(完整版)大学英语四级模拟题六(含答案)

XX年6月英语四级模拟习题及答案在19至20世纪的，英国和美国在文化、经济、军事、政治和科学在世界上的领先地位使得英语成为一种国际语言。

以下的xx年6月模拟习题及答案，希望对大家有所帮助，更多信息请关注!Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by four prehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Do you want to say what you think in a letter to the President of the United States? You’ll get a reply from him—written in ink, not typed—after only a few days.The President gets about 4,000 letters every week. He answers everyone who writes to him on special Whites House paper. But he doesn’t need a lot of time for it. In fact, he only gives 20 minutes a week to look at his personal correspondence. He has the most modern secretary in the world to help him.It’s puter, worth ￡ 800，000，which has its own rooms on the first floor of the White House. It has a bank of electronic pens which write like the President writes, in his favorite light blue ink. Each letter the President receives gets a number, aording to the type of answer it needs. The pens then write the correct reply for it,aording to the number. Each letter takes less than a second to write. A White House official said, “It’s n ot important that letters e from a puter. Each letter says what the President wants to say.”1. for a reply from the President.A. You have to wait a long timeB. You only have to wait several daysC. You have to wait at least one monthD. You only have to wait a few weeks2. The reply from the President .A. is always printedB. is always typedC. is always written in inkD. is always written by himself3. It takes the puter to write ten letters.A. no more than ten secondsB. a little more than ten secondsC. less than ten secondsD. at least one second4. The puter can be described as .A. expensive but efficientB. possessing a beautiful handwritingC. heavy and inefficientD. the President’s most reliable secretary5. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. the President never reads any letters written to him by ordinary peopleB. the President hires a very efficient secretary to deal with his correspondenceC. the President does not really care about the letters he receives every weekD. the President is assured that the puter express his views in the lettersQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:In order to learn to be one’s true self, it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge of what has been said and done in the world; critically to inquire into it; carefully to consider it; clearly to analyze it; and earnestly to carry it out.It matters not what you learn, but when you once learn a thing, you must never give it up until you have mastered it. It matters not what you inquire into, but when you once inquire into a thing, you must never give it up until you have thoroughly understood it. It matters not what you try to think out, but when you once try to think out a thing, you must never give it up until you have got what you want. It matters not what you try to carry out, but when you once carry out a thing, you must never give it up until you have don’t it thoroughly and well.If another man sueeds by one effort, you will use a hundred efforts. If another man sueeds by ten efforts, you will use a thousand.6. Aording to the author, first of all one must .A. analyzeB. inquireC. obtain knowledgeD. act7. Aording to the author, .A. learning is not importantB. thinking is not necessaryC. knowledge means littleD. it is not important what we learn8. The end of learning should be .A. thoughtB. masteryC. inquiryD. analysis9. Aording to the author, another man’s suess should .A. make greater effortsB. make us nervousC. not be taken into considerationD. cause one to stop trying10. The author implies but does not say what .A. the way to knowledge is through specializationB. one has to know everything to be suessfulC. suess depends not so much on natural ability as it does on effortD. suess in one’s profession is latest important in one’s life。

大学英语四级试卷（满分120分，考试时间90分钟）一、选择题：（本题共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）1. A man has to make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.A. supplyB. arrranceC. provisionD. adjustment2. A neat letter improves your chances of a favorable _________.A. circumstanceB. requestC. receptionD. response3. A river ____ though the narrow wooded valley below.A. extendsB. poursC. expandsD. twists4. A writer has to _______ imagination as well as his experiences for his writing.A. draw back fromB. draw inC. draw upD. draw on5. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the ____ of maturity.A. fulfillmentB. achievementC. establishmentD. accomplishment6. Light comes in _______ the window.A. byB. throughC. out ofD. in7. The young worker expressed the indignation _______ being dismissed without any reason.A. forB. atC. toD. of8. Science has brought _______ many changes in our life.A. outB. intoC. aboutD. forward9. ______ onetime, Manchester, New Hampshire, was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the worlD.A. OnB. AtC. ByD. To10. If something is out _______ the question, it is impossible.A. ofB. toC. withD. in11. _______ snobbish people ______ you described are to be found everywhere.A. Such…likeB. So…likeC. Such…asD. So…as12. The doctors must have spared no pains to treat the patient _______ he has recovered from his serious injury.A. butB. beforeC. forD. till13. So hardworking was he that nothing ______ him from his study remained in the room.A. distractingB. distractC. distractedD. to distract14. ---- Why don’t we take a little break ?---- Didn’t we just have ______ ?A. itB. thatC. oneD. this15. ____,Internet writers do make impressive progress.A.Encouraging and praisingB.To be encouraged and praisedC.Encouraged and praisedD.To encourage and praised16. In the west, people make ___ a rule to send Christmas presents to their relatives and friends.A. thisB. thatC. itD. the following17. --Is there a flight to London this evening?--There ____ be. I’ll phone the airport and find it out.A. mustB. has toC. mightD. ought to18. He called the police for help, ____ that the problem was more than he could deal with.A. having been realizedB. to realizeC. realizedD. realizing19. --- How much is the desk?---it__ninety-nine pounds.( )A. costsB. Pays toC. spendsD. Takes is20. I am afraid I won't be able to keep in touch__him.( )A. To goB. For ifC. withD. By too二、单词拼写（共计15分）1.Mr. Li moved to the seashore in his f______(四十来岁).2.H______(听到) the good news, we all jumped with joy.3．When he realized he had made a difference for those poor children, he ____________ a joyful smile. (突然笑了起来)4．At that time, the explorers __________________ (因为……而着迷) their adventures in the underwater world.5．Recent pressure at work may ____________ (是……的原因，解释) his abnormal behavior.三、阅读理解：(共30分)As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.1.Edith's father _______.A.did not like presentB.never got presentC.preferred tiesD.was difficult to choose a present for2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.A.attractiveB.interested in tiesC.tiredD.in need of comfort3.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.A.puroselyB.suddenlyC.unwillinglyD.accidentally4.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.A.when he was obligedB.on social occasionsC.from time to timeD.when he was delighted5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.A.coustomers trod on each other's toesB.coustomers poked each other withtheir elbows C.customers knocked each other D.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry四、书面表达：请你为一个中学生参观团起草一份通知，用一段话说明以下要点：参观日期：5月25日，星期天时间：早上8点钟出发。

Passage onePeople's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no money left,and they had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort; the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of open un-spoilt country, where people with more traditional tastes can go for quiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. In the national parks especially, modern development of housing and industry is strictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of the greatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest. Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have been created; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on the Atlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path,lying inland, goes along the range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the long-distance waller and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy, without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows.Yet few people make full use of the national parks established for everyone's benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by ( 英国的路旁停车带). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparently their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the country sights and sounds without having to wall a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.56. In Britain it is very risky to __________.A．go with a single railway ticketB．listen to pop-music at the festivalC. sleep in the openD．pack together in crowds57. At the end of the festival, many young fans__________.A．were arrested by the policeB．had spent most of their moneyC．were sleeping outD．became quite penniless58. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large__________.A．tracks through the open countryB．areas of country without soilC．areas of countryside not developedD．expanses of land where nobody works59. Public pathways are created for people to__________.A．commute to workB．enjoy long-distance walkingC. wall to maritime countiesD．visit the historic or scenic sites60. Family groups nowadays like to__________.A．have meals out of doors by the road-sideB．go for a walk away from homeC．drive out past the beautiful placesD．hear and smell the animalsPassage TwoShopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and thebusiness of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have eactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else--he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish. "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned. " Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on. " Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only"having a look around". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the look-out for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps,before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. So most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands. 61. When a man is buying clothes, __________.A．he chooses things that others recormnendB．he buys cheap things, regardless of qualityC．he buys good things, so long as they are not too expensiveD. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things62. In commerce a good salesman is one who__________.A．sells something a customer does not particularly wantB．always has in stock the thing the customer wantsC．can find out quickly the goods requiredD．does not waste his time on difficult customers63. What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants?A．He buys something that is similar enough to the ideal one.B．He usually does not buy anything.C．At least two of his reqnirements must be met before he buys.D．So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.64. According to this passage, when shopping for clothes, women__________.A．often buy things without thinkingB．seldom buy cheap clothesC．welcome suggestions from anyone D．never take any advice65. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers'?A．The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.B．Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.C．Women stand up while shopping, but men sit down.D. The time they take over buying clothes.Passage threeQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Fried foods have long been frowned upon. Nevertheless, the skillet (长柄平底煎锅) is about our handiest and most useful piece of kitchen equipment. Strong woodcutters and others engaged in active labor requiring 4,000calories per day or more will take approximately one-third of their rations prepared in this fashion. Meat, eggs, and French toast cooked in this way are served in millions of homes daily. Apparently the consumers are not beset with more signs of indigestion than afflicted by those who insist upon broiling, roasting, or boiling. Some years ago one of our most eminent physiologists investigated the digestibility of fried potatoes. He found that the pan variety was more easily broken down for assimilation than when deep fat was employed. The latter, however, dissolved within the alimentary tract ( 消化道) more readily than the boiled type. Furthermore, he learned, by watching the progress of the contents of the stomach by means of the fluoroscope (荧光检查仪), that fat actually accelerated the rate of digestion. Now all this is quite in contrast with "authority". Volumes have been written on nutrition, and everywhere the dictum ( 权威意见) has been accepted--no fried edibles of any sort for children. A few will go so tar as to forbid this style of cooking wholly. Now and then an expert will be bold enough to admit that he uses them himself, the absence of discomfort being explained on the ground that he possesses a powerful gastric ( 胃的)apparatus. We can of course sizzle perfectly good articles to death so that they will be leathery and tough. But thorough heating, in the presence of shortening, is not the awful crime that it has been labeled. Such dishes stimulate rather than retard contractions of the gall bladder. Thus it is that bile ( 胆汁) mixes with the nutriment shortly after it leaves the stomach.We don't need to allow our foodstuffs to become oil soaked, but other than that, there seems to be no basis for the widely heralded prohibition against this method. But notions become fixed. The first condemnation probably rose because an "oracle" ( 圣贤) suffered from dyspepsia (消化不良) which he ascribed to some fried item on the menu. The theory spread. Others agreed with him, and after a time the doctrine became incorporated in our textbooks. The belief is now tradition rather than proved fact. It should have been refuted long since, as experience has demonstrated its falsity.56. This passage focuses on__________.A．why the skillet is a handy piece of kitchen equipmentB．the digestibility of fried foodsC．how the experts can mislead the public in the area of food preparationD．why fried foods have long been frowned upon57. People engaged in active labor eat fried foods because __________.A．they are healthfulB．they are much cheaperC．they can be easily digestedD．they can provide the calories the workers need58. The author implies that the public should__________.A．prepare some foods by fryingB．avoid fried foods if possibleC．fry foods for adults but not for childrenD．prepare all foods by frying59. When the author says that "an 'oracle' suffered from dyspepsia which he ascribed to some fried item on the menu" he is being__________.A．gratefulB．factualC．sarcasticD．humorous60. The passage was probably taken from__________.A．a medical journalB．a publication addressed to the general publicC．a speech at a medical conventionD．an advertisement for cooking oilPassage fourQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.In the second half of the twentieth century, many countries of the South ( 发展中国家) began to send students to the industrialized countries for further education. They urgently needed supplies of highly trained personnel to implement a concept of development based on modernization.But many of these students decided to stay on in the developed countries when they had finished their training. At the same time, many professionals who did return home but no longer felt at ease there also decided to go back to the countries where they had studied.In the 1960s, some Latin American countries tried to solve this problem by setting up special "return" programs to encourage their professionals to come back home. These programs received support from international bodies such as the International Organization for Migration, which in 1974 enabled over 1,600 qualified scientistsand technicians to return to Latin America.In the 1980s and 1990s, "temporary return" programs were set up in order to make the best use of trained personnel occupying strategic positions in the developed countries. This gave rise to the United Nations Development Program's Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate ( 移居国外的) Nationals, which encourages technicians and scientists to work in their own countries for short periods. But the brain drain (人才流失) fromthese countries may well increase in response to the new laws of the international market in knowledge.Recent studies forecast that the most developed countries are going to need more and more highly qualified professionals around twice as many as their educational systems will be able to produce, or so it is thought. As a result there is an urgent need for developing countries which send students abroad to give preference to fields where they need competent people to give muscle to their own institutions, instead of encouraging the training of people who may not come back because there are no professional outlets for them. And the countries of the South must not be content with institutional structures that simply take back professionals sent abroad, they must introduce flexible administrative procedures to encourage them to return. If they do not do this, the brain drain is bound to continue.61. Which of the following is NOT correct according to the passage?A．The developing countries believe that sending students to the industrialized countries is a good way to meet their own needs for modernization.B. The South American countries have been sending students to developed countries since the 1920s. C．Many people trained abroad remain in the developed countries instead of coming back to serve their home countries.D．The International Organization for Migration successfully helped more than 1,600 professionals to return to their own countries in a single year.62. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why the developing countries are losing their brain power?A．Many professionals did not feel comfortable in their home countries after they returned home. B．"Temporary return" programs encouraged professionals to work in their home countries for short periods.C．The new laws of the international market encourage knowledge transfer.D．The professionals from the developing countries have been trained in fields where they could not applytheir knowledge to the best advantage in their home countries.63. In the author's opinion, the developing countries should __________.A．keep their present administrative procedures so as to ensure that their students return after graduation B．cooperate more effectively with international organizationsC．set up more return programs under the guidance of the UND．send students abroad in the fields where their knowledge is more likely to be made full use of in their own countries64. According to the passage, the problem of the developing countries will continue__________.A．as long as the developed countries need more qualified professionals than they can educate domestically B．as long as the developing countries are content with their present institutional structuresC．unless those countries stop sending large number of students to be trained abroadD．if theh governments fail to make administrative adjustments concerning the return procedures of their professionals65. The best title for the passage is__________.A．The Brain Drain of the Developing CountriesB．Knowledge TransferC．The Talents from the Developing CountriesD．The Failure of Development ProgramsPassage fiveQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, when children learn to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle--compare those performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end this nonsense of grades, exams,marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, "But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get in the world?"Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.56. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?A．By imitating what other people do.B．By making mistakes and having them corrected.C．By listening to explanations from skilled people.D．By asking a great many questions.57. The passage suggests that learning to speak and leaming to fide a bicycle are __________.A．not really important skillsB．more important than other skillsC．basically different from learning adult skillsD．basically the same as learning other skills58. According to the passage, the author thinks teachers in school should__________.A．allow children to learn by himself or herselfB．point out children's mistakes whenever they're foundC．correct children's mistakes as soon as possibleD．give children more book knowledge59. The author believes the teacher's role in children's learning should be__________.A．the identifier and corrector of their errorsB．their helper and guideC．the person to grade their performance and give feedbacksD．the person to pass on something essential to them60. The title of this passage could probably be__________.A．Let Teachers Stop WorkB．Let Us Make Children LearnC．Let Children Correct Their Own PapersD．Let Children Learn by ThemselvesPassage sixQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet.Psychologists who study optimization ( 最优化) compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents (支持者) of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take,they are all similar in their essential aspects. Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent (相关的) considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.Since most important problems are multifaceted (多层面的), there are several alternatives to choose from,each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paperdecision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. A realistic example for my college students is the question "What will I do after graduation?" A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year.A decision-making worksheet begins with succinct ( 简洁的) statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing on long-rangegoals, a graduating student might revise the question above to "What will I do after graduation that will lead to a successful career?"61. Of the following stepsis the one that occurs before the others in making a decision worksheet. A．listing the consequences of each solutionB．calculating a numerical summary of each solutionC．writing down all possible solutionsD．deciding which consequences are most important62. According to decision-worksheet theory, an optimal decision is defined as one that__________.A．has the fewest variables to considerB．uses the most decision worksheetsC．has the most points assigned to itD．is agreed to by the greatest number of people63. The author develops the discussion in paragraph 1 by means of__________.A．describing a processB．classifying different typesC．providing historical backgroundD．explaining a theory64. The author's attitude towards a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is __________.A．neuralB．approvingC．ambiguousD．biased65. The passage mainly discusses __________.A．a tool to assist in making complex decisionsB．a comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisionsC．research on how people make decisionsD．differences between making long-range and short-range decisions参考答案Passage ONE【参考译文】人们对于休闲娱乐的品位大相径庭。

20XX年6月英语四级阅读理解模拟练习题及答案2017年6月英语四级阅读理解模拟练习题：【原文】Imagining being asked to spend twelve or so years of your life in a society which consisted only of members of own sex. How would you react? Unless there was something definitely wrong with you, you wouldnt be too happy about it, to say the least. It is all the more surprising therefore that so many parents in the world choose to impose such abnormal conditions on their children –conditions which they themselves wouldnt put up with for one minute!Any discussion of this topic is bound to question the aims of education. Stuffing childrens heads full of knowledge is far from being foremost among them. One of the chief aims of educations is to equip future citizens with all they require to take their place in adult society. Now adult society is made up of men and women, so how can a segregated school possibly offer the rightsort of preparation for it? Anyone entering adult society after years of segregation can only be in for a shock.A co-educational school offers children nothing less than a true version of society in miniature. Boys and girls are given the opportunity to get to know each other, to learn to live together from their earliest years. They are put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms of academic ability, athletic achievement and many of theextra-curricular activities which are part of school life. What a practical advantage it is ( to give just a small example ) to be able to put on a school play in which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls! What nonsenseco-education makes of the argument that boys are cleverer than girl or vice-versa. When segregated, boys and girls are made to feel that they are a race apart. Rivalry between the sexes is fostered. In a coeducational school, everything falls into its proper place.But perhaps the greatest contribution of co-education is the healthy attitude to life it encourages. Boys dont grow up believing that women are mysterious creatures – airy goddesses, more like book-illustrations to a fairy-tale, than human beings.Girls dont grow up imagining that men are romantic heroes. Years of living together at school dispel illusions of this kind. There are no goddesses with freckles, pigtails, piercing voices and inky fingers. There are no romantic heroes with knobbly knees, dirty fingernails and unkempt hair. The awkward stage of adolescence brings into sharp focus some of the physical and emotional problems involved in growing up. These can better be overcome in a co-educational environment. Segregated schools sometimes provide the right conditions for sexual deviation. This is hardly possible under a co-educational system. When the time comes for the pupils to leave school, they are fully prepared to enter society as well-adjusted adults. They have already had years of experience in coping with many of the problems that face men and women.2017年6月英语四级阅读理解模拟练习题：【题目】1. What is the best title for this passage?[A] only co-education can be in harmony with society.[B] people are in great need of co-education.[C] any form of education other than co-education is simply unthinkable.[D] co-education has many features.2. what does co-education offer to children?[A] A society.[B] A true small model of society.[C] A real life.[D] True version of social condition.3. According to the passage, what is one of the chief aims of education?[A] It is for students to acquire knowledge.[B] It is to equip future citizens with scientific technology.[C] It is to equip future citizens with what is required in getting a position in society.[D] It is for students to get academic achievements.4. Why do boys and girls in co-education have no illusion about each other?[A] They live together and know each other too well.[B] Years of living together at school dismiss such illusion.[C] co-education encourage them to have an healthy attitude toward life.[D] They are familiar with each others problems.2017年6月英语四级阅读理解模拟练习题：【答案】1-4 CBCB猜你感兴趣：1.2017年6月大学英语四级阅读理解信息匹配模拟题2.2017年6月英语四级翻译模拟练习题带答案3.2017最新英语四级阅读理解练习模拟题及答案解析4.2017年6月英语四级翻译模拟练习题附答案5.2017年英语四级阅读练习题带答案6.2017年大学英语四级阅读题含答案。

xx年6月大学英语四级考前模拟题及答案Directions: There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: Some radio singals were heard in 1967.They were ing from a point in the sky where there was unknown star.They were ing very regularly,too:about once a second,if they were controlled by clock.?The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else.They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people.The signals were ing from a very small body—no bigger,perhaps than the earth.Was that why no light could be seen from it?Or were the signals ing from a pla that belonged to some other star??There was no end to the questions,but the scientists kept the newssecret.“Perhaps there are intelligent beings ou t there.”they thought,“who are trying to send messages to other plas,or to us?So the news was not given to the newspaper.Instead,the scientists studied the signals and searched for others like them...Well,all that happened in1967 and 1968.Since then scientists have learnt more about those strange,regular,radio signals.And they have told the story,of course.The signals do not e from a pla;they e from a new kind of star called a “pulsar””.About a hundred other pulsars have now been found,and most of them are very like thefirst one.?Pulsars are strong radio stars.They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present.A handful of pulsar would weigh a few thousand tons.Their light—if they give much light—is too small for us to see.But we can be sure of this,no intelligent beings are living on them.21. The radio signals discussed in this passage.?A.were regularB.were controlled by a clock?C.were heard in 1967 onlyD.were secret messages ?22. The radio singals were sent by.?A.a satellite?B.a pla?C.a sky body which was unknown at that time?D.intelligent beings who were unknown at that time ?23. The scientists did not tell people about the signals because.?A.the singals stood for secret messages?B.people would ask them too many questions?C.they did not want to frighten people?D.they stood for unimportant messages ?24. A pulsar is.?A. a small heavy star which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen ?B. a small heavy pla which sends out strong radiosignals and cannot be seen ?C. a small heavy satellite which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seenD. a small intelligent being who sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen25. Which of the following is true??A.One of the pulsars found by scientists sends radio signals.?B.Pulsar began to send radio singals in 1967.?C.Scientists have searched for pulsars for many years but found none.?D.Scientists have found many pulsars since 1967. ?Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:?Over vast areas of every continent,the rainfall and vegetation necessary for life are disappearing.Already more than 40 percent of the earth's land is desert ordesert?like.About 628 million people—one out of seven—live in these dry regions.In the past,they have managed to survive,but with difficulty.[ZZ(Z]Now largely through problems caused by modern life,their existence isthreatened by the slow,steady spread of the earth's deserts.Scientists still do not understand all the plex problems of the desert,but there have been many ideas for saving the land.Sandi Arabia has planted 10 million treesto help keep the sand from taking over fertile areas.The Israelis are again using some of the water collection systems left by the ancient people in theNegev desert.They plan to water their orchards with the extra water.Some Sahel farmers still raise cattle on their poor farm land,but before the cattle are sold, they are taken to greener lands in the south to get fat.26. What is the article mainly concerned??A.The problem of spreading desert.?B.The rainfall and vegetation in desert areas.?C.The water collection systems.?D.The difference between modern life and ancient life. ?27. “one out of seven” refers to.?A.more than a third of the lands' earth?B.the percentage of the earth's land that is desert-like?C.the number of people who live in dry regions?D.a day of a week ?28. In paragraph 2,“they are taken to the greenerlands in the south.”They refers to.?A.the Sahel farm landB.the farmers?C.the cattlesD.the trees ?29. How many ideas for saving the land are described??A.Five.B.Two.?C.Four.D.Three. ?30. Which of the following statements is true, aordingto the passage??A.The earth's desert are slowly spreading.?B.One out of 10 people lives in dry regions.?C.Their life in the desert is threatened now by traditional problems.?D.New water wells can solve the problem in Africa's desert. ?Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Telephone, television, radio, and telegraph all help people municate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match es into the homes of everyone with a televisionset.News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a floodcan bring help from distant countries within hours, help is on the way. Because of modern technology like thesatellites that travel around the world, informationtravels fast.How has this speed of munication changed the world? To many people,the world has bee smaller. Of course this doesnot mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred yearsago,munication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America.This time difference influenced people's actions. For example, one battle, or fight, in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed.They would not have died if news had e in time.In the past,munication took much time than it does now.?There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.31. News spreads fast because of.?A.modern transportationB.new technology?C.the change of the worldD.a peace agreement ?32. Aording to this passage,is very important to people in a disaster area.A.fast municationB.modern technology?test newsD.new ideas ?33. Which of the following statements is true??A.The world now seems smaller because of faster munication.?B.The world is actually smaller today.?C.The world is changing its size.?D. The distance between England and America has changed since the War of 1812 ?34. Two hundred years ago,news between the continents was carried.?A.by telephone and telegraphB.by land?C.by airD.by sea ?35. The New Orleans Battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed.?A.by both sidesB.in time?C.in AmericaD.in England ?Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:?The concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one.An estimated 90 percent ofall illnesses may be preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices based upon current medical knowledge.We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.[ZZ)]The structure of American society allows us to make almost all our own personaldecisions that may concern our health.If we so desire,we can smoke,drink excessively, refuse to wear seat belts,eat whatever foods we want,and live a pletely sedentary life-style without any excuse.The freedom to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society,although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned.Personal choices relative to health often cause a difficulty.As one example,a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is the socially aepted thing to do.?A multitude of factors,both inherited andenvironmental,influence the development of health?related behaviors,and it is beyond the scope of this text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any given individual.However,the decision to adopt a particular health-related behavior is usually one of personal choices.There are healthy choices and there are unhealthy choices.In discussing the moral of personal choice,Fries and Crapo drew a parison.[ZZ(Z]They suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide.[ZZ)]Thus,for those individuals who are interested in preserving both the quality and quantity of life,personal health choices should reflect those behaviorsthat are associated with statistical probability of increased vitality and longevity.36. The concept of personal choice concerning health is important because.?A.personal health choices help cure most illnesses?B.it helps raise the level of our medical knowledge?C.it is essential to personal freedom in American society?D.wrong decisions could head to poor health ?37. To “live a pletely sedentary life?style”(Para. 1) in the passage means.”?A.to live an inactive life?B.to live a decent life?C.to live a life with plete freedom?D.to live a life of vice ?38. Sound personal health choice is often difficult to make because.?A.current medical knowledge is still insufficient?B.there are many factors influencing our decisions?C.few people are willing to trade the quality of life for longevity?D.people are usually influenced by the behavior oftheir friends ?39. To knowingly allow oneself to pursue unhealthy habits is pared by Fries and Crapo to.?A.improving the quality of one's life?B.limiting one's personal health choice?C.deliberately ending one's life?D.breaking the rules of social behavior ?40. Aording to Fries and Crapo sound health choices should be based on.?A.personal decisionsws of society?C.statistical evidenceD.opinions of friends ?。

大学英语四级综合分类模拟试卷Part ⅠWritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Being Punctual. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.1、守时的表现，(2) 不守时的表现及危害。

Part ⅡClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices markedA.,B.,C. andD. on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.We usually think of pollution as a harmful waste substance that threatens the air and water. 2 some people have become 3 about another kind of pollution. It can be everywhere, depending on the time of day. 4 it is not thought of as a 5 . It is light.The idea of light pollution has 6 with the increase of 7 in cities. In many areas, this light makes it 8 to observe stars and planets in the night sky. In 1922, the International Dark-Sky Association formed. This organization wants to reduce light pollution in the 9 sky. It also 10 the effective use of electric lighting.Light pollution is the 11 of wasted energy. Bright light that shines into the sky is not being used to provide light 12 it is needed on Earth. 13 designed 14 causes a great deal of light pollution. Lights that are brighter than 15 also cause light pollution.Most people in America are 16 to find out that they are not able to see our own galaxy, The Milky Way, with their own eyes. 17 about three-fourths of Americans cannot see the Milky Way because of 18 light.Objects in the night sky are 19 that provide everyone 20 wonder. But light pollution threatens to prevent those wonderful sights 21 being seen.2、A. So B. But C. And D. Hence3、A. concerned B. careful C. considerable D. thankful4、A. If B. Therefore C. So D. And5、A. material B. thing C. matter D. substance6、A. disappeared B. developed C. evolved D. occurred7、A. lights B. noises C. pollutions D. buildings8、A. difficult B. easy C. possible D. able9、A. day B. night C. blue D. dark10、A. removes B. relieves C. discourages D. urges11、A. source B. result C. cause D. progress12、A. where B. that C. which D. that13、A. Carefully B. Purposely C. deliberately D. Poorly14、A. airing B. lights C. building D. lighting15、A. conditions B. necessary C. days D. inquired16、A. surprised B. disappointed C. unlikely D. impossible17、A. Then B. Also C. But D. Therefore18、A. moon B. star C. man-made D. natural19、A. lights B. resources C. channels D. pollutions20、A. of B. on C. with D. for21、A. to B. on C. for D. fromPart ⅢTranslationDirections: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.22、As the course becomes more difficult and demanding, there is usually ______ (出勤率相应下降)。

大学英语四级考试综合分类模拟试题Part ⅠWritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Cooperation and Competition. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.1、有人认为人生最好的准备，就是学会与他人合作。

有些人则持相反意见，认为只有竞争中有成功。

谈谈你的看法，并说明原因。

Part ⅡError correctionDirections: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧)in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (—)in the blank.One of the three major commercial networks, CBS were 1. ______organized in 1928 when its founder William Paley acquiredownership of a group of radio station. 2. ______As the Columbia Broadcasting System expanded itsoperations, soon become the largest radio network in the United 3. ______States, it precociously recognized the potential for the rapidlyevolved television broadcasting technology. On July 13th, 1931, 4. ______ it began experimentally television broadcasting in New York, 5. ______ and ten years later began regular black and white week 6. ______ broadcasts over its WCBW TV station in the same city, that 7. ______ became WCBS TV in November 1946. With Television City inHollywood, CBS launched the industry's first full scaleproduction studio.Today CBS owns television stations, radio stations, andhome video productions and distribution interests. The CBSBroadcasting Group composed of six divisions: television 8. ______ network, entertainment, sports, news, local television stations,andradio.For most of commercial television history, CBS has beenthe leader in prime time ratings, having the highest ratedshows in almost every year from the mid-1950s through themid-1914s. During the late 1914s, however, CBS lost its topposition from NBC. 9. ______CBS has traditionally been strong in the TV news area. Thenetwork began the first regular TV news program in 1948 withDouglas Edwards as anchor. Journalism legends such as EdwardR. Murrow and Walter Cronkite gave CBS its reputation asquality news broadcaster. 10. ______Part ⅢTranslationDirections: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.12、The Beijing 2008 Olympics will be noted for ____________________ (注入文化、科技元素).13、Things are back to normal since we ____________________ (还清所有债务).14、The regulation will ____________________ (同样适用于) men and women except when in case of maternity leave(产假).15、The schoolmaster's smiling face ____________________(让我放松下来).16、____________________ (不论是什么建议), he will turn a deaf ear to them.答案:Part ⅠWriting1、Cooperation and CompetitionAs we proceed through life, we are faced with many types of situations. Each situation requires us to behave in different ways. We may be faced with a large project which, in order to be accomplished efficiently, demands the cooperation of each person. In this instance, we must be flexible, supportive, and be willing to compromise. Each person is only a small part of a much larger machine.Being competitive also plays a role in life. The desire for success inspires us to work harder. If there was no competition, a sports meeting will never be exciting and successful; we could never have champions.To succeed in life, we must learn to be both cooperative and competitive. The most important thing to learn in life is to know when to be cooperative and when to be competitive.Part ⅡError correction2、were→was3、station→stations4、become→becoming5、evolved→evolving6、experimentally→experimental7、week →weekly8、that→which9、Group ∧composed→is 10、from→to 11、as ∧quality→aPart ⅢTranslation12、its injection of culture and technology elements 13、paid off all our debts 14、apply equally to 15、put/made me at ease 16、whatever the suggestion is。

2014年大学英语四级冲刺模拟题及答案（共六份）（模拟题+参考答案）关于本文档：由马宁新搜集整理本文档共分6部分：大学英语四级冲刺模拟题及答案解析）；共103页，71693字；宋体，五号字目录2014年大学英语四级模拟题一及答案 ................... .......... . (2)2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之二................ .. (17)2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之三................ ........ .......... (36)2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之四................. (56)2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之五.................. .......... . (64)2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之六................. .......... .. (84)2014年大学英语四级模拟题一及答案Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:American Indians played a central role in the war known as the American Revolution. To them, however, the dispute between the colonists and England was peripheral. For American Indians the conflict was a war for American Indian independence, and whichever side they chose, they lost it. Mary Brant was a powerful influence among the Iroquois. She was a Mohawk, the leader of the society of all Iroquois matrons, and the widow of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Her brother, Joseph Brant, is the best known American Indian warrior of the Revolution, yet she may have exerted even more influence in the confederacy than he did. She used her influence to keep the western tribes of Iroquois loyal to the English king, George Ⅲ. When the colonists won the war, she and her tribe had to abandon their lands and retreat to Canada. On the other side, Nancy Ward held positions of authority in the Cherokee nation. She had fought as a warrior in the war against the Creeks and as a reward for her heroism was made “Beloved Woman” of the tribe. This office made her chief of the women’s council and a member of the council of chiefs. She was friendly with the white settlers and supported the Patriots during the Revolution. Yet the Cherokees too lost their land.21.What is the main point the author makes in the passage?A.Siding with the English in the Revolution helped American Indians regain their land.B.At the time of the Revolution the Superintendent of Indian Affairs had little power.C.Regardless of whom they supported in the Revolution, American Indians lost their land.D.The outcome of the Revolution was largely determined by American Indianwomen.22.The word “it”in line 5 refers to ____.A.sideB.revolutionC.disputeD.independence23.How did Ward gain her position of authority?A.By bravery in battle.B.By marriage to a chief.C.By joining the confederacy.D.By being born into a powerful family.24.To which tribe did Nancy Ward belong?A.Mohawk.B.Iroquois.C.Cherokee.D.Creek.25.According to the passage, what did Mary Brant and Nancy Ward had in common?A.Each was called “Beloved Woman”by her tribe.B.Each influenced her tribe’s role in the American Revolution.C.Each lost a brother in the American Revolution.D.Each went to England after the American Revolution.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Born in 1830 in rural Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson spent her entire life in the household of her parents. Between 1858 and 1862, it was later discovered, she wrote like a person possessed, often producing a poem a day. It was also during this period that her life was transformed into the myth of Amherst. Withdrawing more and more, keeping to her room, sometimes even refusing to see visitors who called, she began to dress only in white—a habit that added to her reputation as an eccentric.In their determination to read Dickinson’s life in terms of a traditional romantic plot, biographers have missed the unique pattern of her life—her struggle to create a female life not yet imagined by the culture in which she lived. Dickinson was not the innocent, lovelorn and emotionally fragile girl sentimentalized by the Dickinson myth and popularized by William Luce’s 1976 play, the Belle of Amherst. Her decision to shut the door on Amherst society in the 1850’s transformed her house into a kind of magical realm in which she was free to engage her poetic genius. Her seclusion was not the result of a failed love affair, but rather a part of a more general pattern of renunciation through which she, in her quest for self sovereignty, carried on an argument with the puritan fathers, attacking with wit and irony their cheerless Calvinist doctrine, their stern patriarchal God, and their rigid notions of “true womanhood”.26.What’s the author’s main purpose in the passage?A.To interpret Emily Dickinson’s eccentric behavior.B.To promote the popular myth of Emily Dickinson.C.To discuss Emily Dickinson’s failed love affair.D.To describe the religiou s climate in Emily Dickinson’s time.27.Which of the following is not mentioned as being one of Emily Dickinson’s eccentricities?A.Refusing to eat.B.Wearing only white.C.Avoiding visitors.D.Staying in her room.28.According to the passage, biographers of Emily Dickinson have traditionally ____.A.criticized most of her poemsB.ignored her innocence and emotional fragilityC.seen her life in romantic termsD.blaming her parents for restricting her activities29.The author implies that many peopl e attribute Emily Dickinson’s seclusion to ____.A.physical illnessB.a failed love affairC.religious fervorD.her dislike of people30.It can be inferred from the passage that Emily Dickinson lived in a society that was characterized by ____.A.strong Puritan beliefsB.equality of men and womenC.the encouragement of nonconformityD.the appreciation of poetic creativityQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.The railroad industry could not have grown as large as it did without steel. The first rails were made of iron. But iron rails were not strong enough to support heavy trains running at high speeds. Railroad executives wanted to replace them with steel rails because steel was ten orfifteen times stronger and lasted twenty times longer. Before the 1870’s, however, steel was too expensive to be widely used. It was made by a slow and expensive process of heating, stirring and reheating iron ore.Then the inventor Henry Bessemer discovered that directing a blast of air at melted iron in a furnace would burn out the impurities that made the iron brittle. As the air shot through the furnace, the bubbling metal would erupt in showers of sparks. When the fire cooled, the metal had been changed, or converted to steel. The Bessemer converter made possible the mass production of steel. Now three to five tons of iron could be changed into steel in a matter of minutes.Just when the demand for more and more steel developed, prospectors discovered huge new deposits of iron ore in the Mesabi Range, a 120long region in Minnesota near Lake Superior. The Mesabi deposits were so near the surface that they could be mined with steam shovels.Barges and steamers carried the iron ore through Lake Superior to depots on the southern shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. With dizzying speed Gary, Indiana, and Toledo, Youngstown, and Cleveland, Ohio, became major steel manufacturing centers. Pittsburgh was the greatest steel city of all.Steel was the basic building material of the industrial age. Production skyrocketed from seventy seven thousand tons in 1870 to over eleven million tons in 1900.31.According to the passage, the railroad industry preferred steel to iron because steel was ____.A.cheaper and more plentifulB.lighter and easier to moldC.cleaner and easier to mineD.stronger and more durable32.According to the passage, how did Bessemer method make the mass production of steel possible?A.It directed air at melted iron in a furnace, removing all impurities.B.It slowly heated iron ore then stirred it and heated it again.C.It changed iron ore into iron which was a substitute for steel.D.It could quickly find deposits of iron ore under the ground.33.According to the passage, where were large deposits of iron uncovered?A.In Pittsburgh.B.In the Mesabi Range.C.Near Lake Michigan.D.Near Lake Erie.34.The words “Barges and steamers”could best be replaced by which of the following?A.Trains.B.Planes.C.Boats.D.Trucks.35.It can be inferred from the passage that the mass production of steel caused ____.A.a decline in the railroad industryB.a revolution in the industrial worldC.an increase in the price of steelD.a feeling of discontent among steel workersQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:There were two widely divergent influences on the early development of statistical methods. Statistics had a mother who was dedicated to keeping orderly records of governmental units (state and statistics come from the same Latin root, status) and a gentlemanly gambling father who relied on mathematics to increase his skill at playing the odds in games of chance. Theinfluence of the mother on the offspring, statistics, is represented by counting, measuring, describing, tabulating, ordering, and the taking of censuses—all of which led to modern descriptive statistics. From the influence of the father came modern inferential statistics, which is based squarely on theories of probability.Descripitive statistics involves tabulating, depicting, and describing collections of data. These data may be either quantitative, such as measures of height, intelligence, or grand level—variables that are characterized by an underlying continuum—or the data may represent qualitative variables, such as sex, college major, or personality type. Large masses of data must generally undergo a process of summarization or reduction before they are comprehensible. Descriptive statistics is a tool for describing or summarizing or reducing to comprehensible from the properties of an otherwise unwieldy mass of data.Inferential statistics is a formalized body of methods for solving another class of problems that present great difficulties for the unaided human mind. Thisgeneral class of problems characteristically involves attempts to make prediction using a sample of observations. For example, a school superintendent wishesto determine of the proportion of children in a large school system who come to school without breakfast, have been vaccinated for flu, or whatever. Having a little knowledge of statistics, the superintendent would know that it is unnecessaryand inefficient to question each child; the proportion for the entire district could be estimated fairly accurately from a sample of as few as 100 children. Thus, the purpose of inferential statistics is to predict or estimate characteristics of a population from a knowledge of the characteristics of only a sample of the population.36.With what is the passage mainly concerned?A.The drawbacks of descriptive and inferential statistics.B.Applications of inferential statistics.C.The development and use of statistics.D.How to use descriptive statistics.37.Why does the author mention the “mother”and “father”in the first paragraph?A.To point out that parents can teach their children statistics.B.To introduce inferential statistics.C.To explain that there are different kinds of variables.D.To present the background of statistics in a humorous and understandable way.38.Which of the following is NOT given as an example of qualitative variable?A.Gender.B.Height.C.College major.D.Type of personality.39.Which of the following statements about descriptive statistics is best supported by the passage?A.It simplifies unwieldy masses of data.B.It leads to increased variability.C.It solves all numerical problems.D.It changes qualitative variables to quantitative variables.40.According to the passage which is the purpose of examining a sample of a population?A.To compare different groups.B.To predict characteristics of the entire population.C.To consider all the quantitative variables.D.To tabulate collections of data.Part ⅢVocabulary 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.41.He is among those lucky students who have won ____ to first rate university.A.permissionB.admittanceC.professionD.admission42.Mathematics as well as other subjects ____ a science.A.wasB.isC.areD.belong to43.We should ____ our human and material resources if we are to succeedin the joint venture.A.pourB.plungeC.poolD.pick44.I would appreciate ____ it a secret.A.your keepingB.that you keepC.you to keepD.that you will keep45.Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ____ so much noise.A.resistB.tolerateC.sustainD.undergo46.I’ll lend you my cassette recorder ____ I’ve done wi th it.A.every timeB.the momentC.untilD.lest47.I ____ several interesting facts about Mexico in that book.A.came toB. came intoC.came overD.came across48.The seeing eye dog was the blind man’s ____ companion.A.continualB.consistentC.constantD.continuous49.Getting up is an everyday ____.A.happeningB.occurrenceC.incidentD.event50.We are not ____ to veto(否定) our own proposals.A.likelyB.possibleC.probableD.potential51.This is ____ the first time you have been late.A.under no circumstancesB.on no accountC.by no meansD.for no reason52.Can you ____ me on the phone by the sound of my voice?A.make upB.make overC.make outD.make off53.The mechanic examined the car engine ____ but could find nothing wrong with it.A.throughoutB.exactlyC.thoroughlyD.altogether54.Mr. Smith used to work the night ____ in a power plant.A.stretchB.shiftC.timeD.turn55.I broke my relationship with Anne because she always found ____.A.errorB.mistakeC.flawD.fault56.He failed again in the driving test. I don’t know why ____ he was so nervous.A.in the earthB.on the earthC.in earthD.on earth57.Sally’s score on the exam is the lowest in the class. She ____ hard.A.should have studiedB.must have to studyC.must have studiedD.needn’t have studied58.If you ____ in taking this attitude, we’ll have to ask you to leave.A.insistB.keepC.resistD.persist59.In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ____ spring.tterterstte60.____ he was a regular customer, the boss allowed 10% discount off the prices of the goods.A.GivingB.Given thatC.Giving thatD.To give that61.Like the old, ____ respected in our country.A.the female isB.a female isC.the female areD.female is62.It was difficult to tell what her ____ to the news could be.A.impressionmentC.reactionD.opinion63.American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920.A.ignoredB.deniedC.rejectedD.refused64.No one can behave ____, completely regardless of social conventions.A.at willB.at randomC.on purposeD.on easy65.____ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.A.As forB.ExceptC.In spiteD.Despite66.In his poems, he compared his little daughter ____ a flower.A.byB.toC.forD.as67.All flights ____ because of the heavy storm, we decided to take the train.A.having canceledB.being canceledC.having been canceledD.canceled68.Mother hopes her son will ____ doing anything rash.A.keep fromB.avoid fromC.ask fromD.protect from69.This story is not real; it is ____.A.imaginativeB.imaginaryC.imaginableD.imagining70.He slept in the ____ of the trees on such a hot day.A.shadeB.shelterC.shadowD.shieldPart ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possiblewords (not exceeding 10 words).Our world is filled with sounds we never hear. The human auditory(听觉的) range is limited to begin with: if we could hear sounds lower than 20 vibrations per second, we would be driven mad by the rumblings and creakings of our muscles, intestines and heartbeats; every step we take would sound like an explosion. But even with our auditory range we select, focus, pay attention to a few sounds and blot out the rest. We are so assaulted(困扰) by sound that we continually “turn off”. But in the process we shut out the glorious symphony(交响乐) of sound in which the living world is bathed.The sound tormented city dweller who habitually “turns off his audio”loses a dimension of social reality. Some people, for example, possess the ability to enter a crowded room and from the sounds encountered know immediately the mood, pace and direction of the group assembled. Everything becomes more real when heard as well as seen. It is, in fact, quite hard really to know a person by sight alone, without hearing his voice. And it is not just the sound of the voice that informs. Even the rhythm of footsteps reveals age and variations of mood—delight, depression, anger, joy.Hearing can also soothe and comfort. The snapping of logs in the fireplace, the gossipy whisper of a broom, the inquisitive wheeze of a drawer opening—all are savored sounds that make us feel at home. In a well loved home, every chair produced a different, recognizable creak, every window a different click, groan or squeak. The kitchen by itself is a source of many pleasing sounds. Every place, every event has a sound dimension.The sense of hearing can perhaps be restored to modern man if he better understands its worth and how it works. Most people would be surprised to discover how far the sense can be pushed by cultivation. At a friend’s h ouse recently, my wife opened her purse and some coins spilled out, one after another, onto the floor. “Three quarters, two dimes, a nickels and three pennies,” said our host as he came in from the next room. And as an after thought: “One of the quarters i s silver.” He was right, down to the last penny.How did you do it?”we asked. “Try it yourself.”he said. We did, and with a little practice we found it easy.Curiously, evidence indicates that people need sound. When we are lost in thought,we involuntarily drum with our fingers or tap with a pencil—a reminder that weare still surrounded by a world outside ourselves. Just cutting down reflectedsound can produce some odd results. The nearest thing on earth to the silence ofouter space, for example, is the “anechoic chamber” at the Bell Telephone Laboratories in Burray Hills, N.J., which is lined with material that absorbs 99.98% of all reflected sound. Men who have remained in the room for more than an hour report that they feel nervous and out of touch with reality.Questions:S1.According to Paragraph One. Why do we blot out the sounds we don’t want to hear?__________________________________________S2.The writer believes that the rhythm of our footsteps changes as______________________________________.S3.How many different kinds of sounds are mentioned in Paragraph 3?________________________________________________S4.What’s the main idea of Paragraphs 4 and 5?___________________________________________________S5.The whole passage tells us that by ignoring most of the sound around us we miss much that could give us ______________________________.Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you’re allowed thirty minutes to write acomposition on the topic “Reading Selectively or Extensively?” you should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1.有人认为读书要有选择；2.有人认为应当博览群书；3.我的看法。