大学英语四级真题第一套Word格式.docx

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youareallowed30minutestowrite 

a 

newsreporttoyour 

campus 

newspaper 

onavolunteeractivityorganizedbyyourStudentUnionto 

assist 

elderlypeopleintheneighborhood.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words

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PartIII 

ReadingComprehension 

（40 

minutes）SectionA 

ThecenterofAmericanautomobileinnovationhasinthepastdecademoved2,000milesaway.Ithas 

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fromDetroittoSiliconValley,whereself-drivingvehiclesarecomingintolife.

Ina 

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totakeproductionbacktoDetroit,Michiganlawmakershaveintroduced 

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thatcouldmaketheirstatethebestplaceinthecountry,ifnottheworld,todevelopself-drivingvehiclesandputthemontheroad.

“Michigan’s 

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inautoresearchanddevelopmentisunderattackfromseveralstatesandcountrieswhichdesireto 

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ourleadershipintransportation.Wecan’tlethappen,”saysSenatorMikeKowall,thelead 

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offourbillsrecentlyintroduced.

Ifallfourbillspassaswritten,theywould 

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asubstantialupdateofMichigan’s2013lawthatallowedthetestingofself-drivingvehiclesinlimitedconditions. 

Manufacturerwouldhavenearlytotalfreedomtotesttheirself-drivingtechnologyonpublicroads.Theywouldbeallowedtosendgroupsofself-drivingcarsoncross-stateroadtrips,andevenseton-demand 

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ofself-drivingcars,liketheoneGeneralMotorsandLyftarebuilding.

LawmakersinMichiganclearlywanttomakethestatereadyforthecommercialapplicationofself-drivingtechnology.In 

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California,homeofSiliconValley, 

recentlyproposedfarmore 

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rulesthatwouldrequirehumandriversbereadytotakethewheel,andcommercialuseofself-drivingtechnology.

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B） 

contrastC） 

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SectionB

HowWorkWillChangeWhenMostofUsLiveto100

A.TodayintheUnitedStatesthereare72,000 

centenarians（百岁老人）.Worldwide,Probably450,000.Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,thenby2050therewillbemorethanamillionintheUSalone.AccordingtotheworkofProfessorJamesVaupelandhisco-researchers,50%ofbabiesbornintheUSin2007havealifeexpectancyof104ormore.BroadlythesameholdsfortheUK,Germany,France,ItalyandCanada,andforJapan50%of2007babiescanexpecttoliveto107.

B.Understandably,thereareconcernsaboutwhatthismeansforpublicfinancesgiventheassociatedhealthandpensionchallenges.Thesechallengesarereal,andsocietyurgentlyneedstoaddressthem.Butitisalsoimportanttolookatthewiderpictureofwhathappenswhensomanypeoplelivefor100years.Itisamistaketosimplyequate 

longevity 

（长寿）withissuesofoldage.Longerliveshaveimplicationsforalloflife,notjusttheendofit.

C.Ourviewisthatifmanypeoplearelivingforlonger,andarehealthierforlonger,thenthiswillresultinaninevitableredesignofworkandlife.Whenpeoplelivelonger,theyarenotonlyolderforlonger,butalsoyoungerforlonger.Thereissometruthinthesayingthat 

“70isthenew60” 

or 

“40thenew30.” 

Ifyouagemoreslowlyoveralongertimeperiod,thenyouareinsomesenseyoungerforlonger.

D.Butthechangesgofurtherthanthat.Take,forinstance,theageatwhichpeoplemakecommitmentssuchasbuyingahouse,gettingmarried,havingchildren,orstartingacareer.Theseareallfundamentalcommitmentsthatarenowoccurringlaterinlife.In1962,50%ofAmericansweremarriedbyage21.By2014,that 

milestone（里程碑）hadshiftedtoage29.

E.Whiletherearenumerousfactorsbehindtheseshifts,onefactorissurelyagrowingrealizationfortheyoungthattheyaregoingtolivelonger.Optionsaremorevaluablethelongertheycanbeheld.Soifyoubelieveyouwilllivelonger,thenoptionsbecomemorevaluable,andearlycommitmentbecomeslessattractive.Theresultisthatthecommitmentsthatpreviouslycharacterizedthebeginningofadulthoodarenowbeingdelayed,andnewpatternsofbehaviorandanewstageoflifeareemergingforthoseintheirtwenties.

F.Longevityalsopushesbacktheageofretirement,andnotonlyforfinancialreasons.Yes,unlesspeoplearepreparedtosavealotmore,ourcalculationssuggestthatifyouarenowinyourmid-40s,thenyouarelikelytoworkuntilyourearly70s;

andifyouareinyourearly20s,thereisarealchanceyouwillneedtoworkuntilyourlate70sorpossiblyevenintoyour80s.Butevenifpeopleareabletoeconomicallysupportaretirementat65,overthirtyyearsofpotentialinactivityisharmfultocognitive（认知的）andemotionalvitality.Manypeoplemaysimplynotwanttodoit.

G.Andyetthatdoesnotmeanthatsimplyextendingourcareersisappealing.Just