 月年大学英语四级考试真题（三）答案与详解han
46、ds.(21)If your hands are tied behind your back,you will not be tempted to make use of them.Now you are ready to show your talent at eating pies.The object,of course,is to get to the bottom of the pieplate before the other people.(22)It is usually better to start at the outside and work toward tlie m
47、iddle.Thismethod gives you a goal to focus on.Try not to notice what the other people near you are doing.Let the cheersfrom the crowd spur you on.But don5t look up.All you should think about is eating that pie.19、Where is pie-eating contest usually held?A)In a fast-food restaurant.C)At a county fair
48、.B)At a shopping center.D)In a bakery.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、What should a person do before entering a pie-eating contest?A)Avoid eating any food.C)Wash his hands thoroughly.B)Prepare the right type of pie to eat.D)Practice eating a pie quick
49、ly.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、Where is the person advised to put his hands during the contest?A)On the table.C)Under his bottom.B)Behind his back.D)On his lap.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、What suggestion is
50、offered for eating up the pie quickly?A)Looking sideways to see how fast your neighbor eats.B)Eating from the outside toward the middle.C)Swallowing the pie with water.D)Holding the pie in the right position.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 it is usually better是一种建议句型，故答案为 B)。Passage ThreeThe p