大学英语四级模拟试卷380

大学英语四级模拟试卷380

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Inthispart,youareallowed30minuiestowriteacompositiononthetitleBargains.

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline

（giveninChinese）below:1.廉价商品充斥市场。2.廉价商品而真实面目。3.你

的对策。

标准答案：BargainsNowadaysbargainsarcacommonsightinoursociety.Almost

everyshopisstuffedfullofbargains.Infact,nearlyallkindsofcommoditiescanbesold

atadiscount,whichrangesfrom10percenttoeven90percent,beyondyourwildest

imagination.However,let'shaveacloselookandseeitinitstruecolors:itisnothing

otherthanadirtytricktocheatsomesillypeopleoutoftheirmoney.Shopperswilllose

nothingbecausetheyhavealreadyraisedthepricebeforemakingdiscount.Furthermore,

therealdangercomeswhensomepeople,otherwiseseeminglysanefellows,burstintoa

kindof"purchasingimpulse".Theybuyinbulkbecauseitisofferedatalowand

advantageouspriceandthereseemstobeahundredreasonsbackingthewill.Obviously,

somecountermeasuresmustbetakentohaltthisdangeroustendency.Firstofall,you'd

betterhaveakeeninsightintobargains.Takingadvantageofyourgreed,itisnothing

elsebutacommercialtrick.Inaddition,learntowait.Justleavetheideaasideforafew

daysandseewhathappens.Usuallytheimpulsewillrecedeandthenyourealizeyou've

madeawisechoice.Itismyfirmconvictionthatbyacceptingthesesuggestions,youwill

stillhaveaheavypurseattheendofamonth.

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。）

Don,tEverGiveUponYourself:Maureen'sStoryHowDidItStart?Asachild,Iwasa

worrier-nervous,timidandshy.Atsocialeventsorinnewsituations,Ifeltafraidandmy

heartwouldrace.Yet,Ididn'thavemyfirstpanicattackuntilIwas22yearsold.Ihad

justcompletedmyjunioryearofcollegeinEngland.ItwasthenightbeforeIwasto

returntotheStates.Iawokefromasoundsleepwiththemostterrifyingfeelingoffear,

andwithanequallystrongurgetorunoutside.MyheartwaspoundingsohardIthought

itwasgoingtoexplode.Iwascoveredinsweat.Itwasn'tuntilIwasinmylatetwenties

thatIexperiencedmynextpanicattack.Iwasundertremendousstressfromeventsinmy

life.Myfatherhadbeensickformanyyears,andhewaslosingalong,hardbattle.My

fatherandIwereveryclose.Hewasthemostsignificantpersoninmylife.Idon'thavea

vocabularytoarticulate（:青H析明白地说）theintensepainIfeltwhenhepassed-Atthe

sametime,Iwasdownsizedfrommyjob,myrelationshipended,myroommateandI

partedways,andImovedtoanewcity.WhatWastheSufferingLike?Atthistime,the

panicattacksbegantohappenonadailybasis.Throughouttheday,Iwouldhavewaves

ofpanicwashingoverme.Ifeltafraidofeverything.Iexperiencedobjectdistortion,

drug-likestatesofdisorientation（迷惑）,scary（引起惊慌的）thoughtsandshortnessof

breath.Ihadnoideawhatwashappeningtome—orwhy-soIjustkeptlivingmylife.I

toldnoone.Theonlyproblemwasmylifewasgettingsmallerandsmallerwitheach

passingday.Eventually,itgotsobadandmylifewassosmall,Ihadtoseekout

professionalhelp.DiagnosisThefirsttherapistIwenttomisdiagnosedme;shesaidIwas

sufferingfrom"situationalstress".Shehadnoknowledgeofpanicdisorder.Thetherapy

gavemesomereliefbyaddressingandreducingthesymptomsofmypanic,butitdidn't

addressthepanicitself.Thus,althoughmypanicstoppedforawhile,eventuallyitcame

back.Ihadasimilarexperiencewithmysecondtherapist.Again,thetherapisthadno

experienceortraininginpanicdisorder,thusthetherapyonlyofferedtemporaryrelief.

About5yearsafterIstartedtoseekhelp,Ifinallydiagnosedmyself,throughmyown

selfcducation.Ithensearchedforandfoundatherapistwhospecializedinanxietyand

panic.Inmyfirstsessionwithmynewtherapist,ItoldherallmysymptomsandwhatI

hadbeengoingthroughalltheseyears.Tomyamazement,sheraisedherrighthandina

dismissivemotionandnonchalantly（冷淡1也）said,"It'sjustpanic.It'scompletely

curable.Consideryourselflucky."Iwillneverforgetthesenseofreliefherwordsgave

me.Itwasaturningpointinmylife—thepointwhenIstartedtoreclaimmylife.My

newtherapistwastrainedinthe"MAEprogram",developedbyDr.DavidBarlow.

"MAP"isshortfor"MasteryofyourAnxietyandPanic".Weimmediatelyembarked

uponthiscourseoftreatmenl,whichisacognitive-behavioralprogramspecifically

designedforovercomingpanicdisorder.However,beforewecouldfinishtheprocess,

mytherapistmovedoutofstate,andwehadtoendourworktogether.Shereferredmeto

theCenterforAnxietyandRelatedDisordersatBostonUniversity.TheCenterisrunby

Dr.Barlowandisthepremierfacilityfortreatingpanicdisorder.HealingThefirstthingI

hadtodoattheCenterwastoundergoanin-depth,four-hourevaluation.Theintake

nurseaskedmeeveryconceivablequestionconcerningmyscarythoughts,depression,

socialsituations,behavior,etc.Aftertheintake,mycasewasdiscussedattheweekly

staffmeeting.Then,1wasassignedatherapistwhowouldworkwithmeonaweekly

basisthroughoutthethree-monthprogram.Thefirstpartoftheprogramcenteredon

education.Ilearnedallaboutthebiology,psychologyandhistoryofpanic.Ilearnedwhat

washappeningtomybodywhenIpanic,whyitwashappeningandwhatallthe

sensationsmeant.Ialsolearnedaboutthefactorsleadingtoapredisposition（易患病的

体质）forpanic.Educationwasaverycomprehensivepartoftheprogram,andithelped

metremendously.IfinallyknewwhatwashappeningtomeandthatIwasn'tcrazy!My

panicwassimplyamanifestation（表现）ofstress.Next,IlearnedhowIhadassociated

mybodilysensationsas〔riggers（触发）forapanicattack-howIhadactuallycreatedmy

ownpanic.Then,weworkedon"cognitivereframing"—changingthewayIthought

aboutmybodilysensations.OneofthemostimportantthingsIlearnedduringthis

processwashowourthoughtscreatechemicalreactionsinourbrains,IfIthinkacertain

way,acertainchemicalreactionisgoingtotakeplace,causingacertainresult.Thus,

changethethought-changethechemicalreaction—andchange,theresult.Basically,

ourbraincanactasourown"pharmacy".Next,wemovedontorecreatingthe

sensations,whichtriggeredmypanic.Weactuallyinducedpanicattacks!Ineededto

experiencepanicsoIcouldusemynew"cognitiverefraining"skillsanddevelopnew

behaviorinrelationtopanic.Ialsoneededtoexperiencepanicrepeatedly,soIwould

understanditwasn'tgoingtohurtme.ThiswasthemostfrighteningthingIhaveever

done-toinvitepanic.Yet,thequickestwaytorecoveryistotrulyunderstandthatpanic

isyourowncreationand:hereisnoreasontobeafraidofit.Onceyoudothis,youtake

allthepoweroutofpanic.MyprogramlastedthreemonthsandtodayIampanicfree.I

stillgetanxioussometimes,butIdon'tturnitintopanic.TodayToday,Iviewmypanic

disorderasagift.Ithelpedmetobecomebrave.Inadditiontomycognitive-behavioral

skills,Ipracticedeeprelaxationbreathing.Throughmydailyrelaxationbreathing,Ihave

cometoexperienceadeepsenseofpeace,calmnessandstrength.MyMessagetoOthers

1livedwithpanic-andthefeelingtherewassomethingwrongwithme-forwellover

15yearsbeforeIfoundthehelpIneeded.Ihadlotsoffalsestarts,butInevergaveupon

myself.Eventually,Iaccomplishedmygoaltobecomepanicfree.Myroadwasbumpy.

ThereweredayswhenIdidn'tknowifIhadthecouragetoenduretheseverepanic

attacksIwasexperiencingintherapy,butmydesiretorecoverwasstrongerthanmyfear.

Don'tevergiveuponyourselfandyourabilitytoridyourselfofpanic.Panicisalearned

behavior.Ifyouhavemasteredtheskillofbringingonpanicattacks,giveyourselfapat

onthebackforhavinglearnedtodothat!Now,itistimeforanewgoal:tomastertheart

oflivingalifefreeofpanic."Alwaysbearinmindthatyourownresolutiontosucceedis

moreimportantthananyotheronething."—AbrahamLincoln

2、Theaulhoivvasiflafiaidofanythingbelureheunlcrcdthecollege.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：见HowDidItStart?第一段。

3、Thesymptomsofpanicarethesameasheartattack.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：见WhatWastheSufferingLike?

4、Afterthetwotherapistshadmisdiagnosedhim,theauthordiagnosedhimself.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：见Diagnosis第二段。

5、Beforetheauthortookathree-monthprogram,hehadundergoneafour-hour

evaluation.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：见Healing第一段。

6、Accordingtothepassage,theauthorhadapredispositionforpanic.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：见Healing第二段。

7、Chemicalreactionsinourbrainschangewithwhatwethink.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：见Healing第五段。

8、Theauthorstillsuffersdfrompanic,buthewouldnevergiveuponhimself.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：见MyMessagetoOthers第一段。

9、Theauthormovedtoanewcitybecausehesufferedfrom.

标准答案：theintensepainhisfatherdied

知识点解析：见HowDidItStart?最后一段。

10、Theturningpointintheauthor'slifeis.

标准答案：whenhestartedtoreclaimhislife

知识点解析：见Diagnosis第三段。

11、Themostfrighteningthingtheauthordidduringtheprogramis.

标准答案：toinvitepanic

知识点解析：见Healing倒数第二段。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Fieisaguideinthefbrest.

B>Heisalwayspleasedtositbyafire.

C^Hehaswonthefirstprize.

D、Hewasverybrave.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：信息词courage（勇气）表明Peter很勇敢。

13、

A、Tochooseamountain.

B、Todecideonamountain.

CNIOtindthehighestmountain.

D、Toclimbthehighestmountain.

标准答案：D、

知识点解析：信息词next指下一座要爬的山。

14、

A、July.

August.

C、September.

D、October.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从beforeOclober可以听出，现在并未到10月，而7、8月已过去

了。

15、

A、Shecouldn'trecognizehim.

B、Shewassurprisedtoseehim.

C>Shewantedtomakeamiracle.

D、Shedidn'tbelievehereyes.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：信息词miracle（奇迹），在这里表示惊讶。

16、

A、Cold.

Warm.

C、Hot.

D、Mild.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从slightlyabovefreezing【omorrow可知，现在天气寒冷。

17、

A、Hecan'tsleep.

B、Hedoesn'tknowthetime.

C、Hehastofinishhishomework.

D^Hedoesn'twanttosleep.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：assignment与homework同义。

18、

A、Heisgoingtochangehisjob.

B、Heisn'tdoingwellwithhiswork.

C、Heisdoingprettywellnow.

D、Hedoesn'tlikehiswork.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：He'sdoingfine等于He'sdoingprettywelL

19、

A、Hecouldn't'affordthebus.

B、Hegotuptoolatetocatchthebus.

C、Hiscargotstuckinthedriveway.

D、Somethinghappenedtohiscar.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：brokedown毁坏，停顿。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Toseeacustomer.

B、Tocheckoutthearrangementsfortheexhibition.

C、ToseeGreggAnderson.

D、Tosignacontract.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：男士第二句话中讲到了原因。

21、

A、OnTuesdaynextweek.

B、OnMondaythisweek.

C、OnMondayafternoonnextweek.

D、OnTuesdaymorningnextweek.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士说他下周二在Boston有个约会，周一下午passingthroughNew

York,所以他想seetheexhibitioncentero

22、

A^Todiscussthefinalarrangementswiththewoman.

B、Toseetherestaurantwherethereceptionisheld.

C、Toplaceanorderwitlithewoman.

D、Toarrangeforsomeonetomeethimattheairport.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:男士说："I'llfaxyouwiththedetailsandthenperhapsyoucouldconfinn

whethersomeonecanmeetme.”这是男士的请求。

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

23、

A、Therailwayhaslessofaninfluencenowthanpreviouslyonpeople'slives.

B、Chinesepeopledependmoreontherailwaythanothermeansoftransport.

C^Peopleusedtodependontherailway.

D^Manyresidentsareveryinterestedinpurchasingpersonalcars.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Peopleinthepasthadtodependontherailway,butnotnow.

24、

A、Becausetherearefewerpassengerstakingbuses.

Becausecitytransporthasbeenfinanciallyindifficulty.

C、Becausetheytakeupalotofroadspace.

D、Becausetheyhavepollutedthecityair.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士说becausetheytakeupalotofroadspace。

25、

A、Yes,thegovernmentdoes.

B、No,thegovernmentdoesn't.

C^Thegovernmenthastakenstepstocurbthepurchase.

D、Thegovernmentneitherencouragesnorcurbsthepurchaseofpersonalcars.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：男士回答说Nowthegovernmentneitherencouragesnorcurbsthe

purchaseofpersonalcars。

26、

A、It,scheap.

It'sfast.

C、Ifscomfortable.

D、BothBandC.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：答案在对话末尾。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Arealchangeinbodychemistry.

Importanceofmuchsunlight.

C、Effectsoflesssunlightinwinter.

D、Relationshipbetweensunlightandhealth.

标准答案：D」

知识点解析：综合各段主题，确定本文主题为太阳光与健康的关系。

28、

A^Itmaymakepeopledizzy.

B、Itmaybumone'sclothes.

C、Itmaycauseskincancerordamageeyes.

D^Itmaydogreatdamagetocrops.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：短文第二段提到Itcancauseburnsandskincancerandcandamagethe

eyes,与选项C内容一致。

29、

A、Becauseitcantreatemotionalproblemsandstonekindsofcancer.

B、Becauseitcanmakestoresbrighter.

C、Becauseitcanmakeskintender.

D、Becausepeoplewanttostayawayfromdarkplaces.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：短文中提到lightisbeingusedeffectivelytotreatemotionalproblems,

skindiseasesandevensomekindsofcancer,故选Ac

30、

A、Becausethechildren'scollegeeducationfeeistoohigh.

B、Becausepeoplemaylivelongerthantheyexpected.

C、Becauseyouneedtocelebrateyour95thbirthday.

D、Becauseyoumaybecomeaburdenonyourchildren.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据短文第二段最后一句Notethateveryonerunsverynearlya50

percent4（risk',oflivinglongerthantheirlifeexpectancy和第三段段首句Thatreality

makesretirementplanningexceptionallydifficult可知选项B正确。

31、

A、rillivetoaboutthesameageasmyparentsdid.

BNTheauthorthinksthatitisdangeroustolivelonger.

C、Yoirilprobablylivelongerthan90%ofthepeopleatyourage.

D、Womenusuallylivelongerthanmen.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文第二段提到theSocialSecurityAdministrationprojectsthat...18

moreyearsformenand21yearsforwomen可作出正确推断。

32、

A^RetirementGuide.

B、HowtoEstimateLifeExpectancy.

C、TheYoungestBabyBoomers.

D、HowtoLiveLonger.

标准答案：A:

知识点解析：本文讨论了人们的寿命可能比自己预计的长，给人们退休后的计划带

来困难，由此作者引出了要向人们推荐的退休指导。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、130.

B、3,900.

C、13,000.

D、1,300.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文第二段明确提到Onaverage,eachemailuserreceived1,300spam

messageslastyear。

34、

A、Becausemarketinggroupshavecollectedconsumers,informationforyears.

B、Becausemarketinggroupscansendmessagesaroundtheworldforfree.

C、Becausepeoplekeepdownjunkmailtoamanageablelevel.

D、Becauseitischeapertomailpackagestolargegroupsofpeople.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:短文中间提到Junkmailisnothingnew.Foryears,marketinggroups

havecollectedconsumerinformationo

35、

A、Wastedtime.

B、Connectioncosts.

C、Lostemails.

D、Alloftheabove.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从短文最后一句spamcostscompaniesmillionsofdollarseveryyeardue

towastedtime,connectioncostsandlostemails可知选项D为正确答案。

36、

A、Vegetarianwomenarcmorelikelytohavegirls.

B、Non-vegetarianwomenaremorelikelytohavegirls.

C、Vegetarianwomenaremorelikelytohaveboys.

D、Vegetarianwomenarcmorelikelytosmokeduringpregnancy.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：短文开头第一句ABritishducedthesurprisefindingthat

vegetarianwomenarcmorelikelytohavegirls,故选A。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。）

PresidentBushhasproposedtoincreasethestudyofforeignlanguagesinAmerican

schools.ThenewplaniscalledtheNationalSecurityLanguageInitiative.Itwill[Bl]

thedepartmentsofState,EducationandDefense,andthedirectorofNational

[B2]Theplancallsforteachingforeignlanguagestomorechildren,asearlyas

theageoffour.Italso[B3]toincreaseforeignlanguageinstructionincollege

and[B4]school.Thehopeistobringmorefbreignlanguagespeakersinto

governmentservice.Anditcallsfor[B5]aneffortbegunthreeyearsagoto

increasethenumberof[B6]officerswhospeakforeignlanguages.[B7]

officialswillaskforonehundredfourteenmilliondollarsintwothousandseven

tostartthe[B8].TheysaytoomanyAmericanchildrenlearnonlyEnglish.

[B9]Officialssaymoneywouldbeusedtohelpforeign-languagestudentspay

fortheireducationinexchangeforfutureservice.[BIO].Anditcallsfor

bringingmoreforeignlanguageteachingassistantstotheUnitedStates.Officialssaythe

UnitedStatesdoesnothaveenoughforeignlanguageteachers.[Bl1].Yetless

thanone-thirdofAmericanelementaryschoolsteachlanguagesotherthanEnglish.And

expertssaymostoftheseschoolsjustteachthebasics,nothowtospeakaforeign

languagewell.

37、[Bl]

标准答案：involve

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B2]

标准答案：Intelligence

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B3]

标准答案：aims

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B4]

标准答案：graduate

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B5]

标准答案：expanding

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B6]

标准答案：military

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：Administration

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B8]

标准答案：program

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[B9]

标准答案：Theysayonlyforty-fourpercentofAmericanhighschoolstudentstakeany

foreignlanguage

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标?tt答案：TheplanalsocallsforsendingmoreAmericanstudentstoothercountriesfor

partoftheircollegestudies

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、［Bill

标准答案：Researchshowsthatchildrenhaveaneasiertimethanadultslearning

languages

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读(选词填空)(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共

10分。)

Collegelifeoffersanarrayofactivitiesinwhichtoparticipate.Youshouldtrytotake

advantageofasmanyactivitiesaspossibleinorderto[SI]yourhorizons.If

youlimityourselftoactivitiesthatyouarealreadycomfortablewith,thenyoucouldmiss

outonapossible[S2]paththatyoufindtrulyexciting.Byparticipatinginan

extracurricularactivitythatyouhavenever[S3]before,youcouldendup

havingawholenewperspectiveonwhatyouwanttodowithyourlife.Employerswant

well-rounded[S4]whoareinterestedingrowingandlearningaboutnewideas.

Youshouldbe[S5]inactivitiesthatpertaintoyourcareerpath,butyoushould

alsobeinvolvedin[S6]oneortwootheractivitiesthatshowyoucanbea

flexibleanddiverseemployee.Collegeisameltingpotofdiversecultures,andideas.

Beinginvolvedindifferentactivitieswillallowyoutomeeta[S7]ofpeople

andlearnabouttheirdifferentculturesandideas.Usethisopportunitytolearnasmuchas

youcanwhilemakingnewfriendsalongtheway.Keepinmindthatwhileyoushould

[S8]yourcollegeactivitiesinordertobeawcllroundcdperson,youshouldn't

spreadyourselftoothin.Don'tbeinvolvedinsomanydifferentactivitiesthatyoudon't

havetimeforyourschoolwork.Findafewactivitiesthatyouareinterestedinandthat

pertaintoyour[S9]careerpath(s),andthenfindoneortwoactivitieswhere

youcan[S10]yourselfandbeopentonewpossibilities.A)resourcesB)

broadenC)diversifyD)individualsE)evenF)attractG)careerH)maybeI)possibleJ)

massK)varietyL)consideredM)challengeN)involvedO)wide

48、(SI]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：broadenone'shorizons意思是“开阔视野

49、[S2]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：careerpalh意思是“职业通道”。

50、[S3]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：根据上卜文，此处需要一个动词，故considered为止确答案。

51、[S4]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：后面是who引导的定语从句，所以应选表示人的名词individuals。

52、[S5]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：beinvolvedin意思是“参加”，该短语在此篇中多次出现。

53、[S6]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：按照句子结构不填词此结构也是完整的，所以应考虑某个副词在这里

作修饰语。只有maybe符合句意。

54、[S7]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：avarietyof意思是“各种各样的”。

55、[S8]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处动词diversify符合句意。

56、[S9]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：根据上文第一段中提到的apossiblecareerpalh,此处应选的答案也是

形容词possibleo

57、[S10]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：此处缺动词，根据意思，要参加新的活动对你来说肯定是挑战，故

challenge正确。

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardof

living.Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economists

studythecausesofpovenyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.Asthegeneral

standardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwith

today*srelativelyhighstandardofliving,about10percentofthepeopleintheUnited

Statesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,they'could

haveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoor

peopledonothavejobs.Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleintheUnited

Statesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,

childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.Alargenumberofpoor

peoplearcold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,thenormal

retirementage.Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsfbravarietyofpersonalreasons:

theyaresick,theydonothaveanymotivation.Theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydo

notbelievethattheycanfindajob.Otherpoorpeoplelookforajobbutcannotfindone.

Manypooradultsnevergotohighschool.Therefore,v/hentheylookforjobs,theyhave

fewskillsthattheycanoffer.Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreduce

povertyinthecountryin:hefollowingways.First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,

businessesandindustrieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoorwhoarequalifiedtolook

forjobsmayfindemployment.Thentheywillnolongerbebelowthepovertyline.

Second,ifsocietyinvestsinthepoor,thepoorwillbecomemoreproductive.Ifthe

governmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,education,andtrainingforpoorpeople,

thepoorwillhavetheskillstooffer,thenitismorelikelythattheycanfindjobs.Finally,

ifthegovernmentdistributessociety'sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeople

abovethepovertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenon-poorandgives

moneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalledwelfare.Someeconomistsare

lookingforbettersolutionstothepovertyproblem.However,atthepresenttime,many

peopledependonwelfareforaminimallyacceptablestandardofliving.

58、Theauthor'smainpurposetowritethisarticleis.

A、todefinewhatthepovertylineis

toexplainwhysomepeoplelivebelowthepovertyline

C、tofindsolutionstotheproblemofpoverty

D、toshowsympathyforthosepoorpeople

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨大意题。文章首先介绍了贫困的原因和贫困人口没有工作的原

因，然后用大量篇幅分析解决贫困问题的办法。因此，作者旨在找出解决贫困问题

的办法。

59、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A、TenpercentoftheAmericansliveapoorlife.

B、Poorpeoplearethosewholivebelowthepovertyline.

C、Thepovertylinerisesasthegeneralstandardoflivingrises.

D、Thepovertylinetendstobeatthesamelevel.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。艰据文章第一段第二句和第二段前两句，我们可以肯定选项

B、C和A是正确的，同时也否定了选项D。

60>Morethan40percentofthepoorpeoplearcchildren.Thisismainlybecause

A、theydonothaveenoughmotivation

B、theyaresoyoungthattheyhavefewchancestowork

C、theyfailtogetenougheducation

D、theyareverypoorinhealth

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。文章第三段第三句，说明了儿童在许多行业都无法找到工

作，是由于他们年龄小的缘故。

61、MostoftheAmericanpoorpeoplearenotqualifiedforemploymentbecause

A^theydonothaveanymotivationtowork

B、theyarenotveryself-confident

C、theyaretooyoungortoooldtowork

D、theyhavephysicalandfamilyproblems

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。文章第三段在讲到无法找到工作的人时说，除年龄太小的儿

童，老年人也无法找到工作。

62NWemayconcludefromthepassagethat.

A、welfarewillenablepeopletoberich

B、employmentisthebestsolutiontothepovertyproblem

C>bettersolutionstothepovertyproblemarenotyetfound

D、poorpeopleareboundtogooutofthepovertylineiftheyhavechancestodo

business

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理题。艰据文章最后一段的最后一句可以推断出目前尚未找到更好

的解决贫困问题的办法。

Noinvestmentoffersabetterreturnthangivingthechildrenthebeststartinlife.

ResearchhasshownthatforeveryUS$1spent-Iwouldsayinvested—onearly

childhoodprograms,countriesenjoycostsavingsofUS$7.Thatisaprettyspectacular

return.Butitshouldnotbesurprising.Itshouldbeobvious.Youngchildrenwhoreceive

goodearlycarearclesslikelytodie,getsick,failintheirschooleducationorrequire

remedialservices.Theywillbeabletosupportthemselvesandtheirfamilies,pushtheir

societiesforwardsandhelptobreakcyclesofillness,deprivationanddiscrimination.

Investinginearlychildhoodplaysadirectroleinsustainablepovertyreduction.By

young,Imeanfrombeforebirthuntilthechildisestablishedinschoolatabouttheageof

eight,butthefirstthreeyears-includingthepre-birthperiod—areparticularlyvital.

Thisiswhenmentalandphysicalcapacitiesareformingandgainingstrength.UNICEF,

theUnitedNationsinternationalChildren'sEmergencyFund,haslongrecognizedthe

importanceoftheseearlyyears.Morethanhalfourprogrambudgetisdevotedtoearly

childhood.Butlastyear,wewentonestepfurther.Wemadeintegratedearlychildhood

developmentoneofourfivepriorities（alongsidegirls1education,immunization（接种）,

HIV/AIDSandchildprotection）.Progressinoneareacontributestoprogressinothers.

Tacklingdeficienciesinironandiodine（碘）willimprovenotjustphysicalhealth,but

long-termbraindevelopment.Thechildrenofahealthy,educated,securemotherwill

thrive,ratherthansimplysurvive.Enhancingtheroleoffatherspaysequaldividends（红

利）.Weneedtofocusmostintenselyontheunder-threes,lookingforwaystostrengthen

families'abilitytocarefortheirchildren,increasingtheiraccesstogoodquality,basic

services,promotinggenderequalityandreinforcingnationalpolicies.Italsorequiresus

tolookatthehealthofwomen,becauseayoungchild'sfutureisshapedbyitsmother's

well-beingbeforeandduringpregnancy.

63、WhichisNOTthereasonfortheearlychildhoodinvestment?

A^Itplaysanessentialroleinfightingagainstpovertyconstantly.

Countrieswillsavelatercostsbyseventimestheamountonceinvested.

C、Youngchildrenwhoreceivegoodearlycarewillthrivephysicallyandmentally.

D、ResearchhasinvestedUS$1foreachchildandthecountrieshaveenjoyedthe

benefits.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。根据文章第一段第一、二句，第二段最后一句以及第五段的

论述可以判断选项A、B、C的表达都是正确的。而选项D是对第一段第二句的误

解。

64、Accordingtothepassage,what