英语专业四级预测试题与答案

xx年6月英语四级考试预测试题及答案xx年6月英语四级考试预测试题及答案Directions: There are 4 reading 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.Aulturation, which begins at birth, is the process of teaching new generations of children the customs and values of the parents' culture. How people treat newborns, for example, can be indicative of cultural values. In the United States it is not unmon for parents to put a newborn in a separate room that belongs only to the child. This helps to preserve parents' privacy and allows the child to get used to having his or her own room, which is seen as a first step toward personal independence. Americans traditionally have held independence and a closely related value, individualism, in high esteem. Parents try toinstill these prevailing values in their children. American English expresses these value preferences: children should "cut the (umbilical) cord" and are encouraged not to be "tied to their mothers' apron strings." In the process of their socialization children learn to "look out for number one" and to "stand on their own two feet".Many children are taught at a very early age to make decisions and be responsible for their actions. Often children work for money outside the home as a first step to establishing autonomy. Nine-or ten-year-old children may deliver newspapers in their neighborhoods and save or spend their earnings. Teenagers (13 to 18 years) may baby-sit neighbors' homes in order to earn a few dollar a week. Receiving a weekly allowance at an early age teaches children to budget their money, preparing them for future financial independence. Many parents believe that managing money helps children learn responsibility as well as appreciate the value of money.21. Aording to this passage, the way people treat newborns .A) is a sign of their customsB) is an indication of their level of knowledgeC) symbolizes their social systemD) varies from culture to culture22. The expression, "to cut the cord", is used to show that .A) children don't like their parentsB) parents don't feel close to their childrenC) parents would not like to live together with their childrenD) independence from one's family is an important personal goal in USA23. Children who are "tied to the apron strings" .A) are caught in their mothers' apronsB) must always wear an apron when they eatC) are very dependent on their mothersD) are independent from their parents24. American people often let their children work for money outside the home at a very early age because .A) children have to earn money to help the familyB) they need more moneyC) they want them to begin establishing autonomyD) children have to save money for future use25. It can be inferred from this passage that .A) Americans are money loversB) Americans admire independenceC) Americans are good at decision-makingD) Americans are all responsibleMany people believe that the glare from snow causes snowblindness. Yet, dark glasses or not, they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes, and even snowblindness, when exposed to several hours of "snow light".The United States Army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snowblindness in troops in a snow-covered country. Rather, a man's eyes frequently find nothing to focus on in a broad expanse of barren snow-covered terrain. So his gaze continually shifts and jumps back and forth over the entire landscape in search of something to look at. Finding nothing, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searching and the eyeballs bee sore and the eye muscles ache. Nature offsets this irritation by producing more and more fluid which covers the eyeballs. The fluid covers the eyeball in increasing quantity until vision blurs, then is obscured, and the result is total, even though temporary, snowblindness.Experiments led to the Army to a simple method of overing this problem. Scouts ahead of a main body of troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as they cross pletely snow-covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight, dark colored objects ahead on which they too can focus. The menfollowing can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on a bush and having found something to see, stop scouring the snow-blanketed landscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time, the men can cross the snow without being hopelessly snowblind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a solid white terrain is overe.26. To prevent headache, watering eyes and blindness caused by the glare from snow, dark glasses are .A) indispensableB) usefulC) ineffectiveD) available27. When the eyes are sore tears are produced to .A) clear the visionB) remedy snowblindnessC) ease the irritationD) loosen the muscles28. Snowblindness may be avoided by .A) concentrating on the solid white terrainB) searching for something to look at in snow-covered terrainC) providing the eyes with something to focus onD) covering the eyeballs with fluid29. The eyeballs bee sore and the eye muscles ache because .A) tears cover the eyeballsB) the eyes are irritated by blinding sunlightC) the eyes are irritated by blinding snowD) there is nothing to focus on30. A suitable title for the passage would be .A) Snowblindness and How to Overe ItB) Nature's Cure for SnowblindnessC) Soldiers in the SnowD) Snow Vision。

Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. In recent years, more and more foreigners are involved in the teaching programs of the United States. Both the advantages and the disadvantages47using foreign faculty in teaching positions have to be48 , of course. It can be said that the foreign background that makes the faculty member from abroad an asset also49 problems of adjustment, both for the university and for the individual. The foreign research scholar usually isolates himself in the laboratory as a means of protection; 50, what he needs is to be fitted to a highly organized university system quite different from51at home. He is faced in his daily work with differences in philosophy, arrangements of courses and methods of teaching. Both the visiting professor and his students52a common ground in each other’s cultures, some concept of what is already in the minds of American students is53for the foreign professor. While helping him to adapt himself to his new environment, the university mustalso54certain adjustments in order to take full advantage of what the newcomer can55. It isn’t always known how to make creative use of foreign faculty, especially at smaller colleges. This is thought to be a56where further study is called for. The findings of such a study will be of value to colleges and universities with foreign faculty. ［A］field［B］possess［C］considered ［D］express［E］offer［F］create ［G］required［H］of［I］emerge ［J］make［K］lack［L］ however ［M］ scope［N］ cause［O］ that Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. There is a new type of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns. It is sometimes placed among “situations vacant”, although it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes it appears among “situations wanted”, although it is not placed by someone looking for a job, either. What it does is to offer help in applying for a job. “Contact us before writing your application”, or “Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum vitae or job history”, is how it is usually expressed. The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment. It is also an indication of the growing importance of the curriculum vitae (or job history), with the suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right. There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application. “Just put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams”, was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school. The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the interview. And in those days of full employment the technique worked. The letter proved that you could write and were available for work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest. Later, as you moved up the ladder, something slightly more sophisticated was called for. The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest. It might be the aggressive approach. “Your search is over. I am the person you are looking for”, was a widely used trick that occasionally succeeded. Or it might be some special feature specially designed for the job interview. There is no doubt, however, that it is increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in theprocess of engaging staff that has led to the greater importance of the curriculum vitae. 57. The new type of advertisement which is appearing in newspaper columns. ［A］informs job hunters of the opportunities available ［B］promises to offer useful advice to those looking for employment ［C］divides available jobs into various types ［D］informs employers of the people available for work 58. Nowadays a demand for this specialized type of service has been created because. ［A］there is a lack of jobs available for artistic people ［B］there are so many top level jobs available ［C］there are so many people out of work ［D］the job history is considered to be a work of art 59. In the past it was expected that first job hunters would . ［A］write an initial letter giving their life history ［B］pass some exams before applying for a job ［C］have no qualifications other than being able to read and write ［D］keep any detailed information until they obtained an interview 60. Later, as one went on to apply for more important jobs, one was advised to include in the letter . ［A］something that would distinguish one from other applicants ［B］hinted information about the personality of the applicant ［C］one’s advantages over others in applying for the job ［D］an occasional trick with the aggressive approach 61. The curriculum vitae has become such an important document because . ［A］there has been an increase in the number of jobs advertised ［B］there has been an increase in the number of applicants with degrees ［C］jobs are becoming much more complicated nowadays ［D］the other processes of applying for jobs are more complicated Passage Two Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent-controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city. Some theorists argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. The federal government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps people who generally look for unskilled, low-paying jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. The price, which is the wage that employers must pay, increases. Therefore, other things being equal, the number of workers that employers want decreases. Thus, critics claim, an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment. Some poorpeople may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wage. Supporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people keep their dignity. Because of the law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum. Furthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages. Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as decisions about farm production, rent control, and the minimum wage. The predictions may be correct only if “other things are equal”. Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions. 62.There is the possibility that setting maximum rent may . ［A］cause a shortage of apartments［B］worry those who rent apartments as homes ［C］increase the profits of landlords［D］encourage landlords to invest in building apartment 63.According to the critics, rent control . ［A］will always benefit those who rent apartments［B］is unnecessary ［C］will bring negative effects in the long run［D］is necessary under all circumstances 64.The problem of unemployment will arise . ［A］if the minimum wage is set too high［B］if the minimum wage is set too low ［C］if the workers are unskilled［D］if the maximum wage is set 65.The passage tells us . ［A］the relationship between supply and demand ［B］the possible results of government controls ［C］the necessity of government control ［D］the urgency of getting rid of government controls 66.Which of the following statements is NOT true? ［A］The results of economic decisions can not always be predicted. ［B］Minimum wage can not always protect employees. ［C］Economic theory can predict the results of economic decisions if other factors are not changing. ［D］Economic decisions should not be based on economic theory.。

英语专四听力考试预测试题英语专四听力考试预测试题the stars are not afraid to appear like fireflies.以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的'英语专四听力考试预测试题，希望能给大家带来帮助!Great Depression in the U.SIn 1929, the bills started to come in. American industry had produced too many goods. Americans could not afford to buy all of them. So factories had to cut down on their production. Many workers lost their jobs. Investors tried to get their money back. But businesses did not have enough money to pay them. Banks tried to get their money back from investors. But the investors could not pay, either. Too many people owed money. And few of them could pay their bills.During the next few years, business got worse and worse. By 1932, banks all over the country were closing.People without money could not buy goods, so more businesses closed. More and more people lost their jobs. By 1932, more than 12 million Americans were jobless. Millions more were earning barely enough to live on. The country was in a great depression they had never experienced before. (151 words) Useful Words and Expressions:bill n.账单，票据foot the bill otheb 付账;负责cut down on减少investor n.投资者barely adv.仅仅，刚刚be arely of age刚成年a barely furniished room陈设简陋的房间He barely escaped..他好不容易地才逃了出来。

英语专业四级模拟试题三——TEM-4 Exercise 03PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN.]In Section A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answerthe questions that follow. Select the correct response for each question.SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear 8 statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds toanswer each of the following 8 questions. Now listen to the statements.1. How much money is expected to be raised?A. '1/4 millionB. '1/2 millionC. '1 millionD. '2 million正确答案是2. Which statement about the speaker is true?A. He likes grapes better than anyone else does.B. He grows more grapes than anyone else.C. Grapes are more nutritious than he thought.D. He thinks very few people like grapes.正确答案是3. The speaker seems to feel _____.A. that it might take some time for him to ride in his new carB. that he could have his new car come in two daysC. that he couldn't use the new car because the dealer is gettinghim a license D. that he couldn't ride in his new car because the dealer is teaching him how to drive it正确答案是4. The speaker's opinion is _____.A. this is a result of what I readB. you alread6y know what the results will beC. I'd like to try to make it happen if possibleD. I'm prepared to try no matter what happens正确答案是5. The speaker _____.A. really needs to return that article on photography immediatelyB. found the article so good that she copied itC. wishes she could go back to the library nowD. should have made a copy of the article for reference 正确答案是6. How long does it take the local train to get to New York? A. One hour.B. Two hours.C. Three hours.D. Four hours.正确答案是7. What did Cindy do?A. She bought a pair of skates from the shoemaker.B. She asked the shoemaker to sharpen her skates for her.C. She wanted her parents to buy a new pair for her.D. She carefully sharpened her skates herself.正确答案是8. What should be kept in mind when one reserves plane tickets? A. Reservations should be confirmed forty-eight hours before departure. B. Confirmation of reservations can take forty-eight hours. C. Cancellations can be made forty-eight hours in advance. D. Many flights are cancelled forty-eight hours before departure. 正确答案是SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear 8 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of eachconversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following 8 questions. Nowlisten to the conversations.9. Where is the woman?A. At the department store.B. At the grocery.C. In the garden.D. In the farm.正确答案是10. Why does the woman not want to tell Mr. Brown about the parking ticket?A. He will get very angry.B. He is looking for a parking space.C. He has to buy a parking ticket himself.D. He will discover it himself anyway. 正确答案是11. What time is it?A. 7:10B. 7:00C. 6:50D. 7:05正确答案是12. What does the woman think is harder? A. political science.B. Economics.C. Getting an A.D. Political and economics.正确答案是13. What does the woman mean?A. Both bags cost the same per pound.B. The man shouldn't spend so much money on potatoes.C. She always buys the same size bag.D. She doesn't usually eat any potatoes. 正确答案是14. What is the woman suggesting? A. Getting a better quality lamp.B. Fixing the lamp tomorrow.C. Changing the light bulb.D. Working with a different lamp. 正确答案是15. What does Mr. Hester mean?A. He does have a background in business.B. He lacks the experience that is called for.C. He isn't interested in being a student.D. He doesn't want to do business at all.正确答案是16. What does Paul do?A. He publishes books.B. He works in industry.C. He collects automobiles.D. He is an author.正确答案是SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 17 and 18 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item youwill be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.17. Who was the only person having survived the crash?A. The French judge.B. The French judge's bodyguard.C. Rees Jones, Princess Dianna's bodyguard.D. A French doctor.正确答案是18. Rees Jones didn't talk about the crash shortly after the crash because _____. A. he could only tell the French judge about the crashB. he was seriously wounded and couldn't remember what had happened at the momentC. he refused to talk about itD. his doctors didn't allow him to talk about it then正确答案是Question 19 is based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given10 seconds to answer the following question. Now listen to the news.19. Which statement is false about James McDougall?A. He is Clinton's former business partner.B. He died of a heart attack.C. He died on Sunday.D. He was conducting an investigation in connection with the White Water Real Estate Venture before he died.正确答案是Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.20. What's the minimum figure of the deaths of people in the two bomb explosions? A. 12B. 8C. 16D. 60正确答案是21. How many people have been killed by the sectarian and political violence in Pakistan this year?A. More than 12.B. 60.C. More than 60.D. About 8.正确答案是Questions 22 to 24 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 30 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.22. What measures will Indonesia take in order to put out forest fires? A. Send more fire engines.B. Create rain.C. Encourage villagers by offering them more water and equipment.D. Cut more bushes.正确答案是23. How long will the plan of putting out forest fire last?A. One week.B. Five days.C. Ten days.D. One month.正确答案是24. Why was an airport forced to close down?A. Because the blazes from the fire were too hot.B. Because the smoke from the fires was too think.C. Because it was too droughty at the airport.D. Because it rained heavily there.正确答案是Question 25 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following question. Now listen to the news.25. What is the necessary condition for the waiver?A. Vietnam has received trade benefits.B. Vietnam has made progress in allowing immigration to the US.C. Vietnam must become one of the most-favored nations.D. The relations between the US and Vietnam must be further improved.正确答案是PART II CLOZE [15 MIN.]Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correctchoice for each blank.Today, the Tower of London is one of the most popular tourist(26)_____ and attracts over three million visitors a year. It was occasionally used as a Royal Palace for the Kings and Queens of England (27)_____ the time of James I who (28)_____ from 1603 to 1625, but isbest known as a prison and execution place. Within the walls of the Tower, princes have been murdered, traitors (29)_____, spies shot, andQueens of England beheaded. One of the most famous executions was that of Anne Boleyn in 1526. She was the second wife of Henry VIII. He wanted to (30)_____ her because she could not give him a son, so he accused her of adultery. She was tried and found guilty. She asked to be beheaded with a sword, (31)_____ the usual axe, which can still be seen in the Tower.The Tower was also the (32)_____ of one of London's most famous mysteries. King Edward IV died in 1483. His elder son, Edward, became king (33)_____ his father's death. Young Edward lived in the Tower, and the Duke of Gloucester, his protector, persuaded Edward's brother, Richard, to come and live there so that they could play together. But then the Duke (34)_____ that he was the new king, and he was crowned instead of the twelve-year-old Edward, (35)_____ himself Richard III.After that, the boys were seen less and less and (36)_____ disappeared. It is said that they were suffocated in bed by pillows being (37)_____ their mouths. It is believed that Richard III ordered their deaths, although it has never been (38)_____. In 1674, workmen at the Towerdiscovered two skeletons which were taken away and buried in Westminster Abbey in 1678. The(39)_____ were examined in 1933 and were declared to be those of two children, (40)_____ theage of the Princes.26. A. seatsB. scenesC. groundsD. sights正确答案是27. A. untilB. byC. toD. at正确答案是28. A. reinedB. reignedC. poweredD. controlled正确答案是29. A. ruinedB. destroyedC. torturedD. wounded正确答案是30. A. get away with B. get rid ofC. get done withD. get down on 正确答案是31. A. apart fromB. besidesC. togetherD. rather than 正确答案是32. A. region B. sceneC. placeD. area正确答案是33. A. onB. atC. withD. by正确答案是34. A. revealed B. announced C. pronounced D. advertised 正确答案是35. A. naming B. declaring C. callingD. giving正确答案是36. A. eventuallyB. laterC. lastlyD. completely 正确答案是37. A. forced intoB. squeezed forthC. pressed overD. put on正确答案是38. A. approvedB. provedC. reprovedD. disproved正确答案是39. A. remainsB. corpsesC. bonesD. bodies正确答案是40. A. definitelyB. roughlyC. possiblyD. certainly正确答案是PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 MIN.]There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.41. All the television viewers chose her as their _____ actress.A. favorableB. favoriteC. favoredD. favoring正确答案是42. She pointed out that her wages _____ no relation to the amount of work she did.A. heldB. yieldedC. offeredD. bore正确答案是43. His long beard is a _____ joke among his friends.A. steadyB. standingC. settledD. stable正确答案是44. _____ her inexperience her failure to secure the contract was not surprising.A. In view ofB. By virtue ofC. With regard toD. In recognition of 正确答案是45. Mr. White was told again and again to _____ smoking but he just wouldn't listen.A. cut throughB. cut downC. cut offD. cut away正确答案是46. If this animal had escaped from its cage it could _____ have killed or hurt several people.A. equallyB. bothC. wellD. severely正确答案是47. The president shook hands with everyone, without _____ of rank.A. convictionB. expositionC. distinctionD. recognition正确答案是48. Sometimes they _____ their students' poor comprehension to a lack of intelligence.A. attributeB. assignC. attachD. associate正确答案是49. To _____ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-checked before leaving the office.A. assureB. ensureC. insureD. ascertain正确答案是50. As a natural body substance, interferon (干扰素) has few side _____. A. influencesB. effectsC. impactsD. functions正确答案是51. The police _____ together all they had found out about the wanted man.A. combinedB. mixedC. piecedD. joined正确答案是52. When Bob came in, Jean _____ her talk with Linda and talked to Bob.A. broke offB. cleared awayC. cut acrossD. set apart正确答案是53. Foreign mutton is _____ to home-grown in flavor.A. worseB. indifferentC. inferiorD. subordinate正确答案是54. I _____ work last week, but I changed my mind.A. were to startB. was to startC. was to have startedD. had started正确答案是55. The children went there to watch the iron tower _____.A. to erectB. be erectedC. erectingD. being erected正确答案是56. After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls aswell as boys _____ to go to school. A. to be encouragedB. been encouragedC. being encouragedD. be encouraged正确答案是57. _____ such a good chance, he planned to learn more.A. To be givenB. Having been givenC. Having givenD. Giving正确答案是58. -- Has Mary finished writing his article?-- No, and it _____ two days ago. A. should be finishedB. should finishC. should have finishedD. ought to have been finished正确答案是59. I had better _____ the problem.A. leave them to settleB. to leave them to settleC. to leave them settlingD. leave them settling 正确答案是60. _____ it is necessary to study the proposals for several more months before making a decision is to bedebated.A. WhetherB. IfC. WhatD. That正确答案是61. _____ is well-known to all, too much stress can cause disease.A. WhichB. ItC. ThatD. As正确答案是62. _____ to speak when the audience interrupted him.A. Hardly had he begunB. No sooner had he begunC. Not until he begunD. Scarcely did he begun 正确答案是63. As is generally agreed, a family without love is not _____ a family as a body without soul in a man.A. suchB. as much ofC. so much ofD. much of正确答案是64. _____, I couldn't understand what is meant by that.A. As I try hardB. Hard as I might tryC. I might try hardD. I tried hard正确答案是65. "What will you be doing tomorrow evening?" "_____ the students' papers."A. CorrectingB. Will be correctingC. To correctD. Will correct正确答案是PART IV READING COMPREHENSION [30 MIN.]SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN.]In this section there are five passages followed by fifteenquestions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answer marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.TEXT APeople have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories to pictures.About 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the NearEast began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modern comic-strip stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.By the year 1000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of tem than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.These days we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.66. Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because _____. A. the hunters wanted to see the picturesB. the painters were animal loversC. the painters wanted to show imaginationD. the pictures were thought to be helpful正确答案是67. The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that _____.A. the former was easy to writeB. there were fewer signs in the formerC. the former was easy to pronounceD. each sign stood for only one sound正确答案是68. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet.B. The Egyptians liked to write comic-strip stories.C. The Roman alphabet was developed from the Egyptian one.D. The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyptians.正确答案是69. In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures _____.A. should be made comprehensibleB. should be made interestingC. are of much use in our lifeD. are disappearing from our life正确答案是TEXT BHuman beings have used tools for a very long time. In some parts of the world you can still find tools that people used more than twomillion years ago. They made these tools by hitting one stone against another. In this way they broke off pieces from one of the stones. These chips of stone were usually sharp on one side. People used them for cutting meat and skin from dead animals, and also for making other tools out of wood. Human beings needed to use tools because they did not have sharp teeth like other meat-eating animals, such as lions and tigers. Tools helped people to get food more easily. Working with tools also helped to develop human intelligence. The human brain grew bigger, and humanbeings began to invent more and more tools and machines. The stone chip was one of the first tools that people used, and perhaps it is the most important. Some scientists say that it was the key to success of mankind.Since 1960 a new kind of tool has appeared. This is the silicon chip -- a little chip silicon crystal. It is smaller than a finger-nail, but it can store more than a million "bits" of information. It is an electronic brain.Every year these chips get cleverer, but their size gets smaller, and their cost gets less. They are used in watches, calculators and intelligent machines that we can use in many ways.In the future we will not need to work with tools in the old way. Machines will do everything for us. They will even talk and play gameswith us. People will have plenty of spare time. But what will they do with it? Human beings used stone chips for more than two million years, but human life changed very little in that time. We have used silicon chips for only a few years, but life is changing faster every day. What will life be like twenty years from now? What will the world be like two million years from now?70. The stone chip is thought to be the most important tool because it _____.A. was one of the first toolsB. developed human capabilitiesC. led to the invention of machinesD. was crucial to the development of mankind正确答案是71. At the end of the passage the author seems to suggest that life in future is _____.A. disastrousB. unpredictableC. excitingD. colorful正确答案是TEXT CA century ago in the United States, when an individual brought suit against a company, public opinion tended to protect that company. But perhaps this phenomenon was most striking in the case of the railroads.Nearly half of all negligence cases decided through 1896 involved railroads. And the railroads usually won.Most of the cases were decided in sate courts, when the railroads had the climate of the times on their sides. Government supported the railroad industry; the progress railroads represented was not to be slowed down by requiring them often to pay damages to those unlucky enough to be hurt working for them. Court decisions always went against railroad workers. A Mr. Farwell, an engineer, lost his right hand when a switchman's negligence ran his engine off the track. The court reasoned that since Farwell had taken the job of an engineer voluntarily at good pay, he had accepted the risk. Therefore the accident, though avoidable had the switchmen acted carefully, was a "pure accident". In effect a railroad could never be held responsible for injury to one employee caused by the mistake of another.In one case where a Pennsylvania Railroad worker had started a fire at a warehouse and the fire had spreadseveral blocks, causing widespread damage, a jury found the company responsible for all the damage. But the court overturned the jury's decision because it argued that the railroad's negligence was the immediate cause of damage only to the nearest buildings. Beyond them the connection was too remote to consider. As the century wore on, public sentiment began to turn against the railroads -- against their economic and political power and high fares as well as against their callousness toward individuals.72. Which of the following is NOT true in Farwell's case?A. Farwell was injured because he negligently ran his engine off the track.B. Farwell would not have been injured if the switchman had beenmore careful. C. The court argued that the victim had accepted the risk since he had willingly taken his job. D. The court decided that the railroad should not be held responsible.正确答案是73. What must have happened after the fire case was settled in court?A. The railroad compensated for the damage to the immediatebuildings.B. The railroad compensated for all the damage by the fire.C. The railroad paid nothing for the damaged building.D. The railroad worker paid for the property damage himself.正确答案是74. The following aroused public resentment EXCEPT _____.A. political powerB. high faresC. economic lossD. indifference正确答案是75. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. Railroad oppressing individuals in the US.B. History of the US railroads.C. Railroad workers' working rights.D. Law cases concerning the railroads.正确答案是TEXT DHawaii's native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty over its own affairs. But much of the archipelago'spolitical establishment, which includesthe White Americans who dominated until the second world war and people of Japanese, Chinese andFilipino origins, is opposed to the idea.The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaii's native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups. They make up over 60 percent of the state's homeless, suffer higher levels of unemployment and their life span is five years less than the average Hawaiians. They are the only major US native group without some degree of autonomy.But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by Hawaii's first native governor, Joahn Waihee, has given the natives' cause a major boost by recommending that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves whether to re-establish a sovereign Hawaiian nation.However, the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands. Some just want greater autonomy within the state -- as enjoyed by many American Indian natives over matters such as education. This is a position supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), a stateagency set up in 1978 to represent the natives' interests and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement. More ambitious is the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new nation in 1987 and wants full, official independence from the US.But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear how many people this will apply to. The state authorities only count as native those people with more than 50 percent Hawaiian blood. Native demands are not just based on political grievances, though. They also want their claim on 660,000 hectares of Hawaiian crown land to be accepted. it is on this issue that native groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities. In 1933, the state government paid the OHA US' 136 million in back rent on the crown land and many officials say that by accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorously disputed this.76. Hawaii's native minority refers to _____.A. Hawaii's ethnic groupsB. people of Filipino originC. the Ka Lahui groupD. people with 50% Hawaiian blood正确答案是77. Which of the following statements is true of the Hawaiian natives?A. Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed.B. their life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans.C. Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii.D. They are the only native group without sovereignty.正确答案是78. Which of the following is NOT true of John Waihee?A. He is Hawaii's first native governor.B. He has set up a sovereignty advisory committee.C. He suggested the native people decide for themselves.D. He is leading the local independence movement.正确答案是79. Which of the following groups holds a less radical attitude on the matter of sovereignty? A. American Indian natives.B. Office of Hawaiian Affairs.C. The Ka Lahui group.D. The Hawaiian natives.正确答案是80. Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT _____.A. a greater autonomy within the stateB. more back rent on the crown landC. a claim on the Hawaiian crown landD. full independence from the US正确答案是SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING [5 MIN.]In this section there are six passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then select your answers to the questions.TEXT EFirst read the following questions.81. The passage is mainly about _____ of outdoor advertising.A. problemsB. featuresC. attractionD. location正确答案是Now read Text E quickly and select your answers.Outdoor advertising provides the advertiser with the largestcolorful display of his product, package, trade mark, and slogan. It embraces the most spectacular use of lights and animation in order to attract a passer-by and deliver a message. It provides visual continuity to a campaign that may also be appearing in other media.Outdoor advertising has a high degree of geographic flexibility. An advertiser can use it nationally, by region, by markets, and even by specific locations within those markets.Outdoor advertising can be memorable. During an interview eightpeople out of ten revealed that they remembered specific outdoor posters.A problem in using outdoor advertising is that of getting reliabledata on the number of people who actually see an advertisement. It mayalso take time to negotiate for the space for a specific outdoor advertisinglocation, to print the posters, or to paint the board.TEXT FFirst read the following questions.82. The passage focuses on Oxford's _____.A. past and presentB. modern developmentC. present and futureD. traditional structure正确答案是Now read Text F quickly and select your answers.For centuries Oxford has been at Britain's intellectual heart, perhaps the most prestigious among Europe's many ancient universities. Oxford has attracted students from all over the world who have gone on to achieve the highest positions in their countries. Alumni include numerous famous scientists, literary figures and overseas politicians.As a place of learning Oxford's beginnings go back to the Middle Ages. Legend has it that Alfred laid its foundations at the end of the ninth century. Certainly by the 12th century scholars were teaching in the town and their fame had spread to the learning. A group of English scholars left the French capital in 1167 to settle in Oxford and the place became a magnet for students and teachers from all over Britain.。