大学英语四级模拟试卷376

大学英语四级模拟试卷376

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Studythefollowingchartcarefullyandwriteanessayinwhichyoushould1.

describethechart,2.accountforthefactrevealedinthechart.Youshouldwriteabout

Tbcnumberofscholarsreturningfromoverseasoverthepostyears

fromtheoverseashasbeenclimbingoverthepastyearsandrocketedtoover50thousand

intheyearof2004.Peoplemaywonderwhatisbehindtheamazingfigure.Theforemost

reasonsfortiletremendousincreasewhichisclearlyrevealedinthechartabovecanbe

illustratedasfollows.Tobeginwith,asetofpreferentialpolicieshascontributedtothe

increaseofthenumber.Toattractthestudentsstudyingoverseastoreturn,our

governmenthassetupasuiteofpreferentialpoliciesintermsofsalaries,residingplace,

housing,choiceofjobs,andchildren'seducation.Withoutthepreferentialpolicies,the

increaseofthenumberisoutofthequestion.What'smore,therapiddevelopmentofour

motherlandhasledtotheincreaseofthenumberofscholarsreturningfromoverseas.

Since1978,ChinahascarriedoutOpening-upandReform,whichhasgreatlyimproved

thegrowthofChina'seconomy.Therobusteconomyhaslaidasolidfoundationforthe

rapiddevelopmentofscientificfield,whichmakesP.R.Chinaamostinvitingcountryto

bothChineseathomeandabroadandforeigners.Therefore,withoutthegreatleapofour

motherlandoverthepastyears,theincreaseofthescholarsreturningfromoverseas

wouldbeimpossible.Inoneword,ourpreferentialpolicyandrapiddevelopmentofour

motherlandarethefoundationoftheincreaserevealedinthechartabove.

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。）

AnimalLanguageSomepeoplesaythathumanbeingsaretheonlyanimalsthathave

language.Isthistrue?Itisaverydifficultquestiontoanswer.Apersonmusthaveagood

definitionof"language".Differentkindsofanimalsmustbestudied.Someanimals

certainlyseemtohaveacommunicationsystem.Thatsystemmayormaynotbea

language.Forexample,thebeehaswaysoftellingotherbeesaboutfood.Thedolphin,a

kindoffish,haswaysofgivinginformationtoothers.Themonkey,ananimalthatis

similartohumansinmanyways,canuseahumanlanguagesystem.Doesthismean

animalshavelanguage?Wewillstudyeachoftheseanimalstotrytoanswerthis

question.BEESBeesdotwokindsofdancestotellotherbeesoftheirdiscoveryoffood.

First,thereisarounddance.Inthisdance,thebeemovesinacircleinsidethehive（蜂

房）.Therounddanceisusedwhenfoodiscloseby.Thefoodmustnotbemorethanten

metersaway.Ifabeecomesbackanddoesarounddance,otherbeesknowtheymustgo

outandlooknearbyforfood.Thebeesalsosmellthebccthathasfoundthefood.The

smelltellsthemwhatkindofflowertolookfor.Afterwatchingtherounddanceand

smellingthebeethathasfoundthefood,theotherbeescanfindthefoodsource.A

secondkindofdancedonebythebeesisatail-waggingdance.Inthisdance,thebee

wigglestheendofitsbodyasitmovesinastraightline.Thetail-waggingdanceisused

whenthefoodismorethantonmetersaway.Thebeesknowfromthespeedofthetail­

waggingdancejusthowfarawaythefoodsourceis.Thelinethebeedancesonshows

thedirectionthatthebeesmustflyintofindthefood.Inthetail-waggingdance,thebees

alsosmellthebeethathasfoundthefood.Thesmelltellsthemwhatkindofflowerto

lookfor.Afterwatchingthetail-waggingdanceandsmellingthebeethathasfoundthe

food,theotherbeesknowthreethings.Theyknowhowfartofly,whatdirectiontoflyin,

andwhatkindsofflowerstolookfor.Thebees'communicationsystemisextremely

interesting.Eachbeecantellalltheotherbeeswheretolookforfood.Thebeescanalso

tolloneanotherifthefoodisespeciallygoodandhowmuchofitthereis.Karlvon

Frischdidanexperimentwithbees.Heputafoodsourceveryhighabovethebeehive,

andputabccintothefood.Thebccreturnedtothehiveanddidtherounddance,but

noneoftheotherbeescouldfindthefood.Thissuggeststhatbeesdonotreallyhavea

language.Onebeecouldnottelltheotherbeestheheightofthefood.Onebeecouldnot

communicatethisnewinformationtotheothers.DOLPINSDolphins,likebees,have

beenstudiedtoseeiftheyhavealanguage.Althoughscientistshavenotstudiedthe

dolphinascarefullyastheyhavestudiedthebee,theyhavemadeinterestingdiscoveries.

Manyobservationshavebeenmade.Afewexperimentswithdolphinshavebeendone.

Thedolphinhasbeenstudiedbecauseitsgeneralbehaviorismuchlikethatofhumans.

Forcommunication,however,thedolphin'ssystemismuchmorelimitedthanapersons.

Thedolphinhasthreekindsofcallsornoisestotellotherdolphinsaboutfood,danger,or

otherthings.MONKEYSMonkeyVikiItseemsthatbeesanddolphinscommunicate,but

thattheydonothavelanguage.Itismuchmoredifficulttodecidewhethermonkeyshave

language.Monkeysareveryintelligentandsimilartohumans.Becauseofthissimilarity,

somescientistsinthelate1940'striedtoteachamonkeynamedVikitotalk.Afterayear.

Vikicouldonlysayafewwords.Partoftheproblemwiththisexperimentisthat

monkeysdonothavethesamekindofmouthandthroatashumans.Theyarcnotreally

abletomakehumanspeechsounds.Asaresult,theexperimentwithVikididnotwork

well.MonkeyWashoeInthemid-1960s,otherscientiststriedtoleachamonkeynamed

Washoetouseasignlanguage.Inasignlanguage,wordsamnotspoken.Instead,signs

ammadewiththehands.Manypeoplewhocannotspeakorhearusethissignlanguage.

Itseemedtobeabetterkindoflanguagetoteachtoamonkey.Aftertwoyears,Washoe

couldmakethirty-foursignswithherhands.Forexample,shecouldalsodotwoother

things.First,shecombinedsignstomakesentences.Second,sheusedonesignforall

thingsofonekind,generalizingheruseofthesign.Theabilitytocombineandto

generalizeisimportantinlanguageuse.MonkeyLanaAthirdgroupofscientistshave

beenworkingwithamonkeynamedkanainthepastfewyears.Lanaisbeingstudiedat

theYerkesPrimateResearchCenterintheUnitedStates.Thescientistswhoareworking

withLanaarestudyingherabilitytomakesentences.Shemakessentencesbypressing

symbolsonacomputerboard.Lanamayaskthecomputertogiveherfood,water,or

toys.Shemustpressthesymbolsinacorrectsentenceordertogetwhatshewants.Lana

haslearnedtousethenearly100symbolsonthecomputerboard.Shecanalsousethe

symbolsonthecomputertoanswersimplequestionsthatthescientistasks,usingthe

computeralso.Shehasshownthatsheunderstandssentencesintwoways.First,shecan

correctthewordorderinasentence.Ifthescientistpressesthesymbolsinthewrong

order,Lanawillpressthemcorrectly.Lanahasalsoshownthatdifferentwordorders

havedifferentmeaningsforher.Lana'sachievementsarequiteamazing.Doesshehavea

language?THEDEFINITIONOFLANGUAGEOfcourse,theanswertothisquestion

dependsonhow"language'1isdefined.Wemaydefinelanguageasanysystemfor

exchanginginformation.Ifthisdefinitionisused,thenbees,dolphins,andmonkeysall

havealanguage.Butlanguagemaybedefinedinanotherway.Wemaydefinelanguage

asasystemforexchanginginformationbymakingnewcombinationsofsymbols.Ifthis

definitionisused,thenbeesanddolphinsdonothavealanguage,butmonkeysmayhave

one.Monkeysarcclearlyabletocombinesymbolsinahumanlanguagethattheyhave

beentaught.Thisisnottheirusuallanguage,however.Animallanguage,then,isavery

complexthing.Manyexperimentsareinterestingbecausetheytellusmoreabout

animals.Theyarealsointerestingbecausetheymayhelpuslearnlanguage.Thesystem

usedtoteachWashoehashelpedsomehumanstolearnlanguage.Theseexperimentsare

ahelptohumans.Wereallycannotsaywhetheranimalshavelanguageornot.Much

moreresearchwillhavetobedonebeforewecanbesure.

2、Abeecantellotherbeesbydoingtail-waggingdancethathehasfoundfood,which

showsthatbeeshavelanguage.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是问“蜜蜂通过摇尾巴跳舞的方式告诉同伴他找到了食物，这说

明蜜蜂有语言”这一说法是否正确。见BEES一节中第3段“Thissuggeststhatbees

donotreallyhavealanguage。”由此可知蜜蜂是没有语言的。

3、Dolphinsdonothaveacommunicationsystemoftheirown.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是问“海豚没有交流方式”这一说法是否正确。由DOLPHINS一

节中最后一句话可知海豚可以发出三类声音与同伴交流。

4、Monkeysaxeveryintelligentandabletomakehumanspeechsounds.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是问“猴子非常聪明，能发人声”这一说法是否正确。见Monkey

Viki—日中倒数第2句'Theyarenotreallyabletomakehumanspeechsounds.,,

5、Itisprovedthatmonkeyshavetheabilitytocombineandtogeneralizethesign

language.

A、Y、

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题是问“经证明，猴子有组句和总结符号语言的能力''这一说法是否

正确°由MonkeyWaxhne一节中倒数第2-3句可知,MonkeyWashoe有组句和总

结符号语言的能力。

6、Experimentsshowthatmonkeyshavelanguage.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是问“实验表明猴子有组句和总结符号语言的能力''这一说法是否

正确。见最后一段"Wereallycannotsaywhetheranimalshavelanguageornot”,由此

可知目前还不能确定动物是否有语言。

7^Monkeyscanbetaughttousesomehumanlanguage,butthatisnottheirusual

language.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题是问“猴子能够学会使用人类语言，但是这不是他们通常使用的

语言”这一说法是否正确。见TheDefinitionofLanguage一节“Monkeysarcclearly

abletocombinesymbolsinahumanlanguagethattheyhavebeentaught.Thisisnot

theirusuallanguage,however.^^

8、Inthefuturewcwillmakeclearwhetheranimalshavelanguageornot.

A、Y

B、N

C>NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是问“将来我们能弄明白动物有没有语言”这一说法是否正确。文

中最后一句话告诉我们，要弄清楚动物是否有语言，必须做大量的实验，但将来是

否一定能揭开谜底，文章并没提到。

9、Theauthormeanstotellusthatlanguageisnotsimplebutaverything.

标准答案：complex

知识点解析：见最后一段"Animallanguage,then,isaverycomplexthing.,>

10、Noneoftheexperimentswithmonkeycanprovethatmonkeyshavelanguage

becausetheycanneverspeaklike.

标准答案：humanbeings

知识点解析：见MonkeyViki一节"Theyarenotreallyabletomakehumanspeech

sounds.”

11Welearnfromscientists'experimentsthatmonkeysareclevererinlanguage

learningthanotheranimalsbecausetheyhavetheabilityto.

标准答案：combineandgeneralize

知识点解析：见MonkeyWashoe一节"Theabilitytocombineandtogeneralizeis

importantinlanguageuse.”

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Helenwastellingalie.

B、HelenhasalreadycomebackfromLondon.

C^Helenwasn^inLondonthatday.

D、Thewomanwasn'tbeingsincere.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Mr.Howardishonest.

B、Mr.Howardlookshonest.

C>Mr.Howardlooksdishonest.

D、Mr.Howardisdishonest.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Themanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor'stime.

B、Themanhastroublegettingalongwiththeprofessor.

C^Themanknowstheprofessorhasbeenbusy.

D、Themanknowstheprofessorhasrunintotrouble.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Theyhadsomuchfreetimetotalkonthephoneforthatlong.

B、Ihcytalkedonthephonetortoolong.

C、Healwaystalksonthephoneforthatlongifitistollfree.

D、Hewantstoknowwhattheytalkedabout.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A^Inthelaundry.

B、Inthetailor's.

C、Athome.

D、Inthedepartmentstore.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Stayinacinemaforanight.

B、Studyharderandtaketheexamonceagain.

C、Goouttoseeamovie.

D、Getagoodnight'ssleepsohe'llfeelbetter.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、Hedoesn'tknowhovztotakepictures.

B、Healreadytookapictureofthewaterfall.

C、Hedoesn'tthinkthewaterfallisbeautifiiL

D、Hecouldn'ttakepicturesfbrthewoman.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Studyharderinordertokeepupwithothers.

BNGetsomeexercise.

C、Gotoseeafilm.

D^Dohomeworkatschool.

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^Themaifshome.

B、Thewoman'shouse.

C、Achurch.

D、John'swedding.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Themandoesn'tlikethesilkshirt,sohechangedone.

B、Themandoesn'twanttomendthewhiteshirt,sohechangedone.

C^Themancarelesslyputonawrongshirt,sohechangedone.

D、Themancarelesslydirtiedhisshirt,sohechangedone.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Becausethemandirtiedhisshirtanditneedsimmediatecleaning.

B、Becausethemandirtiedhisshirtalthoughitdoesn'tneedimmediatecleaning.

C、Becausethemandirtiedhispantsandtheyneediirmediatecleaning.

D、Becausethemandirtiedhispantsalthoughtheydon'lneedimmediatecleaning.

标准答案：C「.」

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1.0

分，共4分。）

23、

A、AdvancedEnglishclass.

B、Weight-liftingclasswithoutstopping.

C、Nonstopaerobicsclass.

D、Advancedexerciseclasswithrestintervals.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、It'stough.

B、It*sasnap.

C、It'sapieceofcake.

D、It'seasy.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Bookdinnerforthewholefamilyatarestaurant.

B、Prepareamealaloneforthefamily.

C、Cookmeatforthefamily.

D^Helpthewinnerwithdinnerfortheentirefamily.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A^Sixminutes.

B、Eightyminutes.

C、Sixtyminutes.

D^Eightminutes.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Inthemid-1980s.

B、Inthemid-1960s.

C^Inthemid-1970s.

D、Inthemid-1990s.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：智尢解析

28、

A、Tower.

B、Touch.

C、Torch.

D^Tough.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、HowtheSpiceGirlsbecamesuccessful.

B、HowtheSpiceGirlsrenamedthegroup.

C^HowthemanagerfoundtheSpiceGirls.

D、WhytheSpiceGirlscouldstandthetestottime.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、$15.

B、$30.

C、$40.

D、$20.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

31、

A^Becausehewascarryingaheavyload.

B、Becauseitwasgettingdark.

C、Becauseitwasraining.

D^BothAandB.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Awoodenbox.

B、Acoffin.

C^Abookcase.

D、Asetofshelves.

标准答案：B

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、

A、Theyarelikelytofailinlaterlife.

B、Theyarelikelytogrowintobrightadults.

C、Theyareeasytogainsuccess.

D、Theyareunlikelytoburnthemselvesout.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、Thehighestamongallpeople.

B、Higherthanthatofthecountryasawhole.

C、Onlyhigherthanthatoftheyoungpeople.

D、Lowerthanthatofthecountryasawhole.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

A、Theauthorprovesit.

B、Theauthorignoresit.

C、Theauthorsupportsit.

D^Theauthorrefutesit.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

A、Itshowsthattalentedchildrenareunlikelytomakeachievements.

Itshowsthattalentedchildrenareunlikelytobecomesuccessfulpeople.

C、Itshowsthattalentedchildrenareunlikelytobementallyhealthy.

D、Itshowsthattalentedchildrenaremostlikelytobecomegiftedadults.

标准答案：D'

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。）

If1999wastheyearofe-commerce-anditwas,oh,itwas!一thentheguywhobuilt

Amazon,commustbetheyear's[B1]mover.Fearlessmultibillionaire（亿万富

翁）leaderoftheWeb'sbiggeststore,Bezos[B2]acompanythatadds

customerssofastthatitdoesn'thavetimetomakemoney.Intheprocess,hehasmade

life[B3]fbranyoneelsetryingtosellgoodsonline.Amazonhasspentthepast

yearusingits[B4]customerbase—anditsone-clickorderingsystem,Amv/ay-

likenetworkandhere-every-one-knows-your-namecustomerservice-to[B5]

Microsoft-likeintonearlyeveryoneelse'sbusiness.Musicandvideocompetitors

CDNowandN2khadtocombinetofightoffAmazon's[B6].Asummermove

intotoysand[B7]helpsexplainwhythe[B8]companyhasbeen

buildinganetworkof75,000-sq-mwarehousesacrossthecountry.[B9].Where

Bezosdoesn'tbuild,hebuys.[BIO].OnceaWallStreetmanwhocooledup

financialmodelsforD.E.Shaw,BezossetoffforSeaUlein1994,writingthebusiness

planforAontheplane.[Bl1].

37、[BI]

标准答案：prime

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B2]

标准答案：designed

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B3]

标准答案：miserable

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B4]

标准答案：giant

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B5]

标准答案：expand

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B6]

标准答案：challenge

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：electronics

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B8]

标准答案：virtual

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[B9]

标准答案：Thecompany'sinfrastructureisoptimizedfor10timesasmanysalesasit

doestoday.

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Hismillionsofcustomersmakeapowerfulcounterinnegotiatingdealsfbr

partialcontrolofsuche-commercestart-upsasDandP.

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[Bll]

标准答案：He,ofcourse,hasbeenrewritingthebookone-commercesuccessfullyever

since.

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读(选词填空)(本题共7。题，每题7.0分，共

1。分。)

Inmanycountries,suchasFrance,Greece,andJapan,itisoftenmoredifficultfor

studentstopassthecollegeentranceexams[SI]todothecourseworkwhen

theyareactuallyincollege,andstudentswhodon'thavemuchmoneyareata[S2]

.Studentsprepareforthesetestsforyearsinadvance.Often,studentsattenda

[S3]schoolatnighttogetreadyforthem.Theseprivateschoolsareusually

[S4].Iftheirfamiliesdon'thavemuchmoney,studentscan'tattend,andthey

mightnotpasstheentranceexamswithoutthisextrapreparation.In[S5],

studentscaneasilygetintoanAmericanorCanadiancollegeatleastmoreeaslythenin

othercountriesAmericanstudentstakeanentranceexamcalledtheS.A.T.(the

ScholasticAptitudeTest),However,collegesdonot[S6]onlyS.A.T.Scores.

Theyalsoconsiderastudent'sgradesandactivities[S7]highschool.Astudent

whohasdonewellinhighschoolwillprobablygetintocollege.Whathappenswhena

studentfinallyentersacollegeoruniversity?StudentsinChina,Korea,orJapanmight

findtheircollege[S8]easierthanhighschoolwork.Ontheotherhandwhen

AmericanorCanadianstudentsbegincollege,manyofthemdiscoverthattheyneedto

workveryhardandstudy[S9]forthefirsttimeintheirlivesespeciallyifthey

plantogoto[S10]school.A)difficultB)disposalC)expensiveD)throughout

E)opticalF)studiesG)seriouslyH)communicationI)graduateJ)criticalK)contrastL)

privateM)thanN)disadvantageO)consider

48、[SI]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：本句是一个比较句句型。从句子结构分析此处应填入than。

49、[S2]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：本题问如果学生没有足够的钱会怎样。这是一个简单的推理，如果没

有足够的钱，学生会atadisadvantage(处于不利地位)。

50、[S3]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：回答本题，文章第1段倒数第2句提供了线索：Theseprivateschools

areusuallyexpensive。

51、[S4]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据对上下文的理解，可以得到答案。文章第1段最后一句为回答本

题的线索。

52、[S5]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：通过阅读上下文，可以看出第2段是在和第I段进行对比，因此选择

contrastoincontrast意为“相反，大不相同

53、[S6]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：此处应填入句子的谓语动词。下一句中说道：Theyalsoconsider…这

是对本题一个很好的提示。联系前后两句话，意为，学校不仅考虑……而且还考

虑...”，因此选择consider。

54、[S7]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处应填入一个介词。Ihroughouthighschool意为“在整个中学过程

中”。

55、[S8]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：此处应填入一个名词。collegestudies意为“大学学习”。

56、[S9]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：此处应填入一个副词。根据上下文可以看出，本句中workveryhard

和study应为并列成分，意思相近，选择seriously。

57、[S10]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：根据上下文，可以看出本句在讲很多美国和加拿大的学生们进入大学

后都会发现他们必须认真、努力学习，尤其是如果他们打算深造的话。因此应填入

graduateograduateschool意为“研究生院

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题

分,共10分。）

Britishuniversities,groaning（抱怨）undertheburdenofahugeincreaseinstudent

numbers,arewarningthatthetraditionofafleeeducationisalrisk.Theuniversitieshave

threatenedtoimposealladmissionfeeonstudentstoplugagapinrevenueifthe

governmentdocsnotacttoimprovetheirfinancesandscrap（抛弃）somepublicspending

cutbacks.Thegovernmentrespondedtotheuniversities'threatbysettingupthemost

fundamentalreviewofhighereducationforageneration,underanon-party

troubleshooter（调停人）,SirRonDearing.Oneinthreeschool-leaversentershigher

education,fivetimesthenumberwhenthelastreviewtookplacethirtyyearsago.

Everyoneagreesasystemthatisfeelingthestrainafterrapidexpansionneedsalotmore

money—butthereislittlehopeofgettingitfromthe'taxpayerandnotmuchscopefor

attractingmorefinancefrombusiness.Mostcollegesbelievestudentsshouldcontribute

totuitioncosts,somethingthatiscommonelsewhereintheworldbutwouldmarka

revolutionarychangeinBritain.Universitieswantthegovernmenttointroducealoan

schemefortuitionfeesandhavesuspendedtheirownthreatenedactionfornow.They

awaitDearing'sadvice,hopingitwillnotbetoolate—somearealreadyreportedtobein

financialdifficulty.Asthecenturynearsitsend,thewholeconceptofwhatauniversity

shouldbeisunderthemicroscope.Expertsponderhowmuchtheycanusecomputers

insteadofclassrooms,talkoftheneedfbrlifelonglearningandrefertostudentsas

"consumers".TheConfederation（联盟）ofBritishIndustry,thekeyemployers'

organization,wantsevenmoreexpansioninhighereducationtohelpfightcompetitionon

worldmarketsfromboomingAsianeconomies.Butthegovernmenthasdoubtsabout

moreexpansion.TheTimesnewspaperagrees,complainingthatqualityhassufferedas

studentnumberssoared,withclosetutorialsupervisiongivingwayto"masspro-duction

（批量生产）methodsmoretypicalofEuropeanuniversities',.

58、ThechiefconcernofBritishuniversitiesis.

A^howtotackletheirpresentfinancialdifficulty

B、howtoexpandtheenrollmenttomeettheneedsofenterprises

C、howtoimprovetheireducationaltechnology

D^howtoputanendtothecurrenttendencyofqualitydeterioration

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。本题问的是：英国大学最为关注的问题是o根据文章

第1段可知学生数量的增加，对英国大学传统的免费教育的危机发出预警。校方说

如果政府不改善财政以及继续减少公共开支的话，他们将向学生收学费以弥补亏

空，因此他们现在面临的问题是财政难题。故选A。

59、WccanlearnfromthepassagethatinBritain.

A、thegovernmentpaysdearlyforitsfinancialpolicy

universitiesaremainlyfundedbybusinesses

C>highereducationisprovidedfreeofcharge

D、studentsarereadytoacceptloanschemesfortuition

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。本题问的是：从文章可知英国o根据文章第1段第1

句“Britishuniversities,groaning（抱怨）undertheburdenofahugeincreaseinstudent

numbers,arewarningthatthetraditionofafreeeducationisatrisk”可知英国大学由于

学生数量激增，压力很大，并对传统的免费教育的危机发出预警，因此大学教育在

英国是免费的，故选Cc

60、WhatwasthepercentageofhighschoolgraduatesadmittedtouniversitiesinBritain

thirtyyearsago?

A、20%orso.

B、About15%.

C、Above30%.

D、Below10%.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。本题问的是：30年前高中生进入大学的比例o根据

文章第3段“Oneinthreeschool-leaversentershighereducation,fivetimesthenumber

whenthelastreviewtookplacethirtyyearsago”可知3名学生中就有1人升入大学,

是30年前调查的5倍。也就是说，30年前的入学比率为1/15,少于10%。故选

Do

61、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A、fileBritishgovernmentwillbeforcedtoincreaseitsspendingonhighereducation

R、Britishemployersdemandanexpansioninenrollmentattheexpenseofquality

C>thebestwayoutoffinancialdifficultyforBritishuniversitiesistofollowtheir

Europeancounterparts

D、Britishstudentswillprobablyhavetopayfortheirhighereducationinthenearfuture

标准答案：D'

知识点解析：推理题。本题问的是：从文章可推断o从文章第4段可知扩招

带来/需要更多资金的压力，而且这些资金从纳税人和商业上募集的可能性很小。

从文章第5段第1和第2句"Mostcollegesbelievestudentsshouldcontributetotuition

costs,somethingthatiscommonelsewhereintheworldbutwouldmarkarevolutionary

changeinBritain.Universitieswantthegovernmenttointroducealoanschemefor

tuitionfeesandhavesuspendedtheirownthreatenedactionfornow”可知很多学校认为

学生应该自己负担学费，这在世界上其他国家早已成为惯例，但在英国此举却会带

来革命性的改变。校方希望政府引进助学贷款，并暂缓收费行动。由此可推断，在

不久的将来学生将会自己负担学费，故选D。

62、WhichofthefollowingistheviewpointoftheTimesnewspaper?

A、ExpansioninenrollmentisboundtoaffectthequalityofBritishhighereducation.

B、Britishuniversitiesshouldexpandtheirenrollmenttomeettheneedsofindustry.

CNEuropeanuniversitiescanbettermeettheneedsofthemodemworld.

D、Britishuniversitiesshouldhelpfightcompetitiononworldmarkets.

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：细节题。本题问的是：Times报纸的观点是o根据第7段第3

句“TheTimesnewspaperagrees,complainingthatqualityhassufferedasstudent

numberssoared,withclosetutorialsupervisiongivingwaytomassproductionmethods

moretypicalofEuropeanuniversities「"可知他们抱怨说由于学生数量激增，教学质

量将会受到影响。那种严格的导师监管将会让步于在欧洲大学里更为典型的粗放式

的教学方法，故选A。

Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsof

thousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebasesforritedecisionswemake,andtherootsof

ourhabitsandskillsare,tobefoundinourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtintothe

presentbymemory.Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailable

forlateruse.Itincludesnotonly"remembering"thingslikearithmeticorhistoricalfacts

butalsoinvolvesanychangeinthewayananimaltypicallybehaves.Memoryisinvolved

whenaratgivesupeatinggrainbecausehehassniffedsomethingsuspiciousinthegrain

pile.Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasix-ycar-oldchildlearnstoswingabaseballbat.

Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbutalsoinsomephysicalobjectsand

machines.Computers,forexample,containdevicesofstoringdataforlateruse.Itis

interestingtocomparethememory-storagecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahuman

being.Theinstant-accessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,000"words"

一readyforinstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningof

about100,000wordsofEnglish.However,thisisbutafractionofthetotalamountof

informationwhichtheteenagerhasstored.Consider,forexample,thenumberoffaces

andplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeonsight.Theuseofwordsisthebasisofthe

advancedproblemsolvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.Alargepartofaperson's

memoryisintermsofwordsandcombinationsofwords.

63、Accordingtothepassage,memoryisconsideredtobe.

A、thebasisfordecisionmakingandproblemsolving

anabilitytostoreexperiencesforfutureuse

C>anintelligencetypicallypossessedbyhumanbeings

D、thedatamainlyconsistingofwordsandcombinationsofwords

标准答案：B

知识点解析•：细节题。本题问的是：根据文章所述，记忆被认为是O依据文

章:第2段第1句"Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailable

fbrlaleruse”可知，记忆被定义为一种可以保存信息以备将来使用的能力。故选

Bo

64、Thecomparisonmadebetweenthememorycapacityofalargecomputerandthatof

ahumanbeingshowsthat