6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(完整版)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashort

essayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutno

morethan180words.

Supposedforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,

whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertosee

andwhy

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand

2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormore

questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbe

athepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),

anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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)Hehasbeentakenfora

fool.

B)Hedoesn'tfeelateaseinthefirm.D)Hehasfoundabetter

position.

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)Handinherroommatesapplicationform.

C)Submitherroommatesassignment.

D)Helpherroommatewithherreport.

11.A)WhereDr.Ellis'sofficeislocated.C)Directionstothe

classroombuilding.

B)WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.D)Dr.Ellis'sscheduleforthe

afternoon.

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.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.

B)Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.

C)Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.

D)Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.

20.A)Itisamade-upstory.C)Itisarareexception.

B)Itisbeyondcure.D)Itisduetoanaccident.

21.A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.

B)Hismothersinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.

C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.

D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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)Shebuiltahospitalwithhermothersmoney.

C)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.

D)Shecarriedonherfamily'stradition.

SectionC

Direction:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.When

thepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyfor

itsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat

youhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantfor

second-languageteachersarethosewhichare(26)informbut

differentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwho

wantssomeoneto(27)himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhich

allthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly

(28).SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehand

maynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthem

thegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe(29)oftheColombian

gesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthat

whenhe(30)heighthemostchoosebetweendifferentgestures

dependingonwhetherheis(31)ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhe

keepsthepalmofthehand(32)thefloor,ashewouldinhis

ownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewill

verylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis

(33)forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehuman

beingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand(34)tothefloor.

Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorous

butalso(35)moment.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfrom

twodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaning

differssharply.

PartHIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.You

arerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven

inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefully

beforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthe

bankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.

Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-long

warmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice36,wehavealreadyreached

temperaturesthatarein37withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinued

warmingislikelynotnatural.Weare38toapredictedworldwideincrease

intemperatures39between1℃and6℃overthenext100years.Thewarming

willbemore40insomeareas,lessinothers,andsomeplacesmayeven

cooloff.Likewise,the41ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdepending

onwhereyouare一coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,while

SiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and42for

humansthantheseareasarenow.

Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on43,

everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditions

wehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-induced

globalwarmingtrend.Somescientists44thatthechangesweareseeing

fallwithintherangeofrandom(无规律的)variation一someyearsarecold,

otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears45

一butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceof

continuedandincreasingwarmconditions.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithten

statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgivenin

oneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformation

isderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2.

TheEndoftheBook

[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedon

May19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformat

thanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthat

theKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfournowaccountfor14percentof

allbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverall

booksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardback

salesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.

[B]DoesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbookCertainlynot

immediately,andperhapsnotatall.Whatitdoesmeanisthatthebook

businesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomore

profoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrom

moveabletypeinthe1450s.

[C]Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.

Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,will

probablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,uromance

fiction,“books,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,

eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithin

afewandtradepaperbacksfor“serious“nonfictionandfictionwill

surelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckon

withthatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.

[D]Asforchildren'sbooks,whoknowsChildren'sbooksarelikedog

foodinthatthepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthe

marketing)isinherentlystrange.

[E]Forcluestothebook'sfuture,let,slookatsomeexamplesof

technologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.

[F]Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnology

isbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerand

morethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwith

moveabletypeonpaperdramatical1yreducedthecostofproducingabook

comparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomes

fromsheepskin.ABible一tobesure,alongbook一requiredvellummadefrom

300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,

aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.Therewereperhaps50,000

booksinallofEuropein1500therewere10million.

[G]Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,

handwritinglingeredon(继续存在)wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecial

booksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyare

one-of-a-kindshowpieces.

[H]Sometimesanewtechnologydoesn'tdrivetheoldoneout,butonly

partsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themovieswerewidely

predictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidn't,

becausetheaterturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.

Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.

[l]Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.

AndwhileTVdidn'tkillmovies,itdidkillsecond-ratepictures,shorts,

andcartoons.

[J]NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows("JackBenny,“

“AmosandAndy,“"TheShadow")allmigratedtotelevision.Butbecause

youcan'tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhour

becameradio'sprime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlarged

theiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate

1940sandamuchlargerone.

[K]Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofits

symboliccavalry(骑兵)replacedthechariot(二轮战车)onthe

battlefieldaround1000BC.Butchariotsmaintainedtheirplacein

paradesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500years

later.Theswordhasn?thadamilitaryfunctionforahundredyears,but

isstillpartofanofficer'sfull-dressuniform,preciselybecausea

swordalwayssymbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”

[L]Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不稳定的)atfirst.

Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forsothe

oldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlantic

passengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.

Butsteamshipsdidn'tlosetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,because

earlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecame

largeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,

theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamandthelesserneedfor

speedkeptthemajorityoftheworld'soceanfreightmovingbysailuntil

theearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)

[M]Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentinevery

upper-andmidd1e-classhomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.But

functioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointina

houseorapartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefire.

Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,

providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocat

anddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillion

years)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfire

asacentralaspectofhumanlife.

[N]Books一especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford一haven't

beenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionarychangeinhumans.Butthey

haveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfar

beyondtheirliterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartand

thereisatactile（触觉的）pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostine-book

versions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Anda

roomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilar

tothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwinter'snight.

[0]ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealonger

existenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredict.Likeswords,

bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfort

and,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthe

lightsgoout.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

stillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportant

ones.

peoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseof

touchtheycanprovide.

radiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.

tomanypeople'spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustry

survived.

changeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.

technologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.

increaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechanges

notseenforcenturies.

newtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithout

aclearadvantage.

ofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.

housewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthere

arefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceand

technologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisn'taneither/or

proposition(命题)，althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoung

AmericansforSTEM(science,technology,engineering,maths)-related

fieldscanmakeitseemthatway.

Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportance

oftechnicaltraining,butalsoassertsthatthestudyofthehumanities(A

文学科)andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica's

educationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizens

whocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,become

innovative(仓U新的)leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthat

thereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.

Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducation

worryaboutgraduatesjobprospectsastechnologicaladvancesand

changesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthat

reducewagesandcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it'snaturaltolook

forwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical“wayoutoftheproblem

“Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob“seemstheobviousanswer

tosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthe

humanitiescharacterizedas"soft"often,infact,leadtoemployment

andsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employershave

expressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceiveda

broadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,think

critically,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.

Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,

butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere,slittlereasontodoubtthat

peopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymany

differentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothe

bestinthisnewenvironmentwillbethosewhoseeducationshaveprepared

themtobeflexible.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletooland

insight一pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology一tosolvethe

problemsofthefuture,andtakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthat

presentthemselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

doesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest

A)STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformation

society.

B)ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.

C)Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents'

spirituallife.

D)Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsof

society.

isthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajor

A)Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.

B)Theacademicvalueofthecourses.

C)Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.

D)Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.

doestheauthorsayaboutthesocalledsoftsubjects

A)Thebenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.

B)Theybroadenstudents?rangeofinterests.

C)Theyimprovestudents'communicationskills.

D)Theyareessentialtostudents?healthygrowth.

kindofjobapplicantsdoemployerslookfor

A)Thosewhohaveastrongsenseofresponsibility.

B)Thosewhoaregoodatsolvingpracticalproblems.

C)Thosewhoarelikelytobecomeinnovativeleaders.

D)Thosewhohavereceivedawell-roundededucation.

advicedoestheauthorgivetocollegestudents

A)Seizeopportunitiestotaptheirpotential.

B)Trytotakeavarietyofpracticalcourses.

C)Preparethemselvesfordifferentjoboptions.

D)Adoptaflexibleapproachtosolvingproblems.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Energyhasaniceringtoit.Doesn'titIfyouthinkso,you're

notalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmerican

presidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,when

themostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkicking

offthegreatrecession.

“Energyindependence^anditsrhetorical（修辞的）companion

“energysecurity"are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythough

through.Whatisitwewantindependencefrom,exactly

Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfrom

importedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfromelsewhere.

Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,

thereisatrickle（涓涓细流）ofbiofuel（生物燃料）available,andmoremay

becomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteand

environmentaldestruction.

Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon'treallywant

toproducealltheirownvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserve

overtheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesare

off-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmental

protection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoendurethe

environmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutback

imports

Third,therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,

andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhan

wedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon'treadaboutthismuch,theUnited

Statesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2million

barrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.

ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealof

energyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.

Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigher

prices,Atthesametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuy

themostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergy

tradearoundtheworld.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

doestheauthorsayaboutenergyindependenceforAmerica

A)Itsoundsveryattractive.C)Itwillbringoilpricesdown.

B)Itensuresnationalsecurity.D)Ithaslongbeeneveryonesdream.

doestheauthorthinkofbiofuels

A)TheykeepAmerica'seconomyrunninghealthily.

B)Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.

C)Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.

D)Theycauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment.

doesAmericarelyheavilyonoilimports

A)Itwantstoexpanditsstorageofcrudeoil.

B)Itsownoilreservesarequicklyrunningout.

C)Itwantstokeepitsownenvironmentintact.

D)Itsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemand.

doestheauthorsayaboutoiltrade

A)Itprovesprofitabletobothsides.C)Itmakesforeconomic

prosperity.

B)Itimproveseconomicefficiency.D)Itsavesthecostofoil

exploration.

istheauthorspurposeinwritingthepassage

A)TojustifyAmerica'sdependenceonoilimports.

B)ToarouseAmericans?awarenessoftheenergycrisis.

C)Tostresstheimportanceofenergyconservation.

D)Toexplaintheincreaseofinternationaloiltrade.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslate

a