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1、大学英语四级阅读模拟题14Part I Reading ComprehensionSection ASearching for love is no longer just a favorite subj ect for songs. It has also become a huge industry.Experts say that the industry has grown because traditional social ties in the United States have 1 . Many young people leave behind a close commun

2、ity of friends and family to find work in bigger cities . People work longer hours, so they have less time to meet new people. So they depend 2 on technology.This helps explain the 3 f online dating. Some estimates say 120,000 marriages a year result from made on the Internet.The dating industry has

3、 also been expanding in new and interesting ways . Many companies around the country offer 5 services for finding the perfect mate. These companies are answering a large demand by single people. They are willing to 6 their time and money to find love with _7 planned methods, instead of leaving love

4、to chance.For example, in Virginia, the company True Life Partners provides a but detailed dating service. The company1s owner, Stephanie Rockey, says her customers are busy professionals who do not have time to search for their life partner. Customers hire Miz Rockey1 s team of ? experts to help th

5、em find people they will like based on detailed information they provide about themselves.The company says it is a team of professional personal 10 who help couples meet.of dollars for the service. But women get to take part at no cost.A. carefullyB. inquireC. personalizedinvestE. notifiedF. recruit

6、ersG. matchesEincreasingly工 desperatej. costlyK. restraint1popularityM, weakenedN. shortly0. trainedBut this level of attention comes at a high price. Men pay thousands Academy Award nominees who go home empty-handed may not have a shiny Oscar to show off, but they may turn out to be the bigger winn

7、ers in the game of life .According to a study published in British Medical Journal on December 21, Oscar- winning screenwriters are more successful, more productive, and more 11 than losing nominees ； however, they die sooner by about four years .Because success is usually linked to better health, t

8、his is the first 12 ever that success is not associated with improved says Donald Redelmeier, lead author of the study.Researchers 14 down information about every person who was ever nominated for an Oscar since the awards were first handed out 73 years ago.To explain the L5 findings, he offers two

9、theories. The first is the nwork-to-death hypothesis”According to Redelmeierf screenwriters are more to lead unhealthy lifestyles, meaning they smoke more, exercise less, and work a lot of late-night hours, which translates into not enough sleep.Screenwriters don * t have a boss to report to, which

10、brings into Vl Redelmeier1 s second explanation, the nparty-hearty hypothesis.nnWhen you become a successful screenwriter, you gain status without daily accountability, and as a your success may lead you to more alcohol, more parties, and more obesity,n he says.Redelmeier hopes his study will 1 9 ho

11、w important it is to lead a healthy lifestyle.“Th bottom line, he says, nis that greater success may 2 0 lead to worse health if people fail to look after themselves.nA longevityB. flourishC aptDsometimesE. trackedE. trackedF. respectedG. account在名词词库中，只有r*ruitrs-词表示某类人一招聘人员；征集者。11此处应为形容词或动词分词。该词与su

12、ccessful和productive并列，应该是表积极意义的词，动 词分词和形容词中，只有respected合适。12、 由前面的the first可知此处应为名词。本句中的this是指上文讨论的编剧这一职业，词库中只有 occupat ion-词最适合上下文的语义。13、 此处应为名词，由improved修饰。这一句是对开头两段的一个总结，特别是根据上一段的最后一句 提到的获奖编剧比未获奖者少活4年，可以推断空白处应为longevity 一词。14、 此处应为动词过去式，可与down搭配构本钱句的谓语。根据本句sine引出的时间，可以推断该句 说明研究人员追踪了多届提名者的情况，因此tra

13、cked是最适当的词。15、 此处应为形容词，修饰findings。第3段提到成功通常与身体健康紧密相连，而研究得出的结果相 反。再结合本句中的xplain,可知研究结果是令人费解的，因此答案为puzzling。16、 此处应为形容词，或是动词分词，可与to搭配，并与are构本钱句的谓语。结合上文提到的要解释 为 什么成功的编剧寿命更短等内容，apt最合适。be apt to do sth.意为有做某事倾向的，易于 做某事的。17、 此处应为名词或动名词，作bring into的宾语。which引出的从句说明主句提到的内容可以解释 Redelmier的第二个理论，因此空白处应为解释之义，即ac

14、count。18、 此处应该是名词，可与as a构成词组，表示句子上下文的因果关系。词库中只有consequence-词 可以表示因果关系，因此为答案。19此处应该是及物动词原形作谓语。根据上下文，Rd1m豆r的研究是为了说明或强调健康生活模式 的重要性，在动词词库中，account虽也有说明之义，但它是不及物动词，需与for一起连用， 因此只有strss-词最合适。20此处应为副词，作may lead to.的状语。根据may这个情态动词可以推断作者的态度并不坚决， 因此只有sometimes最合适。Section B21解析根据难词Drunken dbauchry可快速定位至E段第2句，该

15、句说工匕ving使圣诞节传统由 酗酒放纵变为健康、慈善的娱乐活动，故可知酗酒美国的圣诞旧习，故E段为此题出处。22、解析此题与Rudolph有关，故定位锁定在最后一个小标题5,Who invented Rudolph?下的工 段。该段第2句讲述了相关Rud。1ph的相关信息，与题目所述一致，故工段为此题出处。23解析此题与耶稣诞辰日子的选择有关，故定位应锁定在1.Why do we celebrate on December25th?标题下。再根据Jesus, birth和Dec. 25th及Pope Julius工可快速定位至C段第2句。24、解析根据Clement Clarke Moore

16、 * s poem可定位到H段第2、3句，这两句说很多有关圣诞老 人的东西都源于Clemnt Clarke Moore写给他女儿的一首诗，题目意思与此相符。25、解析此题与圣诞老人看关，定位锁定在4,What * s the deal with Santa Claus?标题下，再 根据Saint Nick及Turkey可快速定位至G段第2句。26、解析此题与圣诞节在美国的情况有关，故定位锁定在2 . How did Americans come to love the holiday?标题下。再根据人名Washington Irving/S . 19m cntury可定位至D段第2、3句。27

17、、解析此题的关键词是Evrgrns常绿植物”，这与圣诞树的相关，故定位应该在3 . Who popularized Christmas trees?标题下。其中F段第2句所述与此题相符，故为答案。28、解析此题与12月25日作为庆祝节日有关，故定位应在1. Why do we celebrate on December 25th?标题下的段落。其中A段最后一句提到，在耶稣出现前的几个世纪，人们就一直在12月25日 庆祝了，这与此题意思一致，故A段为此题出处。29、解析由题目的日期D-.21st可知此题仍与12月25日作圣诞节相关，故定位应在第1个小标题 下。其中B段首句提到了 12月21日及冬

18、至，该句说冬至象征冬季开始结束，与题目中的春天到来 相符，故为此题出处。30解析此题与圣诞树有关，故定位应在小标题3,Who popularized Christmas tres?下的F 段。该段第4句提到Martin Luther与德国的圣诞树的流行有关，与此题所述一致。31解析根据关键词deduct from和paycheck可定位到G段。该段倒数第二句内容与题目表述基本 一致，题目中When. ,you can. 对应原文 If you. ,consider.,的说法。32解析根据题目关键词energy定位到最后一段。该段最后一句总结说明节省能源能帮助省钱且有 益地球环境，题目意思与之一

19、致。33、解析根据关键词debt,可直接定位到讲负债的F段。该段第4句表示信用卡债务是负担最昂贵的 债务，题目语义与这句相同，应选F。34、解析根据buying in bulk,可定位到着重讲大批量购物的C段。该段倒数第2句指出需要注意 的一点：在商品变质前将其用完，由此可知，题目信息来源于此。35解析根据fast food restaurants定位到工段，该段倒数第2句说明，购买快餐店的食物只是 为了快速可能并非你真需要，题目信息与此相符，应选工。36、解析根据题目中的一buy one get one free可定位到D段。该段最后一句提到，如果购买同一 物品的实际支付价格低于其他地方，就

20、能帮你省钱，题目意思与此相符，应选D。37解析根据题目的personal可锁定在谈制定个人预算的B段。题目与该段第4句的意思一致，故判断题目信息来源于本段，应选B。38解析根据newspapers and magazines定位至1J文草首段。该段第6句Do you really need. 这一问法说明让人将报纸和杂志投递到家门口是不必要的、不经济的，应选A。39解析根据buying usd定位到讲述购买二手货的E段。题目中所列举的典型的二手货产品在该段 最后一句中提到，故答案为E段。40解析根据题目的farmer】s markets可以定位到H段，该段第3句提到，农贸市场尤其是省钱 的好地

21、方，题目意思与此相符，应选H。Section CPassage One41、C此题考查比照处，要求在比照格林斯潘和布什之后得出结论。解题关键是注意题目中的 certain 一词。由第2段第2句可知选项C正确。选项A很具干扰性，其在文中也有相关内容，但 选项A只是一局部 人的看法，不是事实，因此，这个说法是不确定的。42、 B第4段把经济与气球进行类比，指出气球中的空气就是经济中总的货币量，根据倒数第2句increasing the money supply. . . . decreasing.可推断出答案为选项B。根据第5段最后 一句，选项C和D是经济开展改善后可能带来的结果，而不是使经济稳定

22、的手段。第4段第3句表 明Greenspan帮助决定什么时候向经济中注入空气，所以选项A排除。43 A此题考查对inflating too much的理解。第4段第5句用or连接两个分句，比照说明通过增加或 减少货币量可促进或压制经济的开展速度，因此，inflate应与grow或develop意思相近。44、 D此题考查对复合句的理解。第5段最后的复合句和第6段提到了经济增长减速时的举措，可知只有选 项D是文中没有提到过的。45 C虽然本文一开头就说美国人认为格林斯潘很强大，但本文的目的不是为了说明人们对他的尊敬。因此 选项A不对。选项B太泛了，格林斯潘对人们的影响通常是在经济方面的。文章第2

23、段引出格林斯潘 这个人物，从第3段开始，文章主要说明的是他在经济领域的作用，围绕第4段首句展开讨论，因 此选 项C才是正确选项。D项在文中未提及。46、 B从最后一段的第1句可推断选项B。本文并未讨论选项A亚裔美国人受歧视的原因，也未讨论选项D, 选项C与第1段倒数第2句不符。47、 D文章第2段第1句说明了第一个原因是American educational system,最后一句说明了第二个原因 为 Asian culture,艮选项 Do 选项 A 中的 solid foundation in basic mathematics 在文章第 1 段 提到，但这只是亚裔美国学生偏爱数学和理工

24、科的局部原因，选项B和C无原文依据，且选项C后 半局部也不合情理。48、 B此题解题的关键在于理解human sciences指的是人文科学，而不是数学、物理等自然科学 (natural scinces),因此，可以从第1段倒数第2句推断出答案B,其他三项均无原文依据。49、 A此题考查因果关系。此题仍然是针对最后一段的首句，because of指出了原因，结合下一句的 social isolation等词，可以推断亚裔美国人担忧自己的种族形象太突出，最终被社会所孤立，由 此可见，A为正确选项。此题最具干扰性的是选项D,该选项中的character与原文的racial image 意思相近，但

25、与其说选项D是亚裔美国人担忧的问题，不如说这是本土美国人应该担忧的问题。50 D纵观全文都找不到任何表露作者个人情感倾向的词语，也并未出现第一人称代词工，作者的态度非常 客观，只是在陈述事实及现象，因此语气应为客观的，即选项D。Passage Two51、A第2段第2句提到，在社会角色被严格确定的社会，男孩玩耍时模仿其父亲的活动，而女孩那么模仿 其 母亲的职责，可见选项A为正确答案。52、 D第3段提到，关于玩具的历史最惊人的不是在过去的岁月里怎样改变，而是它们怎样维持不变，在 埃及、美国、中国等国家，通常出现了相同种类的玩具，这些都说明-universality of toys”强调的是玩具

26、基本特征的相似，因此选项D为正确答案。53、 B通过阅读文章，我们发现C、D两项在文中根本没有提到。而在谈到玩具制作的工艺时，文章提到1 * the changes hav been mostly in terms of craftsmanship.可见选项 A 也是错误的。只有选项B为正确答案。54 C第4段第1句提到，由于玩具通常被看做是一种艺术形式，它们不必经历工艺的飞跃，也即不 是以 工艺的进步为特征，因此选项C正确。55、 D文章最后一句提到，每一个拨浪鼓是当时的艺术品位的产物，因此选项D为正确答案。56、C此题考查双重否认句的理解。依据是文章第1句话，其中nver.benmore

27、in doubt那么表小从 未（像现在这样）更令人置疑，也就是说，现在营养不良的问题比以往任何时候都更严峻，因此选 项C正确。57 A本段第1句中的 marasmus 实际上等同于waste away, 因此,要推断waste away的意义，只要对照 本句对患了 marasmus 的病人的描述，就可以判断wastaway应与瘦弱有关，应选项A正确。选 项 B、C、D均未抓住这种病瘦”的典型特征。58 A第1段倒数第2句开头的分词结构首先指出了儿童受害最深，该句接着解释了原因是因为儿童的成长 需要更多的蛋白质，由此可见，选项A正确。其他选项根据常识有一定的道理，但在文中都并未明确 指出，因此不

28、能选。59、C特项起60特项起60第2段首句慨括了两种营养不良病症的共同特点，然后在第2段和第3段分别说明了两个病症各自的 点。选项C中的malformation人首句的badly-shaped body是同义替换,因此C为正确选项。选A不正确，因为文中虽指出两种病症均由缺之protein引起，并未说明它们都由缺乏calcium引o选项B与第2段第2句的陈述相反，因此也不正确。选项D是夸希奥科病可能造成的后果。、D 解答此题的一个重要线索是最后一段，特别是该段第2句开头表示转折的信号词but,表示作者对于 和营养不良的斗争态度并不乐观。选项A （必定成功）、B （可能成功）、C （必定失败）都

29、与作者 态度不符。miracle工 occupationj. puzzlingK. stressLconsequence M. internalN. fairly0. restrainedSection BQuestions on the Origins of ChristmasWhy do we celebrate on December 25th?A. The Bible makes no mention of Jesus being born on December 25th and, as more than one historian has pointed out, why wou

30、ld shepherds be tending to their flock in the middle of winter? So why is that the day we celebrate? Well, either Christian holidays miraculously fall on the same days as pagan ones or the Christians have been crafty in converting pagan populations to religion by placing important Christian holidays

31、 on the same days as pagan ones . And people had been celebrating on December 25th (and the surrounding weeks) for centuries by the time Jesus showed up.B. The Winter Solstice, falling on or around December 21st, was and is celebrated around the world as the beginning of the end of winter. It is the

32、 shortest day and longest night and its passing signifies that spring is on the way. In Scandinavian countriesf they celebrated the solstice with a holiday called Yule last from the 21st until January and burned a Yule log the whole time . In Rome, Saturnaliaa celebration of Saturn, the God of agric

33、ulturelasted the entire end of the year and was marked by mass intoxication. In the middle of this, the Romans celebrated the birth of another God, Mithra (a child God), whose holiday celebrated the children of Rome.C. When the Christianity became the official religion of Rome, there was no Christma

34、s. It was not until the 4th century that Pope Julius I declared the birth of Jesus to be a holiday and picked December 25th as the celebration day. By the middle ages, most people celebrated the holiday we know as Christmas .1. How did Americans come to love the holiday?D. The American Christmas is,

35、 like most American holidays, a mishmash of Old World customs mixed with American inventions . While Christmas was celebrated in America from the time of the Jamestown settlement, our modem idea of the holiday didnt take root until the 19th century. The History Channel credits Washington Irving with

36、 getting the ball rolling. In 1819 he published The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, gent., an account of a Christmas celebration in which a rich family invites poor folk into their house to celebrate the holiday.E. The problem was that many of the activities described in Irving * s work, such as Crow

37、ning a Lord of Misrule, were entirely fictional. Nonetheless, Irving began to steer Christmas celebrations away from drunken debauchery (放纵)and towards wholesome, charitable fun. Throughout the rest of the 19th century, Christmas gained popularity and Americans adopted old customs or invented new on

38、es, such as Christmas trees, greeting cardsz giving gifts and eating a whole roasted pig.2. Who popularized Christmas trees?F. Since time immortal, humans have been fascinated with the color green and plants that stay green through winter. Many ancient societiesfrom Romans to Vikingswould decorate t

39、heir Homes and temples with evergreens in the winter as a symbol of the returning growing season. But the Christmas tree didnt get going until some intrepid (无畏的)German dragged home and decorated a tree in the 16th century. Legend has it that Martin Luther himself added lighted candles to his family

40、1s tree, starting the trend (and leading to countless fires through the years) . In America, the Christmas tree dicin t catch on until 1846 when the British royals, Queen Victoria and the German Prince Albert, were shown with a Christmas tree in a newspaper. Fashionable people in America mimicked th

41、e Royals and the tree thing spread outside of German enclaves (被 围 领土) in America . Ornaments z courtesy of Germany, and electric lights, courtesy of Thomas Edison s assistants, were added over the years and we haven 1 t changed much since.3. What1s the deal with Santa Claus?G. The jolly, red-suited

42、 man who sneaks into your home every year to leave you gifts hasn1 t always been so jolly. The real Saint Nick was a Turkish monk who lived in the 3rd century. According to legend, he was a rich man thanks to an inheritance from his parents, but he gave it all away in the form of gifts to the less-f

43、ortunate. He eventually became the most popular saint in Europe and, through his alter ego, Santa Clausr remains so to this day. But how did a long-dead Turkish monk become abig, fat, reindeer-riding pole dweller? The Dutch got the ball rolling by celebrating the saint called Sinter Klaasin New York

44、 in the late-18th century. Our old friend, Washington Irving, included the legend of Saint Nick in his seminal History of New York as well, but at the turn of the 18th century, Saint Nick was still a rather obscure figure in America.H. On December 23 , 1823 , though, a man named Clement Clarke Moore

45、 published a poem he had written for his daughters called An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas, better known now as nTf was the Night Before Christmas . n Nobody knows how much of the poem Moore invented, but we do know that it was the spark that eventually lit the Santa fire. Many of the things

46、we associate with Santaa sleigh, reindeer, Christmas Eve visits-came from MooreT s poem. From 1863 to 1886, Thomas Nast * s illustrations of Santa Claus appeared in Harper1s Weeklyincluding a scene with Santa giving gifts to Union soldiers. Not much has changed since the second half of the 19th cent

47、ury: Santa still gets pulled in a sleigh by flying reindeer, he still wears the big red suit and he still sneaks down chimneys to drop off presents.4. Who invented Rudolph?1. Santa did get one more friend in 1939. Robert May, a copywriter for the Montgomery Ward department store chain, wrote a littl

48、e story about a 9th reindeer with a disturbing red nose for a booklet to give customers during the holiday season. Ten years later, May * s brother would put the story to music, writing the lyrics and melody. 21 Drunken debauchery was regarded as old Christmas practice in America in the 19th century.22、 Rudolph appeared in Robert May1s story as a reindeer with a disturbing red nose. 23 The celebration of Jesus * birth on Dec. 25th has much to do with Pope Julius I.24、 What S