大学英语四级真题5Word文档下载推荐.docx

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Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）aridD）.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentences,withtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

ACrisisofConfidenceforMastersoftheUniverse

Meltdown.Collapse.Depression.Panic,Thewordswouldseemtoapplyequallytotheglobalfinancialcrisisandtheeffectofthatcrisisonthehumanpsyche（精神）.Ofcourse,itistoosoontojudgethetreepsychiatric（精神上的）consequencesoftheeconomicbreakdown;

itwillbesometimebeforeepidemiologists（流行病专家）cantellusforcertainwhetherdepressionandsuicideareontherise.Butthere'

snoquestionthatthecrisisisleavingitsmarkonindividuals,especiallymen.

Onepatient,afundanalyst,cametomerecentlyinastateofgreatanxiety."

It'

sbad,butitmightgetalotworse,"

Irecallhimsaying.Theanxietywasexpectedandappropriate:

hehadlostagreatdealofhis（andothers'

）assets,andliketherestofushehadnoideawherethebottomwas.Iwouldhavebeenworriedifhehadn'

tbeenanxious.Overthecourseofseveralweeks,withthehelpofsomeanti-anxietymedication,hispanicsubsidedasherealizedthathewouldmostlikelysurviveeconomically.

Butthensomethingelseemerged.Hecameinone（laylookingsubduedandplopped（扑通一声落下）downinthechair."

I'

movertheanxiety,butnowIfeelthatI'

maloser,"

Hewasnotclinicallydepressed:

hissleep,appetiteandabilitytoenjoyhimselfoutsideofworkwereunchanged.Thiswasdifferent.

Theproblemwasthathissenseofsuccessandaccomplishmentwasintimatelytiedtohisfinancialstatus;

hedidnotknowhowtofeelcompetentorgoodabouthimselfwithoutthisexternalmeasureofhisvalue.

Hewasn'

ttheonlyone.Overthelastfewmonths,Ihaveseenagroupofpatients,allmen,whoexperiencedanearcollapseintheirself-esteem,thoughnoneofthemwereclinicallydepressed.Anotherpatientsummedit.up:

"

Iusedtobeamaster-of-the-universekindofguy,butthiscutmedowntosize."

Ihaveplentyoffemalepatientswhoworkinfinanceathighlevels,butnoneofthemhashadthiskindofpsychologicalreaction.Ican'

tpretendthisisascientificsurvey,butIwonderifmenaremorelikelythanwomen1orespondliftsway,Attheriskoftradingingenderstereotypes,domenrelydisproportionatelymoreontheirworkfortheirself-esteemthanwomendo?

Oraretheyjustmorevulnerabletotheinevitablenarcissisticinjurythatcomeswithperformingpoorlyorlosingone'

sjob?

Adifferentpatientwaspuzzlednotbyhisanxietyaboutthemarket,butbyhistotallackofself-confidence.Hehadalwayshadaneasyintuitivefeelforfinance.Butinthewakeofthemarketcollapse,heseriouslyquestionedhisknowledgeandskill.

Eachofthesepatientsexperiencedasuddenlossofthesenseofmasteryinthefaceofthefinancialmeltdownandcouldnotjudgetheirsuccessorfailurewithouttheonlystandardtheyknew--afinancialprofit.

Thechallengeofmaintainingone'

sself-esteemwithoutrecognitionorrewardisdaunting.Chancesarethatifyouareimpervioustoself-doubtandgoonfeelinggoodaboutyourselfinthefaceoffailure,youhaveeitherwonthetemperamentalsweepstakesoryouhavearealproblemtoleratingbadnews.

Ofcourse,therelationshipbetweenself-esteemandachievementcanbecircular.Somearguethatthebestwaytobuildself-esteemistotellpeopleateveryturnhownice,smartandtalentedtheyare.Thatisprobablyabadideaifyouthinkthatself-esteemandrecognitionshouldbetheresultofaccomplishment;

youfeelgoodaboutyourself,inpart,becauseyouhavedonesomethingwell.Ontheotherhand,itishardtoimaginepeopletakingthefirststepwithoutfirsthavingsomebasicnotionofself-confidence.

OnWallStreet,though,arisingtideliftsmanyboatsandviceversa,whichmeansthattherearemanypeoplewhosucceed--orfail--throughnomeritorfaultoftheirown.Thisobservationmighteaseasenseofpersonalresponsibilityfortheeconomiccrisis,butitwasoflittlecomforttomypatients.Ithinkthisisbecauseformanyofthem,thepreviouslyexpandingmarketgavethemasenseofpoweralongwithsomethingasstrongasadrug--thrill.

Thehumanbrainisacutelyattuned（使相合）torewardslikemoney,sexanddrugs.Itturnsoutthatthewayarewardisdeliveredhasanenormousimpactonitsstrength.Unpredictablerewardsproducemuchlargersignalsinthebrain'

srewardcircuitthananticipatedones.Yourreactiontosituationsthatareeitherbetterorworsethanexpectedisgenerallystrongertothoseyoucanpredict.

Inasense,thestockmarketislikeavastgamblingcasinowheretherewardcanbespectacular,butalwaysunpredictable.Formany,thelureofinvestingisthethrillofuncertainreward.Nowthatthrillisgone,replacedbyanxietyandfear.

Mypatientslostmorethanmoneyinthemarket.Beyondtherushandexcitement,theylosttheirsenseofcompetenceandsuccess.Atleasttemporarily,Ihavenodoubtthat,liketheeconomy,theywillrecover.Butit'

sareminderofjusthowfragileourself-confidencecanbe.

1.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthattheglobalfinancialcrisis______.

A）leadstothetruepsychiatricconsequences

B）leadstotherisingofdepressionandsuicide

C）hasagreatinfluenceonhumans

D）hasdoubleeffectsonindividuals

2.Howdidtheauthorexpectthefundanalysttofeel?

A）Anxious.B）Worried.

C）Relaxed.D）Grateful.

3.Agroupofpatientsexperiencedanearcollapseintheirself-esteembecause______.

A）theyweremaster-of-the-universeguys

B）theywerenotsuccessfulandaccomplishedwithoutfinancialstatus

C）theydidn'

thaveclinicaldepression

D）theydidn'

tfeelconfidentaboutthemselveswithoutfinancialstatus

4.Oneoftheauthor'

spatientswasgreatlyuncertainabout______.

A）hisanxietyaboutthemarketB）hiseasyintuitivefeelforfinance

C）hislackofself-confidenceD）hisknowledgeandskill

5.Thosepatientsinthefaceofthefinancialmeltdownmeasuredtheirsuccessorfailureby______.

A）asenseofmasteryB）afinancialmeltdown

C）afinancialprofitD）asenseofsuccess

6.Theauthor'

sopinionaboutself-esteemisthat______.

A）self-esteemandaccomplishmentcanbecircular

B）self-esteemandrecognitionshouldresultfromaccomplishment

C）tobuildself-esteemistotellpeopleateveryturntheyarenice,smartandtalented

D）youfeelgoodaboutyourselfafterdoingsomethingwell

7.ThesuccessofmanypeopleonWailStreetdependson______.

A）greatknowledgeB）self-confidence

C）luckD）economictimes

8.Theauthor'

spatientswerenotcomfortablebecausethepreviouslyexpandingmarketgavethem______.

9.Inthebrain'

srewardcircuit,anticipatedrewardsproducemuchsmallersignalsthan______.

10.Tosomedegree,instockmarkettherewardcanbe______.

PartⅢListeningComprehension

SectionA

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

Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Tobuytheapartment.B）Togoshopping.

C）Topaythebill.D）Torenttheapartment.

12.A）Waitingtobuythetickets.B）Callingafriend.

C）Lookingforsomething.D）Attendingaparty.

13.A）Hardtosay.B）Farmoreinteresting.

C）Exhaustingandhomesick.D）Worthyofvisitingagain.

14.A）ThewomanforgottoinviteLinda.

B）Thewomanhasmadeaperfectpreparation.

C）Lindamayhelpherinpreparingthemenu.

D）Thewomanhasinvitedmanyfriends.

15.A）Themanwantedtogetthejobquickly.B）Themanhadaslimchancetogetthisjob.

C）Themanhadnoideaabouttheinterview.D）Themanwaswaitingforthenews.

16.A）Attheairport.B）Atthesceneryspot.

C）Inarestaurant.D）Inastore.

17.A）Todialtherighttelephonenumbers.B）Tohavethetelephonerepaired.

C）Toopenthetelephoneserviceoftheroom.D）Toremitthemoneytothebank.

18.A）Hefailedtowinthereward.B）Therewardisnotmuch.

C）Hehaswonthecompetition.D）Hehasspentupthereward.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）HewillgotoCaliforniaforatravel.B）Hewillinvitehisfriendforadinner.

C）Hewillgotoaparty.D）Hewillsingsongswithfriendsforfun.

20.A）Sheisnotgoodatsinging.B）Sheisafraidofmeetingstrangepeople.

C）Shecannotdrinktoomuch.D）Shedoesn'

tlikesingingsongs.

21.A）Hewillpracticethesongsbeforehand.

B）Hewilldrinksomebeersbeforesinging.

C）Hewillgivethemicrophonetotheotherfriends.

D）Heisanoutgoingperson.

22.A）Drinkmorebeer.B）Singthesongsforthefirsttime.

C）Practicesingingsomesongsinadvance.D）Getridoftheshyness.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouh