四级考试真题第一套

1、2016年6月四级考试真题（第一套）Part IWrit in g(30 mi nutes)Directions : For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write aletter to express your thanks to one of your friends who helped you most whenyou were in difficulty . You should write at least 120 words but no more tha n 180 words .Part n Listening Compre

2、hension (25 minutes)Sectio n ADirections : In this section , you will hear three news reports. Atthe end of each news report,you will hear two or three questions . Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. Afteryou hear a questi on,you must choose the best an swer from the fou

3、r choices marked A., B., C. ,a nd D. ,The n mark the corresp onding letter on an swer Sheet 1 with d sin gle line through the cen tre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard .1. A. How college students can handle their psychological problems .B . Why college students are m

4、ore likely to have stress problems .C . Why sufficient sleep is important for college studentsD HOW college students can improve their sleep habits2 AIt is not easy to improve one's sleep habits B It is not good for students to play video gamesC Making last minute preparations for tests maybe le

5、ss effective than sleeping D Students who are better prepared generally get higher scoresin examinationsQuestions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard3A Whether adequate investment is being madeto improve airport facilitiesB Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off

6、someof its assets C Whether the Spanish company could offer better serviceD Whether more airports should be built around London4 APoor ownership structureC Lack of innovation and competitionB Inefficient managementD Lack of runway and terminal capacityQuestions 5 to7 are based on the news report you

7、 have just heard.5 A Study the effects of nicotine on young smokersB Set a limit to the production of their cigarettesC Take steps to reduce nicotine in their productsD Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes6AThe biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like

8、 B Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular C Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products D Big tobacco companies were flank with their customers aboutthe hazards of smoking7 A They will pay more attention to the quality

9、 of their products B They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette studyC They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettesD They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotineSection BDirections ：In this section ，you will hear two long conversations At the end of each conversa

10、tion， you will hear four questions Boththe conversation and the questions will be spoken only once After you hear a question ，you must choose 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 Questions

11、 8 tol1 are based on the conversation you have just heard 8 AHolland B Indonesia C England D Sweden9 A Talking with her boyfriend in DutchB Getting a coach who can offer real helpC Acquiring the necessary ability to socializeD Learning a language where it is not spoken10A Practicing reading aloud as

12、 often as possibleB Listening to language programs on the radioC Trying to speak it as much as one canD Making friends with native speakers 11A It provides opportunities for language practiceB It trains young people's leadership abilitiesC It offers various courses with credit pointsD It creates

13、 an environment for socializingheard Questions 12 tol5 are based on the conversation you have just12 A A sense of freedom driving givesB Rules and regulations for drivingC The role policemen play in traffic safetyD The impact of engine design on road safety13 A Make cars with automatic controlB Make

14、 cars with higher standardsC Make cars that are less powerfulD Make cars that have better brakes14A They follow traffic rules closelyB They keep within speed limitsC They like to go at high speed D They tend to drive responsibly15 A It is a bad ideaB It is as effective as speed bumpsC It is not usef

15、ulD It should be combined with education Section CDirections ： In this section ， you will hear three passages At theend of each passage,you will hear three or four questions Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only onceAfter you heara question ， you must choose the best answer from the

16、 four choices marked A，B， C,and D,Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet l with a single line through the centreQuestions 16 tol8 are based on the passage you have just heard 16A The card got damagedB The card was found invalidC The card reader broke down unexpectedlyD The card reader fa

17、iled to do the scanning 17A By seeking help from the card reader maker VerifoneB By covering the credit card with a layer of plasticC By calling the credit card company for confirmationD By typing the credit card number into the cash register18A Produce many low-tech fixes for hightech failuresB Giv

18、e birth to many new technological inventionsC Change the lifestyle of many AmericansD Affect the sales of high tech appliancesQuestions 19 to21 are based on the passage you have just heard19 A They vary among different departmentsB They leave much room for improvementC They are determined by the adv

19、ising boardD They are set by the dean of the graduate school20 A By consulting the examining committeeB By reading the Bulletin of InformationC By visiting the university's websiteD By contacting the departmental office 21A They are harder to meet than those for undergraduatesB They specify the

20、number of credits students must earnC They have to be approved by the examining committeeD They are the same among various divisions of the universityQuestions 22 to 25 are based oil the passage you have just heard 22A Ph D candidates in dietingB Students majoring in nutritionC Students in health cl

21、assesD Middle and high school teachers23 A Its overemphasis on thinnessB Its changing criteria for beautyC Its mistaken conception of nutritionD Its overestimate of the effect of dieting 24A To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on womenB To explain how computer images can be misleadingC To pro

22、ve that technology has impacted our cultureD To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep 25A To help students rid themselves of bad living habitsB To establish an emotional connection with studentsC To promote her own concept of beautyD To persuade girls to stop dietingPart 川 Reading Compre

23、hension (40 minutes)Section ADirections : In this section , there is a passage with ten blanks . You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank followingthe passage . Read the passage throughcarefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank

24、 isiden tified by a letter . Please mark the corresp onding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre . You may not use any of the words in the bank more tha n onceSigns barri ng cell phone use are a familiar sight to anyone who has ever sat in a hospitalwaiting ro

25、om. But the 26_popularityof electronic medical records has forced hospital. based doctorsto become 27 on computers throughout the day,a nd desktops whichkeep doctors from bedsides are28 giving way to wirelessdevices .As clerical loads in creased，“ someth ing had to 29_ . and that was always face tim

26、e with patients . ” says Dr. Bhakti Patel . a former chief reside nt in the Uni versity of Chicago ' s intenal -medic ineprogram . In fall 2010, she helped 30 a pilot project in Chicagoto see if the iPad could improve working conditions and patient care . The experiment was so 31 that all intern

27、al . medicine residents at the uni versity now get iPads whe n they beg in the program. Joh nsHopkins' internal . medicine program adopted the same 32 in2011 . Medical schools atY aleandSta nfordnow havepaperless . iPad-based curriculums.“You' 11 want an iPad just soyou can wear this ” is th

28、e slogan for one of the newlab coats 33 _with large pockets to accommodate tablet computers.A study of the Uni versity of Chicago iPad project found thatpatients got tests and34faster if theywerecaredfor byiPad . equipped residents .Many patientsalso35 abetterunderstanding of the illnesses mat Iande

29、d them in the hospital in the first place .A. dependentB . designedC. fastD. flyingE . gainedF . giveG . grow ingH. launchI . policyJprospectKratherLreliableMsignalNsuccessfulOtreatmentsSection BDirections ： In this section， you are going to read a passage withten statements attached to it Each stat

30、ement contains information given in one of the paragraphs Identify the paragraph from whichthe information is derived You may choose a paragraph more than once Each paragraph is marked with a letter Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 Ancient Greek Wisdom Inspi

31、res Guidelines to Good LifeA Is it possible to enjoy a peaceful life in a world that is increasingly challenged by threats and uncertainties from wars，terrorism ， economic crises and a widespread outbreak of infectious diseases?The answer is yes ， according to a new book The 10 Golden Rules "An

32、cient Wisdomfrom the Greek Philosophers on Living a Good Life The book is co- authored by Long Island University 's philosophy professor Michael Soupios and economics professor Panos Mourdoukoutas B The wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers is timeless， saysSoupios The philosophy professor sa

33、ys it is as relevant today as when it was first written many centuries ago “ There is no expiration（ 失效 ） date on wisdom” he says“ There is no shelf life on intelligence I think that things have become very gloomy these days， lots of misunderstanding ， misleading cues，a lot of what the ancients woul

34、d have called sophistry（诡辩） The nice thing aboutancient philosophy as offered by the Greeks is that they tended to see life clear and whole， in a way that we tend not to see lifetoday ”Examine your lifeCSoupios ，along with his co author Panos Mourdoukoutas ，developed their 10 golden rules by turning

35、 to the men behind that philosophy Aristotle ， Socrates ， Epictetus and Pythagoras ， among others The first rule examine your life is the commonthread thatruns through the entire bookSoupios says that it is based onPlato 's observation that the unexamined life is not worth living “ The Greeks ar

36、e always concerned about boxing themselves in，in terms of convictions（ 信念） ，”he says“So take a step back， switch off the automatic pilot and actually stop and reflect about things like our priorities ，our values ， and our relationships ”Stop worrying about what you can not controlD As we begin to ex

37、amine our life，Soupios says ，we come to RuleNo2：Worry only about things that you can control “The individual who promoted this idea was a Stoic philosopher His name is Epictetus ，” he says“ And what the Stoics say in general is simply this ： There is a larger plan in life You are not really going to

38、 be able to understand all of the dimensions of this plan You are not going to be able to control the dimensions of this plan”E So， Soupios explains ， it is not worth it to waste our physical ， intellectual and spiritual energy worrying about things that are beyond our control “ I can not control wh

39、ether or not l wind up getting the disease swine flu，for example ，”he says “I mean ，there are some cautious steps I can take，but ultimately I can notguarantee myself that So what Epictetus would say is sitting at home worrying about that would be wrong and wasteful and irrational You should live you

40、r life attempting to identify andcontrol those things which you can genuinely controlSeek true pleasureFTo have a meaningful ， happy life we need friends But according to Aristotle a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great mostrelat ionshipsdon'tqualify as truefriendships “ Just beca

41、use I have a business relationship with an individual In our pursuit of the good life ，he says ，it is important to seek out true pleasures advice which was originally offered by Epicurus But unlike the modemdefinition of Epicureanism as a life of indulgenee （ 放纵）and luxury,for the ancient Greeks, it

42、 meantfinding a state of calm ， peace and mental ease dual and I can profit from that relationshipit does not necessarilymeanthat this person is myfriend ，”Soupios says“Real friendship is when two individuals share the same soulIt is a beautiful anduncharacteristically poetic image that Aristotle of

43、fers”H“This was the highest and most desirable form of pleasure and happiness for the ancient Epicureans，” Soupios says “This issomething that is very muchwell worth considering here in the modem era I do not think that we spend nearly enough time trying to concentrate on achieving a sort of calmnes

44、s ， a sort of contentmentin a mental and spiritual way,which was identified by these people as the highest form of happiness and pleasure”Do good to othersI Other golden rules counsel us to master ourselves， to avoidexcess and not to be a prosperous（ 发迹的 ） fool There are also rules dealing with inte

45、rpersonal relationships：Be a responsible humanbeing and do not do evil things to othersJ “This is Hesiod ， of course ，a younger contemporary poet，webelieve ，with Homer,”Soupios says“Hesiod offers an idea which you very often find in some of the world 's great religions 。 in the Judeo Christian t

46、radition and in Islam and others that in some sense、when you hurt another human being ，you hurt yourself That damaging other people in your community and in your life ， trashing relationships ， results in a kind of self-inflicted（ 自 己 招 致 的 ）spiritual wound ”KInstead ，Soupios says ，ancient wisdom ur

47、ges us to do goodGolden Rule No 10 for a good life is that kindness toward others tends to be rewarded L“This is Aesop， the fabulist（ 寓言家 ），the manof these charming relationships ” he says “ I think what Aesop was suggesting islittletalesoften told in terms of animals and animalthat when you offer a

48、 good rum to another human being ，one can hope that that good deed will come back and sort of pay a profit to you，the doer of the good deedEven if there is no concrete benefit paid in response to your good deed，at the very least，the doer of thegood deed has the opportunity to enjoy a kind of spiritu

49、ally enlightened moment ，”MSoupios says following the 10 Golden Rules based on ancient wisdom can guide us to the path of the good life where we stop living as onlookers and become engaged and happier human beings And that ，he notes ， is a life worth living36According to an ancient Greek philosopher

50、,it is impossible for us to understand every aspect of our life37Ancient philosophers saw lifein a different light frompeopleof today 38Not all your business partners are your soul mates39We can live a peaceful life despite the various challenges ofrewarded even whenthe modem world 40The doer of a g

51、ood deed can feel spirituallythey gain no concrete benefits 41How to achieve mental calmness and contentment is well worth our consideration today 42Michael Soupios suggests that we should stop and think carefully about our priorities in life 43Ancient philosophers strongly advise that we do good44

52、The wise teachings of ancient Greek thinkers are timeless，and are applicable to contemporary life45Do harm to others and you do harm to yourself.Section CDirections ： There are 2 passages in this section Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each ofthem there are fo

53、ur choices marked A)，B， C and DYou shoulddecide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre Passage OneQuestions 46 to50 are based on the following passageAttitudes toward new technologies often fall along generationallines That is ， g

54、enerally younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shiftIt is not always the case though When you look at attitudestoward driverless cars ， there doesn't seem to be a clear generational divide The public overall is split on whether they 'd like to use

55、a driverless carIn a study last year,of all peoplesurveyed ，48 percent said they wanted to ride in one，while 50 percent did not The fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be sosteady across generations suggests how transformative the shift to driverless cars could be Not everyone wan

56、ts a driverless car now and no one can get one yetbut among those who are open tothem， every age group is similarly engagedActually ，this isn ' t surprising Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies， driverless carspromise real value to these age groups in particular Older adults ， especially those with limited mobility or difficulty driving on their own ，are one of the classic use-cases for driverless carsThis is especially interesting when you consider that youngerpeople are generally more interested in travel-relate