英语专四考试题答案

文档编制序号：[KK8UY-LL9IO69-TTO6M3-MTOL89-FTT688]英语专四考试题答案2016年英语专四考试答案+--Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.A)Theyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorers.B)Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.C)Theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.D)Theylikedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.2.A)Atagiftshop.B)Atagraduationceremony.C)Intheofficeofatravelagency.D)Inaschoollibrary.3.A)Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.B)Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory.C)Hedeclinedajobofferformtheartgallery.D)Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.4.A)Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.B)Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.C)Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.D)Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.5.A)Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.B)Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.C)Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.D)Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.6.A)Thewaytothevisitor’sparking.B)TherateforparkinginLotC.C)Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.D)Whereshecanleavehercar.7.A)Heregretsmissingtheclasses.B)Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.C)Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.D)Hehasbenefitedformexercise.8.A)Howtoworkefficiency.B)Howtoselectsecretaries.C)Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.D)Thesecretariesintheman’scompany.ConversationOneQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.B)ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.C)ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.D)Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.10.A)Ithaswordswordsfrommanylanguages,B)Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.C)TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.D)TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.11.A)Itincludesalotofwordsformotherlanguages.B)Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords,C)Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravelers.D)Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.Conversation2Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Toreturnsomegoods.B)Toapplyforajob.C)Toplaceanorder.D)Tomakeacomplaint.13.A)Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.B)Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofgoods.C)Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.D)Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.14.A)Itisnothisresponsibility.B)Itwillbefreeforlargeorders.C)Itcosts15moreforexpressdelivery.D)Itdependsonanumberoffactors.15.A)Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.B)Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.C)Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.D)Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)NooneknowsexactlywheretheywereB)Nooneknowsforsurewhenthycameintobeing.C)NooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereD)Nooneknowswhattheywill17.A)Carryropesacrossrivers.B)Measurethespeedofwind.C)Passonsecretmessages.D)Givewarningsofdanger.18.A)Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.B)Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.C)Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites.D)Toprovethelightningiselectricity.PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Sheenjoysteachinglanguages.B)Shecanspeakseverallanguages.C)Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.D)Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages.20.A)Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.B)Theywouldliketoliveabroadpermanently.C)Theywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.D)Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.21.A)Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.B)ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountries.C)ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.D)Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.22.A)Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.B)Takepartinacookingcompetition.C)TeachvocabularyforfoodinD)GivecookinglessonsonPassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23.A)Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation.B)Heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher.C)HegrewupinapoorD)Heoftenhelpedhis24.A)Careless.B)Stupid.C)Brave.D)Active.25.A)Writetwobookreportsaweek.B)Keepadiary.C)Helpwithhousework.D)WatcheducationSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyouseeThereareotherbodiesouttherebesidesthemoonandstars.Oneofthemostofthisisacomet.Cometswereformedaroundthesametheearthwasformed.Theyaremadeupoficeandotherfrozenliquidsandgasses.thesedirtysnowballsbegintoorbitthesunjustastheplanetsdo.Asacometgetsclosertothesun,somegassesinitbegintounfreeze.Theycombinewithdustparticlesfromthecomettoformahugecloud.Asthecometgetsevennearertothesunandsolarwindblowsthecloudbehindthecometthusformingitstail.Thetailandgenerallyfuzzyatmospherearoundthecometarethatcanhelpthisphenomenoninthenightsky.Inanygivenyear，aboutdozenknowncometscomeclosetothesunintheirorbits.Theaveragepersoncan’tseethemallofcourse.Usuallythereisonlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwiththe_________eye.CometHale-Boppdiscoveredin1995wasanunusuallybrightcomet.Itsorbitboughtit_________totheearthwithin122millionmilesofit.ButHale-Boppcamealongwayonitsearthlyvisit.Itwon’tbebackforanother4thousandyearsorso.PartШReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.FormanyAmericans,2013endedwithanunusuallybittercoldspell.NovemberandDecember36earlysnowandbone-chillingtemperaturesinmuchofthecountry,partofayearwhen,forthefirsttimeintwo37,record-colddayswilllikelyturnouttohaveoutnumberedrecord-warmones.ButtheU.S.wastheexception;Novemberwasthewarmestever38,andcurrentdataindicatesthat2013islikelytohavebeenthefourthhottestyearonrecord.Enjoythesnownow,because39aregoodthat2014willbeevenhotter,perhapsthehottestyearsincerecordshavebeenkept.That’sbecause,scientistsarepredicting,2014willbeanEINiuoyear.EIniuo,Spanishfor“thechild”,40whensurfaceoceanwatersinthesouthernPacificbecomeabnormallywarm.SolargeisthePacific,covering30%oftheplanet’ssurface,thatthe41energygeneratedbyitswarmingisenoughtotouchoffaseriesofweatherchangesaroundtheworld.EINinosare42withabnormallydryconditionsinSoutheastAsiaandAustralia.TheycanleadtoextremeraininpartsofNorthandSouthAmerica,evenassouthernAfrica43dryweather.Marinelifemaybeaffectedtoo;EINinoscan44therisingofthecold,nutrient-rich（营养丰富的）waterthatsupportslargefish45,andtheunusuallywarmoceantemperaturescandestroycoral(珊瑚).SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ThePerfectEssayA)Lookingbackontoomanyyearsofeducation,Icanidentifyonetrulyimpossibleteacher.Shecaredaboutme,andmyintellectuallife,evenwhenIdidn’t.Herexpectationswerehigh—impossiblyso.ShewasanEnglishteacher.Shewasalsomymother.B)Whengoodstudentsturninanessay,theydreamoftheirinstructorreturningittotheminexactlythesamecondition,saveforasinglewordaddedinthemarginofthefinalpage.“Flawless.”Thisdreamcametrueformeoneafternoonintheninthgrade.Ofcourse,Ihadheardthatgeniuscouldshowitselfatanearlyage,soIwasonlyslightlytakenabackthatIhadachievedperfectionatthetenderageof14.Obviously,Ididwhatandprofessionalwriterwoulddo;Ihurriedofftospreadthegoodnews.Ididn’tgetveryfar.ThefirstpersonItoldwasmymother.C)Mymother,whoisjustshyoffivefeettall,isnormallyincrediblysoft-spoken,butontherareoccasionwhenshegotangry,shewasterrifying.Iamnotsureifshewasmoreupsetbymyhubris（得意忘形）orbythefactthatmyEnglishteacherhadletmyegogetsooutofhand.Inandevent.Mymotherandherredpenshowedmehowdeeplyflawedaflawlessessaycouldbe.Atthetime,Iamsureshethoughtshewasteachingmeaboutmechanics,transitions（过渡）,structure,styleandvoice.ButwhatIlearned,andwhatstuckwithmethroughmytimeteachingwritingatHarvard,wasadeeperlessonaboutthenatureofcreativecriticism.D)Firstoff,ithurts.Genuinecriticism,thetypethatleavesalastingmarkonyouasawriter,alsoleavesanexistentialimprint（印记）onyouasaperson.Ihaveheardpeoplesaythatawritershouldnevertakecriticismpersonally.Isaythatweshouldneverlistentothesepeople.E)Criticism,atitsbest,isdeeplypersonal,andgetstotheheartofwhywewritethewaywedo.Theintimatenatureofgenuinecriticismimpliessomethingaboutwhoisabletogiveit,namely,someonewhoknowsyouwellenoughtoshowyouhowyourmentallifeisgettinginthewayofgoodwriting.Conveniently,theyarealsothepeoplewhocareenoughtoseeyouthroughthispainfulrealization.Formeittooktheformofmyfirst,andIhopeonly,encounterwithwriter’sblock—Iwasnotabletoproduceanythingforthreeyears.F)FranzKafkaoncesaid;“Writingisuttersolitude（独处）,thedescentintothecoldabyss（深渊）ofoneself.”Mymother’scriticismhadshownmethatKafkaisrightaboutthecoldabyss,andwhenyoumaketheintrospective（内省的）descentthatwritingrequiresyouarenotalwayspleasedbywhatyoufind.But,intheyearsthatfollowed,hersustainedtutoringsuggestedthatKafkamightbewrongaboutthesolitude,Iwasluckyenoughtofindacriticandteacherwhowaswillingtomakethejourneyofwritingwithme.“Itisathingofnogreatdifficulty.”accordingtoPlutarch,“toraiseobjectionsagainstanotherman’sspeech.itisaveryeasymatter,buttoproduceabetterinitsplaceisaworkextremelytroublesome.”IamsureIwroteessaysinthelateryearsofhighschoolwithoutmymother’sguidance,butIcan’trecallthem.WhatIremember,however,ishowshetookupthe“extremelytroublesome”workofongoingcriticism.G)TherearetwowaystointerpretPlutarchwhenhesuggeststhatacriticshouldbeabletoproduce“abetterinitsplace.”Inastraightforwardsense,hecouldmeanthatacriticmustbemoretalentedthantheartistshecritiques（评论）.Mymotherwaswellcoveredonthiscount.ButperhapsPlutarchissuggestingsomethingslightlydifferent,somethingabitclosertoMarcusCicero’sclaimthatoneshould“criticizebycreation,notbyfindingfault.”Genuinecriticismcreatesapreciousopeningforanauthortobecomebetteronhisownterms—aprocessthatisoftenextremelypainful,butalsoalmostalwaysmeaningful.H)Mymothersaidshewouldhelpmewithmywriting,butfirstIhadtohelpmyself.Foreachassignment,IwastowritethebestessayIcould.Realcriticismisnotmeanttofindobviousmistakes,soifshefoundany—thetypeIcouldhavefoundonmyown—Ihadtostartfromscratch.Fromscratch.Oncetheessaywas“flawless,”shewouldtakeaneveningtowalkmethroughmyerrors.Thatwaswhentruecriticism,thetypethatchangedmeasaperson,began.I)ShecriticizedmewhenIincludedlittle-knownreferencesandprofessionaljargon（行话）.Shehadnopatienceforbrilliantbutirrelevantfiguresofspeech.“Writerscan’tbluff（虚张声势）theirwaythroughignorance.”Thatwasnewstome—Iwouldneedtofindanotherwaytostructuremydailyexistence.J)Shetrimmedbackmyflowerylanguage,drewlinesthroughmyexclamationmarksandarguedforthevalueofrestraintinexpression.“John,”shealmostwhispered.Ileanedintohearher:“Ican’thearyouwhenyoushoutatme.”SoIstoppedshoutingandbluffing,andslowlymywritingimproved.K)SomewherealongthewayIsetasidemyhopesofwritingthatflawlessessay.ButperhapsImissedsomethingimportantinmymother’slessonsaboutcreativityandperfection.Perhapsthepointofwrithingtheflawlessessaywasnottogiveup,buttoneverwillinglyfinish.Whitmanrepeatedlyreworked“songofMyself”between1855and1891.Repeatedly.Wedoourabsolutebestwithapieceofwriting,andcomeascloseaswecantotheideal.And,forthetimebeing,wesettle.Incritique,however,weareforcedtodepart,togiveuptheperfectionwethoughtwehadachievedforthechanceofbeingevenalittlebitbetter.ThisisthelessonItookfrommymother:Ifperfectionwerepossible,itwouldnotbemotivating.46.Theauthorwasadvisedagainsttheimproperuseoffiguresofspeech.47.Theauthor’smothertaughthimavaluablelessonbypointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.48.Awritershouldpolishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.49.Writersmayexperienceperiodsoftimeintheirlifewhentheyjustcan’tproduceanything.50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas“flawless”.51.Criticizingsomeone’sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhisasaperson.54.Theauthorgraduallyimprovedhiswritingbyavoidingfancylanguage.55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.SectionCPassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thewalletisheadingforextinction.Asaday-to-dayessential,itwilldieoffwiththegenerationwhoreadprintnewspapers.Thekindofshopping－whereyouhandovernotesandcountoutchangeinreturn—nowhappensonlyinthemostminorofourretailencounters，likebuyingabarofchocolateorapintofmilkfromacomershop.Attheshopswhereyouspendanyrealmoney,thatmoneyisincreasinglyabstracted.Andthisismoreandmoretrue,thehigherupthescaleyougo.Atthemostcutting-edgeretailstores—VictoriaBeckhamonDoverStreet,forinstance—youdon’tgoandstandatanykindofcashregisterwhenyoudecidetopay.ThestaffareequippedwithiPadstotakeyourpaymentwhileyourelaxonasofa.Whichisnothingmoreorlessthanexcellentservice,ifyouhavethemoney.Butacrosssociety,theabstractionoftheideaofcashmakesmeuneasy.MaybeI’mjustold-fashioned.Butearningmoneyisn’tquickoreasyformostofus.Isn’titabitweirdthatspendingitshouldhappeninhalfablink(眨眼)ofaneyeDoesn’tawallet—thattime-honouredFriday-nightfeelingofpleasing,promisingfatness—representsomethingthatmattersButI’llleavetheeconomicstotheexperts.Whatbothersmeaboutthedeathofthewalletisthechangeitrepresentsinourphysicalenvironment.Everythingaboutthelookandfeelofawallet—thewaythefasteningsandmaterialswearandtearandloosenwithage,theplasticandpaperandgoldandsilver,andhandwrittenphonenumbersandprintedcinematickets—istheveryoppositeofwhatourworldisbecoming.TheoppositeofawalletisasmartphoneofaniPad.Theroundededges,coolglass,smoothandunknowableaspebble(鹅卵石).Insteadofdiggingthroughpiecesofpaperandpeeringintocorners,wemoveourfingersleftandright.Nomorecountingoutcoins.Showyourwallet,ifyoustillhaveone.Itmaynotbeheremuchlonger.56.WhatishappeningtothewalletA)Itisdisappearing.C)itisbecomingcostly.B)Itisbeingfattened.D)Itischanginginstyle.57.HowarebusinesstransactionsdoneinbigmodernstoresA)Individually.C)Intheabstract.B)Electronically.D)Viaacashregister.58.WhatmakestheauthorfeeluncomfortablenowadaysA)Savingmoneyisbecomingathingofthepast.B)ThepleasingFriday-nightfeelingisfading.C)Earningmoneyisgettingmoredifficult.D)Spendingmoneyissofastandeasy.59.Whydoestheauthorchoosetowriteaboutwhat’shappeningtothewalletA)Itrepresentsachangeinthemodernworld.B)Ithassomethingtodowitheverybody’slife.C)Itmarkstheendofatime-honouredtradition.D)Itistheconcernofcontemporaryeconomists.60.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageabouttheauthorA)Heisresistanttosocialchanges.B)Heisagainsttechnologicalprogress.C)Hefeelsreluctanttopartwiththetraditionalwallet.D)Hefellsinsecureintheever-changingmodernworld.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Everybodysleeps,butwhatpeoplestayuplatetocatch—orwakeupearlyinordernottomiss—variesbyculture.Fromdatacollected,itseemsthethingsthatcauseustolosethemostsleep,onaverage,aresportingevents,timechanges,andholidays.Aroundtheworld,peoplechangedsleeppatternsthankstothestartorendofdaylightsavingstime.Russians,forexample,begantowakeupaboutahalf-hourlatereachdayafterPresidentVladimirPutinshiftedthecountrypermanentlyto“wintertime”startingonOctober26.Russia’sotherlatenightsandearlymorningsgenerallycorrespondtopublicholidays.OnNewYear’sEve,Russianshavetheworld’slatestbedtime,hittingthehayataround3:30am.RussiansalsogetupanhourlateronInternationalWomen’sDay,thedayfortreatingandcelebratingfemalerelatives.Similarly,Americans’latenightslatemornings,andlongestsleepsfallonthree-dayweekends.CanadagottheleastsleepoftheyearthenightitbeatSwedenintheOlympichockey(冰球）final.TheWorldCupisalsochieflyresponsibleforsleepdeprivation(剥夺）,TheworstnightforsleepintheU.K.wasthenightoftheEngland-ItalymatchonJune14.Britsstayedupahalf-hourlatertowatchit,andthentheywokeupearlierthanusualthenextmorningthankstosummernights,thephenomenoninwhichthesunbarelysetsinnortherncountriesinthesummertime.Thatwasnothing,though,comparedtoGermans,Italians,andtheFrench,whostayeduparoundanhourandahalflateronvariousdaysthroughoutthesummertowatchtheCup.Itshouldbemadeclearthatnoteveryonehasadevicetorecordtheirsleeppatterns,insomeofthesenations,it’slikelythatonlytherichestpeopledo.Andpeoplewhoelecttotracktheirsleepmaytrytogetmoresleepthantheaverageperson.Evenifthat’sthecase,though,theabovefindingsarestillstriking,Ifthemosthealth-consciousamongushavesuchdeepswingsinourshut-eyelevelsthroughouttheyear,howmuchsleeparetherestofuslosing61.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutpeople’ssleepinghabitsA)Theyareculture-relatedC)Theychangewiththeseasons.B)Theyaffectpeople’shealth.D)Theyvaryfrompersontoperson.62.WhatdowelearnabouttheRussiansregardingsleepA)Theydon’tfallasleepuntilverylate.B)Theydon’tsleepmuchonweekends.C)Theygetlesssleeponpublicholidays.D)Theysleeplongerthanpeopleelsewhere.63.WhatisthemajorcauseforEuropeans’lossofsleepA)Thedaylightsavingstime.B)Thecolorfulnightlife.C)TheWorldCup.D)Thesummertime.64.WhatisthemostprobablereasonforsomerichpeopletouseadevicetorecordtheirpatternsA)Theyhavetroublefallingasleep.B)Theywanttogetsufficientsleep.C)Theyareinvolvedinasleepresearch.D)Theywanttogotobedonregularhours.65.WhatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraphA)Sleeplessnessdoesharmtopeople’shealth.B)Fewpeoplereallyknowtheimportanceofsleep.C)Itisimportanttostudyoursleeppatterns.D)Averagepeopleprobablysleeplessthantherich.选词填空：36.N.saw第一空显然缺少谓语，优先考虑动词，结合语义并根据LateNovemberandDecember可以推出应选择过去式动词，故答案锁定saw.37.F.decades根据two，首选复数名词，结合语义，"forthefirsttimeinthetwodecades",二十年来头一次。38.H.globally句子为主系表结构，不缺主要成分，所以首选副词和形容词，根据语义，ever表示“一直以来地、向来地”，“十一月向来是全球范围内最温暖的一个月。”39.D.chances缺少主语，并且谓语是are，所以首选复数形式的名词，结合前文Enjoythesnownow,“享受现在的雪吧”，因为“时机是好的”。40.J.occurs空格前方有主语，且是单数形式，而后面由when引导的时间状语从句的时态是一般现在时，所以主句谓语锁定第三人称单数形式的动词，只能选择occurs.41.A.specific空格左为定冠词the，空格右为名词，中间只能选形容词，选择“特定的”符合语义。42.B.associated空格左为be动词，右边为介词with，中间只能是形容词或动词的过去分词形式，beassociatedwith表示“与…有联系”，符合原意。43.G.experiences空格左为主语southernAfrica，空格内应该为动词的第三人称单词形式，结合语义，选G，“南非经历着干燥的天气。44.M.reduce空格左为情态动词，空格内必须为动词原形，填reduce“减少”符合原题。45.K.populations空格与左边的largefish共同构成动词support的宾语，只能选一个名词来作为名词词组，故选K，“大量的鱼群”。长篇阅读56-65：ABDACACCBB61题，定位到第一段最后一句"variesbyculture"，所以答案选A——Theyareculture-related.62题，由题干的大写名词Russian定位到第二段和第三段。第二段的"Russian,forexample,begantowakeupaboutahalf-hourlatereachday"这一句是干扰句，起得晚不一定睡得早，所以答案推不出“他们比其他地方的人睡得更久”。然后看到第三段"Russia'sotherlatenightsandearlymorningsgenerallycoincidedwithpublicholidays"，所以答案为C——Theydon'tsleepmuchonholidays.63题，题干问的是欧洲人缺乏睡眠的majorcause主要原因是什么，由题干的大写名词Europeans‘loss定位到倒数第二段的"comparedtoGermans,Italians,andtheFrench,whostayeduparoundanhourandahalflateronvariousdaysthroughoutthesummertowatchtheCup"，原文的Germans，Italians，andtheFrench就是题干中"Europeans"的同义改写，而他们stayedup就是为了towatchtheCup，所以说他们缺乏睡眠的原因便是C选项——TheWorldCup.64题，问的是富有的人使用设备来记录他们的睡眠模式的原因。由richpeople以及device定位到最后一段第一句，定位句只说到了记录的事实，而非其原因。按照金三句原则看到定位句的下一句"Andpeoplewhoelecttotracktheirsleepmaytrytogetmoresleepthantheaverageperson"，记录睡眠的人是想要得到比普通人更多的睡眠，所以答案是B——Theywanttogetsufficientsleep.65题，问的是作者在最后一段所表达的观点，定位到最后一句Ifthemosthealthconsciousamongushavesuchdeepswingsinourshuteyelevelsthroughouttheyear,howmuchsleeparetherestofuslosing作者提到了health-conscious，人们对健康的意识是缺乏的，对健康是视而不见的，所以答案选B——Fewpeoplereallyknowtheimportanceofsleep.翻译：今年在长沙举行了一年一度的外国人汉语演讲比赛。这项比赛证明是促进中国和世界其他地区文化交流的好方法。它为世界各地的年轻人提供了更好地了解中国的机会。来自87个国家共计126位选手聚集在湖南省省会参加了从7月6日到8月5日进行的半决赛和决赛。比赛并不是唯一的活动。选手们还有机会参观了中国其