四級(jí)第一篇PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Youmightexpectthatchildren’smovieswouldbelessviolentthanthosegearedtowardadults.Butyou’dbe__36__.“Justbecauseafilmhasacuteclownfishorasingingmermaidorbabydeerinit,doesn’tmeanthattherewon'tbemurder,”says

IanColman,amentalhealthepidemiologistattheUniversityofOttawa.Colmanthoughtit’dbeinterestingtocompareviolenceinfilms__37__atkidsandgrown-ups,afteracolleagueofhissaidthathemaywantto__38__overthefirstfiveminutesof

FindingNemo

whilewatchingwithhiskids,sinceit__39__a“deathscene,”hesays.Soheandafewotherresearchers__40__the45children’smoviesofalltimetotheadult’sdramasand__41__howmanymurdersandviolentactstookplace.Theyskippedactionmoviesbecausethese“areoftenalsomarketedto,andviewedby,youngchildren,”Colmanandcolleagueswroteinthestudy.Theyfoundthatinchildren’sfilms__42__thoseaimedtowardadults,deathsamongstmajorcharacterswere2.5timesmore__43__,and2.8timesmorelikelytobemurders,saysColman.Moviecharactersthatwereparentsfaredparticularlybadly.Butinthiscase,thefindingsdoseemtohavesomereal-world__44__.Itmaybebestforparentstowatchmovieswiththeirkids,sothatif__45__comeup,theycanbetalkedabout,Colmansays.注意：此部分題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。A)significanceI)concludesB)measuredJ)rightC)lookK)versusD)comparedL)aimedE)magnificentM)skipF)issuesN)includesG)universalO)wrongH)common答案：PartIIIReadingComprehension36O41B4651566137L42K4752576238M43H4853586339N44A4954596440D45F50556065四級(jí)第二篇PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.OneoutofeverytwopeopleintheU.K.willbe__36__withcanceratsomepointintheirlives,accordingtonewresearchpublishedinthe

BritishJournalofCancer

onWednesday.Otherstudieshave__37__thattheU.K.’scancerrateswould__38__thatlevelatsomepointinthefuture,butthenewestfinding,fromtheorganizationCancerResearchU.K.,__39__thatthatmomenthasalreadyarrivedforanyonebornaftertheearly1960s.Thenewfigureupdatesa

previousfigure

publishedbytheorganization,whichpeggedtheU.K.cancerrateatmorethanoneineverythreepeople.Researcherssaythisnew,higherfigureispartlyduetoadvancesthathave__40__peopletolivelonger.Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“HowdoyougetoutofanIcelandicforest?Youstandup.”DuringfivedaysspentinIcelandthisfall,Iheardlocalstellthisjokeseveraltimes.Thequiponcemade__36__;Icelandwasuntilrecentlyatree-deprivedland,hostinginsteadan__37__ofbeautifulwide-openexpanses,cladinvolcanicrocks,glaciersandsomegrassesandshrubs.Andwhileitstillremainslargelythatway,treesandwoodlandshavebeen__38__returningthepastseveraldecades,andanIcelandicforestryindustryisbeginningtotakeroot.That’sdueinlargeparttoawarmingclimate,whichishelpingmanynewtypesoftreesgrowhere.Overthepast20years,__39__temperatureshave__40__byalmost2degreesFahrenheit.Asaresult,treesare__41__fasterandnewvarietiesarenowfoundherethatcouldn’t__42__before.AdalsteinnSigurgeirsson,headofresearchfortheIcelandicforestservice,hasheardthejokethousandsoftimes.“[I]cringeeverytimeIhearit,”hesays.SigurgeirssonpicksmeuponrecentMondaymorninginReykjavikinhisblackMitsubishipickup.It’srainyandtheskyisdark—not__43__weatherforwalkingthroughaforest.He’sdressedinabluesweaterandgreenrainjacket.Hesmilesandnodsatthedelugeoutside.“WelcometoIceland!”Therainisusually__44__,heassuresme,andit__45__enoughwaterfortreegrowthovermuchoftheisland—onereasonheissoupbeataboutforestry’sprospectshere.注意：此部分題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。A)providesI)moderateB)idealJ)surviveC)middleK)decreasedD)averageL)increasedE)senseM)effectF)abundanceN)growingG)primarilyO)steadilyH)stop答案：PartIIIReadingComprehension36E41N4651566137F42J4752576238O43B4853586339D44I4954596440L45A50556065四級(jí)第四篇PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Forawhile,biologist

ArjanBoonman

livedinIndonesiaandspentmuchofhistimetravelingthecountrytomake__36__recordingsofbats.“There’salotofdeforestationthere,andlotsofbatsare__37__goingtogoextinct,”saysBoonman,nowapostdoctoralresearcheratTelAvivUniversityinIsrael.__38__bythebats,hedecidedtogatherasmuchinformationas__39__aboutthevariousspeciesinIndonesia,beforethey’regone.OnedayBoonmansatdownonabusnexttoafriendlyman,whotoldhimhe’dheardaspecies__40__cavenectarbats

makingaclickingsoundwiththeirwings,perhapsusingittoecholocate.

Echolocation

istheprocesswherebybatsandotheranimalsbouncesoundofftheirsurroundingstohelpthemnavigate,especiallyinthedark.Boonmanwas__41__.Batbiologists,includingBoonman,prettymuchallassumedthatbatsonlyecholocate__42__,bymakingsoundsintheirlarynx.Itwasalsogenerallythoughtthatthevastmajorityofspeciesinthisfamily,knownas

OldWorldfruitsbats,didn’techolocateatall,saysbatexpertNancySimmons,thecurator-in-chargeatthedepartmentofmammalogyatNewYork’sAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory.YovelconvincedBoonmanthatitwasastoryworthlookinginto,andtogethertheyandathirdscientistwenttoThailandtorecordseveraldifferentunrelatedspeciesoffruitbats(oneofthebettertravelexcusesoutthere).Theyfoundthatseveralspeciesofbatsdid__43__makeclickingsoundswiththeirwings,increasingthefrequencyoftheseclicksmorethanfivefoldwhentheyturnedoutthelights.Thisandotherexperimentsledthemto__44__thatthebatsusethesewingclickstofindtheirwayaround,andtheclickingappearstofunctionasaprimitiveformofecholocation,saysSimmons,whowasn’tinvolvedin

thestudy,whichwas__45__inthejournal

CurrentBiology.注意：此部分題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。A)called

I)indeedB)publishedJ)concludeC)vocallyK)InterestedD)feasibleL)FascinatedE)possibleM)identicalF)probablyN)skepticalG)primarilyO)audioH)stop答案：PartIIIReadingComprehension36O41N4651566137F42C4752576238L43I4853586339E44J4954596440A45B50556065四級(jí)第五篇PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Accordingtoa

study__36__thisweek

inthejournal

EcologyLetters,the__37__ofbirdsinEuropehas__38__bymorethan20percentinthepast30years.Whiletherewereover2.1billionEuropeanbirdsin1980,therearenowaround1.6billion,saysstudyco-author

RichInger,anecologistattheUniversityofExeterintheUnitedKingdom.Mostofthedecline—or90percent—is__39__forbyashrinkingpopulationinthe36mostcommonspecies,Ingertells

Newsweek.Forexample,throughoutthecontinenttherearenow62percentfewer

housesparrows

(家雀)thantherewerewhenMargaretThatcherbecameprimeminister,adeclineofabout150millionanimals,hesays.Therewerealsodropsinthenumbersofsuch__40__speciesas

skylarks,greypartridgesandstarlings.Thedeclineislikelydueinparttohabitatlossandpesticideuse.TheamountoflandusedforagricultureinEuropehas__41__increasedsince1980,andtherearefewerplacesforbirdstonestandfindfood,Ingersays.Atthesametime,pesticideusehasgoneup,__42__downthenumberof“pests”likeinsectsthatbirdspreyupon,headds.“Wedon’tmanagetheenvironmentinawaythat’sgoodforbirds,”Ingersays.Thestudylookedatan__44__amountofdatacollectedbythousandsof“citizenscientists”over30yearsinmostcountriesinEurope,in“an__44__departurefromconventionalapproachestoreviewingbirdmonitoringdata,”said

MichaelWunder,anornithologistattheUniversityofColorado-Denverwhowasn’t__45__inthestudy.注意：此部分題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。A)insightfulI)involvedB)hugeJ)concludeC)immenseK)breakingD)quantityL)knockingE)qualityM)identicalF)declinedN)publishedG)commonO)accountedH)greatly答案：PartIIIReadingComprehension36N41H4651566137D42L4752576238F43C4853586339O44A4954596440G45I50556065六級(jí)第一篇PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Althoughmanywillvowtoloseweightinthecomingyear,mostwill__36__fail,notfromlackofmotivationorknowledgebutfrominsuperableforcesthatunderminethebestofintentions.Untilnow,thosewhounderminetheseintentionshavebeenfreetodowhatevertheycantotripupwould-beweightwatchers.Nomatterhowextensivetheirefforts,theblameandresponsibilityhasbeen__37__onthosewhofail.Asimilarsituationexisted200yearsago,whenAmericansdrankmorethantwiceasmuchalcoholastheydonowandlargeportionsofthepopulationwereregularlyinebriated.Alcoholwasthebeverageofchoiceandwas__38__allthetime.Employersoftenpaidworkerswithalcoholaspartoftheirwages.Itwasservedtochildren,itwas__39__asmedicine,anditwasprovidedtovotersinpoliticalcampaigning.However,whenmoreandmorefamilieslosttheirbreadwinnerstoalcohol-relatedproblems,andbusinessownersrealizedhowmuchmoneytheywerelosingduetoemployeeswhoweredrunkonthejobandnotperforming,policieswere__40__thatmadealcoholless__41__andlessacceptable.Businessmensubsidizedalcohol-freetavernssoworkerscouldsocializewithoutbeing__42__todrink.Barownersbegantobeheldresponsibleforthenegativeconsequencesofservingtoomuchalcohol,evenrequiringthemtoprovideforthewidowsofpatronswhodiedfromalcoholpurchasedattheirestablishments—policiesthatstillexisttodaythroughdramshopliability.Yettoday,insteadofinstitutingpoliciesthatwouldstandardizeportionsizessopeoplearen’t__43__servedtoomuch,andpoliciesthat__44__theplacementofcandyatthecashregisterordiscountsonjunkfood,individualsarestillexpectedtobeableto__45__allthesecuesthatunderminelong-termgoals.注意：此部分題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。A)adoptedI)adaptedB)servedJ)leviedC)describedK)ignoreD)prescribedL)prohibitE)inevitablyM)forcedF)automaticallyN)pressuredG)primarilyO)accessibleH)stop答案：PartIIIReadingComprehension36E41O4651566137J42N4752576238B43F4853586339D44L4954596440A45K50556065六級(jí)第二篇PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.NASAhas__36__detailsaboutatestflightfor

Orion,aspacecrafttheorganizationbuilt“totakehumansfartherthanthey’veevergonebefore.”O(jiān)nDecember4,

Orion

will__37__fromCapeCanaveral,Floridaforatwo-orbit,four-hour,3,600-mileflightmeanttotestthecraftforsafetysystems,particularlyhigh-speedre-entrysystems,asthecraftwillreturntoEarthtravelingat

20,000milesperhouratatemperatureover4,000degreesFahrenheit.Nobodywillbeonboardforthetest.Theflighthasbeendubbed“ExplorationFlightTest-1”andwillmarkthefarthestdistancefromtheEarththataspacecraft__38__tocarryacrewhastraveledinover40years,NASAsaid.By__39__,theInternationalSpaceStationisonly

about240milesupfromtheground.Itwillcost

$375million.Forfutureflights,

Orion

willliftoffusingan__40__newheavy-liftrocketsystem,SpaceLaunchSystem(SLS),whichwasdesignedtosendhumansintodeepspace.ThefirstSLStestissetfor2018andwillincludeanorbitaroundthemoon,whichmaybecomeamannedflight.SLSisdesignedtoallowthefirstvisitbyhumanstoanasteroidand,__41__,toMars.“ThisisjustthefirstofwhatwillbealonglineofexplorationmissionsbeyondlowEarthorbit,andinafewyearswewillbesendingourastronautstodestinationshumanshaveneverexperienced,”

saidBillHill,deputyassociateadministratorforExplorationSystemsDevelopment,inastatement.“It’s__42__tobeapartofthejourneynow,atthebeginning.”WhileNASAhasbigplansfor

Orion,mannedmissionsarenotplannedtillafter2020,soaMars__43__maynotbepossibleuntilthelater2020sor2030s.Though3,600milesisthelongesttripinquitesometime,Marsisan__44__140millionmilesaway,andmuchworkisneededtoensurethecraftcanbesafeand__45__enoughforacrewtomakethatextremelylongspacejourney.注意：此部分題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。A)unveiledI)averageB)comfortableJ)incursionC)comparisonK)eventuallyD)totallyL)excursionE)qualityM)thrillingF)designedN)declinedG)competitionO)launchH)entirely答案：PartIIIReadingComprehension36A41K4651566137O42M4752576238F43L4853586339C44I4954596440H45B50556065六級(jí)第三篇PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Youmayhavenoticedan“I’maVoter”appsittingontopofyourFacebooknewsfeedyesterdayandmayhavethoughtitwasanotherformofslacktivism—onethatwouldhavelittle__36__otherthanallowingthepersonbehindthesocialmediaprofiletoachievesomesenseofsatisfaction.Butthere’smoretoitthanthat.Backin2010,Facebook,alongwithagroupofpoliticalscientists,__37__anexperiment.They

planted

thefollowinginthenewsfeedsoftensofmillionsofusers:agraphiccontainingalinktolookuppollingplaces,abuttontoannounceyouhadvotedandsixprofilepicturesoffriendswhohadalreadyindicatedtheyhadvoted.Otheruserswereshownagenericmessageaboutvotingornothingatall.Theresearchersthencross-referencedeachuser’snamewiththatday’svotingrecordsandcrunchedthenumbers.Itturnsoutuserswhoweregiventheoptionoflettingtheirfriendsknowthattheyhadvotedwere0.39percentmore__38__tovotethanthosewhowereshownnothing.Theresearchersalsofoundthatthebehaviorwas__39__:Peoplewere__40__byseeingthattheirclosefriendshadvoted.Itwaslikeavirtualversionoftheold“IVoted”button:partbrag,partguilttrip.

AccordingtoTheNewRepublic,“TheresearchersconcludedthattheirFacebookgraphicdirectlymobilized60,000voters,and,thankstotherippleeffect,__41__causedanadditional340,000votestobecastthatday.”Theresearchersnotedthatthe2000electionwasdecidedby537votersinFlorida,makingitclearthatFacebookhasthe__42__toinfluenceelections.Thisyear,Facebook__43__the“I’maVoter”apptoalladultsintheUnitedStates.WiththeU.S.adultpopulationsomewhere

around

242.4million,some138.2millionvoting-ageAmericanswere0.39percentmorelikelytovotebecausetheyhadseentheapp.Thismeansabout539,000votersmayhavebeen__44__influencedbyFacebooktocastballotsinthesemidtermelections.Whilemanyarecallingthevoterturnout“dismal”thisyear,withoutFacebook,itcouldhavebeen__45__.

注意：此部分題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。A)impactI)featuredB)hugeJ)directlyC)worseK)targetedD)conductedL)ultimatelyE)likelyM)finallyF)powerN)conductedG)potentialO)inductedH)contagious答案：PartIIIReadingComprehension36A41L4651566137D42G4752576238E43I4853586339H44J4954596440N45C50556065六級(jí)第四篇PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ANewOrleansnative,UmaNagendra’sdoctoralresearchattheUniversityofGeorgiawas__36__bytheaftermathofHurricaneKatrinaandlooksathowthe“naturalworld__37__fromdisasters,”accordingtothe

announcementin

Science—whichalongwithitspublisher,theAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience,andHighWirePress,sponsorsthe__38__contest.Inhervideo,Nagendraandfivefellowaerialistssportbrightgreentightsastheyrepresentseedlings,twistingandturningonropesinanefforttoshow“howseveraldifferentspeciesoftreeseedlingsinthesouthernAppalachianMountainsinteractwithsoilorganisms.Thevideo__39__atornadocomingthroughanundisturbedforest,sheexplains,disruptingpathogensthataccumulateinthesoilneartreerootsandalteringtheforestenvironment.

Nagendra’svideowonthebiologycategoryaswellastheoverall2014title.Winnerswerealso__40__inphysics,chemistry,andsocialsciencecategories,aswellasinan__41__audiencevote.__42__winnersreviewedentriesforthisyear’scontestfortheirartisticandscientificmeritandwhittleddownthelisttoadozenfinalists,whichwereannouncedlastMonday.Agroupof__43__—whichincludedbothscientistsandartists,bothindependentandaffiliatedwith__44__likeMIT,Harvard,theBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,andPilobolusdancetheater—madethefinalselections.“Danceisa…universalmedium,”saysHansRinderknecht,aPh.D.studentatMITwhosevideowonthephysicscategory.Thecompetitiongives__45__theopportunitytotaketheirwork“outofthisveryabstract,verymathematicalplaceand[put]itintoaformwherepeoplecanrelate.”注意：此部分題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。A)depictsI)PreviousB)PastJ)announcedC)recoversK)annualD)quantityL)knockingE)onlineM)inspiredF)universitiesN)judgesG)contestantsO)partnersH)institutions答案：PartIIIReadingComprehension36M41E4651566137C42I4752576238K43N4853586339A44H4954596440J45G50556065六級(jí)第五篇PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingt