大学英语四级模拟试卷316

大学英语四级模拟试卷316

一、作文（本题共/题，每题上0分，共1分。）

1、Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledElectronicMoney.

Youshouldwritea（least120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:I.

国电子比币使用的现状：2使用电子货币的好处：3.怎徉能实现更好地使用电子

货币。

标准答案：ElectronicMoneyNowadayspeopleareusinglessandlesspapermoney.

Insteadtheyhavemanywaysofusingmoneyelectronically.Theirwagesandsalariesare

paidtoanaccountatthebankandtheycanchecktheamountofdepositedmoney

throughATM.Theycanbuythingswithcreditcards.Theycanpaytheirbillsthroughthe

telephonesorInternet.Theycanevenbuythingsonwebsitesandpaythepriceby

electronicmoney.Therearcmanyadvantagesinusingelectronicmoney.First,if

electronicmoneytakestheplaceofpapermoney,thegovernmentcansavethetrouble

andthecostofprintingbanknotes.Second,usingelectronicmoneycaneffectively

extinguishcounterfeitbanknote.Third,thetransactioncanbecompletedalmostinan

instantsinceelectronicmoneyisdepositedanddrawnthroughdevicesofadvanced

technologies.Therefore,electronicmoneyshouldbepromotedwidely.First,more

facilitiesshouldbeinstalledsothatelectronicmoneycanbeusedmoreconveniently.

Second,thesecurityofusingelectronicmoneyshouldbeimprovedbecausetheftsor

fraudsofelectronicmoneystilloccursusually.Sobeltersecuritytechnologiesshouldbe

developedThird,establishagoodelectronicbankingsystemisthefinalgoal.Sucha

systemwillmakeelectronicmoneycirculateaswellaspapermoneyorbetter.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共70题，每题分，共70

分。）

BananasTherearesomanyaspectstothisstrangeandwonderfulfruit.Evenitsshapeisa

bitmysterious,conjuringimagesoftropicalislandsandsun-filleddays.Didyouknow

thattheword"banana"originatesfromtheArabicandmeansfinger?Thebananaisso

popularinAmericatodaythatfourmilliontonsofthemarcimportedeveryyear.One

bananahaslesswater,fiftypercentmorefoodenergy,fourtimestheprotein,halfthefat,

twicethecarbohydrate,almostthreetimesthephosphorus,fivetimestheVitaminCand

ironandatleasttwicetheothervitaminsandmineralsasanapple!Theaverage

Americaneats33poundsofbananasayear.Anexcellentsourceofpotassiumand

carbohydrates,theycanbeeatenanytimeofthedaybecauseof（heirdigestiveproperties.

Naturalsugarprovidesenergyforthosesportsrequiringenduranceandlowproponions

ofsodiumchlorideareagoocrecommendationforsaltfreediets.Eatatleastonebanana

aday,theyaresaid(ocontaineverythingahumanneeds.Thatisallquiteimpressivebut

wheredidthebananacomefrominthefirstplace?Buddhisttextsfrom600BCmention

thebananaforthefirsttimeinhistory.AlexanderTheGreattastedbananasintheIndus

Valleyin327BCandinhisdaytheywerecalled"pala".Chinarecordsthepresenceof

bananaplantationsasfarbackas200AD.In650ADIslamicconquerorsbroughtbananas

backtoPalestineandthroughtradespreadthemalloverAfrica.Wildformsofthebanana

plantcomeoriginallyfromihzIndo-Malaysianareaandarenowcultivatedalloverthe

tropicalandsub-tropicalcontinents.Theywereunknownto(heNewWorlduntil1516

whenSpanishmissionary,Fa:herTomasdeBerlanger,brought(hefirstplants(here.How

dotheygrow?Thewholematterisextremelyconfusing.Thebananatreeitself(even

thoughitisnotatreebutagiantplant)isbydefinitionaherb.Whatisaherb?Itisa

floweringplantwithafleshy,ratherthanwoody,stem.Eachstemconsistsoftento

fourteenhands,eachcarryingfromeighteentotwentybananas.Thestemhoweverisa

falseone,formedbytightlywrappedoverlappingleaves,resemblingstalksofcelery.The

plantbelongstothesamefaniilyaslilies,orchidsandpalmsandthefruitisaberry.By

definition,aberryisasimplefruithavingaskinsurroundingoneormoreseedsina

fleshypulp.Abananacutlengthwisewillrevealverytinyblackseedswithinitscenter.

Therefore,abananaisafruit,herb,berryandplantallatthesametime.Maybethatis

wheretheexpression"goingbananas"meaning"goingcrazy"comesaspeopletriedto

decidewhatabananareallywas!Thereareaboutfourhundreddifferentvarietiesofthis

fabulousfruit.Atthismomenttherearefivedifferenttypesofbananascommononthe

market.Redbananashaveagreen/redpeelandpinkfruilflesh.Theytastethesameas

yellowbananas.Theredderafruit,themorecaroteneilcontans.Caroteneiscommonly

foundincarrotsandthought(obeveryhealthy,althoughtoomuchwillturnyourskin

orange!Fruit-bananasarethenormal,yellowbananasofabout15-30cmwhilstapple­

bananasaresmaller,8-10cm.andripenfaster.Theyarealsoyellow.Thebaby-

banana(pisangsusa)isyellowaswellandmeasures6-8cm.Itisthesweetestofthe

bananafamily.Finallybaking-bananasarelarge,30to40cm.andarcgreen,yellowor

red-like.Theycannotbeeatenraw.Theyfulfilltheroleofthepotatointhetropical

countries.ThethreemostimportantbrandsareChiquita,BonitaandFyffe.TheChiquita's

productionsitesarclocatedinHonduras,Panama,CostaRicaandColumbia.TheBonita

bananahailsfromEcuadorandisthecheapestofthethree,butonlybecauseitisnever

advertised.Fyffewasfoundedin1888andhasthedistinctionofbeingtheoldestfruit

brandintheworld.ThesebananasareproducedinBelize,Columbia,Honduras,

Suriname,JamaicaandtheWindwardIslands.Harvestingisaraceagainsttimethatstarts

whilethebananaisstillgreen.Fromharvesttodeliveryatthesupermarkettwentydays

remainbeforethebananaspoils.Transportationisdonewithspecializedrefrigerated

cargoships;eachcontainingsome250,000boxesofbananascollectedthedaybefore.

Thebananasarestockedin"ripeningrooms"fbrsixtoeightdaysatatemperaturethat

cannotexceed14.5C.Thistemperatureallowsahomogenousripeningofthebananasof

differentsizes.Thecolourofabanana'sskinindicatesitsdegreeofripeness,buthereisa

morepreciseguide.Greenbananasarenotripe,butcanbesafelyusedinsoupsand

stews.Yellowwithgreentipsindicatesthefruitispartiallyripeanditcanbebroiled,

bakedorfried.Allyellowbananasareripeandarebesteatenraworbakedintocakesor

pies.Yellowbananaswithbrownfrecklesarefullyripeandcanbeeatenraw,inasalad

orinanyotherdishescallingforuncookedfruit.Allbrownbananasarcoverripe,butit

thefleshisfirmtheyarestillinprimeeatingcondition.Blackenedareasindicatebruised

fruitandshouldbeavoided.Bananascanbeutilizedinhundredsofdishespreparedinas

manyways.Roasted,fried,broiled,parboiled,baked,sauteedoreatenraw,theresultsarc

alwaysdelicious.Theycanserveasrelishes,stuffingforgoose,duck,turkeyorchicken,

sauces,spreads,jellies,jams,candies,cakeandpiefilling,flourforbreadsandfreshfruit

insalads.InEasternAfricayoucanbuybananabeer.Thisbeerisbrewedfrombananas.

2^Abananahasmorefoodvaluethananapple.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案:A

知识点解析：文章第二段第二句，详细说明了一支香蕉比一个苹果的营养价值要高

得多。

3、WildbananasoriginallygrewinCentralAmerica.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第三段最后两句，讲述了野生香蕉最早生长在马来群岛区域，直

到1516年被西班牙传教士TomasdeBerlanger带到美洲。

4、TheaverageAmericaneatsmorebananasthanapples.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第二段第三句提到每个美国人平均每年要吃33磅香蕉，但吃的

香蕉是否要比苹果多，文中没有提及。

5、"Goingbananas"isaformofgoingcrazyaftereatingtoomanybananas.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第四段主要想说明香蕉的植物属性，但其属性却令人糊涂。最后

两句表明香蕉既是果实，又是药草、浆果，还是一种植物，因此英语俗语里的

“goingbananas”意指“goingcrazy”（发疯）有可能是源于人仅努力寻求香蕉的真实本质

属性的过程。

6、Redbananascontainasubstancecalledcarotenewhichisalsofoundinthevegetable

knownasacarrot.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第五段三到六句，表明红香蕉里含有胡萝卜素，而胡萝卜素在胡

萝卜里当然也有。

7、Thebananaharvestlaststwentydays.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：c

知识点解析：文章第七段第二句，文章只谈到了香蕉从收获到从市场上销售出去，

不能超过20天，否则香蕉就会变质：文章没有提到收获时间具体有多长。

8、Brownbananasshouldnotbeeaten.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第八段倒数第二句，香蕉表皮是褐色的表明熟透了，但只要里面

的肉还结实，还是可以吃的。

9、AbroughtthebananatoAmerica.

标准答案：Spanishmissionary；

知识点解析：依据文章第三段最后一句。

10、OfallthebananabrandsFyffeisintheworld.

标准答案：theoldest；

知识点解析：依据文章第六段第四句。

11、Accordingto（hepassage,thebananabeercomesfrom.

标准答案：EasternAfrica；

知识点解析：依据文章最后一段倒数第二句。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A^Tomakethewomanangry.

B、Topleasetheman'smother.

C、Davidistheman'sgoodfriend.

Davidisgoodatcarryingonconversations.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、$1.40.

B、$4.30.

C、$6:40.

D、$8.60.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Hewillnotacceptalatepaperfromher.

B、Heisinterestedonlyinherideas.

C、Hewantshertocorrectthepaperhehasjustgivenher.

D、Hewillacceptalatepaperfromher.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A^Themanwouldnotsavemoneywitheitheroption.

B、Hewouldbebetteroffpurchasingboth.

C^Theanswerdependsonthepriceofthemonthlypass.

D、Busfarecostasmuchasotherformsoftransportation.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A^TravelingtoSouthAmerica.

B、Buyingclothes.

C、Wherethewomangotasouvenir.

D、Thelocationofaphotograph.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Hehasanunfriendlyattitude.

B、Heispleasanttobewith.

C、Heisaquietperson.

D、Heisthefavoritein(heclass.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A^Turnthealarmoff.

B、Liveonafarm.

C、Movehisalarmclock.

Gotobedearlier.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Theapartmentsaretoosmallfbrthestudentstoshare.

B、Theapartmentsarenotquitenearenoughtocampus.

C、Moststudentscanbereachedattheircampusaddress.

D、Veryfewstudentscouldaffordtolivethere.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共7题，每题7.0

分，共7分。）

20、

A、Heisinbadmood.

B、Hedoesn'tfeelgood.

C、Onhisdoctor'ssuggestion.

D、Heisnothealthy.

标准林宏.C

知识,2解扁暂无解析

21、

A^Averyrestrictivedieteatingonlysalads.

B、Amoderatedietemphasizingcarefuleatinghabits.

C、Averymilddietwithlotsofsweets.

D、Astrictdieteatingonlyonceaday.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Hewillloseweightquickly.

B、Hisweightwillremainunchanged.

C、Hewilllosesomeweightduringhisdiet.

D、Hewillgainweightduringthenextfewmonths.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A^CoursesinBritishhistory.

B、Languagecourses.

C、Coursesinsports.

D、Teachertrainingcourses.

标准答案：B'

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A^Toattractmorestudents.

B、Tomakethecoursessuitableforstudentsofalllevels.

C^Toletthestudentshaveagoodrest.

D、Tomakethesummerschoolmorelikeaholiday.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Becausetheyailworkveryhard.

B、BecausetheirteachersareallnativespeakersofEnglish.

C、Becausetheylearnnotonlyinclassbutalsooutofclass.

D、Becausetheyarealladvancedstudents.

标准答案：C'

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A^Crowdedairtraffic.

B、Thelargesizeofairplanes.

C、Mistakesmadebyairtrafficcontrollers.

D、Badweather.

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。）

27、

A^Tohelpinternationalstudentspreparetoenterinstitutionsofhigherlearning.

B、Toprovideworkopportunitiesforgraduatingstudentsinthecommunity.

C、ToteachstudentshowtouseEnglishintheirdailylivesandatwork.

D^Toprovidefrombasiccommunicationcoursestocontent-basedclasses.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Literature.

B、USCulture.

C、TOEFL.

D、BusinessEnglish.

标准答案：D”

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、May29th.

B、June29th.

C、July29th.

D、April29th.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、$2030.

B、$2013.

C、$2300.

D、$2330.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

31、

A、17,000.

B、1,700.

C、24.

D、9,000.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A^It'slocatedinacollegetown.

B、It'scomposedofagroupofoldbuildings.

C、Itsclassroomsarebeautifullydesigned.

D^Itslibraryisoftencrowdedwithstudents.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

A^TeachersarewellpaidatDeepSprings.

B、StudentsarcmainlyfromNewYorkState.

C、Thelengthofschoolingistwoyears.

D、Teachersneedn'tpayfbrtheirrentandmeals.

标准答案：D

知识点解析；暂无解析

34、

A^Takeawalkinthedesert.

B、Gotoacinema.

C、WatchTVprogrammes.

D、Attendaparty.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

七、听力复合式听写(本题共“题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。)

Therearetwofactorsthatdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortof

brainheorshewasbornwith.Humanbrainsdiffer[Bl].Somepeople'sbrains

aremorecapablethanothers'.Butnomatterhowgoodisabrainheorshehastobegin

with,an[B2]willhavealowlevelofintelligenceunlessheorshehas

opportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual,thatis,(he

sortof[B3]inwhichheorsheisbroughtup.Ifanindividualishandicapped

environmentally,itis[B4]thathisorherbrainwillfailtodevelopandheorshe

willneverreachthelevelofintelligencewhichheorsheiscapableof.Theimportanceof

environmentin[B5]anindividuafsintelligencecanhe[B6]bythe

casehistoryof(heidenticaltwins,PeterandMark.Becausetheyareidenticaltwins,they

hadidenticalbrains,andtheirgrowth[B7]werethesame,Whenthetwinswere

threemonthsold,theirparentsdied.Andtheywere[B8]bydifferentfamilies.

[B91Markwasraisedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeento

college.Hisparentstoldhimstoriessincehewasveryyoung,andintimesenthimto

schools.Hewasgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulatedintellectually.[BIO]

.MarksI.Q.was125,25pointshigherthantheaverageandfully40pointshigher

thanhisidenticaltwinbrother.[B11].

35、[Bl]

标准答案：considerably

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、［B2］

标准答案：individual

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、［B3］

标准答案：environment

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、［B4］

标准答案：likely

知以点解析：暂无解析

39、［B5］

标准答案：determining

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、［B6］

标准答案:demonstrated

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、［B7］

标准答案：processes

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、［B81

标准答案：adopted

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、［B9］

标准答案：Peterwasbroughtupbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunity

withpooreducationalopportunities.

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、［BIO］

标准答案：Thisenvironmenialdifferencecontinueduntilthe(winswereintheirlate

teenswhentheyweregiventeststomeasuretheirintelligence.

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[Bll]

标准答案：Iftheybadhadequalopportunities,theirI.Q.wouldhavebeenatroughlythe

samelevel.

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读(选词填空)(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。)

Beijing'slocaleducationauthoritycompiledalistof"potentialsecurityproblems"on

campuslastweek.Theyincludefireaccidents,trafficaccidents,crime,bombing,

stealing,socialcommunicationproblemsand[SI].'Thoughthe'ivorytower'

shutsoutsomedangersfromtheoutsideworld,itisnotaparadise[S2]to

crimesandaccidents.School-safetyhasbeeninfocus,*'saidanofficialoftheBeijing

EducationCommittee.InthefirstsixmonthsofthisyearinChina,25studentswere

victimsof[S3]accidentsorcrimesand10studentscommittedsuicide.While

numbersremainlow,howcancampusesbemadesaferplacestolivein?Makingsafety

educationcompulsoryisthegovernments*answer.UniversitystudentsinBeijingwill

soonreceivecompulsoryclasses.Inthelessons,theywilllearnhowtoprotectthemselves

bylookingatreal[S4]oncampus.Forexample,girlswillleamwhenand

wheresexualharassmentismost[S5]tohappen.Theywillalsoget[S6]

onhowtoprotectthemselves,likenotwearingminiskirtsincrowdedpubic

places.Studentsshouldnotonlybeawareofthedangersfrorr.(heoutside,butalso(hose

serf-inflictcd.Eventhoughit[S7]lastinthelist,itdoesn'tmeansuicideisthe

leastserious.ChinaDaily[S8]agrowingnumberofsuicideattemptsinchina

onSeptember15.BetweenMayandJuly,threePekingUniversitystudentskilled

themselvesbyjumpingfrombuildings.Onegirlleftanotesayingthatshewas"sickof

lifeand[S9]Inthesafetycourse,studentsaregiventipsonhowlocopewith

pressure.Theyarealsoencouragedtogototheschoolpsychologistsiftheyfeel

depressed.Theywilllearnwhattodoiftheirclassmatesbehave[S10]because

ofdepression.A)comesB)immuneC)perpetualD)depressedE)tipsF)abnormallyG)

reflectedH)reportedI)normallyJ)guidelinesK)likelyL)easesM)fatalN)erectO)

suicides

46、[SI]

标准答案：O

知识点解析：此处需要一个名词，且是与之前的accidents,crime,bombing,

problems等词语并列表示消极意义，所以答案是suicideo

47、[S2]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从上下文看，此处需要一个形容词或过去分词，与locrimesand

accidents一起做paradise的后置定语。immune后面-一般跟tosth.,immuneto

crimesandaccidents意为“不受犯罪和事故的影响

48、[S3]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：此处需要一个形容词做定语修饰accidents,同样是要表示消极意义

的。从选项看，fatal（致命的）较合适。

49、[S4]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：此处需要名词做宾语。根据下文提到的事例，可判断cases合适。

50、[S5]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：此处需要形容词且后面可跟不定式。从上下文看，likely较合适，即

“最可能发生。

51、[S6]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：此处需要名词做gel的宾语。正确答案为lips,意为“建议，诀窍”。

52、[S7]

标准答案:A

知识点解析：此处需要一个一般现在时的第三人称单数动词，符合条件的只有

comes,comeslastinthelist意为”列表中排最后”。

53、[S8]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：此处需要动词过去式做谓语，可推断谓语动词是reported,意为“报

道”。

54、[S9]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处需要形容词，和sickoflife并列表示消极意义，答案为

depressed,意为“绝望、沮丧的

55、[S10]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：此处需要副词做状语，修饰动词behave。根据上下文意思，这个副

词应是消极意义的，答案是abnormally。

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共I。题，每题

分，共70分。）

Droughtoccurswhenmoisturesdisappearthroughevaporationfasterthanitisreplaced

byrain.Adroughtmayhappeninanyclimatezonefromtropicaltotundra（土地带）.

Someoftheworstdroughtofthiscenturyoccurredinthemid-1980sinthesahelregion

ofWestAfricawhenthesummerrainsfailed.Watershortagescanalsoaffectthe

countriesofEuropeashappenedin1976whenBritainfacedtheworstdroughtinits

history,coupledwithtemperaturesrisinguppast30℃.Oneofthegreatestdroughtsof

modemtimesoccurredintheMidwestUnitedStatesbetween1934and1941.Thecauses

ofthedisasterwerenotentirelynaturalasunwisefanningpracticesalsoplayedapart.

DuringtheFirstWorldWar,farmersexpandedtheirfieldsto:akeadvantageofsoaring

wheatprices.Afterthewar,pricesfellagain,however,andlargenumbersofcattlewere

turnedintotheploughedfields.Millionsofhooves(蹄)crumbledthesoilandthewinter

windsblewitaway.From1934droughtconditionsmademattersworse.Dustliftedup

fromthelandin300-metrehighcloudsthatsweptoverfarmsandsuffocatedanimalsin

storms(hatlastedfordays.In(hesummer,desertheatbakedthelandinconditionsthat

wcicluumuclievenfoiialtlcsnakc5toJ>UIvivc.Ninclcciiblatcsfelltheeffectsofllic

drought.

56、"It"inthefirstsentenceofthispassagerefersto.

A^drought

B、moisture

C^evaporation

D、rain

标准答案：B

知识点解析：该题要求弄清代词it的指代对象。文章第一句说的是当水分的蒸发

大于及时补给时会发生干旱，这里的“it”指的是前面提到的“moisture”。

57、WhichofthefollowingisNOTacauseofdrought?

A^Unwisefanningpractices.

B、Fastevaporationofmoistures.

C、Watershortages.

D^Risingupoftemperature.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。文章提到造成干旱的原因有自然因素，如水分蒸发过多、久

不下雨造成缺水和人为因素，如对土地的过度开发，D项是1976年英国发生干旱

时伴随发生的天气情况，不是造成干旱的原因。

58、WhydidfarmsexpandtheirfieldsduringtheFirstWorldWar?

A^Becausetheycouldobtainmoreprofit.

B、Becausetherehadbeenaseriousdroughtwhichcausedlackoffood.

C、Becausetheywantedtofindasolutiontothenaturaldisaster.

D^BecausetherehadbeenadroughtintheMidwestUnitedSlates.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。文章第三段最后提到农民们扩张耕地的目的是“totake

advantageofsoaringwheatprices^,即小麦价格上涨可以给他们带来更多的利润。

59、WhatdidtheexpansionoffieldsintheFirstWorldWarleadto?

A、Aseriousdrought.

B、Areductioninprice.

C、Soaringwheatprices.

D、Extinctionofrattlesnakes.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节推理题。从第三段第二句我们可以得知一战中的农耕地扩张是人

为原因造成干旱的例子，第四段给我们较为详细地介绍了战后的相关情况。

60、Theword"suffocated"(sentence4.para.4)mostprobablymeans.

A、sweptover

B、causeddisasterto

C、madeunabletobreathe

D、blewaway

标准答案：C

知识点解析：词义推断题。文章告诉我们扬起的尘土席卷了农田，在这样的情形下

动物应是无法呼吸。

Marketpricesmaymoveupordown(orremainthesame)inresponsetoahostoffactors

causingshiftsinsupply(thewholesupplycurve)ordemand(thewholedemandcurve)or

bothtogether.Badweathermiikespricesgoup-notjustthepricesofagricultural

products,butofagreatmanyothergoodsrangingfromsteeltonightgowns-becauseof

interruptionsinproduction,breakdownsintransportation,powerfailures,etc.Changesin

technologycauseshiftsinsupplycurves;amoreefficientwayofmakingtransistorsbring

downthepricesofcalculators,computers,radios,televisionsets,recordplayers,

recorders.Increasesinthescaleofproduction,aswehaveseen,oftenbringdowncertain

productionprices.Shrinking,oilandmineralreservescontractsupply,andpricesmove

up."Diseconomies"resultingfromshrinkingscalesofproduction,aswhenthemarketfor

handmadepocketbooks,horse-drawncarriage,grandfatherclocks,customtailoring,and

handmadefurniturecontracts,pushupthepriceofsuchproductsnotonlyabsolutely,but

relativelyfarabovewhattheywereintheolddays,whenskil'edlaborwascheaperand

moreabundant.

61、Withwhichofthefollowingtopicsistheauthorprimarilyconcerned?

A、Theeffectsofclimateontheeconomy.

B、Therelationbetweenmarketpricesandtechnologicalchange.

C、Theeffectofshiftsinsupplyanddemandonmarketprices.

D、Theincreasingcostofskilledlabor.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨题。全文讲述了影响供求关系的因素，如天气、技术变化和资源

储备降低等，均能导致市场价格的波动。

62>WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaneffectofbadweather?

A^Powerfailure.

B、Illnessamongworkers.

C、Transponaiionproblems.

D^Productiondelays.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。第二段讲述了天气对价格的影响，如遇恶劣天气时，不仅农

作物的价格会受影响，而且由于生产受扰、交通中断、停电等原因，很多产品的价

格也会受到影响。

63、Theauthorusesthephrase"fromsteedtonightgowns"whendiscussingadverse

effectsonproductionto.

A、indicatethatawidevarietyofgoodsareaffected

B、describethetwoproductsthatsufferthemost

C、showhowincreasedpricesforagriculturalproductsaffec:edotherprices

D^supporttheargumentthatcitiessuffermorethanagriculturalareas

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。这里用两种相去甚远的产品作为代表性的例子说明受影响的

产品范围之广。

64、Whichofthefollowingdocstheauthoruseasanexampleofaproductwhoseprice

hasdecreasedduetochangesintechnology?

A^Grandfatherclocks.

B、Steel.

C、Recordplayers.

D^Minerals.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节理解题。第三段第一句列举了许多因为技术变化而降价的产品，

其中包括选项C项。

65、Theauthorattributeschangesinthepricesofgoodssuchashandmadechairsand

pocketbooksto.

A、thefactthatthesearticlesareboughtbymuseums

B、thechangesintechnologythathavemadesuchgoodscheiiper

C