英语四级考试模拟卷及答案解析.docx
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英语四级考试模拟卷及答案解析
2015年6月英语四级考试模拟卷及答案解析
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Itissimpleenoughtosaythatsincebookshaveclassesfiction,biography,poetry—weshouldseparatethemandtakefromeachwhatitisrightthateachshouldgiveus.Yetfewpeopleaskfrombookswhatbookscangiveus.Mostcommonlywecometobookswithblurredanddividedminds,askingoffictionthatitshallbetrue,ofpoetrythatitshallbefalse,ofbiographythatitshallbeflattering,ofhistorythatitshallenforceourownprejudices.Ifwecouldbanishallsuchpreconceptionwhenweread,thatwouldbeanadmirablebeginning.Donotdictatetoyourauthor;trytobecomehim.Behisfellowworkerandaccomplice(同谋).
Ifyouhangback,andreserveandcriticizeatfirst,youarepreventingyourselffromgettingthefullestpossiblevaluefromwhatyouread.Butifyouopenyourmindaswidelyaspossible,thensignsandhintsofalmostimperceptiblefiness(委婉之处),fromthetwistandturnofthefirstsentences,willbringyouintothepresenceofahumanbeingunlikeanyother.Steepyourselfinthis,acquaintyourselfwiththis,andsoonyouwillfindthatyourauthorisgivingyou,orattemptingtogiveyou,somethingfarmoredefinite.Thethirtytwochaptersofanovel—ifweconsiderhowtoreadanovelfirst—areanattempttomakesomethingasformedandcontrolledasabuildingbutwordsaremoreimpalpablethanbricks,readingisalongerandmorecomplicatedprocessthanseeing.Perhapsthequickestwaytounderstandtheelementsofwhatanovelistisdoingisnottoread,buttowrite;tomakeyourownexperimentwiththedangersanddifficultiesofwords.Recall,then,someeventthathasleftadistinctimpressiononyou—howatthecornerofthestreet,perhaps,youpassedtwopeopletalking.Atreeshook;anelectriclightdanced;thetoneofthetalkwascomic,butalsotragic;awholevision,anentireconception,seemedcontainedinthatmoment.
21.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Yetfewpeopleaskfrombookswhatbookscangiveus.”?
A.Theauthormeansthatlotsofpeoplereadfewbooks.
B.Theauthorthinksthatreadershaveonlyabsorbedpartofknowledgeinbooks.
C.Theauthorholdsthatfewpeoplehaveaproperideaaboutwhatcontentsomekindofbooksshouldinclude.
D.Theauthorconsidersthatreaderscanscarcelyunderstandmostofthebooks.
22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisright?
A.Areadershouldfindsomemistakeswhenheisreading.
B.Themoredifficultabookis,themoreyoucangetfromit.
C.Toreadsomethingiseasierthantowatchsomething.
D.Oneshouldbeinthesametrackwiththewriterwhenheisreading.
23.Whatisthepossiblemeaningof“impalpable”(Paragraph2)inthepassage?
A.Clear.B.Elusive.C.Delicate.D.Precise.
24.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Theimportanceofreading.
B.Theproperwaytoread.
C.Howtogetmostfromonebook.
D.Thecharactersofagoodbook.
25.Whenawriteriswritingheoftengetthewholeconception____.
A.afteralongtime’sthinking
B.throughaninstantinspiration
C.accordingtohisownexperience
D.bywayofwatchingtheobjectsattentively
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Accordingtothedictionarydefinitionof“create”,ordinarypeoplearecreativeeveryday.Tocreatemeans“tobringintobeing,tocausetoexist”—somethingeachofusdoesdaily.
Wearecreativewheneverwelookatorthinkaboutsomethinginanewway.Firstthisinvolvesanawarenessofoursurroundings.Itmeansusingallofoursesetobecomeawareofourworld.Thismaybeassimpleasbeingawareofcolorandtexture,aswellastaste,whenweplanameal.Aboveall,itistheabilitytonoticethingsthatothersmightmiss.
Asecondpartofcreativityisanabilitytoseerelationshipsamongthings.Ifwebelievetheexpression,“Thereisnothingnewunderthesun,”thecreativityisremakingorrecombiningtheoldinnewways.Forexample,wemight
dothisbyfindingamoreeffectivewaytostudyorabetterwaytoarrangeourfurniture,orwemightmakeanewcombinationofcameralensesandfilterstocreateanunusualphotograph.Athirdpartofcreativityisthecourageanddrivetomakeuseofournewideas,toapplythemtoachievesomenewresults.Tothinkupanewconceptisonething;toputtheideatoworkisanother.
Thesethreepartsofcreativityareinvolvedinallthegreatworksofgenius,buttheyarealsoinvolvedinmanyofourdaytodayactivities.
26.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTacreativeoneaccordingtothepassage?
A.Toprepareameal.
B.Toarrangethefurnitureinapeculiarway.
C.Tobuysomebooksfromabookstore.
D.To“write”aletterwiththecomputer.
27.Theauthorholdsthat____.
A.creativityisofhighlydemand
B.creativityisconnectedwithadeepinsighttosomeextent
C.creativityistocreatesomethingnewandconcrete
D.topractiseandpractiseistheonlywaytocultivateone’screativity
28.“Thereisnothingnewunderthesun.”(Par.3)reallyimpliesthat____.
A.wecanseldomcreatenewthings
B.anewthingisonlyatale
C.anewthingcanonlybecreatedatthebasisoforiginalthings
D.wecanscarcelyseereallynewthingsintheworld
29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttherelationshipbetweenanewthoughtanditsbeingputintopractice?
A.It’smoredifficulttocreateanewthoughtthantoapplyitinpractice.
B.Tofindanewthoughtwilldefinitelyleadtotheproductionofanewthing.
C.Onemaycomeupwithanewthought,butcannotputitintopractice.
D.Amanwithanexcellentabilityofpracticecaneasilybecomeaninventor.
30.Thebesttitleforthispassageis____.
A.HowtoCultivateOne’sCreativity
B.WhatisCreativity
C.TheImportanceofCreativity
D.Creativity—aNotFarwayThing
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
WhenIwasstudyingatYale,somephenomenapuzzledmegreatly.IfoundthatChinesestudentsorAsianstudentswereverypoliteinclasswhileAmericanstudentsofteninterruptedtheprofessor,askingquestionsanddominatingthediscussion.TheChinesestudentswerenotasaggressiveasAmericanstudents.
Iwasimpressedbytheroleoftheprofessorintheseminar(讨论会).Theprofessordidn’tactasanauthority,givingfinalconclusions,butasareseacherlookingforanswerstoquestionstogetherwiththestudents.Onelinguistic(语言的)featureofhisinteractingwithhisstudentswasthatheusedmanymodal(情态的)verbs—farmorethanIdidinBeiwai.Whenansweringquestions,heusuallysaid,“Thisismypersonalopinionanditcouldbewrong.”or“Youcouldberight,butyoumightfindthispointofviewalsointeresting.”
InChina,authoritiesarealwayssupposedtogivewisedecisionsandcorrectdirections.Therefore,studentsalwaysexpecttheprofessortogiveananswertothequestion.Istillrememberhowfrustratedtheywerewhenforeignteachersdidnotprovidesuchananswer.TheirexpectationsfromauthoritiesaremuchhigherthanthatofAmericanstudents.OncetheChinesestudentsgottheanswer,theyweresureaboutit.
EducationinChinaisvaluedforunitedthinking.IrememberAmericanteacherswhotaughtinouruniversitycomplainingaboutthefactthatChinesestudentsuniformlyexpressedthesameideaintheirEnglishcomposition.TheexaminationsinAmericausuallydonottestastudent’sabilitytomemorizethematerialbuthisabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems.EducationinAmericaisvaluednotonlyasameanstoobtainemploymentbutasaprocessofenhancingcriticalthinking.
31.IntheUSA,whenthestudentsareinclass,____.
A.aChinesestudenttendstobeveryactive
B.anAmericanstudentlikestomaketrouble
C.aChinesestudentlikestopuzzletheteacher
D.anAmericanstudenttendstobevigorous
32.AteacherintheUSAprefersto____whenheanswersquestions.
A.beverysincereB.beverydirect
C.beveryselfconfidentD.beveryindifferent
33.WhatistheopinionoftheauthorconcerningthedifferenceofteachingmethodsbetweenChinaandtheUSA?
A.HethinksthatChineseteachingmetodscanmakestudentslearnmore.
B.HeholdsthatthemajorpurposeofChineseteachingmethodsistoimprovestudents’remembrance.
C.HethinksthatAmericanteachingisabilityoriented.
D.HeholdsthatAmericanteachershatetogiveatest.
34.Theauthorthinksthattherelationshipbetweenthestudentandtheteacheris____.
A.moreintimateinChinaB.closerinChina
C.looserinUSAD.moreharmoniousinUSA
35.TheeducationinUSAmayproducesome____graduates.
A.talkativeB.conventional
C.creativeD.imaginative
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Onlinecourses(alsocalleddistancelearning)areahotnewtrendinAmericaneducation.AccordingtothenonprofitDistanceEducationandTrainingCouncil,about400UScollegesandschoolsoffersomeportionoftheirprogramsontheWeb.Attheuniversitylevel,theycostthesameastraditionalclassesandrequiresimilarweeklyassignmentsandtextbookreading,thedifferenceisinclassparticipation.
Generallyspeaking,studentscongreg
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