2023年12月英語四級考試模擬題及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled“HowtoConductPatrioticEducationAmongtheYouthofToday”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.我國愛國主義教育旳現(xiàn)實狀況;2.愛國主義教育旳重要意義;3.怎樣在青少年中開展愛國主義教育?PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Work-lifebalance:WaystorestoreharmonyandreducestressFindingwork-lifebalanceintoday’sfrenetically(瘋狂)pacedworldisnosimpletask.Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyoumissoutonarewardingpersonallife.Thenagain,whenyoufacechallengesinyourpersonallife,suchascaringforanagingparentorcopingwithmaritalproblems,concentratingonyourjobcanbedifficult.Whethertheproblemistoomuchfocusonworkortoolittle,whenyourworklifeandyourpersonallifefeeloutofbalance,stress—alongwithitsharmfuleffects—istheresult.Thegoodnewsisthatyoucantakecontrolofyourwork-lifebalance—andgiveyourselfthetimetodothethingsthataremostimportanttoyou.Thefirststepistorecognizehowtheworldofworkhaschanged.Thenyoucanevaluateyourrelationshiptoworkandapplysomespecificstrategiesforstrikingahealthierbalance.HowworkinvadesyourpersonallifeTherewasatimewhenemployeesshowedupforworkMondaythroughFridayandworkedeight-tonine-hourdays.Theboundariesbetweenworkandhomewerefairlyclearthen.Buttheworldhaschangedand,unfortunately,theboundarieshaveblurredformanyworkers.Here’swhy:●Globaleconomy.Asmoreskilledworkersenterthegloballabormarketandcompaniesoutsourceormovemorejobstoreducelaborcosts,peoplefeelpressuredtoworklongerandproducemorejusttoprotecttheirjobs.●Internationalbusiness.Workcontinuesaroundtheworld24hoursadayforsomepeople.Ifyouworkinaninternationalorganization,youmightbeoncallaroundtheclockfortroubleshootingorconsulting.●Advancedcommunicationtechnology.Manypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoworkanywhere—fromtheirhome,fromtheircarandevenonvacation.Andsomemanagersexpectthis.●Longerhours.Employerscommonlyaskemployeestoworklongerhoursthanthey’rescheduled.Often,overtimeismandatory(強制性旳).Ifyouhopetomoveupthecareerladder,youmayfindyourselfregularlyworkingmorethan40hoursaweektoachieveandexceedexpectations.●Changesinfamilyroles.Today’smarriedworkeristypicallypartofadual-careercouple,whichmakesitdifficulttofindtimetomeetcommitmentstofamily,friendsandcommunity.MarriedtoyourworkItcanbetemptingtorackupthehoursatwork—especiallyifyou’retryingtoearnapromotionorsomeextramoneyforachild’seducationoradreamvacation.Forothers,workingmorehoursfeelsnecessaryinordertomanagetheworkload.Butifyou’respendingmostofyourtimeatwork,yourhomelifewilllikelypaytheprice.Considertheprosandconsofworkingextrahoursonyourwork-lifebalance:●Fatigue.Yourabilitytothinkandyoureye-handcoordinationdecreasewhenyou’retired.Thismeansyou’relessproductiveandmaymakemoremistakes.Thesemistakescanleadtoinjuryorreworkandnegativelyimpactyourprofessionalreputation.●Family.Youmaymissoutonimportantevents,suchasyourchild’sfirstbikeride,yourfather’s60thbirthdayoryourhigh-schoolreunion.Missingoutonimportantmilestonesmayharmrelationshipswithyourlovedones.●Friends.Trustedfriendsareakeypartofyoursupportsystem.Butifyou’respendingtimeattheofficeinsteadofwiththem,you’llfinditdifficulttonurturethosefriendships.●Expectations.Ifyouregularlyworkextrahours,youmaybegivenmoreresponsibility.Thiscouldcreateanever-endingandincreasingcycle,causingmoreconcernsandchallenges.Sometimesworkingovertimeisimportant.Ifyouworkforacompanythatrequiresmandatoryovertime,youwon’tbeabletoavoidit,butyoucanlearntomanageit.Mostimportantly,saynowhenyou’retootired,whenit’saffectingyourhealthorwhenyouhavecrucialfamilyobligations.Strikingthebestwork-lifebalanceFormostpeople,juggling(巧妙處理)thedemandsofcareerandpersonallifeisanongoingchallenge.Withsomanydemandsonyourtime—fromovertimetofamilyobligations—itcanfeeldifficulttostrikethisbalance.Thegoalistomaketimefortheactivitiesthatarethemostimportanttoyou.Herearesomeideastohelpyoufindthebalancethat’sbestforyou:●Learntosayno.Whetherit’saco-workeraskingyoutospearhead(充當先鋒)anextraprojectoryourchild’steacheraskingyoutomanagetheclassplay,rememberthatit’sOKtorespectfullysayno.Whenyouquitdoingthethingsyouonlydooutofguiltorafalsesenseofobligation,you’llmakemoreroominyourlifefortheactivitiesthataremeaningfultoyouandbringyoujoy.●Leaveworkatwork.Makeaconsciousdecisiontoseparateworktimefrompersonaltime.Whenwithyourfamily,forinstance,turnoffyourcellphoneandputawayyourlaptopcomputer.●Manageyourtime.Organizehouseholdtasksefficiently.Dooneortwoloadsoflaundryeveryday,ratherthansavingitallforyourdayoff.Aweeklyfamilycalendarofimportantdatesandadailylistofto-doswillhelpyouavoiddeadlinepanic.Ifyouremployeroffersacourseintimemanagement,signupforit.●Getenoughsleep.There’snothingasstressfulandpotentiallydangerousasworkingwhenyou’resleep-deprived.Notonlyisyourproductivityaffected,butalsoyoucanmakecostlymistakes.Youmaythenhavetoworkevenmorehourstomakeupforthesemistakes.●Communicateclearly.Limittime-consumingmisunderstandingsbycommunicatingclearlyandlisteningcarefully.Takenotesifnecessary.●Nurtureyourself.Setasidetimeeachdayforanactivitythatyouenjoy,suchaswalking,workingoutorlisteningtomusic.●Setasideonenighteachweekforrecreation.Takethephoneoffthehook,powerdownthecomputerandturnofftheTV.Discoveractivitiesyoucandowithyourpartner,familyorfriends,suchasplayinggolf,fishingorcanoeing.Makingtimeforactivitiesyouenjoywillrejuvenate(使年輕)you.Remember,strikingawork-lifebalanceisn’taone-shotdeal.Creatingbalanceinyourlifeisacontinuousprocess.Balancedoesn’tmeandoingeverything.Examineyourprioritiesandsetboundaries.Befirminwhatyoucanandcannotdo.Onlyyoucanrestoreharmonytoyourlifestyle.1.Whatwillhappenifyourworklifeandpersonallifefeeloutofbalance?A)Youwillhavelittletimetofinishyourwork.B)Youmayfeelstress,whichwillaffectyounegatively.C)Youwillhavealotoftimetosharewithyourfamily.D)Youwillneverbalancethecombinationoflifeandwork.2.Theboundariesbetweenworkandhomehaveblurredforthefollowingreasons,EXCEPT_______.A)globaleconomyB)changesinfamilyrolesC)advancedcommunicationtechnologyD)highdivorcerate3.Whatwillhappenifyou’respendingmostofyourtimeatwork?A)Youwilllosebothhealthandwealth.B)Youwillbehatedbyyourlovedones.C)Youwillloseallyourfriends.D)Youmaybegivenmoreresponsibility.4.Accordingtothepassage,you’dbettersaynotomandatoryovertimewhen_______________.A)yougetboredwiththeworkB)youarenotinterestedintheworkC)youcan’tgetadditionalallowanceD)youhavecrucialfamilyobligations5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A)Youshoulddothethingspeopleaskyoutodowithoutfeelingguilty.B)Youshouldn’tdothethingspeopleaskyoutodoifyoudon’twantto.C)Todothingspeopleaskyoutodocanbringyoualotofjoy.D)Todothingsforyourselfismoremeaningfulthantodothingsforothers.6.WhatwillNOThappenifyoudon’tgetenoughsleep?A)Youwillfeelstressedwhileworking.B)Youwillhavenosenseofexhaustion.C)Youcanmakecostlymistakes.D)Youwillhavelowproductivity.7.Whatdoestherealbalancemeanaccordingtotheauthor?A)Examiningprioritiesanddecidingwhatisthemostimportanttoyou.B)Doingeverythingyouwanttodowhetheryoucandoitornot.C)Sayingyestoeverybodyinordertomaintaingoodrelationships.D)Beingfirmthatworkingovertimewillstrikeawork-lifebalance.8.Spendmoretimeatworkthanathome,andyouwon’thaveenoughtimetoenjoyyour_______________.9.Youhaveslowresponsesandyoureye-handcoordinationdecreaseswhenyou’re________.10.Youcansavealotoftimeandavoidmisunderstandingsifyoucommunicateclearlyand____________.PartIIIReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)■SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions11to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Majorretailersandcarmanufacturershaveslashed(削減)theirmarketingbudgetsinthesixmonthstoOctober,2023,asthefinancialcrisishastakenitstoll,whilesupermarketshave11advertisingspendinginabattletoprovethattheyofferthemost12prices.AccordingtonewresearchundertakenforTheDailyTelegraphbyNielsenMediaResearch,inthesixmonthstoSeptember30,2023,Marks&Spencer’sadvertisingspendfell20.3pcto￡25.3m,13withthesameperiodin2023.Whiletheretailerhasspentheavilyonacampaign14celebritiesinthepasttwoyears,itisunderstoodtobecuttingbackoncelebrityspendingin2023.Theretaileris,however,stilltheUK’s25thlargestspenderonadvertising,15beingat17thplaceinthesixmonthstoSeptember30,2023.Carmanufacturershavealsosignificantly16backonmarketingspending,believedtobearesultofthefinancialcrisis.AccordingtoNielsen,Fordspent￡26.6minthesixmonthstoSeptember30,2023,down21pcfromthesameperiodlastyear.Vauxhallalso17spendingby15.6pcintheperiodto￡26.5m.Forsupermarkets,however,asignificantincreaseinadvertisingspending,itappears,isa18astheyseektowoo(追求)increasinglyprice-19customers.Theleadingsupermarketshave20anaggressivepricewarinthepastsixmonthsasconsumershavebeenfacedwithnewsofhigherfoodprices.A)conscientiousI)necessityB)consciousJ)contributionC)againstK)reducedD)despiteL)moreoverE)comparingM)scaledF)comparedN)competitiveG)launchedO)featuringH)boosted■SectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Therearemorethan2,000differentkindsofmosquitoes.Femalemosquitoesbitepeopletodrinktheirblood.Malemosquitoesdonotdrinkblood.Theydrinkfluidsfromplants.Thefemalemosquitousesitsthinsuckingtubetobreaktheskin,findbloodandinjectthevictimwithasubstancethatkeepsbloodflowing.Thefemalemosquitodrinksthebloodandusesittoproduceasmanyas250eggs.Theinsectleavestheeggsinanystandingwater.Theeggsproduceworm-likecreaturescalledlarvae(幼蟲)intwodaystoafewmonths.However,someeggscanstayinwaterforyearsuntilconditionsarerightfordevelopment.Thelarvaefeedonorganismsinthewater.Afterfourtotendays,theychangeagain,intocreaturescalledpupas(蛹).Thepupasrisetothesurfaceofthewater.Adultmosquitoespullthemselvesoutofthepupasandflyaway.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saysmosquitoescarryorganismsthatcausediseaseanddeathformillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.Themostimportantdiseasespreadbymosquitoesismalaria(瘧疾).TheWHOsays247millionpeoplebecameinfectedwithmalariain2023.Malariacausedalmostonemilliondeaths,mostlyamongchildreninAfrica.ThediseaseisfoundinmorethanonehundredcountriesinAfrica,Asia,thewesternPacificOcean,theMiddleEastandCentralandSouthAmerica.Malariaparasites(寄生蟲)enteraperson’sbloodthroughamosquitobite.Theseorganismstraveltotheliver.Theygrowanddividethere.Afteraweekortwo,theparasitesinvaderedbloodcellsandreproducethousandsoftimes.Theycausetheperson’sbodytemperaturetorise.Theyalsomaydestroymajororgans.Peoplewithmalariamaysufferkidneyfailureorlossofredbloodcells.Somemedicinesaregenerallyeffectiveinpreventingandtreatingmalaria.Theyaredesignedtopreventtheparasitesfromdevelopinginthebody.Peoplediefrommalariabecausetheyarenottreatedforthediseaseorthetreatmentisdelayed.21.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_________.A)femalemosquitoesdon’tbiteanimalsB)femalemosquitoesbitepeopleforasubstancethatkeepsbloodflowingC)malariaisfoundeverywhereintheworldD)countriesinEuropeandNorthAmericahavelowmalariadeathrate22.Whatistherightorderinwhichmosquitoesgrow?a.Adultmosquitoespullthemselvesoutofthepupasandflyaway.b.Thelarvaechangeintocreaturescalledpupas.c.Theinsectleavestheeggsinanystandingwater.d.Theeggsproduceworm-likecreaturescalledlarvae.A)c,a,b,dB)d,c,b,aC)c,d,b,aD)d,b,c,a23.AccordingtotheWHO,theorganismscarriedbymosquitoes__________.A)arethefoodforlarvaeB)haveledtothedeathofmillionsofpeopleintheworldC)invaderedbloodcellsfirstandthendestroymajororgansD)canenteraperson’sbrainthroughthemosquito’sbite24.Accordingtothepassage,malariamedicinesaregenerallydesignedto_______.A)keeppeople’sbodytemperatureatanormallevelB)preventparasitesfromenteringpeople’sskinsC)stopparasitesfromgrowinginsidethebodyD)stopparasitesfrominvadingredbloodcells25.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A)Thegrowingprocessofmosquitoesandthediseasesspreadbythem.B)Themedicinesusedinpreventingandtreatingmalaria.C)Thekindsofmosquitoesintheworldtoday.D)Thelarvaeofmosquitoesfeedonorganismsinthewater.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Conservationistscallthemhotspots—habitatsthatcoverjust1.4percentoftheearth’slandsurfacebutaresorichinbiologicaldiversitythatpreservingthemcouldkeepanastonishingnumberofplantandanimalspeciesofftheendangeredlist.Since1988,whenDr.NormanMyersandhiscolleaguesbegandescribingthesehotspotsinaseriesofscientificpapersandarguingfortheirprotection,theyhavebecomeafocusofworldwideconservationefforts.Privateorganizationsandgovernmentagencies,includingtheWorldBank,havemadepreserving25suchecologicalarksatoppriorityforfinancingandprotectivelegislation.Butagrowingchorusofscientistsiswarningthatdirectingconservationfundstohotspotsmaybearecipeformajorlossesinthefuture.Ofspeciesthatliveonland,nearlyhalfofallplantsandmorethanathirdofallanimalsarefoundonlyinthehotspots.Buttheydonotincludemanyrarespeciesandmajoranimalgroupsthatliveinlessbiologicallyrichregions(“coldspots”).Andthehot-spotconceptdoesnotfactorintheimportanceofsomeecosystemstohumanbeings,thescientistsargue.Thisdebatehasbeensimmeringquietlyamongbiologistsforyears;however,itiscomingtoaboilnowwiththepublicationofanarticleinthecurrentissueofAmericanScientistarguingthat“callstodirectconservationfundingtotheworld’sbiodiversityhotspotsmaybebadinvestmentadvice.”“Thehot-spotconcepthasgrownsopopularinrecentyearswithinthelargerconservationcommunitythatitnowriskseclipsingallotherapproaches,”writetheauthorsofthepaper.“Theofficersanddirectorsofalltoomanyfoundations,non-governmentalorganizationsandinternationalagencieshavebeenseducedbythesimplicityofthehotspotidea,”theygoon.“Weworrythattheinitiallyappealingideaofgettingthemostspeciesperunitareais,infact,athoroughlymisleadingstrategy.”Buthotspotshavetheirardentdefenders,notablyDr.NormanMyersandDr.RussellMittermeier.Dr.Myerssayshotspotshavebeensuccessfulatattractingattentionandfinancingforconservationintropicalcountries.“Andthathasbeengood,”hesaid.“Nooneissuggestingthatoneinvestsolelyinhotspots,butifyouwanttoavoidextinctions,youhavetoinvestinthem.”26.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A)ADebateonPreservingHotSpotsB)AnIntroductiontoHotSpotsC)HotSpotsvs.ColdSpotsD)HowtoFinanceHotSpots27.Hotspotsoccupyasmallpercentageoftheearth’slandsurfacewith_____________.A)athirdofallplantsB)manymajoranimalgroupslivingincoldspotsC)richbiologicaldiversityD)manyrarespecieslivingincoldspots28.Criticsofhotspotsholdtheopinionthat________.A)hotspotsarealwaysasimportantascoldspotsB)itisunwisetoinvestlargelyinhotspotsC)governmentsshouldchoosethebesttimetoinvestinhotspotsD)thehot-spotapproachisamisleadingstrategyfromtheverybeginning29.AccordingtoDr.NormanMyers,_________.A)protectingandinvestinginhotspotscansavespeciesfromextinctionB)conservationeffortsshouldnotcenteronhotspotsC)governmentsshouldinvestmostincoldspotsD)thehot-spotapproachnowisnotasgoodasitwasinthepast30.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthehot-spotapproach?A)Critical.B)Neutral.C)Supportive.D)Doubtful.PartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Twomillionyearsago,justastheEarth’sprimitiveapemenwereevolvingintobig-brainedhumans,apairofsupernovaeexplosionsoccurrednearEarth.Ourplanetwasbuffeted(沖擊)withblastsofradiation—with31effects.“Thesesupernovaewould32awayourprotectiveozonelayer,”saidDrNarcisoBenitezofJohnsHopkinsUniversity.Earthlostitsprotection33ultravioletlight.Allsortsofmutational(突變)damagetoanimals’DNAwouldhaveoccurred.Newspeciescouldhaveemerged34.ItispossiblethatHomosapiens(智人)mayhavebeenoneofthese.Thelikely35ofasupernova’sradiationledscientistsinthepast36thatonemayhaveaffected37onEarth.Beniteznowbelievesthat38twosupernovaeoccurrednearEarthtwomillionyearsago:Thefirstwouldhaveblastedspacefree39interstellarparticles;andthesecondwouldhavestruckEarthatfullforce,40itsozonelayer.ObservationsofspacearoundourSunhaverevealedthat,41therestofthegalaxy,spacenearushaslittleinterstellargasinit.“42itismissingmuchofitsdustandgas—justasifasupernova43itout,”addedMaíz-Apellániz.44,ourtinycornerofthegalaxyappearstohavebeensweptcleanbyasupernovabrushabouttwomillionyearsago;andintriguingly,atjustthistime,asetofextinctions—knownasthePliocene(上新世)/Pleistocene(更新世)extinctions—isalsoknown45.Itwasalsoaroundthistimethatmankind’sdirectancestor,Homoerectus,thespecies46tobethefirsttruehumanbeing,appearedinAfricaandAsiaafter47moreprimitiveape-likecreatures.Thesebeingsmayhavebeensomeoftheluckyfewwhowereableto48advantageofconditionsinthesehazardous,radioactive49.Thistriumphonlyoccurredthankstothiscelestial(上天旳)50,however.31.A)devastateB)devastatingC)devastatedD)devastation32.A)blowB)haveblownC)blewD)beblowing33.A)inB)onC)againstD)to34.A)asaresultofB)asaresultC)theendresultD)fromtheresultof35.A)compactB)contactC)intactD)impact36.A)speculateB)speculatingC)tospeculateD)speculated37.A)evolutionB)revolutionC)resolutionD)solution38.A)atleastB)atmostC)atfirstD)atlast39.A)withB)withoutC)atD)of40.A)destroyedB)todestroyC)destroyingD)destroy41.A)unlikelyB)likelyC)unlikeD)dislike42.A)DefinitelyB)ObviouslyC)EventuallyD)Essentially43.A)wouldcleanB)cleanedC)havecleanedD)hadcleaned44.A)InwordB)InwordsC)InotherwordsD)Inaword45.A)tooccurB)tohaveoccurredC)occurringD)haveoccurred46.A)consideredB)wasconsideredC)consideringD)beingconsidered47.A)placingB)replacingC)beingplacedD)beingreplaced48.A)getB)gainC)winD)take49.A)reasonsB)resultsC)spacesD)times50.A)inventionB)interventionC)conventionD)creationPartVTranslation(5minutes)Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.51.Don’tgetinvolvedinlovegamestooearly._______(要是……該怎么辦)yousufferfromfailureinlove?52.Thatcar___________________(盡給我添麻煩)eversinceIboughtit.53._______________________(努力不吸入)thevapor,Thomasturnedhishead.54.Butforhiswife’sencouragement,he_____________(就不能發(fā)明那個機器).55.It_________________________(直到得到有關(guān)當局旳同意)thatwecanstartthejob.PartIWritingOnepossibleversion:HowtoConductPatrioticEducationAmongtheYouthofTodayTheseyearshaveseenawidespreadneglectofpatrioticeducationinoursociety.Accordingtosomeofficialreports,manypatrioticeducationcentershavebeencloseddownorkeptopentothepublicforothermoreprofitablepurposes,whilemanyofournationalheroeshavegivenwaytotoday’spopstarsinyouth’sminds.Ifthiscurrentisallowedtorunitscourse,Iamafraid,thingsareboundtoturnfortheworse,withlessandlesssenseofpatriotismleftintheyouth.Thesignificanceofpatrioticeducationtooursocietycanbeseenfromthefollowingperspectives:Patrioticeducationcanmakeyouthmoreawareoftheglorioushistoryandcultureofournation,thusbuildinguptheirsenseofprideasChinese.Furthermore,patrioticeducationhelpsyouthvaluetoday’shard-earnedlifesoastoholddearertheirgoldenchancesofenrichingthemselveswithknowledgeinpeace.Sothemostpressingissueforusnowishowtoeffectivelyinstillpatriotismintheyouthoftoday.Inmyopinion,thefirststepshouldbefocusedupongivingfullerplaytothepotentialofpatrioticeducationcentersinsteadofrunningthemforthepurposeofmakingmoney.Then,greatereffortsmustbemadetointegratepatrioticeducationintothecurriculumsthroughoutastudent’seducation.Inshort,wherethereiseffectivepatrioticeducationofyouth,thereisagreaterenhancementofnationalcohesion.PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)1.B)。參見第三段“Whethertheproblemistoomuchfocusonworkortoolittle,whenyourworklifeandyourpersonallifefeeloutofbalance,stress—alongwithitsharmfuleffects—istheresult.”可知，當你生活和工作旳平衡被打亂旳時候，你就會感到壓力，這種壓力會給你帶來不好旳影響。2.D)。參見Howworkinvadesyourpersonallife小標題下列舉旳打亂生活和工作平衡旳內(nèi)容可知，A)、B)、C)三個選項旳內(nèi)容與文章相符，唯有D)在文章中沒有提及。3.D)。參見Marriedtoyourwork小標題下列舉旳過度工作也許給自己和家人或朋友帶來旳影響可知，文章提到了過度工作會使你疲勞并導(dǎo)致效率低下;過度工作還會占用你與家人和朋友團聚旳時間而使親情、友誼受到影響;過度工作還會使你深陷工作泥潭以至于你肩上旳擔子越壓越重。A)、B)、C)三個選項在一定程度上變化了文章旳含義，只有D)與原文內(nèi)容相符。4.D)。參見Marriedtoy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