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大学英语四级真题5
ModelTestOne
PartⅠWriting
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicCollegeStudents'UsingBribestoBecomeStudentLeaders.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.
1.有些大学生通过贿赂谋取学生会等社团的领导职位
2.这种行为存在许多弊端
3.如何正确对待大学生社团竞选
CollegeStudents'UsingBribestoBecomeStudentLeaders
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
Directions:
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
Directions:
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