2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案与详解PartⅠWriting
审题思路
本篇题目一改过去常写的议论文，要求写对自己影响最大的大学同学。根据题目要求，写作重点应当是描述，而不是议论。考生首先应直接或间接地引出主题，然后通过具体事例阐释该同学对“我”产生重大影响的原因，最后发表议论，照应前文，升华主题。由此可知，题目要求写一篇夹叙夹议，以叙述为主的作文。
写作提纲
一、提出观点：同学“Tom”改变了“我”（be subject to being pessimistic，strive to encourage,appreciate)
二、阐释主题：1、在他的帮助下，我发现英语没那么难(be confused about，make progress)
2、他教我如何面对挫折(live through setbacks)
三、升华主题：l、“Tom”让我认识到了自信和乐观的重要性(the significance of self-confidence and optimism)
2、这种态度使人受益终身(benefit people all his life)
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对我影响最大的大学同学
我曾经对自己的学习并不那么自信，而且遇到挫折时就容易悲观。然而，当我的一个大学同学汤姆竭尽全力鼓励我的时候，我发现自己渐渐地有所改变。我非常感激他对我的帮助。
以前我的英语不好，然而每当我对老师的讲解感到迷惑不解时，汤姆总是用清晰明了的方式给我解释。渐渐地，我发现英语并没那么难，并一天天地取得进步。不仅如此，汤姆还一直引导我如何应对生活中各种各样的挫折。我永远也忘不了我演讲比赛失败那一天，我当时不知所措，觉得很羞愧。汤姆告诉我，没有谁能打败一个在每一次失败面前都坚定地站起来的人。在他的鼓励下，我重拾了信心，认识到乐观常常是成功的关键政多亏汤姆，我最终认识到了自信和乐观的重要性。它们不仅是人们必备的品格，而且还将使人终身受益。
PartⅡListening Comprehension
Section A
1.听力原文：W：When was the last time you dusted the apartment?
M：When was the last time my mother came over?
Q：What does the man imply?
1.A)The woman is fussy about the cleanness of the apartment.
B）He has not cleaned the apartment since his mothers visit.
C）He does not remember when his mother came over.
D)His mother often helps him to clean the apartment.
【预测】四个选项反复出现clean和his mother，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the woman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：Hurry up,Mark.There’s a bus coming now.
M：Why run?There’ll be another one in2or3minutes.
Q：What does the man mean?
2.A)The bus stop is only two minutes’walk.C)They might as well take the next bus.
B)The running made him short of breath.D)The woman is late by a couple of minutes.
【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,it seems that you are up to your neck in work,how come you’ve been so busy?
W：Miss Smith has asked for a sick leave,and I have to take over her work for a couple of days.
Q：What do we learn about the woman?
3.A)She is suffering a pain in her neck.C)She has to do extra work for a few days.
B）She is likely to replace Miss Smith.D)She is quite sick of working overtime.
【预测】四个选项中的replace,extra work和working overtim e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be up to one’s neck，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Miss Smith请了病假，她必须接管Miss Smith的工作。由此可推断，女士必须做额外的工作，故答案为C)。
4.听力原文：W：Washing dishes at the cafeteria every day is really boring.
M：Whydo n’tyouqu itanddeliv erflo werswithme?
Q：What does the man suggest the woman do?
4.A)Change her job.C)Open a flower shop.
B)Buy a dishwasher.D)Start her own business.
【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,shop
和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why don’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,you said you’d take this package to the post office yesterday.
M：Oh,no.It must have slipped my mind.
Q：What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
5.A)He forgot where he had left the package.C)He wanted to deliver the package himself.
B)He slipped on his way to the post office.D)He failed to do what he promised to do.
【预测】四个选项反复出现package和post office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slip o
ne’s mind，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：Fm not surprised you didn’t like that movie.I find it really scary myself.
W：So did I.I do n’tcaremuchforhorrormoviesasarule.
Q：What do we learn from the conversation?
6.A)The speakers do not agree with each other.C)The man pays for the tickets as a rule.
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the speakers开头，B)、C)分别以the woman和the man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so did I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care for意为“喜欢”，as a rule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：My life experience tells me that love is filled with happiness but it hurts you too.
W：Your words remind me of the saying honey is sweet but the bee stings.
Q：What do we learn from the conversation?
7.A)The woman is just as unlucky as the man.C)The speakers share a common view on love.
B)The woman is more sensitive than the man.D)The speakers are unhappy with their marriage.【预测】四个选项中出现了unlucky,sensitive，love和I unhappy这些表示感情的词汇，可推测对话将涉及感情问题。四个选项中A)、B)均以the woman开头，将the woman和the man进行对比，C)、D)均以the speakers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：How many more chairs should I bring in for the forum，six or seven?
W：Bring in all you can find.I’m expecting at least20participants.
Q：What are the speakers talking about?
8.A)Preparations for a forum.C)Organizers of a forum.
B)Participants in the forum.D)Expectations of the forum.
【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)。
Conversation One
9-12.听力原文：
M：Do you think there’s discrimination against women in England today?
W：Certainly,and not just in education and work either,in many other fields as well.The tax situation f
or women is very unfair,for example.
M：Are women better off in other countries then?
W：It depends on the country.(9)There’s certainlymuch les sdis crimin ation inScandinav ia,andmay be in America, too.
M：Do you think the position of English women will improve?
W：In some ways it will of course.(10)I’m suremorewomenwillgoouttowo rkinthenext20years.But women have a much greater problem than this to solve.
M:What’s that?
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：The problem of women’s attitudes.Lots of women are unhappy with their present situation,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 changing men’s.
M：One last question,some supporters of the women’s liberation movement believed that marriage should be abolished.Do you agree?
W:No,I don’t.It can’t happen.What may and should happen is that we teach men to spend more time looking after children and doing housework.
9.Where are women said to be less discriminated against?
A)France.C)Russia.
B)Scandinavia.D)East Europe.
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.What will happen in England in20years according to the conversation?
A)More women will be promoted in the workplace.
B)More women will overcome their inadequacies.
C)More women will receive higher education.
D)More women will work outside the family.
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.What does the woman think the women’s liberation movement should do?
A)Try hard to protect women’s rights.
B)Educate men to respect women more.
C)Help women acquire more professional skills.
D)Spend more time changing women’s attitudes.
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。
Conversation Two
听力原文：
M：(12)Cheers,Shirley.
W：Cheers,Paul.What a lovely place for a business lunch.I hope I can concentrate in this heat.
M：I’m sure you will when I tell you about my ideas.
W：You know,I must say I was pleased to hear from you,but from what you said on the phone,everything is so sudden.
M：Well,(13)my father-in-law,who is also the Managing Director of Jayal Motors,has given me two weeks to prepare a report on the possibility of moving into the export market.
W:Ah,now,just one thing,Paul.Have you really thought the whole idea through?
M:Of course I have.
W:(14)Nowthekeythin ginthewholeoperationistogetagoodimportagent，and you say the bank will help?
M:Fm almost sure of it.
W:Preliminary studies are all very good,Paul.But if the product can’t sell,then there’s little use in expanding the factory.
M:Yes,I realize that,Shirley.But we have a very good product.The chief designer has just completed a new improved model.
英语四级要考些什么W:I know your bikes have a very good reputation here，but you have to build up a reputation and market in Africa.
M：Yes,of course.But the immediate problem is that my father-in-law wants a detailed report by next Monday.
Two weeks isn’t enough time to prepare a report,so I need your help.
W：OK,Paul.You’ve convinced me.(15)I must say I admire your determination.
12、Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A)In a restaurant.C)At the man’s office.
B)In a hotel lobby.D)At the woman’s place.
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business lunch，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、What do we learn about the man’s father-in-law?
A)He is the chief designer of the latest bike model.
B)He has completed an overseas market survey.
C)He is the Managing Director of Jayal Motors.