大学英语四级模拟试卷440

大学英语四级模拟试卷440

一、作文(本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。)

1、Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1.中国的家

长一方面苛刻的要求孩子学习各种知识2.另一方面，中国的家长为孩子提供无微不

至的关心和服务3.我的观点是……

标准答案：ChineseFamilyEducationFamilyeducationinChinaseemstobesomewhat

controversialinmanypeople'seyes:SomeregardtheChinesefamilyeducationas

passive,andtheythinkthatparentsimposesomuchonthechildren'sshoulders：while

theothersholdtheviewthatfamilyeducationinChinashowsitssuperiorityintheaspect

ofparents^onsideration,asChineseparentsaresoconsideratethatevenatrivial

discomfortfromtheirchildrencannotescapefromtheirnotice,andtheyindeedtake

soundcareoftheirchildren.Myviewpointgoesasfollows:wetakeitforgrantedthat

parentsinChinadoconsidertoomuchfbrtheirchildren'sfuture,however,parents

shouldalsoponderonthechildren'sinnermindandpsychologicaldevelopment,

becausechildreninthepresentgenerationaremoreapltothepsychologicalillness

resultingfromtheirparentsoppression,aggressionandcompulsoryrequirements.

Consequently,toprovideasounddevelopmentalenvironmentforthechildrencallsfor

theparents?newjudgmentabouttheireducationalmethods.

知识点解析：这是一篇典型的提纲作文，根据题干中所给的已知信息，可以判断

本文是一篇关于中国家庭教育问题的议论文写作，其主要写作目的是通过分析人们

对现在中国家庭教育所将有的不同观点总结并给予作者自己的意见。由于是议论文

的写作，所以要求作者在书写第三段时充分展开自己的观点进行议论，切忌过于中

庸，没有明确的个人意见。在设计结构上，可以根据题目中给出的提纲展开即可：

1.第一段阐述人们对中国家庭教育的整体评价，即中国家庭教育是颇有争议的问

题。由于所有不同观点的具体描述是在第二段进行，故作者在此段只需言简意赅地

点题即可，无需过多的解释。2.第二段列举出人们对于现在中国教育的不同观

点，需要注意的是:如果写作者本人在第三段所给予的自己观点支持第二段中所有

不同观点的一种，那么作者在此段书写这种支持观点的叙述可以相对减少，增加一

些对于相反观点的描述。3.第三段详细阐明作者本人对中国家庭教育的观点

(parentsinChinadoconsidertoomuchfortheirchildren'sfuture),需要注意的是：作

者本人的观点要立意鲜明，切忌中庸。关键词：controversial,passivestyle,impose

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二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

Low-carbonFuture：WeCanAffordtoGoGreenTacklingclimatechangewillcost

consumerstheearth.Thosewhocampaignforagreenrevolutionareouttodestroyour

westernlifestyles.Sucharethecriesofopponentsofemissionscuts,andtheirmessage

haspoliticalimpact：anumberofsurveyshavefoundchattheenthusiasmofvoterstor

policiestoreduceclimatechangefallsoffasthepricetagincreases.However,anew

modelling（模型化）exercisesuggeststhatthesefearsarelargelyunfounded.Itprojects

thatradicalcutstotheUK'semissionswillcausebarelynoticeableincreasesintheprice

offood,drinkandmostothergoodsby2050.Electricityandpetrolcostswillrise

significantly,butwiththerightpoliciesinplace,saythemodellers,thisneednotlead

tobigchangesinourlifestyle.ntheseresultsshowthattheglobalprojecttofight

climatechangeisfeasible,"saysAlexBowen,aclimatepolicyexpertattheLondon

SchoolofEconomics."It'snotsuchabigaskaspeoplearemakingout."Althoughitis

impossibletopreciselypredictpricesfourdecadesfromnow.theexerciseisoneofthe

mostdetailedexaminationsyetoftheimpactofclimatechangepoliciesonUK

consumers.Ilprovide?）ausefulloughguidetoouicuoiiumiufulurc.Thoughitsrcsulls

speakdirectlytotheUKconsumer,previousresearchhascometosimilarconclusions

fortheUS.InJune,onestudyfoundthatiftheUSweretocutemissionsby50percent

by2050,pricesofmostconsumergoodswouldincreasebylessthan5percent.The

findingsarealsoconsistentwithanalysesbythePewCenteronGlobalClimateChange

inWashingtonDC."Evencuttingemissionsby80percentoverfourdecadeshasavery

smalleffectonconsumersinmostareas,“saysManikRoyofthePewCenter."The

challengeisnowtoconvinceconsumersandpolicy-makersthatthisisthecase."Tlie

IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangerecommendsthatwealthynationscuttheir

emissionstobetween80and95percentbelow1990levelsby2050inordertoavoidthe

worsteffectsofclimatechange.TheUKgovernmentaimstoreduceitscontributionby

80percentandleadersoftheotherG8nationshavediscussedfollowingsuit.Tomeet

thisgoal,industrieswillhavetocutdownfossilfuelconsumption,andlow-carbon

powersourceswillhavetomassivelyexpand.Companieswillhavetopayincreasingly

higherpricesfortherighttoemitgreenhousegases.Howwillthisaffecttheaverage

citizen'swallet?Tomeasuretheimpactofthe80percenttargetontheUKpopulation,

NewScientistapproachedCambridgeEconometrics,afirmknownfbritsmodellingof

theEuropeaneconomy.Thefirmusedhistoriceconomicdatatopredicttheimpactof

emissionsreductionsonpricesinover40categoriesofgoodsandservices.Itcompared

theimpactofthe80percentcutwithabaselinesituationinwhichthegovernmenttakes

noactionotherthanthelimitedemissionsrestrictionsalreadyinplaceasaresultofthe

Ky-otoprotocol（京都议定书）.Mostofthepriceincreasesarcaconsequenceofrising

energycosts,inpartbecausecoalandgasarere-placedbymoreexpensivelow-carbon

sources.Thepriceofelectricityisprojectedtobe15percenthigherin2050compared

withthebaseline.Intoday'sprices,thatwouldaddaround£5ontotypicalmonthly

householdelectricitybills.Itwillalsoresultinhigherpriceselsewhere,asevery

industrialsectoruseselectricity.Butelectricityandotherformsofenergymakeuponlya

smallpartofthepriceofmostgoods.Otherfactors-rawmaterials,labourandtaxes-are

farmoreimportant.Theenergythatgoesintoproducingfood,alcoholicdrinksand

tobacco,forexample,makesupjust2percentoftheconsumerprice.Formotorvehicle

purchasesandhotelstays,thefigureis1percent.Onlyforenergy-intensiveindustries

doesthecontributionclimbabove3percent.Asaresult,mostproductscostjustafew

percentmoreby2050.Atcurrentprices,goinglow-carbonisforecasttoaddaround5

pencetothepriceofasliceofbreadorapintofbeer.Thepriceofhouseholdappliances

suchaswashingmachinesrisesbyafewpounds.Thereisonemajorexceptiontothe

pattern.Airlinesdonotcurrentlyhavealow-carbonalternativetojetfuel.Unlessoneis

found,theywillbearthefullburdenofcarbonpricing,andaveragefareswillrisebyat

least140percent-raisingthecostofatypicalLondontoNewYorkreturntripfrom

around£350to£840.Achievingtheoverallpictureoflowpricesdoesrequire

governmentaction.Themodelforecaststhatby2050naturalgasandpetrolwillcost160

percentand32percentmorerespectively.Toavoidlargepricerisesinhomeheating

androadtransportwhilestillhittingthe80percenttarget,theCambridgeresearchershad

tobuildtwomajorpoliciesintotheiranalysis.Theyassumedthatfuturegovernmentswill

providegrantstohelpswitchalldomesticheatingandcookingtoelectricity,andinvestin

thebasicfacilitiesneededforelectriccarstoalmostcompletelyreplacepetroleum-fuelled

vehicles.BothpolicieshavebeendiscussedinrecentUKgovernmentstrategy

documents,thoughthedetailofhowtheywouldbeimplementedstillneedsfurther

discussion.Firmpoliciesmustfollowifambitiousemissionscutsaregoingtobemade,

saysChrisThoungofCambridgeEconometrics.Soistacklingclimatechangegoingtobe

easierthanexpected,intermsofconsumercosts?WhiletheCam-bridgeEconometrics

modeliswidelyrespectedandregularlyusedbytheUKgovernment'sclimatechange

advisers,anyattempttoforecastfourdecadesaheadcanbedivertedfromitsintended

coursebyunforeseenevents.Thatleadssomeeconomiststoquestionthemodel'sresults.

Forexample,companiescouldmovetocountrieswithlessstrictcarbonregulations,

pointsoutRichardToloftheEconomicandSocialResearchInstituteinDublin,Ireland.

IncomesintheUKwouldfall,makinggoodsrelativelymoreexpensive.Tolalso

questionswhetheritisreasonabletousehistoricalpricesasabasisforprojectingbeyond

2020.Despitethis,theCambridgeEconometricsresults,togetherwithotherrecent

studies,doprovideausefulguideforgovernments,saysMichaelGrubboftheUniversity

ofCambridge.Theysuggestthattheoverallchallengeisconquerable,evenifmanyofthe

detailswillonlybecomeclearinyearstocome.

2、Whydoestheenthusiasmofthepolicy-makerstolessenclimatechangedecrease?

A、Economicrecessioniswidelyspread.

B>Westernlifestylesaredestroyed.

C、Thecostofagreenrevolutionrises.

D、Theenvironmentisimproved.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该句fallsoff短语表明政策制定者对减少气候变化的热情减退，题干的

主体内容与此对应，而问题中的原因可从该句as的内容得到，结合上文可知price

tag是指“绿色革命的成本”，rise替是对increases的同义改写，据此可选C。

3、Accordingtothemodellers,emissioncutswon'tchangethelifestyle,provided

that.

A^thepriceoffoodanddrinkremainsstable

B、appropriatepoliciesarccarriedout

C、electricityandpettolcostsdon'trise

D、thepublichasastrongfaithinit

标准答案：B

知识点解析：该句with引导的介词短语气表伴随条件，题干中的providedthat也表

假设，据此可知答案可在该短语中寻到，tightpoliciesinplace表示“适当地采取合

适的政策”，B的意思与此相近，故选B。

4、ThestudiesreleasedinUKandUSshowthat.

A^cuttingemissionswon'taffectthepriceofdailygoodsmuch

B>thetwocountries?situationsofthegreenrevolutionaredifferent

C、theconsumersstronglysupportcuttingemission

D、themostchallengingproblemishowtostabilizetheprice

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该段第1句提到美国情况与英国情况相似，据此可首先排除B,倒数

第2句的haveavc^smalleffect表明减少废气排放对大部分地区的消费品影响很

小，A是此意的同义改写，故选A。

5、CambridgeEconometricspredictedtheimpactofemissionsreductionsonprices

from.

A^computeranalysis

B、pasteconomicdata

C^currentcategoriesofgoods

D^abaselinesituation

标准答案：B

知识点解析：该段第3句的Thefirm指的是CambridgeEconometrics,该公司利用

历史经济数据来预测减少废气排放对价格的影响，B的pasteconomicdata对应原文

的historiceconomicdata,故选B。C中的categoriesofgoods原文该句出现,但它

属于价格研究的具体对象，且其中的current无原文支持，据此可排除干扰项C。

6、What'sthemajorcauseofthehigherpriceaccordingtothepassage?

A、Highertaxesoncarbonemissions.

Changesofthelifestyle.

CNTherisinglivingstandards.

D、Risingenergycosts.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该段第1句的aconsequenceof表明。Mostofthepriceincreases是由

risingenergycosts引起的结果，题I-中的Ihehigherprice对应的是：mostofme

priceincreases,不难确定答案为D。

7、Whyaretheairfarespredictedtorisedramatically9

A^Moreandmorepeoplewilltaketheplane.

B、Nocleanenergycanreplacethejetfuel.

C、Manyairlinescollapseduetocarbonpricing.

D^Thecostofanairlineincreasesforfindingnewenergy.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：该段第3句中的one指代第2句中的alow-carbonalternativetojei

fuel,表明如果不能找至J代替喷气燃料的低碳能源，机票价格就会上升，B的意思

与此吻合，故选B。

8、ThetwomajorpoliciesbuiltbytheCambridgeresearchersinclude.

A^imposinghighertaxesforpetroleum-fuelledvehicles

B、stabilizationofthepriceofdailygoodsandservice

C、theelectrificationofresidentialheatingandcookingsystem

D、theprohibitionofdrivingpetroleum-fuelledvehicles

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该段倒数第2句提到剑桥研究者建立两个主要政策，最后一旬具体地

指出这两个政策。其中一个是政府将拨款帮助把国内所有供暖和烹调系统转换为使

用电力,C“将居民供暖和烹调系统电气化，,与原文这个政策相符，故选C。

9、Someeconomistsdoubtthemodel'sresultsbecausethepredictionmaybediverted

hy___•

标准答案：unforeseenevents

知识点解析：此处需填入名词性成分，作by的宾语。该段最后一句提到一些经济

学家怀疑这种模式的结果，其中Thatleads表明是That导致经济学家的这种怀疑态

度,联系上文可知That指的是倒数第2句第2分句的内容，该分句的by对应空前

的by,据此可知答案为unforeseenevents。

10、RichardTolpointsoutthatgoodsinUKmaybecomemoreexpensiveascompanies

couldfindotherlocationswith.

标准答案：lessstrictcarbonregulations

知识点解析：此空需填入名词性成分，作wilh的宾语。该段前两句有因果关系，

第11句是因；第2句是果，题干中的as（因为）表明答案应该从第1句中寻得，with

提示了原文该词后的lessstrictcarbonregulations即为答案。

11、TheCambridgeEconometricsresultsprovideausefulguide（orpolicy-makers,with

asuggestionthatthegovernmentcanthechallenge.

标准答案：conquer

知识点解析：此处需填入动词，作that从句的谓语动词。该段第2句用

conquerable作表语，表明challenge（挑战）是“可征服的只需把Conquerable转化

成其动词形式conquer,便可使题干表达的意思与原文一致，故答案为conquei。

三、听力短对话(本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分0)

12、

ANHeusedtobeingoodhealth.

B、Hewasveryhandsome.

C>Hewassomewhatshort.

D^Helookedsomewhatold.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士说他很多年没有见到Paul了，并问他有没有长高一些，说明在

男士的记忆中Paul有点矮(somewhatshort),所以C正确。

13、

A、Atanairport.

B、Ataboatdock.

C、Ataweatherstation.

D、Atabeach.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由女士说的haveagoodflight可知男士即将乘飞机。所以对话最可能

发生在机场，故A正确。

14、

A、Tellingherdaughternottoworry.

B、Askingtheteacherforspecialhelp.

C、Teachingherdaughterbyherself.

D、Havingconfidenceinherdaughter.

标准答案：D

知识点脑析：男士说“如果我是你我就不会担心她……她不大可能通不过这门课

程“，可知男士觉得女士过于担心女儿，即建议女士对女儿要有信心，D正确。

15、

A、Takepartinthegame.

B、GotoWashingtonandLosAngeles.

C>Watchthebasketballgame.

D、Missthegameandvisitfriends.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士用反问的语气说“难道要我错过今天的篮球比赛吗?''后面又说

”……是今年最精彩的比赛“，可知男士很可能会看比赛，故选C。

16、

A、She'llgethermoneybackfromtheshop.

B、ShecanexchangetheT-shirtforalargerone.

C、She'llhavetotalktothemanageraboutit.

D、ShecancomplaintotheConsumers'Association.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:paidtotalcompensation指“全额退款赔偿”,与A中的gethermoney

back对应，故选A。

17、

A、Sheforgottocancelthereservation.

B、Theycangototherestauranttonight.

C^Shehastoworklatetonight.

D、iheydon'thaveareservation.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：男士让女士取消在餐馆的订位，女士说事实上她还没有来得及预订餐

位，故选D。

18、

A、Themanagreesthattheworkloadisheavy.

B>Themanwon'tbeabletogotothelabtoday.

C、Themanthinksthewomanisbeingunfair.

D、Themanfeelstheassignmentisreasonable.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：男士说“接下来我要被迫抓紧处理这个r'。鉴于之前女士对于又要急

着赶一个实验报告的抱怨.可知男士与女士想法一样，即也觉得工作量（workload）

太大，故选A。

19、

A、Michaelbroughtthetapetotheparty.

B、ThetapehadbeenreturnedtoJim.

C^Thetapecouldn'tbefoundanywhere.

D、MichaelhaslenthistapetoJim.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由gotothepartywithoutit可知Michael没有找到磁带，选Co

四、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

20、

A、Takeajobtopaythetuitionfees.

B、Visithisparentsinhishometown.

C、Spendthesummerwithhisfriends.

D、WorkasavolunteerinSouthAfrica.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：开头女士问男士是否这个暑假又要找一份工作来做，男士回答说，肯

定的，不然自己秋季学费怎么办，故选A。

21、

A、Herhomeistoofarawayfromheruniversity.

B、HerparentshavebeenvolunteeringinSouthAmerica.

C、Sheistoobusytogobackhomevisitingherparents.

D、Shehastotakeapart-timejobduringvacations.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：男士询问女士她离家只有6个小时的车程，为什么那么久没有回家。

女士说不是不想回，而是父母过去几年一直在南美洲做志愿者，故选B。

22、

A^Theloaningrateistoohigh.

B、Tbeloanprocedureiscomplex.

C^Shewouldn'tbeabletogetaloan.

D、Shehatestohavedebtburden.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士说自己不喜欢借钱，她讨厌一毕业就要还学费，由此可见她不喜

欢背上经济负担，故选D。

23、

A^Staywithherparentsthewholesummer.

B、Takeafull-timejobtoearnsomemoney.

C、Gobackhomeandtakeapart-timejob.

D^Applyforaloanandstaywithherparents.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士建议女士，在家期间她可以做一份兼职，故选C。

五、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

WhendidwatchesandclocksbecomecommonintheUnitedStates?

24、WhendidwatchesandclocksbecomecommonintheUnitedStates?

A、Fromthe1850s.

B、Fromthe1700s.

C^Fromthe1800s.

D^Fromthe1900s.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：短文提到，在美国，19世纪50年代以前钟表非常稀少。即是说，19

世纪50年代以后钟表开始在美国变得普遍，故A正确。

25、Whatwasthemainpurposeofhavingawatchduringthe1800s?

A^Toknowdirection.

B、Tomeasuretime.

C、Toshowoffone^wealth.

D、Togettoworkontime.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：短文提到，进入19世纪后，戴手表的一个主要目的是向别人炫耀自

己的财富，C正确。

26、Whywaseveryoneinterestedintimeby1900?

A、Everyoneneededtomeasuretheirsparetime.

B、Everyonewantedtobepunctual.

C>Efficiencymeantmuchmoremoney.

D、Efficiencywascloselyrelatedtotime.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文提到，进入1900年，工作效率由完成工作的快慢来衡量，由此

导致所有人开始关注时间。换言之，由于效率与时间紧密相关，所有人们才开始关

注时间，D正确。

Accordingtothespeaker,whatcanthepresent-dayrobotsdo?

27、Accordingtothespeaker,whatcanthepresent-dayrobotsdo?

A、Drivecars.

Flyplanes.

C、Paywages.

D、Repairmachines.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：短文开头就提到，目前机器人能制造汽车、开飞机、结算工资，故B

正确。

28、Whatdowelearnaboutthe"brain"ofrobots?

A、Itcanstoremanyinstructions.

B、Itcanperformfewtasks.

C、Itisasymbolofmodernization.

D、Itisascleverashumanbrain.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：短文提至“机器人"大脑''就是一台能识记许多指令并操控其他设备的

电脑，A中的slore与短文中的remember意义相当，故A正确。

29、Whatisthegreatadvantageofrobotsoverhumanworkers?

A、Theyaremuchcheaperthanhumans.

B、Theynevercomplainaboutthedifficulties.

C^Theycanhandlealltheproblemsofthejob.

D、Theycanworkforlongperiodswithoutrest.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文提到，与人类相比机器人的优点是可以长时间不间断工作，D为

此内容的同义改写，故正确。

六、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分,共4分。）

Accordingtothespeaker,whatisthesolutiontopreventexcessivepraiseandcriticism?

30、Accordingtothespeaker,whatisthesolutiontopreventexcessivepraiseand

criticism?

A、Acceptingthecriticismandignorethepraise.

B、Understandingthereasonbehindpeople'scriticism.

C^Stoppingcaringotherpeople'sopinions.

D、Smilingtoallthepraiseandcriticism.

标准答案：C

知识点露析：短文说防止过分的赞扬和批评的解决方法是不去在意别人对你的看

法，故C正确。

31、Whatwillthespeakerdoifsomeonefindsagrammaticalmistakeinhisarticle?

A^Thanktheperson.

Correctithappily.

C、Ignorethemistake.

D^Cancelthepublication.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：短文说如果有人在“我”的文章里发现语法错误，“我”会非常乐意改正

它，故B正确。

32、Whatwillthespeakerthinkifseveralpeopleenjoyedatopic?

A、Thetopicisworthdiscussingagain.

B、Thetopicisfunnyandmeaningful.

C、Thetopicneedstobewellunderstood.

D、Thetopichastobechanged.

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：短文说如果有几个人喜欢一个话题，那么“我''就知道这是读者感兴趣

的话题，值得再讨论一下，故A正确，而D正好与此观点相悖，故排除。

七、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题分，共

〃分。）

Peoplewhosejobsrequirethemtositforlongperiodsoftimesufferasmuchfromback

painaspeoplewholiftalldaylong.Manyresearchersbelievethatthehugeincreasein

backpainoverthepastcoupleof[Bl]hasalottodowiththefactthatmoreand

moreofusarcspendingourworkdaysinchairs.Manypeoplehavethe[B2]

thatiftheirbackpainbecomesverysevere,theycanalwaysresorttosurgery.

Nothingcouldbe[B3]fromthetruth.Theamountofpainsomeone[B4]

fromhasverylittletodowithwhetherornotheorshecould[B5]from

surgery.OneBritishresearcherhas[B6]thatforevery10,000peoplewho

experiencebackpain,onlyfourneedsurgery.Andyet,oneofthemostfrequentlyasked

questionsthatbackpainsufferersaskis:"Who'sthebest[B7]intown?*'Waste

oftime.Physicianstoday[B8]physicalactivityandtheuseof[posture]（姿

势）supportclothestopromoteexercisewhilesupportingbackmuscles.[B9]

Twoorthreedaysofbedrestisnowthenorm.Physicallyspeaking,[BIO]

.Atthatrate,youwillendupwithnomoreenergylefttocarryoutnormaldaily

routines.[Bl1]Itisnotrare.

33、[Bl]

标准答案：decades

知识点解析：根据空格前的coupleof可知此处应填入复数名词，decade“十年”，注

意词尾要加「

34、[B2]

标准答案：notion

知识点解析：根据空格前的定冠词ihe可知，此处应为名词，nolion“观念”，注意

不要写成nation"国家

35、[B3]

标准答案：further

知识点解析：此空需要表语成分，且能与from搭配，further“更远的"，是far的比

较级。

36、[B4]

标准答案：suffers

知识点解析：此处需要动词，作从句中的谓语动词。suffer”遭受”，注意该词有两

个f;要留意行文时态，不耍漏写词尾的s。

37、[B5]

标准答案：benefit

知识点解析：根据其相邻词汇could和from可知此空应填入动词原形.benefit

from意为“受益于”，该词容易误写成benifit,要留意拼写。

38、[B6]

标准答案：estimated

知识点解析：根据空格前的has可知，此处应填入动词的过去分词形

式.estimate“估计”，注意词尾要加d。

39、[B7]

标准答案：specialist

知识点解析：根据空格前的ihebest可知，此空应填入名词，specialist“专家”，

specialist可以根据形容词special和名词词尾-ist进行组合记忆。

40、[B8]

标准答案；recommend

知识点解析：此空所在句缺少谓语动词，recommend“推荐”，注意有两个m。

41、[B9]

标准答案：Notmanyyearsago,backpainpatientswereputtobed,sometimesforweeks

ormonths

知识点解析：此句比较简单，不建议重新改写。

42、[B10]

标准答案：ifyoustayinbed,yourmusclestrengthcandeclinebyasmuchasthree

percent,perday

知识点解析：该句结构及用词都不难，不建议改写，原同照搬即可，唯一需要注意

的是听清楚后面的数字。

43、[B11]

标准答案：Alotofattentionhasrecentlybeenpaidtopossiblelinksbetweendepression

andbackpain

知识点解析：可以将alotof同义替换成much,也可用主动语态，句式更简单，

八、阅读（选词填空）（本题共10题，每题分，共

10分。）

Ifoursocietyeverneededareadingrenaissance（复兴）,it'snow.TheNational

EndowmentfortheArtsreleased"ReadingatRisk"lastyear,astudyshowingthatadult

reading[SI]havedropped10percentagepointsinthepastdecade,withthe

steepestdropamongthose18to24.“Onlyonehalfofyoungpeoplereadabookofany

kindin2002.Wesetthebaralmostontheground.Ifyoureadoneshortstoryina

teenagermagazine,thatwouldhave[S2]「lamentsadirectorofresearchand

analysis.He[S3]thelossofreaderstotheboomingworldoftechnology,which

attractswould-beleisurereaderstoE-mail,IMchats,andvideogamesandleavesthem

withnotimetocopewithanovel."Thesenewformsofmediaundoubtedlyhavesome

benefits,“saysStevenJohnson,authorofEverythingBadIsGoodforYou.Videogames

[S4]problemsolvingskills;TVshowspromotementalgymnasticsby[S5]

viewerstofollowcomplexstorylines.Butbooksofferexperiencethatcan'tbe

gainedfromtheseothersources,from[S6]vocabularytostretchingthe

imagination.4tIfthey'renotreadingatall,“saysJohnson,“Ihat'sahugeproblem.^Infact,

fewerkidsarereadingforpleasure.Accordingtodata[S7]lastweekfromthe

NationalCentreforEducationalStatistic'slong-termtrendassessment,thenumberof17-

year-oldswhoreportedneverorhardlyeverreadingforfun[S8]from9percent

in1984to19percentin2004.Atthesametime,the[S9]of17-year-oldswho

readdailydroppedfrom31percentto22percent.Thisslowbutsteadyretreatfrombooks

hasnotyettakenatollonreadingability.Scoresforthenation'syouthhave[S10]

constantoverthepasttwodecadcs(withanencouragingupswingamong9-ycar-

olds).Butgiventhestrongapparentcorrelationbetweenpleasurereadingandreading

skills,thismeanspoorlyforthefuture.A)percentBRemainedC)roseD)rates

E)percentageF)countedG)relievedH)presentI)believingJ)releasedK)forcingL)improve

M)stylesN)buildingO)attributes

44、[SI]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：复数名词。这是由谓语动词have决定的，在词库中只有D和M符合

语法要求；但由于和动宾“drop10percentagepoints”搭配，此处应填入“比例”一

词，所以D为正确选项。

45、[S2]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：动词。前文作者悲叹年青人读的书太少，空格所在旬的意思是“如果

你只读了青少年杂志上的一篇小故事，那也被计算在内因此选出正确的选项

Fo

46、[S3]

标准答案：O

知识点解析：动词C这句话的意思是“研究人员把年轻人不读书归因干科技的发

展”,attribute...to意思是“把...归因于....

47、[S4]

标准答案：L

知识点。析：动词。这里作者分析了其他媒体的好处，其中视频游戏可以提高解决

问题的技巧。

48、[S5]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：动名词。forcesomebodyiodo是固定搭配，意思是“迫使...

做……承接上文，另一种媒体■电视节目可以促使人的大脑思维。

49、[S6]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：动名词。这句话的意思是“书是不可替代的，尤其从构建词汇量到拓

展思维能力这两方面

50、[S7]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：动词。空格内所填的动词与主语data搭配，表达的意思应该是“

数据的发表说明……”,release有“释放,发表”的意思。

51、[S8]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：动词。根据上下文含义，可知“从不或者很少读书的17岁孩子数量上

升“，并且本题与55题句式相同，但意思相反，因比从下文的drop一词也可推断

出答案。

52、[S9]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：名词。结合上下文，该处应填入一个意为“比例”的名词，即E项

percentage,此处应该注意（1percentage（比例）与percent.（具体的百分比）的区分；

（2）选项percentage与上句的number是对应的。

53、[S10]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：动词。此处根据助动词have和形容词constant,可知该处应该填入一

个动词的过去分词，意为“保持不变”。

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分，共10分。）

Pregnantwomenwhosufferlapses（忘去[J）inmemoryorconcentrationmaynolongerbe

abletoblameiton"thebump".Theideathatbearingchildrenaffectsone'sbrainpower---

the"babybrain"-isamyth,researcherssay.Theirstudyfoundnodifferenceinhow

pregnantwomenornewmothersscoredontestsofthinkingspeedandmemorycompared

withthosewhowerechildless.WritingintheBritishJournalofPsychiatry,theauthors

saidthatpregnantwomenshouldbeencouragedtostopattributinglapsesinmemoryor

logicalthinkingtotheirgrowingbaby.Thefindingscontradictpreviousstudiesthat

claimedwomen'sbrainsdeclineinsizebyupto4percentwhiletheyarepregnant,

potentiallyleadingtoworseperformanceontestsofmemoryandoralskills.Helen

Christensen,authorofthelateststudy,saidthattheeffectwas"amyth".Professor

Christensen'steamrecruited1,241womenaged20-24in1999and2003andaskedthem

toperformaseriesoftasks.Thewomenwerefollowedupatfour-yearintervalsand

askedtoperformthesamecognitivetests.Atotalof77womenwerepregnantatthe

follow-upassessments,188hadbecomemothersand542remainedchildless.The

researchersfoundnosignificantdifferencesincognitive（认知的）changeforthose

womenwhowerepregnantornewmothersduringtheassessmentsandthosewhowere

not."Notsolongago,pregnancywas'confinement'andmotherhoodmeanttheendof

careeraspirations,MProfessorChristensensaid,"butourresultschallengetheviewthat

mothersareanythingotherthantheintellectualpeersoftheircontemporaries."Cathy

Warwick,oftheRoyalCollegeofMidwives,saidthatthedifficultiesofpregnancyand

motherhoodcouldexplainwhysomewomenfeltabsent-mindedortired.Thenumberof

infantsinEnglanddyingbeforetheirfirstbirthdayisstillgreaterthanincountriessuchas

France,Spain,theAuditCommissionsays.Thehealthofpre-schoolchildrenhasnot

significantlyimproveddespitetheGovernmenthavingspent£10billion,directlyor

indirectly,since1998onimprovingthehealthofchildrenundertheageof5inEngland.

Infantdeathrateshavefallenbutare"stillrelativelyhigh"comparedwithotherEuropean

countries.

54、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,somewomenattributedlapsesinmemoryor

concentrationto.

A、theirpregnancy

B、the"babybrain"

C、anunscientificcause

D、changestotheirbrains

标准答案：A

知识点解析；第1段第1句中的blameitonthebump”表明只要找到thebump指的

是什么，就能找到答案。对比第1段两句的内容可以推断thebump和bearing

children意思相近，而在选项当中,A与bearingchildren的意思相同，因此，本题

应选Ao

55、Bysayingthat"theeffectwas'amyth'”,HelenChristensenpointsoutthattheidea

of"babybrain".

A、wasmysterious

B、wasgroundless

C^wasnoteworthy

D、wasunexpected

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第4段和第5段HelenChristensen所做的实验及其研究结果可知

HelenChristensen并：不认同怀孕会对大脑造成影响，