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最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之三

2014年最新大学英语四级模拟题及答案之三

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Itissimpleenoughtosaythatsincebookshaveclassesfiction,biography,

poetry—weshouldseparatethemandtakefromeachwhatitisrightthateachsh

ouldgiveus.Yetfewpeopleaskfrombookswhatbookscangiveus.Mostcommonlywecometobookswithblurredanddividedminds,askingoffictionthatitshallbetrue,ofpoetrythatitshallbefalse,ofbiographythatitshallbeflattering,ofhistorythatitshallenforceourownprejudices.Ifwecouldbanishallsuchpreconceptionwhenweread,thatwouldbeanadmirablebeginning.Donotdictatetoyourauthor;trytobecomehim.Behisfellowworkerandaccomplice（同谋）.

Ifyouhangback,andreserveandcriticizeatfirst,youarepreventingyourselffromgettingthefullestpossiblevaluefromwhatyouread.Butifyouopenyourmindaswidelyaspossible,thensignsandhintsofalmostimperceptiblefiness（委婉之处）,fromthetwistandturnofthefirstsentences,willbringyouintothepresenceofahumanbeingunlikeanyother.Steepyourselfinthis,acquaintyourselfwiththis,andsoonyouwillfindthatyourauthorisgivingyou,orattemptingtogiveyou,somethingfarmoredefinite.Thethirtytwochaptersofanovel—ifweconsiderhowtoreadanovelfirst—areanattempttomakesomethingasformedandcontrolledasabuildingbutwordsaremoreimpalpablethanbricks,readingisalongerandmorecomplicatedprocessthanseeing.Perhapsthequickestwaytounderstandtheelementsofwhatanovelistisdoingisnottoread,buttowrite;tomakeyourownexperimentwiththedangersanddifficultiesofwords.Recall,then,someeventthathasleftadistinctimpressiononyou—howatthecornerofthestreet,perhaps,youpassedtwopeopletalking.Atreeshook;anelectriclightdanced;thetoneofthetalkwascomic,butalsotragic;awholevision,anentireconception,seemedcontainedinthatmoment.

21.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Yetfewpeopleaskfrombookswhatbookscangiveus.”?

A.Theauthormeansthatlotsofpeoplereadfewbooks.

B.Theauthorthinksthatreadershaveonlyabsorbedpartofknowledgeinbooks.

C.Theauthorholdsthatfewpeoplehaveaproperideaaboutwhatcontent

somekindofbooksshouldinclude.

D.Theauthorconsidersthatreaderscanscarcelyunderstandmostofthebooks.

22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisright?

A.Areadershouldfindsomemistakeswhenheisreading.

B.Themoredifficultabookis,themoreyoucangetfromit.

C.Toreadsomethingiseasierthantowatchsomething.

D.Oneshouldbeinthesametrackwiththewriterwhenheisreading.

23.Whatisthepossiblemeaningof“impalpable”（Paragraph2）inthepassage?

A.Clear.B.Elusive.C.Delicate.D.Precise.

24.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Theimportanceofreading.

B.Theproperwaytoread.

C.Howtogetmostfromonebook.

D.Thecharactersofagoodbook.

25.Whenawriteriswritingheoftengetthewholeconception____.

A.afteralongtime’sthinking

B.throughaninstantinspiration

C.accordingtohisownexperience

D.bywayofwatchingtheobjectsattentively

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Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtothedictionarydefinitionof“create”,ordinarypeoplearecreativeeveryday.Tocreatemeans“tobringintobeing,tocausetoexist”—somethingeachofusdoesdaily.

Wearecreativewheneverwelookatorthinkaboutsomethinginanewway.Firstthisinvolvesanawarenessofoursurroundings.Itmeansusingallofoursesetobecomeawareofourworld.Thismaybeassimpleasbeingawareofcolorandtexture,aswellastaste,whenweplanameal.Aboveall,itistheabilitytonoticethingsthatothersmightmiss.

Asecondpartofcreativityisanabilitytoseerelationshipsamongthings.I

fwebelievetheexpression,“Thereisnothingnewunderthesun,”thecreativ

ityisremakingorrecombiningtheoldinnewways.Forexample,wemight

dothisbyfindingamoreeffectivewaytostudyorabetterwaytoarrangeour

furniture,orwemightmakeanewcombinationofcameralensesandfilterstocr

eateanunusualphotograph.

Athirdpartofcreativityisthecourageanddrivetomakeuseofournewide

as,toapplythemtoachievesomenewresults.Tothinkupanewconceptisone

thing;toputtheideatoworkisanother.

Thesethreepartsofcreativityareinvolvedinallthegreatworksofgenius,

buttheyarealsoinvolvedinmanyofourdaytodayactivities.

26.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTacreativeoneaccordingtot

hepassage?

A.Toprepareameal.

B.Toarrangethefurnitureinapeculiarway.

C.Tobuysomebooksfromabookstore.

D.To“write”aletterwiththecomputer.

27.Theauthorholdsthat____.

A.creativityisofhighlydemand

B.creativityisconnectedwithadeepinsighttosomeextent

C.creativityistocreatesomethingnewandconcrete

D.topractiseandpractiseistheonlywaytocultivateone’screativity

28.“Thereisnothingnewunderthesun.”（Par.3）reallyimpliesthat____.

A.wecanseldomcreatenewthings

B.anewthingisonlyatale

C.anewthingcanonlybecreatedatthebasisoforiginalthings

D.wecanscarcelyseereallynewthingsintheworld

29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttherelationshipbetweenanewthough

tanditsbeingputintopractice?

A.It’smoredifficulttocreateanewthoughtthantoapplyitinpractice.

B.Tofindanewthoughtwilldefinitelyleadtotheproductionofanewthing.

C.Onemaycomeupwithanewthought,butcannotputitintopractice.

D.Amanwithanexcellentabilityofpracticecaneasilybecomeaninventor.

30.Thebesttitleforthispassageis____.

A.HowtoCultivateOne’sCreativity

B.WhatisCreativity

C.TheImportanceofCreativity

D.Creativity—aNotFarwayThing

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Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WhenIwasstudyingatYale,somephenomenapuzzledmegreatly.IfoundthatChinesestudentsorAsianstudentswereverypoliteinclasswhileAmericanstudentsofteninterruptedtheprofessor,askingquestionsanddominatingthediscussion.TheChinesestudentswerenotasaggressiveasAmericanstudents.

Iwasimpressedbytheroleoftheprofessorintheseminar（讨论会）.The

professordidn’tactasanauthority,givingfinalconclusions,butasareseac

herlookingforanswerstoquestionstogetherwiththestudents.Onelingui

stic（语言的）featureofhisinteractingwithhisstudentswasthatheusedmany

modal（情态的）verbs—farmorethanIdidinBeiwai.Whenansweringquestions,he

usuallysaid,“Thisismypersonalopinionanditcouldbewrong.”or“You

couldberight,butyoumightfindthispointofviewalsointeresting.”

InChina,authoritiesarealwayssupposedtogivewisedecisionsandcorrectdi

rections.Therefore,studentsalwaysexpecttheprofessortogiveananswertoth

equestion.Istillrememberhowfrustratedtheywerewhenforeignteachersdid

notprovidesuchananswer.Theirexpectationsfromauthoritiesaremuchhigher

thanthatofAmericanstudents.OncetheChinesestudentsgottheanswer,theyw

eresureaboutit.

EducationinChinaisvaluedforunitedthinking.IrememberAmericanteachers

whotaughtinouruniversitycomplainingaboutthefactthatChinesestudentsu

niformlyexpressedthesameideaintheirEnglishcomposition.Theexaminations

inAmericausuallydonottestastudent’sabilitytomemorizethematerialbut

hisabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems.EducationinAmericaisvaluednoton

lyasameanstoobtainemploymentbutasaprocessofenhancingcriticalthinking.

31.IntheUSA,whenthestudentsareinclass,____.

A.aChinesestudenttendstobeveryactive

B.anAmericanstudentlikestomaketrouble

C.aChinesestudentlikestopuzzletheteacher

D.anAmericanstudenttendstobevigorous

32.AteacherintheUSAprefersto____whenheanswersquestions.

A.beverysincereB.beverydirect

C.beveryselfconfidentD.beveryindifferent

33.Whatistheopinionoftheauthorconcerningthedifferenceofteachin

gmethodsbetweenChinaandtheUSA?

A.HethinksthatChineseteachingmetodscanmakestudentslearnmore.

B.HeholdsthatthemajorpurposeofChineseteachingmethodsistoimpro

vestudents’remembrance.

C.HethinksthatAmericanteachingisabilityoriented.

D.HeholdsthatAmericanteachershatetogiveatest.

34.Theauthorthinksthattherelationshipbetweenthestudentandthete

acheris____.

A.moreintimateinChinaB.closerinChina

C.looserinUSAD.moreharmoniousinUSA

35.TheeducationinUSAmayproducesome____graduates.

A.talkativeB.conventional

C.creativeD.imaginative

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Onlinecourses（alsocalleddistancelearning）areahotnewtrendinAmericaneducation.AccordingtothenonprofitDistanceEducationandTrainingCouncil,

about400UScollegesandschoolsoffersomeportionoftheirprogramsontheWe

b.Attheuniversitylevel,theycostthesameastraditionalclassesandrequir

esimilarweeklyassignmentsandtextbookreading,thedifferenceisinclasspa

rticipation.

Generallyspeaking,studentscongregate（使聚集）onlinethroughouteachweek

toexploretopicwiththeprofessor,butthesediscussionsoccur“asynchronousl

y（不同时发生地）”ratherthaninrealtime.