大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第一套)

1、大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第一套）PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology.Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisamethodofsolvin。

2、gpracticalproblems.Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservablephenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethesefactsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andproceduresforimplementingthefindingofscience.Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththeprogressineach.Progressinscienceexcludesthehumanfactor.Scientists,whoseektocomprehendtheuniverseandknowthetruthwithinthehighestdegreeofaccuracyandcertainty,cannotpayattentionto。

3、theirownorotherpeople'slikesordislikesortopopularideasaboutthefitnessofthings.Whatscientistsdiscovermayshockorangerpeople-asdidDarwin'stheoryofevolution.Butevenanunpleasanttruthismorethanlikelytobeuseful;besides,wehavethechoiceofrefusingtobelieveit!Buthardlysowithtechnology;wedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtohearthesonicboomproducedbyasupersonicaircraftflyingoverhead;wedonothavetheoptionofrefusingtobreathepollutedair;andwedonothavetheoptionoflivinginanon-atomicage.Unlikescienceprogress,technologymu。

4、stbemeasuredintermsofthehumanfactor.Thelegitimatepurposeoftechnologyistoservepeopleingeneral,notmerelysomepeople;andfuturegenerations,notmerelythosewhopresentlywishtogainadvantageforthemselves.Technologymustbehumanisticifitistoleadtoabetterworld.21.Thedifferencebetweenscienceandtechnologyliesinthat_____.A)theformerprovidesanswerstotheoreticalquestionswhilethelattertopracticalproblemsB)theformerseekstocomprehendtheuniversewhilethelatterhelpschangethematerialworldC)theformeraimstodiscovertheinter-。

5、connectionsoffactsandtherulesthatexplainthemwhilethelatter,todiscovernewdesignsandwaysofmakingthethingsweuseinourdailylifeD)alloftheabove22.Whichofthefollowingmayberepresentativeofscience?A)Theimprovementofpeople'slife.B)Thetheoryofpeople'slife.C)Farmingtools.D)Massproduction.23.Accordingtotheauthor,scientifictheories_____.A)mustbestrictlyobjectiveB)usuallytakeintoconsiderationpeople'slikesanddislikesC)shouldconformtopopularopinionsD)alwaysappearinperfectandfinishedforms24.Theauthorstatesthattec。

6、hnologyitself_____.A)isresponsibleforwidespreadpollutionandresourceexhaustionB)shouldservethosewhowishtogainadvantageforthemselvesC)willleadtoabetterworldifputtowiseuseD)willinevitablybeforbadpurpose25.Thetoneoftheauthorinthispassageis_____.A)positiveB)negativeC)factualD)criticalPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Americanshavealwaysbeenambivalentintheirattitudestowardeducation.Ontheonehand,freeanduniversalpubliceducationwasseenasnecessaryinademocracy,forhowelsewouldcitizensle。

7、arnhowtogovernthemselvesinaresponsibleway?Ontheotherhand,Americawasalwaysacountrythatofferedfinancialopportunitiesforwhicheducationwasnotneeded:ontheroadfromragstoriches,schooling-beyondthebasicsofreading,writing,andarithmetic-wasanunnecessarydetour.Eventoday,itisstillpossibleforpeopletoachievefinancialsuccesswithoutmucheducation,butthenumberofsituationsinwhichthisispossibleisdecreasing.Intoday'smorecomplexworld,theopportunitiesforfinancialsuccessiscloselyrelatedtotheneedforeducation,especiallyh。

8、ighereducation.Oursocietyisrapidlybecomingonewhosechiefproductisinformation,anddealingwiththisinformationrequiresmoreandmorespecializededucation.Inotherwords,wegrowuplearningmoreandmoreaboutfewerandfewersubjects.Inthefuture,thistrendislikelytocontinue.Tomorrow'sworldwillbeevenmorecomplexthantoday'sworld,and,tomanagethiscomplexity,evenmorespecializededucationwillbeneeded.26.Thetopictreatedinthispassageis_____.A)educationingeneralB)Americans'attitudesC)highereducationD)Americaneducation27.American。

9、s'attitudestowardeducationhavealwaysbeen_____.A)certainB)contradictoryC)ambitiousD)unclear28.Today,financialsuccessiscloselyrelatedtotheneedfor_____.A)highereducationB)publiceducationC)responsiblecitizensD)learningthebasics29.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat_____.A)informationisouronlyproductB)educationinthefuturewillbespecializedC)weareenteringanageofinformationD)wearelivinginanageofinformation30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A)TheHistoryofAmericanEducation.B)TheNeedfor。

10、SpecializedEducation.C)TheFutureoftheAmericanEducationalSystem.D)AttitudestowardAmericanEducation.PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Agrowingworldpopulationandthediscoveriesofsciencemayalterthispatternofdistributioninthefuture.Asmenslowlylearntomasterdiseases,controlfloods,preventfamines,andstopwars,fewerpeopledieeveryyear;andinconsequencethepopulationoftheworldissteadilyincreasing.In1925therewereabout2,000millionpeopleintheworld;bytheendofthecenturytheremaywellbeover4,000mi。