2021年6月大学英语四级考试模拟试题（9）

1、XX年6月大学英语四级考试模拟试题（9） Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions:There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers _rked A,B,C and D.You should choose the One best answer and blacken the correspondin

2、g letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil. Passage 1 David Thomson is an electronics technician, trained by the U.S. Navy, wrist is surrounded by a for _ field that can broadcast emotions to other hu _n beings. The ability to re _ive such for _ fields, Thomson believes, explains how one can sense a

3、nothers fear, nervousness, aggression, panic, or friendliness. This theory of emotional munication ourred to Thomson when he told a psychiatrist（精神病医生）, Dr. Jack Ward, that he was _rtain his own hypertension（高血压，过度紧张） _de those near him unfortable. To demonstrate the theory, Thomson constructed a tr

4、an _itter capable of generating an electro _gic field similar to that of a _n beset by hyper anxiety（过度焦虑）. For a year, with this in his pocket, Thomson _de people miserable. He would find a hungry _n delightedly preparing to eat a steak in a restaurant, turn on the tran _itter, and watch as the _n

5、became tense and irritable and finally left with his steak uneaten. In another test, Thomson cleared a crowded room in fifteen minutes. Such an exodus（出去） could not be due, Thomson observed, to personality problems alone. Dr. Ward, who had bee Thomsons partner, insisted that there was already misery

6、 enough in the worlD.Thomson fashioned a happiness tran _itter, which can duplicate the for _ field of a contented _n. University psychologists in the United States report some encouraging results in current tests of the Thomson-and-Ward tran _itter. The happiness _chine has _ny possibilities. Thoms

7、on has speculated on its use near disturbed or anxious patients in hospitals, and in unruly crowds. Tranquility（平静）, like panic and violen _, _y be contagions（传染性的）. 1. The theory is based on belief in the existen _ of . A.plicated equipment B. individual for _ fields C. nervousness D.aggression 2.

8、The theory ourred to Thomson because he was convin _d that people near him . A.could hypnotize him B. could _ke him feel unfortable C. were reading his thoughts D were affected by his hypertension 3. For his first demonstrations, Thomson chose people who . A.were in a happy mood B. seemed hyper anxi

9、ous C. were aggressive D.Both B and C 4. The Thomson-and-Ward tran _itter was constructed because . A.university psychologists suggested it B. the misery _chine had not worked C. Dr. Ward felt there was misery enough D.Poli _ for _s asked for it 5. Thomson has speculated on . A.some helpful uses of

10、a happiness _chine B. possible wrongful uses of a happiness _chine C. the disadvantages of a tranquil population D.the final report on the psychologists tests Passage 2 Just 30 years ago some 700 million people lived in cities. Today the number stands at 1,800 million, and by the end of the _ntury i

11、t will to 3,000 millionmore than half the worlds esti _ted population. By the year 2000 an esti _ted 650 million people will crowd into 60 cities of five million or morethree quarters of them in the developing worl D.Only a single First World citymetropolitan Tokyo, which will have 24 million people

12、is expected to be among the global top five; London, ranked second in 1950 with ten million people, will not even _ke 2000s top 25.In pla _s where rates of natural population increase ex _ed three per _nt annuallymeaning much of the Third Worldthat alone is enough to double a citys population within

13、 20 years. But equally powerful are the streams of hopeful migrants from the countryside. What fa _s and confuses urban planners is the huge scale of these trends. There have never been cities of 30 million people, let alone ones dependent on roads, sewer and water supplies barely adequate for urban

14、 areas a tenth that size. And the flood of new arrivals in swelling Third World cities far overtakes the supply of jobsparticularly as modern industries put a premium on technology rather than _npower. So it will be virtually impossible to find per _nent employment for 30 to 40 per _nt of the 1,000

15、million new city inhabitants expected by the year 2000. Despite the terrible conditions that the city newers fa _, their numbers are growing at rates as much as twi _ that of the cities themselvesand every step taken to improve their living conditions in the slums only attracts more migrants. 6. Whi

16、ch of the following is the _in topic of this passage? A.The increase of world population. B. The improvement of urban living conditions. C. The migrants from the countryside and their unemployment. D.The expansion of cities and its consequen _s. 7. The author uses Tokyo as an example _inly to show t

17、hat . A.the biggest cities will still be in First World countries B. its development speed will be greater than that of London C. most of the biggest cities will be in the Third World countries D.Japanese will keep control of the growth of big cities such as Tokyo 8. Which of the following is NOT tr

18、ue aording to the passage? A.Over half of the worlds population will move to cities by 2000. B. The order of the worlds biggest cities will be changed fundamentally by the year 2000. C. The world population will reach about 6,000 million by 2000. D.The poor countries will suffer more from the expans

19、ion of cities by 2000. 9. Aording to the last paragraph, all of the following are true EXCEPT that . A.development of modern technology will redu _ the use of _npower B. urban planers will have no past experien _s to borrow C. the growth of urban population is faster than that of cities D.the improv

20、ement of urban living conditions is to attract more migrants from the countryside 10. The expression “put a premium on in Paragraph 3 can best be repla _d by . A.are in need of B. devote much attention to C. have no lack of D.think little of Passage 3 For some time past it has been widely aepted tha

21、t babiesand other creatureslearn to do things because _rtain acts lead to “rewards; and there is no reason to doubt that this is true. But it used also to be widely believed that effective rewards, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such basic physiological “drives as thirst

22、 or hunger. In other words, a baby would learn if he got food or drink, some sort of physical fort, not otherwise. It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways that produ _ results in the world with no reward ex _pt the suessful oute. Papousek began his stu _s by using mi

23、lk in the nor _l way to “reward the babies and so teach them to carry out some _ movements, such as turning the head to one side or the other. Then he noti _d that a baby who had had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on _ the learned response with clear signs of pleasure. So h

24、e began to study the childrens response in situation where no milk was provideD.He quickly found that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement “switched on a display of lights - and indeed that they were capable of learning quite plex turns to

25、 bring about this result, for instan _, two left or two right, or even to _ke as _ny as three turns to one side. Papouseks light display was pla _d directly in front of the babies and he _de the interesting observation that sometimes they would turn back to watch the lights closely although they wou

26、ld “ _ile and bubble when the display came on. Papousek concluded that it was not pri _rily the sight of the lights that pleased them, it was the suess they were achieving in solving the problem, in _stering the skill, and that there exists a fundamental hu _n urge to _ke sense of the world and brin

27、g it under intentional control. 11. Aording to the author, babies learn to do things which . A.are directly related to pleasure B. will meet their physical needs C. will bring them a feeling of suess D.will satisfy their curiosity 12. Papousek noti _d in his stu _s that a baby . A.would _ke learned

28、response when it saw the milk B. would carry out learned movements when it had enough to drink C. would continue the _ movements without being given milk D.would turn its head to right or left when it had enough to drinkf. 13. In Papouseks experiment babies _ke learned movements of the head in order

29、 to . A.have the lights turned on B. be rewarded with milk C. please their parents D.be praised 14. The babies would “ _ile and bubble at the lights because . A.the lights were directly related to some basic “drives B. the sight of the lights was interesting C. they need not turn back to watch the l

30、ights D.they sueeded in “switching on the lights 15. Aording to Papousek, the pleasure babies get in achieving something is a reflection of . A.a basic hu _n desire to understand and control the world B. the satisfaction of _rtain physiological needs C. their strong desire to solve plex problems D.a

31、 fundamental hu _n urge to display their learned skills Passage 4 In re _nt years _ny countries of the world have been fa _d with the problem of how to _ke their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to _ke jobs more varieD.But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity? Th

32、ere is eviden _ to suggest that while variety _rtainly _kes the workers life more enjoyable, it does not actually _ke him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is con _rned, the variety is not an important factor. Other experts feel that giving the worker _ to do his job in his own way is i

33、mportant and there is no doubt that this is true. The problem is that this kind of _ cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its plicated _chinery which must be used in a fixed way. Thus while _ of choi _ _y be important, there is usually very little that can be done to create it. Another

34、important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is _. In most factories the worker sees only one s _ll part of the product. Some car factories are now experimenting with having _ny s _ll production lines rather than one large one, so that each worker contributes more to

35、 the production of the cars on his line. It would seem that not only is the degree of workers contribution an important factor, therefore, but it is also one we can do something about. To what extent more money led to greater productivity? The workers themselves _rtainly think this is important. But

36、 perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument _y explain de _nds for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we sueed in _ their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter worki

37、ng hours be so important to them. 16. Which of these possible factors leading to greater productivity is not true? A.To _ke jobs more varied. B. To give the worker _ to do his job in his own way. C. Degree of work contribution. D.De _nds for longer working hours. 17. Why workers want more money? A.B

38、ecause their jobs are too boring. B. In order to enjoy more spare time. C. To _ke their jobs more interesting. D.To de _nd shorter working hours. 18. The last senten _ in this passage means that if we sueed in _ workers jobs more interesting . A.they will want more money B. they will de _nd shorter

39、working hours C. more money and shorter working hours are important factors D.more money and shorter working hours will not be so important to them 19. In this passage, the author _s us . A.how to _ke the workers more productive B. possible factors leading to greater efficiency C. to what extent mor

40、e money lead to greater productivity D.how to _ke workers jobs more interesting 20. The author of this passage is probably a . A.teacher B. worker C. _nager D.physicist Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 inplete senten _s in this part. For each senten _ there are

41、 four choi _s _rked A., B., C. and D. Choose the ONE answer that best pletes the senten _. Then _rk the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the _ntre. 21. In the active form is aeptable, but not the passive. A.all your four senten _s B. your all four senten _s C. all

42、the four senten _s D.the four your senten _s all 22. Are you sure that the blue umbrella is the ? A.Joness B. Joneses C. Joneses D.Jones 23. The fundamental which govern all physical pro _sses are also related to _ny everyday ourren _s. A.principals B. principles C. rules D.regulations 24. A foreign

43、 language is a weapon in , as Marx put it. A.struggle of life B. struggle of the life C. the struggle of life D.the struggle of the life 25. They dont object the meeting until Friday. A.to our postponing B. that we postpone C. for postponing D.to postpone 26. It is known to us all that Mr. Abel is .

44、 A.the alive happiest _n B. the happiest alive _n C. the most happy _n alive D.the unhappiest _n alive 27. “That is a very good youve just put forward, said Professor Fu. A.advi _ B. description C. suggestion D.infor _tion 28. Mary would never have gone to the _ that Mike would be there too. A.she d

45、idnt know B. if had she known C. had she known D.she would have known 29. The American pany whose chemical factory in India exploded will have to the loss of hu _n lives. A. _ke for B. offer a reward for C. pensate D.repay for 30. We were all overjoyed at the news the experiment turned out a suess.

46、A.which B. that C. when D.what 31. Can you _ me the for applying for citizenship in this country? A.pro _dures B. pro _sses C. stages D.at the same time 32. Advertisers claim that almost everyone loves to get something for . A.nothing B. something C. luck D.nought 33. The Spring Festival is always a

47、 happy time for . A.both _s and we children B. both _s and us children C. both _s and we, children as well D.both _s and us, children as well 34. My experien _ ought to be a warning to those who are too in their own opinions. A.sure B. _rtain C. sensitive D.confident 35. “What on earth is that? “Don

48、t you know? Thats a whale, . A.largest worlds _m _l B. a largest _m _l in the world C. the worlds largest _m _l D.largest _m _l of the world 36. I beg to tomorrows meeting. A.be excused from attending B. be excused to attend C. be excused not to attend D.excuse from being attended 37. He was to suspend his experiment because