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1、二 零 一 六 年 六 月 英 语 四 级 真 题 3Part I Writing （ 30 minutes）Directions: For this part,you are allowed 3 0 minutes to write a letter to express your thanksto one of your friends who helped you most when you were in difficulty.You should write at least1 2 0 words but no more than 1 8 0 words.Part III Readi
2、ng Comprehension （ 40 minutes）Section ASigns barring cell-phone use are a familiar sight to anyone who has ever satin a hospital waitingroom. But the_(26)popularity of electronic medical recordshas forced hospital-based doctors to become_(27)on computers throughout the day,and desktops-which keep do
3、ctors from besides-are_(28)giving way to wirelessdevices.As clerical loads increased, something had to_(29), and that wasalways face time with patients, says Dr.Bhakti Patel, a former chief resident inthe University of Chicagos internal-medicine program. In fall 2010, shehelped_(30)a pilot project i
4、n Chicago to see if the iPad could improve workingconditions and patient care. The experiment was so_(31)that allinternal-medicine program adopted the same_(32)in 2011. Medical schools at Yaleand Stanford now have paperless, iPad-based curriculums. Youll want an iPad justso you can wear this is the
5、slogan for one of the new lab coats_(33)with largepockets to accommodate tablet computers.A study of the University of Chicago iPad project found that patients gottests and_(34) faster if they were cared for by iPad-equipped residents.Manypatients also_(35) a better understanding of the illnesses th
6、at landed them inthe hospital in the first place.A.dependentB.designedC.fastD.flyingE.gainedF.giveG.growingH.launchI.policyJ.prospectK.ratherL.reliableM.signalN.successfulO.treatmentsSection BAncient Greek Wisdom Inspires Guidelines to Good LifeA Is it possible to enjoy a peaceful life in a world th
7、at is increasinglychallenged by threats and uncertainties from wars, terrorism, economic crises anda widespread outbreak of infectious diseases? The answer is yes, according to a newbook The 10 Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living aGood Life. The book is co-authored by
8、Long Island Universitys philosophy professorMichael Soupios and economics professor Panos Mourdoukoutas.B The wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers is timeless, says Soupios.The philosophy professor says it is as relevant today as when it was first writtenmany centuries ago. There is no expiratio
9、n(失 效 )date on wisdom, he says Thereis no shelf life on intelligence. I think that things have become very gloomy theseday, lots of misunderstanding, misleading cues, a lot of what the ancients wouldhave called sophistry(诡 辩 ). The nice thing about ancient philosophy as offered bythe Greeks is that
10、they tended to see life clear and whole, in a way that we tendnot to see life today.Examine your lifeC Soupies, along with his co-author Panos Mourdoukoutas, developed their 10golden rules by turning to the men behind that philosophy-Aristotle, Socrates,Epictetus and Pythagoras, among others. The fi
11、rst rule-examine your life-is thecommon thread that runs through the entire book. Soupios says that it is based onPlatos observation that the unexamined life is not worth living. The Greek arealways concerned about boxing themselves in, in terms of convictions(信 念 ), he says.So take a step back, swi
12、tch off the automatic pilot and actually stop and reflectabout things like our priorities, our values, and our relationships.Stop worrying about what you can not controlD As we begin to examine our life, Soupios says, we come to Rule No.2: Worryonly about things that you can control. The individual
13、who promoted this idea wasa Stoic philosopher His name is Epictetus, he says. And what the Stoics say ingeneral is simply this. There is a larger plan in life. You are not really goingto be able to understand all of the dimerisions of this plan. You are not going tobe able to control the dimensions
14、of this plan.ESo, Soupios explains, it is not worth it to waste our physical, intellectualand spiritual energy worrying about things that are beyond our control. I can notcontrol whether or not I wind up getting the disease swine flu, for example. Hesays. I mean, there are some cautious steps. I can
15、 take, but ultimately I can notguarantee myself that. So what Epictetus would say is sitting at home worrying aboutthat would be wrong and wasterful and irrational. You should live your lifeattempting to identify and control those things which you can genuinely control.Seek true pleasureFTo have a m
16、eaningful, happy life we need friends. But according toAristotle-a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great-most relationshipsdont qualify as true friendships. Just because I have a business relationship withan individual and I can profit from that relationship, it does not necessarily meanthat this person is my friend. Soupios says. Real friendship is when twoindividuals share the same soul. It
