2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题(文字版)

  66. What does the author say is the general view about health care?

  A) The more, the better. C) Better early than late.

  B) Prevention is better than cure. D) Better care, longer life.

  Part V Cloze (15 minutes)

  注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

  Strong emotional bonds between mothers and infants increase children’s willingness to explore the world—an effect that has been observed 67 the animal kingdom, in people, monkeys and even spiders. The more secure we are in our 68 to Mom, the more likely we are to try new things and take risks. Now researchers are discovering that this effect continues into adulthood. A 69 reminder of Mom’s touch or the sound of her voice on the phone is 70 to change people’s minds and moods, 71 their decision making in measurable ways.

  In a study 72 online in April in Psychological Science, undergraduate business students had to choose between safe bets and risky gambles—a bond with a guaranteed 4 percent yearly 73 or a riskier stock option, for example. In half the cases, the experimenters patted the students 74 on the back of the shoulder for about one second 75 providing verba l(口头的) instructions about the study. Both male and female students who were touched by a female experimenter were 76 more likely to choose the risky alternative 77 were those who had not been touched or were patted by male experimenters. The reassuring(宽慰的)touch of a woman may have induced early associations, 78 the same openness to exploration that is observed in young children of 79 mothers, explains Jonathan Levav, a business professor at Columbia University and lead author of the study.

  To further 80 that a woman’s touch links feelings of security 81 risk taking, the researchers asked a 82 group of undergraduates to make financial decisions after a writing exercise. Half of them wrote about a time they felt secure and supported, whereas the 83 half wrote about feeling insecure and alone. Evoking (唤起) a 84 of insecurity made students in the latter group 85 receptive to the gentle shoulder pats from female experimenters and much more willing to take a risk—just as a child leaving for a field trip might steal one last reassuring hug 86 Mom before stepping on the bus.

  67. A) by B) up C) above D) across

  68. A) concern B) attachment C) treatment D) appeal

  69. A) bare B) unique C) mere D) just

  70. A) enough B) ready C) easy D) quick

  71. A) generating B) regulating C) affecting D) refining

  72. A) exhibited B) published C) appeared D) advertised

  73. A) return B) expense C) cost D) prize

  74. A) seemingly B) strongly C) partly D) lightly

  75. A) if B) so C) while D) whereas

  76. A) rather B) far C) further D) pretty

  77. A) than B) as C) which D) that

  78. A) intending B) inferring C) inspiring D) instructing

  79. A) supportive B) lively C) strict D) respectful

  80. A) enable B) ensure C) consent D) confirm

  81. A) beyond B) with C) for D) along

  82. A) relative B) competitive C) different D) successive

  83. A) next B) other C) minor D) opposite

  84. A) hint B) clue C) chain D) sense

  85. A) especially B) specially C) securely D) entirely

  86. A) toward B) into C) of D) from

  PartVI Translation (5minutes)

  注意:此部分题请在答题卡2上作答,只需写出疑问部分。

  87. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never before in my life___________

  (我感到如此激动)!

  88. Yesterday Jane left the meeting early. Otherwise, she____________________

  (可能会说一些后来会懊悔的话).

  89. With the noise going on outside the classroom, I had great difficulty________

  (集中注意力复习功课).

  90.This is the first time I_______________________(听到他们用法语交流).

  91. All the information you need to apply for your visa is___________________

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