2009年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試模擬試題(七)

　　58. The word eligible (in Line5, Para. l), could best be replaced by ____.

　　A ) qualified B ) available C ) chosen D ) influential

　　59. According to the passage, most Americans _____.

　　A) expect their daughters to fall in love with a male at first sight

　　B) regard romantic love as the basis for a successful marriage

　　C) look up to those who marry for the sake of wealth

　　D) consider romantic love to be the most desirable thing in the world

　　60. What can we learn from the second paragraph about romantic love?

　　A) It is a common occurrence among the old.

　　B) It is primarily depicted by books.

　　C) It is characterized by mutual attraction and absorption.

　　D) It is rejected as flighty and irrational.

　　61. The author seems to believe that ___________

　　A) romantic love makes people unable to think clearly in the process of mate selection

　　B) only romantic love can make a marriage happy ever after

　　C) much more practical considerations can also be the basis for a successful marriage

　　D) romantic love plays an insignificant role in maintaining the institution of the nuclear family

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

　　The French word renaissance means rebirth. It was first used in 1855 by the historian Jules Michelet in his History of France, then adopted by historians of culture, by art historians, and eventually by music historians, all of whom applied it to European culture during the 150 years spanning 1450-1600. The concept of rebirth was appropriate to this period of European history because of the renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture that began in Italy and then spread throughout Europe. Scholars and artists of this period wanted to restore the learning and ideals of the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome. To these scholars this meant a return to human. Fulfillment in life became a desirable goal, and expressing the entire range of human emotions and enjoying the pleasures of the senses were no longer frowned on. Artists and writers now turned to religious subject matter and sought to make their works understandable and appealing.