2024年6月英语四级真题及答案-第1套

2024年6月英语四级真题及答案-第1套2024年06月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)PartIWritingDirections:Supposevouruniversityisseekingstudents'opinionsonwhetheruniversitvlibrariesshouldbeopentothepublic.Youarenowtowriteanessaytowillhave30minutesforthetask.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B).C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteB)Becauseofthesmokeandheatdamage.C)DuetothewaterusedtoextinguishD)Becauseofthecollapseofthethree-storybuilding.2.A)InvestigatingthecauseoB)HelpingsearchforthesuspectofthecriC)RescuingthebusinessmentrappedinthD)Checkingtownrecordsforthepropertydev3.A)Itplaysalessimportantroleinone'shealththannB)Itimpactspeople'shealthtoalesserdegreC)Itisassociatedwithpeople'smentalhealthconditions.D)Itislinkedwitholderadults'4.A)Itwasindefinite.5.A)IthashelpedsolvesB)IthasbecomeastarpolicedC)IthassurpasseditsmotherinpD)IthasdonebetterthannaturallyborB)Totestthefeasibilityofcloningtechnology.D)Toreducetheirtrainingtime.7.A)Cloningistoocomplicatedaprocess.B)Thetechnologyisyettobeaccepted.D)ThetechnologDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionsspokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethB)Heheardaboutitfromacowo9.A)Hispublications.C)HisaddreB)Relaxabitlessoften.D)Readmorere11.A)Findouttheshow'smostinteresti12.A)TocheckthepricesofhisfarmB)ToaskthewaytotheNewcastleCiC)ToinquireaboutthevegetaD)Toseektheman'shelpwithherworko13.A)Bakers.B)Thecompletionofthebakingtask.D)ThedeadlineforappliC)Thedetailsoftheceremony.B)Thewebsiteofhiscompany.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afieryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA).B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughtheB)ItleadstomuchwasteofpublicmoneyD)Ithascreatedconflictsamongcampe18.A)LookforopenlandinScotlanB)LeavenotraceoftheircampingD)Askforpermissio19.A)Theyoutcompetemythicalcreatures.C)TheytrB)Theyusuallymindtheirownbusiness.D)Theyresemblealarmin20.A)Scartissuefromdolphins'fighting.C)UnhealedwoundsfromB)Skininfectionfromwaterpollution.D)Swimmingalon21.A)IthasbeenshrinkingatanastonB)IthasbeenplacedunderinternationalproC)IthasbeenappealingtobothfreshwaterD)Ithasbeenabandonedasabattlegroundformaled22.A)About58%ofyoungadultscallparentalsupportthenewnormal.B)MostadultchildrenenjoyincreasingsourcesoffinancialsuC)Afull70%oftheyoungadultscannotaffordtobuyacarbythemselves.D)Mostearlyadultscannotsustaintheirlifestyleswithou24.A)ItchallengesC)ItmakesthemmentallD)IthindersthemfromgettingDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorresplinethroughthecentre.YoumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebanIt'swellknownthatphysicalexerciseisbeneficialnotjusttophysicalhealthbutalsotomentalhealth.Yetwhereasmostcountrtypeandintensityofexercise27forvariousphysicalhealthbenefits,suchguidelinesdoThisis28duetoalackofnecessaryevidence.However,anewsystematicrevBefore29intosomeofthekeyjoggingandcyclingandmeansexercisinginsuchawaythatyourtoburnfatforenergy.Incontrast,anaerosuch32intensitythatyourbodydoesnothavsoinsteaditbreaksdownglucoBeginningfirstwiththeinfluenceofexerciseintensityonthemoodbenefitsofaerobicexercise,theresearchers,ledbyJohnChanatShenzhenUniversity,found19relevantstudies.Somefavouredhigherinintensitymadeno34tomoodbenefits.Inrelationtotheintensityofanaerobicexercise,hotheoptimum(最佳选择)forimprovingmoodis35intensity,perhapsbecauselowA)constitutesF)dippingB)contradictoryG)distinC)decisionH)fallingD)detailedD)involvesN)traditionallyDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoitEachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.atall.Forawhile,itlookedlikeKeyneswasrigh47hoursintheUnitedStates.BB)Butthensomethingchanged.Insteadofcontinuinweekremainedstable.Ithasstayedatjustbhappened?Whyarepeopleworkingjustasmuchtodayahasmadetheeconomymassivelymoreproductive.AccordingtoBenjaminM.Friedman,aneconomistatHarvardD)Inanewpaper,Friedmantriestofigureouttranslatedintoincreasedleisuretime.Perhapspeoplejalwayswantingmoremoneytmanyeconomists."Thisargumentis,atbest,farfromsuffithecase,whydidthedurationoftheworkingweekdeclineinthefirstplace?E)AnothertheoryFriedmanconeffectiveopportunitiesforpersonalconnectionsandrelationships,peopleisfarfromconclusive.Manyworkersreportthattheywouldliketofamily,ratherthanatwork.Furthermore,thistheorycannotexplaiF)AthirdpossibilityprovesmoreconvincingforFriedman.Thatis:meansthatthegainsofincwords,mostAmericansaretoopoortoworklesduringtheperiodfollowingWorldWarIⅡ,alongwiththedurationoftheworkingweekG)Keynes'spredictionofashorterworkingweekrestsontheideathatthestandardoflivingwouldcontinuerisingforeveryone.ButFriedmansaysthatthisisnotwhathaAlthoughKeynes'seight-fothecaseforthemedian(中位数的)Americanworker.Forthem,outputby2029islikelytobearound3.5timeswhatitwaswhenKeyneswaswriting.Thisisabtoeight-foldpredictedrin1973thatfitsinpreciselywiwerenotinmanagementroles)inprivateindustriesotherthanagriculturenearlydoubledworkerscanactuallybuywiththeirmoneyhasgonedown.FormostAmericans,then,themagicofincreasingproductivitystoppworkingjustasmuchinordertomaintaintheiD)WhatKeynespredictedwasaveryoptimisunemployment.Thisistheideathatlesslaborwillbenecessarybecausemachineevenlyacrosssocietyintheformofincreasedleisure.ButFriedmanAmericans,realityismuchdarker.Americansnowhavealabormarketinwhichmiofpeople—thosewithfewerskillsandlesseducation—areseekingwhateverpoorlypaidworktheycanget.Thisisconfirmedbyarecentpollthatfoundthat,forhalfworkers,theirtopconcernisnotthattheyismostlikelynotbecausetheylJ)Thisexplanationleavesanimportantquestion.Ifreapedabove-averagegainsfraffordtoworkless,whthatthehighestearnersinAmericatendtowotopearners,workisalabin,anddoingmoreofitisnotnecessarilyabuThesetopearnersderivemeaningfromtheirjobsanthinkofthemselves.And,ofcourse,theyarecompensatedforitatalevelthatmakesitK)Friedmanconcludesthattheprosperity(繁荣)Keynespredictedishere.Afterall,theeconomyasawholehasgrownevenmorebrilliantlythanAmericans,thatprosperityisnowheretobeseen.And,aworkingweeks.36.Somepeopleviewsocial37.AsordinaryAmericanworkers'averagehourlypayhaddecreaseddespiteiproductivity,theyhadtoworkjustasmanyhoursasbeforetokeepthe38.Americanworkers'averageweeklyworkingtimehasnotch39.FriedmanbelievesinequalityintheU.S.largelyexplainswhyincreasingproductivityhasnotresultedinreducedw40.Manyeconomistsassumepeople'sthi42.IntheU.S.labormarket,theprimaryconcernof43.Keyneswasrightinpredictingthattechnologywouldmakethecconomymuchmore44.Manyofthehighestea45.AccordingtoKeynes,therewouldbeashorterworkingweekwitDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresLaoZioncesaid,"Careaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkandyouwilprisoner."People-pleasing,orseekingself-worexhaustingwaytogothroughlife.Whydpoweroverhowwefeelaboutourselves?Ifit'struethatyoUnfortunately,senseoftenisn'tdrivingourbehavior.Forsocialbeingswhoandbelonging,wantingtobeliked,andcaringabouttheeffectwehavandallowsustomakecoThisneedtobelikedcanbdependentonotherstotakecareofus:Smallchilcommunicate,theyareandwhatisexpectedofusbasedoninteractionswithothers,understandthatwhenwedesperatelywantsomeonetoapprovlittlekidpartofusthatisstillterrifiedofabandonment.Asyoubecomemorecapableofprovidingyourselfwiththeapprovalyouseek,yourneedforexternalvalidationwillstarttovanhappierinyourlife.ImaginehIfwebaseourworthontheopinionsofothers,wecheatourselvesofthepowertothereisnodifference.Soembracethecliché(老话)andloveyourselfasit'shighlydoubtfulA)Weshouldseethroughotherpeople'satteB)WecanneverreallypleaseothC)Wecanneverbetrulyfreeiftakingtoheartothers'opinionofus.47.Whatwillhappenifwebaseourself-woD)OursenseofselfwillbesharpenedaA)OurdesperatelongingforinteraB)Ourunderstandingoftheworkingsoftheworld.C)OurknowledgeaboutthepainofabD)Ourearlychildhoodfear49.WhatcanwedowhenwebecomA)Enjoyahappierlife.C)ReceivemoreexternalvalidatiB)Exerciseself-restraint.D)StrengthenourpowerofimagiA)EmbracelifeforourselvesB)Baseourworthonothers'opinions.wisdom.However,agrowingbodyofresearchsuggeststhatlate-in-lifelearningispossible.Inreality,educationdoesanagingbrainThroughoutlife,people'sbrainsconstantlyrenovatethemselves.InthbrainscientistGeoffreyRaiseverytimeapersonlearnssomOfcourse,thatdoesn'tmeanthebrainisn'taffectedbytheeffectsoftime.Justasheightusuallydeclinesovertheyeardecadestartingintheir40s.Butthatreductiondoesn'tnecessarilymakepeoplethiInfact,scientistsnoConventionalfixeslikdurability.Evensomethingassimpleaswhotakeonnewenterprisesshowsimprovedfuncofmentaldisease.Openness—acharacteristicknowledge—mayalsohelpfolkspassbrainworldattitude,butthosewhoaren'tasgeneticallygdesirefornovelexperiences,whichcan,i51.Whatdosomepeoplethinkofagingadults?A)Theirwisdomgrowsastimegoesby.C)TheycanbenefitfromB)Theirmemorygraduallydeteriorates.D)Theyarelikelytohavementalh52.WhatcanweconcludefromGeoffreyRaA)Braindamageseriouslyhindersone'sleaB)BrainpowerweakensslowerthanweC)BrainscanrefreshandimD)Brainsforgeconnectionsundernewcond53.WhatisonethingthathelpsmaintainthehealthofourbrainevA)DoingdailyroutinesbyconventionalmeansB)AvoidingworryingaboutourmentalduraC)Imitatingolddogs'wayoflearnD)Approachingeverydaytasksinnove54.WhatdoestheauthorsaD)Boostingimmunitytos55.WhatisthefindingoA)WishingtosolvepuzzlesenhancB)Playingnumbergamesunexpectedlystimulatesone'smemory.C)DesiringnewexperiePartIVTranslation