2016年6月英语四级真题第三套(文字版整理)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourfriendswhohelpedyoumostwhenyouwereinshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionASignsbarringcell-phoneuseareafamiliarsighttoanyonewhohaseversatinahospitalwaitingroom.Butthe_____(26)popularityofelectronicmedicalrecordshasforcedhospital-baseddoctorstobecome_____(27)oncomputersthroughouttheday,anddesktops-whichkeepdoctorsfrombesides-are_____(28)givingwaytowirelessdevices.Asclericalloadsincreased,"somethinghadto_____(29),andthatwasalwaysfacetimewithpatients,"saysPatel,aformerchiefresidentintheUniversityofChicago'sinternal-medicineprogram.Infall2010,shehelped_____(30)apilotprojectinChicagotoseeiftheiPadcouldimproveworkingconditionsandpatientcare.Theexperimentwasso_____(31)thatallinternal-medicineprogramadoptedthesame_____(32)in2011.MedicalschoolsatYaleandStanfordnowhavepaperless,iPad-basedcurriculums."You'llwantaniPadjustsoyoucanwearthis"isthesloganforoneofthenewlabcoats_____(33)withlargepocketstoaccommodatetabletcomputers.AstudyoftheUniversityofChicagoiPadprojectfoundthatpatientsgottestsand_____(34)fasteriftheywerecaredforbyiPad-equippedpatientsalso_____(35)abetterunderstandingoftheillnessesthatlandedtheminthehospitalinthefirstplace.SectionBAncientGreekWisdomInspiresGuidelinestoGoodLife[A]Isitpossibletoenjoyapeacefullifeinaworldthatisincreasinglychallengedbythreatsanduncertaintiesfromwars,terrorism,economiccrisesandawidespreadoutbreakofinfectiousdiseases?Theanswerisyes,accordingtoanewbookThe10GoldenRules:AncientWisdomfromtheGreekPhilosophersonLivingaGoodLife.Thebookisco-authoredbyLongIslandUniversity'sphilosophyprofessorMichaelSoupiosandeconomicsprofessorPanosMourdoukoutas.[B]ThewisdomoftheancientGreekphilosophersistimeless,saysSoupios.Thephilosophyprofessorsaysitisasrelevanttodayaswhenitwasfirstwrittenmanycenturiesago."Thereisnoexpiration(失效)dateonwisdom,"hesays"Thereisnoshelflifeonintelligence.Ithinkthatthingshavebecomeverygloomytheseday,lotsofmisunderstanding,misleadingcues,alotofwhattheancientswouldhavecalledsophistry(诡辩).ThenicethingaboutancientphilosophyasofferedbytheGreeksisthattheytendedtoseelifeclearandwhole,inawaythatwetendnottoseelifetoday."Examineyourlife[C]Soupies,alongwithhisco-authorPanosMourdoukoutas,developedtheir10goldenrulesbyturningtothemenbehindthatphilosophy-Aristotle,Socrates,EpictetusandPythagoras,amongothers.Thefirstrule-examineyourlife-isthecommonthreadthatrunsthroughtheentirebook.SoupiossaysthatitisbasedonPlato'sobservationthattheunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving."TheGreekarealwaysconcernedaboutboxingthemselvesin,intermso...