2023年12月英语四级真题及参考答案

2023年12月英语四级真题及参考答案

英语四级试卷采用多题多卷的形式，大家核对答案时,找出具体选项，忽略套数。

听力原文：

第一套

【SectionA]

NewsReport1

ApoliceofficerintheU.S.stoppedalargeSUVcarthatwasgoingveryslowlyand

driftingacrosslanesonahighway.Heexpectedtofindadriverwhowaseitherverydrunk

orhavingamedicalemergency.Instead,theofficerdiscoveredafiveyearoldboysaton

theedgeofthedriver*sseat.Hisfeetcouldbarelyreachthebrake,andhisheadwasonly

justhighenoughtoseeoutofthewindows.Thechildhadtakenthekeystothefamilycar

whilehisteenagesisterwasnapping.Hethendrovethreekilometersacrosstownbefore

gettingonthehighway.Theboylatertoldconfusedofficersthathewasplanningtotravel

toCaliforniaandbuyaLamborghinisportscar.Althoughheonlyhad3dollarinhis

wallet,atleasthewasdrivingintherightdirection.

题目+答案

QI:WhydidthepoliceofficerstoptheSUVcar?

Q2:Whatdidtheboytellthepoliceofficershewasplanningtodo?

NewsReport2

Mobilephoneshavechangedthewaywelive,howweread,work,communicate,andshop.

Butwealreadyknowthis.Whatwehavenotyetunderstoodisthewaythetinymachines

infrontofusarechangingourskeletons.Possiblyalteringnotjustthewaywebehavebut

eventheveryshapeofourbodies.NewscientificresearchattheUniversityofthe

SunshineCoastinQueensland,Australiasuggeststhatyoungpeoplearedevelopingextra

piecesofboneatthebacksoftheirheads.Thesepiecesofbonearecausedbytheway

peoplebendtheirheadswhentheyusethephone.Thisshiftsweightontothemusclesat

thebackoftheheadandcausesthebonetogrowinawaythatisnotnormal.Thisprocess

canbecomparedtothewaytheskinhardensinresponsetoconstantrubbingorpressure.

Theresultisapieceofbonelikeahornthatsticksoutfromtheheadbytheneck.

题目+答案

Q3:Whatdoesthereportsaywehavenotyetunderstoodaboutmobilephones?

Q4:Whathappenstotheskinwhenrubbedorpressedconstantly?

NewsReport3

AvillageisgoingtothrowabirthdaypartyforanorangecatnamedWilbur,whohas

becomefamousformakingaregularappearanceatlocalshops.

Wilburhashisowninternetpagesasheapproacheshis10thbirthdayonJuly7.

Wilburisbothboldandfriendly.

Hespendsmostofhistimeinshopsandbusinessesaroundthevillage.

He'lljusttakehimselfintoanyshop,anywhere.

Therewasonetimewhenthedoctor'sreceptionistcamebackandhewassittingonher

chair.

Amonghisfavoritehauntsarealocalhairdresser,twopubs,andtheNottinghamPrimary

School.

LeslieHarper,whorunsoneofthepubs,saidthecathasbeenabighitwiththeir

customers.

"He'sbeenaregularvisitorformostofthisyear"，shetoldthePressAssociation.

“He'saveryrelaxedcat,happyforcustomersandvillagersyoungandoldtocomeinand

sayhello.Shealsosaidheisacatofexpensivetastes,wholikeshishighpricedcat

food.”

SarahGodfrey,whoisorganizingWilbufsparty,toldthelocalnewspaper,64Wilburispart

ofourlives,asheisforeveryonewholivesinthevillage.”

题目+答案

Q5:WhatdoesthereportsaythevillageisgoingtodoforthecatWilbur?

Q6:Whatdowelearnfromthereportaboutthecat?

Q7:Whatdoesthepubowner,LeslieHarper,sayaboutthecat?

【SectionB]

Conversation1

M:So,wheredoyouwanttogoforlunch?

W:Idon'tknow.Doyouhaveanythinginmind?

M:WhataboutthesandwichplaceonCamdenStreet?

W:Um,no,sorry.Idon'tfeellikesandwichestoday.It'sagreatplace,butIthinkwego

theretoooften.

M:That'strue.Remember,that*swherewesawBridgetClark,thefamousmoviestar.

W:Ofcourse.HowcouldIeverforget?Therewerecrowdsofpeoplearoundher,asking

foraphotowithher.

M:Whatabouthamburgers,then?There'sthatAmericanstyledineronthewaytothe

mall.

W:Ilikethatplace.Theirchipsaregreat,buttheirservicetakesalongtime,andIneedto

getbackby2.:30foraconferencecall.Howabouttryingsomethingnew?Wecouldtry

Mario's,thenewItalianrestaurantonthecorner.Itlooksalright.Haveyoubeenthere?

M:No,Ihaven't,butI'venoticedthatithasgreatreviewsontheinternet.It'ssupposedto

beoneofthebestItaliansintown.IthinkJeremyhasbeenthereandsaiditwasamazing.

I'mupforthat.

W:Cool.HaveyouaskedJeremyifhewouldliketocomewithus?

M:Ialreadyhave.Hesayshecan't.Hehasbroughthisownlunchtoday,sohewillstayin.

Ithinkhiswifemadehimsoup.

W:PoorJeremy.Hiswifeisaterriblecook.Heshouldthrowthatsoupinthebinandjoin

us.

题目+答案

Q8:Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutinthisconversation?

Q9:WheredidthespeakersseeBridgetClarke,thefamousmoviestar?

Q10:Whydoesthewomansaysheneedstogetbackby2:30?

Qll:WhydoesthewomansayJeremyshouldthrowhissoupinthebin?

Conversation2

W:Hithere,howareyoutoday?Doyouhaveareservationwithusalready?

M:Goodafternoon.Yes,wereservedourroomsyesterdaymorningonyourwebsitefor

threenights.Thename'sPatterson.

W:Okay,letmehavealook.Yes,wehaveithere.Youbroughtthewholefamilywith

you,Isee.

M:Yes,thetwokids,mywifeandI,andherparentstoo.

W:Great.So,wehaveafamilyroomforyouandyourwifeandthekids.Andanother

doubleroomforyourparentsinlaw.Theyarerightnexttoeachotheronthegroundfloor,

sinceyoumentionedinyourmessagethattheyhavetroublewithstairs.

M:That'swonderful.Myfatherinlawhashadterribleproblemsgettingupanddown

stairssincehiskneeoperationlastApril.

W:I'msorrytohearthat,andifyouneedanyhelptofindtransportationforthewhole

family,wecandefinitelyrecommendsomeoneforyou.

M:Wewerethinkingofrentingacar,butwewillexplorealltheoptionsavailablefor

sure.Soyes,thatwouldbeveryhelpfulincomparingprices.We'realsowonderingwhat

toursanddaytripsareavailable.

W:Wehavebunchesofbrochureshere.Iwouldrecommendgettingoutonaboattrip.

Thekidswillloveit,andtherearesomanyislandsnearbytoexplore.There'salsoagreat

nightmarketfurtherintotownthathasallkindsoffoodandcoollittleshopsselling

souvenirsandlocaljewelryandclothingmadebyhand.

M:Thatallsoundsmarvelous.

W:Now,allIneedistophotocopyyourpassports,andthenIcangetyouallcheckedin

andshowyoutoyourrooms.

题目+答案

Q12:Whoisthemantalkingtointheconversation?

Q13:Whatdowelearnabouttheman'sfatherinlawfromtheconversation?

Q14:Whydoesthemansaytheywillexplorealltheoptionsavailable?

Q15:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemanandhisfamilydoclosetotheendofthe

conversation?

【SectionC]

Passage1

Artificialintelligenceagentsplayevermoreinfluentialrolesinourlives.Theydo

everythingfromsuggestingnewfriendstorecommendingpurchases.They'reeven

beginningtodriveourcars.Anotherrolethattheyareexpectedtotakeoveris

negotiatingonourbehalfincommercialtransactionsorlegaldisputes.

So,it'simportanttoknowwhetherusinganartificialintelligenceagentmightaffecthow

wenegotiate.Researchindicatesthatitdoes.Inanewstudy,participantsweretoldto

imaginethattheywerenegotiatingforsomethingimportanttothem,likeahouse.Next,

theyweretoldeitherthattheywouldnegotiateforthemselves,ortheywouldprograman

artificialintelligenceagenttonegotiateforthem.

Participantsthencompletedasurveyindicatinghowtough,deceptive,andpleasantor

otherwisetheywantedtobe,orwantedtheiragenttobe,inthenegotiations.Forexample,

participantscouldchoosetobetoughbymakinganopeningdemandfargreaterthanwhat

they'dbewillingtoaccept.Theycouldalsochoosetoexpresssympathywiththeir

opponent,toappearpleasant.

Buttheycouldalsoindicatethatthey,ortheiragent,Wouldstrategicallyexpressanger

towardtheopponenttogainadvantage,ortheycouldopttoconveydissatisfactionwith

theencountersothattheotherpartywouldthinktheywerelosinginterest.Theseareboth

examplesofdeceptivestrategies.

Participantsweremorewillingtoemploydeceptivestrategieswhenassignedanagentto

negotiateontheirbehalf.

题目+答案

Q16:Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutartificialintelligenceagents?

Q17:Whatdoesthenewstudywanttofindoutaboutusinganartificialintelligence

agent?

Q18:WhatdidparticipantstendtodowhenassignedanAIagenttonegotiateon

theirbehalf?

Passage2

Newresearchhasstudiedtheeffectsofasevenweekhealthycookingcourse.

Academicsmeasuredtheprogram'seffectoncookingconfidenceandselfperceived

mentalhealth.Researchersalsomeasuredparticipantsoverallsatisfactionaround

cookinganddietrelatedbehaviors.Whatwerethefindings?

Courseparticipantssawsignificantimprovementsingeneralhealth.Theyalso

reportedimprovedmentalhealthandsubjectivevitalityimmediatelyafterthe

program.Thesebenefitsremainedsixmonthsafterthecompletionofthecourse.

Whatcausedtheseimprovements?Researchershavepreviouslyfoundalink

betweeneatingmorefruitsandvegetablesandimprovedlongertermmentalhealth.

Thiswouldimplythattheparticipantsinthecurrentstudymayhavefeltbetterdue

toimproveddiet.However,thestudyshowedparticipantsmentalhealthimproved

eveniftheirreporteddietdidnotchangeaftercompletingtheprogram.Also,the

mentalhealthbenefitswereequalamongparticipantswhowereoverweightorobese

andthoseinahealthyweightrange.

Thissuggestsalinkbetweencookingconfidenceandsatisfactionaroundcooking

andmentalhealthbenefits.Whobenefitsmostfromlearningtocook?Genderplays

apart.Atthestartoftheprogram,77percentoffemaleparticipantswereconfident

aboutcooking,butjust23percentofmaleswereconfident.

Attheendoftheprogram,cookingconfidenceandskillswereequalacrossboth

counterparts.Thischangeinconfidencecouldleadtoagenderbalanceinhome

cooking.This,inturn,couldreduceconsumptionofunhealthy,highcalorie

processedmeals.

题目+答案

Q19:Whatdowelearnaboutthebenefitstheparticipantsgainedfromthehealthy

cookingcourse?

Q20:Whatdothenewresearchfindingssuggestaboutmentalhealthbenefits?

Q21:Whatplaysaroleindeterminingwhobenefitsmostfromlearningtocook?

Passage3

Whatispersonalspace?Weoftenthinkofitasaninvisiblebubbleofspace

surroundingusthatotherscan'tenter,withoutcausingdiscomfort.

Researchshows,however,thatweactuallyhavebubblesofdifferentsizes.

Eachofthesebubblesappliestoadifferentsetofpeople.Thesmallestzone,called

intimatespace,extendsoutwardfromourbodies18inchesineverydirection.

Onlyfamily,petsandone'sclosestfriendsmayenterit.Amereacquaintance

enteringourintimatespacemakesusuncomfortable.

Nextisthebubblecalledpersonalspace,extendingfrom1.5feetto4feet

away.Friendsandacquaintancescancomfortablyoccupythiszone,especially

duringinformalconversations,butstrangersareforbidden.

Extendingfrom4to12feetawayfromusissocialspace.Here,peoplefeel

comfortableconductingroutinesocialinteractionswithnewacquaintancesortotal

strangers.

ThosearetheaveragesizesofAmericanspersonalbubbles,anyway.Itisimportant

tokeepinmindthatpersonalspacevariesdependingoncultureandcontext.

Furthermore,therearesignificantindividualdifferences.Asweallknow,cultural

orindividualdifferencesinpersonalbubblediametersarealltoooftenthecauseof

discomfort.

Howdidthesepersonalbubblesarise?Accordingtoresearch,webegintodevelop

ourindividualsenseofpersonalspacearoundage3or4.

Thesizesofourbubblesarefixedbyourteens.Thesebubblesareconstructedand

monitoredbythebrainregioninvolvedinfear.

题目+答案

Q22:Whatdoesresearchshowaboutourpersonalspace?

Q23:Whathappensifamereacquaintanceentersourintimatespace?

Q24:Wheredopeoplefeelcomfortableinteractingwithnewacquaintancesor

strangers?

Q25:Whenarethesizesofourbubblesfixed?

第二套

【SectionA]

NewsReport1

Haveyounoticedhowsimilaryouaretoyourfriends?Itmaybebecauseyourbrains

operateinharmonywitheachother.Weknowthatfriendsaremorelikelytobethe

sameage,gender,andethnicbackgroundaseachother.Nowitseemstheirbrains

arealiketoo.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniascanned42classmates

whiletheywatchedvideosintendedtoprovokevaryingresponses.Somepeople

mightfindaromanticscenetouching,forinstance,whileotherswouldfeelitwas

embarrassing.Theactivityoffriendsbrainswasmoresimilarthanthatofpeople

whodidn'tknoweachother,particularlyinregionsinvolvedinattention,emotion,

andlanguage.Thissimilaritywasstrongenoughthatitcouldbeusedtopredict

whethertwopeoplewerealreadyfriendsornot.Therelationshipprobablygoes

twoways.Wearedrawntopeoplewhothinklikeus.Wetheninfluencetheir

thoughtsovertime,whichmaypushtheirbrainactivityintomoreclosely

resemblingourown.

题目+答案

QI:Whatmaybethereasonthatfriendsaresimilartoeachother,accordingtothe

recentresearch?

Q2:Whatdoesthenewsreportsayabouttherelationshipbetweenfriends?

NewsReport2

Twomenwhohavebeenbestfriendsfor60yearshavejustrealizedtheyareactually

brothers.It'sreportedthatAlanRobinsonandWalterMcDonaldmetinthe6thgrade

ataschoolinHawaii.Theyhavebeenbestfriendseversince.Alanwasgivenaway

foradoptionsoonafterhewasborn,andWalterneverknewhisfather.

Sorecently,TheymadeseparateattemptsonDNAmatchingwebsitestodiscover

moreabouttheirancestry.Walterwasastonishedtofindthathematchedwith

websiteuserRobbie737.Heknewimmediatelythatthiswashisbestfriend,Alan,

whosefriendscallhimRobbie,andflew737airplaneswhenhewasapilot.

Thepairwereborntothesamemother15monthsapart.

题目+答案

Q3:WhatdidbothAlanRobinsonandWalterMcDonaldattempttodoonDNA

matchingwebsites?

Q4:WhatdidthenewsreportsayaboutAlanRobinsonandWalterMcDonald?

NewsReport3

Amidalltheelectiondrama,airpollutionproblemsanddiseaseoutbreaks,five

touristsgoodworkisbeingspreadonline.

Yesterday,2maleand3femaletouristswerespottedwalkingthekilometerlong

beach,pickinguptrash.OneofthemaletouristsfromAustraliacommentedthat

althoughtherewasalotoftrash,nobodywasdoinganything.Thebeachwasnotas

niceorbeautifulasitshouldbe.Hefeltsosadtoseesuchagorgeousplacelittered

withsomuchtrash.Thus,heandhisfriendsdecidedtograbafewtrashbagsand

cleanitallup.Amanpassingbydecidedtovideotheirgooddeedandputitonthe

internet.Itwasunclearwheretherestofthegroupwasfrom,buttheyweremost

likelytravelingtogether.

Onelocalwomancommentedonbeingembarrassedthattouristswerecleaningup

theirbeach.Anothermentionedthatitwasactuallythenativeswhobroughtfood

anddrinks,thenlefttrashallalongtheisland.

题目+答案

Q5:Whydidoneofthemaletouristsfeelsad?

Q6:Whoputthegooddeedvideoontheinternet?

Q7:Whydidonelocalwomansayshewasembarrassed?

【SectionB]

Conversation1

W:HelloBenjamin,DanandIwillbegoingforarunalongthecanalSaturday

morning.Wouldyouliketojoinus?

M:I'dloveto,butIhurtmyanklelastweekendplayingfootballwithwork

colleagues.

W:Ohdear,isitserious?

M:No,notatall.Ilandedbadlyduringafallandtwisteditalittle,butit'snobig

deal.It'sjustalittleswollenandIshouldbefinefornextSaturdayifyoustillwant

togoforajogthen.

W:Iwon'tbeherenextSaturday.I'mgoingtothezoo.

M:Thezoo?

W:Yeah.Mylittlenephewturnssix,andhelovesthezoo.Sothewholefamilyis

going.

M:Oh,okaythen.Ihaven'tbeentoazoosinceIwasakid.

W:Theyarenowherenearaspopularastheyusedtobewhenwewerechildren.I

personallyfeelsorryforthepooranimalsstuckincages.Butthere'snodenyingthey

arefunandeducationalforchildren.

M:DoyouknowifDanwillbearoundnextSaturday?

W:Yeah,Ithinkhewill.Justsendhimatextmessage.He'salwayskeenonphysical

activities.

M:That'strue.Danisextremelyfitandhealthy.Hegoestothegymmostdays,plus

tennistwoorthreetimesaweek.

W:So,whathaveyoubeendoingtostaybusywhileyou'vehadthatswollenankle?

M:I'vebeencatchinguponsomereading.IwasgiventhreebooksoverChristmas,

andI'monlynowgettingaroundtoreadingthem.

题目+答案

Q8:Whycan'tthemangoforarunSaturdaymorning?

Q9:Whyisthewoman'swholefamilygoingtothezoonextSaturday?

Q10:WhatdowelearnaboutDanfromtheman'sdescription?

Qll:Whathasthemanbeendoingsincelastweekend?

Conversation2

W:Ourguestontoday'sbooktalkisJohnBlack,theauthorofthenewbestseller,

RetireEarly.

M:Thanksforhavingmeontheshow,Lisa.

W:John,yourbookisgettingalotofattention,partlybecauseyouwritethatmost

peoplecanretireby40.Isthatrealistic?

M:Definitely.Whenresearchingthisbook,Iinterviewedhundredsofpeoplewho

retiredby40.

W:Okay,buthowmuchmoneydoesapersonneedtoretire?I'vereadarticles

recommendingonemilliondollarsasagoodfigureforretirement.

M:Whilemostfinancialplannersdogivenumbers,Idon'tthinkthat*suseful,as

peoplearelivingindifferentareaswithdifferentcostsofliving,andhavedifferent

needsandwants,whichiswhyIsuggestthatpeopleaimforfinancialindependence.

W:Whatdoyoumeanbyfinancialindependence?

M:Havinginvestmentincomethat'sgreaterthanmonthlyexpenses.

W:Thatsoundsriskytome.Whatifanaccidenthappens?Oryougetillandneed

medicaltreatment?Shouldn'tpeoplehaveextracashforemergencies?

M:Toomanypeoplespendtheirlivesworkingonjobstheyhatebecausethey're

afraid.SoIcounselpeopletotakerisks.Retirementdoesn'thavetobepermanent,

andifpeopleneedto,theycangobacktowork.

W:Butit'snotalwayseasytogetbackintotheworkforceafteranextendedabsence.

M:True,butifyoukeepcurrentwithyourskills,youwillbeattractedtoemployers.

W:Maybe,buthowcananyonesaveenoughtoretireby40whenmostpeoplecan't

retireat60?

M:Simple,bycuttinghousing,food,andtransportexpensesandinvestinghalfyour

monthlyincome.

W:Thatsoundsimpossible.

M:Iadmitit'sdifficult,butithasworkedforthousands.

题目+答案

Q12:Whatdowelearnabouttheman'sbookpublishedrecently?

Q13:Whatdothearticlesthewomanreadrecommend?

Q14:Whatdoesthemansayaboutretirement?

Q15:Howdoesthemansayhisproposalaboutretirementcanbecarriedout?

【SectionC)

Passage1

NewresearchfromAmericastudiestherolethatthepresenceofindividualsfrom

differentsocialorracialgroupshasininfluencingconsumersfoodchoices.This

researchfoundcollegestudentsweremorelikelytochoosehealthyfoodinthe

presenceofanobserverofadifferentrace,asopposedtoanobserverfromtheirown

race.Thesamewastruewhentheywerewithsomeonefromadifferentuniversity

comparedtosomeonefromtheirown.Researcherssaythiswasbecauseparticipants

anticipatedmorenegativejudgmentfromanoutsidergroup.Incontrast,theyfelt

lessjudgedbymembersoftheirowngroup.Inoneexperiment,participantswere

offeredthechoicebetweencandyandfruitasasnack.Wheninthepresenceofan

unknownstudentfromtheirownuniversity,only12percentofstudentsselectedthe

healthieroption.However,thisnumberwas31percentwheninthepresenceofan

unknownstudentfromanotheruniversity.Otherexperimentsshowedsimilarresults

basedonracialgroup.What'sthereasonforthispattern?Thestudyfoundthat

peoplefeeljudgedtoalargerextentbymembersofothergroups.Becauseofthis,

theystrategicallyusehealthyfoodchoicestomakeapositiveimpression.There

havebeenmanyattemptstohelpconsumersmakehealthierchoices,butconsumers

oftenstruggletomaintainahealthydiet.Thisresearchfindsthatonewayto

promoteahealthydietcouldbetoadvertisethesocialbenefitsofhealthychoices.

题目+答案

Q16:WhatwasthefindingofthenewresearchfromAmericaaboutconsumersfood

choices?

Q17:Whendid31percentofstudentsintheexperimentselectthehealthieroption?

Q18:Howcouldahealthydietbepromotedaccordingtothefindingsofthenew

research?

Passage2

Forcollegestudentsunderpressure,adogmaybethebeststressfighteraround,

accordingtothefindingofarecentstudy.It*sareallypowerfulfinding,said

PatriciaPendry,wholedthestudy.Universitiesaredoingalotofgreatworktrying

tohelpstudentssucceedacademically,especiallythosewhomaybeatriskduetoa

historyofmentalhealthissuesoracademicandlearningissues.

Thisstudyshowsthattraditionalstressmanagementapproachesaren*taseffective

forthispopulationcomparedwithprogramsthatfocusonprovidingopportunitiesto

interactwiththerapydogs.Theresearchersmeasuredexecutivefunctioninginthe

studentsinvolvedinthestudy.Executivefunctionisatermfortheskillsoneneeds

toplan,organize,motivate,concentrate,andmemorize.

Theseareskillsstudentsneedtosucceedincollege.Theresearchhasfoundthat

studentswhoweremostatriskhadthemostimprovementsinexecutivefunctioning

afterinteractingwiththerapydogs.Theseresultsremainedwhenresearchers

followedupsixweekslater.Manyuniversitiesprovideacademicstressmanagement

programsandworkshops.

Thesearetraditionallyverysimilartocollegeclasses.Theyoftentalkaboutwaysto

getmoresleep,setgoals,ormanagestressoranxiety.Hendryacknowledgesthat

thesearereallyimportanttopicsandtheseworkshopshelptypicalstudentssucceed.

Butthey'relesshelpfulforstrugglingstudents.

Hendrybelievesthosestudentsmayexperiencetheprogramsasanotherlectureand

feelevenmorestressed.

题目+答案

Q19:WhatdoestherecentstudyledbyPatriciaPendryaimtoexamine?

Q20:Whatdidthenewstudymeasureintheparticipants?

Q21:WhatdoesPatriciaPendrythinktraditionalstressmanagementprogramsmay

do?

Passage3

Takingrisksinbusinessdoesnotmeangoingintobusinessblindlyandthen

expectinggreatresults.Onthecontrary,takingrisksinentrepreneurshipinvolves

carefulplanningandhardwork.Nobodycanreallybesureifriskswillbemetwith

success,nomatterhowcalculatedtheymaybe.Butthisshouldnotstopyoufrom

takingrisks,asrisksarenecessaryifyouwantyourbusinesstosucceed.

Somerisksmaynotworkout,butanoptimisticrisktakerwillalwayslookatfailure

asanopportunitytolearn.Thewillingnesstoexperimentwithnewideasiskeyto

businessgrowth.Astheoldsayinggoes,nothingventurednothinggained.

Failurewillteachyouhowtothinkandplanstrategically.Butjustrememberthat

notallrisksaregoodones,andwhenyoufail,learnfromitandmoveforward.Since

mostpeopletendtoavoidrisk,businessesthatarebraveenoughtotakerisks

alreadyhaveacompetitiveadvantage.Theyaretheonessettingthestandardwith

newideas,freshoffersandboldinventions.

Risktakersarebestatadaptingindifficulttimes.Simplyput,whenmostindividuals

stayawayfromrisk,itmeanslesscompetitionforrisktakers.Wedon'tknowif

you'llachievewhattheserisktakershaveachieved,butforaslongasyouwantto

staysafe,andforaslongasyouarecontentwithwhereyourbusinessisrightnow,

youwillneverfindout.

题目+答案

Q22:Whatdoentrepreneurshavetodowhentakingrisksaccordingtothepassage?

Q23:Whatdoesthepassagesayiskeytobusinessgrowth?

Q24:Whatareweadvisedtodowhenwefail?

Q25:Whatdoesitmeantorisktakingbusinesseswhenmostpeopletendtoavoid

risk?

四级考试听力答案四级考试听力答案

第一套：第二套：

l.CTheirbrainsworkinharmony.

l.BThoughtsomethingwrongwiththedriver.

2.AItcanworkbothways.

2.CBuyasportscar.3.DFindoutmoreabouttheirancestry.

3.DAlterhumanskeleton.4.BTheywereborntothesamemother.

4.AIthardens.5.BThebeautifulbeachwasspoiledwithlotsof

5.BHoldabirthdaypartyforhim.trash.

6.CApasserby.

6.ARegularvisitstothevillageshop.

7.AItwastouristsnotnativeswhowerecleaningup

7.DFondofluxuryfood.thebeach.

8.DWheretolaunch.8.DHeisphysicallyunfitforit.

9.CSandwichplaceonCameronstreet.9.DTogiveherlittlenephewatreat.

10.AThereistobeaconferencecall.10.DHespendsmostofhistimeinthegym.

11.BShedoesn'tthinkhiswifecookswell.ll.BConcentratingonreading.

12.BItisattractingmanypeople'sattention.

12.CReceptionist.

13.COneshouldhaveonemilliondollarstoretire.

13.BDifficultygettingupdownstairs.