四级考试超全答案

12月四级考试超全答案

四级写作

01

写作第一套

♦[Directions]

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay

onthechangeofcoamunication.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutno

morethan180words.

♦【参考范文】

Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,wehavewitnessedthe

varioushugechangesofourdailylife,amongwhich,thechangeof

communicationisstriking.However,people*sviewonitnevercometo

consensus.Concerningit,bothcommunicationonlineandofflinehave

theirmerits.

Foronething,noonedeniesthatcommunicationonlinebringsgreat

conveniencetous,especiallytothosewhohavefriendsorrelatives

inremoteareas.Becausethechangemakesitpossibleforthemtohave

frequentchat.And,thewaywecontactwithothersisdiverse.Video

callsandvoicemessagecanbothmeetmodernpeople*ssatisfaction.

Foranother,thechangeisalsomakingusdisconnected.Duetothe

availabi1ity,peoplearegraduallyreluctanttohaveface-to-face

communicationwithsurroundingpeople,whichisisolatingusfromthe

peoplewelove.

Giventhefactorsabove,thechangeofcommunication,wehavetoadmit,

ismorelikeadouble-edgedsword.Neitherdowediscarditnor

completelyrelyonit.Instead,weshouldmakereasonableuseofitso

astomaximizeitsbenefits.

♦【参考译文】

伴随科学技术发展，我们见证了我们日常生活中各种巨大改变，其中沟通方式

改变是引人注目标.然而，人们对它看法从来没有达成共识。在这方面，线上和线

下交流都有各自优点。

首先，没人否定网上交流带来巨大便利性，尤其是对那些在偏远地域有朋友或

亲戚人。因为这种改变使他们能频繁交流。而且，我们与他人联络方式也是多个多

样。视频通话和语音信息都能满足当代人需求。另首先，这种改变也使我们“掉

线”。因为其实用性，人们逐步不愿意与周围人面对面交流，这正在把我们和我们

爱人隔离开来。

鉴于上述原因，我们不得不认可，交流改变更像一把双刃剑。我们既不能抛弃

它，也不能完全依赖它。相反，我们应该合理利用它，使它效益最大化。

02

写作第二套

♦【参考范文】

Asaresultoftechnologicaladvanceandglobalizeddivisionoflabor,the

transportationweusehasseenalotofimprovements,bringingusbothconvenience

andchallenges.

Thereareseveralmajoreffectsthatcomeafterthesechanges.Firstofall,the

constructionofinfrastructuresuchasrailways,expresswaysandairportsareinfull

playaroundtheworld,whichlaysthefoundationformodemvehiclestooperate.

Meanwhile,obsoletevehiclessuchascarriagesandbicyclesnolongerfitmodern

roads.Furthermore,boththesafetyandthecapacityoftoday'scars,trainsand

airplaneshaveimprovedgreatlycomparedtothoseinoperationdecadesago.letalone

thecomfortlevelforpassengers.Thesedevelopmentshavenotonlyshortenedpeople's

traveltime,butalsoacceleratedthepaceoflifeandimprovedproductivity.

写作第三套

♦[Directions]

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthechange

ofeducation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomore

than180words.

♦【参考范文】

Thankstothedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,Chinahaswitnessed

greatchangesinitswayofeducationrecently.Manypeoplearcchoosingto

studyonlineinsteadofstudyinginclassrooms.Inmyopinion,thischangeof

educationhasbroughtvariousbenefitsbothtothelearnersandtheeducators.

Firstly,theconvenienceofonlinestudyhasbenefitedmanylearners

becausetheycangetaccesstotherichlearningmaterialsontheInternet

withoutthelimitoftimeandspace.Onlinelearningisespeciallyeffectivewhen

youneedshort-termtrainingforexamsonskillsortechniques.Secondly,the

schoolfacultyareusingonlinecoursestoleachthsstudents.In,duringthe

outbreakofnovelcoronavirus,onlineteachinghasensurednumerousstudents

toattendclassesthroughtheInternet.

Insummary,thechangeoffromclassroomeducationtoonlineeducation

providesmorechoicestoChineselearnersandeducators.Thesetwoways

ofeducationcancomplementeachotherefficientlyifweknowhowtousethem

inaflexibleway.

♦【参考译文】

最近，因为当代科技发展，中国教育方式发生了巨大改变。许多人选择在

线学习而不是在教室里学习。在我看来，这种教育方面改变给学习者和教育

者都带来了各种各样好处。

首先，网上学习便利性使许多学习者受益匪浅，因为他们能够在网上不受

时间和空间限制而取得丰富学习资料。当你需要短期技能或技术考试培训

时，在线学习尤其有效。第二，学校教师正在使用在线课程来教学生。，在

新型冠状病毒暴发期间，网络教学确保众多学生能够经过互联网上课。

总而言之，课堂教育向网络教育转变为中国学习者和教育者提供了更多选

择。假如我们知道怎样灵活利用，这两种教育方式能够有效互补。

四级阅读

01

速阅读

♦【信息匹配1]

SectionB

Povertyisastoryaboutus,notthem

36.[E]Thatcomment,saysMotheringJusticedirectorDanielleAtkinson,"wasmeantto

shame”

37.[H]Butthefactthat4in10Americanscan'tcomeupwith$400inan

emergencyisacommonlycitedstatisticforgoodreason:economic

instabilitystretchesacrossrace,gender,andgeography.

38.[M]AccordingtotheGeneralSocialSurvey,?Ipercentofrespondentsbelievethe

countryisspendingtoolittleon"assistancetothepoor."

39.[J]TheFrameWorksInstitutesresearchgrouptha:focusesonpublicframingof

issues,hasstudiedwhatsustainsstereotypesandnarrativesofpovertyintheUnited

Kingdom

4O.|D|Ifthesearcthecentralcharactersofourstoryaboutpoverty,whatlayersof

perceptions,myths,andrealitiesmustweunearthtofindmeaningfulsolutionsand

support?

41.[F]HowmanyofusarepoorintheU.S.?

42.[NI"Povertyhasbeeninterchangeablewithpeopleofcolor-specifically

blackwomenand"blackmothers,nsaysAtkinsonofMotheringJustice.

43.[[Negativeimagesremainofwhoislivinginpovertyaswellaswhatisneededto

moveoutofit.

44.[E]Thatcomment,saysMotheringJusticedirectorDanielleAtkinson,"wasmeantto

shame"

45.[L]Thoseexternalfactorsincludethedifficultiesaccompanyinglow-wageworkor

structuraldiscriminationbasedonrace,gender,orability.

♦【快读阅读2]

PartII

TheHistoryoftheLunchBox

36.[F]Citykids,ontheotherhand,wenthomeforlunchandcameback.

37.[J]Thecompanysold600,000unitsthefirstyear.

38.[0]Theintroductionofbackpackschangedthelunchboxscenea

bit,headds.

39.[C]LunchboxeshavebeenconnectingkidstocartoonsandTVshows

andsuper-heroesfordecades.

40.[H]Andtheneverythingchangedintheyearof1950.

41.[L]Thenewtrendwasalsoagreatexampleofplanned

obsolescence,thatis,todesignaproductsothatitwillsoonbecome

unfashionableorimpossibletouseandwi11needreplacing.

42.[D]Let*sstartbackatthebeginningofthe20thcentury-the

beginningofthelunchboxstory,real1y.

43.[A]11wasmadeofshiny,brightpinkplasticwithaLittleMermaid

stickeronthefront,and1carrieditwithmenearlyeverysingleday.

44.[M]Themetallunchboxcrazelasteduntilthemid-1980s,when

plastictookover.

45.[1]Butthesecontainerswerereallydurable,lastingyearsonend.

02

仔细阅读

♦【仔细阅读i】

Passageone

46.CTheydidnotbecomepopularuntiltheemergenceofimproved

batteries.

47.BThefallingpricesofebikebatteries.

48.DItwillprofitfromebikesharing.

49.ARetailers'refusaltodealinebikes.

50.DTheyoungergeneration*spursuitofcomfortableriding.

PassageTwo

51.AToswaypub1icopinionoftheimpactofhumanactivitiesonEarth.

52.CItcoversmorephenomena.

53.DDeliberatechoiceofwords.

54.BForgreaterprecision

55.CHumanactivitieshaveseriouseffectsonEarth.

♦【仔细阅读2]

Passage1

46.AWhentheydon'thavethechancetodowhattheywant

47.Dharmfulconduct

48.BManyvolunteerschoosetohurtthemselvesratherthanendure

boredom.

49.CItmaypromotecreativethinking.

50.DAllowoneselfsometimetobebored

Passage2

51.B.Forestsarefastshrinkinginmanydevelopingcountries.

52.CThosethatusedtohavethelowestforestcoverage

53.AThegovernmentJsadvocacy

54.CTheircapacityofimprovingairquality

55.DDevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaremovinginopposite

directions.

03

选词填空

♦【选词填空1】

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarcrequired

toTselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgivenina

wordbankfollowingthepassageReadthepassagethroughcarefully

beforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswer

Shoot2withasinglelinothroughthecentre.Youmaynotusoanyof

thewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Whenmysoncompletesatask,Ican'thelpbutpraisehim.It'sonly

naturaltogivepraisewherepraiseisclue,right?Butistheresucha

thingastoomuchpraise?AccordingtopsychologistKatherinePhil1ip,

childrendon'tbenefitfrom26praiseasmuchaswe,dliketo

think.''Parentsoftenpraise,believingtheyarebuildingtheirchild*s

self-confidence.Ho»vever,over-praisingcanhavea_27_effect,wsays

Phillip."Whenweusethesamepraise28,itmaybecomeemptyandno

longervaluedbythechild.Itcanalsobeconeanexpectationthat

anythingtheydomustbe29withpraise.Thismayleadtothe

childavoidingtakingrisksduetofearof30theirparents.

Doesthismeanweshoulddoawaywithallthepraise?Phillipsays

no.”Thekeytohealthypraiseistofocusontheprocessratherthan

the31.itisth?recognitionofachild'sattempt,ortheprocess

in\vhichtheyachievedsomething,thatisessential,“shesays."Parents

shouldencouragetheirchildtotaketherisksneededto1earnand

grow”

Sohowdowebreakthe32ofpraisewe*realIsoaccustomedto?

Phillipsaysit'simportantto33between""personpraise"and

“processraise*.”Personpraiseis34_sayinghowgreatsomeoneis.

It*saformpersonalapproval.Processpraiseasacknowledgmentofthe

effortstopersonhasjust35.Childrenwhoreceivepersonpraise

aremorelikelytofeelshameafterlosing,“saysPhillip.

A)choose

B)constant

C)disappointingD)distinguishE)exhausting

F)experiencedG)negative

H)outcome

I)pattern

J)plural

K)repeatedly

L)rewarded

M)separately

N)simply

答案

B.constantG.negativeK.repeatedlyLrewarded

Cdisappointing

H.outcomeI.pattern

D.distinguish

N.simply

0.undertaken

♦【选词填空2]

Thethingspeoplemake,andthewaytheymakethem,determinehowcities

growanddecline,andinfluencehowempiresriseandfall.So,any

disruptiontotheworld'sfactoriesmatters.

Andthatdisruptionissurelycoming.Factoriesarebeing

digitised,filledwithnewsensorsandnewennpntei'stomakethem

quicker,moreflexible,andmoreefficient.

Robotsarebreakingfreefromthecagesthatsurroundthem,learning

newskills,andnewwaysofworking.And3Dprintershavelongpromised

aworldwhereyoucanmakeanything,any-where,fromacomputerised

design.Thatvisionismovingclosertoreality.Theseforceswill1ead

tocleanerfactories,producingbettergoodsat1owerprices,

personalisedtoourindividualneedsanddesires.Humanswillbespared

manyofthedirty,repetitive,anddangerousjobsthathavelongbeena

featureoffactorylife.

Greaterefficiencyinevitab1ymeansfewerpeoplecandothesamework.

Yetfactorybossesinmanydevelopedcountriesareworriedaboutalack

ofskilledhumanworkers-andseeautomationandrobotsasasolution.

ButeconomistHelenaLourentsaysthisperiodofrapidchangein

manufacturingisafantasticopportunitytoiiaketheworldabetter

place.''Manufacturingistheonesystemwhereyouhavegotthebigges:

sourceofinnovation,thebiggestsourceofeconomicgrowth,andthe

biggestsourceofgreatjobsinthepast."Youcanseeit

changing.Thatfsanopportunitytoshapethatsystemdifferently,andif

wecan,itwillhaveenormoussignificance.*

26.K)matters

27.G)flexible

28.M)promised

29.L)moving

30.0)spared

31.F)feature

32.H)inevitably

33.A)automation

34.D)fantastic

35..N)shape

四级翻译

01

翻译第一套

♦【原文】

生活在中国不一样地域人们饮食多个多样。北方人主要吃面食，南方人大多吃

米饭。在沿海地域，海鲜和淡水水产品在人们饮食中占有相当大百分比，而在其余

地域人们饮食中，肉类和奶制品更为常见。四川、湖南等省份居民普遍爱吃辛辣食

物，而江苏和浙江人更喜欢甜食。然而，因为烹任方式各异，同类食物味道可能会

有所不一样。

♦【参考译文】

PeoplewholiveindifferentpartsofChinahaveavarietyofdiets.

Thoseinthenorthmainlyeatfoodmadewithflour,whilethoseinthesouth

mostlyeatrice.Incoastalareas,seafoodandfreshwaterproductsaccountfor

aconsiderableproportioninpeople'sdiets,whereasinotherareas,meatand

dairyproductsaremorecommon.ResidentsinSichuan,Hunanandother

provincesgenerallylikespicyfood,whilepeopleinJiangsuand

ZhejiangProvincesprefersweetfood.However,thetasteofsimilar

foodsmaybedifferentduetovariouscookingmethods.

02

翻译第二套

♦【原文】

鱼是春节前夕餐臬上小可或缺一道菜，因为汉语中“鱼”字发音与“余”字发

音相同。正因为这个象征性意义，春节期间鱼也作为礼品送给亲戚朋友。鱼象征意

义听说源于中国传统文化。中国人有节约传统，他们认为节约得愈多，就感到愈为

安全。今天，尽管人们愈来愈富裕了，但他们依然认为节约是一个值得弘扬美德。

♦【参考译文】

FishisanindispensabledishontheeveoftheSpringFestival,becausethe

Chinesecharacterforfishsoundsthesameasthecharacterfor“abundant”.Due

tothissymbolicmeaning,fishisalsogivenasagifttorelativesandfriendsduringthe

SpringFestival.Thesymbolicmeaningoffishissaidtoberootedintraditional

Chineseculture.TheChinesepeoplehaveatraditionofsaving,believingthatthe

moretheysave,(hemoresecuretheywi11feel.Today,despitethefact

thatpeoplearegettingricherandricher,theystillregardsavingasavirtue

worthcarryingforward

03

翻译第三套

♦【原文】

春节前夕吃团圆饭是中国人传统。团圆饭是一年中最主要晚餐，也是家庭团聚

最好时间，家人生活在不一样地方家庭尤其如此。团圆饭上菜肴丰富多样，其中有

些菜肴有特殊含义。比如，鱼是不可缺乏一道菜，因为汉语中“鱼”字和“余”字

听上去一样。在中国许多地方，饺子也是一道主要佳肴，因为饺子象征着财富和好

运。

♦【参考译文】

ItisaChinesetraditiontohaveafamilyreuniondinnerontheeveoftheSpring

Festival.Thereuniondinnerisnotonlythemostimportantdinneroftheyear,

butalsothebestoppertunityforfamilyreunion,especiallyforthefamilywith

itsmemberslivingindifferentplaces.Thedishesservedatthereuniondinnerare

richandvaried,someofwhichhavespecialmeanings.Forexample,fishisan

indispensabledishbecausetheChinesecharacterfor“fish”soundsthesameas

thecharacterfor“abundant”.InmanyareasofChina,dumplingisalsoan

importantdelicacybecauseitsymbolizeswealthandfortune.

四级听力

01

听力第一套

♦[Newsreport1]

(1)Apoisonousfishwhichhasaslincstrongenoughtokillahumanis

invadin?theMediterranean,warnthescientist.

TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturehasraisedconcernsafter

thepoisonousfishwasspottedinthewatersaroundTurkey,Cyprusandtheeastern

Mediterranean.

NativetotheSouthPacificandIndianOcean,thepotentiallydeadlyfish

haspoisonousbarbsandanpainfulstingcapableofkillingpeople.

Althoughfatalitiesarerare,theslingscancauseextremepain,andstoppeople

breathing.

Thefish,alsoknov/nastheDevilFirefish,isahighlyinvasivea

species,(2)andenvironmentalisisfearilsarrivalcouldendangerolherlypesof

marinelife.

AfterbeingspottedintheMed,amarinescientistsays:"Thefishis

spreading,andthat'sacauseforconcern/,

QI:Whatisreportedinthenews?

1.D.AdeadlyfishhasbeenspottedintheMediterraneanwaters.

Q2:Whatistheenvironmentalistconcernabout(hespreadofdevilfirefishin

theMediterranean?

?.RTtcouldposeathrenttnothermarinespecies.

♦[Newsreport2]

(3)AlmosthalfthecenlerofPariswillbeaccessibleonlybyfootorbicycle

thisSundaytomarkmo「ld-Car-FreeDay.(4)Thisisinresponsetorisingair

DolluiionthatmadeParisthemostpollutedcityin(heworldforabrief

time.MayorAnnEthogopromotedthefirstWorld-Car-FreeDaylastyear.

EthogoalsohassupportedaPairs-briefs-DayonthefirstSundayofevery

month.Parisclearstrafficfromeightlanesofthemainroad.About400milesof

streetswillbeclosedtocars.Itisexpectedtobringsignificantreductioninpollution

levels.(4)Lastyear'sCar-FreeDayshoweda40%dropinDollutionlevelsin

somepartsofthecity.Accordingtoanindependentairpollutionmonitor,reports

theguardianandsoundlevelsdroppedby50%inthecitycenter.

Q3:WhatwillhappenonWorld-Car-Free-DayinParis?

3.C.Abouthalfofitscitycenterwillbeclosedtocars.

Q4:WhatmotivatedthemayorofParistopromote(hefirstWorld-Car-FreeDayin

hercity?

4.D.TherisingairpollutioninParis.

♦[Newsreports]

NewsReportThree

APhilippinefishermanwasfeelingdownonhisluckwhenahousefireforcedhimto

clearouthispossessionsandchangelocations.Then,agoodluckcharmthathe

keptunderhisbedchangedhislife.(5)Theunidentifiedmanfishedouta

giantpearlfrom[heoceanwhenhisanchorgotstuckontherockwhilesailing

offacoastalislandinihcPhilippines10yearsago.(6)Whenhewasforcedtosell

it,(7)theshockedtouristagcnlatPuertoFrancescatoldhim【hatIhc£77giant

pearlihathehadkepthiddeninhisrun-downwoodenhousewasthebiggestpilein

theworld,whichwasvaluedat£76million.

Thepearlof.Allah,whichiscurrentlyondisplayinaNewYorkMuseum,only

weighs14pounds.Thatis5timessmallerthanthepearlthatthefishermanjust

handedin.Themonstrouspearl,measuredat1footwideand2.2feetlong,is

goingtoheverifiedbylocalexpertsandinternationalauthoritiesbeforehopefully

goingondisplaytoattractmoretouristsinthelittletown.

Question5.WhathappenedtothePhilippinefishermanoneday?

5.A.Hishousewasburntdowninafire.

Question6.Whatwasthefishermanforcedtodo?

6.C.Sellthepearlhehadkeptforyears.

Question7.Whatdidthefishermanlearnfromthetouristagent?

7.B.Hismonstrouspearlwasextremelyvaluable.

♦[Conversation1]

W:Mr.Smith,it'sapleasuremeetingyou.

M:Nicetomeetyou,too.WhatcanIdoforyou?

W:Well,I'mheretoshowyouwhatourfirmcandoforyou.AstroConsultanthas

branchesinover50countries,offeringdifferentbusinessservices.(8)Wearea

globalcompanywilh75yearsofhisloryandourclienlsincludesomeofiheworld's

largesicomianies.

M:Thankyou,Mrs.Houston.IknowAstroConsultantisafamouscompany,but

yousaidyouwouldshowmewhatyoucoulddoforme.Well,whatexactlycan

yourfirmdoformycompany?

W:Weadvisebusinessesonallmatters—frommarketanalysistolegalissues.

Anythingofbusinesslikeyourscouldneed,ourfirmoffersexpertadvice.CouldI

askyou,Mr.Smith,totellmealittleaboutyourcompanyandthechallengesyou

face?Thaiway,Icouldbetierrespondasiohowwecanhelpyou.

M:OK,sure.(9)Thisisafamilybusinessslarledbymygrandfalherin1950.We

employediuslover1()()people.Wcmanufaclureanexporisloneforbuildingsand

otherconstruciions.Ourclientsusuallywantaspecialkindofstonecutinaspecial

design.That'swhatwedoinourfactory.(10)Ourmainchallengeis【ha【our

nationalcurrencyisrisingandwe'relosingcompetitiveadvamage【ostone

producersinIndia.

W:Isee.that'sveryinteresting.(11)1wouldsuggestthatyouusfirstconduct

afinancialanalysisnfyourcompany,togelherwilhananalysisofyour

compeiilorsinIndia.Thalwaywecouldofferthebestadviceondifferentways

torwardtoryou.

Q8.Whatdowclearnaboutthewoman'scompany?

8.A.Itboastsafairlylonghistory.

Q9.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisowncompany?

9.D.Itisafamilybusiness.

Q10.Whatisthemainproblemwiththeman'scompany?

10.B.Lossthecompetitiveedge.

QI1.Whatdoestheft'omansuggestdoingtohelptheman'scompany?

11.D.Conductingafinancialanalysisforit.

♦[Conversation2]

W:Wow,Congratulations,Simon.Theplacelooksabsolutelyamazing.

M:Really?Youthinkso?

W:Ofcourse,Iloveit!Itlookslikeyouhadaprofessionalinteriordesigner.But

youdidn't,didyou?

M:No.(12)[diditallbymyself-withalittlehelpfrommybrotherGreg.He's

actuallyintheconstructionbusiness,whichwasreallyhelpful.

W:Well,honestly,I'mimpressed.IknewIcouldprobablyrepaintihewallsinmy

houseoveraweekendorsomething,butnotafullrenovation.Wheredidyouget

yourideas?Iwouldn'tknowwheretostart.

M:(13)Well,forawhilenow,I'vebeenregularlybuyinghomedesign

magazineseverynowand(hen,andsaythepiclureIliked.Believeitornot,Ihada

fullnotebookofmagazinepages.Sincemyoverallstylewasquiteminimal,I

thoughtandhopedthewholerenovationwouldn'tbetoodifficult.Andsure

enough,withGreg'shelp,itwasveryachievable.

W:Wasitveryexpensive?Iimagineaprojectlike(hiscouldbe.

M:(14)Actually,ilwassurprisinglyaffordable.Imanagedlosellalotofmyold

furniture,andputthatextramoneytowardsthenewmaterial.Gregwasalsoable(o

getsomediscountofmaterialsfromarecentprojecthewasworkingonaswell.

W:Great.Ifyoudon'tmind.I'dliketopickyourbrainabitmore.JonathanandI

arethinkingofrenovatingoursittingroom,notthewholehouse—notyet

anyway.(15)Ancwe'dlovet。gelsomeinsDirationfromyourexperience.Are

youfreelocomenv?rforacoffeeearlynexlweek。

Question12.Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

12.B.Sheisreallyimpressedbythemanshouse.

Question13.Wheredid(hemangethisideasfortheproject?

13.C.Fromhomedesignmagazines.

Question14.Whatdidthemansayabouttheprojectherecentlycompleted?

14.A.Thecostwasaffcrdable.

Question15.Whydoesthewomaninvitethemanloherhousenextweek?

15.D.Shewantshimtosharehisrenovationexperiencewithher.

♦[Passage1]

(16)RemovingforeignobjectsfromearsandnosescostsEnglandalmost£3

millionayear,asludysuggesls.

Childrenwereresponsibleforthevastmajorityofcases.95%ofobjectsremoved

fromnoses,and85%fromears.Everyyear,anaverageof1,218nose,and

2,479earremovalstookplacebetweenand.(17)AccordingtoEngland'shospital

episodesstatistics,childrenagedIto4wereihcmostlikelyloneedhelpfromdoctors

foraforeignobjectintheirnose.5to9-year-oldscometothehospitalwithsomething

intheirearsthemost.

Jewelryitemsaccountedforupto40%ofcasesinboththeearsandnoses

ofchildren.Paperandplastictoysfortheitemsremovednextmostfromnoses.Cotten

buds,andpencilswerealsofoundinyears.

(18)Accordingtothesludy,ihcoccurrenceofforeignobjectsinchildrenis

generallyattributedtocuriosily.Childrenhaveanimpulsetoexploretheirnosesand

ears.Thisresultsintheaccidentalentryofforeignobjects.Anyear,noseandthroat

surgeonhasmanyweirdstoriesaboutwonderfulobjectsfoundinthenosesandearsof

childrenandadults.Batteriescanposeaparticulardanger.Inallcases,preventionis

betterthancure.Thisiswhymanytoyscontainwarningsaboutsmall

parts.Recognizingproblemsearlyandseekingmedicalattentionisimportant.

Question16WhatdoesEnglandspendanannual£3millionon?

16.C.Removingobjectsfrompatients,nosesandears.

Question17WhatdowelearnfromEngland'shospitalepisodesstatistics?

17.B.Five-tonine-year-oldsarethemostlikelytoputthingsintheir

ears.

Question18Whatisgenerallybelievedtoaccountforchildrenputtingthingsintheir

earsornoses?

18.D.Theyarecuriousaboutthesebodyparts.

♦[Passage2]

Goodmorning.Today,IwouldliketotalktoyouaboutmycharityRe­

bicycle.

Butbeforethat,etmeintroducesomeone.ThisisLaylaRahimi.Shewas

soscaredwhenshefirstmovedtonewZealand.Doesshestruggledtoleavethe

house?Iwouldspenddaysworkingupthecouragetowalkto(hesupermarketfor

basicsupplies.(19)Afterafewmonihsofbeingauitcdownandunhappy,she

wasinviledlojoinalocalbikeclub.Alihislime,Rc-bicyclegoiinvolvedand

gaveLaylaasecondhandbicycle.Wiihinweeks,herdepressionhadbegunloease

asshecycled.Thebicycletotallychangedherlife.givingherhopeandatrue

feelingoffreedom.(20)Todale,Rc-bicyclehasdonatedmoreihan20()bikesto

thoseinneedandisnowexpandingbike-ridinqlessonsasademand

source.Withabike,newcomersherecantravelfartherbutforalmostno

cost.The3hoursadaytheyusedtospendwalkingtoandfromEnglishlanguage

lessonshasbeenreducedtojustIhour.

Ourbikeridinglessonsaresosuccessfulthatweareurgentlylookingformore

volunteers,learningtorideabikeisalmostalwaysmo