謝忠明大學(xué)英語四級考試預(yù)測試卷及答案①

試卷二解析

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Part I Tapescript of Listening Comprehension
Section A
1.W: Did you tell Steve about our meeting?
  M: Whatever I tell him goes in one ear and comes out of the other.
  Q: What does the man mean?
2.M: How did you enjoy your three-week tour of Africa?
  W: I just loved every minute of it.
  Q: What do you know about the woman?
3.M: Did Bill have any plans to buy a house?
  W: Hardly. A house is beyond his means.
  Q: What is true about Bill?
4.W: Do you know Susan Evans?
  M: That name rings a bell, but I’m not sure.
  Q: What do you learn from this conversation?
5.W: Did you turn off the lights and check the locks on all the doors and windows?
  M: Yes, and I told the neighbors we’d be gone for two weeks. They’ll keep an eye on the house for us.
  Q: Where are the man and woman going?
6.M: I’d like to buy that pen and pencil set. It’s ＄ 29.50 and I only have ＄ 14.00.
  W: I can lend you some money. Let’s see, how much do you need?
  Q: How much does the man need to borrow to buy the pen and pencil set?
7.W: Would you like to come mountain climbing with us?
  M: That’s the last thing in the world that I ever want to do.
  Q: What does the man mean?
8.W: Will these shoes wear well?
  M: Absolutely. They are our most expensive shoes, and as you can see, the materials and workmanship are excellent.
  Q: Who is the man?
9.M: This cake is delicious. Where did you buy it?
  W: It’s my own creation. It’s something like my mother’s chocolate cake.
  Q: Who made the cake?
10.M: It’s much better to wait until tomorrow to go. Don’t you agree?
   W: Yes, I couldn’t agree more.
   Q: What does the woman think?
Section B
    After retiring from 30 years of teaching, Ethbell Pepper could easily have decided to sit back and  relax and enjoy a peaceful retirement. But that kind of life is not for Ethbell Pepper. “I just wanted to do something different. If you are going to participate in life, do it. Don’t just sit down and look out the window.” She says. At 68, she decided to become one of the pioneer participants in a program at the University of California. The program offers   campus housing and classes to people over sixty. She   enrolled  in a class called Human Relationships and  Diverse  Society.  “I taught my minority students in my English and drama classes in a high  school for 20 years. But in this course, I found out a lot about other cultures I didn’t know then. One of the most important lessons that I’m learning is to perceive, not to judge.”
    Older adults can add to the educational resources of the university by bringing with them a lot of valuable experience. Their presence on campus helps break some of long beliefs about aging. Young students may have fears of growing older. But that kind of fear can be reduced as they see that older people can be active, healthy, and continue to contribute to society. The younger students can begin to see aging as a natural part of living.
Part II  Reading Comprehension
11．主旨題 該題要求學(xué)生總結(jié)文章的主題。文章主要寫了銀行發(fā)展的兩個方面：一是銀行的外在建筑風(fēng)格，過去的銀行通常有heavy walls, barred windows 以及bronze doors，給人以非常可靠、放心踏實的感覺；二是銀行的功能轉(zhuǎn)變。選項B正是恰當(dāng)?shù)母爬�，所以�?yīng)該是正確答案。文章并無涉及現(xiàn)在和過去對錢的價值比較，所以A項“錢不如過去值錢”不對。文章也沒有對比哪種建筑風(fēng)格更好，所以C項 “過去的銀行的建筑風(fēng)格比現(xiàn)代銀行的建筑風(fēng)格更好”也不對。D項說“偏見使得老一輩人認為現(xiàn)代銀行不可靠”，不符合文章意思。

12．細節(jié)歸納題 問題問老一代人與年輕一代人對錢的認識態(tài)度是什么？老一代人的看法可以從第三段開頭看出：“In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity that....”年輕一代對錢的看法可以從第四段第四行至第六行，尤其是“....he offers us a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers.”從上可以歸納出D項為該題的正確答案。

13．語義題 該題較容易，只要參閱第三段“commodity”后的定語從句“that could be carried, or stolen.”這實際上就是解釋老一代人對錢的看法，他們認為錢是可以被攜帶或被偷走，也就是可以能摸得到的實實在在的東西，C項正確。

14．細節(jié)推論題 問題問現(xiàn)代銀行應(yīng)該具有什么功能？四選項的意思分別是：A）“充滿雄心且友好”；B）“可靠且威力無窮”；C）“明智且不可穿越”；D）“富有想象且有創(chuàng)造性”。要回答這個問題，應(yīng)定位在文章第四段，從中不難看出現(xiàn)代銀行應(yīng)該是富有想象力并且有創(chuàng)造力。

15．推論題 該題要求學(xué)生判斷作者對銀行的外在風(fēng)格和功能的轉(zhuǎn)變這一趨勢的態(tài)度。最明確的提示應(yīng)該是第四段開頭“But the attitude toward money has, of course, changed.”隨后進一步分析了現(xiàn)代銀行不同于過去銀行的功能，作者用了“creative imagination”, 可以看出其態(tài)度是肯定的。C項正確。

16．細節(jié)理解題 問題問“當(dāng)她的丈夫離家出走時，Eileen Doyle怎么樣？”根據(jù)第一段第三行“They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.” （他們一直是幸福的家庭，就Eileen Doyle所知，他們的婚姻沒有絲毫問題。）可以斷定C)“（她）不明白為什么”應(yīng)該是正確答案。其余三項均不符合文章意思。

17．細節(jié)理解題 問題問“離開家庭的大多數(shù)人”。該題較簡單，解題依據(jù)應(yīng)該是文章第二段，其大意為：一年中的每一天都有一小幫男人和女人悄然收拾幾件行李，沒有留下任何紙條或說一聲再見，最后一次關(guān)上前門離家出走了，把他們的債務(wù)、他們的憂慮、還有迷惑不解的家庭拋在身后。A項正確。< BR>
18．細節(jié)推論題 問題的題干應(yīng)該在第四段開頭，所以答案在此之后“...Worse than that, ... an unfinished marriage,... wait seven years before...”C項“感到尷尬和無用 ”正是這種意思。

19．細節(jié)理解題 依據(jù)第五段第二行“It’s typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people’s pain and difficulties.”B 項說“這是一種自私行為”，為正確答案。A)“這是種絕望行為”；C)“這是突然決定的結(jié)果” ；D)“這是沉重負疚感的結(jié)果”。

20．細節(jié)推論題 A項說“男人女人離家出走是為了交流”與文中最后一段第二句矛盾。依據(jù)是文章最后一段最后三行“Men are more often prepared to give their marriage another try than women, but we are aware that, for some wives, it would be a total impossibility to return after the way they’ve been treated.”C的意思正是“做妻子的在飽受折磨后再也不可能重回家園”的批論。D）“害怕重新結(jié)婚”不同于“重回家園”，或“重續(xù)前婚”。

21．細節(jié)理解題 問題問“英國人具有不同性格的一種解釋是”。依據(jù)第一段第二句“It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it.”意思是：英國人與其他民族之所以很不相同，這與居住在一個與歐洲隔離開來的島上有很大關(guān)系。所以答案應(yīng)該是A項。

22．語義題 根據(jù)該詞出現(xiàn)的語境，具體說該詞的上文：“...the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person among people he knows well.”從中了解到在熟人面前，英國人都是害羞、沉靜、寡言的，那么見到陌生人，可知他們必定是拘束的、不放松的。所以B項應(yīng)該是正確答案。

23．推斷題 文章第二段中引述的“進入車廂時應(yīng)同所有旅客握手”只是一句戲言，作者的實際意思正好相反，一個人不能違背英國那一套行為規(guī)矩。所以D項為正確答案。

24．推論題 文章第三段說“英國人很少公開表露極端的熱情和情感，盡管英國人并不比其他民族的人感受少�！彪S后所舉的英國人的謙虛、淡漠的表達方式表明英國人表現(xiàn)情感很節(jié)制，所以C項為正確答案。

25．主旨題 文章主要談了英國人緘默，情感不外露的性格及其原因。B項是恰如其分的概括。A項范圍太范，C項只是局部，不足以概括全文，D項范圍太大。

26．細節(jié)判斷題 依據(jù)為第一段第三行“...are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.”

27．細節(jié)判斷題 本題考查學(xué)生對事實的辨認。A、B、D諸項文章均提及，只有C項沒有提到。

28．細節(jié)歸納題 文章在第三段比較了電腦與人兩者都有很大的記憶量，但相對人腦的記憶力而言，那只是很少的一部分（a fraction of the total amount），言下之意，人類優(yōu)于電腦。D項為正確答案。

29．細節(jié)理解題 問題問“作者認為人類的記憶量的主要特征是什么？”根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容可知：人的大部分記憶都通過詞語完成的，它擴大了人的記憶量的數(shù)量和種類。

30．細節(jié)理解題 問題問“人類是依靠哪一點和其他動物區(qū)別開來的？”該題較簡單。依據(jù)是文章最后一句“It may will be this capacity that distinguishes humans, setting them apart from other animals.”