英语四级试题及答案

2016年6月英语四级真题第三套（文字版整理）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite

alettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourfriendswhohelped

youmostwhenyouwereinshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutno

morethan180words.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Signsbarringcell-phoneuareafamiliarsighttoanyonewho

_____(26)popularity

ofelectronicmedicalrecordshasforcedhospital-baddoctorsto

become_____(27)oncomputersthroughouttheday,anddesktops-which

keepdoctorsfrombesides-are_____(28)givingwaytowireless

devices.

Asclericalloadsincread,"somethinghadto_____(29),and

thatwasalwaysfacetimewithpatients,"saysPatel,aformer

chiefresidentintheUniversityofChicago'sinternal-medicine

2010,shehelped_____(30)apilotprojectinChicago

toeiftheiPadcouldimproveworkingconditionsandpatientcare.

Theexperimentwasso_____(31)thatallinternal-medicineprogram

adoptedthesame_____(32)lschoolsatYaleand

Stanfordnowhavepaperless,iPad-badcurriculums."You'llwant

aniPadjustsoyoucanwearthis"isthesloganforoneofthenew

labcoats_____(33)withlargepocketstoaccommodatetablet

computers.

AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfoundthat

patientsgottestsand_____(34)fasteriftheywerecaredforby

iPad-equippedpatientsalso_____(35)abetterunderstandingof

theillnessthatlandedtheminthehospitalinthefirstplace.

SectionB

AncientGreekWisdomInspiresGuidelinestoGoodLife

[A]Isitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthatis

increasinglychallengedbythreatsanduncertaintiesfromwars,

terrorism,economiccrisandawidespreadoutbreakofinfectious

dias?Theanswerisyes,accordingtoanewbookThe10Golden

Rules:AncientWisdomfromtheGreekPhilosophersonLivingaGood

kisco-authoredbyLongIslandUniversity'sphilosophy

professorMichaelSoupiosandeconomicsprofessorPanos

Mourdoukoutas.

[B]ThewisdomoftheancientGreekphilosophersistimeless,

losophyprofessorsaysitisasrelevanttoday

aswhenitwasfirstwrittenmanycenturiesago."Thereisno

expiration(失效)dateonwisdom,"hesays"Thereisnoshelflife

thatthingshavebecomeverygloomythe

day,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleadingcues,alotofwhatthe

ancientswouldhavecalledsophistry(诡辩).Thenicethingabout

ancientphilosophyasofferedbytheGreeksisthattheytendedto

elifeclearandwhole,inawaythatwetendnottoelifetoday."

Examineyourlife

[C]Soupies,alongwithhisco-authorPanosMourdoukoutas,

developedtheir10goldenrulesbyturningtothemenbehindthat

philosophy-Aristotle,Socrates,EpictetusandPythagoras,among

strule-examineyourlife-isthecommonthreadthat

ssaysthatitisbadon

Plato'sobrvationthattheunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving.

"TheGreekarealwaysconcernedaboutboxingthemlvesin,interms

ofconvictions(信念),"hesays."Sotakeastepback,switchoff

theautomaticpilotandactuallystopandreflectaboutthingslike

ourpriorities,ourvalues,andourrelationships."

Stopworryingaboutwhatyoucannotcontrol

[D]Aswebegintoexamineourlife,Soupiossays,wecometo

Rule:Worryonlyaboutthingsthatyoucancontrol."Theindividual

whopromotedthisideawasaStoicphilosopherHisnameisEpictetus,

"hesays."

notreallygoingtobeableto

notgoing

tobeabletocontrolthedimensionsofthisplan."

[E]So,Soupioxplains,itisnotworthittowasteourphysical,

intellectualandspiritualenergyworryingaboutthingsthatare

beyondourcontrol."IcannotcontrolwhetherornotIwindup

gettingthediaswineflu,forexample."Hesays."Imean,there

ke,butultimatelyIcannot

Epictetuswouldsayissittingat

homeworryingaboutthatwouldbewrongandwasterfulandirrational.

Youshouldliveyourlifeattemptingtoidentifyandcontroltho

thingswhichyoucangenuinelycontrol."

Seektruepleasure

[F]Tohaveameaningful,

accordingtoAristotle-astudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexander

theGreat-mostrelationshipsdon'tqualifyastruefriendships.

"JustbecauIhaveabusinessrelationshipwithanindividualand

Icanprofitfromthatrelationship,itdoesnotnecessarilymean

thatthispersonismyfriend."Soupiossays."Realfriendshipis

eautifuland

uncharacteristicallypocticimagethatAristotleoffers."

[G]Inourpursuitofthegoodlife,hesays,itisimportantto

ekouttruepleasures-advicewhichwasoriginallyofferedby

ikethemoderndefinitionofEpicureanismasalife

ofindulgence(放纵)andluxury,fortheancientGreeks,itmeant

findingastateofcalm,peaceandmentalca.

[H]"Thiswasthehighestandmostdesirableformofpleasureand

happinessfortheancientEpicureans."Soupiossays."Thisis

somethingthatisverymuchwellworthconsideringhereinthemodern

thinkthatwespendnearlyenoughtimetryingto

concentrateonachievingasortofcalmness,asortofcontentment

inmentalandspiritual,whichwasidentifiedbythepeopleas

thegighestformofhappinessandpleasure."

Dogoodtoothers

[I]Othergoldenrulescounlustomasterourlves,toavoid

excessandnottobeaprosperous(发迹的)realsorules

ponsiblehuman

beinganddonotdoevilthingstoothers.

[J]"ThisisHesiod,ofcour,ayoungercontemporarypoet,we

believe,withHomer,"Soupiossays."Hesiodoffersanidea-which

youveryoftenfindinsomeoftheword'sgreatreligions,inthe

Judeo-ChristiantraditionandinIslamanothers-thatinsomen,

whenyouhurtanotherhumanbeing,maging

otherpeopleinyourcommunityandinyourlife,trashing

relationships,resultsinakindoflf-inflicted(自己招致

的)spiritualwound."

[K]Instead,Soupiossays,ancientwisdomurgesustodogood.

GoldenRuleforagoodlifeisthatkindnesstowardotherstends

toberewarded.

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

charminglittletales,oftentoldintermsofanimalsandanimal

relationships."Hesays."IthinkwhatAesopwassuggestingisthat

hopethat

thatgooddeedwillcomebackandsortofpayaprofittoyou,the

thereisnoconcretebenefitpaid

eryleast,thedoerofthe

gooddeedhastheopportunitytoenjoyakindofspiritually

enlightenedmoment."

[M]Soupiossayfollowingthe10GoldenRulesbadonancient

wisdomcanguideustothepathofthegoodlifewherewestopliving

t,

henotes,isalifeworthliving.

toanancientGreekphilosopher,itisimpossibleforusto

understandeveryaspectofourlife.

Philosopherssawlifeinadifferentlightfrompeopleoftoday.

allyourbusinesspartnersareyoursoulmates.

canliveapeacefullifedespitethevariouschallengesofthe

modernworld.

doerofagooddeedcanfeelspirituallyrewardedevenwhenthey

gainnoconcretebenefits.

toachievemeatalcalmnessandcontentmentiswellworthour

considerationtoday.

Soupiossuggeststhatweshouldstopandthinkcarefullyabout

ourprioritiesinlife.

philosophersstronglyadvithatwedogood.

witeachingsofancientGreekthinkersaretimeless,andare

applicabletocontemporarylife.

harmtoothersandyoudoharmtoyourlf.

SectionC

PassageOne

Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenalonggenerational

,generally,youngerpeopletendtooutnumberolder

peopleonthefrontendofatechnologicalshift.

Itisnotalwaystheca,ulookatattitudes

towarddriverlesscars,theredoesn'temtobeaclear

licoverallissplitonwhetherthey'd

dylastyear,ofallpeople

surveyed,48percentsaidtheywantedtorideinone,while50

percentdidnot.

Thefacethatattitudestowardlf-drivingcarsappeartobe

sosteadyacrossgenerationssuggestshowtransformativetheshift

ryonewantsadriverlesscar

now-andnoonecangetoneyet-butamongthowhoareopentothem,

everyagegroupissimilarlyengaged.

Actually,thisisn'soldergenerationsare

sometimereluctanttoadoptnewtechnologies,driverlesscars

dults,

especiallythowithlimitedmobilityordifficultydrivingon

theirown,areoneoftheclassicueasfordriverlesscars.

Thisispeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyounger

peoplearegenerallymoreinterestedintravel-relatedtechnologies

thanolderones.

Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudeare

e

graduates,forexample,areparticularlyinterestedindriverless

carscomparedwiththowhohavelesducation,59percent

ofcollegegraduatessaidtheywouldliketouadriverlesscar

comparedwith38percentofthowithahigh-schooldiplomaorless.

Whereapersonlivesmatters,oplewholivesin

citiesandsuburbssaidtheywantedtotrydriverlesscarsthantho

wholivedinruralareas.

Whilethere'sreasontobelievethatinterestinlf-driving

carsisgoingupacrosstheboard,aperson'sagewillhavelittle

driverlesscaresareactuallyavailableforsafe,theearlyadopters

willbethepeoplewhocanaffordtobuythem.

happenswhenanewtechnologyemerges?

furtherwidensthegapbetweentheoldandtheyoung.

oftenleadstoinnovationsinotherrelatedfields.

contributegreatlytotheadvanceofsocietyasawhole.

usuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagegroups.

doestheauthorsayaboutthedriverlesscar?

doesnotemtocreateagenerationaldivide.

willnotnecessarilyreduceroadaccidents.

maystartarevolutioninthecarindustry.

hasgivenritounrealisticexpectations.

doesthedriverlesscarappealtosomeoldpeople?

savestheirenergy.

helpswiththeirmobility.

addstothesafetyoftheirtravel.

stirsuptheirinterestinlife.

islikelytoaffectone'sattitudetowardthedriverlesscar?

locationoftheirresidence.

amountoftheirspecialinterest

amountoftrainingtheyreceived.

lengthoftheirdrivingexperience.

arelikelytobethefirsttobuythedriverlesscar?

nior.

educated.

weaIthy.

techfans.

PassageTwo

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

upearly,startworkingwiththesunri,haveabreaktohavethe

largestmeal,andthenyou'dgobacktowork,"saysKenAlbala,a

professorofhistoryattheUniversityofthePacific,"Later,at

5or6,you'dhaveasmallersupper."

Thiscomfortablecycle,inwhichtherhythmsofthedayhelped

shapetherhythmsofthemeals,gaveritothecustomofthelarge

middaymeal,eatenwiththeextendedfamily,"Mealarethe

foundationofthefamily,'ssorat

MillersvilleUniversityin

Peensylvania,"sotherewasaveryimportantinterconnection

betweeneatingtogether"andstrength-eatingfamilyties.

Sinceindustrialization,maintainingsuchaslowcultural

elongmiddaymealshrinking

towhatevercouldbestuffedintoalunchbucketorboughtatafood

nly,techniquesfor

producingandshippingfoodledtogreatervarietyandquantity,

includingatremendous,increaintheamountofanimalprotein

anddairyproductsavailable,makingusmorevigorousthanour

ancestors.

Yetplentyhasbeenlosttoo,eveninculturesthatstilllive

'snocretthattheMediterraneandietis

healthy,ns,says

Counihan,

eenthemiddaymealandalate,smaller

,whentimezoneshavelessandless

meaning,thereislittletoleranceforoffices'closingforlunch,

andworningtrafficincitiesmeansworkerscan'tmakeithome

ormerlysmallsupperafter

yoneatwhichthe

familyhasachancetogettogether."Theeveningmealcarriesthe

fullburdenthatudtobespreadovertwomeals"saysCounihan.

dowelearnfromthepassageaboutpeopleinpre-industrialEurope?

hadtoworkfromearlymorningtilllateatnight.

weresobusyworkingthattheyonlyatesimplemeals.

dailyroutinefollowedtherhythmofthenaturalcycle.

lifewasmuchmorecomfortablethanthatoftoday.

-industrialEuropean

familieatingmealstogether?

washelpfultomaintaininganation'stradition.

broughtfamilymembersclorstoeachother.

wascharacteristicoftheagrarianculture.

enabledfamiliestosavealotofmoney.

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

adaptation.

inlifestyle.

progress.

oflife.

doestheauthorthinkofthefoodpeopleeattoday?

qualityisusuallyguaranteed.

isvaried,abundantandnutritious.

ismorecostlythanwhatourancestorsate.

productiondependstoomuchontechnology.

doestheauthorsayaboutItaliansoftheolddays.

enjoyedcookingaswellaating.

ateabigdinnerlateintheevening.

atethreemealsregularlyeveryday.

wereexpertatcookingmeals.

PartIVTranslation（30minutes）

Directions：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutesto

translateapassagefromChineintoEnglish。Youshouldwrite

youranswerontheANSWERSHEET2。

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参考答案

参考范文：

DearMary，

Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoexpressmyheartfelt

gratitudetoyouforyourhelpwhenIwasindifficulty。Youhave

beenverykindandhelpfulsincewekneweachother。

Lastweek，Icaughtabadcoldandhadtostayathomefora

week。WhenIwasworryingaboutthelessons，youcametomyhome

afterschoolandhelpedmewitheverysubject。Withyourhelp，

Ididn’tfallbehindothers。

Again，thankssomuchforyourenthusiastichelp。Eventhough

youaretoabouttogoabroadforfurthereducationIknowthatI

willalwaysstayintouchwithyou。Iwishyoueverysuccessin

thefutureandIhopewecanexchangemoreviewpointsonstudy。

Pleakeepintouch，anddropinandvisituswheneveryou

areinthispartoftheworld。

Verysincerely

Peter

选词填空答案

26.正确选项Ggrowing

27.正确选项Adependent

28.正确选项Cfast

29.正确选项Fgive

30.正确选项Hlaunch

31.正确选项Nsuccessful

32.正确选项Ipolicy

33.正确选项Bdesigned

34.正确选项Otreatments

35.正确选项Egained?

段落匹配答案

36.正确选项D

37.正确选项B

38.正确选项F

39.正确选项A

40.正确选项L

41.正确选项H

42.正确选项C

43.正确选项K

44.正确选项B

45.正确选项J

仔细阅读答案

PassageOne

46.正确选项D。Itusuallydrawsdifferentreactions

47.正确选项A。Itdoesnotemtocreateagenerationaldivide.

48.正确选项B。Ithelpswiththeirmobility.

49.正确选项A。Thelocationoftheirresidence.

50.正确选项C。Thewealthy.?

PassageTwo

51.正确选项C。Theirdailyroutinefollowedtherhythmofnatural

cycles.

52.正确选项B。Itbroughtfamilymembersclortoeachother.

53.正确选项D。Paceoflife.

54.正确选项B。Itisvaried,abundantandnutritious.

55.正确选项A。Theyenjoyedcookingaswellaating.

参考译文：Wuzhen,anancientwatertownofZhejiangprovince,is

harming

cientbridges,Chinestylehotelsandrestaurants

astonethousandyears,thewatersystemand

thewayoflifetherehaven'tchangedmuch,soitisamuumof

msinWuzhenaremadeofstoneand

ndredsofyears,thelocalshavebuilthousand

usspaciousandpretty

courtyardshideinthohous,rvingassurprisandwaiting

tobefoundbythetourists.