大学英语四级考试真题试卷及答案

TTMSsystemofficeroom【TTMS16H-TTMS2A-TTMS8Q8-TTMSHHJ8】2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题试卷(一)及答案PartⅠWriting(30minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)alettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourriendswhohelpedyoumostwhenyouwereindifficultyYoushouldwriteatleast0wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestionsBoththenewsreportsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglehroughthecentreQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Howcollegestudentscanimprovetheirsleephabits.B)Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.C)Whycollegestudentsaremorelikelytohavestressproblems.D)Howcollegestudentscanhandletheirpsychologicalproblems.2.A)Itisnoteasytoimproveone’ssleephabits.B)Itisnotgoodforstudentsplayvideogames.C)StudentswhoarebetterpreparedgenerallygethigheroresinexaminationsD)Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)WhethermoreairportsshouldbebuiltaroundLondon.B)Whetheradequateinvestmentisbeingmadetoimproveairportfacilities.C)WhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityshouldselloffomeofitsassetsD)WhethertheSpanishcompanycouldofferbetterservice.4.A)Inefficientmanagement.B)Poorownershipstructure.ayandterminalcapacityC)LackofD)LackofQuestions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.B)Setalimittotheproductionoftheircigarettes.C)Takestepstoreducenicotineintheirproducts.D)Studytheeffectsofnicotineonyoungsmokers.6.A)Thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.B)Bigtobaccocompanieswerefrankwiththeircustomersaboutthehazardsofsmoking.C)Brandswhichcontainhighernicotinecontentwerefoundtobemuchmorepopular.D)Tobaccocompaniesrefusedtodiscussthedetailednicotineoftheirproducts.7.A)Theypromisedtoreducethenicotinecontentincigarettes.B)Theyhavenotfullyrealizedtheharmfuleffectofnicotine.glandB)glandC)Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.D)Theywillpaymoreattentiontothequalityoftheirproducts.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversation.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillheatfourquestion.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8and11arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.8.A)Indonesia.C)Sweden.9.A)Gettingacoachwhocanofferrealhelp.C)LeaningaguagewhereitisnotspokenB)TalkingwithherboyfriendinDutch.D)Acquiringthenecessaryabilitytosocialize.B)Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.C)Makingfriendswithnativespeakers.D)Practicingreadingaloudasoftenaspossible.B)Itoffersvariouscourseswithcreditpoints.C)Ittrainsyoungpeople’sleadershipabilities.D)Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.Questions12and15arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.B)Therolepolicemenplayintrafficsafety.C)Asenseoffreedomdrivinggives.D)Rulesandregulationsfordriving.arelesspowerful.B)Makecarsthathavebetterbrakes.withhigherstandard.14.A)Theytendtodriveresponsibly.withinspeedlimits.B)Theyliketogoathighspeed.trafficrulesclosely.15.A)Itisabadidea.effectiveasspeedbumps.CMakecarsthatD)MakecarsC)TheykeepD)TheyfollowC)ItisasB)Itisnotbinedwitheducation.D)ItshouldbeSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16and18arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.failedtodothescanning.B)Thecardwasfoundinvalid.readerbrokedownunexpectedly.C)ThecardreaderD)ThecardB)Bycallingthecreditcardcompanyforconfirmation.C)ByseekinghelpfromthecardreadermakerVerifone.D)Bytypingthecreditcardnumberintothecashregister.B)ChangethelifestyleofmanyAmericans.C)Givebirthtomanynewtechnologicalinventions.D)Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures.Questions19and21arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.B)Theyaredeterminedbytheadvisingboard.C)Theyleavemuchroomforimprovement.D)Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.20.A)Byconsultingtheexaminingcommittee.contactingthedepartmentaloffice.B)ByreadingtheBulletinofInformation.visitingtheuniversity’swebsite.C)ByD)ByustearnB)Theyarehardertomeetthanthoseforundergraduates.C)Theyhavetobeapprovedbytheexaminingcommittee.D)Theyarethesameamongvariousdivisionsoftheuniversity.Questions22and25arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.22.A)Studentsmajoringinnutrition.C).candidatesindieting.B)Studentinhealthclasses.andhighschoolteachers.D)Middle23.A)Itsoverestimateoftheeffectofdieting.changingcriteriaforbeautyB)Itsmistakenconceptionofnutrition.overestimateonthinness.D)Itsillustrateherpointthatbeautyisbutskindeep.BTodemonstratethemagiceffectofdietingonwomen.explainhowcomputerimagescanbemisleading.DToprovethattechnologyhasimpactedourculture.persuadegirlstostopdieting.BTopromoteherownconceptofbeauty.establishanemotionalconnectionwithstudents.D)Tohelpstudentsridthemselvesofbadlivinghabits.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanksYouarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisindentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.nsbarringcellphoneuseareafamiliarsighttoanyonewhohaseversatinahospitalwaitingroomButthehospitalbaseddoctorstobecome___(27)oncomputersbesides-are____(28)givingwaytowirelessdevices.andthatwasalwaysfacetimewithpatients，"saysDr.BhaktiPatel,aformerchiefresidentintheUniversityofChicago'sworkingconditionsandpatientcare.Theexperimentwasso___(32)in2011.MedicalschoolsatYaleandStanfordnowjustsoyoucanwearthis"isthesloganforoneofthenewlabcoats___(33)withlargepocketstoaccommodatetabletcomputers.AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfoundthatpatientsgottestsand(34)fasteriftheywerecaredforbyiPadequippedresidentsManypatientsalso___(35)abetterunderstandingoftheillnessesthatlandedtheminthehospitalinthefirstplace.AdependentdesignedstcttherSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.IdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderivedYoumaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.AncientGreekWisdomInspiresGuidelinestoGoodLifeorldthatisincreasinglychallengedbythreatsanduncertaintiesfromwarsterrorism,economiccrisesandawidespreadoutbreakousdiseasesTheanswerisyesaccordingtoanewbookThe10GoldenRulesAncientWisdomfromtheGreekPhilosophersonLivingaGoodLifeThebookisco-authoredbyLongIslandUniversitysphilosophyprofessorMichaelSoupiosandeconomicsprofessorPanosMourdoukoutas.stimelesssaysSoupiosThephilosophyprofessorsaysitisasrelevanttodayaswhenitwasfirstwrittenmanycenturiesagoThereisnoexpiration(失效)dateonwisdom,"hesaysThereisnoshelflifeonintelligence.Ithinkthatthingshavebecomeverygloomytheseday,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleadingcuesalotofwhattheancientswouldhavecalledsophistry).ThenicethingaboutancientphilosophyasofferedbytheGreeksisthattheytendedtoseelifeclearandwhole,inawaythatwetendnottoseelifetoday."ExamineyourlifeukoutasdevelopedtheirgoldenrulesbyturningtothemenbehindthatphilosophyAristotleSocratesEpictetusandPythagorasamongothersThefirstrule-examineyourlife-isthecommonthreadthatrunsthroughtheentirebook.SoupiossaysthatitisbasedonPlato'sobservationthattheunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving."TheGreekarealwaysconcernedaboutboxingthemselvesinintermsofconvictionshesays."Sotakeastepback,switchofftheautomaticpilotandactuallystopandreflectaboutthingslikeourprioritiesourvalues,andourrelationships."StopworryingaboutwhatyoucannotcontrolyswecometoRuleWorryonlyaboutthingsthatyoucancontrol."TheindividualwhopromotedthisideawasaStoicphilosopherHisnameisEpictetushesaysAndwhattheStoicssayingeneralissimplythisThereisalargerplaninlife.YouarenotreallygoingtobeabletounderstandalloftherisionsofthisplanYouarenotgoingtobeabletocontrolthedimensionsofthisplan."teourphysicalintellectualandspiritualenergyworryingaboutthingsthatarebeyondourcontrol."IcannotcontrolwhetherornotIwindupgettingthediseaseswineflu,forexampleHesays."Imean,therearesomecautioussteps.IcantakebutultimatelyIcannotguaranteemyselfthat.SowhatEpictetuswouldsayissittingathomeworryingaboutthatwouldbewrongandwasterfulandirrational.Youshouldliveyourlifeattemptingtoidentifyandcontrolthosethingswhichyoucangenuinelycontrol."SeektruepleasuredsButaccordingtoAristotle-astudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat-mostrelationshipsdon'tqualifyastruefriendships"JustbecauseIhaveabusinessrelationshipwithanindividualandIcanprofitfromthatrelationship,itdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthispersonismyfriend."upiossaysRealfriendshipiswhentwoindividualssharethesamesoulItisabeautifulanduncharacteristicallypocticimagethatAristotleoffers."simportanttoseekouttruepleasuresadvicewhichwasoriginallyofferedbyEpicurusButunlikethemoderndefinitionofEpicureanismasalifeofindulgence放纵)andluxury,fortheancientGreeksitmeantfindingastateofcalm,peaceandmentalcase.fpleasureandhappinessfortheancientEpicureans."Soupiossays.Thisissomethingthatisverymuchwellworthconsideringhereinthemodernera.Idonotthinkthatwespendnearlyenoughtimetryingtoconcentrateonachievingasortofcalmnessasortofcontentmentinmentalandspiritual,whichwasidentifiedbythesepeopleasthegighestformofhappinessandpleasure."Dogoodtootherslvestoavoidexcessandnottobeaprosperous的)fool.TherearelsorulesdealingwithinterpersonalrelationshipsBearesponsiblehumanbeinganddonotdoevilthingstoothers.orarypoetwebelievewithHomer,"Soupiossays."Hesiodoffersanidea-whichyouveryoftenfindinsomeoftheword'sgreatreligionsintheJudeo-ChristiantraditionandinIslamanothersthatinsomesense,whenyouhurtanotherhumanbeingyouhurtyourself.Thatdamagingotherpeopleinyourcommunityandinyourlife,trashingrelationships,resultsinakindofself-inflicted(自己招致的)spiritualwound."stodogoodGoldenRuleforagoodlifeisthatkindnesstowardotherstendstoberewarded.esecharminglittletalesoftentoldintermsofanimalsandanimalrelationshipsHesaysIthinkwhatAesopwassuggestingisthatwhenyouofferagoodturntoanotherhumanbeingOnecanhopethatthatgooddeedwillcomebackandsortofpayaprofittoyou,thedoerofthegooddeed.EvenifthereisnoconcretebenefitpaidinresponsetoyougooddeedAttheveryleast,thedoerofthegooddeedhastheopportunitytoenjoyakindofspirituallyenlightenedmoment."donancientwisdomcanguideustothepathofthegoodlifewherewestoplivingasonlookersandbecomeengagedandhappierhumanbeings.Andthat,henotes,isalifeworthliving.ordingtoanancientGreekphilosopheritisimpossibleforustounderstandeveryaspectofourlife.AncientPhilosopherssawlifeinadifferentlightfrompeopleoftoday.38.Notallyourbusinesspartnersareyoursoulmates.anliveapeacefullifedespitethevariouschallengesofthemodernworld.Thedoerofagooddeedcanfeelspirituallyrewardedevenwhentheygainnoconcretebenefits.PassageOneHowtoachievemeatalcalmnessandcontentmentiswellworthourconsiderationtoday.MichaelSoupiossuggeststhatweshouldstopandthinkcarefullyaboutourprioritiesinlife.43.Ancientphilosophersstronglyadvisethatwedogood.ThewiseteachingsofancientGreekthinkersaretimeless,andareapplicabletocontemporarylife.45.Doharmtoothersandyoudoharmtoyourself.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andDYoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AttitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenalonggenerationalnesThatisgenerallyyoungerpeopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofatechnologicalshift.sthecasethoughWhenyoulookatattitudesowarddriverlesscarstheredoesntseemtobeaclearerationaldivideThepublicoverallissplitonwhethertheydliketouseadriverlesscarInastudylastyear,ofallpeoplesurveyedpercentsaidtheywantedtorideinone,while50percentdidnot.Thefacethatattitudestowardselfdrivingcarsappeartobesosteadyacrossgenerationssuggestshowtransformativetheshifttodriverlesscarscouldbe.Noteveryonewantsadriverlesscarnow-andnoonecangetoneyet-butamongthosewhoareopentothem,everyagegroupissimilarlyengaged.Actuallythisisn'tsurprising.WhereasoldergenerationsesometimereluctanttoadoptnewtechnologiesdriverlesscarspromiserealvaluetotheseagegroupsinparticularOlderadultsespeciallythosewithlimitedmobilityorultydrivingontheirownareoneoftheclassicuseeasesfordriverlesscars.Thisisespeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyoungereoplearegenerallymoreinterestedintravelrelatedtechnologiesthanolderones.Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudearemorepronouncedbasedonfactorsnotrelatedtoage.Collegegraduatesforexample,areparticularlyinterestedindriverlesscarscomparedwiththosewhohavelesseducation,59percentofcollegegraduatessaidtheywouldliketouseadriverlesscarcomparedwith38percentofthosewithahigh-schooldiplomaorless.Whereapersonlivesmatters,too.Morepeoplewholivesincitiesandsuburbssaidtheywantedtotrydriverlesscarsthanthosewholivedinruralareas.Whiletheresreasontobelievethatinterestinself-drivingcarsisgoingupacrosstheboard,aperson'sagewillhavelittletodowithhowself-drivingcarscanbebecomingmainstreamOncedriverlesscaresareactuallyavailableforsafetheearlyadopterswillbethepeoplewhocanaffordtobuythem.WhathappenswhenanewtechnologyemergesA)ItB)ItC)Itwhole.groups.A)ItB)ItC)ItD)Itfurtherwidensthegapbetweentheoldandtheyoung.oftenleadstoinnovationsinotherrelatedfields.contributegreatlytotheadvanceofsocietyasausuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagetheauthorsayaboutthedriverlesscardoesnotseemtocreateagenerationaldivide.willnotnecessarilyreduceroadaccidents.maystartarevolutioninthecarindustry.hasgivenrisetounrealisticexpectations.WhydoesthedriverlesscarappealtosomeoldpeopleAItsavestheirenergy.B)Ithelpswiththeirmobility.CItaddstothesafetyoftheirtravel.D)Itstirsuptheirinterestinlife.tislikelytoaffectonesattitudetowardthecarAThelocationoftheirresidence.B)TheamountrspecialinterestCTheamountoftrainingtheyreceived.D)Thelengthoftheirdrivingexperience.WhoarelikelytobethefirsttobuythedriverlesscarA)Thesenior.C)Thewealthy.B)Theeducated.D)Thetechfans.PassageTwoQuestion52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.preindustrialEuropeyoudwanttowakeupearly,startworkingwiththesunrise,haveabreaktohavethelargestmeal,andthenyou'dgobacktowork,"saysKenAlbalaaprofessorofhistoryattheUniversityofthePacific,"Later,at5or6,you'dhaveasmallersupper."Thiscomfortablecycleinwhichtherhythmsofthedayhelpedshapetherhythmsofthemealsgaverisetothecustomofthelargemiddaymealeatenwiththeextendedfamily,"MealarethefoundationofthefamilysaysCaroleCouniban.aprofessoratMillersvilleUniversityinPeensylvania"soherewasaveryimportantinterconnectionbetweeneatingtogetherandstrengtheatingfamilyties.SincentainingsuchaslowculturalmetabolismhasbeenmuchharderWiththelongmiddaymealshrinkingtowhatevercouldbestuffedintoalunchbucketorboughtatafoodstandCertainly,therewerebenefits.Moderntechniquesforproducingandshippingfoodledtogreatervarietyandquantityincludingatremendous,increaseintheamountofanimalproteinanddairyproductsavailable,makingusmorevigorousthanourancestors.YetplentyhasbeenlosttooeveninculturesthatstilllivetoeatTakeItaly.It'snosecretthattheMediterraneandietishealthybutitwasalsoajoytoprepareandcat.ItalianssaysCounihantraditionallybeganthedaywithasmallmealThebigmealcameataround1.Inbetweenthemiddaymealandalate,smallerdinnercameasmallsnack.Todaywhentimezoneshavelessandlessmeaning,thereislittletoleranceforofficesclosingforlunch,andworseningtrafficincitiesmeansworkerscan'tmakeithomeandbackfastenoughanywaySotheformerlysmallsupperaftersundownbecomesthebigmealoftheday.theonlyoneatwhichthefamilyhasachancetogettogether."Theeveningmealcarriesthefullburdenthatusedtobespreadovertwomeals"sayshatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutpeopleinpreA)Theyhadtoworkfromearlymorningtilllateatnight.BTheyweresobusyworkingthattheyonlyatesimplemeals.CTheirdailyroutinefollowedtherhythmofthenaturalcycle.D)Theirlifewasmuchmorecomfortablethanthatoftoday.tdoesProfessorCaroleCounihansayaboutpreilieseatingmealstogetherA)Itwashelpfultomaintaininganation'stradition.B)Itbroughtfamilymemberscloserstoeachother.C)Itwascharacteristicoftheagrarianculture.D)Itenabledfamiliestosavealotofmoney.Whatdoesculturalmetabolism"(Line1,Para.3)refertoA)Evolutionaryadaptation.B)ChangesineC)Socialprogress.D)Paceoflife.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthefoodpeopleeattodayA)Itsqualityisusuallyguaranteed.B)Itisvaried,abundantandnutritious.C)Itismorecostlythanwhatourancestorsate.D)Itsproductiondependstoomuchontechnology.55.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutItaliansoftheolddays.A)Theyenjoyedcookingaswellaseating.B)Theyateabigdinnerlateintheevening.C)Theyatethreemealsregularlyeveryday.D)Theywereexpertatcookingmeals.PartⅣTranslationDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestoapassagefromChineseintoEnglishYouhouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet功夫(KungFu)是中国武术(martialarts)的俗称。中国武术的起源可以追溯到滋味的需要、狩猎活动以及中国传统体育运动的一种，年轻人和老年人国文化的独特元素。作为中国的国宝，功夫界上练得最多的武术形式。有些风格模仿了PartⅠWritingeardadandmomthislettertoexpressmysinceregratitudeforyourhelpandencouragementduringallthesesyears,sinceIothavewonthefirstprizeintheEnglishspeechcontestwithoutyou.twasyouwhoencouragedmetoparticipateinthecontestandtoldmethatonecouldnotgrowwithoutchallengesMoreover,itwasyouwhowastheretohelpmepracticeandpolishmypronunciationagainandagain.AnditwasyouwhogavemethemightypowerandconfidencewhenIwasabouttogiveup.Againmydeardadandmom,pleaseacceptmyheartfeltappreciationforeverythingyou