2024年6月第3套英语四级真题

大学英语四级考试2024年6月真题(第三套)Directions:Supposeyouruniversityisseekingstudents'opinionsonwhetheruniversitycanteensshouldbeopentothepublic.Youarenowtowriteanessaytoexpressyourview.Youwillhave30minutesforthetask.YoushouldDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondineachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.YoumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebaOverthecomingdecades,millionsofjobswillbethreatenedbyroboticsandartiintensiveacademic26_onthesedevelopments,therehasbeenlittlestsurveyswithover2,000personsfromseveThefindingsshow:Inprinciple,mostpeopleviewitmore28whenworkersarereplacedthanbyrobotsorintelligentsoftware.Thispreference29_,howevWhenthatisthecase,themajorityofworkersfinditlessupsroleintheworkforce.TheseeffectscanalsobeobservedamongpeoplewhohaverecentlybecomeunTheresearcherswereabletoidentifythecausesbehindthtendto31_themselveslesswithmachinesthanwithotherpeople.Consequentlorsoftware32lessofathreattwhenparticipantsassumedthattheywerebeingreplacedbyotherabilitiessuchasartificialintel“Evenwhenunemploymentresultsfromthe33ofnewtechnologies,peoplestilljudgeitinasoccontext,”saysChristophFuchs,oneoftheauthwhentryingtomanagethemassivechangesintheworkingworldtominimize35insoci

N)reversesDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.EachparagraphismarkesnowyweatherarrivesintheUS,iB)Thecriterionforasnowdayisprimarilytheinabdangertochildrenwhowalktoschool.Often,theschoolremainsorunandclassesarecanceled.SevereweatherthatcausescancellationC)Snowdaysareafthenrunningoutsideforsomeseasonalsnowman-buildingandsnowballthrowing,againstabackgrofjoyfulpopmusic.ButthetraditionisnowoverforpupilsinseveralUSstatessuchasSouthCarolina,Nevada,GeorgiaandIndiana.Thisacademicyear,manyschoolboardshaveintroducedpolicieswhichrequirestudentstoworkfromhomeiftheschoolisshutbysnoworextremeweather.Theyareknownas

F)StudentsinNorthCarolinaHurricaneFlorence,whichstruckinSeptember.TomWilson,thesuperintendent(主管)ofAndersontechnologyhaschangedeveryprofession,soitmakessensetouseitto“eliminate”maBakeroftheDepartmentofEducationinIndianasaide-learningdayswereprovinga“greatsuccess”.HesaidmostIndianaschoolsalreadyusedigG)Therearealsoso-called“blizzaclosure.ButMrRothsaysitisnohomelikethat.It'snotgoingtobeaseffective.”H)Thereisalong-runningdebeenafocusontacklingabsenteeism(旷课)researchin2016arguingthatmissingThisdifferedfromthefindingsofastudyfromHarvardUniversityifewoccasionaldaysbecauseoftheweatherdidnotdamagelearning.closures.Whatcausedmoredisruptionwaswhenschoolstriedtostayopmanystaffandpupilswereabsent.Butweachpublishedlastsummer.It'shotweatherthathasthenegativeifJ)It'sobviousthatstudentweatherstudentsdon'talwayshavethatoption.However,reseschoolsuchasduringextremeweatheThisisbecauseunauthorisedabsencestendtoreflectpatternthepossiblenegativeattitudesofparentstowardseschooling.Thelevelofimpastudentisabsentfromschoolan36.Thereisoppositiontothepracticeofgivingchildrenassignmentstotakehomebeforeextremew37.NewpoliciesadoptedbymanyUSschoolsre39.Thereisatime-honouredtraditioni

41.InmorenorthernregionsoftheUS,schoolislesslikelytobeaffectedbysnowyweather.44.Inapilotprogramm45.Along-standingdebateisgoingonoverDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Codes:HowtheLawsofFashionMadeHistory.Ihappentobeinterestedinboth,andendedupenjoyingthebookforcompletelydifferentreasRichardThompsonFordisalawprofessor,andyoupcarefullyreasonedarguments,packedwithexamples,soundalmostlikereadingwordier.Youwillprobablyneverthinkoffashionasatrifleagain.Ford'sthesisisthatthebestwaytounderstandwhatparticularfthatonlythenobilitywereallowedtowearcerclass,whowerenowabletoimitatesomeofthesefashfashionwasatooltopFordtakesthereaderthroughtheevolutionoffashionwhileexaminingtheunderlyingmotivationsofstatussex,power,andpersonality,which,heassumes,continuetoinfluenceustoday.Hiswritingismoreadjectivesandnouns.Boneissparedhissharpanalysis:nottheeasytargetsof19thcenturywomen'Butthegreateststrengthofthisbook(onfunconsciousbeliefs,torealwithmeaning,andyetthatmeaningcanand46.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthebookDressCodes:HowtheLawsofFashionMadeHistory?B)ItismeantforthoseinterC)Itmakesenjoyableaswella47.Howcanpeoplebestunderstandaparticularfashioninanera,acA)Byexaminingtherestraintsimp48.WhatwastheaimofthefirstlawspassedregardingfashioA)TofacilitatetheriseofthemiddleclassB)Toloosenrestrictionsondresscodes.D)Topreservethestatusoftheno49.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofFord'swriting?A)ItusescomparisonandcontraB)ItmakesheavyreadingbutisnotlackinginhumorC)ItisfilledwithinterestingepisodestosparereaD)Itischaracteristicofacademicsi50.WhatdoestheauthorsayisthegreateststrengthofTheartofpersuasionmeansconvincingotherstoagreewithyourpointofviewortofollowyourcourseofaction.Forsomeofus,persuasionisaninstinrestofus,persuasionskillscanbelearnedaEmployersplaceagreatvalueonemployeeswithpersuasionofjobperformance.Besides,teamworkandleadershiprelyheavilyonthepowerofpersuasiontogetthingsdone.Withoutpersuasionskills,employeesmaynotbeascommittedtoorconvincedoftheimportanceofanorganization'svisionandlong-termmission.Effectivecoworkersexcitedaboutyourideas,it'llalsohInordertolearntheartofpersuasreachagreements.Goodcommunicationiasimportant.Beforeyoucatheyshouldpursueit.UsingvisualaidstobackupyourideascanhelpcommunSuccessfulpersuasionskillsarebasedonyourabilitytohaveporelationshipswithpeople.Inordertosustainthoserachieveandthegreaterprogresstheymake,themoretheWepersuadeandgetpersuadedeveryday—we'peopleprefercollaborationandteamwortodoortobepushedaround.bringaboutnecessarychang51.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheabilitytobepeA)PeoplemayeitherbebornwithitorbeabletB)ItprovescrucialinmakingotC)Itreferstothenaturalandinstinctivepowerofinfluencingone'scoworkers.D)Peoplemayviewitasbothameanstoconvinceothersand52.WhyarepersuasionskillsgreatlyvaluedintB)TheyenableemployeestotrusttheirC)TheyhelpmotivatecD)Theyhelpanorganizationtobroadenitsvisioneff53.Whatshouldpeopledotolearntheartofpersuasionatthe