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四级真题

2006年12月英语四级真题

PartIIReadingComprehension （SkimmingandScanning） （15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.

SixSecretsofHigh-EnergyPeople

There'sanenergycrisisinAmerica,andithasnothingtodowithfossilfuels.Millionsofusgetupeachmorningalreadywearyoverthedayholds.“Ijustcan’tgetstarted.”Peoplesay.Butit’snotphysicalenergythatmostofuslack.Sure,wecouldalluseextrasleepandabetterdiet.Butintruth,peoplearehealthiertodaythanatanytimeinhistory.Icanalmostguaranteethatifyoulongformoreenergy,theproblemisnotwithyourbody.

Whatyou’reseekingisnotphysicalenergy.It’semotionalenergy.Yet,sadtosaylifesometimesseemsdesignedtoexhaustoursupply.Weworktoohard.Wehavefamilyobligations.Weencounteremergenciesandpersonalcrises.Nowondersomanyofussufferfromemotionalfatigue,akindofutterexhaustionofthespirit.

 Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoy,despitetheunpleasantcircumstancesoftheirlives.EvenasachildIobservedpeoplewhowerepoorordisabledorill,butwhononethelessfacedlifewithoptimismandvigor.ConsiderLauraHillenbrand,whodespiteanextremelyweakbodywrotethebest-sellerSeabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenoughphysicalenergytodragherselfoutofbetowrite.Butshewasfueledbyhavingastoryshewantedtoshare.Itwasemotionalenergythathelpedhersucceed.

Unlikephysicalenergy,whichisfiniteanddiminisheswithage,emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhasnothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?

Youcan’tsimplytellyourselftobepositive.Youmusttakeaction.Herearesixpracticalstrategiesthatwork.

1.Dosomethingnew.

Verylittlethat’snewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual,buthuge:

It'slikeatirewithaslowleak.Youdon'titatfirst,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,butthatsomewherealongthelinethingswentstate.

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-downhousecouldlooklikewithyalittletenderlovingcare,"shesays."It'sachallenge--andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostfun."

Wealldefinefundifferently,ofcourse,butIcanguaranteethis:

Ifyouputjustabitofitintoyourday,youenergywillincreasequickly.

4.Bidfarewelltoguiltandregret.

Everyone'spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview,theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfromusfrommovingforward.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. Theyfilledherlifewithmeaningbylaunchingaprogramtohelppoorchildren.

7. Thereal-estatebrokertheauthorknowsistalentedinhomeredecoration.

8. Peopleholdingontosadmemoriesofthepastwillfinditdifficultto__________.

9. Whenitcomestodecision-making.Oneshouldmakeaquickchoicewithout_________.

10. Emotionalenergyisinawaydifferentfromphysicalenergyinthatthemoreyougive,_____.

PartIIIListingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddeclinewhichisthebetanswer.ThenmarkedthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　11.M:

Christmasisaroundthecorner.AndI’mlookingforagiftformygirlfriend.Anysuggestions?

　　W:

Wellyouhavetotellmesomethingaboutyourgirlfriendfirst.Also,what’syourbudget?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A）Planhisbudgetcarefully

B）Givehermoreinformation.

C）Asksomeoneelseforadvice.

D）Buyagiftforhisgirlfriend.

　　12.M:

Whatwouldyoulikefordessert?

IthinkI’llhaveapplepieandicecream.

　　W:

Thechocolatecakelooksgreat,butIhavetowatchmyweight.Yougoaheadandgetyours.

Q:

Whatwouldthewomanmostprobablydo?

A）She’llhavesomechocolatecake.

B）She’lltakealookatthemenu.

C）She’llgowithoutdessert.

D）She’llpreparethedinner.　　

13.W:

Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeakseveraldifferentlanguages.

　　M:

IwishIcould.ButJapaneseand,ofcourseEnglisharetheonlylanguagesIcanspeak.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A）Themancanspeakaforeignlanguage.

B）ThewomanhopestoimproveherEnglish.

C）Thewomanknowsmanydifferentlanguages.

D）Themanwishestovisitmanymorecountries.

　　14.M:

ProfessorSmithaskedmetogotohisofficeafterclass.Soit’simpossibleformetomakeittothebaratten.

　　W:

Thenitseemsthatwe’llhavetomeetanhourlateratthelibrary.

Q:

Whatwillthemandofirstafterclass?

A）Gotothelibrary.

B）Meetthewoman.

C）SeeProfessorSmith.

D）Haveadrinkinthebar.

　　15.M:

It’salready11now.DoyoumeanIoughttowaituntilMr.Bloomcomesbackfromtheclass?

　　W:

Notreally.Youcanjustleaveanote.I’llgiveittoherlater.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A）Sheisn’tsurewhenProfessorBloomwillbeback

B）Themanshouldn’tbelateforhisclass.

C）Themancancomebacksometimelater.

D）Shecanpassonthemessagefortheman.

　　16.M:

HowisJohnnow?

Ishefeelinganybetter?

　　W:

Notyet.Itstillseemsimpossibletomakehimsmile.Talkingtohimisreallydifficultandhegetsupseteasilyoverlittlethings.

Q:

WhatdowelearnaboutJohnfromtheconversation?

A）Hehasastrangepersonality.

B）He’sgotemotionalproblems.

C）Hisillnessisbeyondcure.

D）Hisbehaviorishardtoexplain.

　　17.M:

Dowehavetogettheoperaticketsinadvance?

　　W:

Certainly.Ticketsatthedoorareusuallysoldatahigherprice.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

A）Theticketsaremoreexpensivethanexpected.

B）Theticketsaresoldinadvanceathalfprice.

C）It’sdifficulttobuytheticketsonthespot.

D）It’sbettertotheticketsbeforehand.

　　18.M:

Thetaxidrivermusthavebeenspe