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1、2021年6月英语四级真题试卷WritingDirections：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to writean essay titledAre(people becoming addicted to technol d-egy?.The statement givenbelow is for your reference.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Numerous studies claim that addiction to techn

2、ology is realand it has the same effect on thebrain as drug addiction.思路一段：问题型开头+引用文章给出句型二段：万能细分法反向操作：各人群是如何对科技上瘾的。三段：两个措施范文：In contemporary society,there is a prevalent phenomenon thatpeople in growing numbersfind it difficult to live without tech-nology.Numerous studies claim that addiction totech

3、nologyhas the same effect on the brain as drug addiction.Undoubtedly,such addiction has a range of negative effects onmodern people.Firstly,amass of students spend enormoustime playing on their mobilephones,whichdramaticallyreduc-es their attention span and decreases their learning efficiency.The n,

4、employees of today are too dependent on technologicaldevices while working.Asaresult,theymight,to some extent,become lazier and even sometimes think passively.Besides,in ourdaily life,modern people have become progressively indif-ferent to each other.At restaurants,we can often see that 8 out of 10

5、people stare at their phones instead of talking with their friendssitting next to them.There are several ways to prevent this trend from worsening.To begin with,parents ought toguide their kids to use technol-ogy in areasonable way.Moreover,it is high time sometech-giantslaunched anti-addiction syst

6、ems in their products.NEWS1And finally in tonights news,a nine-year-old boy named Joe told not to draw in class wins ajob decorating a restaurant with his drawings rather than shutting down the habit of drawing inhis schools workbook.(1)Joes parents decided to encourage his creativity by sending the

7、ir son to an after-schoolart class.His teacher recognized Joes talent and posted all his work online,which led tosomething pretty wonderful.(2)A restaurant named Number 4 in Newcastle contacted Joesteachers to ask if the nine-year-old could come and decorated the dining room with his drawings.Every

8、day after school,Joe*s dad drives him to theOY restaurant,so he can put his ideas straighton the wall.Once hes all done,the work will remain there permanently.Joes dad says,Joe is a reallytalented little boy.Hes excellent at school.Hes great at football,but drawing is definitely whathe is most passi

9、onate about.QI.What did Joes parents decide to do?Q2.what did the restaurant,Number 4,do?才艺NEWS 2Christine Marshall,a-34-year-old mum of one posted a tearful video on social media,Wednesday,begging for the safe return of her beloved pet dog.After combing through thesecurity video outside a globals s

10、hop,(3)Christine has now posted an image of a man suspectedof stealing the dog.The image appears to show a man carrying the dog in his arms.Christine also believes the video obtained from the shop shows the dog being stolen by aman before driving off in a car;which had been waiting nearby.(4)The fam

11、ily is now offering a5,000 pound reward for the safe return of the dog after launching a social media campaign tofind the thief the dog is six and a half years old and was last seen wearing a red collar.Christine said“We will pay that to anyone who brings him home,as long as they are notresponsible

12、for his disappearance,please on investigating the incident”.Q3 What is Christine Marshall trying to do?Q4 What does the news report say about Christine MarshalTs family?NEWS 3Londons eggs and bread cafe offers a boiled eggs,toast,jam,and bacon,as well as tea,coffee,and orange juice.But at the end of

13、 the meal,customers dont have to worry about the bill.Hungry customers can pay whatever amount they can afford to eat at the cafe or nothing at all.(5)Owner Guy Wilson says his cafe aims to build community rather than profits.He wants to providea bridge for people to connectWANGYI in an area that ha

14、s been divided by class and wealth,byproviding affordable breakfast.(6)The cafe is open in the mornings every day of the year.Andhas two members of staff or supervisors on shift every day.The cafe doesnt use volunteers,butpays its staff to ensure consistency in its service.It doesnt take donations a

15、nd doesnt want to beseen as a charity.Mr.Wilson says when people start to know other people around them,(7)theyrealize theyre not that different and whatever their financial background or their educationalbackground,most people will have something in common with each other.He says its importantthat

16、his cafe can offer his customers security and permanenceQ5 What does Guy Wilson say his cafe aims to do?Q6 What does the news report say about eggs and bread cafe?Q7 What happens when people start to know each other according to Guy Wilson?CONVERSATION 1M:So what time do you think we should have the

17、 party on Saturday?W:How about inviting people to come at 6:00 PM then well have the afternoon to preparefood and drink and stuff like that?M:Yes.I was thinking that around six would be good too.What food should we provide?W:Well,I had thought about baking a cake and some biscuits,and now I think we

18、 shouldprepare some sandwiches and snacks and some other kinds of food so that people can just helpthemselves rather than getting everyone to sit down at the table to eat a meal.I think thats a bittoo formal.Its better to let people walk around and talk to each other or sit where they like.M:Yes,tha

19、t sounds good.Ill go to the supermarket to get some drinks.I think I might trythat big new supermarket on the other side of town,see what they have.Ive not been therebefore.I think we should get some beer and wine and some fruit juice and other soft drinks.What do you think?W:Sounds great.I think th

20、ose drinks will be enough.And I heard that the new supermarketoffers some big discounts to attract customers,so going there should be a great idea.Whatshould we do about music?M：Maybe we should also ask Pual to bring his computer and speakers so that we can playsome music.He has a great collection o

21、f different stuff.Yes.All right.Q8.What are the speakers mainly talking about?Q9.Why does the woman say it is a good idea to serve foods that guests can helpthemselves too?Q10.What does the woman say about the new supermarket?CONVERSATION 2W:Im thinking of buying a car.I wouldnt need to use it every

22、 day,but I think it would bevery convenient to have one for the weekends.M:Thats exciting.Would this be your first car?W:Nope.M:I actually owned a car for a little while when I lived in Miami.You see,in America,manycities dont have good public transport.So most people need their ownOY car to get aro

23、und.W:I see.M:So have you got your mindset on a specific model?W:No,not really.(13)Ive heard that German cars are very reliable,but I havent decided on a specific modelyet.Id also like it to be small so that its easy to drive in the city.M:I have a friend who sells secondhand cars.In fact,I think hi

24、s family owns the business.Hes a really nice guy and he knows a lot about cars.I could give you his phone number ifyou want,and you could call him and ask him questions.W:Hmm.That*s nice of you,but I don*t want to feel obliged to buy one of his car.M:Oh no.Hes not like that.Hes a good friend of mine

25、 and he would never try to pressureyou.W:Well,if you trust him,then I guess it should be okay.To be honest,I could use some helpin deciding what type of vehicle would best suit my needs.Speaking to an expert would be a good idea.M:Exactly.You have nothing to worry about.Hes a lovely guy and hell be

26、happy to help.Q13.What does the woman say about German cars?Q14.What does the man recommend the woman do?Q15,What do we learn about the Loinbos friend from the conversation?PASSAGE 1Passage one.Pigs are not native to north America.They were first introduced to California by Spanish andRussian explor

27、ers and settlers many centuries ago.In the early times,pigs were allowed towander freely and search a food.This practice also allowed many pigs to escape from farms andlive in the wild,which became a problem.In fact,as one of the most damaging invasive species on the continent,wild pigs causedmillio

28、ns of dollars in crop damage yearly.TheyOY also harbored dozens of diseases that threatenboth humans and farm animals.Forest patches with wild pigs have been found to haveconsiderably reduced plant and animal diversity.In addition to either eating other animals or their food supply,wild pigs damaged

29、 nativehabitats by reaching up crosses and rubbing on trees.Their activities may also createopportunities for invasive plants to colonize these areas.Wild pigs will eat almost anythingcontaining calories.Mice,deer,birds,snakes and frogs are among their victims.They can also harm other wild species t

30、hrough indirect competition rather than eating themor shrinking their food supply.On one particular United States island,wild pigs themselvesbecame an attractive food source for a species of mainland eagle.Eagles began breeding on theisland and also feeding on a species of native fox.The foxes were

31、almost wiped out completely.Q16,What do we learn about early pigs in north America?Q17.Why are wild pigs a threat to humans?Q18.What does the passage say about the native foxes on a U.S.island?PASSAGE 2(19)A pair of entrepreneurs are planning to build and launch a spacecraft that would carryand roas

32、t coffee beans in outer space.The craft will use the heat of re-entry to roast coffee beans,as they float inside it in a pressurized tank.The effect would be to roast the beans all over andproduce perfect coffee.(20)The businessmen say that on earth,beans can easily break apart andget burned in the

33、roaster.But if gravity is removed,the beans float around and heated oven,received 360 degrees of evenly distributed heat and roast to near perfection.The spacecraft willreach a height of around 200 kilometers.The beans would WANGYI then be roasted and the heatgenerated by the crafts 20 minute re-ent

34、ry into earth*s atmosphere.Temperatures and thepressurized tank will be kept to around 200 degrees Celsius.Once back on earth,the planets firstspace roasted beans would be used to make coffee that would be sold for the first time in Dubai.This is where the Pairs company is based.It is not clear how

35、much they would charge for a cup.Surprisingly,the space roaster concept should it go ahead will not be the first attempt to takecoffee into space.(21)In 2015,two Italian companies collaborated on the construction of asimilar type of spacecraft,which was the first coffee machine designed for use in s

36、pace.Q19.What are a pair of entrepreneurs planning to do?Q20,What does the passage say about coffee beans roasted on earth?Q21.What did the two Italian companies do in 2015?PASSAGE 3Passage threeIn cold and snowy Alaska,theres a village called Takotna.It has a population of a mere 49adults.Each Marc

37、h,this tiny village swells up in numbers because it is located in the middle of arace that takes place every year.It is a seven-day race called The Iditarod Trail.And participantsstop at Takotna for the obligatory 24 hour rest.Lucky for them,Takotna is famous OY for its delicious fruit pies.Weeks be

38、fore thecompetitors arrive,the residents of Takotna start preparing what is without question theirbiggest event of the year.The whole village chips in to help,including the kids,who end updeveloping their baking skills at an early age.Exhausted and hungry racers are greeted withdelightful pies of al

39、l kinds,such as apple,orange,lemon,or banana.They consume the pies and a stomach warming race fuel.The toughness of the race allowsfor racers to eat pretty much whatever they want.The more calories,the better.Takotna hasgained a reputation for its dessert-based hospitality since the 1970s.It started

40、 with one person,Jane Newton.Jane moved from Iditarod with her husband in 1972 and opened a restaurant.Arich and filling fruit pies quickly got the races attention,and the village gained some fame as aresult.Proud residents then started to refer to Jane as queen of Takotna.Questions 22 to 25,or base

41、d on the passage,you have just heardQ22.Why do a lot of people come to the village of Takotna every March?Q23,What is the village of Takotna famous for?Q24.Who comes to help with the event of the year?Q25.What does the passage say about Jane Newton?选词填空：Most animas seek shade when temperatures in th

42、e SaharaDesert soar26.C)crawling27.F)hunt28.E)extreme29.K)species30.G)literally31.M)thick32J)removed33.N)tiny3 4.0)unique35.A)adaptings.信息匹配第一套：What happens when a language has no words for numbers?36.E It is worth stressing that these a numeric people arecognitively(在认知方面)normal,well-adapted to the

43、 sur-roundings they have dominated for centuries.37.H Compared with other mammals,ournumericalin-st in cts are not as remarkable asmany assume.38.E It is worth stressing that these a numeric people arecognitively(在认知方面)normal,well-adapted to the sur-roundings they have dominated for centuries.39.B B

44、ut,ina historical sense,number-conscious peoplelike us are the unusual ones.40.K Research on the language of numbers shows,moreand more,thatoneofourspecieskey characteristics istremendous linguistic(语言的)andcognitivediversity.41.D This and many other experiments have led to a simpleconclusion：When pe

45、ople donot have number words,theystruggle to make quantitative distinctions that probablyseemnatural to someone like you orme.42.G None of us,then,is really a/znumbers person/Weare not born to handle quantitativedistinctions skillfully.lpc43.A Numbers do not exist in all cultures.44.I So,howdidweeve

46、r inventunnaturaKnumbers inthe first place?Theansweris,literally,at your fingertips.45.F This conclusion is echoed by work with a numeric chil-dren in industrialized societies.仔细阅读：Educators and business leaders have more in common thanit may seem.46.C)They help students acquire the skills needed fo

47、r their future success.47.A)By blending them with traditional,stimulating activi-ties.48.B)By playing with things to solve problems on theirown.49.C)Encourage them to make things with hands.50.B)Develop students creative skills with the resources available.Being an information technology,or IT,worke

48、r is not a job I envy.51.B)lt does not appeal to him.52.C)Many employees are deeply frustrated by IT53.D)Employees become more confident in their work.54.D)Think about the possible effects on their employees.55.A)By designing systems that suit their needs.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

49、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。Tieguanyin is one of the most popular types of tea in China with its origin inXipingTown,AnxiCounty,Fujian Province.Although widely planted in AnxiCounty,the tea produced indiffe

50、rent parts tastes very differently.Tieguanyin can be picked all the year around with the bestin spring and autumn.The tea involves very complex process,whic hneeds professional skillsand sophisticated experiences.As it contains many vitamins and possesses a unique flavour,the tea helps prevent heart