大学英语四级模拟试卷589

大学英语四级模拟试卷589

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheEffectof

DigitalCultureonYoungMinds.Youshouldwritealleast120wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.数字文化的盛行2.数字文化对年轻人的影响

3.我的观点TheEffectofDigitalCultureonYoungMinds

标准答案：TheEffectofDigitalCultureonYoungMindsYoungpeople,evenyoung

children,arespendingmoretimeonline.Parentsandeducatorshavevoicedconcernthat

thiskindofdigitalculturehasgreateffectonchildren'sgrowing.Manypeoplethink

surfingisnomorethanamindlesswasteoftimeforyoungpeople.Ittakestoomuchof

theirtimeandhindersthemfromcommunicatingwiththerealworld.Besides,somuch

ill-naturedinformationonlinemaypoisontheiryoungminds.However,accordingto

someresearches,youngonlineusersaredevelopingskills,knowledgeandself-

confidcncetheyneedtofullyparticipateintheworldaroundthem.Digitalthings,

includinginstantmessaging,Myspace.comandsimilarsocialnetworks,givethemsocial

connectivity,creativityandlearning.Inmyopinion,digitalculturemightnotjustbe

harmfultotheyouth.Properlyemployed,itcouldbeacrucialpartoftheir21st-century

education.

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。）

"LostKingdom"DiscoveredonVolcanicIslandinIndonesiaScientistsannouncedtoday

thediscoveryofasmall"kingdom"ontheIndonesianislandofSumbawathoughttohave

beendestroyedcompletelybythelargestvolcaniceruptioninrecordedhistory.The

eruptionofthevolcanoTamborain1815killed117,000peopleinSoutheastAsia,

includingthosebelievedburiedundertenfeet（threemeters）ofpumice（浮石）andashin

therecentlydiscoveredvillage.Theteam,ledbyUniversityofRhodeIsland

volcanologistHaraldurSigurdsson,hailedthediscoveryasthe"PompeiioftheEast."

PompeiiisanItalianvillageburiedbytheeruptionofMountVesuviusinA.D.79.

Excavations（挖掘）therehaveyieldeddelicatelypreservedartifacts（手工艺品）andinsight

toancientRomanculture,"TheTamboradiscoverygivesusawindowofthecultureat

thattimethatwecouldn*tgetanyotherway,"Sigurdssonsaid.TipsLeadtoFind

Scientistsdiscoveredthevillagein2004inavalleythatcutthroughthethicklayerof

pumiceandash.Localguideshadtoldtheteamaboutartifactsfoundinthearea.Ground-

penetratingradarlaterconfirmedthefirstevidenceofthevillage:asmallhouse.The

researchersexcavatedthehouse,wheretheyfoundtheremainsoftwoadultsandtheir

belongings:bronzebowls,ceramic(陶器的)pols,irontools,piecesoffurniture,andother

artifacts.ThedesignanddecorationoftheartiiactssuggestthattheTamboranculturewas

linkedthroughtradetoVietnamandCambodia,Sigurdssonsaid.Recordsfroma

historianwhovisitedthevillagepriortotheeruptionfurthersuggestthattheTamborans

spokealanguageunlikeothersinIndonesiabutsimilartothelanguagesofCambodiaand

Laos,Sigurdssonadded.PeterLape,ananthropologistattheUniversityofWashingtonin

Seattle,saidthediscoveryshouldaddinsightintoapartoftheEastIndiesbeforeitcame

undertheinfluenceofWesterncolonists."TheDutchweretryingtoregulateshippingin

theEastIndies,buttheyhadn'tmademuchimpactonthelocalpoliticalstructure,1'he

said."SoforplaceslikeSumbawa,there'snotmuchhistoricalrecord,"Devastating

EruptionThe1815eruptionofTamboraejectedupto24cubicmiles(100cubic

kilomcters)ofmoltenandcrushedrockandsentout400milliontonsofsulfurous(硫磺

的)gases27miles(43kilometers)intotheatmosphere.Bycontrastthe1980eruptionof

MountSt.HelensinWashingtonStateejected0.1cubicmile(0.5cubickilometer)oflava;

the1883eruptionofKrakatau(Krakatoa)inIndonesiaejected3.5miles(15cubic

kilometers)ofmoltenrock;Vesuviusejected1.4cubicmiles(6cubickilometers)oflava.

"Tamboraiswaybeyondanyofthese,"Sigurdssonsaid."It'strulythelargestonEarthin

recenthistory."Beforetheeruptionthevolcanostoodatabout13,800feet(4,200meters).

Todayitstandsatabout9,200feet(2,800meters)andhasa4,100-foot-deep(1,250-meter-

deep)caldera(喷火山口)，orcrater(弹坑).Thesulfurousgasesspewedintothe

atmospherebyTamboraibrmedaerosoldropletsthatreflectedthesun'sraysbeforethey

reachedtheground.Thiscausedayearofglobalcoolingin1816nowknownastheyear

withoutasummer.Thecoolertemperaturestriggeredwidespreadcropfailures,food

shortages,anddiseaseoutbreaks,perhapskillinganadditional200,000people

worldwide,Sigurdssonsaid."ThereweretremendousproblemsincentralEuropeandall

overtheworld,includingtheU.S.Jhesaid.ThegrowingseasoninNewEngland

shrunkbyahundreddays,whichhistorianssaypromptedmanyfarmerstoabandontheir

fieldsandheadwest.CityDiscoveryWantingtoknowmoreaboutthisdevastating

eruption,SigurdssontraveledtotheremoteIndonesianislandin1986withUniversityof

RhodeIslandcolleagueSteveCareytocalculatethesizeofthevolcanicblast.Twoyears

laterthepairreturnedtoexplorethecaldera.Aguidetoldthemaboutpotteryfragments

andpiecesofbronzethelocalpeoplehadfoundinthejungle16miles(25kilometers)to

thewest."SoIwenttherein2004tostarttoresearchinthatareaandveryquicklyhiton

asitethatlookedlikeitwaspromising/'Sigurdssonsaid.Thenewlydiscoveredtownis

about5miles(8kilometers)fromthecoast.Sigurdssonsaidtheinlandlocationwaslikely

forprotectionfrompiratesfromotherislands.Usingground-penetratingradar,the

scientistsexaminedthefeaturesbeneaththe1815volcanicdeposits.Cluesfromlocal

peopleledthemtoanareanamedMuseumGullybecauseofthepotteryandother

artifactsfoundthere.Insixweeks,theyexcavatedtheremainsofahome,whichhadbeen

carbonizedfromtheextremeheatofthevolcaniceruption.MostsurprisingtoSignrdsson

weretheelegantlydecoratedpiecesofchinalikelyfromCambodiaorVietnam,which

suggesttheTamboranswerewealthytraders."Theywereprettywelloff,"hesaid."We

knowthesepeopleweretraders.Theywerefamousforhorsetrading."Historicalrecords

alsosuggesttheTamboranstradedinhoney,sappanwoodusedtomakereddye,and

sandalwoodusedforincense(熏香)andmedications.Sigurdssonhopestoreturnto

Sumbawainlate2006or2007toidentifyareasfbrfutureexcavation.Ofkeeninterestto

Sigurdssonisalargewooden"palace"hebelievestobenearthesite,basedon

observationsofsimilarstructuresinneighboringtownsontheisland.Lapc,the

UniversityofWashingtonanthropologist,cautionedthatthewords"kingdom"and

"palace"mayconjureup（想象）afalseimageofwhatreallyliesbeneaththevolcanic

debris.DutchdrawingsoftheseplacescalledkingdomsintheEastIndiesdepictMsmall

villages,"hesaid.*'Sothere'salittlebitofdiscord.nLapeaddedthatmanyofthese

villagesconvertedtoIslaminthemidtolate17thcenturyandtookonthehicrarchal

religiousandpoliticalstructuresofIslam."Butthephysicalstructuresdon'tseemtohave

beenapartofitJhesaid.

2、ThearticleintroducedthediscoveryofSumbawaislandwhichwasburiedbythe

eruptionofthevolcanoTambora.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、TheexcavationofthevillagePompeiiwhichwasburiedbytheeruptionofMount

Vesuvius,revealedthecultureofIndonesia.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、ItisconcludedfromtherecordsthatTamboranscouldspeaklanguagesofCambodia

andLaos,butnotIndonesia.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、AccordingtoPeterLape,EastIndieshadnotreceivedmuchinfluencefromthe

Dutch.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Inrecenthistory,KrakatauisthelargesteruptiononEarth,whichejected1cubic

kilometersofmoltenandcrushedrock.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Afterthevolcanoeruption.MountTamborafellby,600feet.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、OneoftheresultsofTamboraeruptionisthattherewasnosummerin116throughout

thewholeworld.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、Theguidetoldthescientiststhatinthejungle16milestothewest,thelocalpeople

hadeverfoundpotteryfragmentsand.

标准答案：piecesofbronze

知识点解析：暂无解析

10>Intheremainsofahome,thescientistsdiscoveredpiecesofchinawhichmight

comefromCambodiaorVietnam,sotheTamboransmightbe.

标准答案：wealthytraders

知识点解析；暂无解析

11、Lape,ananthropologistfromtheUniversityofWashington,believedthatvillagers

ofSumbawabecameIslamitesinthe.

标准答案：midtolate17thcentury

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Gotothefootballmatchwiththewoman.

B、Askthewomantohelphimwritethetermpaperonhistory.

C>Finishthelasttwochaptersofhishistoryassignment.

D、Takepartinthefootballmatch.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Becauseshehasredhair.

B、Becauseshelookslikethemissinggirl.

C、Becauseshehasblackhair.

D、Becauseherphotoisinthenewspaper.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Pickupthepackageatthepostoffice.

B、Deliverthepackageinperson.

C、Askthepostofficetohavethepackagedeliveredtohishome.

D^Consultthepostofficewhenitisopen.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Heissufferingfromthedifferenceoftimezones.

B>Hehasbeenstudyinghardatnight.

C、Hefindsbiologydifficulttolearn.

D、Hehasnotadjustedtoanewculture.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、Jimisatameetingnow.

B、Jim'sroommateisout.

C、Jimhasmovedtoanotherroom.

D、Jimiswithhisgirlfriendnow.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A^Sherejectstheirrequest.

B、Sheacceptstheirrequest.

C、Sheagreestoconsidertheirrequest.

D、Sheasksthemtocomewiththeothers.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A^Shethinkstheyareexpensive.

B、Shedoesn'tthinktheyareexpensive.

C、Shethinkssomearenotexpensive.

D、Shehasnoideaaboutthis.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Icllhisprofessorabouttheconditionotthelecturehall.

B、Organizeateamofstudentstocleanthelecturehall.

C^Findoutwhohasbeenmakingamess.

D、Waittoseeiftheproblemwillbesolved.

标准答案：A

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、Intheneighborhoodoftheuniversityornearabusstop.

B、Neararailwaylineorclosetoapark.

C^Nearabusstoporintheneighborhoodofashoppingcentre.

D、Closetotheuniversityorbythesideofasupermarket.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Abalconyandadishwasher.

B、Adishwasherandairconditioning.

C、Aswimmingpoolandairconditioning.

D、Airconditioningandabalcony.

标准答案：B^

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、He'snotconcernedaboutmoney.

B>He'sabitanxioustofindanapartment.

C、He'squiteexperiencedinapartmenthunting.

D、He'sworkinginauniversity.

标准答案：B

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^Therearen'tenoughcabinets.

B、Thereistoomuchnoise.

C、Officesuppliesaretakingupspace.

D^Someteachingassistantsdon'thavedesks.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、TochatwithJack.

B、Togethelpinthecourse.

C^Tohandintheirassignments.

D、Topractisegivinginterviews.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

25>

A、GiveJackadifferentoffice.

Complaintothedepartmenthead.

C、Movethesuppliestothestorageroom.

D、Trytogetaroomformeetings.

标准必:冤.D

知识"解扁暂无解析

26、

A、They'dhavetogetpermission.

B、Jackwouldn'tlikeit.

C^Shethinksitmightwork.

D、Theotherteachersshouldbeconsulted.

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、Hewenttoafamousschool.

BNHewastaughtbyhismother.

C、Hewastaughtbyhisfather.

D^Hisparentsemployedagoodteachertoteachhim.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。文中明确提到Hewastaughtbyhismotherwhenhewasa

child,其余选项文中未提及。

28、

A、In1848.

B、In1858.

C、In1868.

D、In1878.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:细节题。答案依据是Edison'sfirstinventionwasmadein1868。

29、

A、Becausetheoldonecouldnottransfersignalsclearly.

B、Becausetheoldonecouldnotsendmessagesquicklyenough.

C、Becausetheoldonecouldnotsendmorethanonemessageatthesametime.

D、Becausetheoldonecouldonlysendtwomessagesalongthesameline

simultaneously.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。文中明确叙述了爱迪生改进旧式电报机的经过。他这么做是

因为itwasimpossibleatthattimefbrthesystemtosendmorethanonemessagealong

thesamelineatthesametime,这与C说法一致。

30、

ANTheyliveinbiggerhouses.

B、Theyliveinvillagesorintowns.

C、Eachfamilylivesonitsownfields.

D、Theyusemodernmachinesinfarming.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。文章开头Inmanypartsoftheworld,farmersandtheir

familiesliveinvillagesortowns.IntheUnitedStates,however,eachfarmfamily

livesonitsownfields...,听到转折连词however,可判断前后两者进行对比，要侧

重听转折后的内容，往往是考点所在。

31、

A、AmericanfarmerstraveltochurchonSaturdays.

ThelifeofAmericanfarmershaschangedwithmodernthings.

C、Theschoolsareallfarawaysochildrenalwaysgotoschoolbybus.

D、Americanfarmersstillfollowtheoldwaysinspiteofthechangesinmodernlife.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。这类是非辨别题往往采取排除法。去教堂是在礼拜日，不是

礼拜六，排除A有的地区建立了一些规模小的学校，孩子们能走着去上学，排除

C由最后一句，可知美国农民学着尝试新的方法，而不是墨守成规，D也可排除。

从短文中所列举了很多现代化设备并指出Allofthesehavechangedfarmlife.从中

推断出答案是B。

32、

A、ThelifeoffarmersinAmericaingeneral.

Theeffectofmodernideasonthelifeonfarms.

C、TheeducationreceivedbychildrenofAmericanfarmers.

D、Thedifferencebetweenfarmers1lifeintheUSAandthatinothercountries.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：主旨题。B、C是美国乡村生活的两个方面，故排除。至于美国农民

和其他国家农民有何不同，只是在文章开头一笔带过，并不是文章的主题，因此D

也排除。

七、听力短文(含4小题)(本题共4题，每题1.0

分，共4分。)

33、

A、Dr.Paulson.

B、Adormitoryattendant.

C>Afinancialconsultant.

D、Ahousingcoordinator.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理题。从说话者在开头部分对自己说话的目的的介绍(I'dliketo

beginwithsomeinformationaboutgraduatestudenthousing)可推知，说话者是本科生

住房的协调者(Ahousingcoordinator),而不是宿舍服务员。Dr.Paulson以及A

financialconsultant是下一位说话者以及他的身份。

34、

A、Signuptomoveinrightaway.

B、Addyournametothewaitinglist.

C、Goasksomeoneattheapartments.

D、Gototheoff-campushousingoffice.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：细节题。说话者提及familystudenthousing时说，由于所有的公寓已

满，只能等明年才能住进去，而且要在等候名单上登记，所以选B。

35、

A^Signyouupforfamilystudenthousing.

B、Recominedyouanew-graduatestudentapartment.

C、Giveyoualistofrentals.

D、Findahouseforyou.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理题。说话者建议想住校外的学生checkouttheoff-campushousing

office,You'llfindalotofrentalslistedthere,也就是说办公室能提供给你很多租赁

信息。

36、

A、GoingtoseeDr.Paulson.

B、Goingtovisithousingareas.

C、Fillingoutapplicationforms.

D^Listeningtoatalkonfinancialaid.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。从短文的最后一句话可知，下一位说话者是Dr.Paulson,他

将解释学生在住房正的财政支持，D与此表达一致，

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

“分。）

Elderlypeoplerespondbesttoacalmandunhurriedenvironment.Thisisnotalwayseasy

to[Bl]astheirbehaviorcansometimesbeannoying.Iftheygetexcitedor

[B2]thentheymaybecomemoreconfusedandmoredifficulttolookafter.

Althoughsometimesitcanbe[B3]difficult,itisbesttobe[B4]and

nottogetupsetyourself.Youshouldalways[B5]oldpeopletodoasmuchas

possibleforthemselvesbutbereadytolendahelpinghandwhen[B6].[B7]

memorymakesitdifficultforthepersontorecallallthebasickindsofin

formationwetakeforgranted.Theobviouswaytohelpinthissituationistosupplythe

informationthatismissingandhelpthemmake[B8]ofwhatisgoingon.

[B9]Whentheelderlypersonmakesconfusedstatements,forexample,about

goingouttohisorheroldemploymentorvisitingadeadrelative,correctthemacalm

matter-of-factfashion,"Youdon'tworkintheofficeanymore.Youareretirednow.Will

youcomeandhelpmewiththedishes?"Werelyheavilyontheinformationprovidedby

signposts,clocks,calendarsandnewspapers.[BIO].[BI1]

37、[Bl]

标准答案：provide

知识点解析：provide意为“提供this指代acalmandunhurriedenvironment,通听

第一遍时，从后文的介绍，我们，可知道文章是讲我们年轻人如何照顾老年人，可

见此处指为老年人提供冷静和从容的环境不是很容易。后文列举没有提供这种环境

时所产生的后果。

38、［B2］

标准答案：upset

知识点解析：upset意为“使心烦意乱”。从空格前的or可知所填词的词性和意思和

excited相近。而空格后的moreconfusedandmoredifficult可推测此处是将两种环境

下的老年人进行比较；一种是在冷静和从容下的老年人和在不冷静不从容下的老年

人。可见此处所填词和calmandunhurried相反的意思，所以upset很贴切。后文中

也出现了此词。

39、［B3］

标准答案：extremely

知识点解析：extremely意为“极度地，很此处缺一副词修饰形容词difficult,可

见所填词一定是个程度副词。although引导让步状语从句，从语义上讲指虽然困难

很大，但是我们最好应该不心烦意乱。

40、［B4］

标准答案：patient

知识点解析：patient意为“有耐心的"。and连接两个并列成分。所填词的词义可从

and后的内容由nottogetupsetyourself得到提示，所填词表示“不使自己心烦意

乱”，也即是“有耐心的”。

41、［B51

标准答案：encourage

知识点解析：encourage意为“鼓励”。bul连接的两个句子意思相反，我们可从but

后的听力材料中推知but之前的句子的意思。后面的听力材料指出我们应该随时伸

出援助之手，可见前文是指鼓励老年人尽可能自立，此处填encourage“鼓励”。

42、［B6］

标准答案：necessary

知识点解析：necessary意为“必要的"。but连接两个并列结构，结构和语义通常相

对称。此处所填的词和when一起构成状语，和asmuchaspossible”尽可能地''相呼

应，填necessary表“必要时”。

43、［B7］

标准答案:Failing

知识点解析：Failing意为“失败的从后文的听力材料中makeitdifficult...to

recall（很难回想）中我们可推知此处填的形容词是一贬义词，修饰memory,表“记性

差”的意思，所以填failing。

44、［B8］

标准答案：sense

知识点解析：sense意为“感觉，判断力”。Makesenseof为固定短语，表“摘清…的

意思”。

45、[B9]

标准答案：Youmustuseeveryopportunitytoprovideinformationbutrememberto

keepitsimpleandfrank

知识点解析：Youmustmakefulluseofopportunitytoprovideinformationinasimple

andfranktone

46、[RIO]

标准答案：Confusedoldpeopleneedtheseaidsallthetimetocompensatefortheirpoor

memory

矢口识点解析：Tomakeupfortheirpoormemory,confusedoldpeopleneedaidallthe

time

47、[Bll]

标准答案：Encouragethemtousereminderboardsordiariesforimportantcoming

eventsandlabelthecontentsofdifferentcupboardsanddrawers

知识点解析：Encouragethemtorememberimportantcomingeventsbyusingreminder

boardsordiariesandclassifythecontentsofdifferentcupboardsanddrawerswithalabel

九、阅读（选词填空）（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

10分。）

GrowingupasanAsianinBritainismuchmorethanaquestionoffacingdiscrimination

andtryingtofindadecentjob—especiallyforagirl.Shehastokeepadelicate,[SI]

betweentwocultures:herownandtheBritish.SeethaCrishnahaswrittena

bookletcalledGirlsofAsianOrigininBritain.Initthegirlssheismostconcernedwith

arethosewhoare[S2]differentbecausetheyhavegonethroughtheBritish

educationalsystemandhavethereforeemergedwithan[S3]whichisdistinct

fromthatoftheirparents.TheyspeakEnglishwithregionalEnglishaccents,theylook

[S4]inWesternclothes,andtheysonotnecessarilychoosetoworkina

factory.ButtheyareunmistakablyAsianandtheyarestillheldbytheirAsian[S5]

roots.Athome,Asiangirlmayfindherselfconformingtothetraditionsand

valuesofherparents,whileatschoolshetendsto[S6]theattitudesand

appetitesofherBritishcontemporaries.Asaresult,SeethaCrishnafoundgirlsexistingat

twolevels-andinclinedto[S7]both."Butunlesstheycansuccessfullyaccept

both,theywill[S8]constantlyfromoneleveltotheother,feelingtrapped

betweenthetwo—at[S9]costtotheirownconfidenceandhappiness."For

teenagegirls,（hemain[SIO]istomatchthesociallifewhichtheirparents

expectthemtolivewiththatenjoyedbytheirschoolmates.|A]cultural|F|definitely|K]

balance[B]issue[G]swing[L]considerable[C]question[H]unfit[M]scarcely[D]

difficulty[I]identity[N]develop[E]refuse[J]low[O]comfortable

48、[SI]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：根据句子结构，空格处应填入名词，并可以用delicate来修饰。

between表示该词为两者间的一种状态，这两者twocultures是指Asian和British,

两种文化间的关系应该是“权衡，平衡”，因此只能选balance,keepbalance“保持

平衡

49、[S2]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：根据句子结构，空格处应填入副词用来修饰different,选项里只能从

definilely和scarcely中做出选择，前者表肯定意义，后者表否定。该句中because

引导原因状语从句，"gonethroughtheBritisheducationalsystem"和"distinctfromthat

oftheirparents”说明这些女孩子应该是不同于其他女孩子的，因此，只能选

definitelyo而scarcely表示“几乎不，简直没有”，不符合文意，故排除。

50、[S3]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：空格前的不定冠词an表明所填词应为名词，其后的which引导的定

语从句用来修饰该词，只有identity才能是“isdistinctfromthatoftheirparents"，而

ft谓语emergedwith可以与identity形成合理的动宾搭配，前半句中的differed也

与identity形成对应关系。

51、[S4]

标准答案：O

知识点解析：look为感言动词，其后通常接形容词，故空格处应填入形容词。此句

中三个句子为并列句，并由and连接，故意义上应保持一致。前一句说到“她们说

带有地方口音的英语“，后半句说“她们没有必要在工厂里工作“，说明她们表现出

英国文化的一面，因此该句中“inWesternclothes”与“look”之间的关系应该是协调

盼、舒适的，只有comfortable符合题意。

52、[S5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据句子结构，空格处应填入形容词用来修饰roots,句首的but充分

表明该句所表达的意义与上句相反，该句中and连接两个并列的句子，“theyare

unmistakablyAsian”说明她们很显然是亚洲人，所以只能填入cultural,Asian

culturalroots表示“亚洲文化根源”，意义上正好与上一句相反，由此确定答案。

53、[S6]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：根据tendtodosth.可知空格处应填入动词，while连接两个句子，

表明前后两句话的转折关系，前半句说“在家里，亚洲女孩子可能会发现自己遵循

着父母的传统和价值观”，后半句的“atschool”的情况应该与前面正好相反，因此所

填动词与"theattitudesandappetitesofherBritishcontemporaries”的关系应该是积极

的、发展的，只有develop*合题意。

54、[S7]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据。inclinedtodosth.句型，空格处应填入动词，后句中bu【表示

句意的转折，所填词应该与successfullyaccept意义相反，因此只能选question。而

issue表示“争论，议题”不符合题意，故排除。

55、[S8]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：根据句子结构，空格处缺少谓语，应填入动词，其后的结构from

one...totheother表示该动词与活动的范围有关，选项中只有动词swing符合题

意、,表示“摆动，从…转向…

56、[S9]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：at…cost表示“以…代价”，cost前多用表示程度的形容词来修饰，选

项中只有considerable符合题意。

57、[S10]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据句子结构，所填词为名词作句子的主语，且可用main来修饰。

该句中不定式作句子的表语，说明“使父母期望她们过的社交生活与享受同学间的

乐趣相协调”，由上句话中的“atconsiderablecost”可知这种关系应该是不好处理

的，要付出相当大的代，介，因此，这应该是这些女孩子们要面对的主要困难和难

题，选项中difficulty符合题意。

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分,共10分。）

Withournation'seconomiccompetitivenessweakeningandourproductivitylevelsnot

keepingpacewithourinternationalcompetitors,'employersandpolicymakershave

calledforchangesandimprovementsinhowourschools.preparestudents.Inmultiple

surveys,employerspointtoinadequaciesinacademicskillsandworkreadinessamong

workers,includingthelackofreliabilityandofwillingnesstoassumeresponsibilityand

workcooperatively.Theyalsopointtotheincreasingneedforworkerstobelifelong

learners,aneedgeneratedbytheincreasingspeedwithwhichskillsbecomeoutdatedand

bythefrequentchangesinjobsthataretypicallymadebyworkersduringtheir

lifetimes（oneinfiveworkersleavetheirjobsonceeveryfiveyearsandyoungerworkers

evenmoreoften）.AccordingtotheCommitteeforEconomicDevelopment,"Employers

inbothlargeandsmallbusinessescriticizethelackofpreparationforworkamongthe

nation'shighschoolgraduates.Toomanystudentslackreading,writing,andappropriate

behavioronthejob.Norhavetheylearnedhowtolearn,howtosolveproblems,make

decisions,orsetpriorities."Thisviewof'youngworkerscontributestotheirpoor

prospectsinthelabormarketas'employersseektohireolder,moreexperiencedworkers,

evenfbrentrylevelpositions.Yetstudentshavecorrectlyascertained（弄清）thatthereis

little,ifany,relationshipbetweenhowwelltheydoinschoolandhowlikelytheyareto

getahigh-skill,high-payjob,orevenajobthatpaysgoodstudentsmorethantheirpeer

whodolesswellinschool.Employersrarelybothertochecktheacademicqualifications

ofyoungjobapplicants,nordoestheUShaveanexternallygradedcompetency

assessmentsystem,whichiskeytothesecondaryschoolcurriculum,asdomostother

industrializednations.TheUSDepartmentofLaborSecretary'sCommissionon

AchievingNecessarySkills（SCANS）recentlymadeastartondevelopingsuchasystem

byidentifyingthefivecompetenciesthateffectiveworkerscanproductivelyuseandthe

three-partfoundationofskillsandpersonalqualitiesthatcompetence（能力）requires.

58、Employersandpolicymakerscallforimprovementsineducationbecause.

A、internationalcompetitiondemandscapableandresponsibleworkers

B>economiccompetitivenessdemandsstudentswithadvancedtechnology

C、productivitycannotbefurtherraisedwiththepresenteducationallevel

D^schoolsoveremphasizeworkingskillsattheexpenseofacademicskills

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理判断题。文章开篇就说Withournation'seconomic

competitivenessweakeningandourproductivitylevelsnotkeepingpacewithour

internationalcompetitors；employersandpolicymakershavecalledfor...,with弓I

导的介词短语常表示原因。从下文提到的调查来看，雇主们抱怨工人理论技巧不

够、不愿意承担责任等，因此雇主呼吁教育改进是因

59、Lifelonglearningismadeanecessitybythe.

A、failureofschoolstoproducequalifiedstudents

B、needfortheworkerstoconstantlyrenewtheirskills

C、lackofpreparationforworkonthepartofthestudents

D、threatimpendingunemploymentimposesonskilledworkers

标准答案：B

知识点解析：事实细节题。第一段第三句提到theincreasingneedforworkerstobe

lifelonglearners,aneedgeneratedbytheincreasingspeedwithwhichskillsbecome

outdatedandbythefrequentchangesinjobsthataretypicallymadebyworkersduring

theirlifetimesogenerated一词引导出了这

60、Employersarereluctanttohirehighschoolgraduatesbecause.

A、highschoolgraduatesusuallyhavedifficultyinadaptingtotheworksituation

B、highschoolsgraduates'academiclevelcannotmeetanyjobrequirements

C、highschoolgraduatesleavetheirjobsmoreoftenandfailtoholdpermanentjobs

D^highschoolgraduateslackacademicskills,lesscooperativeandlessexperienced

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章第一段第二句解释了雇主不愿意雇用高中毕业生的

原因：employerspointtoinadequaciesinacademicskillsandworkreadinessamong

workers,includingthelackofreliabilityandofWillingnesstoassumeresponsibility

andworkcooperativelyoD项是对原文内容的同义转述。

61、Infaceofaccusation,schoolgraduatesdefendthemselvesbysaying.

A、examinationresultscanneverreflectthetruecapabilityofstudents

B、goodacademicachievementisnoguaranteefbrhigh-payjobs

C^jobperformancehasnothingtodowithhowwelltheydoinschool

D、highschoolsneverattachmuchimportancetotrainingtheirhi-tcchskills

标准答案：B

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章第二段第一句说studentshavecorrectlyascertained

thatthereislittle,ifany.relationshipbetweenhowwelltheydoinschoolandhow

likelytheyaretogetahigh-skill,high-payjob,选项B是对此的同义转述。

62、Wecanspeculatethat,aftertheSCANShasdevelopedtheassessmentsystem,itis

likelythat.

A、improvementswillbemadeinhowschoolspreparestudents

R、workerswillcertainlyincreasetheircompetitivenessandproductivity

C^theacademicfoundationofskillswillbemademoresolid

D、morejobopportunitieswillbeopenedforschoolgraduates

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理判断题。文章最后一句提到（SCANS）recentlymadeastart