大学英语四级模拟试卷716

大学英语四级模拟试卷716

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofHiring

CelebritiesasVisitingProfessors.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtothe

outlinegivenbelow.HiringCelebritiesasVisitingProfessors

标准答案：HiringCelebritiesasVisitingProfessorsNowadays,itisnotrarethat

celebritiesfromallwalksoflifeareemployedasguestprofessorsinuniversities.Andwe

canalwayssecreportsaboutthisinnewspapers,magazinesandothernewsmedia.Some

peopleseeitasawin-winsituation.Ontheonehand,celebritiescansharetheir

successfulstorieswithstudents,whichcanbroadenstudents*horizonandinspirethemto

workharder.Ontheotherhand,beingvisitingprofessorsofuniversities,thecelebrities

canmakethemselvesknowntomorepeople.However,otherpeopledisapprovethis

practice.Theyarguethatuniversities7intentionofinvitingcelebritiestobeprofessorsis

toenhancetheschools'fameinsteadofimprovingthequalityofeducation,andsome

celebritiesarenotqualifiedtobeprofessors.Inmyview,justasacoinhastwosides,the

invitingofcelebritiesasguestprofessorshasbothgoodandbadeffects.ThusIthink

collegesshouldevaluatethepossibleresultsthoroughly,andtheirchoicesshouldbe

basedontheimprovementofteachingstandardsandstudents'development.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

ManywithNewCollegeDegreeFindtheJobMarketHumblingTheindividualstories

arefamiliar.Thechemistrymajortendingbar.Theclassicsmajoransweringphones.The

ItalianstudiesmajorstockingshelvesatWal-Mart.Nowevidenceisemergingthatthe

damagecausedbythesoureconomyismorewidespreadthanjustafewcareersled

astray（偏离正轨地）orpostponed.Evenforcollegegraduates一thepeoplewhowere

mostprotectedfromtheeffectsofrecession-theoutlookisratherbleak（黯淡）.

Employmentratesfornewcollegegraduateshavefallensharplyinthelasttwoyears,as

havestartingsalariesforthosewhocanfindwork.What'smore,onlyhalfofthejobs

landedbythesenewgraduatesevenrequireacollegedegree,revivingdebatesabout

whetherhighereducationis"wonhit"afterall."Ihavefriendswiththesamedegreeas

me,fromaworseschool,butbecauseofwhotheykneworwhentheyhappenedto

graduate,they'reinmuchbetterjobs,HsaidKyleBishop,23,a2009graduateofthe

UniversityofPittsburghwhohasspentthelasttwoyearswaitingtables,deliveringbeer,

workingatabookstoreandenteringdata."Itsmoreaboutluckthananythingelse."The

averagestartingsalaryforstudentsgraduatingfromfour-yearcollegesin2009and2010

was$27,000,downfrom$30,000forthosewhoenteredtheworkforcein2006to2008,

accordingtoastudyreleasedonWednesdaybytheJohnJ.HeidrichCenterfor

WorkforceDevelopmentatRutgersUniversity.Thatisadeclineof10percent,even

beforetakinginflationintoaccount.Ofcourse,thesearetheluckyones-thegraduates

whofoundajob.Amongthemembersoftheclassof2010,just46percenthadheldat

leastonejobbythisspring,whenthesurveywasconducted.Thatcompareswith90

percentofgraduatesfromtheclassesof2006and2007.（Somehavegoneforfurther

educationoroptedoutofthelaborforce,whilemanyarestilltryingveryhardtogeta

job.）Eventhesefiguresunderstatethedamagedonetotheseworkers*careers.Manyhave

takenjobsthatdonotmakeuseoftheirskills;aboutonlyhalfofrecentcollegegraduates

saidthattheirfirstjobrequiredacollegedegree.Thechoiceofmajorisquiteimportant.

Certainmajorshadbetterluckfindingajobthatrequiredacollegedegree,accordingto

ananalysisbyAndrewM.Sum,aneconomistatNortheasternUniversity,of2009Labor

Departmentdataforcollegegraduatesunder25.Younggraduateswhomajoredin

educationandteachingorengineeringweremostlikelytofindajobrequiringacollege

degree,whileareastudiesmajors一thosewhomajoredinLatinAmericanstudies,for

example—andhumanitiesmajorswereleastlikelytodoso.Amongallrecenteducation

graduates,71.1percentwereinjobsthatrequiredacollegedegree;ofallareastudies

majors,thesharewas44.7percent.AnanalysisbyTheNewYorkTimesofLabor

Departmentdataaboutcollegegraduatesaged25to34foundthatthenumberofthese

workersemployedinfoodservice,restaurantsandbarshadrisen17percentin2009from

2008,thoughthesamplesizewassmall.Thereweresimilarorbiggeremployment

increasesatgasstationsandfueldealers,foodandalcoholstores,andtaxiandlimousine

services.Thismaybeawasteofacollegedegree,butitalsodisplaces（使离开）iheless-

educatedworkerswhowouldnormallytakethesejobs."Thelessschoolingyouhad,the

morelikelyyouweretogetthrownoutofthelabormarketaltogether,"saidMr.Sum,

notingthatunemploymentratesforhighschoolgraduaiesanddropoutsarealwaysmuch

higherthanthosefbrcollegegraduates."Thereiscompletedisplacementalltheway

down."Meanwhile,collegegraduatesarehavingtroublepayingoffstudentloandebt,

whichisatamedianof$20,000forgraduatesofclasses2006to2010.Mr.Bishop,the

Pittsburghgraduate,saidheis"terrified"oftheeffectshisstarterjobsmighthaveonhis

ultimatecareer,whichhehopestobeinpublishingorwriting."Itlooksbadtohaveall

theseshort-termjobsonyourresume,butyoudohavetopaythebills,"hesaid,adding

thatrightnowhisstudentloandebtwasover$70,000.Manygraduateswillprobablytake

onmorestudentdebt.Morethan60percentofthosewhograduatedinthelastfiveyears

saytheywillneedmoreformaleducationtobesuccessful."Iknewthereweren'tgoingto

bemanyjobprospectsformeuntilIgotmyPh.D.,"saidTravisPatterson,23,a2010

graduateofCaliforniaStateUniversity,Fullerton.Heisworkingasanadministrative

assistantforapropertymanagementcompanyandstudyingpsychologyingraduate

school.Whileitmaynothaveanythingtodowithhisdegree,"ithelpspaymyrentand

tuition,andthat'swhatmatters."Goingbacktoschooldoesofferthepossibilityof

joiningthelaborforcewhentheeconomyisbetter.Unemploymentratesarealso

generallylowerforpeoplewithadvancedschooling.Thosewhodonotgobacktoschool

maybeonalower-payingtrajectory（道路）foryears.Theystartatalowersalary,and

theymaybegintheircareerswithemployersthatpaylessonaverageorhavelessroom

forgrowth.''Theirsalaryhistoryfollowsthemwherevertheygo,"saidCarlVanHom,a

laboreconomistatRutgers."It'slikeaparrotonyourshoulder,travelingwithyou

everywhere,constantlytellingyou'No,youcan'tmakethatmuchmoney.1"Andwhile

youngpeoplewhohavesurvivedatoughjobmarketmayshyfromrisksduringtheir

careers,thebestwaytonullify（抵消..的影响）anunluckygraduationdateistochange

jobswhenyoucan,saysTillvonWachter,aneconomistatColumbia."Ifyoudon'tmove

withinfiveyearsofgraduating,forsomereasonyougetstuckwhereyouare,"Mr.von

Wachtersaid."Byyourlate20s,you'reoftenmarried,andhaveafamilyandhavea

house.Youstoptheactivepatternofmovingjobs."

2、Whatdoweknowaboutcollegegraduatesinthepresentsoureconomy?

A、Theyhaveapositiveoutlookforthefuture.

B、Theyremainunaffectedbytherecession.

C、Jobprospectsfbrthemdon'tlookgood.

D^Startingsalariesforthemhaveincreased.

标准答案：c

知识点》析：首句提到，有证据表明，不景气的经济对就业所造成的破坏范围正在

扩大。接着谈到大学毕业生的就业问题，指出其就业前景也相当黯淡。[C]是对文

中的theoutlookisratherbleak的同义转述,故答案为[C[0

3、AccordingtoKyleBishop,whycanhisfriendshavebetterjobsthanhim?

A、Theygraduateattherighttime.

B、Theyhaveworkingexperience.

C、Theyhaveobtainedhigherdegrees.

D、Theygraduatefrombetterschools.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该句提到，“我有这样的朋友，学历和我一样，毕业的学校没我的

好，但是因为他们有关系或毕业的时候好，他们现在正干着比我好得多的工

作。"KyleBishop说道...。直接引语中直接给出了KyleBishop的朋友的工作比

他的好的两个原因，[A]“他们在恰当的时候毕业”对应其中的第二个原因，故为答

案。

4、WhatdidthestudybytheJohnJ.HeidrichCenterforWorkforceDevelopment

reveal?

A、Graduatesstartingworkingin2010gothigherpaythanthosein2006.

B、Mostoftherecentcollegegraduateswereluckyenoughtofindajob.

C、Moregraduateschosetogetfurthereducationinsteadoftakingajob.

D>Thestartingsalaryfornewcollegegraduatesdeclinedinrecentyears.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该句提到，据JohnJ.Heidrich劳动力发展中心所发布的研究结果，

在2009年和2010年间毕业的大学本科生的平均起薪为27,000美元/年，这比那

些在2006年至2008年间开始工作的大学毕业生所得的30.000美元/年要少。

[D]“新毕业的大学生的起薪近年来有所下降”是对该句的综述，故为答案。

5、AndrewM.Sum'sstudyfoundthatinfindingajobrequiringacollege

degree,.

A^goodluckwasextremelynecessary

B、thechoiceofmajorwasquiteimportant

C、areastudiesmajorshadabigadvantage

D、recentgraduatesweremorelikelytosucceed

标准答案：B

知识点解析：首句提到，专业的选择相当重要。第二句对首句进行具体解释根据

AndrewM.Sum的分析，某些专业的毕业生更容易找到要求大学学位的工作。［B］

是原文信息再现，故答案为［B］。

6^Accordingtotheauthor,collegegraduates,workinginplaceslikegas

stations.

A、makesthemmoredown-to-earthpeople

B、isgoodtothediversityoftheworkforce

C^maybeawasteoftheircollegedegrees

D、motivatesless-educatedworkerstoimprove

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该句提到，在加油站和燃料经销店……工作的大学生也有差不多的比

例或更大比例的增加。第11段接着对这一现象进行评价，指出这不仅会造成大学

文凭的一种浪费，而且还抢占了那些受教育程度较低者的就业机会。第II段中的

This指代的是上段末句提到的现象，［0是原文信息复现，故答案为［0。

7、HowdidMr.Bishopseetheshort-termjobshetook?

A、Theywoulddefinitelybethehighlightofhisresume.

B、Theymighthavenegativeeffectsonhisultimatecareer.

C、Theycouldlandhimagoodjobinpublishingorwriting.

D、Theyweretheonlywaytopayoffhisstudentloandebt.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：首句提到，Bishop“非常恐惧”自己初期从事的工作可能对今后想要从

事的职业产生的影响。夜着引用他自己的话解释他的“恐惧”：“把这些短期工佐都

列在简历上看上去会很糟糕……。”综合这两句可以得出，他认为短期工作会对最

终的职业有负面影响，故答案为［B］。

8、TravisPattersonchosetoworkasanadministrativeassistantbecausethejob.

A、offeredexcellentpromotionprospects

B、paidhimarelativelygoodstartingsalary

C^hadmuchtodowithhismajorpsychology

D、helpedpayhistuitioningraduateschool

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这两句提到，他(即TravisPallerson)目前在一家房地产管理公司当行

政助理，同时还在研究生院攻读心理学。虽然所从事的工作和所学专业可能亳不相

关，但是“这份工作能帮我支付房租和学费，而这才是最重要的”。由此可以得出,

行政助理的工作可以帮池付研究生学费，故答案为［D］。

9、Thosewhodonotgobacktoschoolmaygetlowerpayandhavelesschance

for______

标准答案：growth

知识点解析：空前的chancefor表明，本空应填一名词/动名词（短语）。该段提

到，那些没有继续深造的毕业生可能许多年都要在低薪水职业道路上挣扎。他们的

起薪低，而且他们的雇主给的平均薪水可能也要低，或者晋升的空间更小。题干中

的Those...getlowerpay»实则是与文中的withemployersthatpayless对应的：而

havelesschancefor与文中的havelessroomfor对应，故for后面的growth即为本

题答案。

10、TillvonWachtersuggestsyoungpeoplesothatanunluckygraduationdate

wouldloseitseffect.

标准答案：changejobs

知识点解析：空前的suggestsyoungpeople表明，本空应填一原形动词（短语）。题

干中的sothat引导的是目的状语从句，因此sothatanunluckygraduationdatewould

loseitseffect与该段提到的tonullifyanunluckygraduationdate对应。而文中的to

nullify...修饰的是【hebestway,其具体做法是作表语的不定式短语iochange

jobs,亦即TillvonWachter建议年轻人的做法。根据前面的语法分析，答案为

changeiobs®

11、AccordingtoMr.vonWachter,ifpeopledon'tchangejobswithinfiveyearsof

graduating,theygetintheirlow-paidposition.

标准答案：stuck

知识点解析：空前的ge【表明，本空应填一名词/形容词（短语）。题干中的if

peopledon'tchangejobswithinfiveyearsofgraduating与该句提到的Ifyoudon't

movewithinfiveyearsofgraduating对应，theyget与youget对应，»&youget后的

stuck即为本题答案。

三、听力短对话（本题共1题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

12、

A、Anauthorandaneditor.

B、Astudentandaprofessor.

C>Anewsreporterandawriter.

D^Aclientandalawyer.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：catchone飞words意思是“听清某人的话”。对话中有些词能够为判断

两人的关系提供线索，如assignment,paper说明说话人可能在学校里，女士说她

没有听清男士刚才说的话，请他再告诉她作业何时交以及论文要写多长，这说明女

士应该是个学生，男士可能是老师。男士的用词Pmexpectingtoseeyourinsight

intotheissue也说明他是作业的布置者，是个教授。Author和editor、newsreporter

和TVstationdirectorRclient和lawyer之间都不会有布置作业的关系。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分，共3分。）

13、

A、Atestinacompositionciass.

B、Aroadtest.

C、Thewrittentestfbrherdriver'slicense.

D、Aroad.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：驾照考试有thewrittentestandtheroadtest,从对话中可得知Helen已

经过了笔试，还须过iheroadlest。因此选B。

14、

A、Hedrovetoolast.

B、Hecouldn'tparkwell.

C>Hemadeanimproperturn.

D、Hecouldparkwell.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Theman回忆到几年前他参加theroadtest时,tookaleft-handturn

fromtherightlane<>因此转错了车道而未通过。故选C。而Helen的问题是parallel

parkingo

15、

A、Drivehertothetestsite.

Helphergetreadyfortheroadlest.

C^Sellheracar.

D、Sellherears.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Helen必须要参加theroadtest,但Herbigproblemisparallel

parking.因此Themansaid：”Ifyoulike,wecangooutinmycarbeforeyoutake

iheroadtestandpracticeparallelparking,“帮助她为实地开车做好准备。A、C>D

与本题无关。因此选民

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

16、

A、Theemployeesmustworkfrom8:30a.m.to5:30p.m.

B、Thelunchbreakisalwaysfrom12to1.

C、Theemployeessometimeshavetoworkextratime.

D^Theworkingtimedependsonemployeesthemselves.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、lakethelunchbreakontime.

B、Workovertimeeveryday.

C^Finishtheworkontime.

D、Cannotleaveearlier.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、Shehastoberesponsibletothemanfirst.

B、Shesharesthesameofficewiththeman.

C、Sheisgoodatworkingindependently.

D、Sheneedstoreceiveskilltrainingfirst.

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Startherroutinework.

B、Learnhowtheworkisdone.

C^Offerherbankaccountdetails.

D、Drivethecompanycar.

标准答案.C

知识点露斤：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共7题，每题7.0

分，共7分。）

20、

A、Becauseothergirlsoftentreatedhiminthisway.

B>Becausehehadfalleninlovewithanothergirl.

C、BecauseEchowouldn'ttrytoembracehim.

D、BecausehefeltthatEchowasnotgoodenoughforhim.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、BecausehefeltsadashewasnolongerwithEcho.

B、Becausehehadnevermetanybeautifulgirls.

C、Becausehis"lover"wouldn'tcomeoutofthewater.

D、Becausehecouldneverfindtheflower.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Narcissusisthenameofaflower.

NarcissustriedtohugEcho,butinvain.

C、Narcissuswasdrownedinthepool.

D、Narcissussawabeautifulgirlinthepool.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、One.

B、Two.

C、Three.

D^Four.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第一句即告诉我们“本章讲解三种神经细胞”，故选C。

24、

A^Tomovethemuscles.

B>Tocarrydifferentmessages.

C>Toprotectthenerves.

D^Tocontrolnervecells.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：感觉神经细胞的功能是传送信息，故选B。

25、

A、Partofatextbook.

B、Alargechart.

C、Arecentresearch.

D、Partofasciencefiction.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：讲话者在该篇开头、结尾都提到了“chapter”一词，并询问大家是否有

问题，因而可以判断出，他是位教师，故本题答案为A。

26、

A^Thefunctionofbrain.

Thefunctionandnatureofnervecells.

C、Thefivesenses.

D、Thechemicalprocesses.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：听懂第一句往往是关键。本文介绍了三种神经细胞及其功能，故选

Bo

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

27、

A、Life-styleofdifferentpeopleisthesame.

B、Differentpeoplemayhavecompletelydifferentlife-styles.

C^It'sdoubtfulwhetherlife-stylesarechanging.

D、Thechangesoflife-styleshave'noinfluenceonbusiness.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Fortyhours.

B、Lessthanfortyhours.

C、Aboutseventyhours.

D、Lessthantwenty-fivehours.

标准答案：B'

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、Businessmenareonlyinterestedinbabies.

B、Babygoodsmakemoneyeasily.

C^Thechangesinlife-styleshaveastronginfluenceonbusiness.

D、Businessesshouldalwaysbereadytomeettheneedsofbabies.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Americanswillnotneedtoworkinthefuture.

B、TherearefewerbabiesinAmericanow.

C、Youngcouplesnowprefertoremainchildless.

D、Thereismorethanonefactorcontributingtochangesinlife-stylesinAmericatoday.

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。）

Asmytrainwasnotduetoleaveforanotherhour,Ihadplentyoftimetospare.After

buyingsome[Bl]toreadonthejourney,Iwenttotheluggageofficeto

[B2]thesuitcaseIhadlefttherethreedaysbefore.Irookoutmypursetofind

thereceiptformy[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.Ifoundthecaselyinginacomer.[BIO]AgainItookoutmypurseand

thistimetopay.Ipulledoutatendollarnoteandthe"lost"receiptslippedoutwithit.

[B11].Hewasnoddinghisheadknowingly,asiftosaythathehadoftenseen

thishappenbeforetoo!

31、[Bl]

标准答案：magazines

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、[B2]

标准答案：collect

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、[B31

标准答案：case

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、[B4]

标准答案:searched

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、[B5]

标准答案：tum

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B6]

标准答案：doubtfully

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B7]

标准答案：describe

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B8]

标准答案：chief

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B9]

标准答案：Iftheywerecorrect,hesaid,Icouldtakethecaseaway.

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[BIO]

标准答案：Afterexaminingthearticlesinside,theassistantwassatisfiedthatthecase

wasmine,andtoldmeIcouldtakeitaway.

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[Bll]

标准答案：Icouldnothelpfeelingashamed,andglancedupattheassistant.

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（选词填空）（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。）

Weoftenthinkofagricultureasplantingseedsandharvestingcrops.Butmanycropsdo

notcomefromseeds.Manykindsoftreesandplantsaregrownfrom[SI]cut

fromexistingtreesandplants.Thisiscalledgrafting（嫁接）.Farmerscutbranchesor

younggrowths,called[S2],fromoneplantandplacethemonarelatedkindof

plant.Thebranchorbud（hatisgraftediscalledascion（接穗）.Theplantthat[S3]

thegraftiscalledtherootstock.Overtime,the[S4]fromthetwoplants

growtogether,thegraftedplantbeginsto[S5]theleavesandfruitofthescion,

nottherootstock.Agraftcanbecutinseveralways.Acleftgraft（割接，劈接），for

example,requiresascionwithseveralbudsonit.Thebottomofthescioniscutinthe

[S6]oftheletterV.Aplaceiscutintherootstocktoacceptthescion.The

scionisthen[S7]placedintothecutontherootstock.Growthmediumisput

onthe[S8]tokeepitwetandhelpthegrowth.Graftingcanjoinscionswith

[S9]qualitiestorootstockthatisstrongandresistsdiseaseandinsects.Some

commonfruittreessuchassweetchcnieshavetobegrafted.Inanageofhightechnology

agriculture,graftingisalowtechnologymethodthatremains[S10]important.A

blossomsBpiecesCcomposesDpartsEsecurelyFextremelyGbudsHagreeableI

acceptsJfirmlyKgrowLdesirableMproduceNshapeOjoin

42、[SI]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[S2]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[S3]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[S4]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[S5]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[S6]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：暂无解析

48、[S7]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

49、[S8]

标准答案：O

知识点解析：暂无解析

50、[S9]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：暂无解析

51、[S10]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分，共10分。）

Itseemstheartofsurvival-orcontinualpositiveprojeciion-intheworldofpopmusic

thesedays,dependsverymuchonchange.Ifartistsfailtorecreatetheirimage—

chameleon（变色龙）-like,overandoveragain-theyriskfacingaccusationsofdullness;

thattheyarenotfashionable.Thisphenomenonisespeciallyprevalenl（普遍的）inthe

femaleranks.Itisnotsufficientloranartisttobebeautifulandsexy.These

characteristicstoomustbechangedoften,andremodelledtoavoidbeingbogged

down（陷入困境）byastereotype（老一套）.Twoexamplesoftherock"n"rollartofmove

andchangeareCherandMadonna,thelatterabrilliantillustrationofthetrend.Herlatest

disc,"SomethingtoRemember”,displayshowshehassoeffectivelybeenabletostayat

thetopwithoutdiminishingcredibilityinherparticularfield.（Forthesepurposes,wewill

forgetherunworthyflirtationwithsex,thathorriblebookandherswear-word-ridden,

cigar-chewingappearanceontheDavidLettermanShow.）Thiscollectiondemonstrates

howshehasmoderateherimageatrelevanttimestogivecontrastanddefinitiontoher

career.Butitoffersmorethansimplyastudyinrockftishionhistory.Thereisalsoasolid

collectionofqualitymusic.Itopenswiththenewish"IWantYouwithMassiveAttack",

afaintlymoroseandtearypleaandquicklymovesbackintimetoherearliermoments:

"CrazyforYou","ThisUsedToBeMyPlayground"and"You'llSee1'.Thereisalsoa

niceversionof"LoveDon'tLiveHereAnymore'1.Sothisismorethananexploitative

offering.However,Chefslatestpackage,IfsaMan'sWorld',cannotbereviewed

proudly.Inherpast-themostmemorablemomentforthisreviewerbeinghervisittoa

USwarshipamidcheeringsailorsfor"IfICouldTurnBackTime'-shehascompeted

admirably.Andshehasdemonstratedtheclassicfeaturesofthechangesyndrome（综合

症）.ButthisisatiredanddullChef,Perhapsattemptingtomoderatehersexyandboy­

crazyimageinthissessionbutfailing.

52、Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph1thatinordertosurviveintheworldofpop

music,artistsneedto.

A、buildachameleonlikeimage

B、recreatethemselvesoverandoveragain

C、avoidbeingdullatallcosts

D、staybeautifulandsexy

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第一段第二句话指出“Ifartistsfailtorecreatetheirimage—

chameleon（变色龙）一like,overandoveragain-theyriskfacingaccusationsof

dullness；thattheyarenotfashionable"：“如果艺术家们不能像变色龙那样不停地变

换形象，他们就很有可能被指责亳无生趣，并因此遭淘汰。也就是说艺术家们必

须不断地重塑新形象才能保持不被淘汰的命运，故选B）。

53、Inherlatestdisc"SomethingtoRemember".

A、Madonnahadunworthyflirtationwithsex

Madonnademonstratedarockfashionhistory

C、Madonnarejectedherformermusicstyle

D^Madonnaofferedexcellentmusic

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第三段中提及的“unworthyflirtationwithsex”并未出现在Madonna的

新唱片“SomethingtoRemember”中，故选项A不符合题意。第三段指出：Madonna

的新碟证明了她如何在相应的时候改变的形象以产生强烈对比，并赋予她的职业新

的定义。新碟不仅只是摇滚乐时装史的演绎，也是高质量音乐的荟萃。因此选项B

Madonna在她的新碟中展示了一部摇滚乐时装史的说法并不确切。而选项D是符

合题意的，qualitymusic意为musicofexcellence,musicofhighqualityo文中并未

提到Madonna在新唱片中完全摒弃了她原来的音乐风格，相反在第五鸟中“quickly

movesbackintimetoherearliermoments”提示这张唱片中Madonna展示了她的各种

不同形象和风格，故选项D亦不符合文章意思。

54、Thewriter'sattitudetowardsMadonnais.

A、basicallycritical

B、negative

C、generallyfavourable

D、uncriticallyadmiring

标准答案：C

知识点解析：作者对Madonna能不断改变自我形象进行创新并保持成功是持肯定

态度的。第三段中指出：“Madonna的新碟反映了在她的领域内，她是怎样如此有

效地保持“大姐大”的地位的。（因此让我们暂且忘记她的那种不足称道的性挑逗，

那本可怕的书和DavidLelterman秀中那个满嘴秽语、嚼着雪茄的形象）。”可见作

者对于Madonna的这种不断创新、善于生存的本领是表示赞赏的，提及Madonna

的负面形象也是为了与她的许多正面要点进行对比。作者的这种态度还体现在全文

对Madonna进行评论时所使用的词语中。

55、"This"（Line4,Para.6）refersto.

A、theChefinherlatestpackage“It'saMan'sWorld"

B、theChefontheUSwarshipamidcheeringsailors

C^theCharsinginginheralbum"IfICouldTurnBackTime"

D、theChefwhomoderatedhersexyandboy-crazyimage

标准答案：A

知识点解析：最后一段指出：“Cher的最新专辑“AaMan'sWord却无法恭维，她

过去最值得回忆的是为宣传'IfICouldTurnBackTime，在美国战舰欢呼的水兵中的

时刻。她展示了我们的变化综合征的最经典的特征。但此处的Cher却是一个疲乏

和呆板的Cher,也许在这张专辑中她试图改变她的性感和少男杀手形象，但却没

有成功可见Ihis是指Cher在新唱片中的形象。故选A）。

56、Thispassageisprimarily.

A、areviewofMadonnaandChefsnewrecords

B、ananalysisofMadonna'ssuccessinthefieldofpopmusic

C、anaccusationofChefsdullness

D^acriticismofthechangesyndromeintheworldofpopmusic

标准答案：B」

知识点解析：文章开头韦出了一个现象：演员必须不断地改变和重塑形象才能在流

行音乐界得以生存下去，Cher与Madonna是两个典型的例子，而且后者正是这个

潮流中成功的典范。下文主要通过分析Madonna的最新唱片以及与Cher进行对比

说明为什么Madonna是一个成功者，因此文章的重心是分析Madonna的成功之

处，故选B。对Madonna和Cher新唱片的评论都是服务于这一主题的，故选项A

和C均不符合题意。文章在最后一段中称流行音乐界的这种变化潮流为“变化综合

征”，但全文并未对这种，综合征”提出批评，故选项D亦不符题意。

Socialscientistsdistinguishbetweenwhatareknownastreatmenteffectsandselection

effects.TheMarineCorps,forinstance,islargelyatreatment-effectinstitution.Itis

confidentthattheexperienceofundergoingMarineCorpsbasictrainingwillturnyou

intoaformidablesoldier.Amodelingagency,bycontrast,isaselection-effectinstitution.

Youdonotbecomebeautifulbysigningupwithanagency.AttheheartoftheAmerican

obsessionwiththeIvyLeagueisthebeliefthatschoolslikeHarvardprovidethesocial

andintellectualequivalentofMarineCorpsbasictraining—thatbeingtaughtbyallthose

brilliantprofessorsandmeetingallthoseothermotivatedstudentsandgettingadegree

withihaipowerfulnameoniiwillconferadvantagesthatnolocalstateuniversitycan

provide,andevenanIvyLeaguerwillmakefarmoremoneyinthefuture.Itisquite

possiblethatthestudentwhogoestoHarvardismoreambitiousandenergeticand

personablethanthestudentwhowasnotletin.Threeyearsago,theeconomistsAlan

KruegerandStacyDalepublishedjustsuchastudy.Andtheyfoundthatwhenyou

compareappleswithapples,theincomebonusfromselectiveschoolsdisappears."Asa

Hypothetical（假设的）example,taketheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandPennState/

Kruegersaid."OneisIvy;oneisastateschool.Pennismuchmorehighlyselective.You

wouldthinkthatthemoreambitiousstudentistheonewhowouldchoosetogotoPenn,

andtheoneschoosingtogotoPennStatemightbealittlelessconfidentintheirabilities

orhavealittlelowerincome,andbothofthosefactorswouldpointtopeopledoing

Worselateron.Buttheydon't."Kruegersays,"Thereisoneexceptiontothis."Ifyouarc

ahardworkingandintelligentpersonyouwillendupdoingwellregardlessofwhereyou

graduate.YouwillmakegoodcontactsatPenn.ButPennStaleisbigenoughanddiverse

enoughthatyoucanmakegoodcontactsthere,too.WithPennonyourresumeopens

doors.Butifyouaregoodenough,thosedoorswillopenforyouanyway.

57、Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat.

A、everyonewillbecomemuchbraverafterbeingtrainedintheMarineCorps

B、everyonewillbecomemorebeautifulafterbeingtrainedinamodelingagency

C、everyonewillbecomemoreactiveafterbeingtrainedinamodelingagency

D、everyonewillbecomesmarterafterbeingtrainedintheMari