2016年6月大学英语四级第2套真题及答案

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

Part I Writing

Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your school teachers upon entering college. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Part ⅡListening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

1. A)How college students can improve their sleep habits.

B)Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.

C)Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.

D)How college students can handle their psychological problems.

2. A)It is not easy to improve one’s sleep habits.

B)It is not good for students to play video games.

C)Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.

D)Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3. A)Whether more airports should be built around London.

B)Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.

C)Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.

D)Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.

4. A)Inefficient management. B)Poor ownership structure.

C)Lack of innovation and competition. D)Lack of runway and terminal capacity. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

5. A)Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.

B)Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.

C)Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.

D)Study the effects of nicotine on young smokers.

6. A)The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.

B)Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking.

C)Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.

D)Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.

7. A)They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.

B)They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.

C)They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.

D)They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

8. A)Indonesia. B)Holland. C)Sweden. D)England.

9.A)Getting a coach who can offer real help. B)Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.

C)Learning a language where it is not spoken . D)Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize .

10. A)Listening language programs on the radio. B)Trying to speak it as much as one can.

C)Making friends with native speakers. D)Practicing reading aloud as often as possible.

11.A)It creates an environment for socializing.

B)It offers various courses with credit points.

C)It trains young people’s leadership abilities.

D)It provides opportunities for language practice.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A)The impact of engine design on rode safety. B)The role policemen play in traffic safety.

C)A sense of freedom driving gives. D)Rules and regulations for driving.

13. A)Make cars with automatic control. B)Make cars that have better brakes.

C)Make cars that are less powerful. D)Make cars with higher standards.

14. A)They tend to drive responsibly. B)They like to go at high speed.

C)They keep within speed limits. D)They follow traffic rules closely.

15.A)It is a bad idea. B)It is not useful.

C)It is as effective as speed bumps . D)It should be combined with education.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16.A)The card got damaged . B)The card was found invalid.

C)The card reader failed to do the scanning. D)The card reader broke down unexpectedly.

17. A)By converting the credit card with a layer of plastic.

B)By calling the credit card company for confirmation.

C)By seeking help from the card reader maker Verifone.

D)By typing the credit card number into the cash register.

18.A)Affect the sales of high-tech appliances.

B)Change the life style of many Americans.

C)Give birth to many new technological inventions.

D)Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.

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

19. A)They are set by the dean of the graduate school.

B)They are determined by the advising board.

C)They leave much room for improvement.

D)They vary among different departments.

20. A)By consulting the examining committee . B)By reading the Bulletin of Information.

C)By contacting the departmental office. D)By visiting the university’s website.

21. A)They specify the number of credits students must earn.

B)They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates.

C)They have to be approved by the examining committee.

D)They are the same among various divisions of the university.

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

22. A)Students majoring in nutrition. B)Students in health classes.

C)Ph.D. candidates in dieting. D)Middle and high school teachers.

23. A)Its overestimate of the effect of dieting. B)Its mistaken conception of nutrition.

C)Its changing criteria for beauty. D)Its overemphasis on thinness.

24. A)To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep.

B)To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women.

C)To explain how computer images can be misleading.

D)To prove that technology has impacted our culture.

25. A)To persuade girls to stop dieting.

B)To promote her own concept of beauty.

C)To establish an emotional connection with students.

D)To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.

Section A

Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Contrary to popular belief, older people generally do not want to live with their children.

Moreover, most adult children 26 every bit as much care and support to their aging parents

as wa s the case in the “good old days”, and most older people do not feel 27 .

About 80% of people 65years and older have living children, and about 90% of them have 28 contact with their children. About 75% of elderly parents who don’t go to nursing homes live within 30 minutes of at least one of their children.

However, 29 having contact with children does not guarantee happiness in old age. In fact, some research has found that people who are most involved with their families have the lowest spirits. This research may be 30 , however, as ill health often makes older people more 31 and thereby increases contact with family members. So it is more likely that poor health, not just family involvement, 32 spirits.

Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children. If parents and children share interests and values and agree on childrearing practices and religious 33 , they are likely to enjoy each other’s company. Disagreements on such matters can 34 cause problems. If parents are agreed by their daughter’s divorce, dislike her new husband, and disapprove of how she is raising their grandchildren, 35 are that they are not going to enjoy her visits.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?

[A] For many years I have studied global agricultural, population, environmental and economic

trends and their interactions. The combined effects of those trends and the political tensions they generate point to the breakdown of governments and societies. Yet I, too, have resisted the idea that food shortages could bring down not only individual governments but also our global civilization.

[B] I can no longer ignore that risk. Our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines

that are undermining the world food economy forces me to conclude that such a collapse is possible.

[C] As demand for food rises faster than supplies are growing, the resulting food-price inflation

puts severe stress on the governments of many countries. Unable to buy grain or grow their own, hungry people take to the streets. Indeed, even before the steep climb in grain prices in 2008, the number of failing states was expanding. If the food situation continues to worsen, entire nations will break down at an ever increasing rate. In the 20th century the main threat to international security was superpower conflict; today it is failing states.

[D] States fail when national governments can no longer provide personal security, food security

and basic social services such as education and health care. When governments lose their

control on power, law and order begin to disintegrate. After a point, countries can become so dangerous that food relief workers are no longer safe and their programs are halted. Failing states are of international concern because they are a source of terrorists, drugs, weapons and refugees(难民), threatening political stability everywhere.

[E] The surge in world grain prices in 2007 and 2008—and the threat they pose to food

security——has a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past. During the second half of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically several times. In 1972, for instance, the Soviets, recognizing their poor harvest early, quietly cornered the world wheat market. As a result, wheat prices elsewhere more than doubled, pulling rice and corn prices up with them. But this and other price shocks were event-driven——drought in the Soviet Union, crop-shrinking heat in the U.S. Corn Belt. And the rises were short-lived: prices typically returned to normal with the next harvest.

[F] In contrast, the recent surge in world grain prices is trend-driven, making it unlikely to reverse

without a reversal in the trends themselves. On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion(转向) of U.S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.

[G] As incomes rise among low-income consumers, the potential for further grain consumption is

huge. But that potential pales beside the never-ending demand for crop-based fuels. A fourth of this year’s U.S. grain harvest will go to fuel cars.

[H] What about supply? The three environmental trends——the shortage of fresh water, the loss

of topsoil and the rising temperatures——are making it increasingly hard to expand the world’s grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand. Of all those trends, however, the spread of water shortages poses the most immediate threat. The biggest challenge here is irrigation, which consumes 70% the world’s fresh water. Millions of irrigation wells in many countries are now pumping water out of underground sources faster than rainfall can refill them. The result is falling water tables(地下水位) in countries with half the world’s people, including the three big grain producers——China, India and the U.S.

[I] As water tables have fallen and irrigation wells have gone dry, China’s wheat crop, the world’s

largest, has declined by 8% since it peaked at 123 million tons in 1997. But water shortages are even more worrying in India. Millions of irrigation wells have significantly lowered water tables in almost every state.

[J] As the world’s food security falls to pieces, individual countries acting in their own self-interest are actually worsening the troubles of many. The trend began in 2007, when leading wheat-exporting countries such as Russia and Argentina limited or banned their exports, in hopes of increasing local food supplies and thereby bringing down domestic food prices.

Vietnam banned its exports for several months for the same reason. Such moves may eliminate the fears of those living in the exporting countries, but they are creating panic in importing countries that must rely on what is then left for export.

[K] In response to those restrictions, grain-importing countries are trying to nail down long-term trade agreements that would lock up future grain supplies. Food-import anxiety is even leading to new efforts by food-importing countries to buy or lease farmland in other countries. In spite of such temporary measures, soaring food prices and spreading hunger in many other countries are beginning to break down the social order.

[L] Since the current world food shortage is trend-driven, the environmental trends that cause it must be reversed. We must cut carbon emissions by 80% from their 2006 levels by 2020, stabilize the world’s p opulation at eight billion by 2040, completely remove poverty, and restore forests and soils. There is nothing new about the four objectives. Indeed, we have made substantial progress in some parts of the world on at least one of these——the distribution of family-planning services and the associated shift to smaller families.

[M]For many in the development community, the four objectives were seen as positive, promoting development as long as they did not cost too much. Others saw them as politically correct and morally appropriate. Now a third and far more significant motivation presents itself: meeting these goals may be necessary to prevent the collapse of our civilization. Yet the cost we project for saving civilization would amount to less than $200 billion a year, 1/6 of current global military spending. In effect, our plan is the new security budget.

36.The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more

people want to consume meat products.

37. Social order is breaking down in many countries because of food shortages.

38. Rather than superpower conflict, countries unable to cope with food shortages now constitute

the main threat to world security.

39. Some parts of the world have seen successful implementation of family planning.

40. The author has come to agree that food shortages could ultimately lead to the collapse of world

civilization.

41. Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstacle to boosting the world’s grain

production.

42. The cost for sa ving our civilization would be considerably less than the world’s current

military spending.

43. To lower domestic food prices, some countries limited or stopped their grain exports.

44. Environmental problems must be solved to ease the current global food shortage.

45. A quarter of this year’s American grain harvest will be used to produce bio-fuel for cars. Section C

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.

The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60, found that certain mental functions—including measures of abstract reasoning, mental speed and puzzle-solving—started to dull as early as age 27.

Dips in memory, meanwhile, generally became apparent around age 37.

On the other hand, indicators of a person’s accumulated knowledge—like performance on tests of vocabulary and general knowledge—kept improving with age, according to findings published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.

The results do not mean that young adults need to start worrying about their memories. Most

people’s minds function at a high level even in their later years, according to researcher Timothy Salthouse.

“These patterns suggest that so me types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one’s abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no dise ases,” Salthouse sai d in a news release.

The study included healthy, educated adults who took standard tests of memory, reasoning and perception at the outset and at some point over the next seven years.

The tests are designed to detect subtle (细微的) changes in mental function, and involve solving puzzles, recalling words and details from stories, and identifying patterns in collections of letters and symbols.

In general, Salthouse and his colleagues found, certain aspects of cognition (认知能力) generally started to decline in the late 20s to 30s.

The findings shed light on normal age-related changes in mental function, which could aid in understanding the process of dementia (痴呆), according to the researchers.

“By following individuals over time,” Salthouse said, “we gain insight in cognitio n changes, and may possibly discover ways to slow the rate of decline.”

The researchers are currently analyzing the study participants’ health and lifestyle to see which factors might influence age-related cognitive changes.

46. What is the common view of mental function?

A)It varies from person to person. B)It weakens in one’s later years.

C)It gradually expands with age. D)It indicates one’s health condition.

47. What does the new study find about mental functions?

A)Some diseases inevitably lead to their decline.

B)They reach a peak at the age of 20 for most people.

C)They are closely related to physical and mental exercise.

D)Some of them begin to decline when people are still young.

48. What does Timothy Salthouse say about people’s mi nds in most cases?

A)They tend to decline in people’s later years.

B)Their flexibility determines one’s abilities.

C)They function quite well even in old age.

D)Their functioning is still a puzzle to be solved.

49. Although people’s minds may function less flexibly as th ey age, they _____.

A)may be better at solving puzzles

B)can memorize things with more ease

C)may have greater facility in abstract reasoning

D)can put what they have learnt into more effective use

50. According to Salthouse, their study may help us_____.

A)find ways to slow down our mental decline

B)find ways to boost our memories

C)understand the complex process of mental functioning

D)understand the relation between physical and mental health

Passage Two

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

The most important thing in the news last week was the rising discussion in Nashville about the educational needs of children. The shorthand(简写)educators use for this is “pre-K”—meaning instruction before kindergarten—and the big idea is to prepare 4-year-olds and even younger kids to be ready to succeed on their K-12 journey.

But it gets complicated. The concept has multiple forms, and scholars and policymakers argue about the shape, scope and cost of the ideal program.

The federal Head Start program, launched 50 years ago, has served more than 30 million children. It was based on concepts developed at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College by Susan Gray, the legendary pioneer in early childhood education research.

A new Peabody study of the Tennessee V oluntary Pre-K program reports that pre-K works, but the gains are not sustained through the third grade. It seems to me this highlights quality issues in elementary schools more than pre-K, and indicates longer-term success must connect pre-K with all the other issues related to educating a child.

Pre-K is controversial. Some critics say it is a luxury and shouldn’t be free to families able to pay. Pre-K advocates insist it is proven and will succeed if integrated with the rest of the child’s schooling. I lean toward the latter view.

This is, in any case, the right conversation to be having now as Mayor Megan Barry takes office. She was the first candidate to speak out for strong pre-K programming. The important thing is for all of us to keep in mind the real goal and the longer, bigger picture.

The weight of the evidence is on the side of pre-K that early intervention (干预)works. What government has not yet found is the political will to put that understanding into full practice with a sequence of smart schooling that provides the early foundation.

For this purpose, our schools need both the talent and the organization to educate each child who arrives at the schoolhouse door. Some show up ready, but many do not at this critical time when young brains are developing rapidly.

51.What does the author say about pre-kindergarten education?

A)It should cater to the needs of individual children.

B)It is essential to a person’s future academic success.

C)Scholars and policymakers have different opinions about it.

D)Parents regard it as the first phase of children’s development.

52.What does the new Peabody study find?

A)Pre-K achievements usually do not last long.

B)The third grade marks a new phase of learning.

C)The third grade is critical to children’s development.

D)Quality has not been the top concern of pre-K programs.

53.When does the author think pre-K works the best?

A)When it is accessible to kids of all families.

B)When it is made part of kids’ education.

C)When it is no longer considered a luxury.

D)When it is made fun and enjoyable to kids.

54.What do we learn about Mayor Megan Barry?

A)She knows the real goal of education. B)She is a mayor of insight and vision.

C)She has once run a pre-K program. D)She is a firm supporter of pre-K.

55.What does the author thin k is critical to kids’ education?

A)Teaching method. B)Kids’ interest.

C)Early intervention. D)Parents’ involvement.

Part IV Translation Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

在山东省潍坊市，风筝不仅仅是玩具，而且还是这座城市文化的标志。潍坊以“风筝之都”而闻名，已有将近2,400年放飞风筝的历史。传说中国古代哲学家墨子用了三年时间在潍坊制作了世界上首个风筝，但放飞的第一天风筝就坠落并摔坏了。也有人相信风筝是中国古代木匠鲁班发明的。据说他的风筝用木头和竹子制作，飞了三天后才落地。

听力答案：

Part III Reading Comprehension

Section A

26.【答案】M 27.【答案】A 28.【答案】

I 29.【答案】L 30.【答案】C

31.【答案】G 32.【答案】F 33.【答案】E 34.【答案】N 35.【答案】D

Section B

粮食短缺会毁灭文明么

36.【答案】F 37.【答案】K 38.【答案】C 39.【答案】L 40.【答案】B

41.【答案】H 42. 【答案】M 43.【答案】J 44.【答案】L 45.【答案】G

Section C

46.【答案】B 47.【答案】D 48.【答案】C 49.【答案】D 50.【答案】A

51.【答案】C 52.【答案】A 53.【答案】B 54.【答案】D 55.【答案】C

解析部分

Part III Reading Comprehension

Section A

【空词预测】

【话题分类】日常生活

【文章大意】本篇讲述了老年父母和孩子相处的现状：大多数父母和孩子一起生活，然而这并不能说明他们关系良好；若父母和孩子观念相投，爱好相似，则能愉快相处，反之父母不会喜欢孩子的陪伴。

【考核技能】综合能力

【答案解析】

26. M) provide。根据上下文判断，本空在句中作谓语动词，并与后半句的and most older people do not feel_____ 构成并列关系，故前后时态应一致，均为一般现在时。选项中的动词有：A) abandoned（抛弃）；

B) advanced（前进）；F) dampens（抑制，减弱）；K) grant（授予，满足）；M) provide （提供）。其中，M)provide 符合语法和大意。本句意为：成年的孩子们会尽可能地为年迈的父母提供每一点关心和支持。

27. A) abandoned。本空位于感官动词feel 之后，故应选择形容词，选项中的形容词有：A) abandoned（被抛弃的）；B) advanced（先进的）；I) frequent（频繁的，时常的）；C) biased（有偏见的）；G) dependent（依赖的）；H) distant（疏远的）。上文说道：孩子们尽可能地提供关心和支持，故父母没有被抛弃的感觉。所以本题选A 符合题意。28. I) frequent。本空所在句中的contact 是名词，have ____ contact with their children （与孩子保持……联系），由此可知此答案是修饰contact，选项中frequent （频繁的）符合上下文大意，所以选I。

29. L) merely。本空所在句的语法结构完整，空格处在本句修饰having contact with，故应是副词，选项中副词有：L) merely（只是，仅仅）；N) understandably（可理解地）；O) unrealistically（不现实地）。结合上下文的转折关系，merely 更符合语境，本句意为：仅仅与孩子们保持联系并不能保证有个幸福的晚年。

30. C) biased。此空位于may be 之后，在句中作表语，因此需要名词或形容词。上文提到研究发现与家人来往最多的老人可能最没活力，随后出现however 转折，由此可判断，The research may be biased（研究可能有偏见），所以本题选C。

31. G) dependent。根据本句大意：as ill health often makes older people more _____（因为身体不好往往会使老人更_____），选项中符合句意是G 项dependent（依赖的），本句意为：因为身体不好往往会使老人更具依赖性，所以他们才会增进与家人的联系。

32. F) dampens。空格所在句使用了it is 强调句型，强调句的主语为poor health, not just family involvement。本空在强调句中作谓语动词，且应为第三人称单数形式，由此可判断选项中符合条件只有F 项dampens（抑制，减轻），dampens spirits 和上一句的have the lowest spirits 构成衔接，本句意为：所以更可能是因为健康不佳，使得老人情绪低落，而不仅是家庭来往。

33. E) commitment。本空所在句的childrearing practices（抚养孩子的方法）和religious _____ 构成并列关系，故此空为名词，选项中的名词有：D) chances（机遇，可能性）；E) commitment（承诺，奉献）；J)fulfillment（履行，完成）。其中，religious commitment （宗教信奉）表达最佳，且符合大意，故本题选E。

34. N) understandably。空格所在句的语法结构完整，本空位于情态动词can 和动词cause 之间，故应为副词。可选的副词有：N) understandably 和O) unrealistically，结合上下文

大意N 项表达正确。本句意为：在此类事上的分歧产生了问题，是不难理解的。

35. D) chances。由_____ are 即可判断，此空为名词复数，所以选D 项chances（机遇，可能性）。空格所在句意为：如果父母对女儿的离婚感到愤怒，不喜欢她的新婚丈夫，并且不同意女儿抚养孙子孙女的方法，那么很可能父母不会欢迎女儿的拜访。

Section B

【话题分类】环境与发展

【文章大意】本篇分别从粮食供不应求、粮食价格膨胀、环境污染问题、人口增加、食品安全、水资源短缺等方面分析了粮食短缺会造成个体、政府甚至全球文化的垮台，并提出应对策略。

【考核技能】综合能力

36. The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more people want to consume meat products.

【正确答案】F

【答案解析】由本题的关键信息want to consume meat products 可将答案定位至 F 段最后一句：wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products。本段大意为：粮食价格上涨是大趋势（the recent surge in world grain prices is trend-driven），在需求上，会有越来越多的人进入食物链来大量食用以谷物为主饲养的肉制品，且美国政府大量使用谷物制造生物燃料。surge 被替换成steep climb, 故选 F 段。

37. Social order is breaking down in many countries because of food shortages.

【正确答案】K

【答案解析】本题的关键信息是Social order 和breaking down，由此可直接将答案定位至K 段In spite of such temporary measures, soaring food prices and spreading hunger in many other countries are beginning to break down the social order（尽管出台了临时的政策，但是飙升的食品价格和一些国家饥饿的蔓延，已经开始打破社会秩序了），故本句对应K 段。

38. Rather than superpower conflict, countries unable to cope with food shortages now constitute the main threat to world security.

【正确答案】C

【答案解析】根据题干中的superpower conflict 和world security 将答案定位至 C 段最后一句的superpower conflict 和international conflict。该段最后两句说道：如果粮食状况持续恶化，整个国家会以前所未有的速度进入瘫痪状态。20 世纪最大的威胁是超级大国冲突，而如今却是政府的垮台。故本题匹配C 段。

39. Some parts of the world have seen successful implementation of family planning.

【正确答案】L

【答案解析】本题的关键词是implementation of family planning（计划生育的贯彻），由此可将答案定位至L 段的最后一句：Indeed, we have made substantial progress in some parts of the world on at least one of these—the distribution of family-planning services（事实上，至少我们在其中的一项，即计划生育服务分配上已经在一些地区取得了实质性的进展）。本题是对该句的同义转述，所以选L 段。

40. The author has come to agree that food shortages could ultimately lead to the collapse of world civilization.

【正确答案】B

【答案解析】本题关键信息come to agree，collapse，由此可将答案定位到A 段的最后一句和B 段。A段提到，作者以前也抵制全球文明解体的说法；但在B 段作者又总结到，如果我们无法解决环境问题

对世界粮食经济造成的损害，那么全球文明垮台的结论也是有可能的。故本题符合B 段大意。

41. Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstacle to boosting the world’s grain production.

【正确答案】H

【答案解析】本题意为：水资源日益短缺成为世界粮食产量提高的最大障碍。其中H 段说道：Of all those trends, however, the spread of water shortages poses the most immediate threat（在众多趋势中，水资源短缺的蔓延成为了最直接的威胁），由此可知本题是对该句的同义转述，所以选H 段。

42. The cost for saving our civilization would be considerably less than the world’s current military spending.

【正确答案】M

【答案解析】根据关键信息：The cost，less than 和military spending 可将答案定位到原文M 段的倒数第二句：Yet the cost we project for saving civilization would amount to less than $200 billion a year, 1/6 of current global military spending（而我们计划用于挽救文明的花销每年不足2000 亿美元，相当于目前全球军事花费的1/6），故本题与M 段匹配。43. To lower domestic food prices, some countries limited or stopped their grain exports.

【正确答案】J

【答案解析】根据lower domestic food prices 和limited grain exports 可将答案定位至J 段，本段中间提到：Russia and Argentina limited or banned their exports, in hopes of…and thereby bringing down domestic food prices（俄罗斯和阿根廷通过限制和禁止出口，希望能提高当地粮食供给，从而降低国内粮食价格），

所以本题选J 段。

44. Environmental problems must be solved to ease the current global food shortage.

【正确答案】L

【答案解析】本题意为：必须解决环境问题来缓解当下全球粮食短缺的状况。原文L 段的前几句说道：既然粮食短缺是大趋势，那么必须扭转导致这一状况的环境变化的趋势（Since the current world food shortage is trend-driven, the environmental trends that cause it must be reversed）。接着又提到如何扭转：至2020 年，将二氧化碳排放量减少到2006 年的80% ；2040 年将世界人口稳定至80 亿；彻底消除贫困；改善森林和土壤等。所以本题符合L 段的概述。

45. A quarter of this year’s American grain harves t will be used to produce bio-fuel for cars.

【正确答案】G

【答案解析】根据本题关键词A quarter of 和bio-fuel for cars，可将答案定位至G 段的最后一句A fourth of this year’s U.S. grain harvest will go to fuel cars（美国四分之一的粮食收入都将用作汽车燃料），因此本题对应G 段。

Section C

Passage One

【话题分类】健康

【文章大意】研究发现人类的部分心智功能在27 岁就出现退化现象，认知能力的某些方面在20—30 岁开始下降；这些发现有助于理解老年痴呆的发生过程。

46. 【正确答案】B

【考核技能】态度信息

【答案解析】本题题干关键词是common view（普遍观点），根据原文第一句话Declining

mental function is often seen as a problem of old age（心智功能下降经常被认为是年老的问题），这与B 项的It weakens in one’s later year 意思相同，故本题选B。

47. 【正确答案】D

【考核技能】缘由结果

【答案解析】根据题干中的new study found 以及顺序原则，可以将答案定位到原文第二段The study…found that certain mental functions…started to dull as early as age 27（研究发现某些心智功能在27 岁就开始变迟钝），这与选项D 表达一致，故本题选D。

48. 【正确答案】C

【考核技能】观点意见

【答案解析】题干问大多数情况下Timothy Salthouse 是如何看待人类的思维的？Salthouse 首次表达观点是在第五段Most people’s mind function at a high level even in their later years （大部分人的思维在晚年的时候依然能高水平运作），所以本题选C) They function quite well even in old age。

49. 【正确答案】D

【考核技能】缘由结果

【答案解析】根据题干中的flexibly （灵活的）可将答案定位至原文第六段的flexibility 的所在句，大意为：有些心智灵活度会在成人的早期阶段下降，但是如果不出现疾病的话，人的知识储量和学以致用的能力会在整个成年期增长。言外之意：尽管人的思维灵活度下降，但却更能学以致用，这与D 项表达一致，故选D。

50. 【正确答案】A

【考核技能】观点意见

【答案解析】根据答题的顺序原则和题干their study may help us ___ 可将答案定位至最后几段。倒数第三段提到The findings shed light on…which could aid in understanding the process of dementia（研究可以帮助理解老年痴呆的过程），但并不是帮助理解心智活动的复杂过程，所以C 项不正确；倒数第二段Salthouse 提到may possibly discover ways to slow the rate of decline（有可能发现减缓衰老的方法），A项表达与原文相符。故本题选A。Passage Two

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51. 【正确答案】C

【考核技能】态度信息

【答案解析】本题问作者对学前教育的看法，原文第一段介绍了pre-K 概念的提出，而第二段的But转折后为重要信息：The concept has multiple forms, and scholars and policymaker argue about the shape,scope and cost of the ideal program（该概念出现多种形式，学者和决策者们对于该项目的构架、范围和成本产生分歧）。这与C 项的different opinions 表达一致，所以选C。

52. 【正确答案】A

【考核技能】得出结论

【答案解析】根据题干中的the new Peabody study 可将答案定位至原文第四段 A new Peabody study of…reports that pre-K works, but the gains are not sustained through the third grade（新的研究报道pre-K 是有效的，但是其效果持续不到三年级），紧接着又提到longer-term success must connect pre-K with all the other issues（而更长久的成功必须将pre-K 与其他议题相连）。概括起来：pre-K 的效果持续的时间不长。故本题选A。

53. 【正确答案】B

【考核技能】态度信息

【答案解析】本题问作者认为pre-K 怎么能起到最好的效果。根据第五段最后一句I lean toward the latter view（我更倾向于后者），由此答案在本句的上文Pre-K…insist it is proven and will succeed if integrated with the rest of the child’s schooling（Pre-K 的支持者坚信如果能将其跟孩子剩余的学习融合一体，pre-K就会成功），即将pre-K 作为孩子教育的一部分，所以本题B 正确。

54. 【正确答案】D

【考核技能】观点支持

【答案解析】根据题干关键词Mayor Megan Barry 可将答案定位至原文第六段She was the first candidate to speak out for strong pre-K programming （她是坚决支持pre-K 项目的第一人），所以本题选D。

55. 【正确答案】C

【考核技能】得出结论

【答案解析】根据答案的顺序原则，可定位至原文的最后一段，最后一段大意是：为了实现pre-K，我们的学校需要人才和组织去教授每位来到校园的孩子，有些学校准备好了，而很多学校在孩子大脑快速发育的关键时期，却没有做好准备；也就是说关键期做好的准备是talent and the organization to educate each child，可概括成early intervention（早期介入）。所以本题C 正确。

Part IV Translation

【参考译文】

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