大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第一套)

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;technologyisamethodofsolvingpracticalproblems.Sciencehastodowithdiscoveringthefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservablephenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethesefactsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andproceduresforimplementingthefindingofscience.Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththeprogressineach.Progressinscienceexcludesthehumanfactor.Scientists,whoseektocomprehendtheuniverseandknowthetruthwithinthehighestdegreeofaccuracyandcertainty,cannotpayattentiontotheirownorotherpeople'slikesordislikesortopopularideasaboutthefitnessofthings.Whatscientistsdiscovermayshockorangerpeople-asdidDarwin'stheoryofevolution.Butevenanunpleasanttruthismorethanlikelytobeuseful;besides,wehavethechoiceofrefusingtobelieveit!Buthardlysowithtechnology;wedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtohearthesonicboomproducedbyasupersonicaircraftflyingoverhead;wedonothavetheoptionofrefusingtobreathepollutedair;andwedonothavetheoptionoflivinginanon-atomicage.Unlikescienceprogress,technologymustbemeasuredintermsofthehumanfactor.Thelegitimatepurposeoftechnologyistoservepeopleingeneral,notmerelysomepeople;andfuturegenerations,notmerelythosewhopresentlywishtogainadvantageforthemselves.Technologymustbehumanisticifitistoleadtoabetterworld.21.Thedifferencebetweenscienceandtechnologyliesinthat_____.A)theformerprovidesanswerstotheoreticalquestionswhilethelattertopracticalproblemsB)theformerseekstocomprehendtheuniversewhilethelatterhelpschangethematerialworldC)theformeraimstodiscovertheinter-connectionsoffactsandtherulesthatexplainthemwhilethelatter,todiscovernewdesignsandwaysofmakingthethingsweuseinourdailylifeD)alloftheabove22.Whichofthefollowingmayberepresentativeofscience?A)Theimprovementofpeople'slife.B)Thetheoryofpeople'slife.C)Farmingtools.D)Massproduction.23.Accordingtotheauthor,scientifictheories_____.A)mustbestrictlyobjectiveB)usuallytakeintoconsiderationpeople'slikesanddislikesC)shouldconformtopopularopinionsD)alwaysappearinperfectandfinishedforms24.Theauthorstatesthattechnologyitself_____.A)isresponsibleforwidespreadpollutionandresourceexhaustionB)shouldservethosewhowishtogainadvantageforthemselvesC)willleadtoabetterworldifputtowiseuseD)willinevitablybeforbadpurpose25.Thetoneoftheauthorinthispassageis_____.A)positiveB)negativeC)factualD)criticalPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Americanshavealwaysbeenambivalentintheirattitudestowardeducation.Ontheonehand,freeanduniversalpubliceducationwasseenasnecessaryinademocracy,forhowelsewouldcitizenslearnhowtogovernthemselvesinaresponsibleway?Ontheotherhand,Americawasalwaysacountrythatofferedfinancialopportunitiesforwhicheducationwasnotneeded:ontheroadfromragstoriches,schooling-beyondthebasicsofreading,writing,andarithmetic-wasanunnecessarydetour.Eventoday,itisstillpossibleforpeopletoachievefinancialsuccesswithoutmucheducation,butthenumberofsituationsinwhichthisispossibleisdecreasing.Intoday'smorecomplexworld,theopportunitiesforfinancialsuccessiscloselyrelatedtotheneedforeducation,especiallyhighereducation.Oursocietyisrapidlybecomingonewhosechiefproductisinformation,anddealingwiththisinformationrequiresmoreandmorespecializededucation.Inotherwords,wegrowuplearningmoreandmoreaboutfewerandfewersubjects.Inthefuture,thistrendislikelytocontinue.Tomorrow'sworldwillbeevenmorecomplexthantoday'sworld,and,tomanagethiscomplexity,evenmorespecializededucationwillbeneeded.26.Thetopictreatedinthispassageis_____.A)educationingeneralB)Americans'attitudesC)highereducationD)Americaneducation27.Americans'attitudestowardeducationhavealwaysbeen_____.A)certainB)contradictoryC)ambitiousD)unclear28.Today,financialsuccessiscloselyrelatedtotheneedfor_____.A)highereducationB)publiceducationC)responsiblecitizensD)learningthebasics29.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat_____.A)informationisouronlyproductB)educationinthefuturewillbespecializedC)weareenteringanageofinformationD)wearelivinginanageofinformation30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A)TheHistoryofAmericanEducation.B)TheNeedforSpecializedEducation.C)TheFutureoftheAmericanEducationalSystem.D)AttitudestowardAmericanEducation.PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Agrowingworldpopulationandthediscoveriesofsciencemayalterthispatternofdistributioninthefuture.Asmenslowlylearntomasterdiseases,controlfloods,preventfamines,andstopwars,fewerpeopledieeveryyear;andinconsequencethepopulationoftheworldissteadilyincreasing.In1925therewereabout2,000millionpeopleintheworld;bytheendofthecenturytheremaywellbeover4,000mi