英语四级阅读理解模拟试题Word下载.docx

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You’vegottowanttowrite,"

Isaytothem,"

notwanttobeawriter."

Therealityisthatwritingisa__3__,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisnever__4__.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheUS.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter（自由撰稿人）,Ihadno__5__atall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwas__6__andhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikea__7__writer.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgottenabreakandbeganto__8__myself.Itwassohardtosellastorythat__9__madeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,whatif?

Iwouldkeeoputtingmydreamtothetest----eventhoughitmeantlivingwith__10__andfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreamlearntolivethere.

　　A）barely　　B）genuine　　C）rewarded　　D）doubt　　E）lonely　　F）poverty

　　G）persuade　　H）prospects　　I）uncertainty　　J）impossibly　　K）encourage

　　L）awarded　　M）alone　　N）wealth　　O）cold

第46期

Nowadays,isitpossibletotellaperson’sclassjustbylookingathim?

Physicaldetails__1__tellusabouthealth,dietandtypeofworkdone.Ahundredyearsagotheworkingclassveryoftenlookedunhealthy,smallandwereeithertoothinortoofat.Theupperclasseswereoften__2__,sportingtypeswhowereusedtoagooddietandlookedhealthy.Todaylivingandworkingconditionshaveimproved,andsuch__3__wouldnolongerbesotrue.Theclothespeoplechoosetowear,however,doprovideinformationabouttheir__4__.Themostobviouswayinwhichisfortheamountofmoneyspentonthem.Expensiveclotheslookexpensiveandshowtheirwearerhadmoney.Clothescanprovideother__5__aswell.Theupperclasses__6__tobelessinterestedinfashionandweargoodqualityclothesinnon-brightcolours,madeofnaturalmateriallikewool,leatherorcotton.Lowerworkingclasspeopleoftenchooseclothesinbrightcolours,madeofman-madematerial.Asociologicalexplanationforthiswouldbethatcolorandinterestaremissingfromtheirlives,andthereforeanyopportunitytointroducethisis__7__.Clothesare__8__atapricewithinmostpeople’sreach.Newclothesmakethewearerfeelgood,andshowsome__9__ofwealthtotheoutsideworld.Todaysomenewfashionsarestartedbythelowerworkingclasspeoplewhowanttolook__10__andfeelimportant.Theywantpeopletolookatthem.

　　A）availableB）background　C）differentD）tall

　　E）totallyF）takenG）descriptionsH）degree

　　I）cluesJ）aloneK）appear　L）consider　M）fullN）hobby　O）fetched

第45期

VideoconferencingisnothingmorethanatelevisionsetorPCmonitorwithacameraThroughthevideocenferencing,notonlyyourvoicebutalsoyourface,thesurroundingsandanyothergraphicandphisical__1__canbecapturedandtransmittedthroughthecommunicationsystemwithorwithoutwires.Ofcourse,whenyougointothedetails,thetechnologyinvolvedisvery__2__andthesubjectmatterlitteredwithjargon.SuchasISDN（IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork）,POTS（PlainOldTelephoneService）orthe__3__behindbandwidth,latencyandisochronywhichareusedtoexplainhowvideoconferencingworks.Goodpeoplecommunicationis__4__inanybusiness,andthemoreinteractionyoucanachieve,themorelikelyitisthatyour__5__willbetherightones.Videoconferencingnotonlyallowsyoutospeaktopeopleindifferentlocations,butalsonote__6__expressionsandgesturesthatletyouknowwhattheotherpersonisreallythinking.Meetingsaremademore__7__bysharingdocumentsandcomputerapplicationsthatasimpletelephonecannot__8__.__9__,organizationsarediscoveringthecompetitiveadvantagesandthepowerofvideoconferencing.Withadvancesinperformance,economicalpricing,theabilityto__10__essentialmeetingtoolsandconnectivitytoglobaltelephonenetworksandstandardizedvideoconferencingprotocols,videoconferencingisnowapracticalrealityforanyorganization.

　　A）fortunatelyB）effective　C）imagesD）articulateE）facialF）manage

　　G）decisionsH）connectI）advancedJ）integrate　K）progressive　L）concepts

　M）picturesN）increasinglyO）important

第44期

Nowletuslookathowweread.Whenwereadaprintedtext,oureyesmoveacrossapageinshort,jerkymovement.Werecognizewordsusuallywhenoureyesarestillwhentheyfixate.Eachtimetheyfixate,weseeagroupofwords.Thisisknownastherecognitionspanorthevisualspan.Thelengthoftimeofrwhichtheeyesstop---thedurationofthefixation----variesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson.Italsovaieswithinanyonepersonaccordingtohispurposeinreadingandhisfamiliaritywiththetext.Furthermore,itcanbeaffectedbysuchfactorsaslightingandtiredness.

　　Unfortunately,inthepast,manyreadingimprovementcourseshaveconcentratedtoomuchonhowoureyesmoveacrosstheprintedpage.Asaresultofthismisleadingemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsofreading,numerousexerciseshavebeendevisedtotraintheeyestoseemorewordsatonefixation.Forinstance,insomeexercises,wordsareflashedontoascreenfor,say,atenthoratwentiethofasecond.Oneoftheexerciseshasrequiredstudentstofixtheireyesonsomecentralpoint,takinginthewordsoneitherside.Suchwordpatternsareoftenconstructedintheshapeofrathersteeppyramidssothereadertakesinmoreandmorewordsateachsuccessivefixation.Alltheseexercisesareveryclever,butit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.Readingrequirestheabilitytounderstandtherelationshipbetweenwords.Consequently,forthesereasons,manyexpertshavenowbeguntoquestiontheusefulnessofeyetraining,especiallysinceanyapproachwhich

　　trainsapersontoreadisolatedwordsandphraseswouldseemunlikelytohelphiminreadingacontinuoustext.　

　　1.Thetimeoftherecognitionspancanbeaffectedbythefollowingfactsexcept________.

　　A.one’sfamiliaritywiththetext

　　B.one’spurposeinreading

　　C.thelengthofagroupofwords

　　D.lightingandtiredness

　　2.Theauthormaybelievethatreading______.

　　A.requiresareadertotakeinmorewordsateachfixation

　　B.requiresareadertoseewordsmorequickly

　　C.demandsandeeply-participatingmind

　　D.demandsmoremindthaneyes

　　3Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“butit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.”inthesecondparapraph?

　　A.Theabilitytoseewordsisnotneededwhenanefficientreadingisconducted.

　　B.Thereadingexercisesmentionedcan’thelptoimproveboththeabilitytoseeandtocomprehendwords.

　　C.Thereadingexercisesmentionedcan’thelptoimproveanefficientreading.

　　D.Thereadingexercisesmentionedhasdoneagreatjobtoimproveone’sabilitytoseewords.

　　4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

　　A.Thevisualspanisawordoragroupofwordsweseeeachtime.

　　B.Manyexpertsbegantoquestiontheefficiencyofeyetraining.

　　C.Theemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsismisleading.

　　D.Theeyetrainingwillhelpreadersinreadingacontinuoustext.

　　5.Thetuneoftheauthorinwritingthisarticleis________

　　Acritical

　　Bneutral

　　Cprssimistic

　　Doptimistic

第43期

Asisknowntoall,theorganizationandmanagementofwagesandsalariesareverycomplex.Generallyspeaking,theAccountsDepartmentis__1__forcalculationsofpay,whilethePersonnelDepartmentisinterestedindiscussionswiththeemployeesaboutpay.

　　Ifafirmwantsto__2__anewwageandsalarystructure,itisessentialthatthefirmshoulddecideona__3__ofjobevaluationandwaysofmeasuringtheperformanceofitsemployees.Inordertobe__4__,thatnewpaystructurewillneedagreementbetweenTradeUnionsandemployers.Injobevaluation,alloftherequirementsofeachjobaredefinedinadetailedjobdescription.Eachofthsoerequirementsisgivenavalue,usuallyin"

points"

whichare__5__togethertogiveatotalvalueforthejob.Formiddleandhighermanagement,aspecialmethodisusedtoevaluatemanagersontheirknowledgeofthejob,theirresponsibility,andtheir__6__tosolveproblems.Becauseofthedifficultyinmeasuringmanagementwork,however,jobgradesformanagersareoftendecidedwithout__7__toanevaluationsystembasedonpoints.

　　Inattemptingtodesignapaysystem,thePersonnelDepartmentshould__8__thevalueofeachjobwiththeseinthejobmarket.__9__,paymentforajobshouldvarywithanydifferencesinthewaythatthejobisperformed.Whereitissimpletomeasuretheworkdone,asintheworksdonewithhands,monetaryencouragementschemesareoftenchosen,for__10__workers,wheremeasurementisdifficult,methodsofadditionalpaymentsareemployed.

　　[A]compare[B]responsible　[C]useful　　[D]added　　[E]find　　[F]reference

　　[G]indirect　　[H]method　　[I]successful　　[J]combined　　[K]Necessarily　　[L]capacity　[M]ability　　[N]Basically　　[O]adopt

第42期

Nowletuslookathowweread.Whenwereadaprintedtext,oureyesmoveacrossapage