大学英语四级答案

大学英语四级真题CET

及答案解析

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2015年6月份英语四级真题

（CET4）

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Part1Writing(30minutes)

(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite

uldstartyouressay

withabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthemcommentonthis

uldwriteatleast120wordsbutno

morethan180words.

THISMODERNLIFE:

WORKHOMEPLAYSLEEP

请用黑色签字笔在答题卡1指定区域作答作文题，在试题册上的作答无

效。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,youwillbear8short

ndofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

econversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly

thepau,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecide

rkthecorrespondingletteron

Answersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答

1.A)HeispleadtositonthecommitteeC)Hewilltell

thewomanhisdecisionlater

B)HeiswillingtoofferthewomanahandD)Hewouldliketo

becomeaclubmember

2.A)TheirplannedtriptoVancouverisobviouslyoverpriced

B)Theyshouldborrowaguidebookinsteadofbuyingone

C)Theguidebooksinthelibraryhavethelatestinformation

D)ThelibrarycanhelporderguidebooksaboutVancouver

3.A)Heregretshavingtakenthehistorycour

B)Hefindslittleinterestsinhistorybooks

C)Hehastroublefinishinghisreadingassignments

D)Hehasdifficultyinwritingtheweeklybookreport

4.A)Themanhadbetterchooanotherrestaurant

B)Thenewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating

C)Thenewrestaurantcaughtherfancyimmediately

D)Themanhasgoodtasteinchoosingtherestaurant

5.A)HehasbeenlookingforwardtospingC)Hewillclean

thewoman’sbootsforspring

C)HehasbeenwaitingforthewintersaleD)Hewillhelpthe

womanputthingsaway

6.A)Atatailor’sC)Inaclothstore

B)AtBob’shomeD)Inatheatre

7.A)HisguestsfavorsTibetandrinksC)Mineralwateris

goodforhealth

B)HiswaterisquiteextraordinaryD)Plainwaterwillrve

thepurpo

8.A)ReporttheresultofadiscussionC)Submitanimportant

documentation

B)RaisomeenvironmentalissuesD)Revianenvironmental

report

Questions9to12arebadontheconversationyoujustheard

9.A)Theypollutethesoiludtocoverthem

B)Theyareharmfultonearbyneighborhoods

C)Therubbishinthemtakeslongtodissolve

D)Thegastheyemitixtremelypoisonous

10.A)GrowingpopulationsC)Changedeatinghabits

B)PackagingmaterialsD)Lowerproductioncost

11.A)BysavingenergyC)Byreducingpoisonouswastes

B)ByusinglessaluminumD)Bymakingthemostofmaterials

12.A)Wearerunningoutofnaturalresourcessoon

B)Onlycombinedeffortscanmakeadifference

C)Thewasteproblemwilleventuallyhurtallofus

D)Allofuscanactuallybenefitfromrecycling

Questions13to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

13.A)MiamiC)Bellingham

B)VancouverD)Boston

14.A)Togetinformationonone-wayticketstoCanada

B)Toinquireaboutthepriceof“Supersaver”ats

C)Togetadviceonhowtoflyascheaplyaspossible

D)Toinquireabouttheshortestroutetodrivehome

15.A)JoinatouristgroupC)Avoidtripsinpublicholidays

B)ChooamajorairlineD)Bookticketsaarlyaspossible

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear3shortpassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,e

ouhear

aquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoices

marketedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkedthecorrespondletteron

AnswersheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passageone

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

16.A)Therearemysteriousstoriesbehindhisworks

B)Therearemanymisunderstandingsabouthim

C)Hisworkshavenomatchworldwide

d)Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown

17.A)HemovedtoStratford-on-Avoninhischildhood

B)Hefailedtogobeyondgrammarschool

C)Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil

D)Heonceworkedinawell-knowactingcompany

18.A)Writersofhistimehadnomeanstoprotecttheirworks

B)Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire

C)Hisworkswereadaptedbeyondrecognition

D)Peopleofhistimehadlittleinterestinhim

PassageTwo

Questions19-21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard

19.A)Itshowsyouhavebeenignoringyourhealth

B)Itcanriouslyaffectyourthinkingprocess

C)Itisanearlywarningofsomeillness

D)Itisasymptomoftwomuchpressure

20.A)ReduceourworkloadC)Upainkillersforrelief

B)ControlourtemperD)Avoidmaskingsymptom

21.A)LyingdownandhavingsomesleepC)Goingoutfora

walk

B)Rubbingandpressingone’sbackD)Listeningtolight

music

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

22.A)DependingheavilyonloansC).Spendingbeyondone’s

means

B)HavingnobudgetplansatallD).Leavingnoroomforlarge

bills

23.A)ManyofthemcanbecutC)Theirpaymentcannotbe

delayed

B)AllofthemhavetobecoveredD)Theyeatupmostofthe

familyincome

24.A)RentahouinsteadofbuyingoneC)Makea

conversationplan

B)DiscusstheprobleminthefamilyD)Movetoacheaper

place

25.A)FinancialissuesplaguingafamilyC)Familybudget

problemsandsolutions

B)DifficultyinmakingbothendsmeetD)Newwaystoboost

familyincome

SectionC

Directions:inthisction,youwillhearapaasagethree

epassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshould

epassageisread

forthecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswith

y,whenthepassageis

reafforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Perhapsbecaugoingtocollegeissomuchapartofthe

Americandream,manypeoplegoforno(26)_____

becautheirparentcpectit,othersbecauit’swhattheir

friendsare,there’sthebeliefthatacollegedegree

will(27)____ensureagoodjobandhighpay.

Somestudents(28)____throughforyears,attendingclass,

orskipping(逃课)themasthecamaybe,readingonlywhatcan’

tbeavoided,lookingforless(29)_____cours,andneverbeing

wofthepeople,

collegeprovidesno(30)____，yetbecauofparentalorpeer

pressure,optryinginthe

hopethattheirteacherswillmakethedecisionforthem

by(31)____them.

Toputitbluntly(直截了当地)，unlessyou’rewillingtomake

yourcollegeyearscount,youmightbe(32)_____doingsomething

ryoneshouldattendcollege,norshouldeveryonewho

llege

students(33)_____utintheworld

helpssomepeopleto(34)_____’

rereallygoingtogetsomethingoutofgoingtocollege,youhave

tomakeitmeansomething,andtodothatyoumusthavesomeidea

whyyou’rethere,whatyouhopetogetoutofit,and

(35)_____evenwhatyouhopetobecome.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Direction:Inthisction,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.

Youarerequiredtolectonewordforeachblankfromalistof

e

oieinthe

markthecorresponding

letterforeachitemonAnswereSheet2withasinglelinethrough

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan

once.

Question36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

It’sourguiltypleasure:WatchingTVisthemostcommon

everydayactivity,afterworkandsleep,inmanypartsoftheworld.

AmericansviewfivehoursofTVeachday,andwhileweknowthat

spendingsomuchtimesitting___36___canleadtoobesity(肥胖症)

andotherdias,rearchershavenowquantifiedjust

how___37___beingacouchpotatocanbe.

Inananalysisofdatafromeightlarge___38___published

studies,aHarvard-ledgroupreportedintheJournalofthe

AmericanMedicalAssociationthatforeverytwohoursperday

spentchannel___39___,theriskofdevelopingType2diabetes(糖尿

病)ro20%overyears,theriskofheartdiaincread15%

overa___40___,andtheoddsofdyingpermaturely___41___13%

he___42____arelinkedto

paredwithotherdentary(久

坐的)activities,likeknitting,viewingTVmaybe

especially__43___,thesheer

numberofhourswepasswatchingTVdwarfsthetimewespendon

erstudieshavefoundthatwatchingadsfor

beerandpopcornmaymakeyoumorelikelyto___44___them.

Evenso,theauthorsadmitthattheydidn’tcomparedifferent

dentaryactivitiesto___45___whetherTVwatchingwaslinkedto

agreaterriskofdiabetes,heartdiaorclearlydeathcompared

with,say,reading.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)climbedI)previously

B)conmeJ)resume

C)decadeK)suffered

D)determineL)suffering

E)effectIveM)term

F)harmfulN)terminals

G)outcomesO)twisting

H)passively

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassage

atementcontains

fytheparagraph

chooaparagraph

the

questionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

Essay-grandingSoftwareOfficersProfessorsaBreak

[A]Imaginetakingacollegeexam,andinsteadofhandingina

bluebookandgettingagradefromaprofessoerafewweekslater,

clickingthe“nd”buttonwhenyouaredoneandreceivinga

gradebackinstantly,

then,insteadofbeingdonewiththeexam,imaginethatthesystem

wouldimmediatelyletyourewritethetesttotrytoimproveyour

grade.

[B]Edx,thenonprofitenterprifoundedbyHarvardandthe

MassachuttsInstituteofThnology(MIT)tooffercoursonthe

Internet,hasjustintroducedsuchasystemandwillmakeits

automated(自动的)softwareavailablefreeontheWebtoany

twareusartificial

intelligencetogradestudentessaysandshortwrittenanswers,

freeingprofessorsforothertasks.

[C]Thenewrvicewillbringtheeducationalconsortium(联

盟)intoagrowingconflictovertheroleoftheautomation

hautomatedgradingsystemsformultiple-choice

andtrue-faltestsarenowwidespread,theuofartificial

intelligencetechnologytogradeessayanswershasnotyet

providedwidespreadacceptancebyeducationsandhasmanycritics.

[D]AnantAgarwal,anelectricalengineerwhoispresidentof

Edx,predictedthattheinstantgradingsoftwarewouldbeauful

teachingtool,enablingstudentstotaketestsandwriteessays

thetechnologywouldofferdistinctadvantagesoverthe

traditionalclassroomsystem,wherestudentsoftenwaitdaysor

weeksforgrades.“Thersisahugevalueinlearningwithinstant

feedback,”said,“Studentsaretellingustheylearnmuch

betterwithinstantfeedback.”

[E]Butskeptics(怀疑者)saytheautomatedsystemisnomatter

gtimecritic,LesPerelman，hasdrawn

nationalattentionveraltimesforputtingtogethernonn

essaysthathavefooledsoftwaregradingprogramsintogivinghigh

lsobeenhighlycriticalofstudiesclaimingthat

thesoftwarecompareswelltohumangrades.

[F]Heisamongagroupofeducatorswholastmonthbegan

circulatingapetition(呼吁)opposingautomatedasssment

up,whichcallsitlfProfessionalsAgainst

MachineScoringofStudentEssaysinHigh-StakesAsssment,has

collectednearly2,000signatures,includingsomefromfamous

peoplelikeNoamChomsky.

[G]“Let’sfacetherealitiesofautomaticessayscoring,”

thegroup’sstatementreadsinpart.“Computerscannot‘read’.

Theycannotmeasuretheesntialsofeffectivewritten

communication:accuracy,reasoning,adequacyofevidence,good

n,ethical(伦理)position,convincingargument,meaningful

organization,andclarity,amongothers.”

[H]ButEdXexpertsitssoftwaretobewidelybyschoolsand

rsfreeonlineclassfromHarvard,MITand

theUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley;thisfall,itwilladd

classfromWellesley,

all,12universitiesparticipateinEdX,whichofferscertificates

forcourcompletionandhassaidthatitplanstocontinueto

expandnextyear,includingaddinginternationalschools.

[I]TheEdXasssmenttoolrequireshumanteachers,or

temthenusa

varietyofmachine-learningtechniquestotrainitlftobeable

togradeanynumberofessaysoranswersautomaticallyandalmost

twarewillassignagradedependingonthe

scoringsystemcreatedbytheteacher,whetheritisaletter

gradeornumerical(数字的)rank.

[J]Edxisnotthefirsttoutheautomatedasssment

technology,s

nowarangeofcompaniesofferingcommercialprogramstograde

writtentestanswers,andfourstates—Louisiana,NorthDakota,

UtahandWestVirginia—areusingsomeformofthetechnologyin

,Indiana,

somecasthesoftwareisudasa“condreader”,tocheck

thereliabilityofthehumangraders.

[K]ButthegrowinginfluenceoftheEdxconsortiumtot

day,

StanfordannouncedthatitwouldworkwithEdXtodevelopajoint

educationalsystemthatwillmakeuoftheautomatedasssment

technology.

[L]Twostart-ups,CourraandUdacity,recentlyfoundedby

Stanfordfacultymemberstocreate“massiveopenonline

cours,”orMOOCs,arealsocommittedtoautomatedasssment

systemsbecauofthevalueofinstantfeedback.“itallows

studentstogetimmediatefeedbackontheirwork,sothatlearning

turnsintoagame,withstudentsnaturallygravitating(吸引)to

wardresubmittingtheworkuntiltheygetitright,”saidDaphne

Koller,acomputerscientistandafounderofCourra.

[M]LastyeartheHewlettFoundation,agrant-making

organizationtupbyoneoftheHewlett-Packardfoundersandhis

wife,sponsoredtwo$100,000Prizesaimedatimprovingsoftware

an150teamntered

rofoneoftheHewlettcontents,Vik

ParuchurtwashiredbyEdXtohelpdesignitsasssmentsoftware.

[N]“Oneofourfocusistohelpkidslearnhowtothink

critically,”saidVuchic,aprogramofficerattheHewlett

Foundation.“It’sprobablyimpossibletodothatwithmultiple-

choicetests”.Thechallengeisthatthisrequireshumangraders,

andsotheycostalotmoreandtheytakealotofmoretime.

[O]Mark,aprofessorattheUniversityofAkroninOhio,

supervidtheHewlettFoundation’scontestonautomatedessay

iew,the

technology—thoughimperfect—hasaplaceineducational

ttings.

[P]Withincreasinglargeclass,itisimpossibleformost

teacherstogivestudentsmeaningfulfeedbackonwriting

assignments,hesaidPlus,henoted,criticsofthetechnology

havetendedtocomefromthenation’sbestuniversities,where

thelevelofteachingismuchbetterthanatmostschools.

[Q]“Oftentheycomefromveryfamousinstitutionswhere,in

fact,theydoamuchbetterjobofprovidingfeedbackthana

machineovercould,”ssaid.“Thereemstobealack

ofappreciationofwhatisactuallygoingonintherealworld.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

46Someprofessorsineducationarecollectingsignaturesto

voicetheiroppositiontoautomatedessaygrading.

47usingsoftwaretogradestudents’essaysavesteachers

timeforotherwork.

48theHewlettcontestsaimatimprovingessaygrading

software.

49Thoughtheautomatedgradingsystemiswidelyudin

multiple-choicetests,automatedessaygradingisstillcriticized

bymanyeducators.

50Somepeopledon’tbelievethesoftwaregradingsystemcan

doasgoodajobashumangraders.

51Criticsofautomatedessayscoringdonotemtoknowthe

truerealitiesinlesfamousuniversity.

52Criticsarguemanyimportantaspectsofeffectivewriting

cannotmeasuredbycomputerratingprograms.

53Asclasssizegrows,mostteachersareunabletogive

studentvaluablecommentsastohowtoimprovetheirwriting.

54Theautomatedasssmenttechnologyissometimesudto

doublechecktheworkofhumangraders.

55Studentsfindinstantfeedbackhelpstheirlearning

considerably.

SectionC

Directions:ssage

h

ofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Question56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Acrosstherichworld,well-educatedpeopleincreasinglywork

65%ofAmericanmenaged62-74

withaprofessionaldegreeareintheworkforce,comparedwith32%

pispartofa

deepeningdividebetweenthewell-educationwelloffandthe

echnologicaladvancehasraidtheincomes

conquences,forindividualandsociety,areprofound.

Theworldisfacingasastonishingriinthenumberofold

people,enext

20yearstheglobalpopulationofthoaged65ormorewill

almostdouble,erienceofthe

20thcentury,whengreaterlongevity(长寿)translatedintomore

yearsinretirementratherthanmoreyearsatwork,haspersuaded

manyobrversthatthisshiftwillleadtoslowereconomicgrowth,

whiletheswellingranksofpensionerswillcreategovernment

budgetproblems.

Butthenotionofasharpdivisionbetweentheworkingyoung

andtheidleoldmissanewtrend,thegrowinggapbetweenthe

mentratesarefallingamong

youngerunskilledpeople,whereasolderskilledfolkareworking

ideismostextremeinAmerica,wherewell-educated

baby-boomers(二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人)areputtingoff

retirementwhilemanyless-skilledyoungerpeoplehavedroppedout

oftheworkforce.

Thateventhebetter-offmustworklongertohavea

changingnatureofworkalsoplays

rinsharplyforthehighlyeducated,and

thopeoplecontinuetoreaprichrewardsintooldagebecau

thedaystheeducatedelderlyaremoreproductivethanthe

logicalchangemaywellreinforcethat

shift:theskillsthatcomplementcomputers,frommanagement

ecessarilydeclinewithage.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

56、whatishappeningintheworkforceinrichcountries

rpeoplearereplacingtheelderly

-educatedpeopletendtoworklonger

oymentratesarerisingyearafteryear

withnocollegedegreedonoteasilyfindwork

57、whathashelpeddeepenthedividebetweenthewell-offand

poor

lifeexpectancies

ndchangesintheworkforce

echnologicaladvance.

ngnumberofwell-graduated.

58、whatdomanyobrverspredictinviewoftheexperience

ofthe20thcentury

icgrowthwillslowdown.

mentbudgetswillincrea.

oplewilltrytopursuehighereducation

illbemorecompetitioninthejobmarket.

59、WhatistheresultofpolicychangesinEuropeancountries

ledworkersmaychootoretireearly.

oplehavetoreceivein-rvicetraining.

althypeoplemustworklongertolivecomfortablyin

retirement.

maybeabletoenjoygenerousdefined-benefitsfrom

pensionplans.

60、Whatischaracteristicofworkinthe21stcentury

erswilldomorecomplicatedwork.

llbetakenbytheeducatedyoung.

bstobedonewillbecreativeones.

arehighlyvaluedregardlessofage.

PassageTwo

Questions61-65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Someoftheworld’smostsignificantproblemsneverhit

otsandhungermakenews.

Butthetrendlyingbehindthemattersisrarelytalkedabout.

Thisisthedeclineinthegrowthinyieldsofsomeoftheworld’

smajornewstudybytheUniversityofMinnesotaandMcGill

UniversityinMontreallooksatwhere,andhowfar,thisdecline

isoccurring.

Theauthorstakeavastnumberofdatapointsforthefour

mostimportantcrops:rice,wheatcornandsoybeans(大豆).They

findthatonbetween24%and39%ofallharvestedareas,the

improvementinyieldsthattoodplacebeforethe1980ssloweddown

inthe1990sand2000s.

hat

ithasbeenparticularlysharpintheworld’smostpopulous(人口

多的)countries,bilitytofeedthemlves

hasbeenanimportantsourceofrelativestabilitybothwithinthe

lf-sufficiencycannot

betakenforgrantedifyieldscontinuetoslowdownorrever.

Second,yieldgrowthhasbeenlowerinwheatandricethanin

problematicbecauwheatandriceare

moreimportantasfoods,accountingforaroundhalfofall

dsoyabeansaremoreimportantasfeed

horsnotethat“wehavepreferentiallyfocudour

cropimprovementeffortsonfeedinganimalsandcarsratherthan

oncropsthatfeedpeopleandarethebasisoffoodcurityin

muchoftheworld.”

Thereportqualifiesthemoreoptimisticfindingsofanother

newpaperwhichsuggeststhattheworldwillnothavetodigupa

lotmorelandforfarminginordertofeed9billionpeoplein

2050,astheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationhasargued.

Instead,itsays,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowth,land

currentlyploughtedupforcropsmightbeabletorevert(回返)to

ubleisthatthe

forecastassumescontinuedimprovementsinyields,whichmaynot

actuallyhappen.

注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

doestheauthortrytodrawattentionto

A)Foodriotsandhungerintheworld.C)Thedeclineofthe

grainyieldgrowth.

B)Newsheadlinesintheleadingmedia.D)Thefoodsupplyin

populouscountries.

doestheauthormentionIndiaandChinainparticular

A)Theirlf-sufficiencyisvitaltothestabilityofworld

foodmarkets.

B)Theirfoodyieldshavebeguntodecreasharplyinrecent

years.

C)Theirbigpopulationsarecausingworldwideconcerns.

D)Theirfoodlf-sufficiencyhasbeentakenforgranted.

doesthenewstudybythetwouniversitiessayaboutrecent

cropimprovementefforts

A)Theyfailtoproducethesameremarkableresultsasbefore

the1980s.

B)Theycontributealottotheimprovementofhumanfood

production.

C)Theyplayamajorroleinguaranteeingthefoodcurityof

theworld.

D)Theyfocusmoreontheincreaofanimalfeedthanhuman

foodgrains.

doestheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationsayaboutworld

foodproductioninthecomingdecades

A)Thegrowingpopulationwillgreatlyincreathepressureon

worldfoodsupplies.

B)Theoptimisticpredictionaboutfoodproductionshouldbe

viewedwithcaution.

C)Theslowdownofthegrowthinyieldsofmajorfoodcrops

willbereverd.

D)Theworldwillbeabletofeeditspopulationwithout

increasingfarmland.

doestheauthorviewtheargumentoftheFoodandAgriculture

Organisation

A)Itisbuiltonthefindingsofanewstudy.

B)Itisbadonadoubtfulassumption.

C)Itisbackedbystrongevidence.

D)Itisopentofurtherdiscussion.

PartIV

Translation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutesto

uldwrite

youransweronAnswerSheet2.

在西方人心目中，和中国联系最为密切的基本食物是大米。长期以来，

大米在中国人的饮食中占据很重要的地位，以至于有谚语说“巧妇难为无米

之炊”。中国南方大多种植水稻，人们通常以大米为主食;而华北大部分地

区因为过于寒冷或过于干燥，无法种植水稻，那里的主要作物是小麦。在中

国，有些人用面粉做面包，但大多数人用面粉做馒头和面条。

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2015年6月份英语四级真题

（CET4）

答案解析

听力答案

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inafire.

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选词填空答案：

36Hpassively

37Fharmful

38Ipreviously

39Lsurfing

40Cdecade

41Aclimbed

42Goutcomes

43Eeffective

44Bconsume

45Ddetermine

阅读答案：

46-55FBMCEQGPJD

56B)Well-educatedpeopletendtoworklonger.

57B)Arapidtechnologicaladvance.

58A)Economicgrowthwillslowdown.

59C)Evenwealthypeoplemustworklongertolive

comfortablyinretirement.

60D)Skillsarehighlyvaluedregardlessofage.

61C)Thedeclineofthegrainyieldgrowth.

62A)Theirlf-sufficiencyisvitaltothe

stabilityofworldfoodmarkets.

63D)Theyfocusmoreontheincreaofanimalfeed

thanhumanfoodfeedgrains.

64D)Theworldwillbeabletofeeditspopulation

withoutincreasingfarmland.

65B)Itisbadonadoubtfulassumption.

翻译答案：

在西方人心目中，和中国联系最为密切的基本食物是大米。

长期以来，大米在中国人的饮食中占据很重要的地位，以至于

有谚语说“巧妇难为无米之炊”。中国南方大多种植水稻，人

们通常以大米为主食;而华北大部分地区由于过于寒冷或过于干

燥无法种植水稻，那里的主要作物是小麦。在中国，有些人用

面粉做面包，但大多数人用面粉做馒头和面条。

Intheeyesofthewestern,thebasicfoodclost

slongoccupiedsosignificant

apositioninthedietofChinethatthereisa

proverb“Evenacleverhouwifecannotcookameal

withoutrice”.Riceisgrownmostlyinsouthern

Chinawherepeopleusuallytakericeastheirstaple

food,whileitcannotbeplantedinnorthernChinawhere

theclimateiithertoocoldortoodryforriceto

ult,themaincropinthenorthiswheat.

InChina,flourissometimesthemainingredientfor

breadbutmoreoftenudtomakebunsandnoodles。第

一句，简单句;第二句如此以至于结构“so...that…"注意so

的用法，直接接adj.或adv。第三句南北对比，可以用while

或whereas连接，最后一句也是对比句，主语people是比较泛

的大主语，考虑改写为被动句。

写作

参考范文：

Asisgraphicallydepictedinthecartoon,modern

erthe

youngmanisintheoffice,athome,andinhisspare

time,enhe

sleeps,whatisinhisdreamisstillthecomputer.

Apparently,thecartoonaimstorevealthefactthatthe

computerhasbeguntoplayanegativeroleinthemodern

life.

第一段三句话，第一句大体描写，第二句细节描写，第三句

话揭示图画目的。

Thereasonswhymodernpeoplearetiedupwith

nwith,theyhave

becomeincreasinglybusierinmakingmoney;therefore,

theyneedaquickwaytooutlettheirpressure

andexhaustionandcomputeristheiridealcompanion.

Moreover,computerscanassistpeopletodealwith

complicatedworkingstuff,makefriends,andentertain

themlvesbecautheyhavebecomegrowinglypowerful

tance,

twodecadesago,computerswerefarfrompopular

andpeopleudthemtotopracticetypinglettersand

dobasic,withtheInternetbecomingpervasive,

computershaveintegratedmusic,films,shopping,and

,whenwepower

ontheall-mightycomputers,whatwewantisoutthere

forus.

第二段：中心句+两原因+一例子，原因句型先果后因和先因

后果，思路是攻受各一个。

Tosumup,

ordertoleadahealthylife,wearesuppodtodomore

exercisandexpoourlvestothetangibleworld.

Meanwhile,itisabouttimethatwepoweredthecomputer

offandtalkedwithourfriendsandfamililyinthe

wayswillmodernlifebecomemorebeautifulforyouand

me.

最后一段总结+两建议+展望未来