2026年12月英语四级练习题及答案

2026年12月英语四级练习题及答案写作部分（本题满分105分，答题时间30分钟）要求考生根据所给话题撰写一篇120-180词的短文，题目：近年来，越来越多的大学生在完成专业课程学习之余，开始主动培养各类业余爱好，从手工制作、户外徒步到乐器演奏、语言学习，丰富的爱好填满了课余时间。请你以StartingaHobbyAfterEnteringCollege为题写一篇短文，谈谈培养业余爱好对当代大学生的意义，并结合自身经历简要阐述你的看法。参考范文Whenfreshmenstepintocollege,theyaresuddenlyblessedwithfarmorefreetimethantheyhadinhighschool,andhowtousethisfreetimehasbecomeacorequestionformany.Startingahobbyincollegeis,inmyopinion,oneofthebestchoicesonecanmake.Firstofall,awell-chosenhobbycanhelpusrelievestressfromacademicstudy.Afterspendingawholedaydealingwithdifficultformulasandendlessreadingassignments,anhourofdrawingorhikingcanrefreshourmindandbodycompletely.Secondly,hobbiescanhelpusexpandoursocialcircle.Ijoinedthecampusphotographyclublastsemester,whereImetmanystudentswhosharethesameinterestfromdifferentmajors,andwehaveorganizedseveraloutdoorshootingactivitiesthathelpedmemakemanygoodfriends.Inaword,cultivatingahobbyincollegenotonlyenrichesoursparetime,butalsohelpsusgrowintoamorewell-roundedperson.听力理解部分（本题分值：248.5分，答题时间：25分钟）SectionA短篇新闻Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).NewsReportOne(听完后回答第1-2题)1.A)Tocallforpeopletoreducesingle-useplasticwasteB)TolaunchanewbiodegradablepackagingproductC)TomarktheInternationalCoastalClean-upDayD)Tocollectdataonplasticpollutioninoceans2.A)PlasticbottlesarethemostcommonwastefoundonbeachesB)Over80%ofcoastalplasticwastecomesfromlandsourcesC)MostplasticwastecanbebrokendownwithinfiveyearsD)Thenumberofvolunteershasdroppedinrecentyears听力原文：Agroupofmorethan500volunteersfrom12environmentalorganizationsgatheredalong30kilometersofcoastlineinsouthernThailandonFridaytocollectplasticwaste,aspartofthisyear'sInternationalCoastalClean-upDay.Organizerssaidtheeventalsoaimstoraisepublicawarenessoftheharmofsingle-useplastictomarineecosystems.Thisyear,volunteerscollectedmorethan6,500kilogramsofwaste,around70%ofwhichwasplasticproducts.AccordingtoarecentstudypublishedbytheThaiDepartmentofMarineandCoastalResources,morethan80%ofplasticpollutionfoundinThaicoastalareascomesfromland-basedsources,andplasticbagsandfoodpackagingarethemostcommontypesofwastefound.Researcherswarnedthatmostplasticproductstakehundredsofyearstobreakdown,andtheyposeahugethreattomarinelifeandhumanhealththroughthefoodchain.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheeventmentionedinthenews?2.Whatdoestherecentstudyfindaccordingtothenewsreport?NewsReportTwo(听完后回答第3-4题)3.A)ItisthefirstdriverlessbusserviceintheworldB)ItcanoperateondifferenttypesofpublicroadsC)Itrunscompletelywithoutanyon-boardstaffD)Itcancarryupto50passengersatonetime4.A)HighertravelcostB)TechnicalbreakdownsinbadweatherC)LackofpublictrustD)Difficultyinidentifyingtrafficsigns听力原文：ThecapitalcityofNorway,Oslo,haslaunchedapermanentdriverlesselectricbusserviceonitspublicroads,becomingoneofthefirstcitiesintheworldtooperatesuchaservicefordailypublicuse.The12-seatdriverlessbusrunsalonga1.5-kilometerrouteconnectingamajorresidentialareatothenearestsubwaystation,andatrainedoperatorwillstayonboardatalltimestotakeovercontrolincaseofanemergency.Theprojectleadersaidthebuscanidentifytrafficlights,pedestriansandothervehiclesautomatically,anditcanoperatesafelyinrain,snowandfog.Thelocalgovernmentplanstoexpandtheservicetomorerouteswithinthreeyearsifthetrialoperationgoeswell.Currently,thebiggestchallengetheprojectfacesisnottechnicalproblems,butwinningpublicacceptance:manylocalresidentssaidtheystillfeelunsafetakingabuswithoutahumandriver.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.WhatdowelearnaboutthedriverlessbusserviceinOslofromthenews?4.Whatisthebiggestchallengetheprojectcurrentlyfaces?NewsReportThree(听完后回答第5-7题)5.A)ToprovidemorejobopportunitiesforlocalfarmersB)ToimprovethequalityofcoffeeforglobalmarketC)ToslowdowntheeffectofclimatechangeoncoffeegrowingD)Tohelpcoffeefarmersplantdifferenttypesofcrops6.A)ItgrowswellincoolerandhigheraltitudeareasB)ItismoreresistanttorisingtemperaturesthantraditionalcoffeeC)IthasabetterflavorthanothertypesofcoffeeD)Itrequireslesswaterandfertilizerthanothercrops7.A)IthasgainedrecognitionfrommanylargecoffeebuyersB)IthasdoubledtheincomeofparticipatingfarmersC)Ithasexpandedtomorethan10AfricancountriesD)Ithashelpedreducelocaldeforestationgreatly听力原文：AnewprojectlaunchedbytheWorldCoffeeOrganizationishelpingsmall-scalecoffeefarmersinAfricaadapttorisingtemperaturescausedbyclimatechange.Traditionalarabicacoffee,whichaccountsfor60%ofglobalcoffeeproduction,canonlygrowwellincooltemperaturesbetween18and22degreesCelsius.Astemperaturesrisebecauseofclimatechange,manylow-altitudecoffeefarmsinAfricahavebecomeunsuitableforgrowingarabica,andmanyfarmershavelosttheirmainsourceofincome.Theprojectencouragesfarmerstogrowamoreheat-resistantspeciesofcoffeecalledrobusta,whichcangrowwellintemperaturesupto30degreesCelsius.Besidesswitchingcoffeespecies,theprojectalsoteachesfarmerstogrowshadetreesaroundcoffeeplantstoreducethesurfacetemperatureofthefarms.Sofar,theprojecthasbeencarriedoutin5AfricancountriesincludingEthiopiaandUganda,andmorethan20,000small-scalefarmershaveparticipated.Aspokespersonfortheorganizationsaidmanylargeinternationalcoffeebrandshaveexpressedinterestinbuyingcoffeefromtheproject,andtheprogramisexpectedtoexpandto8morecountriesbytheendof2027.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.WhatisthemaingoalofthenewprojectlaunchedbytheWorldCoffeeOrganization?6.Whatistheadvantageofrobustacoffeecomparedtotraditionalarabicacoffee?7.Whatdowelearnabouttheprojectaccordingtothenews?SectionB长对话Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ConversationOne(听完后回答第8-11题)8.A)Shecan'tfindasuitabletopicforhertermpaperB)Shedoesn'tagreewiththeprofessor'sgradingstandardC)Shecan'tunderstandthereadingmaterialassignedD)Sheneedsadviceonchoosingaresearchmethod9.A)ComparetheeducationsystemsoftwocountriesB)AnalyzetheimpactofonlineeducationonstudentsC)DiscussthedevelopmentofeducationinruralareasD)Studytheroleofteachersinonlinecourses10.A)ItistoogeneraltobeagoodresearchtopicB)ThereisnotenoughresearchmaterialavailableC)IthasbeenstudiedbytoomanypeoplealreadyD)Itistoodifficultforanundergraduatepaper11.A)CollectdatafromstudentsindifferentareasB)NarrowdownthetopictoaspecificgroupC)RefertorecentstudiesonrelatedtopicsD)Interviewsometeachersworkingonline听力原文：W:Excuseme,ProfessorSmith,doyouhaveafewminutes?Ihavesomequestionsaboutmytermpaperforyoureducationcourse.M:Sure,comein.Whatseemstobetheproblem?W:Well,Ijustcan'tseemtodecideonapropertopic.I'vereadmostofthereadingmaterialyouassigned,butIstilldon'tknowwhattofocuson.M:Okay,whattopicshaveyoucomeupwithsofar?W:Iwasthinkingofdoingsomethingaboutonlineeducation,sinceI'vebeentakingsomeonlinecoursesduringthepasttwoyearsandI'mreallyinterestedinthisarea.Mygeneralideaistotalkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofonlineeducation.M:Hmm,onlineeducationisindeedagoodarea,but"advantagesanddisadvantagesofonlineeducation"iswaytoobroadfora3000-wordtermpaper.Ifyoutakethattopic,you'lljustenduptouchingthesurfaceandcan'tdoanydeepanalysis.W:Oh,that'swhatIwasworriedabout.Doyouhaveanysuggestionsonhowtomakeitmorespecific?M:Well,sinceyou'reinterestedinthisarea,whydon'tyoufocusonaspecificgroupofpeople?Forexample,onlineeducationformiddleschoolstudentsinruralareas.Youcanlookathowonlinecourseshavechangedtheiraccesstohighqualitylearningresources,andwhatproblemstheystillface.W:Thatsoundsreallyinteresting!Ididn'tthinkofnarrowingitdowntoruralstudentsbefore.Doyouthinkthat'saworkabletopic?M:Absolutely.There'salotofrecentresearchonthis,andyoucanevenfindsomeopensurveydatathatyoucanuseforyouranalysis.Cometomeagainwhenyouhaveanoutline,andwecantalkmoreabouttheresearchmethod.W:Thankyousomuchforyouradvice,Professor.Ireallyappreciateit.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.Whydoesthewomangotoseetheprofessor?9.Whatisthewoman'soriginalideaforhertermpapertopic?10.Whatdoestheprofessorthinkofthewoman'soriginaltopic?11.Whatdoestheprofessorsuggestthewomando?ConversationTwo(听完后回答第12-15题)12.A)TobookaconferenceroomforabusinesseventB)ToinquireabouttheavailabilityandpackageforaweddingpartyC)TocancelareservationmadelastmonthD)Tochangethedateofherreservation13.A)AllprivateroomsarefullybookedonthatdateB)ThemaximumcapacityoftheRoseRoomisnotenoughC)ThecateringservicecannotmeetherrequirementD)Thehotelisunderrenovationonthatweekend14.A)Itprovidesfreecakeforweddingpartiesover50guestsB)Itincludesathree-nightfreestayinthehoneymoonsuiteC)Itoffersa10%discountforcustomerswhoconfirmbookingbeforetheendofthemonthD)Itprovidesfreesoundandlightingequipmentfortheceremony15.A)CometothehoteltosignthecontractthisFridayB)SendtheguestlisttotheeventmanagerbyemailC)Paya20%deposittoconfirmthebookingwithinthreedaysD)Visitthehoteltochecktheroomandmenuthisweekend听力原文：M:Goodmorning,GreenviewHotelEventDepartment,thisisTomspeaking,howcanIhelpyou?W:Goodmorning,I'mLisaWang,IemailedyoulastweekaboutbookingaprivateroomformyweddingpartyonSaturday,the15thofnextmonth.Iwonderifyou'vecheckedtheavailabilityforme.M:Ohyes,Ms.Wang,Irememberyouremail.Letmecheckthesystemnow...Okay,Ihavegoodnewsandbadnewsforyou.TheRoseRoomyouwantedcanonlyholdupto80guests,right?Youtoldmeyouhavearound100guests,sotheRoseRoomisnotbigenough.ButtheGrandBallroomisstillavailableonthatdate,itcanholdupto150guests,whichismorethanenoughforyou.W:Ohokay,that'sarelief.Iwasworriedthatallroomsarefullybooked.Whatabouttheweddingpackageyouoffer?Canyoutellmewhat'sincludedinthepackagefortheGrandBallroom?M:Sure.OurstandardweddingpackagefortheGrandBallroomincludesathree-coursemealfor100guests,a2-layerweddingcake,basicsoundandlightingequipmentfortheceremony,andonefreenightstayinourhoneymoonsuiteonyourweddingnight.Rightnowwehaveapromotion:ifyouconfirmyourbookingbeforetheendofthismonth,youcangeta10%discountoffthetotalprice.W:Thatsoundsreallygood.WhatdoIneedtodotoconfirmthebooking?M:Youjustneedtopaya20%depositofthetotalpricewithinthenextthreedays,weacceptonlinepaymentthroughourofficialwebsite.Oncethedepositisreceived,wewillblocktheroomforyouandsendyouaconfirmationemail.Thenwecanarrangeameetingforyoutocheckthemenuandtalkaboutanyspecialrequirementsyouhave.W:That'sveryclear.Thankyousomuchforyourhelp,Iwillprocessthedeposittomorrow.M:You'rewelcome,Ms.Wang.Ifyouhaveanyotherquestions,feelfreetocontactmeanytime.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.Whatisthewoman'spurposeofcallingthehotel?13.WhatproblemdoesthemanmentionabouttheRoseRoom?14.Whatbenefitdoesthepromotionincludeaccordingtotheman?15.Whatdoesthewomanneedtodotoconfirmthebooking?SectionC听力篇章Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).PassageOne(听完后回答第16-18题)16.A)IthelpspeopleremembermorenewwordsthantraditionalvocabularylearningmethodsB)IthelpspeoplelearnnewwordswithoutanyeffortC)ItrequirespeopletolearnwordsinalphabeticalorderD)Itworksbetterforpeoplewithgoodmemory17.A)ReviewallthewordsyouhavelearnedeverydayB)PlacewordcardsaroundyourlivingspaceindifferentplacesC)WritedownthemeaningofwordsonthebackofeachcardD)Reviewthewordsthatyoucannotrememberatincreasingintervals18.A)ItisonlysuitableforbeginnerslearninganewlanguageB)ItcanhelppeopleconnectnewwordswithreallifesituationsC)ItadaptstopersonallearningspeedandavoidswastingtimeD)Itcanimproveyourlong-termmemoryaswellasyourvocabulary听力原文：Oneofthebiggestchallengesforpeoplelearninganewlanguageismemorizingnewvocabulary.Therearemanydifferentmethodstobuildvocabulary,andoneofthemostevidence-basedmethodsthatcanbeeasilydoneathomeisthespacedrepetitionmethod.Manypeoplethinkthatyouneedtospendseveralhoursadaycrammingwordstogetalargevocabulary,butthismethodactuallyallowsyoutolearnnewwordswithoutputtingtoomuchunnecessarypressureonyourself.Thebasicstepsofthismethodareasfollows:first,writedowneachnewwordyouwanttolearnonasmallcard,andwriteitsmeaningandanexamplesentenceontheback.Next,yougothroughthecards,andseparatethemintotwopiles:thewordsyourememberandthewordsyoudon'tremember.Thewordsyoudon'trememberwillbereviewedagainadaylater,andifyoustillcan'trememberthem,theywillbereviewedthreedayslater,thenaweeklater,andsoon.Thismethodisbasedontheresearchfindingthatpeopleforgetinformationgradually,andreviewingatincreasingintervalshelpsmovenewwordsintolong-termmemory.Comparedwithtraditionalvocabularylearningmethodsthataskpeopletomemorizewordlistsbyalphabet,thismethodcanhelppeoplerememberuptotwotimesmorewordsinthesameamountoftime.Itissuitableforlearnersatanylevel,andthebiggestadvantageisthatitcanadapttoyourpersonallearningspeed:youdon'thavetowastetimereviewingwordsyoualreadyremember.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.Whatisthemainadvantageofthespacedrepetitionmethodcomparedtotraditionalmethods?17.Whatdoyoudowiththewordsthatyoucannotrememberaccordingtothemethod?18.Whatisthebiggestadvantageofthemethodmentionedinthepassage?阅读理解部分（本题分值：248.5分，答题时间：40分钟）SectionA词汇理解Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.UrbanwildlifegardeningisbecomingincreasinglypopularacrosstheUK,asmoreandmorepeoplediscoverthat____19____evenasmallpartoftheirgardenorbalconytowildlifecanbringhugebenefits.Notonlydoesithelpprotectnativespeciesthatarefacing____20____duetohabitatloss,italsohelpscitydwellersgetclosertonatureandimprovetheirmentalwell-being.ArecentstudyconductedbytheUniversityofExeterfoundthatpeoplewhohavewildlifegardensincitiesreport____21____levelsoflifesatisfactionthanthosewhohavetraditionalornamentalgardens.Thestudyalsofoundthatevensmallchangescanmakeabigdifference.Forexample,plantingnativeflowersthatprovidenectarforbeesandbutterflies,puttingupabirdbox,or____22____asmallareaofwatercanattractdozensofdifferentspeciestoyourgarden.Manypeopleworrythatcreatingawildlifegardenmeans____23____upamessy,untidyspacethatwilllowerthevalueoftheirproperty.Butthisisa(n)____24____.Therearemanywaystocreateabeautifulwildlifegardenthatfitsintoanysizeofspaceandmeetsanyaestheticrequirement.Youcanchoosenativeplantsthathavecolorfulflowers,arrangethemina____25____designjustlikeyoudoforatraditionalgarden,andaddelementssuchasbirdbathsthatarebothfunctionaland____26____.Ifeveryonelivinginacitymakesevenonesmallchangeto____27____wildlife,thetotalimpactwillbehuge.TheUK'sWildlifeTrustestimatesthatifeveryurbangardenandbalconycontributedtowildlifeprotection,itwouldcreatea____28____"wildlifenetwork"acrossthecountry'scities,connectingfragmentedhabitatsandhelpinghundredsofthreatenedspeciessurvive.WordBankA)attractiveI)misunderstandingB)continuousJ)higherC)dedicatingK)leavingD)encourageL)extinctionE)existingM)neatF)mythN)feedingG)turningO)welcomingH)habitSectionB长篇阅读Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.HowtoKeepYourNewYear'sResolution[A]Everyyear,millionsofpeoplemakeNewYear'sresolutions,hopingtoturnoveranewleaf.Themostpopularresolutionsincludelosingweight,gettingfit,quittingsmoking,savingmoney,andfindinganewjob.However,researchshowsthatbytheendofJanuary,almost40%ofpeoplehavealreadygivenupontheirresolutions,andlessthan10%ofpeopleactuallykeeptheirresolutionsforafullyear.Ifyouhaveeverfailedtokeeparesolution,youaredefinitelynotalone.Butwhydosomanypeoplefail,andwhatcanyoudotomakesureyousticktoyoursthisyear?[B]Thebiggestreasonmostpeoplefailisthattheysetgoalsthatarewaytoobigandvague.Forexample,acommonresolutionis"Iwanttogetfitthisyear".Thisisagreatgoaltohave,butitistoovaguetoacton.Whatdoes"getfit"actuallymean?Doesitmeanrunningamarathon,orlosing20kilograms,orgoingtothegymthreetimesaweek?Withoutacleardefinition,itisveryeasytoskipadayhereandthere,andbeforeyouknowit,youhavecompletelygivenup.[C]Sothefirstruletokeepyourresolutionistomakeitasspecificandsmallaspossible.Insteadof"getfit",setagoallike"Iwillwalkfor20minutesthreetimesaweekafterdinner".Insteadof"savemoremoney",setagoallike"Iwillput500yuanintomysavingsaccounteverymonthautomaticallyafterIgetpaid".Small,specificgoalsaremucheasiertosticktobecausetheyleavenoroomforconfusion.Youknowexactlywhatyouneedtodoeveryday,andwhenyoucompleteit,yougetasenseofachievementthatmotivatesyoutokeepgoing.[D]Thesecondreasonpeoplefailisthattheydon'ttracktheirprogress.Ifyousetagoalbutnevercheckhowwellyouaredoing,itisveryeasytolosemotivationandforgetaboutyourgoalentirely.Trackingyourprogressdoesn'thavetobecomplicated.Youcanuseasimplecalendaronyourphone,andputacheckmarkonthedayyoucompleteyourgoal.Youcanalsouseahabit-trackingappthatsendsyoureminderseveryday.Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhotracktheirprogressdailyaretwiceaslikelytoachievetheirgoalsthanthosewhodon't.[E]Anothercommonmistakepeoplemakeisthattheyaretoohardonthemselveswhentheyslipup.Nooneisperfect,anditisalmostinevitablethatyouwillmissadayortwo,orevengiveintotemptationonceinawhile.Manypeoplethinkthatiftheyslipuponce,theyhavealreadyfailed,sotheyjustgiveupentirely.Thisisahugemistake.Researchshowsthatmissingonedayofyourhabitdoesn'thaveanyimpactonyourlong-termsuccess.Soifyouslipup,don'tbeatyourselfupaboutit.Justforgiveyourself,andgetbackontrackthenextday.[F]Youshouldalsomakeyournewhabitaseasyaspossibletostickto,andmaketheoldbadhabitashardaspossibletocontinue.Forexample,ifyourresolutionistostopeatingjunkfood,don'tbuyanyjunkfoodwhenyougotothesupermarket,soyoudon'thaveanyathomewhenyougetthecraving.Ifyourresolutionistoexerciseinthemorning,putyourworkoutclothesnexttoyourbedbeforeyougotosleep,soyoucanputthemonassoonasyouwakeupwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Smallchangestoyourenvironmentmakeitmucheasiertosticktoyournewhabit.[G]Finally,ithelpsalottoshareyourresolutionwithotherpeopleandfindapartnerwhohasasimilargoal.Whenyoutellotherpeopleaboutyourgoal,youaremorelikelytosticktoitbecauseyoudon'twanttoletyourselfdowninfrontofthem.Ifyouhaveafriendwhoalsowantstostartexercising,youcangotothegymtogether,whichmakesitmorefunandyoucanholdeachotheraccountable.Manycommunitiesonlinealsohavegroupsforpeoplewhoareworkingonsimilargoals,andyoucanshareyourprogressandgetsupportwhenyoufeellikegivingup.[H]Itisalsoimportanttorememberthatchangingyourbehaviordoesn'thappenovernight.Ittakesabouttwomonthsonaverageforanewbehaviortobecomeanautomatichabit,soyoushouldn'tgetdiscouragedifyoudon'tseebigchangesafterthefirstweek.Evenifyouonlymakeasmallchange,itisstillastepintherightdirection,andovertime,thosesmallchangesadduptobigresults.[I]ManypeoplethinkthatNewYear'sresolutionsareuselessbecausemostpeoplefail,butthat'snottrue.Evenifyoudon'tachieveyourentiregoal,makingaresolutionandtryingtosticktoitstillimprovesyourlifeinmanyways.StudieshaveshownthatpeoplewhomakeNewYear'sresolutionsare10timesmorelikelytochangetheirbehaviorsuccessfullythanpeoplewhodon'tsetgoalsatall.Soevenifyouhavefailedmanytimesinthepast,itisstillworthtryingagainthisyear.29.Peoplewhomakespecificsmallgoalsaremorelikelytosticktotheirresolutionsthanthosewhosetbigvaguegoals.30.Sharingyourresolutionwithotherpeoplecanincreaseyourmotivationtosticktoit.31.ResearchshowsthatlessthantenpercentofpeoplecankeeptheirNewYear'sresolutionsforawholeyear.32.Ittakesabouttwomonthsforanewbehaviortobecomeanautomatichabit.33.Missingonedayofyournewhabitwillnotaffectyourlong-termchanceofsuccess.34.Trackingyourdailyprogresscandoubleyourchanceofachievingyourgoal.35.Changingyourenvironmentcanmakeiteasiertokeepyournewhabit.36.MakingNewYear'sresolutionsmakespeopletentimesmorelikelytochangetheirbehaviorsuccessfullythannotsettinganygoals.37.Manypeoplegiveuptheirresolutionsjustamonthaftertheymakethem.38.Themostcommonmistakepeoplemakeissettinggoalsthataretoobigandunclear.SectionC仔细阅读Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.PassageOneMostpeopleknowthatregularexerciseisgoodforphysicalhealth,butagrowingbodyofresearchshowsthatexercisealsohashugebenefitsforcognitivehealthandbrainfunction,especiallyaspeoplegetolder.ArecentstudypublishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationfollowedmorethan1,400healthyadultsovertheageof50for10years,andfoundthatpeoplewhoexercisedregularlyhada30%lowerriskofdevelopingcognitivedeclinethanpeoplewhowereinactive.Manypeoplethinkthatyouneedtodolong,intenseworkoutstogetthesebenefits,butthestudyfoundthatevenmoderateexerciselikebriskwalkingfor30minutesaday,threetimesaweek,isenoughtobringsignificantbenefitstothebrain.What'smore,thebenefitsstarttoshowafterjustafewmonthsofregularexercise.Sowhydoesexercisehelpthebrain?Researcherssaythereareseveralreasons.First,exerciseimprovesbloodflowtothebrain,whichbringsmoreoxygenandnutrientstobraincells,helpingthemstayhealthy.Second,exercisestimulatestheproductionofaproteincalledBDNF,whichhelpsgrownewbraincellsandconnectionsbetweenbraincells,whichkeepsthebrainflexibleandabletoadapttochanges.Third,exercisehelpsreducestressandlowerbloodpressure,bothofwhichareriskfactorsforcognitivedecline.Thestudyalsofoundthatexercisehasbenefitsforpeopleofallages,notjustolderadults.Foryoungpeople,regularexercisecanimprovememoryandfocus,whichcanhelpwithschoolandworkperformance.Formiddle-agedpeople,itcanhelpdelaythestartofcognitivedecline,sopeoplearelesslikelytodevelopbraindiseaseslikeAlzheimer'swhentheygetolder.Onethingthatresearchersemphasizeisthatitisnevertoolatetostartexercising,evenifyouhavebeeninactiveformostofyourlife.Thestudyfoundthatpeoplewhostartedexercisingregularlyintheir60sstillgotsignificantcognitivebenefits,comparedtopeoplewhostayedinactive.Soregardlessofyourage,addingregularexercisetoyourdailyroutineisoneofthebestthingsyoucandotokeepyourbrainhealthy.39.Whatisthemainfindingoftherecentstudymentionedinthepassage?A)C