大学英语四级模拟试卷365(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语四级模拟试卷365(题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Writing 2. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 3. Listening Comprehension 4. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) 6. Error Correction 8. Translation
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
1．For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Lectures and Discussions. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.1. 一些学生赞成讲座式教学2. 另一些学生偏爱讨论式教学3. 你的看法
正确答案：Lectures and Discussions There is a heated debate over the role of lectures and discussions in the classroom. Some people believe that lectures can help students learn more quickly. In contrast, others hold that discussions can stimulate students to learn by themselves. Those who hold the first opinion suggest that students attend more lectures. In their view, by giving lectures teachers help students master the knowledge they’ve accumulated over years of study and research. However, others think that in a discussion, the teacher usually guides the students instead of dominating them. They argue that to get involved in a discussion, students have to develop their ability to analyze problems independently. In my opinion, I stand on the side of neither idea. First of all, either method has its disadvantages. Furthermore, each student has its or her preference. Thirdly, lectures are preferable to discussions in the teaching of science subjects, and on the contrary, discussions are preferable to lectures in studying the humanities. Therefore, we should adopt different teaching methods according to different subjects.
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-7, mark：Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.
Can Drugs Make Us Happier? Samrter? It depends on what is meant by “happy” and “smart.”There are already drugs that brighten moods, like Prozac, and other antidepressants that control levels of a brain chemical called serotonin. While originally meant to treat depression, these drugs have been used for other psychological conditions like shyness and anxiety and even by otherwise healthy people to feel better about themselves. But is putting people in a better mood really making them happy? People can also drown their sorrows in alcohol or get a euphoric feeling using narcotics, but few people who do so would be called truly
happy. The President’s Council on Bioethics said in a recent report that while antidepressants might make some people happier, they can also substitute for what can truly bring happiness: a sense of satisfaction with one’s identity, accomplishments and relationships. “In tike pursuit of happiness human beings have always worried about falling for the appearance of happiness and missing its reality,”the council wrote. It added, “Yet a fraudulent happiness is just what the pharmacological management of our mental lives threatens to confer upon us.”Now the race is on to develop pills to make people smarter, at least in one sense. These drugs, several of them already in clinical trials, aim at memory loss that occurs in people with Alzheimer’s disease or a precursor called mild cognitive impairment. But it is lost on no one that if a memory drug works and is safe, it may one day be used by healthy people to learn faster and remember longer. Studies have already shown that animals can be made to do both whelk the activity of certain genes is increased or decreased. Dr. Tom ‘Fully, a professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, created genetically engineered fruit flies that he said had “photographic memory.”In one session, he said, they could learn something that took normal flies 10 sessions. “It immediately convinced everyone that memory was going to be just another biological process,”Dr. Tully said. “There’s nothing special about it. That meant that it was going to be treatable and manip-ulable.”But experts say that improving memory will not necessarily make one smarter, in the sense of I.Q. , let alone in wisdom. “It would be a mistake to think that drugs that have an impact on memory necessarily will have an effect on intelligence,”said Dr. Daniel L. Schachter, chairman of psychology at Harvard. Dr. Tully, who is also acting chief scientific officer of Helicon Therapeutics, which is developing memory pills, agreed. “You don’t think better than you did before,’ he said. “You just get the facts in with less practice. ‘ Still, he said, that would be significant help to students at exam time. Any pill used widely by healthy people to improve memory would have to be extremely safe, so that the risks would not outweigh the benefit. Psychological side effects also remain a possibility. “Is it a good thing to remember everything?” Dr. Tully asked. Could a brain too crammed with information suffer some sort of overload? Dr. Joe Z. Tsien, a professor of molecular biology at Princeton who genetically engineered smarter mice a few years ago, says he is skeptical that the results can be transferred to people. “If you look at how people improve their brain power, it’s through education,”he said. “That has proven to have 100 percent efficiency with minimal side effects.”
2．There are already antidepressants that control levels of a brain chemical called serotonin.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：A
解析：从文章的第二段的第一句可知本句话正确。

3．In the pursuit of happiness human beings have always worried about missing its reality.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：A
解析：从文章的第五段的第一句可知。

4．Animals can be made to do both when the activity of certain genes is doubled.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：B
解析：解题的关键在第八段的首句。

5．It would be a mistake to think that drugs that have an impact on memory necessary will have an effect on intelligence.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：A
解析：此句是第十段中的原文。

6．Helicon Therapeutics was established in 1965.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：C
解析：文中并没有提到Helicon Therapeutics 公司建立的时间。

7．Dr. Tully is also acting chief technological officer of Helicon Therapeutics.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：B
解析：文章的第十一段的首句中说到Dr. Tully 是chief scientific officer。

8．Dr. Joe Z Tsien is a professor of mloecular biology at Harvard.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
正确答案：B
解析：判断的依据在文章的第十四段。

9．Now the race is on to develop pills to make people smarter, at least ______.
正确答案：in one sense
解析：本句是文章第门段的道句话。

10．Dr. Tully created genetically engineered fruit flies that he said had”______.”
正确答案：photographic memory
解析：答案在文章的第八段。

11．Any pill used widely by healthy people to ‘improve memory, would have to be ______.
正确答案：extremely safe
解析：答案在文章的第十二段。

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
听力原文：W：Look at that sky! I can’t believe I forgot my umbrella again!M：We are almost there，Linda．I think we’ll be able to make it.Q：What can be inferred about the weather?
12．
A．It is about to start raining.
B．The rain will stop soon.
C．It has been raining all day.
D．It just stopped raining.
正确答案：A
解析：本题话题是和天气有关。

W忘带雨伞了，M宽慰W他们很快会到达目的地的，故选A。

听力原文：M：The cell phone is a bit small，isn’t it?W：All the cell phones I’ve ever seen are like that．That’s the in thing these days．Q：What does the woman imply?
13．
A．Cell phones are more convenient when they are smaller.
B．He should change his thinking and understand that smaller phones are better.
C．He should accept the fashion.
D．Cell phones are not worth buying these days.
正确答案：C
解析：根据本题的关键的句子“That’s the in thing these days．”理解“the in thing”是时髦的意思，故选C。

听力原文：M：Nr．Black is fluent in Spanish and now he’s beginning to study Arabic．W：He also knows a few words in Japanese and Chinese．Q: Which language does Mr．Black speak well?
14．
A．Japanese.
B．Arabic.
C．Spanish.
D．Chinese.
正确答案：C
解析：本题为细节判断题。

关键词是fluent，beginning，和a few words，听懂这几个词便很容易判断出哪种语言说得好。

听力原文：W：Someone told me the new restaurant on Green Street is pretty good．M：The atmosphere is wonderful．But what’s more important to you，good food or nice atmosphere?Q：What does the man imply?
15．
A．The food at the new restaurant is not very good.
B．He has not been to the new restaurant yet.
C．He would like to go to the new restaurant with the woman.
D．A restaurant’s atmosphere is very important to him.
正确答案：A
解析：从选项可知说话人谈论的是有关吃饭的话题。

M的话中提到了气氛不错，但反问w究竟食物重要还是气氛重要。

言外之意，那里的食物一般，故选A。

听力原文：M：Excuse me，could you tell me how to find the Registration Office? Someone told me it was on this floor but it doesn’t seem to be．W：Maybe you should
try someone outside．I’m not the best one to ask．Q：What does the woman mean?
16．
A．She isn’t sure about where things are on campus.
B．The man should not ask the registration office.
C．The registration is outside of the building.
D．The people outside are very good to ask.
正确答案：A
解析：本题是一道问路的话题。

混淆项为D选项，但W回答的是“也许可以问一问楼外面的人”，意思是她不太清楚，故选A。

听力原文：M：My car ran into the university gate at night．How could I have ever seen it? Apparently，I’m not the first to do it.W：I would have thought they’d at least have some lights there，Q：What does the woman imply?
17．
A．The fault was the University.
B．The man should have seen the light.
C．The lights were net working that night.
D．There were lights there since she has seen them.
正确答案：A
解析：推断题。

M说他的车昨晚撞到学校的大门上，他并不是第一个这样做的人。

w认为那儿应安装照明灯，由此判断答案为A。

听力原文：M：What happened to you，Jennifer? Who hit you on the leg?W：Nobody．I was just running with my brother and hit my leg against the tree．Q：What do we learn from the conversation?
18．
A．Jennifer is wearing a bandage over her leg.
B．Jennifer will be a runner.
C．Jennifer’s brother hit her in the leg.
D．Jennifer tried to climb the tree.
正确答案：A
解析：推理题。

M问是谁踢了W的腿?W说：“没人踢我，我和哥哥一起跑，腿碰到了树上。

”由此推断正，确的答案是A。

听力原文：W：Did you see Simon in the business office? I didn’t find him in the classroom．M：Yes，he was applying for a student loan．Q：What was Simon doing?
19．
A．Lending something to a student.
B．Reading a student’s application.
C．Asking for some financial aid.
D．Borrowing money for a business.
正确答案：C
解析：细节题。

问题是Simon在做什么?从M的回答中听出他在申请学生贷款。

所以答案是C。

听力原文：M: Hi, Sue. Where have you been?W: Oh. Hi, Dan. I was just at the library. I have to hand in my biology paper tomorrow.M: Tomorrow? Oh, no. I thought it wasn’t due till Monday.W: Oh. Don’t worry. It is due Monday. But I’m going away for the weekend and won’t be back till Monday night.M: Oh, where are you going?W: California. We’re having a family reunion. It’s my grandmother’s ninetieth birthday. So all the cousins and aunts and uncles are going. She planned the whole thing herself.M: Wow. That’s great. How many people will be there?W: Around sixty. My family is big and spread out but we’re pretty dose. So have you started working on your biology paper?M: Yeah. I’m doing it on bees and how they’re able to recognize whether another bee is related to them.W: How can they tell?M: They use their sense of smell. The honey bees guard their nests this way. If another bee approaches the nest, the guard determines if the new bee is familiar. If it is, it’s allowed to enter.W: Interesting. Can other insects do this? Well, the paper wasps can. Each wasp nest has a special combination of plant fibers and se the wasps that live there have a unique smell. Those two are the only kinds I’ve read about so far.M: Well, you’ve still got time. It sounds like that the bees are picky about who comes to their family reunion.
20．
A．They’ re classmates.
B．They’ re roommates.
C．They’ re cousins.
D．They’ re lab partners.
正确答案：A
解析：判断题。

一个说明天必须交生物论文，一个说他认为直到星期一才到交论文的日子，可见两人都要交论文，身份相同，而且是同处于一个班级。

21．
A．He couldn’t decide on a topic for his paper.
B．He thought his paper was late.
C．He hadn’t heard from his family in a while.
D．He thought the woman had been ill.
正确答案：B
解析：推理题。

他听到对方说明天必须交论文，误认为自己记错了日子I thought it wasn’t due till Monday而会造成迟交论文，因此着急。

22．
A．Visit his parents.
B．Write a paper.
C．Observe how bees build nests.
D．Plan a family reunion.
正确答案：B
解析：推理题。

从他对这位女士谈到的I’m doing it on bees来看，他周末很有可能要继续把有关蜜蜂的论文做完。

听力原文：M: Maths Department, Doctor Webster speaking.W: Hello, Prof. Webster, this is Janet Hill calling, I live two doors down from your teaching assistant, Don Williams. Don asked me to call you because he has lost his voice and can’t talk to you himself.M: Lost his voice.9 Oh, what a shame! Is there anything I can do for him?W: Well, he has a class this afternoon from two-thirty to four and he won’t be able to teach it, but he doesn’t want to cancel it either.M: Does he want me to try to find somebody else to teach the class?W: No, not exactly. What he wants to do is get someone go in for him, just to pass back the midterm exams. He’s already marked them and they are on the desk in his office. The whole thing wouldn’t take more than ten minutes.M: His classes are two-thirty, you say’? Well, I’m free at that time, and I was going to be on campus anyway, so I could do it for him. What room is his class?W: Cater Hall. Room 214. Will you need his office key to get the exams7 He’s given it to me and I could bring it to you.M: Actually, that won’t be necessary. We have a master key in the maths department. So I can get intohis office if necessary.W: Thank you very much, Prof. Webster. Don doesn’t have another class to teach until Tuesday, and hopefully, he will be able to talk by then, He’ll call you as soon as he can. Oh, yes, I almost forgot.M: Yes?W: Could you put the next assignment on the board, too. It’s all the problems on page fourty-five, and they are due at the next class.M: No trouble at all. Thanks for passing all the news about Don, and please tell him not to worry about anything.
23．
A．He can’t find his office key.
B．He has misplaced some exams.
C．He is unable to talk.
D．He doesn’t like his classroom.
正确答案：C
24．
A．Mark the latest homework assignment.
B．Put a cancellation notice on the classroom door.
C．Make an appointment with the doctor.
D．Return some exams to his students.
正确答案：D
25．
A．Teach Don’s class while he’s absent.
B．Give Professor Webster the key to Don’s office.
C．Leave a message on the board in Don’s classroom.
D．Bring Don the homework that was due today.
正确答案：B
26．
A．To put the homework on Don’s desk.
B．To leave the master key for Don.
C．To give Don’s students the next assignment.
D．To call Don at the end of the afternoon.
正确答案：C
Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文：Do you have a tough math test coming up? Then listen to some classical piano music just before the test. You might come up with a higher score. Researchers at a university in California conducted an experiment. They asked a group of college students to listen to some piano music by a famous 18th century composer before taking a math test. They were surprised to find that the students’scores jumped 8 to 9 points. The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain; similar to the activity that occurs when a person is figuring out a math problem. However, the scientists warn before you get too excited about applying this method to your math test, you should remember that brain exciting effects last only 10 or 15 minutes. Would rock music work as well as the piano music did? No, the scientists say. In fact, the less complex music might even interfere with the brain’s reasoning ability.
27．
A．The difference between classical music and rock music.
B．Why classical music is popular with math students.
C．The effects of music on the results of math tests.
D．How to improve your reasoning ability.
正确答案：C
解析：主旨题。

文章阐述了古典钢琴曲对数学考试成绩的影响及其原因。

关键词：come up with a high score，scores jumped 8 to 9 points，接着又讲了提高分数的原因，因此选项C是文章的主题。

28．
A．Because it stimulates your nerve activity.
B．Because it keeps you calm.
C．Because it strengthens your memory.
D．Because it improves your problem solving strategies.
正确答案：A
解析：因果判断题。

分数提高的原因是The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain，选项A中stimulate是excite的近义词。

29．
A．Piano music could interfere with your reasoning ability.
B．The effects of music do not last long.
C．The more you listen to music, the higher your test scores will be.
D．Music, whether classical or rock, helps improve your memory.
正确答案：B
解析：细节题。

关键词remember that brain exciting effects last only 10 orl5 minutes，选项B是对关键词的解释。

听力原文：Men sometimes say: “We are better and cleverer than women. Women never invent things. We do.” It is true that men have invented a lot of useful things: The alphabet, machines, rockets, and guns, too. But scientists and archeologists now agree that women invented one very important thing. It has changed history. They went out every day. Sometimes they killed animals—sometimes animals killed them. Life was difficult and dangerous. Women had to go out every day, too. They collected roots, fruit and grasses. Then, one day, more than 10,000 years ago, a woman dropped some grass seeds. She dropped them near her home in the Middle East. They grew and the first wheat was born. The idea grew, too. Women planted roots and fruit trees. Then they could stay at home and look after the children—and the animals. Women like baby animals. Archeologists think that women kept the first domestic animals: dogs, cows, sheep and goats. That idea grew, too. Then their husbands did not have to go hunting for meat. They stayed at home. They built villages and cities. Civilization began. Men began civilization after women invented agriculture.
30．
A．Men are cleverer than women.
B．It was the women’s invention that changed history.
C．Life was difficult and dangerous in ancient times.
D．Women’s work was at home.
正确答案：B
解析：主旨题。

关键词women invented one very important thing，it has changed
history．后面提到妇女发明了农业和畜牧业，这一发明使人类开始了文明的历史。

31．
A．The invention of machines.
B．The invention of the alphabet.
C．The invention of rockets.
D．The invention of agriculture.
正确答案：D
解析：综合理解题。

妇女collect roots，fruit and grasses...a woman dropped some seeds，they grew...最后总结women invented agriculture。

32．
A．They spent all their time looking for food.
B．Men had to go out hunting but women didn’t.
C．Women stayed at home and looked after the animals.
D．They kept animals and killed them for food.
正确答案：A
解析：综合理解题。

文中提到：They(men)went out every day，they killed animals...Women had to go out every day，too．They collected roots，fruit and grasses…选项A是对这段话的概括总结。

听力原文：Most of us have an image of such a normal or standard English in pronunciation, and very commonly in Great Britain this is “Received Pronunciation”, which is often associated with the public schools, Oxford, and the BBD. At the same time, it must be remembered that so far as the English-speaking countries are concerned, this “Received Pronunciation”approached the status of a “standard” almost only in England. Educated Scots, Irishmen, Americans, Australians, and others have their own different images of a standard form of English. Even in England it is difficult to speak of a standard in pronunciation. Pronunciation is infinitely variable, so that even given the will to adopt a single pronunciation, it would be difficult to achieve. There is no sure way of any two people saying the same word with precisely the same sound. In this respect pronunciation much more closely resembles handwriting than spelling. In spelling, there are absolute distinctions which can be learnt and imitated with complete precision: One can know at once whether a wont is spelt in a standard way or not. But two person’ s handwritings and ciations may both be perfectly intelligible，yet have obvious differences without out being able to say which is“better”or more“standard”．
33．
A．English pronunciation, spelling and handwriting.
B．The status of Received Pronunciation in the English-speaking countries.
C．The difficulty of achieving a standard in English pronunciation.
D．The importance of achieving a standard in English pronunciation.
正确答案：C
解析：主旨题。

文章讲述了Received Pronunciation很难实现的原因。

34．
A．Sub-standard form of the English language.
B．An ideal form of English pronunciation.
C．A standard form of English pronunciation among intellectuals.
D．A somewhat standard form of English pronunciation in English.
正确答案：D
解析：综合理解题。

A，B，C项叙述的内容与文章内容不符。

35．
A．They can both be learnt with complete precision.
B．They vary from individual to individual.
C．Neither of them is essential to the acquisition of the English language.
D．They can hardly be imitated.
正确答案：B
解析：综合理解题。

人的发音和书法一样，各不相同，很难说谁的更标准。

A项观点错误，C项观点本文未涉及，D项认为二者的相似性在于“都几乎不能模仿”，B项为“人的发音因人而异”，故B项为正确答案。

36．
A．Most people do not go to public schools.
B．There is a lot of controversy over the pronunciation.
C．No two people can be said to pronounce words in exactly the same way.
D．Dialect speakers do not want to change their pronunciation.
正确答案：C
解析：细节理解题。

标准音很难实现是因为Pronunciation is infinitely variable，．．．There is no sure way of any two people saying same word with precisely the same sound．不会有两个人用相同准确的发音来读同一个词的。

Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the Schools across China are racing to implement the Education Ministry’s
decrees【B1】______them to relieve the burden from the【B2】______shoulders of students who have long complained of too much homework, too many【B3】______class hours and not enough spare time. The stakes are rather high. The headmasters of some schools who ignore the orders are【B4】______.It is a rare chance for parents, educators and students to ponder what is most important in education. For a long time, they have been too busy preparing for exams to【B5】______this question. Examination results have long been viewed as the best indicators of teachers’ performance and students’【B6】______. But fewer and fewer people am now taking the【B7】______of examinations for granted. More people have been【B8】______schools to pay more attention to students’ creativity and personal development. With this new emphasis,【B9】______, which is only appropriate as the profession of teacher does not automatically make a person morally or intellectually superior than those under their charge. 【B10】______. Already some parents have vocally disputed the soundness of the Education Ministry’s decrees, keeping alive the question:【B11】______: the State, teachers, parents or the pupils themselves? What should the students do with their newly gained spare time? The decrees may not solve all the problems at once, but by raising such questions, they are surely a start.
37．【B1】
正确答案：requesting
解析：动名词。

要求，即要求他们给学生减负，这些学生长时间以来一直抱怨他们作业太多，额外上课时间太长，而且没有足够的课余时间。

38．【B2】
正确答案：tender
解析：形容词。

稚嫩的，柔软的。

39．【B3】
正确答案：extra
解析：形容词。

额外的。

40．【B4】
正确答案：fired
解析：过去分词。

被解雇，忽视这项指令的某些学校的校长被解雇。

41．【B5】
正确答案：address
解析：动词。

对……提出，把注意力转向。

长时间以来，他们一直忙于备考
而无暇顾及这个问题。

42．【B6】
正确答案：competence
解析：名词。

能力。

43．【B7】
正确答案：significance
解析：名词。

重要，重要性。

但是现在越来越少的人们把考试看得极为重要。

44．【B8】
正确答案：urging
解析：现在分词。

督促，敦促。

越来越多的人们在敦促学校对学生的创造力和个人发展给予足够的重视。

45．【B9】
正确答案：students should increasingly he the masters of the classrooms while teachers should gradually adjust to the new role of servants．
46．【B10】
正确答案：With a society not yet used to challenging the authority of schools or teachers，such a role change will take time．
47．【B11】
正确答案：Who should have the biggest say in determining what is best for the students．
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
For many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury: they must work to survive. Others face a hard decision. Perhaps the easiest choice has to do with economics. One husband said, “Marge and I decided after careful consideration that for her to go back to work at this moment was an extravagance (奢侈) we couldn’t afford.”With two preschool children, it soon
became clear in their figuring that with babysitters (临时照看不孩的人) , transportation, and increased taxes, rather than having more money, they might actually end up with less. Economic factors are usually the first to be considered, but they are not the most important. The most important aspects of the decision have to do with the emotional needs of each member of the family. It is in this area that husbands and wives find themselves having to face many confusing and conflicting feelings. There are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feel imprisoned(被囚禁) if they have to stay home with a young child or several children. On the other hand, there are women who think that homemaking gives them the deepest satisfaction. From my own experience, I would like to suggest that sometimes the decision to go back to work is made in too much haste. There are few decisions that I now regret more. I wasn’t mature enough to see how much I could have gained at home. I regret my impatience to get on with my career. I wish I had al lowed myself the luxury of watching the world through my little girl’s eyes.
48．Which word in the first two paragraphs best explains why many women have to work?
正确答案：Survive．/Economics．/Money
解析：本文讲的是妇女外出工作的利弊。

作者根据自己的经验，指出妇女做出外出工作的决定有时过于匆忙。

过分地期待事业成功，却没有看到妇女呆在家里会得到更多。

头两段说对于很多妇女来说，决定是否上班是一种奢侈，因为她们只有上班才能生存(survive)。

后面又提到“economics”和“money”，都是妇女必须工作的原因。

49．Why did Marge and her husband think it an extravagance for Marge to go back to work?
正确答案：Because they might end up with less money．/Because going back to work might cost more money
解析：在第二段中作者用Marge一家的情况证明有时妇女工作比不工作还要糟。

他们有两个学龄前的孩子，如果把雇用别人照看小孩的费用、交通费用和税费加起来，可能实际收入比她不工作还要少。

50．What are the two major considerations in deciding whether women should go out to work?
正确答案：Economic factors and emotional needs
解析：第三段第一和第二句话明确指出“经济因素通常是优先考虑的方面，但却不是最重要的。

最重要的是家庭成员的感情需求。

”所以需要把这两个因素归纳起来。

51．Some women would rather do housework and take care of their children
than pursue a career because they feel ______.
正确答案：deeply satisfied/the deepest satisfaction
解析：第四段从正反两个方面阐释了家务活对于不同女性的影响。

“有些妇女认为家务活很枯燥，如果她们不得不和孩子呆在家中，她们有被囚禁的感觉。

但也有些妇女认为家务活给了她们最大的满足感。

”
52．If given a second chance, the writer would probably choose to ______.
正确答案：stay home to be a good wife and mother
解析：在最后一段，作者给出了自己的例子。

她说对于自己迫不及待地出去工作感到非常懊悔。

所以可以推论，如果有再次选择的机会，她会呆在家里。

Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important factors in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.【S1】______they were not enough. Something【S2】______was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special” was men —【S3】______individuals who could invent machines, find new【S4】______of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who created the machines of the Industrial Revolution came from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were more inventors than scientists. A man who is a:【S5】______scientist is primarily interested in doing his research【S6】______. He is not necessarily working【S7】______that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is【S8】______trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories of science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a specific result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of many other objectives. Most of the people who【S9】______the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists.
A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had【S10】______or no training in science might not have made their inventions if a groundwork had .not been laid by scientists years before.A reasons
B but
C better
D developed
E cases
F accurately
G so
H pure
I else
J little
K creative
L seldom
M usually
N arrive
O sources
53．【S1】。