大学英语四级阅读模拟题.docx
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大学英语四级阅读模拟题
2015大学英语四级阅读模拟题
强化训练一
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
HowtoGetaGreatIdea
Theguestshadarrived,andthewinewaswarm.Onceagain,I'dforgottentorefrigerateit."Don'tworry,"afriendsaid,"Icanchillitforyoufightaway."
Fiveminuteslatersheemergedfromthekitchenwiththewineperfectlycooled.Askedtorevealhersecret,shesaid,"Easy.Ipouredthewineinaplasticbagandthendippeditinicewater.Afterafewminutesthewinewascold.Thehardpartwasgettingitbackintobottle.Icouldn'tfindafunnel(漏斗),soImadeaconewithwaxpaper."
Myguestsapplauded."Howwonderfulifwecouldallbethatclever,"oneremarked.
Adecadeofresearchhasconvincedmewecan.WhatseparatestheaveragepersonfromEdison,PicassoorevenShakespeareisn'tcreativecapacity--it'stheabilitytousethatcapacitybyencouragingcreativeimpulsesandthenactinguponthem.Mostofusseldomachieveourcreativepotential.IthinkIknowwhy,andIcanhelpunlockthereservoirofideashidingwithineveryoneofus.
OnepuzzleI'vewatchedstudentsdealwithisretrievingaPing-Pongballthathasfallentothebottomofasealed,verticaldrainpipe.Thetoolsthattheycanuseareeithertooshorttoreachtheballortoowidetofitintothepipe,whichisalsotoonarrowtoreachintobyhand.Atlastsomestudentsmaketheconnection:
drainpipe=water=floating.Theypourwaterdownthehole,andtheballfloatstothetop.
Thisandmanyotherexperimentssuggestconcretewaysofincreasingcreativityinallofus.Herearethebesttechniques.
Capturethefleeting.Agoodideaislikearabbit.Itrunsbysofastthatsometimesyouseeonlyitsearsortail.Tocaptureit,youmustbeready.Creativepeoplearealwaysreadytoact,andthatmayhatheonlydifferencebetweenusandthem.
PoetAmyLowellwroteoftheurgencywithwhichshecapturednewideas,"Whatever1amdoing,Ilayitasideandattendtothearrivingpoem,"shewrote.Likemanyotherwriters,Lowellsoughtpaperandpencilwhenshesawagoodideacoming.Ienternewideasintoapocketcomputer.Anything--evenanapkin--windo.
Inalettertoafriendin1821,LudwigvanBeethoventalkedabouthowhethoughtofabeautifultunewhiledozingincarriage."ButscarcelydidIawakewhenawayflewthetune,"hewrote,"andIcouldnotrecallanypartofit.'Fortunately--forBeethovenandforus--thenextdayinthesamecarriage,thetunecamebacktohim,andthistimehecaptureditinwriting.
Whenagoodideacomesyourway,writeitdown--onyourarmifnecessary.Noteveryideawillhavevalue,ofcourse.Thepointistocapturefirstandevaluatethemlater.
Daydream.SurrealistDaliusedtolieonasofa,holdingaspoon.Justashebegantofallasleep.Daliwoulddropthespoonontoaplateonthefloor.Thesoundshockedhimawake,andhewouldimmediatelysketchtheimageshehadseeninhismindinthatfertileworldofsemi-sleep.
Everyoneexperiencesthisstrangestate,andeveryonecantakeadvantageofit.TryDali'strick,orjustallowyourselftodaydream.Formany,the"threeb's"--bed,bathandbus--areproductive.There,andanywhereelseyoucanbewithyourthoughtsundisturbed,you'llfindthatideasemergingfreely.
Seekchallenges.Whenyou'restuckbehindalockeddoor,everybehaviorthat'severgottenyoufreeturnsupquickly:
youmaypushorpullontheknob,bangthedoor--evenshoutforhelp.Scientistscalltherehappeningofoldbehaviorsinachallengingsituationresurgence.Themorebehaviorsthatreappear,thegreaterthenumberofpossibleinterconnections,andthemorelikelythatnewideaswilloccur.
Tryinvitingfriendsandbusinessassociationsfromdifferentareasofyourlifetoaparty.Bringpeopleoftwoorthreegenerationstogether.Thiswillgetyouthinkinginnewways.
EdwinLand,oneofAmerica'smostprolificinventors,saidthattheideathatledtohisinventionofthePolaroidcameracamefromhisthree-year-olddaughter.OnavisittoSantaFein1943,sheaskedwhyshecouldn'tseethepicturehehadjusttaken.Duringthenexthour,asLandwalkedaroundSantaFe,allhehadlearnedaboutchemistrycametogether,withamazingresults.SaidLand,"Thecameraandthefilmbecamecleartome.InmymindtheyweresorealthatIspentseveralhoursdescribingthem."
Putnewandcrazyitems--likekid'stoys--onyourdesk.Turnpicturesupsidedownorsideways.Themoredetersivethestimulationswereceive,themorerapidlythemindproducesnewideas.
Expandyourworld.Manydiscoveriesinsciences,engineeringandtheartsmixideasfromdifferentfields.Consider"TheTwo-StringProblem".Twowidelyseparatedstringshangfromaceiling.Eventhoughyoucan'treachbothatonce,isitpossibletotietheirendstogether,usingonlyapairofpliers?
Onecollegestudentfoundthesolutionalmostimmediately.Hetiedtheplierstoonestringandsetitinmotionlikeapendulum(钟摆).Asitswungbackandforth,hewalkedquicklytotheotherstringanddrewitasfarforwardasitwouldreach.Thenhecaughttheswingingstringwhenitpassednearhimandtiedthetwoends.
Askedhowhehadsolvedtheproblem,thestudentexplainedhehadjustcomefromaphysicsclassonpendulummotion.Whathehadlearnedinonecontexttransferredtoacompletelydifferentone.
Thisprincipleworksoutsidethelabaswell.Toenhanceyourcreativity,learnsomethingnew.Ifyou'reabanker,takeuptapdancing.Ifyou'reanurse,tryacourseinmythology.Readabookonasubjectyouknowlittleabout.Changeyourdailynewspaper.Thenewwillinterconnectwiththeoldinnovelandpotentiallyfascinatingways.Becomingmorecreativeisreallyjustamatterofpayingattentiontothatendlessflowofideasyouproduce,andlearningtocaptureandactuponthenewthat'swithinyou.
1.Theauthorbelievesthatthosewhohavecreativecapacityareusuallygreatfigures.
2.TheexampleofthestudentsgettingthePing-Pongballprovesthatstudentsaremorecreativethanaveragepeople.
3.TheexamplesofAmyLowellandBeethoventellusthatweshouldwritedownagoodideaimmediatelyasitmayeasilydisappear.
4.Daydreamingcanbeagoodwayofrealizingone'screativepotential.
5.Peoplefacingchallengesareunlikelytoachievecreativeideas.
6.SalvadorDaliisafamoussurrealistpainter,whoseworksarehighlycontroversialfromthemodernismorevenpost-modernismperspective.
7.Toenhancecreativity,peopleshouldalwayslearnsomethingnew.
8.ThesuccessofEdison,PicassoorevenShakespeareliesontheirabilitytoratherthanmerecreativecapacity.
9.Theauthorbelievesthatmanydiscoveriesinscience,engineeringandtheartsmixideasfrom______.
10.Learntobemorecreativeisjustamatteroffocusingontheendlessflowofideasyouproduce,andlearningto______thenewthat'swithinyou.
试题详解
1.N由题干中的关键词creativecapacity定位到文章第四段第二句:
WhatseparatestheaveragepersonfromEdison,PicassoorevenShakespeareisn'tcreativecapacity--it'stheabilitytousethatcapacitybyencouragingcreativeimpulsesandthenactinguponthem,作者认为普通人也有创造力,与题目意思不同。
由此得出题目说法错误。
2.N由题干中的关键词Ping-Pongball定位到文章第五段,再根据第六段首句Thisandmanyotherexperimentssuggestconcretewaysofincreasingcreativityinallofus可知,作者认为人们同样有创造力,与题目意思不同,由此得出题目说法错误。
3.Y由题于中的关键词AmyLowell和Beethoven定位到第一个小标题的末段:
Whensgoodideacomesyourway,writeitdown--onyourarmifnecessary.
Noteveryideawillhavevalue,ofcourse.Thepointistocapturefirstandevaluatethemlater。
题目是原文的同义替换,由此得出题目说法正确。
4.Y由题干中的关键词daydreaming定位到第二个小标题第二段首尾两句:
Everyoneexperiencesthisstrangestate,andeveryonecantakeadvantageofit...
There,andanywhereelseyoucanbewithyourthoughtsundisturbed,you'llfindthatideasemergingfreely,题目是原文的同义替换,由此得出题目说法正确。
5.N由题于中的关键词peoplefacingchallenges定位到第三个小标题末段末句:
Themoredetersivethestimulationswereceive,themorerapidlythemindproducesnewideas,题目认为面对挑战的人不可能产生创造性的想法,与原文不同,由此得出题目说法错误。
6.NG由题干中的关键词Dali定位到第二个小标题首段,但题目巾的内容在文章中并未提及。
7.Y由题干中的关键词enhancetheircreativity定位到文章末段第二句:
Toenhanceyourcreativity,learnsomethingnew,与题目意思相同,由此得出题目说法正确。
8.encouragecreativeimpulsesandthen(to)actuponthem
由题干中的关键词Edison,PicassoorevenShakespeare定位到文章第四段第二句:
WhatseparatestheaveragepersonfromEdison,PicassoorevenShakespeareisn'tcreativecapacity--it'stheabilitytousethatcapacitybyencouragingcreativeimpulsesandthenactinguponthem,由此得出答案。
9.differentfields
由题干中的关键词discoveriesinscience,engineeringandthearts定位到第四个小标题下面首段首句:
Manydiscoveriesinsciences,engineeringandtheartsmixideasfromdifferentfields,由此得出答案。
10.captureandactupon
由题干中的关键词bemorecreative定位到文章尾句:
Becomingmorecreativeisreallyjustamatterofpayingattentiontothatendlessflowofideasyouproduce,andlearningtocaptureandactuponthenewthat'swithinyou,由此得出答案。
强化训练二
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7.mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe
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