英语四六级 | 四级阅读-仔细阅读 题目答案及解析
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Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
From climate change to the ongoing pandemic (大流行病) and beyond, the issues facing today’s world are increasingly complex and dynamic. Yet solving problems like these requires new approaches that extend beyond traditional ways of thinking. A study led by Yale Professor of Psychology, Paul O’Keefe, found that having a growth mindset (思维倾向) of interest may spark this type of innovation.
Professor O’Keefe established in earlier studies that people hold different beliefs about the nature of interest. Those with a growth mindset of interest tend to believe that interests can be developed and cultivated, while those with a fixed mindset of interest tend to believe that interests are inherent (与生俱来的) and simply need to be “found”. Building on these findings, the latest research examined how a growth mindset of interest can boost integrative thinking across the traditional disciplinary boundaries of arts and sciences.
For example, in one task, research participants were instructed to create new college majors by combining two or more existing academic Arts or Science programs at their university. After coding and analyzing the ideas they generated, the team found that people with a growth mindset were more likely to bridge programs across the arts and sciences to create new majors like computational economics rather than creating majors that drew from only one of those areas, like computational chemistry.
As Professor O’Keefe pointed out, “This research provides a useful direction for organizations whose products and services call for integrated and creative solutions. Take smartphones for example. You need not only computer science and engineering knowledge, but also an understanding of psychology and visual design to create a better product. Employees with a growth mindset may be more likely to devise innovative ideas that bridge multiple areas of knowledge to achieve better solutions.”
The benefits of a growth mindset of interest may also extend to those seeking employment. This is a pressing issue because many people are becoming unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Having a growth mindset of interest can help job seekers expand their interests and become more adaptable to different fields, and take the initiative to learn new skills.
51. What does the author say about the world today?
It faces problems that are getting more varied and complicated.
","It has done away with many of the traditional ways of thinking.
","It is undergoing radical and profound changes.
","It is witnessing various types of innovations.
"]解析：A。由题干中的the world today可定位至文章首段第1句：从气候变化到当前的大流行病，当今世界面临的问题日益复杂多变。由此可知，关于当今世界，作者认为它面临着日益复杂多变的问题，A项中的problems是原文中issues的同义替换，其余均为原词复现，故A项正确。
错项排除：B项利用traditional ways of thinking进行干扰，但原文是说，解决这些问题需要超越传统思维方式的新方法，并不是要摒弃传统思维，B项过度推断，故错误。C项在原文未提及，故排除。D项利用types of innovations进行干扰，但原文是说，耶鲁大学心理学教授保罗·奥基夫引领的一项研究发现，拥有兴趣养成型思维可能会激发这类创新。这并不是作者对当今世界的看法，也不是当今世界正见证着各种类型的创新，故D项错误。
52. What did Professor O’Keefe find in his earlier studies?
People’s interests tend to change with age.
","People’s interests determine their mindsets.
","People are divided about the nature of interest.
","People of different ages have different mindsets
"]解析：C。由题干中的Professor O’Keefe和earlier studies可定位至第2段第1-2句：奥基夫教授在早期的研究中发现，人们对兴趣的本质持有不同的看法。兴趣养成型思维倾向于认为兴趣是可以开发和培养的，而兴趣固定式思维倾向于认为兴趣是与生俱来的，只是需要“被发现”。由此可知，奥基夫教授在他早期的研究中发现人们对兴趣的本质看法不同，故C项正确。
错项排除：原文中并没有提到年龄和兴趣或思维模式之间的关系，故可排除A、D两项。原文说的是，不同的思维模式会让人对兴趣产生不同的看法，并不是兴趣决定了人们的思维方式，故B项错误。
53. What is the focus of Professor O’Keefe’s recent research?
How boundaries can be removed between arts and science disciplines.
","How feasible it is to create new disciplines like computational economics.
","How students in arts and sciences view the two types of mindset of interest.
","How a growth mindset of interest can contribute to cross-disciplinary thinking.
"]解析：D。由题干中的Professor O’Keefe’s recent research可定位至第2段最后1句：奥基夫教授最新的研究仔细分析了兴趣养成型思维是如何激发整合性思维、打破传统文理学科边界的。由此可知，奥基夫教授最近的研究重点是，兴趣养成型思维模式是如何促进跨学科思维的。D项中的contribute对应原文中的boost，cross-disciplinary对应原文中的across the traditional disciplinary boundaries，故D项正确。
错项排除：A项中的remove一词在文中没有依据，原文并没有说到要消除文理学科之间的界限，故A项错误。B项利用computational economics进行干扰，原文第3段第2句说的是，具有成长型思维的人更有可能将文科和理科的课程连接起来，创建像计算经济学这样的新专业，这只是在举例说明兴趣养成型思维模式有助于促进跨学科思维，并不是奥基夫教授的研究重点，故B项错误。C项中的view一词在原文无依据，文章并没有提到文理科学生如何看待两种有关兴趣的思维倾向，故C项错误。
54. What does the author want to illustrate with the example of smartphones?
Hi-tech products are needed in interdisciplinary research.
","Improved technology gives birth to highly popular products.
","Making innovative products needs multidisciplinary knowledge.
","Hi-tech products can boost people’s integrative thinking.
"]解析：C。由题干中的illustrate和example of smartphones可定位至第4段。第1-2句说到，正如奥基夫教授指出的，“这项研究为那些产品和服务需要整合性创新方案的机构提供了有效指引。以智能手机为例。你不仅需要计算机科学和工程学知识，还需要了解心理学和视觉设计来创造更好的产品。由此可知，作者想通过智能手机的例子说明，研发创新性产品需要多门学科的知识，故C项正确。
错项排除：A项颠倒逻辑关系，原文是说高科技产品创新需要跨学科知识，并非跨学科研究需要高科技产品，故A项错误。B项中的highly popular products在文中无依据，故排除。原文是说，高科技产品的研发需要整合型思维，并不是高科技产品可以促进整合型思维，故D项错误。
55. What is the author’s suggestion to those who are seeking employment?
Learning practical skills.
","Broadening their interests.
","Staying safe in the pandemic.
","Knowing their pressing issues.
"]解析：B。由题干中的suggestion和seeking employment可定位至最后1段。兴趣养成型思维还可能让那些正在寻找工作的人受益。这其实是一个很紧迫的问题，因为许多人都因新冠疫情而失业。兴趣养成型思维可以帮助求职者拓宽兴趣，以便更好地适应不同的领域、主动学习新技能。由此可知，作者建议那些正在求职的人拓宽自己的兴趣。B项的Broadening是原文中expand的同义替换，故B项正确。
错项排除：A项利用learn skills进行干扰，但原文最后是说，兴趣养成型思维可以帮助求职者拓宽兴趣，以便更好地适应不同的领域、主动学习新技能。主动学习技能是建议他们拓宽兴趣所带来的积极影响，并非建议本身，故A项错误。C项在原文未提及，故排除。D项利用pressing issues进行干扰，原文提到的pressing issue是指就业问题亟待解决，并非求职者要了解自身迫切需要解决的问题，故D项错误。
英语四六级 | 四级阅读-仔细阅读题目答案及解析（完整版）
