61题，定位到第一段最后一句\，所以答案选A——They are culture-related.
62题，由题干的大写名词Russian定位到第二段和第三段。第二段的\
each day\这一句是干扰句，起得晚不一定睡得早，所以答案推不出“他们比其他地方的人睡得更久”。然后看到第三段\nights and early mornings generally coincided with public holidays\，所以答案为C——They don't sleep much on holidays.
63题，题干问的是欧洲人缺乏睡眠的major cause主要原因是什么，由题干的大写名词Europeans? loss定位到倒数第二段的
\Cup\，原文的Germans，Italians，and the French就是题干中\的同义改写，而他们stayed up就是为了to watch the Cup，所以说他们缺乏睡眠的原因便是C选项——The World Cup.
64题，问的是富有的人使用设备来记录他们的睡眠模式的原因。由rich people以及device定位到最后一段第一句，定位句只说
到了记录的事实，而非其原因。按照四级阅读金三句原则看到定位句的下一句\sleep than the average person\，记录睡眠的人是想要得到比普通人更多的睡眠，所以答案是B——They want to get sufficient sleep. 65题，问的是作者在最后一段所表达的观点，定位到最后一句If the most healthconscious among us have such deep swings in our
shuteye levels throughout the year, how much sleep are the rest of us losing?作者提到了health-conscious，人们对健康的意识是缺乏的，对健康是视而不见的，所以答案选B——Few people really know the importance of sleep.
翻译：
今年在长沙举行了一年一度的外国人汉语演讲比赛。这项比赛证明是促进中国和世界其他地区文化交流的好方法。它为世界各
地的年轻人提供了更好地了解中国的机会。来自87个国家共计126位选手聚集在湖南省省会参加了从7月6日到8月5日进行的半决赛和决赛。比赛并不是唯一的活动。选手们还有机会参观了中国其他地区的著名景点和历史名胜。
The annual Chinese language speech competition was held in Changsha this year. This contest has been proved to be a good way to
promote cultural communication between China and the rest of the world. It provided a better chance to understand China for young people around the world. A total of 126 contestants from 87 countries gathered in the capital of Hunan Province and participated in the semi-final and final from July 6th to August 5th. The competition was not the only activity. Contestants also had the opportunity to visit well-known scenic spots and historical sites in other parts of China.
2016年英语专四考试题答案
