2020年12月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試真題三套及答案解析合集

PartI

(30minut?)

Writing

Di?tio?:Forthis?rt,?ua?al?o?30minut?towriteonthet?ic??g?????h?Way?f

???????.You?hou?writeat??st120???but?mo?than180???

P??

ListeningComp?h??i??

(25minu???

SectionA

?i?t?o??Jnthis?ction,?uwillh?rthreene????rts?Atthee?of?chne????rt,?uwillh?r

t?orth??qu?ti????ththene?????tand??qu?tio?swill?s??nonlyonce.Afteryouh?ra

qu?tion,?um?tch??the?ta?rfromthefour?hoi????A),B),C)andD).en?rk

the???????din?letteron???S??1withasin?lelinethro?thecent??

???i??1?d2a??on?e?????rtyouhavej?th?

1.A)M?n?p?opl?h?v?b??n????ck??b?D?v?lF???f?sh.

B)Th?M????????n??n?s?n??u??lh?b????ofDev?lF???f?sh.

C)Inv?s?v??p?c??s??????v?ngaw??c?????nn???v?sp?c??s.

D)A????l?f?shh?sb??n???????n?h?Me???????n??nw????s.

2.A)I?coul?b??l?pollu???hesu??ound?ngw???rs.

B)I?coul?pos???h?????oo?h??m???n??p?c??s.

C)I?coul???s?up??h?f?ch??ns?h???.

D)I?coul?????og???nhous?em?ss?ons.

???i??3?4a???onthe??????youhavej?th?

3.A)C??sw?llno???llow???o?n????h?c???.

B)P???s????nsw?llh?v?f????cc?ss?o?h?c???.

C)Abou?h?lfof??sc???c?n???w?ll?clos???oc??s.

D)·Bus?swillb??h?onl?v?h?cl?s?llow??on??ss?????s.

4.A)?unb????bl??r?ff?cno?s?.

B)Th?wo?s?n?ngglob?lw??m?ng.

C)??v??-g?ow?ngcos?ofp???ol.

D)Th???s?ng???pollu??on?nP???s.

??tio?5to7a???on?en?????ty?havej?th?

5.A)H?shous?w?sbu?n??own?n?f???.

B)M?n?ofh?sposs?ss?onsw???s?ol?n.

6.A)Ch?ng?h?sf?sh?ngloc???ons.

C)H?s???luckch??ms?k?n?o?h?s??.

D)H?sf?sh?ng???go?w??ck??on?rock.

C)S?ll?h?p???lh?h??k?p?fo?????s.

D)Sp?n??f?wn?gh?son?sm?ll?sl?n?.

B)Fin??jobin????v?l?g?nc?.

7.A)H?sp???lcoul?b???spl?????n?mus?um.

B)H?smons?rousp???lw?s????m?l?v?lu?bl?.

C)Th?l??g?s?p???l?n?h?wo?l?w??ghs14poun?s.

D)AN?wYo?kmus?umh?s?h?wo?l?'s????s?p???l.

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S?tionB

Di?tio?:Inth?section,?uwillh?rt?l?ngc?n???ti??.Atthee??f?chc?n???ti?n,?uwill

hear?urqu?ti????ththec?n???tiona?dt?qu?tio?swill?s??n?nly?nce.?er?uh?ra

q??ti?n,?um?stch?the?ta?s?r??mthef?urch?i????A),B),C)andD).Then??

t?c?????di?letter?n?????1withasingleli?th?ughthe?nt?.

?ti??8?11?b???e?nv????y?uhavej?th?

8.A)I???s?s?f??rl?l??g??s??r?.

B)I???s?v?r50?s???ssp?r???rs.

9.A)I?w?ss??r??db???sf????r.

B)I???s????50?mpl????s.

C)I???s75?ff?c?s?r???d???w?rld.

D)I?pr?d?c?sc??s??c????m???r??ls.

C)I??sov?r100???rs?ld?

D)I??s?f??l??s???ss.

10.???d???dpr?d?c?d?s?g?.

C)S??r??g??fr?wm???r??l?ppl?.

D)L?g?ld?sp???s??m???co???r??s.

B)?ss?fc?mp?????v??dg??

11.A)I??r?duc??g????v???v?mark????gs?r?????s?

B)S??k??g??ww??s.????cr??s???s?x?r?s.

C)Pr?v?d??g?r?????gfor??ss??ffm?m?rs?

D)C??d?c???g?f????c??l???l?s?s?r???

??tio?12?15a?b????e??v?ati??y?uhavej?th??

12.A)S???s?r??l?xp?r????o?s?d?c?r?????s.

B)S???sr??ll??mpr?ss?db????m??'s???s?.

C)S???sw?ll??form?d???????d?s??b?s???ss.

D)S???s???r?c??db????c?l?r?f???s?????g??m?

13?A)Fr?m?c??s??c????b?s???ssm??.

B)Fr?m??s????g?rbr????rGr?g.

14?A)?c?s?w?s?ff?rd?bl?.

B)T??s??l?w?sf?s?????bl?.

C)Fr?m??m?d?s?gnm?????s?

D)Fr?m?pr?f?ss????l????r??rd?s???r.

C)T???ff?r?w?sw?r??w??l?.

D)T???ff?c?w?s???xp?c??d.

15.A)S??'dl?k???m????lkw???J??????????????wproj?c?.

B)S??'dl?k???s??w??m??ou?d??r??wl?-r??ov???d?ous??

C)S??w???s??d???ss??????s?d?c?r??????dg??w?????m.

D)S??w???s??m?os??r???sr???v????????r???c?w?????r.

SectionC

Di?ti???th?secti?n,?uwillh?rth?????.Atthee?d?f?ch???,?uwillh?rth???

?urqu?ti??.?ththe??andtheq??tio??ll?s?n?nly???.A???uh?raq?ti??,?u

m?stch??the?ta??r??mt?f?urch?i????A),B),C)a?dD).en??the

c?r????dingletter?n?s?r??1withasingleli?thr?ughthecentre.

??tio?16?18?b????e?ey?uhavej?th??

16.A)P????g??sp???lb?llsf?r?m?rg??c?c?s?s.

B)D???gr?s??rc?????r,??s???d??r???d?s??s?s?

C)Rem?v??g?bj?c?sfr?mp??????s'??s?s??d??rs.

D)Pr?v?d??gr?????ec?reforsm?llc??ldre?.

17.A)C??ldr???g?d?????f??r?r??f???m?r?c?r???s?????ld?rc??ldr???

B)Fiv?-??????-???r-?lds?r????m?s?l?k?l???p??????gs??????r??rs.

C)M???c??ldr??l?k???p???r????bjec?s??????rm???s.

D)M???c??ldre?l?ke??smell???????e?f??d?rpl??w???.

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18.A)Theywanttoattractattention.

B)eytendtoactoutofim?lse.

C)Theyareunawareofthepotentialrisks.

D)eyarecuriousa??tthese?dyparts.

??tio?19to21???onthep??youhavej?the?

19.A)Itgaveherau?dbicycle.

B)ItpaidforherEnglishles??s.

20.A)??andingbike-ridingles??s.

B)Providingfreepublictra???rt.

21.A)Itisas?rtsclub.

C)Itdeliveredherdailynecessities.

D)Itprovidedherwithphysicaltherapy.

C)Offeringwalkingtourstovisitors.

D)Askinglocalp?plefordonations.

C)Itisacounselingcenter.

B)Itisalanguage?h?l.

D)Itisacharityorganization.

??t?o?22to25??onthe??youhavej?th?

22.A)Howanimalsdealwithlackof??vity.

B)Howmiceinteractinanewenvironment.

C)Howlowgravityaffectsthehuman?dy.

D)Howmiceimitatehuman?haviorinspace.

23.A)Theyfoundthespaceinthecaget?smalltostayin.

B)ey??nditdifficulttofigureoutwheretheywere.

C)Theywerenotusedtothelow-gravityenvironment.

D)eywerenot?nsitivetothechan?edenvironment.

24.A)eycontinuedto?haveastheydidinthe?ginning.

B)eyalreadyfeltathomeinthenewenvironment.

C)eyhadfoundalotmoreactivitiestoengagein.

D)Theytriedeverything?ssibletoe??pefromthecage.

25.A)eychangedtheirroutinesinspace.

B)They?gantoeatlessaftersometime.

C)TheybheavedasiftheywereonEarth.

D)Theyrepeatedtheiractivitieseveryday.

Part?

Rea??mp?h??ion

(40?inut?)

SectionA

?t???:Inthis?ction,thereisa???g?withtenb?n?.?uarerequi??to?lect????dforeach

b??fromalistofchoic??ivenina?r?????l?o?n?the?g?.R??the?g?th?????lly

??kin??urchoices.?chchoiceinthe??isi?enti?byaletter.P??markthe?"????in?

letterforeachitemon?????2withasi?lineth?thecentre.Youmaynot?anyofthe

????inthe??mor?thano??

Trustisfundamentaltolife.Ifyoucan'ttrustanything,lifebecomesintolerable.?can'thave

relationshipswithoutt?st,letalone??dones.

Intheworkplace,too,trustis

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.Anorganizationwithouttrutswillbefulloffearand

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.Ify?workfora??swhodoesn'ttrusttheiremployeestodothin?ri?t,you'llhavea

time.ey'll?checkinguponyouallthetime,correcting"mistakes"and?-

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remindingyoutodothisorthat.Colleagueswho??'ttrustoneanotherwll??to????moretime

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theirbacksthandoinganyusefulwork.

Organizationsarealwaystryingtocutcosts.inkofalltheadditionaltasksc??sedbylackoftrust.

Au?it(???)departmentsonlyexist?c??seofit.Companieskeeplargevolumesof?_beca?se

theydon'ttr?ttheirsuppliers,theircontractorsortheircustomers.Probablymorethanhalfofall

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administrativeworkisonlythere?c?useofanever-existing?nsethat"youcan'ttrustanyonethe?

days."Ifevenasmallpartof?hvaluelessworkcould?

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,thes?vingsw?ld?nintomillions

ofdollars.

Allthisisextraworkwe

f?llowingthr??,doingthin?ourselvesbecausewedon't?lieveotherswilldothem

all.Ifwet?kallthat?,h?muchextratime??dwesuddenlyfindinourli???w??hofour

work35?lddisappear?

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ontoourselves?c?usewedon'ttr?st?pl?thechecking,

34?orat

A)constantly

F)load

K)removed

L)stacks

M)?spicion

N)tracked

0)watching

B)credible

C)es?ntial

D)exploring

E)gather

G)miserable

H)pressure

I)properly

J)records

?tionB

Di?tio?:?this?ction,?ua??ingt?reada???thtenstatementsattachedt?it.?ch

statementc?ntai?i??ati?ngi?nin???fthe??s?_?nti?the???mwhichthe

i??ati?nis??i???u?yc?a????phm??thano????c??????his?a??dwitha

lette?.???thequ?i??sby??ingthec??r???dinglette??nA????S??2_1

ePlace?e?????r?ce?v?

A)Thisisthelandofop?rt?nity.Ifthatweren'talreadyimpliedbythelandscape?rollinggreenhills,

palmtrees,sun-kissedflowers?thenit'sevidentinthemanystoriesofpeoplewhogrewupp?rin

thesesleepynei??rh?sand?o?toenormoussuccess.P?plelikeTriTran,whofledVietnamona

?atin1986,showedupinSanJosewithnothing,madeittoMIT,andthenfoundedthefQOd-delivery

start-upMunchery,whichisvaluedat$300million.

B)Indeed,data??eststhatthisisoneofthebestplacestogrowup?rfoAmerica.Achild??inthe

early1980sintoalow-incomefamilyinSanJosehada12.9percentchanceof?comingahi?earner

asanadult,accordingtoalandmarkstudyreleasedin2014byt_heeconomistRajChettyandhis

colleag?esfromHarvardandBerkel?y.Thatnum??12.9percent?maynotseemremarkable,butit

was:KidsinSanJosewhosefamiliesfellinthe?ttomquintile(????)ofincomenationallyhad

thebestshotinthecountryatreachingthetopquintile.

C)Bycontrast,just4.4percentofp?rkidsinCharlottemovedupto_thetop;inDetroitthefig?rewas

5.5percent.SanJosehad?cialmobilitycomparabletoDenmark'sandCanada'sandhi?erthan

otherprogressivecitiessuchas?sto?andMinneapolis.

D)erea?nskidsinSanJosepe??rmed?wellmightseemobvious.Someoftheworld'smost

innovativecompaniesarelocatedhere,providingop?rtunitiessuchastheoneseizedbya12-year-old

MountainViewresidentnamedSteveJobswhenhecalledWilliamHewletttoaskf?rsparepartsand

subsequentlyreceivedasummerjob.Thisisacityofimmi?an?s?38percentofthecity's??ulation

todayisf?rei?-???andimmigrantsandtheirchildrenhavehistoricallyex?eriencedsi?ificant

upwardmobilityinAmerica.Thecityhaslonghadalargef?rei?-?rnpopulation(26.5percent

in1990),leadingtob?oaderdiversity,which,the?a?a??andBerkeleyeconomistssay,isa??d

p?edictor?mobility.

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E)Indeed,thestreetsofSanJoseseem,in??eways,toe??dythebestof?erica.?'spossibleto

driveina?atterof?inutesfro?s?(??)officetowersneartheair?rtwherepeoplepitch

ideastoinvestors,to·sin??-fa?ilyho?eswithorangetr?esintheiryards,ortoaVietna?e??all.

elibrarieshereofferprogra?sin17languages,andtherearear?asfilledwiths?allbusinesses

ownedbyVietna?esei??igrants,Meacani??igrants,Koreani??igrants,andFilipino

i??igrants,tona?eafew.

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F)Butresearchersaren'tsureexactlywhyp?rkidsinSanJosedid?well.Thecityhasalowprevalence

ofchildrengrowingupi?single?parentfa?ilies,andalowlevelofconcentrated?vert?,?thfa?tors

thatusually?eanacityallowsfor??dinter?nerational?obility.ButSanJoseal?perfor?s?rly

on??eofthe?easurescorrelatedwith??d?obility.Itisoneofthe?ostunequalplacesoutofthe

741thattheresearchers?easured,?dithashighdegr?esofracialandecono?ic??egation(??).

Itssch?lsunderperformbasedonhowmuch?oneythereisinthearea,saidBenScuderi,a

predoctoralfellowatthe?ualityofOp?r?unityProjectatHarvard,whichu?sbigdatatostudyhow

toi?proveecono?icop?rtunities?rlow?inco?echildren."ere'salotgoingonherewhichwe

don'ttotallyunderstand,"hesaid."It'sinteresting,?c??seitkindofdefiesourexpectations."

G)TheChettydatashowsthatneigh?rh?dsandplaces?atteredforchildrenbo?intheSanJosear?a

ofthe1980s.Whetherthecitystillallowsforupward?o?ilityof?rkidstoday,thou?,isupfor

debate.??eoftheindicators??hasinco?einequality;?easuredbytheEqualityofOp?rtunity

Projectfortheyear2000,haveonlyworsenedinthepast16years.

H)??eSanJoseresidentssaythatasinequalityhasgrowninrecentyears,upward?o?ilityhas?co?e

??ch?oredifficulttoachieve.AsSiliconValleyhas??eho?eto?oresuccessfulco?panies,the

fl?dofpeopletothear?ahasc?usedhousingpricestoskyrocket.By?ost?easur?s,SanJoseisno

longeraplacewherelow?inco?e,oreven?iddle?inco?efa?ilies,canaffordtolive.Rentsin

SanJose??w42.6percent??ween2006and2014,whichwasthelar?stincreaseinthecountry

duringthatti?eperiod.Thecityhasagrowingho?elessnessproble?,whichittried.toaddressby

shuttingd?n"eJungle,"oneofthelargestho?elesse?c?mpme?ts(1????)inthenation,in

2014.Inequalityisextre?e.eH??anDevelop?entInde?a?ea?reoflifeexpectancy,education

and?rc?pit?(???)inco?e-giv?sEastSanJosea?oreof4.85outof10,whilenearby

Cupertino,whereApple'sheadquarterssits,receivesa9.26.SanJoseusedtohave.ahappy?ixof

factors-cheaphousing,closenesstoarapidlydevelopingindustry,ti?tly?kniti??igrant

co??unitie?thattogetheropenedupthe??sibilityofprosperityforevenits?restresidents.But

inrecentyears,housingpriceshaveskyrocketed,there?on'srichand?rhavesegregated,and

?iddle?classjo?havedisappeared.Giventhis,thefuture?rthere?on's?rdoesn'tl?knearlyas

?ri?tasitoncedid.

I)LeadersinSanJosearedeter?inedto?akesurethatthecityre?ainsitsstatusasaplacewhereeven

p?rkidscanaccessther??rcestosucceed.WithSiliconValleyinitsbackyard,itcertainlyhasthe

chancetodo?."IthinkthereisabroadconsciousnessintheValleythatwecando?tterthanto

leaveth?dsofournei??rs?hindth?u?aperiodofextraordinarysuccess,"SanJoseMayor

Sa?Liccardosaid.

J)Butintoday'sA?erica-alandofrisinginequality,incr?asingse?e?ation,andst???ti??(????)

?iddle-classwage?cantheSanJo?r

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onreallyonceagain?co?eaplaceofop?r?nity?

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K)eideathatthoseatthe?t?omcanrisetothetopiscentraltoAmerica'sideasa?utitself.at

?chmobilityhasbecomemorediffic?ltinSanJoseraisesq?estionsa??t,theend?ranceofthat

??ndationalbelief.?terall?iftheone-timelandof???rt?nitycan'tbefixed?whatdoesthatsay

forther?stof?erica?

36.?cordingto?mepeoplelivinginSanJose?ithasbecomem?chharder?rthep?rto?taheadd?e

totheincreasedineq?ality.

37.InAmericanhistory?immigrants?sedtohavea??chance?move?pwardin?ciety.

38.IftheproblemsofSanJosecan'tbe?l?ed?oneofAmerica'sf?ndamental?liefsa??tit?lfcanbe

shaken.

39.SanJosewasamongthe?stcitiesinAmericafor?orkidstomove?pthe?cialladder..

40.Whether?orki?sinSanJosetodaystillhavethechancetomove?pwardisq??tionable.

41.SanJose's?fficialsareresolvedtogivep?rkidsaccesstotheresourcesnecessaryfor?ccessinlife.

42.SanJoseappearstomanifest??eofthe?stfeat?r?sofAmerica.

43.Asfaras?cialmobilityisconcerned?SanJose?atmanyotherpro?essivecitiesinAmerica.

44.?eto?mechangeslikeincrea?sinh?singpricesinSanJose?theprospectsforits??peoplehave

dimmed.

45.ResearchersdonothaveaclearideawhypoorchildreninSanJoseachieveds?chgreats?ccessseveral

decadesago.

??????C

Di?tions:?e?are·2?g?inthis?tion.?ch??isf?l???by?mequ?ti???run?nis?ed

statements.?r?Ch?fthemtherearef?ur?h?i?????A),B),C)a?D).Y?u???u???i??nthe

??tch?iceand?rkthec?"???din?letter?n?????2withasin?leli?ethr?u?hthecentre.

P??e??

??ti??s46?SO???thef?ll?wi?g?ss??

Threechildrenineveryclassr??haveadia?osablementalhealthcondition.Halfoftheseare

?havio?raldi?rders?whileonethirdareemotionaldi?rders?chasstress?anxietyanddepression?

whichoftenbecomeo?twardlyapparentthro?ghself-harm.Therewasanastonishing52percentj?mpin

hospitaladmissions??childrenandyo?ngpeoplewhohadharmedthemselves?tween2009and2015.

Sch?lsandteachershaveconsistentlyr??rtedthescaleoftheproblemsince2009.?styear?over

halfofteachersre?rtedthatmoreo?theirp?pilse?eriencementalhealthproblemsthaninthepast.B?t

teachers?l?consistentlyre?rthowill-eq?ippedtheyfeeltomeetp?pils'mentalhealthneeds?andoften

citealackoftraining?expertiseands?pportfromtheNatio?lH?lth?rvice(?????????I).

Partoftherea?nfortheincreasedpressureon.sc??lsisthattherearenowfewer'early

inter?nti?n(??)'andl?w-levelmentalhealth?rvicesbasedinthecommunity.?tstolocala?thority

·?dgetssince2010haveresultedinasi?ificantdeclineoftheseservices?despitestrongevidenceoftheir

effectivenessinpreventingcri?s?rtherdowntheline.

Theonlywaytobreakthepressureson?thmentalhealth?rvicesandsch?lsistoreinvestinearly

inte?entionse?icesinside?h??s.

erearestrongarguments?rwhysch?lsare?stplacedtoprovideme?talhealthser?ces.???ls

?yo?ngpeoplemorethananyotherservice?which?v?sthema?niq?eabilitytogettohar??t?r?ach

childrenandy??ngp?pleandb?ildmeanin??lrelationshipswiththemovertime.Recentst?dieshave

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showntha?childrenandyoungpeoplelargelyprefer?oseeacoun?llorinsch?lratherthaninan.??side

envi?nment??ngpeoplehavere?rtedthatforlow-levelconditions?chasstressandanxiety,a

clinicalse?tingcan?metimes??unting(?????)?

Thereareal?eadyexamplesofinnovativesch?lswhichcombinementalhealthandwell?ing

provisionwi?hastrongacademiccurriculum?is?will,thou?,?equireahugeculturalshift?Politi?ians,

?li?ymakers,commissionersandsch??leadersmus??braveenoughtomake?heleap?owards

reimaginingsch?lsasprovidersofhealthaswellaseducationservices?

46?Whatare?eacherscomp?aininga????

A)Thereare??manystudentsrequiring?peciala??ention?

B)Theyareundert?muchstressc??nselling·needys?ents?

C)Sch?lsareinadequa?elyequippedtoimplementanyinterven?ion?

D)eylackthenecessary????rcestoaddresspupils'mentalproblems?

47?Whatdowelearnfromthepassagea???communi?yhealth?rvicesinBritain?

A)Theyhavedeteriorateddueto??getcuts?,·

B)Theyfacilita?elocalresidents'everydaylives?

C)eyproveineffectiveinhelpingmentalpatients?·

D)Theyc?verpreventa?ivecareforthelocalresidents?

48?Wheredoesthe??horsu?e??mentalhealth?rvicesbeplaced?

A)Athome?

B)Atsch?l?

C)Inho?pitals?

D)Incommunities.

49?Whatdowelea?fromtherecentstudies?

?Studen?sprefer?orelyonpeerstorelieves?ressandanxiety.

B)Youngpeoplearekeenon?ildingmeanin?ulrelationships?

C)S?uden?saremorecomfortableseekingc?unsellinginsc??l?

D)Yo?ngpeople?nefi?fromvariouskindsofoutd?ractivities?

50?Whatd?sthe?thormeanbyaculturalshift(Line2,Para?6)?

A)Simplifica?ionofsch?ls'academiccurriculums?

B)Parents'involvementinsch?ls'?lic?-making?

C)Achangeinteachers'attitudes?omen?alhealth?

D)Achangein?heconceptionofwha?sc??lsare?

P?e?o

??ti??51to55???on?e?ll?i??·

Picturethis:?'reatamovietheater??dstandloadinguponsnacks?Youhavea?hoiceofasmall,

mediumorlargesoda?Thesmallis$3?50and?helargeis$5?50?It'sa?ou?decision:Thesmallsize

maynotlastyou?thr???thewholemovie,?t$5?50forsomesugarydrink??msridicul?s??tthere's

athirdoption,amediumsodafor$5?25?Mediummay?theperfectam?ntof?da?r?,butthe

largeisonlyaquartermore?Ify?u'relikemos?people,youendupbuyingthelarge(and?a?nga

bath??mbreakmidshow)?

Ifyou'rewonderingwhow?ldbuythemedium?da,theanswerisalmost-noone?Infact,there'sa

??dchancethemarke?ingdepar?mentpur?selypricedthemedium?daasa?coy(??),makingyou

morelikelytobuythelarge?dara?herthanthesmall?

Ihavewrittena??tthispeculiarityin·humanna?ure?forewithmyfriendDanAriely,whos?udied

thisphenomenonextensivelyaf?erno?icingpricingforsu?ripti??(???)to????mi?t.edigital

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subscriptionwas·$59,theprint?bs?riptionwas$125,andtheprintplus·di?ta?su??riptionwasa?so

$125.Nooneintheirrightmindwou?dbuythep?intsubs?riptionwhenyou?ou?dgetdigita?aswe??for

thesamep?i?e,sowhywasitevenanoption?A?ie?yranan??erimentandfoundthatwhenon?ythetwo

"rea?"?hoi?eswereoffered,mo?p???e?hosethe?es?e?ensi?edigita?subs?ription.But?eadditionof

thebadoptionmadep?p?emu?hmore?ike?yto?hoosethemoreexpensiveprintp?usdigita?option.

B?ains?ientists?a??thiseffe?t"asymmetri?dominan??"anditmeansthatp?p?egra?itatetowardthe

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choi?enearesta??ear?yinferioroption.Marketingprofessors?a??itthede?oyeffe?t,whi?his?ertain?y

easiertoremember.Lu?kyfor?onsumers,a?mostnooneinthebusiness?ommunityunderstandsit.

ede?oyeffe?tworks???useofthewayourbrains.assi?va?uewhenmaking?hoi?es.Va?ueis

a?mostneverabsolute;?athe?,wede?ideanobje?t'sva?uere?ativetoourother?hoi?es.Ifmoreoptions

a?introdu?ed,theva?ueequation?han?es.

51.Whyd?stheauthoraskus?ima?ne?ying??dinthemovietheater?

A)Toi?lustratepeop?e'specu?iarshopping?ha?ior.

B)Toi??ustratethein???aisngva?ietyofsna?ksthere.

C)Toshowhowhardit?an?to?h?seadrinkthere.

D)Toshowhow????a?sna?ksa??amongmoviefans.

52.Whyisthemedium?apri?edthewayitis?

A)Toattra?tmo?ecustomersto??it.

B)Toshowthep?i?emat?hestheamount.

C)Toen??ecustomersdrinkthe?ightamountofsoda.

D)Tomake?stome?sbe?i?etheyare?ttingabargain.

53.Whatdowe?ea?fromDanArie?y's?x?riment?

A)?we?-pri?ed??dsatt?a?tmo?e?ustomers.

B)??on?m?t'spromotiona?strate?works.

C)??n?mi?t'sprinteditionturnsouttose??the?st.

D)Mo?eread??s?h?sethedigita?overthep?intedition.

54.Forwhatpu?seis"thebadoption"(Line7,Pa?a.3)added?.

A)To?atertothepe??iarne?sofsomecustomers.

B)Tohe?pcustomerstomakemorerationa??hoi?es.

C)To·t?apcustomersintobuyingthemorepri?eyitem.

D)Toprovide?stomerswitha??atervarietyof??ds.

55.Howdoweassesstheval?ofa?ommodity,a??ordingtothepassage?

A)By?onsideringits???u?ness.

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B)By?omparingitwithothe??hoi?es.

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B)Tellherstoryto?he????Ne?s.

C)Helostahugesumofmoney.

D)Hedidanunusualgooddeed.

C)Givesomemoneytothewaiter.

D)Pay?hewaiter'sschooltuition.

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3.A)Whetherornottomoveto?hestate'smainland.

B)Howtokeepthevillagefromsinkingintothesea.

C)?eretogetthefundsforrebuildingtheirvillage.

D)Wha?todoabout?herisingleveloftheseawater.

4.A)I??akestoolongatime.

B)I?coststoomuchmoney.

C)I?hastowai?for?hestate'sfinalapproval.

D)I?facesstrongopposi?ionfrommanyvillagers.

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5.A)Toinvestigatewhetherpeoplearegratefulforhelp.

B)Toseewhe?herpeopleholddoorsopenforstrangers.

C)Toexplorewaysofinducinggratitudeinpeople.

D)Tofindou?howpeopleexpressgra?i?ude.

6.A)Theyinducedstrangerstotalkwith?hem.

B)Theyhelped15to20peopleinabadmood.

C)Theyhelddoorsopenforpeoplea?variousplaces.

D)Theyinterviewedpeoplewhodidn'?saythankyou.

7.A)Peoplecanbeeduca?ed?obegrateful.

C)Mos?peoplehavebaddaysnowandthen.

D)Peopleareungra???lwheninabadmood.

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B)Mostpeopleexpressgratitudeforhelp.

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the?????din??t?eron?????1withasin?lelineth?u?hthecentre.

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10.A)eserv?ce?f?hes?larpanelc??pany.

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14.A)F?urdays.

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B)F?vedays.

D)T???eeks.

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B)Spend?ngChr?s??as???hAus?ral?ans.

C)Dr?v?ngal?ng?heGrea??eanRoad.

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