大学英语四级模拟试卷226

大学英语四级模拟试卷226

一、作文（本题共/题，每题上0分，共1分。）

1、Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic

ElectronicGames:ABlessingoraCurse?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.I.电子游戏很普遍。2.有的人认为好，而有的人

认为不好。3.自己的看法。

标准答案：ElectronicGames：ABlessingoraCurse?Nobodycanhavefailedto

noticethatelectronicgameshavebecomepopularinChinainrecentyears.Whereveryou

go,youwillfindpeopleplayingthem,bothinpublicplacesandinhomes.Butwehaveto

askourselveswhethertheelectronicgamecrazeisbeneficialorharmful.Thepeoplewho

approveofelectronicgamessaythattheyhelptoimproveourreflexes,andtrainustouse

ourbrains,muscles,eyesandhandsallatthesametime.Inaddition,theystimulate

children'sinterestinelectronicsandcomputerscience.Lastbutnotleast,whenseveral

peopleareplayingthesamegame,teamspiritisnurtured.However,theopponentsof

electronicgamespointoutthatthesegamescanhaveunhealthyside-effects.Some

electronicgamesglorifyfightingandotherviolentactions.Moreover,youngpeople

sometimesbecomeaddictedtoplayingelectronicgames,attheexpenseoftheir

schoolwork.Weighinguptheargumentsofbothsides,perhapsthebestpolicyisto

regulatetheelectronicgameindustryinsuchawayastomaximizeitsadvantages.Atthe

sametime,unhealthyelectronicgamesshouldbebanned.Furthermore,youngpeople

shouldbeadvisedthatspendingtoomuchtimeplayingsuchgamesisbadfortheir

studies.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

ElectionThefocalpointofAmericanpoliticallifeisthepresidentialelection.More

citizensparticipateinthisprocessthaninanyotheraspectofciviclife,andtheirchoice

hasenormoussignificanceforthenationand,indeed,fortheworld.IntheUnitedStates,

（hepresidenttechnicallyisnotdirectlyelectedbythepeoplebutbyabodyestablished

undertheConstitutioncalled（heElectoralCollege.Itsmembersaresupposedtomirror

thewishesofthevotersintheirstate.RecentTurnout（参与人数）However,between

1964and1988,turnoutinpresidentialelectionsslowlydeclined,from62%to50%.In

1992,turnoutincreasedslightly,to54%.Thatis,ofallcitizenswhocouldhaveregistered

tovote,barelyhalfvoted.Thismeansthatthewinnerofapresidentialelectionmight

havereceivedonlyone-lburihofthevotesofpotemialvoters.WhoDoesNotVole?

Beforewecanexplainwhysomepeopledonotvote,weneedtoseewhothenonvoters

are.Themostimportamthingtorememberisthatvotingisrelated(oeducation,income,

andoccupation,thatis,tosocioeconomicclass.Forexample,ifyouareacollege

graduate,thechancesareabout80%thatyouwillvote;ifyouhavelessthanahigh

schooleducation,thechancesarconlyabouthalfthat.Differencesbetweenhighcr-and

lower-incomepeoplearealsoquitelarge.Twooutofthreenonvotershaveincomes

belowtheaverage.Thisclassgapinturnoutiswidening.Althoughvotingamongall

groupsofAmericanshasdeclinedinthepast30years,theproportionofcollege-educated

personswhoparticipatedfellbylessthan10%whilethatofhighschool-educated

personsdroppedbynearly20%.Thoughmanypeopletakeitforgrantedthatthosein(he

workingclassvoteatlowerratesthanthoseinthemiddleandupperclasses,intheUnited

Statesthesedifferencesarefarwiderthaninothernationsandfarwiderthanin

nineteenthcenturyAmerica.Sothereappearstobesomethinguniqueaboutthe

contemporaryAmericanpoliticalsystemthatinhibitsvotingparticipationsofallcitizens,

butparticularlythosewhoseincomeandeducationallevelsarebelowtheaverage.Voting

isalsomuchmorecommonamongolderthanyoungpeople.Thepopularimpressionthat

youngpeopleoftenparticipateinpoliticswasreinforcedduringtheVietnamyears,when

collegecampusesexplodedwithanti-wardissent.Infact,however,youngpeoplevote

muchlessfrequentlythantheirelders.Thoseintheir40sandolderhaveestablishedtheir

careersandfamilies,andtheyhavemoretimeandmoneytodevotetovotingandother

politicalactivities.WhyTurnoutisLow?Thereareanumberofpossiblereasonswhy

Americansesp.low-incomeandyoungAmericans,donotvote.Onereasonisthatnon­

votersaresatisfied:failingiovoleisapassiveformofconsenttowhatgovernmentis

doing.Aboutone-thirdofagroupofnon-votersinthe1.990election,whenaskedwhy

(heydidnotvote,gavereasonssuggestingtheyweredisgustedwithpolitics.Thepublic

wascondemningthelackofrealissuesinthecampaign,thenegativeadvertising,the

constantattentionpaidbytelevisiontothepollstellingpeoplehowtheyweregoingto

vote.Infact,tnmoutisinversely(成反比地)relatedtomediaspending;themorethe

candidatesspend,thelowertheturnout.Inadditiontothequalityofthecampaigns,some

peoplethinkturnouthasdeclinedbecausetheelectionsaresofrequent,campaignslastso

longandsomanyarecontestedthatthepublicbecomesbored,confused,orimpatient.Al

thepresidentiallevel,thesheerquantityofcoverage,muchofitfocusedrepetitivelyon

"who'swinning",maysimplyborepeople.Moreover,thecon:inualpublicpollingandthe

widelypublicizedresultsmayleadsometobelievetheydon'tneedtovote.Thenecessity

ofregisteringhasalsobeenamajorimpedimenttovoting.Aboutone-quarterofnon­

voterssurveyedin1990indicatedtheydidnotvotebecauseitwastoodifficult.One

popularproposalistoallowvoterstoregisterwhentheygotothepollingplaceon

ElectionDay.Thiswouldreducethecostsofvotingbyreducingthetimespentinfinding

andgoingtotheregistrationoffice.Moreover,byallowingsame-dayregistration,states

wouldputfewerpremiumsonpermanenceofresidence.WhoRunsforPresident?Most

peoplehavelittlechanceofbeingpresident:Theyareunknowntothepublic,theydonot

havethefinancialresourcesorcontactstoraisethemoneyneededforanational

campaign,theyhavejobstheycouldnotleavetomnaseriouscampaign,andtheir

friendswouldprobablyridiculethemfbreventhinkingofsuchathing.Butafewpeople

areinadifferentposition.Mostcandidatesforpresidentare,infact,senatorsor

governors.Vicepresidentsalsofrequentlyrun,butuntilGeorgeBush'svictory,theyhad

notbeensuccessfulinthiscentury.HowaCandidateWinstheNomination?Theprocess

(oselectthenextpresidentof(heUnitedStatesanddeterminewhichpoliticalparty

wouldcontrolCongressandthe50stategovernmentsin2001officiallykickedoffwith

(heJanuary24IowaCaucuses(候选人提名会议)andtheFebruary1NewHampshire

PrimaryElection.ItendedwiththeNovember7generalelectionandtheJanuary20,

2001inanguration(就职典礼).Presidentialcandidatestrytov/inamajorityofdelegates

at(heirparty'snationalnominatingconventioninthesummerpreceding(heNovember

election.Delegatesto(hoseconventionsareelectedinstatecaucuses,conventions,and

primaries.Candidatesmustcampaign(owinthesupportofthosewhoattendcaucuses

andconventionsandofprimaryvoters.Normally,candidatesformallyannouncetheir

candidaciesintheyearprecedingthepresidentialelectionyear.Thentheiraimisto

persistandsurvivethelongprimaryandcaucusseasonthatbeginsinFebruaryofelection

yearandcontinuesuntilonlyonecandidateisleft.TheNationalConventionOnce

selected,delegatesattendtheirparty'snationalnominatingconventioninthesummer

beforetheNovemberelection.Changeinpartyruleshavereducedtheconvention'srole

fromanarenawherepowerfulpartyleaderscametogetheranddeterminedtheparty's

nomineetoabodythatapprovesachoicebasedontheoutcomeoftheprimariesand

caucuses.Withthebeginningofradiocoveragein1924andtelevisioncoveragein1940,

theconventionshavebecomemediaevents.Thepartiestrytoputonashowthatthey

hopewillattractvoterstotheircandidates.

2、IntheUnitedStates,thepresidentisdirectlyelectedbythepeople.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析:本题信息在第一段第三句"IntheUnitedStates,...theElectoral

College.^从中可知，美国总统并不是由民众直接选出来的。

3、Votingisrelatedtosocioeconomicstatus.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题信息在第二段的第一句"Themostimportantthing...,to

socioeconomicclass.”。句中的“class''和题干中的“status”屈同义词，意为“社会地

位，社会阶层因此，本题出题技巧又是“同义替换

4、YoungpeoplearemoreactivethantheireldersinVoting.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第五段第一句"Votingisalsomuchmorecommonamongolderthan

youngpeople”。本段第二句"Infhet,…theirelders”也加强了题下的意思。

5、Onereasonofthelowturnoutisthatthenon-voterspassivelyagreetowhat

governmentisdoing.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第七段“Onereason…whatgovernmentisdoig”的意思是：投票率的降

低是人民对政府所作所为的一种被动赞同的体现形式。句中consent一词与题干中

的agreement一词为同义词。

6、Turnoutisproportionallyrelatedtomediaspending.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题对应信息在第八段第三句"Infact,...thelowertheturnout/^本句

的大意是：投票率的高低与媒体宣传成本是成反比例的。句中的关键“inversely”（成

反比例）与题干中的“proportionally”（成比例）互为反义词。知道了这一点，题目就不

难做了。

7、Vicepresidentsstandagreatchanceofwinningpresidentialelections.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第四个小标题下第二段第二句"Vicepresidents...inthiscountry”说明了

美国总统选举史上的一个怪现象：副总统也经常参选总统职位，但在乔治・布什之

前，还没有一位能获胜。题干中的“standagreatchance”这一词组可能会成为部分考

生的障碍。它的意思为“有机会；有可能

8、GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStates.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题用了一个常识来误导考生。是的，乔治・华盛顿是美国第一任总

统，但这一信息并没有在文章中提及。四级新题型的快速阅读这一板块中，最容易

出错的就是“NG”这一题型，因为它经常与“N”相混淆。

9、Aboutofnon-votersinvestigatedin1990statedtheydidnotvotebecauseit

wastoodifficult.

标准答案：one-quarler

知识点解析：本题相应佶息在第三个小标题下第四段的第二句“Abou【one-

quarter...toodifficult.”。

10^ThepresidentelectedonNovember7,2000tookofficeon.

标准答案:January20,2001

知识点解析：本题相应信息在倒数第五段最后一句"Itended...theJanuary20,2001

inauguration"。关键是要理解题干中的“tookoffice”一词。它的意思是“薪职；上

任它与原句中的“inauguration”属同义词。

11、Withthebeginningofand,thenationalconventionshavebecome

mediaevents.

标准答案：radiocoverage；televisioncoverage

知识点解析：文章最后一段第一句"Withthebeginning...mediaevents”提供了题干所

需的信息。

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Maryleftalotofmoneytoherfriend.

B、Mary'sparentswereveryrich.

C、Marygotalolofmoneyfromafriend.

D、Mary^friendwouldcomesoon.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、Themanlostit.

B、Toentertheoffice.

C、Themanneededit.

D、Themanfoundit.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、1.

B、2

C、3.

D、4

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A^GotoShangha.

B、Gototheairport.

C、GotoBeijing.

Goabroad.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、10:40.

B、10:10

C、10:45.

D、10:35

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、

A、Tomeetafriendattheairport.

B、Tovisitafriendonhisway.

C、Totalkwithafriend.

D、Tovisitapatientinahospital.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：哲无解析

18、

A、Teacherandstudent.

B、Customerandrepairman.

C、Patientanddoctor.

D、Bossandsecretary.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、Hemustmeethisfriend.

B、Hemustvisithisfriend.

C^Hemustmeethisteacher.

D、Hemustwaitforhisfriend.

标准答案：C

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7.0

分，共7分。）

20、

A、It'sbigger.

B、It'scleaner.

C、Itdoesn'thavefbganymore.

D、It'smoreindustrialized.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、Heseldomgoesthere.

BHeusedtogotherefrequently.

C、Heoftengoesthere.

D、Henevergoesthere.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、ShehasneverbeentoLondon.

B、ShewantstorememberLondonasitwas.

C、ShehasjustmovedoutofLondon.

D、Shehasn'tnoticedthechanges.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A^Baby.

B、Children.

C、Men.

D、Women.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Approximatelysixdaysofage.

B、Approximatelyeightdaysofage.

C、Approximatelytendaysofage.

D、Approximatelytwelvedaysofage.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Theinfantcriestoexpresscomplexfeelings.

B、Theinfantlaughstoexpresscomplexpleasures.

C、Theinfantlearnstoexpresscomplexpleasures.

D、Theinfantcriestoexpresscomplexpleasures.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、6.

B、9.

C、12

D、15

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题上0

分，共4分。）

27、

A^DoyouknowwhatIshouldsaytohim?

B、WhatshallIsay?Maybeyouhavesomeidea.

C、WhatcanIsaytohim?Anysuggestions.

D、TellmewhatIshouldsaytohim.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、Well.Perhapsyouhavetoexplainwhyyouwerenotintheofficethismorning.

B、Whydon'tyougoafter10:00?

C、Idon'tthinkyoushouldgotoseehimrightnow.

D、You'dbettergoandsechimnow.

标准答案：A、

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、Shedoesn'thaveabike.

B、Thetrafficisheavythismorning.

C、Shegotuptoolatethismorning.

D、Heralarmclockfailedtoworkthismorning.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A^Shethoughtitstupid.

B、Shedoubtedit.

C、Shelikeditverymuch.

D、Shewouldacceptit.

标准答案：B

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

分,共4分。）

31、

A、HarvardUniversity.

B、OxfordUniversity.

C、CambridgeUniversity.

D、YaleUniversity.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:此题为细节题。根据"inEnglandhewasgrantedahonorarydegreefrom

Oxford",可知答案为B°

32、

A、WalterScott.

B、NathanielHawthorne.

C、EdgarAllanPoe.

D^WilliamMakepeaceThackeray.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中提到"influencingfellowwriterslikeScot:inBritainandPoeand

HawthorneintheUS^,故选C。文章中没有使用这些文学人物的全名，答案中出现

的却是他们的全名，但这不该影响判断。

33、

A、TherewasnofurtherprospectforIrvingtoachieveanything.

B、Irvinghadacquiredalltheknowledgenecessaryforpromotinghiscareer.

C、Irving'stalentfbrliterarycreationhadrunout.

D、Irvingwasextremelyskillfulandhighlyaccomplished.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此题涉及到词•汇的理解。根据上下文可推断出，萨克雷对欧文是持尊

重、赞赏态度的，D选项所表达含义最为贴切。

34、

A、IrvingwasappointedUSambassadortoSpain.

B、Uniqueashewas,Irvingneverattendedanysocialgathering.

C、Iningreceivedthemedal,oftheRoyalSocietyofDiplomacy.

D、Irvingwasworldfamousnotonlyasawriter,butalsoasalawyer.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：参见第二段最后一句。

七、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题1.0分，共

〃分。）

Holidaysandthestartofanewyear[Bl]makeusihinkabouthowwecan

[B2]ourselves,andhavethelifewewantinthefuture.Wemake

resolutions-Imustloseweight,Iwillsavemoremoney—and（henloseourway.That's

becausewcaren't[B3]ourresolutionswithwhowearcinside.Wc'rcmore

likelytosucceedifweworkon[B4]ourinner,realselves,[B5]

whowcalreadyare,andthentakeachancetochangehowtomakethecustom.Herearc

threetipsformakingthenewyearbetterinarealway.Firstly,letyourvaluesbeyour

guide—Thereareplentyofpeoplewhowilltellyouwhatshouldbe[B6]to

you.ifyouletthem.Friends,co-workers,family,eventhemassmedia,bombarduswith

opinionsandideas.Don'tjust[B7]whatotherssay.[B8]for

yourselfwhatmattersmostandletthosevaluessetyourcourse.Secondly,lakealong­

termview—[B9].Similarly,lifedoesn'tgetbetterinamoment.Change

happensslowly,step-by-step.Havethepatiencetoseeitthrough.Thirdly,defineyourself

asbeautiful—fewerthanfivepercentofusbelievewearebeautiful,[BIO].

Youmaynotfitthemassmediaimageofconventional,externalbeauty,[Bl1]

35、[Bl]

标准答案：inevilably

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B2]

标准答案：improve

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B3]

标准答案：matching

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B4]

标准答案：discovering

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B5]

标准答案：叩preciate

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B6]

标准答案：importanl

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B7]

标准答案：accept

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B8]

标准答案:Decide

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B9]

标准答案：badhabits,difficultrelationships,andotherdisappointmentsdon'tdevelop

overnight

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[BIO]

标准答案：butwheneverImeetsomeone,Icanseesomethingbeautifulinherright

away

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[Bill

标准答案:But（herearethingsthatmakeyouattractive.Remember,beautyisaninside

job

知识点解析：暂无解析

八、阅读（选词填空）（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

10分。）

Realpolicemenhardlyrecognizeanyresemblancebetweentheirlivesandwhatthey

[SI]onTV-iftheyevergethomeintime.Therearesimilarities,ofcourse,

butthe[S2]don'tthinkmuchofthem.Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman's

realliferevolvesroundthelaw.Mostofhistrainingisincriminallaw.Hehastoknow

[S3]whatactionsarecrimesandwhat[S4]canbeusedtoprove

（hemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuch[S5]asaprofessionallawyer,

andwhatismore,hehas（oapplyitonhisfeet,inthedarkandrain,runningdownan

alleyaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.Littleofhistimeis[S6]inchattingto

scantily-cladladiesorindramaticconfrontationswithdesperatecriminals.Hewillspend

mostofhisworkinglifetypingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundreds

ofsad,unimportantpeoplewhoareguilty-ornot-ofstupid,pettycrimes.Most[S7]

crimedramaisaboutfindingthecriminal:assoonashe'sarrested,thestoryis

over.Inreallife,findingcriminalsisseldommuchofaproblem.Exceptinvery[S8]

caseslikemurdersandterroristattacks.Havingmadeanarrest,adetectivereally

startstowork.Hehastoprovehiscaseincourtandtodothatheoftenhastogatheralot

of[S9]evidence.So,aswellasbeingoverworked,adetectivehastobeoutat

allhoursofthedayandnight[S10]hiswitnessesandpersuadingthem,usually

againsttheirownbestinterests,tohelphim.A)spentB)differentC)providedD)

interviewingE)readingF)seriousG)expensiveH)televisionI)exactlyJ)evidenceK)

fortuneL)incrediblyM)lawN)seeO)cops

46、[Si]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[S2]

标准答案：O

知识点解析：暂无解析

48、[S3]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：暂无解析

49、[S4]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：暂无解析

50、[S5]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：暂无解析

51、[S61

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、[S7]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：暂无解析

53、[S8]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

54、(S9)

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

55、[S10]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共加题，每题

分，共70分。）

Thoughitismere1to3percentofthepopulation,theupperclasspossessesatleast25

percentofthenation'swealth.Thisclasshastwosegments:upper-upperandlower-

upper.Basically,theupper-upperclassisthe"oldrich"—familiesthathavebeen

wealthyforseveralgenerationsandaristocracy（贵州阶级）ofbirthandwealth.Their

namesareintheSocialRegister,alistingofacceptablemembersofhighsociety.Afew

areknownacrossthenation,suchastheRockfellers,Roosevelts,andVanderbilts.Most

arenotvisibletothegeneralpublic.Theyliveingrandseclusion（深居简出）,drawing

（heirincomefromtheinvestmentoftheirinheritedwealth.Incontrast,thelowerupper-

classisthe"newrich".Althoughtheymaybewealthierthansomeoftheoldrich,the

newrichhavehustled（急于做）tomaketheirmoneylikeeverybodyelsebeneaththeir

class.Thus（heirprestigeisgenerallylowerthanihaiofiheoldrich,whohavenotfound

itnecessarytoliftafingertomaketheirmoney,andwhotendtolookdownuponthe

newrich.Howeveritswealthisacquired,theupperclassisvery,veryrich.Theyhave

enoughmoneyandleisuretimetocultivateaninterestintheartsandtocollectrare

books,painting,andsculpture.Theygenerallyliveinexclusiveareas,belongtoexclusive

socialclubs,communicatewitheachother,andmarrytheirownkind—allofwhichkeeps

（hemsodistantfromthemassesthattheyhavebeencalledtheout-of-sightclass.More

thananyotherclass,theytendtobeconsciousofbeingmembersofaclass.Theyalso

commandanenormousamountofpowerandinfluencehereandabroad,astheyhold

manytopgovernmentpositions,runtheCouncilonForeignRelations,andcontrol

multinationalcorporations.Theiractionsaffectthelivesofmillions.

56、Accordingto（hepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A、Theupper-upperclassisofaristocraticorigin.

B、The"oldrich"enjoyhiglierprestigethanthe"newrich".

C、The"oldrich"isolatethemselvesandleadalonelylife.

D、Theupperclassownsatleastaquarterofthecountry'swealth.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第一段第一句、第二句以及最后一句分别说明了选项D、A和B的

内容是正确的。第一段第七句指出他们“liveingrandseclusion”,但这并不意味着他

们“isolatethemselvesandleadalonelylife,\正如第二段第三句所指出的那样,他们

只与圈内的人交往。

57、Wecaninferfromthepassage(hatthe"oldrich"lookdownupon"thenewrich"

because.

A、theoldricharcwealthierthanthe"newrich"

B、thenewrichhustletomaketheirmoney

C、thenewrichhavenointerestinthearts

D^theoldricharesuperiortobeingmembersoftheupperclass

标准答案：B

知识点解析:从文章第一段最后两句可知，“theoldrich”轻视“thenewrich”,主要

是因为“thenewrich”仍旧忙于财富积累，而“theoldrich”艮本不用再动一根手指去

赚钱，因此选项B正确。

58、Accordingto(hepassage,the"oldrich"getwealthier.

A、throughtheirprestige

B、throughsweatingthemselves

C、throughcollectingrarebooks,paintingsandsculptures

D、byinvestingtheirinheritedwealth

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第一段第七句指出“drawingtheirincomefromtheinvestmentof

theirinheritedwealth”。

59、Bysaying"theout-of-sightclass"(Sentence3.Para.2).theauthormeansthat

A、theyspendmostoftheirtimeabroad

B、theykeepawayfromthemasses

C、noonecanseethem

D、theydon'tcommunicatewithanypeople

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文他们被称为“theout-of-sightclass"，是因为他们只与圈内

人交往，"keepthemselvessodistantfromthemasses”。

60、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A、(herichhavenointerestinpoliticalaffairs

B、thericharepowerfulandinfluentialbothathomeandabroad

C、theoldrichmakemuchmoremoney(hanthenewrich

thenewrichcannotaffordtocollectpaintingsandsculptures

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章第二段第五句、第一段第五句以及第二段第二句可知选项A、

C和D不正确，故B项为正确答案。

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