大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷57（共250题）

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷57（共9套）

（共250题）

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷第1套

一、词汇理解（本题共70题，每题1.0分，共70分。）

LamaiOdum,thestarfuiwaidintheNBA,isknownIvrhisoutsizedluveufuaiidy,

sometimeseating[Cl]bagsofchocolateandjellybeansongameday.Last

week,adoctorandNBAfanwroteanessay[C2]Odom'ssweettoothtohis

inconstantandsometimesslowplay.Odomcounteredthat,ifanything,the[C3]

sugarhelpshisperformance.Butwhatdostudieshavetosay?Accordingto

research,candybeforeexercisecan[C4]performance,butonlytoapoint.

Studieshaveshown,forexample,thatwhenathleteseata180-caloriecandybarandthen

rideabikeforanhour-rushingforthefinal15minutes-they[C5]betterthan

ondayswhentheydrinkonlybeforehand.Butondayswhenthe[C6]eatasolid

mealafewhoursearlierandthenhavesugarbeforeriding,theydobetterthanonjustthe

sugaralone.Candycanbeas[C7]ashealthieroptionslikefruit,andbecause

people[C8]releaselittleinsulin(胰岛素)duringexercise,crashingisunlikely,

saidNancyClark,asportsnutritionist.Buicandylacksnutrientsthatarecriticaltothings

likebonestrengthandpost-exercise[C9].Forbestresults,pre-exercisemeals

shouldcombineproteinandeasilydigestiblecarbohydrates.Sugarcanworkasquick

[CIO]fbrexercise,butnutrient-richfoodsarebetter.A)excessiveB)efficient

C)rallyD)performE)fuelF)boastingG)coarselyH)entireI)enhanceJ)typicallyK)hazard

L)subjectsM)lodgesN)linkingO)recovery

1、[Cl]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：处应为定语成分，可为形容词或分词。该句中的outsizedlove表明奥

多姆很喜欢吃糖，有时更会把巧克力或软糖"整包''吃掉，由此可见，entire一词最

适合本句句意。本句也可能说奥多姆吃“过多”的巧克力和软糖，但要注意，如果要

表达这个内容，空白处后不会有bagsof这些词，直接说excessivechocolaleand

jellybeans就行了，这样，从习惯用法上应该将excessive排除掉。

2、[C2]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：此处应为后置定语成分，可以是形容词或分词，并可与I。搭配。根

据本句的内容和“能与t。搭配''这个条件可以推断此处应选用linking一词，

link...to...意为“把……与……联系起来”。

3、[C3]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此处应为定语成分，可为形容词或分词。在本句中，奥多姆对上一句

对他的批评做出反驳，据此可知奥多姆的看法应该是，糖吃得“多”反而有助于他的

表现，由此可见，空白处应表“多”之义，因此，本题答案应为excessive。

4、[C4]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：此处应为原形动词。空白处的动词应说明糖果如何影响运动员的表

现，是可以让他们成绩“上升”还是“下降”呢?根据下一句空白处后的bener一词可知

本句应表明糖果可“提高”运动员的成绩，因此，本题应选用enhance一词。

5、[C5]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处应为原形动词。根据本句和上一句的内容可以推断空白处的动词

应有“表现”、“做”的意思，因此.本题答案应为perform。

6、[C6]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：此处应为名词。空白处的名词应为此次研究的对象Gubjcc⑻，也就是

上一句提到过的“运动员”(alhletes),在名词词库中只有subjects一词符合题意。

7、[C7]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此处应为形容词。通过上一段的内容可以知道糖果和水果一样“有益

于“健康，空白处的形容词应带有褒义，因此，形容词词库中的efficient最为合

适。

8、[C8]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：此处应为副词。此处的副词应帮助强调人们“尤其''在运动时分泌很少

胰岛素，lypically意为“尤其”，故为本题答案。

9、[C9]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：此处应为名词。空白处H。的post-exercise是本题最好的提不，空白处

应为具有运动后“恢复”的意思，在选项中，recovery和rally都有“恢复（健康）”的意

思，但rally表“恢复（健康）”之义时是动词，不符合本题对词性的要求，因此，

recovery为本题答案。

10、［C10］

标准答案：E

知识点解析：此处应为名词。根据本文对糖果的研究可以推断本句应表明糖果可以

迅速地提供''能量"，在名词词库中，fuel与此意思最为相近，因此，选fuel。

二、长篇阅读（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共70分。）

KeepOurSeasCleanA）Bytheyear2050itisestimatedthattheworld'spopulationcould

haveincreasedtoaround12billion.Ofthese,some60percentwilllivewithin60kmof

thesea.Theagriculturalandindustrialactivitiesrequiredtosupportthispopulationwill

increasethealreadysignificantpressuresonfertilecoastalareas.Deathanddisease

causedbypollutedcoastalwaterscoststheglobale-conomyUS$12.8billionayear.

Plasticwastekillsupto1millionseabirds,100,000seamammalsandcountlessfish

eachyear.B）Onesignificantimpactofhumanactivityismarinepollution.Themost

visibleandfamiliarisoilpollutioncausedbytankeraccidentsandtankwashingatsea,

andinadditiontothegrossvisibleshort-termimpacts,severelong-termproblemscan

alsoresult.InthecaseoftheExxonValdezwhichranontoashoreinAlaskain1989,

biologicalimpactsfromtheoilspillcanstillbeidentified15yearsaftertheeventThe

PrestigewhichsankofftheSpanishcoastlatein2002,resultedinhugeeconomiclosses

asitpollutedmorethan100beachesinFranceandSpainandeffectivelydestroyedthe

localfishingindustry.C）Despitethescaleandvisibilityofsuchimpacts,thetotal

quantitiesofpollutantsenteringtheseafromthelonglineofcatastrophicoilspills

appearedsmallcomparedwiththoseofpollutantsintroduceddirectlyandindirectlyfrom

othersources,includingdomesticsewage,industrialdischarges,leakagesfromwastetips,

urbanandindustrialrun-off,accidents,spillages,explosions,seadumpingoperations,oil

production,mining,agriculturenutrientsandpesticides,wasteheatsources,and

radioactivedischarges.Landbasedsourcesareestimatedtoaccountloraround44

percentofthepollutantsenteringtheseaandatmosphericinputsaccountforanestimated

33percent.Bycontrast,transportontheseaaccountsfor12percent.D）Theimpactsof

pollutionvary.Nutrientpollutionfromsewagedischargesandagriculturecanresultin

unsightlyandpossiblydangerous"blooms'*ofalgae（藻类）incoastalwaters.Asthese

bloomsdieanddecaytheyuseuptheoxygeninthewater.Thishasled,insomeareas,to

"creepingdeadzones"（CDZ）,whereoxygendissolvedinthewaterfallstolevelsunable

tosustainmarinelife.Industrialpollutionalsocontributestothesedeadzones.

E）Radioactive（放射性的］pollutionhasmanycauses,includingthenormaloperationof

nuclearpowerstations,butbyfarthesinglebiggestsourcesofman-maderadioactive

elementsintheseaarcthenuclearfuelreprocessingplantsatLaHagueinFranceandat

SellafieldintheUKWastereleasedfromthemhasresultedinthewidespreadpollutionof

livingmarineresourcesoverawidearea;radioactiveelementstraceabletoreprocessing

canbefoundinseaweedsasfarawayastheWestGreenlandCoast.F)Traccmetal

pollutionfrommetalmining,productionandprocessingindustriescandamagethehealth

ofmarineplantsandanimalsandrendersomeseafoodsunfitfbrhumanconsumption.

Thecontributionofhumanactivitiescanbeverysignificant:theamountofmercury

introducedtotheenvironmentbyindustrialactivitiesisaroundfourtimestheamount

releasedthroughnaturalprocessessuchasweatheringanderosion(腐蚀).G)Thcinputof

man-madechemicalstotheoceanspotentiallyinvolvesanoverwhelmingnumberof

differentsubstances.63,000differentchemicalsarethoughttobeinuseworldwidewith

3,000accountingfor90percentofthetotalproductionamount.Eachyear,anywhereup

to1,000newsyntheticchemicalsmaybebroughtontothemarket.Ofallthesechemicals

some4,500fallintothemostseriouscategory.Theseareknownaspersistentorganic

poilutants(POPs).They'reresistanttobreakdownandhavethepotentialtoaccumulatein

thetissuesoflivingorganisms(allmarinelife),causinghormonedisruptionwhichcan,in

turn,causereproductiveproblems,inducecancer,suppresstheimmunesystemand

interferewithnormalmentaldevelopmentinchildren.H)POPscanalsobetransported

longdistancesintheatmosphereanddepositedincoldregions.Asaresult,Inuit

populationswholiveintheArcticalongdistancefromthesourcesofthesepollutantsare

amongthemostseverelyinfluencedpeopleontheplanet,sincetheyrelyonfat-rich

marinefoodsourcessuchasfishandseals.POPsarealsothoughttoberesponsiblefor

somepolarbearpopulationsfailingtoreproducenormally.Scarily,seafoodsconsumed

bypeoplelivinginwarmandmildregionsarcalsoaffectedbyPOPs.Oilyfishtendto

accumulatePOPsintheirbodiesandthesecanbepassedtohumanconsumers.Whenoily

fisharerenderedclownintofishmealandfishoilsandsubsequentlyusedtofeedother

animals,thenthistoocanactasapathwaytohumans.Farmedfishandshellfish,dairy

cattle,poultryandpigsareallfedfishmealincertaincountries,andsomeatanddairy

productsaswellasfarmedandwildfishcanactasfurthersourcesofthesechemicalsto

humans.I)TheNorthandBalticSeasalsocontainsomeoftheworld'sbusiestshipping

lanes.200,000shipscrosstheNorthSeaeveryyear.Manygoodstransportedbyshipsarc

hazardous(halfthegoodscarriedatseacanbedescribedasdangerous)andlossof

dangerouscargoescanresultindamagetothemarineenvironment.Chemicaltank

washings,dischargeofoilywastesandwashwatersareallsignificantsourcesofmarine

pollution.J)Inadditionthereisalwaystheriskofamajoroilspill,ariskmadeworseby

thefactthatsomeofthetankersthatroutinelytravelthroughstillhaveonlyonebody­

frameorhaveothertechnicaldefectsandcrewswhoarepoorlyeducated.InNovember

2002,thePrestigeoiltankerwentdownoffthecoastofSpainwith70,000tonsofoilon

boardwhichpolluted2,890kmofcoastline.Afewdaysearlierithadbeencrossingthe

Baltic.K)Somesourcesofpollutionhavebeenbroughtundercontrolbyinternational

legislation.CountrieswhichsignedtheLondonConventionhaveagreedtostopthe

dumpingofradioactiveandindustrialwasteatsea.TheOSPARConventionregulates

marinepollutionintheNorthEastAtlanticRegionwhilecountrieswhichsignedthe

StockholmConventionhavecommittedthemselvestothephaseoutofanumberof

persistentorganicpollutants.WithintheEuropeanCommunity,theWaterFramework

Directivemaybeexpectedtobringfurtherreductionsinpollutinginputs,althoughitwill

beoveraverylongtimeframe.TheadditionalbenefitofthenewEU

REACH(RegistrationEvaluationandAuthorisationofChemicals)initiative,whichaims

toregulatetheproductionanduseofdangerouschemicalsatsource,remainstobeseen.

11、TheregulationofmarinepollutionintheNorthEastAtlanticRegionisbasedonthe

OSPARConvention.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：根据题目的OSPARConvention定位到K段。该段第3句采用主动句

式TheOSPARCon一ventionregulates…，意思跟题目无异。故可确定K段为该题出

处。

12、Thefactthatsometankersstillhaveonlyonebody-frameorhaveothertechnical

defectsmakingbiggerpossibilityofoilspill.

标准答案：J八

知识点解析：根据题目中的onebody-frame及technicaldefects可以定位到J段。J

段首句也出现了题目中提到的fact,且该词后的同位语从句内容与题目中的从句语

义几乎一致，故选J。

13、Aboutone-thirdofthepollutantsenteringtheseacomefromatmosphericinputs.

标准答案：c-

知识点解析：文章B、C两段是说明海洋污染的来源，B段重点介绍油污染，C段

则提到其他的污染源。题目中aboutone-lhird与C段倒数第2句的33percent所指

的比率相同，而且都指atmosphericinputs的比率，故选Co

14、Theovergrowofalgaewillresultinoxygenshortageinthewater,whichledto

"creepingdeadzones".

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据题目明显的信号词creepingdeadzones,可定位到D段。题目的

overgrow对应该段倒数第3句blooms,oxygenshortage对应原文的useupthe

oxygen。

15、Inwarmandmildregions,farmedfishandshellfisharealsoaffectedbyPOPs

becausetheyarefedfishmeal.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：根据题目中的POPs可将范围缩小在G、H段。其U」H段重点说明

POPs的危害和影响，本题的内容与之有关。H段末句的thesechemicals指的就是

POPs,而该句中的So表明养殖的鱼类和贝壳类都会受POPs的影响，因为这些养

殖水产areallfedfishmeal,题目意思与此相符。

16>Aslongas2,890kmofcoastlinehadbeenpollutedbytheoilspillofthePrestigeoil

tanker.

标准答案：J

知识点解析：根据题目关键信息Prestigeoiltanker及数字2,890可直接定位到J

段。J段倒数第2句以该邮轮为例说明严重漏油的风险，题目语义与该句意思一

致，故选J。

17、Oilpollutioncausedbytankeraccidentsandtankwashingatseaisconsideredasthe

mostvisibleandfamiliarmarinepollution.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据题目的关键信息themostvisibleandfamiliar可定位到B段,该

段第2句指出最显而易见和为人熟悉的海洋污染源，与题目表述一致，故为答案。

18、Halfofthegoodstransportedbyshipscanbeclassifiedasdangerouscargoes.

标准答案：I'

知识点解析：本题内容有关海洋货运，与之相关的段落为I,该段第2句的意思与

题日语义一致,其中拈号里的carriedatsea对应题中的transportedbyships,而be

described则对应题中的beclassified＜）

19、TheWestGreenlandCoasthasbeenpollutedbyradioactiveelements.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：文中只有E段提到WestGreenlandCoast,故该题可直接定位到E

段。该段最后一句说到在格陵兰岛西部海岸的海藻中可以检测到放射性元素，意即

该海岸已被放射性元素污染。故选E。

20、HormonedisruptioninmarinelifeistheresultofaccumulationofPOPs.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：POPs在G和H两段中都有提到。G段倒数第2句开始首次介绍

POPs及其概念。G段最后一句中的causing表明一种因果关系，与题目的islhe

resultof对应且描述对象均为Hormonedisruption□

三、仔细阅读（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共70分。）

Forthousandsofyears,peoplethoughtofglassassomethingbeautifultolookat.Only

recentlyhavetheycometothinkofitassomethingtolookthrough.Storesdisplaytheir

goodsinlargeglasswindows.Glassbottlesandjarsthatholdfoodanddrinkallowusto

seethecontents.Glassisusedtomakeeyeglasses,microscopes,telescopes,andmany

otherextremelyusefulandnecessaryobjects.UntiltheSecondWorldWar,mostofthe

glassusedforopticalinstrumentswasimportedfromEurope.However,duringthewar

AmericanscouldnotgetEuropeanglass,andtheywereforcedtomaketheirown.Asa

result,newkindsofglassesweredevelopedthathadbeenpreviouslyunknown.These

neweffectswereachievedbymixingotherchemicalelementswiththesand.Someof

thesenewglassesareverystrongandcanresistmanykindsofshocks.Legendhasitthat

averyhardglasswasinventedbyaRomanwhoshowedhisdiscoverytotheEmperor.

WhentheEmperorsawtheglasshefearedthatitwouldbecomemorevaluablethangold

andsilver,makinghistreasureworthless.Therefore,hehadtheglassmakerkilled,and

thesecretwasnotdiscoveredagainforhundredsofyears.Inthepresentcentury,safety

glasswasinventedforuseinmoderncarsandplanes.Safetyglassismadebyplacinga

layerofplasticbetweentwolayersofplateglass.Whentheoutsidelayerofglassis

broken,thepiecesdonotscatterandinjurepeople.Someglassofthistypeisstrong

enoughtoresistbullets.Althoughinrecentyearsplasticshavereplacedglassunder

conditionswhereglassmightbeeasilybroken,therearenewusesbeingdeveloped,for

thegreatestadvantageofglassisthatitscomponentpartsarcinexpensiveandcanbe

foundallovertheworld.

21Withthepassageoftime,glass.

A、isregardedastransparent

B、isnolongerseenasdecoration

C^isusedtomakethingslookpleasant

D、iswidelyusedtoreplacesteelinmakingcontainers

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题考查倒装句的理解。从文章笫2句的开头onlyrecenUy可知笫1

句和第2句是对比关系：现在的情况与以前不一样了。因此B为正确选项。选项

A是对原文第2句话的曲解，虽然这句话中说到的玻璃现在被视为somethingto

lookthrough,但是，这句话要强调的并不是到现在人们才发现玻璃是透明的，而

是要强调玻璃可以被用作工具，透过它去看别的东西。选项C中的lookpleasant和

选项D在文中都没有提到。

22、WhydidAmericansmaketheirownglassduringtheSecondWorldWar?

A、Thewarblockedthewayofglassimport.

R、TheyrefusedtousetheEuropeanglass.

C^TheglassmadeinEuropewasoutofdate.

D、Theywereabletomakeanewkindofglass.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从第2段的第1、2句可以看出，二战前美国从欧洲进口玻璃，而战

时却不能从欧洲进口玻璃，也就是说，进口玻璃的渠道应是被战争中断了，因此答

案应为选项A。选项D是不能进口玻璃的结果，而不是原因。其余两项都没有原

文依据。

23、Bytellingthelegend,theauthorwantsto.

A、provethattheRomanwasthefirstinventorofhardglass

B、supportthattheAmericanswereascleverastheRomans

C、givesomeinterestinginformationabouthardglass

D、provideahistoricaleventconcernedwithhardglass

标准答案：C:

知识点解析：本题考查例子与主题的关系。作者引用传说，只是为了使文章读起来

更有趣。这是一个传说，不一定是真实的，因此，它不能被视为选项D所提及的

历史事件，也不能证明是罗马人第一个发明坚固的玻璃，所以选项A也是不对

的。选项B与本段内容无关，本段主要说明了美国人开发出新的玻璃制品的来

由.并无说明美国人聪明之意。

24、AllofthefollowingconcerningthesafetyglassarcdiscussedinthetextEXCEPT

A、itsuses

B>itsstrength

C^itsstructure

D^itslimitations

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考查列举处，用排除法可以找出答案。第3段中除选项D外，

选项A可从第1句推断，选项B可从最后一句推断。选项C可从第2句推断。

25、Newusesofglassarebeingdevelopedonthegroundthat.

A、glassisnotassafeasplastics

B、glassisnotasstronganddurableasplastics

C、glassiseasilyobtainableandinexpensive

D、glassismoreandmorewidelyused

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题解题的关键在于注意最后一段中的“therearenewusesbeing

developed,for...,\这里表明了一对因果关系，for后面引出不断研发玻璃新用途

的原因，由此可见，本题正确选项应为C。选项A和B中提到的玻璃的缺点虽在

现实中也是有可能的，但文中并无字句说明因为这些缺点而要不断研发玻璃的新用

途。

TheEskimoshavedevelopedacapacitytolivepeacefullywithoneanother.Theyhave

nothadastrictsystemoflandownership,oneoftheuniversalcausesofconflict.They

haveevolvedasystemoffbod-sharingamongfamiliesthatmakesthepreservationoflife

possible.Theabsolutenecessityofcreatingthissafeguardagainststarvationhas

strengthenedbondsbetweenneighbors.AlmosteverytravelerhasnotedtheEskimos'

friendlinessandgoodhumortowardstrangersandamongihemselves.Inacountrywhere

agricultureisimpossibletheyhavebeenforcedtospendtheirenergiesinfood-gathering

ratherthanwarfare.Ifonefamilydisagreedwithanother,theusualsolutionwasforthat

familytopickupitsfewpossessionsandgoelsewhere.Inthevastunusedland,moving

presentedalmostnoproblem.Thepracticeofinfanticide,andsuicideamongtheold

people,seemstohavebeenafactorofsurvivalintimesoffoodscarcity.Thesizeofthe

familywascontrolledtosomeextentbytheabilityofthefatherasahunterandbythe

abundanceofgame（猎物）inthearea.Marriagewasaveryseriousandlifelongbond

amongEskimos;inordertochooseapermanentandcompatiblemateanumberoftrial

marriageswerepermitted,eachlastingperhapshalfayear.Duringthetrialperioda

coupleusuallylivedwiththegirl'sparentsandtheyoungmanhuntedexclusivelyforhis

futurefather-in-law.Ifachildwasbornasaresultofanunsuccessfultrialmarriageit

wasadoptedbyrelativesorfriends.Childrenareoftengivenoutforadoptioninthe

Eskimossocietyandareeagerlyadoptedbyotherfamilies,fortheEskimos1campand

nomad（游牧民族的）grouprepresentakindofextendedfamily.Polygainy（•夫多妻

制）wasoccasionallypracticedbythemostsuccessfulhunters,butusuallytoprotecta

widoworagirlwhohadlostherfather.

26、TheEskimoslivepeacefullywithoneanotherbecauseof.

A、theirsystemoflandownership

B、theirsystemoffood-sharing

C、thedevelopmentofagriculture

D^theirloveformoving

标准答案：B」

知识点解析：本题可用排除法找出答案。选项A与第1段第2句相反；选项C与

该段倒数第3句不符；选项D歪曲了原文：最后两句提到爱斯基摩人为避免矛盾

会迁居异处，但这并不表明他们常常爱搬家。选项B可从第3句找到。

27、Theauthor'sattitudetoinfanticidecanbebestdescribedas.

A、critical

13、horrified

C、understanding

D、favorable

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第2段第1句表明作者认为杀婴是为了生存，而句中的seemto表明

了作者对杀婴没有过激的反应，所以应是选项C（理解的）。文中没有使用任何反面

的字眼表示选项A（批评的）或选项B（毛骨悚然的）。但也没有热情洋溢的字眼表示

选项D（赞成的）。

28、WhichofthefollowingistrueofanEskimofamily?

ANThemoresuccessfulahunterwas,thebiggerhisfamilywouldbe.

B、Themoresuccessfulahunterwas,themorewiveshewouldmarry.

C^Themoresuccessfulahunterwas,themoreprobablehewouldmarryawidow.

D^Themoresuccessfulahunterwas,themoreprobablehiswifewasafatherlessgirl.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第2段最后一句可推断选项A合乎原文。选项B、C、D考查的

都是对本段最后一句话的理解，但都是对原文的曲解。

29、ItcanbeinferredabouttheEskimomarriagethat.

A、trialmarriagewaspermittedonlyonceinone'slifetime

B、youngcoupleslivedbythemselvesduringthetrialperiod

C、childrenoutoftrialmarriagewouldbegiventoothers

D、divorcewasnotacceptedbytheEskimos

标准答案：D

知识点解析：最后一段第一句说婚姻是lifelong,由此可推断爱斯基摩人对离婚持

否定态度。选项A与该段第1句中的anumberoftrialmarriageswerepennitted不

符；选项B与该段第2句不符；选项C与第3句不符，文中指出如果试婚失败（an

unsuccessfultrialmarriage）,试婚期间所生的小孩会由别人收养。并不如选项C中

所述所有试婚期间所生的小孩都会送由别人收养。

30、Itisimpliedbytheauthorthat.

A、theEskimofathersplaytheroleofbreadwinner

B、theEskimochildrenarenotcherishedbytheirparents

C、whentheEskimosgrowold,theyusuallykillthemselves

D、theEskimoswillretaintheirwayoflife

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第2段第2句可推断出选项A。文章提到爱斯基摩人会杀死婴

儿，老人也会自杀，小孩通常送给他人收养，但这些都是在食物匮乏时出于生存的

需要，所以选项B和C不对。文章谈到了爱斯基摩人的性格特点以及过去的一些

风俗，但没有提及是否会继续这样生活下去，因此可排除选项D。

大学英语四级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷第2套

一、长篇阅读(本题共30题，每题1.0分，共30分。)

Sandy'sStoryA)Sandy,apoliteandfriendlyforty-ycar-oldwomanwithasoftSouthern

accent,lovescatsandfrequentedthenewsgrouprec.pets.cats.B)In1993agangof

peoplefromseveralnewsgroups,alt.tasteless,alt.Syntax.Tacticalandalt.bigfoot,

"invaded"therec.pets.Cats.Newsgroup.Bythetimetheinvasionhadended,Sandyhad

receiveddeaththreats,hatemailsandharassingphonecalls.Havingheremailmonitored

atwork,shehadalmostlostherjob.C)Theincidentbeganwhenoneoftheinvaderswho

joinedhernewsgrouppostedamessageaskingifhecouldgethelpdestroyinghis

girlfriend'scat.Hesaidthecatwasbotheringhim,buthedidn'twantthegirlfriendto

findoutifhekilledit.Whenhebegandiscussingpoisonanddrowningasoptions,Sandy

spokeup.D)Firstshesentemailurginghimnottokillthecat.Butifheinsisted,tohave

it"puttosleep"humanely.Whentheemaildidn'thelp,Sandybecameconcerned,then

terrifiedforthecat.Shehadnightmares.Eventuallyshewrotealettertothepolicethat

wassubsequentlydistributedontheInternet.E)Theflamewarexplored.Therequestfor

helpinkillingthecatwasactuallyafake.Theposterandhisfriendshadpurposefully

chosenaquietlittlenewsgrouptostartaflamewarofmythicproportions.Theirstated

goalwastoinflamethemembersofthegroupwiththeirposts.Anditworked.Butwhen

Sandycontactedthepolice,theinvadersbecameuglyandturnedtheirattentiontoher.

F)SoonSandyfoundherselfonthememberlistofaNet.InvaderzFAQ(Frequenlly

AskedQuestionsdocument)thatwasbeingpassedaroundUsenetandevenseveral

computerconventions.Ratherthanbeingavictim,Sandywassingledoutasoneofthe

victimizers."Thoseofusthatopposedthegroupcominginandinvadingus(wereadded

tothelist),"shesaid."Itwasspammedalloverthenetworkasatruedocumentwithour

namesonit."G)Sandywasdisturbedbuttriedluignoretheproblemsasmuchaspossible

untilshefoundherselfunderinvestigationbyherowncompany.Anirate"U.S.taxpayer"

hadwrittentoheremployercomplainingthatshedidn'twanttheInternetusedforactions

suchasthosedescribedintheNet.Invaderzdocument."I'matwenty-twoyearemployee

inthiscompany,withagoodreputationwhichisnowinthepooperbecauseofthis,"she

said.H)Sandyhasn'tprosecutedbuttheincidentexhaustedherandmadeherfearful.She

nolongerparticipatesinorevenreadsrec.pets.Cats.;concernedfriendsemailherposts

ofinterestprivately.Shecannotaffordherownhomecomputer,soshecanonlyaccess

theInternetthroughwork,wherehersupervisornowwatcheshereverymove.I)Because

sheacted(inthiscasealertingtheauthoritiestowhatshebelievedtobecrueltyto

animals),Sandybecamethetargetofaviciousattacklaunchedbyagroupofpeopleshe

hasneverevenmet.J)Inpart,thewarsgoingonincyberspaceareculturalwars.Whois

todecidewhatispoliteandacceptable?Sometimeago,Italkedwithoneofthefounders

ofalt.syntax.Tactical,whocallshimselfAntebi.Hisresponsestothosewhosuggesthis

tacticsareuncivilized"Learntousekillfiles,"hesays.'Growup,welcometoreality."

K)Aftcrtalkingwithhim,IunderstoodhisgrouptobesomewhatlikeanInternet

fraternity,abunchofyoungmenwholiketodovirtual"pantyraids"onunsuspecting

newsgroups.Theyoungpeoplethemselvesaren'ttheproblem(Idonotthinkak.Syntax,

tacticalwasresponsibleforthedeaththreatstoSandy),butthatkindofmischievous

mentality,coupledwithalotoffreetime,meansthatcertainpeoplecanabusetheir

powerinthevirtualworld.L)Butshouldthevirtualworldbeonewherewaristheonly

metaphor?AninvadingarmysweptthroughSandy'svillage,andwhenshereachedoutto

protectsomeoneelse,theyturnedtheirsightsonher.Shewasattacked,accused,harassed

andthreatened——withnopossibleresource.Thearmycaptainmerelysayssheshould

havearmedherself.Butperhapsthereareotherwaystolivethanbytheruleofthe

strongest?Isn'tthatwhatcivilizationissupposedtobeabout?

1、Althebeginningufllicinuidciil,unuuftheinvaderswauledSandytokillhis

girlfricnd,scat.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干：这次事件刚开始的时候，•位侵略者想让桑迪帮他杀死他女朋

友的猫。题干关键词是beginning,kill和hisgirlfriend'scat。文中C段第一句提

到，这件事是这样发生的：加入新闻社区的一个入侵者贴出一个帖子问她是否可以

帮他毁掉女朋友的猫。与题干意思吻合，故选C。

2、Onthememberlist,Sandyfoundherselfavictimizer.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：题干：在人员名单上。桑迪发现自己的名字列在加害者名单之中。题

干关键词是memberlisi和victimize!*。文中F段第三句提到，在那上面，桑迪不是

受害者，而是被挑选出作为加害者之一。与题干意思一致，故选F。

3、Theinvasionin1993almostmadeSandyloseherjob.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干：1993年的那次侵略差点让桑迪丢掉工作。题干关键词是

invasion,in1993和loseherjob。文中B段提到，1993年，来自几个新闻社区的一

群人“入侵”了rec.pets.Cats新闻社区。等到入侵结束的时候，桑迪已经收到了死

亡威胁，恐吓信，骚扰电话，她的工作信件受到了控制，几乎让她差点丢掉了工

作。与题干意思吻合，故选B。

4、ExhaustionandfearpreventedSandyfromparticipatinginrec.pets.cats.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：题干：筋疲力尽和恐惧害怕使得桑迪不再参与rec.pets.cats.新闻

社区。题干关键词是exhauslion,fear和participatingin。文中H段第一二句提到，

这件事让她身心疲惫，也使她害怕，她不再参与，甚至不再阅读rec.pets.Cats。

与题干意思一致，故选H。

5、Tosomedegree,thewarsincyberspacearemostlyrelatedtoculture.

标准答案：J」

知识点解析：题干：某种程度上，在网络空间进行的战争多与文化相关。题干关键

词是wars,cyberspace和culture。文中J段第一句提到，在某种程度，网络上的战

争是文化战争。与题干意思吻合，故选J。

6、Themessagepostedv/asfake,whosepurposewastoirritatethemembersofthe

group.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：题干：帖子发出来的消息是假的，这一做法的目的是激怒群里的成

员。题干关键词是message,fake和iirilaie。文中E段提到，杀死那只猫的请求实

际上只是一个骗局，发咕的那个人和他的朋友故意选择一个相对很小的新闻组去引

发一场有神话色彩的战争，他们最初定下的目标是用帖子来激怒群里的成员。与题

干意思一致，故选已

7、WhenSandytryingprotectingsomeoneelse,shewasnoticedandattacked.

标准答案：L,

知识点解析：题干：当桑迪试图保护其他人的时候，她被侵略者盯上了，还遭到攻

击。题干关键词是protecting,someoneelse和attacked。文中L段第二三句提到，

入侵军队横扫了桑迪的村庄，当她伸出手来保护别人时，他们把目光投向她。她受

到攻击，指责，骚扰和威胁。与题干意思吻合，故选L。

8、Mischievousmentalityindulgescertainpeoplewithabuseoftheirpowerinthevirtual

world.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：题干：恶作剧心态会纵容某些人在虚拟世界里滥用权力。题干关键词

是mischievousmentality,abuse和inthevirtualworld。文中K段最后一句提到，这

样的恶作剧心态，再加上大量的空闲时间，意味着某些人可以在虚拟世界中滥用权

力。与题干意思一致，故选K。

9、WhenSandyfoundherselfunderinvestigationbyherowncompany,shewas

irritated.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：题干：当桑迪发现自己正被公司调查时，她非常生气。题干关键词是

investigation,company和irritated。文中G段第一二句提到，桑迪受到了骚扰，但

是当她努力尽可能置之不理那些问题时，发现自己竟被公司正调查着.一个生气的

“美国纳税人”向她的雇主写信抱怨。