大学英语四级模拟试卷985

大学英语四级模拟试卷985

一、作文(本题共/题，每题上0分，共1分。)

1、Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledUniversity

Towns.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.1.很多

人觉得大学城好，应该继续建造2.有些人却提出不应再建大学城3.在我看

来...UniversityTowns

标准答案：UniversityTownsNowadays,manycitiesinChinaeitherhaveuniversity

townsorplantobuildone.Manypeoplethinkuniversitytownsbenefitstudents.They

createasatisfactorystudyatmosphere,andenableuniversitiesintowntosharefaculties

andfacilities.Inaddition,theyofferbetterlivingandstudyconditionsforstudentsas

eveiythingisnewlyestablished.Butothersopposethebuildingofuniversitytowns.On

theonehand,universitytownsusuallycoveralargeareaofland,sotheyarcusuallybuilt

inoutskirts.Theclosed-circuitlifeinuniversitytownsmakesstudentsliveinarealivory

tower,whichwillhaveanegativeimpactonstudents.Ontheotherhand,teachersneedto

commutealotbetweenuniversitytownsandoldcampuses,whichdragsdownteaching

efficiency.Inmyopinion,buildinguniversitytownshasbecomeatrendItfacilitates

students,ideaexchange,buttheyshouldnotbetoofarawayfromthedowntown.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解(本题共10题，每题1.。分，共10

分。)

WhatIfACollegeEducationJustIsn'tforEveryone?Longbeforethepresidentswore

lastyearthatAmericawill"havethehighestproportionofcollegegraduatesinthe

world"by2020,theimportanceplacedongoing(ocollegewasfirmlyrootedinthe

Americansoul.Thecaseiscompelling:Asgoodjobsincreasinglyrequiremore

education,collegeiswidelyseenasthetickettopersonaleconomicsecurityandtoglobal

competitiveness.Andyet,there'sapotentialtrendofconcernaboutagroupofstudents一

sometimescalled"theforgottsnhalf,"—who,forwhateverreason,donotthinkcollegeis

forthem.It'sexpressedbysoul-searchingparentssuchasCrave,whosesondoesn'tthrive

intheclassroom.It'salsoexpressedincreasinglybyeducators,economistsandpolicy

analysts,whoquestionwhetherit'srealisticandresponsibletopushstudentsintocollege

eveniftheoddsofacademicsuccessseemlow.They'reswimmingagainstapowerful

(ide.Asmallbutgrowingnumberofstatesnowrequire'allhigh-schoolerstotakea

collegeentranceexam.Philadelphia'smayoropenedanofficeinCityHalllastmonthto

helpresidentsgetinformatioriabouthowtoattainacollegedegree.BillGates,perhaps

(heworld'srnosi(arnouscollegedropout,haspouredmorethan$2billionintoprograms

andscholarshipstohelpmorestudentscompletecollege.Butwhat'sstillgettinglost,

someargue,isthattoomanystudentsaregoingtocollegenotbecausetheywantto,but

becausetheythinktheyhaveto."We'reforce-feedingthem"theideathat"youmustgoto

collegeoryou'llbeasecond-classcitizen,"saysMartyNcniko,aCaliforniacareer

counselor.Economicbenefits,andmoreThedebateovercollegeisnotnew,buttoday's

economicclimatehasraisedthestakes."There'sbeginningtobealotofconcernamong

theAmericanpublicthat...ifyoudon'tgetintothatupperclass,you'regoingtostruggle

yourwholelife,"saysPublicAgenda'sJeanJohnson.Afour-yeardegreeisnoguarantee

ofwealth,ofcourse.About25%ofthosewithbachelor'sdegreesearnless(hanthose

withtwo-yeardegrees,studiesbyGeorgetownUniversity'sCenteronEducationandthe

Workforcehavefound.Butresearchconsistentlyhasshown(hat,onaverage,thoseatthe

topofhighereducation'speckingorderreapthemostbenefits,botheconomicallyand

beyond."Thisisamarketforsocialposition,whichiswhywespendsomuchongoingto

Harvardandoneofthereasonsit'shardtogetastudentexcited"aboutcommunity

college,saysAnthonyCarnevale,directorofthecenter."Classisreal,andithas

consequences.Thepositionyouhold,whereyouwork,reallydeterminesyourstatus."

FallingthroughthecracksEconomistscontinuetodebatetheslightdifferencesoftrend

dataforjobsandwages.Butsomearguethatcollegedropoutratesalonesuggestmany

studentsarewastingtheirtime——andmoney.Federaldatashowthatfewerthan60%of

newstudentsgraduatefromfour-yearcollegesinsixyears,andjustoneinthree

communitycollegestudentsearnadegree."Itsfineformostkidstogotocollege,of

course,butitisnotobvioustomethatthatisthebestoptionforthemajority/'saysMike

Gould,founderofNewFutures,aWashington,D.C.-basedorganization(hatprovides

scholarshipsforlow-incomestudentspursuinganythingfromafour-yeardegreetoa

massage-therapycertification."Someeducationmaybeagoodthingorilmayjustbea

lolofdebt."Theproblem.Gouldandotherssay,isthatmanyhighschoolsfocussomuch

oncollegethatlow-achievingstudentsfallthroughthecracks.APublicAgendareport

thismonthraisessimilarconcernsabouthighschoolguidancecounseling.Itfollowsup

onaDecembersurveythatconcludedmostyoungworkerswhodon'thaveacollege

degree"areintheirjobsbychance,notbychoice,"andthatguidancetowardacareer

path"ishardlyclearandpurposeful."Theappremice(学徒)modelApprenticeshipshave

longbeenpopularinEurope,butworkforce-orientedhighschooltrainingisnotnearlyas

commoninU.S.schools.Onereasonis(hatsuchprogramssounddangerouslysimilarto

(racking—sortingstudentsbyabilitylevel,apracticerepeatedlyrejectedinU.S.culture,

inwhichthedominantphilosophyisthatallstudentsshouldhaveopportunitytomeet

theirfullpotential.Ifhighschoolsweretoadvisestudentsthatsomeeducationbeyond

highschoolisnotnecessaryforeveryone,"there'salittlebitofaconcernthat...we're

sayingalessergoalisOKforthepopulationsofstudentswhohavebeenhistoricallyleast

well-servedbyhighereducation,"saysJaneWellman,executivedirectorofDeltaProject,

whichstudieshighereducationspending.Inrecentyears,malecollege-goingand

completionrateshaveraisedconcerns.Butthoseleastwell-servedhistoricallyarelow-

incomeandunderrepresentedminoritystudents,whoarelesslikelythantheirpeersto

pursuetwo-andfour-yeardegrees,andmostatriskofnotcompletingcollegeiftheydo

enroll.Someevidencesuggests,though,thatstudentsalreadyarebeingheldtodifferent

standards.ArecentnationalsurveyofhighschoolteachersbyACTInc.,theeducational

testingcompany,found71%agreed"completely"or"agreatdeal"thathighschool

graduatesneedthesamesetofskillsandknowledgewhethertheyplantogo(ocollegeor

enter(heworkforce,ye(42%saidteachersreduceacademicexpectationsforstudents

theyperceiveasnotbeingcollege-bound.StudiesreleasedinNovemberbyDeloitte,an

internationalconsultingfirm,suggestanotherdisconnect:Asjrveyof400low-income

parentsfoundthat89%sayit's"extremely"or"veryimportant"thattheirchildgoesto

college,butjust9%ofhighschoolteachersviewedpreparingstudentsforcollegeastheir

mostimportantmission.DeloitteCEOBarrySalzberg,chairmanoftheCollegeSummit,

whichseekstoincreasecollegeenrollmentrates,saysthat'smisguided."Ithinkwe

shouldmeasurehighschoolsontheircollegeentrancerateandfigureoutawayto(rack

performanceofhighschoolgraduatesincollegeandseehowmanygobeyondonefull

yearofcollege."Butotherssaytheenthusiasmtoincreasecollege-goingratesignores(he

realitythatmanystudentswillbeinovertheirheadsoncetheystartcollege."College

preparationforeveryoneisaveryniceideal,butwehaveaveryhighfailurerate,"says

NorthwesternUniversityprofessorJamesRosenbaum."Ifwedon'tstartletting

counselorsbefrank,werenotgoingtofixthissystem."

2、"Theforgottenhalfreferstothestudentswho.

A、can'tgotocollegeduetopoverty

B、areoftenneglectedby(heirteachers

C、don'tthriveintheclassroom

D、areunderestimatedbytheirteachers

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、WhatdidthemayorofPhiladelphiadotoincreasecollegegraduationrate?

A^Herequiredallhigh-schcolerstotakeacollegeentranceexam.

B、Heinformedresidentsabouthow(ogetacollegedegree.

C、HeinvitedBillGatestolectureonhowtogetacollegedegree.

D^Heestablishedscholarshipstohelpstudentscompletecollege.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Manystudentsthinktheyhavetogotocollegebecause.

A、that'sthewaytotheuppersocialposition

B、afour-yeardegreeistheguaranteeofwealth

C、thepursuitofacademicsuccessisdeeplyrooted

D^acollegedegreeisamustinhuntingajob

标准答案:A

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、ThestudiesbyGeorgetownUniversity'sCenteronEducationandtheWorkforce

show.

A^thosewithoutcollegedegreeearnmore

B、socialclassdeterminesone'sincome

C、abachelor,sdegreedoesn,tnecessarilybringhighwages

D、thesecond-classcitizenshavetostruggletheirwholelife

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Whatisusedasevidencetoindicatethatstudentsarcwastingtheirtimeincollege?

A、Highcollegedropoutrate.

B、Collegegraduate'slowincoine.

C、Poorteachingfacilities.

D^Ever-increasingcollegeuition.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、AccordingtothesurveyinDecember,thosewhodon'thaveacollegedegreearein

theirsjobsby.

A、choice

B、chance

C、personalrelation

D、self-recommendation

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、TheapprenticeshipintheU.S.isnotaspopularasinEuropeinthat.

A^(heschoolsintheU.S.areallacademic-oriented

B、itisnotrealistictolaunchapprenticeshipintheU.S.

C、onlythelow-incomefamiliesacceptthemodel

D^(hemodelconflictswiththeU.S.dominantculture

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、Historicallyspeaking,,beingpoorandunderrepresented,aretheleastwell-

servedgroupincollegeeducation.

标准答案：minorilysludenls

知识点解析：暂无解析

10>Teacherswilllowertheiracademicexpectationsofthosewhoareconsideredas

not______

标准答案：beingcollege-bound

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、Someareworriedthatthehighcollegefailurerateswillbeignoredifweputtoo

muchemphasisonincreasing.

标准答案：college-goingrates//collegeenrollmentrates

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题上0分，共8分。）

12、

A^Heenjoysphoninghomeeveryweek.

B、Heneverfailstophonehomeweekly.

C、Hephoneshomemoreoftennow.

D、Hehasbeenaskedtophenehomeeveryweek.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：男士说他以前往家里打电话是一周一次，而现在是两天一次，故C

正确。

13、

A^Shehasgotanappointment.

B、Shehastogotoschool.

C、Shehastowork.

D、Shewantstoeatinanewrestaurant.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士回答说：“我周末在餐馆打工。”因此C正确。

14、

A、Theteacherpostponedthemeeting.

B、Therewon'tbeanexamthisafternoon.

C、Thestudentswillbeattendingthemeeting.

D、Thestudentswillhaveaphysicalexamination.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：男士说，因为老师要开会，物理考试推迟进行，故B正确。

15、

A、Onthewhole,thewoman1汰edthefilm.

B、Thewomandidn'tseethefilm.

C、Thefilmwasveryexciting.

D^Thefilmwasn'tasgoodasthewoman'dexpected.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士说她“相当失望”，D（电影没有她期望的那么好）表达了这一感

情。

16、

A、ThemanwantslogotoTokyo.

B、ThemanwantstogotoShanghai.

C、Thereare4flightstoTokyofortherestoftheday.

D、TherearctwodirectflightstoTokyowithinthenext4hours.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：关键是要听到男士所问••下一班去东京的飞机”，可推断出他要去东

京。A有Tokyo一词,较容易选出。

17、

A^Hewent（oseehiscousin.

B、Hewasheldupintraffic.

C、Hiscarranoutofgas.

D、Hehadatrafficaccident.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：男士说：“如果交通状况不这么糟糕的话……”，由此可知他因为交通

堵塞而滞留，B中的washeldup正是此义。

18、

A^Thewomanshouldhavefinishedherprojectbynow.

B、Thewomanshouldworkonherworkforonemoreweek.

C、Thewomanshouldn'thavespentaweekonherproject.

D、Thewomanhasbeenworkingataveryslowpace.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：听到女士说她的作业（project,一般指学期论文之类的作业）刚完成了

一半，男士说：“怎么可能?你都写了一个星期“'Howccme表示意外，其潜台词

是“你的速度太慢了!”D正确。

19、

A^HegothistwoticketsbackfromJimyesterday.

B、Hewasfinedforviolatingtrafficrulestwice.

C、Hewaslateforworkbecausehewentbacktwice.

Hedidn'tseethesignbecauseofthedimlight.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：男士说：“昨天我得了两张罚单呢——一张是因为闯红灯，一张是因

为无视停驶信号。''故B正确。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题7.0

分,共3分。）

20、

A、Itisofgoodquality.

B、Itworkswell.

C、Itisprettyhuge.

D、It'snotfimetioning.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：女士问男士他的旧电视机出了什么毛病，男士回答：”从上周五开始

这台旧电视机就不运作了D中的notfuctioning是对话中stoppedworking的同义

改写，故正确。

21、

A^Hethinksit'sagoodbargain.

B、Hefindsit'sjustwhatheneeds.

C、Hewilluseitmoreoftenthanbefore.

Heconsidersitasasymbolofwealth.

标准答案：A

知识点解析；男士表示新电视机是5折购买的，价格没有女士想象的高，还有不少

新功能，话语里透露出男士觉得这个电视机买得很划算，故选A。

22、

A、Rearrangeitsplace.

B、Returnitto（hestore.

C^Sellittoher.

D、Giveittohisfriend.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：女士对该电视机的看法与男士不同，因此当男士询问是否应将新电视

机退抻时，女士坦白回答说是，故选B。

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、Acheapnewcar.

B、Afancynewcar.

C、AnoldBuickCentury.

D、Ausedcarthat'sabargain.

标准答案：D」

知识点解析：对话讨论如何花小钱买到一辆合适的车。男士打算买二手车，因为他

以为二手车便宜，因此D正确而A、B错误。C是女士向男士提供的信息。并非男

士唯一的目标。

24、

A^Sheistoooldtoseeclearly.

B、Shehasbeentiredoftheoldcar.

C、Sheisseriouslyill.

D^Shehasbeeninjuredinanaccident.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：女士说她叔叔的岳母年龄大了，视力不好，不能再开车了，A正确。

25、

A、Itlooksverynewinsideandoutside.

B、Thereisnothingwrongwithit.

C^Manypartsofitneedrenewing.

D、Itwasexpensivewhenitwasnew.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：女士在推荐她叔叔岳母的那部车时提到，车很多地方需要花钱换零

件，比如tune-up,tires,hoses和ignitionwires。这些专业名词不需要去理会，考

生只要抓住But（hereiscertainlysomethingwrongwithit这句话就可以选出答案为

C,同时排除B。

26、

A、About$2,650.

B、$500orless.

C、Over$3,500.

D、About$10,000.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：之前女士提到该车有些部件需要更换，大概要花500美元，接下来她

又说她确定男士花2150美元就可以把车买下来.因此男士需要花费在车上的钱应

该是这两个数目相加之和，即2650美元左右，故答案为A。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A^Writingcanbringawritei'wealthandfame.

B、Beingawriterisverydifferentfromwriting.

C、Persistenceisveryimportantinwriting.

D、Anyonewhowantstowritecanbeawriter.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：短文开头提到当年轻人告诉“我”他们想当作家时，“我”会给他们鼓

励，但也会向他们解释“当一名作家”和“写作”的区别，B所述与此一致，故为正确

答案。

28、

A、Hehasbeenawriterfor20years.

B、Hebecamefamousovernight.

C、Hisfriendshelpedhimwhenhedidn'tmakeenoughtoeat.

D、Hislivingconditionwaspoorwhenhefirstbecameawriter.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文提到当他刚成为作家时，他的朋友帮他在纽约找到一个房子，那

个房间冷而且没有浴室，由此可见其居住环境不佳，故D正确。

29、

A^Hehadapositiveattitudetowardslife.

B、Hewantedtowriteandthat'shisdream.

C、Hewassurehisdreamwouldcometrue.

D、Hegotmanysupportsfromhisfriends.

标准答案：B

知识点解析；短文提到，在没有仃.何成就和突破的时候，“我”没有放弃，因为“我”

知道“我”想写作，这是“我”多年的梦想，B所述与此相符，故为正确答案。

30、

A、Fromtheirchildhood.

B、Duringtheiremployment

C^Whentheygetastablejob.

D、Aftertheygraduatefromuniversity.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：短文提到，从根本上来讲，一个人的职业之路可以追溯到他的童年，

故A正确。

31、

A、Arrangingcoursesforthem.

B、OfferingthemaccesstotheInternet.

C、Supportingtheirinterest.

D^Givingthemconstructiveadvice.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：短文提到在孩子的选择职业上，父母最好是支持孩子的兴趣，不强迫

他们参加父母想要他们参加的课程，问题中的bestway本应短文中的best

approach.C与短文意思一致，故为正确答案。

32、

A、Checkiftheprogramisinteresting.

B、Judgeiftheprogramissuitableforthem.

C、Checkiftheyhavefinishedtheirhomework.

D、Judgeiftheprogramhelpstocultivatetheirinterest.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：短文结尾提到如果你（父母）要换掉孩子正在看的电视频道时.应该首

先检杳一下该节目是否适合孩子观看，B中的Judge对应原文的check,suitablefor

them对应文中的fitfortheirageandmaturity,故为正确答案。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

33、

A、Liftingyoursoupbowltoyourmouth.

B、Makinganoisewheneating.

C、Raisingyourelbowstotheshoulder.

D^Puttingyourelbowson（hetable.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：短文提到，“在日本，你不必担心喝汤的时候发出声音；大声喝汤和

咀嚼食物在日本是可以接受的，并且说明你吃得津津有味。”故B正确。

34、

A、Puttingyourhandsonthetableallthetime.

B、Makingnoisewhileeatinganykindoffood.

C、Eatingyourmealsquicklyandclearly.

D、Keepingyourelbowsawayfromthetabic.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：短文提到，“然而在墨西哥，用餐过程中客人应把手一直放在餐桌

上。”故A为正确答案。

35、

A、Eatingwithyourrighthand.

B、Refusingtheofferofthehostandhostess.

C、Beingunawareofyourlegs.

D^Eatingwithyourlefthand.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短文提到，“在阿拉伯国家，任何情况下都不能用左手进餐，这是非

常不礼貌的。”故D正确。

36、

A、Imitatewhatyourhostandhostessdo.

B、Dowhatyouusuallydoathome.

C、Avoidlookingafteryourownneeds.

D、Knowaboutthedetailsoftabicmannersinadvance.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：短文提到，“你应该看男女主人怎么做，然后尽量按他们的方式做。”

故本题选A。

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题，.0分，共

〃分。）

Whatdoesitmeantoobeythelaw?That[Bl]onwhereyouare.Different

cultureshaveverydifferentviewsofobeyingthelaw.Insomecultures,law-abiding

citizenstrytokeeptheletterofthelaw.Thatis,whateverthelawsays,theydo.Inother

cultures,goodcitizenslivebythe[B2]ofthelaw.Tlieyseethelawonlyasa

general[B3].Oftentheyobeythelawonlywhensomeoneofficialislooking.

ThesituationinAmericafitsintothefirst[B4].Thatdoesn'tmeanall

Americanskeepthelaw.ButAmericancultureteachespeopletorespectthelaw-even

tothesmallestdetail.Drivinghabits[B5]Americanrespectforthelaw.A

driverwillusuallystopforaredlight,evenwhentherearenoothercarsaround.People

treatthelinesmarkingstreetsandroadsas[B6]boundaries,notjust

decorations.Vehicles[B7]tothosewiththerightofway—[B8]

pedestrians.Actually,though,driversdon'talwayskeeptrafficrules.Forexample,many

driversignorefreewayspeedlimits.[B9]Ofcourse,noteveryoneinAmerica

abidesbythelaw.Crimeisagrowingproblem.[BIO]Policeofficershavetheir

handsfulltrying(oarrestlawbreakers.Detectiveagenciesspendcountlesshourstrying(o

figureoutunsolvedcrimes.[Bl1]

37、[Bl]

标准答案：depends

知识点解析：根据空格前面的That和后面的on,可知此处需要一个动词，与。n构

成搭配。dependon"依赖”，此处可译为“视……而定由于主语是Thal,所以

depend要用第三人称单数形式，加用。

38、[B2]

标准答案：spirit

知识点解析：根据空格前面的Ihe和后面的。f,可知此处需要一个名词。spirit”精

神”。

39、[B3]

标准答案:guideline

知识点解析：根据空格前面的形容词general,可知此处需要一个被general修饰的

名词。guideline”方针,准贝J”。

40、[B4]

标准答案：category

知识点解析：根据空格前面的first,可知此处需要一个被first修饰的名词。

category"种类，范畴

41、[R5]

标准答案：illustrate

知识点解析：根据空格前直的名词短语Drivinghabits和后面的名词短语American

respect,可知此处缺一个动词作谓语。illustrate"阐明

42、[B6]

标准答案:definite

知识点解析：根据空格前面的as和后面的boundaries,可知此处需要一个形容词来

修饰boundariesodefinite"明确的

43、[B7]

标准答案：yield

知识点解析：根据空格前面的Vehicles和后面的to,可知此处缺一个跟to搭配的

动词。yieldto“让步”。

44、[B8]

标准答案：particularly

知识点解析：根据空格前面的破折号和后面的pedestrians,可判断这个部分是一个

补充说明，空格处应该填入一个表示强调的副词。particularly“特别地”。

45、[B9]

标准答案：ButAmericansgenerallydrivewithcarefulattenlion（othetrafficrules

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：Forthatreason,lawenforcementofficialswillneverbeoutofajob

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[Bll]

标准答案：Nevertheless>mostAmericansstillliketobelievethatthelawwill

eventuallycatchthebadguys

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（选词填空）（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。）

Americanshavelongpridedthemselvesasbeingpartofanoptimisticsociety.Butanew

researchdescribesAmericansaspessimistic,believingthenalionisindeclineandthat

qualityoflifefor[SIJgenerationsmaybelowerthanitistoday.Definingthe

AmericanDreamisnoteasy,althoughfourdefinitionsdominatepeople's[S2]

ofwhatitmeanstothem,accordingtoresearchersattheXavierUniversity's

InstituteforPoliticsandtheAmericanDrcam:opportunity,freedom,familyandfinancial

success.Happiness,wealth,homeownershipareamongthethingsthat[S3]as

lessimportantinpeople'sviewsofwhatthedreammeans.Howeverpeopledefineit,they

believe(heAmericanDreamishardertoachievefor(hisgenerationthatitwasfortheir

parents'generation.Sixtypercentof(hose[S4]byXavierUniversitysaidthat

wastheirconclusion.Evenmore_68percent—saidtheirchildrenandgrandchildrenwill

finditmore[S51toachievethantheyhave.Theresultsmaynotbe[S6]

,giventhestateoftheeconomy.Thedeeprecessionthathasgrippedthenation

senttheunemployment[S7]to9.7percent.Addtothatthedamagedoneto

retirementsavingsaccountsby(he[S8]declinein(hestockmarket.Today,a

majorityofAmericans—58percent—seethecountryindecline.Asmallermajority-52

percent—believetheworldnow[S9]tomanyotherplacestoseewherethe

futureis.It'slittlewonderAmericansareinapessimistic[S10].A)looks

B)moodC)ratioD)rankE)survcyedF)contemporaryG)difficultH)futurcDrate

J)supportcdK)sharpL)hopcsM)pcrccptionsN)disappointingO)surprising

48、[SI]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：此处需填入形容词。上文既然讲到美国人悲观，认为国家在走下坡

路，那么此处的意思自然是说“后代”的生活状况将不如现在，因此是现在与未来的

对比，future符合文意o

49、[S2]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：此处需填入名词。此处与段末的people'sviews...意思类似，所

缺的词在意思上也应与views相近，表示“认识：通解"。perceptions符合语义。

50、[S3]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处需填入动词。根据空后的aslessimporianl可知此处表示在定义

美国梦时，“幸福、财富和房产''略微次要。此处需要含有“排序”之义的动词，rank

符合文意。

51、[S4]

标准答案：E

知以点解析；此处需填入过去分词，与byXavierUniversity一起作后置定语，修饰

thoseo联系上文可知研究者来自泽维尔大学，而句子主语Sixtypercentofthose是

研究对象，故surveyed一词符合文意。

52、[S5]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：此处需填入形容词。该段中心意思是越往后，美国梦越难以实现。此

处是该段开头harder一词的语义复现，表示他们的儿孙辈更难实现美国梦，不难

选对difficulto

53、[S6]

标准答案：O

知识点解析：此处需填入形容词。根据下文可知美国遭受到严重的经济衰退，考虑

到这点，美国人自己觉得美国梦难实现就不足为奇了。surprising符合文意。

54、[S7]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：此处需填入名词。根据空后的9.7percent可知此处表示“失业率”，

unemploymentrate为常用表达，不难选对rate。ratio侧重于表示比值，比如2：1,

故排除。

55、[S8]

标准答案：K

知识点解析：此处需填入形容词。此处表示decline的程度，形容词词库中，sharp

一词最合适，表示“股市大跌”，与美国经济衰退这一背景相符。

56、[S9]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此处需填入动词。联系上下文可知此处大意是“现在世界把目光转向

其他地方“，looklo意思是“朝...看去"，故选looks。hopeto后一般跟动词，不跟

名词性成分，故不选hopes。

57、[S10]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此处需填入名词。此处意为美国人处于一种悲观情绪中，mood符合

文意，它常与介词in搭配。

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共加题，每题

分，共70分。）

Girlsthinktheyarecleverer,moresuccessfulandharderworkingthanboysfromas

youngasfour,astudyhasfound.Boyscomeroundtothisviewbytheageofsevenor

ciglilandasslimethatgillswilloulpcrfoiiiillicinalsuliuolandbcliavcbcllciinlessons,

researchfromtheUniversityofKentshows.Thestudy-GenderExpectationsand

StereotypeThreat—arguesthatteachershavelowerexpectationsofhoysthanofgirlsand

thisbelieffulfilsitselfthroughoutprimaryandsecondaryschool.Girls'performanceat

schoolmaybeboostedbywliattheyperceivetobetheirteachers'beliefthattheywill

achievehigherresultsandbemoreconscienlious（认真的，勤奋的）thanboys,the

academicsclaim.Boysmayunderachievebecausetheypickuponteachers'assumptions

thattheywillobtainlowerresultsthangirlsandhavelessdrive."Bysevenoreightyears

old,childrenofbothgendersbelievethatboysarelessfocused,ableandsuccessfulthan

girls-andthinkthatadultsendorse（认可）thisstereotype,"theacademicBonnyHartley

said."Therearesignsthattheseexpectationshavethepotentialtobecomeself-fulfilling

ininfluencingchildren'sacmalconductandachievement."Hartleysaidthatwhilei（was

unacceptabletodivideclassesbytheraceoftheirpupils,thiswasnotthecaseforgender.

"In(hisway,itiswidelyacceptable(opitchtheboysagainstthegirlsor'harmlessly'

dividetheclassinthiswayforpracticalease."JennyParkes,seniorlectureratthe

InstituteofEducation,UniversityofLondon,saidtherehadbeenmarkedchangesingirls*

achievementintheUKinthelatterhalfofthe20thcentury,inpartthankstofeminism's

influenceonthewaygirlsviewthemselves."Thisseemstobeparticularlythecasefor

middle-classgirls.Somestudieshavelookedathowacademicworkisseenas'feminine'

andsoforsomeboysachievinghighlyatschoolrisksbeingkbelledasfeminine,"Parkes

said."Atthesametime,thisdiffersacrossdifferentcountries,ethnicandsocialclass

groupsandfromsubjecttosubject.Adultsdohaveanimportantroleinhelping

children—whethertheyaregirlsorboys,highorlowachievers—lohaveconfidencein

themselvesaslearners."

58、ThestudyonGenderExpectationsandStereotypeThreatshowsthat.

A、girlsbecomeclevererthanboysfromasyoungasfour

B、teachersbelievethatgirlscouldoutperformboysalschool

C、teachershavehigherexpectationsofgirlsonlyduringprimaryschool

D、boysbegintofulfillthemselvesintheirstudybytheageofsevenoreight

标准答案：B

知识之解析：第2段提到该研究指出，老师对男孩的期望值比女孩要低(lower

expectationsofboysthanofgirls),B中的girlscouldoutperformboys与此同义;第1

段末也出现类似窃法(girlswilloutperformthematschool),故B为正确答案。

59、Thelikelyresultofteachers*gender,prejudiceisthat.

A、boyshavenotenoughmotivationtodowellatschool

B、girlsarelesssuccessfulintheirstudythanboys

C、parentsalsopickuponthesamenotion

D、boysareunderestimatedbygirls

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该段提到教师的偏见所产生的后果：女孩因受鼓励而表现更优异

(Girls'performance...maybeboosted...),男孩因缺乏动力(havelessdrive)而表现不佳

(Boysmayunderachieve)<.A与该段最后一句意思相同，故为答案。

60、WhatdoesBonnyHartleythinkofclassdivisionbygender?

AsInevitable.

B、Unpractical.

C、Beneficial.

D、Unacceptable.

标准答案：C

知识蓑解析：该段倒数第2句说到Hartley认为尽管按种族来分班的做法不可取，

但按性别来分班却另当别论。言下之意即为，按性别分班的方法是可取的。同时结

合该段最后一句的关键词widelyacceptable,harmlessly,forpracticeease等可知，

按性别分班的做法是“有益的”，故应选C。

61、WhydidBritishgirlshavegreatacademicprogressinthelatterhalfofthe20th

century?

A、Boyswithgoodperformanceatschoolwerelabeledasfeminine.

B、Feminismadvocatedwomen'ssuperiorityovermen.

C、Middle-classgirlswereparticularlysmart.

D^Feminismaffectedthegirls'viewofthemselves.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第5段末的inpartthanksto之后的内容即为原因，D中的affected对

应文中的influence；thegirls'viewofthemselves对应文中的thewaygirlsview

themselves,故D为正确答案。

62、Whatcanwelearnfrom(helastparagraph?

A、Adultsshouldbesureofthemselvesaslearners.

B、Adultscouldcontributealottochildren'slearning.

C、Adultsshouldpayalltheirattentiontoboysoflowachievement.

D、Allthecountrieshavethesameattitudetochildren'slearning.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：文章最后一句提到大人在帮助孩子建立自信的方面起着至关重要的作

用，B“大人可以对小孩的学习作出很多贡献”是合理的推断，故为正确答案。

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