大学英语四级模拟试卷194

大学英语四级模拟试卷194

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

Slimness.Youshouldwritenolessthan120wordsandyourcompositionshouldbe

basedonthefollowinginformation:现在"瘦身”很流行。请你谈一谈"瘦身”一词的含

义和人们喜欢它的原因以及如何去瘦身。

标准答案：Slimness"Slimness"isanewwordwhichappearsinourdailylife.Itis

differentfromthetraditionalwords"WeightControl"whichjustmeanstocutdownor

losetheunnecessaryfat.Apartfromthis,slimnessgoesfurther.Italsomeanstoreshape

yourbeautifulbodyandselfimagewhichcanmakeyoumoreselfconfidentandsuitable

tothesociety.Whydopeopleliketoslimnow?Firstly,theyhaverealizedthatfatnessis

harmfultohealthbecauseitcancausediseasessuchasheartattackandhighblood

pressureoreventhestroke.Secondly,overweightmayspoiltheirimage,especiallyibr

someyounggirls.Theythinktheywillnotbelovedbyhandsomeboys.Thirdly,a

goodlookingfigurecannotonlyattractpeoplebutmakeyoufeelmoreselfconfidentthan

everbefore.Therearemanywaysforyouloslim.Forexample,youcantakeaproper

dietwhichrequireseatinglessfatandmorevegetables.Anotherwayisexercisessuchas

ridinghorseorswimming.Theyallworkverywell.

知识点解析：本文是一篇根据情景提示展开的说明文。本文针对题目指令中的情

景提示，首先解释“瘦身”一词的含义，“瘦身”和“减肥”有所不同，它不只是减去多

余的脂肪，而旦还意味着重塑美丽的身材和使自己更自信的自我形象。在第二

段，作者分析了人们热衷于瘦身的原因。首先，肥胖对健康有害，会导致像心脏

病、高血压和中风之类的疾病；第二，超重会有损形象，特别是对一些年轻女孩，

她们会觉得太胖不会被帅男孩喜欢；第三，好看的身材不仅可吸引别人，而且可使

自己感到更自信。在第三段作者介绍了如何去瘦身的可行方法：少吃脂肪多吃蔬

菜，参加体育运动等。本文作者把自己对主题的理解阐述得很清楚，让人信服。

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

ASenseofCrisisAroundtheworld,governmentsseeviolenceinschoolsasagrowing

problem.ThesubjectisontheagendaatameetingofG8educationministersinJapanin

April,accordingtotheEuropeanCommission,whichiscoordinatingeffortsbymember

governmentsoftheEuropeanUniontodealwiththeissue.UNESCO,theUnitedNations'

educationalbodyinParis,ispreparinganactionplan.AndtheU.S.administrationis

turningschoolsintohightechforlresses（堡垒）initsdeterminationtodefeattheproblem.

Manyeducators,however,mygovernmentsaremissingthepoint,whichKisaSavolainen

ofunescosaysisthatviolence"isaproblemofsocietyreflectedintheschools/'andthat

schoolsarcillequippedtodealwiththeproblemontheirown.Mrs.Savolaincn,director

ofUNESCO'sdepartmentforcultureandpeace,wonderedhowthesituationwould

improvesolongassomegovernmentsspendmoremoneyonprisonsthanschools,while

domesticviolenceremainsadailyrealityformanychildren,orwhileteachersin

somewherecontinuetosubjectchildrentocorporalpunishment（体罚）.Nordoesthe

Americantechnologicalresponsedoanythingmorethantreatthesymptoms,shesaid.It

reinforcestheideainchildren'smindthat"thewholestructureofsocietyisbasedon

violence."KarenColvard,seniorprogramofficerwiththeHarryF.Guggenheim

Foundation,whichstudiesviolenceinsocieties,saidthatthesecurityintroducedin

innercityhighschoolsinNewYorkandelsewhereplayedmoretopublicmisinformation

thatthewormismeanerthanitactuallyis.Shesaidtherealissuewasthepoorqualityof

educationinthoseschools."TheBoardofeducationshouldhaveotherpriorities,"she

said."Itshouldbepayingmoreattentiontoeducationalissues,whichwillhaveabigger

impactinthelongrun."Whileviolenceclearlyisanobstacletoeducation,aresponse

whollybasedonsecurityconsiderationscreatesanenvironmentthatisnotconductiveto

learning,accordingtoaneducatorinNewYork,PeterLewis.InastudyfortheAmerican

AnthropologicalAssociation,hedescribedtheoppressiveatmosphereofatypical

innercityschool:thecrackleofguards'walkietalkies,theconstantsirensandalarms,

flashingstrobelights,beepsfrommetaldetectorsandtheconstantyellingofviolent

wordsderivedfromrapsongs.Nevenheless,following（hekillingsattheColumbine

HighSchoolinLittleton,Colorado,andothershootingslastyear,authoritiesinthe

UnitedStatesarespendingmillionsofdollarsonalarmandvideosystems,metal

detectors,physicalbarriersanduniformedguards—moneythatmanyeducatorssay

wouldhavebeenbetterspentonteachers,booksandbetterbuildings.Someeducators

alsoadvocatecounselingandtutoringprograms,orchildcareprogramstopreventyoung

studentsfrombeingleftontheirownforhours.FrancoisMarchand,presidentofaFrench

instituteforresearchintononviolentresolutionofconflict,recommendsthatchildren

shouldbeencouragedtounderstandaggressiveinstinctsthroughroleplaying,which

Americaneducatorscall'peermediation（调解）Thechildren"havetobecaught

young,1'Mr.Marchandsaid."Bythetimetheygettohighschool,itbecomesnot

impossible,butalotmoredifficult,"Butthereisconsiderabledebateaboutthevalueof

suchconflictresolutionprograms.Someteachersbelievetheyhelpinstitutionalize

violenceandareyetanotherdistractionfromthemainbusinessofteaching.Governments

donot.seemtoknowhowtodealwiththecrisis,whichaffectsbothrichcountriesand

poor.Ifthereisconflictorviolenceinsociety,itwillinevitablybereflectedinthe

schools.Mrs.Savolainensaidthereissomepromiseinamultipronged（多方面的）

approachintheNetherlands,forexample,wheretheeducation,socialaffairsandculture

ministriesareseekingacoherentsolution.BeforetheColumbineHighSchoolshooting

lastyear,87percentofAmericanschoolswereconsideredsafeandhadlittleorno

securityproblem,accordingtoareportbytheNationalCenterforEducationstatisticsin

1997,thelatestavailable.Schoolsintheroughestneighborhoodorwiththehighestpro

portionofminorityenrollmentreportedthemostcrime,butoveralltheincidenceof

violenceaffecting12thgradershadremainedconstantforsome20years.U.S.datashow

thattragediessuchastheColoradokillingandotherseriouscrimesarestillextremely

rareandaregenerallynotontherise,despitepublicperceptiontothecontrary.But

childrenarefarmorelikelythan20yearsagotobekilledinthestreetsorintheirhomes.

Thereasonforthisisthecrackcocaineepidemicthatbeganinthemid1980s.According

totheNationalInstituteonDrugAbuseintheUnitedStates,about3.6millionAmericans

arechronicusersofcocaine.Moreworrisome,theinstitutefound,morethan3percentof

eighthgradershadtriedthedrugatleastonce.Mostcrackusersbuythedrugasinglehit

atatime,necessitatinganetworkofstreetdealers,runnersandmessengers.Thesetasks

oftenareperformedbychildren,whocanmoreeasilyescapepolicesurveillance.Many

routinelycarryguns.IntheUnitedStates,theNationalCenterforInjuryPreventionand

Controlfoundacoupleofyearsagothatnearly6percentofhighschoolstudentscarried

concealedhandguns.Weaponsarcconsideredcoolinagangculturethatis

glamorized(美化)bythemediamidbypopularidolswhorapaboutviolence.However,

mostkillingsoccurininnercityareaswherecrackcocaineisprevalentandfirearmseasy

tocomeby.Thecenterfoundthatlessthan1percentofallhomicidesinvolvingchildren

aged5to9occurredinoraroundschool.Therealproblemthenseemstobenotviolence

inschoolsbuttheeasyavailabilityofguns.InFrance,too,whereeducationhasforlong

beenseenasanessentialtoolforcivilizationandassimilation,educatorsareworried

aboutviolenceintheclassroom,butfirearmsarenotaproblem.Lastautumn,teachers

publishedseveralbookscondemningconditionsintheclassroom.ButtheMinistryof

Educationsaysthatfewerthan40schoolshaveproblemswithseriousviolence.Because

theyaregivenextragovernmentresources,schoolsinproblemzonesafflictedbycrime

andhighunemploymentoftenhavensofrelativecivilization.Usuallytheyadmitchildren

withnoquestionsaskedabouttheirparents'legalstatusacontrastwiththeUnitedStates,

wheresomeillegalimmigrantsareafraidtosendtheirchildrentoschoolforfearof

detection.Eveniftheycomefromsafehomebackgrounds,mostchildrenareexposedto

violencethroughtelevision,computergamesandevenrapmusic.Bythetimetheyleave

school,mostchildrenhavespentmoretimeinfromofthetelevisionthaninclass.

AccordingtoareportbytheAmericanMedicalAssociation,aslongagoas1992the

problemisdoubtlessworsetodaytheywillonaveragehavewitnessed40,000murders

and200,000otheractsofviolencebytheageof18.GeorgeGerbner,whofoundedthe

CulturalIndicatorsprojectin1968tostudyviolenceinthemedia,coinedthephrase

"happyviolence"todescribeunrealscreenviolencethatappearspainlessandleadstoa

happyending.ForMr.Gerbner,exposuretosuchviolence"breedsaggressivenessin

someandinsecurity,mistrustandangeridmost."Schools,itseems,arenomorecapable

thananyoneelseofdealingwiththeproblemscreatedbysuchcommercializedand

globalized"culture"thatnowreachespeopleanywherefromAmericaninnercitiestothe

developingworld.

2、Schoolscannotsolvetheproblemofviolencebecausetheydonothavethenecessary

hightechequipment.

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。本句后半部分(schoolsdonolhavethe

necessaryhightechequipmenl)与原文第二段的最后一句话“AndtheU.S.ad

ministrationisturningschoolsintohightechfortresses…”相矛盾。

3、Theboardofeducationshouldgiveprioritytoeducationalissues.

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。根据第七段可知。

4、Counselingprogramshavehelpedinpreventingchildrenfromresortingtoviolence.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中没有提到councclingprograms达到了这样的效果。

5、Nonviolentconflictresolutionprogramsworkbetterwithhighschoolchildren.

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。此句与第十一段最后一句话“孩子应及早教

育，到了高中，教育他们不是不可能，只是更难了''相矛盾。

6、Theproblemofviolenceintheclassroomisworseinthedevelopedcountries.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中未提及此点。

7、IntheUnitedStatesmanyhighschoolshooting,manyAmericanschoolsbecame

equippedwithsecuritysystems.

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。根据第十九段，我们可看出政府花了很多钱在

报警系统、可视系统、金属探测器等上，可推出很多学校配备了安全系统。

8、TheFrenchschoolsaremoretolerantofchildreiVshomebackgroundsthanthe

Americanones.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本句符合文章第二十三段的内容，法国学校在接收孩子时根本不询问

其父母的来历，而美国则不同。

9、FrancoisMarchandrecommendsthatchildrenshouldbeencouragedtounderstand

aggressiveinstinctsthroughawaywhichwascalled

标准答案：peermediation

知识点解析：从文章第十一段中可找到答案。

10、BeforetheColumbineHighSchoolshootinglastyear,ofAmericanschools

wereconsideredsafe.

标准答案：87percent

知识点解析：从文章第十五段中可找到答案。

11、Comparedwiththerareschoolkillings,childrenaremorelikelytobekilledinthe

streetsorintheirhomesbecauseofthatbeguninthemid1980s.

标准答案：crackcocaineepidemic

知识点解析：从文章第十七段中可找到答案。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分0）

12、

A、BillismorecheerfulthanJohn.

B、JohnismoreintelligentthanBill.

C、BillismuchnicerthanJohn.

D、JohnisfriendlierthanBill,

标准答案：B

知识点解析：男士说，约翰与比尔相比是一个天才，所以B项“约翰比比尔更聪

明”是正确选项。

13、

A、Helentherhisextrapen.

B、Hewasafraidoflosinghispen.

C、Heofferedherapencil.

D、Hesaidhedidn'thaveanyextraink.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士想向男士借一支钢笔，因为她自己的黑水用光了，男士没有额外

的，问铅笔是否合适，C项“他借给她一支铅笔”是正确答案。

14、

A、Theirraisewillbemorethan$5aday.

Theirraisewillbelessthan$5aday.

C、Theirpaywillberaisedby$5aday.

D^Theywon'treceivetheraiseof$5aday.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士问及史密斯先生是否同意给工人们每天增加I5美元的要求，男士

陈述到，最初他拒绝了，他想再少一点，后来他同意了耍求。C项“每天增加5美

元”是正确的答案。

15、

A、Goonadiet.

lalktohersister.

C、Lookatamap.

D、Trytowinfirstprize.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：男士对女士说，你的妹妹刚开始没有认出他，女士说这不奇怪，因为

他应该试图减减肥，问题是女士建议男士做什么?A项减肥，切中题意，所以正

确。

16、

A、Atadepartmentstore.

Atatailor'sshop.

C、AtaCustomsOffice.

D^Atabank.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士说，等等，您有什么要报关的吗?男士回答到，没有，只是有些

衣服在里面，关键词是declare报税，报关的意思，C项在海关是正确的选项。

17、

A、She'dliketohavethewindowsopen.

B、Shelikestohavetheairconditioneron.

C、Theairisheavilypolluted.

D、Thewindowsarealreadyopen.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：男士问，你想打开空调还是开窗，女士回答他说如果不介意的话更喜

欢新鲜空气，所以A项"她宁愿把窗户打开”是正确的选择.

18、

A、Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.

B、Themanthoughttheresultswerebeyondtheirexpectations.

C^Theybothfeltgoodabouttheresultsofthegame.

D、Peopleweresurprisedattheirwinningthegame.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士表达说虽然不能赢得比赛，但是对自己的表现是满意的，女士则

说，他做得很好了，几乎战胜了世界冠军，这对于许多人来说已经是非常令人吃惊

的了。因此C项“他们对比赛结果都很满意”是正确的答案。

19、

A、Themanthinksthewomaniswastinghertime.

B、Themsnthinksthewomanshouldmakefulluseofhertime.

C、Themaniseagertoknowthewoman'sanswer.

D、Themancanwaitandthereisnoneedforhertohurry.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士说，我得考虑考虑你的好意，现在不能说行与不行，男士说，可

以慢慢来，一两天内知道她的决定是再好不过了。D项“男士会等一等，不用急于

回答”是正确的选项.

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共7题，每题1.0

分，共7分。）

20、

A、About45million.

B、About50million.

C、About5.4million.

D、About4.5million.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文中这样叙述"…about4.5millionpeopleworkorperforminthese

theatresintheUnitedStalestoday…”可以直接找出答案，D项正确。

21、

A、Theactorsandactressesarenotpaidfortheirperformance.

B、Theactorsandactressesonlyperformintheirowncommunities.

C>Theyexistonlyinsmallcommunities.

D、Theyonlyputonshowsthatareeducational.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从短文”…Theactorsandactressesdonotreceivemoneyfbrtheirworkin

thecommunitytheatre.Theyhaveotherjobstosupportthemselvesinstead.“可知A

项“男女演员表演节目无酬劳”是正确的。

22、

A、Itprovidesthemwiththeopportunitytowatchperformancesforfree.

B、Itprovidesthemwiththeopportunitytomakefriends.

C、Itgivesthemthechancetodosomethingcreative.

D、Itgivesthemachancetoenjoymodernart.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：短文中有这样的句子“Eachonesaidheorsheneededtodosomething

creative,todosomethingoriginal.”可以得出结论C项“给了他们创造性的机会”符

合短文原文的内容。

23、

A、Theyoftentakeplaceinthemajorindustries.

B、Britishtradeunionsaremorepowerful.

C^TherearemoretradeunionmembersinBritain.

D、Britainlosesmoreworkingdaysthroughstrikeseveryyear.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：短文提到"ThetroublewiththestrikesinBritainisthattheyoccurin

essentialindustries.可以判断A项“发生在英国的主要工业中”是不同于其他欧

洲国家的原因，为正确答案.

24、

ANSearchingforreferencematerial.

B、Watchingafilmofthe1930s.

C、Writingacoursebook.

D、Lookingforajobinamoviestudio.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据对话内容“…I'mreallystruggling...andIjustdon'tknowwhereto

begin...No,Tveonlybeensearchingforbooks…”可以判断A项“寻找参考材料”是对

话所涉及的内容。

25、

A、It'stoobroadtocopewith.

B、It'sabitoutdated.

C>It'scontroversial.

D、It'soflittlepracticalvalue.

标准答案:A

知识点解析:对话中“Yourtopic,soundsprettybig.Whydon'tyounarrowitdown...”

可以判断A项“面太宽了无法处理”是正确的选择。

26、

A、Attheendoftheonlinecatalogue.

B、AttheReferenceDesk.

C^IntheNewYorkTimes.

D、IntheReader'sGuidetoPeriodicalLiterature.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士建议到“…youCalllookupmagazinearticlesintheReader'sGuide

toPeriodicalLiterature...",故D项”在《文学期刊读者索引》上可以找到”是正确答

案.

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

27、

A、Aclassthatthewomanistaking.

Ajobpossibility.

C、Achemistryassignment.

D、Astudythattheirchemistryprofessordid.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A^She'sinterestedinbecomingapsychologymajor.

B、Shewantstocamextiamoney.

C、Shewantstoquitherjobinthechemistrylab.

D^Shewantstogetpracticalexperience.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、Helpthemwiththeirstudies.

B、Paythemforparticipatinginthestudy.

C>Employthemaslabassistants.

D、Teachclassesattheirhighschool.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Interviewsomehighschoolstudents.

B、Finishtheirchemistryexperiment.

C、Writetheirlabreports.

D、FindourprofessorSmith'sschedule.

标准答案：C

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7.0

分，共4分。）

31、

A^Becausebothhavealimitedsupplyofair,water,andotherresources.

BecausetheEarthmovesaroundthesunasfastasaspaceship.

C>Becausewecantraveltoouterspace.

D^BecausetheEarthneverstopsmoving.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：首先要理解单词compare,是“比较”的意思，指找出相同点，短文中

第一句话“…onaspaccahip,theplanetEarth.Wemovearoundthesunat18milesper

secondandneverstop,”可以判断，B项“与其他星球一样围绕着太阳转”是正确

的。

32、

A、About80milespersecond.

B、About70milespersecond.

C、Abuul18milcbperbcuund.

D、About17milespersecond.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据短文的第二句话“Wcmovearoundthesunat18milcspersecondand

neverstop.”可知C项是正确的。

33、

A、BecausetheEarthisheavilypolluted.

B、Becausenaturecannotrecycleitsresources.

C、BecausetherearemoreandmorepeoplelivingontheEarth.

D、Becausenomorenev/resourcescanbeadded.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文中有这样一句话“Theenvironmentonourplanetisaclosed

system：Nothingnewiseveradded.“可以了解到，D项“没有新的再可增加的资源”

是正确的选项。

34、

A、Naturehaschangedourenvironmentovertheyears.

B、Wemustavoidwastingresourcesandpollutingourenvironment.

C>Ourresourcesarenearlyusedup.

D、Tripstootherplanetswillhelpeliminatepollution.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：短文中有这样的句子”…Overtheyears,peoplehavechangedthe

environment,andwehavepollulion.”可以判断环境的改变以及人类造成的污染是

导致资源缺乏的主要原因，B项“我们要避免浪费资源和污染环境，是正确的答

案.

七、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

“分。）

Editorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremesto[Bl]theirreaders

withunimportantfactsandstatistics.Lastyearajournalisthadbeen[B2]bya

wellknownmagazinetov/riteanarticleonthepresidenfspalaceinanewAfrican[B3]

.Whenthearticlearrived,theeditorreadthefirstsentenceandthen[B4]

topublishit.Thearticlebegan:"Hundredsofstepsleadtothehighwallwhich

[B5]thepresident'spalace."Theeditoratoncesentthejournalistafax

instructinghimtofindouttheexactnumberofstepsandthe[B6]ofthewail.

Thejournalist[B7]setoutto[B8]theseimportantfacts,buthetooka

longtimetosendthem.Meanwhile,[B9]Hesentthejournalisttwomorefaxes,

butreceivednoreply.[BIO].Whenthejournalistagainfailedtoreply,the

editorreluctantlypublishedthearticleasithadoriginallybeenwritten.Aweeklater,the

editoratlastreceivedafaxfromthejournalist.[Bl1].However,hehadatlast

beenallowedtosendafaxinwhichheinformedtheeditorthathehadbeenarrested

whilecountingthe1,084stepsleadingtothefifteenfootwailwhichsurroundedthe

president'spalace.

35、[Bl]

标准答案：provide

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B2]

标准答案：instructed

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B3]

标准答案：republic

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B4]

标准答案：refused

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B5]

标准答案：surrounds

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B6]

标准答案：height

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B7]

标准答案：immediately

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B8]

标准答案:obtain

知识点解析；暂无解析

43、[B9]

标准答案：theeditorwasgettingimpatient,forthemagazinewouldsoongotopress

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[BIO]

标准答案：HesentyetanotherfaxinformingtheJournalistthatifhedidnotreplysoon

hewouldbefired.

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[Bll]

标准答案：NotonlyhadthepoormanbeenaiTested,buthehadbeensenttoorisonas

well

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读（选词填空）（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共

10分。）

AnewWorldBankstudysaysinternationalmigrationhelpsreducepovertyin

developingnations.Atthesametime,however,manycountriesthataresmallandpoor

lose[SI]skilledworkers.Migrantsarepeoplewhomovefromplacetoplacein

[S2]ofwork.EconomistsattheWorldBankstudiedtileeffectsofthemoney

thatmigrantworkerssendtotheirfamiliesbackhome.The[S3]showthat

remiltances（汇款额reducepovertyandincreasespendingoneducation,healthand

[S4].Thefindingsarebasedoninformationfromfamiliesinthreecountries:

Guatemala,MexicoandthePhilippines.MisterSchiffsaysfurtherstudiesarebeingdone

inothercountries.But[S5]migrationalsomeanstheproblemof"braindrainn.

Manyoftheskilledworkersneededtobringtheircountriesoutofpovertymoveto

[S6]onesinstead.Thestudyexaminedresearchfrom[S7]countries

oftheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment.Theeconomistsfound,

forexample,thateightoutoftenHaitiansandJamaicanswithcollegeeducationslive

outsidetheircountries.InsouthernAfrica,skilledworkersarejustfourpercentofthe

[S8].Yettheyarefortypercentofthemigrantsfromthearea.TheWorldBank

studysaysdevelopingcountriesshouldtry[S9]togetskilledworkerstostay.It

alsosuggests[S10]betweensendingandreceivingnations.AfindingsB

outcomesCmembersDsearchEhardlyFinternationalGcooperationHpopulationI

workforceJhighlyKpursuitLharderMinvestmentNwealthierOcompetition

46、[SI]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[S2]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

48、[S3]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

49、[S4]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：暂无解析

50、[S51

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

51、[S6]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、[S7]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

53、[S8]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：暂无解析

54、[S9]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：暂无解析

55、[S10]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题1.0

分，共70分。）

Earthquakesmayrightlyberankedasoneofthemostdestructiveforcesknowntoman:

sincerecordsbegantobewrittendown,ithasbeenestimatedthatearthquakcrelatcd

fatalitieshavenumberedinthemillions,andthatearthquakerelateddestructionhasbeen

beyondcalculation.Thegreaterpartofsuchdamageandlossoflifehasbeendueto

collapseofbuildingsandtheeffectsofrockslides,floods,fire,disease,tsunamis（gigantic

seawaves）,andotherobservableeventsresultingfromearthquakes,ratherthanfromthe

quakesthemselves.Thegreatmajorityofallearthquakesoccurintwospecificgeo

graphicareas.OnesuchareacoversthePacificOceananditsborderinglandmasses.The

otherextendsfromtheEastIndiestotheAtlasMountains,includingtheHimalayas,Iran,

Turkey,andtheAlpineregions.Itisinthesetwogreatbeltsorzonesthatninetypercent

ofallearthquakestakeplace;theymay,however,happenanywhereatanytime.This

elementoftheunknownhasforcenturiesaddedgreatlytothedreadandhorror

surroundingearthquakes,butinrecenttimestherehavebeenindicationsthatearthquake

forecastmaybepossible.Byanalyzingchangesinanimalbehavior,patternsof

movementsintheearth'sshell,variationsintheearth'sforceofattraction,andthe

frequencywithwhichminorearthshakesarcobserved,scientistshaveshownincreasing

successinexpectingwhenandwhereearthquakeswillstrike.Asaresult,aworldwide

earthquakewarningnetworkisalreadyinoperationandhashelpedtopreparefor（and

thuslessen）thevastdestructionthatmightotherwisehavebeentotallyunexpected.Itis

doubtfulthatmanwilleverbeabletocontrolearthquakesandgetridoftheir

destructivenessaltogether,butashowandwhyearthquakeshappenbecomebetter

understood,manwillbecomemoreandmoreabletodealwiththeirpossibledamage

beforetheyoccur.

56、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A^Earthquakedestructionisdeclining.

B、Earthquakeforecastisimproving.

C、Manisnolongerfearfulofearthquakes.

D、Maniscapableofconqueringearthquakes.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节判断题。A）,。选项，文中没有提及。选项D）与最后一段的第

一句话意思不相符。只有选项B）符合文中第三段的最后一句话。所以应该选B）。

57、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatquakes.

A、mayhappenanywherealanylime

B、mostlystrikeinoceansandmour-tains

C、areunobservableinmassesofland

D、arehardlythedirectcauseoffatalities

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节推理题。本题最具有迷惑性的选项是A）。根据常识就可以排除

选项C）,选项D）则过于绝对，这两个都比较容易排除。而选项A）在文章第二段的

最后一句话中几乎可以找到一模一样的说法。但是第二段的说法是有前提条件的，

那就是“在两个特殊的地震高发带中，地震才有可能在任何地方任何时间出现“，而

选项A）对这个前提条件没有提及。选项B）则是对第二段的最好总结，所以应选

B）o

58、Thephrase"thiselementoftheunknown"(Paragraph3)refersto

A^theextensionofearthquakezones

B>thepercentageofearthquakeoccurrences

C^whenandwhereearthquakesmayoccur

D^whatbigdamageearthquakesmaycause

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文理解题。通过回原文定位可知，本题答案应在第二段中找。选项

C）正好符合本段最后一句话，当然选C）。

59、Man'sresearchonearthquakeforecastatpresentisto

A、reducethelossfromearthquakedisasters

lowerthefrequencyofearthquakes

C、releasetheenergythatcausesearthquakes

D、analyzetherelationshipbetweendifferentearthquakes

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节判断题。本题对应原文第三段的最后一句话。

60、Whichofthefollowingdescribestheauthor^purposeinwritingthepassage?

A、Informthereader.

B、Entertainthereader.

C^Disproveaconcept.

D、Questionaconcept.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：态度题。作者写这篇文章的目的还是很明确的。既不是娱乐读者（文

章中没有可笑的东西），也不是要质疑或反对某个概念，而是给我们介绍有关地震

的几方面的知识，所以选A）。

Tounderstandthemarketingconcept,itisonlynecessarytounderstandthedifference

betweenmarketingandselling.Nottoomanyyearsago,mostindustriesconcentrated

primarilyontheefficientproductionofgoods,andthenreliedon"persuasivesalesman

ship"tomoveasmuchofthesegoodsaspossible.Suchproductionandsellingfocuseson

theneedsofthesellertoproducegoodsandthenconvertthemintomoney.Marketing,on

theotherhand,focusesonthewantsofconsumers.Itbeginswithfirstanalyzingthe

preferencesanddemandsofconsumersandthenproducinggoodsthatwillsatisfythem.

Thiscyconthcconsumcrapproachisknownasthemarketingconcept,whichsimply

meansthatinsteadoftryingtosellwhateveriseasiesttoproduceorbuyforresale,the

makersanddealersfirstendeavortofindoutwhattheconsumerwantstobuyandthengo

aboutmakingitavailableforpurchase.Thisconceptdocsnotimplythatbusinessis

benevolent(慈善的)orthatconsumersatisfactionisgivenpriorityoverprofitina

company.Therearealwaystwosidestoeverybusinesstransaction—thefirmandthe

customer-andeachmustbesatisfiedbeforetradeoccurs.Successfulmerchantsand

producers,however,recognizethatthesurestroutetoprofitisthroughunderstandingand

cateringtocustomers.Astrikingexampleoftheimportanceofcateringtotheconsumer

presenteditselfinmid1985,whenCocaColachangedtheflavorofitsdrink.The

nonacceptanceofthenewflavorbyasignificantportionofthepublicbroughtabouta

promptrestorationoftheClassicCoke,whichwasthenmarketedalongsidethenew.

KingCustomerruled!

61、Themarketingconceptdiscussedinthepassageis,ines