大学英语四级模拟试卷328

大学英语四级模拟试卷328

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispari,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositioninthreeparagraphs.

ThreeoutlinesaregiventoyouandyouarerequiredtowriteacompositiontilledLiving

inaBigCitywithnolessthan120words.RemembertokeeptothefollowingChinese

outlines.1.成千上万的人涌入城市，特别是大城市。2.我喜欢居住在生活方便的

大城市里。3.然而大城市正面临许多问题，其中最大的是……

标准答案：LivinginaBigCityHundredsofpeoplerushintocities,especiallybig

cities.Theycomeforbettereducationandbetterjobs,forcommerceandtrade,for

informationaboutthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnology,andforbetter

medicalcare.Ienjoylivinginabigcitywherelifeisconvenient.Fastpublictransport,a

widevarietyofgoodstochoosefrom,allthelatestmodernconveniences,plentyof

publicplacesforenjoyment,and,aboveall,theperfecthealthcaresystemmakeyoulive

ingreatcomfort.Ilowever,bigcitiesareconfrontedwithmanyproblems,thebiggestof

allbeingtheever-increasingpopulationflowtowardthecity,whichresultsincrowded

stinkingbuses,trafficjams,trafficaccidents,poorhousingconditions,etc.Noiseand

pollution,mostlyfromfactoriesandcars,aretwomoreseriousproblems,whichdamage

people'shealth.

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。）

MusicMadeEasy"Sampling"oldsongstocreatenewhitsmadePuffDaddyastar.Now

therevolutioniscomingtodesktop.Everdreamedofbecomingapopstar?Oneofthe

bestthingsaboutthePCrevolutionisthatitenablesamateurstodocreativeworkthat

looksprofessional.ThousandsofpeoplehaveusedprogramslikePaintshopPro,Adobe

PremiereandMicrosoftPublishertoretouch（润饰）photos,editfootageandlayoutslick

newsletters.Butwhataboutmusic?Ifyoucan'tplayaninstrumentorcarryatune,no

computerintheworldcanmakeyousoundlikeChristinaAguilera.Thatisaboutto

change,thankstoasmallNewYorkCitystart-upcalledMusicHall2000.Insteadof

launchingyetanotherwebsitewherepeoplecandownloadMP3s,thiscompanyplansto

dosomethingmuchcooler:giveawaysoftwarethatturnsordinarymusicloversinto

composersbylettingthemcreatetheirownsongsusingprerecordedmusicalsnippetsor

piecesofexistingpopsongs-called"samples.'1"Youcanenveloppeopleinyoursound

withoutgoingthroughthetortureoftraining,"saysMusicHallpresidentDavidDanon,

24."Plusyoucanrecordyourownmusicwithoutspendinghundredsofdollarsona

studio,"addsAdamStrauss,25,thecompany'schiefoperatingofficer,"Wesawawayto

turnconsumersintoproducers."MakingsongswithMusicHallisalotlikelayeringa

cake:youcanputdownabassline,adddrumsandsomeguitarlicks（小过门），thenlopit

offwithahornriff（即兴重复段alluptoyou.Withinanhourofexperimentation

wecreatedasongthatsoundedalotlikethethumpingdancemusicofaclub.It's

intuitive（直觉的）enoughfortheaveragecomputerusertofoolaroundwith,yet

powerfulenoughtomakeaprofessionalsoundingCD,andMusicHallbelievesthatitwill

appealtobothcompletenovicesandtrainedmusicians.That'swhyit'sintegrating（便结

合）thesoftwarewiththeInternetsopeoplecaneasilyexchangetheirworkwithother

wanna-bccomposersordistributeittopotentialfans.TherearctwopartsofMusicHall

2000:thesoftwareandthewebsite.TheCD-ROMcontainstheVirtualStudioprogram（it

consistsofapairofmusiceditorsfromSonicFoundry,AcidDJ2.0andSoundForge4.5）

andalibraryofsamples.Asyouarrangeyoursamples,youcanaddeffectslikereverb

（混响装置），raiseorlowerthetempo（拍子），orevenrunthesamplebackwards.With

additionalequipment,youcanrecordyourownvocals（声乐作品）orinstrumentalsand

throwthemintothemix.That'sallalotoffun,butit'swhenyouconnecttothewebsite

thatMusicHallshowsitspotential.Onceyou'veexhaustedthesamplesincludedonthe

CD,you'11beabletodownloadnewonesfromthewebsite.Usingtheon-screenworld

map,youcangrabanIndiansitarorCongolesedrumbeats.Somesampleswillbefree;

otherswillcostasmallsum;thecompanyisrecruitingbrand-nameproducersto

contributesomeoftheirhottestbeatsinexchangeforacutoftherevenue（税收）.The

siteisdividedintoseveralsections:theAudioGraffitihallcontainsmembers'home

pages,wherepeoplecanposttheirownsamplesandsongsforotherstodownload;the

StarTrackshallhostsaweeklybattleofMusicHaH'svirtuosos（名师）.Aninstant

messengerwillletpeopleexchangesamplesandsongsinrealtime.MP3,commeets

eBaybywayofRealNetworks-acleverlycobble-together（SfW）project,tobesure.But

itworks-andtheeaseofstringingtogethertunesofyourownishighlyaddictive.There

aresignsthataudiencesmightbereceptivetothis:Fueledbytheriseofhip-hop（the

popularstreetcultureofbig-cityandespeciallyinner-cityyouth,characterizedbygraffiti

art,breakdancing,andrapmusic）andelectronics,DJ/producerslikeDr.Dre,RZA,Roni

SizeandFatboySlimhavesteppedfrombehindthemixingboardsandintothespotlight

（聚光灯）.WieldingtheirturntablesandsamplersasbrashlyasLouisArmstrongdidhis

trumpet,theychopuppopularandobscuresongsalikeintosnippets,thenreassemble

themintoplatinumhits.Andtheycansucceedbybringingthemusicofthemoment

togetherwithemergingpoweroftheNet.Thesoftwarewillbecomeavailableatinearly

November,andthecompany'sthreefounders,DouglasPrice,22,StraussandDanon.

havesomeambitiousplansfortakingtheirideatothepeople,includingfreedistribution

tocollegesandK-through-12schools.They'veshownMusicHalltoonlyahandfulof

peopleintheindustry,includingartistslikeRZAandGZAofthegroupWu-TangClan.

Buttheresponsehasbeenencouraging.AlexAquino,thecreatorofthetwoyear-old

websitehip-hop.com,says,"Thisisexactlywhathip-hopneeds.Insteadofkids'thinking

theyhavetohavea$50,000studio,alltheyneedisacomputerwithagoodsoundcard.

That'slessthanathousanddollars."ButJoshGabriel,whosetwo-year-oldMixman

Studiosoftwarefacesnev/competitionfromthemorerobusl（精力充沛的）MusicHall,

questionswhethersellingsamplestononprofessionalsisaviable（可行的）business."It's

hard,andnoone'sbeensuccessfulatityet."Noteveryoneisthrilled（使激动）atthe

prospectofmorekids'gettingturnedontosamplinginsteadofmoretraditionalformsof

music."The10brightestpeoplewhostilldon'thavethelevelofintelligenceasIdo,"

saysjazzcriticandpuristStanleyCrouch.Heacknowledgesthattheirworkis

sophisticated,butadds"thefactthatit'shardtododoesn'tmakeitofvalue.1'Still,thisis

clearlythefuture;asoldschoolhip-hopperswouldsay.youcan'tstopthebum-rush.Just

asthesamplerletproducersmineoldsongsfornewhits-that'sthebasisofSean(Puffy)

Combs'scareer-MusicHall2000anditssure-tofollowcompetitorsaretakingthat

musicalrevolutiontothemasses.Soforgetturntables'beingtheinstrumentofthefuture:

assoftwarelikethistakesoff,it'sallaboutthelaptop,baby.

2、MusicHall2000launchedanotherwebsitewherepeoplecandownloadmusic.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Ordinarymusicloverscanrecordtheirownsongswithoutspendinghundredsof

dollarsonastudio.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、MusicHall2000believesthatbothbeginnersandtrainedmusicianswillbeinterested

inthesoftware.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、MusicHall2000hashelpedmanysingersbecomesuperstars.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、IntheStarTrackssectionofthewebsite,peoplecanposttheirownsamplesand

songsforotherstodownload.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、MusicHall2000willselltheirsamplesmainlytononprofessionals.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、JazzcriticandpuristStanleyCrouchdoesn'tbelieveinthesoftwareofMusicHall

2000.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、MakingsongswithMusieHallisalotlike.

标准答案：layeringacake

知识点解析：暂无解析

10^TherearetwopartsofMusicHall2000:thesoftwareand.

标准答案：thewebsite

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、MusicHalPsfoundersbelievetheycansucceedbybringingthemusicofthemoment

togetherwith.

标准答案：emergingpoweroftheNet

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A^Atapublishinghouse.

B、Atabookstore.

C、Inareadingroom.

D^InProf.Jordan'soffice.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A^Itisgoodforthechild.

B、Themansaysheshould.

C、Thelawrequiresit.

D、Hismotherwantshimto.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Better.

B、Sick.

C、Fine.

D、Tired.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、At10:30.

B、At10:25.

C、At10:40.

D、At10:45.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A^Putherreportonhisdesk.

B、Readsomepapersherecommended.

C、Improvesomepartsofherpaper.

D^Mailherpapertothepublisher.

标准答案.C

知识点初析：暂无解析

17、

A^Theydidn'thaveatalk.

B、Theytalkedaboutthefacts.

C^Theywentbyplane.

D、Theycouldn'tlakeawalk.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、Thetwospeakersareatalossaboutwhattodo.

B>Themanisworriedabouthisfuture.

C>Thetwospeakersareseniorsatcollege.

D^Thewomanregretsspendinghertimeidly.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Slippersarenotbigenoughfortheman.

Themanhastobuyapairofslippers.

C、Shedocsnotwantthemantotakeofthisshoes.

D、She'llbuyapairofslippersfortheman.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题1.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Mid-afternoon.

B、Beforebreakfast.

C、Lateevening.

D、Latemorning.

标准答案：A:

知识点解析：文中没有具体提到时间，但对话中女子猜测下午卖票的人不多，男子

说离售票处关门还有两个小时，由此推断出对话发生在下午。答案为A）。

21、

A、He'ssatisfiedwiththepurchase.

He'sannoyedbytheticketsellers.

C>He'ssubmittedtothesituation.

D、He'sreluctanttowaitinline.

标准答案：C_

知识点解析：态度题。男子最后说：“Ticketstoagoodconcertareworthwaiting

for.So1thinkriljustmakemyselfcomfortable”表明他接受了当时的情况，决定等

下去。答案为C）。

22、

A、Gohometoringtheorder.

B、Returnafterlunch.

C^Staywhereheis.

D、Trytogettheticketelsewhere.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理题。解析同上。答案为C）。

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

23、

ANAninterviewbetweentwocompanies.

B、Aninterviewbetweenanemployerandanapplicant.

C^Aninterviewbetweenanemployerandanemployee.

D、Aninterviewbyatalkshowhostess.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Hehasworkedinatradingcompany.

HemajoredinEnglishLiteratureinuniversity.

C、HehasworkedforanAmericancompanyfor4years.

D、HehasstudiedintheU.S.A.forhalfayear.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A^Hewantsmorechallengingwork.

B、Hewantstoearnmoremoney.

C、Hewantstoenjoymorefreedom.

D、Heisnotsatisfiedwiththecompany.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、Themanhastowaittbrsomefurthernotice.

B、Themanhastogobacktohistradingcompany.

C^Themanhasfailedtogetthejob.

D、Themanhassucceededinapplyingforthejob.

标准答案：A“、

知识点解析：智尢解析

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题1.0

分,共6分。）

27、

A、Theyliveinisolatedareas.

B、Theyareactiveinvoluntaryservices.

C、Theyareinterestedinotherkindsofreading.

D^Theytendtobelowineducationandinincome.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Ihenumberofnewspaperreadersissteadilyincreasing.

B、Therearemomnonreadersamongyoungpeoplenowadays.

C^Themaremoreuneducatedpeopleamongthewealthythanoriginallyexpected.

D、Thereasonswhypeopledon'treadnewspapersaremorecomplicatedthanassumed.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、Shorteningtheirnewsstories.

B、loweringthepricesoftheirnewspapers.

C、Addingvarietytotheirnewspapercontent.

D、Includingmoreadvertisementsintheirnewspapers.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Ithasbeenproventobe.thebestpain-killer.

B、Itisapossiblecureforheartdisease.

C^Ilcanhelplowerhighbodytemperatureeffectively.

D、Itreducesthechanceofdeathforheartsurgerypatients.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

31、

A、Itkeepsbloodvesselsfrombeingblocked.

B、Itspeedsuptheirrecoveryaftersurgery.

C^Itincreasesthebloodflowtotheheart.

D、Itadjuststheirbloodpressure.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Itisharmfultoheartsurgerypatientswithstomachbleeding.

B、Ilshouldnotbetakenbyheartsurgerypatientsbeforetheoperation.

C>Itwillhaveconsiderablesideeffectsiftakeninlargedoses.

D^Itshouldnotbegiventopatientsimmediatelyaftertheoperation.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

33、

ANBecausetheyhaveadrivinglicense.

B、Becausetheyhavereceivedspecialtraining.

C>BecausethetrafficconditionsinLondonaregood.

D、Becausethetrafficsystemofthecityisnotverycomplex.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、Twotofourmonths.

B、Aboutthreeweeks.

C、Atleasthalfayear.

D、Twoyearsormore.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

A、Governmentofficersarehardtoplease.

B、Thelearnerhastogothroughseveraltoughtests.

C^Thelearnerusuallyfailsseveraltimesbeforehepassesit.

D、Thedrivingtestusuallylaststwomonths.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

A、Theydon'twanttheirpresentbossestoknowwhatthey'redoing.

B、Theywanttoearnmoneyfrombothjobs.

C>Theycannotearnmoneyastaxidriversyet.

D、Theylookforwardtofurtherpromotion.

标准答案：C

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。）

Ifyouareayoungcollegestudent,mostofyourconcernsaboutyourhealthand

happinessinlifearcprobably[Bl]focusedonthepresent.Basically,youwant

tofeelgoodphysically,mentally,and[B2]emotionallynow.Youprobablydon't

spendmuchtimeworryingaboutthe[B3]distantfuture,suchaswhetheryou

willdevelopheartdisease,or[B4]cancer,howyouwilltakecareofyourselfin

your[B5]retirementyears,orhowlongyouaregoingtolive.Suchthoughts

mayhave[B6]crossedyourmindonceinawhilehowever,ifyouareinyour

thirties,forties,fifties,orolder,suchhealth[B7]relatedthoughtsarelikelyto

become[B8]increasinglyimportanttoyou.[B9]Regardlessofyour

age,youcanmakeanumberofimportantchangesinyourcurrentlifestylethatwillhelp

youfeelbetterphysicallyandmentally.Recentlyresearchershavefoundthat,evenin

lateadulthood,exercise,strengthtrainingwithweights,andbetterfoodcanhelpelderly

individualssignificantlyimprovetheirhealthandaddhappinesstotheirlife.[BIO]

Weknowmuchmoreaboutpreventivehealthtodaythanourparentsand

grandparentsdidinthepast,givingustheopportunitytoavoidsomeofhealthproblems

thathavetroubledthem.[Bl1]Andthesenewknowledgecanbetransmittedto

ourchildrentohelpthembecomehealthierthanourgeneration.

37、[Bl]

标准答案：focused

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B2]

标准答案：emotionally

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B3]

标准答案：distant

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B4]

标准答案：cancer

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B5]

标准答案：retirement

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B6]

标准答案：crossed

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：related

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B8]

标准答案：increasingly

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[B9]

标准答案：Regardlessofyourage,youcanmakeanumberofimportantchangesin

yourcurrentlifestyle

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Weknowmuchmoreaboutpreventivehealthtodaythanourparentsand

grandparentsdidinthepast

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[Bll]

标准答案：Andthesenewknowledgecanbetransmittedtoourchildrentohelpthem

becomehealthierthanourgeneration

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（选词填空）（本题共10题，每题分，共

10分。）

Anthropologyisthe[SI]ofhumanbeingsascreaturesofsociety.Itfastensits

attentionuponthosephysicalcharacteristicsandindustrialtechniques,thoseconventions

andvalues,whichdistinguishonecommunityfromallothersthatbelongtoadifferent

[S2].Thedistinguishingmarkofanthropologyamongthesocialsciencesis

thatforseriousstudyitincludessocietiesotherthanourown.Foritspurposesanysocial

regulationofmatingandreproductionisassignificantasourown,thoughitmaybe

[S3]oftheSeaDyaks,andhavenopossiblehistorical[S4]tothatof

ourcivilization.Totheanthropologist,ourcustomsandthoseofaNewGuineatribearc

twopossiblesocialschemesfbrdealingwithacommonproblem,andinsofarashe

remainsananthropologistheisboundtoavoidanyweightingofonein[S51of

theother.Heisinterestedinhumanbehavior,notasitisshapedbyonetradition,our

own,butasithasbeenshapedbyanytraditionwhatsoever.Heisinterestedina[S6]

rangeofcustomthatisfoundinvariouscultures,andhisobjectistounderstand

thewayinwhichthesecultures[S7]anddifferentiate,thedifferentforms

throughwhichtheyexpressthemselvesandthemannerinwhichthecustomsofany

peoplefunctioninthe[S8]oftheindividuals.Nowcustomhasbeencommonly

regardedasasubjectofanygreatmoment.Theinnerworkingsofourownbrainswefeel

tobeuniquelyworthyofinvestigation,butcustom,wehaveawayofthinking,is

behavioratitsmostcommonplace.Asa[S9]offact,itistheotherwayround.

Traditionalcustomisamassofdetailedbehaviormoreastonishingthanwhatanyone

personcaneverevolveinindividualactions.Yetthatisarathertrivialaspectofthe

matter.Thefactoffirst-rateimportanceisthepredominantrolethatcustom[S10]

inexperienceandbelief,andtheverygreatvarietiesitmaymanifest.A.narrow

B.matterC.favorD.studyE.thatF.relationG.playsH.changeI.wideJ.livesK.

relativeL.learnM.preferN.traditionO.shows

48、[SI]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

49、[S2]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：暂无解析

50、[S3]

标冷答案.F

知识点解析：暂无解析

51、[S4]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、[S5]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

53、[S6]

标准先索.I

知识之解析：暂无解析

54、[S7]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：暂无解析

55、[S8J

标准答案：J

知识点解析：暂无解析

56、[S9]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

57、[S10]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

Nuclearpowerisdangeroustohealth,safetyandevenlifeitself.Thedangerfromnuclear

powercanbesummedupinoneword:radiation.Nuclearradiationhasacertainmystery

aboutitpartlybecauseitcannotbedetectedbyhumansenses.Ilcan'tbeseenorheard,

ortouchedortasted,eventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.

Forexample,radiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan'tdetectthem,sensethem,without

aradioreceiver.Similarly,wecan'tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.But

unlikecommonradiowaves,nuclearradiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandother

livingthings.Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingoutright

（全部地）bykillingmassesofcellsinvitalorgans.Buteventhelowestlevelofradiation

candoseriousdamage.Thereisnolevelofradiationthatiscompletelysafe.Ifthe

radiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,thedamagemaynotbesignificant.Thisisthe

casewhenonlyafewcellsarehit,andiftheyarekilledoutright,yourbodywillreplace

thedeadcellswithhealthyones.Butifthefewcellsareonlydamaged,andifthey

reproducethemselves,youmaybeintrouble.Theyreproducethemselvesinadeformed

way.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimesthisdocsnotshowupformanyyears.This

isanotherreasonforsomeofthemysteryaboutnuclearradiation.Seriousdamagecanbe

donewithoutthevictimbeingawareatthetimethatdamagehasoccurred.Apersoncan

beirradiatedandfeelfine,thendieofcancerfive,ten,ortwentyyearslaterasaresult.Or

achildcanbebornweakorliabletoseriousillnessasaresultofradiationabsorbedbyits

grandparents.Radiationcanhurtus.Wemustknowthetruth.

58、Accordingtotheauthor,thedangerofnuclearpowerliesin.

A^nuclearmystery

B、radiationdetection

C、nuclearradiation

D^radiationlevel

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

59、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A、Wccan'tdetectradioactivityevenwithmodernequipment.

B、Onlyradiationatveryhighlevelscankillananimalorhumanbeing.

C^Ifafewcellsareonlydamaged,healthycellswilltaketheplaceofdeadones.

D、Radiationisharmfulnomatterwhatlevelitis.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

60、Theword"significant,'inParagraph3hasthesimilarmeaningwith.

A^fatal

B、meaningful

C、harmful

D、remarkable

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

61、Radiationcanhurtusinthatitcan.

A、affectthehealthygrowthofouroffspring

damagecellswhichmaygrowintocanceryearslater

C>killlargenumbersofcellsinmainorganssoastocausedeathimmediately

D、alloftheabove

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

62、Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A、Emphasizingtheimportanceofprotectionfromradiation.

B、Solvingthemysteryaboutradiation.

C^Discussingthecauseofcancer.

D、Introducingthenuclearpower.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

Insurancecompaniesprovideaservicetothecommunitybyprotectingitagainst

expectedandunexpecteddisasters.Beforeaninsurancecompanywillagreetoinsure

anything,itcollectsaccuratefiguresabouttherisk.Itknows,forexample,thattheriskof

amanbeingkilledinaplaneaccidentislessthantheriskhetakesincrossingabusy

road.Thisenablesittoquote（报彳介）lowfiguresfortravelinsurance.Sometimestherisk

maybehigh,asinmotor-racingormountaineering.Thenthecompanychargesamuch

higherprice.Iftoomanyclimbershaveaccidents,thepricerisesstillfurther.Ifthe

majorityofclimbersfalloffmountains,thecompanywillrefusetoinsurethem.An

ordinaryhouseholdermaywishtoprotecthishomeagainstfireorhispropertyagainst

burglary.Ashop-keepermaywishtoinsureagainsttheft.Innormalcases,thecompany

willcheckitsstatisticsandquoteapremium（保险费）.Ifitissuspicious,itmayrefuseto

quote.Ifitinsuresashopandthenreceivesasuspiciousclaim,itwillinvestigatethe

claimasameansofprotectingitselfagainstfalseclaims.Itisnotunknownfora

businessmanindebttoburndownhisownpremises（房产）sothathecanclaimmuch

moneyfromhisinsurancecompany.Hecanbesurethatthefirewillbeinvestigatedmost

carefully.Insurancecompaniesalsoacceptinsuranceagainstshipwreckordisasterinthe

air.Planesandshipsareveryexpensive,soalargepremiumischarged,butareductionis

giventocompanieswithanaccident-freerecord.Everyweekinsurancecompanies

receivepremiumpaymentsfromcustomers.Thesepaymentscanformaverylargetotal

runningintomillionsofdollars.Thecompanydocsnotleavethemoneyinthebank.It

investsinproperty,shares,farmsandevenantiquepaintingsandstamps.Itsaimisto

obtainthebestpossiblereturnonitsinvestment.Thisisnotasgreedyasitmayseem,

sincethisisonewaybywhichitcankeepitspremiumsdownandcontinuetomakea

profitwhilebeingofservicetothecommunity.

63、Accordingtothefirstparagraphinthepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsis

TRUE?

A、Apassengerbyairwilltakelessriskofbeingkilledthanamancrossingabusyroad.

B、Apassengerbyairwilltakegreaterriskofbeingkilledthanamancrossingabusy

road.

C、Apassengerbyairwillhavetopaymoretotheinsurancecompanythanamountain

climber.

D、Amotoristshouldpaythehighestpricetotheinsurancecompany.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

64、Fromthepassage,weknowthatifaccidentswillhappenninetimesoutoftenor

more,theinsurancecompanywill.

A、giveamuchhigherprice

B、quotethehighestprice

C、notprovideinsuranceservice

D、chargealowerpremium

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

65Accordingtothepassage,ifanairplanehasanaccident-freerecord,itusuallypays

totheinsurancecompany.

A^alargepremium

B>lesspremium

C^nopremium

D^thesamepremiumastheothercompanies

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

66>WhichofthefollowingwilltheinsurancecompanyNOTprovideinsuranceservice

for?

A、Mountaineers.

B、Ordinaryhouseholders.

C、Airlineswithanaccidentfreerecord.

D、Shopkeeperswithsuspiciousstatisticalrecords.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

67、Themainideaofthelastparagraphis.

A^thattheinsurancecompanyisgreedyofprofit

B、thattheinsurancecompanymakeslargesumofmoneyeveryweek

C、thattheinsurancecompanymakesagreatprofitbyinvestingitsmoneyindifferent

item

D、toshowtheinsurancecompanymakesuseofitsincomeandthereasonwhyitshould

doso

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

十一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20

分。）

ThespaceageofficiallybeganonOctober4,1957,[Cl]theSovietUnion

launchedthemodest185-poundSputnikI,thefirst[C2]satellitetoorbitthe

earth.Thefollowingmonth,Russianssuccessfullylaunchedthe1100-pound.SputnikII,

[C3]carriedintospacefromtheglobe,afemaledog[C4]Laika,who

suffocated（窒息,）onthesixthdayofthe[C5]becauseofafailure[C6]

theinternaltemperatureofthecraft.Butthesatelliteitselforbitedtheearthfor

162daysand[C7]onre-enteringtheearth'satmosphere.TheUnitedStates,

[C8]secondfiddle（小提琴）toitssuperpower[C9],orbiteditsfirst

satellite,Explorer1,onJanuary31,1958.Itwasalightweight（轻量级的），18-pound

craft,carryingnotanimakbut[CIO]instrumentstostudythe[Cl1]

bandsofenergyinspace[C12]theVanAllenradiationbelts.Within

[C13]fifteenyearsmanhadgonetothemoon,searchingbeneathits[C14]

anddustysoilfor[C15]oflife（therewere[C16]）,andbegun

probingmoredistant[C17]ofthesolarsystem.Physicist,WernerVonBraun,

playedacrucialroleinthisodyssey（史诗）,especiallyin[C19]theboldscheme

forthe1969[C20]ofthreeAmericansonthemoon.

68、[Cl]

A、and

B、when

C^then

D、before

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句译文是：“太空时代正式开始于1957年10月4日，当时苏联发

射了第一颗环绕地球的人造卫星，重185英镑的，斯巴尼克1号，。”正是由于苏联

发射了第一颗人造卫星，太空时代才开始。理解这点后，我们不难选择B。定语从

句，when在从句中作时间状语。

69、[C2]

A、space

manned

C>true

D、artificial

标准答案：D

知识点解析：D表示“人造的”，同义词是“man-made”。B选项不对，因为man作动

词用表示“给……配备人员”，文中提到的卫星的特点应是“第一个人造的”，因为第

二颗卫星才搭载狗进行太空试验，第一次显然不可能载人。

7。、［C3］

A、which

B、inwhich

C^that

D、it

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本句译文是：“第二个月，苏联成功地发射了重达1,100英镑的，斯

巴尼克2号，。这次航行中，地球上一只名叫”莱卡”的母狗被带人太空，但却因为

飞行器内部温度失常的缘故，母狗在飞行的第六天窒息而死。”此句中“afemale

dog...thecraft''作定语从句中的宾语，所以是Sputnikncarriediniospace：非

限定性定语从句中，关系代词用which而不用ihat。

71、［C4］

A、named

B、namedfor

C>namedas

D、namedafter

标准答案：A

知识点解析：name表示“给某人取名”时.常接夏令宾语c例如：［namedhim

Jack.变被动语态即：HewasnamedJack.Jack在句中作主语补足语。本句中

“namedLaika”是前面名词的后置定语。

72、［C5］

A、co