2021年6月大学英语四级第2套真题及答案

2021年6月大学英语四级真题〔第2套)PartIWritingDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourschoolteachersuponenteringcollege.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartⅡListeningComprehension标准时间自测用时25minutesminutesSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Howcollegestudentscanimprovetheirsleephabits.B)Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.C)Whycollegestudentsaremorelikelytohavestressproblems.D)Howcollegestudentscanhandletheirpsychologicalproblems.2.A)Itisnoteasytoimproveone’ssleephabits.B)Itisnotgoodforstudentstoplayvideogames.C)Studentswhoarebetterpreparedgenerallygethigherscoresinexaminations.D)Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)WhethermoreairportsshouldbebuiltaroundLondon.B)Whetheradequateinvestmentisbeingmadetoimproveairportfacilities.C)WhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets.D)WhethertheSpanishcompanycouldofferbetterservice.4.A)Inefficientmanagement.B)Poorownershipstructure.C)Lackofinnovationandcompetition.D)Lackofrunwayandterminalcapacity.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.B)Setalimittotheproductionoftheircigarettes.C)Takestepstoreducenicotineintheirproducts.D)Studytheeffectsofnicotineonyoungsmokers.6.A)Thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.B)Bigtobaccocompanieswerefrankwiththeircustomersaboutthehazardsofsmoking.C)Brandswhichcontainhighernicotinecontentwerefoundtobemuchmorepopular.D)Tobaccocompaniesrefusedtodiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts.7.A)Theypromisedtoreducethenicotinecontentincigarettes.B)Theyhavenotfullyrealizedtheharmfuleffectofnicotine.C)Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.D)Theywillpaymoreattentiontothequalityoftheirproducts.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Indonesia.B)Holland.C)Sweden.D)England.9.A)Gettingacoachwhocanofferrealhelp.B)TalkingwithherboyfriendinDutch.C)Learningalanguagewhereitisnotspoken.D)Acquiringthenecessaryabilitytosocialize.10.A)Listeninglanguageprogramsontheradio.B)Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.C)Makingfriendswithnativespeakers.11.A)Itcreatesanenvironmentforsocializing.B)Itoffersvariouscourseswithcreditpoints.C)Ittrainsyoungpeople’sleadershipabilities.D)Practicingreadingaloudasoftenaspossible.D)Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Theimpactofenginedesignonrodesafety.B)Therolepolicemenplayintrafficsafety.C)Asenseoffreedomdrivinggives.13.A)Makecarswithautomaticcontrol.C)Makecarsthatarelesspowerful.14.A)Theytendtodriveresponsibly.C)Theykeepwithinspeedlimits.15.A)Itisabadidea.D)Rulesandregulationsfordriving.B)Makecarsthathavebetterbrakes.D)Makecarswithhigherstandards.B)Theyliketogoathighspeed.D)Theyfollowtrafficrulesclosely.B)Itisnotuseful.C)Itisaseffectiveasspeedbumps.D)Itshouldbecombinedwitheducation.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Thecardgotdamaged.B)Thecardwasfoundinvalid.C)Thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning.D)Thecardreaderbrokedownunexpectedly.17.A)Byconvertingthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.

B)Bycallingthecreditcardcompanyforconfirmation.C)ByseekinghelpfromthecardreadermakerVerifone.D)Bytypingthecreditcardnumberintothecashregister.18.A)Affectthesalesofhigh-techappliances.B)ChangethelifestyleofmanyAmericans.C)Givebirthtomanynewtechnologicalinventions.D)Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theyaresetbythedeanofthegraduateschool.B)Theyaredeterminedbytheadvisingboard.C)Theyleavemuchroomforimprovement.D)Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.20.A)Byconsultingtheexaminingcommittee.B)ByreadingtheBulletinofInformation.C)Bycontactingthedepartmentaloffice.D)Byvisitingtheuniversity’swebsite.21.A)Theyspecifythenumberofcreditsstudentsmustearn.B)Theyarehardertomeetthanthoseforundergraduates.C)Theyhavetobeapprovedbytheexaminingcommittee.D)Theyarethesameamongvariousdivisionsoftheuniversity.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Studentsmajoringinnutrition.C)Ph.D.candidatesindieting.B)Studentsinhealthclasses.D)Middleandhighschoolteachers.23.A)Itsoverestimateoftheeffectofdieting.B)Itsmistakenconceptionofnutrition.C)Itschangingcriteriaforbeauty.D)Itsoveremphasisonthinness.24.A)Toillustrateherpointthatbeautyisbutskindeep.B)Todemonstratethemagiceffectofdietingonwomen.C)Toexplainhowcomputerimagescanbemisleading.D)Toprovethattechnologyhasimpactedourculture.25.A)Topersuadegirlstostopdieting.B)Topromoteherownconceptofbeauty.C)Toestablishanemotionalconnectionwithstudents.D)Tohelpstudentsridthemselvesofbadlivinghabits.标准时间自测用时40minutesminutesPartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Contrarytopopularbelief,olderpeoplegenerallydonotwanttolivewiththeirchildren.Moreover,mostadultchildren26everybitasmuchcareandsupporttotheiragingparentsaswasthecaseinthe“goodolddays〞,andmostolderpeopledonotfeel27.About80%ofpeople65yearsandolderhavelivingchildren,andabout90%ofthemhave28contactwiththeirchildren.About75%ofelderlyparentswhodon’tgotonursinghomeslivewithin30minutesofatleastoneoftheirchildren.However,29havingcontactwithchildrendoesnotguaranteehappinessinoldage.Infact,someresearchhasfoundthatpeoplewhoaremostinvolvedwiththeirfamilieshavethelowestspirits.Thisresearchmaybe30,however,asillhealthoftenmakesolderpeoplemore31andtherebyincreasescontactwithfamilymembers.Soitismorelikelythatpoorhealth,notjustfamilyinvolvement,32spirits.Increasingly,researchershavebeguntolookatthequalityofrelationships,ratherthanatthefrequencyofcontact,betweentheelderlyandtheirchildren.Ifparentsandchildrenshareinterestsandvaluesandagreeonchildrearingpracticesandreligious33,theyarelikelytoenjoyeachother’scompany.Disagreementsonsuchmatterscan34causeproblems.Ifparentsareagreedbytheirdaughter’sdivorce,dislikehernewhusband,anddisapproveofhowsheisraisingtheirgrandchildren,35arethattheyarenotgoingtoenjoyhervisits.A)abandonedE)commitmentB)advancedF)dampensC)biasedG)dependentD)chancesH)distantI)frequentM)provideJ)fulfillmentK)grantN)understandablyO)unrealisticallyL)merelySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.CouldFoodShortagesBringDownCivilization?[A]FormanyyearsIhavestudiedglobalagricultural,population,environmentalandeconomictrendsandtheirinteractions.Thecombinedeffectsofthosetrendsandthepoliticaltensionstheygeneratepointtothebreakdownofgovernmentsandsocieties.YetI,too,haveresistedtheideathatfoodshortagescouldbringdownnotonlyindividualgovernmentsbutalsoourglobalcivilization.[B]Icannolongerignorethatrisk.Ourcontinuingfailuretodealwiththeenvironmentaldeclinesthatareunderminingtheworldfoodeconomyforcesmetoconcludethatsuchacollapseispossible.[C]Asdemandforfoodrisesfasterthansuppliesaregrowing,theresultingfood-priceinflationputsseverestressonthegovernmentsofmanycountries.Unabletobuygrainorgrowtheirown,hungrypeopletaketothestreets.Indeed,evenbeforethesteepclimbingrainpricesin2021,thenumberoffailingstateswasexpanding.Ifthefoodsituationcontinuestoworsen,entirenationswillbreakdownataneverincreasingrate.Inthe20thcenturythemainthreattointernationalsecuritywassuperpowerconflict;todayitisfailingstates.[D]Statesfailwhennationalgovernmentscannolongerprovidepersonalsecurity,foodsecurityandbasicsocialservicessuchaseducationandhealthcare.Whengovernmentslosetheircontrolonpower,lawandorderbegintodisintegrate.Afterapoint,countriescanbecomesodangerousthatfoodreliefworkersarenolongersafeandtheirprogramsarehalted.Failingstatesareofinternationalconcernbecausetheyareasourceofterrorists,drugs,weaponsandrefugees(难民),threateningpoliticalstabilityeverywhere.[E]Thesurgeinworldgrainpricesin2007and2021—andthethreattheyposetofoodsecurity——hasadifferent,moretroublingqualitythantheincreasesofthepast.Duringthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,grainpricesrosedramaticallyseveraltimes.In1972,forinstance,theSoviets,recognizingtheirpoorharvestearly,quietlycorneredtheworldwheatmarket.Asaresult,wheatpriceselsewheremorethandoubled,pullingriceandcornpricesupwiththem.Butthisandotherpriceshockswereevent-driven——droughtintheSovietUnion,crop-shrinkingheatintheU.S.CornBelt.Andtheriseswereshort-lived:pricestypicallyreturnedtonormalwiththenextharvest.[F]Incontrast,therecentsurgeinworldgrainpricesistrend-driven,makingitunlikelytoreversewithoutareversalinthetrendsthemselves.Onthedemandside,thosetrendsincludetheongoingadditionofmorethan70millionpeopleayear,agrowingnumberofpeoplewantingtomoveupthefoodchaintoconsumehighlygrain-intensivemeatproducts,andthemassivediversion(转向)ofU.S.graintotheproductionofbio-fuel.[G]Asincomesriseamonglow-incomeconsumers,thepotentialforfurthergrainconsumptionishuge.Butthatpotentialpalesbesidethenever-endingdemandforcrop-basedfuels.Afourthofthisyear’sU.S.grainharvestwillgotofuelcars.[H]Whataboutsupply?Thethreeenvironmentaltrends——theshortageoffreshwater,thelossoftopsoilandtherisingtemperatures——aremakingitincreasinglyhardtoexpandtheworld’sgrainsupplyfastenoughtokeepupwithdemand.Ofallthosetrends,however,thespreadofwatershortagesposesthemostimmediatethreat.Thebiggestchallengehereisirrigation,whichconsumes70%theworld’sfreshwater.Millionsofirrigationwellsinmanycountriesarenowpumpingwateroutofundergroundsourcesfasterthanrainfallcanrefillthem.Theresultisfallingwatertables(地下水位)incountrieswithhalftheworld’speople,includingthethreebiggrainproducers——China,IndiaandtheU.S.[I]Aswatertableshavefallenandirrigationwellshavegonedry,China’swheatcrop,theworld’slargest,hasdeclinedby8%sinceitpeakedat123milliontonsin1997.ButwatershortagesareevenmoreworryinginIndia.Millionsofirrigationwellshavesignificantlyloweredwatertablesinalmosteverystate.[J]Astheworld’sfoodsecurityfallstopieces,individualcountriesactingintheirownself-interestareactuallyworseningthetroublesofmany.Thetrendbeganin2007,whenleadingwheat-exportingcountriessuchasRussiaandArgentinalimitedorbannedtheirexports,inhopesofincreasinglocalfoodsuppliesandtherebybringingdowndomesticfoodprices.Vietnambanneditsexportsforseveralmonthsforthesamereason.Suchmovesmayeliminatethefearsofthoselivingintheexportingcountries,buttheyarecreatingpanicinimportingcountriesthatmustrelyonwhatisthenleftforexport.[K]Inresponsetothoserestrictions,grain-importingcountriesaretryingtonaildownlong-termtradeagreementsthatwouldlockupfuturegrainsupplies.Food-importanxietyisevenleadingtoneweffortsbyfood-importingcountriestobuyorleasefarmlandinothercountries.Inspiteofsuchtemporarymeasures,soaringfoodpricesandspreadinghungerinmanyothercountriesarebeginningtobreakdownthesocialorder.

[L]Sincethecurrentworldfoodshortageistrend-driven,theenvironmentaltrendsthatcauseitmustbereversed.Wemustcutcarbonemissionsby80%fromtheir2006levelsby2021,stabilizetheworld’spopulationateightbillionby2040,completelyremovepoverty,andrestoreforestsandsoils.Thereisnothingnewaboutthefourobjectives.Indeed,wehavemadesubstantialprogressinsomepartsoftheworldonatleastoneofthese——thedistributionoffamily-planningservicesandtheassociatedshifttosmallerfamilies.[M]Formanyinthedevelopmentcommunity,thefourobjectiveswereseenaspositive,promotingdevelopmentaslongastheydidnotcosttoomuch.Otherssawthemaspoliticallycorrectandmorallyappropriate.Nowathirdandfarmoresignificantmotivationpresentsitself:meetingthesegoalsmaybenecessarytopreventthecollapseofourcivilization.Yetthecostweprojectforsavingcivilizationwouldamounttolessthan$200billionayear,1/6ofcurrentglobalmilitaryspending.Ineffect,ourplanisthenewsecuritybudget.36.Themorerecentsteepclimbingrainpricespartlyresultsfromthefactthatmoreandmorepeoplewanttoconsumemeatproducts.37.Socialorderisbreakingdowninmanycountriesbecauseoffoodshortages.38.Ratherthansuperpowerconflict,countriesunabletocopewithfoodshortagesnowconstitutethemainthreattoworldsecurity.39.Somepartsoftheworldhaveseensuccessfulimplementationoffamilyplanning.40.Theauthorhascometoagreethatfoodshortagescouldultimatelyleadtothecollapseofworldcivilization.41.Increasingwatershortagesprovetobethebiggestobstacletoboostingtheworld’sgrainproduction.42.Thecostforsavingourcivilizationwouldbeconsiderablylessthantheworld’scurrentmilitaryspending.43.Tolowerdomesticfoodprices,somecountrieslimitedorstoppedtheirgrainexports.44.Environmentalproblemsmustbesolvedtoeasethecurrentglobalfoodshortage.45.Aquarterofthisyear’sAmericangrainharvestwillbeusedtoproducebio-fuelforcars.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Decliningmentalfunctionisoftenseenasaproblemofoldage,butcertainaspectsofbrainfunctionactuallybegintheirdeclineinyoungadulthood,anewstudysuggests.Thestudy,whichfollowedmorethan2,000healthyadultsbetweentheagesof18and60,foundthatcertainmentalfunctions—includingmeasuresofabstractreasoning,mentalspeedandpuzzle-solving—startedtodullasearlyasage27.Dipsinmemory,meanwhile,generallybecameapparentaroundage37.Ontheotherhand,indicatorsofaperson’saccumulatedknowledge—likeperformanceontestsofvocabularyandgeneralknowledge—keptimprovingwithage,accordingtofindingspublishedinthejournalNeurobiologyofAging.Theresultsdonotmeanthatyoungadultsneedtostartworryingabouttheirmemories.Most

people’smindsfunctionatahighlevelevenintheirlateryears,accordingtoresearcherTimothySalthouse.“Thesepatternssuggestthatsometypesofmentalflexibilitydecreaserelativelyearlyinadulthood,butthattheamountofknowledgeonehas,andtheeffectivenessofintegratingitwithone’sabilities,mayincreasethroughoutallofadulthoodiftherearenodiseases,〞Salthousesaidinanewsrelease.Thestudyincludedhealthy,educatedadultswhotookstandardtestsofmemory,reasoningandperceptionattheoutsetandatsomepointoverthenextsevenyears.Thetestsaredesignedtodetectsubtle(细微的)changesinmentalfunction,andinvolvesolvingpuzzles,recallingwordsanddetailsfromstories,andidentifyingpatternsincollectionsoflettersandsymbols.Ingeneral,Salthouseandhiscolleaguesfound,certainaspectsofcognition(认知才能)generallystartedtodeclineinthelate20sto30s.Thefindingsshedlightonnormalage-relatedchangesinmentalfunction,whichcouldaidinunderstandingtheprocessofdementia(痴呆),accordingtotheresearchers.“Byfollowingindividualsovertime,〞Salthousesaid,“wegaininsightincognitionchanges,andmaypossiblydiscoverwaystoslowtherateofdecline.〞Theresearchersarecurrentlyanalyzingthestudyparticipants’healthandlifestyletoseewhichfactorsmightinfluenceage-relatedcognitivechanges.46.Whatisthecommonviewofmentalfunction?A)Itvariesfrompersontoperson.C)Itgraduallyexpandswithage.B)Itweakensinone’slateryears.D)Itindicatesone’shealthcondition.47.Whatdoesthenewstudyfindaboutmentalfunctions?A)Somediseasesinevitablyleadtotheirdecline.B)Theyreachapeakattheageof20formostpeople.C)Theyarecloselyrelatedtophysicalandmentalexercise.D)Someofthembegintodeclinewhenpeoplearestillyoung.48.WhatdoesTimothySalthousesayaboutpeople’smindsinmostcases?A)Theytendtodeclineinpeople’slateryears.B)Theirflexibilitydeterminesone’sabilities.C)Theyfunctionquitewelleveninoldage.D)Theirfunctioningisstillapuzzletobesolved.49.Althoughpeople’smindsmayfunctionlessflexiblyastheyage,they_____.A)maybebetteratsolvingpuzzlesB)canmemorizethingswithmoreeaseC)mayhavegreaterfacilityinabstractreasoningD)canputwhattheyhavelearntintomoreeffectiveuse50.AccordingtoSalthouse,theirstudymayhelpus_____.A)findwaystoslowdownourmentaldeclineB)findwaystoboostourmemoriesC)understandthecomplexprocessofmentalfunctioningD)understandtherelationbetweenphysicalandmentalhealthPassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThemostimportantthinginthenewslastweekwastherisingdiscussioninNashvilleabouttheeducationalneedsofchildren.Theshorthand(简写)educatorsuseforthisis“pre-K〞—meaninginstructionbeforekindergarten—andthebigideaistoprepare4-year-oldsandevenyoungerkidstobereadytosucceedontheirK-12journey.Butitgetscomplicated.Theconcepthasmultipleforms,andscholarsandpolicymakersargueabouttheshape,scopeandcostoftheidealprogram.ThefederalHeadStartprogram,launched50yearsago,hasservedmorethan30millionchildren.ItwasbasedonconceptsdevelopedatVanderbiltUniversity’sPeabodyCollegebySusanGray,thelegendarypioneerinearlychildhoodeducationresearch.AnewPeabodystudyoftheTennesseeVoluntaryPre-Kprogramreportsthatpre-Kworks,butthegainsarenotsustainedthroughthethirdgrade.Itseemstomethishighlightsqualityissuesinelementaryschoolsmorethanpre-K,andindicateslonger-termsuccessmustconnectpre-Kwithalltheotherissuesrelatedtoeducatingachild.Pre-Kiscontroversial.Somecriticssayitisaluxuryandshouldn’tbefreetofamiliesabletopay.Pre-Kadvocatesinsistitisprovenandwillsucceedifintegratedwiththerestofthechild’sschooling.Ileantowardthelatterview.Thisis,inanycase,therightconversationtobehavingnowasMayorMeganBarrytakesoffice.Shewasthefirstcandidatetospeakoutforstrongpre-Kprogramming.Theimportantthingisforallofustokeepinmindtherealgoalandthelonger,biggerpicture.Theweightoftheevidenceisonthesideofpre-Kthatearlyintervention(干预)works.Whatgovernmenthasnotyetfoundisthepoliticalwilltoputthatunderstandingintofullpracticewithasequenceofsmartschoolingthatprovidestheearlyfoundation.Forthispurpose,ourschoolsneedboththetalentandtheorganizationtoeducateeachchildwhoarrivesattheschoolhousedoor.Someshowupready,butmanydonotatthiscriticaltimewhenyoungbrainsaredevelopingrapidly.51.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutpre-kindergarteneducation?A)Itshouldcatertotheneedsofindividualchildren.B)Itisessentialtoaperson’sfutureacademicsuccess.C)Scholarsandpolicymakershavedifferentopinionsaboutit.D)Parentsregarditasthefirstphaseofchildren’sdevelopment.52.WhatdoesthenewPeabodystudyfind?A)Pre-Kachievementsusuallydonotlastlong.B)Thethirdgrademarksanewphaseoflearning.C)Thethirdgradeiscriticaltochildren’sdevelopment.D)Qualityhasnotbeenthetopconcernofpre-Kprograms.53.Whendoestheauthorthinkpre-Kworksthebest?A)Whenitisaccessibletokidsofallfamilies.B)Whenitismadepartofkids’education.C)Whenitisnolongerconsideredaluxury.D)Whenitismadefunandenjoyabletokids.54.WhatdowelearnaboutMayorMeganBarry?A)Sheknowstherealgoalofeducation.C)Shehasoncerunapre-Kprogram.B)Sheisamayorofinsightandvision.D)Sheisafirmsupporterofpre-K.

55.Whatdoestheauthorthinkiscriticaltokids’education?A)Teachingmethod.C)Earlyintervention.B)Kids’interest.D)Parents’involvement.PartIVTranslation标准时间自测用时30minutesminutesDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.在山东省潍坊市，风筝不仅仅是玩具，而且还是这座城市文化的标志。潍坊以“风筝之都〞而出名，已有将近2,400年放飞风筝的历史。传说中国古代哲学家墨子用了三年时间在潍坊制作了世界上首个风筝，但放飞的第一天风筝就坠落并摔坏了。也有人相信风筝是中国古代木匠鲁班创造的。据说他的风筝用木头和竹子制作，飞了三天后才落地。听力答案：1.【答案】B6.【答案】A11.【答案】D16.【答案】C21.【答案】A2.【答案】D7.【答案】C12.【答案】D17.【答案】A22.【答案】B3.【答案】C8.【答案】B13.【答案】C18.【答案】D23.【答案】D4.【答案】D9.【答案】C14.【答案】A19.【答案】D24.【答案】C5.【答案】A10.【答案】B15.【答案】B20.【答案】C25.【答案】APartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionA26.【答案】M27.【答案】A28.【答案】I33.【答案】E29.【答案】L34.【答案】N30.【答案】C35.【答案】D31.【答案】G32.【答案】FSectionB粮食短缺会消灭文明么36.【答案】F37.【答案】K38.【答案】C43.【答案】J39.【答案】L40.【答案】B44.【答案】L45.【答案】G41.【答案】H42.【答案】MSectionC46.【答案】B47.【答案】D48.【答案】C53.【答案】B49.【答案】D54.【答案】D50.【答案】A55.【答案】C51.【答案】C52.【答案】A解析局部PartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionA【空词预测】【话题分类】日常生活【文章大意】本篇讲述了老年父母和孩子相处的现状：大多数父母和孩子一起生活，然而这并不能说明他们关系良好；假设父母和孩子观念相投，爱好相似，那么能愉快相处，反之父母不会喜欢孩子的陪伴。【考核技能】综合才能【答案解析】26.M)provide。根据上下文判断，本空在句中作谓语动词，并与后半句的andmostolderpeopledonotfeel_____构成并列关系，故前后时态应一致，均为一般如今时。选项中的动词有：A)abandoned〔抛弃〕；B)advanced〔前进〕；F)dampens〔抑制，减〕弱；K)grant〔授予〔提供〕。其中，M)provide符合语法和大意。本句意为：成年的孩子们会尽可年迈的父母提供每一点关心和支持27.A)abandoned。本空位于感官动词feel之后，故应选择形容abandoned〔被抛弃的〕；B)advanced〔先进的〕；I)frequent〔频繁biased〔有偏见的〕；G)dependent〔依赖的〕；H)distant〔疏远的〕。上文说道：孩子们尽可能地提供关心和支持，故父母没有被抛弃的感觉。所以此题选A符合题意。28.I)frequent。本空所在句中的contact是名词，have____contactwiththeirchildren〔与孩子保持……联络〕，由此可知此答案是修饰contact，选项中frequent〔频繁的〕符合，满足〕；M)provide能地为。词，选项中的形容词有：A)的，时常的〕；C)上下文大意，所以选I。29.L)merely。本空所在句的语法构造完好，空格处在本句修饰havingcontactwith，故应是副词，选项中副词有：L)merely〔只是unrealistically〔不现实地〕。结合上下文的转折关系，merely更符合语境，本句意为：仅仅与孩子们保持联络并不能保证有个幸福的晚年。30.C)biased。此空位于maybe之后，在句中作表语，因此研究发现与家人来往最多的老人可能最没活力，随后出现however转折，由此可判断，The，仅仅〕；N)understandably〔可理解地〕；O)需要名词或形容词。上文提到researchmaybebiased〔研究可能有偏见〕，所以此题选C。31.G)dependent。根据本句大意：asillhealthoftenmakesolderpeoplemore_____〔因为身体不好往往会使老人更_____〕，选项中符合句意是G项dependent〔依赖的〕，本句意为：因为身体不好往往会使老人更具依赖性，所以他们才会增进与家人的联络。32.F)dampens。空格所在句使用了itis强调句型，强调句的主语为poorhealth,notjustfamilyinvolvement。本空在强调句中作谓语动词，且应为第三人称单数形式，由此可判断选项中符合条件只有F项dampens〔抑制，减轻〕，dampensspirits和上一句的havethelowestspirits构成衔接，本句意为：所以更可能是因为安康不佳，使得老人情绪低落，而不仅是家庭来往。33.E)commitment。本空所在句的childrearingpractices〔抚养孩子的方法〕和religious_____构成并列关系，故此空为名词，选项中的名词有：D)chances〔机遇，可能性〕；E)commitment〔承诺，奉献〕；J)fulfillment〔履行，完成〕。其中，religiouscommitment〔宗教信奉〕表达最正确，且符合大意，故此题选E。34.N)understandably。空格所在句的语法构造完好，本空位于情态动词can和动词cause之间，故应为副词