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6月大学英语四级考试模拟题
在各领域中，我们都经常看到试题的身影，试题可以帮助参考者清楚地认识自己的知识掌握程度。什么样的试题才是科学规范的试题呢？下面是小编收集整理的6月大学英语四级考试模拟题，欢迎大家借鉴与参考，希望对大家有所帮助。
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇1
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)?
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.?
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:?
American Indians played a central role in the war known as the American Revolution. To them, however, the dispute between the colonists and England was peripheral. For American Indians the conflict was a war for American Indian independence, and whichever side they chose, they lost it. Mary Brant was a powerful influence among the Iroquois. She was a Mohawk, the leader of the society of all Iroquois matrons, and the widow of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Her brother, Joseph Brant, is the best?known American Indian warrior of the Revolution, yet she may have exerted even more influence in the confederacy than he did. She used her influence to keep the western tribes of Iroquois loyal to the English king, George Ⅲ. When the colonists won the war, she and her tribe had to abandon their lands and retreat to Canada. On the other side, Nancy Ward held positions of authority in the Cherokee nation. She had fought as a warrior in the war against the Creeks and as a reward for her heroism was made “Beloved Woman” of the tribe. This office made her chief of the women’s council and a member of the council of chiefs. She was friendly with the white settlers and supported the Patriots during the Revolution. Yet the Cherokees too lost their land.
21.What is the main point the author makes in the passage?
A.Siding with the English in the Revolution helped American Indians regain their land.
B.At the time of the Revolution the Superintendent of Indian Affairs had little power.
C.Regardless of whom they supported in the Revolution, American Indians lost their land.
D.The outcome of the Revolution was largely determined by American Indian women.
22.The word “it” in line 5 refers to ____.
A.side B.revolution
C.dispute D.independence
23.How did Ward gain her position of authority?
A.By bravery in battle.
B.By marriage to a chief.
C.By joining the confederacy.
D.By being born into a powerful family.
24.To which tribe did Nancy Ward belong?
A.Mohawk. B.Iroquois. C.Cherokee. D.Creek.
25.According to the passage, what did Mary Brant and Nancy Ward had in common?
A.Each was called “Beloved Woman” by her tribe.
B.Each influenced her tribe’s role in the American Revolution.
C.Each lost a brother in the American Revolution.
D.Each went to England after the American Revolution.
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.?
Born in 1830 in rural Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson spent her entire life in the household of her parents. Between 1858 and 1862, it was later discovered, she wrote like a person possessed, often producing a poem a day. It was also during this period that her life was transformed into the myth of Amherst. Withdrawing more and more, keeping to her room, sometimes even refusing to see visitors who called, she began to dress only in white—a habit that added to her reputation as an eccentric.
In their determination to read Dickinson’s life in terms of a traditional romantic plot, biographers have missed the unique pattern of her life—her struggle to create a female life not yet imagined by the culture in which she lived. Dickinson was not the innocent, lovelorn and emotionally fragile girl sentimentalized by the Dickinson myth and popularized by William Luce’s 1976 play, the Belle of Amherst. Her decision to shut the door on Amherst society in the 1850’s transformed her house into a kind of magical realm in which she was free to engage her poetic genius. Her seclusion was not the result of a failed love affair, but rather a part of a more general pattern of renunciation through which she, in her quest for self?sovereignty, carried on an argument with the puritan fathers, attacking with wit and irony their cheerless Calvinist doctrine, their stern patriarchal God, and their rigid notions of “true womanhood”.
26.What’s the author’s main purpose in the passage?
A.To interpret Emily Dickinson’s eccentric behavior.
B.To promote the popular myth of Emily Dickinson.
C.To discuss Emily Dickinson’s failed love affair.
D.To describe the religious climate in Emily Dickinson’s time.
27.Which of the following is not mentioned as being one of Emily Dickinson’s eccentricities?
A.Refusing to eat. B.Wearing only white.
C.Avoiding visitors. D.Staying in her room.
28.According to the passage, biographers of Emily Dickinson have traditionally ____.
A.criticized most of her poems
B.ignored her innocence and emotional fragility
C.seen her life in romantic terms
D.blaming her parents for restricting her activities
29.The author implies that many people attribute Emily Dickinson’s seclusion to ____.
A.physical illness B.a failed love affair
C.religious fervor D.her dislike of people
30.It can be inferred from the passage that Emily Dickinson lived in a society that was characterized by ____.
A.strong Puritan beliefs
B.equality of men and women
C.the encouragement of nonconformity
D.the appreciation of poetic creativity
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.?
The railroad industry could not have grown as large as it did without steel. The first rails were made of iron. But iron rails were not strong enough to support heavy trains running at high speeds. Railroad executives wanted to replace them with steel rails because steel was ten or fifteen times stronger and lasted twenty times longer. Before the 1870’s, however, steel was too expensive to be widely used. It was made by a slow and expensive process of heating, stirring and reheating iron ore.
Then the inventor Henry Bessemer discovered that directing a blast of air at melted iron in a furnace would burn out the impurities that made the iron brittle. As the air shot through the furnace, the bubbling metal would erupt in showers of sparks. When the fire cooled, the metal had been changed, or converted to steel. The Bessemer converter made possible the mass production of steel. Now three to five tons of iron could be changed into steel in a matter of minutes.
Just when the demand for more and more steel developed, prospectors discovered huge new deposits of iron ore in the Mesabi Range, a 120?long region in Minnesota near Lake Superior. The Mesabi deposits were so near the surface that they could be mined with steam shovels.
Barges and steamers carried the iron ore through Lake Superior to depots on the southern shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. With dizzying speed Gary, Indiana, and Toledo, Youngstown, and Cleveland, Ohio, became major steel?manufacturing centers. Pittsburgh was the greatest steel city of all.
Steel was the basic building material of the industrial age. Production skyrocketed from seventy?seven thousand tons in 1870 to over eleven million tons in 1900.
31.According to the passage, the railroad industry preferred steel to iron because steel was ____.
A.cheaper and more plentiful
B.lighter and easier to mold
C.cleaner and easier to mine
D.stronger and more durable
32.According to the passage, how did Bessemer method make the mass production of steel possible?
A.It directed air at melted iron in a furnace, removing all impurities.
B.It slowly heated iron ore then stirred it and heated it again.
C.It changed iron ore into iron which was a substitute for steel.
D.It could quickly find deposits of iron ore under the ground.
33.According to the passage, where were large deposits of iron uncovered?
A.In Pittsburgh. ?B.In the Mesabi Range.
C.Near Lake Michigan.?D.Near Lake Erie.
34.The words “Barges and steamers” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A.Trains.B.Planes.?C.Boats.?D.Trucks.
35.It can be inferred from the passage that the mass production of steel caused ____.
A.a decline in the railroad industry
B.a revolution in the industrial world
C.an increase in the price of steel
D.a feeling of discontent among steel workers
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
There were two widely divergent influences on the early development of statistical methods. Statistics had a mother who was dedicated to keeping orderly records of governmental units (state and statistics come from the same Latin root, status) and a gentlemanly gambling father who relied on mathematics to increase his skill at playing the odds in games of chance. The influence of the mother on the offspring, statistics, is represented by counting, measuring, describing, tabulating, ordering, and the taking of censuses—all of which led to modern descriptive statistics. From the influence of the father came modern inferential statistics, which is based squarely on theories of probability.
Descripitive statistics involves tabulating, depicting, and describing collections of data. These data may be either quantitative, such as measures of height, intelligence, or grand level—variables that are characterized by an underlying continuum—or the data may represent qualitative variables, such as sex, college major, or personality type. Large masses of data must generally undergo a process of summarization or reduction before they are comprehensible. Descriptive statistics is a tool for describing or summarizing or reducing to comprehensible from the properties of an otherwise unwieldy mass of data.
Inferential statistics is a formalized body of methods for solving another class of problems that present great difficulties for the unaided human mind. This general class of problems characteristically involves attempts to make prediction using a sample of observations. For example, a school superintendent wishes to determine of the proportion of children in a large school system who come to school without breakfast, have been vaccinated for flu, or whatever. Having a little knowledge of statistics, the superintendent would know that it is unnecessary and inefficient to question each child; the proportion for the entire district could be estimated fairly accurately from a sample of as few as 100 children. Thus, the purpose of inferential statistics is to predict or estimate characteristics of a population from a knowledge of the characteristics of only a sample of the population.
36.With what is the passage mainly concerned?
A.The drawbacks of descriptive and inferential statistics.
B.Applications of inferential statistics.
C.The development and use of statistics.
D.How to use descriptive statistics.
37.Why does the author mention the “mother” and “father” in the first paragraph?
A.To point out that parents can teach their children statistics.
B.To introduce inferential statistics.
C.To explain that there are different kinds of variables.
D.To present the background of statistics in a humorous and understandable way.
38.Which of the following is NOT given as an example of qualitative variable?
A.Gender. B.Height.
C.College major. D.Type of personality.
39.Which of the following statements about descriptive statistics is best supported by the passage?
A.It simplifies unwieldy masses of data.
B.It leads to increased variability.
C.It solves all numerical problems.
D.It changes qualitative variables to quantitative variables.
40.According to the passage which is the purpose of examining a sample of a population?
A.To compare different groups.
B.To predict characteristics of the entire population.
C.To consider all the quantitative variables.
D.To tabulate collections of data.
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇2
1982 was the year of information technology in Great Britain. But what exactly is infotech? 85% of the people __1___ recently had not a clue what it means, __2___53% of those polled said they thought it sounded pretty important.They were __3___.It is.So what is it? Well, put simply,it is the "marry-up"of products__4___several key industries:computers, telephone, televisions, satellites.
It means __5___ microelectronics, telecommunication networks fibre optics__6___produce,store,obtain and send information by way of words,numbers,pictures and sound__7___and efficiency than ever before.
The __8__ infotech is having and is going to have on our lives and work is tremendous.It is already linking the skills of the space industry with __9___ of cable television,so programmes can be beamed directly into our homes ___10__ all over the world. Armies of "steel collar"workers,the robots,will soon be working in factories doing the boring,complex and __11___jobs which are at present still done by man. In some areas __12___the car industry this has already started. television will also be used to enable customers __13___from the comfort of their homes by simply ordering___14__ the TV screen, payment being made by direct debit of their credit cards.The automatic booking of tickets will also be done through the television__15___ .Cable television __16___in many countries now gives a choice of ___17__ channels will soon be used to___18___ our homes by operating burglar and fire alarms ___19___to police and fire stations.Computers will run our homes,controling the heating,air-conditioned and cooking systems ___20___ robot will cope with the housework.the friendly postman will be a thing of the past as the post service and letters disappear with the electronic mail received via viewdata screens.
1) A polling B being polled C polled D having been polled
2) A so B although C however D but
3) A right B wrong C mad D crazy
4) A from B in C to D for
5) A to use B to be used C being used D using
6) A to help B to helping C to be helped D to being helped
7) A very quickly B more quickly C quicklier D most quickly
8) A force B affect C impact D control
9) A those B that C which D the one
10) A from B i
n C across D thoughtout
11) A interesting B dull C unpleasant D happy
12) A for example B for instance C like D such as
13) A shop B to shop C shopping D to shopping
14) A on B via C within D by
15) A screen B machine C set D show
16) A where B in which C which D it
17) A a dozen Bdozen C dozen of D dozens of
18) A protect B clean C run D manage
19) A related B associated C linked D joined
20) A while B because C since D for
参考答案:
1--5 CBAAD 6--10 ABCAA
11--15 CDBBA 11--15 CDACA
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇3
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 2 they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men—4 individuals who could invent machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who 6 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 7 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 8 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 9 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10 .He is not necessarily working 11 that his findings can be used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is 12 trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 13 the theories 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 15 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives.
Most of the people who 17 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 18 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 19 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 20 .
1.A.cases B.reasons C.factors D.situations
2.A.But B.And C.Besides D.Even
3.A.else B.near C.extra D.similar
4.A.generating B.effective C.motivating D.creative
5.A.origins B.sources C.bases D.discoveries
6.A.employed B.created C.operated D.controlled
7.A.came B.arrived C.stemmed D.appeared
8.A.less B.better C.more D.worse
9.A.genuine B.practical C.pure D.clever
10.A.happily B.occasionally C.reluctantly D.accurately
11.A.now B.and C.all D.so
12.A.seldom B.sometimes C.all D.never
13.A.planning B.using C.idea D.means
14.A.of B.with C.to D.as
15.A.single B.sole C.specialized D.specific
16.A.few B.those C.many D.all
17.A.proposed B.developed C.supplied D.offered
18.A.little B.much C.some D.any
19.A.as B.if C.because D.while
20.A.ago B.past C.ahead D.before
1.【答案】C
【解析】从这四个词的意思上来区分，case是“事例，案例”的意思，reason表原因，factor意为“因素”，situation的意思是“形势，状况”，文中句子的意思是上述条件是使英国成为工业革命中心的重要因素。故选C.factor。
2.【答案】A
【解析】根据上下句的意思，应选一个表转折的连词，只有A.but符合题意。
3.【答案】A
【解析】else意为“其他，别的”，如：What else can I say?别的我还能说些什么呢?extra意为“额外的，外加的”，如：an extra loaf of bread多加的一条面包，而这句话要表达的是“也需要其他条件”，而不是“额外条件”，排除C.extra。near和similar意思相差较远，故选A。
4.【答案】D
【解析】根据下句的解释，应选“有创造性的”，creative符合题意。generating (生的、生的)、motivating (有动机的)和effective(有效的)意思上不贴切。
5.【答案】B
【解析】sources意为“来源，根源”，如，sources of power意为“能源”。符合题意。origin的意思是“起因，由来”。如：the origin of a river河流的源头;base是“基础”的意思;discovery是“发现”的意思。
6.【答案】B
【解析】根据句子的意思，应选create“创造，发明”这个词。
7.【答案】A
【解析】come from的意思是“出自，来自”，与后面background搭配,意为“出于……背景”。stem from意为“起源于”，如：Her interest in books stems from her childhood.她对书本的兴趣是从童年开始的。B、C项的意思不对。
8.【答案】C
【解析】more…than…是固定搭配，意为“与其说……不如……”。本句的意思是,“与其说是科学家,不如说是发明家”。
9.【答案】C
【解析】pure的意思是“纯粹的，单纯的”，genuine的意思是“真正的”，practical的意思是“实际的”，clever的意思是“聪明的”,句子的意思是“一个单纯的科学家主要致力于精确的科学研究。”
10.【答案】D
【解析】accurately的意思是“精确的”,符合题意。Happily(愉快的);occasionally(时而的，偶然的)和reluctantly(勉强的)均不合题意。
11.【答案】D
【解析】so that是固定搭配，表目的。
12.【答案】C
【解析】这句话的意思是“一个发明家或热衷于应用科学的人通常试图创造有使用价值的东西。”
13.【答案】B
【解析】这句话的意思是“通过运用科学理论”，use意为“使用,运用”,故选B。
14.【答案】A
【解析】theories of science的意思是“科学的理论”。
15.【答案】D
【解析】根据句子的意思，“他为了明确的结果而工作”，specific的意思是“明确的”,specialized的意思是“专门的”; sole的意思是“独有的，单一的”;single的意思是“单独的,一个人”。
16.【答案】C
【解析】根据题意，one of many other objectives“许多其他东西中的一种”。all,全部; few,几乎没有; those,那些;均不合题意。
17.【答案】B
【解析】develop (使)发展。如：to develop a business,发展业务。另一个意思是“研制、开发”，用在这里恰当。如：Many new products have been developed to meet the needs of the people.开发了许多新品以满足人们的需要。Propose建议。如：I propose resting for half an hour.我提议休息半个小时。Supply提供、供应。如：The government supplies free books to schools.政府为学校免费提供图书。Offer提供，出价。如：Will you offer the guests some coffee.你能给客人准备些咖啡吗?
18.【答案】A
【解析】本题要求选用的适与no意义相近的不定代词，在四个选项中，只有A) little的意思是“几乎没有”,后接不可数名词，符合题意。
19.【答案】B
【解析】本题要求填入的是一个连词，用来连接一个表示与过去事实相反的虚拟条件句。本句的意思是说：“如果没有科学家早年打下的基础，那些在科学上接受过很少或没有接受过教育的.人就不可能有所发明创造”。if的意思是“如果，假使”，通常用在虚拟条件句中。
20.【答案】D
【解析】本题要求填入的副词用来修饰一个过去完成时的谓语动词，即表示过去某个时间以前发生的动作，因而只能用D)before。如：He would not have achieved so much in the research if he had not studied chemistry years before.如果他早年没学过化学的话，他在这项研究中就不可能取得这么大的成绩。Ago只与一般过去时连用，表示从现在角度看过去的某一时间。如：He studied chemistry many years ago.他好多年前学过化学。
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇4
From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us.When humans first 1 , they were like newborn children, unable to use this 2 tool.Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kind?s future 3 and cultural growth increased.
Many linguists believe that evolution is 4 for our ability to produce and use language.They 5 that our highly evolved brain provides us 6 an innate language ability not found in lower 7 . Proponents of this innateness theory say that our 8 for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, 9 a function of the growth of the brain during childhood.Therefore there are critical 10 times for language development.
Current 11 of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. 12 , more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in 13 grades.Young children often can learn several languages by being 14 to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the 15 of their first language have become firmly fixed.
16 some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum.Children who have been 17 from other human beings do not possess language.This demonstrates that 18 with other human beings isnecessary for proper language development.Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language 19 than any innate capacities.These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. 20 , children learn language from their parents by imitating them.Parents gradually shape their child's lang
uage skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.
1.A.generated B.evolved C.born D.originated
2.A.valuable B.appropriate C.convenient D.favorite
3.A.attainments B.feasibilityC.entertainments D.evolution
4.A.essential B.available C.reliable D.responsible
5.A.confirm B.inform C.claim D.convince
6.A.for B.from C.of D.with
7.A.organizations B.organisms C.humans D.children
8.A.potential B.performance C.preference D.passion
9.A.as B.just as C.like D.unlike
10.A.ideological B.biological
C.social D.psychological
11.A.reviews B.reference
C.reaction D.recommendation
12.A.In a word B.In a sense
C.Indeed D.In other words
13.A.various B.different C.the higher D.the lower
14.A.revealed B.exposed C.engaged D.involved
15.A.regulations B.formations
C.rules D.constitutions
16.A.Although B.Whether C.Since D.When
17.A.distinguished B.different
C.protected D.isolated
18.A.exposition B.comparison C.contrast
D.interaction
19.A.acquisition B.appreciation C.requirement
D.alternative
20.A.As a result B.After all
C.In other words D.Above all
Cloze Test 6答案
1.【答案】B
【解析】此处意为：当人类刚刚开始进化，他们如同新生儿一样不会运用语言这种工具。
evolved逐渐发展，进化符合题意。generated生殖，发展；born (bear的过去分词)不能作谓语动词；originated起源，不能用first修饰。
2.【答案】A
【解析】根据语法分析，答案应用来修饰语言的。valuable珍贵的；appropriate合适的，适当的；convenient方便的，便利的；favorite最喜欢的。语言并不是人类选择的结果，而是人类在进化过程中慢慢发展起来的，对人类来说，应当是珍贵的。
3.【答案】A
【解析】此处意思是：语言的发展增加了人类未来的成就和文化进步的可能性。attainments成就；feasibility可行性；entertainments娱乐；evolution进化。
4.【答案】D
【解析】此处意为：许多语言学家认为进化使人们产生和具备了语言的能力。固定短语be responsible for对……负责，是……的原由。其它选项不与for搭配。
5.【答案】C
【解析】根据语法分析,空格后应是一个宾语从句，而A，B，D三项后都不能接从句做直接宾语。confirm(确认)+名词；inform(通知)sb.of sth.；convince(使某人确信) sb.of sth.
6.【答案】D
【解析】固定搭配provide sb.with sth.意为“向(人)提供(物)”
7.【答案】B
【解析】此处意为：我们高度发达的大脑是我们具备了其它低等动物所不具备的语言能力。显然，这里是把人和低等动物相比较。因此选organisms有机体，生物体。
8.【答案】A
【解析】此句意思是：人类的语言能力是与生俱来的，但语言本身也在逐渐发展，所以这种能力应该是潜在的。potential潜力；performance履行；preference偏爱；passion激情。
9.【答案】A
【解析】此句句义是：语言本身作为童年时期大脑生长的一种功能，其发展是缓慢的。as (作为，当作)合乎题意。Like作为介词的意思是“像……一样”。
10.【答案】B
【解析】此句意为：语言的发展有一个关键期，人体的成长是生物变化的过程。biological生物的；ideological思想上的；social社会的；psychological心理的。
11.【答案】A
【解析】此处意为：目前人们对“先天论”评论观点不一，但是支持某些天生能力的证据却是确凿无疑的。reviews评论；reference参考；reaction反应；recommendation推荐。
12.【答案】C
【解析】从11题可看出，作者是倾向于先天论的，为了进一步证明先天论是有道理的，作者选择了以学校为例加以说明，因此这里应填一个表示递进关系的词Indeed(甚至)。
13.【答案】D
【解析】此处意思是：越来越多的学校发现在什么年级学外语较容易，根据常识(低年级学外语较容易)以及后文的Young children often can learn several languages by being 14 to them, while adults…可以选定答案。
14.【答案】B
【解析】此处意为：通过接触多种语言，孩子们可以学会好几种语言。be exposed to是固定搭配，接触到。reveal(显露)sth.to sb，不合题意，因本题中的them指languages。其余选项不与to搭配。engage in从事；be involved in参与。
15.【答案】C
【解析】此句意思是：一旦母语的规则被深深印入脑海中，成年人就很难再学好另一种语言。rules规则，规律；regulations规定；formations构成，构造；constitutions宪法，章程。
16.【答案】A
【解析】分析上下文的逻辑关系，从句意思是：语言的某些方面肯定是先天的。主句意思是：语言不会在与人隔绝的状况下自行发展。前后应为转折关系。
17.【答案】D
【解析】此句意为：与人隔绝的儿童不能掌握好一门语言。isolated孤立的，与人隔绝的；distinguished区别的，杰出的；different不同的；protected受到保护的。
18.【答案】D
【解析】此句总结前几句，意为：必须通过与他人交往，语言才能够发展。interaction相互作用；exposition暴露；comparison比较；contrast对比。
19.【答案】A
【解析】根据分析，本句中的“this”和“even more basic”分别指代上句的“interaction with other human beings”和“necessary”，此处所填词对应上文中的language development。也就是说，language acquisition语言习得。appreciation欣赏,感激；requirement要求；alternative转移，转变，转换。
20.【答案】C
【解析】本句功能是以另一种方式解释前文中的“imitative, learned behavior.(模仿性的后天行为)”。In other words换言之，换句话说；As a result结果是；After all毕竟；Above all首先。
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇5
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words.In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure.Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself-words.Taken individually, words have 6 meaning until they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. 7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words.He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to 8 words or passages.Regression, the tendency to look back over 9 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading.Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as 11 reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 12 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed.The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 13 the reader finds comfortable, in order to“stretch”him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 14 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At first 15 is sacrificed for speed.But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 16 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 17 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 18 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 19 the training,now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute.He is delighted that how he can 20 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
1.A.applying B.doing C.offering D.getting
2.A.quickly B.easily C.roughly D.decidedly
3.A.good B.curious C.poor D.urgent
4.A.training B.habits C.situations D.custom
5.A.lies B.combines C.touches D.involves
6.A.some B.A lot C.little D.dull
7.A.Fortunately B.In fact
C.Logically D.Unfortunately
8.A.reuse B.reread C.rewrite D.recite
9.A.what B.which C.that D.if
10.A.scales B.cuts C.slows D.measures
11.A.some one B.one C.he D.reader
12.A.accelerator B.actor C.amplifier D.observer
13.A.then B.as C.beyond D.than
14.A.enabling B.leading C.making D.indicating
15.A.meaning B.comprehension
C.gist D.regression
16.A.but B.nor C.or D.for
17.A.our B.your C.their D.such a
18.A.Look at B.Take C.Make D.Consider
19.A.for B.in C.after D.before
20.A.master B.go over C.present
D.get through
Cloze Test 4答案
1.【答案】D
【解析】本句意思是“谁如果想谋得一份差事”。applying需加for,意思是“申请”；B.doing做；C.offering提供此三项均不符题意， 只有D.getting(获得)适合。
2.【答案】A
【解析】本句意为“快速阅读与理解的能力，是关系到成败的关键所在”只有quickly与原意吻合。easily(容易地)；roughly (粗略地)； decidedly(果断地)均与原文内容不符。
3.【答案】C
【解析】英语中，阅读速度快的人称为good reader，反之，就是poor reader。
根据上下文的内容，多数人都属于poor reader，因此选poor(差的)。其它选项不妥。
4.【答案】B
【解析】此处的意思是“大多数人早期养成看书慢的习
惯”因此选habits(习惯)。training (训练，培训)；situations(形势)；custom(风俗习惯)。
5.【答案】A
【解析】此处说的是“主要的困难在于语言的自身要素，即单词”。combines联合；touches接触；involves包括，这三项的词义与原文不符。而lies与in构成搭配，意为“在于”。
6.【答案】C
【解析】这里的意思是“如果单个地看这些字，它们并没有什么意义”。some有点；A lot许多；dull单调的。此三项不合题意。只有little(很少)是否定词，合乎逻辑。
7.【答案】D
【解析】此句意为“作者对未受过阅读训练的人的不良习惯感到遗憾”。
Fortunately幸运地；In fact事实上；Logically合乎逻辑地,均不妥。
Unfortunately(不幸地)合乎句义。
8.【答案】B
【解析】此句意为“在阅读时经常重读(反复读)”因此，选reread重读。reuse再使用；Rewrite改写；recite背诵。
9.【答案】A
【解析】此处所填的词既是look back over的宾语，又是you have just read的宾语，只有what能充当这种双重成分。
10.【答案】C 【解析】scales down按比例减少；cuts down削减；此两项不合题意。
measures不能与down搭配。只有slow与down搭配的意思“放慢”，在此合适。
11.【答案】B
【解析】本段前文已经出现you，在此选one(泛指人们，我们，你)来代替you。some one无此用法。如果用reader，前面应加定冠词。he不能与该段逻辑一致。
12.【答案】A
【解析】此句意为“训练快速阅读所使用的工具必然与提高阅读速度有关”，因此选accelerator (快读器)。actor演员；amplifier放大器；observer观察者。
13.【答案】D
【解析】前面的faster决定了应当选than，构成比较级。
14.【答案】C
【解析】此句意为“快速阅读器迫使你加快阅读速度，使你再也不能逐字阅读，回顾前文内容或者默读”。enabling相当于making possible；leading引导；indicating指出，表明。都不合题意。只有making (使，使得)最合适。
15.【答案】B
【解析】这里的意思是“速读最初会影响理解”，所以选comprehension(理解力)。meaning意义，意思，指词或词组表示的意义；gist大意，要旨regression回顾
16.【答案】A
【解析】与前半句中的not only相呼应，构成句式“不仅……，而且……”，只有选but，而nor；or或for均不能构成固定用法。
17.【答案】C
【解析】本句中的主语是第三人称复数，物主代词必然是their。
18.【答案】B
【解析】take与后面的for instance构成短语，意为：“以……例”，其它三项不能构成搭配。
19.【答案】D
【解析】这里提到受训之前与受训之后进行比较,对比，因此选before。
20.【答案】D
【解析】此处意为：在较短时间内，读完众多的材料。master掌握；go over复习；present呈现，展现；此三项均不妥；只有get through (读完)最恰当。
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇6
If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses.Success or 1 in your work would depend, to 2 great extent, 3 your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage.4 the utmost importance is your attitude.A person 5 begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is 6 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success.On the other hand, a person who is secure 7 his belief that he is probably as capable 8 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 9 it possesses a certain strength of purpose.The chances are that he will do well.
10 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength.Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness.A book?keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw 11 hopeless cases.
This book has been designed to help you capitalize 12 the strength and overcome the 13 that you bring to the job of learning.But insgroupsto measure your development, you must first 14 stock ofswheresyou stand now. 15 we get further along in the book, we'?ll be 16 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 17 skills.However, 18 begin with, you should pause 19 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failurein school: your 20 , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.
1.A.improvement B.victory
C.failure D.achievement
2.A.a B.the C.some D.certain
3.A.in B.on C.of D.to
4.A.Out of B.Of C.To D.Into
5.A.who B.what C.that D.which
6.A.ensure B.certain C.sure D.surely
7.A.onto B.on C.off D.in
8.A.to B.at C.of D.for
9.A.near B.on C.by D.at
10.A.Have B.Had C.Having D.Had been
11.A.being B.been C.are D.is
12.A.except B.but C.for D.on
13.A.idea B.weakness C.strength D.advantage
14.A.make B.take C.do D.give
15.A.as B.till C.over D.out
16.A.deal B.dealt C.be dealt D.dealing
17.A.learnt B.learned C.learning D.learn
18.A.around B.to C.from D.beside
19.A.to B.onto C.into D.with
20.A.intelligence B.work
C.attitude D.weakness
Cloze Test 2
1.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是：“成功或失败在很大程度上取决
于你是否能扬长避短。”improvement改进；victory胜利；achievement成果，成就。这三个词都不合
题意，只有C.failure“失败”最合适。
2.【答案】A
【解析】to a great extent是固定短语，意思是“很大程度上”，符合题意。类似的说法还有：to a large extent,to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of…。the, some, certain都不能与great extent搭配。
3.【答案】B
【解析】on与前面的depend构成本句谓语。
4.【答案】B
【解析】of与名词连用,表示具有某种性质,状态，做表语。置于句首，表示强调。正常语序为：Your attitude is of the utmost importance.
5.【答案】A
【解析】A person后应当是定语从句,“开始工作的那个人”。
6.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是“如果一个刚刚开始工作的人就深信自己不会喜欢或肯定不适应这项工作，那么阻碍他成功的缺点就暴露出来了。”or后面省略了主语he。ensure保证；certain肯定的(只能用于It做主语的句子里)；surely确实地；sure肯定的。
7.【答案】D
【解析】in one?s belief相信。其它选项都不能与belief搭配。
8.【答案】C
【解析】capable of doing是固定搭配，意为“能够干什
么”。
9.【答案】D
【解析】attempt用做名词，后接介词at，意为“试图，努力”；如果后面接介词on，表示攻击的意思。其他两项都不能与attempt搭配。
10.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是“具有某一工作的必要技能是一个优势”此处应填句子的主语，故选动名词having。
11.【答案】D
【解析】本句主语是A book?keeper or carpenter…。根据主谓一致原则，其谓语应当用单数is，而不是复数are。being, been都是分词，应该排除。
12.【答案】D
【解析】on与前面的capitalize搭配，表示“利用”。做不定式help的补语。其它选项不能与capitalize搭配。
13.【答案】B
【解析】本句的意思是“克服缺点”,应选weakness(缺
点，弱点)。idea观点；strength优点；advantage优势。
14.【答案】B
【解析】固定短语take stock of，意为“对……估价，对……作出判断”。
15.【答案】A
【解析】本句的意思是：“随着更深入的阅读”，从语法角度，此处应填关联词。四个选项中，只有as能用做关联词。
16.【答案】D
【解析】选项A, B, C分别是deal(处理，论述，涉及)的原形，过去分词及被动语态。根据语法和语义，此处应填将来进行时，意思是“随着书中内容的进一步深入，我们将详细论述发展和加强学习技能的具体过程。”
17.【答案】C
【解析】根据上下文，这里应当指“学习技能”。
18.【答案】B
【解析】固定短语to begin with，意为“首先，第一”，常用做插入语。
19.【答案】A
【解析】谓语动词pause后，examine又是动词原形，所以这里应当选to，可构成动词不定式，做目的状语。其余选项都是介词，不合题意。
20.【答案】C
【解析】本句对全文进行总结概括，与文章的开头相呼应，Of the utmost importance is your attitude故选attitude。
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇7
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells.Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 1 and have made up their minds to 2 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 3 through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it 4 to sleep at night, but they are 5 damage to our houses and shops of historical 6 ,”said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“7 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,”said Jean Lacey, a biology student, why don't they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn't much more than a 8 village.Its streets were never 9 for heavy traffic.
Harry Fields also studying 10 said they wanted to make as much 11 possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody wasshavingsto 12 .“Most of them don't 13 here anyway,”he said,“they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don't 14 .It's high time they realized the problem.”The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were 15 on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be.
I asked if they were 16 that the police might come to 17 them.
“Not really,”she said,“actually we are 18 bellringers.I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church.There is no 19 against practising.”
I 20 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
1.A.college B.village C.town D.church
2.A.change B.repair C.ring D.shake
3.A.now and then B.day and night
C.up and down D.over and over
4.A.terrible B.difficult
C.uncomfortable D.unpleasant
5.A.doing B.raising C.putting D.producing
6.A.scene B.period C.interest D.sense
7.A.If B.Although C.When D.Unless
8.A.pretty B.quite C.large D.modern
9.A.tested B.meant C.kept D.used
10.A.well B.hard C.biology D.education
11.A.effort B.time C.trouble D.noise
12.A.stand B.accept C.know D.share
13.A.shop B.live C.come D.study
14.A.notice B.mention C.fear D.control
15.A.hardly B.unwillingly C.mostly D.usually
16.A.surprised B.afraid C.pleased D.determined
17.A.seize B.fight C.search D.stop
18.A.proper B.experienced C.hopeful D.serious
19.A.point B.cause C.need D.law
2o.A.left B.found C.reached D.pass
Cloze Test 27
1.【答案】D
【解析】由下文可知，这四名学生是在教堂的钟楼内敲钟以示抗议的，“我”也是在此对他们进行采访的。(参见文章最后一句)
2.【答案】C
【解析】ring = to (cause to) give a sound like a bell (钟、铃等)鸣；响；敲钟；摇铃参见下文中的“bell?ringer”一词。
3.【答案】B
【解析】由下文(使人在夜间难以入睡)可知，这些大卡车是不分昼夜地穿行在这条街上的。
4.【答案】B
【解析】大卡车的噪音扰民，使人很难入睡。
5.【答案】A
【解析】do damage to对……造成损坏。参考：do good/wrong to。
6.【答案】C
【解析】a place of historical interest名胜古迹。
7.【答案】A
【解析】“If”引导条件状语从句，意为：如果必须让这些噪音很大的卡车在路面上行驶，那为何不新建一条环城公路呢？
8.【答案】C
【解析】照应下句，意为：镇和一个大的村庄没有什么两样，街道狭窄，本来就不是为通行这么多车辆而设计的。
9.【答案】B
【解析】Be meant /intended for sth /to do sth.= be done or made for a particular purpose.
10.【答案】C
【解析】Jean Lacey是一个生物系学生，由一词可知也是学生物的。
11.【答案】D
【解析】由上文可知他们要连续两周不停地敲钟制造尽可能大的噪音以迫使政府意识到噪音扰民这一问题。
12.【答案】A
【解析】stand (vt.) = to bear; put up with; tolerate; endure容忍；忍受。
13.【答案】B
【解析】联系下文此处意为：不管怎么说大多数官员是不住在这儿的，他们进城来是为了参加会议。
14.【答案】A
【解析】这些官员既不住在这儿，进城里开会，又呆在有隔音功能的大厅内，很有可能注意不到噪音的严重性。
15.【答案】C
【解析】mostly (adv.)意为“大多数”= most of the public were on their side.
16.【答案】B
【解析】be afraid that = fear that
17.【答案】D
【解析】come to stop them (from doing that)来阻止他们(这样做)。参考：come to arrest /catch themseize = to take hold of quickly, eagerly, or strongly
18.【答案】A
【解析】Proper = right,suitable,correct适当的；恰当的；对的。此处意为实际上我们是正当的敲钟人———是帮助教堂敲钟的。
19.【答案】D 【解析】联系上文，他们不担心警察来阻止他们，是因为他们是专门负责帮助教堂敲钟的。没有一条法律规定不准练习敲钟。
20.【答案】A
【解析】“我在采访完这四名大学生后，离开教堂，耳边还回荡着钟声。
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇8
As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong.The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and 1 the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly 2 forward.At that moment, the air-hostess 3 .She looked very pale, but was quite 4 .Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she 5 everyone that the pilot had 6 and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at 7 how to drive a car.After a moment?s 8 , a man got up and followed the hostesssintosthe pilot's cabin.Moving the pilot 9 , the man took his seat and listened carefully to the 10 instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport 11 .The plane was now dangerously close 12 the ground, but to everyone's 13 , it soon began to climb.The man had to 14 the airport several times insgroupsto become 15 with the controls of the plane. 16 the danger had not yet passed.The terrible 17 came when he had to land.Following 18 , the man guided the plane toward the airfield.It shook violently 19 it touched the ground and then moved rapidly 20 the runway and after a long run it stopped safely.
1.A.although B.while C.therefore D.then
2.A.shifted B.thrown C.put D.moved
3.A.showed B.presented C.exposed D.appeared
4.A.well B.still C.calm D.quiet
5.A.inquired B.insured C.informed D.instructed
6.A.fallen B.failed C.faded D.fainted
7.A.best B.least C.length D.first
8.A.hesitation B.surprise C.doubt D.delay
9.A.back B.aside C.about D.off
10.A.patient B.anxious C.urgent D.nervous
11.A.beneath B.under C.down D.below
12.A.to B.by C.near D.on
13.A.horror B.trust C.pleasure D.relief
14.A.surround B.circle C.observe D.view
15.A.intimate B.familiar C.understood D.close
16.A.Then B.Therefore C.But D.Moreover
17.A.moment B.movement C.idea D.affair
18.A.impression B.information
C.inspections D.instructions
19.A.as B.unless C.while D.so
20.A.around B.over C.along D.above
Cloze Test 25
1.【答案】A
【解析】本句意为尽管乘客们都已经系好安全带，他们还是被突然向前抛去。Although尽管，引导让步状语从句，符合句意。while当……时候；therefore因此；then接着、然后。
2.【答案】B
【解析】根据上题注释，这里选择throw扔、抛，最为合适。shift转移；move移动。
3.【答案】D
【解析】show展示、表明；present呈现、陈述，及物动词；expose暴露。appear出现，符合句意。
4.【答案】C
【解析】well健康的；still静止的；calm镇静的；quiet安静的。前句说她看上去脸色苍白，后半句进行转折，calm最符合句意。
5.【答案】C
【解析】inform通知、告诉，符合句意。inquire询问；insure保险、投保，常与aginst连用；instruct指示、指令。
6.【答案】D
【解析】fallen摔倒、跌落；fail失败；fade衰弱(视力、听觉、记
忆)；faint昏迷、晕倒。D项最符合句意。
7.【答案】B
【解析】at best最多、至多；at least至少；at length详细地；at first开始、最先。at least最符合句意。
8.【答案】A
【解析】hesitation犹豫；surprise吃惊；doubt疑问；delay延迟。hesitation最符合句意。
9.【答案】B
【解析】本句意为把飞行员挪到一边。aside意为一边、旁边，符合句意。back向后；about到处；move off指车辆启程。
10.【答案】C
【解析】本句意为：这个人坐到飞行员的座位上，认真听发自下面机场通过无线电发出的紧急指令。patient耐心的；anxious焦急的；nervous紧张的，都不符合句意。只urgent合适。
11.【答案】D
【解析】beneath和under为介词，后面必需接名词。down向下地，副词。below在下方地，副词，符合句意。
12.【答案】A
【解析】close与介词to连用，意为近的。其他介词不与close搭配。
13.【答案】D
【解析】horror恐惧；trust信任；pleasure愉快；relief(痛苦、忧虑)
解除。to one?s relief意为让某人松了一口气，最符合句意。
14.【答案】B
【解析】surround包围；circle盘旋；observe观察；view认为。此处选择circle，最符合句意。
15.【答案】B
【解析】be familiar with为固定搭配，意为熟悉，排除其他选项。
16.【答案】C
【解析】本句意为危险还没过去，与前句形成转折关系。选项中then表顺承，therefore表结果，but表转折，moreover表递进。
17.【答案】A
【解析】根据句意推断，空格处所填词应与when he had做同位语，故moment符合句意。movement运动，idea想法，affair事件。
18.【答案】D
【解析】following…这个分词的逻辑主语应为the man，本句意思应为，这个人遵照指令，驾驶飞机朝机场飞去。impression意为印象，information消息，inspections视察，instructions指令。
19.【答案】A
【解析】as当……的时候，符合句意。unless除非。while当……时候，它引导的从句动作时间比as引导从句动作的时间要长。So因此，表结果，不符合句意。
20.【答案】C
【解析】本句意为：飞机沿着跑道滑行了很长一段距离后，安全地停下来了。movealong是沿着……移动的意思。around在……周围，over在……之上，above在……上方。只有along符合句意。
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇9
Children model themselves largely on their parents.They do so mainly through identification.Children identify 1 a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are 2 of that parent.The things parents do and say—and the 3 they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child's 4 .However, parents must consistently behave like the type of 5 they want their child to become.
A parent's actions 6 affect the self?image that a child forms 7 identification.Children who see mainly positive qualities in their 8 will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way.Children who observe chiefly 9 qualities in their parents will have difficulty 10 positive qualities in themselves.Children may 11 their self?image, however, as they become increasingly 12 by peersgroupsstandards before they reach 13 .
Isolated events, 13 dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a permanent 14 on a child's behavior.Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training.Children who know they are loved can, 15 , accept the divorce of their parent's or a parent?s early 16 .But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events 17 a sign of rejection or punishment.
In the same way, all children are not influenced 18 by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. 19 in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the 20 of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.
1.A.to B.with C.around D.for
2.A.informed B.characteristic
C.conceived D.indicative
3.A.gesture B.expression
C.way D.extent
4.A.behavior B.words C.mood D.reactions
5.A.person B.humans C.creatures D.adult
6.A.in turn B.nevertheless
C.also D.as a result
7.A.before B.besides C.with D.through8.A.eyes B.parents C.peers D.behaviors
9.A.negative B.cheerful C.various D.complex
10.A.see B.seeing C.to see D.to seeing
11.A.modify B.copy C.give up D.continue
12.A.mature B.influenced C.unique D.independent
13.A.not B.besides C.even D.finally
14.A.idea B.wonder C.stamp D.effect
15.A.luckily B.for example
C.at most D.theoretically
16.A.death B.rewards C.advice D.teaching
17.A.as B.being C.of D.for
18.A.even B.at all C.alike D.as a whole
19.A.Oh B.Alas C.Right D.As
20.A.result B.effect C.scale D.cause
Cloze Test 23
1.【答案】B
【解析】identify与with连用，意为“把……和……联系起来”。
2.【答案】B
【解析】文中的意思是“……代表他父母特点的品质和情感”。Inform“通知”；conceive“想象”；indicative“指示的”；characteristic“特点、特性”。
3.【答案】C
【解析】这里way是指父母的行为方式。gesture手势，expression表情，extent范围，这三项与上行文不符。
4.【答案】A
【解析】这里是说父母的行为方式对孩子的行为影响强烈。behavior行为，words语言，mood心情，reactions反应，均不符合题意。
5.【答案】A
【解析】这里是说父母必须始终如一地表现出想让他们的孩子成为的那种类型的人。human指人类，creatures指生物，adult指成年人。
6.【答案】C
【解析】前面是说父母的言行会强烈地影响孩子的行为，这里是说父母的言行还影响孩子的自我形象，所以用连词also。in turn依次；nevertheless然而；as a result结果。
7.【答案】D
【解析】这里是说孩子通过鉴别身份形成自我形象，因此选择through。
8.【答案】B
【解析】根据下文：children who observe chiefly negative qualities in their parents…，可以看出答案。
9.【答案】A
【解析】由上句positive可以推测出此处要选其反义词negative。
10.【答案】B
【解析】have difficulty(in)doing sth.“做……有困难”，固定用法。
11.【答案】A
【解析】由however可以看出，这句话的意思是对前面“子女的自我形象要受到父母的言行影响”的转折。modify“修改、修饰”；give up“放弃”。copy和continue不符合文义。
12.【答案】B
【解析】influenced“受影响的”；mature“成熟的”；unique“惟一的”；independent“独立的”。句后用by…作介词短语，故此处需要一个过去分词。
13.【答案】C
【解析】这里是说“孤立的事件，甚至是富有戏剧性的事，都不一定会对孩子的行为产生永久的影响”。
14.【答案】D
【解析】have an effect on“对……产生影响”，固定搭配。
15.【答案】B
【解析】逗号后面的一句是对前句的解释，是举例说明，故选for
example。
16.【答案】A
【解析】这里or与连接的两个词都应是意义相似的令人不愉快的事，选项中与divorce相对应的词只有death。
17.【答案】A
【解析】interpret与as搭配，意为“把……理解为”。
18.【答案】C
【解析】这句是说“并不是所有的孩子同样地都受到玩具、游戏、读物、电视节目的影响。alike“同样地”，意思最接近。
19.【答案】D
【解析】as“正如……”；A、B项选择是感叹词，后面多用逗号。Right在意思上不合适。
20.【答案】B
【解析】本句意为：家庭关系的突然变化或某种经历对孩子的影响取决于他们对这些事如何理解。result“结果”；effect“影响”；scale“刻度”；cause“原因”
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇10
In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者)listed “to give children a good start academically”as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function as a member of a group. The vast majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.
In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented (强调个性发展的)Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.
Like in America, there is diversity in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children‘s chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.
16.We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ________.
A) Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents
B) Japan‘s economic success is a result of its scientific achievements
C) Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction
D) Japan‘s higher education is superior to theirs
17.Most Americans surveyed believe that preschools should also attach importance to ________.
A) problem solving
B) group experience
C) parental guidance
D) individually-oriented development
18.In Japan‘s preschool education, the focus is on ________.
A) preparing children academically
B) developing children‘s artistic interests
C) tapping children‘s potential
D) shaping children‘s character
19.Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to ________.
A) broaden children‘s horizon
B) cultivate children‘s creativity
C) lighten children‘s study load
D) enrich children‘s knowledge
20.Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university -based kindergartens?
A) They can do better in their future studies.
B) They can accumulate more group experience there.
C) They can be individually oriented when they grow up.
D) They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇11
Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term maintenance of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to “light”beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion. The Centers for Disease Control, for example, found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to shed pounds said they were combining exercise with their diet.
In rejecting exercise, some people may be discouraged too much by caloric-expenditure charts:for example, one would have to briskly walk three miles just to work off the 275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry (小甜饼). Even exercise professionals concede half a point here. “Exercise by itself is a very tough way to lose weight, ”says York Onnen, program director of the President‘s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Still, exercise‘s supporting role in weight reduction is vital. A study at the Boston University Medical Center of overweight police officers and other public employees confirmed that those who dieted without exercise regained almost all their old weight, while those who worked exercise into their daily routine maintained their new weight.
If you have been sedentary (极少活动的)and decide to start walking one mile a day, the added exercise could burn an extra 100 calories daily. In a year‘s time, assuming no increase in food intake, you could lose ten pounds. By increasing the distance of your walks gradually and making other dietary adjustments, you may lose even more weight.
26.What is said about the average American in the passage?
A) They tend to exaggerate the healthful effect of “light”beer.
B) They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.
C) They prefer “light”beer and low-calorie bread to other drinks and food.
D) They know the factors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight.
27.Some people dislike exercise because ________.
A) they think it is physically exhausting
B) they find it hard to exercise while on a diet
C) they don‘t think it possible to walk 3 miles every day
D) they find consulting caloric-expenditure charts troublesome
28.“Even exercise professionals concede half a point here”(Line 3, Para. 2)means “They ________”.
A) agree that the calories in a small piece of pastry can be difficult to work off by exercise
B) partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction
C) are not fully convinced that dieting can help maintain one‘s new weight
D) are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight
29.What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center‘s study?
A) Controlling one‘s calorie intake is more important than doing exercise.
B) Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight.
C) Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.
D) One could lose ten pounds in a year‘s time if there‘s no increase in food intake.
30.What is the author‘s purpose in writing this article?
A) To justify the study of the Boston University Medical Center.
B) To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight.
C) To support the statement made by York Onnen.
D) To show the most effective way to lose weight.
Unit 12
11.A 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.B 18.D 19.C 20.D
21.D 22.B 23.D 24.A 25.C 26.B 27.B 28.B 29.C 30.D
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇12
For centuries, in the countries of south and Southeast Asia the elephant has been an intimate part of the culture, economy and religion, and nowhere more so than in Thailand. Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated (驯化). The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the authority of kingship to its rulers and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background.To the early Western visitors the country’s romantic name was “Land of the White Elephant”.
Today, however, the story is very different. Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it. The elephant has found itself more or less abandoned by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a westernized society. And while the elephant’s problems began many years ago, now it rates a very low national priority.
How this reversal from national icon (圣像) to neglected animal came about is a tale of worsening environmental and the changing lives of the Thais themselves. According to Richard Lair, Thailand’s experts on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the century there may well have beenas many as 100,000 domestic elephants in the country. In the north of Thailand alone it was estimated that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen. This was at a time when 90 per cent of Thailand was still forest—a habitat (栖息地) that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people. Nothing ploughs through dense forest better than a massive but sure-footed elephant.
By 1950 the elephant population had dropped to a still substantial 13,397, but today there are probably nomore than 3,800, with another 1,350 roaming free in the national parks. But now, Thailand’s forest coversonly 20 per cent of the land. This deforestation (采伐森林) is the central point of the elephant’s difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work. This century, as the road network grew, so the elephant’s role as a beast of burden declined.
练习题：
Choose correct answers to the question:
1. What can we know about African elephants from the passage?
A. It is easy to tame them.
B. It is hard to tame them.
C. They are living a better life than Asian elephants.
D. Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants.
2. Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because_______.
A. white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special
B. white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s
C. white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority
D. this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors
3. Why is the Thai elephant “out of work”, according to the author?
A. Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners.
B. Because their owners are westernized and neglect them.
C. Because the government pays little attention to the problem.
D. Because there are too many elephants and too few jobs.
4. Which of the following statements is true about the elephant population at various times?
A. There were 100,000 tamed elephants at the turn of the century.
B. 20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century.
C. By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small.
D. Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150.
5. The passage is most probably from_______.
A. a travel magazine
B. a history book
C. a research report
D. an official announcement
1.[B] 事实细节题。本题考查对比处。根据文章第l段第3句：和非洲象不同，亚洲象容易驯养，言下之意就是：非洲象不易驯养。答案中用tame替代原文的domesticate，意思相同。选项A与原文意思正好相反;选项C，D原文根本未提到。
2.[B] 推理判断题。根据文章第l段第4句中的“until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background.”可知当时白象是泰国的国家象征，因此B为正确选项。本题最具干扰性的是选项D，在形式上，选项D与第1段最后一句极为相似，但是，游客这样称呼泰国，原因也是因为白象是泰国的象征，而不只是因为这个名字浪漫，因此，选项D是对原文的曲解;选项A和选项C虽然也来自文章，但不是原因，不能回答所提问题。
3.[A] 推理判断题。文章有几处解释了大象失业的原因，如第2段的第2句“a nation that no longer needs it (Thai elephant)”及最后一段的最后一句“the elephant’s role as a beast of burden declined”等。选项A是对这些解释的一个基本概括。选项B中westernized和neglect虽在文章中出现，但选项B只是对想像的描述，不能解释大象“失业”的原因。选项C来自第2段最后一句话，但这句话只能说明大象不再受重视，不能作为大象“失业”的理由。选项D原文未提及，而且，从第3、4段可以看出：大象的数量急剧下降，谈不上“太多”。
4.[D] 事实细节题。此题考查的是大象数量变化的情况。四个选项中的数字惟有选项D没有直接出现，但根据第4段第l句很容易推算出来。选项A和B虽用了原文的数据，但选项A忽略了may这个词，而且未点明泰国，故不妥。B则忽略了in the north of Thailand及more than这两处。选项C中的small与原文substantial(大量的)冲突，也不对。
5.[C] 主旨大意题。从本文所用的大量客观的数据和数字可以推断这是一篇研究报告。本文趣味性不足，因此不能选A。选项B不能选，是因为历史书不可能如此大篇幅的描述大象的问题。选项D也不是正确答案，因为政府公告通常是一些规定，而不是客观的陈述。
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇13
Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase marked A,B,C or D for each numbered blank.
Nearly three-quarters of the earth is covered with water. Water heats up more slowly than land, but once it has become warm, it takes longer to_1_down. If the earth’s surface were entirely land, the temperature at night would_2_quite quickly and night would become cooler than the day, as it is on the moon. This does_3_happen in inland deserts, the temperate_4_, is very much affected by the oceans around them. The areas close to the sea have a “maritime climate”, _5_rather cool summers and warm winters. The interiors, far from the sea, have a_6_climate with extremely hot summers and cold winters.
Rain_7_from the evaporation of rivers, seas and lakes. Even after heavy rain the pavements in the city do not take long to dry_8_the rainwater evaporates into the air. on a warm dry day it evaporates very rapidly, _9_warm air can absorb more moisture than cold air. But at any particular temperature, the_10_can hold only a certain maximum amount of water vapor. The air is then saturated like a sponge that can not hold_11_more water. The lower the temperature, the_12_ water vapor is required to saturate the air.
All over the surface of the earth, millions of tons of water are_13_every second, condensing in the air into drops so small_14_it takes thousands of them to make a single raindrop. It is these_15_ droplets that make clouds. When clouds roll in from the sea over the warmer land, they are forced to_16_and become cooler in the colder atmosphere. As the air cools sown, it may pass through its saturation point and_17_some of its water vapor turns to rain. Day in , day out,the_18_water circulates between the air and the land:rivers_19_to make clouds, clouds make rain, rain makes rivers which in turn run into the sea. This is called the rain_20_.
1.A.cool B.balance C.keep D.condense
2.A.rise B.loose C.miss D.fall
3.A.indeed B.not C. however D.ust
4.A.centers B.moisture C. fields D.zones
5.A.with B.instead of C. within D.owing to
6.A.maritime B.continental C.conventional D.normal
7.A.evaporates B.result C.comes D.restrains
8.A.though B.because C.while D.so that
9.A.where B.now that C.as D.as long as
10.A.climate B.atmosphere C.weather D.rivers
11.A.no B.some C.any D.much
12.A.more B.less C.fewer D.greater
13.A.heating up B.flowing C. evaporating D.moving
14.A.for B.that C.then D.yet
15.A.big B.enough C.tiny D.circulating
16.A.raise B.drop C.be cold D.rise
17.A.then B.already C.merely D.soon
18.A.running B.vapor C.evaporated D.same
19.A.evaporate B.try C.cool D.tend
20.A.saturation B.effect D.system D.cycle
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇14
Lead deposits, which accumulated in soil and snow during the 1960‘s and 70‘s, were primarily the result of leaded gasoline emissions originating in the United States. In the twenty years that the Clean Air Act has mandated unleaded gas use in the United States, the lead accumulation worldwide has decreased significantly.
A study published recently in the journal Nature shows that air-borne leaded gas emissions from the United States were the leading contributor to the high concentration of lead in the snow in Greenland. The new study is a result of the continued research led by Dr. Charles Boutron, an expert on the impact of heavy metals on the environment at the National Center for Scientific Research in France. A study by Dr. Boutron published in 1991 showed that lead levels in arctic (北极的)snow were declining.
In his new study, Dr. Boutron found the ratios of the different forms of lead in the leaded gasoline used in the United States were different from the ratios of European, Asian and Canadian gasolines and thus enabled scientists to differentiate (区分)the lead sources. The dominant lead ratio found in Greenland snow matched that found in gasoline from the United States.
In a study published in the journal Ambio, scientists found that lead levels in soil in the Northeastern United States had decreased markedly since the introduction of unleaded gasoline.
Many scientists had believed that the lead would stay in soil and snow for a longer period.
The authors of the Ambio study examined samples of the upper layers of soil taken from the same sites of 30 forest floors in New England, New York and Pennsylvania in 1980 and in 1990 The forest environment processed and redistributed the lead faster than the scientists had expected.
Scientists say both studies demonstrate that certain parts of the ecosystem (生态系统)respond rapidly to reductions in atmospheric pollution, but that these findings should not be used as a license to pollute.
21.The study published in the journal Nature indicates that ________.
A) the Clean Air Act has not produced the desired results
B) lead deposits in arctic snow are on the increase
C) lead will stay in soil and snow longer than expected
D) the US is the major source of lead pollution in arctic snow
22.Lead accumulation worldwide decreased significantly after the use of unleaded gas in the US ________.
A) was discouraged
B) was enforced by law
C) was prohibited by law
D) was introduced
23.How did scientists discover the source of lead pollution in Greenland?
A) By analyzing the data published in journals like Nature and Ambio.
B) By observing the lead accumulations in different parts of the arctic area.
C) By studying the chemical elements of soil and snow in Northeastern America.
D) By comparing the chemical compositions of leaded gasoline used in various countries.
24.The authors of the Ambio study have found that ________.
A) forests get rid of lead pollution faster than expected
B) lead accumulations in forests are more difficult to deal with
C) lead deposits are widely distributed in the forests of the US
D) the upper layers of soil in forests are easily polluted by lead emissions
25.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that scientists ________.
A) are puzzled by the mystery of forest pollution
B) feel relieved by the use of unleaded gasoline
C) still consider lead pollution a problem
D) lack sufficient means to combat lead pollution
6月大学英语四级考试模拟题 篇15
About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.
The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it. By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.
These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawing, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.
1. Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because______.
A. the hunters wanted to see the pictures B. the painters were animal lovers
C. the painters wanted to show imagination D. the pictures were thought to be helpful
2. The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that______.
A. the former was easy to write
B. there were fewer signs in the former C. the former was easy to pronounce D. each sign stood for only one sound
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet. B. The Egyptians liked to write comic strip stories.
C. The Roman alphabet was developed from the Egyptian one. D. The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyptians.
4. In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures ______.
A. should be made comprehensible B. should be made interesting C. are of much use in our life D. have disappeared from our life
答案解析
1. D) 根据文章第一段第五行“Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.”可知古代人以为在墙上画画会对他们有所帮助，故选项D为正确答案。
2. C) 在做此类题时要注意题干的要求。通过阅读文章第四段很清楚就知道选项C “前者容易发音”在文中没有提及，故为正确答案。
3. A) 可用排除法来做本题。通过阅读文章很清楚选项B和D为错误陈述。选项C “罗马字母是从埃及字母发展而来的”根据文章第四段第四，五句可知为错误论述，因此只有选项A为正确答案。
4. C) 文章最后一段讲述了图画在今天的用途，故选项C为正确答案
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