1、大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 180及答案与解析 Section A 0 Most people often dream at night. When they wake in the morning they say to themselves, “What a strange dream I had! I wonder what made me dream that.“ Sometimes【 C1】 _are frightening. Sometimes, in dreams, wishes come true. At other times we are troubled by
2、strange dreams in which the world seems to have been【 C2】 _upside-down and nothing makes sense. In dreams we do things which we would never do when were【 C3】 _. We think and say things we would never think and say. Why are dreams so strange and【 C4】 _? Where do dreams come from? No one has produced
3、a more satisfying【 C5】 _than a man called Sigmund Freud. He said that dreams come from a part of ones mind which one can neither recognize nor control. He【 C6】 _this the “unconscious mind.“ The new worlds Freud【 C7】 _were inside man himself. For the unconscious mind is like a deep well, full of memo
4、ries and feelings. These memories and feelings have been stored there from the【 C8】 _of our birth. Our conscious mind has forgotten them. We do not know that they are there until some unhappy or unusual experience causes us to remember, or to dream dreams. Then【 C9】 _we see the same thing and feel t
5、he same way we felt when we were little children. The unconscious forces inside us are at least as powerful as the conscious forces we know about. Sometimes we do things without knowing why. If we dont, the reasons may lie【 C10】 _in our unconscious minds. A. turned B. dreams C. deep D. unfamiliar E.
6、 urging F. moment G. suddenly H. urban I. narrowly J. weave K explored L. answer M. obstacle N. awake O. named 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10】 Section B 10 Halloween A)On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbors d
7、oors and yell “Trick or Treat“ when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they give each child a treat, the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under t
8、he masks. Since the 800s November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints Day. The Mass that was said on this day was called Allhallowmas. The evening before became known as All Hakkiween, or Halloween. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both pre-Christian and Christian
9、 customs. B)October 31st was the eve of the Celtic new year. The Celts were the ancestors of the present-day Irish, Welsh and Scottish people. On this day ghosts walked and mingled with the living, or so the Celts thought. The townspeople baked food all that day and when night fell they dressed up a
10、nd tried to resemble the souls of the dead. Hoping that the ghosts would leave peacefully before midnight of the new year. Much later, when Christianity spread throughout Ireland and October 31st was no longer the last day of the year, Halloween became a celebration mostly for children. “Ghosts“ wen
11、t from door to door asking for treats, or else a trick would be played on the owners of the house. When millions of Irish people immigrated to the United States in the 1840s the tradition came with them. C)Today school dances and neighborhood parties called “block parties“ are popular among young an
12、d old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties(化装舞会 ). In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats
13、 for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better! Certain pranks(恶作剧 )such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect m
14、oney to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world. D)Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, goblins(小精灵 )and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. They are popular trick-or-treat costumes
15、 and decorations for greeting cards and windows. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before October 31st, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes(轮廓 )of witches and black cat
16、s. E)Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so mean that he
17、 was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser(吝啬鬼 ). He couldnt enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day. The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips(芜菁根 ), beets(甜菜根 )or potato
18、es representing “Jack of the Lantern,“ or Jack-o-lantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips. Today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children kno
19、w that there are goodie(糖果 )waiting if they knock and say “Trick or Treat! “ Dried Pumpkin Seeds F)After carving your pumpkin, separate the pulp from the seeds. Rinse the seeds and spread them out to dry. The next day, add enough melted butter or margarine(人造黄油 )to coat each seed. Spread the seeds o
20、nto a cookie sheet(甜酥饼干 )and bake for 20 minutes in a 300 degree oven or until they are slightly brown. Caramel(饴糖 )Apples G)Take the paper wrapping off about 100 caramels and put them in a saucepan(炖锅 ). Put the saucepan over a pan of boiling water. Boil the water until the caramels melt. Put a woo
21、den stick into the top of each apple, dip the apple into the caramel. Let them cool on wax paper and enjoy! Scary stories H)No Halloween party is complete without at least one scary story. Usually one person talks in a low voice while everyone else crowds together on the floor or around a fire. The
22、following is a retelling of a tale told in Britain and in North Carolina and Virginia. I)There was an old woman who lived all by herself, and she was very lonely. Sitting in the kitchen one night, she said, “Oh, I wish I had some company.“ No sooner had she spoken than down the chimney tumbled two f
23、eet from which the flesh had rotted. The old womans eyes bulged with terror. Then two legs dropped to the hearth(壁炉地面 )and attached themselves to the feet. Then a body tumbled down, then two arms, and a mans head. As the old woman watched, the parts came together into a great, tall man. The man danc
24、ed around and around the room. Faster and faster he went. Then he stopped, and he looked into her eyes. “What do you come for?“ She asked in a small voice that shivered and shook. “What do I come for?“ he said. “I come for YOU! “ The narrator shouts and jumps at the person near him! 11 Besides atten
25、ding parties and playing tricks, people also collect money for the needy children in Halloween. 12 The windows of a house decorated with jack-o-lanterns mean children can get candies from the house. 13 Halloween was celebrated at night, which made black one traditional Halloween color. 14 October 31
26、st was originally celebrated as the eve of the Celtic new year. 15 When the neighbors give the child candies, they would try to shout out to guess who is under the masks. 16 The storyteller in Halloween party talks in low voice to create the scary atmosphere. 17 Before the Irish people moved to Amer
27、ica, they celebrated Halloween by carving faces on turnips, beets or potatoes. 18 The Halloween tradition was brought to the United States by Irish immigrants. 19 When making caramel apples, boiling water is used to melt the caramels. 20 When adults go to masquerade parties, they wear costumes which
28、 make them look like historical or political figures. Section C 20 A few degrees can make a big difference when it comes to food storage. Foods can go bad if they get too warm. But for many of the worlds poor, finding a good way to keep food cool is difficult. Refrigerators are costly and they need
29、electricity. Yet spoiled food not only creates health risks but also economic losses. Farmers lose money when they have to throw away products that they cannot sell quickly. But in 1995 a teacher in northern Nigeria named Mohammed Bah Abba found a solution. He developed the “Pot-in-Pot Preservation/
30、Cooling System.“ It uses 2 round containers made of clay. A smaller pot is placed inside a larger one. The space between the 2 pots is filled with wet sand. The inner pot can be filled with fruit, vegetables or drinks. A wet cloth covers the whole cooling system. Food stored in the smaller pot is ke
31、pt from spoiling through a simple evaporation process. Water in the sand between the 2 pots evaporates through the surface of the larger pot, where drier outside air is moving. The evaporation process creates a drop in temperature of several degrees. This cools the inner pot and helps keep food safe
32、 from harmful bacteria. Some foods can be kept fresh this way for several weeks. People throughout Nigeria began using the invention. And it became popular with farmers in other African countries. Mohammed Bah Abba personally financed the first 5,000 pot-in-pot systems for his own community and five
33、 villages nearby. In 2000, the Rolex Watch Company of Switzerland honored him with the Rolex Award for Enterprise. This award recognizes people trying to develop projects aimed at improving human knowledge and well-being. A committee considers projects in science and medicine, technology, exploratio
34、n and discovery, the environment and cultural history. Winners receive financial assistance to help develop and extend their projects. The award is given every 2 years. The most recent one was given last year. 21 According to the first paragraph, without a refrigerator, the poor people have to suffe
35、r in their_. （ A） health conditions （ B） economic development （ C） industrial technology （ D） social status 22 The Cooling System invented by Mohammed Bah Abba is different from a refrigerator in that it is more _. （ A） economical （ B） health-conscious （ C） convenient （ D） environment-friendly 23 In
36、 Mohammed Bah Abbas cooling system, the evaporation process is used to _. （ A） prevent the loss of water （ B） cause dry and wet air to exchange （ C） keep the stored food dry （ D） take heat away from the inner pot 24 Why did Mohammed Bah Abba get the Rolex Award for Enterprise? （ A） Because he was ve
37、ry creative. （ B） Because he had a warm heart. （ C） Because his invention was beneficial for the poor. （ D） Because his invention was simple but scientific. 25 What will Mohammed Bah Abba most probably be able to do after receiving the Rolex Award for Enterprise? （ A） Live a much better life in his
38、hometown. （ B） Advocate a wider use of his invention （ C） Finance refrigerators for his community. （ D） Raise peoples awareness of science. 25 Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved There are low-
39、quality schools just as there are low-quality business. We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue are threatened They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial squeeze, with no way to reduce risin
40、g costs or increase revenues significantly. Raising tuition doesnt bring in more revenue, for each time tuition goes up, the enrollment goes down, or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up. Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private, not usually because of mismanagement
41、 but because of the nature of the enterprise. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business. It is such colleges, thriving but threatened, I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief
42、 problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are inherently(固有地 )better than public schools. Examples to the contrary abound. Anyone can name state univ
43、ersities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education In an imp
44、erfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous. In an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Enthusiastic supporters of public higher education know the importance of sustaining private higher education. 26 According to the authors opinion, sc
45、hools are bad businesses because of_. （ A） mismanagement （ B） too few students （ C） financial squeeze （ D） their characteristics 27 The author used the phrase “go under“ in Para. 3 to mean “_“. （ A） get into difficulties （ B） have low enrollment （ C） have little money （ D） bring in more money 28 We
46、can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support _. （ A） public institution （ B） private schools （ C） uniformity of education （ D） diversity of education 29 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about private schools? （ A） High-quality priv
47、ate schools deserve to be saved. （ B） If the tuition of the private schools is raised, the enrollment goes down. （ C） There are many cases to show that public schools are better than private schools. （ D） Private schools are more profitable than public schools. 30 Which of the following ways could p
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