文都：2008年12月英語四級全真預(yù)測試卷(四)

　　4. Bid farewell to guilt and regret.

　　Everyone’s past is filled with regrets that still cause pain. But from an emotional energy point of view, they are dead weights that keep us from moving forward. While they can’t merely be willed away, I do recommend you remind yourself that whatever happened is in the past, and nothing can change that. Holding on to the memory only allows the damage to continue into the present.

　　5. Make up your mind.

　　Say you’ve been thinking about cutting your hair short. Will it look stylish �� or too extreme? You endlessly think it over. Having the decision hanging over your head is a huge energy drain. Every time you can’t decide, you burden yourself with alternatives. Quit thinking that you have to make the right decision; instead, make a choice and don’t look back.

　　6. Give to get.

　　Emotional energy has a kind of magical quality; the more you give, the more you get back. This is the difference between emotional and physical energy. With the latter. You have to get it to be able to give it. With the former, however, you get it by giving it.

　　Start by asking everyone you meet, “How are you?” as if you really want to know, and then listen to the reply. Be the one who hears. Most of us also need to smile more often. If you don’t smile at the person you love first thing in the morning, you’re sucking energy out of your relationship. Finally, help another person�瞐nd make the help real, concrete. Give a massage (按摩) to someone you love, or cook her dinner, Then, expand the circle to work. Try asking yourself what you’d do if your goal were to be helpful rather than efficient.

　　After all, if it’s true that what goes around comes around, why not make sure that what’s circulating around you is the good stuff?

　　1.The energy crisis in America discussed here mainly refers to a shortage of fossil fuels.

　　2.People these days tend to lack physical energy.

　　3.Laura Hillenbrand is an example cited to show how emotional energy can contribute to ones success in life.

　　4.The author believes emotional energy is inherited and genetically determined.

　　5.Even small changes people make in their lives can help increase their emotional energy.

　　6.They filled her life with meaning by launching a program to help poor children.

　　7.The real�瞖state broker the author knows is talented in home redecoration.

　　1.[Y][N][NG]2. [Y][N][NG]3.[Y][N][NG]4. [Y][N][NG]

　　5.[Y][N][NG]6. [Y][N][NG]7.[Y][N][NG]

　　8.People holding on to sad memories of the past will find it difficult to .

　　9.When it comes to decision�瞞aking, one should make a quick choice without.

　　10.Emotional energy is in a way different from physical energy in that the more you give .

　　Part IIIListening Comprehension(35 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　11.[A]Because she must stay at his friends’ home.

　　[B]Because she listened to another song.

　　[C]Because she didn’t like piano concert.

　　[D]Because she stayed at the laboratory.

　　12.[A]No.15 or 20.

　　[B]No. 50 or 25.

　　[C]No. 15 or 25.

　　[D]No. 20 or 25.

　　13.[A]The man and his wife.

　　[B]The president.

　　[C]One of the visiting scholars.

　　[D]New visiting scholars.