大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷427

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷427

一、仔细阅读（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Everysooften,lateatnight,DavidWoodlandstealsawaytothedenofhishomein

Aberdeen,Washington,sothathecancheckstockpricesontheInternetMr.Woodland,a

78-year-oldretiredinsurancesalesman,delightsathowwiththeclickofamouse,hecan

tapintothefactsandfortunesofWallStreet."IfIgetabrightidealateatnight,"Mr.

Woodlandsaid,"Igointotheoffice,fireupthecomputerandputabuyorsellorderin.n

Whileonlinetradingispopularlyregardedastheprovinceofanytradersintheir20sand

30s,jumpinginandoutofthemarkettomakequickprofits,itisnowbeinginvadedby

millionsofpeoplelikeMr.Woodland—seniorinvestorswhobringmuchlargeraccounts

andmorestabilitytothisfast-growingcornerofthemarkets.Thelowcostofdoing

businessonline-nowaslittleas$7atrade-andtheexcitementofridingabullmarket

arethelures（诱惑）formanyolderinvestors-justastheyarefortheyoung.Theyare

dismissingtheirfull-servicebrokers,whoofferresearchandadvicebutoftencharge

morethan$100atrade,andinsteadarepickingtheirownstocks,afterdownloading

companies*annualreportsandotherresearchbasics."Thesethingsareincredibletools,

nowinthehandsofanindividualinvestor,"saidCarolPotts,56,aretiredcraftsdesigner

inSantaBarbara,California."There'snoreasonformetohavefinancialadvisers.Iam

veryanalytical,andIliketogetinvolvedinresearch."Accordingtoasurveythisfallof

630peopleover50byCharlesSchwab&Co.,manyolderinvestorssaytheInternethas

madethemmoreconfidentabouttheirinvestmentsandmorewillingtotrusttheirown

judgment.Butsuchconfidencemayalsocausesometogambleawaytheirretirementnest

eggs,financialexpertswarn."Ifstocksenterabearmarket,itcouldprovedisastrousfor

retirees,whoaresodependentontheirsavings."

1、Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A、onlinetradingattractsmoreandmoreretireestogetinvolved

B、onlinetradingismoresuitablefbrtheoldthanfortheyoungnow

C、onlinetradingenablestheretireestogetridoftheiradvisers

D、onlinetradingoffersincredibletoolsandhighprofitstoinvestors

标准答案：A「「

知识点解析：这篇文章以DavidWoodland的故事弓入退休人员大量进入网上交易

的话题，第3段介绍了退休人员从事网上交易时与年轻人不同的特征；接下来的两

段论述他们为什么会热衷于这项活动：最后一段则指出对网上交易的自信可能带来

的风险。A含有核心人物retirees,并概括了主题，是正确答案。

2、Peoplegenerallybelievethatonlinetradingisapracticeof.

A、seniorinvestors

B、peopleinaspecificprovince

C^relativelyyoungpeople

D、groupsmadeupof20or30traders

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第3段第1句前半句明确指出C正确。解题关键在于理解province一

词并不是“省份”的意思，而是“范围”之义，这样有助于否定选项B。

3、Theelderlyinvestorsnolongeremployedthestockbrokersmainlybecause.

A、thebrokerscan'tgivetheinvestorsadviceusefulenough

thebrokerschargetoohighafeefortheirservice

C^thebrokersarenotsoanalyticalastheinvestors

D、thebrokersarenotashelpfulastheInternet

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第4段第2句指出股票经纪人给予老年投资者帮助，但同时收费很

高，结合该段第1句指出的网上交易的低成本，可.以看出，股票经纪人被辞退的最

主要原因是他们收费过高，因此本题应选B。

4、TheretiredcraftsdesignerCarolPottssoundstobe.

A、veryanalytical

B、quiteshrewd

C>kindofseasoned

D、ratherconfident

标准答案：D

知识点解析：CarolPotts是作为例子说明最后一段第1句话，这种态度也正是

Carol在言谈中表现出来的,故选D°A是CarolPotts对自己的评价,CarolPotts以

此解释自己为什么不继续聘用adviseroC是作者对老年投资者的整体评价。

5、Comparedwithotheragegroups,whyshouldolderinvestorsbemorecautiousabout

theirinvestment?

A、Theyoftenturnadeafeartoothers,advice.

Theytendtobemoregamblinginnature.

CsTheyarenotsoquick-wittedastheyoung.

D、Theydonothaveasmanysourcesofincome.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章最后一段中有个But,其后就是金融专家对老年投资者的警告，

这两句都暗示了退休金对老年人的重要性，由此可推断D正确。本题最具干扰性

的是B,原文也提到了gamble一词，但该句并没有表明老年人大生爱冒险

(gambling)的意思。

Ah,myveryfavoritepromotionalproductofall,therefrigeratormagnet.Theyarcmy

favorite,becausetheyaresoextremelyinexpensive,andextremelyeffectiveingetting

yourcompanynameseenincountlesslocations.Theydon'tmakethegreatest

commissionforasalesmanofadvertisingspecialties,butIcan'tstopmyselffrom

recommendingtheselittlebeautiesfirstandforemosttomynewcustomersand

prospects.Andthereasonissosimple.TheyWORK!Fveyettoapproachanyoneinany

kindofbusinesswhereIdon'tfeelthatarefrigeratormagnetwillberegardedaseffective

advertising.Ithastobegrantedthatsomearemoresuitedthanothers,butIstillmaintain

thatthey'dbeofusetoanybusiness.Domino'sPizzaisnotoriousforgivingoutamagnet

withdeliveriesthatincludestheirlogoandthephonenumberofthelocalstore.Iworked

forDomino'swhenIwasayoungguy,asadeliverydriver.Often,wheneversaleswould

dropalittle,orthemanagerwasdesiringaprize,wewouldgo"doorhanging".Boydid

thesedoorhangersproducedstrongresults.Inexpensivemarketingthathadprovenitself

timeandtimeagain.MyfellowemployeesandIwouldspendtimeina"slow"

neighborhood,hangingtheseonthedoorknobsofasmanyhomesandapartmentsaswe

could,andtheresultswouldbeimmediate.Saleswouldshootthroughtheroof!Ifacrew

wentout"doorhanging"youcouldcountonalotofcallscominginthateveningfrom

theareayou'djusttargeted,forthenext3days.Theproblemwiththesedoorhangersis,

they'repaper,andtheywindupinthetrash,ratherquickly.Arefrigeratormagnet,almost

alwayswindsupontherefrigerator.Andthereitstays,foralong,longtime.Whatother

conventionaladvertisingstaysinahomethatlong?Acommercial,printedadvertisement,

aradioaddress?Nothingstaysaslongasthemagnet.Andnomatterwhatisputonthe

fridge,beityourchild'sneatestdrawingofahairyfiretruck,ortheirlunchmenuat

school,what'sontheverytop?Thebeautiful,blessedmagnetbearingYOURcompany

logo!

6、Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorismostprobably.

amarketingconsultant

B、asalesperson

C>anadvertiser

D^adeliverydriver

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第2段第1句中的salesman和mynewcustomers都表明作者最可能是

一个销售员，因此，本题应诜B。本题最具干扰性的是C,因为第2段第1句也提

到了advertisingspecialties,但要知道的是,advertisers通常不做推销的工作,原文

中的asalesmanofadvertisingspecialties指的是为广告商推销业务的人，而不是广

告商自己，因此，C不正确。

7、Accordingtotheauthor,therefrigeratormagnetis.

A、ofsomehelpforanybusiness

B、effectiveonlyforsomebusinesses

C、themostefficientadvertisingforallbusinesses

D、oflittleuseforthosewhoarenotinbusiness

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第2段最后一句中的they'dbeofusetoanybusiness表明作者认为冰

箱磁贴对任何行业或多或少都会有帮助，因此，本题应选A。

8、Aneighborhoodwasclassifiedasa"slow"onewhen.

A、thedeliveryservicev/asnotfastenough

B、doorhangersdidn'thaveiminediateeffects

C^saleswerenotassatisfactoryasexpected

D、customersorderedbyphoneinsteadofonline

标准答案：C

知识点解析：结合第3段第3句中的saleswoulddrop和该段第7句的内容可以推

断slowneighborhood是指产品销售慢的地区，也就是销量不能令人满意的地区，

因此，本题应选C。

9、Comparedwiththedoorhangers,therefrigeratormagnetnowexcelsat.

A、advertisingeffects

B、appearancedesign

C、portability

D、durability

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第3段最后一句是唯---处提到doorhangers缺点的地方，再结合第

4段第2句中的stays,foralong,longtime可以推断冰箱磁贴比doorhangers优胜

的地方就在于前者更耐用，因此，本题应选D。

】0、Whycantherefrigeratormagnetstayforalongtimeinahome?

A、Becauseitisasareminderformostcustomers.

B、Becausemostcustomersuseitasahouseholdarticle.

C、Becausemostadvertiserscanputameaningfullogoonit.

D、Becauseitcanbeusedasadecorationathome.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第4段倒数第2、3句举例说明了冰箱磁贴在家庭中的用处，表明冰

箱磁贴除了起到做广告的作用外，还被留在家里成了顾客的家居用品，这也就是冰

箱磁贴能得以被顾客保留在家里的最重要的原因.因此.本题应选

Theeurozone,whichhasadoptedtheeuroasitssolelegalcurrency,isnow15members

largeandhasacombinedpopulationofaround320million.However,manymorepeople

arcdirectlyaffectedbytheeuro,fromwould-bcmemberswhosecurrenciesarcalready

nailedtoit,tocountrieslikeMontenegroandKosovowhoseeffectivenationalcurrency

istheeuro.France'sformerAfricancoloniesalsonailtheircommoncurrencytoEurope's.

Thatmeansaround500millionpeoplerelyontheeurooreuro-nailedcurrencies.The

euro'stenthanniversarywillseetheeurozonetakeona16thmember,Slovakia.A

furthereightothercentralandeasternEuropeancountrieshavesetthemselvesthegoalof

joiningwithinthenextsixyears,includingPoland,whosepoliticalestablishment

droppeditslongtimeoppositionafterarecentrun（挤兑）onthePolishzloty（thebasic

unitofmoneyinPoland）.Theeurohasfoundsomeotherunexpectedconverts,too,

thankstothefinancialcrisis.TheDanesvotedagainstjoiningtheeurozonein2000,but

theyaresettoholdanotherreferenduminMarch.Iceland—notevenanE.U.member-is

pondering"unilateralcuroization”（单边【欢元彳七）afterseeingitskronaplungenearly80%

againsttheeurobetweenSeptemberandOctober.Andthebiggestprizeofall,Britain,is

saidtobewarmingtotheeuro.BarrosorecentlyclaimedthatLondonis"closerthanever

before"toeurozoneentryandthat"thepeoplewhomatterinBritain"thinkitshould

join.Thatmaybeoverstatingthingsabit,butareportbyresearchgroupChathamHouse

warnsthatastheeurozonegrows,theU.K.risksbeingexcludedfrom"deeperintra-E.U.

（欧盟内部的）economicconsultationandcoordination,includinginareasofsignificant

nationalinterest,suchasfinancialmarketregulation."Itdoesn'thelpthatthepoundis

losingitsenergy.Twoyearsago,oneeurowasworthjust0.65.Now,humbledbybank

crashes,governmentaidsandacollapsinghousingmarketthathasforcedmassive

interestratecuts,Europe'scurrencyiswithinapenceortwoofdifferencefromthe

pound,"ThedebatehaschangedfromatotalfantasyintheU.K.,"saysJeanPisani-Ferry,

directorofBrussels-basedthinktankBruegel."Thepoliticalobstaclesstillremainstrong,

butithaschangedtheperceptionoftheU.Kastheperfectsystem."

11、ItismentionedinthefirstparagraphthatKosovo.

A、isverylikelytobecomeaeuro-zonemember

B、reliesontheeuromorethanitsowncurrency

C、takestheeuroasitsonlycurrency

D、nailsitsowncurrencytotheeuro

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第1段第2句中Kosov。后的定语从句可以知道欧元为科索沃真正有

效的货币，这就意味着科索沃依赖欧元甚于自己的货币，B表达的内容与此相近，

为本题答案。

12、WhathashappenedtothePolishpoliticalestablishment?

A、Theoppositionpartyhasbecometherulingparty.

B、Thegovernmentusedtobeunconfidentoftheeuro.

C、TherulingpartyhadiotaketheblamefortherunonthePolishzloly.

D、Thegovernmentusedtorefusetoreplaceitscurrencywiththeeuro.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第2段第2句中Poland后的定语从句中的droppeditslongtime

opposition表明波兰政府曾经反对加入欧元区，但现在政府放弃了这种立场。而根

据第1段第1句对欧元区的定义可以知道加入欧元区就是接受欧元作为其国内唯一

的法定货币。据此可推断波兰政府以前反对用欧元代替它原有的法定货币，由此可

见，本题应选D。

13、WhatdowclearnaboutthesituationofIcelandfromthepassage?

A、ThevalueofitscuiTencyhassharplydropped.

B、IthasdecidedtobecomeamemberoftheE.U.

C、TheE.U.declineditsmembershipapplication.

D、Itcanhardlygetthroughthefinancialcrisis.

标准答案：A…J

知识点解析：从第2段最后一句中的itskronaplungenearly80%可以知道冰岛的货

币币值大幅下降80%,A是对此内容的同义改写，为本题答案。

14、ChathamHousemostprobablyagreesthattheU.K.hadbetter.

A^strengthenitsfinancialmarketregulation

B、cooperatewiththeeurozonemembers

C、takePartIntheeurozonesoon

D、notriskjoiningtheeurozone

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第3段第3句中的but表达的转折关系表明ChathamHouse的报告认

为“，在英国举足轻重的那些人，认为英国应该加入欧元区”虽然有点夸大事实，但并

不是没有道理的，也就是说，ChathamHouse认同英国应加入欧元区。而该句中的

warns,risks等词表明ChathamHouse警告英国政府要小心不加入欧元区的后果。

由此可见，ChathamHouse会认为英国应尽快加入欧元区，以免被排除在欧洲经济

事务以外，因此，本题应选C。

15、Howistheeurocomparedwithpoundaccordingtothepassage?

A、Theeuroisworthaboutoneortwopencelessthanthepound.

B、Theeuroisworthaboutoneortwopencemorethanthepound.

C、Theworthoftheeurohasincreasedbyoneortwopence.

D、Theworthoftheeurohasdecreasedbyoneortwopence.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题考查对最后一段第3句的理解。该句中的withinapenceortwoof

differencefrom表明欧元和英镑的价值只相差一两个便士，至于两种加币中明6种货

币价值比较高，就要看该段第2句，该句表明原先欢元比英镑汇率为1：0.65,

而经过了第3句中提到的一系列经济上的问题后，欧元和英镑原先的差距已缩小到

了一两个便士，由此可见，A是对该句最正确的理解。

TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasicallyprivate-enterprise,

market-orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproduced

byspendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywant

most.Privatebusinessmen,strivingtomakeprofits,producethesegoodsandservicesin

competitionwithotherbusinessmen;andtheprofitmotive,operatingundercompetitive

pressures,largelydetermineshowthesegoodsandservicesareproduced.Thus,inthe

Americaneconomicsystemitisthedemandofindividualconsumers,coupledwiththe

desireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsandthedesireofindividualstomaximizetheir

incomes,thattogetherdeterminewhatshallbeproducedandhowresourcesareusedto

produceit.Animportantfactorinamarket-orientedeconomyisthemechanismbywhich

consumerdemandscanbeexpressedandrespondedtobyproducers.IntheAmerican

economy,thismechanismisprovidedbyapricesystem,aprocessinwhichpricesrise

andfallinresponsetorelativedemandsofconsumersandsuppliesofferedbyseller-

producers.IftheproducLisinshortsupplyrelativelothedemand,thepricewillbebidup

andsomeconsumerswillbeeliminatedfromthemarket.If,ontheotherhand,producing

moreofacommodityresultsinreducingitscost,thiswilltendtoincreasethesupply

offeredbysclIcr-produccrs,whichinturnwilllowerthepriceandpermitmore

consumerstobuytheproduct.Thus,priceistheregulatingmechanismintheAmerican

economicsystem.Theimportantfactorinaprivate-enterpriseeconomyisthatindividuals

areallowedtoownproductiveresources(privateproperty),andtheyarepermittedtohire

labor,gaincontrolovernaturalresources,andproducegoodsandservicesforsaleata

profit.IntheAmericaneconomy,theconceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonlythe

ownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalsocertainrights,includingtherighttodetermine

thepriceofaproductortomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivateindividual.

16、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,inAmerica,individuals.

A、areneversatisfiedwiththeirincomes

B、tendtooverstatetheirincomes

C>wanttohavetheirincomesincreased

D、wanttoincreasethepurchasingpoweroftheirincomes

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章首段末句提到，消费者个体的需求，加上企业主获取最大利润的

欲望和个人追求收入效益最大化的欲望，共同决定...。句中individuals10

maximizetheirincomes指的是“个人追求收入效益最大化”因此选项D为本题答案。

17、Itisimpliedinthefirsttwosentencesinthesecond