Part|2021年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)( 七 )


B) People’s interests determine their mindsets.
C) People are divided about the nature of interest.
D) People of different ages have different mindsets.
53.What is the focus of Professor O’Keefe’s recent research?
A) How boundaries can be removed between arts and science disciplines.
B) How feasible it is to create new disciplines like computational economics.
C) How students in arts and sciences view the two types of mindset of interest.
D) How a growth mindset of interest can contribute to cross-disciplinary thinking.
54.What does the author want to illustrate with the example of smartphones?
A) Hi-tech products are needed in interdisciplinary research.
B) Improved technology gives birth to highly popular products.
C) Making innovative products needs multidisciplinary knowledge.
D) Hi-tech products can boost people’s integrative thinking.
55.What is the author's suggestion to those who are seeking employment?
A) Learning practical skills.
B) Broadening their interests
C) Staying safe in the pandemic.
D) Knowing their pressing issues.
Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
都江堰(Dujiangyan)坐落在成都平原西部的岷江上 , 距成都市约50公里 , 始建于公元前三世纪 。 它的独特之处在于无需用堤坝调控水流 。 两千多年来 , 都江堰一直有效地发挥着防洪与灌溉作用 , 使成都平原成为旱涝保收的沃土和中国最重要的粮食产地之一 。 都江堰工程体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存的智慧 , 是全世界年代最久、仍在使用、无坝控水的水利工程 。

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