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英语专四答案+听力原文
2016英语专四答案+听力原文
2016年英语专业四级考试答案
Listening
PARTIDICTATION
ThinkPositivelyandFeelPositively
Areyouconfidentorinsecureinadifficultsituation?
Doyoureactpositivelyornegatively?
Theanswermaydependinpartonwhomyouarearound.
Astudyfoundthatnegativethinkingcanbecontagiousinsomecases.Forexample,theresearchersstudied103collegeroommates.Theymeasuredeachroommate’stendencytowardsnegativethinking.Itwasfoundthatthinkingpatternscanbecontagious.Studentswithanegativethinkingroommatebecamemoredepressedthemselvesandstudentswithmorepositivethinkingroommatesweremorelikelytobecomemorepositiveaswell.
PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONATALK
1.success
PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE
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PARTIVCLOZE
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PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION
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51.Keepwitstogetherinthepresenceofthatfood.
52.Theauthorwasgiventhemillion-poundbank-note.
53.Itsymbolizespeaceandunity.
54.Meetingbasicneedsandmakinglow-paidwork.
55.Goodthingswillhappenbytakingcareofthepresent.
PARTVIWRITING
参考范文
Whenitcomestowhetherparentsshouldtaketheirchildrentospendholidaysduringterm-time,viewsontheissuevaryfrompersontoperson.Parentsclaimthatbydoingso,theycansavealotofmoneybornofbusyschoolholidays.Educationalofficialsstronglyopposethistendencyonthegroundthatitencouragestruancy,whichinturndamagesachild’seducation.Frommyperspective,themeritsofbanningterm-timeholidaysoutweighitsdemerits.
Tobeginwith,takingtoughmeasuresonthiskindoftruancyisconducivetothenormalteachingprocess,oneofthekeyelementstoguaranteekid’sacademicperformance.Asweknow,currently,teachershavethediscretiontoapproveacertaintimeofabsencefromschoolforeachchild,whichissupposedtobeforillnessandisnotsupposedtobegrantedforholidays.Bydefinitelyabolishingtherightofheadteachersto“authorizeabsence”fromtheclassroom,thoseteacherscanrarelybepesteredbyparentswhowanttotakechildrentogoonaholidayjusttosavemoney,whichseverelydisruptsteachingprocess.What‘smore,withoutstrictpenaltiesimposedontheparentswholeadtotheirkid’splayingtruant,thoseparentscangraduallyviewaskingforholidayleaveasaright.Oncethisculturalexpectationisformed,theleveloftruancywilldramaticallyincrease.
Accordingly,thegrowingtrendofterm-timeholidaysshouldbebannedwithnodelay.Inthisway,teacherscanimpartknowledgewithoutdisturbanceandparentswillbedeterredfromsavingmoneyattheexpenseofsacrificingtheirkid’seducation.
2016专四听力原文
PARTIDICTATION
ThinkPositivelyandFeelPositively
Areyouconfidentorinsecureinadifficultsituation?
Doyoureactpositivelyornegatively?
Theanswermaydependinpartonwhomyouarearound.
Astudyfoundthatnegativethinkingcanbecontagiousinsomecases.Forexample,theresearchersstudied103collegeroommates.Theymeasuredeachroommate’stendencytowardsnegativethinking.Itwasfoundthatthinkingpatternscanbecontagious.Studentswithanegativethinkingroommatebecamemoredepressedthemselvesandstudentswithmorepositivethinkingroommatesweremorelikelytobecomemorepositiveaswell.
PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONATALK
WhatisGrit?
Goodmorning,everyone.TodayIwouldliketotalkaboutmyrecentresearchproject,concerningthekeytosuccess.Iwouldliketostartmytopicwithmyownstory.
WhenIwas27yearsold,Ileftforademandingjob-teachingseventhgradersmathintheNewYorkCitypublicschools.Andlikeanyteacher,Imadequizzesandtests.Igaveouthomeworkassignments.Whentheworkcameback,Icalculatedgrades.
WhatstruckmewasthatI.Q.wasnottheonlydifferencebetweenmybestandmyworststudents.SomeofmystrongestperformersdidnothavesuperI.Q.scores.Someofmysmartestkidsweren'tdoingsowell.
AndIfeltinterestedinknowingthereasonwhythestudents’mathperformanceisnotthatcloselyrelatedtotheirIQscores.Istartedstudyingkidsandadultsinallkindsofchallengingsettings,andineverystudymyquestionwas,whoissuccessfulhereandwhy?
MyresearchteamandIwenttoWestPointMilitaryAcademy.Wetriedtopredictwhichstudentswouldstayinmilitarytrainingandwhichwoulddropout.WewenttotheNationalSpellingContestandtriedtopredictwhichchildrenwouldadvancefurthestincompetition.Weworkedwithprivatecompanies,asking,whichofthesesalespeopleisgoingtokeeptheirjobs?
Andwho'sgoingtoearnthemostmoney?
Wewenttomanyplaces.Andfinally,onecharacteristicemergedasasignificantpredictorofsuccess.Anditwasn'tsocialintelligence.Itwasn'tgoodlooks,physicalhealth,anditwasn'tI.Q.Itwasgrit.Whatisgrit?
Well,gritispassionandperseveranceforverylong-termgoals.Gritisstickingwithyourfuture,dayin,dayout,notjustfortheweek,notjustforthemonth,butforyears,andworkingreallyhardtomakefutureareality.Gritislivingyourlifelikeit'samarathon,notasprint.
Afewyearsago,IstartedstudyinggritintheChicagopublicschools.Iaskedthousandsofhighschooljuniorstotakegritquestionnaires,andthenwaitedaroundmorethanayeartoseewhowouldgraduate.Itturnedoutthatgrittierkidsweresignificantlymorelikelytograduate,evenwhenImatchedthemoneverycharacteristicIcouldmeasure,thingslikefamilyincome,testscores,andsoon.Tome,themostshockingthingaboutgritishowlittleweknow,howlittlescienceknows,aboutbuildingit.Everyday,parentsandteachersaskedme,"HowdoIbuildgritinkids?
HowdoIkeepthemmotivatedforthelongrun?
"Ourdatashowveryclearlythattherearemanytalentedindividualswhosimplydonotfollowthroughontheircommitment.Infact,inourdata,gritisusuallyunrelatedtomeasuresoftalent.
Sofar,thebestideaI'veheardaboutbuildinggritinkidsissomethingcalled"growthmindset."Growthmindsetisthebeliefthattheabilitytolearnisnotfixed,thatitcanchangewithyoureffort.Kidswithgritaremuchmorelikelytoperseverewhentheyfail,becausetheydon'tbelievethatfailureisapermanentcondition.
Sogrowthmindsetisagreatideaforbuildinggrit.Butweneedmore.Andthat'swhereI'mgoingtoendmytalk,becausethat'swhereweare.That'stheworkthatstandsbeforeus.Wehavetobewillingtofail,tobewrong,tostartoveragainwithlessonslearned.
Asaconclusion,weneedtobegrittyaboutgettingourkidsgrittier.Nexttime,Iwouldliketosharewithyoumyexperienceinbuildingupstudents’grit.
SectionB
ConversationOne
W:
Hello,thisisKateSmith.I’mcallingfromABCCompany.
M:
Oh,hello,Kate.Greattohearfromyou.
W:
You’vealreadybeentoldthatyou’vebeenshort-listedforinterview.
M:
Oh,yes.
W:
Wellwe’reveryexcitedaboutmeetingyou.Ok,Ijustwanttotalkyouthroughtheprocedurefortheday.Someonewillmeetyouwhenyouarrive,andthenbringyouuptomeetmyselfandArthurMiller,theCEO.
M:
Oksoundsgood.Sowillyoubetheonlymembersoftheinterviewpaneltherethen?
W:
Yes,it’llbejustmeandArthurwhowilltalktoyou.Theinterviewwillbeinthreeparts–firstofallwe’llaskyousomegeneralquestionsaboutyourselfandyoureducationalandprofessionalbackground,andthenwe’llmoveontospecifics.
M:
Oh,er,Specifics?
Weller,whatkindofquestionswillyoubeasking?
W:
Well,it’llbeverysimilartothepersonalstatementyousubmittedwithyourCV-we’llbeexpectingyoutotogiveactualexamplesofproblemsyou’vefacedandsolved,andofwhatyoufeelarethemajorsuccessesinyourcareersofar.
M:
Okwellyeah,thatsoundsgreat–can’twait!
W:
Thenthere’llbeachanceforyoutoaskusanyquestions-aboutthejobitself,orABCCompanyingeneral...
M:
Oh,erm,ok...I’llthinkofsomething!
W:
Afterthat,we’dlikeyoutogiveashortpresentationonhowyouseeABCasacompanyprogressing,andhowyouseeyourselftakingusthere.
M:
OksowillIbeexpectedtogivelikeaformalstylepresentation?
W:
Itcanbeasformalorinformalasyoulike.There’llbeacomputerandadataprojectorthereavailable.Ifyouneedanythingelse,justletusknow.
M:
Oh,ermok,apresentation!
I’llthinkofsomething.Ihaven’tdoneoneofthoseinawhile...
W:
Isthatallclear?
M:
Yes.
W:
Great,so,Daniel,I’llseeyouat11am,Thursday,nextweek.
M:
Ok,great.Ilookforwardtomeetingyou!
Thanks,bye.
W:
Bye.
Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.
Question1:
Whydoesthewomancalltheman?
Question2:
Whatkindofquestionscanthemanaskinaninterview?
Question3:
Whichisthelastpartoftheinterview?
Question4:
Whatmightbeexpectedfromtheman’spresentation?
Question5:
Whenistheinterviewscheduled?
ConversationTwo
W:
Itsaysagrowingnumberofstudentsaremakingamajorholefromtheminutetheyentertherealworld,becausetheyarealreadysomeofthem,morethan100,000dollarsindebt.WithusnowisMarkSpencer.HeistheseniorfinancialanalystfromSBCBank.Welcometoyou.
M:
Thankyou,nicetobewithyou.
W:
Now,Iguesstherearetwokindsofdebts,gooddebtandbaddebt.Wheredoesthisgo?
M:
Well,studentloandebtistraditionallyconsideredgooddebt,buttheproblemformanystudentsandtheirfamiliesisthatthecostofcollegeshasbeengoingupat6-8%ayear,farfasterthantheincome,farfasterthanthestandardofliving.Thatmeansdebt’stakingonabiggerandbiggerroleinfinancingeducation.
W:
Howmuchdebtistoomuchdebtfor-foronestudent?
M:
Well,oneg