2021年6月大学英语四级第3套真题

2023年最新整理——考试真题资料2023年最新整理——考试真题资料2023年最新整理——考试真题资料PAGEPAGE62021年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstoyourparentsoranyfamilymembersuponmakingmemorableachievement.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Directions:注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Signsbarringcell-phoneuseareafamiliarsighttoanyonewhohaseversatinahospitalwaitingroom.Butthe26popularityofelectronicmedicalrecordshasforcedhospital-baseddoctorstobecome27oncomputersthroughouttheday,anddesktops—whichkeepdoctorsfrombedsides—are28givingwaytowirelessdevices.AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfoundthatpatientsgottestsand34fasterifwerecaredforbyiPad-equippedresidents.Manypatientsalso35abetterunderstandingofillnessesthatlandedtheminthehospitalinthefirstplace.2上作答。A)dependent B)designed C)fast D)flying E)gainedF)give G)growing H)launch I)policy J)prospectK)rather L)reliable M)signal N)successful O)treatments特别说明：2016年6月大学英语四级试卷的三套试题有重叠部分，本试卷（第三套）只列出与第一、二套不重复的试题。具体重叠部分：本卷所有听力题与第一、二套试卷有重复，本试卷不再列出。SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetAncientGreekWisdomInspiresGuidelinestoGoodLife[A]Isitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthatisincreasinglychallengedbythreatsanduncertaintiesfromwars,terrorism,economiccrisesandawidespreadoutbreakofinfectiousdiseases?Theanswerisyes,accordingtoanewbookThe10GoldenRules:AncientWisdomfromtheGreekPhilosophersonLivingaGoodLife.Thebookisco-authoredbyLongIslandUniversity’s philosophy professor Michael Soupios and economics professor PanosMourdoukoutas.[B]Soupios,alongwithhisco-authorPanosMourdoukoutas,developedtheir10goldenrulesbyturningtothemenbehindthatphilosophy—Aristotle,Socrates,EpictetusandPythagoras,amongothers.Thefirstrule—examineyourlife—isthecommonthreadthatrunsthroughtheentireSoupiossaysthatitisbasedon Plato’sobservationthattheunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving.“TheGreeksarealwaysconcernedaboutboxingthemselvesin,intermsofconvictions ( 信 ),”hesays.“Sotakeastepback,switch offtheautomaticpilotandactuallystopandreflectaboutthingslikeourpriorities,ourvalues,andourrelationships.”StopworryingaboutwhatyoucannotcontrolAswebegintoexamineourlife,Soupiossays,wecometoRuleNo.2:Worryonlyaboutthingsthatyoucancontrol.“TheindividualwhopromotedthisideawasaStoicphilosopher.HisnameisEpictetus,”hesays.“AndwhattheStoicssayingeneralissimplythis:Thereisalargerplaninlife.Youarenotreallygoingtobeabletounderstandallofthedimensionsofthisplan.Youarenotgoingtobeabletocontrolthedimensionsofthisplan.”So,Soupiosexplains,itisnotworthittowasteourphysical,intellectualandspiritualenergyworryingaboutthingsthat arebeyondourcontrol.“IcannotcontrolwhetherornotI windupgettingthediseaseswineflu,forexample.”Hesays.“Imean,therearesomecautiousstepsIcantake,butultimatelyIcannotguaranteemyselfthat.SowhatEpictetuswouldsayissittingatworryingaboutthatwouldbewrongandwastefulandirrational.Youshouldliveyourlifeattemptingtoidentifyandcontrolthosethingswhichyoucangenuinelycontrol.”SeektruepleasureTohaveameaningful,happylifeweneedfriends.ButaccordingtoAristotle —astudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat—mostrelationshipsdon’tqualifyastruefriendships.“JustbecauseIhaveabusinessrelationshipwithanindividualandIcanprofitfromthatrelationship,itdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthispersonismyfriend,”Soupiossays.“Realfriendshipiswhentwoindividualssharethesamesoul.ItisabeautifulanduncharacteristicallypoeticimagethatAristotleoffers.”Inourpursuitofthegoodlife,hesays,itisimportanttoseekouttruepleasures—advicewhichwasoriginallyofferedbyEpicurus.ButunlikethemoderndefinitionofEpicureanismasalifeofindulgenceandluxury,fortheancientGreeks,itmeantfindingastateofcalm,peaceandmentalease.Othergoldenrulescounselustomasterourselves,toavoidexcessandnottobeaprosperous( 发迹的 )fool.Therearealsorulesdealingwithinterpersonalrelationships:Bearesponsiblehumanbeinganddonotdoevilthingstoothers.“ThisisHesiod,ofcourse,ayoungercontemporarypoet,webelieve,withHomer,”Soupiossays“Hesiodoffersanideawhichyouveryoftenfindinsomeoftheworld’sgreatreligions,intheJudeo-ChristiantraditionandinIslamandothers—thatinsomesense,whenyouhurtanotherhumanbeing,youhurtyourself.Thatdamagingotherpeopleinyourcommunityandinyourlife,trashingrelationships,resultsinakindofself-inflictedspiritualwound.”Instead,Soupiossays,ancientwisdomurgesustodogood.GoldenRuleNo.10foragoodlifeisthatkindnesstowardotherstendstoberewarded.“ThisisAesop,thefabulist( 寓言家 ),themanofthesecharminglittletales,oftentoldintermsofanimalsandanimalrelationships,”hesays.“IthinkwhatAesopwas suggestingisthatwhenyouofferagoodturntoanotherhumanbeing,onecanhopethatthatgooddeedwillcomebackandsortofpayaprofittoyou,thedoerofthegooddeed.Evenifthereisnoconcretebenefitpaidinresponsetoyourgooddeed,attheveryleast,thedoerofthegooddeedhastheopportunitytoenjoyakindofspirituallyenlightenedmoment.”Soupiossaysfollowingthe10GoldenRulesbased onancientwisdomcanguideustopathofthegoodlifewherewestoplivingasonlookersandbecomeengagedandhappierhumanbeings.Andthat,henotes,isalifeworthliving.2上作答。AccordingtoanancientGreekphilosopher,itisimpossibleforustounderstandeveryofourlife.AncientPhilosopherssawlifeinadifferentlightfrompeopleoftoday.Notallyourbusinesspartnersareyoursoulmates.Wecanliveapeacefullifedespitethevariouschallengesofthemodernworld.Thedoerofagooddeedcanfeelspirituallyrewardedevenwhentheygainnoconcretebenefits.Howtoachievementalcalmnessandcontentmentiswellworthourconsiderationtoday.MichaelSoupiossuggeststhatweshouldstopandthinkcarefullyaboutourprioritiesinlife.Ancientphilosophersstronglyadvisethatwedo44.Doharmtoothersandyoudoharmtoyourself.SectionCDirection: Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenfallalonggenerationallines.Thatis,generally,peopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofatechnologicalshift.Itisnotalwaysthecase,though.Whenyoulookatattitudestowarddriverlesscars,theredoesn’tseemtobeacleargenerationaldivide.Thepublicoverallissplitonwhetherthey’dliketouseadriverlesscar.Inastudylastyear,ofallpeoplesurveyed,48percentsaidtheywantedtorideinone,while50percentdidnot.Thefactthatattitudestowardself-drivingcarsappeartobesosteadyacrossgenerationssuggestshowtransformativetheshifttodriverlesscarscouldbe.Noteveryonewantsadriverlesscarnow—andnoonecangetoneyet—butamongthosewhoareopentothem,everyagegroupissimilarlyengaged.Thisisespeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyoungerpeoplearegenerallymoreinterestedintravel-relatedtechnologiesthanolderones.Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudearemorepronouncedbasedonfactorsnotrelatedtoage.Collegegraduates,forexample,areparticularlyinterestedindriverlesscarscomparedwiththosewhohavelesseducation:59percentofcollegegraduatessaidtheywouldliketouseadriverlesscarcomparedwith38percentofthosewithahigh-schooldiplomaorless.Whereapersonlivesmatters,too.Morepeoplewholivesincitiesandsuburbssaidtheywantedtrydriverlesscarsthanthosewholivedinruralareas.Whilethere’sreasontobelievethatinterestinself-drivingcarsisgoingupacrosstheboard,aperson’sagewillhavelittletodowithhowself-drivingcarscanbecomemainstream.Oncedriverlesscaresareactuallyavailableforsale,theearlyadopterswillbethepeoplewhocantobuythem.Whathappenswhenanewtechnologyemerges?Itfurtherwidensthegapbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Itoftenleadstoinnovationsinotherrelatedfields.Itcontributesgreatlytotheadvanceofsocietyasawhole.Itusuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagegroups.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthedriverlesscar?Itdoesnotseemtocreateagenerationaldivide.Itwillnotnecessarilyreduceroadaccidents.Itmaystartarevolutioninthecarindustry.Ithasgivenrisetounrealisticexpectations.Whydoesthedriverlesscarappealtosomeoldpeople?A)Itsavestheirenergy. B)Ithelpswiththeirmobility.C)Itaddstothesafetyoftheirtravel. D)Itstirsuptheirinterestinlife.Whatislikelytoaffectone’sattitudetowardthedriverlesscar?A)Thelocationoftheirresidence. B)ThefieldoftheirspecialinterestC)Theamountoftrainingtheyreceived. D)Thelengthoftheirdrivingexperience.Whoarelikelytobethefirsttobuythedriverlesscar?A)Thesenior. B)Theeducated.C)Thewealthy. D)Thetechfans.PassageTwoQuestion51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inagrarianpre-industrialEurope,“you’dwanttowakeupearly,startworkingthesunrise,haveabreaktohavethelargestmeal,andthenyou’dgobacktowork,”saysKenAlbala,aprofessorofhistoryattheUniversityofthePacific,“Later,at5or6,you’dhaveasmallersupper.”Thiscomfortablecycle,inwhichtherhythmsofthedayhelpedshapetherhythmsofthemeals,gaverisetothecustomofthelargemiddaymeal,eatenwiththeextendedfamily.“Mealsarethefoundationofthefamily,”saysCaroleCounihan,aprofessoratMillersvilleUniversityinPensylvania,“sotherewasaveryimportantinterconnectionbetweeneatingtogether”andstrengtheningfamilyties.Sinceindustrialization,maintainingsuchaslowculturalmetabolismhasbeenmuchharder,withthelongmiddaymealshrinkingtowhatevercouldbestuffedintoalunchbucketorboughtatafoodstand.Certainly,therewerebenefits.Moderntechniquesforproducingandshippingfoodtogreatervarietyandquantity,includingatremendousincreaseintheamountofanimalproteinanddairyproductsavailable,makingusmorevigorousthanourancestors.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutpeopleinpre-industrialEurope?Theyhadtoworkfromearlymorningtilllateatn