大学英语英语四级练习卷（及含答案） (四)

大学英语四级试练习卷

一、阅读理解

阅读理解（一）

Theearliestcontroversiesabouttherelationshipbetweenphotography

andartcenteredonwhetherphotograph?sfidelitytoappearancesand

dependenceonamachineallowedittobeafineartasdistinctfrommerely

apracticalart.Throughoutthenineteenthcentury,thedefenceof

photographywasidenticalwiththestruggletoestablishitasafine

art.Againstthechargethatphotographywasasoulless,mechanical

copyingofreality,photographersassertedthatitwasinsteada

privilegedwayofseeing,arevoltagainstcommonplacevision,andno

lessworthyanartthanpainting.

Ironically,nowthatphotographyissecurelyestablishedasafineart,

manyphotographersfinditpretentiousorirrelevanttolabelitassuch.

Seriousphotographersvariouslyclaimtobefinding,recording,

impartiallyobserving,witnessingevents,exploringthemselves一

anythingbutmakingworksofart.Theyarenolongerwillingtodebate

whetherphotographyisorisnotafineart,excepttoproclaimthattheir

ownworkisnotinvolvedwithart.Itshowstheextenttowhichtheysimply

takeforgrantedtheconceptofartimposedbythetriumphofModernism:

thebettertheart,themoresubversiveitisofthetraditionalaims

ofart.

Photographers?disclaimersofanyinterestinmakingarttellusmore

abouttheharriedstatusofthecontemporarynotionofartthanabout

whetherphotographyisorisnotart.Forexample,thosephotographers

whosupposethat,bytakingpictures,theyaregettingawayfromthe

pretensionsofartasexemplifiedbypaintingremindusofthoseAbstract

Expressionistpainterswhoimaginedtheyweregettingawayfromthe

intellectualausterityofclassicalModernistpaintingbyconcentrating

onthephysicalactofpainting.Muchofphotography?sprestigetoday

derivesfromtheconvergenceofitsaimswiththoseofrecentart,

particularlywiththedismissalofabstractartimplicitinthe

phenomenonofPoppaintingduringtheI960's.Appreciatingphotographs

isarelieftosensibilitiestiredofthementalexertionsdemandedby

abstractart.ClassicalModernistpainting一thatis,abstractartas

developedindifferentwaysbyPicasso,Kandinsky,andMatisse一

presupposeshighlydevelopedskillsoflookingandafamiliaritywith

otherpaintingsandthehistoryofart.Photography,likePoppainting,

reassuresviewersthatartisnothard;photographyseemstobemoreabout

itssubjectsthanaboutart.

Photography,however,hasdevelopedalltheanxietiesand

self-consciousnessofaclassicModernistart.Manyprofessionals

privatelyhavebeguntoworrythatthepromotionofphotographyasan

activitysubversiveofthetraditionalpretensionsofarthasgoneso

farthatthepublicwillforgetthatphotographyisadistinctiveand

exaltedactivity一inshort,anart.

1.Whatistheauthormainlyconcernedwith?Theauthorisconcernedwith

[A].definingtheModernistattitudetowardart.

[B].explaininghowphotographyemergedasafineart.

[C].explainingtheattitudeofseriouscontemporaryphotographers

towardphotographyasartandplacingthoseattitudesintheirhistorical

context.

[D].definingthevariousapproachesthatseriouscontemporary

photographerstaketowardtheirartandassessingthevalueofeachof

thoseapproaches.

2.Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribes“theconceptofart

imposedbythetriumphofModernism“astheauthorrepresentsitinlines

12—13?

[A].Objective[B].Mechanical.[C].Superficial.[D].Paradoxical.

3.WhydoestheauthorintroduceAbstractExpressionistpainter?

[A].Hewantstoprovideanexampleofartistswho,likeserious

contemporaryphotographers,disavowedtraditionallyacceptedaimsof

modernart.

[B].HewantstosetforthananalogybetweentheAbstractExpressionist

paintersandclassicalModernistpainters.

[C].HewantstoprovideacontrasttoPopartistandothers.

[D].Hewantstoprovideanexplanationofwhyseriousphotography,like

othercontemporaryvisualforms,isnotandshouldnotpretendtobean

art.

4.Howdidthenineteenth-centurydefendersofphotographystressthe

photography?

[A].Theystressedphotographywasameansofmakingpeoplehappy.

[B].Itwasartforrecordingtheworld.

[C].Itwasadeviceforobservingtheworldimpartially.

[D].Itwasanartcomparabletopainting.

阅读理解（二）

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomenoneveryearly

inthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshaving

orhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisvery

importantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattached

totelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m..Ifsomeonereceivesacall

duringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.The

timechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,

timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.

A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitation

toadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforetheparty

date.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,

itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvance

becauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendto

beforgotten.ThemeaningofthimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworlD.

Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeopelfromculturesthattreat

timedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,for

edample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteor

notfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.nonoewouldthinkofkeepinga

businessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.A

personwhois5minuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,

thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

1.“Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00

p.m..“Here"attached"means

A.takenB.drawnC.givenD.shown

2.Supposingonewantstomakeatelephonecallatdawn,thiswould

mean.

A.thematterisimportantB.thematterissomewhatimportantC.thematter

requiresimmediateattentionD.itisamatteroflifeanddeath

3.Accordingtothis,timeplaysanimportantrolein.

A.everydaylifeB.shoollifeC.communicationsD.privatelife

4.Thebesttitleforthisis.

A.thevoicesoftimeB.theimportanceoftimeC.theimportanceofan

ammouncementD.timeandtidewaitfornoman

5.Accordingtothe,theauthorofthearticlemayagreetowhichofthe

followingstatements?

A.Itisappropriatetosendyourinvitationcardsthreeorfourdays

beforeadinnerpartydateinU.S.A

B.Itmaybeappropriatetosendyourinvitationtoyourgueststhreeor

fourdaysbeforeadinnerpartydateinsomecultures.

C.Itisbestforonetomaketelephonecallsatnightbecauseitcosts

muchless.

D.Ifoneislessthan5minuteslate,hehastomakeashortapology.

二、完型填空

完型填空(一)

Mostparents,Isuppose,havehadtheexperienceofreadingabedtime

storytotheirchildren.Andtheymusthave1howdifficultitistowrite

a2children'sbook.Eithertheauthorhasaimedtoo3,sothatthe

childrencan'tfollowwhatisinhis(ormoreoften,her)story,4the

storyseemstobetalkingtothereaders.Thebestchildren'sbooksare

5verydifficultnorverysimple,andsatisfyboththe6whohears

thestoryandtheadultwho7it.Unfortunately,thereareinfact8books

likethis,9theproblemoffindingtherightbedtimestoryisnot10to

solve.Thismaybewhymanyofbooksregardedas11ofchildren's

literaturewereinfactwrittenfor12.“Alice'sAdventureinWonderland”

isperhapsthemost13ofthis.Children,leftforthemselves,often14

theworstpossibleinterestinliterature.Justleaveachildinbookshop

o15andhewill16willinglychoosethebookswritteninanimaginative

way,orhavealookatmostchildren'scomics,fullofthestoriesand

jokeswhicharethe17ofteachersandright-thinkingparents.Perhapswe

parentsshouldstoptryingtobrainwashchildrensintos18ourtastein

literature.Afterallchildrenandadultsareso19thatweparentsshould

notexpectthattheywillenjoythe20books.SoIsupposewe'11just

havetocompromiseoverthatbedtimestory.

1.A.hopedB.realizedC.toldD.said

2.A.shortB.longC.badD.good

3.A.easyB.shortC.highD.difficult

4.A.andB.butC.orD.so

5.A.bothB.neitherC.eitherD.very

6.A.childB.fatherC.motherD.teacher.

7.A.hearsB.buysC.understandsD.reads

8.A.fewB.manyC.agreatdealofD.agreatnumberof

9.A.butB.howeverC.soD.because10A.hardB.easyC.enough

D.fast

11.A.articlesB.workC.artsD.works

12.A.grownupsB.girlsC.boysD.children

13.A.difficultB.hiddenC.obviousD.easy

14.A.areB.showC.findD.add

15.A.schoolB.homeC.officeD.library

16.A.moreB.lessC.ableD.be

17.A.lovingnessB.interestsC.objectionsD.readings

18.A.receivingB.acceptingC.havingD.refusing

19.A.sameB.friendlyC.differentD.common

20.A.commonB.avarageC.differentD.Same

完型填空(二)

Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytotheso-calleddigital

divide-thedivisionoftheworldintotheinfo(information)richandthe

infopoor.Andthat_1__doesexisttoday.MywifeandIlecturedabout

thisloomingdangertwentyyearsago.Whatwasless_2_then,however,

werethenew,positive_3_thatworkagainstthedigitaldivide.

_4_,therearereasonstobe_5_.Therearetechnologicalreasonsto

hopethedigitaldividewillnarrow.AstheInternetbecomesmoreand

more_6_,itisintheinterestofbusinesstouniversalize

access-afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorepotential_7__there

are.Moreandmore_8―,afraidtheircountrieswillbeleft_9_,want

tospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeortwo,onetotwo

billionpeopleontheplanetwillbe_10_together.Asaresult,Inow

believethedigitaldividewill_11_ratherthanwidenintheyears

aheaD.AndthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternetmaywellbethe

mostpowerfultoolfor_12_worldpovertythatwe'veeverhaD.Ofcourse,

theuseoftheInternetisn，ttheonlywayto_13_poverty.Andthe

Internetisnottheonlytoolwehave.Butithas_14_potential.To

_15_advantageofthistool,somepoorcountrieswillhavetogetover

theiroutdatedanti-colonialprejudices_16_respecttoforeign

investment.Countriesthatstillthinkforeigninvestmentisa/an_17_

oftheirsovereigntymightwellstudythehistoryof_18_(thebasic

structuralfoundationsofasociety)intheUnitedStates.Whenthe

UnitedStatesbuiltitsindustrialinfrastructure,itdidn,thavethe

capitaltodoso.Andthatis_19_America,sSecondWave

infrastructure-_20_roads,harbors,highways,portsandsoon-were

builtwithforeigninvestment.

1.A)divideB)informationC)worldD)lecture

2.A)obscureB)visibleC)invisibleD)indistinct

3.A)forcesB)obstaclesC)eventsD)surprises

4.A)SeriouslyB)EntirelyC)ActuallyD)Continuously

5.A)negativeB)optimisticC)pleasantD)disappointed

6.A)developedB)centralizedC)realizedD)commercialized

7.A)usersB)producersC)customersD)citizens

8.A)enterprisesB)governmentsC)officialsD)customers

9.A)awayB)forC)asideD)behind

10.A)nettedB)workedC)putD)organized

11.A)decreaseB)narrowC)neglectD)low

12.A)containingB)preventingC)keepingD)combating

13.A)winB)detailC)defeatD)fear

14.A)enormousB)countlessC)numericalD)big

15.A)bringB)keepC)holdD)take

16.A)atB)withC)ofD)for

17.A)offenceB)investmentC)invasionD)insult

18.A)constructionB)facilityC)infrastructureD)institution

19.A)whyB)whereC)whenD)how

20.A)concerningB)concludingC)accordingD)including

三、翻译

1、Thetrainwasdelayedonaccountofsnow.

翻译：.

2.Youneedtocheckinonhourbeforetheflight.

翻译：__________________________________________________

3.ThoughtscanalsobeexpressedbymeansofmusiC.

翻译：_______________________________________________________

4、Theshopisnowlicensedtosellcigarettes.

翻译：.

5、Youmustn'tletthebodytemperaturedroptoolow.

翻译：____________________________________________________

参考答案：

一、阅读理解：

阅读理解（一）

答案祥解

I.C.说明当代严肃的摄影家对摄影作为艺术的态度，并把他们这些态度放在历

史的进程来观察。见文章大意。他们先为摄影是否是艺术而争辩，后为否定其艺

术而努力。重点放在主题上。

A.界定显得主义者对艺术的态度。B.解释摄影是如何作为美术出现的。第一

段涉及，见难句译注2。D.界定当代严肃摄影家对待他们艺术所具有的各种观

点，并评定每种观点的价值。这三项只是文内提到的某些方面，不是主要的。

2.D.矛盾的。见难句译注3。

A.客观的。B.机械的。C.表面的。

3.A.他要列举这样艺术家的例子，他们象当代严肃的摄影家一样抛弃了传统上

被接受的现代艺术目的。见第三段第二句：“举例说，这些认为通过拍照可以摆

脱绘画所表现的艺术的矫饰的摄影家，使我们想起了那些抽象表现主义绘画的严

肃的思想。”

B.他想在抽象表现主义画家和古典现代主义画家之间找出相似点。C.他要在

流行艺术家和其它艺术家之间作一个对比。D.他想解释为什么严肃摄影，象其

它当代视觉形式一样不是艺术，而且也不应当充作艺术。

4.D.摄影是一种艺术，可以和油画相比美。见难句译注2。

A.他们强调摄影是使人们快乐的手段。B,是记录世界的艺术。C.摄影是公正

观察世界的工具。

阅读理解（二）

答案：CDCAB

二、完型填空

完型填空（一）

1.【答案】B按意义选词，肯定知道。

2.【答案】D按意义选词，写出一本好的儿童读物是多么的难，应选goodo

3.【答案】C目标定的太高，应选higho

4.【答案】C根据前面的either推断，应选or。

5.【答案】B依据后文nor应选neither,搭配一致。

6.【答案】A后文whohearsthestory这一定语暗示应选childo

7.【答案】D按意义选词，读书的成年人，应选readso

8.【答案】A根据unfortunately和infact应选few。

9.【答案】C得出结论，所以找一本合适的bedtimestory这个难题不易解决，

应选SOo

10.【答案】B根据9,应选easyo

11.【答案】D应和句子前面many对应起来，选works,同时应和下文的

uchildrensliterature”~'致。

12.【答案】A根据下文“许多孩子不愿看这一类的儿童文学作品”，所以，这

些作品实际上是给成年人看的，因此，选grownupso

13.【答案】C"AlicesAdventureinWonderland”这一点最为明显，应选

obvious□

14.【答案】B依据后文interest应选show。

15.【答案】Dhome和office显然不行，school不够具体，太笼统，应选

library□

16.【答案】A根据词和文章的意义选择，更愿意选择用想象力的方法写成的书。

17.【答案】C这些书是为老师和思想正统的父母所反对的，应选objections。

18.【答案】B根据意义选词，接受我们对文学的兴趣，应选ac