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大学英语四级考试真题详细解析第三套
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第三套)
PartI
Writing
(25minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonhowtobesthandle
therelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomore
than180words.
PartII
ListeningComprehension
(25minutes)
说明:
由于2017年12月四级考试全国共考了2套听力,本套真题听力与前2套内容完全一
样,只是顺序不一样,因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。
PartIII
ReadingComprehension
(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword
foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage
throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.
PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough
thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Weallknowthereexistsagreatvoid(空白)inthepubliceducationalsystemwhenitcomesto
26toSTEM(Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics)courses.Oneeducatornamed
DoriRobertsdecidedtodosomethingtochangethissystem.Doritaughthighschoolengineering
for11years.ShenoticedtherewasarealvoidinqualitySTEMeducationatall27ofthepublic
educationalsystem.Shesaid,“IstartedEngineeringForKids(EFK)afternoticingareallackof
math,scienceandengineeringprogramsto28myownkidsin.”
Shedecidedtostartanafterschoolprogramwherechildren29inSTEM-basedcompetitions.The
clubgrewquicklyandwhenitreached180membersandthekidsintheprogramwonseveralstate
30
shedecidedtodevoteallhertimetocultivatingand31it.TheglobalbusinessEFKwas
born.
DoribeganoperatingEFKoutofherVirginiahome,whichshethenexpandedto32
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centers.Today,theEFKprogram33
over144branchesin32stateswithintheUnitedStates
andin21countries.Saleshavedoubledfrom$5millionin2014to$10millionin2015,with25
newbranchesplannedfor2016.TheEFKwebsitestates,“Ournationisnot34enoughengineers.
Ourphilosophyistoinspirekidsatayoungagetounderstandthatengineeringisagreat35.”
A)attracted
B)career
C)championships
D)degrees
E)developing
F)enroll
G)exposure
H)feasible
I)feeding
J)graduating
K)interest
L)levels
M)local
N)operates
O)participated
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.
Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom
whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraph
ismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer
Sheet2.
Whyaren’tyoucuriousaboutwhathappened?
A)“YoususpendedRayRiceafterourvideo,areporterfromTMZchallengedNationalFootball
LeagueCommissionerRogerGoodelltheotherday.“Whydidn’tyouhavethecuriositytogoto
thecasino(赌场)yourself?
”Theimplicationofthequestionisthatamorecuriouscommissioner
wouldhavefoundawaytogetthetape.
B)
Theaccusationofincuriosityisonethatwehearoften,carryingthesuggestionthatthereis
somethingwrongwithnotwantingtosearchoutthetruth.Ihavebeenbotheredforalongtime
aboutthecuriouslackofcuriositysaidaDemocraticmemberoftheNewJerseylegislatureback
inJuly,referringtoaninsufficientlyinquiringattitudeonthepartofanassistanttoNewJersey
GovernorChrisChristiewhochosenottoaskhardquestionsabouttheGeorgeWashingtonBridge
trafficscandal.“Isn’tthemainstreammediatheleastbitcuriousaboutwhathappened?
”wrote
conservativewriterJenniferRubinearlierthisyear,referringtotheattackonAmericansin
Benghazi,Libya.
C)
Theimplication,ineachcase,isthatcuriosityisagoodthing,andalackofcuriosityisa
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problem.Aresuchaccusationssimplyeffortstoscorepoliticalpointsforone’sparty?
Oristhere
somethingofparticularvalueaboutcuriosityinandofitself?
D)ThejournalistIanLeslie,inhisnewandenjoyablebookCurious:
TheDesiretoKnowand
WhyYourFutureDependsonIt,insiststhattheanswertothatlastquestionis‘Yes’.Leslieargues
thatcuriosityisamuch-overlookedhumanvirtue,crucialtooursuccess,andthatwearelosingit.
E)
Wearesuffering,hewrites,froma“serendipitydeficit.”Theword“serendipity”wascoined
byHoraceWalpoleinan1854letter,fromataleofthreeprinceswho“werealwaysmaking
discoveries,byaccident,ofthingstheywerenotinsearchof.”Leslieworriesthattheriseofthe
Internet,amongothersocialandtechnologicalchanges,hasreducedourappetiteforaimless
adventures.Nolongerhavewetheinclinationtoletourselveswanderthroughfieldsofknowledge,
readytobesurprised.Instead,weseekonlytheinformationwewant.
F)
Whyisthisaproblem?
Becausewithoutcuriositywewilllosethespiritofinnovationand
entrepreneurship.Wewillseeunimaginativegovernmentsanddyingcorporationsmakedisastrous
decisions.Wewillloseavitalpartofwhathasmadehumanityasawholesosuccessfulasa
species.
G)Lesliepresentsconsiderableevidenceforthepropositionthatthesocietyasawholeis
growinglesscurious.IntheU.S.andEurope,forexample,theriseoftheInternethasledtoa
decliningconsumptionofnewsfromoutsidethereader’sborders.Butnoteverythingistobe
blamedontechnology.Thedeclineininterestinliteraryfictionisalsooneofthecausesidentified
byLeslie.Readingliteraryfiction,hesays,makesusmorecurious.
H)Moreover,inordertobecurious,“youhavetobeawareofagapinyourknowledgeinthe
firstplace.”AlthoughLeslieperhapspaintsabitbroadlyincontendingthatmostofusare
unawareofhowmuchwedon’tknow,he’ssurelyrighttopointoutthattheproblemisgrowing:
“Googlecangiveusthepowerfulillusionthatallquestionshavedefiniteanswers.”
I)
Indeed,Google,forwhichLeslieexpressesadmiration,isalsohisfrequentwhippingboy(替
罪羊).HequotesGoogleco-founderLarryPagetotheeffectthatthe“perfectsearchengine”will
“understandexactlywhatImeanandgivemebackexactlywhatIwant.”Elsewhereinthebook,
Lesliewrites:
“Googleaimstosaveyoufromthethirstofcuriosityaltogether.”
J)
Somewhatnostalgically(怀旧地),hequotesJohnMaynardKeynes’sjustlyfamouswordsof
praisetothebookstore:
"Oneshouldenteritvaguely,almostinadream,andallowwhatisthere
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freelytoattractandinfluencetheeye.Towalktheroundsofthebookshops,dippinginascuriosity
dictates,shouldbeanafternoon’sentertainment.”Ifonly!
K)Citingtheworkofpsychologistsandcognitive(认知的)scientists,Lesliecriticizesthe
receivedwisdomthatacademicsuccessistheresultofacombinationofintellectualtalentand
hardwork.Curiosity,heargues,isthethirdkeyfactor—andadifficultonetopreserve.Ifnot
cultivated,itwillnotsurvive:
“Childhoodcuriosityisacollaborationbetweenchildandadult.
Thesurestwaytokillitistoleaveitalone.”
L)
Schooleducation,hewarns,isoftenconductedinawaythatmakeschildrenincurious.
Childrenofeducatedandupper-middle-classparentsturnouttobefarmorecurious,evenatearly
ages,thanchildrenofworkingclassandlowerclassfamilies.Thatlackofcuriosityproducesa
relativelackofknowledge,andthelackofknowledgeisdifficultifnotimpossibletocompensate
forlateron.
M)AlthoughLeslie’sbookisn’taboutpolitics,hedoesn’tentirelyshyawayfromtheproblem.
Politicalleaders,likeleadersofotherorganizations,shouldbecurious.Theyshouldaskquestions
atcrucialmoments.Thereareseriousconsequences,hewarns,innotwantingtoknow.
N)HepresentsasanexamplethefailureoftheGeorgeW.Bushadministrationtoprepare
properlyfortheafter-effectsoftheinvasionofIraq.AccordingtoLeslie,thosewhoridiculed
formerDefenseSecretaryDonaldRumsfeldforhis2002remarkthatwehavetobewaryofthe
“unknownunknowns”weremistaken.Rumsfeld’sidea,Lesliewrites,“wasn’tabsurd—itwas
smart.’’Headds,“Thetragedyisthathedidn’tfollowhisownadvice.”
O)AllofwhichbringsusbacktoGoodellandtheChristiecaseandBenghazi.Eachcriticinthose
examplesischarging,inadifferentway,thatsomeoneinauthorityisintentionallybeingincurious.
Ileaveittothereader’spoliticalpreferencetodecidewhich,ifany,chargesshouldstick.Butlet’s
becarefulaboutdemandingcuriosityabouttheotherside’sweaknessesandremaining
determinedlyincuriousaboutourown.Weshouldbedelightedtopursueknowledgeforitsown
sake—evenwhenwhatwefindoutissomethingwedidn’tparticularlywanttoknow.
36.Tobecurious,weneedtorealizefirstofallthattherearemanythingswedon'tknow.
37.AccordingtoLeslie,curiosityisessentialtoone’ssuccess.
38.Weshouldfeelhappywhenwepursueknowledgeforknowledge’ssake.
39.Politicalleaders’lackofcuriositywillresultinbadconsequences.
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40.Thereareoftenaccusationsaboutpoliticians’andthemedia’slackofcuriositytofindoutthe
truth.
41.Thelesscuriousachildis,thelessknowledgethechildmayturnouttohave.
42.Itiswidelyacceptedthatacademicaccomplishmentliesinbothintelligenceanddiligence.
43.Visitingabookshopascuriosityleadsu