2023年英語四級考試真題及答案第套

6月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題(第2套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions：forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow．Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthencommentonthiskindofmodernlife．Youshouldwriteatleastl20wordsbutnomorethanl80wordsPartlIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection，youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations．Attheendofeachconversation，oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatWassaid．Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce．Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause．Duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.，B)，C)andD)．a(chǎn)nddecidewhichisthebestanswer．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetlwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．1．A.Heispleasedtositonthecommittee．B.HeiSwillingtoofferthewomanahand．C.Hewilltellthewomanhisdecisionlater．D.Hewouldliketobecomeaclubmember．2．A.TheirplannedtriptoVancouverisobviouslyoverpriced．B.Theyshouldborrowaguidebookinsteadofbuyingone．C.Theguidebooksinthelibraryhavethelatestinformation．D.ThelibraryCanhelporderguidebooksaboutVancouver．3．A.Heregretshavingtakenthehistorycourse．B.Hefindslittleinterestinthehistorybooks．C.Hehastroublefinishinghisreadingassignments．D.Hehasdifficultywritingtheweeklybookreport．4．A.Themanhadbetterchooseanotherrestaurant．B.Thenewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating．C.Thenewrestaurantcaughtherfancyimmediately．D.Themanhasgoodtasteinchoosingtherestaurant．5．A.Hehasbeenlookingforwardtospring．B.Hehasbeenwaitingforthewintersale．C.Hewillcleanthewoman，sbootsforspring．D.Hewillhelpthewomanputthingsaway．6．A.Atatailor’s．B.AtBob’shome．C.Inaclothesstore．D.Inatheatre．7．A.HisguestsfavorTibetandrinks．B.Hiswaterisquiteextraordinary．C.Mineralwaterisgoodforhealth．D.Plainwaterwillservethepurpose．8．A.Reporttheresultofadiscussion．B.Raisesomeenvironmentalissues．C.Submitanimportantdocument．D.Reviseanenvironmentalreport．Questions9t012arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard．9．A.Theypollutethesoilusedtocoverthem．B.Theyareharmfultonearbyneighborhoods．C.Therubbishinthemtakeslongtodissolve．D.Thegastheyemitisextremelypoisonous．10．A.Growingpopulation．B.Packagingmaterials．C.Changedeatinghabits．D.Lowerproductioncost．11．A.Bysavingenergy．B.Byusinglessaluminum．C.Byreducingpoisonouswastes．D.Bymakingthemostofmaterials．12．A.Wearerunningoutofnaturalresourcessoon．B.Onlycombinedeffortscanmakeadifference．C.Thewasteproblemwilleventuallyhurtallofus．D.Allofuscanactuallybenefitfromrecyclin9．Questionsl3to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard．13．A.Miami．B.Vancouver．C.Bellingham．D.Boston．14．A.Togetinformationonone—wayticketstoCanada．B.Toinquireaboutthepriceof“SuperSaver”seats．C.Togetadviceonhowtoflyascheaplyaspossible．D.Toinquireabouttheshortestroutetodrivehome．15．A.Joinatouristgroup．B.Chooseamajorairline．C.Avoidtripsinpublicholidays．D.Bookticketsasearlyaspossible．SectionBDirections：／nthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages．Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearsomequestions．Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce．Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.，B)，C.andD)．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetlwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．PassageOneQuestionsl6t018arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard．16．A.Therearemysteriousstoriesbehindhisworks．B.Therearemanymisunderstandingsabouthim．C.Hisworkshavenomatchworldwide．D.Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown．17．A.HemovedtoStratford—on—Avoninhischildhood．B.Hefailedtogobeyondgrammarsch001．C.Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil．D.Heonceworkedinawell—knownactingcompany．18．A.Writersofhistimehadnomeanstoprotecttheirworks．B.Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire．C.Hisworkswereadaptedbeyondrecognition．D.Peopleofhistimehadlittleinterestinhim．PassageTwoQuestionsl9to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard19．A.ItshowsyouhavebeenignoringyourhealthB.ItcanseriouslyaffectyourthinkingprocessC.Itisanearlywarningofsomeillness．D.Itisasymptomoftoomuchpressure．20．A.Reduceourworkload．B.Controlourtemper．C.UsepainkillersforreliefD.Avoidmaskingsyruptoms_21．A.Lyingdownandhavingsomesleep．B.Rubbingandpressingone’sback．C.GoingoutforawalkD.ListeningtolightmusicPassageThreeQuestions22t025arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard22．A.Dependingheavilyonloans．B.Havingnobudgetplansatall．C.Spendingbeyondone'smeansD.Leavingnoroomforlargebills23．A.Manyofthemcanbecut．B.Allofthemhavetobecovered．C.TheirpaymentcannotbedelayedD.Theyeatupmostofthefamilyincome24．A.Rentahouseinsteadofbuyingone．B.Discusstheprobleminthefamily．C.MakeaconservationplanD.MovetoacheaperPlace25．A.Financialissuesplaguingafamily．B.Difficultyinmakingbothendsmeet．C.FamilybudgetproblemsandsolutionsD.NewwaystoboostfamilyincomeSectionCDirections：Inthissection，youwillhearapassagethreetimes．Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea．WhenthepassageItsreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard．Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten．PerhapsbecausegoingtocollegeissomuchapartoftheAmericandream，manypeoplegoforno26reason．Somegobecausetheirparentsexpectit，othersbecauseit'swhattheirfriendsaredoing.Then，there，sthebeliefthatacollegedegreewill27ensureagoodjobandhighpay.Somestudents28throughfouryears，attendingclasses，orskipping(逃課)themasthecasemaybe，readingonlywhatcan’tbeavoided，lookingforless29courses，andneverbeingtoucnedorchangedinanyimportantway．Forafewofthesepeople，collegeprovidesno30，yet．Becauseofparentalorpeerpressure，theycannotvoluntarilyleave．Theystoptryinginthehopethattheirtea。cherswillnmkethedecisionforthemby31them．Toputitbluntly(直截了當(dāng)?shù)?，unlessyou’rewillingtomakeyourcollegeyearscount，Y0umightbe32doingsomethingelse．Noteveryoneshouldattendcollege，norshouldeveryonewhodoe．Sattendbeginrightafterhighschool．Manycollegestudents33takingayearorso0ff.Ayearoutmtheworldhelpssomepeopleto34theirprioritiesandgoals．Ifyou’rereallygoingtogetsomethingoutofgoingtocollege，youhavetomakeitmeansomething，andtodothatyoumusthavesomeideawhyyou'rethere，whatyouhopetogetoutofit，and35evenwhatyouhopetobecome.PartHIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections：／nthissection，thereisapassagewithtenblanks．Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices．Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter．PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre．Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce．Questions36t045arebasedonthefollowingpassage．It’sourguiltypleasure：WatchingTVisthemostcomtioneverydayactivity，afterworkandsleep，inmanypartsoftheworld．AmericansviewfivehoursofTVeachday，andwhileweknowthatspendingsomuchtimesitting36canleadtoobesity(肥胖癥)andotherdiseases，researchershavenowquantifiedjusthow37beingacouchpotatocanbe．Inananalysisofdatafromeightlarge38publishedstudies，aHarvard—ledgroupreportedinthethatforeverytwohoursperdayspentchannel39，theriskofdevelopingType2diabetesJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation(糖尿病)rose20％over8．5years，theriskofheartdiseaseincreasedl5％overa40，andtheoddsofdyingprematurely4113％duringaseven—yearfollow—up．Allofthese42arelinkedtoalackofphysicalexercise．Butcomparedwithothersedentary(久坐)activities，likeknitting，viewingTVmaybeespecially43atpromotingunhealthyhabits．Forone，thesheernumberofhourswepasswatchingTVdwarfsthetimewespendonanythingelse．Andotherstudieshavefoundthatwatchingadsforbeerandpopcornmaymakeyoumorelikelyto44them．Evenso．theauthorsadmitthattheydidn’tcomparedifferentsedentaryactivitiesto45whetherTVwatchingwaslinkedtoagreaterriskofdiabetes，heartdiseaseorearlydeathcomparedwith，say，reading．A.climbedB.consumeC.decadeD.determineE.effectiveF.harmfulG.outcomesH.passivelyI.previouslyJ.resumeK.sufferedL.surfingM.termN.terminals0.twistingSectionBDirections：／nthissection，youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs．Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived．Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce．Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter．AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2．Essay．GradingSoftwareOffersProfessorsaBreakA.Imaginetakingacollegeexam，and，insteadofhandinginabluebookandgettingagradefromaprofessorafewweekslater，clickingthe“send”buttonwhenyouaredoneandreceivingagradebackinstantly，youressayscoredbyasoftwareprogram．Andthen，insteadofbeingdonewiththatexam，imaginethatthesystemwouldimmediatelyletyourewritethetesttotrytoimproveyourgrade．B.EDX，thenonprofitenterprisefoundedbyHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)tooffercoursesontheInternet，hasjustintroducedsuchasystemandwillmakeitsautomated(自動)softwareavailablefreeontheWebtoanyinstitutionthatwantstouseit．Thesoftwareusesartificialintelligencetogradestudentessaysandshortwrittenanswers，freeingprofessorsforothertasks．C.Thenewservicewillbringtheeducationalconsortium(聯(lián)盟)intoagrowingconflictovertheroleofautomationineducation．Althoughautomatedgradingsystemsformultiple—choiceandtrue—falsetestsarenowwidespread，theuseofartificialintelligencetechnologytogradeessayanswershasnotyetreceivedwidespreadacceptancebyeducatorsandhasmanycritics.D.AnantAgarwal，anelectricalengineerwhoispresidentofEDX，predictedthattheinstant—gradingsoftwarewouldbeausefulteachingtoolenablingstudentstotaketestsandwriteessaysoverandoverandimprovethequalityoftheiranswers．Hesaidthetechnologywouldofferdistinctadvantagesoverthetraditionalclassroomsystem，wherestudentsoftenwaitdaysorweekslorgrades．“Thereisahugevalueinlearningwithinstantfeedback，”Dr．Agarwalsaid．“Studentsaretellingustheylearnmuchbetterwithinstantfeedback．”E.Butskeptics(懷疑者)saytheautomatedsystemisnomatchforliveteachers．Onelongtimecritic，LesPerelman，hasdrawnnationalattentionseveraltimesforputtingtogethernonsenseessaysthathavefooledsoftwaregradingprogramsintogivinghighmarks．Hehasalsobeenhighlycriticalofstudiesclaimingthatthesoftwarecompareswelltohumangraders．F.Heisamongagroupofeducatorswholastmonthbegancirculatingapetition(呼吁)opposingautomatedassessmentsoftware．Thegroup．whichcallsitselfProfessionalsAgainstMachineScoringofStudentEssaysinHigh—StakesAssessment，hascollectednearly2，000signatures，includingsomefromfamouspeoplelikeNoanlChomsky．G．“Let’sfacetherealitiesofautomaticessayscorin9，”thegroup’sstatementreadsinpart.“Computerscannot‘read．’Theycannotmeasuretheessentialsofeffectivewrittencommunication：accuracy．reasonin9，adequacyofevidence，goodsense，ethical(倫理)position，convincingargument，meaningfulorganization，andclarity，amongothers．”H)ButEdXexpectsitssoftwaretobeadoptedwidelybyschoolsanduniversities．ItoffersfreeonlineclassesfromHarvard．MITandtheUniversityofCalifornia—Berkeley；thisfall，itwilladdclassesfromWellesley．GeorgetownandtheUniversityofTexas．Inall，12universitiesparticipateinEDX，whichofferscertificatesforcoursecompletionandhassaidthatitplanstocontinuetoexpandnextyear，includingaddinginternationalschools．I.TheEDXassessmenttoolrequireshumanteachers，orgraders，tofirstgradel00essaysoressayquestions．Thesystemthenusesavarietyofmachine—learningtechniquestotrainitselftobeabletogradeanynumberofessaysoranswersautomaticallyandalmostinstantly．Thesoftwarewillassignagradedependingonthescoringsystemcreatedbytheteacher，whetheritisalettergradeornumerical(數(shù)字)rank．J.EDXisnotthefirsttousetheautomatedassessmenttechnology，whichdatestoearlycomputersinthel960s．Thereisnowarangeofcompaniesofferingcommercialprogramstogradewrittentestanswers，andfourstates--Louisiana，NorthDakota，UtahandWestVirginia--areusingsomeformofthetechnologyinsecondaryschools．Afifth，Indiana，hasexperimentedwithit．Insomecasesthesoftwareisusedasa“secondreader．”tocheckthereliabilityofthehumangraders．K.ButthegrowinginfluenceoftheEDxconsortiumtosetstandardsislikelytogivethetechnologyaboost．OnTuesday，StanfordannouncedthatitwouldworkwithEDXtodevelopajointeducationalsystemthatwillmakeuseoftheautomatedassessmenttechnology．L.Twostart．ups．CourseraandUdacity，recentlyfoundedbyStanfordfacultymemberstocreate“massiveopenonlinecourses，”0rMOOCs，arealsocommittedtoautomatedassessmentsystemsbecauseofthevalueofinstantfeedback．‘‘Itallowsstudentstogetimmediatefeedbackontheirwork．sothatlearningturnsintoagame，withstudentsnaturallygravitating(吸引)towardresubmittingtheworkuntiltheygetitright，”saidDaphneKoller，acomputerscientistandafounderofCoursera．M．LastyeartheHewlettFoundation，agrant—maltingorganizationsetupbyoneoftheHewlettPackardfoundersandhiswife．sponsoredtwo$100，000prizesaimedatimprovingsoftwarethatgradesessaysandshortanswers．Morethanl50teamsenteredeachcategory．AwinnerofoneoftheHewlettcontests．VikParuchuri，washiredbyE(Ⅸtohelpdesignitsassessmentsoftware．N．“OneofourfocusesistohelpMdslearnhowtothinkcritically，”saidVictorVuchic，aprogramofficerattheHewlettFoundation．“It’sprobablyimpossibletodothatwithmultiple—choicetestsThechallengeisthatthisrequireshumangraders，andsotheycostalotmoreandtheytakealotmoretime．“O．MarkD．Shermis，aprofessorattheUniversityofAkroninOhi0．supervisedtheHewlettFoundation’scontestonautomatedessayscoringandwroteapaperabouttheexperiment．Inhisview，thetechnology--thoughimperfect--hasaplaceineducationalsettings．P．Withincreasinglylargeclasses，itisimpossibleformostteacherstogivestudentsmeaningfulfeedbackonwritingassignments，hesaid．Plus，henoted，criticsofthetechnologyhavetendedtocomefromthenation’sbestuniversities，wherethelevelofteachingismuchbetterthanatnlostschools．Q)“Oftentheycomefromveryfamousinstitutionswhere，infact，theydoamuchbetter．jobofprovidingfeedbackthanamachineevercould，”Dr．Shermissaid．“Thereseemstobealackofappreciationofwhatisactuallygoingonintherealworld．”46．Someprofessionalsineducationarecollectingsignaturestovoicetheiroppositiontoantomatedessaygrading．47．Usingsoftwaretogradestudents’essayssavesteacherstimeforotherwork．48．TheHewlettcontestsaimatimprovingessaygradingsoftware．49．Thoughtheautomatedgradingsystemiswidelyusedinmultiple—choicetests．a(chǎn)utomatedessaygradingisstillcriticizedbymanyeducators．50．Somepeopledon’tbelievethesoftwaregradingsystemcandoasgoodajobashumangraders．51．Criticsofautomatedessayscoringdonotseemtoknowthetruerealitiesinlessfamousuniversities．52．Criticsarguemanyimportantaspectsofeffectivewritingcannotbemeasuredbycomputerratingprograms．53．Asclasssizegrows，mostteachersareunabletogivestudentsvaluablecommentsaStohowtoimprovetheirwritin9．54．Theautomatedassessmenttechnologyissometimesusedtodoublechecktheworkofhumangraders．55．Studentsfindinstantfeedbackhelpsimprovetheirlearningconsiderably．SectionCDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection．Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.，B)，C)andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswe，．Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre．PassageOneQuestions56t060arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Theendlessdebateabout“work—lifebalance”oftencontainsahopefulfootnoteaboutstayathomedads．IfAmericansocietyandbusinesswon’tmakeiteasieronfuturefemaleleaderswhochoosetohavechildren，thereisstilltherayofhopethatincreasingnumbersoffull—timefatherswill．Butbasedontoday’ssocioeconomictrends，thishopeis，unfortunately，misguided．It’struethatthenumberofmenwhohaveleftworktodotheirthingasfull—timeparentshasdoubledinadecade，butit’sstillverysmall：only0．8％ofmarriedcoupleswherethestay—at—hornefatherwasoutofthelaborforceforayear．Eventhatpercentageislikelyinflatedbymenthrustintotheircaretakerrolebyadownsizing．Thisissimplynotalargeenoughgrouptoreducethesocialstigma(污名)andforceotheradjustmentsnecessarytosupportingmeninthisdecision．evenifonlyworkmorethantheirfamily．Evenshortertimesawayfromworkforworkingfathersarealreadydifficult．Astudyfoundthat85％ofnewfatherstakesometimeoffafterthebirthofachild—butforallbutafew．it’saweekortwoatmost．Meanwhile，theaverageforwomenwhotakeleaveismorethanloweeks．Suchchoicesimpactwhomovesupintheorganization．Whileyou’reaway，someoneelseisdoingyourwork，makingyoursales，takingcareofyourcustomers．Thatcan’thelpyouatwork．Itcanonlyhurtyou．Women，ofcourse，facethesameissuesofreturningafteralongabsence．Butwithmanymorewomenthanmenchoosingtoleavetheworkforceentirelytoraisefamilies，returningfromanextendedparentalleavedoesn’traiseasmanyeyebrowsasitdoesformen．Womenwouldmakemoreiftheydidn’tbreaktheirearningtrajectory(軌跡)byleavingtheworkforce，orifhigher-payingprofessionsweremorefamilyfriendly．Intheforeseeablefuture，Stayathomefathersmaymakeallthedifferenceforindividualfamilies．buttheirpresencewon’treducethenumbersofhighpotentialwomenwhoareforcedtochoosebetweenfamilyandcareer．56．Whatgiveswomenarayofhopetoachieveworklifebalance?A.Morementakinganextendedparentalleave．B.People’schangingattitudestowardsfamily．C.Morewomenenteringbusinessmanagement．D.Theimprovementoftheirsocioeconomicstatus．57．Whydoestheauthorsaythehopeformorefull—timefathersismisguided?A.Womenarebetterattakingcareofchildren．B.Manymenvalueworkmorethantheirfamily．C.Theirnumberistoosmalltomakeadifference．D.Notmanymenhavethechancetostayathome．58．Whydofewmentakealongparentalleave?A.Alongleavewillhaveanegativeimpactontheircareer．B.Theyjusthavetoomanyresponsibilitiestofulfillatwork．C.Theeconomiclosswillbetoomuchfortheirfamilytobear．D.Theyarelikelytogetfiredifabsentfromworkfortoolon9．59．Whatisthemostlikelyreactiontomenreturningfromanextendedparentalleave?A.Jealousy．B.SurpriseC.AdmirationD.Sympathy．60．Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthigh-potentialwomeninthenot—too-distantfuture?A.Theywillbenefitfromthetrendofmorefathersstayingathome．B.Theywillfindhigh—payingprofessionsabitmorefamily—friendly．C.Theyareunlikelytobreaktheircareertrajectorytoraiseafamily．D.Theywillstillfacethedifficultchoicebetweencareerandchildren．PassageTwoQuestions61tO65arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Someoftheworld’smostsignificantproblemsneverhitheadlines．Oneexamplecomesfromagriculture．Foodriotsandhungermakenews．Butthetrendlyingbehindthesemattersisrarelytalkedabout．Thisisthedeclineinthegrowthinyieldsofsomeoftheworld’smajorcrops．AnewstudybytheUniversityofMinnesotaandMcGillUniversityinMontreallooksatwhere．a(chǎn)ndhowfar．thisdeclineisoccurring．Theauthorstakeavastnumberofdatapointsforthefourmostimportantcrops：rice，wheat，cornandsoyabeans(大豆)．Theyfindthatonbetween24％and39％ofallharvestedareas，theimprovementinyieldsthattookplacebeforethel980ssloweddowninthel990sands．Therearetwoworryingfeaturesoftheslowdown．Oneisthatithasbeenparticularlysharpintheworld’smostpopulous(人口多)countries，IndiaandChina．Theirabilitytofeedthemselveshasbeenanimportantsourceofrelativestabilitybothwithinthecountriesandonworldfoodmarkets．Thatself-sufficiencycannotbetakenforgrantedifyieldscontinuetoslowdownorreverse．Second，yieldgrowthhasbeenlowerinwheatandricethanincollandsoyabeans．Thisisproblematicbecausewheatandricearemoreimportantasfoods，accountingforaroundhalfofallcaloriesconsumed．Cornandsoyabeansaremoreimportantasfeedgrains．Theauthorsnotethat“wehavepreferentiallyfocusedourcropimprovementeffortsonfeedinganimalsandcarsratherthanoncropsthatfeedpeopleandarethebasisoffoodsecurityinmuchoftheworld．”Thereportqualifiesthemoreoptimisticfindingsofanothernewpaperwhichsuggeststhattheworldwillnothavetodigupalotmorelandforfarminginordertofeed9billionpeoplein2050，astheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationhasargued．Instead，itsays，thankstoslowingpopulationgrowth，landcurrentlyploughedupforcropsmightbeabletorevert(回返)toforestorwilderness．Thiscouldhappen．Thetroubleisthattheforecastassumescontinuedimprovementsinyieldswhichmaynotactuallyhappen61．Whatdoestheauthortrytodrawattentionto?A.Foodriotsandhungerintheworld．B.Newsheadlinesintheleadingmedia．C.Thedeclineofthegrainyieldgrowth．D.Thefoodsupplyinpopulouscountries．62．WhydoestheauthormentionIndiaandChinainparticular?A.Theirself-sufficiencyisvitaltothestabilityofworldfoodmarkets．B.Theirfoodyieldshavebeguntodecreasesharplyinrecentyears．C.Theirbigpopulationsarecausingworldwideconcerns．D1Theirfoodself-sufficiencyhasbeentakenforgranted．63．Whatdoesthenewstudybythetwouniversitiessayaboutrecentcropimprovementefforts?A.Theyfailtoproducethesameremarkableresultsasbeforethel980s．B.Theycontributealottotheimprovementofhumanfoodproduction．C.Theyplayamajorroleinguaranteeingthefoodsecurityoftheworld．D.Theyfocusmoreontheincreaseofanimalfeedthanhumanfoodgrains．64．WhatdoestheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationsayaboutworldfoodproductioninthecomingdecades?A.Thegrowingpopulationwillgreatlyincreasethepressureonworldfoodsupplies．B.Theoptimisticpredictionaboutfoodproductionshouldbeviewedwithcaution．C.Theslowdownofthegrowthinyieldsofmajorfoodcropswillbe"reversed．D.Theworldwillbeabletofeeditspopulationwithoutincreasingfarmland．65．HowdoestheauthorviewtheargumentoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganisation?A.Itisbuiltonthefindingsofanewstudy．B.Itisbasedonadoubtfulassumption．C.Itisbackedbystrongevidence．D.Itisopentofurtherdiscussion．PartIVTranslation(30minutes)Directions：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish．YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2．據(jù)報道，今年中國快遞服務(wù)(courierservices)將遞送大概120億件包裹。這將使中國有也許超越美國成為世界上最大快遞市場。大多數(shù)包裹里裝著網(wǎng)上訂購物品。中國給數(shù)百萬在線零售商以極具競爭力價格銷售商品機會。僅在ll月11日，中國消費者就從中國最大購物平臺購置了價值90億美元商品。中國有不少這樣特殊購物日。因此，快遞業(yè)在中國擴展就局限性為奇了。6月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題答案和詳解(第2套)PartIWriting這是一篇四級考試中常見議論文。本次通過漫畫所展現(xiàn)出話題computer(電腦)是考生平常生活中耳熟能詳話題，因此寫起來并不難。行文中，考生應(yīng)將關(guān)鍵放在第二段論述電腦和平常生活關(guān)系上。聯(lián)絡(luò)實際分析可知，兩者關(guān)系為：電腦為平常生活提供了便利，但不能完全占據(jù)大家平常生活。一、提出見解：電腦在平常生活中雖然關(guān)鍵但并非必不可少(animportantbutnotindispensablerole)現(xiàn)代生活漫畫中是一種人，一天當(dāng)中她無時無刻不在使用電腦，不管是在工作時、在家時、玩游戲時，還是在睡眠中。這幅漫畫生動地描述了一種普遍現(xiàn)象：電腦目前深深地滲透到我們平常生活中，我們甚至一分鐘所有不能沒有它。盡管如此，在我看來，電腦在現(xiàn)代生活中雖然關(guān)鍵但并非必不可少。誠然，電腦使我們生活以便，并提供立即協(xié)助。但它并非生活必需品。首先，過度沉迷于電腦對我們健康不利。我們也許著迷于電腦上五花八門內(nèi)容而忽視了在業(yè)余時間鍛煉身體。此外，過度使用電腦會將我們隔離在社交圈之外。由于我們可以通過電腦和虛擬世界中好友交談，因此我們也許不會費心去和身邊親朋好友交流。綜上所述，作為高科技產(chǎn)物，電腦確實改善了我們生活。不過我們不應(yīng)當(dāng)在電腦上花費過多時間而舍棄享有美好生活．專題詞匯makegooduseof充足運用befascinatedby著迷于illustrate論述，闡釋informationhighway信息高速extend…int0將……擴展到attachimportanceto重視keypal網(wǎng)友digital數(shù)字，數(shù)碼beobsessedwith沉迷于句式拓展1．Foralongtimemanypeoplewouldliketotype…onthecomputerratherthanconceiveof…長期以來，許多人寧愿把……打在電腦上，而不是自己構(gòu)思…….2．Itishumanbeingsthemselveswh0…．whichmakesthehightechnology…正是人類自身……，這使得高科．技……。PartIIListeningComprehension1．W：Tom．wouldyoubeinterestedinservingonthemembershipcommitteethisyear?M：CanIgetbacktoyouonthatinafewdays?0：Whatdoesthemanmean?C.2．W：WeshouldbuyagoodguidebookandstudyitbeforeourtriptoVancouver．M：Wecould．Buttheyareoverprice—d．Whataboutthelibrary?Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?B.3．W：Youtookahistorycoursethisterm．didn’tyou?Whatcanyousayaboutit?M：Well,thetroubleisthatInevergetthroughtheweeklyr—eadin—glist，thoughsomebooksarequiteinteresting．Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?C.assignments，difficulty和bookreport等，由此可推測對話內(nèi)容和男士在歷史課上所碰到問題有關(guān)。男士話是解題關(guān)鍵，需要尤其注意。4．M：I'mtakingmygirlfriendtothefancynewrestaurantforherbirthdaytonight．W．1wenttherelastweekend．Ifounditratherdisappointing．Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.5．W：Winterisoveratlast．Wiinetoputawaymyglovesandboots．M：I'vebeenwaitingforthisformonths．Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?A.6.M．Look,thecurtainisgoingupslowlyandallthelightsoverthe—stageare—litup．W：Yeah，theplayisstaring．Oh，somethingcaughtmysleeve．Givemeahandplease，Bob．Q：Wherearethespeakersnow?D.7．W：Youonlyhavewatertoserveyourguests?M：Thisisn'tjustplainwater．Thisismineralwater.thisismineralwaterfromTibet．Q：Whatdoesthemanimply?B.8．W：Whendoyouhavetimetodiscussourenvironmentalreport?Ithinkwewillhavetomakesomerevisions．M：I'llbefreeat30'clockthisafternoon．Butwhatexactlyneedstobechanged?Q：Whatarethespeakersgoingtodothisafternoon?D.W：Whyisitimportanttorecycle?M：Therearemanyreasons．Recyclingisonewaytokee