1、大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 273及答案与解析 Section C 0 Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims wou
2、ld have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But thats not what I did. I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts (文科 ) university that doesnt even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was
3、not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who werent studying science or engineering. My parents,
4、teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them. I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories“ where they didnt care if you had valu
5、es or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer technical genius and sensitive humanist (人文学者 ) all in one. Now Im not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and eng
6、ineering courses with liberal arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (协调 ) engineering with liberal-arts courses in college. The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts si
7、mply dont mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult. 1 The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _. （
8、A） intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals （ B） wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality （ C） intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist （ D） wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college 2 According to the author, by interacting with peo
9、ple who study liberal arts, engineering students can _. （ A） broaden their horizons （ B） become noble idealists （ C） receive guidance in their careers （ D） balance engineering and the liberal arts 3 In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected _. （ A） to be imaginative wit
10、h a value system to guide him （ B） to be a technical genius with a wide vision （ C） to have an excellent academic record （ D） to be wise and mature 4 The authors experience shows that he was _. （ A） creative （ B） irrational （ C） ambitious （ D） unrealistic 5 The word “they“ in “together they threaten
11、 to confuse.“ (Line 3, Para, 5) refers to _. （ A） practicality and rationality （ B） engineering and the liberal arts （ C） reality and noble ideals （ D） flexibility and a value system 5 The National Trust in Britain plays an increasingly important part in the preservation for public enjoyment of the
12、best that is left unspoiled of the British countryside. Although the Trust has received practical and moral support from the Government, it is not a rich Government department. It is a charity which depends for its existence on voluntary support from members of the public. The attention of the publi
13、c was first drawn to the dangers threatening the great old houses and castles of Britain by the death of Lord Lothian, who left his great seventeenth-century house to the Trust together with the 4,500-acre park and estate surrounding it. This gift attracted wide publicity and started the Trusts “Cou
14、ntry House Scheme“. Under this scheme, with the help of the Government and the general public, the Trust has been able to save and open to the public about one hundred and fifty of these old houses. Last year about one and three quarters of a million people paid to visit these historic houses, usual
15、ly at a very small charge. In addition to country houses and open spaces the Trust now owns some examples of ancient wind and water mills, nature reserves, five hundred and forty farms and nearly two thousand five hundred cottages or small village houses, as well as some complete villages. In these
16、villages no one is allowed to build, develop or disturb the old village environment in any way and all the houses are maintained in their original sixteenth-century style. Over four hundred thousand acres of coastline, woodland, and hill country are protected by the Trust and no development or distu
17、rbances of any kind are permitted. The public has free access to these areas and is only asked to respect the peace, beauty and wildlife. So it is that over the past eighty years the Trust has become a big and important organization and an essential and respected part of national life, preserving al
18、l that is of great natural beauty and of historical significance not only for future generations of Britons but also for the millions of tourists who each year invade Britain in search of a great historic and cultural heritage. 6 The National Trust is _. （ A） a rich government department （ B） a char
19、ity supported mainly by the public （ C） a group of areas of great natural beauty （ D） an organization supported by public taxes 7 The “Country House Scheme“ was started_. （ A） with the founding of the National Trust （ B） as the first project of the National Trust （ C） after Lord Lothians donation （
20、D） to protect Lord Lothians house 8 Land protected by the National Trust _. （ A） can be developed and modernized （ B） includes naturally and historically valuable sites （ C） consists of country houses and nature reserves （ D） is primarily for tourists to Britain 9 The word “invade“ in the last parag
21、raph is used to emphasize that _. （ A） the British do not like tourists （ B） tourists to Britain are unfriendly （ C） tourists come to Britain in large numbers （ D） Britain is attacked by masses of tourists 10 The main purpose of this passage is to _. （ A） inform the readers about the National Trust
22、（ B） promote the National Trusts membership （ C） make people aware of the natural beauty of Britain （ D） let the general public share the views of the National Trust 10 Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed language
23、s are unique a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current inter
24、est in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the worlds only liberal arts university for deaf people. When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed som
25、ething odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher. Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语 ).
26、But Stokoe believed the “hand talk“ his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard“. Stokoes idea was academic heresy (异
27、端邪说 ). It is 37 years later. Stokoe now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that
28、signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节 ) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. “What I said,“ Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff-i
29、ts brain stuff.“ 11 The study of sign language is thought to be _. （ A） a new way to look at the learning of language （ B） a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language （ C） an approach to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language （ D） an attempt to clarify misunderstanding ab
30、out the origin of language 12 The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by _. （ A） a famous scholar in the study of the human brain （ B） a leading specialist in the study of liberal arts （ C） an English teacher in a university for the deaf （ D） some senior experts in American Sign
31、 Language 13 According to Stokoe, sign language is _. （ A） a substandard language （ B） a genuine language （ C） an artificial language （ D） an international language 14 Most educators objected to Stokoes idea because they thought_. （ A） sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people （ B）
32、sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted （ C） a language should be easy to use and understand （ D） a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds 15 Stokoes argument is based on his belief that_. （ A） sign language is as efficient as any other language （ B） sign language is d
33、erived from natural language （ C） language is a system of meaningful codes （ D） language is a product of the brain 15 When todays college graduates get together for a reunion someday, they may decide to do it by computer. Thats because right now, nearly one in five college students takes at least on
34、e class online, according to a new survey. For professors, the growth of e-learning has meant a big shift in the way they deal with students. Take professor Sara Cordell of the University of Illinois-Springfield: Her day doesnt end at 6 p.m., as it does for some college professors. Cordell sits at h
35、er computer in her campus office to chat with a half-dozen students gathered in front of their screens: One is in Tennessee, another in Californias central valley, another in Ohio. Theyre all here to talk about Thomas Hardys 19th-century novel Tess of the DUrbervilles. Cordell has a microphone hooke
36、d up to her PC, and her students listen from home. All but one of them type their responses, which appear in chat-format on Cordells screen. The process looks kind of awkward the natural flow of a regular class is missing, as responses arrive onscreen in a digital flood. But at second glance, theres
37、 something else here not seen in a regular college class: All of the students are paying attention and all are engaged. Cordell, who is in her 50s, has been teaching offline for 25 years; online for four. She said she was initially skeptical about how meaningful an English course could be online. Bu
38、t now shes a convert. Online classes conducted in real time have a special kind of immediacy, Cordell said. “Theyre right there. Theyre listening. And they like talking to each other, typing to each other. That, I think, is a big attraction, because they get to engage real time with the other studen
39、ts as much as with me,“ Cordell said. After two hours of discussion, Cordell signs off. But the class actually never goes to sleep. The students, including a mother of six, will keep the conversation going. This is known as the asynchronous part of the class, and it happens on an online education co
40、ntent management system, where written assignments are posted. That means the work never stops and many instructors say teaching an online class is more work. 16 The author takes professor Sara Cordell as an example to illustrate the point that_. （ A） online teaching requires more time and energy （
41、B） online teaching is different from regular teaching （ C） teachers must catch up with the new trends in teaching （ D） teachers regard online classes as a more efficient teaching 17 What do we learn about Sara Cordells students from the passage? （ A） They major in English Literature. （ B） They are a
42、dult evening students. （ C） They come from places outside the Illinois State. （ D） They voluntarily take Part In the online learning. 18 By saying that Cordell is a “convert“, the author means that Cordell finds online teaching _. （ A） significant （ B） time-saving （ C） advanced （ D） efficient 19 Cor
43、dell regards it as a great attraction that_. （ A） the students take Part In discussions more actively （ B） the students get to engage real time with her online classes （ C） the students like communicating by typing to each other （ D） the students are all present for her classes 20 What happens in th
44、e asynchronous part of the class? （ A） The students hand in their written assignment. （ B） The students keep discussing without the teacher. （ C） The students take turns to play the role of the teacher. （ D） The students sign off after they finish their homework. 大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 273答案与解析 Section
45、C 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。根据文中第 2段第 3、 4句的具体说明以及第 3段末句的概括说明 “我将成为一个完整的工程师：集理性的技术天才和感性的人文学者于一体。 ”可知 C正确。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实推理题。由文章第 2段第 4句 “我想通过与非理工科的同学的相互交往来开阔我的视野 ”，可推断出 A正确。其他均无原文依据或断章取义。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实推理题。第 3段最后一句说， “我将成为一个完整的工程师：集技术天才和人文学者于一体 ”， B“成为视野
46、宽阔的技术天才 ”与原文相符，故选B。 A、 C、 D均无原文支持或断章取义。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实推理题。根据第 4段第 2句 “我的崇高理想与现实发生了冲突 ”，以及下文对于作者在协调文理科之间的困难可知，原文的想法是不现实的，故可推断 D正确。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 词义理解题。 they一般指代 前一句话中的复数名词，根据最后一段的第 1、 2句 “engineering and the liberal arts simply dont mix as easilytogether they threate
47、n to confuse” 可以推断， they指的是 engineering and the liberal arts。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。从文章第 1段末句可找到答案。选项 A显然与原文意思相反，选项 C和 D则无原文依据。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推理判断题。第 2段第 2句表明洛锡安勋爵捐赠了他的房产后，这个计划才启动起来，因此选项 C正确，也由此可以否定选项 A。根据第 2段最后两句可知这个计划是为了保护具有历史价值的房子，而不仅仅是为了保护洛锡安勋爵的房子，因此选项 D
48、不对。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。最后一段从 preserving开始的部分指出了本题的答案。第 3段倒数第 2句所说的 “no development or disturbances of any kind are permitted”可帮助排除选项 A；选项 C内容不完整；选项 D中的限制词 primarily使用不妥，无原文依据。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 词义推断题。由 invade所在的句子 “for the millions of tourists who each year invade“ 可知这是托
49、管会保护自然美景和历史胜地的原因所在。从而可以推断出 invade强调来英国游玩的游客之多，因此选项 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。纵观全文可发现 the National Trust和 the Trust在文章开头以及文中反复出现，文章是一篇说明文，主要目的是介绍 the National Trust的机构性质及其功能，因此选项 A正确。文章未讨论托管会的成员问题，因此选项 B不正确。最后两段虽然提到英国的自然景色很美，但这并非文章的主题思想，因此选项 C不对。本题最具干扰性的是选项 D，但是本文并不是一篇议论文，其目的不是让读者认同其中的观点， 文章更多的是用说明性的语言来说明托管会的一些做法。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从文章第 3句 “手语提供了一种新方法，用以探索大脑如何产生和理解语言，并为一个长期以来的科学争端 语言 (连同语法 )究竟是我们与生俱来的，还是一种我们后天学会的行为 提出了新的解释 ”可以看出，这是
