2024年5月25日发(作者：伏骊红)
2014年大学英语四级试题答案及其解析
听力部分
短对话
1. D) providing good education for baby boomers。
2. D) Students’ performance declined。
3. D) They are mostly small in size。
4. D) Some large schools have split up into smaller ones。
5. C) their college-level test participation。
6. B) Their school performance was getting worse。
7. A) maintain closer relationships with their teachers。
8. Simplicity
9. different measures
10. tough subjects
11.
M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining
room, another into the family room and a third to the outside。
W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?
Q: What are the speakers doing?
【答案】D) Discussing a housing plan。
【解析】此题为简单的推理题。从drawing，kitchen等关键词可知，两人正在看房间
的图纸，并讨论希望family room能够再大点。
12.
M: I’m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?
W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enough
of our canteen food。
Q: What do we learn about the woman?
【答案】D) She is tired of the food in the canteen。
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话中可知，男子问女子对于晚上到哪里吃饭有没有任何建
议。女子回答去KFC旁边的法国餐厅，因为她已经受够了食堂的食物。
13.
W: Hey, if you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones?
I’m preparing for the speech contest。
M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realize I’ve being bothering you all this time。
Q: What is the man probably doing?
【答案】C) Listening to some loud music。
【解析】此题为较为简单的推理题。从volume，earphone，bother等关键词可知该男
子听音乐时把音量调的很高，从而影响到了女子准备演讲比赛。
14.
M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make
a good impression on your family。
W: Come on! It’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【答案】C) The man can dress casually for the occasion。
【解析】此题为推理题。男子想穿新套装给女方家庭留下好印象，但是女子说这只是个
家庭聚会，穿牛仔裤和T恤就行，即穿着随意即可。
15.
M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue? These two colors
are coming in this season。
W: Oh, actually grey is my favourite color, but I prefer something made from
cotton, 100% cotton I mean。
Q: What is the woman looking for?
【答案】B) Grey pants made from pure cotton。
【解析】此题为细节题。从关键词pants，grey，100% cotton可知，女子想要的是灰
色纯棉的短裤。
16.
W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them。
M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland。
2024年5月25日发(作者：伏骊红)
2014年大学英语四级试题答案及其解析
听力部分
短对话
1. D) providing good education for baby boomers。
2. D) Students’ performance declined。
3. D) They are mostly small in size。
4. D) Some large schools have split up into smaller ones。
5. C) their college-level test participation。
6. B) Their school performance was getting worse。
7. A) maintain closer relationships with their teachers。
8. Simplicity
9. different measures
10. tough subjects
11.
M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining
room, another into the family room and a third to the outside。
W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?
Q: What are the speakers doing?
【答案】D) Discussing a housing plan。
【解析】此题为简单的推理题。从drawing，kitchen等关键词可知，两人正在看房间
的图纸，并讨论希望family room能够再大点。
12.
M: I’m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?
W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enough
of our canteen food。
Q: What do we learn about the woman?
【答案】D) She is tired of the food in the canteen。
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话中可知，男子问女子对于晚上到哪里吃饭有没有任何建
议。女子回答去KFC旁边的法国餐厅，因为她已经受够了食堂的食物。
13.
W: Hey, if you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones?
I’m preparing for the speech contest。
M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realize I’ve being bothering you all this time。
Q: What is the man probably doing?
【答案】C) Listening to some loud music。
【解析】此题为较为简单的推理题。从volume，earphone，bother等关键词可知该男
子听音乐时把音量调的很高，从而影响到了女子准备演讲比赛。
14.
M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make
a good impression on your family。
W: Come on! It’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【答案】C) The man can dress casually for the occasion。
【解析】此题为推理题。男子想穿新套装给女方家庭留下好印象，但是女子说这只是个
家庭聚会，穿牛仔裤和T恤就行，即穿着随意即可。
15.
M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue? These two colors
are coming in this season。
W: Oh, actually grey is my favourite color, but I prefer something made from
cotton, 100% cotton I mean。
Q: What is the woman looking for?
【答案】B) Grey pants made from pure cotton。
【解析】此题为细节题。从关键词pants，grey，100% cotton可知，女子想要的是灰
色纯棉的短裤。
16.
W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them。
M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland。