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Lijiangisfullofnaturalbeautifulsceneries,wherenumerousminority
nationalitiesproviderichandvariedculturesinordertogivetouristsa
differentexperience。
Historically,Lijiangwasalsoknownas“thecityof
love”。
Plentyofstoriesaboutlivingforloveanddyingforlovehavebeen
spreadamongthenatives。
Nowadays,theoldtownequalstheparadiseofloveand
romanceintheeyesofChineseandforeigntourists。
今年在长沙举行了一年一度的外国人汉语演讲比赛。
这项比赛证明是促进中国世界其他地区文化交流的好方法。
它为世界各地的年轻人提供了更好地了解中国的机会。
来自87个国家共计126位选手聚集在湖南省省会参加了从7月6号到8月5号进行的半决赛和决赛。
比赛并不是的活动,选手们还有机会参观了中国其他地区的景点和历史名胜。
TheannualChinesespeechcontestforforeignerswasheldinChangshathis
year。
Thecontestprovestobeagoodwaytopromoteculturalexchangesbetween
Chinaandotherpartsoftheworld。
Itofferstheyoungallovertheworldan
opportunitytoknowmoreaboutChina.126candidatesfrom87nationsgatheredin
thecapitalofHunanprovincetoattendthesemifinalandthefinalfromJuly6
toAugust5。
Besidesthecontest,thecandidatesalsogotachancetovisit
famoustouristattractionsandhistoricalinterestsinotherpartsofChina。
中国父母往往过于关注孩子的学习,以至于不要他们帮忙做家务。
他们对孩子的()要求就是努力学习,考得好,能上大学。
他们相信这是为孩子好,因为在中国这样(竞争)激烈的社会里,只有成绩好才能保证前途光明。
中国父母还认为,如果孩子能在社会上(取得)大的成就,父母就会受到尊敬。
因此,他们愿意牺牲自己的时间、爱好和兴趣,为孩子(创造)更好的条件。
Chineseparentshavefrequentlytendedtopaytoomuchattentiontotheir
childrensstudy,sothatchildrendon’thelpthemdothehousework.Theironly
requirementfortheirchildrenistostudyhard,performwellintheexams,and
gotoafamous/prestigiousuniversity.Theybelieveitisgoodfortheir
children,becauseinsuchahighlycompetitivesociety,onlygoodresultscould
ensureapromisingfuture.Chineseparentsalsobelievethatparentswillbe
honorediftheirchildrencanachievegreatsuccessinsociety.Therefore,they
arewillingtosacrificetheirowntime,hobbiesandinterests,tocreatemuch
betterconditionsforchildren.
2012年12月大学英语四级考试阅读真题及答案
SectionA
Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Frenchfries,washeddownwithapintofsoda,areafavoritepartof
fast-foodlunchesanddinnersformillionsofAmericanyoungsters.But47acue
fromhealthexperts,agroupof19restaurantcompaniesarepledgingtooffer
more-healthfulmenuoptionsforchildrenatatimewhen48isgrowingoverthe
roleoffastfoodinchildhoodobesity(肥胖症).
BurgerKing,thenation’ssecond-largestfastfoodchain,forinstance,
will49automaticallyincludingFrenchfriesandsodainitskids’meals
startingthismonth,althoughtheywillstillbe50.Instead,thecompanysaid
Tuesday,itsemployeeswillaskparentswhetherthey51suchoptionsasmilkor
slicedapplesbeforeassemblingthemeals.“We’reaskingthecustomersto52what
theywant,”saidCraigPrusher,thechain’svicepresidentofgovernment
relations.Otherparticipatingchains,witha53ofmenuoptions,including
Denny’s,Chili’s,Friendly’sandChevy’s.
AspartoftheKidsLiveWellcampaign-expectedtobeannounced54
Wednesday—participatingrestaurantsmustpromisetoofferatleastone
children’smealthathasfewerthan600calories(卡路里),nosoftdrinksandat
leasttwo55fromthefollowingfoodgroups:
fruits,vegetables,wholegrains,
leanproteinsorlow-fatdairy.Amongotherrequirements,theymustofferaside
dishthatmeetssimilar56,withfewerthan200caloriesandlessthan35%ofits
caloriesfromsugar.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A)adaptI)prefer
B)availableJ)recommending
C)beginK)species
D)concernL)specify
E)criteriaM)stop
F)itemsN)taking
G)nationwideO)variety
H)possible
参考答案
47.Ntaking
48.Dconcern
49.Mstop
50.Bavailable
51.Iprefer
52.Lspecify
53.Ovariety
54.Gnationwide
55.Fitems
56.Ecriteria
SectionB
PassageOne
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Asyouareprobablyaware,thelatestjobmarketsnewsisn’tgood:
Unemploymentisstillmorethan9percent,andnewjobgrowthhasfallenclose
tozero.That’sbadfortheeconomy,ofcourse.Anditmaybeespecially
discouragingifyouhappentobelookingforajoborhopingtochangecareers
rightnow.Butitactuallyshouldn’tmattertoyounearlyasmuchasyou
think.
That’sbecausejobgrowthnumbersdon’tmattertojobhuntersasmuchas
jobturnover(人员更替)data.Afterall,existingjobsopenupeverydaydueto
promotions,resignations,terminations(解雇),andretirements.(Yes,peopleare
retiringeveninthiseconomy.)Inbothgoodtimesandbad,turnovercreates
moreopeningsthaneconomicgrowthdoes.EveninJuneof2007,whentheeconomy
wasstillmovingahead,jobgrowthwasonly132,000,whileturnoverwas4.7
million!
Andasitturnsout,eventoday—withjobgrowthnearzero—over4
millionjobhuntersarebeinghiredeverymonth.
Idon’tmeantoimplythatoveralljobgrowthdoesn’thaveanimpacton
one’sabilitytolandajob.It’struethatiftotalemploymentwerehigher,it
wouldmeanmorejobsforallofustochoosefrom(andcompetefor).Andit’s
truethattherearecurrentlymorepeopleapplyingforeachavailablejob
opening,regardlessofwhetherit’sanewoneornot.
Butwhatoftendistinguishesthosewholandjobsfromthosewhodon’tis
theirabilitytostaymotivated.They’rewillingtodothehardworkof
identifyingtheirvaluableskills;
becreativeaboutwhereandhowtolook;
learnhowtopresentthemselvestopotentialemployers;
andkeepgoing,even
afterrepeatedrejections.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsdatashowsthat2.7
millionpeoplewhowantedandwereavailableforworkhadn’tlookedwithinthe
lastfourweeksandwerenolongerevenclassifiedasunemployed.
Sodon’tlettheheadlinesfoolyouintogivingup.Fourmillionpeopleget
hiredeverymonthintheU.S.Youcanbeoneofthem.
57.Theauthortendstobelievethathighunemploymentrate______.
A)deprivesmanypeopleofjobopportunities
B)preventsmanypeoplefromchangingcareers
C)shouldnotstoppeoplefromlookingforajob
D)doesnotmeantheU.S.economyisworsening
58.Wheredomostjobopeningscomefrom?
A)Jobgrowth.C)Improvedeconomy.
B)Jobturnover.D)Businessexpansion.
59.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutoveralljobgrowth?
A)Itdoesn’thavemucheffectonindividualjobseekers.
B)Itincreasespeople’sconfidenceintheeconomy.
C)Itgivesarayofhopetotheunemployed.
D)Itdoesn’tmeangreaterjobsecurityfortheemployed.
60.Whatisthekeytolandingajobaccordingtotheauthor?
A)Education.C)Persistence.
B)Intelligence.D)Experience.
61.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheunemploymentfiguresinthe
U.S.?
A)Theyclearlyindicatehowhealthytheeconomyis.
B)Theyprovidethepublicwiththelatestinformation.
C)Theywarnofthestructuralproblemsintheeconomy.
D)Theyexcludethosewhohavestoppedlookingforajob.
PassageTwo
Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ourriskofcancerrisesdramaticallyasweage.Soitmakessensethatthe
elderlyshouldberoutinelyscreenedfornewtumors—ordoesn’tit?
Whilesuchvigilant(警觉的)trackingofcancerisagoodthingingeneral,
researchersareincreasinglyquestioningwhetherallofthistestingis
necessaryfortheelderly.Withthepercentageofpeopleoverage65expectedto
nearlydoubleby2050,it’simportanttoweighthehealthbenefitsofscreening
againsttherisksandcostsofroutinetesting.
Inmanycases,screeningcanleadtosurgeriestoremovecancer,whilethe
cancersthemselvesmaybeslow-growingandmaynotposeserioushealthproblems
inpatients’remainingyears.Butthemessagethateveryonemustscreenfor
cancerhasbecomesodeep-rootedthatwhenhealthcareexpertsrecommendedthat
womenunder50andover74stopscreeningforbreastcancer,itcausedariotous
reactionamongdoctors,patientsandadvocacygroups.
It’shardtouprootdeeplyheldbeliefsaboutcancerscreeningwith
scientificdata.Certainly,therearepeopleoverage75whohavehadcancers
detectedbyroutinescreening,andgainedseveralextrayearsoflifebecauseof
treatment.Andclearly,peopleoverage75whohaveotherriskfactorsfor
cancer,suchasafamilyhistoryorpriorpersonalexperiencewiththedisease,
shouldcontinuetogetscreenedregularly.Butfortheremainder,theriskof
cancer,whileincreasedattheendoflife,mustbebalancedwithotherfactors
likeremaininglifeexpectancy(预期寿命).
Arecentstudysuggeststhatdoctorsstarttomakemoreobjectivedecisions
aboutwhowilltrulybenefitfromscreening-especiallyconsideringthe
explosionoftheelderlythatwillsoonswellourpopulation.
It’snotaneasycalculationtomake,butonethatmakessenseforall
patients.Dr.OtisBrawleysaid,“Manydoctorsareorderingscreeningtests
purelytocoverthemselves.Weneedtothinkabouttherationaluseofhealth
care.”
Thatmeansmakingsomedifficultdecisionswithelderlypatients,andgoing
againstthemisguidedbeliefthatwhenitcomestohealthcare,moreisalways
better.
62.Whydodoctorsrecommendroutinecancerscreeningforelderly
people?
A)Itisbelievedtocontributetolonglife.
B)Itispartoftheirhealt