2013年6月英语四级真题答案(卷一)(一)

Part I Writing Return to the society Part II Reading comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 1. What is the reason that we fail to attend to our family financial well-being? [D] We think it needn’t be dealt with immediately. 2. We work out a budget in order to . [A] avoid unnecessary spending 3. What is the advantage of the retirement savings? [B] Employees can get money as the retirement savings from their employers. 4. It’s good for us to have some cash on hand to . [C] cope with sudden and serious situations 5. Which group of people is advised to hold a health insurance? [D] Those who are less than 65 years old. 6. The money you get from the disability insurance through the employee benefits plan is . [A] not enough for a decent living 7. What can a life insurance do to a child? [B] It offers timely money for the funeral if the child dies. 8. According to Karin Barkhorn, the government has to decide how to arrange a person’s assets if he dies without a will. 9. Once a person loses the ability to do things, a living will is a reliable document for required medical measures. 10. Under your durable power of attorney, if you are unable, a person can be given the authority to make financial decisions for you. Part III Listening Comprehension Section A 11. [A] Play the music more quietly. 12. [B] The professor may change his mind 13. [D] She can’t go on the trip because of academic reasons. 14. [D] It’s not certain whether the trip will take place. 15. [D] The woman is applying a job. 16. [A] She is unhappy with the man’s promises. 17. [B] He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him. 18. [D] The man is unwilling to take a look at the houses for sale. 19. [A] She needs some information. 20. [C] Home-made candy. 21. [B] Tuesday. 22. [D] Priority service. 23. [D] taking a quick look at an exhibit before lunch. 24. [A] Through signs. 25. [C] His social status. Section B Passage One 26. [C] People differ from each other in facial features. 27. [B] Learn to recognize human faces. 28. [A] Movie actors. 29. [D] People differ in their behaviors and physical characteristics. Passage Two 30. [B] deg@waikato.ac.nz. 31. [C] $8,000. 32. [D] See a doctor at the school Medical Centre. Passage Three 33. [D] Human beings can make anything stand for anything by agreement. 34. [B] Our culture determines what a symbol stands for. 35. [C] Words are not necessarily connected with the things they stand for. Section C 36. variety 37. response 38. usual 39. approach 40.discovered 41. lengthy 42. surveyed 43. possible 44. A list is then presented to the advisory committee which meets about once a month 45. If the committee likes the list, it sends it up to the board of directors which makes the final decision 46. So there’s a possibility that a stamp might be designed, but still never actually go into circulation Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Section A 47. [N] mystery 48. [B] sounds 49. [J] upon 50. [E] combined 51. [I] down 52. [L] or 53. [G] associations 54. [M] filled 55. [C] longer 56. [H] recall Passage One 57. What do we learn about African elephants from the passage? [A] It is difficult for people to tame them. 58. Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because . [D] white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s 59. According to the passage, why is the Thai elephant “out of work”? [C] The elephants are no longer useful to their owners. 60. What is said about Thailand’s elephant population at various times? [B] Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150. 61. The passage is most probably from . [C] a research report Passage Two 62. What does Wordsworth mean by “habit rules the unreflecting herd” (Line 2, Para.1)? [C] Habit is characterized by being mechanical. 63. What have the researchers discovered about the formation of new habits? [D] They can be guided. 64. The word “ruts”(Line 1, Para.4) has closest meaning to . [A] tracks 65. Dawna Markova would most probably agree that . [D] curiosity activates creative minds 66. Ryan’s comments suggest that the practice of standard testing . [B] prevents new habits from being formed Part V Cloze The human brain is the most complex structure on the universe. It contains 67roughly 100 billion nerve cells, each of 68which has thousands of connections with each other. Their interaction 69controls each of the body’s functions, allows thoughts, perceptions, memories, feelings, and also movement and 70communication. Understanding just how the brain works, in health or in sickness, is one of the 71greatest challenges of our time. What is determined by genes, what is formed by experience? Scientists are investigating all 72aspects of the nervous system. Great progress can be 73expeeted in visualizing and modeling brain functions, as well as in research into their biological basis. Today, it is 74assumed that 30 to 50 percent of human genes exercise their function 75chiefly in the brain. This gives an 76indication of the complexity of the genetic control and 77development. The cause of many nerve diseases lies in 78defects in genes that play a role in development. Half of all genetic 79diseases affect the nervous system. The brain can only reach its full 80capability through interaction with its 81surroundings. Researchers are examining the interaction of genes and 82experiences with regard to the expression and 83fine-tuning of nerve circuits in the brain. How do nerve cell 84processes find their goal? How do different brain areas develop? How do perceiving85 functions mature? Thanks to research, the prevention and cure of may brain diseases seems possible for the first time. Better knowledge of the way the brain processes 86information could, moreover, make new computers possible. Part VI Translation 87. Frankly speaking, I’d rather you didn’t do anything about it (别为这做任何事) for the time being. 88. The letter will have been finished (信已经写完了) by the time you come back. 89. If he had know this would happen, he would have acted differently (也许会以不同 方式行事). 90. He was punished lest he make the same mistake again (再次犯同样的错误) . 91. Reading between the lines (从字里行间), I would say that the government are more worried that they will admit.