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237大學英語四級模擬題十一及答案ListeningComprehension(Omitted)ReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology.Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisamethodofsolvingpracticalproblems.Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservablephenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethesefactsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andproceduresforimplementingthefindingofscience.Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththeprogressineach.Progressinscienceexcludesthehumanfactor.Scientists,whoseektocomprehendtheuniverseandknowthetruthwithinthehighestdegreeofaccuracyandcertainty,cannotpayattentiontotheirownorotherpeople'slikesordislikesortopopularideasaboutthefitnessofthings.Whatscientistsdiscovermayshockorangerpeople-asdidDarwin,stheoryofevolution.Butevenanunpleasanttruthismorethanlikelytobeuseful;besides,wehavethechoiceofrefusingtobelieveit!Buthardlysowithtechnology;wedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtohearthesonicboomproducedbyasupersonicaircraftflyingoverhead;wedonothavetheoptionofrefusingtobreathepollutedair;andwedonothavetheoptionoflivinginanon-atomicage.Unlikescienceprogress,technologymustbemeasuredintermsofthehumanfactor.Thelegitimatepurposeoftechnologyistoservepeopleingeneral,notmerelysomepeople;andfuturegenerations,notmerelythosewhopresentlywishtogainadvantageforthemselves.Technologymustbehumanisticifitistoleadtoabetterworld.Thedifferencebetweenscienceandtechnologyliesinthat.theformerprovidesanswerstotheoreticalquestionswhilethelattertopracticalproblemstheformerseekstocomprehendtheuniversewhilethelatterhelpschangethematerialworldtheformeraimstodiscovertheinter-connectionsoffactsandtherulesthatexplainthemwhilethelatter,todiscovernewdesignsandwaysofmakingthethingsweuseinourdailylifealloftheaboveWhichofthefollowingmayberepresentativeofscience?Theimprovementofpeople'slife.Thetheoryofpeoplefslife.Farmingtools.Massproduction.Accordingtotheauthor,scientifictheories.mustbestrictlyobjectiveusuallytakeintoconsiderationpeople*slikesanddislikesshouldconformtopopularopinionsalwaysappearinperfectandfinishedformsTheauthorstatesthattechnologyitself.isresponsibleforwidespreadpollutionandresourceexhaustionshouldservethosewhowishtogainadvantageforthemselveswillleadtoabetterworldifputtowiseusewillinevitablybeforbadpurposeThetoneoftheauthorinthispassageis.positivenegativeC)factualD)criticalPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Americanshavealwaysbeenambivalentintheirattitudestowardeducation.Ontheonehand,freeanduniversalpubliceducationwasseenasnecessaryinademocracy,forhowelsewouldcitizenslearnhowtogovernthemselvesinaresponsibleway?Ontheotherhand,Americawasalwaysacountrythatofferedfinancialopportunitiesforwhicheducationwasnotneeded:ontheroadfromragstoriches,schooling-beyondthebasicsofreading,writing,andarithmetic-wasanunnecessarydetour.Eventoday,itisstillpossibleforpeopletoachievefinancialsuccesswithoutmucheducation,butthenumberofsituationsinwhichthisispossibleisdecreasing.Intoday*smorecomplexworld,theopportunitiesforfinancialsuccessiscloselyrelatedtotheneedforeducation,especiallyhighereducation.Oursocietyisrapidlybecomingonewhosechiefproductisinformation,anddealingwiththisinformationrequiresmoreandmorespecializededucation.Inotherwords,wegrowuplearningmoreandmoreaboutfewerandfewersubjects.Inthefuture,thistrendislikelytocontinue.Tomorrow*sworldwillbeevenmorecomplexthantoday'sworld,and,tomanagethiscomplexity,evenmorespecializededucationwillbeneeded.TcationingeneralAmericans'attitudeshighereducationAmericaneducationAmericans'attitudestowardeducationhavealwaysbeen.A)certainB)contradictoryC)ambitiousD)unclearToday,financialsuccessiscloselyrelatedtotheneedfor?A)highereducationB)publiceducationC)responsiblecitizensD)learningthebasicsIrmationisouronlyproducteducationinthefuturewillbespecializedweareenteringanageofinformationwearelivinginanageofinformationWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?TheHistoryofAmericanEducation.TheNeedforSpecializedEducation.TheFutureoftheAmericanEducationalSystem.AttitudestowardAmericanEducation.PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Agrowingworldpopulationandthediscoveriesofsciencemayalterthispatternofdistributioninthefuture.Asmenslowlylearntomasterdiseases,controlfloods,preventfamines,andstopwars,fewerpeopledieeveryyear;andinconsequencethepopulationoftheworldissteadilyincreasing.In1925therewereabout2,000millionpeopleintheworld;bytheendofthecenturytheremaywellbeover4,000million.Whennumbersrisetheextramouthsmustbefed.Newlandsmustbebroughtundercultivation,orlandalreadyfarmedmadetoyieldlargercrops.Insomeareastheaccessiblelandissointensivelycultivatedthatitwillbedifficulttomakeitprovidemorefood.Insomeareasthepopulationissodensethatthelandisparceledoutinunitstootinytoallowformuchimprovementinfarmingmethods.Werealargepartofthisfarmingpopulationdrawnoffintoindustrialoccupations,thelandmightbefarmedmuchmoreproductivelybymodernmethods.Thereisnowaraceforscience,technology,andindustrytokeeptheoutputoffoodrisingfasterthanthenumberofpeopletobefed.Newstrainsofcropsarebeingdevelopedwhichwillthriveinunfavorableclimates:therearenowfarmsbeyondtheArcticCircleinSiberiaandNorthAmerica;irrigationanddry-farmingmethodsbringaridlandsundertheplough,damsholdbackthewatersofgreatriverstoensurewaterforthefieldsinallseasonsandtoprovideelectricpowerfornewindustries;industrialchemistryprovidesfertilizerstosuitparticularsoils;aeroplanesspraycropstodestroylocustsandmanyplantdiseases.Everyyearsomenewmeansisdevisedtoincreaseortoprotectthefoodoftheworld.Theauthorsaysthattheworldpopulationisgrowingbecause.therearemanyrichvalleysandfertileplainsthepatternofdistributionisbeingalteredpeoplearelivinglongernewlandisbeingbroughtundercultivationTheauthorsaysthatindenselypopulatedareasthelandmightbemoreproductivelyfarmedif.theplotsweresubdividedalargepartofthepeoplemovedtoadifferentpartofthecountryindustrialmethodswereusedinfarmingtheunitsoflandweremademuchlargerWearetoldthattherearenowfarmsbeyondtheArcticCircle.Tducingnewstrainsofcropsirrigationanddry-farmingmethodsprovidingfertilizersdestroyingpestsanddiseaseWhichofthesewordsisnearestinmeaningtotheword"strains”?A)typesB)sizesC)seedsD)harvestsTheauthor，smainpurposeisto.A)argueforabeliefB)describeaphenomenonC)entertainD)proposeaconclusionPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Forsometimepastithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatbabies-andothercreatures-learntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadto"rewards”;andthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthisistrue.Butitusedalsotobewidelybelievedthateffectiverewards,atleastintheearlystages,hadtobedirectlyrelatedtosuchbasicphysiological(生理的)”drives"asthirstorhunger.Inotherwords,ababywouldlearnifhegotfoodordrinkorsomesortofphysicalcomfort,nototherwise.Itisnowclearthatthisisnotso.Babieswilllearntobehaveinwaysthatproduceresultsintheworldwithnorewardexceptthesuccessfuloutcome.Papousekbeganhisstudiesbyusingmilkinthenormalwayto"reward"thebabiesandsoteachthemtocarryoutsomesimplemovements,suchasturningtheheadtoonesideortheother.Thenhenoticedthatababywhohadhadenoughtodrinkwouldrefusethemilkbutwouldstillgoonmakingthelearnedresponsewithclearsignsofpleasure.Sohebegantostudythechildren，sresponsesinsituationswherenomilkwasprovided.Hequicklyfoundthatchildrenasyoungasfourmonthswouldlearntoturntheirheadstorightorleftifthemovement'switchedon"adisplayoflights-andindeedthattheywerecapableoflearningquitecomplexturnstobringaboutthisresult,forinstance,twoleftortworight,oreventomakeasmanyasthreeturnstooneside.Papousek，slightdisplaywasplaceddirectlyinfrontofthebabiesandhemadetheinterestingobservationthatsometimestheywouldnotturnbacktowatchthelightscloselyalthoughtheywould"smileandbubble"whenthedisplaycameon.Papousekconcludedthatitwasnotprimarilythesightofthelightswhichpleasedthem,itwasthesuccesstheywereachievinginsolvingtheproblem,inmasteringtheskill,andthatthereexistsafundamentalhumanurgetomakesenseoftheworldandbringitunderintentionalcontrol.Accordingtotheauthor,babieslearntodothingswhich.aredirectlyrelatedtopleasurewillmeettheirphysicalneedswillbringthemafeelingofsuccesswillsatisfytheircuriosityPapouseknoticedinhisstudiesthatababy.wouldmakelearnedresponseswhenitsawthemilkwouldcarryoutlearnedmovementswhenithadenoughtodrinkwouldcontinuethesimplemovementswithoutbeinggivenmilkwouldturnitsheadtorightorleftwhenithadenoughtodrinkInPapousek*sexperimentbabiesmakelearnedmovementsoftheheadinorderto.havethelightsturnedonberewardedwithmilkpleasetheirparentsbepraisedThebabieswould"smileandbubble"atthelightsbecause.thelightsweredirectlyrelatedtosomebasic“drives”thesightofthelightswasinterestingtheyneednotturnbacktowatchthelightstheysucceededin"switchingon“thelightsAccordingtoPapousek,thepleasurebabiesgetinachievingsomethingisareflectionof.abasichumandesiretounderstandandcontroltheworldthesatisfactionofcertainphysiologicalneedstheirstrongdesiretosolvecomplexproblemsafundamentalhumanurgetodisplaytheirlearnedskillsPartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.It'stheinthiscountrytogooutandpickfloweronthefirstdayofspring.A)caseB)customC)habitD)precedentHedidn，ttaketheflatbecausehecouldn*taffordthe.A)hireB)fareC)rentD)salaryI*vemadeanforyoutoseethedentistat5o*clocktomorrow.A)appointmentB)interviewC)opportunityD)assignationThehousewaspoorlybuilt;for,theroofleaked.A)shortB)certainC)onethingD)suretheweatherisconcerned,Idonotthinkitmatters.A)SolongasB)SofarasC)AslongasD)SofarThecontinuousrainsettheharvestingofwheatbytwoweeks.A)offB)backC)downD)aboutThehelicopterh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71 ofthePresidentoftheUS 72 themostpowerfulmanin73 .Butwhentherepresentativesofthe13formerBritishcolonies 74todrawuptheconstitutionofthenewcountry75 1788, 76 ofthemwerenotsurewhetherthey 77 tohaveaPresidentatall.Therewereeven 78 who 79 aking, 80 theirsuccessfulwaragainsttheBritishking,GeorgeIII.Thedecisionwasindoubt 81 thelastmoment.Onegroupwanted 82_forlife,while 83 suggestedthat 84 notbeaPresident,becauseaCommitteewouldgovernthecountrybetter;athirdgroup 85 aPresident.86 termofofficewouldlastsevenyearsbutwhocouldnotstandforreelection,becausetheywereafraidhewouldspendhistime 87 votesatthenextelection.IntheendtheychoseGeorgeWashingtonasPresidentforfouryearsandlethim_88 forreelectionbecausetheytrustedhim.Buttheywere 89 tomakerulesincaseafuturePresident 90 badlyandtheseruleswereusedtogetridofPresidentNixontwohundredsyearslater.A)usetothinkB)thinkC)thinksD)usestothinkA)tobeB)beingC)likeD)asA)westernworldB)thewesternworldC)accidentD)theaccidentA)foundB)metC)encounteredD)puttogetherA)atB)byC)onD)inA)anumberB)agreatdealC)alargeamountD)themostA)shouldB)wouldC)neededD)mustA)fewB)afewC)littleD)alittleA)hadpreferredB)wouldhavepreferredC)shouldhavepreferredD)werepreferringA)althoughB)howeverC)neverthelessD)inspiteofA)untilB)asfarasC)sofarasD)byA)thatthePresidentwaselectedthatthePresidentwouldbeelectedtoelectthePresidenttobeelectedthePresidentA)anotherB)otherC)theotherD)someotherA)itshouldB)itwouldC)thereshouldD)therewouldA)wouldhavelikedB)wouldratherC)wouldlikeD)wouldbelikingA) that'sB)whoseC) whichD)ofwhichA) lookingforB)to lookforC)tolookat D) looking atA) standB)tostand C)bestandingD)that he stoodA) socarefulB)too carefulC)carefulenough D)enough carefulA)wouldcarryB)carriedC)wouldbehaveD)behavedPartVWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"TheExpensesofanAverageWorker”.Youshouldstudythefollowingtablecarefullyandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinesgivenbelow.Youshouldwriteatleast100words.Thechangesintheworker，sexpensesfrom1990to2000.Thepossiblereasonsforthechanges.Myprediction.YearFood(%)Clothing(%)Dailyarticles(%)Entertainment(%)Education(%)Totalincome(yuan)19905082021050002000201510123012000TheExpensesofanAverageWorker答案DBACC 26. DBABD 31. CDAAA 36. CCADABCACB 46. BBDCB 51. BBBAB 56. BBBCA 61.BDCDA66.BCDBBCDBBD 76. ACBBD 81, ACACC 86. BAACC大學英語四級模擬題十二及答案ListeningComprehension(Omitted)ReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Acculturation,whichbeginsatbirth,istheprocessofteachingnewgenerationsofchildrenthecustomsandvaluesoftheparents*culture.Howpeopletreatnewborns,forexample,canbeindicativeofculturalvalues.IntheUnitedStatesitisnotuncommonforparentstoputanewborninaseparateroomthatbelongsonlytothechild.Thishelpstopreserveparents*privacyandallowsthechildtogetusedtohavinghisorherownroom,whichisseenasafirststeptowardpersonalindependence.Americanstraditionallyhaveheldindependenceandacloselyrelatedvalue,individualism,inhighesteem.Parentstrytoinstilltheseprevailingvaluesintheirchildren.AmericanEnglishexpressesthesevaluepreferences:childrenshould“cutthe(umbilical)cord“andareencouragednottobe“tiedtotheirmothers*apronstrings.Intheprocessoftheirsocializationchildrenlearnto'lookoutfornumberone“andto"standontheirowntwofeet”.Manychildrenaretaughtataveryearlyagetomakedecisionsandberesponsiblefortheiractions.Oftenchildrenworkformoneyoutsidethehomeasafirststeptoestablishingautonomy.Nine-orten-year-oldchildrenmaydelivernewspapersintheirneighborhoodsandsaveorspendtheirearnings.Teenagers(13to18years)maybaby-sitneighbors,homesinordertoearnafewdollaraweek.Receivingaweeklyallowanceatanearlyageteacheschildrentobudgettheirmoney,preparingthemforfuturefinancialindependence.Manyparentsbelievethatmanagingmoneyhelpschildrenlearnresponsibilityaswellasappreciatethevalueofmoney.Accordingtothispassage,thewaypeopletreatnewborns.isasignoftheircustomsisanindicationoftheirlevelofknowledgesymbolizestheirsocialsystemvariesfromculturetocultureTheexpression,“tocutthecord”,isusedtoshowthat.childrendon*tliketheirparentsparentsdon'tfeelclosetotheirchildrenparentswouldnotliketolivetogetherwiththeirchildrenindependencefromone，sfamilyisanimportantpersonalgoalinUSAChildrenwhoare'tiedtotheapronstrings',.arecaughtintheirmothers'apronsmustalwayswearanapronwhentheyeatareverydependentontheirmothersareindependentfromtheirparentsAmericanpeopleoftenlettheirchiIdrenworkformoneyoutsidethehomeataveryearlyagebecause.childrenhavetoearnmoneytohelpthefamilytheyneedmoremoneytheywantthemtobeginestablishingautonomychildrenhavetosavemoneyforfutureuseItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat.AmericansaremoneyloversAmericansadmireindependenceAmericansaregoodatdecision-makingAmericansareallresponsiblePassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Manypeoplebelievethattheglarefromsnowcausessnowblindness.Yet,darkglassesornot,theyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesandwateringeyes,andevensnowblindness,whenexposedtoseveralhoursof"snowlight”.TheUnitedStatesArmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnowdoesnotcausesnowblindnessintroopsinasnow-coveredcountry.Rather,aman,seyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofocusoninabroadexpanseofbarrensnow-coveredterrain.Sohisgazecontinuallyshiftsandjumpsbackandforthovertheentirelandscapeinsearchofsomethingtolookat.Findingnothing,hourafterhour,theeyesneverstopsearchingandtheeyeballsbecomesoreandtheeyemusclesache.Natureoffsetsthisirritationbyproducingmoreandmorefluidwhichcoverstheeyeballs.Thefluidcoverstheeyeballinincreasingquantityuntilvisionblurs,thenisobscured,andtheresultistotal,eventhoughtemporary,snowblindness.ExperimentsledtotheArmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthisproblem.Scoutsaheadofamainbodyoftroopsaretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushes,creatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-coveredlandscape.Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweight,darkcoloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheytoocanfocus.Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.Theirgazeisarrested.Theireyesfocusonabushandhavingfoundsomethingtosee,stopscouringthesnow-blanketedlandscape.Byfocusingtheirattentionononeobjectatatime,themencancrossthesnowwithoutbecominghopelesslysnowblindorlost.Inthiswaytheproblemofcrossingasolidwhiteterrainisovercome.Topreventheadache,wateringeyesandblindnesscausedbytheglarefromsnow,darkglassesare.indispensableusefulineffectiveavailableWhentheeyesaresoretearsareproducedto.clearthevisionremedysnowblindnesseasetheirritationloosenthemusclesSnowblindnessmaybeavoidedby.concentratingonthesolidwhiteterrainsearchingforsomethingtolookatinsnow-coveredterrainprovidingtheeyeswithsomethingtofocusoncoveringtheeyeballswithfluidTheeyeballsbecomesoreandtheeyemusclesachebecause.tearscovertheeyeballstheeyesareirritatedbyblindingsunlighttheeyesareirritatedbyblindingsnowthereisnothingtofocusonAsuitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe.SnowblindnessandHowtoOvercomeItNature，sCureforSnowblindnessSoldiersintheSnowSnowVisionPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Untilthe1980s,theAmericanhomelesspopulationcomprisedmainlyoldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infact,a25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thistransientandfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems-bothlegalandeducational-foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350,000tothreemillion.Likewise,estimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.AU.S.DepartmentofEducationreport,basedonstateestimates,statesthatthereare220,000homelessschool-agechildren,aboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis.ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildren,andthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthe"throwaway"youthswhohavebeencastofftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthem,manyofwhomarenotcountedaschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.Federallaw,theStewartMcKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987,includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.TheeducationalprovisionsoftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschildrenhavetherighttoafree,appropriateeducation.In1987,theAmericanhomelesspopulationwasmadeupof.A)oldermalesB)schoolchildrenC)adultsD)bothAandBTheauthorimpliesinthefirstparagraphthat.thehomelesspopulationisgrowingrapidlythereisseriousshortageofschooladministratorsandteachershomelesschildrenoftenmovefromplacetoplacehomelesschildrenusuallystayoutsideschoolsTheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereare—homelesschildren.A)7000,000B)350,000C)440,000D)70,000Onepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttocount.Thereasonmightbethat,homelesschildrenliveonthestreetshomelesschildrenhavenoparentsthehomelessaretooyoungtobecountedaschildrenthehomelesschildrenarenottakenasmembersoftheirfamiliesTheaimoftheMcKinneyActisto.offereducationforhomelesschildrenprovidefamilysheltersforhomelesschildrenreducethenumberofhomelesschildrenestimatethenumberofhomelesspopulationPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploitedyearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit