2017年6月英語四級考試真題試卷3

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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

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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