英语四级考试答案

2017年6月英语四级考试真题及答案整理

作文一

题目

Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritean

advertimentonyourcampuswebsitetollacomputeryouudatcollege.

Youradvertimentmayincludeitsbrand,specifications/features,condition

andprice,uldwriteatleast120words

butnomorethan180words.

参考范文

ComputerforSale

AsIamabouttograduateandleavethecampus,Iamgoingtollmypersonal

laptopatalowprice.

ItisaLenovoThinkPadthatIboughtinJune,tbig,but

four-coreCPU,anindependentdisplaycardof2G,

aharddiskof500Gandascreenofinches.

Forthelasttwoyears,thelaptophasrvedasmyfaithfulaidandhelped

asappearednofault

yworkplacehasalreadyoffered

meamoreadvancedworkinglaptop,Ifindthereisnonecessityformetohave

owthattheremustbesomeofmyschoolmateswhoaremoreinneed

ore,Ideterminedtollit.

llllitat1500

interestedcancontactmeviaemail,andmymailboxis.

作文二：

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritean

advertimentonyourcampuswebsitetollabicycleyouudatcollege.

Youradvertimentmayincludeitsbrand,specifications/features,condition

andprice,uldwriteatleast120words

butnomorethan180words.

参考范文

Aswetravelbybike,wewillebeautifulsceneriestypicaloftheregion,

meetandmakefriendswithdifferentpeopleandgettoknowthecustomofthe

localworkedhardthroughouttheweekdays,peoplewillfindaweekendtrip

tothenearbymountainsorbeachesarealrelaxation,ridingonthebikeis

bestmyopinion,thebiggestadvantageoftravelingiswecanlearnmuchduring

ourtravelbybikeaboutthegeography,biology,andhistoryoftheplaceswe

ore,you’dbetterizethechancetobuythisbikesoasto

gainsomethingmeaningful.

作文三

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritean

advertimentmayincludeitsbrand,specifications/features,conditionand

price,uldwriteatleast120wordsbut

nomorethan180words.

参考范文：

Buyingthebooks,

thing,youcansaveagreatamountofmoneyandthiswillallowyoutospend

thesavedmoneyonothermoresignificantthingsinthatthebooksIsold

ther,thecontentofthe

bookincludetranslation,writing,readingaswellaslisteningwhichwillbe

butnottheleast,throughthepurchaoftheEnglishcourbookswithnine

intonewwithoutanynotesonthem,youwillimproveyourstudyskilltoagreat

extent.

听力真题与原文答案（缺16-25题干）

1.

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tdrivermadeawrongjudgement

f-drivingsystemwasfaulty

wasmovingatafastspeed

2.

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vecaudveralverecrashes

vepodathreattootherdrivers

vegenerallydonequitewell

3.

satanationalpark

ueenbeespecialist

vedtheBeyoncefromtheboot

ethebeesawayfromhiscar

4.

relookingafterthequeen

remakingalotofnoi

relookingforanewboxtolivein

redancinginauniqueway

5.

coveryofanewspeciesofsnake

ondtriptoasmallremoteisland.

dingof2newspeciesoffrog

esttestonarareanimalapecies

6.

noussnakeattackedhimonthisfieldtrip.

overedararefogonadertedisland

crawledontohisheadinhissleep.

fromatallpalmtreebyaccident

7.

sgenes

slength

sorigin

scolour

8.

uritychecktakestime.

ocheckalotofluggage

ghtisleavinginlessthan2hours

portisalongwayfromthehotel

9.

itcard

raveler’scheck

ssmartphone

10.

mareceipt

mhisflight

terhisluggage

orterforhim

11.

gupformembershipofSHotel

ginthesamehotelnexttimehecomes

gherluggageontotheairportshuttle

gacommentonthehotel’swebpage

12.

eonlyboyinhisfamily

mestearfulinwind

toppedmakingterriblefaces

steacher’sfavoritestudent

13.

mtoplayinherbackyard

unnytoamuhim

msomecherrystonestoplaywith

mofdangerbymakingupastory

14

uldbreakpp’slegs

uldsometimesterrifyadults

uldflyagainstastrongwind

uldknockppunconscious

15.

ldgetaspotontheirtonguesiftheytoldaliedeliberately

ldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair.

ldgotoprisoniftheyputastamponuosidedown

ldhavecurlyhairiftheyatetoomuchstalebread

16

一.新闻听力

【NewsReport1】

OneofGoogle'slf-drivingcarscrashedintoabusinCalifornialast

erenoinjuries.

ItisnotthefirsttimeoneofGoogle'sfamedlf-drivingcarshasbeen

involvedinacrash,butitmaybethefirsttimeithascaudone.

OnFebruary14ththelf-drivingcar,travellingat2mph(3km/h),pulled

outinfrontofapublicbusgoing15mph(24km/h).

ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslow

downtoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.

Inastatement,Googlesaid:"Weclearlybearsomeresponsibility,becau

ifourcarhadn'tmoved,therewouldn'thavebeenacrash."

Thatsaid,ourtestdriverbelievedthebuswasgoingtosloworstopto

allowustomergeintothetraffic,andthattherewouldbesufficientspace

todothat."

Thecompany'slf-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacross

variousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.

Q1:AccordingtoGoogle,whatwasthecauoftheaccident?

BThetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement

解析：根据新闻第一句话，这篇新闻主要报道的是谷歌无人自动驾驶汽车与一辆公

交车发生碰撞这一事故。根据原文“ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthat

heassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitch

tothemanualmode.”选项B是正确选项，是对原文的同义替换，题目较难。

Q2:HowhaveGoogle’slf-drivingcarsperformedsofar?

DTheyhavegenerallydonequitewell.

解析：根据原文“Thecompany'slf-drivingcarshavedonewellovera

millionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreported

minoraccidents.”选项D是对原文的同义替换。题目相对较难。

【NewsReport2】

Thousandsofbeesleftatownafterlandingonthebackofacarwhentheir

eswhoworksatanearbynationalpark,

noticeda“brownpatch”onthebackofthecaraftertheownerparkeditto

lookedclorherealizeditwasahugegroupofbees.

Mossaid:“ery

reveryclotogetherandtherewasalotofnoiandmovements,

rewerealotofpeople

aroundandIwasabitworriedaboutthebeesandthepeoplestoppingtolook.

Ithoughtthatsomeonemightdosomethingstupid.

Moscalledtwolocalbeesspecialistswhohelpedremovedthebeesby

attractingthemintoabox.

Mosspentthreehourslookingafterthebeesandwasstungfivetimes,

hesaidmystingsareabitpainfulbutIampleadthatallworkedoutand

Icouldhelp,peopleneedtorealizethatbeesarevaluableandtheyshould

belookedafter.

welearnaboutTomMos?

AHeworksatanationalpark.

weknowaboutthebeesonthebackofthecar?

BTheyweremakingalotofnoi.

【Newsreport3】

AnewspeciesofsnakehasbeendiscoveredonaremoteislandintheBahamas.

Scientistsidentified20oftheonemeter-longsnakesduringtwotripsto

ondtripwasmadeinOctoberlastyear.

Oneofthecreaturesmadeadramaticappearancebymovingontothehead

oftheteamleaderasheslept.

Thesnakehasbeennamedsilverboabecauitismetalliccoloredandthe

firstspecimenfoundwasclimbingasilverpalmtree.

Reynolds,fromHarvardUniversity,the

scientistconfirmedthesnakewasapreviouslyunknownspeciesafterconducting

ageneticanalysisoftissuesamples.

Commentingonthefind,snakeexpertRobertHendersonfromtheMuumof

NaturalHistory,said:“Worldwidenewspeciesoffrogsarebeingdiscovered

ciesofsnakes,however,aremuchrarer.

thenewsreportmainlyabout?

AThediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.

welearnaboutthescientificteamleader?

CAsnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep.

thenewlydiscoveredcreaturegetitsname?

DFromitscolour.

二.对话听力

【Conversation1】

W:Didyouenjoyyourstaywithus,?

M:Yes,'mgoingtotheairport.

,couldyoutellme,what'sthequickest

waytogetthere?

W:Well,haveafreeairportshuttle

rvice.

M:Thatsoundsgreat,butwilltheshuttlegetmetotheairportintime?

W:Yes,akessome

25minutestogettotheairport.

M:Fantastic!I'uplealetmeknowwhen

it'sleaving?

W:Ofcour,sir.

M:histhat?

W:Let'sto$.Howwouldyouliketopayforit?

M:I''llneedareceipt,soIcan

chargeittomycompany.

W:Absolutely!Hereyouare,ike,Icanleaveyourbagswith

anloadthemontotheshuttleforyouwhenitarrives.

M:ou.

W:Wouldyouliketoleaveacommentonourwebpagewhenyouhavetime?

M:eallygoodstayhere,andI'dliketorecommendyourhotel

tomyfriendsandcolleagues.

W:That’ouagainforstayingatSheratonHotel.

sthemanaskaboutthequickestwaytotheairport?

AThecuritychecktakestime.

hemangoingtopayhisbill?

BBycreditcard.

dthemanaskthewomantodo?

AGivehimareceipt.

vordoesthewomanaskoftheman?

DPostingacommentonthehotel’swebpage.

【Conversation2】

M:Youknow,Ben’sgivenupmakingthoterriblefacesheudtomake.

Theotherday,chersaidif

hewentonlikethat,hisfacewouldgetstuckwhenthewindschanged.

W:Andhebelievedher?

M:Yeah,he’’tyourememberallthothingswe

udtobelievewhenwewerelittle?IremembermyauntMaryudtosayif

youswallowacherrystone,’mstill

terrifiedtoday,w,ifIswallowonebymistake…

W:Yeah,Isuppoyou'thatudtogetmewasthatswans

couldbreakyourlegwhentheyblowofthewing.

M:Theycan,can’tthey?Ialwaysthoughttheycould.

W:No,re’sanotheroneevenmore

,ifyouputapoststamponupsidedown,youwillgoto

prison.

M:No,randmotherwasaterrorforthatkind

mple,shewouldsay,youwillgetaspotonyourtongueif

atstalebread,e’sone

onacampaigntriponceinItaly,andmywifespentthewhole

dhergrandmother

wasreallyterrified.

W:Silly,isn’tit?Butthat’showsomeparentstrytokeeptheirkids

fromdoingthewrongthingorgettingintotrouble.

Q12:WhatdoesthemansayaboutBen?

CHehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.

Q13:WhatdidauntMarryudtodowhenthemanwasachild?

DWarnhimofdangerbymakingupastory.

Q14:Whatdoesthewomanbelieveswanscoulddo?

Theycouldbreakpp’slegs.

Q15:Whatdidthegrandmotheroftheman’swifesay?

BOnewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair.

三.短文听力

【Passage1】

IfIcouldgobackinhistoryandlivewhenIliked,Iwouldn'tgoback

,I'dliketoreliveaperiodI'vealreadylived–the1960s.

Iwasinmytwenties,wouldcome

inoutofaformalandalmostVictorianattitude,andyoureallyfeltanything

gpeoplewasthething,andyouwenttocoffeebarswhere

ema,thetheater,allthatwas

,weemedtobeout,all

thetime!Idon'treallyrememberworking–ofcour,Iwasastudent–or

stwasn'twherethescenewas,even

eating!Itwasthefirsttime,

werebeginningtobeadventurousaboutfood,butweweremoreinterestedin

ss,yes,thatwasthe

,girlswentaroundinreallyshortskirts,andworeflowers

wereinjeans,

ikelivinginanageyoucouldneverhaveimagined,

'thavemuchmoney,butitdidn'tmatter.

Andtherewasplentyofopportunitytodowhateveryoufeltlikedoing.

Question16–18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

sthespeakersayhewouldliketorelivethe1960s?

CEverythingemedtobechanging.

esthespeakersaywasthemostpopularthingtodoatthattime?

AMeetingpeople.

welearnaboutthespeaker?

DHewasayoungstudentinthe1960s.

【Passage2】

Dogs,man'sbestfriends,haveaclearstrategyfordealingwithangry

owners—theylookaway.

Newrearchshowsthatdogslimittheireyecontactwithangryhumans.

havior

mayhaveevolvedasdogsgraduallylearnedtheycouldbenefitfromavoiding

conflictswithhumans.

Toconductthetests,theUniversityofHelsinkirearcherstrained31

photosofdogsandhumanswere

owedthreatening,pleasantand

camerastrackedthedogs'eyemovements.

Dogsinthestudylookedmostattheeyesofhumansandotherdogston

gslookedatexpressionsofangrydogs,theireyesrested

moreonthemouth,n

lookingatangryhumans,theytendedtoturnawaytheirgaze.

Dogsmayhavelearnedtodetectthreatsignsfromhumansandrespondby

tryingtomakepeace,ngconflicts

mayhavehelpeddogsdevelopbetterbondswithhumans.

Therearchersalsonotethatdogsscanfacesasawholetonhowpeople

arefeeling,ggestthisindicates

thatdogsaren'tnsingemotionsfromasinglefeature,butpiecingtogether

informationfromallfacialfeaturesjustashumansdo.

dogsdowhentheyarefacedwithangryhumans?

BTheyavoidlookingatthem.

esadogdowhenitestheexpressionsofangrydogs?

CItfocusityesontheirmouths.

sadognpeople'sfeelings?

BBytakingintheirfacialexpressionsasawhole.

【Passage3】

slotsofsnowaround,andthe

groundfreezes,incoldplaces

animalsdo?Thereare

threemainwaysthatanimalssurvivethecoldinwinter:sleep,adaptormigrate.

Someanimals,suchasbears,frogsandsnakes,eep

leeping,theirbodytemperature

drops,areforthisbeforewinter,the

animalatextrafoodtobecomefat,whichgivesthemtheenergytheyneed

whiletheysleep.

mple,ten

animals,suchasmice,collectextrafood

beforewinter,ntercomes,theyreturntotheirhidingplaces

imalsgrowthickerfur,orliveintreeholesor

undergroundtostaywarm.

Somebirdsmigratebyflyingtoawarmerplaceforthewinter,wherethey

yverylongdistances,includingonekindofbird

thatfliesfromtheremotenorthoftheworld,allthewaytothedistantsouth.

Somebirdsflyingroupsforsafety,whileothersflyalone.

Questions22-25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

esthespeakersayaboutanimalsinwinter?

DTheyresorttodifferentmeanstosurvivethebittercold.

welearnaboutanimalsthatsleepthroughwinter?

CTheyconsumetheenergystoredbeforethelongsleep.

nimalslikemiceadapttotheverewinter?

ABystoringenoughfoodbeforehand

omebirdsflyingroupswhenmigrating,accordingtothespeaker?

CTostaysafe

选词填空

,forexample,which

givemanyamodernbeeritsbitterflavor,area_____(26)recentadditionto

smentionedinreferencetobrewingintheninthcentury.

Now,rearchershavefounda_____(27)ingredientinresidue(残留物)from

xcavatingtwopitsatasitein

thecentralplainsofChina,scientistsdiscoveredfragmentsfrompots,funnels,

amphorae,andstoves(stovefragmentpictured).Thedifferentshapesofthe

containers_____(28)theywereudtobrew,filter,andstoremaybeancient

“beer-makingtoolkits,”andtheearliest_____(29)evidenceofbeerbrewing

inChina,therearchersreportonlinetodayintheProceedingsoftheNational

_____(30)thathypothesis,theteamexaminedthe

yellowish,dried_____(31)orityofthegrains,about

80%,werefromcerealcropslikemilletandbarley(大麦),andabout10%were

bitsofroots,_____(32)likely,wouldhavemadethebeersweeter,thescientists

wasanunexpectedfind:ThecropwasdomesticatedinwesternEurasia

anddidn’tbecomea_____(33)foodincentralChinauntilabout2000yearsago,

nthattiming,theysuggestbarleymay

have_____(34)intheregionnotasfood,butas_____(35)materialforbeer

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参考答案：

26I，由空格前的a和空格后的recent，可以判定空格处缺副词，所以在D和I里面

选择，根据语义，应该选I，relatively。

27N，由空格后的ingredient，可以判定空格前缺形容词，根据语义，选N，

surprising。

28M，由空着前的container和空格后的they，可以判定空格处缺谓语动词，根

据语义，选M，suggest。

29C，由空格前的earliest和空格后的evidence，可以判定空格处缺形容词，根

据语义，选C，direct。

30O，由空格前的to和空格后的that，可以判定空格处缺动词原形，根据空格后

的的hypnosis，选O，test，意为“为了验证这个假设”

31J，由空格前的dried可以判定空格处缺名词，根据语义，选J，remains(剩余

物/沉淀物)

32E，由空格前的about10%werebitsofroots,以及空格后的lily，可以判定

选E，including

33L，由空格前的a和空格后的food，可以判定空格处缺形容词，根据语义，选L，

staple

34A，由空格前的mayhave和空格后的intheregion可以判定空格处缺Ved，根

据语义，选A，arrived

35G，由空格前的butas和空格后的material可以判定选项词为形容词，根据意

义，选G，raw。

翻译

啤酒配方随着时间而改变。例如给许多现代啤酒带来苦味和柑橘味的啤酒花，是

相对较晚被添加到啤酒中的成分，在九世纪与酿酒相关的史料中首次被提及。现在，

研究人员在5000年前的酿酒制品残留物中发现了惊人的成分。在中国中原地区两个考

古坑进行挖掘的期间，科学家们发现了来自陶罐、漏斗、双耳陶罐和火炉的陶制碎片

(火炉碎片如图)。研究人员今天在《国家科学院院刊》网络版中报告称，容器的不同

形状表示它们曾被用来酿造、过滤和储存啤酒，它们可能是古代的“啤酒制作工具

包”，也是最早的有关中国啤酒酿造的直接证据。为了检验这一假设，研究小组检测

了容器内暗黄干燥的残留物。其中发现的淀粉颗粒中约有三分之一或凹或胀，或折叠

或扭曲，这些变形会在酿造啤酒所需的麦芽处理和麦芽浆制作的过程中发生。科学家

们表示，这些谷粒中的大多数，约80%，来自小米和大麦这样的谷类作物，同时10%左

右来自块茎植物，包括山药和百合，它们给这些啤酒增添了甜味。研究人员表示，大

麦是一个意外的发现：这种农作物在欧亚大陆西部种植，直到大约2000年前才成为中

国中部地区的主食。根据这一时间点，研究人员表示大麦当时可能是作为酿造啤酒的

原料，而不是一种食物被引入中国中原地区的。

段落匹配

somepoint,almostallofuswillexperienceaperiodofradicalprofessional

changesomeofuswillekitout:forotheritwillfeellikeanunwelcome

intrusionintootherwistablecareerEitherway,wehavechoicesabouthow

werespondtoitwhenitcomes.

recentlycaughtupwithyogaentrepreneurLcahZeccaria,whoputherlf

throughthefireofchangetocompletelyreinventherarchtolivealife

ftherhigh-payingaccountingjob,herhusband,andherthe

builtaradicallynewliftandthenshehasfoundedtwoyoganewlife

partner,andformedanewcommunityofifyourpersonalreinventionisless

drastic,wethinktherearelessonsfromherexpericencethatapply

dotheedsofchangecomefrom?TheNativeAmericanIndianshavea

saying:”Payattentiontothewhisperssoyouwon’thavetohearthe

screams”Oftenthebestideasforbigchangescomefromunexpected

places-----it’sjustmatterofturningleadersrecognizetheweaksignals

orslightsignsthatpointtobigchangestoreflectonatimeshelistened

tothewhispers:”Aboutthetimedaughterwasfiveyearsstartedhavingan

that‘thisisn’tright’”Shethenrealizedthatlifenolongermatchedher

visionforit

untilthatpoint,Lechhadfollowedtraditionalmeasuresofgraduatingwith

adegreeinbusinessandjoinedapublicaccountingfirm,married,boughtlooked

successful,”shesays,Leaheasilycouldhavefallenintoatrapoffeeling

content,instead,herenergysparkedaperiodofexperimentationandrenewal.

theneedtostartplayingwithfuturepossibilitiesbyexploringherinterest

anddevelopingnewtryingphysicalexerciandlostsomeweightand

discoveredaninnerstrength.”IfeltpowerfulbecauIbrokethroughmyown

limitations.”sherecalls

,itwasanotherinterestthatledLeahtoradicallyreinventherlf,”I

remembersittingonabenchwithmyauntatayogastudio,”shesaid,”andhaving

savingmyiswakingme‘m

nothappyandIwanttochangeandI’mdonewiththis,”Inthatmomentofclarity

Leahmadeanimportantleap,conqueringherinnerresistancetochangeandmaking

afirmcommitmenttotakebiggersteps

thefutureyouwantisalotcasierifyouarereadytoexploittheopportunities

thatcomeyourLeahmadethecommitmenttochange,sheprimedherlftonew

apporiunitiesshemayotherwihaverecalls

dayamanIworkedwith,Ryan,whohadhisofficenexttomine,said,”’sgo

lookatthisspaceonQueenAnne.”Heknewmyloveforyogaandhadenaspace

chotowherehelivedthathethoughtmightbegoodtorveasayogaand

hadenaspaceclotowherehelivedthathethoughtmightbegoodtorve

asayogasoonasIsawthelocation,Iwas

scared,yetIhadthisstrongnof“Ihavetodothis.”Onlyafewmonths

laterLeahopenedherfirstyogastudio,butsuccesswasnotinstant.

’swhyleaderscontinuetomanagetheprentwhile

buildingtowardthebignonlincarchangesoftheit’stimetomaketheLeah

stayedwithheraccountingjodwhilestartinguptheyogastudiotomakeit

allwork.”Iwasworking60hoursaweekandrunningaIwasn’tgettingvery

asgoodforme,”sheafter,sheknewshehadtomakeabold

movetofullycommittohernewtwoyears,Leahshedthesafetyofheraccounting

jobandmadetheswitchdrasticchangeisnotcasy.

J.“Beyourlf”Leahsays.”Quitbeingthepersonpeoplethinkyou’re

suppotoawaytodigdeepintoyourintoyourcouragcouslftobewho

youthatmeansasfaraxploringyouremotions,youridentity,yourone

versionofyouthatyouarealwaysandeverywhere.”Itwasthisnofpurpo

thatwouldcarryLeahthroughthestormsofchange

throughchangeandfacingobstaclesbringsusfacetofacewithourfearsLeah

reflectsononeincidentthattriggeredherfears,whenherinvestorsthreatened

toshutherdown:”IwasprobablyupagainstthemostfearsI’veeverhad”she

say.”Ihadspenttwoyearscultivatingthiscommunity,andithadbecome

successfulverywithinsixmonthsIwasfacingtheprospectoflosingitall”

connectedwithhernofpurpoanddugdeep,cultivatingatremendousn

ofstrength.”IwasfeelingsointentionalandstrongthatIwasn’tgoingto

inking,OK,guys,ifyouwanttowanttotryto

shutmedown,shutmeIknewitwasanegotiationscheme,soIwasabletosay

tomylf.””Thisisnotreal”Bynamingherfears

esstotakeadvantageofnewapportunitieswillmakeiteasiertocreate

one’sdesiredfuture.

entionalstandards,Leahwasatypicalsuccessfulwomanbeforeshe

changedhercareer

inedconfidencebylayingoutherfearsandcontrontingthendirectly

chofameaningfullife,Leahgaveupwhatshehadandtupherown

yogastudios.

’sinterestinyogapromptedhertomakeafirmdecisiontoshapeher

life.

ignsmayindicategreatchangestocomeandthereforementattention

’sfirstyogastudiowasbynoweansanimmediatesuccess

opleregardprofessionalchangeasanunpleasantexperiencethat

disturbstheircareer

stfearthatLeaheverhadwastheprospectoflosingheryogabusiness

xplorenewinterestsanddevelopednewpotential,Leahfeltpowerful

internally

参考答案

36.G

37.D

38.L

39.B

40.F

41.C

42.H

43.A

44.K

45.E

仔细阅读：

PassageOne

Questions47to51arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ShoppersintheUKarespendinglessmoneyontoiletpapertosavemoney,

rearchhasshown.

PennypinchingUKconsumerschoocheaperproductsfromdiscounterssuch

asAldiandLidiratherthanluxuryalternatives.

Thishaswiped6%offthevalueofthesofttissuepapermarketintheUK.

Ithasshrunkfrom￡billionin2011to￡1.12billionin2015,accordingto

rmore,thefutureof

themarketlooksfarfromrosy,withsalexpectedtofallfutureofthemarket

looksfarfromrosy,withsalexpectedtofallfurtherto￡in2016.

Inthelastyearalone,despiteanincreaintheUKpopulationanda

subquentriinthenumberofhouholds,salesoftoiletpaperfellby2%,

withtheaveragehouholdreducingtheirtoiletrollspendingfrom￡43in

2014to￡41in2015.

Overall,almostthreeinfivepeoplesaytheytrytolimittheirusageof

paper-includingfacialtissueandkitchenroll–tosavemoney."Strength,

softnessandthicknessremaintheleadingindicatorsODMtoiletpaperquality,

withjustasmallproportionofconsumerspreferringmoreluxurious

alternatives,suchasthowithflowerpatternsorperfume,"saidMintel

analystJackDuckett."Theextrafeaturesaredeemedunnecessarybythe

majorityofshoppers,whichprobablyreflectshowthetypesofproductsare

typicallymoreexpensivethanregulartoiletpaper,evenwhenonspecialoffer."

Whileconsunmersarespendinglessontoiletpaper,theyremainfussy-in

ritons'toiletpaper

wishlistissoftness(57%)followedbystrength(45%)andthickness(36%).

Onein10buyersranktoiletrollsmadefromrecycledpaperamongtheir

topconsiderations,highlightinghowoveralltheenvironmentismuchlessof

llengefor

manufactures,81%ofpaperproducturssaidtheywouldconsiderbuying

recycledtoilettissueifitwerecomparableinqualitytostandardpaper.

46.【题干】Themarketsalesoftoiletpaperhavedecreadbecau_____.

【选项】

havecuttheirspendingonit

priceshavegoneupovertheyear

qualityhasenmarkedimprovement

havedevelopedthehabitofsaving

【答案解析】根据题干关键词marketsales和toiletpaper可以定位到首段

ShoppersintheUKarespendinglessmoneyontoiletpapertosavemoney“英

国的购物者减少卫生纸开支以省钱”和第三段首句Thishaswiped6%offthevalue

ofthesofttissuepapermarket“这使得软棉纸市场的价值下降了6%”。haswiped

off正好对应题干haveincread。This指代的是第二段的内容Penny-pinchingUK

consumerschoocheaperproductsfromdiscounters“吝啬的英国消费者从折扣

商店选择更为便宜的商品”。综上所述，选A“卫生纸市场销售额下降是因为英国人缩

减这方面的开支”。

【答案】A

47.【题干】Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefutureofthetissuepaper

marketintheUK?

【选项】

willexpandintime.

willremaingloomy.

willexperienceupsanddowns.

willrecoveraspopulationgrows.

【答案】B

【答案解析】根据题干关键词tissuepaper可以定位到第三段首句Thishaswiped

6%offthevalueofthesofttissuepapermarketintheUK.根据第三句thefuture

ofthemarketlooksfarfromrosy“市场的未来看起来远远不够乐观”。因此，本

题选B“作者认为绵纸市场的未来仍然是惨淡的”。

48.【题干】WhatdoesJackDuckettsayabouttoiletpaper?

【选项】

offerswouldpromoteitssales.

areloyaltocertainbrands.

featuresaddmuchtotheprice.

haveavarietytochoofrom.

【答案】C

【答案解析】根据题干关键词JackDuckett可以定位到第五段的引用部分。A“特

价可以促进销售额”，原文引用处最后部分提到了specialoffer。which指代的是

theextrafeatures，也就是thowithflowerpatternsorperfume。“这些额

外的特点反映了这些商品通常比普通的卫生纸要贵，即使是在特价销售的时候。”所

以A是利用原文细节信息设置的干扰选项，可以排除。B“消费者忠于某些品牌”和

D“消费者有多样化的选择”，引用处均未提及，直接排除。C“奢侈品的特点大幅度

提升了价位”，正好对应原文引用处which引导的非限定性定语从句的内容。

49.【题干】WhatdowelearnaboutBritonsconcerningtoiletpaper?

【选项】

areparticularaboutthequalityoftoiletpaper.

emphasizethestrengthoftoiletpaperthemost.

prefercheaptoiletpapertorecycledtoiletpaper.

rejectusingtoiletpaperwithunnecessaryfeatures.

【答案】A

【答案解析】根据题干关键词Britons和toiletpaper可以定位到第六段。根据

原文theyremainfussy...whenitcomestopaperquality可知，A选项正好是同

义替换。如果不认识fussy“爱挑剔的”和beparticularabout“对...挑剔”，可

以用排除法。依据自然段界定原则，48题定位到第五段，50题定位到最后一段，所以

本题定位到第六段。CD均不在定位范围，可以直接排除。B“他们最强调的是卫生纸的

强度”，由原文可知，最关注的应该是softness，所以B选项排除。采取这种方法也

可以选出A。

50.【题干】Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

【选项】

andmoreBritonsbuyrecycledtoiletpapertoprotecttheenvironment.

papermanufacturersarefacingagreatchallengeinpromotingitssales.

papermanufacturerscompetewithoneanothertoimprove.

protectionisnotmuchofaconcernwhenBritonsbuytoiletpaper.

【答案】D

【答案解析】根据题干thelastparagraph可知答案要在最后一段寻找。由原文

“1/10的购买者把利用可循环纸制造的卫生卷纸列为首选，这突出表明，相比环境，

购买者更加关注商品质量的现象是多么普遍。”因此，我们可以选出D“英国人购买卫

生纸的时候，环境保护不是人们十分关心的。”

PassageTwo

Questions52to56arebadonthefollowingpassage.

"OneofthereasonIfindthistopicveryinterestingisbecaumymom

wasasmokerwhenIwasyounger,"sayLindson-Hawly,whostudiestobaccoand

healthattheUniversityofOxford.

Bystudyingabout700adultsmoker,shefoundoutthathermomquitthe

rightway-bystoppingabruptlyandcompletely.

Inherstudy,participantswererandomly(随机地)assignedtotwogroups.

Onehadtoquitabruptlyonagivenday,goingfromaboutapackadaytozero.

inbothgroups

udnicotine(尼古丁)patchesbeforetheyquit,inadditiontoacondform

ofnicotinereplacement,sohadtalktherapywith

anurbeforeandafterquitday.

Sixmonthsout,morepeoplewhohadquitabruptlyhadstuckwithit-more

thanone-fifthofthem,comparedtoaboutone-venthintheothergroup.

Althoughthenumbersappearlow,itismuchhigherthanifpeopletrywithout

support.

Andthequitrateswereparticularlyconvincinggiventhatbeforethestudy

started,mostofthepeoplehadsaidthey'drathercutdowngraduallybefore

quitting."Ifyou'retrainingforamarathon,youwouldn'texpecttoturnup

inkpeopleethatforsmokingaswell.

Theythink,'Well,ifIgraduallyreduce,it'slikepractice.'"says

twasn'dofgivingpeoplepractice,

thegradualreductionlikelygavethemcravings(瘾)andwithdrawalsymptoms

beforetheyevenreachedquitday,whichcouldbewhyfewerpeopleinthatgroup

actuallymadeittothatpoint."Regardlessofyourstatedpreference,ifyou're

readytoquit,quittingabruptlyismoreeffective,”iaFerreira,

"Whenyoucanquoteaspecificnumberlikeafifithofthepatientswereable

toquit,that'sthemtheencouragement,Ithink,toreally

goforit,”Ferreirasays.

east,she

says,theycanmaximizetheoddsofsuccess.

51.【题干】WhatdoesLindson-Hawleysayabouthermother?

【选项】

quitsmokingwithherdaughter'shelp.

succeededinquittingsmokingabruptly.

wasalsoarearcheroftobaccoandhealth.

studiedthesmokingpattemsofadultsmokers.

【答案】B

【参考解析】根据题干中专有名词Lindson-Hawley回文快速定位到文章中的第一

段，根据第一段的信息可得出Lindson-Hawley的母亲曾经是一位吸烟者，第二段中她

发现她的母亲有效地戒烟了，而且戒地很突然、很彻底。根据第二段中的信息点，可

以得出本题的正确选项应为BShesucceededinquittingsmokingabruptly.(她突

然成功戒掉了烟瘾。)A、C、D选项在文中都没有提及，属于无中生有选项。

52.【题干】Whatkindofsupportdidsmokersreceivetoquitsmokingin

Lindson-Hawley'sstudy?

【选项】

weregivenphysicaltraining.

werelookedafterbyphysicians.

wereencouragedbypshchologists.

wereofferednicotinereplacements.

【答案】D

【参考解析】本题问的是“在Lindson-Hawley的研究中，吸烟者在戒烟的过程中

得到了哪些帮助?”，本题解题根据题文一致原则，可顺序定位至第三段第四、五句话，

提到两组志愿者在戒烟前除了使用nicotinereplacement(尼古丁替代疗法)之外，还

使用nicotinepatches尼古丁贴片(一种戒烟贴)。他们还在戒烟前后接受护士的talk

therapy(谈话治疗)。结合定位信息及四个选项的意思，可以确定选项DTheywere

offerednicotinereplacements.为本题的正确答案。

53.【题干】HowdoesFerreiraviewtheresultofLindson-Hawley's

experiment?

【选项】

isidealized.

isunexpected.

incouraging.

ismisleading.

【答案】C

【参考解析】根据题干中专有名词laFerreira回文定位该题至文中第五

段后半部分laFerreira的引语部分，其中她提到“Itgivesthemthe

encouragement,Ithink,toreallygoforit.”根据这句话结合四个选项的意思，

可以确定选项CItincouraging.为原文的同义替换。

54.【题干】Theideaof"amarathon"(Line2,illustratesthepopularbelief

thatquittingsmoking_____.

【选项】

somethingfewcanaccomplish

somepracticefirst

alotofpatience

achallengeatthebeginning

【答案】B

【参考解析】根据题干定位至第五段第2行，根据上下文，可确定本题在文中的定位

信息处为“ink,‘well,

ifIgraduallyreduce,it’slikepractice’.”由此可以得知这些人的观点是逐

步戒烟首先需要一些练习，该题四个选项中Bneedssomepracticefirst.为文中信

息的同义替换。A、C、D选项在文中都没有提及，属于无中生有选项。

55.【题干】Whathappenswhenpeopletrytoquitsmokinggradually?

【选项】

finditevenmoredifficult.

aresimplyunabletomakeit.

showfewerwithdrawalsymptoms

feelmuchlesspainintheprocess.

【答案】A

【参考解析】根据题干信息“quitsmokinggradually”，定位至文中第五段“Butthat

wasn’dofgivingpeoplepractice,thegradualreduction

likelygavethemcravingsandwithdrawalsymptomsbeforetheyevenreachedquit

day.”根据原文的定位信息可得知逐步戒烟有可能会更能使人上瘾甚至出现戒断症

状。结合四个选项可以确定ATheyfinditevenmoredifficult.为正确选项。

翻译一：

四级翻译题目一：

黄河是亚洲第三、世界第六长的河流。“黄”这个字描述的是其河水浑浊的颜色。

黄河发源于青海，流经九个省份，最后注入渤海。黄河是中国赖以生存的几条河流之

一。黄河流域(riverbasin)是中国古代文明的诞生地，也是中国早期历史上最繁荣的

地区。然而，由于极具破坏力的洪水频发，黄河曾造成多次灾害。在过去几十年里，

政府采取了各种措施防止灾害发生。

TheYellowRiverranksthethirdlongestinAsiaandthesixthlongestin

d“yellow”low

River，oneofveralriversforChinatoliveon，originatesfromQinghai，

flowsthroughnineprovinces,er

basinisnotonlythebirthplaceofancientChinecivilization，butalsothe

r,duetothe

frequentdevastatingfloods,astfew

decades,thegovernmenthastakenvariousmeasurestopreventdisasters.

翻译二

珠江是华南一大河系，流经广州市，是中国第三长的河流，仅次于长江和黄河。

珠江三角洲(delta)是中国最发达的地区之一，面积约11,000平方公里。它在面积和

人口方面也是世界上最大的城市聚集区。珠江三角洲九个最大城市共有5,700多万人

口。上世纪70年代末中国改革开放以来，珠江三角洲已成为中国和世界主要经济区域

和制造中心之一。

ThePearlRiver,anextensiveriversysteminsouthernChina,flowsthrough

ina’sthird-longestriver,onlyaftertheYangtze

rlRiverDelta(PRD)isoneofthemost

developedregionsinChinawithanareaofabout11,

isthelargesturbanareaintheworldinbothsizeandninelargestcities

ofPRDhaveacombinedpopulationofover57thereformandopeningup(economic

liberalization)wasadoptedbytheChinegovernmentinthelate1970s,the

Deltahasbecomeoneoftheleadingeconomicregionsandamajormanufacturing

centerofChinaandtheworld.

翻译三：

长江是亚洲最长、世界上第三长的河流。长江流经多种不同的生态系统，是诸多濒

危物种的栖息地，灌溉了中国五分之一的土地。长江流域(riverbasin)居住着中国三

分之一的人口。长江在中国历史、文化和经济上起着很大的作用。长江三角洲(delta)

产出多大20%的中国国民生产总值。几千年来，长江一直被用于供水、运输和工业生产。

长江上还坐落着世界最大的水电站。

参考译文：

TheYangtzeRiveristhelongestriverinAsiaandthethird-longestin

sthroughawidearrayofecosystemsandishabitattoveral

gtzeRiverdrainsone-fifthoftheland

areaofthePeople’sRepublicofChina(PRC).Itsriverbasinishometo

one-thirdofthecountry’gtzeplaysalargeroleinthe

history,gtzeRiverDeltageneratesas

muchas20%ofthePRC’usandsofyears,theriverhasbeenud

forwater,gesthydro-electric

powerstationintheworldislocatedintheRiver.