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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestoanewsreporttoyour

campusnewspaperonavolunteeractivityorganizedbyyourStudentUniontoassist

elderlypeopleintheneighborhood.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomore

than180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreene^sreports.Attheendofeachnews

report,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththereportandthenquestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1yvithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Hesetarecordbeswimmingtoandfromanisland.

B)Hecelebratedninthbirthdayonasmallisland.

C)Hevisitedaprisonlocatedonafarawayisland.

D)HeswamaroundanislandnearSanFrancisco.

2.A)Hedoubledthereward.C)Hesethimanexample.

B)Hecheeredhimonalltheway.D)HehadtheeventcoveredonTV.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Toendtheone-childpolicy.C)Toincreaseworkingefficiency.

B)Toencouragelatemarriage.D)Togivepeoplemoretimetotravel.

4.A)Theywillnotbewelcomedbyyoungpeople.

B)Theywillhelptopopularizeearlymarriage.

C)TheywillboostChina'seconomicgrowth.

D)Theywillnotcomintoimmediateeffect.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Cleaningserviceingreatdemandallovertheworld.

B)Twoladiesgivingupwell-paidjobstodocleaning.

C)Anewcompanytocleanupthemessafterparties.

D)Cleanersgainfullyemployedatnightsandweekends.

6.A)Ittakesalotoftimetoprepare.C)Itmakespartygoersexhausted.

B)Itleavesthehouseinamess.D)Itcreatesnoiseandmisconduct.

7.A)HireanAustralianlawyer.C)Settlealegaldispute.

B)VisittheU.S.andCanada.D)Expandtheirbusiness.

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,you-willheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B)fC)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Hehadadrivinglesson.C)Hetookthedriver'stheoryexam.

B)Hegothisdriver'slicense.D)Hepassedthedriver'sroadtest.

9.A)Hewasnotwellprepared.C)Hewasnotusedtothetestformat.

B)Hedidnotgettotheexamintime.D)Hedidnotfollowthetestprocedure.

10.A)Theyaretough.C)Theyarehelpful.

B)Theyarecostly.D)Theyaretooshort.

11.A)Passhisroadtestthefirsttime.

C)Findanexperienceddrivinginstructor.

B)Test-driveafewtimesonhighways.

D)Eamenoughmoneyfordrivinglessons.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Wherethewomanstudies.C)Leeds9tuitionforinternationalstudents.

B)TheacceptancerateatLeeds.D)Howtoapplyforstudiesatauniversity.

13.A)ApplytoanAmericanuniversity.C)Perfbrminafamousmusical.

B)Doresearchonhighereducation.D)Pursuepostgraduatestudies.

14.A)Hisfavorablerecommendations.C)Hisacademicexcellence.

B)Hisoutstandingmusicaltalent.D)Hisuniqueexperience.

15.A)Doamaster'sdegree.C)Travelwidely.

B)SettledowninEngland.D)Teachoverseas.

SectionC

Directions:Fnthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA)fB),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theyhelpfarmerskeepdiseasesincheck.

B)Manyspeciesremainunknowntoscientists.

C)Onlyafewspeciescausetroubletohumans.

D)Theyliveinincrediblywell-organizedcolonies.

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17.A)Theyarelargerthanmanyotherspecies.

B)Theycancausedamagetopeople'shomes.

C)Theycansurvivealongtimewithoutwater.

D)Theyliketoformcoloniesinelectricalunits.

18.A)Denythemaccesstoanyfood.C)Destroytheircoloniescloseby.

B)Keepdoorsandwindowsshut.D)Refrainfromeatingsugaryfood.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thefunctionofthehumanimmunesystem.

B)Thecauseofvariousauto-immunediseases.

C)Thevirusesthatmayinfectthehumanimmunesystem.

D)Thechangeinpeople'simmunesystemastheygetolder.

20.A)Reporttheirillnesses.C)Actasresearchassistants.

B)Offerbloodsamples.D)Helptointerviewpatients.

21.A)Strengtheningpeople'simmunitytoinfection.

B)Betterunderstandingpatients9immunesystem.

C)Helpingimproveoldpeople'shealthconditions.

D)Furtherreducingoldpatients9medicalexpenses.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Hisstudentshadtroublegettingonwitheachother.

B)Alotofkidsstayedatschooltodotheirhomework.

C)Hisstudentswerestrugglingtofollowhislessons.

D)Agroupofkidswereplayingchessafterschool.

23.A)VisitachessteaminNashville.

B)Jointheschool9schessteam.

C)Participateinanationalchesscompetition.

D)Receivetrainingforachesscompetition.

24.A)Mostofthemcomefromlow-incomefamilies.

B)Manyhavebecomenationalchesschampions.

C)Acoupleofthemhavegotinvolvedincrimes.

D)Manybecamechesscoachesaftergraduation.

25.A)Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

B)Thinktwicebeforetakingaction.

C)Translatetheirwordsintoaction.

D)Takeactionbeforeitgetstoolate.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

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SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebank

isidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthe

bankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThecenterofAmericanautomobileinnovationhasinthepastdecademoved2,000

milesaway.Ithas26fromDetroittoSiliconValley,whereself-drivingvehiclesare

comingintolife.

Ina27totakeproductionbacktoDetroit,Michiganlawmakershaveintroduced

28thatcouldmaketheirstatethebestplaceinthecountry,ifnottheworld,todevelop

self-drivingvehiclesandputthemontheroad.

“Michigan's29inautoresearchanddevelopmentisunderattackfromseveral

statesandcountrieswhichdesireto30ourleadershipintransportation.Wecan'tlet

happen,9,saysSenatorMikeKowall,thelead31offourbillsrecentlyintroduced.

Ifallfourbillspassaswritten,theywould32asubstantialupdateofMichigan's

2013lawthatallowedthetestingofself-drivingvehiclesinlimitedconditions.

Manufacturerwouldhavenearlytotalfreedomtotesttheirself-drivingtechnologyon

publicroads.Theywouldbeallowedtosendgroupsofself-drivingcarsoncross-state

roadtrips,andevenseton-demand33ofself-drivingcars,liketheoneGeneral

MotorsandLyftarebuilding.

LawmakersinMichiganclearlywanttomakethestatereadyforthecommercial

applicationofself-drivingtechnology.In34,California,homeofSiliconValley,

recentlyproposedfarmore35rulesthatwouldrequirehumandriversbereadytotake

thewheel,andcommercialuseofself-drivingtechnology.

A)bidI)replace

B)contrastJ)represent

C)deputyk)restrictive

D)dominanceL)reward

E)fleetsM)significant

F)knotsN)sponsor

G)legislationO)transmitted

H)migrated

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattached

toeachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethan

once.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

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HowWorkWillChangeWhenMostofUsLiveto100

[A]TodayintheUnitedStatesthereare72,000centenarians（百歲老人）.Worldwide,

Probably450,000.Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,thenby2050therewillbemorethana

millionintheUSalone.AccordingtotheworkofProfessorJamesVaupelandhis

co-researchers,50%ofbabiesbomintheUSin2007havealifeexpectancyof104or

more.BroadlythesameholdsfortheUK,Germany,France,ItalyandCanada,andfor

Japan50%of2007babiescanexpecttoliveto107.

[B]Understandably,thereareconcernsaboutwhatthismeansforpublicfinances

giventheassociatedhealthandpensionchallenges.Thesechallengesarereal,andsociety

urgentlyneedstoaddressthem.Butitisalsoimportanttolookatthewiderpictureof

whathappenswhensomanypeoplelivefor100years.Itisamistaketosimplyequate

longevity（長(zhǎng)壽）withissuesofoldage.Longerliveshaveimplicationsforalloflife,not

justtheendofit.

[C]Ourviewisthatifmanypeoplearelivingforlonger,andarehealthierforlonger,

thenthiswillresultinaninevitableredesignofworkandlife.Whenpeoplelivelonger,

theyarenotonlyolderforlonger,butalsoyoungerforlonger.Thereissometruthinthe

sayingthat"70isthenew60"or"40thenew30,“Ifyouagemoreslowlyoveralonger

timeperiod,thenyouareinsomesenseyoungerforlonger.

[D]Butthechangesgofurtherthanthat.Take,forinstance,theageatwhichpeople

makecommitmentssuchasbuyingahouse,gettingmarried,havingchildren,orstartinga

career.Theseareallfundamentalcommitmentsthatarenowoccurringlaterinlife.In

1962,50%ofAmericansweremarriedbyage21.By2014,thatmilestone（里程碑）had

shiftedtoage29.

[E]Whiletherearenumerousfactorsbehindtheseshifts,onefactorissurelya

growingrealizationfortheyoungthattheyaregoingtolivelonger.Optionsaremore

valuablethelongertheycanbeheld.Soifyoubelieveyouwilllivelonger,thenoptions

becomemorevaluable,andearlycommitmentbecomeslessattractive.Theresultisthat

thecommitmentsthatpreviouslycharacterizedthebeginningofadulthoodarenowbeing

delayed,andnewpatternsofbehaviorandanewstageoflifeareemergingforthosein

theirtwenties.

[F]Longevityalsopushesbacktheageofretirement,andnotonlyforfinancial

reasons.Yes,unlesspeoplearepreparedtosavealotmore,ourcalculationssuggestthat

ifyouarenowinyourmid-40s,thenyouarelikelytoworkuntilyourearly70s;andif

youareinyourearly20s,thereisarealchanceyouwillneedtoworkuntilyourlate70s

orpossiblyevenintoyour80s.Butevenifpeopleareabletoeconomicallysupporta

retirementat65,overthirtyyearsofpotentialinactivityisharmfultocognitive（認(rèn)知的）

andemotionalvitality.Manypeoplemaysimplynotwanttodoit.

[G]Andyetthatdoesnotmeanthatsimplyextendingourcareersisappealing.Just

lengtheningthatsecondstageoffull-timeworkmaysecurethefinancialassetsneededfor

a100-yearlife,butsuchpersistentworkwillinevitablyexhaustpreciousintangibleassets

suchasproductiveskills,vitality,happiness,andfriendship.

[H]Thesameistrueforeducation.Itisimpossiblethatasingleshotofeducation,

administeredinchildhoodandearlyadulthood,willbeabletosupportasustained,

60-yearcareer.Ifyoufactorintheprojectedratesoftechnologicalchange,eitheryour

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skillswillbecomeunnecessary,oryourindustryoutdated.Thatmeansthateveryonewill,

atsomepointintheirlife,havetomakeanumberofmajorreinvestmentsintheirskills.

[I]Itseemslikely,then,thatthetraditionalthree-stagelifewillevolveintomultiple

stagescontainingtwo,three,orovenmoredifferentcareers.Eachofthesestagescould

potentiallybedifferent.Inonethefbcuscouldbeonbuildingfinancialsuccessand

personalachievement,inanotheroncreatingabetterwork/lifebalance,stillanotheron

exploringandunderstandingoptionsmorefully,orbecominganindependentproducer,

yetanotheronmakingasocialcontribution.Thesestageswillspansectors,takepeopleto

differentcities,andprovidefoundationforbuildingawidevarietyofskills.

[J]Transitionsbetweenstagescouldbemarkedwithsabbaticals（休假）aspeople

findtimerestandrechargetheirhealth,re-investintheirrelationships,orimprovetheir

skills.Attimes,thesebreaksandtransitionswillbeself-determined,atotherstheywillbe

forcedasexistingroles,firms,orindustriesceasetoexist.

[K]Amulti-stagelifewillhaveprofoundchangesnotjustinhowyoumanageyour

career,butalsoinyourapproachtolife.Anincreasinglyimportantskillwillbeyour

abilitytodealwithchangeandevenwelcomeit.Athree-stagelifehasfewtransitions,

whileamulti-stagelifehasmany.Thatiswhybeingself-aware,investinginbroader

networksoffriends,andbeingopentonewideaswillbecomeevenmorecrucialskills.

[L]Thesemulti-stageliveswillcreateextraordinaryvarietyacrossgroupsofpeople

simplybecausetherearesomanywaysofsequencingthestages.Morestagesmeanmore

possiblesequences.

[M]Withthisvarietywillcometheendofthecloseassociationofageandstage.In

athree-stagelife,peopleleaveuniversityatthesametimeandthesameage,theytendto

starttheircareersandfamilyatthesameage,theyproceedthroughmiddlemanagement

allroughlythesametime,andthenmoveintoretirementwithinafewyearsofeachother.

Inamulti-stagelife,youcouldbeanundergraduateat20,40,or60;amanagerat30,50,

or70;andbecomeanindependentproduceratanyage.

[N]Currentlifestructures,careerpaths,educationalchoices,andsocialnormsare

outoftunewiththeemergingrealityoflongerlifespans.Thethree-stagelifeoffull-time

education,followedbycontinuouswork,andthencompleteretirementmayhaveworked

forourparentsorevengrandparents,butitisnotrelevanttoday.Webelievethattofbcus

onlongevityasprimarilyanissueofagingistomissitsfullimplications.Longevityis

notnecessarilyaboutbeingolderfbrlonger.Itisaboutlivinglonger,beingolderlater,

andbeingyoungerlonger.

36.Anextendedlifespaninthefuturewillallowpeopletohavemorecareersthan

now.

37.Justextendingone'scareermayhavebothpositiveandnegativeeffects.

38.Nowadays,manyAmericanshaveonaveragedelayedtheirmarriagebysome

eightyears.

39.Becauseoftheirlongerlifespan,youngpeopletodaynolongerfollowthepattern

oflifeoftheirparentsorgrandparents.

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40.Manymorepeoplewillbeexpectedtoliveover100bythemid-21stcentury.

41.Alongerlifewillcauseradicalchangesinpeople'sapproachtolife.

42.Fasttechnologicalchangemakesitnecessaryforonetoconstantlyupgradetheir

skills.

43.Manypeoplemaynotwanttoretireearlybecauseitwoulddoharmtotheir

mentalandemotionalwell-being.

44.Thecloselinkbetweenageandstagemayceasetoexistinamulti-stagelife.

45.Peoplelivingalongerandhealthierlifewillhavetorearrangetheirworkand

life.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）fB）,

C）andD）,Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Intheclassicmarriagevow（誓約），couplespromisetostaytogetherinsicknessand

inhealth.Butanewstudyfindsthattheriskofdivorceamongoldercouplesriseswhen

thewife-notthehusband-becomesseriouslyill.

“Marriedwomendiagnosedwithaserioushealthconditionmayfindthemselves

strugglingwiththeimpactoftheirdiseasewhilealsoexperiencingthestressofdivorce,99

saidresearcherAmeliaKarraker.

Karrakerandco-authorKenzieLathamanalyzed20yearsofdataon2,717marriages

fromastudyconductedbyIndianaUniversitysince1992.Atthetimeofthefirst

interview,atleastoneofthepartnerswasovertheageof50.

Theresearchersexaminedhowtheonset（發(fā)生）offourseriousphysicalillnesses

affectedmarriages.Theyfoundthat,overall,31%ofmarriagesendedindivorceoverthe

periodstudied.Theincidenceofnewchronic（慢性的）illnessonsetincreasedovertime

aswill,withmorehusbandsthanwivesdevelopingserioushealthproblems.

“Wefoundthatwomenaredoublyvulnerabletomaritalbreak-upinthefaceof

illness,“Karrakersaid,"They'remorelikelytobewidowed,andifthey9rethenoeswho

becomeill,they?remorelikelytogetdivorced.^^

Whilethestudydidn'tassesswhydivorceinmorelikelywhenwivesbutnot

husbandsbecomeseriouslyill,Karrakeroffersafewpossiblereasons."Gendernorms

andsocialexpectationsaboutcaregivingmanymakeitmoredifficultformentoprovide

caretosickspouses,“Karrakersaid.uAndbecauseoftheimbalanceinmarriagemarkets,

especiallyinolderages,divorcedmenhavemorechoicesamongprospectivepartners

thandivorcedwomen.”

Giventheincreasingconcernabouthealthcarecostsfortheagingpopulation,

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Karrakerbelievespolicymakersshouldbeawareoftherelationshipbetweendiseaseand

riskofdivorce.

"Offeringsupportservicestospousescaringfortheirotherhalvesmayreduce

maritalstressandpreventdivorceatolderages,“shesaid."Butit'salsoimportantto

recognizethatthepressuretodivorcemaybehealth-relatedandthatsickex-wivesmay

needadditionalcareandservicestopreventworseninghealthandincreasedhealthcosts.”

46.Whatcanwelearnaboutmarriagevowsfromthepassage?

A)Theymaynotguaranteealastingmarriage.

B)Theyareasbindingastheyusedtobe.

C)Theyarenottakenseriouslyanymore.

D)Theymayhelpcouplestideoverhardtimes.

47.WhatdidKarrakerandco-authorKenzieLathamfindaboutelderlyhusbands?

A)Theyaregenerallynotgoodattakingcareofthemselves.

B)Theycanbecomeincreasinglyvulnerabletoseriousillnesses.

C)Theycandevelopdifferentkindsofillnessesjustliketheirwives.

D)Theyaremorelikelytocontractseriousillnessesthantheirwives.

48.WhatdoesKarrakersayaboutwomenwhofallill?

A)Theyaremorelikelytobewidowed.

B)Theyaremorelikelytogetdivorced.

C)Theyarelesslikelytoreceivegoodcare.

D)Theyarelesslikelytobothertheirspouses.

49.Whyisitmoredifficultformentotakecareoftheirsickspousesaccordingto

Karraker?

A)Theyaremoreaccustomedtoreceivingcare.

B)Theyfinditmoreimportanttomakemoneyforthefamily.

C)Theythinkitmoreurgenttofulfilltheirsocialobligations.

D)Theyexpectsocietytodomoreofthejob.

50.WhatdoesKarrakerthinkisalsoimportant?

A)Reducingmaritalstressonwives.

B)Stabilizingoldcouples9relations.

C)Providingextracarefordivorcedwomen.

D)Makingmenpayfortheirwives9healthcosts.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouwerelikemostchildren,youprobablygotupsetwhenyourmothercalledyou

byasibling's(兄弟姐妹的)name.Howcouldshenotknowyou?Diditmeansheloved

youless?

Probablynot.Accordingtothefirstresearchtotacklethistopichead-on,misnaming

themostfamiliarpeopleinourlifeisacommoncognitive(認(rèn)知的)errorthathastodo

withhowourmemoriesclassifyandstorefamiliarnames.

Thestudy,publishedonlineinAprilinthejournalMemoryandCognition,found

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thatthe"wrong“nameisnotrandombutisinvariablyfishedoutfromthesame

relationshippond:children,siblings,friends.Thestudydidnotexaminethepossibilityof

deeppsychologicalsignificancetothemistake,sayspsychologistDavidRubin,“butit

doestelluswho'sinandwho'soutofthegroup.”

Thestudyalsofoundthatwithinthatgroup,misnamingsoccurredwherethenames

sharedinitialorinternalsounds,likeJimmyandJoanieorJohnandBob.Physical

resemblancebetweenpeoplewasnotafactor.Norwasgender.

Theresearchersconductedfiveseparatesurveysofmorethan1,700people.Someof

thesurveysincludedonlycollegestudents;othersweredonewithamixed-agepopulation.

Someaskedsubjectsaboutincidentswheresomeoneclosetothem—familyor

friend—hadcalledthembyanotherperson'sname.Theothersurveysaskedabouttimes

whensubjectshadthemselvescalledsomeoneclosetothembythewrongname.Allthe

surveysfoundthatpeoplemixedupnameswithinrelationshipgroupssuchas

grandchildren,friendsandsiblingsbuthardlyevercrossedtheseboundaries.

Ingeneral,thestudyfoundthatundergraduateswerealmostaslikelyasoldpeopleto

makethismistakeandmenaslikelyaswomen.Olderpeopleandthismistakeandmenas

likelyaswomen.Olderpeopleandwomenmadethemistakeslightlymoreoften,butthat

maybebecausegrandparentshavemoregrandchildrentomixupthanparentshave

children.Also,mothersmaycallontheirchildrenmoreoftenthanfathers,given

traditionalgendernorms.Therewasnoevidencethaterrorsoccurredmorewhenthe

misnamerwasfrustrated,tiredorangry.

5l.Howmightpeopleoftenfeelwhentheyweremisnamed?

A)Unwanted.B)Unhappy.

C)Confused.D)Indifferent.

52.WhatdidDavidRubin9sresearchfindaboutmisnaming?

A)Itisrelatedtothewayourmemorieswork.

B)Itisapossibleindicatorofafaultymemory.

C)Itoccursmostlybetweenkidsandtheirfriends.

D)Itoftencausesmisunderstandingsamongpeople.

53.Whatismostlikelythecauseofmisnaming?

A)Similarpersonalitytraits.B)Similarspellingsofnames.

C)Similarphysicalappearance.D)Similarpronunciationofnames.

54.Whatdidthesurveysofmorethan1,700subjectsfindaboutmisnaming?

A)Itmoreoftenthannothurtsrelationships.

B)Ithardlyoccursacrossgenderboundaries.

C)Itismostfrequentlyfoundinextendedfamilies.

D)Itmostoftenoccurswithinarelationshipgroups.

55.Whydomothersmisnametheirchildrenmoreoftenthanfathers?

A)Theysuffermorefrustrations.

B)Theybecomewornoutmoreoften.

C)Theycommunicatemorewiththeirchildren.

D)Theygenerallytakeonmoreworkathome.

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PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefrom

ChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

燈籠起源于東漢，最初主要用于照明。在唐代，人們用紅燈籠來(lái)慶祝安定的生

活。從那時(shí)起，燈籠在中國(guó)的許多地方流行起來(lái)。燈籠通常用色彩鮮艷的薄紙制

作，形狀和尺寸各異。在中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化中，紅燈籠象征生活美滿(mǎn)和生意興?。煌ǔ?/p>

在春節(jié)、元宵節(jié)和國(guó)慶等節(jié)日期間懸掛。如今，世界上許多其他地方也能看

到紅燈籠。

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2019年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題答案與詳解（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

【參考范文】

Tenstudents,organizedbytheStudentUnion,visitedaseniorcenterclosetoour

schoolonWednesday,June12th,forthepurposeofprovidinghelpfortheelderlythere.

Ourvolunteerswerewarmlywelcomedwhentheyarrivedthereatabout1pm.They

presentedtheelderlywithfreshfruitsbeforedividingthemselvesintotwogroups,one

responsibleforcleaningandtheotherfbrchatting.Ittooknearlyanhourforhalfadozen

volunteerstosweepandmopthefloorandthenwashallthewindows.Therestwere,

meanwhile,listeningattentivelytotheelderlywholookedbackontheirgoodoldclays

withacertainamountofnostalgia.Theactivityendedwithalectureonhowtosendvoice

messagesandmakevideocallsonWeChat.

"【'mimpressedwiththeirvigorandoptimism,wsaysoneofthevolunteers."AndI'm

gladthattheentireafternoonwespenttogethermeanssomethingtothem.Theyexpressed

theirgratitudeforourcompany,whichmaybe,inmyopinion,whattheyneedmost/1

【范文譯文】

在學(xué)生會(huì)的組織下，我校十名學(xué)生于6月12日（星期三）來(lái)到學(xué)校附近的老年

活動(dòng)中心，旨在為老人提供幫助。

志愿者于下午1點(diǎn)左右到達(dá)活動(dòng)中心，受到了熱烈歡迎。他們?yōu)槔先藗兯蜕闲?/p>

鮮水果，隨后分為兩組，一組負(fù)責(zé)打掃，一組負(fù)責(zé)聊天。六名志愿者掃地、拖地，

并對(duì)所有窗戶(hù)進(jìn)行擦拭，用了差不多一小時(shí)。與此同時(shí)，其余志愿者聚精會(huì)神地聽(tīng)

著老人們以懷舊之情回憶過(guò)去的美好時(shí)光。本次活動(dòng)以主題為“如何用微信發(fā)送語(yǔ)音

信息、進(jìn)行視頻通話(huà)”的講座收尾。

“老人們精神煥發(fā)、積極樂(lè)觀，給我留下了深刻印象，”一名志愿者說(shuō)道，“讓我

開(kāi)心的是，我們?cè)谝黄鸬恼麄€(gè)下午對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)是有意義的。他們對(duì)我們的陪伴表示

感謝，在我看來(lái)，這種陪伴對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)可能是最需要的?！?/p>

【經(jīng)典表達(dá)】

?Onepersoncaringaboutanotherrepresentslife'sgreatestvalue.（JimRohn）

關(guān)愛(ài)他人是人生最大的價(jià)值。（吉姆?羅恩）

?DuringthisexperienceIenjoyed