专业英语四级模拟试卷17（共782题）

专业英语四级模拟试卷17（共9套）

（共782题）

专业英语四级模拟试卷第1套

一、听写（本题共7题，每题1.0分，共7分。）

1、

标准答案：Fewinstitutionsaremoreimportantthanthepolice,/yettherearefew

subjectsthathistoriansknowsolittleabout./Mostoftheearlyacademicinterests

developedamongpoliticalscientists,/whousuallyexamineditwithonlyanodtoward

thepast./Yeturbansocietyhasalwaysplacedawideresponsibilityonitspolice./Not

onlyweretheytomaintainorderandpreventcrime/buttheywerealsotoassistinhealth

services,/fightfires,superviseelections,anddirecttraffic./Inaddition,itwasassumed

thatthepolicewerethespecialguardians/ofthecitizens'libertiesandthecommunity's

peace.

知识点解析：本文主题：警察的重要性。木文讲述了警察的发展与重要性，文章在

时态上有现在时、完成时和过去时三种，听写时要注意区分。文中需要注意的较易

拼错的单词有:academic>political>urban>responsibility>maintain>assist、

supervise,需要注意时态和单复数的单词有：institutions、electionsguardians

liberties,另外还需注意“citizens'”和“community's”的所有格形式。

二、讲座（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共10分。）

CarSafety1.Thefocalpointoftheproject:RoadRage-e.g.Amanhitthedriverwho

had[T1]himearlier[T1]2.Findingsofthesurvey-93%

experiencedroadrage,including[T2]hadtheircars[T2]damaged

and79%werebeingshoutedat-15%beenhit—policeonlydealtphysicalviolence3.

[T3]adoptedtoensuresafety[T3]-getkeyreadybefore[T4]

thecar[T4]-leaveroomfor[T5][T5]-lock

doorsallthetime4.Self-protectionskillswhenragehappens-policeinterference:一

Maryland:hefty[T6]asthefrontline[T6]—California:an

automatedsystemto[T7]thelicenseplates[T7]-effective

approach:apology-Ifthedriver[T8],theroadragerwoulddropthematter.

[T8]—Ifthecarelessdriverslooked[T9],theroadragerwould

[T9]teachthemalesson.-howtomakeanapologyinthecar:a"SORRY"

sign—Thepotential[T10]smilewhendriversraisea"SORRY"[T10]

signtothem.

2、[Tl]

标准答案：overtaken/surpassed

知识点解析：细节题。限*居讲座开头的相关内容”...amangettingoutofhiscarina

carparkandhittingthedriverofavanwhohadovertakenhimearlier.“可知，路怒的

一个典型案例就是有人向边上超车的司机施暴，这里要注意的是填入动词的时态，

因此答案是overtakeno

3、[T2]

标准答案：24%

知识点解析：细节题。讲座中说道：24%hadtheircardamagedinsomeway。讲座

中列出了一系列的数据表明“roadrage”在道路上发生的普遍性。

4、[T3]

标准答案：Strategies

知识点解析：要点题。讲座中明确指出：Sowhatstrategieshadpeopledevelopedto

ensuretheirownsafety?

5、[T4]

标准答案：approaching/goingtowards

知识点解析：推断题。讲座第三段提到：Wefoundthatbothsexesmadethepoint

thatit^muchsafertogetkeysoutwellinadvanceasyougotowardsyourcar.根据推

断，空格处应该是表示“走近车”的意思。

6、[T5]

标准答案：parking(yourcar)

知识点解析：细节题。可根据讲座相关细节"Theyidsumadethepointthatyoushould

leaveplentyofroomwhenyouparkyourcarsoyoucanmakeaquickgetaway...''

得出此题的关键词是parkingo

7、[T6]

标准答案：fines

知识点解析：细节题。艰据讲座内容可知，有过激行为的人都要被处以种种罚款。

8、[T7]

标准答案：photograph

知识点解析：细节题。空格中需要填入的是动词，所以答案为动词形式。

9、[T8]

标准答案：apologized/saidsorry

知识点解析：推断题。限据讲座中的内容“Over85%ofroadragerssaidthatthey

woulddropthematteriftheother'careless^riversimplyapologized.”可以做出推断，

注意时态。

10、[T9]

标准答案：unconcerned/indifferent

知识点解析：推断题。讲座中说道：Instead,road「agersclaim,the“careless”driver

seemstobeunconcemedaboutwhattheyjustdid...,从seemstobeunconcerned可以

得出答案为unconcemed或其同义词。

11、[T10]

标准答案：roadragers

知识点解析：推断题。讲座的相关内容是：Infact,manydriversactuallysmile

whenweraisea“SORRY”signtothemafterwehaveaccidentallydonesomething

wrong.也就是说司机在看到“道歉”标识的时候就会怒气顿消，但填空题的主语转

换成了Thepolenlial【T10】,若填入原话drivers则上下文不符，因此这里

需要转换思维角度，潜在的路怒者本身也是司机，所以答案是roadragers。

三、会话（本题共10题，每题7.0分，共70分。）

12、

A、At15.

B、At18.

C>At21.

D、At25.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：数字题。问题是对话中的男士何时离家独自生活，Danny回答：力

Idlhome汛18.“所以正确答案为选项Bo

13、

A、18formenand15forwomen.

B>21lormenand18forwomen.

C、25formenand21forwomen.

D、25formenand18forwomen.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：数字题。Kitty问Danny是否知道孟加拉国男人多少岁可以结婚，

Danny猜是15岁，Kitty告诉：“It's21formcnand18forwomen.”因此答案为选项

Bo

14、

A>Becauseyoungpeoplestayathomelonger.

B>Becausepeopledevelopatdifferentspeedsandsomenevergrowup.

C、Becauseourbodyandbrainkeepdevelopingintoourtwenties.

D^Becausewecan'tturnadultsuddenlyat18.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：总结归纳题。问题问的是为何心理学家认为青春期可以一直延续到

25岁，Danny说：“Twenty-fiveiswhentheystopbeinganadolescent.Medicaland

educationalprofessionalsnowhaveabetterunderstandingofhowourbodydevelopsand

howourbrainworks.Theysaythatwckeepdevelopingintoourtwenties.”由此可见

答案为选项C。

15、

A、Peopleshouldleavehomeattheageof18.

B、Youngpeoplecan'tbeindependentuntiltheyare18.

C^Peoplefeelboredathomeandarereadyfortheirfreedom.

D、Peoplestillneedhelpandsupportbeyond18.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：观点题。LaverneAntrobus认为：u...theideathatsuddenlyat18you're

anadultjustdoesn'tquiteringtrue.Herexperienceofyoungpeopleisthattheystill

needquiteaconsiderableamountofsupportandhelpbeyondthatage."，由此可见，

年轻人不会突然成人，在18岁之后他们还需要帮助和支持，因此选项D为正确答

案。

16、

Tobefoundtoliveathome.

B、Tobebigbabies.

C^Tolosethedesiretobeindependent.

D、Tokeepgrowingbeyond18.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：总结归纳题。对话中Danny说Frank的观点是“Whenhewentto

universityitwouldhavebeenasocialdeathtohavebeenseenwithparents,whereas

nowit^thenorm."，Kilty对此进一步解释：tlSohethinkslivingathomemakesyou

losethedesiretobeindependent,andhesaysinhisdayitwouldhavebeensocial

death.It'ssoembarrassingtobeseenbyotherstoliveathome!”，由此可见，social

death是指被发现和父母住在一起，而“tolosethedesiretobeindependent”是住在家

中的后果，所以答案为选项A。

17、

A、AneducationTVprogramhost.

B、Teacheroftheyear2010.

C、AschoolheadmasterfromCalifornia.

D、AseventhgradeEnglishteacher.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：细节题。该访谈开篇主持人就介绍了嘉宾Rebecca：“Tonight,we

putsomeofthosequestionstotheCouncilofChiefStateSchoolOfficers'2012Teacher

oftheYear.RebeccaMieliwocki.ShejoinsmenowfromBurbank,California,

wheresheteachesseventhgradeEnglishatLutherBurbankMiddleSchool.”,由此可

见，Rebecca是2012年度最佳教师，所以选项A、B、C都不正确，答案为选项

Do

18、

A、Theyarealwayswonderinghowtodobetter.

Theyaremakingprogressallihetime.

C、Theyaregoingtostayinthiscareerforlong.

D、Theyarestrugglingallthetime.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：归纳总结题。对话中Rcbccca说：“Theoneofthebrilliantthingsabout

thiscareeristhatthelearningcurveisenormous.Youstartout,andil'ssuchastruggle

andyoureallyfeellikeyou'refindingyourwayeveryday.Andattheendofthe

day,youknow100percentmorethanyouknewatthestart,andattheendoftheyear

thefeelingofaccomplishmentistremendous.”,由此可见，教师总在一个不断学

习、不断进步的学习曲线上，所以正确答案为选项B。

19、

A、1year.

B、5years.

C^15years.

D、50years.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：数字题。访谈中Rebecca说：“AndIhavebeenatit15yearsnowandI

knowtwothings.I'mfarbetterthanIwaswhenIstartedandIhavealotstillto

learn.由此可见，她已经从事教学15年了，因比正确答案为选项C。

20、

A^Theyareatoughgrouptoteach.

B、Theyareaninterestinggrouptoteach.

C、Theyarenothard-working.

D^Theyaretooenergetic.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：辨析题。Rebecca评价中学生：UIcan\imagineafunner-funner?A

teachersaidfunner一amorefungroupofkidstoteach.Theyhavesomuchjustnative

energyandenthusiasmabouttheworldaroundthem."，由此可见，她不认同对口学

生的负面评价，而是认为他们funner-funner,所以答案为选项B。

21、

A、Becausetheywanttofindouttheirstudents'potential.

B、Becausetheywanttoengagetheirstudents.

C^Becausestudentsaretalentedinallfields.

D、Becausetheywanttopreparestudentsbetterlorexams.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：归纳总结题。访谈最后Rebecca说：^BettermeansthatIhaveseen

deepwithineachchildwhathisorheruniquepotentialis.Andsogreatteachersgive

assignmentsthatareseekingtofindthatresourcewithineachchild.So,wewillgive

activitiesthatrequire,youknow,debatingskillsoneday.Andthenextday,itwillbea

researchskill,andthenextdayitwillbeartisticormusicalbecausewe'relookingfor

whateachchild'snativetalentandcapacityis,sothatwecanprovidetheeducationthat

childneedsandhelphimorherfindhimorherbestpathtosuccess.”,由此可见，教

师提供各种活动的目的是发现学生的潜能和天赋，帮助学生找到适合自己的成功之

路，所以答案为选项A。

四、语言知识（本题共20题，每题上0分，共20分。）

22、"WouldyoumindifIturneduptheheating?"Thepasttenseusedintheif-clanseof

thesentenceindicates.

A、impossibility

tentativeness

C、pasttime

D、hypothesis

标准答案：B

知识点解析：动词过去时用于表达婉转和客气的语气，而非过去时间。

23、“Haditnotbeenforhislies,hewouldstillstayintherelationship."Theinverted

structureusedinthesentence.

A^emphasizesthepossibility

B、expressestheemotionofregret

C^revealstheconsequence

D^indicatesthehypothesis

标准答案：D

知识点解析：非真实条件分句在通过倒装形式表示时，可以省略从属连接词if。

24、"Thedoctormusthavesatupallnightwithhispatient,foryousee,helookstired

andsleepy."Inthissentencetheclause"foryonsee,helookstiredandsleepy"serves

to______

A、revealtheactualcause

B、providethebasisfortheinference

C、designatethepurpose

D、indicatetheoutcome

标准答案：B

知识点解析：for可以作为特殊的并列连接词引导分句，主要对其前面的分句补充

说明理由或推断原因。

25、MIcan'tpraisehishighefficiency",Georgesaid,"eventhoughIdon*tlike

himpersonally."

A、sufficiently

B、adequately

C、enough

D^abundantly

标准答案：C

知识点解析：enough作为副词，常放在其所修饰的动词、形容词或副词之后，表

示“足够地”，本句的意思是“我怎么表扬他的高效都不过分，尽管我个人并不喜欢

他carTt+enough/too用在该句中表示肯定，故选项C为正确答案。

26、Shehasboughtherselfdress.

A^acotton,purple,expensive

B、anexpensive,purplecotton

Cxapurple,expensivecotton

D、acotton,expensive,purple

标准答案：B

知识点解析：正确的修饰顺序为“anexpensive,purplecotton”，该题考查名词修饰

成分的词序问题。这里有一相关口诀：限定描绘大长高，形状年龄和新老；颜色国

籍跟材料•，作用类别往后靠。其中，“限定词”包括：冠词、物主代词、指示代词或

数词，它们位于各类形容词前。“描绘”性形容词有：beautifulbad、cold、great

等。“大长高”是指表示大小、长短、高低等的一些词。表示“形状”的词有：

round、square等。“国籍”是指与一个国家或地区有关的词。表示“材料”的词有：

woodenwoolen>stone、silk等。表示“作用类别”的词有：medical、college>

writingdesk^policecar等。

27、Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaperinbroaddaylightyesterday.

A^toberobbed

robbed

C、tohavebeenrobbed

D^havingbeenrobbed

标准答案：C

知识点解析：动词不定式的完成式做主语的补足语，说明不定式的行为发生在谓语

动作之前。

28、Itisonlywhenyounearlylosesomeonefullyconsciousofhowmuchycu

valuehim.

A、doyoubecome

B>thenyoubecome

C^thatyoubecome

D^haveyoubecome

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该句是一个典型的强调句式，即his...that..。

29>thathe'salreadyheardthenews.

A、Chancesare

B、Chanceis

C、Opportunitiesarc

D、Opportunityis

标准答案：A

知识点解析:chancesarethat…是固定结构,表示“很可能"，如：Chancesarcthat

shewillbecoming.（她很可能会来。）

30、mancannowcreateradioactiveelements,thereisnothinghecandotoreduce

theirradioactivity.

A、As

R、Whether

C、While

D、Nowthat

标准答案：c

知识点解析：while在该句中的意思为“虽然，尽管”，表示一种转折关系。

31、Britain'spressisunusualitisdividedintotv/overydifferenttypesof

newspapers:thequalitypressandthepopularpress.

A^inhow

B、inwhat

C>inwhich

D^inthat

标准答案：D

知识点解析：inihal的意思为“因为”，只能用在句中，其后接从句，意思和

because一样。

32、Metalswefoundintheearthiron,leadandcopper.

A、include

contain

C、comprise

D、constitute

标准答案：B

知识点解析：contain表示”（内容、成分）包含、容纳”，既可包含具体有形的东西,

也可包含抽象无形的东西，如：Thejarconiainstenglassesofwaler.（坛子里有积

水）；comprise表示"由...组成（暗指一个整体由不同部分组成户,如：Themedical

teamcomprisesfivedoctorsandtwonurses.（这个医疗团队由五名医生和两名护士组

成）；constitute表示“构成、组成”,如:Thismoveconstitutesanactof

aggression.（这项行为属于侵犯他人的行为）；include包含的是在整体中能明确界

定的几个部分，也指某一东西包含另一东西的某一部分，有时可与comprise互换

使用，如：ThelistincludesmanyBritishinternationals.（名单中包括了许多英国国

际选手）。

33Werarelyperceivemorethanaminuteofthesightsandsoundsthatfallupon

oursenseorgans:thegreatmajoritypassusby.

A、fiction

B、function

C^fraction

D、friction

标准答案：C

知识点解析:afractionof表示"一部分"，如：moveafractionofastep（移了一小

步）；function表示“官能，功能，作用“，如：Theteacherdidnotexplainits

grammaticalfunction.（老师没有解释这项语法功能j；ficlion表示“（总称）小说”，

如；HemingwayandSteinbeckweremastersoffiction.（海明威和斯坦贝克都是小说

家）；friction表示“摩擦,摩擦力”。

34、TheSpanishteam,whoarenotinsuperbform,willbedoingtheirbestnextweek

tothemselvesontheGermanteamfbrlastyear'sdefeat.

A、remedy

B、reproach

C、revive

D^revenge

标准答案：D

知识点解析:revenge表示“替...报仇"，如:Herevengedhisdeadbrother.

亡兄报了仇）；remedy表示“治疗，治疗法，药物“，^11：Iknowaremedyfor

headaches.（我知道一种治疗头痛的方法）；reproach表示“责备，斥责”，如：

Motherreproachedmeforbeingtooclumsy.（妈妈责备我笨手笨脚）；revive表示“苏

醒，复苏“，如：Thehalf-drownedswimmerhasrevived.”（那个溺水者活过来了）。

35Thestudentsandteachersaliketookgreatattherudewaythepresident

criticizedlittleTom.

A、annoyance

B、uffcnuc

C、resentment

D、irritation

标准答案：B

知识点解析：lakeoffenceal表示“生气，是固定搭配''；annoyance表示“恼怒，烦

恼，打扰“；reseniment表示“愤慨，愤怒，怨恨"；irritalion袤示“激怒，恼怒，生

气”。

36、WhatprofessorClintonmentionedjustnowwasavirtuallyextinctCaucasian

languagespokeninTurkey.

A、exceedingly

B、excessively

C、extensively

D^exclusively

标准答案：D

知识点解析：exclusively表示“专门地，专有地”；exceedingly表示“非常地，极度

地”;excessively表示"过度地"：extensively表示"广泛地”。

37、ThecolonistsofPlymouth,Massachusetts,whohadsettledtherehadleftEngland

becausetheyfeltofreligiousfreedom.

A^deprived

denied

C、disposed

D^depressed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：deprivesb./sth.ofsth.表示“剥夺某人（物）的某物"；deny表示“否

认”；dispose表示“配置，布置”;depress表示“压抑，使萧条”。

38、SensibilityandSensitivityisagoodmoviebyanystandards:itshouldrank

highonanylistofromance.

A、consistently

B、consequently

C、invariably

D、subsequently

标准答案：B

知识点解析：consequenlly表示“结果，因此，必然地“；consislenlly表示“一贯

地”；invariably表示“不变地，一定地，总是“；subsequenlly表示“龚后，随后，接

着

39、ThetalksbetweenChinaandJapanwerethebaseofthelateragreement.

A、initial

B、primitive

C、fundamental

D、terminal

标准答案：A

知识点解析：initial表示“开始的，最初的“；primilive表示“远古的“；fundamental

表示“基础的"；tenninal表示“末端的，晚期而"。

40>Theuseofmoneyisnotlimitedtohighcivilizations:actuallymanyprimitive

peopleshavemoneysoftheirown.

A、discovered

B、devised

CNdiverted

D、diversified

标准答案：B

知识点解析:devise表示”设计,发明”;discover表示“发现"；divert表示“使转

向，使改道“；diversify表示“使多样化工

41、Adoctor'sobligationwhenhecannolongertheapproachofdeathistomake

thepatientcomfortable,includingeasinghispain.

A、hangaround

B、hangon

C^holdback

D、holdon

标准答案：C

知识点解析：holdback表示“阻止的发展，退缩”;hangaround表示“闲逛”；

hangon表示“握住不放”；holdon表示“继续”。

五、完型填空（本题共10题，每题7.0分，共10分。）

A.severeB.generallyC.treatmentD.mistakenE.challengesF.disapproveG.matterH.

rigorousI.magicJ.suspectedK.publicallyL.factorsM.faultyN.basedO.questioned

Scientistshavefinallyfiguredouthowthekeygenetiedtoobesitymakespeoplefat,a

majordiscoverythatcouldopenthedoortoanentirelynewapproachtotheproblem

beyonddietandexercise.Since2007,researchershaveknownthatagenecalledFTO

wasrelatedtoobesity,buttheydidn'tknowhow,andcouldnottieittoappetiteorother

known[Cl].Nowexperimentsrevealthata[C2]versionofthegene

causesenergyfromfoodtobestoredasfat.Genetictinkeringinmiceandonhumancells

inthelabsuggeststhiscanbereversed,givinghopethatadrugorother[C3]

mightbedevelopedtodothesameinpeople.Thediscovery[C4]thenotion

that"whenpeoplegetobeseitwasbasicallytheirownchoicebecausetheychoosetocat

toomuchornotexercise,1saidstudyleaderMelinaClaussnitzer,ageneticsspecialist.

Forthefirsttime,geneticshasrevealedamechanisminobesitythatwasnotreally

[C5]beforeandgivesathirdexplanationorfactorthat'sinvolved.Several

obesitydrugsarealreadyonthemarket,buttheyare[C6]usedforshort-term

weightlossandarcaimedatthebrainandappetite:theydon'tdirectlytargetmetabolism.

Researcherscan'tguesshowlongitmightlakebeforeadrug[C7]onthenew

findingsbecomesavailable.Butit'sunlikelyitwouldbea[C8]pillthatwould

enablepeopletoeatanythingtheywantwithoutpackingonthepounds.Andtargeting

thisfatpathwaycouldaffectotherthings,soatreatmentwouldneed[C9]

testingtoprovesafeandeffective.Thegeneglitchdoesn'texplainallobesity.Itwas

foundin44percentofEuropeansbutonly5percentofblacks,soothergenesclearlyare

atwork,andfoodandexercisestill[CIO].

42、[Cl]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：（factors）从词性判断，该空格需要填入名词。依据上下文，即第一段

对肥胖基因研究发现的论述，应选择faclors,表示“因素”。

43、[C2]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：（faully）从词性判断，该空格需要填入形容词。选择「aully有两个依

据：1.上文第一段对肥胖基因研究发现的论述，以及下文提及的genetictinkering

和thiscanbereversed,还有最后一段提及的geneglitch（＞从genetictinkering（基因

修复）、canbereversed（可以被逆转）和geneglilch（基因问题）推断,肥胖基因是出了

问题的基因。2.与mistaken用法的辨析。mistaken仅仅用于表示观点、判断等是

错误的，例如：Marijuanahasfewwithdrawaleffects,andthishasgivenrisetothe

mistakenbeliefthatitisrotaddictive.而faulty既可表示判断、论证等是错误的，又

可表示机器、机制等出了故障和差错，例如：Thereportsaidthefirewasstartedby

faultyelectricalwiring.

44、[C3]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：（treatment）从词性判断，该空格需要填入名词。依据上下文，尤其是

与其相并列的名词drug,应选择irealmenl,表示“治疗”。

45、[C4I

标准答案：E

知识点解析：（challenges）从词性判断，该空格需要填入动词的第三人称单数形式。

依据上文，即第一段对肥胖基因研究新发现的论述，以及下文的“givesathird

explanationorfactorthat,sinvolved”，可以推断这个发现是对现有理论（肥胖由过度

进食和缺乏运动引发的）的质疑，故选择challengeso

46、[C5]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：（suspected）从词性判断，该空格需要填入动词ed形式。选择

suspected有两个依据：1.下文提及的“givesathirdexplanationorfactorthat's

involved”表示鸟个对肥胖症的解释是以前未曾想到的。2.与questioned用法的辨

析。suspect表示“认为可能（thinkthatsomethingisprobablytrue,especially

somethingbad）M»如：Isuspectedthattherewassomethingwrongwiththeengine.而

question贝lj表示“认为不可能（haveorexpressdoubtsaboutwhethersomethingistrue,

good,necessary,etc.）'，例如：AreyouquestioningwhatI'msaying?

47、[C6]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：（generally）从词性判断，该空格需要填入动词修饰语，很可能是副

词。选项包括generally和publically。publically在此处不适用，因为它和already

onthemarket意义重叠。所以选择generallyo

48、[C7]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：（based）选择依据上下文，尤其是依据介词on。

49、[C8]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：（magic）从词性判断，该空格需要填入形容词。依据上下文，尤其是

“thatwouldenablepeopletoeatanythingtheywantwithoutpackingonthepounds”,该

从句是对magicpill（仙丹）的诠释。

50、[C9]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：（rigorous）从词性判断，该空格需要填入形容词。选择rigorous首先依

bSCtoprovesafeandeffective,即“证明安全性和有效性”的测试，还基于与

severe用法的辨析：rigorous表示要求或过程“careful,thorough,andexact（严格

的、严谨的）“，例如：Thecarisputthroughrigorousroadperformancetests.而

severe则表示危机或破坏等“严重的（verybadorveryserious）”，例如：TheUSfaces

severeeconomicproblems.

51、[CIO]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：（matter）从词性判断，该空格需要填入动词。依据上文“Thegeneglitch

doesn'texplainallobesity”选择matter,表示肥胖基因只是能够解释肥胖症的部分原

因，食物和运动仍然很羞要。

六、选择题（本题共70题，每题1.0分，共70分。）

（1）Asrecentlyas50yearsago,economistsregardedthevitalityoftheeconomyasits

abilitytoproducethingspeoplewant（andwouldpayfor）.Today,theeconomyhasbeen

redefinedintosomethingcalledtheGrossDomesticProduct,orGDP.Itmeasuresall

goodsandservicesbroughttomarketinagivenyear.Butisitreallyanaccuratemeasure

ofhowwellaneconomyisservingpeople'sneeds?Herearesomeoutlandishwaysthe

GDPcanbeboosted.（2）ThingsKidsCanDo.Getsick.Constantmedicalattentionis

goodfortheGDP.Medicalcostsaccountfor14percentofit.Let'sstayonthegrowth

curve.Kidscancommitcrimes.Iftheygetarrested,theygotojail,theexpensivenessof

whichgivestheeconomyapush.(3)ThingsAdultsCanDo.Getadivorce.Legalcosts,

twohouses,andallthethingsthatgowithtwohouses(furniture,kitchensupplies,

pictures,etc.)areimportantcomponentsoftheGDP.Divorcesstimulateconsumer

demand.(4)Breaksomethingaroundthehouse,likeatelevision,adish,orawindow.

ReplacingtheseincreasestheGDPandcreatesjobs.(5)Smashupthecar.Itwillhaveto

befixedorreplaced.Theautoindustryemploys,directlyandindirectly,oneofevery

sevenworkersintheU.S.,andtheyneedtheovertime.(6)Forgreatresults,burndown

thehouse.Don'tworry.Ifyouhandleitright,insurancewillpayforitandtherebuilding

willkeepalotofpeoplebusyforawhile.(7)Overeat,don'texercise,don'tbrushyour

teeth,dodrugs,smoke,drink,andmakeyourselfterriblysick.Getfamilymemberstodo

thesame.HighermedicalexpendituresespeciallyhelptheGDPmoveup,up,up.(8)Hire

alawyerandtakesomebodytocourt.Lawyers'feesaredirectlyaddedtoGDP.(9)For

BestResults,GetTheGovernmentInvolved:Lobbyyourelectedrepresentativestoraise

taxesandspendmoremoney.Governmentspendingongoodsandservicesaddstothe

GDPand"creates"jobs.(10)Startawar.PreferablyonefarawaywherenoAmericans

getkilled.B-2bombers,tanks,bullets...allcountintheGDP.Also,sendStingermissiles

toliberationarmiesaroundtheworld.Maybesomeofthesemissileswillbeusedto

knockdownairliners.Replacingthemhelpstheeconomy,and,iflawyersgetinvolved,

there'saGDPbonus.(11)Targetsavers!Peoplewhosaveactuallyhurttheeconomy

becausetheydon'tspend.Ifpeoplespendtheirsavings,thenthosepurchasesareaddedto

theGDP.Whentheydon'tspend,theeconomysuffers.Whatcanbedonetodiscourage

saving?First,taxthereturnonsavings:ahighercapitalgainstaxwouldbeveryhelpful.

Second,andbest,devaluethecurrency.Byprintingupmoreandmoremoney,wecan

reducethevalueofpeople'ssavings(especiallytheirlong-termsavingssuchastheir

pensionfunds)secretlystealingtheirsavingsforpoliticianstospendandtherebyincrease

GDP.(12)GetMotherNatureOnYourSide.Prayforanaturaldisaster:ahumcane,an

earthquake,abigfire,aflood.DisastersgivetheGDPatremendousliftbecauseofallthe

rebuildingthatmusttakeplace.(13)Ifwedoallthesethings,we'llhaveenough

statisticalgrowthtoreplacedecadesofeconomicstagnation.Wemayachievedouble­

digitrates.Asforwhethertheeconomyisactuallyofvitality,wellhavetoaskan

economistwhoexercisesmorecriticaljudgmentthanthosewhoswearbyGDPdata.

52、Theword^outlandish"inParagraph1means.

A、excellent

B、familiar

C、undesirable

D、unusual

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考查词义猜测能力。oullandish表示“非常奇怪、不同寻常的工

53、Onboostingeconomy,severalthingsaresuggestedforthegovernment

EXCEPT.

A、reducingexpenditures

encouraginginflation

C、launchingawar

D、taxingmoney-savers

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题考查寻找信息的能力，只有选项A（减少开支）没有在文中提及。

54>Toboosteconomy,dieauthordoesNOTsuggest.

A、firingmissilesagainstplanes

B、increasingproductivity

C、settinghousesonfire

D、spoilingyourhealth

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题考查寻找信息的能力，只有选项B(提高生产效率)没有在文中提

及。

55、Thetoneofthepassageis.

A、angry

B、humorous

Cssupportive

D、sarcastic

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考查文章的基调或者作者的语气。通篇来看，尤其是从第一段可

以知道作者以讽刺的口吻来写这篇文章，讽刺时下以GDP数据作为经济衡量标准

的主要依据的荒谬做法。

(1)1seethisprincipalalloverasIgothroughmyday.Iseerimsoncarwheelsthatcost

upwardsof$500,justforalittlebitofdecorationonavehicle.Iseepeoplespendfouror

fivedollarsfbracupofcoffee,hundredsofdollarsforcellphonesthattheyalmostnever

use,thousandsofdollarsonhugetelevisionsetsthattheyalmostneverwatch.Allaround

usareadsandcommercialsthatkeepuswantingtobuythingsthatkeepusdissatisfied

withthewaythingsare,andthoseadsandcommercialsaretryingtoconvinceusthatif

wejustbuysomemorestuff-nomatterwhatthecost—we'llbehappierandmore

content.(2)Butsomewherealongthelinewehavetolearntomakeourowndecisions

aboutvalue.There'sacommonlawofeconomicsthatstatesthatmanypoorpeoplev/ill

staypoorbecauseofthedecisionsthattheymakeabomhowtospendtheirmoney.How

manypeoplehaveyouknownorknownof,forexample,whohavelittlemoneyyetwho

buyaveryexpensivecarwithhighmonthlypayments?Andhowmanypeoplearein

troublerightnowbecausetheyboughthousesthatweremoreexpensivethantheycould

afford?(3)WhileIwouldn'tsaythattheanswertoourmoneyissueswouldbetoskimp

andsaveeverypennyandneverhaveanyfuninlife,itisimportantthatwelearnabout

valueandaboutwhentospendhowmuch.Afewyearsago,forexample,mywifeandI

hadcellphones.AtthetimeIworkedhalfanhourfromhome,Iwasontheroadwith

sportsteamsalot,andmywifealsowasontheroadquiteabit.Thecellphonesmade

sense,eventhoughwedidn'tusethemmuch—atleastweknewthatifanything

happened,wecouldcontactoneanother.(4)Thenwemovedsomeplacewherewedidn't

needthephonesanymore,forwebothworkedclosetooneanotherandweweren'ton

theroadmuch.Suddenly,the$75everymonthtokeepthephonesmadenosense,sowe

gotridofthem.Theywerenowjustaluxuryitem,nolongerasnecessaryastheywere

before.Theysimplydidn'thavethesamevaluethattheyhadhadbefore.Andeven

thoughithadbeenquiteconvenienttomakeanoccasionalphonecallfromwhereverI

happenedtobe,thatconveniencewasnolongerworththeamountofmoneywewould

havehadtopaytomaintainit.(5)Thebestthatwecandoistolearntodefinethevalue

ofourmoneyforourselvesandtoexchangeourmoneyforgoodsandservicesthathave

equalorevengreatervalue.Moneyishere,andit'sapartofourlives.Wecanlivewithit

andhaveitworkforus,orwecansquanderitandloseitandbecomeangryand

frustratedwithourloss.Thechoiceisours,butonethingisforsure—thepathto

happinessdoesn'tlieinexchangingourmoneyfbrgoodsorservicesoflittlevalue:rather,

weneedtomakesurethatthemoneywespendismoneywellspent.Onlythencanwe

avoidtheresentmentandfrustrationthatwillcomeoverhavingwastedmoneywhenwe

didn'tneedto.

56、Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A、Povertycanbereducedbycaution.

Tryingtosavemoneyisveryimportant.

C、Over-consumptionmayleadtofinancialproblems.

D、Thepoorcanhaveluxuriesiftheyaremoney-savers.

标准答灸C

知识点解析：本题考查段落大意。过度消费可能导致经济问题。本段的段落大意很

难直接从文章中找出，必须概括、提炼。

57、Theauthorgivesupusingphonesdueto.

A、theirfinancialproblems

B、theinessentialityofphones

C>theirattachmenttotheoldone

D、theinconvenienceinthenewplace

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题考查细节信息理解。作者最终放弃使用手机是