1、专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 134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)If youd like to add a slice of your heritage to
2、 your wedding ceremony, youre not alone. Millions of couples are embracing their ancestry and choosing to incorporate some of the best traditions from around the world in their ceremonies here at home. Here are some of the most interesting wedding traditions you might find if you attended a wedding
3、in a Scandinavian country. If you or your family are from one of these countries, why not try adding some phrases from your ancestors native tongue in your wedding vows for a truly memorable touch? (2)Origin of the original Britons, the Vikings, and Hamlet, Scandinavia is a cluster of countries with
4、 a u-nique set of wedding customs. In Denmark, an arch of pine limbs called a Gate of Honor is built in front of the brides home. At some point in the reception, the groom will leave the room and all the male guests will get to kiss the bride. When he returns, she will depart and the female guests w
5、ill kiss the groom. (3)In Viking times, the groom would pay a price for the bride, and the brides family would provide a dowry. These combined funds were then given to the couple at the end of the marriage ceremony in order to provide a starting point for the newlyweds. Today, the parents will tuck
6、money into the brides shoes. The father contributes silver to the left shoe and the mother contributes gold to the right shoe. Also, the shoes are left untied in belief that this will ensure easy childbirth in the future. (4)Truly traditional Viking weddings are always held on Friday, which was cons
7、idered the day of Frigga and therefore sacred. The couple is often sanctified at the beginning of the ceremony with a sprinkling from a fir bough dipped in wine. Rings may be presented by the bride and groom to each other on the tip of a ceremonial sword, and vows are often recited while both hands
8、hold the hilt, reminding the couple that marriage is a lifelong commitment that is equally binding on both male and female. (5)Chris Simeral is the creator of The Ultimate Wedding Vow Toolkit, the wedding-coordinator-approved home-study course for couples personalizing or renewing their wedding vows
9、. Sign up for the free wedding vow mini-course at http:/. 1 We can learn from the passage that ones wedding can be enriched by_. （ A） wedding traditions from around the world （ B） some of the best customs from other countries （ C） interesting Scandinavian wedding traditions （ D） the presence of the
10、previous generations 2 The passage is intended to _. （ A） introduce wedding traditions of Scandinavia （ B） suggest incorporating traditions into weddings （ C） arouse interest in a course about wedding vows （ D） enable couples to personalize their wedding 2 (1)Testing has replaced teaching in most pu
11、blic schools. My own childrens school week is framed by pretests, drills, tests, and retests. They know that the best way to read a textbook is to look at the questions at the end of the chapter and then skim the text for the answers. I believe that my daughter Erica, who gets excellent marks, has n
12、ever read a chapter of any of her school textbooks all the way through. And teachers are often heard to state proudly and openly that they teach to the mandated state test. (2)Teaching to the test is a curious phenomenon. Instead of deciding what skills students ought to learn, helping students lear
13、n them, and then using some sensible methods of assessment to discover whether students have mastered the skills, teachers are encouraged to reverse the process. First one looks at a commercially available test. Then on distills the skills needed not to master reading, say, or math, but to do well o
14、n the test. Finally, the test skills are taught. (3)The ability to read or write or calculate might imply the ability to do reasonably well on standardized tests. However, neither reading nor writing develops simply through being taught to take tests. We must be careful to avoid mistaking preparatio
15、n for a test of a skill with the acquisition of that skill. Too many discussions of basic of skills make this fundamental confusion because people are test-obsessed rather than concerned with the nature and quality of what is taught. (4)Recently, many schools have faced what could be called the cris
16、is of comprehension or, in simple terms, the phenomenon of students with phonic and grammar skills still being unable to understand what they read. These students are competent at test taking and filling in workbooks and ditto masters. However, they have little or no experience reading or thinking,
17、and talking about what they read. They know the details but cant see or understand the whole. They are taught to be so concerned with grade that they have no time or ease of mind to think about meaning, and reread things if necessary. 3 What do teachers think about teaching to the mandated state tes
18、t? （ A） It is commonly recognized. （ B） It is curiously controversial. （ C） It has been exceptionally effective. （ D） It has been inadequately developed 4 The crisis of comprehension is most probably resulted from _. （ A） students insufficient phonic and grammar skills （ B） teaching that takes up mu
19、ch of students free time （ C） teaching that emphasizes details rather than the whole （ D） students incompetence in thinking about what they read 4 (1)Is it any wonder that America is also a country of dangerously overweight people? (2)According to a recent study by the National Center for Health Sta
20、tistics, the number of adults characterized as overweight in the United States has jumped to an astonishing one-third of the population. Overweight in this case means being about 20 percent or more above a persons desirable weight. Since the figures for “desirable weight“ have moved upward over the
21、last decade or so, total poundage even at 20 percent over may be considerable. (3)So are the attendant health risks. Excess weight has been linked to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, adult-onset diabetes and some forms of cancer, among other diseases. (4)Once, when work and school and the groce
22、ry store were a two-mile hike away, Americans could afford the calories they consume. But not now, not when millions spend four or five hours a day in front of a TV set a-long with a bag of chips, a bowl of buttered popcorn and a six-pack and theres a car or two in every driveway. (5)“There is no co
23、mmitment to obesity as a public health problem,“ said Dr. William Dietz, director of clinical nutrition at the New England Medical Center in Boston. “Weve ignored it, and blamed it on gluttony and sloth.“ (6)If one definition of a public health problem is its cost to the nation, then obesity qualifi
24、es. According to a study done by Dr. Graham A. Colditz, who teaches at Harvard Medical School, it cost America an estimated $68.8 billion in 1990. But whats wrong blaming it on gluttony and sloth? True, some unfortunate overweight people have an underlying physical or genetic problem. But for most A
25、mericans, the problem is with two of the seven deadly sins. (7)Losing weight is a desperately difficult business. Preventing gain, however, is not. Consumer information is everywhere, and there can be few adults who truly believe that hot dogs, fries, a soda and a couple of Twinkies make a good lunc
26、h. But they eat them anyway. (8)As more and more Americans became educated to the risks of smoking, more and more Americans gave up the habit. Now it appears that Americans need an intensive education in the risks of stuffing themselves and failing to exercise as well. (9)Given the seductiveness of
27、chocolate and cheese, the couch and the car, that habit will be hard to break. But if an ounce of prevention can obviate a pound of fat, it is well worth the struggle. 5 The author sets up the standard of overweight people based on the fact that _. （ A） the number of overweight people has astonishin
28、gly increased （ B） people have a different idea about their desirable weight now （ C） overweight becomes a threat to peoples health （ D） the overweight problem has long been studied 6 By saying “So are the attendant health risks“, the author means _. （ A） America suffers health risks as well as the
29、overweight problem （ B） health risks resulting from overweight are serious too （ C） overweight is classified as one of the health problems （ D） people have also paid much attention to the possible health risks 7 In order to solve the overweight problem, the author suggests that everyone need to _. （
30、 A） be taught to prevent gaining weight （ B） be educated to lose weight effectively （ C） seek help from consumer information （ D） know what makes a healthy dinner 7 (1)For 12 days every spring, the inhabitants of Erlangen, a university town near Nuremberg, forget their daily routines and devote them
31、selves to the serious business of drinking beer and lots of it. (2)The Berg, as it is commonly called, has been held every year since 1755 and is Germanys second-largest event after Oktoberfest, its more famous Munich counterpart. Although the Berg typically attracts more than a million visitors, fa
32、r fewer foreign tourists come to the Erlangen festival than to the Munich event, which means there is much more here in the way of local ambiance. This years Berg takes place June 1-12, but when the festival finishes, the beer cellars and rides remain open all summer. (3)Bergkirchweih roughly transl
33、ates as “the dedication of the mountain church,“ referring to a church on the outskirts of Erlangen. Sturdy Bavarian 18th-century folk might find it hard to recognize the modern-day town, but its not hard to imagine them knocking back the local Kitzmann brew in its leafy beer gardens. (4)“You cant g
34、o to the Berg without any beer,“ said Brocki, 29, who has attended the festival every year of the 15 he has lived in Erlangen. (5)“You dont think, you drink,“ agreed Brockis girlfriend Tanja Liebig. “You have to drink in the evenings.“ (6)If you cant face the thought of a liter, there is an easier o
35、ption. A liter of shandy(beer mixed with soft drink)may not contain quite as much alcohol, but the drinker is still confronted with the same volume of frothy liquid. (7)“You can drink a beer, but you dont have to be drunk to enjoy it,“ Brocki stressed. (8)Its still pretty hard to push your way throu
36、gh the crowds to check out the full selection of fairground rides and stands offering hearty German fast food like sausages or roast chicken. (9)“Ive never seen so many people packed into one hillside before,“ said Gianni Brancazio, who visited last years festival from London. “Im finding it hard to
37、 lift up the mug, let alone drink whats in it.“ (10)It may come as a surprise, but the countryside surrounding Erlangen known as Franconia is actually a wine-producing region. (11)“The rest of the year I drink wine,“ said Axel Horndasch, who comes from the nearby town of Ansbach, during a break from
38、 the table-top dancing at the 2005 event. (12)Its not all about drinking, many will be glad to hear. During the days between beery evenings, Erlangen makes a handy base for trips to any number of nearby gems such as Bamberg, which offers a nearly complete historical guide to styles of architecture,
39、or the quaint old town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. (13)Nuremberg, with its old center rebuilt almost from scratch after heavy wartime bombing, is almost part of the same metropolitan area as Erlangen. On the citys outskirts is the infamous location for Nazi party rallies of the 1930s, a weird place
40、 set in incongruous surroundings beside a peaceful lake. (14)Slightly farther afield, Munich and the Alps are also accessible, meaning that a trip to the festival can easily be combined with a wider visit to southern Germany, Austria or even the Czech Republic. (15)Even away from the Berg, its diffi
41、cult to escape the beer. Across Bavaria, the smallest of places often has its own brewery, sometimes producing its own distinctive brews. (16)“Its essential,“ said Horndasch. “Beer is bread.“ 8 How is Erlangen compared to its conditions in the 18th century? （ A） One can never find the church, Bergki
42、rchweih, in the city now. （ B） Erlangen was only an agricultural town back in the 18th century. （ C） The city still keeps the traditional way of beer brewing nowadays. （ D） It is hard to imagine what life was like back in the 18th century. 9 What is NOT true about the Berg at Erlangen? （ A） Beer and
43、 shandy are served with a one-liter mug. （ B） Erlangen is actually more famous for wine than beer. （ C） The beer-drinking events are often held in the evenings. （ D） Visitors have all kinds of amusement besides drinking beer. 10 It can be inferred from the passage that Erlangen belongs in the area o
44、f_. （ A） Bavaria （ B） Munich （ C） Nuremberg （ D） the German border 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 What do the parents mean to tuck money i
45、nto the brides shoes? 12 PASSAGE TWO 12 What do people mistake passing a test of a skill for? 13 PASSAGE THREE 13 What does “obviate“(the last paragraph)mean in the context? 13 PASSAGE FOUR 14 What event is “the Berg“? 15 According to Brocki, whats the best way of enjoying beer without getting drunk
46、? 专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 134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】 B 【试题解析】 第 1段第 1句提及的 heritage和第
47、2句提到的 ancestry和traditions表明世界各地的传统习俗可以为婚礼增色不少，因此本题应选 B。原文在第 1、 2句中并没有对 traditions作出限定，而 A将原文 from around the world前的 traditions的范围精确到了 wedding traditions，故 A不正确； C在第 3句提及，这是对斯堪的那维亚国家的婚礼的背景介绍，提及的内容不符合题意： D没有原文依据。 【知 识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从原文最后一段的内容和提供的网址可以推断原文是一则广告，广告的目的就是让读者对其产品产生兴趣，因此，本题应选 C。 【
48、知识模块】 阅读 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第 1段末句中的 openly和 proudly表明教师普遍接受应试教育的模式，由此可见， A为本题答案。 B中的 curiously与第 2段首句中的 curious为同族词，但第 2段首句是作者的观点，而且 B中的 controversial没有原文依据， 教师对应试教育的看法比较一致，不存在争议，因此 B不正确；原文除了第 1段末句指出教师对应试教育模式的看法外，其他都是作者的观点，因此， C和 D均无原文依据。 【知识模块】 阅读 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 最后一段第 3句和末句反复强调了学生没有时间
49、think，因此 D为本题答案。本题最具干扰性的是 C，最后一段最后三句也提到了学生不能懂得所读资料的大意，但末句提到这是因为学生过于关注分数而没有时间关注大意，并非因为老师教导他们无须关注大意。因此 C不正确。 A中的 phonic and grammar skills在最后一段首句提及，但 insufficient这一信息没有原文依据：该段末句提到no time时，指出的是学生没有时间思考， B断章取义，不正确。 【知识模块】 阅读 【知识模块】 阅读 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 作者在第 2段第 2句定义了超重的概念，虽然没有明确指出为什么要以超出 20为标准，但是从下一句中的插入成分 even 可以推断，以前并非以20为超重的标准的，现在以此为标准是因为人们对理想体重的标准改变了，因此 B为本题答案。关于超重的标准，原文只有第 2段第 2、 3句有涉及，因此，虽然 A和 C的内容在原文中都有提及，但都与超重的标准无关；而 D中的 long无原文依据。 【知识模块】 阅读 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本
