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模拟考试四
QUESTIONBOOKLET
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（M04）
TIMELIMIT:
190MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN/20%）
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotesandanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.
1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTHilary’sjob?
[A]Sheteachesdance.[B]Shedeliverstelegramsinauniqueway.
[C]SheworksasaFrenchmaid.[D]Sheworksasaprofessionaldancer.
2.Whenperformingasagorilla,Hilaryparticularlylikesbeing_____.
[A]popular[B]dreadful
[C]bizarre[D]noisilyjolly
3.Fromtheconversation,weknowthat_____.
[A]manypeopleareoffendedwhenpresentedbyasingingtelegram
[B]Hilary’seasymoneygoesquickly
[C]sheoftenhasrequestsfortap-dancing
[D]shehasneverhadanyproblemchangingcostumes
4.Manypeoplearewillingandpreparedtopaymoneyto_____.
[A]embarrasstheirfriends[B]embarrassthemselves
[C]offendtheircolleagues[D]makethemselvesblush
5.Thepolicyofthe“SendaSong”Companyisto_____.
[A]sendatelegramwithajoke
[B]writeanindividualsongforeachtelegram
[C]makepeopledespisetheirownfunnyhabits
[D]makethetelegramlessoffensive
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.
6.SomepeopleinAtlantawillcelebrateThanksgivingby_____.
[A]deliveringpresentsinthestreets[B]jogging
[C]holdingaparadewithSantaClaus[D]havingalong-distancerace
7.TheholidayeventtheAmericanswillNOTholdforThanksgivingis_____.
[A]aturkeyshoot[B]alottery
[C]aturkeytrot[D]amorningrun
8.ThemeetinginLuxembourgisabout_____.
[A]usingforceagainstBosnianpoliticians
[B]issuingastatementagainsttheBosnianSerbs
[C]takingmeasuresagainstthosewhostopaidconvoys
[D]gettingaidfromtheBosnianareas
9.TheEuropeanCommunityhasdecided_____.
[A]toliftsanctionsagainstSerbia
[B]toallowtheBosnianSerbstokeeptheirterritory
[C]toimposefurthersanctionsagainstSerbia
[D]tothinkofthepossibilityofeasingsomeofthesanctions
10.TheEuropeanCommunity’sdecisionisnotpracticalbecause_____.
[A]theBosnianSerbs’leadersareopposedtotheidea
[B]somedie-hardsmaytryhardtoretaintheirterritory
[C]Britainopposestheidea
[D]theUnitedNationswillnotallowittobecarriedout
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION（30MIN/20%）
Inthissectionthereareseveralreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassageandthenmarkyouransweronyourcoloredanswersheet.
GUTZONBORGLUM’SODDANDAWESOMEPORTRAITSINGRANITE
TheBigFouronthemountainviewedallthetouristactivity...withtheircustomaryequanimity.Washingtonlookedaristocratic,Jeffersonvisionary,Lincolnhumane,andTeddyRooseveltstrangelysubdued.ifyouhangaroundRushmoreafewdaysandkeeplooking,asyoucan’thelpdoing,yourmind—let’sbehonesthere,mymind—eventuallyfallspreytoirreverentmusings.Isn’tthiswholethingalittle—well,preposterous?
Istheword“bizarre”toomuchhere?
We’retalkingabouta14-yearprojecttohackfour60-foot-highheadsoutofawildernessmountain174milesfromeverywhere.IsthisAmericanhyperboleinstone?
Yes.Theexemplificationofexcess?
Yes,again.Definition:
Rushmoritis,n.aconditionofinherentoutrageousness.
IsitanywonderthatcartoonistsareforevermakingmerrywithRushmore?
Theplacealmostparodiesitself.Butmorethanthat,Rushmoreholdsafierce,unbudgeablegriponournationalimagination.Advertiserscan’tresistit.Metaphor-makesciteitconstantly.Rushmoreisimmovability,overstatement,thesymbolofsymbols,iconoficons....
GutzonBorglumdoubtlesswouldhavebeenmorethansemi-proud,hewouldhavescreamedhistriumphtotheBlackHillssky.“MyfatherwasprouderofRushmorethanofanythingelsehedid.”MaryEllisPowerssays.“Healwayshadthecourageofhisconvictionsinthesimplestway—hebelievedanyonecoulddowhatevertheywantediftheyhadgutsanddetermination.”
11.TotheauthorthefoursculpturesofMountRushmoreappear_____.
[A]posedobserversofhumanfolly
[B]grotesquecaricaturesofthementheyrepresent
[C]perfectreflectionsofthepresidents’characters
[D]anunderstatedembodimentoftheAmericanspirit
12.FromthepassagewecantellthatMountRushmoreis_____.
[A]locatedinapopulousarea[B]agargantuanabsurdity
[C]seldomseenorheardabout[D]apoliticalshrine
13.Accordingtotheauthor,Americans_____.
[A]areenamoredwithMountRushmore[B]arerepelledbythesizeofthesculptures
[C]thinkGutzonBorglumisanationalhero[D]donothonortheirpastpresidents
ANANCIENTARMSRACESHOWSNOSINGOFLETTINGUP
Thearmsracethathasdarkenedourcenturywithfearandperilmayfinallybeslowing.Weaponshavebeenwithusalongtime.Frompersonalcombatattheverybeginningofhistorytotheimpersonalityofmodernwarfare,therehasbeenadynamicescalationinthecomplexityandspecializationofattackanddefense.FromhandweaponsandshieldstoballisticmissilesandStarWars,offensiveanddefensivearmamentshavecoevolved.
Whilearmsraceshavebeenwithusformillennia,nothingcomparestothewastefulabsorptionofhumantalentsandthecostsinlives,talents,resources,andenergyofthepast50yearsofwar,pseudowarandescalationindeterrencebymutuallyassureddestruction.Thishasbeenthekillingcentury....
Butaswereflectonthelinkedinterdependenceofattackanddefenseinourcentury,weneedtorememberthatlifeonEarthhasbeeninvolvedinabiologicalarmsraceforhundredsofmillionsofyears.Comparedwiththatancientprocess,themilitaryarmsraceisbutablinkintheeyeofhistory.Froaverybriefperiodbeforethekillingstartedbillionsofyearsago,therewas“innocence.”Atlife’sbeginningtheveryfirstprot-organisms,formedinthe“primordialsoup,”obtainedtheirenergyfrominorganicsources....Oncelivingthingsexisted,however,somebecamefoodsourcesforothers.Lifecametoeatlife,andattackanddefenseoriginatedonEarth.
14.Accordingtothepassagehumancompetitiontodevelopthebestweapons_____.
[A]beganinthe10thcentury[B]escalatedinthe20thcentury
[C]isamodernphenomenon[D]isgeneticallypredetermined
15.Whentheauthorreflectsonthe“linkedinterdependenceofattackanddefense,”hesuggeststhattheir_____.
[A]originprecededlife
[B]developmentisprecipitatedbyoneanother
[C]existenceisdependentonhumanaggression
[D]escalationcannotbehalted
16.Inthispassagetheauthorapparentlyintendsto_____.
[A]writeafictionalizedaccountofevolution[B]bescientificallyprecise
[C]raisephilosophicalissues[D]convincereadersthatwarisinevitable
RUSSIA’SNEWREVOLUTIONINCONSERVATION
WhennaturalistSergeiSmirenskisetouttocreateRussia’sfirstprivatenaturereservesincetheBolshevikrevolution,heknewthatthegreatestobstaclewouldbeovercomingbureaucraticresistance.
TheMoscowStateUniversityprofessorhaschartedasteepuphillcoursethroughavarietyoffoes,fromlocalwildlifeserviceofficialswhocovethisfundingtogovernmentofficialswhosawmovevalueindevelopmentthanconservation.Butwithincrediblededication,andthesupportofawiderangeofinternationaldonorsfromJapantotheUnitedStates,theMurovyovkaNatureParkhasfinallycomeintobeing.
Foundedatasmallceremonylastsummer,theprivatereservecovers11,000acresofpristinewetlandsalongthebanksoftheAmurRiverintheRussiaFarEast.Here,amidforestsandmarshesencompassingavarietyofmicrohabitats,nestsomeoftheworld’srarestbirds—tall,elegantcraneswhosenumbersarecountedinthemerehundreds.
ThecreationoftheparkmarksanewapproachtonatureconservationinRussia,onethatcombinestraditionalmethodsofprotectionwithanattempttoadapttothechangingeconomicandpoliticalcircumstancesofthenewRussia.
“Theremustbeathousandwaystosaveawetland.Itistimeforvisionandrisk,andalsohardpracticality,”wroteJimHarris,deputydirectoroftheInternationalCraneFoundation,aWisconsin-basedorganizationdedicatedtothestudyandpreservationofcranes,whichhasbeenamajorsupporteroftheMurovyovkaproject.
Dr.Smirenski’svisionhasbeeneminentlydowntoearth.Ateverystep,hehastriedtoinvolvelocalofficials,businessmenandcollectivefarmsintheproject,givingthemapractical,economicstakeinitssuccess.Andwithinternationalsupport,heistryingtointroducenewmethodsoforganizefarmingthatwillbemorecompatiblewithpreservingthewetlands.
17.TheMurovyovkaNatureReservecameintobeingbecauseof_____.
[A]Russiangovernmentofficials[B]theInternationalCraneFoundation
[C]thedeterminationofoneman[D]anunrealisticdream
18.Ifone“chartsasteepuphillcourse”（paragraph2）,one_____.
[A]expectsanarduousjourney[B]mapsoutamountaintrip
[C]assumesthatlifewillbeuneventful[D]setshimselfadi
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