2012英语四级

2012年12月英语四级完整版真题:第二套

Questions19to21arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Makephonecallstopromotesales.

B)Arrangebusinessnegotiations.

C)Handlecomplaintsfromcustomers.

D)Takeordersoverthephone.

20.A)Theyhaddifferentbusinessstrategies.

B)Customersoftenmistookonefortheother.

C)Conflictsbetweenthemcouldnotbeproperlysolved.

D)Customers'questionscouldnotbeansweredonthesameday.

21.A)Theyeachtakeaweek.

B)Theyliketospendittogether.

C)Theyhavetotakeitbyturns.

D)Theyaregiventwoweekach.

Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Ataroadcrossing.

B)Outsideapolicestation.

C)

D)Infrontofakindergarten.

23.A)Hedrovetoofasttoreadit.

B)Hedidnotnoticeit.

C)Itsays45milesanhour.

D)Itisnotclearlyvisible.

24.A)Itshouldhavebeenrenewedtwomonthsago.

B)Itactuallybelongstosomebodyel.

C)Itisnolongervalid.

D)Itisnotgenuine.

25.A)Hegotaticket.

B)Hewasfined$35.

C)Hehadhisdriver'slicencanceled.

D)Hehadtodotwoweeks'communityrvice.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theycaremoreaboutanitem'spricethanitsu.

B)Theygrabwhatevertheythinkisagoodbargain.

C)Theybecomeexcitedasiftheyhadneverbeenthere.

D)Theybehaveasiftheirmemorieshavefailedtotally.

27.A)ThowithaVIPcard.C)Thoneedingassistance.

B)Thowith15itemsorless.D)Thopayingincash.

28.A)Gobackandpickupmoreitems.C)Changetheitemstheyhave

pickedup.

B)Takeoutsomeunwantedpurchas.D)Calculatethetotalcostofthe

groceries.

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29.A)Itcallsforcarefulness.C)Itneedsagoodknowledgeofmath.

B)Itrequirestolerance.D)Itinvolvescommunicationskills.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Apackageofideasformallyprented.

B)Ashortprentationclearlydelivered.

C)Anaturalandspontaneousstyleotspeech.

D)Acleveruofvisualaidsinprentation.

31.A)Theskillfuluofgesturesandfacialexpressions.

B)Differencesinstylebetweenwritingandspeaking.

C)Differentpreferencesofaudiences.

D)Theimportanceofpreparation.

32.A)ThedifferencesbetweenAmericanandAsiancultures.

B)Thesignificanceofcross-culturalcommunication.

C)Theincreasingimportanceofpublicspeaking.

D)Thekeytobecomingagoodspeaker.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Bycomparinghisperformancewithothers'.

B)Bybeingrepeatedly.

C)Byobrvingwhattheirteachersdo.

D)Bybeinggivenconstantprai.

34.A)Thebeststudentsareusuallysmartbynature.

B)Itisonlynaturalforchildrentomakeerrors.

C)Childrencannotdetecttheirownmistakes.

D)Allchildrenshouldhaveequalopportunities.

35.A)Itisfavorabletoknowledgeaccumulation.

B)Itisbeneficialtoindependentchildren.

C)Itisunhealthytostudents'upbringing.

D)Itisunhelpfultostudents'learning.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebadonthefollowingpassage.

I'veworkedinthefactoriessurroundingmyhometowneverysummer

ingthetransition（转变）

betweenschoolandfull-timeblue-collarworkduringthebreaknevergets

udentlikemewhoconsidersanyclassbeforenoontobe

uncivilized,gettingtoafactoryby6o'

friendsneveremtounderstandwhyI'msorelievedtobebackatschool

orthatmysummervacationhasbeenanythingbutavacation.

There'refewpeopleaslf-confidentasacollegestudentwhohas

myagealwaysemto

,alltheclass

didnotpreparemeformybattleswiththemachine1ranintheplant,

whichwouldjamwheneverIabnt-mindedlyputinapartbackward.

Themoststressfulthingaboutblue-collarlifeisknowingyourjob

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likedownsizing（裁员）andoveras

relocationhadalwaysemeddistanttomeuntilmyco-workerstoldme

thattheunitIwasworkinginwouldshutdownwithinsixmonthsand

movetoMexico,wherepeoplewouldworkfor60centsanhour.

Afterworking12-hourshiftsinafactory,theotheroptionshave

'mbackattheuniversity,skippingclass

andturninginlazyre-writesemstooirresponsibleaftereingwhatI

adviceandpublic-rvice

announcementsaboutthevalueofaneducationthatudtosoundstale

nowringtrue.

ThelessonsI'mlearning,howevervaluable,arealwaystinged（带

有）oplepasstheirlivesintheplacesIbriefly

work,spending30yearswhereIspendonlytwomonthsatatime."This

jobpayswell,butit'shellonthebody,"saidoneco-worker."Studyhard

andkeepreading,"sheadded.

Myexperiencesinthefactorieshaveinspiredmetomakethemostof

mycollegeyearsbeforeIentertherealworldforgood.

theauthorlookbackonhissummerdayswhileatcollege?

A)Theybroughthimnothingbuttorture.

B)Theywerenoholidayforhimatall.

C)Theywerearelieffromhishardworkatschool.

D)Theyofferedhimachancetoknowmorepeople.

estheauthorsayaboutcollegestudents?

A)Theyexpecttoomuchfromtherealworld.

B)Theyhavelittleinterestinblue-collarlife.

C)Theythinktoohighlyofthemlves.

D)Theyareconfidentoftheirfuture.

,accordingtotheauthor,ismostfrustratingforblue-collar

workers?

A)Theydonotgetdecentpay.

B)Theydonothavejobcurity.

C)Theyhavetowork12-hourshifts.

D)Theyhavetomovefromplacetoplace.

importantwayhastheauthor'sworkexperiencechangedhim?

A)Helearnedtobemorepractical.

B)Heacquiredanofurgency.

C)Hecametorespectblue-collarworkers.

D)Hecametoappreciatehiscollegeeducation

stheauthorfeelsomewhatguilty?

A)Herealizesthereisagreatdividebetweenhislifeandthatofblue-collar

workers.

B)Helooksdownuponthemechanicalworkattheasmblyline.

C)Hehasnotdonemuchtohelphisco-workersatthefactory.

D)Hehasstayedatschooljustforthepurpoofescapingfromthereal

world.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Arepeoplesufferingfromgadget（小器具）overload?Arethey

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exhaustedbytheconsumerequivalentofthebrainfatigue-information

overloadthatiscaudbyconstantupdatesofdevicesandonlinemedia?

UnderwritersLaboratoriesissuedareportlastweekthatfound48%

ofconsumers"feelhigh-techmanufacturersbringnewproductstomarket

fasterthanpeopleneedthem."

st,obviousoneisthatthe

paceofinnovation（创新）ondless

obviousoneisthat,infact,,thenew

offeringscompaniesarepushingoutthedooreverysixmonthsorsoare

ing

schedules,notproductinnovation,aredrivingthecorporate（公司的）train.

ManufacturersinAmericavalued"speedtomarket"morethaninother

countries,thereportfound.

SaraGreenstein,UnderwritersLaboratories'chiefstrategyofficer,

offeredherinterpretationofthesurveyresults."Innovationistoofastonly

ifcornersarecut."

Forthehigh-techctor,thereareafewotherinterestingfindings.

Consumersarelessconcernedaboutsafetyinhigh-techproductsthan

irtopsafetyconcernsare

ople,items,areuneasy

livinginathickeningcloudofradiowavesfrommobilephonetowersand

thegadgetstheycommunicatewith.

Afindingthatwasahitsurprisingisthattoconsumers,theinner

55%ofconsumers,

accordingtothereport,saidtheyare"moreconcernedaboutwhere

high-techcomponentscomefromthanwheretheproductwas

asmbled."

Thereportdoesn'treallysayhowthatinformationwouldaffect

cturing

companiesonaveragerelyonmorethan35contractsuppliersaroundthe

mberwouldbehigherfora

laptop.

Butmaybesomesortofsupply-chainlabelingshowingwhereparts

comefrominaproduct?"We'reworkingonit,"teinsaid.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

thefindinginUnderwritersLaboratories'reportaboutmany

consumers?

A)Theyareexhaustedbytheinformationoverload.

B)Theyaretiredoftheconstantupdatingofdevices.

C)Theyfeelproductsareupdatedfasterthanneeded.

D)Theyhavedifficultyfollowinghigh-techinnovations.

estheauthormeanby"me-tooproducts"?

A)Productswithnosubstantialdifference.

B)Productstailoredtoindividualurs.

C)Productveryoneiagertoposss.

D)Productscompaniescompetetomake.

Americanbusinessgiveprioritytowhenmarketingtheir

products?

A)Theconstantupdatingoftheirtechnology.

B)Thespeedofputtingthemonthemarket.

C)Thequalityoftheirnewproducts.

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D)Thepaceofproductinnovation.

theconsumers'chiefconcernabouthigh-techproducts?

A)Ur-friendliness.B)Productquality.

C)Placeofasmbly.D)Radioemissions.

stheauthorsuggestsupply-chainlabeling?

A)Itguaranteesthesafeshippingofproducts.

B)Itpromotesthecompetitivenessofthesupplier.

C)Consumerscareaboutwherecomponentsaremade.

D)Consumerstendtobuyproductstheyare.

ConversationOne

W:SoJohn,IhearyouandArthurshareajob,don'tyou?

M:Yeah.(19)We'vesharedasalesjobatSonatechforabouttwoyears

now.

W:Well,howdoyoudivideupyourschedule?

M:(19)Youknowwearebothsalesreprentativesandwetakeorders

startedjobsharingitwasdifficult,becauwe

dTuesdayandThursdayandArthurworked

WednesdayandFriday.(20)TheproblemwasthatwhenIwasintheoffice

onTuesday,eywouldcallbackonWednesday

hurcouldn'tanswerthequestionandhecouldn't

askmeaboutitbecauIwasn'dtoaskthepeople

tocallmebackthenextday,,theydidn'tliketowait

untilthenextdaytohavetheirquestionsanswered.

W:Yes,thatsoundslikeaproblem.

M:So,finallywedecidedthatArthurwouldworkinthemorningsand

omeonecallswiththequestionfor

meinthemorning,y,

peoplegettheirquestionsansweredthesameday.

W:Whatdoyoudoaboutvacations?

M:Well,(21)Sonatechgivestheusualtwoweeksofvacationto

weekandArthurtakesaweek.

W:Itsoundslikejobsharinghasworkedoutwellforyou.

M:Yes,othhappywithit.

JohnandArthurdoatSonatech？答案：D)

oblemdidJohnandArthurhavewhentheystartedjob

sharing？答案：D)

esJohnsayabouttheirannualvacation？答案：A)

ConversationTwo

W:MayIeyourlicen,plea?

M:Butofficer,didIdosomethingwrong?

W:(23)Doyoumeantosayyoudidn'tethespeedlimitsignback

there?

M:(23)Um,no,ma'am,Iguess1didn't.

W:Inotherwords,nsays35

milesanhour.(22)Aschoolisjustnearby,youknow.

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M:Don'tgetmewrong,butmyspeedometerdidn'treadmuchfasterthan

that.

W:Then,whyisitthatmyradarshowedyouweregoing45?Letmeput

itanotherway.I',mayIe

yourlicen,plea?

M:Hereitis,teforanimportant

appointmentandIwasworriedthatIwouldn'...

W:Aha,justaminute,here.(24)

shouldhaverenewedittwoweeksago.I'mgoingtohavetowriteyouup

forthat,too.

M:What?Really?

W:Yourlicenbecomesinvalidonyourbirthdayandthatwastwoweeks

inviolationofthelaw-driving

withoutavalidlicen.

M:I'msorry,ma''trealizedthat.

W:(25)Here''monly

ful

nexttime.

M:Yes,ma'am,officer,ou.

asthemanstoppedbythepoliceofficer？答案：C)

dthemanclaimaboutthespeedlimitsign？答案：B)

dthewomansayabouttheman'sdrivinglicen？答案：

C)

stheman'spenalty？答案：A)

SectionB

PassageOne

SinceIstartedworkingpart-timeatagrocerystore,Ihavelearned

thatacustomerismorethansomeonewhobuyssomething.(26)Tome,a

customerisapersonwhomemoryfailntirelyonceheorshestarted

hefirstthingscustomersforgetishow

tocount.(27)thereisnootherwaytoexplainhowsomanypeoplegetin

theirexpressline,whichisclearlymarked15itemsorless,with20,25

orevenacartloadofitems.(28)Customersalsoforgetwhytheycamethe

Ifinishringingupanorder,acustomer

willsay,“Oops,ou

don'tmindwaitingwhileIgogetit.”Fiveminuteslater,he'sbackwith

thebread,eas

itemscustomersalsoemtoforgetthattheyhavetopayfortheir

dofwritingacheckorlookingforacreditcardwhile

Iamringingupthegroceries,mycustomerwillwaituntilIannouncethe

,insurpri,shesays,"Ohno,whatdidIdowithmycheck

book?"After5minutesofdiggingthroughherpur,sheborrowsmypen

becaushe'sforgottenhers.(29)ButIhavetobetolerantofcustomers

becautheypaymysalary,andthat'ssomethingIcan'taffordtoforget.

esthespeakersayaboutcustomers'enteringthegrocery

store？答案：D)

ustomersaresuppodtobeintheexpressline？答案：

B)

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esthespeakersaysomecustomersdowhentheyarriveat

thecheck-outcounter？答案：A)

esthespeakersayabouthisjobattheendofthetalk？

答案：B)

PassageTwo

ThespeechdeliverystyleofEuropeansandAsianstendstobevery

rsoftheculturesoftenreadoralprentationsfrom

therhand,Americanspeakersare

generallymoreinformalrelativetospeakersinothercultures.(30)

Americanaudiencespreferanatural,spontaneousdelivery,thatconveysa

n'trelaywelltospeakerswhoread

anoutlineofyourideasinsteadofaprepared

text,yourspeechwillnotonlysoundmorenatural,butyouwillalsobe

abletoestablishbetterrelationshipwithyourlistenersandkeeptheir

attention.(31)Thelanguageandstyleyouuwhenmakinganoral

prentationshouldnotbethesameasthelanguageandstyleyouuwhen

-writteninformation,thatismeanttoberead,doesnotwork

,therefore,importantforyoutoadapt

eakersaremuchmore

southeirownwords

erpossible,theyushort

ersappreciateitwhenspeakersusimple,everydaywords

antageisthatit'smucheasierforspeakersto

risthatlongandsophisticated

vocabularychoicesmakelisteningmoredifficult.

esthespeakersayAmericanaudiencesprefer？答案：C)

ouldonepayattentiontowhenmakinganoralprentation？

答案：B)

esthespeakerfocusoninthetalk？答案：D)

PassageThree

LetChildrenLearntoJudgeTheirOwnWork

Achildlearningtotalkdoesnot'learnbybeingcorrectedallthetime.

ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.(33)Hecomparesathousand

timesadaythedifferencebetweenlanguageasheusitandlanguageas

it,hemakesthenecessarychangestomake

hislanguagelikeotherpeople's.(33)Inthesameway,kidslearningto

doalltheotherthingstheylearnwithoutadultteachers,towalk,run,

climb,rideabike,playgames,comparetheirownperformancewithwhat

moreskilledpeopledo,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.(34)Butin

all

sifwethoughthewouldnevernoticeamistakeunless

itwaspointedouttohim.(35)Soonhebecomesdependentontheexpert.

figureout,withthehelpofother

childrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whatistheanswertothat

problem,

rightanswersneedtobegiven,asinmathematicsorscience,givehimthe

correcthisownpapers.(35)Whyshouldweteachers

wastetimeonsuchtediouswork?Ourjobshouldbetohelpchildrenwhen

theytellusthattheycan'tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.

sachildlearntodosomethingaccordingtothespeaker？

答案：A)

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liefdoteacherscommonlyholdaccordingtothespeaker？

答案：C)

esthespeakerimplyaboutthecurrentwayofteaching？

答案：D)

SectionB

57.【定位】由题干中的lookback,atcollege定位到首段末句Myfriends

neveremtounderstandwhyI'msorelievedtobebackatschoolorthat

mysummervacationhasbeenanythingbutavacation.

B)【精析】细节辨认题。文章开篇提及“我”每年暑假都会在工厂打工，

很早就起床工作，非常痛苦。在第一段最后，作者明确提出他的暑假

hasbeenanythingbutavacation，此处的anythingbut为固定搭配，意

为“根本不，决不”，联系上文可知他的暑假很辛苦，根本算不上假

期，故答案为B)。

58.【定位】由题干中的collegestudents定位到第二段前两句There'refew

peopleaslf-confidentasacollegestudentwhohasneverbeenoutin

myagealwaysemtooverestimatethevalueof

theirtimeandknowledge.

C)【精析】细节辨认题。文章第二段第一句提到，很少有人像从来没步

人社会的大学生一样自信。隐含的意思是大学生过于自信。第二句提

到“我”的同龄人似乎总是高估自己的时间和知识的价值。C）中的think

toohighlyof是对文中overestimate的同义转述，故答案为C)。

59.【定位】由题干中的mostfrustrating定位到第三段第一句Themost

stressfulthingaboutblue-collarlifeisknowingyourjobcoulddisappear

overnight.

B)【精析】细节辨认题。文章第三段第一句指出，蓝领工人生活中压力

最大的事情是知道自己可能会一夜之间丢掉工作。B)“他们没有工作保

障”就是表示随时可能丢掉工作，故答案为B)。

60.【定位】由题干中的workexperience和changed定位到第四段第二

句WhenI'mbackattheuniversity...和文章最后一句Myexperiencesin

thefactorieshaveinspiredmetomakethemostofmycollegeyears

beforeIentertherealworldforgood.

D)【精析】综合理解题。第四段第二句提到，当“我”回到大学时，

“我”意识到逃课、上交因不努力而被要求重写的作业看起来都太不

负责任了，并且认为关于教育价值的建议和公共服务声明都是有道理

的。这些表明作者学习态度的转变。文章最后一句提到工厂的工作经

历激励“我”充分利用大学时光，也体现了作者的变化，故答案为D)。

61.【定位】由题干中的guilty定位到第五段前两句ThelessonsI'm

learning,howevervaluable,arealwaystingedwithanofguilt..,where

Ispendonlytwomonthsatatime.

A)【精析】推理判断题。作者在第五段第一句提到他对自己获得的经

验略带一丝内疚。第二句进一步解释，他仅仅在工厂待了两个月。作

者之后会回学校接受教育，将来会有更好的工作机会，但是很多人只

能一辈子在工厂做工，这是他和蓝领工人之间巨大的差异，也是他感

到内疚的原因。故答案为A),

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PassageTwo

62.【定位】由题干中的finding和UnderwritersLabomtories'report定位

到第二段第一句UnderwritersLaboratoriesissuedareportlastweekthat

found48%ofconsumers“feelhigh-techmanufacturersbringnewproducts

tomarketfasterthanpeopleneedthem.”

C)【精析】细节推断题。第二段提到美国保险商实验室公司发布的一项

报告指出，48％的消费者“认为高科技制造商向市场投放新产品的速

度快于人们的需求度”。C)“他们认为产品的更新速度比人们所需要的

快”是原文的同义转述，故为答案。

63.【定位】由题干中的“me-tooproducts”，定位到第三段第四句That

is,thenewofferingscompaniesarepushingoutthedooreverysixmonths

orsoareme-tooproductsoroneswithjustacoupleofnewfeatures.

A)【精析】推理判断题。文章第三段第四句指出各公司每隔半年左右

推出的新产品是me-tooproductsoroneswithjustacoupleofnew

features，句中使用连词or，由此我们可推测me-tooproducts和ones

withjustacoupleofnewfeatures意思相似，而后者比较好理解，意为

“仅有几个新特征的产品”，也可以理解为“没有很大区别的产品”，

故答案为．A)。

64.【定位】由题干中的Americanbusiness,givepriorityto和marketing

定位到第三段最后一句ManufacturersinAmericavalued“speedto

market”morethaninothercountries,thereportfound.

B)【精析】语义理解题。文章第三段最后一句提到，美国制造商比其他

国家的制造商更加注重“产品上市速度”。这里的“更加注重”即“优

先考虑”的意思，也就是说，美国制造商优先考虑的是向市场投放产

品的速度，故答案为B)。

65.【定位】由题干中的chiefconcern,high-techproducts定位到第五段

第三句Buttheirtopsafetyconcernsareemissionsandwirelessradio

waves.

D)【精析】细节推断题。文章第五段提到了消费者关心的一些问题，

明确指出他们最关心的安全问题是辐射和无线电波。故答案为D)。

66.【定位】由题干中的supply-chainlabeling定位到最后一段第一句But

maybesomesortofsupply-chainlabelingshowingwherepartscomefrom

inaproduct?

C)【精析】推理判断题。文章第六段最后一句提到消费者更关心高科技

组件的来源地而不是产品的组装地，第七段提到单个产品的各个组件

来自不同的供货商，最后一段提出要用供应链标签标注组件的来源地，

故答案为C)。

2012年12月英语四级完整版真题:第三套

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebadonthefollowingpassage.

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It'snocretthatsomeoftheresolutionsthatmanyofusvowedto

pursueinthenewyear-eathealthy,loweight,quitsmoking,savemore

money一havealreadyfallenbythewayside.

Manyofthemarelikelythesameresolutionsthatweabandonedlast

'sagoodthingforthowhollhealthclubmemberships,

quit-smokingprogramsandotherproductsthathelpusthinkwecan

improveourlives.

ManygymsenewmembershipsdoubleinJanuary,makingupfor

thethirdoftheirmemberswhodonotreneweachyear.

AndmanywhosignupinJanuarywillbeno-showsbyFebruary.

"IfItryonequickfixanditdoesn'twork,Imaybemorelikelytotry

thenextquickfix,"LisaLahey,whocoachexecutiveshowtosustain

behaviorchange,toldTheTimes.

TheBiggestLorResortatFitnessRidgedoesn'tofferanyquickfixes,

justa12-hourschedulefullofexerci,a1200-calories-a-daydietanda

feeof$ortteachesitsclientsthat"weight

management"isacombinationoffitness,dietandemotionalhealth.

"Givenmyrecentweightgain,andthefactthatIwasturning50,"

JenniferConlinwroteinTheTimes,''Iwantedtostartaprogramthat

wouldmake2012theyearIfinallygotinshape."

"Foryears,theadvicetotheoverweightpeoplehasbeenthatwe

simplyneedtoeatlessandexercimore,"TaraParker-Popewrote.

"Whitethereistruthtothisguidance,itfailstotakeintoaccountthatthe

humanbodycontinuestofightagainstweightlosslongafterdietinghas

anslatesintoasobering（令人清醒的）reality:oncewe

becomefat,mostofus,despiteourbestefforts,willprobablystayfat."

Ofcourthisrevelation（揭示）,itproventruebyfurtherstudy,isnot

ncesareitwon'thave

muchimpactonthehumantendencytoresolvetogettothegymmore

andavoidchocolatecakewhentheclockstrikesmidnightonDecember

31.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

welearnfromthefirstparagraphaboutnewyear

resolutions?

A)Theyarehardtosustain.C)Theyhelpshedbadhabits.

B)Theytestone'sstrength.D)Theypromiagoodyear.

ewyearresolutionventuallybenefit?

A)Societyingeneral.C)Healthclubmembers.

B)Businesxecutives.D)Healthindustries.

specialabouttheBiggestLorResort'sweightmanagement

program?

A)Itgivestopprioritytoemotionalhealth.

B)Itdoesnotresorttoanyquickfixes.

C)Itfocusonone'sbehaviorchange.

D)Itisnotcheapbutextremelyeffective.

ppenswhenpeoplestopdieting?

A)Theyregaintheirappetite.C)Theirweightbouncesback.

B)Theyusuallystayinshape.D)Theirhealthislikelytofail

peopletendtodoaboutnewyearresolutions?

A)Theykeepmakingthemyearafteryear.

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B)Theyabandonthemonceprogressismade.

C)Theykeeptryinguntiltheyfinallysucceed.

D)Theymakethemforthesakeofmakingthem.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebadonthefollowingpassage.

WhenUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeleyreleadastudythismonth

showingalarminglyhighteacherturnover(人员流动)ratesatLosAngeles

charterschools,Iwasn'tsurprid.

That''sjustthatthestudy

echoedsomethingI'dobrvedmanytimes,startingwithmyniece.

Brightandcheerful,myniecelongedtoteachhigh-needschildren.

ShestartedoutintheSanFranciscopublicschools,whereshewas

assignedtothedistrict'-gradersthrew

srefudtoshowupfor

conferences.

Shewasn'twillingtodealwiththislevelofindifferenceandteacher

abu,sosheswitchedtoahighlyregardedcharterelementaryschoolin

students'testscoreswereashighasthoinanearbywealthyschool

district,despitetheobstaclesthechildrenfaced.

Yetbyherfourthyear,myniecewaswornout,depleted(耗尽)ofthe

energyittooktoworkwithaclassroomofsweetbutdeeplyneedy

childrenwhopleadedtostayinherclassroomwhenitwastimetoleave.

Theprincipal'sofferofa$10000raicouldn'tstopherfromgivingnotice.

Shewenttoworkatthatwealthyschooldistrictnextdoor-forlessmoney.

Overtheyears,I'vemetmanyimpassioned(充满激情的)teachersat

charterschools,onlytocallthemthenextyearandfindthey'

authorsoftheBerkeleystudytheorizethattheteachersleavebecauof

theextraordinarydemands;longhours,inteninvolvementinstudents'

complicatedlives,

thestrongestsupportersofthereformmovementconcedethatthetaskof

raisingachievementamongdisadvantagedstudentsishardwork.

It'sunlikelythatwecanbuildlarge-scaleschoolreformonaplatform

ofcontinualnewdemandsonteachers-moretime,moreenergy,more

devotion,moreresponsibility-evenifschoolsfindwaystopaythembetter.

amoreufulanswer

totheBerkeleystudythan"Yeah,it'sreallyhardwork."

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

n'ttheauthorsurpridatthehighteacherturnoverratesat

LosAngelescharterschools?

A)ShehadparticipatedintheBerkeleystudy.

B)Shehadnoticedthephenomenonrepeatedly.

C)Shehadbeeninvolvedinthelocalschoolreform.

D)Shehadbeeninformedoftheproblembyherniece.

welearnaboutthestudentsinthepublicschooltheauthor's

niecetaught?

A)Theywereundisciplined.

B)Theyweretoughandstrong.

C)Manyofthemenjoyedlessparentalcare.

D)Manyofthemdroppedoutofschoolhalfway.

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estheauthorsayaboutherniece'sworkinthecharter

elementaryschool?

A)Itwonhighpraifromherschoolandcolleagues.

B)ItwascitedbytheBerkeleystudyasanexample.

C)Itcontributedtothesuccessoftheschoolreform.

D)Itwaswellreceivedbythedisadvantagedchildren.

etheteacherturnoverratessohighaccordingtotheBerkeley

study?

A)Thestudentswereindifferenttolearning.

B)Teachers'salarywasnothighenough.

C)Teachers'workwastoodemanding.

D)Joblwhereweremoremeaningful.

theauthor'scommentonthecurrentschoolreform

movement?

A)Itwillgiveritomoreproblems.

B)Itisnotlikelytobesuccessful.

C)Itwillhaveapositiveimpactoneducation.

D)Itdemandsthelocalauthorities'support.

SectionB

PassageOne

57.【定位】由题干中的newyearresolutions定位到第一段It'snocret

thatsomeoftheresolutionsthatmanyofusvowedtopursueinthenew

year...havealreadyfallenbythewayside.

A)【精析】推理判断题。文章开篇指出，我们许多人曾在新年来临之际发誓

要完成的一些新年计划，比如健康饮食、减肥、戒烟、存更多的钱等，都已经半

途而废，这不是什么秘密了。由此可见，我们的新年计划大多都半途而废，也就

是说新年计划很难坚持，因此答案为A)。

58.【定位】由题干中的benefit和选项中的Healthclubmembers定位到

第二段第二句Andit'sagoodthingforthowhollhealthclubmemberships,

quitsmokingprogramsandotherproductsthathelpusthinkwecanimprove

ourlives.

D)【精析】细节归纳题。第二段指出，尽管新年计划多半被我们放弃，但这

对于那些推销健康俱乐部会员卡、戒烟计划和其他令我们感觉能够因此改善我们

生活的相关产品的人来说是件好事。通过总结归纳可知，新年计划最终的受益者

是那些与健康相关的行业，因此答案为D),

59.【定位】由题干中的theBiggestLorResort定位到第六段第一句The

BiggestLorResortatFitnessRidgedoesn'tofferanyquickfixes,just

a12-hourschedulefullofexerci,a1200-calories-a-daydietandafee

of$2000aweek.

B)【精析】细节推断题。第六段第一句指出，一家名为BiggestLorResort

atFitnessRidge的健身俱乐部从不提供任何速效对策，只包括一个排满12小时

的锻炼日程表，一种一天消耗1200卡路里的饮食限制和一周2000美元的费用。

也就是说，这家减肥中心的特别之处就在于它不像其他减肥中心那样依靠速效对

策进行减肥训练，因此答案为B)。

60.【定位】由题干中的stopdieting定位到第八段第二、三句“…itfails

totakeintoaccountthatthehumanbodycontinuestofightagainstweight

anslatesintoasobering

reality:oncewebecomefat,mostofus,despiteourbestefforts,will

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C)【精析】推理判断题。第八段提到，建议过度肥胖的人节食和锻炼的指导

虽然有一定道理，但是并没有考虑到在节食停止后的很长一段时间里，人的身体

会持续地与体重的减少进行对抗，这造成了一个令人警醒的现实问题：大多数人

一旦变胖，即使付出再多的努力很可能也只能维持肥胖的状态；由此可见，一旦

停止节食，人的身体又会重新开始发胖，也就是出现体重的反弹现象，所以答案

为C)。

61.【定位】由题干中的tendtodo定位到文章最后一段末句Butchancesare

itwon'thavemuchimpactonthehumantendencytoresolvetogettothe

gymmoreandavoidchocolatecakewhentheclockstrikesmidnighton

December31.

A)【精析】推理判断题。文章最后一段指出，如果这一揭示被进一步研究证

明是正确的，那么对于减肥行业来说，这将是一个不太好的消息。但是，对于人

们在12月31日午夜钟声敲响的时候还是会决心多去健身房、少吃巧克力蛋糕的

倾向来说，这一揭示也可能不会产生太大的影响。也就是说，人们始终倾向于在

新年到来之际一次又一次地制订同样的新年计划，因此答案为A)。

PassageTwo

62.【定位】由题干中的wasn't...surprid和LosAngelescharter

schools定位到第一段WhenUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeleyreleada

studythismonth...Iwasn'tsurprid.

B)【精析】细节推断题。定位段提到，一项研究表明目前政府特许学校的教

师流动率高得惊人，但是作者并不惊讶。第二段中揭示了原因，即作者已经注意

到很多次这项研究反映的问题了，因此答案为B).

63.【定位】由题干中的thepublicschool定位到第三段第二至四句She

startedoutintheSanFranciscopublicschools,whereshewasassignedto

thedistrict'-gradersthrewchairs

acrosstheroom一srefudtoshowupfortheconferences.

A)【精析】推理判断题。定位句提到作者的侄女从旧金山的公立学校开始教

师生涯，被分派到了当地最难管理的小学，并举例说明了学生难以管理的情况，

学生们在教室里把椅子扔来扔去，甚至还扔向老师。由此可见，这个公立学校的

学生自由散漫、很难管教，因此答案为A)。

64.【定位】由题干中的charterelementaryschool定位到第四段第一句…

sosheswitchedtoahighlyregardedcharterelementaryschoolintheBay

Areawhereshepouredherenergyintoherjobanditshowed…和第五段第

一句Yetbyherfourthyear,myniecewaswornout,depletedoftheenergy

ittooktoworkwithaclassroomofsweetbutdeeplyneedychildrenwho

pleadedtostayinherclassroomwhenitwastimetoleave.

D)【精析】推理判断题。第四段首句提到作者的侄女因为不愿忍受漠视和侮

辱而选择调换工作，进入一所知名度很高的政府特许小学，并全身心投人其中，

收到很好的效果。第五段首句提到，到了第四年，她班里的这群善良而贫穷的孩

子们总是在放学以后还恳求留在她的教室里。由此可以推断，这位老师的工作受

到了这些家境贫困的孩子们的欢迎和喜爱，因此答案为D)。

65.【定位】由题干中的teacherturnoverrates和theBerkeleystudy

定位到第六段第二句TheauthorsoftheBerkeleystudytheorizethatthe

teachersleavebecauoftheextraordinarydemands:longhours,inten

involvementinstudents'complicatedlives,continualarchesfornewways

toraiscores.

C)【精析】推理判断题。定位句提到伯克利分校研究的作者们将教师离职的

原因总结为多方面的过度苛求，包括长时间工作、大量参与学生复杂的生活以及

不断地探寻提高学生成绩的新方法等，也就是说，专家们认为，教师离职的原因

是教学工作的要求过于苛刻，因此答案为C),

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66.【定位】由题干中的comment和schoolreformmovement定位到最后一

段第一句It'sunlikelythatwecanbuildlarge-scaleschoolreformona

platformofcontinualnewdemandsonteachers-moretime,moreenergy,more

devotion,moreresponsibility-evenifschoolsfindwaystopaythembetter.

B)【精析】推理判断题。定位句表达了作者对于当前的学校改革的看法，即

我们也不可能将大规模的学校改革建立在一个对教师不断提出新要求的平台上，

换言之，当前学校改革的基础存在问题，如果不加以改变的话，成功的可能性不

大。B）中的notlikelytobesuccessful是对原文中unlikelythatwecan…

的同义转述，因此答案为B)。

2012年6月四级

Questions19to22arebadontheconversationyou

19.A)HostinganeveningTVprogram.C)Lecturingonbusiness

management.

B)Havingherbicyclerepaired.D)Conductingamarketsurvey.

20.A)Herepairedbicycles.C)Heworkedasasalesman.

B)Hervedasaconsultant.D)Hecoachedinaracingclub.

21.A)Hewantedtobehisownboss.

B)Hefounditmoreprofitable

C)Hedidn‟twanttostartfromscratch.

D)Hedidn‟twanttobeintoomuchdebt.

22.A)Theyworkfivedaysaweek.C)Theyarepaidbythehour.

B)Theyarealltheman‟sfriends.D)Theyallenjoygambling.

Questions23to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Ithasgraduallygivenwaytorviceindustry.

B)Itremainsamajorpartofindustrialactivity.

C)Ithasahistoryaslongaspaperprocessing.

D)Itaccountsfor80percentoftheregion‟sGDP

.

24.A)Transportproblems.C)Lackofresources.

B)Shortageoffunding.D)poormanagement.

25.A)Competitionfromrivalcompanies.C)Possiblelocationsforanew

factory

B)Productpromotioncampaigns.D)Measurestocreatejobopportunities.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theysharedmutualfriendsinschool.

B)Theyhadknowneachothersincechildhood.

C)Theysharedmanyextracurricularactivities.

D)Theyhadmanyinterestsincommon.

27.A)Atalocalclub.C)Atthesportscenter.

B)AtJoe‟shou.D)Atthebearingschool.

28.A)Durablefriendshipscanbeverydifficulttomaintain

B)Onehastoberespectfulofotherpeopleinordertowinrespect.

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D)Socialdivisionswillbreakdownifpeoplegettoknoweachother

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebadasthepassageyouhavejustheart.

29.A)Neartheentranceofapark.C)Ataparkingmeter.

B)Inhisbuilding‟sparkinglotD)Atastreetcorner.

30.A)IthadbeentakenbythepoliceC)Inhadbeenstolenbysomeone.

B)ithadkeenmovedtothenextblock.D)ithadbeenparkedatawrong

place

31.A)AttheGreenvillecenter.C)Inaneighboringtown.

B)Atapublicparkinglot.D)Inathecitygarage.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)Famouscreativeindividuals.C)Amajorscientificdiscovery.

B)Themysteriousnessofcreativity.D)Creativityasshowninarts.

33.A)Itissomethingpeopleallengagein.C)Itstartssoonafterweare

born.

B)Ithelpspeopleacquireknowledge.D)Itisthesourceofallartisticwork.

34.A)Creativeimagination.C)Naturalcuriosity.

B)LogicalreasoningD)Criticalthinking.

35.A)Itisbeyondordinarypeople.C)Itispartofeverydaylife.

B)Itisyettobefullyunderstood.D)Itisauniquehumantrait.

SectionB

Directions:ssageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatementsForeachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheer2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ansturntotheirfamiliesfor

reatDepressionisanyguide,wemayeadropinour

swon’eain

ongrun,theDepressionweakenedAmerican

families,andthecurrentcrisiswillprobablydothesame.

WetendtothinkoftheDepressionasatimewhenfamiliespulled

togethertosurvivehugejobloss,arlyone-quarterof

theworkforcewasunemployed,thedivorceratehaddeclinedbyaround

25%from1929Butthisdoesn’tmeanpeopleweresuddenlyhappierwith

,withincomesdecreasingandincurejobs,

unhappycouplesoftencouldn’aredneither

spoucouldmanagealone.

Today,giventhejoblossofthepastyear,fewerunhappycouples

willriskstartingparatehouholds,Furthermore,thehousingmarket

meltdownwillmakeitmoredifficultforthemtofinancetheirparations

byllingtheirhomes.

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Afterfinancialdisastersfamilymembersalsotendtodowhatever

theycantohelpeachotherandtheircommunities,

UnemployedManandHisFamily,describedafamilyinwhichthehusband

initiallyreactedtolosinghisjob“withtirelessarchforwork.”Hewas

alwaysactive,lookingforoddjobstodo.

TheproblemisthatsuchanimpulishardtosustainAcrossthe

country,manysimilarfamilieswereunabletomaintaintheinitialboostin

morale(士气).Forsome,thehardshipsoflifewithoutsteadywork

eventuallyoverwhelmedtheirattemptstokeeptheirfamiliestogether.

Thedivorcerateroagainduringtherestofthedecadeastherecovery

tookhold.

MillionsofAmericanfamiliesmaynowbeintheinitialstageoftheir

responstothecurrentcrisis,workingtogetherandsupportingone

anotherthroughtheearlymonthsofunemployment.

Today’conomiccrisiscouldwellgenerateasimilarnumberof

coupleswhorelationshipshavebeenirreparably(无法弥补地)

it’sonlywhentheeconomyishealthyagainthatwe’llbegintoejust

howmanybrokenfamilieshavebeencreated.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

nitialstage,thecurrenteconomiccrisisislikelyto

__________.

A)tearmanytroubledfamiliesapart

B)contributetoenduringfamilyties

C)bringaboutadropinthedivorcerate

D)caualotofconflictsinthefamily

reatDepressionmanyunhappycouplesclotostick

togetherbecau

A)startinganewfamilywouldbehard

B)theyexpectedthingswouldturnbetter

C)theywantedtobetterprotecttheirkids

D)livingparatelywouldbetoocostly

andsinthewayofunhappy

couplesgettingadivorce?

A)Mountingfamilydebts

B)Anofincurity

C)Difficultyingettingaloan

D)Fallinghousingprices

llthecurrenteconomiccrisiventuallydotosome

marriedcouples?

A)Itwillforcethemtopulltheireffortstogether

B)Itwillunderminetheirmutualunderstanding

C)Itwillhelpstrengthentheiremotionalbonds

D)Itwillirreparablydamagetheirrelationship

nbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A)Theeconomicrecoverywilleahigherdivorcerate

B)Fewcouplescanstandthetestofeconomichardships

C)Astablefamilyisthebestprotectionagainstpoverty.

D)Moneyisthefoundationofmanyahappymarriage

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebadonthefollowingpassage:

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Peoplearebeinglured()ontoFacebookwiththepromiofa

fun,freervicewithoutrealizingthey’repayingforitbygivinguptoadsof

okthenattemptstomakemoneybylling

theirdatatoadvertirsthatwanttondtargetedmessages.

MostFacebookursdon’they

knowwhatthecompanyisupto,theystillhavenoideawhatthey’re

payingforFacebookbecaupeopledon’treallyknowwhattheir

personaldataisworth.

Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschanging

sthegreatthing

oto,

yourfriends’names-weret,bydefault(默认)tobesharedwithevery

oneontheInternet.

AccordingtoFacebook’svice-presidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyis

simplymakingchangestoimproveitsrvice,andifpeopledon’tshare

informationTheyhavea“lesssatisfyingexperience”.

SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemore

inalbusinessmodel,whichinvolvedllingadsandputting

thenAtthesideofthepagestotallyWhowantstotookatadswhen

they’reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?

TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterin

rCharlesSchumercalledonFacebookto

urgedtheFederalTradeCommissionto

tguidelinesforsocial-networkingsites.“Ithinkthenatorrightly

communicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproducts

wereandhowpeoplecouldchootouthemornottouthem,”

Schrageadmits.

IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeour

privacy,it’swhyI’mconsidering

deactivating(撤销)okisahandysite,butI’muptby

theideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’tThat’stoo

highapricetopay.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

welearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?

A)Itisawebsitethatndsmessagestotargetedurs.

B)Itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertiments.

C)Itprofitsbyllingitsurs’personaldata.

D)Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsurs.

estheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookurs?

A)Theyarereluctanttogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.

B)Theydon’tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.

C)Theydon’tidentifythemlveswhenusingthewebsite.

D)Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.

sFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliot

Schrage?

A)Torenderbetterrvicetoitsurs.

B)ToconformtotheFederalguidelines.

C)Toimproveitsurs’connectivity.

D)Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.

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A)Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.

B)Banningthesharingofurs’personalinformation.

C)Formulatingregulationsforsocial-networkingsites.

D)Removingadsfromallsocial-networkingsites.

stheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?

A)Heisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentrvice.

B)Hefindsmanyofitsursuntrustworthy.

C)Hedoesn’twanthispersonaldataabud.

D)Heisuptbyitsfrequentrulechanges.

SectionA

Conversation1

W:Goodevening,andwelcometothisweek'sbusinessworld,the

Kayne,

,,

whatmadeyouwanttorunyourownstore?

M:Well,asworking

full—timeasasalesmanforabigcompany,Ildomhadtimetoenjoymy

henthatassoonasIhadenoughmoneytogetmyown

businessgoing,I'hearttonitandIdidn'tletanything

entdowntothebankandgotabusinessloan,I

knewI'he

storewhenIwantandleavewhenIwant.

W:Youmeanyoudon'tkeepregularhours?

M:Well,thesignonmystoresaysthehoursaretentosix,butifbusiness

isslowerthanusual,Icanjustlockupandtakeoffearly.

W:Haveyouhiredanyemployeestoworkwithyouyet?

M:Yeah,

'sgreatbecauweplaycardsorjustsit

aroundandtalkwhentherearenocustomers.

W:Thankyou,yousuccessinyournewbusiness.

Question19-22arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

thewomandoing?

obeforehetookoverthebicycleshop?

themantakeoverabicycleshop?

welearnaboutthepeopleworkingintheshop?

Conversation2

W:Well,themainactivitiesintheregionwerehistoricallysteelandpaper

processing,Ithink.

M:Yes,butI'mnotquitesureaboutthestatusofthoindustriesnow.

Couldyoutellussomethingaboutthat?

W:Yes,,theyarelesssignificant,butsteel-related

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manufacturingstillaccountsfor44%'sstillvery

,80%ofSpain'smachinetoolsarefromtheBasque

aperprocessing,there''snolonger

,isthatclear?

M:Yes,thanks.

W:Now,togetbacktowhatIwassaying,there'salotofunemployment

aswellasgeographicalproblemsintheregion.

M:Sorry,youmeanbygeographicalproblems?

W:Well,whatImeanistheareaisveryhilly,

thereudtobetransportproblems,nowthoughtherearenewtrainlinks

andbetterroads,butitmaybethatsomesmallertownsinlandremainnot

verywellconnected,isthatOK?Doesthatmaken?Whenwetalk

aboutspecificlocationsuggestionsforthefactory,we'llethisinmore

detail,sowe'llcomebacktothisquestion,OK?

M:OK,right.

W:SoIwasabouttosaysomethingabouttheworkforceintheregionand

ral,it'sverygoodand

improving.

Question23-25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

esthewomansayaboutthesteel-relatedmanufacturingin

theregion?

oblemshindertheregion'sdevelopment?

llthespeakersdiscusslater?

SectionA

听力长对话1

点评：第一篇长对话是一期访谈节目，主题是对一位自主创业人士的

一次访谈，难度一般，要拿满分应该不难。主持人问及男士是如何想

到要自己创业的，自己的自行车行是否有固定营业时间，以及是否雇

佣了一些员工。男士则顺着主持人的问话，谈及了自己的创业历程，

店里的营业时间与方式等。考生在听的过程中，需要理解这些短语的

意思，如haveone'sheartonit，意思是“决心，一定要”，standinthe

way，意思是“阻碍，挡道”。一般四级考生，这些短语在平常的学习

中应该是有所积累的，不是难题。

听力长对话2

点评：这篇长对话围绕该地区的主要经济活动钢铁和纸张加工产业展

开。男士对该地区这两大产业的现状不是很熟悉，所以女士为其做解

答，介绍了钢铁产业在这一地区所占的重要地位，以及阻碍这一地区

发展的主要因素，如地处山区，内地的小城镇依然交通不便。接着，

二人则转向了下一个话题，即该地区的劳动力和培训与教育水平。女

士这里简单地进行了一个概括，认为整体情况不错并且在不断进步。

这篇长对话难度适中，考生可以先浏览一遍问题，推测出主题，然后

带着问题去听，这样做起来就容易多了。这里有一个生单词，可能考

生在听的时候会被这样一个单词难倒，Basquecountry，是指“法国西

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南端，西班牙北部地区”。不过这个表达不影响做题，考生即使没听

懂，也不要在这里纠结，因为浏览过题目就知道，这个不是考察点，

所以要继续集中精力往下听。这也是听力的一个技巧，带着问题去听，

只抓主要信息以及与问题相关的信息，不重要的疑难点要及时忽略。

PassageOne

IfirstmetJoeGumpswhenwewereboth9yearsold,whichisprobably

firstmetJoeasa

freshmaninhighschool,wewouldn'tevenhavehadthechancetogetto

daystudent,

haven'tbeeninthesameclass,sportsorextracurriculumactivities.

Nonetheless,Ispendnearlyeveryweekendathishou,andwetalkon

nottosaythatwewouldnothavebeen

,wewouldnot

havebeenlikelytospendenoughtimegettingtoknoweachother,dueto

thelackofimmediatelyvisiblemutualinterests.

Infact,tobehonest,Istruggleevennowtothinkofthingswehavein

common,butmaybethat'swhatmakesunjoyeachother'scompanyso

ookatmyfriendshipwithJoe,Iwonderhowmanypeople

I'veknownwhomIneverdislikedbutsimplydidn'ttakethetimetogetto

toJoe,Ihaverealizedhowlittlebasisthereis,forthesocial

hisrealization,Ihavebegun

tomakeanevenmoredeterminedefforttofindfriendsinunexpected

peopleandplaces.

Questions:

sthespeakersayJoeGumpsbecomeoneofhisbestfriends?

oesthespeakerspendmostofhisweekends?

sthespeakerlearnedfromhisfriendshipwithJoe?

Passage2

earchintheneighboringtownhad

ateandhewasverytiredwhenhe

edintohisbuilding'sparkinglot,butallthespaces

ebackoutontothestreetlookingforaparkingspace.

idn'te

ano—parkingsign,buthesuspectedthatifparkingwereallowedthere,

sawasmallparkinglotwith

ogladtoethemthathedidn'teventhinkto

ein,parked,andhurriedhometogo

one.

Heranhomeandtelephonedthecitypolicetosaythathiscarhadbeen

o

payafeeof$tion,hegotaparkingticket—

hisfirstoneeverinGreenville.

idLouisintendtoparkhiscarwhenhecamebackfromwork

onenight?

dLouisthinkhadhappenedtohiscarthenextmorning?

idLouisfinallygethiscarback?

Passage3

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Well,topickupwhereweleftofflasttime,Ibelieveweagreedthe

'soneofthothingsweallrecognized

on'tofeel

thatsomepeoplearenaturallycreative,butwedon'tknowhowtheygot

tivityanaturalgiftlikegoodlooks?Orisitsomethingthat

canbeacquiredlikeknowledge?Perhapsifweanalyzethecreative

processcarefully,wemightgetsomeinsightintowhatitisandhowit

ativeprocesshasalwaysbeenacceptedas

houldnotthinkthe

ajorscientificdiscovery

beganwithsomeoneimaginingtheworldtolookdifferentlyfromtheway

ingthe

worldinanewway,anddespitewhatyoumaybelieveaboutthelimitsof

yourowncreativeimaginations,weallhavethepotentialtoimaginethe

worldinanabsolutenewway.

Infact,

what'smore,

creativeimaginationiswhatyouutomakenofyourexperiences.

It'syourcreativemindtogetthemeaningfromthechaosofyour

experiencesandbringsordertoyourworld.

32:Whatdidthespeakermostprobablydiscusslasttime?

33:Whatisawidelyacceptedideaaboutthecreativeprocess?

34:Whatleadstomajorscientificdiscoveriesaccordingtothespeaker?

35:Whatdoesthespeakerimplyaboutthecreativeprocess?

本文是一篇有关创造性的文章。文章是一篇lecture(讲座)的形式。先从

一般人对创造性的理解引入，再对创造性实际上在日常生活中处处都

起着重要作用。最后总结了创造性就是以不同的思维方式看世界。作

者最后进一步指出，创造性思维人人皆有，因为人人皆在用自己的方

式看世界。

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59D)Fallinghousingprices.

60D)Itwillirreparablydamagetheirrelationship.

61A)Theeconomicrecoverywilleahigherdivorcerate.

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