四级真题答案解析6篇（完整文档）

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四级真题答案解析 第1篇

Section A News Report

Directions：
In this section， you will hear three news reports。

At the end of each news report， you will hear two or three questions。

Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once。

After you hear a question， you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）， B）， C） and D）。

Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just

A) He set a record by swimming to and from an

B) He celebrated his ninth birthday on a small

C) He visited a prison located on a faraway

D) He swam around an island near San

A) He doubled the

B) He cheered him on all the

C) He set him an

D) He had the event covered on

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just

A) To end the one-child

B) To encourage late

C) To increase working

D) To give people more time to

A) They will not be welcomed by young

B) They will help to popularize early

C) They will boost China"s economic

D) They will not come into immediate

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just

A) Cleaning service in great demand all over the

B) Two ladies giving up well-paid jobs to do

C) A new company to clean up the mess after

D) Cleaners gainfully employed at nights and

A) It takes a lot of time to

B) It leaves the house in a

C) It makes party goers

D) It creates noise and

A) Hire an Australian

B) Visit the and

C) Settle a legal

D) Expand their

Section B Conversation

Directions：
In this section， you will hear two long conversations。

At the end of each conversations you will hear four questions。

Both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once。

After you hear a question。

You must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。

Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just

A) He had a driving

B) He got his driver"s

C) He took the driver"s theory

D) He passed the driver"s road

A) He was not well

B) He did not get to the exam in

C) He was not used to the test

D) He did not follow the test

A) They are

B) They are

C) They are

D) They are too

A) Pass his road test the first

B) Test-drive a few times on

C) Find an experienced driving

D) Earn enough money for driving

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just

A) Where the woman

B) The acceptance rate at

C) Leed"s tuition for international

D) How to apply for studies at a

A) Apply to an American

B) Do research on higher

C) Perform in a famous

D) Pursue postgraduate

A) His favorable

B) His outstanding musical

C) His academic

D) His unique

A) Do a master"s

B) Settle down in

C) Travel

D) Teach

Section C Passage

Directions：
In this section， you will hear three passages。

At the end of each passage， you will hear three or four questions。

Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once。

After you hear a question， you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just

A) They help farmers keep diseases in

B) Many species remain unknown to

C) Only a few species cause trouble to

D) They live in incredibly well-organized

A) They are larger than many other

B) They can cause damage to people"s

C) They can survive a long time without

D) They like to form colonies in electrical

A) Deny them access to any

B) Keep doors and windows

C) Destroy their colonies close

D) Refrain from eating sugary

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just

A) The function of the human immune

B) The cause of various auto-immune

C) The viruses that may infect the human immune

D) The change in people"s immune system as they get

A) Report their

B) Offer blood

C) Act as research

D) Help to interview

A) Strengthening people"s immunity to

B) Better understanding patients" immune

C) Helping improve old people"s health

D) Further reducing old patients" medical

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just

A) His students had trouble getting on with each

B) A lot of kids stayed at school to do their

C) His students were struggling to follow his

D) A group of kids were playing chess after

A) Visit a chess team in

B) Join the school"s chess

C) Participate in a national chess

D) Receive training for a chess

A) Most of them come from low-income

B) Many have become national chess

C) A couple of them have got involved in

D) Many became chess coaches after

A) Actions speak louder than

B) Think twice before taking

C) Translate their words into

D) Take action before it gets too

四级真题答案解析 第2篇

A) The return of a bottled message to its owner"s

B) She wanted to honor her father"s

B) Several cases of Zika disease had been

C) It lost a huge stock of

A) It stayed in the air for about two

C) Inadequate

D) It is more environmentally

A) It seems a depressing

D) They can"t make it to the theatre in

C) It is the most amusing show he has ever

B) Go and see the

D) She worries she won"t fit in as a transfer

C) Participate in after-school

A) Give her help whenever she needs

D) She has just transferred to the

B) To find out which physical drive is the most

A) When they are

C) They prefer to be with other

D) It is one of the best in the

B) To move troops quickly from place to

A) In the

B) Messaging while

D) A device to ensure people drive with both

C) They are alerted with a light and a

B) Using a connected

四级真题答案解析 第3篇

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just

A) The return of a bottled message to its owner"s

B) A New Hampshire man"s joke with friends on his

C) A father"s message for his

D) The history of a century-old

A) She wanted to show gratitude for his

B) She wanted to honor her father"s

C) She had been asked by her father to do

D) She was excited to see her father"s

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just

A) People were concerned about the number of

B) Several cases of Zika disease had been

C) Two million bees were infected with

D) Zika virus had destroyed some bee

A) It apologized to its  

B) It was forced to kill its

C) It lost a huge stock of

D) It lost million

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just

A) It stayed in the air for about two

B) It took off and landed on a football

C) It proved to be of high commercial

D) It made a series of sharp turns in the

A) Engineering  

B) The air pollution it

C) Inadequate  

D) The opposition from the

A) It uses the latest aviation  

B) It flies faster than a commercial

C) It is a safer means of

D) It is more environmentally

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long At the end of each conversation, you will hear four Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just

A) It seems a depressing  

B) It sounds quite

C) It has little impact on our daily  

D) It is getting more serious these

A) The man doesn"t understand

B) The woman doesn"t really like

C) They don"t want something too

D) They can"t make it to the theatre in

A) It would be more fun without Whitehead

B) It has too many acts to hold the audience"s

C) It is the most amusing show he has ever

D) It is a show inappropriate for a night of

A) Watch a  

B) Go and see the

C) Book the tickets  

D) See a film with the

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just

A) Most of her schoolmates are younger than she

B) She simply has no idea what school to transfer

C) There are too many activities for her to cope

D) She worries she won"t fit in as a transfer

A) Seek advice from senior

B) Pick up some meaningful

C) Participate in after-school

D) Look into what the school

A) Give her help whenever she needs

B) Accept her as a transfer

C) Find her accommodation on

D) Introduce her to her

A) She has interests similar to Lee"

B) She has become friends with

C) She has chosen the major Catherine

D) She has just transferred to the

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just

A) To investigate how being overweight impacts on

B) To find out which physical drive is the most

C) To discover what most mice like to

D) To determine what feelings mice

A) When they are

B) When they are

C) When they smell

D) When they want

A) They search for food in

B) They are overweight when food is

C) They prefer to be with other

D) They enjoy the company of other

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just

A) Its construction started before World War

B) Its construction cost more than $ 40

C) It is efficiently used for

D) It is one of the best in the

A) To improve transportation in the

B) To move troops quickly from place to

C) To enable people to travel at a higher

D) To speed up the transportation of

A) In the

B) In the  

C) In the  

D) In the

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just

A) Chatting while  

B) Messaging while

C) Driving under  

D) Speeding on

A) A gadget to hold a phone on the steering

B) A gadget to charge the phone in a

C) A device to control the speed of a

D) A device to ensure people drive with both

A) The car keeps flashing its

B) The car slows down gradually to a

C) They are alerted with a light and a

D) They get a warning on their smart

A) Installing a  

B) Using a connected

C) Checking their  

D) Keeping a daily

四级真题答案解析 第4篇

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of speaking ability and how to develop You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180

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Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the Read the passage through carefully before making your Each choice in the bank is identified by a Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the You may not use any of the words in the bank more than

Neon (霓虹) is to Hong Kong as red phone booths are to London and fog is to San When night falls, red and blue and other colors 26 a hazy (雾蒙蒙的) glow over a city lit up by tens of thousands of neon But many of them are going dark, 27 by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs (发光二极管).

Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy 28 , but still carry great "To me, neon represents memories of the past," says photographer Sharon Blance, whose series Hong Kong Neon celebrates the city"s famous "Looking at the signs now I get a feeling of amazement, mixed with "

Building a neon sign is an art practiced by 29 trained on the job to mold glass tubes into 30 shapes and They fill these tubes with gases that glow when 31 . Neon makes orange, while other gases make yellow or It takes many hours to craft a single

Blance spent a week in Hong Kong and 32 more than 60 signs; 22 of them appear in the series that capture the signs lighting up lonely streets—an 33 that makes it easy to admire their colors and "I love the beautiful, handcrafted, old-fashioned 34 of neon," says The signs do nothing more than 35 a restaurant, theater, or other business, but do so in the most striking way

A) alternative B) approach C) cast D) challenging E) decorative F) efficient G) electrified H) identify I) photographed J) professionals K) quality L) replaced M) stimulate N) symbolizes O) volunteers 

Section B

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to Each statement contains information given in one of the Identify the paragraph from which the information is You may choose a paragraph more than Each paragraph is marked with a Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet

New Jersey School District Eases Pressure on Students—Baring an Ethnic Divide

A) This fall, David Aderhold, the chief of a high-achieving school district near Princeton, New Jersey, sent parents an alarming 16-page The school district, he said, was facing a Its students were overburdened and stressed out, having to cope with too much work and too many In the previous school year, 120 middle and high school students were recommended for mental health assessments and 40 were And on a survey administered by the district, students wrote things like, "I hate going to school," and "Coming out of 12 years in this district, I have learned one thing: that a grade, a percentage or even a point is to be valued over anything "

B) With his letter, Aderhold inserted West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District into a national discussion about the intense focus on achievement at elite schools, and whether it has gone too At follow-up meetings, he urged parents to join him in advocating a "whole child" approach to schooling that respects "social-emotional development" and "deep and meaningful learning" over academics The alternative, he suggested, was to face the prospect of becoming another Palo Alto, California, where outsize stress on teenage students is believed to have contributed to a number of suicides in the last six

C) But instead of bringing families together, Aderhold"s letter revealed a divide in the district, which has 9,700 students, and one that broke down roughly along racial On one side are white parents like Catherine Foley, a former president of the Parent-Teacher-Student Association at her daughter"s middle school, who has come to see the district"s increasingly pressured atmosphere as opposed to "My son was in fourth grade and told me, "I"m not going to amount to anything because I have nothing to put on my resume,"" she On the other side are parents like Mike Jia, one of the thousands of Asian-American professionals who have moved to the district in the past decade, who said Aderhold"s reforms would amount to a "dumbing down" of his children"s "What is happening here reflects a national anti-intellectual trend that will not prepare our children for the future," Jia

D) About 10 minutes from Princeton and an hour and a half from New York City, West Windsor and Plainsboro have become popular bedroom communities for technology entrepreneurs, researchers and engineers, drawn in large part by the public From the last three graduating classes, 16 seniors were admitted to It produces Science Olympiad winners, classically trained musicians and students with perfect SAT

E) The district has become increasingly popular with immigrant families from China, India and This year, 65 percent of its students are Asian-American, compared with 44 percent in Many of them are the first in their families born in the United They have had a growing influence on the Asian-American parents are enthusiastic supporters of the competitive instrumental music They have been huge supporters of the district"s advanced mathematics program, which once began in the fourth grade but will now start in the The change to the program, in which 90 percent of the participating students are Asian-American, is one of Aderhold"s

F) Asian-American students have been eager participants in a state program that permits them to take summer classes off campus for high school credit, allowing them to maximize the number of honors and Advanced Placement classes they can take, another practice that Aderhold is limiting this school With many Asian-American children attending supplementary instructional programs, there is a perception among some white families that the elementary school curriculum is being sped up to accommodate

G) Both Asian-American and white families say the tension between the two groups has grown steadily over the past few years, as the number of Asian families has But the division has become more obvious in recent months as Aderhold has made changes, including no-homework nights, an end to high school midterms and finals, and an initiative that made it easier to participate in the music

H) Jennifer Lee, professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and an author of the Asian American Achievement Paradox, says misunderstanding between first-generation Asian-American parents and those who have been in this country longer are What white middle-class parents do not always understand, she said, is how much pressure recent immigrants feel to boost their children into the middle "They don"t have the same chances to get their children internships (实习职位) or jobs at law firms," Lee "So what they believe is that their children must excel and beat their white peers in academic settings so they have the same chances to excel "

I) The issue of the stresses felt by students in elite school districts has gained attention in recent years as schools in places like Newton, Massachusetts, and Palo Alto have reported a number of West Windsor-Plainsboro has not had a teenage suicide in recent years, but Aderhold, who has worked in the district for seven years and been chief for the last three years, said he had seen troubling In a recent art assignments, a middle school student depicted (描绘) an overburdened child who was being scolded for earning an A, rather than an A+ , on a math In the image, the mother scolds the student with the words, "Shame on you!" Further, he said, the New Jersey Education Department has flagged at least two pieces of writing on state English language assessments in which students expressed suicidal

J) The survey commissioned by the district found that 68 percent of high school honor and Advanced Placement students reported feeling stressed about school "always or most of the " "We need to bring back some balance," Aderhold "You don"t want to wait until it"s too late to do "

K) Not all public opinion has fallen along racial Karen Sue, the Chinese-American mother of a fifth-grader and an eighth-grader, believes the competition within the district has gotten out of Sue, who was born in the United States to immigrant parents, wants her peers to dial it "It"s become an arms race, an educational arms race," she "We all want our kids to achieve and be The question is, at what cost?"

Aderhold is limiting the extra classes that students are allowed to take off

White and Asian-American parents responded differently to Aderhold"s

Suicidal thoughts have appeared in some students"

Aderhold"s reform of the advanced mathematics program will affect Asian-American students

Aderhold appealed for parents" support in promoting an all-round development of children, instead of focusing only on their academic

One Chinese-American parent thinks the competition in the district has gone too

Immigrant parents believe that academic excellence will allow their children equal chances to succeed in the

Many businessmen and professionals have moved to West Windsor and Plainsboro because of the public schools

A number of students in Aderhold"s school district were found to have stress-induced mental health

The tension between Asian-American and white families has increased in recent

Section C

Directions: There are 2 passages in this Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the

Passage One

Questions 46 and 50 are based on the following

For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone "While we teach, we learn," said Roman philosopher Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom They"re documenting why teaching is such a fruitful way to learn, and designing innovative ways for young people to engage in

Researchers have found that students who sign up to tutor others work harder to understand the material, recall it more accurately and apply it more Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who"re learning only for their own But how can children, still learning themselves, teach others? One answer: They can tutor younger Some studies have found that first-born children are more intelligent than their later-born siblings (兄弟姐妹). This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their Now educators are experimenting with ways to apply this model to academic They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students, who in turn instruct middle school students on the

But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the "teachable agent"—a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world Computer scientists have created an animated (动画的) figure called Betty"s Brain, who has been "taught" about environmental science by hundreds of middle school Student teachers are motivated to help Betty master certain While preparing to teach, they organize their knowledge and improve their own And as they explain the information to it, they identify problems in their own

Feedback from the teachable agents further enhances the tutors" The agents" questions compel student tutors to think and explain the materials in different ways, and watching the agent solve problems allows them to see their knowledge put into

Above all, it"s the emotions one experiences in teaching that facilitate Student tutors feel upset when their teachable agents fail, but happy when these virtual pupils succeed as they derive pride and satisfaction from someone else"s

What are researchers rediscovering through their studies?

A) Seneca"s thinking is still applicable

B) Better learners will become better

C) Human intelligence tends to grow with

D) Philosophical thinking improves

What do we learn about Betty"s Brain?

A) It is a character in a popular

B) It is a teaching tool under

C) It is a cutting-edge app in digital

D) It is a tutor for computer science

How does teaching others benefit student tutors?

A) It makes them aware of what they are strong

B) It motivates them to try novel ways of

C) It helps them learn their academic subjects

D) It enables them to better understand their

What do students do to teach their teachable agents?

A) They motivate them to think

B) They ask them to design their own

C) They encourage them to give prompt

D) They use various ways to explain the

What is the key factor that eases student tutors" learning?

A) Their sense of  

B) Their emotional  

C) The learning strategy

D) The teaching experience

Passage Two

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following

A new batch of young women—members of the so-called Millennial (千禧的) generation—has been entering the workforce for the past At the starting line of their careers, they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had been—or than their young male counterparts are But when they look ahead, they see roadblocks to their They believe that women are paid less than men for doing the same They think it"s easier for men to get top executive jobs than it is for And they assume that if and when they have children, it will be even harder for them to advance in their

While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20-30 years ago, most believe more change is Among Millennial women, 75% say this country needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equality in the workplace, compared with 57% of Millennial Even so, relatively few young women (15%) say they have been discriminated against at work because of their

As Millennial women come of age they share many of the same views and values about work as their male They want jobs that provide security and flexibility, and they place relatively little importance on high At the same time, however, young working women are less likely than men to aim at top management jobs: 34% say they"re not interested in becoming a boss or top manager; only 24% of young men say the The gender gap on this question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s, when many women face the trade-offs that go with work and

These findings are based on a new Pew Research Center survey of 2,002 adults, including 810 Millennials (ages 18-32), conducted 7-27, The survey finds that, in spite of the dramatic gains women have made in educational attainment and labor force participation in recent decades, young women view this as a man"s world—just as middle-aged and older women

What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers?

A) They can get ahead only by striving

B) They expect to succeed just like Millennial

C) They are generally quite optimistic about their

D) They are better educated than their male

How do most Millennial women feel about their treatment in the workplace?

A) They are the target of  

B) They find it satisfactory on the

C) They think it needs further

D) They find their complaints

What do Millennial women value most when coming of age?

A) A sense of  

B) Job stability and

C) Rewards and

D) Joy derived from

What are women in their 30s and 40s concerned about?

A) The welfare of their  

B) The narrowing of the gender  

C) The fulfillment of their dreams in

D) The balance between work and

What conclusion can be drawn about Millennial women from the 20XX survey?

A) They still view this world as one dominated by

B) They account for half the workforce in the job

C) They see the world differently from older

D) They do better in work than their male

Part IV Translation (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese You should write your answer on Answer Sheet

近年来，中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通拥堵和空气污染。

地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点。越来越多的人选择地铁作为每天上班或上学的主要交通工具。如今，在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。在有些城市里，乘客只需用卡或手机就可以乘坐地铁。许多当地老年市民还可以免费乘坐地铁。

Part Ⅰ Writing

The Importance of Speaking Ability and How to Develop It

As we all know, proficiency in speaking is necessary for us to become well-rounded However, the capacity to put words together in a meaningful way to reflect thoughts, opinions, and feelings is not something we"re born with but needs some techniques and

Firstly, build confidence and concentrate on getting our message across, which help us gain the attention of the audience Secondly, experiment with the things we know well instead of challenging ourselves with difficult words since fluency appears more important during oral Lastly, create some opportunities to practice like narrating our daily life to ourselves or maintaining a regular chat with

To sum up, only by being confident enough and using efficient methods can we enhance our speaking Follow the steps to improve our speaking skills in order to achieve a higher standard in

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension

说明：由于20XX年6月四级考试全国共考了两套听力, 本套真题听力与前两套内容相同, 只是选项顺序不同, 因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。

Part III Reading Comprehension

26-35: CLFJE GIBKH

36-45: FCIEB KHDAG

46-55: ABCDB DCBDA

Part IV Translation

In recent years, more and more cities in China have begun to build The development of subways can help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in The subway has the advantages of safety, speed and More and more people choose the subway as the main means of transportation to work or school every Nowadays, it is becoming more and more convenient to take the subway in In some cities, passengers can use a card or a mobile phone to take the Many local elderly citizens can also take the subway for

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Passage One

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following

The fifth largest city in US passed a significant soda tax proposal that will levy (征税) cents per liquid ounce on

Philadelphil"s new measure was approved by a 13 to 4 city council It sets a new bar for similar initiatives across the It is proof that taxes on sugary drinks can win substantial support outside super-liberal Until now, the only city to successfully pass and implement a soda tax was Berkeley, California, in

The tax will apply to regular and diet sodas, as well as other drinks with adder sugar, such as Gatorade and iced It"s expected to raise $410 million over the next five years, most of which will go toward funding a universal pre-kindergarten program for the

While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists, made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in

"The tax passed today unfairly singles out beverages — including low —and no-calorie choices," said Lauren Kane, spokeswoman for the American Beverage "But most importantly, it is against the So we will side with the majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop "

An industry-backed anti-tax campaign has spent at least $4 million on The ads criticized the measure, characterizing it as a "grocery tax".

Public health groups applauded the approved tax as step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague "The move to recapture a small part of the profits from an industry that pushed a product that contributes to diabetes, obesity and heart disease in poorer communities in order to reinvest in those communities will sure be inspirational to many other places," said Jim Krieger, executive director of Healthy Food "indeed, we are already hearing from some of It"s not "just Berkeley" "

Similar measures in California"s Albany, Oakland, San Francisco and Colorado"s Boulder are becoming hot-button Health advocacy groups have hinted that even more might be

What does the passage say about the newly-approved soda tax in Philadelphia?

A) It will change the lifestyle of many

B) It may encourage other US cities to fllow

C) It will cut soda consumption among low-income

D) It may influence the marketing strategies of the soda

What will the opponents probably do to respond to the soda tax proposal?

A) Bargain with the city

B) Refuse to pay additional

C) Take legal action against

D) Try to win public

What did the industry-backed anti-tax campaign do about the soda tax proposal?

A) It tried to arouse hostile felings among

B) It tried to win grocers" support against the

C) It kept sending ltters of protest to the

D) It criticized the measure through

What did public health groups think the soda tax would do?

A) Alert people to the risk of sugar-induced

B) Help people to fix certain long-time health

C) Add to the fund for their rescarch on

D) Benefit low-income people across the

What do we lear about similar measures concening the soda tax in some other citics?

A) They are becoming rather sensitive

B) They are spreading panic in the soda

C) They are reducing the incidence of sugar-induced

D) They are taking away a lot of proft from the soda

Passage Two

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following

Popping food into the microwave for a couple of minutes may seem utterly harmless, and Europe"s stock of these quick-cooking ovens emit as much carbon as nearly 7million cars, a new study has found, and the problem is With costs falling and kitchen appliances becoming "status" users, owners are throwing many microwave after an average of eight This is pushing sales of new microwave which are expected to reach 135 million annually in the EU by the end of the

A study by the University of Manchester worked out the emissions of carbon dioxide -- the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate change -- at every stage of microwaves, from manufacture to waste "It is electricity consumption by microwaves that has the biggest impact on the environment," say the authors, who also calculate that the emissions from using 19 microwaves over a year are the same as those from a According to the same study, efforts to reduce consumption should focus on improving consumer awareness and behaviour to use appliances more For example, electricity consumption by microwaves can be reduced by adjusting the time of cooking to the type of "

However, David Reay, professor of carbon management argues that, although microwaves use a great deal of enery, their emissions are minor compared to those from In the UK alone and these emit way more than all the emissions from microwaves in the Backing this up, recent data show that passenger cars in the UK emitted 69m tonnes of CO2 in This is 10 times the amount this new microwave oven study estimates for annual emissions for all the microwave ovens in the whole of the " further, the energy used by microwaves is lower than any other form of Among common kitchen appliances used for cooking, microwaves are the most energy efficient, followed by a stove and finally a standard Thus, rising microwave sales could be seen as a positive

What is the finding of the new study?

A) Quick-cooking microwave ovens have become more

B) The frequent use of microwaves may do harm to our

C) CO2 emissions constitute a major threat to the

D) The use of microwaves emits more CO2 than people

Why are the sales of microwaves expected to rise?

A) They are becoming more

B) They have a shorter life cycle than other

C) They are gtting much easier to

D) They take less tine to cook than other

What recommendation does the study by the University of Manchester make?

A) Cooking food of dfferent

B) Improving microwave users"

C) Eating less to cut energy

D) Using microwave ovens less

What does Professor David Reay try to argue?

A) There are far more emissions from cars than from

B) People should be persuaded into using passenger cars less

C) The UK produces less CO2 than many other countries in the

D) More data are needed to show whether microwaves are

What does Professor David Reay think of the use of microwaves?

A) It will become less popular in the coming

B) It makes everyday cooking much more

C) It plays a positive role in envronmental

D) It consumes more power than conventional

答案

Passage one

Passage two