大学英语四级真题第一套Word格式.docx
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youareallowed30minutestowrite
a
newsreporttoyour
campus
newspaper
onavolunteeractivityorganizedbyyourStudentUnionto
assist
elderlypeopleintheneighborhood.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words
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PartIII
ReadingComprehension
(40
minutes)SectionA
ThecenterofAmericanautomobileinnovationhasinthepastdecademoved2,000milesaway.Ithas
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fromDetroittoSiliconValley,whereself-drivingvehiclesarecomingintolife.
Ina
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totakeproductionbacktoDetroit,Michiganlawmakershaveintroduced
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thatcouldmaketheirstatethebestplaceinthecountry,ifnottheworld,todevelopself-drivingvehiclesandputthemontheroad.
“Michigan’s
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inautoresearchanddevelopmentisunderattackfromseveralstatesandcountrieswhichdesireto
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ourleadershipintransportation.Wecan’tlethappen,”saysSenatorMikeKowall,thelead
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offourbillsrecentlyintroduced.
Ifallfourbillspassaswritten,theywould
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asubstantialupdateofMichigan’s2013lawthatallowedthetestingofself-drivingvehiclesinlimitedconditions.
Manufacturerwouldhavenearlytotalfreedomtotesttheirself-drivingtechnologyonpublicroads.Theywouldbeallowedtosendgroupsofself-drivingcarsoncross-stateroadtrips,andevenseton-demand
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ofself-drivingcars,liketheoneGeneralMotorsandLyftarebuilding.
LawmakersinMichiganclearlywanttomakethestatereadyforthecommercialapplicationofself-drivingtechnology.In
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California,homeofSiliconValley,
recentlyproposedfarmore
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rulesthatwouldrequirehumandriversbereadytotakethewheel,andcommercialuseofself-drivingtechnology.
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B)
contrastC)
deputyD)
dominanceE)fleetsF)knotsG)legislationI)
replace
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SectionB
HowWorkWillChangeWhenMostofUsLiveto100
A.TodayintheUnitedStatesthereare72,000
centenarians(百岁老人).Worldwide,Probably450,000.Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,thenby2050therewillbemorethanamillionintheUSalone.AccordingtotheworkofProfessorJamesVaupelandhisco-researchers,50%ofbabiesbornintheUSin2007havealifeexpectancyof104ormore.BroadlythesameholdsfortheUK,Germany,France,ItalyandCanada,andforJapan50%of2007babiescanexpecttoliveto107.
B.Understandably,thereareconcernsaboutwhatthismeansforpublicfinancesgiventheassociatedhealthandpensionchallenges.Thesechallengesarereal,andsocietyurgentlyneedstoaddressthem.Butitisalsoimportanttolookatthewiderpictureofwhathappenswhensomanypeoplelivefor100years.Itisamistaketosimplyequate
longevity
(长寿)withissuesofoldage.Longerliveshaveimplicationsforalloflife,notjusttheendofit.
C.Ourviewisthatifmanypeoplearelivingforlonger,andarehealthierforlonger,thenthiswillresultinaninevitableredesignofworkandlife.Whenpeoplelivelonger,theyarenotonlyolderforlonger,butalsoyoungerforlonger.Thereissometruthinthesayingthat
“70isthenew60”
or
“40thenew30.”
Ifyouagemoreslowlyoveralongertimeperiod,thenyouareinsomesenseyoungerforlonger.
D.Butthechangesgofurtherthanthat.Take,forinstance,theageatwhichpeoplemakecommitmentssuchasbuyingahouse,gettingmarried,havingchildren,orstartingacareer.Theseareallfundamentalcommitmentsthatarenowoccurringlaterinlife.In1962,50%ofAmericansweremarriedbyage21.By2014,that
milestone(里程碑)hadshiftedtoage29.
E.Whiletherearenumerousfactorsbehindtheseshifts,onefactorissurelyagrowingrealizationfortheyoungthattheyaregoingtolivelonger.Optionsaremorevaluablethelongertheycanbeheld.Soifyoubelieveyouwilllivelonger,thenoptionsbecomemorevaluable,andearlycommitmentbecomeslessattractive.Theresultisthatthecommitmentsthatpreviouslycharacterizedthebeginningofadulthoodarenowbeingdelayed,andnewpatternsofbehaviorandanewstageoflifeareemergingforthoseintheirtwenties.
F.Longevityalsopushesbacktheageofretirement,andnotonlyforfinancialreasons.Yes,unlesspeoplearepreparedtosavealotmore,ourcalculationssuggestthatifyouarenowinyourmid-40s,thenyouarelikelytoworkuntilyourearly70s;
andifyouareinyourearly20s,thereisarealchanceyouwillneedtoworkuntilyourlate70sorpossiblyevenintoyour80s.Butevenifpeopleareabletoeconomicallysupportaretirementat65,overthirtyyearsofpotentialinactivityisharmfultocognitive(认知的)andemotionalvitality.Manypeoplemaysimplynotwanttodoit.
G.Andyetthatdoesnotmeanthatsimplyextendingourcareersisappealing.Just
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