2024年6月四级英语考试真题（第一套）
四级作文
问题：假设你的大学正在就大学图书馆是否应该向公众开放征求学生的意见
范文参考：Inthemodernera,thereisaheateddebateregardingwhethertheuniversity'slibraryshouldbeopentothepublic.Somebelievethatitwilldousmoregoodthanharm,whileothersarguethatitwilposeathreattotheorderandoperationoftheuniversity.Inmyview,theuniversityauthoritiesshouldbecautiousaboutofferingtheoutsidersanaccesstosuchanimportantvenue,
Aboveall,thelibrary,servingasacriticalacademicfacilityaswellasanindispensableresearchsiteforbothstudentsandteachers,issupposedtokeepthoselimitedvaluableresourcestoitsauthorizedusers.Iftheuniversitychoosestoopenthelibrarytothepublic,itishighlypossiblethatamassofpeoplewillrushintothisplace,leavingmanycollegestudentsandteachersunabletocompletetheiraca-demicwork.Furthermore,whentoomanycitizenscrowdintothelibrary,therewillbeunnecessarytalking,laughing,quarrelingorevenchasing,incurringdisorderofonekindoranother.
Inconclusion,themeritsofsuchapracticeoutweighthedemerits.Therefore,openingtheuniversity'slibrarytothepublicmustneverbeputontheuniversity'sagenda.
四级翻译
农历(thelunarcalendar)起源于数千年前的中国，根据太阳和月亮的运行规律制定。长期以来农历在农业生产和人们日常生活中发挥着重要作用。古人依据农历记录日期，安排农活，以便最有效地利用自然资源和气候条件，提者农作物的产量和质量。中国的春节、中秋节等传统节日的日期都基于农历。农历是中国传统文化的重要组成部分，当今依然广为使用。
Thelunarcalendar,whichoriginatedfromChinathousandsofyearsago,wassetbythemovinglawofthesunandthemoon.Foralongperiodoftime,suchacalendahasplayedaveryimportantroleinagriculturalproductionandpeople'sdailylife.AncientChinesearrangedtheirfarmworkbythedateofthelunarcalendartomakethebestuseofnaturalre-sourcesandclimateandimprovethequalityandyieldofcrops.TraditionalChinesefestivalssuchastheSpringFesti-valandtheMid-autumnFestivalarebasedonthelunarcal-endar.ItisasignificantpartoftraditionalChineseculturewhichisstillwidelyusedtoday.
四级阅读
26-35OBCADMNIFE
26.0)ultimate
27.B)attaining
30.D)difficultark
28.C)conclusion
29.A)approximately
30.D)difficult
31.M)significantly
32.N)source
33.I)manipulated
34.F)fixed
35.E)emerges
答案速查36-40ICMFA
36.Ourbrainsaregeneticallydeterminedtosatisfyimmediatedesires.
【1】定位：Ourbrainsarehard-wiredforinstantgratification.
37.Takeninapracticalway,savingforpost-workyearsislikegivingmoneyawaytoothers.
【C】定位：Understandinthatway,savingforretirementistheequivalentofgivingmoneyawaytosomeoneelseentirely.
38.Researchfoundthat,asregardsachievementofone'sgoals,itisimportanttofocusmoreonenjoyingtheprocessthanthelong-termbenefits.
【M】定位：Thesefindingssuggestthatwhedit话comestoachievingyourgoals,enjovingtheprocessitselfismoreimportantthanwantingthelong-termbenefits.
39.Regardingourfutureselvesasstillbeingourselveswillhelpusmakěbetterlong-termdecisions.
【F】定位：Ifthecentralproblem..,itfollowsthattryingtoidentifymorecloselywithourfuture语selveswillencourageustomakebetterlong-termdecisions.
40.SavingsratesinAmericahavedroppedinrecentdecadeseventhoughpeople'slifeexpectancyhasincreased.
【A】定位：Acrosstheboard,peoplearelivinglonger...Andyet,savingratesintheU.S.havegonedowninrecentdecade,notup.
答案速查41-45KELBG
41.Researchersfoundthatenjoymentratherthanimportanceenabledpeoplétopersistintheirgoals.
【K】定位：Wefoundthatenjoymentpredictedpeople’sgoalpersistencetwomonthsaftersettingthegoalfarmorethanhowimportanttheyratedtheirgoaltobe,Woolleysaid.
42.Whenmakingdecisions,wegiveprioritytoourcurrentframeofmindwithoutthinkingmuchoftheconsequences.
【E】定位：…butindaingso,weprioritizeourcurrentmoodovertheconsequencesofour火央inactionforthfutureslf.
43.Peopleatemoreofahealthyfoodwhentheyfocusedonitsgoodtasteinsteadofitslong-termbenefits.
【L】定位：Forexample,peopleate50%moreofahealthyfoodwhendirectedtofocusonthegoodtasteratherthanthelong-termhealthbenefits.
44.Aswasexpected,whenpeoplethoughtoftheirpresentselves,theirbrainswereobservedtobecomemoreactive.
【B】定位：Unsurprisingly,people’sbrainsweremostactivewhenthinkingabouttheircurrentselvesand...
45.Researchersfoundthatparticipantswhosawtheimagesoftheiragedselveswouldsavemorefortheirlateryearsthanthosewhodidn't.
【G】定位：Participantswhosawtheiragedselvessaidtheywouldsave30%moreoftheirsalaryfordretirementthanthecontrolgroup.
答案46-50BADCB
46.Whatdoestheauthorsayweneedtodotostrengthenourwillpower
B)Applyitcontinuously.
47.Howarealmosthalfofourdailyactionsperformedaccordingtothepassage
A)Outofhabit.
48.Whatwillhelppeoplesticktodoingsomethingconstructiveautomatically
D)Foreseeingthedesiredoutcomeitwillyield.
49.Howdoestheartofself-controlhelpussucceed
C)Byenablingustotakepositiveactions.
50.Whycanitbedifficultforustomaintainself-control
B)Wemaynotgetimmediaterewardfromself-control.
PassageTow
答案51-55DBACC
51.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscussregardingscientificresearch
D)Itsfunding.
52.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutresearcherslike
birdwatchersandrockcollectors
B)Theycandoresearchwithlimitedresources.
53.Whatwouldscientificstudieslooklikeinaperfectworldaccordingtotheauthor
A)Theywouldbetotallyunbiased.
54.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcompaniesandspecialinterestgroups
C)Theyprovidevaluableresourcesforscientificresearch.
55.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofresearchfundedbyindustryorspecialinterestgroup
C)It’svalidityshouldbecheckedwithadditionalcare.
四级听力
NEWS1
SixpeoplehadtomoveawayfromtheirhometoanotherplaceafterafirebrokeoutinabuildingonMainStreetSaturday,officialssaid.Firefightersrespondedtothethreestorybuildingshortlyafter1p.
m.forareportedstructurefire.AccordingtoNorwalkDeputyFireChiefAdamMarkiewicz.
Markiewiczsaidcrewsencounteredheavysmokecomingfromthesecondfloorwhentheyarrived.Ateamofabout25firefightersthenspentabout25minutesextinguishingtheflames.Officialsdescribedthestructureasamixedusebuildingthatfeaturescommercialbusinessesonthefirstfloorandresidentialonthesecondandthirdfloors.
Townrecordslistfourapartmentsinthebuilding.Duetosmokeandheatdamage,thefourapartmentsweredeclareduninhabitable,andthesixresidentshadtomovetoanotherplace,officialssaid.Noinjurieswerereportedinconnectionwiththefire.TheNorwalkFireMarshalisinvestigatingthecauseandoriginofthefire.
Q1:Whydidthe6residentshavetofindanotherplacetostay
Q2:WhatdoesthenewsreportsaytheNorwalkFireMarshalisdoing
NEWS2
Anewstudyhascastdoubtonhistoricresearch,suggestingthattheseasonormonthofsomeone'sbirthisassociatedwithanincreasedriskofcertainmentalhealthconditions.Thestudylooksatsymptomsofanxietyanddepressionamongmorethan70,000olderadultsinEurope.Anumberofpaststudieshavefoundthelinkbetweenseasonofbirthandmentalhealthdiagnoses.
Researchershavesuggestedthatsuchlinkscouldarisefromvariousthings.Theseincludenutrientintake,sunexposure,climate,anddiseaseexposurevaryingacrossthecourseoftheyear.However,evidencehasbeenmixed.Morerecentstudieshavesuggestedthatfactorssuchassocialclassoreconomicbackgroundhavemoretodowiththesediagnosesthanmonthofbirth.
Overall,thenewstudyfoundnosignificantrelationshipbetweenparticipantsmonthofbirthandsymptomsofdepressionoranxiety.Therewassomevariabilityinsomecountries.InPoland,depressivesymptomsfluctuatedalittledependingonbirthmonth.IntheCzechRepublic,thesamewastrueofanxietysymptoms.Butonthewhole,therewasnosystematicpattern.
Q3:Whathaveanumberofpaststudiesfoundaboutseasonofbirth
Q4:Whatdidthenewstudyfindabouttherelationshipbetweenparticipants'monthofbirthandsymptomsofdepression
NEWS3
GeneticresearchersinChinahavemadeacloneofastarpolicedog.TheclonewasborninalaboratoryinBeijinginDecember.Testsshowthatthecloneandhermotherarealmostidenticalgenetically.Themotherdoghelpedsolvemultiplemurdersandmanyothercrimes.Theclonehasalreadyperformedbetterthantraditionallybreddogsonseveraltests.
Iftheclonecontinuestoperformaswellasexpected,itcouldmeanahugereductioninthetrainingtimeforpolicedogs,whichusuallytakesaboutfiveyears.Theultimategoalofscientistsistoproduceclonesoftalentedpolicedogsthatcanbetrainedinmonthsinsteadofyears.However,thisgoalisnotyetpossibleduetothecurrentcostsofthetechnology.
Thisisnotthefirsttimeaclonehasbeenmadeofastarpolicedog.InSouthKorea,sixclonesbeganworkingwiththepolicein2008.
Q5:Whatdotheresearcherstestsshowaboutthecloneddog
Q6:Whatisthescientistspurposeincloningpolicedogs
Q7:Whydoesthenewsreportsaythescientistsgoalisnotyetpossible
Conversation1
W:Tom,didyouseethearticleonlineaboutthenewTVseriesbasedonthebookTheThreeBodyProblem
M:Acolleaguementionedthebook,butI'vebeensobusywritingmythesisthatIhaven'tbeenabletoreadforpleasureinmonths.W:Well,soundslikeifyou'regoingtoreadanythingforfun,thisisthebook.It'swrittenbyaChinesesciencefictionwriter.Ican'trememberhisname,buthe'swrittenthreebooksinall,andTheThreeBodyProblemisthefirstintheseries.Idon'twanttosaytoomuchandspoilitforyou,butit'sdefinitelygotsomeamazingtechnologicalandsociologicalconceptsinit.
M:Itdoessoundlikeitwouldsuitmytaste,butiftheyaremakingaTVseriesbasedonitnow,Idon'tknowifIshouldreadthebookorwatchtheshowfirst.
W:Ithinkit'sbettertoreadthebookfirst.It'srarefortheshowormovietobebetterthanthebook.Andthen,youjustendupruiningthebookforyourself,iftheshowisn'tverygood.
M:WhenistheshowsupposedtostartI'mabitoverwhelmedwiththeamountofdataIstillneedtocollecttofinishmythesis.ButIstillneedtorelaxsometimes.
W:Ican'trememberexactly.It'sprettysoon,andit'sgoingtobequitelong.Thereare24episodes.Well,maybeyoucoulddownloadanelectroniccopyofthebookandtrytoreaditbeforetheshowstarts
M:That'sagoodidea.Andthen,maybewecanwatchtheseriestogether.Thanksforthetip,Alice.Noproblem.
Q8:HowdidthemangettoknowaboutthebookTheThreeBodyProblem
Q9:Whatdoesthewomansayshecan'trememberaboutthebook'sauthor
Q10:Whatdoesthemanhavetodotofinishhisthesis
Q11:Whatwillthemanmostprobablydofirstaftertheconversation
Conversation2
W:Hello,goodafternoon.Ihaveaninquirytomake.It'saboutthevegetarianfoodfestivalyouareholdingonthe19thofAugustattheNewcastleCityHall.
M:Yes,ofcourse.Myname'sPhilip.HowcanIhelpyou
W:Itsaysonyourwebsitethatyouarestilllookingforvendors,andIgroworganicvegetablesonmyfarm,aswellasdoingmyownhomebaking.WouldIbeabletosellboththevegetablesanditemsbakedfromthematthefestival
M:That'sexactlythetypeofthingwearelookingfor.We'regettingclosetothedeadline,however.Doyouprefertofilloutanapplicationontheweb,ortoprintitoutandfillitinbyhandandthenpostitbacktousRememberthatyouwillhavetohaveallyourcertificatestohandwhenyouarefillingouttheforms,asthestandardsarehighandtheywillbecarefullycheckedbeforeanyonewillbeabletoselltheirproduceattheevent.
W:Ishouldbefinewithdoingitonyourwebsite,andIalreadyhaveallmycertificates,aswerunasmallfarmshoptoo.Butcanyougivemeyourdetailsanyway
M:Sure.PleaseaddressittotheOrganicOrganization,VendorApplications,112QueensRoad,Newcastle,Northumbria.ThepostcodeisNU293LJ.RememberthattheclosingdateisnextTuesday,the28thofJune.
W:That'sabsolutelywonderful.Thankyousomuchforyourhelp.Goodbye.
Q12:whydoesthewomancalltheman
Q13:whatisthemanstilllookingfor
Q14:whatdoesthemansayTheyaregettingcloseto.
Q15:whatdoesthemanfinallyaskthewomantoremember
Passage1
Supporterscallitwildcamping.Opponentscallitillegalcamping.Whatbothsidesacceptisthattherehasbeenaboominthepastfewmonths,withincreasingnumbersofvisitorspitchingtheirtentsonanybitoflandtheyfancyintheUK.Inpart,thisreflectsthefactthatofficialcampsiteshavebeenwhollyorpartiallyclosed,orareoverflowing,inasummerwhenfewerpeoplearegoingabroad.
Itisalsocheap,atatimewhenmanyareworriedaboutwhattheeconomicfutureholds.Butitmayalsobeanexpressionofadesireforgoingoutdoors.Aresponsetothemonthsoflockdown.Mostofthecoverageoftheboominwildcampinghasbeennegative.CampinginpublicparkshasnowbeenbannedforAugustandtheearlypartofSeptemberbecausecampersdumplitter,humanwaste,andeventheirtentsonthegrassland.
SimilaractionhasbeentakeneveninScotland,wherecampingisusuallypermittedonmostofitsopenland.Clearly,therehavetoberules.Itwouldmakesensethatwildcampersneedtoaskforpermissiontocampfromlandowners,especiallyoutsideScotland,wherethelawisfarmorerestrictive.Itwouldbecommonsenseforpeopletousesmalltentsandleavenotraceoftheirvisit.
Theyhavebeenattractedbyapatchoflandthatisclosetowilderness,anditistheirresponsibilitytokeepitthatway.
Q16:WhyhaswildcampingbecomepopularintheUK
Q17:Whyiscampingbannedforpartofthesummerinpublicparks
Q18:Whatdoesthespeakersuggestcampersdo
Passage2
ImagineboatingdowntheAmazonRiver,mindingyourownbusiness,calmlykeepinganeyeoutforalarminglylargesnakes,andacuriouspinkdolphinappearstoswimalongside.Whilethismayseemlikeamythicalcreature,pinkdolphinsdoexistintheAmazonregion.TheAmazonRiverDolphinisagiantamongitsspecies.
Itcanmeasureupto2meterslongandweigharound204kilograms.Sizeisn'ttheonlythingthatsetstheAmazonRiverDolphinapart.ThrivinginSouthAmericanriversandtemporarylakescausedbyseasonalflooding,thisfreshwaterdolphinissometimesshockinglypink.Althoughborngray,malesofthespeciesareeasilyidentifiedastheyenteradulthoodbyadecisivepinkshade.
Theirunusualcoloringisbelievedtobetheresultofscartissuefromdolphinfights,whetherplayfightingoraseriousbidforamate.Thedeeperthepink,themoreattractivethemalesarebelievedtobe,andtheolderthemale,themorepinkhewillhave.There'salsoatheorythatthiscolorhelpsthedolphinsmorereadilyblendinwiththeirsurroundings.
Duringheavyrains,riversalongtheAmazonrainforestturnapinkshade,andwithMaledolphinsarehardertodetect.TheAmazonwetlandsystem,fedbytheAmazonRiver,isacrucialplaceforpinkdolphinstobreed.And,since2018,hasbeengrantedinternationallyprotectedstatus.
Q19:Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutpinkdolphins
Q20:Whatistheunusualcoloringofpinkdolphinsbelievedtooriginatein
Q21:WhathasbecomeoftheAmazonwetlandsystemsince2018
Passage3
InanewMerrillLynchAgeWavesurvey,afull70percentoftheearlyadultssaidthey'vereceivedfinancialsupportfromtheirparentsinthepastyear,and58percentsaidtheycouldn'taffordtheircurrentlifestyleswithoutit.Themostcommontypesoffinancialsupportincludecellphoneplans,food,schoolcostsandcarexpenses.
Parentalfinancialsupportofearlyadults,saidKenDichtwald,CEOofAgeWave,isthenewnormal.But64percentoftheyoungadultssurveyedsaidparentsfinancialsupporttochildrenaged25-34isabadthing,becauseitmakesthosekidsdependent.Bycontrast,only29percentthoughtsupportingmenandwomenaged18-24isbad.
Theremaining71percentthoughtthatassistancehelpstheadultchildrengetahead.DickFouldbelievestheyoungwomenandmensurveyedwe'resayingthatby25,youngadultsoughttobefinanciallyindependent.Infact,therespondentssaidfinancialindependencedefinesadulthood.Financialindependenceissomethingtheywerestrugglingwithandchallengedby.
Anditscaredthemabit,Dichtwaldsaid.Onebigreasonthey'restrugglingisattributedtocollegeloans,ofwhichtheaverageamountsto$37,000.Manyoftheparentshavetakenoncollegeloansforthekidstoo,sometimesattheexpenseoftheirownfinances.Inthesurvey,60percentofearlyadultsdefinefinancialsuccessasbeingdebt-free.Whetherthat'slikely,orevenpossible,anytimesoon,isanyone'sguess.
Q22:WhatdowelearnfromanewsurveybyMerrillLynchAgeWave
Q23:Whydidmostyoungadultsinthesurveysayfinancialsupporttochildrenaged25-34isabadthing
Q24:Whatdidtherespondentsinthesurveysayregardingfinancialindependence