大学英语四级模拟试卷943

大学英语四级模拟试卷943

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofApplication.You

shouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.在China

Daily看到招聘电脑程序员的广告2.介绍自己的学习和工作经历3.请求面试

标准答案：ALetterofApplicationOctober30,2005Dearsir/madam,Iwouldliketo

applyfbrthepostofcomputerprogrammerwhichwasadvertisedintoday'seditionof

ChinaDaily.IthinkIamcompetenttomeettherequirementswhichyouhavespecified,

formyeducationandexperiencearebothinlinewiththespecificationsofthejobyou

offer.IgraduatedfromSouthwestUniversityin2003,majoringincomputerscience.

WhenIwasstillatcollege,Iworkedasacomputerprogrammerinmysparetimefora

companyandIgainedsomeexperienceinthisfield.Sincegraduationfromuniversity,I

havebeenworkingwithacomputercompany,developingsoftware,wheremy

performanceishighlyspokenof.Now1wanttoworkinacompanywheretherewillbe

moreopportunitiesfbradvancement.IfyoufeelthatIamsuitedforthejob,Iwouldlook

forwardtotheopportunityforaninterview.Faithfullyyours,ZhouDong

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

WatchoutforFallingSatellitesWhatIsHappening?Anout-of-controlUSspysatellite

willcrashtoEarthinthecomingmonths,governmentofficialssay.Thesatelliteislarge

enoughthatdebrisarelikelytosurviveatmosphericre-entryandstriketheEarth,

sometimeinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch,saysGordonJohndroe,aspokesmanforthe

NationalSecurityCouncil.IsThatNormal?"Thisisrelativelyroutineinthatsatellites

deorbitallthelime,“saysJohndroe.Piecesofuncontrolleddebrisheavierthantwostones

—mostlydiscardedrocketstages—crashtoEarthasoftenasonceeverythreeweeks,

saysJonathanMcDowell,anastronomerandlaunchobserverattheHarvard-Smithsonian

CenterforAstrophysicsinCambridge,Massachusetts.Manydiscardedpiecesretain

somepower,sothatcontrollersonEarthcanguidethemtoapointfarfromhuman

habitation,usuallyusingafinaldiveintoanocean.In2001,Russianspaceofficialsbroke

uptheoldMirspacestationinthiswayovertheSouthPacific.That'snotthecaseforthis

USone,however."Obviously,wewanttotakealookatthepotentialfbrittolandina

populatedarea,"saysJohndroe."Asbackground,I'dliketosaythatoverthepast30plus

years,therehavebeenmanysatellitesandotherman-iradeobjectsfallingfromspace一

ofcourse,theyfallingwithverylittledamageandnoinjuries.Whatmakesthiscasea

littlebitdifferent,however,andinparticularforthepresidentinhisconsideration,was

thelikelihoodthatthesatellite,upondescenttotheEarth'ssurface,couldreleasemuchof

itsthousand-pluspoundsofhydrazinefuelasatoxicgas."WhatArctheChancesofIt

CrashingThroughMyRoof?Exceedinglyslim,saysMcDowell.Rememberthatsome

70%oftheEarthiswater,andmostlandsarevoidofpeople."Thereisnoreasonfor

peopletogetalarmedaboutit,"hesays.AccordingtotheNASAOrbitalDebrisProgram

Office,therehavebeennoconfirmedinstancesofseriouspropertydamageorinjury

causedbycrashingdebrisin40years.Thelikelihoodofthesatellitefallinginapopulated

areaissmall,andtheextentanddurationoftoxichydrazineintheatmospherewouldbe

quitelimited;nevertheless,ifthesatellitedidfallinapopulatedarea,therewasa

possibilityofdeathorinjurytohumanbeingsbeyondthatassociatedwiththefallof

satellitesandotherspaceobjectsnormally,ifwecanusethatword.Specifically,there

wasenoughofariskfordiepresidenttobequiteconcernedabouthumanlife,andonthat

basis,heasksustoreviewouroptions.WhatIsThisSatellite?Sinceitisaspysatellite,

thisisn'tpublicinformation.ButitislikelytobeUSA193,which,accordingtonews

reports,waslaunchedattheendof2006fortheNationalReconnaissanceOffice(NRO)

andwhichwaslosttoground-basedcontrollersuponreachingorbit.Atthetime,amateur

skywatchersnoticedthatitsorbitwasslightlyoffandwasn'tbeingcorrected.Basedon

theslightlossesinaltitude,theyhadpredictedaneventualcrashthisspring,McDowell

says.IfthedyingsatelliteisindeedUSA193,itsspecificationscanbebetterdefined.

USA193waslaunchedonaBoeingDeka2rocket,whichlimitsthesizeofthesatellite

tobetweentwoandfourtonnesandfiveorsixmetersinlength—aboutthesizeofa

minivan,McDowellsays.Thissatelliteisnowatanaltitudeof250kilometersandis

fallingakilometerperday.Itorbitsinthemid-latitudes,between58degreesnorthand

south.Whereitwillfallwithinthatrangeisimpossibletoknownow,soMcDowellsays

thechanceoflandingintheUnitedStates,forexample,is2%,basedonarea.Better

estimatesshouldbeavailableadaybeforelanding.Isthe^Minivan-sized"SatelliteaBig

One?Nowherenearasbigasasatellitethatfelluncontrollablyin1979:themore-than-

70-tonneUSSkylabIcrashedthroughtheatmosphereandscattereddebrisacrossthe

IndianOceanandWesternAustralia.WhatWillHappentoThisOneonEntry?The

atmospherewilltearupthesatellite.Aluminumpartsandouterlayerswillburn.Twisted

chunksofheavierpieces,likethefueltank,couldsurvive.McDowellsaysthatthe

satellitecouldcontainasmuchasatonneofhydrazine,ahighlytoxicpropellantwhich

couldbehazardoustobenearbutnotdangerouswhendispersedintheatmosphere.Have

BitsofSatellitesSurvivedRe-entryIntactBefore?Yes.TheNASAOrbitalDebris

ProgramOfficehostssomepicturesofprettybigchunks,including:a250-kilogramsteel

fueltankanda30-kilogramtitaniumtankofalaunchvehiclethatbothlandedinTexasin

1997,anda70-kilogramtitaniumrocketmotorcasingthatlandedinSaudiArabiain

2001.Onenoteworthyill-fatedsatelliteactuallycrash—landedthroughtheroofofa

workshopsupportingitslaunchin2006,havingfallenfromabotchedtake-off.How

ManyThingsAreThereThatCouldPotentiallyFallOutofOrbit?Yes.NASAOrbital

DebrisProgramOfficesaystherearesome11,000objectsbiggerthan10centimeters

trackedbytheUSSpaceSurveillanceNetwork.Ofcourse,thebiggestman-madeobject

inthesky,byfar,istheInternationalSpaceStation.Nearly45meterslongandmorethan

200tonesheavy,theconcernabouttheISSisinprotectingitfromdebris,ratherthan

worryingaboutitbecomingdebrisitself.IfItLandsintheMiddleofNowhere,doesIt

Matter?Whiletheimpactislikelytobeanonevent,thefallingsatellitedocsserveasa

reminderthattheNRO—theUnitedStates"eyesandearsinspace"—ishavingabad

timeofthings.In2005,theNROcancelledancxt-gcncrationreconnaissancetechnology

project,calledFutureImageryArchitecture,afterBoeinghadspentmorethan$4billion

onit,accordingtotheNewYorkTimes."TheNROhashadabaddecade,"saysJeffrey

Lewis,aspacepolicyanalystattheNewAmericaFoundationinWashingtonDC."We

knewthissatellitehasbeendeadforalonglime.Butitremindsusofhowmuchtrouble

they'vehad."

2、WhenwillthedisabledUSspysatellitecrashtoEarth?

A、SometimeinnextMarch.

B、PerhapsinnextFebruary.

C、OnthefirstdayofFebruary.

D、MaybeinearlyMarch.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题干提问的是失控的卫星撞击地球的时间，原文中提到了inlate

FebruaryorearlyMarch,题目中的disabled是原文□out-of-control的同义转换，

因此可以判断选项D是正确答案。

3、McDowellsaysthatmostoftheheaviestuncontrolleddebriscrashingto

Earth.

A^aresatelliteswhichhavedeorbited

B、arcthendiscardedinthreeweeks

C、comefromrocketlaunchings

D^stillhavepowertouse

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题目中most和原文的mostly意义一致。文章中提到的那些重量在两

公吨以上的残骸大多是被遗弃的不同级别的火箭，因此残骸是来自于火箭发射，故

正确答案是C。

4.WhydoesJohndroesaythatthecomingcrashofthespysatelliteisdifferent?

A、Itwillbringverylittledamage.

B、Itmayreleasemuchtoxicgas.

C、Itmaylandinapopulatedarea.

D、Ithasbotheredthepresident.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本段是Johndroe对于这次卫星坠毁事件的分析，即过去三十多年

来，残骸坠毁很多，但几乎没有造成什么损毁和人员伤亡。最后一•句则提到此次坠

毁事件的不同之处：此次可能会产生有毒气体的释放，因此正确答案是B。

5、HowwouldMcDowellliketheideathatpeopleshouldbewarnedofthecoming

crash?

A、Itisagoodidea.

B、Ilisreasonable.

C、Itisuseless.

D、Itisunnecessary.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题目中bewarnedofthecoiningcrash是原文中getalarmedaboutit的

同义转换。文中McDowell分析了这颗卫星坠入居民区的概率，他认为概率很小没

必要警告，因此正确答案是D。

6、WhohadpredictedthecrashofUSA193beforethegovernmentuncoveredit?

A、Amateurskywatchers.

B、JonathanMcDowell.

C、GordonJohndroe.

D、Ground-basedcontrollers.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该句提到池们预测了这个春天卫星的最终坠毁，句中的they指的就

是前面一句中的业余的天空观测爱好者，即amateurskywatchers,因此乐确答案是

Ao

7^WhatdowcknowaboutthesatelliteUSA193?

A、Itisfiveorsixmeterslong.

B、Itisofthesameshapeofasmallvan.

C、ItisverylikelytolandinAmerica.

D、Itismorethan70tonnes.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本段描述了USA193号卫星的技术参数，先后介绍了卫星的尺寸、

高度和运行区间。文中说的是卫星的大小与微型客车相当，而非形状，该段倒数第

2句提到残骸掉落到美国的概率是2%,因此可以先后排除其他选项而选择Ao

8、Whichpartofthedyingsatellitecouldsurviveatmosphericre-entry?

A、TheAluminumparts.

B、Thepropellantcontainer.

C、Theouterlayers.

D、The250-kilogramsteelfueltank.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：题目问卫星在坠向地球的过程中哪些部件会留存下来。原文提到，铝

件和外层都会燃烧掉。燃料箱等比较重的残骸可能会剩下，因此可以选择B。

9、AccordingtoMcDowell,thepropellantofUSA193satellitecouldloseitstoxicity

whenitis.

标准答案：dispersedin(healniusplicie

知识点解析：定位原文提到，McDowell说这枚卫星的燃料在接近时是有毒性的，

但是当在空气中扩散开时就没有危险性了。题目中的loseitstoxicity是对原文“失

去毒性”的意思的概括，因此正确答案是dispersedintheatmosphereo

10、ToprotecttheISS,theUSSpaceSurveillanceNetworkshouldtrytokeepit

from.

标准答案:debris

知识点解析：由题目中的from表明，本空应填一名词或动名词。本段中第2句中

提到了国际空间站，最后一句提到了美国太空监测网对ISS的关注点是保护它远离

残骸而不是要担心它自己会变成残骸，即防止它受到太空残骸的撞击，因此正确答

案是debriso

11、ThedeadandfallingUSspysatelliteremindspeoplethatNROisinbignow.

标准答案：trouble

知识点解析：本段第1句中提到，这颗正在坠落的卫星起到了一个提醒作用，即提

醒人们注意到NRO的日子有点不好过。末句又提到，它提醒人们现在NRO遇到

了多大的麻烦，因此正确答案是trouble。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Secretaryandboss.

Clientandlawyer.

C^Studentandteacher.

D、Patientandnurse.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A^Thatthemanwillnotbeabletosleep.

B、Thatsomeonewillenterthebackdoorwhilethemanissleeping.

C、Thalthelockonthedoorwillbicak.

D、Thatthemanwillnotbeabletocomeback.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、$16.

B、$12.

C、$4.

D、$2.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、TheBestofJazz.

B>ChristmasCarols.

C、ClassicalFavorites.

D^RockMusicCollection.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、Ilisclosed.

B、9A.M.to5P.M.

C、12noonto9KM.

D、9A.M.to12noon.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A^Gensen

B、Jensen

C、Jinsin

D、Ginsin

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、AtSunValley.

Atthehealthcenter.

C>Athome.

D、Atwork.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、$8.

B、$7.

C、$4.

D、$3.50.

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7.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Lackofelectricity.

B、Shortageofbooks.

C、Lackofcleanwater.

D^Shortageofexperts.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Asystemwhichtrainsdoctors.

Agroupofexpertswhocanprovideprofessionaladvice.

C^Acomputerprogramwhichcanprovideprofessionaladvice.

D、Asystemwhichtrainscomputerexperts.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Itisnoteasytoseetheshortageofexpertsinthevillages.

B、Manydoctorsandengineersaresenttothevillagestomakeupfortheshortageof

experts.

C、Expertmedicalsystemsarewidelyusedindevelopingcountries.

D、Expertsystemsareownedbywealthyfarmersandbusinessmen.

标准答案：A

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7.0

分，共4分。）

23、

A、NextThursday.

NextTuesday.

C、Thisweekend.

D、Tomorrownight.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：原文再现。对话开始就有问有答，直接对应19题和选项B）。

24、

A^Thursday.

B、Friday.

C^Saturday.

D^Sunday.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节推断。男士说明天不能一起复习功课，女士又提出后天夜里，男

士说周六也不行，可知后天是周六，那么今天自然是周四。

25、

A、Heisgoingtowriteapaper.

BNHeisgoingtoafootballgame.

C、Heisgoingtosleepallmorning.

D、Heisgoingdowntownwithsomeguys.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文再现。文中说的很清楚，周日早上他要睡觉。

26、

A、Brotherandsister.

B、Motherandson.

C、Teacherandstudent.

D^Classmates.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：人物关系判断。对话中两人谈论的是考试、复习功课以及考试时间等

话题，可推断出他们应该是同学关系。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Males.

B、Ethnicmales.

C、Whitemales.

D、Women.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Forwhichgrouparewagegapsmostoftenusedforcomparison?

28、

A、40centsforeverydollar.

B、58centsforeverydollar.

C>65centsforeverydollar.

D、76centsforeverydollar.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：WhalwerewomenmakingatthetimeoftheEqualPayAct?

29、

A、Workthesamenumberofhours;sameeducation,ageandunionstatus;livein

differentregionsofthecountry.

Liveinthesameregionofthecountry;sameageandunionstatus;worksame

numberofhours.

C、Workedfbrthegovernment;livedinthesameregionofthecountry;education;same

age;unionstatusandeducation.

D^Workthesamenumberofhours;sameage,unionstatusandeducation;livedinthe

sameregionofthecountry.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Womenwouldearnasmuchasmenunderwhatconditions?

30、

A、90.

B、108.

C>180

D、668

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据短文中提到的Hisprofessionalsoccercareer...668matches可知，

Moore在他的足球职业生涯中共参加了668场比赛，故答案为［D］。

31、

A、England'sFootballeroftheYear.

B、AsoccercoachinWestGermany.

C、Amedalistforhissportsmanship.

D、AmemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：选项均为表头衔的名词，表明本题可能考查短文主人公获得的荣誉。

根据短文中提到的HewasnamedEngland'sFootballeroftheYearfrom1963to1964

可知，Moore在1963年到1964年被评为“英国年度足球先生”，故［A］为答案。

32、

A、EditingSundaySport.

B>WorkingforCapitalRadio.

C、Managingprofessionalsoccerteams.

D、Developingasportsmarketingcompany.

标准答案：C

知识点0析：选项均以动词开头表明，本题可能考查的是行为活动。根据短文中提

至I」的Mooreretiredfromplaying...managingprofessionalsoccerteams可矢口，Moore在

他退休后，做的第一件事是管理职业足球队。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共1题，每题7.0

分,共［分。）

33、

A^Theirflyingabilityimprovedgreatly.

Theybecamewarm-blooded.

C^Theybegantolayeggs.

D^Theychangedtheirmigrationpatterns.

标准答案：B

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。）

Newsagencyisalsocallednewsservice[Bl],whichcollects,writes,and

distributesnewsfromaroundanationortheworldtonewspapers,periodicals,radiosand

televisionbroad,casters,andotherusers.Itdoesn't[B2]newsitselfbutsupplies

newstoitssubscribers,who,bysharingcosts,obtainservicestheycouldnototherwise

[B3].Allthemassmediadependupontheagenciesforthebulkofthenews,

evenincludingthosefewthathave[B4]newsresourcesoftheirown.Thenews

agencyhasavarietyofforms.Insomelargecities,massmediahavejoinedforcestoget

[B5]coverageofnews.Nationalagencieshaveextendedtheareaby[B6]

anddistributingstock-marketquotations,sportsresults,andelectionreports.A

fewagencieshaveextendedtheirservicetoincludenews[B7],special

columns,newsphotographs,audiotaperecordings,etc..Manyagenciesare[B8]

.andthetrendhasbeeninthatdirectionsinceWorldWar口.[B9].In

majornewscentersthenationalandworldwideagencieshavetheirownreportersto

coverimportantevents,andtheymaintainofficestofacilitatedistributionoftheirservice.

[B101.Mostofthempurchasethenewsservicesofnationalorlocalagencies

tosupplementnewscollectedbytheirownstaffrepresentativesatkeypoints.Actually,

theabilityofnewsagencytotransmitnewsrapidlyincreasedduringthe20lhcentury.

[BU].

34、[Bl]

标准答案：organization

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、[B2]

标准答案：publish

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B3]

标准答案：afford

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B4]

标准答案：extensive

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B5]

标准答案：routine

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B6]

标准答案：gathering

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B7]

标准答案：inlerpretation

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B8]

标准答案：cooperative

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B9]

标准答案：Underthisformoforganization,individualmembersprovidenewsfrom

theirownareastoanagencyfoxgeneraluse

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[BiO]

标准答案：Theworldagencieshaveestablishedavarietyofrelationshipswithother

agenciesandwithindividualnewsmedia

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[Bll]

标准答案：Bythe21stcentury,mostnewsagencieshadmovedmostdtheiroperations

andtransmissiontocomputers

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（选词填空）（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。）

WhenRobertoFelizcametotheUSAfromtheDominicanRepublic,heknewonlyafew

wordsofEnglish.Educationsoonbecamea[SI]."Icouldn'tunderstand

anything/,hesaid.He[S2]fromhisteachers,camehomeintears,andthought

aboutdroppingout.ThenMrs.Malave,abilingualeducator,begantoworkwithhim

whileteachinghimmathandscienceinhis[S3]Spanish."Shehelpedmestay

smartwhileteachingmeEnglish,"hesaid.Giventhechancetodemonstratehisability,

he[S4]confidenceandbegantosucceedinschool.Today,heisa[S5]

doctor,runshisownclinic,andworkswithseveralhospitals.Everyday,heuses

thelanguageandacademicskilishe[S6]throughbilingualeducationtotreathis

patients.Roberto'sstoryisjustoneof[S7]successstories.Researchhasshown

thatbilingualeducationisthemost[S8]waybothtoteachchildrenEnglishand

ensurethattheysucceedacademically.InArizonaandTexas,bilingualstudents[S9]

outperformtheirpeersinmonolingualprograms.Calexico,Calif.,implemented

bilingualeducation,andnowhasdropoutratesthatarelessthanhalfthestateaverage

andcollege[S10]ratesofmorethan90%.InElPaso,bilingualeducation

programshavehelpedraisestudentscoresfromthelowestinTexastoamongthehighest

inthenation.A)wonderB)acquiredC)consistentlyD)regainedE)nightmareF)native

G)acceptanceH)affectiveI)hidJ)prominentK)decentL)countlessM)recalledN)

breakthronghO)automatically

45、[SI]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：根据文章结构，此处应该填入一个名词，冉根据下文力couldn't

understandanything^,知道上文应填一个不好的词，故只有选E).

46、[S2]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：根据下文“came”和"thought”可知，此处需要填一个一般过去式的动

词，只有选项B、D、I、M符合；其次从意思上理解，hidfrom有隐瞒、躲避某人

的意思，所以该题答案选I)。

47、【S3】

标准答案：F

知识点解析：首先判定此处应填一个形容词，上文中又提到RobertoFeliz是从多米

尼加共和国来到美国的，西班牙语应是他的母语，故选F).

48、[S4]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处应填一个动词的过去式，regainedconfidence意思是“重新获得信

心”，符合文意，故选D).

49、[S5]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：文中提出现在RobertoFeliztkrunshisownclinic,andworkswithseveral

hospitals”以及下文"Everyday,heusesthelanguageandacademicskills..totreathis

patients",所以可以推断出，他现在是一位杰出的医生，故选J)。

50、[S6]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此处应填一个动词的过去式，从上文可以得知，他的语言和专业技能

是通过双语教学获得的，acquired符合题意，故选B）。

51、[S7]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：此处应填一个形容词，根据题意，Robeno的故事只不过是无数成功

例子中的一个，counHess是“数不尽的，无数的”意思，符合语境要求，故选L）。

52、[S8]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：此处应填一个形容词，根据上下文，双语教育是教孩子英语以及确保

他们学业成功的最有效的方法，effective意思是有效的、有力的，符合语境要求，

故选H）o

53、[S9]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此处应填一个副词，根据下文，在亚利桑那州和得克萨斯州，双语的

学生通常优于仅用一种语言的同伴。consistently意思是“一贯地，稳定地”，符合题

意，故选C）。

54、[S10]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：此处应填,个名词，collegeacceptancerates意思是“大学录取率”，符

合题意，故选G）。

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

Likeaneedleclimbingupabathroomscale,thenumberkeepsrising.In1991,15%of

Americanswereobese（肥胖的）；by1999,thatproportionhadgrownto27%.Youngsters,

whoshouldhaveageandactivityontheirside,aregrowinglargeraswell:19%of

Americansunder17arecbese.Waistbandshavebeenpoppinginotherwesterncountries

too,asphysicalactivityhasdeclinedanddietshaveexpanded.Byandlarge,peopleinthe

richworldseemtohavelostthefightagainstflab（松弛）.Meanwhile,poorernationshave

enjoyedsomesuccessin（heirbattlesagainstmalnutritionandfamine.But,accordingto

researchpresentedaltheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationforthe

AdvancementofScience,itismoreacaseofbeingoutofthefryingpanandintothefire.

ThemoststrikingexampleactuallyinthepoorworldcomesfromthePacificislands,

homeoftheworld'smostobesecommunities.In1966,14%ofthemenonthisisland

wereobesewhile100%ofmenundertheageof30in1996wereobese.Thisincreasein

weighthasbeenunevenaswellasfast.Asaresult,undernourishedandover-nourished

peoplefrequentlylivecheekbyjowl（面颊）.Themixcanevenoccurwithinasingle

household.AstudyoffamiliesinIndonesiafoundthatnearly10%containedboththe

hungryandthefat.Thisisamysteriousphenomenon,butmighthavesomethingtodo

withpeopleofdifferentagesbeinggivendifferentamountsoffoodtoeat.Theprospect

ofheadingofftheseproblemsisbleak.Inmanyaffectedcountriestherearecultural

factorstocontendwith,suchasanemphasisoneatinglargemealstogether,oronfoodas

aformofhospitality.Moreover,thereisagoodmeasureofdisbeliefonthepartof

policymakersthatsuchaproblemCouldexistintheircountries.Addtothatreluctanceon

thepartofgovernmentstospendresourcesonpromotingdietandexercisewhile

starvationisstillarealthreat,andtheresultisarecipeforinaction.Unlesssomethingis

donesoon,itmightnotbepossibletoturntheclockback.

55、Thefirstsentenceofthepassagemostprobablyimpliesthat.

A、manyAmericansareobsessedwiththerisingtemperatureintheirbathroom

B、morepeopleareoverweighedintheUnitedStates

C>peoplearedoingmorephysicalexerciseswiththehelpofscales

D、youngstersbecometallerandhealthierthankstomoreactivities

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第2句可推断第1句中的thenumber是指体重增加的人数，故答

案为B。

56、Asphysicalexercisedeclinesanddietexpands,.

A、otherwesterncountrieshasbeendefeatedbyfat

B、obesityhasbecomeanepidemic（流行病）oftherichworld

C>waistbandsbegintobepopularinotherwesterncountries

D、westerncountriescannolongerfightagainstobesity

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题同样需要正确理解借代修饰手法。Waistbandshavebeenpopping

形象刻画出其他西方社会急剧肥胖化的过程，故答案为

57^WhichisNOTthepointoftheexampleofthePacificIslands?

A^Thepoorcommunityhasshakenoffpovertyandpeoplearewell-fednow.

B>Obesityisbecomingaprobleminthedevelopingworldtoo.

C^Excessiveweightincreasewillcausenolessharmthanthefoodshortage.

D、Theproblemofoverweightemergesveryfast.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此处是证明前一句话的，即but后面的内容。同时，两个年份的比较

也突出问题发展的迅猛，从而印证下,段的主题句“Thisincreaseinweighthasbeen

unevenaswellasfast.”

58、Oftacklingobesityinthepoorworld,wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

A、thematterissocomplexastogobeyondourcapacity

nomatterwhatwedo,theprospectwillalwaysbebleak

C、itisstarvation,therealthreat,thatneedstobesolved

D^weshouldtakeimmediateactionsbeforeitbecomesincurable

标准答案：D

知识点解析：最后一句祖转了整段的基调。作者呼吁解决这一问题，前文正是为此

作铺垫，突出问题的复杂性和时间的紧迫性。

59、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A、Obesityisnowaglobalproblemthatneedstackling.

B、Theweightsincreasefastthroughoutthewholeworld.

C、Obesityandstarvationarctwomainproblemsinthepoorworld.

D、Obesityhasshiftedfromtherichworldtothepoorworld.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本文话题为。besity,作者从美国谈到所有西方国家，最后重点讨论

其在发展中国家的最新发展趋势以及种种可能的成因，并强调应当尽早解决问题。

故选项A正确。

Myfather'sreactiontothebankbuildingat43rdStreetandFifthAvenueinNewYork

Citywasimmediateanddefinite.uYouwon*tcatchmeputtingmymoneyinthere!,^he

declared,44Notinthatglassbox!”Ofcourse,myfatherisagentlemanoftheoldschool,a

memberofthegenerationtowhomagooddealofmodernarchitectureisupsetting,butI

amconvincedthathisnegativeresponsewasnotsomuchtothearchitectureastoa

violationofhisconceptofthenatureofmoney.Inhisgenerationmoneywasthoughtof

asarealcommodity（实物）thatcouldbecarried,orstolen.Consequently,toattractthe

customofasensibleman.abankhadtohaveheavywalls,barredwindows,andbronze

doors,toaffirmthefact,howeveruntrue,thatmoneywouldbesafeinside.Ifabuilding's

designmadeitappearimpenetrable,theinstitutionwasnecessarilyreliable,andthe

meaningoftheheavywallasanarchitecturesymboldweltintheprevailingattitude

towardmoney.Buttheattitudetowardmoneyhas,ofcourse,changed.Exceptingpocket

money,cashofanykindisnowrarelyused;moneyasatangiblecommodityhaslargely

beenreplacedbycredit.Adeficit（赤字）economy,accompaniedbyhugeexpansion,has

ledustothinkofmoneyasproductofthecreativeimagination.Thebankernolonger

offersusthesafety:heoffersusaserviceinwhichthemostvaluableelementisthe

creativityfortheinventionoflargenumbers.Itisinnowaysurprising,inviewofthis

changeinattitude,thatwearewitnessingthedisappearanceoftheheavy-walledbank.

Justastheolderbankemphasizeditsstrength,thisbankbyitsarchitectureboastsof

imaginativepowers.Fromthispointofview,itishardtosaywherearchitectureendsand

humanassertion（说法）begins.

60、Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A、moneyisnotasvaluableasitwasinthepast

B、changeshavetakenplaceinboththeappearanceandtheconceptofbanks

C、thearchitecturalstyleoftheolderbankissuperiortothatofthemodernbank

D、prejudicemakestheoldergenerationthinkthatthemodernbankisunreliable

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨大意题。通读全文我们可以看出老式银行与现代银行的不同，不

仅仅是银行建筑物的外表改变了，而且人们对于银行的概念也有所改变。因此选择

Bo

61、Howdotheoldergenerationandtheyoungeronethinkaboutmoney?

A、Theformerthinksmoreofmoneythanthelatter.

B、Theyoungergenerationvaluesmoneymorethantheoldergeneration.

C、Bothgenerationsrelyontheimaginativepowerofbankerstomakemoney.

D、Totheformermoneyisarealcommoditybuttothelatterthemeansofproducing

moremoney.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。第三段第一句指出对于父亲那一代人来说钱是可以带在身

上，可能会被偷走的实物，后面则表明现在钱已经不再是具体的实物了，是创造性

的想象的产物。文中主要是体现老一代人和现代人对于银行和钱的概念不同，并没

有指出谁比谁好，因此A选项和B选项不正确；C选项指的现代人，并不是老一

代人，因此不正确。D选项指出了两代人的不同观念，是正确答案。

62Theword"tangible”(Line2,Para.4)referstosomething.

Axthatisprecious

thatisusable

C、thatcanbetouched

D、thatcanbereproduced

标准答案：C

知识点解析：猜测词汇题。前文指出对于老一代人来说钱是实物。而第四段介绍的

是现代人的不同观念，其中"…moneyasatangiblecommodityhaslargelybeen

replacedbycredit.”指出钱被信用所取代，那么我们判断老一代人认为的钱是与现

代人的信用意思相反的，信用是看不见摸不着的东西，那么钱就是看得见摸得着的

实物，因此我们可以判断出“tangible”的意思是“有形的"，选择C答案，可以摸得

到的。

63、Accordingtothispassage,amodernbankershouldbe.

A^ambitiousandfriendly

B、reliableandpowerful

C、sensibleandimpenetrable

D^imaginativeandcreative

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。第四段第四句"Thebankernolongeroffersusthesafety:he

offe