2020年度大学英语四级模拟试题

大学英语四级模拟试题

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大学英语四级模拟试题(6)

PartIIReadingComprehension(35

minutes)

Directions：Thereare4passagesin

thispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinished

statements.Foreachofthemthere

arefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).Youshoulddecidedonthe

choicethatbestanswersthe

questionorcompletesthe

statementThenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthe

followingpassage：

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TheordinaryfamilyincolonialNorth

Americawasprimarilyconcerned

withsheerphysicalsurvivaland

beyondthat,itsowneconomic

prosperity.Thus,childrenwere

valuedintermsoftheirproductivity

andtheyassumedtheroleof

producerquiteearly.Untilthey

fulfilledthisrole,theirposition,inthe

structureofthefamilywasoneof

subordination,andtheir

psychologicalneedandcapacities

receivedlittleconsideration.

Asthesocietybecamemore

complex,thestatus（地位）ofchildren

inthefamilyandinthesociety

becamemoreimportant.Inthe

complextechnologicalsocietythat

theUnitedStateshasbecome,each

membermustfulfillanumberof

personalandoccupationalrolesand

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beinconstantcontactwithagreat

manyothermembers.Consequently,

viewingchildrenaspotentially

acceptableandnecessarily

multifaceted（多方面的）memberof

societymeansthattheyareregarded

moreaspeopleintheirownright

thanasutilitarian（功不!j的）

organismsThisacceptanceof

childrenas

equalparticipantsinthe

contemporaryfamilyisreflectedin

thevarietyofstatutesprotectingthe

rightsofchildrenandinthesocial

andpublicwelfareprogramsdevoted

exclusivelytotheirwell-being.

Thisnewviewofchildrenandthe

increasingcontactbetweenthe

membersofsocietyhasalsoresulted

inasurgeofinterestinchild-rearing

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techniques.Peopletodayspenda

considerableportionoftheirtime

conferringontheproperwaytobring

upchildren.Itisnowpossibleto

influencethedetailsofthe

socializationofanotherperson's

childbyspreadingthegospel（原贝!）、

信条）ofcurrentandfashionable

theoriesandmethodsofchild

rearing.

Thesocializationofthe

contemporarychildintheUnited

Statesisatwo-waytransaction

betweenparentandchildratherthan

aone-wayparent-to-childtraining

program.Asaconsequence,

socializingchildrenandlivingwith

themoveralongperiodoftimeisfor

parentsamixtureofpleasure,

satisfaction,andproblem.

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21.Whichofthefollowingwouldbe

thebesttitleforthepassage?

A)ThePlaceofChildreninUnited

StatesSociety

B)TheChildrenofColonialNorth

America

C)TheDevelopmentofCultural

Values

D)TheChildasaUtilitarianOrganism

22.Accordingtotheauthor,children

incolonialNorthAmericawere

mainlyvaluedfortheir.

A)academicachievements

B)survivalinstincts

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C)physicalcharacteristics

D)productiveroles

23.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe

passageaboutformalschoolingin

colonialNorthAmerica?

A)Childrenweretaughttolearnfrom

otherchildren'ssuccess.

B)Childrenweretaughttobemore

productive.

C)Schoolingatthattimewasvery

undeveloped.

D)Teachersandparentswouldpay

muchattentiontothechildren's

psychologicalneeds.

24.Whichofthefollowingdoesthe

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authormentionasacauseof

changesintheroleofthechildinthe

UnitedStates?

A)Anincreaseintechnology.

B)Thegrowingcomplexityofthe

child'spsychologicalneeds.

C)Adecreaseinthechild's

intellectualcapacities.

D)Thegrowingnumberofsingle

parentfamilies.

25.Accordingtothepassageparents

havebecomeincreasinglyinterested

A)theirchildren'sfutureoccupations

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B)havingsmallerfamilies

C)adoptionsprogramsforchildless

couples

D)child-rearingtechniques

Questions26to30arebasedonthe

followingpassage：

OnJune17,1744,theofficialsfrom

MarylandandVirginiaheldatalk

withtheIndiansoftheSix

Nations.TheIndianswereinvitedto

sendboystoWilliamandMary

College.Inaletterthenextdaythey

refusedtheofferasfollows：

Weknowthatyouhaveahigh

opinionofthekindoflearningtaught

inyourcolleges,andthatthecostsof

livingofouryoungmen,whilewith

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you,wouldbeveryexpensiveto

you.Weareconvincedthatyoumean

todousgoodbyyourproposaland

wethankyouheartily.Butyoumust

knowthatdifferentnationshave

differentwaysoflookingatthings,

andyouwillthereforenotbe

offendedifourideasofthiskindof

educationhappennottobethesame

asyours.Wehavehadsome

experienceofit.Severalofouryoung

peoplewereformerlybroughtupat

thecollegesofthenorthern

provinces；theyweretaughtallyour

sciences；butwhentheycamebackto

ustheywerebadrunners,ignorantof

everymeansoflivinginthewoods,

theyweretotallygoodfornothing.

Weare,however,notthelessobliged

byyourkindoffer,thoughwerefuse

toacceptit,andtoshowourgrateful

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senseofit,ifthegentlemenof

Virginiawillsendusadozenoftheir

sons,wewilltakecareoftheir

education,teachtheminallweknow

andmakemenofthem.

26.Thispassageisabout.

A)thecollegesofthenorthern

province

B)theproblemsoftheAmericansin

themid18thcentury

C)theeducationalvaluesofthe

Indians

D)thetalkbetweentheIndiansand

theofficials

27.Accordingtotheletter,the

Indiansbelievedthat

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A)theywerebeinginsultedbythe

offer

B)theyknewmoreaboutscience

thantheofficials

C)itwouldbebetterfortheirboysto

receivesomeschooling

D)theyhadabetterwayofeducating

youngmen

28.TheIndian'schiefpurposein

writingtheletterseemsto.

A)politelyrefuseafriendlyoffer

B)describeIndiancustoms

C)expresstheiropinionsonequal

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treatment

D)showtheirpride

29.Differentfromtheofficials'view

ofeducation,theIndiansthought

A)theytaughtdifferentbranchesof

science

B)theyshouldteachthesonsofthe

officialsfirst

C)theyhaddifferentgoalsof

education

D)youngwomenshouldalsobe

educated

30.Thetoneoftheletterasawhole

isbestdescribedas

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A)pleasantB)politeC)inquiringD)

angry

Questions31to36arebasedonthe

followingpassage：

Thefocusingorsharpeningofthe

imageisperformedbyaspecial

apparatus.Ineverycamera,the

farthertheobjectisfromtheeye,the

fartherforward-andthenearerthe

objectistotheeye,thefarther

backward-isitsimagethrown.In

photographers'cameras,thebackis

madetoslide,andcanbedrawn

awayfromthelenswhentheobject

thatcaststhepicturenear,and

pushedforwardwhenitisfar.The

pictureisthuskeptalwayssharp.But

nosuchchangeoflengthispossible

intheeyeball,andthesameresultis

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reachedinanotherway.Thelens,

namely,growsmoreconvex（凸面的）

whenanearobjectislookedat,and

flatterwhentheobjectrecedes.This

changeisduetotheantagonismof

theAAciliarymuscle（睫状肌）.The

ligament（韧带），whentheciliary

muscleisatrest,assumessucha

spreadoutshapeastokeepthelens

ratherflat.Butthelensishighly

elastic；anditspringsintothemore

convexformwhichisnaturaltoit

whenevertheciliarymuscle,by

contracting,makestheligament

relaxitspressure.Thecontractionof

themuscle,bythustenderingthe

lensmorerefractive,adaptstheeye

fornearobjects（''accommodatesit

forthem,aswesay）：andits

relaxation,byrenderingthelensless

refractive,adaptstheeyefordistant

vision.Accommodationforthenearis

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thusthemoreactivechange,sinceit

involvescontractionoftheciliary

muscle.Whenwelookfaroff,we

simplyletoureyesgopassive.We

feelthedifferenceintheeffortwhen

wecomparethetwosensationof

change.

31.Inordertofocusondistant

objects,thelensoftheeye.

A)becomesmoreconvexB)becomes

moreactive

C)becomesmorerefractiveD)

flattens

32.Theligament,whennotactedon

bythecontractionoftheciliary

muscle,.

A)maintainsitspressureonthelens

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sothatthelensremainsflat

B)relaxesitspressureonthelensso

thatitremainsconvex

C)maintainsitspressureonthelens

sothatthelensremainsconvex

D)relaxesitspressureonthelensso

thatitremainsflat

33.Functionally,wemaycompare

A)thelensofthecamerawiththe

lensoftheeye

B)thelensofthecamerawiththe

ciliarymuscle

C)thelensoftheeyewiththesliding

ofthebackofthecamera

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D)theslidingofthebackofthe

camerawiththeadaptabilityofthe

eyeball

34.Whichofthefollowingactivities

ismosttiringforthelensoftheeye?

A)Lookingatadistantmountain.

B)BeingaAAsidewalk

superintendent

C)Watchingsquirrelsbeingfed.

D)Readingabook.

35.Thetoneofthispassagecanbest

bedescribedas.

A)professionallyscientificB)

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argumentative

C)matteroffactandformalD)

informalandmatteroffact

Questions36to40arebasedonthe

followingpassage：

Areyouawarethatyouactually

possesssixsenses?Thesixthisa

muscularsenseresponsiblefor

directingyourmusclesintelligently

totheexactextentnecessaryfor

eachactionyouperform.For

example,whenyoureachforan

object,thesensorynerveslinkingthe

musclestothebrainstopyourhand

atthecorrectspot.Thisautomatic

perceptionofthepositionofyour

musclesinrelationtotheobjectis

yourmuscularsenseinaction.

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Musclesarestringybundlesoffibers

varyingfromonefivethousandthof

aninchtoaboutthreeinches.They

havethreeuniquecharacteristics：

theycanbecomeshorterandthicker；

theycanstretch；andtheycanretract

totheiroriginalpo-sition.Undera

high-poweredmicroscope,muscle

tissueisseenaslong,slendercells

withagrainytexturelikewood.

Morethanhalfofaperson'sbodyis

composedofmusclefibers,mostof

whichareinvoluntary,inother

words,workwithoutconscious

direction.Thevoluntarymuscles,

thosethatwemoveconsciouslyto

performparticularactions,number

morethanfivehundred.Womenhave

only60to70percentasmuchmuscle

asmenfortheirbodymass.Thatis

whyanaveragewomancan'tliftas

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much,throwasfar,orhitashardas

anaverageman.

36.Accordingtotheselection,more

thanhalfofaperson'sbodyis

composedof.

A)involuntarymusclesB)muscle

fibers

C)sensorynervesD)voluntary

muscles

37.Intelligentuseofthemuscles

meansthat.

A)oneimprovesmuscularaction

consciously

B)onealwaysknowswhathis

musclesaredoing

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C)one'smusclesareusedonlytothe

extentnecessaryforeachactionthey

perform

D)oneperformsimpleactions

withoutworking

38.Anaveragewomanisweaker

thananaveragemanbecauseshe

has.

A)60to70percentlessmuscleforher

bodymass

B)only60to70percentasmuch

muscleforherbodymassasan

averageman

C)lessmusclefiberforherbody

weight

D)morevoluntarymusclesthanan

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averageman

39Whichofthefollowing

statementsisimpliedbutnot

stated?

A)Muscularsenseinvolvesautomatic

perception.

B)Therearemorethan

500involuntarymusclesinthebody.

C)Muscletissueisinflexible.

D)Themuscularsenseismore

importantthananyothersense.

40.Accordingtothepassage,the

muscularsenseisresponsiblefor

A)thenormalbreathingfunction

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B)theworkofonlyourvoluntary

muscles

C)directingourmusclesintelligently

D)theefficiencyofourmuscles

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20

minutes)

Directions：Thereare30incomplete

sentencesinthispart.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Choosethe

ONEthatbestcompletesthe

sentenceThenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

41.Bythetimejetaircraftcouldflyat

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aspeedfasterthansound,train

transportationintheUnitedStates

overseveraldecades.

A)wasdecliningB)hadbeen

declining

C)hasdeclinedD)declined

42.HadAustralianotbeencolonized

bytheBritish9Englishthere

now.

A)willnotbespokenB)isnotspoken

C)wouldnothavebeenspokenD)

wouldnotbespoken

43.Ishouldliketorentahouse,

modern,comfortableandina

quietenvironment.

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A)beforeallB)firstofall

C)afterallD)aboveall

44.Thiswasconductedtofind

outhowmanypeoplepreferbutter.

A)examinationB)inspectOsurveyD)

analysis

45.Therearesomehobbiesthatcan

onlybebypeoplewithplentyoftime

andmoney.

A)takenonB)takenoverC)takenup

D)takenin

46.Hegavemuchattentionand

thoughttohischildren.

A)lookingoutB)keepingupC)

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bringingupD)makingout

47.Itisestimatedthattheengineof

thismodelisastwicepowerfulasthe

one.

A)priorB)earlyC)formerD)previous

48.Hisparentsofmewhether

weadaptedtothenewcollegelife.

A)investigatedB)knewC)heardD)

inquired

49.Beforeleavinghisoffice,the

managershowednosignofour

proposals.

A)bringingaboutB)showingoff

C)respondingD)pointingout

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50.Pleasekeepaboutwhatyou

havejustheard.

A)quietB)stillC)silentD)voiceless

51.Weshallnotsucceedin

controllingworldpopulationwe

improvelivingconditions.

A)asB)unlessC)whileD)if

52.Candidateswhowishto

fromtheexaminationmustnotifythe

secretaryimmediately.

A)resignB)removeC)suspendD)

withdraw

53.Ineverexpectyoutoatthe

meeting.Ithoughtyouwereabroad.

A)turnonB)turnoutC)turnupD)

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turnoff

54.Thecostoftheoperationwill

needtobeveryprecisely.

A)carriedoutB)cutoutC)filledout

D)figuredout

55.Itwasnotuntilhehadarrived

homethatherememberednottobe

thatthesafewaslocked.

A)confirmedB)believedC)toldD)

assured

56.Thiscompanyhasdecidedto

itsmainofficefromHongKong

toPudongDevelopmentZonein

Shanghai.

A)transferB)transformC)transplant

D)transport

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57.Hewillfirstexplaintheitemsof

thecontracttoyouandthenyoucan

discussit.

A)inparticularB)fordetailC)in

additionD)atlength

58.AccordingtoNobel'sfamouswill,

theinterestonhisfundwillbe

tothosewhohavemadethegreatest

contributionstomankindduringthe

previousyear.

A)devotedB)distributedC)reserved

D)assisted

59.TheAmericansandtheBritishnot

onlyspeakthesamelanguagebut

alsoalargenumberofsocial

customs.

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A)shareB)joinC)takeD)make

60.Everyoneelsewaskilledinthe

accident.Iwastheonlyoneto

A)relieveB)aliveOreleaseD)survive

61.Susanneverlaughedloudly,

losehertemper.

A)orsheeverdidB)ordidsheeverC)

nordidsheeverD)norsheeverdid

62.Itisdecidedthatnosmoking

inthecinema.

A)isallowedB)beallowed

C)willbeallowedD)shouldhavebeen

allowed

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63.Thesizeoftheaudience,Ihad

expected,waswelloverthree

thousand.

A)whoB)whomC)asD)that

64.Wegottothestationonly

thatthetrainwehadplannedtotake

hadjustleft,sowehadtotakethe

coach.

A)exhausted；learnedB)exhausted；

tolearn

C)exhausting；tolearnD)toexhaust；

learning

65.Itoldthestrangerhowtoget

therebutperhapsIhimamap.

A)shouldhavegivenB)hadtogiveC)

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oughttogiveD)musthavegiven

66.,allofthesoldierslaid

downonthegroundimmediatelyand

couldnotmovetheirbodies9very

tied.

A)Thetaskhavingbeenfinished；felt

B)Thetaskhavingbeenfinished；

feeling

C)Finishedthetask；felt

D)Thetaskhavingbeenfinished；

havingfelt

67.Ineedabookdealing

anti-pollutionproblems.

A)aboutB)onC)withD)to

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68.IfBettysetshermindon

somethingthereisnothingtohold

her.

A)upB)onC)backD)out

69.Thoughhisappearancehas

changedsomuch,Irecognizedhim

theIsawhim.

A)instantlyB)momentC)occasionD)

time

70.Colour-blindpeopleoftenfindit

difficulttobetweenblueand

green.

A)distinctB)distinguishC)separate

D)divide

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15

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minutes)

Directions：Inthispartthereisa

shortpassagewithfivequestionsor

incompletestatements.Readthe

passagecarefully.Thenanswerthe

questionsorcompletethe

statementsinthefewestpossible

words(notexceeding10words).

Inthedarknessofearlymorning

manypeoplewaited.Abouttenmiles

awaywasanatombombthatwasset

togooff.Onaloudspeakeravoice

wascounting''...four,three,two,

one,zero

Zero-andnothinghappened!Why

didn'tthebombgooff?Something

hadgonewrong.Butnooneknew

whatwasthematter.

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Nowtherewasonlyonethingleftto

do.Somemenmustg