2013年6月四级

2013年6月四级真题(第3套)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,

shouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthenexpress

yourviewsontheimportanceofdoingsmallthingsbeforeundertakingsomethingbig.

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

ndofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeasked

econversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

thepau,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),rkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

lsgotonwellwitheachother.

'sunderstandablethatgirlsdon'tgetalong.

angrywiththeotheryoungstars.

lslackedthecouragetofight.

andoesherownhouwork.

anneedsahoukeeper.

an'shouisinamess.

anworksasahoukeeper.

ardsarequitewell-off.

ardsshouldcutdownontheirlivingexpens.

'llbeunwifortheEdwardstobuyanotherhou.

'stooexpensivefortheEdwardstoliveintheirprenthou.

andidn'texpectittobesowarmatnoon.

anisnsitivetoweatherchanges.

therforecastwasunreliable.

therturnedcoldallofasudden.

nic.

ermarket.

taurant.

ecreamshop.

andidnotfeelanydangergrowingupintheBronx.

thinksitwasquitesafelivingintheBronxdistrict.

anstartedworkingatanearlyagetosupportherfamily.

doesn'tthinkitsafetondan8-year-oldtobuythings.

hasneverenthewomanbefore.

speakersworkforthesamecompany.

speakersworkonthesamefloor.

anisinterestedinmarketrearch.

ancan'ttolerateanynoi.

islookingforanapartment.

hasmisdhisappointment.

ons9tollarebadonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

abusinessreporttothewoman.

terviewedforajobinthewoman'scompany.

gnfromhispositioninthewoman'scompany.

angestockmarketinformationwiththewoman.

adofasmalltradingcompany.

sinaninternationalinsurancecompany.

sateamofbrokersinabigcompany.

ublicrelationsofficerinasmallcompany.

rsisaskingformorethantheycanoffer.

rswillshareonethirdofthewoman'sresponsibilities.

rsbelievesthathedervesmorepaidvacations.

rs'pastexperience.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

'sworriedabouttheminar.

keepsinterruptingher.

dsittoohard.

ksinterestinit.

turersareboring.

rispoorlydesigned.

fersPhilosophytoEnglish.

oysliteraturemore.

'sfriend.

''slecturers.

nghermajor.

nglessofherparents'money.

gtransferredtotheEnglishDepartment.

gtheuniversity.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeach

passage,youwillhear"epassageandthequestionswillbe

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

rave.

ebody.

edeadnearachurch.

eceoflandforagrave.

etheproblemoflackofland.

hethertheyhavedecayed.

owtheGreekreligiouspractice.

themtoamulti-storeygraveyard.

ouldbeburiedlyingdown.

ouldbeburiedstandingup.

ouldbeburiedafterbeingwashed.

ouldbeburiedwhenpartiallydecayed.

gdeadbodiestoashes.

gdeadbodiesinaremoteplace.

gdeadbodiesinaboneroom.

gupdeadbodiesafterthreeyears.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

reigntouristsvisittheUnitedStateveryyear.

annjoyeatingoutwiththeirfriends.

tedStatesisacountryofimmigrants.

anspreferforeignfoodstotheirownfood.

nmakefriendswithpeoplefromothercountries.

ngettoknowpeopleofotherculturesandtheirlifestyles.

npracticespealdngforeignlanguagesthere.

nmeetwithbusinessmenfromallovertheworld.

plecookthedishesandthechildrenhelpthem.

banddoesthecookingandthewifervesasthewaitress.

herdoesthecookingwhilethefatherandchildrenwaitontheguests.

cookpreparesthedishesandthefamilymembersrvetheguests.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

themtowatchabasketballgame.

nedthemtoplayEuropeanfootball.

htthemtoplay

anexcitingnewgame.

yersfoundthebaskettoohightoreach.

yershadtroublegettingtheballoutofthebasket.

yershaddifficultyunderstandingthecomplexrules.

yerssoonfoundthegameboring.

vingthebottomofthebasket.

ringthepositionofthebasket.

lifyingthecomplexrules.

ringthesizeofthebasket.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,epassage

isreadforthefirsttime,

thepassageisreadforthecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswith

y,whenthepassageisreadforthethird

time,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

ForAmericans,y,"Youonlygetsomuchtimeinthislife;

you'dbetteruitwily."Thefuturewillnotbebetterthanthepastorprent,

asAmericansare(26)__________toethings,unlesspeopleutheir

,Americans(27)__________a

"well-organized"person,onewhohasawrittenlistofthingstodoanda(28)

__________alpersonispunctualand(29)__________other

peo-ple'notwastepeople'stimewithconversationor

otheractivitythathasno(30)__________,beneficialoutcome.

TheAmericanattitudetowardtimeisnot(31)_________sharedbyothers,especially

emorelikelyto(32)__________somethingthatissimply

therearoundthem,hemoredifficultthingsmany

studentsmustadjusttointheStatesisthe(33)__________thattimemustbesaved

wheneverpossibleandudwilyeveryday.

Inthiscontextthefastfoodindustrycan(34)__________aclearexampleofan

ld's,KFC,andotherfastfoodestablishmentsare

successfulinacountrywheremanypeoplewanttospendtheleastamountoftime

nald'srestau-rantsspreadaroundtheworld,they

havebeenviewedas(35)__________ofAmericansocietyandculture,bringingnotjust

hamburgersbutanemphasisonspeed,efficiency,andshinycleanliness.

PartHIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,required

tolectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

markthecorrespondingletter

not

uanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage,

gefatinyourdiet,rearchersarenow

warningagainstanothercommonmealtimepitfall(陷阱)-salt.

AstudybyrearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco(UCSF),

StanfordUniversityandColumbiaUniversityshowsthatevena36decreain

dailysaltintake(摄入)hors37an

annualdropofasmanyas120,000casofheartdia,66,00038ofstrokeand

99,000heartattacks39byhighbloodpressureaftera3-g-per-dayreductionin

salt.

Theadvantages,notsurprisingly,weregreaterforAfricanAmericans,whoaremore

likelyto40highbloodpressurethanotherethnicgroups,andfortheelderly,

sincebloodveslsstiffenwithage,whichcanleadtohigherbloodpressure.

"umingsaltfarin41ofwhatisgoodforthem,"

nBibbins-DomingoofUCSF."Whatwearesuggestingisthat

apopulation-wideefforttoreducesaltintake,even42,willhavehealth

benefits."

Theteamconductedacomputer-badanalysistodeterminethe43ofa

so

calculatedthecostsavingmergingfromtheamountofdiathatwonidbe44

clusion:bycuttingsaltintakenationwide,

ave$10billionto$24billion45inhealthcarecosts.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

atementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

chooa

the

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

SurvivingtheRecession

a'henithavolved

iers

whowerenotascleverastheythoughttheywere?Regulatorsfallingasleepatwork?

Consumerswhoborrowedtoomuch?Politicianswhothoughtlesslypromoted

home-ownershipforthowhocouldnotaffordit?Allareguilty;andwhatamess

theyhavecreated.

an15%oftheworkforceare

yindustriesswelling

theirpayrollsarehealthcare,ueof

listedsharesinAmericanfirmscollapdby57%fromits

peakinOctober2007toalowinMarchthisyear,thoughithassincebouncedback

-dustrialproductionfellby12.8%intheyeartoMarch,theworstslide

ndi,aneconomistatMoody',predicts

thattherecessionwillshrinkAmerica'conomyby3.5%texecutives,

thisistheworstbusinesnvironmentthey'veeveren.

(中为数的)pay

forchiefexecutivesofS&P500companiesfell6.8%rthrownbusiness

giantsofWallStreettookthebiggestknock,withaveragepaycutsof38%andmedian

rewassomepainforeveryone:medianpayforchiefexecutives

ofnon-fmancialfirmsintheS&P500fellby2.7%.Nearlyeverybusinesshasasad

mple,ArneSorenson,thepresidentofMarriotthotels,likens

thecrisistothedownturnthathithisbusinessafterSeptemberllth,

thetwintowersfell,tthaditsworstquarter

ever,withrevenuesperroomfallingby25%.Thisyear,withoutaterroristattack,

thehotelindustryis"puttingthesamenumbersontheboard",saysMrSoreuson.

.

elbust(不景气),likemostbusts,wasprecededbyabreathtaldngboom.

tedthetemptationtoover-borrow,developers

borrowedheavilyandbuiltbiggerandfancierhotelsasifthewholeworldwere

ebubbleburst,wners

foundthemlveswithahugenumberofemptyroomvenasalotofunnecessarynew

hotelswerereadytoopen.

umbersofbuilders,property

ar

n

ThreeAmeri-cancarmakers--GeneralMotors,

FordandChrysler--accumulatedruinouscostsoverthepost-waryears,suchas

gold-platedhealthplansandpensionsforworkerswhoretiredasyoungas48.

rdmaysurviveinitscurrentform.

ricansunderstandwhatcaudtherecession.

Someareekingscapegoats(替罪羊).

sident

condemnstheirgreed.

Extravagance(奢侈)isout

gs

nSachs,aninvestmentbank,cancelled

aconferenceinLasVegasatthelastminuteandrebookeditinSanFrancisco,which

,an

rmswilldie,butthesur-vivorswillemerge

ancialctor'sshareoftheeconomy

willshrink,ortanceofnon-financialfirms

willaccordinglyri,a

willremainthebestplaceonearthtodobusiness,solongasBarackObamaandthe

DemocratsinCongressresistthetemptationtointer-feretoomuch,andsolongas

organidlabourdoesnotoverplayitshand.

siswillprovehugelydisruptive(破坏性的),agement

itywillforcetheswiftadoptionofmore

ametime,technologicalinnovation(创新)willbarelypau

forbreath,a'splantocurbcarbon

dioxide(CO2)emissions(排放),thoughnecessary,willbefarfrom

cost-free,ftto

aloW-carboneconomywillhelpsomefirms,hurtothersandrequireeveryorganisation

"ishardertopredicthowMr

Obama'

succeedsincurbingcosts--abigif--itwouldbeahugegainforAmerica.

Somebusinesswillbenefitbutthevastbulkofthesavingswillbecapturedby

workers,nottheirem-ployers.

extcoupleofyearsthebusinessthatthrivewillbethothatare

tightwithcosts,carefulofdebt,cautiouswithcashflowandextremelyattentive

llincludeplentyofnamesnoonehasyetheardof.

Timeschange,1955Time'sManoftheYearwas

HarlowCurtice,mwasleadingAmericatowards"aneweconomic

order",tomenlikeCurtice,"thebondsofscarcity"had

beenbrokenandAmericawasrolling"toanall-timehighofprosperity".Soon,

Americanswouldneedtospend"comparativelylittletimeearningaliving".

hits

chiefexecutivewasfiredbyTime'scurrentManoftheYear,ernment

nowbacksupthedomesticcarindustry,lendingitmoneyandovereingitsturnaround

ck,reisadangerthatWashington

wi

cleverasMrObama'sadvirsare,historysuggeststheywillbebadatthis.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

eHarlowCurtice'sfirmwasleadingAmericaincreating"aneweconomic

order",hewasnamedbyTimemagazineasManoftheYearin1955.

ThreeAmericancarmakersneedrestructuringtosurvivebecauthey

cannotcopewiththeruinouscostsaccumulatedoverthepost-waryears.

rriedthattheObamaadministrationwillendupmicromanagingAmerica's

'splantolimitcarbondioxideemissionswillbynomeansbe

inexpensive.

orsttime,thetotalvalueoflistedsharesinAmericanfirmsshrank

by57%.

h,GeneralMotors'chiefexecutivewasfiredbyMrObamaforpoor

management.

ansstoppedtravellingafterthe9/11terroristattack,whichhitthehotel

ingsfromObama'sreformwillmostbenefittheworkers

ratherthantheboss.

a'srecessionisprobablytheresultofacombinationofcaus.

estmentbankGoldmanSachscancelledaconferenceinLasVegasinorder

toavoidemingwasteful.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysome

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

TheGataisudtofrownwhentheyreceivedpowerbillsthatroutinelytopped$200.

LastSeptemberthecouplemovedintoa1,500-square-foothomeinPremierGardens,

asubdivisionof95"zero-energyhomes"(ZEH)y'reactually

ndtotaloverthe10monthsthey'velived

inthethree-bedroomhou:$pasttwomonthstheyhaven'tpaidacent.

ZEHcommunitiesaretheleadingedgeoftechnologiesthatmightsomedaycreatehous

thatproduceasmuchenergyastheyconsun~rGardensisoneofahaft-dozen

subdivisionsinCaliforniawhereeveryhomecutspowerconsumptionby50%,mostly

byusinglow-powerappliancesandsolarpanels.

Asidefromthepanelsontheroof,PremierGardenslookslikeacommunityof

ide,specialwindowscutpowerbillsbyblockingsolar

heatinsummerandretainingindoorwarmthinwinter.

n'tjustfeedthe

generatemorepowerthanthehomeisusing,theexcessflows

intotheutility'spowergr/d(电网).Theresidentsarebilledby"netmetering":

theypayfortheamountofpowertheytapoffthegrid,lessthekilowatts(千瓦)

egeneratesmorepowerthanitus,thebilliszero.,

Thatsoundslikeabaddealforthepowercompany,butit'omesproduce

themostpoweronthehotsunnyafternoouswheneveryonerusheshometoturnupthe

airconditioner."Ithelpsuslower'usageatpeakpowertimes,"sayssolarexpert

MikeKeee."Thatletsusavoidbuildingcostlyplantsorbuyingexpensivepower

atpeakusagetime."

What'snottolike?cialfeaturescanadd$25,000ormore

aksbringthecostdown,especiallyin

California,consumer,

it'samatterofpayingnowforthehardwaretosavelaterontheutilities.

hehardwaretosavelaterontheutilities.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

theGataiagertoetheirelectricitybillsnow?

nttoehowmuchtheyhavesaved.

nttocutdowntheirutility'expens.

nttoknowiftheyareabletopay.

nttoavoidbeingovercharged.

specialabouttheZEHcommunities?

vecreatedcutting-edgetechnologies.

mtobelf-sufficientinpowersupply.

esubdividedintohaftadozenctions.

ebuiltinharmonywiththeenvironment.

theresidentsintheZEHcommunitiesbilledforelectricityu?

eonlychargedfortheamountofpowertheyconsumeonrainydays.

edn'tpayasinglecentfortheirpowerconsumptiononsunnydays.

lypayfortheexcesspowerthatflowsintotheutility'spowergrid.

yfortheelectricityfromthegridlesstheirhome-generatedpower.59.

Whatdoesthe"netmetering"practicemeantothepowercompany?

essureatpeaktime.

ofitsintheshortterm.

delectricityoutput.

doperationalcosts.

horbelievesthatbuyingahouinaZEHcommunity__________

dreamforaverageconsumers

heownersubstantialtaxbenefits

thyinvestmentinthelongrun

butestoenvironmentalprotectionPassageTwo

Questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Romanticlovehasclearevolutionaryrootsbutourviewsaboutwhatmakesanideal

psychologist

MaureenO'geststhathumans

havealwaystriedtostrengthenthepair-bondtomaximi(使最大化)reproductive

success.

Manysocietiesthroughouthistoryandaroundtheworldtodayhavecultivatedstrong

ewheretiestofamilyandcommtmityarestrong,

lifelongmarriagescanbepromotedbypracticessuchastheculturalprohibitionof

divorceandarrangedmarriagesthatareenasacontractbetweentwofamilies,not

rnwesternsocieties,however,thefocusonndividuality

andindependencemeansthatpeoplearelessconcernedaboutconformingto(遵守)

bnceofsocietalpressurestomaintain

pair-bonds,O'Sullivansuggeststhatromanticlovehasincreasinglycometobeen

asthefactorthatshoulddeterminewhowestaywithandforhowlong."That'swhy

historicallyweeanincreainromanticloveasabasisforforminglong-term

relationships,"shesays.

AccordingtoO'Sullivanculturealsoshapesthesortsoffeelingsweexpecttohave,

andactuallydoexperience,ghthenegativeemotionsassociated

withromanticlove-fearofloss,disappointmentandjealousy-arefairlyconsistent

acrosscultures,thepositivefeelingscanvary."IfyouaskJapanestudentsto

listthepositiveattributestheyexpectinaromanticpartner,theyrate

highlythingslikeloyalty,commitmentanddevotion,"saysO'Sullivan."Ifyouask

Americancollegewomen,theyexpecteverythingunderthesun:inadditiontobeing

committed,partnershavetobeamusing,funnyandafriend."

Wejudgeapotentialpartneraccordingtoourspecificculturalexpectationsabout

elievethatyouhavefoundtrueromance,

andyourculturetellsyouthatthisiswhatalong-termrelationshipshouldbebad

on,thereislessneedtorelyonsocialorfamilypressurestokeepcouplestogether,

O'Sullivanargues.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

estheauthorsayaboutpeople'sviewsofanidealromanticrelationship?

ryfromculturetoculture.

surethereproductivesuccess.

flecttheevolutionaryprocess.

einfluencedbypsychologists.

nferfromthepassagethatstrongfamilyandcommunityties__________

yrelyonmarriagecontracts

tributetostablemarriages

uncountertoromanticlove

vorcesvirtuallyunacceptable

tsocialpressurestokeeppair-bonds,romanticlove__________

asubstituteformarriageinhumanrelationships

keyroleinmaintaininglong-termrelationships

lytoreplacethedictatesoffamilyandsociety

todevelopindividualityandindependence64.O'Sullivanbelievesthat

whenpeoplefromdifferentculturesfallinlove__________

pectdifferentthingsfromtheirpartner

ndtoexaggerateeachother'spositivequalities

tenfailtoeeachother'snegativequalities

ymoreemphasisoncommitmentanddevotion

oncludefromthepassagethat__________

aldifferencesoftentearapartafamilybuiltonromanticlove

gesarehardtosustainwithoutsocialorfamilypressures

icloveisbecomingincreasinglyimportantinfamilyrelationships

iclovetendstoyieldwherefamilyorsocialpressuresarestrong

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefrom

ChineintoEnglish.

YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

中国长城是中国古代为抵御敌人的侵袭而修筑的伟大工程。它位于中国北部，全长约8851．8

公里。它始建于2000多年前的春秋时期(SpringandAutumnPeriod.，秦始皇统一中国之

后联成万里长城。汉、明两代(theHanandMingDynasties.又曾大规模修筑，因此它是世

界上修建时间最长的一项古代工程。长城是人类文明史上最伟大的建筑工程之一，被列为世

界八大奇迹之一和世界文化遗产(heritage)。

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2013年6月四级真题答案详解(第3套)

PartIWriting

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26．trained

27．admire

28．schedule

29．isconsiderateof

30．visible

31．necessarily

32．regardtimeas

33．notion

34．beenas

35．Symbols

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Translation

参考译文

TheGreatWallofChinaisagreatprojectinancientChinaconstructedtodefend

tesinthenorthernpartofChinaandstretches

for8,uiltintheSpringandAutumnPeriodover2,000years

ago,itwasunitedtobecomethe"theWallof10,000li"afterQinShiHuangunified

andMingDynastiessawextensiverebuildingsandmaintenanceofthe

isanancientprojectwhichconsumedthelongesttimeintheworld.

Asoneofthegreatestconstructionsinthehistoryofhumancivilization,theGreat

WallhasbeenlistedasoneoftheEightWondersoftheWorldandaworldcultural

heritagesite.