2014年12月英语四级听力真题第一套

　　16.

　　A) Nodding one’s head.

　　B) Waving one’s hand.

　　C) Holding up the forefinger.

　　D) Turning the right thumb down.

　　17.

　　A) Looking away from them.

　　B) Forming a circle with fingers.

　　C) Bowing one’s head to them.

　　D) Waving or pointing to them.

　　18.

　　A) Looking one’s superior in the eye.

　　B) Keeping one’s arms folded while talking.

　　C) Showing the sole of one’s foot to a guest.

　　D) Using a lot of gestures during a conversation.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　19.

　　A) They had to beg for food after the harvest.

　　B) They grew wheat and corn on a small farm.

　　C) They shared a small flat with their relatives.

　　D) The children walked to school on dirt roads.

　　20.

　　A) Tour Ecuador’s Andes Mountains.

　　B) Earn an animal income of $2,800.

　　C) Purchase a plot to build a home on.

　　D) Send their children to school.

　　21.

　　A) The achievements of the Trickle Up Program.

　　B) A new worldwide economic revolution.

　　C) Different forms of assistance to the needy.

　　D) The life of poor people in developing countries.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　22.

　　A) They are highly sensitive to cold.

　　B) They are vitally important to our life.

　　C) They are a living part of our body.

　　D) They are a chief source of our pain.

　　23.

　　A) It has to be removed in time by a dentist.

　　B) It is a rare oral disease among old people.

　　C) It contains many nerves and blood vessels.

　　D) It is a sticky and colorless film on the teeth.

　　24.

　　A) It can change into acids causing damage to their outer covering.

　　B) It greatly reduces their resistance to the attacks of bacteria.

　　C) It makes their nerves and blood vessels more sensitive to acid food.

　　D) It combines with food particles to form a film on their surface.

　　25.

　　A) Food particles.

　　B) Gum disease.

　　C) Unhealthy living habits.

　　D) Chemical erosion.

　　Section C

　　Stunt people (替身演员) are not movie stars, but they are the hidden heroes of many movies.

　　They were around long before films. Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes. To be good, a fight scene has to look real. Punches must __26__ enemies’jaws. Sword fights must be fought with __27__ swords. Several actors arc usually in a fight scene. Their moves must be set up so that no one gets hurt. It is almost like planning a dance performance.

　　If a movie scene is dangerous, stunt people usually __28__ the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise running along the top of a train. But it is __29__ his stunt double. Stunt people must __30__ the stars they stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when close-ups are needed, the film __31__ the star. Some stunt people __32__ in certain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan Davis does all kinds of jumps. She has leapt from planes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump required careful planning and expert __33__.

　　Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second story window onto a horse’s back. He __34__ the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach.Canutt also __35__ a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get an Oscar.

　　答案

　　1.B

　　2.D

　　3.C

　　4.C

　　5.C

　　6.B

　　7.A

　　8.A

　　9.C

　　10.B

　　11.D