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大学英语四级考试模拟试卷（
1
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Part
Ⅱ
Reading Comprehension (35
minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in
this passage is
followed by so
me questions or
unfinished 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 center.
Questions 21 to 25 are
based on the following passage:
Some radio singals were
heard in were coming from a
point in
the sky where there was unknown were coming very
regularly,too:about once a second,if
they were controlled by clock.
The scientists who heard
the signals did not tell anybody
were
rather afraid to tell in case they frightened
signals were coming from a very small
body
—
no
bigger,perhaps than the that why no
light could be seen
from it?Or were the
signals coming from a planet that belonged to
some other star?There was no end to the
questions,but the scientists
kept the
news secret.
“
Perhaps there
are intelligent beings out
there.
”
they
thought,
“
who are trying to
send messages to other
planets,or to
us?So the news was not given to the
d,the scientists studied the signals
and searched for
others like
them...Well,all that happened in 1967 and then
scientists have learnt more about those
strange,regular,radio
they have told
the story,of course.
The signals do not come from a
planet;they come from a new kind
of
star called a
“
pulsar
””
.About a hundred other pulsars
have now
been found,and most of them
are very like the first one.
Pulsars are
strong radio are the smallest but the
heaviest stars we know at present.A
handful of pulsar would weigh a
few
thousand light
—
if they give
much light
—
is too small
for us to we can be sure of this,no
intelligent beings are
living on them.
21. The radio
signals discussed in this passage____.
regular controlled by a
clock
heard in
1967 only secret messages
22. The radio singals were sent by____.
A.a satellite
B.a planet
C.a
sky body which was unknown at that time
igent beings
who were unknown at that time
23. The scientists did not
tell people about the signals
because____.
singals stood for secret messages
would ask them
too many questions
did not want to frighten people
stood for
unimportant messages
24. A pulsar is____.
A. a small heavy star which
sends out strong radio signals and
cannot be seen
B. a small heavy planet which sends out
strong radio signals and
cannot be seen
C. a small
heavy satellite which sends out strong radio
signals
and cannot be seen
D. a small intelligent
being who sends out strong radio signals
and cannot be seen
25. Which of the following
is true?
of
the pulsars found by scientists sends radio
signals.
began
to send radio singals in 1967.
ists have searched for
pulsars for many years but found
none.
ists have found
many pulsars since 1967.
rn life and ancient life.
27.
“
one out of
seven
”
refers to____.
than a third
of the lands' earth
percentage of the earth's land that is
desert-like
number of people who live in dry regions
D.a day of a
week
28. In
paragraph 2,
“
they are taken
to the greener lands in the
south.
”
They
refers to____.
Sahel farm land farmers
cattles trees
29. How many ideas for
saving the land are described?
. .
. .
30. Which of the following statements
is true, according to the
passage?
earth's desert
are slowly spreading.
out of 10 people lives in dry regions.
life in the
desert is threatened now by traditional
problems.
water wells can solve the problem in
Africa's desert.
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the
following passage:
Telephone, television, radio, and
telegraph all help people
communicate
with
each other. Because of these
devices, ideas and
news of events
spread quickly all
over the world. For
example,
within seconds, people can
know the results of an
election in
another country. An international
football match comes into the homes
of
everyone with a television of a disaster such as
an
earthquake or a
flood can
bring help from distant countries within
hours, help is on the way. Because of
modern technology like the
satellites
that travel around the world, information travels
fast.
How has
this speed of communication changed the world? To
many
people,the world has become
smaller. Of course this does not mean
that the world is actually physically
smaller. It means that the
world seems
smaller. Two hundred years ago,communication
between the
continents took a long
time. All news was carried on ships that took
weeks or even months to cross the
ocean. In the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries,it took six weeks
for news from Europe to reach
time
difference influenced people's actions. For
example,
one battle, or fight, in the
War of 1812 between England and the
United States could have been avoided.
A peace agreement had already
been
signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of
peace took
six weeks to reach America.
During these six weeks, the large and
serious Battle of New Orleans was
fought. Many people lost their
lives
after a peace treaty had been would not have died
if news had come in the
past,communication took much time
than
it does now.
There was a good reason why the world
seemed so much larger than
it does
today.
31. News
spreads fast because of____.
transportation technology
change of the
world D.a peace agreement
32. According to this passage,____is
very important to people in
a disaster
area.
communication technology
news ideas
33. Which of the following statements
is true?
world
now seems smaller because of faster communication.
world is
actually smaller today.
world is changing its size.
D. The distance
between England and America has changed since the
War of 1812
34. Two hundred years ago,news between
the continents was
carried____.
telephone and
telegraph land
air sea
35. The New Orleans Battle could have
been avoided if the peace
agreement had
been signed____.
both sides time
America England
Questions 36 to
40 are based on the following passage:
The concept of personal
choice in relation to health behaviors is
an important estimated 90 percent of
all illnesses may be
preventable if
individuals would make sound personal health
choices
based upon current medical
knowledge.
We
all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to
see it
restricted when it is within the
legal and moral boundaries of
society.[ZZ)]The structure of American
society allows us to make
almost all
our own personal decisions that may concern our
we so desire,we can smoke,drink
excessively, refuse to wear seat
belts,eat whatever foods we want,and
live a completely sedentary
life-style
without any freedom to make such personal
decisions is a fundamental aspect of
our society,although the wisdom
of
these decisions can be al choices relative to
health often cause a one example,a
teenager may know
the facts relative to
smoking cigarettes and health but may be
pressured by friends into believing it
is the socially accepted thing
to do. A
multitude of factors,both inherited and
environmental,influence the development
of heal threlated
behaviors,and it is
beyond the scope of this text to discuss all
these factors as they may affect any
given r,the
decision to adopt a
particular health-related behavior is usually one
of personal choices.
There are healthy choices
and there are unhealthy
discussing the
moral of personal choice,Fries and Crapo drew a
comparison.[ZZ(Z]They suggest that to
knowingly give oneself over to
a
behavior that has a statistical probability of
shortening life is
similar to
attempting suicide.[ZZ)]Thus,for those individuals
who
are interested in
preserving both the quality and quantity of
life,personal health choices should
reflect those behaviors that are
associated with statistical probability
of increased vitality and
longevity.
36. The concept
of personal choice concerning health is important
because____.
al health choices help cure most
illnesses
helps raise the level of our medical knowledge
is essential
to personal freedom in American society
decisions
could head to poor health
37. To
“
live a
completely sedentary life
style
”
(Para. 1) in the
passage
means____.
”
live an inactive life
live a decent life
live a life with complete freedom
live a life of
vice
38. Sound
personal health choice is often difficult to make
because____.
t medical knowledge is still
insufficient
are many factors influencing our decisions
people are
willing to trade the quality of life for
longevity
are usually influenced by the behavior
of their friends