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专业英语四级阅读模拟题22

专业英语四级阅读模拟题22

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Istillremember—myhandsandmyfingertipsstillremember!

—whatusedtolieinstoreforusonourreturntoschoolfromtheholidays.Thetreesintheschoolyardwouldbeinfullleavesagain,andtheoldleaveswouldbelyingaroundinscatteredheapslikeamuddyseaofleaves.

"Getthatallsweptup!

"theheadmasterwouldtellus."Iwantthewholeplacecleanedup,atonce!

"Therewasenoughworkthere,tolastforoveraweek.Especiallysincetheonlytoolswithwhichwewereprovidedwereourhands,ourfingers,ournails."Nowseethatit'sdoneproperly,andbequickaboutit,"theheadmasterwouldsaytotheolderpupils,"oryou'llhavetoanswerforit!

"

Soatanorderfromtheolderboyswewouldalllineuplikepeasantsabouttocutandgatherincrops.Iftheworkwasnotgoingasquicklyastheheadmasterexpected,thebigboys,insteadofgivingusahelpinghand,usedtofinditsimplertowhipuswithbranchespulledfromthetrees.Inordertoavoidtheseblows,weusedtobribeourtyrantswiththejuicycakesweusedtobringforourmiddaymeal.Andifwehappenedtohaveanymoneyonusthecoinschangedhandsatonce.Ifwedidnotdothis,ifwewereafraidofgoinghomewithanemptystomachoranemptypurse,theblowswerere-doubled.Theyhitussoviolentlyandwithsuchdevilishenjoymentthatevenadeafanddumbpersonwouldhaverealizedthatwewerebeingfloggednotsomuchtomakeusworkharder,butrathertobeatusintoastateofobedienceinwhichwewouldbeonlytoogladtogiveupourfoodandmoney.

Occasionallyoneofus,wornoutbysuchcalculatedcruelty,wouldhavethecouragetocomplaintotheheadmaster.Hewouldofcoursebeangry,butthepunishmenthegavetheolderboyswasalwaysverysmall—nothingcomparedtowhattheyhaddonetous.Andthefactisthathowevermuchwecomplainedoursituationdidnotimproveintheslightest,Perhapsweshouldhaveletourparentsknowwhatwasgoingon,butsomehowweneverdreamedofdoingso;Idon'tknowwhetheritwasloyaltyorpridethatkeptussilent,butIcanseenowthatwewerefoolishtokeepquietaboutit,forsuchbeatingswerecompletelyforeigntoournature.1.Fromthewaytheheadmasterspoke,wecanlearnthat

A.hewasorderingtheolderboystodotheworkatonce.

B.heactuallyexpectedeveryonetojointhework.

C.hedidnotcarewhodidtheworkprovideditwasdonequicklyandproperly.

D.hewantedtheolderboystotaketheresponsibilityratherthanworkthemselves.

答案：

C

推理判断题A对B错。

第二段有三处出现了校长的话：

“通通打扫干净”、“我想要整片地方都打扫干净了，立刻”，以及“你们要确保这些活干得好，而且要快……”；由此可以看出，他让大男孩们负责保证校园尽快整洁干净，他所关心的只是活能又快又好地完成，而没提及谁去完成，因此选项C正确。

而A“他在命令大孩子们马上打扫”、B“他实际希望每个人都加入打扫的行列”、D“他希望大孩子们负责而不是要他们亲自打扫”均不能由校长的话推断出。

2.Theolderboysbeattheyoungeronessohardbecause

A.theyweretoolazytoworkthemselvesandenjoyedbeingcruel.

B.theyknewthiswouldmakethemofferbribes.

C.theheadmasterwouldbeangrywiththemiftheworkwasnotdone.

D.theyoungeroneswouldworkmuchfasterandharder.

答案：

B

事实细节题。

根据文中第三段倒数第一句“……他们打我们不是……而是……这样我们就会乖乖地交出我们的食物和钱”，可知小男孩们被鞭打的原因为B，而不是D。

而A、C不是主要的原因。

3.Whatwouldsomeoftheyoungeronesoccasionallydoiftheywerebeaten?

A.Bribetheolderoneswiththeirmiddaymeals.

B.Giveanymoneytheyhavetotheolderones.

C.Bearthecrueltywithoutdaringtosayaword.

D.Telltheheadmasteraboutwhathadhappened.

答案：

D

事实细节题。

由题干关键词occasionally，将信息定位于第四段首句“偶尔我们当中会有个把人……会鼓足勇气到校长那儿去告状”；由该句可知，D正确。

而A、B、C都是孩子们在挨打后的通常做法，均不合题意。

4.What'stheresultofboys'complainingtotheheadmasterabouttheirsufferings?

A.Theolderboysweretaughtagoodlesson.

B.Theolderboysgotasuitablepunishment.

C.Itonlymademattersworse.

D.Itmadenodifferenceatall.

答案：

D

事实细节题。

根据文章末段，在有人把被鞭打的事汇报给校长后，他会生气，会惩罚大男孩，但是他所给的惩罚太轻了，而且不足以使大孩子们有任何改变，因而小男孩子们的境况一点也没有得到改善；故选项D符合文意。

选项A、B都是说校长的处罚是比较严厉的，这不符合事实；而C“让情况变得更糟”原文未提及。

5.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat

A.theheadmasterwasveryunreasonablesinceheputtheolderboysinchargeofthework.

B.theyoungerboyswerequitewillingtooffertheirfoodandmoneyfortheywereobedient.

C.theolderboysdidn'tgetanypunishmentbecametheyhadhadtheworkfinishedquicldy.

D.thewriterseemstofeelregretfornothavingtoldhisparentsabouthissufferingsatschool.

答案：

D

推理判断题A对B错。

纵观全文，作者并未提及校长让大孩子们负责打扫的做法是否理智、是否过分，故A错误；B说小孩子们十分愿意将食物和钱给大孩子们，显然与文意相反；而C“大孩子们没有受到任何的惩罚，因为他们很快地差人把工作做完了”也无从推断出；在文章最后一句话中，我们可以看出作者对于当时没有将遭遇告诉家长感到后晦（shouldhavelet...,foolish），即D。

TEXTB

TheWorldCupisover,whichcanonlymeanonething:

thenewfootballseasonisnearlyhere.Formanyfanstheearlystagesoftheseasonarethebest.Theycanstilldreamofgloryfortheirteambeforeharshrealitytakeshold.

Thosewhodon'tsharethepassionmayscoffatsuchlimitlessoptimism.Butanewstatisticalanalysissuggeststhatthefanshaveeveryreasontodream.Youdon'thavetobethebestteamtowintheleague.Youdon'thavetobeamongthebesttowinpromotion.Andevenifyou'retheworstteam,thehumiliationofrelegation（降级）toalowerleagueisnotinevitable.Thelawsofthegamecontrivetoensurethatalittlebitofluckcancarryyouthrough.It'soneoffootball'sgreatattractionsforfans,andpartofthereasonwhy700millionpeopletunedintowatchSpainbeatHollandinthisyear'sWorldCupfinal,

Buthowinfluentialischance?

Imaginealeagueinwhichalltheteamsareexactlyequal.Inanygivenmatch,eachteamhasanequalchanceofwinning.Tomakethetheoreticalleaguemorerealisticweneedtoassignprobabilitiestoeachtypeofresults.Inprofessionalfootballapproximatelyoneinfourmatchesendsinadraw,solet'smaketheprobabilityofadraw0.25.Thisgiveseachteama0.375chanceofwinningthematch.It'snowpossibleto"play"afullseasonusingtheseprobabilities.AsintheEnglishPremiership,we'llsetupaleagueof20teamsthatplayeachothertwice,with3pointsforawin,1foradrawand0foradefeat.

Atypicalsimulatedseasonproducesaclearwinnerwith67pointsandaspreadbetweenthetopandbottomteamsof36points.This,remember,iswithpreciselyequalteams.IntherealPremiership,championship-winningteamsaverageabout80pointsandthetop-to-bottomspreadisabout50points.Clearly,thedifferenceinabilitiesoftherealteamscontributestothespreadofpoints.However,itisalsoclearthatyoucan'truleoutchanceasamajorfactorinthefinalstandings.

Butcanitdecidethewinneroftheleaguechampionship?

Tofindout,let'srunanotherexperiment.Thistimetaketheegalitarianleagueandaddateamthatisbetterthantherest:

itstillhasaprobabilityof0.25foradraw,butitismorelikelytowinitsothergamesthanlosethem.Let'stakeitsprobabilityofwinninganygivengametobe0.45anditsprobabilityoflosing0.3.

Thebetterteamnow"plays"theexisting20teamsandtheresultsareaddedintotheleaguetable.Inonesimulation,thestrongerteamfinishedtheseasonwith67points.Thisisbetterthanexpected—theaveragenumberofpointsitcanexpectwiththeallocatedprobabilitiesis64.Evenso,thestrongerteamonlyfinishedsecond.Alessablebutluckierteamgot71pointsandsnatchedtheleaguertitle.

Whatistheunderlyingreasonforthisapparentunfairuess?

Itisembodiedintherulesofthegame.Unlikeotherteamsportssuchasbasketballandrugby,footballisdeliberatelydesignedasalow-scoringgame,andthisaffectstheoutcomeofmatches.Thefewerthegoals,thebetterchanceaweakerteamhasofwinning.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?

A.Fanshavegoodreasonstobelievethattheirteamwillwinthegame.

B.Theworstteamhasthebiggestchancetowin.

C.GermanydefeatedBrazilintheWorldCupfinal.

D.Footballfansareusuallypessimistictowardsthegame.

答案：

A

推理判断题A对B错。

文章在第二段中说“新的统计分析表明，球迷们这种愿望是有充分理由的”。

根据这句话的意思，再结合上文可以看出：

作者认为，尽管比赛的真实结果往往使球迷获胜的希望破灭，然而调查仍表明球迷的这种美好愿望是有充分理由的。

因此A是正确的。

B“最差的队赢得比赛的机会最大”，与文意不符，也与常识相悖，故错误；C搞混了输赢两方，故错误；D“球迷们经常对比赛持悲观态度”，与文中所述刚好相反，故排除。

2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat

A.championship-winningteamsaverageabout67pointsintherealPremiership.

B.chanceisaminorfactorinthefinalstandingsoffootballmatch.

C.alessablebutluckierteamwinsinthesimulatedseason.

D.thefewerthegoals,thebetterchanceateamhasofwinning.

答案：

C

事实细节题。

由第四段第三句：

在真正的英超联赛中，冠军得主的平均得分约为80分，可知A错误。

由第四段最后一句：

你不能排除运气在最后排名中所起的重要作用，可知B错误。

第六段最后一句提到，一支实力稍弱但运气较佳的球队在模拟赛季中夺冠，故C正确。

最后一段最后一句提到，进球数越少，弱队获胜的机会也就越多，但并不适用于所有球队，故D错误。

3.Theauthorseemstodisapprovethat

A.inasimulatedseason,alltheteamsareequal.

B.chanceplaysanimportantroleinafootballleague.

C.theabilitiesofeachteamdecidetheresultsofaleaguechampionship.

D.theoreticallyspeaking,eachteamhasa0.375chancetowinthematch.

答案：

C

推理判断题A对B错。

文章第四段的四、五两句说“显然，在实际比赛中各支球队的实力差距造成了这个比分差。

然而，同样明显的是，你不能排除运气在最后排名中所起的重要作用。

”根据这两句可以判断作者并不同意实力决定比赛的最终结果，故选择C。

A、B、D三项都能在文中第三段找到相应表述，故均不选。

4.Theevidentinequalityinthefootballgameliesin

A.theoutcomeofthematch.

B.itslow-scoringfeature.

C.thefactthatthebetterteamislesslikelytowin.

D.thefactthattheweakerteamismorelikelytowin.

答案：

B

事实细节题。

文章最后谈及了足球比赛中这种不公平现象的原因：

足球是一项得分较低的运动，这种低得分是故意设计的，也因此影响了比赛的结果。

由此可以得出B正确。

其他三项都只是事实，不是原因。

5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ILovetheWorldCup

B.EveryTeamHastheChancetoWin

C.LuckinessisEverything

D.TheUnfairnessofFootball

答案：

B

主旨大意题。

文章通篇说明了足球比赛的规则：

只要有一点运气，就能保证你过关。

B“每队都有赢的机会”概括了文章大意，可以作为文章标题。

其他三个选项虽在文中曾被提及，但都涵盖不了文章主题，故均可排除。

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