大学英语四级模拟试卷494

大学英语四级模拟试卷494

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:ToBea

SmallFishinaBigPondoraBigFishinaSmallPond?Youshouldwriteatleast120

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.在大企业工作的特点2.在小企

业工作的特点3.我的选择ToBeaSmallFishinaBigPondoraBigFishinaSmail

Pond?

标准答案：ToBeaSmallFishinaBigPondoraBigFishinaSmallPond?Thereare

distinctdifferencesbetweenbeingasmallfishinabigpondandabigfishinasmall

pond,soitiswithworkingasasubordinateinalargeenterpriseandpresidinginasmall

firm.Withtheformer,youcanderiveadeepsenseofsatisfactionfrombeingamember

ofawell-knownorganizationsuchasGeneralMotors,ortheBell.Youhavethe

opportunitiesoflearningfromexperiencedexecutivesandknowingaboutthestandard

workingprocess.Withthelatter,youhavegreaterresponsibilitiesandyourdecisionmay

bringimmediateeffect.Normallyyouareexposedtovariousexperiencesandexpectedto

doagreatmanythingswithoutmuchhelporguidance,whichwillindeedimproveyour

abilities.PersonallyIprefertoworkinasmallfirm,whereIhavegreatprospectof

promotionaslongasIworkhard.AndI'msureI'llbecomeanimportantfigurewithin

mysmallpond.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70

分。）

HowIccCreamWorksTheU.S.icecreamindustrysellsaboutamilliongallonsofice

creameachyear,dispensingcones,gallons,pints,sundaesandotherdessertsthrough

grocerystoresandicecreamshops.Infact,eightpercentofallthemilkproducedinthe

U.S.endsupinafrozendairyproduct.IceCreamorFrozenDessert?Notjustanyfrozen

treatcanbecalledicecream.Infact,theU.S.DepartmentofAgriculturehasspecific

talesthatdefinewhatcanandcan'tbelabeled"icecream".Tobearthe"MeetsUSDA

IngredientStandardforIceCream"stamp,ithastocontainatleast10percentmilkfat,

andaminimumofsixpercentnon-fatmilksolids.Agallonhastoweighatleast4.5

pounds.Therangeofmilkfat（sometimesreferredtoasbutterfat）usedinicecreamcan

gofromtheminimum10percenttoamaximumofabout16percent.Mostpremiumice

creamsuse14percentmilkfat.Higherfatcontentleadstobetter,richertasteanda

creamiertexture.Icecreammakersdon'tgohigherthan16percentbecauseitwouldbe

costlyandveryhighincalories.Anicecreamwiththismuchmilkfatwouldalsotasteso

richthatpeoplewouldprobablyeatitinsmalleramounts,whichwouldbebadnewsfor

peoplewhosellicecreamforaliving.Otherfrozendesserts,suchassorbets（果汁冰糕）,

low-faticecream,andfrozenyogurt,arenottechnicallyicecreamatall.Frozencustard

isicecreamthathasatleast1.4percenteggyolksolids,andHsoflserve"canbeany

frozenmilk-baseddessertthathasnetgonethroughthehardeningprocess-moreonthat

later.Intermsofspecificingredients,therecipeforicecreamissimple.Butinscientific

terms,it'scomplicatedstuff,leecreamisacolloid,atypeofemulsion（乳状液）.An

emulsionisacombinationoftwosubstancesthatdon'tnormallymixtogether.Instead,

oneofthesubstancesisdispersedthroughouttheother.Inicecream,moleculesoffatare

suspendedinawater-sugar-icestructurealongwithairbubbles.Thepresenceofair

meansthaticecreamisalsotechnicallyafoam.Inadditiontomilkfat,non-fatmilk

solids,sugar,andair,icecreamalsocontainsstabilizersandemulsifiers.Stabilizershelp

holdtheairbubblestructuretogetherandgivetheicecreamabettertexture.Although

gelatin（凝胶）wasoriginallyusedasastabilizer,xanthangum,guargum,andother

compoundsareusedtoday.Emulsifierskeeptheicecreamsmoothandaidthe

distributionofthefatmoleculesthroughoutthecolloid.Eggyolkswereonceused,but

icecreammanufacturersnowtendtouseotherchemicalcompounds.Thesestabilizers

andemulsifiersmakeupaverysmallproportion（lessthanonepercent）oftheicecream.

MakingIceCreamWhetherit'sbeingmadeinyourkitchenwithahandcrank,atalocal

homemadeicecreamshopwithastand-aloneicecreammaker,orinafactorythatcranks

outthousandsofgallonsoficccreameveryday,theprocessofmakingicccreamis

basicallythesame.Theonlydifferenceisthescaleoftheoperation.First,youneedice

creammix.Youcanbuycommerciallymadeicecreammixthatissettoacertainmilk

fatcontent,leecreamfactoriesusuallymaketheirownmixbycombiningmilk,cream

andsugarina3,000gallonvatwiththeproportionsandmixingcontrolledbycomputers.

Themixisthenpasteurized（用巴氏法灭菌）,Orheated,tokillanyharmfulbacteria.If

youweretomakeyourownmixathome,youcouldpasteurizeitbycookingitina

doubleboiler,oruseaneggsubstituteorpasteurizedeggproduct.Thisstepisimportant,

becauseotherwisepeoplewhoeatyourhomemadeicecreamcouldgetsickdueto

salmonellacontamination.AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControl,thosemostat

riskincludetheelderly,veryyoungchildren,andpeoplewithcompromisedimmune

systems.Thenextstepinproductionisaddingflavortothemix.Therearethousandsof

varietiesoficecream,sojustaboutanycombinationofflavorsispossible.Fromvanilla

tocinnamon,chocolatetctriplechocolatefudgebrownie,itallgetsblendedintotheice

creammix.Inafactory,thissteptakesplaceinvatsthatholdhundredsofgallonsofice

cream,whilegiantsteelpaddlesdothemixing.Inyourkitchen,alargebowlandafood

mixerwillwork,orevenawoodenspoonandmusclepowerifyouwantsomeexercise.

Solidchunkssuchaspiecesoffruit,chocolatechunks,marshmallows,andcandyare

addedlater.Thenextstepiswhereanicecreammakingmachinecomesintoplay.The

mixhastobesimultaneouslyfrozenandwhipped.Inafactory,thishappensinagiant

tubesurroundedbypipes.Thepipescontainchemicalssuchasammoniathatfreezethe

tube,buttheammonianevercomesintocontactwiththeicecream.Theicecreammixis

pumpedthroughthetube,whereitgetscoldveryquickly.Adasher,orblade,turnsinside

thetube.Thiswhipsthemixture,introducingtheairbubblesthathelpgiveicecreamits

structure.Thedasheralsoscrapesthesidesofthetube,clearingofficecrystalsthatform

there.Thispreventslargeicecrystalsfromminingtheflavorandtextureoftheicecream.

AHtheelementsofthisprocessarecarefullymonitoredandcontrolledbycomputers.

Mosthomemadeicecreamshopsuseabatchfreezerforthisstep,wherethesameprocess

happensonasmallerscale.Thisstepcanbeaccomplishedathomewitharocksalt/icc

mixtureforfreezingandahandorelectriccrankeddashertomixandscrapeofftheice

crystals.Oncetheicecreamhascomeoutoftheicecreammaker,theprocessisn't

finished.Atthispoint,themixtureisfrozen,butstillsoft.Largechunksofcandyand

othergoodiesarenowadded.Thentheicecreamisplacedintocontainers.Factory

machinespouritstraightintocartonsorbuckets,oritcanbeextruded（挤压出）into

shapesthathavewoodensticksplacedintothemforindividualtreats.Nowtheicecream

needstobereducedtoaverylowtemperature,zerodegreesFahrenheitorbelow.

Factoriesmakeitevencoldersincetheyneedtheicecreamtostayfrozenwhileitis

packagedandloadedontotrucks.Itneedstobeverycoldtofreezetheicecreamquickly

andpreventtheformationoflargeicecrystals.Thisprocessisknownashardening.

"Soft-serve"isoftensimplyicecreamthathasnotgonethroughthisprocess.We'lllearn

abouttheicecreamindustryinthenextsection.IceCreamIndustryIn1999,retailsales

oficecreamintheU.S.,theworldwideleaderinicecreamproduction,topped$4billion.

In2002,morethan$20billionwasspenton'frozendesserts.Theleadingstatesinice

creamconsumptionareCalifornia,Indiana,Pennsylvania,TexasandNewYork.

Americansateanaverageof21.5quartsoficecreamperpersonin2004.Withthatmuch

moneytobemade,theicecreamindustrycanbesecretiveandunderhanded（秘密的）.

DeborahHanny,ownerofSweetJenny'sIceCreaminWilliamsville,NY,protectsher

recipescarefully.Hershophasbeenphotographedbymeninsuitsandsheoncecaught

someoneinherupstairsofficehurriedlytryingtocopydownherrecipes.Icecream

makingsecretsareseldompasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationthesedays.So

wheredopeopleintheicecreamindustrylearntheircraft?Aticecreamschool.

PennsylvaniaStateUniversityoffersaweek-long"IceCreamShortCourse"intendedfor

industryprofessionals.Thecourseteachesthescienceandtechnologyusedtomakeice

cream.TheyalsoofferIceCream101foricecreamhobbyistswhojustwanttolearn

moreabouttheirfavoritefrozentreat.TheUniversityofGuelph,Ontario'sDairyScience

andTechnologyschool,alsohasalonghistoryofteachingicccreamscience.

2、EightpercentofallthemilkproducedintheU.S.endsupinafrozendairyproduct.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据题干中的信息词eightpercent,在通读全文时注意百分比数字的

信息。答案在第一段末句，可知题干表述正确。

3、Anyfrozentreatcanbecalledicccream.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据题干中的信息词frozentreat和icecream,可知答案在标题Ice

CreamorFrozenDessert。下，定位发现题干信息与首段首句意思相反，故表述错

、口

哄。

4、Inadditiontomilkfat,non-fatmilksolids,sugar,andair,icecreamalsocontains

stabilizersandemulsifiers.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干信息是关于icecream的成分的。查看文章的三个标题，推知答

案最可能在IceCreamorFrozenDessert卜，用题干信息词stabilizers和emulsifiers

定位原文，答案在该标题下末段首句，可知题于表述正确。

5、Theprocessofmakingicecreamathomeisdifferentfromthatinafactory.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：R

知识点解析：根据题干中的信息词makingicecream可知答案在同名标题下。其下

首段首句就提到在kitchen或在icecrcamshop或在factory制作icecream,程序都

基本相同，可知题干表述错误。

6、Oncetheicecreamhascomeoutoftheicecreammaker,theprocessisfinished.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据题干中的信息词iceereammaker可知答案在MakingIceCream

下。通读其下每段首句了解基本步骤，发现题干信息与第六段首句矛盾，故题于表

述错误。

7、Icecreammakingsecretsarepasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationthesedays.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干所讲信息并未涉及具体制作过程，推断答案在IceCieainhiduslry

下。根据题干中的信息词Icecreammakingsecrets定位，发现末段首句的意思与题

干信息相反，可知题干表述错误。

8、ManyuniversitiesinU.S.A,offercoursesoficecreamscience.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章末尾只提到两所大学开设厂冰淇淋科学课程(coursesoficecmam

science),但美国是否有许多大学都开设这一课程不得而知。

9、Therangeofmilkfatusedinicecreamcango.

标准答案：fromtheminimum10percenttoamaximumofabout16percento

知识点解析：根据题干中的信息词therangeofmilktat推知答案A标题lecCream

orFrozenDessert?下，定位发现答案在第二段首句，

10、In1,retailsalesoficecreamintheU.S.topped.

标准答案：$4billiono

知识点解析：题干讲的是行业信息，推知答案在标题IceCreamlnduslry下。再根

据题干中的信息词In1999定位，发现答案在首段首句。

11、Withthatmuchmoneytobemade,theicecreamindustrycanbe.

标准答案：seerctiveandunderhandedo

知识点解析：根据题干中的信息词IceCreamInduslry可知答案在同名标题下，在

第二段首句可找到答案。

三、听力短对话(本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。)

12、

A、Sherefusestogotodinner.

B、Sheagreestogotodinner.

C、Sheisangry.

D、Sheissurprised.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：信息明示题。男士问女士明晚能否和汤姆来吃饭，女士表示可以，还

说他们本没有出行的安排，即女士同意了男士的邀请，故选B。

13、

A^ShelearnsEnglishquickly.

B、HerEnglishisn'tverygood.

C、HerEnglishisverygood.

D、Shelearnsnewsentencesslowly.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：综合推断题。男士说莫尼卡学英语句子学得快但忘得也快，由此推

断.莫尼卡的英语不好，故选B。

14、

A^Atabank.

B、Ataninn.

C、Ontheriverside.

D、Onabasketballfield.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：信息明示题。男士说他们用野餐篮带午饭，然后在河边用餐，故选

Co

15、

A、GotoParisagain.

B、LiveinParis.

C>Gosomewhereelse.

D、Difficulttosay.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：综合推断题。男士说明年应该做点儿别的，由此可知，男士明年会去

别的地方，故选C。

16、

A^Peterlikestodophysicalexercise.

Peterisabsent-mindedinclass.

C、Peterisanaughtyboy.

D^Peterusuallywalkstoclass.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：综合推断题。女士说她让学生们做练习时，彼特坐在那儿看着窗外，

言外之意是彼特上课不专心，故选B。

17、

A、Adrivingtest.

B、Atrafficaccident.

C、Apolicemovie.

D、Thebestwaytomakesignals.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：综合推断题。由对话中的signal,car.drivingcarelessly,speed以及

男士和女士说话的语气可以推断，他们在为交通事故相互指责，所以B正确。

18、

A、Hersisterisafashionablewoman.

B、Hersisterisdesigningadress.

C、HersisterisstudyingSpanish.

D、HersisterisinthePhilippines.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：综合推断题。女士说她姐姐（或妹妹）在马尼拉学服装设计，由此可

知，女士的姐姐现在在菲律宾，故选D。本题要注意的是马尼拉是菲律宾的首都。

19、

A、Sheisgoingtoseeamovie.

B、Shewantstoseeherfriend.

C、Sheisgoingtoseeafilmthatshehasseenbefore.

D、Sheisgoingtofindoutsomeinformationaboutthefilm.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：信息明示题。女士说自己将和朋友去看电影，由此可知，A正确。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Shepreferredhomestayfamilies.

B、Herauntneededtheroomforhercousin.

C、Shedidn'tlikehercousin,

D、Herauntdidn'tlikeher.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：信息明示题。女士要搬到当地居民家居住，因为女士的表兄（弟）从新

加坡回来，女士需要把房间腾出来，故选B。

21、

A、Eighteenmonths.

B、Twelvemonths.

C、Sixmonths.

D、Fifteenmonths.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：信息明示题。女士说自己在阿德莱德待了一年，乂在悉尼待了六个

月，故选A。

22、

A、GeneralEnglish.

BNAcademicEnglish.

C^Medicine.

D、MedicalEnglish.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：信息明示题。女士说自己以前学过综合英语，现在在学习学术英语，

因为明年想读医，故选C。

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分，共4分。）

23、

A^Shegenerallydoesn'tallowpeopletoborrowit.

Sheistryingtosellit.

C^Sheboughtitfromafriend.

D、Ithasbrokendownbefore.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：综合推断题。女士说她担心自己的车，因为车又进修理厂了，还说这

次应该是刹车出了问题，由again再结合其说话内容可知，车子以前也坏过，故选

Do

24、

A、Thewomancouldprobablyrepayitherself.

B、It*srathersmall.

C、Itprobablywon'tcostalottorepair.

D、Il'sprubablydiffiuuhludrive.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：信息明示题。男士说修理女士的车应该花不了多少钱，像女士这样的

美国车，零部件都比较便宜，故选C。

25、

A、Heonlyworksonnewcars.

B、Hehasfixedhercarbefore.

C、Heisoneofherneighbors.

D、Hewillprobablyoverchargeher.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：信息明示题。女士说那名修理工是自己邻居推荐的，他以前也给自己

修过车，而且价钱似乎也比较合理，故选B。

26、

A、Takethewomantoherhome.

Test-drivethewoman'scar.

C、Helpthewomanpaythemechanic'sbill.

D、Helpthewomanfixhercar.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：信息明示题。男士问女士今天下课后是否需要搭他的车回家，很明显

是在提议送女士回家，故选A。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题1.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A^Recallingsomethingfromone'smemory.

B、Somethingaboutpreparatorymethodinexam.

C^Conscience.

D、Man'smind.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：主旨题。文章主要论述了唤醒记忆的方法，并举例加以说明，故选

Ao

28、

A、Fromtheonestheyarefamiliarwithtothedifficultones.

B、Fromtheshortonestothelongones.

C、Fromthelongonestotheshortones.

D、Fromtheonestheyareconfidentoftothemoredifficultones.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：信息明示题。文章提到…theyanswerfirsttheonesofwhichtheyare

mostconfident,由此可知D正确。

29、

A、Whenyoucan'trecallsomethinginstantly,youshouldtryyourbesttodoit.

Whenyoucan'trecallsomethinginstantly,you'dbetterhaveanoperationonyour

mind.

C、Thesubconsciousactivitiesmaygotoworktodigupadimmemory.

D^Forcingyourselftorecallmayloosenyourmemory.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：信息明示题。文章提到…donottrytorecallit.Dosomethingelsefbra

coupleofminutes...,由此排除A和B,由文中...itdoesn'tloosenyourmemory；it

onlytightensit.可排除D,由itisthesubconsciousactivitiesthatgotoworktodigupa

dimmemorynJ知，C项与之吻合。

30、

A、Therewereonlygrandparentsandchildren.

B、Therewasonefather,onemother,andtheirchildren.

C、Ihereweremanyrelatives.

D、Thereweretwoormorebrotherswiththeirwives.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：信息明示题。文章开头指出，过去的大家庭里可能包含祖父母、父

母、孩子甚至兄弟姊妹，由此可知，在过去的大家庭中，亲戚们都住在一起，故选

Co

31、

Thewomenhavemorefreedomandcanshareindecisions.

B、Thewomendonothavetobetheheadsofthefamily.

C、Thewomen'srelativesdonothelpthemwiththehouseworkandchildcare.

D^Thewomenhaveallthepowerofthefamily.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：信息明示题。文章第二段指出，她们拥有更多自己的空间而且她们与

男性有着同等的家庭决策权，由此可知，A正确。

32、

A^Husbandshavetoshampowerwiththeirwivesandhelpthemwiththehousework.

B、Olderwomendonotoftenhaveimportantpositionsinalargegroupandoftenlive

alonewhentheirhusbandsdie.

C、Familystructureismorepatriarchalinthenuclearfamily.

D、Womenhavetohelpsisters,grandparentswithhouseworkandchildcare.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：信息明示题。文章第四段先指出wivesdonotoftenenjoythisbenefit,

这里的benefit即上文指出的老年女性在家族中占有重要地位，然后指出，由于她

il'J的丈夫大都比她们先去世,olderwomenfromthesefamiliesoftenhavetolive

aloneo由此可知，这些家庭中的老年女性地位不如从前且往往会晚年孤寂，故选

Bo

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.。

分,共4分。）

33、

A^TheUnitedStatesisfacedwithmanysocialproblems.

B、VariousfactorsareresponsibleforthecrimesintheUnitedStates.

C、NewtrendshavebeendiscoveredinthecrimesintheUnitedStates.

D^ThecrimerateintheUnitedStatesisontherise.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、25minutes.

10minutes.

C、24minutes.

D、7minutes

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

A、Poverty.

BNHighdivorcerate.

C、Homelessness

D、Lackofeducation.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

A^Commoncitizenshavetherighttobeararms.

B、T.V.andradiostationsandnewspapershavetherighttoreportthedetailsofcrimes.

C^Everycitizenhastherighttokillothersinordertoprotecthimself.

D、EverybodyhastherighttOlearnhowtouseweapons.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。）

Youshouldnotfearspidersbecauseoftheirpoison.OfallthespidersinNorthAmerica,

onlyonekindisvery[Bl]andmostwouldnotbiteeveniftheywere[B2]

.Theymuchprefertorunawayortodroptothegroundona[B3]of

silk.Evenso,whenaspiderrunsdirectlytowardaperson,itgivesthe[B4]that

itisabouttoattack.Actually,itcannotseethepersoninitsway.Thespideristoo[B5]

toseethingsatadistance.Itonlywantstogowhereitwouldn'tbe[B6]

.IntheUnitedStatesonlyonekindofspiderisresponsibleforthefrightening

[B7]oftherest.ItistheBlackWidow（黑寡妇）.Socalledbecausethefemale,

whichislargerthanthemale,ofteneatsher[B8]aftermakinglove.[B9]

.Sheconstructsaloose,irregularwebunderapileofrowans（美洲花楸）ornear

thefoundationsofbuildingswheresheisseldomdisturbed.Sheisnotanattackingspider

andmanypeoplehaveproventhisbylettinghercrawlovertheirhands.[BIO].

Inspiteofthestoriesyoumayhaveheard,itisrareforapersontobebittenbyaBlack

Widowandevenmoreunusualtorthebitetoprovefatal.[Bl1]

37、[Bl]

标准答案：dangerous

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、［B2］

标准答案：handled

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、［B3］

标准答案：ihread

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、［B4］

标准答案：impression

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、［B5］

标准答案:short-sighted

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、［B6］

标准答案：disturbed

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、［B7］

标准答案：reputation

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、［B8］

标准答案：husband

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、［B9］

标准答案：TheblackWidowisfoundinallstatesbutismorecommoninthesouthand

thewest.

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、［BIO］

标准答案：Whenshebites,itisusuallyinsell-defense.

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、［Bill

标准答案：Butrememberthatherpoisonispowerfulandeventhoughsheisshy,she

shouldberespected.

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（选词填空）（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共

10分。）

Ifoursocietyeverneededareadingrenaissance(复兴),it'snow.TheNational

EndowmentfortheArtsreleased"ReadingatRisk"lastyear,astudyshowingthatadult

reading[SI]havedropped10percentagepointsinthepastdecade,withthe

steepestdropamongthose18to24."Onlyonehalfofyoungpeoplereadabookofany

kindin2002.Wesetthebaralmostontheground.Ifyoureadoneshortstoryinateen­

agermagazine,dialwouldhave[S2]laineulsadirectorufresearchand

analysis.He[S3]thelossofreaderstotheboomingworldoftechnology,which

attractswould-beleisurereaderstoE-mail,IMchats,andvideogamesandleavesthem

withnotimetocopewithanovel."Thesenewformsofmediaundoubtedlyhavesome

benefits,"saysStevenJohnson,authorofEverythingBadIsGoodforYou.Videogames

[S4]problem-solvingskills;TVshowspromotementalgymnasticsby[S5]

viewerstofollowcomplexstorylines.Butbooksofferexperiencethatcan'tbe

gainedfromtheseothersources,from[S6]vocabularytostretchingthe

imagination.MIfthey'renotreadingatallJsaysJohnson,"that'sahugeproblem/'Infact,

fewerkidsarereadingforpleasure.Accordingtodata[S7]lastweekfromthe

NationalCenterforEducationalStatistic'slong-termtrendassessment,thenumberof17-

year-oldswhoreportedneverorhardlyeverreadingforfun[S8]from9percent

in1984to19percentin2004.Atthesametime,the[S9]of17year-oldswho

readdailydroppedfrom31to22.Thisslowbutsteadyretreatfrombookshasnotyet

takenatollonreadingability.Scoresforthenation'syouthhave[S10]constant

overthepasttwodccades(withanencouragingupswingamong9-year-olds).Butgiven

thestrongapparentcorrelationbetweenpleasurereadingandreadingskills,thismeans

poorlyforthefuture.A.percentB.remainedC.roseD.ratesE.percentageF.countedG.

relievedH.presentI.believingJ.releasedK.forcingL.improveM.stylesN.buildingO.

attributes

48、[SI]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从空格后的谓语动词“have”可知该处应填入复数名词，因此，只能在

D和M中选择，此处应填入“比例”一词，所以D为正确选项。

49、[S2]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：本题难度很大，只能根据完成时态，先排除C和O两项，然后结合

对上下文的理解选出正确的选项Fo

50、[S3]

标准答案：。

知识点解析：该题较为简单，依据单复数、与1。搭配的动词并且结合文章意思，

只能选择。项。

51、[S4]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：根据文章的意思和时态、单复数的基本知识可知选L。

52、[S5]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：因为在by之后，这里只能采用动名词的形式，从所给选项三个动名

词中选出意思符合的一项，即K（forcesomebodytodo）。

53、[S6]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：本句结构匚整，"fyomvocabularytostretchingimagination",

显然应填入一个动名词，根据文章的意思，应该填入N,意即：从构建词汇量到拓

展思维能力。

54、[S7]

标准答案：J

知识点解析:固定搭配,release…from,可知应选J。

55、[S8]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据上下文含义，知道读书者比例上升，因此，C为正确选项。

56、[S9]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：结合上下文，该处应填入一个意为“比例”的名词，即E项

percentage,此处同学应该注意perceniage（比例）与perceni（具体的百分比）的区分。

57、[S10]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此处意为“保持不变”，只能填入B项。

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题

分，共70分。）

Myfathersreactiontothebankbuildingat43rdStreetandFifthAvenueinNewYork

citywasimmediateanddefinite:"Youwon'tcatchmeputtingmymoneyinthere!"he

declared,"Notinthatglassbox!"Ofcourse,myfatherisagentlemanoftheoldschool,a

memberofthegenerationtowhomagooddealofmodernarchitectureisupselling,butI

amconvincedthathisnegativeresponsewasnotsomuchtothearchitectureastoa

violationofhisconceptofthenatureofmoney.Inhisgenerationmoneywasthoughtof

asarealcommodity（实物）thatcouldbecarried,orstolen.Consequently,toattractthe

customofasensibleman.abankhadtohaveheavywalls,barredwindows,andbronze

doors,toaffirmthefact,howeveruntrue,thatmoneywouldbesafeinside.Ifabuilding's

designmadeitappearimpenetrable,theinstitutionwasnecessarilyreliable,andthe

meaningoftheheavywallasanarchitecturesymboldweltintheprevailingattitude

towardmoney.But（heattitudetowardmoneyhas,ofcourse,changed.Exceptingpocket

money,cashofanykindisnowrarelyused;moneyasatangiblecommodityhaslargely

beenreplacedbycredit.Adeficit（赤字）economy,accompaniedbyhugeexpansion,has

ledustothinkofmoneyasproductofthecreativeimagination.Thebankernolonger

offersusasafe:heoffersusaserviceinwhichthemostvaluableelementisthecreativity

fortheinventionoflargenumbers.Itisinnowaysurprising,inviewofthischangein

attitude,thatwearewitnessingthedisappearanceoftheheavy-walledbank.Justasthe

olderbankemphasizeditsstrength,thisbankbyitsarchitectureboastsofimaginative

powers.Fromthispointofviewitishardtosaywherearchitectureendsandhuman

assertion（人们的戒法）begins.

58、Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A、moneyisnotasvaluableasitwasinthepast

B>changeshavetakenplaceinboththeappearanceandtheconceptofbanks

C、thearchitecturalstyleoftheolderbankissuperiortothatofthemodernbank

D^prejudicemakestheoldergenerationthinkthatthemodernbankisunreliable

标准答案；B

知识点解析：主旨题。该题要求学生总结文章的主题。文章主要写了银行发展的两

个方面：是银行的外在建筑风格，过去的银行通常有heavywalls,barred

windows以及bronzedoors,给人以非常可靠、放心踏实的感觉；二是银行的功能

转变。选项B正是恰当的概括，所以应该是正确答案。文章并无涉及现在和过去

对钱的价值比较，所以A项“钱不如过去值钱”不对。文章也没有对比哪种建筑风

格更好，所以C项“过去的银行的建筑风格比现代银行的建筑风格更好”也不对。D

项说“偏见使得老一辈人认为现代银行不可靠“，不符合文章意思。

59>Howdotheoldergenerationandtheyoungeronethinkaboutmoney?

A、Theformerthinksmoreofmoneythanthelatter.

Theyoungergenerationvaluesmoneymorethantheoldergeneration.

C>Bothgenerationsrelyontheimaginativepowerofbankerstomakemoney.

D、Totheformermoneyisarealcommoditybuttothelatterbeameanstoproduce

moremoney.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节归纳题。问题问老一代人与年轻一代人对钱的认识态度是什么？

老一代人的看法可以从第三段开头看出：“Inhisgenerationmoneywasthoughtofas

arealcommoditythat…”年轻一代对钱的看法可以从第四段第四行至第六行，尤其

是“…heoffersusaserviceinwhichthemostvaluableelementisthecreativityfbrthe

inventionoflargenumbers.”从上可以归纳出D项为该题的正确答案。

60、Theword"tangible"（Line2.Para.4）referstosomething.

A、thatisprecious

B>thatisusable

C>thatcanbetouched

D^thatcanbereproduced

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义题。该题较容易，只学参阅第三段“commodity”后的定语从句

*4thatcouldbecarried,orstolen.”这实际上就是解释老一代人对钱的看法,他们认

为钱是可以被携带或被偷走，也就是可以能摸得到的实实在在的东西，C项正确。

61、Accordingtothispassage,amodernbankershouldbe.

A、ambitiousandfriendly

B、reliableandpowerful

C、sensibleandimpenetrable

D、imaginativeandcreative

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节推论题。问题问现代银行应该具有什么功能?四选项的意思分别

是：A)“充满雄心且友好”，B)“可靠且威力无穷、C)“明智旦不可穿越、D)“富有

想像且有创造性”。要回答这个问题，应定位在文章第四段“…inwhichthemosi

valuableelementisthecreativity”和第五段“…boastsofimaginativepowers.“从中不

难看出现代银行应该是富有想像力并口有创造力。

62、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor'sattitudetowardsthenewtrend

inbankingis.

A、cautious

B>regretful

C、positive

D、hostile

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推论题。该题要求学生判断作者对银行的外在风格和功能的转变这一

趋势的态度。最明确的提示应该是第四段开头“Buttheattitudetowardmoneyhas,

ofcourse,changed.”随后进一步分析了现代银行不同于过去银行的功能，作者用

了“creativeimagination”，可以看出其态度是肯定的。C项正确。

Sixteenyearsago,EileenDoyle'shusband,anengineer,tookhisfourchildrenupforan

earlymorningcupoftea,packedasmallcaseandwasneverseenorheardofagain.

Eileenwasastonishedandinastateofdespa