2024年6月大学英语CET四级试题及解析

2024年6月高校英语四级真题及参考答案

PartIIListeningComprehension

（听力部分共有两套）

四级第一套

SectionA

1.C)Risingunemploymentworldwide.

2.A)Manycountrieshavenottakenmeasurestocreateenoughjobs.

3.B)Putcalorieinformationonthemenu.

4.A)Theywillbefined.C)Tneywillgetawarning.

5.D)Failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.

6.B)Itisthecreationofsomethingnew.

7.C)Itsinnovationculture.

SectionB

8.D)Hedoesnottalklongonthephone.

9.B)Talkatlength.

10.A)Hethoughtitwascool.

11.C)Itischildishandunprofessional.

12.B)Heisunhappywithhisdepartmentmanager.

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13.A)Hisworkloadwasmuchtooheavy.

14.C)Hisbosshasalotoftrustinhim.

15.D)Talktohisbossinpersonfirst.

SectionC

16.A)Theimportanceofsleeptoahealthylife.

17.C)Theygetlessandlesssleep.

18.D)Theirbloodpressurewillrise.

19.B)Whatcourseyouaregoingtochoose.

20.D)Thepersonalstatement.

21.C)Indicatetheyhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.

22.B)Itwasbuiltinthelate19thcentury.

23.D)Theyoftenbrokedown.

24.A)Theywereproducedontheassemblyline.

25.C)Itmarkedanewerainmotortravel.

四级其次套

SectionA

1.C)Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.

2.C)Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.

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3.B)WhethertheBritishirportsAuthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets.

4.D)Lackofrunwayandterminalcapacity.

5.D)Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.

6.A)Thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.

7.B)Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.

SectionB

8.A)Holland.

9.D)Learningalanguagewhereitisnotspoken.

10.C)Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.

11.A)Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.

12.B)Rulesandregulationsfordriving.

13.C)Makecarsthatarelesspowerful.

14.D)Theytendtodriveresponsibly.

15.C)Itisnotuseful.

SectionC

16.D)Thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning.

17.B)Bycoveringthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.

18.A)Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures.

19.A)Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.

20.D)Bycontactingthedeparmentaloffice.

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36.E)“Wethoughtwewouldseedifferencesbasedonthehousingtypes,"saidtheleadauthor

ofthestudy,JulieRobison,anassociateprofessorofmecicineattheuniversity.Areasonable

assumption——don'tfamiliesstruggletoavoidnursinghomesandsufferrealguiltiftheycan't?

37.L)Ofcourse,sonsanddaughterswanttovisitthefacilities,talktotheadministratorsand

residentsandotherfamilies,anddoeverythingpossibletofulfilltheirduties.Butperhapsthey

don'thavetoturnthemselvesintoprivateinvestigatorsorCongressionalsubcommittees.

uFamiliescanlookabitmoreforwheretheresidentsaregoingtobehappy/*Dr.Sloanesaid.

Andinvolvingthefutureresidentintheprocesscanbeveryimportant.

38.B)Doesassistedlivingreallymarkagreatimprovementoveranursinghome,orhasthe

industrysimplyhiredbetterinteriordesigners?Arenursinghomesasbadaspeoplefear,oris

thatanout-modedstereotype(固定看法)？Candoingone'shomeworkreallysteerfamiliesto

thebestplaces?Itisgenuinelyhardtoknow.

39.H)Anelderlypersonwhodescribesherselfasinpoorhealth,therefore,mightbenoless

depressedinassistedliving(evenifherchildrenpreferredit)thaninanursinghome.Aperson

whohadinputintowherenewouldmoveandhashadtimetoadapttoitmightdoaswellina

nursinghomeasinasmallresidentialcarehome,otherfactorsbeingequal.Itisaninteraction

betweenthepersonandtheplace,notthesortofplaceinitself,thatleadstobetterorworse

experiences."Youcan'tjustsay,4Let'sputthispersoninaresidentialcarehomeinsteadofa

nursinghome——shewillbemuchbetteroff,,"Dr.Robisonsaid.Whatmatters,sheadded,“is

acombinationofwhatpeoplebringinwiththem,andwhattheyfindthere."

40.N)Thedaughterfearedhermotherwouldbeignoredthere,andsoshedecidedtomoveher

intoamorewelcomingfacility.Basedonwhatisemergingfromsomeofthisresearch,thatmight

havebeenasrationalawayasanytoreachadecision.

41.J)AsIwasconsideringallthis,apressreleasefromarespectedresearchfirmcrossedmy

desk,announcingthatthefive-starratingsystemthatMedicaredevelopedin2024tohelp

familiescomparenursinghomequalityalsohaslittlerelationshiptohowsatisfieditsresidentsor

theirfamilymembersare.Asamatteroffact,consumersexpressedhighersatisfactionwiththe

one-starfacilities,thelowestrated,thanwiththefive-starones.(Moreonthisstudyandthestar

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ratingswillappearinasubsequentpost.)

42.F)Intheinitialresults,assistedlivingresidentsdidpaintthemostpositivepicture.Theywere

lesslikelytoreportsymptcmsofdepressionthanthoseintheotherfacilities,forinstance,and

lesslikelytobeboredorlonely.Theyscoredhigheronsocialinteraction.

43.0Iamabouttomakethingsmorecomplicatedbysuggestingthatwhatkindoffacilityan

olderpersonlivesinmaynatterlessthanwehaveassumed.Andthatthecharacteristicsadult

childrenlookforwhentheybeginthesearcharenotnecessarilythethingsthatmakea

differencetothepeoplewhoaregoingtomovein.Iamnottalkingaboutthequalityofcare,let

mehastilyadd.Nobodyflourishesinagloomyenvironmentwithirresponsiblestaffandapoor

safetyrecord.Butanaccumulatingbodyofresearchindicatesthatsomedistinctionsbetween

onetypeofeldercareandanotherhavelittlerealbearingonhowwellresidentsdo.

44.1)Suchfindings,whichruncountertocommonsense,havesurfacedbefore.Inamulti-state

studyofassistedliving,fornstance,UniversityofNorthCarolinaresearchersfoundthatahostof

variables—thefacility'stype,sizeorage;whetherachainownedit;howattractivethe

neighborhoodwas——hadnosignificantrelationshiptohowtheresidentsfaredintermsofillness,

mentaldecline,hospitalizationsormortality.Whatmatteredmostwastheresidents'ph/sical

hcolthandmentalstatus.Whatpeoplewerelikewhentheycameinhadgreaterconsequence

thanwhathappenedoncetheywerethere.

45.G)Butwhentheresearcherspluggedinanumberofothervariables,suchdifferences

disappeared.Itisnotthehousingtype,theyfound,thatcreatesdifferencesinresidents1

responses."Itisthecharacteristicsofthespecificenvironmenttheyarein,combinedwiththeir

ownpersonalcharacteristics——howhealthytheyfeeltheya'e,theirageandmaritalstatus,"Dr.

Robisonexplained.Whetherresidentsfeltinvolvedinthedecisiontomoveandhowlongthey

hadlivedtherealsoprovedsignificant.

SectionC

46.C)Itcanbeavoidedifhumanvaluesaretranslatedintotheirlanguage.

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47.D)Theyareill-bred.

48.C)Bypickinguppatternsfrommassivedataonhumanbehavior.

49.B)Stoptoseekadvicefromahumanbeing.

50.A)Determinewhatismoralandethical.

51.A)toseewhetherpeope'spersonalityaffectstheirlifespan

52.D)Theyaremorelikelytogetoverhardship.

53.C)Suchpersonalitycharacteristicsasself-disciplinehavenoeffectonlongevity.

54.D)Mothers'negativepersonalitycharacteristicsmayaffecttheirchildren'slifespan.

55.B)Longevityresultsfromacombinationofmentalandphysicalhealth.

四级其次套

SectionA

26.G)growing

27.A)dependent

28.C)fast

29.F)give

30.H)launch

31.N)successful

32.1)policyl

33.B)designed

34.0)treatments

35.E)gained

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SectionB

36.D）Aswebegintoexamineourlife,Soupiossays,wecometoRuleNo.2:Worryonlyabout

thingsthatyoucancontrol."TheindividualwhopromotedthisideawasaStoicphilosopher.His

nameisEpictetus,"hesays."AndwhattheStoicssayingeneralissimplythis:Thereisalarger

planinlife.Youarenotreallygoingtobeabletounderstandallofthedimensionsofthisplan.

Youarenotgoingtobeabletocontrolthedimensionsofthisplan."

37.B）ThewisdomoftheancientGreekphilosophersistimeless,saysSoupios.Thephilosophy

professorsaysitisasrelevanttodayaswhenitwasfirstwrittenmanycenturiesago."Thereis

noexpiration（失效）datecnwisdom/'hesays.uThereisnoshelflifeonintelligence.Ithink

thatthingshavebecomeverygloomythesedays,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleadingcues,alot

ofwhattheancientswouldhavecalledsophistry（诡辩）.Thenicethingaboutancientphilosophy

asofferedbytheGreeksisthattheytendedtoseelifeclearandwhole,inawaythatwetendnot

toseelifetoday.M

38.F）Tohaveameaningful,happylifeweneedfriends.ButaccordingtoAristotle——astudentof

PlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat—mostrelationshipsdon'tqualifyastruefriendships.

“JustbecauseIhaveabusinessrelationshipwithanindividualandIcanprofitfromthat

relationship,itdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthispersonismyfriend,°Soupiossays."Real

friendshipiswhentwoindividualssharethesamesoul.Itisabeautifulanduncharacteristically

poeticimagethatAristotleoffers.”

39.A）Isitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthatisincreasinglychallengedbythreatsand

uncertaintiesfromwars,terrorism,economiccrisesandawidespreadoutbreakofinfectious

diseases?Theanswerisyes,accordingtoanewbookThe10GoldenRules:AncientWisdomfrom

theGreekPhilosophersonLivingaGoodLife.Thebookisco-authoredbyLongIslandUniversity's

philosophyprofessorMichaelSoupiosandeconomicsprofessorPanosMourdoukoutas.

40.L）“ThisisAesop,thefabulist（寓言家）,themanofthesecharminglittletales,oftentoldin

termsofanimalsandanimalrelationships/*hesays."IthinkwhatAesopwassuggestingisthat

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whenyouofferagoodturntoanotherhumanbeing,onecanhopethatthatgooddeedwill

comebackandsortofpayaprofittoyou,thedoerofthegooddeed.Evenifthereisnoconcrete

benefitpaidinresponsetoyourgooddeed,attheveryleast,thedoerofthegooddeedhasthe

opportunitytoenjoyakindofspirituallyenlightenedmoment."

41.H）“Thiswasthehighestandmostdesirableformofpleasureandhappinessforthearcient

Epicureans/*Souplossays."ThisIssomethingthatIsverymuchwellworthconsideringhereIn

themodernera.Idonotthinkthatwespendnearlyeroughtimetryingtoconcentrateon

achievingasortofcalmness,asortofcontentmentinamentalandspiritualway,whichwas

identifiedbythesepeopleasthehighestformofhappinessandpleasure.,,

42.C）Soupios,alongwithhisco-authorPanosMourdoukoutas,developedtheir10goldenrulesby

turningtothemenbehindthatphilosophy——Aristotle,Socrates,EpictetusandPythagoras,

amongothers.Thefirstrule——examineyourlife——isthecommonthreadthatrunsthrougnthe

entirebook.SoupiossaysthatitisbasedonPlato'sobservationthattheunexaminedlifeisnot

worthliving."TheGreeksarealwaysconcernedaboutboxingthemselvesin,intermsof

convictions（信念）,“hesays."Sotakeastepback,switchofftheautomaticpilotandactually

stopandreflectaboutthingslikeourpriorities,ourvalues,endourrelationships.M

43.K）lnstcad,Soupiossays,ancientwisdomurgesustodogood.GoldenRuleNo.10foragood

lifeisthatkindnesstowardotherstendstoberewarded.

44.B）ThewisdomoftheancientGreekphilosophersistimeless,saysSoupios.Thephilosophy

professorsaysitisasrelevanttodayaswhenitwasfirstwrittenmanycenturiesago.44Thereis

noexpiration（失效）datecnwisdom/'hesays.uThereisnoshelflifeonintelligence.Ithink

thatthingshavebecomeverygloomythesedays,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleadingcues,alot

ofwhattheancientswouldhavecalledsophistry（诡辩）.Thenicethingaboutancientphilosophy

asofferedbytheGreeksisthattheytendedtoseelifeclearandwhole,inawaythatwetendnot

toseelifetoday."

45J）“ThisisHesiod,ofcourse,ayoungercontemporarypoet,webelieve,withHomer,vSoupios

says."Hesiodoffersanidea—whichyouveryoftenfindinsomeoftheworld'sgreatreligions,in

theJudeo-ChristiantraditionandinIslamandothers——thatinsomesense,whenyouhurt

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anotherhumanbeing,youhurtyourself.Thatdamagingotnerpeopleinyourcommunityandin

yourlife,trashingrelationships,resultsinakindofself-inflicted(自己招致的)spiritualwound."

SectionC

46.D)Itusuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagegroups.

47.A)Itdoesnotseemtocreateagenerationaldivide.

48.B)Ithelpswiththeirmobility.

49.A)Thelocationoftheirresidence.

50.C)Thewealthy.

51.C)Theirdailyroutinefollowedtherhythmofthenaturalcycle.

52.B)Itbroughtfamilymembersclosertoeachother.

53.D)Paceoflife.

54.B)Itisvaried,abundantandnutritious.

55.A)Theyenjoyedcookingaswellaseating.

四级第三套

SectionA

26.M)provide

27.A)abandoned

28.1)frequent

29.L)merely

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30.C)biased

31.G)dependent

32.F)dampens

33.E)commitment

34.N)understandably

35.0)unrealistically

SectionB

36.[F]lncontrast,therecentsurgeinworldgrainpricesistrend-driven,makingitunlikelyto

reversewithoutareversalinthetrendsthemselves.Onthedemandside,thosetrendsinclude

theongoingadditionofmorethan70millionpeopleayear,agrowingnumberofpeoplewanting

tomoveupthefoodchaintoconsumehighlygrain-intensivemeatproducts,andthemassive

diversion(转向)ofU.S.graintotheproductionofbio-fuel.

37.[K]Inresponsetothoserestrictions,grain-importingcountriesaretryingtonaildown

long-termtradeagreementsthatwouldlockupfuturegrainsupplies.Food-importanxietyiseven

leadingtoneweffortsbyfood-importingcountriestobuyorleasefarmlandinothercountries.In

spiteofsuchtemporarymeasures,soaringfoodpricesandspreadinghungerinmanyother

countriesarebeginningtobreakdownthesocialorder.

38.[c]Asdemandforfoodrisesfasterthansuppliesaregrowing,theresultingfood-price

inflationputsseverestressonthegovernmentsofmanycountries.Unabletobuygrainorgrow

theirown,hungrypeopletaketothestreets,indeed,evenbeforethesteepclimbingrainprices

in2024,thenumberoffailingstateswasexpanding.Ifthefoodsituationcontinuestoworsen,

entirenationswillbreakdownataneverincreasingrate.Inthe20thcenturythemainthreatto

internationalsecuritywassuperpowerconflict;todayitisfailingstates.

39.[口Sincethecurrentworldfoodshortageistrend-driven,theenvironmentaltrendsthat

causeitmustbereversed.Wemustcutcarbonemissionsby80%fromtheir2024levelsby2024,

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stabilizetheworld'spopulationateightbillionby2040,completelyremovepoverty,andrestore

forestsandsoils.Thereisnothingnewaboutthefourobjectives.Indeed,wehavemade

substantialprogressinsomepartsoftheworldonatleastoneofthese—thedistributionof

family-planningservicesandtheassociatedshifttosmallerfamilies

40.[Bllcannolongerignorethatrisk.Ourcontinuingfailuretodealwiththeenvironmental

declinesthatareunderminingtheworldfoodeconomyforcesmetoconcludethatsucha

collapseispossible.

41.[H]Whataboutsupply?Thethreeenvironmentaltrends—theshortageoffreshwater;

thelossoftopsoilandtherisingtemperatures—aremakingitincreasinglyhardtoexpandthe

world'sgrainsupplyfastenoughtokeepupwithdemand.Ofallthosetrends,however,the

spreadofwatershortagesposesthemostimmediatethreat.Thebiggestchallengehereisin

irrigation,whichconsumes70%oftheworld'sfreshwater.Millionsofirrigationwellsinmany

countriesarenowpumpingwateroutofundergroundsourcesfasterthanrainfallcanrefillthem.

Theresultisfallingwatertables（地卜水位）incountrieswithhalftheworld'speople,including

thethreebiggrainproducers-China,IndiaandtheU.S.

42.[M]Formanyinthedevelopmentcommunity,thefourobjectiveswereseenaspositive,

promotingdevelopmentaslongostheydidnotcosttoomuch.Otherssawthemospolitically

correctandmorallyappropriate.Nowathirdandfarmoresignificantmotivationpresentsitself:

meetingthesegoalsmaybenecessarytopreventthecollapseofourcivilization.Yetthecostwe

projectforsavingcivilizationwouldamounttolessthan$200billionayear,1/6ofcurrentglobal

militaryspending.Ineffect,ourplanisthenewsecuritybudget.

43.[j]Astheworld'sfoodsecurityfallstopieces,individualcountriesactingintheirown

self-interestareactuallyworseningthetroublesofmany.Thetrendbeganin2024,whenleading

wheat-exportingcountriessuchasRussiaandArgentinalimtedorbannedtheirexports,inhopes

ofincreasinglocalfoodsuppliesandtherebybringingdowndomesticfoodprices.Vietnam

banneditsexportsforseveralmonthsforthesamereasonSuchmovesmayeliminatethefears

ofthoselivingintheexportingcountries,buttheyarecreatingpanicinimportingcountriesthat

mustrelyonwhatisthenleftforexport.

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44.[L]Sincethecurrentworldfoodshortageistrend-driven,theenvironmentaltrendsthat

causeitmustbereversed.Wemustcutcarbonemissionsby80%fromtheir2024levelsby2024,

stabilizetheworld'spopulationateightbillionby2040,completelyremovepoverty,andrestore

forestsandsoils.Thereisnothingnewaboutthefourobjectives.Indeed,wehavemade

substantialprogressinsomepartsoftheworldonatleastoneofthese—thedistributionof

family-planningservicesandtheassociatedshifttosmallerfamilies.

45.[G]ASincomesriseamonglow-incomeconsumers,thepotentialforfurthergrain

consumptionishuge.Butthatpotentialpalesbesidethenever-endingdemandforcrop-based

fuels.Afourthofthisyear'sU.S.grainharvestwillgotofuelcars.

SectionC

46.B)Itweakensinone'slateryears.

47.D)Someofthembegintodeclinewhenpeoplearestillyoung.

48.C)Theyfunctionquitev/elleveninoldage.

49.D)canputwhattheyhavelearntintomoreeffectiveuse

50.A)findwaystoslowdownourmentaldecline

51.C)Scholarsandpolicymakershavedifferentopinionsaboutit.

52.A)Pre-Kachievementsusuallydonotlastlong.

53.B)Whenitismadepartofkids'education.

54.D)Sheisafirmsupporterofpre-K.

55.C)Earlyintervention.

PartIVTranslation

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四级第一套

功夫(KungFu)是中国武术(martialarts)的俗称。中国武术的起源可以追溯到防卫的须

要、狩猎活动以及古代中国的军事训练。它是中国传统体育运动的一种，年轻人和老年人都

练。它已渐渐演化成了中国文化的独特元素。作为中国的国宝，功夫有上百种不同的同格，

是世界上练得最多的武术形式。有些风格仿照了动物的动作，还有•些则受到了中国哲学思

想、神话和传闻的启发。

KungFuisthefolknameofChinesemartialarts,whichcanbetracedbacktotheneedof

self-defense,hunting,andmilitarydrillinancientChina.ItisoneoftheChina'straditionalsports

practicedbyboththeyoungandtheold.Ithasgraduallyevolvedintoauniqueelementofthe

Chineseculture.AsanationaltreasureofChina,KungFu,themost-practicedformofmartialarts

intheworld,enjoyshundredsofvariousstyles.Somestylesimitatethemovementsofanimals,

whileothersareinspiredbyChinesephilosophicalthoughts,mythsandlegends.

四级其次套

在山东省潍坊市，风筝不仅仅是玩具，而且还是这座城市文化的标记。潍坊以“风筝之

都”而著名，已有将近2,400年放飞风筝的历史。传闻中国古代哲学家墨子用了三年时间在

潍坊制作了世界上首个风筝，但放匕的第一天风筝就坠落并摔坏了。也有人信任风筝是中国

古代木匠鲁班独创的。据说他的风筝用木头和竹子制作，飞了三天后才落地。

InWeifang,ShandongProvince,kitesarenotonlytoys,butalsoculturalsymbolsofthiscity.

Weifangisfamousas“thecapitalofkites",withahistoryofnearly2,400yearsinflyingkites.

LegendhasitthatMozi——theancientChinesephilosopher——spentthreeyearsmakingthefirst

kiteoftheworldrightinWeifang,butthekitefellandbrokeonitsfirstdayofflying.Itisalso

believedthatthekitewasinventedbytheancientChinesecarpenterLuban.Itissaidthathiskite

wasmadeofwoodandbamboo,andfliedforthreedaysbeforefallingontheground.

四级第三套

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乌镇是浙江的一座占老水镇，坐落在京杭大运输河畔。这是一处迷人的地方，有很多古

桥、中式旅店和餐馆。在过去一千年里，乌镇的水系和生活方式并未经验多少改变，是一座

呈现古文明的博物馆。乌镇全部房屋都用石木建立。数百年来，当地人沿着河边建起了住宅

和集市。多数宽敞漂亮的送院藏身于屋舍之间，游客们每到一处都会有惊喜的发觉。

WuzhenisanancientwatertowninZhejiangprovince,whichislocatedbytheGrandCanalof

BeijingandHangzhou.Withmanyancientbridges,Chinese-stylehotelsandrestaurants,itis

regardedascharmingancattractive.ThewatersystemandlifestyleofWuzhenhashardly

changedoverthepastonethousandyears,whichisamuseumdisplayingancientcivilizations.All

thehousesinWuzhenarebuiltofstoneandwood.Forhundredsofyears,thelocalpeoplehave

builthousesandfairsalongtheriver.Countlessspaciousandbeautifulcourtyardslieamongthe

houses,whichbringsamazingfindingstothetouristsarrivingthere.

PartIWriting

四级第一套

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