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中国名校英语四级密卷1

中国名校英语四级密卷

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PartⅡ

ReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Antarcticahasactuallybecomeakindofspacestation—auniqueobservationpostfordetectingimportantchangesintheworld’senvironment.S1Remotefrommajorsourcesofpollutionandthecomplexgeologicalandecologicalsystemsthatprevailelsewhere,Antarcticamakespossiblescientificmeasurementsthatareoftensharperandeasiertointerpretthanthosemadeinotherpartsoftheworld.

GrowingnumbersofscientiststhereforeseeAntarcticaasadistantearlywarningsensor,wherepotentiallydangerousglobaltrendsmaybespottedbeforetheyshowuptothenorth.Onepromisingfieldofinvestigationisglaciology.ScholarsfromtheUnitedStates,Switzerland,andFrancearepursuingsevenseparatebutrelatedprojectsthatreflecttheirconcernforthehealthoftheWestAntarcticIceSheet—aconcerntheybelievetheworldatlargeshouldshare.

TheTransantarcticMountain,someofthemmorethan14,000feethigh,dividethecontinentintotwoverydifferentregions.Thepartofthecontinenttothe“east”ofthemountainsisahighplateaucoveredbyanicesheetnearlytwomilesthick.“West”ofthemountain,thehalfofthecontinentsouthoftheAmericasisalsocoveredbyanicesheet,buttheretheicerestsonrockthatismostlywellbelowsealevel.IftheWestAntarcticIceSheetdisappeared,thewesternpartofthecontinentwouldbereducedtoasparseclusterofisland.

Whileiceandsnowareobviouslycentraltomanyenvironmentalexperiments,othersfocusonthemysterious“dryvalley”ofAntarctica,valleysthatcontainlittleiceorsnoweveninthedepthsofwinter.SlashedthroughthemountainsofsouthernVictorialand,thesevalleysonceheldenormousglaciersthatdescend9,000feetfromthepolarplateautotheRossSea.Nowtheglaciersaregone,perhapsacasualtyoftheTheCarnegieFoundationreportsaysthatmanycollegeshavetriedtobe“allthingstoallpeople”.Indoingso,theyhaveincreasinglycateredtoanarrowmindedcareerismwhilefailingtocultivateaglobalvisionamongtheirstudents.

Thecurrentcrisis,itcontends,doesnotderivefromalegitimatedesiretoputlearningtoproductiveends.Theproblemisthatintoomanyacademicfields,

theworkhasnocontext;skills,ratherthanbeingmeans,havebecomeends.Studentsareofferedavarietyofoptionsandallowedtopicktheirwaytoad

egree.Inshort,drivenbycareerism,“thenation’scollegesanduniversit

iesaremoresuccessfulinprovidingcredentials（文凭）thaninprovidingaqualityeducationfortheirstudents.”Thereportconcludesthatthespecialchallengeconfrontingtheundergraduatecollegeisoneofshapingan“integratedcore”ofcommonlearning.Suchacorewouldintroducestudents“toessentialknowledge,toconnectionsacrossthedisciplines,andintheend,toapplicationofknowledgetolifebeyondthecampus.”

Althoughthekeytoagoodcollegeisahighqualityfaculty,theCarnegiestudyfoundthatmostcollegesdoverylittletoencouragegoodteaching.Infact,theydomuchtoundermineit.Asoneprofessorobserved:

“Teachingisimportant,wearetold,andyetfacultyknowthatresearchandpublicationmattermost.”Notsurprisingly

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethathighqualitycollegeeducation

callsfor____.

A）highqualityfaculties

B）acommitmenttostudentsandeffectiveteaching

C）thecultivationofstudents’interestinlearning

D）dedicationtoresearchinfrontierareasofknowledge

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheU.S.birthratebegantodeclineinthemiddle1950’s,resultinginasmaller

collegeagepopulationstartinginthemiddle1970’s.S4Somethingelsehappenedinthe1970’s:

thepriceofoilincreasedtremendously,drivingupthepriceofalmosteverythingandmakingAmericansawarethattheirlargeautomobilesusedalotofgasoline.Atthesametime,foreigncarmanufacturershadbeg

untoproducesmallfuelefficientcarsinlargequantitiesfortheexportmarket.Suddenly,thelarge,gasguzzlingAmericancarswerenolongerattractivetoAmericanbuyers,whobeganbuyingforeigncarsbythethousands.TheAmericanautomobileindustrywentintoarecession.Thousandsofautomotiveworkerswerelaidoff,aswerethousandsofpeopleinindustriesindirectlyconnectedwiththeautoindustry.Peoplewhoarelaidofftendtokeepwhatmoneytheyhavefornecessities,likefoodandhousing.Theydonothavetheextramoneyneededtosendtheirchildrentocollege.Theirchildrencannotpaytheirowncollegecosts,becauseduringarecessiontheycannotfindjobs.Highunemploymentmeansthatmorestatefundsmustbeusedforsocialservice—unemploymentbenefitsandtoaiddependentchildren,forexample—thanduringmoreprosperoustimes.Italsomeans,thatthestateshavefewerfundsthanusual,becausepeoplearepayingfewertaxes.Institutionsofhighereducationdependontwomajorsourcesofincometokeepthemfunctioning:

tuitionfromstudentsandfundsfromthestates.Atthepresenttime,therearefewerstudentsthaninthepastandfewerstatefundsavailableforhighereducation.Thecollegesanduniversitiesareintrouble.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A）Therisingofoilpricedroveupthepriceofeverything.

B）Thereweremanyreasonswhyhighereducationwasintroubleinthe1970’s.

C）BirthratebegantodeclineintheUSAin1950’s.

D）Highunemploymentcausedalotofsocialproblems.

32.Thephrase“laidoff”canbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A）Poor.

B）Gotridof.

C）Removed.

D）Unemployed.

33.Americancarswerenotpopularintheirdomesticmarketsbecausetheywere____.

A）small

B）gasconsuming

C）fuelefficient

D）notattractive

34.Thecollegesanduniversitieswereintroublebecauseofthefollowingreasonsexceptthat____.

A）theycouldn’tgetenoughincometokeepthemrunning

B）youngpeoplecouldn’taffordthetuitionfees

C）keepingthemrunningatthesamelevelwouldcostmuchmore

D）socialservicesneedmorestatefundsbecauseoftherecession

35.AllofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT____.

A）youngpeoplecouldn’taffordtheirowntuitioninthe1970’s

B）it’sdifficultforgraduatesfromcollegestofindajobinthe1970’s

C）fewerparentscouldaffordtosendtheirchildrentocollegebecauseof

therecessionin1970’s

D）Birthratedroppedinthe1970’sbecauseoftherecession

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WithinfifteenyearsBritainandothernationsshouldbewellonwiththebuildingofhugeindustrialcomplexesfortherecyclingofwaste.Thewordrubbishcouldloseitsmeaningbecauseeverythingthatgoesintothedumpswouldbemadeintosomethinguseful.Eventhemostdangerousandunpleasantwasteswouldprovideenergyifnothingelse.

Thelatestprojectistotakeacityofaroundhalfamillioninhabitantsanddiscoverexactlywhatrawmaterialsgointoitandwhatgoout.Theaimistofind

outhowmuchoftheserawmaterialscouldbeprovidedifaplantforrecycling

wastewerebuiltjustoutsidethecity.Thisplantwouldrecyclenotonlymetal

suchassteel,leadandcopper,butalsopaperandrubberaswell.

Anothernewprojectisbeingsetuptodiscoverthebestwaysofsortingandseparatingtherubbish.Whenthisprojectiscomplete,therubbishwillbeprocessedlikethis:

first,itwillpassthroughsharpmetalbarswhichwilltearopentheplasticbagsinwhichrubbishisusuallypacked;thenitwillpassthrougha

powerfulfantoseparatethelightestelementsfromtheheavysolids;afterthat

groundersandrollersbreakupeverythingthatcanbebroken.Finallytherubbishwillpassundermagnets,whichwillremovethebitsofironandsteel;therubberandplasticwillthenbesortedoutinthefinalstage.

Thefirstfullscalegiantrecyclingplantsare,perhaps,fifteenyearsaway.Indeed,withthegrowingcostoftransportingrubbishtomoredistantdumps,some

bigcitieswillbeforcedtobuildtheirownrecyclingplantsbeforelong.

36.Themainpurposeofthepassageis____.

A）toshowusafuturewayofrecyclingwastes

B）totelltheimportanceofrecyclingwastes

C）towarnpeoplethedangerofsomewastes

D）tointroduceanewrecyclingplant

37.Howmanystagesarethereintherecyclingprocess?

A）3.

B）4.

C）5.

D）6.

38.Whatisthemainreasonforbigcitiestobuildtheirownrecyclingplants?

A）Todealwithwastesinabetterway.

B）It’sagoodwaytogainprofits.

C）It’smoreeconomicalthantodumpwastesinsomedistantplaces.

D）Energycanbegotatalowerprice.

39.Thefirstfull—scalehugerecyclingplants____.

A）havebeeninexistencefor15years

B）takes15yearstobuild

C）can’tbebuiltuntil15yearslater

D）willremainfunctioningfor15years

40.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A）Theword“rubbish”willsoondisappearfromdictionaries.

B）Dangerouswastescanberecycledintonothingbutenergy.

C）Torecyclepaperandrubberwillstillbeimpossibleevenwiththenewrecyclingmethods.

D）Bigcitieswillsoonhavetheirownrecyclingplants.

PartⅢ

VocabularyandStructure（20minutes）

Directions:

Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmar