2015年英语四级阅读模拟试题及答案解析(精品一)

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英语四级阅读模拟试题及答案解析精品一

英语四级阅读模拟试题及答案解析精品一

2015年英语四级阅读模拟试题及答案(精品试卷一)Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A ),B., C.and D ). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.People's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no money left,and they had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort; the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously.Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of open un-spoilt country, where people with more traditional tastes can go for quiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. In the national parks especially, modern development of housing and industry is strictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of the greatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest. Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have been created; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on the Atlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path,lying inland, goes along the range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the long-distance waller and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy, without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows.Yet few people make full use of the national parks established for everyone's benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by ( 英国的路旁停车带 ). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparently their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the country sights and sounds without having to wall a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.56. In Britain it is very risky to __________.A.go with a single railway ticketB.listen to pop-music at the festivalC. sleep in the openD.pack together in crowds57. At the end of the festival, many young fans__________.A.were arrested by the policeB.had spent most of their moneyC.were sleeping outD.became quite penniless58. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large__________. A.tracks through the open countryB.areas of country without soilC.areas of countryside not developedD.expanses of land where nobody works59. Public pathways are created for people to__________.A.commute to workB.enjoy long-distance walkingC. wall to maritime countiesD.visit the historic or scenic sites60. Family groups nowadays like to__________.A.have meals out of doors by the road-sideB.go for a walk away from homeC.drive out past the beautiful placesD.hear and smell the animalsPassage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and thebusiness of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have eactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else--he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish. "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned. " Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on. "Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way.Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only"having a look around". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the look-out for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps,before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. So most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.61. When a man is buying clothes, __________.A.he chooses things that others recormnendB.he buys cheap things, regardless of qualityC.he buys good things, so long as they are not too expensiveD. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things62. In commerce a good salesman is one who__________.A.sells something a customer does not particularly wantB.always has in stock the thing the customer wantsC.can find out quickly the goods requiredD.does not waste his time on difficult customers63. What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants? A.He buys something that is similar enough to the ideal one.B.He usually does not buy anything.C.At least two of his reqnirements must be met before he buys.D.So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.64. According to this passage, when shopping for clothes, women__________.A.often buy things without thinkingB.seldom buy cheap clothesC.welcome suggestions from anyoneD.never take any advice65. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers'? A.The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.B.Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.C.Women stand up while shopping, but men sit down.D. The time they take over buying clothes.Passage One【参考译文】人们对于休闲娱乐的品位大相径庭。

最全的2015年6月英语四级(三套)真题及答案分析

最全的2015年6月英语四级(三套)真题及答案分析

2015年6月英语四级真题答案完整版(试卷一)作文真题听力真题Short conversations1.W: I’m going to give up playing chess. I lost again today.M: Just because you lost? Is that any reason to quit?Q: What does the man imply?2.M: Do you know Sally’s new address? She’s got some mail here, and I’d like to forward it to her.W: Well, we’ve not been in touch for quite a while. Let’s see. Mary should know it.Q: What does the woman mean?3.W: I missed classes this morning. Could you please lend me your notes?M: My notes? You’ve never see my handwriting, have you?Q: What does the man imply?4.M: I’m taking my girlfriend to the fancy new restaurant for her birthday tonight.W: I went there last weekend, I found it rather disappointing.Q: What does the woman mean?5.W: Winter is over at last. Time to put away my gloves and boots.M: I’ve been waiting for this for months.Q: What does the man mean?6.W: Thank you for bringing the books back.M: I thought you need them over the weekend. Many thanks for letting me use them.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?7.W: Are you working flexible hours?M: No, I’m not. The weather today is so nice, so I decided to walk to work, and that meant I had to leave an hour earlier than usual.Q: What did the man decided to do?8.W: Our plane has been circling for a long time. Why the delay?M: The airport is closed for a while this morning, and things are still not back to normal.Q: What does the man mean?Long conversation长对话一Woman: Morning, this is TGC!Man: Good morning, Walter Barry here, calling from London. Could I speak to Mr. Grand, please?Woman: Who’s calling, please?Man: Walter Barry, from London.Woman: What is it about, please?Man: Well, I understand that your company has a chemical processing plant. My own company LCP, Liquid Control Products, is a leader in safety from leaks in the field of chemical processing. I’d like to speak to Mr. Grand to discuss ways in which we could help TGC to protect itself from such problems and save money at the same time.Woman: Yes, I see. Well, Mr. Grand is not available just now.Man: Can you tell me when I could reach him?Woman: He’s very busy for the next few days. Then he’ll be away in New York. So it’s difficult to give you a time.Man: Could I speak to someone else, perhaps?Woman: Who, in particular?Man: A colleague, for example?Woman: You are speaking to his personal assistance. I can deal with calls for Mr. Grand.Man: Yes, well, could I ring him tomorrow?Woman: No, I’m sorry, he won’t be free tomorrow. Listen, let me suggest something. You send us details of your products and services, together with references from other companies. And then we’ll contact you.Man: Yes, that’s very kind of you. I have your address.Woman: Very good, Mr…?Man: Barry. Walter Barry, from LCP in London.Woman: Right, Mr. Barry. We look forward to hearing from you.Man: Thank you, goodbye.Woman: Bye.9. What do we learn about the woman’s company?10. What do we learn about the man?11. What’s the woman’s position in her company?12. What does the woman suggest the man do?Long conversation长对话二Man: Miss Yamada, did you ever think that you would find yourself living and working in the western world?Woman: No, not really, although I’ve always listened to recordings of great orchestras from Europe.Man: So you enjoyed classical music even when you were very young?Woman: Oh, yes. I was an only child.Man: You were born in 1955, is that right?Woman: Yes, I began violin lessons at school when I was 6.Man: As young as that, did you like it?Woman: Oh, yes, very much.Man: When did you first play on your own? I mean, when did you give your first performance?Woman: I think I was 8…? No, Nine. I just had my birthday a week before, and my father had bought me a new violin. I played a small piece at the school concert.Man: Did you know then that you would become a professional violinist?Woman: Yes, I think so. I enjoy playing the violin very much, and I didn’t mind practicing, sometimes three or four hours a day.Man: And when did you first come to Europe?Woman: I was very lucky. When I was fifteen, I won a scholarship to a college in Paris. That was for a three-year course.Man: How did your parents feel about that?Woman: I think they were pleased and worried at the same time. It was the chance of a lifetime. But of course I would be thousands of miles from home. Anyway, I studied in Paris for three years and then went back to Tokyo.13. What do we know about the woman before she went to Europe?14. What does the woman say about her music experience?15. What does the woman say about her study in Paris?Spot DictationLooking at the basic biology systems, the world is not doing very well. Yet economic indicators show the world is prospering. Despite a slow start at the beginning of the eighties, global economic output increased by more than a fifth during the decade. The economy grew, trade increased, and millions of new jobs were created. How can biological indicators show the opposite of economic indicators?The answer is that the economic indicators have a basic fault: they show no difference between resources uses that sustain progress and those uses that will hurt it. The main measure of economic progress is the gross national product (GNP). In simple terms, this totals the value of all goods and services produced and subtracts loss in value of factories and equipment. Developed a half-century ago, GNP helped establish a common way among countries of measuring change in economic output. For some time, this seemed to work reasonably well, but serious weakness are now appearing. As indicated earlier, GNP includes loss in value of factories and equipment, but it does not take into account the loss of natural resources, including nonrenewable resources such as oil or renewable resources such as forests.This basic fault can produce a misleading sense of national economic health. According to GNP, for example, countries that overcut forest actually do better than those that preserve their forest. The trees cut down are counted as income but no subtraction is made for using up the forests.Passage OneWhat makes a person famous? This is a mystery that many people have carefully thought about. All kinds of myths surround the lives of well-known people.Most people are familiar with the works of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest English writers of the 16th and 17th centuries. Yet how many know Shakespeare the person, the man behind the works?After centuries of research, scholars are still trying to discover Shakespeare's personal history. It is not easily found in his writings. Authors of the time could not protect their works. An acting company, for example, could change a play if they wanted to. Nowadays, writers have copyrights that protect their work.Many myths arose about Shakespeare. Some said he had no formal education. Others believe that he began his career by tending the horses of wealthy men. All of these myths are interesting, but are they true? Probably not. Shakespeare's father was a respected man in Stratford-on-Avon, a member of the town council. He sent young William to grammar school. Most people of Elizabethan times did not continue beyond grammar school; so, Shakespeare did have, at least, an average education.Some parts of Shakespeare's life will always remain unknown. The Great London Fire of l666 burned many important documents that could have been a source of clues. We will always be left with many questions and few facts.Question16 What does the speaker say about William Shakespeare?Question 17 What do we learn about Shakespeare's father?Question 18 Why does the speaker say parts of Shakespeare's life will remain a mystery? Passage TwoWherever you go and for whatever reason, it's important to be safe. While the majority of people you will meet when travelling are sure to be friendly and welcoming, there are dangers-theft being the most common.Just as in your home country, do not expect everyone you meet to be friendly and helpful. It's important to prepare for your trip in advance and to take precautions while you are travelling. As you prepare for your trip, make sure you have the right paperwork. You don't want to get to your destination only to find you have the wrong visa, or worse, that your passport isn't valid any more. Also, make sure you travel with proper medical insurance, so that if you are sick or injured during your travels, you will be able to get treatment. If you want to drive while you are abroad, make sure you have an international driver's license.When you get to your destination, use official transport. Always go to bus and taxi stands. Don't accept rides from strangers who offer you a lift. If there is no meter in the taxi, agree on a price before you get in. If you prefer to stay in cheap hotels while travelling, make sure you can lock the door of your room from the inside. Finally, remember to smile. It's the friendliest and most sincere form of communication, and is sure to be understood in any part of the world!Question 19 What is mentioned as a most common danger when people go travelling abroad?Question 20 What is the most important thing to do when you prepare for your trip abroad?Question 21 What does the speaker suggest you do when you arrive at your destination? Passage 3The British are supposed to be famous for laughing at themselves, but even their sense of humour has a limit, as the British retailer Gerald Ratner found out to his cost. When Ratner took over his father's chain of 130 jewelry shops in 1984, he introduced a very clear company policy. He decided that his shops should sell down market products at the lowest possible prices. It was a great success. The British public loved his cheap gold earrings and his tasteless silver ornaments. By 1991, Ratner's company had 2,400 shops and it was worth over 680 million pounds. But in April of that year, Gerald Ratner made a big mistake. At a big meeting of top British businesspeople, he suited up and explained the secret of his success. People say "How can we sell our goods for such a low price?" I say "Because they are absolute rubbish." His audience roared with laughter. But the British newspapers and the British public were not so amused. People felt insulted and stayed away from Ratner's shops. Sales fell and 6 months after his speech, Ratner's share price had fallen by 42%. The following year, things got worse and Gerald Ratner was forced to resign. By the end of 1992, he lost his company, his career and his house. Even worse, 25,000 of his employees had lost their jobs. It had been a very expensive joke.Question 22 What did Gerald Ratner decide to do when he took over his father's shops?Question 23 On what occasion did Gerald Ratner explained the secret of his success?Question 24 How did people feel when they leaned of Gerald Ratner's remarks?Question 25 What does the story of Gerald Ratner suggest?翻译真题在西方人心目中,和中国联系最为密切的基本食物是大米。

大学英语四级阅读理解模拟题及解析

大学英语四级阅读理解模拟题及解析

大学英语四级阅读理解模拟题及解析2015年大学英语四级阅读理解模拟题及解析Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the year, or manured(施肥)a field; but we know all about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are, but they are not the most civilized.Animals fight; so do savages (野蛮人); hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently --- this, after all, is what conquerors and generals have done --- is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some way of settling their disputes other than by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of the other side, and then saying that that side which has killed most has won. And it not only has won, but, because it has won, has been in the right. For that is what going to war means; it means saying that might is right.That is what the story of mankind has on the whole been like.Even our own age has fought the two greatest wars in history, in which millions of people were killed or disabled. And while today it is true that people do not fight and kill each other in the streets --- while, that is to say, we have got to the stage of keeping the rules and behaving properly to each other in daily life --- nations and countries have not learnt to do this yet, and still behave like savages.57. In the opening sentence the author indicates that ________.A) most history books were written by conquerors, generals and soldiers.B) those who truly helped civilization forward is rarely mentioned in history books.C) history books focus more on conquerors than on those who helped civilization forward.D) conquerors, generals and soldiers should not be mentioned in history books.58. In the author’s opinion, the countries that ruled over a large number of other countries are ________.A) certainly both the greatest and the most civilizedB) neither the most influential nor the most civilized.C) possibly the most civilized but not the most powerful.D) likely the greatest in some sense but not the most civilized.59. The meaning of “That is what going to war means; it means saying that might is right.”(Last sentence of Paragraph 2) is that ________.A) those who fight believe that the winner is right and the loser wrong.B) only those who are powerful have the right to go to war.C) those who are right should fight against those who are wrong.D) in a war only those who are powerful will win.60. In the third paragraph, what the author wants to convey to us is that ________.A) World War I and World War II are different from previous wars.B) our age is not much better than those of the past.C) modern time is not so civilized compared with the past.D) we have fought fewer wars but suffered heavier casualties.61. This passage is most likely taken from an article entitled ________.A) War and World PeaceB) Creators of CivilizationC) Civilization and HistoryD) Who Should Be Remembered参考答案:BDABC。

2015年12月四级英语考试真题与答案解析

2015年12月四级英语考试真题与答案解析

2015年12月四级英语考试真题与答案解析作文(一)周思远题目:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Learning is a daily experience and a lifelong mission。

”You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning。

You should write at least 120 words,no more than 180 words。

参考范文:Currently in this constantly changing world,learning becomes a seemingly convenient but actually more complex matter。

As an old saying goes,”Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission”。

Apparently,the meaning of this saying is that if we truly desire to learn something,we are supposed to devote our life to it。

There are several reasons accounting for this viewpoint。

For one thing,learning itself is an actually complicated and painful matter,and as a result,it is advisable for us to commit much more time even our whole life to it。

2015年6月英语四级阅读题模拟练习及答案一

2015年6月英语四级阅读题模拟练习及答案一

2015年6月英语四级阅读题模拟练习及答案一Questions 61 to 65 are based on thefollowingpassage.The Wall Street Journal quoted sources close to the company as saying a run of 4.000 devices will be manufactured next month.The tablet will have two rear-facing cameras and advanced imaging software——and will be shown off at the firm’s forthcoming developers’conference.Google has said it will not comment on“rumor and speculation”.But in March,Google showed off Project Tango,all effort to bring 3D technology to its handheld devices.A prototype smart phone had been given out to 200 developers to try out.The technology makes use of infrared sensors to measure depth of surroundings.While the ability to create 3D images with small devices is by no means a new technologicA. feat,Google’s strategy will be to harness the hardware to contribute to,among other things,its mapping effort.For instance,the devices could be used to create quickly a 3D map of indoor environments.According to the Wall Street Journal,the 3D tablet will be shown offat Google’s annual developers’conference at the end ofJune.As it did with the Google Glass eyewear product.it is expected the firm will A.low a select number of developers and engineers to experiment with the technology before a consumer launch isplanned.although still a relatively minor industry,the race to createthe“killer app”for building and viewing virtual reality environments is building a pace.In March,Facebook swooped in on a$2bn(£1.2bn) deal for Oculus VR,a company making a virtuA. reA.ity headset.A mini-site for Project Tango has highlighted a few of the firm’s plans in the area.“Project Tango is an attempt to create a mobile deviceunlike like any other,”the site explains.“A mobile device that shares our sense of space and movement,that understands and perceives the world the same way we do.”In the past few years,devices able to view and create 3D images have made it to market,but suffered heavily from a lack of consumer interest,said Jack Kent,an analyst at IHS.“If Google really pushes it,that might change dynamics of the market。

2015年英语四级阅读练习及答案(1)

2015年英语四级阅读练习及答案(1)
Passage One
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
People's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang ofroughstried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no moneyleft,andthey had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort; the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously.

2015年12月英语四级仔细阅读答案解析(第一套)

2015年12月英语四级仔细阅读答案解析(第一套)

2015年12月英语四级仔细阅读答案解析(第一套)下面是店铺整理的2015年12月英语四级仔细阅读答案解析,希望对大家有帮助。

本篇原文是美国著名程序员、风险投资家Paul Graham(保罗·格雷厄姆)于06年在自己的博客所写的一篇由硅谷发展引起的对如何投资和发展信息技术公司的思考的文章的节选。

Could you reproduce Silicon Valley elsewhere, or is there something unique about it?It wouldn't be surprising if it were hard to reproduce in other countries, because you couldn'treproduce it in most of the US either. What does it take to make a silicon valley?It is the right people. If you could get the right ten thousand people to move from Silicon Valley toBuffalo,Buffalo would become Silicon Valley.You only need two kinds of people to create a technology hub: rich people and nerds.Observation bears this out:within the US,towns have become startup hubs if and only if theyhave both rich people and nerds. Few startups happen in Miami, for example, because althoughit's full of rich people, it has few nerds. It's not the kind of place nerds like.Whereas Pittsburgh has the opposite problem:plenty of nerds,but no rich people. The top USComputer Science departments are said to be MIT,Stanford,Berkeley,and Carnegie-Mellon.MIT yielded Route 128. Stanford and Berkeley yielded Silicon Valley. But Carnegie-Mellon? Therecord skips at that point. Lower down the list, the University of Washington yielded a high-techcommunity in Seattle, and the University of Texas at Austin yielded one in Austin. But whathappened inPittsburgh? And in Ithaca, home of Cornell, which is also high on the list?I grew up in Pittsburgh and went to college at Cornell, so I can answer for both. The weather isterrible,particularly in winter, and there's no interesting old city to make up for it, as there is inBoston. Rich people don't want to live in Pittsburgh or Ithaca. So while there are plenty of hackerswho could start startups, there's no one to invest in them.Do you really need the rich people? Wouldn't it work to have the government invest in the nerds?No, it would not. Startup investors are a distinct type of rich people. They tend to have a lot ofexperience themselves in the technology business. This helps them pick the right startups, andmeans they can supply advice and connections as well as money. And the fact that they have apersonal stake in the outcome makes them really pay attention.56.原文第一段第一句反问句“Could you reproduce Silicon Valley elsewhere,or is there somethingunique about it?”可得知答案选A——Its success is hard to copy anywhere else. 选项copy同义改写原文的reproduce.57.由题干大写字母Miami定位到原文第五段“Few startups happen in Miami, for example, becausealthough it's full of rich people,it has few nerds. It's not the kind of place nerds like.”由因果关系词because找到原因——这里既是有很多富裕的人,却几乎没有nerds(痴迷科研的人).所以答案选B——Lack ofthe right kind of talents.58,由题干大写字母Carnegie-Mellon,MIT,Stanford,Berkeley等定位到第六段,问CM和其他的是哪里有不同.“The top US Computer Science departments are said to be MIT, Stanford,Berkeley, andCarnegie-Mellon. MIT yielded Route 128. Stanfordand Berkeley yielded Silicon Valley. But Carnegie-Mellon? The record skips at that point.”原文讲到了MIT, Stanford, Berkeley 都yielded产生了很有名的science department,而Carnegie-Mellon呢?这个记录可以直接跳过忽略.言下之意就是CM没有出名的science department,所以答案选D——It does not pay much attention to business startups.59题,由题干大写字母Boston定位到倒数第二段.定位句“The weather is terrible,particularly in winter,and there's no interesting old city to make up for it,as there is in Boston”说到了Boston是一个无聊的老城市,而定位句的下一句“So while there are plenty of hackers who could start startups,there's noone to invest in them”说到了这样的城市无法吸引投资.所以答案选C——It is not likely to attract lots ofinvestors and nerds.60题,由startup investors定位到最后一段.Startup investors 不仅富有,他们一般都经验丰富,而且能给提供一些建议,所以答案选C——They can do more than providing money.61. C——It may prevent your business and career from advancing.62. B——Encourage people to disagree and argue.63. C——T o remove misunderstanding.64. D——They take care not to hurt each other's feelings.65. D——Acknowledge their contribution.。

2015年6月英语四级阅读理解练习及解析

2015年6月英语四级阅读理解练习及解析

2015年6月英语四级阅读理解练习及解析1 There are people in Italy who can’t stand soccer. Not all Canadians love hockey.A similar situation exists in America, where there are those individuals you may be one of them who yawn or even frown when somebody mentions baseball. 『Baseball to them means boring hours watching grown men in funny tight outfits standing around in a field staring away while very little of anything happens.』① They tell you it’s a game better suited to the 19th century, slow, quiet, gentlemanly. These are the same people you may be one of them who love football because there’s the sport that glorifies “the hit”.By contrast, baseball seems abstract, cool, silent, still.On TV the game is fractured into a dozen perspectives, replays, close ups. The geometry of the game, however, is essential to understanding it. You will contemplate the game from one point as a painter does his subject; you may, of course, project yourself into the game. It is in this projection that the game affords so much space and time for involvement. The TV won’t do it for you.Take, for example, the third baseman. You sit behind the third base dugout and you watch him watching home plate. His legs are apart, knees flexed. His arms hang loose. He does a lot of this. The skeptic still cannot think of any other sports so still, so passive. 『But watch what happens every time the pitcher throws: the third baseman goes up on his toes, flexes his arms or bring the glove to a point in front of him, takes a step right or left, backward or forward, perhaps he glances across the field to check his first baseman’s position.』② Suppose the pitch is a ball. “Nothing happened,” you say. “I could have had my eyes closed.”The skeptic and the innocent must play the game. And this involvement in the stands is no more intellectual than listening to music is. Watch the third baseman. Smooth the dirt in front of you with one foot; smooth the pocket in your glove; watch the eyes of the batter, the speed of the bat, the sound of horsehide on wood. If football is a symphony of movement and theatre, baseball is chamber music, a spacious interlocking of notes, chores and responses.1. The passage is mainly concerned with ______.A. the different tastes of people for sportsB. the different characteristics of sportsC. the attraction of footballD. the attraction of baseball2. Those who don’t like baseball may complain that ______.A. it is only to the taste of the oldB. it involves fewer players than footballC. it is not exciting enoughD. it is pretentious and looks funny3. The author admits that ______.A. baseball is too peaceful for the youngB. baseball may seem boring when watched on TVC. football is more attracting than baseballD. baseball is more interesting than football4. By stating “I could have had my eyes closed. ” the author means (4th paragraph last sentence):A. The third baseman would rather sleep than play the game.B. Even if the third baseman closed his eyes a moment ago, it could make no different to the result.C. The third baseman is so good at baseball that he could finish the game with eyes closed all the time and do his work well.D. The consequent was too bad he could not bear to see it.5. We can safely conclude that the author ______.A. likes footballB. hates footballC. hates baseballD. likes baseball词汇与短语1. dugout n. 棒球场边供球员休息的地方2. pitcher n. 投手3. symphony n. 交响乐4. chamber n. 室内5. contemplate vt.沉思,注视长难句解析①【解析】此句的主干是“Baseball?means?watching?”,其中“in funny tight outfits”用来修饰“grown men”,“standing?”和“staring”用来做“grown men”的定语。

2015年12月英语四级真题答案及解析(卷一)

2015年12月英语四级真题答案及解析(卷一)

2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案与详解PartⅠWriting审题思路这是一篇四级考试中常见的议论文。

要求考生就一句格言进行论述。

这句格言listening is more important than talking.“倾听比谈论更重要。

”措辞简单,意思明了,考生比较容易把握,因此写起来并不难。

写作时,考生应该将重点放在第二段举例阐释倾听比谈论更重要的原因上。

联系实际分析可知,其原因主要有:倾听是交际之规则,只有善于倾听才能表达对别人的尊重,同时倾听对听者自身也不无裨益。

写作提纲一、阐述“倾听比谈论更重要”的内涵:倾听别人的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多(paying attention to others’opinions is much more important than expressing one’s own words)二、分析原因:1、倾听可以表达对他人的尊重(listening shows your respect for others)2、倾听还可以使听者受益(benefit yourself)三、总结概述:l、倾听在很多场合比谈论重要得多(listening truly outweighs talking on many occasions)2、我们需要掌握一些沟通技巧(master some communication skills)范文点评全文翻译倾听比谈论更重要如今,“倾听比谈论更重要”这一格言流行起来。

.这句格言道出了在社会中与人交往的真诗:倾听别人的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多。

就我而言,有两个原因可以解释该准则的正确性。

首先,倾听可以表达对他人的尊重。

在这样一个竞争激烈的社会,乐于倾听可以为自己赢得信任和友谊,而这恰恰是我们社交的基本准则。

一个夸夸其谈而不善于倾听的人注定要被孤立,此外,倾听可以使自己受益。

毋庸置疑,你是自己命运的主宰然而,他人的不同观点肯定会丰富你的头脑,并为今后的行动带来启迪。

2015年大学英语四级阅读理解题及解析

2015年大学英语四级阅读理解题及解析

2015年大学英语四级阅读理解题及解析Merchant and passenger ships are generally required to have a life preserver for every person aboard and in many cases, a certain percentage of smaller sizes for children. According to United States requirements, life preservers must design, reversible capable of being quickly adjusted to fit the uninitiated individual, and must be so designed as to support the wearer in the water in an upright or slightly backward position.Sufficient buoyancy(浮力) to support the wearer should be retained by the life preserver after 48 hours in the water, and it should be reliable even after long period of storage. Thus it should be made of materials resistant to sunlight, gasoline, and oils, and it should be not easily set on fire.?The position in which the life preserver will support a person who jumps or falls into the water is most important, as is its tendency to turn the wearer in the water from a face-down position to an upright or slightly backward position, with his face clear of the water, even when the wearer is exhausted or unconscious.The method of adjustment to the body should be simple, and self-evident to uninitiated persons even in the dark under the confused conditions, which follow a disaster. Thus, the life be reversible that it is nearly impossible to get it on wrong. Catches, straps, and ties should be kept to a minimum. In addition, the life preserver must be adjustable to the wide variety of shapes and sizes of wearers, since this greatly affects the position of floating and the self-righting qualities. A suitable life also be comfortable to wear at all times, in and out of the water, not so heavy as to encourage to take it off on shipboard while the ship is in danger, nor so burdensome that it hinders a person in the water whiletrying to swim.1. The passage is mainly about____.A) the uses of life preserversB) the design of life preserversC) the materials for life preserversD) the buoyancy of life preservers2. According to the passage, a life be first of all ____.A) adjustable B) comfortable C) self-evident D) self-righting3. United States Coast Guard does NOT require the life preserver to be made ____.A) with as few strings as possibleB) capable of being worn on both sidesC) according to each wearer's sizeD) comfortable and light to wear4. By “the uninitiated individual” (Para. 1, Line. 4) the author refers to the person ____.A) who has not been instructed how to use a life preserverB) who has a little experience in using a life preserverC) who uses a life preserver without permissionD) who becomes nervous before a disaster5. What would happen if a person were supported by the life preserver in a wrong position?A) The waves would move him backwards.B) The water would choke him.C) He would immediately sink to the bottom.D) He would be exhausted or unconscious.答案与解析:1. B文章主要讲述了救生衣的设计。

2015年12月英语四级阅读答案解析

2015年12月英语四级阅读答案解析

2015年12月英语四级阅读答案解析2015年12月英语四级阅读答案解析【阅读】选词填空第一篇For manyAmericans, 2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold snap. LateNovember and December saw early snow and bone-chilling temperaturesin much of the country, part of a year when—for the first time intwo decades—record-cold days will likely turn out to haveoutnumbered record-warm ones. But the U.S. was the exception:November was the warmest ever globally, and the provisional dataindicates that 2013 is likely to have been the fourth-hottest yearon record.Enjoy thesnow now, because chances are good that 2014 will be evenhotter—perhaps the hottest year since records have been kept.That’s because,scientists are predicting, 2014 wi ll be an El Niño year.El Niño,Spanish for “the child”, occurs when surface ocean waters in thesouthern Pacific become abnormally warm. So large is the Pacific,covering 30% of the planet’s surface, that the specific energygenerated by its warming is enough to touch off a series of weatherchanges around the world. El Niño are associated with abnormallydry conditions in the Southeast Asia and Australia. They can leadto extreme rain in parts of North and South America, even assouthern Africa experiences dry weather. Marine life may beaffected too: El Niño the rising of the cold, nutrient-rich waterthat supports large fish populations, and the unusually warm oceantemperatures can destroy coral.参考答案36. N. saw 第一空显然缺少谓语,优先考虑动词,结合语义并根据Late November andDecember可以推出应选择过去式动词,故答案锁定saw.37. F. decades 根据two,首选复数名词,结合语义,“for the first time in the two decades”,二十年来头一次。

2015年6月英语四级真题答案及解析(卷一)

2015年6月英语四级真题答案及解析(卷一)

2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题(一)答案与详解PartⅠWriting审题思路这是一篇四级考试中常见的议论文。

此次通过漫画所呈现出的话题phone(手机)是考生日常生活中熟悉的话题,因此写起来并不难。

考生应该将重点放在第二段阐述手机与日常学习的关系上。

联系实际分析可知二者关系为:手机为日常学习带来了便利条件,但不能完全取代校园学习。

写作提纲一、提出观点:提出观点:手机在学习中虽然重要但并非必不可少(play an important but not indispensable role)二、论证观点:1、学生自身应具有很好的知识储备(have a good command of)2、我们的个人知识(personal knowledge)促进了手机的发展三、总结观点:l、过度依赖手机弊大于利(over-dependence on phones does more harm than good)2、要平衡好手机与知识学习的关系(balance the relationship between phones and study)范文点评全文翻译手机在学习中的作用漫画生动地描述了一个小学生问他的母亲,既然他的手机已经无所不知,为什么还要去上学。

这幅漫画揭示了这样一个现象:一些学生高度依赖手机,而忽视了个人学习的重要性。

然而,我认为,手机在学生们的学习中虽然重要但并非必不可少。

毫无疑问,手机给我们带来了很多便利,但是在学习过程中,我们不应该过度依赖手机。

首先,我们自身应该具有很好的知识储备以应对没有手机在手边时的各种情况。

其次,正是我们的个人知识促进了手机的发展。

如果没有学校的基础教育,就没有手机的问世。

总而言之,过度依赖手机弊大于利。

因此,我们应该合理地平衡手机与学习的关系。

只有这样我们才能够从学习过程中获得最大的收益。

PartⅡListening ComprehensionSection A1.听力原文:W:Fin going to give up playing chess.I lost again today.M:Just because you lost?Is that any reason to quit?Q:What does the man imply?1.A)He will give the woman some tips on the game.B)The woman has good reason to quit the game.C)He is willing to play chess with the woman.D)The woman should go on playing chess.【预测】选项中多次出现game和play chess,可以推测对话内容和下象棋有关。

2015年12月大学英语四级阅读真题及答案(一套)

2015年12月大学英语四级阅读真题及答案(一套)

2015年12月大学英语四级阅读真题及答案(一套)答案:GMBOI,DFJHNICKEB,FAHJGABACC,CBADDGMBOI,DFJHNICKEB,FAHJGABACC,CBADD2015年12月四级考试如期进行。

从笔者拿到的套题的阅读部分来看,整体难度适中,较往年趋于平稳。

选词填空部分(关于《children s cognitive abilities儿童认知能力》)首先从选项设计上看,四大词性(名、动、形、副)考查数量分布均匀(3233),不确定形式(Ving 和Ved)共4个,另外只有advocate一个词属于一词多性的情况,相对选项设计总体难度属于中等偏易。

再看文章部分,谈论的是关于儿童认知(children s cognitive abilities)方面的知识的话题,属于小冷门,但文章语言表达适中,且短句占主体,平衡了话题生僻对考试带来的解题障碍。

其中cognitive还给出了中文注解,也正好应验了我们反复强调的中文重要性的应试知识要点。

同时,空格设置处的词性相对比较容易判断,例如,名词前给出了单复数的区别的代词those作为提示,又例如,非谓语动词只考查了一个正在进行时,而做后置定语或状语的高难度应用本篇没有涉及。

段落匹配部分(The Perfect Essay)首先看备选的十个小标题,均无长难句,同时出现大量重复信息,例如除了与文章title 本身密切相关的essay ,flaw,flawless,perfection以外,还有mother,criticism,从而能顺利预测出文章谈及的是通过母亲的有建设性的批评,提升作者的写作能力。

这也是我们要求的先题后文解决段落匹配的技巧。

从长文章的段落设计上看,一共11段(K),属于段落数量适中的情况,也为匹配选择降低难度。

但对于所谓长阅读文章只看开头结尾的谬论,用真题再次给予回击,十道匹配中至少3题涉及段落中间部分,2题涉及对全段进行总结。

2015年大学英语四级考试模拟题及参考答案

2015年大学英语四级考试模拟题及参考答案

2015年大学英语四级考试模拟题及参考答案PART 1 Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.As war spreads to many corners of the globe, children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education __1__. The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the __2__ of peacemakers. The Children's Movement for Peace in Colombia was even nominated (提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. groups of children __3__ as peacemakers studied human rights and poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota known as The Schools of Peace.The classroom __4__ opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with __5__, peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and respect for each person empowers children to take a step __6__toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online resources that are __7__ useful when helping children along the pathto peace. The Young Peacemakers Club, started in 1992, provides a Website with resources for teachers and __8__ on starting a Kindness Campaign. The World Centers of Compassion for Children International call attention to children's rights andPART 2 Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.The Art of FriendshipA) One evening a few years ago I found myself in an anxiety. Nothing was really wrong my family and I were healthy, my career was busy and successful -- I was just feeling vaguely down and in need of a friend who could raise my spirits, someone who would meet me for coffee and let merant until the clouds lifted. I dialed my best friend, who now lives across the country in California, and got her voicemail. That's when it started to dawn on me -- lonesomeness was at the root of my dreariness. My social life had dwindled to almost nothing, but somehow until that moment I'd been too busy to notice. Now it hit me hard. My old friends, buddies since college or even childhood, know everything about me; when they left, they had taken my context with them.B) Research has shown the long-range negative consequences of social isolation on one's health. But my concerns were more short-term. I needed to feel understoodright then in the way that only a girlfriend can understand you. I knew it would be wrong to expect my husband to replace my friends: He couldn't, and even if he could, to whom would I then complain about my husband? So I resolved to acquire new friends -- women like me who had kids and enjoyed rolling their eyes at the worlda little bit just as I did. Since I'd be making friends with more intention than I'd ever given the process, I realized I could be selective, that I could in effect design my own social life. The down side, of course, was that I felt pretty frightened.C) After all, it's a whole lot harder to make friends in midlife that it is when yon're younger -- a fact woman I've spoken with point out again and again. As Leslie Danzig, 41, a Chicago theater director and mother, sees it, when you're in your teens and 20s, you're more or less friends with everyone unless there's a reason not to be. Your college roommate becomes your best pal at least partly due to proximity. Now there needs to be a reason to be friends. "There are many people I'm comfort-able around, but I wouldn't go so far as to call them friends. Comfort isn't enough to sustain a real friendship," Danzig says.D) At first, finding new companions felt awkward. At 40 I couldn't run up to people the way my4-year-old daughters do in the playground and ask, "Will you be my friend? Every time you start anew relationship, you're vulnerable again," agrees Kathleen Hall, D Min, founder and CEO of the Stress Institute, in Atlanta. "You're asking, 'Would you like to come into my life?' It makes us self-conscious."E) Fortunately, my discomfort soon passed. I realized that as a mature friend seeker my vulnerability risk was actually pretty low. If someone didn't take me up on my offer, so what: I wasn't in junior high, when I might have been rejected for having the wrong clothes or hair. At my age I have amassed enough self-esteem to realize that I have plenty to offer.F) We're all so busy, in fact, that mutual interests -- say, in a project, class, or cause that we already make time for -- become the perfect catalysts for bringing us in contact with candidates for camaraderie. Michelle Mertes, 35, a teacher and mother of two in Wausau, Wisconsin, says anew friend she made at church came as a pleasant surprise. "In high school I chose friends based on their popular-ity and how being part of their circle might reflect on me. Now's it's our shared values and activities that count." Mertes says her pal, with whom she organized the church's youth programs, is nothing like her but their drive and organizational skills make them ideal friends.G) Happily, as awkward as making new friends can be, self-esteem issues do not factor in -- or if they do, you can easily put them into perspective. Danzig tells of the mother of a child in her son's pre-school, a tall, beautiful woman who is married to a big-deal rock musician. "I said to my husband, she's too cool for me,'" she jokes. "I get intimidated by people. But once I got to know her, she turned out to be pretty laid-back and friendly." In the end there was no chemistry between them, so they didn't become good pals. "I realized that we weren't each other's type, but it wasn't about hierarchy." What midlife friendship is about, it seems, is reflecting the person you've become (or are still becoming) back at yourself, thus reinforcing the progress you've made in your life.H) Harlene Katzman, 41, a lawyer in New York City, notes that her oldest friends knew her back when she was less sure of herself. As much as she loves them, she believes they sometimes respond to is-sues in light of who she once was. An old chum has the goods on you. With recently made friends, you can turn over a new leaf.I) A new friend, chosen right, can also help you point your boat in the direction you want to go. Hanna Dershowitz, 39, an attorney and mother in Los Angeles, found that a new acquaintance from workwas exactly what she needed in a friend. In addition to liking and respecting Julia, Dershowitz had a feeling that the fit and athletic younger woman would help her to get in shape.J) While you're busy making new friends, remember that you still need to nurture your old ones. We asked Marla Paul, author of The Friendship Crisis: Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You "re Not a Kid Anymore, for the best ways to maintain these important relationships. Keep in touch. Your friends should be a priority; schedule regular lunch dates or coffee catch-up sessions, no matter how busy you are. Know her business. Keep track of important events in a friend's life and show your support. Call or e-mail to let her know you're thinking of her. Speak your mind. Tell a friend (politely) if something she did really upset you. If you can't be totally honest, then you need to reexamine the relationship. Accept her flaws. No one is perfect, so work around her quirks --she's chronically late, or she's a bit negative -- to cut down on frustration and fights. Boost her ego. Heartfelt compliments make everyone feel great, so tell her how much you love her new sweater or what a great job she did on a work project46. Leslie Danzig thought making friends at one's middle age needed some reasons.47. A well-chosen new friend can help you go in the direction that you like.48. A few years ago the author felt lonely and depressed when she phoned her best friend in another city who was much wanted then but unavailable.49. According to Kathleen Hall, one might feel sensitive in the first curse of making new friends.50. Midlife friendship can help you realize your direction of life and reinforce the progress you've made in your life.51. In Mafia Paul's book, to be a better friend, you should keep track with your fiiends, care for your friend's job, express yourself, accept her flaws and compliment your friend for her/his good dressing and job.52. For the author, a girl friend might be the right person to under "stand her and erase her negative feeling.53. According to Michelle Metes, midlife friendship is based on the shared values and activities54. As a mature friend seeker, the author finds herself with enough confidence to offer and take rejection with grace.55. With newly made friends, you can have a chance to take on a new look in your life.PART 3 Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice 。

2015年英语四级阅读模拟试题及答案解析(精品一)教程文件

2015年英语四级阅读模拟试题及答案解析(精品一)教程文件

2015年英语四级阅读模拟试题及答案(精品试卷一)Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A ),B., C.and D ). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.People's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no money left,and they had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort; the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously.Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of open un-spoilt country, where people with more traditional tastes can go for quiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. In the national parks especially, modern development of housing and industry is strictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of the greatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest. Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have been created; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on the Atlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path,lying inland, goes along the range of mountains inthe north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the long-distance waller and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy, without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows.Yet few people make full use of the national parks established for everyone's benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by ( 英国的路旁停车带 ). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparently their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the country sights and sounds without having to wall a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.56. In Britain it is very risky to __________.A.go with a single railway ticketB.listen to pop-music at the festivalC. sleep in the openD.pack together in crowds57. At the end of the festival, many young fans__________.A.were arrested by the policeB.had spent most of their moneyC.were sleeping outD.became quite penniless58. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large__________. A.tracks through the open countryB.areas of country without soilC.areas of countryside not developedD.expanses of land where nobody works59. Public pathways are created for people to__________.A.commute to workB.enjoy long-distance walkingC. wall to maritime countiesD.visit the historic or scenic sites60. Family groups nowadays like to__________.A.have meals out of doors by the road-sideB.go for a walk away from homeC.drive out past the beautiful placesD.hear and smell the animalsPassage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have eactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else--he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish. "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned. " Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on. "Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way.Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only"having a look around". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the look-out for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps,before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. So most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.61. When a man is buying clothes, __________.A.he chooses things that others recormnendB.he buys cheap things, regardless of qualityC.he buys good things, so long as they are not too expensiveD. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things62. In commerce a good salesman is one who__________.A.sells something a customer does not particularly wantB.always has in stock the thing the customer wantsC.can find out quickly the goods requiredD.does not waste his time on difficult customers63. What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants? A.He buys something that is similar enough to the ideal one.B.He usually does not buy anything.C.At least two of his reqnirements must be met before he buys.D.So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.64. According to this passage, when shopping for clothes, women__________. A.often buy things without thinkingB.seldom buy cheap clothesC.welcome suggestions from anyoneD.never take any advice65. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers'? A.The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.B.Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.C.Women stand up while shopping, but men sit down.D. The time they take over buying clothes.Passage One【参考译文】人们对于休闲娱乐的品位大相径庭。

15年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参备考资料答案解析(第一套)

15年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参备考资料答案解析(第一套)

2015年6月大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第一套)Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is foll owed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there ar e four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choic e and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line t hrough the center. Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.There is a difference between science and technology. Science is a metho d of answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practi cal problems. Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships b etween observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that s erve to organize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with tool s, techniques, and procedures for implementing the finding of science.Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the p rogress in each.Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to co mprehend the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accu racy and certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other people's likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. What scientists discover may shock or anger people-as did Darwin's theory of evolution. But ev en an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the choice of refusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not h ave the choice of refusing to hear the sonic boom produced by a supersonic aircraft flying overhead; we do not have the option of refusing to breathe p olluted air; and we do not have the option of living in a non-atomic age. Unl ike science progress, technology must be measured in terms of the human fa ctor. The legitimate purpose of technology is to serve people in general, not merely some people; and future generations, not merely those who presently wish to gain advantage for themselves. Technology must be humanistic if it is to lead to a better world.21. The difference between science and technology lies in that _____.A) the former provides answers to theoretical questions while the latter t o practical problemsB) the former seeks to comprehend the universe while the latter helps ch ange the material worldC) the former aims to discover the inter-connections of facts and the rule s that explain them while the latter, to discover new designs and ways of ma king the things we use in our daily lifeD) all of the above22. Which of the following may be representative of science?A) The improvement of people's life.B) The theory of people's life.C) Farming tools.D) Mass production.23. According to the author, scientific theories _____.A) must be strictly objectiveB) usually take into consideration people's likes and dislikesC) should conform to popular opinionsD) always appear in perfect and finished forms24. The author states that technology itself _____.A) is responsible for widespread pollution and resource exhaustionB) should serve those who wish to gain advantage for themselvesC) will lead to a better world if put to wise useD) will inevitably be for bad purpose25. The tone of the author in this passage is _____.A) positive B) negative C) factual D) critical Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Americans have always been ambivalent in their attitudes toward educatio n. On the one hand, free and universal public education was seen as necessa ry in a democracy, for how else would citizens learn how to govern themselv es in a responsible way? On the other hand, America was always a country t hat offered financial opportunities for which education was not needed: on the road from rags to riches, schooling-beyond the basics of reading, writing, a nd arithmetic-was an unnecessary detour.Even today, it is still possible for people to achieve financial success with out much education, but the number of situations in which this is possible is decreasing. In today's more complex world, the opportunities for financial su ccess is closely related to the need for education, especially higher education.Our society is rapidly becoming one whose chief product is information, and dealing with this information requires more and more specialized educati on. In other words, we grow up learning more and more about fewer and fe wer subjects.In the future, this trend is likely to continue. Tomorrow's world will be ev en more complex than today's world, and, to manage this complexity, even more specialized education will be needed.26. The topic treated in this passage is _____.A) education in general B) Americans' attitudesC) higher education D) American education27. Americans' attitudes toward education have always been _____.A) certain B) contradictory C) ambitious D) unclear28. Today, financial success is closely related to the need for _____.A) higher education B) public education C) responsible citizens D) learning the basics29. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _____.A) information is our only productB) education in the future will be specializedC) we are entering an age of informationD) we are living in an age of information30. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A) The History of American Education.B) The Need for Specialized Education.C) The Future of the American Educational System.D) Attitudes toward American Education. Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.A growing world population and the discoveries of science may alter this pattern of distribution in the future. As men slowly learn to master diseases, control floods, prevent famines, and stop wars, fewer people die every year; and in consequence the population of the world is steadily increasing. In 192 5 there were about 2,000 million people in the world; by the end of the cent ury there may well be over 4,000 million.When numbers rise the extra mouths must be fed. New lands must be br ought under cultivation, or land already farmed made to yield larger crops. In some areas the accessible land is so intensively cultivated that it will be diffi cult to make it provide more food. In some areas the population is so dense that the land is parceled out in units too tiny to allow for much improveme nt in farming methods. Were a large part of this farming population drawn off into industrial occupations, the land might be farmed much more productiv ely by modern methods. There is now a race for science, technology, and ind ustry to keep the output of food rising faster than the number of people to be fed. New strains of crops are being developed which will thrive in unfavor able climates: there are now farms beyond the Arctic Circle in Siberia and No rth America; irrigation and dry-farming methods bring arid lands under the pl ough, dams hold back the waters of great rivers to ensure water for the field s in all seasons and to provide electric power for new industries; industrial ch emistry provides fertilizers to suit particular soils; aeroplanes spray crops to d estroy locusts and many plant diseases. Every year some new means is devised to increase or to protect the food of the world.31. The author says that the world population is growing because _____.A) there are many rich valleys and fertile plainsB) the pattern of distribution is being alteredC) people are living longerD) new land is being brought under cultivation32. The author says that in densely populated areas the land might be m ore productively farmed if _____.A) the plots were subdividedB) a large part of the people moved to a different part of the countryC) industrial methods were used in farmingD) the units of land were made much larger33. We are told that there are now farms beyond the Arctic Circle. This h as been made possible by _____.A) producing new strains of cropsB) irrigation and dry-farming methodsC) providing fertilizersD) destroying pests and disease34. Which of these words is nearest in meaning to the word "strains"?A) types B) sizes C) seeds D) harvests35. The author's main purpose is to _____.A) argue for a belief B) describe a phenomenonC) entertain D) propose a conclusion Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.For some time past it has been widely accepted that babies-and other cr eatures-learn to do things because certain acts lead to "rewards"; and there i s no reason to doubt that this is true. But it used also to be widely believed that effective rewards, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such basic physiological(生理的) "drives" as thirst or hunger. In other word s, a baby would learn if he got food or drink or some sort of physical comfo rt, not otherwise.It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways tha t produce results in the world with no reward except the successful outcome.Papousek began his studies by using milk in the normal way to "reward" the babies and so teach them to carry out some simple movements, such as turning the head to one side or the other. Then he noticed that a baby who had had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on makin g the learned response with clear signs of pleasure. So he began to study th e children's responses in situations where no milk was provided. He quickly f ound that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement "switched on" a display of lights-and indeed that they were capable of learning quite complex turns to bring about this r esult, for instance, two left or two right, or even to make as many as three t urns to one side.Papousek's light display was placed directly in front of the babies and he made the interesting observation that sometimes they would not turn back t o watch the lights closely although they would "smile and bubble" when the display came on. Papousek concluded that it was not primarily the sight of t he lights which pleased them, it was the success they were achieving in solvi ng the problem, in mastering the skill, and that there exists a fundamental h uman urge to make sense of the world and bring it under intentional contro l.36. According to the author, babies learn to do things which . A) are dire ctly related to pleasure B) will meet their physical needsC) will bring them a feeling of success D) will satisfy their curiosity37. Papousek noticed in his studies that a baby .A) would make learned responses when it saw the milkB) would carry out learned movements when it had enough to drinkC) would continue the simple movements without being given milkD) would turn its head to right or left when it had enough to drink38. In Papousek's experiment babies make learned movements of the head in order to .A) have the lights turned onB) be rewarded with milkC) please their parentsD) be praised39. The babies would "smile and bubble" at the lights because .A) the lights were directly related to some basic "drives"B) the sight of the lights was interestingC) they need not turn back to watch the lightsD) they succeeded in "switching on" the lights40. According to Papousek, the pleasure babies get in achieving something is a reflection of .A) a basic human desire to understand and control the worldB) the satisfaction of certain physiological needsC) their strong desire to solve complex problemsD) a fundamental human urge to display their learned skillsPart III Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sente nce there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. It's the in this country to go out and pick flower on the first day of spring.A) case B) custom C) habit D) precedent42. He didn't take the flat because he couldn't afford the .A) hire B) fare C) rent D) salary43. I've made an for you to see the dentist at 5 o'clock tomorrow.A) appointment B) interview C) opportunity D) assignation44. The house was poorly built; for , the roof leaked.A) short B) certain C) one thing D) sure45. the weather is concerned, I do not think it matters.A) So long as B) So far as C) As long as D) So far46. The continuous rain set the harvesting of wheat by two weeks.A) off B) back C) down D) about47. The helicopter hovered the trees.A) in B) over C) down D) up48.The mother made a shirt for the boy out of the of the cloth.A) odd and end B) odd and ends C) odds and end D) odds and ends49. Let's get this old barn. It's of no use to us.A) over B) ready C) rid of D) used to50. George's ability to learn from observations and experience greatly to his success in public life.A) owed B) contributed C) attached D) related51. I asked him where my sister was, and he the store across the street.A) nodded B) indicated C) figured D) guessed52. They are staying with us the time being until they find a place of the ir own.A) during B) for C) since D) in53. 100 competitors had the race.A) put their names for B) entered forC) put themselves for D) taken part54. He me by two games to one.A) beat B) conquered C) gained D) won55. They have put the bird in a cage to it from flying away.A) avoid B) prevent C) forbid D) control56. In recent years, new buildings have up like mushrooms in the city.A) jumped B) sprung C) leapt D) put57. I from among the crowd an old friend of mine whom I hadn't seen f or ten years.A) figured out B) picked out C) realized D) picked over58. I thought he'd never anything, but it's turned out that I was wrong.A) arrive B) amount to C) reach for D) add to59. He managed to pay off his debts.A) anyhow or other B) anyhow or anotherC) somehow or other D) somehow or another60. You'd better not Mr. Ganz. He may get angry.A) play a joke on B) play outC) play into the hands of D) play at61. We existed on nothing but the necessities.A) empty B) bare C) hollow D) undressed62. The seasons change, independent anyone's wishes.A) on B) to C) with D) of63. The mail was for two days because of the snowstorm.A) misled B) lost C) delayed D) damaged64. He has been absent class for quite some time.A) in B) for C) with D) from65. I owe a great deal my parents and teachers.A) to B) for C) toward D) of66. We must manage to do our work better with people.A) less money and few B) less money and fewerC) little money and less D) few money and less67. Mr. Black is to our English evening.A) more pleased than to come B) more pleased to come thanC) more than pleased to come D) more pleasing than to come68. You that car with the brakes out of order. You might have had a seri ous accident.A) ought to drive B) oughtn't do driveC) ought to have driven D) oughtn't to have driven69. If it for their support, we would be in a very difficult position.A) is not B) weren't C) was not D) be not70. If only we as we were told! This would never have happened.A) would do B) had done C) do D) didPart IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank t here are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE t hat best fits into the passage.Everyone ___71___ of the President of the US ___72___ the most powerful man in ___73___. But when the representatives of the 13 former British coloni es ___74___ to draw up the constitution of the new country ___75___ 1788, ___ 76___ of them were not sure whether they ___77___ to have a President at all. There were even ___78___ who ___79___ a king, ___80___ their successful war against the British king, George III. The decision was in doubt ___81___ the las t moment. One group wanted ___82___ for life, while ___83___ suggested that ___84___ not be a President, because a Committee would govern the countrybetter; a third group ___85___ a President ___86___ term of office would last s even years but who could not stand for reelection, because they were afraid he would spend his time ___87___ votes at the next election. In the end they chose George Washington as President for four years and let him ___88___ for reelection because they trusted him. But they were ___89___ to make rules in case a future President ___90___ badly and these rules were used to get rid of President Nixon two hundreds years later.71. A) use to think B) think C) thinks D) uses to think72. A) to be B) being C) like D) as73. A) western world B) the western world C) accident D) the accident74. A) found B) met C) encountered D) put together75. A) at B) by C) on D) in76. A) a number B) a great deal C) a large amount D) the most77. A) should B) would C) needed D) must78. A) few B) a few C) little D) a little79. A) had preferred B) would have preferredC) should have preferred D) were preferring80. A) although B) however C) nevertheless D) in spite of81. A) until B) as far as C) so far as D) by82. A) that the President was elected B) that the President would be elect edC) to elect the PresidentD) to be elected the President83. A) another B) other C) the other D) some other84. A) it should B) it would C) there should D) there would85. A) would have liked B) would rather C) would like D) would be liking86. A) that's B) whose C) which D) of which87. A) looking for B) to look for C) to look at D) looking at88. A) stand B) to stand C) be standing D) that he stood89. A) so careful B) too careful C) careful enough D) enough careful90. A) would carry B) carried C) would behave D) behavedPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a compo sition on the topic "The Expenses of an Average Worker". You should study t he following table carefully and base your composition on the outlines given below. You should write at least 100 words.1. The changes in the worker's expenses from 1990 to 2000.2. The possible reasons for the changes.3. My prediction.The Expenses of an Average Worker2015年6月大学英语四级考试模拟试卷参考答案(第一套)21-25. DBACC 26-30. DBABD 31. CDAAA 36-40. CCADA41-45. BCACB 46-50. BBDCB 51-55. BBBAB 56-60. BBBCA61-65. BDCDA 66-70. BCDBB 71-75. CDBBD 76-80. ACBBD81-85. ACACC 86-90. BAACC。

2015年12月份英语四级考试真题第一套解析

2015年12月份英语四级考试真题第一套解析

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2015年英语四级阅读模拟试题及答案(精品试卷一)Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A ),B., C.and D ). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.People's tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop-music in the Isle of Wight, crowds of teenagers flocked to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very risky thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There were innumerable thieves, a gang of roughs tried several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, with no money left,and they had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a nightmare of discomfort; the fans appeared to enjoy it all enormously.Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large tracts of open un-spoilt country, where people with more traditional tastes can go for quiet, and for the sense of freedom they derive from contact with nature. In the national parks especially, modern development of housing and industry is strictly controlled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of the greatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest. Along the coasts of some of the maritime counties, public pathways have been created; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on the Atlantic Ocean or the English Channel. Another path,lying inland, goes along the range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the long-distance waller and the nature-lover can find much to enjoy, without feeling disturbed by large numbers of their fellows.Yet few people make full use of the national parks established for everyone's benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in a lay-by ( 英国的路旁停车带 ). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a portable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay-by beside the car. Apparently their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and amongst the country sights and sounds without having to wall a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.56. In Britain it is very risky to __________.A.go with a single railway ticketB.listen to pop-music at the festivalC. sleep in the openD.pack together in crowds57. At the end of the festival, many young fans__________.A.were arrested by the policeB.had spent most of their moneyC.were sleeping outD.became quite penniless58. Even in the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large__________. A.tracks through the open countryB.areas of country without soilC.areas of countryside not developedD.expanses of land where nobody works59. Public pathways are created for people to__________.A.commute to workB.enjoy long-distance walkingC. wall to maritime countiesD.visit the historic or scenic sites60. Family groups nowadays like to__________.A.have meals out of doors by the road-sideB.go for a walk away from homeC.drive out past the beautiful placesD.hear and smell the animalsPassage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and thebusiness of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have eactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else--he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish. "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned. " Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on. "Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way.Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only"having a look around". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the look-out for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps,before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. So most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.61. When a man is buying clothes, __________.A.he chooses things that others recormnendB.he buys cheap things, regardless of qualityC.he buys good things, so long as they are not too expensiveD. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things62. In commerce a good salesman is one who__________.A.sells something a customer does not particularly wantB.always has in stock the thing the customer wantsC.can find out quickly the goods requiredD.does not waste his time on difficult customers63. What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants? A.He buys something that is similar enough to the ideal one.B.He usually does not buy anything.C.At least two of his reqnirements must be met before he buys.D.So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.64. According to this passage, when shopping for clothes, women__________.A.often buy things without thinkingB.seldom buy cheap clothesC.welcome suggestions from anyoneD.never take any advice65. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers'? A.The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.B.Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.C.Women stand up while shopping, but men sit down.D. The time they take over buying clothes.Passage One【参考译文】人们对于休闲娱乐的品位大相径庭。

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