四级模拟试题（六）

Part Ⅱ
Passage One
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage
In many ways, our society is simply not geared (使适合) for the kinds of lives that the elderly must lead. We have made medical advances that allow people to live longer than ever before, but we do not deem to know what to do with them after we have saved their lives. Too little allowance is made for the person who is no longer earning a living, who cannot walk long distances or drive a car, or who may have physical or mental disabilities that keep him from communicating with others.
The institutional care we give our older people is a good reflection of the overall attitude of our society toward the aged. In the past few years, nursing homes have received wide attention as boring, meaningless places where old people often have little else to do but to wait for the end of their lives.
One of the most shocking things about nursing homes has been the unwillingness of people on the outside to show real concern for what happens in these institutions.
Even people who are entrusting a parent to the care of a home rarely ask about the nurse-patient ratio, about the kinds of creative facilities or physical therapy equipment available, or even about the frequency of doctor’s visits. And the government has provided federal money without enforcing high standards of care.
In fact, federal standards were lowered in 1974, therefore, in some sense our concern for the aged seems to be moving backward, not forward. This picture is in striking contrast to the treatment of venerable (年高而值得尊敬的) patriarchs and matriarchs in many societies.
11. What would be the most appropriate title for this passage?
A) Institutional Care
B) The Elderly
C) Failure of Care for the Elderly
D) A National Disgrace
12. From the passage we can know that __________ .
A) our society is not geared for us to live in
B) nursing homes in our society had lots of things which made aged people unhappy
C) the institutional care we give our older people can hardly represent the overall attitude of our society toward the aged
D) aged people are being well treated in other countries
13. The author believes that children who place a parent in a parent in a nursing home should _________.
A) demand higher government standards
B) investigate it first
C) be ashamed of not keeping the parent in their own home
D) consider the example set in other countries
14. We can conclude from this passage that the writer feels __________.
A) nursing homes should be abolished
B) children have no gratitude toward their parents
C) a country that can help people live longer should also be able to care for them better
D) our society’s institutions need to be reformed
15. The author’s attitude toward the aged people in our society is __________.
  A) optimistic         B) doubtful           C) anxious         D) hopeful

Passage Two
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage
Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professions, transportation, and public-utility services-the interrelationship of all these prices make the “system” of prices. The price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.
If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define “price”, many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service, or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far it goes.
For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the money involved must be known. Both the buyer and seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privilege, and other factors.
In other words, both the buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that compose the total “package” being exchanged for the asked-for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a given price.
16. What is the best title for the passage?
A) The Inherent Weaknesses of the Price System
B) The Complexities of the Price System
C) Credit Terms in Transactions
D) Resource Allocation and the Public Sector
17. According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to ____________.
A) labor and education
B) transportation and insurance
C) utilities and repairs
D) products and services
18. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in the complete understanding of price?
A) Instructions that come with a product.
B) The quantity of a product.
C) The quality of a product.
D) Warranties that cover a product.
19. In the last sentence, the word “they” refers to __________.
   A) return privileges                   B) buyers and sellers
   C) cash and credits                    D) all the factors
20. The paragraph following the passage most like discusses ___________.
A) unusual ways to advertise products
B) types of payment plans for service
C) theories about how products affect different levels of society
D) how certain element of a 99 price “package” influence its market value
Passage Three
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming (把…..按能力分班) pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We ate concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively.
An advanced pupil can do advanced work ; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
21. In the passage the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is __________.
   A) critical       B) questioning       C) approving        D) objective
22. By “held back” (Line 1, Para.1) the author means ____________.
A) made to remain in the same classes
B) forced to study in the lower classes
C) drawn to their studies
D) prevented from advancing
23. The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the student’s _______.
A) personal qualities and social skills
B) total personality
C) learning ability and communicative skills
D) intellectual ability
24. From the fourth paragraph we can know that ___________.
A) pupils will become leaders when they grow up
B) pupils can only learn from each other in “mixed-ability teaching”
C) group work provides pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers
D) pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities
25. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to __________.
A) argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright students in the same class
B) recommend pair work and group work for classroom activities
C) offer advice on the proper use of the library
D) emphasizes the importance of formal classroom teaching

Passage Four
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage
The status of women in colonial North America has been well studied and described and can be briefly summarized. Throughout the colonial period there was a marked shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the frontier areas. This favorable ratio enhanced women’s status and position and allowed them to pursue different careers.
The Puritans, the religious sect that dominated the early British colonies in North America, regarded idleness as a sin, and believed that life in an underdeveloped country made it absolutely necessary that each member of the community perform an economic function. Thus work for women, married or single, was not only approved, it was regarded as a civic duty.
Puritan town councils expected widows and unattached women to be self-supporting and for a long time provided needy spinsters with parcels of land. There was no social sanction (处罚措施) against married women working; on the contrary, wives were expected to help their husbands in their trade and won social approval for doing extra work in or out of the home. Needy children, girls as well as boys, were indenture (师徒合同) or apprenticed and were expected to work for their keep.
The vast majority of women worked within their homes, where their labor produced most articles needed for the family. The entire colonial production of cloth and clothing and partially that of shoes was in the hands of women. In addition to these occupations, women were found in many different kinds of employment. They were butchers, silversmiths, gunsmiths, upholsterers. They ran mills, plantations, tanyards, shipyards, and every kind of shop, tavern, and boardinghouse. They were gatekeepers, jail keepers, sextons, journalists, printers, apothecaries, midwives, nurses, and teachers.
26. The position of women in colonial North America __________.
   A) became lower and lower                B) has been improved
   C) never changed                        D) was the same as man’s
27. According to the passage, where in the colonial North America were there the fewest women?
   A) Puritan communities                   B) Seaports
   C) Frontier settlements.                   D) Capital cities
28. It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans were ___________.
   A) uneducated                          B) hardworking
   C) generous                            D) wealthy
29. According to the passage, Puritans believed that an unmarried adult women should be __________.
A) financially responsible for herself
B) returned to England
C) supported by her family               D) trained to be a nurse
30. According to the passage, what did the Puritans expect from married women?
A) They should adopt needy children
B) They should assist in their husband’s trade of business.
C) They should work only within their own homes.
D) They should be apprenticed.

Part Ⅲ
31. Some people __________ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
   A) deliberately      B) violently        C) sincerely       D) enthusiastically
32. They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan three months ahead of time,  _________ is something we had not expected.
   A) that            B) it              C) what           D) which
33. Whenever anything ___________ happens, a crowd of people is certain to gather.
   A) famous         B) noted           C) sensational      D) emotional
34. To look at something ___________ is to try to find faults with it.
   A) strictly          B) critically        C) unfairly         D) roughly
35. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered ate __________.
   A) out of work      B) out of stock      C) out of reach      D) out of practice
36. The managing director took the __________ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
   A) guilt           B) blame           C) charge           D) accusation
37. We decided that watching them swim was ___________ to swimming ourselves.
   A) enjoyable       B) preferable        C) possible         D) appealing
38. No sooner had she uttered the words ________ she began to regret them.
   A) whenever        B) than            C) when           D) then
39. A text-book, even the best book, is not a ___________ for a teacher.
   A) assistant         B) means           C) substitute       D) reference
40. I don’t know whether what she said is true, but I’ll try to ________ it.
   A) confine          B) conform         C) confess         D) confirm
41. Missiles are now more ________than ever. It can hit a target within meters.
   A) exact            B) accurate         C) definite         D) correct
42. Improvements of all kinds are constantly being made in television so that _________ will be as close to perfection as possible.
   A) introduction       B) reception        C) reflection       D) response
43. He argued ___________ having a meeting, because he was too busy these days.
   A) to               B) with            C) against         D) on
44. They __________ the criminal o his right to vote.
   A) informed         B) deprived         C) convinced      D) ensured
45. After their misfortunes the family slowly became ____________ again.
   A) vigorous          B) prosperous       C) complicated    D) remarkable
46. She once again went through her composition carefully to ________ all spelling mistakes from it .
   A) withdraw         B) abandon          C) complicated    D) diminish
47. If you see a doctor leaving a house, you may ____________ that someone in the house is ill.
   A) deduce           B) assure            C) conclude      D) diminish
48. I wish to __________ very special thanks to Mr. White, who helped me a lot.
   A) stretch          B) expand           C) extend         D) intend
49. The only miner who ________ the disaster was still in a serious condition.
   A) suffered         B) survived          C) succeeded      D) faced
50. Cars and bicycles are similar __________ they are both privately owned means of transport.
   A) so that          B) in which           C) in that         D) for which
51. Unfortunately he could not ____________ the danger at that time .
   A) prepare         B) presume           C) perceive        D) prevail
52. I consider what he said ___________ little importance.
   A) of             B) from              C) by             D) in
53. The Greeks _________ great importance to music.
   A) attained        B) attracted            C) attacked       D) attached
54. He ___________ to study harder in the future so that he could have more opportunities to find a better job.
   A) resolved        B) resorted            C) requested      D) reserved
55. The naughty boy _________ his identity by wearing a mask and sunglass.
   A) revealed        B) concealed           C) converted      D) reverted
56. It is strange that the law sometimes seem ___________ by the power.
   A) dwarfed        B) dwelled             C) bewared       D) bewildered
57. We urged them to __________ on the question of racial discrimination in the country.
   A) take a stand     B) take a mind          C) take a view     D) take a point
58. ____________ we have finished the course, we shall take a new one.
   A) Now that       B) Since that            C) Since now     D) By now
59. The question then __________: What are we going to do when we graduate from the university?
   A) raises          B) arouses              C) arises         D) rises
60. What we need to learn is how to put theory into __________ when we begin our fieldwork here .
   A ) appearance     B) application            C) accomplish    D) achievement

Part IV

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 1 in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street.Main Street was always in the heart of a town.This street was 2 on both sides with many 3 businesses.Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing,furniture,hardware,groceries. 4 ,some shops offered 5 .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoerepair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 6 in the 1950s, a change began to 7 .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 8 too few parking places were 9 shoppers.Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 10 the city limits.Open space is what their cardriving customers needed.And open space is what they got 11 the first shopping centre was built.Shopping centres, or rather malls, 12 as a collection of small new stores 13 crowded city centres. 14 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 15 areas to outlying malls.And the growing 16 of shopping centres led 17 to the building of bigger and betterstocked stores. 18 the late 1970s,many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves.In addition to providing the 19 of onestop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 20 benches,fountains,and outdoor entertainment.

　　61.A.As early as B.Early C.Early as D.Earlier

　　62.A.built B.designed C.intented D.lined

　　63.A.varied B.various C.sorted D.mixedup

　　64.A.Apart from B.However C.In addition D.As well

　　65.A.medical care B.food C.cosmetics D.services

　　66.A.suddenly B.Abruptly C.Contrarily D.But

　　67.A.be taking place B.take placeC.be taken place D.have taken place

　　68.A.while B.yet C.though D.and then

　　69.A.available for B.available to C.used by D.ready for

　　70.A.over B.from C.out of D.outside

　　71.A.when B.while C.since D.then

　　72.A.started B.founded C.set up D.organized

　　73.A.out of B.away from C.next to D.near

　　74.A.Attracted B.Surprised C.Delighted D.Enjoyed

　　75.A.inner B.central C.shopping D.downtown

　　76.A.distinction B.fame C.popularity D.liking

　　77.A.on B.in turn C.by turns D.further

　　78.A.By B.During C.In D.Towards

　　79.A.cheapness B.readiness C.convenience D.handiness

　　80.A.because of B.and C.with D.provided

Part V
假设你是你们学校的学生会主席,代表学生会起草一份倡议书,号召全校同学行动起来,为环保运动做出自己的努力.同时下周六学校将组织同学在全市进行环保宣传活动, 征召志愿者到校学生会报名。