公共英语四级考试试题十三Word文档下载推荐.docx

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Yetmoreandmore,especiallyinourlargercitiesandsuburbs,theseinnerrestraintsareloosening.Yourtypicalrobberhasnone.Heconsidersyourpropertyhisproperty;

hetakeswhathewants,includingyourlifeifyoumakehimveryangry.

Themaincauseofthisbreakdownisaradicalshiftinattitudes.Thirtyyearsago,ifacrimewascommitted,societywasconsideredthevictim.Now,inashockingreversal,it'

sthecriminalwhoisconsideredvictimized:

byhisunderprivilegedupbringing,bytheschoolthatdidn'

tteachhimtoread,bythechurchthatfailedtoteachhimwithmoralguidance,bytheparentswhodidn'

tprovideastablehome.

Idon'

tbelieveit.Manyothersinequallydisadvantagedcircumstanceschoosenottoengageincriminalactivities.Ifwefreethecriminal,evenpartly,fromaccountability,webecomeasocietyofendlessexcuseswherenooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything.

Wedesperatelyneedmorepeoplewhobelievethatthepersonwhocommitsacrimeistheoneresponsibleforit.

Thekeypointofthepassageisthat______.

Astricterdisciplineshouldbemaintainedinschoolsandfamilies

Bmoregoodexamplesshouldbesetforpeopletofollow

Cmorerestrictionsshouldbeimposedonpeople'

sbehavior

Dmorepeopleshouldacceptthevalueofaccountability

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

解析：

文章主要讲在我们的价值观领域，缺少责任感。

在大城市里，人们的自制力越来越差。

如今人们对待罪犯的态度也与以往不同，他们不是责备罪犯，而是责备社会。

因此，作者极力主张让应该承担责任的人来承担责任，在价值观上，更多的人应该接受责任感。

第2题

Whatthewisemansaidsuggeststhat______.

Ait'

sunnecessaryforgoodpeopletodoanythinginfaceofevil

Bit'

scertainthatevilwillprevailifgoodmendonothingaboutit

Cit'

sonlynaturalforvirtuetodefeatevil

Dit'

sdesirableforgoodmentokeepawayfromevil

B

Theonlythingnecessaryforthetriumphofevilisforgoodmentodonothing．邪恶能得逞的惟一原因就是好人袖手旁观。

第3题

Comparedwiththosesmalltowns,peopleinlargecitieshave______.

Alessserf-discipline

Bbettersenseofdiscipline

Cmoremutualrespect

Dlesseffectivegovernment

A

由文章第七段第一句Yetmoreandmore,especiallyinourlargercitiesandsuburbs,theseinnerrestraintsareloosening可知。

故应选A。

第4题

Accordingtotheauthor,ifapersonisfoundguiltyofacrime,______.

Asocietyistobeheldresponsible

Bmoderncivilizationisresponsibleforit

Cthecriminalhimselfshouldbeartheblame

Dthestandardsoflivingshouldbeimproved

C

由文章最后一句Wedesperatelyneedmorepeoplewhobelievethatthepersonwhocommitsacrimeistheoneresponsibleforit可知。

故应选C。

第5题

Thewriterissorrytohavenoticedthat______.

Apeopleinlargecitiestendtoexcusecriminals

Bpeopleinsmalltownsstirsticktoolddisciplineandstandards

Ctoday'

ssocietylackssympathyforpeopleindifficulty

Dpeopleindisadvantagedcircumstancesareengagedincriminalactivities

由文章第八、九段可知，大城市的人们对罪犯改变了态度，转而同情他们，作者对此并不赞同。

第6题

Willpeopleevertamethedestructive,oftendeadlyhurricane?

Eitherscientistsormeteorologistsdonotyetunderstandtheforcesthatgenerateahurricane,butperhapswithstudyandtimetheycanlearntocontroltheseenormousstorms.OneimportantstudyprojectiscalledHurricaneStrike.ThisprojectstudiesthehugeStormsthatdoharmtothousandsofpeopleanddestroypropertyworthmillionsofdollars.Scientistsinthisprojectaretryingtolearnmoreabouthurricanes,especiallythespeedanddirectionofthewinds.Thenpeoplelivinginthepathofahurricanecanprotectthemselvesandtheirbelongings.

Dr.RobertSheets,thechiefforecasterattheNationalHurricaneCenterinMiami,explainedtheimportanceofthisinformation."

Whenwepostahurricanewarningforapartofthecoast,"

hesaid,"

peoplespendabout$8,000permileinpreparation.Ifthehurricanedoesnotstrikelandwhereweannouncedorpostedwarnings,thenthatmoneyiswasted.But,evenworse,thenexttimeweputoutawarning,thepeoplemightnotpayattentiontous."

ThatisthereasonforProjectHurricaneStrike—toincreasetheaccuracyoftheforecast.Theyneedtopredictwherethestormwillbetwenty-fourhourslater.

Onehurricane,namedBelle,madeforecastersfeeltrouble.AtfirstitappearedtobeheadedforFlorida,sowarningswereposted.However,thestormstayedatsea.Next,warningswerepostedinGeorgiaandtheCarolinas,butagainitdidnothit.Infact,BellefirsthitthecoastinNewYork.Millionsandmillionsofdollarswerespentonthepreparationthatwasnotneeded.

Dr.Sheetssaid,"

Wereceivedhundredsofletters.Peoplecouldn'

tunderstandhowsciencecouldsendpeopletothemoonbutnotpredictastorm'

spath.However,westillcan'

ttell.Theonlywaytofindoutabouthurricanesisfrominsidethem."

PredictioniswhatProjectHurricaneStrikeisabout,andthatispartofthechallengethatfacesmeteorologists.

Theotherpartofthechallengeiscontrollinghurricanes.Meteorologistsworkinsideahurricaneby"

seeding"

thecenter"

eye"

withsilveriodide.Thesilveriodidecausesraindropstoformandfallovertheocean.Takingthewateroutofthecloudsreducestheenergyofthestorm.So,therotationofthestormdecreases.Thewindvelocityalsodecreases.Meteorologistscansometimesusethismethodtobringadangeroushurricaneundercontrol.

ScientistshavealreadyseededsomehurricanesthatwereformingovertheAtlanticOcean.Someoftheseexperimentsweresuccessfulindecreasingwindspeeds.

Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethatthetwoimmediategoalsofhurricaneresearchare______.

Aenoughtimeandmoney

Bpreparationandwarnings

Cpredictionandcontrol

Dprotectingpeopleandtheirproperties

由第一段最后一句Thenpeoplelivinginthepathofahurricanecanprotectthemselvesandtheirbelongings可知，研究飓风的直接目的是为了保卫人的生命和财产，故应选D。

第7题

AccordingtoDr.Sheets,themaindangerofanerrorinhurricanepredictionisthat______.

Aseedingwillprovetobeawasteoftimeandmoney

Bpeoplewon'

tpayattentiontopredictionsinthefuture

Cmoneyspentonpreparationwillbewasted

DahurricanemayhitaneconomiccenterlikeNewYork

由文章第二段第四句But,evenworse,thenexttimeweputoutawarning,thepeoplemightnotpayattentiontous可知。

第8题

HurricaneBellewasnoteworthybecause______.

Aitdidn'

tfollowthepathpredictedbyforecasters

Bitdidn'

tmoveatthespeedpredictedbyforecasters

Citkilledmorepeoplethananyotherhurricanes

Ditcausedmoredamagethananyotherhurricanes

由文章第三段可知，贝尔飓风的路线总与预测不符。

第9题

Thetwofactorsconcerninghurricanesthatscientistsmostwanttolearnaboutare______.

Aconditionsinthe"

andconditionsattheedge

Btheforcesthatgeneratethemandtheftfrequency

Cthenumberofpeopleinjuredandtheamountofdamagedone

Dhowfastandwheretheymove

由文章第一段倒数第二句...especiallythespedanddirectionofthewinds可知。

第10题

Thephrase"

'

seeding'

thecenter'

eye'

means______.

Apredictingahurricane'

spathandspeed

Bfindingtheplaceoforiginofahurricane

Cscatteringthecenterofahurricane

Dplantingtreesaswind-breakinginahurricane'

spath

“seeding”thecenter“eye”意为“在中心部位散播东西（使飓风减弱）”，因此只有选项C“让飓风的中心部位扩散”合适。

第11题

Whatdifferencedoesitmakeifwereadtextsdisplayedonacomputerscreeninsteadofonpaperprintedwithink?

Thecomputercertainlydoesnotsecuredeepercomprehension,greatersubtletyofmind,orawiderrangeofimaginativereference.Themediationofacomputer,however,putnewpowersatthedisposalofintelligence.Thecomputeritselfcandosimplereading—asIhavenoted,itcan"

read"

animmensebodyofliteratureinsearchofdesignatedwords.Asanyoneknowswhohaseverspentdaysinlibrariesinsearchoferrantinformation,simplyidentifyingrelevantsourcesabsorbsinordinateamountsoftimeinresearch.Theobjectionmayberaisedthatasearchoftextsbycomputermayblockthediscoveriesthatoccurwhilebrowsinginthestacksofgreatlibraries.Nomemberoftheacademyneedfearthattheuseofacomputerwillkeephimfromthestacks,butbrowsingiseasieriftextscanbecalleduponascreenintheserenityofone'

schosens