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2019年12月英语四级模拟试题及答案(1)PartIIReadingComprehension(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'sfamilyisanimportantpersonalgoalinUSA23.Childrenwhoare"tiedtotheapronstrings"_____.arecaughtintheirmothers'apronsmustalwayswearanapronwhentheyeatareverydependentontheirmothersareindependentfromtheirparentsAmericanpeopleoftenlettheirchildrenworkformoneyoutsidethehomeataveryearlyagebecause_____.childrenhavetoearnmoneytohelpthefamilytheyneedmoremoneytheywantthemtobeginestablishingautonomychildrenhavetosavemoneyforfutureuseItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat_____.A)AmericansaremoneyloversB)AmericansadmireindependenceC)Americansaregoodatdecision-makingD)AmericansareallresponsiblePassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.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_____.A)clearthevisionB)remedysnowblindnessC)easetheirritationD)loosenthemusclesSnowblindnessmaybeavoidedby_____.concentratingonthesolidwhiteterrainsearchingforsomethingtolookatinsnow-coveredterrainprovidingtheeyeswithsomethingtofocusoncoveringtheeyeballswithfluidTheeyeballsbecomesoreandtheeyemusclesachebecause_____.tears