1、专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 124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)The first day of school our professor introduce
2、d himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didnt already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. (2)She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. Im e
3、ighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?“ (3)I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may! “ and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?“ I asked. (4)She jokingly replied, “Im here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of c
4、hildren, and then retire and travel. (5)“No seriously,“ I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. (6)“I always dreamed of having a college education and now Im getting one! “ she told me. (7)After class we walked to the student union building and s
5、hared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this “time machine“ as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. (8)Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus
6、icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up. (9)At the end of the semester, we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. Ill never forget what she taught us. She was in
7、troduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. (10)Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “Im sorry. Im so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing
8、 me! Ill never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.“ (11)As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began: “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You
9、 have to laugh and find humor every day. Youve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and dont even know it! “ (12)“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for o
10、ne full year and dont do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesnt take any talent or ability.“ (13)“The idea is to grow up by always finding the
11、 opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually dont have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.“ (14)She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.“ She challenged each of us to study the lyrics
12、and live them out in our daily lives. (15)At the years end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by exampl
13、e that its never too late to be all you can possibly be. 1 What is the meaning of “We became instant friends“ in Para. 7? （ A） We became friends right after the class. （ B） We never talked to each other after then. （ C） We did not keep our friendship for a long time. （ D） We often helped each other
14、after making friends. 2 Rose was invited to speak at the football banquet most probably because_. （ A） she was a great football fan （ B） she tried hard to achieve her dreams （ C） she became more educated than the professors （ D） she was an outstanding student at the university 3 Rose will agree with
15、 the idea that _. （ A） growing older means growing up （ B） one can grow up without doing anything （ C） it takes ones talent and ability to grow up （ D） one grows older at the same time when he grows up 4 The passage is intended to _. （ A） tell a moving story about Rose （ B） discuss what to do to gro
16、w up （ C） instruct the readers how to live up to lives （ D） teach the readers how to realize their dreams 4 (1)Who has never heard of King David? There are probably not too many Christians who have not heard of King David. What many Christians probably do not realize is that, until recently, other t
17、han Davids occurrence in the Bible, there has never been actual proof that he ever existed. Over the years this has given fuel to certain groups wishing to view the Bible as a huge trip into the allegorical. However, all of this changed in 1993. Recently, your author learned for the first time what
18、I am going to attempt to tell about here. You might think that given your faith, it doesnt really matter whether there is proof of David or not. But think for a moment of the implications of our Bible being definitively proven by actual physical evidence. It would be like having your cake, and someo
19、ne putting icing on it! (2)In 1993(as told in the March/April 1994 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review), Avraham Biran and his team of archaeologists unearthed a piece of stone with fragments of writing on it. In the writings was the words “House of David“. It was the first mention of David in anci
20、ent inscription outside the Bible. The fragment was found at Tel Dan which lies by the head waters of the Jordan River, near Israels northern border. The large piece of basalt was part of what must have been a large monumental inscription. It contains 13 lines, but no single line is complete. The su
21、rviving letters are clear, however. Line 9 contains the words “House of David“. After the complete translation, it was determined that the fragment was part of a victory stela erected in Dan by an Aramean boasting a military victory over the House of David. Many questions are raised as well as many
22、possibilities upon comparing the fragment with the Biblical history. For instance the victory of the Aramean would conflict with the episode in the Bible. However as BAR points out, there were probably many battles and not all were recorded in the Bible. We do know that Israel must have regained con
23、trol of Dan. This find would perhaps seem simple and to the point, but that is far from the truth. The find began a debate in earnest. (3)Immediately following the find, many came forward to state that the stone did not actually mention the “House of David.“ Along with this claim came the accusation
24、 that those believing that it did mention David were “Biblical Maximizers.“ The arguing was fast and furious. The debate inspired letters to the editors displaying the anger, emotion, and dismay from Christians. How could this new proof be denied? While the verbal debate raged, researchers and scien
25、tists quietly built a case on the very evidence the naysayers demanded. Another scholar, Andre Lemaire wrote an article in BAR stating that there was another mention of David in an earlier find. It was called the Mesha Stela proclaiming victory for the Moabite king Mesha over the Israelites. (4)Then
26、 in the Impact section of our own The State in December of last year, an article appeared proclaiming that scientists have found that the Bible is built on facts as well as faith. Many fragments have been found in the same area, all mentioning David. Finally, scholars have reached the consensus that
27、 David was real, something many of us have never doubted, even before the stelas were found. Although scholars are not ready to admit the Bible is historically true across the board, they are willing to concede that the “Bible has a sound historical core.“ One thing is certain, these finds dont only
28、 have repercussions in a religious sense, they reach into many domains political, personal faith, historical. I cant say in learning about these finds that my faith has grown any stronger, I can say that I have a new appreciation for the Bible as an accurate historical record as well as a basis of f
29、aith. 5 King Davids only occurrence in the Bible has prompted some people to regard the Bible as _. （ A） the most sacred book （ B） merely a storybook （ C） a spiritual journey （ D） a record of history 6 According to the second paragraph, the first mention of David outside the Bible was found _. （ A）
30、on a monument （ B） outside Davids house （ C） about Davids victory in a war （ D） in the Jordan River 7 The author is most likely to agree that _. （ A） it doesnt really matter whether there is proof of David or not(Para. 1) （ B） the stone did not actually mention the House of David.(Para. 3) （ C） the
31、Bible is built on facts as well as faith(Para. 4) （ D） Bible is historically true across the board(Para. 4) 7 (1)We need to reform the European social model, not play round with it. Make it work in the long term to achieve the values it stands for. Thats what we mean by New Labour. New in our means.
32、 But Labour in our aims. (2)Since being elected, the New Labour Government has set its course according to these principles of the third way, the radical centre if you like. (3)First, we have tightened public finances sharply. Next year, we will have one of the lowest levels of deficit of any major
33、world economy. Two years after we may eliminate it. But we have tightened the deficit without raising income taxes and whilst still getting more cash to poor pensioners and to the unemployed. (4)Second, we have started to squeeze the inflation we inherited back out of the system. But we did it by gi
34、ving the Bank of England independence over the setting of interest rates. And we have continued that with far-reaching reforms of our financial system, to make it more open and secure. (5)Third, we have made a firm commitment to more investment in our education system, which we have put as the top p
35、riority of the new Government. There is a huge investment going in. (6)But, it is a deal: investment for reform. Schools are going to have to raise standards sharply. There is a strong emphasis on discipline, high quality in teachers, and schools are being encouraged to be more flexible and imaginat
36、ive in the way they work. Education Authorities are there to help schools, not control them. Teachers unions do not set the agenda. We want partnership with those that work in our public services. But they are run for those that use them. (7)Fourth, we are embarking on reform of our welfare state. I
37、t is not simply the size of the budget. It is that it isnt doing the things it was established to do. We have more workless households, more people dependent on benefit, more socially excluded. We are instituting a Welfare to Work programme, giving young and long-term unemployed people the chance to
38、 work or get a skill. But in return there is an obligation to take work. There is a new emphasis on services like childcare and less just on extra cash benefits. Student finance is being reformed. Universities will get more money for investment, students numbers will be increased, but students will
39、be expected when they start to earn reasonable sums of money after leaving university, to contribute back some of their fees. Our NHS is being reformed, with a new emphasis on better primary health care and more health prevention and less bureaucracy; in return, greater investment. (8)Fifth, there i
40、s an attack on crime, not just serious crime, but vandalism and juvenile offending. Parents are being held responsible for the actions of their children, in certain circumstances. Crime is the scourge of modern-day living. It often affects the poorest in our society. We are determined to bear down o
41、n it in all ways possible. But, again, in balance, we are working strongly on rehabilitating and helping offenders to regain responsible lives. (9)Sixth, there is a fundamental change to Britains constitution under way, devolving and decentralising power to the nations and regions of the UK and revi
42、talising local government. We are also reforming our system of voting in the European elections, incorporating directly the European Convention on Human Rights and introducing Freedom of Information legislation to open up the old-fashioned and secretive system of Government. And we are reforming the
43、 House of Lords. (10)Add to this the search for peace in Northern Ireland difficult and fraught though it is and you can see we have a full and ambitious programme. (11)Of course, it will take time to deliver. That is frustrating for us and for the electorate. But the work in progress is there. The
44、course is clear. And we will get to our destination. I have no doubt of it. 8 By saying “Labor in our aims“, the Labor Party intended to _. （ A） become the ruling party of Britain （ B） carry out a social reform in Britain （ C） attach importance to the labor force （ D） improve the working peoples wel
45、fare 9 With far-reaching reforms, it is expected that _ will become more open and secure. （ A） the interest rates （ B） the Bank of England （ C） the financial system （ D） the battle against inflation 10 In the UK, power will be delegated to _. （ A） the local governments （ B） the central government （
46、C） the ruling party （ D） the constitution 二、 SECTION B In this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions with No more than TEN words in the space provided. 11 PASSAGE ONE 11 According to Rose, when will people not fear death? 11 PASSAGE TW
47、O 12 Which word in the third paragraph could mean “people who feel doubtful about the existence of David“? 13 What do scholars think about the existence of David? 13 PASSAGE THREE 14 What does “public services“ in the 6th paragraph most probably refer to? 15 The passage is a report. What is this rep
48、ort about? 专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 124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. 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查对 instant的
49、理解。 instant有 “立刻 ”“短暂 ”等意思，从上文作者与 Rose的交谈和课后一起吃东西等看来， instant friends是指 “立刻 ”成为朋友，而不是指他们的朋友关系很短暂，因此 A正确。 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 全文最后一句并未明确指出为何 Rose被邀请在足球宴会上发言，但是从整篇文章的内容可以看出， Rose因为其上进的人生 态度受到同学们的认可和尊敬，文章最后一句就是对此的总结，因此本题答案为 B。 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 在第 12段中， Rose对比了 grow older和 grow up，其中从本段的倒数第 2句可以推断， grow older不需要任何智慧或能力，而 grow up是与 grow older不同的，换句话说， grow up需要智慧和能力，因此本题正确答案为 C。 A和 D将 grow up和 grow older等同起来，不符合原文两者的对比关系，而 B的对比关系与原文相反。 【知识模块】 阅读 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本文的主旨可概括为第 8段
