大学英语四级真题及答案去听力.docx

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大学英语四级真题及答案去听力

2016年6月英语四级考试完整真题及答案

　PartIWriting（30minutes）

　　Directions：

Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourfriendswhohelpedyoumostwhenyouwereindifficulty。

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words。

　　PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

　　SectionA

　　Directions：

Inthissection，thereisapassagewithtenblanks。

Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage。

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices。

Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter。

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre。

Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce。

　　Questions26to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。

　　Physicalactivitydoesthebodygood，andthere’sgrowingevidencethatithelpsthebraintoo。

ResearchersintheNetherlandsreportthatchildrenwhogetmoreexercise，whetheratschoolorontheirown，　26　tohavehigherGPAsandbetterscoresonstandardizedtests。

Ina　27　of14studiesthatlookedatphysicalactivityandacademic　28　，investigatorsfoundthatthemorechildrenmoved，thebettertheirgradeswereinschool，　29　inthebasicsubjectsofmath，Englishandreading。

　　Thedatawillcertainlyfueltheongoingdebateoverwhetherphysicaleducationclassesshouldbecutasschoolsstruggleto　30　onsmallerbudgets。

Theargumentsagainstphysicaleducationhaveincludedconcernsthatgymtimemaybetakingawayfromstudytime。

WithstandardizedtestscoresintheU.S。

　31　inrecentyears，someadministratorsbelievestudentsneedtospendmoretimeintheclassroominsteadofontheplayground。

Butasthesefindingsshow，exerciseandacademicsmaynotbe　32　exclusive。

Physicalactivitycanimproveblood　33　tothebrain，fuelingmemory，attentionandcreativity，whichare　34　tolearning。

Andexercisereleaseshormonesthatcanimprove　35　andrelievestress，whichcanalsohelplearning。

Sowhileitmayseemasifkidsarejustexercisingtheirbodieswhenthey’rerunningaround，theymayactuallybeexercisingtheirbrainsaswell。

　　注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　A）attendance

　　B）consequently

　　C）current

　　D）depressing

　　E）dropping

　　F）essential

　　G）feasible

　　H）flow

　　I）mood

　　J）mutually

　　K）particularly

　　L）performance

　　M）review

　　N）survive

　　O）tend

　　SectionB

　　Directions：

Inthissection，youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit。

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs。

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived。

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce。

Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter。

AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2。

　　FindingtheRightHome—andContentment，Too

　　[A]Whenyourelderlyrelativeneedstoentersomesortoflong-termcarefacility—amomentfewparentsorchildrenapproachwithoutfear—whatyouwouldlikeistohaveeverythingmadeclear。

　　[B]Doesassistedlivingreallymarkagreatimprovementoveranursinghome，orhastheindustrysimplyhiredbetterinteriordesigners？

Arenursinghomesasbadaspeoplefear，oristhatanout-modedstereotype（固定看法）？

Candoingone’shomeworkreallysteerfamiliestothebestplaces？

Itisgenuinelyhardtoknow。

　　[C]Iamabouttomakethingsmorecomplicatedbysuggestingthatwhatkindoffacilityanolderpersonlivesinmaymatterlessthanwehaveassumed。

Andthatthecharacteristicsadultchildrenlookforwhentheybeginthesearcharenotnecessarilythethingsthatmakeadifferencetothepeoplewhoaregoingtomovein。

Iamnottalkingaboutthequalityofcare，letmehastilyadd。

Nobodyflourishesinagloomyenvironmentwithirresponsiblestaffandapoorsafetyrecord。

Butanaccumulatingbodyofresearchindicatesthatsomedistinctionsbetweenonetypeofeldercareandanotherhavelittlerealbearingonhowwellresidentsdo。

　　[D]Themostrecentofthesestudies，publishedinThejournalofAppliedGerontology，surveyed150Connecticutresidentsofassistedliving，nursinghomesandsmallerresidentialcarehomes（knowninsomestatesasboardandcarehomesoradultcarehomes）。

ResearchersfromtheUniversityofConnecticutHealthCenteraskedtheresidentsalargenumberofquestionsabouttheirqualityoflife，emotionalwell-beingandsocialinteraction，aswellasaboutthequalityofthefacilities。

　　[E]“Wethoughtwewouldseedifferencesbasedonthehousingtypes，”saidtheleadauthorofthestudy，JulieRobison，anassociateprofessorofmedicineattheuniversity。

Areasonableassumption—don’tfamiliesstruggletoavoidnursinghomesandsufferrealguiltiftheycan’t？

　　[F]Intheinitialresults，assistedlivingresidentsdidpaintthemostpositivepicture。

Theywerelesslikelytoreportsymptomsofdepressionthanthoseintheotherfacilities，forinstance，andlesslikelytobeboredorlonely。

Theyscoredhigheronsocialinteraction。

　　[G]Butwhentheresearcherspluggedinanumberofothervariables，suchdifferencesdisappeared。

Itisnotthehousingtype，theyfound，thatcreatesdifferencesinresidents’responses。

“Itisthecharacteristicsofthespecificenvironmenttheyarein，combinedwiththeirownpersonalcharacteristics—howhealthytheyfeeltheyare，theirageandmaritalstatus，”Dr。

Robisonexplained。

Whetherresidentsfeltinvolvedinthedecisiontomoveandhowlongtheyhadlivedtherealsoprovedsignificant。

　　[H]Anelderlypersonwhodescribesherselfasinpoorhealth，therefore，mightbenolessdepressedinassistedliving（evenifherchildrenpreferredit）thaninanursinghome。

Apersonwhobadinputintowherehewouldmoveandhashadtimetoadapttoitmightdoaswellinanursinghomeasinasmallresidentialcarehome，otherfactorsbeingequal。

Itisaninteractionbetweenthepersonandtheplace，notthesortofplaceinitself，thatleadstobetterorworseexperiences。

“Youcan’tjustsay，‘Let’sputthispersoninaresidentialcarehomeinsteadofanursinghome—shewillbemuchbetteroff，”Dr。

Robisonsaid。

Whatmatters，sheadded，“isacombinationofwhatpeoplebringinwiththem，andwhattheyfindthere。

”

　　[I]Suchfindings，whichruncountertocommonsense，havesurfacedbefore。

Inamulti-statestudyofassistedliving，forinstance，UniversityofNorthCarolinaresearchersfoundthatahostofvariables—thefacility’stype，sizeorage；whetherachainownedit；howattractivetheneighborhoodwas—hadnosignificantrelationshiptohowtheresidentsfaredintermsofillness，mentaldecline，hospitalizationsormortality。

Whatmatteredmostwastheresidents’physicalhealthandmentalstatus。

Whatpeoplewerelikewhentheycameinhadgreaterconsequencethanwhathappenedonetheywerethere。

　　[J]AsIwasconsideringallthis，apressreleasefromarespectedresearchfirmcrossedmydesk，announcingthatthefive-starratingsystemthatMedicaredevelopedin2008tohelpfamiliescomparenursinghomequalityalsohaslittlerelationshiptohowsatisfieditsresidentsortheirfamilymembersare。

Asamatteroffact，consumersexpressedhighersatisfactionwiththeone-starfacilities，thelowestrated，thanwiththefive-starones。

（Moreonthisstudyandthestarratingswillappearinasubsequentpost。

）

　　[K]Beforewecollectivelytearourhairout—howarewesupposedtofindourwayinalandscapethisconfusing？

—hereisathoughtfromDr。

PhilipSloane，ageriatrician（老年病学专家）attheUniversityofNorthCarolina：

“Inaway，thatcouldbeliberatingforfamilies。

”

　　[L]Ofcourse，sonsanddaughterswanttovisitthefacilities，talktotheadministratorsandresidentsandotherfamilies，anddoeverythingpossibletofulfilltheirduties。

Butperhapstheydon’thavetoturnthemselvesintoprivateinvestigatorsorCongressionalsubcommittees。

“Familiescanlookabitmoreforwheretheresidentsaregoingtobehappy，”Dr。

Sloanesaid。

Andinvolvingthefutureresidentintheprocesscanbeveryimportant。

　　[M]Weallhaveourownideasaboutwhatwouldbringourparentshappiness。

Theyhavetheirideas，too。

Afriendrecentlytookhermothertovisitanexpensiveassistedliving/nursinghomenearmytown。

Ihaveseenthisplace—itiselegant，insideandout。

Butnobodygreetedthedaughterandmotherwhentheyarrived，thoughthevisithadbeenplanned；nobodyintroducedthemtotheotherresidents。

Whentheyhadlunchinthediningroom，theysataloneatatable。

　　[N]Thedaughterfearedhermotherwouldbeignoredthere，andsoshedecidedtomoveherintoamorewelcomingfacility。

Basedonwhatisemergingfromsomeofthisresearch，thatmighthavebeenasrationalawayasanytoreachadecision。

　　36。

Manypeoplefeelguiltywhentheycannotfindaplaceotherthananursinghomefortheirparents。

　　37.Thoughithelpsforchildrentoinvestigatecarefacilities，involvingtheirparentsinthedecision-makingprocessmayproveveryimportant。

　　38.Itisreallydifficulttotellifassistedlivingisbetterthananursinghome。

　　39.Howaresidentfeelsdependsonaninteractionbetweenthemselvesandthecarefacilitytheylivein。

　　40.Theauthorthinksherfriendmadearationaldecisioninchoosingamorehospitableplaceoveranapparentlyelegantassistedlivinghome。

　　41.ThesystemMedicaredevelopedtoratenursinghomequalityisoflittlehelptofindingasatisfactoryplace。

　　42.Atfirsttheresearchersofthemostrecentstudyfoundresidentsinassistedlivingfacilitiesgavehigherscoresonsocialinteraction。

　　43.Whatkindofcarefacilityoldpeopleliveinmaybelessimportantthanwethink。

　　44.Thefindingsofthelatestresearc