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2002年四级英语考试最新模拟试题（七）
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广告招租，e-mail:yesize@hotmail.com Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) www.test99.com Passage 1 www.test99.com It was once thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and/or heavy automobile traffic. Today, we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of of air pollution has covered the entire eastern half of the United States and led to health warnings even in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be affected by air pollution. Some scientists feel that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a “greenhouse effect - holding in heat reflected from the earth and raising the worlds average temperature. If this view is correct and the worlds temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be under water. www.test99.com Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particulate matter in the atmosphere is blocking sumlight and lowering the earths temperature-a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to new ice age and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. At present we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will hapen (though one recent government report prepared by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very likely). Perhaps, if we are very lucky, the two tendencies will offset each other and the worlds temperature will stay about the same as it is now. www.test99.com 1. As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution . www.test99.com 2. As far as the greenhouse effect is concerned, the author www.test99.com 3. The word “offset(Line 6, Para. 2) could best be replaced by . www.test99.com 4. It can be inferred from the passage that . www.test99.com 5. This passage is primarily concerned with . www.test99.com Passage 2 www.test99.com In previous generations, young people were under their parents control; now the teenage children of the Wests richest generation were ready for something to get excited about. The Beatles simply put a spark to a fuse (导火线) that was waiting to be lit. www.test99.com Everything changed, and what changed for the Beatles was their lives and their working habits, in the midst of the hysterical (歇斯底里的) following the band attracted. Because of the demand of the fans to see them perform, they played bigger and bigger venues (meetingplaces), especially in America. www.test99.com But John, Paul, George and Ringo became increasingly unhappy that, because of the screaming of their fans, neither the band nor the audience could hear the music. Creatively frustrated and tired of the pressures of life under siege (围攻) from their fans, they retired from playing concerts in 1966 and decided to concentrate on recording. www.test99.com It was from this point that the brilliance of the Beatles really began to reveal itself: they would record over their career some 200 songs. Never before nor since has any recording and writing group even developed and yet remained the same in the way the Beatles did.www.test99.com Their songs never lost their universal appealthanks to the warmth and timelessness of their melodies and lyrics. www.test99.com 6. Which of the following is NOT true about the Beatles according to the passage? www.test99.com 7. It can be inferred from the passage that . www.test99.com 8. It is implied in the third paragraph that . www.test99.com 9. The Beatles outstanding qualities were really shown when . www.test99.com 10. What can we learn about the Beatles music? www.test99.com Passage 3 www.test99.com The classic Neanderthals(尼安德特人), who lived between about 70,000 and 30,000 years ago, shared a number of special characteristics. Like any biological population, Neanderthals also showed variation in the degree to which those characteristics were powerfully built, short and stocky, with the lower parts of their arms and legs short in relation to the upper parts, as in modern peoples who live in cold environments. Neanderthal skulls were distinctive, housing brains even larger on average than those of modern humans, a feature that may have had more to do with their large, heavy bodies than with superior intelligence. Seen from behind, Neanderthal skulls look almost spherical, but from the side they are long and flattened, often with a bulging back. www.test99.com The Neanderthal face, dominated by a projecting and full nose, differed clearly from the faces of other hominids, the middle parts appear to be pulled forward (or the sides pulled back), resulting in a rather streamlined face shape. This peculiarity may have been related to the greater importance (in cultural activities as well as food processing) of the front teeth, which are large and part of a row of teeth that lies well forward in the head; it may reflect a reduction in importance of certain jaw muscles operating at the sides of the face, or it may reflect an adaptation to cold. Whether it results from any or all of these three factors or from other, undiscovered causes, this midfacial projection is so characteristic that it unfailingly identifies a Neanderthal to the trained eye. www.test99.com Neanderthal teeth are much more difficult to characterize: the front teeth are large, with strong roots, but the back teeth may be relatively small. This feature may have been an adaptation to cope with heavy tooth wear. www.test99.com 11. What does the passage mainly discuss? www.test99.com 12. The author describes the Neanderthal as being all of the following EXCEPT www.test99.com 13. Where in the passage does the author specifically stress the contrast between the Neanderthal face and that of other biologically related populations? www.test99.com 14. Which of the following explanations is NOT cited as a possible explanation of the Neanderthals streamlined face shape? www.test99.com 15. In line 23, the author uses the expression “heavy tooth wear” to imply that the Neanderthals www.test99.com Passage 4 www.test99.com Much attention is presently being given to what is termed “functional illiteracy”. This should not be confused with the problem of illiteracy, that is, the inability to read and write. Current United Nations (UNESCO) figures indicate that 99 percent of all Americans are literate, the same figure assigned to nations such as Britain, Germany. Functional illiteracy, by contrast, is concerned with how much difficulty people have in actually using and writing skills in everyday situations. This might be interpreted, for example, as the relative ability to understand federal income tax forms, or printed instructions, or how well someone can write a letter of complaint, or apply in writing for a job. www.test99.com There are no agreedupon definitions of what functional illiteracy is and, in practice, definitions vary widely. For many years, reading tests have been used throughout the country which define reading ability by grade level. “Tenthgrade reading level” for instance, would be the average reading score of all pupils who have completed ten years of school. There are, of course, many different reading tests and types of tests. One definition of functional illiteracy holds that anyone is “illiterate” who reads at less that an eighthgrade level. Another common definition uses a twelfthgrade level (the last year of high school in the U.S.). www.test99.com There seems to be general agreement that at least onetenth of all Americans are functionally illiterate in English to some degree. It is also hardly surprising that those nations which (like the U.S.) have paid most attention to this concept, and which have nationwide testing, have found the greatest problems. As one educator humorously put it, “Reading tests cause illiteracy”. Canada, for example, which also has a large nonEnglishspeaking immigrant population, has recently found that many of her citizens, too, are functionally illiterate. The attention given to this problem, therefore, reflects the fact that in North America schools as well as pupils are continually tested. www.test99.com 16. What does “illiteracy” mean? www.test99.com 17. Which of the following is most probably functionally illiterate? www.test99.com 18. It can be learned from the passage that . www.test99.com 19. It can be inferred that . www.test99.com 20. This passage was written mainly to . www.test99.com Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) www.test99.com 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. www.test99.com 21. It is amazing that the Leaning Tower of Pisa for so long. www.test99.com 22. The police were tracking the criminal who was said in a nearby wood. www.test99.com 23. I didnt mean anyone but somehow I succeeded in annoying them all. www.test99.com 24. Just as they must put aside their prejudices, we must be prepared to accept their good faith. www.test99.com 25. It is highly necessary that the rocket until all the preparations have been made. www.test99.com 26. It is up to whether to leave or to stay. www.test99.com 27. In two years time he his masters degree in chemistry. www.test99.com 28. Skimming also differs from scanning it is an effort to get general information rather than specific facts. www.test99.com 29. He was to to a foreign university but the war prevented. www.test99.com 30. You can hardly imagine Bell a meal. www.test99.com 31. To such a extent his empty speech that some of us began to doze. www.test99.com 32. Todays weather is an improvement yesterdays. www.test99.com 33. what has been said, it is unlikely that population growth will be halted, either in the developed or in the underdeveloped world. www.test99.com 34. He had to drive fast yesterday; otherwise he his plane. www.test99.com 35. The hostess, dressed in her finest costume, together with the guests, comfortably in the living room. www.test99.com 36. Ill leave some bread in the fridge in case you hungry. www.test99.com 37. The police called off their search for the survivors of the air crash because of . www.test99.com 38. The customs inspector was for smugglers. www.test99.com 39. The effect of the drug will after four hours or so. www.test99.com 40. , many families are victims of bad housing. www.test99.com 41. Language is ; its patterns and vocabulary are accepted by a social group. www.test99.com 42. Some of the most important concepts in physics their success to these mathematical systems. www.test99.com 43. Rotifers are microscopic animals that in quiet waters and live on algae. www.test99.com 44. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are free medical care. www.test99.com 45. When traffic is heavy it often happens that an inexperienced driver causes a traffic . www.test99.com 46. A good friend is one who will you when you are in trouble. www.test99.com 47. Margaret made a lot of effort to persuade her father into to her going to the United States to study business administration in Harvard University. www.test99.com 48. The two countries will restore full diplomatic relations now that they have their long-standing border disputes. www.test99.com 49. The winter is already here, and to be a most severe one. www.test99.com 50. Bob thought he had all the right for the job, so he went bravely to the manager. www.test99.com 答案：www.test99.com 1.分析与解答：正确答案为D。www.test99.com
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