1、2016 年 6 月大学英语四级真题第二套Part WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your friends who helped you most when you were in difficulty. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part Listening ComprehensionSection A
2、Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and
3、 D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) How college students can improve their sleep habits.B) Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.C) Why college studen
4、ts are more likely to have stress problems.D) How college students can handle their psychological problems.2. A) It is not easy to improve ones sleep habits.B) It is not good for students to play video games.C) Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.D) Making la
5、st-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) Whether more airports should be built around London.B) Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.C) Whether the British Airports
6、 Authority should sell off some of its assets.D) Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.4. A) Inefficient management. C) Poor ownership structure.B) Lack of innovation and competition. D) Lack of runway and terminal capacity.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just
7、 heard.5. A) Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.B) Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.C) Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.D) Study the effects of nicotine on young smokers.6. A) The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers l
8、ike.B) Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking.C) Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.D) Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.7. A) They promised to reduce the nicot
9、ine content in cigarettes.B) They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.C) They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.D) They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end
10、 of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line th
11、rough the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) Indonesia. C) Sweden.B) Holland. D) England.9. A) Getting a coach who can offer real help.B) Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.C) Learning a language where it is not spoken.D) Acquiring the necessary ability
12、 to socialize.10. A) Listening to language programs on the radio.B) Trying to speak it as much as one can.C) Making friends with native speakers.D) Practicing reading aloud as often as possible.11. A) It creates an environment for socializing.B) It offers various courses with credit points.C) It tra
13、ins young peoples leadership abilities.D) It provides opportunities for language practice.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) The impact of engine design on rode safety.B) The role policemen play in traffic safety.C) A sense of freedom driving gives.D) Rules a
14、nd regulations for driving.13. A) Make cars with automatic control. C) Make cars that are less powerful.B) Make cars that have better brakes. D) Make cars with higher standards.14. A) They tend to drive responsibly. C) They keep within speed limits.B) They like to go at high speed. D) They follow tr
15、affic rules closely.15. A) It is a bad idea. C) It is as effective as speed bumps.B) It is not useful. D) It should be combined with education.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and t
16、he questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17、16. A) The card got damaged. C) The card reader failed to do the scanning.B) The card was found invalid. D) The card reader broke down unexpectedly.17. A) By converting the credit card with a layer of plastic.B) By calling the credit card company for confirmation.C) By seeking help from the card rea
18、der maker Verifone.D) By typing the credit card number into the cash register.18. A) Affect the sales of high-tech appliances.B) Change the lifestyle of many Americans.C) Give birth to many new technological inventions.D) Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.Questions 19 to 21 are base
19、d on the passage you have just heard.19. A) They are set by the dean of the graduate school.B) They are determined by the advising board.C) They leave much room for improvement. D) They vary among different departments.20. A) By visiting the universitys website. C) By contacting the departmental off
20、ice.B) By reading the Bulletin of Information. D) By consulting the examining committee.21. A) They specify the number of credits students must earn.B) They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates.C) They have to be approved by the examining committee.D) They are the same among various divi
21、sions of the university.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) Students majoring in nutrition. C) Ph.D. candidates in dieting.B) Students in health classes. D) Middle and high school teachers.23. A) Its overemphasis on thinness. C) Its changing criteria for beauty.B)
22、Its mistaken conception of nutrition. D) Its overestimate of the effect of dieting.24. A) To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep.B) To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women.C) To explain how computer images can be misleading.D) To prove that technology has impacted our cultu
23、re.25. A) To persuade girls to stop dieting.B) To promote her own concept of beauty.C) To establish an emotional connection with students. D) To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.Part Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You a
24、re required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with
25、 a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Signs barring cell-phone use are a familiar sight to anyone who has ever sat in a hospital waiting room. But the 26 popularity of electronic medical re
26、cords has forced hospital-based doctors to become 27 on computers throughout the day, and desktopswhich keep doctors from besidesare 28 giving way to wireless devices.As clerical loads increased, “something had to 29 , and that was always face time with patients,” says Dr. Bhakti Patel, a former chi
27、ef resident in the University of Chicagos internal-medicine program. In fall 2010, she helped 30 a pilot project in Chicago to see if the iPad could improve working conditions and patient care. The experiment was so 31 that all internal-medicine residents at the university now get iPads when they be
28、gin the program. Johns Hopkins internal-medicine program adopted the same 32 in 2011. Medical schools at Yale and Stanford now have paperless, iPad-based curriculums. “Youll want an iPad just so you can wear this” is the slogan for one of the new lab coats 33 with large pockets to accommodate tablet
29、 computers.A study of the University of Chicago iPad project found that patients got tests and 34 faster if they were cared for by iPad-equipped residents. Many patients also 35 a better understanding of the illnesses that landed them in the hospital in the first place.A) dependent I) policyB) desig
30、ned J) prospectC) fast K) ratherD) flying L) reliableE) gained M) signalF) give N) successfulG) growing O) treatmentsH) launchSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.
31、Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the question by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Ancient Greek Wisdom Inspires Guidelines to Good LifeA) Is it possible to enjoy a
32、 peaceful life in a world that is increasingly challenged by threats and uncertainties from wars, terrorism, economic crises and a widespread outbreak of infectious diseases? The answer is yes, according to a new book The 10 Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living a Good L
33、ife. The book is co-authored by Long Island Universitys philosophy professor Michael Soupios and economics professor Panos Mourdoukoutas.B) The wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers is timeless, says Soupios. The philosophy professor says it is as relevant today as when it was first written many
34、centuries ago. “There is no expiration (失效 ) date on wisdom,” he says. “There is no shelf life on intelligence. I think that things have become very gloomy these days, lots of misunderstanding, misleading cues, a lot of what the ancients would have called sophistry (诡辩). The nice thing about ancient
35、 philosophy as offered by the Greeks is that they tended to see life clear and whole, in a way that we tend not to see life today.”Examine your lifeC) Soupios, along with his co-author Panos Mourdoukoutas, developed their 10 golden rules by turning to the men behind that philosophyAristotle, Socrate
36、s, Epictetus and Pythagoras, among others. The first ruleexamine your lifeis the common thread that runs through the entire book. Soupios says that it is based on Platos observation that the unexamined life is not worth living. “The Greek are always concerned about boxing themselves in, in terms of
37、convictions (信念),” he says. “So take a step back, switch off the automatic pilot and actually stop and reflect about things like our priorities, our values, and our relationships.”Stop worrying about what you can not controlD) As we begin to examine our life, Soupios says, we come to Rule No. 2: Wor
38、ry only about things that you can control. “The individual who promoted this idea was a Stoic philosopher. His name is Epictetus,”he says. “And what the Stoics say in general is simply this: There is a larger plan in life. You are not really going to be able to understand all of the dimensions of th
39、is plan. You are not going to be able to control the dimensions of this plan.”E) So, Soupios explains, it is not worth it to waste our physical, intellectual and spiritual energy worrying about things that are beyond our control. “I can not control whether or not I wind up getting the disease swine
40、flu, for example,” He says. “I mean, there are some cautious steps. I can take, but ultimately I can not guarantee myself that. So what Epictetus would say is sitting at home worrying about that would be wrong and wasteful and irrational. You should live your life attempting to identify and control
41、those things which you can genuinely control.“Seek true pleasureF) To have a meaningful, happy life we need friends. But according to Aristotlea student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Greatmost relationships dont qualify as true friendships. “Just because I have a business relationship with a
42、n individual and I can profit from that relationship, it does not necessarily mean that this person is my friend.” Soupios says. “Real friendship is when two individuals share the same soul. It is a beautiful and uncharacteristically poetic image that Aristotle offers.”G) In our pursuit of the good
43、life, he says, it is important to seek out true pleasuresadvice which was originally offered by Epicurus. But unlike the modern definition of Epicureanism as a life of indulgence (放纵 ) and luxury, for the ancient Greeks, it meant finding a state of calm, peace and mental ease.H) “This was the highes
44、t and most desirable form of pleasure and happiness for the ancient Epicureans.” Soupios says. “This is something that is very much well worth considering here in the modern era. I do not think that we spend nearly enough time trying to concentrate on achieving a sort of calmness, a sort of contentm
45、ent in mental and spiritual way, which was identified by these people as the highest form of happiness and pleasure.”Do good to othersI) Other golden rules counsel us to master ourselves, to avoid excess and not to be a prosperous (发迹的 ) fool. There are also rules dealing with interpersonal relation
46、ships: Be a responsible human being and do not do evil things to others.J) “This is Hesiod, of course, a younger contemporary poet, we believe, with Homer,” Soupios says. “Hesiod offers an ideawhich you very often find in some of the worlds great religions, in the Judeo-Christian tradition and in Is
47、lam and othersthat in some sense, when you hurt another human being, you hurt yourself. That damaging other people in your community and in your life, trashing relationships, results in a kind of self-inflicted (自己招致的) spiritual wound.”K) Instead, Soupios says, ancient wisdom urges us to do good. Go
48、lden Rule No. 10 for a good life is that kindness toward others tends to be rewarded.L) “This is Aesop, the fabulist (寓言家), the man of these charming little tales, often told in terms of animals and animal relationships,” he says. “I think what Aesop was suggesting is that when you offer a good turn
49、 to another human being, one can hope that that good deed will come back and sort of pay a profit to you, the doer of the good deed. Even if there is no concrete benefit paid in response to you good deed, at the very least, the doer of the good deed has the opportunity to enjoy a kind of spiritually enlightened moment.”M) Soupios says following the 10 Golden Rules based on ancient wisdom can guide us to the path of the good life where we stop living as onlookers and become engaged and happier human beings. And that, he notes, is a life worth living.36. According to an
