專業(yè)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)（閱讀）模擬試卷21（共

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一、選擇題（本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。）

Consideringthatindustryanalystsclaimthathospitalpricecalculationsarearbitrary,we

askedhospitalsnationwideasimplequestion:Howdoyoucalculateyourstickerprices?

Fivedeclinedtocommentordidn'tprovideananswer,leavingMurrayAskinazi,senior

vice-presidentandCFOofLawrenceHospitalCenterinBronxville,NewYork,tooffer

thisexplanation:ForanoutpatientMRI（核磁共振成像）,asanexample,hishospital

calculatesitschargebasedonsuchfactorsasthecostofbuyingorleasingthemachinery,

thewearandtearonthatmachine,staffsalaries,theclimatecontrolandelectricbill,

cleaningcosts,localcompetitivepricing,andothercostsrelatedtothehospitafs

overhead,likemalpracticeinsurance.Surprisingly,medicalservicescanvarywildlyfrom

onehospitaltothenext.Themedianchargeforacuteappendicitisadmissionsat289

medicalcentersandhospitalsthroughoutCalifornia,forexample,rangedfrom$1,529to

almost$183,000,anArchivesofInternalMedicinestudyreportedinApril.WithinSan

Franciscoalone,therangebetweenthelowestandhighestchargewasnearly$172,000.

Buthospitalstickerpricesmatteronlytoalimitedextentbecausetheytypicallyget

trumped（勝過(guò)）byahigherpower:theamountsthatinsurancecompaniesarewillingto

payforthoseservices.Thefiguresaredeterminedbyanegotiatedcontractthatdictates

therateatwhichthecompanieswillreimbursethehospitalonthepatient'sbehalf.In

addition,theratespaidbyMedicareandMedicaid,Askinaziadds,oftenfailtocoverthe

hospital'scostofprovidingtheserviceinthefirstplace,whichmeanssomeofthosecosts

areoftenshiftedtocommerciallyinsuredpatients.Now,allthosefactorsaffectthemath

foronesimpleoutpatienttest.Foraninpatienthospitalstay,thosecomputationssprout

intoanintricatevineinwhicheveryservice（fromradiologytopathology）generatesits

owncharges.Thehospitalalsohasfacilitycharges,coveringroomandboard,certain

room-usefces（suchastheoperatingroom）,andnursingservices,allofwhichget

consolidatedintothebillsenttoyouandyourinsurancecompany.Astechnology

advances,thosechargesrise.PalmerhadaclientfromLouisville,Kentucky,whowas

astonishedtoreceiveachargeof$45,330fbraprostatesurgeryandanovernight

stay（insurancewouldcoveronly$4,845）.ThebillingdepartmenttoldPalmerthatthe

steeppricewasnotonlybecauseitwasaroboticprocedurebutalsobecausepatientswho

receivethehigh-techsurgeryshortlyafterthehospitalstartsofferingitarchelpingto

recoup（償還）thefacility'sequipmentcosts.

1、WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromParagraphThree?

A、Someofthehospitalcostswillbecoveredbycommercialinsurancecompanies.

B、Theinsurancecompaniesarewillingtopayforallthecharges.

C、Hospitalstickerpricesusuallygettrumpedbyahighpowerfromthehospital.

D、Theratethatinsurancecompanieswillpayisdeterminedbythemselves.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理題。艱據(jù)題干提示定位到第二段。該段末尾提到，一部分醫(yī)療費(fèi)

用會(huì)由商業(yè)保險(xiǎn)公司支討，|A|與文意表述一致，故為正確答案。［B］含有絕對(duì)詞

all,且所表述內(nèi)容在文中并未提及，故排除；該段第一句提到了醫(yī)院標(biāo)價(jià)問(wèn)題的影

響有限，因?yàn)榱硪粋€(gè)更加強(qiáng)大的因素對(duì)病人的影響更大：保險(xiǎn)公司愿意為醫(yī)療服務(wù)

支付的數(shù)額，由此可知，該因素并不是來(lái)自醫(yī)院，而是來(lái)自保險(xiǎn)公司，故排除

［C］；由該段第二句可知，保險(xiǎn)公司賠償比率由公司和患者協(xié)商決定，所以排除

［D］o

2、"Anintricatevine"inParagraphFourrefersto.

A、thedifficultyforaninpatienthospitalstay

B、thehugeamountofhospitalcharges

C、theproblemincalculatinghospitalcharges

D^thecomplexityofhospitalcharges

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：語(yǔ)義題。根據(jù)題干提示定位到第四段第二句。aniniricalevine的字面

意思為“一棵錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的葡萄藤“，結(jié)合下文內(nèi)容Thehospitalalsohasfacility

charges>coveringroomandboard,certainroom—usefbes…可知?醫(yī)院賬單很復(fù)

雜，每一項(xiàng)服務(wù)都會(huì)產(chǎn)生各自的費(fèi)用，故［D］為正確答案，同時(shí)排除［B］。［A］和［C］

在文中并未提及，故均排除c

3、TheexampleofPalmer'sclientinthelastparagraphindicatesthat.

A、thetechnologyappliedinmedicalservicesisquiteadvanced

B、theclientspent$45,330onaprostatesurgery

C、theimprovementoftechnologymayleadtotheriseofhospitalcharges

D、thesurgerywasconductedbyrobotsonly

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理題。艱據(jù)題干提示定位到最后一段。由該段第一句可知，隨著科

技的進(jìn)步，醫(yī)院收費(fèi)也隨之上升，接下來(lái)所舉的例子旨在論證這一主題，故［C］為

正確答案。［A］屬于斷章取義，故排除；［B］的細(xì)節(jié)表述有誤，45330美元的花費(fèi)不

僅包括手術(shù)費(fèi)用，還包括住院費(fèi)、高科技手術(shù)設(shè)備費(fèi)，故排除；［D］含有絕對(duì)詞

only,與文意不符，故排除。

ConservationistsonTuesdayappealedtocountriestourgentlyaddressnewthreatsto

whales,dolphinsandothercetaceans(鯨類動(dòng)物)asclimatechangeopensuppreviously

inaccessibleareasoftheArcticandindustriesmoveintonewareas.Asemotional

argumentsbrokeoutintheannualInternationalWhalingCommission's(IWC)conference

betweenpro-andanti-whalingnationsovertherightofsmall,aboriginalgroupstohunta

fewwhaleseachyear,WWFappealedtocountriestobetterregulatefishingandstopthe

oilandgasindustriesdevastatingpopulations."Afewthousandwhalesarckilledeach

yearbecauseofwhalingbut300,000whales,dolphinsandothercetaceansarekilledjust

infishinggear.Nowthegreaterthreatisfromtheoilandgasindustries.Cetaceanshave

sofarbeenluckybecausetheArctichasbeenmostlyinaccessiblebutasclimatechange

developsnewareasareopeningup.Thesearesomeofthemostimportantareasleftibr

whalesandcetaceans,"saidWendyEliott,headoftheWWFdelegationtothemeetingin

Panama."ItisessentialthattheseissuesareaddressedbytheIWC.Butwhaling

governmentslikeNorway,IcelandandJapanrefusetoacknowledgetheconservation

committeeoftheIWCanddonotparticipate."Shellplanstobegindrillingoperationsin

theBeaufortandChukchiseasoffAlaskaasearlyasthismonth,andotheroilcompanies

areplanningnewoff-shoredrillingplatformsintheRussianfareastnearthefeedingarea

ofcriticallyendangeredwesterngraywhales.Thereareonlyanestimated26breeding

femalesremainingandtheoil-richzoneoffSakhalinIslandistheonlyplacewherethey

canteachtheircalvestofeed,saidElliott."Thiscouldmarkthebeginningofamassive

oilexplorationeffort,“shesaid.TheIWC,whichisregularlytornbydisputes,grants

five-yearpermitstocommunitieswithastrongtraditionofsubsistencewhaling.This

year,severalCaribbeancountries,includingSt.VincentandtheGrenadines,aswellas

theUSA,RussiaandDenmarkareaskingapprovalfromthecommissionfortheirannual

quotaofwhalestoberenewed.Mostwhalingopponentsdonottrytoblocksmall-scale

aboriginalhuntsastheydonotthreatenlargerwhalepopulations.Whilegovernments

arguethattheuseofwhalesanddolphinscontributetonationalfoodsecurity,cultural

preservationandsustainablelivelihoods,someareseenbyconservationistsasill-

disguisedcommercialwhaling.OnMonday,pro-whalingcountriesledbyJapanshot

downaLatinAmerican-ledproposaltocreateano-killzoneforwhalesinthesouthern

AtlanticOcean.Argentina,Brazil,SouthAfricaandUruguayputforwardaproposalto

declarethesouthernAtlanticano-killzoneforwhales,alargelysymbolicmeasureas

whalingendedtherelongago.Thirty-eightcountriesvotedinfavorofthemeasureand

21votedagainst,withtwoabstentions.Undercommissionrules,proposalsneedtoenjoy

a"consensus"of75%supportforapproval.

4、Accordingtothepassage,theheateddisputesintheannualIWCconferencewere

about.

A、theurgencyofhandlingnewthreatstowhales

B>thesmallnativegroups'rightofwhalehunting

C、thepoormanagemenloffishing

D、thedrillingofoilintheArctic

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第二段提到，在國(guó)際捕鯨委員會(huì)的年度大會(huì)上，支持與

反對(duì)捕鯨的國(guó)家圍繞原住民小團(tuán)體每年少量捕鯨的權(quán)利展開(kāi)了激烈的爭(zhēng)論，所以選

|B]o[A『處理鯨魚(yú)面臨的新威脅的緊迫性”在第一段中有所提及，但這是環(huán)保人士

于周二呼吁各國(guó)所做的事情，故排除；[C]“捕魚(yú)業(yè)管理不善”和[D]“在北極勘探日

油”在第二段中有所提及，但這是世界自然基金會(huì)呼吁各國(guó)改進(jìn)的地方，并非會(huì)議

爭(zhēng)論的問(wèn)題，因此均排除。

5、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedastheresponsibilitiesofIWC?

A、Toregulatewhaleshunting.

B、Tomakewhalesadapttoclimatechange.

C、Tograntwhalingpermits.

D、Torenewannualquotaofwhales.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。第三段中雖然提到氣候變化，但指的是隨著氣候變化活躍起

來(lái)，北極新開(kāi)發(fā)的地區(qū)將逐漸開(kāi)放，并未表明國(guó)際捕鯨委員會(huì)的責(zé)任是讓鯨魚(yú)適應(yīng)

天氣的變化，所以［B］為正確答案。第二段和第四段第一句都表明國(guó)際捕鯨委員會(huì)

負(fù)責(zé)管理捕鯨，因此排除［A］；由第六段第一句可知，國(guó)際捕鯨委員會(huì)可以給予一

些團(tuán)體五年的捕鯨許可證，故排除［C］：第六段第二句提到一些國(guó)家請(qǐng)求委員會(huì)批

準(zhǔn)其年度捕鯨配額的延期，故排除［D］。

6、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheproposalabouttheno-killzonewas.

A、denied

B、accepted

C、postponed

D^upintheair

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理題。文章倒數(shù)第二段第一句表明，以日本為首的支持捕鯨的國(guó)家

否決了在南大西洋設(shè)立晾魚(yú)禁獵區(qū)的提案，由此可知［A］為正確答案。如果不熟悉

短語(yǔ)shotdown,也可以從文章最后一段做出推斷，即根據(jù)委員會(huì)的規(guī)定，提案需

有75%的成員國(guó)“一致”支持才能通過(guò)，而該段第一句表明，有38個(gè)國(guó)家投票支持

該提案.21個(gè)國(guó)家反對(duì).2個(gè)國(guó)家棄權(quán)，由此推知，該提案的支持率大約是

62%,低于75%,由此可知該提案“被否決了”。

Alzheimer'sdiseasehasnocure.Thereare,however,fivedrugs-knownandapproved

thatcanslowdownthedevelopmentofitssymptoms.Theearliersuchdrugsare

administered,thebetter.Unfortunately,thediseaseisusuallyfirstnoticedwhenpeople

complaintotheirdoctorsofmemoryproblems.Thatisnormallytoolateforthedrugsto

domuchgood.AsimpleandreliabletestforAlzheimer'sthatcanbeadministeredto

everybodyovertheageof65,beforememory-losssetsin,wouldthereforebeuseful.

TheoLuidcr,oftheErasmusUniversityMedicalCentreinRotterdam,andhiscolleagues

thinktheyhavefoundone—butitworksonlyinwomen.Theymadetheirdiscovery,just

reportedintheJournalofProteomeResearch,bytappingintoalong-term,continuing

studythatstartedin1995withI,077non-dementedandotherwisehealthypeopleaged

between60and90.Atthebeginningoftheproject,andsubsequentlyduringtheperiods

1997-1999and2002-2004,participantswerebroughtinforabatteryofneurological（神

經(jīng)學(xué)的）andcognitiveinvestigations,physicalexaminations,brainimagingandblood

tests.Duringthefirsttenyearsofthestudy,43ofthevolunteersdevelopedAlzheimer's

disease.WhenDr.Luidcrcomparedbloodsamplesfromthesepeoplewithsamplesfrom

43oftheirfellowvolunteers,matchedforsexandage,whohadremainedAlzheimer's-

free,hefoundsomethingstartling.Levelsofasubstancecalledpregnancyzoneprotein

hadbeenunusuallyhigh,evenbeforetheirsymptomsappeared,insomeofthosewho

wentontodevelopAlzheimer'sdisease.Those"some",itturnedout,wereallwomen.

Onaverage,levelsofpregnancyzoneproteininthosewomenwhowentontodevelop

Alzheimer'swerealmost60%higherthanthoseofwomenwhodidnot.Inmen,levelsof

theproteinwerethesameforboth.Thereasonforthiscuriousresultseemstobethatthe

brainplaques(斑塊)associatedwithAlzheimer'sdiseasearethemselvesturningout

pregnancyzoneprotein.Certainly,whenDr.Luiderappliedachemicalstainspecificto

thatproteintotheplaquesofdeadAlzheimer'spatientsbefoundtheproteinpresentin

them.Confusingly,though,itwasthereintheplaquesofbothsexes.Presumably,female

cells(andthereforetheplaquesoffemalebrains)niakemoreofitthanmalecellsdo.But

thatremainstobeproved.Whateverthereason,however,thisresultmeansthatwomen,

atleast,maysoonbeabletotellwhetherandwhentheyareatriskofAlzheimer's—and

thusdosomethingaboutitbeforetheystartlosingtheirminds.

7、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A、NomedicationcanslowdownthedevelopmentofAlzheimer'ssymptoms.

B、PeoplewhoalwayscomplainaremostlikelytohaveAlzheimer'sdisease.

C、DoctorshadbettertackleAlzheimer'sdiseasewhenpeopleare65yearsold.

D、TodetectAlzheimer'sdiseasebeforememorylossiscrucial.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。第一段最后一句提到，如果有一種簡(jiǎn)單、可靠的方法能在患

者記憶力開(kāi)始衰退之前檢測(cè)出該病，并且適用于任何65歲以上的人，這種方法會(huì)

大有裨益，所以［D］“在患者記憶力衰退之前診斷出阿爾茨海默病是很重要的”陳述

正確，故為正確答案，同時(shí)可知［C］是對(duì)這句話字面意思的曲解，故排除；根據(jù)本

段第二句可知，有五種藥物可以減緩阿爾茨海默病癥狀的惡化，故排除［A］；|B］是

對(duì)本段第四句“不幸的是，這一疾病往往是在人們向醫(yī)生抱怨記憶力出現(xiàn)問(wèn)題時(shí)才

開(kāi)始被注意到“字面意思的曲解，故排除。

8、WhatdoesDr.Luidefsstudytellusaboutthepregnancyzoneprotein?

ItneverincreasesbeforetheappearanceofAlzheimer'ssymptoms.

B、Levelsofitremainstableformen'slifetime.

C、WomendevelopingAlzheimer'susuallyhavelowerlevelsofit.

D^ThebrainplaquesconnectedwithAlzheimer'sproduceit.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。第五段第一句提到，出現(xiàn)這一驚人現(xiàn)象的原因似乎是與阿爾

茨海默病有關(guān)聯(lián)的腦部斑塊自身產(chǎn)生了孕區(qū)蛋白質(zhì)，故［D］“與阿爾茨海默病有關(guān)的

大腦斑塊產(chǎn)生了孕區(qū)蛋白質(zhì)”為正確答案。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知，在一些患者

的阿爾茨海默病癥狀出現(xiàn)之前，孕區(qū)蛋白質(zhì)含量已經(jīng)異常高，故排除［A］；根據(jù)第

四段可知，出現(xiàn)上述癥狀的多為女性，而男性則不同，他們患有阿爾茨海默病之前

和之后，孕區(qū)蛋白質(zhì)的水平都是一致的，所以［C］陳述錯(cuò)誤，故排除；同時(shí)可知,

［B］曲解了本句的意思，故排除。

Itwasnotsolongagothatparentsdroveateenagertocollegecampus,saidatearful

goodbyeandreturnedhometowaitaweekorsoforaphonecallfromthedorm.Momor

Dad,inturn,mightwriteletters—yes,withpens.Butgoingtocollegethesedaysmeans

neverhavingtosaygoodbye,thankstoncar-saturationofcellphones,e-mails,instant

messaging,texting,FacebookandSkype.Researchersarelookingathownewtechnology

maybedelayingthepointatwhichcollege-boundstudentstrulybecomeindependent

fromtheirparents,andhowphenomenasuchastheintroductionofunlimitedcalling

planshavechangedthenatureofparent-childrelationships,andnotalwaysforthebetter.

Studentswalkingfrombiologyclasstothegymcaneasilyfillafewminuteswithacall

toMom'sofficetowhine（抱怨）aboutaprofessor'slecture.Dadcanpassalongfamily

newsviae-mail.Dailytextmessagingisnotuncommon.Someresearchsuggeststhat

today'syoungadultsareclosertotheirparentsthantheirpredecessors.Professorshave

figuredoutthatsomekidsaree-mailingpapershomeforparentstoedit.AndSkypeand

Facebookmightbemorethanjustchancestoseeafacethat'smissedathome:parents

canpeerintotheirlittledarling'smessydormroomorhismessysociallife.Expertssaid

thechangedatesto9.11,whichuppedparents'anxietyoverbeingoutoftouchwiththeir

children.Andtherisingcostofcollegecanthreatenparents'willingnesstoletchildren

makemistakesastheylearnhowtobeadults.Manyoftoday'scollegestudentshavehad

somuchoftheirscheduleprogrammed,sotheymaynotknowwhattodowithtimeand

solitude,saidBarbaraHofer,aMiddleburyCollegepsychologyprofessor.Researchers

arelookingatthesechangingrelationships,formedinthelastfewyearsafterparentsgot

smartphonesandFacebookaccountstooandlearnedhowtousethem,"There'sa

tremendousdiversityinhowkidshandlethis.Somemaintainoldrules.Butformany,

manyyoungpeople,theygrowupessentiallywiththeideathattheydon'thaveto

separatefromtheirparents,'*saidTurklca,professorattheMassachusettsInstituteof

Technologywhosespecialtyistechnologyandrelationship."It'sabouthavingan

adolescencethatdoesn'tincludethekindofseparationthatweusedtoconsiderpartof

adolescence,"sheadded.HoferandcolleaguessurveyedstudentsatMiddleburyin

VermontandattheUniversityofMichigan,twoschoolsdifferentinmanyways.Buiat

both,parentsandstudentswereincontactfrequently,anaverageofmorethan13timesa

week.Theparentsoftoday'scollegestudentswereadvisedtogetinvolvedinthe

children'slivestocommunicate,communicate,andcommunicate.Allthattalkcansignal

aclose,usefulrelationship,butitalsocanleavekidslackingwhattheyneedtofendfor

themselves.

9、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A、parentsfeelgreatlyrelievedaftersendingtheirchildrentocollege

B、parentstodayhavequickaccesstotheirchildren'scampuslife

C、Today'syoungadultsarewell-preparedfordealingwithloneliness

D、thereisalackofcommunicationbetweenyoungadultsandtheirparents

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理題。由第一段第三句可知，由于各種先進(jìn)的通信技術(shù)與工具的普

及，如今即使父母送子女去外地上大學(xué)也并不意味著長(zhǎng)久的分離。第二段結(jié)合具體

事例進(jìn)行說(shuō)明：學(xué)生給家長(zhǎng)打電話交流課程，把論文發(fā)郵件給父母修改，父母給孩

子發(fā)郵件通報(bào)家庭事務(wù)，通過(guò)斯蓋普網(wǎng)和臉譜網(wǎng)了解孩子的生活等，這些都說(shuō)明當(dāng)

今的父母擁有各種快捷途徑了解孩子的學(xué)校生活，故［B］為正確答案。由第三段第

一句可知，9」1事件的發(fā)生增加了父母對(duì)失去與子女的聯(lián)系而產(chǎn)生的焦慮感，

［A］“父母送孩子上大學(xué)后感到十分安心”與原文不符，故排除；由第三段最后一句

可知，現(xiàn)如今很多大學(xué)生可能并不知道如何面對(duì)孤獨(dú)，故排除［C］；如上所述，父

母可以通過(guò)很多途徑了解孩子的大學(xué)生活，同時(shí)文章結(jié)尾處提到的調(diào)查顯示學(xué)生與

父母之間溝通頻繁，故排除［D］。

10、Accordingtothepassage,thechangeofparent-childrenrelationshipshaslittletodo

with.

A、children'sstrongdesiretobeindependent

B、theeasyaccessandlowcostofcommunication

C、therisingcostofhighereducation

D、parents,anxietyderivedfrom9.11

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：推理題。艱據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞parent-childrelationships定位至第一、三段

以及第四段。由第四段第四句可知，現(xiàn)在很多年輕人在成長(zhǎng)中形成的基本理念是

“孩子不必離開(kāi)父母”，因此目前這種親子關(guān)系的變化與“孩子想要獨(dú)立的強(qiáng)烈愿望”

沒(méi)有什么關(guān)系，故［A］為正確答案。根據(jù)第一段最后一句可知，無(wú)限制通話計(jì)劃等

活動(dòng)的推出將改變親子關(guān)系的性質(zhì)，故排除［B］；根據(jù)第三段前兩句可知，親子關(guān)

系的變化與9/1事件后父母產(chǎn)生的焦慮感，以及不斷上漲的大學(xué)費(fèi)用有關(guān)，故排

除［C］和［D］。

二、簡(jiǎn)答題（本題共5題，每題1.0分，共5分。）

11、PASSAGEONE

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Whyahospitalbillcostswhatitcosts.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本題考查對(duì)文章的整體把握。通過(guò)文章第一段提出的問(wèn)題Howdo

youcalculateyourstickerprices?以及MurrayAskinazi的解釋：hishospitalcalculates

itschargebasedonsuchfactorsas…可知，文章主要談?wù)摰氖轻t(yī)院賬單如何計(jì)算的問(wèn)

題。接下來(lái)的幾段談?wù)摰氖怯绊戓t(yī)院賬單的因素，因此答案為Whyahospital歷11

costswhatilcosts0

12、PASSAGETWO

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Oilandgasindustries.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析；文章第三段中溫辿?埃利奧特所說(shuō)的迂表明，如今，對(duì)于鯨魚(yú)來(lái)說(shuō)更

大的威脅來(lái)自于石油和天然氣工業(yè)，所以答案為Oilandgasindustrieso

PASSAGETHREE

13、Whatdoestheword"non-demented"inParagraph2probablymean?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Meniallyclear.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)第二段第二句…with1,077non-dementedandotherwisehealihy

peopleagedbetween60and90.可知,調(diào)查研究的對(duì)象是1077名60歲到90歲之

間的non-dcmentcd且healthy的人，其中的andotherwise表明這兩個(gè)詞在意思上是

并列、遞進(jìn)的關(guān)系；再限據(jù)第三段前兩句可知，在研究的前十年里，志愿者中有

43人患上了阿爾茨海默病，后面又將這些患阿爾茨海默病的病人與未患病者送行

比較。綜上所述，答案為Mentallyclear。

14、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutDr.Luider'sstudy?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Optimistic.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)本文最后一句可知，作者認(rèn)為路易德博士的發(fā)現(xiàn)意味著女性可以

盡早得知其是否會(huì)患上阿爾茨海默病，以及什么時(shí)候可能會(huì)患上該病—因此，醫(yī)

生可以在她們記憶力衰退前采取一些措施。可見(jiàn)，作者對(duì)這項(xiàng)研究持樂(lè)觀的態(tài)度，

故答案為Optimistico

15、PASSAGEFOUR

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Technologycanbeadouble-edgedsword.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)全文可知，作者的真正意圖在于探究技術(shù)發(fā)展在給人們生活帶來(lái)

便利的同時(shí)，是否產(chǎn)生了一些負(fù)面的影響，特別是在保持真正有益于年輕人成長(zhǎng)的

親子關(guān)系問(wèn)題上，故答案為Technologycanbeadouble-edgedswordu

專業(yè)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)（閱讀）模擬試卷第2套

一、選擇題(本題共70題，每題1.0分，共70分。)

(1)Inwalksthesethreegirlsinnothingbutbathingsuits.I'minthethirdcheck-outslot,

withmybacktothedoor,soIdon'tseethemuntilthey'reoverbythebread.Theonethat

caughtmyeyefirstwastheoneintheplaidgreentwo-piece.Shewasachunkykid,with

agoodtanandasweetbroadsoft-lookingcanwiththosetwocrescentsofwhitejust

underit,wherethesunneverseemstohit,atthelopofthebacksofherlegs.Istoodthere

withmyhandonaboxofHiHocrackerstryingtorememberifIrangitupornot.Iringit

upagainandthecustomerstartsgivingmehell.She'soneofthesecash-register-

watchers,awitchaboutfiftywithrougeonhercheekbonesandnoeyebrows,andIknow

itmadeherdaytotripmeup.She'dbeenwatchingcashregistersfortyyearsand

probablyneverseenamistakebefore.(2)BythetimeIgotherfeatherssmoothedandher

goodiesintoabag—shegivesmealittlesnortinpassing,ifshe'dbeenbornattheright

timetheywouldhaveburnedheroverinSalem——bythetimeIgetheronherwaythe

girlshadcircledaroundthebreadandwerecomingback,withoutapushcart,backmy

wayalongthecounters,intheaislebetweenthecheck-outsandtheSpecialbins.They

didn*tevenhaveshoeson.Therewasthischunkyone,withthetwo-piece-itwasbright

greenandtheseamsonthebrawerestillsharpandherbellywasstillprettypalesoI

guessedshejustgotit(thesuit)—therewasthisone,withoneofthosechubbyberry-

faces,thelipsallbunchedtogetherunderhernose,thisone,andatallone,withblack

hairthathadn'tquitefrizzedright,andoneofthesesunburnsrightacrossundertheeyes,

andachinthatwastoolong—youknow,thekindofgirlothergirlsthinkisvery

"striking"and"attractive'butneverquitemakesit,astheyverywellknow,whichiswhy

theylikehersomuch—andthenthethirdone,thatwasn'lquitesotall.Shewasthe

queen.Shekindofledthem,theothertwopeekingaroundandmakingtheirshoulders

round.Shedidn'tlookaround,notthisqueen,shejustwalkedstraightonslowly,onthese

longwhiteprimadonnalegs.Shecamedownalittlehardonherheels,asifshedidn't

walkinherbarefeetthatmuch,puttingdownherheelsandthenlettingtheweightmove

alongtohertoesasifshewastestingthefloorwitheverystep,puttingalittledeliberate

extraactionintoit.Youneverknowforsurehowgirls'mindswork(doyou「eallythink

it'samindinihereoriusialitllebuzzlikeabeeinaglassjar?)butyougottheideashe

hadtalkedtheothertwointocominginherewithher,andnowshewasshowingthem

howtodoit,walkslowandholdyourselfstraight.(3)Shehadonakindofdirty-pink一

beigemaybe,Idon'tknow—bathingsuitwithalittlenubblealloveritand,whatgotme,

thestrapsweredown.Theywereoffhershouldersloopedloosearoundthecooltopsof

herarms,andIguessasaresultthesuithadslippedalittleonher,soallaroundthetop

ofthecloththerewasthisshiningrim.Ifithadn'tbeenthereyouwouldn'thaveknown

therecouldhavebeenanythingwhiterthanthoseshoulders.Withthestrapspushedoff,

therewasnothingbetweenthetopofthesuitandthetopofherheadexceptjusther,this

cleanbareplaneofthetopofherchestdownfromtheshoulderboneslikeadentedsheet

ofmetaltiltedinthelight.Imean,itwasmorethanpretty.(4)Shehadsortofoakyhair

thatthesunandsalthadbleached,doneupinabunthatwasunraveling,andakindof

primface.WalkingintotheA&Pwithyourstrapsdown,Isupposeit'stheonlykindof

faceyoucanhave.Sheheldherheadsohighherneck,comingupoutofthosewhite

shoulders,lookedkindofstretched,butIdidn'tmind.Thelongerherneckwas,themore

ofhertherewas.

1、ItcanbeinferredfromPara.1that"I"probablyis.

A、acashregister

B、agovernmentofficial

C、aprofessionalathlete

D、acollegestudent

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：原文第一段提及當(dāng)“我”把已經(jīng)掃碼結(jié)賬的餅干又掃碼一次時(shí)，那位

50歲左右的婦人責(zé)難了“我”，“我”認(rèn)為她就是那種盯住收銀員不放的人，可知“我”

就是收銀員，故A項(xiàng)“收銀員”為答案。因此排除B項(xiàng)、C項(xiàng)、D項(xiàng)。

2、Thephrase"rangitup"inPara.1probablymeans.

A、checkeduptheboxofcrackers

B、checkedofftheboxofcrackers

C、checkedintheboxofcrackers

D、checkedouttheboxofcrackers

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：原文第一段第五句和第六句提到作者將餅干rangitup兩次，受到了

那位50歲左右的婦人的責(zé)難，那位婦人看起來(lái)就是那種緊盯收銀員不放的人，可

以推測(cè)，作者作為收銀員將餅干結(jié)賬兩次，才受到責(zé)難的，因此D項(xiàng)“將HiHo餅

干結(jié)賬”為答案。checkup意為“檢查”，checkoff意為“核對(duì)"，checkin意為“登

記”，都不符合題意，因此排除其他各項(xiàng)。

3、Itcanbeinferredfrom"Youneverknowforsurehowgirls'mindswork(doyou

reallythinkit'samindinthereorjustalittlebuzzlikeabeeinaglassjar?)"(Para.2)that

"I'1am.

A、ignorant

humble

C、arrogant

D、sensitive

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：原文第二段最后一句提及“誰(shuí)也說(shuō)不清女人的頭腦是怎么活動(dòng)的(你

真認(rèn)為那是頭腦嗎？還是只是一點(diǎn)兒嗡嗡的響聲，像被關(guān)在玻璃罐里的一只蜜蜂

呢？)……”，可見(jiàn)，作者的態(tài)度是傲慢的，故C項(xiàng)“傲慢自大的”為答案。因此排除

A項(xiàng)、B項(xiàng)、D項(xiàng)。

(1)Whoeverwishestocollectfromthemouthofthepeopleshouldhurry;folksongsare

disappearingoneafteranother.ThuswroteLudolfParisius,aGermansongcollector,

nearlytwocenturiesago.Othershavesincesaidthesame,forjustasspokenlanguages

candie,sotoocanmusicalones.(2)Acenturyagosong-collectionwasanimportantpart

ofthestudyofmusicallanguages.Therewerearchivesof"fieldrecordings"inBerlin,

LondonandWashingtonDC,whichcouldexpressdeepsocialtruth;theywerethe

heartbeatofhumanity.Theyservedotherpurposes,too.Likemanyoftheir

contemporaries,ZoltanKodalyandBelaBartok,twoHungarianswhovisitedMagyar

villagesintheearly1900s,usedthefolkmusictheyhoovereduptoenrichtheirown

compositions.(3)Meanwhile,thenascentrecordcompanieswerealsogettinginonthe

act.ButtheBritishGramophoneCompanyanditsGermanandAmericanrivalshadlittle

interestinmusicology.ThesongsanddancestheyrecordedinCentralandSouth-East

Asiawereforsalebacktothepeopleofthoseregions,whowould,itwashoped,buythe

expensiveequipmentneededtoplaythem.Itisasweethistoricalironythattheirshellac

discsarenowmusicologicaltreasures:someantiqueBalinesepiecesareknownsolely

becauseintheearly1930saCanadiancomposerboughtsomeofthoserecordsinashop

inBali.Thewarehousemanager,angrythathiswareswerenotselling,smashedtherest

inarage.(4)Itwasonlyin1933,whenJohnLomax,anAmericanfolklorist,began

makinghismarathoncollectionofrecordingsfromtheAmericanSouthfortheLibraryof

Congress,thatthesignificanceoffieldrecordingsbecamegenerallyrealised.Bythemid-

1900stheworldwasbeingscuurcdbymusicolugislsseekinglodocuincnlandpreserve,

withethnographiclabelsgivingthemaltruisticsupport:FolkwaysinAmerica,Topicin

BritainandOcora,setupbytheFrenchgovernmentinitiallytorecordthemusicofthe

FrenchWestAfricancoloniesastheymovedtowardsindependence.Itwasameasureof

theprestigeattachedtofield-recordingsthat,in1977,oneoftheNonesuchlabel's

recordingsoftraditionalBalinesegamelanmusicwassentintoouterspaceaspartofthe

VoyagerGoldenRecord.(5)Theworldmusicboomofthe1990swasgalvanisedbya

bcst-scllingCubanalbum,"BuenaVistaSocialClub".Whocouldnotbefiredbythe

spectacleofsomeveryoldmenandwomen(andtheirlabel)strikinggoldwithforgotten

musicofirresistiblecharm?Recordcompaniesrushedtojointhebonanza,butitlasted

onlyafewyears.Thegrowthofdigitalmediaandthedeclineinthemarketforspecialist

CDs(andrecordshops'increasingreluctancetostockthem)turnedboomintobust.This

slumphittheethnographiccompanieshard.Somecloseddown,andothersabandoned

CDsinfavourofdigitaldistribution.Thelong-awaitedreleaseofDust-to-Digitafsboxof

Moroccanfieldrecordings,madeinthe1950sbyPaulBowles,authorof"TheSheltering

Sky",highlightsanothermarketingploy:withBowles'snoteshandsomelypresentedina

leather-boundbook,theboxisanart-objectinitself.ButTopicnowsurvivesonits

backlist,andisnolongerabletofinancenewfieldrecordings;Ocorastillbravely

continuestoproducethem,thoughitsdirectorSergeNoel-Ranaivoadmitsthelabel's

futureis"notassured".(6)SmithsonianFolkwaysisinfinefettle,inlargepartbecauseof

itsunparalleledresources.Thenot-for-profitlabeloftheAmericanmuseumfollowsthe

policyofMosesAsch,whosecompany,Folkways,itacquiredin1987:everyrelease

shouldbekeptavailabletothepublic,whetherprofitableornot.Smithsonian's

distributionisincreasinglydigitalanditisexpandingitscollectionbyacquiringothers,

including127unreleasedalbumsoftraditionalmusicthatweremadebyUNESCOin

over70countries.Itstillreleasesn