最新整理公共英语考试四级模拟试题4.docx

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最新整理公共英语考试四级模拟试题4

公共英语考试四级模拟试题（4）

SectionIIIReadingComprehension（45points）阅读理解

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Nooneshouldbeforcedtowearauniformunderanycircumstance.Uniformsaredemeaningtothehumanspiritandtotallyunnecessaryinademocraticsociety.Uniformstelltheworldthatthepersonwhowearsonehasnovalueasanindividualbutonlylivestofunctionasapartofthewhole.Theindividualinauniformlosesallself-worth.Therearethosewhosaythatwearingauniformgivesapersonasenseofidentificationwithalarge,moreimportantconcept.Whatcouldbemoreimportantthantheindividualoneself?

Ifanorganizationissoweakthatitmustrelyonclothandbuttonstoinspireitsmembers,thatorganizationhasnorighttocontinueitsexistence.

Otherssaythatthepracticeofmakingpersonswearuniforms,sayinschool,eliminatesallenvyandcompetitioninamatterofdress,suchthatapoorpersonwhocannotaffordgood-qualityclothing,whywouldanyonestrivetobebetter?

Itisonlyashortstepfromforcingeveryonetowearthesameclothingtoforcingeveryonetodrivethesamecar,havethesametypeofhouse,eatthesametypeoffood.Whenthishappens,allincentivetoimproveone’slifeisremoved.Whywouldparentsbothertoworkhardsothattheirchildrencouldhaveabetterlifethantheyhadwhentheyknowthattheirchildrenaregoingtobeforcedtohaveexactlythesamelifethattheyhad?

Uniformsalsohurttheeconomy.Rightnow,billionsofdollarsarespentonthefashionindustryyearly.

Thousandsofpersonsareemployedindesigning,creating,andmarketingdifferenttypesofclothing.Ifeveryonewereforcedtowearuniforms,artisticpersonnelwouldbeunnecessary.Salespersonswouldbesuperfluousaswell:

whybothertoselltheonlyitemsthatareavailable?

Thewearingofuniformswoulddestroythefashionindustrywhichinturnwouldhavearippleeffectonsuchindustriesasadvertisingandpromotion.Withoutadvertising,newspapers,magazines,andtelevisionwouldnotbeabletoremaininbusiness.Ourentireinformationandentertainmentindustrieswouldfounder.

41、Theauthor’sviewpointonuniformscanbestbedescribedas__________.

A.practical

B.hysterical

C.radical

D.critical

42、Judgedfromitsstyle,thispassagemightbefoundin__________.

A.achildren’scomicsbook

B.aneditorialinapaper

C.asociologytextbook

D.apoliticalplatform

43、Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorbelievesthat__________.

A.individualshavenoself-worthwhentheybecomepartofanorganization

B.individualsaremoreimportantthanorganizations

C.individualsarenotsoimportantasorganizations

D.individualsarethesameimportantasorganizations

44、Theauthorbringsintheexampleofaparentstrivingtomakelifebetterforhischildrentomakethepointthat__________.

A.parentshaveresponsibilitiesfortheirchildren

B.uniformswouldbelessexpensivethanclothingforchildren

C.uniformscausedissensionbetweenparentsandchildren

D.individualmotivationwouldbedestroyedbyuniforms

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1.5分）【正确答案】D

45、Thelastwordofthepassage“founder”probablymeans__________.

A.collapse

B.shrink

C.disappear

D.establish

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公共英语PETS四级考试由笔试和口试组成。

笔试试卷（140分钟）分四部分：

听力、英语知识运用、阅读理解和写作。

口试试卷（12分钟）分三节考查考生的口语交际能力。

笔试和口试都使用英文指导语。

SectionIIIReadingComprehension（45points）阅读理解

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AreportconsistentlybroughtbackbyvisitorstotheUSishowfriendly,courteousandhelpfulmostAmericansweretothem.Tobefair,thisobservationisalsofrequentlymadeofCanadaandCanadians,andshouldbestbeconsideredNorthAmerican.Thereare,ofcourse,exceptions.Small-mindedofficials,rudewaiters,andill-manneredtaxidriversarehardlyunknownintheUS.Yetitisanobservationmadesofrequentlythatitdeservescomment.Foralongperiodoftimeandinmanypartsofthecountry,atravelerwasawelcomebreakinanotherwisedullexistence.

Dullnessandlonelinesswerecommonproblemsofthefamilieswhogenerallyliveddistantfromoneanother.Strangersandtravelerswerewelcomesourcesofdiversion,andbroughtnewsoftheoutsideworld.Theharshrealitiesofthefrontieralsoshapedthistraditionofhospitality.

Someonetravelingalone,ifhungry,injured,orill,oftenhadnowheretoturnexcepttothenearestcabinorsettlement.Itwasnotamatterofchoiceforthetravelerormerelyacharitableimpulseonthepartofthesettlers.Itreflectedtheharshnessofdailylife:

ifyoudidn’ttakeinthestrangerandtakecareofhim,therewasnooneelsewhowould.Andsomeday,remember,youmightbeinthesamesituation.Todaytherearemanycharitableorganizationswhichspecializeinhelpingthewearytraveler.Yet,theoldtraditionofhospitalitytostrangersisstillverystrongintheUS,especiallyinthesmallercitiesandtownsawayfromthebusytouristtrails.“Iwasjusttravelingthrough,gottalkingwiththisAmerican,andprettysoonheinvitedmehomefordinner—amazing.”SuchobservationsreportedbyvisitorstotheUSarenotuncommon,butarenotalwaysunderstoodproperly.

ThecasualfriendlinessofmanyAmericansshouldbeinterpretedneitherassuperficialnorasartificial,butastheresultofahistoricallydevelopedculturaltradition.Asistrueofanydevelopedsociety,inAmericaacomplexsetofculturalsignals,assumptions,andconventionsunderliesallsocialinterrelationships.And,ofcourse,speakingalanguagedoesnotnecessarilymeanthatsomeoneunderstandssocialandculturalpatterns.Visitorswhofailto“translate”culturalmeaningsproperlyoftendrawwrongconclusions.Forexample,whenanAmericanusestheword“friend”,theculturalimplicationsofthewordmaybequitedifferentfromthoseithasinthevisitor’slanguageandculture.Ittakesmorethanabriefencounteronabustodistinguishbetweencourteousconventionandindividualinterest.Yet,beingfriendlyisavirtuethatmanyAmericansvaluehighlyandexpectfrombothneighborsandstrangers.

46、Intheeyesofvisitorsfromtheoutsideworld,___________.

A.rudetaxidriversarerarelyseenintheUS

B.small-mindedofficialsdeserveaseriouscomment

C.Canadiansarenotsofriendlyastheirneighbors

D.mostAmericansarereadytoofferhelp

47、Itcouldbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat___________.

A.cultureexercisesaninfluenceoversocialinterrelationship

B.courteousconventionandindividualinterestareinterrelated

C.variousvirtuesmanifestthemselvesexclusivelyamongfriends

D.socialinterrelationshipsequalthecomplexsetofculturalconventions

48、Familiesinfrontiersettlementsusedtoentertainstrangers___________.

A.toimprovetheirhardlife

B.inviewoftheirlong-distancetravel

C.toaddsomeflavortotheirowndailylife

D.outofacharitableimpulse

49、Thetraditionofhospitalitytostrangers___________.

A.tendstobesuperficialandartificial

B.isgenerallywellkeptupintheunitedStates

C.isalwaysunderstoodproperly

D.hassomethingtodowiththebusytouristtrails

50、What’stheauthor’sattitudestowardtheAmerican’sfriendliness?

A.Favorable.

B.Unfavorable.

C.Indifferent.

D.Neutral.

阅读（3）

公共英语PETS四级考试由笔试和口试组成。

笔试试卷（140分钟）分四部分：

听力、英语知识运用、阅读理解和写作。

口试试卷（12分钟）分三节考查考生的口语交际能力。

笔试和口试都使用英文指导语。

SectionIIIReadingComprehension（45points）阅读理解

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Today,therearemanyavenuesopentothosewhowishtocontinuetheireducation.However,nearlyallrequiresomebreakinone’scareerinordertoattendschoolfulltime.Part-timeeducation,thatis,attendingschoolatnightorforoneweekendamonth,tendstodragtheprocessoutovertimeandputsthecompletionofadegreeprogramoutofreachofmanypeople.Additionally,suchprogramsrequireafixedtimecommitmentwhichcanalsoimpactnegativelyonone’scareerandfamilytime.Ofthemanyapproachestoteachingandlearning,however,perhapsthemostflexibleandaccommodatingisthatcalleddistancelearning.

Distancelearningisaneducationalmethod,whichallowsthestudentstheflexibilitytostudyathisorherownpacetoachievetheacademicgoals,whicharesonecessaryintoday’sworld.Thetimerequiredtostudymanybesetasideatthestudent’sconveniencewithdueregardtoalllife’sotherrequirements.Additionally,thestudentmayenrollindistancelearningcoursesfromvirtuallyanyplaceintheworld,whilecontinuingtopursuetheirchosencareer.Tutorialassistancemaybeavailableviaregularairmail,telephone,facsimilemachine,teleconferencingandovertheInternet.Gooddistancelearningprogramsarecharacterizedbytheinclusionofasubjectevaluationtoolwitheverysubject.Thisprecludestherequirementforastudenttotravelawayfromhometotakeatest.

Anothercharacteristicofagooddistance-learningprogramistheequivalenceofthedistance-learningcoursewiththesamesubjectmaterialsasthosestudentstakingthecourseonthehomecampus.Theresultantdiplomaordegreeshouldalsobethesamewhetherdistancelearningoron-campusstudyisemployed.Theindividualityoftheprofessor/studentrelationshipisanothercharacteristicofagooddistance-learningprogram.Inthefinalanalysis,agooddistancelearningprogramhasaplacenotonlyfortheindividualstudentsbutalsothecorporationorbusinessthatwantstoworkinpartnershipwiththeiremployeesfortheeducationalbenefit,professionaldevelopment,andbusinessgrowthoftheorganization.Sponsoringdistancelearningprogramsfortheiremployeesgivesthebusinesstheadvantageofretainingcareer-mindedpeoplewhilecontributingtotheirpersonalandprofessionalgrowththrougheducation.

51、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTadisadv