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四级考试真题

2006年12月23日四级考试真题

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled.TheImportanceofReadingclassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1、许多人喜欢在除夕夜观看春节晚会

2、但有些人提出取消春节晚会

3、我的看法

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

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,_________.

PartⅢListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡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’sbettertotheticketsbeforehand.

18.A.Heturnedsuddenlyandranintoatree.

B.Hewashitbyafallenboxfromatruck.

C.Hedrovetoofastandcrashedintoatruck.

D.Hewastryingtoovertakethetruckaheadofhim.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.What’sthewoman’smainpurposeofvisitingQuebec?

A.TogoboatingontheSt.LawrenceRiver

B.TogosightseeinginQuebecProvince

C.TocallonafriendinQuebecCity

D.ToattendaweddinginMontreal

20.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodobeforethetrip?

A.StudythemapofQuebecProvince

B.FindmoreaboutQuebecProvince

C.BrushuponherFrench

D.Learnmoreaboutthelocalcustoms

21.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheQuebecCity?

A.It’smostbeautifulinsummer

B.Ithasmanyhistoricalbuildings.

C.Itwasgreatlyexpandedinthe18thcentury.

D.It’stheonly