2016年6月英語四級真題及答案第1套

Part (30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstoyourparentsoranyfamilymembersuponmakingmemorableachievement.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartⅡ ListeningComprehension(25minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.At ofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughtheQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustThebasicsocialprotectionforthemostGlobaleconomicA)ManycountrieshavenottakenmeasurestocreateenoughFewcountriesknowhowtoaddressthecurrenteconomicFewcountrieshaverealizedtheseriousnessofthecurrentManycountriesneedsupporttoimprovetheirpeople'slivelihood.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)ServestandardizedfoodPutcalorieinformationon IncreaseproteincontentintheOfferconvenientfoodtoA)TheywillbeTheywillbeTheywillgetaTheywillloseQuestions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustA)Inabilitytoimplementtheirbusinessplans.B)Inabilitytokeepturningoutnovelproducts.A)ItisthesecrettobusinessItisthecreationofsomethingItisamagictooltobringbigItisanessentialpartofbusinessItsflexiblepromotionItsinnovationItswillingnesstomakeSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.At ofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion.YoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),,C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)He'sgotaddictedtoHeisnotverygoodatHeiscrazyabouttext-HedoesnottalklongontheTalkatGossipaForgetA)HethoughtitwasHeneededtheHewantedtostayconnectedwithHehadanurgentmessagetoA)ItposesachallengetoItsavesbothtimeandItischildishandItiscoolandQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)HewantstochangehisjobHeisunhappywithhisdepartmentA)HisworkloadwasmuchtooHisimmediatebossdidnottrustHiscolleaguesoftenrefusedtoHissalarywastoolowforhisA)HeneverknowshowtoHeisalwaysreadytohelpHisbosshasalotoftrustinHisbosshasnosenseofA)PutallhiscomplaintsinWaitandseewhathappensLearntosaynowhenTalktohisboss SectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.At ofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA), andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughtheQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TheimportanceofsleeptoahealthyReasonsforAmericans'declineinSometipstoimprovethequalityofDiseasesassociatedwithlackofA)Theyaremorehealth-TheyarechangingtheirlivingTheygetlessandlessTheyknowthedangersoflackofA)TheirweightwillgoTheirmindfunctionwillTheirworkefficiencywillTheirbloodpressurewillQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)HowmuchyoucanaffordtoWhatcourseyouaregoingtoWhichuniversityyouaregoingtoapplyThefullrecordofThereferencesfromThealA)SpecifywhattheywouldliketodoafterDescribeindetailhowmuchtheywouldenjoyIndicatetheyhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.D)Emphasizethattheyadmiretheprofessorsintheuniversity.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)ItwasequippedwithrubberItwasbuiltinthelate19thItwaspurchasedbytheRoyalItwasdesignedbyanEnglishA)TheyconsumedlotsofTheytooktwopassengersTheyweredifficulttoTheyoftenbrokeA)TheywereproducedontheassemblyTheywerebuiltwithlesscostlyTheyweremodeledafterBritishTheyweremadeforordinaryA)ItmadenewsallovertheItwasbuiltfortheRoyalItmarkedanewerainmotorItattractedlargenumbersofPart ReadingDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Physicalactivitydoesthebodygood,andthere'sgrowingevidencethatithelpsthebraintoo.ResearchersintheNetherlandsreportthatchildrenwhogetmoreexercise,whetheratschoolorontheirown,26tohavehigherGPAsandbetterscoresonstandardizedtests.Ina27of14studiesthatlookedatphysicalactivityandacademic28,investigatorsfoundthatthemorechildrenmoved,thebettertheirgradeswereinschool,29inthebasicsubjectsofmath,Englishandreading.Thedatawillcertainlyfueltheongoingdebateoverwhetherphysicaleducationclassesshouldbecutasschoolsstruggleto30onsmallerbudgets.Theargumentsagainstphysicaleducationhaveincludedconcernsthatgymtimemaybetakingawayfromstudytime.Withexerciseandacademicsmaynotbe32exclusive.Physicalactivitycanimprove33tothebrain,fuelingmemory,attentionandcreativity,whichare34tolearning.Andexercisereleaseshormonesthatcanimprove35andrelievestress,whichcanalsohelplearning.Sowhileitmayseemasifkidsarejustexercisingtheirbodieswhenthey'rerunningaround,theymayactuallybeexercisingtheirbrainsaswell.SectionDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Whenyourelderlyrelativeneedstoentersomesortoflong-termcarefacility—amomentfewparentsorchildrenapproachwithoutfear—whatyouwouldlikeistohaveeverythingmadeDoesassistedlivingreallymarkagreatimprovementoveranursinghome,orhastheindustrysimplyhiredbetterinteriordesigners?Arenursinghomesasbadaspeoplefear,oristhatanout-modedstereotype（固定看法)?Canngone's reallysteerfamiliestothebestplaces?ItisgenuinelyhardtoIamabouttomakethingsmorecomplicatedbysuggestingthatwhatkindoffacilityanolderlivesinmaymatterlessthanwehaveassumed.Andthatthecharacteristicsadultchildrenlookforwhentheybeginthesearcharenotnecessarilythethingsthatmakeadifferencetothepeoplewhoaregoingtomovein.Iamnottalkingaboutthequalityofcare,letmehastilyadd.Nobodyflourishesinagloomyenvironmentwithirresponsiblestaffandapoorsafetyrecord.ButanaccumulatingbodyofresearchindicatesthatsomebetweenonetypeofeldercareandanotherhavelittlerealbearingonhowwellresidentsThemostrecentofthesestudies,publishedinThejournalofAppliedGerontology,surveyed150Connecticutresidentsofassistedliving,nursinghomesandsmallerresidentialcarehomes（knowninsomestatesasboardandcarehomesoradultcarehomes).ResearchersfromtheUniversityofConnecticutHealthCenteraskedtheresidentsalargenumberofquestionsabouttheirqualityoflife,emotionalwell-beingandsocialinteraction,aswellasaboutthequalityofthefacilities.“Wethoughtwewouldseedifferencesbasedonthehousingtypes,”saidtheleadauthorofthestudy,JulieRobison,anassociateprofessorofmedicineattheuniversity.Areasonableassumption—don'tfamiliesstruggletoavoidnursinghomesandsufferrealguiltiftheycan't?Intheinitialresults,assistedlivingresidentsdidpaintthemostpositivepicture.TheyButwhentheresearcherspluggedinanumberofothervariables,suchdifferencesdisappeared.Itisnotthehousingtype,theyfound,thatcreatesdifferencesinresidents'responses.“Itisthecharacteristicsofthespecificenvironmenttheyarein,combinedwiththeirownalcharacteristics—howhealthytheyfeeltheyare,theirageandmaritalstatus,”Dr.Robisonexplained.Whetherresidentsfeltinvolvedinthedecisiontomoveandhowlongtheyhadlivedtherealsoprovedsignificant.Anelderly whodescribesherselfasinpoorhealth,therefore,mightbenolessdepressedinassistedliving（evenifherchildrenpreferredit)thaninanursinghome.Awhohadinputintowherehewouldmoveandhashadtimetoadapttoitmightdoaswellinanursinghomeasinasmallresidentialcarehome,otherfactorsbeingequal.Itisaninteractionbetweenthe andtheplace,notthesortofplaceinitself,thatleadstobetterorworseexperiences.“Youcan'tjustsay,'Let'sputthis inaresidentialcarehomeinsteadofanursinghome—shewillbemuchbetteroff,'”Dr.Robisonsaid.Whatmatters,sheadded,“isacombinationofwhatpeoplebringinwiththem,andwhattheyfindthere.”Suchfindings,whichruncountertocommonsense,havesurfacedbefore.Inamulti-statestudyofassistedliving,forinstance,UniversityofNorthCarolinaresearchersfoundthatahostofvariables—thefacility'stype,sizeorage；whetherachainownedit；howattractivetheneighborhoodwas—hadnosignificantrelationshiptohowtheresidentsfaredintermsofillness,mentaldecline,hospitalizationsormortality.Whatmatteredmostwastheresidents'physicalhealthandmentalstatus.Whatpeoplewerelikewhentheycameinhadgreaterconsequencethanwhathappenedoncetheywerethere.AsIwasconsideringallthis,apressreleasefromarespectedresearchfirmcrossedmydesk,announcingthatthefive-starratingsystemthatMedicaredevelopedin2008tohelpfamiliescomparenursinghomequalityalsohaslittlerelationshiptohowsatisfieditsresidentsortheirfamilymembersare.Asamatteroffact,consumersexpressedhighersatisfactionwiththeone-starfacilities,thelowestrated,thanwiththefive-starones.（Moreonthisstudyandthestarratingswillappearinasubsequentpost.)Beforewecollectivelytearourhairout—howarewesupposedtofindourwayinalandscapethisconfusing?—hereisathoughtfromDr.PhilipSloane,ageriatrician（老年病學(xué))attheUniversityofNorthCarolina:“Inaway,thatcouldbeliberatingforfamilies.”O(jiān)fcourse,sonsanddaughterswanttovisitthefacilities,talktotheadministratorsandresidentsandotherfamilies,anddoeverythingpossibletofulfilltheirduties.Butperhapstheydon'thavetoturnthemselvesintoprivateinvestigatorsorCongressional “Familiescanlookabitmoreforwheretheresidentsaregoingtobehappy,”Dr.Sloanesaid.Andinvolvingthefutureresidentintheprocesscanbeveryimportant.Weallhaveourownideasaboutwhatwouldbringourparentshappiness.Theyhavetheirideas,too.Afriendrecentlytookhermothertovisitanexpensiveassistedliving/nursinghomenearmytown.Ihaveseenthisplace—itiselegant,insideandout.Butnobodygreetedthedaughterandmotherwhentheyarrived,thoughthevisithadbeenplanned；nobodyintroducedthemtotheotherresidents.Whentheyhadlunchinthediningroom,theysataloneatatable.havebeenasrationalawayasanytoreachaManypeoplefeelguiltywhentheycannotfindaplaceotherthananursinghomefortheirThoughithelpsforchildrentoinvestigatecarefacilities,involvingtheirparentsinthedecision-makingprocessmayproveveryimportant.Itisreallydifficult lifassistedlivingisbetterthananursingHowaresidentfeelsdependsonaninteractionbetweenthemselvesandthecarefacilitytheylivein.Theauthorthinksherfriendmadearationaldecisioninchoosingamorehospitableplaceoveranapparentlyelegantassistedlivinghome.ThesystemMedicaredevelopedtoratenursinghomequalityisoflittlehelptofindingasatisfactoryplace.Atfirsttheresearchersofthemostrecentstudyfoundresidentsinassistedlivingfacilitiesgavehigherscoresonsocialinteraction.WhatkindofcarefacilityoldpeopleliveinmaybelessimportantthanweThefindingsofthelatestresearchweresimilartoanearliermulti-statestudyofassistedAresident'ssatisfactionwithacarefacilityhasmuchtodowithwhethertheyhadparticipatedinthedecisiontomoveinandhowlongtheyhadstayedthere.SectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingAsArtificialIn ligence(AI) esincreasinglysophisticated,therearegrowingconcernsthatrobotscould eathreat.Thisdangercanbeavoided,accordingtocomputerscienceprofessorStuartRussell,ifwefigureouthowtoturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammableRussellarguesthatasrobotstakeonmorecomplicatedtasks,it'snecessarytotranslateourmoralsintoAIlanguage.Forexample,ifarobotdoeschoresaroundthehouse,youwouldn'twantittoputthepetcatintheoventomakedinnerforthehungrychildren.“Youwouldwantthatrobotpreloadedwithagoodsetofvalues,”saidRussell.Somerobotsarealreadyprogrammedwithbasichumanvalues.Forexample,mobilerobotshavebeenprogrammedtokeepacomfortabledistancefromhumans.Obviouslythereareculturaldifferences,butifyouweretalkingtoanother andtheycameupcloseinyouralspace,youwouldn'tthinkthat'sthekindofthingaproperlybrought-up woulddo.Itwillbepossibletocreatemoresophisticatedmoralmachines,ifonlywecanfindawaytosetouthumanvaluesasclearrules.Robotscouldalsolearnvaluesfromdrawingpatternsfromlargesetsofdataonhumanbehavior.Theyaredangerousonlyifprogrammersarecareless.Onesimplecheckwouldbetoprogramarobottocheckthecorrectcourseofactionwithahumanwhenpresentedwithanunusualsituation.Iftherobotisunsurewhetherananimalissuitableforthemicrowave,ithastheopportunitytostop,sendoutbeeps（嘟嘟聲)andaskfordirectionsfromahuman.Ifwehumansaren'tquitesureaboutadecision,wegoandasksomebodyelse.Themostdifficultstepinprogrammingvalueswillbedecidingexactlywhatwebelieveinmoral,andhowtocreateasetofethicalrules.Butifwecomeupwithananswer,robotscouldbegoodforhumanity.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthethreatofItmayconstituteachallengetocomputer paniesallmachineryinvolvinghighItcanbeavoidedifhumanvaluesaretranslatedintotheirIt eaninevitableperilastechnologygetsmoreWhatwouldwethinkof whoinvadesouralspaceaccordingtotheTheyare B)TheyareC)Theyare HowdorobotslearnhumanByinteractingwithhumansineverydaylifeByfollowingthedailyroutinesofcivilizedhumanBypickinguppatternsfrommassivedataonhumanByimitatingthebehaviorofpropertybrought-uphumanWhatwillawell-programmedrobotdowhenfacinganunusualKeepadistancefrompossible B)StoptoseekadvicefromahumanC)Triggeritsbuilt-inalarmsystemat D)DosufficienttestingbeforetakingWhatismostdifficulttodowhenweturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammableDeterminewhatismoraland C)Setrulesforman-machine D)DevelopamoresophisticatedPassageQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingWhydosomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothersYouknowthestandardexplanations:keeamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyouralityhaveonyourlongevity（長壽）?Dosomekindsofalitiesleadtolongerlives?AnewstudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietylookedatthisquestionbyexaminingthealitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleastThestudyshowsthatthoselivingthelongestaremoreoutgoing,moreactiveandless（神經(jīng)質(zhì)的)thanotherpeople.Long-livingwomenarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwithanormallifespan.Thesefindingsareinagreementwithwhatyouwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenoughresourcestomakeitthroughtoughtimes.Interestingly,however,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsideradvantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.Thosewhoweremoreself-disciplined,forinstance,werenomorelikelytolivetobeveryold.Also,beingopentonewideashadnorelationshiptolonglife,whiightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheirways.Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyour alityasanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.Butthenepersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshouldstrivetobeasoutgoingaspossible.Unfortunay,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmother'salitymayalsohelpdetermineyourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly28,000Norwegianmothersandfoundthatthosemomswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangryweremorelikelytofeedtheirkidsunhealthydiets.Patternsofchildhoodeatingcanbehardtobreakwhenwe'readults,whiaymeanthatkidsofdepressedmomsendupdyingyounger.alityisn'tdestiny（命運(yùn)andeveryoneknowsthatindividualscanlearntochangeButbothstudiesshowthatlonglifeisn'tjustamatterofyourphysicalhealthbutofyourmentalhealth.TheaimofthestudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietyistoseewhether alityaffectstheirlifetofindoutifone'slifestylehasanyeffectontheirtoinvestigatetheroleofexerciseinlivingalongtoexamineallthefactorscontributingtoWhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutoutgoingandsympatheticTheyhaveagoodunderstandingofTheyarebetteratnegotiatinganTheygenerallyappearmoreTheyaremorelikelytogetoverWhatfindingofthestudymightprovesomewhatoutofourexpectation?A)Easy-goingpeoplec solivearelativelylonglife.B)alitycharacteristicsthatproveadvantageousactuallyvarywith alitycharacteristicsasself-disciplinehavenoeffectonlongevity.D)Readinesstoacceptnewideashelpsoneenjoylongevity.WhatdoestherecentstudyofNorwegianmothersPeoplewithunhealthyeatinghabitsarelikelytodieMothers'influenceonchildrenmaylastlongerthanMothers' WhatcanwelearnfromthefindingsofthetwonewAnxietyanddepressionmoreoftenthannotcutshortone'slifespan.B)Longevityresultsfromacombinationofmentalandphysicalhealth.C)alityplaysadecisiveroleinhowhealthyoneHealthisinlargepartrelatedtoone'sPart Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.功夫（KongFu)武術(shù)（martialarts）的俗稱。中國武術(shù)的可以追溯到自衛(wèi)的 話和的啟發(fā)。.8.49.50. DearIamwritingtoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudeforthecontinuousassistanceyouandyourfamilyhaveofferedtometheseyears.Firstly,yourcontinuoushelphavemademeasplendidacademicachievementinmystudycareer.Secondly,yourfamilyarefriendlyandmakemefeelathomewheneverytimeIvisityou.Thirdly,theChinesefoodyouhavebroughtmeisdeliciousandIenjoyitsomuch.Atlast,ImisstheChristmasnightwithyouforever.Inaword,myappreciationtoyouisbeyondwords.Besides,ItisreallyanhonorformetobeyourfriendandIwillcherishthegoodwillyouhaveshowedtomewhereverIgo.Inthecomingyear,IhopethatyouandyourfamilywouldcomeandvisitAmericaoneday.Sincerelyyours,LiSectionA(1)TheInternationalLaborOrganizationsaysthenumberofpeoplewithoutjobsisincreasing.Initslatestupdateonglobalemploymenttrends,ncysaysprojectionsofthenumberofunemployedpeoplethisyearrangefrom210milliontonearly240millionpeople.Thereportwarnsthat200millionpoorworkersareatriskofjoiningtheranksofpeoplelivingonlessthan2dollarsperdayinthepastthreeyears.ThedirectorgeneraloftheInternationalLaborOrganizationJuanSomavianotesthatsomecountrieshavetakenmeasurestoaddresstheeffectsoftheglobalHowever,hepointsoutthatmanycountrieshavenotdoneso.Andbasedonpastexperiences,ittakesfourtofiveyearsaftereconomicrecoveryforunemploymenttoreturntopre-crisislevels.Mr.SomaviasaystheInternationalLaborOrganizationisproposingaglobaljobs'agreementtodealwithunemployment.“Itskeyobjectiveistoplacethecenterofrecoveryefforts—measuresthatwouldgeneratehighlevelsofemploymentandprovidebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable."Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?是世界各地失業(yè)率增長，選項(xiàng)D是全球經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇。由選項(xiàng)可知，此題應(yīng)與失業(yè)或就業(yè)有[答案詳解]開頭提到國際勞工組織，失業(yè)人數(shù)持續(xù)上漲。接下來提到一些國家采取措施應(yīng)對全球，而有些國家則沒有重視此。對此，國際勞工組織提出處理失業(yè)的協(xié)議。選項(xiàng)C全面地概括了的大意。故選C。WhatdoesJuanSomaviadirectorgeneraloftheInternationalLaborOrganizationsay?[解題技巧]選項(xiàng)A是許多國家都沒有采取措施創(chuàng)造足夠的工作機(jī)會，選項(xiàng)B是很少國家知道怎么處理當(dāng)前的經(jīng)濟(jì)，選項(xiàng)C是很少國家目前的嚴(yán)重性，選項(xiàng)D是許多[答案詳解]總干事說現(xiàn)在許多國家還沒有采取措施處理全球。故選AB 選項(xiàng)BigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkCityhavestartedtoobeyafirst-of-its-kindrule,requiringthemtopostcaloriecountsrightonthe.CathyNonasiswiththeNewYorkCityDepartmentofHealth.uWewantedtogivepeopleanopportunitytoactuallyseethecaloriesbeforetheypurchasethefoodandmakeadecisionandinformdecision.Thatiftheywanttomaketheirhealthierchoice,iftheywanttoeatfewercalories,theycan.Andweexpectthiswillhaveahugeimpactonobesity.Andofcourse,ifithasanimpactonobesity,itwillhaveanimpactondiabetes,andheartdisease,andhighbloodpressure.MThenewruleswillbeintroducedasapartofanti-obesitynthatalsoincludesarecentcitywidebanonartificialtransfatsinrestaurantfood. ruleonlyappliestorestaurantsthatservestandardizedpotionsizesandhavefiftyormorelocationsnationwide.StartinglastSaturday,(4)ctiainsbigenoughtofallunderthernlewillfacepenaltiesabout2,000dollarsfornotshowingcalorieinformationinaprominentspotontheirs,preferablynexttotheprice.WhatarebigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkCityrequiredtodoaccordingtothenewrule?[解題技巧]選項(xiàng)A是在范圍內(nèi)提供標(biāo)準(zhǔn)食物，選項(xiàng)B是在菜單上標(biāo)注有關(guān)卡路里的信Whatwillhappentobigrestaurantchainsthatviolatethenewrule?[解題技巧]ABCAlmostallcompaniesrecognizetheimportanceofinnovationtoday,butnotmanyareabletointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.AcommentaryintheShanghaiDailypointsoutthatinnovationdoesn'tmeanpilesof s.It'ssomethingmorepractical.Thearticlesaysmanypeopletendtoassumethatinnovationjustmeanscreatingsomethingnew,butactuallyit'smorethanthat.It'sanattitudeofngthings.Acompanyshouldfindwaystoinnovatenotjustinproductsbutalsoinfunctions,businessmodelsandprocesses.Thearticlecitestheglobal^iantProcter&Gambleasanexample,sayingarealinnovativecompanyshoulddevelopaninnovationcultureanduseitasaprimarytoolforsuccess.Procter&Gamblehasa"CorporateInnovationFund",whichoffersbigrewardsforhigh-riskideasthatsucceed.Italsohasaspecialinnovationfacilityforitsemployees.Sometimesitsemployeesarereleasedfromtheirdailyjobsforweeks,andspendtheirtimeinteractingintheinnovationfacilityinstead.Inconclusion,thearticlesaysinnovativeideasalonedonotensuresuccess.It'spointlessunlessthereisarepeatableprocessinplacetoturninspirationintofinancialperformance.whatistheproblemwithmanycompaniesaccordingtothenewsreport?選項(xiàng)C是缺少它們自己的成功商業(yè)模式，選項(xiàng)D是沒有將創(chuàng)新融入它們的工作。由選項(xiàng)可ACWhatdomanypeopletendtothinkofinnovation?[解題技巧]ABC是它是帶WhatdoesthecompanyProcter&Gambleoweitssuccessto?[解題技巧]選項(xiàng)A是努力工作的員工，選項(xiàng)B是靈活的促銷措施，選項(xiàng)C是創(chuàng)觀念，選項(xiàng)D是投資意愿。由選項(xiàng)可知，此題應(yīng)與公司的發(fā)展措施有關(guān)。故選CSectionBo,Linzy,doyouliketotextmessageonyour Yeah,ItextmessageaM：Idon' tsomuch.IprefertomakeacallifTminaW：Yeah,Igobothways.SometimesIdon'treallywanttotalkto .Ijustwanttothemonequestion,soit，smucheasierformejusttotextmessage.(9)If1callthem，I'llhavetohavealongconversation.M：Yeah,Icanseewhatyoumean.(8)ButIgetoffthephoneprettyquicklywhenIcall.I'mnotabigtalker.W:Yeah,that'strue.Youdon'ttalkalot.M：SoareyoufastatwritingthemessageswithyourW：Well,whenIfirstgota,Iwassoslow.IthoughtIwouldnevertextmessage.thenpeoplekepttext-messagingme,soIfeltobligedtolearnhowtotextmessage.SonowI'mprettyfast.Whataboutyou?M：ActuallyIhavetheoppositeproblem.(10)WhenIfirstgotmy,Ithoughtitwassocooltotextmessageallmyfriendswhohaveone,andIwasprettyfastwithmythumbthen.ButitseemslikenowIdon11useitsomuch.I'vegotslowerW：Yeah,Ithinktextmessagingactuallysortofhastodowithyourage.Forexample,peopleinhighschool,theytextmessagealot.ButIaskedmyfatherifhetextedmessages,andguesswhatheM：W:Hesaidhe'dnevertextmessage.(11)Hethinksit'sverychildishandunprofessionaltotextM：Yeah,Icanseewhathemeans.It'sconsideredprettyinformaltotextmessagetoWhatdoesthemansayabouthimself?選項(xiàng)D是他打 及Whatdoesthewomantendtodowhilesheisonthephone?[解題技巧]A是說大話，選項(xiàng)BCD是忘乎所以。由選項(xiàng)可知，此題應(yīng)與的說話有關(guān)。Whydidthemantextmessageallhisfriendswhenhefirstgothis?[解題技巧]ABC是他想和他們保持聯(lián)系，選項(xiàng)D是他有緊急信息要發(fā)送。由選項(xiàng)可知,此題應(yīng)與男士的想法有關(guān)。[答案詳解]中提到他剛有的時(shí)候認(rèn)為給有的朋友發(fā)信息很酷。故選A。其選項(xiàng)均未提及。Whatdoesthewomansfatherthinkoftextmessaging?[解題技巧]選項(xiàng)A是它對年長的人有性，選項(xiàng)B是它節(jié)省時(shí)間和錢，選項(xiàng)C是它是幼稚的、不專業(yè)的，選項(xiàng)D是它是酷的、方便的。由選項(xiàng)可知，此題應(yīng)與某事有關(guān)。W：Goodmoming,Mr.Johnson.HowcanIhelpM：Well,I'dliketotalktoyouaboutTimBond,thedepartmentmanager.W：Whatseemstobetheproblem?M:Well,eversinceSandraleftthedepartment（12)IfeellikeI'vebeentargetedtodoallworkaswellasmine.I'mexpectedtoattendtoomanymeetingsandIseemtobespendingalotofmytime ngunnecessarypaperwork.W：I'msorrytohearM:And，ontopofthat（13_1)I'dspecificallyaskedifIcouldleaveearlylastFridayasJalotofovertimeduringtheweek.Butthatafternoon,eventhoughI'dfinishedmyassignedwork,Iwastoldtohelpothercolleaguesfinishtheirwork，too.W：(14)Butsurelythat'sapositivesignshowingthatMr.BondhasalotoftrustinM：Yest(13-2)butothercolleaguesgettoleaveearly,andtheydon'thavesuchalotoftoW：Soyoufeelhe'sreallymakingunrealisticdemandsonyou?M：Yes,absolu W：HaveyouapproachedMr.Bondaboutthisparticularproblem?M：I'vetried,butitseemslikehejusthasnotimeforme.W：Well,atthisstage,itwouldbebetterifyouapproachedhimdirectly.Ifnothingelsethatyou'vetriedtosolvetheproblemyourselfbeforeyoutakeitfurther,makeitclearthatyou'rejustnotacomplainer.(15)Whydon'tyousendanrequestingameetingwithhiminM：Hmm,I'vebeenabitworriedabouthisreaction.Butanyway,I'llsendhimantoWhatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?[解題技巧]AT.B是他對他的主管不滿，選項(xiàng)C是他認(rèn)為他應(yīng)得到額外的加班費(fèi)，選項(xiàng)D是他經(jīng)常被批評。由選項(xiàng)可知，此題應(yīng)與男B。其他選項(xiàng)未提及。Whatistheman'schiefcomplaint?[解題技巧]選項(xiàng)A是他的工作埴太大，選項(xiàng)B是他的立接不信任他，選項(xiàng)C是他的同知，此題應(yīng)與男士的工作情況有關(guān)。以早走,結(jié)果又讓他幫助其他同事完成工作任務(wù)。故選A。其他選項(xiàng)未提及。HowdoesthewomaninterpretthefacttliatthemanwasaskedtohelpHiscolleagueswiththeir[解題技巧]選項(xiàng)A是他從來不知道怎么，選項(xiàng)B是他總是，選項(xiàng)C是他的老板很信任他.選項(xiàng)D是他的沒有公平觀念。由選項(xiàng)可知,此題應(yīng)與男士的經(jīng)歷有關(guān)。Whatdidthewomanadvisethemantodo?[解題技巧]選項(xiàng)A是把所有抱怨寫下來，選項(xiàng)B是等待并看看接下來會發(fā)生什么，選項(xiàng)C是在必要時(shí)候?qū)W會說“不”選項(xiàng)D是先單獨(dú)跟他談?wù)?。由選項(xiàng)可知，此題應(yīng)與解決SectionCPassageThemassivedeclineinsleephappenedsoslowlyandquietlythatfewseemedtonoticethetrend.WasitbecrauseofthegrowingattractionoftheInternet, gamesandendlessTVchannels?Neverdisconnectingfromwork?Nomatterhowithappened,millionsofAmericansareputtingtheirhealth,qualityoflifeandevenlengthoflifeindanger.(16-1)Newevidenceshowswhygettingenoughsleepisatoppriority.Some40%ofAmericansgetlessthan7hoursofshut-eyeonweeknights.“l(fā)inkbetweens