大學英語四級考試真題試卷

PartIWriting

(25minutes)

(請于正式開考后半小時內(nèi)完成該部分，之后將進行聽力考試)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyour

thankstooneofyourfriendswhohelpedyoumostwhenyouwereindifficulty.You

shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension

(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeach

newsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)TheInternationalLabourOrganization"skeyobjective.

B)Thebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.

C)Risingunemploymentworldwide.

D)Globaleconomicrecovery.

2.A)Manycountrieshavenottakenmeasurestocreateenoughjobs.

B)Fewcountriesknowhowtoaddressthecurrenteconomiccrisis.

C)Fewcountrieshaverealizedtheseriousnessofthecurrentcrisis.

D)Manycountriesneedsupporttoimprovetheirpeople"slivelihood.

Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Servestandardizedfoodnationwide.

B)Putcalorieinformationonthemenu.

C)Increaseproteincontentinthefood.

D)Offerconvenientfoodtocustomers.

4.A)Theywillbefined.

B)Theywillbeclosed.

C)Theywillgetawarning.

D)Theywilllosecustomers.

Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Inabilitytoimplementtheirbusinessplans.

B)Inabilitytokeepturningoutnovelproducts.

C)Lackofasuccessfulbusinessmodeloftheirown.

D)Failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.

6.A)Itisthesecrettobusinesssuccess.

B)Itisthecreationofsomethingnew.

C)Itisamagictooltobringbigrewards.

D)Itisanessentialpartofbusinessculture.

7.A)Itshardworkingemployees.

B)Itsflexiblepromotionstrategy.

C)Itsinnovationculture.

D)Itswillingnesstomakeinvestments.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearAvolongconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronSheet7withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)He"sgotaddictedtotechnology.

B)Heisnotverygoodatsocializing.

C)Heiscrazyabouttext-messaging.

D)Hedoesnottalklongonthephone.

9.A)Talkbig.

B)Talkatlength.

C)Gossipalot.

D)Forgetherself.

10.A)Hethoughtitwascool.

B)Heneededthepractice.

C)Hewantedtostayconnectedwiththem.

D)Hehadanurgentmessagetosend.

11.A)Itposesachallengetoseniors.

B)Itsavesbothtimeandmoney.

C)Itischildishandunprofessional.

D)Itiscoolandconvenient.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Hewantstochangehisjobassignment.

B)Heisunhappywithhisdepartmentmanager.

C)Hethinkshedeservesextrapayforovertime.

D)Heisoftensingledoutfbrcriticismbyhisboss.

13.A)Hisworkloadwasmuchtooheavy.

B)Hisimmediatebossdidnottrusthim.

C)Hiscolleaguesoftenrefusedtocooperate.

D)Hissalarywastoolowforhisresponsibility.

14.A)Heneverknowshowtorefuse.

B)Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.

C)Hisbosshasalotoftrustinhim.

D)Hisbosshasnosenseoffairness.

15.A)Putallhiscomplaintsinwriting.

B)Waitandseewhathappensnext.

C)Learntosaynowhennecessary.

D)Talktohisbossinpersonfirst.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassagesoflecturesortalks

followedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theimportanceofsleeptoahealthylife.

B)ReasonsforAmericans'1declineinsleep.

C)Sometipstoimprovethequalityofsleep.

D)Diseasesassociatedwithlackofsleep.

17.A)Theyaremorehealth-conscious.

B)Theyarechangingtheirlivinghabits.

C)Theygetlessandlesssleep.

D)Theyknowthedangersoflackofsleep.

18.A)Theirweightwillgodown.

B)Theirmindfunctionwilldeteriorate.

C)Theirworkefficiencywilldecrease.

D)Theirbloodpressurewillrise.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Howmuchyoucanaffordtopay.

B)Whatcourseyouaregoingtochoose.

C)Whichuniversityyouaregoingtoapplyto.

D)Whenyouaregoingtosubmityourapplication.

20.A)Thelistofcoursesstudied.

B)Thefullrecordofscores.

C)Thereferencesfromteachers.

D)Thepersonalstatement.

21.A)Specifywhattheywouldliketodoaftergraduation.

B)Describeindetailhowmuchtheywouldenjoystudying.

C)Indicatetheyhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.

D)Emphasizethattheyadmiretheprofessorsintheuniversity.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Itwasequippedwithrubbertypes.

B)Itwasbuiltinthelate19thcentury.

C)ItwaspurchasedbytheRoyalfamily.

D)ItwasdesignedbyanEnglishengineer.

23.A)Theyconsumedlotsofpetrol.

B)Theytooktwopassengersonly.

C)Theyweredifficulttodrive.

D)Theyoftenbrokedown.

24.A)Theywereproducedontheassemblyline.

B)Theywerebuiltwithlesscostlymaterials.

C)TheyweremodeledafterBritishcars.

D)Theyweremadeforordinaryuse.

25.A)Itmadenewsallovertheworld.

B)ItwasbuiltfortheRoyalfamily.

C)Itmarkedanewerainmotortravel.

D)Itattractedlargenumbersofmotorists.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Physicalactivitydoesthebodygood,andthere"sgrowingevidencethatithelps

thebraintoo.ResearchersintheNetherlandsreportthatchildrenwhogetmore

exercise,whetheratschoolorontheirown,(26)tohavehigherGPAsand

betterscoresonstandardizedtests.Ina(27)of14studiesthatlookedat

physicalactivityandacademic(28),investigatorsfoundthatthemore

childrenmoved,thebettertheirgradeswereinschool,(29)inthebasic

subjectsofmath,Englishandreading.Thedatawillcertainlyfueltheongoingdebate

overwhetherphysicaleducationclassesshouldbecutasschoolsstruggleto

(30)onsmallerbudgets.Theargumentsagainstphysicaleducationhave

includedconcernsthatgymtimemaybetakingawayfromstudytime.With

standardizedtestscoresintheU.S.(31)inrecentyears,some

administratorsbelievestudentsneedtospendmoretimeintheclassroominsteadof

ontheplayground.Butasthesefindingsshow,exerciseandacademicsmaynotbe

(32)exclusive.Physicalactivitycanimproveblood(33)tothe

brain,fuelingmemory,attentionandcreativity,whichare(34)tolearning.

Andexercisereleaseshormonesthatcanimprove(35)andrelievestress,

whichcanalsohelplearning.Sowhileitmayseemasifkidsarejustexercisingtheir

bodieswhenthey1'rerunningaround,theymayactuallybeexercisingtheirbrainsas

well.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

A.attendanceB.consequentlyC.currentD.depressingE.dropping

F.essentialG.feasibleH.flow1.moodJ.mutually

K.particularlyL.performanceM.reviewN.survive0.tend

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.EachparagraphismarkedwithaletterAnswerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

FindingtheRightHome—andContentment,Too

[A]Whenyourelderlyrelativeneedstoentersomesortoflong-termcare

facility-amomentfewparentsorchildrenapproachwithoutfear一whatyou

wouldlikeistohaveeverythingmadeclear.

[B]Doesassistedlivingreallymarkagreatimprovementoveranursing

home,orhastheindustrysimplyhiredbetterinteriordesigners?Arenursing

homesasbadaspeoplefear,oristhatanout-modedstereotype(固定看法)？Can

doingonenshomeworkreallysteerfamiliestothebestplaces?Itisgenuinely

hardtoknow.

[C]Iamabouttomakethingsmorecomplicatedbysuggestingthatwhat

kindoffacilityanolderpersonlivesinmaymatterlessthanwehaveassumed.

Andthatthecharacteristicsadultchildrenlookfbrwhentheybeginthesearchare

notnecessarilythethingsthatmakeadifferencetothepeoplewhoaregoingto

movein.Iamnottalkingaboutthequalityofcare,letmehastilyadd.Nobody

flourishesinagloomyenvironmentwithirresponsiblestaffandapoorsafety

record.Butanaccumulatingbodyofresearchindicatesthatsomedistinctions

betweenonetypeofeldercareandanotherhavelittlerealbearingonhowwell

residentsdo.

[D]Themostrecentofthesestudies,publishedinTheJournalofApplied

Gerontology,surveyed150Connecticutresidentsofassistedliving,nursing

homesandsmallerresidentialcarehomes(knowninsomestatesasboardand

carehomesoradultcarehomes).ResearchersfromtheUniversityofConnecticut

HealthCenteraskedtheresidentsalargenumberofquestionsabouttheirquality

oflife,emotionalwell-beingandsocialinteraction,aswellasaboutthequalityof

thefacilities.

[E]"Wethoughtwewouldseedifferencesbasedonthehousingtypes,"said

theleadauthorofthestudy,JulieRobison,anassociateprofessorofmedicineat

theuniversity.Areasonableassumption一don"tfamiliesstruggletoavoidnursing

homesandsufferrealguiltiftheycan"t?

[F]Intheinitialresults,assistedlivingresidentsdidpaintthemostpositive

picture.Theywerelesslikelytoreportsymptomsofdepressionthanthoseinthe

otherfacilities,forinstance,andlesslikelytobeboredorlonely.Theyscored

higheronsocialinteraction.

[G]Butwhentheresearcherspluggedinanumberofothervariables,such

differencesdisappeared.Itisnotthehousingtype,theyfound,thatcreates

differencesinresidents**responses."Itisthecharacteristicsofthespecific

environmenttheyarein,combinedwiththeirownpersonalcharacteristics-how

healthytheyfeeltheyare,theirageandmaritalstatus,'1Dr.Robisonexplained.

Whetherresidentsfeltinvolvedinthedecisiontomoveandhowlongtheyhad

livedtherealsoprovedsignificant.

[H]Anelderlypersonwhodescribesherselfasinpoorhealth,therefore,

mightbenolessdepressedinassistedliving(evenifherchildrenpreferredit)

thaninanursinghome.Apersonwhohadinputintowherehewouldmoveand

hashadtimetoadapttoitmightdoaswellinanursinghomeasinasmall

residentialcarehome,otherfactorsbeingequal.Itisaninteractionbetweenthe

personandtheplace,notthesortofplaceinitself,thatleadstobetterorworse

experiences.MYoucanntjustsay,Let'*sputthispersoninaresidentialcarehome

insteadofanursinghome一shewillbemuchbetteroff,"Dr.Robisonsaid.What

matters,sheadded,"isacombinationofwhatpeoplebringinwiththem,and

whattheyfindthere.n

[l]Suchfindings,whichruncountertocommonsense,havesurfacedbefore.

Inamulti-statestudyofassistedliving,forinstance,UniversityofNorthCarolina

researchersfoundthatahostofvariables-thefacility"stype,sizeorage;

whetherachainownedit;howattractivetheneighborhoodwas-hadno

significantrelationshiptohowtheresidentsfaredintermsofillness,mental

decline,hospitalizationsormortality.Whatmatteredmostwastheresidents'*

physicalhealthandmentalstatus.Whatpeoplewerelikewhentheycameinhad

greaterconsequencethanwhathappenedoncetheywerethere.

[J]AsIwasconsideringallthis,apressreleasefromarespectedresearch

firmcrossedmydesk,announcingthatthefive-starratingsystemthatMedicare

developedin2008tohelpfamiliescomparenursinghomequalityalsohaslittle

relationshiptohowsatisfieditsresidentsortheirfamilymembersare.Asamatter

offact,consumersexpressedhighersatisfactionwiththeone-starfacilities,the

lowestrated,thanwiththefive-starones.(Moreonthisstudyandthestarratings

willappearinasubsequentpost.)

[K]Beforewecollectivelytearourhairout-howarewesupposedtofind

ourwayinalandscapethisconfusing?-hereisathoughtfromDr.PhilipSloane,

ageriatrician(老年病學專家)attheUniversityofNorthCarolina:"Inaway,that

couldbeliberatingforfamilies."

ILJOfcourse,sonsanddaughterswanttovisitthefacilities,talktothe

administratorsandresidentsandotherfamilies,anddoeverythingpossibleto

fulfilltheirduties.ButperhapstheydonMthavetommthemselvesintoprivate

investigatorsorCongressionalsubcommittees."Familiescanlookabitmorefor

wheretheresidentsaregoingtobehappy,'*Dr.Sloanesaid.Andinvolvingthe

futureresidentintheprocesscanbeveryimportant.

[M]Weallhaveourownideasaboutwhatwouldbringourparents

happiness.Theyhavetheirideas,too.Afriendrecentlytookhermothertovisitan

expensiveassistedliving/nursinghomenearmytown.Ihaveseenthisplace—it

iselegant,insideandout.Butnobodygreetedthedaughterandmotherwhenthey

arrived,thoughthevisithadbeenplanned;nobodyintroducedthemtotheother

residents.Whentheyhadlunchinthediningroom,theysataloneatatable.

[N]Thedaughterfearedhermotherwouldbeignoredthere,andsoshe

decidedtomoveherintoamorewelcomingfacility.Basedonwhatisemerging

fromsomeofthisresearch,thatmighthavebeenasrationalawayasanytoreach

adecision.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

36.Manypeoplefeelguiltywhentheycannotfindaplaceotherthananursinghome

fortheirparents.

37.Thoughithelpsforchildrentoinvestigatecarefacilities,involvingtheirparentsin

thedecision-makingprocessmayproveveryimportant.

38.Itisreallydifficulttotellifassistedlivingisbetterthananursinghome.

39.Howaresidentfeelsdependsonaninteractionbetweenthemselvesandthecare

facilitytheylivein.

4O.Theauthorthinksherfriendmadearationaldecisioninchoosingamore

hospitableplaceoveranapparentlyelegantassistedlivinghome.

41.

41.ThesystemMedicaredevelopedtoratenursinghomequalityisoflittlehelpto

findingasatisfactoryplace.

42.Atfirsttheresearchersofthemostrecentstudyfoundresidentsinassistedliving

facilitiesgavehigherscoresonsocialinteraction.

43.

43.Whatkindofcarefacilityoldpeopleliveinmaybelessimportantthanwethink.

44.Thefindingsofthelatestresearchweresimilartoanearliermulti-statestudyof

assistedliving.

45.Aresident"ssatisfactionwithacarefacilityhasmuchtodowithwhetherthey

hadparticipatedinthedecisiontomoveinandhowlongtheyhadstayedthere.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfallowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

OneAsArtificialIntelligence(AI)becomesincreasinglysophisticated,thereare

growingconcernsthatrobotscouldbecomeathreat.Thisdangercanbeavoided,

accordingtocomputerscienceprofessorStuartRussell,ifwefigureouthowtoturn

humanvaluesintoaprogrammablecode.

Russellarguesthatasrobotstakeonmorecomplicatedtasks,it"snecessaryto

translateourmoralsintoAIlanguage.

Forexample,ifarobotdoeschoresaroundthehouse,youwouldn'twantitto

putthepetcatintheoventomakedinnerforthehungrychildren.MYbuwouldwant

thatrobotpreloadedwithagoodsetofvalues,"saidRussell.

Somerobotsarealreadyprogrammedwithbasichumanvalues.Forexample,

mobilerobotshavebeenprogrammedtokeepacomfortabledistancefromhumans.

Obviouslythereareculturaldifferences,butifyouweretalkingtoanotherpersonand

theycameupcloseinyourpersonalspace,youwouldn'tthinkthat"sthekindofthing

aproperlybrought-uppersonwoulddo.

Itwillbepossibletocreatemoresophisticatedmoralmachines,ifonlywecan

findawaytosetouthumanvaluesasclearrules.

Robotscouldalsolearnvaluesfromdrawingpatternsfromlargesetsofdataon

humanbehavior.Theyaredangerousonlyifprogrammersarecareless.Thebiggest

concernwithrobotsgoingagainsthumanvaluesisthathumanbeingsfailtodo

sufficienttestingandtheynveproducedasystemthatwillbreaksomekindoftaboo

Onesimplecheckwouldbetoprogramarobottocheckthecorrectcourseof

actionwithahumanwhenpresentedwithanunusualsituation.

Iftherobotisunsurewhetherananimalissuitableforthemicrowave,ithasthe

opportunitytostop,sendoutbeeps(嘟嘟聲)，andaskfordirectionsfromahuman.If

wehumansaren'tquitesureaboutadecision,wegoandasksomebodyelse.

Themostdifficultstepinprogrammingvalueswillbedecidingexactlywhatwe

believeismoral,andhowtocreateasetofethicalrules.Butifwecomeupwithan

answer,robotscouldbegoodforhumanity.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

46.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthethreatofrobots?

A)Itmayconstituteachallengetocomputerprogrammers.

B)Itaccompaniesallmachineryinvolvinghightechnology.

C)Itcanbeavoidedifhumanvaluesaretranslatedintotheirlanguage.

D)Ithasbecomeaninevitableperilastechnologygetsmoresophisticated.

47.Whatwouldwethinkofapersonwhoinvadesourpersonalspace

accordingtotheauthor?

A)Theyareaggressive.

B)Theyareoutgoing.

C)Theyareignorant.

D)Theyareill-bred.

48.Howdorobotslearnhumanvalues?

A)Byinteractingwithhumansineverydaylifesituations.

B)Byfollowingthedailyroutinesofcivilizedhumanbeings.

C)Bypickinguppatternsfrommassivedataonhumanbehavior.

D)Byimitatingthebehaviorofproperlybrought-uphumanbeings.

49.Whatwillawell-programmedrobotdowhenfacinganunusualsituation?

A)Keepadistancefrompossibledangers.

B)Stoptoseekadvicefromahumanbeing.

C)Triggeritsbuilt-inalarmsystematonce.

D)Dosufficienttestingbeforetakingaction.

50.Whatismostdifficulttodowhenweturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammable

code?

A)Determinewhatismoralandethical.

B)Designsomelarge-scaleexperiments.

C)Setrulesforman-machineinteraction.

D)Developamoresophisticatedprogram.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whydosomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothers?Youknowthestandard

explanations:keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhat

effectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourlongevity（長壽）？Dosomekindsof

personalitiesleadtolongerlives?AnewstudyintheJournaloftheAmerican

GeriatricsSocietylookedatthisquestionbyexaminingthepersonalitycharacteristics

of246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.

Thestudyshowsthatthoselivingthelongestaremoreoutgoing,moreactiveand

lessneurotic（神經(jīng)質(zhì)的）thanotherpeople.Long-livingwomenarealsomorelikely

tobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwithanormallifespan.These

findingsareinagreementwithwhatyouwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:

thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenoughresourcestomakeit

throughtoughtimes.

Interestingly,however,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsider

advantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.

Thosewhoweremoreself-disciplined,fbrinstance,werenomorelikelytolivetobe

veryold.Also,beingopentonewideashadnorelationshiptolonglife,whichmight

explainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheirways.

Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyourpersonalityasanadultisthesubject

ofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.Butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwant

longlife,youshouldstrivetobeasoutgoingaspossible.

Unfortunately,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmotherspersonalitymay

alsohelpdetermineyourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly28,000Norwegian

mothersandfoundthatthosemornswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangry

weremorelikelytofeedtheirkidsunhealthydiets.Patternsofchildhoodeatingcan

behardtobreakwhenweHreadults,whichmaymeanthatkidsofdepressedmorns

endupdyingyounger.

Personalityisn'tdestiny（命運），andeveryoneknowsthatindividualscanlearn

tochange.Butbothstudiesshowthatlonglifeisn'tjustamatterofyourphysical

healthbutofyourmentalhealth.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

51.TheaimofthestudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietyis

A)toseewhetherpeople"spersonalityaffectstheirlifespan

B)tofindoutifoneMslifestylehasanyeffectontheirhealth

C)toinvestigatetheroleofexerciseinlivingalonglife

D)toexamineallthefactorscontributingtolongevity

52.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutoutgoingandsympatheticpeople?

A)Theyhaveagoodunderstandingofevolution.

B)Theyarebetteratnegotiatinganagreement.

C)Theygenerallyappearmoreresourceful.

D)Theyaremorelikelytogetoverhardship.

53.Whatfindingofthestudymightprovesomewhatoutofourexpectation?

A)Easy-goingpeoplecanalsolivearelativelylonglife.

B)Personalitycharacteristicsthatproveadvantageousactuallyvarywith

times.

C)Suchpersonalitycharacteristicsasself-disciplinehavenoeffecton

longevity.

D)Readinesstoacceptnewideashelpsoneenjoylongevity.

54.WhatdoestherecentstudyofNorwegianmothersshow?

A)Childrenuspersonalitycharacteristicsareinvariablydeterminedbytheir

mothers.

B)Peoplewithunhealthyeatinghabitsarelikelytodiesooner.

C)Mothers"influenceonchildrenmaylastlongerthanfathers11.

D)Mothers"negativepersonalitycharacteristicsmayaffecttheirchildren"slife

spans.

55.Whatcanwelearnfromthefindingsofthetwonewstudies?

A)AnxietyanddepressionmoreoftenthannotcutshortoneMslifespan.

B)Longevityresultsfromacombinationofmentalandphysicalhealth.

C)Personalityplaysadecisiveroleinhowhealthyoneis.

D)Healthisinlargepartrelatedtooneuslifestyle.

PartIVTranslation

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassage

fromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

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【參考作文】

DearLiMing,

I'mwritingthislettertoexpressmydeepthankstoyouforhelpingme

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Thankstosuchafrankfriendasyou,Irestoredmyconfidence,and

finallyfulfilledmycollegedream.Thanksagain,fromthebottomofmyheart,my

dearfriend.Bestwishes!

Yourssincerely,

Mary

SectionA

1.C)Risingunemploymentworldwide.

2.A)Manycountrieshavenottakenmeasurestocreateenoughjobs.

3.B)Putcalorieinformationonthemenu.

4.A)Theywillbefined.

5.D)Failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.

6.B)