听力原文

In America， people are faced with more and more decisions every day， whether it‘s picking one of thirty-one ice cream flavors， or deciding whether and when to get married. That sounds like a great thing， but as a recent study has shown， too many choices can make us confused， unhappy， even paralyzed with indecision. ‘That’s particularly true when it comes to the work place‘， says Barry Schwartz， an author of six books about human behavior. Students are graduating with a variety of skills and interests， but often find themselves overwhelmed when it comes to choosing an ultimate career goal. In a study， Schwartz observed decision-making among college students during their senior year. Based on answers to questions regarding their job hunting strategies and career decisions， he divided the students into two groups：maximizers， who consider every possible option， and satisficers， who look until they find an option that is good enough. You might expect that the student who had undertaken the most exhausted search would be the most satisfied with their final decision， but it turns out that’s not true. Schwartz found that while maximizers ended up with better-paying jobs than satisficers on average， they weren‘t as happy with their decision. The reason why these people feel less satisfied is that a world of possibilities may also be a world of missed opportunities. When you look at every possible option， you tend to focus more on what was given up than what was gained. After surveying every option， a person is more acutely aware of the opportunities they had to turn down to pursue just one career.

36 flavors 37 confused 38 particularly 39 behavior 40 variety 41 overwhelmed 42 senior 43 strategies 44 who had undertaken the most exhausted search would be the most satisfied with their final decision 45 why these people feel less satisfied is that a world of possibilities may also be a world of missed opportunities. 46 a person is more acutely aware of the opportunities they had to turn down to pursue just one career.

Part IV Reading Comprehension （Reading in depth）

Section A

Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.

47. what is in your boss’ mind

48. challenging our boss‘s authority

49. possible consequences

50. be proposed and reviewed

51. confrontations

Section B

Passage One

Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.

52. What can we learn from the first paragraph？

答案：D. The general public thinks differently from most economists on the impact of immigration.

53. In what way does the author think ordinary Americans benefit from immigration？

答案：B. They can get consumer goods at lower prices.

54. Why do native low-skilled workers suffer most from illegal immigration？

答案：C. They have a harder time getting a job with decent pay.

55. What is the chief concern of native high-skilled， better-educated employees about the inflow of immigrants？

答案：D. It may place a great strain on the state budget.

56. What is the irony about the debate over immigration？

答案：C. People are making too big a fuss about something of small impact.

Passage Two

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

57. What characterises the business school student population of today？

答案：A. Greater diversity.

58. What is the author’s concern about current business school education？

答案：B. It will produce business leaders of a uniform style.

59. What aspect of diversity does Valerie Gauthier think is most important？

答案：C. Attitude and approach to business.

60. What applicants does the author think MBA programmers should consider recruiting？

答案：C. Applicants from outside the traditional sectors.

61. What does Mannaz say about the current management style？

答案：D. It is shifting towards more collaborative models.

Part V Cloze

62 employers

63 but

64 devote

65competitive

66 academic

67 necessarily

68 outside

69 demanding

70 potential

71 relevant

72 up

73 voluntary

74 and

75 Exceptional

76 perform

77 formally

78 For instance

79 demonstrated

80 scheme

81 peers

Part VI Translation

82. Even though they were already late， they would rather stop for the beautiful view（宁愿停下来欣赏美丽的景色） than just go on.

83. No agreement was reached in the discussion between the two parties， as either side refuses to soften their positions （任何一方都不肯放弃自己的立场）

84. The pills could have cured the cancer patient （本来可以治愈那位癌症病人的）， but he didn‘t follow the doctor’s advice and take them regularly.

85. It is really kind of you to give me so much help（你真好，给了我那么多帮助）；I really feel obliged to you.

86. The war left the family scattered all over the world， and it was thirty years before they were able to reunite（他们才得以重聚）