2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)

2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)PartⅠWriting  （30minutes）Directions：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourfriendswhohelpedyoumostwhenyouwereindifficulty.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Howcollegestudentscanimprovetheirsleephabits.B)Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.C)Whycollegestudentsaremorelikelytohavestressproblems.D)Howcollegestudentscanhandletheirpsychologicalproblems.A)Itisnoteasytoimproveone’ssleephabits.B)Itisnotgoodforstudentsplayvideogames.C)Studentswhoarebetterpreparedgenerallygethigherscoresinexaminations.D)Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)WhethermoreairportsshouldbebuiltaroundLondon.B)Whetheradequateinvestmentisbeingmadetoimproveairportfacilities.C)WhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets.D)WhethertheSpanishcompanycouldofferbetterservice.A)Inefficientmanagement.C)LackofinnovationandcompetitionB)Poorownershipstructure.D)LackofrunwayandterminalcapacityQuestions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.B)Setalimittotheproductionoftheircigarettes.C)Takestepstoreducenicotineintheirproducts.2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第1页。D)Studytheeffectsofnicotineonyoungsmokers.2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第1页。A)Thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.B)Bigtobaccocompanieswerefrankwiththeircustomersaboutthehazardsofsmoking.C)Brandswhichcontainhighernicotinecontentwerefoundtobemuchmorepopular.D)Tobaccocompaniesrefusedtodiscussthedetailednicotineoftheirproducts.A)Theypromisedtoreducethenicotinecontentincigarettes.B)Theyhavenotfullyrealizedtheharmfuleffectofnicotine.C)Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.D)Theywillpaymoreattentiontothequalityoftheirproducts.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillheatfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8and11arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Indonesia.C)Sweden.B)Holland.D)EnglandA)Gettingacoachwhocanofferrealhelp.C)Leaningalanguagewhereitisnotspoken.B)TalkingwithherboyfriendinDutch.D)Acquiringthenecessaryabilitytosocialize.A)Listeningtolanguageprogramsontheradio.C)Makingfriendswithnativespeakers.B)Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.D)Practicingreadingaloudasoftenaspossible.A)Itcreatesanenvironmentforsocializing.C)Ittrainsyoungpeople’sleadershipabilities.B)Itoffersvariouscourseswithcreditpoints.D)Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.Questions12and15arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Theimpactofenginedesignonroadsafety.C)Asenseoffreedomdrivinggives.B)Therolepolicemenplayintrafficsafety.D)Rulesandregulationsfordriving.A)Makecarswithautomaticcontrol.C)Makecarsthatarelesspowerful.B)Makecarsthathavebetterbrakes.D)Makecarswithhigherstandard.A)Theytendtodriveresponsibly.C)Theykeepwithinspeedlimits.B)Theyliketogoathighspeed.D)Theyfollowtrafficrulesclosely.A)Itisabadidea.C)Itisaseffectiveasspeedbumps.B)Itisnotuseful.D)Itshouldbecombinedwitheducation.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第2页。Questions16and18arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第2页。A)Thecardgotdamaged.C)Thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning.B)Thecardwasfoundinvalid.D)Thecardreaderbrokedownunexpectedly.A)Bycoveringthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.B)Bycallingthecreditcardcompanyforconfirmation.C)ByseekinghelpfromthecardreadermakerVerifone.D)Bytypingthecreditcardnumberintothecashregister.A)Affectthesalesofhigh-techappliances.C)Givebirthtomanynewtechnologicalinventions.B)ChangethelifestyleofmanyAmericans.D)Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures.Questions19and21arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Theyaresetbythedeanofthegraduateschool.C)Theyleavemuchroomforimprovement.B)Theyaredeterminedbytheadvisingboard.D)Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.A)Byconsultingtheexaminingcommittee.C)Bycontactingthedepartmentaloffice.B)ByreadingtheBulletinofInformation.D)Byvisitingtheuniversity’swebsite.A)Theyspecifythenumberofcreditsstudentsmustearn.B)Theyarehardertomeetthanthoseforundergraduates.C)Theyhavetobeapprovedbytheexaminingcommittee.D)Theyarethesameamongvariousdivisionsoftheuniversity.Questions22and25arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Studentsmajoringinnutrition.C)Ph.D.candidatesindieting.B)Studentinhealthclasses.D)Middleandhighschoolteachers.A)Itsoverestimateoftheeffectofdieting.C)Itschangingcriteriaforbeauty.B)Itsmistakenconceptionofnutrition.D)Itsoverestimateonthinness.A)Toillustrateherpointthatbeautyisbutskindeep.B)Todemonstratethemagiceffectofdietingonwomen.C)Toexplainhowcomputerimagescanbemisleading.D)Toprovethattechnologyhasimpactedourculture.A)Topersuadegirlstostopdieting.C)Toestablishanemotionalconnectionwithstudents.B)Topromoteherownconceptofbeauty.D)Tohelpstudentsridthemselvesofbadlivinghabits.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第3页。 Signsbarringcell-phoneuseareafamiliarsighttoanyonewhohaseversatinahospitalwaitingroom.Butthe__(26)popularityofelectronicmedicalrecordshasforcedhospital-baseddoctorstobecome____（27）oncomputersthroughouttheday，anddesktops-whichkeepdoctorsfrombesides-are____（28）givingwaytowirelessdevices.2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第3页。  Asclericalloadsincreased，"somethinghadto____（29）,andthatwasalwaysfacetimewithpatients，"saysDr.BhaktiPatel,aformerchiefresidentintheUniversityofChicago'sinternal-medicineprogram.Infall2010,shehelped____（30）apilotprojectinChicagotoseeiftheiPadcouldimproveworkingconditionsandpatientcare.Theexperimentwasso____（31）thatallinternal-medicineprogramadoptedthesame____（32）in2011.MedicalschoolsatYaleandStanfordnowhavepaperless，iPad-basedcurriculums."You'llwantaniPadjustsoyoucanwearthis"isthesloganforoneofthenewlabcoats___（33）withlargepocketstoaccommodatetabletcomputers.  AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfoundthatpatientsgottestsand___（34）fasteriftheywerecaredforbyiPad-equippedresidents.Manypatientsalso___（35）abetterunderstandingoftheillnessesthatlandedtheminthehospitalinthefirstplace.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.AncientGreekWisdomInspiresGuidelinestoGoodLife[A]Isitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthatisincreasinglychallengedbythreatsanduncertaintiesfromwars,terrorism,economiccrisesandawidespreadoutbreakofinfectiousdiseases?Theanswerisyes,accordingtoanewbookThe10GoldenRules:AncientWisdomfromtheGreekPhilosophersonLivingaGoodLife.Thebookisco-authoredbyLongIslandUniversity'sphilosophyprofessorMichaelSoupiosandeconomicsprofessorPanosMourdoukoutas.[B]ThewisdomoftheancientGreekphilosophersistimeless,saysSoupios.Thephilosophyprofessorsaysitisasrelevanttodayaswhenitwasfirstwrittenmanycenturiesago."Thereisnoexpiration(失效)dateonwisdom,"hesays"Thereisnoshelflifeonintelligence.Ithinkthatthingshavebecomeverygloomytheseday,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleadingcues,alotofwhattheancientswouldhavecalledsophistry(诡辩).ThenicethingaboutancientphilosophyasofferedbytheGreeksisthattheytendedtoseelifeclearandwhole,inawaythatwetendnottoseelifetoday."Examineyourlife2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第4页。[C]Soupies,alongwithhisco-authorPanosMourdoukoutas,developedtheir10goldenrulesbyturningtothemenbehindthatphilosophy-Aristotle,Socrates,EpictetusandPythagoras,amongothers.Thefirstrule-examineyourlife-isthecommonthreadthatrunsthroughtheentirebook.SoupiossaysthatitisbasedonPlato'sobservationthattheunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving."TheGreekarealwaysconcernedaboutboxingthemselvesin,intermsofconvictions(信念),"hesays."Sotakeastepback,switchofftheautomaticpilotandactuallystopandreflectaboutthingslikeourpriorities,ourvalues,andourrelationships."2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第4页。Stopworryingaboutwhatyoucannotcontrol[D]Aswebegintoexamineourlife,Soupiossays,wecometoRuleNo.2:Worryonlyaboutthingsthatyoucancontrol."TheindividualwhopromotedthisideawasaStoicphilosopherHisnameisEpictetus,"hesays."AndwhattheStoicssayingeneralissimplythis.Thereisalargerplaninlife.Youarenotreallygoingtobeabletounderstandallofthedimerisionsofthisplan.Youarenotgoingtobeabletocontrolthedimensionsofthisplan."[E]So,Soupiosexplains,itisnotworthittowasteourphysical,intellectualandspiritualenergyworryingaboutthingsthatarebeyondourcontrol."IcannotcontrolwhetherornotIwindupgettingthediseaseswineflu,forexample."Hesays."Imean,therearesomecautioussteps.Icantake,butultimatelyIcannotguaranteemyselfthat.SowhatEpictetuswouldsayissittingathomeworryingaboutthatwouldbewrongandwasterfulandirrational.Youshouldliveyourlifeattemptingtoidentifyandcontrolthosethingswhichyoucangenuinelycontrol."Seektruepleasure[F]Tohaveameaningful,happylifeweneedfriends.ButaccordingtoAristotle-astudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat-mostrelationshipsdon'tqualifyastruefriendships."JustbecauseIhaveabusinessrelationshipwithanindividualandIcanprofitfromthatrelationship,itdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthispersonismyfriend."Soupiossays."Realfriendshipiswhentwoindividualssharethesamesoul.ItisabeautifulanduncharacteristicallypocticimagethatAristotleoffers."[G]Inourpursuitofthegoodlife,hesays,itisimportanttoseekouttruepleasures-advicewhichwasoriginallyofferedbyEpicurus.ButunlikethemoderndefinitionofEpicureanismasalifeofindulgence(放纵)andluxury,fortheancientGreeks,itmeantfindingastateofcalm,peaceandmentalcase.[H]"ThiswasthehighestandmostdesirableformofpleasureandhappinessfortheancientEpicureans."Soupiossays."Thisissomethingthatisverymuchwellworthconsideringhereinthemodernera.Idonotthinkthatwespendnearlyenoughtimetryingtoconcentrateonachievingasortofcalmness,asortofcontentmentinmentalandspiritual,whichwasidentifiedbythesepeopleasthehighestformofhappinessandpleasure."Dogoodtoothers[I]Othergoldenrulescounselustomasterourselves,toavoidexcessandnottobeaprosperous(发迹的)fool.Therearealsorulesdealingwithinterpersonalrelationships.Bearesponsiblehumanbeinganddonotdoevilthingstoothers.[J]"ThisisHesiod,ofcourse,ayoungercontemporarypoet,webelieve,withHomer,"Soupiossays."Hesiodoffersanidea-whichyouveryoftenfindinsomeoftheword'sgreatreligions,intheJudeo-ChristiantraditionandinIslamanothers-thatinsomesense,whenyouhurtanotherhumanbeing,youhurtyourself.Thatdamagingotherpeopleinyourcommunityandinyourlife,trashingrelationships,resultsinakindofself-inflicted(自己招致的)spiritualwound."2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第5页。[K]Instead,Soupiossays,ancientwisdomurgesustodogood.GoldenRuleNo.10foragoodlifeisthatkindnesstowardotherstendstoberewarded.2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第5页。[L]"ThisisAesop,thefabulist(寓言家),themanofthesecharminglittletales,oftentoldintermsofanimalsandanimalrelationships."Hesays."IthinkwhatAesopwassuggestingisthatwhenyouofferagoodturntoanotherhumanbeing.Onecanhopethatthatgooddeedwillcomebackandsortofpayaprofittoyou,thedoerofthegooddeed.Evenifthereisnoconcretebenefitpaidinresponsetoyougooddeed.Attheveryleast,thedoerofthegooddeedhastheopportunitytoenjoyakindofspirituallyenlightenedmoment."[M]Soupiossayfollowingthe10GoldenRulesbasedonancientwisdomcanguideustothepathofthegoodlifewherewestoplivingasonlookersandbecomeengagedandhappierhumanbeings.Andthat,henotes,isalifeworthliving.36.AccordingtoanancientGreekphilosopher,itisimpossibleforustounderstandeveryaspectofourlife.37.AncientPhilosopherssawlifeinadifferentlightfrompeopleoftoday.38.Notallyourbusinesspartnersareyoursoulmates.39.Wecanliveapeacefullifedespitethevariouschallengesofthemodernworld.40.Thedoerofagooddeedcanfeelspirituallyrewardedevenwhentheygainnoconcretebenefits.41.Howtoachievementalcalmnessandcontentmentiswellworthourconsiderationtoday.42.MichaelSoupiossuggeststhatweshouldstopandthinkcarefullyaboutourprioritiesinlife.43.Ancientphilosophersstronglyadvisethatwedogood.44.ThewiseteachingsofancientGreekthinkersaretimeless,andareapplicabletocontemporarylife.45.Doharmtoothersandyoudoharmtoyourself.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenalonggenerationallines.Thatis,generally,youngerpeopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofatechnologicalshift.Itisnotalwaysthecase,though.Whenyoulookatattitudestowarddriverlesscars,theredoesn'tseemtobeacleargenerationaldivide.Thepublicoverallissplitonwhetherthey'dliketouseadriverlesscar.Inastudylastyear,ofallpeoplesurveyed,48percentsaidtheywantedtorideinone,while50percentdidnot.Thefacethatattitudestowardself-drivingcarsappeartobesosteadyacrossgenerationssuggestshowtransformativetheshifttodriverlesscarscouldbe.Noteveryonewantsadriverlesscarnow-andnoonecangetoneyet-butamongthosewhoareopentothem,everyagegroupissimilarlyengaged.Actually,thisisn'tsurprising.Whereasoldergenerationsaresometimereluctanttoadoptnewtechnologies,driverlesscarspromiserealvaluetotheseagegroupsinparticular.Olderadults,especiallythosewithlimitedmobilityordifficultydrivingontheirown,areoneoftheclassicusecasesfordriverlesscars.Thisisespeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyoungerpeoplearegenerallymoreinterestedintravel-relatedtechnologiesthanolderones.2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第6页。Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudearemorepronouncedbasedonfactorsnotrelatedtoage.Collegegraduates,forexample,areparticularlyinterestedindriverlesscarscomparedwiththosewhohavelesseducation,59percentofcollegegraduatessaidtheywouldliketouseadriverlesscarcomparedwith38percentofthosewithahigh-schooldiplomaorless.Whereapersonlivesmatters,too.Morepeoplewholiveincitiesandsuburbssaidtheywantedtotrydriverlesscarsthanthosewholivedinruralareas.2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第6页。Whilethere'sreasontobelievethatinterestinself-drivingcarsisgoingupacrosstheboard,aperson'sagewillhavelittletodowithhowself-drivingcarscanbebecomingmainstream.Oncedriverlesscaresareactuallyavailableforsafe,theearlyadopterswillbethepeoplewhocanaffordtobuythem.46.Whathappenswhenanewtechnologyemerges?A)Itfurtherwidensthegapbetweentheoldandtheyoung.B)Itoftenleadstoinnovationsinotherrelatedfields.C)Itcontributesgreatlytotheadvanceofsocietyasawhole.D)Itusuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagegroups.47.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthedriverlesscar?A)Itdoesnotseemtocreateagenerationaldivide.B)Itwillnotnecessarilyreduceroadaccidents.C)Itmaystartarevolutioninthecarindustry.D)Ithasgivenrisetounrealisticexpectations.48.Whydoesthedriverlesscarappealtosomeoldpeople?A)Itsavestheirenergy.B)Ithelpswiththeirmobility.C)Itaddstothesafetyoftheirtravel.D)Itstirsuptheirinterestinlife.59.Whatislikelytoaffectone'sattitudetowardthedriverlesscar?A)Thelocationoftheirresidence.B)TheamountoftheirspecialinterestC)Theamountoftrainingtheyreceived.D)Thelengthoftheirdrivingexperience.50.Whoarelikelytobethefirsttobuythedriverlesscar?A)Thesenior.B)Theeducated.C)Thewealthy.D)Thetechfans.PassageTwoQuestion52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Inagrarian(农业的),pre-industrialEurope,"you'dwanttowakeupearly,startworkingwiththesunrise,haveabreaktohavethelargestmeal,andthenyou'dgobacktowork,"saysKenAlbala,aprofessorofhistoryattheUniversityofthePacific,"Later,at5or6,you'dhaveasmallersupper."Thiscomfortablecycle,inwhichtherhythmsofthedayhelpedshapetherhythmsofthemeals,gaverisetothecustomofthelargemiddaymeal,eatenwiththeextendedfamily,"Mealarethefoundationofthefamily,'saysCaroleCouniban.aprofessoratMillersvilleUniversityinPeensylvania,"sotherewasaveryimportantinterconnectionbetweeneatingtogether"andstrength-eatingfamilyties.Sinceindustrialization,maintainingsuchaslowculturalmetabolismhasbeenmuchharder.Withthelongmiddaymealshrinkingtowhatevercouldbestuffedintoalunchbucketorboughtatafoodstand.Certainly,therewerebenefits.Moderntechniquesforproducingandshippingfoodledtogreatervarietyandquantity,includingatremendous,increaseintheamountofanimalproteinanddairyproductsavailable,makingusmorevigorousthanourancestors.2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(二)全文共8页，当前为第7页。Yetplentyhasbeenlosttoo,eveninculturesthatstilllivetoeat.TakeItaly.It'snosecretthattheMediterraneandietishealthy,butitwasalsoajoytoprepareandcat.