1、大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 265 及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Part III Reading Comprehension_2.Section A_They call them the new bread earners. They are women, and they are set to take over. Women are beginning to rise 1to the top in the workplace all over the developed wor
2、ld New figures show that in almost a third of American 2with a working wife, the woman brings home more money than her husband and that they now occupy half the countrys“high-paying, executive, administrative and 3occupations“, compared with 34 per cent 20 years ago. The trend is 4by two main factor
3、s, experts saya 5acceptance of men as househusbands and mass unemployment of male white-collar workers from the technology, finance and media industries in the last three years. The University of Maryland has 6a report that shows women to be the chief earner in 11 per cent of all US marriages. Pushi
4、ng a buggy (婴儿车) on a sunny afternoon in New Yorks Central Park last week, Jonathan Blinderman, 33, said, he was 7he had been able to see every moment of his daughter Lindsays first six months of life while his wife, Sage, was out working. It is a sign of these times of 8that when he mentions his st
5、atus at parties he is either praised as a saint or 9as a slave-cum-freeloader (爱占便宜的奴隶). For the revolution is nowhere near complete. But Maria Cancian, an economist at the University of Wisconsin, said 10women were increasingly looking for househusbands. A. caused B. proud C. carelessly D. mocked E
6、. produced F. managerial G. greedy H. precaution I. argued J. transition K. ambitious L. tackled M. growing N. steadily O. households（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Sarr Elyse took a sip from a plastic cup. Like a practised wine taster, she swilled the
7、 dark liquid around in her mouth then swallowed. “I love Coca-Cola and this is not Coca-Cola,“ she said with a slight grimace (鬼脸). It certainly wasnt and thats the point of Mecca-Colaa soft drink named after Islams holiest land and created to protest against US foreign policy in the Middle East. Se
8、negal is one of the first sub-Saharan African countries to put Mecca-Cola on the market, and its an obvious choice. The population is 95 percent Muslim and opposition to the war in Iraq has been more 1here than elsewhere in the region. Thousands took to the streets to protest against the fighting in
9、 Iraq and now Mecca-Cola, which has sales of about five million bottles in Europe, will gives thirsty Senegalese a thought-provoking, 2thirst reliever to the US brand. “Being a Muslim, I was attracted by the name Mecca-Cola,“ said Hassane Brahim Fardoun, the businessman behind the drinks distributio
10、n in Senegal. “I will do my best to 3the Senegalese market with this new product.“ The drinks launch 4with increasing popular opposition to US foreign policy and the first six-packs of Mecca-Cola were delivered to two shops in Senegals capital Dakar the same week US troops stormed Baghdad. More will
11、 follow if it sells well. He says the advertising 5has not yet started because posters have not arrived from France, but he has high hopes for word of mouth marketing. Elyse is one of the first to taste the new drink at a tiny shop in the city centre. Unfortunately for Fardoun, she is Catholic, and
12、a little reserved about whole-heartedly 6the political viewpoints behind Mecca-Colas existence. Mecca-Cola has already found fans in Africa, as well as in Europe. The cola with a crusade (改革运动) is the 7of French businessman Tawfik Mathlouthi, who launched the drink last November in France as a prote
13、st against US foreign policy. Mecca-Cola is not unique. There is a wide range of similar 8drinks, like Muslim Up or British-based Qibla-Cola, whose website cries “Liberate your taste“. 9. the drink that typifies the American way of life was flavoured originally with cola nuts, widely prized in West
14、Africa as a 10and a dowry gift at weddings. A. injected B. alternative C. racially D. brainchild E. constituent F. vocal G. campaign H. ironically I. optimum J. backing K. coincided L. ideological M. penetrate N. stimulus O. inherently（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:
15、_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_5.Section B_Halloween A) On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbors doors and yell “Trick or Treat“ when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the n
16、eighbors drop in. As they give each child a treat, the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks. Since the 800s November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints Day. The Mass that was said on this day was called Allhallowmas. The evening before became known
17、as All Hakki-ween, or Halloween. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both pre-Christian and Christian customs. B) October 31st was the eve of the Celtic new year. The Celts were the ancestors of the present-day Irish, Welsh and Scottish people. On this day ghosts walked and min
18、gled with the living, or so the Celts thought. The townspeople baked food all that day and when night fell they dressed up and tried to resemble the souls of the dead. Hoping that the ghosts would leave peacefully before midnight of the new year. Much later, when Christianity spread throughout Irela
19、nd and October 31st was no longer the last day of the year, Halloween became a celebration mostly for children. “Ghosts“ went from door to door asking for treats, or else a trick would be playrd on the owners of the house. When millions of Irish people immigrated to the United States in the 1840s th
20、e tradition came with them. C) Today school dances and neighborhood parties called “block parties“ are popular among young and old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties (化装舞会). In larger cities, costumed child
21、ren and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better! Certain pranks (恶作剧) such as soaping car windows and tipping
22、 over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world. D) Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with bl
23、ack cats, ghosts, goblins (小精灵) and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. They are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night.
24、In the weeks before October 31st, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes (轮廓) of witches and black cats. E) Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into
25、jack-o-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so mean that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser (吝啬鬼). He couldnt enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to w
26、alk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day. The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips (芜菁根), beets (甜菜根) or potatoes representing “Jack of the Lantern,“ or Jack-o-lantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn
27、they were more plentiful than turnips. Today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodie (糖果) waiting if they knock and say “Trick or Treat! “ Dried Pumpkin Seeds F) After carving your pumpkin, separate the pulp from the seeds. Rinse
28、the seeds and spread them out to dry. The next day, add enough melted butter or margarine (人造黄油) to coat each seed. Spread the seeds onto a cookie sheet (甜酥饼干) and bake for 20 minutes in a 300 degree oven or until they are slightly brown. Caramel (饴糖) Apples G) Take the paper wrapping off about 100
29、caramels and put them in a saucepan (炖锅). Put the saucepan over a pan of boiling water. Boil the water until the caramels melt. Put a wooden stick into the top of each apple, dip the apple into the caramel. Let them cool on wax paper and enjoy! Scary stories H) No Halloween party is complete without
30、 at least one scary story. Usually one person talks in a low voice while everyone else crowds together on the floor or around a fire. The following is a retelling of a tale told in Britain and in North Carolina and Virginia. I) There was an old woman who lived all by herself, and she was very lonely
31、. Sitting in the kitchen one night, she said, “Oh, I wish I had some company.“ No sooner had she spoken than down the chimney tumbled two feet from which the flesh had rotted. The old womans eyes bulged with terror. Then two legs dropped to the hearth (壁炉地面) and attached themselves to the feet. Then
32、 a body tumbled down, then two arms, and a mans head. As the old woman watched, the parts came together into a great, tall man. The man danced around and around the room. Faster and faster he went. Then he stopped, and he looked into her eyes. “What do you come for?“ She asked in a small voice that
33、shivered and shook. “What do I come for?“ he said. “I come for YOU! “ The narrator shouts and jumps at the person near him!（分数：20.00）(1).Besides attending parties and playing tricks, people also collect money for the needy children in Halloween.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).The windows of a house decorated wi
34、th jack-o-lanterns mean children can get candies from the house.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).Halloween was celebrated at night, which made black one traditional Halloween color.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).October 31st was originally celebrated as the eve of the Celtic new year.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).When the neighbors
35、give the child candies, they would try to shout out to guess who is under the masks.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(6).The storyteller in Halloween party talks in low voice to create the scary atmosphere.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(7).Before the Irish people moved to America, they celebrated Halloween by carving faces on tur
36、nips, beets or potatoes.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(8).The Halloween tradition was brought to the United States by Irish immigrants.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(9).When making caramel apples, boiling water is used to melt the caramels.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(10).When adults go to masquerade parties, they wear costumes which make
37、 them look like historical or political figures.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 265 答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Part III Reading Comprehension_解析：2.Section A_解析：They call them the new bread earners. They are women, and they are set to take over. Women are begi
38、nning to rise 1to the top in the workplace all over the developed world New figures show that in almost a third of American 2with a working wife, the woman brings home more money than her husband and that they now occupy half the countrys“high-paying, executive, administrative and 3occupations“, com
39、pared with 34 per cent 20 years ago. The trend is 4by two main factors, experts saya 5acceptance of men as househusbands and mass unemployment of male white-collar workers from the technology, finance and media industries in the last three years. The University of Maryland has 6a report that shows w
40、omen to be the chief earner in 11 per cent of all US marriages. Pushing a buggy (婴儿车) on a sunny afternoon in New Yorks Central Park last week, Jonathan Blinderman, 33, said, he was 7he had been able to see every moment of his daughter Lindsays first six months of life while his wife, Sage, was out
41、working. It is a sign of these times of 8that when he mentions his status at parties he is either praised as a saint or 9as a slave-cum-freeloader (爱占便宜的奴隶). For the revolution is nowhere near complete. But Maria Cancian, an economist at the University of Wisconsin, said 10women were increasingly lo
42、oking for househusbands. A. caused B. proud C. carelessly D. mocked E. produced F. managerial G. greedy H. precaution I. argued J. transition K. ambitious L. tackled M. growing N. steadily O. households（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：N）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：O）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：M）填空项 1:_
43、（正确答案：E）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：J）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：K）解析：解析：此处需要形容词作定语，修饰主语 women。根据下文“寻找家庭主男”，可知这个形容词是肯定意义的，所以选用 ambitious。ambitious women 意为“有抱负的女性”。Sarr Elyse took a sip from a plastic cup. Like a practised wine taster, she swilled the dark liquid around in her mouth then swallo
44、wed. “I love Coca-Cola and this is not Coca-Cola,“ she said with a slight grimace (鬼脸). It certainly wasnt and thats the point of Mecca-Colaa soft drink named after Islams holiest land and created to protest against US foreign policy in the Middle East. Senegal is one of the first sub-Saharan Africa
45、n countries to put Mecca-Cola on the market, and its an obvious choice. The population is 95 percent Muslim and opposition to the war in Iraq has been more 1here than elsewhere in the region. Thousands took to the streets to protest against the fighting in Iraq and now Mecca-Cola, which has sales of
46、 about five million bottles in Europe, will gives thirsty Senegalese a thought-provoking, 2thirst reliever to the US brand. “Being a Muslim, I was attracted by the name Mecca-Cola,“ said Hassane Brahim Fardoun, the businessman behind the drinks distribution in Senegal. “I will do my best to 3the Senegalese market with this new product.“ Th
