国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷17（共594题）

家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷17

（共9套）

（共594题）

国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷第

1套

一、听力填空（本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5分。）

NevsovertheRadio

reasonforthebusaccidentonFreeway65

avideofactorydestroyedby

theproblemofthe120-year-oldwoman

amountofmoneyfoundontheflight

reasonforarrestingthewinner

1、

HENSovertheRadio

reasonforthebusaccidentonFreeway65

avideofactorydestroyedby

theproblemofthe120-year-oldwoman

amountofmoneyfoundontheflight

reasonforarrestingthewinner

标准答案：collision

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、

标准答案：fire

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、

标准答案：sight

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、

标准答案：10,000

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、

标准答案：shoplifting

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、高级听力填空(本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5

分。)

WhatisthemainparioftheGoldenGateBridge?

6、WhatisthemainpartoftheGoldenGateBridge?

标准答案：Asuspensionspan.

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、HowlongisthemainspanoftheGoldenGateBridge?

标准答案：4,200feet.

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、HowmanylanesoftrafficintheGoldenGateBridge?

标准答案：6(six).

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、WhereistheMackinacBridge?

标准答案：InupperMichigan.

知识点解析：暂无解析

10^Howmanycarswillbeabletocrossthebridgeinasingleyearwhenalowerdeckis

added?

标准答案：48million.

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题1.0

分，共6分。）

Whydidthewomanopenthedoorwhensomeoneknockedatit?

11、Whydidthewomanopenthedoorwhensomeoneknockedatit?

A、Becausesheknewthetwomen.

B、Becauseshethoughtitwasherhusband.

C^Becauseshewaswailingforthem.

D、Becauseshewasafraidofthem.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongthethingstakenbytherobbers?

A、Acamera.

B、Awalletwith$200init.

C、Awatch.

D^Somejewelry.

标准答案；A

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、Whydidn'tthewomanreportsoonaftertherobbersranoff?

A^Becauseshefainted.

B、Becauseshewastooscared.

C、Becauseherhusbanddidn'tallowherto.

D^Becauseshewasboundandgagged.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

WhydomanypeoplecriticizeTVprogramsintheU.S.?

14、WhydomanypeoplecriticizeTVprogramsintheU.S.?

A、Therearenotenoughprogramstoentertain.

B、Therearenotenoughprogramstoshowthelifeofordinarypeople.

C、Therearetoomanyprogramstoeducate.

D、Therearenotenoughseriousprograms.

标准答案：D--

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、Accordingtothespeaker,whoshouldberesponsibleforthelackofserious

programsonTV?

A^Businessman.

B、TVsetowner.

C、TVstationowner.

D^ThecommercialTVsystem.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasakindofseriousprograms?

A、Programsofscience.

B、Programsofmedicine.

C^Programsofart.

D、Erogramsofhistory.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分，共4分。）

Howlongisitsincethefirstnewspaperwasprinted?

17NHOWlongisitsincethefirstnewspaperwasprinted?

A、700years,

Over2,000years.

C^About1,300years.

D、About380years.

标准答案：C”

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingnewspapershavethelargest

circulation?

A^Englishlanguagenewspapers.

B、Chineselanguagenewspapers.

C、Japaneselanguagenewspapers.

D^Germanlanguagenewspapers.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A、TheearliestprintednewspaperwasdevelopedinEurope.

B、Iltookhundredsofyearsfornewspapersiobedevelopedintotheirpresentform.

C^BostonistheplacewhereAmericannewspaperswerefirstprinted.

D、ThefirstAmericannewspapercarriednewsfrombothhomeandabroad.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeinferredfromthepassage?

A^Chinadevelopedadvancedtechnologyinprintinglongbeforeanyothercountryin

theworld.

B、MorepeoplereadnewspapersinEnglishthaninanyotherlanguages.

C、Japanisthecountrywherepeoplereadmorenewspapers.

D、NewspapershavedevelopedquicklyintheU.S.sincethebeginningofthe18th

century.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、完型填空（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Computersarenowbeingpushedintoschools.Weknowthatmultimediawillmake

[21]easyandfun.Childrenwillhappilylearnfrom[22]characters

whiletaughtbyexpertly[23]software.Whoneedsteacherswhenyou'vegot

[24]education?Theseexpensivetoysaredifficulttouseintheclassroomsand

[25]extensiveteachertraining.Sure,kidslovevideogames[26]

thinkofyourownexperience:canyou[27]evenoneeducationalfilmstripof

manyyearsago?I'll【28】yourememberthetwoorthreegreatteacherswho

madea[29]inyourlife.Thenthere'scyberbusiness.We'repromised[30]

catalogshopping-justpointandclickforgreatdeals.We'llorderairlinetickets

[31]thenetwork,bookrestaurantsandnegotiatesales[32].Stores

willbecomeobsolete.Sohowcomemylocalmalldoesmore[33]inanafter­

noonthantheentireInternet[34]inamonth?Eveniftherewereatrustworthy

wayto[35]moneyovertheInternet,thenetworkis[36]amost

essentialingredientoftradeandcommerce:salespeople.What'sabsentfromthis

electronicwonderland?Peoplecontact.Computersandnetworks[37]usfrom

oneanother.Anetworkchatlineisalimp(38]furincclingfriendsuvercuffcc.

Nointeractivemultimediadisplaycomes[39]totheexcitementofa[40]

concert.Thisvirtualrealitywherefrustrationislegionand-intheholynamesof

EducationandProgress-importantaspectsofhumaninteractionsarerelentlessly

devalued.=

21、[21]

A、schoolwork

B>exercise

C、teamwork

D、research

标准答案：A

知识点解析：schoolwork“功课，课堂作业”，一般泛指学校里的功课作业；

exercise“练习"；teamwork”团队合作"；research“研究”。从上下文我们可以推断这

里泛指学校里的一切作业功课。exercise过于具体，teamwork和research意思上不

符。

22、[22]

A^stimulated

B、animated

C、developed

D、interested

标准答案：B

知识点解析：animate“使有生气”，animated“栩栩如生的，动画的"，animated

cartoon“动画片"。character除了最常用的表示“人的性格、气质”外，“字体、符

号、人物”也很常用,如Chinesecharacter”汉字、方块字本句意为孩子们愿意多

媒体中的动画字或人物来教他们学习。stimulate”刺激、激励"，如：stimulateihe

economy"刺激经济developed”发展的“；interested”有趣的的

23、[23]

A、guided

prepared

C、tailored

D、sold

标准答案：C

知识点解析：tailor“裁缝”，tailored"专门显身订做的\本句意为由专家专门显身订

做的软件。

24、[24]

A、computer-aided

B、computer-presented

C>computer-designed

D、computer-developed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：computer-aided”由电脑辅助的"c本句意为既然你已经接受了由电脑

辅助的教育，那谁还需要老师呢?computer-presented“以电脑方式呈现的”；

computer-designed'4电脑设计的“；computer-developed”电脑开发的“。

25、[25]

A、promise

B、introduce

C^encourage

D、require

标准答案：D

知识点解析：require“需要”。本句意为这些昂贵的没备对孩子们来说用起来很困

难，需要老师做大量的韦导。promise“承诺，答应"；introduce“介绍”；

encourage”鼓励"。

26、[26]

A、but

just

C>and

D、therefore

标准答案：A

知识点解析：but“但是”。木句意为当然，孩子们喜欢电子游戏，但想想你自己的

经历：你还能回想起多年前的教学影带吗?哪怕只有一部。上下文是转折关系。

27、[27]

A、appreciate

B、recall

C、comment

D^produce

标准答案：B

知识点解析：recall”回想:本句意为你还能回想起多年前的教学影带吗，哪怕只

有一部。appreciate“欣赏"，如Iappreciatedhisabilitiesinthisjob.我欣赏他的工作

能力。“感激”，如Iappreciatedhishelp我感谢他的帮助。comment”评论”,如no

comment“无可奉告"。produce"生产”。

28、[28]

A、recommend

B、guess

C、bet

D、urge

标准答案：C

知识点解析：bet“打赌工本句意为我敢打赌你肯定记得让你的生活产生了重大变

化的那么两三个好老师。recommend“推荐"，如Canyourecommendmeagood

book?可以推荐我一本好书吗?urge”极力主张，强烈要求”.如Heurgedonhiswife

toquitherjob.他强烈要求妻子放弃工作。

29、[29]

A^result

B、mark

C、impression

D、difference

标准答案：D

知识点解析：makea(big)difference“不同，发生变化尽管make和4个答案都可

以搭配，但从词义来看应选differenceomakearesult”产生结果"；makeamark"作

个标记“；makeanimpressionon”给…留下印象

30、[30]

A、immediate

B>free

C^versatile

D^instant

标准答案：D

知识点解析：instant"即时的，快速的"，如instantcoffee/noodle“速溶咖啡/即食方便

面“，instantshopping“即时购物”；instantcatalogshopping就表示电脑上列出了各种

目录清单，点一下购物就完成。本句意为网络保证了我们购物的方便，只要查一下

目录，轻轻一点，交易就在瞬间完成。immediate表示动作的快速，而instant表示

动作持续时间的短暂。versatile”多才多艺的，多功能的“，如versatileperformer"多

才多艺的演员”。

31、[31]

A、over

B、with

C、by

D、in

标准答案：A

知识点解析：overthenetwork固定搭配，下文已经给出了overtheInternet由此可

以推测。

32、【32】

A、decisions

BNagreements

C、contracts

D、plans

标准答案：C

知识点解析：negotiateacontract”洽谈合同”,固定搭配。agreement也有“合同、协

议'’的意思，但我们常说enterintoanagreement“达成协议"c

33、[33]

A、communication

commerce

C、business

D、program

标准答案：C

知识点解析：dobusiness“做生意”。commerce也有“生意、贸易”的意思，但不与

do搭配。

34、[34]

A、reserves

B、handles

C^subscribes

D、transmits

标准答案：B

知识点解析：handle二dealwithsth."处理某事"。handlebusiness”处理生意”；

handledifficulties“对付困难”；reserve"预定”，如reserveatableatarestaurant”在饭

店预定张桌子”;reserveyourstrength“保留力气"；transmit“传播"，如transmita

signal“发送送号";subscribe“注册

35、[35]

A、mail

13、deposit

C、send

D、save

标准答案：C

知识点解析：mail“邮寄”，后面已经提到了overlheminierne[所以肯定不能用

mailodeposit“储存、储蓄存款”。从词义来看只能选send。本句意为即使互联网能

提供可靠的方式来转移资金，但是网上缺少一个最主要的商贸元素：营销人员。

36、[36]

A、missing

B、disappearing

C、expelling

D、retaining

标准答案：A

知识点解析：missing“缺少的"；expeHing“强迫的，迫使的“；retaining“保留的”，

从题意来看只能选missingo

37、[37]

A、dismantle

B>confine

C、discriminate

D、isolate

标准答案：D

知识点解析：isolate"使…隔离二本句意为电脑和互联网把我们和其他人隔离开

了。dismantle"拆成零块";confine”把…局限于，监禁”;discriminate“歧视

38、[38]

A、occasion

substitute

C^change

D、compromise

标准答案：B

知识点解析：substitute“替代品”。本句意为网上的珈天仅仅是不能和朋友见面喝咖

啡的一种无可奈何的替弋品。occasion“场合”;compromise”妥协、让步”。

39、[39]

A、near

B、up

C^close

D、hack

标准答案：B

知识点解析：comeupt。'、达到"，固定词组。本句意为多媒体展示的效果再好也永

远不可能达到现场音乐会的效果，让人那么激动。

40、[40]

A、life

B、alive

C^living

D、live

标准答案：D

知识点解析：live”实况的,现场的年

六、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题1.0

分,共20分。）

Parentsnowhaveapopularbeliefthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.No

schoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasic

skill.Thereare,however,greatlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachitorhowmuch

priority（优先）itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.

Theproblemisthathowtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyin

writingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling.Ifspellingbecomes

（heonlyfocalpointofhisteacher'sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto"play

safe".Hewillbepronetowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoid

adventurouslanguage.That'swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionaries

andpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadon

thebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:"Thisworkis

terrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible（难以辨认

的）.“Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil'stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butit

wasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,which

includedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild'sdeepfeelings.Iheteacherwasnot

wrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcentredonthechild'sideas,

anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupil

moremotivation（动力）toseekimprovement.

41、Teachersarcdifferentintheiropinionsabout

A、thedifficultiesinteachingspelling.

B、theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment.

C^thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskills.

D、thenecessityofteachingspelling.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第一段第二行：Therearehowever,greatlydifferentideasabout

howtoteachitorhowmuchpriorityitmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopment

andwritingability。

42、Theexpression"playsafe"probablymeans

A、towritecarefully.

B、todoasteacherssay.

C^tousedictionariesfrequently.

D、toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第二段第二行：Hewillpronetowriteonlywordswithinhis

spellingrange>choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguageo

43、Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariesthat

A、studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreely.

B、studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwriting.

C^teacherswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakes.

D、studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章可知：有了字典，孩子们就可以写起来更自信，不用再“play

safe^o

44、Thewriterseemstothinkthattheteacher,sjudgementonthatsensitivepieceof

writingis

A^unfair.

B>reasonable.

C、foolish.

D、careless.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从作者的语气可推测，作者对那种老师的做法是批评的。

45、Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis

A、theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskills.

B、thecomplexitiesofspelling.

C、thecorrectwayofmarkingcompositions.

D、therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofacomposition.

标准答案：D'

知识点解析：文章主要在讨论拼写和内容的关系。

Inthe1960stheWestCoastbecameanimportantcenterforrockmusic.LosAngelesand

SouthernCaliforniaarefamousforsunshineandsurfing.There,aquieterkindofrock

calledsurfrockbecamefamous.TheBeachBoyssangsongslike"Surfin'U.S.A.”,

"CaliforniaGirls"and"Fun,Fun,Fun".Thesesongsmadepeopledreamaboutthegood

lifeinCalifornia.SanFranciscowasacenterforyoungpeopleandrockmusicinthelate

1960s.ThiswasthetimeoftheVietnamWar,studentprotest,hippies,anddrugs.Hippies

talkedaboutloveandpeace.Theyworebrightlycoloredclothesandhadlonghair.They

listenedtorockandfolk-rockmusic.Drugswereaseriousproblemduringthattime.The

deathsofthreeyoungrockstars,JanisJopiing,JimMorrisonandthegreatguitarplayer

JimHendrixwereallrelatedtodrugs.NotalloftherockmusicianscamefromCalifornia

ortheU.S.A..ThatwasthetimeofthegreatBritishrockgroupsliketheBeatlesandthe

RollingStones.Britishrockmusicianshadaveryimportantplaceintherockmusicof

the1960sinAmerica.Anotherkindofsofterrockmusicwascreatedbythesingers.

SingerslikeJoniMitchellandJamesTaylorwrotetheirownlyricsandtheirownmusic.

Theirsongswereaboutloveandfriendship,goodandbadtimes.Inthe1960sbigrock

concertswereverywelcomedbyeveryone.ThemostfamousconcertwasWoodstock.In

1969inNewYorkState,amillionyoungpeoplecametogethertoheartherockstars.

ThispeacefulWoodstockconcertwasthemostimportantmusicaleventofthe1960s.

AfterWorldWarIIagitialiiuniburofblackpuuplenivvedfiomihuSouthtothebig

industrialcitieslikeNewYork,Detroit,andPhiladelphia.Manyblackpeoplelivedin

poorpartsofthecitysuchasHarleminNewYork.Musicianswroteandsangaboutlife

inthebigcities.Lifewasdifficultbutmusicanddancingmadeitalittleeasier.Popular

blackmusichadastrongbeatfordancing.Atfirstthismusicwascalledrhythmand

blues.The1960scalleditsoul.InDetroit,ablackmusiciannamedBerryGordysetupan

allblackrecordcompany.ItwascalledMotown.Motownormotortownisanothername

forDetroit,wherecarsaremade.MostofthefamoussoulmusiciansliketheSupremes,

theTemptations,andtheJacksonFiverecordedwithMotown.

46、WhereintheUnitedStatesdidpopmusicfirstemerge?

A、TheWest.

B、NewYork.

C、TheSouth.

D、SanFrancisco.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第一句话：Inthe1960sthewestcoastbecameanimportantcenter

forrockmusico

47、Whatwasthewaraffairinlate1960sthatmademanyAmericanyoungpeoplelove

totakeuppopmusic?

TheKoreanWar.

B、TheWordWarH.

C、TheVietnamWar.

D、TheGulfWar.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第二段第一行：ThiswasthetimeoftheVietnamwar。

48、Theterm"Hippies"refersto

A、threeyoungrockstars.

B、fourLiverpoolboys.

C、therockgroupoftheRollingStones.

D、thelostgeneration.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Hippies“嬉皮士”，文章第二段：Hippiestalkedaboutloveandpeace.

Ihcyworebrightlycoloredclothesandhadlonghair.由此可知，指迷失的--代。

49、Americanrockmusicofthe1960swasgreatlyinfluencedby

A、Americancountrymusic.

B、Britishrockmusic.

C、Hollywoodfilmmusic.

D^theHippies.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第四段：Britishrockmusicianshadaveryimportantplaceinthe

rockmusicofthe1960sinAmericav

50、Howdidtheblackpeoplefeelaboutthepopmusicinthe1960s?

A、Terrible.

B、Humiliating.

C>Enjoyable.

D、Holy.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第七段最后一句：Lifewasdifficultbutmusicanddancingmadeit

alittleeasiero

Nocompanylikestobetolditiscontributingtothemoraldeclineofanation,"Isthis

whatyouliketoaccomplishwithyourcareers?'1anAmericansenatoraskedTimeWarner

executivesrecently."Youhavesoldyoursouls,butmustyoucorruptournationand

threatenourchildrenaswell?"AtTimeWarner,however,suchquestionsaresimplythe

latestmanifestationofthesoulscarchingthathasinvolvedthecompanyeversincethe

companywasbornin1990.It'saself-examinationthathas,atdifferenttimes,involved

issuesofresponsibility,creativefreedomandthecorporatebottomline.Atthecoreof

thisdebateischairmanGeraldLevin,56,whotookoverfromthelateSteveRossinthe

early1990s.Onthefinancialfront,Levinisunderpressuretoraisethestockpriceand

reducethecompany'sniouiilainousdebt,whichwillincreaseto$17.3billionafterIwo

newcabledealsclose.Hehaspromisedtoselloffsomeofthepropertyandrestructure

thecompany,butinvestorsarewaitingimpatiently.Theflapoverrapisnotmakinglife

anyeasierforhim.Levinhasconsistentlydefendedthecompany'srapmusiconthe

groundsofexpression.In1992,whenTimeWarnerwasunderfirefbrreleasingIce-T's

violentrapsongCopKiller,Levindescribedrapasalawfulexpressionofstreetculture,

whichdeservesanoutlet."Thetestofanydemocraticsociety,"hewroteinaWallStieet

Journalcolumn,"liesnotinhowwellitcancontrolexpressionbutinwhetheritgives

freedomofthoughtandexpressionthewidestpossiblelatitude,howeverdisputableor

irritatingtheresultsmaysometimesbe.Wewon'tretreatwhenwefaceanythreats."

Levinwouldnotcommentonthedebatelastweek,butthereweresignsthatthechairman

wasbackingoffhishard-linestand,atleasttosomeextent.Duringthediscussionofrock

singingversesatlastmonth'sstockholders'meeting,Levinassertedthat"musicisnotthe

causeofsociety'sills"andevencitedhisson,ateacherintheBronx,NewYork,who

usesraptocommunicatewithstudents.Buthetalkedaswellaboutthe"balanced

struggle"betweencreativefreedomandsocialresponsibility,andheproclaimedthatthe

companywouldlaunchadrivetodevelopstandardsfordistributionandlabelingof

potentiallyobjectionablemusic.The15-memberTimeWarnerboardisgenerally

supportiveofLevinandhiscorporatestrategy.Butinsiderssaysomeofthemhave

showntheirconcernsinthismatter."Someofushaveknownformany,manyyearsthat

thefreedomsundertheFirstAmendmentarenottotallyunlimited,"saysLuce."Ithinkit

isperhapsthecasethatsomepeopleassociatedwiththecompanyhaveonlyrecently

cometorealizethis."

51、AnAmericansenatorcriticizedTimeWarnerfor

A、itsraisingofthecorporatestockprice.

B、itsself-examinationofthesoul.

C、itsneglectofsocialresponsibility.

D、itsemphasisoncreativefreedom.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：美国参议员批评Timewamer,主要是因为他忽略了社会责任，发行

反映暴力的音乐。

52、Theword"flap"(Para.3)heremeans

A^controversy.

B、fear.

C、disastei.

D^solution.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：flap这里指“争议”，等于conlroversy。

53、In1992,TimeWarnercausedpublicoutragebecauseit

ANsackedworkersasaresultofrestructuring.

issuedarecordpromotingviolence.

C^advocatedthecultureofthestreet.

D^challengedthefreedomofexpressionindemocraticsociety.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章第二段可知：In1992,whenTimeWarnerwasunderfirefor

releasingIce-T'sviolentrapsongcopkiller.1992年，Timewarncr因为出版发行了

“冰T”的暴力倾向的说唱音乐《警察杀手》而遭到各方批评攻击。TimeWarner”引

起民怨”，主要是因为他出版了鼓励暴力的唱片。

54、Inthefaceofrecentattacksonthecompany,Levin

A^stucktoastrongstandtodefendfreedomofexpression.

softenedhistoneandintroducedanewinitiative.

C、yieldedtoobjectionsandresignedfromthecompany.

D、requestedunconditionalsupportfromthe15-memberboard.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第四段:butthereweresighsthatthechairmanwasbackingoffhis

hard-linestand.有痕象表明，主席放弃了他的强硬立场。口气变软，推出了新方

案。

55、Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat

A^profitsandsocialresponsibilitycanrarelygohandinhandinthecompany.

B、fewpeoplearcconcernedaboutcorporateresponsibility.

C、thedebateoverTimeWarner'spolicywillsooninvolveothercompanies.

D^theTimeWarnerBoard'sopinionofthecompany'spolicyisdivided.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从最后一段可知，宪法第一修正案中的言论自由不是没有限制的，即

我们应该同时考虑社会责任，对公司来说利益和社会责任通常不能兼顾。

Itwasnot"thecometofthecentury"expertspredicteditmightbe.However,Kohoutek

hasprovidedabonanzaofscientificinformation.Itwasfirstspotted370millionmiles

fromEarth,byanastronomerwhowassearchingtheskyforasteroids,andafterwhom

thecometwasnamed.ScientistswhotrackedKohoutekthetenmonthsbeforeitpassed

theEarthpredictedthecometwouldbeabrilliantspectacle.ButKohoutekfellshortof

thesepredictions,disappointingmillionsofamateurskywatchers,whenitprovedtoo

paletobeseenwiththeunaidedeye.Researcherswereveryhappynonethelesswiththe

newinformationtheywereabletogleanfromtheirinvestigationoffilecomet.Perhaps

themostsignificantdiscoverywastheidentificationoftwoimportantchemical

compounds-methylcyanideandhydrogencyanide-neverbeforeseenincomets,but

founditthefarreachesofinterstellarspace.Thisdiscoveryrevealednewcluesaboutthe

originofcomets.Mostastronomersagreethatcometsareprimordialremnantsfromthe

formationofthesolarsystem,butwhethertheywerebornbetweenJupiterandNeptune

ormuchfartherouttowardinterstellarspacehasbeenthesubjectofmuchdebate.If

compoundsnomorecomplexthanammoniaandmethane,keycomponentsofJupiter,

wereseenincomets,itwouldsuggestthatcometsformwithintheplanetaryorbits.But

morecomplexcompounds,suchasthemethylcyanidefoundinKohoutek,pointto

formationfarbeyondtheplanets;therethedeepfreezeofspacehaskeptthem

unchanged.

56、WhywasKohoutekreferredtoas"thecometofthecentury"?

A、Itwasthoughttobeextremelyold.

B、ItpassestheEarthonceacentury.

C>Scientistspredicteditwouldbeverybright.

D、Scientistshavebeentrackingitforacentury.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:从第一段“scientists...predictedthecometwouldbeabrilliant

spectacle.ButKohoutekfellshortofthesepredictions”可知,第一句"世纪彗星没有

像专家预测的那样''是指彗星不够明亮。

57、InwhatrespectwasKohoutekadisappointment?

A、Itcouldbeseenonlythroughspecialequipment.

B、ItdidnotapproachtheEarth.

C、Ildidnotprovidevaluablescientificinformation.

D、Itwasmovingtoorapidlyforscientiststophotograph.

标准答案：A:

知识点解析：乂章里说到，预测结果是慧星的到来会是“brilliantspectacle”光耀夺目

的壮观，而实际上toopaletobeseenwiththeunaidedeye。

58、Accordingtothepassage,whatisonemajorcomponentofJupiter?

A、Hydrogencyanide.

B、Methylcyanide.

CsHydrogen.

D、Ammonia.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:文章倒数第四行：Ifcompoundsnomorecomplexthanammoniaand

methane,keycomponentsofJupiter,wereseenincomets.如果混合物只是氮和甲

烷，那么在慧星上发现木星的主要元素是氮和甲烷。

59>Whichofthefollowingquestionsisbestansweredbyinformationgainedfrom

Kohoutek?

A、Wherewerecometsformed?

B、Whenwerecometsformed?

C、Wherewasthesolarsystemformed?

D^Howwasthesolarsystemformed?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从考胡泰克得出的信息证明了慧星在哪儿形成的。文章第八句：This

discoveryrevealednewcluesabouttheoriginofcometso

60、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A、WhatwaslearnedfromKohoutek?

WhatwasdisappointingaboutKohoutek?

C>WhereKohoutekwasspotted?

D、HowKohoutekwastracked?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：谈论的要点不是慧星一百年经过地球一次的奇观，而是科学家们从考

胡泰克处获得的信息，以此来证明慧星的产生地点。

七、阅读（翻译句子）（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共

5分。）

Duringthetraditionalweddingceremony,thebrideandthebridegroompromiseeach

otherlifelongdevotion.Yet,aboutoneoutoffourAmericanmarriagesendsindivorce.

61)Since1940.〔hedivorceratehasmore山andoubled,andexpertspredictthat,ofall

marriagesthatoccuiredinthe1970s,about50%willendindivorce.TheU.S.A.hasone

ofthehighestdivorceratesintheworld,perhapseventhehighest.Whatgoeswrong?62)

ThefactthatdivorceissocommonintheUnitedStatesdocsnotmeanthatAmericans

considermairiageacasual,unimportantrelationship.Justtheoppositeistrue.Americans

expectagreatdealfrommarriage.Theyseekphysical,emotional,andintellectual

compatibility.Theywanttobedeeplylovedandunderstood.ItisbecauseAmericans

expectsomuchfrommarriagethatsomanygetdivorced.Theyprefernomarriageatall

toamarriagewithoutloveandunderstanding.WithtypicalAmericanoptimism,theyend

onemarriageinhopethatthenextwillbehappier.Withno-faultdivorcelawsinmany

states,itiseasierthanevertogetadivorce.63)SomeAmericanwomenstayinunhappy

mairiagesbecausetheydon'thavetheeducationorjobexperiencetosupportthemselves

andiheirchildren,butmoslAmericanwomenbelievethat,ifnecessary,iheycanmakeit

alonewilhoulahusband.Allthingsconsidered,Americanshavelittlereasontocontinue

anunhappymarriage.Whichmarriagesaremostlikelytoendindivorce?Marriages

betweenpeoplewithlowincomesorlimitededucationandmarriagesbetweenteenagers

areatgreatestrisk.ThenumberofdivorcesbetweencoupleswithChildrenundertheage

of18isdeclining,andalmost45%ofdivorcingcouplesarechildless.64)Whenacouple

getsdivorced,thecouitmayrequirethemaniopayhisfomierwifeamonthlysumof

money、whichdependsonthehusband'sincome,thewife'sneeds,andthelengthofthe

marriage.Ifthewomanisworkingandearnsagoodsalary,shemayreceivenomoneyat

all.Occasionally,thecourtdecidesthatawomanshouldpayherhusbandmoney.About

10%ofAmericanwomenoutearntheirhusbands.65)If>hewomanhastotallysupDorted

herhusbandduringthemarriage,〔hecourtmaydecidethatshemustcontinuetosupDort

himafterthedivorce,whichisarathernewconceptintheUnitedSunes.

61、

标准答案：自1940年以来，离婚率增长了一倍还多，专家预言，20世纪70年代

的婚姻中，约有50%会以离婚告终。

知识点解析：本句应注意时态，前半句是完成时，后半句是一般现在时，翻译的时

候要分别译出其时态。

62、

标准答案：离婚在美国司空见惯并不意味着美国人视婚姻为儿戏。

知识点解析：面意思可以不译，直接译出其引导内容即可C

63、

标准答案：有些美国妇女之所以忍受不幸福的婚姻，是因为她们没有受过教育或是

没有工作经历，无法养活自己和孩子，但大多数美国妇女相信，没有丈夫她们独自

一人也能解决自己和孩子的生活问题。

知识点解析：整个句子是一个转折句中套了个原因状语从句。makeit有很多含

义，主要是指“做成了一件事，达成了某个目的，或按时赶到“，这里具体译为“解

决自己和孩子的