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四级真题及答案

2006年12月23日大学英语新四级真题试卷

PartIWriting（30minutes）

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutetowriteashortessayonthetopicofstudentsselectingtheirlectures.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow:

1.许多人喜欢在除夕夜看春节晚会

2.但有些人提出取消春节晚会

3.我的看法

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutetogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SixSecretsofHigh-EnergyPeople

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

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

Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoy,despitetheunpleasantcircumstancesoftheirlives.Evenasachild,Iobservedpeoplewhowerepoor,ordisabled,orill,butwhononethelessfacedlifewithoptimismandvigor.ConsiderLauraHillenbrand,whodespiteanextremelyweakbody,wrotethebest-sellerSeabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenoughphysicalenergytodragherselfoutofbedtowrite.Butshewasfueledbyhavingastoryshewantedtoshare.Itwasemotionalenergythathelpedhersucceed.

Unlikephysicalenergy,whichisfiniteanddiminisheswithage,emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhasnothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?

Youcan’tsimplytellyourselftobepositive.Youmusttakeaction.Herearesixpracticalstrategiesthatwork.

1.Dosomethingnew.

Verylittlethat’snewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual,buthuge:

It’slikeatirewithaslowleak.Youdon’tnoticeitatfirst,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,butthatsomewherealongthelinethingswentstale.

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-downhousecouldlooklikewithalittletenderlovingcare,”shesays.“It’sachallenge—andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostfun.”

Wealldefinefundifferently,ofcourse,butIcanguaranteethis:

Ifyouputjustabitofitintoyourday,youenergywillincreasequickly.

4.Bidfarewelltoguiltandregret.

Everyone’spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview,theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfrommovingforward.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.Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaningbylaunchingaprogramtohelppoorchildren.

7.Thereal-estatebrokertheauthorknowsistalentedinhomeredecoration.

8.Peopleholdingontosadmemoriesofthepastwillfinditdifficultto________.

9.Whenitcomestodecision-making,oneshouldmakeaquickchoicewithout________.

10.Emotionalenergyisinawaydifferentfromphysicalenergyinthatthemoreyougive,________.

PartIIIListingComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethoughthecentre.

注意：

此部分答题在答题卡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’sbettertobuytheticketsbeforehand.

18.A）Heturnedsuddenlyandranintoatree.

B）Hewashitbyafallenboxfromatruck.

C）Hedrovetoofastandcrashedintoatruck.

D）Hewastryingtoovertakethetruckaheadofhim.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）TogoboatingontheSt.LawrenceRiver.

B）TogosightseeinginQuebecProvince.

C）TocallonafriendinQuebecCity.

D）ToattendaweddinginMontreal.

20.A）StudythemapofQuebecProvince.

B）FindmoreaboutQuebecProvince.

C）BrushuponherFrench.

D）Learnmoreaboutthelocalcustoms.

21.A）It’smostbeautifulinsummer.

B）Ithasmanyhistoricalbuildings.

C）Itwasgreatlyexpandedinthe18thcentury.

D）It’stheonlyFrench-speakingcityinCanada.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Itwasaboutalittleanimal.

B）I