2016年12月四级真题(第二套)

2016年12月大学英语四级考试(第2套)

P a r t I W r i t i n g(30m i n u t e s) D i r e c t i o n s:F o r t h i s p a r t,y o u a r e a l l o w e d30m i n u t e s t ow r i t e a n e s s a y.S u p p o s e y o uh a v e t w o

o p t i o n s u p o n g r a d u a t i o n:o n e i s t ow o r k i na s t a t e-o w n e db u s i n e s s a n d t h e o t h e r i n

a j o i n t v e n t u r e.Y o u a r e t om a k e a c h o i c e

b e t w e e n t h e t w o.W r i t e a n e s s a y t o e x p l a i n

t h e r e a s o n s f o r y o u r c h o i c e.Y o us h o u l dw r i t ea t l e a s t120w o r d s b u t n om o r e t h a n

180w o r d s.

P a r t I I L i s t e n i n g C o m p r e h e n s i o n(25m i n u t e s) S e c t i o nA

D i r e c t i o n s:I n t h i s s e c t i o n,y o uw i l l h e a r t h r e e n e w s r e p o r t s.A t t h e e n do f e a c hn e w s r e p o r t,

y o uw i l l h e a r t w o o r t h r e e q u e s t i o n s.B o t h t h e n e w s r e p o r t a n d t h e q u e s t i o n sw i l l b e

s p o k e n o n l y o n c e.A f t e r y o uh e a ra q u e s t i o n,y o um u s t c h o o s e t h e b e s t a n s w e r f r o m

t h e f o u r c h o i c e sm a r k e dA),B),C)a n dD).T h e n m a r k t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g l e t t e r

o n A n s w e rS h e e t1w i t ha s i n g l e l i n e t h r o u g h t h e c e n t r e.

Q u e s t i o n s1a n d2a r e b a s e do n t h e n e w s r e p o r t y o uh a v e j u s t h e a r d.

1.A)T o s a t i s f y t h e c u r i o s i t y o f t o u r i s t s. C)T o e n a b l e t o u r i s t s t ov i s i tG o a t I s l a n d.

B)T o r e p l a c e t w oo l d s t o n eb r i d g e s.D)T o i m p r o v eu t i l i t y s e r v i c e s i n t h e s t a t e.

2.A)C o u n t l e s s t r e e l i m b s.C)L o t s o fw r e c k e db o a t s a n d s h i p s.

B)Af e ws k e l e t o n s.D)M i l l i o n s o f c o i n s o n t h eb o t t o m.

Q u e s t i o n s3a n d4a r e b a s e do n t h e n e w s r e p o r t y o uh a v e j u s t h e a r d.

3.A)I t s u s p e n d e dd i p l o m a t i c r e l a t i o n sw i t hL i b y a.

B)I t u r g e d t o u r i s t s t o l e a v eT u n i s i a i mm e d i a t e l y.

C)I t s h u t d o w n t w ob o r d e r c r o s s i n g sw i t hL i b y a.

D)I t l a u n c h e d a f i e r c e a t t a c ka g a i n s t I s l a m i cS t a t e.

4.A)A d v i s eT u n i s i a n c i v i l i a n s o nh o wt o t a k e s a f e t yp r e c a u t i o n s.

B)T r a c kd o w n t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e t e r r o r i s t a t t a c k.

C)T r a i n q u a l i f i e d s e c u r i t yp e r s o n n e l f o r t h eT u n i s i a n g o v e r n m e n t.

D)D e v i s e am o n i t o r i n g s y s t e mo n t h eT u n i s i a nb o r d e rw i t hL i b y a.

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Q u e s t i o n s5t o7a r e b a s e do n t h e n e w s r e p o r t y o uh a v e j u s t h e a r d.

5.A)A ne n v i r o n m e n t-f r i e n d l y b a t t e r y.C)A p l a n t-p o w e r e dm o b i l e p h o n e c h a r g e r.

B)A ne n e r g y-s a v i n g m o b i l e p h o n e.D)Ad e v i c e t oh e l pp l a n t s a b s o r b s u n l i g h t.

6.A)W h i l e s i t t i n g i n t h e i r s c h o o l s c o u r t y a r d.C)W h i l e s o l v i n g am a t h e m a t i c a l p r o b l e m.

B)W h i l e p l a y i n gg a m e s o n t h e i r p h o n e s.D)W h i l e d o i n g a c h e m i c a l e x p e r i m e n t.

7.A)I t i n c r e a s e s t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s o fm o b i l e p h o n e s.

B)I t s p e e d s u p t h e p r o c e s s o f p h o t o s y n t h e s i s.

C)I t i m p r o v e s t h e r e c e p t i o no fm o b i l e p h o n e s.

D)I t c o l l e c t s t h e e n e r g y r e l e a s e db yp l a n t s.

S e c t i o nB

D i r e c t i o n s:I n t h i ss e c t i o n,y o u w i l l h e a r t w o l o n g c o n v e r s a t i o n s.A tt h e e n d o f e a c h

c o n v e r s a t i o n,y o uw i l l h e a r f o u r q u e s t i o n s.B o t h t h e c o n v e r s a t i o na n dt h e q u e s t i o n s

w i l l b e s p o k e n o n l y o n c e.A f t e r y o uh e a r a q u e s t i o n,y o um u s t c h o o s e t h e b e s t a n s w e r

f r o mt h e f o u r c h o i c e sm a r k e dA),B),C)a n dD).T h e n m a r k t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g

l e t t e r o n A n s w e rS h e e t1w i t ha s i n g l e l i n e t h r o u g h t h e c e n t r e.

Q u e s t i o n s8t o11a r e b a s e do n t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n y o uh a v e j u s t h e a r d.

8.A)H e v i s i t e d t h ew o r k s h o p s i n t h eG r i m s b yp l a n t.

B)H e c a l l e d t h ew o m a na n d l e f t h e r am e s s a g e.

C)H eu s e d s t a n d-i n s a s r e p l a c e m e n t s o na l l l i n e s.

D)H e a s k e d a t e c h n i c i a n t o f i x t h eb r o k e n p r o d u c t i o n l i n e.

9.A)I t i s t h em o s tm o d e r n p r o d u c t i o n l i n e.C)I t h a s s t o p p e dw o r k i n g c o m p l e t e l y.

B)I t a s s e m b l e s s u p e r-i n t e l l i g e n t r o b o t s.D)I t i s g o i n g t ob eu p g r a d e d s o o n.

10.A)T o s e e kh e r p e r m i s s i o n.C)T o r e q u e s t h e r t o r e t u r na t o n c e.

B)T o p l a c e a no r d e r f o r r o b o t s.D)T o a s k f o rT o m s p h o n en u m b e r.

11.A)S h e i s o nd u t y.C)S h e i s o n s i c k l e a v e.

B)S h e i s h a v i n g h e r d a y o f f.D)S h e i s a b r o a do nb u s i n e s s.

Q u e s t i o n s12t o15a r e b a s e do n t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n y o uh a v e j u s t h e a r d.

12.A)H e s a v e d ab a b y b o y s l i f e.C)H e p r e v e n t e d a t r a i n c r a s h.

B)H ew a n t e d t ob e a s u p e r h e r o.D)H ew a s aw i t n e s s t o a na c c i d e n t.

13.A)H eh a s a9-m o n t h-o l db o y.C)H e e n j o y s t h e i n t e r v i e w.

B)H e i s c u r r e n t l y u n e m p l o y e d.D)H e c o mm u t e s b y s u b w a y.

14.A)Ar o c ko n t h e t r a c k s.C)As t r o n g w i n d.

B)A m i s p l a c e d p u s h c h a i r.D)As p e e d i n g c a r.

15.A)S h e s t o o dm o t i o n l e s s i ns h o c k.C)S h e c a l l e d t h e p o l i c e a t o n c e.

B)S h e c r i e db i t t e r l y.D)S h e s h o u t e d f o r h e l p.

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S e c t i o nC

D i r e c t i o n s:I n t h i s s e c t i o n,y o uw i l l h e a r t h r e e p a s s a g e s.A t t h e e n do f e a c h p a s s a g e,y o uw i l l

h e a r t h r e e o r f o u r q u e s t i o n s.B o t h t h e p a s s a g e a n d t h e q u e s t i o n sw i l l b e s p o k e n o n l y

o n c e.A f t e r y o uh e a ra q u e s t i o n,y o u m u s tc h o o s et h eb e s ta n s w e r f r o mt h e f o u r

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A n s w e rS h e e t1w i t ha s i n g l e l i n e t h r o u g h t h e c e n t r e.

Q u e s t i o n s16t o18a r e b a s e do n t h e p a s s a g e y o uh a v e j u s t h e a r d.

16.A)S h e i n h e r i t e dh e r f a m i l y i c e-c r e a mb u s i n e s s i nB i l l i n g s.

B)S h e l o v e d t h e i c e-c r e a mb u s i n e s sm o r e t h a n t e a c h i n gp r i m a r y s c h o o l.

C)S h e s t a r t e d a n i c e-c r e a mb u s i n e s s t o f i n a n c eh e r d a u g h t e r s e d u c a t i o n.

D)S h ew a n t e d t oh a v e a n i c e-c r e a mt r u c kw h e n s h ew a s a l i t t l e g i r l.

17.A)T o p r e s e r v e a t r a d i t i o n.C)T oh e l p l o c a l e d u c a t i o n.

B)T o a m u s eh e r d a u g h t e r.D)T om a k e s o m e e x t r am o n e y.

18.A)T o r a i s em o n e y f o r b u s i n e s s e x p a n s i o n.

B)T om a k eh e r t r u c ka t t r a c t i v e t o c h i l d r e n.

C)T o a l l o w p o o r k i d s t oh a v e i c e-c r e a mt o o.

D)T o t e a c hk i d s t h e v a l u e o fm u t u a l s u p p o r t.

Q u e s t i o n s19t o21a r e b a s e do n t h e p a s s a g e y o uh a v e j u s t h e a r d.

19.A)T h e r e a s o n s f o r i m p o s i n g t a x e s.C)T h e v a r i o u sb u r d e n s o no r d i n a r y c i t i z e n s.

B)T h e v a r i o u s s e r v i c e sm o n e y c a nb u y.D)T h e f u n c t i o no fm o n e y i n t h em o d e r nw o r l d.

20.A)E d u c a t i n g a n d t r a i n i n g c i t i z e n s.C)P r o t e c t i n gp e o p l e s l i f e a n d p r o p e r t y.

B)I m p r o v i n gp u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n.D)B u i l d i n g h o s p i t a l s a n d p u b l i c l i b r a r i e s.

21.A)B y a s k i n g f o r d o n a t i o n s.C)B y s e l l i n gg o v e r n m e n t b o n d s.

B)B y s e l l i n gp u b l i c l a n d s.D)B y e x p l o i t i n g n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s.

Q u e s t i o n s22t o25a r e b a s e do n t h e p a s s a g e y o uh a v e j u s t h e a r d.

22.A)I t i s l o c a t e d a t t h e c e n t e r o f t h eE u r o p e a n c o n t i n e n t.

B)I t r e l i e s o n t o u r i s ma s i t s c h i e f s o u r c e o f r e v e n u e s.

C)I t c o n t a i n s l e s s t h a na s q u a r em i l e o f l a n d.

D)I t i s s u r r o u n d e db y F r a n c e o n t h r e e s i d e s.

23.A)I t s b e a u t y i s f r e q u e n t l y m e n t i o n e d i nA m e r i c a nm e d i a.

B)I t s r u l e rP r i n c eR a i n i e rm a r r i e d a nA m e r i c a na c t r e s s.

C)I t i sw h e r em a n y A m e r i c a nm o v i e s a r e s h o t.

D)I t i s a f a v o r i t e p l a c eA m e r i c a n s l i k e t ov i s i t.

24.A)T o b a c c o. B)P o t a t o e s.C)M a c h i n e r y. D)C l o t h i n g.

25.A)E u r o p e a nh i s t o r y.C)S m a l l c o u n t r i e s i nE u r o p e.

B)E u r o p e a n g e o g r a p h y.D)T o u r i s t a t t r a c t i o n s i nE u r o p e.

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P a r t I I I R e a d i n g C o m p r e h e n s i o n(40m i n u t e s) S e c t i o nA

D i r e c t i o n s:I n t h i s s e c t i o n,t h e r e i sa p a s s a g ew i t ht e nb l a n k s.Y o ua r er e q u i r e dt os e l e c t o n e

w o r d f o r e a c hb l a n k f r o m al i s t o f c h o i c e s g i v e ni na w o r db a n k f o l l o w i n g t h e

p a s s a g e.R e a dt h e p a s s a g et h r o u g hc a r e f u l l y b e f o r e m a k i n g y o u rc h o i c e s.E a c h

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W a r m i n g w a t e r s a r e k n o w n t o 27 t o c o r a l b l e a c h i n g(珊瑚白化)a n d t h e y t a k e u p m o r e s p a c e t h a n c o o l e rw a t e r s,r a i s i n g s e a 28 .W h i l e t h e t o p o f t h eo c e a n i sw e l l s t u d i e d,i t s d e p t h s a r em o r e d i f f i c u l t t o29 .T h e r e s e a r c h e r s g a t h e r e d150y e a r so f o c e a nt e m p e r a t u r e d a t a i no r d e r t o g e t ab e t t e r30o fh e a t a b s o r p t i o n f r o ms u r f a c e t os e a b e d.T h e yg a t h e r e d t o g e t h e r t e m p e r a t u r e r e a d i n g sc o l l e c t e db y e v e r y t h i n g f r o m a19t hc e n t u r y 31 o fB r i t i s h n a v a l s h i p st o m o d e r na u t o m a t e do c e a n p r o b e s.T h ee x t e n s i v ed a t as o u r c e s, 32 w i t h c o m p u t e rs i m u l a t i o n s(计算机模拟),c r e a t e d at i m e l i n e o f o c e a n t e m p e r a t u r e c h a n g e s, i n c l u d i n g c o o l i n g f r o mv o l c a n i c o u t b r e a k s a n dw a r m i n g f r o mf o s s i l f u e l 33 .

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S e c t i o nB

D i r e c t i o n s:I n t h i s s e c t i o n,y o ua r e g o i n g t o r e a da p a s s a g ew i t h t e n s t a t e m e n t s a t t a c h e d t o i t.

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p a r a g r a p h f r o m w h i c ht h e i n f o r m a t i o ni sd e r i v e d.Y o u m a y c h o o s ea p a r a g r a p h

m o r e t h a no n c e.E a c h p a r a g r a p h i sm a r k e dw i t ha l e t t e r.A n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s b y

m a r k i n g t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g l e t t e r o n A n s w e rS h e e t2.

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A)I f i r s t b e g a n t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h eb a s i so f h u m a n m o t i v a t i o n a n dh o w p e o p l e p e r s e v e r e a f t e r s e t b a c k s a sa p s y c h o l o g y g r a d u a t e s t u d e n ta t Y a l e U n i v e r s i t y i n t h e1960s.A n i m a l 四4四2016-12四级试题(第2套)

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h e y c a l l e d l e a r n e dh e l p l e s s n e s s.

B)P e o p l e c a n l e a r nt ob eh e l p l e s s,t o o.W h y d os o m es t u d e n t s g i v eu p w h e nt h e y e n c o u n t e r d i f f i c u l t y,w h e r e a so t h e r s w h oa r e n o m o r es k i l l e d c o n t i n u et os t r i v ea n dl e a r n?O n e a n s w e r,I s o o nd i s c o v e r e d,l a y i n p e o p l e s b e l i e f s a b o u tw h y t h e y h a d f a i l e d.

C)I n p a r t i c u l a r,a t t r i b u t i n gp o o r p e r f o r m a n c e t oa l a c ko f a b i l i t y d e p r e s s e s m o t i v a t i o n m o r e t h a nd o e s t h eb e l i e f t h a t l a c ko f e f f o r t i s t ob l a m e.W h e nI t o l da g r o u p o f s c h o o l c h i l d r e n w h od i s p l a y e dh e l p l e s sb e h a v i o r t h a ta l a c ko fe f f o r t l e dt ot h e i r m i s t a k e s i n m a t h,t h e y l e a r n e dt ok e e p t r y i n g w h e nt h e p r o b l e m s g o t t o u g h.A n o t h e r g r o u p o fh e l p l e s sc h i l d r e n w h ow e r e s i m p l y r e w a r d e d f o r t h e i r s u c c e s s o n e a s i e r p r o b l e m s d i dn o t i m p r o v e t h e i r a b i l i t y t o s o l v eh a r d m a t h p r o b l e m s.T h e s ee x p e r i m e n t s i n d i c a t e dt h a t a f o c u so ne f f o r t c a nh e l p r e s o l v eh e l p l e s s n e s s a n d g e n e r a t e s u c c e s s.

D)L a t e r,I d e v e l o p e d a b r o a d e r t h e o r y o fw h a t s e p a r a t e s t h e t w o g e n e r a l c l a s s e s o f l e a r n e r s h e l p l e s s v e r s u sm a s t e r y-o r i e n t e d.I r e a l i z e d t h e s ed i f f e r e n t t y p e s o f s t u d e n t sn o t o n l y e x p l a i n t h e i r f a i l u r e s d i f f e r e n t l y,b u tt h e y a l s oh o l dd i f f e r e n t t h e o r i e s o fi n t e l l i g e n c e.T h eh e l p l e s so n e sb e l i e v e i n t e l l i g e n c e i s a f i x e d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c:y o uh a v e o n l y a c e r t a i n a m o u n t,a n d t h a t s t h a t.I c a l l t h i s a f i x e d m i n d-s e t(思维模式). M i s t a k e sc r a c kt h e i rs e l f-c o n f i d e n c eb e c a u s e t h e y a t t r i b u t e e r r o r s t oal a c ko fa b i l i t y,w h i c ht h e y f e e l p o w e r l e s st oc h a n g e.T h e y a v o i dc h a l l e n g e s b e c a u s e c h a l l e n g e sm a k em i s t a k e sm o r e l i k e l y.T h em a s t e r y-o r i e n t e d c h i l d r e n,o n t h eo t h e r h a n d,t h i n k i n t e l l i g e n c e i s n o t f i x e d a n d c a nb e d e v e l o p e d t h r o u g h e d u c a t i o n a n dh a r dw o r k. S u c hc h i l d r e nb e l i e v e c h a l l e n g e sa r ee n e r g i z i n g r a t h e r t h a n i n t i m i d a t i n g(令人生畏);t h e y o f f e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o l e a r n.S t u d e n t sw i t hs u c ha g r o w t hm i n d-s e tw e r e d e s t i n e d(注定)f o r g r e a t e r a c a d e m i c s u c c e s s a n dw e r e q u i t e l i k e l y t oo u t p e r f o r mt h e i r c o u n t e r p a r t s.

E)W e v a l i d a t e d t h e s e e x p e c t a t i o n s i n a s t u d y i nw h i c h t w o o t h e r p s y c h o l o g i s t s a n d Im o n i t o r e d 373s t u d e n t s f o r t w o y e a r s d u r i n g t h e t r a n s i t i o n t o j u n i o rh i g hs c h o o l,w h e n t h ew o r k g e t s m o r e d i f f i c u l t a n dt h e g r a d i n g m o r es t r i c t,t od e t e r m i n eh o wt h e i rm i n d-s e t sm i g h t a f f e c t t h e i rm a t h g r a d e s.A t t h eb e g i n n i n g o f s e v e n t h g r a d e,w e a s s e s s e d t h e s t u d e n t s m i n d-s e t s b y a s k i n g t h e mt o a g r e e o r d i s a g r e ew i t h s t a t e m e n t s s u c h a s Y o u r i n t e l l i g e n c e i s s o m e t h i n g v e r y b a s i ca b o u t y o ut h a t y o uc a n tr e a l l y c h a n g e. W et h e na s s e s s e dt h e i rb e l i e f sa b o u t o t h e r a s p e c t s o f l e a r n i n g a n d l o o k e d t o s e ew h a t h a p p e n e d t o t h e i r g r a d e s.

F)A s p r e d i c t e d,t h e s t u d e n t sw i t ha g r o w t hm i n d-s e t f e l t t h a t l e a r n i n g w a s am o r e i m p o r t a n t g o a l t h a n g e t t i n g g o o d g r a d e s.I na d d i t i o n,t h e y h e l d h a r d w o r ki n h i g hr e g a r d.T h e y u n d e r s t o o dt h a te v e n g e n i u s e sh a v et o w o r k h a r d.C o n f r o n t e d b y as e t b a c k s u c h a sa d i s a p p o i n t i n g t e s t g r a d e,s t u d e n t sw i t ha g r o w t h m i n d-s e t s a i d t h e y w o u l ds t u d y h a r d e ro r t r y ad i f f e r e n t s t r a t e g y.T h e s t u d e n t sw h oh e l da f i x e dm i n d-s e t,h o w e v e r,w e r e c o n c e r n e d

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a b o u t l o o k i n g s m a r t w i t hl e s sr e g a r df o rl e a r n i n g.T h e y h a d n e g a t i v ev i e w so fe f f o r t,

b e l i e v i n g t h a t h a v i n g t ow o r kh a r d w a sas i g no f l o wa b i l i t y.T h e y t h o u g h t t h a ta p e r s o n w i t h t a l e n t o r i n t e l l i g e n

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j u n i o rh i g h, t h em a t ha c h i e v e m e n t t e s t s c o r e s o f t h e s t u d e n t sw i t ha g r o w t h m i n d-s e tw e r e c o m p a r a b l e t o t h o s e o f s t u d e n t sw h o d i s p l a y e d a f i x e dm i n d-s e t.B u t a s t h ew o r kb e c a m em o r e d i f f i c u l t, t h e s t u d e n t sw i t ha g r o w t h m i n d-s e ts h o w e d g r e a t e r p e r s i s t e n c e.A sar e s u l t,t h e i r m a t h g r a d e s o v e r t o o

k t h o s eo f t h eo t h e r s t u d e n t sb y t h ee n do f t h e f i r s t s e m e s t e r a n dt h e g a p b e t w e e n t h e t w o g r o u p s c o n t i n u e d t ow i d e nd u r i n g t h e t w o y e a r sw e f o

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I)H o wd ow e t r a n s m i t a g r o w t hm i n d-s e t t o o u r c h i l d r e n?O n ew a y i s b y t e l l i n g s t o r i e s a b o u t

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J)I n a d d i t i o n,p a r e n t s a n d t e a c h e r s c a n h e l p c h i l d r e n b y p r o v i d i n g e x p l i c i ti n s t r u c t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e m i n da sal e a r n i n g m a c h i n e.Id e s i g n e da ne i g h t-s e s s i o n w o r k s h o p f o r91 s t u d e n t sw h o s em a t h g r a d e sw e r e d e c l i n i n g i n t h e i r f i r s t y e a r o f j u n i o r h i g h.F o r t y-e i g h t o f t h es t u d e n t sr e c e i v e di n s t r u c t i o ni n s t u d y s k i l l s o n l y,w h e r e a st h e o t h e r sa t t e n d e d a c o m b i n a t i o no fs t u d y s k i l l ss e s s i o n sa n dc l a s s e s i n w h i c ht h e y l e a r n e da b o u t t h e g r o w t h m i n d-s e t a n dh o wt o a p p l y i t t o s c h o o l w o r k.I n t h e g r o w t hm i n d-s e t c l a s s e s,s t u d e n t s r e a d

a n dd i s c u s s e d a na r t i c l ee n t i t l e d Y o uC a nG r o w Y o u rB r a i n. T h e y w e r e t a u g h t t h a t t h e

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c l e t h a t g e t ss t r o n g e rw i t hu s ea n dt h a t l e a r n i n gp r o m p t s t h eb r a i nt o g r o wn e wc o n n e c t i o n s.F r o ms u c h i n s t r u c t i o n,m a n y s t u

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i n s t r u c t i o n,t e a c h e r s r e p o r t e d s i g n i f i c a n tm o t i v a t i o n a l c h a n g e s i n27%o f t h e c h i l d r e n i n t h e g r o w t hm i n d-s e tw o r k s h o p a s c o m p a r e dw i t ho n l y9%o f s t u d e n t s i n t h e c o n t r o l g r o u p. K)R e s e a r c h i s c o n v e r g i n g(汇聚)o n t h e c o n c l u s i o n t h a t g r e a t a c c o m p l i s h m e n t a n d e v e n g e n i u s i s t y p i c a l l y t h er e s u l to f y e a r so f p a s s i o na n dd e d i c a t i o na n d n o ts o m e t h i n g t h a tf l o w s n a t u r a l l y f r o ma g i f t.

36.T h e a u t h o r s e x p e r i m e n t s h o w s t h a t s t u d e n t sw i t ha f i x e dm i n d-s e t b e l i e v eh a v i n g t ow o r k

h a r d i s a n i n d i c a t i o no f l o wa b i l i t y.

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37.F o c u s i n g o ne f f o r t i s e f f e c t i v e i nh e l p i n g c h i l d r e no v e r c o m e f r u s t r a t i o n a n d a c h i e v e s u c c e s s.

38.W ec a nc u l t i v a t ea g r o w t h m i n d-s e t i nc h i l d r e nb y t e l l i n g s u c c e s ss t o r i e st h a te m p h a s i z e

h a r dw o r ka n d l o v e o f l e a r n i n g.

39.S t u d e n t s b e l i e f a b o u t t h e c a u s e o f t h e i r f a i l u r e e x p l a i n s t h e i r a t t i t u d e t o w a r d s e t b a c k s.

40.I n t h e a u t h o r s e x p e r i m e n t,s t u d e n t sw i t ha g r o w t h m i n d-s e t s h o w e d g r e a t e r p e r s e v e r a n c e

i n s o l v i n g d i f f i c u l tm a t h p r o b l e m s.

41.T h e a u t h o r c o n d u c t e d a ne x p e r i m e n t t o f i n do u t a b o u t t h e i n f l u e n c eo f s t u d e n t s m i n d-s e t s o nm a t h l e a r n i n g.

42.A f t e r f a i l i n g a g a i na n da g a i n,m o s t a n i m a l s g i v eu p h o p e.

43.I n f o r m i n g s t u d e n t s a b o u t t h e b r a i n a s a l e a r n i n g m a c h i n e i s a g o o d s t r a t e g y t o e n h a n c e t h e i r m o t i v a t i o n f o r l e a r n i n g.

44.P e o p l ew i t ha f i x e dm i n d-s e t b e l i e v e t h a t o n e s i n t e l l i g e n c e i s u n c h a n g e a b l e.

45.I n t h ew o r k p l a c e,f e e d b a c km a y n o t b e s ow e l c o m e t om a n a g e r sw i t ha f i x e dm i n d-s e t. S e c t i o nC

D i r e c t i o n s:T h e r e a r e2p a s s a g e s i n t h i s s e c t i o n.

E a c h p a s s a g e i s f o l l o w e db y s o m e q u e s t i o n s o r

u n f i n i s h e ds t a t e m e n t s.F o r e a c h o f t h e mt h e r e a r e f o u r c h o i c e sm a r k e dA),B),C)

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Q u e s t i o n s46t o50a r e b a s e do n t h e f o l l o w i n gp a s s a g e.

S u g a r,a l c o h o la n dt o b a c c o, e c o n o m i s t A d a m S m i t ho n c e w r o t e, a r ec o mm o d i t i e s w h i c h a r e n o w h e r e n e c e s s a r i e s o fl i f e,w h i c h h a v e b e c o m e o b j e c t s o f a l m o s t u n i v e r s a l c o n s u m p t i o n,a n dw h i c ha r e,t h e r e f o r e,e x t r e m e l yp o p u l a r s u b j e c t s o f t a x a t i o n.

T w oa n dah a l fc e n t u r i e so n,m o s tc o u n t r i e si m p o s es o m es o r to ft a xo na l c o h o la n d t o b a c c o.W i t h s u r g i n g o b e s i t y l e v e l s p u t t i n g i n c r e a s i n g s t r a i n o n p u b l i c h e a l t h s y s t e m s, g o v e r n m e n t s a r o u n d t h ew o r l dh a v eb e g u n t o t o y w i t h t h e i d e a o f t a x i n g s u g a r a sw e l l.

W h e t h e r s u c h t a x e sw o r k i s am a t t e r o f d e b a t e.A p r e l i m i n a r y r e v i e wo fM e x i c o s t a x a t i o n f o u n d a f a l l i n p u r c h a s e so f t a x e dd r i n k sa s w e l la sar i s e i ns a l e so fu n t a x e da n dh e a l t h i e r d r i n k s.B y c o n t r a s t,a D a n i s ht a x o nf o o d s h i g hi nf a t s w a sa b a n d o n e d a y e a ra f t e ri t s i n t r o d u c t i o n,a m i d c l a i m s t h a t c o n s u m e r sw e r e a v o i d i n g i tb y c r o s s i n g t h eb o r d e r t oG e r m a n y t o s a t i s f y t h e i r d e s i r e f o r c h e a p e r,f a t t i e r f a r e.

T h e f o o d i n d u s t r y h a s,i n g e n e r a l,b e e n f i r m l y o p p o s e d t o s u c hd i r e c t g o v e r n m e n t a c t i o n. N o n e t h e l e s s,t h e r e n e w e d f o c u s o nw a i s t l i n e sm e a n s t h a t i n d u s t r y g r o u p s a r e u n d e r p r e s s u r e t o d e m o n s t r a t e t h e i r p r o d u c t s a r eh e a l t h y a sw e l l a s t a s t y.

O v e r t h e p a s t t h r e ed e c a d e s,t h e i n d u s t r y h a sm a d e s o m ee f f o r t s t o i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f i t s

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o f f e r i n g s.F o r e x a m p l e,s o m e d r i n km a n u f a c t u r e r s h a v e c u t t h e a m o u n t o f s u g a r i n t h e i r b e v e r a g e s.

M a n y o f t h e r e d u c t i o n so v e r t h e p a s t30y e a r sh a v eb e e na c h i e v e de i t h e rb y r e d u c i n g t h e a m o u n to fs u g a r,s a l to rf a ti n a p r o d u c t,o rb y f i n d i n g a n a l t e r n a t i v ei n g r e d i e n t.M o r e r e c e n t l y,h o w e v e r,s o m e c o m p a n i e s h a v e b e e n i n v e s t i n g m o n e y i n a m o r e a m b i t i o u s u n d e r t a k i n g:l e a r n i n g h o w t oa d j u s tt h ef u n d a m e n t a l m a k e-u p o ft h ef o o dt h e y s e l l.F o r e x a m p l e,h a v i n g s a l t o n t h eo u t s i d e,b u tn o n eo n t h e i n s i d e,r e d u c e s t h e s a l t c o n t e n tw i t h o u t c h a n g i n g t h e t a s t e.

W h i l e r e f o r m u l a t i n g r e c i p e s(配方)i s o n ew a y t o i m p r o v e p u b l i ch e a l t h,i t s h o u l db e p a r t o f am u l t i-s i d e d a p p r o a c h.T h ek e y i s t o r e m e m b e r t h a t t h e r e i sn o t j u s t o n e s o l u t i o n.T od e a l w i t ho b e s i t y,am i x t u r e o f a p p r o a c h e s i n c l u d i n g r e f o r m u l a t i o n,t a x a t i o n a n d a d j u s t i n g p o r t i o n s i z e s w i l l b en e e d e d.T h e r e i s n o s i l v e r b u l l e t.

46.W h a t d i dA d a mS m i t hs a y a b o u t s u g a r,a l c o h o l a n d t o b a c c o?

A)T h e y w e r e p r o f i t a b l e t om a n u f a c t u r e.

B)T h e y w e r e i ne v e r-i n c r e a s i n g d e m a n d.

C)T h e y w e r e s u b j e c t t o t a x a t i o na l m o s t e v e r y w h e r e.

D)T h e y w e r en o l o n g e r c o n s i d e r e dn e c e s s i t i e s o f l i f e.

47.W h y h a v em a n y c o u n t r i e s s t a r t e d t o c o n s i d e r t a x i n g s u g a r?

A)T h e y a r eu n d e r g r o w i n gp r e s s u r e t ob a l a n c e t h e i r n a t i o n a l b u d g e t s.

B)T h e y f i n d i t e v e r h a r d e r t o c o p ew i t hs u g a r-i n d u c e dh e a l t h p r o b l e m s.

C)T h e p r a c t i c e o f t a x i n g a l c o h o l a n d t o b a c c oh a s p r o v e db o t h p o p u l a r a n d p r o f i t a b l e.

D)T h e s u g a r i n d u s t r y i s o v e r t a k i n g a l c o h o l a n d t o b a c c ob u s i n e s s i n g e n e r a t i n gp r o f i t s.

48.W h a t d ow e l e a r na b o u tD a n i s h t a x a t i o no n f a t-r i c h f o o d s?

A)I t d i dn o tw o r ko u t a sw e l l a sw a s e x p e c t e d.

B)I t g a v e r i s e t o a l o t o f p r o b l e m s o n t h eb o r d e r.

C)I t c o u l dn o t s u c c e e dw i t h o u tG e r m a n c o o p e r a t i o n.

D)I tm e tw i t h f i r mo p p o s i t i o n f r o mt h e f o o d i n d u s t r y.

49.W h a t i s t h em o r e r e c e n t e f f o r tb y f o o dc o m p a n i e s t o m a k e f o o d sa n dd r i n k sb o t hh e a l t h y

a n d t a s t y?

A)R e p l a c i n g s u g a r o r s a l tw i t ha l t e r n a t i v e i n g r e d i e n t s.

B)S e t t i n g a l i m i t o n t h e a m o u n t o f s u g a r o r s a l t i n t h e i r p r o d u c t s.

C)I n v e s t i n g i n r e s e a r c h t o f i n dw a y s t o a d a p t t o c o n s u m e r s n e e d s.

D)A d j u s t i n g t h e p h y s i c a l c o m p o s i t i o no f t h e i r p r o d u c t s.

50.W h a t d o e s t h e a u t h o rm e a nb y s a y i n g,a t t h e e n d o f t h e p a s s a g e, T h e r e i s n o s i l v e r b u l l e t (L i n e4,P a r a.7)?

A)T h e r e i s n o s i n g l e e a s yq u i c ks o l u t i o n t o t h e p r o b l e m.

B)T h e r e i s n oh o p e o f s u c c e s sw i t h o u t p u b l i c c o o p e r a t i o n.

C)T h e r e i s n oh u r r y i n f i n d i n g w a y s t o s o l v e t h e o b e s i t yp r o b l e m.

D)T h e r e i s n o e f f e c t i v ew a y t o r e d u c e p e o p l e s s u g a r c o n s u m p t i o n.

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I t s c o mm o n l y k n o w n t h a t c e r t a i nd i s e a s e s a r e l i n k e dw i t ho c c u p a t i o n s l i k e l u n g d i s e a s e i n c o a lm i n e r s.P r o f e s s i o n a l f a s h i o nm o d e l s a r e p a r t i c u l a r l y v u l n e r a b l e t o e a t i n g d i s o r d e r s r e s u l t i n g f r o mo c c u p a t i o n a l d e m a n d s t om a i n t a i ne x t r e m e t h i n n e s s.

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51.W h a t d oR e c o r d a n dA u s t i n s a y a b o u t f a s h i o nm o d e l s b o d y m a s s?

A)I t h a s c a u s e dn e e d l e s s c o n t r o v e r s y.

B)I t i s b u t am a t t e r o f p e r s o n a l t a s t e.

C)I t i s t h e f o c u s o f t h em o d e l i n g b u s i n e s s.

D)I t a f f e c t sm o d e l s h e a l t ha n d s a f e t y.

52.W h a t a r eR e c o r d a n dA u s t i na d v o c a t i n g i n t h eM o n d a y e d i t o r i a l?

A)Ac h a n g e i n t h e p u b l i c s v i e wo f f e m a l eb e a u t y.

B)G o v e r n m e n t l e g i s l a t i o na b o u tm o d e l s w e i g h t.

C)E l i m i n a t i o no f f o r c e dw e i g h t l o s s b y m o d e l s.

D)P r o h i b i t i o no fm o d e l s e a t i n g n o n-f o o d s t u f f.

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53.W h y a r eR e c o r d a n dA u s t i ne s p e c i a l l y w o r r i e d a b o u t t h e l o wb o d y m a s s i n d e xo fm o d e l s?

A)I t c o n t r i b u t e s t om a n y m e n t a l i l l n e s s e s.

B)I t d e f i n e s t h e f u t u r e o f t h e f a s h i o n i n d u s t r y.

C)I t h a s g r e a t i n f l u e n c e o nn u m e r o u s g i r l s a n dw o m e n.

D)I t k e e p sm a n y o t h e r w i s e q u a l i f i e dw o m e no f f t h e r u n w a y.

54.W h a t d ow e l e a r na b o u tF r a n c e s f a s h i o n i n d u s t r y?

A)I t h a s d i f f i c u l t y h i r i n g m o d e l s.

B)I t h a s n o wan e wl a wt o f o l l o w.

C)I t a l l o w s g i r l s u n d e r18o n t h e r u n w a y.

D)I t h a s o v e r t a k e n t h a t o f t h eU n i t e dS t a t e s.

55.W h a t d o e sR e c o r d e x p e c t o fN e w Y o r kF a s h i o n W e e k?

A)I tw i l l c r e a t e a c o m p l e t e l y n e ws e t o f r u l e s.

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在中国文化中，黄颜色是一种很重要的颜色，因为它具有独特的象征意义。在封建(feudal)社会中，它象征统治者的权力和权威。那时，黄色是专为皇帝使用的颜色，皇家宫殿全都漆成黄色，皇袍总是黄色的，而普通老百姓是禁止穿黄色衣服的。在中国，黄色也是收获的象征。秋天庄稼成熟时，田野变得一片金黄。人们兴高采烈，庆祝丰收。要点1：黄颜色是一种很重要的颜色yellow is an important color, 相信这句大家都能译的出来，不过要注意：“黄颜色”不需要写 yellow color，因为yellow本来就是黄色。要点2：它具有独特的象征意义which carries a unique symbolic meaning. 要点3：它象征着统治者的权利和权威It embodies rulers’ power and authority.此处，统治者可以接受的译法还有：governor, dominator 都是可以的。象征还可以写成symbolize,represent. 要点4：皇家宫殿全都漆成黄色royal palaces were painted with yellow. 皇家宫殿royal palaces，皇帝emperor，黄袍imperial robes. 要点5：普通老百姓是禁止穿黄色衣服的average people were not allowed to wear yellow clothes，禁止还可以用：ban, forbid. 要点6：秋天庄稼成熟时，田野变得一片金黄When crops are ripe in Fall,the farmlands become a piece of golden yellow.

2016年12月四级真题及参考答案第一套

Part I Writing （30minutes）（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay 。Suppose you are two options upon graduation：one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school。You are to make a choice between the two。Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice。You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words。 Part II Listening Comprehension （25 minutes） Section A Directions：In this section，you will hear three news reports。At the end of each news report，you will hear two or three questions。Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once。After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）。Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet1with a single line through the centre。 Questions 1and 2 are based on the news report you have just the heard。

2016年12月大学英语四级听力试题及答案

Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) It was dangerous to live in. C) He could no longer pay the rent. B) It was going to be renovated. D) He had sold it to the royal family. 2. A) A strike. C) A forest fire. B) A storm. D) A terrorist attack. Questions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 3. A) They lost contact with the emergency department. B) They were trapped in an underground elevator. C) They were injured by suddenly falling rocks. D) They sent calls for help via a portable radio. 4. A) They tried hard to repair the elevator. B) They released the details of the accident. C) They sent supplies to keep the miners warm. D) They provided the miners with food and water. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A) Raise postage rates. B) Improve its services. C) Redesign delivery routes. D) Close some of its post offices. 6. A) Shortening business hours. B) Closing offices on holidays. C) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays. D) Computerizing mail sorting processes. 7. A) Many post office staff will lose their jobs. B) Many people will begin to complain. C) Taxpayers will be very pleased. D) A lot of controversy will arise. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation you will hear four questions. Both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once. After you hear a

2016年12月英语四级真题及答案(卷二)

2016年12月英语四级真题及答案卷二英语四级考试采取“多题多卷”模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题进行核对！作文题目：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 参考范文：Upon graduation, virtually all college students will confront the problem of the career choice，which is truly a tough choice. Students' opinions differ greatly on this issue. Some hold that priority should be given to take a job, but others take the attitude that going to a graduate school is the most critical factor influencing their future career choices. As to myself, I prefer the latter view. A higher educational background exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people, with no exception to me. This phenomenon that the graduates have difficulties in finding job after their graduation can easily be found anywhere in our daily life, especially on campus. On the one hand, with the improved high education of Chinese college students which directly brought the result that there are more and more graduates every year. On the contrary, job vac ancies don’t increase that fast. More people, less food, which is the exact description of the hard condition. On the other hand, more and more people go on to pursue their master and doctor degree; more and more Chinese oversea students come back to China to hunt better working chances. It is sure that the competition is more and more fierce. Therefore, it is high time that we took effective measures to improve our own competitiveness. That is the secret of success in the future employment market after our graduation. Part Ⅲ Reading Section A(卷二) The ocean is heating up. That's the conclusion of a new study that finds that Earth's oceans now (27)heat at twice the rate they did 18 years ago. Around half of ocean heat intake since 1865 has taken place since 1997, researchers report online in Nature Climate Change. Warming waters are known to (28)to coral bleaching(珊瑚白化) and they take up more space than cooler waters, raising sea (29). While the top of the ocean is studied, its depths are more difficult to (30)The researchers gathered 150 years of ocean temperature data in order to get