2007年6月四级真题

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2015年6月份英语四级真题（CET4）

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未得到监考老师指令前，不得翻阅该试题册!

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,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybadon

uldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepicture

uldwriteatleast120words

butnomorethan180words.

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。

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PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,youwillbear8shortconversationsand2long

ndofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeasked

econversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly

thepau,youmustread

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

center.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答

1.A)HeispleadtositonthecommitteeC)Hewilltellthewomanhis

decisionlater

B)HeiswillingtoofferthewomanahandD)Hewouldliketobecomeaclub

member

2.A)TheirplannedtriptoVancouverisobviouslyoverpriced

B)Theyshouldborrowaguidebookinsteadofbuyingone

C)Theguidebooksinthelibraryhavethelatestinformation

D)ThelibrarycanhelporderguidebooksaboutVancouver

3.A)Heregretshavingtakenthehistorycour

B)Hefindslittleinterestsinhistorybooks

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C)Hehastroublefinishinghisreadingassignments

D)Hehasdifficultyinwritingtheweeklybookreport

4.A)Themanhadbetterchooanotherrestaurant

B)Thenewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating

C)Thenewrestaurantcaughtherfancyimmediately

D)Themanhasgoodtasteinchoosingtherestaurant

5.A)HehasbeenlookingforwardtospingC)Hewillcleanthewoman’s

bootsforspring

C)HehasbeenwaitingforthewintersaleD)Hewillhelpthewomanputthings

away

6.A)Atatailor’sC)Inaclothstore

B)AtBob’shomeD)Inatheatre

7.A)HisguestsfavorsTibetandrinksC)Mineralwaterisgoodforhealth

B)HiswaterisquiteextraordinaryD)Plainwaterwillrvethepurpo

8.A)ReporttheresultofadiscussionC)Submitanimportantdocumentation

B)RaisomeenvironmentalissuesD)Revianenvironmentalreport

Questions9to12arebadontheconversationyoujustheard

9.A)Theypollutethesoiludtocoverthem

B)Theyareharmfultonearbyneighborhoods

C)Therubbishinthemtakeslongtodissolve

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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

Questions13to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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

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Directions:Inthisction,ndofeach

passage,epassageandthequestionswillbe

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarketedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkedthecorrespondletteron

AnswersheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passageone

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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

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PassageTwo

Questions19-21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard

19.A)Itshowsyouhavebeenignoringyourhealth

B)Itcanriouslyaffectyourthinkingprocess

C)Itisanearlywarningofsomeillness

D)Itisasymptomoftwomuchpressure

20.A)ReduceourworkloadC)Upainkillersforrelief

B)ControlourtemperD)Avoidmaskingsymptom

21.A)LyingdownandhavingsomesleepC)Goingoutforawalk

B)Rubbingandpressingone’sbackD)Listeningtolightmusic

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)DependingheavilyonloansC).Spendingbeyondone’smeans

B)HavingnobudgetplansatallD).Leavingnoroomforlargebills

23.A)ManyofthemcanbecutC)Theirpaymentcannotbedelayed

B)AllofthemhavetobecoveredD)Theyeatupmostofthefamilyincome

24.A)RentahouinsteadofbuyingoneC)Makeaconversationplan

B)DiscusstheprobleminthefamilyD)Movetoacheaperplace

25.A)FinancialissuesplaguingafamilyC)Familybudgetproblemsand

solutions

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B)DifficultyinmakingbothendsmeetD)Newwaystoboostfamilyincome

SectionC

Directions:inthisction,e

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.

Whenthepassageisreadforthecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanks

y,whenthepassageisreafforthe

thirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PerhapsbecaugoingtocollegeissomuchapartoftheAmericandream,

manypeoplegoforno(26)_____becautheirparentcpectit,

othersbecauit’,there’sthebeliefthata

collegedegreewill(27)____ensureagoodjobandhighpay.

Somestudents(28)____throughforyears,attendingclass,orskipping(逃

课)themasthecamaybe,readingonlywhatcan’tbeavoided,lookingfor

less(29)_____cours,andneverbeingtouchedorchangedinanyimportantway.

Forafewofthepeople,collegeprovidesno(30)____，yetbecauofparentalor

peerpressure,optryinginthehopethattheir

teacherswillmakethedecisionforthemby(31)____them.

Toputitbluntly(直截了当地)，unlessyou’rewillingtomakeyourcollege

yearscount,youmightbe(32)_____ryoneshould

attendcollege,norshouldeveryonewhodoesattendbeginrightafterhighschool.

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Manycollegestudents(33)_____utintheworld

helpssomepeopleto(34)_____’rereallygoingto

getsomethingoutofgoingtocollege,youhavetomakeitmeansomething,andto

dothatyoumusthavesomeideawhyyou’rethere,whatyouhopetogetoutofit,

and(35)_____evenwhatyouhopetobecome.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Direction:Inthisction,required

tolectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

epassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingchoices.

markthecorresponding

maynotuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Question36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

It’sourguiltypleasure:WatchingTVisthemostcommoneveryday

activity,afterworkandsleep,ansviewfivehours

ofTVeachday,andwhileweknowthatspendingsomuchtimesitting___36___

canleadtoobesity(肥胖症)andotherdias,rearchershavenowquantified

justhow___37___beingacouchpotatocanbe.

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Inananalysisofdatafromeightlarge___38___publishedstudies,a

Harvard-ledgroupreportedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationthat

foreverytwohoursperdayspentchannel___39___,theriskofdevelopingType2

diabetes(糖尿病)ro20%over8.5years,theriskofheartdiaincread15%

overa___40___,andtheoddsofdyingpermaturely___41___13%duringa

he___42____arelinkedtoalackofphysicalexerci.

Butcomparedwithotherdentary(久坐的)activities,likeknitting,viewingTVmay

beespecially__43___,thesheernumberof

er

studieshavefoundthatwatchingadsforbeerandpopcornmaymakeyoumore

likelyto___44___them.

Evenso,theauthorsadmitthattheydidn’tcomparedifferentdentary

activitiesto___45___whetherTVwatchingwaslinkedtoagreaterriskof

diabetes,heartdiaorclearlydeathcomparedwith,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

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G)outcomesO)twisting

H)passively

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

atementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

chooa

the

questionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

Essay-grandingSoftwareOfficersProfessorsaBreak

[A]Imaginetakingacollegeexam,andinsteadofhandinginabluebookand

gettingagradefromaprofessoerafewweekslater,clickingthe“nd”button

whenyouaredoneandreceivingagradebackinstantly,youressayscoredbya

n,insteadofbeingdonewiththeexam,imaginethatthe

systemwouldimmediatelyletyourewritethetesttotrytoimproveyourgrade.

[B]Edx,thenonprofitenterprifoundedbyHarvardandtheMassachutts

InstituteofThnology(MIT)tooffercoursontheInternet,hasjustintroducedsuch

asystemandwillmakeitsautomated(自动的)softwareavailablefreeontheWebto

twareusartificialintelligenceto

gradestudentessaysandshortwrittenanswers,freeingprofessorsforothertasks.

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[C]Thenewrvicewillbringtheeducationalconsortium(联盟)intoagrowing

hautomatedgrading

systemsformultiple-choiceandtrue-faltestsarenowwidespread,theuof

artificialintelligencetechnologytogradeessayanswershasnotyetprovided

widespreadacceptancebyeducationsandhasmanycritics.

[D]AnantAgarwal,anelectricalengineerwhoispresidentofEdx,predicted

thattheinstantgradingsoftwarewouldbeaufulteachingtool,enablingstudents

totaketestsandwriteessaysoverandoverandimprovethequalityoftheir

thetechnologywouldofferdistinctadvantagesoverthetraditional

classroomsystem,wherestudentsoftenwaitdaysorweeksforgrades.“Thersisa

hugevalueinlearningwithinstantfeedback,”lsaid,“Studentsare

tellingustheylearnmuchbetterwithinstantfeedback.”

[E]Butskeptics(怀疑者)saytheautomatedsystemisnomatterforlive

gtimecritic,LesPerelman，hasdrawnnationalattentionveral

timesforputtingtogethernonnessaysthathavefooledsoftwaregrading

lsobeenhighlycriticalofstudiesclaiming

thatthesoftwarecompareswelltohumangrades.

[F]Heisamongagroupofeducatorswholastmonthbegancirculatinga

petition(呼吁)up,whichcalls

itlfProfessionalsAgainstMachineScoringofStudentEssaysinHigh-Stakes

Asssment,hascollectednearly2,000signatures,includingsomefromfamous

peoplelikeNoamChomsky.

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[G]“Let’sfacetherealitiesofautomaticessayscoring,”thegroup’s

statementreadsinpart.“Computerscannot‘read’.Theycannotmeasurethe

esntialsofeffectivewrittencommunication:accuracy,reasoning,adequacyof

evidence,goodn,ethical(伦理)position,convincingargument,meaningful

organization,andclarity,amongothers.”

[H]

offersfreeonlineclassfromHarvard,MITandtheUniversityof

California-Berkeley;thisfall,itwilladdclassfromWellesley,Geogetownandthe

,12universitiesparticipateinEdX,whichofferscertificates

forcourcompletionandhassaidthatitplanstocontinuetoexpandnextyear,

includingaddinginternationalschools.

[I]TheEdXasssmenttoolrequireshumanteachers,orgraders100essayor

temthenusavarietyofmachine-learningtechniquesto

trainitlftobeabletogradeanynumberofessaysoranswersautomaticallyand

twarewillassignagradedependingonthescoringsystem

createdbytheteacher,whetheritisalettergradeornumerical(数字的)rank.

[J]Edxisnotthefirsttoutheautomatedasssmenttechnology,which

snowarangeofcompaniesoffering

commercialprogramstogradewrittentestanswers,andfourstates—Louisiana,

NorthDakota,UtahandWestVirginia—areusingsomeformofthetechnologyin

,Indiana,casthe

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softwareisudasa“condreader”,tocheckthereliabilityofthehuman

graders.

[K]ButthegrowinginfluenceoftheEdxconsortiumtotstandardsislikelyto

day,Stanfordannouncedthatitwouldwork

withEdXtodevelopajointeducationalsystemthatwillmakeuoftheautomated

asssmenttechnology.

[L]Twostart-ups,CourraandUdacity,recentlyfoundedbyStanfordfaculty

memberstocreate“massiveopenonlinecours,”orMOOCs,arealsocommitted

toautomatedasssmentsystemsbecauofthevalueofinstantfeedback.“it

allowsstudentstogetimmediatefeedbackontheirwork,sothatlearningturnsinto

agame,withstudentsnaturallygravitating(吸引)towardresubmittingthework

untiltheygetitright,”saidDaphneKoller,acomputerscientistandafounderof

Courra.

[M]LastyeartheHewlettFoundation,agrant-makingorganizationtupby

oneoftheHewlett-Packardfoundersandhiswife,sponsoredtwo$100,000Prizes

an150

rofoneoftheHewlettcontents,VikParuchurt

washiredbyEdXtohelpdesignitsasssmentsoftware.

[N]“Oneofourfocusistohelpkidslearnhowtothinkcritically,”saidVuchic,

aprogramofficerattheHewlettFoundation.“It’sprobablyimpossibletodothat

withmultiple-choicetests”.Thechallengeisthatthisrequireshumangraders,and

sotheycostalotmoreandtheytakealotofmoretime.

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[O]s,aprofessorattheUniversityofAkroninOhio,supervid

theHewlettFoundation’scontestonautomatedessayscoringandwroteapaper

iew,thetechnology—thoughimperfect—hasa

placeineducationalttings.

[P]Withincreasinglargeclass,itisimpossibleformostteacherstogive

studentsmeaningfulfeedbackonwritingassignments,hesaidPlus,henoted,critics

ofthetechnologyhavetendedtocomefromthenation’sbestuniversities,where

thelevelofteachingismuchbetterthanatmostschools.

[Q]“Oftentheycomefromveryfamousinstitutionswhere,infact,theydoa

muchbetterjobofprovidingfeedbackthanamachineovercould,”s

said.“Thereemstobealackofappreciationofwhatisactuallygoingoninthe

realworld.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

46Someprofessorsineducationarecollectingsignaturestovoicetheir

oppositiontoautomatedessaygrading.

47usingsoftwaretogradestudents’essaysavesteacherstimeforother

work.

48theHewlettcontestsaimatimprovingessaygradingsoftware.

49Thoughtheautomatedgradingsystemiswidelyudinmultiple-choice

tests,automatedessaygradingisstillcriticizedbymanyeducators.

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50Somepeopledon’tbelievethesoftwaregradingsystemcandoasgooda

jobashumangraders.

51Criticsofautomatedessayscoringdonotemtoknowthetruerealitiesin

lesfamousuniversity.

52Criticsarguemanyimportantaspectsofeffectivewritingcannotmeasured

bycomputerratingprograms.

53Asclasssizegrows,mostteachersareunabletogivestudentvaluable

commentsastohowtoimprovetheirwriting.

54Theautomatedasssmenttechnologyissometimesudtodoublecheck

theworkofhumangraders.

55Studentsfindinstantfeedbackhelpstheirlearningconsiderably.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedby

hofthemtherearefourchoices

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

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Question56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Acrosstherichworld,well-educatedpeopleincreasinglyworklongerthanthe

65%ofAmericanmenaged62-74withaprofessionaldegree

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areintheworkforce,comparedwith32%ofmenwithonlyahigh-schoolcertificate.

Thisgapispartofadeepeningdividebetweenthewell-educationwelloffandthe

echnologicaladvancehasraidtheincomesofthehighly

quences,forindividualand

society,areprofound.

Theworldisfacingasastonishingriinthenumberofoldpeople,andthey

enext20yearstheglobalpopulationof

thoaged65ormorewillalmostdouble,

experienceofthe20thcentury,whengreaterlongevity(长寿)translatedintomore

yearsinretirementratherthanmoreyearsatwork,haspersuadedmanyobrvers

thatthisshiftwillleadtoslowereconomicgrowth,whiletheswellingranksof

pensionerswillcreategovernmentbudgetproblems.

Butthenotionofasharpdivisionbetweentheworkingyoungandtheidleold

missanewtrend,thegrowinggapbetweentheskilledandtheunskilled.

Employmentratesarefallingamongyoungerunskilledpeople,whereasolderskilled

ideismostextremeinAmerica,where

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

retirementwhilemanyless-skilledyoungerpeoplehavedroppedoutofthe

workforce.

Thateventhebetter-offmustworklongertohaveacomfortableretirement.

rinsharplyforthe

highlyeducated,andthopeoplecontinuetoreaprichrewardsintooldage

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becauthedaystheeducatedelderlyaremoreproductivethanthepreceding

logicalchangemaywellreinforcethatshift:theskillsthat

complementcomputers,

necessarilydeclinewithage.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

56、whatishappeningintheworkforceinrichcountries?

rpeoplearereplacingtheelderly

-educatedpeopletendtoworklonger

oymentratesarerisingyearafteryear

withnocollegedegreedonoteasilyfindwork

57、whathashelpeddeepenthedividebetweenthewell-offandpoor?

lifeexpectancies

ndchangesintheworkforce

echnologicaladvance.

ngnumberofwell-graduated.

58、whatdomanyobrverspredictinviewoftheexperienceofthe20th

century?

icgrowthwillslowdown.

mentbudgetswillincrea.

oplewilltrytopursuehighereducation

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illbemorecompetitioninthejobmarket.

59、WhatistheresultofpolicychangesinEuropeancountries?

ledworkersmaychootoretireearly.

oplehavetoreceivein-rvicetraining.

althypeoplemustworklongertolivecomfortablyinretirement.

maybeabletoenjoygenerousdefined-benefitsfrom

pensionplans.

60、Whatischaracteristicofworkinthe21stcentury?

erswilldomorecomplicatedwork.

llbetakenbytheeducatedyoung.

bstobedonewillbecreativeones.

arehighlyvaluedregardlessofage.

PassageTwo

Questions61-65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Someoftheworld’

trend

thedeclineinthegrowthin

yieldsofsomeoftheworld’udybytheUniversityof

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MinnesotaandMcGillUniversityinMontreallooksatwhere,andhowfar,this

declineisoccurring.

Theauthorstakeavastnumberofdatapointsforthefourmostimportant

crops:rice,wheatcornandsoybeans(大豆).Theyfindthatonbetween24%and

39%ofallharvestedareas,theimprovementinyieldsthattoodplacebeforethe

1980ssloweddowninthe1990sand2000s.

hatithasbeen

particularlysharpintheworld’smostpopulous(人口多的)countries,Indiaand

bilitytofeedthemlveshasbeenanimportantsourceofrelative

lf-sufficiency

cannotbetakenforgrantedifyieldscontinuetoslowdownorrever.

Second,yieldgrowthhasbeenlowerinwheatandricethanincornand

problematicbecauwheatandricearemoreimportantasfoods,

dsoyabeansaremore

horsnotethat“wehavepreferentiallyfocudour

cropimprovementeffortsonfeedinganimalsandcarsratherthanoncropsthatfeed

peopleandarethebasisoffoodcurityinmuchoftheworld.”

Thereportqualifiesthemoreoptimisticfindingsofanothernewpaperwhich

suggeststhattheworldwillnothavetodigupalotmorelandforfarminginorder

tofeed9billionpeoplein2050,astheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationhas

argued.

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Instead,itsays,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowth,land

currentlyploughtedupforcropsmightbeabletorevert(回返)toforestor

ubleisthattheforecastassumescontinued

improvementsinyields,whichmaynotactuallyhappen.

注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

estheauthortrytodrawattentionto?

A)Foodriotsandhungerintheworld.C)Thedeclineofthegrainyieldgrowth.

B)Newsheadlinesintheleadingmedia.D)Thefoodsupplyinpopulous

countries.

stheauthormentionIndiaandChinainparticular?

A)Theirlf-sufficiencyisvitaltothestabilityofworldfoodmarkets.

B)Theirfoodyieldshavebeguntodecreasharplyinrecentyears.

C)Theirbigpopulationsarecausingworldwideconcerns.

D)Theirfoodlf-sufficiencyhasbeentakenforgranted.

esthenewstudybythetwouniversitiessayaboutrecentcrop

improvementefforts?

A)Theyfailtoproducethesameremarkableresultsasbeforethe1980s.

B)Theycontributealottotheimprovementofhumanfoodproduction.

C)Theyplayamajorroleinguaranteeingthefoodcurityoftheworld.

D)Theyfocusmoreontheincreaofanimalfeedthanhumanfoodgrains.

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estheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationsayaboutworldfood

productioninthecomingdecades?

A)Thegrowingpopulationwillgreatlyincreathepressureonworldfood

supplies.

B)Theoptimisticpredictionaboutfoodproductionshouldbeviewedwith

caution.

C)Theslowdownofthegrowthinyieldsofmajorfoodcropswillbereverd.

D)Theworldwillbeabletofeeditspopulationwithoutincreasingfarmland.

stheauthorviewtheargumentoftheFoodandAgriculture

Organisation?

A)Itisbuiltonthefindingsofanewstudy.

B)Itisbadonadoubtfulassumption.

C)Itisbackedbystrongevidence.

D)Itisopentofurtherdiscussion.

PartIV

Translation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassage

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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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。

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2015年6月份英语四级真题（CET4）

答案解析

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听力答案

ShortConversations

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antakingviolinlessonsasasmallchild.

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hechanceofalifetime.

PassageOne

16.B)Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown.

17.D)Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil.

18.C)Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire.

PassageTwo

19.A)Theft.

20.B)Havetherightdocuments.

21.B)Uofficialtransport.

PassageThree

22.C)Sellinexpensiveproducts.

23.A)AtameetingoftopBritishbusinesspeople.

24.D)Insulted.

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选词填空答案：

36Hpassively

37Fharmful

38Ipreviously

39Lsurfing

40Cdecade

41Aclimbed

42Goutcomes

43Eeffective

44Bconsume

45Ddetermine

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阅读答案：

46-55FBMCEQGPJD

56B)Well-educatedpeopletendtoworklonger.

57B)Arapidtechnologicaladvance.

58A)Economicgrowthwillslowdown.

59C)Evenwealthypeoplemustworklongertolivecomfortablyin

retirement.

60D)Skillsarehighlyvaluedregardlessofage.

61C)Thedeclineofthegrainyieldgrowth.

62A)Theirlf-sufficiencyisvitaltothestabilityofworldfood

markets.

63D)Theyfocusmoreontheincreaofanimalfeedthanhuman

foodfeedgrains.

64D)Theworldwillbeabletofeeditspopulationwithout

increasingfarmland.

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

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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,thebasicfoodclosttoChinaisrice.

RicehaslongoccupiedsosignificantapositioninthedietofChine

thatthereisaproverb“Evenacleverhouwifecannotcookameal

withoutrice”.RiceisgrownmostlyinsouthernChinawherepeople

usuallytakericeastheirstaplefood,whileitcannotbeplantedin

northernChinawheretheclimateiithertoocoldortoodryforrice

ult,a,

flourissometimesthemainingredientforbreadbutmoreoftenud

tomakebunsandnoodles。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,modernlifehasbeen

ertheyoungmanisintheoffice,at

home,andinhissparetime,

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whenhesleeps,whatisinhisdreamisstillthecomputer.

Apparently,thecartoonaimstorevealthefactthatthecomputerhas

beguntoplayanegativeroleinthemodernlife.

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。

Thereasonswhymodernpeoplearetiedupwithcomputersareas

nwith,theyhavebecomeincreasinglybusierin

makingmoney;therefore,theyneedaquickwaytooutlettheir

pressureandexhaustionandcomputeristheiridealcompanion.

Moreover,computerscanassistpeopletodealwithcomplicated

workingstuff,makefriends,andentertainthemlvesbecauthey

havebecomegrowinglypowerfulandeverythingelislinkedwith

tance,twodecadesago,computerswerefarfrompopular

andpeopleudthemtotopracticetypinglettersanddobasic

r,withtheInternetbecomingpervasive,computers

haveintegratedmusic,films,shopping,andeverythingwelike

,whenwepowerontheall-mightycomputers,

whatwewantisoutthereforus.

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。

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Tosumup,rtoleada

healthylife,wearesuppodtodomoreexercisandexpo

ile,itisabouttimethatwe

poweredthecomputeroffandtalkedwithourfriendsandfamilily

thewayswillmodernlifebecomemore

beautifulforyouandme.

最后一段总结+两建议+展望未来