英语四级考试真题及答案

2006年12月23日四级考试真题（最新整理版）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled.TheImportanceofReading

classics.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1、许多人喜欢在除夕夜观看春节晚会

2、但有些人提出取消春节晚会

3、我的看法

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionson

Answersheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SixSecretsofHigh-EnergyPeople

There'sanenergycrisisinAmerica,andithasnothingtodowithfossilfuels.Millionsofusgetupeach

morningalreadywearyoverthedayholds.t4Ijustcan'tgetstarted."Peoplesay.Butifsnotphysicalenergy

thatmostofuslack.Sure,wecouldalluseextrasleepandabetterdiet.Butintruth,peoplearehealthiertoday

thanatanytimeinhistory.Icanalmostguaranteethatifyoulongformoreenergy,theproblemisnotwith

yourbody.

Whatyou'reseekingisnotphysicalenergy.Ifsemotionalenergy.Yet,sadtosaylifesometimesseems

designedtoexhaustoursupply.Weworktoohard.Wehavefamilyobligations.Weencounteremergenciesand

personalcrises.Nowondersomanyofussufferfromemotionalfatigue,akindofutterexhaustionofthespirit.

Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoy,despitetheunpleasantcircumstancesoftheirlives.

EvenasachildIobservedpeoplewhowerepoorordisabledorill,butwhononethelessfacedlifewith

optimismandvigor.ConsiderLauraHillenbrand,whodespiteanextremelyweakbodywrotethebest-seller

Seabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenoughphysicalenergytodragherselfoutofbetowrite.Butshewasfueled

byhavingastoryshewantedtoshare.Itwasemotionalenergythathelpedhersucceed.

Unlikephysicalenergy,whichisfiniteanddiminisheswithage,emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhas

nothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?Youcan'tsimplytellyourselftobepositive.

Youmusttakeaction.Herearesixpracticalstrategiesthatwork.

1.Dosomethingnew.

Verylittlethat9snewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual,

buthuge:It'slikeatirewithaslowleak.Youdon'titatfirst,buteventuallyyou'llgetaflat.It'suptoyouto

plugtheleak-eventhoughtherearealwaysadozenreasonstostaystuckinyourdullroutinesoflife.That's

whereMaura,36,awaitress,foundherselfayearago.

Fortunately,Maurahadalifeline—agroupofwomenfriendswhomeetregularlytodiscusstheirlives.

TheirlivelydiscussionsspurredMauratomakesmallbutneverthelesslifealteringchanges.Shejoinedagym

inthenexttown.ShechangedherlookwithashorthaircutandnewblackT-shirts.Eventually,Mauragathered

thecouragetoquitherjobandstartherownbusiness.

Here'sachallenge:Ifit'ssomethingyouwouldn'tordinarilydo,doit.Tryadishyou'venevereaten.

Listentomusicyou'dordinarilytuneout.YotTUdiscoverthesesmallthingsaddtoyouremotionalenergy.

2.Reclaimlife'smeaning.

Somanyofmypatientstellmethattheirlivesusedtohavemeaning,butthatsomewherealongtheline

thingswentstate.

Thefirststepinsolvingthismeaningshortageistofigureoutwhatyoureallycareabout,andthendo

somethingaboutit.AcaseinpointisIvy,57,apioneerininvestmentbanking.nImistakenlybelievedthatall

themoneyImadewouldmeansomething."shesays."ButIfeellost,likea22-year-oldwonderingwhattodo

withherlife."Ivy'ssolution?ShestartedaprogramthatshowsWallStreetershowtodonatetimeandmoneyto

poorchildren.Intheprocess,Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaning.

3.Putyourselfinthefunzone.

Mostofusgrown-upsareseriouslyfun-deprived.High-energypeoplehavethesameday-to-dayworkas

therestofus,buttheymanagetofindsomethingenjoyableineverysituation.ArealestatebrokerIknowkeeps

herselfamusedonthejobbymentallyredecoratingthehousessheshowstoclients."Iloveimaginingwhat

eventhemostrun-downhousecouldlooklikewithyalittletenderlovingcare,"shesays."It'sachallenge-and

theleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostfun."

Wealldefinefundifferently,ofcourse,butIcanguaranteethis:Ifyouputjustabitofitintoyourday,you

energywillincreasequickly.

4.Bidfarewelltoguiltandregret.

Everyone'spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview,they

aredeadweightsthatkeepusfromusfrommovingforward.Whiletheycan'tmerelybewilledaway,Ido

recommendyouremindyourselfthatwhateverhappenedisinthepast,andnothingcanchangethat.Holdingon

tothememoryonlyallowsthedamagetocontinueintothepresent.

5.Makeupyourmind.

Sayyou'vebeenthinkingaboutcuttingyourhairshort.Willitlookstylish-ortooextreme?

Youendlesslythinkitover.Havingthedecisionhangingoveryourheadisahugeenergydrain.

Everytimeyoucan'tdecide,youburdenyourselfwithalternatives.Quitthinkingthatyouhavetomakethe

rightdecision;instead,makeachoiceanddon'tlookback.

6.Givetoget.

Emotionalenergyhasakindofmagicalquality;themoreyougive,themoreyougetback..Thisisthe

differencebetweenemotionalandphysicalenergy.Withthelatter.Youhavetogetittobeabletogiveit.With

theformer,however,yougetitbygivingit.

Startbyaskingeveryoneyoumeet,“Howareyou?”asifyoureallywanttoknow,thenlistentothereply.

Betheonewhohears.Mostofusalsoneedtosmilemoreoften.Ifyoudon'tsmileatthepersonyoulovefirst

thinginthemorning,you'resuckingenergyoutofyourrelationship.Finally,helpanotherperson-andmake

thehelpreal,concrete.Giveamassage(按摩)tosomeoneyoulove,orcookherdinner,Then,expandthecircle

towork.Tryaskingyourselfwhatyou'ddoifyourgoalweretobehelpfulratherthanefficient.

Afterall,ififstruethatwhatgoesaroundcomesaround,whynotmakesurethatwhat'scirculatingaround

youisthegoodstuff?

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.TheenergycrisisinAmericadiscussedheremainlyreferstoashortageoffossilfuels.

2.Peoplethesedaystendtolackphysicalenergy.

3.LauraHillenbrandisanexamplecitedtoshowhowemotionalenergycancontributetoone'ssuccessinlife.

4.Theauthorbelievesemotionalenergyisinheritedandgeneticallydetermined.

5.Evensmallchangespeoplemakeintheirlivescanhelpincreasetheiremotionalenergy.

6.Theyfilledherlifewithmeaningbylaunchingaprogramtohelppoorchildren.

7.Thereal-estatebrokertheauthorknowsistalentedinhomeredecoration.

8.Peopleholdingontosadmemoriesofthepastwillfinditdifficultto.

9.Whenitcomestodecision-making.Oneshouldmakeaquickchoicewithout.

10.Emotionalenergyisinawaydifferentfromphysicalenergyinthatthemoreyougive,.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A.Planhisbudgetcarefully

B.Givehermoreinformation.

C.Asksomeoneelseforadvice.

D.Buyagiftforhisgirlfriend.

12.A.She'llhavesomechocolatecake.

B.She'lltakealookatthemenu.

C.She'llgowithoutdessert.

D.She'llpreparethedinner.

13.A.Themancanspeakaforeignlanguage.

B.ThewomanhopestoimproveherEnglish.

C.Thewomanknowsmanydifferentlanguages.

D.Themanwishestovisitmanymorecountries.

14.A.Gotothelibrary.

B.Meetthewoman.

C.SeeProfessorSmith.

D.Haveadrinkinthebar.

15.A.Sheisn'tsurewhenProfessorBloomwillbeback

B.Themanshouldn'tbelateforhisclass.

C.Themancancomebacksometimelater.

D.Shecanpassonthemessagefortheman.

16.A.Hehasastrangepersonality.

B.He'sgotemotionalproblems.

C.Hisillnessisbeyondcure.

D.Hisbehaviorishardtoexplain.

17.A.Theticketsaremoreexpensivethanexpected.

B.Theticketsaresoldinadvanceathalfprice.

C.It'sdifficulttobuytheticketsonthespot.

D.It'sbettertotheticketsbeforehand.

18.A.Heturnedsuddenlyandranintoatree.

B.Hewashitbyafallenboxfromatruck.

C.Hedrovetoofastandcrashedintoatruck.

D.Hewastryingtoovertakethetruckaheadofhim.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.What'sthewoman9smainpurposeofvisitingQuebec?

A.TogoboatingontheSt.LawrenceRiver

B.TogosightseeinginQuebecProvince

C.TocallonafriendinQuebecCity

D.ToattendaweddinginMontreal

20.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodobeforethetrip?

A.StudythemapofQuebecProvince

B.FindmoreaboutQuebecProvince

C.BrushuponherFrench

D.Learnmoreaboutthelocalcustoms

21.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheQuebecCity?

A.It'smostbeautifulinsummer

B.Ithasmanyhistoricalbuildings.

C.Itwasgreatlyexpandedinthe18thcentury.

D.It'stheonlyFrench-speakingcityinCanada.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustbeared.

22.WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMissRowling'sfirstbook?

A.Itwasaboutalittleanimal.

B.Ittookhersixyearstowrite.

C.Itwasadaptedfromafairytale.

D.Itwasaboutalittlegirlandherpet.

23.WhydoesMissRowlingconsiderhersoverylucky?

A.Sheknowshowtowritebest-sellingnovels.

B.Shecanearnalotofmoneybywritingfbradults.

C.Sheisabletowinenoughsupportfrompublishers.

D.Shecanmakealivingbydoingwhatshelikes.

24.WhatdictatesMissRowling'swriting?

A.Thecharacters.

B.Herideas.

C.Thereaders.

D.Herlifeexperiences.

25.AccordingtoMissRowlingwheredidshegettheideasfortheHarryPorterbooks?

A.Shedoesn'treallyknowwheretheyoriginated

B.Shemainlydrewonstoriesofancientsaints.

C.Theypoppedoutofherchildhooddreams.

D.Theygrewoutofherlonghoursofthinking.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)B)C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

Answersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Whatwereteacherstoldtodointheexperiment?

A.Monitorstudents9sleeppatterns.

B.Helpstudentsconcentrateinclass.

C.Recordstudents9weeklyperformance.

D.Askstudentstocompleteasleepreport.

27.Accordingtotheexperiment,whatproblemcaninsufficientsleepcauseinstudents?

A.Declininghealth.

B.Lackofattention.

C.Lossofmotivation.

D.Improperbehavior.

28.Whatmessagedidtheresearcherintendtoconveytoparents?

A.Theyshouldmakesuretheirchildrenarealwayspunctualforschool.

B.Theyshouldensuretheirchildrengrowupinahealthyenvironment.

C.Theyshouldhelptheirchildrenaccomplishhigh-qualitywork.

D.Theyshouldseetoitthattheirchildrenhaveadequatesleep.

PassageTwo

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.WhatwasthesignificantchangeinPatriciaPena'slife?

A.Shestoppedbeingahomemaker.

B.Shebecameafamouseducator.

C.Shebecameapublicfigure.

D.Shequitdrivingaltogether.

3O.WhathadledtoPena'spersonaltragedy?

A.Amotorist9sspeeding.

B.Herrunningastopsign.

C.Herlackofdrivingexperience.

D.Amotorist'sfailuretoconcentrate.

31.HowdidPenafeelwhenshebeganherfirstspeech?

A.Nervousandunsureofherself.

B.Calmandconfidentofherself.

C.Courageousandforceful.

D.Distractedandreluctant.

32.WhatcouldbeexpectedasaresultofPena'sefforts?

A.Morestricttrainingofwomendrivers.

B.Restrictionsoncellphoneusewhiledriving.

C.Improvedtrafficconditionsincities.

D.Newregulationstoensurechildren'ssafety.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Accordingtothepassage,whyhaven'tscientistsfoundacureforthecommoncold?

A.Theyhaven'tdevotedasmuchenergytomedicineastospacetravel.

B.Threearetoomanykindsofcoldvirusesforthemtoidentify.

C.Itisnoteconomicaltofindacureforeachforeachtypeofcold.

D.Theybelievepeoplecanrecoverwithouttreatment.

34.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthesymptomsofthecommoncold?

A.Theyrevealtheseriousnessoftheproblem.

B.Theyindicatehowfastthevirusspreads.

C.Theytelluswhatkindofmedicinetotake.

D.Theyshowourbodyisfightingthevirus.

35.Whatdosomescientistssayabouttakingmedicinesforthecommoncold,accordingtothepassage?

A.Itactuallydoesmoreharmthangood.

B.Itcausesdamagetosomeorgansofourbody

C.Itworksbetterwhencombinedwithotherremedies.

D.Ithelpsustorecovermuchsooner.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofill

intheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44

to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwords

youhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthe

thirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2作答。

Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentwaysdependingonthesituation

theyarein.Thisisvery(36).Alllanguageshavetwogenerallevelsof(37):aformal

levelandaninformallevel.Englishisno(38).Thedifferenceinthesetwolevelsisthesituationin

whichyouusea(39)level.Formallanguageisthekindoflanguageyoufindintextbooks,

(40)booksandinbusinessletters.YouwouldalsouseformalEnglishincompositionsand

(41)thatyouwriteinschool.Informallanguageisusedinconversationwith(42),

familymembersandfriends,andwhenwewrite(43)notesorletterstoclosefriends.Formal

languageisdifferentfrominformallanguageinseveralways.First,formallanguagetendstobemorepolite.

(44).Forexample,Imightsaytoafriendor

afamilymember"Closethedoor,please”，(45)

Anotherdifferencebetweenformalandinformal

languageissomeofthevocabulary.(46)____________________________________

_________________________________________________.Let'ssaythatIreallylikesoccer.IfIamtalking

tomyfriend,Imightsay“Iamjustcrazyaboutsoccer”,butifIweretalkingtomyboss,Iwouldprobablysay

“Ireallyenjoysoccer”.

PartIVReadingComprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Direction:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfbreach

itemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

ThefloodofwomenintothejobmarketboostedeconomicgrowthandchangedU.S.societyinmanyways.

Manyin-homejobsthatusedtobedone47bywomen——rangingfromfamilyshoppingtopreparing

mealstodoing48workstillneedtobedonebysomeone.Husbandsandchildrennowdosomeof

thesejobs,a49thathaschangedthetargetmarketformanyproducts.Oraworkingwomanmayfacea

crushing"povertyoftime“andlookfbrhelpelsewhere,creatingopportunitiesfbrproducersoffrozenmeals,

childcarecenters,drycleaners,financialservices,andthelike.

Althoughthereisstillabigwage50betweenmenandwomen,theincomeworkingwomen51

givesthemnewindependenceandbuyingpower.Forexample,womennow52abouthalfofallcars.

Notlongago,manycarsdealers53womenshoppersbyignoringthemorsuggestingthattheycomeback

withtheirhusbands.Nowcarcompanieshaverealizedthatwomenare54customers.It'sinterestingthat

someleadingJapanesecardealerswerethefirstto55payattentiontowomencustomers.InJapan,fewer

womenhavejobsorbuycars-theJapanesesocietyisstillverymuchmale-oriented.Perhapsitwasthe

56contrastwithJapanesesocietythatpromptedAmericanfirmstopaymoreattentiontowomenbuyers.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

A)scaleB)retailedC)generateD)extreme

E)technicallyF)affordableG)situationH)really

I)potentialJ)gapK)voluntaryL)excessive

M)insultedN)purchase0)primarily

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemarefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Question57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ReadingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWaterwhichisharvestedfromicebergsoff

thecoastofNewfoundland,Canada.

ArthurvonWiesenberger,whocarriesthetitleWaterMaster,isoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorth

America.Asaboy,hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly,FranceandSwitzerland,Wherebottledwateris

consumeddaily.Eventhen,hekeptawaterjournal,notingthebrandshelikedbest.44Mydogcouldtellthe

differencebetweenbottledandtapwater."Hesays.

Butisplaintapwaterallthatbad?Notatall.Infact,NewYork'smunicipalwaterformorethanacentury

wascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsof

bothtasteandpurity.Similarly,amagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertasted

betterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensive.

Nevertheless,soft-drinkcompaniesviewbottledwaterasthenextbattle-groundformarketshare-this

despitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater:PepsiCo'sAquafinaand

Coca-Cola'sDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.

Asdinersthirstforleadingbrands,bottlersandrestaurateurssalivate(垂涎)overtheprofits.Arestaurant^

typicalmark-uponwineis100to150percent,whereasonbottledwaterifsoften300to500percent.Butsince

waterismuchcheaperthanwine,andmanyofthefancierbrandsaren'tavailableinstores,mostdinesdon't

noticeorcare.

Asaresult,somerestaurantsareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.AccordingtoanarticleinThe

StreetJournal,someofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludeplacingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualsell,

listingbrandsonthemenuwithoutprices,andpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinnersifthey

wantit.

Regardlessofhowit'ssold,thepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesireforbetterhealth,ourwishto

appearcultivated,andevenalongingforlostpurity.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57.WhatdoweknowaboutIcebergWaterfromthepassage?

A.Itisakindoficedwater.

B.Itisjustplaintapwater.

C.Itisakindofbottledwater.

D.Itisakindofmineralwater.

58.Bysaying“Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater”(Line4,Para2),von

Wiesenbergwantstoconveythemessagethat.

A.plaintapwateriscertainlyunfitfordrinking

B.bottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapwater

C.bottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogstaste

D.dogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintaste

59.The“fancierbrands^^(Line3Para5)refersto.

A.tapwaterfromtheThamesRiver

B.famouswinesnotsoldinordinarystores

C.PepsiCo'sAquafinaandCoca-Cola'sDasani

D.expensivebottledwaterwithimpressivenames

60.Whyaresomerestaurantsturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater?

A.Bottledwaterbringsinhugeprofits.

B.Competitionfromthewineindustryisintense.

C.Mostdinersfindbottledwateraffordable.

D.Bottledwatersatisfieddiners,desiretofashionable.

61.Accordingtopassage,whyisbottledwatersopopular?

A.Itismuchcheaperthanwine.

B.Itisconsideredhealthier.

C.Itappealstomorecultivatedpeople.

D.Itismorewidelypromotedinthemarket.

PassageTwo

Aswehaveseen,thefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdiseaseto

preventingdisease-especiallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehaviors,suchaspooreatinghabits,

smoking,andfailuretoexercise.Thelineofthoughtinvolvedinthisshiftcanbepursuedfurther.Imaginea

personwhoisabouttherightweight,butdoesnoteatverynutritious（有营养的）foods,whofeelsOKbut

exercisesonlyoccasionally,whogoestoworkeveryday,butisnotanoutstandingworker,whodrinksafew

beersathomemostnightsbutdoesnotdrivewhiledrunk,andwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalblood

counts,butsleepsalotandoftenfeelstired.Thispersonisnotill.Hemaynotevenbeatriskforanyparticular

disease.Butwecanimaginethatthispersoncouldbealothealthier.

Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerely“notill”and

someonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebody'sspecialneeds.Bothtypeshavesimplybeen

calleduwelF\Inrecentyears,however,somehealthspecialistshavebeguntoapplytheterms"well”and

“wellness“onlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingtomaintainandimprovetheirhealth.Peoplewhoarewellare

concernedwithnutritionandexerciseandtheymakeapointofmonitoringtheirbody'scondition.Most

important,perhaps,peoplewhoarewelltakeactiveresponsibilityforallmattersrelatedtotheirhealth.Even

peoplewhohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicap（缺陷）maybe"well,“inthisnewsense,iftheymakeaneffort

tomaintainthebestpossiblehealththeycaninthefaceoftheirphysicallimitations."WellnessMmayperhaps

bestbeviewednotasastatethatpeoplecanachieve,butasanidealthatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoare

wellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandtofightdiseasewhenitstrikes.Andbyfocusingattention

onhealthywaysofliving,theconceptofwellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeople

facethechallengesofdailylife.

62.Todaymedicalcareisplacingmorestresson.

A.keepingpeopleinahealthyphysicalcondition

B.monitoringpatients9bodyfunctions

C.removingpeople'sbadlivinghabits

D.ensuringpeople'spsychologicalwell-being

63.Inthefirstparagraph,peopleareremindedthat.

A.goodhealthismorethannotbeingill

B.drinking,evenifnottoexcess,couldbeharmful

C.regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfit

D.preventionismoredifficultthancure

64.Traditionally,apersonisconsidered“well"ifhe.

A.doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabits

B.doesnothaveanyphysicalhandicaps

C.isabletohandlehisdailyroutines

D.isfreefromanykindofdisease

65.Accordingtotheauthor,thetruemeaningof"wellness"isforpeople.

A.tobestsatisfytheirbody'sspecialneeds

B.tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealth

C.tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealth

D.tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisure

66.Accordingtowhattheauthoradvocates,whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewouldbeconsidered

healthy?

A.Peoplewhohavestrongmusclesaswellasslimfigures.

B.Peoplewhoarenotpresentlyexperiencinganysymptomsofdisease.

C.Peoplewhotrytobeaspossible,regardlessoftheirlimitations.

D.Peoplewhocanrecoverfromillnessevenwithoutseekingmedicalcare.

完形填空

Languageisthemostastonishingbehaviorintheanimalkingdom.Itisthespecies-typicalbehaviorthat

setshumanscompletely67fromallotheranimals.Languageisameansofcommunication,68itis

muchmorethanthat.Manyanimalscan69.Thedanceofthehoneybeecommunicatesthelocationof

flowers70othermembersofthehive（蜂群）.Buthumanlanguagepermitscommunicationaboutanything.

71thingslikeunicorns（独角兽）thathaveneverexisted.Thekey72inthefactthattheunitsof

meaning,words,canbe73togetherindifferentways,accordingto74,tocommunicatedifferent

meanings.

Languageisthemostimportantlearningwedo.Nothing75humanssomuchasourabilityto

communicateabstractthoughts,76abouttheuniversitythemind,love,dreams,ororderingadrink,Itis

animmenselycomplex77thatwetakeforgranted.Indeed,wearenotawareofmost78ofour

speechandunderstandin