英语四级真题和答案第二套.docx
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英语四级真题和答案第二套
2017年12月英语四级【第二套】真题和答案完整版
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Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
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低级拿分版
Nowadays,therehasbeenaheateddiscussionastotherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.Viewsonthetopicvarygreatlyamongpeoplefromdifferentwalksoflife.Somebelievethatparentsshouldspendmoretimewiththeirchildren,butothersconsideritbettertoaskchildrentoshowmoreunderstandingtowardstheirparents.
Ononehand,Iagreewiththeideathataschildren,weshouldshowmoreunderstandingandappreciatetheloveandlifeourparentshaveprovideduswith.Therefore,wecouldhelpourparentsathome,say,sharesomeofthehousework.Furthermore,wecouldalsotellthem“Iloveyou”everydaytothankthem.Ontheotherhand,workingparentsarebusyandhavegreatpressure,soitislikelythattheyneglecttheirkids.Hence,toimprovetheirrelationship,parentscouldsitdownandtalkwiththeirchildren,listentotheirproblems,helpthemandrespectthem.?
However,frommyperspective,thisisnotoneman’sjob.Bothparentsandchildrenshouldworktounderstandeachother.Thus,itiscrucialtohaveeffectivecommunication.Onlyinthiswaycantherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenbeimproved!
阅读部分
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SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
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Weallknowthereexistsagreatvoid(空白)inthepubliceducationalsystemwhenitcomesto?
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toSTEM(Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics)courses.OneeducatornamedDoriRobertsdecidedtodosomethingtochangethissystem.Doritaughthighschoolengineeringfor11years.ShenoticedtherewasarealvoidinqualitySTEMeducationatall?
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ofthepubliceducationalsystem.Shesaid,“IstartedEngineeringForKids(EFK)afternoticingareallackofmath,scienceandengineeringprogramsto?
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myownkidsin.”
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Shedecidedtostartanafterschoolprogramwherechildren?
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inSTEM-basedcompetitions.Theclubgrewquicklyandwhenitreached180membersandthekidsintheprogramwonseveralstate?
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shedecidedtodevoteallhertimetocultivatingand?
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it.TheglobalbusinessEFKwasborn.
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DoribeganoperatingEFKoutofherVirginiahome,whichshethenexpandedto?
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recreationcenters.Today,theEFKprogram?
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over144branchesin32stateswithintheUnitedStatesandin21countries.Saleshavedoubledfrom$5millionin2014to$10millionin2015,with25newbranchesplannedfor2016.TheEFKwebsitestates,“Ournationisnot?
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26.G)exposure
27.L)levels
28.F)enroll
29.O)participated
30.C)championships
31.E)developing
32.M)local
33.N)operates
34.J)graduating
35.B)career?
SectionB
Direction:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.
Whyaren’tyoucuriousaboutwhathappened
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“YoususpendedRayRiceafterourvideo,”areporterfromTMZchallengedNationalFootballLeagueCommissionerRogerGoodelltheotherday.”Whydidn’tyouhavethecuriositytogotothecasino(赌场)yourself”Theimplicationofthequestionisthatamorecuriouscommissionerwouldhavefoundawaytogetthetape.
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Theaccusationofincuriosityisonethatwehearoften,carryingthesuggestionthatthereissomethingwrongwithnotwantingtosearchoutthetruth.“Ihavebeenbotheredforalongtimeaboutthecuriouslackofcuriosity,”saidaDemocraticmemberoftheNewJerseylegislaturebackinJuly,referringtoaninsufficientlyinquiringattitudeonthepartofanassistanttoNewJerseyGovernorChrisChristiewhochosenottoaskhardquestionsabouttheGeorgeWashingtonBridgetrafficscandal.“Isn’tthemainstreammediatheleastbitcuriousaboutwhathappened”wroteconservativewriterJenniferRubinearlierthisyear,referringtotheattackonAmericansinBenghazi,Libya.
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Theimplication,ineachcase,isthatcuriosityisagoodthing,andalackofcuriosityisaproblem.Aresuchaccusationssimplyeffortstoscorepoliticalpointsforone’spartyOristheresomethingofparticularvalueaboutcuriosityinandofitself
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ThejournalistIanLeslie,inhisnewandenjoyablebookCurious:
TheDesiretoKnowandWhyYourFutureDependsonIt,insiststhattheanswertothatlastquestionis“Yes”.Lesliearguesthatcuriosityisamuch-overlookedhumanvirtue,crucialtooursuccess,andthatwearelosingit.
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Wearesuffering,hewrites,froma“serendipitydeficit.”Theword“serendipity”wascoinedbyHoraceWalpoleinan1854letter,fromataleofthreeprinceswho“werealwaysmakingdiscoveries,byaccident,ofthingstheywerenotinsearchof.”LeslieworriesthattheriseoftheInternet,amongothersocialandtechnologicalchanges,hasreducedourappetiteforaimlessadventures.Nolongerhavewetheinclinationtoletourselveswanderthroughfieldsofknowledge,readytobesurprised.Instead,weseekonlytheinformationwewant.?
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WhyisthisaproblemBecausewithoutcuriositywewilllosethespiritofinnovationandentrepreneurship.Wewillseeunimaginativegovernmentsanddyingcorporationsmakedisastrousdecisions.Wewillloseavitalpartofwhathasmadehumanityasawholesosuccessfulasaspecies.
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Lesliepresentsconsiderableevidenceforthepropositionthatthesocietyasawholeisgrowinglesscurious.IntheU.S.andEurope,forexample,theriseoftheInternethasledtoadecliningconsumptionofnewsfromoutsidethereader’sborders.Butnoteverythingistobeblamedontechnology.ThedeclineininterestinliteraryfictionisalsooneofthecausesidentifiedbyLeslie.Readingliteraryfiction,hesays,makeusmorecurious.
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Moreover,inordertobecurious,”youhavetoawareofagapinyourknowledgeinthefirstplace.”AlthoughLeslieperhapspaintsabitbroadlyincontendingthatmostofusareunawareofhowmuchwedon’tknow,he’ssurelyrighttopointoutthattheproblemisgrowing:
”Googlecangiveusthepowerfulillusionthatallquestionshavedefiniteanswers.”
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Indeed,Google,forwhichLeslieexpressesadmiration,isalsohisfrequentwhippingboy(替罪羊).HequotesGoogleco-founderLarryPagetotheeffectthatthe“perfectsearchengine”will“understandexactlywhatImeanandgivemebackexactlywhatIwant.”Elsewhereinthebook.?
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“Googleaimstosaveyoufromthethirstofcuriosityaltogether.”
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Somewhatnostalgically(怀旧地),hequoteJohnMaynardKeynes’sjustlyfamouswordsofpraisetothebookstore:
”Oneshouldenteritvaguely,almostinadream,andallowwhatistherefreelytoattractandinfluencetheeye.Towalktheroundsofthebookshops,dippinginascuriositydictates,shouldbeanafternoon’sentertainment.”Ifonly!
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Citingtheworkofpsychologistsandcognitive(认知的)scientists,Lesliecriticizesthereceivedwisdomthatacademicsuccessistheresultofacombinationofintellectualtalentandhardwork.Curiosity,heargues,isthethirdkeyfactor—andadifficultonetopreserve.Ifnotcultivated,itwillnotsurvive:
“Childhoodcuriosityisacollaborationbetweenchildandadult.Thesurestwaytokillitistoleaveitalone.”
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Schooleducation,hewarns,isoftenconductedinawaythatmakeschildrenincurious.Childrenofeducatedandupper-middle-classparentsturnouttobefarmorecurious,evenatearlyages,thanchildrenofworkingclassandlowerclassfamilies.Thatlackofcuriosityproducesarelativelackofknowledge,andthelackofknowledgeisdifficultifnotimpossibletocompensateforlateron.
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AlthoughLeslie’sbookisn’taboutpolitics,hedoesn’tentirelyshyawayfromtheproblem.Politicalleaders,likeleadersofotherorganizations,shouldbecurious.Theyshouldaskquestionsatcrucialmoments.Thereareseriousconsequences,hewarns,innotwantingtoknow.
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HepresentsasanexamplethefailureoftheGeogreW.Bushadministrationtoprepareproperlyfortheafter-effectsoftheinvasionofIraq.AccordingtoLeslie,thosewhoridiculedformerDefenseSecretaryDonaldRumsfeldforhis2002remarkthatwehavetobewaryofthe“unknownunknowns”weremistaken.Rumsfeld’sidea,Lesliewrites,“wasn'tabsurd—itwassmart.”Headds,“Thetragedyisthathedidn'tfollowhisownadvice.”
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AllofwhichbringsusbacktoGoodellandtheChristiecaseandBenghazi.Eachcriticinthoseexamplesischarging,inadifferentway,thatsomeoneinauthorityisintentionallybeingincurious.Ileaveittothereader'spoliticalpreferencetodecidewhich,ifany,chargesshouldstick.Butlet’sbecarefulaboutdemandingcuriosityabouttheotherside’sweaknessesandremainingdeterminedlyincuriousabo
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