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年大学英语四级考试真题详细解析第三套

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题<第三套

PartI

Writing

<25minutes>

Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonhowtobesthandle

therelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomore

than180words.

PartII

ListeningComprehension

<25minutes>

说明：

由于2017年12月四级考试全国共考了2套听力,本套真题听力与前2套内容完全一

样,只是顺序不一样,因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。

PartIII

ReadingComprehension

<40minutes>

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Weallknowthereexistsagreatvoid<空白>inthepubliceducationalsystemwhenitcomesto

26toSTEMcourses.Oneeducatornamed

DoriRobertsdecidedtodosomethingtochangethissystem.Doritaughthighschoolengineering

for11years.ShenoticedtherewasarealvoidinqualitySTEMeducationatall27ofthepublic

educationalsystem.Shesaid,"IstartedEngineeringForKidsafternoticingareallackof

math,scienceandengineeringprogramsto28myownkidsin."

Shedecidedtostartanafterschoolprogramwherechildren29inSTEM-basedcompetitions.The

clubgrewquicklyandwhenitreached180membersandthekidsintheprogramwonseveralstate

30

shedecidedtodevoteallhertimetocultivatingand31it.TheglobalbusinessEFKwas

born.

DoribeganoperatingEFKoutofherVirginiahome,whichshethenexpandedto32

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centers.Today,theEFKprogram33

over144branchesin32stateswithintheUnitedStates

andin21countries.Saleshavedoubledfrom$5millionin2014to$10millionin2015,with25

newbranchesplannedfor2016.TheEFKwebsitestates,"Ournationisnot34enoughengineers.

Ourphilosophyistoinspirekidsatayoungagetounderstandthatengineeringisagreat35."

A>attracted

B>career

C>championships

D>degrees

E>developing

F>enroll

G>exposure

H>feasible

I>feeding

J>graduating

K>interest

L>levels

M>local

N>operates

O>participated

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraph

ismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2.

Whyaren’tyoucuriousaboutwhathappened?

A>"YoususpendedRayRiceafterourvideo,areporterfromTMZchallengedNationalFootball

LeagueCommissionerRogerGoodelltheotherday."Whydidn’tyouhavethecuriositytogoto

thecasino<赌场>yourself?

"Theimplicationofthequestionisthatamorecuriouscommissioner

wouldhavefoundawaytogetthetape.

B>

Theaccusationofincuriosityisonethatwehearoften,carryingthesuggestionthatthereis

somethingwrongwithnotwantingtosearchoutthetruth.Ihavebeenbotheredforalongtime

aboutthecuriouslackofcuriositysaidaDemocraticmemberoftheNewJerseylegislatureback

inJuly,referringtoaninsufficientlyinquiringattitudeonthepartofanassistanttoNewJersey

GovernorChrisChristiewhochosenottoaskhardquestionsabouttheGeorgeWashingtonBridge

trafficscandal."Isn’tthemainstreammediatheleastbitcuriousaboutwhathappened?

"wrote

conservativewriterJenniferRubinearlierthisyear,referringtotheattackonAmericansin

Benghazi,Libya.

C>

Theimplication,ineachcase,isthatcuriosityisagoodthing,andalackofcuriosityisa

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problem.Aresuchaccusationssimplyeffortstoscorepoliticalpointsforone’sparty?

Oristhere

somethingofparticularvalueaboutcuriosityinandofitself?

D>ThejournalistIanLeslie,inhisnewandenjoyablebookCurious：

TheDesiretoKnowand

WhyYourFutureDependsonIt,insiststhattheanswertothatlastquestionis‘Yes’.Leslieargues

thatcuriosityisamuch-overlookedhumanvirtue,crucialtooursuccess,andthatwearelosingit.

E>

Wearesuffering,hewrites,froma"serendipitydeficit."Theword"serendipity"wascoined

byHoraceWalpoleinan1854letter,fromataleofthreeprinceswho"werealwaysmaking

discoveries,byaccident,ofthingstheywerenotinsearchof."Leslieworriesthattheriseofthe

Internet,amongothersocialandtechnologicalchanges,hasreducedourappetiteforaimless

adventures.Nolongerhavewetheinclinationtoletourselveswanderthroughfieldsofknowledge,

readytobesurprised.Instead,weseekonlytheinformationwewant.

F>

Whyisthisaproblem?

Becausewithoutcuriositywewilllosethespiritofinnovationand

entrepreneurship.Wewillseeunimaginativegovernmentsanddyingcorporationsmakedisastrous

decisions.Wewillloseavitalpartofwhathasmadehumanityasawholesosuccessfulasa

species.

G>Lesliepresentsconsiderableevidenceforthepropositionthatthesocietyasawholeis

growinglesscurious.IntheU.S.andEurope,forexample,theriseoftheInternethasledtoa

decliningconsumptionofnewsfromoutsidethereader’sborders.Butnoteverythingistobe

blamedontechnology.Thedeclineininterestinliteraryfictionisalsooneofthecausesidentified

byLeslie.Readingliteraryfiction,hesays,makesusmorecurious.

H>Moreover,inordertobecurious,"youhavetobeawareofagapinyourknowledgeinthe

firstplace."AlthoughLeslieperhapspaintsabitbroadlyincontendingthatmostofusare

unawareofhowmuchwedon’tknow,he’ssurelyrighttopointoutthattheproblemisgrowing:

"Googlecangiveusthepowerfulillusionthatallquestionshavedefiniteanswers."

I>

Indeed,Google,forwhichLeslieexpressesadmiration,isalsohisfrequentwhippingboy<替

罪羊.HequotesGoogleco-founderLarryPagetotheeffectthatthe"perfectsearchengine"will

"understandexactlywhatImeanandgivemebackexactlywhatIwant."Elsewhereinthebook,

Lesliewrites:

"Googleaimstosaveyoufromthethirstofcuriosityaltogether."

J>

Somewhatnostalgically<怀旧地,hequotesJohnMaynardKeynes’sjustlyfamouswordsof

praisetothebookstore：

"Oneshouldenteritvaguely,almostinadream,andallowwhatisthere

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freelytoattractandinfluencetheeye.Towalktheroundsofthebookshops,dippinginascuriosity

dictates,shouldbeanafternoon’sentertainment."Ifonly!

K>Citingtheworkofpsychologistsandcognitive<认知的scientists,Lesliecriticizesthe

receivedwisdomthatacademicsuccessistheresultofacombinationofintellectualtalentand

hardwork.Curiosity,heargues,isthethirdkeyfactor—andadifficultonetopreserve.Ifnot

cultivated,itwillnotsurvive：

"Childhoodcuriosityisacollaborationbetweenchildandadult.

Thesurestwaytokillitistoleaveitalone."

L>

Schooleducation,hewarns,isoftenconductedinawaythatmakeschildrenincurious.

Childrenofeducatedandupper-middle-classparentsturnouttobefarmorecurious,evenatearly

ages,thanchildrenofworkingclassandlowerclassfamilies.Thatlackofcuriosityproducesa

relativelackofknowledge,andthelackofknowledgeisdifficultifnotimpossibletocompensate

forlateron.

M>AlthoughLeslie’sbookisn’taboutpolitics,hedoesn’tentirelyshyawayfromtheproblem.

Politicalleaders,likeleadersofotherorganizations,shouldbecurious.Theyshouldaskquestions

atcrucialmoments.Thereareseriousconsequences,hewarns,innotwantingtoknow.

N>HepresentsasanexamplethefailureoftheGeorgeW.Bushadministrationtoprepare

properlyfortheafter-effectsoftheinvasionofIraq.AccordingtoLeslie,thosewhoridiculed

formerDefenseSecretaryDonaldRumsfeldforhis2002remarkthatwehavetobewaryofthe

"unknownunknowns"weremistaken.Rumsfeld’sidea,Lesliewrites,"wasn’tabsurd—itwas

smart.’’Headds,"Thetragedyisthathedidn’tfollowhisownadvice."

O>AllofwhichbringsusbacktoGoodellandtheChristiecaseandBenghazi.Eachcriticinthose

examplesischarging,inadifferentway,thatsomeoneinauthorityisintentionallybeingincurious.

Ileaveittothereader’spoliticalpreferencetodecidewhich,ifany,chargesshouldstick.Butlet’s

becarefulaboutdemandingcuriosityabouttheotherside’sweaknessesandremaining

determinedlyincuriousaboutourown.Weshouldbedelightedtopursueknowledgeforitsown

sake—evenwhenwhatwefindoutissomethingwedidn’tparticularlywanttoknow.

36.Tobecurious,weneedtorealizefirstofallthattherearemanythingswedon'tknow.

37.AccordingtoLeslie,curiosityisessentialtoone’ssuccess.

38.Weshouldfeelhappywhenwepursueknowledgeforknowledge’ssake.

39.Politicalleaders’lackofcuriositywillresultinbadconsequences.

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40.Thereareoftenaccusationsaboutpoliticians’andthemedia’slackofcuriositytofindoutthe

truth.

41.Thelesscuriousachildis,thelessknowledgethechildmayturnouttohave.

42.Itiswidelyacceptedthatacademicaccomplishmentliesinbothintelligenceanddiligence.

43.Visitingabookshopascuriosityleadsuscanbeagoodwaytoentertainourselves.

44.BoththeriseoftheInternetandreducedappetiteforliteraryfictioncontributetopeo