大学英语四级模拟试卷233

大学英语四级模拟试卷233

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay"AVoluntaryService

TriptoaPoverty-strickenArea”.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.1.简要叙述此次去贫困地区志愿服务的行程及准备情况2.你们

是如何在当地进行志愿服务的3.这次志愿服务活动对你产生了什么影响

标准答案：AVoluntaryServiceTriptoAPoverty-StrickenAreaLastsummer

vacation,wewentonatwo-weekvoluntaryservicetriptoasmallmountainvillageina

remotepoverty-strickenarea.Wedepartedfromourschoolintheearlymorningand

arrivedthereafterawholeday'sjourney.Ourprimarytaskwastogiveinstructiontothe

villageschoolpupils.Therefore,apartfromthenecessarypreparationsforthestaythere,

wcspentagreatdealoftimepreparingtheteachingmaterialsandworkingoutour

teachingplansbeforethetrip.Followingthenextdaywcarrived,weundertookthetusk

wellplannedbefore.Weweredividedintothreesmallgroups,eachofwhichlookcharge

ofoneclasswithallthesubjectsinvolved.Besidesteachingschoolpupils,wetookthis

occasiontoteachsomevillagersalotofusefulknowledgeonfarmingandpoultry

raising.Despitethehardshipsandharshlivingconditionsthere,thevoluntaryservicetrip

benefitsmealot.ThehappyandsmilingfaceswhenIcallbackmakesmeawarewhat

happinessreallyis.Whatsmoreimportant,thedistressing/poorlivingconditionsthere

givememoresenseofresponsibility,inspiringmetoworkhardernowinschooland

makemorecontributionstosocietyinthefuture.

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。）

SmartCars,IntelligentHighwaysSmartfeaturesofcarstodayCarstodayaresmart.No,

theymaynotbesmartenoughtochangetheirownoilorfindthelostcoinsintheirseats,

buttheyaresmartandgettingsmarter.Theaveragecartodayhasmorecomputingpower

thanthe1969Apollo11spacecraftthatcarriedthefirstastronautstothemoon.Everycar

producedtodayhasatleastonecomputerformonitoringfuelconsumptionandpollution

controls,Theaveragecarusestwelvecomputerizeddevices,andhigh-endcarshave

manymore,controllingeverythingfromthesunroofto（hebrakingsystem.Inthenear

future,carsmaybevirtuallystuffedwithcomputerchipsfromfrontfendertotaillight.

That'sbecausemotoristsenjoycomputerizedgadgets（器具）,andprovidingtheselittle

devicesischeaperforautomakersthanbuildingabetterengineormakingother

engineeringchangesthatmightactuallybemoreimportant.Manyofthesmartfeatures

wcarcseeingtodayarcsafety-related.Somearcsystemstoavoidcollisions.Thesemay

usesonar,radar,lasers,computers,orvideocameras,orsomecombinationofthese.

Thesesystemsbeeporwarndriverswithavoicesignalifthevehiclegetstooclosetoan

objectoranothervehicleorifitstraysoutofitslane.Thesystemcansuggestactionsto

thedriveroreventemporarilytakecontroltoavoidaccidents.Anothersafetydeviceisa

smartairbagsystem.Todeployairbagswiththeminimumnecessaryforce,sensors

determineanoccupant'sweightandsizeandtheseverityofimpact.Thissystemshould

reducethenumberofchildrenhurtbyairbagsthatopentoovigorously.Anothersystem

canautomaticallynotifyemergencyservicesthatanaccidenthashappenedand,usinga

GlobalPositioningSystem（GPS）,canpinpointthelocationofthevehicleforpoliceand

rescueunits.This"mayday（呼救信号）system"cansavepreciousminutesandmanylives.

Oneofthemostconvenientaspectsofsmartcarsistheirabilitytonavigate.Driverstell

themwheretheywanttogoandthen,bymeansofaGPSnavigationdeviceand

computerizedmaps,smartcarscanfigureoutthebestwaystoreachthedrivers'

destinations.Thecarscanshowtheinformationonamaporgivedriversvoicedirections.

Theycanevencorrectdriversiftheymakeamistake（"ITOLDyoutoturnLEFTback

there;youidiot!"）.UsingcommunicationdevicesconnectedtotheInternet,carscan

informdriversofproblemsaheadconstructionwork,trafficjams,andaccidents—and

thensuggestdifferentroutestothedrivers*offices,favoritepizzaplaces,orclosest

shoppingmalls.ProblemsexistedSmartcarscreateproblemsaswell,however.One

problemishowtocontrolallthisautomotivetechnology.Morebuttonstakemoreofthe

drivers'atiention.Evenvoicecontrolsaredistractingfordrivers.Arecentstudyshowed

thatdriverstalkingonhandheldcellphoneswerefourtimesmorelikelytobeinvolvedin

accidentsasdriverswhowerenot.Infact,driversusingcellphoneswerealmostaslikely

tobeinvolvedinaccidentsasthosewhowerelegallyintoxicated（醉酒的）.Usingvoice

controls,evenahands-freesystem,mightprovetobeasdistractingaschattingonthe

phone.Nevertheless,theautoindustry'sanswertothecontrolproblemsofarhasbeen

voicecontrol.Whenitcomestosimpletasks-changingchannelsontheradioor

openingthetrunk-voicecontrolsworkwellenough.Butitisprobablynotthebest

methodfordirectingmoredifficultoperationssuchasnavigatingtheInternetor

controllingthecaritself.Enginenoise,highwaynoise,andthemusiconthestereotendto

garble（扭曲）instructions,andvoicerecognitionsystemsoftencannotdecipher（识别）

strongaccents.Intelligentroadways—apotentialsolution?Nomatterhowsmartcars

become,theycannotsolvealltheproblemsfacinga"car-crazy"worldbythemselves.

Anyonewhohastraveledbycarinoraroundalmostanycityintheworldknowsthatthe

problemoftrafficcongestionisbecomingworseeveryyear.Cars,buses,andtrucks

caughtupinthechronictrafficjamsinthecitieswastevastamountsoffuelandpour

pollutionintotheatmosphere.Thentherearetheterriblestatisticsforhighwayfatalities.

IntheUnitedStatesalone,over40,000peopledieayear.Aroundtheworld,itisbelieved

thatbetween800,000and1.15millionperishinautomobileaccidentsannually.Some

transportationplannersbelievethatbettermasstransportationistheanswer-more

monorails,subways,andbullettrains.Otheranalystsbelievethattherewillalwaysbea

demandfortheconvenienceandindependenceofprivateautomobiles.Thetraditional

solutionhasbeentosimplybuildmoreroads.However,anothersolutionliesinself­

drivingvehiclesoperatingonautomated"intelligent"roadways.Whatisan"intelligent"

roadway?Onetypeofautomatedhighwayfeaturesoneormorelanesonwhichvehicles

withspecialsensorsandcommunicationssystemscantravelcompletelyundercomputer

control.Thevehiclesfolloweachotheratcloselyspacedintervalsingroupscalled

"platoons."（Somelaneswouldalsohavetobeopentoconventionalcars.）Vehiclesin

platoonstravelingontheautomatedlaneswouldbetemporarilylinkedinto

communicationsnetworks.Thesevehiclescouldthenconstantlyexchangeinformation

aboutspeed,acceleration,braking,andsoon.Tokeepvehiclesintheirlanesandcontrol

theirspeedanddirection,carsmightusemagnemeters,devicesthatsensemagnetsburied

intheroadbed.Oneexperthassaidthatthetypicalhighwaylanetodaycanhandle2,000

vehiclesperhourbutestimatedthatanintelligenthighwaylanecouldaccommodateupto

6,000vehicles,dependingonthenumberofentrancesandexits.Thetechnologyrequired

tooperateanautomatedhighwayalreadyexistsandhasbeentested,onastretchofSan

DiegoExpressway,aplatoonofsevensmartBuickLaSabrestraveledonalaneof

intelligenthighway.ThecarstailgatedoneanotheraboutSmetersapartataround105

kilometersperhour.Thedriverssatbackandsippedtheirlattes（拿铁咖啡）Theysaidthat

travelingthatfastandthatclosetogetherwithnocontrolwasexcitingandalittle

frighteningatfirst,butthat,inashorttime,itbecameratherhumdrum（乏味的）.Stilla

longwaytogoButdon'tplantohaveyourcarchauffeuryoutoworkanytimesoon.For

onething,thecostwouldbestaggering.Evenequippingonelaneoftrafficonthebusiest

urbanexpresswayswiththenecessarytechnologywouldbetooexpensivetodointhe

nearfuture.Installingtherequiredequipmentoncarswouldalsoaddthousandsofdollars

tothecostofnewcars.Besides,manypeoplewouldnottrustself-drivencars.Muchof

thepublichasawarpedsenseofrisk.Somepeoplehesitatetoflyeventhoughstudies

showthatflyingissaferthandriving.That'sbecauseeveryplanecrashishighly

publicized,whileindividualautomobileaccidentsarenot.Similarly,althoughautomated

carswouldcertainlybesaferthanstandardcars,whenanaccidentoccurreditwould

probablyinvolvehundredsofdeathsandinjuries.Evenafewsuchaccidentswould

probablycausethepublictocallfortheclosingofautomatedroads.

2、Today,theaveragecarhasmorecomputingpowerthantheApollo11spacecraftthat

wenttothemoon.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、TheauthorpredictsthatinthenearfuturecarswillallbecontrolledbyIwomain

computers,oneinthefrontofthecarandtheotherintherear.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Becausethevoice-activationsystemonsmartcarsisnotaverygoodmethodof

controllingtechnology,automakershavedevelopedasystemtoreplaceit.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Drivingwhiletalkingonacellphoneisalmostasdangerousasdrivingafterdrinking.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Ifadriverhasastrongaccent,thecarmightnotunderstandhisorhervoice

commands.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

7^Aroundtheworldtheremaybeasmanyasamillionandahalftrafficfatalitiesevery

year.

A、Y

B、N

C>NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、OneIbnnofinlelligenlhighwayusesaconlrulliiigcenlerbesidetheroadsasawaylu

controlsmartcars.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、Alaneofanintelligenthighwaycouldprobablyhandlethemaximumnumberofcars

(6,000)fftherewereonlyafew.

标准答案：exitsandentrances.

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、Atthebeginningthepassengersintheself-drivencarstestedinSanDiegofelt

标准答案：excitedandalittlefrightened

知识点解析：暂无解析

11>willbethetwoobstaclestothedevelopmentofsmartcarsandintelligent

highwaysaccordingtotheauthor.

标准答案：Staggeringcostandawarpedsenseofrisk

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Heshouldstudypainting.

B、Heshouldengageintrade.

C^Heshouldstudycommercialart.

D、Heshouldstudybusiness.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Awaitress.

B、Aflightattendant.

C、Theman'swife.

D、Theman'ssecretary.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、He'snotinterestedinmovies.

B>He'sgothismusicclass.

C、Hehashadanappointment.

D、He'sgothispaintingclass.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Sheisinterestedincars.

B、Shewasinterestedincars.

C>Shewaskeenonbikes.

D、Sheiskeenonbikes.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A^Hecandoithimself.

B、Hewon'thavetimetodoithimself.

C、Heisnotcapableofdoingithimself.

D、Hewillhavemuchtimeforit.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Interviewerandinterviewee.

B、Policemanandcriminal.

C^Professorandstudent.

D、Policemanandwitness.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、Buytheoldcar.

B、Buyanoldbrand.

C、Notbuytheoldcar.

D、Buyabicycle.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、He'sleavingHawaiifbrSeattlenextweek.

B、He'sleavingfbrSeattleonabusinesstrip.

C^HewenttoSeattlelastweek.

D、He'sleavingforHawaiifbrholiday.

标准答案：B

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、2.

B、3.

C、4

D、1

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Theowneroftheapartment.

B、Themanageroftheapartment.

C、Atenant.

D、Thedoorkeeperoftheapartment.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Tomorrow.

B、Thisevening.

C^Nextweek.

D、Tonight.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A^25percent.

5percent.

C、45percent.

D^10percent.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A^ThecompetitionforjobsinChina'ssixlargestcitiesismostintense.

B>JobsinChina'ssixlargestcitiesareeasytofind.

C>Everyoneissufferedfrominsomniatosomedegree.

D、Peopleinthecitiesarclesslikelytosufferfrominsomnia.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Teachersandstudents.

B、Managersanddoctors.

C、Whitecollarworkersandstudents.

D、Businessmenandclerks.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、Momthan16milliontons.

B、Morethan22milliontons.

C、Morethan34milliontons.

D、Morethan60milliontons.

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、Foreigners5studyinBritain.

B、Chinesepeople'sstudyinginBritain.

C、EducationalcoursesinBritain.

D、Foreigners5languagelearninginBritain.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、3weeks.

B、2months.

C、2weeks.

D、3months.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、3months.

B、2months.

C^6months.

D、3weeks.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Attendingalanguageimprovementcourse.

B、Havingabusinesstrip.

C、Visitingafriend.

D、Doingasurvey.

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7.0

分，共4分。）

31、

A^Theyknowwhattodobecauseofinstinct.

Theyknowhowtoflynaturally.

C>Theyoftenrejecttheirparents.

D^Theylearnbehaviorfromtheirparentsorotheranimals.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Theycan'tlearntoswimnaturally.

B、Theirparentsthrowthemintothesea.

C、Theydon'tknowhowtobuildnets.

D、Theyenjoyswimminginthesea.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：哲无解析

33、

A、Theyknowverywellwhattheirtrunksarefor.

B、Theyknowverywellwhattheirteetharefor.

C、Theydon'tseemtoknowwhattheirtrunksarefbr.

D、Theydon'tseemtoknowwhattheirteetharefor.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、Youngbirdsandyoungbatsmustbetaughttofly.

B、Elephantsdonotseemtoknowfilefunctionoftheirtrunks.

C^Thousandsofyoungsealsdrowneveryyear.

D、Olderharvestmicebuildbetterneststhanbeginners.

标准答案：D

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。）

Environmentalpollutionisatermthatreferstoailthewaysbywhichhumanspollute

their[Bl].Wealsopolluteoursurroundingsinvariousotherways.People

[B2]naturalbeautyby[B3]junkandlitteronthelandandinthe

water.Theyoperatemachinesandmotorvehiclesthatfilltheairwithdangerous[B4]

anddisturbingnoise.Environmentalpollutionisoneofthemostserious

problemsthat[B5]facestoday.Air,water,soilarenecessarytothe[B6]

ofaillivingthings.Badlypollutedaircancauseillnessandevendeath.Polluted

waterkillsfishandothermarinelife.Pollutionofthesoil[B7]theamountof

landonwhichwecan[B8]food.[B9].Everyonewantstoreduce

pollution.Buithepollutionproblemisascomplicatedasitisserious.[BIO].

Forexample,exhaustfromautomobilescausesalargepercentageofailairpollution.But

theautomobileprovidestransportationformillionsofpeople.[Bl1].

35、[Bl]

标准答案：surroundings

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B2]

标准答案：ruin

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B3]

标准答案：scattering

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B4]

标准答案：exhaust

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B5]

标准答案：mankind

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B6]

标准答案：survival

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B7]

标准答案：reduces

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B8]

标准答案：grow

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B9]

标准答案：Environmentalpollutionalsobringsuglinesstothenaturallybeautifulworld

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[BIO]

标准答案：Itiscomplicatedbecausesomuchpollutioniscausedbythingsthatbenefit

people

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[Bll]

析;准答案：Factoriespollutetheairandwater,butalsoprovidejobsforpeople

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读(选词填空)(本题共"题，每题1.0分，共

10分。)

Manwillneverconquerspace.Suchastatementmaysoundludicrous(荒唐的),afterwe

havemadesuchlong[SI]intospace.Yetitexpressesatruththatour

forefathersknewandwehaveforgottenonethatourdescendantsmustlearnagain,in

heartbreakandloneliness.Ourageisinmanywaysunique,fullof[S2]that

neveroccurredbeforeandmaynevercomeagain.Theydistortourthinking,makingus

believethatwhatistruenowwillbetrueforever,thoughperhapsonalarge[S3]

.Becausewehaveannihilated(消除)distanceonthisplanet,weimaginethatwe

candothesameinspace.Thetruthis[S4],andwewillseeitmoreclearlyif

weforgetthepresentandturnourmindstowardthepast.Toourancestors,thevastness

oftheearthwasa(n)[S5]factorintheirthoughtsandlives.Nomancouldever

seemorethanatiny[S6]oftheearth.Onlyalifetimeago,parentswaved

farewelltotheiremigratingchildren,knowingtheywouldneverseethemagain.Now,

withinone[S7]generation,allthishaschanged.Psychologicallyaswellas

physically,therearcnolongeranyremoteplacesonearth.Whenafriendleavesforwhat

wasonceadistantcountry,hecannotfeelthesamesenseofirrevocable(无法改变的)

[S8]thatsaddenedourforefathers.Wcknowthatheisonlyhoursawayby

jetliner,andwehavemerelytoreachforthetelephonetohearhisvoice.Whenthe

satellitecommunicationnetworkisfullyestablished,itwillbeaseasytoseefriendson

thefarsideoftheearthastotalktothemontheothersideofthetown.Thentheworld

will[S9]nomore.Fromaworldthathasbecometoosmall,wearemovingout

intoonethatwillbeforevertoolarge,whose[S10]willrecedefromusalways

moreswiftlythanwccanreachouttowardthem.A)frontiersB)extensionsC)incredible

D)ambitiousE)shrinkF)isolateG)dominantH)stridesI)scaleJ)exclusiveK)

otherwiseL)fractionM)diverseN)separationO)phenomena

46、[SI]

标准答案：strides

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[S2]

标准答案：phenomena

知识点解析：暂无解析

48、[S3]

标准答案:scale

知识点解析：暂无解析

49、[S4]

标准答案：otherwise

知识点解析：暂无解析

50、[S5]

标准答案：dominant

知识点解析：暂无解析

51、[S6]

标准答案：fraction

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、[S7]

标准答案：incredible

知识点解析：暂无解析

53、[S8]

标准答案：separation

知识点解析：暂无解析

54、[S91

标准答案：shrink

知识点解析：暂无解析

55、[S10]

标准答案：frontiers

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

Incitieswithrentcontrol.thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcan

chargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoare

livinginapartments.Theirrentcannotincrease;therefore,theyarenotindangerof

losingtheirhomes.However,thecriticssaythatafteralongtime,rentcontrolmayhave

negativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Therefore,they

investinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnew

buildingswhichwouldalsoberent-controlled.Asaresult,newapartmentsarenotbuilt.

Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecritics,theend

resultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.Sometheoristsarguethatthe

minimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsets

theminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewho

generallylookforunskilled,low-payingjobs.However,iftheminimumishigh,

employersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Theprice,

whichisthewagethatemployersmustpay,increases.Therefore,otherthingsbeing

equal,thenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thus,criticsclaim,an

increaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.Somepoorpeoplemayfind

themselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwage.Supportersofthe

minimumwagesaythatiihelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Becauseofthelaw,workers

cannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermore,employerscannotforce

workerstoacceptlobsatunfairwages.Economictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomic

decisionssuchasdecisionsaboutfarmproduction,rentcontrol,andtheminimumwage.

Thepredictionsmaybecorrectonlyif"otherthingsareequal".Economistsdonotagree

onsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.

Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdo

agree,however,thattherearenosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.

56、Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay.

A^causeashortageofapartments

B、worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomes

C、increasetheprofitsoflandlords

D^encouragelandlords(oinvestinbuildingapartment

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

57、Wecansafelysaythatrentcontrol.

A^willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartments

BNprovestobeofvitalimportancetothelow-incomegroups

C、willbringnegativeeffectsinthelongrun

D^isnecessaryespeciallyinprotectingthoseunemployed

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

58、Theproblemofunemploymentwillarise

A、iftheminimumwageissettoohigh

B、fftheminimumwageissettoolove

C>iftheworkersareunskilled

D、ifthemaximumwageisset

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：暂无解析

59、Thepassagetellsus.

A^therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemand

B、thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrols

C、thenecessityofgovernmentcontrol

D、theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrols

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

60、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A、Ihcresultsofeconomicdecisionscannotalwaysbepredicted.

B、Minimumwagecannotalwaysprotectemployees.

C^Economictheorycanpredicttheresultsofeconomicdecisionsifotherfactorsarenot

changing.

D、Economicdecisionsshouldnotbebasedoneconomictheory.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinks

attractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier,havebettermarriagesandhavemore

respectableoccupations.Personalconsultantsgivethembetteradvicefbrfindingjobs.

Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants（被告）.Butintheexecutivecircle,beauty

canbecomealiability.Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayup

theexecutiveladder,itisharmfultoawoman.Handsomemaleexecutiveswere

perceivedashavingmoreintegritythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethoughtto

accountfbrtheirsuccess.Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohaveless

integritythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasattributednottoabilitybuttofactors

suchasluck.Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemoreintegrityand

tobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Interestingly,though,theriseof

theunattractiveovernightsuccesseswasattributedmoretopersonalrelationshipsand

lesstoabilitythanwasthatofattractiveovernightsuccesses.Whyareattractivewomen

notthoughttobeable?Anattractivewomanisperceivedtobemorefeminine（阴柔的）

andanattractivemanmoremasculine（阳刚之气的）thanthelessattractiveones.Thus,

anattractivewomanhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobs,butanattractive

womaninatraditionallymasculinepositionappearstolackthe"masculine"qualities

required.Thisistrueeveninpolities.HWhentheonlyclueishowheorshelooks,people

treatmenandwomendifferently,"saysAnneBowman,whorecentlypublishedastudy

ontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates.Sheasked125undergraduatesto

ranktwogroupsofphotographs,oneofmenandoneotwomen,inorderof

attractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpolitical

offices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagain,intheordertheywouldvoteforthem.The

resultsshowedthatattractivemalesutterlydefeatedunattractivemen,butthewomen

whoandbeenrankedmostattractiveinvariablyreceivedthefewestvotes.

61、Theword"liability"（Line4,Para.1）mostprobablymeans"

A、misfortune

B、instability

C>disadvantage

D、burden

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

62>Intraditionallyfemalejobs,attractiveness.

A、reinforcesthefemininequalitiesrequired

B、makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapable

C、isofprimaryimportancetowomen

D、oftenenableswomentosucceedquickly

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

63、Bowman'sexperimentrevealsthatwhenitcomestopolitics,attractiveness

A^turnsouttobeanobstacletomen

B、affectsmenandwomenalike

C、hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomen

D、ismoreofanobstaclethanabenefittowomen

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

64、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople'sviewsonbeautyareoften.

A、practical

B>prejudiced

C、old-fashioned

D、radical

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

65、Theauthorwritesthispassageto.

A、discussthenegativeaspectsofbeingattractive

giveadvicetojob-seekerswhoareattractive

C>demandequalrightstorwomen.

D、emphasizetheimportanceofappearance

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

十、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

[CI]twoyearslivingtogether,ayoungcoupleexperiencedtheusualupsand

downs[C2]theygrewtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.They

[C3]confrontedtheweaknessesand[C4]ofeachother'scharacters.

Fromtheir[C5]andculturaldifferencestheylearned[C6]about

tolerance,compromiseandhonesty.Thewoman'sparents'bitter,[C7]divorce

after35yearsofmarriageemphasizedthefactthatmanycouplesmarry[C8]

thewrongreasons:theyaieincompatible,theyhardlytaketimetoknoweachother,they

[C9]seriouspersonality[CIO]andexpectmarriageisanautomatic

waytomakeeverythingworkoutright.Whenthedaughtermentionedwedding[Cl1]

toherfamily,hermothercounseledhertobe[C12]sureshewas

doingtherightthing.[C13]herfatherlearnedoftheboyfriend'sproblemswith

theCitizenshipdepartment,heimmediatelysuspectedthisblackmanwantedtomarryhis

daughter[C14]toremainintheUnitedStates.Wantingtopersuadethe

daughtertoputthemarriage[C15]untillater,thefatherquotedstatistics

showingmixedcoupleshad[CI6]divorcerates[CI7]thesame

racecouples.Heusedexamplesfromcounselingmixedcouples[C18]marital

difficulties,hetoldhisdaughter[C19]realisticbecausepeoplecanbevery

crueltowardchildrenfrom[C20]marriages.

66、[Cl]

A、After

B、Before

C、Behind

D、During

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处意思应是“在他们共同生活的两年中“，故应选during才符合句

土.

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