大学英语四级模拟试卷451

大学英语四级模拟试卷451

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionaboutWhatWould

HappenIfThereWereNoPowerinthreeparagraphs.Youaregiventhefirstsentenceor

partofthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.Yourcompositionshouldwriteatleast120

words.Remembertowriteyourcompositionneatly.1.Eversinceearlythelastcentury,

electricityhasbecomeanessentialpartofourmodernlife..2.Ifthere

werenoelectricpower,.3.Therefore,.

标准答案：WhatWouldHappenIfThereWereNoPower?Eversinceearlythelast

century,electricityhasbecomeanessentialpartofourmodemlife.Ourindustrialand

agriculturalproductiondependsonittorunvariouskindsofmachines.Themodern

wondercomputersworkonelectricitytoo.Itprovideslight,heatandpowerforusIfwe

wanttowatchTVorfilmsortolistentotheradioswealsoneedit.Nobodycandenythat

thedevelopmentofourcivilizationdependsonelectricity.Iftherewerenoelectric

power,ourmodemworldwouldbeintrouble.Foronethingallthewheelswouldstop

becausethemotorsthatpowerthemachineswouldfail.Foranother,many,ifnotall.of

ourindustrieswouldceaseproduction.Alltheworldtransportsystem,inaddition,would

befeltontheworld'scommunicationsystems.Thusourmodemworldwouldbe

impossiblewithoutelectricity.Therefore,weshouldmakebetteruseofelectricpower.

Ontheotherhand,weshouldeducatepeopletoeconomizeusingelectricityandnotto

wastetheenergyresourceswithnothoughtforthefuture.Atthesametimewemustdo

ourbesttoexploitmoreelectricresourcestomeettherequirementsofthehumanbeings

andtoavoidenergycrisisinthefuture.

知识点解析：第一段主题句意思是：从上个世纪初以来，电已成为现代生活不可

或缺的一个组成部分。以下各句紧扣不可或缺的作用，选举了工农业生产、日常生

活等方面的典型例子来论证，并以一句总结，重申该观点。第二段首句“假如没有

电”，本段可视为第一段的一个反面论证，举例时应尽量避免和第一段重复。第三

段首句是：因此，....本段自然会谈到节约能源问题，此处可联系现实生活中世

界上一些国家出现的能源危机来论述。

二、快速阅读理解（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70

分。）

Dad,WhyDidYouDoIt?EverytimethephoneringsinmyfiatIjump,especiallyifit's

nearmidnight.DeepdownIknowit'sonlyMum,ringingfbrachatbecause,yetagain,

shecan'tsleep.ButforafractionofasecondIfreeze.Itwasmidnightwhenthecallcame

thatchangedthewayIfeltaboutthepersonIlovedmost—mydad.I'dwatchhisfriends

playingaroundwithyounggirlsandthenlookatDad."Ridiculous,"he'dsay,andI'd

smile,knowinghecouldneverbehavethatway.LastOctober,asiftoprovethepoint,he

whiskedMumawayforaromanticweekendinRometocelebratetheirsilverwedding

anniversary.Shewassohappy.Ididn'tthinkanycouplecouldbecloserandIalways

dreamedthatwhenIgotmarrieditwouldbethesameforme—secureandcaring.Dad

alwayswantedthebestformeandhemadesureIgotit.ThankstohisAnnycareerand

pensionwewerefinanciallybetteroffthanmost.Buthealwayspushedmetoachieve

thingsformyselfandnotbetoodependentonhimandMum.Ilovedhimforthat,but

whenhepackedmeofftoAmericafbrayearto"findmyselfIdidn'twanttogo.

Huggingmeattheairport.Dadwipedawaymytears.becharacterbuilding,Emma,"

hesaid,adding:"Anyway,ifyoudon'tlikeitafterafewmonthsyoucancomeback.But

trustmePrincess,you'llloveit.MHewasright.IlovedtheStates,andlivingtherebuilt

upmyconfidence.Still,ImissedDadlikemad.Iremembersiltinginacoffeebarin

Chicagoandhidingbehindthemenuastearspoureddownmyface.Iwasfrightened,

aloneandIknewDadwasn'ttheretoputhisarmsaroundmeandreassureme.Irushed

outtoaphoneboothtocallhim.AssoonasIheardhissleepyvoiceIfeltokay.Then,

whenIgothome12monthslater,nothingmuchhadchanged...Ithought.Mumwasas

madlyinlovewithDadasshe'dbeensincethedayhe'dfirstkissedherintheschool

playground;andDadseemedtofeelthesame-ontheoutside.Excepthe'dfinallyleftthe

Armyandwasnowanareamanagerloracarmanufacturer.Mumwasoverthemoon—il

meanthenolongerhadtotravelalloverthecountryandspendmonthsawayfromhome.

Dadwasexcitedabouthisnewjob,andwhenhestartedworkinglateneitherMumnorI

thoughtanythingofit.Hetoldusitwasanewproject,andsoconfidentialhewasn't

allowedtotellusmuchaboutit.Ibelievedhewasatwork,tuckedawayinhisoffice

untilIgotthatunforgettablemidnightcall.Thewoman'svoicewashesitantbutpanicky.

SheaskedifIwasGeorge'sdaughter.Ididn'trealizewhoshewasuntilshetoldmeDad

waswithher—almidnight.Shesaidshehadn'twantedtoring,thatshe'dneverwanted

metofindoutabouther,butshehadnochoice.SomeonehadtoknowthatDadwason

hiswaytohospital."He'shadaheartattack,"shesaid,hervoicetrembling.AsIpacedup

anddownthehospitalcorridor,thisstrangewomanexplainedthatshe'dbeenwithmy

fatherwhenhe'dcollapsed.Thethoughtofthemtogethermademefeelill.WhileT

rushedtothetoilettosplashwateronmyface,Iheardacry.Itwasher.AssoonasIsaw

thedoctortakingoffhismaskandlayingahandonhershoulder,IknewDadhadgone.I

couldn'tmakemyselfgoandlookathim.Iwould'veseenastrangerlyingthere.Theman

whofbr24yearshadtoldmenevertolie,tobetruetomyselfandalwaystotreasure

familyvaluesaboveallelse,hadslippedawayfrommyliftforever.OnlythendidI

discoverthiswomanworkedfbrthecompany.ShewasDad'sso-called"confidential

project".AnhourorsolaterIbrokethenewstoMum.IsaidDadhadsufferedaheart

attackwhilehewasathisfriendRoy'shouse;thathasmademefeelevenmoreguilty,

becauseI'vehadtodrawRoyintoitall.ItoldMumthatDadhadbeengoingoverthe

newprojectwithRoyandhadcollapsed.Nothingcouldbedone.Ievenremembersaying

he'dbeenworkingmuchtoohardlately.ThelastimageIhaveofmyDadwasashe'd

wavedgood-byethatnight.He'druffledmyhairandtoldmehelovedme.Thenhewent

toseeher.IfMumeverfoundoutthathe'dbeendeceivingherandhaddiedinsomeone

else'sarms,itwouldkillher.SoI'vetriedtomakesurethatneverhappens.SometimesI

wonderhowI'mstrongenoughtokeepthissecretDadhasburdenedmewith.ButImust

—forMumssake.InthelastsixmonthsIseemtohavelostallsenseofwhatisrightand

wrong.Worstofall,I'velostthepersonwhomeantsomuchtome.Inmyeyes,myDad

diedoncewhenIheardhervoiceonthephone.Andhediedagainwhenhisheartstopped

beating.Thepainofknov/ingIlosthimtwicemakesitdoublyhardtobear.

2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A、Emmawasafraidtoanswerhermother'sphonecallatmidnight.

Emmawouldhasteforawhilebeforeansweringhermother'sphone.

C^Emmawasverygladtoanswerhermother'sphone.

D、Emmacouldnotfallasleepatmidnight.

标准答案:B

知识点解析：由选项关健词answerhermother'sphone定位到第一段。虽然第一段

中第一句“…thephoneringsinmyflatIjump…”说至心我“听到电话铃响会跳起来，但

第三句"ButfbrafractionofasecondIfreeze.”说明只是一小会儿的紧张、害怕；文

中并没有说明艾玛也睡不着。

3、Emma'sfatherspentmuchofthenightwithsecretly.

A、thegrandmother

B、Emma'smother

C、hiscolleague

D、astrangewoman

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由题干关键词secretly定位到第十六段中第一句中的“Thewoman's

voice”和第三句中的“atmidnight”以及第十七段中“He'shadaheartattack"("he”指

“Emma'sfather")，我们便可知艾玛的爸爸整晚上大部分时间都和一个女人秘密地

在一起。

4、WhowascryingwhenEmmarushedtothetoilet?

A、Emmaherself.

B、Emma'smother.

C、thestrangewoman.

D^Emma'sfather.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题卜关键词rushedtothetoilet定位到第十八段中最后两句"WhHeI

rushedtothetoilettosplashwateronmyface,Iheardacry.Itwasher.“可看出艾玛进

洗手间时，真正在哭泣的是那个女人。

5、WhatwastheprojectofEmma'sfather?

A^Arealnewprojectonhisnewjob.

B、Thestrangewoman.

C^Militaryproject.

D、AbigsurprisetoEmma.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词project定位到第二十二段第二句"ShewasDad'sso-

calledConfidentialproject…中可知道艾玛的爸爸所说的机密工程其实就是这个女

人，并非真正意义上的工作中的工程或其它。

6、Emmatoldhermotherthatherfathergotheartattackandcollapsedwhenhe.

A、wasdoingthenewproject

B、stayedwiththestrangewoman

C、wascomingback

D、wasvisitingEmma

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关键词toldhermother定位到第二十四段中第一句“goingover

thenewproject”和第三句“…he，dbeenworkingmuchtoohardlately”中可知道艾玛告

诉她妈妈真相，说她爸釜发病晕倒是在工作的时候（事实上是和那个女人在一起的

时候）。

7、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

ANInfact,Emma'smotheroncesuspectedherhusband.

B、Emmaknewthatherfatherstayedwiththestrangewoman.

C、Emmadidnottellthetruthtohermother.

D、Emmafeltguiltyforsheliedtohermother.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关犍词nottrue定位到全篇。文中并未提到艾玛的妈妈的想

法，艾玛知道真相但是没有告诉母亲，因此感到负疚，也是事实。

8、Accordingtothestory,wecanconcludethat.

A^Emmatoldthetruth,butherfathertoldlies

B、Emmatoldlies,butherfathertoldherthetruth

C、bothEmmaandherfathertoldlies

D^bothEmmaandherfathertoldthetruth

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干关键词conclude定位到全篇。艾玛出于好心对她妈妈隐睢了

真相，艾玛的爸爸向他妻子和自己的孩子也都隐瞒了事实，而这是一种情感上的背

叛，但是他们最终还是都撒了谎。

9、Emmatoldherstoryinatone

标准答案：painful

知识点解析：由题干关健词tone定位到文中最后一句中的“pain”可推出此词。

10、Atfirst,Emmaherfatherbecauseshethoughthewasfaithfultohermother.

标准答案：trusted

知识点解析：由题干关键词faithful定位到文中前面有提到艾玛的爸爸对艾玛的妈

妈很好，所以她很信任她的爸爸。

II、"Isawthedoctortakingoffhismaskandlayingahandonhershoulder,"implies

thatthedoctortookthewomanastheman's.

标准答案：wife

知识点解析：由题干关键词Iwasthedoctortakingoffhismask定位到倒数第H—

段。依医生的表现来看也误认为这个女人是艾玛爸爸的妻子。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Heisasupervisor.

B、Heistheoperator.

C、Heisasalesman.

D、Heisavicc-prcsidcnt.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：thewoman要找投际部的负责人，theman答应找史密斯先生，由此

可推断史密斯先生对此负责。故选A。

13、

A、Itbecameahit.

Itwasaflop.

C、Ithadalongrun.

D、Itneveropened.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：四个评沦家中的三个都因为音乐剧的失败而责备其导演。由此得知这

个音乐剧失败了。故选B。

14、

A、Takeadifferentbus.

B、Goshoppingatthenewstore.

C^Findanewrepairgarage.

D、Buyadifferentcar.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：thewoman建议theman应考虑将旧车折价购买一辆新车。故选D。

15、

A、Toomanypeoplearesmoking.

B、Thebreezeissostrong.

C、Thewindowisclosed.

D^Theroomisfull.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：thewoman抱怨屋子太闷，她几乎无法呼吸，iheman认为这里应该

禁止吸烟，由此可推断屋子里有很多人吸烟。故选A。

16、

A^HebelievesMartinwasthewrongperson.

Hewantstoknowwhoistellingthetruth.

C、Hefindsthedecisionunbelievable.

D、Hethoughttherewouldn'tbeanyawards.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：theman认为马丁一定会拿奖，结果没有，他简直不能相信：故选

Co

17、

A、Itturnsintheroom.

HegotitfromBill.

C、Ifsintheroom.

D、Billreturnedit.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Tom让Bill帮他把钥匙还了。故选D。

18、

A、ThatTomisunkind.

B、ThatTomcan'thelp.

C、ThatTomwillhelp.

D、ThatTomwantsmoney.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：thewoman说Tom有颗金子般的心，他一定会帮我们的。故选C。

19、

A^He'slookingfbrhisraincoat.

B、He^soakinghisclothes.

C、Hewantstoclosethewindow.

D、Hegotcaughtinthesnow.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：thewoman问下雪了吗?theman回答说他的衣服都湿透了，说明他遇

上雪了。故选D。

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、Foodpackaging.

Varietiesoffish.

C、Anewsnackfood.

D、Anartificialfoodflavoring.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话第一句就是谈anewhealthfulfood.听完整个对话你就明白所说的

就是这种food.因此正确答案是Co

21、

A、Itsvarietyofcolors.

B、Ilsunusualtexture.

C、Thewayitissold.

D、Itsmainingredient.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从对话我们可知使他吃惊的就是它的营养成分了，由fish制成但无

fish的腥味。因此选D。

22、

A^Topreserveitlonger.

B、Togiveitaparticulartaste.

C、Tomakeitsmoother.

D、Toincreasethefermentation.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从四个选顶可以推测肯定是在这种事物中加入某种成分。既是快餐，

自然是方便、快捷了。既方便又好吃。听完对话自然知道B是正确答案，加入调

味品就使其味道特别了，以便吸引人。

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、Asickfriend.

B、Amathclass.

C、Schoolpolicy.

D、Theman'stest.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：一定要把握关键词，几个选项都有迷惑性，但是A项、B项和D项

只是在文中出现，只有C项是正确答案，依据"privacyactbutihat'sthelaw”等

关键词可以做出削断。

24、

A、Becauseitisagainstihelaw.

B、BecausethemanisnotamemberofTerry'sfamily.

C、Becausethewomancannotfindthetest.

D、BecauseTerrywastoosicktotakethetest.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：先看题目，再有针对性的认真听。依据"Buttheprivacyactwon't

pennitit”“butthafsthelaw”可以做出选择。

25、

A、Young.

B、Purcell.

C、Raleigh.

D、Kelly.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：先看题目，再有针对性的认真听。依据"MylastnameisRaleigh.R一

A—L—E—I—G—H”可以做出判断。

26、

A^Callhisfriend.

B、Gototheofficetogethistest.

C、Sendthewomanaletter.

D、Takethetestlater.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：一般来讲:此类题目，几个选项都具有很强的迷惑性，一定要正确理

解。关键词可以给出提示。由于"Buttheprivacyactwon'tpermitit""butthat'sthe

law”,他只好说THtellTerry”,由此可以看出A为正确答案。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分,共6分。）

27、

A、Countrymusic.

Folkandchurchmusic.

C、Rhythmandbluesmusic.

D、Bluesandjazz.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干询问摇滚乐是从哪种音乐发展而来的，此题属于细节题，文章的

关键句为“fromakindofmusiccalledrhythmandblues”，故选C。嘲为提及的音乐

名称较多，需加以辨析。

28、

A、Becauseitisperformedbytheblacksingers.

B、Becausethemusicisbroadcastacrossthecountryallnight.

C、Becauseitdevelopsfromsomanymusicforms.

D、Becausetheexcitingandspecialrhythmgivesthemafeelingofrebellion.

标准答案：D'''

知识点解析：文章中论述了摇滚乐起初是黑人创作的，但是后来也受到门人年轻人

的喜欢，其中关键词为asaformofrebellion.说明了他们喜欢这种音乐的原因。故

答案为D。

29、

A、Theylovethemusictoo.

Theydisagreethattheyounglistentoit.

CN1hemusicisquitedifferentfromtheonetheylistento.

D、Theyprefertothemusicofjazzandblues.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干询问成年的父母对摇滚乐的看法。文章中关键词如strongly

objectedto,以及“Theydidnotthinkyoungpeopleshouldlistentoit”说明T他们的态

度是反对的。选项B正确。

30、

A、Virusistransmittedbyshakinghandswithothers.

B、Theinfectiousdiseasecan'tbepreventedfromspreading.

CNHandwashingcansaveamillionliveseachyear.

D、Bacteriaonhandsmaycauseheavycold.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干询问这次研究发现的结果，属于细节题，文章开头描述了研究发

现了很多人因为没有养成洗手的习惯而感染传染疾病致死。因此由这一题可得知文

章中心话题为洗手。故答案为C。

31、

A、Tostaywiththepeoplewhohascaughtacold.

Totouchthenoseandeyesaftersomeonenearbycoughed.

C、Tostandintheairwithoutfewclotheson.

D、Toeatthefoodwithoutwashinghands.

标准答案：B:

知识点解析：题干询问什么是导致感冒的最简单的方法。此题也为细节题，需结合

文章的中心话题“洗手”判断。文章中有关键句子"theeasiestwaytocatchacoldisto

touchyournoseoreyesaftersomeonenearbyhassneezedorcoughed”。故选B。

32、

A、Usingthetoweltogetherwithsoap.

B、Rubbinghandstogetherwithsoapandwarmwater.

C、Dryingthehandsafterwashing.

D、Sinkingthehandsintothesoapwaterforafewminutes.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此题也为细节考查题，题干询问何种方式为最有效的洗手方法。文章

中的关键句为rubthemtogetherwhileusingsoapandwarmwater,且下文中详细阐

述了rub“搓”这一动作的具体内容。故答案为B。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、Theirownappearanceandactions.

B、Theirfeelingsaboutothers.

C、Thereactionstoothers'words.

D、Theirworrisomethoughts.

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：题干询问害羞的人最在意什么。文章论述的中心是害羞的人的心理问

题。文章关键句在第一句，说明了害羞的人的最大的问题就是过分关注自己的外表

和行为。故答案为A。

34、

A、Thereactionstocertainproblems.

Thewayofdealingwithproblems.

C、Thethinkingability.

D、Thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselves.

标准答案：D

知识之解析：题干询问什么能影响一个人生活的各个方面。文章中类似的表述为

Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasadeepeffectonallareasoftheir

lives,故答案为Do

35、

A、Theyarepleasedbyit.

B、Theyfeelitisnottrue.

C、Theyareverysensitivetoit.

D、Theyfeeltheyareworthyofit.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干询问害羞的人对褒奖的反应是什么。文章中有关键句“YoWrejust

sayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit，snottrue”所以害羞的人对别人表扬的反应

是不相信是真的。

36、

A、Tobeself-aware.

B、Tomakegoodquality.

C、Tobeperfect.

D、Toaccepttheirweaknessesandstrengths.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:文章有相关提示peoplecartovercomeshynesswithdetermination.比句

的卜文中论述了具体的方案，即accepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths”接

受自己的优点和缺点”。故答案为D。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

“分。）

Thenineteentwentiesbroughtafeelingoffreedomandindependencetomillionsof

Americans,especiallyyoungAmericans.Youngsoldiersreturnedfromtheworldwar

withnewideas.Theyhadseena[BI]worldinEurope.Manyoftheseyoung

soldierswerenot[B2]toquietlyaccepttheoldtraditionsoftheirfamiliesand

villageswhentheyreturnedhome.[B3],theywantedtotrynewwaysofliving.

ManyyoungAmericans,bothmenandwomen,beganto[B4]someofthe

traditionsoftheirparentsandgrandparents.Forexample,someyoungwomenbeganto

[B5]withnewkindsofclothes.Manyyoungwomenbegantosmoke[B6]

,too.Manywomenalsobegantodrinkalcoholwithmeninpublicforthefirst

time.Andtheylistenedtogethertoa[B7]newkindofmusic:jazz.An

importantforcebehindthesechangeswasthegrowingindependenceofAmerican

women.Innineteentweniy,thenationpassedtheNineteenthAmendmenttothe[B8]

,whichgavewomentherighttovote.[B9].Also,newmachinesfreed

manyofthemfromspendinglonghoursofworkinthehomewashingclothes,preparing

food,anddoingotherjobs.Educationwasanotherimportantforce.Thenumberof

studentsattendinghighschooldoubledbetweennineteentwentyandnineteenthirty.

[BIO]Attendanceatcollegesanduniversitiesalsoincreasedgreatly.[Bl1]

37、[Bl]

标准答案：different

知识点解析：此处缺形容词来作名词world的定语。

38、[B2]

标准答案：willing

知识点解析：此处缺形容词，与be...to构成短语，意思是“想要做某事"，短语be

willingtodosth.符合此意。

39、[B3]

标准答案：Instead

知识点解析：此处缺副词，由逗号判断应填词为连接副词，且上下文有转折关系。

40、[B4]

标准答案:challenge

知识点解析：此处缺动词，动词与iradilions构成动宾结构。

41、[B5]

标准答案：experiment

知识点解析：此处缺动词，与介词wilh搭配。

42、[B6]

标准答案：cigarettes

知识点解析：此处缺名词，作动词smoke的宾语，而且应使用复数形式。

43、[B7]

标准答案：popular

知识点解析：此处缺形容词，来修饰名词music。

44、[B8]

标准答案：constitution

知识点解析：此处缺名词，conslilulion意为“宪法

45、[B9]

标准答案：Ofequalimportance,manywomentookjobsduringthewarandcontinued

workingafterthetroopsreturnedhome

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Manyoftheschoolsnowofferednewkindsofclassestopreparestudentsfor

usefuljobs

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[Bll]

标准答案：Andcollegesofferedmoreclassesinsuchusefulsubjectsasteachertraining,

engineering,andbusinessadministration

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（选词填空）（本题共1。题，每题分，共

10分。）

Overthelasttwoyears,inthePCbusinessMichaelDellhasbeenbeatenlikearented

mule.Hiscompanycontinuestolosemarket[SI]particularlyintheU.S.

IndustryanalystswouldsaythatDellhasdoneapoorjobofbringingout[S2]

andattractiveproducts.AppleMacsaleskeeprising.HP,Sony,andLenovohave

[S3]newproductlineswhichhavehadwarm[S4].Dell'score

businessisbeinghitbythreethings.Thefirstisthatthecompanywasfairlylateat

[S5]intoretailoutlets(零售店)overseas.Il[S6]onitsdirectsales

modelfortoolong.Thesecondproblemisthattherecessionhas[S7]Dell's

sales.Dell'sfinalproblemisthatitcannotfindtherightpeopletorunthecompany.It

[S8]dumpedmostoftheseniormanagementthatithiredjustoverayearago.

Ittakestimefornewpeopletogetuptospeed.WordhasgottenoutthatDellplansto

launchitsownhigh-endsmartphone.Delldoesnotdowellwhatitissupposedtodowell.

IthasbecomeasecondratePCcompany.Itproposestopartiallyoffsetthatbyenteringa

businesswhichiscontrolledbyAppleandRIM,themakeroftheBlackberry.Because

smartphonemarginsarehigh,Nokia,theworldlargestcellphonecompany,Samsung,and

SonyEricssonarealso[S9]intothemarket.Thetrafficjamisgoingtobe

[S10].SoDellcan'twininthehandsetbusiness.Whatitoughttodoistotryto

improveitsPCbusiness.A)receptionsB)dependedC)shareD)extraordinaryE)targeting

F)innovativeG)launchedH)declinedIComprehensiveJRecentlyK)rushing

L)expressionsM)expandingN)consequentlyO)cut

48、[SI]

标准答案：C

知识点解析:此处应为名词。上文提到hasbeenbeaten,此空前的continues表明戴

尔公司仍受打击，据此可推断此处表示“失去市场份额“，marketshare也是经济领

域的常见表达，故选share。

49、[S2]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：此处应为形容词，与attractive并列。根据attractive可推知此空的形

容词也含有褒义，形容词库中，innovative最为合适，与attractive一起表示产品是

“创新和吸引人的(这些也是电脑这种产业对产品的常见指标)。

50、[S3]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：此处应为动词的过去分词形式，与have一起构成现在完成时.词库

中能够接newproductlines作宾语的动词只可能是launched“推出”，本文最后一段

第1句也出现了该词。

51、[S4]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此处应为名词。根据空前的warm可以推测，此处应该表示“新产品

线受到热烈欢迎”，名词词库中，receptions最为适合。

52、[S5]

标准答案：M

知识点解析:此处应为动词的・ing形式。动词词库中，rushing和expanding后均可

跟介词into,但rushing含有“争抢着涌入市场”之义，而空前的fairlylate表叫戴尔

公司迟迟才进入海外零售市场，故rushing与文意不符；expandinginto表示“拓展

进入“，符合文意,故选expanding。

53、[S6]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此处应为可去时态的谓语动词。根据空后的介词。n可知此动词必须

能与on搭配，词库中depended最为合适，此处表示“它很长时间依赖于自身的直

销模式

54、[S7]

标准答案：O

知识点解析：此处应为动词的过去分词形式，与have一起构成现在完成时。空前

的recession（经济不景气）提示了此处应为对戴尔销售有消极影响的动词。动词词库

中，declined和cul均符合，但declined作“下降；衰退'’之义时为不及物动词，后面

不能直接跟宾语（作“谢绝”之义时才是及物动词），据此可排除declined；cut符合文

意，表示“经济不景气削减了戴尔的销售额”。

55、[S8]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：此处应为副词。上一句说戴尔最后一个问题是找不到合适的人来管理

公司（一般现在时），接着说戴尔炒掉了聘请才一年的大部分高管（过去时），这两句

之间没有前因后果的关系，故排除consequentlyurecently“最近”正好用在过去时

中，符合文意。

56、[S9]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：此处应为动词的-ing形式，与are一起构成现在进行时。下文的

trafGcjam提示了此处应该表示“各大公司争相进入利润高的smarlphone市场”，

rushing符合文意。

57、[S10]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处应为形容词。结合上文可知此处有“竞争之激烈异乎寻常”之义，

extraordinary符合题意。

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

Itisperhapsthehardestreformofall.Pensionsystemsorenergyshortagescanbefixed

bycuttingentitlementsorspendingmore.Butnoamountofmoneycaninitselfmakea

millionqualifiedteachersmaterializeinlessthanageneration.Thatistheaimofthe

"AllianceforEducationalQuality"launchedbyFelipeCalderon,Mexico'spresident,this

month.Tosignalitsimportance,hegatheredtogethermuchofhiscabinetforthesigning

ceremonyonMay15thwithElbaEstherGordillo,headofthenationalteachers'union.

Theneedforgoodteachersisglaring.Mexicowasplaceddeadlastamongmembersof

theOrganizationtotEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment,aclubofmainly

developedcountries,inreading,scienceandmathematicsinDecemberbythe

ProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment.Lookbeyondsimpleplacerankings

andthepicturegetsworse.Onthereadingpartofthetest,lessthan1%ofMexican15-

yearoldsscoredas"capableofsophisticated,criticalthinking"（comparedwith22%in

SouthKorea,thetopscorer）.OverhalfofMexican15-yearoldswereclassedas

incapableofdoingbasicarithmetic（算术）onthemothsportionofthetest.Themain

problemliesnotwithsalariesforteaching,whicharecompetitivewithotherjobsin

Mexico,butwiththequalityofteachers.Thegovernmenthasbeentryingtosolvethe

problemsince1992,whenitintroducedannualbonuseslinkedtoteachers*participation

intrainingcoursesandtheirscoresontests.Thissystemisfarfromperfect.Thenew

agreementbetweenMr.CalderonandMsGordillohastwoalms.First,thereisapromise

toimprovethefabric（建筑）ofthe27,000schools—aroundoneineight-thatareinpoor

repair.Second,itseekstobreaktheholdoftheunionoverteachers'careers.Underthe

agreement,teacherswouldbehiredandpromotedaccordingtohowtheyfareinasetof

testsdevisedandmarkedbyanewindependentbody.Thereactionofeducationalexperts

tothedealhasbeenmuted.Manyfindithardtobelievethattheunionwillconcedeits

poweroverhiringandfiringinameaningfulway.YetJosefinaVasquezMota,the

ministerofeducation,isoneofMr.Calderon'smoreablepoliticaloperators,Ifshecan

maketheagreementstickinpractice,thequalityofMexicanschoolingshouldgradually

improve.

58、Thepurposeofthepresidentscooperationwiththenationalteachers,unionisto

A^improvethepensionsystemsfortheretiredteacher

B>solvetheenergyshortageproblems

C^improvetheeducationalconditioninMexico

D^showhisauthorityamongthecabinet

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节处设题。由原文“大量钱财并不能使100万名合格的教师在不到

一代的时间内成为现实”可以推知其目的是改善教育状况，C含义与之一致，故为

答案。

59、Theword"glaring"(Line1,Para.2)mostprobablymeans.

A、significant

B、useless

C^decreasing

D、enough

标准答案：A

知识点解析：关键词处设题。根据本段对墨两哥教育状况的糟糕描述可推知对优秀

教师的需求应该是很显著、关键，Asignificant”重要的”含义与之吻合，故为答

案。

60WhatcanbeconcludedfromthefactthatMexico'seducationalconditionseems

worse?

A、Theeconomicalconditionispoor.

B、MexicolostitsmembersmipintheOECD.

C>AlmostallMexicansareincapableofcriticalthinking.

D、Fewerteenagersinitsowncountryaregoodatthinkingandmaths.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：原因处设题。定位句下文给出了原因，即原文对该国15岁儿童状况

的分析很不容乐观，由此可以推断D含义与原文吻合，故为答案。

61、Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheaimofthenewagreement?

A、Itwillpartlyimproveteachers*salaryinMexico.

B、Itwillmaketheteacherstotallyfreebythemselves.

C、Itwillchangethewayofjudgmentonteachers*career.

D、Itwillshiftalltheunion'spowertothegovernment.

标准答案：c

知识点露析：细节处设题。根据该段“在新协议的规定下，教师的雇用和晋升将会

根据其本人在一套测试中的表现来决定。测试试题将由一个新型独立机构出题.测

试结果也将由此机构给出。”可以推知C与文意相符，故为答案。

62、Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat.

A^mosteducationalexpertsarcagainstthedeal

B、therealizationofthedealissignificantinMexico

C^theunion'schargeoverteachers5careersismeaningless

D^therealizationofthedealalldependsonJosefinaVasquezMota

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理处设题。南文章“如果可将该协议内容付诸实施，那么墨西哥国

家的教育质量应会得到逐步完善”可推知Btherealizationofthedealissignificantin

Mexico与原文相符合，故为答案。

WhenforeignersaresometimesaskedwhatseemsmoststrangeaboutAmericansociety,

somewhereonthetopof:helistwillbethefactthattheaveragecitizenisallowedto

possessguns.AlthoughitistruethatmanypeoplecarrygunslegallyintheUnitedSlates,

itisalsoknownthatmanywhopossessgunscarrythemillegally.Others,whodon'thave

guns,feelthatgunscanbeacquiredquiteeasily.Arecentsurveyindicatedthatmany

highschoolstudents,especiallyintheinnercities,canacquireagunwithlittledifficulty,

Someschoolsrequirestudentstopassthroughametaldetectorsimilartothosefoundat

airportsbeforeenteringtheschoolbuilding.Policestatisticsalsoshowthatdeathby

firearmsisoneoftheleadingcausesofdeathamongchildrenundertwentyandmany

citizensfeelthatowningoneisanecessaryforself-protection.Inacampaigntoget

childrentogiveuptheirweapons,gunswereonceexchangedfortoysatChristmas.

Severalyearsagothousandsofchildrenhandedintheirfi