2016年6月英语四级考试长篇阅读答案(卷二)

2016-2017年6月英语四级考试真题及答案(卷二完整版) Part 1 Writing (30 minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay bas ed on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description o f the picture and them comment on this kind of modern life. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.THIS MODERN LIFE:WORK HOME PLAY SLEEP请用黑色签字笔在答题卡1指定区域作答作文题，在试题册上的作答无效。

参考范文：As is graphically depicted in the cartoon, modern life has been dominated b y computers. No matter the young man is in the office, at home, and in his spar e time, the only friend he has is a computer. Even when he sleeps, what is in h is dream is still the computer. Apparently, the cartoon aims to reveal the fact that the computer has begun to play a negative role in the modern life.第一段三句话，第一句大体描写，第二句细节描写，第三句话揭示图画目的。

2016-2017年6月英语四级考试真题及答案(卷二完整版) Part 1 Writing (30 minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay bas ed on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description o f the picture and them comment on this kind of modern life. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.THIS MODERN LIFE:WORK HOME PLAY SLEEP请用黑色签字笔在答题卡1指定区域作答作文题，在试题册上的作答无效。

参考范文：As is graphically depicted in the cartoon, modern life has been dominated b y computers. No matter the young man is in the office, at home, and in his spar e time, the only friend he has is a computer. Even when he sleeps, what is in h is dream is still the computer. Apparently, the cartoon aims to reveal the fact that the computer has begun to play a negative role in the modern life.第一段三句话，第一句大体描写，第二句细节描写，第三句话揭示图画目的。

听力答案：Part III Reading ComprehensionSection A26.【答案】M 27.【答案】A 28.【答案】I 29.【答案】L 30.【答案】C31.【答案】G 32.【答案】F 33.【答案】E 34.【答案】N 35.【答案】DSection B粮食短缺会毁灭文明么36.【答案】F 37.【答案】K 38.【答案】C 39.【答案】L 40.【答案】B 41.【答案】H 42.【答案】M 43.【答案】J 44.【答案】L 45.【答案】GSection C46.【答案】B 47.【答案】D 48.【答案】C 49.【答案】D 50.【答案】A51.【答案】C 52.【答案】A 53.【答案】B 54.【答案】D 55.【答案】C解析部分Part III Reading ComprehensionSection A【空词预测】【话题分类】日常生活【文章大意】本篇讲述了老年父母和孩子相处的现状：大多数父母和孩子一起生活，然而这并不能说明他们关系良好；若父母和孩子观念相投，爱好相似，则能愉快相处，反之父母不会喜欢孩子的陪伴。

【考核技能】综合能力【答案解析】26. M) provide。

根据上下文判断，本空在句中作谓语动词，并与后半句的 and most older people do not feel_____ 构成并列关系，故前后时态应一致，均为一般现在时。

选项中的动词有： A) abandoned（抛弃）；B) advanced（前进）； F) dampens（抑制，减弱）； K) grant（授予，满足）； M) provide（提供）。

其中，M)provide 符合语法和大意。

本句意为：成年的孩子们会尽可能地为年迈的父母提供每一点关心和支持。

27. A) abandoned。

本空位于感官动词 feel 之后，故应选择形容词，选项中的形容词有： A) abandoned （被抛弃的）； B) advanced（先进的）； I) frequent（频繁的，时常的）； C) biased（有偏见的）；G) dependent（依赖的）； H) distant（疏远的）。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题试卷（二）(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. Reading Comprehension 4. TranslationPart I Writing1．For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your friends who helped you most when you were in difficulty. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.正确答案：Dear Li Ming, I’m writing this letter to express my deep thanks to you for helping me out when I failed in my first College Entrance Exam. It is no exaggeration that it was the worst time in my life when I completely lost faith and began to abandon myself. Then you came to encourage me not to give up. It was you who convinced me that the failure of College Entrance Exam should not be the end of my efforts but the beginning, and that I should pull myself together and give myself a second chance: otherwise, I would become a real loser. Thanks to such a frank friend as you, I regained my confidence, and finally fulfilled my college dream. Thanks again, from the bottom of my heart, my dear friend. Best wishes! Yours sincerely, MaryPart II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文：You probably think college students are experts at sleeping,(1-1)but parties, preparations for tests, personal problems and general stress can rack a student’s sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and the mind. Texas Tech University is even offering a class called Improving Your Sleep Habits.(1-2)People suffering from sleep-loss are at an increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes. Students who don’t get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower grades. On top of all that,(2)a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test. Two hundred college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games. Subjects who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later, but they did much better after getting a good night’s sleep. So if you really want to do your job well, don’t forget to get some sleep.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What is the news report mainly about?2. What is the finding of the new study published in the journal Learning and Memory?2．A．How college students can handle their psychological problems.B．Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.C．Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.D．How college students can improve their sleep habits.正确答案：C解析：新闻开头提到，人们可能认为大学生是睡眠方面的行家，但是聚会、备考、个人问题以及普遍压力会打乱他们的睡眠习惯，从而影响其身心发展。

6⽉⼤学英语四级第⼆套阅读理解真题（2）2016年6⽉⼤学英语四级第⼆套阅读理解真题 Dips in memory, meanwhile, generally became apparent around age 37. On the other hand, indicators of a person’s accumulated knowledge—like performance on tests of vocabulary and general knowledge—kept improving with age, according to findings published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging. The results do not mean that young adults need to start worrying about their memories. Most people’s minds function at a high level even in their later years, according to researcher Timothy Salthouse. “These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one’s abilities,may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no diseases,” Salthouse said in a news release. The study included healthy, educated adults who took standard tests of memory, reasoning and perception at the outset and at some point over the next seven years. The tests are designed to detect subtle (细微的)changes in mental function, and involve solving puzzles, recalling words and details from stories, and identifying patterns in collections of letters and symbols. In general, Salthouse and his colleagues found, certain aspects of cognition (认知能⼒)generally started to decline in the late 20s to 30s. The findings shed light on normal age-related changes in mental function, which could aid in understanding the process of dementia(痴呆),according to the researchers. “By following individuals over time,” Salthouse said, “we gain insight in cognition changes, and may possibly discover ways to slow the rate of decline.” The researchers are currently analyzing the study participants’ health and lifestyle to see which factors might influence age-related cognitive changes. 46. What is the common view of mental function? A)It varies from person to person. B)It weakens in one’s later years. C)It gradually expands with age. D)It indicates one’s health condition. 47. What does the new study find about mental functions? A)Some diseases inevitably lead to their decline. B)They reach a peak at the age of 20 for most people. C)They are closely related to physicaland mental exercise. D)Some of them begin to decline when people are still young. 48. What does Timothy Salthouse say about people’s minds in most cases? A)They tend to decline in people’s later years. B)Their flexibility determines one’s abilities. C)They function quite well even in old age. D)Their functioning is still a puzzle to be solved. 49. Although people’s minds may function less flexibly as they age, they_____. A)may be better at solving puzzles B)can memorize things with more ease C)may have greater facility in abstract reasoning D)can put what they have learnt into more effective use 50. According to Salthouse, their study may help us_____. A)find ways to slow down our mental decline B)find ways to boost our memories C)understand the complex process of mental functioning D)understand the relation between physical and mental health Passage Two Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. The most important thing in the news last week was the rising discussion in Nashville about the educational needs of children. The shorthand(简写)educators use for this is “pre-K”—meaning instruction before kindergarten—and the big idea is to prepare 4-year-olds and even younger kids to be ready to succeed on their K-12 journey. But it gets complicated. The concept has multiple forms, and scholars and policymakers argue about the shape, scope and cost of the ideal program. The federal Head Start program, launched 50 years ago, has served more than 30 million children. It was based on concepts developed at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College by Susan Gray, the legendary pioneer in early childhood education research. A new Peabody study of the Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K program reports that pre-K works, but the gains are not sustained through the third grade. It seems to me this highlights quality issues in elementary schools more than pre-K, and indicates longer-term success must connect pre-K with all the other issues related to educating a child. Pre-K is controversial. Some critics say it is a luxury and shouldn’t be free to families able to pay. Pre-K advocates insist it is proven and will succeed if integrated with the rest of the child’s schooling. I lean toward the latter view. This is, in any case, the right conversation to be having now as Mayor Megan Barry takes office. She was the first candidate to speak out for strong pre-K programming. The important thing is for all of us to keep in mind the real goal and the longer, bigger picture. The weight of the evidence is on the side of pre-K that early intervention (⼲预)works. What government has not yet found is the political will to put that understanding into full practice with a sequence of smart schooling that provides the early foundation. For this purpose, our schools need both the talent and the organization to educate each child who arrives at the schoolhouse door. Some show up ready, but many do not at this critical time when young brains are developing rapidly. 51.What does the author say about pre-kindergarten education? A)It should cater to the needs of individual children. B)It is essential to a person’s future academic success. C)Scholars and policymakers have different opinions about it. D)Parents regard it as the first phase of children’s development. 52.What does the new Peabody study find? A)Pre-K achievements usually do not last long. B)The third grade marks a new phase of learning. C)The third grade is critical to children’s development. D)Quality has not been the top concern of pre-K programs.53.When does the author think pre-K works the best? A)When it is accessible to kids of all families. B)When it is made part of kids’ education. C)When it is no longer considered a luxury. D)When it is made fun and enjoyable to kids. 54.What do we learn about Mayor Megan Barry? A)She knows the real goal of education. B)She is a mayor of insight and vision. C)She has once run a pre-K program. D)She is a firm supporter of pre-K. 55.What does the author think is critical to kids’ education? A)Teaching method. B)Kids’ interest. C)Early intervention. D)Parents’ involvement.。

2016年6月四级考试真题(第二套)PartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions：For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to your parents or any other family member upon making a memorable achievement．You should write at least120words but no more than180words．PartⅡListening Comprehension(25minutes)Section ADirections：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 l with a single line through the centre．Questions1and2are based on the news report you have just heard．1．A．The International Labour Organization’s key objective．B．The basic social protection for the most vulnerable．C．Rising unemployment worldwide．D．Global economic recovery．2．A．Many countries have not taken measures to create enough jobs．B．Few countries know how to address the current economic crisis．C．Few countries have realised the seriousness of the current crisis．D．Many countries need support to improve their people’s livelihood．Questions3and4are based on the news report you have just heard．3．A．Serve standardised food nationwide．B．Put calorie information on the menu．C．Increase protein content in the food．D．Offer convenient food to customers．4．A．They will be fined．B．They will be closed．C．They will get a warning．D．They will lose customers．Questions5to7are based on the news report you have just heard．5．A．Inability to implement their business plans．B．Inability to keep turning out novel products．C．Lack of a successful business model of their own．D．Failure to integrate innovation into their business．6．A．It is the secret to business success．B．It is the creation of something newC．It is a magic tool to bring big rewards．D．It is an essential part of business culture7．A．Its hardworking employees．B．Its flexible promotion strategy．C．Its innovation culture．D．Its willingness to make investments．Section BDirections：In this section，you will hear two long conversations．At the end of each conversation，you will hear four questions．Both the conversation 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 Sheet1with a single line through the centre．Questions8to11are based on the conversation you have just heard．8．A．He’s got addicted to technology．B．He is not very good at socializingC．He is crazy about text—messaging．D．He does not talk long on the phone．9．A．Talk big．B．Talk at length．C．Gossip a lot．D．Forget herself．10．A．He thought it was cool．B．He needed the practice．C．He wanted to stay connected with them，D．He had an urgent message to send．11．A．It poses a challenge to seniors．B．It saves both time and money．C．It is childish and unprofessional．D．It is cool and convenient．Questions l2to15are based on the conversation you have just heard．12．A．He wants to change his job assignment．B．He is unhappy with his department managerC．He thinks he deserves extra pay for overtime．D．He is often singled out for criticism by his boss13．A．His workload was much too heavy．B．His immediate boss did not trust himC．His colleagues often refused to cooperate．D．His salary was too low for his responsibility14．A．He never knows how to refuse．B．He is always ready to help othersC．His boss has a lot of trust in him．D．His boss has no sense of fairness．15．A．Put all his complaints in writing．B．Wait and see what happens next．C．Learn to say no when necessary．D．Talk to his boss in person first．Section CDirections：In this section，you will hear three passages．At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions。

6月第二套英语四级阅读理解真题「附答案」（2）2016年6月第二套英语四级阅读理解真题「附答案」47. What would we think of a person who invades our personal space according to the author?A) They are aggressive.B) They are outgoing.C) They are ignorant.D) They are ill-bred.48. How do robots learn human values?A) By interacting with humans in everyday life situations.B) By following the daily routines of civilized human beings.C) By picking up patterns from massive data on human behavior.D) By imitating the behavior of properly brought-up human beings.49. What will a well-programmed robot do when facing an unusual situation?A) Keep a distance from possible dangers.B) Stop to seek advice from a human being.C) Trigger its built-in alarm system at once.D) Do sufficient testing before taking action,50. What is most difficult to do when we turn human values into a programmable code?A) Determine what is moral and ethical.B) Design some large-scale experiments.C) Set rules for man-machine interaction.D) Develop a more sophisticated program.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Why do some people live to be older than others? You know the standard explanations: keeping a moderate diet, engaging in regular exercise, etc. But what effect does your personality have on your longevity (长寿)? Do some kinds of personalities lead to longer lives? A new study in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society looked at this question by examining the personality characteristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100.The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing, more active and less neurotic(神经质的)than other people. Long-living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span. These findings are in agreement with what you would expect from the evolutionary theory: those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough times.Interestingly, however, other characteristics that you might consider advantageous had no impact on whether study participants were likely to live longer. Those who were more self-disciplined, for instance, were no more likely to live to be very old. Also, being open to new ideas had no relationship to long life, which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their ways.Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of along standing psychological debate. But the new paper suggests that if you want long life,you should strive to be as outgoing as possible.Unfortunately, another recent study shows that your mother's personality may also help determine your longevity. That study looked at nearly 28,000 Norwegian mothers andfound that those moms who were more anxious, depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids unhealthy diets. Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when we're adults,which may mean that kids of depressed moms end up dying younger.Personality isn't destiny (命运), and everyone knows that individuals can learn to change. But both studies show that long life isn't just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.51. The aim of the study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is ____.A) to see whether people's personality affects their life spanB) to find out if one's lifestyle has any effect on their healthC) to investigate the role of exercise in living a long lifeD) to examine all the factors contributing to longevity52. What does the author imply about outgoing and sympathetic people?A) They have a good understanding of evolution.B) They are better at negotiating an agreement.C) They generally appear more resourceful.D) They are more likely to get over hardship.53. What finding of the study might prove somewhat out of our expectation?A) Easy-going people can also live a relatively long life.B) Personality characteristics that prove advantageous actually vary with times.C) Such personality characteristics as self-discipline have no effect on longevity.D) Readiness to accept new ideas helps one enjoy longevity.54. What does the recent study of Norwegian mothers show?A) Children's personality characteristics are invariablydetermined by their mothers.B) People with unhealthy eating habits are likely to die sooner.C) Mothers' influence on children may last longer than fathers'.D) Mothers' ，negative personality characteristics may affect their children's life spans.55. What can we learn from the findings of the two new studies?A) Anxiety and depression more often than not cut short one's life span.B) Longevity results from a combination of mental and physical health.C) Personality plays a decisive role in how healthy one is.D) Health is in large part related to one's lifestyle.参考答案26-35：OMLKN EJHFI36-45：ELBHN JFCIG46-55：CDCBA ADCDB。

2016年6月大学英语四级卷二完整版答案（文都版）来源：文都教育【听力答案】1. C) Rising unemployment worldwide.2. C) Few countries have realized the seriousness of the current crisis.3. B) Put calorie information on the menu.4. A) They will be fined.5. D) Failure to integrate innovation into their business.6. B) It is the creation of something new.7. C) Its innovation culture.8. D)He does not talk long on the phone.9.B) talk at length.10.A) He thought it was cool.11.C) It is childish and unprofessional.12. A) He wants to change his job assignment.13. A) His workload was much too heavy.14. C) His boss has a lot of trust in him.15. D) Talk to his boss in person first.16 A) The importance of sleep to a healthy life17 C) They get less and less sleep18 D) Their blood pressure will rise19. B) What course you are going to choose20. D) The personal statement21. C ) indicate they have reflected and thought about the subject22 B) It was built in the late 19th century.23 D) They often broke down.24 A) They were produced on the assembly line.25 C) It marked a new era in motor travel.【选词填空】26. provide27 abandoned28 frequent29 merely30. biased31 dependent32 dampens33 commitment34 understandably35 chances【段落匹配】36.E we thought we would see37.L of course, son and daughters38.H an elderly person39.M we all have our own ideas40.N the daughter feared her mother41.J as I was considering all this42.F in the initial results43.C I am about to make things44.I such findings45.G but when the researchers【仔细阅读】Passage one46.B) It weakens in one’s later years.47.D) Some of them begin to decline when people are still young.48.C) They function quite well even in old age.49.D) can put what they have learned into more effective use50.A) find ways to slow down our mental decline.Passage Two51. A）to see whether people’s personality affects their life span52. D） They are more likely to get over hardship.53. C） Such personality characteristics as self-discipline have no effect on longevity.54. D）Mothers’ negative personality characteristics may affect their children’s life spans..55. B）Longevity results form a combination of mental and physical health.【翻译参考译文】中国功夫介绍Kung Fu is commonly known as the Chinese martial arts, the origin of which can be traced back to the need of self-defense, hunting activities and military training in ancient China. It is one kind of Chinese traditional sports. The young and the old often practice it. It has gradually evolved into the unique elements of Chinese culture. As a national treasure of China, there are hundreds of different styles for Kung Fu, which is most common forms of martial arts. Some of styles imitate the movement of the animals, and some are inspired by Chinese philosophy, myths and legends.【作文】感谢父母Dear my parents,This letter is to tell you my true feelings from the bottom of my heart. Although we can keep in virtual touch every day, I still feel it not enough to let you know how much I love you and how much I’ve appreciated what you’ve done for me.In the past 20 years, you have done a lot for me. Firstly, thank you so much for bringing me up. I know how hard you've being working in the past. I can imagine how many difficulties and obstacles you've conquered. Second,I want to thank you for your good education on me. There is an old saying goes like this “parents are the first teachers to their children”. Both of you are the typical ones.The most important thing that I want to say “thank you”is for your great admiration on my own freedom. You told me to look over the horizons and to pursuit my own dreams without hesitation.I really feel that my pen fails me when I am writing this thank you letter. The only thing I hope you can do for me is to take good care of yourselves and you will be always proud of me.Yours belovedSon。

完整版2016年6月英语四级考试答案汇总（卷二）参考范文：Dearteacher，I am writing to express my appreciation for the generous help you rendered to me since I entered this university.On the one hand, it is because of your encouragement and continuous assistance that now I have obtained a splendid academic achievement in my study career, and serve as chairman of Student Union. On the other hand, with your help,Icould get along well with classmates and have good cooperation with other members during work.I will always rememberyour kindness and painstaking labor.It is really an honor to be your student, and I will cherish the goodwill you showed to me wherever I go.In a word, my heartfelt gratitude to you is beyond words. In the years to come, I will study harder to repay your kindness and make more progress.Yours sincerely,Li Ming【听力答案暂无】词汇理解26 B advanced27 D frequent28 G dempens29 A abandoned30 M provide31 K grant32 H distant33 L merely34 I frequent35 F dampens长篇阅读36.【题干】The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more people want to consume meat products.【答案】F37.【题干】Social order is breaking down in many countries because of food shortages.【答案】A38.【题干】Rather than superpower conflict, countries unable to cope with food shortages now constitute the main threat to world security.【答案】C39.【题干】Some parts of the world have seen successful implementation(实施) of family planning.【答案】L40.【题干】The author has come to agree that food shortages could ultimately lead to the collapse of world civilization.【答案】B41.【题干】Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstante to boosting the world's grain production.【答案】H42.【题干】The cost for saving our civilization would be considerably less than the world's current military spending.【答案】M43.【题干】To lower domestic food prices, some countries limited or stopped their grain exports.【答案】J44.【题干】Environmental problems must be solved to case the current global food shortage.【答案】D45.【题干】A quarter of this year's American grain harvest will be used to produce bio-fuel for cars.【答案】G仔细阅读46. B. It weakens in one’s later years.47. D. Some of them begin to decline when people are still young.48. C. They function quite well even in old age.49. D. can put what they have learnt into more effective use.50. A. find ways to slow down our mental decline.51.C.Scholars and policymakers have different opinions about it.52.A.Pre-K achievements usually do not last long.53.B.When it is made part of kids' education.54.D.She is a firm supporter of pre-K.55C.Early intervention.翻译：在山东省潍坊市，风筝不仅仅是玩具，而且还是这座城市文化的标志。

2016年6月英语四级真题第二套（文字版整理）Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your school teachers upon entering college. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part III Reading Comprehension （40 minutes）Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Contrary to popular belief, older people generally do not want to live with their children. Moreover, most adult children _____(26)every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as was the case in the "good old days", and roost older people do not feel _____(27).About 80% of people 65 years and older have living children, and about 90% of them have _____(28)contact with their children. About 75% of elderly parents who don't go to nursing homes live within 30 minutes of at least one of their children.However, _____(29)having contact with children does not guarantee happiness in old age. In fact, some research has found that people who are most involved with their families have the lowest spirits. This research may be _____(30), however, as ill health often makes older people more _____(31)and thereby increases contact with family members. So it is more likely that poor health, not just family involvement, _____(32)spirits.Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children. If parents and children share interests and values and agree on childrearing practices and religious _____(33)they are likely to enjoy each other's company. Disagreements on such matters can _____(34)cause problems. If parents are angered by their daughter's divorce, dislike her new husband, and disapprove of how she is raising their grandchildren, _____(35)are that they are not going to enjoy her visits.A.abandonedB.advancedC.biasedD.chancesmitmentF.dampensG.dependentH.distantI.frequentJ.fulfillmentK.grantL.merelyM.provideN.understandablyO.unrealisticallySection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?[A] For many years I have studied global agricultural, population, environmental and economic trends and their interactions. The combined effects of those trends and the political tensions they generate point to the breakdown of governments and societies. Yet I, too, have resisted the idea that food shortages could bring down not only individual governments but also our global civilization.[B] I can no longer ignore that risk. Our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economy forces me to conclude that such a collapse is possible.[C] As demand for food rises faster than supplies are growing, the resulting food-price inflation puts severe stress on the governments of many countries. Unable to buy grain or grow their own, hungry people take to the streets. Indeed, even before the steep climb in grain prices in 2008, the number of failing states was expanding. If the food situation continues to worsen, entire nations will break down at an ever increasing rate. In the 20th century the main threat to international security was superpower conflict; today it is failing states.[D] States fail when national governments can no longer provide personal security, food security and basic social services such as education and health care. When governments lose their control on power, law and order begin to disintegrate. After a point, countries can become so dangerous that food relief workers are no longer safe and their programs are halted. Failing states are of international concern because they are a source of terrorists, drugs, weapons and refugees(难民), threatening political stability everywhere.[E] The surge in world grain prices in 2007 and 2008—and the threat they pose to food security——has a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past. During the second of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically several times. In 1972, for instance, the Soviets. I recognizing their poor harvest early, quietly cornered the world wheat market. As a result, wheat prices elsewhere more than doubled, pulling rice and com prices up with them. But this and other price shocks were event-driven——drought in the Soviet Union, crop-shrinking heat in the U.S. Corn Belt. And the rises were short-lived: prices typically returned to normal with the next harvest.[F]In contrast, recent surge in world grain prices is trend-driven, making it unlikely to reverse without a reversal in the trends themselves. On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highlygrain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion(转向)of U.S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.[G]As incomes rise among low-income consumers, the potential for further grain consumption is huge. But that potential pales beside the never-ending demand for crop-based fuels. A fourth of this year's U.S. grain harvest will go to fuel cars.[H]What about supply? The three environmental trends——the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures——are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand. Of all those trends, however, the spread of water shortages poses the most immediate threat. The biggest challenge here is irrigation, which consumes 70% the world's fresh water. Millions of irrigation wells in many countries are now pumping water out of underground sources faster than rainfall can refill them. The result is falling water tables(地下水位)in countries with half the world's people, including the three big grain producers——China, India and the U.S.[I]As water tables have fallen and irrigation wells have gone dry, China's wheat crop, the world's largest, has declined by 8% since it peaked at 123 million tons in 1997. But water shortages are even more worrying in India. Millions of irrigation wells have significantly lowered water tables in almost every state.[J]As the world's food security falls to pieces, individual countries acting in their own self-interest are actually worsening the troubles of many. The trend began in 2007, when leading wheat-exporting countries such as Russia and Argentina limited or banned their exports, in hopes of increasing local food supplies and thereby bringing down domestic food prices. Vietnam banned its exports for several months for the same reason. Such moves may eliminate the fears of those living in the exporting countries, but they are creating panic in importing countries that must rely on what is then left for export.[K]In response to those restrictions, grain-importing countries are trying to nail down long-term trade agreements that would lock up future grain supplies. Food-import anxiety is even leading to new efforts by food-importing countries to buy or lease farmland in other countries. In spite of such temporary measures, soaring food prices and spreading hunger in many other countries are beginning to break down the social order.[L]Since the current world food shortage is trend-driven, the environmental trends that cause it must be reversed. We must cut carbon emissions by 80% from their 2006 levels by 2020, stabilize the world's population at eight billion by 2040, completely remove poverty, and restore forests and soils. There is nothing new about the four objectives. Indeed, we have made substantial progress in some parts of the world on at least one of these——the distribution of family-planning services and the associated shift to smaller families.[M]For many in the development community, the four objectives were seen as positive, promoting development as long as they did not cost too much. Others saw them as politically correct and morally appropriate. Now a third and far more significant motivation presents itself: meeting these goals may necessary to prevent the collapse of our civilization. Yet the cost we project for saving civilizationwould amount to less than $200 billion a year, 1/6 of current global military spending. In effect, our plan is the new security budget.36.The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more people want to consume meat products.37.Social order is breaking down in many countries because of food shortages.38.Rather than superpower conflict, countries unable to cope with food shortages now constitute the main threat to world security.39.Some parts of the world have seen successful implementation of family planning.40.The author has come to agree that food shortages could ultimately lead to the collapse of world civilization.41.Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstante to boosting the world's grain production.42.The cost for saving our civilization would be considerably less than the world's current military spending.43.To lower domestic food prices, some countries limited or stopped their grain exports.44.Environmental problems must be solved to case the current global food shortage.45.A quarter of this year's American grain harvest will be used to produce bio-fuel for cars.Section CPassage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age，but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60, found that certain mental functions—including measures of abstract reasoning, mental speed and puzzle-solving—started to dull as early as age 27.Dips in memory, meanwhile, generally became apparent around age 37.On the other hand, indicators of a person’s accumulated knowledge—like performance on tests of vocabulary and general knowledge—kept improving with age, according to findings published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.The results do not mean that young adults need to start worrying about their memories. Most people’s minds function at a high level even in their later years, according to researcher Timothy Salthouse."These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one’s abilities，may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no dispases," Salthouse said in a news release.The study included healthy, educated adults who took standard tests of memory, reasoning and perception at the outset and at some point over the next seven years.The tests are designed to detect subtle (细微的)changes in mental function, and involve solving Puzzles, recalling words and details from stories, and identifying patterns in collections of letters and symbols.In general, Salthouse and his colleagues found, certain aspects of cognition (认知能力)generally started to decline in the late 20s to 30s.The findings shed light on normal age-related changes in mental function, which could aid in understanding the process of dementia(痴呆),according to the researchers.“By following individuals over time,” Salthouse said, "we gain insight in cognition changes, and may possibly discover ways to slow the rate of decline.”The researchers are currently analyzing, the study participants' health and lifestyle to see which factors might influence age-related cognitive changes.46.What is the common view of mental function?A.It varies from person to person.C.It gradually expands with age.B.It weakens in one’s later years.D.It indicates one’s health condition.47.What does the new study find about mental functions?A.Some diseases inevitably lead to their decline.B.They reach a peak at the age of 20 for most people.C.They are closely related to physical' and mental exercise.D.Some of them begin to decline when people are still young.48.What does Timothy Salthouse say about people's minds in most cases?A.They tend to decline in people’s later years.B.Their flexibility determines one’s abilities.C.They function quite well even in old age.D.Their functioning is still a puzzle to be solved.49.Although people’s minds may function less flexibly as they age, they_____.A.may be better at solving puzzlesB.can memorize things with more easeC.may have greater facility in abstract reasoningD.can put what they have learnt into more effective use50.According to Salthouse, their study may help us_____.A.find ways to slow down our mental decline6.find ways to boost our memoriesC.understand the complex process of mental functioningD.understand the relation between physical and mental healthPassage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.The most important thing in the news last week was the rising discussion in Nashville about the educational needs of children. The shorthand(简写)educators use for this is "pre-K"—meaning instruction before kindergarten—and the big idea is to prepare 4-year-olds and even younger kids to be ready to succeed on their K-12 journey.But it gets complicated. The concept has multiple forms, and scholars and policymakers argue about the shape, scope and cost of the ideal program.The federal Head Start program, launched 50 years ago, has served more than 30million children. It was based on concepts developed at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College by Susan Gray, the legendary pioneer in early childhood education research.A new Peabody study of the Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K program reports that pre-K works, but the gains are not sustained through the third grade. It seems to me this highlights quality issues in elementary schools more than pre-K, and indicates longer-term success must connect pre-K with all the other issues, related to educating a child.Pre-K is controversial. Some critics say it is a luxury and shouldn't be free to families able to pay. Pre-K advocates insist it is proven and will succeed if integrated with the rest of the child's schooling. I lean toward the latter view.This is, in any case, the right conversation to be having now as Mayor Megan Barry takes office. She was the first candidate to speak out for strong pre-K programming. The important thing is for all of us to keep in mind the real goal and the longer, bigger picture.The weight of the evidence is on the side of pre-K that early intervention (干预)works. What government has not yet found is the political will to put that understanding into full practice with a sequence of smart schooling that provides the early foundation.For this purpose, our schools need both the talent and the organization to educate each child who arrives at the schoolhouse door. Some show up ready, but many do not at this critical time when young brains are developing rapidly.51.What does the author say about pre-kindergarten education?A.It should cater to the needs of individual children.B.It is essential to a person's future academic success.C.Scholars and policymakers have different opinions about it.D.Parents regard it as the first phase of children's development.52.What does the new Peabody study find?A.Pre-K achievements usually do not last long.B.The third grade marks a new phase of learning.C.The third grade is critical to children's development.D.Quality has not been the top concern of pre-K programs.53.When does the author think pre-K works the best?A.When it is accessible to kids of all families.B.When it is made part of kids' education.C.When it is no longer considered a luxury.D.When it is made fun and enjoyable to kids.54.What do we learn about Mayor Megan Barry?A.She knows the real goal of education.B.She is a mayor of insight and vision.C.She has once run a pre-K program.D.She is a firm supporter of pre-K.55.What does the author think is critical to kids' education?A.Teaching method.B.Kids' interest.C.Early intervention.D.Parents' involvement.Part IV Translation （30 minutes）Directions： For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English。

2016年6月英语四级考试长篇阅读答案(卷二) Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?[A] For many years I have studied global agricultural, population, environmental and economic trends and their interactions. The combined effects of those trends and the political tensions they generate point to the breakdown of governments and societies. Yet I, too, have resisted the idea that food shortages could bring down not only individual governments but also our global civilization.[B] I can no longer ignore that risk. Our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economy forces me to conclude that such a collapse is possible.[C] As demand for food rises faster than supplies are growing, the resulting food-price inflation puts severe stress on the governments of many countries. Unable to buy grain or grow their own, hungry people take to the streets. Indeed, even before the steep climb in grain prices in 2008, the number of failing states was expanding. If the food situation continues to worsen, entire nations will break down at an ever increasing rate. In the 20th century the main threat to international security was superpower conflict; today it is failing states.[D] States fail when national governments can no longer provide personal security, food security and basic social services such as education and health care. When governments lose their control on power, law and order begin to disintegrate. After a point, countries can become so dangerous that food relief workers are no longer safe and their programs are halted. Failing states are of international concern because they are a source of terrorists, drugs, weapons and refugees(难民), threatening political stability everywhere.[E] The surge in world grain prices in 2007 and 2008—and the threat they pose to food security——has a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past. During the second of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically several times. In 1972,for instance, the Soviets. I recognizing their poor harvest early, quietly cornered the world wheat market. As a result, wheat prices elsewhere more than doubled, pulling rice and com prices up with them. But this and other price shocks were event-driven——drought in the Soviet Union, crop-shrinking heat in the . Corn Belt. And the rises were short-lived: prices typically returned to normal with the next harvest.[F]In contrast, recent surge in world grain prices istrend-driven, making it unlikely to reverse without a reversal in the trends themselves. On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion(转向)of . grain to the production of bio-fuel.[G]As incomes rise among low-income consumers, the potential for further grain consumption is huge. But that potential pales beside the never-ending demand for crop-based fuels. A fourth of this year's . grain harvest will go to fuel cars.[H]What about supply? The three environmental trends——the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures——are making it increasingly hard to expand theworld's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand. Of all those trends, however, the spread of water shortages poses the most immediate threat. The biggest challenge here is irrigation, which consumes 70% the world's fresh water. Millions of irrigation wells in many countries are now pumping water out of underground sources faster than rainfall can refill them. The result is falling water tables(地下水位)in countries with half the world's people, including the three big grain producers——China, India and the .[I]As water tables have fallen and irrigation wells have gone dry, China's wheat crop, the world's largest, has declined by 8% since it peaked at 123 million tons in 1997. But water shortages are even more worrying in India. Millions of irrigation wells have significantly lowered water tables in almost every state.[J]As the world's food security falls to pieces, individual countries acting in their own self-interest are actually worsening the troubles of many. The trend began in 2007, when leading wheat-exporting countries such as Russia and Argentina limited or banned their exports, in hopes of increasing local food supplies and thereby bringing down domestic food prices. Vietnam banned its exports for several months for the same reason. Such moves may eliminate the fears of those living in the exporting countries, butthey are creating panic in importing countries that must rely on what is then left for export.[K]In response to those restrictions, grain-importing countries are trying to nail down long-term trade agreements that would lock up future grain supplies. Food-import anxiety is even leading to new efforts by food-importing countries to buy or lease farmland in other countries. In spite of such temporary measures, soaring food prices and spreading hunger in many other countries are beginning to break down the social order.[L]Since the current world food shortage is trend-driven, the environmental trends that cause it must be reversed. We must cut carbon emissions by 80% from their 2006 levels by 2020, stabilize the world's population at eight billion by 2040, completely remove poverty, and restore forests and soils. There is nothing new about the four objectives. Indeed, we have made substantial progress in some parts of the world on at least one of these——the distribution of family-planning services and the associated shift to smaller families.[M]For many in the development community, the four objectives were seen as positive, promoting development as long as they did not cost too much. Others saw them as politically correct and morallyappropriate. Now a third and far more significant motivation presents itself: meeting these goals may necessary to prevent the collapse of our civilization. Yet the cost we project for saving civilization would amount to less than $200 billion a year, 1/6 of current global military spending. In effect, our plan is the new security budget.37.【题干】The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more people want to consume meat products.【答案】F38.【题干】Social order is breaking down in many countries because of food shortages.【答案】A39.【题干】Rather than superpower conflict, countries unable to cope with food shortages now constitute the main threat to world security.【答案】C40.【题干】Some parts of the world have seen successful implementation(实施) of family planning.【答案】L41.【题干】The author has come to agree that food shortages could ultimately lead to the collapse of world civilization.【答案】B42.【题干】Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstante to boosting the world's grain production.【答案】H43.【题干】The cost for saving our civilization would be considerably less than the world's current military spending.【答案】M44.【题干】To lower domestic food prices, some countries limited or stopped their grain exports.【答案】J45.【题干】Environmental problems must be solved to case the current global food shortage.【答案】D46.【题干】A quarter of this year's American grain harvest will be used to produce bio-fuel for cars.【答案】G。

2016.12College English Finding the Right Home —and Contentment,Too[A]When your elderly relative needs to enter some sort of long-term care facility —a moment few parents or children approach without fear —what you would like is to have everything made clear.[B]Does assisted living really mark a great improvement over a nursing home,or has the industry simply hired better interior designers ？Are nursing homes as bad as people fear,or is that an out-moded stereotype （固定看法）?Can doing one ’s homework really steer families to the best places?It is genuinely hard to know.[C]I am about to make things more complicated by suggesting that what kind of facility an older person lives in may matter less than we have assumed.And that the characteristics adult children look for when they begin the search are not necessarily the things that make a difference to the people who are going to move in.I am not talking about the quality of care,let me hastily add.Nobody flourishes in a gloomy environment with irresponsible staff and a poor safety record.But an accumulating body of research indicates that some distinctions between one type of elder care and another have little real bearing on how well residents do.[D]The most recent of these studies,published in The Journal of Applied Gerontology,surveyed 150Connecticut residents of assisted living,nursing homes and smaller residential care homes （known in some states as board and care homes or adult care homes ）.Researchers from the University of Connecticut Health Center asked the residents a large number of questions about their quality of life,emotional well-being Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identi-fy the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a para-graph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the ques-tions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.2016年6月CET-4阅读理解部分解析（二）1言逊Part III Reading Comprehension （40minutes ）Section B572016.12College Englishand social interaction,as well as about the quality of the facilities.[E]“We thought we would see differences based on the housing types,”said the lead author of the study,Julie Robison,an associate professor of medicine at the university.A reasonable assumption —don ’t families struggle to avoid nursing homes and suffer real guilt if they can ’t?[F]In the initial results,assisted living residents did paint the most positive picture.They were less likely to report symptoms of depression than those in the other facilities,for instance,and less likely to be bored or lonely.They scored higher on social interaction.[G]But when the researchers plugged in a number of other variables,such differences disappeared.It is not the housing type,they found,that creates differences in residents ’responses.“It is the characteristics of the specific environment they are in,combined with their own personal characteristics —how healthy they feel they are,their age and marital status,”Dr.Robison explained.Whether residents felt involved in the decision to move and how long they had lived there also proved significant.[H]An elderly person who describes herself as in poor health,therefore,might be no less depressed in assisted living （even if her children preferred it ）than in a nursing home.A person who had input into where he would move and has had time to adapt to it might do as well in a nursing home as in a small residential care home,other factors being equal.It is an interaction between the person and the place,not the sort of place in itself,that leads to better or worse experiences.“You can ’t just say,‘Let ’s put this person in a residential care home instead of a nursing home —she will be much better off,’”Dr.Robison said.What matters,she added,“is a combination ofwhat people bring in with them,and what they find there.”[I]Such findings,which run counter to common sense,have surfaced before.In a multi-state study of assisted living,for instance,University of North Carolina researchers found that a host of variables —the facility ’s type,size or age;whether a chainowned it;how attractive the neighborhood was —had no significant relationship to how the residents fared in terms of illness,mental decline,hospitalizations or mortality.What mattered most was the residents ’physical health and mental status.What people were like when they came in had greater consequence than what happened once they were there.[J]As I was considering all this,a press release from a respected research firm crossed my desk,announcing that the five-star rating system that Medicare developed in 2008to help families compare nursing home quality also has little relationship to how satisfied its residents or their family members are.As a matter of fact,consumers expressed higher satisfaction with the one-star facilities,the lowest rated,than with the five-star582016.12College English ones.（More on this study and the star ratings will appear in a subsequent post.）[K]Before we collectively tear our hair out —how are we supposed to find our way in a landscape this confusing?—here is a thought from Dr.Philip Sloane,a geriatrician （老年病学专家）at the University of North Carolina ：“In a way,that could be liberating for families.”[L]Of course,sons and daughters want to visit the facilities,talk to the administrators and residents and other families,and do everything possible to fulfill their duties.But perhaps they don ’t have to turn themselves into private investigators or Congressional subcommittees.“Families can look a bit more for where the residents are going to be happy,”Dr.Sloane said.And involving the future resident in the process can be very important.[M]We all have our own ideas about what would bring our parents happiness.They have their ideas,too.A friend recently took her mother to visit an expensive assisted living/nursing home near my town.I have seen this place —it is elegant,inside and out.But nobody greeted the daughter and mother when they arrived,though the visit had been planned ；nobody introduced them to the other residents.When they had lunch in the dining room,they sat alone at a table.[N]The daughter feared her mother would be ignored there,and so she decided to move her into a more welcoming facility.Based on what is emerging from some of this research,that might have been as rational a way as any to reach a decision.36.Many people feel guilty when they cannot find a place other than a nursing home for their parents.37.Though it helps for children to investigate care facilities,involving their parents in the decision-making process may prove very important.38.It is really difficult to tell if assisted living is better than a nursing home.39.How a resident feels depends on an interaction between themselves and the care facility they live in.40.The author thinks her friend made a rational decision in choosing a more hospitable place over an apparently elegant assisted living home.41.The system Medicare developed to rate nursing home quality is of little help to finding a satisfactory place.42.At first the researchers of the most recent study found residents in assisted living facilities gave higher scores on social interaction.43.What kind of care facility old people live in may be less important than we think.44.The findings of the latest research were similar to an earlier multi-state study of assisted living.592016.12College English45.A resident ’s satisfaction with a care facility has much to do with whether they had participated in the decision to move in and how long they had stayed there.注：1.本文中样题来自2016年6月大学英语四级考试卷一。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Contrary to popular belief, older people generally do not want to live with their children. Moreover, most adult children 26 every bit as much care and support to th eir aging parents as was the case in the “good old days”, and most older people do not feel 27 .About 80% of people 65years and older have living children, and about 90% of them have 28 contact with their children. About 75% of elderly parents who d on’t go to nursing homes live within 30 minutes of at least one of their children.However, 29 having contact with children does not guarantee happiness in old age. In fact, some research has found that people who are most involved with their families have the lowest spirits. This research may be 30 , however, as ill health often makes older people more 31 and thereby increases contact with family members. So it is more likely that poor health, not just family involvement, 32 spirits.Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children. If parents and children share interests and values and agree on childrearing practices and religious 33 , they are likely to enjoy each other’s company. Disagreements on such matters can 34 cause problems. If parents are agreed by their daughter’s divorce, dislike her newhusband, and disapprove of how she is raising their grandchildren, 35 are that they are not going to enjoy【话题分类】日常生活【文章大意】本篇讲述了老年父母和孩子相处的现状：大多数父母和孩子一起生活，然而这并不能说明他们关系良好；若父母和孩子观念相投，爱好相似，则能愉快相处，反之父母不会喜欢孩子的陪伴。

2016年6月英语四级真题第二套Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanksto one of your school teachers upon entering college. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension （25 minutes）Section ADirections：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 heard。

1。

A）The International Labor Organization’s key objective。

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2016年六月大学英语四级考试真题二2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题二Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Waste Not, Want NotWaste Not, Want Not is a social enterprise that addresses the global issue of food waste. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, one third of all food produced globally, equivalent to 1.3 billion tons, is wasted each year. Meanwhile, there are almost a billion people starving in the world. The founder of Waste Not, Want Not came up with the idea to collect fresh produce that supermarkets were going to throw away, and redistribute it to people in need.Not only does the organization prevent good food from going to waste, but it also promotes healthy eating habits. In partnership with local charities, Waste Not, Want Not provides cooking classes and nutrition workshops to educate recipientsabout how to cook with fresh produce and make healthier choices for themselves and their families. The organization also offers support to help people become more self-sufficient and break the cycle of poverty.In addition to social impact, Waste Not, Want Not also has environmental benefits. Food waste is a major contributor to climate change, as rotting food releases methane gas, a powerful greenhouse gas. By collecting and redistributing food that would otherwise be wasted, the organization helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the burden on the environment.Waste Not, Want Not has made a significant impact since its founding in 2012. Volunteers have collected and redistributed over 100,000 pounds of food, benefiting thousands of people in need. The organization has received recognition and support from the community, as well as various local businesses and government agencies.Questions:1. What does Waste Not, Want Not focus on?A) Addressing the issue of climate change.B) Redistributing food to people in need.C) Providing cooking classes for volunteers.D) Partnering with supermarkets to reduce food waste.2. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, how much food is wasted globally each year?A) 1.3 billion tons.B) 100,000 pounds.C) Half of all food produced.D) One third of all food produced.3. What does Waste Not, Want Not do to promote healthy eating habits?A) Offer discounts at supermarkets.B) Distribute junk food to recipients.C) Provide cooking classes and nutrition workshops.D) Partner with fast food restaurants.4. How does food waste contribute to climate change?A) By releasing methane gas.B) By creating more jobs.C) By melting polar ice caps.D) By reducing greenhouse gas emissions.5. What do volunteers do at Waste Not, Want Not?A) Collect and redistribute food.B) Sell fresh produce at supermarkets.C) Learn how to cook with junk food.D) Educate people about climate change.6. How many pounds of food have volunteers collected and redistributed?A) 100,000B) 1.3 billionC) ThousandsD) Half of all food produced7. How has Waste Not, Want Not been supported by the community?A) By receiving recognition and support.B) By reducing greenhouse gas emissions.C) By partnering with government agencies.D) By focusing on environmental benefits.8. Food waste contributes to climate change by releasing _________________.9. Waste Not, Want Not has benefited thousands of people in need by collecting and redistributing over _________________ pounds of food.10. In addition to redistributing food, Waste Not, Want Not also offers cooking classes and nutrition workshops to educate people about how to make ____________________ choices.参考答案：1. B) Redistributing food to people in need.2. D) One third of all food produced.3. C) Provide cooking classes and nutrition workshops.4. A) By releasing methane gas.5. A) Collect and redistribute food.6. A) 100,0007. A) By receiving recognition and support.8. methane gas9. 100,00010. healthier总结：Food waste is a significant global issue that has social, environmental, and economic impacts. Waste Not, Want Not is an example of how individuals and organizations can make a difference by collecting and redistributing food to those in need, promoting healthy eating habits, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. By addressing the issue of food waste, we can work towards building a more sustainable and equitable future for all.。