歷年英語四級考試真題修改格式版

2010年6月英語四級考試真題

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswer

thequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiven

inthepassage.

CaughtintheWeb

Afewmonthsago,itwasn'tunusualfor47-year-oldCarlaToebetospend15hoursperday

online.She'dwakeupearly,turnonherlaptopandchatonInternetdatingsitesand

instant-messagingprograms-leavingherbedforonlybriefintervals.Herhouseholdbillspiled

up,alongwiththedishesanddirtylaundry,butittooknear-constantcomplaintsfromherfour

daughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.

“Iwasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapart-kindofslippingintoa

depression,"saidCarla."IknewthatifIdidn'tgetoffthedatingsites,I'djustkeepgoing,"

detaching(使脫離)herselffurtherfromtheoutsideworld.

Toebe'sconclusion:Shefeltlikeshewas"addicted"totheInternet.She'snotalone.

ConcernaboutexcessiveInternetuseisn'tnew.Asfarbackas1995,articlesinmedical

journalsandtheestablishmentofaPennsylvaniatreatmentcenterfbroverusersgeneratedinterest

inthesubject.There'sstillnoconsensusonhowmuchtimeonlineconstitutestoomuchor

whetheraddictionispossible.

ButasrelianceontheWebgrows,therearesignsthatthequestionisgettingmoreserious

attention:Lastmonth,astudypublishedinCNSSpectrumsclaimedtobethefirstlarge-scalelook

atexcessiveInternetuse.TheAmericanPsychiatricAssociationmayconsiderlistingInternet

addictioninthenexteditionofitsdiagnosticmanual.Andscoresofonlinediscussionboardshave

poppeduponwhichpeoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtotoomuchtimeontheWeb.

“There'snoquestionthatthereYepeoplewho'reseriouslyintroublebecausethey're

overdoingtheirInternetinvolvement,"saidpsychiatrist(精神科醫(yī)生)IvanGoldberg.Goldberg

callstheproblemadisorderratherthanatrueaddiction.

JonathanBishop,aresearcherinWalesspecializinginonlinecommunities,ismoreskeptical.

“TheInternetisanenvironment/*hesaid."Youcan'tbeaddictedtotheenvironment.'*Bishop

describestheproblemassimplyamatterofpriorities,whichcanbesolvedbyencouragingpeople

toprioritizeotherlifegoalsandplansinplaceoftimespentonline.

ThenewCNSSpectrumsstudywasbasedonresultsofanationwidetelephonesurveyof

morethan2,500adults.Likethe2005survey,thisonewasconductedbyStanfordUniversity

researchers.About6%ofrespondentsreportedthat“theirrelationshipssufferedbecauseof

excessiveInternetuse."About9%attemptedtoconceal"nonessentialInternetuse,1'andnearly4%

reportedfeeling"preoccupiedbytheInternetwhenoffline.°

About8%saidtheyusedtheInternetasawaytoescapeproblems,andalmost14%reported

they"foundithardtostayawayfromtheInternetforseveraldaysatatime.'1

'TheInternetproblemisstillinitsinfancy,"saidEliasAboujaoude,aStanfordprofessor.No

singleonlineactivityistoblameforexcessiveuse,hesaid."They'reonlineinchatrooms,

checkinge-mail,orwritingblogs.[Theproblemis]notlimitedtoporn(色'情)orgambling"

websites.

ExcessiveInternetuseshouldbedefinednotbythenumberofhoursspentonlinebut”in

termsoflosses,MsaidMaressaOrzack,aHarvardUniversityprofessor."Ifit'saloss[where]

you'renotgettingtowork,andfamilyrelationshipsarebreakingdownasaresult,thenit*stoo

much.”

Sincetheearly1990s,severalclinicshavebeenestablishedintheU.S.totreatheavy

Internetusers.TheyincludetheCenterforInternetAddictionRecoveryandtheCenterforInternet

Behavior.

ThewebsiteforOrzack'scenterliststhefollowingamongthepsychologicalsymptomsof

computeraddiction:

?Havingasenseofwell-being（幸福）orexcitementwhileatthecomputer.

?Longingformoreandmoretimeatthecomputer.

?Neglectoffamilyandfriends.

?Feelingempty,depressedorirritablewhennotatthecomputer.

?Lyingtoemployersandfamilyaboutactivities.

?Inabilitytostoptheactivity.

?Problemswithschoolorjob.

Physicalsymptomslistedincludedryeyes,backaches,skippingmeals,poorpersonalhygiene

（衛(wèi)生）andsleepdisturbances.

PeoplewhostrugglewithexcessiveInternetusemaybedepressedorhaveothermood

disorders,Orzacksaid.WhenshediscussesInternethabitswithherpatients,theyoftenreportthat

beingonlineoffersa''senseofbelonging,andescape,excitement[and]fun,"shesaid."Some

peoplesayrelief...becausetheyfindthemselvessorelaxed.11

SomepartsoftheInternetseemtodrawpeopleinmorethanothers.Internetgamersspend

countlesshourscompetingingamesagainstpeoplefromallovertheworld.Onesuchgame,

calledWorldofWarcraft,iscitedonmanysitesbyposterscomplainingofa"gamingaddiction."

AndrewHeidrich,aneducationnetworkadministratorfromSacramento,playsWorldof

Warcraftforabouttwotofourhourseveryothernight,butthat'snothingcomparedwiththe40to

60hoursaweekhespentplayingonlinegameswhenhewasincollege.Hecutbackonlyaftera

full-scalefamilyintervention（干預(yù)），inwhichrelativestoldhimhe'dgainedweight.

'There'sthiswholecultureofcompetitionthatsuckspeoplein"withonlinegaming,said

Heidrich,nowafatheroftwo."Peopledoitattheexpenseofeverythingthatwasaconstantin

theirlives."Heidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussgamingaddictionregularly"toremind

myselftokeepmyloveforonlinegamesincheck."

ToebealsoregularlyvisitsasitewherepostersdiscussInternetoveruse.InAugust,whenshe

firstrealizedshehadaproblem,shepostedamessageonaYahooInternetaddictiongroupwith

thesubjectline:"IhaveanInternetAddiction.'1

'Tmself-employedandneedtheInternetformywork,butI'mfailingtoaccomplishmy

work,totakecareofmyhome,togiveattentiontomychildren,"shewroteinamessagesentto

thegroup.MIhavenomoneyorinsurancetogetprofessionalhelp;Ican*tevenpaymymortgage

（抵押貸款）andfacelosingeverything."

Sincethen,Toebesaid,shehaskeptherpromisetoherselftocutbackonherInternetuse.*'I

haveaboyfriendnow,andI'mnotinterestedinonlinedating,"shesaidbyphonelastweek."It'sa

lotbetternow.”

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

1.WhateventuallymadeCarlaToeberealizeshewasspendingtoomuchtimeonthe

Internet?

A)Herdaughter'srepeatedcomplaints.

B)Fatigueresultingfromlackofsleep.C)Thepoorlymanagedstateofherhouse.

D)Thehighfinancialcostsaddingup.

2.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutexcessiveInternetuse?

A)Peopleshouldbewarnedofitsharmfulconsequences.

B)Ithasbecomevirtuallyinevitable.

C)Ithasbeensomewhatexaggerated.

D)Peoplehaven'tyetreachedagreementonitsdefinition.

3.JonathanBishopbelievesthattheInternetoveruseproblemcanbesolvedifpeople

A)trytoimprovetheInternetenvironment

B)becomeawareofitsseriousconsequences

C)canrealizewhatisimportantinlife

D)canreachaconsensusonitsdefinition

4.AccordingtoProfessorMaressaOrzack,Internetusewouldbeconsideredexcessiveif

A)itseriouslyaffectedfamilyrelationships

B)onevisitedpornwebsitesfrequently

C)toomuchtimewasspentinchatrooms

D)peoplegotinvolvedinonlinegambling

5.AccordingtoOrzack,peoplewhostrugglewithheavyrelianceontheInternetmayfeel

A)discouragedB)pressuredC)depressedD)puzzled

6.WhydidAndreHeidrichcutbackonlinegaining?

A)Hehadlostalotofmoney.

B)Hisfamilyhadintervened.

C)Hehadoffendedhisrelatives.

D)Hiscareerhadbeenruined.

7.AndrewHeidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussonlinegamingaddictionto.

A)improvehisonlinegamingskills

B)curbhisdesireforonlinegaming

C)showhowgoodheisatonlinegaming

D)exchangeonlinegamingexperience

8.Inoneofthemessagesshepostedonawebsite,Toebeadmittedthatshe.

9.ExcessiveInternetusehadrenderedToebesopoorthatshecouldn'taffordtoseek.

10.Nowthatshe*sgotaboyfriend,Toebeisnolongercrazyabout.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.At

theendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

1l.A)Hehasprovedtobeabetterreaderthanthewoman.

B)Hehasdifficultyunderstandingthebook.

C)Hecannotgetaccesstotheassignedbook.

D)Hecannotfinishhisassignmentbeforethedeadline.

12.A)Shewilldrivethemantothesupermarket.

B)Themanshouldbuyacarofhisown.

C)Themanneedn'tgoshoppingeveryweek.

D)Shecanpickthemanupatthegrocerystore.

13.A)Getmorefoodanddrinks.B)Askhisfriendtocomeover.

C)Tidyuptheplace.D)Holdaparty.

14.A)ThetalkscanbeheldanydayexceptthisFriday.

B)HecouldchangehisscheduletomeetJohnSmith.

C)Thefirst-roundtalksshouldstartassoonaspossible.

D)ThewomanshouldcontactJohnSmithfirst.

15.A)Heunderstandsthewoman'sfeelings.

B)Hehasgonethroughasimilarexperience.

C)Thewomanshouldhavegoneonthefieldtrip.

D)Theteacherisjustfollowingtheregulations.

16.A)Shewillmeetthemanhalfway.

B)ShewillaskDavidtotalkless.

C)Sheissorrythemanwillnotcome.

D)ShehastoinviteDavidtotheparty.

17.A)FewstudentsunderstandProf.Johnson'slectures.

B)FewstudentsmeetProf.Jonson'srequirements.

C)ManystudentsfindProf.Johnson*slecturesboring.

D)ManystudentshavedroppedProf.Johnson'sclass.

18.A)Checktheircomputerfiles.

B)Makesomecomputations.

C)Studyacomputerprogram.

D)Assembleacomputer.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Itallowshimtomakealotoffriends.

B)Itrequireshimtoworklonghours.

C)Itenableshimtoapplytheorytopractice.

D)Ithelpshimunderstandpeoplebetter:

20.A)Itisintellectuallychallenging.

B)Itrequireshimtodowashing-upallthetime.

C)Itexposeshimtooilysmokealldaylong.

D)Itdemandsphysicalenduranceandpatience.

2l.A)Inahospital.B)Atacoffeeshop.C)Atalaundry.D)Inahotel.

22.A)Gettingalongwellwithcolleagues.

B)Payingattentiontoeverydetail.

C)Planningeverythinginadvance.

D)Knowingtheneedsofcustomers.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)ThepocketmoneyBritishchildrenget.

B)TheannualinflationrateinBritain.

C)ThethingsBritishchildrenspendmoneyon.

D)TherisingcostofraisingachildinBritain.

24.A)Itenableschildrentolivebetter.

B)Itgoesdownduringeconomicrecession.

C)Itoftenriseshigherthaninflation.

D)Ithasgoneup25%inthepastdecade.

25.A)Saveupfortheirfutureeducation.

B)Payforsmallpersonalthings.

C)Buytheirownshoesandsocks.

D)Makedonationswhennecessary.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Districtmanagers.

B)Regularcustomers.

C)Salesdirectors.

D)Seniorclerks.

27.A)Thesupportprovidedbytheregularclients.

B)Theinitiativeshownbythesalesrepresentatives.

C)Theurgencyofimplementingthecompany'splans.

D)Theimportantpartplayedbydistrictmanagers.

28.A)Someofthemwerepolitical-minded.

B)Fiftypercentofthemwerefemale.

C)Onethirdofthemwereseniormanagers.

D)Mostofthemwereratherconservative.

29.A)Heusedtoomanyquotations.

B)Hewasnotgendersensitive.

C)Hedidnotkeeptothepoint.

D)Hespenttoomuchtimeondetails.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Stateyourproblemtotheheadwaiter.

B)Demandadiscountonthedishesordered.

C)Asktoseethemanagerpolitelybutfirmly.

D)Askthenameofthepersonwaitingonyou.

31.A)Youproblemmaynotbeunderstoodcorrectly.

B)Youdon'tknowifyouarecomplainingattherighttime.

C)Yourcomplaintmaynotreachthepersonincharge.

D)Youcan'ttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.

32.A)Demandapromptresponse.

B)Provideallthedetails.

C)Senditbyexpressmail.

D)Sticktothepoint.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)FashiondesignerB)Architect.C)Cityplanner.D)Engineer.

34.A)Dosomevolunteerwork.

B)Getawell-paidpart-timejob.

C)Workflexiblehours.

D)Gobacktoherpreviouspost.

35.A)Fewbaby-sitterscanbeconsideredtrustworthy.

B)Itwilladdtothefamily'sfinancialburden.

C)Ababy-sitterisnoreplacementforamother.

D)Thechildrenwon'tgetalongwithababy-sitter.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

secondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwords

youhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwrite

downthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,you

shouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

Almosteverychild,onthefirstdayhesetsfootinaschoolbuilding,issmarter,more

(36),lessafraidofwhathedoesn'tknow,betteratfindingand(37)thingsout,

moreconfident,resourceful(引L敏的)，persistentand(38)thanhewilleverbeagaininhis

schooling一or,unlessheisvery(39)andverylucky,fortherestofhislife.Already,by

payingcloseattentiontoand(40)withtheworldandpeoplearoundhim,andwithoutany

school-type(41)instruction,hehasdoneataskfarmoredifficult,complicatedand

(42)thananythinghewillbeaskedtodoinschool,orthananyofhisteachershasdonefor

years.Hehassolvedthe(43)oflanguage.Hehasdiscoveredit-babiesdon'tevenknow

thatlanguageexists-and(44).He

hasdoneitbyexploring,byexperimenting,bydevelopinghisownmodelofthegrammarof

language,(45)untilitdoeswork.And

whilehehasbeendoingthis,hehasbeenlearningotherthingsaswell,(46)

__________________________________________________,andmanythataremorecomplicated

thantheonestheydotrytoteachhim.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Ybumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewones-thekindofhigh-tech,

solar-paneledmasterpiecesthatmakethecoversofarchitecturemagazines.ButtheU.S.hasmore

than100millionexistinghomes,anditwouldbe_47__wastefultotearthemalldownand

—48_themwithgreenerversions.Anenormousamountofenergyandresourceswentintothe

constructionofthosehouses.Anditwouldtakeanaverageof65yearsforthe_49_carbon

emissionsfromanewenergy-efficienthometomakeupfortheresourceslostbydestroyingan

oldone.Sointhebroadest_50_,thegreenesthomeistheonethathasalreadybeenbuilt.Butat

thesametime,nearlyhalfofU.S.carbonemissionscomefromheating,coolingand_51_our

homes,officesandotherbuildings."Youcan'tdealwithclimatechangewithoutdealingwith

existingbuildings,"saysRichardMoe,thepresidentoftheNationalTrust.

Withsome_52_,theoldesthomestendtobetheleastenergy-efficient.Housesbuiltbefore

1939useabout50%moreenergypersquarefootthanthosebuiltafter2000,mainlyduetothe

tinycracksandgapsthat_53—overtimeandletinmoreoutsideair.

Fortunately,therearea_54—numberofrelativelysimplechangesthatcangreenolder

homes,from_55—oneslikeLincoln'sCottagetoyourownpostwarhome.Andefficiency

upgrades(升級)cansavemorethanjusttheearth;theycanhelp_56—propertyownersfrom

risingpowercosts.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

A)accommodationsB)clumsyC)doubtfulD)exceptionsE)expand

F)historicG)incrediblyH)poweringI)protectJ)reducedK)replace

L)senseM)shiftedN)supplyingO)vast

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Youneverseehim,butthey'rewithyoueverytimeyoufly.Theyrecordwhereyouare

going,howfastyou'retravelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.

Theirabilitytowithstandalmostanydisastermakesthemseemlikesomethingoutofacomic

book.They'reknownastheblackbox.

Whenplanesfallfromthesky,asaYemeniairlinerdidonitswaytoComorosIslandsinthe

IndiaoceanJune30,2009,theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.Sowhen

aFrenchsubmarine(潛水艇)detectedthedevice'shomingsignalfivedayslater,thediscovery

markedahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswere

killed.

In1958,AustralianscientistDavidWarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorderthatwould

trackbasicinformationlikealtitudeanddirection.Thatwasthefirstmodeforablackbox,which

becamearequirementonallU.S.commercialflightsby1960.Earlymodelsoftenfailedto

withstandcrashes,however,soin1965thedevicewascompletelyredesignedandmovedtothe

rearoftheplane-thearealeastsubjecttoimpact-fromitsoriginalpositioninthelanding

wells(起落架艙).Thesameyear,theFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxes,which

wereneveractuallyblack,bepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.

Modemairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:avoicerecorder,whichtrackspilots'

conversations,andaflight-datarecorder,whichmonitorsfuellevels,enginenoisesandother

operatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraft'sfinalmoments.Placedinan

insulated(隔絕的)caseandsurroundedbyaquarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainlesssteel,theboxes

canwithstandmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2,000°F.Whensubmerged,they'realsoable

toemitsignalsfromdepthsof20,000ft.ExpertsbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447,

whichcrashednearBrazilonJune1,2009,areinwaternearlythatdeep,butstatisticssaythey're

stilllikelytoturnup.Intheapproximately20deep-seacrashesoverthepast30years,onlyone

plane'sblackboxeswereneverrecovered.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

57.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheblackbox?

A)Itensuresthenormalfunctioningofanairplane.

B)Theideaforitsdesigncomesfromacomicbook.

C)Itsabilitytowardoffdisastersisincredible.

D)Itisanindispensabledeviceonanairplane.

58.WhatinformationcouldbefoundfromtheblackboxontheYemeniairliner?

A)Dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.

B)Thetotalnumberofpassengersonboard.

C)Thesceneofthecrashandextentofthedamage.

D)Homingsignalssentbythepilotbeforethecrash.

59.Whywastheblackboxredesignedin1965?

A)Newmaterialsbecameavailablebythattime.

B)Toomuchspacewasneededforitsinstallation.

C)Theearlymodelsoftengotdamagedinthecrash.

D)Theearlymodelsdidn'tprovidetheneededdata.

60.WhydidtheFederalAviationAuthorityrequiretheblackboxesbepaintedorangeor

yellow?

A)Todistinguishthemfromthecolouroftheplane.

B)Tocautionpeopletohandlethemwithcare.

C)Tomakethemeasilyidentifiable.

D)Toconformtointernationalstandards.

61.WhatdoweknowabouttheblackboxesfromAirFranceFlight447?

A)Thereisstillagoodchanceoftheirbeingrecovered.

B)Thereisanurgentneedforthemtobereconstructed.

C)Theyhavestoppedsendinghomingsignals.

D)TheyweredestroyedsomewherenearBrazil.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

The$11billionself-helpindustryisbuiltontheideathatyoushouldturnnegativethoughts

like"Ineverdoanythingright"intopositiveoneslike"Icansucceed."Butwaspositivethinking

advocateNormanVincentPealeright?Istherepowerinpositivethinking?

ResearchersinCanadajustpublishedastudyinthejournalPsychologicalSciencethatsays

tryingtogetpeopletothinkmorepositivelycanactuallyhavetheoppositeeffect:itcansimply

highlighthowunhappytheyare.

Thestudy'sauthors,JoanneWoodandJohnLeeoftheUniversityofWaterlooandElaine

PerunovicoftheUniversityofNewBrunswick,beginbycitingolderresearchshowingthatwhen

peoplegetfeedbackwhichtheybelieveisoverlypositive,theyactuallyfeelworse,notbetter.If

youtellyourdimfriendthathehasthepotentialofanEinstein,you'rejustunderlininghisfaults.

Inone1990sexperiment,ateamincludingpsychologistJoelCooperofPrincetonasked

participantstowriteessaysopposingfundingforthedisabled.Whentheessayistswerelater

praisedfortheirsympathy,theyfeltevenworseaboutwhattheyhadwritten.

Inthisexperiment,Wood,LeeandPerunovicmeasured68students'self-esteem.The

participantswerethenaskedtowritedowntheirthoughtsandfeelingsforfourminutes.Every15

seconds,onegroupofstudentsheardabell.Whenitrang,theyweresupposedtotellthemselves,

"Iamlovable."

Thosewithlowself-esteemdidn'tfeelbetteraftertheforcedself-affirmation.Infact,their

moodsturnedsignificantlydarkerthanthoseofmembersofthecontrolgroup,whoweren*turged

tothinkpositivethoughts.

Thepaperprovidessupportfornewerformsofpsychotherapy(心理治療)thaturgepeopleto

accepttheirnegativethoughtsandfeelingsratherthanfightthem.Inthefighting,wenotonly

oftenfailbutcanmakethingsworse.Meditation(靜思)techniques,incontrast,canteachpeople

toputtheirshortcomingsintoalarger,morerealisticperspective.Callitthepowerofnegative

thinking.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

62.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraphabouttheself-helpindustry?

A)Itisahighlyprofitableindustry.

B)Itisbasedontheconceptofpositivethinking.

C)ItwasestablishedbyNormanVincentPeale.

D)Ithasyieldedpositiveresults.

63.WhatisthefindingoftheCanadianresearchers?

A)Encouragingpositivethinkingmanydomoreharmthangood.

B)Therecanbenosimpletherapyforpsychologicalproblems.

C)Unhappypeoplecannotthinkpositively.

D)Thepowerofpositivethinkingislimited.

64.Whatdoestheauthormeanby”…you'rejustunderlininghisfaults'*(Line4,Para.3)?

A)Youarenottakinghismistakesseriouslyenough.

B)Youarepointingouttheerrorshehascommitted.

C)Youareemphasizingthefactthatheisnotintelligent.

D)Youaretryingtomakehimfeelbetterabouthisfaults.

65.WhatdowelearnfromtheexperimentofWood,LeeandPerunovic?

A)Itisimportantforpeopletocontinuallyboosttheirself-esteem.

B)Self-affirmationcanbringapositivechangetoone'smood.

C)Forcingapersontothinkpositivethoughtsmaylowertheirself-esteem.

D)Peoplewithlowself-esteemseldomwritedowntheirtruefeelings.

66.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A)Theeffectsofpositivethinkingvaryfrompersontoperson.

B)Meditationmayprovetobeagoodformofpsychotherapy.

C)Differentpeopletendtohavedifferentwaysofthinking.

D)Peoplecanavoidmakingmistakesthroughmeditation.

PartVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD