1、专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 100及答案与解析 SECTION A In this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. 0 I believe listening is powerful Medicine. Studies hav
2、e shown it takes a physician about 18 seconds to interrupt a patient after he begins talking. It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I approached her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, struggling to put socks on her swollen feet.
3、I crossed the threshold, spoke quickly to the nurse, and scanned her chart noting she was in stable condition. I was almost in the clear. I leaned on the bedrail looking down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I launched into a monologue that went something like this: “How
4、are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but theyre better today. The nurse mentioned youre anxious to see your son whos visiting you today. Its nice to have family visit from far away. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.“ She stopped me with a stern, authoritative voice. “
5、Sit down, please. This is my story, not your story.“ I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that the stress of this contributed greatly to
6、her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen. Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are vague. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Oth
7、ers wander without a clear conclusion. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard-without interruption, assumption or judgment. Listening to someones story costs less than expensive diagnostic testing but is the ke
8、y to healing and diagnosis. I often thought of what that woman taught me, and I reminded myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in an unexpected twist, I became the patient, with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化 ) at age 31. Now, 20 years
9、 later, I sit all the time in a wheelchair. For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when my hands were affected. I still teach my students and other health care professionals, but now from the perspective of physician and patient. 1 According to the pas
10、sage, the author must be （ A） a patient. （ B） a nurse. （ C） a doctor. （ D） a student. 2 The author went to see the older woman for （ A） casual talking. （ B） duty checkup. （ C） her story. （ D） family visit. 3 According to the passage, the older woman in this passage seem lack （ A） medical care. （ B）
11、careful nursing. （ C） family warmth. （ D） earnest audience. 4 The older woman seemed _ after telling her story to the author. （ A） satisfied （ B） worried （ C） happy （ D） nervous 5 Previously the author probably taught his students from the perspective of （ A） listening to their patients stories. （ B
12、） imparting professional knowledge. （ C） getting along with other people. （ D） curing the sickness and saving people. 5 More Americans are cohabiting living together out of wedlock than ever. Some experts applaud the practice, but others warn playing house doesnt always lead to marital bliss. At one
13、 time in America, living together out of wedlock was scandalous. Unmarried couples who “shacked up“ were said to be “living in sin“. Indeed, cohabitation was illegal throughout the country until about 1970. (It remains illegal in 12 states, although the laws are rarely, if ever, enforced.) Today, st
14、atistics tell a different tale. The number of unwed couples living together has risen to a new high more than 4.1 million as of March 1997, according to the Census Bureau. That figure was up from 3.96 million couples the previous year and represents a quantum leap from the 430,000 cohabiting couples
15、 counted in 1960. The bureau found that cohabiting is most popular in the 24-to-35 age group, accounting for 1.6 million such couples. Cohabitants say they live together primarily to solidify their love and commitment to each other, studies report. Most intend to marry; only 13 percent of cohabitant
16、s dont expect to make their relationship legal. But the reality for many couples is different: Moving doesnt lead to “happily ever after“. Forty percent of cohabitants never make it to the altar. Of the 60 percent who do marry, more than half divorce within 10 years (compared with 30 percent of marr
17、ied couples who didnt live together first). Cohabiting partners are more unfaithful and fight more often than married couples, according to research by the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society. Other studies have come to equally gloomy conclusions. Still, experts predict the number of coha
18、biting couples is likely to grow. As the children of the baby boomers come of age, they are likely to defer marriage, as did their parents. This will lead to more cohabitation and nontraditional families. Analyst Robert Knight of the Family Research Council agrees the trend will hold for the near fu
19、ture. Until people discover that living together has pitfalls, it wont wane in popularity, says Knight, author of Age of Consent: The Rise of Relativism and Corruption of Popular Culture. Cohabiting has been portrayed with “careful neutrality“ in the media, and Hollywood celebrities who move in and
20、out of each others homes set the standard. But Warren Farrell, the San Diego-based author of Why Men Are the Way They Are, argues that living together is a good idea for a short period. “To make the jump from dating, when we put our best foot forward, to being married“ without showing each other the
21、 “shadow side of ourselves“ is to treat marriage frivolously, he says. 6 What does the author indicate by saying “Today, statistics tell a different tale.“? （ A） More Americans cohabitate before marriage. （ B） The experts mainly support cohabitation now. （ C） Living together out of wedlock is immora
22、l. （ D） People rarely change their views on marriage. 7 The cohabiting partners live together out of wedlock to （ A） play house to just have fun and martial bliss. （ B） convince each other of love and responsibility. （ C） escape legalization of their relationship. （ D） avoid the destiny of going to
23、the altar. 8 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） In the past, American people didnt approve of cohabitation. （ B） The divorce rate of cohabitants is higher within 10 years of marriage. （ C） The media is totally against the celebrities cohabitation. （ D） Most
24、cohabitants are willing to make their relationship legal. 9 The last Paragraph suggests （ A） cohabiting partners will end up unfortunately. （ B） living together is regarded good in a short time. （ C） dating to marriage is a wise leap forward. （ D） a short cohabitation does good to marriage. 10 The a
25、uthors view towards living together out of wedlock is （ A） critical. （ B） negative. （ C） neutral. （ D） cynical. 11 The best title of this passage would be （ A） A Research on Cohabitation. （ B） Be Serious to Cohabitation. （ C） Cohabitation: Past and Present. （ D） Effects of Living Together out of Wed
26、lock. 11 I used to watch her from my kitchen window, she seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during recess. A sea of children, and yet to me, she stood out f
27、rom them all. I remember the first day I saw her playing; basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basket
28、ball in hand, playing alone. She would practice dribbling and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked directly in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a s
29、cholarship. I like basketball. I decided that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.“ Then she smiled and ran towards the court to repeat the routine I had seen
30、 over and over again. Well, I had to give it to her she was determined. I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to victory. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head cradled in her arms. I walked across the street and sa
31、t down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,“ came a soft reply. “I am just too short.“ The coach told her that at 55“ she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team much less offered a scholarship so she should stop dreaming about college. She was h
32、eartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She lifted her head from her hands and told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she
33、really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, that nothing could stop her except one thing her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.“ The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she
34、 was seen by a college recruiter. She was indeed offered a scholarship, a full ride, to a Division I, NCAA womens basketball team. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years. Its true: If the dream is big enough, the facts dont count. 12
35、When the author watched the girl playing basketball for the first time, he was （ A） curious. （ B） admiring. （ C） cheerful. （ D） encouraged. 13 The girl played basketball over and over again because （ A） she wanted to make her Dad proud. （ B） she wanted to realize her dream. （ C） the competition was
36、fierce. （ D） her father encouraged her to do so. 14 “it“ in Paragraph Three most probably refers to （ A） the court. （ B） the basketball. （ C） the authors praise. （ D） the authors suggestion. 15 Which of the following statements about the girl is CORRECT? （ A） She changed her attitude toward basketba
37、ll because of the coach. （ B） She was convinced by her father that the coach was wrong. （ C） She became totally unconfident about herself later on. （ D） She was very much disappointed at the coachs words. 16 It can be inferred from the passage that a college recruiter is responsible for （ A） determi
38、ning who should be offered a scholarship. （ B） finding the best basketball players for a college. （ C） training a college basketball team. （ D） granting a scholarship impartially. 16 Teachers and researchers of English language arts have been struggling with the effects of computers on reading since
39、 the 1960s and on writing since the late 1970s. Rein and Bowl (also called R&B), who studied the influence of technology and its impact on the nature of written communication since the invention of the printing press, conclude that “technology has frequently played a dominant role in defining what r
40、eading and writing skills have been considered important, as well as how and to whom they were taught.“ New terms such as Web-based literacy, electronic literacy, digital literacy and digital learning are beginning to show up in our everyday vocabulary. These terms represent a trend toward new dimen
41、sions of literacy and curricular goals. Educational goals are tied to learning environments, as one changes so much the other. Literacy goals 100 years ago for many students were to be able to read and write names, copy and read texts, and generate lists of merchandise. Literacy goals of today requi
42、re mastery over many different types of writing such as persuasive and expository, and expect students to be able to interpret, compare, contrast and analyze complex texts. Rein and Bowl also describe the impact of information and communication technologies, such as the Internet, on the context of l
43、iteracy and learning in the 21st century. Their analysis is based on what research indicates to be the major cultural forces affecting changes in literacy education, not on ability research that demonstrates the effects of information and communication technologies (ICT) on student learning, as some
44、 researchers and policymakers have called for in recent years. They note, “ICT and other digital technologies are so central to the nations future that additional data on their ability are unnecessary before systemically integrating these technologies into schools.“ In other words, cultural forces a
45、re compelling enough to validate the use of the Internet for educational purposes. Access to the Internet is now widely available in schools. Indeed according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 98 percent of U.S. public schools and 77 percent of classrooms in those schools were
46、connected to the Internet by 2000. Telecommunications defined as telephone, radio, television, videotapes, compact and laser discs, computers, and satellites technologies brought together through a networked, multimedia information infrastructure called the Internet change how teachers and students
47、share information and ideas across all disciplines. 17 Which of the following can best describe the relationship between learning environments and educational goals? （ A） The former is identical with the latter. （ B） The former is interchangeable with the latter （ C） The former is independent on the
48、 latter. （ D） The former is interrelated with the latter. 18 Compared with literacy goals 100 years ago, literacy goals of today pay attention to （ A） reading and writing. （ B） production and practice. （ C） analysis and interpretation. （ D） comparison and contrast. 19 According to Rein and Bowl, wha
49、t is the major cause of the changes in literacy education? （ A） Literacy goals. （ B） IC technologies. （ C） Cultural forces. （ D） Telecommunications. 20 Which of the following is NOT included in the passage? （ A） Telecommunications has changed the way of information transfer. （ B） R&B also studies the impact of the Internet on literacy and learning. （ C） The Internet was extensively applied in many U.S. schools by 2000. （ D） Multidisciplinary study will be a trend in scientific research in future. 专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 100答案与解析 SECTION A In this
