2021年6月大学英语四级真题及答案

2021年6月大学英语四级真题及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshould

writeatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

题目一：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplace

youwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的校园，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么？

题目二：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinteresting

placeyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的家乡，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么？

题目三：SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyou

wouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假设你的一位外国朋友来参观中国，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么？

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题k1上作答。

1.A.Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulder

B.Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.

C.Replacethecupboardwithanewone.

D.Placetheteaona1owershelfnexttime.

1.W:Ican'tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard0

M:Oh…Whydon'tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder。

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

2.A.AtMaryJohnsonrsB.Inanexhibitionhal1

C.Atapainter,sstudio.D.Outsideanartgallery.

2.W:Sinceit'srainingsohard,let'sgoandseethenewexhibits0

M:That'sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainterso

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

3.A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.

B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.

C.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.

D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.

3.M:Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation。

W:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout<»

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.

B.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.

C.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.

1).Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.

4.W:Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelves。

M:Itwasn*ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem。

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.A.Hedoesn,tgetonwiththeothers.

B.Hedoesn,tfeelateaseinthefirm.

C.Hehasbeentakenforafool.

D.Hehasfoundabetterposition.

5.W:Rod,Ihearyou'11beleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?

M:Yeah.I'vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I'dbeafooltoturnitdown。

Q:Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?

6.A.Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.

B.Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.

C.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.

D.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.

6.W:Ihonestlydon'twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?

M:NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend。

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

7.A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.

B.Theman'sapartmentisreadyforrent.

C.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.

D.Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.

7.W:You'vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?

M:Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap。

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

8.A.Themanwi11givethemechanicacal1.

B.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.

C.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.

D.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.

8.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?

M:Notyet.1'11letyouknowwhenhecalls。

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

9.A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.

B.Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.

C.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.

D.Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.

Question:9.Whycouldn'tthewoman*sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?

W:Nothing,it'sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforan

interviewtoday.She'safraidshewon'tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I'mcallingto

seewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit'sduetodayo

10.A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.

B.Handinherroommatersapplicationform.

C.Submitherroommate1sassignment.

D.Helpherroommatewithherreport.

Question:10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?

11.A.WhereDr.Ellis,sofficeislocated.

B.WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.

C.DirectionstotheclassroombuiIding.

D.Dr.Ellis'sschedulefortheafternoon.

Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?

W:Fine,pleasetellherI'11bethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyour

1

officeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidntgivemedirectionstoyouroffice0

12.A.Hefinditratherstressful.

B.Heisthinkingofquittingit.

C.Hecanhandleitquitewell.

D.Hehastoworkextrahours.

Question:12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?

M:Notbad,Jane.Ifminvolvedinseveralprojectsandit'salongworkingday.ButI,musedtothatso

itdoesn,tbothermetoomuch。

13.A.The6:00oneB.The6:30one.C.The7:00oneD.The7:30one

Question:13.Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryday?

M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:30train.Butit'sbearable

nowthatIfmusedtoit。

14.A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.

B.Hefindsitratherunbearable.

C.Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.

D.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.

Question:14.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynow?

W:Don,tyouthinkit'sanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldn'tbeartospendthreehourssittinginatrain

everyday。

M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyito

15.A.Readingnewspaper.

B.Chattingwithfriends.

C.Listeningtothedai]ynews.

D.Planningtheday'swork.

Question:15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?

W:Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?

M:Ah,thatJsagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwith

thenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Ignoresma11detaiIswhi1ereading.

B)Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.

C)Developahabitofreadingcritically.

D)Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.

Question:16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?

17.A)Chooseone'sownsystemofmarking.

B)Under!inethekeywordsandphrases.

C)Makeasfewmarksaspossible.

D)Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.

Question:17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?

18.A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.

B)Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.

C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.

D)Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.

Question:18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.

B)Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.

C)Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.

D)Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.

Question:19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?

20.A)Itisamade-upstory.

B)Itisbeyondcure.

C)Itisarareexception.

D)Itisduetoanaccident.

Question:20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin,scase?

21.A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.

B)HismotherJsinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.

C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.

D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.

Question:21.WhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpin,ssleeplessness?

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.

B)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.

C)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.

D)Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.

Question:22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?

23.A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.

B)Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.

C)Shegot1.5miIliondollarsfromherex-husband.

D)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight

24.A)Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.

B)Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.

C)Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.

D)Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.

Question:24.WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?

25.A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.

B)Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother'smoney.

C)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.

D)Shecarriedonherfamily*stradition.

Question:25.WhatdowelearnaboutHetty*sdaughter?

SectionC

Direction:Inthesection,youwi11hearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,

youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequired

tofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethird

time,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond_1anguageteachersarethosewhichare

___(26)___informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto

(27)____himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichal1thefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownward

astheymoverapidly(28)____.SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecupped

andthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe___(29)—

oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe__(30)___height

hemostchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis___(31)___ahumanbeingorananimal.If

hekeepsthepalmofthehand__(32)___thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheight

ofachiId,forexample,hewi11verylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inCo1ombiathisgestureis___(33)for

thedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand___(34)___to

thefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso__(35)___moment.

Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butits

meaningdifferssharply.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeach

blankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehave

experienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice_36___away,However,wehavealready

reachedtemperaturesthatarein_37_withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.

Weare_38_toapredictedworldwideinincreaseintemperatures_39_between)1℃and6℃overthenext100years.

Thewarmingwi11bemore_40—insomeareas,lessinother,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the_41_of

thiswarmingwi11beverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare-coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,

whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and_42_forhumansthantheseareasarenow.

Thefactremains,however,thatitwi111ikelygetwarmer,on43—,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneral

agreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-induced

globalwarmingtrend.Somescientists__44_thatthechangesweareseeingfal1withintherangeofrandom(无

规律的)variation-someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarm

years_45__一butthatisbecominganincreasing!yrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasing

warmconditions.

A)appealingI)melted

B)averageJ)persist

C)contributingK)ranging

D)dramaticL)recently

E)frequentlyM)resolved

F)impactN)sensible

G)line0)shock

H)maintain

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarking

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheEndoftheBook?

[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooks

initselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthatthe

Kindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthecountry

andareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardback

salesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.

[B]Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.What

itdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofound

thananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.

[C]Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeen

decliningforyearsanyway,wi11probablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thri11ers,aromance

fiction,wetc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,will

probablyonlybeavaiTablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious“nonfiction

andfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorshe

isstillpublishedinhardcopy.

[D]Asforchildren'sbooks,whoknows?Children'sbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenot

theconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.

[E]Forcluestothebook*sfuture,let'slookatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappened

totheoldtechnology.

[F]Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreater

thedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletype

onpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenon

vellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABible—tobesure,alongbook—requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskins

andcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.There

wereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere10million.

[G]Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon(继续存在)

wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kind

showpieces.

[H]Sometimesanewtechnologydoesn,tdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhi]eforcingtherest

toevolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidn,t,because

theaterturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,

again,didnot.

[I]Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidn'tkillmovies,itdid

ki11second-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.

[J]NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows("JackBenny,fr"AmosandAndy,“"TheShadown)al1

migratedtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucan'tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecame

radio'sprime,whi1emusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferent

businessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlargerone.

[K]Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(骑兵)

replacedthechariot(二轮战车)onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.Butchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparades

andtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasn'thadamilitaryfunction

forahundredyears,butisstillpartofanofficer*sfull-dressuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalways

symbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”

[L]Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不稳定的)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommon

occupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.Steamshipscapturedthe

NorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdicin't

losetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilships

becamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(The

highcostofsteamandthelesserneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworldJsoceanfreightmovingbysail

untiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)

[M]Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecond

halfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseor

apartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefire.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnological

advancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).

Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedagenetic

leaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.

[N]Books—especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford—havenJtbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduce

evolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,a.holdextendingfar

beyondtheirliterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile（触觉的）pleasurein

booksnecessarilylostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroom

withbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacold

winter,snight.

[0]ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansome

currentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortand

warmth.And,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.

46.Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.

47.Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.

48.Theradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.

49.ContrarytomanypeopleJspredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.

50.Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.

51.Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliabi1ity.

52.Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.

53.Anewtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.

54.Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.

55.Ahousewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle1inethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhigher

educationisn,taneither/orproposition（命题），althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansfor

STEM（science,technology,engineering,maths）-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.

Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoasserts

thatthestudyofthehumanities（人文学科）andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica's

educationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinour

democraticsociety,becomeinnovative（仓新的）leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthe

reflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.

Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates*jobprospectsas

technologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewages

andcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it'snaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”

wayoutoftheproblem44Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajobvseemstheobviousanswertosome,though

thisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas"soft"often,infact,leadto

employmentandsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employershaveexpressedapreferencefor

studentswhohavereceivedabroadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,research

creatively,andcommunicateeasily.

Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere's

littlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymanydifferentroles

overthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowi11dothebestinthisnewenvironmentwi11bethosewhoseeducations

havepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight-pickedupfromscience,

arts,andtechnology一tosolvetheproblemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatpresent

themselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

56.Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?

A)STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.

B)ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.

C)The1iberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents'spirituallife.

D)Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.

57.Whatisthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajor?

A)Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.

B)Theacademicvalueofthecourses.

C)Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.

D)Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.

58.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthesocalledsoftsubjects?

A)Thebenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.

B)Theybroadenstudents'rangeofinterests.

C)Theyimprovestudents*communicationskills.

D)Theyareessentialtostudents,healthygrowth.

59.Whatkindofjobapplicantsdoemployerslookfor?

A)Thosewhohaveastrongsenseofresponsibility.

B)Thosewho