2014年12月英语四级听力答案(卷二)
短文理解
Passage One
16. 本篇文章开头即指出 “they(scientists) are trying to explain how being half of the biological pair influences a twin’s identity.” 由此可知科学家一直试图想要解释双胞胎的身份人格是如何受到影响的。对应答案A. How being an identical twin influences one’s identify.
17. 关键词即是Jim 这个名字。关于两个Jim的情况是：他们一直生长在不同家庭，直到39岁才见面。”… grew up in different families and did not meet for 39 years.” 他们都结过两次婚，第二次婚姻中，妻子都叫贝蒂。”Both men were married twice… and their second wives were both named Betty.” 而他们的个孩子都是儿子”Both twins named their first sons James Allen.” 对应答案B. They grew up in different surroundings.
18. 通过对两个Jim的研究， “These twins help scientists understand the connection between environment and biology.” 对应答案A. They want to find out the relationship between environment and biology.
Passage Two
19. 文章开头就说到”Camping is still one of the cheapest ways of having a holiday.” 这里的“the cheapest way of having a holiday” 正好就和选项中的“inexpensive way of spending a holiday” 同义互换。对应答案D. It is an inexpensive way of spending a holiday.
20. 关键抓“the most popular tent ”。通过这个关键表述，我们可以知道受欢迎的帐篷有这样的特色：“The most popular tent… is the frame tent with 2 bedrooms and sleeping accommodation for 4 people. There is usually an outer tent… and a lighter inner tent or tents.” 对应答案B. It consists of an inner and an outer tent.
21.关键抓“camping in one place;for more than a few days”。文章后讲到“You can buy a kitchen extension for many tents… plan to stay camping in one place for more than a few days.” 原文重现。如果在同一地点要旅行多日，则需要一个额外的厨房部分。对应答案C. A kitchen extension.
Passage Three
22. 文章开篇提到”The country covers only 179 square miles.” 对应答案A. It covers 197 square meters.
23. 文章接着提到”Until the 1930s, travelers had difficulty in reaching the country.” 对应答案D. It was cut off from the rest of the world.
24. 文章接着提到 “When roads were built from France and Spain to Andorra in the 1930s, life picked up speed.” 对应答案C. The building of roads connecting it with neighboring countries.
25. 文章结尾提到”But most are now involved with the tourist trade.” 对应答案B. They work in the tourist industry.
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