大学英语四级模拟试卷312

大学英语四级模拟试卷312

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispari,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthetopic:Whatdoyou

thinkwillbetheworld'sgreatestprobleminfiftyyearstime.Youshouldwriteatleast

120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:试分析五十年后世界上可能

出现的重大问题，内容应包括：1.描述一下当前的隐患；2.未来问题的出现形式

及其严重性；3.提供解决问题的可行性方案。

标准答案：Whatdoyouthinkwillbetheworld'sgreatestprobleminfiftyyearstime

PopulationWiththeworld'srapidlygrowingpopulation,humanbeingshavetothink

whattheworldwillbelikeinthefutureifwclosecontroloverthisgrowingtrendand

just]ctitbe.Someoftheworld'smostinnovativethinkingwillbeneededtopreparefbr

thetremendousexpansioninhumanpopulationthatisexpectedtoreach10billionbythe

year2050-abouttwiceitscurrentsize.Food,water,energyandeverythingneededfor

surviralwillbeinsufficieni.Mankind,asinoldlimes,shallonceagainfightandstruggle

fornaturalresourcesbyanymeansnecessary.Thus,itisasensibleideatotryandfinda

peacefultransitiontoasustainablesociety.Howcanwemanagethistransition?Birth

controlseemstobeapriority.Inaddition,irreproduciblenaturalenergyresourceswill

havetobereplacedbycleansustainableartificialresources.Onceweareabletoprovide

resourcesfbrtheneedsofthisvastlyincreasedpopulationwithintheconstraintsofthe

naturalenvironmentwearelivingin,mankindwillmanagetosurvive.

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。）

TheInnerClockThatRulesOurLivesGuesswhaltimeitis-withoutlookingatyour

watch!Thechancesareyouwillberightwithinhalfanhour.Ortrywakingupata

particulartime-withoutanalarmclock.You'llprobablybeabletodothat,too.Justabout

everyonecandothesethings,withalittlepractice,becausethehumanbodyhasitsown

built-inclocks.Thereisacomplexseriesofinteractingrhythmsinnearlyeverythingthe

humanbodydocs.Itsleepstoarhythm,catstoone,andevenshowsarhythminthe

electricalwavesproducedbythebrain.Threemainrhythmiccyclesaffectbodytime:the

dailyrhythmsoftherevolvingearth;themonthlyorbitofthemoonaroundtheearth:and

theyearlyjourneyoftheeartharoundthesun,APerfectTimeSenseNotonlymankindis

affectedbythesegreatnaturalfides.Allanimalsandplantsfeelthem;too.Sometimesa

bodyclockcankeepaccuratetimetothepreciseminute,asinthecaseofthebeanaphid

（蚊虫）,whichcaneitherlayeggsorproduceliveyoung,accordingtonaturaltimethat

whenthedaylightlastslongerthan14minutes,liveoffspringareborntotakefull

advantageoftheextrawarmth.Ifthedayisshorter,theaphidlayseggstohatchatalater

time.Man'stimesenseisbothmentalandphysiological.Hefeelshungryeverythreeto

fourhours.Hisbraincellsshowtwo-to-three-hourcyclesofactivity.Evendreamsrunin

cycles.Duringdreaming,theeyes,evenunderclosedeyelids,showrapidscanning

movements.Measurementsofthismovement,during"rapideyemovement",or"REM",

permitaccuratetimingofperiodsofdreaming.Basedonthis,manappearstodreamin

cyclesofabout90minutes.CircadianRhythmMan'snaturalrhythmoflifeisbalanced

betweenthelengthofthe24-hoursolardayandthelunarday,whichis50minutes

longer.Forthisreasonitiscalledthecircadian（昼夜的）rhythm.Undernormal

conditionsthecircadianrhythmisconstantlyinfluencedbytherisingandsettingofthe

sun.Butpeopleisolatedfromoutsidestimuli-suchasprisonerskeptconstantlyincells

withoutnaturallight-revertautomaticallytoalongernaturalcycle.Thecircadianpattern

seemstobecontrolledpartlybythehypothalamus—anareainthebaseofthebrainclose

tothepituitary（垂体）gland.Thehypothalamuscanregulatepituitarysecretions,and

thus,theactivityofanumberofotherendocrine（内分泌）gland.Effectsonthecortexof

theadrenal（肾上腺）gland,andchangesinreleaseofanadrenalhormonecalledcortisol

（皮质醇）,appeartobeespeciallyimportantincertainkindsofrhythms.These

mechanismsarehighlyadaptable.Mosthumansdohavecontactwithnaturalstimuli,and

theirslightlyshorterversionofthecircadianrhythmisvitallyimportanttothem.

Temperature,bloodpressure,pulse,breathing,andhormoneactivityallriseandfallin

timewiththeworld'sslowspin.ACycleforIllnessSimilarly,ability,temper,andeven

resistancetoinfectionarecontrolledbythecircadianclock.Thismaybewhysome

epilepticshaveseizuresonlyatcertaintimesofthedayorwhypregnantwomenget

morningsickness.Experimentshaveshownthatmiceinjectedwithpneumoniagermsat

4a.m.survivebetterthanthoseinjectedatanyothertimeofday.Thiscouldbeimportant

tohumans.Ifvulnerabilitytodiseaseisrhythmic,thenresponsetovaccinationislikelyto

berhythmic,too.Circadianrhythmsaccountforthedifferencebetween"owls",people

whoarewideawakeatnightandstayuplate,and"larks'1,whoriseearly,dotheirbest

workinthemorning,andgotobedearly.LarkandOwlPatternsBoththelarkpeopleand

theowlpeoplehavequitedistinctrhythms,probablybecauseofdifferencesintherhythm

oftheirmetabolism（新陈代谢）.Thevariationisimportantinthatitshowsanimportant

differenceinrhythmicpa:ternsinmembersofthesamespecies.Surprisingly,although

owlsgotobedlaterthanlarks,bothgroupstendtogetupataboutthesametime.Inlarks

bodytemperatureandefficiencyrisemorequickly,butbyeveningtheyhave"peaked

out";whereasowlsatthattimearestillbuildingtotheirpeak.Regularairtravelers

experience"jetlag"-feelingofbewildermentandlethargy（没有生气）whentheymake

rapidjourneysfromonetimezonetoanother.Thephenomenoniscausedbythe

individual'scircadianrhythmbeingoutofstepwithclocktimeinhisnewpartofthe

world.Gradually,hewilladapttonewrhythms,buttheprocessmaytakeaslongasa

week.OystersSensetheMoonAremarkableexperimentwithoysters（牡蛎）showsthat

theirrhythmisextremelypersistent.OystersweretakenfromLongIslandsome1,000

milesinlandinasealedanddarkenedtank.Atfirst,theycontinuedtofollowtheirnormal

rhythm,openingandclosingaccordingtothecycleofthetidesontheirhomebeach.But

after15daystheirrhythmchanged—towhatitwouldhavebeenifthesea'stideshad

washedovertheirnewhome.Theyopenedwhenthemoon-whichcontrolsthetides-

reacheditshighestpointovertheirnewlocation.Thisoccurreddespitethefactthatthe

oysterswerekeptinalight-freetank,ataconstanttemperature,thusrulingoutresponses

tolunarlightortemperaturechange.Onepossibilityisthattheywererespondingto

subtlechangesinatmosphericpressurecausedbythemoon'sgravitationalpull.Inhuman

beings,birthanddeathfollowcycles.Mostbabiesareborn-andmostheartattacks

occur—betweenmidnightand6a.m.MorebabiesareconceivedinAugustandSeptember

thaninFebruaryandMarch.Andsciencehasevenconfirmedsomeoftheage-oldbeliefs

ofastrology（占星学）.TheCosmicRhythmThesun*sowncycle-the11-yearriseandfall

ofsunspots,whicharedarkspotsthatcanbeseenonthesunatthesametimeasithurls

vastfountainsofenergyintospace-alsohasitseffectsuponlife.Inthe1930sthe

RussianhistorianA.L.Tchijevskyclaimedtohavefoundalinkbetweenthiscosmic

rhythmandwarsandepidemics（传染病）onearth.MakiTakata,aJapaneseprofessor,

discoveredarelationshipbetweenhumanbloodandthesun.Hehaddevelopedamethod

bywhichgynecologisls（妇科医生）couldcheckthemenstrualcyclesofwomen.This

involvedcomparativetestsofthealbumininthebloodofbothsexes.InJanuary1938

hospitalsthroughouttheworldthatusedthe"Takatareaction"reportedthattheresults

werechangingformenaswellaswomen.Takatacross-checkedandanalyzedtheresults

for20yearsanddiscoveredthattheychangedprimarilywhenagroupofsunspotspassed

acrossthecenterofthesun:thatis,whenthesunwaspumpingaconcentratedstreamof

radiationtowardtheearth.Theburstofhospitalreportscorrespondedtoasuddensurge

inthesunspotcycleafterseveralyearsofquiet.Takataalsonoticedthathistestresults

showedasuddenchangealewminutesbeforesunriseeachday-asiftheblooditself

"foresaw"thebreakofday."Man,"Takatadeclared,"isalivingsundial."Hecouldjust

aswellhavebeentalkingaboutanimalsorplants.Whateverandwhereveritis,lifeseems

completelyinstepwithacosmicclock.

2、Almosteverybodycanwakeupataparticulartimewithoutanalarmclockbecausehe

hasabodyclockinsidehimself.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Accordingtoresearch,man'ssenseoftimeismainlymental.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Normally,therisingandsettingofthesunhasaconstantinfluenceonthecircadian

rhythm.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Itispossiblethattheoccurrenceofdiseaseisrhythmic.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Researchhasprovedthatdifferentrhythmsofmetabolismarethereasonforthe

differentrhythmsbetweenlarkpeopleandtheowlpeople.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Peoplewhotravelbyairacrosstimezoneswillnotsufferfrom"jetlag"iftheyget

goodrest.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Oystersarefoundtohaveapersistentrhythm.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、Forapersontorecoverfrom"jetlag'1,itmaytake.

标准答案：aslongasaweek

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、Itisfoundthatmostbirthsandheartattacksoccurbetween.

标准答案：nightand6a.m.

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、MtiTakatadiscoveredarelationshipbetween.

标准答案：humanbloodandthesun

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、Themanhastofillinanotherform.

B、ThemanhastopayS200pernightfortheroom.

C、Themanshouldpay$200assecurityfortheroom.

D、Themandoesn'thave$200.

标准答案.C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Atabank.

B、Onthestreet.

C、Athome.

D、Inacafe.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A^Frankalwayscomesontime.

B、Frankwillbelateagain.

C、Frankwillarriveontime.

D^Frankwon'tcome.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Ahousewife.

B、Asecretary.

C^Awaitress.

D、Anairhostess.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、Thetrainwillarriveontime.

B、Thetrainislateduetothestorm.

C、Thewomanwilltakenexttrain.

D、Thewomanhastowaitforthetrain.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Boating.

B、Running.

C、Walking.

D、Driving.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A^Fiftyminutes.

BNTwenty-fiveminutes.

C、Anhourandaquarter.

D、Anhourandfiveminutes.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Thetwopersonsaretalkingaboutalostwallet.

Thewomanisaskingtheway.

C>Themanisnotfromaroundhere.

D^Themanisshowingthewomanaround.

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、Theyplayagainsteachotherinordertogetthebestscore.

B、Theywanttogetsomeexercises.

C^Theywanttowinaprize.

D、Theywanttokeepascore.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：智尢解析

21、

A、Teamsportsrequireindividualparticipation.

B、Individualsportscanbeperformedalone.

C、Teamsportsareperformedbyindividuals.

D^Individualsportsaresometimescalledcompetitivesports.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Individualsportscaninvolvecompetition.

B、Teamsportsrequiretwoseparateteams.

C、Peopleplayindividualsportsnotforcompetition.

D、Ihcrcarconlytwokindsofsports:teamsportsandindividualsports.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、Lessthan30minutes.

B、From30to45minutes.

CsAtleast45minutes.

D、Morethan30minutes.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A^Athree-bedroomapartment.

B、Atwo-bedroomapartment.

C、Athree-bedroomhotel.

D^Atwo-bedroomhotel.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A^Helivesinthehotel.

B、Helivesinthesamebuilding.

C^Helivesinthefirstapartment.

D、Helivesonthefloor.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、Thecouplecouldnotstopbythisevening.

B、Thecouplearenowlivinginahotel.

C、Thecouplecansurelymoveintomorrow.

D、Thewomanisnotsatisfiedwiththeapartment.

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、

ANHethinksitnotdirty.

B、Hefeelsverybad.

C、Heisverytired.

D、Hehasnotime.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Sheworksveryhard.

B、Shethinksthatdoinghouseworkistheirresponsibility.

C、Sheistheownerofthehouse.

D、Sheisnottheonlyownerofthehouse.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A^Becausehecan^noticethedirty.

B、Becausehethinksshehastheresponsibilitytodoso.

C、Becausehedoesnotknowwhatisdirty.

D、Becausehedoesnotknowwhenthingsgetdirty.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Hostile.

B、Indifferent.

C^Angry.

D、Suspicious.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：智尢解析

六、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

31、

A、OnJanuary15.

BNThesecondMondayofJanuary.

C、ThesecondSundayofJanuary.

D^OnJanuary5.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Becausetheyhavetherighttovoteandthey'realsoallowedtogotopubswhenthey

are20.

B、Becausetheycanattendspecialcoming-of-ageceremonieswhentheyare20.

C、Becausetheygainsomerightsandneedtotakesomenewresponsibilitieswhenthey

are20.

D^Becausethey'reallowedtosmokejustliketheirparents.

标准答案：C'

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

A、In1857.

B、In1876.

C、In1999.

D、In2000.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、Parentshostspecialcoming-of-ageceremoniesfortheirchildrenwhentheyare20.

B、Inthepastboysmarkedtheirtransitiontoadulthoodwhentheywerearound13.

C>Femalesgenerallywearfurisodetotheircoming-of-ageceremony.

D、Furisodeisaboutthemostformalclothesformarriedwomentowear.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

七、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

“分。）

Increasingnumbersoffarmersaregrowinggeneticallyengineeredcrops.Anewreport

alsosaysthatthetotallandareawheresuchcropsaregrownisincreasing.Genetic

engineeringisthetechnologyofchangingthegenesoflivingthings.Genesarepartsof

[Bl]thatcontrol[B2]anddevelopment.Achangedgenedirectsa

plantorother[B3]todothingsitnormallydoesnotdo.Forexample,aplant

maybegeneticallyengineeredto[B4]insects.Thereisplentyof[B5]

informationaboutgeneticallyengineeredcrops.Criticsofgeneticengineering

saythetechnologyisathreattohumanhealthandtheenvironment.Thenewreport

[B6]thatfarmersgrewgeneticallyengineeredcropsonmorethan52million

hectaresoffarmlandlastyear.That[B7]anincreaseinlandareaof19percent

[B8]totheyearbefore.[B9].Fourcountriesgrew99percentofall

geneticallyengineeredcropslastyear.TheUnitedStatesgrew68percentoftheworld

total.Argentinagrew22percent.Canadawasnextwith6percent.Thereportsays

soybeanswerethemostcommongeneticallyengineeredcrop.Theyweregrownon33

millionhectaresoffarmland,Othercommongeneticallyengineeredcropswerecomand

cotton.[BIO]Thescientistssaythegeneswerefoundinwildcorngrowingin

themountainsofsouthernMexico.[B11].

35、[Bl]

标准答案:cells

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B2]

标准答案：growth

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B3]

标准答案：organism

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B4]

标准答案：resist

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B5]

标准答案：conflicting

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B6]

标准答案：estimates

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B7]

标准答案：represents

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B8]

标准答案：compared

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B9]

标准答案：Thereportestimatesthatmorethanfivemillionfarmersgrewgenetically

engineeredcropsin13countrieslastyear.

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[BIO]

标准答案：Inaseparatedevelopment,scientistsreportthatgeneticmaterialfrom

geneticallyengineeredplantscanspreadacrossgreatdistancestonativeplants.

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[Bill

标准答案：ThefindingismostunusualbecausetheMexicangovernmenthasbanned

theplantingofgeneticallyengineeredcornsince1998.

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读(选词填空)(本题共10题，每题分，共

I。分。)

Believeitornot,opticalillusion(错觉)cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacasein

[SI]Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percent

usingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形)，[S2]on

(heroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthus

drivers[S3]down.NowtheAmericanAuton'obilcAssociationFoundationfbr

TrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningto[S4]Japan'ssuccess.Starting

nextyear,theR)undationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselected

roadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatterns[S5]highwaycrashes.

Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofall[S6]traffic

accidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundation

willconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-[S7]hazardsarethegreatest-

curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.Somestudies[S8]thatstraight,

horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadsCaninitiallycutthe[S9]speedofdriversin

half.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedto

seeingthepaintedbars.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthat

theyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.

Theresultisalonger[S10]reductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberof

tratticaccidents.A)reduceB)slowC)fatalD)pointE)take卜)toG)averageH)existing

I)suggestJ)relatedK)paintedL)lastingM)repeatN)commonO)view

46、[SI]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：inpoint合适的，恰当的，切题的。

47、[S2]

标准答案：K

知识点解析:painted用汕漆涂、画,过去分词修饰前面的逻辑主语bentstripes，表

示涂在马路上。

48、[S3]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：slowdown固定搭配，（使）慢下来，开车减速。

49、[S4]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：repeat重复，复制。本句意思为美国准备学习、复制日本的成功做

法。

50、[S5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：reduce减少，降低。

51、[S6]

标准答案：c

知识点.析：falal致命的，毁灭性的。本句意思为美国致命的交通事故中，有1/5

是由于超速。

52、[S7]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：rc3cd有关的，句中意思为“与速度相关的危险

53、[S8]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：suggest建议，符合句子的意思。

54、[S91

标准答案：G

知识点解析：average平均的，句中意思为“降低司机的平均速度”。

55、[S10]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：lasting持久的。

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分、共70分。）

Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It'snowa"global

village"wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybefaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,of

course,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatly

enhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreed

ofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoing

businessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomestic

businessefforts.Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportantto

advancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountryno

longerneedfearbeing"outofsightandoutofmind”.Heorshecanbesurethatthe

overseaseffortiscentraltothecompany'splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoften

followoraccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifticull

assignmentoverseas,superiorwillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocope

backintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissues

arebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent（普遍的）.Thankstoavarietyofrelatively

inexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesin

theUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstillthe

internationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocan

speakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn'tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobin

business,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualifications

appeartobeequal.Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry'sprincipal

languagehasanopponunity（ofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcanhavethe

culturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthe

homeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorb>fax

machineisanobviousassettothefirm.

56>Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?

A、Critical.

B、Indifferent.

C>Prejudiced.

D、Positive.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：观点态度题。从文章第一段最后一句“…ourabilitytobenefitfromthis

high-techcommunicationsequipment”可知，作者认为人类可以从高科技通讯设备中

受益，其态度是肯定的。因此，正确答案是D项。

57、Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,

businesspeople.

A、havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnology

aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations

C、arcattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness

D、areeagerioworkoverseas

标准答案：C

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章第二段第一句话就说到“…businesspeoplehavea

growingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodern

markets...supporldomeslicbusinessefTorls.”表明他们越来越注重海外业务，而

且成功的海外业务能推进国内业务的发展。因此，正确答案是C项。

58、Inthispassage,"outofsightandoutofmind"(Lincs2--3,Para.3)probably

means.

A、beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight

B、beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome

C、missingopportunitiesfbrpromotionwhenabroad

D、leavingallcareandworrybehind

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从文章第三段第一句和第三句可知：海外业务越来越重要，驻海外的

经理们心里很清楚海外业务对于公司的成功来说是至关重要的，所以海外业务就容

易获得成功。可见，过去让驻外经理们担心的“outofsightandoutofmind”就是因

为害怕身在海外而错过晋升的机会。因此，正确答案是C项。

59、Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternational

corporationsinemployingpeopletoday?

A、Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.

Abilitytospeaktheclient'slanguage.

C^Technicalknow-how.

D^Businessexperience.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理判断题。文章最后两段侧重外语优势的论述。倒数第二段最后一

句话指出：国际化公司在雇用员工时对外语很重视，givesb.theedge意思是“赋予

某人优势”，因此，正确答案是B项。

60、Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan.

A、bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocess

B、easilyfindnewapproachestometmarketneeds

C、fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquarters

D、easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroad

标准答案：A

知识点解析：逻辑推理题。文章最后一段谈到能说外语的人可以有机会加速(fast

forward)或放慢(movemoreslowly)谈判的过程，这表明他们能够更好地控制整个谈

判的过程。因此，正确答案是A项。

WithinfifteenyearsBritainandothernationsshouldbewellonwiththebuildingofhuge

industrialcomplexesfortherecyclingofwaste.Thewordrnhhishcouldloseitsmeaning

becauseeverythingwhichgoesintothedustbinwouldbemacleintosomethinguseful.

Eventhemostdangerousandunpleasantwasteswouldprovideenergyifnothingelse.

ThenewconceptofrecyclingwasteistakingshapeattheBritishTechnological

LaboratoryatWarrenSpring,notfarfromthenorthofLondon.Today,thelaboratory

spendsfourtimesasmuchmoneyinstudyingrecyclingasitdidfiveyearsago.Thelatest

projectistotakeacityofaroundhalfamillioninhabitantsanddiscoverexactlywhatraw

materialsgointoitandwhatgoout.Theaimistofindouthowmuchoftheseraw

materialscouldbeprovidedifaplantforrecyclingwastewerebuiltjustoutsidethecity.

Thisplantwouldrecyclenotonlymetalsuchassteel,leadandcopper,butalsopaperand

rubberaswell.Methodshavebeendiscovered,forexample,forremovingtheinkfrom

newsprintsothatthepapercanbeusedagain,andforobtainingvaluableoilsandgases

fromoldmotorcartypes.Alltheseideasarealreadybeingmadeuseof,butwhatisnew

istheideaofcombiningthemonsuchalargescaleinasingleplantdesignedtorecycle

mosttypesofwaste.Ano:hcrnewprojectisbeingsetuptodiscoverthebestwaysof

sortingandseparatingtherubbish.Whenthisprojectiscomplete,therubbishwillbe

processedlikethis:First,itwillpassthroughsharpmetalspikeswhichwilltearopenthe

plasticbagsinwhichrubbishisusuallypacked;thenitwillpassthroughapowerfulfan

toseparatethelightestelementsfromtheheavysolids;afterthatcrushersandrollerswill

breakupeverythingthatcanbebrokenfinally,andtherubbishwillpassundermagnets,

whichwillremovethebitsofironandsteel;finelytherubberandplasticwillthenbe

sortedoutinthefinalstage.Thefirstfull-scalegiantrecyclingplantsarc,perhaps,fifteen

yearsaway.Butinsomebigindustrialareas,whererubbishhasbeendumpedforsolong

thattherearenoholeslefttofillupwithrubbish,thesenewautomaticrecyclingplants

maybebuiltsooner.Indeed,withthegrowingcostoftransportingrubbishtomoredistant

dumps,somebigcitieswillbeforcedtobuildtheirownrecyclingplantsbeforelong.

61、PrvjeclsfuirecyclingwaslcinBritain.

A、willnotbestartedforatleastfifteenyears

B、arebeingdevelopedalloverBritain

C>havenotyetbeenfullytested

D、havebeenabandonedbecausetheyaretooexpensive

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第一句话“WithinfifteenyearsBriiainandothernationsshouldbe

wellonwiththebuildingofhugeindustrialcomplexesfbrtherecyclingofwaste,“意思

是说这样的recycleplam正在建设当中。因此，正确答案是C项。

62、Thepurposeofthelatestrecyclingprojectis.

A、topreventpeoplefromputtingrubbishintoholes

B、tofindawayofdestroyingallkindsofwaste

C、toextractusefulrawmaterialsfromthewaste

D、tofindouthowmuchrawmaterialscouldbeprovided

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。艰据第三段第二句可知，正确答案是D项。

63、Thenewtypeofrecyclingplantwill

A、recycleonlypaperandrubber

B、notrecyclemetals,paperorrubber

C、recyclepaper,rubberandmetals

D、notrecyclesteel,leadorcopper

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。文章第三段第三句"Thisplantwouldrecyclenotonlymetal

suchassteel,leadandcopper,butalsopaperandrubberaswell.”工厂不但可以回收

金属，例如钢、铅和铜，而且还可以提取纸和橡胶。因此，正确答案是C项。

64、Accordingtothepassage,thefirstfull-scalehugerecyclingplants.

havealreadybeenbuiltinlargeindustrialareas

B、willnotbebuiltforatleastfifteenyears

C、willprobablybebuiltinthenextfifteenyears

D^willbetooexpensivetobuildnearbigcities

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义理解题。在文章第五段最后一句叮hefirstfull-scalegiant

recyclingplantsare,perhaps,fifteenyearsaway.”中“fifteenyearsaway”指的是15

年以后，此外通过上下文也可知第一句中所提到的full-scalegiantrecyclingplants

还没有建成。因此，正确答案是B项。

65、Thepassageismainlyabout.

A、acheapwaytogetenergy

B、thelocationofrecyclingplants

C、newwaysofrecyclingwastes

D、theprobablyofcityenvironment

标准答案：C

知识点解析：全文都在讲回收利用垃圾的方法，因此，正确答案是C项。

十、完型填空（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Businesseslargeand[Cl],nowrealizetha