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專四模擬試題（閱讀篇1）專四模擬試題（閱讀篇1）Glacier National Park in Montana shares boundaries with Canada, an American Indian reservation, and a national forest. Along the North Fork of the Flathead River, the park also borders about 17,000 acres of private lands that are currently used for ranching, timber, and agriculture. This land is an important part of the habitat and migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park. These private lands are essentially the only ones available for development in the region.With encouragement from the park, local landowners initiated a land use planning effort to guide the future of the North Fork. The park is a partner in an inter local agreement that calls for resource managing agencies to work together and with the more than 400 private owners in the area. A draft plan has been prepared, with objective of maintaining traditional economic uses but limiting new development that would damage park resources. Voluntary action by landowners, in cooperation with the park and the county, is helping to restrict small lot subdivisions, maintain wildlife corridors, and minimize any harmful impact on the environment.The willingness of local landowners to participate in this protection effort may have been stimulated by concerns that congress would impose a legislative solution. Nevertheless, many local residents want to retain the existing character of the area. Meetings between park officials and landowners have led to a dramatically improved understanding of all concerns.1. The passage mainly discusses_.A. the endangered species in Glacier National Park B. the protection of lands surrounding Glacier National Park C. conservation laws imposed by the state of Montana D. conservation laws imposed by Congress2. Why are the private lands surrounding Glacier National Park so important? A. They function as a hunting preserve. B. They are restricted to government use. C. They are heavily populated. D. They contain natural habitats of threatened species.3. The relationship between park officials and neighboring landowners may best be described as_. A. indifferent B. intimateC. cooperative D. disappointing4. It can be inferred from the passage that a major interest of the officials of Glacier National Park is to_. A. limit land development around the park B. establish a new park in Montana C. influence national legislation D. settle border disputes with Canada答案解析：1. B) 這是一道主旨題。通過閱讀文章可知，為了保護冰川國家公園的瀕危物種和資源，公園當局和地方土地所有者制訂了限制土地使用計劃，故答案為B。 2. D) 這是一道細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第三句“This land is an important part of the habitat and migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park.”（這片土地是非常重要的，因為這里是幾種經(jīng)常光顧此公園的瀕危物種的棲息地和遷徙路線。）可知選項D為正確答案。 3. C) 根據(jù)第二段可知，公園當局和地方土地所有者密切合作來保護資源，因此他們的關系是cooperative (合作性的)。 4. A) 這是一道推理題。根據(jù)第二段第三句和閱讀全文，我們很容易就可以得到這樣一個信息：為了保護自然資源和瀕危物種，公園管理者限制那些會破壞資源的土地開發(fā)。因此選項A為正確答案。專四模擬試題（閱讀篇2）Human beings have used tools for a very long time. In some parts of the world you can still find tools that people used more than two million years ago. They made these tools by hitting one stone against another. In this way, they broke off pieces from one of the stones. These chips of stone were usually sharp on one side. People used them for cutting meat and skin from dead animals, and also for making other tools out of wood.Human beings needed to use tools because they did not have sharp teeth like other meat eating animals, such as lions and tigers. Tools helped people to get food more easily. Working with tools also helped to develop human intelligence. The human brain grew bigger, and human beings began to invent more and more tools and machines. The stone chip was one of the first tools that people used, and perhaps it is the most important. Some scientists say that it was the key to success of mankind.1. The stone chip is thought to be the most important tool because it _.A. was one of the first toolsB. developed human capabilitiesC. led to the invention of machinesD. was crucial to the development of mankind 2. At the end of the passage the author seems to suggest that life in future is _.A. disastrous B. unpredictable C. exciting D. colorful. D) 這是一道細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段尾句“Some scientists say that it was the key to the success of mankind”可知“stone chip”對于人類的發(fā)展起到了非常重要的作用，這與D正好相符。2. B) 在文章最后一段中作者說人類在過去的幾百萬年時間里一直使用“stone chip”，人類社會發(fā)生的變化很小。而我們使用“silicon chips”才不過幾年，生活卻發(fā)生了巨大的變化。于是作者發(fā)出了疑問：“二十年后的生活會是什么樣子的呢？”，“ 二百萬年后的世界又會是什么樣子呢？”，表明將來的生活無法預料，這與選項B相符專四模擬試題（閱讀篇3）As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America were building with adobesun baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably like modern apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a thousand people, along with store rooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them pueblos, which is Spanish for town.The people of the pueblos raised what are calledthe three sisters - corn, beans, and squash. They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.The way of life of less settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as small rabbits and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of todays Inuit hunted seals, walruses, and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou.The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison, commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their clothing and covering of their tents and tipis.1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The architecture of early American Indian buildings. B. The movement of American Indians across North America. C. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians. D. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America.2. It can be inferred from the passage that the dwellings of the Hopi and Zuni were_. A. very smallB. highly advancedC. difficult to defendD. quickly constructed答案答案：1. D) 根據(jù)閱讀短文可知，作者主要描述了北美地區(qū)不同印第安部落的不同的生活方式 。故選項D為正確答案。2. B) 此題為推斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段可知，早在一千年前Hopi和Zuni兩支北美印第安部落就用一種磚坯“adobe”來建造房屋，高可達四層樓高，有居住室還有儲藏室，頗像現(xiàn)代的公寓，故選項B（高度發(fā)達）為正確答案。專四模擬試題（閱讀篇4）Glacier National Park in Montana shares boundaries with Canada, an American Indian reservation, and a national forest. Along the North Fork of the Flathead River, the park also borders about 17,000 acres of private lands that are currently used for ranching, timber, and agriculture. This land is an important part of the habitat and migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park. These private lands are essentially the only ones available for development in the region.With encouragement from the park, local landowners initiated a land use planning effort to guide the future of the North Fork. The park is a partner in an inter local agreement that calls for resource managing agencies to work together and with the more than 400 private owners in the area. A draft plan has been prepared, with objective of maintaining traditional economic uses but limiting new development that would damage park resources. Voluntary action by landowners, in cooperation with the park and the county, is helping to restrict small lot subdivisions, maintain wildlife corridors, and minimize any harmful impact on the environment.The willingness of local landowners to participate in this protection effort may have been stimulated by concerns that congress would impose a legislative solution. Nevertheless, many local residents want to retain the existing character of the area. Meetings between park officials and landowners have led to a dramatically improved understanding of all concerns.1. The passage mainly discusses_. A. the endangered species in Glacier National Park B. the protection of lands surrounding Glacier National Park C. conservation laws imposed by the state of Montana D. conservation laws imposed by Congress2. Why are the private lands surrounding Glacier National Park so important? A. They function as a hunting preserve. B. They are restricted to government use. C. They are heavily populated. D. They contain natural habitats of threatened species.3. The relationship between park officials and neighboring landowners may best be described as_. A. indifferent B. intimateC. cooperative D. disappointing4. It can be inferred from the passage that a major interest of the officials of Glacier National Park is to_. A. limit land development around the park B. establish a new park in Montana C. influence national legislation D. settle border disputes with Canada 1. B) 這是一道主旨題。通過閱讀文章可知，為了保護冰川國家公園的瀕危物種和資源，公園當局和地方土地所有者制訂了限制土地使用計劃，故答案為B。2. D) 這是一道細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第三句“This land is an important part of the habitat and migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park.”（這片土地是非常重要的，因為這里是幾種經(jīng)常光顧此公園的瀕危物種的棲息地和遷徙路線。）可知選項D為正確答案。3. C) 根據(jù)第二段可知，公園當局和地方土地所有者密切合作來保護資源，因此他們的關系是cooperative (合作性的)。 4. A) 這是一道推理題。根據(jù)第二段第三句和閱讀全文，我們很容易就可以得到這樣一個信息：為了保護自然資源和瀕危物種，公園管理者限制那些會破壞資源的土地開發(fā)。因此選項A為正確答案。專四模擬試題（閱讀篇5）About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawing, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.1. Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because_. A. the hunters wanted to see the pictures B. the painters were animal lovers C. the painters wanted to show imagination D. the pictures were thought to be helpful2. The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that_. A. the former was easy to write B. there were fewer signs in the former C. the former was easy to pronounce D. each sign stood for only one sound3. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet. B. The Egyptians liked to write comic strip stories. C. The Roman alphabet was developed from the Egyptian one. D. The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyptians.4. In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures _. A. should be made comprehensible B. should be made interesting C. are of much use in our life D. have disappeared from our life1. D) 根據(jù)文章第一段第五行“Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.”可知古代人以為在墻上畫畫會對他們有所幫助，故選項D為正確答案。2. C) 在做此類題時要注意題干的要求。通過閱讀文章第四段很清楚就知道選項C “前者容易發(fā)音”在文中沒有提及，故為正確答案。3. A) 可用排除法來做本題。通過閱讀文章很清楚選項B和D為錯誤陳述。選項C “羅馬字母是從埃及字母發(fā)展而來的”根據(jù)文章第四段第四，五句可知為錯誤論述，因此只有選項A為正確答案。4. C) 文章最后一段講述了圖畫在今天的用途，故選項C為正確答案專四模擬試題（閱讀篇6）There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world, even the seasonal changes, as unpredictable, and they sought through various means, to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances, and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the acting area and the auditorium. In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect-success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun-as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.Another theory traces the theaters origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The origins of theater. B. The role of ritual in modern dance. C. The importance of storytelling. D. The variety of early religious activities.2. What aspect of drama does the author discuss in the first paragraph? A. The reason drama is often unpredictable. B. The seasons in which dramas were performed. C. The connection between myths and dramatic plots. D. The importance of costumes in early drama.3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a common element of theater and ritual? A. Dance.B. Costumes.C. Music.D. Magic.4. According to the passage, what is the main difference between ritual and drama? A. Ritual uses music whereas drama does not. B. Ritual is shorter than drama. C. Ritual requires fewer performers than drama. D. Ritual has a religious purpose and drama does not.5. The passage supports which of the following statements? A. No one really knows how the theater began. B. Myths are no longer represented dramatically. C. Storytelling is an important part of dance. D. Dramatic activities require the use of costumes.1. A) 這是一道主旨題。根據(jù)文章第一句“There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece.”及第三段第一句“Another theory traces the theaters origin from the human interest in storytelling.”可知本文是討論戲劇的起源的。故選項A為正確答案。2. C) 這也是一道主旨題。本題可用排除法來做。通過閱讀第一段，首先很明顯可將選項B和D排除；選項A（戲劇無法預測的原因）也不正確，故只有選項C（神話與戲劇情節(jié)的聯(lián)系）為正確答案。3. D) 這是一道細節(jié)題。在做本題時要注意題干中的NOT。通過閱讀文章很明顯選項D Magic 為正確答案。4. D) 根據(jù)文章第二段可知盡管有人說戲劇起源于宗教儀式，但是它們還是有區(qū)別的，例如：戲劇演出“performances”要有合適的演出地點；戲劇表演時，“表演區(qū)”（“acting area”）和“觀看區(qū)”（ “auditorium”）有明顯的分界線，另外表演戲劇還要有演員。而宗教儀式在進行過程中為了避免犯錯誤都是由宗教領袖來進行，由他們戴上面具，穿上服裝來模仿其他人，動物或超自然的東西，做出一些動作以求達到一些目的，例如：在打獵或戰(zhàn)斗中取得勝利，祈雨等。由此可判斷宗教儀式都有一定的宗教目的，而戲劇卻沒有，這正符合選項D。5. A) 通過閱讀文章可知，選項A 為正確答案。專四模擬試題（閱讀篇7）Certainly no creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber. All living creature， especially human beings， have their peculiarities， but everything about the little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a bizarre animal that， among other eccentricities， eats mud， feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating for long periods， and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets？For some fifty million years， despite all its eccentricities， the sea cucumber has subsisted on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet， under rocks in shallow water， or on the surface of mud flats. Common in cool water on both Atlantic and Pacific shores， it has the ability to suck up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present.Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colors，