2016年6月四级真题第三套

2016.06大学英语四级考试真题第三套PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstoyourparentsoranyfamilymembersuponmakingmemorableachievement.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)与第二套听力完全一样，故不再重复给出。PartШReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks,Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoice.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Signsbarringcell-phoneuseareafamiliarsighttoanyonewhohaseversatinahospitalwaitingroom.Butthe26popularityofelectronicmedicalrecordshasforcedhospital-baseddoctorstobecome27oncomputersthroughouttheday,anddesktops—whichkeepdoctorsfrombedsides—are28givingwaytowirelessdevices.Asclericalloadsincreased,“somethinghadto29,andthatwasalwaysfacetimewithpatients.”saysDr.BhaktiPatel,aformerchiefresidentintheUniversityofChicago‟sinternal-medicineprogram.Infall2010,shehelped30apilotprojectinChicagotoseeiftheiPadcouldimproveworkingconditionsandpatientcare.Theexperimentwasso31thatallinternal-medicineresidentsattheuniversitynowgetiPadswhentheybegintheprogram.JohnsHopkins‟internal-medicineprogramadoptedthesame32in2011.MedicalschoolsatYaleandStanfordnowhavepaperless,iPad-basedcurriculums.“You‟llwantaniPadjustsoyoucanwearthis”isthesloganforoneofthenewlabcoats33withlargepocketstoaccommodatetabletcomputers.AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfoundthatpatientsgottestsand34fasteriftheywerecaredforbyiPad-equippedresidents.Manypatientsalso35abetterunderstandingoftheillnessesthatlandedtheminthehospitalinthefirstplace.A)dependentI)policyB)designedJ)prospectC)fastK)ratherD)flyingL)reliableE)gainedM)signalF)giveN)successfulG)growingO)treatmentsH)launchSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.AncientGreekWisdomInspiresGuidelinestoGoodLife[A]Isitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthatisincreasinglychallengedbythreatsanduncertaintiesfromwars,terrorism,economiccrisesandawidespreadoutbreakofinfectiousdiseases?Theanswerisyes,accordingtoanewbookThe10GoldenRules:AncientWisdomfromtheGreekPhilosophersonLivingaGoodLife.Thebookisco-authoredbyLongIslandUniversity‟sphilosophyprofessorMichaelSoupiosandeconomicsprofessorPanosMourdonkoutas.[B]ThewisdomoftheancientGreekphilosophersistimeless,saysSoupios.Thephilosophyprofessorsaysitisasrelevanttodayaswheniswasfirstwrittenmanycenturiesago.“Thereisnoexpiration（失效）dataonwisdom,”hesays,“Thereisnoshelflifeonintelligence.Ithinkthatthingshavebecomeverygloomythesedays,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleadingcues,alotofwhattheancientswouldhavecalledsophistry（诡辩）.ThenicethingaboutancientphilosophyasofferedbytheGreeksisthattheytendedtoseelifeclearandwhole,inawaythatwetendnottoseelifetoday.”Examineyourlife[C]Soupios,alongwithhisco-authorPanosMourdonkoutas,developedtheir10goldenrulesbyturningtothemenbehindthatphilosophy—Aristotle,Socrates,EpictetusandPythagoras,amongothers.Thefirstrule—examineyourlife—isthecommonthreadthatrunsthroughtheentirebook.SoupiossaysthatitisbasedonPlato‟sobservationthattheunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving.“TheGreeksarealwaysconcernedaboutboxingthemselvesin,intermsofconvictions（信念）,”hesays.“Sotakeastepback,switchofftheautomaticpilotandactuallystopandreflectaboutthingslikeourpriorities,ourvalues,andourrelationships.”Stopworryingaboutwhatyoucannotcontrol[D]Aswebegintoexamineourlife,Soupiossays,wecometoRuleNo.2:Worryonlyaboutthingsthatyoucancontrol.“TheindividualwhopromotedthisideawasaStoicphilosopher.HisnameisEpicteus,”hesays.“AndwhattheStoicssayingeneralissimplythis:Thereisalargerplan.Youarenotgoingtobeabletocontrolthedimensionsofthisplan.”[E]So,Soupiosexplains,itisnotworthittowasteourphysical,intellectualandspiritualenergyworryingaboutthingsthatarebeyondourcontrol.“IcannotcontrolwhetherornotIwindupgettingthediseaseswineflu,forexample,”hesays,“Imean,therearesomecautiousstepsIcantake,butultimatelyIcannotguaranteemyselfthat.SowhatEpictetuswouldsayissittingathomeworryingaboutthatwouldbewrongandwastefulandirrational.Youshouldliveyourlifeattemptingtoidentifyandcontrolthosethingswhichyoucangenuinelycontrol.”Seektrueplease[F]Tohaveameaningful,happylifeweneedfriends.ButaccordingtoAristotle—astudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat—mostrelationshipsdon‟tqualifyastruefriendships.“JustbecauseIhaveabusinessrelationshipwithanindividualandIcanprofitfromthatrelationship,itdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthispersonismyfriend,”Soupiossays.“Realfriendshipiswhentwoindividualssharethesamesoul.ItisabeautifulanduncharacteristicallypoeticimagethatAristot