大学英语四级模拟试卷2（共847题）

大学英语四级模拟试卷2（共9套）

（共847题）

大学英语四级模拟试卷第1套

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispari,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledMyViewon

PCGames.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese:1.在中国，玩电子游戏变得越来越普遍2.玩电子游戏的利与弊3.我的看

法

标准答案：MyViewonPCGamesInrecentyears,PCgamesarebecomingmoreand

morepopular.Theyareespeciallypopularamongyoungpeople.Forexample,thereare

lotsofnet-cafeteriascrowdedwithyoungstersplayingPCgames.Evensomechildren

canbefoundthem.Besides,PCgamesarealsowelcomedbysomeadults.Different

peoplemayhavedifferentopinionsonPCgames.SoinsofthembelievePCgamesare

ratherharmful.Theyinsistthatchildrenandyoungpeopleshouldnotspendanyoftheir

timeonPCgames.However,othersseeitasagoodwayofrecreationandrelaxation

afterworkorschool.Inmyopinion,whetherPCgamesaregoodornotdependsonhow

weuseit.Ifwecanavoidthedisadvantagesandmakefulluseoftheadvantages,PC

gamescansurelybenefitus.

知识点解析，暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

ProblemsoftheagedMandatory（强制性的）RetirementBylatemiddleagemany

workersarelookingforwardtoretirement,andmillionsofthosewhohaveretiredare

onlytoogladtoexchangetheroutinesofworkforthesatisfactionthatamoreleisured

lifemaybring.Manyotherworkers,however,arereluctanttogiveuptheirjobs.A1974

Harrispollfoundthatnearlyathirdofretiredpeopleagedsixty-fiveoroverwouldprefer

towork.Thedesiretocontinueworkingoftenstemsfromharsheconomicreality,for

retirementusuallybringsasharpdropinincome.Someworkersfearthelossofsocial

identitythatcanresultfromnothavingajob.Theymaybeleftwith"nothingtodo”,and

mayfindthattheirlivesarerobbedofsignificantmeaningandfulfillment.Thoseold

peoplewhowouldliketocontinueworkingarealltoooftenthevictimsofwhatis

perhapsthemoststrikingexampleofagediscrimination（歧视）：ihepracticeof

mandatoryretirement,underwhichpeopleareforcedtogiveuptheirjobsoncethey

reachacertainage.Untilrecentlythepreciseageformandatoryretirementvariedfrom

jobtojob-fifty-sixforair-trafficcontrollers,fifty-fiveforNewYorkCityfirefighters,

seventyforHarvardprofessors.Theusualmandatoryretirementage,however,wassixty-

five.In1978Congresspassednewlegislationthatraisedthelegalmandatoryretirement

agetoseventyformostemployees.Underthenewlaw.employerscannotrequirea

workertoretire15eforctheageofseventy,althoughworkersofcoursemaystillretire

beforethatageiftheywish.Theobjectiontomandatoryretirementisthatitthrows

peopleoutoftheirjobsatapurelyarbitraryage,withoutregardfortheirindividual

abilities.Thereisnoevidencetosuggestthatmostpeopleovertheageofsixty-fiveor

seventyareincapableofworking;attheturnofthecentury,infact,70percentofmen

oversixty-fivewereactiveinthelaborforce.Mandatoryretirementabsurdlyimpliesthat

peoplearecapableofproductivelaboruntilthedaybeforetheirseventiethbirthday,then

abruptlybecomephysicallyormentallyincapableofperformingtheirjobs.Italsoimplies

thatwetreatallmembersofthesameagegroupasthoughtheyhadidenticalcompetence

orincompetenceattheirjobs-when,infact,thementalandphysicalabilitiesofany

groupofpeoplebornatthesametimebecomemoredissimilar,notmoresimilar,asthey

growolder.Whydoesenforcedretirementexist,andwhydoemployerstrytopersuade

theiremployeestoretireattheageofsixty-five?Thereasonisthatmandatoryretirement

isanadministrativeconveniencefortheemployers.Inihepast,whenmostworkers

producedtheirowngoodsorweretheirownbosses,theyworkeduntiltheyeitherdiedor

chosetostopwork.Thisisstillthecasetodaywithself-employedworkers,suchas

artists,ownersofbusinesses,orlawyers.Butfully80percentofAmericanstodayarc

employedbyotherpeopleororganizations-primarilylargecorporationsandfederal,

state,orlocalgovernmeniagencies.Theseorganizationsfacetheproblemoffinding

someorderlywayofphasingout（淘汰）theirolderemployeeswhomighthavebecome

unproductive.Itisfarmoreconvenientfortheemployerstoachievethisbyanarbitrary

ageratherthanbythefairerbutmorecumbersome（笨彳H的）alternativeofperiodically

reviewingtheproductivityofeachindividualworker.EconomicProblemsOneofthe

mostcommonandseriousproblemsfacedbytheagedisthatofmakingendsmeetfrom

onedaytothenext.In1977theagedhadamedianfamilyincomeofaround$6,292,

comparedwith$12,702forthoseagedeighteentosixty-four.Thisfigureisevenlower

thanthatforblacksando:hcrracialminorities.Asrecentlyas1970some25percentof

theagedwerelivingbelowthepovertyline.Manyotheragedpeoplelivejustabovethe

povertyline;thenumberwhocanbesaidtobelivinginrealaffluence（富裕）issmall

indeed.Theeconomicproblemsoftheelderlyoftenbeginbeforetheyreachretirement

age,forthereisconsiderablediscriminationagainstworkerssometimebeforetheyreach

sixty-five.Olderworkersgenerallyreceivehigherwagesandmorebenefitsthanyounger

workers,performingthesamejob,andemployersareoftentemptedtooust（驱逐）them.

Unemployedworkersinthisagegrouphavegreatdifficultyfindingnewjobsandremain

unemployedformuchlongerthanyoungerunemployedworkers.Workersagedfortyto

sixty-fiveareprotectedtosomeextentbythe1967AgeDiscriminationinEmployment

Act,whichmakesitillegalforanemployertoadvertiseforjobapplicantsoraspecific

ageortorefuseemploymentonthegroundsofagealone.Suchlawsarceasilymade,

however,employerscanadvertise,forexample,forsomeonewith1-5yearsexperience,"

thusautomaticallydisqualifyingolderworkers.Retirementalmostalwaysbringsasharp

dropinincome.Morethenhalfoffamiliesagedsixty-fivehavelessthanhalfofthe

annualincometheyenjoyedduringtheprevioustenyears.Forsomethedropiseven

greater,thrustingtheminioornearpoverty.Theonlyrealassetthatmostelderlyhaveisa

homethattheyown,paidforduringtheirearlieryears.Althoughasmallnumberhave

savingsorotherassets,for80percentofretiredAmericanstheironlysourceofincomeis

SocialSecurity.HealthProblemsOneoftheseverestproblemsoftheagedisthatof

declininghealth-andofhowtopayfortheneededmedicaltreatment.Althoughthey

representonly10percentofthetotalpopulation,theyrepresentathirdofhospital

populationsandconsumeaquarterofthedrugsprescribedeachyear.Theirmedical

expensesaretargreaterthanthoseofthenon-aged-sixtimesmorethanthosefacedby

youngadults,andthreelimesmorethanthecostsforthemiddle-aged.Medicaidand

Medicarehavereducedsomeofthecosts,buttheoldmuststillpayforsuchthingsas

medicalcheckups,drugsprescribedoutsidehospitals,eyeglasses,orhearingaids—which

arenotcoveredbythetwoprograms.Themedicalcostsoftheelderlyareparticularly

highbecausetheysufferprimarilyfromchronic(tSttfKl)illnesses-condilionsthatcannot

becured,althoughtheycanoftenbetreatedtomakethesymptomslighter,ortoslow

downtheprocessofthedisease.Over80percentoftheagedhaveatleastonechronic

illness,suchasarthritis(风湿病),diabetes,heartdisease,andcancer,andmanysuffer

severalchronicillnessesatthesametime.Theelderlyarelesslikelythantheyoungto

contractacuteillnesses,butwhentheydo,theytakemuchlongerthantheyoungto

recover.

2、Someretiredpeopledesiretoworkbecauseofeconomicreason.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第一部分“Thedesiretocontinueworkingoftenstemsfromharsh

economicreality,forretirementusuallybringsasharpdropinincome”可知退休后还想

工作，往往是经济原因造成的。而本题中的“somepeople”，指部分人是山于经济原

因想继续工作。这与原文内容一致，因此正确。

3、Harvardprofessorsretireat65.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：考查细节定位。第一部分提到了哈佛大学教授的退休年龄是70岁。

因此本题命题不正确。

4、Theageofmandatoryretirementislinkedtomostpeople'sabilities.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第一部分第二自然段讨论退休年龄的不合理情况。不合理的原因是这

种一刀切的办法，65岁这个退休年龄与个人的能力没有联系，很多人65岁以后还

依然活跃、能干。而本题命题说这个年龄与很多人的能力是相关的，与原文内容不

符。

5、BlacksandracialminoritiesliveamiserablelifeintheU.S.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第二部分只提到“退休后老年人的经济状况不及黑人与少数民族”

来说明老年人的经济状况，但单凭此并不能推出“黑人与少数民族过着悲惨的生

活”。但如果命题说“作者暗示黑人与少数民族收入低”则为正确，显然，作者的观

点是“老年人收入低”，吐匕黑人和少数民族还低”，自然含有认为“黑人和少数民族

收入低”的意思。

6、Theeconomicproblemsoftheagedbeginbeforetheyretire.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据EconomicProblems部分第二自然段首句：Theeconomic

problemsoftheelderlyoftenbeginbeforetheyreachretirementage。本题命题与此句

内容一致。

7、Employersadvertiseforpeoplewith1-5yearsexperiencebecausetheydon'tneed

moreexperiencedemployees.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据EconomicProblems部分第二自然段“Suchlawsarceasilymade,

however,employerscanadvertise»forexample,forsomeonewith1-5years

experience,vthusautomaticallydisqualifyingolderworkers.该部分指出：雇主在

招聘广告中打出要有1〜5年工作经验的员工，这使老年人失去了应聘的资格。可

见，并非公司不需要更有经验的员工，而是公司使用手段避免招聘老龄员工同时又

不违法。

Themedicalexpensesoftheagedare6timesmorethanthecostsforthemiddle-

aged.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据HealthProblems第一自然段可知老年人的医疗支出是中年人的3

倍多。故本题命题错误。

9、The9nlyassetmostelderlyhaveisa.

标准答案：ahomeoftheirown

知识点解析：根据EconomicProblems部分第三段。

10、Thefeelingof"havingnothingtodo1'maycausesomeretiredpeopletofeelrobbed

of.

标准答案：meaningandself-fulfillment

知识点解析：根据MandatoryRetirement部分第一段。

11、istheprimaryreasonforthehighcostsofmedicalexpensesoftheaged

people.

标准答案：Chronicdiseases/illnesses

知识点解析：根据HeakhProblems部分第,句：Themedicalcostsoftheelderlyare

particularlyhighbecausetheysufferprimarilyfromchronicillnesses

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Well-knownartistsarewell-paidfortheirwork.

B、Manyartistsstarttodobusinessnowadays.

C、Themanisawell-knownartist.

D、Thewomanisacommercialartist.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Negative.

B、Positive.

C、Neutral.

D、Indifferent.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Teacherandstudent.

Managerandofficeworker.

C、Postmanandcustomer.

D^Lawyerandwitness.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、It'sadelightfullittletown.

B、Ilhasamarvelousview.

C、Itisnotfarfromthetown.

D、1hehouseisbuiltinopencountry.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、Inahospital.

B、Ataschool.

CsInanoffice.

D、Inapostoffice.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A^Populationexplosion.

B、GenerationGap.

C、Problemoftheaged.

D、Climatechanges.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、Ajournalist.

B、Afarmer.

C^Ashipbuilder.

D、Abroadcaster.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、At8:00.

At8:30.

C、At10:00.

D、Shedoesn'thaveclass.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共7题，每题1.0

分,共7分。）

20、

ANFishesdieinlakes.

B、Elementsneededforhealthyplantgrowtharewashedoutofsoft.

C^Treesgrowmuchmoreslowlythantheyshould.

D、Itcontributestoclimatechangeandcausesfrost.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Scientistshavemanagedtopersuadeindustriestotakemeasurestoreduceemissions

ofgasesintotheatmosphere.

B、Thereisnogeneralagreementonthecausesandeffectsofacidrainyet.

C、Specialglasshousesaresetupinordertoinvestigatetheeffectsofairpollutionon

plants.

D^Ozoneismainlyemittedbytheoilrefiningindustry,

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A^Ozoneisnotalwaysassociatedwithacidrain.

Coldweatherwouldmaketheeffectsofpollutionworse.

C^Manyindustriesareunwillingtoacceptresponsibilityforairpollution.

D^Plantsinwarmweatheraredyingfaster.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、Theylearntodothembybeingcorrectedallthetime.

B、Theylearntodothembybeingtaughtbyskilledpeople.

C、Theylearntodothemthroughcomparisonanddiscovery.

D、Theylearntodothemwiththehelpofotherchildren.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Itnevernoticesanymistakesachildmakes.

B、Itnevercorrectsanymistakesachildmakes.

C>Itoftenmakeschildrencorrecttheirownmistakes.

D、Itcorrectschildren'smistakesallthetime.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A^Toletthechildrencorrecttheirownpapers.

B>loletthechildrenmeasuretheirownunderstanding.

C^Toexamchildrenandmarktheirpapers.

D^Tohelpchildrentofindthewaytogetrightanswers.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A^Artisticandeconomic.

B、Concreteandobservable.

C、Scientificandhistorical.

D、Implicitandabstract.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分，共4分。）

27、

A、Thedifferencesinworkattitudesofemployeesinbigcompaniesandsmall

companies.

B、Themanagementstylesofexecutivesinbigcompaniesandsmallcompanies.

C、Thepercentageofemployeesinvolvedintopmanagementinbigcompaniesand

smallcompanies.

D、Theoperationonafirst-namebasisinbigcompaniesandsmallcompanies.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Employeesinabigcompanynevercalleachotherbytheirfirstname.

B、Evenpeopleintopmanagementhaveprobablynevermetthepresidentofthe

company.

C、Onlyasmallnumberoftheemployeesknowthetopmanagement.

D、Peoplewhoworkforabigcompanyaremoreconsciousoftime.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、Theyhavelesscontrolovertheirworkenvironment.

B、Theyareimpersonallyinvolvedintheirjob.

C、Theynevercallthepresidentbyhisfirstname.

D、Theyhaveagreatersenseofthecompany'sgoal.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A^Peopledon'treallyseethefinalproductthecompanyisproducing.

B、Peopleareabletoidentifywiththeprimarygoalofthecompany.

C^Peoplefullyunderstandtheimportanceofemployeeidentificationwithcompany

products.

D、Peopleknowexactlywhatthecompanyisproducing.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

31、

A、Thelackofsleep.

B、Thedifficultquestion.

C^Therequirementofyourcreativethinking.

D、Therequirementofyouroriginalthinking.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Dosimpleaddition.

B、Dookayontestsofroutinethinking.

C、Answercreativequestionswell.

Tellotherpeopletheirnames.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

A、Tohelpthemrepairtheirbrains.

B、Tostimulatetheirinterestsofthequestion.

C^Tobuysomemedicinewhichcanmakethemexciting.

D、Toencouragethemtodobetter.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、Nurses.

13、Children.

C、Students.

D、Businessmen.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

七、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

“分。）

TheNorwegianGovernmentisdoingitsbesttokeeptheoilindustryunder[Bl]

Productionlimitshavebeen[B2]down;andoilcompanieshavenot

beenallowedtoemploymorethana[B3]numberofforeignworkers.Butthe

oilindustryhasawayofgettingoversuchproblems.AsaNorwegian[B4]said

lastweek,"Wewillsoonchangebeyondallrecognition."Duringthepastfewyearsthe

programofdevelopmentinthenorthernareaoftheArcticCirclehashadagreatdealof

success:Tromsohasbeenbuiltupintoa[B5]capitalwithauniversity,alarge

hospitalandahealthyindustry.Buttheoilindustryhasalreadystartedtodrawpeoplein

south,andwithinafewyearsthewholenorthernpolicycouldbein[B6].The

[B7]oftheoilindustrywouldnotbelimitedtothenorth,however.With

nearly100percentemployment,everyonecanseeasituation（B8]inwhichthe

serviceindustriesandthetouristindustrywilllosemoreoftheirworkerstotheoil

industry.[B9].TherealargumentoveroilisitsthreattotheNorwegianwayof

life.[BIO],buttheyarcanimportantpartofit,becauseNorwegianssecin

themmanyofthequalitiesthattheyregardwithprideasessentiallyNorwegian.[Bl1]

35、[Bl]

标准答案：control

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B2]

标准答案：laid

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B3]

标准答案：limited

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B4]

标准答案：politician

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B5]

标准答案：local

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B6]

标准答案：ruins

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B7]

标准答案：effects

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B8]

标准答案：developing

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B9J

标准答案：Somesmallerindustriesmightevendisappearaltogetherwhenitbecomes

cheapertobuygoodsfromabroad

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[BIO]

标准答案：Farmersandfishermendonotmakeupmostofthepopulation

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、（Bll]

标准答案：Anditisthefarmersandthefishermenwhoarcmostcriticaloftheoil

industrybecauseofthedamagethatitmightcausetothecountrysideandtothesea

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读（选词填空）（本题共70题，每题L0分，共

70分。）

Areyousuperstitious?Doyoubelieveingoodluckandbadluck?And,ifso,howdoyou

goaboutavoidingbadand[SI]goodluck?OnepersoninfourinBritainis,

apparently,superstitious,andthey'lldoeverythingfromhanginghorseshoesovertheir

fireplacetocrossingtheirfingers,touchingwoodand[S2]neverwalking

underaladder.Andthey'recarefulaboutcats.Blackcatsare[S3]tobethe

familiarsofwitchesorwarlocks,soifoneisfollowingyouit'sdefinitelybadluck-a

witchisafteryou!Ontheotherhand,ifonecrossesyourpathandcontinuesthenit's

goodluckbecauseithasn'tnoticedyou.However,insomeplacesthe[S4]arc

different-soitpaystoknowwhereyourblackcatcomesfrom!Oldsuperstitions[S5]

evenintoday'smodemworld.TheauthorPhilipPullmandrewontheminhis

[S6]winningtrilogyofnovels'HisDarkMaterials'.Thetrilogy,whichappeals

tobothchildrenandadults,hasbeen[S7]forradioandalsothetheatre.They

arealsothe[S8]forresearchbyDrRichardWisemanattheUniversityof

Hertfordshire.Hebelievesthatsomepeopleactuallywanttobeunluckybecauseithelps

themtoavoidtaking[S9]fortheirownfailings,it'seasiertosay'Ifailedthe

exambecauseI'mjustanunluckyperson'thanto[SIO]thatyoudidn'twork

hardenough.'It'sawayofcoppingout,'hesaid.A)lingerB)responsibilityC)subjectD)

promotingE)liftingF)awardG)adaptedH)absolutelyI)nearlyJ)supposedK)course

L)beliefsM)benefitN)patienceO)admit

46、[SI]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据句意和搭配选择promoting。另外，空格处与前面用and连接，

前后应为平行结构，因此，从语法角度也可解此题。

47、[S2]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：空格处须填入副词。此处是讲人们避免晦气的做法，因此是“绝对不

会碰……

48、[S3]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：考查搭配。选项中只有supposed可用在besupposedtobe的结构中，

意为“被认为

49、[S4]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：空格处须填入名词，且为复数形式。beliefs符合语法要求和句意。

50、[S5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：空格处须填入动词。linger意为“徘徊”。

51、[S6]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：根据句意，选择award。awardwinning意为“获奖的”。

52、[S7]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：空格处须填入动词的过去分词形式。adapt意为“改编”。

53>[S8]

标准答案：C

知识点解析；空格处须二真入名词，与research进行搭配。subjectofresearch意为“研

究课题”。

54、[S9]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：空格处须填入名词，与take及for搭配。takeresponsibilityforsth.意

为“为……负责任

55、[S10]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：空格处须填入动词。根据句意，选择admil,意为“承认”。

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthe

causeisacoldorflumaymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.TheAmerican

LungAssociation（ALA）hasissuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsandtheflu,and

oneofthekeysisbeingabletoquicklytellthetwoapart.That'sbecausetheprescription

drugsavailableforthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds;the

soonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwillcome.The

commoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan200virusescancause

coldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythreeviruses-fluA,BandC,Thereisnocure

foreitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythefluvaccine（疫苗），whichis,for

mostpeople,thebestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.Butifthefludoes

strike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhavemanysimilarities,

therearesomeobvioussignstolookfor.Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynose

andscratchythroattypicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgeta

fever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.

Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sorethroatandbodyachescome

onsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancoldsymptoms.TheALAnotesthatitmaybe

particularlydifficulttotellwheninfantsandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.It

advisesparentstocallthedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.Both

coldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-countermedicationsaswell.However,

childrenandteenswithacoldorflushouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseofthe

riskofReyesyndrome（综合症），ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentral

nervoussystem.Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommoncold.Butfrequenthand

washingandavoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecoldscanreducethelikelihood

ofcatchingone.

56、Accordingtotheauthor,knowingthecauseofthemiserywillhelp.

A、shortenthedurationoftheillness

B、thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounter

C、thepatientobtaincheaperprescriptiondrugs

D、preventpeoplefromcatchingcoldsandtheflu

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。艰据第一段“butbeingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflue

maymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.选项A中的duration为how

long的同义表达。而“makeadifferenceintheduration”即为“shortentheduration'',故

选Ao

57、Welearnfromthepassagethat.

A、onedoesn'tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu

B、aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu

C、delayedtreatmentofihefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem

D、over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据倒数第二段第一句:Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwith

over-the-countermedicationso选项D为该句的同义替换。over-the-counterdrugs意

为“非处方药”。

58、Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,.

ANoneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesit

B、oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossible

C^oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthedisease

D、oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第二段第二句：That'sbecauseth?prescriptiondrugsavailablefor

thefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.该句意为：一旦染上流感，患者

需要立即服用处方药。seiin意为“（疾病）开始”，其他选项均未提到。

59、Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?

A、Astuffynose.

Ahightemperature.

C^Asorethroat.

D、Adrycough.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:细节题。根据第五段：Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthe

characteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.选项B中用hightemperature对fever进

行了替换。

60、Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents.

A、areadvisednottogivethemaspirin

B、ShouldwatchoutforsignsofRcyesyndrome

C、areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccination

D、shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafever

标准答案：A「「

知识点解析:根据倒数第二段:However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflushould

nottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReyesyndrome.可矢口答案为A。

Consumersarcbeingconfusedandmisledbythehodge-podge（大杂烧）of

environmentalclaimsmadebyhouseholdproducts,accordingtoa"greenlabeling"study

publishedbyConsumersInternationalFriday.Amongthereport'smoreoutrageous（令人

无法容忍的）findings-aGermanfertilizerdescribeditselfas''earthwormfriendly"a

brandoffloursaiditwas"non-polluting"andaBritishtoiletpaperclaimedtobe

"environmentallyfriendlier"ThestudywaswrittenandresearchedbyBritain'sNational

ConsumerCouncil（NCC）forlobbygroupConsumerInternational.Itwasfundedbythe

GermanandDutchgovernmentsandtheEuropeanCommission."Whilemanygoodand

usefulclaimsarebeingmade,itisclearthereisalongwaytogoinensuringshoppersare

adequatelyinformedabouttheenvironmentalimpactofproductstheybuy,"said

ConsumersInternationaldirectorAnnaFielder.The10-countrystudysurveyedproduct

packaginginBritain.WesternEurope,ScandinaviaandtheUnitedStates.Itfoundthat

productssoldinGermanyandtheUnitedKingdommadethemostenvironmentalclaims

onaverage.Thereportfocusedonclaimsmadebyspecificproducts,suchasdetergent

（洗涤剂）insectspraysandbysomegardenproducts.Itdidnottesttheclaims,but

comparedthemtolabelingguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganization

（ISO）inSeptember,1999.Researchersdocumentedclaimsofenvironmentalfriendliness

madebyabout2,000productsandfoundmanytoovagueortoomisleadingtomeetISO

standards."Manyproductshadspecially-designedlabelstomakethemseem

environmentallyfriendly,butinfactmanyofthesesymbolsmeannothingsaidreport

researcherPhilipPage."Laundrydetergentsmadethemostnumberofclaimswith158.

Householdcleanersweresecondwith145separateclaims,whilepaintswerethirdonour

listwith73.Thehighnumbersshowhowveryconfusingitmustbeforconsumerstosort

thetruefromthemisleadinghesaid.TheISOlabelingstandardsbanvagueor

misleadingclaimsonproductpackaging,becausetermssuchas"environmentally

friendly"and"non-polluting'cannotbeverified,"whatwearenowpushingforistohave

mulliiialiuiialcorpuralioiismeetlliuslandaidssetbyllicISOsaidPage.

61、Accordingtothepassage,theNCCfounditoutrageousthat.

A、alltheproductssurveyedclaimtomeetISOstandards

B、theclaimsmadebyproductsareoftenunclearordeceiving

C^consumerswouldbelievemanyofthemanufactures?claim

D、fewproductsactualI>provetobeenvironmentfriendly

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推断题。解题方法在于先定位outrageous出现的位置，然后根据后边

的解释进行解题。选项A,C,D在此均没有提及；而根据aGermanferlilizer（化

肥）describeditselfasuearlhvvormfriendly（对虫子无害）”可以判断该说法是离谱的。B

最确切。

62、Asindicatedinthispassage,withsomanygoodclaims,theconsumers.

A、arebecomingmorecautiousabouttheproductstheyaregoingtobuy

B、arcstillnotwillingtopaymoretorproductswithgreenlabeling

C、arebecomingmoreawareoftheeffectsdifferentproductshaveontheenvironment

D^stilldonotknowtheexactimpactofdifferentproductsontheenvironment

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细