2016年6月大学英语四级真题第二套

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourschoolteachersuponenteringcollege.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionANewsReport

Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearthreenewsreports。Attheendofeachnewsreport，youwillheartwoorthreequestions。Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion，you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。Drections:Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Question1

A)Howcollegestudentscanimprovetheirsleephabits.B)Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.C)Whycollegestudentsaremorelikelytohavestressproblems.D)Howcollegestudentscanhandletheirpsychologicalproblems.

Question2

1A)Itisnoteasytoimproveone'ssleephabits.B)Itisnotgoodforstudentstoplayvideogames.

C)Studentswhoarebetterpreparedgenerallygethigherscoresinexaminations.D)Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.Drections:Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Question3

A)WhethermoreairportsshouldbebuiltaroundLondon.

B)Whetheradequateinvestmentisbeingmadetoimproveairportfacilities.C)WhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets.D)WhethertheSpanishcompanycouldofferbetterservice.

Question4

A)Inefficientmanagement.B)Poorownershipstructure.C)Lackofinnovationandcompetition.D)Lackofrunwayandterminalcapacity.

Drections:Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Question5

A)Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.B)Setalimittotheproductionoftheircigarettes.C)Takestepstoreducenicotineintheirproducts.D)Studytheeffectsofnicotineonyoungsmokers.

Question6

2A)Thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.B)Bigtobaccocompanieswerefrankwiththeircustomersaboutthehazardsofsmoking.C)Brandswhichcontainhighernicotinecontentwerefoundtobemuchmorepopular.D)Tobaccocompaniesrefusedtodiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts.

Question7

A)Theypromisedtoreducethenicotinecontentincigarettes.B)Theyhavenotfullyrealizedtheharmfuleffectofnicotine.C)Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.D)Theywillpaymoreattentiontothequalityoftheirproducts.

SectionBConversation

Directions：Inthissection，youwillheartwolongconversations。Attheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions。Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion。You

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）

andD）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Drections:Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Question8A)Indonesia.B)Holland.C)Sweden.

3D)England.Question9

A)Gettingacoachwhocanofferrealhelp.B)TalkingwithherboyfriendinDutch.C)Learningalanguagewhereitisnotspoken.D)Acquiringthenecessaryabilitytosocialize.Question10

A)Listeningtolanguageprogramsontheradio.B)Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.C)Makingfriendswithnativespeakers.D)Practicingreadingaloudasoftenaspossible.Question11

A)Itcreatesanenvironmentforsocializing.B)Itoffersvariouscourseswithcreditpoints.C)Ittrainsyoungpeople'sleadershipabilities.D)Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.

Drections:Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Question12

A)Theimpactofenginedesignonroadsafety.B)Therolepolicemenplayintrafficsafety.C)Asenseoffreedomdrivinggives.D)Rulesandregulationsfordriving.Question13

A)Makecarswithautomaticcontrol.B)Makecarsthathavebetterbrakes.C)Makecarsthatarelesspowerful.

4D)Makecarswithhigherstandards.Question14

A)Theytendtodriveresponsibly.B)Theyliketogoathighspeed.C)Theykeepwithinspeedlimits.D)Theyfollowtrafficrulesclosely.Question15A)Itisabadidea.B)Itisnotuseful.

C)Itisaseffectiveasspeedbumps.D)Itshouldbecombinedwitheducation.

SectionCPassage

Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearthreepassages。Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearthreeorfourquestions。Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。Drections:Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Question16

A)Thecardgotdamaged.B)Thecardwasfoundinvalid.

C)Thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning.

5D)Thecardreaderbrokedownunexpectedly.Question17

A)Bycoveringthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.B)Bycallingthecreditcardcompanyforconfirmation.C)ByseekinghelpfromthecardreadermakerVerifone.D)Bytypingthecreditcardnumberintothecashregister.Question18

A)Affectthesalesofhigh-techappliances.B)ChangethelifestyleofmanyAmericans.C)Givebirthtomanynewtechnologicalinventions.D)Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures.

Drections:Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question19

A)Theyaresetbythedeanofthegraduateschool.B)Theyaredeterminedbytheadvisingboard.C)Theyleavemuchroomforimprovement.D)Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.Question20

A)Byconsultingtheexaminingcommittee.B)ByreadingtheBulletinofInformation.C)Bycontactingthedepartmentaloffice.D)Byvisitingtheuniversity'swebsite.Question21

A)Theyspecifythenumberofcreditsstudentsmustearn.B)Theyarehardertomeetthanthoseforundergraduates.C)Theyhavetobeapprovedbytheexaminingcommittee.

6D)Theyarethesameamongvariousdivisionsoftheuniversity.

Drections:Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question22

A)Studentsmajoringinnutrition.B)Studentsinhealthclasses.C)Ph.D.candidatesindieting.D)Middleandhighschoolteachers.Question23

A)Itsoverestimateoftheeffectofdieting.B)Itsmistakenconceptionofnutrition.C)Itschangingcriteriaforbeauty.D)Itsoveremphasisonthinness.Question24

A)Toillustrateherpointthatbeautyisbutskindeep.B)Todemonstratethemagiceffectofdietingonwomen.C)Toexplainhowcomputerimagescanbemisleading.D)Toprovethattechnologyhasimpactedourculture.Question25

A)Topersuadegirlstostopdieting.B)Topromoteherownconceptofbeauty.

C)Toestablishanemotionalconnectionwithstudents.D)Tohelpstudentsridthemselvesofbadlivinghabits.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethro

7ughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

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.

A.attendanceB.consequentlyC.currentD.depressingE.droppingF.essentialG.feasibleH.flowI.moodJ.mutuallyK.particularlyL.performanceM.reviewN.surviveO.tendSectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.FindingtheRightHome—andContentment,Too

[A]Whenyourelderlyrelativeneedstoentersomesortoflong-termcarefacility—amomentfewparentsorchildrenapproachwithoutfear—whatyouwouldlikeistohaveeverythingmadeclear.

8[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.Apersonwhohadinputintowherehewouldmoveandhashadtimetoadapttoitmightdoaswellinanursinghomeasinasmallresidentialcarehome,otherfactorsbeingequal.Itisaninteractionbetweenthepersonandtheplace,notthesortofplaceinitself,thatleadstobetterorworseexperiences.

9\"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.Whatpeoplewerelikewhentheycameinhadgreaterconsequencethanwhathappenedoncetheywerethere.

[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.

1036.Manypeoplefeelguiltywhentheycannotfindaplaceotherthananursinghomefortheirparents.

37.Thoughithelpsforchildrentoinvestigatecarefacilities,involvingtheirparentsinthedecision-makingprocessmayproveveryimportant.

38.Itisreallydifficulttotellifassistedlivingisbetterthananursinghome.

39.Howaresidentfeelsdependsonaninteractionbetweenthemselvesandthecarefacilitytheylivein.

40.Theauthorthinksherfriendmadearationaldecisioninchoosingamorehospitableplaceoveranapparentlyelegantassistedlivinghome.

41.ThesystemMedicaredevelopedtoratenursinghomequalityisoflittlehelptofindingasatisfactoryplace.

42.Atfirsttheresearchersofthemostrecentstudyfoundresidentsinassistedlivingfacilitiesgavehigherscoresonsocialinteraction.

43.Whatkindofcarefacilityoldpeopleliveinmaybelessimportantthanwethink.

44.Thefindingsofthelatestresearchweresimilartoanearliermulti-statestudyofassistedliving.45.Aresident'ssatisfactionwithacarefacilityhasmuchtodowithwhethertheyhadparticipatedinthedecisiontomoveinandhowlongtheyhadstayedthere.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，

youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11AsArtificialIntelligence(AI)becomesincreasinglysophisticated,therearegrowingconcernsthatrobotscouldbecomeathreat.Thisdangercanbeavoided,accordingtocomputerscienceprofessorStuartRussell,ifwefigureouthowtoturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammablecode.

Russellarguesthatasrobotstakeonmorecomplicatedtasks,it'snecessarytotranslateourmoralsintoAIlanguage.

Forexample,ifarobotdoeschoresaroundthehouse,youwouldn'twantittoputthepetcatintheoventomakedinnerforthehungrychildren.

\"Youwouldwantthatrobotpreloadedwithagoodsetofvalues,\"saidRussell.

Somerobotsarealreadyprogrammedwithbasichumanvalues.Forexample,mobilerobotshavebeenprogrammedtokeepacomfortabledistancefromhumans.Obviouslythereareculturaldifferences,butifyouweretalkingtoanotherpersonandtheycameupcloseinyourpersonalspace,youwouldn'tthinkthat'sthekindofthingaproperlybrought-uppersonwoulddo.

Itwillbepossibletocreatemoresophisticatedmoralmachines,ifonlywecanfindawaytosetouthumanvaluesasclearrules.

Robotscouldalsolearnvaluesfromdrawingpatternsfromlargesetsofdataonhumanbehavior.Theyaredangerousonlyifprogrammersarecareless.

Thebiggestconcernwithrobotsgoingagainsthumanvaluesisthathumanbeingsfailtodosufficienttestingandthey'veproducedasystemthatwillbreaksomekindoftaboo(禁忌).

Onesimplecheckwouldbetoprogramarobottocheckthecorrectcourseofactionwithahumanwhenpresentedwithanunusualsituation.

Iftherobotisunsurewhetherananimalissuitableforthemicrowave,ithastheopportunitytostop,sendoutbeeps(嘟嘟

声),andaskfordirectionsfromahuman.Ifwehumansaren'tquitesureaboutadecision,wegoandasksomebodyelse.

Themostdifficultstepinprogrammingvalueswillbedecidingexactlywhatwebelieveismoral,andhowtocreateasetofethicalrules.Butifwecomeupwithananswer,robotscouldbegoodforhumanity.

46.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthethreatofrobots?A)Itmayconstituteachallengetocomputerprogrammers.B)Itaccompaniesallmachineryinvolvinghightechnology.

12C)Itcanbeavoidedifhumanvaluesaretranslatedintotheirlanguage.D)Ithasbecomeaninevitableperilastechnologygetsmoresophisticated.

47.Whatwouldwethinkofapersonwhoinvadesourpersonalspaceaccordingtotheauthor?A)Theyareaggressive.B)Theyareoutgoing.C)Theyareignorant.D)Theyareill-bred.

48.Howdorobotslearnhumanvalues?

A)Byinteractingwithhumansineverydaylifesituations.B)Byfollowingthedailyroutinesofcivilizedhumanbeings.C)Bypickinguppatternsfrommassivedataonhumanbehavior.D)Byimitatingthebehaviorofproperlybrought-uphumanbeings.

49.Whatwillawell-programmedrobotdowhenfacinganunusualsituation?A)Keepadistancefrompossibledangers.B)Stoptoseekadvicefromahumanbeing.C)Triggeritsbuilt-inalarmsystematonce.D)Dosufficienttestingbeforetakingaction,

50.Whatismostdifficulttodowhenweturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammablecode?A)Determinewhatismoralandethical.B)Designsomelarge-scaleexperiments.C)Setrulesforman-machineinteraction.D)Developamoresophisticatedprogram.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whydosomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothers?Youknowthestandardexplanations:keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourl

13ongevity?Dosomekindsofpersonalitiesleadtolongerlives?AnewstudyintheJournalofAmericanGeriatricsSocietylookedatthisquestionbyexaminingthepersonalitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.

Thestudyshowsthatthoselivingthelongestaremoreoutgoing,moreactiveandlessneurotic(神经质

的)thanotherpeople.Long-livingwomenarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwithanormallifespan.Thesefindingsareinagreementwithwhatyouwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenoughresourcestomakeitthroughtoughtimes.

Interestingly,however,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsideradvantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.Thosewhoweremoreself-disciplined,forinstance,werenomorelikelytolivetobeveryold.Also,beingopentonewideashadnorelationshiptolonglife,whichmightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheirways.Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyourpersonalityasanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.Butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshouldstrivetobeasoutgoingaspossible.

Unfortunately,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmother'spersonalitymayalsohelpdetermineyourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly28,000Norwegianmothersandfoundthatthosemomswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangryweremorelikelytofeedtheirkidsunhealthydiets.Patternsofchildhoodeatingcanbehardtobreakwhenwe'readults,whichmaymeanthatkidsofdepressedmomsendupdyingyounger.Personalityisn'tdestiny(命

运),andeveryoneknowsthatindividualscanlearntochange.Butbothstudiesshowthatlonglifeisn'tjustamatterofyourphysicalhealthbutofyourmentalhealth.

51.TheaimofthestudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietyis____.A)toseewhetherpeople'spersonalityaffectstheirlifespanB)tofindoutifone'slifestylehasanyeffectontheirhealthC)toinvestigatetheroleofexerciseinlivingalonglifeD)toexamineallthefactorscontributingtolongevity

1452.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutoutgoingandsympatheticpeople?A)Theyhaveagoodunderstandingofevolution.B)Theyarebetteratnegotiatinganagreement.C)Theygenerallyappearmoreresourceful.D)Theyaremorelikelytogetoverhardship.

53.Whatfindingofthestudymightprovesomewhatoutofourexpectation?A)Easy-goingpeoplecanalsolivearelativelylonglife.

B)Personalitycharacteristicsthatproveadvantageousactuallyvarywithtimes.C)Suchpersonalitycharacteristicsasself-disciplinehavenoeffectonlongevity.D)Readinesstoacceptnewideashelpsoneenjoylongevity.54.WhatdoestherecentstudyofNorwegianmothersshow?

A)Children'spersonalitycharacteristicsareinvariablydeterminedbytheirmothers.B)Peoplewithunhealthyeatinghabitsarelikelytodiesooner.C)Mothers'influenceonchildrenmaylastlongerthanfathers'.

D)Mothers'，negativepersonalitycharacteristicsmayaffecttheirchildren'slifespans.55.Whatcanwelearnfromthefindingsofthetwonewstudies?A)Anxietyanddepressionmoreoftenthannotcutshortone'slifespan.B)Longevityresultsfromacombinationofmentalandphysicalhealth.C)Personalityplaysadecisiveroleinhowhealthyoneis.D)Healthisinlargepartrelatedtoone'slifestyle.

PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

功夫（KungFu）是中国武术（martialarts）的俗称。中国武术的起源可以追溯到自卫的需要、狩猎活动以及古代中国的军事训练。它是中国传统体育运动的一种，年轻人和老年人都

15练。它已逐渐演变成了中国文化的特殊元素。作为中国的国宝，功夫有上百种不同的风格，是世界上练得最多的武术形式。有些风格模仿了动物的动作，还有一些则受到了中国哲学思想、神话和传说的启发。

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2014年6月四级部分真题参(完整版)

PartⅠWriting

DearMr.Lee,

Howtimeflies!Ican'tevenbelievethatIhavegraduatedfromseniorhighschoolforalmostamonth.YesterdayIreceivedthenoticethatIwasadmittedtoSunYatsenUniversityandIamwritingtoextendmygratitudeforyourinculcationinthepastthreeyears.

Attheverybeginning,IwasnotgoodatEnglish.Itwasyourencouragementandpatiencethatinspiredmewithinterestinthissubject.Yoursystematicteachingmethodsenabledmetohavemasteryofthismagicallanguage.Withyourhelp,IfinallydidgreatintheEnglishTestofNationalCollegeEntranceExaminationandrealizedmydreamtobeenrolledinmyidealuniversity.

Withallmygratitude,Iowemygoodperformancetoyourteachingandcare.IfeelhonoredtohavebeenastudentofyoursandIwilltrymybesttoneverletyoudown.Yoursfaithfully,Jane

PartⅡListeningComprehension1-7：BDCDAAC8-11：BCBD

1612-15：DCAB16-18：CAD19-21：DCA22-25：BDCA

PartIIIReadingComprehension

26-35：OMLKNEJHFI36-45：ELBHNJFCIG46-55：CDCBAADCDB

PartIVTranslation

TheChineseMartialArts,commonlyknownasKungFu,cantraceitsoriginbacktotheneedsofself-defence,huntingandancientChinesemilitarytraining.BeingoneofthetraditionalChinesephysicalactivities,itcanbepracticedbyboththeyoungandtheold.IthasgraduallyevolvedintoadistinctelementofChineseculture.AsaChinesenationaltreasure,KungFuhashundredsofdifferentstylesandisthemostpracticedformofmartialartsintheworld.Someofitsstylesimitatethemotionsofanimals,whilesomeareinspiredbytheChinesephilosophies,mythsandlegends.

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