2015年6月英語四級考試真題及答案(精編版)

1、2015年6月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionAQuestions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationismakingefftstoensurethatallstudentshaveequalaccesstoaqualityeducation.Todayitis36thel

2、aunchoftheExcellentEducatsfAllInitiative.Theinitiativewillhelpstatesschooldistrictssupptgreateducatsfthestudentswhoneedthemmost.“Allchildrenare37toahighqualityeducationregardlessoftheirracezipcodefamilyincome.Itis38impta

3、ntthatweprovideteachersprincipalsthesuppttheyneedtohelpstudentsreachtheirfull39“U.S.SecretaryofEducationArneDuncansaid.“Despitetheexcellentwkdeep40ofournationsteachersprincipalsstudentsinhighpovertyhighminityschoolsareun

4、fairlytreatedacrossourcountry.Wehavetodobetter.Localleaderseducatswill41theirowncreativesolutionsbutwemustwktogetherto42ourfocusonhowtobetterrecruitsuppt43effectiveteachersprincipalsfallstudentsespeciallythekidswhoneedth

5、emmost.“Todaysannouncementisanotherimptantstepfwardinimprovingaccesstoaqualityeducationa44ofPresidentObamasyearofaction.LatertodaySecretaryDuncanwillleadaroundtablediscussionwithprincipalsschoolteachersfromacrossthecount

6、ryaboutthe45ofwkinginhighneedschoolshowtoadoptpromisingpracticesfsupptinggreateducatsintheseschools.A.AnnouncingB.beneficialC.challengesD.commitmentE.componentF.contestsG.criticallyH.developI.distributingJ.enhanceK.entit

7、ledL.potentialM.properlyN.qualifiedO.retainSectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinfmationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthein

8、fmationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheChangesFacingFastFoodA）Fastfoodfirmshavetobeathickskinnedbunch.Healthexp

9、ertsregularlycriticizethemseverelyfsellingfoodthatmakespeoplefat.CriticsevencomplainthatMcDonaldswhoselogosymbolizescalieexcessshouldnothavebeenallowedtosponstheWldCup.Thesearethingsfastfoodfirmshavelearnttocopewith.Butn

10、otperhapsfmuchlonger.Theburgerbusinessfacesmepressurefromregulatsatatimewhenitisalreadyadaptingstrategiesinresponsetoshiftsintheglobaleconomy.B)Fastfoodwasoncethoughttoberecessionproof.Whenconsumersneedtocutspendingthelo

11、gicgoescheapmealslikeBigMacsWhoppersbecomeevenmeattractive.Such“tradingdown”provedtruefmuchofthelatestrecessionwhenfastfoodcompaniespickedupcustomerswhocouldnolongeraffdtoeatatcasualrestaurants.TrafficwasboostedinAmerica

12、thehomeoffastfoodwithdiscountspromotionssuchas$1menuscheapcombinationdersaladsinsteadoffries.J)Inthefuturesimplyofferingahealthyoptionmaynotbegoodenough.“EverypackagedfoodrestaurantcompanyIknowisconcernedaboutregulationr

13、ightnow“saysMr.PalmerofUBS.America’shealthrefmbillwhichCongresspassedthisyearrequiresrestaurantchainswith20meoutletstoputthecaliecontentofitemstheyserveonthemenu.AstudybytheNationalBureauofEconomicResearchwhichtrackedthe

14、effectsonStarbucksofasimilarcaliepostinglawinNewYkCityin2007foundthattheaveragecaliecountpertransactionfell6%revenueincreased3%atStarbuckssteswhereaDunlinDonutsoutletwasnearbyasignitissaidthatmenulabelingcouldfavchainsth

15、athavemehealthyofferings.K)IndertoavoidotherlegislationinAmericaelsewherefastfoodcompanieswillhavetocontinueinnovating(創(chuàng)新).WaltRikerofMcDonaldsclaimsthechangeithasmadeinitsmenumeansitoffersmehealthyitemsthanitdidafewyear

16、sago.“Weprobablysellmevegetablesmemilkmesaladsmeapplesthananyrestaurantbusinessinthewld“hesays.ButtherecentproposalbyacountyinCalifniatobanMcDonaldsfromincludingtoysinitshighcalie”HappyMeals“becauselegislatsbelieveitattr

17、actschildrentounhealthyfoodsuggeststhereisalotmelefttodo.46.SomepeopleproposelawsbemadetostopMcDonaldsfromattachingtoystoitsfoodspecialsfchildren.47.Fastfoodfinsmaynotbeabletocopewithpressuresfromfoodregulationinthenearf

18、uture.48.BurgerKingwillstarttosellSeattlesBestcoffeetoincreasesales.49.Somefastfoodfirmsprovidehealthyfoodtogivetheimpressiontheyarehelpingtotackletheobesityproblem.50.Duringtherecessionmanycustomersturnedtofastfoodtosav

19、emoney.51.Manypeopleeatoutlessoftentosavemoneyintimesofrecession.52.DuringtherecessionBurgerKingspromotionalstrategyofofferinglowpriceditemsoftenprovedineffective.53.Fastfoodrestaurantscanmakealotofmoneybysellingbreakfas

20、t.54.Manyfastfoodcompaniesnowexpecttoincreasetheirrevenuebyintroducinghigherpriceditems.55.Anewlypassedlawasksbigfastfoodchainstospecifythecaliecountofwhattheyserveonthemenu.SectionCPassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthe

21、followingpassage.Ifyouthinkahighfactsunscreen(防曬霜)keepsyousafefromharmfulraysyoumaybewrong.ResearchinthisweeksNatureshowsthatwhilefact50reducesthenumberofmelanomas(黑瘤)delaystheiroccurrenceitcantpreventthem.Melanomasareth

22、emostaggressiveskincancers.Youhaveahigherriskifyouhaveredblondhairfairskinbluegreeneyessunburneasilyifacloserelativehashadone.Melanomasaremecommonifyouhaveperiodicintenseexposuretothesun.Otherskincancersareincreasinglyli