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大学英语新四级
2006年12月23日大学英语新四级
2006年12月23日大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题试卷
PartIWriting(30minutes)
注意:
此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutetowriteashortessayonthetopicofstudentsselectingtheirlectures.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow:
1.许多人喜欢在除夕夜看春节晚会
2.但有些人提出取消春节晚会
3.我的看法
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutetogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.SixSecretsofHigh-EnergyPeople
There’sanenergycrisisinAmerica,andithasnothingtodowithfossilfuels.Millionsofusgetupeachmorningalreadywearyoverthedayholds.“Ijustcan’tgetstarted,”peoplesay.Butit’snotphysicalenergythatmostofuslack.Sure,wecouldalluseextrasleepandabetterdiet.Butintruth,peoplearehealthiertodaythanatanytimeinhistory.Icanalmostguaranteethatifyoulongformoreenergy,theproblemisnotwithyourbody.
Whatyou’reseekingisnotphysicalenergy.It’semotionalenergy.Yet,sadtosay,lifesometimesseemsdesignedtoexhaustoursupply.Weworktoohard.Wehavefamilyobligations.Weencounteremergenciesandpersonalcrises.Nowondersomanyofussufferfromemotionalfatigue,akindofutterexhaustionofthespirit.
Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoy,despitetheunpleasantcircumstancesoftheirlives.Evenasachild,Iobservedpeoplewhowerepoor,ordisabled,orill,butwhononethelessfacedlifewithoptimismandvigor.ConsiderLauraHillenbrand,whodespiteanextremelyweakbody,wrotethebest-sellerSeabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenoughphysicalenergytodragherselfoutofbedtowrite.Butshewasfueledbyhavingastoryshewantedtoshare.Itwasemotionalenergythathelpedhersucceed.
Unlikephysicalenergy,whichisfiniteanddiminisheswithage,emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhasnothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?
Youcan’tsimplytellyourselftobepositive.Youmusttakeaction.Herearesixpracticalstrategiesthatwork.
1.Dosomethingnew.
Verylittlethat’snewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual,buthuge:
It’slikeatirewithaslowleak.Youdon’tnoticeitatfirst,buteventuallyyou’llgetaflat.It’suptoyoutoplugtheleak—eventhoughtherearealwaysadozenreasonstostaystuckinyourdullroutinesoflife.That’swhereMaura,36,awaitress,foundherselfayearago.
Fortunately,Maurahadalifeline—agroupofwomenfriendswhomeetregularlytodiscusstheirlives.TheirlivelydiscussionsspurredMauratomakesmallbutneverthelesslifealteringchanges.Shejoinedagyminthenexttown.ShechangedherlookwithashorthaircutandnewblackT-shirts.Eventually,Mauragatheredthecouragetoquitherjobandstartherownbusiness.
Here’sachallenge:
Ifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tordinarilydo,doit.Tryadishyou’venevereaten.Listentomusicyou’dordinarilytuneout.You’lldiscoverthesesmallthingsaddtoyouremotionalenergy.
2.Reclaimlife’smeaning.
Somanyofmypatientstellmethattheirlivesusedtohavemeaning,butthatsomewherealongthelinethingswentstale.
Thefirststepinsolvingthismeaningshortageistofigureoutwhatyoureallycareabout,andthendosomethingaboutit.AcaseinpointisIvy,57,apioneerininvestmentbanking.“ImistakenlybelievedthatallthemoneyImadewouldmeansomething,”shesays.“ButIfeellost,likea22-year-oldwonderingwhattodowithherlife.”Ivy’ssolution?
ShestartedaprogramthatshowsWallStreetershowtodonatetimeandmoneytopoorchildren.Intheprocess,Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaning.
3.Putyourselfinthefunzone.
Mostofusgrown-upsareseriouslyfun-deprived.High-energypeoplehavethesameday-to-dayworkastherestofus,buttheymanagetofindsomethingenjoyableineverysituation.ArealestatebrokerIknowkeepsherselfamusedonthejobbymentallyredecoratingthehousessheshowstoclients.“Iloveimaginingwhateventhemostrun-downhousecouldlooklikewithalittletenderlovingcare,”shesays.“It’sachallenge—andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostfun.”
Wealldefinefundifferently,ofcourse,butIcanguaranteethis:
Ifyouputjustabitofitintoyourday,youenergywillincreasequickly.
4.Bidfarewelltoguiltandregret.
Everyone’spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview,theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfrommovingforward.Whiletheycan’tmerelybewilledaway,Idorecommendyouremindyourselfthatwhateverhappenedisinthepast,andnothingcanchangethat.Holdingontothememoryonlyallowsthedamagetocontinueintothepresent.
5.Makeupyourmind.
Sayyou’vebeenthinkingaboutcuttingyourhairshort.Willitlookstylish—ortooextreme?
Youendlesslythinkitover.Havingthedecisionhangingoveryourheadisahugeenergydrain.
Everytimeyoucan’tdecide,youburdenyourselfwithalternatives.Quitthinkingthatyouhavetomaketherightdecision;instead,makeachoiceanddon’tlookback.
6.Givetoget.
Emotionalenergyhasakindofmagicalquality;themoreyougive,themoreyougetback.Thisisthedifferencebetweenemotionalandphysicalenergy.Withthelatter,youhavetogetittobeabletogiveit.Withtheformer,however,yougetitbygivingit.
Startbyaskingeveryoneyoumeet,“Howareyou?
”asifyoureallywanttoknow,thenlistentothereply.Betheonewhohears.Mostofusalsoneedtosmilemoreoften.Ifyoudon’tsmileatthepersonyoulovefirstthinginthemorning,you’resuckingenergyoutofyourrelationship.Finally,helpanotherperson—andmakethehelpreal,concrete.Giveamassage(按摩)tosomeoneyoulove,orcookherdinner.Then,expandthecircletowork.Tryaskingyourselfwhatyou’ddoifyourgoalweretobehelpfulratherthanefficient.
Afterall,ifit’struethatwhatgoesaroundcomesaround,whynotmakesurethatwhat’scirculatingaroundyouisthegoodstuff?
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.TheenergycrisisinAmericadiscussedheremainlyreferstoashortageoffossilfuels.
2.Peoplethesedaystendtolackphysicalenergy.
3.LauraHillenbrandisanexamplecitedtoshowhowemotionalenergycancontributetoone’ssuccessinlife.
4.Theauthorbelievesemotionalenergyisinheritedandgeneticallydetermined.
5.Evensmallchangespeoplemakeintheirlivescanhelpincreasetheiremotionalenergy.
6.Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaningbylaunchingaprogramtohelppoorchildren.
7.Thereal-estatebrokertheauthorknowsistalentedinhomeredecoration.
8.Peopleholdingontosadmemoriesofthepastwillfinditdifficultto________.
9.Whenitcomestodecision-making,oneshouldmakeaquickchoicewithout________.
10.Emotionalenergyisinawaydifferentfromphysicalenergyinthatthemoreyougive,________.
PartIIIListingComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethoughthecentre.
注意:
此部分答题在答题卡2上作答。
11.A)Planhisbudgetcarefully.
B)Givehermoreinformation.
C)Asksomeoneelseforadvice.
D)Buyagiftforhisgirlfriend.
12.A)She’llhavesomechocolatecake.
B)She’lltakealookatthemenu.
C)She’llgowithoutdessert.
D)She’llpreparethedinner.
13.A)Themancanspeakaforeignlanguage.
B)ThewomanhopestoimproveherEnglish.
C)Thewomanknowsmanydifferentlanguages.
D)Themanwishestovisitmanymorecountries.
14.A)Gotothelibrary.
B)Meetthewoman.
C)SeeProfessorSmith.
D)Haveadrinkinthebar.
15.A)Sheisn’tsurewhenProfessorBloomwillbeback.
B)Themanshouldn’tbelateforhisclass.
C)Themancancomebacksometimelater.
D)Shecanpassonthemessagefortheman.
16.A)Hehasastrangepersonality.
B)He’sgotemotionalproblems.
C)Hisillnessisbeyondcure.
D)Hisbehaviorishardtoexplain.
17.A)Theticketsaremoreexpensivethanexpected.
B)Theticketsaresoldinadvanceathalfprice.
C)It’sdifficulttobuytheticketsonthespot.
D)It’sbettertobuytheticketsbeforehand.
18.A)Heturnedsuddenlyandranintoatree.
B)Hewashitbyafallenboxfromatruck.
C)Hedrovetoofastandcrashedintoatruck.
D)Hewastryingtoovertakethetruckaheadofhim.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)TogoboatingontheSt.LawrenceRiver.
B)TogosightseeinginQuebecProvince.
C)TocallonafriendinQuebecCity.
D)ToattendaweddinginMontreal.
20.A)StudythemapofQuebecProvince.
B)FindmoreaboutQuebecProvince.
C)BrushuponherFrench.
D)Learnmoreaboutthelocalcustoms.
21.A)It’smostbeautifulinsummer.
B)Ithasmanyhistoricalbuildings.
C)Itwasgreatlyexpandedinthe18thcentury.
D)It’stheonlyFrench-speakingcityinCanada.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Itwasaboutalittleanimal.