2021年12月英语四级真题及答案范文(1-3套全)

20212021121-3套全2021202112CET4真题()-PAGE72021年12月英语四级真题及答案范文（第一套）PartIWriting(30minutes)youruniversitystudentunionisplanningtoholdaspeechcontest.arenowtowriteaproposalfororganizingthecontest.Theproposalmayincludethetopic,aim,procedureandselectionofcontestants.Youwillhave30 minutestowritetheproposal.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension听力原文及题目答案从24页开始PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter:Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassageThesheetsaredampwithsweat.You'recold,butyourheartisracingasifakillerjustchasedyoudownadarkstreet.Itwasjustanightmare,youtellyourself:there'snothingtobeafraidof.Butyou’restillfilledwith26.Givenhowunsettlingandhauntingnightmarescanbe,isthereawayfordreamersto27,oreventurnoff,thesebaddreamsastheyhappen?Researchis28,butsomestudiessuggestthatpeoplewhocanmasterluciddreamingthattheabilitytobe 29thatanightmareishappeningandpossiblyevencontrolitwithoutwakingup-mayholdthe30.Nightmaresarepartofthehumanexperience,especiallyforkids.Doctors31don'tconsideroccasionalnightmaresaproblem.Theycanjustbesymptomsofasleepdisorderthatcan32fromanunpleasantexperience,stress,orcertaindrugs.Totreatthedisorder,thereareanumberofmedicinesandtherapiesthatarebackedby33research,accordingtotheAmericanAcademyofSleepMedicinewhichanalyzedtheavailableresearchonthetreatmentofnightmaredisorderinarecent34publishedintheJournalofClinicalSleepMedicine.However,nightmaresarecomplicated,andresearchersarestillstrugglingtounderstandthem.SaidDr.RachelSalas,anexpertonsleepdisordersandanassociateprofessoratJohnsHopkinsMedicineinBaltimore.Whatwedoknowisthatpeople35tohavedifferentkindsofnightmaresatdifferentpointsduringthesleepcycle.amountF.drasticallyK.reviewSectionB

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D.aware E.departI.mechanical J.resultN.timidity O.typicallyDirections：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived. Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter：AnswerthequestionsmarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.WhyitmattersthatteensarereadinglessMostofusspendmuchmorewithdigitalmediathanwedidadecadeago.Buttoday'steenshavegrownupwithsmartphones.Comparedwithteensacoupleofdecadesago,thewayinteractwithtraditionalmedialikebooksandmoviesisfundamentallydifferent.AnalysisofsurveysofoveronemillionteensintheUnitedStatescollectedsince1976revealsamajorshiftinhowteensarespendingtheirleisuretime.Paperbooksarebeingignored,infavorofscreens.Digitaldevicesarechangingotherbehaviors,too.Moreandmore,youngpeoplechoosespendingtimeontheirelectronicdevicesoverengaginginotheractivities,regardlessofthetype.Indeed,by2016,theaverageAmericanhighschoolseniorsaidtheyspentsixhoursadaywritingtextmessages,onsocialmedia,andonlineduringtheirfreeAndthatcoversjustthreeactivities,andifotherdigitalmediaactivitieswereincluded,thatestimatewouldnodoubtrise.Teensdidnotalwaysspendthatmuchtimewithdigitalmedia.Onlinetimehasdoubledsince2006,andsocialmediausehasmovedfromaperiodicactivitytoadailyoneinthesameperiod.By2016,nearlynineoutoftenyoungwomeninthe12thgradesaidtheyvisitedsocialmediasiteseveryday.Meanwhile,timespentplayingvideogamesrosefromunderanhouradaytoanhourandahalfonaverage,OneoutoftenAmerican8thgracestudentsin2016spent40hoursaweekormoreplayingvideogames.Letmeemphasizethatthisistothetimemostadultsspendperweekatwork.Ifteensarespendingsomuchtimeusingelectronicdevices,doesthatmeantheyhavetoupsomeotheractivities?Maybenot.Overtheyears,manyscholarshaveinsistedthattimeonlinedoesnotnecessarilytakeawaytimespentengagingwith,traditionalmediaoronotheractivities.Somepeople,theyargue,arejustmoreinterestedincertainkindsofmediaandentertainment.Thus,usingmoreofonetypeofmediadoesnotnecessarilymeanlessoftheother.Thatmaybetrue,butthatstilldoesnottellusmuchaboutwhathappensacrossawholegenerationofpeoplewhentimespentondigitalmediagrows.LargesurveysconductedoverthecourseofmanyyearstellusthatAmericanyoutharenotgoingtothecinemanearlyasoftenastheydidinthepast.While70percentof8thand10thgradestudentsusedtogotothemoviesonceamonthormore,nowonlyabouthalfdothis.Moreandmore,watchingaissomethingteenschoosetodoontheirelectronicdevices.Whyisthisaproblem?Onereasonisthatgoingtothecinemaisgenerallyasocialactivity.Now, watchingmoviesissomethingthatmostteensdoalone.Thisfitsalargerpattern.Inanotheranalysis,researchersfoundthattoday'steensgooutwiththeirfriendsmuchlessoftenthanpreviousgenerationsdid.Butthetrendsrelatedtomoviesarelessdisturbingcomparedwiththechangeinhowspendtheirtime.Researchhasrevealedanenormousdeclineinreading.In1980,about60percentofseniorhighschoolstudentssaidtheyreadabook,newspaperormagazineeverydaythatwasnotassignedforschool.By2016,only16percentdid.Thisisahugedropanditisimportanttonotethatthiswasnotmerelyadeclineinreadingpaperbooks,newspapersormagazines.Thesurveyallowedforreadingmaterialsonadigitaldevice.Indeed,thenumberofseniorhighschoolstudentswhosaidtheyhadnotreadanybooksforpleasureinthelastyearwasoneoutofthreeby2016.Thatistriplethenumberfromtwodecadesago.Fortoday'syouth,booksnewspapersandmagazineshavelessandlessofapresenceintheirdailylives.Ofcourse,teensarestillreading.Buttheyaregenerallyreadingshorttexts.Mostofthemarenotreadinglongarticlesorbooksthatexploredeepthemesandrequirecriticalthinkingandreflection.Perhapsnotaccidentally,in2016readingscoresthelowesttheyhaveeverbeensince1972.Thismightpresentproblemsforyoungpeoplelateron.Whenhighschoolstudentsgooncollege,theirpastandcurrentreadinghabitswillinfluencetheiracademicperformance.Imaginegoingfromreadingtextsasshortasoneortwosentencestotryingtoreadentirebookswrittenincomplexlanguageandcontainingsophisticatedideas.Readingandcomprehendinglongerbooksandchapterstakespractice,andAmericanteensarenolongergettingthatpractice.So howcanthisproblembesolved?Shouldparentsandteacherstakeawayteens'smartphonesandreplacethemwithpaperbooks?Probably not.ResearchhasshownthatsmartphonesarecurrentlyAmericanteensmainformofsocialcommunication.Thismeansthat,withoutasmartphone,teensarelikelytofeelisolatedfromtheirpeers.However,thatdoesnotmeanteensneedtouseelectronicdevicesasoftenastheydonow.Dataconnectingexcessivedigitalmediatimetomentalhealthissuessuggestsalimitoftwohoursadayoftimespentwithscreens,arestrictionthatwillalsoallowtimeforotheractivities-likegoingtothemovieswithfriendsorreadinglonger,morecomplicatedtexts.Thelatterisespeciallyimportant.Iwouldarguethatofallthechangesbroughtaboutbythewidespreaduseofdigitaldevices,thehugedeclineinreadingislikelytohavethebiggestnegativeimpactontoday'steensbecausereadingbooksandlongerarticlesisoneofthesaystolearncriticalthinking.Ithelpspeopletounderstandcomplexissuesandtoseparatefactfromfiction.Thus,deepreadingiscrucialforbeingagoodcitizen,asuccessfulcollegestudentandaproductiveemployee.Ifseriousreadingdies,alotwillgowithit.Manyyears'surveysrevealthatyoungpeopleinAmericaaregoingtothecinemamuchoftenthantheyusedto.SurveyanalysisshowsAmericanteensnowspendtheirleisuretimeondigitaldevicesthanreadingprintedbooks.Thenumberofseniorhighschoolersnotreadingbooksforpleasureinayearincreasedtimesover20years.Manyscholarsclaimthatspendingtimeonelectronicdevicesdoesn'tnecessarilymeandecreaseoftimeforotheractivities.Mostpeoplespendmuchmoretimeinteractingwithdigitalmediathantheydidtenyearsago.Theauthorclaimsthatitwillbeagreatlossifwenolongerreadbooksandlongerarticles.Overadecadeorso,Americanteens'socialmediauseshiftedfromanoccasionalactivitytoaroutineone.AmoredisturbingtrendinAmericatodayisthatteensarespendingfarlesstimereadingaroundfourdecadesago.Somefiveyearsago,highschoolseniorsinAmericagenerallyspentmorethansixhoursdayonelectronicdevices.ItwasfoundthatAmericanyoungsterstodaydon'tsocializenearlyasmuchastheearliergenerations.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandYoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46and50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Haveyoueverwonderedhowacceptableitistohugortouchsomeone?Whileitmaysoundsafetoavoidallphysicalcontactsoasnottooffendanyone,thelackoftouchingmightimplycoldattitudesorindifferenceininterpersonalrelationships.So,whatshouldwedo?Thesimpleansweristhoroughlylearninguniqueculturalnormsforphysicalcontact.Innonverbalcommunicationoftouchingaregenerallyreferredtoashaptics.

术语physicalcontactandthestudyHapticsincommunicationoftensuggestthelevelofintimacy. Theyareusuallyclassifiedintotwogroups:high-contactandlow-contact.AsiaandquitesurprisinglytheUnitedStates. CanadaandBritainbelongtolow-contactcultures.PeoplefromtherestoftheworldsuchasLatinAmerica, areconsideredtobeinhigh-contactcultures,wheretheytendto expecttouchinginsocialinteractionsandfeelmorecomfortablewithphysicalcloseness. Despitetheclassificationtherearemorecomplexfactorssuchasrelationalcloseness,gender,age,andcontextthatcanaffecthowsomeoneviewsphysicalcontact.OnecommonFrenchcustomofgreetingsischeek-kissing, butitismostlyrestrictedtofriends,closeacquaintancesandfamilymembers. Whilecheek-kissingforLatinAmericansisalsoauniversalgreetingform, itdoesnotrequiresuchahigh degreeofrelationalcloseness.However,gendermattersmoreforthembecausecheck-kissingoftenonlyhappensbetweenwomenoramanandawomanbutnottwomen.Incontrast,incertainAsiancanpubliclyholdhandsshowphysicalaffectionassignsofbrotherhoodorfriendshipwhilethesebehaviorsmaysuggestaromanticrelationshipinotherpartsoftheworld.Althoughmen'stouchingismorenormalinthesecultures,physicalcontactbetweenpersonsofoppositesexeswhoarenotfamilymembersisnegativelyperceivedinArabiccountries.Thesefactorscoulddefinitelyaffectthedegreetowhichsomeoneiscomfortablewithtactile（触觉的）communicationandphysicalintimacy.Therefore,ifyouaresomeonewholovesshowphysicalaffection, youshouldnotbeafraidtoshowitordrasticallychangeyourbehaviors-justaskforconsentbeforehand!Whatdoestheauthorsayinthefirstparagraphaboutphysicalcontact?Itsroleininterpersonalrelationshipsisgettingincreasinglyimportant.Itisbecomingmoreacceptabletomanywhousedtothinkitoffensive.Itsabsencemightsuggestnlackofwarmthininterpersonalrelationships.Itmightpromptdifferentresponsesfrompeopleofdifferentsocialbackgrounds.Themaincontentoftheirdiscussionis?Whatdoesphysicalcontactincommunicationsuggest?Howcivilizedthecommunicatorsare.Whatfamilybackgroundpeoplecomefrom?Howclosethecommunicators'relationshipsare.Whatdowelearnaboutpeopleinhigh-contactcultures?Theyaresensitivetothewaypeopleexpresstheiremotions.Theytaketouchingasaculturalnorminsocialinteractions.Theyattachgreatimportanceloclosetiesamongpeople.Theytend1obemoreopenininterpersonalrelationships.WhatdowelearnaboutsocialcustomsinArabiancountries?Mencanshowfriendshipinpublicthroughphysicalaffection.Non-traditionalromanticrelationshipsaresimplyunacceptable.Physicalcontactbetweenunfamiliarpeopleisnegativelyperceived.Peopleofdifferentagesandgendersshowaffectionindifferentways.Whatdoestheauthortellustodoconcerningtactilecommunication?Layemphasisonnonverbalcommunication.Learntouseappropriatebodylanguagefirst.Payattentiontothedifferencesbetweengenders.Takeotherpeople'spreferenceintoconsideration.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Fromclimatechangetotheongoingpandemic（大流行病）andbeyond，theissuesfacingtoday'sworldareincreasinglycomplexanddynamic. Yetsolvingproblemsliketheserequiresnewapproachesthatextendbeyondtraditionalwaysofthinking.AstudyledbyYaleProfessorPsychologPaulO'Keeffoundthathavingagrowththistypeofinnovation.

思维倾向）ofinterestmaysparkProfessorO'Keefeestablishedinearlierstudiesthatpeopleholddifferentbeliefsaboutthenatureofinterest.Thosewithagrowthmindsetofinteresttendtobelievethatinterestscanbedevelopedandcultivatewhilethosewithafixedmindsetofinteresttendtobelievethatareinherent（与生俱有的）andsimplyneedtobe"found"Buildingonthesefindings,thelatestresearchexaminedhowagrowthmindsetofinterestcanboostintegrativethinkingacrossthetraditionaldisciplinaryboundariesofartsandsciences.Forexample,inonetask,researchparticipantswereinstructedtocreatenewcollegemajorsbycombiningtwoormoreexistingacademicArtsorScienceprogramsattheiruniversity.Aftercodingandanalyzingtheideastheygenerated,theteamfoundthatpeoplewithagrowthmindsetofinterestweremorelikelytobridgeprogramsacrosstheartsandsciencestocreatenewmajorslikecomputationaleconomicsratherthancreatingmajorsthatdrewfromonlyoneofthoseareas,likecomputationalchemistry.AsProfessorO'Keefepointedout,"Thisresearchprovidesausefuldirectionfororganizationswhoseproductsandservicescallforintegratedandcreativesolutions. smartphonesforexample.Youneednotonlycomputerscienceandengineeringknowledge,butalsoanunderstandingofpsychologyandvisualdesigntocreateabetterproduct.Employeeswithagrowthmindsetmaybemorelikelytodeviseinnovativeideasthatbridgemultipleareasofknowledgetoachievebettersolutions."Thebenefitsofagrowthmindsetofinterestmayalsoextendtothoseseekingemployment.ThisisapressingissuebecausemanypeoplearebecomingunemployedduetotheCOVID-19pandemic.Havingagrowthmindsetofinterestcanhelpjobseekersexpandtheirinterestsandbecomemoreadaptabletodifferentfields,andtaketheinitiativetolearnnewskills.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheworldtoday?Itfacesproblemsthataregettingmorevariedandcomplicated.Ithasdoneawaywithmanyofthetraditionalwaysofthinking.Itisundergoingradicalandprofoundchanges.Itiswitnessingvarioustypesofinnovations.WhatdidProfessorO'Keefefindinhisearlierstudies?People'sintereststendtochangewithage.People'sinterestsdeterminetheirmindsets.Peoplearedividedaboutthenatureofinterest.Peopleofdifferentageshavedifferentmindsets.WhatisthefocusofProfessorO'Keefe'srecentresearch?Howboundariescanberemovedbetweenartsandsciencedisciplines.Howfeasibleitistocreatenewdisciplineslikecomputationaleconomics.Howstudentsinartsandsciencesviewthetwotypesofmindsetofinterest.Howagrowthmindsetofinterestcancontributetocross-disciplinarythinkingWhatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratewiththeexampleofsmartphones?Hi-techproductsareneededininterdisciplinaryresearch.Improvedtechnologygivesbirthtohighlypopularproducts.Makinginnovativeproductsneedsmultidisciplinaryknowledge.Hi-techproductscanboostpeople'sintegrativethinking.Whatistheauthor'ssuggestiontothosewhoareseekingemployment?Learningpracticalskills. B.Broadeningtheirinterests.C.Stayingsafeinthepandemic. D.Knowingtheirpressingissues.PartIVTranslation（30minutes）Directions：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.都江堰(Dujiangyan)50三世纪，它的独特之处在于无需用堤坝调控水流，两千多年来，都江堰一直有效地发挥着防洪与灌溉作用，使成都平原成为旱涝保收的沃土和中国最重要的粮食产地之一。都江堰工程体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存的智慧，是全世界年代最久、仍在使用、无坝控水的水利工程。2021年12月英语四级答案范文（第一套）PartIWriting范文DearSirorMadam:I'mLiMing,asecond-yearstudentfromBusinessDepartment.I'mwritingtomakeaproposalaboutholdingacollege-wideEnglishpublicspeakingcontestwiththetopicof"UniversityasIseeit".Theaimsofthecontestaretwofold.First,studentsallovertheUniversityareofferedanopportunitytodemonstratetheir abilitytocommunicateeffectivelyinEnglish.Second,thecontestcouldserveasaforumforstudentsfromdifferentbackgroundtosharetheirinsightsandexperiences.Itisimportanttonotethatonlyacurrentundergraduatestudentiseligibleforthecontest.Eachofthecontestantswouldbeaskedtodeliverapreparedspeechof5minutesandanimpromptuspeechbasedonthetopicassignedafterthepreparedspeech.Thecontestwouldbeoff-lineeventattheInternationalConferenceHallonMay25 ApanelfromtheESLfacultyshallselectfivefinalistsfromallparticipants.Thefinalistswouldpresenttheirspeechesafterwhichthreewinnerswouldbechosen.I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Thankyouverymuchforeverythingyou'vedone.Wishyouallthebest.PartIIIReadingComprehension26-30:GCHDB 31-35:OLJKM36-40:EBGDA 41-45:HCFBE46-50:CDBAD 51-55:ACDCBPartIVTranslation

Yourssincerely,LiMingDujiangyan,whoseconstructionwasstartedinthe3rdcenturyBC,islocatedacrosstheMinjiangRiverinwestCheng-duPlain,about50kilometersawayfromChengdu.Whatimpressespeoplemostisthedamlesswatercontrol.Forover2,000years,ithasbeenplayinganeffectiveroleinflood preventionandirrigation,turningtheChengduPlainintoafertilelandguaranteedforharvestagainstdroughtorfloodandoneofthemostsignificantgrainproductionareasinChina.Dujiangyanservesastheoldestwaterconservancyprojectintheworld,whichstillusedtocontrolwaterwithoutthehelpofdam,embodyingtheChinesewisdomthatpeopleandnatureco-existinharmony.20212021121-3套全2021202112CET4真题()-PAGE142021年12月英语四级真题及答案范文（第二套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions：Supposeyouhavejustparticipatedinaschoolprojectofcollectingusedbooksoncampus.Youarenowtowriteareportabouttheproject,whichmayinclude itsorganizers,participantsandactivities.Youwillhave30minutestowritethereport.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter:Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon AnswerSheet2withasinglethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassageItiscommonlybelievedthatthegreatEnglishdramatistandpoetWilliamShakespearewasborninStratford-on-AvononApril23,1564.Butitisimpossibletoknowthe26dayonwhichwasborn.Churchrecordsshowhewasbaptized( 施洗礼)onApril26,andthreedayswascustomaryamountoftimetowaitbefore baptizinganewlybornbaby.Shakespeare'sdateofdeathis27known,however:itwasApril23,1616.Hewas52andhadretiredtoStratfordthreeyearsbefore.Althoughfewplayshavebeenperformedoranalyzedasextensivelyasthe 38Shakespearewrote,therearefewsurvivingdetailsabouthis1ife.This 28ofinformationisdueprimarilytohissocial29;hewasnotanoble,butthesonofaleathertrader.Shakespeare30attendedthegrammarschoolinStratford,wherehewould havestudiedLatinandread31literature.Hedidnotgotouniversityandatage18marriedAnneHathaway,whowaseightyearshis 32.Theyhadfourchildren, includingthetwins,Hamnet andJudith.NothingisknownoftheperiodbetweenthebirthofthetwinsandShakespeare's33asadramatistinLondonintheearly1590s.Inamillionwordswrittenover20years,he 34thefullrangeofhuman emotionsconflictswitha35thatremainssharptoday.AshisgreatcontemporarythepoetanddramatistBenJonsonsaid,“Hewasnotofanage,butforalltime.”capturedF.generatedK.qualitySectionB

classical C.conclusively D.emergenceG.particular H.position I.precisionL.systematicallyM.senior N.separated

E.exactJ.probablyO.scarcityDirections：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived. Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter：AnswerthequestionsmarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.HowtonotbeboringHumansarecreaturesofhabit.Welovetoestablisharoutineandstickwithit.Thenweputourselvesonauto-pilot.Routinescanbeincrediblyusefulinhelpingyougetthingsdone.However,toomuchofaroutinecanalsomakeyou incrediblyboring.Nevertheless,manypeoplelivelivesthatareboringlypredictable,orlivealifewhereeverythingisoutlinedorplanned.Totellthetruth,interestingpeoplearemorepopularamongtheirfriends.Ifyoudon’tarousesomeone’scuriosityorbrightensomeone'sday,youprobablycomeacrossasbeinga1ittledull.Butthatdoesn'tmeanyourlifehasendedandyoucan'tdoanythingtochangeit.Ifyoufindyourselfsearchingforsomethingtosaybeyondsmalltalk,trythesetacticstofindmoreinterestingapproachestoconversation.Recently,Iwasatagatheringofcolleagueswhensomeoneturnedtomeand asked,what'snewwithyou?”Ordinarily,IthinkI'magoodconversationalist.Afterall,it’sliterallymyjobtotalktopeopleandtelltheirstoriesorsharetheiradvice.Andthat'snotexactlyanunexpectedquestion.Still,theonly“new-lo-me”topicsthat cametomindweremydaughter’sbasketballtournament(锦标)andmyfeelings aboutthatmorning'spoliticalheadlines---eitheramusingnorappropriatetopicsatthatmoment.Oh,no,Ithought.HaveIbecomeboring?Butsharingourexperiencesinanauthenticwaytoconnectwithotherpeopleiswhatmakesusinteresting,saysassociateprofessorMichaelPirson.ThehesitationIfeltinnotsharingtheordinarythingsthatwerehappeninginmylife,andthewildmentalsearchforsomethingmoreinteresting,mayhavebackfiredandmadeseemlessinteresting.“Ifsomeoneismakingupsomeconversationthatmightbeinteresting,it’sprobablynottolandwell,”saysPirson,whoseexpertiseincludestrustand well-being,mindfulness,andhumanisticmanagement.“It’sgoingtofeellikea made-upconversationthatpeopledon’tnecessarilywanttotuneinto.”Themostinterestingpeoplearen’tthosewho'vegoneonsomeEat,Pray,Lovejourneytothemselves.Instead,Pirsonsays,they'rethosewhoexaminetheordinary.”Often,the'boringthings’maynotbeboringatall.Maybetheyareactuallylittlemiracles,”hesays.Shareyourobservationsabouttheworldaroundyou--interestingstoriesyouheardorthingsyounoticedandyoumaybesurprisedbytheuniversalconnectiontheyinspire.ThisisessentiallyhowJessicaHagystartsherday.TheauthorofHowtoBeInteresting:AnInstructionManual,Hagyspendsalotoftimethinkingaboutwhat'sinterestingtoher.whoareinterestingarepersistentlycurious,shesays.Thinkabouttheeverydaythingsaroundyouandaskquestionsaboutthem. WhatisthatroadsidemonumentIseconmywaytoworkeveryday?Whobuiltthatinterestingbuildingmycity?Whatnearbyattractionshaven'tIvisited?Whydopeopledothingsthatway?Usewhatyoufindtoaskmorequestionsandlearnmoreabouttheworldaroundyou.Havingthatsortofcuriosityisalmostlikeaprotectivegearfromgettingintoboredom,"shesays.Andwhenyoufindthingsthataretrulyinterestingtoyou,sharethem.TelevisionveteranAudreyMorrissey,executiveproducerofNBC''sThe isalwayslookingforwhatwillmakeapersonorstoryinterestingtoviewers.It'susuallyamatterofindividuality.Havingastrongpointofview,signaturestyle,orbeingasuper-enthusiastinaparticularfieldmakessomeoneinteresting,” shesays.Thatmeansembracingwhatistrulyinterestingoruniqueaboutyourself.Manypeopleare‘notboring’inthewaythattheycancarryaconversationorcanbegoodatasocialgathering,etc.Tobeinterestingmeansthathavelivedlife,takenrisks, traveled,soughtoutexperiencetolearnforyourselfandsharewithothers,”shesays.Ofcourse,it'spossibletobeafountainofknowledgeandaboringperson, saysrelationsconsultantAndreaPass,Payingattentiontothelistenerisan importantparthavingaconversationthat'sinterestingtobothparties.Talkingon andonaboutwhat'sinterestingtoyouisn'tgoingtomakeyouaninterestingperson,shesays.Ifthelistenerisnotpayingattention,it'syoursigntoshortenthestoryorchangedirection.Makesuretobringtheaudienceintotheconversationsothatitisnotone-sided,"Passsay