新理念网络学习大厅综合测试第四册-Unit-3

全新版第二版综合B4U3-APartIListeningComprehension(15minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartenstatements.Numbers1to6arebasedonTextAwhiletherestarebasedonTextB.EachstatementwillbereadONLYONCE.Listencarefullyanddecidewhethereachstatementistrueorfalse.1.A)TB)FScript:AccordingtoTextA,thecollegegraduate,whocameintotheauthor’sofficenottoolongagolookingforasalesjob,hadn’tmadeagoodpreparationfortheinterview.正确答案：A2.A)TB)FScript:GiftisthesecrettosuccessforthebestbasketballplayerslikeMichaelJordan.正确答案：B3.A)TB)FScript:Althoughtheydidn’twinthetennismatch,theauthorwasimpressedbyhis90-year-oldpartnerwholikedtochallengehisweakpoints.正确答案：B4.A)TB)FScript:Asthesayinggoesthat“nevertoooldtolearn”,keeplearningisalsooneofthekeystobeingemployed.正确答案：A5.A)TB)FScript:Don’ttrytodowhattheexpertshavepredictedimpossibletorealize.正确答案：B6.A)TB)FScript:Tobeself-confidentisalsocriticalforpeopletorealizetheirowndreams.正确答案：A7.A)TB)FScript:AccordingtoTextB,theauthor’sparentsapprovedthatshemadeacrackatapplyingforthepositionintheRockefellerFoundation.正确答案：B8.A)TB)FScript:Withagoodeducationbackground,itwasnotdifficultforhertoentertheuniversitytostudymedicine.正确答案：B9.A)TB)FScript:WecaninferthatthereexistsgreatdifferencebetweenChinaandwesterncountriesincountingtheage.正确答案：A10.A)TB)FScript:Theauthorwasemployedatlastbecauseshehaddoneagoodjobintypewriting.正确答案：ASectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.InAmerica,peoplearefacedwithmoreandmoredecisionseveryday,whetherit’spickingoneofthirty-oneicecream(11)_________________ordecidingwhetherandwhentogetmarried.Thatsoundslikeagreatthing,butasarecentstudyhasshown,toomanychoicescanmakeus(12)_________________,unhappy,evenparalyzedwith(13)_________________.“That’s(14)_________________truewhenitcomestotheworkplace”,saysBarrySchwartz,anauthorofsixbooksabouthuman(15)_________________.Studentsaregraduatingwithavarietyofskillsandinterests,butoftenfindthemselves(16)_________________whenitcomestochoosingan(17)_________________careergoal.Inastudy,Schwartzobserveddecision-makingamongcollegestudentsduringtheirsenioryear.Basedonanswerstoquestionsregardingtheir(18)_________________andcareerdecisions,hedividedthestudentsintotwogroups:maximizers,whoconsidereverypossibleoption,andsatisfiers,wholookuntiltheyfindanoptionthatisgoodenough.Youmightexpectthatthestudentwhohadundertakenthemostexhaustedsearchwouldbethemostsatisfiedwiththeirfinaldecision,butitturnsoutthat’snottrue.Schwartzfoundthatwhilemaximizersendedupwithbetter-payingjobsthansatisfiersonaverage,theyweren’tashappywiththeirdecision.Thereasonwhythesepeople(19)_________________isthataworldofpossibilitiesmayalsobeaworldofmissedopportunities.Whenyoulookateverypossibleoption,youtendtofocusmoreonwhatwasgivenupthanwhatwasgained.Aftersurveyingeveryoption,apersonismore(20)_________________theopportunitiestheyhadtoturndowntopursuejustonecareer.Script:InAmerica,peoplearefacedwithmoreandmoredecisionseveryday,whetherit’spickingoneofthirty-oneicecreamflavorsordecidingwhetherandwhentogetmarried.Thatsoundslikeagreatthing,butasarecentstudyhasshown,toomanychoicescanmakeusconfused,unhappy,evenparalyzedwithindecision.“That’sparticularlytruewhenitcomestotheworkplace”,saysBarrySchwartz,anauthorofsixbooksabouthumanbehavior.Studentsaregraduatingwithavarietyofskillsandinterests,butoftenfindthemselvesoverwhelmedwhenitcomestochoosinganultimatecareergoal.Inastudy,Schwartzobserveddecision-makingamongcollegestudentsduringtheirsenioryear.Basedonanswerstoquestionsregardingtheirjobhuntingstrategiesandcareerdecisions,hedividedthestudentsintotwogroups:maximizers,whoconsidereverypossibleoption,andsatisfiers,wholookuntiltheyfindanoptionthatisgoodenough.Youmightexpectthatthestudentwhohadundertakenthemostexhaustedsearchwouldbethemostsatisfiedwiththeirfinaldecision,butitturnsoutthat’snottrue.Schwartzfoundthatwhilemaximizersendedupwithbetter-payingjobsthansatisfiersonaverage,theyweren’tashappywiththeirdecision.Thereasonwhythesepeoplefeellesssatisfiedisthataworldofpossibilitiesmayalsobeaworldofmissedopportunities.Whenyoulookateverypossibleoption,youtendtofocusmoreonwhatwasgivenupthanwhatwasgained.Aftersurveyingeveryoption,apersonismoreacutelyawareoftheopportunitiestheyhadtoturndowntopursuejustonecareer.正确答案：flavors正确答案：confused正确答案：indecision正确答案：particularly正确答案：behavior正确答案：overwhelmed正确答案：ultimate正确答案：jobhuntingstrategies正确答案：feellesssatisfied正确答案：acutelyawareofPartIIReadingComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithseveralblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Thejobmarketisbecomingincreasin