公共英语四级考试试题(四).docx

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公共英语四级考试试题

　　（四）

　　一、ReadingComprehension（共20小题,共20.0分）Readthefollowingthreetexts．AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD．第1题BytheTreatyofParisof1763,whichendedthewarwiththeFrenchandtheIndians,EnglandgainedpossessionofCanadaandalltheterritoryeastoftheMississippi

　　River.Frenchinfluenceonthiscontinentthuscametoanend;

　　EnglandnowcontrolledmostofNorth

　　America.Butthewarhadbeenlongand

　　expensive.Englandhadmany

　　debts.GeorgeⅢ,kingofEngland,afterconsultingwithhisadvisers,decidedthattheAmericancolonists（殖民者）shouldhelppaysomeoftheexpensesofthis

　　war.AstandingEnglisharmyof10,000menhadbeenleftinthecolonies（殖民地）forprotectionagainstthe

　　Indians.TheEnglishgovernmentalsofeltthatthecolonistsshouldshareintheexpensesofmaintainingthis

　　army.Theresultwasaseriesofmeasures,theGrenvilleProgram,passedbyParliamentanddesignedtoraisemoneyinthe

　　colonies.Someofthesemeasureswereacceptedbythecolonists,butoneinparticular,theStampAct,wasmetwithgreat

　　protest.TheStampActrequiredthatstamps,ranginginpricefromafewcentstoalmostadollar,beplacedonallnewspapers,advertisements,billsofsale,wills,legalpapers,

　　etc.TheStampActwasoneofthecausesoftheAmerican

　　Revolution.Itaffectedeveryone,richandpoor

　　alike.Somebusinessmenfeltthattheactwouldsurelyruintheir

　　businesses.OfallthevoicesraisedinprotesttotheStampAct,nonehadgreatereffectthanthatofayounglawyerfromVirginia—Patrick

　　Henry.HenryhadonlyrecentlybeenelectedtotheVirginia

　　Assembly.YetwhentheStampActcameupfordiscussion,heopposeditalmostsingle-handedly.Healsoexpressed,forthefirsttime,certainideasthatwereheldbymanyAmericansofthetimebutthatneverbeforehadbeenstatedso

　　openly."Islifesodearorpeacesosweet,astobeboughtatthepriceofchainsandslavery?

　　Forbidit,Almighty（万能的）God!

　　Iknownotwhatcourseothersmaytake,butasforme,givemeliberty,orgivemedeath!

　　Fromthetextwelearnthat______.ABritaintookoverCanadafromtheIndiansin

　　1763.BtherehadbeenawarbetweentheFrenchandtheIndianswhichendedin1763

　　CFranceusedtohavecontrolofCanadaandsomeareaseastoftheMississippiRiverDtheFrenchstillkeptsomeinfluenceinNorthAmericathroughtheTreatyofParis

　　【正确答案】：

A

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]推断题。

由第一段法国对这一大陆的影响结束了可知法国曾经控制过这一地区。

所以应选A。

　　第2题TheGrenvilleProgramrefersto______.AKingGeorgem'splantogathermoneyinNorthAmericaBtheBritishgovernment'sdesiretoraisemoneyinNorthAmericaCaplantosharetheexpensesofmaintaininganarmyintheAmericancoloniesDadecisionoftheBritishParliamenttocollectmoneyintheAmericancolonies

　　【正确答案】：

D

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]细节题。

由第一段“theGrenvilleProgram,passedbyParliamentanddesignedtoraisemoneyinthe

　　colonies.”可知这是英国议会通过的用来在殖民地筹钱的法案。

所以应选D。

　　第3题TheStampAct______.Awasanactaboutsellingstampsatpricesfromafewcentstoalmostadollar

　　BrequiredthatallcommercialandlegaldocumentsinAmericahavestampsonthemCwasoneofthecausesoftheAmericanRevolutionDchieflyaffectedbusinesspeoplewhofeltitwouldruintheirbusinesses

　　【正确答案】：

C

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]细节题。

文章第一段第三句明确指出《邮票法案》是美国革命的导火线之一。

其他几项不全面。

所以应选C。

　　第4题FromthetextwelearnthatPatrickHenry______.AhadbeenamemberoftheVirginiaAssemblyforalongtimeBdidn'tknowwhatcoursestotaketocompletehisstudiesasalawyerCwasalmosttheonlyonewhoopenlyprotestedagainsttheStampActDdidn'tvaluelifeorpeaceasmuchasotherpeopledid

　　【正确答案】：

C

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]文意理解题。

文章第二段指出但是当人们开始讨论《邮票法案》的时候，他几乎是孤军奋战的。

也就是说他是一个人在公开反抗。

所以应选C。

　　第5题Thispassageismainlyabout______.AoneoftheeventsleadingtotheAmericanRevolutionBtheTreatyofParisbetweenBritainandFranceCtheGrenvilleProgramtoraisemoneyintheAmericancolonies

　　DPatrickHenry,aherowhoopposedtheStampAct

　　【正确答案】：

A

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]主旨题。

文章主要介绍的是最终导致美国革命的一个事件，B、C、D都是其中的细节。

所以应选A。

　　第6题Sleepplaysamajorroleinpreparingthebodyforanalertandproductive

　　tomorrow.Butsleepisnotaperiodof

　　inactivity.Thesleepingbrainishighlyactiveatvarioustimesduringthenight,performingnumerous"housekeepingtasks".Thesekeepusaliveandaidourabilitytothinkand

　　remember.Sleepalsoenergizesthebodyand

　　brain.Mostpeoplespendone-thirdoftheirlivessleepingandthiswillaffecttheothertwo-thirdsintermsofalertness,energy,moods,bodyweight,perception,memory,thinking,reactiontime,productivityand

　　performance.Tolimitsleepmeansourhealthanddaytimepotentialaresignificantly

　　reduced.So,goodsleepstrategiesareessentialinordertofeelenergizeddayafter

　　day.Thereisnostrategywhichworksforeveryone,soeachpersonneedsto

　　experiment.Oneimportantthingisthatyoushouldn'tworrytoomuchifyougoafewnightswithoutalotof

　　sleep.Itwon'truinyour

　　life.Onanygivennight,oneinfourpeoplecan'tsleepproperlyandeveryonesuffersfromalackofsleepatsome

　　time.Howdoesoneminimizethisproblem?

　　Itisreallyquite

　　simple.Thefirstthingyoumustdoistoreducestressasmuchas

　　possible.Stressispartofeverydaylifeand,whilewecanneverbeentirelywithoutstress,itcanbe

　　managed.Thismeanstakingcontrolofyourlifeandfocusingonwhatis

　　important.Onesleepingstrategyistositinacomfortableposition,closeyoureyesandrelaxallyourmuscles,breathingeasilythroughyour

　　nose.Continuethisfortentotwenty

　　minutes.Thisshouldhelpyoureducestressandsleep

　　better.Or,youcantrygettingplentyofexercise,becauseatiredbodyislikelytosleep

　　better.Accordingtothearticle,sleepisimportantbecause______.AitisaperiodofcompleteinactivityforthebrainBithelpsusunderstandwhatwehavealreadyachievedCitmakesusmoreeffectivewhenweareawake

　　Dithelpsustoloseweight

　　【正确答案】：

C

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]细节题。

　　由第一段第一句可知睡眠会在我们醒来时使我们感到精力充沛。

　　所以应选C。

　　第7题Methodsofgettingenoughsleep______.AvarybetweenmenandwomenBarethesameforeverybodyCwillvaryaccordingtothepersonDshouldbebasedonyourjob

　　【正确答案】：

C

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]细节题。

由第二段第三句可知睡眠策略是因人而异的。

所以应选C。

　　第8题Accordingtothearticle,beingunabletosleep______.AaffectsyoungchildrenthemostBwillaffecteverybodyatsometimeCisworseforthosewhohaverelaxinglivesDislikelytoruinpeople'life

　　【正确答案】：

B

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]细节题。

由第二段最后一句可知每个人都会有失眠的经历。

所以应选B。

　　第9题Asimplestrategytosleepbetteristo______.AWorkerharderthanyoucouldBputyourstressundercontrolCbreathethroughyournoseDsleeponachairinsteadbed

　　【正确答案】：

B

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]细节题。

由第三段二、三句可知你必须做的第一点就是尽可能地减少压力。

所以应选B。

　　第10题Afteralotofphysicalexercise,______.AyoushouldfindstressincreasesdramaticallyByouwillbecomeoutofbreathCyoushouldbeabletoenjoybettersleepDyouwillnotneedtosleepforsometime

　　【正确答案】：

C

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]推断题。

文章最后一句指出疲劳的身体可能睡得更好。

因此可推断出大量运动后会睡得更好。

所以应选C。

　　第11题

　　MoneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentaswellasanyIknow

　　of.Itservesdirectlytoassistarapiddistributionofgoodsatreasonableprices,therebyestablishingafirmhomemarketandsomakingitpossibletoprovideforexportatcompetitive

　　prices.Byhelpingtoincreasedemandithelpsenormouslytoraisestandardsof

　　living.Byhelpingtoincreasedemanditensuresanincreasedneedforlabor,andisthereforeaneffectivewaytofight

　　unemployment.Itlowersthecostsofmany

　　services:

withoutadvertisementsyourdailynewspaperwouldcostfourtimesasmuch,thepriceofyourtelevisionlicensewouldneedtobedoubled,andtravelbybusortubewouldcost

　　more.Andperhapsmostimportantofall,advertisingprovidesaguaranteeofreasonablevalueintheproductsandservicesyou

　　buy.Apartfromthefactthattwenty-sevenActsofParliamentgovernthetermsofadvertising,noregularadvertiserdarepromoteaproductthatfailstoliveuptothepromiseofhis

　　advertisements.Hemightfoolsomepeopleforalittlewhilethroughmisleading

　　advertising.Hewillnotdosoforlong,formercifullythepublichasthegoodsensenottobytheinferiorarticlemorethan

　　once.Ifyouseeanarticleconsistentlyadvised,itisthesurestproofIknowthatthearticledoeswhatisclaimedforit,andthatitrepresentsgood

　　value.AdvertisingdoesmoreforthematerialbenefitofthecommunitythananyotherforceIcanthink

　　of.ThereisonemorepointIfeelIoughttotouch

　　on.RecentlyIheardawell-knowntelevisionpersonalitydeclarethathewasagainstadvertisingbecauseitpersuadesratherthan

　　informs.Hewasdrawingexcessivelyfine

　　distinctions.Ofcourseadvertisingseeksto

　　persuade.Ifitsmessagewereconfinedmerelytoinformation—andthatinitselfwouldbedifficultifnotimpossibletoachieve,forevenadetailsuchasthechoiceofthecolorofashirtissubtlypersuasive—advertisingwouldbesoboringthatnoonewouldpayany

　　attention.Butperhapsthatiswhatthewell-knowntelevisionpersonality

　　wants.Bythefirstsentenceofthepassagetheauthormeansthat______.AheisfirmlyfamiliarwiththecostofadvertisingBeverybodyknowwellthatadvertisingismoneyconsumingCadvertisingcostsmoneylikeeverythingelseDitisworthwhiletospendmoneyonadvertising

　　【正确答案】：

D

　　【本题分数】：

1.0分

　　【答案解析】

　　[解析]语义理解题。

作者指出花在广告上的钱和他所知道的花在其