英语等级考试《PETS四级》试题（网友回忆版）五

英语等级考试《PETS四级》试题（网友回忆版）五[问答题]1.Directions:Readthefollowingtex（江南博哥）t.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonANSWERSHEET1.In1942,theHMSEdinburghwassunkintheBarentsSea.Itwasonits(21)______backtoBritainwithninety-oneboxesofRussiangold.(22)______thirty-nineyearsitlaythere,toodeepfordiversto(23)______.Noonewasallowedtoexplodeit,either,sincethebodiesofsixtyofthecrewalsolayinthe(24)______.Then,in1981,anex-divercalledJessopdecidedtodivyusingnewdivingtechniques.(25)______hecouldnotaffordtofinancethe(26)______whichwasgoingtocostfourmillionpounds,hehadtolookforpeoplewhowere(27)______totaketherisk.(28)______,theywerenotevensurethegoldwasgoingtobethere!FirstaScottishdivingcompany,thenaGermanshippingcompanyagreedtojoinintheredivieval(29)______.Notlongafterthat,Jessop(30)______afourthcompanytotakea(31)______.Sincethegoldwasthe(32)______oftheBritishandtheSovietgovernments,theybothhopedtomakea(33)______,too!Thebiggestproblemwashowtoget(34)______thegold.Fortunately,theywereabletoexaminetheEdinburgh’ssistership,theHMSBelfozt,to(35)______outtheexactlocationofthebombroom,(36)______thegoldwasstored.Theyknewitwastobeanexdivemelydifficultanddangerousundertaking.Toreachthegold,theywouldhavetocutalargesquare(37)______thebodyoftheship,gothroughtheemptyfueltankanddowntothebombroom.Aftertwenty-eightdives,they(38)______tofindthefirstbar.Everyoneworked(39)______theclock,helpingtocleanandstackthegold,(40)______astofinishthejobasquicklyaspossible.21.A.roadB.pathC.wayD.passage22.A.DuringB.ForC.AtD.Since23.A.findB.discoverC.diveD.reach24.A.wreckB.ruinC.relicD.waste25.A.AlthoughB.UnlessC.AsD.If26.A.researchB.operationC.movementD.search27.A.willingB.luckilyC.committedD.engaged28.A.AllinallB.InadditionC.IncaseD.Afterall29.A.assignmentB.temptationC.attemptD.commission30.A.indivoducedB.persuadedC.associatedD.stimulated31.A.chanceB.lookC.measureD.choice32.A.businessB.estateC.obligationD.property33.A.profitB.benefitC.successD.welfare34.A.aboutB.aroundC.toD.from35.A.getB.takeC.workD.divy36.A.whichB.whereC.hereD.there37.A.onB.inC.amongD.along;,38.A.managedB.achievedC.succeededD.fulfilled39.A.beforeB.byC.withD.round40.A.thatB.muchC.farD.so参考答案：21.Croad道路；path小路，小径；way路；passage通道，过道。这四个词都与道路的含义相近，但只有way可用于固定搭配onone’swayto，表示“在去…的路上”，此句表达的是这艘巡洋舰在返回英国的路上，故答案为C项。22.Bduring在…期间，当…之时，一般用来表示一个时间范围；for持续达，计，后面常跟具体的时间段，如：forfivemonths；at在…时刻，通常指在某一时间点，如ateighto’clock；since自从……之后，要与现在完成时连用，表示自过去的某个时间之后。由句意“这艘巡洋舰三十九年以来就一直沉于海底”可知，后面是具体的时间段，此处需要一个表示时间段的介词，只有for符合要求，故答案为B项。23.Dfind找到；discover发现；dive潜水；reach到达。由上文可知，此处想要表达的是潜水员无法到达如此深的地方，toodeepfordiverstoreach意为“（沉船的位置）太深以至于潜水员无法到达”，故答案为D项。24.Awreck沉船，遇难船；ruin废墟，遗迹；relic遗体，遗物；waste荒原，荒芜之地。前文提到，英国皇家海军“爱丁堡号”巡洋舰于1942年在巴伦支海沉没，英国不允许用爆破的方法，由此可推断出该句中六十具船员的尸骸所在的位置应在沉船内，故答案为选A项。25.Calthough尽管，虽然；unless除非；as由于，因为；if如果。根据下文“他无法独自承担搜索所需的四百万英镑”“不得不寻找愿意承担风险的人”可知，前面无法承担费用是他不得不寻找愿意承担风险的人的原因，故这里需要表示原因的连接词，故C项正确。26.Dresearch研究，探讨；operation操作；movement移动；search搜索，探查。由全文可知，这次采用新的潜水技术寻找黄金是一次搜索任务，只有search符合文意，故答案为D项。27.Awilling愿意的；lucky幸运的；committed忠诚的，坚定的；engaged忙的，从事……的。固定用法bewillingtodosth.表示“愿意做某事”，此处表达的是愿意承担风险的人，故答案为A项。28.Dallinall总之；inaddition除此之外，另外；incase以防；afterall毕竟。前文提到杰索普需要帮他承担风险的人，空后讲到他们还不确定黄金是否在那里，后面的内容刚好解释了前面的风险，D项有让步的语气，在此处最合适，故答案为D项。29.DDassignment工作，任务；temptation引诱；attempt尝试，试图；commission委任，委托。assignment与commission都有任务的含义，但assignment侧重于表示分配、指派的任务，而commission可以表示委托完成的任务。根据上下文，杰索普需要说服一些公司承担风险，加入这次搜索任务，有委托之意，故答案为D项。30.Bintroduce介绍；persuade说服；associate联合；stimulate激励。前文中提到杰索普无法承担所需的四百万英镑的费用，需要寻找愿意承担风险的人，即此处想要表达的是说服一些公司来投资和加入搜索任务；stimulatesb.todosth.表示“激励某人去做某事”，与文意不符；其余两项的用法分别是：introducesb.tosth.介绍某人尝试某物；associatesb.／sth.with把某人／某物与…联系起来；A、C、D均不符合文意，故答案为B项。31.Achance机会；look看；measure测量，措施；choice选择。前文提及杰森普需要寻找愿意承担风险的人，类比分析可知杰森普说服了第四家公司来承担风险。takeachance为固定搭配，表示“冒险一试”，与前文中提到的taketherisk意思相同；takealook看一看；takemeasure采取措施；choice均不与take搭配，且与文意不符，故答案为A项。32.Dbusiness生意，事务；estate地产，财产；obligation义务，责任；property财产，资产。此处要表达的是船内的这些黄金是英国和苏联政府的共有财产。根据句意可排除A，C两项。property侧重于指金钱上的财产，财物。而estate侧重于指地产，如：realestate房地产，不动产，根据上下文可知黄金是属于金钱上的财产，property较为合适，故答案为D项。33.Aprofit益处，收益；benefit益处，好处；success成功；welfare福利。makeaprofit表示获利，为固定搭配；benefit表示获利时，用其固定搭配benefitfrom／by，从……中获利；success其固定搭配makeasuccessofsth，获取成功，取得成就；welfare常用于welfareservices福利事业。该句表达的是这两个国家都希望能够从中获利。故答案为A项。34.Cgetabout四处走动，旅行；getaround劝服（某人），应付（某问题）；getto到达；没有getfrom这个搭配。根据下文中提到设法弄清楚弹药房的位置，可知这句话要表达如何到达黄金所在的位置是有困难的，是需要解决的问题。故答案为C项。35.Cgetout逃离；takeout取出，除掉；workout设法弄明白；tryout试用。根据后文中讲到储藏黄金的位置，由此可推断出他们检查“爱丁堡号”的姐妹船“贝尔法斯特号”的真正目的是为了弄清楚黄金储藏的确切位置，故答案为C项。36.B此空要填非限定性定语从句的引导词。由于前面的先行词thebombroom“弹药房”表示地点，在从句中该空作状语，所以此处需要一个表示地点的关系副词where，整个非限定性定语从句修饰bombroom，表示弹药房就是黄金所在地，故答案为B项。37.Aon在…上；in在…里面；among处在…中；along沿着…。该句表达的是为了找到黄金，他们需要在船身上切割一个大的正方形，故答案为A项。38.Amanage处理事务，设法做到；achieve获得；succeed成功；fulfill实现。根据句意可知，经过二十八次潜水后，他们设法找到了第一个金锭。managetodosth.表示“设法做成某事，设法做到某事”，含有经过努力，最后做成某事的意思。其余三项虽然都含有成功做成某事之意，但没有体现出在成功前需要付出努力，故答案为A项。39.D根据后面的“tofinishthejobasquicklyaspossible”可知人们想尽快完成这项工作，所以此处想要表达的是抓紧时间工作，workroundtheclock为固定搭配，表示“全天候工作、没日没夜地工作”，故答案为D项。40.Dsoasto以便，为了。所有人都夜以继日地帮助清理和堆放黄金，是为了达到早日完工的目的。所以此处选择表示目的的短语，故答案为D项。[问答题]2.Directions:Studythefollowingcartooncarefullyandwriteanessayonit.Inyouressay,youshould(1)describethecartoonbriefly,(2)analyzethissituation,and(3)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwrite160-200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.参考答案：【参考范文】Penny-wiseandPound-foolishFromthecartoonwecanseethatthemanpayswholeattentiononthetinysesameinhishand,whichstandsfortheeconomicbenefits,whilethrowingawaythewatermelonsymbolizingtheenvironmentalprotection.Themaninthecartoonistheshadowofdecisionmakersinreallife.Manydecisionmakersislikelytomisplacetheprioritiesbyputtingthepursuitofeconomicbenefitsinthefirstplaceandignoringtheenvironmentalprotection.However,thiskindofbehaviorcanonlybenefitintheshortterm.AsfarasIamconcerned,theeconomicbenefitsshouldnotbeatthecostofenvironmentbutbasedontheenvironmentalprotection.Firstofall,weshouldunderstandthatsomeseriousproblemsmaybecausedbyenvironmentalpollution,suchascontaminateddrinkingwater,floodandbiodiversitydestructionetc.Largesumsofmoneywillbespentontheseproblemsinthelongrun.Secondly,weshouldbearinmindthatnaturalresourcesarelimited.Ifwecontinuetoconsumethemjusttodeveloptheeconomywithoutmakingeffortsfortheenvironmentalprotection,wewillregretandsufferthedisasterscausedbyourhands.Tosumup,weshouldbevisionary,tryingtoobtainmaximumeconomicresultsatminimumcostsbyprotectingtheenvironmentandmaintainingthesustainabledevelopmentofeconomy.【范文点评】写此类文章关键在于领悟图片的深层含义。本文条理清晰，内容充实。第一段对图片进行客观描述；第二段陈述图片所影射的社会现象，人们为追求小的经济利益，忽略了大的环境保护；第三段表达出你自己对该社会现象的看法；第四段对以上内容进行总结，呼吁人们从长远的眼光看待事物，不要为了眼前的小利益而以环境为代价。题目新颖，使人眼前一亮。【闪光词汇】economicbenefits经济效益environmentalprotection环境保护short-sighted没有远见的visionary有远见的penny-wiseandpound-foolish.拣了芝麻丢了西瓜。Weshouldbearinmindthat…我们应该牢记…共享题干题PartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Competitionforadmissiontothecoundivy’stopprivateschoolshasalwaysbeentough,butthisyearElisabethrealizedithadreachedanewlevel.Herwake-upcallcamewhenamancalledtheDaltonSchoolinManhattan,whereElisabethisadmissionsdirector,andinquiredabouttheagecutofffortheirkindergartenprogram.Afterprovidingtheinformation,sheaskedabouttheageofhischild.Themanpausedforanuncomfortablylongtimebeforeanswering.“Well,wedon’thaveachildyet.We’redivyingtofigureoutwhentoconceiveachildsothebirthdayisnotaproblem.”WorriesarespreadingfromManhattantotherestofthecoundivy.Precisecurrentdataonprivateschoolsareunavailable,butinterviewswithrepresentativesofindependentschoolsalltoldthesamestory:anoversupplyofapplicants,higherrejectionrates.“Wehavepeoplecallingusforspotstwoyearsdowntheroad,”saidMarilynoftheSevenHillsSchoolinCincinnati.“Wehavegrandparentscallingforpregnantdaughters.”PublicopinionpollsindicatethatAmericans’No.1concerniseducation.Nowthatthelongeconomicboomhasgivenparentsmoredisposableincome,manyareturningtoprivateschools,evenatpricetagsofwellover$10,000ayear.“We’regettingapplicantsfromabroaderareageographicallythanweeverhaveinthepast,”saidBetsyoftheLatinSchoolofChicago,whichexperienceda20percentincreaseinapplicationsthisyear.Theproblemfortheapplicantsisthatwhiledemandhasincreased,supplyhasnot.“Everyyear,thereareafewchildrenwhodonotfindplaces,butthisyear,forthefirsttimethatIknowof,thereareasignificantnumberwithoutplaces,”saidElisabeth.Sowhatcanparentsdotogivetheir4-year-oldanedge?Schoolsknowthereisnoeasywaytopickaclasswhenchildrenaresoyoung.Manyschoolsgivepreferencetochildrenoftheirgraduates.Somemakethechoicebydrawinglots.Butmostrelyonamixofsubjectiveandobjectivemeasures:teststhatatbestidentifydevelopmentalmaturityandcognitivepotential,interviewswithparentsandobservationofapplicantsinclassroomsettings.Theyalsowantadiversemix.Childrenmayenduponawaitinglistsimplybecausetheirbirthdaysfallatthewrongtimeofyear,orbecausetoomanyapplicantswereboys.Theworstthingapatentcandoistopressurepreschoolerstoperform—forexample,bypushingthemtoreadordomathexercisesbeforethey’reready.Instead,theexpertssay,parentsshouldtakeabreathandlookforalternatives.Anotheryearinpreschoolmaybeallthat’sneeded.[单选题]1.Fromthistextwelearnthatitis______.A.hardertomakeachoicebetweenpublicandprivateschools.B.hardertogotoprivateschoolsthisyearthanbefore.C.moredifficulttogotopublicschoolsthantoprivateschools.D.asdifficulttogotoprivateschoolsthisyearasbefore.参考答案：B参考解析：综合理解题。根据题干信息定位到第一段第一句“Competitionforadmissiontothecountry’stopprivateschoolshasalwaysbeentough，butthisyearElisabethrealizedithadreachedanewlevel”，由此可知，进入国家的顶级私立学校的竞争一直以来都很激烈，但是今年伊丽莎白发现这种竞争达到了一个新的水平。达到一个新的水平说明今年想进入私立学校比往年更加困难，难度加深，故答案为B项。Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Competitionforadmissiontothecoundivy’stopprivateschoolshasalwaysbeentough,butthisyearElisabethrealizedithadreachedanewlevel.Herwake-upcallcamewhenamancalledtheDaltonSchoolinManhattan,whereElisabethisadmissionsdirector,andinquiredabouttheagecutofffortheirkindergartenprogram.Afterprovidingtheinformation,sheaskedabouttheageofhischild.Themanpausedforanuncomfortablylongtimebeforeanswering.“Well,wedon’thaveachildyet.We’redivyingtofigureoutwhentoconceiveachildsothebirthdayisnotaproblem.”WorriesarespreadingfromManhattantotherestofthecoundivy.Precisecurrentdataonprivateschoolsareunavailable,butinterviewswithrepresentativesofindependentschoolsalltoldthesamestory:anoversupplyofapplicants,higherrejectionrates.“Wehavepeoplecallingusforspotstwoyearsdowntheroad,”saidMarilynoftheSevenHillsSchoolinCincinnati.“Wehavegrandparentscallingforpregnantdaughters.”PublicopinionpollsindicatethatAmericans’No.1concerniseducation.Nowthatthelongeconomicboomhasgivenparentsmoredisposableincome,manyareturningtoprivateschools,evenatpricetagsofwellover$10,000ayear.“We’regettingapplicantsfromabroaderareageographicallythanweeverhaveinthepast,”saidBetsyoftheLatinSchoolofChicago,whichexperienceda20percentincreaseinapplicationsthisyear.Theproblemfortheapplicantsisthatwhiledemandhasincreased,supplyhasnot.“Everyyear,thereareafewchildrenwhodonotfindplaces,butthisyear,forthefirsttimethatIknowof,thereareasignificantnumberwithoutplaces,”saidElisabeth.Sowhatcanparentsdotogivetheir4-year-oldanedge?Schoolsknowthereisnoeasywaytopickaclasswhenchildrenaresoyoung.Manyschoolsgivepreferencetochildrenoftheirgraduates.Somemakethechoicebydrawinglots.Butmostrelyonamixofsubjectiveandobjectivemeasures:teststhatatbestidentifydevelopmentalmaturityandcognitivepotential,interviewswithparentsandobservationofapplicantsinclassroomsettings.Theyalsowantadiversemix.Childrenmayenduponawaitinglistsimplybecausetheirbirthdaysfallatthewrongtimeofyear,orbecausetoomanyapplicantswereboys.Theworstthingapatentcandoistopressurepreschoolerstoperform—forexample,bypushingthemtoreadordomathexercisesbeforethey’reready.Instead,theexpertssay,parentsshouldtakeabreathandlookforalternatives.Anotheryearinpreschoolmaybeallthat’sneeded.[单选题]2.Thesentence“Wehavepeople..,downtheroad”(Line4,Paragraph2)probablymeans______.A.wehavepeoplecallingusforparkingspacetwoyearsaheadoftime.B.peoplecalledusforpermissiontousetheplacestwoyearsago.C.wereceivedcallsfrompeopledowntheroadtwoyearsago.D.peoplecalledusforschoolvacanciestwoyearsinadvance.参考答案：D参考解析：推理判断题。根据题干信息定位到该句后一句“Wehavegrandparentscallingforpregnantdaughters”，由此可知，有些爷爷奶奶提前为他们怀孕的女儿打电话。因此可以推知“WehavepeoplecallingUSforspotstwoyearsdowntheroad”意为“有人提前两年就向学校打听是否有名额”，故答案为D项。Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Competitionforadmissiontothecoundivy’stopprivateschoolshasalwaysbeentough,butthisyearElisabethrealizedithadreachedanewlevel.Herwake-upcallcamewhenamancalledtheDaltonSchoolinManhattan,whereElisabethisadmissionsdirector,andinquiredabouttheagecutofffortheirkindergartenprogram.Afterprovidingtheinformation,sheaskedabouttheageofhischild.Themanpausedforanuncomfortablylongtimebeforeanswering.“Well,wedon’thaveachildyet.We’redivyingtofigureoutwhentoconceiveachildsothebirthdayisnotaproblem.”WorriesarespreadingfromManhattantotherestofthecoundivy.Precisecurrentdataonprivateschoolsareunavailable,butinterviewswithrepresentativesofindependentschoolsalltoldthesamestory:anoversupplyofapplicants,higherrejectionrates.“Wehavepeoplecallingusforspotstwoyearsdowntheroad,”saidMarilynoftheSevenHillsSchoolinCincinnati.“Wehavegrandparentscallingforpregnantdaughters.”PublicopinionpollsindicatethatAmericans’No.1concerniseducation.Nowthatthelongeconomicboomhasgivenparentsmoredisposableincome,manyareturningtoprivateschools,evenatpricetagsofwellover$10,000ayear.“We’regettingapplicantsfromabroaderareageographicallythanweeverhaveinthepast,”saidBetsyoftheLatinSchoolofChicago,whichexperienceda20percentincreaseinapplicationsthisyear.Theproblemfortheapplicantsisthatwhiledemandhasincreased,supplyhasnot.“Everyyear,thereareafewchildrenwhodonotfindplaces,butthisyear,forthefirsttimethatIknowof,thereareasignificantnumberwithoutplaces,”saidElisabeth.Sowhatcanparentsdotogivetheir4-year-oldanedge?Schoolsknowthereisnoeasywaytopickaclasswhenchildrenaresoyoung.Manyschoolsgivepreferencetochildrenoftheirgraduates.Somemakethechoicebydrawinglots.Butmostrelyonamixofsubjectiveandobjectivemeasures:teststhatatbestidentifydevelopmentalmaturityandcognitivepotential,interviewswithparentsandobservationofapplicantsinclassroomsettings.Theyalsowantadiversemix.Childrenmayenduponawaitinglistsimplybecausetheirbirthdaysfallatthewrongtimeofyear,orbecausetoomanyapplicantswereboys.Theworstthingapatentcandoistopressurepreschoolerstoperform—forexample,bypushingthemtoreadordomathexercisesbeforethey’reready.Instead,theexpertssay,parentsshouldtakeabreathandlookforalternatives.Anotheryearinpreschoolmaybeallthat’sneeded.[单选题]3.Thetextindicatesthatprivateschoolsareveryselectivebecausethey______.A.havenoreliablemethodstopickstudentsforaclass.B.wantagoodmixtureofboysandgirlsforclasses.C.encountermoredemandthantheycancopewith.D.prefertoenrollchildrenoftheirrelatives.参考答案：C参考解析：推理判断题。根据题干信息定位到第三段“Theproblemfortheapplicantsisthatwhiledemandhasincreased，supplyhasnot”，由此可知，对申请者来说，问题在于申请人数增多了，而学校的招生名额却没有增加。接着第四段详细讲了一些私立学校如何选择学生。由此可推断，私立学校为了解决太多的学生申请，而名额不够的问题，不得不通过各种方法来选择学生。选项A与文章的意思有所出入，第四段第二句提到“Schoolsknowthereisnoeasywaytopickaclasswhenchildrenaresoyoung”，即学校认为选择学生没有简单的方法，并不能说明方法不可靠。选项B是某些学校选择生源的方法，不是原因。选项D在文中没有提及，故答案为C项。Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Competitionforadmissiontothecoundivy’stopprivateschoolshasalwaysbeentough,butthisyearElisabethrealizedithadreachedanewlevel.Herwake-upcallcamewhenamancalledtheDaltonSchoolinManhattan,whereElisabethisadmissionsdirector,andinquiredabouttheagecutofffortheirkindergartenprogram.Afterprovidingtheinformation,sheaskedabouttheageofhischild.Themanpausedforanuncomfortablylongtimebeforeanswering.“Well,wedon’thaveachildyet.We’redivyingtofigureoutwhentoconceiveachildsothebirthdayisnotaproblem.”WorriesarespreadingfromManhattantotherestofthecoundivy.Precisecurrentdataonprivateschoolsareunavailable,butinterviewswithrepresentativesofindependentschoolsalltoldthesamestory:anoversupplyofapplicants,higherrejectionrates.“Wehavepeoplecallingusforspotstwoyearsdowntheroad,”saidMarilynoftheSevenHillsSchoolinCincinnati.“Wehavegrandparentscallingforpregnantdaughters.”PublicopinionpollsindicatethatAmericans’No.1concerniseducation.Nowthatthelongeconomicboomhasgivenparentsmoredisposableincome,manyareturningtoprivateschools,evenatpricetagsofwellover$10,000ayear.“We’regettingapplicantsfromabroaderareageographicallythanweeverhaveinthepast,”saidBetsyoftheLatinSchoolofChicago,whichexperienceda20percentincreaseinapplicationsthisyear.Theproblemfortheapplicantsisthatwhiledemandhasincreased,supplyhasnot.“Everyyear,thereareafewchildrenwhodonotfindplaces,butthisyear,forthefirsttimethatIknowof,thereareasignificantnumberwithoutplaces,”saidElisabeth.Sowhatcanparentsdotogivetheir4-year-oldanedge?Schoolsknowthereisnoeasywaytopickaclasswhenchildrenaresoyoung.Manyschoolsgivepreferencetochildrenoftheirgraduates.Somemakethechoicebydrawinglots.Butmostrelyonamixofsubjectiveandobjectivemeasures:teststhatatbestidentifydevelopmentalmaturityandcognitivepotential,interviewswithparentsandobservationofapplicantsinclassroomsettings.Theyalsowantadiversemix.Childrenmayenduponawaitinglistsimplybecausetheirbirthdaysfallatthewrongtimeofyear,orbecausetoomanyapplicantswereboys.Theworstthingapatentcandoistopressurepreschoolerstoperform—forexample,bypushingthemtoreadordomathexercisesbeforethey’reready.Instead,theexpertssay,parentsshouldtakeabreathandlookforalternatives.Anotheryearinpreschoolmaybeallthat’sneeded.[单选题]4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthattheauthor______.A.favorstheideaofputtingchildrenonawaitinglist.B.agreestotestpreschooler’scognitivepotentials.C.thinkschildrenshouldbebetterpreparedacademicallyD.disapprovesoftheunduepressureonpreschoolers.参考答案：D参考解析：作者态度题。根据题干信息定位到最后一段的第一句“Theworstthingaparentcalldoistopressurepreschoolerstoperform—forexample，bypushingthemtoreadordomathexercisesbeforethey’reready”，由此可知，作者认为强迫学龄前儿童学习阅读或是做数学题等做法是父母做的最糟糕的事。由此可推断出作者不提倡给学龄前儿童过度的压力，故答案为D项。Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Competitionforadmissiontothecoundivy’stopprivateschoolshasalwaysbeentough,butthisyearElisabethrealizedithadreachedanewlevel.Herwake-upcallcamewhenamancalledtheDaltonSchoolinManhattan,whereElisabethisadmissionsdirector,andinquiredabouttheagecutofffortheirkindergartenprogram.Afterprovidingtheinformation,sheaskedabouttheageofhischild.Themanpausedforanuncomfortablylongtimebeforeanswering.“Well,wedon’thaveachildyet.We’redivyingtofigureoutwhentoconceiveachildsothebirthdayisnotaproblem.”WorriesarespreadingfromManhattantotherestofthecoundivy.Precisecurrentdataonprivateschoolsareunavailable,butinterviewswithrepresentativesofindependentschoolsalltoldthesamestory:anoversupplyofapplicants,higherrejectionrates.“Wehavepeoplecallingusforspotstwoyearsdowntheroad,”saidMarilynoftheSevenHillsSchoolinCincinnati.“Wehavegrandparentscallingforpregnantdaughters.”PublicopinionpollsindicatethatAmericans’No.1concerniseducation.Nowthatthelongeconomicboomhasgivenparentsmoredisposableincome,manyareturningtoprivateschools,evenatpricetagsofwellover$10,000ayear.“We’regettingapplicantsfromabroaderareageographicallythanweeverhaveinthepast,”saidBetsyoftheLatinSchoolofChicago,whichexperienceda20percentincreaseinapplicationsthisyear.Theproblemfortheapplicantsisthatwhiledemandhasincreased,supplyhasnot.“Everyyear,thereareafewchildrenwhodonotfindplaces,butthisyear,forthefirsttimethatIknowof,thereareasignificantnumberwithoutplaces,”saidElisabeth.Sowhatcanparentsdotogivetheir4-year-oldanedge?Schoolsknowthereisnoeasywaytopickaclasswhenchildrenaresoyoung.Manyschoolsgivepreferencetochildrenoftheirgraduates.Somemakethechoicebydrawinglots.Butmostrelyonamixofsubjectiveandobjectivemeasures:teststhatatbestidentifydevelopmentalmaturityandcognitivepotential,interviewswithparentsandobservationofapplicantsinclassroomsettings.Theyalsowantadiversemix.Childrenmayenduponawaitinglistsimplybecausetheirbirthdaysfallatthewrongtimeofyear,orbecausetoomanyapplicantswereboys.Theworstthingapatentcandoistopressurepreschoolerstoperform—forexample,bypushingthemtoreadordomathexercisesbeforethey’reready.Instead,theexpertssay,parentsshouldtakeabreathandlookforalternatives.Anotheryearinpreschoolmaybeallthat’sneeded.[单选题]5.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasatitleofthistext?A.HardTimeforthePreschoolersB.ProsperityofPrivateSchoolsC.TheProblemforPublicSchoolsD.American’sNo1Concern参考答案：A参考解析：标题判断题。通读全文，本文主要讲述儿童进入顶级私立学校困难，名额少，学校筛选严格，许多父母都在提早为学龄前孩子做准备。选项A“学龄前儿童的艰难时代”符合文意；选项B“私立学校的繁荣兴旺”，私立学校只是这种现象发生的地点，并不是文章的中心；选项C“公立学校的难题”，而文中讲的是私立学校；选项D“美国人最关注的问题”，本文谈论的仅仅是教育中申请私立学校很困难的现象，该说法过于宽泛，B、C、D均不符合文意，故答案为A项。Text2WilliamShakespearedescribedoldageas“secondchildishness”—noteeth,noeyes,notaste.Inthecaseoftastehemay,musicallyspeaking,havebeenmoreperceptivethanherealised.ApaperinNeurologybyGiovanniFrisoniandhiscolleaguesattheNationalCendiveforResearchandCareofAlzheimer’sDiseaseinItaly,showsthatfrontotemporaldementiacanaffectmusicaldesiresinwaysthatsuggestaregression,ifnottoinfancy,thenatleasttoapatient’steens.Frontotemporaldementia,adiseaseusuallyfoundwitholdpeople,iscaused,asitsnamesuggests,bydamagetothefrontandsidesofthebrain.Theseregionsareconcernedwithspeech,andwithsuch“higher”functionsasabsdivactthinkingandjudgment.TwoofsuchpatientsindiviguedDrFrisoni.Onewasa68-year-oldlawyer,theothera73-year-oldhousewife.Bothhadundamagedmemories,butdisplayedthesortsofdefectassociatedwithfrontotemporaldementia-adiagnosisthatwasconfirmedbybrainscanning.Abouttwoyearsafterhewasfirstdiagnosed,thelawyer,onceaclassicalmusicloverwhore-ferredtopopmusicas“merenoise”,startedlisteningtotheItalianpopband“883”.Ashiscommandoflanguageandhisemotionalattachmentstofriendsandfamilydeteriorated,hecontinuedtolistentothebandatfullvolumeformanyhoursaday.Thehousewifehadnotevenhadthelawyer’sloveofclassicalmusic,havingneverenjoyedmusicofanysortinthepast.Butaboutayearafterherdiagnosisshebecameveryinterestedinthesongsthather11-year-oldgranddaughterwaslisteningto.ThiskindofchangeinmusicaltastewasnotseeninanyoftheAlzheimer’spatients,andthusappearstobespecifictothosewithfrontotemporaldementia.Andotherstudieshaveremarkedonhowfrontotemporal-dementiapatientssometimesgainnewtalents.Fivesuffererswhodevelopedartisticabilitiesareknown.Andinanothercase,onewomanwiththediseasesuddenlystartedcom-posingandsingingcoundivyandwesternsongs.DrFrisonispeculatesthattheillnessiscausingpeopletodevelopanewattitudetowardsnovelexperiences,Previousstudiesofnovelty-seekingbehavioursuggestthatitismanagedbythebrain’srightfrontallobe.Apredominanceoftherightovertheleftfrontallobe,causedbydamagetothelatter,mightthusleadtoaquestfornewexperience.Alternatively,thedamagemayhaveaffectedsomespecificnervoussystemthatisneededtoappreciatecertainkindsofmusic.Whetherthatisagainoralossisadifferentmatter.AsDrFrisoniputsitinhisarticle,thereisnoaccountingfortaste.[单选题]6.ThewriterquotesShakespearemainlyto______.A.praisethekeenperceptionofthegreatEnglishwriter.B.supportDr.Frisoni’stheoryabo