大学英语四级模拟试卷279

大学英语四级模拟试卷279

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispari,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononEnvironment

Protection.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.1,当

前我们的社会面临严峻的环环境境问题2.造成问题的主要原因3.如何有效地解

决环境问题

标准答案：EnvironmentProtectionThepollutionofenvironmenthasbeenahotpotato

formanycountries.AnditisalsotrueinChina.Althoughthegovernmenthastaken

measurestoaddresstheproblem,andpeoplearebecomingincreasinglyenvi-ronment-

conscious,thesituationisstilldeteriorating.Eachyearfactoriesandenterprisesarc

responsibleformillionsoftonsofwastesdischargedintotheairandwater.

Consequently,someriversandlakeshavebeenmadefishless;and"redtide"hasbecome

anepidemicalongthebeaches.Soilerosioncausedbymisuseofthelandcomesto

thousandsofsquarekilometers.Anddecadesofdeforesiaiionioexpandfarmlandhave

broughtdownthetrees,makingdroughtworseandpushingthedesertevencloser.To

cleanuptheenvironment,it'snecessarytomonitorindustry.Ontheonehand,factories

shouldfindoutnewwaystoreusewasteandconvertitintousualmaterials.Ontheother

hand,waterdischargeandsmokeemissionmustmeetthestandardsetbythegovernment.

Moreover,moreinvestmentshouldbemadeinthe"greenprojects",suchasplantingtrees

andgrass,reforestingthelandandsoon.Tosumup,whilefurtheringeconomic

development,wemustnotignoreenvironmentprotection.

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。）

WetlandsWhatarewetlands?Wetlandscanbethoughtofas"biologicalsupermarkets."

Theyprovidegreatvolumesoffoodthatattractmanyanimalspecies.Theseanimalsuse

wetlandsforpartoforalloftheirlife-cycle.Deadplan:leavesandstemsbreakdownin

thewatertoformsmallparticlesoforganicmaterialcalled"detritus."Thisenriched

materialfeedsmanysmallaquatic（水生的）insects,shellfish,andsmallfishthatarefood

forlargerpredatory（食肉的）fish,reptiles,amphibians（两栖动物），birds,andmammals.

Whatarethefunctionsandvaluesofwetlands?Longregardedaswastelands,wetlands

arenowrecognizedasimportantfeaturesinthelandscapethatprovidenumerous

beneficialservicesforpeopleandforfishandwildlife.Someoftheseservices,or

functions,includewaterqualityimprovement,floodwaterstorage,fishandwildlife

habitat,aesthetics,andbiologicalproductivity.Thesebeneficialservices,considered

valuabletosocietiesworldwide,aretheresultoftheinherentanduniquenatural

characteristicsofwetlands.Waterstorage.Wetlandsfunctionlikenaturaltubsor

sponges,storingwaterandslowlyreleasingit.Thisprocessslowsthewater'smomentum

anderosivepotential,reducesfloodheights,andallowsfbrgroundwaterrecharge,which

contributestobase（lowtosurfacewatersystemsduringdryperiods.Althoughasmall

wetlandmightnotstoremuchwater,anetworkofmanysmallwetlandscanstorean

enormousamountofwater.Theabilityofwetlandstostorefloodwatersreducestherisk

ofcostlypropertydamageandlossoflife-benefitsthathaveeconomicvaluetous.For

example,theU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineersfoundthatprotectingwetlandsalongthe

CharlesRiverinBoston,Massachusetts,saved$17millioninpotentialflooddamage.

Waterfiltration.Afterbeingslowedbyawetland,watermovesaroundplants,allowing

thesuspendedsedimenttodropoutandsettletothewetlandfloor.Nutrientsfrom

fertilizerapplication,manure,leakingseptictanks,andmunicipalsewagethatare

dissolvedinthewaterareoftenabsorbedbyplantrootsandmicroorganismsinthesoil.

Otherpollutantssticktosoilparticles.Inmanycases,thisfiltrationprocessremoves

muchofthewater'snutrientandpollutantloadbythetimeitleavesawetland.Some

typesofwetlandsaresogoodatthisfiltrationfunctionthatenvironmentalmanagers

constructsimilarartificialwetlandstotreatstormwaterandwastewater.Biological

productivity.Wetlandsaresomeofthemostbiologicallyproductivenaturalecosystems

intheworld,comparabletotropicalrainforestsandcoralreefsintheirproductivityand

[hediversityofspecies（heysupport.Abundantvegetationandshallowwaterprovide

diversehabitatsfbrfishandwildlife.Aquaticplantlifeflourishesinthenutrient-rich

environment,andenergyconvertedbytheplantsispassedupthefoodchaintofish,

waterfowl,andotherwildlifeandtousaswell.Thisfunctionsupportsvaluable

commercialfishandshellfishindustries.Fishandwildlifehabitat.Morethanone-thirdof

theUnitedStates'threatenedandendangeredspeciesliveonlyinwetlands,andnearly

halfusewetlandsatsomepointintheirlives.Manyotheranimalsandplantsdependon

wetlandsforsurvival.Formanyanimalsandplants,likewoodducksandswamprose,

inlandwetlandsaretheonlyplacestheycanlive.Forothers,suchasblackbear,raccoon

（浣熊）,anddeer,wetlandsprovideimportantfood,water,orshelter.ManyoftheU.S.

breedingbirdpopulations-includingducks,gccsc,woodpeckers,hawks,andmanysong­

birds-feed,nest,andraisetheiryounginwetlands.Migratorywaterfowlusecoastaland

inlandwetlandsasresting,feeding,breeding,ornestinggroundsforatleastpartofthe

year.Recreationandaesthetics.Wetlandshaverecreational,historical,scientific,and

culturalvalues.MorethanhalfofallU.S.adultshunt,fish,birdwatchorphotograph

wildlife.Theyspendatotalof$59.5billionannually.Paintersandwriterscontinueto

capturethebeautyofwetlandsoncanvasandpaper,orthroughcameras,andvideoand

soundrecorders.Othersappreciatethesewonderlandsthroughhiking,boating,andother

recreationalactivities.Almosteveryonelikesbeingonornearthewater;partofthe

enjoymentisthevaried,fascinatinglifeforms.Howarewetlandsprotected?Thefederal

governmentprotectswetlandsthroughregulations,economicincentivesand

disincentives,cooperativeprograms,andacquisition.Beyondthefederallevel,anumber

ofstateshaveenactedlawstoregulateactivitiesinwetlands,andsomecountiesand

townshaveadoptedlocalwetlandsprotectionordinances（法令）orhavechangedtheway

developmentispermitted.Mostcoastalstateshavesignificantlyreducedlossesofcoastal

wetlandsthroughprotectivelaws.Fewstates,however,havelawsspecificallyregulating

activitiesininlandwetlands,althoughsomestatesandlocalgovernmentshavenon-

rcgulatoryprogramsthathelpprotectwetlands.Recently,partnershipstomanagewhole

watershedshavedevelopedamongfederal,state,tribal,andlocalgovernments;nonprofit

organizations;andprivatelandowners.Thegoalofthesepartnershipsistoimplement

comprehensive,integratedwatershedprotectionapproaches.Awatershedapproach

recognizestheinter-connectednessofwater,land,andwetlandsresourcesandresultsin

morecompletesolutionsthataddressmoreofthefactorscausingwetlanddegradation.

ThegovernmentachievestherestorationofformerordegradedwetlandsundertheClean

WaterActSection404programaswellasthroughwatershedprotectioninitiatives.

Together,partnerscansharelimitedresourcestofindthebestsolutionstoprotectand

restoreAmerica'snaturalresources.Whileregulation,economicincentives,and

acquisitionprogramsareimportant,theyalonecannotprotectthemajorityofour

remainingwetlands.Educationofthepublicandeffortsinconjunctionwithstates,local

governments,andprivatecitizensarehelpingtoprotectwetlandsandtoincrease

appreciationofthefunctionsandvaluesofwetlands.Therateofwetlandslosshasbeen

slowing,butwestillhaveworktodo.Youcanbeapart.Approximately75percentof

wetlandsarcprivatelyowned,soindividuallandownersarccriticalinprotectingthese

nationaltreasures.Whatcanyoudo?Despitetheeffortsofgovernmentsandprivate

conservationorganizations,pressuresthatdestroywetlandswillcontinue.Theproblems

ofdegradationofwetlandsfrompollution,urbanencroachment,groundwater

withdrawals,partialdrainage,andotheractionsalsorequireattention.Many

opportunitiesexistforprivatecitizens,corporations,governmentagencies,andother

groupstoworktogethertoslowtherateofwetlandlossandtoimprovethequalityofour

remainingwetlands.First,stateandlocalgovernmentsneedtobeencouragedtoestablish

programstoeffectivelyprotectwetlands,especiallyinlandwetlands,withintheirborders.

Second,becauseindividuallandownersandcorporationsownmanyofthenation's

wetlands,theyareinakeypositiontodeterminethefateofwetlandsontheirproperties.

Finally,allcitizens,whetherornottheyownwetlands,canhelpprotectwetlandsby

supportingwetlandsconservationinitiatives.Wetlandsareanimportantpartofour

nationalheritage.Oureconomicwell-beingandqualityoflifelargelydependonour

nation'swealthofnaturalresources,andwetlandsarethevitallinkbetweenourlandand

waterresources.Aswetlandsarclost,theremainingwetlandsbecomeevenmore

valuable.Wehavealreadylostmanyofournation'swetlandssinceAmericawas'first

settled.Wemustnowtakepositivestepstoprotectwetlandstoensurethatthefunctions

andrelatedvaluestheyprovidewillbepreservedforpresentandfuturegenerations.

2、Thepassagegivesageneraldescriptionofthefunctionsandvaluesandprotectionof

wetlands.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案:A

知识点解析：纵观全文可以得知，这篇文章总体描绘了湿地的功能、价值以及应该

如何保护的问题。故答案为Yes。

3、Wetlandscanbethoughtofas"biologicalsupermarkets1'becausedeadplantleaves

andstemsbreakdowninthewater.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章在“Whatarewetlands?^一段中指出“Wetlandscanbethoughtof

as'biologicalsupermarkets\Theyprovidegreatvolumesoffoodthatattractmany

animalspecies”：“湿地可以被认为是，生物超级市场l它们提供的大量的食物吸引

了许多种动物前后两句是因果关系。可见，可以被认为是，生物超级市场，并不

是由于枯死的树叶和树干在水里分解的原因。故答案为Noo

4、Wetlandsfunctionlikenaturaltubsorsponges,storingwaterandslowlyreleasingit.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章在“Whatarcthefunctionsandvaluesofwetlands?”的标题下"Water

storage.^^一段中指出“Wetlandsfunctionlikenaturaltubsorsponges,storingwaterand

slowlyreleasingit”：“湿地像天然的水缸或者海绵，承担着水的储存和缓释的作

用故答案为Yes。

5、Wetlandsaresomeofthemostbiologicallyproductivenaturalecosystemsinthe

world,comparabletotropicalrainforestsandcoralreefsintheirproductivityandthe

diversityofspeciestheysupport.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章在“Whatarethefunctionsandvaluesofwetlands?”的标题卜

“Biologicalproductivity.”一段中指出“Wetlandsaresomeofthemostbiologically

productivenaturalecosystemsintheworld,comparabletotropicalrainforestsandcoral

reefsintheirproductivityandthediversityofspeciestheysupport”：“与热带雨林和珊

瑚礁类似，在生产性和所提供的物种的多样性方面，湿地也是世界上最富有生物生

产性的自然生态系统”。故答案为Yes。

6、MorethanhalfoftheUnitedStates5threatenedandendangeredspeciesliveonlyin

wetlands,andnearlyone-thirdusewetlandsatsomepointintheirlives.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章在“Whatarethefunctionsandvaluesofwetlands?”的标题卜"Fish

andwildlifehabitat.n一段中指出“Morethanone-thirdoftheUnitedStatesthreatened

andendangeredspeciesliveonlyinwetlands»andnearlyhalfusewetlandsatsome

pointintheiiJives”：“在美国，有超过三分之一的濒危物种只生活在湿地，有近一

半的濒危物种有时会依靠湿地本命题中出现数字错误。故答案为No。

7、Wetlandsdon'thaveanyrecreational,historical,scientific,andculturalvaluesatall.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章在“Whatarcthefunctionsandvaluesofwetlands?”的标题下

"Recreationandaesthetics.”一段中指出“Wetlandshaverecreational,historical,

scientific,andculturalvalues”：“湿地具有娱乐的、历史的、科学的以及文化的价

值”。本命题与原文意义不符。故答案为No。

8、Eighteenstateshaveenactedlawstoregulateactivitiesinwetlands.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章在“Howarcwetlandsprotected?”一段中指出“Beyondthefederal

level,anumberofstateshaveenactedlawstoregulateactivitiesinwetlands"："除政府

之外，有一些州也紧跟其后，他们颁布法令以规范湿地中的活动”。文中只用了a

numberof（若干，一些），并没有提到确切数字。故答案为NG。

9、Thebeneficialfunctionsofwetlands,consideredvaluabletosocietiesworldwide,are

theresultoftheinherentandunique.

标准答案：naturalcharacteristicsofwetlands.

知识点解析：文章在“Whatarcthefunctionsandvaluesofwetlands?”一段中说道：

“Thesebeneficialservices,consideredvaluabletosocietiesworldwide,aretheresultof

theinherentanduniquenaturalcharacteristicsofwetlands."从而得出答案为:natural

characteristicsofwetlandso

10、Sometypesofwetlandsaresogoodatthisfiltrationfunctionthatenvironmental

managersconstructsimilarartificialwetlandstotreat.

标准答案：stormwaterandwastewater.

知识点解析：文章在“Whatarethefunctionsandvaluesofwetlands?''的标题下"Water

filtration.”一段中说道："Sometypesofwetlandsaresogoodatthisfiltrationfunction

thatenvironmentalmanagersconstructsimilarartificialwetlandstotreatstormwaterand

wastewater."从而得出答案为：stormwaterandwastewatero

11、Weshoulddoallwecantoprotectwetlandstoensurethattheirfunctionsandvalues

willbepreservedfor.

标准答案：presentandfuturegenerations.

知识点解析：文章在“Whatcanyoudo?”一段中说道：“Wemustnowtakepositive

stepstoprotectwetlandsioensurethatthefunctionsandrelatedvaluestheyprovidewill

bepreservedforpresentandfuturegenerations."从而得出答案为：presentandfuture

generationso

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、ThemanwantstogotoI.osAngeles.

B、ThemanwantstogotoSanFrancisco.

C、TherearenoflightstoLosAngelesfbrtherestoftheday.

D、TherearetwodirectflightstoLosAngeleswithinthenexttwohours.

标准答案：A」」

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Theydidn'thaveenoughknowledgetodiscussvotingrights.

B、Theyleftthemeetingwhenthesubjectofvotingrightscameup.

C^Theydominatedthepartofthemeetingaboutvotingrights.

D、Theyweremostagreeableonthesubjectofvotingrights.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Listeningtotheradio.

Readinganewspaper.

C^Watchingtelevision.

D、Watcliingasportsgame.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Shehasdonehalfofitalready.

B、Sheagreesthatitisverylong.

C、Theyhaveallsemestertodoit.

D、There'snothingwrongwithit.

标准答案：B--

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、Hehascuthimself.

B>Hecannotfacethepublic.

C、Hewastooclosetothespeaker.

D^Heisnotfeelingwellaboutthenews.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Howthemanfeelsaboutthenews.

B、Whetherhehasthemoney.

C^Ifhewilllosehisjob.

D、Whenhewillletgo.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、It*snotveryrelaxing.

B、It'ssaferthandriving.

C、Itdoesn'tcostverymuch.

D、It'seasytodrive.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Customerandsalesman.

B、Colleagues.

C^Employeeandboss.

D、Classmates.

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1.0

分，共7分。）

20、

A、Beforebreakfast.

B、Latemorning.

C>Mid-afternoon.

D、Lateevening.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、She'simpressedwiththeticketsellers.

B、She'spleasedabouttheman'spurchase.

C^She'suncertainaboutthechangeinplans.

D、She'sannoyedbythesituation.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Staywhereheis.

B、Gohometotelephonetheorder.

C、Trytogettheticketselsewhere.

D、Returnafterlunch.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A^Howmuchexercisetheygeteveryday.

B、Whattheyaremostworriedabout.

C、Howlongtheirparentsaccompanythemdaily.

DNWhatentertainmenttheyarcinterestedin.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Getenoughentertainment.

Havemoreactivities.

C>Receiveearlyeducation.

D、Haveregularcheckups.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Itshouldbenoplaceforplay.

B、Itshouldbenearacommonarea.

C、ItshouldhavenoTVsetsandcomputers.

D、Itshouldhaveacomputerforstudy.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、Betterland.

B、Quickwealth.

C、Modemequipment.

D^Stricterlaws.

标准答案：B

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1.0

分,共4分。）

27、

A^Studentsarenotrequiredtoattendregularclasslectures.

B、Theprofessorvideotapesclasslecturesforreview.

C、Classesareheldoutatvariouslocationsthroughoutthearea.

D、Studentsreceivecreditforworkexperience.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Itallowsthemtomeetstudentsfromotheruniversities.

B、Itpromotestheconceptofself-learning.

C^Itallowsmoreflexibilityinstudents1schedule.

D、Itdoesn'trequireanyexaminations.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、It'sarequirementfbrpsychologymajors.

B、Shewasn'tabletogetintothetraditionalcourse.

C、Shelivesfarfromtheuniversities.

D、Shehastoworkthreedaysaweeknextsemester.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Itrequirestoomuchtraveling.

BNItlimitsinteractionamongstudents.

C>Itwillincreaseclasssize.

D、Itwillencouragestudentstowatchtoomuchtelevision.

标准答案：B

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^Theybothliveincommunities.

Theybothhavesoldierstodefendtheirsocieties.

C>Theybothshowgreatcapacityforlearning.

D^Theybothhaveadivisionoflabor.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Humanbeingsshownocapacityfordevelopingasocialtraditionbasedonlearning.

B、Humanbehaviorsaredeterminedbyinnateinstinctivemechanisms.

C、InsectsofthecommunitydonotWorktogether.

D、Insects*socialbehaviorsaredeterminedbyinnateinstinctivemechanisms.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：哲无解析

33、

A、Bothprovideaccommodationsfortheyoung.

B、Bothhaveplacestostorefood.

C、Bothhavedevicesforregulatingthetemperature.

D、Bothfunctionasinnateinstinctivemechanisms.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、Humanbeingsaremoreintelligentthaninsects.

B、Thelifestylesbetweenhumanbeingsandinsectshavesomesimilarities.

C^Insectsarepowerfulinmanyways.

D、Insectscanimitatehumanbeings.

标准答案：B

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。）

WhenIsay"communication,"mostofyoumaythinkabout[Bl]

communication-thatisthewordsweusewhenwetalktosomeone.However,

thereisanotherimportant[B2]tocommunication;non-verbalcommunication,

whichisdonebyusingourbodies,gestures,andeverythingexceptthe[B3]

wordsweuse.[B4],scientistscalleditKinesics.Itisthescientific

studyofbodymovementsusedincommunication,Whichincludesgestures,[B5]

,eyebehaviorandposture.[B6]thesemovements,wealso

communicatewithourspeech[B7].Thefieldofstudy[B8]agreat

dealtoalltheresearchers,[B9].ThefirstpointIwouldliketodiscussisthat,

whereasspokenlanguagesdifferbetweencountries,orevenfromoneplacetoanother

withinthesamecountry,manypeoplebelievethatmostnon-verbalcommunicationis

kindotnatural,andnotlearnedand,therefore,[BIO]ortheverballanguagethat

wespeak.[Bl1].Butitisnottrue,itisnotidenticaltheworldover,butsome

strikingsimilaritiesdoexist.

35、[Bl]

标准答案：verbal

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B2]

标准答案：aspect

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B3]

标准答案：actual

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B4]

标准答案：Originally

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B5]

标准答案：facialexpressions

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B6]

标准答案：Inadditionto

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B7]

标准答案：rate

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B8]

标准答案：owes

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B9]

标准答案：Let'stakeafewminutestoexplainhowverbalandnon-verbal

communicationsdiffer.

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B10J

标准答案：universalandnottotallydependentonourplaceofbirth

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、（Bll]

标准答案：Mostpeopleseemtothinkthatallnon-verbalcommunicationisthesame

everywhere.

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

Whentheyadviseyourkidsto"getaneducation"ifyouwanttoraiseyourincome,they

tellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationto

providemanpowerforyoursociety,butnottoomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmentto

yoursociety.Gelahighschooldiploma,atleast.Withoutthat,youareoccupationally

dead,unlessyournamehappenstobeGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdisonand

youcansuccessfullydropoutingradeschool.Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.

A,,youareonthelaunchingpad（发射台）.Butnowyouhavetostarttoputonthe

brakes.Ifyougoforamaster'sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andonlyfromafirst-

rateuniversity.Beyondthis,thefamouslawofdiminishingreturns（报酬递减律）begins

totakeeffect.Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlong-haultruckdriversearnmoreayear

thanfullprofessors?Yes,theaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas$24.000,while

（hefullprofessorsmanagedtoaveragejust$23,930.APh.D.isthehighestdegreeyou

canget,butexceptinafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsorchemistry,wherethe

degreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurposes,youarefacingadim

future.TherearemorePh.D.sunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythaninany

otherpartoftheworldbyfar.IfyoubecomeadoctorofphilosophyinEnglishorhistory

oranthropologyorpoliticalscienceorlanguagesor-worstofall-inphilosophy,yourun

theriskofbecomingovcrcducatcdfbrournationaldemands.Notforourneeds,mind

you,butforourdemands.ThousandsofPh.D.saresellingshoes,drivingcabs,waiting

ontablesandfillingoutfruitlessapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Andthenmaybetaking

ajobinsomehighschoolorbackwatercollegethatpaysmuchlessthanthejanitor（看门

人）earns.Youcanequatethelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Far

enough,thatis,tomakeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthat

nobodycanturnmuchofaprofitonyou.

46、Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeople

who.

A、willnotbeashametothesociety

B、willbecomeskilledworkers

C^cantakecareofthemselves

D、canmeetthedemandsasasourceofmanpower

标准答案：D

知识点解析:根据文章第二句"Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationto

providemanpowerforyoursociety,butnottoomuchthatyouproveanembarrassment

toyoursociety”可以看出，社会对于教育的期望在于能够为社会提供人力即可，而

人无需太多的教育，过多受教育会对社会产生尴尬的局面。所以可以判断选项D

正确。选项B和C都非本文所讨论的方面，而选项A则是理解反了。故选D).

47、IfyouareasgiftedasBernardShaworEdison,.

A、youcangetahighschooldiplomawithoutdifficulty

B、youwillbesuccessfulinagradeschool

C、youcanbeprofessionallysuccessfulwithoutadiploma

D、theleastyoushoulddoistogetadiploma

标准答案：c

知识点.析：根据第一段的后两句可以看出，作者指出，除非一个人有像萧伯纳或

爱迪生那样的天赋，高中文凭是就业所必需的。反之，如果一个人真正有如这两个

伟人的天赋，则可以不受教育而在事业上成功。所以选项C正确。可以首先排除

的选项D,因为其意义和原文相反，从文章可以推断，这两个伟人的天赋不在于轻

松获得文凭方面，故排除A,同样可以推断这两个伟人没有上过gradeschool,故

排除选项B。

48、Ph.D.saremostlikelyto.

A、havedifficultiesgettingproperlyemployed

B、beemployedinthefieldsofcommerceorindustry

C、havetofilloutapplicationformsmontha什ermonthforothers

D、workinschoolsorcollegeswithlowpay

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第四段指出，拥有博士学位者除了物理和化学专业外，其他人就

业前景暗淡。后面的几段也指出，有些博士找不到合适的工作，有的在卖鞋，有的

开出租车，等等。据此，可以判断选项A正确。选项B所指的只是物理和化学专

业方向的博士，选项C和D也只是指部分人，而非泛指，故排除。

49、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A、BernardShawdidn'tfinishhighschool,nordidEdison.

B、TherearefarmorePh.D.sthanthesocietydemands.

C、Thehigheryoureducationlevel,themoremoneyyou'llearn.

D、Ifyouaretoowell-educated,you'llmakethingsdifficultfbrthesociety.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该题是判断题，但其信息面覆盖全文，根据第二段的末句”Beyond

this,thefamouslawofdiminishingreturnsbeginstotakeeffect.“可以判断选项C信

息错误，所以是正确答案。其他三个选项都是正确信息，尤其是选项B和D,正

是作者所要阐述的，故排除。

50、Thewriteriscriticalof.

A、theeducationalsystem

B>thePh.D.s

C、thesociety

D、theemployers

标准答案：c

知识点3析：该题是推理判断题，要求推断作者对什么或什么人持批评态度。从全

文尤其是第五段“Notforourneeds,mindyou,butforourdemands”和最后〜段

“makeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct”可以看出，社会不是不需要，而是不

要求“过度教育，高学历“，只关注GNP,这里隐含了作者对社会短视的批评态

度，所以选项C正确。

Farfewerbouquels（花束）andhandwrittenmessagesadornedthegatesoftheformer

LondonhomeofDiana,PrincessofWales,thanayearago,whenthegroundsof

KensingtonPalacebecameavestcarpetofflowers.Butontheanniversaryofthecar

crashthatendedDiana'slifelastAug.31,someoftencardsplacedonthe

wroughluiron（熟铁，锻铁）barsofthegatewererevealing.Oneread:"Theymadelife

hardforyou.Nowtheyarecopyingyou.""They"meansQueenElizabethUandher

family,andthemessageisareferencetoastatementforBuckinghamPalaceafewdays

earliersayingthattheroyalfamilyhad"learnedalesson"fromthepublicreactionto

Diana'sdeath.Therewouldbemoreinformalityonroyaloccasionsandlessattentionto

protocol（礼仪）.Peoplemeetingthequeenneednolongerboworcurtsy,unlesstheywant

to.Thisisquiteaturnaround.InthedaysimmediatelyafterDiana'sdeath,itseemedthe

monarchywastottering（摇动）andmightevenfall.Agrievingpublicattackedtheroyal

familyfortheirperceivedheartlessnessinthefaceofhumantragedy.Thefamilywas

forcedtoreturnfromholidayinScotlandandjointheLondoncrowds.Byangrypublic

demand,thequeen,inasymbolicdecision,andwithobviousreluctance,orderedaflagat

half-mastfromBuckinghamPalace.PrinceCharles,Dianasformerhusband,wasatarget

ofsavage（尖锐的）publiccriticism.Hewaswidelyperceivedasaloofanduncaring.

Therewastalkofexcludinghimfromthesuccessionandpassingthecrowntohiselder

son,PrinceWilliam.Oneyearlater,allthatappearstohavechanged.Alate-August

opinionpollputpublicsupportforCharlesat63percent,comparedwith42percentatthe

timeofthePariscrash.Thequeenscored73percent.Only15percentofthosesurveyed

saidBritainwouldbebetteroffwithoutamonarchy.

51、Whatcanyouinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A^KensingtonPalaceusedtobetheresidencyofDiana.

PeoplearesendingmoreflowerstoKensingtonPalace.

C^PeoplewerenotinterestedinDiana'sdeathanymore.

D^TherewasavastcarpetofflowersinfrontofKensingtonPalace.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该题是推断题。从第一段可以看出，一年前“KensingtonPalace

becameavestcarpetofflowers.而现在献花的人少多了。根据上下文可以判断

“KensingtonPalace”就是“fbrmerLondonhomeofDianaandPrincessofWales"，所以

选项A正确。可以首先排除的是选项B,因为意义和原文相反，选项C过丁绝

对，而选项D则是对该段末句的错误理解。

52、WhatdidpeopleusetothinkofDiana'slifeasaprincess?

A、Shelivedabusylife.

13、Shelivedasadlite.

C、Shelivedahappylife.

D、Shelivedalonelylife.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：该题虽然是细节题，但也涉及推理判断，从全文来看，王室在戴安娜

死后的态度引起公愤，尤其是第二段末句“Theymadelifehardforyou”可以判断人

们认为戴安娜生前过得不幸福快乐，故选B）。其他选项不正确（选