2021年6月英語四級真題試卷

2021年6月英語四級真題試卷WritingDirections：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaytitled"Are(peoplebecomingaddictedtotechnold-egy?".Thestatementgivenbelowisforyourreference.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Numerousstudiesclaimthataddictiontotechnologyisrealandithasthesameeffectonthebrainasdrugaddiction.思路一段：問題型開頭+引用文章給出句型二段：萬能細分法反向操作：各人群是如何對科技上癮的。三段：兩個措施范文：Incontemporarysociety，thereisaprevalentphenomenonthatpeopleingrowingnumbersfinditdifficulttolivewithouttech-nology.Numerousstudiesclaimthataddictiontotechnologyhasthesameeffectonthebrainasdrugaddiction.Undoubtedly，suchaddictionhasarangeofnegativeeffectsonmodernpeople.Firstly，amassofstudentsspendenormoustimeplayingontheirmobilephones，whichdramaticallyreduc-estheirattentionspananddecreasestheirlearningefficiency.Then，employeesoftodayaretoodependentontechnologicaldeviceswhileworking.Asaresult，theymight，tosomeextent，becomelazierandevensometimesthinkpassively.Besides，inourdailylife，modernpeoplehavebecomeprogressivelyindif-ferenttoeachother.Atrestaurants，wecanoftenseethat8outof10peoplestareattheirphonesinsteadoftalkingwiththeirfriendssittingnexttothem.Thereareseveralwaystopreventthistrendfromworsening.Tobeginwith，parentsoughttoguidetheirkidstousetechnol-ogyinareasonableway.Moreover，itishightimesometech-giantslaunchedanti-addictionsystemsintheirproducts.NEWS1Andfinallyintonight'snews,anine-year-oldboynamedJoetoldnottodrawinclasswinsajobdecoratingarestaurantwithhisdrawingsratherthanshuttingdownthehabitofdrawinginhisschool'sworkbook.(1)Joe'sparentsdecidedtoencouragehiscreativitybysendingtheirsontoanafter-schoolartclass.HisteacherrecognizedJoe'stalentandpostedallhisworkonline,whichledtosomethingprettywonderful.(2)ArestaurantnamedNumber4inNewcastlecontactedJoe'steacherstoaskifthenine-year-oldcouldcomeanddecoratedthediningroomwithhisdrawings.Everydayafterschool,Joe'sdaddriveshimtotheOYrestaurant,sohecanputhisideasstraightonthewall.Oncehe'salldone,theworkwillremaintherepermanently.Joe'sdadsays,Joeisareallytalentedlittleboy.He'sexcellentatschool.He'sgreatatfootball,butdrawingisdefinitelywhatheismostpassionateabout.Q1.WhatdidJoe'sparentsdecidetodo?Q2.whatdidtherestaurant,Number4,do?[才藝]NEWS2ChristineMarshall,a-34-year-oldmumofonepostedatearfulvideoonsocialmedia,Wednesday,beggingforthesafereturnofherbelovedpetdog.Aftercombingthroughthesecurityvideooutsideaglobal’sshop,(3)Christinehasnowpostedanimageofamansuspectedofstealingthedog.Theimageappearstoshowamancarryingthedoginhisarms.Christinealsobelievesthevideoobtainedfromtheshopshowsthedogbeingstolenbyamanbeforedrivingoffinacar,whichhadbeenwaitingnearby.(4)Thefamilyisnowofferinga5,000poundrewardforthesafereturnofthedogafterlaunchingasocialmediacampaigntofindthethief,thedogissixandahalfyearsoldandwaslastseenwearingaredcollar.Christinesaid“Wewillpaythattoanyonewhobringshimhome,aslongastheyarenotresponsibleforhisdisappearance,pleaseoninvestigatingtheincident”.Q3WhatisChristineMarshalltryingtodo?Q4WhatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutChristineMarshall'sfamily?NEWS3London'seggsandbreadcafeoffersaboiledeggs,toast,jam,andbacon,aswellastea,coffee,andorangejuice.Butattheendofthemeal,customersdon'thavetoworryaboutthebill.Hungrycustomerscanpaywhateveramounttheycanaffordtoeatatthecafeornothingatall.(5)OwnerGuyWilsonsayshiscafeaimstobuildcommunityratherthanprofits.HewantstoprovideabridgeforpeopletoconnectWANGYIinanareathathasbeendividedbyclassandwealth,byprovidingaffordablebreakfast.(6)Thecafeisopeninthemorningseverydayoftheyear.Andhastwomembersofstafforsupervisorsonshifteveryday.Thecafedoesn'tusevolunteers,butpaysitsstafftoensureconsistencyinitsservice.Itdoesn'ttakedonationsanddoesn'twanttobeseenasacharity.Mr.Wilsonsayswhenpeoplestarttoknowotherpeoplearoundthem,(7)theyrealizethey'renotthatdifferentandwhatevertheirfinancialbackgroundortheireducationalbackground,mostpeoplewillhavesomethingincommonwitheachother.Hesaysit'simportantthathiscafecanofferhiscustomerssecurityandpermanenceQ5WhatdoesGuyWilsonsayhiscafeaimstodo?Q6Whatdoesthenewsreportsayabouteggsandbreadcafe?Q7WhathappenswhenpeoplestarttoknoweachotheraccordingtoGuyWilson?CONVERSATION1M:SowhattimedoyouthinkweshouldhavethepartyonSaturday?W:Howaboutinvitingpeopletocomeat6:00PMthenwe'llhavetheafternoontopreparefoodanddrinkandstufflikethat?M:Yes.Iwasthinkingthataroundsixwouldbegoodtoo.Whatfoodshouldweprovide?W:Well,Ihadthoughtaboutbakingacakeandsomebiscuits,andnowIthinkweshouldpreparesomesandwichesandsnacksandsomeotherkindsoffoodsothatpeoplecanjusthelpthemselvesratherthangettingeveryonetositdownatthetabletoeatameal.Ithinkthat'sabittooformal.It'sbettertoletpeoplewalkaroundandtalktoeachotherorsitwheretheylike.M:Yes,thatsoundsgood.I'llgotothesupermarkettogetsomedrinks.IthinkImighttrythatbignewsupermarketontheothersideoftown,seewhattheyhave.I'venotbeentherebefore.Ithinkweshouldgetsomebeerandwineandsomefruitjuiceandothersoftdrinks.Whatdoyouthink?W:Soundsgreat.Ithinkthosedrinkswillbeenough.AndIheardthatthenewsupermarketofferssomebigdiscountstoattractcustomers,sogoingthereshouldbeagreatidea.Whatshouldwedoaboutmusic?M：MaybeweshouldalsoaskPualtobringhiscomputerandspeakerssothatwecanplaysomemusic.Hehasagreatcollectionofdifferentstuff.Yes.Allright.Q8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?Q9.Whydoesthewomansayitisagoodideatoservefoodsthatguestscanhelpthemselvestoo?Q10.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewsupermarket?CONVERSATION2W:I’mthinkingofbuyingacar.Iwouldn'tneedtouseiteveryday,butIthinkitwouldbeveryconvenienttohaveonefortheweekends.M:That'sexciting.Wouldthisbeyourfirstcar?W:Nope.M:IactuallyownedacarforalittlewhilewhenIlivedinMiami.Yousee,inAmerica,manycitiesdon'thavegoodpublictransport.SomostpeopleneedtheirownOYcartogetaround.W:Isee.M:Sohaveyougotyourmindsetonaspecificmodel?W:No,notreally.(13)I'veheardthatGermancarsareveryreliable,butIhaven'tdecidedonaspecificmodelyet.I'dalsolikeittobesmallsothatit'seasytodriveinthecity.M:Ihaveafriendwhosellssecondhandcars.Infact,Ithinkhisfamilyownsthebusiness.He'sareallyniceguyandheknowsalotaboutcars.Icouldgiveyouhisphonenumberifyouwant,andyoucouldcallhimandaskhimquestions.W:Hmm.That'sniceofyou,butIdon'twanttofeelobligedtobuyoneofhiscar.M:Ohno.He'snotlikethat.He'sagoodfriendofmineandhewouldnevertrytopressureyou.W:Well,ifyoutrusthim,thenIguessitshouldbeokay.Tobehonest,Icouldusesomehelpindecidingwhattypeofvehiclewouldbestsuitmyneeds.Speakingtoanexpertwouldbeagoodidea.M:Exactly.Youhavenothingtoworryabout.He'salovelyguyandhe'llbehappytohelp.Q13.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutGermancars?Q14.Whatdoesthemanrecommendthewomando?Q15.WhatdowelearnabouttheLoinbo'sfriendfromtheconversation?PASSAGE1Passageone.PigsarenotnativetonorthAmerica.TheywerefirstintroducedtoCaliforniabySpanishandRussianexplorersandsettlersmanycenturiesago.Intheearlytimes,pigswereallowedtowanderfreelyandsearchafood.Thispracticealsoallowedmanypigstoescapefromfarmsandliveinthewild,whichbecameaproblem.Infact,asoneofthemostdamaginginvasivespeciesonthecontinent,wildpigscausedmillionsofdollarsincropdamageyearly.TheyOYalsoharboreddozensofdiseasesthatthreatenbothhumansandfarmanimals.Forestpatcheswithwildpigshavebeenfoundtohaveconsiderablyreducedplantandanimaldiversity.Inadditiontoeithereatingotheranimalsortheirfoodsupply,wildpigsdamagednativehabitatsbyreachingupcrossesandrubbingontrees.Theiractivitiesmayalsocreateopportunitiesforinvasiveplantstocolonizetheseareas.Wildpigswilleatalmostanythingcontainingcalories.Mice,deer,birds,snakesandfrogsareamongtheirvictims.Theycanalsoharmotherwildspeciesthroughindirectcompetitionratherthaneatingthemorshrinkingtheirfoodsupply.OnoneparticularUnitedStatesisland,wildpigsthemselvesbecameanattractivefoodsourceforaspeciesofmainlandeagle.Eaglesbeganbreedingontheislandandalsofeedingonaspeciesofnativefox.Thefoxeswerealmostwipedoutcompletely.Q16.WhatdowelearnaboutearlypigsinnorthAmerica?Q17.Whyarewildpigsathreattohumans?Q18.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthenativefoxesonaU.S.island?PASSAGE2(19)Apairofentrepreneursareplanningtobuildandlaunchaspacecraftthatwouldcarryandroastcoffeebeansinouterspace.Thecraftwillusetheheatofre-entrytoroastcoffeebeans,astheyfloatinsideitinapressurizedtank.Theeffectwouldbetoroastthebeansalloverandproduceperfectcoffee.(20)Thebusinessmensaythatonearth,beanscaneasilybreakapartandgetburnedintheroaster.Butifgravityisremoved,thebeansfloataroundandheatedoven,received360degreesofevenlydistributedheatandroasttonearperfection.Thespacecraftwillreachaheightofaround200kilometers.ThebeanswouldWANGYIthenberoastedandtheheatgeneratedbythecrafts20minutere-entryintoearth'satmosphere.Temperaturesandthepressurizedtankwillbekepttoaround200degreesCelsius.Oncebackonearth,theplanet'sfirstspaceroastedbeanswouldbeusedtomakecoffeethatwouldbesoldforthefirsttimeinDubai.ThisiswherethePairscompanyisbased.Itisnotclearhowmuchtheywouldchargeforacup.Surprisingly,thespaceroasterconceptshoulditgoaheadwillnotbethefirstattempttotakecoffeeintospace.(21)In2015,twoItaliancompaniescollaboratedontheconstructionofasimilartypeofspacecraft,whichwasthefirstcoffeemachinedesignedforuseinspace.Q19.Whatareapairofentrepreneursplanningtodo?Q20.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutcoffeebeansroastedonearth?Q21.WhatdidthetwoItaliancompaniesdoin2015?PASSAGE3PassagethreeIncoldandsnowyAlaska,there’savillagecalledTakotna.Ithasapopulationofamere49adults.EachMarch,thistinyvillageswellsupinnumbersbecauseitislocatedinthemiddleofaracethattakesplaceeveryyear.Itisaseven-dayracecalled“TheIditarodTrail”.AndparticipantsstopatTakotnafortheobligatory24hourrest.Luckyforthem,TakotnaisfamousOYforitsdeliciousfruitpies.Weeksbeforethecompetitorsarrive,theresidentsofTakotnastartpreparingwhatiswithoutquestiontheirbiggesteventoftheyear.Thewholevillagechipsintohelp,includingthekids,whoendupdevelopingtheirbakingskillsatanearlyage.Exhaustedandhungryracersaregreetedwithdelightfulpiesofallkinds,suchasapple,orange,lemon,orbanana.Theyconsumethepiesandastomachwarmingracefuel.Thetoughnessoftheraceallowsforracerstoeatprettymuchwhatevertheywant.Themorecalories,thebetter.Takotnahasgainedareputationforitsdessert-basedhospitalitysincethe1970s.Itstartedwithoneperson,JaneNewton.JanemovedfromIditarodwithherhusbandin1972andopenedarestaurant.Arichandfillingfruitpiesquicklygottheracesattention,andthevillagegainedsomefameasaresult.ProudresidentsthenstartedtorefertoJaneasqueenofTakotna.Questions22to25,orbasedonthepassage,youhavejustheardQ22.WhydoalotofpeoplecometothevillageofTakotnaeveryMarch?Q23.WhatisthevillageofTakotnafamousfor?Q24.Whocomestohelpwiththeeventoftheyear?Q25.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutJaneNewton?選詞填空：MostanimasseekshadewhentemperaturesintheSaharaDesertsoar26.C)crawling27.F)hunt28.E)extreme29.K)species30.G)literally31.M)thick32.J)removed33.N)tiny34.0)unique35.A)adaptings.信息匹配第一套：Whathappenswhenalanguagehasnowordsfornumbers?36.[E]Itisworthstressingthattheseanumericpeoplearecognitively(在認知方面)normal，well-adaptedtothesur-roundingstheyhavedominatedforcenturies.37.[H]Comparedwithothermammals，ournumericalin-stinctsarenotasremarkableasmanyassume.38.[E]Itisworthstressingthattheseanumericpeoplearecognitively(在認知方面)normal，well-adaptedtothesur-roundingstheyhavedominatedforcenturies.39.[B]But，inahistoricalsense，number-consciouspeoplelikeusaretheunusualones.40.[K]Researchonthelanguageofnumbersshows，moreandmore，thatoneofourspecies'keycharacteristicsistremendouslinguistic(語言的)andcognitivediversity.41.[D]Thisandmanyotherexperimentshaveledtoasimpleconclusion：Whenpeopledonothavenumberwords，theystruggletomakequantitativedistinctionsthatprobablyseemnaturaltosomeonelikeyouorme.42.[G]Noneofus，then，isreallya“numbersperson.”Wearenotborntohandlequantitativedistinctionsskillfully.Ipc43.[A]Numbersdonotexistinallcultures.44.[I]So，howdidweeverinvent“unnatural”numbersinthefirstplace?Theansweris，literally，at