大学英语四级模拟试卷173

大学英语四级模拟试卷173

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

KeepingOurCityClean.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldbaseyour

compositionontheoutline（giveninChinese）below:1.城市无论大小都应该保持清

洁2.保持城市清洁不是一件容易的事3.为了保持城市的清洁，我们的政府做了

大量的工作

标准答案：KeepingOurCityCleanAcity,whethersmallorbig,shouldbekeptclean.

Acleanenvironmentwilldousmuchgood.Withoutthecleanenvironment,wecan

hardlykeepfit,workefficientlyorliveacomfortablelife,whichwillgreatlyholdback

thedevelopmentofthecity.Soit'sofgreatimportancetokeepourcityclean.Moreover,

keepingthecitycleanisnotaneasyjob.Wecancleanupthecityandkeepitclean

temporarily,butcanwekeepitcleanforgood?Thisarduousworkisincloserelationto

theeconomyofthecity,thegovernmentpolicyandthecitizens,qualities.Itdemands

permanenteffortsandscientificmeasuresandrightattitude.Inordertokeepthecity

clean,ourgovernmenthastakenagreatmanysteps,whichincludesproperinvestment,

makingplansandregulations,thedisposalofrubbish,theforestation,andthelayoutof

gardensandflowerbedsandlawns.Wecanexpectacleanandbeautifulcityaslongas

allofusdowhatweshouldundertheleadershipofthegovernment.

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。）

AtriumphforscientificfreedomThisweek'sNobelPrizewinnersinmedicine一

AustraliansBarryJ.MarshallandJ.RobinWarren—toppledtheconventionalwisdomin

morewaysthanone.Theyprovedthatmostulcerswerecausedbyalowlybacterium,

whichwasanoutrageousideaatthetime.Buttheyalsoshowedthatifscienceisto

advance,scientistsneedthefreedomandthefundingtolettheirimaginationsroam.Let's

startwiththeNobelpair'sgutinstincts.Inthelate1970s,theacceptedmedicaltheory

wasthatulcerswerecausedbystress,smoking,andalcohol.Butwhenpathologist

Warrencrankeduphismicroscopetoahigher-than-usualmagnification,hewassurprised

tofindS-shapedbacteriainspecimenstakenfrompatientswithgastritis.By1982,

Marshall,only30yearsoldandstillintrainingatAustralia'sRoyalPerthHospital,and

Warren,themoreseasonedphysiciantowhomhewasassigned,wereconvincedthatthe

bacteriawerelivingbrazenlyinasterile,acidiczone-thestomach-thatmedicaltexts

haddeclareduninhabitable.MarshallandWarren'sattemptstoculturethebacteria

repeatedlyfailed.Butthentheycaughtaluckybreakerrather,outbreak.Drug-resistant

staphwassweepingthroughthehospital.Preoccupiedwiththeinfections,labtechsleft

MarshalIsandWarren'spctridishestolanguishinadark,humidincubatoroverthelong

Easterholiday.Thosefivedayswereenoughtimetogrowacropofstrange,translucent

microbes.Marshalllaterdemonstratedthatulcer-afflictedpatientsharboredthesame

strainofbacteria.In1983,hebegansuccessfullytreatingthesesuffererswithantibiotics

andbismuth(theactiveingredientinPepto-Bisinol).Thatsameyear,ataninfectious

diseaseconferenceinBelgium,aquestionerintheaudienceaskedMarshallifhethought

bacteriacausedatleastsomestomachulcers.Marshallshotbackthathebelievedbacteria

causedallstomachulcers.Thosewerefightingwords.TheyoungphysicianfromPerth

wastellingthefield'sacademicallypedigreedexpertsthattheyhaditallwrong."Itwas

impossibletodisplacethedogma,"Marshallexplainedtomeinajaunty,wide-ranging

conversationseveralyearsago."Theiragendawastoshutmeupandgetmeoutof

gastroenterologyandintogeneralpracticeintheoutback.HAtfirst,Marshallcouldn't

producethecrowningscientificproofofhisclaim:inducingulcersinanimalsbyfeeding

themthebacterium.Soin1984,ashelaterreportedintheMedicalJournalofAustralia,

"a32-year-oldman,alightsmokerandsocialdrinkerv/hohadnoknowngastrointestinal

diseaseorfamilyhistoryofpepticulceration"—asuperbtestsubject,inotherwords—"

swallowedthegrowthfrom'aflourishingthree-daycultureoftheisolate."Thevolunteer

wasMarshallhimself,Fivedayslater,andfbrsevenmorningsinarow,heexperienced

theclassicandunprettysymptomsofseveregastritis.Helicobacterpylorihavesincebeen

blamednotonlyfortheseethinginflammation,ofulcersbutalsofbrvirtuallyallstomach

cancer.Marshall'santibiotictreatmenthasreplacedsurgeryasstandardcare.Andthe

wiseguybooedoffthestageatscientificmeetingshasjustwontheNobelPrize.What

doesallthishavetodowithscientificfreedom?Today,USgovernmentfundingfavors

"hypothesis-driven"ratherthan"hypothesis-generating"research.Intheformer,a

scientiststartswithasafesuppositionandconductstheexperimenttoproveordisprove

theidea."Ifyouwanttogetresearchfunding;youbettermakesurethatyou'vegotthe

experimenthalfdone,"Marshalltoldme."Youhavetoproveitworksbeforethey'llfund

youtotestitout."Bycontrast,inhypothesis-generatingresearch,thescientistinches

forwardbyhunch,gatheringcluesandspeculatingontheirmeaning.Thepayoffisnever

clear.Withtoday'scrimpedsciencebudgetsandintensecompetitionforgrants,such

riskyresearchrarelygetsfunded.Proceedingonintuition,Mar-shalltoldme,"isaluxury

thatnotmanyresearchershave.1*Ithelps,headded,tobeanoutsider."Thepeoplewho

havegotastakeintheoldtechnologyarcnevertheonestoembracethenewtechnology.

It'salwayssomeoneabitontheperiphery-whohasn'tgotanythingtogainbythestatus

quo-whoisinterestedinchangingit."

2、Thisweek'sNobelPrizewinnersinmedicineprovedthatmostulcerswerecausedby

alowlybacterium,

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从文章第一段前两句可知本句话正确

3、Inthelate1970s,theacceptedmedicaltheorywas(hatulcerswerecausedbystress,

smoking,andalcohol,

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本句是第二段的第二句话

4、In1983,Warrenbegansuccessfullytreatingsuffererswithantibioticsandbismuth.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第四段前两句话可知本句话错误

5^ChinesescientistswillwintheNobelPrizesoon.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中并没有提到中国科学家获得诺尔奖的时间问题

6、Atfirst,Marshallcoudn'tproducethecrowningscientificproofofhisclaim.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题是第六段的第一句

7^MarsrolTsantibiotictreatmenthasreplacedsurgeryasstandardcare.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本句是第八段倒数第二句

8、Inhypothesis-drivenresearch,thescientistinchesforwardbyhunch,gatheringclues

andspeculatingontheirmeaning.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第十段第一句可知本句话错误

9、Ifscienceistoadvance,scientistsneedtheandthetolettheir

imaginationsroam.

标准答案：freedom;funding

知识点解析：答案在第一段最后一句

10、MarshallandWarrensattemptstorepeatedlyfailed.

标准答案:culturethebacteria

知识点解析：本句是第三段第一句

11、Today,USgovernmentfundingfavorsratherthanresearch.

标准答案："hypothesis-driven"："hypothesis-generation”

知识点解析：答案在第九段第一句

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、35.

B、36.

C、34.

D、40.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据选项，推测对话的内容与数字相关，并作记录，通过计算，40-

5=35,因此答案是A

13、

A、Uncleandniece.

Auntandnephew.

C、Cousins.

D、Fatheranddaughter.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据选项，推测对话的内容会显示对话双方的关系，对话中的

uncle>father等词汇说明两人是cousins,因此C为正确选项

14、

A^Shehadanaccident.

B、Shewantstogotoaforeigncountrytolearnitslanguage.

C、AndrewisanativespeakerofEnglish.

D>AndrewspeaksEnglishquitewell.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据选项，推测对话的内容是某人评价某个事物，根据对话中的

improved,accent等词可以推知答案是D

15、

A^Tohelphersolvetheproblem.

B、Tomakeanarrangement.

C、Todealwiththehardestproblemfirst.

D、Tohandlethemostimportantproblemfirst.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据四个选项，推测对话的内容与一个人的动作相关，根据makea

carefulplan以及arrange,不难判断答案为B

16、

A、Shehasnotenjoyedagoodfilmforlong.

Sheseemsreluctanttoseethefilm.

C>Shebelievesthefilmifnotworthseeing.

D、ShehasseenTitanic.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据选项，推测对话的内容与电影以及人物的喜好相关，对话中的

"It'slongtimesincewesawagoodfilm.”表明女士很长时间没有看过好电影了,因

此答案是A

17、

A、Shedoesn'tlikeplayingcards.

B、Shehassomethingelsetodothisevening.

C、Shedoesn'tfecilikeplayingcardsthisevening.

D、Sheisinabadmood.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据选项，推测对话的内容与某人的某种行为的原因相关，对话中出

现「Tmreallynotinthemoodforcardsthisevening”表明女士只是今天晚上不想玩

扑克.并不是不喜欢.因此答案是C

18、

A、Shethinksitisunacceptablethatthemanhavedamagedherplasticflowers.

B、Shewantstogetridoftheseflowerssooner.

C、Shemeanstoofferapolitereplytotheman'sapology.

D、Shedoesn'tminditatall.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：对话仍然和某人的态度相关，根据对话中的“Ineverdidlikethese

plasticflowersanyway.”可以选出正确答案为D

19、

A、Theyaretalkingoverthemeal.

ThemanisEnglish,butthewomanisnot.

C^Themanisn'tEnglishbutthewomanis.

D、TheyaretalkingaboutBritishpeople'sbehavioratbreakfast.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据选项，对话的内容涉及人物以及一些评价，根据对话中出现的“I

carTtgetusedtothewaytheydon,ttalkatbreakfast.”这个句子，可以判断正确答案

为D

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共7题，每题1.0

分,共7分。）

20、

ANShanghai.

B、Beijing.

C^Tianjin.

D、Guangzhou.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：对话中David说他就是公司东北业务区主管，并说“Myofficeisin

Shanghai”,故选A

21、

A^Thetechnicalmanager.

B、Thesalesmanager.

C、Thelaboratorymanager.

D^Theoperationmanager.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中提到"TheLabManagersupervisestheoperators...”很明显，C选

项是正确答案，而A、B、和D都是干扰项

22、

A、Productionmanager.

B、Labmanager.

C、Salesmanager.

D、Qualitycontrolmanager.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：David是在打听ProductionManager的相关信息时提到Bill这个人

名，自然Bill就是ProductionManager/,因此选A

23、

A、Howtoimprovetransportation.

B、Thebesttransportationfacilities.

C、Acomparisonbetweenrailwayandairplane.

D、TransportationinChina.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章中一开始提到在北京的公共交通状况，后来又谈到了全国的交通

状况，因此答案是D

24、

A、Notcomfortable.

B、Rathercrowdedandslow.

C、Intervalislong.

D、Cannotreachsuburbanareas.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文中提到，公交车的问题是比较拥挤，速度比较慢，因此答案是B

25、

A、Bybuses.

B、Byprivatecars.

C^Byrail.

D、Byair.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文中提到的“InChinatodaythemostcommonwayoftravelingis

stillbyrail",可知答案是C

26、

A、Culturaldifferencesandcommunication.

B、Languageandcommunication.

C^Interculturalcommunications.

D、Threeprerequisitesofsuccessfulcommunicationbetweencultures.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章一开始提到了有效交流所需要学习的三件事情,其中，重点阐述

了第三个方面，因此答案是D

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

27、

A、Abouttakingupasport.

B、Aboutfavoritetennisteams.

C、Aboutobtainingapairofshoes.

D、Aboutjoiningasportsclub.

标准答案：C'

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A^Theydon'thelpsportsplayersatall.

B、Theydon'tliveuptotheirfame.

C、Theymaybecomfortablebutaxetooexpensive.

D、Theyaregoodfortrackandfieldsportsbutnotforballgames.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、HeandhisfriendshaveneverwornAdidas.

B、AdidasisonlyforgreatsportsplayersliketheChicagoBulls.

C^Adidashelpssportsplayersdobetter.

D、HehasalwayswantedtowearAdidasshoes.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、HethinksAdidaswouldcosthimquitealotofmoney.

B、HethinksJoycewillberunningfrequently.

C、Hedoesn'tthinktheshoeswillhelpJoycetoplaybetter.

D、Hedoesn'tthinkJoycewillplaysportsforlong.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分,共4分。）

31、

A、Makelongroadorrailtunnelssafer.

B、Makelongroadorrailtunnelseasier.

C、Makelongroadorrailtunnelsquicker.

D、Makelongroadorrailtunnelsmoreefficient.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据对话析，Adesignfbrarcmotcly-controllcdfireenginecouldmake

longroadorrailtunnelssafer.”可以推断出此题答案为A

32、

A、41.

B、410.

C>14.

D、214.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据对话中“MontBlanctunnelfireinMarch1999,whichkilled41

people”可以推断出此题答案为A

33、

A、Itrunsonamonorail

B、Itcanmoveonamonorailsuspendedfromtheroofofthetunnel.

C、Ilisinpositioninthemiddleofthetunnel,

D、Itcantakequickaction.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据对话中“Itrunsonamonorailsuspendedfromtheroofofthe

tunnel.”可以判断此题答案为B

34、

A、Detectthesmokequickly.

Takequickaction.

CsClosethetunnel.

D、InstallaRobogat.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据文中“Quickactionisneededwhenfirebreaksoutinatunnel."可以

判断此题答案为B

七、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。）

Ilovetravelingbytrain.Fast[Bl]slowlocaltrainswhichstopsatevery

station,[B2]trainstakingbusinessmentotheirofficesandhomeagain;1

enjoythemall.Itmustbetheelementofromancethat[B3]tome.Thereisno

romanceinacaronamoiorway—aboxofmetalandrubberonastripof[B4]

orinflyingthroughtheairinapressurizedtubefromone[B5]plasticand

glassairporttoanother.Buttrainsaredifferent.Youcanwalkaround,lookatthe[B6]

observeyourfellow[B7].Inaplane,allyoucanseearetheclouds

andthebacksofotherpeople'shead.Yes,travelingbytrainisstillan[B8],

eveninEngland.Youtrytointerpretthetimetable,persuadethebooking-officeclerkto

sellyouaticketand[B9]Thenthere'sthatdelightfuluncertaintyas[BIO]

.Abroad,ofcourse,it'sevenmoreexciting,particularlyinthosecountrieswhich

forgettoputnamesontheirrailwaystations.Notonlyareyounevercertainyouareon

therighttrain,[Bl1].

35、[Bl]

标准答案：expresses

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B2]

标准答案：suburban

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B3]

标准答案：appeals

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B4]

标准答案：concrete

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B5]

标准答案：identical

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B6]

标准答案：scenery

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B7]

标准答案：passengers

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B8]

标准答案：adventure

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B9]

标准答案：understandtheincomprehensiblemessagescomingovertheloudspeaker

systeins

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[BIO]

标准答案：youwonderwhetheryouarcontherighttrain,ortheirrightpartofthetrain

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[Bll]

标出i答案：butyoudon'tevenknowwhentogetoffitifyouare

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读（选词填空）（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共

10分。）

Astheplanecircledovertheairport,everyonesensedthatsomethingwaswrong.The

planewasmovingunsteadilythroughtheair,andalthoughthepassengershadfastened

theirseatbelts,theyweresuddenly[SI]forward.Atthatmoment,theair-

hostess[S2].Shelookedverypale,butwasquitecalm.Speakingquicklybut

almostinawhisper,she[S3]everyonethatthepilothad[S4]and

askedifanyofthepassengersknewanythingaboutmachinesoratleasthowtodrivea

car.Afteramoments[S5],amangotupandfollowedthehostessintothe

pilot'scabin.Movingthepilotaside,themantookhisseatandlistenedcarefullytothe

[S6]instructionsthatwerebeingsentbyradiofromtheairportbelow.The

planewasnowdangerouslyclosetotheground,buttoeveryone's[S7],itsoon

begantoclimb.Themanhadto[S8]theairportseveraltimesingroupto

becomefamiliarwiththecontrolsoftheplane.Butthedangerhadnotyetpassed.The

terrible[S9]camewhenhehadtoland.Following[S10],theman

guidedtheplanetowardtheairfield.Itshookviolentlyasittouchedthegroundandthen

movedrapidlyaroundtherunwayandafteralongrunitstoppedsafely.AhesitationB

anxiousCshiftedDappearedEmomentFdoubtGfaintedHinstructionsIthrownJ

reliefKurgentLaffairMinformedNimpressionOcircle

46、[SI]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：这里选择Ihrow（扔、抛），最为合适

47、[S2]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：叩pear意为“出现”，符合句意

48、[S3]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：inform意为“通知、告诉”，符合句意

49、[S4]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：fainl意为“昏迷、晕倒”，最符合句意

50、[S5]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：hesilalion意为“犹豫”，最符合句意

51、[S6]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：本句意为：这个人坐到飞行员的座位上，认真听来自下面机场通过无

线电发出的紧急指令，urgent符合句意

52、[S7]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：relief意为"（痛苦、忧虑）解除“，toone'srelief意为“让某人松了一口

气”，最符合句意

53、[S8]

标准答案；O

知识点解析：circle意为“盘旋”，此处选择circle,坡符合句意

54、[S9]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：moment意为“时刻”，符合句意

55、[S10]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：following…这个分词的逻辑主语应为theman,本句意思应为：这个

人遵照指令，驾驶飞机朝机场飞去；insiruclions意为“指令”

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共70题，每题7.0

分，共70分。）

OnthenightofSeptember2,1666,afirebrokeoutinabaker'sshopnearFishStreetHill

inLon-don.Beforetheflameswerefinallyextinguished（扑灭）,nearlytheentirecid,

hadbeenreducedtoashes.Overthirteenthousandhomes,fiftychurches,andnumerous

publicbuildingsandhospitalswerelostinthefire.Forallpracticalpurposes,London

wasdestroyed.TheGreatFirewasnotseenasatotaltragedy,however.Thedeplorable

（糟糕）conditionsofthecityhadbeenattackedbyphysiciansandhumanitariansforyears

beforethefire;thus,withtheopportunityclearlypresentedtocreateashiningnewcity,

artistsandcraftsmenfromalloverEnglandhurriedtosubmittheirdesignsforthe

rebuildingofLondon.AmongthosewhosubmittedplanswasSirChristopherWren,one

ofEngland'sleadingarchitectsandtheSurveyorGeneralofLondon.Thetaskof

rebuildingthecitywasgiventohim.WrenrealizedthattheGreatFirewouldnothave

beensodamagingifthecitybadbeenbetterlaidout:broaderstreetswereneededto

replacethetwisted,narrowalleysoverhungwithdisrepairedwoodenhousesandshops.

Healsofeltthatredesigningthemainthoroughfares（大街）ofLondonwouldresultin

increasedandmoreeffectivetransportationwithinthecity.ShortlyafterWrenbegan

workingonhisfirstdraftsfortherebuilding,KingCharlesIissuedastatement

prohibitingtheconstructionofanyhouseorshopwithinthecitylimitsuntilafterthe

planswerecompleted.WhentheplanswereknowntothecitizensofLondon,however,

theywereoverwhelminglyrejected.Themostvocalleadersoftheoppositionwerethe

landlords,whofearedthatsuchadrasticwideningofthestreetswouldreducetheamount

oflandavailablefordevelopment.Winterwasapproaching;consequently,itwas

necessaryfortherebuildingtoproceedatonce.Per-missionwas,therefore,grantedfor

thetownspeopleandlandlordstocommencereconstructionoftheirhousesandshopsat

thesiteswheretheyhadbeenbeforethefire.Hadtheneedlorimmediateactionnotbeen

sopressing,somekindofcompromisecouldlikelyhavebeenreached.Thiswasnotto

be,however,andtheideasthatcouldhavemadeLondononeoftheworld'smost

beautifulcitiesnevercametopass.

56、WhatbecameoftheplansfortherebuildingofLondon?

Nothing-theywereneverfinished.

B、Theywereadoptedinmodifiedform.

C、TheywerefollowedandLondonwasrebuiltatonce.

D^Nothing—Londonwasrebuiltasithadbeenbeforethefire.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第五段第2句：因此，允许这些市民和店主开始在原有的地址上建造

他们的房子和商店，可见伦敦是按火灾前的样子重建的，重建伦敦的设计方案由于

有人激烈反对和急需修建房屋越冬而未能实施

57、Towhomorwhatdoesthepronoun"they"inunderline,Para.5refer?

A^Theoriginalbuildingsites.

B、Thetownspeople.

C、Theburned-downhousesandshops.

D、Thelandlords.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考查对细节的理解，根据上下文可知they指的是被烧毁的房屋

和商店

58、WhywasitnecessarytorebuildLondonquickly?

A、SirChristopherWrenwasaninfluentialman.

B、PeoplecamefromalloverEnglandtohelpwiththeproject.

C、Englandwasaverywealthycountry.

D、Noneoftheabove.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：见第五段第1句：冬天快到了，因此重建工作必须马上进行,A),

B),C)三项都不对

59、Whichofthefollowingdescribestheauthor'sprobableattitudetowardSir

ChristopherWren'splans?

A、HefeelsitwouldhavebeenamistaketorebuildLondonaccordingtoWren's

designs.

B、HefeelsitwasamistakefbrLondonnottohavebeenrebuiltaccordingtoWren's

designs.

C、HefeelsthatsomeoneotherthanWrenshouldhavebeenchosentoplanthe

rebuilding.

D^HefeelsthatWren'sideashadmuchmoreinfluencethaniscommonly

acknowledged.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第三段看，作者对Wren的重建设计图是比较欣赏的，尤其第五段

最后一句话更能说明作者的态度：那些可能使伦敦成为世界上最美丽都市之一•的想

法再也不能变成现实了，作者的惋惜之情溢于言表

60、Whichofthefollowingwouldbeanappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A、TheLifeandTimesofSirChristopherWren

B、TheRebuildingofLondon5

C、TheHolocaust（大规模的毁灭）ofFishStreetHill"

D、TheLondonThatMightHaveBeen

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这篇短文主要讲述了17世纪中叶伦敦遭受火灾之后，围绕着如何修

建一座崭新的城市，建筑设计师、艺术家以及工匠们所表现出的极大热情,作者对

Wren的方案由于种种原因未被采纳感到十分惋惜

Asinthefieldofspacetravel,soinunderseaexplorationnewtechnologiescontinueto

appear.Theyshareanumberofsimilaritieswitheachother-aswellassomeimportant

differences.Mannedsubnersibles.（潜水器）,likespaceships,mustmaintainliving

conditionsinanunnaturalenvironment.Butwhileaspaceshipmustsimplybesealed

againstthevacuumofspace,asubmersiblemustbeabletobearextremepressureifitis

nottobreakupindeepwater.Inexploringspace,unmannedvehicleswereemployed

beforeastronauts.Inunderseaexploration,ontheotherhaled,menpaved（铺路）theway,

andonlyrecentlyhaveunmannedremote-operatedvehicles（ROVs）beenputtouse.One

reasonforthisisthatcommunicatingwithvehiclesinorbitismucheasierthantalkingto

thoseunderwater.Avacuumisanidealmediumforradiocommunications,but

underwatercommunicationsarelimitedtomuchslowersoundwaves.Thus,most

underseavehicles-particularlyROVs-operate.attheendoflongprocess.Forasimilar

reason,knowingwhereyouareunderseaismuchmoredifficultthaninspace.A

spaceship'spositioncanbelocatedbyfollowingitsradiosignal,orbyusingtelescopes

andradar.Foranunderseavehicle,however,aspecialnetworkofsonar（声纳）devices

mostbelaidoutinadvanceontheoceanfloorintheareaofadivetolocatethevehicle's

position.Thoughunderseaexplorationismorechallengingthanouterspaceinanumber

ofrespects,ithasadistinctadvantage:Goingtotheoceandoesn'trequirethepower

necessarytoescapeEarth'sgravity.Thus,itremainsfarlessexpensive.

61、Peopledidnotbegintouseunmannedvehiclesinunderseaexplorationuntilrecently

becauseof.

A、theoceandepths

B、thecommunicationproblem

C、themovementofwaves

D、theproblemofvacuum

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第四段可知，和顺轨道运行的飞行器联系比与在水下的潜水器通讯

要容易得多，由此可见人们直到最近才使用无人操作的装置探测海洋的原因是通讯

问题

62Bysaying"morechallenging"inthelastparagraphtheauthormeansthatundersea

explorationis

A^moreinteresting

B、moreattractive

C^moredemanding

D、moredangerous

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考查艰据上下文正确理解词义的能力,challenging意为“富有挑战

性的"，与C）项中的demanding"要求高的，费力的”意思相近

63Oceanexplorationisnotsoexpensiveasspacetravelmainlybecause.

A^mostunderseavehiclesoperateattileendoflongropes

B>ROVshavebeenputtouse

C、itisnotaffectedhyFarth'sgravity

D、thereisnoneedforsubmersiblestogetawayfromEarth'sgravity

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第六段最后两句：潜入洋底不需要脱离•地球引力所需的动力，这样花

费就少得多

64NThesonardevicesmustbeplaced.

A、beforetheunderseavehicledives

B、atthetimewhentheunderseavehicleisdiving

C、fromtimetotime

D^aftertheunderseavehicledives

标准答案：A

知识点解析：见第五段第3句，原文在论述这一问题时用的状语是inadvance,意

为“预先”，也就是说在事前需安装好,所以A）项为正确答案

65、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A、Newtechniquesarecontinuallydevelopedandnewmachinesinventedforundersea

exploration

Ifnotwellbuilt,asubmersibleislikelytogetcrushedindeepwater.

C、Asubmersible,whenmanned,looksverymuchlikeaspaceship.

D、Incertainrespects,underseaexplorationisoftenfacedwiththesameproblemas

spacetravelis.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：在第一段第1句中提到了A）项：正如在航天领域里一样，在海底探

测方面也不断有新的技术出现,第三段讲的实际上也是采用一个新技术的例子：在

对海底的探索中，最先是靠潜水员，最近则采用了无人驾驶的遥控装置,B）项也提

到了，见第二段第2句：潜水器必须能够承受极大的压力才不至于在深水中被压

破,第一段第2句说空间技术和海底探测技术有一些地方不同，也有许多相似的地

方，接着第二段乂说潜水器与宇宙飞船都需要保持非自然状态下的生活环境，这是

两类技术有相似之处的例证,D）项在文中也有提及

十、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Theoutbreakofsevereacuterespiratorysyndrome（SARS,非典），whichhasnoknown

curefor[Cl]afflictedbyit,hasbroughtwidespreadpanictoSingaporeansand

has[C2]alteredthepatternoftheirdailylife.ThefamoussayingofPresident

F.D.Rooseveltthat"theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitselfaptlydescribedthe

present[C3]ofmindofalargecross-sectionofSingaporeansandthoseinthe

worst-hitareaslikeGuangdongandHongKong.Howdoesthismuchfearfulillness

impingeonthecollectivepsycheofSingaporeansandhowdothey[C4]with

it?Itis,Ibelieve,fairtosaythatithas[C5]boththenoblerandweakersides

oftheSingaporeancharacter.First,thewell-deservedpraiseforthe[C6]and

caringhealthcaregivers,bothinthepublicandprivatesectors.Theyhave[C7]

thepressureofit,especiallyduringtheearlystage,withsomeofthem[C8]it

andsomearestillfightingfortheirlives.[C9]themuchhigherrisksof

contamination,theyhavecontinuedtoputtheirownsafetyaside,andthatoftheir

familiestoo,andhave[CIO]toperformtheirprofessionalresponsibilitiesto

thefullest.Onthe[Cl1]side,numerousfellowSingaporeanshavetreated

theirhealthcareprofessionalslikeplague.Ournurses,who[C12]weartheir

uniformsinpublicwithpride,hadtoenduretauntsandhostilestares.Someeven

【Cl3】themconsciously.Therewereotherovertdiscriminatorytreatments

metedouttomedicalstaffs,whichwereutterly[C14]andinexcusable.

Fortunately,theseunthinkingSingaporeanswerethe[C15].Nonetheless,their

attitudeshavebroughtshametothenation.Attheotherextreme,alargenumberof

Singaporeanshavealreadytotallyabstained[C16]socialactivitieswiththe

comingofSARS.Therepeateduseoftheterm"super-infector"[C17]the

healthauthoritiesandthemediatoemphasizethetransmissionofthisdiseasefromone

patienttonumerousotherswasratherunfortunateandshowedthe[C18]of

sensitivitytotheleelingsofthispoorvictimsandtheirfamily,especiallywhentheywere

[C191agentsinsuchtransmissionprocess.Thetransmissioncyclecouldhave

[C20]inamoresympatheticwaywhichwouldstillgetthemessageacross,

andyetnotstigmatizetheunfortunatevictims,whowouldhavetolivewiththistraumatic

memorypermanently.

66、[Cl]

A^friends

B>relatives

C^victims

D^children

标准答案：C

知识点解析：词义辨析题，victim意为“受害者”，根据定语从句中的afflict（“使痛

苦”）提示此处应该填入“受害者”这个词

67、[C2]

A、drastically

mildly

C>justly

D^happily

标准答案：A

知识点解析：逻辑分析题，从上下文对作者态度的把握可以推测，此处作者的观点

应该是“很大程度上的改变”

68、[C3]

A、situation

B、state

C、fear

D、struggle

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词义辨析题，文中应该填入一个描述某种状态的词汇，而且要和。f

mind相搭配

69、[C4]

A、fight

B、avoid

C>challenge

D、cope

标准答案：D

知识点解析：固定搭配题，copewith表示“应对，应付”

70、[C5]

A、highted

betrayed

C、belied

D、distorted

标准答案：A

知识点解析：词义辨析题，此处应填入表示“展示，突出了''的词，betray表示，背

叛”，belie表示“掩饰”，都不符合文意

71、[C6]

A^timid

B、intimidated

C、brave

D、indifferent

标准答案：C

知识点解析：逻辑分析题，根据作者用词的感情色彩和后面并列的单词caring,此

处填入的词应该与caring的感情色彩差别不大

72、[C7]

A、surrendered

B、eaten

C、givenin

D、withstood

标准答案：D

知识点解析：逻辑分析题，根据上卜.文的逻辑，把握此处的意思应该是“经受住了

某种压力”，而不是“在某种