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英语四级完整版真题3
2013年06月英语四级完整版真题(第三套)
PartOne写作
PartTwo快速阅读
SurvivingtheRecession
America'srecessionbeganquietlyattheendof2007.Sincethenithasevolvedintoaglobalcrisis.Reasonablepeoplemaydisagreeaboutwhomtoblame.Financierswhowerenotascleverastheythoughttheywere?
Regulatorsfallingasleepatwork?
Consumerswhoborrowedtoomuch?
Politicianswhothoughtlesslypromotedhome-ownershipforthosewhocouldnotaffordit?
Allareguilty;andwhatamesstheyhavecreated.
Since2007Americahasshed5millionjobs.Morethan15%oftheworkforcearejoblessorunderemployed-roughly25millionworkers.Theonlyindustriesswellingtheirpayrollsarehealthcare,utilitiesandthefederalgovernment.ThevalueoflistedsharesinAmericanfirmscollapsedby57%fromitspeakinOctober2007toalowinMarchthisyear,thoughithassincebouncedbacksomewhat.Industrialproductionfellby12.8%intheyeartoMarch,theworstslidesincetheSecondWorldWar.MarkZandi,andeconomistatMoody'sEconomy,com,predictsthattherecessionwillshrinkAmerica'seconomyby3.5%intotal.Formostexecutives,thisistheworstbusinessenvironmentthey'veeverseen.
Timesaresotoughthatevenbossesaretakingpaycuts.Median(中位数的)payforchiefexecutivesofS&P500companiesfell6.8%in2008.TheoverthrownbusinessgiantsofWallStreettookthebiggestknock,withaveragepaycutsof38%andmedianbonusesofzero.Buttherewassomepainforeveryone;medianpayforchiefexecutivesofnon-financialfirmsintheS&P500fellby2.7%.
Nearlyeverybusinesshasasadtaletotell.Forexample,ArneSorenson,thepresidentofMarriotthotels,likensthecrisistothedownturnthathithisbusinessafterSeptember11th,2001.Whenthetwintowersfell,Americansstoppedtravelling.Marriotthaditsworstquarterever,withrevenuesperroomfallingby25%.Thisyear,withoutaterroristattack,thehotelindustryis"puttingthesamenumbersontheboard",saysMr.Sorenson.
Thehotelbust(不景气),likemostbusts,wasprecededbyabreathtakingboom.Althoughmanyotherbigfirmsresistedthetemptationtoover-borrow,developersborrowedheavilyandbuiltbiggerandfancierhotelsasifthewholeworldwereplanningaholidayinLasVegas.Whenthebubbleburst,demandcollapsed.Hotelownersfoundthemselveswithahugenumberofemptyroomsevenasalotofunnecessarynewhotelswerereadytoopen.
Otherindustrieshavesufferedevenmore.Largenumbersofbuilders,propertyfirmsandretailershavegonebankrupt.AndadisasterhashitDetroit.LastyeartheAmericancarindustryhadthecapacitytomake17millionvehicles.Salesin2009couldbebarelyhalfofthat.TheBigThreeAmericancarmakers-GeneralMotors,FordandChrysler-accumulatedruinouscostsoverthepost-waryears,suchasgold-platedhealthplansandpensionsforworkerswhoretiredasyoungas48.Allthreearedesperatelyrestructuring.OnlyFordmaysurviveinitscurrentform.
Hardtimesbreedhardfeelings.FewAmericansunderstandwhatcausedtherecession.Someareseekingscapegoats(替罪羊).Politiciansarehappytotakeadvantage.BosseshavebeensummonedtoWashingtontobescoldedonlivetelevision.Thepresidentcondemnstheirgreed.
Extravagance(奢侈)isout
Businessfolkarebendingoverbackwardstoavoidseemingextravagant.Meetingsatresortsaresuddenlyunacceptable.GoldmanSachs,aninvestmentbank,cancelledaconferenceinLasVegasatthelastminuteandrebookeditinSanFrancisco,whichcostmorebutsoundedlessfun.
Anyway,thepainwilleventuallyend.Americanbusinesswillregainitsshine.Manyfirmswilldie,butthesurvivorswillemergeleanerandstrongerthanbefore.Thefinancialsector'sshareoftheeconomywillshrink,andstayshrunkforyearstocome.Theimportanceofnon-financialfirmswillaccordinglyrise,alongwiththeirabilitytoattractthebesttalent.Americawillremainthebestplaceonearthtodobusiness,solongasBarackObamaandtheDemocratsinCongressresistthetemptationtointerferetoomuch,andsolongasorganisedlabourdoesnotoverplayitshand.
Thecrisiswillprovehugelydisruptive(破坏性的),however.Badmanagementtechniqueswillbeexposed.Necessitywillforcetheswiftadoptionofmoreefficientones.Atthesametime,technologicalinnovation(创新)willbarelypauseforbreath-andtwobigpoliticalchangesseemlikely.
Mr.Obama'splantocurbcarbondioxide(CO2)emissions(排放),thoughnecessary,willbefarfromcost-free,whateverhissunnyspeechesonthesubjectmightsuggest.Theshifttoalow-carboneconomywillhelpsomefirms,hurtothersandrequireeveryorganisationthatusesmuchenergytorethinkhowitoperates.ItishardertopredicthowMr.Obama'sproposedreformstothefailinghealth-caresystemwillturnout.Ifhesucceedsincurbingcosts-abigif-itwouldbeahugegainforAmerica.Somebusinesseswillbenefitbutthevastbulkofthesavingswillbecapturedbyworkers,.
1.Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthatAmerica'srecessionistheresultof_____.
A)amessyrealestatemarket
B)acombinationofcauses
C)unregulatedcompetition
D)financiers'mismanagement
2.Attheworsttime,thetotalvalueoflistedsharesinAmericanfirmsshrankby_____.
A)57%B)15%C)12.8%D)3.5%
3.AccordingtoArneSorenson,thepresidentofMarriotthotels,thecurrentrecession______.
A)wastheworsthehadeverseensinceWorldWarII
B)reducedhisrevenuestoaquarterofnormalyears
C)hithisbusinessashardasthe911terroristattack
D)spoiledhisplanstobuildmorehotelsinLasVegas
4.TheBigThreeAmericancarmakersneedrestructuringtosurvivebecause______.
A)theirproductioncapacityhasshrunktolessthanhalfofthepreviousyear
B)theirtechnologyhasfallenbehindtheircompetitors'elsewhereintheworld
C)theyhaveborrowedtooheavilyandaccumulatedtoolargeamountsofdebt
D)theycannotcopewiththeruinouscostsaccumulatedoverthepost-waryears
5.GoldmanSachs,aninvestmentbank,cancelledaconferenceinLasVegasinorderto______.
A)raiseitsefficiency
B)cutunnecessarycosts
C)avoidseemingwasteful
D)havefuninSanFrancisco
6.Theauthorofthisreportseemstobe______.
A)againsttoomuchgovernmentinterferenceintheeconomy
B)optimisticaboutObama'sefforttoreduceCO2emissions
C)interestedinpoliticalandeconomicreforms
D)concernedabouttheinterestsoftheworkforce
7.Accordingtotheauthor.Obama'splantolimitcarbondioxideemissionswill______.
A)notbenefitAmerica'sindustry
B)benefitthewholenation
C)dogoodtotheenvironment
D)bynomeansbeinexpensive
8.BecauseHarlowCurtice'sfirmwasleadingAmericaincreating"aneweconomicorder",hewasnamedbyTimemagazineas___________in1955.
9.InMarch,GeneralMotors'chiefexecutivewasfiredbyMr.Obamafor___________.
10.TheauthorisafraidthattheObamaadministrationwillendup___________America'seconomy.
PartThree十五选十
Justwhenyouhadfiguredouthowtomanagefatinyourdiet,researchersarenowwarningagainstanothercommonmealtimepitfall(陷阱)-salt.
AstudybyresearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco(UCSF),StandfordUniversityandColumbiaUniversityshowsthatevena__47__decreaseindailysaltintake(摄入)canleadtodramatichealthbenefits.Theauthors__48__anannualdropofasmanyas120000casesofheartdisease,66000__49__ofstrokeand99000heartattacks__50__byhighbloodpressureaftera3-g-per-dayreductioninsalt.
Theadvantages,notsurprisingly,weregreaterforAfricanAmericans,whoaremorelikelyto__51__highbloodpressurethanotherethnicgroups,andfortheelderly,sincebloodvesselsstiffenwithage,whichcanleadtohigherbloodpressure.
"EveryoneintheUSisconsumingsaltfarin__52__ofwhatisgoodforthem,"saysleadauthorDr.KirstenBibbins-DomingoofUCSF."Whatwearesuggestingisthatapopulation-wideefforttoreducesaltintake,even__53__willhavehealthbenefits."
Theteamconductedacomputer-basedanalysistodeterminethe__54__ofa3-g-per-dayreductioninsaltintakeonratesofheartdiseaseanddeath.Theyalsocalculatedthecostsavingsemergingfromtheamountofdiseasethatwouldbe__55__becauseoflowerbloodpressure.Theconclusion:
bycuttingsaltintakenationwide,theUScouldsave$10billionto$24billion__56__inhealthcarecosts.
PartFour短阅读
PassageOne
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
tofrownwhentheyreceivedpowerbillsthatroutinelytopped$200.LastSeptemberthecouplemovedintoa1500-square-foothomeinPremierGardens,asubdivisionof95"zero-energyhomes"(ZEH)justoutsidetown.Nowthey'reactuallyeagertoseetheirelectricitybills.Thegrandtotaloverthe10monthsthey'velivedinthethree-bedroomhouse:
$75.Forthepasttwomonthstheyhaven'tpaidacent.
ZEHcommunitiesaretheleadingedgeoftechnologiesthatmightsomedaycreatehousesthatproduceasmuchenergyastheyconsume.PremierGardensisoneofahalf-dozensubdivisionsinCaliforniawhereeveryhomecutspowerconsumptionby50%,mostlybyusinglow-powerappliancesandsolarpanels.
Asidefromthepanelsontheroof,PremierGardenslookslikeacommunityofconventionalhomes.Butinside,specialwindowscutpowerbillsbyblockingsolarheatinsummerandretainingindoorwarmthinwinter.
Therestoftheenergysavingscomesfromthesolarunits.Theydon'tjustfeedthehometheyserve.Iftheygeneratemorepowerthanthehomeisusing,theexcessflowsintotheutility'spowergrid(电网).Theresidentsarebilledby"netmetering":
they
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