2024年6月大学英语四级真题三套卷及答案

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PartI

Writing

(30minutes)

Directions:Supposeyouruniversityisseekingstudents’opinionsonwhetheruniversitylibrariesshouldbeopen

tothepublic.Youarenowtowriteanessaytoexpressyourview.Youwillhave30minutesforthetask.Youshould

writeatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

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PartII

ListeningComprehension

(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoor

threequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Becauseofthesmokeandheatdamage.

B)Becauseofthecollapseofthethree-storybuilding.

C)Duetoafirealarmintheirapartments.

D)Duetothewaterusedtoextinguishtheflames.

2.A)Helpingsearchforthesuspectofthecrime.

B)Rescuingthebusinessmentrappedinthebuilding.

C)Checkingtownrecordsforthepropertydeveloper.

D)Investigatingthecauseoftheincident.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

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3.A)Itplaysalessimportantroleinone’shealththannutrientintake.

B)Itimpactspeople’shealthtoalesserdegreethansunexposure.

C)Itisassociatedwithpeople’smentalhealthconditions.

D)Itislinkedwitholderadults’symptomsofdepression.

4.A)Itwasindefinite.

B)Itwassystematic.

C)Itwasstraightforward.

D)Itwasinsignificant.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Ithashelpedsolveseveralmurdercases.

B)IthasbecomeastarpolicedoginBeijing.

C)Ithassurpasseditsmotherinperformance.

D)Ithasdonebetterthannaturallybondogs.

6.A)Tospeedupinvestigationintocriminalcases.

B)Totestthefeasibilityofcloningtechnology.

C)Tocutdowntrainingexpenses.

D)Toreducetheirtrainingtime.

7.A)Cloningistoocomplicatedaprocess.

B)Thetechnologyisyettobeaccepted.

C)Cloningisethicallycontroversial.

D)Thetechnologyistooexpensive.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfour

questions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Hereaditsomewhereonline.

B)Heheardaboutitfromacoworker.

C)Hereadanarticlereviewingit.

D)HewatchedaTVseriesbasedonit.

9.A)Hispublications.

B)Hisfirstbook.

C)Hisaddress.

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D)Hisname.

10.A)Collectalotmoredata.

B)Relaxabitlessoften.

C)Clarifymanynewconcepts.

D)Readmorereferencebooks.

11.A)Findouttheshow’smostinterestingepisodes.

B)Watchtheseriestogetherwiththewoman.

C)Getane-copyofthebooktoread.

D)Checktoseewhentheshowstarts.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Tocheckthepricesofhisfarmproduce.

B)ToaskthewaytotheNewcastleCityHall.

C)Toinquireaboutthevegetarianfoodfestival.

D)Toseektheman’shelpwithherworkonthefarm.

13.A)Bakers.

B)Vendors.

C)Vegetarians.

D)Organisers.

14.A)Theissuingofcertificatestovendors.

B)Thecompletionofthebakingtask.

C)Thefestivaltheyareoganising.

D)Thedeadlineforapplication.

15.A)Theclosingdateofsubmission.

B)Thewebsiteofhiscompany.

C)Thedetailsoftheceremony.

D)Theorganiser’saddress.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfour

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Mostscenicsiteshavebeenclosed.

B)Accesstoofficialcampsitesislimited.

C)Healthexpertsadvisegoingoutdoors.

D)Peoplehavemoretimeduringthesummer.

17.A)Itisstronglyopposedbynearbyresidents.

B)Itleadstomuchwasteofpublicmoney.

C)Ithascausedenvironmentalconcerns.

D)Ithascreatedconflictsamongcampers.

18.A)LookforopenlandinScotland.

B)Leavenotraceoftheircamping.

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C)Avoidgettingclosetowilderness.

D)Askforpermissionfromauthorities.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Theyoutcompetemythicalcreatures.

B)Theyusuallymindtheirownbusiness.

C)TheytrulyexistintheAmazonregion.

D)Theyresemblealarminglylargesnakes.

20.A)Scartissuefromdolphinsfighting.

B)Skininfectionfromwaterpollution.

C)Unhealedwoundsfromsnakebites.

D)Swimmingalonginseasonalfloods.

21.A)Ithasbeenshrinkingatanastonishingpace.

B)Ithasbeenplacedunderinternationalprotection.

C)Ithasbeenappealingtobothfreshwaterandseadolphins.

D)Ithasbeenabandonedasabattlegroundformaledolphins.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)About58%ofyoungadultscallparentalsupportthenewnormal.

B)Mostadultchildrenenjoyincreasingsourcesoffinancialsupport.

C)Afull70%oftheyoungadultscannotaffordtobuyacarbythemselves.

D)Mostearlyadultscannotsustaintheirlifestyleswithoutparentalsupport.

23.A)Itrendersthemdependent.

B)Itcausesthemtolosedignity.

C)Itmakesthemmentallyimmature.

D)Ithindersthemfromgettingahead.

24.A)Itchallengesone’swillpower.

B)Itresultsfromeducation.

C)Itcallsfordueassistance.

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D)Itdefinesadulthood.

25.A)Currentlifestyles.

B)Poorbudgeting.

C)Collegeloans.

D)Emergencyexpenses.

PartIII

ReadingComprehension

(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeach

itemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

It’swell-knownthatphysicalexerciseisbeneficialnotjusttophysicalhealthbutalsoourmentalhealth.Yet

whereasmostcountrieshave

26,evidence-backedguidelinesonthetypeandintensityofexercise

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forvariousphysicalhealthbenefits,suchguidelinesdonotyetexistforexerciseandmood.Thisis

dueto

alackofnecessaryevidence.However,anewsystematicreviewbringsususefullyup-to-dateonthecurrent

findingsinthisarea.

Before29

aerobicexerciseandanaerobic.Theformer

exercisinginsuchawaythatyourbodyisabletouseoxygentoburnfatforenergy.Incontrast,anaerobicexercise

intosomeofthekeytake-aways,animportant

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madeinthereviewisbetween

31suchthingsaswalking,joggingandcyclingandmeans

–suchasliftingheavyweights–isofsuch32

intensitythatyourbodydoesnothavetimetouseoxygento

createenergyandsoinsteaditbreaksdownglucose(

)inyourbloodormuscles.

Beginningfirstwiththeinfluenceofexerciseintensityonthemoodbenefitsofaerobicexercise,the

researchers,ledbyJohnChanatShenzhenUniversity,found33resultsfrom19relevantstudies.Some

favouredhigherintensity,otherslow,whilesevenstudiesfoundthatintensitymadeno

benefits.

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tomood

Inrelationtotheintensityofanaerobicexercise,however,theresultswerefarclearer–theoptimum(

)forimprovingmoodis35

unpleasant.

intensity,perhapsbecauselowintensityistoodullwhilehighintensityistoo

A)constitutes

B)contradictory

C)decision

F)dipping

G)distinction

H)falling

K)notified

L)partly

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M)required

N)traditionally

O)vigorous

D)detailed

I)involves

J)moderate

E)difference

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

WhydoAmericansworksomuch?

A)Howwillweallkeepbusywhenweonlyhavetowork15hoursaweek?Thatwasthequestionthatworried

theBritisheconomistJohnMaynardKeyneswhenhewrotehisshortessay“EconomicPossibilitiesforOur

Grandchildren”in1930.Overthenextcentury,hepredicted,theeconomywouldbecomesoproductivethat

peoplewouldbarelyneedtoworkatall.Forawhile,itlookedlikeKeyneswasright.In1930theaverage

workingweekwas47hoursintheUnitedStates.Butby1970,thenumberofhoursAmericansworkedon

averagehadfallentoslightlylessthan39.

B)Butthensomethingchanged.Insteadofcontinuingtodecline,thedurationoftheworkingweekremained

stable.Ithasstayedatjustbelow40hoursfornearlyfivedecades.Sowhathappened?Whyarepeople

workingjustasmuchtodayasin1970?

C)TherewouldbenomysteryinthisifKeyneshadbeenwrongaboutthethepoweroftechnologytoincrease

theeconomy’sproductivity,whichhethoughtwouldleadtoastandardofliving“betweenfourandeight

timesashighasitistoday.”ButKeynesgotthatright:Technologyhasmadetheeconomymassivelymore

productive.AccordingtoBenjaminM.Friedman,aneconomistatHarvard,theU.S.economyisrightontrack

toreachKeynes’seight-fold(

)multipleby2029.ThatisacenturyafterthelastdataKeyneswouldhave

hadaccessto.

D)Inanewpaper,Friedmantriestofigureoutwhythatincreasedproductivityhasnottranslatedintoincreased

leisuretime.Perhapspeoplejustneverfeelmateriallysatisfied,alwayswantingmoremoneytobuythenext

newthing.Thisisatheorythatappealstomanyeconomists.“Thisargumentis,atbest,farfromsufficient,”

hewrites.Ifthatwerethecase,whydidthedurationoftheworkingweekdeclineinthefirstplace?

E)AnothertheoryFriedmanconsidersisthat,inaneraofeverfewersettingsthatprovideeffective

opportunitiesforpersonalconnectionsandrelationships,peoplemayplacemorevalueonthesocializingthat

happensatwork.Thisissupportforthetheory.Manypeopletodayconsidercolleaguesasfriends,but

Friedmanarguesthattheevidenceforthistheoryisfarfromconclusive.Manyworkerreportthattheywould

liketospendmoretimewithfamily,ratherthanatwork.Further,thistheorycannotexplainthechangein

trendintheU.S.workingweekinthe1970s.

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F)AthirdpossibilityprovesmoreconvincingforFriedman.Thatis:Americaninequalitymeansthatthegainsof

increasingproductivityarenotwidelysharedbyeveryone.Inotherwords,mostAmericansaretoopoorto

workless.UnliketheothertwoexplanationsFriedmanconsiders,thisonefitschronologically(

):

InequalitydeclinedinAmericaduringtheperiodfollowingWorldWarII,alongwiththedurationofthe

workingweek.Butsincetheearly1970sit’srisendramatically.

G)Keynes’spredictionofashorterworkingweekrestsontheideathatthestandardoflivingwouldcontinue

risingforeveryone.ButFriedmansaysthatthisisnotwhathashappened.AlthoughKeynes’seight-foldfigure

holdsupfortheeconomyasawhole,itisnotatallthecaseforthemedian(

)Americanworker.For

them,outputby2029islikelytobearound3.5timeswhatitwaswhenKeyneswaswriting.Thisisabitbelow

hisfour-toeight-foldpredictedrange.

H)Thiscanbeseeninthemedianworker’sincomeoverthistimeperiod,completewithashiftin1973thatfits

inpreciselywithwhentheworkingweekstoppedshrinking.AccordingtoFriedman,between1947and1973

theaveragehourlywagefornormalworkers(thosewhowerenotinmanagementroles)inprivateindustries

otherthanagriculturenearlydoubledintermsofwhattheirmoneycouldbuy.Butby2013theaveragehourly

wageforordinaryworkershadfallen5percentfromthe1973levelintermsofactualpurchasingpower.Thus,

thoughAmericanincomesmayhavegoneupsince1973,theamountthatAmericanworkerscanactuallybuy

withtheirmoneyhasgonedown.FormostAmericans,then,themagicofincreasingproductivitystopped

workingaround1973.Thus,theyhadtokeepworkingjustasmuchinordertomaintaintheirstandardof

living.

I)WhatKeynespredictedwasaveryoptimisticversionofwhateconomistscalltechnologicalunemployment.

Thisistheideathatlesslaborwillbenecessarybecausemachinescandosomuch.InKeynes’svision,the

resultingunemploymentwouldbedistributedmoreorlessevenlyacrosssocietyintheformofincreased

leisure.ButFriedmansaysthat,forAmericans,realityismuchdarker.Americansnowhavealabormarketin

whichmillionsofpeople—thosewithfewerskillsandlesseducation—areseekingwhateverpoorlypaid

worktheycanget.Thisisconfirmedbyarecentpollthatfoundthat,forhalfofhourlyworkers,theirtop

concernisnotthattheyworktoomuchbutthattheyworktoolittle.Thisismostlikelynotbecausetheylike

theirjobssomuch.Rather,wecanassumeitisbecausetheyneedthemoney.

J)Thisexplanationleavesanimportantquestion:Iftheveryrich—theworkerswhohavereaped

above-averagegainsfromtheincreasedproductivitysinceKeynes’stime—canaffordtoworkless,whydon’t

they?Friedmanbelievesthatformanytopearners,workisalaboroflove.Theyaredoingworktheycare

aboutandareinterestedin,anddoingmoreofitisn’tsuchaburden—itmayevenbeapleasure.Theyderive

meaningfromtheirjobs,anditisanimportantpartofhowtheythinkofthemselves.And,ofcourse,theyare

compensatedforitatalevelthatmakesitworththeirwhile.

K)Friedmanconcludesthattheprosperity()Keynespredictedishere.Afterall,theeconomyasawholehas

grownevenmorebrilliantlythanheexpected.ButformostAmericans,thatprosperityisnowheretobeseen.

And,asaresult,neitherarethoseshorterworkingweeks.

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36.Somepeopleviewsocializingattheworkplaceasachancetodeveloppersonalrelationships.

37.AsordinaryAmericanworkers’averagehourlypayhaddecreasedproductivity,theyhadtoworkjustasmany

hoursasbeforetokeeptheirlivingstandards.

38.Americanworkers’averageweeklyworkingtimehasnotchangedfornearlyhalfacentury.

39.FriedmanbelievesinequalityintheU.S.largelyexplainswhyincreasingproductivityhasnotresultedin

reducedworkinghours.

40.Manyeconomistsassumepeople’sthirstformaterialthingshaspreventedthemfromenjoyingmoreleisure

time.

41.Aneconomist’spredictionaboutashorteraverageworkingweekseemedtobecorrectforatimeinthe20th

century.

42.IntheUSlabormarket,theprimaryconcernofpeoplewithlessschoolingandfewerskillsistosecureany

employmentevenifitislow-paid.

43.Keyneswasrightinpredictingthattechnologywouldmaketheeconomymuchmoreproductive.

44.Manyofthehighestearnershaveakeeninterestinandloveforwhattheyaredoing.

45.AccordingtoKeynes,therewouldbeashorterworkingweekwitheveryone’sstandardoflivingcontinuingto

rise.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

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

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

LaoZioncesaid,“Careaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkandyouwillalwaysbetheirprisoner.”People-pleasing,

orseekingself-worththroughothers’approval,isunproductiveandanexhaustingwaytogothroughlife.Whydo

weallowwhatothersthinkofustohavesomuchpoweroverhowwefeelaboutourselves?Ifit’struethatyou

can’tpleaseallpeopleallofthetime,wouldn’titmakesensetostoptrying?

Unfortunately,senseoftenisn’tdrivingourbehavior.Forsocialbeingswhodesireloveandbelonging,

wantingtobeliked,andcaringabouttheeffectwehaveonothers,ishealthyandallowsustomakeconnections.

However,wherewegetintotroubleiswhenourself-worthisdependentuponwhetherwewinsomeone’s

approvalornot.

Thisneedtobelikedcanbetracedbacktowhenwewerechildrenandwerecompletelydependenton

otherstotakecareofus.Smallchildrenarenotjustlearninghowtowalkandcommunicate,theyarealsotryingto

learnhowtheworldworks.Welearnaboutwhoweareandwhatisexpectedofusbasedoninteractionswith

others,so,toafour-year-old,ifMommyorDaddydoesn’tlikehimorher,thereisthedangerthattheywill

abandonthem.Weneedtounderstandthatwhenwedesperatelywantsomeonetoapproveofus,it’sbeing

drivenbythatlittlekidpartofusthatisstillterrifiedofabandonment.

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Asyoubecomemorecapableofprovidingyourselfwiththeapprovalyouseek,yourneedforexternal

validationwillstarttovanish,leavingyoustronger,moreconfident,andyes,happierinyourlife.Imaginehow

muchtimeweloseeachmomentwerestrainourauthenticselvesinanefforttobeliked.

Ifwebaseourworthontheopinionsofothers,wecheatourselvesofthepowertoshapeourexperiences

andembracelifenotonlyforothersbutalsoforourselves,becauseultimately,thereisnodifference.Soembrace

thecliché(

)andloveyourselfasit’shighlydoubtfulthatyou’llregretit.

46.WhatcanweconcludefromLaoZi’squotation?

A)Weshouldseethroughotherpeople’sattempttomakeaprisonerofus.

B)Wecanneverrealtypleaseotherpeopleevenifwetryashardaswecan.

C)Wecannevertrulyfreeiftakingtoheartothers’opinionsofus.

D)Weshouldcareaboutotherpeople’sviewasmuchastheycareaboutours.

47.Whatwillhappenifwebaseourself-worthonotherpeople’sapproval?

A)Ourdesiretobelovedwillbefulfilled.

B)Ourlifewillbeunfruitfulandexhausting.

C)Ouridentityassocialbeingswillbeaffected.

D)Oursenseofselfwillbesharpenedandenhanced.

48.Whatmayaccountforourneedtobelikedorapprovedof?

A)Ourdesperatelongingforinteractionswithothers.

B)Ourunderstandingoftheworkingsoftheworld.

C)Ourknowledgeaboutthepainofabandonment.

D)Ourearlychildhoodfearofbeingdeserted.

49.Whatcanwedowhenwebecomebetterabletoprovideourselveswiththedesiredapproval?

A)Enjoyahappierlife.

B)Exerciseself-restraint.

C)Receivemoreexternalvalidation.

D)Strengthenourpowerofimagination.

50.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodointhelastparagraph?

A)Embracelifeforourselvesandforothers.

B)Baseourworthonothers’opinions.

C)Seeourexperiencesasassets.

D)Loveourselvesasweare.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

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Somepeoplehavesaidagingismoreaslideintoforgetfulnessthanajourneytowardswisdom.However,a

growingbodyofresearchsuggeststhatlate-in-lifelearningispossible.Inreality,educationdoesanagingbrain

good.

Throughoutlife,people’sbrainsconstantlyrenovatethemselves.Inthelate1960s,Britishbrainscientist

GeoffreyRaismanspiedgrowthindamagedbrainregionsofratsthroughanelectronmicroscope;theirbrains

wereforgingnewconnections.Thismeantbrainsmaychangeeverytimeapersonlearnssomethingnew.

Ofcourse,thatdoesn’tmeanthebrainisn’taffectedbytheeffectsoftime.Justasheightusuallydeclineover

theyears,sodoesbrainvolume:Humansloseabout4percenteverydecadestartingintheir40s.Butthat

reductiondoesn’tnecessarilymakepeoplethinkslower,aslongaswearealiveandfunctioning,wecanalterour

brainswithnewinformationandexperiences.

Infact,scientistsnowsuspectaccumulatingnovelexperiences,facts,andskillscankeeppeople’smindsmore

flexible.Newpathwayscanstrengthenourever-changingmentalstructure,evenasthebrainshrinks.

Conventionalfixeslikewordpuzzlesandbrain-trainingappscancontributetomentaldurability.Even

somethingassimpleastakingadifferentroutetothegrocerystoreorgoingsomewherenewonvacationcan

keepthebrainhealthy.

Adesirefornewlifechallengescanfurtherboostbrainpower.Researchaboutagingadultswhotakeonnew

enterprisesshowsimprovedfunctionandmemoryaswellasareducedriskofmentaldisease.Openness—a

characteristicdefinedbycuriosityandadesireforknowledge—mayalsohelpfolkspassbraintests.Somefolks

arebornwiththistake-in-the-worldattitude,butthosewhoaren’tasgeneticallygiftedaren’tnecessarilyoutof

luck.Whilegenescanencourageaninterestindoingnewthings,a2012studyinthejournalPsychologyandAging

foundcompletingreasoningtaskslikepuzzlesandnumbergamescanenhancethatdesirefornovelexperiences,

whichcan,inturn,refreshthebrain.That’swhybrainscientistRichardKennedysays“It'snotthatolddogscan’t

learnnewtricks.It’sthatmaybeolddogsdon’trealizewhytheyshould.”

51.Whatdosomepeoplethinkofagingadults?

A)Theirwisdomgrowsastimegoesby.

B)Theirmemorygraduallydeteriorates.

C)Theycanbenefitfromlate-in-lifelearning.

D)Theyarelikelytohavementalhealthissues.

52.WhatcanweconcludefromGeoffreyRaisman’sfinding?

A)Braindamageseriouslyhindersone’slearning.

B)Brainpowerweakensslowerthanweimagine.

C)Brainscanrefreshandimprovewithlearning.

D)Brainsforgeconnectionsundernewconditions.

53.Whatisonethingthathelpsmaintainthehealthofourbrainevenasitshrinks?

A)Doingdailyroutinesbyconventionalmeans.

B)Avoidingworryingaboutourmentaldurability.

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C)Imitatingolddogs’wayoflearningnewtricks.

D)Approachingeverydaytasksinnovelways.

54.Whatdoestheauthorsaycancontributetotheimprovementofbrainfunction?

A)Beingcuriousanddesiringknowledge.

B)Beingeagertopassbraintestsatanoldage.

C)Risingtolife’schallengesandavoidingrisks.

D)Boostingimmunitytoseriousmentaldiseases.

55.Whatisthefindingofthe2012studyintheJournalPsychologyandAging?

A)Wishingtosolvepuzzlesenhancesone’sreasoningpower.

B)Playingnumbergamesunexpectedlystimulatesone’smemory.

C)Desiringnewexperiencescanhelptorenovatethebrain.

D)Learningnewtricksshouldnotbeconfinedtoolddogsonly.

PartIV

Translation

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.Youshould

writeyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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PartI

Writing

(30minutes)

Directions:Supposeyouruniversityisseekingstudents’opinionsonwhetheruniversitysportsfacilitiesshouldbe

opentothepublic.Youarenowtowriteanessaytoexpressyourview.Youwillhave30minutesforthetask.You

shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

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PartII

ListeningComprehension

(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoor

threequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

SectionB

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Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfour

questions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfour

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

PartIII

ReadingComprehension

(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeach

itemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

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AteamofresearchersledbyPriyankaJoshiexaminedthedegreetowhichmenandwomenreliedon

“communicativeabstraction”toverballyconveytheirideasandemotions.Communicativeabstraction,according

totheresearchers,reflectsthetendencyofpeopletouse“abstractspeechthatfocusesonthebroaderpicture

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27action.”Interestingly,theyfoundthatmenwerefarmorelikelytospeakintheabstractthanwerewomen.

Toarriveatthis28,theresearchersexaminedthelinguistic()patternsofmenandwomeninover

600,000blogpostswrittenonthewebsite.Todothis,theresearcherscomputedabstractnessratingsfor29

purposeofactionratherthanconcretespeechfocusingondetailsandthemeansofpurposeof

40,000commonlyusedwordsintheEnglishlanguage.Wordsconsideredtobeconcretechouldbeeasily

visualized,suchas“table”or“chair”.Wordsthatweremor