大学英语四级模拟试卷570

大学英语四级模拟试卷570

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic

GlobalShortageofFreshWater.Youshouldwriteatleast100wordsandyoushould

baseyourcompositionontheoutIine（giveninChinese）bclow.1.人们以为淡水是取之

不尽的（提示：雨水、河水、井水……）2.实际上淡水是非常紧缺的（提示：人口增

加，工业用水增加，污染……）3.我们应该怎么办

标准答案：GlobalShortageofFreshWaterPeopleoftenthinkthatwaterwillneverbe

usedup.Thereisplentyofwater,suchasrain,waterfromtheriversandwells.Itseems

asifwaterisalwaysavailablearoundusandwcneverhavetoworryaboutwater

shortage.Infactwaterisratherlimitedontheearth.Withtherapidincreaseofpopulation

andfastdevelopmentofindustries,waterismoreneededthanbefore.Atthesamefine,a

largeamountofwaterhasbeenpollutedandwastedeveryday.SomebigcitiesinChina

arefacingiheproblemofwatershortagealready.There,watersupplyisconirolledand

industryhasbeenrestrained.Whatshouldwedoaboutthewatershortage?!think,first,

thepeopleshouldbemadeawareoftherealsituatianaboutthewater.Everyoneshould

consciouslysaveonwaterandcertainlawshouldbemadethatnowaterwillbepolluted.

Wehavetoprotecttheexistingwaterresourcesanddevelopnewones.InthiswayI

believethatourcitieswilnotbethirstyforwaterinthefuture.GlobalShortageofFresh

WaterPeopleoftenthinkthatwaterwillneverbeusedup.Thereisplentyofwater,such

asrain,waterfromtheriversandwells.Itseemsasifwaterisalwaysavailablearoundus

andweneverhavetoworryaboutwatershortage.Infactwaterisratherlimitedonthe

earth.Withtherapidincreaseofpopulationandfastdevelopmentofindustries,wateris

moreneededthanbefore.Atthesamefine,alargeamountofwaterhasbeenpollutedand

wastedeveryday.SomebigcitiesinChinaarefacingtheproblemofwatershortage

already.There,watersupplyiscontrolledandindustryhasbeenrestrained.Whatshould

wedoaboutthewatershortage?!think,first,thepeopleshouldbemadeawareofthe

realsituatianaboutthewater.Everyoneshouldconsciouslysaveonwaterandcertain

lawshouldbemadethatnowaterwillbepolluted.Wehavetoprotecttheexistingwater

resourcesanddevelopnewones.InthiswayIbelievethatourcitieswillnotbethirsty

forwaterinthefuture.

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70

分。）

TypesofClimateClimateisthecombinationoftemperature,moisture,wind,and

sunshineataplaceoveraperiodofmanyyears.Weatherismadeupofatmospheric

conditionsduringafewhoursordays.Theweathermayberainyonacertainday.But

thatplacemayusuallyhaveawarm,dry,sunnyclimate.Wclearnabouttheclimateofa

placebystudyingitstemperature,moistare,wind,andsunshinefromseasontoseason

andyeartoyear.Temperatureandtheamountofrainfallarethetwomostimportant

elementsofclimate.Othersarehumidity(airmoisture),cloudiness,fog,sunshine,wind,

storms,andairpressure.Therearemanydifferenttypesofclimateonearth.Climatesof

theworldcanbeclassifiedaccordingtotheirlatitudesandtheplantsthatgrowthere.

Differentkindsofplantsneeddifferentamountsofheatandmoistureforgrowth.The

vegetationofaregiontellsusabouttemperatureandrainfallconditionsoveralong

periodoftime.TropicalClimatesTropicalclimatesarcfoundinregionsbetween35N

and35Slatitude.Inthetropicalrainforest(nearesttheequator)conditionsarewarmand

rainyallyearlong,andthereisathickcoveroftrees.Placesfarthernorthandsouthof

theequatorhaveatropicalwet-and-tryclimate.Theretheforestsarenotsodense,and

manytreeslosetheirleavesinthedryseason.Along23.5Nand23.5Slatitudethereare

vastregionsoftropicaldesertclimate,whereverylittlevegetationcangrow.Subtropical

ClimatesSubtropicalclimatesareusuallyfoundbetween30and40NorthandSouth

latitudes.ThesubtropicalwesterncoastsofthecontinentshaveaMediterraneanclimate.

Summersarehotanddry:wintersaremildandwet.Onthesubtropicaleasterncoastsof

continentstheclimateishumidsubtropical.Summersarehot,andwintersaremild.There

isenoughrainfallinallseasonsforforests.Mid-latitudeClimatesMid-latitudeclimates

occurbetween40and60NSlatitudes.Strongwesterlywindsblowinthemidlatitudes.

TheclimateofthewestcoastofNorthAmericaismildandrainymostoftheyear.It

helpsthegrowthoffinetimberforests.Someplacesinthemid-latitudesdonotreceive

moisturebecauseofmountainbarriersortheirgreatdistancefromtheoceans.Humid

continentalclimatescoverlargemid-latitudeareasineasternpartsofthecontinents.They

areforestclimateswithcoldwintersandwarmsummers.Mostoftherainfallcomesin

thesummer.High-latitudeClimatesHigh-latitudeclimatesoccurfrom60tothepoles,

NorthandSouth.Inthehighlatitudestemperaturesareverycoldinwinterandcoolin

summer.Theshortsummersarewarmenoughforforestsofevergreentrees.Greenland

andAntarcticahaveapolarclimate,wheregreaticecapsexistbecauseofyearround

freezing.High-altitudeClimatesHighlandclimatesarecoolerthanthesurrounding

lowlandsbecauseoftheeffectsofaltitude.Highlandclimatesarcfoundonthehigh

mountainsoftheworld,evenontheequator.Inthetropicsandmidlatitudesdifferent

kindsofvegetationgrowinzonesuptheslopesofmountainstothepermanentsnow

fields.TheCausesofDifferentClimatesThedifferencesinclimatefromplacetoplace

arecausedbyclimaticcontrols.Themajorclimaticcontrolsarelatitude,altitude,land

andwaterbodies,oceancurrents,winds,andstormcenters.Latitudemakesclimates

coldertowardthenorthandsouthpoles(highlatitudes)thanatthetropicsnearthe

cquator(lowlatitudes).Low-latituderegionsremainwarmthroughouttheyear.Athigher

latitudestherearcgreaterdifferencesbetweenwinterandsummertemperatures.Altitude

affectsclimatebyloweringtemperaturesastheheightabovesealevelincreases.Athigh

altitudestheairislessdenseanddoesnotabsorbandholdasmuchheat.Ontheaverage,

thetemperaturedropsabout2degreesCelsiusforeach300metersofaltitude(about3.5

degreesFahrenheitforeach1000feet).ThussnowcanremainonmountainlikeFujiyama

whennearbylowlandsarewarm.Landandwaterbodiesinfluenceclimate.Landwarms

uprapidlyinsummerandcoolsoffrapidlyinwinter.Butlargebodiesofwaterchange

temperatureslowly,withtheseasons.Mid-continentalplacesinmiddleandhighlatiiudes

haveacontinentalclimate.Summersarcwarmandwintercold.Islandsandseacoasts

usuallyhavemilderwintersandcoolersummersbecauseofthewatersurfacesnearby.

Oceancurrentsaffectclimateinmanypartsoftheworld.Somecurrentscarrywarm

walertocoolregions;otherscarry-coolwatertowarmregions.TheLabradorCurrentis

cold.TheGulfStreamisawarmoceancurrent.Itcarrieswarmwaterfromthetropical

AtlantictowardthecoastsofnorthwesternEurope.Asaresult,wintersintheBritishIsles

andinWesternEuropearewarmerthanotherregionsinthesamelatitudes.Windscarry

heatandmoistureandthereforeaffectclimate.Windsthatcomefromlandsinhigh

latitudesarccoldanddry.Somewindschangedirectionwiththeseasons.Insouthern

Asiawindscalledmonsoonsaredryandcoolinthewinter,whentheyblowfromthe

land.Inthesummertheyblowfromtheoceanandproduceheavyrainfall.Climateand

thewatercycleWaterenterstheatmospherebyevaporationfromlandandwater

surfaces.Windscarrywatervaporandcloudstootherareas.Therethemoistureis

returnedtotheearthintheformofrainorsnow.Muchofthewaterfallsonlandandruns

offtotheseainrivers.Butsomemoistureentersthesoil.Ithelpsgrowingplantsor

buildsupthegroundwatersupply.Theconstantmovementofwaterfromlandtoseato

airandbackagainiscalledthewatercycle.Theamountofwateravailableforfarming,

industry,andmanyotherusesdiffersfromoneclimatetoanother.Peopletrytoovercome

thesedifferencesbyusingwaterresourceswisely.Thewatercyclecanbecontrolledin

partforashorttimebystoringwaterinreservoirs,irrigatingland,drainingwetlands,or

pumpingwaterfromwells.ClimateandpeopleClimateinfluencespeople'scomfort,

well-being,andactivitiesinmanyways.Mostpeopledonotworkaswellinahot,moist

climateasinacooler,drierclimate.Extremelyhighorlowtemperaturesarc

uncomfortable.Certaindiseasesarcmorecommoninsomeclimatesthaninothers.Itis

difficulttodeterminewhatisthebestoridealclimateforhumanbeings.Peopledifferin

theirreactionstoclimatebecauseoftheirindividualcharacteristicsandattitudes.The

amountandkindofclothingpeoplewearisdeterminedpartlybyclimate.Clothingfor

coldclimatesgivesprotectionagainstwindandcold.Lessclothingisneededinwarm

climates.Therearemanytypesofspecialclothingforwind,cold,sun,rain,andsnow.

Peoplebuildhousesmainlyforshelterfromtheclimaticelements.Carefullyplaned

housestakeadvantageofsunlight,winddirection,andotherfactorstoobtaina

maximumofcomfortaswellasprotection.Theamountofheatingorairconditioning

neededinabuildingdependsupontheconstructionofthebuildingaswellastheoutside

climate.Manymoderninventionshavemadeitpossibleforpeopletolivecomfortablyin

anykindofclimate.Climateaffectsthefoodsupplybysettinglimitsforprofitable

productionofcropsandanimals.Climateinfluencescattleraisingandforestrybecauseit

determineswheregrasslandsandforestswillgrow.Winds,clouds,andstormshavetobe

consideredintravelbyland,sea,orairandeveninthelaunchingofsatellite.Most

industriestakespecialprecautionstoprotecttheirproductsagainstweatherandclimate

duringmanufacture,storage,andshipment.

2、Climateisthecombinationoftemperature,moisture,windandsunshineataplace

overaperiodofmanyyears.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此句的关键词为"combination"、“temperature"、“moisture"、"wind”、

“sunshine"、“aperiodofmanyyears"。一般来说，这种定义式的句子一般都在文章

的第一段。而本文文章首句与该题一样，所以可判定为Y。

3、Weatherreferstoatmosphericconditionsduringafewhoursordays.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此句的关键词可确定为“weather”与"aunosphericconditions”及时间“a

fewhoursordays”。结合文章第一段第二句"weatherismadeupofatmospheric

conditionsduringafewhoursordays.","refersto"与"ismadeupof'只是一个意思

的两种不同表达方式，所以可判定为Y。

4、Therearedenseforestsalloverthetropicalregions.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此句的关键词可确定为“denseforests”与“allover"。看到句中有

“tropicalregions”我们就应从文章“TropicalClimates”部分中找答案，但该部分中的

“Theretheforestsarcnotsodense,andmanytreeslosetheirleavesinthedryscason,,

告诉我们这一气候区内并不是所有地方都有茂密的森林，所以可判定为No

5、AMediterraneanclimateischaracterizedbyitshotsummersandmildwinters.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析:此句的关键词可确定为"Mediterranean"、“hotsummers"与"mild

winters”。在文章第二部分"SubtropicalClimates”中提及了"Mediterraneanclimate”,

因此答案应在该部分中找。而原文在提及“Mediterraneanchmatc”后，紧接着对这一

气候作了解释说明，“Summersarehotanddry,wintersaremildandwet”，并a该部

分后面内容提及“Summersarehot,andwi

6、Highlandclimatescouldbefoundallovertheworldexceptontheequator.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析:此句的关键词可确定为"Highlandclimates"与“equator"。“Highland

climates”在文章介绍“High-altitudeclimates”部分中提及,由原句Highlandclimates

arefoundonthehighmountainsoftheworld,evenontheequator.”得知，答案为

No

7、Latitiudeaffectsclimatebyloweringtemperaturesastheheightabovesealevel

increases.,

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此句的关键句可确定为“Ahitude“、“loweringtemperatures”、“sea

level”，文章在介绍“Thecausesofdifferentclimates”时提到了该题内容。该部分第

三段第一句与题目相同，所以可判定为Y。

8、TheLabradorCurrentiswarmwhiletheGulfStreamiscoldcurrent.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此句的关键词可确定为"Labradorcurrent"与"GulfStream”,文章“The

CausesofDifferentClimates”部分倒数第二段提及/这两种气候。原文"TheLabrador

Currentiscold.TheGulfStr6amisawarmoceancurrent.”刚好与题目意思相反，所

以可断定为N。

9、Windscarryandthereforeaffectclimate.

标准答案：heatandmoisture

知识点解析：该句的关健词是“winds”与“affectclimate”，由关键词得知该题应该在

介绍不同气候的成因一部分中找答案。该部分中每段第一句告诉了我们影响气候的

因素，最后一段提到了“winds”，由该段第一，句得知空格应填“heatandmoisture”。

10、Thewatercirclereferstotheofwaterfromlandtoseatoairandbackagain.

标准答案：constantmovement

知识点解析：该句的关健词是“watercycle"及"land"、“sea"、“air"。由“watercycle”

可知答案应在“Climateandthewatercycle”中找，显然该句是对“watercycle”的一个

定义，原文中该句"Theconstantmovementofwaterfromlandtoseatoairandback

againiscalledthewatercycle.“得知"watercycle”实为一种从陆地到大海到大气的一

种持续循环

11、Withmoderninventionsit'spossibleforpeopletoliveinanykindof

climate.

标准答案：comfortably

知识点解析：该句的关键词是“moderninventions”及“people”，由这两个关键词可知

应从“ClimateandPeople”部分中找答案。该部分第三萩提到了“modern

inventions”，从最后一句“Manymoderninventionshavemadeitpossibleforpeopleto

livecomfortablyinanykindofclimale.”中得知I空格处应填“comfbrtably”。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Shepaid¥40.00forthecoat.

B、Herhusbandpresentedittoherasagift.

C、Sheboughtthecoatonherfortiethbirthday.

D、Herfriendsentittoherasanewone.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Tokeephisoldcarandgetanewone.

B、Toleaveitinthegaragetoberepaired.

C^Tosellhiscarforanewone.

D、Togethiscarrepairedlater.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Husbandandwife.

B、Fatheranddaughter.

C、Doctorandpatient.

D、Teacherandstudent.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Themanwenttotheconcert,butthewomandidn't.

B、Thewomanwenttotheconcert,butthemandidn't.

C>Thespeakersdidnotgototheconcert.

D、Bothspeakerswenttotheconcert.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、AnEnglandtextbook.

B、AChinesetextbook.

C、Achemistrybook.

D^Ahistorybook.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Thewomangoestoschoolduringthedayandworksatnight.

B、Thewomanhastoworktosupportherself.

C^Thewoman'sclassesarenotdifficult.

D、Ihewomanstudiesatnight.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A^Shefeelsthathewon'tacceptanything.

B、She'ssurehealreadyhasapocketcalculator.

C、Shethinkshehasalmosteverythinghewants.

D、She'safraidhewantsmorethanshecanafford.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Tomsurvivedtheaccident.

B、Tomwaskilledintheaccident.

C、SomeonesavedTom'slife.

D、ItdidlittledamagetoTom'scar.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

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、ShedidEllendecidetogotoBangkok.

B、Sheenjoysthefoodthere.

C>Shewaspersuadedtodoso.

D、Shehasinvitedbyherclosefriends.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、February.

April.

C、August.

D、November.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Thaifoodandfruits.

B>IhcweatherinBangkok.

C、TheGrandPalaceandtheBuddhisttemples.

D、NightlifeinPattaya.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

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^Nothingphysicallywrong.

B、Heshoulddoexerciseseveryday.

C、Heshouldchangehiseatinghabits.

D^He'sillandshouldtakesomepills.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、180pounds

B、80pounds

C^175pounds

D、185pounds

标准答衰C

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、PizzaandaCoke.

B、afewdoughnutsandacoffee

C、hotdogs,friesandaCoke

D、icecream

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A^takesomepills

B、changinghiseatinghabitanddosomeexercises.

C、watchsportsonTV

D、eatmorefastfood

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Theyhaven11reachedadecisionyet.

B、Theyhavedecidedtogohuntingbears.

C、Theywanttogohuntingcamping.

D^Theywanttogoexploringthecountry.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Susie.

B、Tom.

C^Thespeaker.

D、Thespeaker5shusband.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、Theychasedthebearaway.

B、Theystayedoutsidethetentanddidnothing.

C、Theyclimbedupatree.

D、Theyputsomehoneyoutsideforthebeartoeat.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、Heatethehoney.

B>Hedrankthebeer.

C>Hechasedthepeopleaway.

D、Heturnedthingsupsidedown.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

31、

A、Hemissedtheappointment.

B、Hearrivedlate.

C、Hewassick.

D、Hewasverybusy.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Hewasbusysightseeing.

Hecouldn'treachMr.Jordan'soffice.

C、Hedidn'twanttoseeMr.Jordananymore.

D^Hedidn'twanttotakethetroublemakingit.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：暂无解析

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、Iliscompletelyflat.

B、Ithasfewrivers.

C、Ithasmanylargelakes.

D、Itishilly.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题目询问新英格兰的主要特点是什么?只要听到录音开头”一个有高

山、有溪谷、有河流的地方”或者"经常爬山''就可选出正确答案A（多山）。

34、

A、Thesoilhasbeenoverworked.

B、Theclimateiscold.

C^Theweatheristoodry.

D、Thesoilissandy.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：题目询问新英格兰为什么小宜农垦。关键是口斤到“由于多年的耕种,

这种土质已失去了价值”，可判断选项A（土地过度使用）是正确的。

35、

A、Byraisingcattle.

B>Byworkingonfarms:

C^Byworkinginfactories.

D^Byraisingsheep.

标准答案：c

知识点诵析：题目询问新英格兰人靠什么生存。关健是听到“如今，大多数新英格

兰人在工厂或小企业中工作”，可判断选项C（通过在工厂做工）正确。

36、

A、Atschool.

B、bromtheirparents.

C、Frombooks.

D、Infactories.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题目询问新英格兰人在哪里学习技术。关键是听到最后一句话“这种

技术通常由父亲传给儿子”，由此可判断选项B（从父母那里）正确。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。）

Today'slectureisonthesubjectofPronunciationAchievementFactors.Asan

introductionweshouldaskourselvesthreequestions.Whyshoulditbedifficultforadults

tolearn[Bl]pronunciationinaforeignlanguage?Secondly,whydosome

peopleachievebetterresultsthanothers?Andthirdly,whatfactors[B2]who

willachievegoodpronunciation?Therehavebeenseveralresearchstudies[B3]

factorsthataffectperformance.Firstly,andperhapsthemost[B4]was

themothertongue.Thecloserthestudent'sownlanguageistoEnglishtostartwith,the

[B5]thechanceofhighachievement.Secondly,hediscoveredthatthelearner's

[B6]towardspronunciationmakesadifference:Studentswhobelieveinthe

importanceofpronunciationtendtomakemoreprogress.Thirdly,[B7]with

nativespeakersofthelanguagehasstrong[B8]effectsonpronunciation.

Fourthly,andpossiblytheleastimportant,wasthestudent'sownnaturalability.[B9]

.Twootherfactorsweretestedbutfoundtobeoflittleoverallimportance:

[BIO].Whatconclusionscanbedrawnfromthesestudies?Wecan'tchangethe

firstfactor-themothertongue-butwecancontrolthesecondandthird.[Bill

37、[Bl]

标胜答案：burdens

知识点解析：根据并列结构中句子最后的joys可知此处需要名词复数形式。

38、[B2]

标准答案：primary

知识点解析：根据后面的名词nJ知此处需要一个定语。primaryresponsibility意为

“主要责任

39、[B3]

标准答案：extended

知识点解析：根据后面的名词可知此处需要一个定语，听到extend时应该反应出

是过去分词作定语，注意不要漏掉-cd。

40、[B4]

标准答案：cousins

知识点解析：根据上下文可知此处需要一个表示亲戚关系的复数名词。

41、[B5]

标准答案：determining

知识点解析：根据并列结构中and前的selecting可知此处是个-ing分词，即使听不

清，也要补上-ing。

42、[B6]

标准答案：purchases

知识点解析：根据并列结构中and前的moves可知此处需要复数名词。

43、[B7]

标准答案：Particularly

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处需要一个表示递进关系的副词，句首字母要大写。

44、[B8]

标准答案：consequently

知识点解析：根据并列结构，此处仍然需要一个副词。consequentlyadv.从而，

因此。

45、[B9]

标准答案：thislargergroupprovidesbetterprotectionintimesofeconomiccrisesor

otheremergencies

知识点解析：此句注意两处比较级、主谓一致、crisis的复数形式crises；

emergencies不要漏掉i。此处的largergroup就是前文提到的extendedgroup。

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Thistermreferstoahusbandandwifeunitedthroughmarriageandtheir

dependentchildren,whethernaturaloradopted

知识点解析：这句话是在解释前面的术语，注意下定义的常用短语refer。。若照

原文听写，united为过去分词作定语，不可漏掉d；whethernaturaloradopted补充

说明孩子的身份。改写的目的往往是为了避免照搬复杂原文时出错，如果能够保证

不出错，其实不一定非要改写。

47、[BI1]

标准答案：Thesmallfamily,withoneorperhapstwoincomes,isbetterabletoadapt

torapidchangeandtomovewhenjobsmove

知识点解析：先抓主系表，再补充with短语表达的信息。注意比较结构、beable

I。后面两个并列动词adapl、moveo掌握wilh短语作定语，对于听力和写作都有帮

助。

九、阅读（选词填空）（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共

10分。）

AstheworldexcitedlygreetedSnuppy,thefirstcloned(克I隆)dog,commentators

celebratedourcleverness.Manyfeelproudthatourageismarkedbytechnological

[SI].ButanarticleinBritishnewspaperTheObserverrecentlysaidtrue

innovationhas[S2]fromoursociety.ThewriterwasPeterWatson,authorof

thebook"Ideas-AHistoryfromFiretoFreud".Watsonbegan:"Theyear2005cant

begintocompetewith1905intermsof[S3]innovations.1'"Writingahistoryof

ideasoverthepastthreeyears,Ihavebeen[S4]timeandagainbythefactthat,

contrarytowhatwetellourselvesallthetime-onTV,innewspapersandmagazines,in

[S5]andingovernmentpropaganda-ourpresentworldisnowherenearas

[S6]andinnovativeasitthinksitis,certainlyincomparisonwithpastages.

"Yes,wearedazzledbymobilephones,cameras,digitalTV,andthewww,bylaser-

guidedsurgeryandbombs,byDNAfingerprinting,andnowbycloning.Thesearenot

[S7]thingsbutdotheychangethewaywethinkinimportant—in

fundamental-directions?"WatsonquotesRichardSouthern,OxfordUniversity

historian,whodiedlastyear:"Southernthoughtthemostinterestingtimesinhistorywere

1050-1250and1750-1950.""Eachoftheseperiodstransformedourunderstandingof

ourselves[S8]""Butwhatgreatideasortransformationshavebeen[S9]

inthehalf-centuiysince19507"Watsonasked,pointingoutthatexceptforafew

innovationssuchastheInternet,mostscientificresearch[S10]modifies

previousstudies.A)rarelyI)radicallyB)introducedJ)struckC)merelyK)disappeared

D)intimateL)smallE)dislributedM)interestingF)importantN)advertisingG)advances

O)pessimisticH)statistics

48、[SI]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：此处需要一个名词，作介词by的宾语。根据上文的“感到自豪”，可

知此处需要一个积极意义的名词，所以答案为advancesotechnologicaladvances意

为“技术上的进步”。

49、[S2]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：此处需要一个动词的过去分词。句首的bul表语义转折，所以可知本

句要表达与上句“很多人感到自豪”相反的意思，即需要一个消极意义的动词。只有

disappeared是消极意义的动词。disappearedfromoursociety意为“消失于我们的社

会”。

50、[S3]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：此处需要一个形容词，而且是一个积极意义的形容词，作定语修饰名

词innovationso能够修饰innovations的以important最为合适。intermsofimportant

innovations意为“就重大革新而言”。

51、[S4]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：此处需要一个动词的过去分词表被动语态。disappear首先可以排

除。剩下的只有struck可以用于thefacthasstruckmethat...或Ihavebeenstruckby

thefact,意为“事实多次给我留下深刻印象“。从上下文语义的逻辑性看，struck也

比较合适。

52、[S5]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：此处需要一个名词，作介词in的宾语，且意思应该与TV,

newspapersandmagazines,govenimentpropaganda并歹U，都是宣传媒介。由此可知

答案为advertisingo

53、[S6]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：此处需要一个形容词，和innovative并列作表语。因为innovative是

积极意义的形容词，所以空白处的形容词也应是积极意义的。下文是对我们当今世

界的描述，倒数第三段和最后一段分别提到了themostinterestingtimesinhistory和

afewinnovations,因此此处正确答案为interesting0

54、[S7]

标准答案：L

知识点解析：此处需要一个形容词，作定语，修饰名词things。根据下文but后的

问句，可知ihings应该是imporlan[的。句中已有nN,因此答案为small。

55、[S8]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：此处需要一个副词，作状语。句中iheseperiods指的是上文提到的

themostinterestingtimes,从而可以推断此处应该填人表积极意义的副词，因止二答

案是radicallyo

56、[S9]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此处需要一个动词的过去分词。根据其搭配的宾语ideasor

transformations,可确定答案为introduced。whatgreatideasortransformationshave

beenintroduced意为“引入了什么重大的思想成果和变革”。

57、[S10]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此处需要一个副词作状语。上文已经提到当今的世界没有过去的世界

有趣和有创新性，因此可知大部分科学研究都没什么创新，所以答案为merely。

merelymodifiespreviousstudies意为“仅仅修改了以前的研究

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分，共10分。）

Oneofthebitterestandmosttime-worndebatesinstudentunionbarsupanddownthe

countryisresolvedasacademicresearchconfirmsthatinfinancialtermsatleast,arts

degreesareacompletewasteoftime.Gettingthroughuniversityboostsstudents'

earningsby25%,onaweightedaverage,or£220,000overtheirlifetime,accordingto

ProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity—butiftheystudyShakespeareorthe

peasants1revoltinsteadofanatomyorcontractlaw,thosegainsarelikelytobe

completelywipedout.Thegovernmentisabouttoallowuniversitiestochargestudents

upto£3,000ayearfortheirdegrees,arguingthatit'sasmallpricetopaycomparedwith

thefinancialrewardsgraduatesreaplaterinlife.ButProf.Walker'sresearchshowsthere

arcsharpvariationsinreturnsaccordingtowhichsubjectastudenttakes.Law,medicine

andeconomicsorbusinessarethemostlucrativechoices,makingtheiraverageearnings

25%higher,accordingtothearticle,publishedintheofficefornationalstatistics'

monthlyjournal.Scientistsget10-15%extra.Atthebottomofthelistareartssubjects,

whichmakeonlya"small"differencetoearnings—asmallnegativeone,infact.Just

aheadaredegreesineducation-whichleavehardpressedteachersanaverageof5%

betteroffayearthaniftheyhadleftschoolat18."It'shardtoresisttheconclusionthat

whatstudentslearndoesmatteralot;andsomesubjectareasgivemoremodestfinancial

returnsthanothers,"Prof.Walkersaid.Asaneconomist,hewasquicktopointoutthat

studentsmightgainnon-financialreturnsfromartsdegrees:"Studyingeconomicsmight

beverydull,forexample,andstudyingpost-modernismmightbealotoffun."

58、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A、ProfessorWalker'sResearch.

B、HowtoMakeBigMoney.

C、DifferencesBetweenScienceandArtsDegrees.

D、StudyingArtsHasNegativeFinancialOutcome.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：木文为Walker教授的研究成果，旨在说明不同的专业提供不同的经

济前景，并非要传授其发财心得或者比较文理科的异同。文章首句即为本题解题关

键，尾句再次从反面重申主题，故选项D正确。

59、Universitieschargestudentsaratherhightuitionmainlybecause.

A^theyprovidethestudentswithveryprosperoussubjectstolearn

B、theyassumethattheirgraduatescanearnmuchmorethantheyhadpaid

C、theydon'tgetfinancialsupportfromthegovernment

D、theyneedmuchrevenuetosupporttheeducationalexpenses

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本文只有这一句与收取学费有关，后一个分句即前一个分句的理由，

抓住其中隐含的因果关系就不难找到正确答案。

60、1'hcword"lucrative"inLine1,Para,mostprobablymeans.

A、sensible

creative

C>profitable

D、reliable

标准答案：C

知识点解析：通过下文数据earnings25%higher,可以推测lucrative大意应为“给人

最带来丰厚收入的“，故选C。

61,Law,medicalandbusinessgraduatescouldearn2%morethan.

A、educationgraduates

B、artsgraduates

C>iftheyhadn'tstudiedattheuniversity

D、thenationalaverageincome

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这一段中出现了儿个比较数字，考题要求找到这些数字的参照点。从

该段第2句中的thelist和第3句即可以确定这一段的数字都是比较大学毕业与18

岁毕业（即没读大学）收入不同所得的结果。因此选项C正确。

62>Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor.

A、regardsartsdegreesasmeaningless

B、findsthisresultdisappointingandunfair

C>wantsthestudentstothinktwicebeforetheydecidewhattolearnincollege

D、holdsthatartsdegreesarestillrewardingdespiteitsscarce