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大学英语四级真题参考答案
2016年6月大学英语四级真题参考答案
PartⅡListeningComprehension
(听力部分共有两套)
四级第一套
SectionA
1.C)Risingunemploymentworldwide.
2.A)Manycountrieshavenottakenmeasurestocreateenoughjobs.
3.B)Putcalorieinformationonthemenu.
4.A)Theywillbefined.C)Theywillgetawarning.
5.D)Failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.
6.B)Itisthecreationofsomethingnew.
7.C)Itsinnovationculture.
SectionB
8.D)Hedoesnottalklongonthephone.
9.B)Talkatlength.
10.A)Hethoughtitwascool.
11.C)Itischildishandunprofessional.
12.B)Heisunhappywithhisdepartmentmanager.
13.A)Hisworkloadwasmuchtooheavy.
14.C)Hisbosshasalotoftrustinhim.
15.D)Talktohisbossinpersonfirst.
SectionC
16.A)Theimportanceofsleeptoahealthylife.
17.C)Theygetlessandlesssleep.
18.D)Theirbloodpressurewillrise.
19.B)Whatcourseyouaregoingtochoose.
20.D)Thepersonalstatement.
21.C)Indicatetheyhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.
22.B)Itwasbuiltinthelate19thcentury.
23.D)Theyoftenbrokedown.
24.A)Theywereproducedontheassemblyline.
25.C)Itmarkedanewerainmotortravel.
四级第二套
SectionA
1.C)Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.
2.C)Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.
3.B)WhethertheBritishirportsAuthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets.
4.D)Lackofrunwayandterminalcapacity.
5.D)Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.
6.A)Thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.
7.B)Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.
SectionB
8.A)Holland.
9.D)Learningalanguagewhereitisnotspoken.
10.C)Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.
11.A)Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.
12.B)Rulesandregulationsfordriving.
13.C)Makecarsthatarelesspowerful.
14.D)Theytendtodriveresponsibly.
15.C)Itisnotuseful.
SectionC
16.D)Thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning.
17.B)Bycoveringthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.
18.A)Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures.
19.A)Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.
20.D)Bycontactingthedeparmentaloffice.
21.B)Theyspecifythenumberofcreditsstudentsmustearn.
22.C)Studentsinhealthclasses.
23.A)Itsoveremphasisonthinness.
24.B)Toexplainhowcomputerimagescanbemisleading.
25.C)Topromoteherownconceptofbeauty.
PartⅢReadingComprehension
四级第一套
SectionA
26.O)tend
27.M)review
28.L)performance
29.K)particularly
30.N)survive
31.E)dropping
32.J)mutually
33.H)flow
34.F)essential
35.I)mood
SectionB
36.E)“Wethoughtwewouldseedifferencesbasedonthehousingtypes,”saidtheleadauthorofthestudy,JulieRobison,anassociateprofessorofmedicineattheuniversity.Areasonableassumption—don'tfamiliesstruggletoavoidnursinghomesandsufferrealguiltiftheycan't?
37.L)Ofcourse,sonsanddaughterswanttovisitthefacilities,talktotheadministratorsandresidentsandotherfamilies,anddoeverythingpossibletofulfilltheirduties.Butperhapstheydon'thavetoturnthemselvesintoprivateinvestigatorsorCongressionalsubcommittees.“Familiescanlookabitmoreforwheretheresidentsaregoingtobehappy,”Dr.Sloanesaid.Andinvolvingthefutureresidentintheprocesscanbeveryimportant.
38.B)Doesassistedlivingreallymarkagreatimprovementoveranursinghome,orhastheindustrysimplyhiredbetterinteriordesigners?
Arenursinghomesasbadaspeoplefear,oristhatanout-modedstereotype(固定看法)?
Candoingone'shomeworkreallysteerfamiliestothebestplaces?
Itisgenuinelyhardtoknow.
39.H)Anelderlypersonwhodescribesherselfasinpoorhealth,therefore,mightbenolessdepressedinassistedliving(evenifherchildrenpreferredit)thaninanursinghome.Apersonwhohadinputintowherehewouldmoveandhashadtimetoadapttoitmightdoaswellinanursinghomeasinasmallresidentialcarehome,otherfactorsbeingequal.Itisaninteractionbetweenthepersonandtheplace,notthesortofplaceinitself,thatleadstobetterorworseexperiences.“Youcan'tjustsay,‘Let'sputthispersoninaresidentialcarehomeinsteadofanursinghome—shewillbemuchbetteroff,’”Dr.Robisonsaid.Whatmatters,sheadded,“isacombinationofwhatpeoplebringinwiththem,andwhattheyfindthere.”
40.N)Thedaughterfearedhermotherwouldbeignoredthere,andsoshedecidedtomoveherintoamorewelcomingfacility.Basedonwhatisemergingfromsomeofthisresearch,thatmighthavebeenasrationalawayasanytoreachadecision.
41.J)AsIwasconsideringallthis,apressreleasefromarespectedresearchfirmcrossedmydesk,announcingthatthefive-starratingsystemthatMedicaredevelopedin2008tohelpfamiliescomparenursinghomequalityalsohaslittlerelationshiptohowsatisfieditsresidentsortheirfamilymembersare.Asamatteroffact,consumersexpressedhighersatisfactionwiththeone-starfacilities,thelowestrated,thanwiththefive-starones.(Moreonthisstudyandthestarratingswillappearinasubsequentpost.)
42.F)Intheinitialresults,assistedlivingresidentsdidpaintthemostpositivepicture.Theywerelesslikelytoreportsymptomsofdepressionthanthoseintheotherfacilities,forinstance,andlesslikelytobeboredorlonely.Theyscoredhigheronsocialinteraction.
43.C)Iamabouttomakethingsmorecomplicatedbysuggestingthatwhatkindoffacilityanolderpersonlivesinmaymatterlessthanwehaveassumed.Andthatthecharacteristicsadultchildrenlookforwhentheybeginthesearcharenotnecessarilythethingsthatmakeadifferencetothepeoplewhoaregoingtomovein.Iamnottalkingaboutthequalityofcare,letmehastilyadd.Nobodyflourishesinagloomyenvironmentwithirresponsiblestaffandapoorsafetyrecord.Butanaccumulatingbodyofresearchindicatesthatsomedistinctionsbetweenonetypeofeldercareandanotherhavelittlerealbearingonhowwellresidentsdo.
44.I)Suchfindings,whichruncountertocommonsense,havesurfacedbefore.Inamulti-statestudyofassistedliving,forinstance,UniversityofNorthCarolinaresearchersfoundthatahostofvariables—thefacility'stype,sizeorage;whetherachainownedit;howattractivetheneighborhoodwas—hadnosignificantrelationshiptohowtheresidentsfaredintermsofillness,mentaldecline,hospitalizationsormortality.Whatmatteredmostwastheresidents'physicalhealthandmentalstatus.Whatpeoplewerelikewhentheycameinhadgreaterconsequencethanwhathappenedoncetheywerethere.
45.G)Butwhentheresearcherspluggedinanumberofothervariables,suchdifferencesdisappeared.Itisnotthehousingtype,theyfound,thatcreatesdifferencesinresidents'responses.“Itisthecharacteristicsofthespecificenvironmenttheyarein,combinedwiththeirownpersonalcharacteristics—howhealthytheyfeeltheyare,theirageandmaritalstatus,”Dr.Robisonexplained.Whetherresidentsfeltinvolvedinthedecisiontomoveandhowlongtheyhadlivedtherealsoprovedsignificant.
SectionC
46.C)Itcanbeavoidedifhumanvaluesaretranslatedintotheirlanguage.
47.D)Theyareill-bred.
48.C)Bypickinguppatternsfrommassivedataonhumanbehavior.
49.B)Stoptoseekadvicefromahumanbeing.
50.A)Determinewhatismoralandethical.
51.A)toseewhetherpeople'spersonalityaffectstheirlifespan
52.D)Theyaremorelikelytogetoverhardship.
53.C)Suchpersonalitycharacteristicsasself-disciplinehavenoeffectonlongevity.
54.D)Mothers'negativepersonalitycharacteristicsmayaffecttheirchildren'slifespan.
55.B)Longevityresultsfromacombinationofmentalandphysicalhealth.
四级第二套
SectionA
26.G)growing
27.A)dependent
28.C)fast
29.F)give
30.H)launch
31.N)successful
32.I)policyl
33.B)designed
34.O)treatments
35.E)gained
SectionB
36.D)Aswebegintoexamineourlife,Soupiossays,wecometoRuleNo.2:
Worryonlyaboutthingsthatyoucancontrol.“TheindividualwhopromotedthisideawasaStoicphilosopher.HisnameisEpictetus,”hesays.“AndwhattheStoicssayingeneralissimplythis:
Thereisalargerplaninlife.Youarenotreallygoingtobeabletounderstandallofthedimensionsofthisplan.Youarenotgoingtobeabletocontrolthedimensionsofthisplan.”
37.B)ThewisdomoftheancientGreekphilosophersistimeless,saysSoupios.Thephilosophyprofessorsaysitisasrelevanttodayaswhenitwasfirstwrittenmanycenturiesago.“Thereisnoexpiration(失效)dateonwisdom,”hesays.“Thereisnoshelflifeonintelligence.Ithinkthatthingshavebecomeverygloomythesedays,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleadingcues,alotofwhattheancientswouldhavecalledsophistry(诡辩).ThenicethingaboutancientphilosophyasofferedbytheGreeksisthattheytendedtoseelifeclearandwhole,inawaythatwetendnottoseelifetoday.”
38.F)Tohaveameaningful,happylifeweneedfriends.ButaccordingtoAristotle—astudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat—mostrelationshipsdon'tqualifyastruefriendships.“JustbecauseIhaveabusinessrelationshipwithanindividualandIcanprofitfromthatrelationship,itdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthispersonismyfriend,”Soupiossays.“Realfriendshipiswhentwoindividualssharethesamesoul.ItisabeautifulanduncharacteristicallypoeticimagethatAristotleoffers.”
39.A)Isitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthatisincreasinglychallengedbythreatsanduncertaintiesfromwars,terrorism,economiccrisesandawidespreadoutbreakofinfec