2019年12月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試模擬試卷及答案(16)

1、2019 年 12 月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試模擬試卷及答案 (16)Part II Read ing Comprehe nsion (35 mi nu tes)Directions ： There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and m

2、ark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：American Indians played a central role in the war known as the American Revolution. To them, however, the dispute between the colonists and England was periphe

3、ral. For American Indians the conflict was a war for American Indian independence, and whichever side they chose, they lost it. Mary Brant was a powerful influence among the Iroquois. She was a Mohawk, the leader of the society of all Iroquois matrons, and the widow of Sir William Johnson, Superinte

4、ndent of Indian Affairs. Her brother, Joseph Brant, is the best瞜nown American Indian warrior of the Revolution, yet she may have exerted even more influence in the confederacy than he did. She used her influence to keep the western tribes ofIroquois loyal to the En glish king, George皿.Whe n thecolon

5、ists won the war, she and her tribe had to abandon their lands and retreat to Canada. On the other side, Nancy Ward held positions of authority in the Cherokee nation. She had fought as a warrior in the war against the Creeks and as a reward for her heroism was made“Beloved Woman” of thetribe. This

6、office made her chief of the womens council anda member of the council of chiefs. She was friendly with the white settlers and supported the Patriots during the Revolution. Yet the Cherokees too lost their land.21. What is the main point the author makes in the passage?A. Siding with the English in

7、the Revolution helped American Indians regain their land.B. At the time of the Revolution the Superintendent of Indian Affairs had little power.C. Regardless of whom they supported in the Revolution, American Indians lost their land.D. The outcome of the Revolution was largely determined by American

8、 Indianwomen.22. The word “ it ” in line 5 refers to .A. side B.revolutionC.dispute D.independence23. How did Ward gain her position of authority?A. By bravery in battle.B. By marriage to a chief.C. By joining the confederacy.D. By being born into a powerful family.24. To which tribe did Nancy Ward

9、belong?A. Mohawk. B.Iroquois. C.Cherokee. D.Creek.25. According to the passage, what did Mary Brant and Nancy Ward had in common?A. Each was called “Beloved Woman” by her tribe.B. Each influenced her tribes role in the AmericanRevolution.C. Each lost a brother in the American Revolution.D.Each went

10、to England after the American Revolution.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Born in 1830 in rural Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson spent her entire life in the household of her parents. Between 1858 and 1862, it was later discovered, she wrote like a person possessed, often

11、 producing a poem a day. It was also during this period that her life was transformed into the myth of Amherst. Withdrawing more and more, keeping to her room, sometimes even refusing to see visitors who called, she began to dress only in whitea habit that addedto her reputation as an eccentric.In t

12、heir determination to read Dickinson s life in terms of a traditional romantic plot, biographers have missed the unique pattern of her life her struggle to create afemale life not yet imagined by the culture in which she lived. Dickinson was not the innocent, lovelorn and emotionally fragile girl se

13、ntimentalized by the Dickinson myth and popularized by William Luces 1976 play, the Belleof Amherst. Her decision to shut the door on Amherst society in the 1850 s transformed her house into a kind of magicalrealm in which she was free to engage her poetic genius. Her seclusion was not the result of

14、 a failed love affair, but rather a part of a more general pattern of renunciation through which she, in her quest for self瞫 overeignty,carried on an argument with the puritan fathers, attacking with wit and irony their cheerless Calvinist doctrine, their stern patriarchal God, and their rigid notio

15、ns of“ truewomanhoo”d .26. Whats the author s main purpose in the passage?A. To interpret Emily Dickinson s eccentric behavior.B. To promote the popular myth of Emily Dickinson.C. To discuss Emily Dickinson s failed love affair.D. To describe the religious climate in EmilyDickinson s time.27. Which

16、of the following is not mentioned as being one of Emily Dickinson s eccentricities?A. Refusing to eat. B.Wearing only white.C.Avoiding visitors. D.Staying in her room.28. According to the passage, biographers of Emily Dickinson have traditionally .A. criticized most of her poemsB. ignored her innoce

17、nce and emotional fragilityC. seen her life in romantic termsD. blaming her parents for restricting her activities29. The author implies that many people attribute Emily Dickinson s seclusion to .A. physical illness B.a failed love affairC.religious fervor D.her dislike of people30.It can be inferre

18、d from the passage that Emily Dickinson lived in a society that was characterized by .A.strong Puritan beliefsB. equality of men and womenC. the encouragement of nonconformityD. the appreciation of poetic creativityQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.The railroad industry could not

19、 have grown as large as it did without steel. The first rails were made of iron. But iron rails were not strong enough to support heavy trains running at high speeds. Railroad executives wanted to replace them with steel rails because steel was ten or fifteen times stronger and lasted twenty times l

20、onger. Before the 1870s,however, steel was too expensive to be widely used. It was made by a slow and expensive process of heating, stirring and reheating iron ore.Then the inventor Henry Bessemer discovered that directing a blast of air at melted iron in a furnace would burn out the impurities that

21、 made the iron brittle. As the air shot through the furnace, the bubbling metal would erupt in showers of sparks. When the fire cooled, the metal had been changed, or converted to steel. The Bessemer converter made possible the mass production of steel. Now three to five tons of iron could be change

22、d into steel in a matter of minutes.Just when the demand for more and more steel developed, prospectors discovered huge new deposits of iron ore in the Mesabi Range, a 120 瞝 ong region in Minnesota near Lake Superior. The Mesabi deposits were so near the surface that they could be mined with steam s

23、hovels.Barges and steamers carried the iron ore through Lake Superior to depots on the southern shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. With dizzying speed Gary, Indiana, and Toledo, Youngstown, and Cleveland, Ohio, became major steel瞞anufacturing centers. Pittsburgh was the greatest steel city of al

24、l.Steel was the basic building material of the industrial age. Production skyrocketed from seventy瞫 even thousand tonsin 1870 to over eleven million tons in 1900.31. According to the passage, the railroad industry preferred steel to iron because steel was .A.cheaper and more plentifulB. lighter and

25、easier to moldC. cleaner and easier to mineD. stronger and more durable32. According to the passage, how did Bessemer method make the mass production of steel possible?A.It directed air at melted iron in a furnace, removing all impurities.B. It slowly heated iron ore then stirred it and heated it ag

26、ain.C. It changed iron ore into iron which was a substitute for steel.D. It could quickly find deposits of iron ore under the ground.33. According to the passage, where were large deposits of iron uncovered?A.In Pittsburgh. B.In the Mesabi Range.C.Near Lake Michigan.D.Near Lake Erie.34. The words “B

27、arges and steamers ” could best be replaced by which of the following?A.Trains.B.Planes.C.Boats.D.Trucks.35.It can be inferred from the passage that the mass production of steel caused .A.a decline in the railroad industryB. a revolution in the industrial worldC. an increase in the price of steelD.a

28、 feeling of discontent among steel workers 答案Part n1短文大意文章主要描述了美國印第安人在美國革命中所面臨的矛盾，無論 印第安人支持哪一方殖民主義者還是英格蘭，他們都將失去自己 的領(lǐng)土與獨(dú)立。本文進(jìn)一步以 Mary Brant 和 Nancy Ward 為例闡述了 該觀點(diǎn)。21. 答案 C。厲臼蘊(yùn)夥治觥此題考查對(duì)作者寫作目的理解厲鞠晗附獯稹 文章第3句就闡明了作者的觀點(diǎn)：無論印第安人 支持哪一方殖民主義者還是英格蘭，他們都將失去自己的領(lǐng)土與 獨(dú)立。后面的部分都是舉例來證明觀點(diǎn)，所以 C準(zhǔn)確。A中印第安人與 英格蘭并肩作戰(zhàn)而獲得了他們的土地，與文

29、章內(nèi)容不符；B和D都不是文章的主要觀點(diǎn)。22. 答案 D。厲臼蘊(yùn)夥治觥此題考查學(xué)生根據(jù)上下文判斷具體詞義的水平。厲鞠晗附獯稹 根據(jù)句子的意思，it指前面提到的印第安人的獨(dú) 立，所以D項(xiàng)準(zhǔn)確。A.方;B.革命;C.分歧;D.獨(dú)立。23. 答案 A。厲臼蘊(yùn)夥治觥此題為根據(jù)上下文推理題。厲鞠晗附獯稹 文章倒數(shù)第四句指出，她在與 Creeks人作戰(zhàn)的過 程中表現(xiàn)勇敢，做為報(bào)償，部落給了她極大的職位。B.通過嫁給部落首領(lǐng)，C.通過加入南部聯(lián)邦，與文章內(nèi)容不符。D.通過出生于有影響的家庭，文中未提到，所以也不準(zhǔn)確。24. 答案 C。厲臼蘊(yùn)夥治觥此題為語義推理題。厲鞠晗附獯稹 文章倒數(shù)第三句指出Nancy

30、Ward是Cherokee部 落的當(dāng)權(quán)者。據(jù)此可知，她屬于該部落。所以 C項(xiàng)準(zhǔn)確。而A B和D 都只在介紹 Mary Brant 中提到過。25. 答案 B。厲臼蘊(yùn)夥治觥此題為根據(jù)上下文推理題。厲鞠晗附獯稹A.兩人都被她們的部落稱為“ Beloved Woman , 而文中只有Nancy Ward有此稱號(hào);B.兩人對(duì)她們部落在美國革命中作 用影響很大，根據(jù)上下文我們可知 B 準(zhǔn)確，而 C 和 D 文中都沒有提到， 所以C和D均不準(zhǔn)確。2短文大意本文是對(duì)美國女詩人 Emily Dickinson 的介紹。在 1858到1862 年間， Emily Dickinson 創(chuàng)作了大量的詩歌，與此同時(shí)她

31、開始關(guān)門閉戶， 不與他人往來的生活。作者從另一個(gè)側(cè)面解釋 Emily Dickinson 隱居 的原因并非她傳統(tǒng)和浪漫的一面，而是反對(duì)清教徒的清規(guī)戒律。26. 答案 A。厲臼蘊(yùn)夥治觥 此題考查對(duì)作者寫與目的的理解。厲鞠晗附獯稹 作者在本文中解釋了 Emily Dick in son 關(guān)門閉戶, 不與他人往來的原因，所以 A項(xiàng)準(zhǔn)確。B進(jìn)一步宣揚(yáng)Emily Dickinson 生活之謎，與A相反。C討論Emily Dickinson 失敗婚戀的原因，不全 面。D描述了 Emily Dick in son 時(shí)代的宗教氣候，也非作者意圖。27. 答案 A。厲臼蘊(yùn)夥治觥 此題為語義辨析題，要求判斷正誤。

32、厲鞠晗附獯稹“ keep ing to her room, sometimes eve nrefusing to see visitors whocalled, she began to dress onlyin white”此句表明拒絕吃東西不是她的怪僻之一。而B、C和D在上句均有涉及，所以準(zhǔn)確答案為 A。28. 答案 C。厲臼蘊(yùn)夥治觥此題為特定信息查尋題。厲鞠晗附獯稹 文章指出，Dickinson的自傳作家只看到她傳統(tǒng)和 浪漫的一面(in ter ms of a traditional romantic plot)。所以 C選項(xiàng)準(zhǔn)確。A.批評(píng)她絕大部分的詩歌，與文章內(nèi)容不符。B.忽略了她的純真和感情上的脆弱，正好相反。D .譴責(zé)其父母限制她的活動(dòng)，文中未提到。29. 答案 B。厲臼蘊(yùn)夥治觥此題為語義推理題。厲鞠晗附獯稹 Her seclusion was not the result of afailed love affair.此句暗含很多人認(rèn)為她獨(dú)處的原因是失戀。所以B選項(xiàng)準(zhǔn)確。A.身體疾病，文中未提到；B.失戀;C.宗教上