疲惫的英文2015年6月英语四级考试真题及答案(卷二完整版)

2015

年

6

月英语四级考试真题及答案

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卷二完整版

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Part 1 Writing (30 minutes)

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请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部 分，之后将进行听力考试

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Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay bas

ed on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description o

f the picture and them comment on this kind of modern life. You should write at

least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

THIS MODERN LIFE:

WORK HOME PLAY SLEEP

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指定区域作答作文题，在试题册 上的作答无效。

参考范文：

As is graphically depicted in the cartoon, modern life has been dominated b

y computers. No matter the young man is in the office, at home, and in his spar

e time, the only friend he has is a computer. Even when he sleeps, what is in h

is dream is still the computer. Apparently, the cartoon aims to reveal the fact

that the computer has begun to play a negative role in the modern life.

第一段三句话，第一句大体描写，第二句细节描写，第三句话揭示图画目的。

The reasons why modern people are tied up with computers are as follows. To

begin with, they have become increasingly busier in making money; therefore, t

hey need a quick way to outlet their pressure and exhaustion and computer is th

eir ideal companion. Moreover, computers can assist people to deal with complic

ated working stuff, make friends, and entertain themselves because they have be

come growingly powerful and everything else is linked with them. For instance,

two decades ago, computers were far from popular and people used them to to pra

ctice typing letters and do basic works. However, with the Internet becoming pe

rvasive, computers have integrated music, films, shopping, and everything we li

ke into their worlds. Now, when we power on the all-mighty computers, what we w

ant is out there for us.

第二段：中心句

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两原因

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一例子，原因句型先 果后因和先因后果，思路是攻受各一个。

To sum up, this lifestyle is absolutely imperfect. In order to lead a healt

hy life, we are supposed to do more exercises and expose ourselves to the tangi

ble world. Meanwhile, it is about time that we powered the computer off and tal

ked with our friends and familily face-to-face. Only in these ways will modern

life become more beautiful for you and me.

最后一段总结

+

两建议

+

展望未来

Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will bear 8 short conversations and 2 long

conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be

asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spok

en only once. After each questions there will be a pause. During the pause, you

must read the four choices marked A), B),C) and D), and decide which is the be

st answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 1 with a single l

ine through the center.

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1. A) He is pleased to sit on the committee C) He will tell the woman his d

ecision later

B) He is willing to offer the woman a hand D) He would like to become a clu

b member

2. A) Their planned trip to Vancouver is obviously overpriced

B) They should borrow a guide book instead of buying one

C ) The guide books in the library have the latest information

D) The library can help order guide books about Vancouver

3. A) He regrets having taken the history course

B) He finds little interests in history books

C) He has trouble finishing his reading assignments

D) He has difficulty in writing the weekly book report

4. A) The man had better choose another restaurant

B) The new restaurant is a perfect place for dating

C) The new restaurant caught her fancy immediately

D) The man has good taste in choosing the restaurant

5. A) He has been looking forward to sping C)

He will clean the woman

’

s b

oots for spring

C) He has been waiting for the winter sale D) He will help the woman put th

ings away

6. A) At a tailor

’

s C) In a cloth store

B) At Bob

’

s home D) In a theatre

7. A) His guests favors Tibetan drinks C) Mineral water is good for health

B) His water is quite extraordinary D) Plain water will serve the purpose

8. A) Report the result of a discussion C) Submit an important documentatio

n

B) Raise some environmental issues D) Revise an environmental report

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you just heard

9. A) They pollute the soil used to cover them

B) They are harmful to nearby neighborhoods

C) The rubbish in them takes long to dissolve

D) The gas they emit is extremely poisonous

10. A) Growing populations C) Changed eating habits

B) Packaging materials D) Lower production cost

11. A) By saving energy C) By reducing poisonous wastes

B) By using less aluminum D) By making the most of materials

12. A) We are running out of natural resources soon

B) Only combined efforts can make a difference

C) The waste problem will eventually hurt all of us

D) All of us can actually benefit from recycling

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

13. A) Miami C) Bellingham

B) Vancouver D) Boston

14. A) To get information on one-way tickets to Canada

B) To inquire about the price of

“

Super saver

”

seats

C) To get advice on how to fly as cheaply as possible

D) To inquire about the shortest route to drive home

15. A) Join a tourist group C) Avoid trips in public holidays

B) Choose a major airline D) Book tickets as early as possible

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of

each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions

will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best a

nswer from the four choices marketed A), B),C) and D). Then marked the correspo

nd letter on Answer sheet I with a single line through the centre.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡

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上作答。

Passage one

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A) There are mysterious stories behind his works

B) There are many misunderstandings about him

C) His works have no match worldwide

d) His personal history is little known

17. A) He moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhood

B) He failed to go beyond grammar school

C) He was a member of the town council

D) He once worked in a well-know acting company

18. A) Writers of his time had no means to protect their works

B) Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire

C) His works were adapted beyond recognition

D) People of his time had little interest in him

Passage Two

Questions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just heard

19. A) It shows you have been ignoring your health

B) It can seriously affect your thinking process

C) It is an early warning of some illness

D) It is a symptom of two much pressure

20. A) Reduce our workload C) Use painkillers for relief

B) Control our temper D) Avoid masking symptom

21. A) Lying down and having some sleep C) Going out for a walk

B) Rubbing and pressing one

’

s back D) Listening to light music

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) Depending heavily on loans C). Spending beyond one

’

s means

B) Having no budget plans at all D). Leaving no room for large bills

23. A) Many of them can be cut C) Their payment cannot be delayed

B) All of them have to be covered D) They eat up most of the family income

24. A) Rent a house instead of buying one C) Make a conversation plan

B) Discuss the problem in the family D) Move to a cheaper place

25. A) Financial issues plaguing a family C) Family budget problems and sol

utions

B) Difficulty in making both ends meet D) New ways to boost family income

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答案

16. His personal history is little known.

17. He was a member of the town council.

18. Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire.

Section C

Directions: in this section,you will hear a paasage three times. When the p

assage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general

idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in

the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage

is reaf for the third time, you should check what you have written.

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上作答。

Perhaps because going to college is so much a part of the American dream, m

any people go for no(26)_____reason. Some go because their parents ecpect it, o

thers because it

’

s what their friends are , there

’

s the belief that

a college degree will(27)____ensure a good job and high pay.

Some students (28)____ through for years ,attending classes, or skipping(

逃

课

) them as the case may be, reading only what can

’

t be avoided, looking for l

ess(29)_____courses,and never being touched or changed in any important way. Fo

r a few of these people, college provides no(30)____

，

yet because of parental o

r peer pressure, they cannot voluntarily leave. They stop trying in the hope th

at their teachers will make the decision for them by(31)____ them.

To put it blunt ly(

直截了当地

)

，

unless you

’

re willing to make your college

years count, you might be(32)_____ doing something else. Not everyone should at

tend college, nor should everyone who does attend begin right after high school.

Many college students(33)_____ taking a year or so off. A year out in the worl

d helps some people to(34)_____their priorities and goals. If you

’

re really go

ing to get something out of going to college, you have to make it mean somethin

g, and to do that you must have some idea why you

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re there, what you hope to g

et out of it, and (35)_____even what you hope to become.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40minutes)

Section A

Direction: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are req

uired to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word

bank follwing the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making cho

ices. Each choie in the bank is identificated by a letter. Please mark the corr

esponding letter for each item on Answere Sheet2 with a single line through the

centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Question 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

It

’

s our guilty pleasure: Watching TV is the most common everyday activity,

after work and sleep, in many parts of the world. Americans view five hours of

TV each day, and while we know that spending so much time sitting ___36___ can

lead to obesity(

肥胖症

) and other diseases, researchers have now quantified jus

t how___37___being a couch potato can be.

In an analysis of data from eight large ___38___published studies, a Harvar

d-led group reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that fo

r every two hours per day spent channel ___39___,the risk of developing Type 2

diabetes(

糖尿病

)rose 20% over 8.5 years, the risk of heart disease increased 1

5% over a ___40___, and the odds of dying permaturely___41___ 13% during a seve

n-year follow-up .All of these___42____are linked to a lack of physical exercis

e. But compared with other sedentary(

久坐的

)activities, like knitting ,viewing

TV may be especially__43___at promoting unhealthy habits. For one, the sheer nu

mber of hours we pass watching TV dwarfs the time we spend on anything else. An

d other studies have found that watching ads for beer and popcorn may make you

more likely to ___44___them.

Even so, the authors admit that they didn

’

t compare different sedentary ac

tivities to ___45___whether TV watching was linked to a greater risk of diabete

s,heart disease or clearly death compared with, say, reading.

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A)climbed I)previously

B)conseme J)resume

C)decade K)suffered

D)determine L)suffering

E)effectIve M)term

F)harmful N)terminals

G)outcomes O)twisting

H)passively

参考答案：

36.H passively

成分完整，缺少状语修饰

sitting

，选

passively;

37.F harmful

原句为

how harmful being a couch potato can be. couch potato

沙

发土豆指的是总是长时间坐在沙发边吃边看电视而慢慢变成“土豆形”身材的人。

38.N terminals

从八个终端

terminals

上所获 取的数据分析

39.L surfing channel surfing

，每天花两小时搜频道

40.C decade

空后面是逗号，就只能从前面获得信息

;

空前 面是不定冠词

a

，应填入一

个名词。填

ddecade

和前面的

8.5yea rs

相对应。

41.A climbed

提升了

13%

。

42.G outcomes

这里 的

be

动词前面应该是名词短语作主语，应填入名词，选

G

，

all o

f these outcomes

。

43.E effective

由空前的

may be especially

可推出需要填入一个形容词，由文意可

知填入

effe ctive

。和其他的久坐型的活动比起来，促成不健康习惯的养成，看电视带来的

效果特别明显。

44.B consume make sb. likely to do sth.

应填入动词原形，

co nsume

使你更有可能

去消费它们。

45.D determine

不定式，应该填一个动词原形。作者承认他们还没有比较出哪种久坐

型活动决定着心脏病等症状的出现。

Section B

Directions: In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statem

ents attavched to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the p

aragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You ma

y choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. An

swer the question by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2

Essay -granding Software Officers Professors a Break

[A] Imagine taking a college exam, and instead of handing in a blue book an

d getting a grade from a professoer a few weeks later, clicking the

“

send

”

bu

tton when you are done and receiving a grade back instantly, your essay scored

by a software program. And then, instead of being done with the exam, imagine t

hat the system would immediately let you rewrite the test to try to improve you

r grade.

[B] Edx,the nonprofit enterprise founded by Harvard and the Massachusetts I

nstitute of Thnology(MIT) to offer courses on the Internet ,has just introduced

such a system and will make its automated(

自动的

)software available free on th

e Web to any institutioons that wants to use it. The software uses artificial i

ntelligence to grade student essays and short written answers, freeing professo

rs for other tasks.

[C] The new service will bring the educational consortium(

联盟

)into a growi

ng conflict over the role of the automation education. Altough automated gradin

g systems for multiple-choice and true-false tests are now widespread, the use

of artificial intelligence technology to grade essay answers has not yet provid

ed widespread acceptance by educations and has many critics.

[D] Anant Agarwal, an electrical engineer who is president of Edx, predicte

d that the instant grading software would be a useful teaching tool,enabling st

udents to take tests and write essays over and over and improve the quality of

their answers . He said the technology would offer distinct advantages over the

traditional classroom system, where students often wait days or weeks for grad

es.

“

Thers is a huge value in learning with instant feedback,

”

l said,

“

Students are telling us they learn much better with instant feedback.

”

[E] But skeptics(

怀疑者

)say the automated system is no matter for live teac

hers. One longtime critic, Les Perelman

，

has drawn national attention several t

imes for putting together nonsense essays that have fooled software grading pro

grams into giving high marks. He has also been highly critical of studies claim

ing that the software compares well to human grades.

[F] He is among a group of educators who last month began circulating a pet

ition(

呼吁

) opposing automated assessment software. The group, which calls itse

lf Professionals Against Machine Scoring of Student Essays in High- Stakes Asses

sment, has collected nearly 2,000 signatures, including some from famous people

like Noam Chomsky.

[G]

“

Let

’

s face the realities of automatic essay scoring,

”

the group

’

s

statement reads in part.

“

Computers cannot

‘

read

’