大学英语四级第套真题及答案.docx

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大学英语四级第套真题及答案

2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstoyourparentsoranyfamilymembersuponmakingmemorableachievement.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

Directions:

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Signsbarringcell-phoneuseareafamiliarsighttoanyonewhohaseversatinahospitalwaitingroom.Butthe26popularityofelectronicmedicalrecordshasforcedhospital-baseddoctorstobecome27oncomputersthroughouttheday,anddesktops—whichkeepdoctorsfrombedsides—are28givingwaytowirelessdevices.

Asclericalloadsincreased,“somethinghadto29,andthatwasalwaysfacetimewithpatients,”saysPatel,aformerchiefresidentintheUniversityofChicago’sinternal-medicineprogram.Infall2010,shehelped30apilotprojectinChicagotoseeiftheiPadcouldimproveworkingconditionsandpatientcare.Theexperimentwasso31thatallinternal-medicineprogramadoptedthesame32in2011.MedicalschoolsatYaleandStanfordnowhavepaperless,iPad-basedcurriculums.“You’llwantaniPadjustsoyoucanwearthis”isthesloganforoneofthenewlabcoats33withlargepocketstoaccommodatetabletcomputers.

AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfoundthatpatientsgottestsand34fasteriftheywerecaredforbyiPad-equippedresidents.Manypatientsalso35abetterunderstandingoftheillnessesthatlandedtheminthehospitalinthefirstplace.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A）dependentB）designedC）fastD）flyingE）gained

F）giveG）growingH）launchI）policyJ）prospect

K）ratherL）reliableM）signalN）successfulO）treatments

特别说明：

2016年6月大学英语四级试卷的三套试题有重叠部分，本试卷（第三套）只列出与第一、二套不重复的试题。

具体重叠部分：

本卷所有听力题与第一、二套试卷有重复，本试卷不再列出。

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

AncientGreekWisdomInspiresGuidelinestoGoodLife

[A]Isitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthatisincreasinglychallengedbythreatsanduncertaintiesfromwars,terrorism,economiccrisesandawidespreadoutbreakofinfectiousdiseasesTheanswerisyes,accordingtoanewbookThe10GoldenRules:

AncientWisdomfromtheGreekPhilosophersonLivingaGoodLife.Thebookisco-authoredbyLongIslandUniversity’sphilosophyprofessorMichaelSoupiosandeconomicsprofessorPanosMourdoukoutas.

[B]ThewisdomoftheancientGreekphilosophersistimeless,saysSoupios.Thephilosophyprofessorsaysitisasrelevanttodayaswhenitwasfirstwrittenmanycenturiesago.“Thereisnoexpiration（失效）dateonwisdom,”hesays,“Thereisnoshelflifeonintelligence.Ithinkthatthingshavebecomeverygloomytheseday,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleadingcues,alotofwhattheancientswouldhavecalledsophistry（诡辩）.ThenicethingaboutancientphilosophyasofferedbytheGreeksisthattheytendedtoseelifeclearandwhole,inawaythatwetendnottoseelifetoday.”Examineyourlife

[C]Soupios,alongwithhisco-authorPanosMourdoukoutas,developedtheir10goldenrulesbyturningtothemenbehindthatphilosophy—Aristotle,Socrates,EpictetusandPythagoras,amongothers.Thefirstrule—examineyourlife—isthecommonthreadthatrunsthroughtheentirebook.SoupiossaysthatitisbasedonPlato’sobservationthattheunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving.“TheGreeksarealwaysconcernedaboutboxingthemselvesin,intermsofconvictions（信念）,”hesays.“Sotakeastepback,switchofftheautomaticpilotandactuallystopandreflectaboutthingslikeourpriorities,ourvalues,andourrelationships.”Stopworryingaboutwhatyoucannotcontrol

[D]Aswebegintoexamineourlife,Soupiossays,wecometoRule:

Worryonlyaboutthingsthatyoucancontrol.“TheindividualwhopromotedthisideawasaStoicphilosopher.HisnameisEpictetus,”hesays.“AndwhattheStoicssayingeneralissimplythis:

Thereisalargerplaninlife.Youarenotreallygoingtobeabletounderstandallofthedimensionsofthisplan.Youarenotgoingtobeabletocontrolthedimensionsofthisplan.”

[E]So,Soupiosexplains,itisnotworthittowasteourphysical,intellectualandspiritualenergyworryingaboutthingsthatarebeyondourcontrol.“IcannotcontrolwhetherornotIwindupgettingthediseaseswineflu,forexample.”Hesays.“Imean,therearesomecautiousstepsIcantake,butultimatelyIcannotguaranteemyselfthat.SowhatEpictetuswouldsayissittingathomeworryingaboutthatwouldbewrongandwastefulandirrational.Youshouldliveyourlifeattemptingtoidentifyandcontrolthosethingswhichyoucangenuinelycontrol.”Seektruepleasure

[F]Tohaveameaningful,happylifeweneedfriends.ButaccordingtoAristotle—astudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat—mostrelationshipsdon’tqualifyastruefriendships.“JustbecauseIhaveabusinessrelationshipwithanindividualandIcanprofitfromthatrelationship,itdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthispersonismyfriend,”Soupiossays.“Realfriendshipiswhentwoindividualssharethesamesoul.ItisabeautifulanduncharacteristicallypoeticimagethatAristotleoffers.”

[G]Inourpursuitofthegoodlife,hesays,itisimportanttoseekouttruepleasures—advicewhichwasoriginallyofferedbyEpicurus.ButunlikethemoderndefinitionofEpicureanismasalifeofindulgence（放纵）andluxury,fortheancientGreeks,itmeantfindingastateofcalm,peaceandmentalease.

[H]“ThiswasthehighestandmostdesirableformofpleasureandhappinessfortheancientEpicureans,”Soupiossays.“Thisissomethingthatisverymuchwellworthconsideringhereinthemodernera.Idonotthinkthatwespendnearlyenoughtimetryingtoconcentrateonachievingasortofcalmness,asortofcontentmentinmentalandspiritualway,whichwasidentifiedbythesepeopleasthehighestformofhappinessandpleasure.”Dogoodtoothers

[I]Othergoldenrulescounselustomasterourselves,toavoidexcessandnottobeaprosperous（发迹的）fool.Therearealsorulesdealingwithinterpersonalrelationships:

Bearesponsiblehumanbeinganddonotdoevilthingstoothers.

[J]“ThisisHesiod,ofcourse,ayoungercontemporarypoet,webelieve,withHomer,”Soupiossays.“Hesiodoffersanidea—whichyouveryoftenfindinsomeoftheworld’sgreatreligions,intheJudeo-ChristiantraditionandinIslamandothers—thatinsomesense,whenyouhurtanotherhumanbeing,youhurtyourself.Thatdamagingotherpeopleinyourcommunityandinyourlife,trashingrelationships,resultsinakindofself-inflicted（自己招致的）spiritualwound.”

[K]Instead,Soupiossays,ancientwisdomurgesustodogood.GoldenRuleforagoodlifeisthatkindnesstowardotherstendstoberewarded.

[L]“ThisisAesop,thefabulist（寓言家）,themanofthesecharminglittletales,oftentoldintermsofanimalsandanimalrelationships,”hesays.“IthinkwhatAesopwassuggestingisthatwhenyouofferagoodturntoanotherhumanbeing,onecanhopethatthatgooddeedwillcomebackandsortofpayaprofittoyou,thedoerofthegooddeed.Evenifthereisnoconcretebenefitpaidinresponsetoyourgooddeed,attheveryleast,thedoerofthegooddeedhastheopportunitytoenjoyakindofspirituallyenlightenedmoment.”

[M]Soupiossaysfollowingthe10GoldenRulesbasedonancientwisdomcanguideustothepathofthegoodlifewherewestoplivingasonlookersandbecomeengagedandhappierhumanbeings.Andthat,henotes,isalifeworthliving.注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

36.AccordingtoanancientGreekphilosopher,itisimpossibleforustounderstandeveryaspectofourlife.

37.AncientPhilosopherssawlifeinadifferentlightfrompeopleoftoday.

38.Notallyourbusinesspartnersareyoursoulmates.

39.Wecanliveapeacefullifedespitethevariouschallengesofthemodernworld.

40.Thedoerofagooddeedcanfeelspirituallyrewardedevenwhentheygainnoconcretebenefits.

41.Howtoachievementalcalmnessandcontentmentiswellworthourconsiderationtoday.

42.MichaelSoupiossuggeststhatweshouldstopandthinkcarefullyaboutourprioritiesinlife.

43.Ancientphilosophersstronglyadvisethatwedogood.

44.ThewiseteachingsofancientGreekthinkersaretimeless,andareapplicabletocontemporarylife.

45.Doharmtoothersandyoudoharmtoyourself.

SectionC

Direction:

Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenfallalonggenerationallines.Thatis,generally,youngerpeopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofatechnologicalshift.

Itisnotal