1、专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 136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)In a recent book entitled The Psychic Life of I
2、nsects, Professor Bouvier says that we must be careful not to credit the little winged fellow with intelligence when they behave in what seems like an intelligent manner. They may be only reacting. I would like to confront the Professor with an instance of reasoning power on the part of an insect wh
3、ich cannot be explained away in any other manner. (2)During the summer, while I was at work on my doctoral thesis, we kept a female wasp at our cottage. It was more like a child of our own than a wasp, except that it looked more like a wasp than a child of our own. That was one of the ways we told t
4、he difference. (3)It was still a young wasp when we got it and for some time we could not get it to eat or drink, it was so shy. Since it was female, we decided to call it Miriam. (4)One evening I had been working late in my laboratory fooling around with some gin and other chemicals, and in leaving
5、 the room I tripped over a line of diamonds which someone had left lying on the floor and knocked over my card index which contained the names and addresses of all the larvae worth knowing in North American. The cards went everywhere. (5)I was too tired to stop to pick them that night. As I went, ho
6、wever, I noticed the wasp was flying about in circles over the scattered cards. “Maybe Miriam will pick them up“, I said half laughingly to myself, never thinking for one moment that such would be the case. (6)When I came down the next morning Miriam was still asleep in her box, evidently tired out.
7、 And well she might have been. For there on the floor lay the cards scattered all about just as I had left them the night before. The faithful little insect had buzzed about all night trying to come to some decision about picking them up and arranging them in the boxes for me, and then had figured o
8、ut for herself that, as she knew practically nothing on larvae of any sort except wasp larvae, she would probably make more of a mess of rearranging them than if she had left them on the floor for me to fix. It was just too much for her to tackle, and discouraged, she went over and lay down in her b
9、ox, where she cried herself to sleep. 1 Professor Bouvier most probably agrees that _. （ A） insects reasoning power has nothing to do with intelligence （ B） wasps can only behave in an instinctive manner （ C） wasps are different from other winged creatures （ D） the issue of insects intelligence need
10、 further research 2 By saying “And well she might have been“(Para. 6), the author thinks that Miriam was_. （ A） exhausted （ B） intelligent （ C） energetic （ D） depressed 3 Which of the following statements was based on facts rather than on the authors pure thinking? （ A） Miriam cried herself to sleep
11、. （ B） Miriam had buzzed about all night. （ C） Miriam could only tell wasp larvae. （ D） Miriam had left the cards on the floor. 3 (1)As medical evidence mounts that we are indeed what we eat, consuming a healthier diet has become almost a national passion in the United States. The food-for-fitness p
12、henomenon began in the late 70s when a U.S. Senate committee on nutrition reached grim conclusion that six out of the ten leading causes of death such as heart disease, cancer, and stroke might be linked to diet. The government issued dietary guidelines advising Americans to eat a variety of foods,
13、maintain proper weight, and limit intake of fat, salt, sugar, and alcohol. (2)For most Americans, what to eat is a matter of personal choice, rather than one of supply. An excellent nationwide food distribution system assures that fresh produce is readily available in all parts of the country, regar
14、dless of the season. Taking advantage of this abundance, many people are forsaking traditional meat-and-potatoes and in favor of lighter meals of salads, fruits, and vegetables. (3)The single most dramatic change in the American diet has been a reduction in consumption of animal fat, which is though
15、t to increase the risk of heart disease and may contribute to the high U.S. incidence of breast and colon cancer. Margarine and vegetable oils have replaced butter and lard in many homes, and half of all milk now drunk in the United States is low-fat. Fish and poultry are increasingly popular source
16、s of protein as consumption of red meat declines. The food industry has responded to concern about fat by producing leaner cuts of meat and cholesterol-free substitutes for eggs. (4)One of the most significant trends in the American way of eating is the healthful change in restaurant food. “One of e
17、very two meals in the United States is eaten outside the home,“ says Donna Watson, president of the American Dietetic Association. “Restaurants are making special efforts to provide low-fat, low-salt, and low-calorie items.“ Salad bars, loaded with fresh greens and raw fruits and vegetables, are fou
18、nd everywhere, even along-side the burgers and French fries in fast-food restaurants. (5)Most important, the focus on prudent diet has led to an unprecedented national quest for a healthier life style. Americans are smoking less, exercising more, and experimenting with new ways to conquer stress. Ea
19、ting sensibly, they have discovered, is only one important route to good health. 4 It is suggested in the dietary guidelines that _. （ A） 60% leading causes of death might be linked to diet （ B） fat and alcohol should be taken as little as possible （ C） eating diverse foods helps maintain proper wei
20、ght （ D） sugar and salt should be taken in restricted amount 5 Which of the following can be a way to decrease the consumption of animal fat? （ A） Using less butter when cooking soup. （ B） Drinking more milk at breakfast. （ C） Eating more fish or poultry at dinner. （ D） Having two eggs at most daily
21、. 5 (1)Logistically, it worked out best for me to fly east from Boston Logan to London Heathrow to Tokyo Narita, a trip which involves 26 hours of flight time and another 12 of waiting in airports. The time difference from Eastern Standard Time to Japan Time is 13 hours forward. I arrived at Logan a
22、t 3am, the 16th of June, and left Narita at 8am on the 18th. Im afraid I wasnt really in the best mental shape once I finally landed; my memories of processing through customs are sketchy reconstructions based on small flashes of recollection. (2)What I remember most about that arrival is my luggage
23、. Terry Pratchett and Neil Stephenson have both written amusingly about unwary travellers carrying too much baggage. I have to say that its a lot less amusing when its happening to you. I had imagined that the process on arrival would be like arrival at an American airport: I would pull the luggage
24、off the conveyor and put it on a trolley, trundle it 100 yards, and load it into some sort of car. Accordingly, I didnt really consider space or weight: I had two huge bags, each loaded to the 701b flight luggage limit. I had a giant cardboard box containing a full desktop computer system and two cu
25、bic yards of packing peanuts. I had another big box containing my bicycle. I was moving, after all, and this seemed a fairly minimal set of things to take for a stay of at least a year. (3)The gentleman who the company sent to greet me at the airport was cheerful about my situation. A lot of people
26、who he met, he told me, had similar situations. There was a shipping office conveniently located within the airport which could freight whichever items werent immediately necessary to the apartment which would become mine. It didnt matter that the larger box had gone squishy and organic, and was slo
27、wly leaking peanuts; the shipping companies were extremely talented here. In fact, he was very nice about everything but he never once offered to help carry anything. (4)I shipped off my cardboard boxes, but I hadnt planned for a situation in which it would matter how much luggage I had, so necessar
28、y items were scattered between the two bags. We left for the company guest house where Id be staying: the cheerful semi-retired company man leading, and me following with 701b in each hand. We rode the train toward Chiba, with each of my bags taking up a pair of seats, and the two of us standing bet
29、ween them. We left the train station and started walking to the house. It wasnt too far, he told me: less than two kilometers. We had the advantage of good weather, too: the temperature wasnt expected to break 30 degrees, and the humidity was only 70. (5)The company man had it easy: he wasnt carryin
30、g anything. As for me, Ill just say that when you go to experience a foreign land, attempting a 2km walk while carrying 1401b of stuff in the first humidity of summer while exhausted is not the recommended starting point. (6)Its kind of funny, but I didnt immediately feel like I was anywhere new. Ye
31、s, the roads were narrow, the people were Asian, and the writing was funny, but Id seen each of those elements before. It wasnt until the first time I went to get something to eat that I had a really profound understanding that I was in Japan. The company man told me that I could survive eating prep
32、ackaged meals from convenience stores, and showed one to me on the way to the guest house. The first food I ate in that country was a strawberry cream sandwich. That sandwich provided my “not in Kansas anymore“ moment; it took on a weird significance as my first step in participating in the widespre
33、ad oddness that is Japanese culture. (7)I slept for 14 hours that night, and woke up at 7am the next morning to a small earthquake. I was now in the Land of the Rising Sun, and those two elements had just cooperated to greet me. It felt good. 6 The author would most probably describe the experience
34、of unwary travelers with too much luggage other than himself as _. （ A） interesting （ B） ridiculous （ C） painful （ D） pleasing 7 The author didnt ship off the two bags because _. （ A） items in them were of higher value （ B） items in them werent available in Japan （ C） they were comparatively lighter
35、 （ D） they were of more immediate use 7 (1)The 35-year-old Beijing woman is watching an ad showing a giant television made by the Chinese company Haier. A stream of introduction for the television floats in and out of view, including one about receiving electronic mail over the tube. A surfer rides
36、the waves between skyscrapers, his wash leaving an “ in the water. The ad is “too direct“, she tells an interviewer. “There is this guy talking, telling me all about the product, showing me some images. We get it but we dont like it.“ (2)Since a Shanghai television station aired Chinas first TV comm
37、ercial in 1979, most have been the plain, straightforward, tell-the-name-of-the-product-and-what-it-does kind. Those started disappearing in the U.S. in the late 1960s in favor of more subtle pitches using irony and humor. Now a study says Chinese commercials dont have to talk down to consumers anym
38、ore either at least the one-third of them living in Chinas prosperous cities, and who most interest advertisers. (3)Even the Western agencies that win awards elsewhere for hip, inventive commercials usually keep it simple in China. After all this country only began flirting with capitalism 20 years
39、ago and is fairly new to advertising. And to consumer culture, too. China is still a developing nation where an income of just $2,000 a year qualifies an urban household as middle-class. On the other hand, city people who once aspired to own the “big three“ a television, refrigerator and washing mac
40、hine have already moved up to DVD players and mobile phones. And with a population of 1.3 billion, the worlds largest, China is a huge market. That is why the worlds largest companies, from Coca-Cola to Procter & Gamble, are battling it out in China. Advertisers spent more than $500 million dollars
41、through the first half of the year, estimates market researcher, making China the largest advertising market in Asia after Japan. (4)The prevailing view of many of those advertisers and their agencies is that the Chinese dont yet get clever or subtle advertising and they prefer a straightforward ad
42、with lots of information. But the April survey of almost 500 people in five Chinas largest cities discovered “a savvy urban population, tired of a diet of boring ads and hungry to be treated as the sophisticated decision-makers they are.“ In short, the Chinese appreciation of what makes a good ad is
43、 no different from their counterparts anywhere else in the world. 8 The 35-year-old woman was dissatisfied with the Haier ad because _. （ A） there is too much misleading information about it （ B） its function is too similar to that of a computer （ C） its advertisement was too difficult to understand
44、 （ D） it has been advertised in a simple-minded way 9 By saying that “Chinese commercials dont have to talk down to consumers“, the author suggests that _. （ A） the plain and straight-forward way of advertising should be abolished （ B） it is not necessary to take up irony and humor in advertisement
45、（ C） advertisers are more interested in how to attract the high-class citizens （ D） those disappearing in the U.S. may be just appropriate in China 10 What can we learn about the consumer culture in China? （ A） It is not as complicated as that outside China. （ B） It has not been fully understood yet
46、. （ C） Its influence on advertising is still limited. （ D） It is one of the most important products of capitalism. 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
47、 ONE 11 What does the author study as a researcher? 12 PASSAGE TWO 12 What is the authors attitude towards restaurant food? 13 PASSAGE THREE 13 When did the author finally realize he was in a foreign country? 13 PASSAGE FOUR 14 What advertisements do Chinese people prefer to have now? 15 What does t
48、he author intend to reveal in this passage? 专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷 136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
49、 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第 1段开头两句表明 Professor Bouvier认为昆虫的行为都不是出于intelligence(智力 )，而只出于 reacting(反应 )，即他认为昆虫的行为只出于本能。而与 “智慧 ”无关，由此可见， B的说法符合他的观点。本题最具干扰性的是 A，事实上， A的后半截讲到昆虫没有 intelligence是符合 Professor Bouvier的观点的，但前半截提到的认为昆虫具有 reasoning power其实是作者的观点。 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考点 And well she might have been是一个省略句，省略了have been后的表语成分，结合第 6段第 1句末的 tired out可以知道本句省略的就是 tired out，作者认为 Miriam一定累坏了， exhausted与 tired out意思相近，由此可见本题应选 A。 well的理解是关键， well在这里是副词，与 indeed一样，千万不要将这个句子当成了倒装句，以为 well是表语。 【知识模
