大学英语四级模拟题十九及答案.docx

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大学英语四级模拟题十九及答案

2014年大学英语四级模拟题十九及答案

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehavior.Hemustobtaindatabothonresourcesofconsumersandonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.



Ifaneconomistasaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost—peoplewithrisingincomes,stableincomes,ordecliningincomes—hewouldprobablyanswer:

thosewithdecliningincomes.Actually,intheyears1947—1950,theanswerwas:

peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecliningincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspendingarenotalwaysreliable.Anothertraditionalassumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogoup,theywillhastentobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearchsurveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasemaynotstimulatebuying.Onetypicalattitudewasexpressedbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices.“Inafewmonths,”shesaid,“we’llhavetopaymoreformeatandmilk;we’llhavelesstospendonotherthings.”Herfamilyhadbeenplanningtobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemayberesentedandbuyer’sresistancemaybeevoked.



TheinvestigationsmentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica.InvestigationsconductedatthesametimeinGreatBritain,however,yieldedresultsthatweremoreinagreementwithtraditionalassumptionsaboutsavingandspendingpatterns.Theconditionmostconductivetospendingappearstobepricestability.Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeopleconsiderthattheyarereasonable,theyarelikelytobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintainingstablepricesisbasedonacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychology.

21.Ifascientistwantstostudyconsumerbehavior,whatmusthedo?

A）Hemustpredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoney.

B）Hemustdoscientificresearch.

C）Hemustknowbackgroundofcustomers.

D）Hemustdoresearchandlearntheresourcesandmotivesofcustomers.

22.Whichofthefollowinggroupsborrowmoneymostaccordingto

traditionalassumption?

A）Peoplewithrisingincomes.

B）Peoplewithstableincomes.

C）Peoplewithdecliningincomes.

D）Noneoftheabove.

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingto

thepassage?

A）Traditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspendingarenotalways

reliable.

B）Theconditionthatmosthelpstoproducespendingappearstobepricerising.

C）Maintainingstablepricesisacommonbusinesspolicy.

D）TheresultsoftheinvestigationinAmericawerenotthesameas

thoseinGreatBritain.

24.TheresearchsurveyinAmericahaveshowedthatwhenthe

pricesrise,____.

A）peoplewillhastentobuy

B）peoplewillstopbuying

C）peoplewillpostponetheirpurchase

D）peoplewillbuymorethantheycanuse

25.ThesavingandspendingpatternsinAmericaare____thoseatthesametimeinBritain.

A）differentfromC）thesameas

B）muchbetterthanD）muchworsethan



Questions26to30are

basedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthepast,Americanfamiliestendedtobequitelarge.Parentsraising

fiveormorechildrenwerecommon.Overtheyears,thesizeofthefamilyhasdecreased.Onereasonforthisisanincreaseinthecostofliving.On

theaverage,childrenattendschoolsformoreyearsthantheyusedto,

makingthemfinanciallydependentontheirfamilieslonger.Moreover,childrennowadaysarebetterdressedandhavemoremoneytospendonentertainment.Theparentsusuallytaketheresponsibilityforalltheexpenses.Meanwhile,familiesarelessclosethantheyusedtobe.MoreandmoreAmericanmothersworkawayfromhome.Thebreakupofthefamilyoccurswhentheparentsdivorce.AlotofchildrenintheU.S.livepartoftheiryoungliveswithonlyoneparent.Brokenfamiliesusuallyresultinproblemsforchildrenandparentsalike.Childrenblamethemselveswhentheirparentsseparate.Theygrowupfeelingunsettledastheyaremovedbackandforthbetweenparents.Usuallyoneparentisresponsibleforraisingthechildren.Thesesingleparentsmustcareforthechildren’semotionalandpsychologicalneedswhilealsosupportingthemfinancially.Thisisverydemandingandleavesverylittletimefortheparent’sownpersonalinterests.Singleparentsoftenmarryothersingleparents.Inthistypeoffamily,unrelatedchildrenareforcedtodevelopbrotherorsisterrelationship.ThesituationsofmanyAmericanfamiliestodayarenotgood.However,recentsignsindicatethatthingsaregettingbetter.Thedivorcerateisdeclining.Therateofchildbirthisrising.PerhapsAmericanshavelearnedhowimportantfamiliesare.

26.Inthepast,Americanfamiliestendedtobe____.

A）quitesmallC）quitelarge

B）mediumsizedD）small

27.Toparentswhotaketheresponsibilityforchildren’s

expenses,thecostoflivingincreasesbecause____.

A）childrenattendschoolformoreyears

B）childrenarebetterdressed

C）childrenspendmoremoneyonentertainment

D）alloftheabove

28.Whatproblemswouldbrokenfamiliesbringtobothchildren

andparents?

A）Childrengrowupfeelingunsettledandparentsdidn’tpaymuchattentiontochildren.

B）Childrengrowupfeelingfreeandoneparentisresponsibleforraisingthechildren.

C）Childrenaremovedbackandforthbetweenparentsandthesingleparentisbusyworkingtomakemoneytosupporthimself/herself.

D）Childrengrowupfeelingunsettled,andtheparentshavelittle

timeforhis/herowninterestsbecauseoneparentistoobusytakingcare

ofchildren.

29.Accordingtotheauthor,thesituationsofAmericanfamilies

inthefuturemay____.

A）becomeworseC）getbetter

B）remainthesameD）keepunchanged

30.Thetitleofthearticlemightbe____.

A）AmericanChildrenC）AmericanMother

B）AmericanFamiliesD）AmericanParents



Questions31to35are

basedonthefollowingpassage:



AlbertSchweitzerwasbornin1875inAlsace.Atthattime,itwasapartof

Germany.HisgenerousspiritwasfirstawakenedthroughhistrainingasaLutheranminister.Besidesgainingareputationasapreacher,healsobecamerespectedforhisabilitytoplaytheorgan.Hewasamanofmanytalents.Hisconcernforotherpeopleturnedhisattentiontomedicine.Hehadalsoacquireddoctoraldegreesinphilosophyandmusic.Hiswifetookaninterestinmedicinetooandbecameanurse.Manypeoplethoughtthatheshouldremainandlecture

inEuropetohaveastrongimpactonWesterncivilization.Thoughhelistenedtotheirsuggestions,heultimatelydecidedtofollowhisownconscience.ThisledhimtoAfrica.Alberthadfeltthatallmenshouldaccepttheresponsibilityofhelpingothers.HefeltparticularlyconcernedforblackAfricanswhohadbeenexploitedbywhitemen.Heearnedthemoneyheneededbyperformingontheorganandbylecturing.WiththismoneyheboughtequipmentandopenedahospitalinAfrica.Hewasamanofgreatstrengthwhofacedgreatproblemswithcourage.Thethreatofwar,therealityofimprisonmentduringWorldWar,oneasaGermancitizen,andtheunbearableheatinAfricadidnotdeterhimatall.Hebelievedthatmancouldovercometheseobstaclesifhehadasenseofidealism.Hediedin1965.

31.AlbertSchweitzerwas____.

A）apianistC）ahumanitarian

B）anAfricanD）anurse

32.Hehadtalentsfor____.

A）traininghiswifetobeanurse,givingconcertandlecturing

B）givingmedicalcare,lecturing,playingtheorgan

C）takingcareofsickpeople,fightingasasoldier,lecturing

D）givingconcert,makingequipment,helpingothers

33.Inspiteofpeople’ssuggestions,Albertdecidedtogoto

Africa____.

A）becausehewasbornthere

B）becausehewantedtohelpothersparticularlyblackAfricanswhohad

beenexploitedbywhitemen

C）becausehewantedtogiveaconcerttoAfricanpeople

D）becausehewantedtomakemoneythere

34.Whydidtheauthorthinkhewasamanofgreatstrength?

A）Healwaysfacedgreatproblemswithcourage.

B）ThethreatofwarandtherealityofimprisonmentduringWorldWar

didn’tdiscouragehim.

C）TheunbearableheatinAfricadidnotdeterhimatall.

D）Alloftheabove.

35.AlbertSchweitzerlivedtobe____.

A）70yearsoldC）90yearsoldB）80yearsold

D）100yearsold



Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:



Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswherepeoplearesimilarinmanyways.Thesimplereasonforthisisthattherearemoredifferentwaysoflookingatthingspresentinthefirstkindofsociety.Therearemoreideas,moredisagreementsininterest,andmoregroupsandorganizationswithdifferentbeliefs.Inaddition,thereisusuallyagreaterworldlyinterestandgreatertoleranceinmixedsocieties.Allthesefactorstendtopromotesocialchangebyopeningmoreareasoflifetodecision.Inasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilarinmanyways,therearefeweroccasionsforpeopletoseetheneedortheopportunityforchangebecauseever