英语四级真题2017年12月(第三套)试卷及答案解析

2017年12月四级考试真题（第三套）PartIWriting(30minutes)D1rect10ns:凡rthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweendoctorsandpatients.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension说明：2017年12月四级真题全国共考了两套听力。本套的听力内容与第二套的完全一样，只是选项的顺序不一样而已。PartIDReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionA．Directions:Inth·issection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofcho即esgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Weallknowthereexistsagreatvoid(空臼）inthepubliceducationalsystemwhenitcomesto26toSTEM(Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics)courses.OneeducatornamedDoriRobertsdecidedtodosomethingtochangethissystem.Doritaughthighschoolengineeringfor11years.ShenoticedtherewasarealvoidinqualitySTEMeducationatall27ofthepubliceducationalsystem.Shesaid,IstartedEngineeringForKids(EFK)afternoticingareallackofmath,scienceandengineeringprogramsto28myownkidsin.Shedecidedtostartanafterschoolprogramwherechildren29inSTEM-basedcompetitions.Theclubgrewquicklyandwhenitreached控Qmembersandthekidsintheprogramwonseveralstate30,shedecidedtodevoteallhertimetocultivatingand31it.TheglobalbusinessEFKwasborn.DoribeganoperatingEFKoutofherVirginiahome,whichshethenexpandedto32recreationcenters.Today,theEFKprogram33over144branchesin32stateswithintheUnitedStatesandin21countries.SaleshavedoubledfromMYM5millionin2014toMYMlOmillionin2015,with25newbranchesplannedfor2016.TheEFKwebsitestates,Ournationisnot34enoughengineers.Ourphilosophyistoinspirekidsatayoungagetounderstandthatengineeringisagreat35.A)attractedB)careerC)championshipsD)degreesE)developingF)enrollG)exposureH)feasibleI)feedingJ)graduatingK)interestL)levelsM)localN)operates0)participated—1—SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains叫ormationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.IdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderivedYoumaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter:AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Whyaren'tyoucuriousaboutwhathappened?A)YoususpendedRayRiceafterourvideo,areporterfromTMZchallengedNationalFootballLeagueCommissionerRogerGoodelltheotherday.Whydidn'tyouhavethecuriositytogotothecasino(赌场）yourself?Theimplicationofthequestionisthatamorecuriouscommissionerwouldhavefoundawaytogetthetape.B)Theaccusationofincuriosityisonethatwehearoften,carryingthesuggestionthatthereissomethingwrongwithnotwantingtosearchoutthetruth.Ihavebeenbotheredforalongtimeaboutthecuriouslackofcuriosity,saidaDemocraticmemberoftheNewJerseylegislaturebackinJuly,referringtoaninsufficientlyinquiringattitudeonthepartofanassistanttoNewJerseyGovernorChrisChristiewhochosenottoaskhardquestionsabouttheGeorgeWashingtonBridgetrafficscandal.Isn'tthemainstreammediatheleastbitcuriousaboutwhathappened?wroteconservativewriterJenniferRubinearlierthisyear,referringtotheattackonAmericansinBenghazi,Libya.C)Theimplication,ineachcase,isthatcuriosityisagoodthing,andalackofcuriosityisaproblem.Aresuchaccusationssimplyeffortstoscorepoliticalpointsforone'sparty?Oristheresomethingofparticularvalueaboutcuriosityinandofitself?D)ThejournalistIanLeslie,inhisnewandenjoyablebookCurious:TheDesiretoKnowandWhyYourFutureDependsonIt,insiststhattheanswertothatlastquestionis'Yes'.Lesliearguesthatcuriosityisamuch­overlookedhumanvirtue,crucialtooursuccess,andthatwearelosingit.E)Wearesuffering,hewrites,fromaserendipitydeficit.ThewordserendipitywascoinedbyHoraceWalpoleinan1854letter,fromataleofthreeprinceswhowerealwaysmakingdiscoveries,byaccident,ofthingstheywerenotinsearchof.LeslieworriesthattheriseoftheInternet,amongothersocialandtechnologicalchanges,hasreducedourappetiteforaimlessadventures.Nolongerhavewetheinclinationtoletourselveswanderthroughfieldsofknowledge,readytobesurprised.Instead,weseekonlytheinformationwewant.F)Whyisthisaproblem?Becausewithoutcuriositywewilllosethespiritofinnovationandentrepreneurship.Wewi且seeunimaginativegovernmentsanddyingcorporationsmakedisastrousdecisions.Wewillloseavitalpartofwhathasmadehumanityasawholesosuccessfulasaspecies.G)Lesliepresentsconsiderableevidenceforthepropositionthatthesocietyasawholeisgrowinglesscurious.IntheU.S.andEurope,forexample,theriseoftheInternethasledtoadecliningconsumptionofnewsfromoutsidethereader'sborders.Butnoteverythingistobeblamedontechnology.ThedeclineininterestinliteraryfictionisalsooneofthecausesidentifiedbyLeslie.Readingliteraryfiction,hesays,makesusmorecurious.H)Moreover,inordertobecurious,youhavetobeawareofagapinyourknowledgeinthefirstplace.AlthoughLeslieperhapspaintsabitbroadlyincontendingthatmostofusareunawareofhowmuchwedon'tknow,he'ssurelyrighttopointoutthattheproblemisgrowing:Googlecangiveusthepowerfulillusionthatallquestionshavedefiniteanswers.I)Indeed,Google,forwhichL