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2016年6月大学英语四级考试（第1套）
2016年6月大学英语四级考试(第1套)
Writing
Part I
(30 minutes)
PartI Writing 30minutes
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Directions: For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks
Directions Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthanks
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to one of your friends who helped you most when you were in difficulty.You
tooneofyourfriendswhohelpedyoumostwhenyouwereindifficulty.You
should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Part II
Listening Comprehension
(25 minutes)
PartII ListeningComprehension 25minutes
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Section A
SectionA
Directions;In this section,you will hear three newsre ports.At the end of each news re port,
DirectionsInthissection youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport
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you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be
youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbe
spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from
spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom
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the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter
thefourchoicesmarkedA B C andD .Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter
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on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.
onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1. A)The International Labour Organization's key objective.
1.A)TheInternationalLabourOrganizationskeyobjective.
B)The basic social protection for the most vulnerable.
B)Thebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.
C) Rising unemployment worldwide.
DC)G ) lRoibsainlg eucnoenommpilco yrmeecnotvewroyr.ldwide.
D)Globaleconomicrecovery.
2.A)Many countries have not taken measures to create enough jobs.
2.A)Manycountrieshavenottakenmeasurestocreateenoughjobs.
B)Few countries know how to address the current economic crisis.
B)Fewcountriesknowhowtoaddressthecurrenteconomiccrisis.
C)Few countries have realised the seriousness of the current crisis.
C)Fewcountrieshaverealisedtheseriousnessofthecurrentcrisis.
D)Many countries need support to improve their people's livelihood.
D)Manycountriesneedsupporttoimprovetheirpeopleslivelihood.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3. A) Serve standardised food nationwide..C) Increase protein content in the food.
3.A)Servestandardisedfoodnationwide. C)Increaseproteincontentinthefood.
B)Put calorie information on the menu. D)Offer convenient food to customers.
B)Putcalorieinformationonthemenu. D)Offerconvenientfoodtocustomers.
4.A) They will be fined. C)They will get a warning.
4.A)Theywillbefined. C)Theywillgetawarning.
B) They will be closed. D) They will lose customers.
B)Theywillbeclosed. D)Theywilllosecustomers.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5. A) Inability to implement their business plans.
5.A)Inabilitytoimplementtheirbusinessplans.
B)Inability to keep turning out novel products.
B)Inabilitytokeepturningoutnovelproducts.
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·1·C)Lack of a successful business model of their own.
C)Lackofasuccessfulbusinessmodeloftheirown.
D) Failure to integrate innovation into their business.
D)Failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.
6. A)It is the secret to business success. C)It is a magic tool to bring big rewards.
6.A)Itisthesecrettobusinesssuccess. C)Itisamagictooltobringbigrewards.
B)It is the creation of something new. D) It is an essential part of business culture.
B)Itisthecreationofsomethingnew. D)Itisanessentialpartofbusinessculture.
7. A)Its hardworking employees. C)Its innovation culture.
7. B A )I ) t I s t s f h le a x r i d b w l o e r k p i r n ogmo e t m iopn l o syt e r e a s t . egy. D C ) ) I I t t s s i w n i n l o l v i a n t g i n o e n ss c u t lt o u r m e ak . e investments.
B)Itsflexiblepromotionstrategy. D)Itswillingnesstomakeinvestments.
Section B
SectionB
Directions:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each
DirectionsInthissection youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach
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conversation you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions
conversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestions
will be spoken only once.After you heara question,you must choose the best answer
willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion youmustchoosethebestanswer
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from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding
fromthefourchoicesmarkedA B C andD .Thenmarkthecorresponding
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letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.
letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8. A)He's got addicted to technology. C)He is crazy about text-messaging.
8. B A )H ) e H i e s s ngot ot v a e d r d y i c g t o e o d d t o at t e s c o h c n i o a l l o igzyin . g. D C )H ) e H d e o i e s s cr n a o z t y t a a b l o k u t lo te n x g t - o m n es t s h a e g i p n h g on . e.
B)Heisnotverygoodatsocializing. D)Hedoesnottalklongonthephone.
9.A)Talk big. C)Gossip a lot.
9.A)Talkbig. C)Gossipalot.
B) Talk at length. D) Forget herself.
B)Talkatlength. D)Forgetherself.
10.A)He thought it was cool. C)He wanted to stay connected with them.
10.A)Hethoughtitwascool. C)Hewantedtostayconnectedwiththem.
B)He needed the practice. D)He had an urgent message to send.
B)Heneededthepractice. D)Hehadanurgentmessagetosend.
11.A)It poses a challenge to seniors. C)It is childish and unprofessional.
11 B .A )I ) t I t spa o v s e e s s a bo c t h h a ll t e i n mge e a t n o d s e m n o i n o e r y s . . D C ) ) I I t t i i s s c c h o il o d l i s a h nd a n c d on u ve n n p i r e o n f t e . ssional.
B)Itsavesbothtimeandmoney. D)Itiscoolandconvenient.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)He wants to change his job assignment.
12.A)Hewantstochangehisjobassignment.
B)He is unhappy with his department manager.
B)Heisunhappywithhisdepartmentmanager.
C)He thinks he deserves extra pay for overtime.
C)Hethinkshedeservesextrapayforovertime.
D)He is often singled out for criticism by his boss.
D)Heisoftensingledoutforcriticismbyhisboss.
13.A)His workload was much too heavy.
13.A)Hisworkloadwasmuchtooheavy.
B) His immediate boss did not trust him.
B)Hisimmediatebossdidnottrusthim.
C)His colleagues often refused to cooperate.
C)Hiscolleaguesoftenrefusedtocooperate.
D)His salary was too low for his responsibility.
D)Hissalarywastoolowforhisresponsibility.
14.A)He never knows how to refuse. C) His boss has a lot of trust in him.
14.A)Heneverknowshowtorefuse. C)Hisbosshasalotoftrustinhim.
B) He is always ready to help others. D)His boss has no sense of fairness.
B)Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers. D)Hisbosshasnosenseoffairness.
15.A)Put all his complaints in writing. C)Learn to say no when necessary.
15.A)Putallhiscomplaintsinwriting. C)Learntosaynowhennecessary.
B)Wait and see what happens next. D)Talk to his boss in person first.
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)Waitandseewhathappensnext. D)Talktohisbossinpersonfirst.
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2016-6 1Section C
SectionC
Directions:In this section,you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage,you will
DirectionsInthissection youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassageyouwill
:hear three or fo,ur questions.Both the passage and the questions will be s,poken only
hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly
once. After you hear a question,you must choose the best ansrwer from the four
once.Afteryouhearaquestion youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour
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choices marked A),B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on
choicesmarkedA B C andD .Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron
Answer Sheet I with) ,a sin)g,le l)ine throu)gh the centre.
AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A) The importance of sleep to a healthy life.
16.A)Theimportanceofsleeptoahealthylife.
B)Reasons for Americans'decline in sleep.
C B ) ) So R m e e a s t o i n p s s f t o o r i A m m pr e o r v ic e a n th s e d q e u c a li l n i e ty i n of s le s e lpee . p.
D C )D ) i S se o a m s e es t i aps s s t o o ci i a m tepd r o w v i e t t h h l e aqc u k al o i f t ysl of ee s p l . eep.
D)Diseasesassociatedwithlackofsleep.
17.A) They are more health-conscious. C) They get less and less sleep.
17.A)Theyaremorehealth-conscious. C)Theygetlessandlesssleep.
B)They are changing their living habits. D)They know the dangers of lack of sleep.
B)Theyarechangingtheirlivinghabits.D)Theyknowthedangersoflackofsleep.
18.A)Their weight will go down. C)Their work efficiency will decrease.
18.A)Theirweightwillgodown. C)Theirworkefficiencywilldecrease.
B)Their mind function will deteriorate. D)Their blood pressure will rise.
B)Theirmindfunctionwilldeteriorate. D)Theirbloodpressurewillrise.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)How much you can afford to pay.
19.A)Howmuchyoucanaffordtopay.
B) What course you are going to choose.
B)Whatcourseyouaregoingtochoose.
C) Which university you are going to apply to.
C)Whichuniversityyouaregoingtoapplyto.
D) When you are going to submit your application.
D)Whenyouaregoingtosubmityourapplication.
20.A) The list of courses studied. C) The references from teachers.
20.A)Thelistofcoursesstudied. C)Thereferencesfromteachers.
B) The full record of scores. D) The personal statement.
B)Thefullrecordofscores. D)Thepersonalstatement.
21.A) Specify what they would like to do after graduation.
21B.A)D ) eSspcerciibfey iwnh adtetthaeiyl whoowu lmdulcihk etthoeyd owoaufltedr egnrjaodyu asttioudny.ing.
B)Describeindetailhowmuchtheywouldenjoystudying.
C)Indicate they have reflected and thought about the subject.
D C )E ) m I p n h d a i s c i a z te e t t h h e ayt h t a h v e e y r a e d fl m e i c r t e e d th a e n d pr t o h f o e u sgs h o t rs a b i o n u t th t e h e un s i u v b ejr ec s t it . y.
D)Emphasizethattheyadmiretheprofessorsintheuniversity.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
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25.A)Itmadenewsallovertheworld.
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D)It attracted large numbers of motorists.
D)Itattractedlargenumbersofmotorists.
Part II
Reading Comprehension (40minutes)
PartIII ReadingComprehension 40minutes
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Section A
SectionA
Directions: In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one
DirectionsInthissection thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone
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word foreach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the
wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe
passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each
passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each
choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for
choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor
each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use
eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse
any of the words in the bank more than once.
anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
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2016-6 1Section B
SectionB
Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.
DirectionsInthissection youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.
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Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the
Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe
paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph
paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph
more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by
morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby
marking the corres ponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Finding the Right Home—and Contentment,Too
FindingtheRightHome andContentment Too
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D) The most recent of these studies,published in The Journal of Applied Gerontology,
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care homes (known in some states as board and care homes or adult care homes),
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E)"We thought we would see differences based on the housing types,"said the lead author of the
E)“Wethoughtwewouldseedifferencesbasedonthehousingtypes,”saidtheleadauthorofthe
study,Julie Robison, an associate professor of medicine at the university. A reasonable
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assumption—dontfamiliesstruggletoavoidnursinghomesandsufferrealguiltiftheycant?
F)In the initial results,assisted living residents did paint the most positive picture. They were
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andlesslikelytobeboredorlonely.Theyscoredhigheronsocialinteraction.
G)But when the researchers plugged in a number of other variables,such differences
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howlongtheyhadlivedtherealsoprovedsignificant.
H)An elderly person who describes herself as in poor health, therefore,might be no less depressed in
H)Anelderlypersonwhodescribesherselfasinpoorhealth,therefore,mightbenolessdepressedin
assisted living(even if her children preferred it)than in a nursing home. A person who bad input
ianstsois twehderleiv ihneg wo(euvled nmiofveh earncd hihladsr ehnadp rteifmeerr etdo iatd)atpth atnoi nita mniugrhsti ndgo haos mweel.lA ipne ras onnurswihnog bhaomdei naps uitn
ai nstmoalwl hreerseidheentwiaolu lcdarme ohvoemea,n dothhaesr hfaadcttoirms ebteoinagd aepqtuatlo.i tItm iisg hatn diontaesrawcetliloinn baetnwueresni ntgheh opemresoans iannd
t a he s m pl a a ll ce r , e s n i o d t e n t t h ia e l s c o a r r t e o h f o p m l e ac , e o t i h n e r it f s a e c l t f o , r s t b ha ei t n gle e aqds u a t l o . I b t e i t s te a r n i o n r t e w r o a r c s t e i o e n xp b e e r t i w en e c e e n s. t " h Y e oup e c r a s n o ' n t a j n u d st
s t a h y e ,'pL la e c t e 's , n p o u t t th th e i s s o r p t e o r f sopn la c i e n i a n i r t e se s l i f d , e t n h t a i t al le a c d a s re t o ho b m et e t e i r n o s r te w ad o rs o e f e a x pn e u r r ie s n i c n e g s h . o “ m Y e o — u s c h a e n w t iljl u s b t e
msuacyh, b‘eLtettesr pouftft,h'i"sDpre.rRsoobnisinona rseasiidd.e nWtihaaltc amraettheormse, isnhstee aadddoefda,"niusr sain gcohmobimnea—tisohne owfi llwhbaet
pmeoupclhe bbertitenrg oifnf ,w’i”thD rt.hRemo,baisnod nwshaaitd .thWehya tfimnda tttehresre,.s"headded,“isacombinationofwhat
peoplebringinwiththem,andwhattheyfindthere.”
I)Such findings, which run counter to common sense,have surfaced before.In a multi-state
I) sStuucdyh foifn daisnsgisst , ewd hliicvhinrgu,n fcooru nitnesrtatnocec,oUmnimveornsisteyn soef , Nhoartvhe sCaurrfoalcienda rbeesfeoarerc.hIenrsa fmouunldti -tshtaatte a
hsotsutd yofo fvaarsisaisbtleeds—litvihne gf,acfoilriitnys'tsa ntcyepe,, Usniizvee rosrit yagoef; NwhoertthherC aar oclhianianr eosweneardc ihte;r shfoowu antdtrtahcattiave
thhoes tneoifgvhbaorirahboloeds w—atsh—ehfaadc ilniot yssigtnyipfeic,asnitz ereolraatigoen;shwihp ettoh ehroaw cthhaei nreoswidneendtsi tf;arheodw iant ttrearcmtsiv eof
itlhlenneesisg,hmbeonrthaolo ddewcalsi — neh,a dhonsopsiitganilfiiczaanttiroenlsa tioorn smhoirpttaolihtoyw. tWhhearte simdaetnttesrfeadr emdoisntt ewramss tohfe
rilelsniedsesn , ts'mpehnytsailcadle chleinalet , h haonsd pimteanlitzaalt isotnastuosr. Wmhaotr tapleiotypl.e Wwehraet limkaet twehreend thmeoys tcamwea sin thhaed
grreesaitdeern tsconpsheyqsuiecnalceh etahltahn awnhdat mheanptpaelnsetda tounse. tWhheayt wpeeroep ltehewreer.elikewhentheycameinhad
greaterconsequencethanwhathappenedonetheywerethere.
J)As I was considering all this,a press release from a respected research firm crossed my
J) dAesskI,anwnaosunccoinnsgid terhiantg tahlel tfhiivse , -sataprr ersastirnelge assyestfermo mthaatr eMsepdeicctaerde rdeesveealrocphedfi rimn 2c0r0o8s steod hmeylp
fdaemsikli , easn ncoomupnacirneg ntuhrastintgh ehfoimvee -qsutaarlirtayti naglssoy shtaesm litthtatle Mreedliactairoendsehivpel otpoe dhoiwn s2a0t0i8sftioedh eiltps
rfeasmiidlieenstsc oomr ptahreeirn ufrasminilgy hmoemmbeerqsu aalritey. aAlss oa hmaasttleitrt loef rfealactti,ocnosnhsiupmetros heoxwpressastiesdf iehdigihtesr
sraetsiidsfeancttsioorn twhietihr tfhaem iolnye-msteamr bfearcsilairtei.esA,s tahem laotwteersto fraftaecdt,, tchoanns uwimtehr stheex pfrievses-esdtarhi gonheesr.
satisfactionwiththeone-starfacilities,thelowestrated,thanwiththefive-starones.
(More on this study and the star ratings will appear in a subsequent post.)
(Moreonthisstudyandthestarratingswillappearinasubsequentpost.)
K)Before we collectively tear our hair out—how are we supposed to find our way in a landscape
K)Beforewecollectivelytearourhairout—howarewesupposedtofindourwayinalandscape
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theUniversityofNorthCarolina:“Inaway,thatcouldbeliberatingforfamilies.”
L)Of course,sons and daughters want to visit the facilities, talk to the administrators and residents
L) aOndf coothuerrs ef , amsiolnisesa,n dandda udog hetveerrsytwhainntg tpoosvsiisibtlet hteo ffaucilliitli etsh , eitral kduttoietsh.e Baudt mpienrihsatprast otrhseya ndodnr'ets ihdaevnet sto
t a u n r d n o t t h h e e m r se f l a v m es il i i e n s t , o a p n r d iv d a o te e v i e n r vye t s h t i i n ggatpo o r s s s i o b r le C t o o ng f r u e lf s i s ll io t n h a e l i r s d ub u c ti o e m s mi . t B t u e t esp. e r " h F a apm s il t i h e e sy c d a o n n l t oo h k a v a e b t i o t
mtourren fthore mwsheelrvee stihnet orepsriivdaetnetisn vaerset iggoationrgs toor bCeo nhgarpepsysi,o"nDarl. sSulbocaonme msiatitdee.s A.n “ dF aimnviloilesvicnagn tloheo kfautbuirte
moreforwheretheresidentsaregoingtobehappy,”Dr.Sloanesaid.Andinvolvingthefuture
resident in the process can be very important.
residentintheprocesscanbeveryimportant.
M)We all have our own ideas about what would bring our parents happiness. They have their
M)Weallhaveourownideasaboutwhatwouldbringourparentshappiness.Theyhavetheir
ideas,too. A friend recently took her mother to visit an expensive assisted living/nursing
hiodmeea sn , etaoro m.yA tfroiwenn.d Ir ehceanvtel yseteono kthhiesr pmloatchee—rtiot viiss itelaengaenxtp,e nisnivseidaes saisntde doulitv.i nBgu / tn unrosbiondgy
ghroeemteedn etahre mdayutgohtwenr .aIndh amvoethseere nwhtehnis thpleayc ear — riitviesd,e ltehgoaungth , tinhsei dveisaintd hoadut b.eBeunt pnlaonbnoeddy;
ngorbeoedtye ditnhteroddauucegdh tterheamn tdo mtohteh eorthwerh ernestihdeeyntasr.ri vWehden, tthhoeuy ghhadt hleunvicshi tihn atdheb edeinnipnlga nrnoeodm;,
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N)The daughter feared her mother would be ignored there, and so she decided to move her into
N) aT mhoerdea uweglhcteormifneagr efdachielritmyo.t hBearsewdo uolnd wbheaitg niosr eedmtehregrieng , afnrdosmo ssohmee doefci dtehdist oremsoevaerchhe,r itnhtaot
maigmhto rheavwee lbceoenm iansg rfaatciilointayl. aB awsaeyd aos nanwy htaot irseaechm ear gdiencgisfiroon.msomeofthisresearch,that
mighthavebeenasrationalawayasanytoreachadecision.
36. Many people feel guilty when they cannot find a place other than a nursing home for their parents.
36.Manypeoplefeelguiltywhentheycannotfindaplaceotherthananursinghomefortheirparents.
37. Though it helps for children to investigate care facilities,involving their parents in the
37.dTechiosuigohn-imtakhienlpgs pfroorcecshsi ldmraeyn ptroovien vveesrtiyg aitmepocratraentfa.cilities,involvingtheirparentsinthe
decision-makingprocessmayproveveryimportant.
38. It is really difficult to tell if assisted living is better than a nursing home.
38.Itisreallydifficulttotellifassistedlivingisbetterthananursinghome.
39.How a resident feels depends on an interaction between themselves and the care facility they
39.liHvoew ian.residentfeelsdependsonaninteractionbetweenthemselvesandthecarefacilitythey
livein.
40.The author thinks her friend made a rational decision in choosing a more hospitable place
40.oTvehre aanu tahpoprartehnintlkys ehleergafrnite nadssimsatdeed alirvaitnigo nhaolmde.ecisioninchoosingamorehospitableplace
overanapparentlyelegantassistedlivinghome.
41. The system Medicare developed to rate nursing home quality is of little help to finding a
41.sTathiesfsaycsttoermy pMleacdiec.aredevelopedtoratenursinghomequalityisoflittlehelptofindinga
satisfactoryplace.
42. At first the researchers of the most recent study found residents in assisted living facilities
42.gAavtef ihrisgthtehre srceosreeasr cohne rssocoifalt hientmeroascttrieocne.ntstudyfoundresidentsinassistedlivingfacilities
gavehigherscoresonsocialinteraction.
43. What kind of care facility old people live in may be less important than we think.
43.Whatkindofcarefacilityoldpeopleliveinmaybelessimportantthanwethink.
44. The findings of the latest research were similar to an earlier multi-state study of assisted living.
44.Thefindingsofthelatestresearchweresimilartoanearliermulti-statestudyofassistedliving.
45. A resident's satisfaction with a care facility has much to do with whether they had
45.pAartriecsiipdaetnetd sins attihsef adcetcioisniown ittho maovcea rien faancdil ihtoyw hlaosng mthuecyh htaod sdtoayewdit hthewreh.ethertheyhad
participatedinthedecisiontomoveinandhowlongtheyhadstayedthere.
Section C
SectionC
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or
Directions Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor
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unfimished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)
unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA B C
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and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on
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Passage One
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Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
As Artificial Intelligence(AI)becomes increasingly sophisticated,there are growing
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sccoinecenrcnes pthraotferosbsootrs cSotuuladrtb ecRousmseeallt,hriefa tw.eT hfiisgduarneg eoructa nhobwe atvoo itduerdn, ahcucmoardni nvgatlouecso mipnuttoe ra
psrcoiegnrcaem pmraobflees scoordeS.tuart Russell,if wefigureouthow toturn human valuesintoa
progRruasmsemlalb laergcuoedse t.hat as robots take on more complicated tasks,it's necessary to translate
our moRruaslsse llinatrog uAeIs tlhaantguaasger.obotstakeonmorecomplicatedtasks,itsnecessarytotranslate
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wciatthi na tghoeodo vseent toof mvaakleuedsi,n"nsearidf oRrutshseelhlu.ngrychildren.“Youwouldwantthatrobotpreloaded
withSoamgeo roodbsoetts oafrvea laulersea , d ” ys apirdogRruasmsmeelld .with basic human values. For example, mobile robots
have bSeoemn eprroobgortasmmaerde atlor ekaedeyp par ocgormafmormteadblew itdhisbtaasnicce hfurmoma nhuvmaalunses. .OFbovrioeuxsalym ptlhee,rem aorbeil ecurlotbuortasl
dhiafvfeerbeenecnesp,r obgurta mifm yeodut owekreee ptaalkcionmg fotrot aabnloethdeisrt apnecresofnr oamndh uthmeay ncsa.mOe buvpi oculsolyset hienr eyoaurre cpuelrtsuornaall
sdpiaffceer,e nycoeus w , obulutdni'ft ytohuinwk etrheatta'lsk itnhge tkoinadn ootfh etrhipnger sao pnroapnedrltyh ebyrocuaghmte-uupp pcelrossoen iwnouylodu rdop.ersonal
spaceIt, ywoilul wboeu lpdonsstitbhlien ktot hcartesatteh emokrien dsoopfhtihsitnigcaatepdr ompoerralyl bmraochuignhets-,u pifp eornsloyn wweo ucladn dfoin.d a way
to seItt owuitl lhbumeapn ovsasilbulees taosc rcelaetaer mruolrees.sophisticatedmoralmachines,ifonlywecanfindaway
toseRtoboouttsh ucomualnd vaallsuoe sleasarcnl evaarlruuelse sf.rom drawing patterns from large sets of data on human
behaviRoorb.o tTshecyo ualrde aldsaongleeraoruns voanlluye siffr oprmogdrraammweirnsg apraet tceranreslfersos.mlargesetsofdataonhuman
behaTvhioer b.iTggheesyt acroendcearnng ewriotuhs roonbloytsif gporionggr aagmaimnesrts haurmeanc avraelleusess .is that human beings fail to do
Thebiggestconcernwithrobotsgoingagainsthumanvaluesisthathumanbeingsfailtodo
sufficient testing and they've produced a system that will break some kind of taboo（禁忌）.
taboo 禁忌
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human Ownheensi pmrpelseecnhteecdk wiwtohu ladn buentuosuparlo gsriatmuaatiroonb.ottocheckthecorrectcourseofactionwitha
humIafn twhhee nropbroets eintse dunwsiutrhe awnhuetnhuesru aalns itaunaitmiaoln .is suitable for the microwave, it has the
Iftherobotisunsurewhetherananimalissuitableforthe microwave,ithasthe
opportunity to stop，send out beeps（嘟嘟声），and ask for directions from a human.If we
beeps 嘟嘟声
houpmpaonrst uanrietny'tto qustiotpe ,susreen daboouutt a deci(sion, we) ,goa nadnda sakskf osromdeibroedcyti oenlssef.romahuman.Ifwe
humaThnes amroesnt tdiqfufiitecuslutr estaebpo uitn aprdoegcriasimomnin,g wvealguoesa nwdilals kbes odmeceibdoidnyg eelxsaec.tly what we believe is
moral, T h a e nd m h o o s w t t di o f f c ic re ul a t te s t a e ps i e n t po r f o get ra hi m ca m l i n rgul v e a s l . u e B s ut w i i l f l b w e e d c e o c m i e d i u n pg w e i x t a h c t a l ny a w n h sw at er, w r e ob b o e t li s e v c e ou i l s d
bme ograolod , afnodr hhouwmatnoictrye.ateasetofethicalrules.Butifwecomeupwithananswer,robotscould
begoodforhumanity.
46. What does the author say about the threat of robots?
46. A W )I h t a t m d a o y e s co t n h s e ti a t u u t t h e o r a s a cyha a l b l o e u n t ge t h t e o t h c r o e m a p t ut of er r o p b r o o t g s r ? ammers.
BA)I ) tIt acmcaoympcaonnisetsit uatlel amacchhalilneenrgye itnovoclovminpgu therigphr otgercahnmolmoegrys..
B)Itaccompaniesallmachineryinvolvinghightechnology.
C)It can be avoided if human values are translated into their language.
C)Itcanbeavoidedifhumanvaluesaretranslatedintotheirlanguage.
D)It has become an inevitable peril as technology gets more sophisticated.
D)Ithasbecomeaninevitableperilastechnologygetsmoresophisticated.
47. What would we think of a person who invades our personal space according to the author?
47.Whatwouldwethinkofapersonwhoinvadesourpersonalspaceaccordingtotheauthor?
A)They are aggressive. C)They are ignorant.
BA) ) TThehyey aarree aogutgrgeosisnigv.e. D C ) ) T T he h y e yar a e r e i i lgl n - o b r r a e n d t . .
B)Theyareoutgoing. D)Theyareill-bred.
48. How do robots learn human values?
48.Howdorobotslearnhumanvalues?
A)By interacting with humans in everyday life situations.
A)Byinteractingwithhumansineverydaylifesituations.
B)By following the daily routines of civilized human beings.
B)Byfollowingthedailyroutinesofcivilizedhumanbeings.
C)By picking up patterns from massive data on human behavior.
C)Bypickinguppatternsfrommassivedataonhumanbehavior.
D)By imitating the behavior of properly brought-up human beings.
D)Byimitatingthebehaviorofproperlybrought-uphumanbeings.
49. What will a well-programmed robot do when facing an unusual situation?
49.Whatwillawell-programmedrobotdowhenfacinganunusualsituation?
A)Keep a distance from possible dangers.
A)Keepadistancefrompossibledangers.
B) Stop to seek advice from a human being.
C B )T ) r S i t g o gper t o it s s e e b k ui a l d t v - i i ce n f a r l o a m rm a s h y u st m e a m n a b t e i o n ngce . .
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50.Whatismostdifficulttodowhenweturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammablecode?
A)Determine what is moral and ethical.
A)Determinewhatismoralandethical.
B)Design some large-scale experiments.
C B ) ) Se D t e s r igul n e s s o f m o e r l m a a r ng- e- m s a c c a h l i e ne e x ipn e t r e i r m a e c n t t i s on . .
C)Setrulesforman-machineinteraction.
D)Develop a more sophisticated program.
D)Developamoresophisticatedprogram.
PasSage Two
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Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Why do some people live to be older than others? You know the standard explanations: keeping a
m ode ra W te h ydi d e o t, s e o n m ga e gipn e g o pi le n l r iv e e gu t l o ar b e ex ol e d r e c r is t e h , a n et o c t . h e B r u s t ? w Y h o a u t k e n f o fe w ct t h d e o s e t s a n y d o a u r r d p e e x rps l o a n n a a l t i i t o y n s h : av k e e e opn i n ygo a ur
moderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyour
longevity（长寿）?Do some kinds of personalities lead to longer lives? A new study in the Journal of
longevity 长寿 Journalof
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cyaonu gwatohuelrd eenxopuegcht frreosmoutrhceese vtool umtiaoknea riyt tthherooruygh : tthoousgeh wthiomelisk.etomakefriendsandhelpothers
cangIanttheerresetnionuglgyh,rheoswoeuvercre,sotthoerm achkaeriatcttherroisutgihcst otuhgaht tiyomue smi.ght consider advantageous had no
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diimspcaicptlionned,w hfeotrh eirnssttaundcye,p awretrieci pnaon tmsorew elriekleilkye ltyoltioveli vteo lboen gveerr.y Tohlods.e Alwshoo,bewienrge ompeonr etsoe lnfe-w
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wihdoe aasrhea fdinxeod reilna ttihoenisrh iwpaytso.longlife,whichmightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeople
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Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a
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51.The aim of the study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is
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A)to see whether people's personality affects their life span
B) A ) t t o o f s i e n e d o w u h t e t i h f e o r npe' e s o pl l i e f e s spty e l r e s o h n a a s l it ayny a f e f f e f c e t c s t t o h n e i t r h l e i i f r e s hepa a l n th
B)tofindoutifoneslifestylehasanyeffectontheirhealth
C) to investigate the role of exercise in living a long life
C)toinvestigatetheroleofexerciseinlivingalonglife
D)to examine all the factors contributing to longevity
D)toexamineallthefactorscontributingtolongevity
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52.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutoutgoingandsympatheticpeople?
A) They have a good understanding of evolution.
A)Theyhaveagoodunderstandingofevolution.
B) They are better at negotiating an agreement.
C B )T ) h T ey h e gye a n r e e ra b l e l t y te r ap a p t e n a e rg m ot o i r a e ti n rges a o n ur a cge r f e u e l m . ent.
C)Theygenerallyappearmoreresourceful.
D)They are more likely to get over hardship.
D)Theyaremorelikelytogetoverhardship.
53. What finding of the study might prove somewhat out of our expectation?
53. A W )E h a a s t y- f g i o n i d n i g n gpe o o f p t l h e e c s a t n u a d lyso m i lgiv h e t pa r r o e v l e at s i o v m el e y w l h o a n t g o l u i t fe of . ourexpectation?
A)Easy-goingpeoplecanalsolivearelativelylonglife.
B)Personality characteristics that prove advantageous actually vary with times.
B)Personalitycharacteristicsthatproveadvantageousactuallyvarywithtimes.
C)Such personality characteristics as self-discipline have no effect on longevity.
C)Suchpersonalitycharacteristicsasself-disciplinehavenoeffectonlongevity.
D) Readiness to accept new ideas helps one enjoy longevity.
D)Readinesstoacceptnewideashelpsoneenjoylongevity.
54. What does the recent study of Norwegian mothers show?
54.WhatdoestherecentstudyofNorwegianmothersshow?
A)Children's personality characteristics are invariably determined by their mothers.
A)Childrenspersonalitycharacteristicsareinvariablydeterminedbytheirmothers.
B)People with unhealthy eating habits are likely to die sooner.
B)Peoplewithunhealthyeatinghabitsarelikelytodiesooner.
C) Mothers'influence on children may last longer than fathers'.
C)Mothersinfluenceonchildrenmaylastlongerthanfathers.
D)Mothers'negative personality characteristics may affect their children's life spans.
D)Mothersnegativepersonalitycharacteristicsmayaffecttheirchildrenslifespans.
55. What can we learn from the findings of the two new studies?
55.Whatcanwelearnfromthefindingsofthetwonewstudies?
A)Anxiety and depression more often than not cut short one's life span.
A)Anxietyanddepressionmoreoftenthannotcutshortoneslifespan.
B)Longevity results from a combination of mental and physical health.
B)Longevityresultsfromacombinationofmentalandphysicalhealth.
C)Personality plays a decisive role in how healthy one is.
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D)Healthisinlargepartrelatedtooneslifestyle.
Part IV
Translation (30minutes)
PartIV Translation 30minutes
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English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
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乌镇是浙江的一座古老水镇 坐落在京杭大运河畔 这是一处迷人的地方 有许多古桥 中
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式旅店和餐馆 在过去一千年里 乌镇的水系和生活方式并未经历多少变化 是一座展现古文明
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宽敞美丽的庭院藏身于屋舍之间 游客们每到一处都会有惊喜的发现
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