【正文】 this allows us to think one way and act another. However, Allen believed that the unconscious mind generates as much action as the conscious mind, and (47) while we may be able to sustain the illusion of control through the conscious mind alone, in reality we are continually faced with a question: “Why cannot I make myself do this or achieve that? ” Since desire and will are damaged by the presence of thoughts that do not accord with desire, Allen concluded : “ We do not attract what we want, but what we are.” Achievement happens because you as a person embody the external achievement。rzburg in Germany asked volunteers to __16___ a pen either with their teeththereby creating an artificial smile – or with their lips, which would produce a(n) __17___ expression. Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles ___18___ more exuberantly to funny cartons than did those whose mouths were contracted in a frown, ____19___ that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around __20__ , the physical act of laughter could improve mood. 1． [A]among [B]except [C]despite [D]like 2． [A]reflect [B]demand [C]indicate [D]produce 3． [A]stabilizing [B]boosting [C]impairing [D]determining 4． [A]transmit [B]sustain [C]evaluate [D]observe 5． [A]measurable [B]manageable [C]affordable [D]renewable 6． [A]In turn [B]In fact [C]In addition [D]In brief 7． [A]opposite [B]impossible [C]average [D]expected 8． [A]hardens [B]weakens [C]tightens [D]relaxes 9． [A]aggravate [B]generate [C]moderate [D]enhance 10． [A]physical [B]mental [C]subconscious [D]internal 11． [A]Except for [B]According to [C]Due to [D]As for 12． [A]with [B]on [C]in [D]at 13． [A]unless [B]until [C]if [D]because 14． [A]exhausts [B]follows [C]precedes [D]suppresses 15． [A]into [B]from [C]towards [D]beyond 16． [A]fetch [B]bite [C]pick [D]hold 17． [A]disappointed [B]excited [C]joyful [D]indifferent 18． [A]adapted [B]catered [C]turned [D]reacted 19． [A]suggesting [B]requiring [C]mentioning [D]supposing 20． [A]Eventually [B]Consequently [C]Similarly [D]Conversely Section II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classicalmusic world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2022. For the most part, the response has been favorable, to say the least. “Hooray! At last!” wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sobersided classicalmusic critic. One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is paratively little known. Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him.” As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise. For my part, I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one. To be sure, he performs an impressive variety of interesting positions, but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear interesting orchestral music. All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or boot up my puter and download still more recorded music from iTunes. Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point. For the time, attention, and money of the artloving public, classical instrumentalists must pete not only with opera houses, dance troupes, theater panies, and museums, but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century. There recordings are cheap, available everywhere, and very often much higher in artistic quality than today’s live performances。 moreover, they can be “consumed” at a time and place of the listener’s choosing. The widespread availability of such recordings has thus brought about a crisis in the institution of the traditional classical concert. One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new music that is not yet available on record. Gilbert’s own interest in new music has been widely noted: Alex Ross, a classicalmusic critic, has described him as a man who is capable of turning the Philharmonic into “a markedly different, more vibrant anization.” But what will be the nature of that difference? Merely expanding the orchestra’s repertoire will not be enough. If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America’s oldest orchestra and the new audience it hops to attract. 21. We learn from that Gilbert’s appointment has [A]incurred criticism. [B]raised suspicion. [C]received acclaim. [D]aroused curiosity. 22. Tommasini regards Gilbert as an artist who is [A]influential. [B]modest. [C]respectable. [D]talented. 23. The author believes that the devoted concertgoers [A]ignore the expenses of live performances. [B]reject most kinds of recorded performances. [C]exaggerate the variety of live performances. [D]overestimate the value of live performances. 24. According to the text, which of the following is true of recordings? [A]They are often inferior to live concerts in quality. [B]They are easily accessible to the general public. [C]They help improve