2016年6月四级考试真题(第一套)
Part Ⅰ Writing(30 minutes)
Directions：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 Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A
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 D．,Then mark the corresponding letter on answer Sheet 1 with d 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 handle their psychological problems． B． Why college students are more likely to have stress problems． C． Why sufficient sleep is important for college students． D． HOW college students can improve their sleep habits． 2．A．It is not easy to improve one’s sleep habits． B．It is not good for students to play video games．
C．Making last．minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping． D．Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard .
3．A．Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities B．Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets． C．Whether the Spanish company could offer better service． D．Whether more airports should be built around London． 4．A．Poor ownership structure． C．Lack of innovation and competition． B．Inefficient management．
D．Lack of runway and terminal capacity．
Questions 5 to7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5．A．Study the effects of nicotine on young smokers． B．Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes． C．Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products． D．Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes．
6．A．The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like． B． Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular． C．Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products． D．Big tobacco companies were flank with their customers about the hazards of smoking ． 7．A．They will pay more attention to the quality of their products． B．They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study． C．They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes． D．They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine． Section B
Directions：In this section，you will hear two long conversations．At the end 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 through the centre． Questions 8 tol1 are based on the conversation you have just heard． 8．A．Holland． B．Indonesia． C．England． D．Sweden．
9．A．Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch． B．Getting a coach who can offer real help． C．Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize． D．Learning a language where it is not spoken． 10．A．Practicing reading aloud as often as possible． B．Listening to language programs on the radio． C．Trying to speak it as much as one can． D．Making friends with native speakers．
11．A．It provides opportunities for language practice． B．It trains young people’s leadership abilities． C．It offers various courses with credit points． D．It creates an environment for socializing ．
Questions 12 tol5 are based on the conversation you have just heard． 12．A．A sense of freedom driving gives． B．Rules and regulations for driving ． C．The role policemen play in traffic safety． D． The impact of engine design on road safety． 13．A．Make cars with automatic control． B．Make cars with higher standards． C．Make cars that are less powerful． D． Make cars that have better brakes． 14．A．They follow traffic rules closely． B． They keep within speed limits． C．They like to go at high speed． D． They tend to drive responsibly． 15．A． It is a bad idea．
B．It is as effective as speed bumps． C．It is not useful．
D．It should be combined with education． Section C
Directions：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 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 l with a single line through the centre． Questions 16 tol8 are based on the passage you have just heard．
16．A．The card got damaged． B．The card was found invalid．
C．The card reader broke down unexpectedly． D．The card reader failed to do the scanning．
17．A．By seeking help from the card reader maker Verifone． B．By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic． C．By calling the credit card company for confirmation． D．By typing the credit card number into the cash register． 18．A．Produce many low-tech fixes for high．tech failures． B． Give birth to many new technological inventions． C． Change the lifestyle of many Americans． D． Affect the sales of high．tech appliances．
Questions 19 to21 are based on the passage you have just heard． 19．A．They vary among different departments． B．They leave much room for improvement． C．They are determined by the advising board． D．They are set by the dean of the graduate school． 20．A．By consulting the examining committee． B． By reading the Bulletin of Information． C． By visiting the university’s website． D． By contacting the departmental office．
21．A．They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates． B．They specify the number of credits students must earn． C．They have to be approved by the examining committee． D．They are the same among various divisions of the university． Questions 22 to 25 are based oil the passage you have just heard． 22．A．Ph．D．candidates in dieting． B．Students majoring in nutrition． C．Students in health classes． D．Middle and high school teachers． 23．A．Its overemphasis on thinness． B．Its changing criteria for beauty． C．Its mistaken conception of nutrition． D．Its overestimate of the effect of dieting．
24．A．To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women． B．To explain how computer images can be misleading． C．To prove that technology has impacted our culture． D．To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep． 25．A．To help students rid themselves of bad living habits． B．To establish an emotional connection with students． C．To promote her own concept of beauty． D．To persuade girls to stop dieting． Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A
Directions：In this section，there is a passage with ten blanks．You are 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 a single line through the centre．You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once． 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 records has forced hospital．based doctors to become 27 on computers throughout the day,and desktops—which keep doctors from bedsides—are 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 chief resident in the University of Chicago’s intenal-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 begin 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．“You’11 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 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 mat landed them in the hospital in the first place． A．dependent B． designed C． fast D． flying E．gained F．give G．growing H．launch I．policy J．prospect K．rather L．reliable M．signal N．successful O．treatments Section B
Directions：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．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 questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2． Ancient Greek Wisdom Inspires Guidelines to Good Life
A．Is it possible to enjoy a 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．\from the Greek Philosophers on Living a Good Life．The book is co-authored by Long Island University’s 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 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 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 life
C．Soupios，along with his co—author Panos Mourdoukoutas，developed their 10 golden rules by turning to the men behind that philosophy—Aristotle，Socrates，Epictetus and Pythagoras，among others．The first rule—examine your life—is the common thread that runs through the entire book．Soupios says that it is based on Plato’s observation that the unexamined life is not worth living．“The Greeks are always concerned about boxing themselves in，in terms of 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 control
D．As we begin to examine our life，Soupios says，we come to Rule No．2：Worry 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 this 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 l wind up getting the disease swine 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 those things which you can genuinely control．’’ Seek true pleasure
F．To have a meaningful，happy life we need friends．But according to Aristotle—a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great—most relationships don’t qualify as true friendships．“Just because I have a business relationship with an individual．In our pursuit of the good life，he says，it is important to seek out true pleasures—advice which was originally offered by Epicurus．But unlike the modem 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． dual 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．”
H．“This was the highest 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 modem era．I do not think that we spend nearly enough time trying to concentrate on achieving