专四2017年英语专业四级真题和答案

2017年英语专业四级考试真题试卷（含听力和原文）第一部分：真题试卷TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2017)-GRADEFOUR-TIMELIMIT:130MINⅠ [10MIN]Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreading,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.willthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.音频：关注公众号“超能资料库”回复关键词“专四”获取免费音频Ⅱ LISTENINGCOMPERHESION [20SECTIONAInthissectionyouwillhearatalk.willhearthetalkONCEWhilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.mayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Youhavethirtysecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.SECTIONB CONVERSATINSInthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEAftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesof[A],[B],[C]and[D],andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Youhavethirtysecondstopreviewthechoices.Now,listentotheconversations.ConversationOneQuestions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.[A]Ithaswipedthedatafromtheflashdrive. [B]Itcan’treaddatafromtheflashdrive.Thefilesstoredinithavegotlost. [D]Thefilesinitcan’tbeopened.[A]Getatotalrefund. [B]Getapartialrefund.Getanewcomputer. [D]Getanewharddisk.[A]Indifferent. [B]Surprised.Anxious. [D]Dissatisfied.[A]By8:30tomorrowmorning. [B]After8:30tomorrowmorning.At8:30thisevening. [D]Anytime5.[A]6574-3205. [B]6547-2305.[C]6457-2035. [D]6475-3025.ConversationTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.[A]Holdapartyathome. [B]Introduceourselvesfirst.[C]meetingthem. [D]forthemtovisitus.[A]Donothingaboutit. [B]himtostop.[C]Givehimareasontostop. [D]Callthepoliceimmediately.[A]Trytobepatient. [B]Trytobesympathetic.[C]Don’tappeartobefriendly. [D]Don’tanswertheirquestions.[A]Nomorethanfiveminutes. [B]Fivetotenminutes.[C]Abouthalfanhour. [D]Aboutanhour.[A]FamilyCircleMagazine. [B]Morningradioprograms.[C]Betty’swebsite. [D]CBSnewswebsite.Ⅲ LANGUAGEUSAGE [10MIN]Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencetherearefouroptionsmarked[A].[B],[C]and[D].Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO. combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories—fromthebriefestanecdotestothelongestnovels—haveaplot.Regarding [B]Whatever [C]Insofaras [D]NomatterShefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor, thewomangaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit.onwhich [B]butwhen [C]wherein [D]thenMsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian withsevenyears’racingexperience.womandrivers [B]womendriver [C]womendrivers [D]womandriver“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseusedinthesentencereferstoa .pasteventforexacttimereference [B]presenteventfortentativeness[C]presenteventforuncertainty [D]pasteventforpoliteness“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’twaittoproposetoThesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisusedto .alleviatehostility [B]expressunfavorablefeelings[C]indicateuncertainty [D]makeasuggestionashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpresses .obligation [B]disappointment[C]futureinthepast [D]tentativenessTimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofinitiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantthat history.couldhavelatermade [B]shouldhavemadelater[C]mightmakelater [D]wouldlatermakeSomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown bymicrobes.havingbeencreated [B]beingcreated[C]tohavebeencreated [D]tobecreatedAtthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,asI ifI alone.wouldhavebeen...hadbeen [B]shouldbe...hadbeen[C]couldbe...were [D]mighthavebeen...weremustfire incompetentassistantofyours.the [B]an [C]that [D]whicheverSomenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir torevealthemselves.charisma [B]characters [C]characteristics [D]characterizationsIfyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan extrapuritybyrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.assure [B]insure [C]reassure [D]ensureThedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto anxietyandinsomnia.decline [B]relieve [C]quench [D]suppressDespiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014deliveredagreatcropofalbum .releases [B]appearances [C]publications [D]presentationsTheparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas oflackofsupportforitspolicies.revealing [B]confirming [C]indicative [D]evidentHeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’s toanalyzetheirdifferences.vision [B]eye [C]view [D]sightpupilswerekilledandfive injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.critically [B]enormously [C]greatly [D]hardA15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhighschool.over [B]with [C]on [D]forItwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.bounded [B]binded [C]boundary [D]boundthecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistance,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.invariably [B]immovably [C]unalterably [D]unchangeablyⅣ CLOZE [10MIN]Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.[A]always[B]barely[C]demise[D]emergence[E]gained[F]implications[G]leaf[H]lost[I]naturally[J]object[K]one[L]online[M]rising[N]single[O]valueMillionsofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixTheyfilloutawishlistfrom50,009titlesonthecompany’swebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD’sinthemail;whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy(31) .WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster?Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?Whatdoesitshowabout“longtail”businesses—onesthatcombinemanymarketsintoa(32) targetaudience?Butoneothermajorimplicationhas(33) beenmentioned:whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanfortheUnitedStatesPostalService.EverysometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom(34) pharmacies,eBayvendors,AandotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.The(35) of“snailmail”intheageofelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps(36) .Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970’s.TheharmfulsideoftheInternet’simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People(37) writefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.(38) troughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhatbeen(39)feelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible(40)

inthisshift:theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandthatwasonceinthesender’shands.Ⅴ READINGCOMPREHENSION SECTIONACHOICEQUESTIONSInthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONEWhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What’stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?quitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeofLeprechauns—littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmoreinterestedinthestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitluckyneverfades,andforafortunatethedreamevencomestrue!SuchisthecaseofMelFisher.Hisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics“TreasureIsland”and“MobyDick”.However,unlikeme,hechasedhisdreamandintheendmanagedtobecomeoneofthemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalltime,andforgoodreason.In1985,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,whichnettedhimanincredible400milliondollars!Aftertheshipsankin1622offthecoastofFlorida,itsmurkywatersbecameatreasure-trove（埋藏的宝藏）ofpreciousstones,goldbarsandsilvercoinsknownas“piecesofeight”.Theaptly-namedFisher,whoranacommercialsalvagingoperation,hadbeentryingtolocatetheunderwatertreasureforover16yearswhenhefinallyhitthejackpot!Hisdreamshadcometruebutfindingandkeepingthetreasurewasn’tallplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,Fisherthenhadtobattleinthecourts.Infact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtoverownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200hearings,Fisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisfindingsforpublicdisplay,andsonowthereisamuseuminFloridawhichdisplayshundredsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfromtheAtocha.Thistruestoryseemslikeamodern-dayfairytale:amanpursueshisdreamthroughhardshipandintheend,hetriumphsoverthedifficulties—theyalllivehappilyeverafter,right?notexactly.ArchaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslikeFisher’s,theobjectsaresoldanddispersed,andUNESCOarealsoworriedaboutprotectingourunderwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesaspillaging”（抢劫、掠夺）.Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchasFisher’s,eachpieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthisinformationwhichismoreimportantthantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeologicalknowledge.indeed,asinFisher’scase,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethroughmuseumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.Thedistinctionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillagingourunderwaterheritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchild’splayanymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,ItoocanhaveashareintherichesthattheAtochahasrevealed.AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:“Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveofourknowledge.”InPara.4,thephrase“hitthejackpot”means accordingtothecontext.discoveredthejackpot [B]foundthetreasure[C]brokeoneoftheobjects [D]ranasalvagingoperationItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that .UNESCO’sviewisdifferentfromarchaeologists’allsalvagingoperationsshouldbeprohibitedattentionshouldbepaidtothefind’seducationalvaluepeopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissueHowdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetreasurefromtheAtocha(Para.7)?Shewasgladthatpeoplecanhaveachancetoseethetreasure.Shewassadthatshewasunabletodiscoverandsalvagetreasure.Shewasangrythattreasurehunterswerepillagingheritage.Shewasunconcernedaboutwherethetreasurecamefrom.PASSAGETWOPaulwasdissatisfiedwithhimselfandwitheverything.Thedeepestofhislovebelongedtohismother.Whenhefelthehadhurther,orwoundedhisloveforher,hecouldnotbearit.NowitwasspringandtherewasbattlebetweenhimandMiriam,hisgirlfriend.ThisyearhehadagooddealagainstShewasvaguelyawareofit.Theoldfeelingthatshewastobesacrificetothislove,whichshehadhadwhensheprayed,wasmingledinallheremotions.Shedidnotatthebottombelievesheeverwouldhavehim.Shedidnotbelieveinherselfprimarily:doubtedwhethershecouldeverbewhathewoulddemandofCertainlysheneversawherselflivinghappilythroughalifetimewithhim.Shesawtragedy,sorrow,andsacrificeahead.Andinsacrificeshewasproud,inrenunciationshewasstrong,forshedidnottrustherselftosupporteverydaylife.Shewaspreparedforthebigthingsandthedeepthings,liketragedy.Itwasthesufficiencyofthesmallday-lifeshecouldnottrust.TheEasterholidaysbeganhappily.Paulwashisownfrankself.shefeltitwouldgowrong.OntheSundayafternoonshestoodatherbedroomwindow,lookingacrossattheoaktreesofthewood,inwhosebranchesatwilightwastangled,belowthebrightskyoftheafternoon.Grey-greenrosettesofhoneysuckleleaveshungbeforethewindow,somealready,shefancied,showingbud.Itwasspring,whichshelovedanddreaded.Hearingtheclackofthegateshestoodinsuspense.ItwasabrightgreyPaulcameintotheyardwithhisbicycle,whichglitteredashewalked.Usuallyheranghisbellandlaughedtowardsthehouse.hewalkedwithshutlipsandcold,cruelbearing,thathadsomethingofaslouchandasneerinit.Sheknewhimwellbyandcouldtellfromkeen-lookingwhatwashappeninginsidehim.Therewasacoldcorrectnessinthewayheputhisbicycleinitsplace,thatmadeherheartsink.Shecamedownstairsnervously.ShewaswearinganewnetblousethatshethoughtbecameIthadahighcollarwithatinyruff,makingher,shethought,lookwonderfullyawoman,anddignified.Attwentyshewasfull-breastedandluxuriouslyformed.Herfacewasstilllikeasoftrichmask,unchangeable.Buthereyes,oncelifted,werewonderful.Shewasafraidofhim.Hewouldnoticehernewblouse.He,beinginahard,ironicalmood,wasentertainingthefamilytoadescriptionofaservicegiveninthePrimitiveMethodistChapel.Hesatattheheadofthetable,hismobileface,withtheeyesthatcouldbesobeautiful,shiningwithtendernessordancingwithlaughter,nowtakingononeexpressionandthenanother,inimitationofvariouspeoplehewasmocking.Hismockeryalwayshurther;itwastoonearthereality.Hewastoocleverandcruel.Shefeltthatwhenhiseyeswerelikethis,hardwithmockinghate,hewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse.ButMiriam’smotherwaswipinghereyeswithlaughter,andherfather,justawakefromhisSundaynap,wasrubbinghisheadinamusement.Thethreebrotherssatwithruffled,sleepyappearanceintheirshirt-sleeves,givingaguffawfromtimetotime.Thewholefamilyloveda“take-off”morethananything.ItcanbelearnedfromthebeginningthatMiriam’sattitudetowardslovebetweenherandPaulis .indifferent [B]desperate [C]pessimistic [D]ambiguousThenarrationinPara.3tellsusthatMiriamhadallthefollowingfeelingsEXCEPT .delight [B]expectation [C]uncertainty [D]forebodingWhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutthefamily’sresponsetoPaul’smockery?Onlytheparentsfounditentertaining. [B]EverymemberexceptMiriamwasamused.Thebrothersfoundithardtoappreciate. [D]Miriamalsothoughtitwasamusing.PASSAGETHREEI’vewrittenthisarticleandyou’rereadingit.Sowearemembersofthesameclub.bothliterate—wecanreadandwrite.Andwebothprobablyfeelthatliteracyisessentialtoourlives.Butmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldareilliterate.Eveninindustrialisedcountries,suchastheUKandthetheUSA,approximately20%ofthepopulationhave“lowliteracylevels”.Butwhatexactlydoesthatmean?Myparentsbothleftschoolat14.Theycouldreadandwrite,butexceptforaquicklookatthedailynewspaper,readingandwritingdidn’tplayabigpartintheirlives.Therewereveryfewbooksinthehouse.Mymotherwasamazedbecausethewomanwholivednextdooralwayswrotealistofwhatsheneededbeforeshewenttothesupermarket.Whycouldn’tsheremember?laughedaboutthatforweeks.Ourfamilydidn’twritelists!AndwhenIwasonly14yearsoldmyfathergavemeanimportantletterthathe’dwrittentothebankandaskedmetocheckitforgrammarandspellingmistakes.Andtherewerequitealot.HeneverusuallywrotelettersorpostcardsorevenChristmascards.Sowhenhehadtowritehewasn’tcomfortableorconfident.Doesthatmeanthatmyfatherhada“lowlevelofliteracy”?Idon’tthinkso.Therearelotsofdifferentdefinitionsofliteracy.Someexpertsdefineitashavingthereadingandwritingskillsthatyouneedtobeindependentinyoureverydaylife.So,forexample,ifyoucanreadinstructions,writeacheque,fillinaform—anythingthatyouneedtodoineverydaylife—thenyouare“functionallyliterate”.Otherpeoplesaythatyouareilliterateifyouthinkthatyouareilliterate.Inotherwords,ifyoufeelthatyoucan’treadorwriteaswellasyouwouldliketo.Ifyouliveinasocietywheremostpeopleareliterate,thenyouwillfeelashamedorembarrassedandavoidsituationsinwhichyouhavetoreadorwrite.Thefatherofafriendofminefinallyadmittedtohisfamilythathecouldn’treadwhenhewas45yearsold.Heboughtthenewspapereverydayandpretendedtoreadit—andbelieveitornot,hisfamilyhadnoidea.oftenforgetthatwritingisarecentinvention.Manyyearsago,theword“literate”meantbeingabletocommunicatewellinspeaking,inotherwordswhatwenowcall“articulate”.Storytellingwasanimportantactivityinthepastandstillistodayinsomesocieties.Readingwasoftenaco-operativeactivity—someonewouldreadaloudtoagroup,oftenfromareligioustextsuchastheKoranortheBible.Onlyahundredyearsago,intheUnitedStates,youwereconsideredtobeliterateifyoucouldsignyournametoapieceofpaper.Itwasanimportantskill.werenotallowedtovoteifyoucouldn’tsignthevotingregister,soliteracywasconnectedwithpoliticalrights,andmanypeoplewereexcludedfromthedemocraticprocess.Nowadaysweseereadingandwritingasbeingconnected,butthatwasn’tsointhepast.Manypeoplecouldread,butnotwrite.Writingwasaskilledprofession.Ifyouneededsomethingwrittenthenyoupaidanexperttowriteitforyou.Andofcourse,richandimportantpeoplehavealwaysemployedpeopletowritethingsforthem.Importantcompanybossesdictatedletterstotheirsecretariesorpersonalassistants.Andnowwithnewcomputersoftwareyoucandictatedirectlytoyourcomputer.Beingilliteratecanhaveabigeffectonpeople’slives.Forexample,astudyintheUKshowedthatpeoplewhowriteandspellbadlyareseenascareless,immatureandunreliable,andoftenunintelligent.Soitismoredifficultforthemtofindjobs,evenwhenreadingandwritingarenotnecessaryforthework.widestatisticsshowthatliteracyproblemsareassociatedwithpovertyandalackofpoliticalpower.Morewomenthanmenareilliterate.Illiteratepeoplehaveworsehealth,biggerfamiliesandaremorelikelytogotoprison.Soliteracycampaignsmustbeagoodthing.Butdon’tforgetthatanilliterateperson,orsomeonewithalowleveloliteracy,isn’tnecessarilystupidorignorant,andmaynotbeunhappyatall.Knowledgeandwisdomisn’tonlyfoundinwriting.WhydoestheauthorgivetwoexamplesinPara.2?showthatliteracyisinterpretedindifferentways.showthatFatherwasmoreliteratethanMother.indicatehowimportantreadingandparethelevelofliteracybetweenneighbours.Accordingtotheauthor,thefollowingaresomeofthedefiningfeaturesofliteracyEXCEPT .psychological [B]functional [C]social [D]independentWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutreadingandwritingisCORRECT?Readingandwritinghavealwaysbeenregardedasequallydifficult.Peoplehadtoreadandwritewellinordertobeallowedtovote.Readingoftenrequiresmoreimmediateinteractionthanwriting.Readingandwritinghavealwaysbeenviewedasbeingconnected.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphsmainlyfocuson(Paras.10and10)?Effectsofilliteracyandemploymentproblems.Effectsofilliteracyandassociatedproblems.Effectsofilliteracyonone’spersonalitydevelopment.Effectsofilliteracyonwomen’scareerdevelopment.SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONSInthissectiontherearefiveshortanswerquestionsbasedonthepassagesinSectionA.AnswerthequestionswithNOMORETHANTENWORDSinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONEWhatdoesThisinPara.2referto?WhydidFisherhavetobattleinthecourtsafterhefoundthetreasure(Para.4)?PASSAGETWOWhydidMiriamwearanewnetblouseonSundayafternoon?Whatisthemeaningofthesentence“...hewouldspareneitherhimselfnoranybodyelse”inPara.5?PASSAGETHREEExplainthemeaningofthelastsentenceofPara.11accordingtothecontext.Ⅵ WRITING [45MIN]ReadcarefullythefollowingreportandthenwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN200WORDS,inwhichyoushould:summarizethemainmessageoftheexcerpt,andthencommentonwhetherourbrainswillgetlazyinaworldrunbyintelligentmachinescansupportyourselfwithinformationfromtheexcerpt.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.WithIntelligentMachinestoDotheThinking,WillOurBrainsGetLazy?Changingtechnologystimulatesthebrainandincreasesintelligence.Butthatmayonlybetrueifthetechnologychallengesus.Inaworldrunbyintelligentmachines,ourlivescouldgetalotsimpler.Wouldthatmakeuslessintelligent?WithIntelligentMachinestoDotheThinking,WillOurBrainsGetLazy?Changingtechnologystimulatesthebrainandincreasesintelligence.Butthatmayonlybetrueifthetechnologychallengesus.Inaworldrunbyintelligentmachines,ourlivescouldgetalotsimpler.Wouldthatmakeuslessintelligent?Artificialintelligenceistakingovermanyhumanjobs.Forinstance,planesarebeingflownmuchofthetimebyautomaticpilots.Andthecomplexproblemofcontrollingairtrafficaroundlargemodernairportsisalsoachievedbyartificialintelligencethatoperateswellbeyondthecapabilityofmerehumanairtrafficcontrollers.Artificialintelligenceisembeddedinmanyfeaturesofmodernlifeforthesimplereasonthatintelligentmachinescanalreadyoutperformhumans,includingsomeaptitudeswheretherewasoncethoughttobeahumanadvantage,suchasplayingchess,andwritingpoetry,orevennovels.Asmachinesgetsmarter,theywilldomoreofourthinkingforusandmakelifeeasier.Inthefuture,theelectronicassistantwilldeveloptothepointthatitservessimilarfunctionsasareallivingbutler,fulfillingrequestssuchas:“OrganizeadinnerpartyforsixonThursday,Jeeves,andinvitetheusualguests.”Atthatpoint,ourlongstrugglewithchallengingtechnologiesisatanend.LikeBertieWooster,wecantakeiteasyknowingthatthehardworkofplanningandorganizingisbeingdonebyabetterbrain—theelectronicassistant.Starvedofmentaleffort,ourbrainswillregress.WriteyourresponseonANSWERSHEETTHREE.—THEEND—Ⅱ LISTENINGCOMPRENSIONSECTIONA 下列各题必须使用黑色字迹签字笔在答题区域内作答，超出红色矩形边框限定区域的答案无效。OnlineEducationIntroductionOnlinecoursescanbringthebestqualityeducationtopeopleAroundtheworldforfree.Componentsofonlineeducationnoconstraintsof(1) (1).........................—contentdesignforonlinecourses—short,modularunitseachdiscussing(2) (2).........................—differentwaysofdealingwiththematerial—amuchmore(3) (3).........................providingstudentswith—(4) questions (4).........................—(5) onthequestions (5).........................(6) indifferentways (6).........................—(7) forum (7).........................—medianresponsetime:22minutesBenefitsofonlineeducation—educationasa (8) (8).........................—enabling(9) (9).........................—making(10) possible (10).........................ConclusionOnlineeducationwillhaveapromisingfuture.第二部分：参考答案PartⅠ

DICTATIONLearning

SympathyAbigpartofbeinghumanisfeelingsympathy,/

buthowearlyoninourlivesdowelearnthis?

/Scientistsfindthatbabiesrespondtootherpeople/bycryingwhenotherbabiescry./However,babiescan’tdistinguishbetweenthemselvesandothers/untilthey’reeighteentotwentymonthsold./Toddlersstarttoshowconcernforothersaroundthistime./Kidsalsobegintodothingslikecomfortingotherpeople./Andbythetimethey’rethree,/mostchildrenwilltrytoprotectavictiminafight.PartⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONATALK1.aphysicalclassroom2.acoherentconcept3.personalizedcurriculum4.(more)meaningfulpractice5.feedback6.collaborativelearning7.questionandanswer8.fundamentalhumanright9.lifelonglearning10.innovation

SECTIONB

CONVERSATIONS1.

What’swrongwiththeman’scomputer?答案：A.Ithaswipedthedatafromtheflashdrive.2.

Howwillthemanbecompensatedifthecomputercan’tbefixed?答案：C.Getanewcomputer.3.

Howdidthemanfeelaboutthewoman’sofferofcompensation?答案：D.Dissatisfied.4.

Whenwilltheserviceengineercometofixthecomputer?答案：B.After8:30tomorrowmorning.5.

Whatistheman’sphonenumber?

答案：A.6574-3205.6.

Whatshouldwe