大学英语四级模拟试卷717

大学英语四级模拟试卷717

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic

WhetherSchoolsWillBeReplacedbyComputers.Youshouldwritenomorethan120

words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:1.有人认为学

校会被电脑取代；2.也有人持不同意见；3.结合自己的经历，谈谈你对这个问题

的认识。WhetherSchoolsWillBeReplacedbyComputers

标准答案:WhetherSchoolsWillBeReplacedbyComputersNowadays,computersare

playinganincreasinglyimportantroleinpeople'slife.Forinstance,studentsnowgain

knowledgefromtheInternetorthrougheducationalprogrammes

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。）

AmIdepressed?I'mDepressed.You'veprobablyheardthatexpression"Iamdepressed!"

ahundredtimesormore.Maybeyou'veevensaidityourself.It'sanexpressionthatgets

usedforeverythingfromchippinganail,badgrades,relationshipsandeventhedeathof

afamilymember.But,really...whatisdepression?Sometimesit'shardtoknowthe

differencebetweenfeelingsaidandfeelingstuckinadeephole.Ifyou'reexperiencing

thesymptomsofdepression,it'simportanttoknowhowtotalkaboutitaccurately,how

toidentifyitandwhattodowithit.WhatIt'sNOT?Let'sstartwiththebasics...likethat

depressionisn't.Depressionisnotjustfeelingsad,havingthebluesorbeingangry.

Feelingdowneverynowandthen—andevenbeingsad-arenormalemotionsthat

everyonehas.Eventhoughitmightnotseemverygood,it'sactuallyhealthytoleeland

expresssadnessandanger.Whenwedon'tgetwhatwewant,whenourheartisbroken,

orespeciallywhensomeonewelovegoesaway,wenaturallyfeelsad.Sadnesscaneven

turnintoanger.Ifyou'velearnedtoexpressyourangerandsadnessinhealthyways,

theseemotionswillcontinuetobeanimportant,healthypartofyourlife.It'swhenyou

pretendyouaren'tsad,orwhenyouignoreyouranger,thatotherproblemscanoccur.

Depressionisnotjustbeinginabadmoodorfeelingfrustrated.Allofusexperience

thingseverydaythatcantickusoff（责备，斥责）ormakeusedgy（易怒的）.Others

aroundusknowwe'rehavingabadday,buttheyalsoseeusbouncebackin24hours.If

youcanbouncebackemotionally,itshowsthatyou'velearnedimportantskillstohelp

youworkthroughdifficultsituations.Youknowhowtoexpressemotionseffectively.

Butifthebadmoodstaysforalongperiodoftime,youmayhaveamoreserious

problem.Depressionisnotjustbeingstressedout（囱心理民力过重而筋疲力尽

(ill).Speakinginfrontofaclass,takingexams,movingtoadifferentcityorevendealing

withadeathcanbetough,butsomehow,it'spossibletofindawaytogetthroughthese

eventswithoutexperiencingdepression.It'swhenthestressneverseemstogoawaythat

youneedtolookdeeperatwhat'sgoingonwithyou.DealingwithItSohowdoyou

handlethetoughstuff?Herearesomehealthysuggestions:1.Getsocial.Findasmall

grouptobeapartof.Thiscouldincludeatherapygrouponstressmanagement,children

ofdivorce,clubsatschool,assertivenesstraining,etc.2.GetGoing.Findnewwaysto

dealwithyoursituation.Forinstance,insteadofwithdrawingwhenyou'relonely,tell

someone.Reachout.Makeanewfriend.Whenyou'reangry,putyourthoughtsina

journalinsteadofcuttingorlashingout(猛烈抨击)atsomeone.Thinkbeforeyou

respond.Butdon'tstuffyouremotions—cry,talk,sing,run.3.GetPhysical.Exercise,

properdiet,drinkinglotsofwaterandtakingbettercareofyourbodycanmakeabid

difference.4.Getdirection.Setsomenewgoalsforyourself.But...Ifyoursadness

doesn'tgoawayIfyoustuffyourangerinsideIfyourmoodisalwaysdowncastIfyou've

hadastressfuleventinyourlifeIfsomeoneinyourfamilyhassufferedfromdepression

Ifyouarestressed-outandanxiousmostofthetime...thenyoumaybeexperiencingtrue

depression.Let'sDefineItSowhatisdepression?Depressionisoftenmoreaboutanger

turnedinwardthanitisaboutsadness.Butit'susuallyexpressedassadness.Depression

canhappenatallages,fromchildhoodtooldage,andit'stheUnitedStates'No.1health

problem.Whensomeoneisdepressed,herbehaviorpatternchangeandshelosesinterest

inactivitiessheonceenjoyed(likesports,music,friendships).Ihcsadnessusuallylasts

everydayformostofthedayandfortwoweeksormore.Whattriggersdepression?A

stressfuleventcancertainlybringondepression,butsomewillsayithappenswithouta

specificcause.Sohowdoyouknowifyou'rejusthavingabaddayorarereally

depressed?Depressionaffectsyourthoughts,moods,behaviorandevenyourphysical

health.Thesechangesoftengounrecognizedorarelabeledassimplyabadcaseofthe

blues.Someonewho'strulybattlingdepressionwillhaveextendedperiodsofcrying

spells,feelingsofhelplessness(likenotbeingabletochangeyoursituation)and

hopelessness(likeyou'llfeelthiswayforever),irritationoragitation.Adepressedperson

oftenwithdrawsfromothers.Depressionseldomgoesawaybyitself,andthegreatest

dangerofdepressionissuicide.Theriskofsuicideincreasesifthedepressionisn't

treated.Buthere'sthegoodnews:whentreatedproperly,mostpeoplegreatlyimprove

andreturntonormal,dailyactivities.NowWhat?WhatdoIneedtodo?first,

remember...oneofthesignsofastrong,intelligentpersonistogethelpwhenyouneed

it!Youmaynotfeelverystrong,butinreality,ittakesalotofcouragetostepoutand

askforhelp.Thepeoplewhoaskdevelopintohealthierindividuals.Tellsomeoneyou

trustthatyouthinkyoumaybedealingwiththesymptomsofdepression.Didyouget

that?Il'sreally,reallyimportant,soTmgoingtorepeatit:tellsomeoneyoutrustthatyou

thinkyoumaybedealingwiththesymptomsofdepression.Next,getacompletephysical

examfromyourdoctortomakesurethatyourdepressiondoesn'thaveahormonalor

bodilycause.Tellyourdoctorallofthesymptomsyou'reexperiencing.Ifthephysician

feelsyouneedtoseesomeoneelse,shemightreferyoutoamentalhealthprofessional.

Andwhocouldthatbe?Well,itmightbeapsychiatrist-amedicaldoctorwhocando

mentalevaluationsandprescribemedication.OritmightbeaChristiantherapist-a

licensedpsychologist,licensedprofessionalcounselororalicensedclinicalsocialworker

whocandocounselingwithyoutoworkthroughsomeofyourtoughissues.Whatabout

medication?WhenIfirstbegancounselingpeople,Ididn'trecommendmcdication-

mostlybecauseIwasnotsoinformedasIneededtobe.Overtheyears,though.I'veseen

thebenefitsmedicationgives.Today,therearesomeveryeffectivemedicinesthatcan

helprelievethesymptomsofdepression.Whenmedicationiscombinedwithcounseling

tolearnnew,healthierthoughtsandlifeskills,peoplebecomebetter.Apsychiatristor

well-informedprimarycarephysiciancandeterminewhetherornotmedicationisneeded

basedonthekindofdepressionyou'rebattlingandhowlongyou'vebeenstrugglingwith

it.Usually,withinfourtoeightweeks,acombinationofmedicationandcounselingcan

beveryeffectiveintreatingdepression.Butsometimestreatmentneedstocontinuefor

fourtotwelvemonths.Makesurethat,afteraperiodoftimeinthecounselingprocess,

youhaveafreedomandsafetytotalkaboutanything.

2、Thisarticleismainlyabouthowtotreatpatientswhosufferfromdepression.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨题。全文介绍了抑郁症的症状以及如何应对抑郁症，而不是如何

对待患有抑郁症的病人。

3,Occasionalsadnessisnormaltoeveryoneanditishealthytoexpresssadnessand

anger.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据Whatit，snot部分。该部分主要澄清了哪些问题或现象不属于抑

郁症的症状。该部分的第二段“Feelingdowneverynowandthen-andevenbeingsad-

arenormalemotionsthateveryonehas.Eventhoughitmightnotseemverygood,it's

actuallyhealthytofeelandexpresssadnessandanger,^feelingdown表示“感觉不

快“，短语nowandthen4题目中occasional对应。

4、Lastingbadmoodmayindicateseriousproblems.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据Whatit,snot部分的第五段“Buiiflhebadmoodstaysforalong

periodoftime,youmayhaveamoreseriousproblem.”文中"staysforalongperiodof

time”与题目中lasting说法一致。

5、Getsocial,getmental,getgoing,getphysicalandgetdirectionarewaystobecomea

betterself.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据Dealingwithil部分。该部分提出了几个建议，但是建议的目的

是解决howtohandlethetoughstuff?的问题。此处（hetoughstuff指“抑郁的情绪

题目中说这几个做法是为了使自己变得更好，不正确。

6、IntheUnitedStates,depressionisaseriousproblem.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据Let'sDefineIT部分的第二段“Depressioncanhappenatall

stages»fromchildhoodtooldage,andit'stheUnitedStates'No.1healthproblem.”

此处指出抑郁问题在美国是困扰人们的头号健康问题，因此可以说是个严重的问

题。

7、Hormonalorbodilycauseisthechiefreasonfbrpeoplesuflerfromdepression.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章NowWhat部分的第三段提到“hormonalorbodilycause（荷尔蒙或

身体原因广，但是并没有提到这是人们抑郁、悲伤的主要原因。

8、Itiseffectivetocombinemedicationwithcounselingtotreatdepression.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章倒数第二段“whenmedicationiscombinedwithcounselingto

learnnew,healthierthoughtsandlifeskills,peoplebecomebetter.”可知题目正确。

9、Thegreatestdangerofdepressionis.

标准答案:suicide

知识点解析：根据Let'sDefineit部分第五段最后一句"depressionseldomgoesaway

byitself,andthegreatestdangerofdepressionissuicide.“可知应填suicide。

10、Whensomeoneissufferingdepression,oneofthesignsofhisstrengthand

intelligenceisthathe.

标准答案:getshelp

知识点解析:根据NowWhat?部分第一段“Oneofthesignsofastrong,intelligent

personistogethelpwhenyouneedit!”可知应填getshelpo

11NUsually,acombinationofmedicationandcounselingcanshoweffectintreating

depressionwithin.

标准答案：fourtoeightweeks

知识点解析：根据文章最后一段“usually,withinfourtoeightweeks,acombination

ofmedicationandcounselingcanbeveryeffectiveintreatingdepression.“可知应填

fourtoeightweekso

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Hewantstowriteabookreport.

B、Hewantstoreadthereferencebooks.

C^Hewantstoborrowsomebooks.

D^Hewantstofindsomemodelpapers.

标准答案：c

知识点露斤：男士明确建议去图书馆，并说想借几本参考书，可见他去那里的目的

是借书。

13、

A、Hewantsitcookedsufficiently.

B、Hewantsitcookedallthewaythrough.

C、Hewantsitnotsufficientlycooked.

D^Hewantsitcookedtoasolidconsistency.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：undcKlune意为“半生不熟的”，也就是说，她儿了爱吃做得不是很老

的牛排，C符合此意。

14、

A、Atthehairdresser's.

B、Inahotel.

C>Atthebarber's.

D、Inasupermarket.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士询问对方喜欢把头发理成什么式样，男士说了自己的详细要求，

可见对话应当发生在理发店。需要注意的是，要理发的是一位男士。而

hairdresser1虽然也是“理发店”的意思，但一般指女理发店。男理发店应当用

barber'so

15、

A、Theboysdon'twanttolistentodifferentmusic.

B、Theboysprobablywon'tturndownthemusic.

C^Thewomandoesn'tthinkthemusicistooloud.

D、Theyshouldmovetosomewhereelse.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：makesdifference意为"（对某事）有影响男士让女士去跟孩子们说

说，把音乐声调小一点，女士反问他“你真以为说了管用?”，言外之意是他们不会

听的。因此，正确答案应为B,他们可能不会将音乐声调小。

16、

A、Waitressandcustomer.

Clientandlawyer.

C、Doctorandpatient.

D、Teacherandstudent.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：针对能否因不支付孩子的抚养费而对某公司提出诉讼问题，对话中的

女士在向对方征求专业性意见。从对话内容判断，两人很可能是客户与律师的关

系。

17、

A、Themachinecannolongerberepaired.

B、Thewomanwillhelptorepairthemachine.

C、Adamwillrepairthemachinefortheman.

D、Adamwillhelpthewomantorepairthemachine.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：havesomeonedosomething这一短语意为“让某人做某事

18、

A、8:30.

B、9:00.

C、9:15,

D、9:50.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：回答此题时需要注意的是，问题问的是应当到达的时间，而非实际到

达的时间。对话中的女士说，不知Henry9点钟是否能到，按说他该那时候到。由

此可知，答案应为B。

19、

A、Anearlystartofthematch.

B、Hisownwill.

C、Alatedinner.

D、Thewillofhisschoolmates.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：男士说，如果晚餐结束得不太晚，或许他还能赶得上。因此，晚餐结

束得晚，将会成为影响也去看拳击赛的原因。

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、Theapartmentistoofarfromthecampus.

B、Theapartmentneedsalotofrepairwork.

C、She'shavingtroublewiththeowneroftheapartment.

D、Herroominatewon'tshareexpenses.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：WhyisPaulaunhappy?

21、

A^Findanotherapartment.

B、TalktoMs.Connors.

C、AskSamtorepairthedishwasher.

D^Buyanewdishwasherfortheowner.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：WhatarePaolaandherroommateplanningtodo?

22、

A、Hehassomeknowledgeofthelaw.

Hehadfilesameproblem.

C>Heknowstheowner.

D、Hecanbringalawsuitagainsttheowner.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：WhydoesPaolathinkSamcanhelpher?

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、InScotland.

B、InAmerica.

C、InJapan.

D、InEngland.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Shehasnointerestintraveling.

B、Shehastogoonabusinesstrip.

C、Shehasn'tfinishedherwork.

D、Shehasn'tgotenoughmoney.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、AmericaorJapan.

B、AsiaorJapan.

C^EuropeorAsia.

D、ScotlandorFrance.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A^Australia.

BNAmerica.

C、Japan.

D^Asia.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分,共4分。）

27、

A、At5yearsold.

B>At6yearsold.

C、At7yearsold.

D、It'snotclear.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：WhendochildrenbegintogotoschoolintheUnitedStates?

28、

A、Fromtheparentsofthestudents.

B、Fromthedonationofthesociety.

C^Fromthecontributionsofinfluentialpeople.

D、Fromthegovernment.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Wherecanthepublicschoolsgetmoney?

29、

A、1/2.

B、1/3.

C、1/4.

D、2/3.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：HowmanycollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesworkwhiletheyare

studying?

30、

A、Underatalltree.

B、Ontopofabuilding.

C^Inaclosedcar.

D、Besideametalpole.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。浏览选项可知，本题考的是地点，听录音时要记录选项所示

地点的相关信息，原文结尾处说，打雷时选项A是不安全所在，不要站在树下，

要去地势低的地方，远离金属，以免被雷电击，所以正确答案是C。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

31、

A、$L000.

B、$10,000.

C、$15,000.

D^AHtheirlifesavings.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Twogamblers.

Anewly-marriedcouple.

CNClosefriends.

D、Touristsonvacation.

标准效案.A

知识之解析：暂无解析

33、

A^Hewasverygenerousbynature.

B、Hewasdrawnbytheprettyyoungwoman.

C、Hewastouchedbyhermade-upstory.

D、Hewasamusedbythisunusualhappening.

标准答案：C」

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、immediatelyafterhegavebackthemoney.

B、Assoonashesawtheyoungmanattheroulettetable.

C^Onreadingthe"Thank-you"note.

D、Whenheheardtheyoungman'sresponse.

标准答案：D

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。）

Whenshouldanyvacationsfromthinkingbetaken?Inthissection,youwillhearatimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.

Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanks

numberedfrom26to33withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumbered

from34to36youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,you

caneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyour

ownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat

youhavewritten.Americanreaders,youngandold,love"HarryPotter,r.Thethreestories

aboutan11-yearold[D1]boy'smagical[D2]remainatthetopofthe

NewYorkTimes[B3]list.Fivemillionhardbackcopieshavebeensoldsofar.

Themain[B4]inthebooks,HarryPotter,attendsaschoolforwizardsand

witches,wherehe[B5]andlearnstousehismagicalpowers.An[B6]

,conservativeChristianorganization,knownas"FocusontheFamily",saysit

has[B7]morethan200[B8]fromparentsconcernedaboutthese

books.Theysaythethemesofmagicandwitchcraftaren'thealthyforyoungreaders.

[B9]Somekidswillsay,'Youknowwhat.IthinkwitchcraftisthewayI

wanttogo.*Andofcourse,that'swherewebelieveit'sharmful.n[BIO]In

manyUSschools,students'goodbehaviorisrewardedwithaselectionfrom"Harry

Potter",becausetheyreallywanttoreadthebook.[Bl1]?Thereappearstobe

nooneanswers,otherthan"HarryPotter"strikesanimaginativechordwithchildren,and

manyadults,aswell.

35、[BI]

标准答案：orphan

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B2]

标准答案：adventures

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B3]

标准答案：bestseller

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B4]

标准答案：character

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B5]

标准答案：discovers

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B6]

标准答案：influential

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B7]

标准答案：received

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B8]

标准答案：complaints

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B9]

标准答案："somekidsarcnotgoingtorealizethatit'sfantasy

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[BIO]

标准答案：Librariansandteachersaroundthecountrypraisethebooksforarousing

youngAmcricans,interestinliterature

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[Bll]

标准答案：Whatisitthatmakesboysandgirls,whousedtopreferTV,nowspend

hoursathomewitha400book?

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读(选词填空)(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共

10分。)

Inthe1960s,manypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedtheirattentiontoenvironmental

problems,andnewstcel-and-glassskyscraperswerewidelycriticized.Ecologists[SI]

outthataclusteroftailbuildingsinacityoften[S2]publictransportationandparking

lotcapacities.Skyscrapersarealso[S3]consumers,andwasters,ofelectricpower.In

onerecentyear,theadditionof17millionsquarefeetofskyscraperofficespaceinNew

YorkCity[S4]thepeakdallydemandforelectricityby120,000kilowatts―enoughto

supplytheentirecityofAlbany,NewYork,foraday.Glass-walledskyscraperscanbe

[S5]wasteful.Theheatloss(orgain)throughawall[S6]half-inchplateglassismore

thantentimesthatthroughatypicalmasonrywall[S7]withinsulationboard.To

[S8]thestrainonheatingandair-conditioningequipment,buildersofskyscrapershave

begunto[S9]double-glazedpanelsofglass,andreflectiveglassescoatedwithsilveror

goldmirrorfilmsthat[S10]glareaswellasheatgain.However,mirror-walled

skyscrapersraisethetemperatureofthesurroundingairandaffectneighboringbuildings.

A)pointedI)abandonB)overburdcncdJ)lessenedC)ofK)lessenD)flllcdL)use

E)improvcsM)rcduccF)mildlyN)cspcciallyG)lavishOcconomicalH)raiscd

46、[SI]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据上下文的意思和本句语法结构提示应选择动词，同时pointoul

也是固定搭配。

47、[S2]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文的逻辑，这里的意思应该是“有害于”，或者“增加负担

48、[S3]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：全文的观点是摩天大楼浪费资源，还有其他害处，因此在这里也不会

认为它节约能源。

49、[S4]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：根据全文的逻辑和本句的结构，选择raised。

50、[S5]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：先判断填入副词，再通过逻辑判断意思。

51、[S6]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此处是关于介词of的用法，后面接数字。

52、[S7]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：搭配,befilledwith表示“填满，充满二

53、[S8]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：搭配befamiliarwith表示“对...熟悉

54、[S9]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：根据上下文的逻辑和句子结构。

55、[S10]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：根据上下文的逻辑和句子结构。

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共拓题，每题74

分，共70分。）

Inrecentyearsmanycountriesoftheworldhavebeenfacedwiththeproblemofhowto

maketheirworkersmoreproductive.Someexpertsclaimtheansweristomakejobs

morevaried.Butdomorevariedjobsleadtogreaterproductivity?Thereisevidenceto

suggestthatwhilevarietycertainlymakestheworkers'lifemoreenjoyable,itdoesnot

actuallymakehimworkharder.Asfarasincreasingproductivityisconcerned,the

varietyisnotanimportantfactor.Otherexpertsfeelthatgivingtheworkerfreedomtodo

hisjobinhisownwayisimportantandthereisnodoubtthatthisistrue.Theproblemis

thatthiskindoffreedomcannoteasilybegiveninthemodernfactorywithits

complicatedmachinerywhichmustbeusedinafixedway.Thuswhilefreedomofchoice

maybeimportant,thereisusuallyverylittlethatcanbedonetocreateit.Another

importantconsiderationishowmucheachworkercontributestotheproductheis

making.Inmostfactoriestheworkerseesonlyonesmallpartoftheproduct.Somecar

factoriesarenowexperimentingwithhavingmanysmallproductionlinesratherthanone

largeone,sothateachworkercontributesmoretotheproductionofthecarsonhisline.

Itwouldseemthatnotonlyisthedegreeofworkers*contributionanimportant,factor,

therefore,butitisalsoonewecandosomethingabout.Towhatextentmoremoneyled

togreaterproductivity?Theworkersthemselvescertainlythinkthisisimportant.But

perhapstheywantmoremoneyonlybecausetheworktheydoissoboring.Moneyjust

letsthemenjoytheirsparetimemore.Asimilarargumentmayexplaindemandsfor

shorterworkinghours.Perhapsifwesucceedinmakingtheirjobsmoreinteresting,they

willneitherwantmoremoney,norwillshorterworkinghoursbesoimportanttothem.

56、Whichoftheseisnotapossiblefactorleadingtogreaterproductivity?

A、Tomakejobsmorevaried.

B>Togivetheworkerfreedomtodohisjobinhisownway.

C>Degreeofworkcontribution.

D^Demandsforlongerworkinghours.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章分别讨论了几种可能会提高生产力的方法，但未提到D项。

57>Accordingtothepassage,whydoworkerswantmoremoney?

A、Becausetheirjobsaretooboring.

Becausetheywanttoenjoymoresparetime.

C、Becausetheywanttomaketheirjobsmoreinteresting.

D、Becausetheydemandshorterworkinghours.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据最后一段：Butperhapstheywantmoremoneyonlybecausethe

worktheydoissoboringo选项B说：Becausetheywanttoenjoymoresparetime,即

工人们享受更多的闲暇时间与原文并不完全一致，原文是enjoymore,即“更好享

受“，而非选项中的“享受更多的时间

58、Thelastsentenceinthispassagemeansthatifwesucceedinmakingworkers,jobs

moreinteresting.

A、theywillwantmoremoney

B、theywilldemandshorterworkinghours

C^moremoneyandshorterworkinghoursareimportantfactors

D、moremoneyandshorterworkinghourswillnotbesoimportanttothem

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章最后一段：Perhapsifwesucceedinmakingtheirjobsmore

interesting,theywillneitherwantmoremoney»norwillshorterworkinghoursbeso

importanttothem.

59^Inthispassage,theauthortellsus.

ANhowtomaketheworkersmoreproductive

B、possiblefactorsleadingtogreaterefficiency

C^toacertainextentmoremoneyleadtogreaterproductivity

D、howtomakeworkers1jobsmoreinteresting

标准答案：B

知识点解析：全局题。本文讨论的是使工人提高工作效率的可能办法。选项A为

“如何使工人提高劳动效率”。选项B为“促使效率提高的可行因素”。A,B比较又

可得出B更加具有概括性，因为通篇讲述的是提高劳动效率的一些途径，可排除

Ao故答案为B。

60Theauthorofthispassageisprobablya.

A、teacher

worker

C、manager

D、physicist

标准答案：C

知识点解析：因为文章讲述的是提高工人劳动效率的一些可能的途径，与公司管理

密切相关。故答案为C最为合适。

NearlyhalfofUSemployersresearchtheonlineprofilesofjobcandidatesonsocial

networkssuchasFacebook,MySpaceorLinkedln,accordingtoanewsurvey.Forty-five

percentoftheemployerssurveyedforCareerB,thelargestUSonlinejobsite,

saidtheyusesocialnetworkingsitestocheckonjobcandidates,upfromjust22percent

inasurveyconductedlastyear.Another11percentsaidtheyplantostartusingsocial

networkingsitesforscreening."Associalnetworkinggrowsincreasinglypervasive,more

employersareutilizingthesesitestoscreenpotentialemployees,"CareerBuildersaidina

statement.Itsaidjobseekersshould"bemindfuloftheinformationtheypostonline."

CareerBuildersaidthatofthosewhoconductonlinesearchesasbackgroundcheckson

jobcandidates,29percentuseFacebook,26percentuseLinkedlnand21percentuse

MySpace.Elevenpercentsearchblogswhilesevenpercentfollowcandidatesonmicro­

bloggingserviceTwitter.Thirty-fivepercentofthosesurveyedsaidtheyhavefound

contentonasocialnetworkthatcausedthemnottohireacandidate,CareerBuildersaid.

Examplesincluded"provocative（挑衅的）orinappropriatephotographsorinformation"

orcontentaboutdrinkingorusingdrugs.Otherreasonscitedwerebadmouthing（说坏话）

apreviousemployer,co-workersorclients,poorcommunicationskills,making

discriminatory（歧视性的）comments,lyingaboutqualificationsorsharingconfidential

informationfromapreviousemployer.Informationfoundonsocialnetworkingprofiles

wasnotalwaysanegativefactorinfindingajob.Eighteenpercentofemployerssaidthey

havefoundcontentonsocialnetworkingsitesthatcausedthemtohirethecandidate,

CareerBuildersaid.Someprofiles"providedagoodfeelfbrthecandidate'spersonality"

orsupportedtheirprofessionalqualificationswhileothersdemonstratedcreativityor

solidcommunicationskils.RosemaryHaefner,vicepresidentofhumanresourcesat

CareerBuilder,recommendedthatcandidates"cleanupdigitaldirt"beforebeginninga

jobsearchbyremovingphotos,contentandlinkswhichcouldhurttheirchances.The

surveyof2,667hiringmanagersandhumanresourceprofessionalswasconductedby

HarrisInteractivebetweenMay22andJune10.Ithasasamplingerrorofplusorminus

1.9percentagepoints.

61、Inthepassage,"screening"（Line1,Para.3）refersto.

A、testingemployeesforillness

B、revealingsomething（hathides

C^checkingonpotentialemployees

D、conductingonlineresearches

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第三段中提到，另有11%的雇主称他们打算开始使用社交网站来

screening,其中的Another暗示上文有雇主做同样的事情。第二段中说45%的受访

雇主称他们通过社交网站来核查求职者，与第三段内容相对应，其中的tochcckon

jobcandidates对应第三段中的forscreening,而［C］中的potentialemployees与job

candidates同义,故答案为［C］。

62>Socialnetworkswebsitesareusedbymanyemployersbecausetheformer.

A、helprevealwhatkindofpersonanjobcandidateis

B、canspreadtheinformationofthecompanyinafastway

C、savecompanieslotsofmoneyoncommunication

D、helpimproveemployer-employeerelationship

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第五段首句提到很多网站被当做审查求职者背景的途径，下面几段也

提到雇主因为看到求职者在社交网站的个人信息而放弃录用或录用该求职者，由引

可知这些网站中包含求职者方方面面的信息，可以帮助雇主来确定求职者是什么样

的人，［A］的表述与此一致，故为答案。［B］“能够更快地传播公司的信息”和［C］“省

去公司用于沟通联系方面的大量资金”在文中没有体现，故不合题意。根据下文提

到社交网站提供信息对求职者有利有弊，说明其既有利于雇佣关系，也可以破坏雇

佣关系，［D］只表述其一，过于片面，故排除。

63、Accordingtothesurvey,thesocialnetworkingwebsiteusedmostbyemployersto

checkjobcandidatesis.

A、CareerBuilder

B>MySpace

C、Facebook

D^Linkcdln

标准答案：c

知识点脑析：第五段中列举了雇主用来审杳潜在雇员在线资料的五种方式：

Facebook,Linkcdln,MySpace,Twitter,并分别给出其相应的使用比例。不难判

断出，Facebook的使用比例最高，故答案为［C］。

64、CareerBuilder'sviceHRpresidentRosemaryHaefliersuggestedthatjob

seekers.

A、takewildpartypicturesofftheirblogs

nevertalkilloftheirpreviousbosses

C^avoidloggingonsocialnetworksinrealname

D、removeallthepersonalinformationonline

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第十段中，RosemaryHaefner建议求职者在开始找工作之前先删除可

能破坏他们就业机会的照片、内容和链接，［A］中的wildpartypictures就是此类照

片中的一种，故答案为［A］。删除的只是对自己不利的网上信息，［D「删除所有网

上个人信息''表述太过绝对，故应排除。［B］“永远不要说前任老板的坏话”是根据第

六段第三句中badmouthingapreviousemployer所设的干扰项，这里不是Rosemary

Haefner的建议，而是CareerBuilder调查显示的结果，故应排除。［C］"不以真名字

登陆社交网站”在文中未提及。

65、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A^Socialnetwor