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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaytitled“Arepeoplebecoming

addictedtotechnology?”.uldwriteatleast120

wordsbutnomorethan180words.

Numerousstudiesclaimthataddictiontotechnologyisrealandithasthesameeffectonthebrain

asdrugaddition.

【参考范⽂】

Arepeoplebecomingaddictedtotechnology?

Withtechnologyadvancingdaily,therehasbeenanincreainthenumberofpeoplewhobecome

addictedtotechnologicalinventions,pointofview,this

trendcanharmfullyinfluenceindividualsinmanyways.

Thenegative

thing,beingindulgedintechnologicalgadgetsisdetrimentaltostudents’

example,manyuniversitystudentsstayupallnighttoplayvideogamesandthusfeeldrowsyand

tion,manypsychologicalrearchersfoundthattheexcessiveuof

technologicaldevicescanhaveanadvereffectonindividuals’mentalwell-beingandinterpersonal

tance,modernpeople,especiallyyoungsters,arereluctanttointeractfacetoface

withtheirfriendsandfamiliesbecauoftheindulgenceinonlinesocialmediaplatformsorcomputer

games.

Inconclusion,itisofutmostimportancetotakeactionstocounteractthenegativeeffectsmentioned

sthefirststepisthatstudentsshouldbeeducatedtoutechnologicaldevicesina

rationalway.

【解析】

本次四级作⽂考查的是现象影响类的论说⽂。题⽬给出的是⼀个负⾯的现象——⼈们沉迷于科技产

品。采⽤三段式：开头段引出负⾯现象并发表⾃⼰的看法;第⼆段，即主体段论述该现象带来的负⾯影响;

结尾段给出针对性的'建议。

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachnewsreport,youwill

ou

hearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

NEWSReport1

Andfinallyintonight’snews,anine-year-oldboynamedJoetoldnottodrawinclasswinsajob

decoratingarestaurantwithhisdrawingsratherthanshuttingdownthehabitofdrawinginhisschool’s

workbook.

Joe’sparentsdecidedtoencouragehiscreativitybyndingtheirsontoanafter-schoolartclass.

HisteacherrecognizedJoe’stalentandpostedallhisworkonline,whichledtosomethingpretty

urantnamedNumber4inNewcastlecontactedJoe’steacherstoaskifthenine-year-

ayafterschool,Joesdaddrives

himtotherestaurant,sohecanputhisideasstraightonthewall.

Oncehesalldone,’sdadsays,Joeisareallytalented

’atatfootball,butdrawingisdefinitelywhatheismost

passionateabout.

dJoe’sparentsdecidetodo?

1.B)Sendhimtoanafter-schoolartclass.

dtherestaurant,Number4,do?

2.A)ContactedJoetodecorateitsdining-room.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

NEWSReport2

ChristineMarshall,a34-year-oldmumofonepostedatearfulvideoonsocialmedia,Wednesday,

ombingthroughthecurityvideooutsidea

global’sshop,ge

appearstoshowamancarryingthedoginhisarms.

Christinealsobelievesthevideoobtainedfromtheshopshowsthedogbeingstolenbyaman

beforedrivingoffinacar,ilyisnowofferinga5,000pound

rewardforthesafis

sixandahalfyearsoldandwaslastenwearingaredcollar.

Christinesaid“Wewillpaythattoanyonewhobringshimhome,aslongastheyarenotresponsible

oninvestigatingtheincident”.

ChristineMarshalltryingtodo?

3.A)Getherpetdogback.

esthenewsreportsayaboutChristineMarshall’sfamily?

4.D)Itisofferingabigrewardtoanyonewhohelps.

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

NEWSReport3

London’ggsandbreadcafeoffersboiledeggs,toast,jam,andbacon,aswellastea,coffee,and

heendofthemeal,customersdon’customers

uyWilsonsayshis

stoprovideabridgeforpeopletoconnectinan

areathathasbeendividedbyclassandwealth,eisopeninthe

morningverydayoftheyear,e

doesn’tuvolunteers,nttakedonationsand

doesn’sayswhenpeoplestarttoknowotherpeoplearound

them,theyrealizethey’renotthatdifferentandwhatevertheirfinancialbackgroundortheireducational

background,it’simportantthathis

cafecanofferhiscustomerscurityandpermanence.

esGuyWilsonsayhiscafeaimstodo?

5.B)Helppeopleconnectwitheachother.

esthenewsreportsayabouteggsandbreadcafe?

6.C)Itdoesnotuvolunteers.

ppenswhenpeoplestarttoknoweachotheraccordingtoGuyWilson?

7.D)Theywillfindtheyhavesomethingincommon.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachconversation,you

ou

hearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

CONVERSATION1

M:SowhattimedoyouthinkweshouldhavethepartyonSaturday?

W:Howaboutinvitingpeopletocomeat6:00PM,thenwellhavetheafternoontopreparefoodand

drinkandstufflikethat?

M:odshouldweprovide?

W:Well,Ihadthoughtaboutbakingacakeandsomebiscuits,andnowIthinkweshouldprepare

somesandwichesandsnacksandsomeotherkindsoffoodsothatpeoplecanjusthelpthemlves

that’terto

letpeoplewalkaroundandtalktoeachotherorsitwheretheylike.

M:Yes,thatsoundsgood.I’Imighttrythatbignew

supermarketontheothersideoftown,ewhattheyhave.I’weshould

youthink?

W:ardthatthenewsupermarketoffers

somebigdiscountstoattractcustomers,ouldwedoabout

music?

M：MaybeweshouldalsoaskPualtobringhiscomputerandspeakerssothatwecanplaysome

ht.

ethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

8.C)PreparationsforSaturday’sget-together.

sthewomansayitisagoodideatorvefoodsthatguestscanhelpthemlvestoo?

9.B)Itenablesgueststowalkaroundandchatfreely.

esthewomansayaboutthenewsupermarket?

10.A)Itofferssomebigdiscounts.

11.D)Bringhiscomputerandspeakers.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

CONVERSATION2

W:I’n’tneedtouiteveryday,butIthinkitwouldbevery

convenienttohaveonefortheweekends.

M:hisbeyourfirstcar?

W:Nope.

M:,inAmerica,manycities

peopleneedtheirowncartogetaround.

W:Ie.

M:Sohaveyougotyourmindtonaspecificmodel?

W:No,rdthatGermancarsareveryreliable,butIhaven’tdecidedonaspecific

modelyet.I’dalsolikeittobesmallsothatitasytodriveinthecity.

M:,’sa

giveyouhisphonenumberifyouwant,andyou

couldcallhimandaskhimquestions.

W:’sniceofyou,butIdon’twanttofeelobligedtobuyoneofhiscar.

M:’’sagoodfriendofmineandhewouldnevertrytopressureyou.

W:Well,ifyoutrusthim,nest,Icouldusomehelpin

ngtoanexpertwouldbeagoodidea.

M:’salovelyguyandhellbehappytohelp.

12.D)Forconvenienceatweekends.

esthewomansayaboutGermancars?

13.A)Theyarereliable.

esthemanrecommendthewomando?

14.C)Seekadvicefromhisfriend.

welearnabouttheLoinbosfriendfromtheconversation?

15.B)Hecanbetrusted.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwillhear

ouheara

question,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

PASSAGE1

refirstintroducedtoCaliforniabySpanishand

arlytimes,pigswereallowedtowanderfreely

acticealsoallowedmanypigstoescapefromfarmsandliveinthewild,which

becameaproblem.

Infact,asoneofthemostdamaginginvasivespeciesonthecontinent,wildpigscaudmillionsof

soharboreddozensofdiasthatthreatenbothhumansand

patcheswithwildpigshavebeenfoundtohaveconsiderablyreducedplantand

animaldiversity.

Inadditiontoeithereatingotheranimalsortheirfoodsupply,wildpigsdamagednativehabitatsby

ctivitiesmayalsocreateopportunitiesforinvasive

,deer,birds,

snakesandfrogsareamongtheirvictims.

Theycanalsoharmotherwildspeciesthroughindirectcompetitionratherthaneatingthemor

articularUnitedStatesisland,wildpigsthemlvesbecamean

beganbreedingontheislandandalso

eswerealmostwipedoutcompletely.

welearnaboutearlypigsinNorthAmerica?

16.A)Manyescapedfromfarmsandbecamewild.

wildpigsathreattohumans?

17.D)Theycarryagreatmanydias.

?

18.C)Theyfellvictimtoeagles.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

PASSAGE2

Apairofentrepreneursareplanningtobuildandlaunchaspacecraftthatwouldcarryandroast

ftwillutheheatofre-entrytoroastcoffeebeans,astheyfloat

ectwouldbetoroastthebeansalloverandproduceperfectcoffee.

Thebusinessmensaythatonearth,

gravityisremoved,thebeansfloataroundandinaheatedoven,receiving360degreesofevenly

cecraftwillreachaheightofaround200

nswouldthenberoastedandtheheatgeneratedbythecrafts20minutere-entryinto

aturesandthepressurizedtankwillbekepttoaround200degreesCelsius.

Oncebackonearth,theplanet’sfirstspaceroastedbeanswouldbeudtomakecoffeethatwouldbe

wherethepair’tclearhowmuchthey

singly,theSpaceRoasterconcept-shoulditgoahead-willnotbethefirst

2015,twoItaliancompaniescollaboratedontheconstructionofa

similartypeofspacecraft,whichwasthefirstcoffeemachinedesignedforuinspace.

eapairofentrepreneursplanningtodo?

19.B)Roastcoffeebeansinouterspace.

esthepassagesayaboutcoffeebeansroastedonearth?

20.A)Theycaneasilygetburned.

dthetwoItaliancompaniesdoin2015?

21.C)Theycollaboratedonbuildingthefirstspacecoffeemachine.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

PASSAGE3

IncoldandsnowyAlaska,there’populationofmere49adults.

EachMarch,thistinyvillageswellsupinnumbersbecauitislocatedinthemiddleofaracethattakes

even-dayracecalled“TheIditarodTrail”.AndparticipantsstopatTakotnafor

theobligatory24hourrest.

Luckyforthem,eforethecompetitorsarrive,the

residentsofTakotle

villagechipsintohelp,includingthekids,whoendupdevelopingtheirbakingskillsatanearlyage.

Exhaustedandhungryracersaregreetedwithdelightfulpiesofallkinds,suchasapple,orange,lemon,

orbanana.

ghnessoftheraceallowsfor

ecalories,ahasgaineda

tedwithoneperson,

ndfillingfruitpiesquickly

gottheracesattention,esidentsthenstartedtorefer

toJaneasqueenofTakotna.

lotofpeoplecometothevillageofTakotnaeveryMarch?

22.B)Aracepassthroughitannually.

thevillageofTakotnafamousfor?

23.C)Itstastyfruitpies.

estohelpwiththeeventoftheyear?

24.B)Theentirevillage.

esthepassagesayaboutJaneNewton?

25.D)Shehelpedthevillagetobecomefamous.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectonewordfor

epassagethrough

markthe

correspondinnot

uanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

MostanimalsekshadewhentemperaturesintheSaharasoarto120degreesFahrenheit.

Saharansilverantseklunch,skitteringfromundergroundlairsintothesun’sbrutalraystoscavenge

2015theywerejoinedbyscientistsfromtwoBelgianuniversities,whospenta

l:todiscoverhowthespecies

adaptedtothekindofheatthatcanmeltshoes.

BackinBelgium,thescientistslookedattheantsunderanelectronmicroscopeandfoundthattheir

den,triangularhairreflectslightlikeaprism,givingthemametallicglintandshieldingthemfromthe

sun’tQuentinWillotshavedanantwithatinyscalpelandputitunderaheat

lamp,theants’

thisreflectivetypeofhairprotectpeople?Willotsayscompaniesareinterestedinreproducingit.

A)adaptingE)extremeI)M)thick

B)F)huntJ)removedN)tiny

C)crawlingG)literallyK)speciesO)unique

D)H)L)

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,

fytheparagraphfromwhichthe

ragraphismarkedwitha

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Whathappenswhenalanguagehasnowordsfornumbers?

renumberlesshunter-gatherermbeddeddeepin

Amazonia,livingalongbranchesoftheworld’dofusingwordsforpreci

quantities,thepeoplerelyexclusivelyontermsanalogousto“afew”or“some.”

Incontrast,eadthis,youarelikelyawareofwhat

timeitis,howoldyouare,yourcheckingaccountbalance,ct(and

exacting)numberswethinkwithimpacteverythingfromourschedulestoourlf-esteem.

But,inahistoricaln,bulkofour

species’approximately200,000-yearlifespan,wehadnomeansofprecilyreprentingquantities.

What’smore,the7,000orsolanguagesthatexisttodayvarydramaticallyinhowtheyutilizenumbers.

Speakersofanumeric,ornumberless,languagesofferawindowintohowtheinventionofnumbers

book,Iexploredthewaysinwhichhumansinventednumbers,

andhownumberssubquentlyplayedacriticalroleinothermilestones,fromtheadventofagricultureto

thegenesisofwriting.

Cultureswithoutnumbers,orwithonlyoneortwoprecinumbers,includetheMundurukuand

chershavealsostudiedsomeadultsinNicaraguawhowerenevertaught

numberwords.

Withoutnumbers,healthyhumanadultsstruggletoprecilydifferentiateandrecallquantitiesas

periment,arearcherwillplacenutsintoacanoneatatime,thenremovethemone

s

suggestthatanumericpeoplehavesometroublekeepingtrackofhowmanynutsremaininthecan,even

ifthereareonlyfourorfiveintotal.

Thisandmanyotherexperimentshaveconvergeduponasimpleconclusion:Whenpeopledonot

havenumberwords,theystruggletomakequantitativedistinctionsthatprobablyemnaturalto

nlyasmallportionoftheworld’slanguagesareanumericornearly

anumeric,theydemonstratethatnumberwordsarenotahumanuniversal.

Itisworthstressingthattheanumericpeoplearecognitivelynormal,well-adaptedtotheenvirons

hildofmissionaries,Ispentsomeofmyyouthlivingwith

anumericindigenouspeople,theaforementionedPirahwholivealongthesinuousbanksoftheblack

heroutsiders,Iwascontinuallyimpresdbytheirsuperiorunderstandingofthe

riverineecologyweshared.

Yetnumberlesspeoplestrugglewithtasksthatrequireprecidiscriminationbetweenquantities.

ll,withoutcounting,howcansomeonetellwhetherthereare,

say,venoreightcoconutsinatree?Sucheminglystraightforwarddistinctionsbecomeblurry

throughnumberlesyes.

Thisconclusionichoedbyworkwithanumericchildreninindustrializedsocieties.

Priortobeingspoon-fednumberwords,childrencanonlyapproximatelydiscriminatequantities

behandedthecognitivetoolsofnumbersbeforewecanconsistentlyandeasily

recognizehigherquantities.

Infact,acquiringtheexactmeaningofnumberwordsisapainstakingprocessthattakeschildren

lly,cognizethatnumbersare

organizedquentially,me,they

starttounderstandthatagivennumberreprentsaquantitygreaterbyonethantheprecedingnumber.

This"successorprinciple"ispartofthefoundationofournumericalcognition,butrequirextensive

practicetounderstand.

Noneofus,then,isreallya“numbersperson.”Wearenotpredispodtohandlequantitative

bnceoftheculturaltraditionsthatinfuourliveswithnumbersfrom

infancy,wewouldallstrugglewithevenbasicquantitativedistinctions.

Numberwordsandwrittennumeralstransformourquantitativereasoningastheyarecoaxedinto

ourcognitiveexperiencebyourparents,cessemssonormalthat

wesometimesthinkofitasanaturalpartofgrowingup,rainscomeequippedwith

certainquantitativeinstinctsthatarerefinedwithage,tance,

evenatbirthwearecapableofdistinguishingbetweentwomarkedlydifferentquantities—forinstance,

eightfrom16things.

edtochimpsandother

primates,sharesomebasic

instinctua,workwithsome

otherspecies,includingparrots,suggeststheytoocanrefinetheirquantitativethoughtiftheyare

introducedtothecognitivepowertoolswecallnumbers.

So,howdidweeverinvent"unnatural"numbersinthefirstplace?

Theansweris,literally,koftheworld’slanguagesuba-10,ba-20or

,hisa

ba-10ordecimallanguage,avidencedbywordslike14(“four”+“10”)and31(“three”x“10”+“one”).

Wespeakadecimallanguagebecauanancestraltongue,proto-Indo-European,wasdecimally

-Indo-Europeanwasdecimallyorientedbecau,asinsomanycultures,ourlinguistic

ancestors’handsrvedasthegatewaytorealizationslike“fivefingersonthishandisthesameasfive

fingersonthathand.”Suchtransientthoughtsweremanifestedintowordsandpasddownacross

whytheword“five”inmanylanguagesisderivedfromthewordfor“hand.”

Mostnumbersystems,then,aretheby-productoftwokeyfactors:thehumancapacityforlanguage

nualfixation—anindirectby-product

ofwalkinguprightontwolegs—hashelpedyieldnumbersinmostcultures,butnotall.

Cultureswithoutnumbersalsoofferinsightintothecognitiveinfluenceofparticularnumeric

yisruledbyminutesandconds,buttheentitiesarenot

sandcondsarethe

verbalandwrittenvestigesofanuncommonba-60numbersystemudinMesopotamiamillennia

sideinourminds,numericalartifactsthatnotallhumansinheritconceptually.

Rearchonthelanguageofnumbersshows,moreandmore,thatoneofourspecies’key

hereareundoubtedlycognitive

commonalitiesacrossallhumanpopulations,ourradicallyvariedculturesfosterprofoundlydifferent

etotrulyunderstandhowmuchourcognitivelivesdiffercross-culturally,

wemustcontinuallysoundthedepthsofourspecies’linguisticdiversity.

36.[E]Itisworthstressingthattheanumericpeoplearecognitively(在认知⽅⾯)normal,well-

adaptedtothesurroundingstheyhavedominatedforcenturies.

37.[H]Comparedwithothermammals,ournumericalinstinctsarenotasremarkableasmany

assume.

38.[E]Itisworthstressingthattheanumericpeoplearecognitively(在认知⽅⾯)normal,well-

adaptedtothesurroundingstheyhavedominatedforcenturies.

39.[B]But,inahistoricaln,number-consciouspeoplelikeusaretheunusualones.

40.[K]Rearchonthelanguageofnumbersshows,moreandmore,thatoneofourspecies’key

characteristicsistremendouslinguistic(语⾔的)andcognitivediversity.

41.[D]Thisandmanyotherexperimentshaveledtoasimpleconclusion:Whenpeopledonothave

numberwords,theystruggletomakequantitativedistinctionsthatprobablyemnaturaltosomeonelike

youorme.

42.[G]Noneofus,then,isreallya“numbersperson.”Wearenotborntohandlequantitative

distinctionsskillfully.

43.[A]Numbersdonotexistinallcultures.

44.[I]So,howdidweeverinvent“unnatural”numbersinthefirstplace?Theansweris,literally,at

yourfingertips.

45.[F]Thisconclusionichoedbyworkwithanumericchildreninindustrializedsocieties.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

rswanttoprepare

logycompanies,likeAT&T,haveavestedinterestindeveloping

aworkfothey

worktogethertoachievethegoals?Playmaytheanswer.

We’veassumedthatfocusingonSTEMskills,likeroboticsorcoding,areimportant,buttherealityis

thatSTEMskillsareenhancedandmorerelevantwhencombinedwithtraditional,hands-oncreative

mbinationisprovingtobethebestwaytopreparetoday’schildrentobethemakers

whytechnologycompaniesarepartneringwitheducatorstobringback

good,amplesincludeGoogle’snewMaking&Scienceinitiative,TimeWarner

Cable’sEarthDayCardboardChallenge,andAT&T’sandImaginationFoundation’sInventors

Challenge.

Infactmanyexpertsarguethatthemostimportant21stcenturyskillsaren’trelatedtospecific

technologiesorsubjectmatter,buttocreativity;skillslikeimagination,problem-findingandproblem-

solving,teamwork,optimism,reskills

Brown,founderofNationalInstituteforPlay,“High-

techindustriessuchasNASA’sJetPropulsionLaboratoryhavefoundthattheirbestoverallproblem

solversweremastertinkerersintheiryouth.”

IntheUnitedStates(aswellasinnumerousothercountries),schoolsstruggletoteachtheskills

,rearchersoftenpointtothe“fourthgradeslump,”atimewhen

childrenareexpectedtogofrom“learningtoread”to“readingtolearn,”asthetimetoobrveachild’s

aceanotherchallenge;itstheflipsidetothebenefitsofthedigitalage—an

overrelianceontechnologyandashiftawayfromold-fashionedplay.

Therearecognitivebenefitsofdoingthingsthewaywedidaschildren—buildingsomething,

tearingitdown,ingtorearch,nothingactivatesachildsbrainlikeplay.

And,ifgiventheopportunity,chshows

thatgiven15minutesoffreeplay,four-andfive-year-oldswillspendathirdofthistimeengagedin

spatial,mathematical,peofplay—especiallywithbuildingblocks—

helpschildrendiscoveranddevelopkeyprinciplesinmathandgeometry.

ArecentstudyintheJournalofPlayconcludedthat“children’sindividualplayexperienceswith

Euclideanplayobjects[]isattheforefrontofwhatisimportanttobothSTEMeducation,

professionalexpertiinthesciences,andappliedsciencefieldslikearchitectureandengineering.”

Ifplayandbuildingarecriticalto21stcenturyskilldevelopment,thenthat’sreallygoodnewsfortwo

reasons:Childrenarebornbuilders,makers,andcreators,sofostering21stcenturyskillsmaybeas

simpleasgivingkidsroomtoplay,tinkerandtrythingsout,evenastheygrowolder;andthecond

pieceofgoodnewsisthatitdoesn’

whatevermaterialsarehandy

andtinkeringwiththemisasimplewaytoengagethoimportant“maker”one,anywhere,

candoit.

So,howcaneducatorsmakesurechildrenaregettingthatcriticalhands-on,tinkeringthat21st

centuryjobsrequire?Hereareafewideas:

ithwhateveryouhave,fromPopsiclesticks,tocardboard,er,it

doesn’trequirefuturetechtogetkidsfutureready.3Dprintersareawesometools,butifyourschool

doesn’thaveone,don’tletthatholdyouback.

fulnottooverlyscriptbuildactivities;childrenwillfillthe

ouldbearelieftoparentsandteachers!Sometimesthebestthing

theGeniusHourmovementasinspirationhere.

Wanttoturbochargeyouractivity?Assignconstraintsandmakeitachallenge:apaperairplanethat

staysintheairthelongest,ahouorcardsthatsupportstheweightofashoe,buildacollectionof

gamesoutofcardboard,recyclablesandimaginationandhavekidsruntheirownarcade!

Toensurethefuturesuccessofourstudentsandourworkforce,wemuststartbyunderstandingthat

tandinghowthemost

advancedtechnologiesandmachineryworkbyliterallytinkeringwiththem,takingthemapartandputting

thembacktogetheragain.

46.B)Theyturnedpublicattentionawayfromthehealthrisksofsugartofat.

47.D)Nearlyallofthemrvethepurpoofthefunders.

48.A)Exerciismoreimportanttogoodhealththandiet.

49.C)Itrarelyresultsinobjectivefindings.

50.D)Thinktwiceaboutnewnutritionrearchfindings.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Arecentstudyrevealedthesugarindustry’fforts50yearsagotoshapemedicalopiniononhow

ay,scoresofcompaniescontinuetofundfoodandnutritionstudies.

ThatdescribesthereactionofmanyAmericansthisweekfollowingrevelationsthat,50yearsago,

thesugarindustrypaidHarvardscientistsforrearchthatshiftedthefocusawayfromsugar’srolein

heartdia—andputthespotlightsquarelyondietaryfat.

Whatmightsurpriconsumersisjusthowmanyprent-daynutritionstudiesarestillfundedbythe

foodindustry.

NutritionscholarMarionNestleofNewYorkUniversityspentayearinformallytrackingindustry-

fundedstudiesonfood.“Roughly90%ofnearly170studiesfavoredthesponsor’sinterest,”Nestletells

,systematicreviewssupportherconclusions.

Forinstance,studiesfundedbyWelchFoods—thebrandbehindWelch’s100%GrapeJuice—

r,fundedbyQuakerOats,

concluded,asaDailyMailstoryputit,that“hotoatmealbreakfastkeepsyoufullforlonger.”

Whiletheexamplesmightinducechuckles,thepastyearhasenveralexposthathave

raidriousconcernsabouttheextentofindustry’sinfluenceonfoodandnutritionrearchoutcomes.

Lastyear,TheNewYorkTimesrevealedhowCoca-Colawasfundinghigh-profilescientistsand

organizationspromotingamessagethat,inthebattleagainstweightgain,peopleshouldpaymore

ftermathofthatinvestigation,Coca-Cola

releaddatadetailingitsfundingofveralmedicalinstitutionsandassociationsbetween2010and

2015,fd,Coca-

Colasaysitgave$132.8milliontowardscientificrearchandpartnerships.

Andearlierthissummer,theAssociatedPressreleadaninvestigationthatlookedatrearch

fundedbytheNationalConfectionersAssociation,atradegroupwhomembersincludethemakersof

TootsieRolls,Hershey’dythegroupfundedconcludedthatkidswho

eatcandytendtoweighlessthanthowhodon’ailtoherco-author,theAPreported,oneof

thescientistsbehindthatstudywrotethatthefindingwas“thinandclearlypadded.”Nonetheless,the

paperwaspublishedinajournalcalledFood&NutritionRearch.

“It’sdefinitelyaproblemthatsomuchrearchinnutritionandhealthisfundedbyindustry,”says

BonnieLiebman,directorofnutritionattheCenterforScienceinthePublicInterest,anonprofitadvocacy

group.“Whenthefoodindustrypaysforrearch,itoftengetswhatitpaysfor.”Andwhatitpaysforis

oftenapro-industryfinding.

MichaelMossisaninvestigativejournalistwhofocusonthefoodindustryandauthorofthe

expoSalt,Sugar,Fat:alotoftimes,foodfirmsarefunding

rearchthattheyknowisgoingtogotheirway—afindingtheycantoutontheirpackagingtosway

blemis,thefindingsthatgetpublishedmaybeincomplete,

n,therearestudiesthatare

simplypoorlydesigned.

Asarearcher,notesMoss,onecantweaktheexperimentaldesign“insubtlewaysthatcanleadto

adesiredconclusion—whetheryou’retakingmoneyfromindustryoryouyourlfhaveapassionor

conclusionyouwant”toe,hesays.“There’sjustalotofbadrearchoutthere.”

Andyet,aswe’vereportedbefore,thisjunknutritionsciencefrequentlygetstoutedinpressreleas

writtentodrumupinterest,thenpickedupanddisminatedbyjournalistswholackthewherewithalto

2015,sciencejournalistJohnBohannonhighlightedexactly

howthisprocessplaysout:Heconductedareal—butreallypoorlydesigned—studythatconcluded

eatingchocolatecanhelpyouloweight,thenwatchedasmediaoutletsranwiththestudy.

WhileBohannon’sstudywasadeliberatehoaxdesignedtoexpotheflawsinnutritionscience

journalism,SchwitzerofHealthNewsReview,

awatchdoggroupforthemedia’scoverageofhealth,tolduslastyear,theproblemixtensive.“We

haveexamplesofjournalistsreportingonastudythatwasneverdone,”hetoldusin2015.“Wehave

newsreleasfrommedicaljournals,academicinstitutionsandindustrythatmisleadjournalists,who

thenmisleadthepublic.”

Giventhinvironment,wherebadscienceonwhattoeatordrinkispervasive,what’saconsumer

todo?Beskepticalwhenreadingaboutthelatestfindinginnutritionscience,saysMoss.

Ignorethelateststudythatpopsuponyournewsfeed,addsLiebman.“Relyonhealthexperts

who’vereviewedalltheevidence,”ntstotheofficialgovernmentDietaryGuidelines,

whicharebadonreviewsofdozensorhundredsofstudies.“Expertsareabletosiftthroughthe

evidenceandparatethegoodfrombad,”shesays.

Andthatexpertadviceremainsprettysimple,saysNestle.“Weknowwhathealthydietsare—lotsof

vegetables,nottoomuchjunkfood,hingelisreallydifficulttodo

experimentally.”

51.C)Howpeopleviewedsuccessinhisfatherstime.

52.B)Itwasawaytoadvanceintheircareer.

53.A)Theyareoftenregardedasmosttreasuredtalents.

54.C)Whatkindofpeoplecancontributemoretothem.

55.D)Itwillbringaboutradicaleconomicandsocialchanges.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineinto

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

铁观⾳(Tieguanyin)是中国最受欢迎的茶之⼀，原产⾃福建省安溪县西坪镇，如今安溪全县普遍种

植，但该县不同地区⽣产的铁观⾳⼜各具风味。铁观⾳⼀年四季均可采摘，尤以春秋两季采摘的茶叶品质

最佳。铁观⾳加⼯⾮常复杂，需要专门的技术和丰富的经验。铁观⾳含有多种维⽣素，喝起来⼝感独特。

常饮铁观⾳有助于预防⼼脏病、降低⾎压、增强记忆⼒。

【参考译⽂】

riginallyproducedinXiping

Town,AnxiCounty,ys,TieguanyiniswidelygrowninAnxiCounty,but

Tieguanyin,producedindifferentregionsofthecounty,leavesofTieguanyin

canbepickedinallasons,

processingofTieguanyinisverycomplicatedandrequirexpertiaswellasrichexperience.

ngTieguanyinregularly

helpspreventheartdia,lowerbloodpressureandimprovememory.

【解析】

铁观⾳(Tieguanyin)是中国最受欢迎的茶之⼀，原产⾃福建省安溪县西坪镇，如今安溪全县普遍种

植，但该县不同地区⽣产的铁观⾳⼜各具风味。

解析：原句较长，可以在前两个逗号处切分，使其变成三个短句，然后分别进⾏翻译。第⼀部分

中，“最受欢迎的”可以翻译为themostpopular;第⼆部分中，“原产”可以翻译为被动语态wasoriginally

produced，也可以翻译为动词originated，需要⽤⼀般过去时，地点需要从⼩到⼤描述，即XipingTown,

AnxiCounty,FujianProvince;第三部分中，两个分句之间存在转折关系，需要运⽤表⽰转折的连词，“各

具风味”可以翻译为hasitsownflavor。

riginallyproducedinXiping

Town,AnxiCounty,ys,TieguanyiniswidelygrowninAnxiCounty,but

Tieguanyin,producedindifferentregionsofthecounty,hasitsownflavor.

铁观⾳⼀年四季均可采摘，尤以春秋两季采摘的茶叶品质最佳。

解析：主语可补充为ThetealeavesofTieguanyin，下半句中再次出现“茶叶”，可以⽤tho进⾏替

换，避免重复。“⼀年四季”可以直接翻译为inallasons，“采摘”可以翻译为被动的(be)picked，“春秋两

季采摘的茶叶”可以翻译为thopickedinspringandautumn。

ThetealeavesofTieguanyincanbepickedinallasons,butthopickedinspringandautumn

havethebestquality.

铁观⾳加⼯⾮常复杂，需要专门的技术和丰富的经验。

解析：“加⼯”可以翻译为progressing，“复杂”可以翻译为形容词complicated，“专门的技术”可以翻译

为⼀个词experti，也可以翻译为⼀个词组specializedskills。

TheprocessingofTieguanyinisverycomplicatedandrequirexpertiaswellasrichexperience.

铁观⾳含有多种维⽣素，喝起来⼝感独特。

解析：两个⼩分句中间可以⽤and并列连接起来。“维⽣素”的英⽂是vitamin;“⼝感”可以翻译为texture

或者taste。

Tieguanyincontainsavarietyofvitaminandposssauniquetexture.

常饮铁观⾳有助于预防⼼脏病、降低⾎压、增强记忆⼒。

解析：“预防⼼脏病”可以翻译为preventheartdia;“降低⾎压”可以翻译为lowerbloodpressure;“增

强记忆⼒”可以翻译为improve/enhancememory。

DrinkingTieguanyinregularlyhelpspreventheartdia,lowerbloodpressureandimprove

memory.

【2021年6⽉英语CET6级真题】