1、 2016 年 6 月英语四级真题 第一套（文字版整理） Part I Writing （ 30 minutes） Directions： For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to your parents or any family members upon making memorable achievement. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words。 Part Liste
2、ning Comprehension （ 25 minutes） Section A Directions： In this section， you will hear three news reports。 At the end of each news report， you will hear two or three questions。 Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once。 After you hear a question， you must choose the best answer
3、from the four choices marked A）， B）， C） and D）。 Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。 Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard。 1。 A） The International Labor Organization s key objective。 B） The basic social protection f
4、or the most vulnerable。 C） Rising unemployment worldwide。 D） Global economic recovery。 2。 A） Many countries have not taken measures to create enough jobs。 B） Few countries know how to address the current economic crisis。 C） Few countries have realized the seriousness of the current crisis。 D） Many c
5、ountries need support to improve their people s livelihood。 Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard。 3。 A） Serve standardized food nationwide。 B） Put calorie information on the menu。 C） Increase protein content in the food。 D） Offer convenient food to customers。 4。 A） They
6、 will be fined。 B） They will be closed。 C） They will get a warning。 D） They will lose customers。 Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard。 5。 A） Inability to implement their business plans。 B） Inability to keep turning out novel products。 C） Lack of a successful business mod
7、el of their own。 D） Failure to integrate innovation into their business。 6。 A） It is the secret to business success。 B） It is the creation of something new。 C） It is a magic tool to bring big rewards。 D） It is an essential part of business culture。 7。 A） Its hardworking employees。 B） Its flexible pr
8、omotion strategy。 C） Its innovation culture。 D） Its willingness to make investments。 Section B Directions： In this section， you will hear two long conversations。 At the end of each conversations you will hear four questions。 Both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once。 After y
9、ou hear a question。 You must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）， B）， C） and D）。 Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。 Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard。 8。 A） He s got addicted to technology。
10、B） He is not very good at socializing。 C） He is crazy about text-messaging。 D） He does not talk long on the phone。 9。 A） Talk big。 B） Talk at length。 C） Gossip a lot。 D） Forget herself。 10。 A） He thought it was cool。 B） He needed the practice。 C） He wanted to stay connected with them。 D） He had an u
11、rgent message to send。 11。 A） It poses a challenge to seniors。 B） It saves both time and money。 C） It is childish and unprofessional。 D） It is cool and convenient。 Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard。 12。 A） He wants to change his job assignment。 B） He is unhappy wit
12、h his department manager。 C） He thinks he deserves extra pay for overtime。 D） He is often singled out for criticism by his boss。 13。 A） His workload was much too heavy。 B） His immediate boss did not trust him。 C） His colleagues often refused to cooperate。 D） His salary was too low for his responsibi
13、lity。 14。 A） He never knows how to refuse。 B） He is always ready to help others。 C） His boss has a lot of trust in him。 D） His boss has no sense of fairness。 15。 A） Put all his complaints in writing。 B） Wait and see what happens next。 C） Learn to say no when necessary。 D） Talk to his boss in person
14、first。 Section C Directions： In this section， you will hear three passages。 At the end of each passage， you will hear three or four questions。 Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once。 After you hear a question， you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）， B），
15、C） and D）。 Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。 Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard。 16。 A） The importance of sleep to a healthy life。 B） Reasons for Americans decline in sleep。 C） Some tips to improve the quality of
16、sleep。 D） Diseases associated with lack of sleep。 17。 A） They are more health-conscious。 B） They are changing their living habits。 C） They get less and less sleep。 D） They know the dangers of lack of sleep。 18。 A） Their weight will go down。 B） Their mind function will deteriorate。 C） Their work effi
17、ciency will decrease。 D） Their blood pressure will rise。 Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard。 19。 A） How much you can afford to pay。 B） What course you are going to choose。 C） Which university you are going to apply to。 D） When you are going to submit your application。 20
18、。 A） The list of courses studied。 B） The full record of scores。 C） The references from teachers。 D） The personal statement。 21。 A） Specify what they would like to do after graduation。 B） Describe in detail how much they would enjoy studying。 C） Indicate they have reflected and thought about the subj
19、ect。 D） Emphasize that they admire the professors in the university。 Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard。 22。 A） It was equipped with rubber tyres。 B） It was built in the late 19th century。 C） It was purchased by the Royal family。 D） It was designed by an English engineer
20、。 23。 A） They consumed lots of petrol。 B） They took two passengers only。 C） They were difficult to drive。 D） They often broke down。 24。 A） They were produced on the assembly line。 B） They were built with less costly materials。 C） They were modeled after British cars。 D） They were made for ordinary u
21、se。 25。 A） It made news all over the world。 B） It was built for the Royal family。 C） It marked a new era in motor travel。 D） It attracted large numbers of motorists。 Part III Reading Comprehension （ 40 minutes） Section A Directions： In this section， there is a passage with ten blanks。 You are requir
22、ed to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage。 Read the passage through carefully before making your choices。 Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter。 Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single
23、 line through the centre。 You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once。 Questions 26 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard。 Physical activity does the body good, and there s growing evidence that it helps the brain too. Researchers in the Netherlands report that children
24、who get more exercise, whether at school or on their own, （ 26） to have higher GPAs and better scores on standardized tests. In a （ 27） of 14 studies that looked at physical activity and academic（ 28） , investigators found that the more children moved, the better their grades were in school,（ 29） in
25、 the basic subjects of math, English and reading. The data will certainly fuel the ongoing debate over whether physical education classes should be cut as schools struggle to（ 30） on smaller budgets. The arguments against physical education have included concerns that gym time may be taking away fro
26、m study time. With standardized test scores in the U.S.（ 31） in recent years, some administrators believe students need to spend more time in the classroom instead of on the playground. But as these findings show, exercise and academics may not be（ 32） exclusive. Physical activity can improve blood
27、（ 33） to the brain, fueling memory, attention and creativity, which are （ 34） to learning. And exercise releases hormones that can improve（ 35） and relieve stress, which can also help learning. So while it may seem as if kids are just exercising their bodies when they re running around, they may act
28、ually be exercising their brains as well. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。 A） attendance B） consequently C） current D） depressing E） dropping F） essential G） feasible H） flow I） mood J） mutually K） particularly L） performance M） review N） survive O） tend Section B Directions： In this section， you are going to r
29、ead a passage with ten statements attached to it。 Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs。 Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived 。 You may choose a paragraph more than once。 Each paragraph is marked with a letter。 Answer the questions by marking the
30、corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2。 Finding the Right Homeand Contentment， Too A When your elderly relative needs to enter some sort of long-term care facilitya moment few parents or children approach without fearwhat you would like is to have everything made clear。 B Does assisted living really
31、 mark a great improvement over a nursing home， or has the industry simply hired better interior designers？ Are nursing homes as bad as people fear， or is that an out-moded stereotype （固定 看法）？ Can doing one s homework really steer families to the best places？ It is genuinely hard to know。 C I am abou
32、t to make things more complicated by suggesting that what kind of facility an older person lives in may matter less than we have assumed。 And that the characteristics adult children look for when they begin the search are not necessarily the things that make a difference to the people who are going
33、to move in。 I am not talking about the quality of care， let me hastily add。 Nobody flourishes in a gloomy environment with irresponsible staff and a poor safety record。 But an accumulating body of research indicates that some distinctions between one type of elder care and another have little real b
34、earing on how well residents do。 D The most recent of these studies， published in The journal of Applied Gerontology， surveyed 150 Connecticut residents of assisted living ， nursing homes and smaller residential care homes （ known in some states as board and care homes or adult care homes）。 Research
35、ers from the University of Connecticut Health Center asked the residents a large number of questions about their quality of life， emotional well-being and social interaction， as well as about the quality of the facilities。 E “ We thought we would see differences based on the housing types，” said the lead author of the study， Julie Robison， an associate professor of medicine at the university。 A reasonable assumptiondon t families struggle to avoid nursing homes and suffer real guilt if they can t？ F In the initial results， assisted living residents did paint the most positive picture。
