大学英语四级模拟试卷338

大学英语四级模拟试卷338

一、作文（本题共/题，每题上0分，共1分。）

1、Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleof

FascinatingChina,givinganintroductionoftwoorthreefamousscenicspotsinChinaor

someotherattractivethingsofChinatoforeigners.Youshouldwriteatleast120words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.你将介绍哪些东西？2.它们各自的

独特之外。

标准答案：FascinatingChinaChina,oneofthecradlesofhumancivilization,possesses

somanytreasureswithChinesecharacteristicsthatnumerousforeignfriendscometo

visither.Thefirstplacetogotois,theGreatWall,whichisthesymbolofChinaandone

ofthesevenwondersintheworld.What'smore,itissaidtobetheonlyconstructionthat

canbeseenfromtheouterspace.Intheimperialperiods,itwasusedindefenseofthe

dynasties.Sinceliberation,ilhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.Thereisafamoussaying:

"HewhodoesnotreachtheGreatWallisn'tatrueman."Next,theTerracottaWarriors

unearthedinXi'an,afamousancientcity,weresculpturedinQinDynasty,thefirst

dynastyofChina.WhenformerU.S.PresidentClintoncameIoChina,hevisitedthere

first.Inaddition,ChinaishometoPanda,ananimalwithonlytwocolors,whiteand

black,butverycute.It'sournationaltreasure,oftenftinctioningasafriendlydiplomat.

Theabovementionedarejustawaveofthesea.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthis

ancientnation,comeandbecursuest.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共70题，每题分，共10

分。）

loughLawsonPaperAlarmingnewfiguresshowthat（hedestructionottheAmazon（亚

马逊河）rainforesttheworld'sbiggesttropicalforesthasgreatlyincreased.Booming

agriculture,especiallysoya（大豆）growing,isoneofthemaincauses.Ifitweresimplya

matterofpassingstronglawstoprotectit,theAmazonrainforcst-thcworld'slargest

tropicalforest,aroundthesizeofwesternEuropc-wouldbesafe.Brazil,whose

lerrilory（领上）includesabouttwo-thirdsoftheforest,hasimpressivelytoughlawsthat,

onpaper,setmostofitasideasanaturereserveandimposestiffpenaltiesforillegal

logging（采伐）.ButthelatestannualfiguresfbrdeforestationintheBrazilianAmazon,

publishedby（hegovernmentonWednesdayMay18th.haveconfirmedadisturbing

recent（rend.,thedestructionisacceleratingdespitealleHbrtstopreventit.Intheyearto

August2004.morethan26.000squarekilometers（10,000squaremiles）offorestwere

choppeddown,anarealargerthantheAmericanstateofNewJersey.Thetreesvanish

Theareadeforested（采伐森林）inihepastyearwasup6%in2003,farworsethanthe

Braziliangovernment'spredictionsthatitwouldrisebynomorethanabout2%.1（was

（hesecondworstyearforthedestructionoftherainforestsincesatellitesurveysbegan.1（

isestimatedthatalmostafifthof（heBrazilianpartoftheforesthasnowbeenwipedout;

ifitweretocontinueatthisrate,itwouldallbeflattenedwithinthenexttwocenturies.

ThingsarehardlyanybetterinthoseportionsofAmazoniathatlieinneighboring

countries:Ecuador（厄瓜多尔）haslostabouthalfofitsforest,mainlyduetoillegal

logging,in（hepast30years.Whal'sworse,tropicalforestshavebeendisappearingatan

evenfasterrateelsewhereintheworld,suchasinAfrica.Theworld'sgreateststoresof

biodiversity（生物多样性）-andsomeofitsmainsuppliersof〔heoxygenwcbreathe-arc

stillbeingchewedupatanalarmingrate,despitedecadesoftalkamongworldleaders

andenvironmentalistsabouttheneedtopreservethem.TheeconomyboomsAshasbeen

seenbeforeinBrazil,thesurge（汹涌）intherateofdeforestationisasignthatthe

country*seconomyisboomingrecentlyithasbeengrowingatanannualrateofaround

5%.MostofthetreesfoiledillegallyinAmazoniaarcsoldtodomesticbuyers,in

particulartotheconstructionindustryinBrazil'srichersouthernstates.Buttheforestis

alsothreatenedbytherapide\pansionoffarmingandranching（经营牧场）.Inthepast

year,almosthalfofthetotaldeforestationwasinthestateofMatoGrossoontheforest's

southernfringe（边缘）,wherehugeareashavebeenflattenedtogrowsoybeans.Lastyear

Brazilearnedabout$10billionfromexportingsoyproducts,exceedingitsincomefrom

coffeeandsugar,thecountry'straditionalexportcrops.MatoGrosso'sgovernor,Blairo

Maggi,isalsoitssoybeanking-hisfamily'sfarmsaretheworld'slargestsingleproducer

ofthecrop.Therateatwhichtheforestisbeingflattenedcouldeasilyrisefurther.To

increasetheregion'seconomicdevelopmentandmakeinroadsiOtopoverty,the

governmentplans（oasphalt（用沥青情）andwidenthepotholed（崎岖不平的）BR-163

highwaythatcutstheforestroughlyinhalf,runningfromnorhtosouth.Thoughthe

governmenthasbeenworkingwithenvironmentalgroupsandotherstotrytolimitthe

scheme'simpact,pastexperiencehasshownthatimprovedroadaccessinvariablymeans

moreencroachment（蚕食）ontheforestbyloggers,ranchers（农场主）,farmers,mineral

prospectorsandothers.UseitorloseitFormuchofBrazil'srecenthistory,inparticular

duringthecountry's1964-85militarydictatorship（专政），successivegovernmentswere

obsessedwithpopulatingand"developing"Amazonia,convincedthatotherwisea

foreignpowermightseizeit.Largesumswerespentbuildinghighwaystoopenupthe

forestandlavish（滥用的）subsidies（补助金）wereofferedtogetpeopletoresettlethere.

However,thehugeabandonedformerforestlandalongsidepreviousroadschemesshows

that,infact,muchoftheregion[ackssuitablesoilandclimateforagriculture.Effective

measurestakentoconservetheforestMorerecentgovernmentshavetakentheaxetothe

moresurprisingschemesthatencouragedpeopletodestroytherainforest.Besides

Brazil'stoughconservationlaws,therearcnowcountlessprojects,oftenbackedby

multilateralagencies,todevelopsustainableforestry,eco-tourismandother

meansofprovidingalivingfortheregion'sinhabitantswithoutharmingtheir

environment.MatoGrossostatehaspioneeredtheuseofsatellite-mappingtoenforcea

lawthatobligesAmazonia'slandownerstoleave80%offorestedlanduntouched.Police,

environmentalinspectorsandotherstateagenciesarcbeingpressedtoworktogether

morecloselytoclampdownonillegallogging.Povertyisanobstacletotheconservation

oftheforestNevertheless,（hepriorityofBrazil'sPresidentLuladaSilvaandhis

governmentistocutpovertyandtheyknowthatthesurestwaytoachievethisisthrough

strongeconomicgrowth.So,asthehR-163highwayprojectdemonstrates,conservation

stillcomessecondtoeconomicdevelopment.Themanysustainable-forestryschemesarc

seekingwaystohavebothinsteadofhavingtochooseoneortheother.Butwhilesome

arehighlypromising,takentogethertheyhavesofarhadmuchlessimpactthanmight

havebeenhoped.Theforest'sbesthopemayliewithBrazilians'growingwealth.The

country'ssteadyeconomicandpoliticaladvancesinceitsrestorationofdemocracyis

leading（o（hedevelopmentofalargerandmoreenvironmemallyconsciousmiddleclass,

aphenomenonwhichinrichercountrieshasforcedgovernments（otaketougheractionto

conservenaturalresources.Aroundtheworld,valuableworkisbeingdoneto'improve

theunderstandingofthemany"services"thattheearth'sforestsprovidefromwater

filtration（过滤）andfloodpreventiontofruitandfreshair-ar.dtoseektofinancetheir

conservationbychargingthosewhobenefitfromthem.Inthelong（erm,such

movementsoughttoprovidealifelinefortheAmazonforest.Butwilltheycomeintime?

Brazilhasalreadyallbutlostoneofitstwooriginalrainforestsonlyslivers（狭长的•小

块）remainoftheMataAtlaniica,whichoncecoveredhugeareasalongthecountry's

Atlanticcoastline.Itsremainingrainforestisstillfour-fifthsintacl（完整无缺的）.But,

daybyday.thechainsawsandthebulldozers（推土机）arehackingitaway.

2、Thepassagemainlytellsusthattheglobalwarmingisathreattoourenvironment.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本文论述的主要是亚马逊河热带雨林问题，与全球气候变暖没有关

系。

3、TheAmazonrainforestwouldbesafeifstronglawswerepassedtoprotectit.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第一个小标题的第二段的第一句"I『ilweresimplyamatterofpassing

stronglawstoprotectit,theAmazonrainforcst-thcworld'slargesttropicalforest»

aroundthesizeofwesternEuropewouldbesafe."不难看出，尽管有严酷的法律，但

是热带雨林仍然面临危机。

4、Worldleadersandenvironmentalistshavetalkedabouttheneedtopreservetheforest

fordecades.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：见第二个小标题的第一段的鼓后一句。

5、MostofthetreesfelledillegallyinAmazoniaissoldtotheconstructionindustryin

BraziPsrichersouthernstates.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：见第三个小标题的第一段的第二句"Mostofthetreesfelledillegallyin

Amazoniaissoldtodomesticbuyers,inparticulartotheconstructionindustryinBraziPs

richersouthernstates."

6、TheschemeofwideningthepotholcdhR-163highwayinBrazilwillhavelittle

impactontheforest.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：见第三个小标题的最后一段"pastexperiencehasshownthatimproved

roadaccessinvariablymeansmoreencroachment（蚕食）ontheforestbyloggers,

ranchers（农场主），farmers,mineralprospectorsandothers",说明这个工程的建设会对

亚马逊河的生态产生破坏作用。

7、SuccessivegovernmentsofBrazilfrom1964-85encouragedpeopletoresettlein

Amazon.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：见第四个小标题的第一段"Largesumswerespentbuildinghiehwaysto

openuptheforestandlavish（滥用）subsidies（补助金）wereofferedtogetpeopleto

resettlethere."

8、NowtheBraziPsgovernmentthinkstheconscnationoftheforestisinorcimportant

thantheeconomicdevelopment.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：见文章的倒数第三段"conservalionstillcomessecondtoeconomic

development",现在的政府还是把经济的发展放在首位的。

9、IntheyeartoAugust2004,oftheAmazonrainforestwerechoppeddown.

标准答案：morethan26,000squarekilometers(10,000squaremiles)

知识点解析：见第一个小标题的第二段：IntheyeartoAugust2004,morethan

26,000squarekilometers(10.000squaremiles)offorestwerechoppeddown,anarea

largerthantheAmericanstateofNewJersey.

10、Tropicalforestsisthemainsuppliersofthatwebreathe.

标准答案：theoxygen

知识点解析：见彘二个小标题的第一段"ThevvorkFsgreateststoresofbiodiversity(生

物多样性)-andsomeofitsmainsuppliersoftheoxygenwebreathe-arestillbeing

chewedupatanalarmingrate."

11、Theearth'sforestprovideuswithservicefromtofruitandfreshair-andto

seektofinance(heirconservationbychargingthosewhobenefitfromthem.

标准答案：waterfiltrationandfloodprevention

知识点解析：见文章的倒数第二段的最后一句。

三、听力短对话(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。)

12、

A^ByDecember30th.

B、ByNewYear's.

C^ByDecember3rd.

D、ByDecember13th.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A^Sheknewthewayverywell.

B、Shedoesn'tknowwherethehotelis.

C^Shethinksit'sanexpensivehotel.

D、Shegotlostmanytimes.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、Ithasbeenfinishedontime.

Itisonlyopenduringtheday.

C、Itisabouttobeencompleted.

D、Somethinghashappenedtothebuilding.

标准答案：C-

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A^He'snotsurehowtosolvethemathproblem.

B、Hedoesn'tknowwheretoputthecalculator.

C、Helostthecalculatoratv/ork.

D、Hethinksit'snotthewoman'sfault.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A^Hewentmountainclimbinglastyear.

B、Hedefinitelydoesnotlikeit.

C^Hehasn'ttraveledaroundtheworldyet.

D、He'salwayswantedtoclimbmountains.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Somerocks.

B、Theleaves.

C、Hersuitcase.

D、Adownpillow.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、1060.

B、1016.

C、530.

D、508.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Heshouldgethelpinfindingtheway.

B、Hedoesn'tseethemapverywell.

C、Sheknowswhereitis.

D、Shewantstogotothepark.

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、Hedidn'tlikethehost.

B、Hewasnotinvited.

C、Hehasanotherappointment.

D^Hehadaheadacheafterwork.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Toseeadoctor.

B、Todomoreexercise.

C、Tohaveasleepingpill.

Alloftheabove.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A^Berryusedtotakealotofsleepingpills.

B、Berrywasunderaterriblestrain.

C、Berryhadstoppeddrinkingcoffeelateatnight.

Janedidn'tagreewiththedoctor.

标准答案：D:

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、Becausetherewasatrafficjam.

B、Becausehegotuplate.

C、Becausehisapartmentisfarawayfromthecampus.

D、Becausehemissedabusandhadtowaitforanotherone.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A^Theyarcdoingexperiments.

B、Theyarelisteningtothelecture.

C、Theyaredebating.

D、Theyaregivingandlisteningtopresentations.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Art.

B、Physics.

C、Economics.

D、Law.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、30minutes.

B、20minutes.

C、1hour.

D^40minutes.

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、Theybothforminlargesphericalmasses.

B、Theyarebothmadeoftinywaterdroplets.

C、Theyarebothcommononlyincoldclimates.

D、Theybothchangeshapewhentemperaturesvary.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Thedensityofthewaterdropletsintheair.

B、Thesizeofthewaterdroplets.

C、Thetemperatureofthewaterdroplets.

D、Thepurityofthewatervapor.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A^Whyfogfreezesatlowtemperatures.

B、Howverysmalldropletscanform.

C、Whythedensityoffogvaries.

D、Howwaterdropletsstaysuspendedinair.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A^Theycanbebuilttobeverylight.

B、Theyareinexpensivetooperate.

C^Theycanbedirectedbyremotecontrol.

D、Theyeasilyconnectdistantpoints.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

31、

A、Mountainareas.

B、Smallcountries.

C、Busycities.

D、Privatebusiness.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、Peopleinsmallvillages.

B、Largepublicinterestgroups.

C、Operatorsofconventionalcommunicationalsystems.

D^Managersofinternationalbusinessgroups.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共I题，每题1.0

分，共1分。）

33、

A^Cars,buses,andtrucks.

B、Highwaysbuiltoutsideofthecity.

C、Trafficlights.

D^Reducingthenumberofbusesandcars.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、听力复合式听写(本题共“题，每题L0分，共

〃分。)

Therearefivebasicfunctionsofanewspaper:toinform,tocomment,to[Bl]______,

toinstructandtoentertain.Youmaywellthinkthatthis[B2]offunctionsisin

orderofimportancebut,ifso.youwouldnotbeinagreementwith(he[B3]of

thereadingpublic.Ofthetwo[B4]categoriesofnewspaperthepopularandthe

quality,theformerhavea[B5]ofmillions,whilethelatter,onlyhundredsof

thousands.Yet(hepopularpapersseemlargelydesignedfor[B6],with

quizzes,competitions,cartoons,andlight-heartedhumanintereststories.Theirnews

coverage[B7]alotofcommentandpersuasivelanguage;theinformation

contentisratherlow,andinstiuctionisvery[B8].Thequalitynewspapersputa

muchloweroneonentertainment.Itisnotonlyincontentthatthetwotypesofpaper

differ.Thereisadifference,too,in(hestyleinwhichthearticlesarewritten.[B9]

Theirjournaliststendtouseshortersentencesandavoidlesswell-known

vocabulary.Thismeansthatpopularnewspapersareeasierforanativespeakerto

understand,thoughprobablynotforanon-nativespeaker.[BIO]Popularpapers

aregenerallysmallerwithfewercolumnsperpage.Theyhavebiggerheadlinesandmore

photographs.Thereisagreatervarietyoftypefaceandprintedsymbols.Thearticlesare

shorterandtherearefewerperpage.[Bl1]Largeheadlines,picturesand

positiononthepageallservetodrawthereader'sattentiontoonearticleratherthan

another.

34、[Bl]

标准答案：persuade

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、[B2]

标准答案：list

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B3]

标准答案：majority

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B4]

标准答案：broad

知识点解析：哲无解析

38、[B5]

标准答案：readership

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B6]

标准答案：entertainment

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B7]

标准答案：contains

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B8]

标准答案：minor

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B9]

标准答案：Thepopularpapersgenerallyusemoredramaticlanguagewithalotof

wordplay.

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[BIO]

标准答案：Inordertodecidewhetheranewspaperisaqualityorapopularoneitisnot

evennecessarytoreadit,sinceyoucantellsimplybythewayitlooks.

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[Bll]

标准答案：Suchdevicesarenotonlyusedtomakethepapermoreattractive;theymay

alsoinfluencewhatthecadcrreads.

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共7。题，每题

分，共70分。）

Ofalltheareasoflearningthemostimportantisthedevelopmentofattitudes.Emotional

reactionsaswellaslogicalthoughtprocessesaffectthebehaviorofmostpeople."The

burntchildfearsthefire"isoneinstance;anotheristheriseofdespotslikeHitler.Both

theseexamplesalsopointupihefactthatattitudesstemfromexperience.Intheonecase

（heexperiencewasdirectandimpressive;intheotheritwasindirectandcumulative.The

Naziswereindoctrinated（向...灌输）largelybythespeechestheyheardandthebooks

theyread.Theclassroomteacherintheelementaryschoolisinastrategicpositionto

influenceattitudes.Thisistruepartlybecausechildrenacquireattitudesfromthoseadults

whosewordtheyrespect.Anotherreason,itistrue,isthatpupilsoftendelve（探究）

somewhatdeeplyintoasubjectinschoolthathasonlybeentoucheduponathomeorhas

possiblyeveroccurredtothembefore.Toachildwhohadpreviouslyacquiredlittle

knowledgeofMexico,histeacher'smethodofhandlingsuchaunitwouldgreatlyaffect

hisattitudetowardMexicans.Themediathroughwhichtheteachercandevelop

wholesomeattitudesarcinnumerable.Socialstudies,sciencemattersofhealthandsafety,

theveryatmosphereoftheclassroom..,thesearcafewofthefertilefieldsforthe

inculcation（反复灌输）ofproperemotionalreactions.However,whenchildrencometo

schoolwithundesirableattitudes,itisunwisefortheteachertoattempttochangetheir

feelingsbyscoldingthem.Sheachievesthepropereffectbyhelpingthemobtain

constructiveexperiences.Finally,ateachermustconstantlyevaluateherownattitudes,

becauseherinfluencecanbedeleterious（有害的）ifshehaspersonalprejudices.Thisis

especiallytrueinrespecttocontroversialissuesandquestionsonwhichchildrenshould

beencouragedtoreachtheirowndecisionsasaresultofobjectiveanalysisofailthe

facts.

45、Themainideain（hepassageisthat.

A、whatagoodteachershoulddo

B、teachersplayasignificantroleindevelopingorchangingpupils,attitudes

C、attitudescanbechangedbysomeclassroomexperiences

D^whatshouldtherelationshipbebetweenteacherandpupils

标准答案：B

知识点解析：通览全文可知文章主旨是谈教师对学生attitude的形成有着重要的影

响。

46、Thetwoexamplesinpara.2showthat.

A^attitudesstemfromexperience

B、emotionalreactionsaswellaslogicalthoughtprocessesaffectthebehaviorofmost

people

C、childrenshouldbefarfromfire

D^weshouldbelievewhatwereadfrombooks

标准答案：A

知识点解析：见第二段"Boththeseexamplesalsopointupthefactthatattitudesstem

fromexperience."

47、Theword"innumerable"（paia.5）probablymeans.

A、few

B、countless

C、obscure

D^clear

标准答案：B

知识点解析：通过第五段的"…areinnumerable.Socialstudies,sciencemattersof

healthandsafety,theveryatmosphereoftheclassroom..."可以猜测"innumerable”意为

“数不清的

48、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A、Ateachermustconstantlyevaluateherownattitudes.

B、Ateachercouldattempttochangepupils'feelingsbyscoldingthem.

C、Teachercouldchangepupils'feelingsbyinculcation.

D、Therearenotenoughmediafortheteachertodevelopwholesomeattitudes.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：见原文itisunwisefortheteachertoattempttochangetheirfeehngsby

scoldingthem...

49、Thefirstandfourthparagraphshaveallthefollowingpointsincommon

except.

A、theimportanceofexperienceinbuildingattitudes

B、thediversityofexperiences

C、howreadingaffectsattitudes

D、referencetothinkingandattitudes

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章没有谈到经历的多样性。

Howwelookandhowweappear(oothersprobablyworriesusmorewhenareinour

teensorearlytwentiesthanalanyothertimeinourlife.Fewofusarecontentloaccept

ourselvesasweare,andfewarebraveenoughtoignorethetrendsoffashion.Most

fashionmagazinesorTVadvertisementstrytopersuadeusthatweshoulddressina

certainwayorbehaveinacertainmanner.Ifwedo,theytellus,wewillbeabletomeet

newpeoplewithconfidenceanddealwitheverysituationconfidentlyandwithout

embarrassment.Changingfashion,ofcourse,doesnotapplyjusttodress.Abarbertoday

docsnotcutaboy'shairinthesamewayasheusedto,andgirlsdonotmakeupinthe

samewayastheirmothersandgrandmothersdid.Theadvertisersshowusthelatest

fashionablestylesandweareconstantlyunderpressuretofollowthefashionincaseour

friendsthinkweareoddordull.Whatcausesfashionstochange?Sometimes

convenienceorpracticalnecessityorjustthefancyofaninfluentialpersoncanestablish

afashion.Takehats,forexample.Incoldclimates,earlybuildingswerecoldinside,so

peopleworehatsindoorsaswellasoutside.Inrecenttimes,(helatePresidentKennedy

causedadepressionintheAmericanhatindustrybynotwearinghats:moreAmerican

menfollowedhisexample.Thereisalsoacyclicalpatterninfashion.Inthe1920sin

EuropeandAmerica,shortskirtsbecamefashionable.AfterWorldWarTwo,they

droppedtoanklelength.Thentheygotshorterandshorterandtheminiskirtwasin

fashion.Afterafewmoreyears,skirtsbecamelongeragain.Today,societyismuchfreer

andeasierthanitusedtobe.Itisnolongernecessarytodresslikeeveryoneelse.Within

reason,youcandressasyoulikeordoyourhairthewayyoulikeinsteadofthewayyou

shouldbecauseitisthefashion.Thepopularityofjeansandthe"untidy"lookseemsto

heareactionagainsttheincreasinglyexpensivefashionofthetopfashionhouses.Atthe

sametime,appearanceisstillimportantincertaincircumstancesandthenwcmust

chooseourclothescarefully.Itwouldbefoolishtogotoaninterviewforajobinalaw

firmwearingjeansandasweater;anditwouldbediscourteous(不礼貌的»失礼的)to

visitsomedistinguishedscholarlookingasifweweregoingtothebeachoranightclub.

However,youneedneverfeeldepressedifyoudon'ttooklikethelatestfashionphoto.

Lookaroundyouandyou'llsecthatnooneelsedocseither!

50、According(othefirstparagraph,webegintoworryourappearancemorealtheage

of.

A、twelve

B、twenty-eight

C>ten

D^eighteen

标准答案：D

知识点解析：见第一段"Howwelookandhowweappeartcothersprobablyworriesus

morewhenareinourteensorearlytwentiesthanatanyothertimeinourlife.”"teen"指

13〜19岁之间的孩子，"earlytwenty”指20出头。

51、FashionmagazinesandTVadvertisementsseemtoconnectfashionwith.

A^confidence

B、appearance

C、personaltaste

D、make-up

标准答案：A

知识点解析：见原文ifwedo,theytellus,wewillbeabletomeetnewpeoplewith

confidenceanddealwitheverysituationconfidentlyandwithoutembarrassment.

52、Causesoffashionsarethoseexcept.

A^convenience

B、practicalnecessity

C、fancyofapopstar

D、coldweather

标准答案：D

知识点解析：见第三段"Sometimesconvenienceorpracticalnecessityorjustthefancy

ofaninfluentialpersoncanestablishafashion."

53、Theword"cyclical”(para.4)probablymeans

A^happeninginaregularlyrepeatedorder

B、happeningaccordingtothelatestfashion

C、fixed

D、changeable

标准答案：A

知识点解析：通过上下文猜测cyclical意为循环的,故选项A正确。

54、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A、Wccouldignoreappearanceininformalsituations.

B、Weshouldalwaysfollowthelatestfashion.

C、Weshouldcareaboutappearanceinformalsituations.

D、Present-daysocietyismuchfreerandeasierbecauseitemphasizesuniformity.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:见最后一段文章的主旨"…appearanceisstillimportantincertain

circumstancesandthenwemustchooseourclothescarefully."可以推出选项C正确。

十、完型填空(本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。)

Aperson'shomeisasmuchareflectionofhispersonalityastheclotheshewears,the

foodheeatsandthefriendswithwhomhespendshistime.Dependingonpersonality,

mosthaveinminda(n)"[Cl]home."Butingeneral,andespeciallyforthe

studentornewwageearners,therearepractical[C2]ofcashandlocationon

achievingthatidea.Cash[C3],infact,oftenmeansthattheonlywayof

[C4]whenyouleaveschoolistostayathomeforawhileuntilthings[C5]

financially.Thereareobvious[C6]oflivingathome-personallaundry

isusually[C7]goingalongwiththefamilywash;mealsareprovidedandthere

willbeawell-establishedcircleoffriends(o[C8]Andthereis[C9]

theresponsibilityforpayinghills,ratesetc.Ontheotherhand,[CIO]

dependonhowafamilygetson.Doyourparentslikeyourfriends?Youmaylove

yourfamily[Cl1]doyoulikethem?Areyoupreparedtobe[C12]

whenyourparentsaskwhereyouarcgoingintheeveningandwhattimeyou

expecttobeback?Ifyoufindthatyoucannotmanagea(n)[C13],and(hatyou

finallyhavethemoneytoleave,howdoyou[CI4]findingsomewhereelseto

live?Ifyouplantostayinyourhomearea,thepossibilitiesare[C15]well-

knowntoyoualready.Friendsandthelocalpaperarealways[C16].Ifyouare

goingtoworkina[C17]area,againtherearcthepapers—andthe

accommodationagencies,[C18]theseshouldbeapproachedwith[C19]

Agenciesareallowedtochargeafee,usuallythe[C20]of(hefirst

week'srent,ifyoutakeaccommodationtheyhavefoundforyou.

55、[Cl]

A、ideal

perfect

C、imaginary

D、satisfactory

标准答案:A

知识点解析：暂无解析

56、[C2]

A、deficiencies

B、weakness

C、insufficiencies

D^limitations

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

57、［C3］

A^cut

B、shortage

C、lack

D、drain

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

58、(C4)

A、gettingover

D>gettingin

C、gettinghack

D、gettingalong

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

59、［C5J

A、improve

B、enhance

C、develop

D、proceed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

60、［C6］

A、concerns

B、issues

C、advantages

D、problems

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

61、［C7］

A^still

B、always

C^habitually

D、consequently

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

62、[C8]

A、callin

B、callover

C、callupon

D、callout

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

63、[C9]

A、always

B、rarely

C、little

D、sometimes

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

64、[CIO]

A、little

B、enough

C>many

D、much

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

65、[C11]

A^and

B、but

C、still

D、or

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

66、[C12]

A、tolerant

B,hostile

C、indifferent

D、good-