2013年6月大学英语四级考试真题

1、2013年6月大学英语四级考试真题（标准卷）Totalscore:710Totaltimeallowed:125minutes特注：2013年6月大学四级考试采用多题多卷形式，本试卷含两套写作题，考生可以任选其一。PartIWriting（多题多卷写作题1）（30minutes）Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthenexpressyourviewsontheimportanceof

2、doingsmallthingsbeforeundertakingsomethingbig.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.nvoucanemctv備电（bslfaih0ad_Irnabitworriedhert.呵jcifi3anvrbiftfl!PartIWriting（多题多卷写作题2）（30minutes）Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptio

3、nofthepictureandthenexpressyourviewsontheimportanceofreadingliterature.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,c

4、hoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.CanDigitalTextbookTrulyReplacethePrintKind?Theshortcomingsoftraditionalprinteditiontextbooksareobvious:Forstarterstheyreheavy,withtheaveragephysicstextbookweighing3.6pound

5、s.Theyrealsoexpensive,especiallywhenyoufactorintheaveragecollegestudentslimitedbudget,typicallycostinghundredsofdollarseverysemester.Buttheworstpartisthatprintversionoftextbooksareconstantlyundergoingrevisions.Manyprofessorsrequirethattheirstudentsuseonlythelatestversionsintheclassroom,essentiallyre

6、nderingoldertextsunusable.Forstudents,itmeanstheyrebasicallystuckwithafourpoundpaper-weightthattheycantsellback.Whichiswhydigitaltextbooks,iftheyliveuptotheirpromise,couldhelpeasemanyoftheseshortcomings.Buttillnow,theyvebeensomethinglikeamirage（幻影）inthedistance,morelikeahazy（模糊的）dreamthananactualrea

7、lity.Imaginethepromise:Carryingallyourtextbooksina1.3poundiPad?Itsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue.Butthereareafewpilotschoolsalreadymakingthetransition（过渡）overtodigitalbooks.UniversitieslikeCornellandBrownhavejumpedonboard.AndonemedicalprogramattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,gavetheirentireclassiPadswi

8、thwhichtodownloadtextbooksjustlastyear.Butnotallwereeagertojumpaboard.“PeopleweretiredofusingtheiPadtextbookbesidesusingitforreading,”saysKalpitShah,whowillbegoingintohissecondyearatIrvinesmedicalprogramthisfall.“Theywerentusingitasasourceofcommunicationbecausetheycouldntreadorwriteinit.Soathirdofth

9、epeopleinmyprogramwereusingtheiPadinclasstotakenotes,theotherthirdwereusinglaptopsandthelastthirdwereusingpaperandpencil.”Thereasonithasntcaughtonyet,hetellsme,isthatthefunctionalityofe-editiontextbooksisincrediblylimited,andsomestudentsjustarentmotivatedtolearnnewstudybehavior.Butanewapplicationcal

10、ledInklingmightchangeallthat.Thecompanyjustreleasedanupdatedversionlastweek,anditllbeutilizedinover50undergraduateandgraduateclassroomsthiscomingschoolyear.“Digitaltextbooksarenotgoingtocatchon,”saysInklingCEOMattMaclnnisashesgivingmeademo（演示）overcoffee.“WhatImeanbythatisthecurrentperspectiveofthedi

11、gitaltextbookisitsanexactcopyoftheprintbook.TheresCourseSmart,etc.,theseguyswhotakeanyimageofthepageandputitonascreen.Ifthatshowweredefiningdigitaltextbooks,theresnohopeofthatbecomingamainstreamproduct.”HecallsInklingaplatformforpublisherstobuildrichmultimediacontentfromthegroundup,withaheavyemphasi

12、sonreal-worldfunctionality.Thetraditionaltextbookmerelyservesasaskeleton.AtfirstglanceInklingisanimpressiveexperience.Afterswiping（敲击）intotheiPadapp（应用软件）,whichyoucangetforfreehere,heopensupafewdifferenttypesoftextbooks.Upfirstisachemistrybook.Theboottimeisprettyfast,andhenavigatesthrough（浏览）afewcha

13、ptersbeforeswipingintoafullyrendered3Dmoleculethatcanbespunaroundtoviewitsvariousbuildingblocks.“Publishersgiveusallofthesourcemedia,artwork,videos,”hesays,“Wehelpthemthinkthroughhowtoactuallybuildsomethingforthisplatform.”Nexthepullsupamusiccompositiontextbook,completewithplayabledemos.Itsalearning

14、experiencethatattacksyoufrommultiplesensorydirections.Itsclearwhythiswouldbesomethingamusicmajorwouldlove.ButthemostexcitingpartaboutInkling,tome,isitsnotation(批注)system.Hereshowitworks!Whenyoupurchaseausedprintbook,itcomeswithitspreviousownershighlightsandnotesinthemargins.Itusestheexperienceofsome

15、onewhoalreadywentthroughtheclasstohelpimproveyourreading(howmuchyoutrusteachnotationisobviouslyuptoyou).Butwithlnkling,youcanhighlightapieceofcontentandmakenotes.Hereswherethingsgetinteresting,though:Ifaparticularlyimportantpassageishighlightedbymultiplelnklingusers,thatinformationisstoredonthecloud

16、andisavailableforanyonereadingthesametextbooktocomeacross.ThatmeansusershaveaccesstonotesfromnotonlytheirclassmatesandFacebookfriends,butanyonewhopurchasedthebookacrossthecountry.Thebestcommentsarethensorteddemocraticallybyavotingsystem,meaningthatyoursociallearningexperienceissharedwiththebestandbr

17、ightestthinkers.Asabonus,professorscanevenchimein(插话)ondiscussions.Theyllbeabletoanswerthequestionsofstudentswhoareintheirclassdirectlyviatheinteractivebook.Ofcourse,Inklingaddressesseveraloftheothershortcomingsintraditionalprintaswell.Textbookversionsareconstanlyupdated,motivatingpublishersbyminimi

18、zingproductioncosts(thebigoneslikeMcGraw-Hillarealreadyonboard).Furthermore,studentswillbeabletopurchasesectionsofthetextinsteadofbuyingthewholething,withindividualchapterscostingaslittleas$2.99.Thereare,however,challenges.“Ittakeseffortstobuildeachbook,”Maclnnistellsme.Anditsclearwhy.Eachinteractiv

19、etextbookisamedia-heavyexperiencebuiltfromthegroundup,andyoucantellthatittakesarespectableamountofmanpowertoputtogethereachone.FornowtheappisalsoiPad-exclusive,andthoughafewoftheseeducationalinstitutionsaregivingthehardwareawayforfree,forotherstudentswhodonthavesuchaluxuryitsanaddedlayerofcostandane

20、xpensiveoneatthat.Butthismuchisclear.Thetraditionaltextbookmodelisandhasbeenbrokenforquitesometime.WhetherdigitallyinteractiveoneslikeInklingactuallytakeoffornotremainstobeseen,andweprobablywonthaveadefiniteanswerforthenextfewyears.Howeverthesolutiontoanyproblembeginswithastepinadirection.Andatleast

21、fornow,thathazymirageinthedistance?Alittlemoretangible(可触摸的),alittlelessofadream.Thebiggestproblemwithtraditionalprinttextbooksisthat.A)theyarenotreusedonceaneweditioncomesouttheycosthundredsofdollarseverysemestertheyaretooheavytocarryaroundtheytakealongertimetoreviseWhatdoestheauthorsayaboutdigital

22、textbooks?Itsnotlikelytheywillreplacetraditionaltextbooks.Theyhaventfixedalltheshortcomingsofprintbooks.C)Veryfewofthemareavailableinthemarket.D)Manypeoplestillhavedifficultyusingthem.AccordingtoKalpitShah,somestudentsstillusepaperandpencilbecause.theyfindittroublesometotakenoteswithaniPadtheyareunw

23、illingtochangetheirstudybehaviortheyhavegettiredofreadingontheiPadtheyarenotusedtoreadingonthescreenInklingCEOMattMaclnnisexplainsthattheproblemwithCourseSmartscurrentdigitaltextbooksisthat.theyhavetoberevisedrepeatedlytheyareinconvenienttouseinclasstheyaredifferentfrommostmainstreamproductstheyaren

24、omorethanprintversionsputonascreenMattMaclnnisdescribestheupdatedversionoflnklingas.agoodexampleofthemainstreamproductsamarvelousproductofmanycreativeideasaplatformforbuildingmultimediacontentamereskeletonoftraditionaltextbooksTheauthorismostexcitedaboutlnklingsnotationsystembecauseonecan.sharehisle

25、arningexperiencewiththebestandbrightestthinkersparticipateindiscussionswithclassmatesandFacebookfriendsvoteforthebestlearnersdemocraticallystoreinformationonthecloudOneadditionaladvantageoftheinteractivedigitaltextbookisthat.studentscanswitchtodifferentdiscussionsatanypointstudentscandownloadrelevan

26、tcriticalcommentsprofessorscanjoininstudentsonlinediscussionsprofessorscangivepromptfeedbacktostudentshomeworkOneofthechallengestobuildaninteractivedigitaltextbookfromthegroundupisthatistakesagreatdealof.Oneproblemforstudentstoreplacetraditionaltextbookswithinteractivedigitalonesisthehighofthehardwa

27、re.Accordingtotheauthor,whetherdigitaltextbookswillcatchonstill.PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

28、bespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.A)Childrenshouldbetaughttobemorecareful.Childrenshouldntdrinksomuchorangejuice.The

29、reisnoneedforthemantomakesuchafuss.Timmyshouldlearntodothingsintherightway.A)Fitnesstraining.C)Computerprogramming.A)Heneedstobuyanewsweater.C)Thefuelpricehasskyrocketed.A)Committingtheft.C)Windowshopping.A)Sheistakingsomemedicine.Shedoesnottrustthemansadvice.A)PamelasreportisnotfinishedasscThenewjo

30、boffer.D)Directorshipoftheclub.Hehasgottosaveonfuelbills.Theheatingsystemdoesntwork.Takingpictures.D)Posingforthecamera.Shehasnotseenadoctoryet.D)Shehasalmostrecoveredfromthecough.Pamelahasahabitofdoingthingsinahurry.Pamelaisnotgoodatwritingresearchpapers.Pamelasmistakescouldhavebeenavoided.A)Inthel

31、eft-luggageoffice.B)Atthehotelreception.Inahotelroom.D)Atanairport.A)Shewasanexcellentstudentatcollege.B)Sheworksintheentertainmentbusiness.Sheisfondoftellingstoriesinherspeech.D)Sheisgoodatconveyinghermessage.Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Arrangingthewomansappointmentwi

32、thMr.Romero.Fixingthetimeforthedesignerslatestfashionshow.TalkingaboutanimportantgatheringonTuesday.PreparingforthefilmingonMondaymorning.20.A)HertraveltoJapan.Theawardsceremony.Theproperhairstyleforhernewrole.Whentostartthemakeupsession.21.A)HeisMr.Romerosagent.Heisanentertainmentjournalist.Heisthe

33、womansassistant.Heisafamousmoviestar.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Makeanappointmentforaninterview.Sendinanapplicationletter.Fillinanapplicationform.Makeabriefself-introductiononthephone.A)Someonehavingacollegedegreeinadvertising.Someoneexperiencedinbusinessmanagement.So

34、meonereadytotakeonmoreresponsibilities.Someonewillingtoworkbeyondregularhours.A)Travelopportunities.Handsomepay.Prospectsforpromotion.Flexibleworkinghours.A)Itdependsontheworkinghours.B)Itsabout500poundaweek.ItwillbesetbytheHumanResources.Itistobenegotiated.SectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhea

35、r3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions26to29

36、arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Togivecustomersawiderrangeofchoices.Tomakeshoppersseeasmanyitemsaspossible.Tosupplyasmanyvarietiesofgoodsasitcan.Togivespaceformoreprofitableproducts.A)Onthetopshelves.Onthebottomshelves.Oneasilyaccessibleshelves.Onclearlymarkedshelves.A)Manyofthembuythingsonim

37、pulse.Afewofthemarefatherswithbabies.Amajorityofthemareyoungcouples.Over60%ofthemmakeshoppinglists.A)Salesassistantspromotinghighmargingoods.Salesassistantsfollowingcustomersaround.Customerscompetingforgoodbargains.Customerslosingallsenseoftime.PassageTwoQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejus

38、theard.A)Teachingmathematicsataschool.Doingresearchinaninstitute.Studyingforacollegedegree.Workinginahigh-techcompany.A)Hestudiedthedesignsofvariouschoices.Hedidexperimentstodifferentmaterials.Heboughtanalarmclockwithapigface.Heaskeddifferentpeoplefortheiropinions.A)Itsautomaticmechanism.Itsmanufact

39、uringpattern.Itswayofwakingpeopleup.Itsfunny-lookingpigface.Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itsoftencausedbyachangeofcircumstances.B)Itusuallydoesntrequireanyspecialattention.Itusuallyappearsallofasudden.Itusuallylastsforseveralyears.A)Theycantmixwellwithothers.Theyemotionallyr

40、eceivetheirfriends.Theydependseverelyonfamilymembers.Theysharesimilarinterestswithfriends.35.A)Theylackconsistentsupportfrompeers.Theydoubttheirownpopularity.Theywerebornpsychologicallyweak.Theyfocustoomuchattentiononthemselves.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepa

41、ssageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanksyoucaneitherusetheexactwor

42、dsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finallywhenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Therewasatimewhenanypersonalinformationthatwasgatheredaboutuswastypedonapieceofpaperand(36)awayinafilecabinet.Itcouldremainthereforyearsand,often(37),neverreachtheouts

43、ideworld.Thingshavedoneacompleteabout-facesincethen.(38)forthechangehasbeentheastonishingly(39)developmentinrecentyearsofthecomputer.Today,anydatathatis(40)aboutusinoneplaceoranotherandforonereasonoranothercanbestoredinacomputerbank.Itcanthenbeeasilypassedtoothercomputerbanks.Theyareownedby(41)andby

44、privatebusinessesandcorporations,lending(42),directmailingandtelemarketingfirms,creditbureaus,creditcardcompanies,andgovernment(43)atthelocal,state,andfederallevel.AgrowingnumberofAmericansareseeingtheaccumulationanddistributionofcomputerizeddateasafrighteninginvasionoftheirprivacy.(44)asthecomputer

45、becomesincreasinglyefficient,easiertooperate,andlesscostlytopurchaseandmaintain.In1970,anationalsurveyshowedthat(45).Sevenyearslater,47percentexpressedthesameworry.(46)PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtos

46、electonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

47、thanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Walking,ifyoudoitvigorouslyenough,istheoverallbestexerciseforregularphysicalactivity.Itrequiresnoequipment,everyoneknowshowtodoitanditcarriesthe47riskofinjury.Thehumanbodyisdesignedtowalk.Youcanwalkinparksoralongariverorinyourneighborhood.Toget48

48、benefitfromwalking,aimfor45minutesaday,anaverageoffivedaysaweek.Strengthtrainingisanotherimportant49ofphysicalactivity.Itspurposeistobuildand50boneandmusclemass,bothofwhichshrinkwithage.Ingeneral,youwillwanttodostrengthtrainingtwoorthreedaysaweek,51recoverydaysbetweensessions.Finally,flexibilityandb

49、alancetrainingare52importantasthebodyages.Achesandpainsarehighonthelistofcomplaintsinoldage.Theresultofconstantmuscletensionandstiffnessofjoints,manyofthemare53,andsimpleflexibilitytrainingcan54thesebymakingmusclesstrongerandkeepingjointslubricated(润滑).Someofthisyoudowheneveryoustretch.Ifyouwatchdog

50、sandcats,youllgetanideaofhownaturalitis.Thegeneral_55issimple:wheneverthebodyhasbeeninonepositionforawhile,itisgoodto56stretchitinanoppositeposition.A)allowingF)helpingK)preventB)avoidableG)increasinglyL)principleC)brieflyH)lowestM)provokeD)componentI)maintainN)seriouslyE)determinedJ)maximumO)topicS

51、ectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedon

52、thefollowingpassage.Junkfoodiseverywhere.Wereeatingwaytoomuchofit.Mostofusknowwhatweredoingandyetwedoitanyway.SoheresasuggestionofferedbytworesearchersattheRandCorporation:Whynottakealessonfromalcoholcontrolpoliciesandapplythemtowherefoodissoldandhowitsdisplayed?“Manypolicymeasurestocontrolobesity(肥

53、胖症)assumethatpeopleconsciouslyandrationallychoosewhatandhowmuchtheyeatandthereforefocusonprovidinginformationandmoreaccesstohealthierfoods,”notethetworesearchers.“Incontrast,”theresearcherscontinue,“manyregulationsthatdontassumepeoplemakerationalchoiceshavebeensuccessfullyappliedtocontrolalcohol,asu

54、bstancelikefoodofwhichimmoderateconsumptionleadstoserioushealthproblems.”Theresearchreferencesstudiesofpeoplesbehaviorwithfoodandalcoholandresultsofalcoholrestrictions,andthenlistsfiveregulationsthattheresearchersthinkmightbepromisingifappliedtojunkfoods.Amongthem:Densityrestrictions:licensestosella

55、lcoholarenthandedoutunplannedtoallcomersbutareallotted(分配)basedonthenumberofplacesinanareathatalreadysellalcohol.Thesemakealcohollesseasytogetandreducethenumberofpsychologicalcuestodrink.Similarly,theresearcherssay,beingpresentedwithjunkfoodstimulatesourdesiretoeatit.Sowhynotlimitthedensityoffoodout

56、lets,particularlyonesthatsellfoodrichinemptycalories?Andwhynotlimitsaleoffoodinplacesthatarentprimarilyfoodstores?Displayandsalesrestrictions:Californiahasaruleprohibitingalcoholdisplaysnearthecashregistersingasstations,andinmostplacesyoucantbuyalcoholatdrive-throughfacilities.Atsupermarkets,foodcom

57、paniespaytohavetheirwaresinplaceswheretheyreeasilyseen.Onecouldremovejunkfoodtothebackofthestoreandbanthemfromtheshelvesatcheckoutlines.Theothermeasuresincluderestrictingportionsizes,taxingandprohibitingspecialpricedealsforjunkfoods,andplacingwarninglabelsontheproducts.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutjunkf

58、ood?Peopleshouldbeeducatednottoeattoomuch.Itiswidelyconsumeddespiteitsillreputation.Itstemptationistoostrongforpeopletoresist.Itcausesmoreharmthanisgenerallyrealized.WhatdotheRandresearchersthinkofmanyofthepolicymeasurestocontrolobesity?Theyshouldbeimplementedeffectively.Theyprovidemisleadinginforma

59、tion.Theyarebasedonwrongassumptions.Theyhelppeoplemakerationalchoices.Whydopolicymakersofalcoholcontrolplacedensityrestrictions?Fewpeopleareabletoresistalcoholstemptations.Therearealreadytoomanystoressellingalcohol.Drinkingstrongalcoholcancausesocialproblems.Easyaccessleadstocustomersover-consumptio

60、n.WhatisthepurposeofCaliforniasruleaboutalcoholdisplayingasstations?Toeffectivelylimitthedensityofalcoholoutlets.Tohelpdriverstogiveupthehabitofdrinking.Topreventpossibletrafficjamsinnearbyareas.Togetalcoholoutofdriversimmediatesight.WhatisthegeneralguidelinetheRandresearcherssuggestaboutjunkfoodcon