大学英语四级模拟题十二及答案.doc

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2014年大学英语四级模拟题十二及答案

PartIListeningComprehension（Omitted）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Acculturation,whichbeginsatbirth,istheprocessofteachingnewgenerationsofchildrenthecustomsandvaluesoftheparents'culture.Howpeopletreatnewborns,forexample,canbeindicativeofculturalvalues.IntheUnitedStatesitisnotuncommonforparentstoputanewborninaseparateroomthatbelongsonlytothechild.Thishelpstopreserveparents'privacyandallowsthechildtogetusedtohavinghisorherownroom,whichisseenasafirststeptowardpersonalindependence.Americanstraditionallyhaveheldindependenceandacloselyrelatedvalue,individualism,inhighesteem.Parentstrytoinstilltheseprevailingvaluesintheirchildren.AmericanEnglishexpressesthesevaluepreferences:

childrenshould"cutthe（umbilical）cord"andareencouragednottobe"tiedtotheirmothers'apronstrings."Intheprocessoftheirsocializationchildrenlearnto"lookoutfornumberone"andto"standontheirowntwofeet".

Manychildrenaretaughtataveryearlyagetomakedecisionsandberesponsiblefortheiractions.Oftenchildrenworkformoneyoutsidethehomeasafirststeptoestablishingautonomy.Nine-orten-year-oldchildrenmaydelivernewspapersintheirneighborhoodsandsaveorspendtheirearnings.Teenagers（13to18years）maybaby-sitneighbors'homesinordertoearnafewdollaraweek.Receivingaweeklyallowanceatanearlyageteacheschildrentobudgettheirmoney,preparingthemforfuturefinancialindependence.Manyparentsbelievethatmanagingmoneyhelpschildrenlearnresponsibilityaswellasappreciatethevalueofmoney.

21.Accordingtothispassage,thewaypeopletreatnewborns_____.

A）isasignoftheircustoms

B）isanindicationoftheirlevelofknowledge

C）symbolizestheirsocialsystem

D）variesfromculturetoculture

22.Theexpression,"tocutthecord",isusedtoshowthat_____.

A）childrendon'tliketheirparents

B）parentsdon'tfeelclosetotheirchildren

C）parentswouldnotliketolivetogetherwiththeirchildren

D）independencefromone'sfamilyisanimportantpersonalgoalinUSA

23.Childrenwhoare"tiedtotheapronstrings"_____.

A）arecaughtintheirmothers'aprons

B）mustalwayswearanapronwhentheyeat

C）areverydependentontheirmothers

D）areindependentfromtheirparents

24.Americanpeopleoftenlettheirchildrenworkformoneyoutsidethehomeataveryearlyagebecause_____.

A）childrenhavetoearnmoneytohelpthefamily

B）theyneedmoremoney

C）theywantthemtobeginestablishingautonomy

D）childrenhavetosavemoneyforfutureuse

25.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat_____.

A）Americansaremoneylovers

B）Americansadmireindependence

C）Americansaregoodatdecision-making

D）Americansareallresponsible

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Manypeoplebelievethattheglarefromsnowcausessnowblindness.Yet,darkglassesornot,theyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesandwateringeyes,andevensnowblindness,whenexposedtoseveralhoursof"snowlight".

TheUnitedStatesArmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnowdoesnotcausesnowblindnessintroopsinasnow-coveredcountry.Rather,aman'seyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofocusoninabroadexpanseofbarrensnow-coveredterrain.Sohisgazecontinuallyshiftsandjumpsbackandforthovertheentirelandscapeinsearchofsomethingtolookat.Findingnothing,hourafterhour,theeyesneverstopsearchingandtheeyeballsbecomesoreandtheeyemusclesache.Natureoffsetsthisirritationbyproducingmoreandmorefluidwhichcoverstheeyeballs.Thefluidcoverstheeyeballinincreasingquantityuntilvisionblurs,thenisobscured,andtheresultistotal,eventhoughtemporary,snowblindness.

ExperimentsledtotheArmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthisproblem.Scoutsaheadofamainbodyoftroopsaretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushes,creatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-coveredlandscape.Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweight,darkcoloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheytoocanfocus.Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.Theirgazeisarrested.Theireyesfocusonabushandhavingfoundsomethingtosee,stopscouringthesnow-blanketedlandscape.Byfocusingtheirattentionononeobjectatatime,themencancrossthesnowwithoutbecominghopelesslysnowblindorlost.Inthiswaytheproblemofcrossingasolidwhiteterrainisovercome.

26.Topreventheadache,wateringeyesandblindnesscausedbytheglarefromsnow,darkglassesare_____.

A）indispensable

B）useful

C）ineffective

D）available

27.Whentheeyesaresoretearsareproducedto_____.

A）clearthevision

B）remedysnowblindness

C）easetheirritation

D）loosenthemuscles

28.Snowblindnessmaybeavoidedby_____.

A）concentratingonthesolidwhiteterrain

B）searchingforsomethingtolookatinsnow-coveredterrain

C）providingtheeyeswithsomethingtofocuson

D）coveringtheeyeballswithfluid

29.Theeyeballsbecomesoreandtheeyemusclesachebecause_____.

A）tearscovertheeyeballs

B）theeyesareirritatedbyblindingsunlight

C）theeyesareirritatedbyblindingsnow

D）thereisnothingtofocuson

30.Asuitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe_____.

A）SnowblindnessandHowtoOvercomeIt

B）Nature'sCureforSnowblindness

C）SoldiersintheSnow

D）SnowVision

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Untilthe1980s,theAmericanhomelesspopulationcomprisedmainlyoldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infact,a25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thistransientandfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems-bothlegalandeducational-foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.

EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350,000tothreemillion.Likewise,estimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.AU.S.DepartmentofEducationreport,basedonstateestimates,statesthatthereare220,000homelessschool-agechildren,aboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis.ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildren,andthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.

Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthe"throwaway"youthswhohavebeencastofftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthem,manyofwhomarenotcountedaschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.

Federallaw,theStewartMcKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987,includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.TheeducationalprovisionsoftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschildrenhavetherighttoafree,appropriateeducation.

31.In1987,theAmericanhomelesspopulationwasmadeupof_____.

A）oldermalesB）schoolchildren

C）adultsD）bothAandB

32.Theauthorimpliesinthefirstparagraphthat_____.

A）thehomelesspopulationisgrowingrapidly

B）thereisseriousshortageofschooladministratorsandteachers

C）homelesschildrenoftenmovefromplacetoplace

D）homelesschildrenusuallystayoutsideschools

33.TheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereare_____homelesschildren.

A）7000,000B）350,000

C）440,000D）70,000

34.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttocount.Thereasonmightbethat_____.

A）homelesschildrenliveonthestreets

B）homelesschildrenhavenoparents

C）thehomelessaretooyoungtobecountedaschildren

D）thehomelesschildrenarenottakenasmembersoftheirfamilies

35.TheaimoftheMcKinneyActisto_____.

A）offereducationforhomelesschildren

B）providefamilysheltersforhomelesschildren

C）reducethenumberofhomelesschildren

D）estimatethenumberofhomelesspopulation

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploitedyearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe（衣柜）packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.

Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklinesareloweredorraised,andsoon.

Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingsli