1、大学英语四级（阅读）练习试卷 7及答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the ba
2、nk is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 0 While waiting for a friend in a Washington, D.C. hotel lobby and wanting to be both【 S1】 _and alone, I had seated mys
3、elf in a solitary chair outside the normal stream of traffic. In such a setting most Americans follow a role, which can be stated as follows: as soon as a person stops or is seated in a public place, there balloons around him a small【 S2】 _of privacy which is considered【 S3】 _. Anyone who enters thi
4、s zone and says there is intruding. As I waited in the【 S4】 _lobby, a stranger walked up to where I was sitting and stood close enough so that not only could I easily touch him but I could even hear him breathing, If the lobby had been crowed with people, I would have understood his【 S5】_, but in em
5、pty lobby his presence made me very uncomfortable. Feeling annoyed by this intrusion, I moved my body in such a way as to communicate【 S6】 _. Strangely enough, instead of moving away, my actions seemed to encourage him, because he moved even closer. Fortunately, a group of people soon arrived whom m
6、y tormentor immediately joined. Their【 S7】 _explained his behavior, for I knew from both speech and【 S8】_that they were Arabs. I have not been able to make this【 S9】_identification by looking at him when he was alone because he was wearing American clothes. For the Arab, there is no such thing as【 S
7、10】 _in public. Public means public. If A is standing on a street comer and B wants his spot, B is within his rights if be does what he can to make A uncomfortable enough to move. A mannerism I desert B crucial J deserved C behavior K gestures D intrusion L visible E inviolate M visionary F annoyanc
8、e N anxiously G specify O interfere H sphere 1 【 S1】 2 【 S2】 3 【 S3】 4 【 S4】 5 【 S5】 6 【 S6】 7 【 S7】 8 【 S8】 9 【 S9】 10 【 S10】 Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices mark
9、ed A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. 10 When anti-globalization protesters took to the streets of Washington last weekend, they blamed globalization for everything from hunger to the destruction of home-grown cultures. And globalization meant the United States. The critics call it
10、 Coca- Colonization, and French sheep farmer Jose Bove has become a cult (狂热分子 ) figure since destroying a McDonalds restaurant in 1999. Contrary to conventional wisdom, however, globalization is neither homogenizing (使同化 ) nor Americanizing the cultures of the world. To understand why not, we have
11、to step back and put the current period in a larger historical perspective. Although they are related, the long-term historical trends of globalization and modernization are not the same. While modernization has produced some common traits, such as large cities, factories and mass communications, lo
12、cal cultures have by no means been erased. The appearance of similar institutions in response to similar problems is not surprising, but it does not lead to homogeneity. In the first half of the 20th century, for example, there were some similarities among the industrial societies of Britain, German
13、y, America and Japan, but there were even more important differences. When China, India and Brazil complete their current processes of industrialization and modernization, we should not expect them to be exact copies of Japan, Germany or the United States. Take the current information revolution. Th
14、e United States is at the forefront of this great movement of change, so the uniform social and cultural habits produced by television viewing or Internet use, for instance, are often attributed to Americanization. But correlation is not cause. Since the United States does exist and is at the leadin
15、g edge of the information revolution, there is a degree of Americanization at present, but its likely to decrease over the course of the 21st century as technology spreads and local cultures modernize in their own ways. Historical proof that globalization does not necessarily mean homogenization can
16、 be seen in the case of Japan. In the mid-19th century, it became the first Asian country to embrace globalization and to borrow successfully from the world without losing its uniqueness. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Japan searched broadly for tools and innovations that would allow it to
17、 become a major power rather than a victim of Western imperialism. The lesson that Japan has to teach the rest of the world is that even a century and a half of openness to global trends does not necessarily assure destruction of a countrys cultural identity. 11 The authors main purpose in writing t
18、his passage is to _. （ A） criticize extreme and violent actions （ B） report the progress of some new events （ C） tell his readers not to be afraid of globalization （ D） recall a certain period of American history 12 The author mentions world history to prove that modernization _. （ A） is one of the
19、long-term historical trends （ B） does not result in homogeneity of local cultures （ C） is somewhat related to globalization （ D） has shaped different waits in industrial countries 13 The author admits that a degree of Americanization does exist because _. （ A） local cultures are gradually weakened o
20、ver the course of the 21st century （ B） its a long-term historical trend of the world （ C） the Internet and TV promote the spread of American social and cultural habits （ D） industrial societies are almost exact copies of the United States 14 Japan is mentioned in the passage to show that _. （ A） op
21、enness to globalization will not cost a nations cultural identity （ B） the Meiji Restoration of 1868 was crucial in Japans history （ C） it was the first Asian country to develop successfully （ D） tools and innovations would allow a country to become a major power 15 From the passage we can conclude
22、that the author is strongly in defense of _. （ A） modernization （ B） Americanization （ C） information revolution （ D） globalization 大学英语四级（阅读）练习试卷 7答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choic
23、es given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more
24、 than once. 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 L 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 H 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 E 【知识模块】 阅读 4 【正确答案】 I 【知识模块】 阅读 5 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读 6 【正确答案】 F 【知识模块】 阅读 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读 8 【正确答案】 K 【知识模块】 阅读 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识 模块】 阅读 10 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读 Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each p
25、assage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. 【知识模块】 阅读 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨题。全文的主题是：全球化既不能同化世界文化，也不能使世界文化美国化。全文都是在论述这一观点，所以其目的也是告诉人们不要惧怕全球化，即选项 C。 B是第一段的例子， D是文章中的细节， A则是对第一段中例子的态度，
26、不是全文的观点。 【知识模块】 阅读 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。由题干中的 modernization定位到第二段，题干中的world history对应文中的 historical trends，第二句的意思是：虽然他们之间有联系，全球化和现代化的历史趋势是不同的，可见二者还是有一定联系的，故选C。另外， somewhat避免语义绝对化，是正确选项的特征之一。第二段第三句话指出：虽然现代化已经产生了一些相同特点，但当地文化决不会被消除， B和该句意思相反。 A是文章中的事实而非目的。 D的说法不全面，因为现代化不仅使工业国家形成了不同点，还使其形成了相同特点。 【知识模块
27、】 阅读 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。由题干 Americanization定位到文章 第三段第二句话：美国走在这种变革的前沿，因此由电视和因特网所带来的同一社会和文化习惯是美国化的原因，所以选 C。 【知识模块】 阅读 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。由题干 Japan定位到最后一段，作者举日本为例是为了支持自己的观点。该段第一句：全球化并不意味着同一化，日本就是一例，就是作者的观点，所以应该选 A，而其他选项都是事实而非目的。 【知识模块】 阅读 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推理题。本题问作者在为什么辩护。通读全文，第一段作者提出全球化既不 能同化世界文化，也不能使世界文化美国化。第二段指出全球化和现代化的历史趋势是不同的。现代化不能消除当地文化。表面的相似不能导致同一性。第三段以美国为例，由于美国走在这种变革的前沿，所以由电视和因特网所带来的同一社会和文化习惯是美国化的原因，但是随着科技的传播和当地文化以自己的方式现代化，美国的影响会减少。第四段以日本为例，说明全球化的趋势不需要破坏一个国家独立的文化个性。综上所述，全文都是在说全球化因此应该选 D。由第二段可知道作者是想通过与现代化进行对比从而说明一个国家文化被同化不是全球化的结果，所以 A不 对。由第三段可知美国化是全球化的一个例子，所以其他两项不对。 【知识模块】 阅读
