大学英语四级模拟试卷749

大学英语四级模拟试卷749

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispari,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledGrammaror

Communication.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.英语教学中出现了重交际轻语法的现象2.这一•现象发生的原因及其后果3.我

的看法GrammarorCoiriinunication

标准答案：GrammarorCommunicationThereappearsaphenomenonthatmore

attentionispaidtocultivatingcommunicationskillswhilegrammarisneglectedin

Englishteaching.Underthisprevailingtrend,manypeopleholdthebeliefthat

communicationisthemainpurposeofEnglishteaching;someevengosofartosaymany

testsdon'ttakegrammarseriously.However,manyfactorsshouldberesponsibleforthis

phenomenon.Ontheonehand,withwidecriticismfromthepublicandmedia,grammar

isthoughttobethecauseoftheso-called"deafanddumb"English.Ontheotherhand,

influencedbycommunicativeteachingmethod,manyteachersinsistthatcommunication

skillsshouldbethepriorityinEnglishteaching.Asaconsequence,manyastudent

cannotwriteanarticlewithoutgrammatical,spellingandtensemistakes.AsfarasI'm

concerned,grammarandcommunicationshouldbebalancedinEnglishteaching,and

neithershouldbeoveremphasizedattheexpenseoftheother.Withgrammaticalabilities,

agoodarticlewillbewritten;withcommunicativeskills,"deafanddumb"Englishwill

meetitsfate.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70

分。）

FourDangerstotheEuroOperatingasinglecurrencyisnotgoingtobeeasy.European

economicandmonetaryunionwillnotfunctionwithoutanydifficulties.Indeed,signsof

stresshavealreadyappeared.Andthesepolitical,economicandsocialpressureswill

almostcertainlyintensifyintheyearstocome.ButEMU（经济贷币联盟）failureisa

topicgenerallyavoidedincontinentalEurope.Andforgoodreasonthecollapseof

monetaryunionwouldalmostcertainlyslamtheEuropeanUnionintopoliticalchaosand

theworldintofinancialcrisis."ItwouldbealmostasbadasawarinEurope/'saysUse

Angenentdt,chiefeconomistatBHFBankinFrankfurt.TheoptimistscontendEMU

failureisnotpossible.TheyinsistthatthepoliticianswillinEuropeformonetaryunion

besimplytoostrongtoallowittofail.Buttheyoverlookasimplefact:European

politiciansinventedmonetaryunion,andthereforetheycandestroyit.Somethinkthe

chancesofEMUdisintegrationarehighestbeforeEuronotesandcoinsgointo

circulationJan.1,2002.Otherssay,no,itwouldtakemoretimeforpressurestoreachthe

explosivelevelsnecessarytoburstapartEMU.Whoeverisright,hereareafewofEMU'

sweakpoints.OneSizeDocsNotFitAllTheprimerequirementforEMU(onekey

interestrateforall11nationsregardlessofdivergenteconomiccycles)ispotentiallyits

mostdangerousfaultline.TheEuropeanCentralBankhassaiditwillsetitskeyinterest

rateatalevelforaverageEurolandeconomicconditions.Youdon'thavetobeachief

economisttofigureoutthatthefightkeyinterestrateforthemajorityofEuroland,

expectedtogrowatjustover2percentnextyear,willnotberightforIreland,seen

growingnearly7percent.TheonlywayforIrelandtoadjustwouldbethroughtough

fiscal(贝才政的)tightening.AnevenbiggerproblemwillcomewhenmostofEurolandis

hummingalongwithsolidgrowth,but,say,IrelandandPortugalareslidinginto

recessionaftertheirboomshavegonebust.Thetwonationswouldsuffocateunderthe

keyinterestrateandwouldnotbeabletodevaluecurrenciesasinthepast.Fiscal

stimulusalsowouldbetrickybecauseofthetreatythatpenalizedcountrieswholettheir

deficits(赤字)balloon.MoneytoBurnAnotherbigfearisthatEurolandnations,after

yearsoffiscalpennysavingtogainentryintoEMU,willnowgoonwildspending.Some

economistsmaintainthatifonlyoneortwonationsoverspend,peerpressurewould

quicklyforcethembacktofiscalresponsibility.Theworstcasewould,bedeficit

spendingbyamajorityofEurolandnations.Andchancesofthishappeninghavegrown

afterleft-wingelectoralvictoriesinGermanyandItaly,whosegovernmentsarenow

mareinlinewiththesocialistgovernmentofFrance.ManyGermansdidnotwantthe

ClubMediterraneannationsotItaly,PortugalandSpamtobeallowedintoclubEuro.

ThefearofItaly,withitslargeeconomyandhistoryofhugedeficitsandpolitical

instability,wasespeciallyintense.AdolfRosenstock,economistatNomuraInternational

inFrankfurt,thinksItalycouldbethefirstnationtotestEMUcohesiveness."Andthis

testmightcomesoonerthanwethink.”,hewarns.ThePoliticiansvs.theBankersWhile

plentyoffaultlinesexistbetweennations,onehugecrackisopeningupbetweenelected

politiciansandthebankersatECB.Badbloodhasalreadyarisenbetweenpoliticiansand

Eurocentralbankers.Inresponsetothepoliticians'demandsforratecuts,centralbankers

have(inessence)toldthemtokeepquietandworkinsteadofcuttingstructuraldeficits

andreforminglabormarkets.GabrielStein,seniorinternationaleconomistatLombard

StreetResearchinLondon,saysthatatightECBmonetarypolicymightprompt

politicianstoturntodeficitspendinginordertocourtthevoters.Thiscouldtmintoabad

cycle,withcentralbankersrevengingbyraisingrates."Thepoliticianmighteventually

say,'Wecan'tworktheseguys,Steinsays."Yes,theECBisindependent.Butultimate

powerrestswiththepoliticians,whocouldcontrolinanindependentECBwithoneflick

ofarevisedMaastrichtTreaty/'GennanyRenouncestheFaithPoliticalcriticsoften

worryabouttheClubMednationssuchasItalyleavingtheEurozones.Butit'snot

incrediblethatarichcountrymightchoosetoleave.TakeGermany.True,discontent

amongtheGermanpeopleoverEMUwouldhavetobeoverwhelmingtopersuadethe

country'sleaderstooptoutoftheEuro.Beingpartofthesinglecurrencyisatthevery

centerofFranco-GermaneffortstokeepthepostwaragreementinplaceafterGermany's

reunification.However,rememberthatGermanyisgivingupthemightyDeutscheMark

forEMU,andthus,arguably,hasthemosttolose,iftheEuroturnsouttobeweakand

budgetdeficitsexcessive,expecttheGermans,stillhauntedbypost-andinter-warcrises,

tostartworryingaboutwhethertheyshouldeverhavejoinedEMUinthefirstplace.And

comingfromtheoppositeviewpoint,somethinkGermany,despiteitseconomicpower,

willfinditmoredifficulttoadapttoEMUthantheClubMednations.PerHviid,deputy

chiefeconomistatDenDanskeBankinCopenhagen,saysGermany'shighlyregulated

andexpensivelabormarket,hightaxratesandgenerousspendingprogramswillbe

tremblinghardbyEMU.'OftheEMUnations,Germany'seconomyprobablyhasthe

moststructuralproblems,"hesays.Eitherway,Germanyistheweathervane（风向标）to

watch.AndifitstartstoswingagainsttheEuro,forwhatevermason,expectastomato

follow.

2、Accordingtothearticle,theoperationofEMUisgoingtobeincreasinglydifficult.

A、Y

R、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章开头说单一货币的运作并非一帆风顺。而在今后的几年里，来自

政治，经济及社会各方面的压力肯定会不断加剧。所以，本题关于经济货币联盟的

运作困难越来越大的表述是正确的。

3、SomeoptimistsclaimthatthefutureofEMUwillbebrightbecauseEuropean

politicianssupportit.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：c

知识点解析：题干意思是：如果政治家支持，欧盟的未来很光明。参考文章第一段

的后半部分。这里表达的是政客操纵着欧洲货币联盟的运作。目前这一运作承受各

方面的压力，有些人认为会失败，从而带来金融危机。乐观者认为，失败不可能，

政治家们建立欧盟的意愿如此强烈，他们不会允许它失败的。但文章并没表述欧盟

会有一个光明的未来。所以此题为未给出信息。

4、TheEMUwillencounterfailureifitdocsnotadoptthesuggestionsoftheEuropean

people.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干表述的是欧盟如果不采取欧洲人民的意见将会遭遇失败。略读全

文，会发现文中没有提及老百姓的意见。所以是没有提及。

5、Thekeyinterestrateforallelevennationsissetinlinewiththeeconomicconditions

ofsomelessdevelopedones.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：在最后一个小标题GermanyRenouncesiheFaith卜，讲述政治批评家

们担心地中海俱乐部国家，比如意大利会离开欧联盟。富裕国家选择离开不是不可

能的，比如说德国，国内人民对经济货币联盟十分不满，他们会说服国家领导人选

择离开联盟。renounce词义为“摒弃，背弃”，faith指的是“对欧联盟的忠诚”。

11、Thoughithasastrongeconomy,itmaybemoredifficultforGermanyto.

标准答案：adapttoEMUthantheClubMednations

知识点解析：查寻最后一部分关于德国经济情况的描述。德国放弃马克，选择欧

元，损失很大。如果欧元证明很疲软，财政赤字持续，德国仍然为战后危机所困

扰，他们会怀疑自己先加入欧盟是否正确。一些经济学家认为，尽管德国的经济能

力强，与适应地中海国家俱乐部相比，将更难适应欧盟。哥本哈根的一个经济学家

认为，德国高调节的、昂贵的劳动力市场，高税收，慷慨地支出项目都将举步维

艰。德国经济存在严重的结构问题。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Twoblocks.

B、Fiveblocks.

C、Threeblocks.

D、Fourblocks.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：M:Excuseme,canyoupleasetellmehowtogettothePeople'sBankof

China?W:Sure.Gostraightacrosstwoblocks,thenturnleftandwalkthreemoreblocks

untilyougettothedrugstore.Ifsrightacrossthestreet.Q:Howfarmustthemanwalk

mgettothebank?

13、

A、Hesuggeststhatshebuythesweaterinanothercolor.

B、Hesuggeststhatshebuyajacketinsteadofthesweater.

C、Hesuggeststhatshebuythesweateratitsoriginalprice.

D、HesuggeststhatshebuythesweateronFriday.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：W:Tmcrazyaboutthebluewoolensweaterinthewindow.CouldIseeit,

please?M:We'reabouttomarkdownallofourwintergoods,includingourjackets,

suits,andwoolensweatersinseveralcolors.Whydon'tyouwaituntilFriday?Q:What

doesthemansuggestthatthewomando?

14、

A^Itwascleaned.

B、Therewasalargesale.

C、Theemployeeshadtoworkverylate.

D、Therewasarobbery.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：W:Didyouhearthattheneighborhoodconveniencestorewashelduplast

night?M:Yes,Ihearditontheradiothismorning.Q:Whathappenedattheconvenience

storelastnight?

15、

A^Beabadboy.

B、Eattoofast.

C、Gotoagame.

D、Skiphislunch.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：W:Don'twolfdownyourlunch.notgoodforyou.M:Ok,Mom,but

theboyswillbeheroanyminute,andIdon'twanttomissthegame.Q:Whatdidthe

womanaskhersonnottodo?

16、

A、Asalesman.

B、Atelephonerepairman

C、Aplumber.

D^Anelectrician.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：W:ThisisMrs.Jones.Myheaterisnotgettinganypowerandthe

temperatureisgoingtogetdownbelowfreezing.Couldyoucomeoverandfixit?M:

Thisisourbusiesttimeoftheyear,butIwillspeaktooneofourmenaboutgettingover

theresometimetoday.Q:WhomhasMrs.Jonescalledtocomeover?

17、

A、Shedidn'tunderstandwhatEvawassaying.

B、Evashouldhavebeenmoreactive.

C、Evadidn'tseemtobenervousatallduringherpresentation.

D、Evaneedstraininginpublicspeakinglessons.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：M:DidyouhearEva'spresentationinthemeetinglastnight?W:Howshe

couldbesocalminfrontofsuchalargeaudienceisreallybeyondme.Q:Whatdoesthe

womanimply?

18、

A、Whethertochangehisjob.

B、Askingforahighersalary.

C>Acceptinganewsecretary.

D、Gettingabetterposition.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:M:YouknowFmnottoosureifthenewsalarywillbehighenoughor

eventhenewpositionisreallywhatIwant.Besides,IliketheworkthatI'mdoingnow.

W:Itsoundsasthoughyou'vealreadymadeupyourmindaboutwhatyouaregoingto

do.Q:Whatisthemanthinkingabout?

19、

A、Hecouldhelpherwiththeproblems.

Hecouldgoouttogetherwithher.

C、Sheshouldgooutforawhile.

D、Sheshoulddotheproblemsherself.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：W:I'mgettingabsolutelynowherewiththesephysicsproblems.M:How

aboutmygoingthroughthemwithyou?Q:Whatdocsthemanmean?

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Foodprocessing.

B、Environmentalprotection.

C、Shoppinghabits.

D、Over-packagingproblems.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A>Theyhelppeoplesavetimeonhousework.

B>Theygointothegarbageheap.

C^Theyareharmfultotheenvironment.

D>Theymakeproductsmoreexpensive.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Taketheirbagstothegrocerystore.

B、Buythingsthatareover-packaged.

C、Notbuyclothtowels.

D、Notthrowawaytheirclothtowel.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

23、

A^SheisProfessorJamison'snephew.

Sheusedtodothejobherself.

C>SheisworkingforProfessorJamison.

D、Shejustfinishedinterviewforthejob.

标准答案：C

知识点露析：本题问“为什么女士能够向Larry提供关于工作的诸多信息?”女士说

“我了解这份工作，我两年前曾经做过这个工作也就是说，之所以女士能为

Larry提供相关的信息是因为她以前曾从事过这项工作。故[C]“她曾经做过这份工

作”正确。

24、

A、Itcanbeevenhigher.

B、It'sthesameasthatofpostoffice.

C、Il'sveryguud.

D、Itvarieswiththeperson'sexperience.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题问“学生们对工资怎么评价的?”女士说“这是我在学校里做过的最

好的工作。每个小时八美元，比以前在邮局工作的时候一个小时多三美元通过

比较可以看出，这份工作的工资还是很高的。故[B]“工资很好”正确。

25、

A、Hewondersifhehasenoughtimeforthejob.

B、Heisafraidheisnotexperiencedenough.

C、Heisafraidthatthejobmaybeboring.

D、HethinksProfessorJamisonhaschosenone.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题问“Larry为何对于此项工作有所担忧?”Larry说“工作听起来不

错，不过我有点担心工作需要花费多少时间通过这句话可以推断，他担忧的是

时间是否充裕的问题。故[A]“他担心自己没有足够时间完成工作”正确。

26、

A、Correctingexaminationpapers.

Teachinganeconomicscourse.

C、Researchinginthelibrary.

D、Gradinghomeworksets.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题问“在这个职位，主要做什么工作?”女士说“我那个时候负责批改

所有学生作业中的题目”。也就是说，作为教授助手，主要的工作是批改学生所有

的作业。故［D「批改束庭作业”正确。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、lOpoints.

2points.

CN15points.

D、5points.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：信息明示题。文章指出，Amisspelledwordwillcostyou5points.由

此可知D正确。

28、

A、Theywilltakeoneofthesixniiijortests.

B、Theywillhavetowriteacomposition.

C>Theywillbegivenapoptest.

D、Theywillberequiredtoreadashortstoryinclass.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：信息明示题。文章指出，学生在周五expecttowriteashortin-class

theme,故选B。

29、

A、Anessay.

B、Amagazinearticle.

C、Apoem.

D^Ashortstory.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：信息明示题。文章指出，YourassignmentforWednesdayistoread

Hemingway'sshortstory,由此可知D正确。

30、

A、Priorityofstudents'academicachievements.

B、Equaleducationopportunitiestoallchildren.

C、Socialequalitybetweenteachersandstudents.

D、Respectfbrstudents,individuality.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：短文开头部分提到，SunSchool是基于社会平等这一价值观之上的，

在那里，学生和教师之间是完全平等的关系，故答案为C）。

31、

A、Efficient.

B、Complicated.

C>Lengthy.

D、Democratic.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文提到，学校的所有决定都是通过全校大会来表决，学生通过民主

决议的方式来决定学校的课程安排、规章制度、是否接受某位新生或新教师等事

务。因此，学校进行决议的程序是非常民主的，故答案为D）。

32、

A^Tohelpthemacquirehands-onexperience.

B、Totrytocutdownitsoperationalexpenses.

C、Toprovidepart-timejobsforneedystudents.

D、Toenablethemtolearntotakeresponsibility.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文最后部分提到，学校没有雇用厨师或清洁工，一些简单的维修工

作是由学生来完成的，这是因为学校认为，只有让学生负责学校的维护，才能真正

建立学生对学校的责任感。由此可知，学校让学生参与维修工作的目的是使学生们

学会负责，培养学生们的责任感，故答案为D）。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分,共4分。）

33、

A、17,000.

B、1,700.

C、24.

D、9,000.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、It'slocatedinacollegetown.

B>It'scomposedofagroupofoldbuildings.

C、Itsclassroomsarebeautifullydesigned.

D、Itslibraryisoftencrowdedwithstudents.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

A、TeachersarewellpaidatDeepSprings.

B、StudentsaremainlyfromNewYorkState.

C、Thelengthofschoolingistwoyears.

D、Teachersneedn'tpayfortheirrentandmeals.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

A、Takeawalkinthedesert.

Gotoacinema.

C、WatchTVprogrammes.

D、Attendaparty.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。）

Choosingwhattodoinlifeisoneofthehardestdecisionsthatapersonhastomake.

Somepeoplechoosetooearlyand[Bl]theirchoices,whileotherschoosetoo

lateandmissthe[B2]thattheyhadearlier.Inordertomakethecorrect【B3】

peoplemustunderstandthemselvesandtheir[B4].Everyonehas

dreamswhichtheywanttomakereal,butmanypeopletrytoreachgoalswhichare

[B5]theirgrasp.Oftentakingthetimetolookatthingsfromadifferent

[B6]willallowonetoseeotheroptionsthatwere[B7]hidden.

Somethingsareverydifficulttochange—itishardtochangean[B8]person

intoanextrovertedperson,forexample.Ittakesalargeamountoftimeandlarger

amountofwork.Itwouldbe[B9].Also,chooseaspecialtythatfitsyour

talents.Ifyouaregoodalsinging,thenyoushouldconsiderbeingasinger.Ifyoudonot

singwell[BIO].Makingagoodchoiceistoughbutpossibleifyouremember

toconsideryourhabitsandyourpersonality.[Bl1].

37、[Bl]

标准答案：regret

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B2]

标准答案:opportunities

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B3]

标准答案：choice

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B4]

标准答案：abilities

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B5]

标准答案：beyond

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B6]

标准答案：perspective

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：previously

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B8]

标准答案：inlroverted

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[B9J

标准答案：mucheasiertochooseaspecialtythatfitswhattypeofpersonyouare

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：butyouwanttoworkwithmusic,thenyoushouldconsiderbeingacomposer

oraproducer

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、（Bll]

标准答案：Onceyouhavemadetherightchoice,youarconyourwaytoasuccessful

life

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（选词填空）（本题共70题，每题L0分，共

70分。）

Thestarsareusuallyactorsandactresses.Mostpeopledonotevenlookatthenameof

thedirectororproducer,exceptonc-StcvcnSpielberg.Whenhewasalittleboy,his

father[SI]himhowtouseacamera.Laterhegothisowncameraandstarted

tofilmthingslikemodeltrain[S2],storiesaboutmonstersand[S3]

murders.Histhreeyoungersisterswerealwaysthe[S4].Laterhemadehisfirst

filmathomeattheageoftwelve.Itwasacowboyfilmthreeandahalfminuteslong,and

itcost$10tomake.Whenhewassixteen,hemadea[S5]filmmorethantwo

hourslong.Makingfilmswashisgreat[S6]-muchmorefascinatingforhim

thanschool.Ofcourse,Stevenwantedtogotoafilmschool.Buthishighschoolgrades

werenotgood[S7]!SohejustwentalongtotheUniversalStudiosandasked

forajob.Spielbergsometimesusesalotofcomplicatedeffects—intheIndianaJones

films,forexample.But,likeinDuel,hecan[S8]afantasticatmosphereeven

withoutspecialeffects.E.T.isa[S9]becauseofthefeelingsandreactionsof

thechildren.In1994hewonthemostimportantfilmprize,theOscar,forSchindler's

List.ThesecretofSpielberg'ssuccessisthatthestoriesinmanyofhisfilmssomehow

lookasiftheycouldhappento[S10]peoplelikeyouandme.A)boughtB)

ordinaryC)science-fictionD)crashesE)well-knownF)successG)enoughH)imagine

I)hobbyJ)showedK)opponentL)victimsM)createN)horribleO)either

48、[SI]

标准答案：j

知识点解析：show引导，说明。该句意为：当他还是小孩子时，他父亲就给他示

范怎样使用照相机。

49、[S2]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：traincrashes火车碰撞。

50、[S3]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：horrible可怕的。

51、[S4]

标准答案：L

知识点解析:victim受害者,牺牲品。

52、[S5]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：science-fictionfilm科幻电影。

53、[S6]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：hobby嗜好，爱好。该句意为：拍电影是他的一大爱好，比学校更令

他着迷得多。

54、[S7]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：enough作副词时用于它所修饰的动词、形容词或副词之后。

55、[S8]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：creaie创造。该句意为：即使不用特技，他也能制造一种奇妙的气

氛。

56、[S9]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：success成功。

57、[SI0]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：ordinary普通的，平凡的。该句意为：斯皮尔伯格成功的秘密就在

于，他许多电影讲述的故事看起来就像会发生在你我一样的普通人身上。

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题

分，共I。分。）

Ihavecertainlyseenlotsofchangesinmylifetime!Ilookaroundmyhomeandsee

"modcons"thatIcouldneverhavedreamedof50or60yearsago.Ispenttheearlypart

ofchildhoodinacottagewithoutrunningwaterorelectricityandyetthesedays,Ifeel

paralyzedifthereisapowercutforevenjustanhourortwo!So,Ihavechangedtoo.

ThingsthatIcouldn'tevenimagineinthepastnowseemquitenormal.Businessmencan

travelfromLondontoNewYorkinthreehoursandlotsofpeopleexceedtheseventy-

mile-per-hourspeedlimitonmotorways.Apersonof75isnotoldthesedays.Aserious

illnessdocsnotmeancertaindeathbecausetherehavebeensomanyadvancesinmedical

science.Wenolongerneedtobeafraidofcontractingdiseaseslikepolioorsmallpox.I

canspeaktomysoninAustraliafrommyownsittingroomhereinManchester,watch

athletesrunningaraceontheothersideoftheworldwithoutmovingfrommyownhome

andIcanevendomyshoppingwhileIsithereinanarmchair.Ineverneedtoworry

aboutfoodgoingbadinthewarmweatherand,attheflickofaswitch,Icanhaveahot

mealinacoupleofminutes.So,itseems,thequalityoflifehasgreatlyimprovedsince

myownchildhood.Fmnotconvinced,however,thatpeoplearehappiertodaythanthey

were50yearsago.Wearecertainlymateriallybetteroffthanwewerebutmostpeople

stillseemtobeweighedclownbyproblems.Mydaughterandherfamilyareagood

illustration.Theyhaveaspacious,comfortablehomewitheverylabor-savingdeviceyou

canthinkof.There'sawashingmachine,aclothesdryer,afoodprocessor,avacuum

cleanerandallsortsofotherhouseholditemswhicharedesignedtosavetimebutit

seemstomethatmydaughterandherhusbandjustspendallthat"saved"timeworking!

Theyneverrelaxandarealwayscomplainingofbeingtiredand"stressed'1.

58、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A、Howlifehasimproved.

B、Howlifehasbecomeworse.

C^Acomparisonoflifenowandthatinthepast.

D、Memoryoflifeinthepast.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨题。文章的主要内容是回忆过去的生活与现代生活的不同，并将

其进行比较，C选项是比较全面的概括。其他都比较片面。

59、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?

A、Peoplecantraveltasternowadays.

B、Inthepast,a75-year-oldpersonisconsideredold.

C^Nowapersonwilldieifhesuffersfromaseriousillness.

D、Atpresentwcwillnolongerbehelplessvictimsofdiseaseslikepolioorsmallpox.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。第二段第三句可以看至U"Aseriousillnessdoesnotmean

certaindeath.意思是：患了重病不见得一定会死。

60、Whatdoestheword"contracting"(Line4,Para.2)mean?

A、Infecting.

B、Acquiring.

C、Shrinking.

D、Enteringintoanagreement.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词汇题。根据上下文的意思可以推知，此处competing的意思是

“得……病”。

61、WhichofthefollowingisNOTanexamplegivenbytheauthortodemonstratethe

convenienceofmodernlife?

A^Quickfood.

B、Easyshopping.

C、Internet.

D^TVshows.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。文章的第二段谈到很多现代生活的方便之处，包括电话、电

视、电冰箱等，但是没有提到网络。

62、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisaproblemofmodemlife?

A、Increasedcrimes.

Diminishedfriendships.

CNIncreaseddivorcerate.

D、Pressureofmodemlife.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。在文章的最后一段，作者举了自己女儿的例子进行说明，现

代生活的压力很大，人们无法享受闲适的生活。

"Mostepisodesofabsent-mindedness-forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwondering

whyyoujustenteredaroom—axecausedbyasimplelackofattention,"saysSchacter,

"You'resupposedtoremembersomethingbutyouhaven'tencodeditdeeply.,

"Encoding,"Schactcrexplains,"isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasa

majorimpactonrecallingitlater."Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateannoying

situations.Ifyouputyourmobilephoneinapocket,fbrexample,anddon'tpayattention

towhatyoudidbecauseyou'reinvolvedinaconversation,you'llprobablyforgetthatthe

phoneisinthejacketnowhanginginyourwardrobe（衣柜）."Yourmemoryitselfisn't

failingyou",saysSchacter,"Ratheryoudidn'tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformation

itneeded."Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness."Amanwhocanrecite

sportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago'1,saysZelinski,"maynotremembertodropaletterin

themailbox.*Womenhaveslightlybettermemoriesthanmenpossiblybecausetheypay

moreattentiontotheirenvironmentandmemoryreliesonjustthat."Visualcuescanhelp

preventabsent-mindedness,MsaysSchacter,11Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable",

hecautions.Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedication（药物）withlunch,putthepill

bottleonthekitchentable-don'tleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanote

thatyoukeepinapocket.Anothercommonepisodeofabsent-mindedness:walkinginto

aroomandwonderingwhyyou'rethere.Mostlikelyyouwerethinkingaboutsomething

else."Everyonedoesthisfromtimetotime",saysZelinski.Thebestthingtodoisto

returntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroomandyou'Illikelyremember.

63、Whydoestheauthorthinkthatencodingproperlyisveryimportant?

A、Itexpandsourmemorycapacityconsiderably.

B、Ithelpsusunderstandourmemorysystembetter.

C、Itslowsdowntheprecessoflosingourmemory.

D、Itenablesustorecallsomethingfromourmemory.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析；事实细节题。解题的依据是第二段的开头两句话“'Encoding：

Schacterexplains,isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajor

impactonrecallingitlater'.Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateannoying

situations（斯彻克特解释说，’编码是一种把注意力放在一件事情上的特殊方式，它

对稍后的回想起着主要的作用。’无法做到恰当的编码的话，会导致令人恼火的情

况出现）根据第一句话，我们可以看出，编码之所以重要是由于它对回想所起

的作用。四个选项中，与这一点的叙述相一致的显然是D）。

64、Onepossiblereasonwhywomenhavebettermemoriesthanmenisthat.

A^theyarcmoreinterestedinwhat'shappeningaroundthem

B、theyhaveanunusualpoweroffocusingtheirattention

C、theyhaveawiderrangeofinterests

D、theyaremorereliantontheenvironment

标准答案：A

知识点解析：事实细节题。在第三段的最后一句话中，作者提到了男女之间在记忆

力上的区别“Womenhaveslightlybettermemoriesthanmenpossiblybecausetheypay

moreattentiontotheirenvironmentandmemoryrelicsonjustthat”,也就是说，女人

会对周围的环境更加注意，而记忆力的好坏正是依赖于这一点。四个选项之中，

B）、D）的内容在文章中显然没有提到过。而C）的意思是“他们更加依赖于环境”，

但文中所说的依赖并不是指女人，而是指记忆力的好坏，因此也不对。

65、Anoteinthepocketcanhardlyserveasareminderbecause.

A、itmightgetmixedupwithotherthings

B、ifsnotclearenoughfbryoutoread

C、itwilleasilygetlost

D、it'soutofyoursight

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：事实判断题，在文章的第四段，作者重点阐述的是视觉提示的帮助作

用。但是要记住的是“'Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable',hecautions.Ifyou

wanttoremembertotakeamedicationwithlunch,putthepillbottleonthekitchen

table-don'tleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanotethatyoukeepina

pocket”也就是说，提示要做到清楚而醒目，是很容易被看到的。句子中的available

在这里是指提示要可以看得见，不然的话足不起作用的。因此D）是正确的。

66、Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A、Repetitionhelpsimproveourmemory.

B、Memorydependstoacertainextentontheenvironment.

C、Ifwefocusourattentionononethingwemightforgetanother.

D、Ifwekeepforgettingthingswe'dbetterreturntowherewewere.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨大意题。最后一段主要讲述人们心不在焉的另一种情况并提出了

解决办法。人们经常会走进房间而忘记了自己要做什么。这里左林斯基给出的建议

是“Thebestthingtodoistoreturntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroomand

youlllikelyremember",也就是说退回原处会有助于回忆起你要做的事，但是这种

情况的原因是冉于你在想着别的事情。A）、B）在文中没有提到，D）很容易被选

择，但是它表示的条件Ifwekeepforgettingthings与段落中的walkingintoaroom

andwonderingwhyyou'rethere并不是一回事，所以不对。

67、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A^Thecausesofabsent-mindedness.

B、Awayofencodingandrecalling.

C^Theprocessofgradualmemoryloss.

D、Theimpactoftheenvironmentonmemory.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：主旨大意题。整篇文章的关键词显然是absent-mindedness。作者主要

阐述的是人们心不在焉的原因与解决的办法。四个选项中，B）、C）、D）三项叙述

的都是这一过程中的一个方面，并不能涵盖文章的大意，所以都不对。

十一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共