1、专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 103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 While theres never a good age to get cancer, people i
2、n their 20s and 30s can feel particularly isolated. The average age of a cancer patient at diagnosis is 67. Children with cancer often are treated at pediatric (小儿科的 ) cancer centers, but young adults have a tough time finding peers, often sitting side-by-side during treatments with people who could
3、 be their grandparents. In her new book Crazy Seocy Cancer Tips, writer Kris Carr looks at cancer from the perspective of a young adult who confronts death just as shes discovering life. Ms. Carr was 31 when she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that had generated tumors on her liver and lung
4、s. Ms. Carr reacted with the normal feelings of shock and sadness. She called her parents and stocked up on organic food, determined to become a “full-time healing addict.“ Then she picked up the phone and called everyone in her address book, asking if they knew other young women with cancer. The re
5、sult was her own personal “cancer posse“: a rock concert tour manager, a model, a fashion magazine editor, a cartoonist and a MTV celebrity, to name a few. This club of “cancer babes“ offered support, advice and fashion tips, among other things. Ms. Carr put her cancer experience in a recent Learnin
6、g Channel documentary, and she has written a practical guide about how she coped. Cancer isnt funny, but Ms. Carr often is. She swears, she makes up names for the people who treat her (Dr. Fabulous and Dr. Guru), and she even makes second opinions sound fun (“cancer road trips,“ she calls them). She
7、 leaves the medical advice to doctors, instead offering insightful and practical tips that reflect the world view of a young adult. “I refused to let cancer ruin my party,“ she writes, “There are just too many cool things to do and plan and live for.“ Ms. Carr still has cancer, but it has stopped pr
8、ogressing. Her cancer tips include using time-saving mass e-mails to keep friends informed, sewing or buying fashionable hospital gowns so youre not stuck with regulation blue or gray and playing Gloria Gaynors “I Will Survive“ so loud you neighbors call the police. Ms. Carr also advises an eyebrow
9、wax and a new outfit before you tell the important people in your illness. “People you tell are going to cautiously and not so cautiously try to see the cancer, so dazzle them instead with your miracle,“ she writes. While her advice may sound superficial, it gets to the heart of what every cancer pa
10、tient wants: the chance to live life just as she always did, and maybe better. 1 Which of the following groups is more vulnerable to cancer? （ A） Children. （ B） People in their 20s and 30s. （ C） Young adults. （ D） Elderly people. 2 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT （ A） Kris Carr is a
11、female writer. （ B） Kris Carr is more than 31-year-old. （ C） Kris Carr works in a cancer center. （ D） Kris Carr is very optimistic. 3 The phrase “cancer posse“ in Paragraph 3 probably refers to （ A） a cancer research organization. （ B） a group of people who suffer from cancer. （ C） people who have r
12、ecovered from cancer. （ D） people who cope with cancer. 4 Kris Carr makes up names for the people who treat her because （ A） she is depressed and likes swearing. （ B） she is funny and likes playing jokes on doctor. （ C） she wants to leave the medical advice to doctor. （ D） she tries to leave a good
13、impression on doctor. 5 From Kris Carrs cancer tips we may infer that （ A） she learned to use e-mails after she got cancer. （ B） she wears fashionable dress even after suffering from cancer. （ C） hospital gowns for cancer patients are usually not in bright colors. （ D） the neighbors are very friendl
14、y with cancer patients. 5 Tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas. These diplomas wont look any different from those awarded their luckier classmates. Their validity will be questioned only when their employers discover that these graduates are se
15、militerate (半文盲 ). Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational-repair shops adult-literacy programs, such as the one where I teach basic grammar and writing. There, high-school graduates and high-school dropouts pursuing graduate-equivalency certificates will learn the skills the
16、y should have learned in school. They will also discover they have been cheated by our educational system. I will never forget a teacher who got the attention of one of my children by revealing the trump card of failure. Our youngest, a world-class charmer, did little to develop his intellectual tal
17、ents but always got by. Until Mrs. Stifter. Our son was a high-school senior when he had her for English. “He sits in the back of the room talking to his friends,“ she told me. “Why dont you move him to the front row?“ I urged, believing the embarrassment would get him to settle down. Mrs. Stifter s
18、aid, “I dont move seniors. I flunk (使 不及格 ) them.“ Our sons academic life flashed before my eyes. No teacher had ever threatened him. By the time I got home I was feeling pretty good about this. It was a radical approach for these times, but, well, why not? “Shes going to flunk you,“ I told my son.
19、I did not discuss it any further. Suddenly English became a priority (头等重要 ) in his life. He finished out the semester with an A. I know one example doesnt make a case, but at night I see a parade of students who are angry for having been passed along until they could no longer even pretend to keep
20、up. Of average intelligence or better, they eventually quit school, concluding they were too dumb to finish. “I should have been held back,“ is a comment I hear frequently. Even sadder are those students who are high-school graduates who say to me after a few weeks of class, “I dont know how I ever
21、got a high-school diploma.“ Passing students who have not mastered the work cheats them and the employers who expect graduates to have basic skills. We excuse this dishonest behavior by saying kids cant learn if they come from terrible environments. No one seems to stop to think that most kids dont
22、put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at risk. Theyd rather be sailing. Many students I see at night have decided to make education a priority. They are motivated by the desire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one theyve got. They have a healthy fear of failu
23、re. People of all ages can rise above their problems, but they need to have a reason to do so. Young people generally dont have the maturity to value education in the same way my adult students value it. But fear of failure can motivate both. 6 What is the subject of this essay? （ A） Viewpoint on le
24、arning. （ B） A qualified teacher. （ C） The importance of examination. （ D） The generation gap. 7 How did Mrs. Sifter get the attention of one of the authors children? （ A） Flunking him. （ B） Moving his seat. （ C） Blaming him. （ D） Playing card with him. 8 The author believes that the most effective
25、way for a teacher is to （ A） purify the teaching environments. （ B） set up cooperation between teachers and parents. （ C） hold back student. （ D） motivate student. 9 From the passage we can draw the conclusion that the authors attitude toward flunking is （ A） negative. （ B） positive. （ C） biased. （
26、D） indifferent. 10 Judging from the content, this passage is probably written for （ A） administrators. （ B） students. （ C） teachers. （ D） parents. 10 The increase in global trade means that international companies cannot afford to make costly advertising mistakes if they want to be competitive. Unde
27、rstanding the language and culture of target markets in foreign countries is one of the keys to successful international marketing. Too many companies, however, have jumped into foreign markets with embarrassing results. Translation mistakes are at the heart of many blunders in international adverti
28、sing. General Motors, the US auto manufacturer, got a costly lesson when it introduced its Chevrolet Nova to the Puerto Rican market. “Nova“ is Latin for “new (star)“ and means “star“ in many languages, but in spoken Spanish it can sound like “nova“, meaning “it doesnt go“. Few people wanted to buy
29、a car with that cursed meaning. When GM changed the name to Caribe, sales “picked up“ dramatically. Marketing blunders have also been made by food and beverage companies. One American food companys friendly “Jolly Green Giant“ (for advertising vegetables) became something quite different when it was
30、 translated into Arabic as “Intimidating Green Ogre“. When translated into German, Pepsis popular slogan, “Come Alive with Pepsi“ came out implying “Come Alive from the Grave“. No wonder customers in Germany didnt rush out to buy Pepsi. Successful international marketing doesnt stop with good transl
31、ations other aspects of culture must be researched and understood if marketers are to avoid blunders. When marketers do not understand and appreciate the values, tastes, geography, climate, superstitions, religion, or economy of a culture, they fail to capture their target market. For example, an Am
32、erican designer tried to introduce a new perfume into the Latin American market but the product aroused little interest. The main reason was that the camellia used in it was traditionally used for funerals in many South American countries. Having awakened to the special nature of foreign advertising
33、, companies are becoming much more conscientious in their translations and more sensitive to the cultural distinctions. The best way to prevent errors is to hire professional translators who understand the target language and its idiomatic usage, or to use a technique called “back translation“ to re
34、duce the possibility of blunders. The process uses one person to translate the message into the target language and another to translate it back. Effective translators aim to capture the overall message of an advertisement because a word-for-word duplication of the original rarely conveys the intend
35、ed meaning and often causes misunderstandings. In designing advertisements for other countries, messages need to be short and simple. They should also avoid jokes, since what is considered funny in one part of the world may not be so humorous in another. 11 The best title of this passage might be （
36、A） Culture Is Very Important in Advertising. （ B） Avoid Cultural Misunderstanding between Nations. （ C） Overcome Cultural Shock in Different Countries. （ D） Advertisements Reflect Various life Styles. 12 What does the word “blunder“ mean in this passage? （ A） Hesitation. （ B） Mistake. （ C） Stutter.
37、（ D） Default. 13 Which of the following statements can be used to summarize the gist from Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 6? （ A） Cultural shocks. （ B） Faulty translations. （ C） Avoid cultural oversights. （ D） Prevent blunders. 14 The word “camellia“ in Paragraph 9 most probably means （ A） an animal used i
38、n perfume for its smell. （ B） a piece of fabric used both in perfume and at funerals. （ C） a flower used in perfume for its fragrance and used for funerals. （ D） an ornament used in perfume and at funerals. 15 One way to prevent errors in advertising in different countries is to （ A） fire the transl
39、ators who dont know the target language. （ B） use the technique called “literal translation“ to reduce the possibility of blunders. （ C） avoid cultural oversights and avoid certain jokes. （ D） explain in details when designing advertisement for other countries. 15 The aroma of chocolate perfumes the
40、 air of the Rue dAssas in Paris. Entering Christian Constants state-of-the-art boutique, you find yourself in the kingdom of Pariss king of chocolate, where the humble cocoa bean is turned into chocolate Easter eggs. Constant, who is a chef, admits that chocolate is his passion and main interest in
41、life. He first developed a fascination with chocolate when he was working for Gaston Lenotre, a famous French pastry chef. Every year he has a theme for decorating Easter eggs: this year his decorations are inspired by “Art Nouveau“. Tonight he has a dinner for 130 to organize and he has to prepare
42、a three-foot-high Art Nouveau-style Easter egg by noon tomorrow. This, for Constant, is a normal schedule. Constant believes that his chocolate creations are as much of a work of art as other sculptures. It is, therefore, understandable that the restaurant, which he opened last month, is situated in
43、 the National Monuments Museum in Paris. During the day the restaurant is a tearoom and offers chocolate in every imaginable form. Customers can choose from a selection of sweet chocolate desserts or try the more exotic spicy chocolates. Constant is also a professional “nose“, working closely with t
44、he French Institute of Taste. He is capable of identifying 450 different tastes and flavors. Constant explains that the mouth, which can only taste four things salt, sweet, acid and bitter is “stupid“ in comparison to the nose. He believes that the nose is everything. In his book The Taste of Chocol
45、ate, he explains how in 1502 Christopher Columbus came across an island and went ashore. He was greeted by an Indian chief bearing gifts, among which were huge sacks of beans which Columbus thought was local currency. To his surprise, they prepared a drink for him. But Columbus, who disliked the odd
46、 bitter taste, continued on his travels, ignorant of the fact that he had just tasted cocoa. Like Columbus, Constant travels the cocoa countries where he checks quality and works with local experts. Quality can vary depending on the region, year, and method of preparation. According to Constant, Ven
47、ezuela and Trinidad have the best cocoa beans, which they export all over the world either as beans or as cocoa. Constant, who is a hard worker, only sleeps three hours a night. He talks long into the night with members of a club he has formed. The club is called “The Chocolate Munchers“. Their main
48、 official activity is to get together for monthly dinners where they eat a very tiny dinner and tons of chocolate desserts. “I am an addict,“ Constant admits, “and I dont want to be cured! “ 16 Which of the following is the most inclusive title for the passage? （ A） Chocolate The Passion of a Lifeti
49、me. （ B） The Chocolate Munchers Club. （ C） Chocolate A New Art Form. （ D） The Last Word in Good Taste. 17 What does Constant do now? （ A） He works for a French pastry chef. （ B） He owns his own restaurant and tearoom. （ C） He is a sculptor for a museum in Paris （ D） He is a chef in the Institute of Taste. 18 Constants newly-opened business （ A） provides chocolates with various flavors. （ B） exhibits all of his chocolate sculptures. （ C） often needs to prepare a big Easter dinner. （ D） serves as a national monument in Paris. 19 “Constant i
