专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷15（共200题）

专业英语四级(阅读)模拟试卷15(共

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(共200题)

专业英语四级(阅读)模拟试卷第1套

一、选择题(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)

(1)Armenian-basedstartupVoltermanhasrecentlyunveiledasmartwalletthattakes

securitytotheextreme.Itcomeswithabuilt-inalarmsystem,aGPStracker,andevena

frontfacingcamerathattakesphotosofwhoevertriestoopenit,andsendsthemtothe

owner.(2)Walletsalmostseemobsoleteinthisdigitalage,buttheVoltermanSmart

Walletisnotyouraveragewallet.Apartfromthescreen,itpacksaboutasmuch

technologyasyoursmartphone,including512MBofRAM,abuilt-incamera,apower

bank,aGPStracker,analarmsystem,RFIDprotectionandevenWi-Fihotspot

capabilities.Itmaylooklikeasimpleleatherwalletontheoutside,butit'sawhole

differentbeastontheinside.(3)OneofthemainfeaturesoftheVoltermanSmartWallet

isthedistance-sensitivealarmsystem.Onceyou'vepairedthestylishcardholderwith

yoursmartphone,everytimethedistancebetweenphoneandwalletgoesoveracertain

threshold,analarmwillnotifyyou,soyoudon'taccidentallyleaveitbehind.Thecool

thingaboutthissystemisthatitworksbothways.Ifyouforgetyourphonesomewhere,

thewalletalarmgoesoff,lettingyouknowthatitsbestfriendismissing.(4)Thenthere's

theGPStrackerthatallowsyoutolocatethewalletanywhereintheworld,anRFID

protectionsystemdesignedtopreventelectronicpick-pocketingorRFIDskimming.

Creditcards,somepassportsanddrivinglicensesnowcomewithradiofrequency

identificationchipsthatthievescanclone,buttheVoltermanSmartWalletprevents[hat.

(5)Thehigh-techaccessoryalsocomeswithabuilt-inpowerbankwhichprovides

wirelesschargingonthego,Bluetooth5.0technology,andabuilt-inWi-Fihotspot

whichprovidesInternetroamingservicein98countriesatprices10timeslessthanthat

ofstandardroaming.(6)ButperhapsthemostunusualfeatureoftheVoltermanSmart

Walletisthebuilt-infront-facingcamera.Whenin"lostmode",thewalletwilltake

pictureswheneversomeonetriestoopenitandsendthemtotheownerbyconnectingto

theInternet.Thisfeatureislistedasoptional,sowould-becustomersconcernedabout

privacyissuesneedn'tbeworried.(7)"Ifsomeonedarestoopenyourwalletwithoutyour

knowledge,thelittlecamerawilltakeapictureandsendittoyourmobilephone,"said

AzatTovmasyan,founderofVolterman."Wchavedevelopedawalletwhichdocsnotget

lost.Onceyourwalletisstolen,youwillfinditeasilybyreceivingthepictureofthe

thief."(8)Voltermanrecentlystartedacrowdfundingcampaignforthesmartwalleton

Indicgogo.Theywereaimingfora$45,000goal,but,with6daysleftuntilthedeadline,

thecampaignhasalreadyraisedover$696,000fromover4,800backers.Thewalletis

expectedtostartshippinginDecember.(9)Azatsaidthathecameupwiththeideafor

thishigh-techwallettwoyearsago,whenhisdaughterhidhiswalletbehindthestoveand

hespentoveramonthgettinghislostdocumentsreissued.That'swhenhestarted

thinkingaboutaBluetooth-enabledwallet,butfoundthatithadlimitedtrackingrange.

Soheendedupcreatingwhatmanyarecallingthemostadvancedwalletever.(540

words,readability58.2)

1、Theword“obsolete"inPara.2isclosestinmeaningto.

A、modern

B、old-fashioned

C、ridiculous

D、unnecessary

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义猜测题。由题干定位到第二段。从本段第一句irnhisdigitalage

和第二句对theVoltermanSmartWallet各种功能的描述可以得知，普通钱包在这个

电子时代看起来过时了，故答案为B；该句中转折词bul之后的内容说ihe

VoltermanSmartWallet不是普通的钱包，根据下文可知，theVoltermanSmart

Wallet是时髦的,故排除A；选项C“可笑的”和选项D“小必要的”文中未提及，故

排除C和Do

2、Themostdistinctivecharacteristicofthesmartwalletisits.

A、intrinsicfront-facingcamera

B、built-inalarmsystem

C^intrinsicGPStracker

D、built-inpowerbank

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节理解题。根据题干定位至第六段第一句"...themostunusual

featureoftheVoltermanSmartWalletisthebuilt-infront-facingcamera."，intrinsic是

buill-in的同义替换，意思是“内置的”，故答案为A；选项B、C和D也是智能钱包

的特点，但不是最独特的，故排除。

3、Thepassageismainlyabout.

A、theoriginofasmartwallet

B、thepopularityofasmartwallet

C>thefunctionsofasmartwallet

D、theprospectofasmartwallet

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文，第一段引出这种智能钱包，并点明它的主要

功能；第二段描述智能饯包和手机功能的类似之处；第三和第四段分别阐述智能钱

包的报警功能和定位功能：第五段描写智能钱包的内置移动电源；第六至八段描写

前置摄像头的功能；最后两段分别说明众筹和研发智能钱包的缘由。由此看出，作

者花了大量笔墨来介绍智能钱包的各种功能，从而突出其智能的特点，故C为答

案。选项A和B在最后两段有所涉及，但以偏概全，故排除；D说的是钱包的前

景，文中并未涉及，故排除。

(1)WeneedtoreformtheEuropeansocialmodel,notplayroundwithit.Makeitworkin

thelongtermtoachievethevaluesitstandsfor.That'swhatwemeanbyNewLabor.

Newinourmeans.ButLaborinouraims.(2)Sincebeingelected,theNewLabor

Governmenthassetitscourseaccordingtotheseprinciplesofthethirdway,theradical

centerifyoulike.(3)First,wehavetightenedpublicfinancessharply.Nextyear,wewill

haveoneofthelowestlevelsofdeficitsofanymajorworldeconomy.Twoyearslaterwe

mayeliminateit.Butwehavetightenedthedeficitwithoutraisingincometaxesand

whilststillgettingmorecashtopoorpensionersandtotheunemployed.(4)Second,we

havestartedtosqueezetheinflationwcinheritedbackoutofthesystem.Butwcdiditby

givingtheBankofEnglandindependenceoverthesettingofinterestrates.Andwehave

continuedthatwithfar-reachingreformofourfinancialsystem,tomakeitmoreopenand

secure.(5)Third,wehavemadeafirmcommitmenttomoreinvestmentinoureducation

system,whichwehaveputasthetoppriorityofthenewGovernment.Thereisahuge

investmentgoingin.(6)But,itisadeal:investmentforreform.Schoolsaregoingto

havetoraisestandardssharply.Thereisastrongemphasisondiscipline,highqualityin

teachers,andschoolsarcbeingencouragedtobemoreflexibleandimaginativeinthe

waytheywork.Educationauthoritiesaretheretohelpschools,notcontrolthem.

Teachers'unionsdonotsettheagenda.Wewantpartnershipwiththosethatworkinour

publicservices.Buttheyarerunforthosethatusethem.(7)Fourth,weareembarkingon

reformofourwelfarestate.Itisnotsimplythesizeofthebudget.Itisthatitisn'tdoing

thethingsitwasestablishedtodo.Wehavemoreworklesshouseholds,morepeople

dependentonbenefits,andmoresociallyexcluded.WeareinstitutingaWelfaretoWork

program,givingyoungandlong-termunemployedpeoplethechancetoworkorgeta

skill.Butinreturnthereisanobligationtotakework.Thereisanewemphasison

serviceslikechildcareandlessonextracashbenefits.Studentfinanceisbeingreformed.

Universitieswillgetmoremoneyforinvestment,students'numberswillbeincreased,but

studentswillbeexpectedwhentheystarttoearnreasonablesumsofmoneyafterleaving

university,tocontributebacksomeoftheirfees.OurNHSisbeingreformed,withanew

emphasisonbetterprimaryhealthcareandmorehealthpreventionandlessbureaucracy;

inreturn,greaterinvestment.(8)Fifth,thereisanattackoncrime,notjustseriouscrime,

butvandalismandjuvenileoffending.Parentsarcbeingheldresponsiblefortheactions

oftheirchildren,incertaincircumstances.Crimeisthescourgeofmodern-dayliving.It

oftenaffectsthepoorestinoursociety.Wearedeterminedtobeardownonitinallways

possible.But,again,inbalance,weareworkingstronglyonrehabilitatingandhelping

offendersregainresponsiblelives.(9)Sixth,thereisafundamentalchangetoBritain's

constitutionunderway,devolvinganddecentralizingpowertothenationsandregionsof

theUKandrevitalizinglocalgovernments.Wearealsoreformingoursystemofvoting

intheEuropeanelections,incorporatingdirectlytheEuropeanConventiononHuman

RightsandintroducingFreedomofInformationlegislationtoopenuptheold-fashioned

andsecretivesystemoftheGovernment.AndwearereformingtheHouseofLords.(10)

Ofcourse,itwilltaketimetodeliver.Thatisfrustratingforusandfortheelectorate.But

theworkinprogressisthere.Thecourseisclear.Andwewillgettoourdestination,I

havenodoubtaboutit.(641words,readability63.8)

4、ThemainaimoftheNewLaborGovernmentisto.

A、carryoutsocialreforminBritain

B、becometherulingpartyofBritain

C、attachimportancetothelaborforce

D、improvetheworkingpeople'swelfare

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理判断题。根据题干中的theNewLaborGovernment定位至第一段

和第二段。选项A实际上是对第一段第一句WeneedtoreformtheEuropeansocial

model中reformtheEuropeansocialmodel的同义转换，意思是我们需要改革欧洲的

社会模式，再结合下文可知，“我们”指英国新工党，故答案为A。

5、Withfinancesandinflation,whichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaboutthe

intentionoftheNewLaborGovernment?

A、Togetridofdeficitsintwoyears.

Tokeeptaxesunchanged.

C、Toreducethefinancialassistancefortheworkless.

D、Togivemorefreedomtothefinancialinstitution.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节理解题°本题为反向选择题。根据题干中的financesandinflation

定位至第三段和第四段。第三段第三句"Twoyearslaterwemayeliminateit.”与选项

A对应，意思是“新工党预计在两年后消除财政赤字"，故排除A。第四句提到“But

wehavetightenedthedeficitwithoutraisingincometaxesandwhilststillgettingmore

cashtopoorpensionersandtotheunemployed."，由此得知，新工党并没71增加税

收，反而依然给贫困的退休及失业人员更多的钱，选项B与此信息相符，故排

除，而选项C与此信息相悖，故C为正确答案。第四段中提至上…givingth。Bank

ofEnglandindependenceoverthesettingofintcrcstratcs.Andwchavecontinuedthat

withfar-reachingrefbnnsofourfinancialsystem,tomakeitmoreopenandsecure.”,意

思是“赋予英格兰银行利率方面更多的自由，并使改革更加广泛和安全”，这与选项

D相符，故排除D。

6、AccordingtoPara.6,whatdoes"they1*inthelastsentenceprobablyreferto?

A、Teachers.

B、Teachers*unions.

C、Educationauthorities.

D、Schools.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：指代题。根据指代关系的特点，要以给定的代词为基点，在上文找人

称、数等方面都与所给代词一致的名词；如果最近•句中没有出现，就再继续往上

找。显然，这句中的代词Ihey代指前一句末尾的publicservices,但此选项并未提

供。再结合前面几句话得知，这里的服务应该是有关教育的，准确而言，应该指代

“学校”，故D为正确答案。其他选项文中也提及了，但不是ihey所指代的对象,

故排除。

7、WiththeWelfaretoWorkprogram,thefollowingstatementsarecorrect

EXCEPT.

A、healthpreventionwillgainmoreinvestment

B、childcareisattachedmoreimportanceto

C>theworklcsscangainskillswithoutanycondition

D、universitystudentsareduetopaysomefeesunderpropercircumstancesafter

graduation

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节理解题。本题为反向选择题。根据题干中的IheWelfareloWork

program定位至第七段。从本段最后一句”...withanewemphasisonbetterprimary

healthcareandmorehealthprevention...inreturn,greeterinvestment.“可知，健康预防

将得到更多重视和投资，故排除选项A。本段中间部分提到“Thereisanew

emphasisonserviceslikechildcareandlessonextracashbenefits."，由此看出,幼儿

保育也得到新的重视，故排除选项B。本段第四、五、六句指出“Wchavemore

worklcsshouseholds...WearcinstitutingaWelfaretoWorkprogram,givingyoungand

long-termunemployedpeoplethechancetoworkorgetaskill.Butinreturnthereisan

obligationtotakework."，由此看出，新工党为长期失业的年轻人提供了就业或学技

术的机会，但前提是他们必须保证去工作。选项C“失业者能无条件地学习技术”与

原文信息相悖，故C为正确答案。选项D“大学生毕业后在有条件的情况下需要交

部分学费”与本段倒数第二句”…butstudentswillbeexpectedwhentheystarttoearn

reasonablesumsofmoneyafterleavinguniversity,tocontributebacksomeoftheirfees.n

内容相符，故排除。

(1)IsitanywonderthatAmericaisalsoacountryofdangerouslyoverweightpeople?(2)

AccordingtoarecentstudybytheNationalCenterforHealthStatistics,thenumberof

adultscharacterizedasoverweightintheUnitedStateshasjumpedtoanastonishingone

thirdofthepopulation.Beingoverweightinthiscasemeansbeingabout20percentor

moreaboveaperson'sdesirableweight.Sincethefiguresfor"desirableweight"have

movedupwardoverthelastdecadeorso,totalpoundage-evenat20percentover-may

beconsiderable.(3)Soaretheattendanthealthrisks.Excessweighthasbeenlinkedto

cardiovasculardisease,hypertension,adult-onsetdiabetesandsomeformsofcancer,

amongotherdiseases.(4)Once,whentheworkplace,schoolandgrocerystorewerea

two-milehikeaway,Americanscouldaffordthecaloriestheyconsume.Butnotnow,not

whenmillionsspendfourorfivehoursadayinfrontofaTVset—alongwithabagof

chips,abowlofbutteredpopcornandasix-pack—andthere'sacarortwoinevery

driveway.(5)"Thereisnocommitmenttoobesityasapublichealthproblem,"saidDr.

WilliamDietz,directorofclinicalnutritionattheNewEnglandMedicalCenterin

Boston,"We'veignoredit,andblameditongluttonyandsloth."(6)Ifonedefinitionofa

publichealthproblemisitscosttothenation,thenobesityqualifies.Accordingtoastudy

donebyDr.GrahamA.Colditz,whoteachesatHarvardMedicalSchooLitcostAmerica

anestimated$68.8billionin1990.Butwhat'swrongblamingitongluttonyandsloth?

True,someunfortunateoverweightpeoplehaveanunderlyingphysicalorgenetic

problem.ButformostAmericans,theproblemiswithtwoofthesevendeadlysins.(7)

Losingweightisadesperatelydifficultbusiness.Preventinggain,however,isnot.

Consumerinformationiseverywhere,andtherecanbefewadultswhotrulybelievethat

hotdogs,fries,asodaandacoupleofTwinklesmakeagoodlunch.Buttheyeatthem

anyway.(8)AsmoreandmoreAmericansbecameeducatedtotherisksofsmoking,

moreandmoreAmericansgaveupthehabit.NowitappearsthatAmericansneedan

intensiveeducationintherisksofstuffingthemselvesandfailingtoexerciseaswell.(9)

Giventheseductivenessofchocolateandcheese,thecouchandthecar,thathabitwillbe

hardtobreak.Butifanounceofpreventioncanremoveapoundoffat,itiswellworth

thestruggle.(422words,readability58)

8、WhichofthefollowingisCORRECTforthecauseofsettingupthestandardof

obesity?

A、Thenumberofoverweightpeoplehasincreasedconsiderably.

B、Obesityhasbecomeathreattopeople'shealth.

C、Peoplehaveadifferentideaabouttheirdesirableweightnow.

D、Theobesityproblemhasbeenstudiedforalongtime.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理判断题。由题干定位至第二段第二句。该句“…meansbeingabout

20percentormoreaboveaperson'sdesirableweight."仅对"超重”进行了定义，并没有

明确指出“以超出20%为标准”的原因，但从下一句的插入语evenat20percentover

中可以做出推断：以前并非以20%为超重标准，现在以此为标准是因为人们对理

想体重的标准改变了，故C为正确答案。选项A和B在文中虽有提及，但与超重

的标准无关，答非所问，故排除A和B：选项Dforalongtime在文中没有提到，

故排除Do

9、WhatdoesWilliamDietzthinkofobesity?

A^Obesityshouldbeattributedtogluttonyandsloth.

B、Obesityshouldbetreatedasapublichealthproblem.

C、Obesityhasmuchtodowithnutritionalproblems.

D、Obesityhasnothingtodowiththeoveruseofcars.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干中的人名WilliamDietz定位至第五段第一句。

从obesityasapublichealthproblem可以得知，迪茨认为肥胖症是一个公共健康问

题，故答案为B。选项A是人们对肥胖症的看法，并非迪茨的看法，属于张冠李

戴，故排除A；选项C和D不属于辿茨的观点，在文中也未提及，故排除。

10、Concerningtheobesityproblem,mostAmericansbelievethat.

A、obesityisrelatedtoone'sphysicalconditions

B、peoplewhoareoverv/eightareunfortunate

C^theobesityproblemhascostthenationmuch

D、theobesityproblemisattributabletogluttonyandsloth

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干定位到第六段。该段末句“…theproblemiswith

twoofthesevendeadlysins.”中的twoofthesevendeadlysins指代第三句提到的

gluttonyandsloth,也就是说，在大多数美国人看来，肥胖问题应归因于贪吃和懒

惰。由此可见，答案为D。根据第六段第一句和第四句可知，选项C和A只是作

者的看法，而非大多数美国人的看法，故排除A和C。选项B是对第六段倒数第

二句开头someunfortunateoverweightpeople的错误解读，也不是大多数美国人的

看法，故排除B。

(1)TheEnglishlanguageexistsinaconditionofeverlastingdanger,itsAmericanbranch

mostpailicularly,assaultedasitisfromallsidesbythosewhowouldreduceitto

puzzlingandobscurejargon,pop-psychologicalnonsenseandvaguebeautifiedwords,

butitisnotwithoutitsdefenders.KenSmith,authorofJunkEnglish,istheleading

figure.Hebeginswithabriefandcleardeclaration:"JunkEnglishismuchmorethan

looseandcasualgrammar.Itisasignalofhumanweaknessesandculturallicenses:

abandoningthelanguageoftheeducatedyetgivingbirthtoitsownself-glorifyingwords

andphrases,favoringappearanceoversubstance,broadnessoverprecision,andloudness

aboveall.Itissometimesinnocent,sometimeslazy,sometimeswellintended,butmost

oftenitisatrickweplayonourselvestomaketheunremarkableseemimportant.Its

scopehasbeenwidenedbypoliticians,businessexecutives,andthePRandadvertising

industriesintheiremploy,whouseittospreadfogbeforefactstheywouldratherkeep

hidden.Theresultisaworldofhumbuginwhichthemorewcreadandhear,thelesswc

know."(2)Smithis,ofcourse,sayingsomethingnottrue.Itisdifficulttoimaginethat

JunkEnglishwillbenoticed,muchlessread,bythosewhomostcouldprofitfromit,but

itisaninstructiveandentertaininginstructionandexplanationallthesame.Hetrieshis

handsatalltherightplaces—jargon,cliches,euphemisms,andexaggeration-buthe

doesn'tswingblindly."Althoughjargonoftensoundsuglytooutsiders,itspeeds

communicationwithinthecommunitythatusesit.Cliches,thoughpopularobjectsof

scorn,arcusefulwhentheymostcompactlyexpressanidea;deliberateavoidanceofan

appropriateclichesometimesproducesevenworsewriting."(3)Inotherwords,Smith

maybepassionatebuthe'salsosensible.Inasectionabout"free-for-allverbs”,for

example,heacknowledgesthat"Thereisnolawagainstinventingone'sownverbs"

beforecitingafewfunnyinstancesofwhathappenswhen"Thingsgelalittleoutof

hand1',i.e."We'reeffortingtoworkthisout"or"Shetriedtoguilthimintoreturningthe

money".Intheend,though,beingsensibleaboutlanguageisinessencetryingtoinsist

thatwordsmeanwhattheyproperlymeanandareusedaccordingly.Thus,forexample,

Smithinsiststhat"dialogue"and"discussion"arcnotsynonymsandshouldnotbeused

interchangeably;that"complimentary"doesnotmean'free";that"experience"doesnot

mean"feel";that"facilitate"doesnotmean"ease";that"generate"doesnotmean

"produce";that"lifestyle'doesnotmean"life1*.(4)Smithobviouslyhasspentalotof

timemakingnotesaboutthewaysinwhichweabuseourlanguage,withresultsthatare

impressiveintheirthoroughnessanddepressingintheirgoingtoofar.Occasionallyhe

overlookstheobvious—amongeuphemismshementions"customercarerepresentative"

butnot"courtesycall",andamongthepreviouslymentionedpalsy-walsylanguagehe

inexplicablyoverlooks"Yourcallisimportanttous”—butthen,ashesaysattheoutset,

heintendedtowriteashortbookandasaresulthadtoleaveoutmanymisdeeds.The

onesheincludesmorethandothejob.(525words,readability47.9)

11、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesjunkEnglish?

A^Overblown.

Complicated.

C、Vulgar.

D、Unfashionabl已

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干中的关键词junkEnglish定位至文中首段，该段

第四句指出“abandoningthelanguageoftheeducatedyetgivingbirthtoitsownsell­

glorifyingwordsandphrases,favoringappearanceoversubstance,broadnessover

precision,andloudnessaboveall”，由此可知,junkEnglish是一种自我美化的词语或

表达，矫情虚饰，华而不实，故选项A正确。该段指出“Itsscopehasbeenwidened

bypoliticians,businessexecutives,andthePRandadvertisingindustriesintheir

employ",由此可知，政客、企业高管、公关和广告业的从业人员都扩大了junk

English的范围，因此它不是一种复杂的英语，但却是一种很盛行的英语，故排除

选项B和D。选项C“粗俗的，不雅的”与该段中junkEnglish的定义并不相符，故

排除。

12、Theword"humbug"inthelastsentenceofPara.1canbereplacedby.

A、temptation

B、lure

C、nonsenseorrubbish

D^mannerismorpretense

标准答案：D

知识点解析：语义猜测题。由题干定位至文中首段。该段第三句开始指出junk

English矫情虚饰，华而不实：倒数第二句指出whouseittospreadfogbeforefacts

theywouldratherkeephidden,导致了该段最后一句话中所说的aworldof

humbug,以至于我们读得越多，听得越多，反而知道得越少，因为junkEnglish是

一种重外表轻实质及矫揉造作的英语,故正确选项为De选项A“诱惑”、R“吸引

力''与该段文义不符，C“胡说”与下文junkEnglish的合理地方不相符，故排除。

Whatismeantby"hedoesn'tswingblindly^^inPara.2?

A、KenSmithprovidessufficientexamplesforhiscriticism.

B、KenSmithhitsjunkEnglishintherightpoint.

C、KenSmithacknowledgessomepositivesidesofjunkEnglish.

D、KenSmithbravelydefendsjargon,cliches,euphemismsandexaggeration.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理判断题。由题干定位至文中第二段。该段第三句指出“itspeeds

communicationwithinthecommunitythatusesit...areusefulwhentheymostcompactly

expressanidea”，由此可知，junkEnglish有其合理的地方，比如可以加快交菽

免烦琐和不便等，由此判断，“他的抨击不是盲目的”是指史密斯也承认了junk

English合理的一面，故选项C正确。题意指的是史密斯的观点，和论据多少没有

关系，故选项A错误；选项B“恰到好处地说中要点”与文义不符，故排除该选项；

选项D言过其实，事实上为junkEnglish辩护不是史密斯的本意，故排除。

14>WhatwouldtheauthordowithKenSmith'sJunkEnglish?

A、Hewouldhighlyrecommendit.

B、Hewouldrecommenditwithstrongreservation.

C、Heisindifferenttoit.

D、Hewouldholditupastrash.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:主旨大意题。作者在文中首段开头指出butitisnotwithoutits

defenders,该段第二句指出这本书是为了捍卫英语，第二段首句也指出它有引导作

用：第三段首句指出Smithmaybepassionatebuthe'salsosensible,文中末段也指出

“spentalotoftimemakingnotes...withresultsthatareimpressiveintheir

thoroughness...Theonesheincludesmorethandothejob."，由此可知，虽然漏掉了一

些例子，但仍然是一本不错的书。因此，选项A与文义相符，故为正确答案。选

项B与作者的意图不一致；选项C认为作者漠不关心，不符合文义：选项D认为

这本书很拙劣，不符合文义，故排除选项B、C和D。

(1)ThecoldandrainyweatherinParishasnotstoppedJoeSchaeffer,anAmerican

touristfromMilwaukee,Wisconsin,fromvisitingtheCityofLightswithhisfamilyof

four.Norhavethecity'sexpensiveprices-allthehigherbecauseofthehugedropin

valueoftheAmericandollarcomparedtotheEuropeaneuro."Wewerecominganyway,

notmattertheprice.Wemightnotstayaslong.Wemighteatcheesesandwiches,"he

said.(2)AtNotreDameCathedralafewblocksaway,LindaSurmafromDetroit,

MichigansayssheisalsoshockedbyhighpricesinParisthesedays.ButSurmadocsnot

regretdecidingtocometoParis,andhasnoplanstotrimtouristattractionsfromher

itinerarybecauseoftheexpense-evenifshemightnotbuysouvenirs.(3)PaulRollis

managingdirectoroftheParisConventionandVisitorsOffice.HesaysAmericantourists

inParis-whonumberedabout1.5millionlastyear-tsndtocutexpenseswhenthe

dollarisweak,ratherthancanceltheirtrip.(4)"Wehavenostatisticsonthesubject,but

wehaveseenovertheyearsthatwhenitgetsmoreexpensivetogotoEurope,they

downgradethetypeofservicestheybuy.Insteadofgoingtoaluxuryhotel,theywillgo

toafbur-starhotel.Insteadofgoingtoamagnificentrestaurant,theywillgoto

somethingthathaslessstarsontheMichelin(restaurantguide)."(5)Butrecentlya

numberofAmericanshavebeenstayingawayfromParisaltogether-andfromEurope

asawhole—asthedollarreachesrecordlowsagainsttheeuro.Rightnow,itisnearlya

$1.60againsttheEuropeancurrency-afewyearsago,thetwocurrencieswereabout

equal.Parishasweatheredadeclineintourismbefore-notablyin2003,whentrans-

AtlanticdifferencesovertheIraqWarwereatahigh.Atthetime,theFrenchtourist

officeluunuliudauampaigiitowoobackAinuiiuaiis,hiringAmuriuaiiauloranddircclur

WoodyAllenforapromotionalcliptitled:"Let'sFallinLoveAgain.'*RollsaystheParis

tourismbureauhasnoimmediateplansforanewcharmoflensive,althoughsomeParis

hotelsareofferingfixedeuro-to-dollarrates.(6)InParis,Americanswhoarepaidin

dollarsarealsohurting.ThatincludesEleanorBeardsley,theCorrespondentforNational

PublicRadio,theAmericanpublicradiochannel."ItisgettingsobadthatIdonoteven

lookattheexchangerateeveryday.Idonotgoshoppinganymoreforclothes,"shesaid.

"Itisjustdepressing.Everytimeyoulookatyourbankstatementonline—Imight

withdraw300(euros),thatis$500.ItisjustcompletelydepressingandIdonotseeany

endinsight.**(7)ButAmericancompaniesoperatinginParishavebeenlessaffectedby

thedollar'sdecline,accordingtoOliverGriffith,managingdirectoroftheAmerican

ChamberofCommerce.ManyofthemhireEuropeans,notAmericans,whoarepaidin

euros-notdollars."AmericancompaniesthatinvestinFrancehavenotdeclinedthat

drastically."heexplains."Becausealotofthecompaniesaremultinational.Theyhave

assetsindollars,euros,allovertheplace.Theygetsomeinputsineuro-denominated

countries,othersindollar-denominatedcountries.*'(8)Othersarcprofitingfromthe

slump.GriffithsaysFrenchinvestmentintheUnitedStateshasclimbedsharplyduring

thepastIwoyears-andAmericaexportersareeyeingnewopportunitiesfurnishedbya

cheaperdollar.(573words,readability55.4)

15>WhichofthefollowingisthemeasuretakenbyFrancetoarouseAmericans'

enthusiasm?

A、Hotelsprovidestableexchangerates.

B、Thegovernmentrelaxesthetouristvisarequirement.

C、TouragenciesofferadiscounttoAmericanvisitors.

D、AirlinecompaniesgivepreferentialpricetoAmericans.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节理解题。由题干内容定位至文中第五段，该段末句指出“Rollsays

theParistourismbureauhasnoimmediateplansforanewcharmoffensive,although

someParishotelsareofferingfixedeuro-to-dollarrates”，由此可知，巴黎旅游局目前

还没有出台紧急措施，尽管巴黎一些酒店提供固定的欧元兑美元汇率。因此，选项

A与文义相符，为正确答案。其他三个选项确实为促进旅游业的一些措施，但文中

未提及，故为干扰项，排除选项B、C和D。

16、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A、Thevalueofdollarwillincreaseinthenearfuture.

B、SomeAmericancompaniesclosedownbecauseoftheslump.

C、AmericansareinterestedinEuropeantravels.

D、Othercountriescouldn'tbenefitfromtheslump.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理判断题。文中第六段指出“EleanorBeardsley…shesaid.Itis

justcompletelydepressingandIdonotseeanyendinsight'”,由此可知，美元的情况

很糟糕，她看不到贬值的尽头，A选项“美元很快会升值”与该句不符，故排除。选

项B在文中未提及，故排除。文中第三段指出“tendtocutexpenseswhenthedollar

isweak,ratherthancancel(heirtrip”，由此可知，美国人宁愿降低去欧洲旅行的标

准，也不愿意取消行程，由此可推断出C选项“美国人对去欧洲旅游很有兴致”与

文义相符，故为正确答案。文中末段提到Othersareprofitingfromtheslump,可知

D选项与文义不符，故排除。

17、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A、BecauseofthedevaluationofUSdollars,Americanvisitorsshortentheirtripto

Europe.

B、EuropedoesnotforecastthehugedropofAmericanvisitors.

C、NotonlyParisbutthewholeEuropewitnessesthereductionofAmericantourists.

D、ThevalueofUSdollarshasbecomehistoricallylow.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨大意题。根据文中前四段可知，因为美元的贬值，美国人不是缩

短他们在欧洲旅游的时间，而是降低其旅游标准，选项A与文义不符，故排除。

文中未提及选项B的内容，故排除。第五段还提到“Butrecentlyanumberof

AmericanshavebeenstayingawayfromParisaltogether-andfromEuropeasa

whole-asthedollarreachesrecordlowsagainsttheeuro”,由此可知,近来由于美元

与欧元兑换率达到历史新低，因此不仅巴黎的美国游客减少了，甚至整个欧洲的美

国游客数量都下降了，故选项C为正确答案。文中提到“近来由于美元与欧元兑