2020年大学英语四级考试及答案——模拟题一.pdfVIP

模拟题一 Part I Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Graduate School or Work? You should write at least 120 words following the instructions given below in Chinese: 目前，越来越多的大学生本科毕业之后选择继续进入研究生院学习。 一个重 要的原因是工作不太好找。 那么你打算在大学毕业之后选择找工作还是准备继续 上研究生呢 ?请就这个问题谈谈你的打算和主要原因。 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet1. Why We Laugh We start finding things laughable — or not laughable — early in life. An infant first smiles at approximately eight days of age. Many psychologists assume this is his first sign of simple pleasure — food, warmth and comfort. At six months or less, the infant laughs to express complex pleasures —such as the light of Mothers smiling face. Between the ages of six months and one year, the baby learns to laugh for essentially the same reasons he will laugh throughout his life, says Dr. Jacob Levine, associate professor of psychology at Yale University. Dr. Levine says that people laugh to express mastery over an anxiety. Picture what happens when a father throws his child into the air. The child will probably laugh —but not the first time. In spite of his enjoyment of flying, he is too anxious to laugh. How does he know Daddy will catch him? Once the child realizes he will be caught, he is free to enjoy the game. But more importantly, says Dr. Levine, the child laughs because he has mastered an anxiety. Adult laughter is more subtle, but we also laugh at what we used to fear. The feeling of achievement, or lack of it, remains a crucial factor. Giving a first dinner party is an anxious event for a new bride. Will the food be good? Will the guests get along