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第一套英語四級真題參考答案
Part Ⅰ Writing
Finding A Job First
College students’options upon graduation vary from person to person. Some students choose to hunt for a job while others prefer to start their own businesses. As for me, I would rather find a job first.
The reasons for my decision are as follows. For one thing, it is much easier for me to find a job compared with starting a business which demands fund, experience, and the market. As a green hand who has just graduated from college, it’s totally beyond my ability to handle such a complex situation. For another, working for others could develop my personalities such as perseverance and stress tolerance, which can help me become more prepared and qualified if I would like to start my own business.
To conclude, chances always favor those who are prepared. And I don’t think a person could really “build up from nothing”. As a result, I will find a job first after graduation.
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
Section A
1 A) It was dangerous to live in.
2 B) A storm.
3 B) They were trapped in an underground elevator.
4 C) They sent supplies to keep the miners warm.
5 D) Close some of its post offices.
6 C) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
7 A) Many post office staff will lose their jobs.
Section B
8 D) He will lose part of his pay.
9 B) He is a trustworthy guy.
10 D) She is better at handling such matters.
11 C) He is always trying to stir up trouble.
12 D) Reserved.
13 A) They stay quiet.
14 C) She was never invited to a colleague’s home.
15 B) Houses provide more privacy.
Section C
16 D) They will automatically be given hiring priority.
17 C) Visit the school careers service.
18 B) Supervising study spaces to ensure a quiet atmosphere.
19 C) It may be sold at a higher price.
20 A) It is healthier than green tea.
21 D) It does not have a stable market.
22 B) They prefer unique objects of high quality.
23 B) They could only try to create at night.
24 A) Make wise choices.
25 A) To boost the local economy.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Section A
26 K) rarely
27 O) tortured
28 J) minimal
29 D) determine
30 G) inadequate
31 B) creates
32 E) direction
33 M) strengthen
34 L) shelters
35 C) critically
Section B
36 C) It might mean monitoring employee productivity on a digital leaderboard and offering prizes to the winners, or giving employees digital badges or stars for completing certain activities.
37 J) Gamification is “not a magic bullet,” Werbach warns.
38 G) ]Some people, Werbach says, are motivated by competition.
39 D) The concept of gamification is not entirely new, Werbach says.
40 K) Still, gamification only stands to become more popular, he says, “as more and more people come into the workforce who are familiar with the structures and expressions of digital games.”
41 E) But the word “gamification” and the widespread, conscious application of the concept only began in earnest about five years ago, Werbach says.
42 B) Increasingly, companies are tapping into these desires directly through what has come to be known as “gamification”: essentially, turning work into a game.
43 H) Gamification does not have to be digital. Monica Cornetti runs a company that gamifies employee trainings.
44 F) A number of companies have sprung up—GamEffective, Bunchball and Badgeville, to name a few—in recent years offering gamification platforms for businesses.
45 I) Some people do not take naturally to gamified work environments, Cornetti says.
Section C
46 C) They are over-burdened with administrative staff.
47 A) Good classroom teachers.
48 D) They are much bigger than is desirable.
49 A) It requires talent and practice.
50 B) Hiring more classroom teachers and allowing them to teach in their own way.
51 D) It may be a pleasant way for kids to reduce their food intake.
52 D) Most kids and adults would choose a smaller meal that came with a non-food item.
53 B) Adults chose the smaller portion on the mere promise of a future award.
54 A) The emotional component of the prizes is at work.
55 D) More studies are needed to find out the impact of emotion on behavior.
Part Ⅳ Translation
The color of red in Chinese culture usually symbolizes good luck，longevity, and happiness. Red can be found everywhere during Chinese Spring Festival and other joyous occasions. Cashes are often put in red envelopes and sent to family members or close friends as gifts. The popularity of red in China can also be attributed to the fact that people associate it with the Chinese Revolution and the Communist Party. However, red does not signify good luck and joy all the time in that the name of the dead used to be written in red. Thus it is regarded as an offense to write the names of Chinese people in red ink.
