大学英语四级考试.docx

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大学英语四级考试大学英语四级考试大学英语四级考试PartIWriting（30minutes）注意此部分试题在答题卡l上。

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）HowtoVisualizeYourSuccessHaveyoueverheardofvisualization（可视化）？

Ofcourseyouhave.Everybodysheardofvisualizationandeverybodypartakesinitwhethertheyrealizeitornot.Howitworksthoughisanaltogetherdifferentmatter,Iwanttotakeacloserlooktodayatthemechanics过称细节ofwhyvisualizingworkswithoutnecessarilydelving深入探究intoconceptsandtheoriesthatcannotbeproven.Thebrainhasgreatdifficultyindistinguishingbetweenwhatstrueandwhatsimagined.Thereisanoft-cited（经常被引用）exampleofanexperimentconductedbyAustralianPsychologist,AlanRichardson.Hetooksomebasketballplayersandsplittheminto3equalgroups.Onegroupwastoldtopracticetheirthrowtechniquetwentyminutesperday.Thenextgroupwastoldtospendtwentyminutesperdayvisualizing,butnotattemptingfreethrows,andthefinalgroupwasntallowedtoeitherpracticeorvisualize.Attheendofthetestperiodthegroupthathaddonenothingremainedastheywere,butboththeothergroupsshowedsimilardegreesofimprovement.Thepeoplewhoonlyvisualizedplayingbasketballwereabletoperformalmostaswellastheoneswhobadactuallypracticed.Howcanthatbeso?

Firstly,thepeoplepracticingwouldmisssomeshots.Eachtimetheymissedtheyhadineffect,practicedhowtomiss.Thepeoplethatwerevisualizingwouldbehittingeverybasketsotheywerebuildingupthefeelingsandmemoryofhowtobesuccessful.Forging锤炼锻炼伪造aPaththroughaMeadow草地Imaginewalkinghomefromanewjob.Yousuddenlyrealizethatthereisameadowoflonggrassthatwillcut20minutesoffyourwalk.IfyouliveinNewYorkyouregoingtoneedagreatimaginationforthisone.Thefirstfewtimesyoucanbarelyseewhichwayyouhadwalkedthepreviousday.However,after10or20timesyoucandearlyseeapathwaystartingtoform,andafter100timesallthegrassiswornawayandtheresafarmerwithashotgunandlargedogwaitingforyouattheend.Letspresume假定ourgun-toting携带friendisabigsoftie笨人，柔软的人andtieallowsyoutousethatrouteaslongasyouwant.Whataretheodds机率thatnexttimeyoutryaslightlydifferentdirection?

Slimtononewouldbemyguess.Afterall,youknowthiswayworksandyouhavealovelyeasypath.Ontheotherhand,ifFarmerGilesstartstakingpot射猎shotsatyouandsportinglyletsthedogtryandshootyoutoo,beforereleasingittosinkitsgnashes咬intoyourrear后方end,thenyoullprobablyfindanewwayhomeonceyou*rereleasedfromhospital.Thenexttimeyourewalkinghomeyouopt选择againstreacquaintingyourselfwithFido硬币andspotanothermeadowfurtheralongtheroad.Thesameprocessthenbeginstotakeplaceonlythistimetheoriginalpathyoumadehasstartedtogrowback.HowWeCreateaPathinOurMindThatiswhathappenswhenweformthoughtsinourmindThefirsttimewehaveanewthoughtitisaweakening（虚弱者）ofathoughtthathassandkickedinitsfacebystrongerthoughtsandbeliefs.Eachtimeyoure-thinkitthoughitgrowsinstrengthasthephysicalpathwaybecomesmoreandmorewell-defined.Notonlythat,butifitisabeliefthatcontradictsoneyoualreadyhold,theolderbeliefstartstoatrophy衰退anddie.Thisalsoexplainswhywehavethesamethoughtsoverandoveragainandwhypeoplehavedifficultysnapping快速地拍照，啪的一声negativeloops（循环）ofthinking.Thepathwayhasbeenestablishedanditsjusteasiertocontinuefollowingitthantryingtothinkaboutsomethingnewandformanewconnectioninthebrain.MakingVisualizationWorkForYouVisualizationisanincrediblysuccessfulandsimplewayofspeedinguptheprocessbyfoolingtheunconsciousintobelievingthatyouhavealreadydonesomethingbeforeyouhave.Thatswhatthebasketballvisualizersweredoing,foolingtheirownunconsciousintothinkingtheyknowhowtohitbasketafterbasket.OfcoursethisinandofitselfwillnotturnyouintoanNBAstar,youdoactuallyhavetopracticeaswell,butitwillhelpyousucceedmorequickly.Allyouneedtodotobesuccessfulatthisistovisualizeyourselfdoingsomething,asyouwouldliketodoit.Profoundstuff,huh?

Seriouslythough,thatisallthereistoit.Howlongyoudoiteachdaywillaffectthespeedofchangeanditsreallynotadvisablevisualizingyoursuccessfor20minutesperdayandthenspending10hoursworryingaboutfailingandreplayingnegativestuffinyourhead.Itkindofdefeatstheobject.Youcanalsoincorporatethefakeittillyoumakeitmethodinwithyourvisualizationtohelpspeeduptheprocess.Thisissimplyamatterofpretendingyouarealreadyproficientatsomethingbeforeyoureallyare.Again,itssimplyawayoftrickingyourunconsciousandgettingittodowhatyouwantittodo.Somepeoplehavedifficultywiththisprocessandtellmeitsbeingunrealistic.Wellyeh,maybetheyreright,butwhocares?

Ifyouwanttobeshackledbythechainsofrealismthengoahead,knockyourselfout,butletmetellyouthis.Therearefewhighlysuccessfulpeopleouttherethathaventusedthismethodorvisualizationatonetimeoranother.Infact,successfulpeopledontcaretoomuchforreality;itjustgetsinthewayandslowsthemdown.Whataboutyou?

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；8-10题在答题卡1上。

B1.Accordingtothepassage,visualizationworks_AthroughdelvingintoconceptsandtheoriesCinawaythatcouldbeprovenBwithoutsearchingdeeplyintoconceptsandtheoriesDwhenplayingbasketballA2.WhatweretheresultsoftheexperimentconductedbyAlanRichardsoninthefirsttwogroups?

ATheybothimprovedtoasimilardegree.CGroupTworemainedastheywere.BGroupOnewasmuchworsethanGroupTwo.DTheresultsweredifferentinthetwogroups.B3.Howcouldthepeoplewhoonlyvisualizedplayingbasketballdoaswellastheoneswhohadactuallypracticed?

ABecausetheyareveryintelligentindeed,BBecausetheybuildapathinthemindabouthowtothrow.CBecausetheypracticedbefore.DBecausetheysawpeoplewhohadactuallypracticed.C4.Whatprobablymakesyouwanttotryanotherdifferentdirectionwhenyoualreadyhaveonepathmade?

AYoualreadyknowthiswayworksandyouhavealovelyeasypath.BThereisameadowoflonggrassthatwillcut20minutesoffyourwalk.CThefarmerandthedogwillwaitforyouandstartattackingyou.DYouknowdefinitelyabetterwaytobeexplored.A5.Accordingtothepassage,whydopeoplehavedifficultysnappingnegativeloopsofthinking?

ABecausetryingtothinkaboutsomethingnewinthebrainismoredifficultthankeepingabuiltpath.BBecausehavingthepassivethoughtsbthebrainismucheasierthanhavingthepositivethoughts.CBecausenegativethoughtsgrowinstrengthmucheasily.DBecausenegativethoughtsformaeasierconnectioninthebrain,D6.Howisvisualizationworkinginthebasketballvisualizersbrains?

AByplayingbasketballbeforevisualization,BBythinkingdaysandnightsabouthowtohit.CByfoolingthemthatthispracticewillturnthemintoNBAstars.DBycheatingtheirownunconsciousintobelievingtheyknowhowtohitD7.According,tothepassage,whichofthefollowingwillhelpyouturnintoanNBAstarmorequickly?

ATothinkaboutNBAstarseveryday.CTofoolyourownunconscious.BTowatchNBAgameseveryday.DTovisualizeitandpractice.8.Itisnotadvisablevisualizingyoursuccessand_inyourhead.9.Whenwecombine“fakeittillyoumakeit”and_,itcanhelpussucceedquickly.10._isnotveryimportantforsuccessfulpeople,becauseitjustgetsinthewayandslowsthemdown.PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

25.ACalltheoffice.CPaythemoney.BSignyournameonthenoticeboardinadvanceDThereisnoneedtoreserveaplace.11.C信息明示题。

女士认为卡尔今晚要发表讲话，难事说卡尔最后决定不讲了，所以C正确。

对话中的关键短语是backout（停止不干）。

12.C信息明示题。

男士所说的youvegotabargain是英语中的习惯用法，意为“你买到了便宜货”，所以C正确。

13.D综合推断题。

女士说是凌晨两点起的火，男士说消防员用了三小时将其扑灭，由此可知，火被扑灭的时间是五点，故选D。

14.B综合推断题。

男士说自己要寄一封挂号信（registrationletter），并询问女士邮资是多少，由此可知，对话双方应分别是邮局职员和顾客，所以B正确。

15.B信息明示题。

女士说昨天在萨姆的生日聚会上没见到男士，男士说他得和女友约会。

由此可知，男士昨天与其女友在一起，所以B正确。

16.A综合推断题。

Ifonly引导的句子常用于表示对现在或过去事实的一种虚拟假设，意为“要是.该多少啊”，由此推断，女士对买了二手车感到后悔，所以A正确。

17.A信息明示题。

女士所说的Youcansaythatagain是英语中的习惯表达，意为“我非常同意你的看法”，由此可知，女士也非常喜欢这部电影，故选A。

18.B信息明示题。

女士提议周末出游，而男士却说老板要求他周末加班，所以B正确。

ConversationOne19.A信息明示题。

男士一开始就说自己去看了医生，医生说秃顶的原因可能是遗传，而男士也提到自己父亲是秃顶，所以A正确。

20.C信息明示题。

女士说并没有什么好的办法可以解决秃顶，但她给了男士两条建议，一是不要梳理已经变秃和头发稀疏的部位，二是不要戴假发，所以C正确。

21.A信息明示题。

对话开头女士就说welcometoAdviceradioprogram,由此可知A正确。

22.A信息明示题。

女士最后说自己的丈夫就秃顶，但她认为秃顶很合适他丈夫（suitshim），所以A正确。

ConversationTwo23.C信息明示题。

女士明确表明学校每月组织五次旅行，故选C。

24.A信息明示题。

女士说如果有超过12个人的话，他们还会安排特殊的行程，故选A。

25.B信息明示题。

男士问该如何预约,女士回答说要在布告牌上签上自己的名字,接着还说要提前三天.故选B。

SectionBPassageOneQuestions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.ABecauseitisntclosed.BBecausethestudentshavetopassallexaminationsbeforeenteringit.CBecausethereisnoexaminationbeforetheyareacceptedasstudents.DBecauseitsdoorisopen.27.AAttheairport.CTakingtheairBByplane.DOnradioandTV28.AFourCThree.BEight.DFive.29.AInfourorfiveyearsCInthreeorfouryears.BInoneyearDIn36weeks.PassageTwoQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard30.AAnewwaytotakenotes,CThefivestepsinthereadingprocess.BAshortnameforsurveyreadingmethod.DDifferentwaystostudyforexaminations.31.AThatoneshouldthinkabouttheideaswhilereadingthewords.BThatoneshouldalwaystakenotes.CThatoneshouldreadonlythetitleandimportantwords.DThatoneshouldreadsequencesofwords.32.ARead.CReview.BRecite.DReread.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedoilthepassageyouhavejustheard.33.AVacationsCOvercrowdedclassroomsBWagesDPaidsickleaves34.ATheywanttheteacherstoresi