大学英语四级模拟试卷733

大学英语四级模拟试卷733

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、1.询问关于展览内容等的信息2.开闭馆时间3.是否有折扣（discount）

标准答案；DearSirorMadam,Iamorganizingagroupofstudentstopayavisittothe

historicalexhibitioninyourtown.Therefore,Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldsupplyme

withthefollowinginformation.Firstofall,Iwanttoknowwhatisthesizeofthe

exhibition,whatisitsthemeandwhatobjectsareondisplay.Secondly,whatarethe

datesbetweenwhichtheexhibitionwillbeheld,andwhatarcthedailyopeninghours?

Thirdly,arethereanyotheractivitiesbeingheldinconnectionwiththeexhibition?Imust

pointoutthat1hopetobringoverstudentstotheexhibition.SoIwouldliketoinquireif

thereisanydiscountavailableonentranceticketsforstudents.Ilookforwardtoyour

reply.Yourssincerely,LiMing

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共10

分。）

NaturalgasVehiclesKermittheFrogoncesaid,"Ifsnotthateasybeinggreen."Although

hewasn'treferringtocars,hisobservationseemsparticularlyappropriatefortheauto

industrytoday:Designing,developingandmarketing"green"carshasnotbeenaneasy

task,whichiswhygasoiinepoweredvehiclesstillruletheroadandfossilfuelsstillac

countforalmost75percentoftheworld'senergyconsumption.Asgasolinepricessoar

andconcernoverharmfulemissionmounts,however,carsihairunonakernaiefuel

sourceswillbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Anaturalgasvehicle,orNGV,istheperfect

exampleofsuchacarit'sfuelefficient,environmentallyfriendlyandoffersarelatively

lowcostofownership.NaturalGasBasicsTheword"gas"isaconfusingtermbecauseit

isusedtodescribemanydifferentsubstancesthataresimilarhutnotexactlythesame.

Forexample,the"gas"youputinyourcarisgasoline,onecomponentofcrudeoil,or

petroleum.Petroleumisadark,stickyliquidmixtureofcompoundsformedunderground

bytiledecayofancientmarineanimals.Naturalgasalsocranesfromthedecayofancient

organisms,butitnaturallytakesagaseousforminsteadofaliquidform.Naturalgas

commonlyoccursinassociationwithcrudeoil.Itisderivedfrombothlandplantsand

aquatic（水中的）organicmatterandformsaboveorbelowoildeposits.Itisoften

dissolvedincrudeoilatthehighpressuresexistinginareservoir.Therearealso

reservoirsofnaturalgas,knownasnonassociatedgas,thatcontainonlygasandnooil.

Naturalgasconsistsprimarilyofmethane（甲烷）andotherhydrocarbongases.

Hydrocarbonsareorganiccompoundscomposedonlyoftheelementscarbonand

hydrogen.Thehydrocarbonsinnaturalgasarecalledsaturatedhydrocarbonsbecause

theycontainhydrogenandcarbonboundtogetherbysinglebonds.Likegasoline,natural

gasiscombustible,whichmeansitcanbeusedinacombustionenginelikegasoline.But

carsthatcouldburnnaturalgasdidn'tappearonthesceneuntilthe1930s.FromFieldto

FordWeextractnaturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsbydrillingwellsintothe

earth.Amodemwell,equippedwithdiamondstuddeddrillbits,candrilltodepths

approaching25,000feet.Throughoutthe19thcentury,theuseofnaturalgasremained

localizedbecausetherewasnowaytotransportlargequantitiesofgasoverlong

distances.In1890,theinventionofaleakproofpipelinecouplingmadeitpossibleto

transportgasmilesfromthesource,Improvementsinpipelinetechnologycontinuedover

thenexttwodecadesconstructedmorethan10majornaturalgastransmissionsystemsin

theUnitedStates,makingnaturalgasaviableenergysourceformanyapplications.The

oilshortagesofthelate1960sandearly1970sbroughtrenewedinterestinnaturalgasas

afuelsource,especiallyforautomobiles.Today,ownersofnaturalgasvehiclescanfillup

theircarsatoneof1,300fuelingstationslocatedintheUnitedStates.Hondaalsooffers

apersonalnaturalgaspuinptopeoplewhopurchaseitsnaturalgaspoweredCivic.The

pumpusesahome'sexistingnaturalgaslinesandcanbeinstalledfor$500to$1500.

NaturalgasVehicleDesignNaturalgasvehiclesusethesamebasicprinciplesasgasoline

poweredvehicles.Inotherwords,thefuel(naturalgasinthiscase)ismixedwithairin

thecylinderofafburstrokeengineandthenignitedbyasparkplugtomoveapistonup

anddown.Althoughtherearesomedifferencesbetweennaturalgasandgasolineinterms

offlammabilityandignitiontemperatures,NGVsthemselvesoperateonthesame

fundamentalconceptsasgasolinepoweredvehicles.Still,somemodificationsarerequired

tomakeanNGVworkefficiently.Thesechangesareprimarilyinthefuelstoragetank,

theengineandthechassis.AdvantagesThebiggestadvantageofNGVsisthatthey

reduceenvironmentallyharmfulemissions.Naturalgasvehiclescanachieveuptoa93

percentreductionincarbonmonoxideemissions,33percentreductioninemissionsof

variousoxidesofnitrogenanda50percentreductioninreactivehydrocarbonswhen

comparedtogasolinevehicles.NGVsalsoratehigherinparticulatematter10(PM10)

emissions.PM10particlestransportanddeposittoxicmaterialsthroughtheair.NGVs

thatoperateindieselapplicationscanreducePM10emissionsbyafactorof10.

Naturalgasvehiclesalsoofferthesebenefits:NGVsaresafer.Thefuelstoragetankson

anNGVarethickerandstrongerthangasolineordiesel(内燃机车)tanks.Therehasnot

beenanNGVfueltankruptureinmorethantwoyearsintheUnitedStates.Naturalgas

costsarelowerthangasoline.Onaverage,naturalgascostsonethirdlessthangasolineat

thepump.Naturalgasisconvenientandabundant.Aweltestablishedpipeline

infrastructureexistsintheUnitedStatestodelivernaturalgastoalmosteveryurbanarea

andmostsuburbanareas.Therearemorethan1,300NGVfuelingstationsintheUnited

States,andmorearebeingaddedeveryday.Naturalgaspriceshaveexhibitedsignificant

stabilitycomparedtooilprices.Historically,naturalgaspriceshaveexhibitedsignificant

pricestabilitycomparedtothepricesofpetroleumbasedfuels.Thisstabilitymakesit

easiertoplanaccuratelyforlongtermcosts.NGVshavelowermaintenancecosts.

Becausenaturalgasburnssocleanly,itresultsinlessv/earandtearontheengineand

extendsthetimebetweentuneupsandoilchanges.DisadvantagesOneofthebiggest

complaintsaboutNGVsisthattheyaren'tasroomyasgasolinecars.Thisisbecause

NGVshavetogiveuppreciouscargoandtrunkspacetoaccommodatethefuelstorage

cylinders.Notonlythat,thesecylinderscanbeexpensivetodesignandbuilda

contributingfactortothehigheroverallcostsofanaturalgasvehiclecomparedtoa

gasolincpowcrcdcar.AnotherdrawbackisthelimiteddrivingrangeofNGVs,whichis

typicallyabouthalfthatofagasolinepoweredvehicle.Forexample,Honda'snaturalgas

Civic,theCivicGX,cangoupto220mileswithoutrefueling.Atypicalgasolinepowered

Civiccangoapproximately350mileswithoutrefueling.IfadedicatedNGVranoutof

fuelontheroad,itwouldhavetobetowedtotheowner'shomeortoalocalnaturalgas

refuelingstation,whichmightbehardertofindthana"regular1'gasstation.Finally,it

shouldbenotedthatnaturalgas,likegasoline,isafossilfuelandcannotbeconsidereda

renewableresource.WhilenaturalgasreservesintheUnitedStatesarestillconsiderable,

theyarcnotinexhaustible,somepredictthattherearcenoughnaturalgasrcserves

remainingtolastanother67.1years,assumingthatthe2003levelofproduction

continues.

2、ThispassageexplainsthebasicideaofNGVsandexaminesthebenefitsand

shortcomingsofthistechnology.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题是一道主旨题。综合原文的标题和各个小标题可知，文章探讨了

天然气交通工具的基础原理(basics),发展过程、设计(design),优点(advantages)和

缺点(disadvamages)。因此题干说文章介绍了天然气交通工具的基本知识和优缺点

是正确的。

3、Naturalgasismainlymadeupofmethaneandotherhydrocarbongasses.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析•：本句符合文章的内容。根据第一个小标题下的第三段首句可知。

4、Thebasicprinciplesappliedtonaturalgasvehiclesarequitedifferentfromthose

appliedtogasolinepoweredvehicles.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句不符合文章的内容。第三个小标题中讨论了天然气交通工具的工

作原理，首句指出天然气交通工具和汽油交通工具使用thesamebasicprinciples,

题「的quitedifferent与原文相悖。

5、ThebiggestadvantageprovidedbyNGVsisthattheyhelpreducecaraccidentstoa

greatdegree.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句不符合文章的内容。由小标题advantages下的第一句话可知。

6、Theaveragecostofnaturalgasisonethirdlessthanthatofgasolineatthepump.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本句符合小标题advantages下第四自然段的内容。

7、NGVsaren'tasroomyasgasolinecarsbecausetheyhavetogiveupcargoandtrunk

spacetoaccommodatethefuelstoragecylinders.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本句符合小标题disadvantages下第一自然段的内容。

8、TheUnitedStateshaslargeruseofNGVsthantheothercountriesinEurope.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本句在文中没有提到。

9、Notuntilthewerethecarsthatcouldburnnaturalgasinvented.

标准答案：1930s

知识点解析：从第一个小标题下最后一段可找到答案。

10、Naturalgastrappedinundergroundreservoirsisextractedby.

标准答案:drillingwellsintotheearth

知识点解析：从第二个小标题的第一句话中可找到答案。

11、Peoplerenewedtheirinterestinnaturalgasasafuelasaresultofofthelate

1960sandearly1970s.

标准答案：theoilshortages

知识点解析：从第二个小标题的第二自然段中可找到答案。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分0）

12、

A、Heiscarelessabouthisappearance.

B、Heisashamedofhispresentcondition.

C、Hechangesjobsfrequently.

D、Heshaveseveryotherday.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推断题。男士首先提到肖恩遛遢，女士乂说肖恩应该每隔一天刮一次

胡子，把自己弄干净点，由此可知肖恩不注重自己的外表，故选A。

13、

A、Janemaybecaughtinatrafficjam.

B、Janeshouldhavestartedalittleearlier.

C^HeknowswhatsortofpersonJaneis.

D、HeisirritatedathavingtowaitforJane.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:推断题。由男士的话drivethroughveryheavytraffic可知,简maybe

caughtinatrafficjam,故A正确。

14、

A、TrainingfortheMid-AtlanticChampionships.

B、Makingpreparationsforatrans-Atlantictrip.

C、Collectinginformationaboutbaseballgames.

D^Analyzingtheirrivals'on-fieldperformance.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。由女士的答语we'reallworkingrealhardrightnow!（我们现在

正紧锣密鼓地训练呢!）可知，女士所在的棒球队正在进行赛前训练，故选A。

15、

A、Hehadanarrowescapeinacaraccident.

Heishospitalizedforaseriousinjury.

C、Helosthismothertwoweeksago.

D、Hehasbeenhavingahardtime.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。男士提到约翰的母亲出车祸住院了，女士又说约翰的父亲两

年前也过世了，可见约翰的近况比较悲惨，故选D。

16、

A、Thewomanhasknov/nthespeakerforalongtime.

B、Themanhaddifficultyunderstandingthelecture.

C^Themanismakingafussaboutnothing.

D、Thewomanthinkshighlyofthespeaker.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。男士觉得演讲无趣，女士却说好久没有听到这么好的演讲

了，可见女士对演讲是高度肯定的，故选D。

17、

A、Hehasdifficultymailingsenseoflogic.

B、Statisticsandlogicarebothchallengingsubjects.

C、Thewomanshouldseekhelpfromthetutoringservice.

D、Tutoringservicesareverypopularwithstudents.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。女士提到逻辑学得很辛苦，男士说学校有辅导班，由此可知

他建议女士寻求辅导班的帮助，故选C。

18、

A、HerovercoatisasstylishasJilfs.

B、Jillmissedherclasslastweek.

C^Jillworetheovercoatlastweek.

D^Sheisinthesameclassastheman.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题.男士问女士上周是否穿着这件时髦的外套，女士说那是她妹

妹吉尔，由此可知吉尔上周穿着那件时髦的外套，故选C。

19、

A^Acomputergame.

B、Animaginarysituation.

C、Anexcitingexperience.

D^Avacationbythesea.

标准答案：B.

知识点解析：细节题。由对话中的suppose,Iguess可知对话中二人谈论的是想象

的场景，故选B。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题1.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Inthe15thcentury.

B、Inthe16thcentury.

C^Inthe17thcentury.

D、Inthe18thcentury.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中明确提出"Inthe17thcentury,weeklynewspapersinLondonbegan

tocarryadvertisements.”故答案为C。

21、

A^Becauseofthesizeandcompositionoftheiraudience.

B、Becauseoftheirdiverseandlivelyprograms.

C、Becauseadvertisingisthemostimportantsourceofincomeforthem.

D、BecauseTVandradiostationsarerunbyadvertisingcompanies.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:据原文“InWesternindustrialnationsthemostpervasivemediaare

televisionandradiobecauseofthesizeandcompositionoftheaudience.”可知答案为

Ao

22、

A^Newspapersandmagazines.

B、Directmail.

C、Transitadvertising.

D^Outdoorbillboardsandposters.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此题为细节题。根据文章所述“theotheradvertisingmediainclude

directmail,whichcanmakeahighlydetailedandpersonalizedappea『可知B为正确

答案。

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、Howtoproducepollutionfreebus.

B、Howtopreventourenvironmentfrombeingpolluted.

C、Whethertorideapassengerbusoraprivatecar.

D、Howtoreducethepollutantsproducedbybus.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Shewantstocutbackonhermonthlyexpense.

B、Hercarisatthegarage.

C、Shepromisestomeetthemanonthepassengerbus.

D、Shewantstocontributetoacleanerenvironment.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Itisaveryrgoodinsulator.

B、Itisakindoflubricant.

C^Itisanewtypeofgasoline.

D、Itisawaxcoat.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、Thetroubleofmeltingconiineoxide.

B、Thehighpriceofit.

C、Ihcditficultyofsprayingitontheengineparts.

D、Itbeingnotenviromnent-friendly.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题1.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Five.

B、Three.

C、Four.

D、Two.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Becausehelostone.

B、Becauseheonlyboughtthree.

C^Becauseheforgottocounttheonehewasriding.

D、Becausehedidn'tknowhowtocount.

标准答案.C

知识点嬴析：暂无解析

29、

A、Shethoughtherhusbandwasasfoolishasadonkey.

B、Shereallysawfivedonkeys.

C、Shewasasfoolishasherhusband.

D、Shefoundtwootherdonkeysfollowingthemback.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A^Cleanair,muchfoodandmoreexercise.

B、Cleanair,freshfoodandlessexercise.

C、Cleanair,freshfoodandsimplelife.

D、Hardwork,muchfoodandsimplelife.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：观察本篇所有题目的选项，重复出现的词汇有

一什"吁00d”~6泡5丁1炉等，可初步判断文章是有关生活方式的。本题询问长寿

的基本因素是什么。此题考查对细节的记忆，关键要听到“三件事情似乎很重要：

新鲜空气，新鲜食物和简单的生活方式”，可判断选项C（新鲜空气、新鲜食物和简

单的生活方式）正确。

31、

A、Theyliveahappyandhealthylife.

B、Theyarefamousfortheirdiligence.

C、Theyworkhardoutdoorsinthefieldsandcatlessfood.

D、Therewerefewcrimes,fewdivorcesandnotmuchillnessintheirsociety.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题目询问关于喜马拉雅山人的陈述以下哪一项是正确的。关键是听到

“他们是一个幸福、平和的民族，因为健康长寿而闻名印度“，可判断选项A（他们

过着幸福、健康的生活）正确。

32、

A、TheSecretofaHappyLife.

B、TheSecretofaLongLife.

CNHunzasoftheHimalayasandTheirLongLives.

D、TheImportanceofaSimpleWayofLife.

标准答案：R

知识点解析：题目询问文章的标题可以是什么。此题考查对整体的理解，根据

29、30题的选项，可判断选项B（长寿的秘诀）正确。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分,共4分。）

33、

A、Theyaresupportedbythelocalgovernment.

B、Theyarenamedafterthecitieswheretheylive.

C、Theirplayersgatheredfromalloverthecountry.

D、TheyplayprofessionalbasketballgamesinNovemberonly.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：短文提到，美国的专业球队以他们所在的城市来命名，B与此同义,

故正确。

34、

A、Duringthesummermonths.

B、Duringthespringmonths.

C、Duringthewintermonths.

D、Duringtheautumnmonths.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：短文提到，美国职业篮球赛冬季在室内进行，故选C。

35、

A、Basketball.

Football.

C、Baseball.

D、Golf.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：短文提到，棒球运动是美国全国性的娱乐活动，C正确。

36、

A、Bothrequirestrengthandspecializedskills.

B、Bothrequireheightandresponsibility.

C、Bothrequireenthusiasmandhardwork.

D^Bothrequireflexibilityandgoodhealth.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：短文捉到，美式足球与国际足球都对体力和专业技能有要求，故A

正确。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。）

Asmytrainwasnotduetoleaveforanotherhour,Ihadplentyoftimetospare.After

buyingsome[Bl]toreadonthejourney,Iwenttotheluggageofficeto[B2]

thesuitcaseIhadlefttherethreedaysbefore.Itookoutmypursetofindthe

receiptformy[B3].ThereceiptdidnotseemtobewhereIhadleftit.Itook

outallthethingsinthepurse,butnomatterhowhardI[B4],thereceiptwas

nowheretobefound.Whenmy[B5]came,Iexplainedthesituationtothe

assistant.Themanlookedatme[B6]andaskedmeto[B7]thecase.

Theassistantthengavemeaformandtoldmetomakealistofthe[B8]things

inthecase.[B9].ItriedtorememberallthearticlesIhadhurriedlypackedand

wrotethemdownastheycametome.AfterIhaddonethis,Iwenttolookamongthe

shelves.Ifoundthecaselyinginacorner.[BIO].AgainItookoutmypurse

andthistimetopay.Ipulledoutatendollarnoteandthe"lost"receiptslippedoutwith

it.[Bl1].Hewasnoddinghisheadknowingly,asiftosaythathehadoften

seenthishappenbeforetoo!

37、[Bl]

标准答案：magazines

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B2]

标准答案:collect

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B3]

标准答案：case

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B4]

标准答案：searched

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B5]

标准答案：lurn

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B6]

标准答案：doubtfully

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：describe

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B8]

标准答案：chief

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[B9]

标准答案：Iftheywerecorrect,hesaid,Icouldtakethecaseaway,

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Afterexaminingthearticlesinside,theassistantwassatisfiedthatthecase

wasmine,andtoldmeIcouldtakeitaway.

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[B11]

标准答案：Icouldnothelpfeelingashamed,andglancedattheassistant.

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（选词填空）（本题共7。题，每题7.0分，共

I。分。）

TheUnitedStateshashistoricallyhadhigherratesofmarriagethanthoseofother

industrializedcountries.Thecurrent[SI]marriagerateintheUnitedStates一

about9newmarriagesforevery1,000peopleinayear-issubstantiallyhigherthan-itis

inotherindustrializedcountries.However,marriageisnolongeras[S2]asit

wasseveraldecadesago.TheproportionofAmericanadultswhoaremarried[S3]

from72percentin1970to60percentin2002.Thisdoesnotmeanthatlarge

numbersofpeoplewillremain[S4]throughouttheirlives.Throughoutthe

20thcentury,about,90percentofAmericansmarriedatsomeperiodintheirlives.

Experts[S5]thataboutthesameproportionoftoday'syoungadultswill

eventuallymarry.Thetimingofmarriagehasvaried[S6]overthepast

century.In1995theaverageageofwomenintheUnitedStatesatthetimeoftheirfirst

marriagewas25.The[S7]ageofmenwasabout27.Menandwomeninthe

UnitedStatesmarryforthefirsttimeatanaverageoffiveyearslaterthanpeopledidin

the1950s.Besides.youngadultsofthe1950smarriedyoungerthanany[S8]

generationdidinU.S.history.Today'slaterageofmarriageisinlinewiththeageof

marriagebetween1890and1940.Moreover,a[S9]proportionofthe

populationwasmarricd(95percent)duringthe1950sthanatanytimebeforeandafter.

Expertsdonotagreeonwhythe"marriage-rush"ofthelate1940sand1950soccurred,

butmostsocialscientistsbelieveitrepresentedaresponsetothereturnofpeacefullife

and[S10]after15yearsofsevereeconomicdepressionandwar.WordBank:

A.declinedI.predictB.prosperityJ.largerC.consistentlyK.widespreadDunmarried

L.previousE.increasedM.claimF.automaticallyN.averageG.recessionO.smallerH.

annual

48、[SI]

标准答案：H

知识点解析:破折号后的about9newmarriagesforevery1,000peopleinayear是对

currentmarriagerate的具体说明。inayear表明此处提到的结婚率是以年为

单位统计的。所以空中应填入H.annual”每年的，一年一次的”。

49、[S2]

标准答案:K

知识点解析：nolongerasasitwas表明空中所填形容词应能体现出前文提

到的现象及特点。前文说美国的结婚串曾在历史正比其他工业化国家都高，这说明

结婚现象在美国是比较普遍的，因此此处应选K.widespread.选项中的其他形容

词都不能作表语修饰marriageo

50、[S3]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：分析句子结构，此处应填动词作谓语。from72percentin1970to60

percentin2002说明结婚的比例在下降，所以选A.declincd”下降，下滑

E.increased在语法结构上正确，但其与数字下滑这一语义不符。

51、[S4]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：空中应填形容词作系动词remain的表语。作者通过Thisdoesnot

meanthat否定一种观点，而这种观点应是提到结婚率下降的问题时，人们通常会

联想到的，结婚率下降很可能包含有些人一辈子独身的原因在里面，所以本空应填

入D.unmarriedo

52、[S5]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：that从句中的将来时（willeventuallymarry）说明年轻成年人最终会结婚

只是专家的一种预测，故选Lpredict“预计，估计”。干扰项M.claim接从句作宾语

时，从句的内容通常是肯定而真实的，所以claim与此处的不确定语气矛盾%

53、[S6]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：分析句子结构，此处应填副词修饰动词varied。本段第四、五句提

至lj：Menandwomen...marry...atanaverageoffiveyearslaterthanpeopledidinthe

1950s.Besides,youngadultsofthe1950smarriedyoungerthananygeneration

didinU.S.history,即目前的美国人比上世纪五十年代的人们平均晚结婚五年，而

且五十年代的人结婚比美国历史上的任何一代人都要早。这充分说明美国人的结婚

时间是“不断”变化的，所以应选C.consistentlyo

54、[S7]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：本空前句讲的是1995年美国女性的平均结婚年龄（25岁），本句接着

挺到了同时期男性的平均结婚年龄（27岁）。由前面的theaverageageofwoman推

测，此处也应填入N.average。

55、[S8]

标准答案：L

知识点。析：注意本句句内的比较：此处，作者将五十年代年轻成年人的结婚年龄

与之前美国历史上其他各代人的结婚年龄相比较，所以所填形容词应意为“以前

的，早先的“，因此选L.previous。

56、[S9]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：根据本句后面的than可以推知，此处应填入一个形容词的比较级，

说明结婚人口的比例。括号中的数字95percent表明空中应填入Larger,而不是

O.smallero

57、[SI0]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：空格前的and说明所填词与peacefullife一样表达正面意义，与“和平

的生活”相对应的应该是',繁荣的景象”，故选B.prospcntyo

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共10分。）

Theageofgildedyouth（纨埠子弟）isover.Today'sunder-thirtiesarethefirst

generationforacenturywhocanexpectalowerlivingstandardthantheirparents.

Researchintothelifestyleandprospectsofpeoplebomsince1970showsthattheyare

likelytofacealifetimeoflongerworkinghours,lowerjobsecurityandhighertaxesthan

thepreviousgeneration.Whentheyleaveworklateintheeveningtheywillbemore

likelytoreturntoasmallrentedflatthantoahouseoftheirown.Wheneventuallythey

retire,itwillbeonpensionsfarlowerinrealtermsthanthoseoftheirimmediate

forebears（祖先，祖宗）.Thefindingsarerevealedinastudyofthewaytheagingof

Britain'spopulationisaffectingdifferentgenerations.AntheaTinker,professorofsocial

gerontologyatKing'sCollegeLondon,whocarriedoutmuchofthework,saidthe

growthoftheproportionofpeopleover50hadreversedthetraditionalflowofwealth

fromoldertoyoungergenerations."Today'soldermiddle-agedandelderlyarebecoming

thenewwinners,"shesaid."Theymaderelativelysmallcontributionsintaxbutnow

makerelativelybigclaimsonthewelfaresystem.Generationsborninthelastthreeto

fourdecadesfacetheprospectofhandingovermorethanathirdoftheirlifetime's

earningstocareforthem".Thesurging（激增）numberofolderpeople,manylivingalone,

hasalsoincreaseddemandforpropertyandpusheduphouseprices.Whileprevious

generationsfounditeasytoraiseamortgage（抵押），today'sundcr-thirtieshavetolive

withtheirparentsorrent.Iftheycanaffordtobuyahomeitismorelikelytobeaflat

thanahouse.LauraLenox-Conyngham,28,grewupinalargehouseandhermotherdid

notneedtowork.Unlikeherwealthyparents,shegraduatedwithstudentand

postgraduateloandebtsof£13,000.Shenowearnsabout£20,000ayear,preparing

foodtobephotographedformagazines.Herhomeisaone-bedroomflatincentral

Londonandshesubletstheloungesofabedtoherbrother."Myfathertookpityandpaid

offmystudentdebts,"shesaid."ButIstillhavenopensionandnochanceofbuyinga

propertyforatleastacoupleofyear-andthenitwillbesomethingsmallinabadarea.

Myonlyhopeisthetraditionaloneofmeetingarichman."Tinker'sresearchreveals

Lenox-Conynghamisrepresentativeofmanyyoungprofessionals,especiallyinLondon,

Manchester,EdinburghandBristol.

58、Bysaying"thegrowthoftheproportionofpeopleover50hadreversedthe

traditionalflowofwealthfromoldertoyoungergenerations1'(Lines3〜4,Para.2),

AntheaTinkerreallymeansthat.

A^currentlywealthflowsfromoldgenerationtoyoungergeneration

B、traditionallywealthflowsfromyoungergenerationtooldgeneration

C>withtheincreasinglybigpopulationofover50,thetrendarisesthatwealthflows

fromyoungergenerationtooldgeneration

D、withmoreandmorepeopleofover50,traditionshavebeenreversed

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

59>Whyaretoday'soldermiddle-agedandelderlybecomingthenewwinners?

A、Becametheycontributedasmallportionintaxbutenjoymoreonthewelfare

system.

B、Becausetheycontributedalotintaxandnowcanclaimmuchonthewelfaresystem.

C、Becausetheymadesmallcontributions,butnowcanmakemoneyeasily.

D、Becausetheyoutnumberyoungergenerationandenjoymoreprivilegesinthepresent

society.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

60、Whichfactorpusheduphouseprices?

A、Manyyoungmen,wholivealone,haveincreaseddemandforhouses.

B、Manyyoungmenneedtorentmorehouses.

C>Itiseasytoapplyforamortgageforyounggeneration.

D、Thenumberofolderpeople,manyofwhomlivealone,becomesbiggerandbigger.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

61、InwhatwaydoesLauraLenox-Conynghammakeherliving?

A^Bytakingphotographsformagazines.

B、Bymarryingarichman.

C、Bysublettingtheloungesofa-bedtoherbrother.

D^Bypreparingfoodforphotographsforsomemagazines.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

62>Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A、today'sundcr-thirtiesarcleadingamiserablelifeinBritain

B、LauraLenox-Conyngham'sattitudetoworkandliferepresentsthatofmanyyoung

professionalsinBritain

C>lifecangetharderforunder-thirtiesinBritain

D、eldersenjoyextremelyhighlivingstandardinBritain

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

Itis3A.M.Everythingontheuniversitycampusseemsghostlikeinthequiet,misty

darkness-everythingexceptthecomputercenter.Here,twentystudentsuntidyand

blurred-eyed,sittransfixedattheirconsoles（|计］挖制台）,tappingawayontheterminal

keys.Witheyesgluedtothevideoscreen,theytaponforhours.Fortherestoftheworld,

itmightbethemiddleofthenight,butheretimedoesnotexist.Thisisaworldunto

itself.Theseyoungcomputer"hackers"arepursuingakindofimpulse,adriveso

consumingitovershadowsnearlyeveryotherpartoftheirlivesandformsthefocalpoint

oftheirexistence.Theyarecompulsivecomputerprogrammers.Someofthesestudents

havebeenattheconsoleforthirtyhoursormorewithoutabreakformealsorsleep.

Somehavefallenasleeponsofasorchairsinthecomputercenter,trjdngtocatchafew

winksbuthatetogettoofarawayfromtheirbelovedmachines.Mostofthesestudents

don'thavetobeatthecomputercenterinthemiddleofthenight.Theyaren'tworkingon

assignments.Theyaretherebecausetheywanttobe-theyareirresistiblydrawnthere.

Andtheyarenotalone.Therearehackersatcomputercentersallacrossthecountry.In

theirextremeform,theyfocusonnothingelse.Theyflunk（考试不及格）outofschooland

losecontactwithfriends;theymighthavedifficultyfindingjobs,choosinginsteadto

wanderfromonecomputercentertoanother.Theymayevendeclin