大学英语四级考试安排及复习资料附答案Word文档下载推荐.docx
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InventorslikeThomasA.Edisonwerecalledcrazy.Theirinventionswerelaughedat.JohnFitch,whoinventedthesteamboat,becamesodiscouragedthathetookhisownlife.CharlesGoodyear'
sfamilylivedinpovertywhileheconductedhisexperiments.WhenCharlesNewbolt'
scast-ironplowfirstappeared,farmersrefusedtouseit.Theysaiditwouldpoisonthesoil.InbothEnglandandAmerica,thecanalcompaniesobjectedtorailroadsbecausetheyfearedthecompetition.Horsebreedersfoughttheintroductionoftheautomobile.InFrance,tailorsdestroyedsewingmachinesthatwerebeingusedtomakeuniformsforthearmy.WeaversdestroyedthehomeofRichardArkwright,theinventorofthepowerloom（织机）.Everywhereresistancetoinventionwasstrong.
1.Thispassageisabout________.
A）famousinventors
B）historyofimportantinventions
C）obstaclestoinvention
D）howpeoplefearedcompetition
2.Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat________.
A）inventorswerecalledcrazy
B）resistancetoinventionswasstrong
C）inventionshavechangedourlives
D）inventorshavelivedinpoverty
3.Theinventorofthepowerloomwas________.
A）RichardArkwright
B）ThomasA.Edison
C）CharlesGoodyear
D）CharlesNewbolt
4.Horsebreedersfoughttheintroductionoftheautomobilebecause________.
A）theautomobilewasunsafe
B）thehorsewasmorereliable
C）theywereopposedtoanythingnew
D）theywereconcernedwiththeirowninterests
5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatinthepastpeoplegenerally________.
A）respectedinventors
B）wereopen-minded
C）werethoughtful
D）wereshort-sighted
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Ihearmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown,mostofthemareclutchingatoneanother'
shandsforreassurance.
Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomehowtheyallenduphuddledroundlisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthus-and-suchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon（茧）----intoalargercocoon.
Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Andmanyoftoday'
sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityofthechildren.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.
Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon'
tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well,gotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome---withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.That'
stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.
6.Theauthor'
spurposeinwritingthispassageistotell________.
A）readershowtobepopularwithpeoplearound
B）parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildren
C）youngpeoplehowtolearntodecidethingsforthemselves
D）teenagershowtounderstandandrespecteachother
7.Accordingtotheauthor,mostoftheteenagerswhowanttoactontheirownactually____.
A）finditdifficulttounderstandeachother
B）lackconfidenceinthemselves
C）areveryafraidofgettinglost
D）darenottohandleproblemsallbythemselves
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheauthor?
A）Manyparentsareinfacthinderingtheirchildrenfromfindingtheirownpaths.
B）It'
snotnecessarilybadforteenagerstodisagreewiththeirparents.
C）Mostteenagersclaimingtheywanttodowhattheylikeareinfactdoingthesame.
D）Thereisnopopularitythatreallycounts.
9.Theauthorthinksofadvertisementsas________.
A）influential
B）convincing
C）instructive
D）authoritative
10.Duringtheteenageyears,oneshouldlearnto________.
A）differfromothersinasmanywaysaspossible
B）keepupwiththetrendsandbecomepopular
C）findone'
sownself
D）rebelagainstone'
sparentsandthepopularitywave
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThestateofKansasiscalledthe"
BasketofAmerica"
becauseitranksfirstinwheatgrowingandflourmilling.Inaddition,therearehundredsofcattleranches（牧场）inwesternKansas,someofwhichcover50,000acres.Thestateislargerthanmoststates,butrathersparselypopulated.
Inpioneerdays,manysettlerspassedthroughKansasseekingrichlandandgoldfartherwest.LookinguponKansasasa"
uselesswasteofland"
theyrefusedtosettlethere.However,whenKansasjoinedtheUnionin1861asafreestateopposedtoslavelabor,thepopulationbegantoincrease.Finally,therailroadshelpedtoattractsettlersbysellingtheminexpensiveland.
11.ThestateofKansasisknownchieflyforits_______.
A）richlandandgold
B）railroadsandhighways
C）cheapslavelabor
D）wheatandmeat
12.HowcanKansasbestbedescribed?
A）Thepopulationissmall,butthestateislarge.
B）Itisalargestatewithalargepopulation.
C）Thestateissmallandithasfewpeople.
D）Itssparsepopulationinhabits50,000acres.
13.WhatdidearlypioneersthinkaboutKansas?
A）TheythoughttherewasgoldinwesternKansas.
B）Theyfoundslavelabortooexpensive.
C）Theyconsideredthelandunproductive.
D）Theylikedtherichsoil.
14.Howdidtherailroadsattractsettlers?
A）Bygivingawaygold.
B）Byconstructingflourmills.
C）Byopposingslavelabor.
D）Byofferingcheapland.
15.ThechiefoccupationofmostpeopleinKansasis_______.
A）runningrailroads
B）mining
C）farming
D）manufacturing
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
MyguessisthatEnglishwillretainitscurrencyintheworldforthenext50yearsorso,butitisdifficulttoseeitretainingbeyondthen.IftheChinesecouldestablishsomereasonablewayofwritingtheirlanguagebyformingsomesortofalphabeticisation（拼音文字）,thengiventheexponential（幂次方的）populationgrowthamongChinesecommunities,theirlanguagewouldrapidlygaininimportance.Andlet'
snotforgetSpanish;
somepredictthattherewillbeaSpanishmajorityintheUnitedStateswithintwentyyears.SoitisnotimpossibletoconceivethatonedayanotherlanguagemightcometodominatebesidesEnglish.
AnequallyimportanttrendwillbethefragmentationofEnglish.ManycountriesarenowusingEnglishsomuchthattheyarestartingtoteachtheirownparticularbrandofthelanguagewithdifferentformsofsentenceconstruction,forexample.TheynolongerwantnativespeakerstoteachEnglish,butlocalswhoseversionofEnglishcontainsthesameformsasthelocaluseofthelanguage.Thisisnotjusttrueincolonialcountries,butit'
shappeningasfarapartasGermanyandthePacificRim.It'
sastronglydemocraticmoveandIthinkwewillseealotmorelocalpublishingasaresult.
YetwhileformsofEnglishbecomeincreasinglylocalized,theinformationexplosionisalsomakingouruseoflanguagemoreglobal.Aquitenewformoflanguageisevolvingontheinternet.Theemailisanewformofmessage:
It'
snotaletter,notapostcard.Andithasitsowncasualstyle,oftenwithoutcompletesentences.Englishisespeciallywelladaptedtothisstyle,asitcaneasilybeshortened.SoIsuspectEnglishwillcontinuetobemoreadvancedthanotherlanguagesontheworldwideweb--itwillremainthelanguageofscienceandtechnology.
Asaresultofincreasingwebuse,Isuspectthatinafewdecadesalotofusinthedevelopedworldmayceasewritingmuchinthewayoflongessays.ButIsimplydon'
tbelievecomputerswillphysicallyreplacebooks.It'
sabsurdtosupposethattheexperienceofreadingonacomputermonitoristhesameasreadingabook--thinkoftheweightofthebookandthesenseofknowingwhereyouareinit.Ithinkwewillalwayswantbookswecantaketobedwithusorreadtoourchildren.
16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A）Englishwillstillenjoyitspopularityinthenearfuture.
B）ThereisapossibilityforSpanishtosharethedominantpositionwithEnglish.
C）TheauthorbelievesthatChineselanguageisboundtogainitsimportancedespiteitsdifficultyinspelling.
D）Thenumberofpeoplespeakingalanguagecanbeacontributivefactorinremainingitscurrency.
17."
thefragmentationofEnglish"
（inparagraph2）canbebestunderstoodas______.
A）thewideuseofEnglishinmanypartsoftheworld
B）theEnglishwithlocalversionofthemothertongue
C）theEnglishtaughtbynon-nativespeakers
D）thelocalizedEnglish
18.WhichisadecisivefactorinmakingEnglishmoreglobalaccordingtotheauthor?
A）Thewideuseofcomputer.
B）TheadaptabilityofEnglish.
C）TheincreaseoflocalizedEnglish.
D）Thefloodinginformation.
19.AllthefollowingcanbeinferredinthepassageEXCEPT________.
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