大学英语四级模拟试卷246

大学英语四级模拟试卷246

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledLifeinaBig

City.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.大城市生活的优越性2.大城市生活存在的突出何题3.你对大城市生活的看法

标准答案：LifeinaBigCityInrecentyears,moreandmorepeoplehavebeen

streamingintobigcitiesfromruralareas.Theywantalifeinthecitymainlyforthe

conveniencesitoffers.First,abigcityprovidesfastandconvenientpublictransportation,

withbusesgoingtoeverycoinerofthecity.Second,itprovidesagoodeducationfor

children,withwell-equippedelementaryandmiddleschools.Andyoungpeoplecan

pursueahighereducationatfamousuniversitieswithmodernfacilitiesandwell-known

professors.Third,departmentstores,postoffices,theatres,hospitalsandotherservices

areallwithineasyreach.However,duetotheincreasingpopulation,bigcitiesarenow

confrontedwithquiteafewchallenges.Oneisthetraffic,whichisbecomingincreasingly

congested.Anotherispollution.Apartfromtheinherentindustrialsourcesofpollution,

thegrowingnumberofnewresidentsaddandincreasethecity'swasteandrubbish.

Withoutpropermanagement,theenvironmentisbecomingnoisieranddirtierthanever

before.Thethirdchallengetourbanlivingistheworseningofpublicsafetyandsecurity,

whichleadstoanobviousriseincrime.Inaword,abigcitymightbeanidealplacefor

business,butnotnecessaryoneforpeoplewhowanttoenjoypeacefullife.

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。）

ImprovingYourT.Q.（Test-TakingQuotient）TypesofTestsYouwillhaveonehourto

completethistest.Allanswersmustbemarkedontheanswersheet.Makenomarkson

thetestbooklet.UsingaNo.2pencil,placeyourname...Ready?Begin.Theyareoff!

Eachtest-takerworkingatadifferentpace;eachusingadifferenttechniqueandstrategy;

allwishingtheyweresomewhereelse.Oursisatest-takingculture.Andwhetheryouare

anadultjob-hunter,licenseapplicantorstudent,testsalwaysprovokeuncertainty,

especiallyiflifedecisionsareattachedtothem.In12yearsofyourelementaryand

secondaryeducation,youcompletedaconservativeestimateof2,600weeklyquizzes.

Collegemid-termandfinalexaminationsoverafour-yearperiodaccountforanother100,

andeachyearofadvancedprofessionaltrainingaddsanother25majorexams.Peopledo

notrealizethatclassroomexaminationsrepresentonlyasmallsegmentoftesting

experience.Schoolsystemsadministerapproximately2millionstandardizedtestsin

additiontoregularclassroomtests.Thetotalnumberadministeredbybusiness,

government,industryandclinics,however,isaslronomical（庞大的）,dwarfingthetotal

numberofschooltests.Peopletendtotaketestswithoutreallyunderstandingthem.One

surewaytoimproveyourperformanceistofamiliarizeyourselfwiththedifferenttypes

ofexaminations.Simplyunderstandingthetestformatpromotesself-confidence.Can

familiaritywithtesttakingboostyourtestscores?Yes,alongwith15other"tricks”.Read

on.Alltests-whethersimpleclassroomquizzes,testsforadriver'slicense,orstatistically

orientedaptitudetests—haveonemajorpointincommon:Atestisameasureofa

person'sbehavioratonepointintime.Alongheldmythhasledmostpeopletoconclude

thattestscoresareforever.Thisissimplynottrue.Scoreschangefromonetesttakingto

thenext.Infact,therearenumerousreportedcasesofintelligencequotients

（IQs）fluctuating（变动）asmuchas30or40pointsbetweentestadministrations.Another

sourceofscorefluctuationisaresultofthetest-taker'suncertaintywithdifferenttypesof

tests.Overalltherearetwospecifictypes:maximalandtypicalperformancetests.

Maximaltestsattempttomeasureanindividual'sbestpossibleperformanceaccurately.

Includedinthistypeareintelligencetests,academicorclassroom（achievement）testsand

aptitudetests.Ofthese,IQtestsarethemostwidelyknownandtheleastunderstood,h's

amazinghowsomuchconfusionoverthosetwolittlelettersIQ,hasproliferated（扩散）

sincethetestingmovementbeganintheearly1900s.Thefirstintelligencetestswere

conceivedbyAlfredBillet,aFrenchpsychologist,whowasaskedtodevelopaprocedure

topredictwhichchildrenwereunabletolearninaclassroomsetting.Todaytherearc

approximately350intelligencetestsonthemarket.MythssurroundingtheIQtesthave

grosslycontaminatedthepublic1sunderstanding;peoplewanttheIQtesttodomorethan

itiscapableofdoing.Itisbestusedtopredictschoolsuccess:toassessmentalskillsand

theabilitytoadaptinnewsituationsandlearnacademically.Anothermaximal

performancetestisanadmissiontest（technicallyaformofaptitudetesting）.Thesetests

aredesignedtomeasurethedegreeofskillofpeoplewhentheyareattemptingtoperform

tothelimitoftheirability.Butpeopleallowtheseteststointimidate（胁迫）ihem,and

thatputsthemunderagreatdealoftension.Ifyou'vetakenoneoftheseexams

previously,chancesareyourscorewillincreaseinsubsequenttesting.Twoimportant

pointshere:First,putthepracticeruletoworkforyou（familiarity,again）.Second,ask

friendswhohavetakenthetestwhattheyrememberaboutit,andthencheckyourlocal

bookstoreformanualsthatwillprepareyouforthetest.Bookscurrentlyonthemarket

thatraisescoresdosonotbydivulging。世漏）information,butbygivingyoufamiliarity

withtheitemsandtestformats.Typicalperformancetestsdonotpromoteasmuch

anxietyasmaximalperformancetests,fortheyaredesignedtoassessinterests,

personalitytraits,attitudesandothersimilarcharacteristics.Thereislittlepreparation

neededandno"right"or"wrong'*answers.TricksforTakingaTest1.Whenitis

possibletoprepareforatest,doso!Infact,"ovcr-lcarn"thematerial.Research

consistentlyshowsthatover-learningthematerialreducesanxietyandraisestestscores.

Also,ithasbeenfoundthatconsistentstudyingoveraperiodoftimeismoreeffective

thanciaminingjustbefeneatest.Goingtothemoviesthenightbeforeanexamcanbe

therapeutic（有效果的）.Howdoyouknowwhenover-learningtakesplace?Whenyou

feelyouhavemasteredthesubject,studyoneortwohoursmore.2.Showupontime,but

notearly.Ifyoumustgetthereearly,standalone,awayfromthecrowd.Ifyoupay

attentiontoother'sworries,youranxietylevelwillincrease,too.3.Knowinadvanceif

thetesthasacorrectionformula.Forexample,fbreveryfouritemsyouanswer

incorrectly,onerightonemightbedeductedfromyourtotalscore.Ifyouanswer50

itemscorrectly,butmiss20,afterthecorrectionformula,yourscorewouldbe45.Thisis

anattempttocorrectforguessing.4.Eliminatealternatives.Iftheitemisafbur-choice,

multiple-choiceformat,theoddsareoneinfouryoucouldguesstherightone.Ifyoucan

eliminateanytwoofthefour,youroddsare50-50.Ifyoucannoteliminateanyofthe

alternatives,youhavenoideawhichoneiscorrect,andifthereisnocorrectionfor

guessing,thenpickthelongestanswerandproceedtothenexttestquestion.Testauthors

tendtomakethecorrectanswerthelongest.5.Testauthorsalsotendtomakeoneoftwo

parallelstatementsthecorrectanswer.Forinstance,iftwoofthefourchoiceshavemajor

differencesinwording;andiftheothertwoarcalmostidenticalinstructureandwording,

chancesareoneoftheparallelstatementsisright.Probablythelongerstatementwillget

youpoints.6.Readdirectionscarefully.Manypointsarelostbecausepeopledon't

understandwhattheyaresupposedlodo.7.Ifthetestismultiple-choice,requiringyouto

reada"stem"andthenselectonecorrectresponsefromfouralternatives,attemptto

answerthequestionbeforeyoureadthepossiblechoices.Afteryouformulateyour

answer,matchyourideastothepossibilitiesandpicktheonemostsimilar.Bydoingthis,

youarcusingnotonlyrecognitionbutrecall.8.Paceyourselfsoyoucompleteasmany

itemsaspossible.Sometimestheitemsattheendofatestareweightedmorebecause

fewerpeopleanswerthem.9.Ifthetestrequiresyoutoreadlongpassagesandthen

answerquestionsaboutthereading,readthequestionsfirst.Bydoingthis,youwillknow

whatyouarelookingforasyouread,andyoifllbeinamuchbetterposition,toanswer.

Ifthetestistimed,thistechniquealsoincreasesyourspeedandefficiency.10.Skipitems

youareunsureof,itemsaboutmaterialyou'veseenbeforebutcan'tremembertheanswer

iininediately.Chancesareyourbrainwillbesearchingforandretrieving(重新得至(I)the

informationwhileyouareworkingonotheritems.Whentheanswercomestoyou,go

backandmarkit.11.Donotchangeyouranswersonmultiple-choicetestsunlessyouare

veryuncertainaboutyourinitialanswer.Researchhasshownthatonlywhenyouhave

strongdoubtsisyoursecondanswermorelikelytobecorrect.12.Readthequestions

carefully.Onessaytests,notesuchkeywordsascompare,contrast,discuss,evaluate,

analyze,defineanddescribe.Ifyouareunsureaboutanessayquestion,yourresponse

willcomeacrossaswordiness.Dowhatthequestionasks,bedirect,makeyourpointand

supportit.Onmultiple-choicetests,lookoutforsuchnegativedisclaimersas,"Whichof

thefollowingcouldnotbe...?"Asyoureadthetestquestions,underlinethekeywords.

Thiswillrecheckyourthinking.13.Thereissomeevidencethatifyouareslightlycool

youwilldobetteronatest.Informalobservationscertainlysupportthispoint.For

instance,ifyouaretoowarm,youmaybecomesleepyandloseyourfocus.14.Recheck

yourwork.Makeclericalcorrectionsonly.15.Finally,asktoseeyourcorrectedtestand

scores.Byreviewingatest,youbecometestwise.Testsarenecessarytodeterminelevels

ofknowledgeandtohelpmakeplacementdecisions.Theyarecapableofmotivatingvia

feedback.Soitisimportanttodevelopahealthy,positiveattitudetowardexaminations.

Astestsaremastered,theyserveas"trialruns1'forothermoredifficultlifetests.

2^Therearealtogetherabout100mid-termandfinalexamsoverafour-yearperiodof

collegeeducation.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Thetotalnumberoftestsheldbygovernment,businessandindustry,etc.ismuch

biggerthanthoseheldbyschools.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Familiaritywithtestformatswillhelpincreaseyourself-confidence.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Ifyougetearlyforthetest,youcanusethetimetogooveryourmaterial.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Ifthereisnoconectionforguessing,thenpicktheshortestanswerandproceedtothe

nexttestquestion.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Ifyouarenotsureofanitem,youjustsimplygotothenextitemandcomebacktoit

laterwhenyourecalltheinformationofit.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Itisshownthatifyouareslightlycoolyouwon'tdobetteronatest.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、TheIQtestingmovementbeganin.

标准答案：theearly1900s

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、Anadmissiontestisanexampleofatest.

标准答案：maximalperformance

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、Comparedwithmaximalperformancetests,typicalperformancetestsdonot

cause.

标准答案：somuchanxiety

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题分，共8分。）

12、

A、Fromeighto'clockinthemorninguntilnoon.

B、Fromnoonuntilsixo'clockintheevening.

C、Fromeighto'clockirthemorninguntilnineo'clockatnight.

D、Twenty-fourhoursaday.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Thelighthurtshereyes.

B、Hisearshurt.

C、Shecan'thear.

D、Shecan'tsee.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Thebosswasangrywithgoodreason.

B、Thebossdidiftunderstand.

C、Shewasn'tatallupset.

D、Shewantedabetterdesign.

标准答案：A:

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Atabookstore.

B、Atabank.

C、Ataclub.

D、Atagrocerystore.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、Herdaughterwasmakingtoomuchnoiseinthehouse.

NoonecouldsleepbecauseoftheirdogFlametbarking.

C、Thehousewasinneedofapaintjob.

D、Thehousewasburningandthedaughterwasawaketolettheothersknow.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Sheworksinalawoffice.

B、Sheworksforanansweringservice.

C^Sheworksatanemploymentagency.

D、Sheisateacher.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、Thenorthernclimate.

Thewaterfromthelakes.

C^Thewell.managedorchards.

D、Thegreatnorthernterrain.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、$240,

B、$200.

C、$300.00

D、$120.00

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

20、

A^Howtochecktheirstudents'compositions.

Howtohandleproblemsintheirwritingcourse.

C>Howtoinvitestudentstoattendofficehours.

D^Howtoaddressstudentsinanappropriateway.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Poorergradesfortheirpapers.

Students!tellingthetruth.

C、Severecriticismfromtheheadofthedepartment.

D、Extremelyunfavorablecommentsfromthestudents.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：哲无解析

22、

A、Susandoesn'tthinkthenegativecommentsfromstudentscanhaveanadverseeffect

onteachers.

B>Susanadmitsthatmeancommentsfromstudentscanleadtothedirector'spoor

impression.

C、Teachersshouldnotrewardpoorperformanceatschoolwork.

D、Teachersshouldtrytheirbesttoarousestudents'interestinwriting.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、Holdingbackreward.

Deliveringone'spotentials.

c、Closingthemotivationgap.

D、Expectingarewardfromemployees.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Reward.

B、Recognition.

C、Reliability.

D、Responsibility.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

Saytothemthatyoutrustthem.

B、Maketheminvestfreelyandmoreinyourcompany.

C、Letthemownyourcompany.

D^Trustthem,recognizetheirworkwithareward.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共8题，每题7.0

分，共8分。）

26、

A^Thatherneighbors'sondrivestoofast.

B、Thatherneighbors,son'sradiowakesherchildrenatnight.

C、Thatshehasn'tmetherneighbors.

D^Thatherneighborsweretoonoisy.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A、Becauseshedoesn'twanttomakeabadfirstimpression.

B、Becausesheisafraidofmeetingthem.

C>Becausesheisafraidthattheywon'tlisten.

D、Becausesheknowsthattheycan'tdoanythingaboutit.

标准答案：A、

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Sheshouldcalltheneighborstocomplain.

B、Sheshouldintroduceherchildrentotheneighbors.

C、Sheshouldbringtheneighborsagiftandtalkaboutthematter.

D、Sheshouldwaitinordertobepolite.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、ItisdifficultforAlisontogetherchildrentogotosleepagainatnight.

B>Theneighbors'sonalwayscomeshomeverylate.

C、Alisonfoundithardtocoinplaintohernewneighborsabouttheirson.

D^Alisonisannoyedbyherneighbors,sonblastingstereoallnight.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Ahousewife.

B、Asinger.

C、Ateacher.

D、Amusician.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

31、

A^Theviolinwastooexpensive.

B、Shewastooyoungtoplaytheviolin.

C、Theviolinwastoobigforher.

D、Hermotherwantedhertoplaythepiano.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Toplaytheviolinagain.

B、TogototheUnitedStates.

C>Toapplyforascholarship.

D^Tohaveherperformancetaped.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

A、Toliveamorecomfortablelife.

B、Togiveperformances.

C、Tobeapupilofafamousviolinist.

D、Toenterafamousuniversity.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。）

Theappealofadvertisingtobuyingmotivescanhavebothnegativeandpositiveeffects.

Consumersmaybe[Bl]tobuyaproductofpoor[B2]orhighprice

becauseofanadvertisement.Forexample,someadvertisershaveappealedtopeople's

[B3]forbetterfuel[B4]fortheircarsbyadvertisingautomotive

productsthatimprovegasolinemileage.Someoftheproductswork.Othersare[B5]

andawasteofconsumers'money.Sometimesadvertisingis[B6]

misleading.Afewyearsagoabrandofbreadwasofferedto[B7]withthe

messagethattherewerefewercaloriesineveryslice.Itturnedoutthatthebreadwasnot

dietitic,butjustregularbread.Therewerefewercaloriesbecauseitwasslicedverythin,

buttherewerethesamenumberofcaloriesinevery(B8].Onthe

advantageousside,emotionalappealsmayrespondtoaconsumer'srealconcerns.

Considerfireinsurance.[B9].Thesecurityofknowingthatpropertyis

protectedbyinsurancemakesthepurchaseoffireinsuranceaworthwhileinvestmentfor

mostpeople.[BIO].Eachconsumermustevaluateherorhisownsituation.

Arethebenefitsoftheproductimportantenoughtojustifybuyingit?[Bl1].

Consumersstillcontrolthefinalbuyingdecision.

34、[Bl]

标准答案：convinced

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、[B2]

标准答案:quality

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B3]

标准答案:desire

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B41

标准答案：economy

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B5]

标准答案：worthless

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B6]

标准答案：intentionally

知识点解析：暂无解析

40>[B7]

标准答案:dieters

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B8]

标准答案：loaf

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B9J

标准答案：Fireinsurancemaybesoldbyappealingtofearofloss.Butfearoflossisthe

realreasonforfireinsurance.

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[BIO]

标准答案：Ifconsumersconsiderthequalityoftheinsuranceplansaswellasthe

messageintheads,theywillbenefitfromtheadvertising.

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[Bll]

标准答案：Advertisingisintendedtoappealtoconsumers,butitdoesnotforcethemto

buytheproduct.

知识点解析：暂无解析

七、阅读(选词填空)(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。)

ParentsofMillennials(childrenborninand'after1982)arcconfused.Thesemomsand

dadsaregivingtheirchildrenmoretimeand[SI]thantheirparentsgavethem,

butthesekidsdon'tseemto[S2]anyoftheirefforts.Itisatruismtosayevery

generationofparentsisuncomfortablewithteenageoffspring.Today,however,that

statementcarriesevenmore[S3].Onthewideculturalplain,theeffortsof

parentsarebeingcounterbalancedbythe[S4]topost-Christian

postmodernism.Ourparentsmighthavefelt[S5]aboutElvisandtheBeatles,

orDebbyBooneandAndyGibb,butparentstodaydon'tunderstandhow[S6]

canbesoentertainedbutsobored,sofilledwithinformationsourcesbutso[S7]

,sopampered(娇生惯养的)butsountrustingofauthority.Actually,thereare

somespecific[S8]aboutparentingMillennials.Oneofthemistomaketimeto

talkandlistentothem,whichhasproved[S9].Greatconversationssometimes

canbeplanned,butoftentheunguardedmoments[S10]thedeepestlevelof

hcart-to-hearttalks.Remember:ifyousayyouwanttolistenbutyourvoicehasthetaint

ofcondemnation(责备),thedoorwillbeshut.A)unbelievableB)attentionC)awkv/ard

D)appreciateE)teenagersF)weightG)unwiseH)trustI)shiftJ)equationK)principles

L)effectiveM)consistentN)yieldO)purpose

45、[SI]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[S2]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[S3]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

48、[S4]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：暂无解析

49、[S5]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

50、[S6]

标准效空.P

知识之解析：暂无解析

51、[S7]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、[S8]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：暂无解析

53、[S91

标准答案：L

知识点解析：暂无解析

54、[S10]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

I'musuallyfairlyskepticalaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeither

happierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.

Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetrue,theyarepracticallyimpossibletoprove

scientifically.Still,Iwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday'schildrenare

significantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infact,theanalysisshowed,

normalchildrenaged9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwho

weretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.WhyareAmerica,skidssostressed?The

reportcitestwomaincauses:increasingphysicalisolation-broughtonbyhighdivorce

ratesandlessinvolvementincommunity,amongotherthings-andagrowingperception

thattheworldisamoredangerousplace.Giventhatwecan'tturntheclockback,adults

canstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationcope.Atthetopofthelistisnurturing（培

育）abetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism.Nochildisanisland.

Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.

Tohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothers,youcanpulltheplugonTVsand

computers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillhavemoretimeforface-to-face

relationships,andtheywillgetmoresleep.Limittheamountofvirtual（虚拟的）violence

yourchildrenareexposedto.It'snotjustvideogamesandmovies;childrenseealotof

murderandcrimeonthelocalnews.Keepyourexpectationsforyourchildren

reasonable.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYale.Make

exercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoucopewithyourownanxietiesand

provideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidable.Butitdoesn't

havetoruinyourlife.

55、Theauthorthinksthattheconclusionsofanyresearchaboutpeople'sstateofmind

are.

A^surprising

B、confusing

C、illogical

D、questionable

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该题关键是对原文第一句话中skeplical（怀疑的）一词的正确理解。作

者开篇就表明自己对各种研究持怀疑态度，因此，正确答案是D项。

M

56NWhatdocstheauthormeanwhenhesayswccan'tturntheclockback"（Line1,

Para.3）?

A、It'simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchange.

B、Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.

C、Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.

D^It'simpossibletoforgetthepast.

标准答案：B、

知识点解析：“TurnIheclockback”字面意思是“把时钟向回调，让时光倒流”，在这

里可以理解为“改变现实”。因此，正确答案是B项。

57>Accordingtotheanalysis,comparedwithnormalchildrentoday,childrentreatedfor

mentalillness50yearsago.

A、werelessisolatedphysically

B、wereprobablylessself-centered

C、probablysufferedlessfromanxiety

D、wereconsideredlessindividualistic

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从第一段最后一句话可知正确答案应该是C项。

58、Themostimportantthingparentsshoulddotohelptheirchildrenis.

A、toprovidethemwithasaferenvironment

B、tolowertheirexpectationsforthem

C、togetthemmoreinvolvedsocially

D、tosetagoodmodelforthemtofollow

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第三段第二句里的''atthetopofthelistisnurturingabetter

appreciationofthelimitsofindividualism”可以得知:最重要的是让孩子认识到“个人

主义”的局限性，选项C的说法最符合原文：让孩子们更多地参与社交活动。

59、Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?

A、Anxiety,thoughunavoidable,canbecopedwith.

Children'sanxietyhasbeenenormouslyexaggerated.

C、Children'sanxietycanbeeliminatedwithmoreparentalcare.

D、Anxiety,ifproperlycontrolled,mayhelpchildrenbecomemature.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据最后三段，可以得出C的结论：父母的关爱可以消除孩子的焦

虑感。

Forcenturiesmendreamedofachievingverticalflight.In400A.D.Chinesechildren

playedwithafan-liketoythatspunupwardsandfellbacktotheearthasrotationceased.

LeonardodaVinciconceivedthefirstmechanicalapparatus,calleda"Helix",which

couldcarryamanstraightup,butthiswasonlyadesignandwasnevertested.The

ancientdreamwasfinallyrealizedin1940whenaRussianengineerpilotedastrange

lookingcraftofsteeltubingwitharotatingfanontop.Itroseawkwardlyandvertically

intotheairfromastandingstart,hoveredafewfeetabovetheground,wentsidewaysand

backwards,andthensettledbacktotheearth.Thatvehiclewascalledahelicopter.

Imaginationswerefired.Mendreamedofgoingtoworkintheirownpersonal

helicopters.Peopleanticipatedthatverticalflighttransportswouldcarrymillionsof

passengersasdotheairlinersoftoday.Suchfantasticexpectationswerenotfulfilled.The

helicopterhasnowbecomeanextremelyusefulmachine.Itexcelsinmilitarymissions,

carryingtroops,gunsandstrategicinstrumentswhereotheraircraftcannotgo.

Corporationsusethemasairborneoffices,manymetropolitanareasusetheminpolice

work,constructionandloggingcompaniesemploytheminvariousadvantageousways,

engineersusethemforsiteselectionandsurveying;andoilcompaniesusethemasthe

bestwaytomakeoffshoreandremoteworkstationsaccessibletocrewsandsupplies.

Anyurgentmissiontoahard-to-get-toplaceisalikelytaskforahelicopter.Amongtheir

othermultitudeofuses:deliverpeopleacrosstown,flytoandfromairports,assistin

rescuework,andaidinthesearchformissingorwantedpersons.

60、Accordingtothepassage,peopleexpectthat.

A、helicopterscouldeventuallyreplacetheairlinersoftoday

B>theirimaginationsfiredbytheRussianengineer'sinventionwouldberealizedinthe

future

C^theirfantasticexpectationsabouthelicopterscouldbefulfilledbyairlinersoftoday

D^helicopterswouldsomedaybeabletocarrymillionsofpeoplefromplacetoplaceas

airlinersarcnowdoing

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文中第三段中的第二句话，人们期望直升机能像今天的客机一样

运载许多的乘客。因此，正确答案是D项。

61、Helicoptersaresettomotionbymeansof.

A、onerotatingfaninthecentreoftheaircraftandothersateachend

B、arotatingfanunderneathforlifting

C^arotatingdeviceontop

D、acombinationofrotatingdevicesinfrontandontop

标准答案：C

知识点.析：根据文章中第二段第一句话可知：直升飞机是通过安装在其顶部的螺

旋桨启动的。因此，正确答案是C项。

62、Whatissaidaboutthedevelopmentofthehelicoptersfromthepassage?

A、Peoplecameupwiththeconceptualideaofahelicopterinthiscentury.

B、Helicopterswerethoughttobemuchmoredangerousthantheearlyairplanes.

C、Chinesechildrenwerethefirsttoexperienceflightsinhelicopters.

D、Somepeoplethoughtthathelicopterswoulddevelopintopopularuseoneday.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：选项A不正确，因为直升飞机这个想法由来已久；B项无从谈起，C

项认为中国孩子是最早乘坐直升飞机的也不对。根据原文第三段第二句话：人们梦

想乘坐自己的直升飞机去上班。可见人们希望直升飞机能得到广泛的日常应用。因

此，正确答案是D项。

63、Underwhichofthefollowingconditionsarehelicoptersfoundtobeabsolutely

essential?

A、Forextremelyhighaltitudeflights.

B、Forurgentmissiontoplacesinaccessibletootherkindsofcraft.

C^Forrescuework.

D、Forhigh-speedtransportation.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：关键要注意题1=1中的“absolutelyessential”，文章中第四段提到直升飞

机的许多用途，比如可以当作空中办公室(airbunicoffices),都市里警方用来执行各

种任务，直升飞机也可以帮助建筑工人和伐木工人等，但直升飞机最大的用武之地

还是“到其他类的飞机难以到达的地方执行任务”。因此，正确答案是B项。

64、Howhastheuseofhelicoptersdeveloped?

A、Theyaretakingtheplaceofhigh-flyingjets.

B、Theyareusedforrescueworkonly.

C、Theyhavebeenwid