大学英语四级模拟试卷146

大学英语四级模拟试卷146

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、BuildingaGoodTeacher-StudentRelationship1.曳好的师生关系是教学成功的根

本保障。2.以个人经历举例说明良好的师生关系是双方共同努力的结果。3.如何

对待师生可能存在的误解。

标准答案：SampleWritingBuildingaGoodTeacher-StudentRelationshipAgood

teacher-studentrelationshipisoneoftheguaranteesforsuccessfulteachingandlearning.

Agoodrelationshipleadstofruitfulcooperation,thatis,theteachercanguidehis/her

studentsmoreeffectivelyandthestudentscanlearnmoreefficiendy.Anidealteacher­

studentrelationshipnevercomeseasily.Itdependsontheconsciouseffortsfromboththe

teacherandthestudents.Thebestexamplecanbedrawnfrommypersonalexperienceas

acollegestudent.Wchaddevelopedawarm,friendlyrelationshipwithourEnglish

teacher,JohnKent.Johnwonusoverwiththespecialeffortshepouredintoour'class.

Ilislectureswerealwayswellpreparedanddelivereddearlyandimaginatively-he

explainedhisideaswithpaintingsandrecordings,andonceheevensangasongto

illustrateapoint.Wealsoadmiredthefactthathespenttimegenerouslywithstudents

outsideofclassroom.Inspiredbyourteacher'sdevotion,westudiedallthemore

diligently,alwaysrespectfulandpolite.Wewerealleagertoshowourappreciationby

doingwellinstudies.Ofcourse,thingsareneversosimpleandmisunderstandingmay

occuronceinawhile.In:hiscase,agrudge-beatingattitudewouldneverhelp.Bothsides

shouldbekind,patientandfrank.Bysittingdownandhavingagoodtalkthereisno

troublethatcan'tworkout.

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。）

HowPoliteAreWeeIt'slunchtimeinMexicoCity,andayoungmanfollowsaslim

womanwearingdarkglassesintoarestaurant.Withoutlookingbehindher,sheletsthe

heavyglassdoorswingdosed,almostsmashinghimintheface.Inastationeryshopin

Seoul,meanwhile,afemalecustomerwantstobuyadisposablepen.It'saminor

purchase,butthestoreownertakesthetimetotalkherthroughavarietyofdifferent

models.Whenshemakesherpurchase,hesaysafriendly"Thankyou".Rainandwind

arewhippingtheNolendorplatz,centralBerlin,asestateagentNicole,34,struggles

throughthemorningrush-hourcrowds,herbrokenarminplasteraftersheslippedonice.

Aheadofher,ayoungwomandropsayellowfolder,scatteringpaperseverywhere.

Dozensofcommuterswalkonby,butNicolerushesoverandpicksupthedamp

documents,gentlyshakingthewateroffeachone.Whenthanked,shejokes,"Well,1still

haveonegoodarm!"OurThreeTestsTheyoungmanriskingabrokennose,the

customerinSeoul,andthewomanwiththescattereddocumentswerenoordinary

membersofthepublic.EachwasaReader5Digestresearchertakingpartinauniquetest

toseehowpolitepeoplearearoundtheworld.FromThailandtoFinland,fromBuenos

AirestoLondon,peopleworrythatcourtesy（礼貌）isfastbecomingathingofthepast.

Serviceinshopshasbecomelazy,theysay,youngstershavelostrespectfortheirelders.

LynneTruss,inherinternationalbestsellerTalktotheHand,claimsthatwclivein"an

eraoflazymoralrelativismcombinedwithaggressivesocialrudeness"wherecommon

courtesiesare"practicallyextinct”.Butissuchpessimismjustified?Wesentundercover

reporters-halfofthemmen,halfwomen-fromReader'sDigesteditionsin35

countriestoaccessthecitizensoftheirmostpopulouscity.Ineachlocation,we

conductedthreetests:-Wewalkedintopublicbuildings20timesbehindpeopletoseeif

theywouldholdthedooropenforus.*Weboughtsmallitemsfrom20shopsand

recordedwhetherthesalesassistantssaid"Thankyou”.・Wedroppedafolderfullof

papersin20busylocationstoseeifanyonewouldhelppickthemup.Toletuscompare

dries,weawardedonepointforeachpositiveoutcomeandnothingfornegativeone,

givingeachcityamaximumscoreof60.Wedidnotattemptastrictscientificsurvey;it

wastheworld'sbiggestreal-lifetestofcommoncourtesy,withmorethan2,000separate

testsofactualbehavior.Here'swhatwediscovered.WonderfulTownTheyhavea

reputationforbeingbig-headed,butNewYorkersshov/edtheyarebig-headedtoo,by

finishingfirstinourglobalcourtesyratings.Theyplacedinthetopfiveinallthreetests

andwereparticularlypoliteatholdingdoorsopen,withonlytwopeoplefailingtodoso.

Surprised?NotformermayorEdKoch.Askedtoreacttoourfindings,Kochpointedtoa

riseinNewYorknicenesssincethetenorattacksonthecityfiveyearsago."After9/11,

NewYorkersaremorecaring.Theyunderstandtheshortnessoflife."Thesecondmost

courteousplace:prosperousZurich,Switzerland.Zurichshopassistantsarefriendlyto

peoplewhethertheyaredressedshabbilyorwearinganexpensivefurcoat.Old-

fashionedcustomerservicewasverymuchinevidence.Swissshop-workers'good

mannerswereofteninspiredbytheirprideintheirwork.TforToleranceToronto,

Canada,camethirdamongour35dries.InthetrendyQueenStreetWestareawewere

helpedwithadroppedfolderbya28-ycar-oldstreetartist."IsitoutHeredoingdrawings

allday,andIfindpeopletobereallygoodandcheerful.Torontoisverytolerant,very

polite.'1Still,twootherEuropeandries-Berlin,GermanyandZagreb,Croatia-did

wellinouttests,tyingwithSaoPaulo,Brazil,forthefourthplace.InSaoPaulo,even

pettycriminalswerepolite.Asweboughtapairofcheapsunglassesfromatraderatan

illegalmarket,shoutsrangoutthatthepolicewerecoining.Themerchantgathereduphis

goodstoflee-butnotbeforethankingusforour$2buy.DoorsWideShutTheregion

thatmostlackedcourtesy:Asia.Eightoutofninedriesbeingtestedintheregionfinished

inthebottom11.InthelastplacewasMumbai,wherecourtesyin.shopswasparticularly

lacking.Whenaskedwhyheturnedhisbackimmediatelyafterthesale,arudeassistant

ataconveniencestorewasunapologetic:"I'mnotaneducatedguy.Ihandgoodstothe

customersandthat'sit."Inagovernment-runsupermarket,afemaleemployeeliedthat

shehadn'tseenwhathadhappenedwhenaskedwhyshedidn'thelptopickuppapers.

Anotherworkersteppedonthem."That'snothing,"saidthestoressecurityguard."In

Mumbai,they'llstepoverapersonwhohasfalleninthestreet."Whatwasmoststriking

isAsiawashowfewpeoplehelddoorsopenforus.ManyAsianssimplydon'tinclude

door-holdingintheirnotionsofcourtesy."Howcanwemeasuresomeone'svaluesimply

bywhethertheyholdadooropen?"observedacollegestudentinManila.ASouth

Koreanbusinesswomanheldopentheshop-doorinSeoulonlybecause"Ioftengo

overseasonworktrips,andit'sbasicmannersoverthere.InSouthKorea,peopledon't

paymuchattentiontosuchthings/'Butwefoundplentyofdiscourteousbehavioroutside

Asia,too.Moscow,RussiaandBucharest,Romania,rankedastheleastpoliteEuropean

cities.NotSoPoorWhatcanwelearnfromourresults?Whiletwooftheworld'smost

wealthycities-ZurichandNewYork-cametopofourrankings,wefoundplentyof

courtesyinpoorerareastoo.InJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,ourresearcherconcluded:

"Thebetterdressedtheperson,thelesslikelyhe/shcistohelp."Nonetheless,itwas

relativelyprosperouscitiesthatappearedatthetopofourrankings.ABritisheditor

venturesthisexplanation:"Wealthiercitiesaren'tgenerallysocrowdedandcompetition

forresourcesislessintense."Butbeinginahurryisn'talwaysbaiTiertohelpingpeople.

Testscarriedoutduringmorningrushhoursproducedalmostasmanypositiveresultsas

thoseperformedduringoff-peakhours.ABritishgovernmentworker,whohelpedto

gatheruppapersintheLondonrushhours,putitdowntoempathy（同感）。"Everybody

wasinahurry.Solet'sworktogetherandgetusbothonourway.1'Gender（性别）and

AgeDifferenceManyolderpeopleweencounteredcomplainedthatcourtesywasless

prevalentamongtheyoung.Butwefoundthattheunder-40swere,byasmallmargin,the

mosthelpfulofallagegroups—andover-60stheleast.Sonomoreresentmentaboutthe

youngergenerationnotbeinguptostandard!Womenv/crcslightlymorecourteousthan

menand,oddly,bothgroupsweresignificantlymorepolitetowardstheirownsex.Some

mentoldustheyworriedabouthelpingmodemindependentfemales.Perhapsthat'swhy

menover60,supposedlybroughtupinamorepoliteera,weretheleastlikelyofany

grouptoholdadoorforcurfemaleresearchers.FearofCrimeManyofthosewhodidn't

holdadoororpickupourpapersexplainedthattheyweretoobusyorcouldn'tbe

bothered,butasignificantminoritywasmorescaredofcrime—orbeingseenasa

criminal—thanbeingrode."I'veheardpickpocketsusetrickslikethat,"saidawomanin

HongKong,MOnedropssomething,youhelppickitup,andhisaccomplice（同伙）robs

youwhileyou'renotlooking."Sodidtheworldpassourcourtesytest?Overallour35

citiesshowedit55percentofthetime.Commoncourtesyistheoilthatkeepsthesociety

enginerunning.Soourchecksuggestedthat,inmostplaces,there'splentyofoilinthe

engine,butsomecitiescoulduseabitofatop-up.

2、TwomostimpolitedriesinEuropeturnedouttobeMoscowandWarsaw.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：参见“DoorsWideShut”部分最后一段。

3、Themostcourteoustitlesarefoundtorankinthefollowingorder:NewYork,Zurich,

Toronto,Berlin,ZagrebandSaoPaulo.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：参见“WonderfulTown”和“TforTolerance”部分。

4、NinecitiesinAsiareceivedacourtesytest,andregrettablyeightcities,withthe

exceptionofHongKongfinishedinthebottom11intherankings.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据"DoorsWideShut、'部分笫一段笫二句"Eigh【oinofninecitiesbeing

testedintheregionfinishedinthebottom11"，只说九座被考察的亚洲城市里有八座

在礼貌排行榜上名落末尾11名之中，但并未提到哪座亚洲城市不在此之列。

5、Mumbai,India,rankedastheleastcourteouscityamongthe35cities,hasanill

reputationforcustomerservice.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：参见"DoorsWideShut”部分第三句：】n【helastplacewasMumbai,

wherecourtesyinshopswasparticularlylackingo

6、IntheopinionofaBritisheditor,therichercitiestendtobemorepolitebecause

peopleinthewealthiercitiesarebettereducated.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：参见“Not.SoPoor”部分第五句：ABritisheditorventuresthis

explanation："WealthiercitiesareiVtgenerallyascrowdedandcompetitionfbrresources

islessintense.”

7、Thispassageoffersageneralreportabouttheresultsofaworld-widecourtesysurvey

conductedbyReader5Digestresearchersin2006.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：全文主要艰道《读者文摘》杂志对世界各地35座城市市民礼貌度调

查的结果。参见“OurThreeTests”部分第四段及全文最后一段。

8、Avastmajorityofpeoplesurveyedattributedtheirreluctancetohelppickuppapers

totheirfearofcrime.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：参见"FearofCrime”部分第一句：...butasignificantminoritywas

morescaredofcrime-orbeingseenasacriminal—thanbeingrude.

9、Thereseemedtobeagenderdifferenceinpolitebehavior,withwomenbeing

thanmen.

标准答案：slightlymorecourteous/polite

知识点解析：参见“GenderandAgeDifference”部分第二段第一句。

10、theopinionofmanyelderpeople,peopleunder40swerefoundtobemost

helpfulamongallagegroups.

标滴答案:Contraryto/Differentfrom

知识点解析：段落大意归纳题。参见“GenderandAgeDifference”部分第一段。

11、Fromthefindingsofthecourtesysurvey,welearnthatLynneTruss,authorofan

internationalbestsellerTalktotheHand,isinfeelingpessimisticaboutthemoral

behaviorinihecurrentsociety.

标准答案：notentirelyjustified

知识点解析：“OurThreeTests”部分的第三段是一反问句：Butissuchpessimism

justified?根据全文最后一段总结出的调查结果可知，答案是否定的。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Whatinformationthepersonleft.

B、WhatMargaretsaidabouttheperson.

C>WhereMargaretwent.

D、Whenthemessagewasleft.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：男士说“刚才有人打电话给Margaret”。女士问“那个人留下了什么口

信没有?”本题问“女士想要知道什么?”男士说有人打电话给Margaret,而后女士追

问打电话的人留下了什么口信。故[A]“打电话的人留下了什么信息”正确。

13、

A>Shehasprobablysomefreetimethisweek.

She^probablybackathome.

C^SheisprobablynotcomingonSunday.

D、Shehasprobablytriedtocall.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士说“我不清楚为什么还没有从Jane那里听到关于星期天聚会的事

情男士说“我们这个星期一直都在外忙碌。也许我们应该给她打个电话。”本题

问“关于Jane男士是怎么说的?”男士说他们这个星期都在外忙碌，并且建议主动给

Jane打电话，也就是说男士认为也许Jane打过电话，只不过他们没有接到。故

[D]“她也许打过电话”正确。

14、

A、BuyanewtelevisionbeforeFriday.

Fixthewoman'stelevision.

C、Checkifthewoman'stelevisionisnew.

D、Orderanewtelevisionforthewoman.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士说“我打电话来问问我的电视怎么样了?”男士说“新的零件刚到，

应该周五就能修好。”本题问“男士大概念做什么?”从对话可以判断，男士应该是在

新零件到货以后，继续给女士修理电视机。故[C/修理女士的电视机”正确。

15、

A、Themoviewasmoreinterestingthanhethought.

B、Hehadenjoyedthemoviewiththewoman.

C、Thewomanknewnothingaboutthereviews.

D、Heagreeswiththewomanaboutthemovie.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士说“电影简直差极了，可是影评去]说得很好。”男士说“这部电影

真不值票钱。”本题问“男士的话是什么意思?''男士说电影不值票钱，所以男士对电

影也是不满意的。故[D]”他同意女士关于电影的说法”正确。

16>

A、Healmostsleptthroughthemovie.

B、Hewisheshecouldgotothemovie.

C、Hewantstorewritehisnotes.

D、He'splanningtogotothemovieafterexam.

标准答案：B」」

知识点解析：女士说“令久晚上去NorthPart剧院看新上映的电影怎么样?”男士说

“听起来不错。不过我必须复习笔记，明天期中考试。”本题问“关于男士我们知道

些什么?”男士说去看电影的主意真是不错，但是自己不得不复习功课，准备明天的

期中考试。也就是说他虽然因为准备考试去不了，但心里还是想去的。故[B]“男士

希望自己能去看电影”正确。

17、

A、Heshoulddotheexperimentlater.

Hemustbeextremelycareful.

C^Sheiswillingtodotheexperimentforhim.

D、She'ssureheisnotright.

标准答案：B'

知识点解析：男士说“我想这个实验现在没什么问题了女士说“你只是想它没问

题?在化学这门学科里，你必须确定它没问题。本题问“女士的话暗示了什么?''可

以看出，女士不满意男士用想当然的态度来对待化学实验。故[B]“他必须极其认

真才可以“正确。

18、

A、Themanshouldbuyamealticketeverymonth.

B、Individualspaydittercntlytorthesamemeal.

C、Buyingthemealticketwon'tsavethemanmoney.

D、Thepriceofamealvariesaccordingtothedate.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士问“究竟是买一个月的饭票好还是吃一次饭付一次账好呢?”女士

说“有什么区别吗?每次吃饭的价格都一样。”本题问“女士的话是什么意思?”女士认

为一次性买饭票和每顿饭分别付账的价格都一样，并没有什么区别，买饭票就省不

了钱。故[C]“买饭票不会帮助男士省钱”正确。

19,

A^Shefinishedhermodelaweekago.

B、Shewillhelphimbuildhismodel.

C^Shecompletedhermodelquickly.

D^Shethinksshecanfindhimamodel.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：女士说“式不认为你能在一周之内建成模型男士说“但是Catherine

在三天之内就完成了她的模型。”本题问“男士说了关于Catherine的什么事情?”女

士说一周之内完成模型不可能，男士举了Catherine三天完成模型的例子反驳她，

言下之意就是Catherine完成模型用的时间就非常短.故[R]“她非常迅速地完成了

模型“正确。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分，共3分。）

20>

A、Foodcanning.

Anewsnackfood.

C、Kindsoffish.

D、Afoodflavoring.

标准答案：C」

知识点解析：本题问“对话双方在讨论的话题是什么?''女士说"我读到了一篇有关于

新型快餐的文章。不知道你是否听说过由此可见，对话的话题是关于这种新型

快餐的。故［C「一•种新的快餐”正确。

21、

A、Itscolors.

B>Itssales.

C、Itstexture.

D、Itstaste.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题问“男士对新产品的哪个方面感到惊讶?”女士说“尽管这种食品主

要是用鱼做的，但是却没有鱼味。实际上它可以有土豆、奶酪或者巧克力的味

道。”男士问“怎么可能没有鱼的味道?”也就是说，男士很惊讶用鱼做的食品怎么会

没有鱼的味道。故［D］”产品的味道”正确。

22、

A^Tokeepitlonger.

B、Tomakeitrougher.

C、Togiveitaparticulartaste.

D^Tofastentheprocess.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题问“为什么要在面团里面添加调味剂?”女士说“放入调味剂是为了

添加某种味道这就是说，放入调味品的目的是为了给这种快餐食品添加风味。

故［B］“给面团增加特别的味道”正确。

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、Hecannotattendherclass.

B、Hewantstodeliversomethingtoheroffice.

C、Hewantstoturninthereport.

D、Hewantstofinishthecourseearlier.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题问“勇士想要对女士说些什么?”男士说“我的室友病了，不能去上

历史课，因此室友要求我把学期论文送到您的办公室”。也就是说，他要去她的办

公室，把他室友的学期论文交给她。故［B］“他想进一些东西到女士的办公室”正

确。

24、

A、Findoutaboutacourse.

B、Dropalinetohisadvisor.

C、Writehisassignment.

D^Attendaconference.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题问“男士几乎忘了什么事情?”男士说“我几乎忘了一件事。……我

的导师告诉我需要学习一些人文课程才能毕业。我注意到您下学期教授的是一门关

于风景画家的课程。您能够告诉我一些具体情况吗?''也就是说，男士差点忘了向女

士咨询自己选课的信息。故［A］“询问一门课程的信息”正确。

25、

A、Paintapicture.

Takeamid-termexam.

C、Giveanoralreport.

D、Buypaintingtools.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题问“在女士的课程中，学生们需要做什么?”女士说“这门课没有期

末考试。只有一本必读书。但是每个学生必须在课程结束的时候对某位画家作一个

陈述。”也就是说，这门课程只要求学生做一个口头报告。故［B厂做一个口头报告”

正确。

26、

A^Goingtomeetherbeforeherlecture.

B、Changinghisarrangement.

C、Meetingwithhertomorrow.

D^Discussingtheclasswithfamily.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题问“女士建议男士做什么?”女士说“我今天下午的会将持续一下

午C你能不能明天过来。明天下午任何时间都可以“、也就是说,女十建议男十第二

天下午到她的办公室面谈。故［C「明天和她见面”正确。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27>

A、19thousand.

11million.

C、222million.

D、4million.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题问“有多少人接受了研究者的测验?”短文中提到“Researchers

tested19,000peopleovertheageof16.”19,000指被测试者，即接受测验的人数为

19,000o因此［A］“19,000人”正确。文中提到的另外3个数字分别为,222million：

指成年人口，11million：指不会读英语的成年人;4million：指也不会说英语的成

年人。

28、

A、Carryingoutreadingactivities.

B、Comparingnewspaperremarks.

C、Findinginformationinabook.

D、Answeringwrittenquestions.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题问“此项研究中，什么样的活动被定义为复杂活动?”短文说到，

13percentcanperformcomplextaskslikecomparingtwodifferentnewspaper

comments,可见comparingtwodifferentnewspapercomments（比较新闻评述）被定义

为复杂活动。据此，可以断定［C］“比较新闻评述“正确。［C］中的remarks是原文

comments一词的同义转换。

29、

A、YoungAmericansshouldreadmoreforpleasure.

R、Theretonmanynon-Rnglishspeakingimmigrants.

C^Reformsshouldbecarriedoutinhighschools.

D、Peopleshouldcompletecollegestudyifpossible.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题问“教育部据此作出了怎样的结论?”短文最后说到，The

DepartmentofEducationsaystheliteracyfindingsshowtheneedforreformsespecially

atthehighschoollevel,也就是说教育部认为有必要在高中阶段开展改革。由此我

们可以确定［C「应该在高中阶段开展改革”正确。

30、

A、Thereasonthatpeopleneedsleep.

B、Theresultsofsleeploss.

C、Theeffectsofoversleeping.

D、Differentkindsofsleepdisorders.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题问“此项研究没有涉及到下述哪个问题?”短文起始部分提到The

studyexaminedwhyweneedsleep,theeffectsofsleeplossandothersleep

disorders.可见，研究涉及到了人们为什么需要睡眠、睡眠缺失和其他睡眠失调的

相关问题，也就是说A、C、D三项均已涉及。据此，可以断定［B］“睡过头的结果”

正确。

31、

A、Havingmoreaccidents.

B、Losingmentalandphysicalabilities.

C、Spendingmoretimeworking.

D^Needingmoreeducationandtraining.

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：本题问“工人疲劳会产生怎样的后果?”短文中说到Someemployeesare

tootiredtoreportforwork.Theyhaveaccidentsorarelessproductiveatwork.由此可

见，工人疲劳会导致工作中事故的发生，或者生产能力的下降。据此，可以确定

[A]“发生更多的事故”正确。

32、

A、Increasingvisitstodoctors.

B、Moretrainingamonghealthcareworkers.

C^Havingbetterdietsandexercise.

D、Producinglessatwork.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题问“研究者们认为应该采取怎样的措施来帮助解决睡眠问题?”短

文最后的部分谈到了研究者们的建议:Theysuggestacampaigntoinformthepublic

abouttheproblem.Theywantincreasededucationandtrainingamonghealthcare

workers.Andtheyarccallingfornewtechnologytoidentifyandcuresleep

problems.也就是说，他们的建议主要涉及三个方面：1.开展运动告知公众睡眠

不足的严重性；2.加强对保健人员的教育和训练；3.开发识别和治疗睡眠问题的

新技术。据此，可以确定[B]“加强对卫生保健人员的训练”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^ThebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStates.

B、Highschoolstudcnts'choiccsaftergraduation.

C、Electronicapplicationincollegeadmission.

D^TheincreasingcompetitionforthetopschoolsintheU.S.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题问“这段短文的主旨是什么?”短文首先举例说明今年秋季，美国

某些最好的大学的录取比例异乎寻常地低，接着解释了大学拒否率较高的原因以及

进入头等大学的申请中不断加剧的竞争给学生和家长带来的担忧。据此可以断定

[D]“美国一流大学的入学竞争越来越激烈”正确。

34、

A、Highschoolstudentsareusingelectronicformstoapplyforcolleges.

B、Highschoolstudentsaresendingmoreapplicationscomparedwiththepast.

C>Thenumberofhighschoolstudents'enteringcollegeisincreasing.

D、Highschoolstudentshavetowaitfbrtheadmissionfromtopschools.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题问“一流大学低录取率的主要原因是什么?”短文中提

至.themainreasonisthathighschoolseniorsareapplyingtomoreschoolsthan

inthepast.Somecollegesreportedbigincreasesinthenumberofapplications.（主要

原因在于，同过去相比，高中生向更多的大学提出了申请，许多学院也指出了申请

人数大幅增加的现象。）据此可以断定出]“与过去相比，高中生向更多的学校提出

了中请”正确。

35、

A、Aftertheyhavesenttheelectronicformstotheschoolstheyapply.

B、AftertheyhavepostedtheCommonApplicationtotheuniversitytheyapply.

C^NotuntiltheschoolknowsthenumberofCommonApplicationformstheyreceive.

D、Notuntiltheschoolknowsthenumberofapplicantswhoaccepttheadmissionoffer.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题问“一流大学的中请人何时能得知中请的结果?”短文指出，They

donotgetadecisionuntiltheschoolknowshowmanyapplicantswhoareoffered

admissionwillaccepttheoffer.由此可见，申请人要一直等到该校确认了他们发出

的录取通知书有多少被备受了之后，才会得知自己的申请结果。据此可以断定

[D]"直到学校掌握了接受了录取通知的中请人的数目”正确。

36、

A、Studentsmayworryabouttheentrancerequirementofthebestcolleges.

B、Studentsmayworryabouttheirtalentinmusicrequiredbythebestcolleges.

C、Studentshavetoshowinterestinhelpingothers.

D、StudentshavetoreadtheWallStreetJournalactively.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题问“这种竞争的状况将对学生产生怎样的影响?”短文提到，The

increasingcompetitionlorthebestcollegesmeansmoreworryforstudentsand

parents.Theywonderjustwhatschoolsarelookingfor.Theywonderwhyatop

studentisacceptedatoneschoolbutnotanother.也就是说，这种不断加剧的竞争给

学生和家长们带来了焦虑—他们要考虑这些学校重点考察的是学生怎样的素质，

为什么一个优秀的学生可能被一所学院接受乂有可能被另一所学院拒绝?据此可以

确定[A]“学生会为一流大学的入学要求而烦恼”正确。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。）

Beforethe1850's,theUnitedStateshadanumberofsmallcolleges,mostofthemdating

fromcolonialdays.Theyweresmall,church[Bl]institutionswhoseprimaryconcern

wasto[B2]themoralcharacteroftheirstudents.ThroughoutEurope,institutionsof

[B3]learninghaddeveloped,bearingtheancientnameof[B4].InGermanya

differentkindofuniversityhaddeveloped.TheGermanuniversitywasconcerned[B5]

withcreatingandspreadingknowledge,not[B6].Betweenmid-centuryandtheendof

the1800s,morethanninethousandyoungAmericans,[B7]withtheirtrainingathome,

wenttoGermanyfor[B8]study.Someofthemreturned[B9]Thenewpresidents

brokealltieswiththechurchesandbroughtinanewkindoffaculty.[BIO]Thenew

principlewasthatauniversitywastocreateknowledgeaswellaspassiton,andthis

calledforafacultycomposedofteacher-scholars.Drillingandlearningbyrotewere

replacedbytheGermanmethodoflecturing,[Bl1]Graduatetrainingleadingtothe

Ph.D.,anancientGermandegreesignifyingthehighestlevelofadvancedscholarly

allainincut,wasintroduced.

37、[Bl]

标准答案：Connected

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B2I

标准答案：shape

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B3]

标准答案：higher

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B4]

标准答案：university

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B5]

标准答案：primarily

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B6]

标准答案：morals

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：Dissatisfied

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B8]

标准答案：Advanced

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[B9]

标准答案：tobecomepresidentsoffamouscollegesandtransformthemintomodern

universities

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Prolessorswerehiredfortheirknowledgeofasubject,notbecausethey

wereoftheproperfaithandhadastrongarmfordiscipliningstudents

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[RII]

标准答案：inwhichtheprofessor^ownresearchwaspresentedtotheclass

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读(选词填空)(本题共70题，每题1.0分，共

10分。)

Japanisbecomingafast-breederofyouthculture,withitspopulationofrelativelyrich

youngsterswhohaveshortattentionspansandintenselovefornewfads.Onereasonfor

thespreadoftheJapaneseyouthcultureisthatitprovidesanAsian[SI]topopular

cultureinwaysunimaginabletoWesternartistsanddesigners.WhiletheAmerican

comic-book[S2]Supermanfliessolotoprotectthegoodandfightevil,hisJapanese

counterpartUltranianstoodwithbrothersandcousinsingroupsattacks.Japanese

animated(动画)films【S3】heavilyfromChinesemythsandtraditions.Nowhereisthe

Japanesedementstrongerthaninthe[S4]business.YoungerJapanesedesignersare

[S5)lookingtowardAsiabecauseofitsgrowingyoungpopulationandthirstforsmart

appearance.WhygotoEuropetodresstallblondeswhileAsianshavethefashionsense

andbodiesto[S6]Japanesedesigns?Ellena,17,aHongKongstudentagrees,"IfIbuy

apairofAmericanjeans,Ihaveto[S7]themupseveralinches,andtheyarestilltoo

baggy,butJapanesepantsfitfine.1'Besides,JapaneseTVprogramsareviewedaround

Asiaas[S8]toanythinglocal.InHongKongshows,allthecharactersarealways

professionalsandhavelotsofmoney—whocan[S9]tothat?ButinJapaneseshows,

theyareusuallyordinarypeopleandseemmore[S10]Throwinthewidespreadof

AsianpreferenceforgroupactivitiesandtheJapaneselemplate(模板)becomesan

attractivemodel.A)rollIJreiateB)fashionJ)superiorCiuniqueK)drawD)superior

L)intensivelyE)increasinglyM)movieF)dimensionN)realisticG)character

O)complimentH)pull

48、[81]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

49、[S2]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

50、[S3]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：暂无解析

51、[S4]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、[S5]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

53、[S6]

标准答案：O

知识点解析：暂无解析

54、[S7]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

55、[S8]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：暂无解析

56、[S9]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

57、[S10]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：暂无解析

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题

分，共70分。）

Manisendlesslyinventive.Buthisgreatestinventionisnon-invention,theskillof

transmittingintactandunchangedfromonegenerationtothenextthefundamentalways

ofdoingthingswhichhelearnedfromthegenerationpreceded（在..之前）him.

Childrenareconceivedandreared,housebuilt,fishcaught,andenemieskilledinmuch

thesamewaybymostofthemembersofanysociety;andthesepatternsaremaintained

forrelativelylongperiodsoftime.Fromtheperspectiveofthoseineachnewgeneration,

andforthesocietyasanenduring,historicalentity(实体)，thisprocessofcultural

transmissionyieldsenormouseconomy.Thankstoit,eachgenerationneednotdiscover,

atgreatcostintimeandsubjecttogreatriskoffailure,whatthosecomingbeforehave

alreadylearned.Notonlyisknowledgethusconserved,butthebasisforcommunallife,

restingoncommoninformationandunderstanding,isthusestablished.Sinceallthosein

eachgenerationreceivemoreorlessthesameculturalheritagefromthepreceding

generation,theycanmoreeasilyrelatetooneanotherandmoreeffectivelycoordinate

theiractions.Thegrandtotalofalltheobjects,ideas,knowledge,waysofdoingthings,

habits,valuesandattitudes,whicheachgenerationinsocietypassesontothenextis

whattheanthropologistoftenreferstoasthecultureofagroup.Thetransmissionof

cultureisman'ssubstitutefortheinstinctsbywhichmostofothercreaturesareequipped

withthemeansforcopingwiththeirenvironmentandrelatingtooneanother,yetitis

moreflexiblethaninstinct,andcangrow;thatis,itcanstorenewinformation,infinitely

morerapidlythantheprocessofbiolo