1、2013年 6月大学英语四级真题试卷（第 1套）及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of doing small things before undertaking something big.
2、You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-7, mark： Y (for YE
3、S) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Can Digital Textbooks Truly Replace the Print Kind? The shortcomings of traditional
4、 print edition textbooks are obvious. For starters theyre heavy, with the average physics textbook weighing 3.6 pounds. Theyre also expensive, especially when you factor in the average college students limited budget, typically costing hundreds of dollars every semester. But the worst part is that p
5、rint versions of textbooks are constantly undergoing revisions. Many professors require that their students use only the latest versions in the classroom, essentially rendering older texts unusable. For students, it means theyre basically stuck with a four pound paperweight that they cant sell back.
6、 Which is why digital textbooks, if they live up to their promise, could help ease many of these shortcomings. But till now, theyve been something like a mirage(幻影 )in the distance, more like a hazy(模糊的 )dream than an actual reality. Imagine the promise. Carrying all your textbooks in a 1.3 pound iP
7、ad? It sounds almost too good to be true. But there are a few pilot schools already making the transition(过渡 )over to digital books. Universities like Cornell and Brown have jumped onboard. And one medical program at the University of California, Irvine, gave their entire class iPads with which to d
8、ownload textbooks just last year. But not all were eager to jump aboard. “ People were tired of using the iPad textbook besides using it for reading,“ says Kalpit Shah, who will be going into his second year at Irvines medical program this fall. “ They werent using it as a source of communication be
9、cause they couldnt read or write in it. So a third of the people in my program were using the iPad in class to take notes, the other third were using laptops and the last third were using paper and pencil. “ The reason it hasnt caught on yet, he tells me, is that the functionality of e-edition textb
10、ooks is incredibly limited, and some students just arent motivated to learn new study behavior. But a new application called Inkling might change all that. The company just released an updated version last week, and itll be utilized in over 50 undergraduate and graduate classrooms this coming school
11、 year. “ Digital textbooks are not going to catch on,“ says Inkling CEO Matt Maclnnis as hes giving me a demo(演示 )over coffee. “ What I mean by that is the current perspective of the digital textbook is its an exact copy of the print book. Theres Course Smart, etc. , these guys who take an image of
12、the page and put it on a screen. If thats how were defining digital textbooks, theres no hope of that becoming a mainstream product. “ He calls Inkling a platform for publishers to build rich multimedia content from the ground up, with a heavy emphasis on real-world functionality. The traditional te
13、xtbook merely serves as a skeleton. At first glance Inkling is an impressive experience. After swiping(触击 )into the iPad app(应用软件 ),which you can get for free here, he opens up a few different types of textbooks. Up first is a chemistry book. The boot time is pretty fast, and he navigates through(浏览
14、 )a few chapters before swiping into a fully rendered 3D molecule that can be spun around to view its various building blocks. “ Publishers give us all of the source media, artwork, videos,“ he says. “ We help them think through how to actually build something for this platform. “ Next he pulls up a
15、 music composition textbook, complete with playable demos. Its a learning experience that attacks you from multiple sensory directions. Its clear why this would be something a music major would love. But the most exciting part about Inkling, to me, is its notation(批注 )system. Heres how it works: Whe
16、n you purchase a used print book, it comes with its previous owners highlights and notes in the margins. It uses the experience of someone who already went through the class to help improve your reading(how much you trust each notation is obviously up to you). But with Inkling, you can highlight a p
17、iece of content and make notes. Heres where things get interesting, though: If a particularly important passage is highlighted by multiple Inkling users, that information is stored on the cloud and is available for anyone reading the same textbook to come across. That means users have access to note
18、s from not only their classmates and Facebook friends, but anyone who purchased the book across the country. The best comments are then sorted democratically by a voting system, meaning that your social learning experience is shared with the best and brightest thinkers. As a bonus, professors can ev
19、en chime in(插话 )on discussions. Theyll be able to answer the questions of students who are in their class directly via the interactive book. Of course, Inkling addresses several of the other shortcomings in traditional print as well. Textbook versions are constantly updated, motivating publishers by
20、 minimizing production costs(the big ones like McGraw-Hill are already onboard). Furthermore, students will be able to purchase sections of the text instead of buying the whole thing, with individual chapters costing as little as $ 2.99. There are, however, challenges. “ It takes efforts to build ea
21、ch book,“ Maclnnis tells me. And its clear why. Each interactive textbook is a media-heavy experience built from the ground up, and you can tell that it takes a respectable amount of manpower to put together each one. For now the app is also iPad-exclusive, and though a few of these educational inst
22、itutions are giving the hardware away for free, for other students who dont have such a luxury its an added layer of cost and an expensive one at that. But this much is clear: The traditional textbook model is and has been broken for quite some time. Whether digitally interactive ones like Inkling a
23、ctually take off or not remains to be seen, and we probably wont have a definite answer for the next few years. However, the solution to any problem begins with a step in a direction. And at least for now, that hazy mirage in the distance? A little more tangible(可触摸的 ), a little less of a dream. 2 T
24、he biggest problem with traditional print textbooks is that_. （ A） they are not reused once a new edition comes out （ B） they cost hundreds of dollars every semester （ C） they are too heavy to carry around （ D） they take a longer time to revise 3 What does the author say about digital textbooks? （ A
25、） It is not likely they will replace traditional textbooks. （ B） They havent fixed all the shortcomings of print books. （ C） Very few of them are available in the market. （ D） Many people still have difficulty using them. 4 According to Kalpit Shah, some students still use paper and pencil because_.
26、 （ A） they find it troublesome to take notes with an iPad （ B） they are unwilling to change their study behavior （ C） they have got tired of reading on the iPad （ D） they are not used to reading off the screen 5 Inkling CEO Matt MacInnis explains that the problem with Course Smarts current digital t
27、extbooks is that_. （ A） they have to be revised repeatedly （ B） they are inconvenient to use in class （ C） they are different from most mainstream products （ D） they are no more than print versions put on a screen 6 Matt Maclnnis describes the updated version of Inkling as_. （ A） a good example of t
28、he mainstream products （ B） a marvelous product of many creative ideas （ C） a platform for building multimedia content （ D） a mere skeleton of traditional textbooks 7 The author is most excited about Inklings notation system because one can_. （ A） share his learning experience with the best and brig
29、htest thinkers （ B） participate in discussions with classmates and Facebook friends （ C） vote for the best learners democratically （ D） store information on the cloud 8 One additional advantage of the interactive digital textbook is that_. （ A） students can switch to different discussions at any poi
30、nt （ B） students can download relevant critical comments （ C） professors can join in students online discussions （ D） professors can give prompt feedback to students homework 9 One of the challenges to build an interactive digital textbook from the ground up is that it takes a great deal of_. 10 One
31、 problem for students to replace traditional textbooks with interactive digital ones is the high _of the hardware. 11 According to the author, whether digital textbooks will catch on still _. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the
32、end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
33、（ A） The woman is the managers secretary. （ B） The man found himself in a wrong place. （ C） The man is the managers business associate. （ D） The woman was putting up a sign on the wall. （ A） He needs more time for the report. （ B） He needs help to interpret the data. （ C） He is sorry not to have hel
34、ped the woman. （ D） He does not have sufficient data to go on. （ A） A friend from New York. （ B） A message from Tony. （ C） A postal delivery. （ D） A change in the weather. （ A） She is not available until the end of next week. （ B） She is not a reliable source of information. （ C） She does not like t
35、aking exams. （ D） She does not like psychology. （ A） He will help the woman carry the suitcase. （ B） The womans watch is twenty minutes fast. （ C） The woman shouldnt make such a big fuss. （ D） There is no need for the woman to be in a hurry. （ A） Mary is not so easygoing as her. （ B） Mary and she ha
36、ve a lot in common. （ C） She finds it hard to get along with Mary. （ D） She does not believe what her neighbors said. （ A） At an information service. （ B） At a car wash point. （ C） At a repair shop. （ D） At a dry cleaners. （ A） The woman came to the concert at the mans request. （ B） The man is alrea
37、dy fed up with playing the piano. （ C） The piece of music the man played is very popular. （ D） The mans unique talents are the envy of many people. （ A） She is pregnant. （ B） She is over 50. （ C） She has just finished her project. （ D） She is a good saleswoman. （ A） He takes good care of Lisa. （ B）
38、He is the CEO of a giant company. （ C） He is good at business management. （ D） He works as a sales manager. （ A） It is in urgent need of further development. （ B） It produces goods popular among local people. （ C） It has been losing market share in recent years. （ D） It is well positioned to compete
39、 with the giants. （ A） He has taught Spanish for a couple of years at a local school. （ B） He worked at the Brownstone Company for several years. （ C） He owned a small retail business in Michigan years ago. （ D） He has been working part-time in a school near Detroit. （ A） He prefers a full-time job
40、with more responsibility. （ B） He is eager to find a job with an increased salary. （ C） He likes to work in a company close to home. （ D） He would rather get a less demanding job. （ A） Sports. （ B） Travel. （ C） Foreign languages. （ D） Computer games. （ A） When he is supposed to start work. （ B） What
41、 responsibilities he would have. （ C） When he will be informed about his application. （ D） What career opportunities her company can offer. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questi
42、ons 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. （ A） The majority of them think it less important than computers. （ B） Many of them consider it boring and old-fashioned. （ C） The majority of them find it interesting
43、. （ D） Few of them read more than ten books a year. （ A） Novels and stories. （ B） Mysteries and detective stories. （ C） History and science books. （ D） Books on culture and tradition. （ A） Watching TV. （ B） Listening to music. （ C） Reading magazines. （ D） Playing computer games. （ A） Advice on the p
44、urchase of cars. （ B） Information about the new green-fuel vehicles. （ C） Trends for the development of the motor car. （ D） Solutions to global fuel shortage. （ A） Limited driving range. （ B） Huge recharging expenses. （ C） The short life of batteries. （ D） The unaffordable high price. （ A） They need
45、 to be further improved. （ B） They can easily switch to natural gas. （ C） They are more cost-effective than vehicles powered by solar energy. （ D） They can match conventional motor cars in performance and safety. （ A） It is lined with tall trees. （ B） It was widened recently. （ C） It has high buildi
46、ngs on both sides. （ D） It used to be dirty and disorderly. （ A） They repaved it with rocks. （ B） They built public restrooms on it. （ C） They beautified it with plants. （ D） They set up cooking facilities near it. （ A） What makes life enjoyable. （ B） How to work with tools. （ C） What a community me
47、ans. （ D） How to improve health. （ A） They were obliged to fulfill the signed contract. （ B） They were encouraged by the city officials praise. （ C） They wanted to prove they were as capable as boys. （ D） They derived happiness from the constructive work. Section C Directions: In this section, you w
48、ill hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered fro
49、m 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 My favorite T. V. show? “ The Twilight Zone. “ I【 B1】 _ like the episode called “ The Printers Devil. “ Its about a newspaper editor whos being【 B2】 _ out of business by a big newspaper syndicate you know, a group of papers【 B3】_ by the same people. Hes about to【 B4】 _ suicide when hes interrupte
