大学英语四级模拟试卷6

大学英语四级模拟试卷6

一、作文(本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。)

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic

Pressure.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionon

theoutline.1.现代社会且充满了竞争与压力。2.然而，有时压力并非坏事。3.当

然，过多的压力有害于我们的健康。

标准答案：PressureInourmodemsocietymarkedbycompetition,peoplehavetobe

facedwithvariouskindsofpressure,thepressurefromwork,fromfamily,fromstudy

andevenfromyourheart.Andalotofpeoplearedram

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。)

TheFeudalPeriodofChinaQinShiHuang(259-210BC.)andHisEmpireIn221B.C.

YingZheng,ruleroftheStateofQinandamanofgreattalentandboldvision,endedthe

250-oddyearsofrivalryamongtheindependentprincipalitiesduringtheWarringStates

Period,establishingthefirstcentralized,unified,multi-ethnicfeudalstateinChinese

history—theQinDynasty(221-207B.C.)HecalledhimselfQinShiHuangor"First

EmperorofQin."Hestandardizedthewrittenscript,weightsandmeasures,and

currencies,andestablishedthesystemofprefecturesandcounties.Thesovereignsofthe

next2,000-oddyearsfollowedthefeudalgovernmentalstructureestablishedbyhim.He

mobilizedmorethan300,000peopleoveraperiodofadozenyearstobuildtheGreat

Wall,whichstretchesfor5,000kminnorthernChina.QinShiHuanghadworkonhis

enormousmausoleumstartedearlyinhisreign.Thetciracottawarriorsofthe

"undergroundarmy"guardingthemausoleum,unearthedin1974,amazedtheworld.The

8,000vivid,life-sizepotteryfigures,horsesandchariotshavebeencalledthe"eighth

wonderoftheworld."HanDynasly(206B.C.-A.D.220)andthe"SilkRoad"LiuBang

establishedthepowerfulHanDynastyin206B.C.DuringtheHanDynasty,agriculture,

handicraftsandcommerceflourished,andthepopulationreached50million.Duringhis

reign(140-87B.C.),themostprosperousperiodoftheHanDynasty,LiuChe,Emperor

Wudi,expandedtheterritoryoftheempirefromtheCentralPlaintotheWestern

Regions(presentdayXinjiangandCentralAsia).HedispatchedZhangQiantwiceashis

envoytotheWesternRegions,andintheprocesspioneeredtherouteknownasthe"Silk

Road"fromChang'an(today'sXi'an,ShaanxiProvince),throughXinjiangandCentral

Asia,andontotheeastcoastoftheMediterraneanSea.Chinesesilkgoodsweretradedto

theWestalongtheSilkRoad.AscontactsbetweentheEastandWestincreased.

BuddhismspreadtoChinainthefirstcentury.In105,anofficialnamedCaiLaninvented

atechniqueformakingfinepaper,whichisconsideredtohavebeenarevolutionin

communicationandlearning.TangDynasty(618-907)AftertheHanDynastyandthe

ThreeKingdomsPeriod(220-265),theJinDynasty(265-420),theSouthernandNorthern

Dynasties(420-589)andtheSuiDynasty(581-618)weresucceededbytheTangDynasty,

establishedbyIAYuanin618.IAShimin,orEmperorTaizong(626-649),sonofLi

Yuan,adoptedaseriesofliberalpolicies,pushingtheprosperityofChina'sfeudalsociety

toitspeak:Agriculture,handicraftsandcommerceflourished;technologiesfortextile

manufacturinganddyeing,potteryandporcelainproduction,smeltingandshipbuilding

werefurtherdeveloped;andlandandwatertransportationgreatlyimproved.Bythe660s,

China'sinfluencehadfirmlytakenrootintheTarimandJunggarbasinsandtheHiRiver

valley,andevenextendedtomanycity-statesinCentralAsia.Duringthisperiod,

extensiveeconomicandculturalrelationswereestablishedwithmanycountries,

includingJapan,Korea,India,PersiaandArabia.Song,Yuan,MingandQing

Dynasties(960-1911)TheperiodoftheFiveDynastiesandTenStates,whichsucceeded

theTangDynasty,wasoneofalmostcontinualwarfare.In960,ZhaoKuangyin,a

generaloftheStateofLa:erZhou,establishedtheSongDynasty(960-1279),historically

knownastheNorthernSongDynasty.WhentheSongDynastymoveditscapitaltothe

south,historicallycalledtheSouthernSongDynasty,itbroughtadvancedeconomyand

culturetothesouth,givingagreatimpetustoeconomicdevelopmentthereChinainthe

SongDynastywasinthefrontrankoftheworldinastronomy,scienceandtechnology

andprintingtechnologyasevidenced,forexample,byBiSheng'sinventingmovabletype

printing,agreatrevolutioninprintinghistory.In1271,Kublai,agrandsonofGenghis

Khan,conqueredtheCentralPlain,foundedtheYuanDynasty(1271-1368),andmade

Dadu(today'sBeijing)thecapital.Kublaiwrotefinistotheccnturics-longsituationin

whichmanyindependentregimesexistedsidebyside,andformedaunitedcountrythat

broughtXinjiang,TibetandYunnanunderitssway.DuringtheSong-Yuanperiod,the

"fourgreatinventions"inscienceandtechnologyoftheChinesepeopleinancienttimes-

papennaking,printing,thecompassandgunpowderwerefurtherdeveloped,and

introducedtoforeigncountries,makinggreatcontributionstoworldcivilization.In1368,

ZhuYuanzhangestablishedtheMingDynasty(1368-1644)inNanjing,

reigningasEmperorToizu.WhenhissonandsuccessorZhuDi(1360-1424)ascendedthe

throne,in1360,hebuiltandexpandedthepalaces,ternpies,citywallsandmoatin

Beijingonalargescale.In1421,heofficiallymovedthecapitaltoBeijing.Duringhis

reign,hedispatchedaeunuchnamedZhengHetoleadafleetofmanyshipstomake

sevenfar-rangingvoyages.PassingtheSoutheastAsiancountries,theIndianOcean,

PersianGulfandMaldivesIslands,ZhengHeexploredasfarasSomaliaandKenyaon

theeasterncoastofAfrica.Thesewerethelargest-scaleandlongestvoyagesintheworld

beforetheageofColumbus.TheManchusofnorthcastChinaestablishedtheQing

Dynasty(1644-1911)in1644,undertheleadershipofNurhachi.Kangxi(1661-1722)was

themostfamousemperoroftheQingDynasty.HebroughtTaiwanunderQingrude,and

resistedinvasionsbytsaristRussia.ToreinforcetheadministrationofTibet,healso

formulatedtherulesandregulationsontheconfirmationoftheTibetanlocalleadersby

theCentralGovernment.Heeffectivelyadministeredover11millionsqkmofChinese

territory.

2、TheWarringStatesPeriodlasts250years.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文中第一一句说战国时代持续了250oddyears,关键在于现解odd表

示多的意思，所以应为两百五十多年。

3、Theterracottawarriorsareaslargeasrealhumanbeings.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文中提到陶俑是life-size,即真人大小的意思，故此题正确。

4^TheQinDynastylastedfor49yearsandtheHanDynastylastedfor14years.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：秦应从文中开头提到的公元前221年七国一统时起，公元前207年

止，共14年，QinShiHuang(259-210B.C.)中的时间是秦始皇的生.卒年代。汉是从

公元前206年起，公元后220年止，历时426年。

5、LiShiminwasthesecondsonofLiYuan.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中只提到李世民是李渊的儿子，并没具体说明他是李渊的第几子。

6、TheTangDynasty'sprosperityliesinitsstrictlaws.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文中说李世民采取liberal的政策，指宽大的政策，而不是严刑峻

法，故此题错误。

7、Bythe660s,Chinahasgreatinfluenceintoday'sXinjiangProvince.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文中所提塔里木(Tarim)和准葛尔(Junggar)盆地都在新疆，故本题正

确。

8、IntheSongDynastyBiShenginventedprinting.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细心一点可以发现文中提到毕升发明的是活字印刷术，而不是印刷本

身，所以本题错误。

9、The""madegreatcontributionstoworldcivilization.

标准答案：fourgreatinventions

知识点解析：文中提到四大发明传到国外后，为世界的文明做出了巨大贡献。故本

题填fourgreatinventions«

10、ZhengHeexploredasfarasSomaliaandKenyaontheeasterncoastof.

标准答案：Africa

知识点解析：文中提及郑和下西洋最远到达非洲东海岸的索马里和肯尼亚。

11、Accordingtothepassage,thefeudalperiodofChinalastedforyears.

标准答案：2131

知识点解析：文中提到从公元前221年秦朝创立到公元1911年清；朝灭亡止，为

中国封建时期，共2131年。

三、听力短对话(本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。)

12、

A、Hedoesn'thaveacomputer.

B、Hecan'tunderstandtheinstructions.

C^Heneedstotakehiscomputertoberepaired.

D、HehasaDoctors'degreeincomputerscience.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：W:Ifeelyouhaven'tgottenthatprogramtorunonyourcomputeryet.

Wantmegoovertheinstructionmanualwithyou?M:Thatwouldbegreat.Youneeda

Ph.D.tounderstandit.Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

13、

A^Theyshouldwaitpatiently.

B、Theyshouldaskthatmantoleave.

C、Thatmanisoldenoughtoorderthingshelikes.

D^Theyshouldservethatmanimmediately.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：M:Seethatmanovertherefacingthewindow?HecomesineveryFriday

nightandhejustsitsthereforhours.W:It'sodd,butthereisn'tmuchwecandoaslong

asheorderssomething.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

14、

A、Hissuitistoooldtowear.

B、Hedoesn'twanttobuynewclothes.

C、Heisjustlookingforwardtobuyinganewsuit.

D、Bothofthemneedtobuynewclothes.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：W:TmthinkingofgettinganewpantsuittoweartoJames*wedding.M:I

justhopethatmyoldsuitstillfits.YouknowhowIfeelaboutshopping.Q:Whatdocs

themanimply?

15、

A、She'llmakeabetterwebsite.

She'llintroduceabetterwebsite.

C>She'llfindabetternamefbrthewebsite.

D、ShcUlhelphimlookfbrabetterwebsite.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:M:Tvehaditwithallthesesamepeoplecomingonlinetoaskthesame

questions.There'snooriginality.W:Well,ifit,llhelp,Tilgiveyoutheaddressofa

websitefbrabetterchattine.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

16、

A^Shereallywantstogetinvolved.

B、Thewaitistoolongforhertobear.

C-.Shehaswaitedtoolongforittostartup.

D、Shethinkstheytaketoolongtostartuptheclub.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：M:Haveyouheardaboutthenewrock-climbingclub?It'llberunning

nextmonth.W:Icanhardlywaitforittostartup.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17、

A^inazoo.

Inapark.

C、Inasupermarket.

D、Inapetstore.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：W:Lookatthosebeautifulparrotsoverthere.Ithinkyoucanteachthem

totalk.M:Yes,butlookatthepricetagonthem.Tdratherhaveapigeoninstead.Q:

Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

18、

A^Hehasn'tbeenabletofindaninexpensivepianoyet.

B、He'slookingfbraplacetostorethepiano.

C、Hedecidednottosellthepiano.

D、Noonehasboughtthepiano.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：W:HeyMark,haveyoubeenabletosellyouroldpianoyet?M:Ah,You

wereright,justpostingnoticesonbulletinhoardsatacoupleofsupermarketwasn't

enough.IthinkPllhavetoplaceanadvertisementinthelocalnewspaper.Q:Whatdoes

themanimply?

19、

A、Thewoman'ssourceofinformationisreliable.

Hedidn'tenjoytakinghistorywithDr.Parker.

C、HethoughtDr.Parker'stestsWereeasy.

D、Dr.Parkerisnolongerteachinghistory.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：W:Tomorrowwcarchavingourfirsttestinmyhistoryclass,I'mreally

worriedaboutit.You've*akcnoneofDr.Parker'stests,haven?tyou?Ihearthey're

impossibletopass.M:Idon'tknowwhoyou'vebeentalkingto.Myexperiencewasjust

theopposite.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

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、She'simpressedwiththeticketsellers.

B>She'spleasedabouttheman'spurchase.

C、She'suncertainaboutthechangeinplans.

D、She'sresignedtothesituation.

标准答案：D

知i只点解析：Whatisthewoman'sattitudetowardwhat'shappening?

21、

A、Bywritingapersonalcheck.

Bychangingthemtotheirpersonalaccount.

C、Bypayingincash.

D、Byusingastorecreditcard.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Howarcpeopleexpectedtopurchasetheirtickets?

22、

A、Staywhereheis.

B、Gohometotelephonetheorder.

C、Trytogettheticketselsewhere.

D、Returnafterlunch.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

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、Three.

B、Four.

C、Five.

D、Six.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Howmanytopicsdidtheteachergiveforthetermpaper?

24、

A^Itwasgiveninnotes.

B、Itwasgivenverbally.

C、Thetopicsoftheassignmentwerewrittenontheboard.

D^Thetopicswereprintedonthehandouts.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Howwastheassignmentgivenout?

25、

A、Becausethewomanhasamoralobjection.

Becausethewomandidn'twritedownallofit.

C>Becausethewomannevertakesnotes.

D、Becausethewomanremembersitwellenough.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Whycan11themancopytheassignmentfromthewoman'snotes?

26、

A、Becauseheisinterestedinthesubject.

B、Becausehehasalreadywrittenapaperonit.

C、Becausehedoesn'tknowanythingaboutit.

D、Becauseitisveryabstract.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Whydoesthemanchoosetheassignmentonprogress?

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、15points.

B、30points.

C^45points.

D、75points.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Whatisthecostifastudentwritesthreeincompletesentences?

28>

A、Tuesday,ThursdayandFriday.

B、Monday,ThursdayandFriday.

C、Monday,WednesdayandFriday.

D、Monday,WednesdayandThursday.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:Whenduesllicclassmeeteveryweek?

29、

A、Apoem.

B、Anessay.

C、Abookreport.

D、Ashortstory.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：WhatmustthestudentsreadforWednesday?

30、

A、Wearemakingtoomanyvehicles.

B、Wehavemoreandmoreindustr）\

C^Therearetoomanydevelopingcountries.

D、Peopleusetoomanyman-madematerials.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:Whichisthebasicreasonfortheinevitabilityofpollution?

31、

A、Health.

Industry.

C、Cleanair.

D、Purewater.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Accordingtothespeaker,whatdoesmanvaluemostamongthe

following?

32、

A、Manknowswherethesocietyisgoing.

B、Mancandonothingabouttheproblemofpollution.

C>Thespeakerisworriedaboutthefutureofourmodernsociety.

D、Peopledon'twelcometherapiddevelopmentofmodernsociety.

标准答案：C

矢口识点解析：What'stheindicationofthestoryaboutthepilot?

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

33、

A、Forthesakeofhighgrades.

Forpassinggivenexaminations.

C、Forthegoodofgainingknowledge.

D、Forthecompletionofrequiredassignments.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:Forwhatpurposedoesanidealstudentlearn?

34、

A、Tocompletethemwiththeaidoftheirtutors.

B、Toaccomplishthemmainlythroughtheirownefforts.

C、Toreadallthereferencebooksassignedbytheprofessors.

D、Togooveralltheperiodicals,articlesandbooksinthelibrary.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Whatdoesaprofessorexpectstudentstodowiththeirresearch

assignments?

35、

A、Lookfbrhiminhisoffice.

B、Consulthimoutsideofclass.

C^Makeanappointmentwithhim.

D、Talktohimduringclassroomhours.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：What'sthebestwayfbrastudenttoapproachaprofessorabouthis

problemswithclassroomwork?

36、

A、Becausetheygetlowgrades.

B、Becausetheyexhaustthereferencesourcesinthelibrary.

C^Becausetheycanspendonlylimitedtimewiththeprofessors.

D、Becausetheirteachersdonotgradeeveryassignmentofthem.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:Whyarethegrade-consciousstudentsfrustrated?

八、听力复合式听写（本题共“题，每题7.0分，共

“分。）

Itisoftenthroughgooddinnersthatonemakesfriends.InJapan,therearc[Bl]

."DiningGroups"or"WineGroups'1,formedbypeopleofdifferent[B2]

oflifebutofmoreorless[B3]standing,havingastheircommon

object,goodlivingandthe[B4]offriendship.Theymeetweeklyor[B5]

oronthebirthdayofoneofthemembers,whoplayhostinturn.Asarule,the

dinnerisheldinone'sownhome,unlessforsomereasonsthisis[B6],in

whichcaseitcanbeheldina[B7]restaurant.Oneachoccasion,thehostmay

includeacoupleofguests（B8]totheothers.Thusonemakesnewfriendsand

keepsoldfriendshipinconstantrepair.Sometimes,similarfeastsareheldforthesakeof

artandliterature.[B9].Astothepartthatdeliciousfoodcanplayin

smoothingnegotiation,thismustbeacommonexperienceofeverymanofaffairs.

[BIO]."Willyoulunchwithme?"isafamiliarphraseinthebusiness

worldeitherinprefacingasuccessfuldealorincelebratingone.[Bl1].

37、[Bl]

标准答案：various

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B2I

标准答案：walks

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B3]

标准答案：equal

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B4]

标准答案：promotion

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B5]

标准答案：fortnightly

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B6]

标准答案：unfeasible

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：choice

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B8]

标准答案：unknown

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[B9]

标准答案：Thoughtheprimaryobjectofthesemeetingsisdifferent,nevertheless

throughcooking,fellowshipandunderstandingarcenhanced

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Millionschangehandsincommercialtransactionsyearlyasaresultofafine

lunchorafinedinner

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[Bll]

标准答案：Nogreateventinhistoryeverhappenedwithoutitsbeingpreviouslyplanned

ordeterminedatafeast

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分,共I。分。）

Morepeoplethaneveraredrinkingcoffeethesedaysbutinsmallerquantitiesthanthey

usedto.Somemanufacturersofcoffeemakersaretryingtotakeadvantageofthistrend

bydevelopingdiminutivemachinesthatbrewsmalleramountsofcoffee.TwoUS

appliancecompanies-Black&Decker,basedinTowson,Maryland,andToastmaster

Inc.ofColumbia,Missouri—haverecentlyintroduced"drip"coffeemakersthatbrewone

ortwocupservingsofcoffee.Bothoftheproductsbrewthecoffeedirectlyintoacupor

mug,eliminatingtheneedforaseparatecarafe.Sincemanypeoplemakeapotofcoffee

inthemorningbutdrinkonlyasinglecup,thenewcoffeemakersshouldreducethe

wastedcoffee.Black&Decker'sCupat-a-timecosts$27,whileToastmastersCoffee

BreakRetailsfor$20.Black&Deckeralsomakesacoffeemakerthatdripscoffee

directlyintoacarry-aroundthermalcarafe.Thecarafe,aglassvacuumbottle,issupposed

tokeepthecoffeefreshforhours.Theproduct,calledtheThermalCarafeCoffeemaker,

comeswithabuilt-inlidthatopensduringthebrewingprocessandcloseswhenitis

completed.Thereareseveralmodels,includingonethatfirsunderthecounter,ranging

from$60to$110inprice.

48Themainpurposeofthetextisto.

A、introduceanewtrendofdrinkingcoffee

B、introducenewcoffeemakers

C^introducetwoU.S.appliancecompanies

D、introducethenewcoffeeindustry

标准答案:B

知识点解析：主旨大意题。通过了解全文结构及各层次意思可以得知答案。文章的

结构可以分成两个部分，第一部分是第一段，讲述了新型咖啡机产生的原因。第二

部是剩余两段，是文章的主干部分，详细描述了一些新产品的优点及工作原理，这

两面是平行关系。所以答案应为B。

49Theadvantageof"drip"coffeemakersshowninthetextisthat.

A、theyaremuchmoreeconomic

B、theycanproduceonlyonecup

C、theyaremoreconvenientandeasiertooperate

D、theyaremoreeconomical

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。通过题干回到文章中相应的位置可知答案。见文章第二段第

三句：Sincemanypeoplemakeapotofcoffeeinthemorningbutdrinkonlyasingle

cup,thenewcoffeemakersshouldreducethewastedcoffee.根据本句所表述的意

思，reducethewasted即可表示economical,所以答案为D。

50、Accordingtothepassage,athermalcarafeisnecessarywhenthecoffeeis.

A、preserved

B、produced

C、manufactured

D、brewed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。通过题干回到第三段相应的地方可以得到答案。见文章第三

段第二句：Thecarafe,aglassvacuumbottle,issupposedtokeepthecoffeefreshfor

hours.它的用途是ke叩thecoffeefreshforhours,可知carafe是保存咖啡是必须

的，所以答案为A。

51、Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A、Peopleusedtodrinkcoffeeinlargerquantities.

Itisessentialtoattachaseparatecarafe,while"drip"coffeemakersareapplied.

C、Peopleusedtomakeapotofcoffeeinthemorninganddrinkitup.

D、Thenewcoffeemakersusuallycostlessthanbefore.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。通过分析四个选项在原文中的相对应处可以得到答案。见文

章第一段第一句：Morepeoplethaneveraredrinkingcoffeethesedays-butinsmaller

quantitiesthantheyusedto.根据本句提供的信息，U知以前人们一次喝咖啡比现在

多。文章中第二段的第二句、第三句可以分别判定选项B、C错误；而选项D在文

章没有涉及，故而正确答案是A。

52、Theword"it"inLine3,Para3probablyrefersto.

A、thelid

B、cottec-maker

C、thebrewingprocess

D、themodel

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节分析题。通过返回原文并对原句加以分析可知答案。见文章第三

段第三句：Theproduct,calledtheThermalCarafeCoffee-maker,comeswithabuilt-

inlidthatopensduringthebrewingprocessandcloseswhenitiscompleted.由本句意

思及从语法角度分析，弋词“it”无疑指的是thebrewingprocess,故而答案C正确。

Insciencethemeaningoftheword"explain"sufferswithcivilization'severystepin

searchofreality.Sciencecannotreallyexplainelectricity,magnetism,andgravitation;

theireffectscanbemeasuredandpredicted,butoftheirnaturenomoreisknownto(he

modernscientistthantoThaleswhofirstlookedintothenatureoftheelectrificationof

amber,ahardyellowish-browngum.Mostcontemporaryphysicistsrejectthenotionthat

mancaneverdiscoverwhatthesemysteriousforces"really"are.Electricity,Bertrand

Russellsays,"isnotathing,likeSt.Paul'sCathedral;itisawayinwhichthingsbehave.

Whenwehavetoldhowthingsbehavewhentheyareelectrified,andunderwhat

circumstancestheyareelectrified,wehavetoldallthereistotell.*'Untilrecently

scientistswouldhavedisapprovedofsuchanidea.Aristotle,forexample,whosenatural

sciencedominatedWesternthoughtfortwothousandyears,believethatmancouldarrive

atanunderstandingofrealitybyreasoningfromself-evidentprinciples.Hefelt,for

example,thatitisaself-evidentprinciplethateverythingintheuniversehasitsproper

place,hcncconecandeducethatobjectsfalltothegroundbecausethat'swherethey

belong,andsmokegoesupbecausethat'swhereitbelongs.ThegoalofAristotelian

sciencewastoexplainwhythingshappen.ModemsciencewasbornwhenGalileobegan

tryingtoexplainhowthingshappenandthusoriginatedthemethodofcontrolled

experimentwhichnowformsthebasisofscientificinvestigation.

53、Theaimofcontrolledscientificexperimentsis.

A、toexplainwhythingshappen

B、toexplainhowthingshappen

C、todescribeself-evidentprinciples

D、tosupportAristotelianscience

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。通过题干返回原文相对应处可.以得到答案。见文章最后一

句：ModernsciencewasbornwhenGalileobegantryingtoexplainhowthingshappen

andthusoriginatedthemethodofcontrolledexperimentwhichnowformsthebasisof

scientificinvestigation,句中的trying就是题意句的目的iheaim,故可知答案为

Bo

54、Whatprinciplesmostinfluencedscientificthough:fortwothousandyears?

A、ThespeculationsofThales.

B、Theforcesofelectricity,magnetism,landgravity.

C、Aristotle'snaturalscience.

D、Galileo'sdiscoveries.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。通过题干返回原文相对应处，可以得到答案。见文章第七

句：Aristole,forexample,whosenaturalsciencedominatedWesternthoughtfortwo

thousandyears,....句中的dominated即是mostinfluenced（最有影响的）。故而答案是

Co

55BertrandRusselTsnotionaboutelectricityis.

A^disapprovedofbymostmodemscientists

B、inagreementwithAristotle'stheoryofself-evidentprinciples

C、inagreementwithscientificinvestigationdirectedinward"hawnthingshappen

D、inagreementwithscientificinvestigationdirectedtoward"why"thingshappen

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。通过题于返回原文相对应处即可得到答案。见文章第四句引

用的BertrandRussell讲的内容Electricity,isnotathing,likeSt.Paul'sCathedral；

“itisaawayinwhichthingsbehave.其中awayinwhichthingsbehave艮口表小how

thingshappen,故而答案是C。

56、Thepassagesaysthatuntilrecentlyscientistsdisagreedwiththeidea.

A、thattherearemysteriousforcesintheuniverse

B、thatmancannotdiscoverwhatforcesMreally"are

C、thatthereareserf-evidentprinciples

D、thatwecandiscoverwhythingsbehaveastheydo

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。通过题干返回文章相对应处，即可找到答案。见文章笫六

句：Untilrecentlyscientistswouldhavedisapprovedofsuchanidea.句中的谓语为虚

拟语气，意思是本该不同意，而实际上是同意；suchanidea指的是第三句的

notion,意思是thatman"really"arc.把notion的内容代入idea第六句的句意为直

到最近科学家才同意人类总会发现这些神秘的力实际上是什么。可知答案为B。这

句话含双重否定是肯定的强调方式。向其它的选项中，A项与文意不符，C与D两

项则没有提及。

57、Modernsciencecameintobeing.

A^whenthemethodofcontrolledexperimentwasfirstintroduced

B>whenGalileosucceededinexplaininghowthingshappen

C、whenAristotelianscientiststriedtoexplainwhythingshappen

D^whenscientistswereabletoacquireanunderstandingofrealitybyreasoning

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。通过题干返回原文相对应处，即可得到答案。见文章最后一

句：ModernsciencewasbornwhenGalileobegantryingtoexplainhowthings

happen…其中wasborn与题意句中的cameintobeing同义，故而可知答案为A。

十、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Ifeveryouarecalled[Bl]tointroduceaspeaker,itwouldbewellforyoutobearin

[B2]thatyouhavearesponsibilitytodomorethansimplygetup,reciteafewfacts,

andthensitdown.Youhaveatleastfivemajor[B3].Itisreallyyourresponsibilityto

[B4]thetoneforthespeaker,toestablishcloserelationshipwithhisaudience,and

[B5]theaudiencethatthespeakerisapersonworth[B6]to.Inaccomplishingthis

broadgoal,youmayalsobeabletoeasethe[B7]andthusrelieveyourspeaker[B8]

whateverfeelingsofstagefrightoranxietyhemaybe[B9].Youshouldalsointroduce

yourspeaker'sspeechtopicandhis[RIO],andindoingthisyoushouldmakeclearthat

theaudienceisawareofthespeaker's[BlI]inhisfield.Someindividualsaresowell-

knownintheirfieldsthatitisonlynecessarytopresentthembyname.[B12],itisfar

bettertoignorethispossibilityinmost[B13]andproceedtogivesomeofthe[B14]

factsconcerninghiseducationalbackground,hismajoraccomplishments,andhispresent

roleinsociety.Mostspeakersare[B15]totalkabouttheirownaccomplishments,and

itisyourjobto[B16]outbeforehandwhattheseaccomplishmentsareandthentell

youraudienceaboutthosethatseemmostinteresting.Thisrequiressome[B17]ahead.

[BI8]youwillhavereferredtothespeaker,possiblybynameandtitle,beforeyou

formallyintroducehim,itisalwaysagoodideato[B19]thetitleorsubstanceofhis

topicas[B20]ashisnameandtitlenearthecloseofyourintroduction.

58、[Bl]

A、for

B、in

C、up

D、on

标准答案：D

知识点解析：惯用衔接题。callon/uponsb.（lodoslh.）意为“正式场合邀请、请求某

人讲话"；callforsth.意为“需求，要求“，如Thesituationcallsforprompt

action.（形势要求迅速采取行动。）；callsth.in”下令收PI（如不合格产品）,迅速归还

（逾期图书等）“；callsb./sth.up"给…打电话，使想起，回忆起”。

59、[B2]

A^heart

B>mind

C^mood

D^thought

标准答案：B

知识点解析：惯用衔接题。bearinmind为固定搭配，意为“切记”,相当于keepin

mindc

60、[B3]

A、responsibilities

B>commissions

C、mission

D^venture

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义衔接题。根据本空所在的上一句youhavearesponsibililylo及下

一句hisreallyyourresponsibilityto...可知，两个responsibility对此空所填词七前后

照应作用，构成同一词复现关系。

61、[B4]

A、make

B、shape

C、set

D^form

标准答案：C

知识点解析：惯用衔接题。sei（helone表示“确定基调”。

62、[B5]

A、promise

B、convince

C>persuade

D、inform

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义衔接题。B.convince“劝服，说服”，作为发言者的介绍人，通常

应该用事实说服听众相信发言者的实力，而不是许诺（promise）,⑻1（告诉），或

inform（通知,告诉）。

63、[B6]

A、attending

listening

C、presenting

D、watching

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义衔接题。listentosb.“听