大学英语四级模拟试卷729

大学英语四级模拟试卷729

一、作文（本题共/题，每题上0分，共1分。）

1、Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowto

KeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Youshouldwriteatleasti20wordsfollowingtheoutline

givenbelowinChinese:1.心理健康问题往往是导致疾病的原因2.分析人们产生

心理健康问题的原因（可从矢业、压力过重、缺少支持、缺乏人际交往能力等方面

加以分析）3.你认为人们应如何保持心理健康HowtoKeepPsychologically

Healthy?

标准答案：HowtoKeepPsychologicallyHealthy?Oneinfourpeoplewillexperience

somekindofmentalhealthprobleminthecourseofayear.Whenyoufailtomanage

theseproblems,theyarclikelytocausevariousmentalillnessesa

知识点解析：木文是议论文，应先指出心理健康问题的严重性，然后分析产生心

理健康问题的种种原因，最后提出解决心理健康问题和保持心理健康的方法。第

一段：指出心理健康问题的严重性：导致疾病，影响生活。第二段：分析原

因.按照普遍性的顺序陈述。第三段：提出解决的方法。

二、快速阅读理解（本题共70题，每题分，共70

分。）

TheHistoryofChineseAmericansFormanyyearsitwascommonintheUnitedStatesto

associateChineseAmericanswithrestaurantsandlaundries.Peopledidnotrealizethat

theChinesehadbeendrivenintotheseoccupationsbytheprejudiceanddiscrimination

thatfacedtheminthiscountry.ThefirstChinesetoreachtheUnitedStatescameduring

theCaliforniaGoldRushof1849.Likemostoftheotherpeoplethere,theyhadcometo

searchforgold.Inthatlargelyunoccupiedland,themenstakedaclaimforthemselvesby

placingmakersintheground.However,eitherbecausetheChineseweresodifferent

fromtheothersorbecausetheyworkedsopatientlythattheysometimessucceededin

turningaseeminglyworthlessminingclaimintoaprofitableone,theybecamethe

scapegoats（替罪羊）oftheirenviouscompetitors.Theywereharassedinmanyways.

Oftentheywerepreventedfromworkingtheirclaims;somelocalitiesevenpassed

regulationsforbiddingthemtoownclaims.TheChinesethereforestartedtoseekout

otherwaysofearningaliving.Someofthembegantodothelaundryfbrthewhite

miners;otherssetupsmallrestaurants.（TherewerealmostnowomeninCaliforniain

（hosedays,andtheChinesefilledarealneedbydoingthis"woman'swork".）Somewent

toworkasfarmhandsorasfishermen.Intheearly1860'smanymoreChinesearrivedin

California.Thistimethemenwereimportedasworkcrewstoconstructthefirst

transcontinentalrailroad.Theyweresorelyneededbecausetheworkwassostrenuous（费

力的）anddangerous,anditv/ascarriedoninsucharemotepartofthecountrythatthe

railroadcompanycouldnotfindotherlaborersfbrthejob.Asin（hecaseoftheir

predecessors（前任），theseChinesewerealmostallmales;andlikethem,too,they

encounteredagreatdealofprejudice.Thehostilitygrewespeciallystrongafterthe

railroadprojectwascomplete,andtheimportedlaborersreturnedtoCaliforniathousands

ofthem,alloutofwork.Becausethereweresomanymoreofthemthislime,these

Chinesedrewevenmoreattentionthantheearliergroupdid.Theyweresoverydifferent

ineveryrespect,in（heirphysicalappearance,includingalong"pigtail"at（hebackof

（heirotherwiseshavedheads;inthestrange,non-Weslernclothestheywore;iniheir

speech（fewhadlearnedEnglishsincetheyplannedtogobacktoChina）;andintheir

religion.Theywerecontemptuously（蔑视地）called"heathenChinese"becausethere

weremanysacredimagesin（heirhousesofworship.Whentimeswerehard,theywere

blamedforworkingfbrlowerwagesandtakingjobsawayfromwhilemen,whowerein

manycasesrecentimmigrantsthemselves.Anti-Chineseriotsbrokeoutinseveralcities,

resultinginarsonandbloodshed.Chinesewererestrictedfromusingthecourtsandalso

frombecomingAmericancitizens.CaliforniansbegantodemandthatnomoreChinese

bepermittedtoentertheirstate.Finally,in188g,theypersuadedCongresstopassthe

ChineseExclusionAct,whichstoppedtheimmigrationofChineselaborers.Many

Chinesereturnedtotheirhomeland,andtheirnumbersdeclinedsharplyintheearlypart

ofthiscentury.However,duringtheWorldWarII,whenChinawasanallyoftheUnited

States,theExclusionlawswereended.AsmallnumberofChinesewereallowedto

immigrateeachyear,andChinesecouldbecomeAmericancitizens.In1965,inageneral

revisionofouriiiiniigralionlaws,manymoreChinesewerepernliliedtosettlehere,as

discriminationagainstAsianimmigrationwasabolished.Fromthestart,theChinesehad

livedapartintheirownseparateneighborhoods,whichcameiobeknownas

"Chinatowns".Ineachofthemtheresidentsorganizedanunofficialgovernmenttomake

rulesforthecommunityandtosettledisputes.Unabletofindjobsontheoutside,many

wentintobusinessforthemselves—primarilytoservetheirownneighborhood.Asfor

laundriesandrestaurants,someofthemsoonspreadtootherpartsofthecity,sincesuch

servicescontinuedtobeindemandamongnon-Chinese,too.Tothisday,certain

Chinatowns,especiallythoseofSanFranciscoandNewYork,arebusy,thriving

communities,whichhavebecomegreatattractionsfortouristsandforthosewhoenjoy

Chinesefood.Mostoftoday'sChineseAmericansarethedescendantsofsomeofthe

earlyminersandrailroadworkers.Thoseimmigrantshadcomefromthevicinity（附近）

ofCantoninSoutheastChina,wheretheyhadbeenuneducatedfarmlaborers.Thesame

kindofyoungmen,fromthesameareaandfromsimilarhumbleorigins,migratedto

Hawaiiinthosedays.Theretheyfared（表现）farbetter,mainlybecausetheydidnot

encounterhostility.SomemarriednativeHawaiians,andotherbroughttheirwivesand

childrenover.TheywerenotrestrictedtoChinatownandmanyofthemsoonbecame

successfulmerchantsandactiveparticipantsingeneralcommunityaffairs.Chinese

Americansretainmanyaspectsoftheirancientculture,evenafterhavinglivedherefor

severalgenerations.ForExample,theirfamilytiescontinuetoberemarkably

strong（encompassinggrandparents,uncles,aunts,cousins,andothers）.Membersofthe

familylendeachothermoralsupportandalsopracticalhelpwhennecessary.Fromavery

youngagechildrenareimbued（灌格»withtheoldvaluesandattitudes,includingrespect

fbrtheireldersandafeelingofresponsibilitytothefamily.Thishelpstoexplainwhy

(hereissolittlejuveniledelinquency(青少年犯罪)amongthem.Thehighregardfor

education,whichisdeeplyirribeddedinChineseculture,and(hewillingnesstoworkvery

hardtogainadvancement,areothernoteworthycharacteristicsoftheirs.Thisexplains

whysomanydescendantsofuneducatedlaborershavesucceededinbecomingdoctors,

lawyers,andotherprofessionals.(ManyofthemostoutstandingChineseAmerican

scholars,scientists,andartistsaremorerecentarrivals,whocomefromChina'sformer

upperclassandwhorepresentitshighculturaltraditions.)ChineseAmericansmakeup

onlyatinyfractionofourpopulation:therearcfewerthanhalfamillion,livingchieflyin

California,NewYork,andHawaii.AsAmericanattitudestowardminoritiesandtoward

ethnicdifferenceshavechangedinrecentyears,(hekmg-reviled(受到诽谤的)Chinese

havegainedwideacceptance.Today,theyaregenerallyadmiredfortheirmany

remarkablecharacteristics,andareoftenheldupasanexampleworthfollowing.And

theirnumerouscontributionstotheiradoptedlandaremuchappreciated.

2、Whentimeswerehard,whitementhoughtthatChineseAmericanswereresponsible

fbrthewhitemen'sunemployment.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：在文章的第匹段可以找到相关的内容：Whenlimeswerehard,they

wereblamedfbrworkingforlowerwagesandtakingjobsawayfromwhitemen.

3、TheChineseExclusionActwaspassedbyAmericanSupremeCourtin1882.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：排斥中国移民的这项法案是1882年美国国会通过的，而不是最高法

院通过的。

4^AmericansheldprejudiceagainsttheearlyChineseAmericans.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：在文章的第二段和第三段可以找到相关的内容：美国人看到中国人在

采矿权上获得了一些益处，便禁止中国人经营采矿权；中国人被迫干一些女人干的

工作、费力的工作、危险的工作：被蔑称为heathenChinese等。

5、Manydescendantsofuneducatedlaborershavesucceededbecauseoftheirself-

assurance.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章的第五段解释了他们成功的原因：家族成员相互扶持，向后代灌

输一些古老的价值观念，尊重教育，吃苦耐劳。但文章并没有提到自信(self-

assurance)是他们成功的原因O

6、ThefirstChinesetoreachtheUnitedStateswereenviedbytheirAmerican

competitorsbecauseoftheirsuccess.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：在文章的第二段可以找到相关的内容：.becausetheChinese

weresodifferentfromtheothersorbecause(heyworkedsopatientlythattheysometimes

succeededinturningaseeminglyworthlessminingclaimintoaprofitableone,they

becamethescapegoals(替罪羊)of【heirenviouscompetitors.

7、Mostoftoday'sChineseAmericansarethechildrenofsomeoftheearlyminersand

railroadworkers.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：在文章的第匹段可以找到相关内容：Mostoftoday'sChinese

Americansarethedescendantsofsomeoftheearlyminersandrailroadworkers.句匚口

的descendants意思为“后代

8、HavinglivedinAmericaforseveralgenerations,ChineseAmericansretainfew

aspectsoftheirancientculturs.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：在文章的第五段可以找到相关的内容：ChineseAmericansretainmany

aspectsoftheirancientculture,evenafterhavinglivedhereforseveralgenerations.

9、Whenitis,MembersoftheChineseAmericanfamilyoffermoralsupportand

alsopracticalhelptoeachother.

标准答案：necessary

知识点解析：在文章的第五段可以找到相关的内容：Membersofthefamilylend

eachothermoralsupportandalsopracticalhelpwhennecessary.

10、ChineseAmericansusedtolivein,where（hereweremanyChinese

restaurantsandlaundries.

标准答案：Chinatown

知识点解析：文章的第四段提到中国移民大都居住在“唐人街

11、ChineseAmericansoccupyonlyasmallofAmericanpopulation.

标准答案：fraction

知以点解析：在文章的最后一段可以找到相关的内容：ChineseAmericansmakeup

onlyatinyfractionofourpopulation.

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

12、

A、Hedoesnothaveagoodhearing.

B、Hehasbeendrivingmadlyforayear.

C、Henevertakeswhatshesaysseriously.

D^Heisalwaysimpatientwithher.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中女士提到youjustturnadeafeartome,。是对女士的话的同义

转述，故答案为C）。tumadcafeartosb.意为“对某人说的话充耳不闻"，drive

sb.mad意为“把某人逼疯"：＞A）和B）是针对adeafear和drive...mad设的干扰项。

13、

A^Heispooratrememberingnumbers.

B、Hecan'trememberMary'sphonenumber.

C、Hedoesn'tknowMary'sphonenumberatall.

D^Hedoesn'twanttotellherMary'sphonenumber.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：男士的话ifsjustatthetipofmytongue为听音重点，B）是对男士的话

的同义转述，故答案为B）。sth.isatthelipofone'stongue意为“话到嘴边，某人记

得某事但一时没想起来“。lookup意为“查找”。

14、

A、Theyshouldgotoseetheman'sfather.

B、AguynamedTomwillgotoanewplace.

C、Thewomanmightgowiththemantoseehismother.

D、Goingtoseethenewkidisthebestthing（heycando.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：对话中男士提到toseeanewkid,女士回答Imightaswell

go.Nolhingbettertodo（我也去，反正没其他事好做），D）是对两人所说的话的概

括，故为答案。howabout后接名词或动名词，表示建议，意为“……怎么样?

15、

A^Theirfirstchildisverylovely.

B、Theydon'twantchildrenfbrthetimebeing.

C、Theywillstartafamilyassoonastheygetmarried.

D、Mrs.Smithwishestohavechildren,butherhusbanddoesn't.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:对话中男士提到postponehavingchildren推迟要孩子,直

到...）,B）中的not...forthetimebeingpostpone...until...>wantchildren对应

havingchildren,故答案为B）。forthelimebeing专为“暂时；眼下，目前

16、

A^Hehasdonewhatheshouldift.

B、Hehasdonemorethanenough.

C、Hehasdoneasmuchashecould.

D、Hehasn'tdoneasmuchashecould.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：男士的转折表述butreallyIdon'tthinkIhaddonenearlyenough.（但

我觉得自己做的真的不够）为听音重点。D）是对男士所说的话的同义转述，故答案

为D）。

17、

A^Themanpaidalottojointhegym.

B、Themanhasbeenworkingtoohard.

C、Themanhasimprovedhisphysicalcondition.

D^Themanhaspaidoffhisdebtsthroughhardwork.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：对话中男上说I'vebeenworkingout...togetinbettersh叩e（我一直在锻

炼...让体形变得更好），女士回答Seemslikeallyourhardworkhaspaidoff（看上去

你的辛苦努力得到了回报）表明，男士经过努力锻炼体形已经改善了，故答案为

C）。workout在此指“健身、锻炼工payoff在此意为“成功”。

18、

A、Margaretwantedtoreturnsomemagazinestothewoman.

B、Margaretwantedtolendsomemagazinestothewoman.

C、Margaretwantedtoborrowsomemagazinesfromthewonan.

D、Margaretwantedtogetsomemagazinesbackfromthewoman.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：对话中女士叵答Shc（Margaret）wantcdtopickupsomemagazinesshe

lentme（Margaret要取回她借给我的杂志），D）为该话的同义转述，故为答案。

19、

A、Shedidn^gotothegame.

B、Shealsoleftthegamebeforeitwasover.

C、She'salsocuriousaboutwhowonthegame.

D、Shewassittingrightbehindthemanatthegame.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：女士的话Iwasjustafewminutesbehindyou（我就比你晚几分钟提前

离开）为听音重点，B）是对女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。干扰项D）中的

behind（指空问）是对女士说的behind（指时间）在意义上的干扰。

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、Toaradiostudio.

B、Tothetelevisionstudio.

C、Toaparty.

D、Toafashionshow.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:Whereisthemangoingaccordingtotheconversation?根据选项可知本

题询问某人要到哪里去。木题关键句为"you'llbegettingdresseduplater-beforeyou

gototheBBCtelevisionstudios.”女士说男士去BBC电视台之前要先穿上正装。故

正确答案为B）。

21、

A、Becausehegetshighersalaryinaradiostudio.

B、Becausehelikestodressuptowork.

C、Becausehecanwearsomethingcasualinaradiostudio.

D^Becausehehas（oworkunderpressureinTVstudio.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：［听力原文］Whydoesthemanpreferworkinginradio?根据选项可知本

题询问原因。问题有关he。本题关键句为"Youcandressdowninaradiostudio”.此

处的dressdown等于下文的wearsomethingcasual,意为“穿的休闲一些“。因此可

知男士更喜欢在电台工作是因为可以穿得休闲一点。故正确答案为C）o

22、

A^Hehastowearjeans.

B、Hehastowearatie.

C、Hehastowearacoat.

Hehastowearshoes.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：［听力原文］Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheman'sideasofdressing

onradiostudio?根据选项可知本题有关男士的穿着。本题关键句为“Icaneventake

offmyshoes...!don'tthinkso...butpleasedon'ttakeoffyourshoes!”男士说在电台甚至

可以不穿鞋。女士说你可以不戴领带，但请不要脱鞋。因此可知女士认为男士必须

穿上鞋。故正确答案为D）。

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共I题，每题1.0

分，共7分。）

23、

A、Theydon'tgetridofloosearm.

B、Theycandamagearmmuscles.

C、Theyaren'tacceptabletomostpeople.

D、Theycanraiseone'sbloodpressure.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节辨认题。本题关键句为"Butdon'tarmexercisesraiseyourblood

pressure?...Thattheydo."男士问手臂运动不是会使血压升高吗？女士说鬼的。故正确

答案为D。

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题

分，共6分。）

24、

A^Theidea（hatitreachedoutto"theendof（heworld".

B、Theideathatitwouldbetoohotattheequator.

C、Theideathatitistoolarge.

D、BothAandB.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A^ThereislesssaltintheAtlanticOceanthaninanyotheroceansoftheworld.

B、ThewateroftheAtlanticOceanissaltierthanthatofthePacificOcean.

C、ThewaleroftheAtlanticOceanissaltierthan（hatofanyotherplaceintheworld.

D、TheAtlanticOceanhasmoresaltthanwaterinit.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A^TheSaltiestOceanintheWorld.

B、TheAtlanticOcean.

C、TheAtlantic-ALonelyOcean.

D^TheWateroftheOcean.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A^WatchingTVcancausephysicaldiseases.

B、TVplacestheviewerinacompletelypassiveposition.

C、PeoplearetoodependentonTV.

D、ThequalityofsomeTVprogramsispoor.

标准答案：A

知识点解析；暂无解析

28、

A、Televisionhasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.

B、Televisionhasmoredisadvantagesthanadvantages.

C、ItisnousewatchingTV.

D、Televisioninitselfisneithergoodnorbad.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、HowmuchaTVsetcosts.

B、ThequalityofTVprograms.

C、Howpeopleputit（ouse.

D、ThenumberofpeoplewatchingTV.

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4题，每题7.0

分,共4分。）

30、

A、Ithadmanyproblems.

B、Itwasthemostdemocraticcountryin（heworld.

C、Itwasfairtowomen.

D、Ithadsomeminorproblemstosolve.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节判断题材。Shesawmanyproblemsinhercountry.只有A与之相

吻合。

31、

A^Thewomenofsomeslates.

B、ThewomeninthestateofWyomingonly.

C、ThemembersoftheNationalWomen'sAssociation.

D、ThewomeninthestateofMassachusettsonly.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节判断题。thestateof...gavewomen(herighttovote.Some

otherstatesalsoallowwomentovote.选项A是对这个句子的概括。

32、

A^Attheverybeginningofthe20thcentury.

B>Attheendofthe19thcentury.

C、AfterSusanAnthony'sdeath.

D、JustbeforeSusanAnthony'sdeath.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。考杳是否听懂文章末尾的Finally,in1920,fourteenyears

afterSusanAnthony'sdeath,...ItgaveallAmericanwomentherighttovote。

33、

A^Sheworkedon(hedraftoftheAmericanConstitution.

B、ShewasthechairmanoftheNationalWomen'sAssociation.

C、ShewasborninNewYorkanddiedinMassachusetts.

D^Shewasanactivistinthewomen'smovementfbrequalrights.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：综合理解题。文中A,B,C选项不是不准确就是片面，只有D是对

SusanAnthony一生的概括总结。

八、听力复合式听写(本题共〃题，每题7.0分，共

〃分。)

Let'sturnourfocusnowto[Bl].Weallknowwhatanadvertisementis.Itis

essentiallyamessagethat[B2]somethingforsale.Now,thereisanimportant

preconditionthatmustexistbeforeyouhaveadvertising.Thatisalargesupplyof[B3]

goods,thatis,thingstosell.Yousec,inaplacewhereademandforaproductis[B4]

thanthesupply,there'snoneedtoadvertise.Theearlyformofadvertisinggoesbackto

manyhundredsofyearsagowithasimplesign.Therewereshopdoorsthattoldyou

whethertheshopwasabakery,a[B5]shoporwhatever.Thenwastheintroductionof

theprintingcraze.Advertisingincreasedsubstantiallyasprintingsforproductslike

coffee,teaandchocolateappearedinnewspapersandother[B6]aswellasontheside

ofbuildings.IntheAmerican[B7],advertisingincommunication'smedialike

newspapersandpamphletsbecameamajorfactorin[B8]goodsandservices.By

modernstandards,[B9]notthesplashsheetorthewholepagespreadsoftoday.Still

someof(hemappearedonthefrontpageofnewspapers,[BIO],bintheadswere

currentorlocal.Advertisingreallycameintoitsownandbecameacentralpartofdoing

businessduringtheindustryrevolution.Suddenlytherewasamuchgreatersupplyof

thingstosell.Andaswcsaidearlier,[BlI]People'sattentionhadbeendrawntothe

newproduct.Let'stakealookatsomeoftheadvertisementsfromthattime.

34、[Bl]

标准答案：Advertising

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、[B2]

标准答案：Announces

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、[B3]

标准答案：Consumer

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、[B4]

标准答案：greater

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B5]

标准答案：Butcher

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B6]

标准答案:periodicals

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B7]

标准答案：Colonies

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B8]

标准答案：marketing

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B9]

标准答案：theseearlyadvertisementswerequitesmallandhumble

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[BIO]

标准答案：probablybecausethenewsoftenconsistedoflessfreshreportsfromdistant

Europe

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[BI1]

标准答案：thatisthedrivingforcebehindadvertising

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读(选词填空)(本题共10题，每题7.0分，共

10分。)

Therearemuchdiscussionaboutwhethereconomicgrowthisdesirable.Atanearlier

period,ourdesireformaterialwealthmayhavebeen[SI].Now,however,this

desireformorethanweneediscausingseriousproblems.Eventhoughwehavegood

[S2],wemaybeproducingtoomuch,toofast.Thosewho【S3】

economicgrowtharguethatwemustslowdown.Theybelievethatsocietyis

approachingcertainlimitsongrowth.Theseincludethe[S4]supplyofnatural

resources,thepossible[S5]effectsofindustryonthenaturalenvironment,and

thecontinuingincreaseintheworld'spopulation.Associetyreachestheselimits,

economicgrowthcannolongercontinue,andthequalityoflifewill[S6]

Peoplewhowarnmoreeconomicgrowth,ontheotherhand,arguethatevenatthe

presentgrowthratetherearcstillmanypoorpeopleintheworld.These[S7]of

economicgrowthbelievethatonlymoregrowthcancreatethecapitalneededtoimprove

(hequalityoflifein(heworld.Furthermore,theyarguethatonlycontinuedgrowthcan

providethe[S8]resourcesrequiredtoprotectournaturalsurroundingsfrom

industrialization.Thisdebateoverthedesirabilityofcontinuedeconomicgrowthisof

[S9]importancetobusinessandindustry.Ifthosewhoargueagainsteconomic

growtharecorrect,theproblemstheymentioncannotbe[S10].Tofinda

solution,economistsandthebusinesscommunitymustpayauentiontotheseproblems

andcontinuetodiscussthemwithoneanother.A)exclusiveI)nega(iveB)proponen(s

J)decreaseC)criticizeK)requiredD)improvedL)supplierE)financialM)juslified

F)challengeN)ignoredG)intentionsO)vitalH)fixed

45、[SI]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：由结构判断空格处缺过去分词来构成被动语态。结合前句与后句，判

断空格句意思为：早期，我们对物质财富的渴望是正当的、有道理的，但现在并非

这样；填justified。

46、[S2]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：空格处表好的意图、打算，填intentions。该句意为：即使我们的本

意是好的，我们也已经生产得过多，速度过快了。

47、[S3]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：空格处缺谓语动词。根据下一句意思：他们认为当今社会已接近经济

发展的一定的极限，可推断这类人批评经济过快增长，认为我们应该放慢发展速

度,填criticize。

48、[S4]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：空格位于冠耐与名词之间，缺形容词。代词these指certainlimitson

growth(经济发展的一定极限)，结合句意，自然资源供应量有限、固定，填fixed。

49、[S5]

标准答案：I

知识点解析：空格位于冠词与名词之间，缺形容词。延续前文主题，经济发展的极

限包括自然资源供应有限(fixed)、工业发展对自然环境的负面影响(negativeeffect)

及世界人口的持续增加。negativeo

50、[S6]

标准答案：J

知识点解析：空格在will之后，判断缺动词原形，结合句意：社会发展已达极

限，经济不再增长，生活质量将下降，填decrease。

51、[S7]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：空格位于these之后，判断缺名词，根据后文观点：这类人认为只有

更多的经济增长才能创造出提升生活质量所需的资本，汇知他们是经济增长观点的

倡导者，填proponents。

52、[S8]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：空格位于定冠词与名词之间，判断缺形容词，结合句意：只有经济持

续增长才能提供为保护自然环境免受工业化之害所需的财力。填financial.

53、[S9]

标准答案：0

知识点解析：结合句意，可知空格处表极其重要，英文表达为beofvital

importance,空格处应填vilal。

54、[S10]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：结合本段内容与逻辑，可判断空格所在句意思为：如果那些反对经济

增长的人是正确的话，那么他们提及的问题就不容忽视。填ignored,选N)。

十、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共〃题，每题

分，共10分。）

Mostemployerssay（hattheywishtoemploytherightpersonfortherightjob.3.recent

reportbyBritain'sindependentInstituteofManpowerStudies,however,disagreeswith

（his.Thereportstatesthatmostemployerswishtoavoidemploying（hewrongperson.

Ratherthanlookingfortherightperson,theyarelookingforapplicantstoturndown.

ThereportalsosuggeststhatinBritainandinmanyotherpartsoftheworld,recruiters（招

聘人员）usedthreemainselectionmethodstoidentifytherightperson:interviewing,

checkingcurriculumvitaeorapplicationformsagainstpredecidedcriteria,and

examiningreferences.Mostoftherecruitersconsultedinthissurveystatedthatthese

selectionmethodswereusedmorefor"weedingout'unsuitablecandidatesratherthanfor

findingsuitableones.Interviewswereconsideredtobemorereliablethaneither

curriculumchecksorreferencesfrompastemployers.Research,however,proves

otherwise.Interviewers'decisionsareoftenstronglyinfluencedbytheirprevious

assessmentofthewrittenapplication.Also,differentrecruitersinterpretfactsdifferently.

Onemayconsidercandidateswhohavefrequentlychangedjebsaspeoplewithbroadand

usefulexperience.Anotherwillviewsuchcandidatesasunreliableandunlikelytostay

forlonginthenewjob.Someemployersplacegreatimportanceonacademic

qualificationswhereasthelinkbetweenthisandsuccessinmanagementisnotnecessarily

strong.Somerecruitersusehandwritingasacriterion.Thereportstatesthatthereislittle

evidencetosupportthevalidityofthelatterforassessingworkingability.References,

also,areunreliableastheyarerarelycritical,whereaschecksoncreditandsecurity

recordsandapplicants'politicalleaningsareoftentheopposite.Thereportismore

favourabletowardstrainabilitytestsandthosewhichtestpersonalityandpersonaland

mentalskills.Thereportconcludesbysuggestingthatinterviewingcouldbecomemore

reliableifthequestionsweremorestructuredandfocusedontheneedsoftheemploying

organisation.

55、"Curriculumvitae"（Line3,Para.2）mostprobablymean.

A、theevaluationofone'spersonality

B、thewrittenaccountofaperson'seducationandworkexperience

C、criminalrecords

D、lettersofrecommendation

标准答案：B

知识点解析：下文第三段第一句中的“curriculumcheeks"、第四段第一句中的

“academicqualifications”均含在curriculumvitae中，curriculumvitae意为“履历，简

历”,故选B）。

56、Thereportstatesthatthethreemainselectionmethods.

A^wereusedmoreforeliminatingthewrongperson

B、werereliableinevaluatingthecapabilityofsomeapplicants

C、wereinterpreteddifferentlybydifferentrecruiters

D、werecompletelycriticalenough

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第二段最后一句”...theseselectionmethodswereusedmore

fbr'weedingout'unsuitablecandidatesratherthanforfindingsuitableones^^：“大部分

被调杳的招聘人员称这些挑选的方法不是为了找到合适的人选，而是用来排除不合

适的人选"，故选A)。

57、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhythereportconsideredinterviewsto

beunreliable?

A、Thewrittenapplicationmaygreatlyinfluencetheinterviewers'evaluationofthe

applicants.

R、Thequestionsaskedbyinterviewersmaynotrevolvearoundtheneedsofthe

employers.

C、Peoplewhohavefrequentlychangedjobsmaybecomeveryskillfulinbeing

interviewed.

D、Interviewsmayunderstandthefactsabouttheapplicantsinverydifferentways.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第三段第三、四句话指出“Interviewers'decisionsareoftenstrongly

inlluencedbytheirpreviousassessmentofthewritten,application.Also,different

recruitersinterpretfactsdifferently-；“求职申请书中对应聘者以往的评价对招聘人员

的决定影响很大，而且不同的招聘人员会给予同一种事实不同的解释此外第五

段第二句指出.interviewingcouldbecomemorereliableifthequestionswere

morestructuredandfbeusedontheneedsoftheemployingorganisation''："如果面试时

所提的问题结构性更强些、更加集中于招聘单位的需要的话，面试就会变得更可靠

些”。因此选项A、B、D都是研究报告中所提出的认为面试并不可靠的原因，故

选C)。

58、Academicqualificationswere.

A、consideredbyemployersasreliableasinterviewsandreferences

B、attachedgreatimportanceoninthereport

C、suggestedtohavenostrongconnectionwithone'sworkingabilities

D、statedinthereporttobeunnecessaryforassessingtheapplicants'personality

标准答案：C

知识点解析：关键提示在第四段第,句"Someemployersplacegreatimportanceon

academicqualificationswhereasthelinkbetweenthisandsuccessinmanagementisnot

necessarilystrong-：“有些雇主认为学习成绩很重要，但学习成绩和工作上的成功

并没有必然的联系”，这和选项C的意思是一致的。

59、According(o(hepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A、Handwritingwassometimesusedasamethodinidentifyingtherightpersonforthe

jobbecauseitwasconsideredtobeabletorevealone'spossibilityofsuccessin

management.

B、Mostreferencesaretoofavorabletobeareliablecriteria:njudgingone,scapability.

C、Checksoncreditandsecurityrecordsandone'spoliticalleaningscanbeveryhelpful

fbrtheemployerstofindthesuitableperson.

D、Testswhichtestpersonalityandpersonalandmentalskillsarcsuggestedtobe

superiortoanyselectingmethods.

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