北外四级考前冲刺模拟题10.docx

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北外四级考前冲刺模拟题10

Test10

PartI:

Writing（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

JobProblemforGraduates.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

1．大学毕业生在择业方面有什么变化

2．导致这种变化的原因是什么

3．就如何解决这个问题给出你的建议

PartII:

ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1--7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8--10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

RulesforUnconventionalResearch

Afteryearsofobservingandsometimesparticipatinginthe“fringescience”arena,I’vecome

upwithasetofruleswhichItrytofollow.

RuleOne:

IfI’vemadeadiscoverywhichviolatesthelawsofconventionalphysics,thenI’vealmostdefinitelymadeamistakesomewhere.

Seriously!

EventhoughI’minvolvedwithnon-mainstreamscience,Iintentionallymaintainthis“skeptic”beliefformanyreasons.IfIletmyselfstart“knowing”thatI’vefoundanomaly,Iwillstop,tryingtodouble-checktheresults,tryingtothinkupconventionalexplanations,tryingtolookformistakes,lookingforsubtlewaysI’vefooledmyself.I’veseenhoweasyitisforpeopletotalkthemselvesintothings.Iwanttoavoidthesetraps.Second,ifIkeepstronglysuspectinganerror,Iwillresistthetemptationtoletmyegogetthebetterofme.Iknowtheextentandthepowerofmyego,andthatdelusionsofbeinggreatareveryeasytofallinto.

RuleTwo:

Publicizeitandletothershelpmefindmymistake.AvoidSECRECY,thedestroyerofnewscience.

Thisruleisanaturalconsequenceofruleone:

IfIintentionallymaintainaconvictionthatthereisamistakesomewhere,thenwidepublicityisthefastestwaytogethelpinfindingit.IfinsteadIhidemydiscovery,fromallthegreedypeoplewhowanttostealit,thenIalsosubvert（搅乱）thewholeprocessofidea-testingbyfellowresearchers.Ifmydiscoveryisamistakeordelusion,othersmayhelpmediscoverthis,butifIkeepitsecret,Imayremaindeludedfordecades.

I’vecometoseethatthereisonebigthingthatruinsthesefieldsofamateurresearch.ThatthingisSECRECY.Everytimeamateursthinkthey’vestumbledacrosssomethingimportant,theygosilentandtreattheirdiscoveryasaBigImportantSecretwhichmustbepreservedatallcostsfromthemanyenemieswhowanttostealit.Thisisgarbage!

Atthesametime,itwreckstheirdiscoverybyburyingit.True,thereareoftenbusinessreasons,butthemajorityof“weirdscience”discoveriesarenotkeptsecretforthisreason.Theyarekeptsecretbecauseofshamefulhumanpsychology,becauseofinventors’desireforattention,becauseofourneedtocontrol,andbecauseofourneedtobeimportant,togainfameandaccolades,etc.IcansaysuchthingsbecauseItoohavesufferedfromthiskindof“inventor’sdisease”.IsolvedtheproblembypostingmyinventionsonInternet!

Ifasingleinventordiscoverssomethingwonderful,butitdoesnogoodatallformankind,andisnotreallyadiscoveryatall,itisanegotrip.OnlyifaninventordiscoverssomethingwonderfulandthenSTARTSSELLINGPRODUCTS,orbetteryet,TELLSEVERYONETHESECRET,doesitmaketheworldabetterplace.

RuleThree:

Figureoutwhatothero/uinventorsdid,andthendotheopposite!

Inventorsoverandoverhaveannouncedo/udiscoveries,yetwherearetheynow?

Secrecyisthebiggestone.Anotheroneistoassumethateveryonewantstostealyourvaluablediscovery.Anotheroneistheattempttosellthediscoverytogovernmentsorgiantcorporations.Anotheristhelossofhumilityandpursuitoffame.Anotheristheassumptionthatscientistswillautomaticallyhailyourdiscovery,andthatbusinesseswillcompeteforrightstomanufactureit.

Therefore,inordertosucceed,wemustdosomehistoricalresearch,discovertheguaranteedroutestofailure,andthenavoidthem.

RuleFour:

Keepajournal.Ifyounoticesomethingstrange,WRITEITDOWN

Humanmindsarefunnyaboutanythingwhichviolatesourexpectations.Ourmindswanttomaintainacoherentworld,sowetendtoforgetthingswhichdon’tfit.Amateurscientistsshouldneverstopfightingagainstthistendencyinthemselves.Avoidtoomuchskepticism.Searchfor“weird”unexpectedphenomena.Andifeveryouseesome,writethemdown!

Here’sastoryaboutmyownencounterwiththisissue.

IwasusingaVandeGraaffgeneratortopowera“Franklin’sWheel”electrostatic（静电的）motor.Iwasworkinginadustyshop,andlittlehairswouldjumpontothebrassknobsoftheFranklinmotor.Iwipedthemaway,butoneofthehairssimplywouldnotleave.Itwasathingrayhairabout2mmlong,andeventhoughIwipedandwiped,thesamehairkeptjumpingbacktotheknob.ButthenIlookedmorecloselyandrealizedthatsomethingweirdwasgoingon.Thathairwasaghost.

WhenIvieweditagainstawhitebackground,itwascompletelyinvisible.WhenIvieweditagainstanormalcomplicatedbackground,itlookedlikeatinyfiberoftransparentglass.“Veryweird!

”Ithoughttomyself.“ImustremembertoplaywithittomorrowwhenIhavemoretime.”TenyearslaterIreadanarticleinESJaboutfiber-likeairflowscreatedbythepolishedknobsofaWimshurstmachine.THATWASIT!

That“ghosthair”thing!

ButthenIrealizedthatithadnotjustslippedmymindtenyearsearlier.Insteadmybrainhadediteditout.Ihadbeentryingtofitthat“fiber”intomypriorexperience,andhavingnoluck,itwasconfusingme.Itwasaninterestingphenomenon,butitwasalsodeeplyunsettling.Iwasgoingtolookatitmoreclosely,butmysubconsciousgottherefirstandprotectedmy“reality”bygivingmeamnesia（失忆症）!

WhenIreadCharlesYost’sarticleaboutitinESJ,myoriginalmemoriescameback,butInoticedthattheyhadaweird“feel”tothem.TometheyfeltlikeIwasrememberingadream,asifthe“ghosthair”eventhadhappenedtosomebodyelse.Isuspectthatmybrainhadstoredthememoriesinadifferentwaythannormal.

Ihadnoaccesstothemuntilsomethingbrokethroughtheamnesia,andthenthe“feel”ofthememorywasdifferentthanthe“feel”ofanormalconsciousrecollectionwhichisaccessiblethroughusualmentalassociation.Isuspectthatthissortofthingiscommoninscience.Somebodyannouncesagreatdiscovery,andmanyotherpeoplerememberseeingclearevidenceforthesamething.Isthediscovereragreatgenius,orwashe/shesimplytheonlyonewiththegoodsensetowritedownanobservedanomaly,andthentofollowitup?

1.Manypeopletakepartinnon-mainstreamsciencebuttheyfollownorules.

2.Thewritersumsupthefourrulesbasedonhisownexperience.

3.Ananomalyisadiscoverythatviolatestheconventionalphysics.

4.Thewritersuggestssharingadiscoverywithotherpeopletoavoidbeingstolen.

5.Peoplekeeptheirdiscoverysecretmainlyforcommercialpurposesaccordingtothewriter.

6.Thewriterhimselfoncesufferedfromthe“inventor’sdisease”butlaterfoundawaytosolve

theproblem.

7.Historicalresearchisessentialformakinginventions.

8.Thewritersuggestsscientistskeepajournalandwritedown.

9.ItwasthatthewriterreadanarticleinESJwhichhelpedhimunderstandthe

“ghosthair”thing.

10.Itiscommoninsciencethatwhensomeoneannouncesadiscovery,manyothersrememberseeing.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

l1.A）Heisveryhardworking.

B）He’llmissthemeetingthatafternoon.

C）He’llhaveanappointmentwiththehostess.

D）Hewon’tmissthemeeting.

12.A）Heisinneedofqualifiedstaff.

B）Heisdoingquitewellwithit.

C）Hehasmoneyproblemnow.

D）Hecannotcarryitonanymore.

13.A）Hehasaseriousdisease.

B）He’stoopoor.

C）He’sgettingold.

D）He’soverworked.

14.A）Hedoesn’tthinkaboutthem.

B）Helikesthemverymuch.

C）Hethinkstheyarenotasgoodasmanypeopleexpected.

D）Hedoesn’tlikethem.

15.A）Shewantstospendmoretimewithherfamily.

B）Shethinksthepayistoolowtosupportherfamily.

C）Shedoesn’tthinkshe.iscapableofdoingthejob.

D）Shedoesn’tenjoybusinesstriosasmuchassheusedto.

16.A）Thewarmweather.

B）Abrightshirt.

C）Thingstowear.

D）Thebestmaterialformakingclothes.

17.A）Inaboutfourdays.B）Abouttwoweeksfromnow.

C）Infourweeks.D）Shehasn’tdecidedyet.

18.A）Shedoubtshemakesmuchmoneynow.

B）Shedoesn’tknowwhenhisclassesstarted.

C）She’ssurprisedhechosethatagency.

D）Shewonderswhyhe’skepthisjob.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Rockallowedhimmuchfreedom.

B）Rockdidn’ttreathimasamoneymachine.

C）Rockcooperatedwithhimwithgreatsincerity.

D）Rockdidn’taskhimtodomuchforpromotions.

20.A）TheCantonesesongsmaybeartistic.

B）TheEnglishsongsmaybecommercialized.

C）TheMandarinsongsmaybeart