大学英语四级模拟题及答案 2.docx

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大学英语四级模拟题及答案2

2015年大学英语四级模拟题及答案

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfol

lowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

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AmericanIndiansplayedacentralroleinthewarknownastheAmericanRevolution.Tothem,however,thedisputebetweenthecolonistsandEnglandwasperipheral.ForAmericanIndianstheconflictwasawarforAmericanIndianindependence,andwhicheversidetheychose,theylostit.MaryBrantwasapowerfulinfluenceamongtheIroquois.ShewasaMohawk,theleaderofthesocietyofallIroquoismatrons,andthewidowofSirWilliamJohnson,SuperintendentofIndianAffairs.Herbrother,JosephBrant,isthebestknownAmericanIndianwarrioroftheRevolution,yetshemayhaveexertedevenmoreinfluenceintheconfederacythanhedid.SheusedherinfluencetokeepthewesterntribesofIroquoisloyaltotheEnglishking,GeorgeⅢ.Whenthecolonistswonthewar,sheandhertribehadtoabandontheirlandsandretreattoCanada.Ontheotherside,NancyWardheldpositionsofauthorityintheCherokeenation.ShehadfoughtasawarriorinthewaragainsttheCreeksandasarewardforherheroismwasmade“BelovedWoman”ofthetribe.Thisofficemadeherchiefofthewomen’scouncilandamemberofthecouncilofchiefs.ShewasfriendlywiththewhitesettlersandsupportedthePatriotsduringtheRevolution.YettheCherokeestoolosttheirland.

21.Whatisthemainpointtheauthormakesinthepassage?

A.SidingwiththeEnglishintheRevolutionhelpedAmericanIndiansregaintheirland.

B.AtthetimeoftheRevolutiontheSuperintendentofIndianAffairshadlittlepower.

C.RegardlessofwhomtheysupportedintheRevolution,AmericanIndianslosttheirland.

D.TheoutcomeoftheRevolutionwaslargelydeterminedbyAmericanIndian

women.

22.Theword“it”inline5refersto____.

A.sideB.revolution

C.disputeD.independence

23.HowdidWardgainherpositionofauthority?

A.Bybraveryinbattle.

B.Bymarriagetoachief.

C.Byjoiningtheconfederacy.

D.Bybeingbornintoapowerfulfamily.

24.TowhichtribedidNancyWardbelong?

A.Mohawk.B.Iroquois.C.Cherokee.D.Creek.

25.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidMaryBrantandNancyWardhadincommon?

A.Eachwascalled“BelovedWoman”byhertribe.

B.Eachinfluencedhertribe’sroleintheAmericanRevolution.

C.EachlostabrotherintheAmericanRevolution.

D.EachwenttoEnglandaftertheAmericanRevolution.

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Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Bornin1830inruralAmherst,Massachusetts,EmilyDickinsonspentherentirelifeinthehouseholdofherparents.Between1858and1862,itwaslaterdiscovered,shewrotelikeapersonpossessed,oftenproducingapoemaday.ItwasalsoduringthisperiodthatherlifewastransformedintothemythofAmherst.Withdrawingmoreandmore,keepingtoherroom,sometimesevenrefusingtoseevisitorswhocalled,shebegantodressonlyinwhite—ahabitthataddedtoherreputationasaneccentric.

IntheirdeterminationtoreadDickinson’slifeintermsofatraditionalromanticplot,biographershavemissedtheuniquepatternofherlife—herstruggletocreateafemalelifenotyetimaginedbythecultureinwhichshelived.Dickinsonwasnottheinnocent,lovelornandemotionallyfragilegirlsentimentalizedbytheDickinsonmythandpopularizedbyWilliamLuce’s1976play,theBelleofAmherst.HerdecisiontoshutthedooronAmherstsocietyinthe1850’stransformedherhouseintoakindofmagicalrealminwhichshewasfreetoengageherpoeticgenius.Herseclusionwasnottheresultofafailedloveaffair,butratherapartofamoregeneralpatternofrenunciationthroughwhichshe,inherquestforselfsovereignty,carriedonanargumentwiththepuritanfathers,attackingwithwitandironytheircheerlessCalvinistdoctrine,theirsternpatriarchalGod,andtheirrigidnotionsof“truewomanhood”.

26.What’stheauthor’smainpurposeinthepassage?

A.TointerpretEmilyDickinson’seccentricbehavior.

B.TopromotethepopularmythofEmilyDickinson.

C.TodiscussEmilyDickinson’sfailedloveaffair.

D.TodescribethereligiousclimateinEmilyDickinson’stime.

27.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasbeingoneofEmilyDickinson’seccentricities?

A.Refusingtoeat.B.Wearingonlywhite.

C.Avoidingvisitors.D.Stayinginherroom.

28.Accordingtothepassage,biographersofEmilyDickinsonhavetraditionally____.

A.criticizedmostofherpoems

B.ignoredherinnocenceandemotionalfragility

C.seenherlifeinromanticterms

D.blamingherparentsforrestrictingheractivities

29.TheauthorimpliesthatmanypeopleattributeEmilyDickinson’sseclusionto____.

A.physicalillnessB.afailedloveaffair

C.religiousfervorD.herdislikeofpeople

30.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatEmilyDickinsonlivedinasocietythatwascharacterizedby____.

A.strongPuritanbeliefs

B.equalityofmenandwomen

C.theencouragementofnonconformity

D.theappreciationofpoeticcreativity

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Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therailroadindustrycouldnothavegrownaslargeasitdidwithoutsteel.Thefirstrailsweremadeofiron.Butironrailswerenotstrongenoughtosupportheavytrainsrunningathighspeeds.Railroadexecutiveswantedtoreplacethemwithsteelrailsbecausesteelwastenorfifteentimesstrongerandlastedtwentytimeslonger.Beforethe1870’s,however,steelwastooexpensivetobewidelyused.Itwasmadebyaslowandexpensiveprocessofheating,stirringandreheatingironore.

ThentheinventorHenryBessemerdiscoveredthatdirectingablastofairatmeltedironinafurnacewouldburnouttheimpuritiesthatmadetheironbrittle.Astheairshotthroughthefurnace,thebubblingmetalwoulderuptinshowersofsparks.Whenthefirecooled,themetalhadbeenchanged,orconvertedtosteel.TheBessemerconvertermadepossiblethemassproductionofsteel.Nowthreetofivetonsofironcouldbechangedintosteelinamatterofminutes.

Justwhenthedemandformoreandmoresteeldeveloped,prospectorsdiscoveredhugenewdepositsofironoreintheMesabiRange,a120longregioninMinnesotanearLakeSuperior.TheMesabidepositsweresonearthesurfacethattheycouldbeminedwithsteamshovels.

BargesandsteamerscarriedtheironorethroughLakeSuperiortodepotsonthesouthernshoresofLakeMichiganandLakeErie.WithdizzyingspeedGary,Indiana,andToledo,Youngstown,andCleveland,Ohio,becamemajorsteelmanufacturingcenters.Pittsburghwasthegreateststeelcityofall.

Steelwasthebasicbuildingmaterialoftheindustrialage.Productionskyrocketedfromseventyseventhousandtonsin1870tooverelevenmilliontonsin1900.

31.Accordingtothepassage,therailroadindustrypreferredsteeltoironbecausesteelwas____.

A.cheaperandmoreplentiful

B.lighterandeasiertomold

C.cleanerandeasiertomine

D.strongerandmoredurable

32.Accordingtothepassage,howdidBessemermethodmakethemassproductionofsteelpossible?

A.Itdirectedairatmeltedironinafurnace,removingallimpurities.

B.Itslowlyheatedironorethenstirreditandheateditagain.

C.Itchangedironoreintoironwhichwasasubstituteforsteel.

D.Itcouldquicklyfinddepositsofironoreundertheground.

33.Accordingtothepassage,wherewerelargedepositsofironuncovered?

A.InPittsburgh.B.IntheMesabiRange.

C.NearLakeMichigan.D.NearLakeErie.

34.Thewords“Bargesandsteamers”couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.Trains.B.Planes.C.Boats.D.Trucks.

35.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemassproductionofsteelcaused____.

A.adeclineintherailroadindustry

B.arevolutionintheindustrialworld

C.anincreaseinthepriceofsteel

D.afeelingofdiscontentamongsteelworkers

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thereweretwowidelydivergentinfluencesontheearlydevelopmentofstatisticalmethods.Statisticshadamotherwhowasdedicatedtokeepingorderlyrecordsofgovernmentalunits（stateandstatisticscomefromthesameLatinroot,status）andagentlemanlygamblingfatherwhoreliedonmathematicstoincreasehisskillatplayingtheoddsingamesofchance.Theinfluenceofthemotherontheoffspring,statistics,isrepresentedbycounting,measuring,describing,tabulating,ordering,andthetakingofcensuses—allofwhichledtomoderndescriptivestatistics.Fromtheinfluenceofthefathercamemoderninferentialstatistics,whichisbasedsquarelyontheoriesofprobability.

Descripitivestatisticsinvolvestabulating,depicting,anddescribingcollectionsofdata.Thesedatamaybeeitherquantitative,suchasmeasuresofheight,intelligence,orgrandlevel—variablesthatarecharacterizedbyanunderlyingcontinuum—orthedatamayrepresentqualitativevariables,suchassex,collegemajor,orpersonalitytype.Largemassesofdatamustgenerallyundergoaprocessofsummarizationorreductionbeforetheyarecomprehensible.Descriptivestatisticsisatoolfordescribingorsummarizingorreducingtocomprehensiblefromthepropertiesofanotherwiseunwieldymassofdata.

Inferentialstatisticsisaformalizedbodyofmethodsforsolvinganotherclassofproblemsthatpresentgreatdifficultiesfortheunaidedhumanmind.This

generalclassofproblemscharacteristicallyinvolvesattemptstomakepredictionusingasampleofo