大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷76（共205题）

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷76（共9套）

（共205题）

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷第1套

一、仔细阅读（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

TheEarllihasbeen5liippedofupto90%ufilbspeciesfivelimesbeforeinIliepast450

millionyears.Nowit'sabouttohappenagain-andthistimethere'snorogueasteroid（小

行星）toblame.Oneofthefirstgreatrulesofterrestrialbiologyisthatnospeciesis

forever.TheEarthhasgonethroughfivemajorextinctioneventsbefore.Theresultofall

oftheextinctionswasthesame:death,alotofit.Asincreasinglyacceptedtheorieshave

argued—andastheSciencepapersshow—wearenowinthemidstofthesixthgreat

extinction,theunsettlingly-namedAnthropocene（人类纪）,ortheageofthehumans.As

theauthorsofallthisloss,wearedoingournastyworkinalotofways.

Overexploitation——whichistosaykillinganimalsforfood,clothingorthesheerperverse

pleasureofit—playsabigrole.Sowegetelephantsskughtcrcdfortheirtusks,rhinos

poached（偷猎）fortheirhornsandtigersshotandskinnedfortheirpelts,untiloops—no

moreelephants,rhinosortigers.Habitatdestructionisanotherbigdriver,particularlyin

rainforests.Andyoudon'tevenhavetochoporburnanecosystemcompletelyawayto

threatenitsspecies;sometimesallittakesiscuttingafewroadsacrossitorbuildinga

fewfarmsorhomesinthewrongspots.Thentoothereisglobalwarming,whichmakes

once-hospitablchabitatstoohotordryorstormyforspeciesadaptedtodifferent

conditions.Finally,asTIME'SBryanWalshwroteinlastweek'scoverstory,thereai'e

invasivespecies——pestslikethegiantAfricansnail,thelionfish——whichhitcharideinto

anewecosystemonshipsorpackingmaterial,orarebroughtinaspets,andthen

reproducewildly,crowdingoutnativespecies.Itoughtn'ttolakeappealingtoourself­

interesttogetustoquitmakingsuchamessofwhatwe'reincreasinglycomingtolearn

isanexceedinglydestructibleworld.Butit'sthatveryself-interestthatledustomake

thatmessinthefirstplace.Wccaneitherstarttochangeourways,orwecankeepgoing

thewaywcare—atleastuntiltheAnthropoceneextinctionclaimsonefinalspecies:our

own.

1NThefirstsentenceinthefirstparagraphdoesn'tindicatethat.

A、thespeciesonearthhavedecreased90%now

B、thepast450millionyearshavewitnessedextinctionseveraltimes

C^everyextinctionhasa90%speciesdecrease

D、theearthhasexperiencedfivegreatextinction

标准答案：A

知识点解析:细节题。“TheEarthhasbeenstrippedofupto90%ofitsspeciesfive

timesbeforeinthepast450millionyears”意为在过去的4.5亿年中，地球曾经五次

损失了90%的生物。A中错在不是现在，而是在过去的4.5亿年。B、C、D都符

合文意。本题考察的是对成分复杂句子的解读。

2、Thesentence“thistimethere,snorogueasteroid（小行星）toblame**means.

A^peopleblamedasteroidsbecausetheyaretoonaughty

B、peoplefeelpityaboutnothavinganasteroidtoblame

C、theearthwillexperiencedanotherextinctionbecauseoftheasteroids

D^theasteroidsonceservedasthereasonofthepastextinction

标准答案：D

知识点解析：词汇题。文章前面一直在说之前的五次物种大灭绝，后面要引出的是

这一次的物种消亡。提到了"it'sabouttohappenagain”和“thistime”,可见之前的灭

亡原因是小行星。故选D。A、B都是字面意思，而C则意思相反。

3、Whatisfalseaboutthereasonsofgreatextinction?

A、Killingtheanimalsforfoodcausedtheextinction.

B、Somespeciesdiedoutprobablyjustbecauseofaroad.

C、Animalsaresensitivetonewenvironment.

D、Manyspeciesextinctbecauseofaclimatechange.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。全文都在讲述造成大灭绝的原因。A项出自

^overexploitation—whichistosaykilling,animalsforfood,clothingorthesheer

perversepleasureofit——playsabigrole",但是逻辑有误，以动物为食只是其中一

个原因，故选A。而B、C、D都可以在文中找到。

4、AccordingtotheBryanWaish'sview,whichstatementisNOTcorrect?

A、Thelocalspeciesextinctbecausetheecosystemistoocrowd.

B、Thenumberoftheinvasivespeciesincreaseseasily.

C>Theinvasivespeciesarefromotherplaces.

D、Theinvasivespecieskilledthelocalanimals,whichcausestheextinction.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。细节的位置在“therearcinvasivespecies...whichhitcharide

intoanewecosystemonshipsorpackingmaterial,orarebroughtinaspets,and

thenreproducewildly,crowdingoutnativespecies”，介绍了入侵物种的来源和危

害，都由船或包装物或作为宠物带来，迅速繁殖，进而挤走了本地生物。A、B、

C在句中都可以找出，D错在入侵物种不一定是吃掉了本地物种。

5、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A^WhatCausesTheGreatExtinction?

TheSixthGreatExtinctionIsUnderway-AndWe'retoBlame

C、TheEndoftheAnthropocene

D、QuitSeekingSelf-interest

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨题。文章以之前的大灭绝开头，引入人类面临的大灭绝，在介绍

了造成灭绝的原因后，提出了倡议，不仅有客观，而且有对于人类前途的担忧和建

议。反观这几个题目，A只强调了客观原因，C项过于含糊，D项只提到了倡议，

只有B最为全面。

Adecadeago,theideathattheplanetwaswarmingupasaresultofhumanactivitywas

largelytheoretical.WeknewthatsincetheIndustrialRevolutionbeganinthe18th

century,factoriesandpowerplantsandautomobilesandfarmshavebeenloadingthe

atmospherewithheat-trappinggases,includingcarbondioxideandmethane（甲烷）.But

evidencethattheclimatewasactuallygettinghotterwasstillmurky.Notanymore.Asan

authoritativereportissuedafewweeksagobytheUnitedNations-sponsored

IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangemakesplain,thetrendtowardawarmer

worldhasunquestionablybegun.Worldwidetemperatureshaveclimbedmorethan0.5℃

overthepastcentury,andthe1990swerethehottestdecadeonrecord.Afteranalyzing

datagoingbackatleasttwodecadesoneverythingfromairandoceantemperaturesio

thespreadandretreatofwildlife,theIPCCassertsthatthisslowbutsteadywarminghas

hadanimpactonnofewerthan420physicalprocessesandanimalsandplantspeciesin

allcountries.Glaciers（冰川），includingthelegendarysnowsofKilimanjaro,are

disappearingfrommountaintopsaroundtheglobe.Coralreefsaredyingoffastheseas

gettoowarmforcomfort.DroughtisthenorminpartsofAsianandAfrica.ElNinopE

尔尼诺）events,whichtriggerdevastatingweatherintheeasternPacific,arcmore

frequent.TheArcticpermafrost（永久冻.上带）isstartingtomelt.Lakesandriversin

colderclimatesarefreezinglaterandthawingearliereachyear.Plantsandanimalsare

shiftingtheirrangespole-wardandtohigheraltitudes,andmigrationpatternsforanimals

asdiverseaspolarbears,butterfliesandbelugawhalesarebeingdisrupted.

6、Theproblemofglobalwarming.

A、hasbeenpredictedsincetheIndustrialRevolutionbegan

B、wasnoticed10yearsagoasarealisticthreat

CNhasnothingtodowithhumanactivity

D、wastheoretical10yearsagobutisnotnow

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。本题的定位在“Adecadeago，theideathattheplanetwas

warmingupasaresultofhumanactivitywaslargelyiheorelical",**butevidencethatthe

climatewasactuallygettinghotterwasstillmurky...notanymore”即十年前.这种观点

只是理论上的，证据是模糊的，而现在再不是了。故选D。

7、AccordingtotheUnitedNations-sponsoredIntergovernmentalPanelonClimate

Change,.

A^itisdoubtfulthatworldwideglobalwarminghasbegun

B、peopleshouldnotshowconcernaboutglobalwarming

C、itisobviousthattheworldhasstartedgettingwarmerandwarmer

D、weshouldcarryoutmoreresearchtoprovetheeffectsofglobalwarming

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。由文中“thetrendtowardawarmerworldhas

unquestionablybegun”.可见该机构的人员认为这种变暖毫无疑问已经开始了。A、

B不符合文意，D没有提及。故选C正确。

8、Temperaturesallovertheworld.

A^rose5℃inthe1990s

B、werethehighestin1990s

C、arerecordedonfiletoresearchglobalwarming

D^eitherincreaseordecreasedependingonthelocation

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。定位为"worldwidetemperatureshaveclimbedmorethan

0.5°Coverthepastcentury,andthe1990swerethehottestdecadeonrecord,,»即在过

去的一世纪中，世界气温上涨了0.5℃,而20世纪90年代是史上最热的卜年。A

项错误，C和D项没有提及。

9、WhathashappenedinpartsofAsianandAfrica?

A、Theabnormalweathermakesanimalsmovetootherareas.

Thesurfaceoftheseahasrisenoverthepastcentury.

C、Thesummercomesearlier,andthehotweatherlastslonger.

D、Thelandisgettingdrier,andthatmakescropseasytogrow.

标准答案：A'''

知识点解析：细节题。于亚洲和非洲的描述在文章的最后一段。提到了干旱，永久

冻土带正在消融，河水和湖水的冰冻时间推后，日渐消融，植物和动物都不断向高

海拔移动，动物的迁徙被打乱等等。B、C、D都没有提及，故选A,动物正向别

处搬家正确。

10、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A^LifeintheGreenhouse

B、HowDocsOurPlanetGetWarmer?

C、WeAreMakingtheWorldWarmer

D^EverythingIsMelting

标准答案：A

知识点解析：主旨题。文章主要是在介绍全球变暖对于地球上生物生活的影响，并

没有介绍变暖的原因和责备人类造成了气候变暖，故B和C错误。D项过于偏

颇。故选A。

Childrenwhospendmorethantwohoursadayatacomputerorwatchingtelevisionare

morelikelythanotherstohavementalproblems,scientistssay.Researchersfoundthat

11-year-oldswhospentseveralhoursinfrontofascreeneachdaydidworseonmental

healthtests,nomatterhowmuchphysicalexercisetheygot.TheUniversityofBristol

study,publishedinPediatrics,involvedmorethan1,000childrenagedabout10.They

alsohadthekidsfilloutquestionnairesdesignedtogaugethekids'emotionalwell-being

andbehavior.Thequestionnairescontained20questionscoveringfivesections一

emotionaldifficulties,conductproblems,hyperactivityorinattention,friendshipsand

peergroupsandproblemsrelatingtofriendsandpeergroups.Thestudyfoundnodirect

evidencethatsittinginfrontofascreenactuallycausesmentalhealthproblems.Instead,

itsuggeststhatchildrenwithdifficulties,suchasextremeshyness,aremorelikelyto

chooseTVorcomputergamesthansociableactivities.Inthestudy,childrenwereasked

whethertheyagreed,disagreedorsomewhatagreewithalistofstatements,including,"I

generallyplayaloneorkeeptomyselfand,"Iamoftenunhappyortearful0.Theywere

alsoaskedhowmuchexercisetheytookandhowlongtheyspentataTVorcomputer

screen.Accordingtothestudy,childrenwhospentmorethantwohoursadayatascreen

hada60%higherriskofmentalproblemsthanchildrenwhospentfewerviewinghours.

Theriskwasonlyslightlyhigherinchildrenwhodidlittleornoexercise."Physical

activityisgoodfbrhealthinmanyways,butitcan'tmakeupforlonghoursofscreen

viewing.Parentsshouldconsiderlimitingtheirchildren'sscreenviewingtonomorethan

2hoursaday/saidthestudyorganizer,AngiePage.Previousstudieshaveraised

concernsthatwatchingtoomuchtelevisioncanaffectchildren'sbehaviorinlaterlife.A

CanadianstudyfoundthatthosewhowatchedmostTVasyoungchildrenperformed

worseatschool,atemorejunkfoodandhadmoretroubleconcentrating.

11、WhatinformationcanwegetabouttheUniversityofBristolstudy?

A、Theresultsofithavebeenpublished.

B、Allkidswhotakepartinthestudyhadaninterview.

C、Thequestionnairesofitcontainedfivequestions.

D、Itwasdonebyanelementaryschool.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。"TheUniversityofBristolstudy,publishedinPediatrics...had

thekidsfilloutquestionnaires"和l"thequestionnairescontained20questionscovering

fivesections,\由此可见A正确，C知D错误。B则全文都没有提及。

12、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

ANItdescribesthereasonspeoplewatchtelevision.

Itreportsthefindingsofascientificstudy.

C^Itdiscusseswaystoimprovechildren5sphysicalhealth.

D、Itadvisesparentsonraisingtheirchildren.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨题。本文全文都在围绕着这项研究展开，包括研究的背景，方

法，结果和推论。而作者一直都非常客观地描述着这项研究。故选B正确。

13、Howdidtheresearcherscarryoutthestudy?

A、Byreviewingchildren'srecordsonline.

B、Byinterviewingchildren'sparents.

C^Bywatchingchildrenintheirhome.

D、Byaskingchildrenquestions.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:细节题。“TheUniversityofBristolstudy,publishedinPediatrics,

involvedmorethan1,000childrenagedabout10.Theyalsohadthekidsfillout

questionnairesdesignedtogaugethekids'emotionalwell-beingandbehavior、'。可见研

究的方法是通过调查问卷的方式，故选D正确。

14、Whichofthechildrenbehaviorbelowleadstothehighestriskofthemental

problems,accordingtotheUniversityofBristolstudy?

A^Playingcomputereveryday.

B、WatchingTV3hoursperday.

C、Doingfewphysicalactivities.

D^Owningfewfriends.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。第五段中提到孩子们每天看电视时间或者用电脑时间超过两

小时会导致心理问题的增加，故B正确。A项没有说到玩电脑的时间，如果不超

过两个小时，也不会增加风险。从“physicalactivityisgoodfbrhealthinmany

ways,butitcan'tmakeupfbrlonghoursofscreenviewing'冲可以看出体育活动并不

会缓解看屏幕时间长带来的危害，故C错误。D项文中没有提及。

15、Howcanchildrenimprovementalhealthaccordingtothepassage?

A、BylimitingTVandcomputerusetolessthantwohoursaday.

B、Bygettingmorephysicalexercise.

C、Byplayingmoreeducationalcomputergames.

D^Bygoingtobedearliereachnight.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。文章的主要观点是过久地看屏幕可以导致儿童心理问题。而

这种危害是其他活动是弥补不了的。故选A正确。

MillionsofAmericanslieawakeatnightcountingsheep,orhaveastiffdrinkorpopan

allergypill,hopingitwillmakethemdrowsy.Butexpertsagreeallthatself-medicatingis

abadidea,andthecausesofchronicinsomniaremainmysterious.Almostathirdof

adultshavetroublesleeping,andabout10percenthavesymptomsofdaytimeimpairment

thatsignaltrueinsomnia.Sufferersreadilycitetheresultingproblems:walkingaroundin

afog,asmemoryandothercognitivefunctionsslowly.Dozingoffatthewheeloral

work.Depression.Lackofenergy.Butfbrallthecomplaints,scientistsknowsurprisingly

littleaboutwhatcauseschronicinsomnia,itshealthconsequencesandhowbesttotreat

it,apanelofspecialistsbroughttogetherbytheNationalInstitutesofHealthconcluded

Wednesday.Twothingsareclear,thepanelfound:Chronicinsomniaisamajorpublic

healthproblem.Andtoomanypeopleareusingunproventherapies,evenwhilethereare

afewtreatmentsthatdowork.Amongthepanel'sfindings:Cognitive/behavioral

therapy—apsychology-basedtreatmentthattrainspeopletoreduceanxietyandtake

othersleep-promotingsteps—isveryeffective,anddoesn'tcausesideeffects.Butitcan

behardtofindhealthproviderstrainedinthetechniques.Insomniacsshouldcheckwith

board-certifiedsleepspecialistsandpsychologists.Nev/erprescriptionsleeppillscalled

Sonata,AmbienandLunestaworkwithoutmanyoftheside-effectconcernsofolder

agentsknownasbenzodiazepines（苯二氮类镇静药）.OnestudyofLunestashowed

effectivenesswithsixmonthsofuse,butmoreresearchonlong-termuseofallthreeis

needed,aschronicinsomniacanlingerforyears.Themostcommonlyusedtreatments

arealcoholandover-the-countersedatingantihistamines（抗组胺剂）likeBenadryl.

Alcoholuseactuallydisruptsqualitysleep,andantihistaminescancauselingering

daytimesedationandothercognitiveproblems.Themostcommonprescriptioninsomnia

medicineisanolder,sedatingantidepressantcalledtrazodone,eventhoughthere'sno

goodevidencethatitoffersmorethanatwo-wcckbenefit,anditcomeswithsideeffects.

16、Oneofmosteffectivewaystodealwithchoricinsomniais.

A、tohaveastiffdrink

B>topopanallergypill

C、tosleepandgetupearly

D、Cognitive/behavioraltherapy

标准答案；D

知识点解析：细节题。细节定位在第四段，^Cognitive/behavioraltherapy-

apsychology-basedtreatrnentthattrainspeopletoreduceanxietyandtakeothersleep­

promotingsteps—isveryeffective”，这种方式非常有效，故D正确。而A、B爰文

章开头都被作者否定T，“expertsagreeallthatself-medicatingisabadidea”。而C文

章没有提及。

17、WhichofthefollowingsymptomsdoesNOTbelongtoinsomnia?

A、Walkingaroundinafog.

B、Lackofenergy.

C、Napirregularly.

D、Cognitivefunctionsloss.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。文章的第二段详细地描述了成年人失眠的症状：走路晃悠如

在梦中，记忆和认知功能缓慢，在开车和工作中打盹，没有力气等。A、B、C都

有所提及。但是D意为“认知功能缺失”，和原文表述不相同。这里应该注意选项

和原文的细微区别。

18、TheNationalInstitutesofHealthfoundthat.

A^unproventherapiesarecommonlyusedbypeople

B、chronicinsomniaisjustaminorhealthyproblem

C、thesideeffectsofcognitive/behavioraltherapydeserveourattention

D、dietarysupplementscanbeintroducedtoinsomniasufferers

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。该细节在第三段，“Chronicinsomniaisamajorpublic

healthproblem.Andtoomanypeopleareusingunproventherapies,evenwhilethere

arcafewtreatmentsthatdowork”,即慢性失眠是一人事关公众身体健康的大问题；

尽管目前有一些行之有效的治疗方法，还是有不少人使用未经验证的疗法。应该注

意这里说的是该机构的研究发现，不是文章中的所有发现，B、C、D都没有提

及，故选A。

19、"over-the-counter"inLinel,Para.6means.

A、non-prescriptional

B>counterottering

C、cheapandeasy-to-gei

D、illegal

标准答案：A

知识点解析：词汇题。over意为“在……之上”，counter意为“柜台”。看选项时，A

项提醒我们药分为处方药和非处方药.而。verthecounter非常形象地描述了非处方

药的销售方法，即直接在柜台上销售。此外，C、D都与语境相距甚远，B过于字

面，用排除法可以选出A.

20、Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

A、unprovenmedicinescannottreatchronicinsomniaatall

B、insomniasufferershavefoundcurablemedicines

C>sleepspecialistsandpsychologistscannotbetrusted

D、chronicinsomniastil'bafflessleepexperts

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。对于A,文中涉及unprovenmedicines的只有“toomany

peopleareusingunproventherapies,evenwhilethereareafewtreatmentsthatdo

work”.而A没有被提及。B中说失眠者已经找到了可医治的药物，而文中说太多

的人们都在用没有经过脸证的治疗方法.敌人们实际卜没有找到°C项在文中没有

提及。由“scientistsknowsurprisinglylittleaboutwhatcauseschronicinsomnia,its

healthconsequencesandhowbesttotreatit”可知D项正确。

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷第2套

一、仔细阅读（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

MuchofCanada'sforestryproductiongoestowardsmakingpulpandpaper.Accordingto

theCanadianPulpandPaperAssociation,Canadasupplies34%oftheworld'swood

pulpand49%ofitsnewsprintpaper.Ifthesepaperproductscouldbeproducedinsome

otherway,Canadianforestscouldbepreserved.Recently,apossiblealternativewayof

producingpaperhasbeensuggestedbyagriculturalistsandenvironmentalists:aplant

calledhemp(麻类植物).Hemphasbeencultivatedbymanyculturesforthousandsof

years.Itproducesfibrewhichcanbemadeintopaper,fuel,oils,textiles,food,andrope.

Forcenturies,itwasessentialtotheeconomiesofmanycountriesbecauseitwasusedto

maketheropesandcablesusedonsailingships;colonialexpansionandthe

establishmentofaworld-widetradingnetworkwouldnothavebeenfeasiblewithout

hemp.Nowadays,ships'cablesareusuallymadefromwireorsyntheticfibres,but

scientistsarenowsuggestingthatthecultivationofhempshouldberevivedforthe

productionofpaperandpulp.Accordingtoitsproponents,fourtimesasmuchpapercan'

beproducedfromlandusinghempratherthantrees,andmanyenvironmentalistsbelieve

thatthelarge-scalecultivationofhempcouldreducethepressureonCanada'sforests.

However,thereisaproblem:hempisillegalinmanycountriesoftheworld.Thisplant,

sousefulforfibre,rope,oil,fuelandtextiles,isaspeciesofcannabis,relatedtotheplant

fromwhichmarijuanaisproduced.Inthelate1930s,amovementtobanthedrug

marijuanabegantogatherforce,resultingintheeventualbanningofthecultivationnot

onlyoftheplantusedtoproducethedrug,butalsoofthecommercialfibre-producing

hempplant.Infact,marijuanacannotbeproducedfromthehempplant,sinceitcontains

almostnoTHC(theactiveingredientinthedrug).Inrecentyears,amovementfor

legalizationhavebeenga:heringstrength.Itisconcernedonlywiththehempplantused

toproducefibre;thisgroupwantstomakeitlegaltocultivatetheplantandsellthefibre

forpaperandpulpproduction.

1、WhyispulpandpaperproductionimportanttoCanada?

A^Canadaneedstofindawaytouseallitssparewood.

B、Canadapublishesalotofnewspapersandbooks.

C、PulpandpaperexportisamajorsourceofincomeforCanada.

D^HempisatraditionalplantofCanada.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。艰据第一段“AccordingtotheCanadianPulpandPaper

Association,Canadasupplies34%oftheworld'swoodpulpand49%ofitsnewsprint

paper.”可知加拿大的纸浆和纸制品出口量很大，是加拿大的主要来源。故C正

确。

2、Whywastheplanthempessentialtoworld-widetradeinthepast?

A、Ships'ropesweremadefromit.

B、Hempwasaveryprofitableexport.

C、Hempwasusedasfuelforships.

D、Hempwasusedasfoodforsailors.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:细节题。对应的内容在第Z-段。由“Forcenturies,itwasessentialto

thceconomiesofmanycountriesbecauseitwasusedtomaketheropesandcablesused

onsailingships”可知在过去很多年里，它对于很多国家的经济都很重要，因为他们

被用来做航海的缆绳，故A正确。

3、Whydoagriculturaliststhinkthathempwouldbebetterforpaperproductionthan

trees?

A^Itischeapertogrowhempthantocutdowntrees.

B、Morepapercanbeproducedfromthesameareaofland.

C、Hempproduceshigherqualitypaper.

D、Itcauseslesspollutionoftheenvironment.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。文中的第二段说"fburtimesasmuchpapercanbeproduced

froinlandusinghempratherthantrees,andmanyenvironmentalistsbelievethat

thclarge—scalecultivationofhempcouldreducethepressureonCanada'sfbrests”.可

见在相同的土地上。它的产量更高，环境学家认为这样可以缓解加拿大森林的压

力。故B正确。

4、Whywashempbanned?

A、Itisrelatedtothemarijuanaplant.

Itcanbeusedtoproducemarijuana.

C、Itwasnolongerausefulcrop.

D、Itwasdestructivetotheland.

标准答案；A

知识点解析：细节题。该细节出现在文章的第三段,t4thereisaproblem：hempis

illegalinmanycountriesoftheworld.Thisplant,sousefulforfibre,rope,oil,fuel

andtextiles,isaspeciesofcannabis,relatedtotheplantfromwhichmarijuanais

produced",可见是因为它和大麻类植物有关。所以被视为违法的。故选A正确。

B错误，它不能生产大麻，C也与文章不符，D则与文章相反。

5、Whatdoes"proponents"(line8,pan.2)mean?

A^Peoplewhoareagainstsomething.

B、Peoplewhosupportsomething.

C、Peopleinchargeofsomething.

D、Peoplewhodoresearchonsomething.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词汇题。要知道这个词的意思，首先要知道its的含义，这句话的前

面说，环境学家们提议用麻代替树木造纸，这个沁指的就是这个观点，后面说

proponents认为用麻造纸有很大好处，故proponents是支持这一建议的人，故B正

确。

Themedicalworldisgraduallyrealizingthatthequalityoftheenvironmentinhospitals

mayplayasignificantroleintheprocessofrecoveryfromillness.Aspanofa

nationwideeffortinBritaintobringartoutofthegalleriesandintopublicplaces,some

ofthecountry'smosttalentedartistshavebeencalledintotransformolderhospitalsand

tosoftenthehardedgesofmodernbuildings.Ofthe2,500NationalHealthService

hospitalsinBritain,almost100nowhavesignificantcollectionsofcontemporaryartin

corridors,waitingareasandtreatmentrooms.Theserecentinitiativesoweagreatdealto

oneartist,PeterSenior,whosetuphisstudioataManchesterhospitalinnortheastern

Englandduringtheearly1970s.Hefelttheartisthadlosthisplaceinmodernsociety,

andthatartshouldbeenjoyedbyawideraudience.Atypicalhospitalwaitingroom

mighthaveasmanyas500visitorseachweek.Whatbetterplacetoholdregular

exhibitionsofart?Seniorheldthefirstexhibitionofhisownpaintingsintheout-patients

waitingareaoftheManchesterRoyalHospitalin1975.BelievedtobeBritain'sfirst

hospitalartist,Seniorwassomuchindemandthathewassoonjoinedbyateamofsix

youngartschoolgraduates.Theeffectisstriking.Nowinthecorridorsandwaiting

roomsthevisitorexperiencesafullviewoffreshcolors,playfulimagesandrestful

courtyards.Thequalityoftheenvironmentmayreducetheneedforexpensivedrugs

whenapatientisrecoveringfromanillness.Astudyhasshownthatpatientswhohada

viewontoagardenneededhalfthenumberofstrongpainkillerscomparedwithpatients

whohadnoviewatalloronlyabrickwalltolookat.

6、Accordingtothepassage,"tosoftenthehardedgesofmodernbuildings"

means.

A、topulldownhospitalbuildings

B、todecoratehospitalswithartcollections

C、toimprovethequalityoftreatmentinhospitals

D、tomakethecornersofhospitalbuildingsround

标准答案：R-

知识点解析：词汇题。前后的大意是，作为在英国把艺术画廊带入公共场所的全国

性努力的一部分.一些国家最著名的艺术家们被召集来改造老年医院和柔化楂角分

明的现代建筑，即艺术家们想要改造这些传统的建筑，并且柔化这些医院建筑的现

代元素。后面又提到将近io。幅画挂进了医院。可.知柔化边角的意思是用艺术收藏

品来装饰医院。故选民

7、WhatcanwesayaboutPeterSenior?

A、Heisapioneerinintroducingartintohospitals.

B、Heisadoctorinterestedinpainting.

C>Heisanartistwhohasalargecollectionofpaintings.

D、Heisafaithfulfollowerofhospitalart.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:细节题。文章在介绍PeterSenior时说,“Theserecentinitiativesowea

greatdealtooneartist,PeterSenior,whosetuphisstudioataManchesterhospital

innortheasternEnglandduringtheearly1970s.”意为这些首创都得益于一个艺术家,

他在曼彻斯特医院开设了自己的工作室。这与A相符。

8、AccordingtoPeterSenior,.

A、artislosingitsaudienceiniiiodemsociety

B、artgalleriesshouldbechangedintohospitals

C、patientsshouldbeencouragedtolearnpainting

D、artshouldbeencouragedinBritishhospitals

标准答案：D」

知识点解析：推断题。本题考查的是对文章内容的推断。文中虽然提到“Hefeltthe

artisthadlosthisplaceinmodernsociety,andthatartshouldbeenjoyedbya

wideraudience.”艺术家在现代社会中失去了地位，但是他认为更广大的观众应该

欣赏到艺术，故艺术并没有失去观众，A错误；B和C没有提及；D更符合文章意

思，Peter之所以把艺术引进医院就是在鼓励艺术应该进入医院。

9、Aftertheimprovementofthehospitalenvironment..

A、patientsnolongerneeddrugsintheirrecovery

B、patientsarenolongerwhollydependentonexpensivedrugs

C、patientsneedgood-qualitydrugsintheirrecovery

D、patientsusemorepainkillersintheirrecovery

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。相关的内容在文章的最后一段，t4Thcqualityofthe

environmentmayreducetheneedforexpensivedrugswhenapatientisrecoveringfrom

anillness.即环境的质量可以减少在恢复过程中对昂贵药物的需求。A和C都

与文章不符。而D中，病人的止痛药需要量会减少而非增加。故B正确。

10^ThefactthatsixyoungartschoolgraduatesjoinedPetershowsthat.

AxPeter,genterpriseisdevelopinggreatly

B、PeterSeniorenjoysgreatpopularity

C、theyaretalentedhospitalartists

D、theroleofhospitalenvironmentisbeingrecognized

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。第四段中“BelievedtobeBritain'sfirsthospitalartist,Senior

wassomuchindemandthathewassoonjoinedbyateamofsixyoungartschool

graduates.“意为Senior被认为是英国的第一个医院艺术家.他非常被需要，以至

于很快就有6个年轻的艺术系毕业生加入了他。可见是别人看见了医院艺术的需求

性强，别人想加入他。故选D。

Whenwasthelasttimeyousawafrog?Chancesare,ifyouliveinacity,youhavenot

seenoneforsometime.Eveninwetareasonceteemingwithfrogsandtoads,itis

becominglessandlesseasytofindthoseslimy,hoppingandsometimespoisonous

membersoftheanimalkingdom.Allovertheworld,andeveninremotepartsof

Australia,frogsarelosingtheecologicalbattleforsurvival,andbiologistsareat