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1、。专四模拟试题（阅读篇1 ）专四模拟试题（阅读篇1 ）GlacierNationalParkinMontanashares boundarieswithCanada,anAmericanIndian reservation, and a national forest. Along the North Fork of the Flathead River,the park also borders about 17,000 acres of private lands that are currently used forranching, timber, and agriculture. T

2、his land is an important part of the habitat andmigratoryroutesforseveralendangeredspeciesthatfrequentthepark.Theseprivate lands are essentially the only ones available for development in the region.With encouragement from the park, local landowners initiated a land use planningeffort to guide the f

3、uture of the North Fork. The park is a partner in an inter localagreement that calls for resource managing agencies to work together and with themorethan 400privateownersinthe area.A draftplan has beenprepared,withobjective of maintaining traditional economic uses but limiting new developmentthat wo

4、uld damage park resources. Voluntary action by landowners, in cooperationwith the park and the county, is helping to restrict small lot subdivisions, maintainwildlife corridors, and minimize any harmful impact on the environment.The willingness of local landowners to participate in this protection e

5、ffort may havebeenstimulatedbyconcernsthatcongresswouldimposealegislativesolution.Nevertheless, many local residents want to retain the existing character of the area.Meetingsbetweenparkofficialsand landownershaveledtoadramatically-可编辑修改 -。improved understanding of all concerns.1. The passage mainly

6、 discusses_.A. the endangered species in Glacier National ParkB. the protection of lands surrounding Glacier National ParkC. conservation laws imposed by the state of MontanaD. conservation laws imposed by Congress2. Why are the private lands surrounding Glacier National Park so important? A. They f

7、unction as a hunting preserve.B. They are restricted to government use. C. They are heavily populated.D. They contain natural habitats of threatened species.3. The relationship between park officials and neighboring landowners may best be described as_.A. indifferent B. intimateC. cooperative D. dis

8、appointing4. It can be inferred from the passage that a major interest of the officials of Glacier National Park is to_.A. limit land development around the park B. establish a new park in MontanaC. influence national legislationD. settle border disputes with Canada答案解析：1. B) 这是一道主旨题。通过阅读文章可知，为了保护冰川

9、国家公园的濒危物种和资源，公-可编辑修改 -。园当局和地方土地所有者制订了限制土地使用计划，故答案为B。2. D)这是一道细节题。 根据第一段第三句 “ This land is an important part of the habitatand migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park.”（这片土地是非常重要的，因为这里是几种经常光顾此公园的濒危物种的栖息地和迁徙路线。）可知选项 D 为正确答案。3. C) 根据第二段可知，公园当局和地方土地所有者密切合作来保护资源，因此他们的关系是coo

10、perative ( 合作性的 )。4. A) 这是一道推理题。根据第二段第三句和阅读全文，我们很容易就可以得到这样一个信息：为了保护自然资源和濒危物种，公园管理者限制那些会破坏资源的土地开发。因此选项A 为正确答案。专四模拟试题（阅读篇 2 ）Human beings have used tools for a very long time. In some parts of the world youcan still find tools that people used more than two million years ago. They madethese tools by h

11、itting one stone against another. In this way, they broke off piecesfrom one of the stones. These chips of stone were usually sharp on one side. Peopleused them for cutting meat and skin from dead animals, and also for making othertools out of wood.Human beings needed to use tools because they did n

12、ot have sharp teeth like othermeat eating animals, such as lions and tigers. Tools helped people to get food moreeasily. Working with tools also helped to develop human intelligence. The humanbrain grew bigger, and human beings began to invent more and more tools andmachines. The stone chip was one

13、of the first tools that people used, and perhaps it-可编辑修改 -。is the most important. Some scientists say that it was the key to success of mankind.1. The stone chip is thought to be the most important tool because it _. A. was one of the first toolsB. developed human capabilities C. led to the inventi

14、on of machinesD. was crucial to the development of mankind2. At the end of the passage the author seems to suggest that life in future is _.A. disastrous B. unpredictableC. excitingD. colorful. D)这是一道细节题。根据文章第二段尾句“Some scientists say that it was the key to the success of mankind”可知“ stone chip”对于人类的

15、发展起到了非常重要的作用，这与D 正好相符。2. B) 在文章最后一段中作者说人类在过去的几百万年时间里一直使用“ stone chip ”，人类社会发生的变化很小。而我们使用“ silicon chips ”才不过几年，生活却发生了巨大的变化。于是作者发出了疑问： “二十年后的生活会是什么样子的呢？” ， “ 二百万年后的世界又会是什么样子呢？” ，表明将来的生活无法预料，这与选项B 相符专四模拟试题（阅读篇3 ）As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians ofNorthAmeri

16、ca werebuildingwithadobe sun bakedbrick plasteredwithmud.Theirhomes lookedremarkablylikemodern apartmenthouses. Somewerefour-可编辑修改 -。storieshighandcontainedquartersforperhapsa thousandpeople,alongwithstore rooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put up againstcliffs, both to ma

17、ke construction easier and for defense against enemies. They werereallyvillagesinthemselves,aslaterSpanishexplorersmusthaverealizedsincethey called them pueblos, which is Spanish for town.The people of the pueblos raised what are calledthe three sisters - corn, beans,and squash.Theymade excellentpot

18、tery and wovemarvelous baskets,some sofinethat theycouldholdwater.TheSouthwesthas alwaysbeenadrycountry,where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fieldsandgardensthroughirrigationditches.Waterwasso importantthatitplayed amajorroleintheirreligion.Theydevelopedelabor

19、ateceremoniesandreligiousrituals to bring rain.The way of life of less settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced bynature.Smalltribessuchas theShoshoneandUtewanderedthedryandmountainouslandsbetweentheRockyMountainsandthePacificOcean.Theygathered seeds and hunted small animals such as s

20、mall rabbits and snakes. In theFar Norththe ancestorsoftodaysInuithuntedseals,walruses,andthegreatwhales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks ofpacked snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordlycaribou.The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux

21、 tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on thegrasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted-可编辑修改 -。bison, commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, andits hide was used to make their clothing and covering of their tents and tipis.1

22、. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The architecture of early American Indian buildings.B. The movement of American Indians across North America.C. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians.D. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America.2. It can be inferred from the pass

23、age that the dwellings of the Hopi and Zuni were_.A. very smallB. highly advancedC. difficult to defendD. quickly constructed答案答案：1. D) 根据阅读短文可知，作者主要描述了北美地区不同印第安部落的不同的生活方式。故选项 D 为正确答案。2. B) 此题为推断题。 根据文章第一段可知， 早在一千年前 Hopi 和 Zuni 两支北美印第安部落就用一种砖坯“ adobe ”来建造房屋，高可达四层楼高，有居住室还有储藏室，颇像现代的公寓，故选项 B（高度发达）为正确答案

24、。专四模拟试题（阅读篇 4 ）GlacierNationalParkin MontanasharesboundarieswithCanada,an AmericanIndian reservation, and a national forest. Along the North Fork of the Flathead River,the park also borders about 17,000 acres of private lands that are currently used for-可编辑修改 -。ranching, timber, and agriculture. Thi

25、s land is an important part of the habitat andmigratoryroutesforseveralendangeredspeciesthatfrequentthepark.Theseprivate lands are essentially the only ones available for development in the region.With encouragement from the park, local landowners initiated a land use planningeffort to guide the fut

26、ure of the North Fork. The park is a partner in an inter localagreement that calls for resource managing agencies to work together and with themorethan400private ownersinthe area.A draftplanhas beenprepared,withobjective of maintaining traditional economic uses but limiting new developmentthat would

27、 damage park resources. Voluntary action by landowners, in cooperationwith the park and the county, is helping to restrict small lot subdivisions, maintainwildlife corridors, and minimize any harmful impact on the environment.The willingness of local landowners to participate in this protection effo

28、rt may havebeenstimulatedbyconcernsthatcongresswouldimposealegislative solution.Nevertheless, many local residents want to retain the existing character of the area.Meetingsbetweenpark officialsand landownershaveledtoadramaticallyimproved understanding of all concerns.1. The passage mainly discusses

29、_.A. the endangered species in Glacier National ParkB. the protection of lands surrounding Glacier National ParkC. conservation laws imposed by the state of MontanaD. conservation laws imposed by Congress2. Why are the private lands surrounding Glacier National Park so important?-可编辑修改 -。A. They fun

30、ction as a hunting preserve.B. They are restricted to government use.C. They are heavily populated.D. They contain natural habitats of threatened species.3. The relationship between park officials and neighboring landowners may best be described as_.A. indifferent B. intimateC. cooperative D. disapp

31、ointing4. It can be inferred from the passage that a major interest of the officials of Glacier National Park is to_.A. limit land development around the park B. establish a new park in MontanaC. influence national legislationD. settle border disputes with Canada1. B) 这是一道主旨题。通过阅读文章可知，为了保护冰川国家公园的濒危物

32、种和资源，公园当局和地方土地所有者制订了限制土地使用计划，故答案为B。2. D)这是一道细节题。 根据第一段第三句 “ This land is an important part of the habitatand migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park.”（这片土地是非常重要的，因为这里是几种经常光顾此公园的濒危物种的栖息地和迁徙路线。）可知选项 D 为正确答案。3. C) 根据第二段可知，公园当局和地方土地所有者密切合作来保护资源，因此他们的关系是cooperative ( 合作性的 )

33、。4. A) 这是一道推理题。根据第二段第三句和阅读全文，我们很容易就可以得到这样一个信-可编辑修改 -。息：为了保护自然资源和濒危物种，公园管理者限制那些会破坏资源的土地开发。因此选项A 为正确答案。专四模拟试题（阅读篇 5 ）About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began tousepicturesas kindof writing.They drewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthe

34、 soundsoftheir language.Thesignsthese people used became a kind of alphabet.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesby puttingpicturewriting and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and storiesfrom his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was

35、 buried.Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip stories. It has been saidthatEgypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magicpower. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary peoplecould not understand it.By the year 1,000 B

36、C, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Seahad developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy towrite, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was becauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdeveloped thi

37、s system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet. The Romanscopied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,or recordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofall kinds:drawing,photographs,signsand-可编辑修改 -。diagrams. We find th

38、em everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, andon the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.1. Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because_.A. the

39、 hunters wanted to see the pictures B. the painters were animal loversC. the painters wanted to show imagination D. the pictures were thought to be helpful2. The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the followingreasons EXCEPT that_.A. the former was easy to writeB. there were

40、 fewer signs in the formerC. the former was easy to pronounceD. each sign stood for only one sound3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet.B. The Egyptians liked to write comic strip stories.C. The Roman alphabet was developed from the Egy

41、ptian one.D. The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyptians.4. In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures _.-可编辑修改 -。A. should be made comprehensibleB. should be made interestingC. are of much use in our lifeD. have disappeared from our life1. D)根据文章第一段第五行“Perhaps the painters

42、 thought that their pictures wouldhelp them to catch these animals.”可知古代人以为在墙上画画会对他们有所帮助，故选项 D 为正确答案。2. C) 在做此类题时要注意题干的要求。通过阅读文章第四段很清楚就知道选项C “前者容易发音”在文中没有提及，故为正确答案。3. A)可用排除法来做本题。通过阅读文章很清楚选项B 和 D 为错误陈述。选项C “罗马字母是从埃及字母发展而来的”根据文章第四段第四，五句可知为错误论述，因此只有选项A 为正确答案。4. C)文章最后一段讲述了图画在今天的用途，故选项C 为正确答案专四模拟试题（阅读篇

43、6 ）There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The onemost widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved fromritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beingsviewed the natural forces of the world, even the seasonal c

44、hanges, as unpredictable,andtheysought throughvarious means,tocontrolthese unknownand fearedpowers.Those measureswhich appearedtobringthe desired resultswere thenretained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose-可编辑修改 -。which explained or veiled the mysteries of

45、the rites. As time passed some ritualswereabandoned,butthestories,latercalledmyths, persistedandprovidedmaterial for art and drama.Thosewhobelievedthat drama evolvedoutofritualalsoargue thatthoseritescontainedtheseed oftheaterbecausemusic,dance,masks,andcostumeswerealmostalwaysused.Furthermore,asuit

46、ablesitehadto beprovidedforperformances, and when the entire community did not participate, a clear divisionwas usuallymadebetweentheactingareaandtheauditorium.Inaddition,therewereperformers,and,sinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders us

47、ually assumed thattask. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals,or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect-success in hunt or battle, thecomingrain, the revivaloftheSun-asan actormight.Eventuallysuchdramaticrepresentations were separated from religious act

48、ivities.Another theory traces the theaters origin from the human interest in storytelling.Accordingtothisview,tales (aboutthehunt,war,orotherfeats)aregraduallyelaborated,atfirstthroughtheuseofimpersonation,action,anddialogueby anarrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a diffe

49、rent person.A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmicaland gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.1. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The origins of theater. B. The role of ritual in modern dance.-可编辑修改 -。C. The importance of storytelling. D. The variety of early religious activities.2. What aspect of drama does the author discuss in the first paragraph? A. The reason drama is often