四級考試超全答案

12月四級考試超全答案四級寫作01

寫作第一套◆【Directions】Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritean

essayonthe

change

of

communication.

Youshouldwriteatleast

120

wordsbutnomorethan180

words.◆【參考范文】With

thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,wehavewitnessedthevarioushugechangesofourdailylife,amongwhich,thechangeofcommunicationisstriking.However,people’sviewonitnevercometoconsensus.Concerningit,bothcommunicationonlineandoffline

havetheirmerits.Foronething,no

one

deniesthatcommunicationonlinebringsgreatconvenience

tous,especiallytothosewhohavefriendsorrelativesinremoteareas.Becausethechangemakesitpossibleforthemtohavefrequentchat.And,thewaywecontactwithothersisdiverse.Videocallsandvoicemessagecanbothmeetmodernpeople’ssatisfaction.Foranother,thechangeisalsomakingusdisconnected.Duetotheavailability,peoplearegraduallyreluctanttohaveface-to-facecommunicationwithsurroundingpeople,whichisisolatingusfromthepeoplewelove.Giventhefactorsabove,thechangeofcommunication,wehavetoadmit,ismorelikeadouble-edgedsword.Neitherdowediscarditnorcompletelyrelyonit.Instead,weshouldmakereasonableuseofitsoastomaximizeitsbenefits.◆【參考譯文】伴隨科學(xué)技術(shù)發(fā)展，我們見證了我們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪懈鞣N巨大改變，其中溝通方式改變是引人注目標(biāo)。然而，人們對它看法從來沒有達(dá)成共識。在這方面，線上和線下交流都有各自優(yōu)點(diǎn)。首先，沒人否定網(wǎng)上交流帶來巨大便利性，尤其是對那些在偏遠(yuǎn)地域有朋友或親戚人。因?yàn)檫@種改變使他們能頻繁交流。而且，我們與他人聯(lián)絡(luò)方式也是多個(gè)多樣。視頻通話和語音信息都能滿足當(dāng)代人需求。另首先，這種改變也使我們“掉線”。因?yàn)槠鋵?shí)用性，人們逐步不愿意與周圍人面對面交流，這正在把我們和我們愛人隔離開來。鑒于上述原因，我們不得不認(rèn)可，交流改變更像一把雙刃劍。我們既不能拋棄它，也不能完全依賴它。相反，我們應(yīng)該合理利用它，使它效益最大化。02寫作第二套◆【參考范文】Asaresultoftechnologicaladvanceandglobalizeddivisionoflabor,thetransportationweusehasseenalotofimprovements,bringingusbothconvenienceandchallenges.Thereareseveralmajoreffectsthatcomeafterthesechanges.Firstofall,theconstructionofinfrastructuresuchasrailways,expresswaysandairportsareinfullplayaroundtheworld,whichlaysthefoundationformodernvehiclestooperate.Meanwhile,obsoletevehiclessuchascarriagesandbicyclesnolongerfitmodernroads.Furthermore,boththesafetyandthecapacityoftoday’scars,trainsandairplaneshaveimprovedgreatlycomparedtothoseinoperationdecadesago,letalonethecomfortlevelforpassengers.Thesedevelopmentshavenotonlyshortenedpeople’straveltime,butalsoacceleratedthepaceoflifeandimprovedproductivity.Asidefromtheaformentionedadvantagesofchangesintransportation,itisalsoundeniablethatsomepotentialnegativeeffectslieinthesechanges.

Nevertheless,

everycoinhastwosides,andwemustbeconvincedthatthecontinualtechnologicalresearchcanovercometheflawsofmodernvehicles.◆【參考譯文】科技進(jìn)步和國際范圍勞務(wù)分工給我們交通方式帶來了許多改進(jìn)，這既為我們帶來了方便，也給我們帶來了挑戰(zhàn)。這些改變主要產(chǎn)生了幾點(diǎn)影響。首先，鐵路、高速公路、機(jī)場等基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施建設(shè)在全世界范圍內(nèi)都在如火如荼地開展，這為當(dāng)代交通工具運(yùn)行奠定了基礎(chǔ)。同時(shí)，馬車、自行車這些過時(shí)交通工具也不再適合當(dāng)代道路了。除此之外，現(xiàn)在汽車、火車、飛機(jī)不論是安全性還是載客量都比幾十年前提升了很多，更不用說乘客舒適度提升了。這些發(fā)展不但縮短了人們旅途中花費(fèi)時(shí)間，還加緊了生活節(jié)奏、提升了生產(chǎn)力。交通方式改變除了有以上優(yōu)點(diǎn)以外，也不可否定地具備一些潛在負(fù)面影響。然而，正如每一個(gè)硬幣都有兩面，我們還是應(yīng)該堅(jiān)信不?？萍及l(fā)展能夠克服當(dāng)代交通工具缺點(diǎn)。03寫作第三套◆【Directions】Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayon

thechangeof

education.Youshouldwriteatleast

120

wordsbutnomorethan

180

words.

◆【參考范文】Thankstothedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,

Chinahaswitnessedgreatchangesinitswayofeducationrecently.Manypeoplearechoosingtostudyonlineinsteadofstudyinginclassrooms.

Inmyopinion,

thischangeofeducationhasbroughtvariousbenefitsbothtothelearnersandtheeducators.Firstly,theconvenienceofonlinestudyhasbenefitedmanylearnersbecausetheycangetaccesstotherichlearningmaterialsontheInternetwithoutthelimitoftimeandspace.

Onlinelearningisespeciallyeffectivewhenyouneedshort-termtrainingforexamsonskillsortechniques.

Secondly,theschoolfacultyareusingonlinecoursestoteachthestudents.In,duringtheoutbreakofnovelcoronavirus,onlineteachinghasensurednumerousstudentstoattendclassesthroughtheInternet.Insummary,

thechangeoffromclassroomeducationtoonlineeducationprovidesmorechoicestoChineselearnersandeducators.Thesetwowaysof

education

cancomplementeachotherefficientlyifweknowhowtousetheminaflexibleway.

◆【參考譯文】最近，因?yàn)楫?dāng)代科技發(fā)展，中國教育方式發(fā)生了巨大改變。許多人選擇在線學(xué)習(xí)而不是在教室里學(xué)習(xí)。在我看來，這種教育方面改變給學(xué)習(xí)者和教育者都帶來了各種各樣好處。首先，網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)便利性使許多學(xué)習(xí)者受益匪淺，因?yàn)樗麄兡軌蛟诰W(wǎng)上不受時(shí)間和空間限制而取得豐富學(xué)習(xí)資料。當(dāng)你需要短期技能或技術(shù)考試培訓(xùn)時(shí)，在線學(xué)習(xí)尤其有效。第二，學(xué)校教師正在使用在線課程來教學(xué)生。，在新型冠狀病毒暴發(fā)期間，網(wǎng)絡(luò)教學(xué)確保眾多學(xué)生能夠經(jīng)過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上課?？偠灾?，課堂教育向網(wǎng)絡(luò)教育轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)橹袊鴮W(xué)習(xí)者和教育者提供了更多選擇。假如我們知道怎樣靈活利用，這兩種教育方式能夠有效互補(bǔ)。

四級閱讀01快速閱讀◆【信息匹配1】SectionBPovertyisastoryaboutus,notthem36.[E]Thatcomment,saysMotheringJusticedirectorDanielleAtkinson,"wasmeanttoshame"37.[H]Butthefactthat4in10Americanscan'tcomeupwith$400inanemergencyisacommonlycitedstatisticforgoodreason:economicinstabilitystretches

acrossrace,gender,andgeography.38.[M]AccordingtotheGeneralSocialSurvey,71percentofrespondentsbelievethecountryisspendingtoolittleon"assistancetothepoor."39.[J]TheFrameWorksInstitute,aresearchgroupthatfocusesonpublicframingofissues,hasstudiedwhatsustainsstereotypesandnarrativesofpovertyintheUnitedKingdom40.[D]Ifthesearethecentralcharactersofourstoryaboutpoverty,whatlayersofperceptions,myths,andrealitiesmustweunearthtofindmeaningfulsolutionsandsupport?41.[F]HowmanyofusarepoorintheU.S.?42.[N]"Povertyhasbeeninterchangeablewithpeopleofcolor-specificallyblackwomenand"blackmothers,"says

AtkinsonofMotheringJustice.43.[]Negativeimagesremainofwhoislivinginpovertyaswellaswhatisneededtomoveoutofit.44.[E]Thatcomment,saysMotheringJusticedirectorDanielleAtkinson,"wasmeanttoshame"45.[L]Thoseexternalfactorsincludethedifficultiesaccompanyinglow-wageworkorstructuraldiscriminationbasedonrace,gender,orability.◆【快讀閱讀2】PartIITheHistoryoftheLunchBox36.[F]Citykids,ontheotherhand,wenthomeforlunchandcameback.37.[J]Thecompanysold600,000unitsthefirstyear.38.[O]Theintroductionofbackpackschangedthelunchboxsceneabit,headds.39.[C]LunchboxeshavebeenconnectingkidstocartoonsandTVshowsandsuper-heroesfordecades.40.[H]Andtheneverythingchangedintheyearof1950.41.[L]Thenewtrendwasalsoagreatexampleofplannedobsolescence,thatis,todesignaproductsothatitwillsoonbecomeunfashionableorimpossibletouseandwillneedreplacing.42.[D]Let'sstartbackatthebeginningofthe20thcentury-thebeginningofthelunchboxstory,really.43.[A]Itwasmadeofshiny,brightpinkplasticwithaLittleMermaidstickeronthefront,andIcarrieditwithmenearlyeverysingleday.44.[M]Themetallunchboxcrazelasteduntilthemid-1980s,whenplastictookover.45.[l]Butthesecontainerswerereallydurable,lastingyearsonend.02

仔細(xì)閱讀

◆【仔細(xì)閱讀1】Passageone46.CTheydidnotbecomepopularuntiltheemergenceofimprovedbatteries.47.BThefallingpricesofebikebatteries.48.DItwillprofitfromebikesharing.49.ARetailers’

refusaltodealinebikes.50.DTheyoungergeneration’spursuitofcomfortableriding.PassageTwo51.AToswaypublicopinionoftheimpactofhumanactivitiesonEarth.52.CItcoversmorephenomena.53.DDeliberatechoiceofwords.54.BForgreaterprecision55.CHumanactivitieshaveseriouseffectsonEarth.◆【仔細(xì)閱讀2】Passage146.AWhentheydon’thavethechancetodowhattheywant47.Dharmfulconduct48.BManyvolunteerschoosetohurtthemselvesratherthanendureboredom.49.CItmaypromotecreativethinking.50.DAllowoneselfsometimetobebored

Passage251.B.Forestsarefastshrinkinginmanydevelopingcountries.52.CThosethatusedtohavethelowestforestcoverage53.AThegovernment’sadvocacy54.CTheircapacityofimprovingairquality55.DDevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaremovinginoppositedirections.03

選詞填空

◆【選詞填空1】Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.YouarerequiredtoTselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassageReadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Whenmysoncompletesatask,Ican'thelpbutpraisehim.It'sonlynaturaltogivepraisewherepraiseisdue,right?Butistheresuchathingastoomuchpraise?AccordingtopsychologistKatherinePhillip,childrendon’tbenefitfrom

26

praiseasmuchaswe’dliketothink."Parentsoftenpraise,believingtheyarebuildingtheirchild'sself-confidence.However,over-praisingcanhavea_27_effect,”saysPhillip.“Whenweusethesamepraise

28,itmaybecomeemptyandnolongervaluedbythechild.Itcanalsobecomeanexpectationthatanythingtheydomustbe

29

withpraise.Thismayleadtothechildavoidingtakingrisksduetofearof

30

theirparents.”

Doesthismeanweshoulddoawaywithallthepraise?Phillipsaysno."Thekeytohealthypraiseistofocusontheprocessratherthanthe

31.itistherecognitionofachild'sattempt,ortheprocessinwhichtheyachievedsomething,thatisessential,"shesays."Parentsshouldencouragetheirchildtotaketherisksneededtolearnandgrow”

Sohowdowebreakthe

32

ofpraisewe'reallsoaccustomedto?Phillipsaysit'simportant

to_33_between""personpraise"and"processraise"."Personpraiseis

34_sayinghowgreatsomeoneis.It'saformpersonalapproval.Processpraiseasacknowledgmentoftheeffortstopersonhasjust

35.Childrenwhoreceivepersonpraisearemorelikelytofeelshameafterlosing,"saysPhillip.

A)chooseB)constantC)disappointingD)distinguishE)exhaustingF)experiencedG)negativeH)outcomeI)patternJ)pluralK)repeatedlyL)rewardedM)separatelyN)simply

答案B.constantG.negativeK.repeatedlyLrewardedCdisappointingH.outcomeI.patternD.distinguishN.simplyO.undertaken◆【選詞填空2】Thethingspeoplemake,andthewaytheymakethem,determinehowcitiesgrowanddecline,andinfluencehowempiresriseandfall.So,anydisruptiontotheworld'sfactoriesmatters.Andthatdisruptionissurelycoming.Factoriesarebeingdigitised,filledwithnewsensorsandnewcomputerstomakethemquicker,moreflexible,andmoreefficient.

Robotsarebreakingfreefromthecagesthatsurroundthem,learningnewskills,andnewwaysofworking.And3Dprintershavelongpromisedaworldwhereyoucanmakeanything,any-where,fromacomputeriseddesign.Thatvisionismovingclosertoreality.Theseforceswillleadtocleanerfactories,producingbettergoodsatlowerprices,personalisedtoourindividualneedsanddesires.Humanswillbesparedmanyofthedirty,repetitive,anddangerousjobsthathavelongbeenafeatureoffactorylife.Greaterefficiencyinevitablymeansfewerpeoplecandothesamework.Yetfactorybossesinmanydevelopedcountriesareworriedaboutalackofskilledhumanworkers-andseeautomationandrobotsasasolution.

ButeconomistHelenaLeurentsaysthisperiodofrapidchangeinmanufacturingisafantasticopportunitytomaketheworldabetterplace."Manufacturingistheonesystemwhereyouhavegotthebiggestsourceofinnovation,thebiggestsourceofeconomicgrowth,andthebiggestsourceofgreatjobsinthepast."Youcanseeitchanging.That'sanopportunitytoshapethatsystemdifferently,andifwecan,itwillhaveenormoussignificance."26.K)matters27.G)flexible28.M)promised29.L)moving30.O)spared31.F)feature32.H)inevitably33.A)automation34.D)fantastic35..N)shape四級翻譯01

翻譯第一套◆【原文】生活在中國不一樣地域人們飲食多個(gè)多樣。北方人主要吃面食，南方人大多吃米飯。在沿海地域，海鮮和淡水水產(chǎn)品在人們飲食中占有相當(dāng)大百分比，而在其余地域人們飲食中，肉類和奶制品更為常見。四川、湖南等省份居民普遍愛吃辛辣食物，而江蘇和浙江人更喜歡甜食。然而，因?yàn)榕肴畏绞礁鳟?，同類食物味道可能會有所不一樣?！簟緟⒖甲g文】PeoplewholiveindifferentpartsofChinahaveavarietyofdiets.Thoseinthenorthmainlyeatfoodmadewithflour,whilethoseinthesouthmostlyeatrice.Incoastalareas,seafoodandfreshwater

productsaccountforaconsiderableproportionin

people’sdiets,

whereas

inotherareas,meat

anddairyproductsaremorecommon.ResidentsinSichuan,Hunanandotherprovincesgenerallylikespicyfood,whilepeopleinJiangsuandZhejiang

Provinces

prefersweet

food.However,thetasteofsimilarfoodsmaybedifferent

dueto

various

cookingmethods.02

翻譯第二套◆【原文】魚是春節(jié)前夕餐桌上不可或缺一道菜，因?yàn)闈h語中“魚”字發(fā)音與“余”字發(fā)音相同。正因?yàn)檫@個(gè)象征性意義，春節(jié)期間魚也作為禮品送給親戚朋友。魚象征意義聽說源于中國傳統(tǒng)文化。中國人有節(jié)約傳統(tǒng)，他們認(rèn)為節(jié)約得愈多，就感到愈為安全。今天，盡管人們愈來愈富裕了，但他們依然認(rèn)為節(jié)約是一個(gè)值得弘揚(yáng)美德?！簟緟⒖甲g文】Fishisanindispensabledishonthe

eveof

the

SpringFestival,becausetheChinese

character

forfishsoundsthesameasthe

character

for

“abundant”.

Dueto

thissymbolic

meaning,fishisalsogivenasagifttorelativesandfriendsduringtheSpringFestival.ThesymbolicmeaningoffishissaidtoberootedintraditionalChineseculture.TheChinese

people

haveatraditionofsaving,believingthatthemoretheysave,themoresecurethey

will

feel.

Today,

despitethefactthat

people

aregettingricher

andricher,theystillregardsavingasavirtueworthcarryingforward.03

翻譯第三套◆【原文】春節(jié)前夕吃團(tuán)圓飯是中國人傳統(tǒng)。團(tuán)圓飯是一年中最主要晚餐，也是家庭團(tuán)聚最好時(shí)間，家人生活在不一樣地方家庭尤其如此。團(tuán)圓飯上菜肴豐富多樣，其中有些菜肴有特殊含義。比如，魚是不可缺乏一道菜，因?yàn)闈h語中“魚”字和“余”字聽上去一樣。在中國許多地方，餃子也是一道主要佳肴，因?yàn)轱溩酉笳髦?cái)富和好運(yùn)。◆【參考譯文】ItisaChinesetraditiontohaveafamilyreuniondinnerontheeveof

theSpringFestival.

Thereuniondinneris

notonly

themostimportantdinneroftheyear,butalso

thebest

opportunity

forfamilyreunion,especiallyfor

the

family

withitsmembers

livingindifferentplaces.

Thedishesservedatthereuniondinnerarerichandvaried,someofwhichhavespecialmeanings.

Forexample,fishisanindispensabledishbecausetheChinese

character

for“fish”soundsthesameasthecharacter

for

“abundant”.

Inmany

areas

ofChina,dumpling

is

alsoanimportantdelicacybecauseit

symbolizes

wealthand

fortune.四級聽力01

聽力第一套◆【Newsreport1】(1)

ApoisonousfishwhichhasastingstrongenoughtokillahumanisinvadingtheMediterranean,warn

thescientist.TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturehasraisedconcernsafterthepoisonous

fishwasspottedinthewatersaroundTurkey,CyprusandtheeasternMediterranean.NativetotheSouthPacificandIndianOcean,thepotentiallydeadlyfishhas

poisonous

barbsandanpainful

stingcapableofkillingpeople.Althoughfatalitiesarerare,thestingscancauseextremepain,

andstoppeoplebreathing.Thefish,alsoknownastheDevilFirefish,isahighlyinvasiveaspecies,

(2)

andenvironmentalistsfearitsarrivalcould

endanger

othertypesofmarinelife.AfterbeingspottedintheMed,

amarinescientistsays:

"Thefishisspreading,andthat'sacauseforconcern.”

Q1:

Whatisreportedinthenews?1.D.AdeadlyfishhasbeenspottedintheMediterraneanwaters.Q2:Whatistheenvironmentalistconcernaboutthespreadofdevilfirefishinthe

Mediterranean?2.B.Itcouldposeathreattoothermarinespecies.

◆【Newsreport2】(3)

Almosthalfthecenterof

Paris

willbeaccessibleonlybyfootorbicyclethis

Sunday

tomark

World-Car-Free

Day.(4)

Thisisinresponsetorisingairpollutionthatmade

Paris

themostpollutedcityintheworldforabrieftime.

Mayor

Ann

Ethogo

promotedthefirst

World-Car-Free

Daylastyear.Ethogo

alsohassupporteda

Pairs-briefs-Dayonthefirst

Sunday

ofeverymonth.

Parisclearstrafficfromeightlanesofthemainroad.

About400milesofstreetswillbeclosedtocars.

Itisexpectedtobringsignificantreductioninpollutionlevels.(4)

Lastyear's

Car-Free

Dayshoweda

40%

dropinpollutionlevelsinsomepartsofthecity.

Accordingtoanindependentairpollutionmonitor,reportstheguardianandsoundlevelsdroppedby

50%

inthecitycenter.

Q3:Whatwillhappenon

World-Car-Free-Day

in

Paris?3.C.Abouthalfofitscitycenterwillbeclosedtocars.Q4:Whatmotivatedthemayorof

Paris

topromotethefirst

World-Car-Free

Day

inhercity?4.D.TherisingairpollutioninParis.

◆【Newsreport3】News

Report

ThreeA

Philippinefishermanwasfeelingdownonhisluckwhenahousefireforcedhimtoclearouthispossessionsandchangelocations.Then,

agoodluckcharmthathekept

under

hisbed

changedhislife.(5)

Theunidentifiedman

fishedoutagiant

pearl

fromtheocean

whenhisanchorgotstuckontherock

whilesailingoff

a

coastalislandinthe

Philippines10yearsago.

(6)

Whenhewasforcedtosellit,

(7)

theshockedtouristagentat

Puerto

Francesca

toldhimthatthe

￡77giantpearl

thathehadkepthiddeninhisrun-downwoodenhouse

wasthebiggestpileintheworld,

whichwasvaluedat

￡76million.

Thepearlof

Allah,

whichiscurrentlyondisplayina

New

York

Museum,onlyweighs14

pounds.

Thatis5timessmallerthanthe

pearl

thatthefishermanjusthandedin.

Themonstrouspearl,

measuredat1footwideand

2.2

feetlong,isgoingtobeverifiedbylocalexpertsandinternationalauthoritiesbeforehopefullygoingondisplaytoattractmoretouristsinthelittletown.

Question

5.

Whathappenedtothe

Philippinefishermanoneday?

5.A.Hishousewasburntdowninafire.Question

6.

Whatwasthefishermanforcedtodo?6.C.Sellthepearlhehadkeptforyears.Question

7.

Whatdidthefishermanlearnfromthetouristagent?7.B.Hismonstrouspearlwasextremelyvaluable.

◆【Conversation

1】W:Mr.Smith,it'sapleasuremeetingyou.M:Nicetomeetyou,too.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Well,I'mheretoshowyouwhatourfirmcandoforyou.AstroConsultanthasbranchesinover50countries,offeringdifferentbusinessservices.(8)

Weareaglobalcompanywith75yearsofhistoryandourclientsincludesomeoftheworld'slargestcompanies.M:Thankyou,Mrs.Houston.IknowAstroConsultantisafamouscompany,butyousaidyouwouldshowmewhatyoucoulddoforme.Well,whatexactlycanyourfirmdoformycompany?W:Weadvisebusinessesonallmatters—frommarketanalysistolegalissues.Anythingofbusinesslikeyourscouldneed,ourfirmoffersexpertadvice.CouldIaskyou,Mr.Smith,totellmealittleaboutyourcompanyandthechallengesyouface?Thatway,Icouldbetterrespondastohowwecanhelpyou.M:OK,sure.(9)

Thisisafamilybusinessstartedbymygrandfatherin1950.Weemployedjustover100people.Wemanufactureanexportstoneforbuildingsandotherconstructions.

Ourclientsusuallywantaspecialkindofstonecutinaspecialdesign.That'swhatwedoinourfactory.(10)

Ourmainchallengeisthatournationalcurrencyisrisingandwe'relosingcompetitiveadvantagetostoneproducersinIndia.W:Isee.that'sveryinteresting.

(11)

Iwouldsuggestthatyouletusfirstconductafinancialanalysisofyourcompany,

togetherwithananalysisofyourcompetitorsinIndia.

Thatwaywecouldofferthebestadviceondifferentwaysforwardforyou.Q8.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman'scompany?8.A.Itboastsafairlylonghistory.Q9.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisowncompany?9.D.Itisafamilybusiness.Q10.Whatisthemainproblemwiththeman'scompany?10.B.Lossthecompetitiveedge.Q11.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoingtohelptheman’scompany?11.D.Conductingafinancialanalysisforit.

◆【Conversation2】W:Wow,

Congratulations,Simon.

Theplacelooksabsolutelyamazing.M:

Really?

Youthink

so?

W:Ofcourse,

Iloveit!

Itlookslikeyouhadaprofessionalinteriordesigner.

Butyoudidn't,

didyou?M:

No.

(12)

Ididitallbymyself—withalittlehelpfrommybrother

Greg.

He'sactuallyintheconstructionbusiness,

whichwasreallyhelpful.W:Well,

honestly,I'mimpressed.

IknewIcouldprobablyrepaintthewallsinmyhouseoveraweekendorsomething,

butnotafullrenovation.

Wheredidyougetyourideas?

Iwouldn'tknowwheretostart.M:

(13)

Well,forawhile

now,I'vebeenregularlybuyinghomedesignmagazines

everynowand

then,

and

saythepictureIliked.

Believeitornot,

Ihadafullnotebookofmagazinepages.

Sincemyoverallstylewasquiteminimal,

Ithoughtandhoped

the

wholerenovationwouldn'tbetoodifficult.

Andsureenough,

with

Greg'shelp,itwasveryachievable.W:

Wasitveryexpensive?

Iimagineaprojectlikethiscouldbe.M:

(14)

Actually,

itwassurprisinglyaffordable.

Imanagedtosellalotofmyoldfurniture,

andputthatextramoneytowardsthenewmaterial.

Gregwasalsoabletogetsomediscountofmaterialsfromarecentprojecthewasworkingonaswell.W:

Great.

Ifyoudon'tmind,I'dliketopickyourbrainabitmore.

JonathanandIarethinkingofrenovatingoursittingroom,

notthewholehouse—notyetanyway.

(15)

Andwe'dlovetogetsomeinspirationfromyourexperience.

Areyoufreetocomeoverforacoffeeearlynextweek?Question

12.

Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?12.B.Sheisreallyimpressedbytheman’shouse.Question

13.

Wheredidthemangethisideasfortheproject?13.C.Fromhomedesignmagazines.Question

14.

Whatdidthemansay

abouttheprojectherecentlycompleted?14.A.Thecostwasaffordable.Question

15.

Whydoesthewomaninvitethemantoherhousenextweek?15.D.Shewantshimtosharehisrenovationexperiencewithher.

◆【Passage

1】(16)Removingforeignobjectsfromearsandnosescosts

Englandalmost￡3millionayear,a

studysuggests.

Childrenwereresponsibleforthevastmajorityofcases.

95%

ofobjectsremovedfromnoses,and

85%

from

ears.

Everyyear,

anaverageof1,218

nose，and2,479

ear

removalstookplacebetween

and

.(17)

Accordingto

England'shospitalepisodesstatistics,

childrenaged1

to

4werethemostlikelytoneedhelpfromdoctorsforaforeignobjectintheirnose.

5

to

9

-year-oldscometothehospitalwithsomethingintheirears

themost.Jewelryitemsaccountedforupto

40%

ofcasesinboththeearsandnosesof

children.

Paperandplastictoysfortheitemsremovednextmostfromnoses.

Cottonbuds,

andpencilswerealsofoundinyears.

(18)Accordingtothestudy,

theoccurrenceofforeignobjectsinchildrenisgenerallyattributedtocuriosity.

Childrenhaveanimpulsetoexploretheirnosesandears.

Thisresultsintheaccidentalentryofforeignobjects.

Anyear,

nose

andthroatsurgeonhasmanyweirdstoriesaboutwonderfulobjectsfoundinthenosesandearsofchildrenandadults.

Batteriescanposeaparticulardanger.

Inallcases,

preventionisbetterthancure.

Thisiswhymanytoyscontainwarningsaboutsmallparts.

Recognizingproblemsearlyandseekingmedicalattentionisimportant.

Question16

Whatdoes

Englandspendanannual￡3millionon?16.C.Removingobjectsfrompatients’

nosesandears.Question17

Whatdowelearnfrom

England'shospitalepisodesstatistics?17.B.Five-tonine-year-oldsarethemostlikelytoputthingsintheirears.Question18

Whatisgenerallybelievedtoaccountforchildrenputtingthingsintheirearsornoses?

18.D.Theyarecuriousaboutthesebodyparts.

◆【Passage

2】Goodmorning.

Today,

Iwouldliketotalktoyouaboutmycharity

Re-bicycle.

Butbeforethat,

letmeintroducesomeone.

Thisis

Layla

Rahimi.

Shewassoscaredwhenshefirstmovedtonew

Zealand.

Doesshestruggledtoleavethehouse?

Iwouldspenddaysworkingupthecouragetowalktothesupermarketforbasicsupplies.

(19)

Afterafewmonthsofbeingquite

downandunhappy,

shewasinvitedtojoinalocalbikeclub.

Atthistime,

Re-bicyclegotinvolvedandgave

Laylaasecond-handbicycle.

Withinweeks,

her

depressionhadbeguntoeaseasshecycled.

Thebicycletotallychanged

herlife,

givingherhopeandatruefeelingoffreedom.(20)

Todate,

Re-bicyclehasdonatedmorethan200bikestothoseinneedandisnowexpanding

bike-ridinglessonsas

a

demandsource.

Withabike,

newcomersherecantravelfartherbutforalmostnocost.

The3hoursadaytheyusedtospendwalkingtoandfrom

Englishlanguagelessonshasbeenreducedtojust1hour.

Ourbikeridinglessonsaresosuccessfulthatweareurgentlylookingformorevolunteers,

learningtorideabikeisalmostalwaysmoredifficultforanadult.

Andthiscantakedaysandweeksratherthanhours.

So

ifanyofyouhavesomefreetimeduringtheweekend,

pleasecomejoinusat

Re-bicycleandmakeadifferenceinsomeone’slife.

Question

19.

Whatdid

Re-bicycledotohelp

Layla

Rahimi?19.A.Itgaveherausedbicycle.Question

20.

Whatis

Re-bicycledoingtohelpthoseinneed?20.A.Expandingbike-ridinglessons.Question

21.

Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabout

Re-bicycle?21.D.Itisacharityorganization.

◆【Passage

3】Thankstotheinternationalspacestation,(22)

weknowquiteabitabouttheeffectsoflowgravityonthehumanbody,but

NASA

scientistswanttolearnmore.Tothatend,

theyhavebeenstudyinghowotherspeciesdealwithlowgravity,

specificallyfocusingonmice.

Theresultsarebothinterestingandhumorous.

Thescientistsfirstsent