大学英语四级模拟试卷205

大学英语四级模拟试卷205

一、作文(本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。)

1、Forthispari,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofCongratulations.You

shouldwriteatleast120words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(givenin

Chinese)below:1.你的一个朋友考取研究生，向他/她表示祝贺。2.他/她的成功给

你的启示。3.邀请他/她来你校。

标准答案：June,26DearZhangMing,Ihavejustheardthegoodnewsthatyouhave

beenadmittedtotheGraduateSchoolofPekingUniversity.Congratulations!(1)Peking

Universityisoneofthetopuniversitiesinthecountry,soIthinkthecompetitiontoenter

theschoolmustbefierce,butyoufinallyachievedyourdream.Asafriend,Iamso

happyandsoproudofyou.Idoappreciateyourintelligence,workhard,determination

andpersistence.Asyoucanknownow,youhavesetagoodexampleforme.Iusednot

tohavesomuchconfidenceintryingthebestschools,butnow,atleast,yoursuccess

givesmehope.So,Ialsowouldliketosay"thank-you"toyoualongwith

"congratulations".Bytheway(2),ifyoucanarrangethetime,wouldyoucometomy

schoolforagathering?Ithinkitwillbegreatforustocelebratethissuccesstogetherand

mostimportantly,bothofusneedsomerelaxation!Iamlookingforwardtoyour

coming.(3)Sincerelyyours,

知识点解析：本文为贺信，应注意书信格式。另外，写信人和收信人是朋友关

系，因此，注意语言和内容安排上要能体现这种“朋友关系”。1.Ihavejustheard

thegoodnewsthat...Congratulations!为感谢信里常用表达。2.注意最后一段的内容

安排，符合朋友间的表达习惯。Byiheway为口语常见表达，但此信写给朋友，感

觉自然。3.结尾用“Iamlookingforwardto”而没用"Ilookforwardto"，也是因为两

人的关系亲近决定的。Lookforwardto用在正式场合。

二、快速阅读理解(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。)

LoveAroundtheWorldItwasanunsettingnightattheAfricanbarandRichardBlaine,

37,wasespeciallynervous.Clientshadbeenlookingforhimtobegfavors,butthehard

man,scarredbyhisexperiencesinthewarsinEthiopiaandSpain,gaveeveryonethe

sameanswer,"Iwon'tgetmyhandsburnedforanyone"Betweenthenoiseandthe

smoke,thenotesofasongreachedRichard'sears.Theyinfuriated(激怒)him.The

musicianlookedathimterrified,buthehadnootherchoicebuttocarryonsinging:"You

mustrememberthisAkississtillakissAsighisstillasigh"Richardwasunfamiliar

withthesong,andhiseyesgrewvulnerableandconfused.Helookedatthepianistasif

hewantedtohithimandbegantoutteracursethatheneverfinished.Somethingstopped

himcold.Hisbravado（威风）wastamedbythesightofabeautifulwoman,dressedin

white,seatedatatablenexttothepiano.Theykneweachother,andmoretothepoint,

theylovedeachother.Fromthatmomenton,theirlivesweretospiral（旋转）outof

control.Ofcourse,thisisascenefromCasablanca,oneofthemostromanticfilmsofall

times.Despitethefictitiouscharacters,thefilmperfectlyillustrateswhatonlydie-hard

romanticswilladmitinpublic:loveisafeelingsostrongitcanaffectourlives

irrevocably（不能撤销地）.AsinthecaseofthelegendaryRick,whenithits,lovecan

changeourappearance,ourbehavior,ourwayofthinking;itmakesusdifferentfrom

whatwewereand,inthecaseofthosemostfortunate,itmakesusbetterhumanbeings.

Inotherwords,lovetransformsourlivesandjoinsitwithothers.Therearemanyways

peoplearoundtheglobeexpresstheirloveforeachother.JohnLennonsang"allyou

needislove".MexicanpoetJaimeSabineswrotethat"loveisthemostexquisite,

awesomeandunbearablesilence".TheGermanwriteHohannWolfgangVonGoethe

notedthatnfbrwhoeverseekstoworkwellandalwayswithpleasure,truelovemustexist

inthesamewayintheheartandinthemind."Withatouchofhumor,physicistAlbert

Einsteindeclaredthat"gravityisnotresponsiblefortheattractionbetweenmanand

woman."ButitwasMahatmaGandhiwhoexpresseditbestofall."Wherethereislove,“

hesaid,"thereislife."Andasuniqueaseachperson'sexperience,eachculturehasits

owntraditionalwaysofexpressingthesefeelings.Withthehelpofourinternational

networkofreportersandresearchers,wctravelonthewingsofCupidtocirclethemapof

love.ChinaTheworld'smostpopulousnationhasoneoftherichesttraditionsregarding

love.BeforethediscoveryofValentine'sDay,whichisseenasawesternimport,the

Chinesealreadyhadtwodayssetasideforexpressinglove.ThefirstisQiQiaojie,orthe

ChineseDayofLove,whichiscelebratedontheseventhdayoftheseventhmonth,

accordingtotheChinesecalendar.Asyoucanimagineinthisancientland,the

celebrationhasitsrootsinlegend.It'sthestoryoftwolovers-heaforemanchief,andshe

aspinner-whocouldmeetonlyonceayearonabridgeformedbybirds.Thisdaybecame

QiQiaoJie.OthersinChinaconsiderShangYuanjie,alsocalledDengJic,tobethetrue

Chinesedayoflove.Anancientfestivalcelebratedonthe15thdayofthefirstmonth,it

isoneofthoserareoccasionswhenmaidensleavetheirhomes.Forthosewhoare"ofthe

ageofconsent,"itisanopportunitynottobemissed.TodayfewpeoplecelebrateDeng

Jie.YoungChinesehavechosenFebruary14astheirdayoflove,andtheycelebrateitin

theWesternfashion.Theygiveflowers,chocolatesorcards,andgooutforwalksor

dinner.LoveinChinaisexpressedthroughgift-giving,althoughnottothesameextentas

inotherplaces.UnitedStatesInAmericaValentine'sDayismarkedwithcards,sweets,

rosesandromanticdinners.Threeoutofevery.fourAmericanscelebratethedayinone

formorother.Andtheycelebrateinstyle!EachFebruary14,Americansexchange160

millioncards,andbuy$1billionworthofchocolatesand130millionroses.Many

preferaquietdinnerathome,butoneoutofeverythreeAmericansdinesoutonthenight

ofFebruary14.Thisoutpouringofaffectionisnotlimitedtolovers.Hallmark,the

greeting-cardcompany,reportsthatinrecentyears,therehasbeenamarkedincreasein

thenumberofcardssenttofriendsandrelatives.FormarriagecounselorWillardHarle,

theauthorofanumberofbooksonlove,thisisapositivedevelopment."Valentine'sDay

isnotonlyaboutromance,"hesays."Actually,itisadaytocelebrateaffectionforthose

closetous,toshowthosewelovehowimportanttheyaretous."ThailandTraditionally,

inthenorthofThailand,younggirlsaccompaniedbyfamilymembersgatheronthe

brightlylitfrontporchesoftheirhomes.Thisisthesignalforthesuitorstointroduce

themselveswithoutoffendingthefamilyofthegirl.Thesuitorapproaches,accompanied

byoneormoremalefriends.Ifthegirl'sfamilyissuitablyimpressed,theymayallowthe

suitortosingasonginherhonor.Thesuitormustnevertouchtheyoungwomanhewoos

（追求）.Ifhedidthis,theyoungmanmustbegtheforgivenessofhisprospectivein-laws

bysendinggiftsofflowersorcandlesbeforesevendayshavepassed.Tofailtodosois

consideredagraveoffenceagainstmembersofthehousehold,theirancestorsandtheir

spirits.Asaresult,itisbelieved,allfamilymemberswillsufferastreak（一连串）ofbad

luck.PortugalAncientcourtingtraditionsfromthenorthofPortugalportraythefemale

loverasaspinner.Accordingtolegend,whileembroideringlinenhandkerchiefs,the

womantransfersherfeelingsforherbelovedtotheclothbeforesendingittohim.The

dayoflovedifferedforeachgirl,occurringwhenshefinishedembroideringher

handkerchief.IftheyoungmanworethehandkerchiefaroundhisneckonhisSunday

walk,itwasconsideredapublicacknowledgementofhiscommitmenttothesender.Ifhe

didnotwanttopledgehimselftoher,hewouldreturnthehandkerchief.

2、Thisarticletellsusseveraldifferentlovestoriesindifferentcountries.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：考查文章主旨。本文开篇讲了爱的重要性，而后具体讲述不同国家的

习俗，并非讲述了不同国家发生的不同爱情故事。

3、ThemovieCasablancashowsuslovecangetridofone'sinnersadness.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据文章第四段：…thefilmperfectlyillustrateswhatonlydie-hard

romanticswilladmitinpublic：loveisafeelingsostrongitcanaffectourlives

irrevocably.该句意为：这部电影表明了只有那些执著的浪漫主义者才会公开说的

一句话：爱是这样强烈的一种感情，它可以改变我们的生命。因此，“爱可以改变

人生/生命”才是该电影所昭示的，而不是“令人克服内心的忧郁”。

4、Nowadays,youngChinesetendtocelebratewesterndayoflove.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据China部分：TodayfewpeoplecelebrateDengJie.YoungChinese

havechosenFebruary14astheirdayoflove.

5、LoveinEnglandshouldbesimilartothatintheU.S.becausethetwocountriesshare

alotincommon.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章介绍了美国的风俗，但未涉及到英国的风俗。因此关于两者的比

较也就无从谈起。

6、InThailand,thesuitorshouldbeverycarefulinthefirstdatewiththegirl.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：在泰国，男子与女子第一次见面首先要看“信号”才能接近对方，另

外，他还要有人陪同，并且不能碰到对方。这些都可引向结论：Heshouldbevery

careful.

7、Portugalwomenusethehandkerchieftheyhaveembroideredasasymbolforlove.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：在介绍葡萄牙风俗时提到手绢的作用：在绣手绢的过程中，女子将感

情转化到手绢中，送给男子。即亲手绣的手绢是爱情的象征。

8、Thedifferencesofshowingloveindicthowloveitselfisdifferentfromcultureto

culture.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：全局题。文章虽然涉及到爱的重要性以及各个国家不同的风俗，但未

涉及到对爱的本质的讨论，因此，无法推出命题中•'表达爱的方式的差异表明了不

同文化中爱的本质的不同

9、Lovecanmakethosefortunatehumanbeings.

标准答案；betterhumanbeings

知识点解析：根据第四段：i【makesusdifferenlfromwhalwewereand,inihecase

ofthosemostfortunate,itmakesusbetterhumanbeings.

10、LoveinChinaisexpressedthrough.

标准答案：gift-giving

知识点解析:根据China部分:LoveinChinaisexpressedthroughgift-giving...<>

11、Agreetingcardcompanyreportsthatinrecentyearscardsareincreasing.

标准答案：friendsandrelatives

知识点解析：根据TheUnitedSlates部分：Hallmark,thegreeting-cardcompany,

reportsthatinrecentyears,therehasbeenamarkedincreaseinthenumberofcardssent

tofriendsandrelatives.注意题1=1与原文句式稍有不同，因此考生应注意解题的关

键在于从原文中提取信息。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分0）

12、

A、Shedoesn'treallyneedone.

Sheisdifficulttoplease.

C、Shedoesn'twanttopayalargesumofmoney.

D^Sheneedsplentyofspace.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、He'snotinterestedinthegameatall.

B、He'dliketogetticketsfbrthegameverymuch.

C、He'salreadygotsometicketsfbrthegame.

D^Hefeelsveryangrybecausethewomanhasmisunderstoodhim.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Theyfeeltootiredtoaccepttheinvitation.

B、Theyhaveeatenouttoomuchthattheyareusedtoit.

C、Theyhavenoalternativebuttogo.

D、Theyhavedifferentopinionsaboutwhethertoeatoutornot.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、HewillgotoMr.Johnson'soffice.

B、Hewillhelpthewomantomovetheitems.

C、Hewilldrivethewoman'scartohisownoffice.

D、HewillcallMr.Johnsontomovetheitemstogether.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A^Sheagreeswiththeman.

B、MostpeopleholdthesameopinionwithJack.

C、Thisyear'sfootballseasonwillbelessexciting.

D、Peoplewon'tbedisappointedwiththecomingfootballseason.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、At7:50.

B、At8:30.

C、At7:40.

D、At8:40.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、Onacampus.

B、Inahospital.

C、Inalibrary.

D、Inadepartmentstore.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Putonexpensivecostumes.

B、Leavethecityforthenight.

C^Askhisyoungersistertobethebabysitter.

D、Haveanightoutwithhiswife.

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7题，每题7.0

分，共7分。）

20、

A、Zhuhai.

B>Shenzhen.

C>Guangzhou.

D、Fuzhou.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Immediately.

B、Towardstheendofthemonth.

C、Nextmonth.

D、Tomorrow.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Startanewbusiness.

Strengthenpersonalcontacts.

C、Visittheheadquarters.

D、Cancelanorder.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、Students.

B、Buildings.

C、Teachers.

D^Equipment.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A^Physics.

B>Paintingandcrafts.

C^Speech.

D、Businessandtechnicalskills.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Theoreticalratherthanappliedknowledgeisemphasized.

Teacherscomefromallovertheworld.

C、Eachcoursedoesnotlastlong.

D、Newideasareseldomadoptedintheirteaching.

标准答案：C」

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、Itmakesyouunhappyatwork.

B、Itaffectsyourhealth.

C^Itmakesyouworryabouteverythingallthetime.

D、BothAandB.

标准答案：D

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7.0

分，共4分。）

27、

A、Heart,bloodpressure,tongueandchest.

B、Tongue,eyes,bloodpressureandkings.

C、Pulse,heart,lungsandabdomen.

D、Heart,pulse,bloodpressureandchest.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A^Aseverecough.

B、Hishighbloodpressure.

C、Thehitonthenose.

D^Thepressureofhiswork.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、Heisafraidofgettingstrokesandheartattacks.

B、Heisanxioustogobacktowork.

C>Hedoesn'twanttobehospitalized.

D、Hislungshurtwhilecoughing.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Tostayinbedforaweek.

TohaveaskullX-ray.

C、Togoonasnormal.

D、Tobehospitalized.

标准答案：C

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^Hemaywanttomakepeoplebelievethefacts.

Hemaywanttomakepeopledoubtthefacts.

C>Hemaywanttomakepeoplefeelhappyorsad,orthink.

D、Alloftheabove.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Thefactsofthestory.

Thehumaninterestinthestory.

C、Thelanguageofthestory.

D、Theplotofthestory.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：哲无解析

33、

A、1,000copies.

B、1,010copies.

C、10,000copies.

D、11,000copies.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、Heintendedtogivehisfriendatrueideaofthesuccessofthebook.

B、Hekeptitasecret.

C^Hedidnotknow.

D、Heforgottheexactnumber.

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1.0分，共

〃分。）

April1st,isAprilFool'sDayintheUnitedStates.Itisnotareal[Bl]likethe

FourthofJulyor[B2]Day.Itisnotobservedbytheschoolsorthe[B3]

.Itisjustadaywhenpeopletraditionallyplaytricksoneachother.History

[B4]saypeoplehavebeencelebratingAprilFool'sDayforalongtime.The

[B5]begansolongago,itisdifficulttoknowhowitgotstarted.Somepeople

believethe[B6]camefromthe[B7]Romansmorethan2,000years

ago.OtherhistoryexpertssaythedayforfoolingbeganinFrancein1564,whenKing

CharlesIVchangedtheyearly[B8]HemovedNewYear'sDayfromApril1st

toJanuary1st.[B9].Othersknewbutrefusedtoacceptit.Forwhatever

reason,somepeoplecontinuedtocelebrateNewYear'sDayonApril1st.Otherpeople

calledthemAprilFools.Andtheyplayedjokesonthem.[BIO].And

AmericanstodaystillplaytricksoneachotheronAprilFool'sDay.[Bill.

Theymaytelltheirfriendsthatschoolhasbeencanceled.Ortheyringthedoorbellson

homes,runaway,andthenyell"AprilFool"asthehomeowneranswersthedoor.

35、[Bl]

标准答案：holiday

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B2]

标准答案：Labor

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B3]

标准答案：government

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B4]

标准答案：experts

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B5]

标准答案：custom

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B6]

标准答案：tradilion

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B7]

标准答案：ancient

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B8]

标准答案：calendar

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B9]

标准答案：Manypeopledidnotknowaboutthechangebecauseitwasdifficultto

communicateinthosedays

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B10J

标准答案：EarlysettlersfromEnglandbroughtAprilfoolingtotheAmericancolonies

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、(Bll]

标准答案：Childrenputsignsonthebacksoftheirfriendsthatread"kickme"or"hit

me"

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读(选词填空)(本题共7。题，每题7.0分，共

70分。)

Formanypeopletoday,readingisnolonger[SI].Tokeepuptheirworkthey

mustreadletters,reports,tradepublications,notto[S2]newspapersand

magazines:anever-endingfloodofwords.Ingettingajoboradvancinginone,the

abilitytoreadandcomprehendquicklycanmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessand

failure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare[S3]readers.Mostofus

developpoorreadinghabitsatanearlyage,andnevergetoverthem.Themain

deficiencyliesintheactualsluffoflanguageitself-words.Takenindividually,words

havelittlemeaninguntiltheyareputtogetherintophrases,sentencesandparagraphs.

[S4],however,theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.He

laboriouslyreadsonewordatatime;oftenregressingtorereadwordsorpassages.

Regression,thetendencytolookbackever[S5],yonhavejustread,isa

commonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich[S6]downthespeedof

readingisvocalization—soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyasonereads.To

overcomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledanaccelerator,which

movesabar(oracurtain)downthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetata

slightlyfasterrate[S7]thereaderfindscomfortable,inorderto"stretch"him.

Atfirstcomprehensionissacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasand

concepts,youwillnotonlyreadfaster,[S8]yourcomprehensionwillimprove.

Manypeoplehavefoundtheirreadingskillimprovedaftersometraining.[S9]

Charlie,abusinessmanager,fbrinstance,hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172

wordsaminutebeforethetraining,nowitisanexcellent1,378wordsaminute.Heis

delightedthatnowhecan[S10]alotmorereadingmaterialinashortperiod

oftime.A)luxuryB)poorC)whatD)slowE)TakeF)LookatG)gooverH)butI)

mentionJ)UnfortunatelyK)LogicallyL)relaxationM)cutN)thanO)getthrough

46、[SI]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：空格处应二真入副词。空格所在句后面一句提到“itprovidesonlyasmall

fractionoftheenjoymentandenrichmentthatamoreknowledgeable

andexperiencewithmusiccanprovide.”此句是讲通过收音机学歌曲、听音乐

并且对一两种音乐熟悉的不足之处，因此，空格处所填词语应为贬义色彩。

superficially意为“肤浅地”，符合句意。

47、[S2]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：空格处应或入形容同。空格所在部分与后面的nothing形成比较：

betterthannothing,因此不难判断应选择limited。另外，该句主句中的“asmall

fraction”也与limited相对应。

48、[S3]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：空格处应录入形容词。空格部分与knowledgeable为并列关系，意义

应一致，另外，空格部分应与experience搭配。而且，knowledgeable前有more,

为比较级形式，空格处若为三个音节以上单词，则为形容词原级形式（因为前面有

more）,但空格处为二个音节以下的单词，则为形容词比较级形式，和前面形成并

列。选择broader,满足意义、搭配以及用法要求。全句意为:尽管对音乐略为一

二胜于对音乐一无所知，但若想对音乐更为了解、更有体验的话，带给人的快乐和

充实感会强烈得多。音乐知识少的话，便只能体会出其中奥妙的很小一部分。

49、[S4]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：空格处需填入名词。空格所在句子为同位语从句，tha[后面的句子为

空格部分的实际内容，可以判断句子内容为assumption（假设）。

50、[S5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：空格部分修饰well,只能是副词。选项中所剩副词为particularly,带

入句子后的意义和用法都成立。maybenotparticularlywell意为“或而不是非常熟

悉”。

51、[S6]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：空格部分位于介词by之后，需要填入名词性质的词语（名词或者动名

词或代词），另外，空格部分后出现介词t。，可以确定所选项与t。能形成有意义搭

配。选择comparing,意为“比较”。该句意为：我们可以拿不了解音乐和身处异国

文化作比较来回答缺乏音乐知识的弊端。”

52、[S7]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：空格部分与undersiand为并列关系，因此，应为动词原形且意义与

understand一致。appreciate意为“欣赏”，符合要求。appreciate还常用来表示“感

谢...in：Ireallyappreciateyourhelp.非常感谢你的帮助。

53、[S8]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：空格处需或入形容词。根据该句句意：如果这个人要想长期定居中

国，那么就非常有必要了解中国音乐。选择desirable,意为“值得要的”。

54、[S9]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：牢格处需填入名词。英文忌重复，空格部分实际为前面所述的

averageAmericanlivinginChinapermanently,这样的人可以被称作“immigrant”（移

民）。

55、[S10]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：空格处应填入动词过去分词。根据空格所在句前面一句中的“duller,

shallowerandlesssatisfying"，可以判断此处应为reducedo选项中另一动词enhance

意为“提高”，显然不符合句意。

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分,共10分。）

Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyears,enhancedbychronic

（长久的）personnelshortagesthatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhome

bordersfortalent.Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountries

foravarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedtorechargetheirbatterieswithanev/

challenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativity

andinitiative.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andthe

opportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhasto

submitaresumeorcurriculumvitae（CV）.Thetwotermsgenerallymeanthesamething:

aone-ortwodocumentdescribingone'seducationalqualificationsandprofessional

experience.However,guidelinesforpreparingaresumeareconstantlychanging.The

bestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriateregardingthecorporate（公司）culture,the

countryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallenge

willbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagood

placetostart,educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmostevery

caseof"cross-border"jobhunting,juststatingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbean

adequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelated

experience.Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalorrcvcrsc-

chronologicalorder.Chronologicalordermeanslistingyour"oldest"workexperience

first.Reverse-Ochronologicalordermeanslistingyourcurrentormostrecentexperience

first.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufind

nospecificguidelines,thegeneralpreferenceisforthercvcrsc-chronologicalformat.If

youaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutiftherecipient（4攵件人）usesBritish

EnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.For

example,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas"tertiaryeducation"intheUnited

Kingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUni:edStates.Areaderwhois

unfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors.

56、Companiesarehiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause.

theyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalented

theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseas

C、theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomeborders

D^theyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第一段指出“enhancedbychronic（长久的）personnelshortages"，此

部分即为公司在境外招聘员工的原因，即长期以来，人力资源短缺使公司开始在境

外招聘。文章没有提及本国员工与国外员工哪一方更具才华，因此选项A不正

确；而选项B和C所述内容在文中未涉及。

57>Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseas.

A、isusuallycreativeandfullofinitiative

B、aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskills

C>isdissatisfiedwithhisownlifeathome

D、seekseitherhisownorhisChildren'sdevelopment

标准答案：D

知识点解析•：细节题。文章第二段讲了欲在境外寻找工作的人怀有各种不同的目

的。总的来讲，可概括成“寻求个人发展或孩子的发展

58^Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbestto.

A>lakeculturalfactorsinluuoiisiduraliuu

B>Iearnaboutthecompany'shiringprocess

C、followappropriateguidelinesforjobhunting

D^knowtheemployer'spersonallikesanddislikes

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第三段指出“Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriate

regardingthecorporate（公司）culture,thecountryculture,andthecultureoftheperson

makingihehiringdecision.”此处涉及写简历时需考虑的各种文化因素。选项A正

确。

59、Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsarcadvisedto.

A、stresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmaker

B、givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathome

C>provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiences

D、highlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga'cross-border'career

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。文章第四段指出“Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyour

studiesandanyrelatedexperience.”该句强调要提供上学以及相关经历的详细信

息，而不是只写一个标题。

60>Accordingtotheauthor'slastpieceofadvice,theapplicantsshouldbeawareof

A、thedifferenteducationalsystemsintheUSandtheUK

B、thedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofEnglish

C^iherecipient'spreferencewithregardtotheformat

D、thedistinctivefeaturesofAmericanandBritishcultures

标准答案：B

知识点解析：最后一段讲若用英语写简历，写简历时要注意读信人使用的是英国英

语还是美国英语，因为两种英语有些区别。

Ifyouwanttoteachourchildrenhowtosaysorry,youmustbegoodatityourself,

especiallytoyourownchildren.Buthowyousayitcanbequiettricky.Ifyousaytoyour

children"IamsorryIgotangrywithyou,but...Hwhatfollowsthat"but'canrenderthe

apologyineffective."Ihadabadday"or"yournoisewasgivingmeaheadache"leaves

thepersonwhohasbeeninjuredfeelingthatheshouldbeapologizingtorhisbad

behaviorinexpectinganapology.Anothermethodbywhichpeopleappeartoapologize

withoutactuallydoingsoistosay'Tmsorryyou'reupset";thissuggeststhatyouare

somewhatatfaultfbrallowingyourselftogetupsetbywhattheotherpersonhasdone.

Thenthereisthegeneral,allcoveringapology,whichavoidsthenecessityofidentifying

aspecificactthatwasparticularlyhurlfulorinsulting,andwhichthepersonwhois

apologizingshouldpromisenevertodoagain.Saying'I'muselessasaparent"doesnot

commitapersontoanyspecificimprovement.Thesepseudo-apologiesareusedby

peoplewhobelievesayingsorryshowsweakness.Parentswhowishtoteachtheir

childrentoapologizeshouldseeitasasignofstrength,andthereforenotresorttothese

pscudo-apologics.Butevenwhenpresentedwithexamplesofgenuinecontrition,

childrenwillneedhelptobecomeawareofthecomplexitiesofsayingsorry.Athree-

year-oldmightneedhelpinunderstandingthatotherchildrenleelpainjustashedoes,

andthathittingaplaymateovertheheadwithaheavytorequiresanapology.Asix-year-

oldmightneedtobeshownthatraidingthebuscuittinwithoutaskingpermissionis

acceptable,butthatborrowingaparent'sclotheswithoutpermissionisnot.

61、Ifamotheradds"butMtoanapology,.

A^shedoesn'tfeelthatsheshouldhaveapologized

B、shedoesnotrealizethatthechildhasbeenhurt

C、thechildmayfindtheapologyeasiertoaccept

D、thechildmayfeelthatheowesheranapology

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第二段"...leavesthepersonwhohasbeeninjuredfuelingthathe

shouldbeapologizingforhisbadbehaviorinexpectinganapology.“，可知应选D。

62、Accordingtotheauthor,saying”l'msorryyou'reupset"mostprobablymeans"

VI

A^Youhavegoodreasontogetupset

B、I'mawareyou'reupset,butI'mnottoblame

C、Iapologizeforhurtingyourfeelings

D、I'matfaultfbrmakingyouupset

标准答案：B、

知识点解析：文章第三段列举了一种道歉方式口amsorryyouareupsel）,这是作者

批计的另一做法，这种方法虽是道歉，但暗示自己并没有错。

63、Itisnotadvisabletousethegeneral,all-coveringapologybecause.

A、itgelsoneintothehabitofmakingemptypromises

B、itmaymaketheotherpersonfeelguilty

C、itisvagueandineffective

D、itishurtfulandinsulting

标准答案：C

知识之解析：根据第四段。文中指出不应该使用含糊的道歉方式，原文对这种道歉

方式有一定的解释：这是一种逃避对具体伤害情节检讨的道歉，根本就无济于事。

ineffeetive就是对于这个概念的理想解释。

64、Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatinteachingchildrentosaysorry.

A、thecomplexitiesinvolvedshouldbeignored

B、theiragesshouldbetakenintoaccount

C、parentsneedtosetthemagoodexample

D、parentsshouldbepatientandtolerant

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章最后一段列举了几个非常鲜明的数字，分别解释了各个年龄段独

有的教育内容，自然提及年龄的差异，选项B为正确答案。

65、Itcanbeinferredfrom