大學(xué)英語四級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試卷33（共231題）

大學(xué)英語四級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試

卷33（共9套）

（共231題）

大學(xué)英語四級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試

卷第1套

一、詞匯理解（本題共70題，每題1.0分，共70分。）

Ilseemsyoualwaysfoigcl—youireadingglasseswhenyouarcrushingLuwuik,your

coatwhenyouaregoingtothe[Cl],yourcreditcardwhenyouareshopping...

Suchabsent-mindednessmaybe[C2]toyou.NowBritishandGerman

scientistsaredevelopingmemoryglassesthat[C31everythingtheusersees.

Theglassescanplaybackmemories[C4]tohelpthewearerrememberthings

theyhaveforgottensuchaswheretheylefttheirkeys.Andtheglassesalsoallowtheuser

to"label"itemssoinformationcanbeusedlateron.Thewearercouldwalkaroundan

officeorafactory[C5]certainitemsbypointingatthem.Objectsindicatedare

thengivenablanklabelonascreeninsidetheglassesthattheuserthen[C6]in.

Itcouldbeusedin[C7]plantsbymechanicslookingtoidentifymachineparts

orbyelectricianswiringcomplicatedadevice.Aspokesmanfortheproject,said:"Acar

[C8]forinstancecouldfindataglancewhereapartonacertaincarmodelis

sothatitcanbeidentifiedandrepaired."Forthe[C9]thesystemcould

highlightaccidentblackspotsordangersontheroad."Inothercasestheglassescouldbe

wornbypeoplegoingonaguidedtour,indicatingpointsof[CIO]orbypeople

lookingatpanoramaswhereallthesitescouldbeidentified.A.laterB.motoristsC.

moistureD.noticeableE.frustratingF.fillsG.dashingH.necessityI.recordJ.haltsK.

cleanersL.mechanicM.industrialN.interestO.identifying

1、[Cl]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案；K

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：由前面的the,可知此處應(yīng)為名詞，再根據(jù)上下文的并列結(jié)構(gòu)及關(guān)鍵

詞“coat”，可推斷此處是一個(gè)表示地點(diǎn)的名詞，在詞庫中只能選cleaners。

2、[C2]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：E

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處應(yīng)該是形容詞，或動(dòng)詞的現(xiàn)在分詞，充當(dāng)be的表語。根據(jù)

absent-mindedness可以判斷該詞應(yīng)表消極意義，因此答案為frustratingo

3、[C3]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：I

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析:此處應(yīng)為及物動(dòng)詞,在從句中作謂語，that指代memoryglasses,根

據(jù)主謂一致的原則，可知該詞為動(dòng)詞原形。詞庫中的動(dòng)詞原形只有record。另外根

據(jù)上下文可以推斷記憶眼鏡可以記錄佩戴者看到的東西，因此答案是recordo

4、[C4]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處可以是副詞，作句子的狀語；也可能是形容詞或動(dòng)詞分詞，作

memories的后置定語。但根據(jù)句中playback,help...remember等詞及該句句意，可

以推斷l(xiāng)ater最適合。

5、[C51

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：0

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處可能是動(dòng)詞的現(xiàn)在分詞結(jié)構(gòu)，該動(dòng)詞是及物動(dòng)詞，賓語是certain

itemso該句是對(duì)上一句的舉例說明，根據(jù)上句中的“l(fā)abeFitems可以推斷該動(dòng)詞表

明的意思與label相近，都有“辨另『'之義，因此答案是identifying。

6、[C6]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處應(yīng)為第三人稱單數(shù)動(dòng)詞，可與介詞in搭配，構(gòu)成從句的謂語。

分析該句的成分，可以發(fā)現(xiàn)該動(dòng)詞詞組的賓語是ablanklabel,而從句應(yīng)表明由使

用者填寫空白標(biāo)簽，因此日1s最合適。

7、[C7]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：M

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處應(yīng)為形容詞。根據(jù)plants,mechanics,machineparts等詞，可以

確定該形容詞為industrialoindustrialplants意為“工廠

8、[C8]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：L

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處應(yīng)為名詞。由forinstance可知本句是為了舉例說明記憶眼鏡對(duì)

什么人有用處。根據(jù)下文的repair,可以推斷空白處表示的是修理工人，詞庫中只

有mechanic符合要求。

9、[C9]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處應(yīng)為名詞。該句是另一個(gè)說明記憶眼鏡如何應(yīng)用于現(xiàn)實(shí)生活的例

子，因此該名詞也是表示人的名詞，而從下文的accidentblackspots和dangerson

theroad可以推斷motorists為正確答案。

10、[CiO]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：N

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此處應(yīng)為名詞，語義與guidedtour有關(guān)，只有interest最適合，points

ofinterest意為“景點(diǎn)”。

二、長篇閱讀(本題共70題，每題7.0分，共70分。)

BigisBackA)Corporategiantswereonthedefensivefordecades.Nowtheyhavethe

advantageagain.In1996,inoneofhismostcelebratedphrases,BillClintondeclaredthat

"theeraofbiggovernmentisover".Hemighthaveaddedthattheeraofbigcompanies

wasover,too.Theorganisationthatdefinedcapitalismformuchofthe20thcenturywas

theninretreat,attackedbycorporateraiders,annoyedbyshareholdersandoutwittedby

entrepreneurs(企業(yè)家).GreatnamessuchasPanAmhaddisappeared.Othershad

survivedonlybyhugebloodletting:IBMsacked122,000people,aquarterofits

workforce,between1990and1995.Everyoneagreedthatthefuturelaywith

entrepreneurialstart-upssuchasYahoo!一whichinlate1998hadthesamemarket

capitalisationwith637employeesasBoeingwith230,000.TheshareofGDPproduced

bybigindustrialcompaniesfellbyhalfbetween1974and1998,from36%to17%.B)

Todaythebalanceofadvantagemaybeshiftingagain.Toadegree,thefinancialcrisisis

responsible.Ithasdestroyedtheventure-capitalmarket,thelifebloodofmanyyoung

firms.Governmentshavebeenrescuingcompaniestheyconsidertoobigtofail,suchas

CitigroupandGeneralMotors.Recessionissqueezingoutsmallerandlesswcll-

connectedfirms.Butthereareotherreasonstoo,whicharegivingbigcompaniesaself-

confidencetheyhavenotdisplayedfordecades.C)Ofcourse,bigcompaniesneverwent

away.Therewerestillplentyoffirst-rateones:UnileverandToyotacontinuedto

innovatethroughthickandthin.Andnotallstart-upsweremodelsofsuccess:Netscape

andEnronpromisedtorevolutionisetheirindustriesonlytocrashandburn.Nevertheless,

thebalancehadshiftedinfavourofsmallorganisations.Theentrepreneurialboomwas

superchargedbytwodevelopments.Deregulation(撤銷管制規(guī)定)openedprotected

markets.Somenationalchampions,suchasAT&T,werebrokenup.Otherssawtheir

marketseatenupbyswift-footednewcomers.Thearrivalofthepersonalcomputerinthe

1970sandtheinternetin:he1990screatedanarmyofsuccessfulstart-ups.SteveJobs

andSteveWozniakfoundedAppleComputerin1976intheJobsfamily'sgarage.

MicrosoftandDellComputerwerebothfoundedbyteenagers(in1975and1984

respectively).LarryPageandSergeyBrinstartedGoogleinStanforddormrooms.D)

Butderegulationhadalreadybeguntogooutoffashionbeforethefinancialcrisis.The

Sarbanes-Oxleyact,introducedafterEnroncollapsedindisgrace,increasedthe

regulatoryburdenoncompaniesofallsizes,butwhatcouldbebornebythebigcould

cripplethesmall.Manyoftoday'smostdynamicindustriesaremuchmorefriendlytobig

companiesthantheITindustry.Researchinbiotechnologyiscostlyandoftendoesnot

bearfruitforyears.Natural-resourcecompanies,whoseimportancegrowsascompetition

forresourcesintensifies,needtobebig——hencetheminingindustry'sconsolidation.E)

Twofurtherdevelopmentsareshiftingthebalanceofadvantageinfavourofsize.Oneis

aheightenedawarenessoftherisksofsubcontracting(轉(zhuǎn)包合同).Toycompaniesand

pet-fbodfirmsalikehavefoundthattheirbrandscanbehurtiftheirsuppliersturnout

goodsofpoorquality.Bigindustrialcompanieshavelearnedthattheirproductioncycles

canbebrokenupifcontractorsarenotuptothemark.Boeing,onceachampionof

subcontracting,hasbeenforcedtotakeoverslowsuppliers.Asecondistheemergenceof

companiesthathavediscoveredhowtobeentrepreneurialaswellasbig.Thesegiantsare

gettingbetteratminimisingthecostsofsize(suchaslonger,morecomplexchainsof

managerialcommand)whileexploitingitsadvantages(suchaspresenceinseveral

marketsandaccesstoalargetalentpool).CiscoSystemsispioneeringtheuseofitsown

videotechnologytoimprovecommunicationsbetweenitsemployees.IBMhascarried

outseveralcompany-widebrainstormingexercises,recentlyinvolvingmorethan150,000

people,thathaveencouragedittoputmoreemphasis,forexample,ongreencomputing.

DisneyhassuccessfullytakenPixar'screativemagic.F)Youmightsupposethatthe

returnofthemighty,nowbetterequippedtocrushthecompetition,issomethingtov/orry

about.Notnecessarily.Bigisnotalwaysuglyjustassmallisnotalwaysbeautiful.Most

entrepreneursdreamofturningtheirstart-upsintogiants(oratleastofsellingthemto

giantsforafortune).Thereisasymbiosis(互利合作關(guān)系)betweenlargeandsmall.

"Cloudcomputing"wouldnotprovideyoungfirmswithaccesstohugeamountsof

computerpowerifbigcompanieshadnotcreatedgiantservers.Biotechstart-upswould

gobustweretheynotgivenworkbygiantswithdeeppockets.G)Themostsuccessful

economicecosystemscontainavarietyofbigandsmallcompanies:SiliconValleyboasts

long-establishednamesaswellasanever-changingarrayofstart-ups.America's

economyhasbeenmoredynamicthanEurope'sinrecentdecadesnotjustbecauseitis

betteratgivingbirthtocompaniesbutalsobecauseitisbetteratlettingthemgrow.Only

5%ofEuropeanUnioncompaniesbornsince1980havemadeitintothelistofthe1,000

biggestintheEUbymarketcapitalisation.InAmerica,thefigureis22%.H)Thereturn

ofthegiantscouldwellbeablessingfortheworldeconomy—butonlyifbusinesspeople

andpolicymakersavoidcertainmistakes.Businessesshouldnotadmiresizeblindly,

particularlyifthismeansdiversifyingintoalotofunrelatedareas.Themodelofjoint

businessmaybetemptingwhencashishardtofind.Butthemomentwillnotlast.Byand

large,themostsuccessfulbigfirmsfocusontheircorebusinesses.I)Policymakers

shouldbothresistaninstinctivesuspicionofbigcompaniesandavoidtheolderrorof

embracingnationalchampions.Itisbadenoughthatgovernmentshavediverted

resourcesintosupportingfailingcompaniessuchasGeneralMotors.Itwouldbeeven

moreregrettableiftheyweretoreturntopickingwinners.Thebestuseoftheirenergies

istoremovetheburdensandbarrierswhichpreventeirrepreneursfromstarting

businessesandturningsmallcompaniesintobigones.

11、Boeingrealizedthatsubcontractingcouldthreatenitsproductioncycle.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：E

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)專有名詞Boeing及難詞subcontracting可定位至E段第4、5

句。第5句提到的Boeing是為了說明上一句提到的承包商達(dá)不到標(biāo)準(zhǔn)對(duì)一些公司

的影響，本題的direalenitsproductioncycle與原文的theirproductioncyclescanbe

brokenup意思相近，故E為本題出處。

12、Thepolicymakershouldforceonremovingthebarriersthathinderentrepreneurs

fromstartingbusinessesinsteadofsupportingthebigcompanies.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：I''

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題與政府的決策有關(guān)，全文只有在最后兩段提到相關(guān)信息。其中I

段最后一句提出建議，“最好的策略是……”，所述與本題基本相符，而該段前面就

提到了不要一味地支持大企業(yè)，故本題出處在I段。

13、SiliconValleyisconsideredtobeasuccessfuleconomicecosysteminthatit

containsbothgiantandsmallcompanies.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：G

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)專有名詞SiliconValley及economicecosystem定位至G段首

句。該句前半句說一個(gè)成功的經(jīng)濟(jì)生態(tài)系統(tǒng)應(yīng)該包括不同的大小企業(yè)；而后半句則

說硅谷既有久負(fù)盛名的企業(yè)，也擁有一系列新企業(yè)，符合前半句說的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，故本題

信息與原文相符。

14、Thederegulationpolicyandnumeroussuccessfulstart-upscreatedbypersonal

computerhavehelpboostedtheentrepreneurialboom.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題的關(guān)鍵詞是entrepreneurialboom“創(chuàng)業(yè)潮”。與此相關(guān)的信息在C

段。該段第5句提到有兩件事情加速了“創(chuàng)業(yè)潮”。一是管制規(guī)定的撤銷開放了受保

護(hù)的市場，二是由個(gè)人電腦及網(wǎng)絡(luò)的誕生造就的一大批成功的新企業(yè)。本題是對(duì)這

兩個(gè)因素的概括。

15、Theendoftheventure-capitalmarkethasbeenbroughtaboutbythefinancialcrisis.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B-

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞venture-capitalmarket及financialcrisis定位至B段第2、

3句。第3句首的It指代上一句的financialcrisis,該句所述與本題相符，故本題出

處在B段。

16、Duetothecorporateraiders'attack,shareholder'sannoyanceandnew

entrepreneurs'rise,somehouseholdnameshavecollapsedordecayed.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題有關(guān)大型企業(yè)的倒閉或衰落，文章的A、C兩段有相關(guān)信息。再

根據(jù)corporateraiders及shareholder'sannoyance等信息可定位至A段第4、5句，

其中第4句分述了造成大企業(yè)倒閉的三方面，與本題所述相符，故A為本題出

處。

17、Byandlarge,themostsuccessfulbigcompaniesfocusontheircorebusinessesand

willgiveupthemodelofjointbusiness.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：H

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)core、businesses及jointbusiness可定位至H段最后三句。倒數(shù)

第2、3句否定了joinlbusiness的模式，最后一句則與題目意思一致，說成功的企

業(yè)會(huì)專注于其核心'業(yè)務(wù)，故本題出處在H段。

18、Itisnotnecessarytoworryabouttherevivalofthebigcompanyinthatbig

companyisnotalwaysugly.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根根bigcompanyisnotalwaysugly可定位至F段前三句。該部分提

到作者指出沒有必要（Notnecessarily）去擔(dān)憂大企業(yè)的回歸，大企業(yè)并不都是好的，

正如小企業(yè)并不總是美好的一樣。本題概括了前三句的內(nèi)容，故F段是本題出

處。

19、Itusuallytakesmanyyearsforthebiotechnologyindustrytoproducefruit.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)biotechnologyindustry及producefruit可定位到D段倒數(shù)第2

句。該句中的doesnotbearfruitforyears與題目中的takesmanyyears...toproduce

fruit意思相近，兩句意思一致，故D段為本題出處。

20、"Cloudcomputing"hasenabledyoungfirmstosubstantiallyenhancetheircomputer

power.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)Cloudcomputing定位至F段倒數(shù)第2句。該句提到了“云計(jì)算”

的功用，該句暗示“云計(jì)算”也能為年輕的公司提供強(qiáng)大的計(jì)算能力，這與本題所述

相符，F(xiàn)段為本題出處。

三、仔細(xì)閱讀（本題共10題，每題7.0分，共10分。）

Thequalityofpatiencegoesalongwaytowardyourgoalofcreatingamorepeacefuland

lovingself.Themorepatientyouare,ihemoreacceptingyouwillbeofwhatlifeis,

ratherthaninsistingthatlifebeexactlyasyouwouldlikeittobe.Withoutpatience,life

isextremelyfrustrating.Youareeasilyannoyed,bothered,andirritated.Patienceaddsa

dimensionofeaseandacceptancetoyourlife.It'sessentialforinnerpeace.Becoming

morepatientinvolvesopeningyourhearttothepresentmoment,evenifyoudon'tlikeit

Ifyouarestuckinatrafficjam,lateforanappointment,beingpatientwouldmean

keepingyourselffrombuildingamentalsnowballbeforeyourthinkinggetoutofhand

andgentlyremindingyourselftorelax.Itmightalsobeagoodtimetobreatheaswellas

anopportunitytoremindyourselfthat,inthebiggerschemeofthings,beinglateis"small

stuff.Patienceisaqualityofheartthatcanbegreatlyenhancedwithdeliberatepractice.

AneffectivewaythatIhavefoundtodeepenmyownpatienceistocreateactualpractice

periods-periodsoftimethatIsetupinmymindtopracticetheartofpatience.Life

itselfbecomesaclassroom,andthecurriculumispatience.Youcanstartwithaslittleas

fiveminutesandbuildupyourcapacityforpatienceovertime.Whatyou'lldiscoveris

trulyamazing.YouriiilcDtiontobepatient,especiallyifyouknowit'sonlyfbrashort

while,immediatelystrengthensyourcapacityfbrpatience.Patienceisoneofthose

specialqualitieswheresuccessfeedsonitself.Onceyoureachlittlemilestone（里程

碑）一fiveminutesofsuccessfulpatience—you'llbegintoseethatyoudoindeedhavethe

capacitytobepatient,evenforlongerperiodsoftime.Overtime,youmayevenbecome

apatientperson.Beingpatientwillhelpyoutokeepyourperspective.You'llseeevena

difficultsituation,sayyourpresentchallenge,isn*t"lifeordeath'*butsimplyaminor

obstaclethatmustbedealtwithWithoutpatience,thesamescenariocanbecomeamajor

emergencycompletewithyelling,frustration,hurtfeelings,andhighbloodpressure.

21、Inthefirstparagraph,theexpression"buildingamentalsnowball"canbebest

replacedby.

A、imaginingabigsnowball

B、awaitingaresultcalmly

C^takingadeepbreath

D、losingyourpatience

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案:D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析?：詞義推測題。句中短語keep...from有助于理解考點(diǎn)的意義，building

amentalsnowball是一種暗喻，作者想表達(dá)人的情緒像滾雪球似的積聚宜至失控之

意，根據(jù)上下文可判斷出該表達(dá)法在此處的意義為選項(xiàng)D。本文的主題是

patience,而選項(xiàng)A、B、C都與主題無關(guān)。

22、Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat.

A、ittakesalongtimetocultivatepatience

B、patienceisveryimportantforus

C、patienceisessentialforinnerpeace

D、beinglateis"smallstuff

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：主旨大意題。本段的第1句為主題句，理解goalongwaytoward是

解題的關(guān)鍵，該短語意為“對(duì)……大有幫助”，并不是“花長時(shí)間'’的意思，因此，選

項(xiàng)B為正確選項(xiàng)，而選項(xiàng)A對(duì)goalongwaytoward理解錯(cuò)誤。選項(xiàng)C和D都只是

該段中心思想的片斷，概括不夠全面。

23It'simpliedinthesecondparagraphthat.

A^thequalityofpatienceisveryhardtocultivate

B、patienceshouldbecomeaschoolcourse

C^you'llgetmorethanexpectedfrompracticingpatience

D、thequalityofpatiencewillleadyoutosuccess

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理判斷題。從第2段最后兩句可以推斷出正確答案應(yīng)為選項(xiàng)C選

項(xiàng)A與本段第1句意思相反。本段第3句雖有提到classroom和curriculum等與學(xué)

習(xí)有關(guān)的詞語，但它們是一種暗喻，不能因此推斷選項(xiàng)B。選項(xiàng)D最具干擾性，

因?yàn)榈箶?shù)第2句有success一詞，但只要對(duì)該句理解.正確，就能排除此選項(xiàng)了。

24、Peoplewithoutpatiencewilltreatthechallengeas.

A、aminorthing

B、amatteroflifeordeath

C、thesmallstuff

D、agreatchance

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查對(duì)比處。第3段開頭將有耐心和沒耐心的兩種

人在面對(duì)困境時(shí)的態(tài)度進(jìn)行對(duì)比，可以推斷選項(xiàng)B為正確選項(xiàng)。根據(jù)同一段可發(fā)

現(xiàn)其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是有耐心的人面對(duì)困境時(shí)的態(tài)度。

25、Thepurposeofthispassageisto.

A、persuadepeopletobemorepatient

B、tellhowtopracticepatience

C^listtheadvantagesofpatience

D、statetheimportanceofpatience

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：主旨大意題。作者通過闡明耐心的重要性，如何培養(yǎng)耐心和擁有耐心

的好處來勸說讀者要更加耐心，由此可見選項(xiàng)A正確。選項(xiàng)B、C和D分別只是

文章三個(gè)段落的大意，而并非對(duì)全文主題的概括。

Languageswillcontinuetodiverse.EvenifEnglishweretobecometheuniversal

language,itwouldstilltakemanydifferentforms.Indeedthesamecouldhappento

Englishashashappened(oChinese:alanguageofintellectualswhichdoesn'tvary

hugelyalongsidealargenumberofvariationsusedbylocalpeoples.Wewillcontinueto

teachotherlanguagesinsomeform,andnotjustforreasonsofpracticaluse.Learninga

languageisgoodforyourmentalhealth;itforcesyoutounderstandanotherculturaland

intellectualsystem.SoIhopeBritisheducationwilldevelopamorerationalapproachto

theforeignlanguagesavailabletostudentsinlinewiththeirpoliticalimportance.

Becausesomanypeoplebelieveit'snolongerimportanttoknowanotherlanguage,1fear

thattimedevotedtolanguageteachinginschoolsmaywellcontinuetodecline.Butyou

canarguethatlearninganotherlanguagewellismoreexhaustingthan,say,learningto

playchesswell—itinvolvessensitivitytoasetofcomplicatedrules,andalsotocontext.

Technologywillcertainlymakeadifferencetotheuseofforeignlanguages.Computers

may,forinstance,relievethehardworkthatavasttranslationrepresents.Butnoonewho

hasseenacomputertranslationwillthinkitcansubstituteforliveknowledgeofthe

differentlanguages.Amachinewillalwaysbebehindthetimes.Stillmoreimportaniis

thefactthatnocomputerwillevergetaltheassociationsbeyondthewordsassociations

thatmaynotbeexpressedbutwhichcarrymuchofthemeaning.InlanguageslikeArabic

thatcontextisveryimportantLanguagescomewithheavyculturalbaggagetoo-in

FrenchorGermanifyoumisstheculturalreferencesbehindawordyou'reverylikelyto

bemissingthemeaning.Itwillbeveryhardtoteachallthattoacomputer.Allthe

predictionsarethatEnglishwillbespokenbyadecliningproportionoftheworld's

populationinthe21stcentury.Idon'tthinkforeignlanguageswillreallybecomeless

important,buttheymightbeperceivedtobe—andthatwouldintheendbe-averybad

thing.

26、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutChineseistrue?

A、Chinesewillsoonbecometheuniversallanguage.

B、Chineseisalanguageofintellectuals.

C、TherearcmanydialectsinChinese.

D、ChinesewillberegardedasimportantasEnglish.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理判斷題。本題考查復(fù)合句的理解。本題最大的干擾選項(xiàng)是B,理

解第1段最后一句是關(guān)鍵。可以先把定語從句和分詞結(jié)構(gòu)去掉，剩下的就是對(duì)

Chinese的完整描述，即：alanguageofintellectualsalongsidealargenumberof

variations,由此可見，選項(xiàng)B過于片面。A項(xiàng)與首段第2句不符，D項(xiàng)未提及。

27、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,theauthormaymostprobablyagreethat.

A^otherlanguagesshouldbetaughtprincipallyforpracticalreasons

B、learningalanguageistoknowacountry'sculturalandintellectualsystem

C、Britisheducationhasarationalapproachtotheteachingofforeignlanguages

D^learninganotherlanguagewellistooexhaustingandcomplicated

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B」

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。本題其實(shí)是要求判斷說法的正誤。第2段的第2句表明

了作者的態(tài)度，也就是選項(xiàng)B。選項(xiàng)A、C都與原文的陳述不符，選項(xiàng)D不是作者

的觀點(diǎn)。

28、Theworstdisadvantageofcomputertranslationisthat.

A、theexpressionsusedinitarealwaysbehindthetimes

B、itcanonlybeusedinthetranslationofcertainlanguages

C、itcannotreplaceliveknowledgeofthedifferentlanguages

D^itcanneverexpresstheimpliedmeaningsbeyondwordassociations

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D:

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理判斷題。本題考查強(qiáng)對(duì)比處。第3段第5句中的Slillmore

important是答題的關(guān)鍵，表明緊接著的才是計(jì)算機(jī)翻譯最大的缺點(diǎn)，而前面提到

的都不是最嚴(yán)重的，由此可推斷選項(xiàng)A和C不對(duì)，而選項(xiàng)B在文中并無相關(guān)細(xì)節(jié)

支持。

29>Bysaying"languagescomewithheavyculturalbaggage",theauthormeans

that.

A、muchunnecessaryculturalbackgroundblockstheunderstandingofalanguage

alanguageusuallycontainsimportantculturaltraditionsandcustom

C>itisaburdenforalanguagelearnertounderstandtherelatedculture

D、theunderstandingofalanguageisaffectedbythevariouscontextsitisin

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B'''

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：詞義推斷題。本題主要考查baggage一詞的理解。baggage帶有“慣

例、傳統(tǒng)''的意思，但這個(gè)意思并不包括在考綱詞匯里。baggage雖有“包袱、累贅”

之義，但從文中可見，baggage是與前一句中的context同樣重要的東西，都能影響

對(duì)語言的理解，因此，作者使用這個(gè)詞并無貶義，由此可否定選項(xiàng)A和C。從

baggage后的loo一詞可推斷，baggage是與comexi不同的影響理解語言的因素，

由此也可否定選項(xiàng)D。

30、Theauthorthinksitwouldbeabadthingif.

A^Englishisspokenbyfewerpeopleinthe21stcentury

B、foreignlanguagesbecomelessimportantinthe21stcentury

C、Englishisnotasimportantasforeignlanguagesinthe21stcentury

D、foreignlanguagesareregardedaslessimportantinthe21stcentury

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查含有插入成分的句子的理解。最后一段最后一

句中的averybadthing是兩個(gè)不同句子中的表語，應(yīng)把句子重新整理為“butthey

mightbeperceivedtobeaverybadthing,andthatwouldintheendbeaverybadthing

too",而且只有選項(xiàng)D中的regard表達(dá)了perceive的意思，因此可以確定選項(xiàng)D正

確。

大學(xué)英語四級(jí)改革適用（閱讀）模擬試

卷第2套

一、仔細(xì)閱讀（本題共20題，每題7.0分，共20分。）

Costly—sometimesabusive-creditcardsarebleedingmillionsofborrowerswhodidn't

knowwhattheyweregettinginto.Thebottom-feedingcards—forpeoplewithdamaged

credit-offeryouadecentinterestrateoncreditlines"upto"$3,000.Whenthecard

arrives,however,yourlinemightbeonly$250.Andthencomethefees!They'recharged

toyourtinycreditline,leavingyoualmostnothingtospend.Twobetter-knowncard

issuerswithabigloanbusinessarcCapitalOneandHSBC'sOrchardBank.Theycharge

lowerupfrontfeesthanothercardsdo.Butifyoufallbehind,it'stough.CapOne's

penaltyrateiscurrently28.15percent.OrchardBankdoesn*tdiscloseitspenaltyrate

onlineandwouldn'ttellyouwhatitis.CapOnehasareputationforissuingmultiple

cardstopeoplewhobumpupagainsttheircreditlimits.Thatgivesthemtwocards,with

twolowlimits,tooverspend.Lendershavefiguredoutmanywaysofextractingfees.

There's"universaldefault",wherealatepaymentononecardcantriggerhighpenalty

ratesoneverycardyouown.There'sthe"endlesslatefee”,whereyourpaymentsnever

catchupwiththenewpenaltiesyou'recharged.There's"two-cyclcbilling"—too

complicatedtoexplainhere,butwhichamountstocharginginterestonbalancesthat

you'vealreadypaid.And"retroactive（追溯的）pricehikes,"wherebanksimposehigher

ratesonoldbalancesaswellasnewones.Thesepracticesstartleconsumerswhothink

suchhighfeesandinterestratesmustheagainstthelaw.RuttheSupremeCourt

effectivelyderegulatedcreditcardrates30yearsago,and10yearsagoitderegulatedthe

sizeofthefeesabankcouldcharge.Priortofeederegulation,latefeeshoveredbetween

$13and$15,saysRobertMcKinleyofCardW,whichtracksthebusiness.Now

theyrunfrom$30to$40."It'soutofcontrol,"hesays."Banksknowthey'vepushedthis

toofar,"Thisyear,however,thenewCongressstartedholdinghearings.SuddenlyCiti

droppeduniversaldefaultandJPMorganChaseendedtwo-cyclebilling.Butthoseare

justgestures.Withoutfeecapsorlawsrestrictingtheusuallyhighrateofinterest,we're

inthebankers'hands.

1Thebottom-feedingcardsareissuedtopeoplewho.

A、hasalowincome

B、expectsalowinterestrate

C^hasabadreputationinrepayment

D、isthoughtlesswhenusingcreditcards

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：笫2段笫1句破折號(hào)后的damagedcredi［意為“信用受損”，持信用卡

的人因?yàn)椴荒芗皶r(shí)還款就會(huì)導(dǎo)致信用度下降，即damagedcredit,由此可見，C是

對(duì)damagedcredil正確的解釋，為本題答案。

2、Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthe"multiplecards"practiceofCapOne?

A、Thebankmayhavemorebaddebts.

B、Thebankmaybecomemorepopular.

C^Borrowersmayhavetheircreditlimitsincreased.

D、Borrowersmayfallintoamultiple-penaltytrap.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第3段前三句表明CapOne開卡的費(fèi)用很優(yōu)惠，但是一旦不能按期還

款，受到的處罰會(huì)很重。再看本段最后兩句，CapOne向消費(fèi)達(dá)到其信用額度的人

發(fā)多張卡，這些人本身信用額度低，但擁有了多張卡后更容易超支了，超支后還款

的能力又不強(qiáng)，這時(shí)CepOne就可以對(duì)他們罰款，從中賺取費(fèi)用，由此可確定應(yīng)選

Do

3、Whatdoconsumersneverexpect,accordingtothepassage?

A^Thehigherratesnowcanaffectbalancesinthepast.

B、Lenderscanfigureoutsomanywaystoextractfees.

C>Theycanborrowfromthebankseasily.

D^Theyhavetopaybothfeesandinterest.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第5段第1句表明消費(fèi)者對(duì)于第4段亮到的銀行的做法是始料未及

的，答案要從第4段尋找。A是第4段最后一句提到的一種收取費(fèi)用的方法，為本

題答案。本題B干擾性極強(qiáng)，但從第5段第1句中的定語從句看，可知消費(fèi)者不

是因?yàn)榻栀J者能想出如此多的收費(fèi)方法而感到震驚，而是因?yàn)檫@些方法居然不算違

法而感到震驚。

4、Thewuid"deregulate"(Line3,Paia.5)canbestbereplacedby.

A、imposeruleson

B、liftthecontrolon

C、ruleagainst

D、specify

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第5段中除了第2句有deregulme這個(gè)詞外，第3句有這個(gè)詞的名詞

形式deregulation,第3句的Priortofeederegulation和第4句的Now表明現(xiàn)在的信

用卡利率與過去相比高很多，而最后一句開頭的Msoutofcontrol表明現(xiàn)在的信用

卡利率“己經(jīng)失控”了，由此可見，iztPriortofeederegulationBt,信用卡利率是由

政府控制的，故推斷deregulate意為“解除（規(guī)定、控制廠。

5、Accordingtotheauthor,whatCitiandJPMorganChasedidshowedthattheywere

A^reflective

B、irresponsible

C、insincere

D^compromising

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：最后一段第3句表明Citi和JPMorganChase所做的都只是擺擺姿

態(tài)，并非出自真心誠意，因此，本題應(yīng)選C。

Nearly5,000peoplebelowtheageof21diebecauseofexcessivealcoholconsumption

eachyear.Oddly,thishastriggeredanewmovementtolowerthedrinkingage.In

America,youngpeoplecanvote,drive,marry,divorce,huntandgotowarbeforealcohol

islegallyallowedtotouchtheirlips.Manystatesoncesettheirminimumdrinking-ageat

18.Butin1984RonaldReaganoversawthepassageofthe"21law",whichrequires

statestoset21astheminimumdrinking-ageorrisklosing10%oftheirhighwayfunds.

Nowcampaignerswanttomoveitback.Inthepast,stateshavebeentoofinanciallytimid

tochallengethe21law.Butcallsforchangearegrowinglouder.Twolocaljudgesin

SouthCarolinarecentlyruledthatbanning18-to20-ycar-oldsfromdrinkingor

possessingalcoholisunconstitutional.Publicofficials,includingtheformerattorney

generalofSouthDakota,havecalledthe21lawafailure.Theabout-faceofMorris

Chaietz,adoctorwhoservedonthecommissionthatrecommendedincreasingthe

drinking-ageto21,hasalsoraisedeyebrows.Thisweekhecalleditthemostregrettable

decisionofhiscareer.Supportersofexistingstatus,includingtheorganisationMothers

AgainstDrunkDriving,saythatthelawhashelpedavoidthousandsofdeaths.But

doubterspointoutthatothercountries,likeCanada,haveseensimilardeclines,even

thoughtheirdrinking-agcis18.Theyalsoarguethatbarringyoungpeoplefromdrinking

doesnotstopthemfromconsumin