大学英语四级真题第3套.docx

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大学英语四级真题第3套

2014年6月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

PartⅠWriting标准时间30minutes自测用时minutes

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingquestion.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

PartⅡListeningComprehension标准时间30minutes自测用时minutes

（与2014年6月大学英语四级真题第2套听力相同）

PartⅢReadingComprehension标准时间40minutes自测用时minutes

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000yearlongwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice36away.However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein37withotherminimumiceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare38toapredictedworldwideincreaseintemperatures39between1℃and6℃overthenext100years.Thewarmingwillbemore40insomeareas,lessinothers,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the41ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare—coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable（宜居的）and42forhumansthantheseareasarenow.

Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on43,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahumaninducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists44thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom（无规律的）variation—someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears45—butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.

A）appealingE）frequentlyI）meltedM）resolved

B）averageF）impactJ）persistN）sensible

C）contributingG）lineK）rangingO）shock

D）dramaticH）maintainL）recently

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection，youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheEndoftheBook？

［A］Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaperandinkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.Ebooksnowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthiscountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.Ebooksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.

［B］Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?

Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.

［C］Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,”etc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailableasebookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious”nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.

［D］Asforchildrensbooks,whoknows?

Childrensbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket（andthemarketing）isinherentlystrange.

［E］Forcluestothebooksfuture,letslookatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.

［F］Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeoldfashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABible—tobesure,alongbook—requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessmanhoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddleclasshouse.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere10million.

［G］Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon（继续存在）wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareoneofakindshowpieces.

［H］Sometimesanewtechnologydoesntdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidnt,becausetheaterturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.

［I］Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidntkillmovies,itdidkillsecondratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.

［J］NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows（“JackBenny,”“AmosandAndy,”“TheShadow”）allmigratedtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucantdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecameradiosprimetime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthelate1940sandamuchlargerone.

［K］Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry（骑兵）replacedthechariot（二轮战车）onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasnthadamilitaryfunctionforahundredyears,butisstillpartofanofficersfulldressuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalwayssymbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”

［L］Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky（不稳定的）atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdidntlosetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecamelargeenough（andenginessmallenough）tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.（Thehighcostofsteamandthelesserneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworldsoceanfreightmovingbysailuntiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.）

［M］Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupperandmiddleclasshomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseorapartment.Isuspectthereasonisadeeprootedloveofthefire.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood（whichismucheasiertoeatanddigest）.Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough（overamillionyears）thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.

［N］Books—especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford—haventbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheirliterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile（触觉的）pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostinebookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwintersnight.

［O］ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulbackupforwhenthelightsgoout.

46.Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.

47.Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.

48.Theradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.

49.Contrarytomanypeoplespredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.

50.Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.

51.Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.

52.Theincreaseofebooksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.

53.Anewtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.

54.Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbyebooks.

55.Ahousewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.

SectionC

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpas