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2005年6月大学英语四级考试模拟试题（11）
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广告招租，e-mail:yesize@hotmail.com Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions:There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D. You should choose the One best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil. Mrs. Lester kept on asking her husband to take her to the ballet. Mr. Lester hates the ballet, but when his employer invited him and his wife, he could not get out of it. As they drove to the theatre that evening, the fog got worse and worse. The traffic slowed down to a walking pace and almost stopped. When they eventually got to the theatre, the ballet was over. Mrs. Lester could not work out how it had taken them so long to get there, even taking the fog into account. The theatre was within walking distance of their house. It took her a long time to get over the disappointment. A month later, Mrs. Lester found out what had happened. Mr.Lester told a friend of his that he had taken wrong turning on purpose. This friend told his wife, and the wife immediately went around to tell Mrs. Lester. The two women began to plan a revenge. One day, when Mr. Lester was not in, they broke into his study, which he always locked. His hobby was collecting old coins. Mrs. Lester had already worked out how much his collection was worth:$850!They were taking some coins out of the case when they heard a car pull up outside the house. Mrs. Lester quickly switched the light off, and they waited, holding their breath. The front door opened and Mr. Lester came in. They heard him take hisc oat off. He walked towards the study door and opened it. There was no chance for the women to get away without being seen. Mr. Lester switched the light on and was astounded to see his wife standing there with a handful of valuable coins. It took both husband and wife a long time to get over this. 1. Which of the following is correct? 2. It was quite when they drove to the theatre.. 3. The theater is from Mr. and Mrs. Lesters. 4. The wife of Mr. Lesters friend is a . 5. How many persons are mentioned in this story? Passage 2 The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem. In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a principle both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when ones actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence. Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 per cent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to the psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can distort drivers reactions, slow their judgement, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be evident. The experts warn that it is vital for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep ones emotions under control. Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers. Street walkers regularly violate traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road. Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a threat to those with whom they share the road. 6. What is the authors main purpose in writing the passage? 7. According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because . 8. Why does the author mention the psychological condition of the driver in Paragraph Three? 9. Who are NOT mentioned as being responsible for the road accidents? 10. Which of the following best reflects the authors attitude toward a future without traffic accident problems? Passage 3 In the early days of nuclear power, the United States made money on it. But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years. The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor “meltdown”. Today, the chances of a meltdown that would threaten U.S. public health are testing new reactors that rely not on human judgment to shut them down but on the laws of nature. Now General Electric is already building two advanced reactors in Japan. But dont expect them even on U.S. shores unless things change in Washington. The procedure for licensing nuclear power plants is a bad dream. Any time during, or even after, construction, an objection by any group or individual can bring everything to a halt while the matter is investigated or taken to court. Meanwhile, the builder must add nicebutnotnecessary improvements, some of which force him to knock down walls and start over. In every case when a plant has been opposed, the Nuclear Regulation Commission has ultimately granted a license to construct or operate. But the victory often costs so much that the utility ends up abandoning the plant anyway. A case in point is the Shoreham plant on New Yorks Long Island. Shoreham was a virtual twin to the Millstone plant in Connecticut, both ordered in the mid60s. Millstone, complete for $ 101 million, has been generating electricity for two decades. Shoreham, however, was singled out by antinuclear activists who, by sending in endless protests, drove the cost over $ 5 billion and delayed its use for many years. Shoreham finally won its operation license. But the plant has never produced a watt power. Governor Mario Cuomo, an opponent of a Shoreharn startup, used his power to force New Yorks publicutilities commission to accept the following settlement: the power company could pass the cost of Shoreham along to its consumers only if it agreed not to operate the plant. Today, a perfectly good facility, capable of servicing hundreds of thousands of homes, sits rusting. 11. The authors attitude towards the development of nuclear power is . 12. What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear plants a bad dream? 13. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that . 14. Governor Mario Cuomos chief intention in proposing the settlement was to . 15. From which sentence of the article can you see the attitude of the author and that of Govenor Mario Cuomo respectively? Passage 4 oes a bee know what is going on in its mind when it navigates its way to distant food sources and back to the hive (蜂房), using polarized sunlight and the tiny magnet it carries as a navigational aid? Or is the bee just a machine, unable to do its mathematics and dance its language in any other way? To use Dondald Griffins term, does a bee have “awareness, or to use a phrase I like better, can a bee think and imagine? There is an experiment for this, or at least an observation, made long ago by Karl von Firsch and more recently confirmed by James Gould in Princeton. Biologists who wish to study such things as bee navigation, language, and behavior in general have to train their bees to fly from the hive to one or another special place. To do this, they begin by placing a source of sugar very close to the hive so that the bees (considered by their trainers to be very dumb beasts) can learn what the game is about. Then, at regular interval, the dish or whatever is moved progressively farther and farther from the hive, in increments (增加量) of about 25 percent at each move. Eventually, the target is being moved 100 feet or more at a jump, very far from the hive. Sooner or later, while this process is going on, the biologist shifting the dish of sugar will find the bees are out there waiting for them, precisely where the next position had been planned. This is an uncomfortable observation to make. 16. The best title for the passage is . 17. The word “awareness in paragraph 1 appears in quotation marks in order to . 18. In the second paragraph Karl von Frischis mentioned . 19. According to the author, sugar was used in the study . 20. The result of the experiment explained in the passage seems to indicate that . Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A., B., C. and D.. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 21. We were for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late. 22. She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasnt my to hurt her. 23. When they heard the police siren, the thieves dropped their and fled. 24. Its an interesting old document but there are a lot of words I cant . 25. The book looks like an advanced text to me. 26. The doctor used strong medicine to the sick child of cold 27. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes , and 2 can hardly remember my own birthday. 28. One of the famous in the United States was Henry Ford. 29. Foreign students find certain structures particularly difficult; , teachers need a reliable source of practice material to put these points across effectively. 30. His marked personality changes were by a series of unfortunate events. 31. It was mere to act surprised when she knew very well it was going to happen. 32. yesterday, I would have asked him not to do that. 33. Tom was so obviously sorry for his mistake that we him. 34. His watch . Ill go and call him. 35. They voted to the office of second vice president. 36. They lost their way, delayed them considerably. 37. Today too many young people are on their parents. 38. My son is being extremely smoke, would you mind smoking outside? 39. She has such a bad cold that she lost all of smell. 40. As a result of his work with Loins Armstrong in the late 1920s, Earl Hines has been called the father of modern jazz piano. 41. In his speech he the importance of education by giving full details of the most serious problems caused by the educational system. 42. I dont want to get the quarrel between Tom and Mary. 43. He is wondering a doctor. 44. The man escaped by a security guard. 45. With its expensive furniture, my friends new room looks very . 46. we would have got back home long ago. 47. Dont worry any more, your daughter now is safely a nurse. 48. measure matter we must have units of weight, volume and length. 49. When Jane won the prize, I her on her success. 50. In early New England, were required to live with families. Part IV Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A., B., C. and D.. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Today the worlds economy is going through two great changes, both bigger than an Asian financial crisis here or a European monetary union there. The first change is that a lot of industrial 51 is moving from the United States, Western Europe and Japan to 52 countries in Latin America, South-East Asia and Eastern Europe. In 1950, the United States alone 53 for more than half of the worlds economy output. In 1990, its 54 was down to a quarter. By 1990, 40% of IBMs employees were non-Americans; Whirlpool, Americas leading 55 of domestic appliances, cut its American labor force 56 10%. Quite soon now, many big western companies will have more 57 (and customers) in poor countries than in rich 58 . The second great change is 59 , in the rich countries of the OECD, the balance of economic activity is 60 from manufacturing to 61 . In the United States and Britain, the 62 of workers in manufacturing has 63 since 1900 from around 40% to barely half that. 64 in Germany and Japan, which rebuilt so many 65 after 1945, manufacturings share of jobs is now below 30%. The effect of the 66 is increased 67 manufacturing moves from rich countries to the developing ones, 68 cheap labor 69 them a sharp advantage in many of the 70 tasks required by mass production. , 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
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