大学四级-668(总分693,考试时间90分钟)PartⅠWritingDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThePopularityofSelf-DriveTourism.Youshouldwriteatleast120words.followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1.1．随着私家车越来越多，人们开始选择自驾游的方式外出旅行2．自驾游的利与弊3．我的观点ThePopularityofSelf-DriveTourism_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1—7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8—10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.HappinessandSadnessHappinessandsadnessaretwomostbasicandfamiliarfeelingforhumanbeings.Recently,peoplehaveachievedfurtherunderstandingaboutthem.HappinessUniversityofIllinois,psychologistEdDiener,whohasstudiedhappinessforaquartercentury,wasinScotlandrecently,explainingtomembersofParliamentandbusinessleadersthevalueofincreasingtraditionalmeasuresofacountry'swealthwithanationalindexofhappiness.Suchanindexwouldmeasurepoliciesknowntoincreasepeople'ssenseofwell-being,suchasdemocraticfreedoms,accesstohealthcareandtheruleoflaw.EricWilsontriedtogetwiththeprogram.Urgedonbyfriends,heboughtbooksonhowtobecomehappier.Hemadeeveryefforttosmoothouthishabitualworriedlookandwearasunnysmile,sinceahappyexpressioncanleadtogenuinelyhappyfeelings.Wilson,aprofessorofEnglishatWakeForestUniversity,tookupjogging,reputedtoboostthebrain'ssupplyofjoyfulneuro-chemicals,andbeganhisconversationswith"great!"and"wonderful!",thebettertoexercisehiscapacityforenthusiasm.However,somescientistsarereleasingthemost-extensive-everstudycomparingmoderateandextremelevelsofhappiness,andfindingthatbeinghappierisnotalwaysbetter.Insurveysof118519peoplefrom96countries,scientistsexaminedhowvariouslevelsofsubjectivewell-beingmatchedupwithincome,education,politicalparticipation,volunteeractivitiesandcloserelationships.Theyalsoanalyzedhowdifferentlevelsofhappiness,asreportedbycollegestudents,correlatedwithvariousoutcomes.Evenallowingforimprecisioninpeople'sself-reportedsenseofwell-being,theresultswereunambiguous.Thehighestlevelsofhappinessgoalongwiththemoststable,longestandmostcontentedrelationships.Thatis,evenalittlediscontentwithyourpartnercancauseyoutolookaroundforsomeonebetter,untilyouareatbestaserialmonogamistandatworstneverinaloving,stablerelationship.Nevertheless,"onceamoderatelevelofhappinessisachieved,furtherincreasescansometimesbeharmfultoincome,careersuccess,educationandpoliticalparticipation",DienerandcolleagueswriteinthejournalPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience.Onascalefrom1to10,where10sisextremelyhappy,8sismoresuccessfulthan9sand10s,gettingmoreeducationandearningmore.Thatprobablyreflectsthefactthatpeoplewhoaresomewhatdiscontent,butnotsodepressedastobeparalyzed,aremoremotivatedtoimproveboththeirownlot(thusdrivingthemselvestoacquiremoreeducationandseekever-more-challengingjobs)andthelotoftheircommunity(causingthemtoparticipatemoreincivicandpoliticallife).Incontrast,peopleatthetopofthejollinesschartsfeelnosuchurgency."Ifyou'retotallysatisfiedw...
