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PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaytitled“Arepeoplebecoming
addictedtotechnology?”.uldwriteatleast120
wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Numerousstudiesclaimthataddictiontotechnologyisrealandithasthesameeffectonthebrain
asdrugaddition.
【参考范⽂】
Arepeoplebecomingaddictedtotechnology?
Withtechnologyadvancingdaily,therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofpeoplewhobecome
addictedtotechnologicalinventions,pointofview,this
trendcanharmfullyinfluenceindividualsinmanyways.
Thenegative
thing,beingindulgedintechnologicalgadgetsisdetrimentaltostudents’
example,manyuniversitystudentsstayupallnighttoplayvideogamesandthusfeeldrowsyand
tion,manypsychologicalresearchersfoundthattheexcessiveuseof
technologicaldevicescanhaveanadverseeffectonindividuals’mentalwell-beingandinterpersonal
tance,modernpeople,especiallyyoungsters,arereluctanttointeractfacetoface
withtheirfriendsandfamiliesbecauseoftheindulgenceinonlinesocialmediaplatformsorcomputer
games.
Inconclusion,itisofutmostimportancetotakeactionstocounteractthenegativeeffectsmentioned
sthefirststepisthatstudentsshouldbeeducatedtousetechnologicaldevicesina
rationalway.
【解析】
本次四级作⽂考查的是现象影响类的论说⽂。题⽬给出的是⼀个负⾯的现象——⼈们沉迷于科技产
品。采⽤三段式：开头段引出负⾯现象并发表⾃⼰的看法;第⼆段，即主体段论述该现象带来的负⾯影响;
结尾段给出针对性的'建议。
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,ndofeachnewsreport,youwill
ou
hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then
markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
NEWSReport1
Andfinallyintonight’snews,anine-year-oldboynamedJoetoldnottodrawinclasswinsajob
decoratingarestaurantwithhisdrawingsratherthanshuttingdownthehabitofdrawinginhisschool’s
workbook.
Joe’sparentsdecidedtoencouragehiscreativitybysendingtheirsontoanafter-schoolartclass.
HisteacherrecognizedJoe’stalentandpostedallhisworkonline,whichledtosomethingpretty
urantnamedNumber4inNewcastlecontactedJoe’steacherstoaskifthenine-year-
ayafterschool,Joesdaddrives
himtotherestaurant,sohecanputhisideasstraightonthewall.
Oncehesalldone,’sdadsays,Joeisareallytalented
’atatfootball,butdrawingisdefinitelywhatheismost
passionateabout.
dJoe’sparentsdecidetodo?
1.B)Sendhimtoanafter-schoolartclass.
dtherestaurant,Number4,do?
2.A)ContactedJoetodecorateitsdining-room.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
NEWSReport2
ChristineMarshall,a34-year-oldmumofonepostedatearfulvideoonsocialmedia,Wednesday,
ombingthroughthesecurityvideooutsidea
global’sshop,ge
appearstoshowamancarryingthedoginhisarms.
Christinealsobelievesthevideoobtainedfromtheshopshowsthedogbeingstolenbyaman
beforedrivingoffinacar,ilyisnowofferinga5,000pound
rewardforthesafis
sixandahalfyearsoldandwaslastseenwearingaredcollar.
Christinesaid“Wewillpaythattoanyonewhobringshimhome,aslongastheyarenotresponsible
oninvestigatingtheincident”.
ChristineMarshalltryingtodo?
3.A)Getherpetdogback.
esthenewsreportsayaboutChristineMarshall’sfamily?
4.D)Itisofferingabigrewardtoanyonewhohelps.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
NEWSReport3
London’seggsandbreadcafeoffersboiledeggs,toast,jam,andbacon,aswellastea,coffee,and
heendofthemeal,customersdon’customers
uyWilsonsayshis
stoprovideabridgeforpeopletoconnectinan
areathathasbeendividedbyclassandwealth,eisopeninthe
morningseverydayoftheyear,e
doesn’tusevolunteers,nttakedonationsand
doesn’sayswhenpeoplestarttoknowotherpeoplearound
them,theyrealizethey’renotthatdifferentandwhatevertheirfinancialbackgroundortheireducational
background,it’simportantthathis
cafecanofferhiscustomerssecurityandpermanence.
esGuyWilsonsayhiscafeaimstodo?
5.B)Helppeopleconnectwitheachother.
esthenewsreportsayabouteggsandbreadcafe?
6.C)Itdoesnotusevolunteers.
ppenswhenpeoplestarttoknoweachotheraccordingtoGuyWilson?
7.D)Theywillfindtheyhavesomethingincommon.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,ndofeachconversation,you
ou
hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then
markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
CONVERSATION1
M:SowhattimedoyouthinkweshouldhavethepartyonSaturday?
W:Howaboutinvitingpeopletocomeat6:00PM,thenwellhavetheafternoontopreparefoodand
drinkandstufflikethat?
M:odshouldweprovide?
W:Well,Ihadthoughtaboutbakingacakeandsomebiscuits,andnowIthinkweshouldprepare
somesandwichesandsnacksandsomeotherkindsoffoodsothatpeoplecanjusthelpthemselves
that’terto
letpeoplewalkaroundandtalktoeachotherorsitwheretheylike.
M:Yes,thatsoundsgood.I’Imighttrythatbignew
supermarketontheothersideoftown,seewhattheyhave.I’weshould
youthink?
W:ardthatthenewsupermarketoffers
somebigdiscountstoattractcustomers,ouldwedoabout
music?
M：MaybeweshouldalsoaskPualtobringhiscomputerandspeakerssothatwecanplaysome
ht.
ethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
8.C)PreparationsforSaturday’sget-together.
sthewomansayitisagoodideatoservefoodsthatguestscanhelpthemselvestoo?
9.B)Itenablesgueststowalkaroundandchatfreely.
esthewomansayaboutthenewsupermarket?
10.A)Itofferssomebigdiscounts.
11.D)Bringhiscomputerandspeakers.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
CONVERSATION2
W:I’n’tneedtouseiteveryday,butIthinkitwouldbevery
convenienttohaveonefortheweekends.
M:hisbeyourfirstcar?
W:Nope.
M:,inAmerica,manycities
peopleneedtheirowncartogetaround.
W:Isee.
M:Sohaveyougotyourmindsetonaspecificmodel?
W:No,rdthatGermancarsareveryreliable,butIhaven’tdecidedonaspecific
modelyet.I’dalsolikeittobesmallsothatitseasytodriveinthecity.
M:,’sa
giveyouhisphonenumberifyouwant,andyou
couldcallhimandaskhimquestions.
W:’sniceofyou,butIdon’twanttofeelobligedtobuyoneofhiscar.
M:’’sagoodfriendofmineandhewouldnevertrytopressureyou.
W:Well,ifyoutrusthim,nest,Icouldusesomehelpin
ngtoanexpertwouldbeagoodidea.
M:’salovelyguyandhellbehappytohelp.
12.D)Forconvenienceatweekends.
esthewomansayaboutGermancars?
13.A)Theyarereliable.
esthemanrecommendthewomando?
14.C)Seekadvicefromhisfriend.
welearnabouttheLoinbosfriendfromtheconversation?
15.B)Hecanbetrusted.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,ndofeachpassage,youwillhear
ouheara
question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmark
thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
PASSAGE1
refirstintroducedtoCaliforniabySpanishand
arlytimes,pigswereallowedtowanderfreely
acticealsoallowedmanypigstoescapefromfarmsandliveinthewild,which
becameaproblem.
Infact,asoneofthemostdamaginginvasivespeciesonthecontinent,wildpigscausedmillionsof
soharboreddozensofdiseasesthatthreatenbothhumansand
patcheswithwildpigshavebeenfoundtohaveconsiderablyreducedplantand
animaldiversity.
Inadditiontoeithereatingotheranimalsortheirfoodsupply,wildpigsdamagednativehabitatsby
ctivitiesmayalsocreateopportunitiesforinvasive
,deer,birds,
snakesandfrogsareamongtheirvictims.
Theycanalsoharmotherwildspeciesthroughindirectcompetitionratherthaneatingthemor
articularUnitedStatesisland,wildpigsthemselvesbecamean
beganbreedingontheislandandalso
eswerealmostwipedoutcompletely.
welearnaboutearlypigsinNorthAmerica?
16.A)Manyescapedfromfarmsandbecamewild.
wildpigsathreattohumans?
17.D)Theycarryagreatmanydiseases.
?
18.C)Theyfellvictimtoeagles.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
PASSAGE2
Apairofentrepreneursareplanningtobuildandlaunchaspacecraftthatwouldcarryandroast
ftwillusetheheatofre-entrytoroastcoffeebeans,astheyfloat
ectwouldbetoroastthebeansalloverandproduceperfectcoffee.
Thebusinessmensaythatonearth,
gravityisremoved,thebeansfloataroundandinaheatedoven,receiving360degreesofevenly
cecraftwillreachaheightofaround200
nswouldthenberoastedandtheheatgeneratedbythecrafts20minutere-entryinto
aturesandthepressurizedtankwillbekepttoaround200degreesCelsius.
Oncebackonearth,theplanet’sfirstspaceroastedbeanswouldbeusedtomakecoffeethatwouldbe
wherethepair’tclearhowmuchthey
singly,theSpaceRoasterconcept-shoulditgoahead-willnotbethefirst
2015,twoItaliancompaniescollaboratedontheconstructionofa
similartypeofspacecraft,whichwasthefirstcoffeemachinedesignedforuseinspace.
eapairofentrepreneursplanningtodo?
19.B)Roastcoffeebeansinouterspace.
esthepassagesayaboutcoffeebeansroastedonearth?
20.A)Theycaneasilygetburned.
dthetwoItaliancompaniesdoin2015?
21.C)Theycollaboratedonbuildingthefirstspacecoffeemachine.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
PASSAGE3
IncoldandsnowyAlaska,there’populationofmere49adults.
EachMarch,thistinyvillageswellsupinnumbersbecauseitislocatedinthemiddleofaracethattakes
even-dayracecalled“TheIditarodTrail”.AndparticipantsstopatTakotnafor
theobligatory24hourrest.
Luckyforthem,eforethecompetitorsarrive,the
residentsofTakotle
villagechipsintohelp,includingthekids,whoendupdevelopingtheirbakingskillsatanearlyage.
Exhaustedandhungryracersaregreetedwithdelightfulpiesofallkinds,suchasapple,orange,lemon,
orbanana.
ghnessoftheraceallowsfor
ecalories,ahasgaineda
tedwithoneperson,
ndfillingfruitpiesquickly
gottheracesattention,esidentsthenstartedtorefer
toJaneasqueenofTakotna.
lotofpeoplecometothevillageofTakotnaeveryMarch?
22.B)Aracepassesthroughitannually.
thevillageofTakotnafamousfor?
23.C)Itstastyfruitpies.
estohelpwiththeeventoftheyear?
24.B)Theentirevillage.
esthepassagesayaboutJaneNewton?
25.D)Shehelpedthevillagetobecomefamous.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,requiredtoselectonewordfor
epassagethrough
markthe
correspondinnot
useanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
MostanimalsseekshadewhentemperaturesintheSaharasoarto120degreesFahrenheit.
Saharansilverantsseeklunch,skitteringfromundergroundlairsintothesun’sbrutalraystoscavenge
2015theywerejoinedbyscientistsfromtwoBelgianuniversities,whospenta
l:todiscoverhowthespecies
adaptedtothekindofheatthatcanmeltshoes.
BackinBelgium,thescientistslookedattheantsunderanelectronmicroscopeandfoundthattheir
dense,triangularhairreflectslightlikeaprism,givingthemametallicglintandshieldingthemfromthe
sun’tQuentinWillotshavedanantwithatinyscalpelandputitunderaheat
lamp,theants’
thisreflectivetypeofhairprotectpeople?Willotsayscompaniesareinterestedinreproducingit.
A)adaptingE)extremeI)M)thick
B)F)huntJ)removedN)tiny
C)crawlingG)literallyK)speciesO)unique
D)H)L)
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,
fytheparagraphfromwhichthe
ragraphismarkedwitha
thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Whathappenswhenalanguagehasnowordsfornumbers?
renumberlesshunter-gatherersembeddeddeepin
Amazonia,livingalongbranchesoftheworld’dofusingwordsforprecise
quantities,thesepeoplerelyexclusivelyontermsanalogousto“afew”or“some.”
Incontrast,eadthis,youarelikelyawareofwhat
timeitis,howoldyouare,yourcheckingaccountbalance,ct(and
exacting)numberswethinkwithimpacteverythingfromourschedulestoourself-esteem.
But,inahistoricalsense,bulkofour
species’approximately200,000-yearlifespan,wehadnomeansofpreciselyrepresentingquantities.
What’smore,the7,000orsolanguagesthatexisttodayvarydramaticallyinhowtheyutilizenumbers.
Speakersofanumeric,ornumberless,languagesofferawindowintohowtheinventionofnumbers
book,Iexploredthewaysinwhichhumansinventednumbers,
andhownumberssubsequentlyplayedacriticalroleinothermilestones,fromtheadventofagricultureto
thegenesisofwriting.
Cultureswithoutnumbers,orwithonlyoneortwoprecisenumbers,includetheMundurukuand
chershavealsostudiedsomeadultsinNicaraguawhowerenevertaught
numberwords.
Withoutnumbers,healthyhumanadultsstruggletopreciselydifferentiateandrecallquantitiesas
periment,aresearcherwillplacenutsintoacanoneatatime,thenremovethemone
ses
suggestthatanumericpeoplehavesometroublekeepingtrackofhowmanynutsremaininthecan,even
ifthereareonlyfourorfiveintotal.
Thisandmanyotherexperimentshaveconvergeduponasimpleconclusion:Whenpeopledonot
havenumberwords,theystruggletomakequantitativedistinctionsthatprobablyseemnaturalto
nlyasmallportionoftheworld’slanguagesareanumericornearly
anumeric,theydemonstratethatnumberwordsarenotahumanuniversal.
Itisworthstressingthattheseanumericpeoplearecognitivelynormal,well-adaptedtotheenvirons
hildofmissionaries,Ispentsomeofmyyouthlivingwith
anumericindigenouspeople,theaforementionedPirahwholivealongthesinuousbanksoftheblack
heroutsiders,Iwascontinuallyimpressedbytheirsuperiorunderstandingofthe
riverineecologyweshared.
Yetnumberlesspeoplestrugglewithtasksthatrequireprecisediscriminationbetweenquantities.
ll,withoutcounting,howcansomeonetellwhetherthereare,
say,sevenoreightcoconutsinatree?Suchseeminglystraightforwarddistinctionsbecomeblurry
throughnumberlesseyes.
Thisconclusionisechoedbyworkwithanumericchildreninindustrializedsocieties.
Priortobeingspoon-fednumberwords,childrencanonlyapproximatelydiscriminatequantities
behandedthecognitivetoolsofnumbersbeforewecanconsistentlyandeasily
recognizehigherquantities.
Infact,acquiringtheexactmeaningofnumberwordsisapainstakingprocessthattakeschildren
lly,cognizethatnumbersare
organizedsequentially,me,they
starttounderstandthatagivennumberrepresentsaquantitygreaterbyonethantheprecedingnumber.
This"successorprinciple"ispartofthefoundationofournumericalcognition,butrequiresextensive
practicetounderstand.
Noneofus,then,isreallya“numbersperson.”Wearenotpredisposedtohandlequantitative
bsenceoftheculturaltraditionsthatinfuseourliveswithnumbersfrom
infancy,wewouldallstrugglewithevenbasicquantitativedistinctions.
Numberwordsandwrittennumeralstransformourquantitativereasoningastheyarecoaxedinto
ourcognitiveexperiencebyourparents,cessseemssonormalthat
wesometimesthinkofitasanaturalpartofgrowingup,rainscomeequippedwith
certainquantitativeinstinctsthatarerefinedwithage,tance,
evenatbirthwearecapableofdistinguishingbetweentwomarkedlydifferentquantities—forinstance,
eightfrom16things.
edtochimpsandother
primates,sharesomebasic
instinctua,workwithsome
otherspecies,includingparrots,suggeststheytoocanrefinetheirquantitativethoughtiftheyare
introducedtothecognitivepowertoolswecallnumbers.
So,howdidweeverinvent"unnatural"numbersinthefirstplace?
Theansweris,literally,koftheworld’slanguagesusebase-10,base-20or
,hisa
base-10ordecimallanguage,asevidencedbywordslike14(“four”+“10”)and31(“three”x“10”+“one”).
Wespeakadecimallanguagebecauseanancestraltongue,proto-Indo-European,wasdecimally
-Indo-Europeanwasdecimallyorientedbecause,asinsomanycultures,ourlinguistic
ancestors’handsservedasthegatewaytorealizationslike“fivefingersonthishandisthesameasfive
fingersonthathand.”Suchtransientthoughtsweremanifestedintowordsandpasseddownacross
whytheword“five”inmanylanguagesisderivedfromthewordfor“hand.”
Mostnumbersystems,then,aretheby-productoftwokeyfactors:thehumancapacityforlanguage
nualfixation—anindirectby-product
ofwalkinguprightontwolegs—hashelpedyieldnumbersinmostcultures,butnotall.
Cultureswithoutnumbersalsoofferinsightintothecognitiveinfluenceofparticularnumeric
yisruledbyminutesandseconds,buttheseentitiesarenot
sandsecondsarethe
verbalandwrittenvestigesofanuncommonbase-60numbersystemusedinMesopotamiamillennia
sideinourminds,numericalartifactsthatnotallhumansinheritconceptually.
Researchonthelanguageofnumbersshows,moreandmore,thatoneofourspecies’key
hereareundoubtedlycognitive
commonalitiesacrossallhumanpopulations,ourradicallyvariedculturesfosterprofoundlydifferent
etotrulyunderstandhowmuchourcognitivelivesdiffercross-culturally,
wemustcontinuallysoundthedepthsofourspecies’linguisticdiversity.
36.[E]Itisworthstressingthattheseanumericpeoplearecognitively(在认知⽅⾯)normal,well-
adaptedtothesurroundingstheyhavedominatedforcenturies.
37.[H]Comparedwithothermammals,ournumericalinstinctsarenotasremarkableasmany
assume.
38.[E]Itisworthstressingthattheseanumericpeoplearecognitively(在认知⽅⾯)normal,well-
adaptedtothesurroundingstheyhavedominatedforcenturies.
39.[B]But,inahistoricalsense,number-consciouspeoplelikeusaretheunusualones.
40.[K]Researchonthelanguageofnumbersshows,moreandmore,thatoneofourspecies’key
characteristicsistremendouslinguistic(语⾔的)andcognitivediversity.
41.[D]Thisandmanyotherexperimentshaveledtoasimpleconclusion:Whenpeopledonothave
numberwords,theystruggletomakequantitativedistinctionsthatprobablyseemnaturaltosomeonelike
youorme.
42.[G]Noneofus,then,isreallya“numbersperson.”Wearenotborntohandlequantitative
distinctionsskillfully.
43.[A]Numbersdonotexistinallcultures.
44.[I]So,howdidweeverinvent“unnatural”numbersinthefirstplace?Theansweris,literally,at
yourfingertips.
45.[F]Thisconclusionisechoedbyworkwithanumericchildreninindustrializedsocieties.
SectionC
Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor
hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould
decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline
throughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
rswanttoprepare
logycompanies,likeAT&T,haveavestedinterestindeveloping
aworkfothey
worktogethertoachievethesegoals?Playmaytheanswer.
We’veassumedthatfocusingonSTEMskills,likeroboticsorcoding,areimportant,buttherealityis
thatSTEMskillsareenhancedandmorerelevantwhencombinedwithtraditional,hands-oncreative
mbinationisprovingtobethebestwaytopreparetoday’schildrentobethemakers
whytechnologycompaniesarepartneringwitheducatorstobringback
good,amplesincludeGoogle’snewMaking&Scienceinitiative,TimeWarner
Cable’sEarthDayCardboardChallenge,andAT&T’sandImaginationFoundation’sInventors
Challenge.
Infactmanyexpertsarguethatthemostimportant21stcenturyskillsaren’trelatedtospecific
technologiesorsubjectmatter,buttocreativity;skillslikeimagination,problem-findingandproblem-
solving,teamwork,optimism,reskills
Brown,founderofNationalInstituteforPlay,“High-
techindustriessuchasNASA’sJetPropulsionLaboratoryhavefoundthattheirbestoverallproblem
solversweremastertinkerersintheiryouth.”
IntheUnitedStates(aswellasinnumerousothercountries),schoolsstruggletoteachtheseskills
,researchersoftenpointtothe“fourthgradeslump,”atimewhen
childrenareexpectedtogofrom“learningtoread”to“readingtolearn,”asthetimetoobserveachild’s
aceanotherchallenge;itstheflipsidetothebenefitsofthedigitalage—an
overrelianceontechnologyandashiftawayfromold-fashionedplay.
Therearecognitivebenefitsofdoingthingsthewaywedidaschildren—buildingsomething,
tearingitdown,ingtoresearch,nothingactivatesachildsbrainlikeplay.
And,ifgiventheopportunity,chshows
thatgiven15minutesoffreeplay,four-andfive-year-oldswillspendathirdofthistimeengagedin
spatial,mathematical,peofplay—especiallywithbuildingblocks—
helpschildrendiscoveranddevelopkeyprinciplesinmathandgeometry.
ArecentstudyintheJournalofPlayconcludedthat“children’sindividualplayexperienceswith
Euclideanplayobjects[]isattheforefrontofwhatisimportanttobothSTEMeducation,
professionalexpertiseinthesciences,andappliedsciencefieldslikearchitectureandengineering.”
Ifplayandbuildingarecriticalto21stcenturyskilldevelopment,thenthat’sreallygoodnewsfortwo
reasons:Childrenarebornbuilders,makers,andcreators,sofostering21stcenturyskillsmaybeas
simpleasgivingkidsroomtoplay,tinkerandtrythingsout,evenastheygrowolder;andthesecond
pieceofgoodnewsisthatitdoesn’
whatevermaterialsarehandy
andtinkeringwiththemisasimplewaytoengagethoseimportant“maker”one,anywhere,
candoit.
So,howcaneducatorsmakesurechildrenaregettingthatcriticalhands-on,tinkeringthat21st
centuryjobsrequire?Hereareafewideas:
ithwhateveryouhave,fromPopsiclesticks,tocardboard,er,it
doesn’trequirefuturetechtogetkidsfutureready.3Dprintersareawesometools,butifyourschool
doesn’thaveone,don’tletthatholdyouback.
fulnottooverlyscriptbuildactivities;childrenwillfillthe
ouldbearelieftoparentsandteachers!Sometimesthebestthing
theGeniusHourmovementasinspirationhere.
Wanttoturbochargeyouractivity?Assignconstraintsandmakeitachallenge:apaperairplanethat
staysintheairthelongest,ahouseorcardsthatsupportstheweightofashoe,buildacollectionof
gamesoutofcardboard,recyclablesandimaginationandhavekidsruntheirownarcade!
Toensurethefuturesuccessofourstudentsandourworkforce,wemuststartbyunderstandingthat
tandinghowthemost
advancedtechnologiesandmachineryworkbyliterallytinkeringwiththem,takingthemapartandputting
thembacktogetheragain.
46.B)Theyturnedpublicattentionawayfromthehealthrisksofsugartofat.
47.D)Nearlyallofthemservethepurposeofthefunders.
48.A)Exerciseismoreimportanttogoodhealththandiet.
49.C)Itrarelyresultsinobjectivefindings.
50.D)Thinktwiceaboutnewnutritionresearchfindings.
PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Arecentstudyrevealedthesugarindustry’sefforts50yearsagotoshapemedicalopiniononhow
ay,scoresofcompaniescontinuetofundfoodandnutritionstudies.
ThatdescribesthereactionofmanyAmericansthisweekfollowingrevelationsthat,50yearsago,
thesugarindustrypaidHarvardscientistsforresearchthatshiftedthefocusawayfromsugar’srolein
heartdisease—andputthespotlightsquarelyondietaryfat.
Whatmightsurpriseconsumersisjusthowmanypresent-daynutritionstudiesarestillfundedbythe
foodindustry.
NutritionscholarMarionNestleofNewYorkUniversityspentayearinformallytrackingindustry-
fundedstudiesonfood.“Roughly90%ofnearly170studiesfavoredthesponsor’sinterest,”Nestletells
,systematicreviewssupportherconclusions.
Forinstance,studiesfundedbyWelchFoods—thebrandbehindWelch’s100%GrapeJuice—
r,fundedbyQuakerOats,
concluded,asaDailyMailstoryputit,that“hotoatmealbreakfastkeepsyoufullforlonger.”
Whiletheseexamplesmightinducechuckles,thepastyearhasseenseveralexposesthathave
raisedseriousconcernsabouttheextentofindustry’sinfluenceonfoodandnutritionresearchoutcomes.
Lastyear,TheNewYorkTimesrevealedhowCoca-Colawasfundinghigh-profilescientistsand
organizationspromotingamessagethat,inthebattleagainstweightgain,peopleshouldpaymore
ftermathofthatinvestigation,Coca-Cola
releaseddatadetailingitsfundingofseveralmedicalinstitutionsandassociationsbetween2010and
2015,fd,Coca-
Colasaysitgave$132.8milliontowardscientificresearchandpartnerships.
Andearlierthissummer,theAssociatedPressreleasedaninvestigationthatlookedatresearch
fundedbytheNationalConfectionersAssociation,atradegroupwhosemembersincludethemakersof
TootsieRolls,Hershey’dythegroupfundedconcludedthatkidswho
eatcandytendtoweighlessthanthosewhodon’ailtoherco-author,theAPreported,oneof
thescientistsbehindthatstudywrotethatthefindingwas“thinandclearlypadded.”Nonetheless,the
paperwaspublishedinajournalcalledFood&NutritionResearch.
“It’sdefinitelyaproblemthatsomuchresearchinnutritionandhealthisfundedbyindustry,”says
BonnieLiebman,directorofnutritionattheCenterforScienceinthePublicInterest,anonprofitadvocacy
group.“Whenthefoodindustrypaysforresearch,itoftengetswhatitpaysfor.”Andwhatitpaysforis
oftenapro-industryfinding.
MichaelMossisaninvestigativejournalistwhofocusesonthefoodindustryandauthorofthe
exposeSalt,Sugar,Fat:alotoftimes,foodfirmsarefunding
researchthattheyknowisgoingtogotheirway—afindingtheycantoutontheirpackagingtosway
blemis,thefindingsthatgetpublishedmaybeincomplete,
n,therearestudiesthatare
simplypoorlydesigned.
Asaresearcher,notesMoss,onecantweaktheexperimentaldesign“insubtlewaysthatcanleadto
adesiredconclusion—whetheryou’retakingmoneyfromindustryoryouyourselfhaveapassionor
conclusionyouwant”tosee,hesays.“There’sjustalotofbadresearchoutthere.”
Andyet,aswe’vereportedbefore,thisjunknutritionsciencefrequentlygetstoutedinpressreleases
writtentodrumupinterest,thenpickedupanddisseminatedbyjournalistswholackthewherewithalto
2015,sciencejournalistJohnBohannonhighlightedexactly
howthisprocessplaysout:Heconductedareal—butreallypoorlydesigned—studythatconcluded
eatingchocolatecanhelpyouloseweight,thenwatchedasmediaoutletsranwiththestudy.
WhileBohannon’sstudywasadeliberatehoaxdesignedtoexposetheflawsinnutritionscience
journalism,SchwitzerofHealthNewsReview,
awatchdoggroupforthemedia’scoverageofhealth,tolduslastyear,theproblemisextensive.“We
haveexamplesofjournalistsreportingonastudythatwasneverdone,”hetoldusin2015.“Wehave
newsreleasesfrommedicaljournals,academicinstitutionsandindustrythatmisleadjournalists,who
thenmisleadthepublic.”
Giventhisenvironment,wherebadscienceonwhattoeatordrinkispervasive,what’saconsumer
todo?Beskepticalwhenreadingaboutthelatestfindinginnutritionscience,saysMoss.
Ignorethelateststudythatpopsuponyournewsfeed,addsLiebman.“Relyonhealthexperts
who’vereviewedalltheevidence,”ntstotheofficialgovernmentDietaryGuidelines,
whicharebasedonreviewsofdozensorhundredsofstudies.“Expertsareabletosiftthroughthe
evidenceandseparatethegoodfrombad,”shesays.
Andthatexpertadviceremainsprettysimple,saysNestle.“Weknowwhathealthydietsare—lotsof
vegetables,nottoomuchjunkfood,hingelseisreallydifficulttodo
experimentally.”
51.C)Howpeopleviewedsuccessinhisfatherstime.
52.B)Itwasawaytoadvanceintheircareer.
53.A)Theyareoftenregardedasmosttreasuredtalents.
54.C)Whatkindofpeoplecancontributemoretothem.
55.D)Itwillbringaboutradicaleconomicandsocialchanges.
PartIVTranslation(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto
uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
铁观⾳(Tieguanyin)是中国最受欢迎的茶之⼀，原产⾃福建省安溪县西坪镇，如今安溪全县普遍种
植，但该县不同地区⽣产的铁观⾳⼜各具风味。铁观⾳⼀年四季均可采摘，尤以春秋两季采摘的茶叶品质
最佳。铁观⾳加⼯⾮常复杂，需要专门的技术和丰富的经验。铁观⾳含有多种维⽣素，喝起来⼝感独特。
常饮铁观⾳有助于预防⼼脏病、降低⾎压、增强记忆⼒。
【参考译⽂】
riginallyproducedinXiping
Town,AnxiCounty,ys,TieguanyiniswidelygrowninAnxiCounty,but
Tieguanyin,producedindifferentregionsofthecounty,leavesofTieguanyin
canbepickedinallseasons,
processingofTieguanyinisverycomplicatedandrequiresexpertiseaswellasrichexperience.
ngTieguanyinregularly
helpspreventheartdisease,lowerbloodpressureandimprovememory.
【解析】
铁观⾳(Tieguanyin)是中国最受欢迎的茶之⼀，原产⾃福建省安溪县西坪镇，如今安溪全县普遍种
植，但该县不同地区⽣产的铁观⾳⼜各具风味。
解析：原句较长，可以在前两个逗号处切分，使其变成三个短句，然后分别进⾏翻译。第⼀部分
中，“最受欢迎的”可以翻译为themostpopular;第⼆部分中，“原产”可以翻译为被动语态wasoriginally
produced，也可以翻译为动词originated，需要⽤⼀般过去时，地点需要从⼩到⼤描述，即XipingTown,
AnxiCounty,FujianProvince;第三部分中，两个分句之间存在转折关系，需要运⽤表⽰转折的连词，“各
具风味”可以翻译为hasitsownflavor。
riginallyproducedinXiping
Town,AnxiCounty,ys,TieguanyiniswidelygrowninAnxiCounty,but
Tieguanyin,producedindifferentregionsofthecounty,hasitsownflavor.
铁观⾳⼀年四季均可采摘，尤以春秋两季采摘的茶叶品质最佳。
解析：主语可补充为ThetealeavesofTieguanyin，下半句中再次出现“茶叶”，可以⽤those进⾏替
换，避免重复。“⼀年四季”可以直接翻译为inallseasons，“采摘”可以翻译为被动的(be)picked，“春秋两
季采摘的茶叶”可以翻译为thosepickedinspringandautumn。
ThetealeavesofTieguanyincanbepickedinallseasons,butthosepickedinspringandautumn
havethebestquality.
铁观⾳加⼯⾮常复杂，需要专门的技术和丰富的经验。
解析：“加⼯”可以翻译为progressing，“复杂”可以翻译为形容词complicated，“专门的技术”可以翻译
为⼀个词expertise，也可以翻译为⼀个词组specializedskills。
TheprocessingofTieguanyinisverycomplicatedandrequiresexpertiseaswellasrichexperience.
铁观⾳含有多种维⽣素，喝起来⼝感独特。
解析：两个⼩分句中间可以⽤and并列连接起来。“维⽣素”的英⽂是vitamin;“⼝感”可以翻译为texture
或者taste。
Tieguanyincontainsavarietyofvitaminandpossessesauniquetexture.
常饮铁观⾳有助于预防⼼脏病、降低⾎压、增强记忆⼒。
解析：“预防⼼脏病”可以翻译为preventheartdisease;“降低⾎压”可以翻译为lowerbloodpressure;“增
强记忆⼒”可以翻译为improve/enhancememory。
DrinkingTieguanyinregularlyhelpspreventheartdisease,lowerbloodpressureandimprove
memory.
【2021年6⽉英语CET6级真题】