【正文】 te to people’s health only to a limited extent.50. What does Professor Leonard Hayflick believe?A) The human lifespan cannot be prolonged.51. What do we learn about applicants to postdoctoral positions in geosciences?C) More males than females are likely to get outstanding letters of remendation.52. What do studies about men and women in scientific research show?C) Men are believed to be better able to excel in STEM disciplines.53. What do the studies find about the remendation letters for women applicants?B) They contain nothing that distinguishes the applicants.54. What did Dutt and her colleagues do with the more than 1,200 letters of remendation?D) They deleted all information about gender.55. What does Dutt aim to do with her study?D) Start a public discussion on how to raise women’s status in academic circles.四級(jí)翻譯一：泰山位于山東省西部。海拔1500余米，方圓約400平方公里。泰山不僅雄偉壯觀，而且是一座歷史文化名山，過去3000多年一直是人們前往朝拜的地方。據(jù)記載，共有72位帝王曾來此游覽。許多作家到泰山獲取靈感，寫詩作文，藝術(shù)家也來此繪畫。山上因此留下了許許多多的文物古跡。泰山如今已成為中國一處主要的旅游景點(diǎn)。Located in western Shandong province in eastern China, Mount Tai stands over 1500 meters above sea level and covers an area of about 400 square kilometers. It is a mountain of historical and cultural significance. Religious worship of Mount Tai dates back 3,000 years. In recorded history, 72 emperors came here to pay homage to heaven and earth. Mount Tai has seen many poets, literary scholars as well as painters who have traveled there for inspiration. That explains why Mount Tai features numerous cultural relics and historic sites. Mount Tai has bee one of the leading tourist attractions in China.四級(jí)翻譯二：華山位于華陰市，距西安120公里。華山是秦嶺的一部分。秦嶺不僅分割陜南與陜北，也分隔華南與華北。與從前人們常去朝拜的泰山不同。華山過去很少有人光臨。因?yàn)樯仙降牡缆窐O其危險(xiǎn)。然而，希望長壽的人卻經(jīng)常上山，因?yàn)樯缴仙L著許多藥草，特別是一些稀有的藥草。自上世紀(jì)90年代安裝纜車以來，參觀人數(shù)大大增加。Mount Hua is located in Huayin City (Shaanxi, China), 120 kilometers away from Xi’an. It is part of the Qinling or Qin Mountains, which divide not only northern and southern Shaanxi, but also south and north China. Unlike Mount Tai that used to be frequented by worshipers/pilgrims, Mount Hua was not well visited by pilgrims from the rest of China as the roads in the mountain were extremely dangerous/because of inaccessibility of its summits. Back then, however, those who wished to enjoy longevity/immortality seekers ventured in Mount Hua quite a lot because it was believed that numerous herbs, rare ones in particular, grew in the mountain. Since cable cars were installed in Mount Hua in the 1990s, the number of visitors has increased dramatically/significantly/exponentially/the mountain has seen a dramatic rise in tourist arrivals.四級(jí)翻譯三：黃山位于安徽省南部。它風(fēng)景獨(dú)特，尤以其日出和云海著稱。要欣賞大山的宏偉壯麗，通常得向上看。但要欣賞黃山美景，就得向下看。黃山的濕潤氣候有利于茶樹生長，是中國主要產(chǎn)茶地之一。這里還有許多溫泉，其泉水有助于防治皮膚病。黃山是中國主要旅游目的地之一，也是攝影和傳統(tǒng)國畫最受歡迎的主題。Located in southern Anhui province in eastern China, Huangshan or literally Yellow Mountain is known for its unique natural scenery, particularly sunrises and sea of clouds.To appreciate the magnificence of the mountain, you have to look upward in most cases while to enjoy the fascinating landscape of Huangshan, you39。ve got to look downward.The humid climate of the area offers favorable conditions for tea trees to grow, which makes the surrounding area of Huangshan one of the major producers of teas. The mountain is also home to numerous hot springs, which is helpful for preventing skin disease. As one of the top tourist destinations in China, Huangshan represents one of the most popular themes of photographic works and traditional Chinese paintings.四級(jí)寫作一：親子關(guān)系Directions：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay onhow to best handle the relationship between parents and children.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.How to best handle the relationship between parents and children?Nowadays, a widespread phenomenon occur frequently that parents make a lot of decisions for their children, even for most critical issues of their life, such as education, work or even marriage. Though many parents regard their children as the apple of their eye, they have no enough knowledge how to best handle the relationship with their children.We may find several reasons to explain this phenomenon above. First of all, parents, with their former life experience, always think that they are able to make a better decision than teenagers do. Next, they pay too much attention to their only child in the family without caring for their children’s feeling. What’s more, they assert the only way to realize their unfulfilled dreams is letting their children do things that they want them to.How to solve such serious problems? To begin with, parents should adapt some strategic changes in children education. They should consciously develop their children’s capabilities to think on their own. In addition, children should cope with the difficulties they encounter independently and may also search for parents’ necessary guide only at critical moments.Positive parentchild bonds foster autonomy, curiosity, selfesteem and better decisionmaking skills. So let’s take actions to improve parentchild relationship before it’s too late.四級(jí)寫作二：師生關(guān)系Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay onhow to best handle the relationship between teachers and students.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.With both parents having a daily job in most Chinese families in recent years, teachers and students are even being the main parts in teaching activities. Hence it is never so necessary to best handle the relationship between teachers and students.To begin with, teachers need to be aware that they are the basis to make the teaching process function well. As educators, they should undertake the important responsibility to educate students from different backgrounds and with different academic levels. Only by being patient and thoughtfulcan they cultivate the future hope of our country and continue