2021年6月大学英语四级真题及答案完整版

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2021年6月大学英语四级真题及答案完整版

Writing

【题干】

Directions: For this part, you are allowed30 minutes

to write a news report to your school newspaper on a

volunteer activity organized by your Student Union to

help elderly people in the neighborhood、 You should

write at least120 words but no more than180 words、Part

Ⅲ Reading Section ASection ADirections: 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 Sheet2 with a single line through the centre、 You

may not u any of the words in the bank more than once、Just becau they cant sing opera or ride a bicycle

doesnt mean that animals dont have culture、 Theres no

better exle of this than killer whales、 As one of the

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most_____(27)predators(食肉动物)，killer whales may not

fit the_____(28)

of a cultured creature、 However, the beasts of the

a do display a vast range of highly_____(29)behaviors

that appear to be driving their geic development、The

word "culture" es from the Latin "colere",

which_____(30)means "to cultivate" 、In other words, it

refers to anything that is_____(31)or learnt, rather than

instinctive or natural、 Among human populations, culture

not only affects the way we live, but also writes itlf

into our genes, affecting who we are、 For instance,

having spent many generations hunting the fat marine

mammals of the Arctic, the Eskimos of Greenland have

developed certain geic_____(32)that help them digest and

utilize this fat-rich diet, thereby allowing them

to_____(33)in their cold climate、Like humans, killer

whales have colonized a range of different_____(34)across

the globe, occupying every ocean basin on the pla, with

an empire that_____(35)from pole to pole、 As such,

different populations of killer whales have had to learn

different hunting techniques in order to gain the upper

hand over their local prey(猎物)、 This, in turn, has a

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major effect on their diet, leading scientists

to_____(36)that the ability to learn population-specific

hunting methods could be driving the animals geic

development、

【选项】

A、acquired

B、adaptations

C、brutal

D、deliberatelyE、expresdF、extendsG、habitatsH、humbleI、imageJ、literallyK、refinedL、revolvesM、speculateN、structureO、thrivePart Ⅲ Reading Section

BDirections: In this ction, you are going to read a

passage with ten statements attached to 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

questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer

Sheet

2、Living with parents edges out other living

arrangements for18-to34-yearto34-yearin-five were living

with their parents、[C] By全文结束》》,

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31、6% of young adults were living with a spou or

partner in their own houhold, below the share living in

the home of their parent(s)(

32、1%)、 Some14% of young adults lived alone, were a

single parent or lived with one or more roommates、 The

remaining22% lived in the home of another family member

(such as a grandparent, in-law or sibling(兄弟姐妹)), a

non-relative, or in group quarters like college

dormitories、[D] Its worth noting that the overall share

of young adults living with their parents was not at a

record high in全文结束》》、 This arrangement peaked

around1940, when about35% of the nations18-to34-yearrelative or in some type of group quarters、[G] A

variety of factors contribute to the long-run increa in

the share of young、 Adults living with the parents、 The

first in the postponement of, if not retreat from,

marriage、 The average age of first marriage has rin

steadily for decades、 In addition, a growing share of

young adult may be avoiding marriage altogether、 A

previous Pew Rearch Center analysis projected that as

many as one-in-four of todays young adult may never

marry、 While cohabitation(同居)has been on the ri, the

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overall share of young adults either married or living

with an unmarried partner has substantially fallen

since19

90、[H] In addition, trends in both employment status

and wages have likely contributed to the growing share of

young adults who are living in the home of their

parent(s), and this is especially true of young men、

Employed young men are much less likely to live at home

than young men without a job, and employment among young

men has fallen significantly in recent decades、 The

share of young men with jobs peaked around1960 at84%、 In全文结束》》, only71% of18-to34-year-old men were

employed、 Similarly with earnings, young mens wages

(after adjusting for inflation)

have been on a downward trajectory(轨迹)since1970 and

fell significantly form2000 to全文结束》》、 As wages

have fallen ,the share of young men living in the home of

their parent(s)

has rin、[I] Economic factors em to explain less

of why young adult women are increasingly likely to live

at home、 Generally, young women have had growing success

in the paid labor market since1960 and hence might

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increasingly be expected to be a be to afford to afford

to live independently of their parents、 For women,

delayed marriage--which is related, in part, to labor

market outes for menwhich is tied to financial means、

For young adults without a bachelors degree, as of全文结束》》 living at home with their parents was more

prevalent than living with a romantic partner、 By全文结束》》,36% of18-to34-year-olds who had not pleted a

bachelors degree were living with their parent(s)

while27% were living with a spou or partner、 Among

college graduates, in全文结束》》46% were married or

living with a partner, and only19% were living with their

parent(s)、 Young adults with a college degree have fared

much better in the labor market than their less-educated

counterparts, which has in turn made it easier to

establish their own houholds、

37、

【题干】

Unemployed young men are more likely to live with

their parents than the employed、

38、

【题干】

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In全文结束》》, the percentage of men aged18 to34

living with their parents was greater than that of their

female counterparts、

39、

【题干】

The percentage of young people who are married or

live with a partner has greatly decread in the past

three decades or so、

40、

【题干】

Around the mid-20th century, only20 percent of18-

to34-year-old lived in their parents home、

41、

【题干】

Young adults with a college degree found it easier to

live independently of their parents、

42、

【题干】

Young men are less likely to end up as single parents

than young women、

43、

【题干】

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More young adult women live with their parents than

before due to delayed marriage、

44、

【题干】

The percentage of young men who live with their

parents has grown due to their decread pay in recent

decades、

45、

【题干】

The ri in the number of college students made more

young adults live with their parents、

46、

【题干】

One reason for young adults to live with their

parents is that get married late or stay single all their

livesPart Ⅲ Reading Section CDirections: There are2

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

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D、 You should decide on the best choice and mark the

corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2 with a single line

through the centre、Passage OneQuestions47 to51 are bad

on the following passage、According to the majority of

Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good

political leaders as men、 The same can be said of their

ability to dominate the corporate boardroom、 And

according to a new Pew Rearch Center survey on women

and leadership, most Americans find women

indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such

as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many

saying theyre stronger than men in terms of being

passionate and organized leaders、So why, then, are women

in short supply at the top of government and business in

the United States? According to the public, at least, its

not that they lack toughness, management talent or proper

skill ts、Its also not all about work-life balance、

Although economic rearch and previous survey findings

have shown that career interruptions related to

motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in

their careers and pete for top executive jobs, relatively

few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key

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barrier for women eking leadership roles、 Only about

one-in-five say womens family responsibilities are a

major reason why there aren’t more females in top

leadership positions in business and politics、Instead,

topping the list of reasons, about four-in-ten Americans

point to a double standard for women eking to climb to

the highest levels of either politics or business, where

they have to do more than their male counterparts to

prove themlves、 Similar shares say the electorate(选民)and corporate America are just not ready to put more

women in top leadership positions、As a result, the

public is divided about whether the imbalance in

corporate America will change in the foreeable future,

even though women have made major advances in the

workplace、 While53% believe men will continue to hold

more top executive positions in business in the

future,44% say its only a matter of time before as many

women are in top executive positions as men、 Americans

are less doubtful when it es to politics:73% expect to

e a female president in their lifetime、

47、

【题干】

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What do most Americans think of women leaders

according to a new Pew Rearch Center survey?

【选项】

A、They have to do more to distinguish themlves、

B、They have to strive harder to win their

positions、

C、They are stronger than men in terms of willpower、

D、They are just as intelligent and innovative as

men、

48、

【题干】

What do we learn from previous survey findings about

women eking leadership roles?

【选项】

A、They have unconquerable difficulties on their way

to success、

B、They are lacking in confidence when peting with

men、

C、Their failures may have something to do with

family duties、

D、Relatively few are hindered in their career

advancement、

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49、

【题干】

What is the primary factor keeping women from taking

top leadership positions according to the recent survey?

【选项】

A、Personality traits、

B、Family responsibilities、

C、Gender bias、

D、Lack of vacancies、

50、

【题干】

What does the passage say about corporate America in

the near future?

【选项】

A、More and more women will sit in the boardroom、

B、Gender imbalance in leadership is likely to

change、

C、The public is undecided about whether women will

make good leaders、

D、People have opposing opinions as to whether it

will have more women leaders、

51、

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【题干】

What do most Americans expect to e soon on Americas

political stage?

【选项】

A、A woman in the highest position of government、

B、More and more women actively engaged in politics、

C、A majority of women voting for a female

president、

D、As many women in top government positions as men、Passage TwoQuestions52 to56 are bad on the following

passage、People have grown taller over the last century,

with South Korean women shooting up by more than20cm on

average, and Iranian men gaining、

16、5cm、 A global study looked at the average height

of18-year-olds in200 countries1914 and全文结束》》、The

results reveal that while Swedes were the tallest people

in the world in1914, Dutch men have rin from12th place

to claim top spot with an average height of1

82、5cm、 Larvian women、 Meanwhile, ro from28th

place in1914 to bee the tallest in the world a century

later, with an average height of1

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69、8cm、James Bentham, a co-author of the rearch

from Imperial College, London, says the global trend is

likely to be due primarily to improvements in nutrition

and healthcare、 "An individual’s geics has a big

influence on their height, but once you average over

whole populations, geics plays a less key role," he

added、A little extra height brings a number of

advantages, says Elio Riboli of Imperial College、 "Being

taller is associated with longer life expectancy," he

said、 "This is largely due to a lower risk of dying of

cardiova

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