1、大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 178及答案与解析 Section A 0 Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly【 C1】_to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was【 C2】
2、_to a little college French. I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language,【 C3】 _unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up【 C4】 _and do research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable【 C5】 _I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought r
3、an through my mind: you cant learn if you dont try. So I accepted the assignment. There were some bad【 C6】 _. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guides or even【 C7】 _booking
4、s, confident that somehow I will manage. The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition【 C8】 _. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you. Ive learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a【 C9】 _. And I know Ill go o
5、n doing such things. Its not because Im braver or more daring than others. Im not. But Ill accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can【 C10】_wonders. A accomplish B. advanced C. balloon D. claim E. constantly F. declare G. interviews H. limited I. manufacture J. moments K. news
6、L. reduced M. regret N. scary O. totally 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 Section B 10 Here comes the e-book revolution A)At what temperature do electronic books catch fire? Were going to find out sometime this year. E-book sales are about to ignite.
7、On Monday, A is expected to unveil a new version of its Kindle reader. It will probably be a lot better and a little cheaper than the first version But the real news already broke this week A company spokesman announced that Amazon plans to offer Kindle books on Cell Phones. This news countered Goog
8、les announcement that the 1.5 million public domain books available on its Google Book Search offering will soon be available(free, of course)via a new Cell Phone application. B)I believe that Cell Phones will quickly outpace the dedicated e-book readers, including the Kindle, as the platform of cho
9、ice for e-book readers. Leading the pack? The iPhone, ironically. Its worth noting that A sold more Kindles(at least 500,000)in its first year of sales than Apple sold iPods in its first year(378,000). Apple may not understand the value of e-books, but iPhone users will embrace them anyway. The reas
10、on is simple: The iPhone has a huge, high-quality screen. And its user base includes millions of people who love to do everything on their iPhones, including reading, which theyre already doing with online content. I(and others)have been predicting for some time that Apple will ship a killer tablet
11、at some point. This device, I believe, will have the iPhone user interface and a super high-quality screen. It will be ideal for reading e-books as well. C)Just because e-books are available on better(the new Kindle)and more(all Cell Phones)devices doesnt mean people will read them. But mark my word
12、s, read them they will. Six trends will conspire(共同促成 )over the next year to drive e-book reading to levels that will surprise just about everybody. D)The economy is in the tank, and people are looking to cut costs any way they can. An Amazon Kindle pays for itself after the purchase of 20 or 30 boo
13、ks, then starts paying dividends. You save big on books, magazines and newspapers. These savings will grow even more attractive as the recession deepens. E)Interest in protecting the environment just keeps growing and growing. The idea of getting a daily newspaper or a weekly or monthly magazine on
14、paper seems incredibly wasteful to the point of decadence. Environmental consciousness will drive e-book acceptance. F)The book publishing industry is one of the most backward, musty, out-of-date businesses in our economy. While every other kind of information moves at the speed of light, the proces
15、s of publishing a book is like something from the Middle Ages. For authors, it can take months to even find a literary agent willing to represent their work. Then the agent takes months to find a publisher. Then it takes ages for the publishing company to get the book out there. People are already c
16、ircumventing(设法回避 )all this by self-publishing. The self-publishing industry is the only area of paper-book publishing thats thriving right now. Soon enough, a huge number of authors are finally going to get fed up with the publishing industry and just self-publish electronically. Theyll hire their
17、own freelance editors, and do the marketing themselves. The publication of a finished manuscript will take minutes, rather than months. G)Old-school thinkers in the publishing industry will lament(悲叹 )the slap-dash nature of self-published e-books, and sniff that books are no longer published with t
18、he quality and care that they used to.(Never mind that book publishers abandoned high standards years ago in previous cost-cutting initiatives.)The world will pass them by as the book industry undergoes the same transition that happened with the media and blogs. First, the media didnt understand blo
19、gs. Then they invalidated them. Then they accepted them. And now blogs are where the credibility is. Every columnist and reporter has a blog, and now major TV news programs are built around the opinions of bloggers. A similar transformation will take place about the credibility of self-published and
20、 electronic books. H)Like the move from silent pictures to “talkies,“ the transition to electronic publishing will prove fatal to laggards. Those aggressively pursuing and developing e-books will rise to take control of the publishing industry. Part of this revolution will happen in e-book marketing
21、. The new generation of e-book publishers will leverage social media, contextual advertising and other innovations. For anyone who spends time online, specific e-book titles will increasingly be advertised and marketed and integrated into other content. E-books, now mostly invisible, will soon be ev
22、erywhere. I)The shift from print to electronic will change the nature of the book itself. Many books will be shorter. Theyll be more timely and culturally relevant. Theyll be more colorfully and engagingly written. And theyll go after young readers like nothing before. As in Japan, this will spark a
23、 new cultural phenomenon of young people not just reading, but also writing novels and other book types on their mobile devices. The idea that “people dont read anymore,“ especially young people, will be revealed as false. Young people today read more, and write a lot more, than any generation in hi
24、story. To date, theyve been unexcited about books, magazines and newspapers because they grew up with social networking and social media. Once books are electronic, relevant and social, too, theyll start reading and writing books like crazy. J)And, finally, the newspaper industry is dying. The old m
25、ethod of physically delivering blog entries on dead tree pulp is out-of-date. Its very simple. Newspapers that embrace e-books will survive. Those that dont, wont. If youd like to get a stark view of the relative economics of electronic vs. paper newspapers, check out a blog post on the Silicon Vall
26、ey Insider. The blog did the math and determined that the New York Times could buy every single subscriber an Amazon Kindle e-book reader, and it would still cost them half as much as it will cost them to send paper newspapers for just one year. After decades of false starts, the e-book revolution i
27、s finally upon us. By this time next year, e-books will be totally mainstream. 11 Young people will be keen on reading and writing books when books are electronic, relevant and social. 12 In the self-publishing industry, the marketing of a book is done by the author. 13 The credibility of blogs used
28、 to be not accepted by the media. 14 It is said that a newspaper will survive only when it incorporates with e-books. 15 The price of an Amazon Kindle is as much as an amount money of 20 or 30 books. 16 It was breaking news that Amazon announced it planned to offer Kindle books on cell phones. 17 Gi
29、ven environmental protection, a newspaper published on paper becomes wasteful. 18 At present, the book publishing industry is in a backward state. 19 It is believed that Cell Phones will become the dominant e-book reader platform, outpacing the Kindle. 20 The publishing industry will soon be taken c
30、ontrol by those who aggressively pursue and develop e-books. Section C 20 In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the childs acquisition of each new skill the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the chi
31、ld beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he re
32、ads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself. Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially stri
33、ct in money matters. Others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the childs own happiness. As regards the development of moral standards in the growing ch
34、ild, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept“. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach(说教 ), their children may grow conf
35、used and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment. 21 Eagerly watching the childs acquisition
36、 of new skills _. （ A） should be avoided （ B） is universal among parents （ C） sets up dangerous states of worry in the child （ D） will make him lose interest in learning new things 22 In the process of childrens learning new skills parents _. （ A） should encourage them to read before they know the m
37、eaning of the words they read （ B） should not expect too much of them （ C） should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own （ D） should create as many learning opportunities as possible 23 The second paragraph mainly tells us that _. （ A） parents should be strict
38、with their children （ B） parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community （ C） parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone （ D） parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation
39、24 The word “precept“(Line 3, Para. 3)probably means “_“. （ A） idea （ B） punishment （ C） behavior （ D） instruction 25 In moral matters, parents should _. （ A） observe the rules themselves （ B） be aware of the marked difference between adults and children （ C） forbid things which have no foundation i
40、n morality （ D） consistently ensure the security of their children 25 The earliest process of making paper was done almost 5,000 years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley. In those days, paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant. Modern paper-making began in China about 2,000 years ago. This proc
41、ess produced paper from cloth, straw, wood or the bark of trees. The raw materials are struck over and over until they become loose. Then they are mixed with water. After the water has been removed, the flat, thin form remaining is permitted to dry. This becomes a sheet of paper. Large machines star
42、ted to be used for making paper near the end of the 16th century. Today, paper-making is a big business. But it is still possible to make paper by hand, since the steps are the same as using big machines. You should choose paper with small amounts of printing. Old envelopes are good for this reason.
43、 Colored paper also can be used, as well as small amounts of newspaper. Small pieces of rags or cloth can be added. These should be cut into pieces about 5 centimeters by 5 centimeters. Everything is placed in a container, covered with water, and brought to a boil. It is mixed for about 2 hours with
44、 some common chemicals and then allowed to cool. Then it is left until most of the water dries up. The substance left, called pulp, can be stored until you are ready to make paper. When you are ready, the pulp is mixed with water again. Then the pulp is poured into a special box or mold. The mold is
45、 made of small squares of wire that hold the shape and thickness of the paper. To help dry the paper, the mold lets the water flow through the small wire squares. After several more drying steps, the paper is carefully lifted back from the mold. It is now strong enough to be touched. The paper is sm
46、oothed and pressed to remove trapped air. You can use a common electric iron used for pressing clothes. 26 What is mentioned about the earliest process of making paper? （ A） Its procedures. （ B） Its influences. （ C） Its purposes. （ D） Its materials. 27 It is suggested that we “should choose paper wi
47、th small amounts of printing“ to _. （ A） make paper by ourselves （ B） renew the old envelopes （ C） make various colored paper （ D） create our own newspaper 28 Whether the paper is strong enough to be touched is determined by _. （ A） how long the pulp is stored （ B） how thick the paper is （ C） how mu
48、ch water remains （ D） what type of chemicals are used 29 When the paper is lifted from the mold, it is time to _. （ A） make it smooth （ B） make it strong （ C） decorate it （ D） iron it 30 The passage is most probably intended to _. （ A） introduce the history of paper-making （ B） describe the process
49、of paper-making （ C） compare the ancient and the modern paper-making （ D） argue the possibility of paper-making by hand 大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 178答案与解析 Section A 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 空白处缺谓语动词，需要一个动词原形，而且之后要能接带 to的不定式结构。 claim to do sth “声称做某事 ”，符合句意。这里不是正式的 “宣布 ”，不能填 declare。 【知 识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 空白处缺形容词，作表语。 be limited to为固定搭配，表示 “局限于 ” 。 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 O 【试题解析】 空白处的前后属于并列结构，据此可以断定空白处缺表示程度的副词修饰形容词 unfamiliar，很容易选出 totally。 【知识模块】 阅读
