2014年6月大学英语四级真题及答案(全套详解)

2014年6月大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及翻译）CET4PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

题目一：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/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,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/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,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/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)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1.A.SeeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulderB.Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.C.Replacethecupboardwithanewone.D.Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.1.W:Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard。M:Oh…Whydon’tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder。Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?2.A.AtMaryJohnson’s

B.InanexhibitionhallC.Atapainter’sstudio.

D.Outsideanartgallery.2.W:Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits。M:That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters。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.D.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’llbeleavingattheendofthismonth.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.Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.B.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.C.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.D.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.8.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?M:Notyet.I’llletyouknowwhenhecalls。Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?9.A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.B.Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.C.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.D.Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.Question:9.Whycouldn’tthewoman’sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?W:Nothing,it’sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.She’safraidshewon’tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I’mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit’sduetoday。10.A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.B.Handinherroommate’sapplicationform.C.Submitherroommate’sassignment.D.Helpherroommatewithherreport.Question:10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?11.A.WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated.B.WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.C.Directionstotheclassroombuilding.D.Dr.Ellis’sschedulefortheafternoon.Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?

W:Fine,pleasetellherI’llbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn’tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice。12.A.Hefinditratherstressful.B.Heisthinkingofquittingit.C.Hecanhandleitquitewell.D.Hehastoworkextrahours.Question:12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?M:Notbad,Jane.I’minvolvedinseveralprojectsandit’salongworkingday.ButI’musedtothatsoitdoesn’tbothermetoomuch。13.A.The6:00one

B.The6:30one.

C.The7:00one

D.The7:30oneQuestion:13.Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryday?M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:30train.Butit’sbearablenowthatI’musedtoit。14.A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.B.Hefindsitratherunbearable.C.Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.D.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.Question:14.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynow?W:Don’tyouthinkit’sanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldn’tbeartospendthreehourssittinginatraineveryday。M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyit。15.A.Readingnewspaper.

B.Chattingwithfriends.C.Listeningtothedailynews.D.Planningtheday’swork.Question:15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?W:Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?M:Ah,that’sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。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.Question:16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?17.A)Chooseone’sownsystemofmarking.B)Underlinethekeywordsandphrases.C)Makeasfewmarksaspossible.D)Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.Question:17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?18.A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.B)Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.D)Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.Question:18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.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)Hismother’sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.Question:21.WhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpin'ssleeplessness?PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.22.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.B)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.C)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.D)Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.Question:22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?23.A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.B)Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.C)Shegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.D)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight24.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?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-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice__36___away,However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein__37__withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare__38__toapredictedworldwideinincreaseintemperatures__39__betweem1℃and6℃overthenext100years.Thewarmingwillbemore__40__insomeareas,lessinother,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the__41__ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare-coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and__42__forhumansthantheseareasarenow.Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on__43__,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists___44__thatthechanges

weareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(无规律的)variation-someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears__45___--butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.A)appealing

I)meltedB)average

J)persistC)contributing

K)rangingD)dramaticL)recentlyE)frequentlyM)resolvedF)impactN)sensibleG)line

O)shockH)maintainSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheEndoftheBook?[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.[B]Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.[C]Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,”etc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious”nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.[D]Asforchildren’sbooks,whoknows?Children’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.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere10million.[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]Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(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,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.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,theyinduceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.46.Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.47.Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.48.Theradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.49.Contrarytomanypeople’spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.50.Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.51.Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.52.Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.53.Anewtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.54.Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.55.Ahousewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.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。56.Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?A)STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.B)ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.C)Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’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)Thosewhoaregoodatsolvingpracticalproblems.C)Thosewhoarelikelytobecomeinnovativeleaders.D)Thosewhohavereceivedawell-roundededucation.60.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgivetocollegestudents?A)Seizeopportunitiestotaptheirpotential.B)Trytotakeavarietyofpracticalcourses.C)Preparethemselvesfordifferentjoboptions.D)Adoptaflexibleapproachtosolvingproblems.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Energyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?Ifyouthinkso,you’renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession.“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energysecurity”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythoughthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefrom,exactly?Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfromelsewhere.Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,thereisatrickle（涓涓细流）ofbiofuel（生物燃料）available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?Third,therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices,Atthesametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweenga