大学英语四级模拟试卷214

大学英语四级模拟试卷214

一、作文（本题共/题，每题上0分，共1分。）

1、Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteacompositionentitledChangesin

People'sConceptofConsumptioninChina.Youshouldwriteatleast120words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.中国人的消费观念正在改变；2.现在

许多人开始采用信贷方式消费；3.你的看法。

标准答案：ChangesinPeople'sConceptofConsumptioninChinaWiththerapid

dcvclopincntofeconomyincurcountry,therehasbeenachangeinthepeople'sconcept

ofconsumption.Theybegantospendmoneytoenjoytheirlifeinsteadofsavingit.For

example,somepeopledon'thaveanysavingsinabank,buttheyliketogetaloantobuy

acanfurnitureoraflat.Theyevenborrowmoneyfromabankfortheirtraveltoa

foreigncountry.Inthepast,peopleweretaughttosavemoneyfortheirchildrenorfor

（heirlaterlife.Buinow,（hisconcepthasbeenchangedandbeguntobeacceptedby

manypeople.Inmyopinion,（hischangeshouldbeencouraged,becauseitwillhelpto

promotethesale.Whenmorepeoplelikespending,agoodmarketwillbecreated.For

instance,whenmorepeoplev/antIobuycars,thecarindustrywilldevelopalafastpace.

Thereforeitisbeneficialforpeopletochangetheirtraditionalconceptofconsumption.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共7。题，每题分，共10

分。）

EmploymentinJapanRecruitingseason:who,whenandwhereEveryautumn,when

recruitmentofnewgraduatesandschoolleaversbegins,majorcitiesinJapanareflooded

withstudentshuntingforajob.Wearingsuitsforthefirsttime,theyrunfromone

interviewtoanother.Theseasoniscrucialformanystudentsastheirwholelivesmayhe

determinedduringthisperiod.PermanencyinemploymentinJapanInJapan,lifetime

employmentiscommonlypracticedbylargecompanies.Whiepeopleworkinginsmall

companiesandthoseworkingforsubcontractorsdonotingeneralenjoytheadvantages

conferred（赐予）bythelargecompanies,thereisageneralexpectationthatemployees

willinfactremainmoreorlesspermanentlyinthesamejob.Hownewemployeesarc

usedinacompanyUnlikeinnanyWesterncountrieswherecompaniesemploypeople

whoseskillscanbeeffectiveimmediately,Japanesecompaniesselectapplicantswith

potentialwhocanbetrainedlobecomesuitableemployees.Forthisreason,recruiting

employeesisanimportantexerciseforcompanies,astheyinvestalotoftimeandmoney

intrainingnewstaff.Thisisbasicallytreebothforfactoryworkersandfbrprofessionals.

Professionalswhohavestudiedsubjectswhichareofimmediateuseintheworkplace,

suchasindustrialengineers,areveryoftenplacedinfactoriesandtransferredfromone

sectiontoanother.Bygainingexperienceinseveraldifferentareasandbyworkingin

closecontactwithworkers,theengineersarebelieved,inthe'ongrun,tobecomemore

effectivemembersofthecompany.Workerstoofeelmoreinvolvedbyworkingwith

professionalsandbybeingallowedtovoicetheiropinions.Loyaltyisbelievedtobe

cultivatedinthistypeofegalitarian（平等主义的）workingenvironment.Thesalary

structureBecauseofthissystemoftrainingemployeestobeall-rounders（全才）,mobility

betweencompaniesislow.Wagesaresetaccording（oeducationalbackgroundorinitial

fieldofemployment,ordinarygraduatesbeingemployedinadministration,engineersin

engineeringanddesigndepartmentsandsoon.Bethpromotionsandwageincreaseslend

tobetiedtoseniority,thoughsomedifferencesmayariselateronasaresultofability

andbusinessperformance.Wagesarepaidmonthly,andthenetsum,afterthededuction

oftax,isusuallypaiddirectlyintoabankaccount.Aswellassalary,abonusisusually

paidtwiceayear.Thisisacustomthatdatesbacktothetimewhenemployersgave

specialallowancessothatemployeescouldproperlycelebratebon,aBuddhistfestival

heldinmid-JulyinTokyo,butonotherdatesinotherregions.Thefestivalisheldto

appease（安抚）thesoulsofancestors.ThesecondbonusisdistributedatNewYear.

Recently,bonuseshavealsobeenofferedasawayofallowingworkersashareinthe

profitsthattheirhardworkhasgained.WomenandJapanesecompaniesManyfemale

graduatescomplainthattheyarenotgivenequaltrainingandequalopportunityin

comparisontomalegraduates.Japanesecompaniesgenerallybelievethatfemale

employeeswilleventuallyleavetogetmarriedandhavechildren.Itisalsotruethat,as

wellasthestill-existingbeliefamongwomenthemselvesthatnothingshouldstandinthe

wayofchild-rearing,theuxluiidcdhoursofworkoftendonolallowwomentocontinue

theircareersaftermarriage.TherecruitmentstrategyofforeignfirmsDisappointed

career-mindedfemalegraduatesoftenopttoworkforforeignfirms.Sincemostmale

graduatesprefertojoinJapanesefirmswiththeirguaranteedsecurity,foreignfirmsare

oftenkeentoemployfemalegraduatesastheirpotentialtends（obegreaterthan（hatof

maleapplicants.WhymensometimesresignfromJapanesecompaniesSomemen,

however,doleavetheircompaniesinspileoffutureprospects,onereasonbeingtotake

overthefamilybusiness.Theeldestsonsinfamiliesthatownfamilycompaniesor

businessessuchasstoresarenormallyexpectedtotakeoverthebusinesswhentheir

parentsretire.Itisthereforequitecommontoseeabusinessman,onsucceedingtohis

parents'business,completelychangehisprofessionaldirectionbybecoming,for

example,ashopkeeper.ThesocialaspectofworkOnthejob,workingrelationshipstend

tobeveryclosebecauseofthelonghoursofworkandyearsofserviceincommon.

Sociallifeinfactisfrequentlybasedontheworkplace.Restaurantsandnomi-ya,"pubs",

arealwayscrowdedatnightwithpeopleenjoyinganeveningoutwiththeircolleagues.

Manycompaniesorganizetripsandsportsdaysfortheiremployees.Seniorstaffoften

playtheroleofmenlor（导师）.Thismaymeanbecominginvolvedinthelivesofjunior

staffinsuchthingsasmarriageandthechildren'seducation.Japanesepeopleafter

retirementTheaverageageofretirementisbetween55and60.Formostwesterners,

retirementmaybeaneagerlyawaitedtimetoundertakesuchthingsastravelandhobbies.

ManyJapanese,however,simplycannotgetusedtothefreedomofretirementandthey

lookforwaysofconstructivelyusingtheirtime.Manylookfornewjob,feelingthatif

theydonotworktheywillbeabandonedbysociety.Thishasrecentlyledtothe

developmentinsomemunicipalitiesofmunicipaljobcenterswhichadvertisecasual

worksuchascleaningandlawnmowing.Given(hatJapanisfacing(heproblemofan

increasinglyageingsociety,suchactivitiesmaybevitalinthefuture.

2、ThispassagetalksabouttheJapaneseworkmarket.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章的题目及浏览全文可知答案是Y。

3、SummerisusuallytheseasonwhenJapanesecompaniesarebusywithhavingnew

employees.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章的第一段可得知，日本公司忙于招聘新员工的季节是秋季而非

夏季。因而答案是N。

4、GenerallyspeakingJapaneseemployeesdonotchangetheirjobintheirlifetime.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案:A

知识点解析：从第二段的题目“PermanencyinemploymentinJapan”及该段内容可知

答案是Y。

5、CompanytraininginJapanisforallstaff.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从第三段削,三句，尤其是第三句"Thisisbasicallytruebothforfactory

workersandfbrpro但ssionals”可得出答案是Y0

6、Manyfemaleemployeesgoonstriketocomplain(hattheyareno(givenequalpay

fbrequalworkasmen.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第五段虽说谈到女士的抱怨，但并没有讲“许多女雇员罢工以抱

怨没有男女同工同酬。''因而答案是NG。

7、Somemenleavetheircompaniesjustbecausetheyhavetotakeovertheirfamily

businesses.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从第七段的第一句可得出答案是Y。

8、Japanesepeoplecontinuetoworkafterretirementbecausetheyneedtheincome.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章最后一段的第三句可知，日本人退休后继续工作不是因为需要

这笔钱，而是不习惯闲下来的生活。因此答案是N。

9、Japaneseemployersbelievethatmovingprofessinalswithincompaniesandlistening

toworkers'viewsleadsto.

标准答案：loyalty

知识点解析：文章第三段的后半部分谈到该问题，可在该段最后一句里找到答案

loyally（忠诚）。

10>Employeesreceivetheirwagesmonthlyandabonus.

标准答案：onceayear

知识点解析：可在第四段的四五两句中找到答案onceayear（一年两次）。

11、Japaneseworkersoftenformclosepersonalrelationshipsandolderstaffmayeven

becomeatojuniorstaff.

标准答案：mentor

知识点解析：可在倒数第二段的倒数第二句里找到答案mentor（师傅）。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.。分，共8分。）

12、

A、Heisreadytodoanythingtohelp.

B、Hedoesn'tlikesalad.

C、Hedoesn'twanttodoanythingfbrthedinnerparty.

D^Hepreferstodootherdishes.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A^Sheiskeepingthemoneyforanemergency.

B、Shewillchangethemoneyfortheman.

C、Shehasthehobbyofcollectingcoins.

D、Sheknowsitisgoingtoraintomorrow.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A^Theyhavealreadyovercometheirfears.

B、Thewomanisstillafraidofhighplaces.

C、Dothofthempreferhighplacesnowadays.

D、Bothofthemaretryingtoovercometheirfears.

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、He'dratherdoanotherpuzzle.

B、Hedoesn'thavetimefbrpuzzles.

C、He'dlikeachancetosolvethepuzzle.

D、Heisnotasgoodatpuzzlesasthewoman.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、Heisnotenthusiasticabouthisjob.

B、Heisthinkingofleavinghisjobfornotbeingpromoted.

C、Heispleasedwithhisnewjobsincei(isnotdemanding.

D、Hedoesn'tlikethenewspaperjob.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Stayhometoprepareforhisexam.

B、Gototheconcertwiththewoman.

C^Attendtheconcertaftertheexam.

D^Askthewomantostudywithhim.

标准答案:B

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、Heknowsaboutalargerapartmentshecanrent.

B、Heishelpinghisneighbormove.

C、Itisdifficulttogelanapartmentinhisbuilding.

D^Thewomanshouldstayinherpresentbuilding.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Atapostoffice.

B、Atabank.

C、AtaHumanResourcemanager'soffice.

D^Atanaccountant'soffice.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共7题，每题1.0

分，共7分。）

20、

A、Knittingsocks.

B、Watchingtelevision.

C、Chattering.

D、Collectingsocks.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、WatchingTVisawasteoftime.

B、Themanneedsrelaxationfromrecreation.

C、Collectingsocksisawas:eoftime.

D^Themanhastocollectseeks.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、Heistoobusywithhisjob.

B、Heearnstoolittletohaveanyformofrecreation.

C、Hedoesnotlikeit.

D^HewatchesTVallnightlong.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A^Syntheticfuel.

B、Solarenergy.

C、Alcohol.

Electricity.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Airtrafficconditions.

B、Trafficjamsonhighways.

C、Roadconditions.

D^Newtrafficrules.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Gothroughahealthcheck.

B、Takelittleluggagewiththem.

C、Arriveearlyforboarding.

D、Undergosecuritychecks.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：哲无解析

26、

A、Therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld.

B、ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthegreatest.

C、IndiahastwiceasmanydisabledpeopleasinCanada.

D、Itisimpossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld'sdisabledpeople.

标准答案：A

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7.0

分,共4分。）

27、

A、Secretaryofthestudentunion.

B、Presidentofuhestudentunion.

C、Directoroftheradiostation.

D、Broadcasteroftheradiostation.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此题为判断题。男士说要参加学生会的竞选，但又不知道怎样，能让

大家相信自己是最好的主席人选。据此可以判断他竞选的是学生会主席。

28、

A、Becausesheisamemberoftheunion.

B、Becausesheonceworkedasthedirectoroftheradiostation.

C、Becauseshehasafriendwhoworkedattheradiostation.

D^Becauseshecangivehimsomeadvice.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此题为判断题。从“Butjusttellmewhatyouthink.”一句即可判断男

士想从女士那里得到一些建议。故答案为D。

29、

A、Deliveraspeechthere.

B、Workas!adirectorthere.

C、Workasasecretarythere.

D、Meetallthestudentsthere.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此题为明示题。/Ai4Youknowthecampusradiostation,right?Youmay

giveaspeechthere.”一句即可得知女士想让男士在校广搭站作一次竞选演说。

30、

A、Makeposters.

B、Study（heirplan.

C^Answerquestions.

D、Writeaspeech.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此题为判断题。女士最后说让男士尽快写出一篇演讲稿，由此可以判

断男士晚上最可能在写演讲稿。

六、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分，共4分。）

31、

A、Youreyesight.

B、Yourdrivingability.

C^Themechanicalconditionofyourcar.

D、Yourknowledgeoftrafficregulations.

标准答案：D''

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A^Topracticedrivingwithanexperienceddriver.

B、Todriveundernormalhighwaycondition.

C、Tohavethecarcheckedbythelicenseofficer.

D、Touseitasanidentificationcard.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

A^Thelicenseofficeprovidesthetestvehicle.

B、Theexaminershowshowtostart,stoporpark.

C^Theexaminerwatchesyoudrivinginyourcar.

D、Thetestiscarriedoutwherethereislittletraffic.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、Would-bedrivers.

B、Trafficregulationmarkers.

C、Licenseexaminers.

D、Policemen.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

七、听力复合式听写(本题共〃题，每题1・0分，共

〃分。)

AFewyearsago,Iwasaskedtoanswer(hisquestiononaradioprogram,"Whatisthe

biggestlessonyouhaveeverlearned?"Thatwaseasy:byfar(hemost[Bl]

lessonIhaveeverlearnedistheimportanceofwhatwe(hink.Our[B21make

uswhatweare.Emersonsaid,"Amaniswhathethinksaboutalldaylong."Howcould

he[B3]beanythingelse?Inowknowwitha[B4]thatthebiggest

problemyouandIhave(odealwithischoosing(herightthoughts.Ifwecandothat,we

willbeonthewayto[B5]allourproblems.Thegreatphilosopherwho[B6]

theRomanEmpire,MarcusAurelius,summeditupineightwords—eightwords

thatcandetermineyour[B7]:"Ourlifeiswhatourthoughtsmakeit."Yes,if

wethinkhappythoughts,wewillbehappy.Ifwethink[B8]thoughts,wewill

bemiserable.Ifwethinksicklythoughts,wewillprobablybeill.Ifwethinkfailure,we

willcertainlyfail."Youarcnot,"saidNormanVincentPeale,"[B9]AmI

advocatingahabitualPollyannaattitudetowardallourproblems?No,unfortunately,life

isn'tsosimpleasallthat.ButIamadvocatingthat[BIO].Inotherwords,we

needtobeconcernedaboutourproblems,butno(worried.Waa(isthedifference

betweenconcernandworry?Letmeillustrate.EverytimeIcrossthetraffic-jammed

streetsofNewYork,IamconcernedaboutwhatIamdoing—butnotworried.[Bl1]

35、[Bl]

标准答案:detailed

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B2]

标准答案:realistic

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B3]

标准答案：luxurious

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B4]

标准答案：framework

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B5]

标准答案:element

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B6]

标准答案：magazine

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B7]

标准答案：explanation

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B8]

标准答案:opportunity

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B9]

标准答案：Themeritofthewritingwilllieinyourcommentonyourownpersonal

experience

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[BIO]

标准答案：Thisdepends,inthefirstplace,onwhatyouknowaboutasubject

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[Bl1]

标准答案：Followingtheschedule,youdevelopthesenotesintoparagraphs

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读(选词填空)(本题共70题，每题分，共

70分。)

Itishardtotrackthebluewhale,theocean'slargestcreaturewhichhasalmostbeen

killedoffbycommercialwhalingandisnowlistedasanendangeredspecies.Attaching

radiodevicestoitisdifficult,and[S1]sightingsaretoounreliabletogivereal

[S2]intoitsbehavior.Sobiologistsweredelightedearlythisyearwhenwith

thehelpoftheNavy,theywereableto[S3]aparticularbluewhalefor43

days,monitoringitssounds.ThiswaspossiblebecauseoftheNavy'sformerlytop-sccrct

systemofunderwaterlisteningdevicesspanningtheoceans.Trackingwhalesisbutone

exampleofanexcitingnewworldjustopeningtocivilianscientistsafterthecoldwaras

theNavystartstoshareandpartly[S4]itsglobalnetworkofunderwater

listeningsystembuiltover(hedecadestotracktheshipsof[S5]enemies.

Earthscientistsannouncedatanewsconferencerecentlythattheyhadused(hesystem

forcloselyLS6]adccp-scavolcaniceruption(爆发)forthefirsttime.The

speedofsoundinwateris[S7]onemileasecond—slowerthanthroughland

butfasterthanthroughair.Whatismostimportant,different[S8]ofocean

watercanactaschannelsforsounds,focusingtheminthesamewayastethoscope(听诊

器)doeswhenit[S9]faintnoisesfromapatient'schesttoadoctor'sear.This

focusingisthemainreasonthateven[SIO]weaksoundsintheocean,

especiallylow-frequencyones,canoftentravelthousandsofmiles.A)layersB)roughly

C)observationD)monitoringE)visualF)uncoverG)discoverH)carriesI)relativelyJ)

visibleK)insightL)examiningM)potentialN)considerablyO)track

46、[SI]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：首先从结构上判断应选择一个形容词，三个形容词中从词义上判断能

修饰sightings的只有visual(视觉的,用于视觉的)，而visible的词义是“看得见

的“，修饰后面的名词不合适。这部分的意思是“……而用眼睛去观察又难以了解它

们的行为方式”。

47、[S2]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：从结构上判断要选择一个能与into搭配的名词词组，insightinto

sth.的意思是“对某事的深刻了解

48、【S3】

标准答案：O

知识点解析：从语法结构上判断应选择一个动诃原形，而选项中有两个动词：

discover（发现）和track（跟踪），意思容易混淆。但从上下文理解应是“跟踪某一只蓝

鲸43天”。故应选0。

49、[S4]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：从句子结构考虑应选择一个与share并列的动词原形。uncover是在动

词cover（覆盖）的前面加前缀un-构成的一个动词，表示与该动词相反的动作，如：

uncover（揭开，暴露），unlcck（开锁），undress（脱衣服），unsay（收回说过的话）等。

故选项F为正确答案。

50、[S5]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：从结构上判断应选一个形容词，用来修饰enemies。potential是“潜在

的"意思，"tracktheshipsofpotentialenemies”是“跟踪潜在敌船”的意思。

51、[S6]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从语法结构上判断应选一个动名词，从monitoring（监听，监测）和

examining（检查，审查）选一个。从上下文考虑，选择D更合适。

52、[S7]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从结构上判断应选一个副词，来修饰后面的数词，三个副词中表示

“大约，大概”的只有roughly,故B为正确答案。

53、[S8]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从结构上判断应选择一个名词，表示“海水的不同深度”，而且必须是

名词的复数形式，因此A是正确答案。

54、[S9]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：从句子结构上判断应选择一个动词，而且必须是第三人称单数形式，

carry有“（使声音）传到（某距离）”的意思，故选择H。

55、[S10]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：从结构判断应选择一个副词，来修饰形容词weak。选项中relatively

和considerably意思比较相近，但relatively意为“比较地，相对地“，而

considerably是“非常，相当地”的意思。从上下文判断应选择relaiively。这部分的

意思是“……海洋中比较微弱的声音，尤其是低频率的声音也经常能传到数千英里

之外”。

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共〃题，每题，.0

分，共10分。）

Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Aman

goesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedin

advance.Heknowswhathewants,andhisobjectiveistofineitandbuyit;（hepriceisa

secondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhat

theywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptlyproducesit,andthebusiness

oftryingitonproceedsatonce.Allbeingwell,thedealcanbeandofteniscompletedin

lessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.Foraman,

slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,ordoesnothave

exactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,asthenameimplies,triestosellthe

customersomethingelse-heoffersthenearesthecantothearticlerequired.Nogood

salesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitutebluntly;hedocssowithskillandpolish:"Iknow

thisjacketisnotthestyleyouwant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryitforsize.Ithappensto

bethecolouryoumentioned."Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatment,andtheusual

responseis:"Thisistherightcolourandmaybetherightsize,butIshouldbewasting

mytimeandyoursbytryingiton."Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?In

almosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedon

need.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewants,andsheisonly"havinga

lookround."Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion;indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthe

saleswomentellsher,evenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberof

things.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinks

suitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhen

theybuyclothes.Theyarcalwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwith

aroomfulofdresses,awomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother,

toandfrom,oftenretracinghersteps,beforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.It

isalaboriousprocess,butapparentlyanenjoyableone.Mostdressshopsprovidechairs

forthewaitinghusbands.

56、Whenamanisbuyingclothes,.

A、hebuyscheapthings,regardlessofquality

B、hechoosesthingsthatothersrecommend

C、hedoesnotmindhowmuchhehastopayfortherightthings

D、hebuysgoodqualitythings,solongastheyarenottoodear

标准答案：C

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章第一段描述了男人购物的习惯。以买衣服为例，男

人和女人的习惯差距很大，男人的购买目标在购买以前就已经确定了，他去商店的

目的就是找到它和购买它，价格考虑在其次，因此，应选C。

57、Whatdomencareaboutthefitofnewclothes?

A、Theyliketheirclothestobebiggerthantheaveragesize.

B、Mostmenjustassumethatthesizeisrightforthem.

C、Theymakesureathingfitsbeforetheybuyit.

D^Theydonotworrywhetherathingfitswellornot.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理判断题。第一段说男人的购买目标在来商店之前就已确定。第二

段提到男人一般对售货员的推荐不屑一顾。由此可以判断出男人在购买之前就已确

定适合的衣服。

58、Whatdoesamandowhenhecannotgetexactlywhathewants?

A、Hebuysasimilarthingof(hecolourhewants.

B、Heusuallydocsnotbuyanything.

C、Atleasttwoofhisrequirementsmustbemetbeforehebuys.

D^Solongasthestyleisright,hebuysthething.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理判断题。从第二段中男人对售货员的推荐报有的那种不屑一顾的

态度上判断，他会什么都不买而离开，因此选B。

59、Whatdoesthepassageteliusaboutwomenshoppersforclothes?

A、Theywelcomesuggestionsfromanyone.

B、Womenrarelyconsiderbuyingcheepclothes.

C、Womenoftenbuythingswithoutgivingthematterproperthought.

D、Theylistentoadvicebutnevertakeit.

标准答案：A

知识上解析：综合判断题。文章第三段对女人购衣有较详细的描述，并指出：“她

随时欢迎说服建议(Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion)”,因此，选A。

6。、Thesentence"shesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsher"mostprobably

means.

A、shebuysanythingsuggestedbythesaleswoman

B、shebuysalotofthingssuggestedbythesaleswomanandstoresthematherhome

C、shepaysgreetattentiontowhatthesaleswomansays

D、sheonlyfollows(hesuggestionsgivenbybigstores

标准答案：C

知识点解析：词汇判断题。从文章第三段对女人购衣的描述可以推断出。文中提到

女人随时欢迎说服建议，并提到她心目中最重要的事情就是找到别人认为适合她的

东西，因此可见女人购衣时对旁人的建议很重视，故选C。setstoreby意为“重

视”。

TheadultsintheUnitesstatesconstituteaworkforceofabouteighty-onemillion

employedpeople,ofwhomonlytwenty-sevenmillionpossessamarketableskillasa

resultofconsciouscareerdevelopment.Theremainingtwo-thirdsoftheworkforcenot

countingfivemillionunemployedhavemanagedtoenteralivelihood,withoutspecial

skillsorexperience.Duringtheiremployedlife,theseindividualswillholdtwelve

differentjob;fnrthemostpartunrelatedtoeachother.Currently,abouttwoandahalf

millionyoungpeopleayearleavehighschoolorcollege,withlittleornoideaofwhatto

dowiththeirlives.Iestimate(hatupwardsof50percentofouryoungpeoplenowin

schoolorcollegehavenorealgoalstowardwhichtoaim,andthattheyhaveverylittle

informationorhelpforestablishingthosegoalsandpursuing:hemsystematically.There

mayhavebeenatimewhenwccouldaffordtwelveorsixteenormoreyearsofformal

educationwithoutwork-relatedpurpose.Theswiftlymovingtechnologicalandsocial

evolutionnolongerhasaplacefortheunskilledorunschooled.Therearcunfilledjobsall

overthecountry.Yet,17percentofourunder-twentyagegroupareunemployed,many

ofthemonwelfare.Morethan30percentofourminorityyoungpeopleofthisagegroup

wereunemployed.Virtuallynoneoftheseyoungpeoplehadthebenefitsofcareer

educationorthetraditionaltechnicaleducationavailableinmanyschools.Isitany

wonderthatstudent'sunrestis(heresultoftheunchanginginstitutionalcodesthathave

failedtomakelearningusefulormeaningfulforthosewhonewwantmorerealistic

teachingandlearningthan(hesystemoffers?Education,Irepeat,isnotsolelyamatterof

equippingstudentsforjobs.Theheartofthelearningprocessinvolvessciences.Itisthe

wayaman'smindworks,andnotjustwhathecandowithhishands,thatgivesquality

andpurposetolife.ButIseenoconflictbetweenthevirtuesofliberaleducationand

careerdevelopment.Infact,curneglectofcareerdevelopmentinrecentyearshasdone

damagetothetotaleducationalneedsofboththeindividualandthenation.

61、Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

A、mostadultsinworkforceoftheUnitedStatesarcskillfulworkers

B、Americansocietyisshortofskillfulworkers

C、mostschoolsprovidetechnicaleducation

D、thepurposeofeducationistolearnsciences

标准答案：B

知识点解析：综合判断题。做这类推断题可用排除法。A不对,因为文章第一句话

便说：“美国的成年人构成了一支大约有8100万的劳动大军，其中仅有270。万人

因刻意谋求职业发展而拥有可售技能”。C也不对，因为文章第四段说：“实际上，

这些年轻人没有一个曾获益于职业教育”。D也不对，纵观全文，作者更强调了技

术的重要性，再者，作者还说教育的目的不仅仅是培养学生做某些工作，更重要的

是思维方式(thewayaman'smindworks)。由此可见只有选B,纵观全文也能体会

出美国社会缺乏技术工人这一点。

62、Theauthorthinksqualifiedlifeconiesfrom.

A、agoodjob

B、agoodaim

C、agoodsociety

D、thewayaman'smindworks

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章第五段第三句话：”使一个人的生活有质量，有意

义的是他的思维方式，而不是他的双手能做什么”，因此选D。

63、Thestudentshavetoomuchworrybecause.

theyarefacingachangeableworld

B、theydon'thaveenoughinformation

C、thereareloomanyadultsinAmericanworkforce

D^theycan'tmaketheirlearninguseful

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。第四段提到：”……一成不变的教育规章(institutional

codes)已不能使所学的东西有用或有意义，这使他们感到焦虑不安……\因此,

选D。

64"Wecouldafford"inParagraph3probablymeans.

A、wewereabletobuy

B、wewereabletospend

C、wewereabletobear

D、wewereabletogive

标准答案：C

知识点解析：词汇判断题。afford此处的意义是“担当得起，承担得起”。

65、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A、One-thirdofworkforcelackamarketableskill.

B、Inthepast,thesocietyneededlessunskilledworkers.

C、Someoftheyoungpeopleareoutofjob.

D、Manyschoolsprovidetraditionaltechnicaleducation.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：综合判断题。通读全文可得出结论，过去对技术工人要求相对较少，

而不是非技术工人。故选B。

十、完型填空（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Whenitcomestoshopping,thestoreshereintheUnitedStatesareoftenoversupplied

becauseofthecompetitivenessofAmericansociety.Thereisagreat[Cl]of

choicesandbrandsandde[C2]varyaccordingtothestoreandoften

accordingtothe[C3]oftheyear.Prices[C4]belowestafter

Christmasandduringthesummerin[C51August.Sometimespricesvary

accordingto[C6]stateorlocaltaxes.Thereare[C7]variationsin

taxes[C8]thingslikeliquor,Cigarettes,clothingorevenautomobiles,and

somepeopleevencrossstatelinestotake[C9]ofbetterprices.Therearealso

discountstoresineverycity.[CIO]ofwhattheyselliscomparabletogoods

sold[Cl1],butpricesarclowerbecause[C12]arcboughtinlarge

mountsorbecauseofsl