6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(完整版)

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(完整版)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeathepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulder.B)Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.C)Replacethecupboardwithanewone.D)Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.AtMaryJohnson’s.C)Inanexhibitionhall.B)Atapainter’sstudio.D)Outsideanartgallery.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.B)Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.C)Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.D)Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.B)Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.C)Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.D)Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.5.A)Hedoesn’tgetonwiththeothers.C)Hehasbeentakenforafool.B)Hedoesn’tfeelateaseinthefirm.D)Hehasfoundabetterposition.6.A)Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.B)Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.C)Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.D)Theycanhireagardenertodothework.7.A)Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.B)Theman’sapartmentisreadyforrent.C)Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.D)Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.8.A)Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.B)Thewomaniswaitingforacall.C)Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.D)Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.B)Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.C)Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.D)Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.10.A)Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.B)Handinherroommate’sapplicationform.C)Submitherroommate’sassignment.D)Helpherroommatewithherreport.11.A)WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated.C)Directionstotheclassroombuilding.B)WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.D)Dr.Ellis’sschedulefortheafternoon.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Hefindsitratherstressful.C)Hecanhandleitquitewell.B)Heisthinkingofquittingit.D)Hehastoworkextrahours.13.A)The6:00one.C)The7:00one.B)The6:30one.D)The7:30one.14.A)Itisanawfulwasteoftime.B)Hefindsitratherunbearable.C)Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.D)Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.15.A)Readingnewspapers.C)Listeningtothedailynews.B)Chattingwithfriends.D)Planningtheday’swork.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.B)Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.C)Developahabitofreadingcritically.D)Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.17.A)Chooseone’sownsystemofmarking.B)Underlinethekeywordsandphrases.C)Makeasfewmarksaspossible.D)Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.18.A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.B)Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.D)Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.B)Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.C)Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.D)Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.20.A)Itisamade-upstory.C)Itisarareexception.B)Itisbeyondcure.D)Itisduetoanaccident.21.A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.B)Hismother’sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.22.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.B)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.C)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.D)Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.23.A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.B)Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.C)Shegotmilliondollarsfromherex-husband.D)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.24.A)Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.B)Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.C)Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.D)Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.25.A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.B)Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother’smoney.C)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.D)Shecarriedonherfamily’stradition.SectionCDirection:

Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare(26)______informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto(27)______himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly(28)_______.SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe(29)______oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe(30)________heighthemostchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis(31)_______ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand(32)_________thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis(33)_________forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand(34)_________tothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso(35)________moment.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice36,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein37withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare38toapredictedworldwideincreaseintemperatures39between1℃and6℃overthenext100years.Thewarmingwillbemore40insomeareas,lessinothers,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the41ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare—coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and42forhumansthantheseareasarenow.Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on43,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists44thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(无规律的)variation—someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears45—butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)appealingI)meltedB)averageJ)persistC)contributingK)rangingD)dramaticL)recentlyE)frequentlyM)resolvedF)impactN)sensibleG)lineO)shockH)maintainSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheEndoftheBook[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfournowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.[B]DoesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbookCertainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.[C]Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,”books,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewandtradepaperbacksfor“serious”nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.[D]Asforchildren’sbooks,whoknowsChildren’sbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.[E]Forcluestothebook’sfuture,let’slookatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.[F]Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABible—tobesure,alongbook—requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1500therewere10million.[G]Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon(继续存在)wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.[H]Sometimesanewtechnologydoesn’tdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidn’t,becausetheaterturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.[I]Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidn’tkillmovies,itdidkillsecond-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.[J]NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows(“JackBenny,”“AmosandAndy,”“TheShadow”)allmigratedtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucan’tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecameradio’sprime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlargerone.[K]Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymboliccavalry(骑兵)replacedthechariot(二轮战车)onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasn’thadamilitaryfunctionforahundredyears,butisstillpartofanofficer’sfull-dressuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalwayssymbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”[L]Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不稳定的)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdidn’tlosetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamandthelesserneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworld’soceanfreightmovingbysailuntiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)[M]Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseorapartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefire.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.[N]Books—especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford—haven’tbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheirliterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile(触觉的)pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwinter’snight.[O]ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortand,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。stillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.peoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.radiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.tomanypeople’spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.changeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.technologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.increaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.newtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.ofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.housewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisn’taneither/orproposition(命题)，althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM(science,technology,engineering,maths)-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoassertsthatthestudyofthehumanities(人文学科)andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica’seducationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative(创新的)leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’jobprospectsastechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesandcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it’snaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”wayoutoftheproblem“Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob”seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentandsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employershaveexpressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceivedabroadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere’slittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymanydifferentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenvironmentwillbethosewhoseeducationshavepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight—pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology—tosolvetheproblemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatpresentthemselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。doesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggestA)STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.B)ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.C)Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’spirituallife.D)Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.isthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajorA)Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.B)Theacademicvalueofthecourses.C)Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.D)Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.doestheauthorsayaboutthesocalledsoftsubjectsA)Thebenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.B)Theybroadenstudents’rangeofinterests.C)Theyimprovestudents’communicationskills.D)Theyareessentialtostudents’healthygrowth.kindofjobapplicantsdoemployerslookforA)Thosewhohaveastrongsenseofresponsibility.B)Thosewhoaregoodatsolvingpracticalproblems.C)Thosewhoarelikelytobecomeinnovativeleaders.D)Thosewhohavereceivedawell-roundededucation.advicedoestheauthorgivetocollegestudentsA)Seizeopportunitiestotaptheirpotential.B)Trytotakeavarietyofpracticalcourses.C)Preparethemselvesfordifferentjoboptions.D)Adoptaflexibleapproachtosolvingproblems.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Energyhasaniceringtoit.Doesn’titIfyouthinkso,you’renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession.“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energysecurity”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythoughthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefrom,exactlyMostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfromelsewhere.Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,thereisatrickle(涓涓细流)ofbiofuel(生物燃料)available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimportsThird,therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices,Atthesametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheworld.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。doestheauthorsayaboutenergyindependenceforAmericaA)Itsoundsveryattractive.C)Itwillbringoilpricesdown.B)Itensuresnationalsecurity.D)Ithaslongbeeneveryone’sdream.doestheauthorthinkofbiofuelsA)TheykeepAmerica’seconomyrunninghealthily.B)Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.C)Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.D)Theycauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment.doesAmericarelyheavilyonoilimportsA)Itwantstoexpanditsstorageofcrudeoil.B)Itsownoilreservesarequicklyrunningout.C)Itwantstokeepitsownenvironmentintact.D)Itsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemand.doestheauthorsayaboutoiltradeA)Itprovesprofitabletobothsides.C)Itmakesforeconomicprosperity.B)Itimproveseconomicefficiency.D)Itsavesthecostofoilexploration.istheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageA)TojustifyAmerica’sdependenceonoilimports.B)ToarouseAmericans’awarenessoftheenergycrisis.C)Tostresstheimportanceofenergyconservation.D)Toexplaintheincreaseofinternationaloiltrade.PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.为了促进教育公平，中国已投入360亿元，用于改善农村地区教育设施和中强中西部地区农村义务教育(compulsoryeducation)。这些资金用于改善教学设施、购买书籍，使16万多所中小学受益。资金还用于购置音乐和绘画器材。现在农村和山区的儿童可以与沿海城市的儿童一样上音乐和绘画课。一些为接受更好教育而转往城市上学的学生如今又回到了本地农村学校就读。PartⅠWritingTheFirstPlaceIWillShowinMyHometown—theCentralAvenueMyhometownisHarbin.ThemostinterestingplacewhichIwouldliketotakemyforeignfriendstoistheCentralAvenue,iftheycometomyhometown.Thereasonsforthiscanbeillustratedasbelow.Tobeginwith,a