【MeiWei81-优质实用版文档】20XX年6月大学英语四级真题Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewonesthekindofhigh-tech,solar-paneledmasterpiecesthatmakethecoversofarchitecturemagazines.ButtheU.S.hasmorethan100millioneGistinghomes,anditwouldbe47. G） incrediblywastefultotearthemalldownand48. K） replacethemwithgreenerversions.Anenormousamountofenergyandresourceswentintotheconstructionofthosehouses.Anditwouldtakeanaverageof65yearsforthe49. J） reducedcarbonemissionsfromanewenergy-efficienthometomakeupfortheresourceslostbydestroyinganoldone.Sointhebroadest50. L） sense,thegreenesthomeistheonethathasalreadybeenbuilt.Butatthesametime,nearlyhalfofU.S.carbonemissionscomefromheating,coolingand51. H） poweringourhomes,officesandotherbuildings.YoucantdealwithclimatechangewithoutdealingwitheGistingbuildings,saysRichardMoe,thepresidentoftheNationalTrust.Withsome52. D） eGceptions,theoldesthomestendtobetheleastenergy-efficient.Housesbuiltbefore1939useabout50%moreenergypersquarefootthanthosebuiltafter20XX,mainlyduetothetinycracksandgapsthat53. E） eGpandovertimeandletinmoreoutsideair.Fortunately,therearea54. O） vastnumberofrelativelysimplechangesthatcangreenolderhomes,from55. F） historiconeslikeLincolnsCottagetoyourownpostwarhome.Andefficiencyupgrades(升级)cansavemorethanjusttheearth;theycanhelp56. I） protectpropertyownersfromrisingpowercosts.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)accommodationsB)clumsyC)doubtfulD)eGceptionsE)eGpandF)historicG)incrediblyH)poweringI)protectJ)reducedK)replaceL)senseM)shiftedN)supplyingO)vast20XX年6月大学英语四级真题Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thepopularnotionthatolderpeopleneedlesssleepthanyoungeradultsisamyth,scientistssaidyesterday.Whileelderlypeople47 N） tendtosleepforfewerhoursthantheydidwhentheywereyounger,thishasa(n)48 L） negativeeffectontheirbrainsperformanceandtheywouldbenefitfromgettingmore,accordingtoresearch.SeanDrummond,a.psychiatrist(心理医生)attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,saidolderpeoplearemorelikelytosufferfrombrokensleep,whileyoungerpeoplearebetteratsleeping49 H） efficientlystraightthroughthenight.Moresleepinoldage,however,is50 B） associatedwithbetterhealth,andmostolderpeoplewouldfeelbetterandmore51 A） alertiftheysleptforlongerperiods,hesaid.“Theabilitytosleepinonechunk(整块时间)overnightgoesdownasweagebuttheamountofsleepweneedto52 J） functionwelldoesnotchange,”DrDrummondtoldtheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScienceconferenceinSanDiego.“Its53 F） definitelyamyththatolderpeopleneedlesssleep.Themorehealthyanolderadultis,themoretheysleepliketheydidwhentheywere54 O） younger.Ourdatasuggeststhatolderadultswouldbenefitfrom55 E） continuingtogetasmuchsleepastheydidintheir30s.Thats56 G） differentfrompersontoperson,buttheamountofsleepwehadat35isprobablythesameamountasweneedat75.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)alertI)formallyB)associatedJ)functionC)attractingK)miGedD)clingL)negativeE)continuingM)sufficientF)definitelyN)tendG)differentO)younger47.tendto固定搭配；表示“倾向于；”符合句意；48.空格后是effect，前面是a(n)，由此可见，该处需要填入一个形容词；题目给出的形容词有negative,sufficient,younger；根据前后语意，填入negative最为恰当，表示“少的睡眠时间对大脑的活动有负面的影响。”49.根据推测，该处应该填入一个副词，题目给出的副词有efficiently,definitely,formally；前面提到，老年人在睡觉的时候更容易被打断，而后面用while提出一个对比的概念，年轻人相比起来能获得更_的睡眠；综合起来，选用efficiently（最有效率的）最为准确。50.beassociatedwith固定搭配；表示“与联系在一起”；本句话表示“更多的睡眠通常都与健康度联系在一起”；51.先看整句话的含义，“如果他们能睡更长的时间，他们的感觉应该会更好以及”那么，该处应该填入一个褒义词，选择alert比较恰当，表示“更加警觉，机灵”；52.根据判断，此处应该填入一个动词，剩下的动词有cling,function；整句话的意思是“当我们上了年纪的时候，我们一觉睡到天亮的能力下降了，但是，我们需要的睡眠量并没有改变；”空格后的单词是well，cling在这里并不合适，一般与to连用；选用function最为适合；53.作者在首段已经提出这个观点是一个myth，那么显而易见最后一段中出现的myth是作为一种强调手段，应填入definitely；54.空格的前面是whentheywere，“当他们年轻的时候”；应填入younger；55.本句的意思是“我们的数据显示老年人将从获益；”空格的后面是“得到和他们在三十多岁的时候能得到的睡眠一样多”；根据上下文意思，该处应填入“continuing”；56.differentfrom固定搭配；表示“和不同”；20XX年12月大学英语四级真题Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whatdeterminesthekindofpersonyouare?Whatfactorsmakeyoumoreorlessbold,intelligent,orabletoreadamap?Alloftheseareinfluencedbytheinteractionofyourgenesandtheenvironmentinwhichyouwere47. M) raised.Thestudyofhowgenesandenvironmentinteracttoinfluence48. L) psychologicalactivityisknownasbehavioralgenetics.Behavioralgeneticshasmadeimportant49. E) contributionstothebiologicalrevolution,providinginformationabouttheeGtenttowhichbiologyinfluencesmind,brainandbehavior.Anyresearchthatsuggeststhat50. A) abilitiestoperformcertainbehaviorsarebasedinbiologyiscontroversial.Whowantstobetoldthattherearelimitationstowhatyoucan51. B) achievebasedonsomethingthatisbeyondyourcontrol,suchasyourgenes?ItiseasytoacceptthatgenescontrolphysicalcharacteristicssuchasseG,raceandeyecolor.Butcangenesalsodeterminewhetherpeoplewillgetdivorced,how52. N) smarttheyare,orwhatcareertheyarelikelytochoose?Aconcernofpsychologicalscientistsisthe53. I) eGtenttowhichallofthesecharacteristicsareinfluencedbynatureandnurture(养育),bygeneticmakeupandtheenvironment.Increasingly,science54. J) indicatesthatgeneslaythegroundworkformanyhumantraits.Fro