[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷54及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 54及答案与解析 0 An “apple polisher“ is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe, but is close to it. All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high offices just about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great Engli

2、sh leader, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed. There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishing“ “soft-soaping“ or “buttering-up“. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap“ somebody, or to “butter him up“. Another that is just as effective is

3、flattery, giving someone high praise-telling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is. Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine

4、for most of us, who get so little of it. We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. But if we just lap it up for its food value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves. Sometimes, however, flattery will get you

5、 nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to the endless sickening flattery of his courtiers. They overpraised him to the skies, as a man of limitless might. He decided to teac

6、h them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied This might show his followers how weak his power. 1 Which of the following activities has nothing to do with “apple-polishing“? （ A）

7、 A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks. （ B） An employee tells her boss how good he is at management. （ C） A knight is said to be of limitless power by his followers. （ D） A teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom. 2 What does the writer want to prove with Cromwells exampl

8、e? （ A） Everybody can be an apple-polisher. （ B） Cromwell was not a good apple-polisher. （ C） George Fox and his party were not apple-polishers. （ D） There are people who dont like being apple-polished. 3 Which of the following statements about flattery is true according to the writer? （ A） Too much

9、 flattery can carry us away. （ B） Flattery is too empty to do people any good. （ C） Flattery can get you nothing but excessive pride. （ D） Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people. 4 King Canute of Denmark and England took his followers to the seashore because （ A） he was sick of his norma

10、l life. （ B） he disliked being overpraised any more. （ C） he wanted them to realize how wise he was. （ D） he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king. 5 The author thinks that flattery can do good to those who （ A） are politicians or in high offices. （ B） lack confidence. （ C） are really excelle

11、nt. （ D） think highly of themselves. 5 With increasing prosperity, Western European youth is having a fling that is creating distinctive consumer and cultural patterns. The result has been the increasing emergence in Europe of that phenomenon well known in America as the “youth market“. This is a ma

12、rket in which enterprising businesses cater to the demands of teenagers and older youths in all their rock mania and pop-art forms. In Western Europe, the youth market may appropriately be said to be in its infancy. In some countries such as Britain, West Germany and France, it is more advanced than

13、 in others. Some manifestations of the market, chiefly sociological, have been recorded, but it is only just beginning to be the subject of organized consumer research and promotion. Characteristics of evolving European youth market indicate dissimilarities as well as similarities to the American yo

14、uth market. The similarities: The markets basis is essentially the same more spending power and freedom to use it in the hands of teenagers and older youth. Young consumers also make up an increasingly high proportion of the population. As in the United States, youthful tastes in Europe extend over

15、a similar range of products records and record players, transistor radios, leather jackets and “way-out“, extravagantly styled clothing, cosmetics and soft drinks. Generally it now is difficult to tell in which direction trans-Atlantic teenage influences are flowing. Also, a pattern of conformity do

16、minates Europe youth as in this country, though in Britain the object is to wear clothes that “make the wearer stand out,“ but also make him “in,“ such as tight trousers and precisely tailored jackets. Worship and emulation of “idols“ in the entertainment field, especially the “pop“ singers and othe

17、r performers is pervasive. Theres also the same exuberance and unpredictability in sudden fad switches. In Paris, buyers of stores catering to the youth market carefully watch what dress is being worn by a popular television teenage singer to be ready for a sudden demand for copies. In Stockholm oth

18、er followers of teenage fads call the youth market “attractive but irrational.“ The most obvious differences between the youth market in Europe and that in the United States is in size. In terms of volume and variety sales, the market in Europe is only a shadow of its American counterpart, but it is

19、 a growing shadow. 6 The “youth market“ is created so as to cater for （ A） distinctive young consumers and their culture. （ B） the enterprising businesses in Western Europe. （ C） the increasingly prosperous European economy. （ D） the emergence of an American phenomenon. 7 What does the author think

20、about the youth market in Britain, West Germany and France? （ A） It is more developed than that in Western Europe. （ B） It is still in its preliminary stage of development. （ C） More sociological phenomena of the market should be recorded. （ D） Consumer research and promotion should be based on the

21、market. 8 The European youth market and the American one are similar in （ A） the youths spending power. （ B） the youths influences on the market. （ C） the proportion of the youth population. （ D） the kinds of products that interest the youth. 9 Which of the following statements is true about the you

22、th in Britain? （ A） Their dressing is dominated by a pattern of conformity. （ B） Their clothing is distinct from the other Europe youths. （ C） Tight trousers and precisely tailored clothes are their favorites. （ D） They are influenced by the conformity derived from the U.S.A. 10 The author mentions

23、the Paris and the Stockholm examples to illustrate （ A） the prosperity of the youth market. （ B） the craziness of the fashion followers. （ C） the unpredictable change of fashion. （ D） the popularity of the fashion idols. 10 The HMS Ontario is one of the most famous shipwrecks and was discovered by t

24、wo Rochester engineers Jim Kennard, 64, who has spent more than half his life pursuing The HMS Ontario, along with Dan Scoville, 35, a shipwreck diver. They discovered The HMS Ontario deep off the southern shore of Lake Ontario when side-scanning sonar system that Mr. Kennard, a retired Kodak engine

25、er, designed and built himself, showed a picture of something deep in Lake Ontario. The location of the shipwreck had been unknown for 228 years. Experienced shipwreck divers Jim Kennard and Dan Scoville have discovered seven of Lake Ontarios estimated 500 shipwrecks in the last six years alone. Jim

26、 Kennard also designed a microwave-sized remote submersible that they deployed to go down and take the shipwrecks video. The shipwreck is quite deep in Lake Ontario, so the remote machine with video was very useful. “Right away we saw the quarter gallery, the windows in the stern, the cannons,“ said

27、 Jim Kennard. “There was no mistaking. Thats when we started getting excited.“ The discovery of the ship wreck was confirmed by the HMS Ontario expert Canadian Arthur Britton Smith, who authored the definitive book on the HMS Ontario. The loss of the HMS Ontario, is one of the worst-ever disasters r

28、ecorded on Lake Ontario. In her time the HMS Ontario was the most-feared ship on the Great Lakes. It was 1780 and the Yankees were threatening to storm across Lake Ontario and seize Montreal from the British. But the intimidating 226-ton Ontario 22 cannons, two 80-foot masts, a beamy hull with cargo

29、 space for 1000 barrels, was intimidating. On Oct. 31, 1780, she sailed into a storm with around 120 passengers on board and was never seen again. The British tried to keep the news of the ship wreck hush. The HMS Ontario appears to be in perfect shape and the HMS Ontario has aged remarkably well th

30、ough zebra mussels cover much of the woodwork. Leaning on a 45-degree angle, her masts still jut straight up from her decks where several guns lie upside-down and a brass bell, brass cleats and the stern lantern are perfectly visible. The Seven windows across her stern still have glass. Shipwrecks i

31、n cold freshwater are well preserved, that is why great lakes shipwrecks are prized. At 500 feet deep, where the HMS Ontario lies, there is no light and no oxygen to speed up the decomposition, and little marine life to feed on the wood. There was no evidence of the roughly 113 Canadian men, women,

32、children and American prisoners who went down with the ship the passengers mostly Canadian soldiers from the 34th regiment were never found. Nobody knows for sure how many passengers perished on the Ontario; the British kept their prisoner counts secret. Out of worries over looting, Mr. Jim Kennard

33、and Mr. Dan Scoville are not revealing the HMS Ontarios location. The vessel sits in water up to 500 feet deep and cannot be reached by anyone other than experienced divers. It is not believed to have any shipwreck treasure on it as was reported other than a few shipwreck coins that belonged to the

34、passengers. Kennard said he and his partner have gathered enough ship wreck video of the ship that it will not be necessary to return to the site. He added that they hope to make a documentary about the discovery with the video of the shipwreck. The Great Lakes host many shipwreck locations and ther

35、e are an estimated 4,700 shipwrecks in total, of which 500 are in Lake Ontario. Freshwater shipwrecks are famous for their preservation of the vessels and make popular diving spots. 11 The two discoverers of the HMS Ontario saw its video （ A） with the help of a scanning sonar system. （ B） with the h

36、elp of a remote submersible. （ C） on an Ontario TV channel. （ D） on a DVD about history. 12 The HMS Ontario was most probably a （ A） cruise liner. （ B） fishing boat. （ C） war ship. （ D） cargo ship. 13 Great Lakes shipwrecks are highly valued because （ A） they are well protected against decomposition

37、. （ B） they need to be explored with high technology. （ C） they are of great use to the research of history. （ D） they have much well-preserved treasure on board. 14 What is NOT true about the HMS Ontario? （ A） No trace of human being has been found in the shipwreck. （ B） The passengers were evacuat

38、ed before the ship sank. （ C） The ship used to belong to the British Navy. （ D） There was not much treasure on the ship. 15 What will Jim and Dan do with the HMS Ontario shipwreck? （ A） They will take it to the surface when they get more financial fund. （ B） They will make it a popular diving spot.

39、（ C） They will reveal the location of the ship when the video is released. （ D） They will leave the shipwreck where it is. 16 Which paragraph is NOT about the finding of Jim and Dan? （ A） Paragraph 3. （ B） Paragraph 4. （ C） Paragraph 5. （ D） Paragraph 6. 16 Some products respond to consumers needs;

40、others, like Sonys airboard, seek to create them. Like sending e-mails from the pool, or curling up in bed with your favorite sitcom. This futuristic apparatus combines the functions of a television, a DVD player and the Internet into a portable tablet the size of a place mat. If it catches on, it c

41、ould change the concept of being digital at home. At 1.5 kg, the airboard is light enough to carry anywhere in the house, and can send and receive data wirelessly from a base station hooked up to home-entertainment equipment. A 10.4-inc.(26-cm)LCD screen delivers vivid moving images or can serve as

42、a digital photo album, and a touch-panel display eliminates the need for a keyboard. Sony, which began selling the device in Japan late last year, praises it as the Walkman of the information age. “It is amazing,“ says company president Kunitake Ando, who loftily describes the device as a gateway co

43、nnecting the home to the outside world and eventually linking all appliances within. “The wireless environment will become quite common pretty soon.“ I tried out the airboard in my Tokyo apartment, and I have to admit: its way cool. First of all, airboarding is easy. I didnt crack the instruction ma

44、nual once to get the thing set up and this is from someone who has trouble finding the “record“ button on the VCR. Relaxing on my balcony, I could call up the airboards on-screen remote control and start playing video. By pressing another button, I could Net surf or check my e-mail account, while a

45、split screen let me simultaneously watch my movie. The airboards base stationthe size of a shoe box doubles as a stand and battery charger. There is a slot for inserting a Sony memory stick, the gum-stick-sized cassette used to store photos and other digital files. But the airboard is not for everyb

46、ody. At $1,065, it costs as much as a laptop but isnt meant for serious computing. Checking e-mail is easy, but a 56-kbps modem makes for pretty slow surfing. The touch panel is fine for sending quick messages, but pushing the on-screen buttons is tedious for anything longer. 17 What does the author

47、 think about sending e-mails from the pool? （ A） It is a consumers need similar to Sonys airboard. （ B） It is a consumers need inspired by Sonys airboard. （ C） It can only be done with a futuristic apparatus as Sonys airboard. （ D） Its wide popularity has inspired the invention of Sonys airboard. 18

48、 The function of the eliminated keyboard is complemented by （ A） a touch-panel. （ B） a remote control. （ C） a base station. （ D） an instruction manual. 19 The author has speculated about the airboards （ A） functions. （ B） weight. （ C） popularity. （ D） prize. 20 The last paragraph is intended to poin

49、t out （ A） the airboards advantages and disadvantages. （ B） the conditions of using the airboard. （ C） critics comments on the airboard. （ D） the limitations of the airboard. 专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 54答案与解析 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 作者一开始就指出 apple-polishing的目的在于 win friendship or special treatment，结合文章在第 3段中举出的一些具体例子，可推出 apple-polishing很少用于形容上级对下级或长辈对晚辈，因此 D中老师表扬学生的做法并不属于 applepolishing。 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查例子与观点的关系。文章中的实例通常是为了证明作者的观点。作者此处以政治家克伦威尔为例，是用来证明该段的主题句，即第 2段第 1句。因此本题应选 A。 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由文章第 3段可知， applepolish和 soft-soap