专业英语四级(阅读)模拟试卷146(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷146(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.2.SECTIONAInthissectionthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbytenmultiple-choicequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.(1)GlassmakinginEasternEuropeandRomaniacomesfromtheMuranostyleinItalyasmostoftheartisansstudiedglassmakingthere.Uptothe13thcentury,EuropeanglassmakingwasexclusivetoVenice.ButfrequentfirespromptedVenetianauthoritiestoshiftthefurnacestotheislandofMurano.(2)TherehasbeenalonghistoryofmakingglassinRomania.RomanianglassmakershavesuccessfullypassedonthisartforseveralgenerationsandthecraftcontinuestothriveinthispartofEasternEurope.InRomania,itissaidthatartisansonlypassonthesecretsofglassmakingtomembersoftheirfamily.Moreimportantly,thereisarigidhierarchyinobtainingthecovetedpositionasaglassblower.Forexample,ayoungmanmaytakeyearsbeforehecangettothatstagewithinthisstricthierarchy.(3)RomanianglassiscomparabletoanygreatpieceofEasternEuropeanmouthblownglass.Andtheyarenothingliketheonesthataremadebymachineryorinexpensiveduplicates.TraditionallyRomanianfactoriesandglassstudiosmanufactureclearglassutilizingpelletsthataredistinctandcommonlyfoundinWesternEurope.Anddependingontheartisan,Germanpigmentsarepopularlyusedforcoloringorpaintingglass.ThecombinationofthisblendmakesRomaniancraftedglasstrulyasuperiorproductanywhereinEurope.ThoughRomanianglassworkisnormallynotmadefromcrystal,nonetheless,itcarriesasimilarpurityandshine.GlassproductsinRomaniaarenotjustgreatlooking,theyarealsobeingproducedtosuitahostoflifestyles,fromthetraditionaltomodernandthelineofproductsareguaranteedqualityglasswarethatisbothfunctionalanddecorative.(4)Romanianmouth-blownglasswareismadebyhighlyskilledartisans.Theyareverycreativepieceswithexceptionalquality.Theyarealsoaprizedcollector’sitem.Someoftheworkincludesvasesandbowlsthataremadeascenterpiecesaswellasplates—theartisanswhocreatethesemasterpieceslearnedtheirskillsinMuranoitself.(5)Thecontemporaryglasswareisnotjustplacedingalleriestobeondisplay,theyalsomakegreatgifts,particularlyweddinggifts,anddecorationsespeciallyinrestaurants,businessesandhotels.Theycanalsobeusedasdecorationswhiledesigningyourhome.1．WhatisNOTtrueabouttheglassmakinginMurano?A．ItwasoriginatedfromtheglassmakinginVenice.B．ItspreadtoEasternEuropethroughVenice.C．TheRomanianglassmakingcomesfromMurano.D．Glassmakingdidn’tbegininMuranountilafterthe13thcentury.正确答案：B解析：根据题干中的Murano定位到第1段。该段最后两句说明在13世纪欧洲玻璃工艺仅集中在威尼斯，之后从威尼斯传到了穆拉诺岛，由此可见，B所说的“从穆拉诺到传到威尼斯再传到东欧”这种发展顺序与原文不一致。知识模块：阅读2．InRomania,aglassblowerismostprobably______.A．amostcreativeglasswaredesignerB．theheirofaglass-makingfamilyC．apositionhigherupthehierarchyD．averyexperiencedglasswaremaker正确答案：C解析：根据题干中的Romania和glassblower定位到第2段。该段最后两句表明，玻璃工艺师有森严的等级制度，而且想要到达glassblower这个等级，需要花很长时间，由此可见，glassblower应该处于这个等级制度中比较上层的位置，因此，本题应选C。在这两句中，最重要的信息点是“等级制度”，其他选项都没有突出这个重点，而试图用原文提到的某些用词模糊焦点。知识模块：阅读(1)Althoughsomeshoppingmallsareinneedofrecyclingormajorremodeling,thevastmajority—82percent—aredoingquitewell,thankyou,accordingtoarecentstudy.Nevertheless,developersarealreadybeginningtostakeoutanewcourseforthedesignofthesecomplexes.(2)”Hybridmalls”areperhapsthehottestconceptintheindustry.Theyareanattempttocombinelargeenclosedmallswithanoutdoorurbanstreetscaperetailentertainmentcomponent,withsuchattractionsascinemas,icerinks,children’splayschemes,andthemedrestaurants.TheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenters,basedinNewYork,iscallingthistrend“thefirstmajorshiftinregionalmallconfigurationsince1956”.Inotherwords,sinceSouthdaleCenterinEdina,Minn,becamethefirstfullyenclosed,climate-controlledmallwithcompetinganchorstores.Theadventofthehybridmallisasuresignthatretailersrealizethatsomeshoppershavegrowntiredofthesamenessandartificialityofindoormalls.“ManynationalchainslikeBananaRepublic,RestorationHardware,andCrate&Barrelareactivelyseekingwhatiscalledvillageretail,”saysBobGibbs,whosecompany,theGibbsPlanningGroup,specializesinretaildevelopmentandmarketresearch.“Manyoftheircustomers,especiallytheGenerationXandBabyBoomers,aresaying,‘weareboredwiththemall.’”Hybridmallspickuponthegrowingpopularityofvillage-styleshopping,withitsconnectionstorealcommunities.(3)NewUrbanistsoftenadvocatecreatingmixed-usedevelopmentsthatincorporatevillageshopping,astrategyemployedinplanstoremaketheVillaItaliamallinLakewood,Colo.Developersofhybridmalls,ontheotherhand,areessentiallycreatingshoppingexperiencesfeaturingstreetscapeasanenhancement,andprovidingshoppingoptionontheoutsideofmallswhichbecomebiggerandbiggerdaybyday.Whatthismeansisthatbusinessesthatoncewereperipheraltothemall,suchasfull-servicerestaurants,majorbookstores,cinemas,home-furnishingsstores,andservicesaregroupedtogether.Notinthesamebuilding,butofteninopen-airpedestrianwalkwaysleadingtothemallentrances.“Wewantsomeonetodropofftheirdrycleaning,havelunch,andbuyasweater;we’rebacktocross-shopping,”WallyChesterofWestcorPartners,amalldeveloper,toldShoppingCentersToday.3．Whatistrueaboutthe“hybridmall”?A．TheconceptwasoriginatedbytheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenters.B．Theconceptputsmoreemphasisonoutdoorexperiencesthanindoorshopping.C．Itispopularwiththedevelopersofthemallsinneedofrecyclingorremodeling.D．Itprovidesacombinedexperienceofindoorshoppingandoutdoorentertainment.正确答案：D解析：根据题干中的hybridmalls定位到第2段开头两句。第2句中的combine…with…与D中的Combinedexperience同义，故D为答案。其他选项都是利用原文的片言只语制造的干扰。知识模块：阅读4．ItcanbeinferredthatSouthdaleCenterinEdina,Minn______.A．inspirestheconceptofhybridmallB．isthefirstshiftinmallstructureC．providesonlyindoorshoppingD．hasbeenpopularsince1956正确答案：C解析：根据题干中的SouthdaleCenter定位到第2段第4句。该句中的thefirstfullyenclosed，climate—controlledmall表明C的说法正确。从原文只能知道SouthdaleCenter的建造发生在hybridmall的理念之前，但hybridmall的理念是不是因为前者的建造而激发起来的，就不得而知了，因此，A是不正确的；B中的firstshift在该段第3句提及，但该句中的firstshift指的不是SouthdaleCenter，而是hybridmall，而从原文我们也不能知道SouthdaleCenter是不是历史上第一次对商场结构作出改革的案例，因此，B不正确；原文也没有提及SouthdaleCenter在1965年后是不是一直都受欢迎，可见，D没有原文依据。知识模块：阅读5．Cross-shoppingismadepossiblewhen______.A．businessesandservicesaregroupedtogetherB．servicesaregroupedtogetherinonelocationC．consumersareenabledtoshopafterentertainmentD．shoppingexperienceischaracteristicofstreetscape正确答案：A解析：根据题干中的Cross—shopping定位到最后一句。最后一句关于cross—shopping的活用于解释前两句的内容，将前两句的重要内容重新整理，可以得出：businesses…andservicesaregroupedtogether…ofteninopen-airpedestrianwalkwaysleadingtothemallentrances．由此可见，A为最符合原文的理解。其他各项都不是Cross—shopping的要点所在。知识模块：阅读(1)AUniversityofLeicesterteamtestedtheeffectofregularswimmingsessionswithdolphinson15depressedpeopleinastudycarriedoutinHonduras.(2)Theyfoundthatsymptomsimprovedmoreamongthisgroupthanamonganother15whoswaminthesamearea—butdidnotinteractwithdolphins.(3)ThestudyispublishedintheBritishMedicalJournal.(4)Allthevolunteerswhotookpartinthetrialstoppedtakingantidepressantdrugsorundergoingpsychotherapyatleastfourweeksbeforehand.(5)Theresearcherssaydolphins’aestheticvalue,andtheemotionsraisedbytheinteractionmayhavehealingproperties.Somehavespeculatedthattheultrasoundemittedbydolphinsaspartoftheirecholocationsystemmayhaveabeneficialeffect.(6)TheLeicesterteambelievesthatusinganimalsinthiswaycouldbeaproductivewaytotreatdepressionandotherpsychiatricillnesses.(7)ResearcherProfessorMichaelReveleysaid:“Dolphinsarehighlyintelligentanimalswhoarecapableofcomplexinteractions,andregardhumanspositively.”(8)Somepeoplewhoaredepressedmayhaveissueswithotherhumans,andmightrespondmorepositivelytoothertypesofinteraction.(9)”Weneedtoremembermatwearepartofthenaturalworld,andinteractingwithitcanhaveabeneficialeffectonus.”(10)Dolphintherapyisalreadyusedtohelpchildrenundergoingrehabilitationforarangeofconditions.(11)Dr.IainRyrie,researchprogrammedirectorattheMentalHealthFoundation,saidthathumansanddolphinssharedalimbicbrainsystemthatplaysakeyroleinregulatingmanyofthebody’sphysiologicalandemotionalprocesses.(12)Hesaid:“Emotionalcontactisabiologicalneedformammals,stimulatingtheirlimbicsystems,ensuringthesucklingresponseandprovidinggentleencouragementtowardevermorematurity.(13)”Ashumanswearehard-wiredtoneedtouchandtobeconnectedtoothers,somethingthatdifferentiatesusfromreptilessay,whodon’thavealimbiccommunicationsystemandwhoarenotsuckled.”(14)”Soit’spossibleforhumanstomakelovingrelationshipswithmanydifferentmammalsbecauseofthisbiological/socialsimilarity.”(15)Dr.Ryriesaidresearchhadshownthesymptomsofdepressioncouldbeimprovedbypetassistedtherapy.(16)Thetechniquehadalsobeenshowntoaidyoungpeoplewithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder,andolderpeoplewithdementia.(17)”Animals,andespeciallymammals,canfavourablychangeoursocialdynamic,whichistypicallyoneofwithdrawalandincreasingisolationamongpeoplewithdepression.”(18)”Swimmingwithandcaringfordolphinsasagroupactivityinavacationcontextisverylikelythereforetoalleviatedepression.”(19)However,hesaidresearcherswouldprobablydobettertofocustheireffortsonanimalinteractionsthatweremorereadilyavailableclosertohome.6．Whatdidthevolunteershavetodobeforetheytookpartinthetest?A．Theyweretrainedtobeabletoswimanddive.B．Theylearnedaboutmebehaviorsofdolphins.C．Theywererequiredtoquitrelevantmedicaltreatments.D．Theychosewhethertheywouldswimwiththedolphins.正确答案：C解析：第4段提到参加测试的人在参加测试至少4个星期前就要开始停止服药或治疗，故选C。知识模块：阅读7．MichaelReveleyismostlikelytoagreethatdolphintreatmentisespeciallysuitableforthose______.A．whohavecomplexrelationshipswithothersB．whorefusetocommunicatewithotherpeopleC．whohardlyhaveachancetomergeintonatureD．whoneedtoberegardedpositivelywithrespect正确答案：B解析：根据题干中的MichaelReveley定位到第7至9段。第8段提到抑郁症患者通常难以与其他人沟通，这时，其他类型的互动方式(othertypesofinteraction)可以帮助他们，而这里的othertypesofinteraction就是指上文提到的和海豚的互动，由此可见，本题应选B。知识模块：阅读8．WhatdoesIainRyriemostprobablythinkaboutreptiles?A．Keepingreptilesasapetdoesn’thelpdepressiontherapy.B．Reptilesdon’tsharethesameemotionalprocesseswithus.C．Reptilesdon’tsuckleduetotheabsenceofalimbicsystem.D．Interactingwithreptilesdoesn’thaveabeneficialeffectonus.正确答案：B解析：根据题干中的IainRyrie和reptile定位到第13段，同时联系第12段。第12段提到哺乳动物具有emotionalcontact的需要，第13段提到在这方面的需要使人类有别于其他物种(爬行动物就是其中一种)，由此可见，B的说法正确。A和D说法过于绝对，而且lainRyrie对此也没有明确地表态。C中的因果关系属无中生有。知识模块：阅读(1)Echowasabeautifulnymph,fondofthewoodsandhills,whereshedevotedherselftowoodlandsports.ShewasafavoriteofArtemis,andattendedherinthechase.ButEchohadonefailing;shewasfondoftalking,andwhetherinchatorargument,wouldhavethelastword.OnedayHerawasseekingherhusband,Zeus,who,shehadreasontofear,wasamusinghimselfamongthenymphs.Echobyhertalkcontrivedtodetainthegoddesstillthenymphsmadetheirescape.WhenHeradiscoveredit,shepassedsentenceuponEchointhesewords:“Youshallforfeittheuseofthattonguewithwhichyouhavecheatedme,exceptforthatonepurposeyouaresofondof—reply.Youshallstillhavethelastword,butnopowertospeakfirst.”(2)ThisnymphsawNarcissus,abeautifulyouth,ashepursuedthechaseuponthemountains.Shelovedhimandfollowedhisfootsteps.Oh,howshelongedtoaddresshiminthesoftestaccents,andwinhimtoconverse!Butitwasnotinherpower.Shewaitedwithimpatienceforhimtospeakfirst,andhadheranswerready.Onedaytheyouth,beingseparatedfromhiscompanions,shoutedaloud,“Who’shere?”Echoreplied,“Here.”Narcissuslookedaround,butseeingnoonecalledout,“Come”.Echoanswered,“Come.”Asnoonecame,Narcissuscalledagain,“Whydoyoushunme?”Echo,askedthesamequestion.“Letusjoinoneanother,”saidtheyouth.Themaidansweredwithallherheartinthesamewords,andhastenedtothespot,readytothrowherarmsabouthisneck.Hestartedback,exclaiming,“Handsoff!Iwouldratherdiethanyoushouldhaveme!”“Haveme,”saidshe;butitwasallinvain.Helefther,andshewenttohideherblushesintherecessesofthewoods.Fromthattimeforthshelivedincavestillatlastallherfleshshrankaway.Herboneswerechangedintorocksandtherewasnothingleftofherbuthervoice.Withthatsheisstillreadytoreplytoanyonewhocallsher,andkeepsupheroldhabitofhavingthelastword.(3)Narcissus’scrueltyinthiscasewasnottheonlyinstance.Heshunnedalltherestofthenymphs,ashehaddonepoorEcho.Onedayamaidenwhohadinvainendeavoredtoattracthimutteredaprayerthathemightsometimeorotherfeelwhatitwastoloveandmeetnoreturnofaffection.Theavenginggoddessheardandgrantedtheprayer.(4)Therewasaclearfountain,withwaterlikesilver,towhichtheshepherdsneverdrovetheirflocks,northemountaingoatsresorted,noranyofthebeastsoftheforest;neitherwasitdefacedwithfallenleavesorbranches;butthegrassgrewfresharoundit,andtherockssheltereditfromthesun.Hithercameonedaytheyouth,fatiguedwithhunting,heatedandthirsty.Hestoopeddowntodrink,andsawhisownimageinthewater;hethoughtitwassomebeautifulwater-spiritlivinginthefountain.Hefellinlovewithhimself.Hebroughthislipsneartotakeakiss;heplungedhisarmsintoembracethebelovedobject.Itfledatthetouch,butreturnedagainafteramomentandrenewedthefascination.Hecouldnottearhimselfaway;helostallthoughtoffoodorrest,whilehehoveredoverthebrinkofthefountaingazinguponhisownimage.Hetalkedwithmesupposedspirit:“Why,beautifulbeing,doyoushunme?Surelymyfaceisnotonetorepelyou.Thenymphsloveme,andyouyourselflooknotindifferentuponme.WhenIstretchforthmyarmsyoudomesame;andyousmileuponmeandanswermybeckoningswiththelike.”Histearsfellintothewateranddisturbedtheimage.Ashesawitdepart,heexclaimed,“Stay,Ientreatyou!Letmeatleastgazeuponyou,ifImaynottouchyou.”(5)Withthis,andmuchmoreofthesamekind,hecherishedtheflamethatconsumedhim,sothatbydegreeshelosthiscolor,hisvigor,andthebeautywhichformerlyhadsocharmedthenymphEcho.Hepinedawayanddied.Thenymphspreparedafuneralpileandwouldhaveburnedthebody,butitwasnowheretobefound;butinitsplaceaflower,purplewithinandsurroundedwithwhiteleaves,whichbearsthenameandpreservesthememoryofNarcissus.9．Narcissusasked“who’shere?”because______.A．hemistookEchoforoneofhisfriendsB．hewonderedwhyEchoshunnedhimC．hethoughtEchowasabeau