四级英语模拟卷3有答案.docx

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四级英语模拟卷3有答案

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试题册

PartIWriting（30minutes）

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上。

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheTroubleWithTelevision

Itisdifficulttoescapetheinfluenceoftelevision.Ifyoufitthestatisticalaverages,bytheageof20youwillhavebeenexposedtoatleast20,000hoursoftelevision.Youcanadd10,000hoursforeachdecadeyouhavelivedaftertheageof20.TheonlythingsAmericansdomorethanwatchtelevisionareworkandsleep.

Calculateforamomentwhatcouldbedonewithevenapartofthosehours.Fivethousandhours,Iamtold,arewhatatypicalcollegeundergraduatespendsworkingonabachelor\'sdegree.In10,000hoursyoucouldhavelearnedenoughtobecomeanastronomerorengineer.Youcouldhavelearnedseverallanguagesfluently.Ifitappealedtoyou,youcouldbereadingHomerintheoriginalGreekorDostoyevskyinRussian.Ifitdidn\'t,youcouldhavewalkedaroundtheworldandwrittenabookaboutit.

Thetroublewithtelevisionisthatitdiscouragesconcentration.Almostanythinginterestingandrewardinginliferequiressomeconstructive,consistentlyappliedeffort.Thedullest,theleastgiftedofuscanachievethingsthatseemmiraculoustothosewhoneverconcentrateonanything.ButTelevisionencouragesustoapplynoeffort.Itsellsusinstantgratification（满意）.Itdivertsusonlytodivert,tomakethetimepasswithoutpain.

Television\'svarietybecomesanarcotic（麻醉的）,norastimulus.Itsserial,kaleidoscopic（万花筒般的）exposuresforceustofollowitslead.Theviewerisonaperpetualguidedtour:

30minutesatthemuseum,30atthecathedral,30foradrink,thenbackonthebustothenextattraction-exceptontelevision.,typically,thespansallottedarcontheorderofminutesorseconds,andthechosendelightsaremoreoftencarcrashesandpeoplekillingoneanother.Inshort,alotoftelevisionusurps（篡夺；侵占）oneofthemostpreciousofallhumangifts,theabilitytofocusyourattentionyourself,ratherthanjustpassivelysurrenderit.

Capturingyourattention-andholdingit-istheprimemotiveofmosttelevisionprogrammingandenhancesitsroleasaprofitableadvertisingvehicle.Programmersliveinconstantfearoflosinganyone\'sattention-anyone\'s.Thesurestwaytoavoiddoingsoistokeepeverythingbrief,nottostraintheattentionofanyonebutinsteadtoprovideconstantstimulationthroughvariety,novelty,actionandmovement.Quitesimply,televisionoperatesontheappealtotheshortattentionspan.

Itissimplytheeasiestwayout.Butithascometoberegardedasagiven,asinherentinthemediumitself;asanimperative,asthoughGeneralSarnoff,oroneoftheotheraugustpioneersofvideo,hadbequeathed（遗留；传于）toustabletsofstonecommandingthatnothingintelevisionshalleverrequiremorethanafewmoments\'Concentration.

Initsplacethatisfine.Whocanquarrelwithamediumthatsobrilliantlypackagesescapistentertainmentasamass-marketingtool?

ButIseeitsvaluesnowpervadingthisnationanditslife.Ithasbecomefashionabletothinkthat,likefastfood,fastideasarethewaytogettoafast-moving,impatientpublic.

Inthecaseofnews,thispractice,inmyview,resultsininefficientcommunication.Iquestionhowmuchoftelevision\'snightlynewseffortisreallyabsorbableandunderstandable.Muchofitiswhathasbeenaptlydescribedas\"machine-gunningwithscraps.\"Ithinkthetechniquefightscoherence.Ithinkittendstomakethingsultimatelyboring（unlesstheyareaccompaniedbyhorrifyingpictures）becausealmostanythingisboringifyouknowalmostnothingaboutit.

IbelievethatTV\'sappealtotheshortattentionspanisnotonlyinefficientcommunicationbutdecivilizingaswell.Considerthecasualassumptionsthattelevisiontendstocultivate:

thatcomplexitymustbeavoided,thatvisualstimulationisasubstituteforthought,thatverbalprecisionisananachronism.Itmaybeold-fashioned,butIwastaughtthatthoughtiswords,arrangedingrammaticallyprecise.

Thereisacrisisofliteracyinthiscountry.Onestudyestimatesthatsome30millionadultAmericansare\"functionallyilliterate\"andcannotreadorwritewellenoughtoanswerthewantadorunderstandtheinstructionsonamedicinebottle.

Literacymaynotbeaninalienablehumanright,butitisonethatthehighlyliterateFoundingFathersmightnothavefoundunreasonableorevenunattainable.Wearenotonlynotattainingitasanation,statisticallyspeaking,butwearefallingfurtherandfurthershortofattainingit.And,whileIwouldnotbesosimplisticastosuggestthattelevisionisthecause,Ibelieveitcontributesandisaninfluence.

Everythingaboutthisnation-thestructureofthesociety,itsformsoffamilyorganization,itseconomy,itsplaceintheworld-hasbecomemorecomplex,notless.Yetitsdominatingcommunicationsinstrument,itsprincipalformofnationallinkage,isonethatsellsneatresolutionstohumanproblemsthatusuallyhavenoneatresolutions.Itisallsymbolizedinmymindbythehugelysuccessfulartformthattelevisionhasmadecentraltotheculture,the30-secondcommercial:

thetinydramaoftheearnesthousewifewhofindshappinessinchoosingtherighttoothpaste.

Whenbeforeinhumanhistoryhassomuchhumanitycollectivelysurrenderedsomuchofitsleisuretoonetoy,onemassdiversion?

Whenbeforehasvirtuallyanentirenationsurrendereditselfwholesaletoamediumforselling?

SomeyearsagoYaleUniversitylawprofessorCharlesL.Black.Jr.,wrote:

\"...forcedfeedingontrivialfareisnotitselfatrivialmatter-\"Ithinkthissocietyisbeingforced-fedwithtrivialfare,andIfearthattheeffectsonourhabitsofmind,ourlanguage,ourtoleranceforeffort,andourappetiteforcomplexityareonlydimlyperceived.IfIamwrong,wewillhavedonenoharmtolookattheissueskepticallyandcritically,toconsiderhowweshouldberesidingit.Ihopeyouwilljoinwithmeindoingso.

1.InAmericapeopledosleepingandwatchingtelevisionsmorethananythingelse.

2.FromthepassageweknowthetimeanaverageAmericanspendsonwatchingTVcouldhavemadethepersonlearntobecomeanastronomerorengineer.

3.ThetroublewithTVisthatitdistractspeople\'sattentionandencouragesthemtomakenoeffortstowardtheirlife.

4.TVprogrammersbasethisoperationontheattractionoflong-spanattentionofaudiences.

5.AccordingtotheauthortheimpropertelevisionoperationinAmericansocietywillbelikelytomakethingseventuallyboring.

6.AmericanswillfaceaseriousproblemofilliteracyduetothenegativeimpactofTV.

7.InAmericansocietyliteracyisacertainrightthatcannotbedeprived.

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上做答，8－10在答题卡1上。

PartⅢListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A）Twoblocks.B）Fiveblocks.

C）Threeblocks.D）Fourblocks.

12.A）Hesuggeststhatshebuythesweaterinanothercolor.

B）Hesuggeststhatshebuyajacketinsteadofthesweater.

C）Hesuggeststhatshebuythesweateratitsoriginalprice.

D）HesuggeststhatshebuythesweateronFriday.

13.A）Itwascleaned.

B）Therewasalargesale.

C）Theemployeeshadtoworkverylate.

D）Therewasarobbery.

14.A）Beabadboy.B）Eattoofast.

C）Gotoagame.D）Skiphislunch.

15.A）Asalesman.B）Atelephonerepairman.

C）Aplumber.D）Anelectrician.

16.A）Shedidn\'tunderstandwhatEvawassaying.

B）Evashouldhavebeenmoreactive.

C）Evadidn\'tseemtobenervousatallduringherpresentation.

D）Evaneedstraininginpublicspeakinglessons.

17.A）Whethertochangehisjob.

B）Askingforahighersalary.

C）Acceptinganewsecretary.

D）Gettingabetterposition.

18.A）Hecouldhelpherwiththeproblems.

B）Hecouldgoouttogetherwithher.

C）Sheshouldgooutforawhile.

D）Sheshoulddotheproblemsherself.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Inanapartmentcomplex.

B）Inahotel.

C）Atafriend\'shouse.

D）Hejustarrivedtodayanddoesnothaveaplacetosleepyet.

20.A）Thesizedoesnotmattertohim.

B）Heneedsaplacewithtwobedrooms.

C）Hejustwantstoshareaplacewithotherstudents.

D）Heneedsaverylargeapartment.

21.A）Proximitytotheuniversity.

B）Benefitsthathiswifeandchildwouldenjoy.

C）Cost.

D）Size.

22.A）Lackofairconditioning.

B）Distancefromtheuniversity.

C）Cost.

D）Lackoflaundryfacilitiescloseby.

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