―I think a bus stop advertisement is a very wise chance to promote our products.―___________________

I think a bus stop advertisement is a very wise chance to promote our products. ().

A、 Our products are popular.

B、 You said it.

C、 I don’t like advertisement.

rtisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the comer, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi, it was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

1、The man learned () that there would be a concert last Friday.

A、 from his friends

B、form. one of his workmates

C、over the radio

D、from the newspaper

2、He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only ().

A、once

B、 twice

C、 three times

D、 four times

3、One day the man took () to get to the theatre by bus.

A、forty-five minutes

B、 fifteen minutes

C、 just twenty minutes

D、 over an hour

4、The underlined word "relieved" may best be replaced by "()".

A、surprised

B、please

C、puzzled

D、sorry

5、The story is mainly about ().

A、a good concert

B、 the bad bus service in this city

C、the difficulty of getting a ticket for a concert in a city

D、someone''s disappointment at missing a concert

ren. Old people are often killed because they usually can't see or hear very well. Children are often killed because they are careless.

A car, truck or bus can't stop very quickly. If a car is going very fast, it will travel many meters before it stops. People don't understand this. They think a car can stop within a few meters. The faster a car is traveling, the longer it needs to stop. It is very hard for a person to know how fast a car is traveling.

The only safe way to cross the road is to look both ways, right and left. When the road is clear, it's safe to cross. The correct way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It's not safe to run. If people run across the roads, they may fall to the ground.

1)、Young men and women are most likely to be killed when crossing the road.

A.T

B.F

2)、Old people are often hit by cars because they can't see or hear clearly.

A.T

B.F

3)、It is likely for a car to hit people on the road because some drivers are too careful.

A.T

B.F

4)、To look both ways while crossing the road is the only safe way to cross the road.

A.T

B.F

5)、It is not advisable for people to run across the road because they can't stop before a car hits them.

A.T

B.F

Buses came by, but not the one they wanted. The woman finally half-entered one of the buses and asked the driver if the bus she wanted stopped at that corner.The driver ignored her, so she repeated the question. Incredibly, he then closed the door -- on her arm -- and drove off.The woman, her arm stuck in the door, trotted alongside the bus, shouting. Passengers said the driver stopped after almost a block only because they, too, were shouting.When the driver finally did stop and opened the door, the woman jumped on the bus to get his badge number. Then he took off again and went another couple of blocks before other shouting passengers persuaded him to stop and let the woman off.After the driver's bosses at the Chicago Transit Authority--a tax-supported governmental body -- heard of the incident, they looked into it and set his punishment: a five-day suspension without pay. That struck me as rather light.But Bill Baxa, a CTA public-relations man, said, "That's a pretty harsh penalty. "

Five days off work is a harsh penalty for dragging a woman alongside a bus by her arm？ Baxa said, "Any time you take money away from someone, it is a harsh punishment. The driver makes $14 an hour. Multiply that by 40 and you can see what he lost. "

Yes, that comes to $560, a tidy sum. But we know that people in the private sector are fired for far less every day. If the people who run the CTA think that the loss of a week's pay is more than enough, I offer them a sporting proposition: Give me a bus. Then have their wives stick their arms in the doorway of the bus, and I'll slam the door shut, stop the gas pedal and take them for a fast one-block jog. And I'll pay $560 to anyone who is bold enough to try it. Any takers？ Mr. Baxa？ Anybody？ I didn't think so.

1.The nurse half-entered one of the buses because____.

A、the bus they wanted didn't stop there

B、she wanted the driver to stop the bus

C、she wanted to get some information from the driver

D、she and her uncle couldn't wait any longer at the corner

2.The reason why the woman trotted alongside the bus was that____.

A、she couldn't get herself away from the bus

B、the driver closed the door before she heard the answer

C、she was dragged by the bus driver

D、she wanted to get the driver's badge number

3.How many blocks was the woman away from the corner where she waited when the bus driver finally let her off？ ____

A、Almost one block.

B、Almost two blocks.

C、Probably three blocks.

D、Probably five or six blocks.

4.The bus driver's punishment was____.

A、being dismissed from the CTA

B、being out of work for a week

C、paying a fine of $560

D、working without pay for five days

5.Why did the author offer a sporting proposition？ ____

A、Because the CTA paid little attention to the incident.

B、Because the bus driver had not been fired.

C、Because he wanted to threaten the CTA people.

D、Because he thought the penalty was not a harsh on

Section B(2016年6月英语四级卷三试题及答案)

Ancient Greek Wisdom Inspires Guidelines to Good Life

[A] Is it possible to enjoy a peaceful life in a world that is increasingly challenged by threats and uncertainties from wars, terrorism, economic crises and a widespread outbreak of infectious diseases？ The answer is yes, according to a new book The 10 Golden Rules: Ancient Wisdom from the Greek Philosophers on Living a Good Life. The book is co-authored by Long Island University's philosophy professor Michael 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 written many centuries ago. "There is no expiration(失效)date on wisdom," he says "There is no shelf life on intelligence. I think that things have become very gloomy these day, lots of misunderstanding, misleading cues, a lot of what the ancients would have called sophistry(诡辩). The nice thing about ancient philosophy as offered by the Greeks is that they tended to see life clear and whole, in a way that we tend not to see life today."

Examine your life

[C] Soupies, along with his co-author Panos Mourdoukoutas, developed their 10 golden rules by turning to the men behind that philosophy-Aristotle, Socrates, Epictetus and Pythagoras, among others. The first rule-examine your life-is the common thread that runs through the entire book. Soupios says that it is based on Plato's observation that the unexamined life is not worth living. "The Greek are always concerned about boxing themselves in, in terms of convictions(信念)," he says. "So take a step back, switch off the automatic pilot and actually stop and reflect about things like our priorities, our values, and our relationships."

Stop worrying about what you can not control

[D] As we begin to examine our life, Soupios says, we come to Rule No.2: Worry only about things that you can control. "The individual who promoted this idea was a Stoic philosopher His name is Epictetus, "he says." And what the Stoics say in general is simply this. There is a larger plan in life. You are not really going to be able to understand all of the dimerisions of this plan. You are not going to be able to control the dimensions of this plan."

[E]So, Soupios explains, it is not worth it to waste our physical, intellectual and spiritual energy worrying about things that are beyond our control. "I can not control whether or not I wind up getting the disease swine flu, for example." He says. "I mean, there are some cautious steps. I can take, but ultimately I can not guarantee myself that. So what Epictetus would say is sitting at home worrying about that would be wrong and wasterful and irrational. You should live your life attempting to identify and control those things which you can genuinely control."

Seek true pleasure

[F]To have a meaningful, happy life we need friends. But according to Aristotle-a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great-most relationships don't qualify as true friendships. "Just because I have a business relationship with an individual and I can profit from that relationship, it does not necessarily mean that this person is my friend." Soupios says. "Real friendship is when two individuals share the same soul. It is a beautiful and uncharacteristically poctic image that Aristotle offers."

[G]In our pursuit of the good life, he says, it is important to seek out true pleasures-advice which was originally offered by Epicurus. But unlike the modern definition of Epicureanism as a life of indulgence(放纵)and luxury, for the ancient Greeks, it meant finding a state of calm, peace and mental case.

[H]"This was the highest and most desirable form. of pleasure and happiness for the ancient Epicureans." Soupios says. "This is something that is very much well worth considering here in the modern era. I do not think that we spend nearly enough time trying to concentrate on achieving a sort of calmness, a sort of contentment in mental and spiritual, which was identified by these people as the gighest form. of happiness and pleasure."

Do good to others

[I]Other golden rules counsel us to master ourselves, to avoid excess and not to be a prosperous(发迹的)fool. There are also rules dealing with interpersonal relationships. Be a responsible human being and do not do evil things to others.

[J]"This is Hesiod, of course, a younger contemporary poet, we believe, with Homer," Soupios says. "Hesiod offers an idea-which you very often find in some of the word's great religions, in the Judeo-Christian tradition and in Islam an others-that in some sense, when you hurt another human being, you hurt yourself. That damaging other people in your community and in your life, trashing relationships, results in a kind of self-inflicted(自己招致的)spiritual wound."

[K]Instead, Soupios says,ancient wisdom urges us to do good. Golden Rule No.10 for a good life is that kindness toward others tends to be rewarded.

[L]"This is Aesop, the fabulist(寓言家), the man of these charming little tales, often told in terms of animals and animal relationships." He says. "I think what Aesop was suggesting is that when you offer a good turn to another human being. One can hope that that good deed will come back and sort of pay a profit to you, the doer of the good deed. Even if there is no concrete benefit paid in response to you good deed. At the very least, the doer of the good deed has the opportunity to enjoy a kind of spiritually enlightened moment."

[M]Soupios say following the 10 Golden Rules based on ancient wisdom can guide us to the path of the good life where we stop living as onlookers and become engaged and happier human beings. And that, he notes, is a life worth living.

37.According to an ancient Greek philosopher, it is impossible for us to understand every aspect of our life.

38.Ancient Philosophers saw life in a different light from people of today.

39.Not all your business partners are your soul mates.

40.We can live a peaceful life despite the various challenges of the modern world.

41.The doer of a good deed can feel spiritually rewarded even when they gain no concrete benefits.

42.How to achieve meatal calmness and contentment is well worth our consideration today.

43.Michael Soupios suggests that we should stop and think carefully about our priorities in life.

44.Ancient philosophers strongly advise that we do good.

45.The wise teachings of ancient Greek thinkers are timeless, and are applicable to contemporary life.

46.Do harm to others and you do harm to yourself.

回答题：

Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Sometimes it is better not to know the56of a country that you are visiting57it is to know just a little of it. The58is this:the natives of your59country will often rush to 60you if you seem completely lost and helpless. But they will usually misunderstand your small61to speak their language. They will think that you know62more than you do.

For example, I once asked three people63carefully memorized phrasebook Spanish how to get to a bus station in Mexico City.64each of them poured out a flood of65Spanish.

The result was66I didn' t understand a word and67around for an hour before I found

the station. 68I had missed the bus. The next time I encountered a(n)69like this in an-other city, I was a lot70, so I acted dumbly. Trying to look very pitiful, I71a stranger and asked simply, "Bus station？" He 72told me how to get there; he showed me to the 73walking three blocks out of his74to help a poor, dumb and helpless75.、

材料题请点击右侧查看材料问题

A.conventions

B.customs

C.people

D.language

- Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the bus stop？

- _________

A：Yes, go straight down this way to the end.

B：Why do you ask me the way？

C：Yes, I will.

D：No, I can't tell you that.

Dialogue Three

Doctor：Well， what can we do for you today？

Patient：Oh， I‘m an infection in my gum， Doctor.

Doctor：In your gum？

Patient：Up here. I‘ve some tablets and， er， I don‘t know.

Doctor: 8__________ Aye， the Sofradex is not doing very much for that， is it？

Patient：I’ve never taken them. I’ve just，1 stop taking them.

Doctor：Aye， I don’t think they’re doing very much to you.

Patient：9__________Doctor.

Doctor：Aye.

Patient：I’m just wondering if it’s my teeth or that it’s just my blood that’s doing it.

Doctor：I think it might be the teeth. It’d be worth getting the dentist to have a look at your plate.

Patient: 10__________

Doctor：Yes， yes. Keep on with those just now.

Patient：Yes. Aye， two four， one or two four times a day.

Doctor：Yes， one four times a day.

Patient：Fine， yeah.

第8题__________ 查看材料

A.It’s been painting me all night，

B.Let’s have a look and see what they’ve done to you.

C.Do I take these Sofradex is they"re prescribed here， Doctor？

D.What’s wrong with me， Doctor？

e to inquire about the tender．Would you like to tell me something about it in detail？

B: Sure．We are inviting tender for the construction of a thermal power plant．We already got more than ten tenders from various countries.

A: We learnt that this project is very competitive．When do you start to the bid？

B: The end before this month．Tenders received after the deadline will not be considered．If you are interested in this tender, you can have a set of tender documents and get the details of the requirements.

A: What should we prepare if we would like to take part in the bid？

B: First, you're required to get the bid documents against payment RMB 500 yuan．The document should be designated department with in designated time.

A: Shall we pay tender bond？

B: Yes．If you fail to furnish a tender bond before the opening of the tender, your tender will not be considered．And detailed engineering of the works, technical specifications and other tender documents should precede the invitation to tender for the contract.

A: I see.

B: It's well known that your company has great experience in this field．We hope you will consider this tender invitation carefully.

A: I think we will.