真题2006年12月英语四级考试卷试题及答案

emotionalenergythathelpedherUnlikephysicalenergy，whichisfiniteanddiminisheswithage，emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhasnothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit？Youcantsimplylyourselftobepositive.Youmusttakeaction.HerearesixpracticalstrategiesthatDosomethingVerylittlethatsnewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual，buthuge：It‘slikeatirewithaslowleak.Youdon‘titatfirst，buteventuallyyou‘llgetaflat.It‘suptoyoutoplugtheleak－－eventhoughtherearealwaysadozenreasonstostaystuckinyourdullroutinesoflife.That‘swhereMaura，36，awaitress，foundherselfayearago.Fortunay，Maurahadalifeline－－agroupofwomenfriendswhomeetregularlytodiscusstheirlives.TheirlivelydiscussionsspurredMauratomakesmallbutneverthelesslifealteringchanges.Shejoinedagyminthenexttown.ShechangedherlookwithashorthaircutandnewblackT－shirts.Eventually，MauragatheredthecouragetoquitherjobandstartherownHere‘sachallenge：Ifit‘ssomethingyouwouldn‘tordinarilydo，doit.Tryadishyou‘venevereaten.Listentomusicyou‘dordinarilytuneout.You‘lldiscoverthesesmallthingsaddtoyouremotionalenergy.Reclaimlife‘sSomanyofmypatientslmethattheirlivesusedtohavemeaning，butthatsomewherealongthelinethingswentstate.Thefirststepinsolvingthismeaningshortageistofigureoutwhatyoureallycareabout，andthendosomethingaboutit.AcaseinpointisIvy，57，apioneerininvestmentbanking.ImistakenlybelievedthatallthemoneyImadewouldmeansomething.shesays.ButIfeellost，likea22－year－oldwonderingwhattodowithherlife.Ivy‘ssolution？ShestartedaprogramthatshowsWallStreetershowtodonatetimeandmoneytopoorchildren.Intheprocess，Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaning.PutyourselfinthefunMostofusgrown－upsareseriouslyfun－deprived.High－energypeoplehavethesame－dayworkastherestofus，buttheymanagetofindsomethingenjoyableineverysituation.ArealestatebrokerIknowkeepsherselfamusedonthejobbymentallyredecoratingthehousesshowstos.Iloveimaginingwhateventhemostrun－downhousecouldlooklikewithyalittletenderlovingcare，shesays.It‘sachallenge－－andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostfun.Wealldefinefundifferently，ofcourse，butIcanguaranteethis：Ifyouputjustabitofitintoyourday，youenergywillincreasequickly.BidfarewelltoguiltandEveryone‘spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview，theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfromusfrommovingforward.Whiletheycan‘tmerelybewilledaway，Ido mendyouremindyourselfthatwhateverhappenedisinthepast，andnothingcanchangethat.Holdingontothememoryonlyallowsthedamagetocontinueintothepresent.MakeupyourSayyouvebeenthinkingaboutcuttingyourhairshort.Willitlookstylishortooextreme？Youendlesslythinkitover.Havingthedecisionhangingoveryourheadisahugeenergydrain.Everytimeyoucantdecide，youburdenyourselfwithalternatives.Quitthinkingthatyouhavetomaketherightdecision;instead，makeachoiceanddontlookback.GivetoEmotionalenergyhasakindofmagicalquality;themoreyougive，themoreyougetback.Thisisthedifferencebetweenemotionalandphysicalenergy.Withthelatter.，Youhavetogetittobeabletogiveit.Withtheformer，however，yougetitbygivingit.Startbyaskingeveryoneyoumeet，Howareyou？asifyoureallywanttoknow，thenlistentothereply.Betheonewhohears.Mostofusalsoneedtosmoreoften.Ifyoudontsattheyoulovefirstthinginthemorning，youresuckingenergyoutofyourrelationship.Finally，helpanotherandmakethehelpreal，concrete.Giveamassage（）tosomeoneyoulove，orcookherdinner，Then，expandthecircletowork.Tryaskingyourselfwhatyouddoifyourgoalweretobehelpfulratherthanefficient.Afterall，ifitstruethatwhatgoesaroundcomesaround，whynotmakesurethatwhatscirculatingaroundyouisthegoodstuff？1.【YNNG2.【YNNG3.【YNNG4.【Y【NNG5.【YNNG6.【YNNG7.【YNNG】1上作答.TheenergycrisisinAmericadiscussedheremainlyreferstoashortageoffossilPeoplethesedaystendtolackphysicalLauraHillenbrandisanexamplecitedtoshowhowemotionalenergycancontributetoonessuccessinlife.TheauthorbelievesemotionalenergyisinheritedandgeneticallyEvensmallchangespeoplemakeintheirlivescanhelpincreasetheiremotionalTheyfilledherlifewithmeaningbylaunchingaprogramtohelppoorThereal－estatebrokertheauthorknowsistalentedinhomePeopleholdingontosadmemoriesofthepastwillfinditdifficult Whenitcomestodecision－making.Oneshouldmakeaquickchoice Emotionalenergyisinawaydifferentfromphysicalenergyinthatthemoreyou PartIIIListingComprehension（35minutes）SectionADirections：Inthissection，youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation，oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD），anddeclinewhichisthebetanswer.ThenmarkedthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.A）nhisbudgetcarefullyB）Givehermoreinformation.C）Asksomeoneelseforadvice.D）Buyagiftforhisgirlfriend.A）Shallhavesomechocolatecake.B）Shalltakealookatthe.C）Shallgowithoutdessert.D）Shallpreparethedinner.A）Themancanspeakaforeignlanguage.B）ThewomanhopestoimproveherEnglish.C）Thewomanknowsmanydifferentlanguages.D）Themanwishestovisitmanymore14.A）Gotothelibrary.B）Meetthewoman.C）SeeProfessorSmith.D）Haveadrinkinthebar.15.A）SheisntsurewhenProfessorBloomwillbebackB）ThemanshouldntbelateforhisC）Themancancomebacksometimelater.D）ShecanpassonthemessagefortheA）Hehasastrangeality.B）Hesgotemotionalproblems.C）Hisillnessiscure.D）Hisbehaviorishardtoexin.A）Theticketsaremoreexpensivethanexpected.B）Theticketsaresoldinadvanceathalfprice.C）Itsdifficulttobuytheticketsonthespot.D）ItsbettertotheticketsA）Heturnedsuddenlyandranintoatree.B）Hewashitbyafallenboxfromatruck.C）Hedrovetoofastandcrashedintoatruck.D）HewastryingtoovertakethetruckaheadofQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA）TogoboatingontheSt.LawrenceRiverB）TogosightseeinginQuebecProvinceC）TocallonafriendinQuebecCityD）ToattendaweddinginMontrealA）StudythemapofQuebecProvinceB）FindmoreaboutQuebecProvinceC）BrushuponherFrenchD）Learnmoreaboutthelocalcustoms21.A）ItsmostbeautifulinsummerB）IthasmanyhistoricalC）Itwasgreatlyexpandedinthe18thcentury.D）ItstheonlyFrench－speakingcityinQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust22.A）Itwasaboutalittleanimal.B）IttookhersixyearstoC）Itwasadaptedfromafairytale.D）Itwasaboutalittlegirlandher23.A）Sheknowshowtowritebest－sellingnovels.B）Shecanearnalotofmoneybywritingforadults.C）Sheisabletowinenoughsupportfrompublishers.D）Shecanmakealivingbyngwhatshelikes.A）Thecharacters.B）Herideas.C）Thereaders.D）HerlifeA）ShedoesntreallyknowwheretheyoriginatedB）Shemainlydrewonstoriesofancientsaints.C）Theypoppedoutofherchildhooddreams.D）TheygrewoutofherlonghoursofSectionDirections：Inthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage，willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）B）C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthePassageA）Monitorstudentssleeppatterns.B）HelpstudentsconcentrateinRecordstudentsweeklyperformance.D）AskstudentstocompleteasleepA）Declininghealth.B）Lackofattention.C）Lossofmotivation.D）ImproperA）Theyshouldmakesuretheirchildrenarealwayspunctualforschool.B）Theyshouldensuretheirchildrengrowupinahealthyenvironment.C）Theyshouldhelptheirchildren plishhigh－qualitywork.TheyshouldseetoitthattheirchildrenhaveadequatePassageQuestions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust29.A）Shestoppedbeingahomemaker.B）Shebecameafamouseducator.C）Shebecameapublicfigure.D）Shequitdrivingaltogether.30.A）Amotoristsspeeding.B）HerrunningastopC）Herlackofdrivingexperience.D）Amotoristsfailuretoconcentrate.31.A）Nervousandunsureofherself.B）Calmandconfidentofherself.C）Courageousandful.D）Distractedandreluctant.32.A）Morestricttrainingofwomendrivers.B）Restrictionsoncellphoneusewhiledriving.C）Improvedtrafficconditionsincities.D）Newregulationstoensurechildrenssafety.PassageQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA）Theyhaventdevotedasmuchenergytomedicineastospacetravel.B）Threearetoomanykindsofcoldesforthemtoidentify.C）Itisnoteconomicaltofindacureforeachforeachtypeofcold.D）Theybelievepeoplecanrecoverwithouttreatment.A）Theyrevealtheseriousnessoftheproblem.B）TheyindicatehowfasttheC）Theyluswhatkindofmedicinetotake.D）Theyshowourbodyisfightingthe.35.A）Itactuallydoesmoreharmthangood.B）ItcausesdamagetosomeorgansofourbodyC）Itworksbetterwhencombinedwithotherremedies.D）Ithelpsustorecovermuchsooner.SectionDirection：Inthissection，youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks，youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentwaysdependingonthesituationtheyarein.Thisisvery（36） .Alllanguageshavetwogenerallevelsof（37） ：aformallevelandaninformallevel.Englishisno .Thedifferenceintheselevelsisthesituationinwhichyouusea（39） level.Formallanguageisthekindoflanguageyoufindintextbooks，（40） booksandinbusinessletters.YouwouldalsouseformalEnglishincompositionsand（41） thatyouwriteinschool.Informallanguageisusedinconversationwith（42） ，familymembersandfriends，andwhenwewrite notesorletterstoclosefriends.Formallanguageisdifferentfrominformallanguageinseveralways.First，formallanguagetendstobemorepolite.（44） Forexample，ImightsaytoafriendorafamilymemberClosethedoor，please，（45） .Anotherdifferencebetweenformalandinformallanguageissomeofthevocabulary.（46） .LetssaythatIreallylikesoccer.IfIamtalkingtomyfriend，ImightsayIamjustcrazyaboutsoccer，butifIweretalkingtomyboss，IwouldprobablysayIreallyenjoysoccer.PartIVReadingComprehension（readingindepth）（25minutes）SectionADirection：Inthissection，thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readpassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingThefloodofwomenintothejobmarketboostedeconomicgrowthandchangedU.S.societyinmanyways.Manyin－homejobsthatusedtobedone47 bywomen－－－－rangingfromfamilyshoptopreparingmealstong48 work－－－－－stillneedtobedonebysomeone.Husbandsandchildrennowdosomeofthesejobs，a49 thathaschangedthetargetmarketformanyproducts.oraworkingwomanmayfaceacrushingpovertyoftimeandlookforhelpelsewhere，creatingopportunitiesforproducersoffrozenmeals，childcarecenters，drycleaners，financialservices，andthelike.Althoughthereisstillabigwage betweenmenandwomen， ewomen givesthemnewindependenceandbuyingpower.Forexample，womennow52 abouthalfofallcars.Notlongago，manycarsdealers shoppersbyignoringthemorsuggestingthattheycomebackwiththeirhusbands.Nowcarcompanieshaverealizedthatwomenare customers.ItsinterestingthatsomeleadingJapanesecardealerswerethefirstto payattentiontowomencustomers.InJapan，fewerwomenhavejobsorbuycars－－－－theJapanesesocietyisstillverymuchmaleoriented.Perhapsitwasthe56 contrastwithJapanesesocietythatpromptedAmericanfirmstopaymoreattentiontowomenbuyers.2A）scale＆nbsp;B）retailedC）generateD）extremeE）technicallyF）affordableG）situationH）reallyI）potentialJ）gapK）voluntaryL）excessiveM）insultedN）purchaseO）primarilySectionDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemarefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageQuestion57to61arebasedonthefollowingReadingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWaterwhichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland，Canada.ArthurvonWiesenberger，whocarriesthetitleWaterMaster，isoneofthefewwaterinNorthAmerica.Asaboy，hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly，FranceandSwitzerland，Wherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhen，hekeptawaterjournal，notingthebrandshelikedbest.Mydogcouldlthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater.Hesays.Butisintapwaterallthatbad？Notatall.Infact，NewYorksmunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.Similarly，amagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensive.Nevertheless，soft－drinkcompaniesviewbottledwaterasthenextbattle－groundformarketshare－thisdespitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater：PepsiCosAquafinaandCoca－ColasDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.Asdinersthirstforleadingbrandsbottlersandrestaurateurssalivate（垂涎）overtheprofits.Arestaurantstypicalmark－uponwineis100to150percent，whereasonbottledwateritsoften300to500percent.Butsincewaterismuchcheaperthanwine，andmanyofthefancierbrandsarentavailableinstores，mostdinesdontnoticeorcare.Asaresult，somerestaurantsareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.AccordingtoanarticleinTheStreetJournal，someofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludecingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualsell，listingbrandsonthewithoutprices，andpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinnersiftheywantit.Regardlessofhowitssold，thepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesireforbetterhealth，ourwishtoappearcultivated，andevenalongingforlostpurity.2上作答WhatdoweknowaboutIcebergWaterfromthepassage？Itisakindoficedwater.B）Itisjustintapwater.C）Itisakindofbottledwater.D）ItisakindofmineralBysayingMydogcouldlthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater（Line4Para2）A）intapwateriscertainlyunfitfordrinkingB）bottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapC）bottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogstasteD）dogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintasteThefancierbrands（Line3Para5）refersto A）tapwaterfromtheThamesRiverB）famouswinesnotsoldinordinaryC）PepsiCosAquafinaandCoca－ColasDasaniD）expensivebottledwaterwithimpressiveWhyaresomerestaurantsturningupthepressuretosellbottledA）BottledwaterbringsinhugeprofitsB）CompetitionfromthewineindustryisintenseC）MostdinersfindbottledwateraffordableD）BottledwatersatisfieddinersdesiretoAccordingtopassage，whyisbottledwatersopopular？A）ItismuchcheaperthanwineB）ItisconsideredhealthierC）ItappealstomorecultivatedpeopleD）ItismorewidelypromotedinthemarketPassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingAswehaveseenthefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdiseasetopreventingdiseaseespeciallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehaviors，suchaspooreatinghabitssmokingandfailuretoexerciseThelineofthoughtinvolvedinthisshiftcanbepursuedfurther.Imagineawhoisabouttherightweight，butdoesnoteatverynutritious（有营养的）foods，whofeelsOKbutexercisesonlyoccasionally，whogoestoworkeveryday，butisnotanoutstandingworker，whodrinksafewbeersathomemostnightsbutdoesnotdrivewhiledrunk，andwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalbloodcounts，butsleepsalotandoftenfeelstired.Thisisnotill.Hemaynotevenbeatriskforanyparticulardisease.Butwecanimaginethatthiscouldbealothealthier.Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerelynotillandsomeonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebodysspecialneeds.Bothtypeshavesimplybeencalledwell.Inrecentyearshoweversomehealthspecialistshavebeguntoapplythetermswellandwellnessonlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingtomaintainandimprovetheirhealth.Peoplewhoarewellareconcernedwithnutritionandexerciseandtheymakeapointofmonitoringtheirbody‘scondition.Mostimportant，perhaps，peoplewhoarewelltakeactiveresponsibilityforallmattersrelatedtotheirhealth.Evenpeoplewhohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicap（缺陷）maybewell，inthisnewsense，iftheymakeanefforttomaintainthebestpossiblehealththeycaninthefaceoftheirphysicallimitations.Wellnessmayperhapsbestbeviewednotasastatethatpeoplecanachieve，butasanidealthatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoarewellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandtofightdiseasewhenitstrikes.Andbyfocusingattentiononhealthywaysofliving，theconceptofwellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdailylife.Todaymedicalcareiscingmorestress A）keepeopleinahealthyphysicalconditionB）monitoringpatients‘bodyfunctionsC）removingpeople‘sbadlivinghabitsD）ensuringpeople‘spsychologicalwell－beingInthefirstparagraph，peoplearereminded A）goodhealthismorethannotbeingillB）drinking，evenifnottoexcess，couldbeC）regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeefitD）preventionismoredifficultthancure64.Traditionally，aisconsideredwellifhe A）doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabits＆nbsp;B）doesnothaveanyphysicalC）isabletohandlehisdailyroutinesD）isfromanykindofdisease65.Accordingtotheauthor，thetruemeaningofwellnessisforpeople A）tobestsatisfytheirbody‘sspecialneedsB）tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealthC）tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealthD）tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisureAccordingtowhattheauthoradvocates，whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewouldbeconsideredhealthy？PeoplewhohavestrongmusclesaswellasslimPeoplewhoarenotpresentlyexperiencinganysymptomsofdiseaseC）Peoplewhotrytobeaspossible，regardlessoftheirlimitations.D）PeoplewhocanrecoverfromillnessevenwithoutseekingmedicalPartVCloze（15Directions：Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintopassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe2上作答Languageisthemostastonishingbehaviorintheanimalkingdom.Itisthespecies－typicalbehaviorthatsetshumanscompley_67_fromallotheranimals.Languageisameansofcommunication，_68_itismuchmorethanthat.Manyanimalscan_69_.Thedanceofthehoneybeecommunicatesthelocationofflowers_70_othermembersofthehive（蜂群）.Buthumanlanguagepermitscommunicationaboutanything._71_thingslikeunicorn（独角兽）thathaveneverexisted.Thekey_72_inthefactthattheunitsofmeaning，words，canbe_73_togetherindifferentways，accordingto_74_，tocommunicatedifferentmeanings.Languageisthemostimportantlearningwedo.Nothing_75_humanssomuchasourabilityto thoughts，_76_abouttheuniversitythemind，love，dreams，ororderingadrink，Itisanimmenselycomplex_77_thatwetakeforgranted.Indeed，wearenotawareofmost_78_ofourspeechandunderstanding.Considerwhathappenswhenoneisspeakingto_79_.TheSpeakerhastotranslatethoughtsinto－80－language.Brainimagingstudiessuggestthatthetimefromthoughtstothe－81－ofspeechisextremelyfast.Only0.04seconds！Thelistenermusthearthesoundsto－82－outwhatthespeakermeans.Hemustusethesoundsofspeechto－83－thewordsspoken.，understandthepatternof－84－ofthewords（sentences），andfinally－85－themeaning.Thistakessomewhatlonger，aminimumofabout0.5seconds.But－86－started，itisofcourseacontinuousprocess.A）apartB）offC）upD）A）soB）butC）orD）69.A）transferB）transmitC）conveyD）communicate70.A）toB）fromC）overD）on71.A）onlyB）almostC）evenD）just72.A）staysB）situatesC）hidesD）lies73.A）stuckB）strung＆;C）rungD）consisted74.A）rulesB）scalesC）lawsD）standards75.A）combinesB）containsC）definesD）declares76.A）whatB）whetherC）whileD）if77.A）prospectB）progressC）processD）produce78.A）aspectsB） sC）anglesD）assumptions79.A）anybodyB）anotherC）otherD）everybody80.A）bodyB）gestureC）writtenD）spoken81.A）growingB）fixingC）beginningD）82.A）putB）takeC）drawD）83.A）identifyB）locateC）revealD）84.A）performanceB）organizationC）designD）layout85.A）prescribeB）justifyC）utterD）interpret86.A）sinceB）afterC）onceD）PartVITranslation（5Directions：CompletethesentencesonAnswerSheet2bytranslatingintoEnglishthegiveninbrackets.Specialistsininterculturalstudiessaysthatitisnoteasyto SincemychildhoodIhavefondthat Thevictim （本来会有机会）ifhehadbeentakentohospitalinSomepsychologistsclaimthatpeople Thenationspopulationcontinuestorise PartITheapproachoftheLunarNewYearposesanationalissueconcerningthenecessityofholdingtheCCTVSpringFestivalGala.Itsestablishedstatusisbeingchallengedbyagrowingnumberofpeople，especiallybyyoungergenerations.ItisincreasinglydifficulttocaterforallSomeindividualsdeemthatitshouldbecanceledorrecedbyotherprograms.TheseyoungpeoplefocustheirattentiononotherformsofcelebrationinsteadofimmersingthemselvesinTV.Despitethat，themajorityofmid－agedpeopleandseniorcitizensupholdtheimportanceofthetraditionalperformance.Themoststrikingfeatureofthisgalaisitstraditionallycloselinkwithordinarypeople‘slives.MostofpeopleviewthisgalaasanannualstapleonthetraditionalSpringFestivalEve.Theyallhavearestlessnightandgluetheireyesontheevision.Iamnotsupportiveoftheviewthatthegrandgalashouldbeabandoned.Undoubtedly， avitalroleinthecelebrationofNewYear.Toincreaseitsappealandmeetyoungadults‘need，the ingperformanceshouldinvitesomebignamesincludingsuperstarsfromand.Wearealleagerlyanticipatingthisunforgettableeveningshow.PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning1.N2.N3.Y4. 5.Y6. 7.8.moveforward9.lookingback/thinkingtoomuch10themoreyougetPart ListeningSection11. Givehermore12. She'llgowithout13. Themancanspeakaforeign14. SeeProf.15. Shecanpassonthemessageforthe16. He'sgotemotional17. It'sbettertobuythetickets18. Heturnedsuddenlyandranintoa toattendaweddingin Brushuponher Ithasmanyhistorical Itwasaboutalittle Shecanmakealivingbyngwhatshe Her Shedoesn'treallyknowwheretheySection Recordstudents'weekly Lackof Theyshouldseetoitthattheirchildrenhaveadequate Shebecameapublic Amotorist'sfailureto Nervousandunsureof Restrictionsoncellphoneusewhile Therearetoomanykindsofcoldesforthemto Theyshowourbodyisfightingthe ItactuallydoesmoreharmthanSectionWhatwemayfindinterestingisthatitusuallytakesmorewordstobebuttoastranger,Iprobablywouldsay"wouldyoumindclosingtheThereareboundtobesomewordsandphrasesthatbelonginformallanguageandothersthatareinformal.Part ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepthSectionO)K)G)J)N)M)I)H)D)SectionC)ItisakindofbottledB)bottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapD)expensivebottledwaterwithimpressiveA)BottledwaterbringsinhugeB)ItisconsideredC)removingpeople'sbadlivingA)goodhealthismorethannotbeingill64D)isfromanykindofdisease65.B)tostrivetomaintainthebestpossibleC)Peoplewhotrytobeashealthyaspossible,regardlessoftheirPartVA)B)D)A)C)D)B)A)C)B)C)A)B)D)C)D)A)B)D)C)Part adapttolivesindifferentcultures/adapt(oneself)tolivingindifferentnothingismoreattractive/appealingtomethanwouldhaveachancetomightfeellonelywhentheyareawayfromhome/mightfeellonelywhenawayfromattherateof12millionpeopleperyear/atthespeedof12millionpeopleevery11M:ChristmasisroundthecornerandI’mlookingforagiftformygirlfriend.AnyW:Well,youhavetolmesomethingaboutyourgirlfriendfirst.Also,what’syourbudget?Q:WhatdoesthewomanwantthemantoD.GivehermoreM:Whatwouldyoulikefordessert?IthinkI’llhaveapplepieandiceW:Thechocolatecakelooksgreat.ButIhavetowatchmyweight,yougoaheadandgetyours.Q:WhatwillthewomanmostprobablyA.She’llgowithoutW:Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeakseveraldifferentM:IwishIcould.ButJapaneseand,ofcourseEnglisharetheonlylanguagesIcanspeak.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheD.ThemancanspeakaforeignM:Prof.Smithaskedmetogotohisofficeafterclass.Soitisimpossibleformetomakeittothebarat10：00.W:Thenitseemswe’llhavetomeetanhourlateratthelibrary.Q:Whatwillthemandofirstafterclass?C.SeeProf.SmithM:It’salready11：00now.DoyoumeanIoughttowaituntilPesbackfromW:Notreally.Youcanjustleaveanote.I’llgiveittoherlater.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?B.ShecanpassonthemessagefortheM:How’sJohnnow?IshefeelinganyW:Notyet.Itstillseemsimpossibletomakehims.Talkingtohimisreallydifficult.Andhegetsupseteasilyoverlittlethings.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutJohnfromtheC.He’sgotemotionalM:DowehavetogettheoperaticketsinW:Certainly!Ticketsatthedoorareusuallysoldatahigherprice.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?A.It’sbettertobuytheticketsM:ThetaxidrivermusthavebeenW:Well,notreally!Hecrashedintothetreebecausehewastryingnottohitaboxthathadfallenoffthetruckaheadofhim.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutthetaxiB.HeturnedsuddenlyandranintoaConversationW:Hey,Bob,guesswhat?I’mgoingtovisitQuebecnextsummer.I’minvitedtogotoafriend’swedding,butwhileI’mthere,I’dalsoliketodosomesightseeing.M:That’snice,Sherry.ButdoyoumeantheprovinceofQuebecorQuebecW:Imeantheprovince.Myfriend’sweddingisinMontreal,soI’mgoingtherefirst.I’llstayfor5days.IsMontrealthecapitalcityoftheprovince?M:Well,manypeoplethinksobecauseit’sthebiggestcity,butit’snotthecapital.QuebecCityis,butMontrealisgreat.TheSantaLawrenceRiverrunsrightthroughthemiddleofthecity.It’sbeautifulinsummer.W:Wow,anddoyouthinkIcangetbyinEnglish?MyFrenchisokay,butnotthatgood.IknowmostpeopletherespeakFrench,butcanIalsouseEnglish?M:Well,peoplespeakbothFrenchandEnglishthere,butyou’llhearFrenchmostofthetimeandal