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套(第32017年6月英語四級考試真題試卷
PartOne與作Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyour
campuswebsitetosellaDirections:conditionandspecifications/features,includeitsbrand,
college.Yourcomputeryouusedatadvertisementmay
price,andyourcontactinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
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PartTwo十五選十America'sInternetisfasterthaneverbefore,butpeoplestillcomplain
abouttheirInternetbeingtooslow.
NewYork'sAttorneyGeneraFsoffice_26_aninvestigationinthefallintowhetherornotVerizon,
CablevisionandTimeWarneraredeliveringbroadbandthafsasfastastheproviders_27_itis.
Earlierthis
month,theofficeaskedforthepublic'shelptomeasuretheirspeedresults,sayingconsumers_28_
togetthe
speedstheywerepromised.Toomanyofusmaybepayingfbronething,andgettinganother,the
Attorney
Generalsaid.
Iftheinvestigationuncoversanything,itwouldn*tbethefirsttimeatelecomprovidergotinto_29_
over
thebroadbandspeedsitpromisedanddeliveredcustomers.BackinJune,theFederalCommunications
CommissionfinedAT&T$100millionover_30_thatthecarriersecretlyreducedwirelessspeeds
after
customersconsumedacertainamountof31.
Evenwhentheystayontherightsideofthelaw,Internetprovidersarousecustomers*angerover
bandwidth
speedandcost.Justthisweek,aninvestigationfoundthatmediaandtelecomgiantComcastisthemost
—32—
provider.Over10months,Comcastreceivednearly12,000customercomplaints,many_33_toits
monthly
charges.
(超過額度的)datacapandoverage
SomeAmericansaregettingso_34_withInternetprovidersthey'rejustgivingup.Arecentstudy
found
thatthenumberofAmericanswithhigh-speedInternetathometoday_35_fellduringthelasttwo
years,and
15%ofpeoplenowconsiderthemselvestobecord-cutters.
E.complainD.communicatingA.accusationsB.actuallyC.claim
J.launchedF.dataG.deservedH.frustratedI.hated
□.worried
M.troubleL.timesK.relatingN.usually
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長閱讀PartThree
FromAccountanttoYogi:MakingaRadicalCareerChangeA)Atsomepoint,almost
ailofuswillexperienceaperiodofradicalprofessionalchange.Someofuswill
seekitout;forothersitwillfeellikeanunwelcomeintrusionintootherwisestablecareers.Eitherway,
wehave
choicesabouthowwerespondtoitwhenitcomes.
B)WerecentlycaughtupwithyogaentrepreneurLeahZaccaria,whoputherselfthroughthefireof
change
tocompletelyreinventherself.Inhersearchtolivealifeofpurpose,Leahleftherhigh-paying
accountingjob,her
husband,andherhome.Intheprocess,shebuiltaradicallynewlifeandcareer.Sincethen,shehas
foundedtwo
yogastudios,metanewlifepartner,andformedanewcommunityofpeople.Evenifyourpersonal
reinventionis
lessdrastic,wethinktherearelessonsfromherexperiencethatapply.
C)Wheredotheseedsofchangecomefrom?TheNativeAmericanIndianshaveasaying:Pay
attentionto
thewhisperssoyouwon'thavetohearthescreams.Oftenthebestideasfbrbigchangescomefrom
unexpected
it*sjustamatteroftuningin.Greatleadersrecognizetheweaksignalsorslightsignsthatpointtobig
-placeschangestocome.Leahreflectsonatimeshelistenedtothewhispers:Aboutthetimemy
daughterwasfiveyears
old,Istartedhavingasensethat*thisisn'tright.1Shethenrealizedthatherlifenolongermatchedher
visionfbr
it.
D)Upuntilthatpoint,Leahhadfollowedtraditionalmeasuresofsuccess.Aftergraduatingwitha
degreein
boughtahouse,putlotsofstuffinit,andbusinessandaccounting,shejoinedapublicaccountingfirm,
married,hadababy.Ididwhateverybodyelsethoughtlookedsuccessful,shesays.Leaheasilycould
havefallenintoa
trapoffeelingcontent;instead,herenergysparkedaperiodofexperimentationandrenewal.
E)Feelingtheneedtochange,Leahstartedplayingwithfuturepossibilitiesbyexploringherinterests
and
developingnewcapabilities.Firsttryingphysicalexerciseanddieting,shelostsomeweightand
discoveredan
innerstrength.IfeltpowerfulbecauseIbrokethroughmyownlimitations,sherecalls.
F)However,itwasanotherinterestthatledLeahtoradicallyreinventherself.Iremembersittingona
bench
withmyauntatayogastudio,shesaid,andhavingamomentofclarityrightthenandthere:Yogais
savingmy
life.Yogaiswakingmeup.I'mnothappyandIwanttochangeandI'mdonewiththis.Inthatmoment
ofclarity
Leahmadeanimportantleap,conqueringherinnerresistancetochangeandmakingafirm
commitmenttotake
biggersteps.
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G)Creatingthefutureyouwantisaloteasierifyouarereadytoexploittheopportunitiesthatcome
your
way.WhenLeahmadethecommitmenttochange,sheprimedherselftonewopportunitiesshemay
otherwise
haveoverlooked.Sherecalls:
H)OnedayamanIworkedwith,Ryan,whohadhisofficenexttomine,said,Leah,let'sgolookatthis
spaceonQueenAnne.Heknewmylovefbryogaandhadseenaspaceclosetowherehelivedthathe
thought
mightbegoodtoserveasayogastudio.AssoonasIsawthelocation,Iknewthiswasit.OfcourseI
wasscared,
yetIhadthisstrongsenseofIhavetodothis.OnlyafewmonthslaterLeahopenedherfirstyoga
studio,but
successwasnotinstant.
I)Creatingthefiituretakestime.That'swhyleaderscontinuetomanagethepresentwhilebuilding
toward
theytakeactionandimmediatelydropwhafsnothebigchangesofthefuture.Whenit'stimetomake
theleap,longerservingtheirpurpose.InitiallyLeahstayedwithheraccountingjobwhilestartingup
theyogastudioto
makeitallwork.
J)Soonafter,sheknewshehadtomakeaboldmovetofullycommittohernewfuture.Withintwo
years,
Leahshedthesafetyofheraccountingjobandmadetheswitchcomplete.Suchdrasticchangeisnot
easy.
K)Steeringthroughchangeandfacingobstaclesbringsusfacetofacewithourfears.Leahreflectson
one
incidentthattriggeredherfears,whenherinvestorsthreatenedtoshutherdown:1wasprobablyup
againstthe
mostfearI'veeverhad,shesays.1hadspenttwoyearscultivatingthiscommunity,andithadbecome
successfulveryfast,butwithinsixmonthsIwasfacingtheprospectoflosingitall.
L)Sheconnectedwithhersenseofpurposeanddugdeep,cultivatingatremendoussenseofstrength.I
was
feelingsointentionalandstrongthatIwasn'tgoingtoletfearjusttakeover.Iwasthinking,*OK,guys,
ifyou
wanttotrytoshutmedown,shutmedown.*And1knewitwasanegotiationscheme,so1wasableto
sayto
myself^Thisisnotreal/Bynamingherfearsandfacingthemhead-on,Leahgainedconfidence.For
mostofus,
lettinggoofthesafetyandsecurityofthepastgivesusgreatfear.Callingoutourfearsexplicitly,as
Leahdid,can
helpusactdecisively.
anditwasn'tfbr—M)Thecycleofrenewalneverends.Leah'sgrowthspurredhertoopenhersecond
studiothemoney.
N)Ihavenodesiretomakemillionsofdollars.Ifsnotaboutthat;ifsaboutgrowthfbrme.Honestly,I
didn't
needtoopenasecondstudio.IwasmakingasmuchmoneyasIwasasanaccountant.ButIknowif
youdon't
grow,youstandstill,andthatdoesn'tworkfbrme.
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O)Considerthecurrentmomentinyourownlife,yourteamoryourorganization.Whereareyouinthe
cycle
ofrenewal:Areyouactivelypreservingthepresent,orselectivelyforgettingthepast,orboldlycreating
thefuture?
WhatadvicewouldLeahgiveyoutomoveyouaheadonyourjourney?Oncewe'reonthepathof
growth,wecan
continuallymovethroughtheseasonsoftransformationandrenewal.
36.Readinesstotakeadvantageofnewopportunitieswillmakeiteasiertocreateone'sdesiredfiiture.
37.Byconventionalstandards,Leahwasatypicalsuccessfulwomanbeforeshechangedhercareer.
38.Leahgainedconfidencebylayingoutherfearsandconfrontingthemdirectly.
39.Insearchofameaningfullife,Leahgaveupwhatshehadandsetupherownyogastudios.
40.Leah'sinterestinyogapromptedhertomakeafimidecisiontoreshapeherlife.
41.Smallsignsmayindicategreatchangestocomeandthereforemeritattention.
42.Leah'sfirstyogastudiowasbynomeansanimmediatesuccess.
43.Somepeopleregardprofessionalchangeasanunpleasantexperiencethatdisturbstheirstablecareers.
44.TheworstfearLeaheverhadwastheprospectoflosingheryogabusiness.
45.Assheexplorednewinterestsanddevelopednewpotentials.Leahfeltpowerfulinternally.
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仔細(xì)閱讀PartFour
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.willbethebiggestreal
estatetrendinmigrationawayfromthesuburbstothecitycenter------Urbanization2015.accordingtoa
newreport.
ThereportsaysAmerica'surbanizationwillcontinuetobethemostsignificantissueaffectingthe
industry,
ascitiesacrossthecountryimitatethewalkabilityandtransit-orienteddevelopmentmakingcitieslike
NewYork
andSanFranciscososuccessful.
Assmallercitiescopythemodelofthese-hourcities,moreaffordableversionsoftheseplaceswillbe
created.Thereportreferstothisasthecomingofthe8-hourcity,andusesthetermtorefertocities
like
Houston,Austin,Charlotte,andNashville,whicharepositioningthemselvesashighlycompetitive,in
termsof
livability,employmentofferings,andrecreationalandculturalfacilities.
(千禧——Anothertrendthatlookssignificantin2015isthatAmerica'slargestpopulationgroup,
Millennials
,willcontinuetoputoffbuyingahouse.ApartmentswillretaintheirappealforawhileforMillennials,
代)hauntedbywhathappenedtohome-owningparents.
Thistrendwillcontinueintothe2020s,thereportprojects.Afterthat,surveyrespondentsdisagreeover
whetherthisgenerationwillfollowintheirparents'footsteps,movingtothesuburbstoraisefamilies,
orwill
choosetoremaininthecitycenter.
AnotherissueaffectingrealestateinthecomingyearwillbeAmerica'sfailinginfrastructure.Most
roads,
bridges,transit,watersystems,theelectricgrid,andcommunicationsnetworkswereinstalled50to100
yearsago,
andtheyarelargelytakenforgranteduntiltheyfail.
Thereport'swritersstatethatAmerica'sfailuretoinvestininfrastructureimpactsnotonlythehealthof
the
real-estatemarket,butalsoourabilitytoremaingloballycompetitive.
Apartfromthespecifictrendshighlightedabove,whichcausesomeinvestorstoworry,thereport
portraysan
overalloptimismbornebytherecenthealthyreal-estate%upcycleandimprovingeconomy.
Seventy-fourpercent
oftherespondentssurveyedreportagoodtoexcellentexpectationofreal-estateprofitabilityin2015.
While
excessiveoptimismcanpromotebadinvestmentpatterns,resultinginareal-estateubble,thereport's
writers
downplaythatpotentialoutcomeinthatithasnotyetoccurred.
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realestatedevelopmentin2015willwitness.,46.Accordingto
thenewreportB.ashifttocitycentersA.anacceleratingspeed
D.anever-increasingdemandC.anewfocusonsmallcities
47.Whatcharacterizes-hourcitieslikeNewYork?
B.Peoplearegenerallymorecompetitive.A.Peoplecanlivewithoutprivatecars.
D.Peopleareinharmonywiththeenvironment.C.Peoplecanenjoyservicesaroundtheclock,
48.WhyareMillennialsreluctanttobuyahouse?
B.Thehousepricesarecurrentlytoohigh.A.Theycanonlyaffordsmallapartments.
D.Theyfeelattachedtothesuburbanenvironment,C.Theirparents'badexperiencestill
hauntsthem.
49.WhatmighthinderrealestatedevelopmentintheU.S.?
B.Thelackofconfidenceonthepartofinvestors.A.Thecontinuingeconomicrecessioninthe
country.
D.Theworseninginfrastructure.C.Thefierceglobalcompetition.
50.HowdomostoftherespondentsinthesurveyfeelabouttheU.S.
real-estatemarketin2015?
D.Uncertain.
A.Pessimistic.B.Hopeful.C.Cautious.
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PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thebrainisaseemingly
endlesslibrary,whoseshelveshouseourmostpreciousmemoriesaswellasour
lifetime'sknowledge.Butisthereapointwhereitreachescapacity?
Theanswerisno,becausebrainsaremoresophisticatedthanthat.Insteadofjustcrowdingin,old
informationissometimespushedoutofthebrainfornewmemoriestoform.
Previousbehaviouralstudieshaveshownthatlearningnewinformationcanleadtoforgetting.Butina
new
study,researchersdemonstratedforthefirsttimehowthiseffectoccursinthebrain.
Indailylife,forgettingactuallyhasclearadvantages.Imagine,fbrinstance,thatyoulostyourbank
card.The
newcardyoureceivewillcomewithanewpersonalidentificationnumber(PIN).Eachtimeyou
rememberthe
newPIN,yougraduallyforgettheoldone.Thisprocessimprovesaccesstorelevantinformation,
withoutold
memoriesinterfering.
Andmostofusmaysometimesfeelthefrustrationofhavingoldmemoriesinterferewithnew,relevant
memories.Considertryingtorememberwhereyouparkedyourcarinthesamecarparkyouwereata
week
earlier.Thistypeofmemory(whereyouaretryingtoremembernew,butsimilarinformation)is
particularly
vulnerabletointerference.
itwithinexisting(合并)Whenweacquirenewinformation,thebrainautomaticallytriesto
incorporateinformation,boththedesiredandassociated(檢索)informationbyformingassociations.
Andwhenweretrievebutirrelevantinformationisrecalled.
Themajorityofpreviousresearchhasfocusedonhowwelearnandremembernewinformation.But
current
studiesarebeginningtoplacegreateremphasisontheconditionsunderwhichweforget,asits
importancebegins
tobemoreappreciated.
Averysmallnumberofpeopleareabletorememberalmosteverydetailoftheirlife.Whileitmay
sound
likeanadvantagetomany,peoplewiththisrareconditionoftenfindtheirunusualabilityburdensome.
Inasense,forgettingisourbrain*swayofsortingmemories,sothemostrelevantmemoriesareready
for
retrieval.Normalforgettingmayevenbeasafetymechanismtoensureourbraindoesn*tbecometoo
full.
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Whathavepastbehaviouralstudiesfoundabou
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