PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上。

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShould

BeGivenToSpelling.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今不少學生在英語學習中不重視拼寫

2.出現這種情況的原因

3.為了改變這種狀況，我認為…

DueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpelling

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionson

AnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

CaughtintheWeb

Afewmonthsago,itwasn'tunusualfor47-year-oldCarlaToebetospend15hoursperdayonline.She'dwakeup

early,turnonherlaptopandchatonInternetdatingsitesandinstant-messagingprograms-leavingherbedforonly

briefintervals.Herhouseholdbillspiledup,alongwiththedishesanddirtylaundry,butittooknear-constant

complaintsfromherfourdaughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.

"1wasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapart-kindofslippingintoadepression,"saidCarla."I

knewthatifIdidn'tgetoffthedatingsites,I'djustkeepgoing,"detaching(使脫離)herselffurtherfromtheoutside

world.

Toebe'sconclusion:Shefeltlikeshewas"addicted"totheInternet.She'snotalone.

ConcernaboutexcessiveInternetuseisn'tnew.Asfarbackas1995,articlesinmedicaljournalsandthe

establishmentofaPennsylvaniatreatmentcenterforoverusersgeneratedinterestinthesubject.There'sstillno

consensusonhowmuchtimeonlineconstitutestoomuchorwhetheraddictionispossible.

ButasrelianceontheWebgrows,therearesignsthatthequestionisgettingmoreseriousattention:Lastmonth,a

studypublishedinCNSSpectnimsclaimedtobethefirstlarge-scalelookatexcessiveInternetuse.TheAmerican

PsychiatricAssociationmayconsiderlistingInternetaddictioninthenexteditionofitsdiagnosticmanual.Andscores

ofonlinediscussionboardshavepoppeduponwhichpeoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtotoomuchtimeonthe

Web.

"There'snoquestionthatthereYepeoplewho'reseriouslyintroublebecausethey'reoverdoingtheirInternet

involvement/*saidpsychiatrist(精神科醫生)IvanGoldberg.Goldbergcallstheproblemadisorderratherthanatrue

addiction.

JonathanBishop,aresearcherinWalesspecializinginonlinecommunities,ismoreskeptical,"TheInternetisan

environment,*'hesaid."Youcan'tbeaddictedtotheenvironment."Bishopdescribestheproblemassimplyamatterof

priorities,whichcanbesolvedbyencouragingpeopletoprioritizeotherlifegoalsandplansinplaceoftimespent

online.

ThenewCNSSpectrumsstudywasbasedonresultsofanationwidetelephonesurveyofmorethan2,500adults.

Likethe2005survey,thisonewasconductedbyStanfordUniversityresearchers.About6%ofrespondentsreported

that"theirrelationshipssufferedbecauseofexcessiveInternetuse."About9%attemptedtoconceal"nonessential

Internetuse,"andnearly4%reportedfeeling"preoccupiedbytheInternetwhenoffline."

About8%saidtheyusedtheInternetasawaytoescapeproblems,andalmost14%reportedthey"foundithardto

stayawayfromtheInternetforseveraldaysatatime."

"TheInternetproblemisstillinitsinfancy,1'saidEliasAboujaoude,aStanfordprofessor.Nosingleonlineactivity

istoblamefbrexcessiveuse,hesaid."They'reonlineinchatrooms,checkinge-mail,orwritingblogs.[Theproblemis]

notlimitedtoporn（色情）orgambling*'websites.

ExcessiveInternetuseshouldbedefinednotbythenumberofhoursspentonlinebut“intermsoflosses,°said

MaressaOrzack,aHarvardUniversityprofessor."Ifit'saloss[where]you'renotgettingtowork,andfamily

relationshipsarebreakingdownasaresult,thenit'stoomuch."

Sincetheearly1990s,severalclinicshavebeenestablishedintheU.S.totreatheavyInternetusers.Theyinclude

theCenterforInternetAddictionRecoveryandtheCenterfbrInternetBehavior.

ThewebsiteforOrzack*scenterliststhefollowingamongthepsychologicalsymptomsofcomputeraddiction:

?Havingasenseofwell-being（幸福）orexcitementwhileatthecomputer.

?Longingfbrmoreandmoretimeatthecomputer.

?Neglectoffamilyandfriends.

?Feelingempty,depressedorirritablewhennotatthecomputer.

?Lyingtoemployersandfamilyaboutactivities.

?Inabilitytostoptheactivity.

?Problemswithschoolorjob.

Physicalsymptomslistedincludedryeyes,backaches,skippingmeals,poorpersonalhygiene（衛生）andsleep

disturbances.

PeoplewhostrugglewithexcessiveInternetusemaybedepressedorhaveothermooddisorders,Orzacksaid.

WhenshediscussesInternethabitswithherpatients,theyoftenreportthatbeingonlineoffersa"senseofbelonging,

andescape,excitement[and]fun,"shesaid.nSomepeoplesayrelief...becausetheyfindthemselvessorelaxed."

SomepartsoftheInternetseemtodrawpeopleinmorethanothers.Internetgamersspendcountlesshours

competingingamesagainstpeoplefromallovertheworld.Onesuchgame,calledWorldofWarcraft,iscitedonmany

sitesbyposterscomplainingofa"gamingaddiction.0

AndrewHeidrich,aneducationnetworkadministratorfromSacramento,playsWorldofWarcraftforabouttwoto

fourhourseveryothernight,butthat'snothingcomparedwiththe40to60hoursaweekhespentplayingonlinegames

whenhewasincollege.Hecutbackonlyafterafull-scalefamilyintervention（干預），inwhichrelativestoldhimhe'd

gainedweight.

"There'sthiswholecultureofcompetitionthatsuckspeoplein”withonlinegaming,saidHeidrich,nowafatherof

two.uPeopledoitattheexpenseofeverythingthatwasaconstantintheirlives.1'Heidrichnowvisitswebsitesthat

discussgamingaddictionregularly"toremindmyselftokeepmyloveforonlinegamesincheck."

ToebealsoregularlyvisitsasitewherepostersdiscussInternetoveruse.InAugust,whenshefirstrealizedshehad

aproblem,shepostedamessageonaYahooInternetaddictiongroupwiththesubjectline:"1haveanInternet

Addiction.'1

Tmself-employedandneedtheInternetformywork,butI'mfailingtoaccomplishmywork,totakecareofmy

home,togiveattentiontomychildren,"shewroteinamessagesenttothegroup.'11havenomoneyorinsurancetoget

professionalhelp;Ican'tevenpaymymortgage（抵押貸款）andfacelosingeverything."

Sincethen,Toebesaid,shehaskeptherpromisetoherselftocutbackonherInternetuse.nIhaveaboyfriendnow,

andI'mnotinterestedinonlinedating,"shesaidbyphonelastweek.nIt'salotbetternow.'*

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

1.WhateventuallymadeCarlaToeberealizeshewasspendingtoomuchtimeontheInternet?

A）Herdaughter'srepeatedcomplaints.

B）Fatigueresultingfromlackofsleep.

C）Thepoorlymanagedstateofherhouse.

D）Thehighfinancialcostsaddingup.

2.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutexcessiveInternetuse?

A)Peopleshouldbewarnedofitsharmfulconsequences.

B)Ithasbecomevirtuallyinevitable.

C)Ithasbeensomewhatexaggerated.

D)Peoplehaven'tyetreachedagreementonitsdefinition.

3.JonathanBishopbelievesthattheInternetoveruseproblemcanbesolvedifpeople.

A)trytoimprovetheInternetenvironment

B)becomeawareofitsseriousconsequences

C)canrealizewhatisimportantinlife

D)canreachaconsensusonitsdefinition

4.AccordingtoProfessorMaressaOrzack,Internetusewouldbeconsideredexcessiveif.

A)itseriouslyaffectedfamilyrelationships

B)onevisitedpornwebsitesfrequently

C)toomuchtimewasspentinchatrooms

D)peoplegotinvolvedinonlinegambling

5.AccordingtoOrzack,peoplewhostrugglewithheavyrelianceontheInternetmayfeel.

A)discouraged

B)pressured

C)depressed

D)puzzled

6.WhydidAndreHeidrichcutbackonlinegaming?

A)Hehadlostalotofmoney.

B)Hisfamilyhadintervened.

C)Hehadoffendedhisrelatives.

D)Hiscareerhadbeenruined.

7.AndrewHeidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussonlinegamingaddictionto.

A)improvehisonlinegamingskills

B)curbhisdesireforonlinegaming

C)showhowgoodheisatonlinegaming

D)exchangeonlinegamingexperience

8.Inoneofthemessagesshepostedonawebsite,Toebeadmittedthatshe.

9.ExcessiveInternetusehadrenderedToebesopoorthatshecouldn'taffordtoseek.

10.Nowthatshe'sgotaboyfriend,Toebeisnolongercrazyabout.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

ll.A)Hehasprovedtobeabetterreaderthanthewoman.

B)Hehasdifficultyunderstandingthebook.

C)Hecannotgetaccesstotheassignedbook.

D)Hecannotfinishhisassignmentbeforethedeadline.

12.A)Shewilldrivethemantothesupermarket.

B)Themanshouldbuyacarofhisown.

C)Themanneedn'tgoshoppingeveryweek.

D)Shecanpickthemanupatthegrocerystore.

13.A)Getmorefoodanddrinks.

B)Askhisfriendtocomeover.

C)Tidyuptheplace.

D)Holdaparty.

14.A)ThetalkscanbeheldanydayexceptthisFriday.

B)HecouldchangehisscheduletomeetJohnSmith.

C)Thefirst-roundtalksshouldstartassoonaspossible.

D)ThewomanshouldcontactJohnSmithfirst.

15.A)Heunderstandsthewoman'sfeelings.

B)Hehasgonethroughasimilarexperience.

C)Thewomanshouldhavegoneonthefieldtrip.

D)Theteacherisjustfollowingtheregulations.

16.A)Shewillmeetthemanhalfway.

B)ShewillaskDavidtotalkless.

C)Sheissorrythemanwillnotcome.

D)ShehastoinviteDavidtotheparty.

17.A)FewstudentsunderstandProf.Johnson'slectures.

B)FewstudentsmeetProf.Jonson'srequirements.

C)ManystudentsfindProf.Johnson*slecturesboring.

D)ManystudentshavedroppedProf.Johnson*sclass.

18.A)Checktheircomputerfiles.

B)Makesomecomputations.

C)Studyacomputerprogram.

D)Assembleacomputer.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Itallowshimtomakealotoffriends.

B)Itrequireshimtoworklonghours.

C)Itenableshimtoapplytheorytopractice.

D)Ithelpshimunderstandpeoplebetter.

20.A)Itisintellectuallychallenging.

B)Itrequireshimtodowashing-upallthetime.

C)Itexposeshimtooilysmokealldaylong.

D)Itdemandsphysicalenduranceandpatience.

21.A)Inahospital.

B)Atacoffeeshop.

C)Atalaundry.

D)Inahotel.

22.A)Gettingalongwellwithcolleagues.

B)Payingattentiontoeverydetail.

C)Planningeverythinginadvance.

D)Knowingtheneedsofcustomers.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)ThepocketmoneyBritishchildrenget.

B)TheannualinflationrateinBritain.

C)ThethingsBritishchildrenspendmoneyon.

D)TherisingcostofraisingachildinBritain.

24.A)Itenableschildrentolivebetter.

B)Itgoesdownduringeconomicrecession.

C)Itoftenriseshigherthaninflation.

D)Ithasgoneup25%inthepastdecade.

25.A)Saveupfortheirfutureeducation.

B)Payforsmallpersonalthings.

C)Buytheirownshoesandsocks.

D)Makedonationswhennecessary.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Districtmanagers.

B)Regularcustomers.

C)Salesdirectors.

D)Seniorclerks.

27.A)Thesupportprovidedbytheregularclients.

B)Theinitiativeshownbythesalesrepresentatives.

C)Theurgencyofimplementingthecompany'splans.

D)Theimportantpartplayedbydistrictmanagers.

28.A)Someofthemwerepolitical-minded.

B)Fiftypercentofthemwerefemale.

C)Onethirdofthemwereseniormanagers.

D)Mostofthemwereratherconservative.

29.A)Heusedtoomanyquotations.

B)Hewasnotgendersensitive.

C)Hedidnotkeeptothepoint.

D)Hespenttoomuchtimeondetails.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Stateyourproblemtotheheadwaiter.

B)Demandadiscountonthedishesordered.

C)Asktoseethemanagerpolitelybutfirmly.

D)Askthenameofthepersonwaitingonyou.

3LA)Youproblemmaynotbeunderstoodcorrectly.

B)Youdon'tknowifyouarecomplainingattherighttime.

C)Yourcomplaintmaynotreachthepersonincharge.

D)Youcan'ttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.

32.A)Demandapromptresponse.

B)Provideallthedetails.

C)Senditbyexpressmail.

D)Sticktothepoint.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Fashiondesigner

B)Architect.

C)Cityplanner.

D)Engineer.

34.A)Dosomevolunteerwork.

B)Getawell-paidpart-timejob.

C)Workflexiblehours.

D)Gobacktoherpreviouspost.

35.A)Fewbaby-sitterscanbeconsideredtrustworthy.

B)Itwilladdtothefamily'sfinancialburden.

C)Ababy-sitterisnoreplacementforamother.

D)Thechildrenwon'tgetalongwithababy-sitter.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthe

blanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youare

requiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardor

writedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheck

whatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

Almosteverychild,onthefirstdayhesetsfoolinaschoolbuilding,issmarter,more(36),lessafraidof

whathedoesn'tknow,betteratfindingand(37)thingsout,moreconfident,resourceful(機敏的)，persistent

and(38)thanhewilleverbeagaininhisschooling-or,unlessheisvery(39)andverylucky,forthe

restofhislife.Already,bypayingcloseattentiontoand(40)withtheworldandpeoplearoundhim,and

withoutanyschool-type(41)instruction,hehasdoneataskfarmoredifficult,complicatedand(42)

thananythinghewillbeaskedtodoinschool,orthananyofhisteachershasdoneforyears.Hehassolvedthe(43)

oflanguage.Hehasdiscoveredit-babiesdon'tevenknowthatlanguageexists-and(44)

?Hehasdoneitbyexploring,byexperimenting,by

developinghisownmodelofthegrammaroflanguage,(45)

untilitdoeswork.Andwhilehehasbeendoingthis,he

hasbeenlearningotherthingsaswell,(46),andmanythat

aremorecomplicatedthantheonestheydotrytoteachhim.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

yourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewones-thekindofhigh-tech,solar-paneled

masterpiecesthatmakethecoversofarchitecturemagazines.ButtheU.S.hasmorethan100millionexistinghomes,

anditwouldbe_incredibly_47_wastefultotearthemalldownand_4protect8—themwithgreenerversions.

Anenormousamountofenergyandresourceswentintotheconstructionofthosehouses.Anditwouldtakeanaverage

of65yearsforthe_vast9_carbonemissionsfromanewenergy-efficienthometomakeupfortheresourceslostby

destroyinganoldone.Sointhebroadestaccommodations_50_,thegreenesthomeistheonethathasalreadybeen

built.Butatthesametime,nearlyhalfofU.S.carbonemissionscomefromheating,coolingand_powering_51_our

homes,officesandotherbuildings.nYoucan'tdealwithclimatechangewithoutdealingwithexistingbuildings/*says

RichardMoe,thepresidentoftheNationalTrust.

Withsome_52_,theoldesthomestendtobetheleastenergy-efficient.Housesbuiltbefore1939useabout50%

moreenergypersquarefootthanthosebuiltafter2000,mainlyduetothetinycracksandgapsthat_replace_53_

overtimeandletinmoreoutsideair.

Fortunately,therearea_clumsy54_numberofrelativelysimplechangesthatcangreenolderhomes,from

historic_55—oneslikeLincoln'sCottagetoyourownpostwarhome.Andefficiencyupgrades(升級)cansavemore

thanjusttheearth;theycanhelp_supplying_propertyownersfromrisingpowercosts.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

A)accommodationsB)clumsyC)doubtfulD)exceptionsE)expandF)historicG)

incrediblyH)poweringI)protectJ)reducedK)replaceL)senseM)shiftedN)

supplyingO)vast

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Youneverseehim,butthey'rewithyoueverytimeyoufly.Theyrecordwhereyouaregoing,howfastyou're

travelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.Theirabilitytowithstandalmostany

disastermakesthemseemlikesomethingoutofacomicbook.They'reknownastheblackbox.

Whenplanesfallfromthesky,asaYemeniairlinerdidonitswaytoComorosIslandsintheIndiaoceanJune30,

2009,theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.SowhenaFrenchsubmarine(潛水艇)detectedthe

device'shomingsignalfivedayslater,thediscoverymarkedahugesteptowai-ddeterminingthecauseofatragedyin

which152passengerswerekilled.

In1958,AustralianscientistDavidWarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorderthatwouldtrackbasicinformation

likealtitudeanddirection.Thatwasthefirstmodeforablackbox,whichbecamearequirementonallU.S.commercial

flightsby1960.Earlymodelsoftenfailedtowithstandcrashes,however,soin1965thedevicewascompletely

redesignedandmovedtotherearoftheplane-thearealeastsubjecttoimpact-fromitsoriginalpositioninthe

landingwells(起落架月倉).Thesameyear,theFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxes,whichwerenever

actuallyblack,bepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.

Modernairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:avoicerecorder,whichtrackspilots'conversations,andaflight-data

recorder,whichmonitorsfuellevels,enginenoisesandotheroperatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructthe

aircraft'sfinalmoments.Placedinaninsulated(隔絕的)caseandsurroundedbyaquarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainless

steel,theboxescanwithstandmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2,000°F.Whensubmerged,they'realsoableto

emitsignalsfromdepthsof20,000ft.ExpertsbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447,whichcrashednearBrazil

onJune1,2009,areinwaternearlythatdeep,butstatisticssaythey'restilllikelytoturnup.Intheapproximately20

deep-seacrashesoverthepast30years,onlyoneplane'sblackboxeswereneverrecovered.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

57.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheblackbox?

A)Itensuresthenormalfunctioningofanairplane.

B)Theideaforitsdesigncomesfromacomicbook.

C)Itsabilitytowardoffdisastersisincredible.

D)Itisanindispensabledeviceonanairplane.

58.WhatinformationcouldbefoundfromtheblackboxontheYemeniairliner?

A)Dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash.

B)Thetotalnumberofpassengersonboard.

C)Thesceneofthecrashandextentofthedamage.

D)Homingsignalssentbythepilotbeforethecrash.

59.Whywastheblackboxredesignedin1965?

A)Newmaterialsbecameavailablebythattime.

B)Toomuchspacewasneededforitsinstallation.

C)Theearlymodelsoftengotdamagedinthecrash.

D)Theearlymodelsdidn'tprovidetheneededdata.

60.WhydidtheFederalAviationAuthorityrequiretheblackboxesbepaintedorangeoryellow?

A)Todistinguishthemfromthecolouroftheplane.

B)Tocautionpeopletohandlethemwithcare.

C)Tomakethemeasilyidentifiable.

D)Toconformtointernationalstandards.

61.WhatdoweknowabouttheblackboxesfromAirFranceFlight447?

A)Thereisstillagoodchanceoftheirbeingrecovered.

B)Thereisanurgentneedforthemtobereconstructed.

C)Theyhavestoppedsendinghomingsignals.

D)TheyweredestroyedsomewherenearBrazil.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

The$11billionself-helpindustryisbuiltontheideathatyoushouldturnnegativethoughtslike"Ineverdo

anythingright"intopositiveoneslike"Icansucceed.1'ButwaspositivethinkingadvocateNormanVincentPealeright?

Istherepowerinpositivethinking?

ResearchersinCanadajustpublishedastudyinthejournalPsychologicalSciencethatsaystryingtogetpeopleto

thinkmorepositivelycanactuallyhavetheoppositeeffect:itcansimplyhighlighthowunhappytheyare.

Thestudy'sauthors,JoanneWoodandJohnLeeoftheUniversityofWaterlooandElainePerunovicofthe

UniversityofNewBrunswick,beginbycitingolderresearchshowingthatwhenpeoplegetfeedbackwhichthey

believeisoverlypositive,theyactuallyfeelworse,notbetter.Ifyoutellyourdimfriendthathehasthepotentialofan

Einstein,you'rejustunderlininghisfaults.Inone1990sexperiment,ateamincludingpsychologistJoelCooperof

Princetonaskedparticipantstowriteessaysopposingfundingforthedisabled.Whentheessayistswerelaterpraised

fortheirsympathy,theyfeltevenworseaboutwhattheyhadwritten.

Inthisexperiment,Wood,LeeandPerunovicmeasured68students*self-esteem.Theparticipantswerethenasked

towritedowntheirthoughtsandfeelingsforfourminutes.Every15seconds,onegroupofstudentsheardabell.When

itrang,theyweresupposedtotellthemselves,MIamlovable.M

Thosewithlowself-esteemdidn*tfeelbetteraftertheforcedself-affirmation.Infact,theirmoodsturned

significantlydarkerthanthoseofmembersofthecontrolgroup,whoweren*turgedtothinkpositivethoughts.

Thepaperprovidessupportfornewerformsofpsychotherapy(心理治療)thaturgepeopletoaccepttheirnegative

thoughtsandfeelingsratherthanfightthem.Inthefighting,wenotonlyoftenfailbutcanmakethingsworse.

Meditation(靜,思、)techniques,incontrast,canteachpeopletoputtheirshortcomingsintoalarger,morerealistic

perspective.Callitthepowerofnegativethinking.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

62.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraphabouttheself-helpindustry?

A)Itisahighlyprofitableindustry.

B)Itisbasedontheconceptofpositivethinking.

C)ItwasestablishedbyNormanVincentPeale.

D)Ithasyieldedpositiveresults.

63.WhatisthefindingoftheCanadianresearchers?

A)Encouragingpositivethinkingmanydomorehannthangood.

B)Therecanbenosimpletherapyforpsychologicalproblems.

C)Unhappypeoplecannotthinkpositively.

D)Thepowerofpositivethinkingislimited.

64.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"...you'rejustunderlininghisfaults'1(Line4,Para.3)?

A)Youarenottakinghismistakesseriouslyenough.

B)Youarepointingouttheerrorshehascommitted.

C)Youareemphasizingthefactthatheisnotintelligent.

D)Youaretryingtomakehimfeelbetterabouthisfaults.

65.WhatdowelearnfromtheexperimentofWood,LeeandPerunovic?

A)Itisimportantforpeopletocontinuallyboosttheirself-esteem.

B)Self-affirmationcanbringapositivechangetoone'smood.

C)Forcingapersontothinkpositivethoughtsmaylowertheirself-esteem.

D)Peoplewithlowself-esteemseldomwritedowntheirtruefeelings.

66.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A)Theeffectsofpositivethinkingvaryfrompersontoperson.

B)Meditationmayprovetobeagoodformofpsychotherapy.

C)Differentpeopletendtohavedifferentwaysofthinking.

D)