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2016年6月英语四级真题第三套（文字版整理）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutesto

writealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourfriends

whohelpedyoumostwhenyouwereinshouldwriteatleast120

wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Signsbarringcell-phoneuareafamiliarsighttoanyone

the_____(26)popularityofelectronicmedicalrecordshasforced

hospital-baddoctorstobecome_____(27)oncomputers

throughouttheday,anddesktops-whichkeepdoctorsfrom

besides-are_____(28)givingwaytowirelessdevices.

Asclericalloadsincread,"somethinghadto_____(29),

andthatwasalwaysfacetimewithpatients,"saysPatel,a

formerchiefresidentintheUniversityofChicago'sinternal-

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2010,shehelped_____(30)apilot

projectinChicagotoeiftheiPadcouldimproveworking

erimentwasso_____(31)that

allinternal-medicineprogramadoptedthesame_____(32)in2011.

MedicalschoolsatYaleandStanfordnowhavepaperless,iPad-

badcurriculums."You'llwantaniPadjustsoyoucanwear

this"isthesloganforoneofthenewlabcoats_____(33)with

largepocketstoaccommodatetabletcomputers.

AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfound

thatpatientsgottestsand_____(34)fasteriftheywerecared

forbyiPad-equippedpatientsalso_____(35)abetter

understandingoftheillnessthatlandedtheminthehospital

inthefirstplace.

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SectionB

AncientGreekWisdomInspiresGuidelinestoGoodLife

[A]Isitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthat

isincreasinglychallengedbythreatsanduncertaintiesfrom

wars,terrorism,economiccrisandawidespreadoutbreakof

infectiousdiasTheanswerisyes,accordingtoanewbook

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The10GoldenRules:AncientWisdomfromtheGreekPhilosophers

kisco-authoredbyLongIsland

University'sphilosophyprofessorMichaelSoupiosandeconomics

professorPanosMourdoukoutas.

[B]ThewisdomoftheancientGreekphilosophersistimeless,

losophyprofessorsaysitisasrelevant

todayaswhenitwasfirstwrittenmanycenturiesago."There

isnoexpiration(失效)dateonwisdom,"hesays"Thereisno

thatthingshavebecome

verygloomytheday,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleading

cues,alotofwhattheancientswouldhavecalledsophistry(诡

辩).Thenicethingaboutancientphilosophyasofferedbythe

Greeksisthattheytendedtoelifeclearandwhole,ina

waythatwetendnottoelifetoday."

Examineyourlife

[C]Soupies,alongwithhisco-authorPanosMourdoukoutas,

developedtheir10goldenrulesbyturningtothemenbehind

thatphilosophy-Aristotle,Socrates,EpictetusandPythagoras,

strule-examineyourlife-isthecommon

ssaysthatit

isbadonPlato'sobrvationthattheunexaminedlifeisnot

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worthliving."TheGreekarealwaysconcernedaboutboxing

themlvesin,intermsofconvictions(信念),"hesays."So

takeastepback,switchofftheautomaticpilotandactually

stopandreflectaboutthingslikeourpriorities,ourvalues,

andourrelationships."

Stopworryingaboutwhatyoucannotcontrol

[D]Aswebegintoexamineourlife,Soupiossays,wecome

toRule:Worryonlyaboutthingsthatyoucancontrol."The

individualwhopromotedthisideawasaStoicphilosopherHis

nameisEpictetus,"hesays."AndwhattheStoicssayin

notreallygoingtobeabletounderstandallofthe

notgoingtobeableto

controlthedimensionsofthisplan."

[E]So,Soupioxplains,itisnotworthittowasteour

physical,intellectualandspiritualenergyworryingabout

thingsthatarebeyondourcontrol."Icannotcontrolwhether

ornotIwindupgettingthediaswineflu,forexample."

Hesays."Imean,ke,

Epictetuswouldsayissittingathomeworryingaboutthat

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uldlive

yourlifeattemptingtoidentifyandcontrolthothingswhich

youcangenuinelycontrol."

Seektruepleasure

[F]Tohaveameaningful,

accordingtoAristotle-astudentofPlatoandteacherof

AlexandertheGreat-mostrelationshipsdon'tqualifyastrue

friendships."JustbecauIhaveabusinessrelationshipwith

anindividualandIcanprofitfromthatrelationship,itdoes

notnecessarilymeanthatthispersonismyfriend."Soupios

says."Realfriendshipiswhentwoindividualssharethesame

eautifulanduncharacteristicallypocticimage

thatAristotleoffers."

[G]Inourpursuitofthegoodlife,hesays,itisimportant

toekouttruepleasures-advicewhichwasoriginallyoffered

ikethemoderndefinitionofEpicureanism

asalifeofindulgence(放纵)andluxury,fortheancientGreeks,

itmeantfindingastateofcalm,peaceandmentalca.

[H]"Thiswasthehighestandmostdesirableformofpleasure

andhappinessfortheancientEpicureans."Soupiossays."This

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issomethingthatisverymuchwellworthconsideringherein

thinkthatwespendnearlyenoughtime

tryingtoconcentrateonachievingasortofcalmness,asort

ofcontentmentinmentalandspiritual,whichwasidentifiedby

thepeopleasthegighestformofhappinessandpleasure."

Dogoodtoothers

[I]Othergoldenrulescounlustomasterourlves,to

avoidexcessandnottobeaprosperous(发迹的)re

responsiblehumanbeinganddonotdoevilthingstoothers.

[J]"ThisisHesiod,ofcour,ayoungercontemporarypoet,

webelieve,withHomer,"Soupiossays."Hesiodoffersanidea-

whichyouveryoftenfindinsomeoftheword'sgreatreligions,

intheJudeo-ChristiantraditionandinIslamanothers-thatin

somen,whenyouhurtanotherhumanbeing,youhurt

magingotherpeopleinyourcommunityandin

yourlife,trashingrelationships,resultsinakindoflf-

inflicted(自己招致的)spiritualwound."

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[K]Instead,Soupiossays,ancientwisdomurgesustodogood.

GoldenRuleforagoodlifeisthatkindnesstowardothers

tendstoberewarded.

[L]"ThisisAesop,thefabulist(寓言家),themanofthe

charminglittletales,oftentoldintermsofanimalsand

animalrelationships."Hesays."IthinkwhatAesopwas

suggestingisthatwhenyouofferagoodturntoanotherhuman

hopethatthatgooddeedwillcomebackandsort

ofpayaprofittoyou,

thereisnoconcretebenefitpaidinrespontoyougooddeed.

Attheveryleast,thedoerofthegooddeedhasthe

opportunitytoenjoyakindofspirituallyenlightenedmoment."

[M]Soupiossayfollowingthe10GoldenRulesbadon

ancientwisdomcanguideustothepathofthegoodlifewhere

westoplivingasonlookersandbecomeengagedandhappier

t,henotes,isalifeworthliving.

toanancientGreekphilosopher,itisimpossibleforusto

understandeveryaspectofourlife.

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Philosopherssawlifeinadifferentlightfrompeopleof

today.

allyourbusinesspartnersareyoursoulmates.

canliveapeacefullifedespitethevariouschallengesof

themodernworld.

doerofagooddeedcanfeelspirituallyrewardedevenwhen

theygainnoconcretebenefits.

toachievemeatalcalmnessandcontentmentiswellworth

ourconsiderationtoday.

Soupiossuggeststhatweshouldstopandthinkcarefully

aboutourprioritiesinlife.

philosophersstronglyadvithatwedogood.

witeachingsofancientGreekthinkersaretimeless,and

areapplicabletocontemporarylife.

harmtoothersandyoudoharmtoyourlf.

SectionC

PassageOne

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Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenalonggenerational

,generally,youngerpeopletendtooutnumber

olderpeopleonthefrontendofatechnologicalshift.

Itisnotalwaystheca,ulookat

attitudestowarddriverlesscars,theredoesn'temtobea

licoverallisspliton

whetherthey'dylast

year,ofallpeoplesurveyed,48percentsaidtheywantedto

rideinone,while50percentdidnot.

Thefacethatattitudestowardlf-drivingcarsappearto

besosteadyacrossgenerationssuggestshowtransformativethe

ryonewantsa

driverlesscarnow-andnoonecangetoneyet-butamongtho

whoareopentothem,everyagegroupissimilarlyengaged.

Actually,thisisn'soldergenerations

aresometimereluctanttoadoptnewtechnologies,driverless

carspromirealvaluetotheagegroupsinparticular.

Olderadults,especiallythowithlimitedmobilityor

difficultydrivingontheirown,areoneoftheclassic

ueasfordriverlesscars.

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Thisispeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthat

youngerpeoplearegenerallymoreinterestedintravel-related

technologiesthanolderones.

Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitude

aremorepronouncedbadonfactorsnotrelatedtoage.

Collegegraduates,forexample,areparticularlyinterestedin

driverlesscarscomparedwiththowhohavelesducation,

59percentofcollegegraduatessaidtheywouldliketoua

driverlesscarcomparedwith38percentofthowithahigh-

schooldiplomaorless.

Whereapersonlivesmatters,oplewholivesin

citiesandsuburbssaidtheywantedtotrydriverlesscarsthan

thowholivedinruralareas.

Whilethere'sreasontobelievethatinterestinlf-

drivingcarsisgoingupacrosstheboard,aperson'sagewill

havelittletodowithhowlf-drivingcarscanbebecoming

iverlesscaresareactuallyavailablefor

safe,theearlyadopterswillbethepeoplewhocanaffordto

buythem.

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happenswhenanewtechnologyemerges

furtherwidensthegapbetweentheoldandtheyoung.

oftenleadstoinnovationsinotherrelatedfields.

contributegreatlytotheadvanceofsocietyasawhole.

usuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagegroups.

doestheauthorsayaboutthedriverlesscar

doesnotemtocreateagenerationaldivide.

willnotnecessarilyreduceroadaccidents.

maystartarevolutioninthecarindustry.

hasgivenritounrealisticexpectations.

doesthedriverlesscarappealtosomeoldpeople

savestheirenergy.

helpswiththeirmobility.

addstothesafetyoftheirtravel.

stirsuptheirinterestinlife.

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islikelytoaffectone'sattitudetowardthedriverlesscar

locationoftheirresidence.

amountoftheirspecialinterest

amountoftrainingtheyreceived.

lengthoftheirdrivingexperience.

arelikelytobethefirsttobuythedriverlesscar

nior.

educated.

weaIthy.

techfans.

PassageTwo

Inagrarian(农业的),pre-industrialEurope,"you'dwantto

wakeupearly,startworkingwiththesunri,haveabreakto

havethelargestmeal,andthenyou'dgobacktowork,"says

KenAlbala,aprofessorofhistoryattheUniversityofthe

Pacific,"Later,at5or6,you'dhaveasmallersupper."

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Thiscomfortablecycle,inwhichtherhythmsoftheday

helpedshapetherhythmsofthemeals,gaveritothecustom

ofthelargemiddaymeal,eatenwiththeextendedfamily,"Meal

arethefoundationofthefamily,'saysCaroleCouniban.a

professoratMillersvilleUniversityin

Peensylvania,"sotherewasaveryimportant

interconnectionbetweeneatingtogether"andstrength-eating

familyties.

Sinceindustrialization,maintainingsuchaslowcultural

elongmiddaymeal

shrinkingtowhatevercouldbestuffedintoalunchbucketor

nly,

techniquesforproducingandshippingfoodledtogreater

varietyandquantity,includingatremendous,increainthe

amountofanimalproteinanddairyproductsavailable,making

usmorevigorousthanourancestors.

Yetplentyhasbeenlosttoo,eveninculturesthatstill

'snocretthattheMediterranean

dietishealthy,butitwasalsoajoytoprepareandcat.

Italians,saysCounihan,traditionallybeganthedaywitha

eenthe

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middaymealandalate,smallerdinnercameasmallsnack.

Today,whentimezoneshavelessandlessmeaning,thereis

littletoleranceforoffices'closingforlunch,andworning

trafficincitiesmeansworkerscan'tmakeithomeandback

ormerlysmallsupperaftersundown

yoneatwhichthe

familyhasachancetogettogether."Theeveningmealcarries

thefullburdenthatudtobespreadovertwomeals"says

Counihan.

dowelearnfromthepassageaboutpeopleinpre-industrial

Europe

hadtoworkfromearlymorningtilllateatnight.

weresobusyworkingthattheyonlyatesimplemeals.

dailyroutinefollowedtherhythmofthenaturalcycle.

lifewasmuchmorecomfortablethanthatoftoday.

-industrial

Europeanfamilieatingmealstogether

washelpfultomaintaininganation'stradition.

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broughtfamilymembersclorstoeachother.

wascharacteristicoftheagrarianculture.

enabledfamiliestosavealotofmoney.

does"culturalmetabolism"(Line1,Para.3)referto

adaptation.

inlifestyle.

progress.

oflife.

doestheauthorthinkofthefoodpeopleeattoday

qualityisusuallyguaranteed.

isvaried,abundantandnutritious.

ismorecostlythanwhatourancestorsate.

productiondependstoomuchontechnology.

doestheauthorsayaboutItaliansoftheolddays.

enjoyedcookingaswellaating.

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ateabigdinnerlateintheevening.

atethreemealsregularlyeveryday.

wereexpertatcookingmeals.

PartIVTranslation（30minutes）

Directions：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutesto

translateapassagefromChineintoEnglish。Youshould

writeyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET2。

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地方，有许多古桥、中式旅店和餐馆。在过去的一千年里，乌镇的水系

和生活方式并未经历多少变化，是一座展现古文明的博物馆。乌镇所有

房屋都用石木建造。数百年来，当地人沿着河边建起了住宅和集市。无

数宽敞美丽的庭院藏身于屋舍之间，游客们每到一处都会有惊喜的发

现。

参考答案

参考范文：

DearMary，

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Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoexpressmy

heartfeltgratitudetoyouforyourhelpwhenIwasin

difficulty。Youhavebeenverykindandhelpfulsinceweknew

eachother。

Lastweek，Icaughtabadcoldandhadtostayathomefor

aweek。WhenIwasworryingaboutthelessons，youcametomy

homeafterschoolandhelpedmewitheverysubject。Withyour

help，Ididn’tfallbehindothers。

Again，thankssomuchforyourenthusiastichelp。Even

thoughyouaretoabouttogoabroadforfurthereducationI

knowthatIwillalwaysstayintouchwithyou。Iwishyou

everysuccessinthefutureandIhopewecanexchangemore

viewpointsonstudy。

Pleakeepintouch，anddropinandvisituswhenever

youareinthispartoftheworld。

Verysincerely

Peter

选词填空答案

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26.正确选项Ggrowing

27.正确选项Adependent

28.正确选项Cfast

29.正确选项Fgive

30.正确选项Hlaunch

31.正确选项Nsuccessful

32.正确选项Ipolicy

33.正确选项Bdesigned

34.正确选项Otreatments

35.正确选项Egained

段落匹配答案

36.正确选项D

37.正确选项B

38.正确选项F

39.正确选项A

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40.正确选项L

41.正确选项H

42.正确选项C

43.正确选项K

44.正确选项B

45.正确选项J

仔细阅读答案

PassageOne

46.正确选项D。Itusuallydrawsdifferentreactions

47.正确选项A。Itdoesnotemtocreateagenerational

divide.

48.正确选项B。Ithelpswiththeirmobility.

49.正确选项A。Thelocationoftheirresidence.

50.正确选项C。Thewealthy.

PassageTwo

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51.正确选项C。Theirdailyroutinefollowedtherhythmof

naturalcycles.

52.正确选项B。Itbroughtfamilymembersclortoeachother.

53.正确选项D。Paceoflife.

54.正确选项B。Itisvaried,abundantandnutritious.

55.正确选项A。Theyenjoyedcookingaswellaating.

参考译文：Wuzhen,anancientwatertownofZhejiangprovince,

cientbridges,Chinestylehotelsand

astonethousandyears,the

watersystemandthewayoflifetherehaven'tchangedmuch,so

msinWuzhen

ndredsofyears,thelocals

us

spaciousandprettycourtyardshideinthohous,rvingas

surprisandwaitingtobefoundbythetourists.

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