大学英语四级模拟试卷851

大学英语四级模拟试卷851

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispari,youareallowed30minutestowriteaLetter.Youshouldwriteatleast

120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:假设你的同学因食用从某超

市买回的食品而食物中毒，后经治疗康复。请给报社写一封信，描述他（她）们的中

毒与脱险经过，呼吁社会各界重视食品安全

标准答案：DearSirorMadam:Thankyoufortakingtimetoreadthisletter.Asthe

problemoffoodsafetyhasbeenbecomingworseandvzorsenowdays.Iamobligedto

writetoyou.Severaldaysago,oneofmyclassmatescamebackfromsupermarketwitha

largebagoffood.Becauseofhavingfoundanewstyleoftinned-fishinthefoodstore,

shewasveryglad.Severalotherroommateswereinvitedtocnjoythe,mouthwatering

chicken".Unfortunately,afterfinishingthefood,allofmythreefriendshad

stomachachesandvomited,theirfaceshavingbecomepalerandpaler.Duetosensitivity

ioihaikindoftinnedfood,Iescapedthatsuffer.Aithatlime,mymindwentblank.I

dialedtheemergencynumberwithmytremblinghand,thereforetheywerequicklysent

tohospital.Thedoctorsaidtheywerekickytobeoutofclangerbecausetheydidnoteat

toomuchofthatrottenfishandwerehospitalizedontime.Thisisthematterthat

happenedaroundmewhichmademerealizetheseriousnessofthefoodsafetyproblem.I

sincerelyhopethatthewholesocietycouldattachmuchimportancetothisissue.

Thanks!

知识点解析：第一段：开头语，交待写信目的。第二段：以具体事例说明食品安

全问题。第三段：发出呼吁，结束全文。

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题7.0分，共10

分。）

AmericansandFoodAnunusualbuttimelycartoonrecentlyappearedinthelocal

newspaper.Thesinglepanelshowedagravel-pitoperationwithpilesofrawearthand

largecranes.Nexttooneofthecranesstoodtheownerofthegravelpit—agrizzled,

tough-lookingcharacter,hammerinhand,pointingproudlytothenewsignhehadjust

tackedup.Thesignread,"Fred'sFillDirtandCroissants."Thecartoonillustratesan

interestingphenomenon:thechangingfoodhabitsofAmericans.Ourmealsusedto

consistofsomethinglikehomecookedpotroast,mashedpotatoeslacedwithbutterand

salt,athicksliceofapplepietoppedwithahealthyscoopofvanillaicecream-plain,

heavymeals,cookedfromscratch,andeatenleisurelyathome.ButAmericahas

changed,andasithas,sohavewhatweAmericanseatandhowweeatit.Weusedto

havesimple,unsophisticatedtastesandlookedwithsuspicionatanythingmoreexotic

thanahamburger.Admittedly,wedidadoptsomefoodsfromthevariousimmigrant

groupswhoflockedtoourshores.Welearnedtoeatcroissants,thosesmall,sweetFrench

breadrolls,andalsoChinesefoodandpizza,butinthelastfewyears,theinternational

characterofourdiethasgrowntremendously.WecanwalkintoanymallinMiddle

AmericaandbuyMexicanfoodlikepitabreadandtacos.Suchfoodsareoftenchanged

ontheirjourneyfromexoticimportstoordinary"American"meals,buttheimportsare

stillalongwayfromhamburgeronabun.Whyhavewebecomemoreworldlyinour

tastes?Foronething,televisionblanketsthecountrywithinformationaboutnewfood

productsandtrends.ViewersinruralMontanaknowthatthelatestcravingin

Washington,D.C.isCajuncookingandthatsomethingcalledtofuisnowavailablein

thelocalsupermarket.Anotherreasonforthegrowinginternationalflavorofourfoodis

thatmanyyoungAmericanshavetraveledabroadandgottenhookedonnewtastesand

flavors.BackpackingstudentsandyoungprofessionalsvacationinginEuropecomehome

withatasteforauthenticFrenchbreadorGermanbeer.Finally,continuingwavesof

immigrantssettleinthecitieswheremanyofuslive,causingsignificantchangesinwhat

weeat.Vietnamese,Haitians,andThais,forinstance,bringingtheirnativefoodsand

cookingstyleswiththemandeventuallyopensmallmarketsorrestaurants.Intime,the

newfoodwillbecomeAmericanizedenoughtotakeitsplaceinournationaldiet.Our

growingconcernwithhealthhasalsoaffectedthewayweeat.Forthelastfewyears,the

mediahavewarnedusaboutthedangersofourtraditionaldiet,highinsaltandfat,lowin

fiber.Themediaalsobegantoeducateusaboutthedangersofprocessedfoodspumped

fullofchemicaladditives.Asaresult,consumersbegantodemandhealthierfoods,and

manufacturersstartedtochangesomeoftheirproducts,manyfoods,suchaslunchmeat,

cannedvegetables,andsoups,weremadeavailableinlow-fat,low-sodiumversions.

Whole-graincerealsandhigh-fiberbreadsalsobegantoappearonthegroceryshelves.

Moreover,thefoodindustrystartedtoproduceall-naturalproducts—everythingfrom

potatochipstoicecream-withoutadditivesandpreservatives.Notsurprisingly,the

restaurantindustryrespondedtothisswitchtohealthierfoods,luringcustomerswith

saladbars,broiledfish,andsteamedvegetables.Ourfoodhabitsarebeingaffected,too,

bytherapidincreaseinthenumberofwomenworkingoutsidethehome.Sociologists

andotherexpertsbelievethattwoimportantfactorstriggeredthisphenomenon:the

women'smovementandachangingeconomicclimate.Womenwereassuredthatitwas

acceptable,evenrewarding,toworkoutsidethehome;manywomenalsodiscoveredthat

theyhadtoworkjusttokeepupwiththecostofliving.Asthetraditionalroleof

homemakerchanged,sodidthewayfamiliesate.WithMomworking,therewasn'ttime

forherlopreparethetraditionalthreesquaremealsaday.Instead,familiesbeganlooking

foralternativestoprovidequickmeals.Whatwastheresult?Foronething,therewasa

boominfast-foodrestaurants.Thesuburbanordowntownstripthatoncecontainedalone

McDonald'snowfeaturesWendy's,KFCs,BurgerKing,andPizzaHut.Familiesalso

begantodependonfrozenfoodsasanothertime-savingalternative.Onceagain,though,

demandchangedthekindoffrozenfoodavailable.Frozenfoodnolongerconsistoffoil

traysdividedintogreasyfriedchicken,waterycornnihlets,andlumpymashedpotatoes.

Supermarketsnowstockarangeofsupposedlytastyfrozendinners.Itmaynotbe

possibletopickupatonoffilldirtandahalf-dozencroissantsatthesameplace,but

America'sfoodhabitsaredefinitelychanging.Ifitistruethat"youarewhatyoueat,“

thenAmerica'sidentityisevolvingalongwithitsdiet.

2、Thegrizzled,tough-lookingcartooncharacter.

A、warnsAmericansnottochangetheirfoodhabits

B、illustratesthatAmericansarechangingtheirfoodhabits

C>introducesnewkindsoffoodtotraditionalAmericanfamilies

D、isemployedbythegovernmenttoillustrateAmericans,foodhabits

标准答案：B

知识点解析:由题干关健词thegrizzled,toughlookingcartoon定位到第一段第三、

四、五句："thecartoonillustrates""thechangingfoodhabitsofAmericans1',说明美

国人的饮食习惯正在改变。

3、contributetoAmericans'internationaltaste.

A、ThevariousimmigrantgroupsinAmerica

B、Thegovernment'sencouragement

C>Theyoungpeople'schangesoftaste

D、Themassmediaads

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由选项关键词thevariousimmigrantgroups定位到第二段提到的

"variousimmigrantgroups""flockedtoourshores",所以我们有机会"buyMexican

food”等等，所以说大量移民的涌入是使美国人的口味国际化的原因之一。

4、ManyyoungAmericanswhohavetraveledabroad.

A、disliketraditionalfoodmoreandmore,sotheyonlytryexoticfood

B、lovethefoodimportedverymuch

C、havechangedtheirtastes

D、gethookedonnewtastesandflavors

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由选项关键词hookedonnewtastesandflavors定位到第三段提到许多

到外国旅游过的年轻美国人"gollonhookedonnewtastesandllavors",D为正确答

案c

5、arcexamplesthatmanufacturers'meetconsumershealthdemand.

A、Breadandmilk

B、Theimportedfood

C、Wholegraincerealsandhighfiberbreads

D、Thetraditionalfood

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干关键词healthdemand定位到第四段第一句："ourgrowing

concernwithhealth",所以"manufacturersstartedtochangesomeoftheirproducts1',

这其中就以全麦和高纤维面包首当其冲。

6、Workingwomendon'thaveenoughtimetopreparethreemealsadaysothatfamilies

dependon.

A^traditionalfrozenfood

B>alternativesforquickmeals

C>fast-foodrestaurant

D^supermarket

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词prepare【hreemealsaday定位到第五段第五、六句。这

类家庭依赖"alternativestoprovidequickmeals",其中包括现在的速冻食品，快餐

店，超市等。

7、Accordingtothepassage,Americanmealsatonetimewere.

A、heavyandmeatbased

B、deliciousandlight

C^expensivetoprepare

D、luxurious

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关键词Americanmealsatonetime定位到第一段倒数第二句。

美国人过去常吃"potroast"，"mashedpotatoeslacedwithbutterandsalt","applepie”等

等，可看出他们的食物是含脂肪多难消化的，且以肉食为主。

8、keep(s)introducingdifferentkindsoffood,whichischangingAmericans

taste.

A、Thegovernment

B、Thedietitians

C^Television

D、Youngpeople

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干关健词introducingdifferentkindsoffood定位到第三段第二句

"televisionblanketsthecountrywithinformationaboutnewfood",而这正是我们的口

味变得"moreworldly"的原因之一(foronething)o

9、AnimportantfactorthathasaffectedwhatAmericanseatisincreasedconsciousness

abouttheir.

标准答案:health

知识点解析：由题干关健词affected定位到第四段第一句"Ourgrowingconcernwith

healthhasalsoaffectedthewayweeat”,所以影响美国人饮食的重要因素就是美国人

越来越强的健康意识。

10、AdirectresultofthechangeinAmerica'seconomicclimatewas.

标准答案；anincreaseinthenumberofwomenworkingoutsidethehome

知识点解析：由题干关键词economicclimate定位到第五段第一、二句。"herapid

increaseintbenumberofwomenworkingoutsidethehome”是由两个原因引发的：

"thewomen'smovement"和"achangingeconomicclimate",所以说经济气候的改变的

结果是更多的妇女外出就业。

11、Accordingtothepassage,theAmericanidentityischangingwiththechangein

标准答案：theeatinghabitsofitspeople

知识点解析：由题干关键词theAmericanidentityischanging定位到第一段。由第

一段提到的卡通形象代表的美国人可得出结论。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Inthecity.

B、Inthecountry.

C、Gettingwater.

D、Atthelake.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Hethoughtitwasgood.

Hewasbored.

C^Hefounditconfusing.

D、Hefoundthefiguresweredear.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A^Shehastochangethetimeforthetrip.

B、Shehasn'tdecidedwheretogonextmonth.

C、ShecaiftaffbidthetunefuiIlietrip.

D、Shewillmanagetoleavethismonth.

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Customerandsalesperson.

B、Teacherandstudent.

C、Bossendsecretary.

D^Guestandwaitress.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、Theywerebothbusydoingtheirownwork.

B>Theywaitedforeachotheratdifferentplaces.

C、Theywenttothestreetcomeratdifferenttimes.

D^Themanwenttotheconcertbutthewomandidn't.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Hewasnothungry.

B、Hehadalreadyhadhisbreakfast.

C、Hewastootired.

D、Hewantedtosleepalittlemore.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、Themanhasgotofficework.

B、Themanisworkinginanoffice.

C、Themanwantstogetport-timeofficework.

D、Themanisunluckytobeanofficeworker.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A^Monday,Wednesday,andFriday.

TuesdayandSaturday.

C>SaturdayandSunday.

D^TuesdayandThursday.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共1题，每题上0

分，共I分。）

20、

A、Notuseanyelectricappliancesanymore.

B、Takepartinabasketballfinal.

C、Askhisneighbortocheckthepower.

D、Watchaballgameontelevision.

标准答案：D'

知识点解析：本题题型属于预测将要发生的事情。女士提醒男士今天晚上有篮球决

赛，miss应理解为forgettowatch。选项中正确把握这句话大意的是D项，男士自

己并不参加比赛。

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

21、

A、Visitingfriends.

Takingpictures.

C、Buyingpresentsforhisfamily.

D、Alloftheabove.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A^Ashirt.

B、Analarmclock.

C、Awoolensweater.

D^Asuitcase.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、Becauseheforgotoneofhissuitcases.

B、Becausehewasaskedtogetoff.

C>Becausehewantedtogoouttosmoke.

D、Becausehehadlosthispassport.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Alarmclocksarenotallowedonboardaplane.

B、Themanhadatimebombinhissuitcase.

C、Thetickingofthealaimclockcausedhimalittletrouble.

D、Theairlineofficialandthepoliceofficerplayedajokeonhim.

标准答案：C'

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

25、

A^Useofpublictransportwassliding.

Retailsalesweresliding.

C>Therewillbefewervisitors,lesspeoplegoingtotheatresandrestaurants.

D、Alloftheabove.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、2to3billionpounds.

2to3millionpounds.

C、3to5billionpounds.

D、3to5millionpounds.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：哲无解析

27、

A、It'scheaper.

B、It'sconvenient.

C、Ithasmoregoodsthantheretailshops.

D、It'sdangeroustogooutfbrshopping.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Teenagersaremoreefficientinlearning.

B、Childrenlearnlanguagesmoreeasilythanadults.

C^Adultsaremorelogicalthanchildren.

D、Theabilitytolearnlanguagesincreaseswithage.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

29、

A、Intheirteens.

Intheirtwenties.

C、Atanoldage.

D、Intheirthirties.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Inmostpeople'sideas,whenwillpeoplelosetheabilitytolearn

languageswell?

30、

A、Adultshavemoreself-controlthanchildren.

B、Adultscanuselogicalthinkingtothink.

C>Adultshavemoreknowledgethanchildren.

D、Adultsacceptnewthingsmoreeasilythanchildren.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned?

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

31、

A、Aboutsevenmillion.

NearlyhalfoftheAmericanpopulation.

C、25%ofAmericanpeople.

D、Wedon'tknowexactlyfromthepassage.

标准答案：AJ

知识点解析：题目询问在大学里有多少人。此题考查对英语数字的理解能力，听到

“目前在大学里有700万人1可判断选项A正确。

32、

A、25%.

B、1/3.

C、50%.

D、40%.

标准答案：C

知识点词析：题目询问美国年轻人占总人口的百分比是多少?关键是听到“25岁以

下的年轻人约占美国总人口的一半”，可判断选项C正确。

33、

A、Becausetheyarcolderthanyoungpeople.

Becausetheyoungpeoplewillsoonbeinchargeofthenation.

C、Becausethestudentstodayhavestrongopinions.

Becausetheyouth'sideasareimportant.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题目询问年长者为什么要理解年轻人的想法。关键是听到“年轻人很

快就要领导社会，很自然他们的观点很重要”，这样可判断选项B（因为他们就要领

导社会）正确。

34、

A^Thelivesoftheirparents.

B、Makingabetterlifeforallpeople.

C、ThetroubleinAmericanfamilies.

D、Thestrongopinions.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题目询问大学生们对什么深感兴趣。关键是听到“他们对如何使所有

人过上更好的生活深感兴趣”，可判断选项B（使所有人过上更好的生活）正确。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题1.0分，共

“分。）

ScientistsinIndiahavediscoveredawaytomakebambooplantsproduceflowersin

laboratory.TheBritish[Bl]Naturerecentlyreportedthe[B2]event.Inthewildit

cantakeaslongasonehundredandtwentyyearsforsomekindsofbambootoflower,

andaftertheplant[B3]itsseedsitdies.Thebambooplantisusedinmanydifferent

ways.Butbecauseittakessolongtoproduceseeds,scientistsnever[B4]ita

traditionalfarmcrop.Therecent[B5]inIndiamaychangethat.The[B6]wasdone

attheNationalChemicalLaboratoryinIndia.Threescientistscuttwohundredpieces

fromtwodifferentkindsofbambooplants;eachwasafew[B7]long.Thetinycuttings

wereplacedinthe[B8]ofcoconutsmilk,plant-growthhormoneandothernutrients.

Justafewweekslater,flowersbegantoappear.[B9].Twoweeksafterthattheplants

begantoproduceseeds.[BIO].Oneofthemhadnotputthebambooseedsinsoil,but

hebelievestheywillproduceplants.TheIndianscientistsnowareplanningexperiments

tosee[Bl1].Bambooreproducesintwoways.Itflowersandproducesseeds.Italso

producesnewgrowthfromitsroots.Bambooplantsgrowingfromitsrootsarccalled

ZhuSuninChina.Bambooshootsaredugupandreplantedinthefield.Farmersharvest

theleaves.Theyfeedthemtotheiranimals.

35、[Bl]

标准答案：publication

知识点解析：句意推断题[考频：8]。根据下文斜体的Naiure一词可知它是一种出

版物。

36、[B2]

标准答案：historical

知识点解析：语境推断题[考频：6]ohistoricaleven意为“历史事件”。注意

historical与historic的区别。

37、[B3]

标准答案：drops

知识点解析：语义推断题［考频：29h根据下文的seeds可猜测该处应填一个表示

“播下，洒下'’之意的词。

38、［B4］

标准答案：consider

知识点解析：语义推断题［考频：29］o根据上文的scientists和下文的itatraditional

farmcrop可知该处为动词，表示“认为”。

39、［B5］

标准答案：breakthrough

知识点解析：语义推断题［考频：29］o根据上文的recent和下文的change可知该处

应填一个表示“突破”之意的词。

40、［B6］

标准答案：research

知识点解析：语境推断题［考频：6］o根据下文done...al...laboratory可知该处应填

表示“研究，实验”之意的词，结合录音不难填出该词。

41、［B7］

标准答案：centimeters

知识点解析：句意推断题［考频：8］。根据下文的long,可知该处为度量单位。

42、［B8］

标准答案：mixture

知识点解析：语义推断题［考频：29］o根据下文的coconutsmilk...andother

nutrients可知该处为名词“混合物”。

43、［B9J

标准答案:Theywerethesamesizeasflowersonfullygrownbamboos

知识点解析：［听写关键词］size,flowers,bamboos

44、［BIO］

标准答案：Inthewild,itwilltakethirtyyearsforthesekindsofbamboostoflowersand

makeseeds

知识点解析：［听写关键词］wild,美irty,bamboos,flowers,makeseeds

45、［Bll］

标准答案：iftheycanimprovethebamboothroughthetechniquesofgenetic

engineering

知识点解析：［听写关键词］improve,bamboo,techniques,genetic,engineering

九、阅读(选词填空)(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共

10分。)

Itiseasiertonegotiateinitialsalaryrequirement.Becauseonceyouareinside,the[SI]

constraintsinfluencewageincreases.Onething,however,iscertain:Your

chancesofgettingtheraiseyoufeelyoudeservearelessifyoudon'tatleastaskforit.

Mentendtoaskformore,andtheygetmore,andthis[S2]truewithother

resources,notjustpayincreases.Itwouldbeniceifweallreceived[S3]pay

increasesequaltoourmerit,but"nice"isn'taquality[S4]tomost

organizations.Ifyoufeelyoudeserveasignificantraiseinpay,you'll[S5]have

toaskforit.[S6]isyourbestbargainingchipwhenyouareseekingaraise.

Youmustbeableto[S7]thatyoudeservearaise.[S8]isalsoagood

bargainingchip.Ifyoucangiveyourbosssomethingheorsheneeds(anewclientora

sizablecontract,forexample)justbeforemeritpaydecisionsarebeingmade,youare

more[S9]togettheraiseyouwant.Useinformationasabargainingchiptoo.

Findoutwhatyouareworthontheopenmarket.Whatwillsomeoneelsepayforyour

services?Gointothenegotiationspreparedtoplaceyourchipsonthetableatthe

[S10]timeandpreparedtousecommunicationstyletoguidethedirectionof

theinteraction.A)appropriateB)NegotiationC)organizationalD)PerformanceE)

awkwardF)PersonalityG)holdsH)attributedI)probablyJ)likelyK)TimingL)

acquiredM)automaticN'»demonstrateO)states

46、[SI]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[S2]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

48、[S3]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：暂无解析

49、[S4]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：暂无解析

50、[S5]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：暂无解析

51、[S6]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、[S7]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：暂无解析

53、[S8]

标准答案：K

知识点解析；暂无解析

54、[S9]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：暂无解析

55、[S10]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分,共10分。）

FourmonthsbeforeCrownPrinceFelipesays"sV'（"yes"inSpanish）totelevision

journalistLetiziaOrtiz,royalweddingfeverisgrippingSpain.Shopsareofferingthe

biggestvarietyofweddingsouvenirs件己念品）,fromplatesandbottle-openerstocopies

ofthecouple'sengagementring.Thecouplehavemadeonlyafewcarefullystaged

publicappearancestoreducethescrutiny（仔细检查）.Spanishpeoplewaitedformore

thanadecadeforthe36-year-oldsonofKingJuanCarlosandQueenSofiatofinda

suitablebride.Andmoreimportant,theMay22weddingwillbealandmarkeventin

otherways.LetiziaOrtizRocasolano,31,isthedaughterofanurseandajournalist.So,

shewillbethefirstcommoneronathroneonceoccupiedbyQueenIsabella,whosent

ChristopherColumbustotheAmericas.Thepretty,elegantformernewsanchor（新闻主

持人）willalsobecomeSpain'sfirsthome-grownqueeninmorethanacentury.The

livelyandprofessionallyaccomplishedLetiziahasbeenwelcomedbySpanishpeopleas

anewtypeofqueenforamodernmonarchy.Spanishpeoplewereaccustomedtoseeing

herintelevisionnewsbroadcastsandshearousestremendouscuriosity.Journalistsare

investigatingeventhemostordinaryaspectsofherpastwhichresemblesthatofsomany

otheryoungSpanishprofessionalwomen.Spanishpeoplehavealsotakennotethatshe

triedtointerrupttheprincewhentheytalkedtothepressaftergettingengagedin

November.MLetmetalk,"shetoldtheheirtotheBourbonthrone.Suchbehavioris

regardedasunderstandableinawomanwhowenttoMexicobyherselfatage23and

laterreportedontheSeptember11terroristattacksandtheIraqwarforstatetelevision

TVE.Herstrongcharacter,franknessandcriticalmindcouldalsobedisadvantagesfora

royalwhoisrarelyexpectedtospeakhermind,reportershavesaid.Thepalacehas

struggledtoprotectherfromscrutinyandtogivehertimetoadapttohernewrole.

56、Bysaying"royalweddingfever"(Para.1),theauthormeans"

A、alotofroyalweddingsfollow

B、theSpanishpeoplearesurprisedattheroyalwedding

C、theroyalweddingmakesastirinthewholecountry

D、theroyalweddingbecomesafashion

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义题。第一段只交代了royalweddingfever这一事件，所以定位于

第二段。第二段举例说国内商店出售很多与CrownBrmceFelipeandLetiziaOrtiz婚

礼有关的各种各样的纪念品，可见他们的婚礼给全国带来了轰动。A、B、D都没

有原文根据。

57、Themostimportantreasonwhyroyalweddingcausessuchagreatinterestis

that"______

A、acommonerismarriedintoaroyalfamily

theprincefinallyfindshisbride

C^afamousTVjournalistgetsmarried

Dxtheweddingisexpensive

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推断题。艰据mostimportantreason在原文找相关词，可找到第四段

末尾出现的moreimportant和landmark,因此定位于其后的第五段。从第五段中的

关键部分thefirstcommoneronathrone可得出答案是A。B只是第一个原因，无法

对应题干的mostimportanl。文章在写royalwedding因此排除C。D无原文根据。

58、Letiziausedtobeanewsanchorwhowas.

A、world-famous

B、frank

C>serious

D、capable

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。艰据Newsanchor定位于第六段。第六段中对Letizia的职

业生涯的评价是professionallyaccomplished,也就是capable”能干的A、C无原

文根据。B说的是她的性格，不是她作为新闻主持人的特点。

59、Letizia,sinterruptionoftheprincewhentheytalkedtothepresswasmostprobably

promptedbyher.

A、curiosity

innocence

C^outspokenness

D、rudeness

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。题干中的interruplionoflheprince出现于倒数第四段，对这

件事的评论在其后两段。倒数第二、三段提到新闻主播的工作促成了Letizia本人

的strongcharacter,包括frankness和criticalmind。此题中所说的她面对媒体打断

王子的说话正是她frank或outspoken的性格使然。A、B、D文中没有提到相关信

息。

60>ThedifficultyforLetiziatofitintheroyallifemayliein.

A、howtomeettherequirementsoftheQueen

howtochangehercharactertofitintheroyalfamily

C、howtocontinuehercareeraftermarriage

D、howtofaceherformeraudienceasaprincess

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。艰据fitintheroyallife对应foraroyal定位于倒数第二段。

根据Herstrongcharacter,franknessandcriticalmindcouldalsobedisadvantagesfora

royalwhoisrarelyexpectedtospeakhermind可知,Letizia要适应皇家生活，如何在

自己的个性与皇室要求之间找到平衡是最重要的。B是对原文的同义转换。其他项

文中没有提到。

Oneofthebitterestandmosttime-worndebatesinstudentunionbarsupanddownthe

countryisresolvedasacademicresearchconfirmsthatinfinancialtermsatleast,arts

degreesareacompletewasteoftime.Gettingthroughuniversityboostsstudents'

earningsby25%,onaweightedaverage,or£220,000overtheirlifetime,accordingto

ProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity—butiftheystudyShakespeareorthe

peasants1revoltinsteadofanatomyorcontractlaw,thosegainsarelikelytobe

completelywipedout.Thegovernmentisabouttoallowuniversitiestochargestudents

upto£3,000ayearfortheirdegrees,arguingthatit'sasmallpricetopaycomparedwith

thefinancialrewardsgraduatesreaplaterinlife.ButProf.Walker'sresearchshowsthere

arcsharpvariationsinreturnsaccordingtowhichsubjectastudenttakes.Law,medicine

andeconomicsorbusinessarethemostlucrativechoices,makingtheiraverageearnings

25%higher,accordingtothearticle,publishedintheofficefornationalstatistics'

monthlyjournal.Scientistsget10-15%extra.Atthebottomofthelistareartssubjects,

whichmakeonlya"small"differencetoearnings—asmallnegativeone,infact.Just

aheadaredegreesineducation-whichleavehardpressedteachersanaverageof5%

betteroffayearthaniftheyhadleftschoolat18."It'shardtoresisttheconclusionthat

whatstudentslearndocsmatteralot;andsomesubjectareasgivemoremodestfinancial

returnsthanothers,"Prof.Walkersaid.Asaneconomist,hewasquicktopointoutthat

studentsmightgainnon-financialreturnsfromartsdegrees:"Studyingeconomicsmight

beverydull,forexample,andstudyingpost-modernismmightbealotoffun."

61、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A、ProfessorWalker'sResearch.

B、HowtoMakeBigMoney.

C、DifferencesBetweenScienceandArtsDegrees.

D、StudyingArtsHasNegativeFinancialOutcome.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本文为Walker教授的研究成果，旨在说明不同的专业提供不同的经

济前景，并非要传授其发财心得或者比较文理科的异同。文章首句即为本题解题关

键，尾句再次从反面重申主题，故选项D正确。

62、Universitieschargestudentsaratherhightuitionmainlybecause.

A、theyprovidethestudentswithveryprosperoussubjectstolearn

B、theyassumethattheirgraduatescanearnmuchmorethantheyhadpaid

C、theydon'tgetfinancialsupportfromthegovemment

D、theyneedmuchrevenuetosupporttheeducationalexpenses

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本文只有这一句与收取学费有关，后一个分句即前一个分句的理由，

抓住其中隐含的因果关系就不难找到正确答案。

63、Theword"lucrative"inLine1,Para,mostprobablymeans.

A、sensible

B、creative

C、profitable

D、reliable

标准答案：C

知识点解析：通过下文数据earnings25%higher,可以推测lucrative大意应为“给人

最带来丰厚收入的“，故选C。

64、Law,medicalandbusinessgraduatescouldearn2%morethan.

A^educationgraduates

B、artsgraduates

C>iftheyhadn'tstudiedattheuniversity

D^thenationalaverageincome

标准答案：C

知识点露这一段中出现了儿个比较数字，考题要求找到这些数字的参照点。从

该段第2句中的thelist和第3句即可以确定这一段的数字都是比较大学毕业与18

岁毕业（即没读大学）收入不同所得的结果。因此选项C正确。

65、Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor.

A、regardsartsdegreesasmeaningless

B、findsthisresultdisappointingandunfair

C^wantsthestudentstothinktwicebeforetheydecidewhattolearnincollege

D、holdsthatartsdegreesarestillrewardingdespiteitsscarcefinancialreturns

标准答案：D

知识点解析：结论往往出现在文章结尾，要想答对此题，一定要仔细体会本文末

句。

十一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20

分。）

Theage-oldriddleofwhymanywomenoutlivemenhasbeensolved.It'stheirpumping

power,Britishresearchershavefound.Theaveragemaleheartbecomesweaker[Cl]

age,andbytheageof70itspowertopumpbloodaroundthebodycouldhave

[C2]byuptoaquarterofitsyouthfulstrength.Unlikemen,womenpumpjust

asstronglyat70astheydoat20.[C3]thesameperiodtherewasnoage-related

[C4]inthepowerofthefemaleheart,[C5]thattheheartofahealthy

70-year-oldwomancould[C6]almostaswelasa20-year-olds.The[C7]

diff