1、专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 120及答案与解析 一、 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 (1)Job stress and worrying about job security can
2、both take a toll on a womans body, although the two issues affect female health differently, according to research presented last month at the American Heart Associations Annual Meeting in Chicago. But whether chronic work-related stress is eating at your nerves or ballooning your waistline, there a
3、re natural solutions with no toxic side effects that you can use to relax the pressure. (2)In a recent study looking at work stress and women, researchers from Harvard and Brigham and Womens Hospital studied more than 17,000 otherwise healthy women, generally in their 50s, enrolled in the Womens Hea
4、lth Study for 10 years. Women who reported work-related strain, such as having little or no authority over decisions or being unable to contribute creativity and skills to the job, were up to 88 percent more likely to experience a heart attack than women who reported no work strain. Overall, working
5、 women reporting high job strain faced a 40 percent higher rate of cardiovascular(心血管的 )disease, too. (3)Worrying about losing a job did not appear to increase heart attack risk, but it was linked to obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol(胆固醇 ), all of which can eventually lead to cardio
6、vascular disease. (4)Whether its a nightmarish cubicle neighbor, an unrelenting workload, or an ornery boss that has your stress meter ready to pop at any second, you can get a grip: Its all about mind over matter. An August study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences foun
7、d that students taking part in Integrative Body-Mind Training(IBMT)enjoyed changes in white brain matter(within 11 hours of practice)that seemed connected to better regulation of emotions and behavior. (5)Although not very common in the U.S. yet, IBMT involves the practice of maintaining a state of
8、restful alertness to tap into body-mind awareness while a trained coach guides your breathing and mental imagery. Its somewhat similar to more widely available mindfulness based stress reduction(MBSR), which involves focusing on your present-moment draughts and feelings in a non-judgmental way. MBSR
9、 has been shown to help people make clearer decisions in times of crisis, which could help when all health breaks loose at the office. (6)Previous research out of the University of Oregon has found that you could adopt stress-zapping properties of Integrative Body-Mind Training(IBMT)before the workw
10、eeks out. After practicing it for 20 minutes a day for five days in a row, participants reported reduced stress and increased energy. Prevention suggests this intro IBMT exercise: Sit quietly in a comfortable position. Close your eyes and think of your mind as a full cup; as thoughts come and go, ke
11、ep returning to an image of the cup becoming empty. Repeat for five minutes. (7)Regardless of your meditation style, know this: Compared to non-meditators, women who practice meditation enjoy up to a 66 percent drop in stress hormone levels, which can dramatically improve heart health. (8)If youre i
12、n need of an emergency quick freak-out fix, reach for a piece of gum.(Avoid artificial sweetened gum, though some are linked to health issues.)One study found that chewing gum boosts blood flow to the brain by up to 40 percent, helping you stay calm and in the present. This prevents you from ponderi
13、ng over some aggravating office event. (9)You dont need to be a monk to enjoy the benefits of meditation. In fact, more and more Western integrative medicine practitioners are using it as a nontoxic health improver. 1 According to the passage, which of the following can probably lead to womens work-
14、related strain? （ A） They are not creative enough in their work. （ B） They could not afford to lose their job. （ C） They have no say in decision-making. （ D） They are underpaid compared with men. 2 Meditation benefits our heart by _. （ A） boosting blood flow in the brain （ B） increasing stress hormo
15、ne levels （ C） slowing blood flow in the brain （ D） reducing stress hormone levels 3 The author most probably agrees that artificial sweetened gum _. （ A） is not effective in reducing stress （ B） may cause some health problems （ C） should be avoided although it is healthful （ D） is harmful for ones
16、health due to its sugar containing 4 Whats the function of the last four paragraphs in the passage? （ A） To illustrate a problem with examples. （ B） To provide tips for solving a problem. （ C） To indicate the results of a problem. （ D） To reveal the causes of a problem. 4 (1)Lisa began walking up th
17、e steep hill leading from the group of shacks where she lived. She wore a small, faded green hat with a rim big enough to shade her eyes from the sun. Looking down, she saw the powdery soil scatter with each of her steps. Every time she stopped, the dust would settle in a thin mist over her dark, ba
18、re feet. She reached the top of the hill and stopped to rest on a big rock by the side of the path. Sitting there, she saw her mother come out and stand on the small porch. She was a big woman not like Lisa, who was small and thin. Lisa took after her father who had also been small, or so her mother
19、 said. Lisa didnt remember her father well enough to recall what he looked like. He left after Lisas fifth sister was born. (2)Lisa looked down again and saw her mother turn in her direction, her hands resting on her hips. “What you doin just sittin there?“ Lisa could imagine her saying. “Girl, dont
20、 you know Im waitin for things from the store?“ (3)“Come on now, stupid Get up,“ she told herself. “Shes really gonna be mad if you dont get going quick! “ She walked on hurriedly, over the hill. The dirt path that she had been walking on there turned into a proper pavement with a sidewalk running a
21、long each side. (4)Every time Lisa walked through town she never knew whether she should walk in the road or on the sidewalk. She didnt want to be noticed. When walking down the clean, tree-shaded street she would always realize she had no shoes on and that she wore a faded dress and hat. Now she st
22、opped and tried brushing some of the dust from her clothes. Seeing that this had no effect on the dull and dirty color of the dress, she gave a sigh and again started to walk. (5)She walked another ten minutes before she reached the store. Lisa stepped inside and felt the air conditioning all around
23、 her. (6)“Wonder if theyd mind me spending the night here?“ she thought, and then laughed. “Let me see-bread, sausage, lettuce. I guess thats all.“ As she reached the cashier, she suddenly wondered, “Oh, no! Do I have enough money?“ (7)“Seventy-two cents.“ (8)She sighed and handed the man three quar
24、ters. (9)“Seventy-two out of seventy-five. Here you go three cents.“ (10)As she turned to leave the store, a bright poster drew her attention. It read: “Has the heat got you down? Try an ice-cream bar. Only cents.“ Lisa walked over to the display and stared at the frozen chocolate bars. Her hand hel
25、d only three cents. She looked up at the sign again, then down at the freezer and pulled one out, just as another customer walked around the corner. Lisa looked up and saw him watching her. She hurried down the aisle, glancing back to see if he was following. The man called out: “Wait! Hey, wait! Yo
26、u didnt pay for that! “ He turned to the cashier. “Hey, that girl she didnt pay.“ (11)“Huh? Ah they come in here and do that all the time. Never been taught any better. Oh, let her go.“ The cashier said. (12)Lisa ran fast down the black pavement. Her feet burned as they slapped the hard road. She he
27、ld on tightly to the groceries and to her ice-cream and kept running. She stopped when she reached that rock and sat on it. The groceries slid through her arm onto the ground, but she continued to hold the ice-cream. With her free hand she slowly removed the wrapper. The ice-cream bar, soft from the
28、 heat, fell off the stick and onto the ground. Lisa sat very still and stared at the dry ground. (13)From below a voice called to her. (14)“Lisa? Come over here! Ive been waiting for ya. Come on! Girl! “ But Lisa didnt move. 5 Lisas home can best be described as _. （ A） dangerous （ B） crude （ C） bea
29、utiful （ D） dirty 6 What did Lisa remember about her father? （ A） She could only recall that he was small and thin. （ B） She had a vague memory about her father. （ C） She remembered that he had been ill for long. （ D） She forgot about her father completely. 7 Lisa had to “get going quick“(Para. 3)be
30、cause _. （ A） her mother yelled at her when she was resting （ B） her mother would beat her if she didnt go to the store （ C） she had to come back home before dusk （ D） she had to buy some groceries for her mother 7 (1)There will be no valedictory speech(毕业致辞 )at Jericho High Schools graduation on Su
31、nday. With seven seniors laying claim to the title by compiling A-plus averages, no one wanted to sit through a solid half-hour of inspirational quotations and silly memories. (2)Instead, the seven will perform a 10-minute humorous play titled “2010: A Jericho Odyssey,“ about their collective experi
32、ence at this high-achieving Long Island high school, finishing up with 30 seconds each to say a few words to their classmates and families. (3)“When did we start saying that we should limit the honors so only one person gets the glory?“ asked Joe Prisinzano, the Jericho principal. (4)In top suburban
33、 schools across the country, the valedictorian, a beloved tradition, is rapidly losing its singular meaning as administrators dispense the title to every straight-A student rather than try to choose the best among them. (5)Principals say that recognizing multiple valedictorians reduces pressure and
34、competition among students, and is a more equitable way to honor achievement, particularly when No.l and No.5 may be separated by only the smallest fraction of a grade from sophomore science. But some scholars and parents have criticized the swelling valedictorian ranks as yet another symptom of uns
35、trained grade inflation, with teachers reluctant to lose the best and brightests chances of admission to top-tier colleges. (6)“Its honor inflation,“ said Chris Healy, an associate professor at Furman University, who said that celebrating so many students as the best could leave them ill prepared fo
36、r competition in college and beyond. “I think its a bad idea if youre No. 26 and youre valedictorian. In the real world, you do get ranked.“ (7)Not, though, at graduation from Stratford High School in the suburbs of Houston, which accorded its 30 valedictorians about 6.5 percent of the class gold ho
37、nor cords. Nor at Cherry Hill High School East in southern New Jersey, which has revised its graduation tradition, picking a speaker among this years nine co-valedictorians by lottery and printing speeches from the others in the program. (8)William R. Fitzsimmons, the dean of admissions at Harvard,
38、said he had heard of schools with more than 100 valedictorians, and had seen home-schooled students praised as No.l out of one all of which has helped render the distinction meaningless. (9)Even some principals who have named multiple valedictorians acknowledge that the honor no longer carries the s
39、ame weight. “If youve got one in a population of 500, it has special significance,“ said John OBreza, the principal of Cherry Hill East. “When you have 9, 10 or 30 in a population of 500, the numbers speak for themselves. The more rare it is, the more distinguished.“ (10)Still, being tapped as valed
40、ictorian resonates(引起共鸣 )deeply. “I feel like as long as you reach that point, it doesnt matter how many you have,“ said Yvette Leung, one of the Jericho seven, who is bound for Harvard. “To be named valedictorian is an honor and a testament to how hard weve tried.“ (11)The word valedictorian Latin
41、for “farewell sayer“ appears as early as 1759 in the diary of the Rev. Edward Holyoke, then president of Harvard College. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “the student usually having the highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the valedictory address at the commencement exercises
42、.“ (12)School officials contend that there are more valedictorians than ever before because the frenzy over college admissions has made students more serious about grades and has spurred them to load up on advanced courses beginning in freshman year. In addition, some schools have adjusted their for
43、mulas to give more students a shot at the top spot by counting more courses toward the grade-point average, or limiting the weight given to any one particular subject. 8 What does Joe Prisinzano think about “limiting the honors so only one person gets the glory“? （ A） He advocates it. （ B） He disapp
44、roves of it. （ C） He is not sure of it. （ D） He is skeptical about it. 9 Chris Healy would most probably agree that “honor inflation“ _. （ A） ensures equality in terms of honor achievement （ B） impairs students academic motivation （ C） manifests the fierce competition in college （ D） contradicts the
45、 reality of the hierarchical society 10 According to John OBreza, to be named as one of the multiple valedictorians is_. （ A） meaningless （ B） as significant as before （ C） still an honor （ D） not an honor any more 二、 SECTION B In this section there are five short answer questions based on the passa
46、ges in Section A. Answer the questions with No more than TEN words in the space provided. 11 PASSAGE ONE 11 What does the word “zapping“(Para. 6)most probably mean in the passage? 11 PASSAGE TWO 12 What did Lisa do after she read the ice-cream poster? 13 Whose voice did Lisa hear at the end of the s
47、tory? 13 PASSAGE THREE 14 What is the traditional meaning of “valedictorian“? 15 What is Yvette Leungs attitude towards the multiple valedictorians? 专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 120答案与解析 一、 SECTION A In this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are
48、 four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据 workrelated strain定位到第 2段。由题干中的 lead to可知本题要求查找因果关系。该段第 2句 such as后列举了哪些方面会给女性造成工作压力， C与 such as后的 having no authority over decisions同义，都是 “没有决定权 ”的意思，故 C为本题答案。 A最具干扰性，文中提到了
49、女性 unable to contribute creativity and skills，这表明她们感到有压力是 由于她们的创造力和技能没有发挥的机会，由此可见 A“她们在工作上的创造力不足 ”理解错误。 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据题干中的 meditation， benefit， heart等定位到第 7段。该段的非限制性定语从句表明主句的内容就是冥想能改善心脏健康状况， D与文中的drop in stress hormone levels同义，故 D为本题答案。 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据题干中的 artificial sweetened gum定位到第 8段第 2句，括号里面的 some are linked to health issues表明嚼人造加糖口香糖会引起健康问题， B与此内容最为相近，故为本题答案。在原句中， though用于指示 reach for a piece of gum和 Avoid artificial sweetened gum之间的转折关系，不表示括号内破折
