英语四级真题卷三答案解析.docx

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英语四级真题卷三答案解析

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweendoctorsandpatients.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

本套真题听力与前2套听力内容一样，只是顺序有一定调整，听力参见卷一和卷二。

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Weallknowthereexistsagreatvoid（空白）inthepubliceducationalsystemwhenitcomesto26toSTEM（Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics）courses.OneeducatornamedDoriRobertsdecidedtodosomethingtochangethissystem.Doritaughthighschoolengineeringfor11years.ShenoticedtherewasarealvoidinqualitySTEMeducationatall27ofthepubliceducationalsystem.Shesaid,“IstartedEngineeringForKids（EFK）afternoticingareallackofmath,scienceandengineeringprogramsto28myownkidsin”

Shedecidedtostartanafterschoolprogramwherechildren29inSTEM-basedcompetitions.Theclubgrewquicklyandwhenitreached180membersandthekidsintheprogramwonseveralstate30,shedecidedtodevoteallhertimetocultivatingand31it.TheglobalbusinessEFKwasborn.

DoribeganoperatingEFKoutofherVirginiahome,whichshethenexpandedto32recreationcenters.Today,the

EFKprogram33over144branchesin32stateswithintheUnitedStatesandin21countries.Saleshavedoubledfrom

$5millionin2014to$10millionin2015,with25newbranchesplannedfor2016.TheEFKwebsitestates,“Ournationisnot34enoughengineers.Ourphilosophyistoinspirekidsatayoungagetounderstandthatengineeringisagreat35.”

A）attractedI）feeding

B）careerJ）graduating

C）championshipsK）interest

D）degreesL）levels

E）developingM）local

F）enrollN）operates

G）exposureO）participatedH）feasible

SectionB

Directions:

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

Whyaren'tyoucuriousaboutwhathappened?

A）“YoususpendedRayRiceafterourvideo,”areporterfromTMZchallengedNationalFootballLeagueCommissionerRogerGoodelltheotherday.“Whydidn’tyouhavethecuriositytogotothecasino（赌场）yourself?

”Theimplicationofthequestionisthatamorecurious.commissionerwouldhavefoundawaytogetthetape.

B）Theaccusationofincuriosityisonethatwehearoften,carryingthesuggestionthatthereissomethingwrongwithnotwantingtosearchoutthetruth.“Ihavebeenbotheredforalongtimeaboutthecuriouslackofcuriosity,”saidaDemocraticmemberoftheNewJerseylegislaturebackinJuly,referringtoaninsufficientlyinquiringattitudeonthepartofanassistanttoNewJerseyGovernorChrisChristiewhochosenottoaskhardquestionsabouttheGeorgeWashingtonBridgetrafficscandal.“Isn’tthemainstreammediatheleastbitcuriousaboutwhathappened?

”wroteconservativewriterJenniferRubinearlierthisyear,referringtotheattackonAmericansinBenghazi,Libya.

C）Theimplication,ineachcase,isthatcuriosityisagoodthing,andalackofcuriosityisaproblem.Aresuchaccusationssimplyeffortstoscorepoliticalpointsforone'sparty?

Oristheresomethingofparticularvalueaboutcuriosityinandofitself?

D）ThejournalistIanLeslie,inhisnewandenjoyablebookCurious:

TheDesiretoKnowandWhyYourFatterDependsonIt,insiststhattheanswertothatlastquestionis‘Yes.’Lesliearguesthatcuriosityisamuch-overlookedhumanvirtue,crucialtooursuccess,andthatwearelosingit.

E）Wearesuffering,hewrites,froma“serendipitydeficit.”Theword“serendipity”wascoinedbyHoraceWalpoleinan1854letter,fromataleofthreeprinceswho“werealwaysmakingdiscoveries,byaccident,ofthingstheywerenotinsearchof,”LeslieworriesthattheriseoftheInternet,amongothersocialandtechnologicalchanges,hasreducedourappetiteforaimlessadventures.Nolongerhavewetheinclinationtoletourselveswanderthroughfieldsofknowledges,readytobesurprised.Instead,weseekonlytheinformationwewant.

F）Whyisthisaproblem?

Becausewithoutcuriositywewilllosethespiritofinnovationandentrepreneurship.Wewillseeunimaginativegovernmentsanddyingcorporationsmakedisastrousdecisions.Wewillloseavitalpartofwhathasmadehumanityasawholesosuccessfulasaspecies.

G）Lesliepresentsconsiderableevidenceforthepropositionthatthesocietyasawholeisgrowinglesscurious.IntheU.S.andEurope,forexample,theriseoftheInternethasledtoadecliningconsumptionofnewsfromoutsidethereader’sborders.Butnoteverythingistobeblamedontechnology.ThedeclineininterestinliteraryfictionisalsooneofthecausesidentifiedbyLeslie.Readingliteraryfiction,hesays,makeusmorecurious.

H）Moreover,inordertobecurious,“youhavetobeawareofagapinyourknowledgeinthefirstplace.”AlthoughLeslieperhapspaintsabitbroadlyincontendingthatmostofusareunawareofhowmuchwedon’tknow,he’ssurelyrighttopointoutthattheproblemisgrowing:

“Googlecangiveusthepowerfulillusionthatallquestionshavedefiniteanswers.”

I）Indeed,Google,forwhichLeslieexpressesadmiration,isalsohisfrequentwhippingbody（替罪羊）.HequotesGoogleco-founderLarryPagetotheeffectthatthe“perfectsearchengine”will“understandexactlywhatImeanandgivemebackexactlywhatIwant.”Elsewhereinthebook,Lesliewrites:

“Googleaimstosaveyoufromthethirstofcuriosityaltogether.”

J）Somewhatnostalgically（怀旧地）,hequotesJohnMaynardKeynes’sjustlyfamouswordsofpraisetothebookstore:

“Oneshouldenteritvaguely,almostinadream,andallowwhatistherefreelytoattractandinfluencetheeye.Towalktheroundsofthebookshops,dippinginascuriositydictates,shouldbeanafternoonsentertainment.”Ifonly!

K）Citingtheworkofpsychologistsandcognitive（认知的）scientists,Lesliecriticizesthereceivedwisdomthatacademicsuccessistheresultofacombinationofintellectualtalentandhardwork.Curiosity,heargues,isthethirdkeyfactor--andadifficultonetopreserve.Ifnotcultivated,itwillnotsurvive:

“Childhoodcuriosityisacollaborationbetweenchildandadult.Thesurestwaytokillitistoleaveitalone.”

L）Schooleducation,hewarns,isoftenconductedinawaythatmakeschildrenincurious.Childrenofeducatedandupper-middle-classparentsturnouttobefarmorecurious,evenatearlyages,thanchildrenofworkingclassandlowerclassfamilies.Thatlackofcuriosityproducesarelativelackofknowledge,andthelackofknowledgeisdifficultifnotimpossibletocompensateforlateron.

M）AlthoughLeslie’sbookisn’taboutpolitics,hedoesn’tentirelyshyawayfromtheproblem.Politicalleaders,likeleaderofotherorganizations,shouldbecurious.Theyshouldaskquestionsatcrucialmoments.Thereseriousconsequences,hewarns,innotwantingtoknow.

N）HepresentsasanexamplethefailureoftheGeorgeW.Bushadministrationtoprepareproperlyfortheafter-effectsoftheinvasionofIraq.AccordingtoLeslie,thosewhoridiculedformer.DefenseSecretaryDonaldRumsfeldforhis2002remarkthatwehavetobewaryofthe“unknownunknowns”weremistaken.Rumsfeld’sidea,Lesliewrites,“wasn’tabsurd-itwassmart.”Headds,“Thetragedyisthathedidn’tfollowhisownadvice.”

O）AllofwhichbringsusbacktoGoodellandtheChristiecaseandBenghazi.Eachcriticinthoseexamplesischarging,inadifferentway,thatsomeoneinauthorityisintentionallybeingincurious.Ileaveittothereader'spoliticalpreferencetodecidewhich,ifany,chargesshouldstick.Butlet’sbecarefulaboutdemandingcuriosityabouttheotherside’sweaknessesandremainingdeterminedlyincuriousaboutourown.Weshouldbedelightedtopursueknowledgeforitsownsake--evenwhenwhatwefindoutissomethingwedidn’tparticularlywanttoknow.

36.Tobecurious,weneedtorealizefirstofallthattherearemanythingswedon’tknow.

37.AccordingtoLeslie,curiosityisessentialtoone’ssuccess.

38.Weshouldfeelhappywhenwepursueknowledgeforknowledge’ssake.

39.Politicalleaders’lackofcuriositywillresultinbadconsequences.

40.Thereareoftenaccusationsaboutpoliticians'andthemedia’slackofcuriositytofindoutthetruth.

41.Thelesscuriousachildis,thelessknowledgethechildmayturnouttohave.

42.Itiswidelyacceptedthatacademicaccomplishmentliesinbothintelligenceanddiligence.

43.Visitingabookshopascuriosityleadsuscanbeagoodwaytoentertainourselves.

44.BoththeriseoftheInternetandreducedappetiteforliteraryfictioncontributetopeople’sdecliningcuriosity.

45.Mankindwouldn’tbesoinnovativewithoutcuriosity.

SectionC

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatemen