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2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(一)及答案

Part Ⅰ Writing ? ?? （30minutes）(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) Directions：For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write

a letter to express your thanks to one of your

friends who helped you most when you were in

difficulty. You should write at least 120 words but

no more than 180 words.

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25minutes) 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 reports 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 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. C) Lack of

innovation and competition

B) Poor ownership structure. D) Lack of

runway and terminal capacity

Questions 5 and 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

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 conversation. At the end of each conversation, you

will heat four question. 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 and 11 are based on the news report you have just heard.

8.A) Indonesia. C) Sweden.

B) Holland. D) England

9.A) Getting a coach who can offer real help. C) Leaning a

language where it is not spoken.

B) Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch. D) Acquiring the

necessary ability to socialize.

10.A) Listening to 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 and 15 are based on the news report you have just heard.

12.A) The impact of engine design on road 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. C) Make cars that

are less powerful.

B) Make cars that have better brakes. D) Make cars

with higher standard.

14.A) They tend to drive responsibly. C) They keep

within speed limits.

B) They like to go at high speed. D) They follow

traffic rules closely.

15.A) It is a bad idea. C) It is as

effective as speed bumps.

B) It is not useful. 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 1with a single line through the

centre.

Questions 16 and 18 are based on the news report you have just heard.

16.A) The card got damaged. C) The card reader

failed to do the scanning.

B) The card was found invalid. D) The card

reader broke down unexpectedly.

17.A) By covering 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 lifestyle of many Americans.

C) Give birth to many new technological inventions.

D) Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures. Questions 19 and 21 are based on the news report 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. C) By

contacting the departmental office.

B) By reading the Bulletin of Information. 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 and 25 are based on the news report you have just heard.

22.A) Students majoring in nutrition. C) Ph.D.

candidates in dieting.

B) Student in health classes. D) Middle

and high school teachers.

23.A) Its overestimate of the effect of dieting. C)

Its changing criteria for beauty.

B) Its mistaken conception of nutrition. D) Its

overestimate 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.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40minutes) 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 indentified 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.

Signs barring cell-phone use are a familiar sight to anyone who has ever sat in a hospital waiting room. But the

__(26) popularity of electronic medical records has forced hospital-based doctors to become ____（27）on computers throughout the day， and desktops-which keep doctors from besides-are____（28）giving way to wireless devices.

??As clerical loads increased， "something had to ____（29），and that was always face time with patients，" says Dr. Bhakti Patel, a former chief resident in the University of Chicago's internal-medicine program. In fall 2010, she helped ____（30）a pilot project in Chicago to see if the iPad could improve working conditions and patient care. The experiment was so ____（31）that all internal-medicine program adopted the same ____（32）in 2011. Medical schools at Yale and Stanford now have paperless， iPad-based curriculums. "You'll want an iPad just

so you can wear this" is the slogan for one of the new lab coats ___（33）with large pockets to accommodate tablet computers.

??A study of the University of Chicago iPad project found that patients got tests and___（34）faster if they were cared for by iPad-equipped residents. Many patients also ___（35）a better understanding of the illnesses that landed them in the hospital in the first place.

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.

Ancient Greek Wisdom Inspires Guidelines to Good Life [A]Is it possible to enjoy a peaceful life in a world that is

increasingly challenged by threats and uncertainties from wars, terrorism, economic crises and a widespread outbreak of infectious diseases The answer is yes, according to a new

book The 10 Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek

Philosophers on Living a Good Life. The book is co-authored by Long Island University's philosophy professor Michael

Soupios and economics professor Panos Mourdoukoutas.

[B]The wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers is timeless,

says Soupios. The philosophy professor says it is as

relevant today as when it was first written many centuries ago. "There is no expiration(失效)date on wisdom," he says "There is no shelf life on intelligence. I think that things have become very gloomy these day, lots of misunderstanding, misleading cues, a lot of what the ancients would have

called sophistry(诡辩). The nice thing about ancient

philosophy as offered by the Greeks is that they tended to see life clear and whole, in a way that we tend not to see life today."

Examine your life

[C] Soupies, along with his co-author Panos Mourdoukoutas,

developed their 10 golden rules by turning to the men behind that philosophy-Aristotle, Socrates, Epictetus and

Pythagoras, among others. The first rule-examine your life-is the common thread that runs through the entire book.

Soupios says that it is based on Plato's observation that

the unexamined life is not worth living. "The Greek are

always concerned about boxing themselves in, in terms of

convictions(信念)," he says. "So take a step back, switch off the automatic pilot and actually stop and reflect about things like our priorities, our values, and our

relationships."

Stop worrying about what you can not control

[D] As we begin to examine our life, Soupios says, we come to Rule No.2: Worry only about things that you can control. "The individual who promoted this idea was a Stoic philosopher His name is Epictetus, "he says." And what the Stoics say in general is simply this. There is a larger plan in life. You are not really going to be able to understand all of the dimerisions of this plan. You are not going to be able to control the dimensions of this plan."

[E]So, Soupios explains, it is not worth it to waste our

physical, intellectual and spiritual energy worrying about things that are beyond our control. "I can not control

whether or not I wind up getting the disease swine flu, for example." He says. "I mean, there are some cautious steps. I can take, but ultimately I can not guarantee myself that. So what Epictetus would say is sitting at home worrying about

that would be wrong and wasterful and irrational. You should live your life attempting to identify and control those

things which you can genuinely control."

Seek true pleasure

[F]To have a meaningful, happy life we need friends. But

according to Aristotle-a student of Plato and teacher of

Alexander the Great-most relationships don't qualify as true friendships. "Just because I have a business relationship with an individual and I can profit from that relationship, it does not necessarily mean that this person is my friend."

Soupios says. "Real friendship is when two individuals share the same soul. It is a beautiful and uncharacteristically poctic image that Aristotle offers."

[G]In our pursuit of the good life, he says, it is important to

seek out true pleasures-advice which was originally offered by Epicurus. But unlike the modern definition of

Epicureanism as a life of indulgence(放纵)and luxury, for the ancient Greeks, it meant finding a state of calm, peace and mental case.

[H]"This was the highest and most desirable form of pleasure

and happiness for the ancient Epicureans." Soupios says.

"This is something that is very much well worth considering

here in the modern era. I do not think that we spend nearly enough time trying to concentrate on achieving a sort of

calmness, a sort of contentment in mental and spiritual,

which was identified by these people as the gighest form of happiness and pleasure."

Do good to others

[I]Other golden rules counsel us to master ourselves, to avoid

excess and not to be a prosperous(发迹的)fool. There are

also rules dealing with interpersonal relationships. Be a

responsible human being and do not do evil things to others. [J]"This is Hesiod, of course, a younger contemporary poet, we believe, with Homer," Soupios says. "Hesiod offers an idea-

which you very often find in some of the word's great

religions, in the Judeo-Christian tradition and in Islam an others-that in some sense, when you hurt another human being, you hurt yourself. That damaging other people in your

community and in your life, trashing relationships, results in a kind of self-inflicted(自己招致的)spiritual wound." [K]Instead, Soupios says,ancient wisdom urges us to do good.

Golden Rule No.10 for a good life is that kindness toward

others tends to be rewarded.

[L]"This is Aesop, the fabulist(寓言家), the man of these charming little tales, often told in terms of animals and animal relationships." He says. "I think what Aesop was

suggesting is that when you offer a good turn to another

human being. One can hope that that good deed will come back and sort of pay a profit to you, the doer of the good deed.

Even if there is no concrete benefit paid in response to you good deed. At the very least, the doer of the good deed has the opportunity to enjoy a kind of spiritually enlightened moment."

[M]Soupios say following the 10 Golden Rules based on ancient wisdom can guide us to the path of the good life where we stop living as onlookers and become engaged and happier

human beings. And that, he notes, is a life worth living. 36. According to an ancient Greek philosopher, it is impossible

for us to understand every aspect of our life.

37. Ancient Philosophers saw life in a different light from

people of today.

38. Not all your business partners are your soul mates.

39. We can live a peaceful life despite the various challenges

of the modern world.

40. The doer of a good deed can feel spiritually rewarded even

when they gain no concrete benefits.

41. How to achieve meatal calmness and contentment is well

worth our consideration today.

42. Michael Soupios suggests that we should stop and think

carefully about our priorities in life.

43. Ancient philosophers strongly advise that we do good.

44. The wise teachings of ancient Greek thinkers are timeless,

and are applicable to contemporary life.

45. Do harm to others and you do harm to yourself.

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.

Attitudes toward new technologies often along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber

older people on the front end of a technological shift.

It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn't seem to be a clear generational divide. The public overall is split on whether

they'd like to use a driverless car. In a study last year, of

all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did not.

The face that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how transformative the

shift to driverless cars could be. Not everyone wants a

driverless car now-and no one can get one yet-but among those who are open to them, every age group is similarly engaged.

Actually, this isn't surprising. Whereas older generations

are sometime reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless

cars promise real value to these age groups in particular.

Older adults, especially those with limited mobility or

difficulty driving on their own, are one of the classic

useeases for driverless cars.

This is especially interesting when you consider that younger people are generally more interested in travel-related technologies than older ones.

When it comes to driverless cars, differences in attitude are more pronounced based on factors not related to age. College

graduates, for example, are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education, 59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or less. Where a person lives matters, too. More people who lives in cities and suburbs said they wanted to try driverless cars than those who lived in rural areas.

While there's reason to believe that interest in self-driving cars is going up across the board, a person's age will have

little to do with how self-driving cars can be becoming mainstream. Once driverless cares are actually available for safe, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.

46. What happens when a new technology emerges

A) It further widens the gap between the old and the young.

B) It often leads to innovations in other related fields.

C) It contribute greatly to the advance of society as a whole.

D) It usually draws different reactions from different age groups.

47. What does the author say about the driverless car

A) It does not seem to create a generational divide.

B) It will not necessarily reduce road accidents.

C) It may start a revolution in the car industry.

D) It has given rise to unrealistic expectations.

48. Why does the driverless car appeal to some old people

A) It saves their energy. B) It helps with their mobility.

C) It adds to the safety of their travel. D) It stirs up their interest in life.

59. What is likely to affect one's attitude toward the driverless car

A) The location of their residence. B) The amount of their special interest

C) The amount of training they received. D) The length of their driving experience.

50. Who are likely to be the first to buy the driverless car

A) The senior. B) The educated.

C) The wealthy. D) The tech fans. Passage Two

Question 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.

In agrarian(农业的),pre-industrial Europe, "you'd want to wake up early, start working with the sunrise, have a break to have the largest meal, and then you'd go back to work," says

Ken Albala, a professor of history at the University of the Pacific, "Later, at 5 or 6, you'd have a smaller supper."

This comfortable cycle, in which the rhythms of the day helped shape the rhythms of the meals, gave rise to the custom of the large midday meal, eaten with the extended family, "Meal are the foundation of the family,' says Carole Couniban. a professor at Millersville University in Peensylvania, "so there was a very important interconnection between eating together" and strength-eating family ties. Since industrialization, maintaining such a slow cultural metabolism has been much harder. With the long midday meal shrinking to whatever could be stuffed into a lunch bucket or bought at a food stand. Certainly, there were benefits. Modern techniques for producing and shipping food led to greater variety and quantity, including a tremendous, increase in the amount of animal protein and dairy products available, making us more vigorous than our ancestors.

Yet plenty has been lost too, even in cultures that still live to eat. Take Italy. It's no secret that the Mediterranean diet is healthy, but it was also a joy to prepare and cat. Italians, says Counihan, traditionally began the day with a small meal. The big meal came at around 1 p.m. In between the

midday meal and a late, smaller dinner came a small snack. Today, when time zones have less and less meaning, there is

little tolerance for offices' closing for lunch, and worsening traffic in cities means workers can't make it home and back

fast enough anyway. So the formerly small supper after sundown becomes the big meal of the day. the only one at which the

family has a chance to get together. "The evening meal carries

the full burden that used to be spread over two meals" says Counihan

51. What do we learn from the passage about people in pre-industrial Europe

A) They had to work from early morning till late at night.

B) They were so busy working that they only ate simple meals.

C) Their daily routine followed the rhythm of the natural cycle.

D) Their life was much more comfortable than that of today.

52. What does Professor Carole Counihan say about. pre-

industrial European families eating meals together

A) It was helpful to maintaining a nation's tradition.

B) It brought family members closers to each other.

C) It was characteristic of the agrarian culture.

D) It enabled families to save a lot of money.

53. What does "cultural metabolism"(Line 1 ,Para. 3) refer to

A) Evolutionary adaptation. B) Changes in lifestyle.

C) Social progress. D) Pace of life.

54. What does the author think of the food people eat today

A) Its quality is usually guaranteed.

B) It is varied, abundant and nutritious.

C) It is more costly than what our ancestors ate.

D) Its production depends too much on technology.

55. What does the author say about Italians of the old days.

A) They enjoyed cooking as well as eating.

B) They ate a big dinner late in the evening.

C) They ate three meals regularly every day.

D) They were expert at cooking meals.

Part Ⅳ Translation (30minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to

translate a passage from Chinese into English. You

should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

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中国文化的独特元素。作为中国的国宝，功夫有上百种不同的风格，是

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