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专业英语四级阅读模拟题6

专业英语四级阅读模拟题6

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Thecommunicationsexplosionisonthescaleoftherail,automobileortelephonerevolution.Verysoonyou'llbeabletorecordyourentirelifeelectronically—anythingamicrophoneoracameracansenseyou'llbeabletostore.Inparticular,thenumberofimagesapersoncapturesinalifetimeissettoriseexponentially.ThethousandimagesayearItakeofmychildrenonadigitalcameraareallprecioustome.Inageneration'stime,mychildren'schildrenwillhavetotalimagedocumentationoftheirentirelives—avisuallogoftremendouspersonalvalue.

Bythenwe'llbewrestlingwithanotherquestion:

howwecontrolalltheelectronicdevicesconnectedtotheInternet:

trillionsofPCs,laptops,palmpilots,cellphonesandothergadgets.InCambridge,we'realreadyworkingonmillimeter-squarecomputingandsensingdevicesthatcanbelinkedtotheInteractthroughtheradionetwork.Thissortofconnectivitywillexpanddramaticallyasmicroscopiccommunicationsdevicesbecomedirt-cheapandmultiply.Justimaginewhatthepaintonthewallcoulddoifithadthissortofcommunicationsdustinit:

changecolor,playmusic,showmoviesorevenspeaktoyou.

Fallingcostsraiseotherpossibilitiestoo.Becauselaunchingspacevehiclesisabouttobecomeverymuchcheaper,thenumberofsatellitesislikelytogoupexponentially.There'slotsofspaceuptheresowecouldhavemillionsofthem.Andifyouhavemillionsoflow-orbitsatellitesyoucanestablishaglobalcommunicationsnetworkthatcompletelydoesawaywithtowersandmasts.Ifthesatellitesworkedonthecellularprinciplesoyougotspatialreuseoffrequencies,systemcapacitywouldbeamazing.

SpeechissoflexiblethatIexpectvoicecommunicationtobecomealmostfreeeventually:

you'llpayjustamonthlyfixedchargeandbeabletomakeasmanycallsasyouwant.Bythenpeoplewillalsohavefixedlinkswithbusinesscontacts,friendsandrelatives.OnedayIanticipatebeingabletokeepintouchwithmyfamilyinPolandonafibreopticaudio-videolink;we'llbeabletohavealittleceremonyatsupper-time,openthecurtainsandsitdown"together"toeat.

CarsareaninterestingIT-platformbecausetheyhavebigbatteriesandlotsofsofarunconnecteddigitaldevices.SooneachonewillbeanentityontheInternetsoyourchildrencanplayinteractivegameswhileyou'retravelingandyourpartnercandealwiththeiremail.AndeverylamppostcouldbeontheInteracttoo—eachonewithsensorstomonitorlight,pollution,airqualityandtrafficflow.1.What'sthecentraltopicofthepassage?

A.IT-platform.

B.Visuallog.

C.Voicecommunication.

D.Telecoms.

答案：

D

主旨题。

本文第一段第一句“Thecomnmnicationsexplosionisonthescaleoftherail,automobileortelephonerevolution.”就提到了关键词组“Thecommunicationsexplosion”，下文主要讲述了在未来高度发达的电讯业可能引发的人们生活和工作中的巨大变化，因此D“电讯业”为正确答案。

A“IT平台”在文中最后一段出现，是指汽车；B“可视记录”出现在第一段末，说的是“相片，影像”；C“有声通讯”是D的一部分，因此A、B和C均不合适。

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongthefunctionsofthecommunicationdustaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tomonitorlight.

B.Tochangecolor.

C.Toshowmovies.

D.Toplaymusic.

答案：

A

细节题。

按照文章最后一段末句“AndeverylamppostcouldbeontheInteracttoo—eachonewithsensorstomonitorlight,pollution,airqualityandtrafficflow”，即未来电线杆的功能之一是检测公路上的照明，所以A不是通讯粉末的功能，故为正确答案。

第二段最后一句提到了通讯粉末的功能：

Changecolor（B），playmusic（D），showmovies（C）orevenspeaktoyou。

3.Thefutureglobalcommunicationsnetworkwillbecompletelyfreeof______.

A.anybreakdown

B.costs

C.towersandmasts

D.manualoperation

答案：

C

细节题。

从文章第三段“Andifyouhavemillionsoflow-orbitsatellitesyouCallestablishaglobalcommunicationsnetworkthatcompletelydoesawaywithtowersandmasts.”可知，未来的全球通讯网络将彻底淘汰那些转播塔和转播天线，因此C为正确答案。

4.What's"cellphone"whichisinAmericanEnglishinBritishEnglish?

A.Cellularphone.

B.Mobilephone.

C.Radiophone.

D.Telephone.

答案：

B

语义题。

cellphone（蜂窝电话）是美式英语，英式英语中是mobilephone（移动电话），所以B为正确答案。

A指“便携式电话”，美式英语；C是“光线电话”；D是“电话”。

5.WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?

A.Voicecommunicationbecomesalmostfreeeventually.

B.Yourchildrencanplayinteractivegamesinthecar.

C.Spatialreuseoffrequencieswillbeintrouble.

D.Lamppostcouldmonitorpollutionandairflow.

答案：

C

推理题。

文章第三段指出“Ifthesatellitesworkedonthecellularprinciplesoyougotspatialreuseoffrequencies,systemcapacitywouldbeamazing”，所以C与原文内容不符，故为答案。

A、B和D均可在文中第四、五段找到原句。

Whatmakespeopleshuntherelativesecurityoffull-timeemploymentandstartupabusinessthemselves?

TheEuropeanUnionwantstoknow,becausewithentrepreneurshipcomejobcreationandgrowth.Forthepastfiveyears,theUnion'sheadofficehasfinancedanannualpollofmorethan21,000peopleonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Themostrecentofthesestudies,releasedthisweek,showsthatdespiteeffortstomaketheUnionmorecompetitive,themajorityofitscitizensremainconsistentlylessentrepreneurialandmorerisk-aversethantheirAmericancounterparts.That'snotnecessarilytrueofallEuropeans:

ThewordentrepreneurmaybeFrench,butthepollfoundthatpeoplefromsmallercountrieslikePortugal,Greece,IrelandandLatviaweremuchmoreenthusiasticaboutworkingforthemselves.Butputtingregionalvariationsaside,thebottomlineforEuropewasthatfewerEuropeanrespondentssaidtheywouldchooseself-employment—45percentsaiditwastheirpreference—thantheirAmericancounterparts,at61percent.AndthemoststrikingpartofthesurveywastheEuropeans'explanationsoftheirresponses.

IthaslongbeenassumedherethatredtapeisholdingbackEurope'sentrepreneurialspirit.Withshorterwaitingtimestoregistercompaniesandeasierproceduresforhiring,theargumentgoes,newEuropeanbusinesseswouldsproutliketulipsinaDutchgreenhouse.Thesurveytoldadifferentstory.Europeansessentiallysaidtheycouldn'tbebotheredwiththeeffortinvolvedinstartingabusiness:

Theywantedaregular,fixedincomeandastablejob.TheupshotofthisforEuropeisthatevenifgovernmentsmanagedtocutredtape,theircitizensmightstillprefertohaveacomfortablejobworkingforsomeoneelse.Only5percentofEuropeanssaidfearofredtapeorreluctancetobattlebureaucracieswasholdingthemback.

AcorollarytothisisthefearoffailureinEurope.HalfofallEuropeanrespondentsagreedwiththestatement,"Oneshouldnotstartabusinessifthereisariskitmightfail."Onlyone-thirdofAmericansagreed.Therewereanestimated20.5millionpeopleworkinginstart-upcompaniesintheUnitedStatesin2003,thelatestyearforwhichdatawereavailable,accordingtotheGlobalEntrepreneurshipMonitor,aLondon-basedresearchorganization.Thisis23timesthenumberofthoseworkingatstartupsinFrance—fargreaterthanthepopulationdifferencesbetweenthetwocountries.TheUSnumberwasalso9timesthenumberofthoseinBritainandmorethan7timesthatofGermany.

IfEuropecansuccessfullydiminishthestigmaoffailure,morepeoplewouldbewillingtostarttheirownbusinesses."Thereisacompletelydifferentattitudetowardrisk,"saidZourekoftheEuropeanCommission,comparingEuropewiththeUnitedStates.InEurope,"onceyoutryaventureandyoudon'tsucceed,youdon'tgetasecondchance,butyougetastigma,"hesaid.TheEuropeanUnion,hesaid,shouldmakebankruptcyprocedureslessburdensomeandmakegettingcrediteasierforrisk-takers,eventhosewhohavefailedbefore.

Inthissurvey,55percentofEuropeansaged15to24saidthatitwouldbe"desirable"forthemtobecomeself-employedinthenextfiveyears.Amongthose55andolder,only18percentsaidthesame.YoungEuropeanscouldbethemotorofentrepreneurship.ButwithEuropeancountrieshavingsomeofthelowestbirthratesinthedevelopedworld,whowilltaketheirplace?

6.WhatcanwelearnfromtheEU'spoll?

A.SomesmallerEuropeancountriesshowstrongerdesiretoruntheirownenterprises.

B.LessthanhalfAmericansarerisk-oriented.

C.ThegreatmajorityofpeopleinEuropeancountriespreferstableincomes.

D.Europeansareafraidofcomplicatedpoliciesofregisteringnewcompanies.

答案：

A

推理题。

本文全文内容都是围绕欧盟的民意调查展开的，因此回答此题需要对全文内容进行综合考虑。

A与第二段中“thepolltbundthatpeoplefromsmallercountrieslikePortugal,Greece,IrelandandLatviaweremuchmoreenthusiasticaboutworkingforthemselyes.”内容一致，故为正确答案。

B与文中所说“61%的美国人选择自主创业”不符；C“欧洲国家绝大多数人倾向于稳定的工资”过于绝对，与文意不符；D与文中第三段所说“欧洲人不是因为办事程序繁杂而放弃创业”的说法不一致。

7.Whatdoestheword"corollary"inParagraph4mean?

A.Animportantreason.

B.Apotentialreason.

C.Anobviousresult.

D.Adeductiveresult.

答案：

D

语义题。

前文对欧洲人不愿意自主创业的原因进行了猜测，然后根据调查结果否认了这一猜测。

接下来的这一段讲到了另一个猜测：

因为欧洲人害怕失败，之后分析了欧洲人为何害怕失败以及与美国人的对比等，确定这一猜测即为欧洲人不愿创业的真实原因。

由上文可知，文中的结论是排除了其他猜测以及经过相应的分析而推导出来的，故D“推理出的结论”正确。

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyEuropeansandAmericansregard"risk"differently?

A.Accordingtorelatedpolicies,Europeansonlyhaveonechancetorunnewcompanies.

B.FailuretotryaventureleadstomoreseriousresultinEuropethanintheUS.

C.EuropeantraditionismoreconservativethanthatofAmerica.

D.TheEUdoesn'tgiveenoughsupporttoEuropeanpeopletoopentheirowncompanies.

答案：

C

细节题。

本题问欧洲人与美国人看待风险的不同态度，可对应到原文第四、五段。

根据文中内容：

欧洲人如果尝试一次创业而失败后就很难东山再起，各种政策都不支持创业。

而美国人创业失败后压力就小得多，可以重新来过。

文中并没有提到关于两地的人是否保守的问题，因此C不是欧洲人与美国人态度不同的原因。

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThepopulationofAmericaismorethan23timesofFrance.

B.Therearemoreself-employedpeopleinBritainthaninGermany.

C.MostoldEuropeansareunwillingtomeetrisk.

D.AllhopeofEuropeanentrepreneurshipliesinyoungpeople.

答案：

C

推理题。

A提到美国和法国的人口问题，在文中第四段后部分作者写到“Thisis23timesthenumberofthoseworkingatstartupsinFrance—fargreaterthanthepopulationdifferenc