2019年大学英语四级冲刺模拟题及答案(共六份)(模拟题+参考答案)

大学英语四级冲刺模拟题及答案（共六份）

（模拟题+参考答案）

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2014年大学英语四级模拟题一及答案2

2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之二17

2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之三36

2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之四56

2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之五64

2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之六84

2014年大学英语四级模拟题一及答案

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfol

lowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

AmericanIndiansplayedacentralroleinthewarknownastheAmericanRevolution.Tothem,

however;thedisputebetweenthecolonistsandEnglandwasperipheral.ForAmericanIndians

theconflictwasawarforAmericanIndianindependence,andwhicheversidetheychose,they

lostit.MaryBrantwasapowerfulinfluenceamongtheIroquois.ShewasaMohawk,theleader

ofthesocietyofallIroquoismatrons,andthewidowofSirWilliamJohnson,Superintendentof

IndianAffairs.Herbrother;JosephBrant,isthebestknownAmericanIndianwarriorofthe

Revolution,yetshemayhaveexertedevenmoreinfluenceintheconfederacythanhedid.She

usedherinfluencetokeepthewesterntribesofIroquoisloyaltotheEnglishking,GeorgeIII.

Whenthecolonistswonthewar;sheandhertribehadtoabandontheirlandsandretreatto

Canada.Ontheotherside,NancyWardheldpositionsofauthorityintheCherokeenation.She

hadfoughtasawarriorinthewaragainsttheCreeksandasarewardforherheroismwasmade

“BelovedWoman“ofthetribe.Thisofficemadeherchiefofthewomen'scouncilandamember

ofthecouncilofchiefs.ShewasfriendlywiththewhitesettlersandsupportedthePatriots

duringtheRevolution.YettheCherokeestoolosttheirland.

21.Whatisthemainpointtheauthormakesinthepassage?

A.SidingwiththeEnglishintheRevolutionhelpedAmericanIndiansregaintheirland.

B.AtthetimeoftheRevolutiontheSuperintendentofIndianAffairshadlittlepower.

C.RegardlessofwhomtheysupportedintheRevolution,AmericanIndianslosttheirland.

D.TheoutcomeoftheRevolutionwaslargelydeterminedbyAmericanIndian

women.

22.Theword“it”inline5refersto.

A.sideB.revolution

C.disputeD.independence

23.HowdidWardgainherpositionofauthority?

A.Bybraveryinbattle.

B.Bymarriagetoachief.

C.Byjoiningtheconfederacy.

D.Bybeingbornintoapowerfulfamily.

24.TowhichtribedidNancyWardbelong?

A.Mohawk.B.Iroquois.C.Cherokee.D.Creek.

25.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidMaryBrantandNancyWardhadincommon?

A.Eachwascalled,BelovedWoman“byhertribe.

B.EachinfluencedhertribeJsroleintheAmericanRevolution.

C.EachlostabrotherintheAmericanRevolution.

D.EachwenttoEnglandaftertheAmericanRevolution.

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Bornin1830inruralAmherst,Massachusetts,EmilyDickinsonspentherentirelifeinthe

householdofherparents.Between1858and1862,itwaslaterdiscovered,shewrotelikea

personpossessed,oftenproducingapoemaday.Itwasalsoduringthisperiodthatherlifewas

transformedintothemythofAmherst.Withdrawingmoreandmore,keepingtoherroom,

sometimesevenrefusingtoseevisitorswhocalled,shebegantodressonlyinwhite—ahabit

thataddedtoherreputationasaneccentric.

IntheirdeterminationtoreadDickinson'slifeintermsofatraditionalromanticplot,

biographershavemissedtheuniquepatternofherlife——herstruggletocreateafemalelifenot

yetimaginedbythecultureinwhichshelived.Dickinsonwasnottheinnocent,lovelornand

emotionallyfragilegirlsentimentalizedbytheDickinsonmythandpopularizedbyWilliamLuce's

1976play,theBelleofAmherst.HerdecisiontoshutthedooronAmherstsocietyinthe1850's

transformedherhouseintoakindofmagicalrealminwhichshewasfreetoengageherpoetic

genius.Herseclusionwasnottheresultofafailedloveaffair;butratherapartofamoregeneral

patternofrenunciationthroughwhichshe,inherquestforselfsovereignty,carriedonan

argumentwiththepuritanfathers,attackingwithwitandironytheircheerlessCalvinistdoctrine,

theirsternpatriarchalGod,andtheirrigidnotionsof“truewomanhood".

26.What,stheauthor,smainpurposeinthepassage?

A.TointerpretEmilyDickinson'seccentricbehavior.

B.TopromotethepopularmythofEmilyDickinson.

C.TodiscussEmilyDickinson'sfailedloveaffair.

D.TodescribethereligiousclimateinEmilyDickinson'stime.

27.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasbeingoneofEmilyDickinson'seccentricities?

A.Refusingtoeat.B.Wearingonlywhite.

C.Avoidingvisitors.D.Stayinginherroom.

28.Accordingtothepassage,biographersofEmilyDickinsonhavetraditionally.

A.criticizedmostofherpoems

B.ignoredherinnocenceandemotionalfragility

C.seenherlifeinromanticterms

D.blamingherparentsforrestrictingheractivities

29.TheauthorimpliesthatmanypeopleattributeEmilyDickinson'sseclusionto.

A.physicalillnessB.afailedloveaffair

C.religiousfervorD.herdislikeofpeople

30.ltcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatEmilyDickinsonlivedinasocietythatwas

characterizedby____.

A.strongPuritanbeliefs

B.equalityofmenandwomen

C.theencouragementofnonconformity

D.theappreciationofpoeticcreativity

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therailroadindustrycouldnothavegrownaslargeasitdidwithoutsteel.Thefirstrailswere

madeofiron.Butironrailswerenotstrongenoughtosupportheavytrainsrunningathigh

speeds.Railroadexecutiveswantedtoreplacethemwithsteelrailsbecausesteelwastenor

fifteentimesstrongerandlastedtwentytimeslonger.Beforethe1870/s,however,steelwastoo

expensivetobewidelyused.Itwasmadebyaslowandexpensiveprocessofheating,stirringand

reheatingironore.

ThentheinventorHenryBessemerdiscoveredthatdirectingablastofairatmeltedironina

furnacewouldburnouttheimpuritiesthatmadetheironbrittle.Astheairshotthroughthe

furnace,thebubblingmetalwoulderuptinshowersofsparks.Whenthefirecooled,themetal

hadbeenchanged,orconvertedtosteel.TheBessemerconvertermadepossiblethemass

productionofsteel.Nowthreetofivetonsofironcouldbechangedintosteelinamatterof

minutes.

Justwhenthedemandformoreandmoresteeldeveloped,prospectorsdiscoveredhugenew

depositsofironoreintheMesabiRange,a120longregioninMinnesotanearLakeSuperior.

TheMesabidepositsweresonearthesurfacethattheycouldbeminedwithsteamshovels.

BargesandsteamerscarriedtheironorethroughLakeSuperiortodepotsonthesouthern

shoresofLakeMichiganandLakeErie.WithdizzyingspeedGary,Indiana,andToledo,

Youngstown,andCleveland,Ohio,becamemajorsteelmanufacturingcenters.Pittsburghwas

thegreateststeelcityofall.

Steelwasthebasicbuildingmaterialoftheindustrialage.Productionskyrocketedfrom

seventyseventhousandtonsin1870tooverelevenmilliontonsin1900.

31.Accordingtothepassage,therailroadindustrypreferredsteeltoironbecausesteelwas.

A.cheaperandmoreplentiful

B.lighterandeasiertomold

C.cleanerandeasiertomine

0.strongerandmoredurable

32.Accordingtothepassage,howdidBessemermethodmakethemassproductionofsteel

possible?

A.ltdirectedairatmeltedironinafurnace,removingallimpurities.

B.ltslowlyheatedironorethenstirreditandheateditagain.

C.ltchangedironoreintoironwhichwasasubstituteforsteel.

D.ltcouldquicklyfinddepositsofironoreundertheground.

33.Accordingtothepassage,wherewerelargedepositsofironuncovered?

A.lnPittsburgh.B.lntheMesabiRange.

C.NearLakeMichigan.D.NearLakeErie.

34.Thewords“Bargesandsteamers”couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.Trains.B.Planes.C.Boats.D.Trucks.

35.ltcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemassproductionofsteelcaused.

A.adeclineintherailroadindustry

B.arevolutionintheindustrialworld

C.anincreaseinthepriceofsteel

D.afeelingofdiscontentamongsteelworkers

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thereweretwowidelydivergentinfluencesontheearlydevelopmentofstatisticalmethods.

Statisticshadamotherwhowasdedicatedtokeepingorderlyrecordsofgovernmentalunits

(stateandstatisticscomefromthesameLatinroot,status)andagentlemanlygamblingfather

whoreliedonmathematicstoincreasehisskillatplayingtheoddsingamesofchance.The

influenceofthemotherontheoffspring,statistics,isrepresentedbycounting,measuring,

describing,tabulating,ordering,andthetakingofcensuses-allofwhichledtomodern

descriptivestatistics.Fromtheinfluenceofthefathercamemoderninferentialstatistics,whichis

basedsquarelyontheoriesofprobability.

Descripitivestatisticsinvolvestabulating,depicting,anddescribingcollectionsofdata.These

datamaybeeitherquantitative,suchasmeasuresofheight,intelligence,orgrand

level-variablesthatarecharacterizedbyanunderlyingcontinuum-orthedatamayrepresent

qualitativevariables,suchassex,collegemajor,orpersonalitytype.Largemassesofdatamust

generallyundergoaprocessofsummarizationorreductionbeforetheyarecomprehensible.

Descriptivestatisticsisatoolfordescribingorsummarizingorreducingtocomprehensiblefrom

thepropertiesofanotherwiseunwieldymassofdata.

Inferentialstatisticsisaformalizedbodyofmethodsforsolvinganotherclassofproblemsthat

presentgreatdifficultiesfortheunaidedhumanmind.This

generalclassofproblemscharacteristicallyinvolvesattemptstomakepredictionusingasample

ofobservations.Forexample,aschoolsuperintendentwishes

todetermineoftheproportionofchildreninalargeschoolsystemwhocometoschoolwithout

breakfast,havebeenvaccinatedforflu,orwhatever.Havingalittleknowledgeofstatistics,the

superintendentwouldknowthatitisunnecessary

andinefficienttoquestioneachchild;theproportionfortheentiredistrictcouldbeestimated

fairlyaccuratelyfromasampleofasfewas100children.Thus,thepurposeofinferential

statisticsistopredictorestimatecharacteristicsofapopulationfromaknowledgeofthe

characteristicsofonlyasampleofthepopulation.

36.Withwhatisthepassagemainlyconcerned?

A.Thedrawbacksofdescriptiveandinferentialstatistics.

B.Applicationsofinferentialstatistics.

C.Thedevelopmentanduseofstatistics.

D.Howtousedescriptivestatistics.

37.Whydoestheauthormentionthe“mother"and“father“inthefirstparagraph?

A.Topointoutthatparentscanteachtheirchildrenstatistics.

B.Tointroduceinferentialstatistics.

C.Toexplainthattherearedifferentkindsofvariables.

D.Topresentthebackgroundofstatisticsinahumorousandunderstandableway.

38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTgivenasanexampleofqualitativevariable?

A.Gender.B.Height.

C.Collegemajor.D.Typeofpersonality.

39.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutdescriptivestatisticsisbestsupportedbythe

passage?

A.ltsimplifiesunwieldymassesofdata.

B.ltleadstoincreasedvariability.

C.ltsolvesallnumericalproblems.

D.ltchangesqualitativevariablestoquantitativevariables.

40.Accordingtothepassagewhichisthepurposeofexaminingasampleofapopulation?

A.Tocomparedifferentgroups.

B.Topredictcharacteristicsoftheentirepopulation.

C.Toconsiderallthequantitativevariables.

D.Totabulatecollectionsofdata.

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

41.Heisamongthoseluckystudentswhohavewontofirstrateuniversity.

A.permissionB.admittanceC.professionD.admission

42.Mathematicsaswellasothersubjectsascience.

A.wasB.isC.areD.belongto

43.Weshouldourhumanandmaterialresourcesifwearetosucceed

inthejointventure.

A.pourB.plungeC.poolD.pick

44.1wouldappreciateitasecret.

A.yourkeepingB.thatyoukeep

C.youtokeepD.thatyouwillkeep

45.Someoldpeopledon'tlikepopsongsbecausetheycan'tsomuchnoise.

A.resistB.tolerateC.sustainD.undergo

46.1'IIlendyoumycassetterecorderI'vedonewithit.

A.everytimeB.themomentC.untilD.lest

47.1severalinterestingfactsaboutMexicointhatbook.

A.cametoB.cameintoC.cameoverD.cameacross

48.Theseeingeyedogwastheblindman'scompanion.

A.continualB.consistentC.constantD.continuous

49.Gettingupisaneveryday.

A.happeningB.occurrenceC.incidentD.event

5O.Wearenottoveto(否定)ourownproposals.

A.likelyB.possibleC.probableD.potential

51.Thisisthefirsttimeyouhavebeenlate.

A.undernocircumstancesB.onnoaccount

C.bynomeansD.fornoreason

52.Canyoumeonthephonebythesoundofmyvoice?

A.makeupB.makeoverC.makeoutD.makeoff

53.Themechanicexaminedthecarenginebutcouldfindnothingwrongwithit.

A.throughoutB.exactlyC.thoroughlyD.altogether

54.Mr.Smithusedtoworkthenightinapowerplant.

A.stretchB.shiftC.timeD.turn

55.1brokemyrelationshipwithAnnebecauseshealwaysfound.

A.errorB.mistakeC.flawD.fault

56.Hefailedagaininthedrivingtest.Idon'tknowwhyhewassonervous.

A.intheearthB.ontheearth

C.inearthD.onearth

57.Sally,sscoreontheexamisthelowestintheclass.Shehard.

A.shouldhavestudiedB.musthavetostudy

C.musthavestudiedD.needn'thavestudied

58.Ifyouintakingthisattitude,we'IIhavetoaskyoutoleave.

A.insistB.keepC.resistD.persist

59.InBritain,thebestseasonoftheyearisprobablyspring.

A.latterB.laterC.lastD.late

60.hewasaregularcustomer,thebossallowed10%discountoffthepricesofthegoods.

A.GivingB.Giventhat

C.GivingthatD.Togivethat

61.Liketheold,respectedinourcountry.

A.thefemaleisB.afemaleis

C.thefemaleareD.femaleis

62.ltwasdifficulttotellwhathertothenewscouldbe.

A.impressionB.commentC.reactionD.opinion

63.Americanwomenweretherighttovoteuntil1920.

A.ignoredB.deniedC.rejectedD.refused

64.Noonecanbehave,completelyregardlessofsocialconventions.

A.atwillB.atrandomC.onpurposeD.oneasy

65.theadvancesofscience,thediscomfortsofoldagewillnodoubtalwaysbewithus.

A.AsforB.ExceptC.lnspiteD.Despite

66.Inhispoems,hecomparedhislittledaughteraflower.

A.byB.toC.forD.as

67.AIIflightsbecauseoftheheavystorm,wedecidedtotakethetrain.

A.havingcanceledB.beingcanceled

C.havingbeencanceledD.canceled

68.Motherhopeshersonwilldoinganythingrash.

A.keepfromB.avoidfromC.askfromD.protectfrom

69.Thisstoryisnotreal;itis.

A.imaginativeB.imaginary

C.imaginableD.imagining

70.Hesleptinthe__ofthetreesonsuchahotday.

A.shadeB.shelterC.shadowD.shield

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthe

passagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossible

words（notexceeding10words）.

Ourworldisfilledwithsoundsweneverhear.Thehumanauditory（听觉的）rangeislimitedto

beginwith:ifwecouldhearsoundslowerthan20vibrationspersecond,wewouldbedriven

madbytherumblingsandcreakingsofourmuscles,intestinesandheartbeats;everystepwe

takewouldsoundlikeanexplosion.Butevenwithourauditoryrangeweselect,focus,pay

attentiontoafewsoundsandblotouttherest.Wearesoassaulted（困扰）bysoundthatwe

continually“turnoff”.Butintheprocessweshutouttheglorioussymphony（交响乐）ofsoundin

whichthelivingworldisbathed.

Thesoundtormentedcitydwellerwhohabituallyuturnsoffhisaudio”losesadimension

ofsocialreality.Somepeople,forexample,possesstheabilitytoenteracrowdedroomandfrom

thesoundsencounteredknowimmediatelythemood,paceanddirectionofthegroup

assembled.Everythingbecomesmorerealwhenheardaswellasseen.Itis,infact,quitehard

reallytoknowapersonbysightalone,withouthearinghisvoice.Anditisnotjustthesoundof

thevoicethatinforms.Eventherhythmoffootstepsrevealsageandvariationsofmood—delight,

depression,anger,joy.

Hearingcanalsosootheandcomfort.Thesnappingoflogsinthefireplace,thegossipywhisper

ofabroom,theinquisitivewheezeofadraweropening-allaresavoredsoundsthatmakeusfeel

athome.Inawelllovedhome,everychairproducedadifferent,recognizablecreak,every

windowadifferentclick,groanorsqueak.Thekitchenbyitselfisasourceofmanypleasing

sounds.Everyplace,everyeventhasasounddimension.

Thesenseofhearingcanperhapsberestoredtomodernmanifhebetterunderstandsits

worthandhowitworks.Mostpeoplewouldbesurprisedtodiscoverhowfarthesensecanbe

pushedbycultivation.Atafriend'shouserecently,mywifeopenedherpurseandsomecoins

spilledout,oneafteranother;ontothefloor./zThreequarters,twodimes,anickelsandthree

pennies/saidourhostashecameinfromthenextroom.Andasanafterthought:/zOneofthe

quartersissilver/'Hewasright,downtothelastpenny.

Howdidyoudoit?”weasked."Tryityourself.hesaid.Wedid,andwithalittlepractice

wefounditeasy.

Curiously,evidenceindicatesthatpeopleneedsound.Whenwearelostinthought,

weinvoluntarilydrumwithourfingersortapwithapencil—areminderthatwe

arestillsurroundedbyaworldoutsideourselves.Justcuttingdownreflected

soundcanproducesomeoddresults.Thenearestthingonearthtothesilenceof

outerspace,forexample,isthe"anechoicchamber"attheBellTelephoneLaboratoriesinBurray

Hills,NJ.,whichislinedwithmaterialthatabsorbs99.98%ofallreflectedsound.Menwhohave

remainedintheroomformorethananhourreportthattheyfeelnervousandoutoftouchwith

reality.

Questions:

Sl.AccordingtoParagraphOne.Whydoweblotoutthesoundswedon'twanttohear?

S2.Thewriterbelievesthattherhythmofourfootstepschanges

as.

S3.HowmanydifferentkindsofsoundsarementionedinParagraph3?

S4.What,sthemainideaofParagraphs4and5?

S5.Thewholepassagetellsusthatbyignoringmostofthesoundaroundu

swemissmuchthatcouldgiveus.

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,you'reallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic“ReadingSelectivelyorExtensively?"youshouldwriteatleast100

words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有人认为读书要有选择；

2.有人认为应当博览群书；

3.我的看法。

答案

PartII

1

短文大意

文章主要描述了美国印第安人在美国革命中所面临的矛盾，无论印第安人支持哪一方一一

殖民主义者还是英格兰，他们都将失去自己的领土与独立。本文进一步以MaryBrant和Nancy

Ward为例阐述了该观点。

21.答案C。

【试题分析】此题考查对作者写作目的理解。

【详细解答】文章第3句就阐明了作者的观点：无论印第安

人支持哪一方一一殖民主义者还是英格兰，他们都将失去自己的领土与独立。后面的部分都

是举例来证明观点，所以C

正确。A中印第安人与英格兰并肩作战而获得了他们的土地，与文章内容不符；B和D都不

是文章的主要观点。

22.答案D«

【试题分析】此题考查学生根据上下文判断具体词义的能力。

【详细解答】根据句子的意思，it指前面提到的印第安人的独立，所以D项正确。A.方；

B.革命；C.分歧；D.独立。

23.答案A。

【试题分析】此题为根据上下文推理题。

【详细解答】文章倒数第四句指出，她在与Creeks人作战的过程中表现勇敢，做为报偿

,部落给了她很高的职位。B.通过嫁给部落首领，C.通过加入南部联邦，与文章内容不

符。D.通过出生于有影响的家庭，文中未提到，所以也不正确。

24.答案Co

【试题分析】此题为语义推理题。

【详细解答】文章倒数第三句指出NancyWard是Cherokee部落的当权者。据此可知，

她属于该部落。所以C项正确。而A、B和D都只在介绍MaryBrant中提到过。

25.答案B。

【试题分析】此题为根据上下文推理题。

【详细解答】A.两人都被她们的部落称为"BelovedWoman",而文中只有NancyWard有

此称号；B.两人对她们部落在美国革命中作用影响很大，根据上下文我们可知B正确，而C

和D文中都没有提到，所以C和D均不正确。

2

短文大意

本文是对美国著名女诗人EmilyDickinson的介绍。在1858到1862年间，EmilyDickinson

创作了大量的诗歌，与此同时她开始关门闭户，不与他人往来的生活。作者从另一个侧面

解释EmilyDickinson隐居的原因并非她传统和浪漫的一面，而是反对清教徒的清规戒律。

26.答案A。

【试题分析】此题考查对作者写与目的的理解。

【详细解答】作者在本文中解释了EmilyDickinson关门闭户，不与他人往来的原因，所

以A项正确。B进一步宣扬EmilyDickinson生活之谜，与A相反。C讨论EmilyDickinson失

败婚恋的原因，不全面。D描述了EmilyDickinson时代的宗教气候，也非作者意图。

27.答案A。

【试题分析】此题为语义辨析题，要求判断正误。

［详细解答］"keepingtoherroom,sometimesevenrefusingtoseevisitorswho

called,shebegantodressonlyinwhite...”此句表明拒绝吃东西不是她的怪僻之一。而B、C和

D在上句均有涉及，所以正确答案为A。

28.答案C。

【试题分析】此题为特定信息查寻题。

【详细解答】文章指出，Dickinson的自传作家只看到她传统和浪漫的一面(...interm

sofatraditionalromanticplot)。所以C选项正确。A.批评她大部分的诗歌，与文章内容不符。

B.忽略了她的纯真和感情上的脆弱，正好相反。D.谴责其父母限制她的活动，文中未提到。

29.答案Bo

【试题分析】此题为语义推理题。

【详细解答】Herseclusionwasnottheresultofafailedloveaffair.此句暗

含许多人认为她独处的原因是失恋。所以B选项正确。A.身体疾病，文中未提到；B.失恋；

C.宗教上的虔诚，而EmilyDickinson反对清教的清规戒律；D.她讨厌别人也不正确。

30.答案A。

【试题分析】此题为语义推理题。

【详细解答】文章最后指出她隐居的原因之一是反对清教徒的清规戒律。据此可判断，

A

.为正确答案。B.男女平等正与清教徒的教义相背。C.鼓励人们不要顺从传统也与清教徒的

教义相背。D.欣赏诗歌创作，文中未提到。

3

短文大意

本文简介了钢的发展史，最初的车轨是铁制的，为了支持重型高速列车的运行，人们发展

了强度更大的钢来取代铁。后来HenryBessemer发明了转炉炼钢法，使钢的生产向大规模

化发展。同时丰富铁矿的发现，使钢产业迅速发展，也形成了许多钢生产中心，钢也成为了

工业时代的一种基本材料。

31.答案D«

【试题分析】此题为语义测试题。

【详细解答】“becausesteelwastenorfifteentimesstrongerandlastedtwentytimeslonger7*o

此句表明人们以钢代铁的理由是钢的强度大些，更耐用，所以D选项正

确。A.更便宜更丰富；B.更轻且易于铸造；C.干净易于开采；D.强度更大，更耐用。

32.答案A。

【试题分析】此题为语义推理题。

【详细解答】文中第二段开头提到HenryBessemer在炼铁时发现给熔炉鼓入空气，除去

杂质，铁就会变成钢。这使钢的生产向大规模化发展。所以正确答案为A。B.缓慢加热铁矿，

搅拌后再次加热，文中未提到。C.该方法将铁矿转变为可替代钢的铁，与文章含义不符。D.

该方法能迅速发现地下铁矿，这与Bessemer的发明无关。

33.答案Bo

【试题分析】此题为特定信息查寻题。

【详细解答】根据第三段中的Prospectorsdiscoveredhugenewdepositsofironoreinthe

MesabiRange.,勘探者在MeabiRange发现了丰富的铁矿，所以正确答案为B。

34.答案C«

【试题分析】此题为语义测试题。

【详细解答】barge意为"驳船"，steamer意为"轮船"，因为boat是船的总称，所以

两者均可称为boat,所以正确答案为C。A.火车，B.飞机，D.卡车

35.答案Bo

【试题分析】此题为语义推理题。

【详细解答】文章最后指出，钢是工业时代的基本建筑材料，据此可以推断，钢的大量

生产将会带来一场工业革命，所以正确答案为BoA.铁路产业的下降，B.工业界的革命，C.

钢价格的上扬，D.钢铁工人的不满情绪。

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短文大意

本文是关于统计学发展与应用的介绍。两种不同的用途产生了统计学的两个不同分支：描

述统计学和推理统计学。描述统计学包括数据集合的制表、描述和形容。它可以将宏大的数

据简化成一种可以理解的形式。推理统计学则是通过抽样分析对事物进行预测。

36.答案Co

【试题分析】此题考查对作者写作目的的理解。

【详细解答】本文介绍了统计学的发展与应用，并分类进行具体说明，所以答案C正确。

A.描述统计学和推理统计学的缺陷，文中未提及；B.推理统计学的应用，不全面；C.统计学

的发展与应用，正确；C.如何运用描述统计学也不全面。

37.答案Do

【试题分析】此题为语义推理题。

【详细解答】第一段中的mother和father说明了统计学的起源，同时表现出作者的幽默，

所以正确答案为D。A.指出父母可以教孩子统计学，完全不合文意。B.介绍推理统计，不完

全。C.说明有两种不同变量，不确切。

38.答案Bo

【试题分析】此题为语义辨析题，要求判断正误。

【详细解答】第二段提及了qualitativevariablessuchassex,collegemajor,orpersonality

types可见性质变量不包括height,所以正确答案为B。

39.答案A,

【试题分析】此题为语义测试题。

【详细解答】第二段末指出，描述统计学可以将宏大的数据

简化成一种可以理解的形式(reducingtocomprehensiblefromthepropertiesofanotherwise

unwieldymassofdata)»A.简化大量数据，B.导致变量的增加；C.解决所有数字的问题，太绝

对。D.将性质变量变为数量变量，文中未提到。所以正确答案为A。

40.答案B»

【试题分析】此题为语义测试题。

【详细解答】文章最后一句指出，对人进行抽样统计的目的在于通过抽样调查所获得的

结果来预测，估计人的总体特点(...topredictorestimatecharacteristicsofapopulationfroma

knowledgeofthecharacteristicsofonlyasampleofthepopulation)»所以正确的答案为B«

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41.答案D«

【参考译文】他是那些能幸运地进入一流大学的学生中的一员。

【试题分析】此题既是近义词辨析题，又是形近词辨析题。

【词义辨析】admission(入会，入学，入场)许可：Freeadmission.免票入场。admission

常与介词to搭配使用。A.permission允许,同意，一般用于givesb.permissiontodosth.允许

某人做某事，不能与表示机构的词搭配使用。B.admittance承认；C.profession职

业；D.表示入学只能用admissiontoaschool,此为固定搭配。

42.答案Bo

【参考译文】数学和其它科目一样是一门科学。

【试题分析】此题为语法题，考主谓一致和时态。

【详细解答】此题主语是Mathematics,学科做主语时，是表示单数的意义的词，故只

能在A、B两项中选择，而A时态不对，D.belongto属于。

43.答案C»

【参考译文】如果我们想办成功合资企业的话，就必须集中我们的人力和物力资源以共

分享。

【试题分析】此为形近词辨析题。

【词义辨析】pool聚集在一起：Sincenoneofuscanaffordacar,letzspoolour

moneytobuyoneforalluse.既然，我们谁都买不起一辆车，不如合资买一辆车供大家

使用。A.pour倾注,倾倒：Itwaspouringoutside.外面大雨倾盆。B.plunge投入：Heplunged

intothewaterandsavedthegirl.他跳入水中救起了女孩子。D.pick摘取：picka

flower摘一朵花。

44.答案A。

【参考译文】如果你能保守秘密我将十分感激。

【试题分析】此题为语法题，考动词搭配。

【详细解答】appreciate后面一般不接宾语从句，而用动名词形式，所以A为正确答案。

注意:appreciate的用法同mind,类似的词还有consider,

45.答案Bo

【参考译文】一些老人不喜欢流行音乐，因为他们受不了如此吵闹的声音。

【试题分析】此题为词义辨析题，根据句意来判断。

【词义辨析】tolerate忍受，容忍：Icannottolerateyourbadmannersanylonger.我再也受

不了你恶劣的态度；A.resist抵抗，抵制：resistthetemptation抵抗诱惑；

C.sustain支撑；维持：sustainafamily蟾养家庭；D.undergo经历：undergogreattroubles经

历了艰辛。老人不喜欢流行音乐主要是他们从心理上接受不了这种音乐方式，是一种

态度取向问题，而不是身体上是否承受或遭受得起的问题。因而B为最佳答案。

46.答案Bo

【参考译文】我一用完盒式录音机，就把它借给你。

【试题分析】此题为语法题，考学生对连词的掌握。

【详细解答】themoment—就，相当于assoonas，如：Hetelephonedmethemoment

hegottheresultofthetest.他一得到考试结果的消息就马上打电话给我。A.every

time每一次，