1、大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 36及答案与解析 Section C 0 Much of Canadas forestry production goes towards making pulp and paper. According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Canada supplies 34% of the world s wood pulp and 49% of its newsprint paper. If these paper products could be produced in some other w
2、ay, Canadian forests could be preserved. Recently, a possible alternative way of producing paper has been suggested by agriculturalists and environmentalists: a plant called hemp(麻类植物 ). Hemp has been cultivated by many cultures for thousands of years. It produces fibre which can be made into paper,
3、 fuel, oils, textiles, food, and rope. For centuries, it was essential to the economies of many countries because it was used to make the ropes and cables used on sailing ships; colonial expansion and the establishment of a world-wide trading network would not have been feasible without hemp. Nowada
4、ys, ships cables are usually made from wire or synthetic fibres, but scientists are now suggesting that the cultivation of hemp should be revived for the production of paper and pulp. According to its proponents, four times as much paper can be produced from land using hemp rather than trees, and ma
5、ny environmentalists believe that the large-scale cultivation of hemp could reduce the pressure on Canada s forests. However, there is a problem: hemp is illegal in many countries of the world. This plant, so useful for fibre, rope, oil, fuel and textiles, is a species of cannabis, related to the pl
6、ant from which marijuana is produced. In the late 1930s, a movement to ban the drug marijuana began to gather force, resulting in the eventual banning of the cultivation not only of the plant used to produce the drug, but also of the commercial fibre-producing hemp plant. In fact, marijuana cannot b
7、e produced from the hemp plant, since it contains almost no THC(the active ingredient in the drug). In recent years, a movement for legalization have been gathering strength. It is concerned only with the hemp plant used to produce fibre; this group wants to make it legal to cultivate the plant and
8、sell the fibre for paper and pulp production. 1 Why is pulp and paper production important to Canada? （ A） Canada needs to find a way to use all its spare wood. （ B） Canada publishes a lot of newspapers and books. （ C） Pulp and paper export is a major source of income for Canada. （ D） Hemp is a trad
9、itional plant of Canada. 2 Why was the plant hemp essential to world-wide trade in the past? （ A） Ships ropes were made from it. （ B） Hemp was a very profitable export. （ C） Hemp was used as fuel for ships. （ D） Hemp was used as food for sailors. 3 Why do agriculturalists think that hemp would be be
10、tter for paper production than trees? （ A） It is cheaper to grow hemp than to cut down trees. （ B） More paper can be produced from the same area of land. （ C） Hemp produces higher quality paper. （ D） It causes less pollution of the environment. 4 Why was hemp banned? （ A） It is related to the mariju
11、ana plant. （ B） It can be used to produce marijuana. （ C） It was no longer a useful crop. （ D） It was destructive to the land. 5 What does “proponents“(line 8, pan. 2)mean ? （ A） People who are against something. （ B） People who support something. （ C） People in charge of something. （ D） People who
12、do research on something. 5 The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness. As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the c
13、ountrys most talented artists have been called in to transform older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2,500 National Health Service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have significant collections of contemporary art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment rooms.
14、 These recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience. A typical hospital waiti
15、ng room might have as many as 500 visitors each week. What better place to hold regular exhibitions of art? Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the out-patients waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain s first hospital artist, Senior was so m
16、uch in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates. The effect is striking. Now in the corridors and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colors, playful images and restful courtyards. The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensi
17、ve drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at. 6 According to the passage, “to soften the hard edges of mo
18、dern buildings“ means_. （ A） to pull down hospital buildings （ B） to decorate hospitals with art collections （ C） to improve the quality of treatment in hospitals （ D） to make the corners of hospital buildings round 7 What can we say about Peter Senior? （ A） He is a pioneer in introducing art into h
19、ospitals. （ B） He is a doctor interested in painting. （ C） He is an artist who has a large collection of paintings. （ D） He is a faithful follower of hospital art. 8 According to Peter Senior,_. （ A） art is losing its audience in modern society （ B） art galleries should be changed into hospitals （ C
20、） patients should be encouraged to learn painting （ D） art should be encouraged in British hospitals 9 After the improvement of the hospital environment,_. （ A） patients no longer need drugs in their recovery （ B） patients are no longer wholly dependent on expensive drugs （ C） patients need good-qua
21、lity drugs in their recovery （ D） patients use more pain killers in their recovery 10 The fact that six young art school graduates joined Peter shows that_. （ A） Peter s enterprise is developing greatly （ B） Peter Senior enjoys great popularity （ C） they are talented hospital artists （ D） the role o
22、f hospital environment is being recognized 10 When was the last time you saw a frog? Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous me
23、mbers of the animal kingdom. All over the world, and even in remote parts of Australia, frogs are losing the ecological battle for survival, and biologists are at a loss to explain their demise. Are amphibians(两栖动物 )simply oversensitive to changes in the ecosystem? Could it be that their rapid decli
24、ne in numbers is signaling some coming environmental disaster for us all? This frightening scenario is in part the consequence of a dramatic increase over the last quarter century in the development of once natural areas of wet marshland-home not only to frogs but to all manner of wildlife. However,
25、 as yet, there are no obvious reasons why certain frog species are disappearing from rainforests in Australia that have barely been touched by human hand. The mystery is unsettling to say the least, for it is known that amphibian species are extremely sensitive to environmental variations in tempera
26、ture and moisture levels. The danger is that planet Earth might not only lose a vital link in the ecological food chain(frogs keep populations of otherwise pestilent insects at manageable levels), but we might be increasing our output of air pollutants to levels that may have already become irrevers
27、ible. Frogs could be inadvertently warning us of a catastrophe. An example of a species of frog that, at far as is known, has become extinct, is the platypus(鸭嘴兽 )frog. Like the well-known Australian mammal it was named after, it exhibited some very strange behavior; instead of giving birth to tadpo
28、les in the water, it raised its young within its stomach. The baby frogs were actually born from out of their mothers mouth. Discovered in 1981, less than ten years later the frog had completely vanished from the crystal clear waters of Booloumba Creek near Queenslands Sunshine Coast. Unfortunately,
29、 this freak of nature is not the only frog species to have been lost in Australia. Since the 1970s, no less than eight others have suffered the same fate. 11 The first paragraph of this passage mentioned that_. （ A） frogs are disappearing only in city （ B） frogs and toads are usually poisonous （ C）
30、frogs are very sensitive to the environment change （ D） other species are not dying out so rapidly like frogs because their habitat is less developed 12 What is the current situation about the frog extinction in Australia? （ A） Eight frog species died out so far in Australia. （ B） Biologists explain
31、ed why frogs are dying elaborately. （ C） Frogs are dying out because people destroyed the rainforests in Australia. （ D） The marshland is developing quickly these 25 years. 13 What is NOT true about the platypus frog? （ A） It became extinct by 1991. （ B） It is not the only frog species that vanished
32、 in Australia. （ C） It gives birth to its baby frogs just like human beings. （ D） It is not a kind of mammals. 14 According to the author, which statement is NOT the reason why frog extinction is dangerous? （ A） It is a sign that the environment has been polluted badly. （ B） They can control the pes
33、ts at a certain level. （ C） It is an important member in the food chain. （ D） It brings damage to human beings financially. 15 The author wrote the article to_. （ A） explain the current situation of frog extinction （ B） elaborate the reasons why frogs are dying out （ C） warn people about the environ
34、ment crisis （ D） report a latest study 15 Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(ANWR)to help secure America s energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR s oil would help ease California s electricity crisis and provide a major boost t
35、o the country s energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth with the last government survey, conducted in 1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels. The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which coul
36、d equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom
37、 would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall(意外之财 )in tax revenues, royalties(开采权使用费 )and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignificant. “Weve never had a document case of oil rig chasing deer out onto
38、the pack ice.“ says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan. Not so fast, say environmentalists. Sticking to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a d
39、rop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease Americas energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR s impact on the California p
40、ower crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden States electricity output and just 3% of the nation s. 16 According to President Bush, tapping oil in ANWR_. （ A） will exhaust the nation s oil reserves （ B） will help secure the future of ANWR （ C） will help
41、reduce the nations oil imports （ D） will increase America s energy consumption 17 In the second paragraph, the American oil industry_. （ A） believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields （ B） tends to exaggerate America s reliance on foreign oil （ C） shows little interest in tapping
42、 oil in ANWR （ D） expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia 18 Those who against oil drilling in ANWR argue that_. （ A） it can cause serious damage to the environment （ B） it can do little to solve U.S. energy problems （ C） it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region （ D） it will not ha
43、ve much commercial value 19 What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast“? （ A） Oil exploitation takes a long time. （ B） The oil drilling should be delayed. （ C） Don t be too optimistic. （ D） Don t expect fast returns. 20 It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath
44、ANWRs frozen earth_. （ A） remains a controversial issue （ B） is expected to get under way soon （ C） involves a lot of technological problems （ D） will enable the U.S. to be oil independent 大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 36答案与解析 Section C 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推断题。根据第一段 “According to the Canadian Pulp an
45、d Paper Association， Canada supplies 34 of the worlds wood pulp and 49 of its newsprint paper ”可知加拿大的纸浆和纸制品出口量很大，是加拿大的主要来源。故 C正确。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。对应的内容在第 Z-段。由 “For centuries， it was essential to theeconomies of many countries because it was used to make the ropes and cables used o
46、nsailing ships”可知在过去很多年里，它对于很多国家的经济都很重要，因为他们被用来做航海的缆绳，故 A正确。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。文中的第二段说 “four times as much paper can be produced fromland using hemp rather than trees， and many environmentalists believe that thelargescale cultivation of hemp could reduce the pressure on Canadas fores
47、ts”可见在相同的土地上。它的产量更高，环境学家认为这样可以缓解加拿大森林的压力。故 B正确。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。该细节出现在文章的第三段， “there is a problem： hemp is illegal in many countries of the world This plant， so useful for fibre， rope，oil， fuel and textiles， is a species of cannabis， related to the plant from which marijuana is pro
48、duced”，可见是因为它和大麻类植物有关。所以被视为违法的。故选 A正确。 B错误，它不能生产大麻， C也与文章不符， D则与文章相反。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 词汇题。要知道这个词的意思，首先要知道 its的含义，这句话的前面说，环境学家们提议用麻代替树木造纸，这个 its指的就是这个观点，后面说proponents认为用麻造纸有很大好处，故 proponents是支持这一建议的人，故 B正确。 【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】 词汇题。前后的大意是，作为在英国把艺术画廊带入公共场所的全国性努力的一部分一
49、些国 家最著名的艺术家们被召集来改造老年医院和柔化棱角分明的现代建筑，即艺术家们想要改造这些传统的建筑，并且柔化这些医院建筑的现代元素。后面又提到将近 100幅画挂进了医院。可知柔化边角的意思是用艺术收藏品来装饰医院。故选 B。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。文章在介绍 Peter Senior时说， “These recent initiatives owe a greatdeal to one artist， Peter Senior， who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital innortheastern England during the early 1970s ”意为这些首创都得益于一个艺术家，他在曼彻斯特医院开设了自己的工作室。这与 A相符。 【知识模块】 仔细阅读 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。本题考查的是对文章内容的推断。文中虽然提到 “He felt the artisthad lost his place in modern society， and that art s
