2012年12月英语四级考试答案(完形&翻译)

Part V Cloze
Strong emotional bonds between mothers and infants increase children’s willingness to explore the world—an effect that has been
observed 67 the animal kingdom, in people, monkeys and even spiders. The more secure we are in our 68 to Mom, the more likely we are to try new things and take risks. Now researchers are discovering that this effect continues into adulthood. A 69 reminder of Mom’s touch or the sound of her voice on the phone is70to change people’s minds and moods, 71 their decision making in measurable ways. In a
study 72 online in April in Psychological Science, undergraduate business students had to choose between safe bets and risky gambles—a bond with a guaranteed 4 percent yearly 73 or a riskier stock option, for example. In half the cases, the experimenters patted the
students 74 on the back of the shoulder for about one
second 75 providing verbal instructions about the study. Both male and female students who were touched by a female experimenter were 76 more likely to choose the risky alternative 77 were those who had not been touched or were patted by male experimenters. The reassuring（宽慰的）touch of a woman may have induced early associations, 78 the same openness to exploration that is observed in young children of 79 mothers, explains Jonathan Levav, a business professor at Columbia University and lead author of the study.
To further 80 that a woman’s touch links feelings of
security 81 risk taking, the researchers asked a 82 group of undergraduates to make financial decisions after a writing exercise. Half of them wrote about a time they felt secure and supported, whereas
the 83 half wrote about feeling insecure and alone. Evoking (唤起) a 84 of insecurity made students in the latter
group 85 receptive to the gentle shoulder pats from female experimenters and much more willing to take a risk—just as a child leaving for a field trip might steal one last reassuring hug 86 Mom before stepping on the bus.
67. A. by B. up C.
above D. across
68. A. concern B. attachment C.
treatment D. appeal
69. A. bare B. unique C.
mere D. just
70. A. enough B. ready C. easy D. quick
71. A. generating B. regulating C.
affecting D. refining
72. A. exhibited B. published C. appeared D. advertised
73. A. return B. expense C. cost D. prize
74. A. seemingly B. strongly C. partly D. lightly
75. A. if B. so C. while D. whereas
76. A. rathe B. far C. further D. pretty
77. A. than B. as C. whic D. that
78. A. intending B. inferring C. inspiring D. instructing
79. A. supportive B. lively C. strict D. respectful
80. A. enable B. ensure C. consent D. confirm
81. A. beyond B. with C. for D. along
82. A. relative B. competitive C. different D. successive
83. A. next B. other C. minor D. opposite
84. A. hint B. clue C. chain D. sense
85. A. especially B. specially C. securely D. entirely
86. A. toward B. into C. of D. from
67. D. across
68. C. attachment
69. C. mere
70. A. enough
71. C. affecting
72. B. published
73. A. return
74. D. lightly
75. C. while
76. B. far
77. A. than
78. C. inspiring
79. A. supportive
80. D. confirm
81. B. with
82. C. different
83. B. other
84. D. sense
85. A. especially
86. D. from
【总评】完形填空原文源自美国科普杂志《科学美国人》（Scientific American）。

原文标题为
All about My Mother: How Touch Helps Us Take Risks，作者Ferris Jabr。

原文共五段，495字，题目选取了原文前三段并做了细微修改，共345字。

主要讲述的是母亲与婴儿间形成的情感纽带会影响孩子探索世界的行为。

这是一篇典型的议论文，第一段第一句给出论点，指出母亲与婴儿间形成的情感纽带会影响人们的行为，接着在第二段和第三段，通过两个已经发表的文章中的实验来证明这一观点。

Part VI Translation
翻译
87. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never before in my
life___________(我感到如此激动)!
88. Yesterday Jane left the meeting early. Otherwise,
she_____________________(可能会说一些后来会懊悔的话.)
89. With the noise going on outside the classroom, I had great difficulty _______________(集中注意力复习功课).
90. This is the first time I ____________________(听到他们用法语交流).
91.All the information you need to apply for your visa is
_______________(可以免费获取).
答案
87. had I felt so excited
【解析】本题考查过去完成时及倒装句。

第一句话是过去时，第二句话可知其行为发生在过去之前，由此得出第二句话为过去完成时态，其结构为“had done”；第二句第一个词为“Never”否定词，因此句子主谓要倒装。

88.could have said somethingthat she might regret later
【解析】本题考查过去时态的虚拟语气。

第二句是对过去行为一种推测，而事实上行为并未发生，因第一句话的时态是过去时，可判断此句是对过去的虚拟，其主句的构成为“主语+could+have +过去分词”。

另外注意本句“后来会懊悔的”这个修饰语，通常翻译成一个简短的定语从句来修饰中心词。

89.in focusing on reviewing the lessons
【解析】本题考查短语固定搭配。

”has / have difficult in doing something”,表示做什么有困难。

本题表示无法集中注意力复习功课。

“复习功课”通常的表达有“review the lessons”, “go over the lessons”。

90.have heard them communicating with each other in French.
【解析】本题考查使役动词的用法以及现在完成时。

表示第几次做某事，本句谓语是“is”一般现在时，那么主句用现在完成时”have done”；“听到某人做某事”的固定表达为”hear sb. doing sth.”
91. available for free
【解析】本题固定表达。

”be available “，意思为“可得到的，可获得的”；“免费”用介词结构”for free”。

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