6月四級真題卷二部分

2014年6月大學(xué)英語四級考試部分真題（B卷）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。Part=3\*ROMANIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.MANYBrazilianscannotread.In2000,aquarterofthoseaged15andolderwerefunctionallyilliterate.Many36donotwantto.Onlyoneliterateadultinthreereadsbooks.The37Brazilianreads1.8non-academicbooksayear—lessthanhalfthefigureinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Inarecentsurveyofreadinghabits,Brazilianscame27thoutof30countries,spending5.2hoursaweekwithabook.Argentines,theirneighbours,3818th.Thegovernmentandbusinessesareallstrivingindifferentwaystochangethis.OnMarch13ththegovernment39aNationalPlanforBooksandReading.Thisseekstoboostreading,byfoundinglibrariesandfinancingpublishersamongotherthings.Onediscouragementtoreadingisthatbooksare40.Mostbookshavesmallprint-runs,pushinguptheirprice.ButBrazilians'indifferencetobookshasdeeperroots.Centuriesofslaverymeantthecountry'sleaderslong41education.Primaryschoolingbecameuniversalonlyinthe1990s.AllthismeansthatBrazil'sbookmarkethasthebiggestgrowth42inthewesternworld.Butreadingisadifficulthabittoform.Braziliansboughtfewerbooksin2004—289m,includingtextbooks43bythegovernment—thantheydidin1991.LastyearthedirectorofBrazil'snationallibrary44.Hecomplainedthathehadhalfthelibrariansheneededandtermites(白蟻)hadeatenmuchofthe45.Thatoughttobeacausefornationalshame.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。AA)average I)normalB)collection J)particularlyC)distributed K)potentialD)exhibition L)quitE)expensive M)rankedF)launched N)simplyG)named O)treasuredH)neglectedSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheTouch-ScreenGenerationA)Onachillydaylastspring,afewdozendevelopersofchildren’sappsforphonesandtablets(平板電腦)gatheredatanoldbeachresortinMonterey,California,toshowofftheirgames.ThegatheringwasorganizedbyWarrenBuckleitner,alongtimereviewerofinteractivechildren’smedia.Buckleitnerspentthebreakstestingwhetherhisownremote-controlhelicoptercouldreachthehall’ssecondstory,whilevariouschildrenwhohadcomewiththeirparentslookedupinawe(敬畏)anddelight.Butmostlytheylookeddown,attheiPadsandothertabletsdisplayedaroundthehalllikesomanyopenboxesofcandy.Iwalkedaroundandtalkedwithdevelopers,andseveralparaphrasedafamoussayingofMariaMontessori’s,“Thehandsaretheinstrumentsofman’sintelligence.”B)What,really,wouldMariaMontessorihavemadeofthisscene?The30orsochildrenherewerenotdownattheshorepoking(戳)theirfingersinthesandorrunningthemalongmossystonesorpickingseashells.Insteadtheywereallinside,aloneoringroupsoftwoorthree,theirfacesafewinchesfromascreen,theirhandsdoingthingsMontessorisurelydidnotimagine.C)In2011,theAmericanAcademyofPediatricsupdateditspolicyonveryyoungchildrenandmedia.In1999,thegrouphaddiscouragedtelevisionviewingforchildrenyoungerthan2,citingresearchonbraindevelopmentthatshowedthisagegroup’scriticalneedfor“directinteractionswithparentsandothersignificantcaregivers.”Theupdatedreportbeganbyacknowledgingthatthingshadchangedsignificantlysincethen.In2006,90percentofparentssaidthattheirchildrenyoungerthan2consumedsomeformofelectronicmedia.Nonetheless,thegrouptooklargelythesameapproachitdidin1999,uniformlydiscouragingpassivemediause,onanytypeofscreen,forthesekids.(Forolderchildren,theacademynoted,“high-qualityprograms”couldhave“educationalbenefits.”)The2011reportmentioned“smartcellphone”and“newscreen”technologies,butdidnotaddressinteractiveapps.Nordiditbroachthepossibilitythathaslikelyoccurredtothose90percentofAmericanparentsthatsomegoodmightcomefromthoselittleswiping(在電子產(chǎn)品上刷)fingers.D)Ihadcometothedevelopers’conferencepartlybecauseIhopedthatthisparticularsetofparents,enthusiasticastheywereaboutinteractivemedia,mighthelpmeoutofthisproblem,thattheymightoffersomeguidingprincipleforAmericanparentswhoareclearlynevergoingtomeettheacademy’sideals,andatsomeleveldonotwantto.Perhapsthisgroupwouldbeabletoarticulatesomebenefitsofthenewtechnologythatthemorecautiousdoctorsweren’treadytoaddress.E)IfellintoconversationwithawomanwhohadhelpeddevelopMontessoriLetterSounds,anappthatteachespreschoolerstheMontessorimethodsofspelling.ShewasaformerMontessoriteacherandamotheroffour.Imyselfhavethreechildrenwhoareallfansofthetouchscreen.Whatgamesdidherkidsliketoplay?,Iasked,hopingforsuggestionsIcouldtakehome.SofartherehasbeennoscientificproofoftheeducationalbenefitsofiPads.Americanparentsworrythatoveruseoftabletswillcreateproblemswiththeirkids’interpersonalrelationships.Theauthorexpecteddevelopersofchildren’sappstospecifythebenefitsofthenewtechnology.ThekidsatthegatheringweremorefascinatedbytheiPadsthanbythehelicopter.Theauthorpermitsherchildrentousethescreenforatmosthalfanhouraday.PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.中國應(yīng)該進一步發(fā)展核能，因為核電目前只占其總發(fā)電數(shù)的2%。該比例在所有核電國家中居第30位，幾乎是最低的。

2011年3月日本人核電站事故后，中國的核能開發(fā)停了下來，中止審批新的核電站，并開展全國性的核電安全檢查。到2012年10月，審批才又謹慎的恢復(fù)。隨著技術(shù)和安全措施的改進，發(fā)生核事故的可能性完全可以降到最低程度。換句話說，核能是可以安全開發(fā)和利用的。注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。2014年6月四級部分真題參考答案(B卷)36.N.simply37.A.average38.M.ranked39.F.launched40.E.expensive41.H.neglected42.K.potential43.C.distributed44.L.quit45.B.coll