2024年3月9日发(作者：丁玲)
2021年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay titled "Are people becoming
addicted to technology?" The statement given below is for your reference. You should write at
least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
两套听力原文、题目及答案在21页开始。
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this ction, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to lect one word for each
blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage
through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.
Plea mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through
the centre. You may not u any of the words in the bank more than once.
Social isolation pos more health risks than obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to
rearch published by Brigham Young University. The 26 is that loneliness is a huge, if silent, risk factor.
Loneliness affects physical health in two ways. First, it produces stress hormones that can lead to many
health problems. Second, people who live alone are less likely to go to the doctor 27, to exerci or to eat a
healthy diet.
Public health experts in many countries are 28 how to address widespread loneliness in our society. Last
year Britain even appointed a minister for loneliness. "Loneliness 29 almost every one of us at some point," its
minister for loneliness Baroness Barran said. "It can lead to very rious health 30 for individuals who become
isolated and disconnected."
Barran started a "Let's Talk Loneliness" campaign that 31 difficult conversations across Britain. He is
now supporting 32 benches, "which are public ating areas where people are encouraged to go and chat with
one another. The minister is also 33 to stop public transportation from being cut in ways that leave people
isolated More than one-fifth of adults in both the United States and Britain said in a 2018 34 hat they often or
always feel lonely.
More than half of American adults are unmarried, and rearchers have found that even among tho who
are married, 30% of relationships are 35 strained. A quarter of Americans now live alone, and as the song says,
one is the loneliest number.
A) abruptly E) dimensions I) implication
K) verely
M) splitting
N) survey
O) touches
B) appointments F) friendly J) pushing
C) conquences G) hindered
D) debating
Section B
Directions: In this ction, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement
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H) idiom L) sparked
contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the
information is derived. You may choo a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked
with a letter. Answer the question by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
What happens when a language has no words for numbers?
[A] Numbers do not exist in all cultures. There are numberless hunter-gatherers embedded deep in Amazonia,
living along branches of the worlds largest river tree. Instead of using words for preci quantities,
the people rely exclusively on terms analogous to “a few” or “some.”
In contrast, our own lives are governed by numbers. As you read this, you are likely aware of what time it
is, how old you are, your checking account balance, your weight and so on. The exact (and exacting)
numbers we think with impact everything from our schedules to our lf-esteem.
[B] But, in a historical n, numerically fixated people like us are the unusual ones. For the bulk of our
species’ approximately 200,000-year lifespan, we had no means of precily reprenting quantities.
What’s more, the 7,000 or so languages that exist today vary dramatically in how they utilize numbers.
[C] Speakers of a numeric, or numberless, languages offer a window into how the invention of numbers
reshaped the human experience. In a new book, I explored the ways in which humans invented numbers,
and how numbers subquently played a critical role in other milestones, from the advent of agriculture
to the genesis of writing. Cultures without numbers, or with only one or two preci numbers, include the
Munduruku and Piraha in Amazonia. Rearchers have also studied some adults in Nicaragua who were
never taught number words. Without numbers, healthy human adults struggle to precily differentiate
and recall quantities as low as four. In an experiment, a rearcher will place nuts into a can one at a time,
then remove them one by one. The person watching is asked to signal when all the nuts have been
removed. Respons suggest that anumeric people have some trouble keeping track of how many nuts
remain in the can, even if there are only four or five in total.
[D] This and many other experiments have converged upon a simple conclusion: When people do not have
number words, they struggle to make quantitative distinctions that probably em natural to someone like
you or me. While only a small portion of the worlds languages are anumeric or nearly anumeric, they
demonstrate that number words are not a human universal.
[E] It is worth stressing that the anumeric people are cognitively normal, well-adapted to the environs they
have dominated for centuries. As the child of missionaries, I spent some of my youth living with
anumeric indigenous people, the aforementioned Piraha who live along the sinuous banks of the black
Maici River. Like other outsiders, I was continually impresd by their superior understanding of the
ecology we shared. Yet numberless people struggle with tasks that require preci discrimination between
quantities. Perhaps this should be unsurprising. After all, without counting, how can someone tell
whether there are, say, ven or eight coconuts in a tree? Such emingly straightforward distinctions
become blurry through numberless eyes.
[F] This conclusion is echoed by work with anumeric children in industrialized societies. Prior to being
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spoon-fed number words, children can only approximately discriminate quantities beyond three. We must
be handed the cognitive tools of numbers before we can consistently and easily recognize higher
quantities. In fact, acquiring the exact meaning of number words is a painstaking process that takes
children years. Initially, kids learn numbers much like they learn letters. They recognize that numbers are
organized quentially, but have little awareness of what each individual number means. With time, they
start to understand that a given number reprents a quantity greater by one than the preceding number.
This "successor principle" is part of the foundation of our numerical cognition, but requires extensive
practice to understand.
[G] None of us, then, is really a "numbers person." We are not predispod to handle quantitative distinctions
adroitly. In the abnce of the cultural traditions that infu our lives with numbers from infancy, we
would all struggle with even basic quantitative distinctions. Number words and written numerals
transform our quantitative reasoning as they are coaxed into our cognitive experience by our parents,
peers and school teachers. The process ems so normal that we sometimes think of it as a natural part of
growing up, but it is not. Human brains come equipped with certain quantitative instincts that are refined
with age, but the instincts are very limited. For instance, even at birth we are capable of distinguishing
between two markedly different quantities – for instance, eight from 16 things. But we are not the only
species capable of such abstractions.
[H] Compared to chimps and other primates, our numerical instincts are not as remarkable as many presume.
We even share some basic instinctual quantitative reasoning with distant non-mammalian relatives like
birds. Indeed, work with some other species, including parrots, suggests they too can refine their
quantitative thought if they are introduced to the cognitive power tools we call numbers.
[I] So, how did we ever invent "unnatural" numbers in the first place? The answer is, literally, at your
fingertips. The bulk of the world's languages u ba-10, ba-20 or ba-5 number systems. That is,
the smaller numbers are the basis of larger numbers. English is a ba-10 or decimal language, as
evidenced by words like 14 ("four" + "10") and 31 ("three" x "10" + "one"). We speak a decimal
language becau an ancestral tongue, proto-Indo-European, was decimally bad. Proto-Indo-European
was decimally oriented becau, as in so many cultures, our linguistic ancestors' hands rved as the
gateway to realizations like "five fingers on this hand is the same as five fingers on that hand." Such
transient thoughts were manifested into words and pasd down across generations. This is why the word
"five" in many languages is derived from the word for "hand." Most number systems, then, are the
by-product of two key factors: the human capacity for language and our propensity for focusing on our
hands and fingers. This manual fixation – an indirect by-product of walking upright on two legs – has
helped yield numbers in most cultures, but not all.
[J] Cultures without numbers also offer insight into the cognitive influence of particular numeric traditions.
Consider what time it is. Your day is ruled by minutes and conds, but the entities are not real in any
physical n and are nonexistent to numberless people. Minutes and conds are the verbal and written
vestiges of an uncommon ba-60 number system ud in Mesopotamia millennia ago. They reside in our
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minds, numerical artifacts that not all humans inherit conceptually.
[K] Rearch on the language of numbers shows, more and more, that one of our species' key characteristics
is tremendous linguistic(语言的) and cognitive diversity. If we are to truly understand how much our
cognitive lives differ cross-culturally, we must continually sound the depths of our species' linguistic
diversity.
36. It is difficult for anumeric people to keep track of the change in numbers even when the total is very small.
37. Human numerical instincts are not so superior to tho of other mammals as is generally believed.
38. The author emphasizes being anumeric does not affect one's cognitive ability.
39. In the long history of mankind, humans who u numbers are a very small minority.
40. An in-depth study of differences between human languages contributes to a true understanding of
cognitive differences between cultures.
41. A conclusion has been drawn from many experiments that anumeric people have a hard time
distinguishing quantities.
42. Making quantitative distinctions is not an inborn skill.
43. Every aspect of our lives is affected by numbers.
44. Larger numbers are said to be built upon smaller numbers.
45. It takes great efforts for children to grasp the concept of number words.
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this ction. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide
on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line
through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are bad on the following passage.
Sugar shocked. That describes the reaction of many Americans this week following revelations that, 50
years ago, the sugar industry paid Harvard scientists for rearch that shifted the focus away from sugar's role
in heart dia-and put the spotlight（注意的中心）squarely on dietary fat.
What might surpri consumers is just how many prent-day nutrition studies are still funded by the
food industry. Nutrition scholar Marion Nestle of New York University spent a year informally tracking
industry-funded studies on food."Roughly 90%of nearly 170 studies favored the sponsor's interest," Nestle
tells us. Other systematic reviews support her conclusions.
For instance, studies funded by Welch Foods the brand behind Welch's 100%Grape Juice found that
drinking Concord grape juice daily may boost brain function. Another, funded by Quaker Oats, concluded, as
a Daily Mail story put it, that" hot oatmeal（燕麦粥）breakfast keeps you full for longer."
Last year, The New York Times revealed how Coca-Cola was funding well-known scientists and
organizations promoting a message that, in the battle against weight gain，people should pay more attention to
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exerci and less to what they eat and drink. Coca-Cola also relead data detailing its funding of veral
medical institutions and associations between 2010 and 2015.
"It's certainly a problem that so much rearch in nutrition and health is funded by industry," says Bonie
Liebman, director of nutrition at the Center for Science in the Public Interest."When the food industry pays for
rearch, it often gets what it pays for."And what it pays for is often a pro-industry finding.
Given this environment, consumers should be skeptical（怀疑的）when reading the latest finding in
nutrition science and ignore the latest study that pops up on your news feed."Rely on health experts who've
reviewed all the evidence," Liebman says, pointing to the official government Dietary Guidelines which are
bad on reviews of hundreds of studies.
"And that expert advice remains pretty simple," says Nestle." We know what healthy diets are lots of
vegetables, not too much junk food, balanced calories. Everything el is really difficult to do
experimentally."
46. What did Harvard scientists do 50 years ago?
A. They raid public awareness of the possible caus of heart dia.
B. They turned public attention away from the health risks of sugar to fat.
C. They placed the sugar industry in the spotlight with their new findings.
D. They conducted large-scale rearch on the role of sugar in people's health.
47. What does Marion Nestle say about prent-day nutrition studies?
A. They took her a full year to track and analyze.
B. Most of them are bad on systematic reviews.
C. They depend on funding from the food industries.
D. Nearly all of them rve the purpo of the funders.
48. What did Coca-Cola funded studies claim?
A. Exerci is more important to good health than diet.
B. Choosing what to eat and drink is key to weight control.
C. Drinking Coca-Cola does not contribute to weight gain.
D. The food industry plays a major role in fighting obesity.
49. What does Liebman say about industry-funded rearch?
A. It simply focus on nutrition and health.
B. It caus confusion among consumers.
C. It rarely results in objective findings.
D. It runs counter to the public interest
50. What is the author s advice to consumers?
A. Follow their intuition in deciding what to eat.
B. Be doubtful of diet experts' recommendations.
C. Ignore irrelevant information on their news feed.
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D. Think twice about new nutrition rearch findings.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are bad on the following passage.
Success was once defined as being able to stay at a company for a long time and move up the corporate
ladder. The goal was to reach the top, accumulate wealth and retire to a life of ea. My father is a successful
nior executive. In 35 years, he worked for only three companies.
When I started my career，things were already different. If you weren't changing companies every three
or four years, you simply weren't getting ahead in your career. But back then, if you were a consultant or
freelancer（自由职业者）, people would wonder what was wrong with you. They would assume you had
problems getting a job.
Today, consulting or freelancing for five business at the same time is a badge of honor. It shows how
valuable an individual is. Many companies now look to the "ultimate professionals" to solve problems their
full-time teams can't. Or they save money by hiring "top-tier(顶尖的)experts" only for particular projects.
Working at home or in cafes，starting business of their own，and even launching business ventures that
eventually may fail, all indicate "initiative,""creativity," and "adaptability," which are desirable qualities in
today’s workplace. Most important, there is a growing recognition that people who balance work and play,
and who work at what they are passionate about，are more focud and productive，delivering greater value to
their clients.
Who are the people? They are artists, writers，programmers，providers of office rvices and career
advice. What's needed now is a marketplace platform specifically designed to bring freelancers and clients
together. Such platforms then become a place to feature the most experienced，professional，and creative talent.
This is where they conduct business. Where a n of community reinforces the culture and values of the gig
economy(零工经济)，and where success is rewarded with good reviews that encourage more business.
Slowly but surely, the platforms create a bridge between traditional enterpris and this emerging
economy. Perhaps more important, as the global economy continues to be disrupted by technology and other
massive change, the gig economy will itlf become an engine of economic and social transformation.
51. What does the author u the example of his father to illustrate?
A. How long people took to reach the top of their career.
B. How people accumulated wealth in his father's time.
C. How people viewed success in his father's time.
D. How long people usually stayed in a company.
52. Why did people often change jobs when the author started his career?
A. It was considered a fashion at that time.
B. It was a way to advance in their career.
C. It was a respon to the changing job market.
D. It was difficult to keep a job for long.
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53. What does the author say about people now working for veral business at the same time?
A. They are often regarded as most treasured talents.
B. They are able to bring their potential into fuller play.
C. They have control over their life and work schedules.
D. They feel proud of being outstanding problem-solver
54. What have business come to recognize now?
A. Who is capable of solving problems with ea.
B. How people can be more focud and productive.
C. What kind of people can contribute more to them.
D. Why some people are more passionate about work.
55. What does the author say about the gig economy?
A. It may force companies to reform their business practice.
B. It may soon replace the traditional economic model.
C. It will drive technological progress on a global scale.
D. It will bring about radical economic and social changes.
Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chine into English. You
should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
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2021年6月英语四级真题（第2套）
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on whether violent video games
online will cau students’ violent behaviors. You should write at least 120 words but no more
than 180 words.
Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) 两套听力原文、题目及答案在21页开始。
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this ction, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to lect one word for each
blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage
through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.
Plea mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through
the centre. You may not u any of the words in the bank more than once.
Most animals ek shade when temperatures in the Sahara Dert soar to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. But for
the Saharan silver ants, 26 from their underground nests into the sun’s brutal rays to 27 for food, this is the
perfect time to ek lunch. In 2015 the ants were joined in the dert by scientists from two Belgian
universities, who spent a month in the 28
heat tracking the ants and digging out their nests. The goal was
simple: to discover how the 29 adapted to the kind of heat that can 30 melt the bottom of shoes.
Back in Belgium, the scientists looked at the ants under an electronic microscope and found that their 31 ,
triangular hair reflects light like a prism, giving them a metallic reflection and protecting them from the sun’s
awful heat. When Ph.D. student Quentin Willot 32 the hair from an ant with 33_ knife and put it under a heat
lamp, its temperature jumped.
The ants' method of staying cool is 34 among animals. Could this reflective type of hair protect people?
Willot says companies are interested in 35
the ants method of heat protection for human u, including
everything from helping to protect the lives of firefighters to keeping homes cool in summer.
A) adapting
B) consciously
C) crawling
D) crowded
Section B
Directions: In this ction, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement
contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the
information is derived. You may choo a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked
with a letter. Answer the question by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
Science of tbacks: How failure can improve career prospects
[A] How do early career tbacks affect our long-term success? Failures can help us learn and overcome our
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E) extreme
F) hunt
G) literally
I) remote M) thick
N)tiny
O) unique
J) removed
K) species
H) moderate L) specimens
fears. But disasters can still wound us, screw us up and t us back. Wouldn't it be nice if there was
genuine, scientifically documented truth to the expression, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"?
qualifications who, for reasons that are mostly arbitrary, either just misd getting a rearch grant or who
just barely made it. In the social sciences, this is known as examining "near miss" and "narrow wins" in
areas where merit is subjective. That allows rearchers to measure only the effects of being chon or
not. Studies in this area have found conflicting results. In the competitive game of biomedical science,
rearch on scientists who narrowly lost or won grant money suggests that narrow winners become even
bigger winners down the line. In other words, the rich get richer.
rearchers in the Netherlands and concluded that tho who just barely qualified for a grant were able to
get twice as much money within the next eight years as tho who just misd out. And the narrow
winners were 50 per cent more likely to be given a professorship.
catapulting narrow winners far ahead of clo lors. The phenomenon is often referred to as the Matthew
effect, inspired by the New Testament's wisdom that to tho who have, more will be given. There's a
good explanation for the phenomenon in the book The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success by
Albert Laszlo Barabasi: it's easier and less risky for tho in positions of power to choo to bestow
awards and funding on tho who've already been so recognized.
the line. What didn't kill them made them weaker. But other studies using the same technique have shown
there's sometimes no penalty to a near miss: students who just miss getting into top high schools or
universities do just as well later in life as tho who squeak in. In this ca, what didn't kill them simply
didn't matter. So is there any evidence that tbacks might actually improve our career prospects? There
is now.
tracked more than 1100 scientists who were on the border between getting a grant and missing out
between 1990 and 2005. He followed various measures of performance over the next decade, including
how many papers they authored and how influential tho papers were, as measured by the number of
subquent citations. As expected, there was a much higher rate of attrition among scientists who didn't
get grants. But among tho who stayed on, the clo lors performed even better than the narrow
winners. To make sure this wasn't a fluke, Wang said he conducted additional tests using different
performance measures, such as how many times people were first authors on influential studies, and the like.
[B] One way social scientists have probed the effects of career tbacks is to look at scientists of very similar
[C] A 2018 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, for example, followed
[D] Others in the US have found similar effects with National Institutes of Health early-career fellowships
[E] This is bad news for the lors: small early career tbacks em to have a disproportionate effect down
[F] In a study published in Nature Communications, Northwestern University sociologist Dashun Wang
[G] One straightforward reason clo lors might outperform narrow winners is that the two groups have
comparable ability, but the lors were culled so that only the most determined, passionate scientists
remained. Wang said he tried to correct for this by culling what he deemed the weakest members of the
winner group, but the pervering lors still came out on top. He thinks that being a clo lor might
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give people a psychological boost or the proverbial kick in the pants.
rich get richer, said the new finding is plausible and worth some attention. His own work showed that
although the narrow winners did get much more money in the near future, the actual performance of the
clo lors was just as good.
government grant money. After all, by continuing to pile riches on the narrow winners, the taxpayers are
not getting the maximum bang for our buck if the clo lors are performing just as well or even better.
There's a huge amount of time and effort that go into the process of lecting who gets grants, he said,
and the latest rearch shows that the scientific establishment is not very good at allocating money.
"Maybe we should spend less money trying to figure out who is better than who," he said, suggesting that
some more equal partitioning of money might be more productive and more efficient.
Van de Rijt said he's not convinced that losing out gives people a psychological boost. It may yet be a
lection effect. Even though Wang tried to account for this by culling the weakest winners, it's
impossible to know which of the winners would have quit had they found themlves on the losing side.
paper he submitted to a journal, which accepted it only to request extensive editing, and then reverd
cour and rejected it. He submitted the unedited version to a more prestigious journal and got accepted.
- a fate we could have avoided with more careful preparation, different training, better strategy, or more
focus. And there it makes n that failures show us the road to success.
The papers deal with a kind of failure people have little control over - rejection. Others determine who
wins and who los. But at the very least, the rearch is starting to show that early tbacks don't have to
be fatal. They might even make us better at our jobs. Getting paid like a winner, though? That's a
different matter.
[H] Utrecht University sociologist Arnout van de Rijt, who was lead author on the 2018 paper showing the
[I] He said the people who should be paying heed to the Wang paper are the funding agents who disbur
[J] For his part, Wang said that in his own experience, losing did light a motivating fire. He recalled a recent
[K] In sports and many areas of life, we think of failures as evidence of something we could have done better
36. Being a clo lor could greatly motivate one to pervere in their rearch.
37. Grant awarders tend to favor rearchers already recognized in their respective fields.
38. Suffering early tbacks might help people improve their job performance
39. Rearch by social scientists on the effects of career tbacks has produced contradictory findings.
40. It is not to the best interest of taxpayers to keep giving money to narrow winners.
41. Scientists who persisted in rearch without receiving a grant made greater achievements than tho
who got one with luck, as suggested in one study
42. A rearch paper rejected by one journal may get accepted by another.
43. According to one recent study, narrow winners of rearch grants had better chances to be promoted
to professors
44. One rearcher suggests it might be more fruitful to distribute grants on a relatively equal basis.
45. Minor tbacks in their early career may have a strong negative effect on the career of clo lors.
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Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this ction. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide
on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line
through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are bad on the following passage.
Educators and business leaders have more in common than it may em. Teachers want to prepare
students for a successful future. Technology companies have an interest in developing a workforce with the
STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills needed to grow the company and advance the
industry. How can they work together to achieve the goals? Play may be the answer.
Focusing on STEM skills is important, but the reality is that STEM skills are enhanced and more relevant
when combined with traditional, hands-on creative activities. This combination is proving to be the best way
to prepare today's children to be the makers and builders of tomorrow. That is why technology companies are
partnering with educators to bring back good, old-fashioned play.
In fact many experts argue that the most important 2lst-century skills aren't related to specific
technologies or subject matter, but to creativity; skills like imagination, problem-finding and problem-solving,
teamwork, optimism, patience and the ability to experiment and take risks. The are skills acquired when
kids tinker (鼓捣小玩意) , High-tech industries such as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have found that
their best overall problem solvers were master tinkerers in their youth.
There are cognitive (认知的) benefits of doing things the way we did as children-building something,
tearing it down, then building it up again. Rearch shows that given 15 minutes of free play, four- and
five-year-olds will spend a third of this time engaged in spatial, mathematical, and architectural activities.
This type of play-especially with building blocks-helps children discover and develop key principles in math
and geometry.
If play and building are critical to 21st century skill development, that's really good news for two reasons:
Children are born builders, makers, and creators, so fostering（培养）21st century skills may be as simple as
giving kids room to play, tinker and try things out, even as they grow older; Secondly, it doesn't take 21st
century technology to foster 21st century skills. This is especially important for under-resourced schools and
communities. Taking whatever materials are handy and tinkering with them is a simple way to engage tho
important “maker” skills. And anyone, anywhere, can do it.
46. What does the author say about educators?
A. They ek advice from technology companies to achieve teaching goals.
B. They have been successful in preparing the workforce for companies.
C. They help students acquire the skills needed for their future success.
D. They partner with technology companies to enhance teaching efficiency.
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47. How can educators better develop students’ STEM skills, according to the author?
A. By blending them with traditional, stimulating activities.
B. By inviting business leaders to help design curriculums.
C. By enhancing students ability to think in a critical way.
D. By showing students the best way to learn is through play.
48. How do children acquire the skills needed for the 21st century?
A. By engaging in activities involving specific technologies.
B. By playing with things to solve problems on their own.
C. By familiarizing themlves with high-tech gadgets.
D. By mastering basic principles through teamwork.
49. What can we do to help children learn the basics of math and geometry?
A. Stimulate their interest as early as possible.
B. Spend more time playing games with them.
C. Encourage them to make things with hands.
D. Allow them to tinker freely with calculators.
50. What does the author advi disadvantaged schools and communities to do?
A. Train students to be makers to meet future market demands.
B. Develop students' creative skills with the resources available.
C. Engage students with challenging tasks to foster their creativity.
D. Work together with companies to improve their teaching facilities.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are bad on the following passage.
Being an information technology or IT worker is not a job I envy. They are the ones who, right in the
middle of a critical meeting, are expected to instantly fix the projector that's no longer working. They have to
tolerate the bad tempers of colleagues frustrated at the number of times they’ve had to call the help desk for
the same issue. They are also the ones who know there are systems that are more powerful, reliable and faster,
but their employer simply will not put up the funds to buy them.
According to a recent survey, employees who have a job reliant on IT Support Consider IT a major
source of job dissatisfaction. Through no fault of their own, they can suddenly find their productivity
deteriorating or quality control non-existent. And there's little they can do about it.
The experience of using IT penetrates almost the entire work field. It has become a crucial part of
employees' overall work experience. When IT is operating as it should, employee lf-confidence swells.
Their job satisfaction, too, can surge when well-functioning machines relieve them of dull tasks or repetitive
process. But if there's one thing that triggers widespread employee frustration, it's an IT transformation
project gone wrong, where swollen expectations have been popped and a long list of promid efficiencies
have been reverd. This occurs when business leaders implement IT initiatives with little consideration of
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how tho changes will impact the end ur.
Which is why managers should appreciate just how influential the IT ur experience is to their
employees, and exert substantial effort in ensuring their IT team eliminates programming errors and
application crashes. Adequate and timely IT support should also be available to enable urs to cope with
technological issues at work. More importantly, IT practitioners need to understand what employees
experience mentally when they u IT. Therefore, business need to t up their IT infrastructure so that it is
designed to fit in with their employees? Work, rather than adjust their work to fit in with the company's IT
limitations.
51. What does the author say about working in IT?
A. It is envied by many.
B. It does not appeal to him.
D. It does not match his abilities.
B. IT helps improve quality control.
D. Most employees rely heavily on IT in their work.
C. It is financially rewarding.
52. What is the finding of a recent survey on employees who have a job reliant on IT support?
A. IT helps boost productivity.
C. Many employees are deeply frustrated by IT.
53. What is said to happen when IT is functioning properly?
A. There is a big boost in employees' work efficiency
B. Employees become more dependent on machines.
C. There are no longer any boring or repetitive tasks.
D. Employees become more confident in their work.
54. What should business leaders do before implementing new IT initiatives?
A. Consider the various expectations of their customers.
B. Draw up a list of the efficiencies to be promid.
C. Asss the swollen cost of training the employees.
D. Think about the possible effects on their employees.
55. How can a business help improve its employees' experience in using IT?
A. By designing systems that suit their needs.
B. By ensuring that their mental heal this sound.
C. By adjusting their work to suit the IT system.
D. By offering them regular in- rvice training.
Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chine into English. You
should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
龙井(Longing)是一种绿茶，主要产自中国东部沿海的浙江省。龙井茶独特的香味和口感为其赢得了“中国名茶”的称号，在中国深受大众的欢迎,在海外饮用的人也越来越多。龙井茶通常手工制作,其价格可能极其昂贵,也可能比较便宜,这取决于的生长地、采摘时间和制作工艺。龙井茶富含生素C和其它多种有益健康的元素。经常喝龙井茶有助于减轻疲劳,延缓衰老。2021年6月CET-4真题及答案第2套13 / 36
2021年6月大学英语四级真题（第3套）
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on whether technology will make
people lazy. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Many studies claim that computers distract people, make them lazy thinkers and even lower their
work efficiency.
Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) 两套听力原文、题目及答案在21页开始。
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this ction, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to lect one word for each
blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage
through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.
Plea mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through
the centre. You may not u any of the words in the bank more than once.
Nowadays you can't buy anything without then being asked to provide a rating of a company's
performance on a five-star scale.
I've been asked to rate my "store 26 "on the EFTPOS terminal before I can pay. Even the most 27
activities, such as calling Telstra or picking up a parcel from Australia Post, are followed by texts or emails
with surveys asking," How did we do?"
Online purchas are 28 followed up by a customer satisfaction survey. Companies are so 29 for a hit of
stars that if you delete the survey the company nds you another one.
We're 30 to rate our apps when we've barely had a chance to u them. One online cour provider I u
asks you what you think of the cour after you've only completed 31 2 per cent of it.
Economist Jason Murphy says that companies u customer satisfaction ratings becau a 32 display of
star feedback has become the nuclear power sources of the modern economy.
However, you can't help but 33 if the companies are basing their business on fabrications（捏造的东西）.I 34 that with online surveys I just click the 35 that's clost to my mou cursor（光标）to get the damn
thing off my screen. Often the star rating I give has far more to do with the kind of day I'm having than the
purcha l just made.
A) announce
C) confess
D) desperate
Section B
Directions: In this ction, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement
contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the
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E) experience I) roughly
J) routinely
K) shining
L) showering
G) option
H) prompted
M) variety
N)voyage
O) wonder
B) commonplace F) fascinated
information is derived. You may choo a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked
with a letter. Answer the question by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
The start of high school doesn’t have to be stressful
[A] This month, more than 4 million students across the nation will begin high school. Many will do well.
But many will not. Consider that nearly two-thirds of students will experience the “ninth-grade shock,”
which refers to a dramatic drop in a student’s academic performance. Some students cope with this shock
by avoiding challenges. For instance, they may drop rigorous courwork. Others may experience a
hopelessness that results in failing their core class, such as English, science and math.
[B] This should matter a great deal to parents, teachers and policymakers. Ultimately it should matter to the
students themlves and society at large, becau students’ experience of transitioning（过渡）to ninth
grade can have long-term conquences not only for the students but for their home communities. We
make the obrvations as rearch psychologists who have studied how schools and families can help
young people thrive.
[C] In the new global economy, students who fail to finish ninth grade with passing grades in college
preparatory courwork are very unlikely to graduate on time and go on to get jobs. One study has
calculated that the lifetime benefit to the local economy for a single additional student who completes
high school is half a million dollars or more. This is bad on higher earnings and avoided costs in health
care, crime, welfare dependence and other things.
[D] The conquences of doing poorly in the ninth grade can impact more than students’ ability to find a
good job. It can also impact the extent to which they enjoy life. Students lo many of the friends they
turned to for support when they move from eighth to ninth grade. One study of ninth grade students
found that 50 percent of friendships among ninth graders changed from one month to the next, signaling
striking instability in friendships.
[E] In addition, studies find the first year of high school typically shows one of the greatest increas in
depression of any year over the lifespan. Rearchers think that one explanation is that ties to friends are
broken while academic demands are rising. Furthermore, most adult cas of clinical depression first
emerge in adolescence（青春期）. The World Health Organization reports that depression has the greatest
burden of dia, in terms of the total cost of treatment and the loss of productivity.
[F] Given all that’s riding on having a successful ninth grade experience, it pays to explore what can be done
to improve the academic, social and emotional challenges of the transition to high school. So far, our
studies have yielded one main insight: Students’ beliefs about change – their beliefs about whether people
are stuck one way forever, or whether people can change their personalities and abilities – are related to
their ability to cope, succeed academically and maintain good mental health. Past rearch has called the
beliefs “mindts（思维模式）,” with a “fixed mindt” referring to the belief that people cannot change
and a “growth mindt” referring to the belief that people can change.
[G] In one recent study, we examined 360 adolescents’ beliefs about the nature of “smartness” -that is, their
fixed mindts about intelligence. We then assd biological stress respons for students who grades
were dropping by examining their stress hormones（荷尔蒙）. Students who believed that intelligence is
fixed-that you are stuck being “not smart” if you struggle in school-showed higher levels of stress
hormones when their grades were declining at the beginning of ninth grade. If students believed that
intelligence could improve-that is to say, when they held more of a growth mindt of intelligence-they
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showed lower levels of stress hormones when their grades were declining. This was an exciting result
becau it showed that the body’s stress respons are not determined solely by one’s grades. Instead,
declining grades only predicted wor stress hormones among students who believed that worning
grades were a permanent and hopeless state of affairs.
[H] We also investigated the social side of the high school transition. In this study, instead of teaching students
that their smartness can change, we taught them that their social standing-that is, whether you are bullied
or excluded or left out-can change over time. We then looked at high school students’ stress respons to
daily social difficulties. That is, we taught them a growth mindt about their social lives. In this study,
students came into the laboratory and were asked to give a public speech in front of upper-year students.
The topic of the speech was what makes one popular in high school. Following this, students had to
complete a difficult mental math task in front of the same upper-year students.
[I] Experiment results showed that students who were not taught that people can change showed poor stress
respons. When the students gave the speech, their blood vesls contracted and their hearts pumped
less blood through the body-both respons that the body shows when it is preparing for damage or defeat
after a physical threat. Then they gave wor speeches and made more mistakes in math. But when
students were taught that people can change, they had better respons to stress, in part becau they felt
like they had the resources to deal with the demanding situation. Students who got the growth mindt
intervention（干预）showed less-contracted blood vesls and their hearts pumped more blood-both of
which contributed to more oxygen getting to the brain, and, ultimately, better performance on the speech
and mental math tasks.
[J] The findings lead to veral possibilities that we and others are investigating further. First, we are
working to replicate（复制） the findings in more diver school communities. We want to know in
which types of schools and for which kinds of students the growth mindt ideas help young people
adapt to the challenges of high school. We also hope to learn how teachers, parents or school counlors
can help students keep their ongoing academic or social difficulties in perspective. We wonder what
would happen if schools helped to make beliefs about the potential for change and improvement a larger
feature of the overall school culture, especially for students starting the ninth grade.
36. The number of people experiencing depression shows a sharp increa in the first year of high school.
37. According to one study, students’ academic performance is not the only decisive factor of their stress
respons.
38. Rearchers would like to explore further how parents and schools can help ninth graders by changing
their mindt.
39. According to one study, each high school graduate contributes at least 500,000 dollars to the local
economy.
40. In one study, students were told their social position in school is not unchangeable.
41. It is reported that depression results in enormous economic loss worldwide.
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42. One study showed that friendships among ninth graders were far from stable.
43. More than half of students will find their academic performance declining sharply when they enter the
ninth grade.
44. Rearchers found through experiments that students could be taught to respond to stress in more positive
way.
45. It is beneficial to explore ways to cope with the challenges facing students entering high school.
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this ction. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide
on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line
through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are bad on the following passage.
Boredom has become trendy. Studies point to how boredom is good for creativity and innovation, as well
as mental health. For example, a 2014 study published in the Creativity Rearch Journal found that people
were more creative following the completion of a tedious task. Another piece of rearch published in the
same year by the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology found that when people were bored, they had an
increa in “associative thought”-the process of making new connections between ideas, which is linked to
innovative thinking. The studies are impressive, but in reality, the benefits of boredom may be related to
having time to clear your mind, be quiet, or daydream.
The truth is, pure boredom isn’t pleasant. One study published in Science found that participants (67% of
men and 25% of women) cho to administer an electric shock to themlves rather than to sit and think
quietly for 6 to 15 minutes. In addition, a Washington State University study shows boredom is on the ri,
especially in adolescent girls. This is a problem, since boredom can have negative conquences that lead to
everything from overeating to issues with drugs, drinking, or gambling.
In our stimulation-rich world, it ems unrealistic that boredom could occur at all. Yet, there are
legitimate reasons boredom may feel so painful. As it turns out, boredom might signal the fact that you have a
need that isn’t being met.
Our always-on world of social media may result in more connections, but they are superficial and can get
in the way of building a real n of belonging. Feeling bored may signal the desire for a greater n of
community and the feeling that you fit in with others around you. So take the step of joining a club,
organization, or association to build face-to-face relationships and create new friendships. You’ll find depth
that you won’t get from your screen no matter how many likes you get on your post.
Similar to the need for belonging, bored people often report that they feel a limited n of meaning. It’s
a fundamental human need to have a larger purpo and to feel like we’re part of something bigger than
ourlves. A 2007 University of Mississippi study found that when people are bored, they’re more likely to
feel less meaning in their lives and vice versa. Converly, a 2016 study by the University of Southampton
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found that when people volunteered, their happiness incread. If you want to reduce boredom and increa
your n of meaning, ek work that matters to you where you can make a unique contribution, or find a
cau you can support with your time and talents.
People have varying needs for stimulation and adrenaline rushes, but in general, boredom may be a
signal that you need to push yourlf a bit. This could be a stretch at work or in your leisure activities. After
all, happiness is correlated with being challenged and developing new skills, and scrolling through your social
media accounts doesn’t meet this requirement. So find opportunities to try new things, whether it’s skydiving,
taking on a tough project at work, or starting a hobby that provides a fun outlet.
One of the aspects of boredom is feeling like things are the same from day to day and week to week.
Some predictability is good for mental health, but you may also need some variety in your life. Invite people
of different backgrounds into your friend group, join the unexpected interest group at work, or read more
widely on unusual topics. The key is to broaden your perspective and change what you’re expod to
regularly.
In The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, journalist Nicholas Carr makes a strong ca
for the ways our brains have been rewired to glaze the surface of things, rather than to go deep. But the ability
to have more depth, process deeply, and get into flow is hallmarks of empathy, connectedness, and happiness.
Find a project that you can lo yourlf in, becau it’s so exciting, or t aside time to solve a thorny
problem. The kinds of deep thinking can go far in alleviating boredom.
If your definition of boredom is being quiet, mindful, and meditative, keep it up. But if you’re wrestling
with real boredom and the emptiness it provokes, consider whether you might ek new connections, more
meaning, more significant challenges, diversity of experiences, or more depth in your efforts. The are the
things that will genuinely alleviate boredom and make you more effective in the process.
46. What have studies found about boredom?
A. It facilitates innovative thinking.
B. It is a result of doing boring tasks.
C. It helps people connect with others.
D. It does harm to one's mental health
47. What does the author say boredom might indicate?
A. A need to be left alone.
B. A desire to be fulfilled.
C. A conflict to be resolved.
D. A feeling to be validated.
48. What do we learn about social media from the passage?
A. It may be an obstacle to expanding one's connections.
B. It may get in the way of enhancing one's social status.
C. It may prevent people from developing a genuine n of community.
D. It may make people feel that they ought to fit in with the outside world
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49. What does the author suggest people do to get rid of boredom?
A. Count the likes they get on their posts.
B. Reflect on how they relate to others.
C. Engage in real-life interactions.
D. Participate in online discussions
50. What should people do to enhance their n of meaning?
A. Try to do something original.
B. Confront significant challenges.
C. Define boredom in their unique way.
D. Devote themlves to a worthy Cau.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are bad on the following passage.
Can you remember what you ate yesterday? If asked, most people will be able to dredge up a vague
description of their main meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner. But can you be sure you’ve noted every snack bar en
route to the car or every handful of nuts at your desk? Most people will have the lingering feeling that they’ve
misd something out.
We originally had this suspicion back in 2016, puzzled by the fact that national statistics showed calorie
consumption falling dramatically over past decades. We found reliable evidence that people were drastically
under-reporting what they ate-and the problem was getting wor over time.
Now the Office for National Statistics has responded to our report by confirming its findings: we are
consuming 50% more calories than our national statistics claim.
Why is this happening? We can point to at least three potential caus. One is the ri in obesity levels
itlf. There is good evidence that under-reporting rates are much higher for obe people. The main reason
for this ems to be that obe people simply consume more food, and thus have more to remember.
Another cau is that the proportion of people who are trying to lo weight has been increasing over
time (from 40% in 1997 to 50% in 2013, for example). People who want to lo weight are around 10
percentage points more likely to under-report their eating-regardless of whether they are overweight or not.
This may be driven partly by lf-deception or “wishful thinking”.
The final potential cau is an increa in snacking and eating out over recent decades-both in terms of
how often they happen and how much they contribute to our overall energy intake. The amount of time spent
eating out doubled between 1975 and 2000, for example. By 2015, one in five meals was eaten outside the
home. This trend means it is more difficult for us to keep track of what we eat, not least becau we have to
remember more eating events. Again, there is evidence for this – food consumed out of the home is one of the
most poorly recorded categories in surveys.
So, what’s the takeaway? For statistics, we should invest in more accurate measurement options – the
do exist, but they can be expensive. For policy, we need to focus on options that make it easy for people to eat
fewer calories. If people do not know how much they are eating, it can be really hard for people to stick to a
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diet. Instead, we should be looking for new ways to incentivi and achieve food reformulation. If this works,
then people would not need to try to eat less-it’s just that what they eat wouldn’t have the same impact on
their waistlines. And it won’t matter so much if they can’t remember whether it was a muffin or a croissant
yesterday morning.
51. What did the author suspect back in 2016?
A. Calorie consumption had fallen drastically over the decades.
B. Most people surveyed were reluctant to reveal what they ate.
C. The national statistics did not reflect the actual calorie consumption.
D. Most people did not include snacks when reporting their calorie intake.
52. What has the Office for National Statistics verified?
A. People's calorie intake was far from accurately reported.
B. The missing out of main meals leads to the habit of snacking.
C. The nation's obesity level has much to do with calorie intake.
D. Calorie consumption is linked to the amount of snacks one eats.
53. What do we learn about obe people from the passage?
A. They usually keep their eating habits a cret.
B. They overlook the potential caus of obesity.
C. They cannot help eating more than they should.
D. They have difficulty recalling what they have eaten
54. What often goes unnoticed in surveys on food consumption?
A. The growing trend of eating out.
B. The potential caus of snacking.
C. People's home energy consumption.
D. People's changing diet over the years.
55. What does the author suggest policymakers do about obesity?
A. Remind people to cut down on snacking.
B. Make sure people eat non-fattening food.
C. Ensure people don't miss their main meals.
D. See that people don't stick to the same diet.
Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chine into English. You
should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
普洱(Pu’er)茶深受中国人喜爱，最好的普洱茶产自云南的西双版纳(Xishuangbanna)，那里的气候和环境为普洱茶树的生长提供了最佳条件。普洱茶颜色较深，味道与其他的茶截然不同。普洱茶泡(brew)的时间越长越有味道。许多爱喝的人尤其喜欢其独特的香味和口感。普洱茶含有多种有益健康的元素，常饮普洱茶有助于保护心脏和血管，还有减肥、消除疲劳和促进消化的功效。
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2021年6月四级听力原文及题目（一）
Section A
Directions: In this ction, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two
or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you
hear a question, you must choo the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
News 1
An 81 year old man ended up in Germany by accident. After trying to get from Newcastle, Great Britain
to Rome, Italy. The old-age pensioner was on a mission to e the Pope to his head of the Catholic church and
decided to make his way there by car. He was surprid when his GPS system told him he had arrived.
Although there were no signs of any of the famous buildings or architecture. The man parked but didn't put on
the hand brake of his car properly. His car rolled backwards, and in a striking display of irony, hitting the sign
saying “Rome”, the small town in North Germany he had mistakenly plugged into the GPS system. Police
said that the car had come to a halt after hitting the sign, but did not appear to be riously damaged, although
a balance was called to check on the pensioner. The man who lives in the UK and is originally Italian might
have been confud by the fact that Rome is written Roma in Italian and Rom in German.
Questions 1 and 2 are bad on the news report you have just heard.
Q1: What did the old-age pensioner plan to do?
A. See the Pope.
B. Go to Newcastle.
D. Tour an Italian city. C. Travel to Germany.
Q2: What finally happened to the old man?
A. He was taken to hospital in an ambulance.
B. His car hit a sign and was badly damaged.
C. His GPS system went out of order.
D. He ended up in the wrong place.
News 2
Glasgow has pledged to become the first carbon neutral city in the UK. The city's council and Scottish
Power have announced a range of strategies in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions ahead of the new
national target of 2045. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed the pledge and said:“Today’s announcement
between ScottishPower and Glasgow City Council-to make Glasgow the UK’s first net-zero city-is a very
welcome step. Reaching our goals will need exactly this kind of partnership approach-with Government,
business, local authorities and citizens all playing their part.” Speaking ahead of the All Energy Conference
being held in Glasgow, ScottishPower chief executive Keith Anderson said: “We have a large supply of
renewable energy on our doorstep and one of only two low emission zones in action across the UK. Now, we
need to invest in the technologies and programs that transform the rest of Glasgow's economy and make us net
zero before anyone el.”
Questions 3 and 4 are bad on the news report you have just heard.
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Q3: What do we learn from the news report?
A. Scotland will reach the national target in carbon emissions reduction ahead of schedule.
B. Glasgow City Council has made a deal with ScottishPower on carbon emissions.
C. Glasgow has pledged to take the lead in reducing carbon emissions in the UK.
D. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urged ScottishPower to reduce carbon emissions.
Q4: What did Scottish Power chief executive say ahead of the All Energy Conference?
A. Glasgow needs to invest in new technologies to reach its goal.
B. Glasgow is going to explore new sources of renewable energy.
C. Stricter regulation is needed in transforming Glasgow s economy.
D. It's necessary to create more low-emission zones as soon as possible.
NEWS 3
A Japane IT firm has officially introduced an “office cat” policy to combat the stressful environment of
the workplace. A total of nine furry friends freely wander around the office and do whatever their little hearts
desire. Hidenobu Fukuda, who heads the firm, introduced the cat policy upon request from one of his
employees, allowing staffers to bring their own cats to work. Employee Eri Ito, is grateful for the animal's
comforting ways. “Cats are sleeping just beside us. It's healing,” she said. Not only does Fukuda encourage
bringing cats to the job, but he also encourages his employees to rescue cats from over populated shelters or
streets. He gives 5000 Yuan, about 45 US dollars, a month to tho who rescued a cat. “What's positive for the
money, there are still some obstacles. Sometimes, the cat will walk on the phone and cut off the call. Or they
shut down the computers by walking on to the office.” Ito says. Still, cats in the workplace have been a
tremendous success for the company. The policy has led to various companies doing the same.
Questions 5 to 7 are bad on the news report you have just heard.
Q5: What do we learn from the news report about the Japane IT firm?
A. It donates money to overpopulated animal shelters.
B. It permits employees to bring cats into their office.
C. It gives 5,000 yen to employees who keep pet cats.
D. It allows workers to do whatever their hearts desire.
Q6: What does Hidenobu Fukuda encourage his employees to do?
A. Keep cats off the street.
B. Rescue homeless cats.
C. Volunteer to help in animal shelters.
D. Contribute to a fund for cat protection.
Q7: What did the news report say about the policy?
A. It has contributed tremendously to the firm's fame.
B. It has helped a lot to improve animals' well-being.
C. It has led some other companies to follow suit.
D. It has resulted in damage to office equipment.
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Section B
Directions: In this ction, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will
hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you
hear a question, you must choo the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
CONVERSATION 1
M: Has Jimmy been coming in lately?
W: No, I haven't en him around. Why? Has he been causing any trouble?
M: Not that I know of. But I need to e him becau my friends and I lent him some money last month
and we haven't heard from him since. I heard he comes here a lot. So, I thought I'd come in and check with
you.
W: Well, that's funny. Some other fellow came in asking for Jimmy just yesterday. A real nervous, pushy
type fellow, saying he needed Jimmy for some study project they were working on. But I can't quite remember
what it was all about. Is this a lot of money we are talking about here?
M: No, just 60 pounds between the three of us, but still, a bit too much to just let go. He told us he got
into an accident. Nothing rious, mind you, but he damaged someone’s car and wanted to get some money
together to make up for the damage he'd caud.
W: Hmm, isn’t that sort of thing usually covered by insurance? And then, if you still want to give money
as some sort of apology or something, he probably shouldn't have to go around borrowing it from people.
M: You think Jimmy is just making it all up. See, I didn't think it was a bit weird for him to be asking for
money for that sort of thing and his story was a bit vague to begin with. But I thought maybe he doesn’t want
his parents to know about what happened. So, he’d rather come to us and keep things quiet. Anyway, Jimmy
is a good guy, so we didn't make a fuss about it.
Questions 8 to 11 are bad on the conversation you have just heard.
Q8: What does the man want to do?
A. Find out where Jimmy is.
B. Borrow money from Jimmy.
C. Make friends with Jimmy.
D. Ask Jimmy what is to be done?
Q9: What do we learn about the man who came to e the woman yesterday?
A. He was unsure what kind of fellow Jimmy was.
B. He was working on a study project with Jimmy.
C. He wanted to make a sincere apology to Jimmy.
D. He wanted to invite her to join in a study project.
Q10: What did Jimmy say happen to him one day?
A. He got a ticket for speeding.
B. He got his car badly damaged.
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C. He was involved in a traffic accident.
D. He had an operation for his injury.
Q11: Why did Jimmy borrow money according to the man?
A. He needed to make some donation to charity.
B. He found the 60 pounds in his pocket missing.
C. He wanted to buy a gift for his mother's birthday.
D. He wanted to conceal something from his parents.
CONVERSATION 2
W: Hi, Mike. How are you? Listen, I wanted to ask you about ordering shopping online. I’ve never done it
before. And I know that you have been doing it for ages.
bags in the rain or trying to park the car in the huge supermarket parking lot, then not being able to find it
again after you come out of the shop.
broken?
to deliver you food that is out of date. And if you get a broken egg, well, that could happen in a
conventional shop too. If anything is really wrong, you can just take photographs of the damage and they
will give you the money back or replace the item.
M: Sure, I love getting my shopping delivered. It makes life so much simpler. No carrying heavy shopping
W: Must be some problems. I mean, how do you know that you won't get bad fruit or that the eggs won’t be
M: Oh, come on! The food is exactly the same as the stuff you buy in a conventional shop. They aren’t going
W: How about delivery fees? Is it not more expensive to get everything delivered?
M: I actually found that it was cheaper for me, as I live quite far away from my local supermarket. So with
the deliveries, I’m actually saving on petrol.
convinced me I am going to go on the computer now and give it a try. So which supermarket do you think
is the best to order from?
W: I never thought of that. If you aren't driving your car, then you are saving on fuel. Right? You’ve
M: Oh, no, that's definitely up to you. Otherwi we'll be here all day.
Questions 12 to 15 are bad on the conversation you have just heard.
Q12: What did the woman want to ask Mike about?
A. Shopping delivery
B. Shopping online
D. How often he does shopping
B. Dealing with the traffic
D. Getting one's car parked
B. The replacement policy
D. The damage to the packaging
C. Where he goes shopping
A. Searching in the aisles
Q13: What does the man think is a problem with shopping in supermarket?
C. Driving too long a distance
A. The after-sales rvice.
Q14: What is the woman’s concern about shopping online?
C. The quality of food products
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Q15: What does the man find about shopping online?
A. It saves money
B. It offers more choice
C. It increas the joy of shopping
D. It is less time-consuming
Section C
Directions: In this ction, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or
four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a
question, you must choo the best answer from the four choices marked A), B). C) and D). Then
mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.
PASSAGE I
A recent study found that 10% of British children suffer from math anxiety. This means they have
overwhelming, negative emotions towards the subject ranging from rage to despair. Other emotions, triggered
by math, include feelings of tension and frustration. Physical symptoms include a racing heart or struggling to
catch breath. The phenomenon of math anxiety is characterized as a general n of feeling that the subject is
hard compared with other subjects, leading to the subquent lack or not of confidence. Rearchers said they
investigated individual's attitude towards mathematics becau of what could be referred to as a mathematics
crisis in the UK. There is a wide spread misunderstanding that only low performing children suffer from math
anxiety. People automatically assume children are anxious about math becau of their poor achievements. In
fact, more than three quarters of children with high levels of math anxiety are normal to high achievements.
Probably their math anxiety will go unnoticed becau their performance is good. But in the long term, their
performance is negatively affected. The real danger here is that children who are completely able to do math
at a normal level may keep away from it becau they feel anxious. Math anxiety can verely disrupt
students' performance in the subject in both primary and condary school. But importantly and surprisingly,
this new study suggests that the majority of students experience in math anxiety have normal to high math
ability.
Questions 16 to 18 are bad on the passage you have just heard.
Q16: What did a recent study find about some British children?
A. They have little talent for learning math.
B. They need medical help for math anxiety.
C. They need extra help to catch up in the math class.
D. They have strong negative emotions towards math.
Q17: What is the widespread misunderstanding about math anxiety?
A. It will gradually pass away without teachers' help.
B. It affects low performing children only.
C. It is related to a child's low intelligence.
D. It exists mostly among children from poor families.
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Q18: What does the passage say about British students with math anxiety?
A. Most of them have average to strong math ability.
B. Most of them get timely help from their teachers.
C. They will regain confidence with counling.
D. They are mostly condary school students.
PASSAGE 2
People spend a lot of time using phones and computers. Much of that time is devoted to text messages
and social media. But many people choo to spend their time playing computer games. For years, parents and
teachers have worried that the games might be addictive. And now, the World Health Organization has
recognized addition to computer games as a dia. The organization explains that this decision reflects
general agreement among experts around the world that some people have a problem with the games. They
show a pattern of behavior characterized by a lot of control. Such people make computer games a priority over
their responsibilities. They may play games instead of attending school or work or socializing. According to
the World Health Organization experts, people’s u of computer games is different from their u of Internet,
social media and online shopping. The experts claim there is not sufficient data to indicate that people’s
reliance on tho other activities is an addiction. But they argue that playing computer games too excess is
different. This behavior can become a disorder. To meet the new definition for addiction, the behavior must
damage the person's relationships or performance at school or work. And this must last for at least a year. Still,
not all behavior experts agree. Some argue that there is not enough rearch on the subject, but they claim it is
too early to call computer game an addiction, a disorder.
Questions 19 to 21 are bad on the passage you have just heard.
Q19: What conclusion has the World Health Organization come to recently?
A. Social media addiction is a threat to our health.
B. Too many people are addicted to smartphones.
C. Addiction to computer games is a dia.
D. Computer games can be rather addictive.
Q20: What is said of people with the addictive behavior?
A. They prioritize their favored activity over what they should do.
B. They do their favored activity whenever and wherever possible.
C. They are unaware of the damage their behavior is doing to them.
D. They are unable to get rid of their addiction without professional help.
Q21: What do some behavior experts think on the addiction to computer games?
A. It may be less damaging than previously believed.
B. There will never be agreement on its harm to people.
C. It may prove to be beneficial to developing creativity.
D. There is not enough evidence to classify it as a dia.
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PASSAGE 3
Maybe you carry the most powerful passport in the world, or perhaps the rarest passport. Whatever the
ca, your passport will likely be one of four colors: red, blue, green, or black. Although there are slight
variations, Switzerland passport is dark red, for example. While most European countries prefer a shade of red
that’s almost brown, there are no official rules regarding possible colors, but countries follow a certain t of
norms when designing them. The international civil aviation organization (ICAO), which works to define the
principles of air travel, suggests that countries u a suitable type, size and style for official documents like
passports.
There are also a few compulsory aspects of passports. They must be made from a material that bends.
They should be able to be read by a machine at temperatures ranging from 10℃ to 50℃ and conditions where
the air can be extremely dry or moist.
Despite the existing recommendations, there is nothing regarding the cover color. Why? Simply put,
countries stick to darker and more conrvative colors becau they appear more official. And they can also
hide dirt and wear. While there is little innovation when it comes to passport cover color, the same cannot be
said for the pages. The passports of many countries contain images of their well-known geographical features
and wildlife, which also function as curity features as some are only visible under a special light.
Questions 22 to 25 are bad on the passage you have just heard
Q22: What do we learn about most European passports?
A. They are relatively uniform in color and design.
B. They appear more formal than other passports.
C. They are a shade of red bordering on brown.
D. They vary in color from country to country.
Q23: What does the passage say about the design of passports?
A. They must endure wear and tear.
B. They must be of the same size.
C. They must be made from a rare material.
D. They must follow some common standards.
Q24: Why are dark colors chon for passport covers?
A. They look more traditional.
B. They look more official.
C. They are favored by airlines
D. They are easily identifiable.
Q25: What is one special function of the images inside many passports?
A. For beauty.
C. For variety.
B. For visibility.
D. For curity.
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2021年6月四级听力原文及题目（二）
Section A
Directions: In this ction, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two
or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you
hear a question, you must choo the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
NEWS 1
And finally in tonight's news, a nine-year-old boy named Joe told not to draw in class wins a job
decorating a restaurant with his drawings rather than shutting down the habit of drawing in his school's
workbook. Joe's parents decided to encourage his creativity by nding their son to an after-school art class.
His teacher recognized Joe's talent and posted all his work online which led to something pretty wonderful. A
restaurant named Number 4 in Newcastle contacted Joe's teachers to ask if the nine-year-old could come and
decorated the dining room with his drawings. Every day after school, Joe's dad drives him to the OY
restaurant, so he can put his ideas straight on the wall.
Once he's all done, the work will remain there permanently. Joe's dad says, Joe is a really talented little
boy. He's excellent at school. He's great at football, but drawing is definitely what he is most passionate about.
Questions 1 and 2 are bad on the news report you have just heard.
Q1. What did Joe's parents decide to do?
A) Enroll him in a Newcastle football club.
B) Send him to an after-school art class.
C) Forbid him to draw in his workbook.
D) Help him post his drawings online.
Q2. What did the restaurant, Number 4, do?
A) Contacted Joe to decorate its dining-room.
B) Hired Joe to paint all the walls of its buildings.
C) Renovated its kitchen and all the dining-rooms.
D) Asked Joe for permission to u his online drawings.
NEWS 2
Christine Marshall, a-34-year-old mum of one posted a tearful video on social media, Wednesday,
begging for the safe return of her beloved pet dog. After combing through the curity video outside a global's
shop, Christine has now posted an image of a man suspected of scaling the dog. The image appears to show a
man carrying the dog in his arms.
Christine also believes the video obtained from the shop shows the dog being stolen by a man before
driving off in a car, which had been waiting nearby. The family is now offering a 5,000 pound reward for the
safe return of the dog after launching a social media campaign to find the thief, the dog is six and a half years
old and was last en wearing a red collar.
Christine said "We will pay that to anyone who brings him home, as long as they are not responsible for
his disappearance, plea on investigating the incident".
Questions 3 and 4 are bad on the news report you have just heard.
Q3. What is Christine Marshall trying to do?
A) Get her pet dog back.
B) Beg for help from the police.
C) Identify the suspect or the curity video.
D) Post pictures of her pet dog on social media.
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Q4. What does the news report say about Christine Marshall's family?
A) It is suffering a great deal from the incident.
B) It is helping the police with the investigation.
C) It is bringing the ca to the local district court.
D) It is offering a big reward to anyone who helps.
NEWS 3
London's eggs and bread cafe offers a boiled eggs, toast, jam, and bacon, as well as tea, coffee, and
orange juice. But at the end of the meal, customers don't have to worry about the bill. Hungry customers can
pay whatever amount they can afford to cat at the cafe or nothing at all. Owner Guy Wilson says his cafe aims
to build community rather than profits. He wants to provide a bridge for people to connect WANGYI in an
area that has been divided by class and wealth, by providing affordable breakfast. The cafe is open in the
mornings every day of the year. And has two members of staff or supervisors on shift every day. The cafe
doesn't u volunteers, but pays its staff to ensure consistency in its rvice. It doesn't take donations and
doesn't want to be en as a charity. Mr. Wilson says when people start to know other people around them,
they realize they’re not that different and whatever their financial background or their educational background,
most people will have something in common with each other. He says it's important that his cafe can offer his
customers curity and permanence
Questions 5 to 7 are bad on the news report you have just heard.
Q5. What does Guy Wilson say his cafe aims to do?
A) Provide free meals to the local poor.
B) Help people connect with each other.
C) Help eliminates class difference in his area.
D) Provide customers with first-class rvice.
Q6. What does the news report say about eggs and bread cafe?
A) It does not supervi its employees. B) It donates regularly to a local charity.
C) It donates regularly to a local charity. D) It is open round the clock.
Q7. What happens when people start to know each other according to Guy Wilson?
A) They will realize the importance of communication.
B) They will come to the cafe even more frequently.
C) They will care less about their own background.
D) They will find they have something in common.
Section B
Directions: In this ction, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will
hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you
hear a question, you must choo the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
CONVERSATION 1
M: So what time do you think we should have the party on Saturday?
W: How about inviting people to come at 6:00 PM then we'll have the afternoon to prepare food and drink
and stuff like that?
M: Yes. I was thinking that around six would be good too. What food should we provide?
W: Well, I had thought about baking a cake and some biscuits, and now I think we should prepare some
sandwiches and snacks and some other kinds of food so that people can just help themlves rather than
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getting everyone to sit down at the table to eat a meal. I think that's a bit too formal. It's better to let
people walk around and talk to each other or sit where they like.
supermarket on the other side of town, e what they have. I've not been there before. I think we should
get some beer and wine and some fruit juice and other soft drinks. What do you think?
discounts to attract customers, so going there should be a great idea. What should we do about music?
has a great collection of different stuff. Yes. All right.
M: Yes, that sounds good. I’ll go to the supermarket to get some drinks. I think I might try that big new
W: Sounds great. I think tho drinks will be enough. And I heard that the new supermarket offers some big
M: Maybe we should also ask Pual to bring his computer and speakers so that we can play some music. He
Questions 8 to 11 are bad on the conversation you have just heard.
Q8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A) A surpri party for Paul’s birthday. B) Travel plans for the coming weekend.
D) The new market on the other side of town. C) Preparations for Saturday’s get-together.
Q9. Why does the woman say it is a good idea to rve foods that guests can help themlves too?
A) It makes the hostess’s job a whole lot easier.
B) It enables guests to walk around and chat freely.
C) It saves considerable time and labor.
D) It requires fewer tables and chairs.
Q10. What does the woman say about the new supermarket?
A) It offers some big discounts. B) It is quite clo to her hou.
D) It lls local wines and soft drinks.
B) Arrive 10 minutes earlier.
D) Bring his computer and speakers.
C) It is more spacious and less crowded.
A) Cook a dish for the party.
CONVERSATION 2
W: I'm thinking of buying a car. I wouldn't need to u it every day, but I think it would be very convenient
to have one for the weekends M: That's exciting. Would this be your first car?
W: Nope.
M: I actually owned a car for a little while when I lived in Miami. You e, in America, many cities don't
have good public transport. So most people need their own car to get around.
W: I e.
M: So have you got your mindt on a specific model?
W: No, not really. I’ve heard that German cars are very reliable, but I haven't decided on a specific model yet.
I'd also like it to be small so that it's easy to drive in the city.
guy and he knows a lot about cars. I could give you his phone number if you want, and you could call
him and ask him questions.
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Q11. What does the man suggest they ask Paul to do?
C) Prepare a few opening remarks.
M: I have a friend who lls condhand cars. In fact, I think his family owns the business. He's a really nice
W: Hmm. That's nice of you, but I don't want to feel obliged to buy one of his car.
M: Oh no. He's not like that. He's a good friend of mine and he would never try to pressure you.
W: Well, if you trust him, then I guess it should be okay. To be honest, I could u some help in deciding
what type of vehicle would best suit my needs. Speaking to an expert would be a good idea.
M: Exactly. You have nothing to worry about. He's a lovely guy and he'll be happy to help.
Questions 12 to 15 are bad on the conversation you have just heard.
Q12. What does the woman want to have a car?
A) For commuting to work.
B) For long-distance travel.
D) For convenience at weekends.
B) They are compact.
D) They are easy to drive.
B) Trust her own judgment.
D) Look around before deciding.
B) He can be trusted.
D) He is a successful car dealer.
C) For getting around in Miami.
A) They are reliable.
C) They are suspicious.
Q13. What does the woman say about German cars?
Q14. What does the man recommend the woman do?
A) Buy a cond-hand car.
C) Seek advice from his friend.
A) He lls new cars.
Section C
Directions: In this ction, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or
four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a
question, you must choo the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then
mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
PASSAGE 1
Pigs are not native to North America. They were first introduced to California by Spanish and Russian
explorers and ttlers many centuries ago. In the early times, pigs were allowed to wander freely and arch a
food. This practice also allowed many pigs to escape from farms and live in the wild, which became a
problem.
In fact, as one of the most damaging invasive species on the continent, wild pigs caud millions of
dollars in crop damage yearly. They OY also harbored dozens of dias that threaten both humans and farm
animals. Forest patches with wild pigs have been found to have considerably reduced plant and animal
diversity.
In addition to cither eating other animals or their food supply, wild pigs damaged native habitats by
reaching up cross and rubbing on trees. Their activities may also create opportunities for invasive plants to
colonize the areas. Wild pigs will eat almost anything containing calories. Mice, deer, birds, snakes and
frogs are among their victims.
They can also harm other wild species through indirect competition rather than eating them or shrinking
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Q15. What do we learn about the Loinbo's friend from the conversation?
C) He is starting a business.
their food supply. On one particular United States Island, wild pigs themlves became an attractive food
source for a species of mainland eagle. Eagles began breeding on the island and also feeding on a species of
native fox. The foxes were almost wiped out completely.
Questions 16 to 18 are bad on the passage you have just heard.
Q16. What do we learn about early pigs in North America?
A) Many escaped from farms and became wild.
B) They were actually native to North America.
C) Many got killed in the wild when arching for food.
D) They were hunted by Spanish and Russian explorers.
Q17. Why are wild pigs a threat to humans?
A) They often make sudden attacks on people.
B) They break up natures food supply chain.
C) They cau much environmental pollution.
D) They carry a great many dias.
Q18. What does the passage say about the native foxes on a U.S. island?
A) They lived peacefully with wild pigs.
C) They fell victim to eagles.
PASSAGE 2
A pair of entrepreneurs is planning to build and launch a spacecraft that would carry and roast coffee
beans in outer space. The craft will u the heat of re-entry to roast coffee beans, as they float inside it in a
pressurized tank. The effect would be to roast the beans all over and produce perfect coffee. The businessmen
say that on earth, beans can easily break apart and get burned in the roaster. But if gravity is removed, the
beans float around and heated oven, received 360 degrees of evenly distributed heat and roast to near
perfection. The spacecraft will reach a height of around 200 kilometers. The beans would WANGYI then be
roasted and the heat generated by the crafts 20 minute re-entry into earth's atmosphere. Temperatures and the
pressurized tank will be kept to around 200 degrees Celsius. Once back on earth, the planet's first space
roasted beans would be ud to make coffee that would be sold for the first time in Dubai. This is where the
Pairs company is bad. It is not clear how much they would charge for a cup. Surprisingly, the space roaster
concept should it go ahead will not be the first attempt to take coffee into space. In 2015, two Italian
companies collaborated on the construction of a similar type of spacecraft, which was the first coffee machine
designed for u in space.
Questions 19 to 21 are bad on the passage you have just heard.
Q19. What are pair of entrepreneurs planning to do?
A) Taste coffee while in outer space. B) Roast coffee beans in outer space.
D) U a pressurid tank to brew coffee. C) Develop a new strain of coffee bean.
B) They ran out of food completely.
D) They reproduced quickly.
Q20. What does the passage say about coffee beans roasted on earth?
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A) They can easily get burned.
B) They float around in the oven.
D) They receive evenly distributed heat. C) They have to be heated to 360°C.
Q21. What did the two Italian companies do in 2015?
A) They charged a high price for their space-roasted coffee beans.
B) They t up a branch in Dubai to manufacture coffee roasters.
C) They collaborated on building the first space coffee machine.
D) They abandoned the attempt to roast coffee beans in space.
PASSAGE 3
In cold and snowy Alaska, there's a village called Takotna. It has a population of a mere 49 adults. Each
March, this tiny village swells up in numbers becau it is located in the middle of a race that takes place
every year. It is a ven-day race called "The Iditarod Trail". And participants stop at Takotna for the
obligatory 24 hour rest.
Lucky for them, Takotna is famous OY for its delicious fruit pies. Weeks before the competitors arrive,
the residents of Takotna start preparing what is without question their biggest event of the year. The whole
village chips in to help, including the kids, who end up developing their baking skills at an early age.
Exhausted and hungry racers are greeted with delightful pies of all kinds, such as apple, orange, lemon, or
banana.
They consume the pies and a stomach warming race fuel. The toughness of the race allows for racers to
eat pretty much whatever they want. The more calories, the better. Takotna has gained a reputation for its
desrt-bad hospitality since the 1970s. It started with one person, Jane Newton. Jane moved from Iditarod
with her husband in 1972 and opened a restaurant. A rich and filling fruit pies quickly got the races attention,
and the village gained some fame as a result. Proud residents then started to refer to Jane as queen of Takotna.
Questions 22 to 25 are bad on the passage you have just heard.
Q22. What do a lot of people come to the village of Takotna every March?
A) It is the best time for sighteing. B) A race pass through it annually.
D) It is when the villagers choo a queen.
B) Its unique winter scenery.
D) Its great food variety.
B) The entire village.
D) People from the state of Idaho.
B) She married her husband in 1972.
D) She helped the village to become famous.C) They come to clean the Iditarod Trail.
Q23. What is the village of Takotna famous for?
A) Its children’s baking skills.
C) Its tasty fruit pies.
A) The contestants.
Q24. Who comes to help with the event of the year?
C) Jan Newton and her friends.
Q25. What does the passage say about Jane Newton?
A) She owned a restaurant in Idaho.
C) She went to Alaska to compete in a race.
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2021年6月英语四级答案范文（第1套）
Part I Writing (30 minutes) 人类对电脑科技上瘾
Are people becoming addicted to technology?
With technology advancing daily, there has been an increa in the number of people who become
addicted to technological inventions, such as computers and cell phones. From my point of view, this trend
can harmfully influence individuals in many ways.
The negative conquences of technology addiction can be illustrated from two aspects. For one thing,
being indulged in technological gadgets is detrimental to students’ academic performance. For example, many
university students stay up all night to play video games and thus feel drowsy and distracted in class. In
addition, many psychological rearchers found that the excessive u of technological devices can have an
adver effect on individuals’ mental well-being and interpersonal relationship. For instance, modern people,
especially youngsters, are reluctant to interact face to face with their friends and families becau of the
indulgence in online social media platforms or computer games.
In conclusion, it is of utmost importance to take actions to counteract the negative effects mentioned
above. Perhaps the first step is that students should be educated to u technological devices in a rational way.
Part II Listening Comprehension 听力（一）
01-05: ADCAB
26-30: IBDOC
46-50: BDACD
06-10: BCABC
31-35: LFJNK
51-55: CBACD
11-15: DBDCA
36-40: CHEBK
16-20: DBACA
41-45: DGAIF
21-25: DCDBD
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Part
Ⅳ Translation 翻译（汉译英）
Tieguanyin is one of the most popular genes of tea in China, oriqinated in Xiping Town. Anxi County,
Fujian Province. Nowadays, it is widely planted in Anxi County, but Tieguanyin produced in different areas
of the county has different flavors. The tea can be picked all year round, and the tea picked in spring and
autumn is especially of the best quality. The processing of Tieguanyin is extremely complex and requires
special technology and rich experience. The tea contains a variety of vitamins and tastes unique Regular
drinking of it can help prevent heart dia, lower blood pressure and enhance memory.
2021年6月英语四级答案范文（第2套）
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Do violent video games lead to violence?
The explosive growth of video games in recent two decades has aroud grave social concern. One of the
main reasons is that many people worry violent video games could lead to violence. This is true, especially for
child players.[4] For one thing, at a young age, children usually don't have good judgment and are prone to
imitate the violent behaviours in games and regard them as being cool. For another, many video games are full
of violence to boost players' excitement, thus enhancing their appeal. A growing number of rearch proves
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that violent video games contribute to children's aggressive behaviors in their real life.
Considering many teenagers are spending a huge amount of time and money on video games, we need to
be alert to the possible harm of violent games that could be done to children.
Part II Listening Comprehension 听力（二）
01-05: BAADB 06-10: CDCBA 11-15: DDACB 16-20: ADCBA 21-25: CBCBD
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
26-30: CFEKG 31-35: MJNOA 36-40: GDKBA 41-45: FJCHE
46-50: BDACD 51-55: CBACD
Part Ⅳ Translation 翻译（汉译英）
Longjing is a kind of green tea, primarily yielded in Zhejiang Province on the east coast of China.
Longjing has won the title of “China’s Famous Tea” for its unique fragrance and taste. It is not only popular
with Chine people, but also consumed by more and more overas people. Longjing is usually handmade,
and its price might be extremely expensive or relatively cheap, depending on where the tea tree grows, when
the tea leaves are picked and how the tea is made. Longjing is rich in Vitamin C and other varieties of
elements which are beneficial to health. Drinking Longjing regularly helps relieve fatigue and delay the
process of ageing.
【解析】
①龙井（Longjing）是一种绿茶，主要产自中国东部沿海的浙江省。
Longjing is a kind of green tea, primarily yielded in Zhejiang Province on the east coast of China.
解析：“绿茶”可以翻译为green tea；“产自”可以翻译为表示被动的过去分词yielded in；地点需要从小到大描述，即先写Zhejiang Province，再写表示“中国东部沿海”的on the east coast of China。
②龙井茶独特的香味和口味为其赢得了“中国名茶”的称号。
Longjing has won the title of “China’s Famous Tea” for its unique fragrance and taste.
解析：主语“龙井茶”，“香味和口味”可以翻译为fragrance and taste，“称号”可翻译为title。
③龙井茶通常手工制作，其价格可能极其昂贵，也可能比较便宜，这取决于生长地、采摘时间和制作工艺。
Longjing is usually handmade, and its price might be extremely expensive or relatively cheap, depending
on where the tea tree grows, when the tea leaves are picked and how the tea is made.
解析：“手工制作”可以翻译为be made/produced by hand或者be handmade；“这取决于”可以用which定语从句（which depends on……）来翻译，也可以用现在分词（depending on……）来翻译；“生长地、采摘时间和制作工艺”可以翻译为the growing place, picking time and producing technology，也可以翻译为where，when和how引导的三个并列的从句。
④龙井茶富含生素C和其它多种有益健康的元素。
Longjing is rich in Vitamin C and other varieties of elements which are beneficial to health.
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解析：“富含”可以翻译成be rich in；“维生素”的英文是vitamin；“其它多种有益健康的元素”可以用定语从句来表达，“其他多种……元素 ”除了翻译为other varieties of elements之外，还可以翻译为many other elements。
⑤经常喝龙井茶有助于减轻疲劳，延缓衰老。
Drinking Longjing regularly helps relieve fatigue and delay the process of ageing.
解析：“减轻疲劳”可以翻译成relieve fatigue；“延缓衰老”可以翻译成delay the process of aging。
2021年6月英语四级答案范文（第3套）
Part I Writing (30 minutes) 科技使人变懒
In contemporary society, the rapid development of science and technology has brought a lot of
convenience to people’s life. But a host of people show concerns that the convenience of the technology is
making people lazier than before.
From my point of view, technology does not make people lazy. First of all, every advance in human
history is the result of technological development, and this progress will promote the development of human
productive. Secondly, technology can liberate human beings from tedious manual labor, so as to carry out
more meaningful innovation activities. Finality, human beings do benefit from technological progress, but
they do not become lazy becau society always evolves with time.
To sum up, I think we should invest more in science and technology and develop new and more creative
industries. 2At the same time, some exploratory practices are ought to be carried out as well to avoid being
lazy.
作文译文：如今社会，科技发展日新月异，这为人们的生活带来了很多便利。但是也有很多人认为这种科技带来的便利性正使人变得越来越懒惰。
在我看来，科技并不会让人变懒惰。首先，人类历史上的每一次进步都是科技发展的结果，而这种进步又会促进人类生产力的发展。其次科技可以将人类从繁琐的体力劳动中解放出来，从而进行更有意义的创新活动。最后，人类确实从科技进步中获益，但并不会变懒惰，因为社会是一直在进步的。
总之，我认为我们应该加大在科技方面的投入，发展新的、更具创造力的产业，同时还应该避免懒惰，进行一些探索性的实践。
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
26-30: EBJDH
46-50: ABCCD
31-35: IKOCG
51-55CADAB
36-40: GDKBI 41-45: FJCIE
Part Ⅳ Translation 翻译（汉译英）
Pu'er is one of the most popular types of tea among the Chine people, with its best produced in
Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, where the climate and the environment provide the tea with the best
growing conditions. Pu'er tea features comparatively dark colour and totally different flavour. The longer it
brews, the better it tastes. Many Pu'er lovers especially fancy its unique fragrance and flavour. A sit contains
many beneficial elements, the tea helps not only protect the heart and blood vesls but also lo weight,
relieve fatigue and improve digestion if one drinks it regularly.
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