大学英语四六级考试-模拟试题-2006年6月英语四级模拟考试(恩波)(3)

6月英语四级模拟考试(恩波)(3)Passage four:Psychological tests are tools. Like all tools, their effectiveness depends on the knowledge, skill, and sincerity of the user. A hammer can be used to build a beautiful kitchen cabinet of it can be used as a weapon of assault. Like a hammer, intelligence tests can be used for positive purposes or they can be abusive. It is important for both the test constructor and the test examiner to be familiar with the current state of scientific knowledge about intelligence and intelligence tests.Even though they have limitations, intelligence tests are among psychologys most widely used tools. To be effective, though, intelligence tests must be viewed realistically. They should not be thought of as a fixed, unchanging indicator of a persons intelligence. They should also be used in conjunction with other information about a person and should not be relied upon as the sole indicator of whether a child should be placed in a special-education or gifted class. The childs developmental history, medical background, performance in school, social competencies, and family experiences should be taken into account, too.The single number provided by many IQ tests can easily lead to stereotypes and expectations about a person. Many people do not know how to sweeping generalizations about a person are too often made on the basis of an IQ score. Imagine, for example, that you are a teacher sitting in the teachers lounge the day after school has started in the a fellow teacher remarks that she had Johnny in class last year, and goes on to say that he was a dunce. You cannot help but remember this information, and it may lead you to think that Johnny Jones is not very bright so it is useless to spend much time teaching him. In this way, IQ scores are misused and stereotypes are formed.26. According to the author, intelligence tests_.A. cannot be used as the indicator of a persons intelligence.B. Can be used for positive purposes and can also be misused.C. Are widely used because it is the sole indicator of ones intelligence.D. Are not so effective due to their own shortcomings27. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The knowledge, skill and the sincerity of the user are the factors determining the effectiveness of the psychological testB. Since the intelligence tests have limitations, their results are not reliable although they are used very often.C. A persons intelligence can be measured with precision and accuracy if he or she takes an intelligence test.D. Whether a child should be placed in a gifted class can easily be decided by his performance in the intelligence test.28. The word “dunce”( Para. 3) stands for_.A. an average student B. a slow learnerC. a dancing genius D . a lazy boy or girl29. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that_.A. low score in intelligence test indicate that one is a slow learnerB. intelligence tests are not scientific and must be prohibitedC. teacher should not treat students unequally according to their intelligence differenceD. intelligence tests are often misused and often lead to stereotype30. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. The Merits of Intelligence TestsB. The Use and Misuse of Intelligence TestsC. The importance of Intelligence TestsD. The Limitations of Intelligence TestsPart III Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.31. She met with no challenge because her arguments sound facts.A) put forward B) rested on C) made for D) conjured up32. The teacher tried to explain the problem but her explanation did not to the students.A) get across B) come around C) go by D) make out33. It was such a hot day that everyone swimming in the river.A) tended to B) was inclined to C) made for D) felt like34. Old Mr. Browns condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will .A) pull through B) pull up C) pull back D) pull out35. We often advise him not to drink more wine is good for his health.A) as B) than C) that D) but36. Please your remarks to the topic under discussion.A) confess B) confirm C) confuse D) confine37. Several special programs were designed to disadvantaged youths aged -21 to become more responsible, employable, and productive.A) resist B) insist C) persist D) assist38. He was at the of his career when he was killed in a traffic accident.A) glamour B) extreme C) bloom D) peak39. When do you think the President will you in office?A) locate B) confirm C）reinforce D）qualify40. Mary went through the report carefully to all spelling mistakes from it.A) diminish B) withdraw C) eliminate D) abandon41. He arrived very late at night, in the early hours this morning.A) in conclusion B) or rather C) on the whole D) by and large42. Mother always taught me to be thrifty and not to live .A) beyond my means B) out of place C) at my leisure D) around the clock43. President Bandas background as a doctor has given him into the medical problems that face the country.A) a view B) a vision C) an insight D) a sight44. In New York there is a shifting population of vagrants usually with an unhealthy for alcohol.A) attitude B) aptitude C) appetite D) altitude45. Cars and motorcycles are similar they are both privately owned means of transport.A) so that B) in that C) for that D) in which46. The exhibition of poor sportsmanship a sense of disgust in all who witnessed it.A) rose B) arose C) aroused D) raised47. When the nurse took his temperature, it was two degrees above .A) regular B) ordinary C) average D) normal48. The traveler looks like an Englishman, but his foreign accent gave him .A) away B) out C) off D) over49. We Americans do a lot of business lunch, but people here prefer to tell stories.A) in B) over C) within D) without50. He just cannot to the different life style here in America.A) alter B) modify C) adapt D) adopt51. The theory was attacked ten years ago when it was first _, but gradually it was accepted.A) promoted B) enhanced C) advanced D) conceived52. _preparations are now being made for the Presidents official visit to three foreign countries.A) Elaborate B) Graceful C) Royal D) Tedious53. The bus is so crowded that there is _sufficient room for you.A) rarely B) seldom C) scarcely D) some54. Poor health and lack of money may both be _to educational progress.A) restraints B) stains C) scarcities D) barriers55. As for the Flat Earth theory, I believe I can _it with my own experiences of navigation.A). deny B) reject C) object D) refu