1、2016年6月英語四級考試真題及答案(第1套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourfriendswhohelpedyoumostwhenyouwereindifficulty.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirect

2、ions：Inthissection，youwillhearthreenewsreports。Attheendofeachnewsreport，youwillheartwoorthreequestions。Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelin

3、ethroughthecentre。Drections:Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。Questions1A)TheInternationalLabourOrganizationskeyobjective.B)Thebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.C)Risingunemploymentworldwide.D)Globaleconomicrecovery.Questions2A)Manycountrieshavenottakenm

4、easurestocreateenoughjobs.B)Fewcountriesknowhowtoaddressthecurrenteconomiccrisis.C)Fewcountrieshaverealisedtheseriousnessofthecurrentcrisis.D)Manycountriesneedsupporttoimprovetheirpeopleslivelihood.Drections:Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Question3A)Servestandardisedfoodnation

5、wide.B)Putcalorieinformationonthemenu.C)Increaseproteincontentinthefood.D)Offerconvenientfoodtocustomers.Question4A)Theywillbefined.B)Theywillbeclosed.C)Theywillgetawarning.D)Theywilllosecustomers.Question5A)Inabilitytoimplementtheirbusinessplans.B)Inabilitytokeepturningoutnovelproducts.C)Lackofasuc

6、cessfulbusinessmodeloftheirown.D)Failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.Question6A)Itisthesecrettobusinesssuccess.B)Itisthecreationofsomethingnew.C)Itisamagictooltobringbigrewards.D)Itisanessentialpartofbusinessculture.Question7A)Itshardworkingemployees.B)Itsflexiblepromotionstrategy.C)Itsinn

7、ovationculture.D)Itswillingnesstomakeinvestments.SectionBDirections：Inthissection，youwillheartwolongconversations。Attheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions。Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion。YoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B）

8、，C）andD）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。Drections:Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。Question8A)Hesgotaddictedtotechnology.B)Heisnotverygoodatsocializing.C)Heiscrazyabouttext-messaging.D)Hedoesnottalklongonthephone.Q

9、uestion9A)Talkbig.B)Talkatlength.C)Gossipalot.D)Forgetherself.Question10A)Hethoughtitwascool.B)Heneededthepractice.C)Hewantedtostayconnectedwiththem.D)Hehadanurgentmessagetosend.Question1111.A)Itposesachallengetoseniors.B)Itsavesbothtimeandmoney.C)Itischildishandunprofessional.D)Itiscoolandconvenien

10、t.Drections:Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Question12A)Hewantstochangehisjobassignment.B)Heisunhappywithhisdepartmentmanager.C)Hethinkshedeservesextrapayforovertime.D)Heisoftensingledoutforcriticismbyhisboss.Question13A)Hisworkloadwasmuchtooheavy.B)Hisimmediatebossdidnottru

11、sthim.C)Hiscolleaguesoftenrefusedtocooperate.D)Hissalarywastoolowforhisresponsibility.Question14A)Heneverknowshowtorefuse.B)Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.C)Hisbosshasalotoftrustinhim.D)Hisbosshasnosenseoffairness.Question15A)Putallhiscomplaintsinwriting.B)Waitandseewhathappensnext.C)Learntosaynowhenne

12、cessary.D)Talktohisbossinpersonfirst.SectionCDirections：Inthissection，youwillhearthreepassages。Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearthreeorfourquestions。Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。Thenmarkthecorr

13、espondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。Drections:Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。Question16A)Theimportanceofsleeptoahealthylife.B)ReasonsforAmericansdeclineinsleep.C)Sometipstoimprovethequalityofsleep.D)Diseasesassociatedwithlackofsleep.Que

14、stion17A)Theyaremorehealth-conscious.B)Theyarechangingtheirlivinghabits.C)Theygetlessandlesssleep.D)Theyknowthedangersoflackofsleep.Question18A)Theirweightwillgodown.B)Theirmindfunctionwilldeteriorate.C)Theirworkefficiencywilldecrease.D)Theirbloodpressurewillrise.Drections:Questions19to21arebasedont

15、hepassageyouhavejustheard.Question19A)Howmuchyoucanaffordtopay.B)Whatcourseyouaregoingtochoose.C)Whichuniversityyouaregoingtoapplyto.D)Whenyouaregoingtosubmityourapplication.Question20A)Thelistofcoursesstudied.B)Thefullrecordofscores.C)Thereferencesfromteachers.D)Thepersonalstatement.Question21A)Spe

16、cifywhattheywouldliketodoaftergraduation.B)Describeindetailhowmuchtheywouldenjoystudying.C)Indicatetheyhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.D)Emphasizethattheyadmiretheprofessorsintheuniversity.Drections:Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question22A)Itwasequippedwithrubbertyres.B

17、)Itwasbuiltinthelate19thcentury.C)ItwaspurchasedbytheRoyalfamily.D)ItwasdesignedbyanEnglishengineer.Question23A)Theyconsumedlotsofpetrol.B)Theytooktwopassengersonly.C)Theyweredifficulttodrive.D)Theyoftenbrokedown.Question24A)Theywereproducedontheassemblyline.B)Theywerebuiltwithlesscostlymaterials.C)

18、TheyweremodeledafterBritishcars.D)Theyweremadeforordinaryuse.Question25A)Itmadenewsallovertheworld.B)ItwasbuiltfortheRoyalfamily.C)Itmarkedanewerainmotortravel.D)Itattractedlargenumbersofmotorists.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.You

19、arerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankm

20、orethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Signsbarringcell-phoneuseareafamiliarsighttoanyonewhohaseversatinahospitalwaitingroom.Butthe_26_popularityofelectronicmedicalrecordshasforcedhospital-baseddoctorstobecome_27_oncomputersthroughouttheday,anddesktopswhichkeepdoctorsfrombedsidesar

21、e_28_givingwaytowirelessdevices.Asclericalloadsincreased, somethinghadto_29_ ,andthatwasalwaysfacetimewithpatients,saysDr.BhaktiPatel,aformerchiefresidentintheUniversityofChicagosinternal-medicineprogram.Infall2010,shehelped_30_apilotprojectinChicagotoseeiftheiPadcouldimproveworkingconditionsandpati

22、entcare.Theexperimentwasso_31_thatallinternal-medicineresidentsattheuniversitynowgetiPadswhentheybegintheprogram.JohnsHopkins,internal-medicineprogramadoptedthesame_32_in2011.MedicalschoolsatYaleandStanfordnowhavepaperless,iPad-basedcurriculums. YoullwantaniPadjustsoyoucanwearthisisthesloganforoneof

23、thenewlabcoats_33_withlargepocketstoaccommodatetabletcomputers.AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfoundthatpatientsgottestsand_34_fasteriftheywerecaredforbyiPad-equippedresidents.Manypatientsalso_35_abetterunderstandingoftheillnessesthatlandedtheminthehospitalinthefirstplace.A.dependentB.desig

24、nedC.fastD.flyingE.gainedF.giveG.growingH.launchI.policyJ.prospectK.ratherL.reliableM.signalN.successfulO.treatmentsSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinforma

25、tionisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.AIsitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthatisincreasinglychallengedbythreatsanduncertaintiesfromwars,terrorism,economiccrisesandawidespreadoutbreakofinf

26、ectiousdiseases?Theanswerisyes,accordingtoanewbookThe10GoldenRules:AncientWisdomfromtheGreekPhilosophersonLivingaGoodLife.Thebookisco-authoredbyLongIslandUniversitysphilosophyprofessorMichaelSoupiosandeconomicsprofessorPanosMourdoukoutas.BThewisdomoftheancientGreekphilosophersistimeless,saysSoupios.

27、Thephilosophyprofessorsaysitisasrelevanttodayaswhenitwasfirstwrittencenturiesago. Thereisnoexpiration(失效)dateonwisdom,hesays. Thereisnoshelflifeonintelligence.Ithinkthatthingshavebecomeverygloomythesedays,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleadingcues,alotofwhattheancientswouldhavecalledsophistry(詭辯).Thenice

28、thingaboutancientphilosophyasofferedbytheGreeksisthattheytendedtoseelifeclearandwhole,inawaythatwetendnottoseelifetoday.ExamineyourlifeCSoupios,alongwithhisco-authorPanosMourdoukoutas,developedtheir10goldenrulesbyturningtothemenbehindthatphilosophyAristotle,Socrates,EpictetusandPythagoras,amongother

29、s.Thefirstruleexamineyourlifeisthecommonthreadthatrunsthroughtheentirebook.SoupiossaysthatitisbasedonPlatosobservationthattheunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving. TheGreeksarealwaysconcernedaboutboxingthemselvesin,intermsofconvictions(信念),hesays. Sotakeastepback,switchofftheautomaticpilotandactuallystopan

30、dreflectaboutthingslikeourpriorities,ourvalues,andourrelationships.StopworryingaboutwhatyoucannotcontrolDAswebegintoexamineourlife,Soupiossays,wecometoRuleNo. 2:Worryonlyaboutthingsthatyoucancontrol. TheindividualwhopromotedthisideawasaStoicphilosopher.HisnameisEpictetus,hesays. AndwhattheStoicssayi

31、ngeneralissimplythis:Thereisalargerplaninlife.Youarenotreallygoingtobeabletounderstandallofthedimensionsofthisplan.Youarenotgoingtobeabletocontrolthedimensionsofthisplan.ESo,Soupiosexplains,itisnotworthittowasteourphysical,intellectualandspiritualenergyworryingaboutthingsthatarebeyondourcontrol. Ica

32、nnotcontrolwhetherornotIwindupgettingthediseaseswineflu,forexample,hesays. Imean,therearesomecautiousstepsIcantake,butultimatelyIcannotguaranteemyselfthat.SowhatEpictetuswouldsayissittingathomeworryingaboutthatwouldbewrongandwastefulandirrational.Youshouldliveyourlifeattemptingtoidentifyandcontrolth

33、osethingswhichyoucangenuinelycontrol.SeektruepleasureFTohaveameaningful,happylifeweneedfriends.ButaccordingtoAristotleastudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreatmostrelationshipsdontqualifyastruefriendships. JustbecauseIhaveabusinessrelationshipwithanindividualandIcanprofitfromthatrelationship,itdo

34、esnotnecessarilymeanthatthispersonismyfriend,Soupiossays. Realfriendshipiswhentwoindividualssharethesamesoul.ItisabeautifulanduncharacteristicallypoeticimagethatAristotleoffers.GInourpursuitofthegoodlife,hesays,itisimportanttoseekouttruepleasuresadvicewhichwasoriginallyofferedbyEpicurus.Butunlikethe

35、moderndefinitionofEpicureanismasalifeofindulgence(放縱)andluxury,fortheancientGreeks,itmeantfindingastateofcalm,peaceandmentalease.H ThiswasthehighestandmostdesirableformofpleasureandhappinessfortheancientEpicureans,Soupiossays. Thisissomethingthatisverymuchwell-worthconsideringhereinthemodernera.Idon

36、otthinkthatwespendnearlyenoughtimetryingtoconcentrateonachievingasortofcalmness,asortofcontentmentinamentalandspiritualway,whichwasidentifiedbythesepeopleasthehighestformofhappinessandpleasure.DogoodtoothersIOtherGoldenRulescounselustomasterourselves,toavoidexcessandnottobeaprosperous(發(fā)跡的)fool.There

37、arealsorulesdealingwithinterpersonalrelationships:Bearesponsiblehumanbeinganddonotdoevilthingstoothers.J ThisisHesiod,ofcourse,ayoungercontemporarypoet,webelieve,withHomer,Soupiossays. Hesiodoffersanideawhichyouveryoftenfindinsomeoftheworldsgreatreligions,intheJudeo-ChristiantraditionandinIslamandot

38、hersthatinsomesense,whenyouhurtanotherhumanbeing,youhurtyourself.Thatdamagingotherpeopleinyourcommunityandinyourlife,trashingrelationships,resultsinakindofself-inflicted(自己招致的)spiritualwound.KInstead,Soupiossays,ancientwisdomurgesustodogood.GoldenRuleNo. 10foragoodlifeisthatkindnesstowardotherstends

39、toberewarded.L ThisisAesop,thefabulist(寓言家),themanofthesecharminglittletales,oftentoldintermsofanimalsandanimalrelationships,hesays. IthinkwhatAesopwassuggestingisthatwhenyouofferagoodturntoanotherhumanbeing,onecanhopethatthatgooddeedwillcomebackandsortofpayaprofittoyou,thedoerofthegooddeed.Evenifth

40、ereisnoconcretebenefitpaidinresponsetoyourgooddeed,attheveryleast,thedoerofthegooddeedhastheopportunitytoenjoyakindofspirituallyenlightenedmoment.MSoupiossaysfollowingthe10GoldenRulesbasedonancientwisdomcanguideustothepathofthegoodlifewherewestoplivingasonlookersandbecomeengagedandhappierhumanbeings

41、.Andthat,henotes,isalifeworthliving.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。36.AccordingtoanancientGreekphilosopher,itisimpossibleforustounderstandeveryaspectofourlife.37.Ancientphilosopherssawlifeinadifferentlightfrompeopleoftoday.38.Notallyourbusinesspartnersareyoursoulmates.39.Wecanliveapeacefullifedespitethevariousch

42、allengesofthemodernworld.40.Thedoerofagooddeedcanfeelspirituallyrewardedevenwhentheygainnoconcretebenefits.41.Howtoachievementalcalmnessandcontentmentiswellworthourconsiderationtoday.42.MichaelSoupiossuggeststhatweshouldstopandthinkcarefullyaboutourprioritiesinlife.43.Ancientphilosophersstronglyadvi

43、sethatwedogood.44.ThewiseteachingsofancientGreekthinkersaretimeless,andareapplicabletocontemporarylife.45.Doharmtoothersandyoudoharmtoyourself.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageis

44、readforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenfallalonggenerationallines.Th

45、atis,generally,youngerpeopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofatechnologicalshift.Itisnotalwaysthecase,though.Whenyoulookatattitudestowarddriverlesscars,theredoesntseemtobeacleargenerationaldivide.Thepublicoverallissplitonwhethertheydliketouseadriverlesscar.Inastudylastyear,ofallpeoplesurveye

46、d, 48percentsaidtheywantedtorideinone,while50percentdidnot.Thefactthatattitudestowardself-drivingcarsappeartobesosteadyacrossgenerationssuggestshowtransformativetheshifttodriverlesscarscouldbe.Noteveryonewantsadriverlesscarnowandnoonecangetoneyetbutamongthosewhoareopentothem,everyagegroupissimilarly

47、engaged.Actually,thisisntsurprising.Whereasoldergenerationsaresometimesreluctanttoadoptnewtechnologies,driverlesscarspromiserealvaluetotheseagegroupsinparticular.Olderadults,especiallythosewithlimitedmobilityordifficultydrivingontheirown,areoneoftheclassicuse-casesfordriverlesscars.Thisisespeciallyi

48、nterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyoungerpeoplearegenerallymoreinterestedintravel-relatedtechnologiesthanolderones.Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudearemorepronouncedbasedonfactorsnotrelatedtoage.Collegegraduates,forexample,areparticularlyinterestedindriverlesscarscomparedwiththosewhohavel

49、esseducation: 59percentofcollegegraduatessaidtheywouldliketouseadriverlesscarcomparedwith38percentofthosewithahigh-schooldiplomaorless.Whereapersonlivesmatters,too.Morepeoplewholivedincitiesandsuburbssaidtheywantedtotrydriverlesscarsthanthosewholivedinruralareas.Whiletheresreasontobelievethatinterestinself-drivingcarsisgoingupacro