大学英语四级真题第一套.docx

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大学英语四级真题第一套

2019年6月大学英语四级真题

PartI  Writing  （30minutes）Directions:

 Forthispart, youareallowed30minutestowrite a newsreporttoyour campus newspaper onavolunteeractivityorganizedbyyourStudentUnionto assist elderlypeopleintheneighborhood.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words

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PartIII                ReadingComprehension            （40 minutes）SectionA 

ThecenterofAmericanautomobileinnovationhasinthepastdecademoved2,000milesaway.Ithas  26  fromDetroittoSiliconValley,whereself-drivingvehiclesarecomingintolife.

    Ina  27  totakeproductionbacktoDetroit,Michiganlawmakershaveintroduced  28  thatcouldmaketheirstatethebestplaceinthecountry,ifnottheworld,todevelopself-drivingvehiclesandputthemontheroad.

   “Michigan’s  29  inautoresearchanddevelopmentisunderattackfromseveralstatesandcountrieswhichdesireto  30  ourleadershipintransportation.Wecan’tlethappen,”saysSenatorMikeKowall,thelead  31  offourbillsrecentlyintroduced.

    Ifallfourbillspassaswritten,theywould  32  asubstantialupdateofMichigan’s2013lawthatallowedthetestingofself-drivingvehiclesinlimitedconditions. Manufacturerwouldhavenearlytotalfreedomtotesttheirself-drivingtechnologyonpublicroads.Theywouldbeallowedtosendgroupsofself-drivingcarsoncross-stateroadtrips,andevenseton-demand  33  ofself-drivingcars,liketheoneGeneralMotorsandLyftarebuilding.

    LawmakersinMichiganclearlywanttomakethestatereadyforthecommercialapplicationofself-drivingtechnology.In  34 , California,homeofSiliconValley, recentlyproposedfarmore 35  rulesthatwouldrequirehumandriversbereadytotakethewheel,andcommercialuseofself-drivingtechnology.

A）bid B） contrastC） deputyD） dominanceE）fleetsF）knotsG）legislationI） replace

J）representk）restrictiveL）reward M）significantN） sponsorO）transmitted

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