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2023年3月英语四级真题及参考答案四级试卷采用多题多卷形式,大家核对答案时,找准具体选项内容,忽略套数!听力NEWS1Africanleadersplantoturnthecontinentintoacontinentwithoutborders.Theywillintroduceasinglepassportpolicyallowingfreemovementbetweencountries.TheideafromtheAfricanUnionhasbeenmodeledontheEUXianggangfreemovementdeal.Europehasabolishedmanyinternalborders.Thisenablesvisafreemovementacrossthecontinent.Currently13Africancountrieshavevisafreedealsinplacewitheachother.Theseallowcitizenstovisitanothercountrywithoutavisa.Somecountriesoffervisasonarrival.IncontrastAmericansareabletotravelto20ofthecontinentscountrieswithoutavisaorsecureavisaonarrival.TheAfricanUnionwhichrepresents54stateswantstoabolishtherequirementofavisaforAfricansvisitingotherAfricancountries.ItalsowantstoestablishafreetradedealacrossthecontinentinthenearfutureastradewithintheAfricancontinentcostsmorethananyotherregion.QI:WhatisthenewsreportmainlyaboutQ2:WhatbenefitwillafreetradedealbringtoAfricaneconomyAAproposedpolicy...CItwillreducethecost...仔细阅读1WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthebrightestpeopleATheycanmakesillymistakesinstraightforwardsituations.Whataccountsfortheexistenceofintelligentpeople*slogicalblindspotsToomuchfaithintheirabilitytothink.HowdosmartpeoplereactwhentheyarefoundtobewrongDTheymaygetoffended.WhatmayhappentosmartpeoplewhofinditdifficulttoacceptsuggestionsATheymaysufferintheirprofessionalandprivatelife.WhatissaidaboutthoseworkingwithorunderoverachievingpeopleTheyareunderincreasingpressure.仔细阅读
251.WhyistheU.S.StateDepartmentlaunchinganonlinelearningprogramforrefugeesTohelpthemtomeetnewemploymentstandards.WhatdoweknowaboutCourseraforRefugeesAItprovidesrefugeeswithawiderangeofcoursesfreeofcharge.WhatdoesthepassagesayisaconsequenceoftheglobalmigrantcrisisDRefugeesfinditmoredifficulttogetajob.WhatdoestheauthorsaycausesrefugeesdifficultyintakingonlinecoursesCLackoflanguageskills.WhatdidthejointstudyfindabouttheMOOCsseveralyearsagoBTheybenefitedmostofthelearners.写作介绍最近读的书Inrecentyearsreadingisbecomingincreasinglypopularandnecessaryincurrentsociety.Goodbookscanbringuswidehorizonandalargeamountofknowledgewhichcanmakeuswiser.AmongallthebooksIhavereadthemostunforgettableoneisTheCallofthewhichwaswrittenbyJackLondon.ThisbookismainlyaboutastoryofadognamedBuck.HewasafavoritedogofJudgeMillersfamily.HehadbeencivilizedandlivedinawarmvalleyinsouthernCalifornia.ThenunfortunatelyhewassoldtoAlaskaacoldremoteandgold-richstateinthenorthoftheUnitedStates.Afterthathebecameasleddogandtrainedunderseriousconditions.Witharduousstrugglehestartedlivingonhisown.Thisbookshowsthatthedoginthecivilizedworldisforcedbyitsownertoreturntothebarbarism.Thoughtheprotagonistisadogitalsoreflectstheworldofhuman.Thethemeofthisbookisabout“survival”.Lifeisalwaysintheprocessofcontinuousstruggletosurvivesothatwegainmeaningandpower.AfterreadingthisbookIfeelastrongsenseofvitality.Atthesametimeitgivesmecourageandconfidencetofaceobstaclesinmylife.TmsurethatwecanfinallysuccessjustasBuckinthisbookwiththisbeliefanddetermination.近年来,越来越多的年轻人喜爱各种形式的自助旅游许多自助旅游者选择徒步或者骑自行车出游他们自己设计路线,自带帐篷,厨具以及其他必备的生活用品在旅途中,自助旅游者能够发现一些新的美丽景点,但有时也会遇见意想不到的困难或突发事件游客在旅行中拥抱自然、欣赏美景,同时也增强了自己克服困难的勇气和野外生存的能力Inrecentyearsanincreasingnumberofyoungpeopletakeaninterestinvariousformsofself-guidedtours.Manyself-helptouristschoosetotravelonfootorbybike.Theydesignroutesandcarrytentscookwareandothernecessitiesontheirown.Duringthejourneytheycanoftenfindsomenewscenicspotsbutsometimestheywillencounterunexpecteddifficultiesoremergencies.Touristscanembracenatureandenjoythebeautifulscenerywhiletravelingandatthesametimetheyenhancetheircouragetoovercomedifficultiesandimprovetheirabilitiestosurviveinthewild.翻译2近年来,越来越多的城市居民为农村的田园风光所吸引,利用节假日到乡村旅游,他们住在农民家中,品尝具有当地风味的农家饭菜,有些游客还参与采摘瓜果等活动,亲身感受收获的喜悦乡村旅游能够有效地帮助游客舒缓压力,放松心情,增进身心健康实际上,这种旅游形式不仅能使城市游客受益,同时也能增加农民的收入,促进农村经济发展°Inrecentyearsmoreandmoreurbanresidentsareattractedbytheruralsceneryandtraveltothecountrysideintheholidays.Theyliveinfarmershomesandtastethefoodwithlocalflavor.Sometouristsalsoparticipateinsuchactivitiesaspickingfruitstoenjoythejoyofharvest.Ruraltourismcaneffectivelyhelpvisitorsrelievestressrelaxandimprovetheirphysicalandmentalhealth.Infactthiskindoftourismcannotonlybenefiturbantouristsbutalsoincreasefarmersincomeandpromoteruraleconomicdevelopment.写作部分(共3套)介绍最近读的书AsBaconsaidsomebooksaretobetastedotherstobeswallowedandsomefewtobechewedanddigested.AsfarastheclassicsIhavebeenreadinglatelytheonethatIthinkismostworthchewinganddigestingisJaneEyre.ThestorycentersonawomannamedJaneEyre.JanewasapoororphanwithanunpleasantlifeinherchildhoodbutherintelligencedistinguishedherselfatThornfieldwheresheworkedasagoverness.HertruelovewithEdwardRochestermadeherbravelyrejectotherpeoplesproposalevenafterbeingdeceivedbyRochester.FinallyJanecamebacktoRochesterwhowasdisabled.Whatapowerfulandindependentwomansheis!Afterunderstandingthestoryindepthreaderswillbecomemoreawareoftheinfinitepossibilitiesofwomen.Feminismisawordthatattractswomeninallages.Inmyopinionwomenwillberespectediftheyrespectthemselves.Theyshouldhavethecouragetodependontheirownpower.Onlythepowerfromtheirdeepheartcanreallymakewomenbeautifulandconfident.关于演讲的报道ALectureaboutHowtoBecomeaGoodWriterOnJune2ProfessorWangafamousscholargaveasuccessfullectureonhowtobecomeagoodwritertostudentsintheLectureHallwhichwascrowdedwithfeverishstudentswhowereeagertohaveaninteractionwithProfessorWangthroughoutthelecture.ProfessorWangstartedhislecturewithaprovocativequestion一whatawriterisThenhedescribedhisearlylifewhichcontributedalottohiscreations.Finallycombiningthepersonalexperiencewithhisprofoundunderstandingofthemissionofawriterheconcludedhislecturewithseveralsuggestionsonhowtobecomeagoodwriter.Thelectureinspiredsparksandenthusiasmamongstudentswhoarefascinatedwithliterature.LiHuaaseniormajoringinChineseLiteraturesaidhefeltveryexcitedtoseeProfessorWangpersonallyandgainedmuchencouragementandinspirationforhisfuturestudies.职业规划AnAccountandSummaryofaCareerPlanningSeminarRecentlyIattendedacareerplanningseminar.Thisseminarmainlydiscussedtheimportanceofcareerplanningandtoldusascollegestudentshowtoplanourcareers.ThroughthiscareerplanningseminarIrealizedthatitsessentialtohaveacareerplanbecauseithelpsusmakeeffectivecareerdecisionsandrespondtimelytonewopportunitiesandkeepsusfocusedonourcareergoals.BesidesIalsogotsomeessentialcareerplanningstrategies.IunderstoodthatIcansetshort-termgoalsandlong-termgoalsformycareerandbyachievingthoserealisticachievabletime-boundshort-termsgoalscanIrealizemylong-termdreamstepbystep.FromthiscareerplanningseminarIreallygainedalotandbegantothinkaboutmyfutureandmylifeseriously.听力部分共1套第一套AAproposedpolicyallowingAfricanstotravelinAfricawithoutavisa.CItwillreducethecostoftradebetweenAfricancountries.DPumpingcarbondioxideundergroundtoformstone.CHighconsumptionofwaterBIthasbeenonthedeclineDTheyfavordietslowerincaloriesBTheyspendlesstimeeatingbreakfast.AAftertherushhour.COnewindowseat.Atthefarendoftheplatform.DGivethetickettothetrainguard.CNearlyallofthemcloseddowndecadesago.AItshowsforeignmoviesexclusively.BTheydon,tspeakforeignlanguages.DTheyhaveanEnglishtranslationonthescreen.
16.BSheincorporatessmartphonesintoherteaching.CTohelpchildrengrowuptobeprofessionals.AUsebooksandpensonly.DByhelpingherbrotherwashwindows.AShedorderedalargenumberofdolls.Theytookallofthemtothechildrenshospital.AThetimeonestartsschool.BTofindcausesfordifferencesintheparticipantsperformance.DHigh-schoolstudents.CRisk-taking.阅读部分(共1套)第一套选词填空文章开头:Itsafantasythatgoesbackcenturies:amessageinabottle...【答案速查】26-30ODLCI31-35AMHBN0alikeDstruckLdelightCsuspectIintenseAworeMcolorfulHmessBwildlifeNbore1长篇阅读标题:Hyphenstingyourlastnameaftermarriage2答案速查36-40HDIAJ41-45BEGLF3题干、答案和定位处Manypeopletodaystillfindnamehyphenationuponmarriageunacceptable.H【定位】Ifyoucareaboutoutsideopinionsonyournameyoushouldknowthatalargeportionoftodayssocietyisannoyedbythehyphenatedname.Asacompromiseabridewillinmostcasesadoptanamethatcombinesthecoupleslastnames.D【定位】Mostofthetimethoughthemostpopularcompromiseistohyphenateyourlastnameandthelastnameofyourgroom.Thebrideshouldconsideradoptinghergroom,slastnamewhetherhefeelsstronglyaboutitornot.I【定位】Whetheryourfuturehusbandinsistingonyouradoptinghislastnameisaredflagtoyouornotitisstillsomethingthatyoushouldtakeintoconsideration.Makingpreparationsformarriagecausesalotofstress.A【定位】Whilebeingmarriedisgreatandwonderfultheactofgettingmarriedcanbequitestressful.Hyphenatingthelastnamescouldbeawin-winsolutionshouldargumentsariseaboutwhatnametoadoptuponmarriage.J【定位】Onespousewantsacompletenamechange.Theotherspousewantsnonamechange.Hyphenatingthetwonamesisawayforeachpersontoatleastalittlebit“win”theargument.Itusedtobeconsideredsociallyunacceptableforabridetoretainhermaidenname.B【定位】Theactofkeepingherownlastnamewasconsideredtabooandpeopleseyebrowswouldraiserightoftheirfaces...Thebridewhoadoptsahyphenatedlastnameaftermarriagecanmaintainconnectionswiththeirpastachievements.E【定位】Itallowsyoutostayconnectedtoaccomplishmentsthatyouachievedbeforeyougotmarried.Hyphenatingnamesallowsthebridetopreserveherownidentitywhilerespectingtradition.G【定位】Atthethetimeyournameisassociatedwiththeidentityyouvebuiltupandhyphenationallowsyoutorespectthatwhilealsorespectingtraditionandyourhusbandsfamilysidentity.Nomatterwhatnamethebrideadoptsitismostimportantthatthenewlywedstrulyloveeachother.L【定位】Attheendofthedaywhetheryoueachkeepyournames...whatmattersisthatyouloveeachotherandaregoingtobejoiningyourlivestogether.Legallyspeakingthebrideisfreetochoosewhatevernamesheprefers.F【定位】Whiletraditionisonethingthereisntanylogicalreasontocompletelychangeyourname.PassageOne文章开头:Itsgoodtobesmart答案速查46-50ABDACWhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthebrightestpeopleATheycanmakesillymistakesinstraightforwardsituations.WhataccountsfortheexistenceofintelligentpeopleslogicalblindspotsToomuchfaithintheirabilitytothink.HowdosmartpeoplereactwhentheyarefoundtobewrongDTheymaygetoffended.WhatmayhappentosmartpeoplewhofinditdifficulttoacceptsuggestionsATheymaysufferintheirprofessionalandprivatelife.WhatissaidaboutthoseworkingwithorunderoverachievingpeopleCTheyareunderincreasingpressure.PassageTwo文章开头:Oftheendlesstroublesthatcomewithbeing...答案速查51-55DADCBWhyistheU.S.StateDepartmentlaunchinganonlinelearningprogramforrefugeesDTohelpthemtomeetnewemploymentstandards.Whatdoweknowabout“CourseraforRefugees”AItprovidesrefugeeswithawiderangeofcoursesfreeofcharge.WhatdoesthepassagesayisaconsequenceoftheglobalmigrantcrisisDRefugeesfinditmoredifficulttogetajob.WhatdoestheauthorsaycausesrefugeesdifficultyintakingonlinecoursesCLackoflanguageskills.WhatdidthejointstudyfindabouttheMOOCsseveralyearsagoTheybenefitedmostofthelearners.翻译部分(共3套)自助游近年来,越来越多的年轻人喜爱各种形式的自助旅游许多自助旅游者选择徒步或骑自行车出游他们自己设计路线,自带帐篷、厨具以及其他必备的生活用品在旅途中,自助旅游者经常能够发现一些新的美丽景点,但有时也会遇见意想不到的困难或突发事件游客在旅行中拥抱自然、欣赏美景,同时也增强了自己克服困难的勇气和野外生存的能力Inrecentyearsmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearefondofvariousformsofself-guidedtravel.Manytravelerschoosetotravelonfootorbybicycle.Theydesigntheroutesbythemselvesandbringtheirowntentscookersandothernecessities.Duringtheirtravelstheyoftenfindsomenewandbeautifulscenicspotsbutsometimestheyencounterunexpecteddifficultiesorcontingencies/emergencies.Self-guidedtravelerscannotonlyembracethenatureandenjoybeautifulsceneryduringtheirtravelsbutalsostrengthentheircouragetoovercomedifficultiesandtheirabilitytosurviveinthewild.田园风光近年来,越来越多的城市居民为农村的田园风光所吸引,利用节假日到乡村旅游,他们住在农民家中,品尝具有当地风味的农家饭菜,有些游客还参与采摘瓜果等活动,亲身感受收获的喜悦乡村旅游能够有效地帮助游客舒缓压力,放松心情,增进身心健康实际上,这种旅游形式不仅能使城市游客受益,同时也能增加农民的收入,促进农村经济发展Inrecentyearsmoreandmorecityresidentsareattractedbytherurallandscapeandtheytraveltothecountrysideduringtheholidays.Theystayinfarmershousesandtastefarmfoodwithlocalflavor.Sometouristsalsoparticipateinactivitiessuchaspickingmelonsandfruitssoastoexperiencethejoyofharvest.Ruraltourismcaneffectivelyhelptouristsrelievepressurerelaximprovephysicalandmentalhealth.Infactthiskindoftourismcannotonlybenefiturbantouristsbutalsoincreasefarmers*incomeandpromoteruraleconomicdevelopment.自驾游随着生活水平的提高,更多人开始加入到自驾游的行列之中自驾游者既可驾驶自家车也可借车或租车出游司机可能是车主或结伴出游者自驾游与传统的组团旅游不同,它能够更好地满足旅游者的个性化需求,使他们更好地享受旅游的过程自驾游尤其受到年轻出游者的欢迎年轻人追求独立自由的生活,而自驾游恰好满足了他们的这一需求Withtheimprovementoflivingstandardsmoreandmorepeoplebegintojointheranksofself-drivingtour.Travelerscaneitherdrivetheirowncarsorborroworrentacar.Thedrivermaybethecarowneroratravelerincompany.Differentfromthetraditionalgrouptourself-drivingtourcanbettermeettheindividualneedsoftouristsandmakethembetterenjoytheprocessoftravel.Roadtripsareespeciallypopularamongyoungtravelers.Youngpeoplepursueanindependentandfreelifeandroadtripsjustmeettheirneeds.NEWS2ResearchersattheIcelandfoundanewwayoftacklingclimatechangebypumpingcarbondioxideundegroundandturningitintostone.Othercarboncaptureandstoragemethodsstorecarbondioxideasagasbutproblemsincludeahighcostandconcernaboutleaks.Thisnewmethodofburyingcarbondioxideandturningitintostoneischeaperandmoresecuretheguardianreports.ToturncarbondioxideintostoneresearcherswiththeCarbOaduoyprojectpumpedthegasintovolcanicrockandspedupthenaturalprocessi nwhichthevolcanicrockreactswithgasandformscarbonminerals.Thegasturnedintosolidinjusttwoyearsmuchfasterthanthehundredsorthousandsofyearsresearchershadpredicted.TheresearchtookplaceatIcelandsHellisShediPowerPlant.AlreadytheprojectinIcelandhasbeenincreasedinscaletobury10000tonsofcarbondioxideeachyear.Onepotentialdifficultyisthatforeachtonofcarbondioxideburiedthetechniquerequires25tonsofwater.Howevertheleadresearchersaidseawatercouldbeused.Q3:WhatnewmethodhasbeendevelopedtohelpfightclimatechangeQ4:WhatisapotentialdifficultyinapplyingthenewtechniqueDPumpingcarbondioxide...HighconsumptionofwaterNEWS3PeopleinFrancearekeepingawayfromanarrowFrenchloafinfavorofhealthiercheaperoptions.AssociationhassaidtheNationalAssociationofFrenchMillerssaysbreadconsumptionisonthedeclinewithFrenchpeopleeatingninegramslessthaninthepreviousyear.Theassociationisconcernedabouttheeffectsthistrendwillhaveontheirtradeandsuggeststhreereasonswhyitishappening.Associationcitedchangingdietsinparticulartheswitchtothoselowincaloriesasafactorinthereductionofbreadconsumption.Thiscouldexplainwhythedifferenceinconsumptionbetweengendersissobig.Nowadays.Meneatanapproximateaverageof140gramsofbreaddailywhereaswomeneat80to90grams.Thesecondreasontheysayislifestylechangesinthecountrywithpeoplededicatinglesstimetobreakfastwhenbreadwouldtraditionallybeeatenwithbutterandjam.FinallytherisingcostofbreadisconsideredtobeafactorwiththepriceofaFrenchstickloafincreasingbynearly25%inthelast10years.Q5:WhatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutFrenchpeoplesbreadconsumptionQ6:WhatdowelearnaboutFrenchOaduoywomenfromthereportQ7:WhatissaidaboutlifestylechangesoftheFrenchpeopleBIthasbeen...Theyfavordiets...BTheyspendlesstime...C0NV01W:Nextplease.M:YesIdliketobooktwotrainticketstoLondontomorrowmorningplease.W Okay.WhattimewouldyouliketogoM WellaftertherushhourIthinkwedliketoavoidthecrowdsifpossible.Soprobablysometimearound10oclock.W Noproblem.Justgivemeaminute.There*sonehereat9:47thenoneat10:
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10.Soundsgood.W Allright.WouldyouliketositinfirstorsecondclassM:Secondclassisfine.Thanks.IsthereanychancewecouldhaveawindowseatforoneofthoseW Noproblem.AndIvebookedthoseseatsnexttoeachotherforyou.Thetotalpriceis36pounds50cents.IsthereanythingelseM Yesactuallywellbetakingourbicycleswithus.WhatisthearrangementforthatAndwillitcostextraW:Itsnoextracost.Thepricewillbethesame.Allyouneedtodoiswaitatthefarendoftheplatform.Whenthetrainarrivestellthetrainguardwhereyouregoingandhewillhelpyousecurethebicyclesinthelastcarriageandgiveyouaticket.Thenyoucanwalkdownthroughthetraintoyourcarriageandtakeyour.WhenyouarriveinLondonhandthetickettotheguardandhewillreturnthebicyclestoyou.M Thankyoufortheinformation.Thatsveryhelpful.Q8:WhenwouldthemanliketoleaveforLondonQ9:WhatisthemansotherrequestQ10:WhereshouldthemanwaitforthetrainQll:WhatshouldthemandotocollectthebicyclesAftertherushhour.COnewindowseat.Atthefarendof...DGivetheticketto...C0NV02M:Goodmorning.OurguesttodayisKarenBrook.KarenisthemanagingdirectorofCubeMovieTheaterlocatedonUnderhillRoad.ThankyouforcomingKaren.W:Thankyouforhavingme.M:SotellusaboutyourCinemaCubemovietheater.W:Sure.Cubeandmovietheaterhasbeenaroundnowfor11years.lfslocatedinwhatusedtobeahatfactory.M:OhreallyW:Yeah.ThereusedtobemanyhatfactoriesinBritainuntilaroundthe1950sbutfashionchangedandmostpeoplestoppedwearinghats.Sopracticallyallofthosefactorieshadtoclosedown.Thisoneinparticularwasclosedfor47yearsbeforewetransformeditintoamovietheater.M:Isee.Ihearthere*ssomethingelsethatmakesyourtheater.WhatisitthatsetsyouapartfromothertheatersW:Wearetheonlymovietheaterinthewholecountrythatonlyshowsforeignmovies.M:IsthereenoughdemandforthatIwouldhavethoughtthatinLondonmostpeopledontspeakforeignlanguages.W:Suretheresenoughdemand.Thefactthatwehavebeenopenandinbusinessforalltheseyearsprovesit.Londonisaverylargeandinternationalcity.Therearelotsofpeopleinterestedinwatchingsuchmovie.FurthermoreImightaddallmoviescomewithEnglishtextatthebottomofthescreen.Soevenifyoudontunderstandwhattheactorssayyoucanstillreadit.M:Ofcourse.WhatmovieareyoushowingrightnowThisweekwereshowingamusicalfromPakistan.Itsverypopular.Q12:WhatdowelearnabouthatfactoriesinBritainQ13:WhatisspecialaboutCubeMovieTheaterQ14:WhatdoesthemansayaboutmostpeopleinLondonQ15:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutforeignmoviesshowninLondonNearlyallofthem...Itshowsforeignmovies...Theydon*tspeak...DTheyhaveanEnlgish...Lovethemorhatethem.SmartphoneshavebecomeanintegralpartofourdailylivesbutshouldtheybeleftoutsidetheclassroomNickGibministerforSchoolStandardsinEnglandbelievesschoolsshouldbantheirpupilsfrombringinginsmartphones.AstridNatalieasecondaryschoolmathteacherincorporatesphonesintoherclassroom.Myschooldoesnthavemoneyfortablets.Shesayswhenstudentsusetheirphonesforresearchtheylearntheyhaveapowerfultoolintheirhands.Ifwestopchildrenusingphoneswearerejectingsomethingtheycareabout.MeanwhileHelenLockhartaregisterednurseworkingforcommunityeducationsupportsacompleteban.Imbannedfrommobileuseatworkandmyphonemustbehandedin.IfImcaughtwithitinmypocketIwillbesubjecttodisciplinaryprocedurewhichwillimpactonmycareer.Weneedtoteachchildrenhowtobehaveliketheprofessionalstheyrestrivingtobecome.RichardStoneandEnglishteacherthinksthereshouldbeaclearseparationbetweenschoolandhome.Studentsshoulddothingsdifferentlyinthetwoenvironments.Childrenaregettingmorethanenoughscreentimeintheirliveswithouttheneedtobringtheirphoneintotheclassroom.Theinternetistooeasyandtoounreliablearesearchtool.Soletsleavephonesandlaptopsathomeandshowthemadifferentworldintheirlessons.Oneofbooksandpens.Hesays.Q16:WhatdowelearnaboutAstridNatasecondaryschoolmathteacher.Q17:WhydoesHelenLockhartaregisterednursesupportacompletebanonsmartphoneuseintheclassroomQ18:WhatshouldstudentsdointheclassroomaccordingtoRichardStoneanEnglishteacherSheincorporatessmartphones...Tohelpchildrengrow...AUsebooksandpensonlyKateasixyearoldgirlhelpedherbrotherwashwindowstogetarewardpromisedbyhermotherapurpledollthatshewanted.Shewatchedhermotherorderthedollonline.ThenextdayKateaskedifshecouldchecktheshippingstatussohermomclickedonthewebpagebutthenshenoticedsomethingelsesuggestionsaboutotherdollsandtoysshecouldorder.15minutesandafewclickslaterwithmorethan$350worthofdollsinhercart.Oaduoyplacedtheorderandranofftoplay.Thenextdaywhilecheckingonanotheronlineorder.Hermothernoticedthelonglistofdollsontheway.Shewasabletocanceltwoofthembutitwastoolatetocanceltherest.Shetoldherdaughterthattheyweregoingtobereturnedwhenthepackagesarrived.Katewantedtoopen.Butherparentssaidno.Insteadofsendingbackthedollsherfathersuggestedgivingthemtothelocalchildrenshospital.SothenextweekKatesfamilyloadeduptheircarandtookallthedollstotheplayroomatthechildrenshospital.Katewasdepressedatfirstbutthenshesatwithsomegirlpatientsandtheyopenedupalltheboxestogetherlaughingandplaying.Shehadalotoffunandlearnedareallygoodlesson.Q19:HowdidOaduoyearntherewardfromhermotherQ20:WhatdidKatedoafterhermotherlefttheroomQ21:WhatdidKatesfamilydoafterthepackagesarrivedByhelpingherbrother...Shedorderedalarge...Theytookallofthem...CanthedateyouwerebornaffecthowsuccessfulyourlifeisAccordingtorecentresearchdoneinAustraliatheanswerisyes.Theresearchersfoundthatthetimewhenapersonstartsschoolhasanenduringimpactontheirlives.Thosewhoarerelativelyoldcomparedtotheirclassmateshavecertainadvantagesoverthem.Previousresearchhasfoundolderstudentsachievebetterresults.Theyarealsomorelikelytoattenduniversityandbecomeprofessionalathleteschiefexecutivesandevenimportantpoliticians.ButtheAustralianresearcherswantedtodiscoverwhatwasdrivingthesedifferences.Theysuspectedoldermorematurestudentsobtainedmoreself-confidencethantheirpeersbecausetheyachievedbettergrades.Totestthisouttheyconductedtwostudies.OnewaswithhighschoolstudentsandtheotherwithmorethanathousandAustralianadultsagebetween24and60yearsold.Inthefirststudymorethan600highschoolstudentsweresurveyedabouttheirtendencytotakerisksandfeelconfident.Inthesecondstudythosebornonbothsidesofthecut-offdateforstartingschoolwereaskedtocompleteonlinemathquestionsandratetheirperformances.Theywerealsoaskedabouttheriskstheytookwhileridingbicyclesandmanagingtheirfinances.Theresearchersfoundthatolderstudentsdisplayedgreaterrisktakingtendencies.Whilerisk-takingcanbeconsideredanegativeattributeitsalsoacharacteristicofsuccessfulpeopleincludingathletespoliticalleadersandentrepreneurs.Q22:AccordingtorecentresearchconductedinAustraliawhathasalastingimpactononeslifeQ23:WhatwasthepurposeoftheAustralianresearchQ24:Whoweretheparticipantsintheresearchers1firststudyQ25:AccordingtotheresearcherswhatisonecharacteristicofsuccessfulpeopleThetimeonestartsschool.Tofindcausesfordifferences...DHigh-schoolstudents.Risk-taking.听力答案AAproposedpolicyallowingAfricanstotravelinAfricawithoutavisaCItwillreducethecostoftradebetweenAfricancountries.DPumpingcarbondioxideundergroundtoformstone.CHighconsumptionofwaterBIthasbeenonthedecline.DTheyfavordietslowerincalories.BTheyspendlesstimeeatingbreakfast.AAftertherushhour..COnewindowseat..BAtthefarendoftheplatform.DGivethetickettothetrainguard..CNearlyallofthemcloseddowndecadesago..AItshowsforeignmoviesexclusively..BTheydontspeakforeignlanguages
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