31. Why do Americans like to go to international restaurants apart from enjoying the
foods there?
32. How is a typical Italian family restaurant run in the United States?
Passage Three
One winter day in 1891, a class at a training school in Massachusetts, U.S.A, went
into the gym for their daily exercises. Since the football season had ended, most of the
young man felt they were in for a boring time.
But their teacher, James Nasmith had other ideas. He had been working for a long
time on a new game that would have the excitement of the American football. Nasmith
showed the men a basket he had hung at the each end of the gym, and explained that
they were going to sue a round European football, at first everybody tried to throw the
ball into the basket no matter where he was standing. “Pass! Pass!” Nasmith kept
shouting, blowing his whistle to stop the excited players. Slowly, they began to
understand what was wanted of them. The problem with the new game, which was soon
called “basketball”, was getting the ball out of the basket. They used ordinary food
baskets with bottoms and the ball, of course, stayed inside. At first, someone had to
climb up every time a basket was scored. It was several years before someone came up
with the idea of removing the bottom of the basket and letting the ball fall through. There
have been many changes in the rules since then, and basketball has become one of the
world’s most popular sports.
33. What did Nasmith do to entertain his students one winter day?
34. According the speaker, what was the problem with the new game?
35. How was the problem with the new game solved?
2006年12月23日大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题试卷
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic
of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words
following the outline given bellow:
1. 许多人喜欢在除夕夜看春节晚会
2. 但有些人提出取消春节晚会
3. 我的看法
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minute to go over the passage quickly and
answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.
For questions 1-7, mark
Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the
passage;
N (for NO) if statement contradicts the information given in the
passage;
NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.
For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Six Secrets of High-Energy People
There’s an energy crisis in America, and it has nothing to do with fossil fuels.
Millions of us get up each morning already weary over the day holds. “I just can’t get
started,” people say. But it’s not physical energy that most of us lack. Sure, we could all
use extra sleep and a better diet. But in truth, people are healthier today than at any time
in history. I can almost guarantee that if you long for more energy, the problem is not
with your body.
What you’re seeking is not physical energy. It’s emotional energy. Yet, sad to say,
life sometimes seems designed to exhaust our supply. We work too hard. We have family
obligations. We encounter emergencies and personal crises. No wonder so many of us
suffer from emotional fatigue, a kind of utter exhaustion of the spirit.
And yet we all know people who are filled with joy, despite the unpleasant
circumstances of their lives. Even as a child, I observed people who were poor, or
disabled, or ill, but who nonetheless faced life with optimism and vigor. Consider Laura
Hillenbrand, who despite an extremely weak body, wrote the best-seller Seabiscuit.
Hillenbrand barely had enough physical energy to drag herself out of bed to write. But
she was fueled by having a story she wanted to share. It was emotional energy that
helped her succeed.
Unlike physical energy, which is finite and diminishes with age, emotional energy is
unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbringing. So how do you get it?
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