英语四级试卷
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2023年2月12日发(作者：)1
2021年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套）
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstoyour
uldwriteatleast
120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Directions:
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Part
ⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,requiredtoselectone
wordfoe
oiceinthebankisidentifiedbya
markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline
notuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Signsbarringcell-phoneuseareafamiliarsighttoanyonewhohaseversatinahospital
26popularityofelectronicmedicalrecordshasforcedhospital-based
doctorstobecome27oncomputersthroughouttheday,anddesktops—whichkeepdoctorsfrom
bedsides—are28givingwaytowirelessdevices.
AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfoundthatpatientsgottestsand34fasterifthey
tientsalso35abetterunderstandingofthe
illnessesthatlandedtheminthehospitalinthefirstplace.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A)dependentB)designedC)fastD)flyingE)gained
F)giveG)growingH)launchI)policyJ)prospect
K)ratherL)reliableM)signalN)successfulO)treatments
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SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.
fytheparagraphfromwhich
ragraphismarkedwith
thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
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AncientGreekWisdomInspiresGuidelinestoGoodLife
[A]Isitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthatisincreasinglychallengedbythreatsand
uncertaintiesfromwars,terrorism,economiccrisesandawidespreadoutbreakofinfectious
diseases?Theanswerisyes,accordingtoanewbookThe10GoldenRules:AncientWisdom
kisco-authoredbyLongIsland
University’sphilosophyprofessorMichaelSoupiosandeconomicsprofessorPanos
Mourdoukoutas.
[B]
[C]Soupios,alongwithhisco-authorPanosMourdoukoutas,
developedtheir10goldenrulesbyturningtothemenbehindthatphilosophy—Aristotle,Socrates,
EpictetusandPythagoras,strule—examineyourlife—isthecommonthread
ssaysthatitisbasedonPlato’s
observationthattheunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving.“TheGreeksarealwaysconcernedabout
boxingthemselvesin,intermsofconvictions( 信念 ),”
hesays.“Sotakeastepback,switchofftheautomaticpilotandactuallystopandreflectabout
thingslikeourpriorities,ourvalues,andourrelationships.”Stopworryingaboutwhatyoucannot
control
[D]Aswebegintoexamineourlife,Soupiossays,wecometoRuleNo.2:Worryonlyabout
thingsthatyoucancontrol.“
nameisEpictetus,”hesays.“AndwhattheStoicssayingeneralissimplythis:Thereisalarger
notreallygoingtobeabletounderstandallofthedimensionsofthisplan.
Youarenotgoingtobeabletocontrolthedimensionsofthisplan.”
[E]So,Soupiosexplains,itisnotworthittowasteourphysical,
intellectualandspiritualenergyworryingaboutthingsthatare
beyondourcontrol.“IcannotcontrolwhetherornotIwindup
gettingthediseaseswineflu,forexample.”Hesays.“Imean,therearesomecautiousstepsIcan
take,Epictetuswouldsayissittingathome
uldliveyourlife
attemptingtoidentifyandcontrolthosethingswhichyoucangenuinelycontrol.”Seektrue
pleasure
[F]Tohavea
meaningful,ordingtoAristotle—astudentof
PlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat—mostrelationshipsdon’tqualifyastruefriendships.
“JustbecauseIhaveabusinessrelationshipwithanindividualandIcanprofitfromthat
relationship,itdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthispersonismyfriend,”Soupiossays.“Real
eautifulanduncharacteristically
poeticimagethatAristotleoffers.”
[G]Inourpursuitofthegoodlife,hesays,itisimportanttoseekouttruepleasures—advice
ikethemoderndefinitionofEpicureanismasa
lifeofindulgence( 放纵 )andluxury,fortheancientGreeks,itmeantfindingastateofcalm,
peaceandmentalease.
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[H]
[I]Othergoldenrulescounselustomasterourselves,toavoidexcessandnottobeaprosperous
( 发迹的 )realsorulesdealingwithinterpersonalrelationships:Bearesponsible
humanbeinganddonotdoevilthingstoothers.
[J]“ThisisHesiod,ofcourse,ayoungercontemporarypoet,webelieve,withHomer,”Soupios
says.“Hesiodoffersanidea—whichyouveryoftenfindinsomeoftheworld’sgreatreligions,in
theJudeo-ChristiantraditionandinIslamandothers—thatinsomesense,whenyouhurtanother
humanbeing,magingotherpeopleinyourcommunityandinyourlife,
trashingrelationships,resultsinakindofself-inflicted( 自己招致的 )spiritualwound.”
[K]Instead,Soupiossays,RuleNo.10foragoodlife
isthatkindnesstowardotherstendstoberewarded.
[L]“ThisisAesop,thefabulist( 寓言家 ),themanofthesecharminglittletales,oftentoldin
termsofanimalsandanimalrelationships,”hesays.“IthinkwhatAesopwassuggestingisthat
whenyouofferagoodturntoanotherhumanbeing,onecanhopethatthatgooddeedwillcome
backandsortofpayaprofittoyou,thereisnoconcretebenefit
paidinresponsetoyourgooddeed,attheveryleast,thedoerofthegooddeedhastheopportunity
toenjoyakindofspirituallyenlightenedmoment.”
[M]Soupiossaysfollowingthe10GoldenRulesbasedonancientwisdomcanguideustothe
pathofthegoodlifewherewestoplivingasonlookersandbecomeengagedandhappierhuman
t,henotes,isalifeworthliving.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
ingtoanancientGreekphilosopher,itisimpossibleforustounderstandeveryaspect
ofourlife.
tPhilosopherssawlifeinadifferentlightfrompeopleoftoday.
yourbusinesspartnersareyoursoulmates.
iveapeacefullifedespitethevariouschallengesofthemodernworld.
rofagooddeedcanfeelspirituallyrewardedevenwhentheygainno
concretebenefits.
chievementalcalmnessandcontentmentiswellworthourconsiderationtoday.
lSoupiossuggeststhatweshouldstopandthinkcarefullyaboutourprioritiesinlife.
tphilosophersstronglyadvisethatwedogood.
44.
toothersandyoudoharmtoyourself.
SectionC
Direction:ssageisfollowedbysomequestions
hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You
shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha
singlelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
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,generally,younger
peopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofatechnologicalshift.
Itisnotalwaysthecase,ulookatattitudestowarddriverlesscars,theredoesn’t
licoverallissplitonwhetherthey’dliketousea
dylastyear,ofallpeoplesurveyed,48percentsaidtheywantedtoridein
one,while50percentdidnot.
Thefactthatattitudestowardself-drivingcarsappeartobesosteadyacrossgenerationssuggests
ryonewantsadriverlesscar
now—andnoonecangetoneyet—butamongthosewhoareopentothem,everyagegroupis
similarlyengaged.
Thisisespeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyoungerpeoplearegenerallymoreinterested
intravel-relatedtechnologiesthanolderones.
Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudearemorepronouncedbasedonfactorsnot
egraduates,forexample,areparticularlyinterestedindriverlesscars
comparedwiththosewhohavelesseducation:59percentofcollegegraduatessaidtheywould
liketouseadriverlesscarcomparedwith38percentofthosewithahigh-schooldiplomaorless.
Whereapersonlivesmatters,oplewholivesincitiesandsuburbssaidtheywantedto
trydriverlesscarsthanthosewholivedinruralareas.
Whilethere’sreasontobelievethatinterestinself-drivingcarsisgoingupacrosstheboard,a
person’s
driverlesscaresareactuallyavailableforsale,theearlyadopterswillbethepeoplewhocanafford
tobuythem.
ppenswhenanewtechnologyemerges?
A)Itfurtherwidensthegapbetweentheoldandtheyoung.
B)Itoftenleadstoinnovationsinotherrelatedfields.
C)Itcontributesgreatlytotheadvanceofsocietyasawhole.
D)Itusuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagegroups.
estheauthorsayaboutthedriverlesscar?
A)Itdoesnotseemtocreateagenerationaldivide.
B)Itwillnotnecessarilyreduceroadaccidents.
C)Itmaystartarevolutioninthecarindustry.
D)Ithasgivenrisetounrealisticexpectations.
sthedriverlesscarappealtosomeoldpeople?
A)Itsavestheirenergy.B)Ithelpswiththeirmobility.
C)Itaddstothesafetyoftheirtravel.D)Itstirsuptheirinterestinlife.
likelytoaffectone’sattitudetowardthedriverlesscar?
A)Thelocationoftheirresidence.B)Thefieldoftheirspecialinterest
C)Theamountoftrainingtheyreceived.D)Thelengthoftheirdrivingexperience.
likelytobethefirsttobuythedriverlesscar?
A)Thesenior.B)Theeducated.
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C)Thewealthy.D)Thetechfans.
PassageTwo
Question51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Inagrarian(农业的),pre-industrialEurope,“you’dwanttowakeupearly,startworkingwith
thesunrise,haveabreaktohavethelargestmeal,andthenyou’dgobacktowork,”saysKen
Albala,aprofessorofhistoryattheUniversityofthePacific,“Later,at5or6,you’dhavea
smallersupper.”
Thiscomfortablecycle,inwhichtherhythmsofthedayhelpedshapetherhythmsofthemeals,
gaverisetothecustomofthelargemiddaymeal,eatenwiththeextendedfamily.“Mealsarethe
foundationofthefamily,”saysCaroleCounihan,aprofessoratMillersvilleUniversityin
Pensylvania,“sotherewasaveryimportantinterconnectionbetweeneatingtogether”and
strengtheningfamilyties.
Sinceindustrialization,maintainingsuchaslowculturalmetabolismhasbeenmuchharder,withthe
longmiddaymealshrinkingtowhatevercouldbestuffedintoalunchbucketorboughtatafood
nly,techniquesforproducingandshippingfoodledto
greatervarietyandquantity,includingatremendousincreaseintheamountofanimalproteinand
dairyproductsavailable,makingusmorevigorousthanourancestors.
welearnfromthepassageaboutpeopleinpre-industrialEurope?
A)Theyhadtoworkfromearlymorningtilllateatnight.
B)Theyweresobusyworkingthattheyonlyatesimplemeals.
C)Theirdailyroutinefollowedtherhythmofthenaturalcycle.
D)Theirlifewasmuchmorecomfortablethanthatoftoday.
esProfessorCaroleCounihansayaboutpre-industrialEuropeanfamilieseatingmeals
together?
A)Itwashelpfultomaintaininganation’stradition.B)Itbroughtfamilymemberscloserto
eachother.
C)Itwascharacteristicoftheagrarianculture.D)Itenabledfamiliestosavealotofmoney.
es“culturalmetabolism”(Line1,Para.3)referto?
A)Evolutionaryadaptation.B)Changesinlifestyle.
C)Socialprogress.D)Paceoflife.
estheauthorthinkofthefoodpeopleeattoday?
A)Itsqualityisusuallyguaranteed.B)Itisvaried,abundantandnutritious.
C)Itismorecostlythanwhatourancestorsate.D)Itsproductiondependstoomuchon
technology.
estheauthorsayaboutItaliansoftheolddays?
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A)Theyenjoyedcookingaswellaseating.B)Theyateabigdinnerlateintheevening.
C)Theyatethreemealsregularlyeveryday.D)Theywereexpertatcookingmeals.
PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto
uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
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注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。