英语四级考试模拟卷及答案解析.docx

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英语四级考试模拟卷及答案解析

2015年6月英语四级考试模拟卷及答案解析

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

　　Directions:

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

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Itissimpleenoughtosaythatsincebookshaveclassesfiction,biography,poetry—weshouldseparatethemandtakefromeachwhatitisrightthateachshouldgiveus.Yetfewpeopleaskfrombookswhatbookscangiveus.Mostcommonlywecometobookswithblurredanddividedminds,askingoffictionthatitshallbetrue,ofpoetrythatitshallbefalse,ofbiographythatitshallbeflattering,ofhistorythatitshallenforceourownprejudices.Ifwecouldbanishallsuchpreconceptionwhenweread,thatwouldbeanadmirablebeginning.Donotdictatetoyourauthor;trytobecomehim.Behisfellowworkerandaccomplice（同谋）.

　　Ifyouhangback,andreserveandcriticizeatfirst,youarepreventingyourselffromgettingthefullestpossiblevaluefromwhatyouread.Butifyouopenyourmindaswidelyaspossible,thensignsandhintsofalmostimperceptiblefiness（委婉之处）,fromthetwistandturnofthefirstsentences,willbringyouintothepresenceofahumanbeingunlikeanyother.Steepyourselfinthis,acquaintyourselfwiththis,andsoonyouwillfindthatyourauthorisgivingyou,orattemptingtogiveyou,somethingfarmoredefinite.Thethirtytwochaptersofanovel—ifweconsiderhowtoreadanovelfirst—areanattempttomakesomethingasformedandcontrolledasabuildingbutwordsaremoreimpalpablethanbricks,readingisalongerandmorecomplicatedprocessthanseeing.Perhapsthequickestwaytounderstandtheelementsofwhatanovelistisdoingisnottoread,buttowrite;tomakeyourownexperimentwiththedangersanddifficultiesofwords.Recall,then,someeventthathasleftadistinctimpressiononyou—howatthecornerofthestreet,perhaps,youpassedtwopeopletalking.Atreeshook;anelectriclightdanced;thetoneofthetalkwascomic,butalsotragic;awholevision,anentireconception,seemedcontainedinthatmoment.

　　21.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Yetfewpeopleaskfrombookswhatbookscangiveus.”?

　　A.Theauthormeansthatlotsofpeoplereadfewbooks.

　　B.Theauthorthinksthatreadershaveonlyabsorbedpartofknowledgeinbooks.

　　C.Theauthorholdsthatfewpeoplehaveaproperideaaboutwhatcontentsomekindofbooksshouldinclude.

　　D.Theauthorconsidersthatreaderscanscarcelyunderstandmostofthebooks.

　　22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisright?

　　A.Areadershouldfindsomemistakeswhenheisreading.

　　B.Themoredifficultabookis,themoreyoucangetfromit.

　　C.Toreadsomethingiseasierthantowatchsomething.

　　D.Oneshouldbeinthesametrackwiththewriterwhenheisreading.

　　23.Whatisthepossiblemeaningof“impalpable”（Paragraph2）inthepassage?

　　A.Clear.B.Elusive.C.Delicate.D.Precise.

　　24.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

　　A.Theimportanceofreading.

　　B.Theproperwaytoread.

　　C.Howtogetmostfromonebook.

　　D.Thecharactersofagoodbook.

　　25.Whenawriteriswritingheoftengetthewholeconception____.

　　A.afteralongtime’sthinking

　　B.throughaninstantinspiration

　　C.accordingtohisownexperience

　　D.bywayofwatchingtheobjectsattentively

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Accordingtothedictionarydefinitionof“create”,ordinarypeoplearecreativeeveryday.Tocreatemeans“tobringintobeing,tocausetoexist”—somethingeachofusdoesdaily.

　　Wearecreativewheneverwelookatorthinkaboutsomethinginanewway.Firstthisinvolvesanawarenessofoursurroundings.Itmeansusingallofoursesetobecomeawareofourworld.Thismaybeassimpleasbeingawareofcolorandtexture,aswellastaste,whenweplanameal.Aboveall,itistheabilitytonoticethingsthatothersmightmiss.

　　Asecondpartofcreativityisanabilitytoseerelationshipsamongthings.Ifwebelievetheexpression,“Thereisnothingnewunderthesun,”thecreativityisremakingorrecombiningtheoldinnewways.Forexample,wemight

　　dothisbyfindingamoreeffectivewaytostudyorabetterwaytoarrangeourfurniture,orwemightmakeanewcombinationofcameralensesandfilterstocreateanunusualphotograph.Athirdpartofcreativityisthecourageanddrivetomakeuseofournewideas,toapplythemtoachievesomenewresults.Tothinkupanewconceptisonething;toputtheideatoworkisanother.

　　Thesethreepartsofcreativityareinvolvedinallthegreatworksofgenius,buttheyarealsoinvolvedinmanyofourdaytodayactivities.

　　26.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTacreativeoneaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Toprepareameal.

　　B.Toarrangethefurnitureinapeculiarway.

　　C.Tobuysomebooksfromabookstore.

　　D.To“write”aletterwiththecomputer.

　　27.Theauthorholdsthat____.

　　A.creativityisofhighlydemand

　　B.creativityisconnectedwithadeepinsighttosomeextent

　　C.creativityistocreatesomethingnewandconcrete

　　D.topractiseandpractiseistheonlywaytocultivateone’screativity

　　28.“Thereisnothingnewunderthesun.”（Par.3）reallyimpliesthat____.

　　A.wecanseldomcreatenewthings

　　B.anewthingisonlyatale

　　C.anewthingcanonlybecreatedatthebasisoforiginalthings

　　D.wecanscarcelyseereallynewthingsintheworld

　　29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttherelationshipbetweenanewthoughtanditsbeingputintopractice?

　　A.It’smoredifficulttocreateanewthoughtthantoapplyitinpractice.

　　B.Tofindanewthoughtwilldefinitelyleadtotheproductionofanewthing.

　　C.Onemaycomeupwithanewthought,butcannotputitintopractice.

　　D.Amanwithanexcellentabilityofpracticecaneasilybecomeaninventor.

　　30.Thebesttitleforthispassageis____.

　　A.HowtoCultivateOne’sCreativity

　　B.WhatisCreativity

　　C.TheImportanceofCreativity

　　D.Creativity—aNotFarwayThing

　　Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　WhenIwasstudyingatYale,somephenomenapuzzledmegreatly.IfoundthatChinesestudentsorAsianstudentswereverypoliteinclasswhileAmericanstudentsofteninterruptedtheprofessor,askingquestionsanddominatingthediscussion.TheChinesestudentswerenotasaggressiveasAmericanstudents.

　　Iwasimpressedbytheroleoftheprofessorintheseminar（讨论会）.Theprofessordidn’tactasanauthority,givingfinalconclusions,butasareseacherlookingforanswerstoquestionstogetherwiththestudents.Onelinguistic（语言的）featureofhisinteractingwithhisstudentswasthatheusedmanymodal（情态的）verbs—farmorethanIdidinBeiwai.Whenansweringquestions,heusuallysaid,“Thisismypersonalopinionanditcouldbewrong.”or“Youcouldberight,butyoumightfindthispointofviewalsointeresting.”

　　InChina,authoritiesarealwayssupposedtogivewisedecisionsandcorrectdirections.Therefore,studentsalwaysexpecttheprofessortogiveananswertothequestion.Istillrememberhowfrustratedtheywerewhenforeignteachersdidnotprovidesuchananswer.TheirexpectationsfromauthoritiesaremuchhigherthanthatofAmericanstudents.OncetheChinesestudentsgottheanswer,theyweresureaboutit.

　　EducationinChinaisvaluedforunitedthinking.IrememberAmericanteacherswhotaughtinouruniversitycomplainingaboutthefactthatChinesestudentsuniformlyexpressedthesameideaintheirEnglishcomposition.TheexaminationsinAmericausuallydonottestastudent’sabilitytomemorizethematerialbuthisabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems.EducationinAmericaisvaluednotonlyasameanstoobtainemploymentbutasaprocessofenhancingcriticalthinking.

　　31.IntheUSA,whenthestudentsareinclass,____.

　　A.aChinesestudenttendstobeveryactive

　　B.anAmericanstudentlikestomaketrouble

　　C.aChinesestudentlikestopuzzletheteacher

　　D.anAmericanstudenttendstobevigorous

　　32.AteacherintheUSAprefersto____whenheanswersquestions.

　　A.beverysincereB.beverydirect

　　C.beveryselfconfidentD.beveryindifferent

　　33.WhatistheopinionoftheauthorconcerningthedifferenceofteachingmethodsbetweenChinaandtheUSA?

　　A.HethinksthatChineseteachingmetodscanmakestudentslearnmore.

　　B.HeholdsthatthemajorpurposeofChineseteachingmethodsistoimprovestudents’remembrance.

　　C.HethinksthatAmericanteachingisabilityoriented.

　　D.HeholdsthatAmericanteachershatetogiveatest.

　　34.Theauthorthinksthattherelationshipbetweenthestudentandtheteacheris____.

　　A.moreintimateinChinaB.closerinChina

　　C.looserinUSAD.moreharmoniousinUSA

　　35.TheeducationinUSAmayproducesome____graduates.

　　A.talkativeB.conventional

　　C.creativeD.imaginative

　　Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Onlinecourses（alsocalleddistancelearning）areahotnewtrendinAmericaneducation.AccordingtothenonprofitDistanceEducationandTrainingCouncil,about400UScollegesandschoolsoffersomeportionoftheirprogramsontheWeb.Attheuniversitylevel,theycostthesameastraditionalclassesandrequiresimilarweeklyassignmentsandtextbookreading,thedifferenceisinclassparticipation.

　　Generallyspeaking,studentscongreg